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House, Senate Dems have different political imperatives in subsidy fight
Democrats are savoring a moment of political combat over their bid to end tax benefits for major oil companies -- but the party's leaders are diverging on how to use the money that such a repeal would raise.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) yesterday unveiled two new energy measures that she said would be paid for in part by lifting the contested oil industry tax breaks. Routing two-thirds of the revenue from those tax-benefit rollbacks toward deficit reduction and one-third toward incentives to cut oil consumption would be ideal, she said.
"We can't just say 'get rid of tax breaks for Big Oil' without having something else to offer," Pelosi told reporters yesterday. "And that something else to offer must be paid for."
Yet Democrats in the Senate are pressing ahead with a bill that would do just that, phasing out the oil industry benefits and using the estimated $21 billion in resulting revenue to pare back the $1.6 trillion deficit (E&ENews PM, May 11). While some Senate Democrats say they could support directing the revenue from ending the tax breaks to either the deficit or clean energy, caucus centrists like Claire McCaskill of Missouri are only open to the former option.
Despite the slim chance that any phaseout of oil industry benefits could pass the GOP-controlled House, the Democratic difference of opinion is far from academic. Republicans hammered the president's party this week after Senate Democrats said their bill was not related to high gas costs, contrasting it with House Democratic avowals that the plan would lower rising prices at the pump.
Broadly speaking, the House Democratic strategy leaves their caucus with messages to sell to voters on both fiscal austerity and oil consumption, while the Senate approach largely detaches industry tax breaks from the broader energy-reform debate.
Rep. Henry Waxman of California, top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said yesterday that his chamber's 2-1 ratio of deficit reduction to clean energy spending represents "a very important expenditure."
"I think we ought to make sure we've got funding for electric cars, natural gas vehicles, other alternatives that will move us away from our dependence on oil and help lower the price of oil," Waxman said in an interview.
The Democratic National Committee's new chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, sounded a similar note yesterday in calling herself "supportive of deficit reduction and investments in alternative energy."
President Obama's economic adviser, Gene Sperling, last month echoed the House in discussing a combination of spending on alternative fuel vehicles and deficit reduction as a possible way to invest money raised by repealing the oil tax breaks. But the White House, as well as major environmental groups, met Senate Democrats' move by endorsing an end to the tax subsidies as the primary goal (E&E Daily, May 10).
"The bottom line is that there are more responsible ways to spend billions in taxpayer dollars than handing them out to oil and gas companies that just posted huge profits," White House spokesman Clark Stevens said earlier this week. "We consider this [Senate] bill an important first step."
On one level, the difference between the House and Senate's plans may stem from the fates of their most vulnerable members. McCaskill is facing a difficult re-election battle, and her ability to link voter concern over spending to related frustrations over gas prices could make the difference as her party attempts to keep control of the upper chamber.
House Democrats, for their part, are connecting the Medicare remodeling proposed in the GOP's 2012 budget to the Republican defense of oil tax benefits for their latest political jabs. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) appeared alongside Pelosi yesterday with a large poster depicting an oil rig positioned above a Medicare card.
"They want to put an oil rig on top of Grandma's Medicare card and drill down into her pockets," Markey said, adding: "We hope to have this debate as long as necessary, because we think we will prevail."
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have taken steps to distance themselves from the House GOP budget, making that talking point less effective for upper chamber Democrats. Republicans in both chambers -- as well as oil-friendly Democrats such as Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Mark Begich of Alaska -- continue to note that many of the tax benefits at issue are used by other manufacturing sectors, making the current debate one that singles out the oil industry for pain.
Asked about the divergent approaches taken by the two chambers' Democratic leaders, a senior House aide explained that Pelosi's proposal seeks both to address fiscal concerns and make a down payment on programs aimed at lowering long-term oil prices.
"What we're trying to show is that we can reduce the deficit while still making critical investments that we need to innovate and compete," the aide said.
Reporter John McArdle contributed.
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Five spas on the Strip land prestigious five-star ratings
Long famous for bright lights and bustling nightlife, Las Vegas is gaining serious cred on a much calmer, quieter front. Five spas on the Strip recently received prestigious five-star ratings from Forbes Travel Guide, which sends experts anonymously to luxury hotels, spas and restaurants around the world.
Michael Garvey, director of the Las Vegas Spa Association, said the record-setting figure elevates the city alongside exclusive leisure destinations including Hong Kong, Shanghai and Macau (which also have five, five-star spas). In even better news for spa devotees, Garvey predicts more pampering emporiums are on the way.
The Spa at Wynn
Elegantly subdued with a neutral-toned decor bathed in natural light (thanks to a massive skylight), this opulent oasis offers head-to-toe renewal, from bamboo foot rituals to a Four Hands Massage (two therapists massage both sides of the body simultaneously) for the ultimate relaxation experience. wynnlasvegas.com
The Spa at Encore
The Wynn's 61,000-square-foot sister spa is more boho-glam with a globally inspired treatment menu that includes a Moroccan Mud wrap, Ayurveda facial, Nalu coconut oil scalp massage, and the tantalizingly named "Journey to Euphoria," a full-body exfoliation, hydration and warm stone massage treatment. visitwynn.com
The Spa at Four Seasons
The modern, rustic aesthetic of the Spa at Four Seasons reflects the natural beauty of the desert, perfectly setting the mood for signature treatments including the Climate Clench deep hydration facial and the Urban Life facial, which incorporates a desert clay mask to detoxify and refresh the skin. fourseasons.com
ESPA at VDARA
European minimalist with an eco-chic sensibility, a smoothie bar and fitness center, this spa takes a decidedly therapeutic approach to wellness with temperature variations throughout the facility and its own award-winning collection of skin care products. Favorites include the "Desert Rose" and "On the Rocks" massages, which both feature exfoliation, scalp massage and massage with essential oils. vdara.com
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental
One floor was simply not enough, so this swanky sanctuary stretches across two floors, both channeling the sumptuous decadence of 1930s Shanghai. Specialties include Asian-inspired indulgences like the two-hour Mahjong Balance full-body massage (concluding with a cool jade Mahjong tile) and the Earth Dog Treatment (in honor of the Year of the Dog) featuring a bespoke lemongrass-coriander-cardamom oil. Added perk: Complimentary "Digital Silence Service," meaning you can check in your digital device at the front desk any time. mandarinoriental.com.

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Game was initially released in 1980 in Japan. It was called Puck Man at the time. It infected the world of arcades. It was and still is the best known arcade game ever. The glory of Pac-man will never fade.
You were probably too young to play this on arcade machines. The thing is, those machines needed coins in order to start working. If you loose a life, you need to put in a coin to restart the game. The catch is, you need to buy a coin for money in order to play. And the game was designed with the idea to be enough hard to make you loose life but also beatable and playable enough to make you want to try again. The definition of addicting games was born.
We can freely say that Pac-man was the first coin-eater game.
There are many rules regarding points, but the basic ones are very simple. You use arrow keys to move along the orthogonal tunnels. You've been chased by other evil PAC-men who wants to eat you. Your goal is to remain alive while eating all the dots off the stage. Once you do that, you promote to a next level. Dots are points, and fruits mean points. The more points, the better. At some point, you can even earn a free life if you score 10000.
Vocabulary: flashing dots: power pellets (Pac-dots), eatable pac-man - the ghost, fruits - bonus items (extra points when eaten). There are four ghosts called monsters (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde).
What is the order of fruit in Pacman?Fruit:
- Cherry: 100 points.
- Strawberry: 300 points.
- Orange: 500 points.
- Apple: 700 points.
- Melon: 1000 points.
- Galaxian Boss: 2000 points.
- Bell: 3000 points.
- Key: 5000 points.
The thing is you can't run unblocked games website without having legendary pac-man in the collection. So, enjoy! As kids, we used to bunk off the classes to play on arcade machines, and now you have the comfort to play them in school. Ain't that cool, is it? :)


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Falling off the Rails
In case you may have been wondering, despite my recent lack of blog updates, I remain committed to my goal of writing a Pathfinder RPG adventure module—more so than ever. The reason for this lack of activity is due to a few different reasons—three beyond my control and one that wasn't.
It started first by taking a week-long 'business trip' to Orlando for a convention (i.e. excuse go to the theme parks). I knew this event was coming and that it was going to affect my production on the adventure. These things pop up from time to time so no real surprise here.
During said trip, I happened to go to a club called the Ice Bar. It's a 'cool' place (ughh). One side of the building is fire themed where they serve you flaming drinks, bartenders breath fire, and the staffs hot (ughh again). The other side of the bar is pretty much a freezer requiring that you put on a winter coat and wear gloves. It's actually quite neat. The walls are made of ice, the bar is made of ice, hell, even the glasses are made of ice. As a Canadian I felt right at home. Unfortunately, I think this is where I might have picked up a nasty flu bug resulting in a rather unpleasant last couple of days on my trip. This particular flu had an uncanny ability to drain energy and I was out of commission for an addition week upon my return. Blogging was the last thing on my mind.
Not long after recovering (for the most part anyway), I had to spend another 3 days out of town for business once again which made blogging impossible.
Finally, I wasted another two weeks to just plain laziness and a failure to actively try to regain my momentum.
All-in-all, I lost about a month's worth of time. Enough excuses through—such is life. It's time to warm up the blogging engine and get to work once again.
Phase 1 – Concept Lessons Learnt
The following is a summary of the key lessons that I have learnt while working on the Concept Phase of writing my adventure.
- Self-publishing: Writing and completing a quality RPG adventure module is a challenging task for many reasons. If it were easy, more people would be able to boast that they have done it. At least one other person has pursued this goal (thanks for very much for sharing your work ??). The driving factors I feel that will enable me to be successful are my passion for the game and genre, as well as my unrelenting need to be creative. My criteria for treating the project as a success require only that I have fun, grow as a designer, and actually finish the adventure.
- Project Phases: Break the project down into clearly defined phases that allow you to focus your skills on one type of task at a time. For me, a larger amount smaller, easily achievable phases is preferable (20 in total) to keep me from feeling daunted by the amount of work to that needs to be done.
- Organization: Don't just dive into writing the manuscript—take the time to fully organize the project before you begin. Decide on a digital file structure and where and how hard copies such as sketches and prints are filed, decide what tools and software you will be using to do the work, and ensure that you have an automated backup system that preferable stores the backup off-site.
- Schedule: Assign a preliminary project schedule including completion date for each phase and the overall completion date. Accept that this schedule will most likely change.
- Target Audience: In order to maximize the amount of people who might be interested in playing your adventure, you need to get clear on who you are making it for. In my case, I am targeting young adult Game Masters who are looking for free, game content and who might have been considering self-publishing their own adventure.
- Adventure Length – Page Count: It's important to establish a page count budget rather than simply writing until it's done and getting however many pages you end up with. Paizo seems to publish adventures in one of four lengths: mini adventures (16-pages), short adventures (32-pages), medium adventures (64-pages), and adventure path modules (96-pages) all of which are multiples of 16 pages. I am going to break the mold slightly but continue with the multiple of 16-pages for and go with 80 pages. In the future, I might eventually want to continue my adventure as part of a full-length campaign. If I do, I will be planning for 9 adventures rather than the 6 adventure format used by Paizo.
- Adventure Length – Word Count: Similar to page-count, it is equally important to establish a total word-count for the adventure and to assign the maximum amount of words to each page. On average, a typical page in a Paizo-produced adventure contains about 775 words taking into account illustrations, stat blocks, and maps. Stat blocks for NPCs, monsters, cities, items, etc. Account for approximately 20% of the total word count. I will be using the medium character advancement track for my 9-adventure campaign will results in approximately 55,000 words in length for each.
- Memorable Adventures: In order to write an adventure that will be memorable, focus on trying to generate strong and specific emotional experiences in the players by creating a unique combination of genre, setting, and characters.
- Adventure Subgenre: It is important to be clear on what subgenre you are designing your adventure for in order to ensure that the necessary elements for that particular genre are present and enhanced. Traditional literary genres don't translate well to adventure modules. A more useful way of defining adventure module genres is to base it on the adventure goal. My adventure will be a Mystery using this definition.
I have also leant a few other personal lessons that are also worth sharing:
- Engagement: With the number of quality RPG fan-sites present on the web, getting feedback and engagement from the community has proven to be difficult. This is largely attributable due to newness and incompleteness of the site, a minimal effort on my part to engage in social media and market the site, and a need to create compelling content that is actually worth discussing. In the future I will be putting more effort into increasing the exposure of my blog and creating compelling content.
- Post Frequency: Blogging is very time consuming. Considering that I have a full-time career and a family, blogging once a day is not likely to happen, especially if I want to actually DO the work rather than just talking about doing it. Also, it's not a good idea to post blogs at 12 pm. I tend to say some incredibly weird things when I get tired.
- Staying Focused: It's easy to fall off track. All it took for me was going on a business trip and then getting the flue to lose a month's worth of time.
- Stand-Alone Adventure/Campaign Adventure: Decide if you are writing a stand-alone adventure or a module for a campaign. Knowing the answer to this may affect decisions such as how the work is organized and the adventures length.
Looking Foreword
With Phase 1 – Concept finally out the way, I am really excited to be moving forward into Phase 2 – Pre-Production.
During this phase I will move beyond the conceptual definition of the project and begin to make the necessary design decisions that will form a strong skeletal foundation for the adventure. By the end of this phase I will have created a Design Document that contains the plot outline, character summaries, game balance decisions, reward distribution, encounter lists (and much, much more) so that there is never a need to stop production for design issues. This will be the most demanding phase from a creative sense and will be undoubtedly the most fun. I can't wait!
As I begin transitioning into the next phase of this journey, I invite you to share any feedback you may have on the first ten episodes. Is there anything I can do to improve the blog? Did I miss any of the necessary steps typically performed when defining the concept of a project? Was there anything you enjoyed? Good or bad, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
See you next episode.


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The AMD FX-8350 CPU improves company's standing against Intel but doesn't rewrite the rules of the game.
AMD's FX-8350 is the latest desktop processor from AMD and the first eight-core CPU based on the company's "Piledriver" design. AMD is smarting after a weak global economy and strong demand for Intel products hit its profit margins and sales this past quarter, and the FX-8350 is meant to change that. The new AMD FX-8350 is a 4GHz CPU with a 4.2GHz Turbo clock. That's a bit more than 10% faster than AMD's previous top-end CPU, the AMD FX-8150. The FX-8350 isn't just faster, it incorporates a number of design improvements to cut execution times in both single and multi-threaded environments.
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It's also priced to move. Unlike the FX-8150, which debuted 12 months ago at $279, AMD has priced the FX-8350 at just $190. This positions the new CPU against Intel's Core i5-3550, a quad-core CPU sans Hyper-Threading at 3.3GHz, with a Turbo speed of 3.7GHz.
Like the older AMD FX-8150, the FX-8350 is designed to share certain assets to reduce the CPU's size, manufacturing complexity, and production costs. While this has allowed AMD to pack more cores into the same space, it's also impacted the performance of each particular core. As a result, AMD and Intel CPUs are no longer strictly comparable on a core-to-core level. Intel CPUs have fewer cores, but the performance of each individual core tends to be higher.
The FX-8350 retains the same AM3+ socket that AMD launched last year with Bulldozer; any motherboard that supported the earlier FX processors will support the new chips as well, provided the manufacturer releases a BIOS update. The AM3+ platform supports up to DDR3-1866 and the FX-8350 CPU has an unlocked multiplier. That's an option that could appeal to enthusiasts who want to try their hand at squeezing more performance out of the CPU. Intel's first unlocked CPU, the Core i7-3570K, is $30 more expensive.
The FX-8350's increased clock speed and improved efficiency make it faster than the old FX-8150 across the board. The size of the increase depends on the test in question; in Cinebench 11.5's multi-threaded test, the FX-8350 turns in a score of 6.93 compared to the FX-8150's 6.01. Single-threaded performance is also up to 1.11 as opposed to the FX-8150's 1.03. In POV-RAY's rendering benchmark, the FX-8350 takes 49.5 seconds to complete the test, compared to 57 seconds for the FX-8150. Other tests show similar differences; the FX-8350 is roughly 10 percent faster than the CPU it replaces.
Against Intel's Core i5-3550, the news is more mixed. AMD's FX-8350's eight-core configuration made it significantly faster than the Intel Core i5-3550 in rendering tests; it took 275 seconds to render our test scene in Maxwell Render 2.5.0 as compared to the i5-3550's 357 seconds. It's also faster than the Intel i5-3550 in Cinebench; with a score of 6.93 compared to the i5-3550's 5.95. The AMD FX-8350 is a bit behind the Intel i5-3550 in general application work, with a PCMark 7 score of 4922 compared to the i5-3550's 5210, but the gap is small enough that you wouldn't likely notice.
Gaming performance, however, generally favors Intel. In The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, the Core i5-3550 managed an average 102 fps (frames per second), while the FX-8350 came in at 75 fps and the FX-8150 at 69 fps. Batman: Arkham City also showed the Intel Core i5-3550 well ahead of the AMD FX-8350, with a score of 85 fps compared with 72 fps, respectively. The one exception to the rule was Battlefield 3, which tends to stress graphics cards more than CPUs. Here, the Core i5-3550, AMD FX-8350, and FX-8150 essentially tied, at 86, 85, and 84 FPS respectively.
Power consumption is another area where Intel's Core i5-3550 is on stronger footing than AMD. At idle, the difference between the FX-8350 and Core i5-3550 isn't that large; the Intel chip draws 58W while the AMD CPU draws 74W. Under load, this changesthe Intel CPU tops out at 126W, while AMD's FX-8350 pulls 230W.
How much this matters depends on what sort of workloads are run and how active the CPU typically is. Computers tend to spend the majority of their time idling, where the small difference between the two chips would have virtually no impact on the power bill. For heavy workloads, however, Intel's Ivy Bridge is going to draw significantly less power over time.
The FX-8350 is a decent chip for users who want a midrange CPU for productivity tasks, or who know their software can take full advantage of the chip's eight cores. It's a better CPU than the FX-8150 it replaces, and AMD has done a good job of fixing some of the problems of last year's FX-8150. Its value proposition is improved if the end-user is planning to purchase or already owns a separate, discrete GPUthe integrated graphics processors in AMD's APUs and Intel's Ivy Bridge chips aren't power houses, but they're more than capable of handling basic gaming and other tasks.
Compare the AMD FX-8350 with several other chipsets & processors side by side.
More chipset & processor reviews:
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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Trains Stopped, Abatement Order Withdrawn
The Court Case Result
In Stirling sheriff court, on the 26th of April 2016, it was confirmed that coal freight movements had stopped and would not resume. As a result, Stirling Council withdrew the statutory nuisance abatement order served on DB Shenker and Freightliner in December 2015. There was no longer any need for them to appeal.
Why the Shaking Stopped
The noise and vibration of the coal freight wagons was sufficient to damage the glass canopies in Stirling station, according to a Network Rail spokesperson. Rail chiefs said this station was being damaged by freight(see news report) . Network Rail managers showed little sign of concern that the physical pollutants that were damaging their own infrastructure were undermining the health and sleep of those living next to the line.
The coal freight came to an end. It might seem, at a glance, like an amicable agreement had been reached, but all is not as it seems.
Council to Act to Protect Residents from Railway Pollution
Following Legal Advice, Stirling Council is to Take Enforcement Action on Rail Noise and Vibration
Stirling Council is to come to the rescue of line side residents who, following the opening of the SAK Railway line in 2008, have been left with broken promises and high levels of noise and vibration.
A report commissioned by the Council in late 2014 found that night time noise levels outside resident's homes constituted a statutory nuisance and that vibration levels at some properties was excessive. Network Rail and the freight operators have continued to run heavy night freight despite pleas, complaints and even written requests from the Scottish Parliament in attempts find a solution.
Now, thanks to the support of elected politicians, there is hope that enforcement orders will protect the health and well being of those affected by these forms of railway pollution.
Protecting the Heart of Scotland
Stirling, due to its central position and strong transport connections, is considered by many to be 'the heart of Scotland'
Richard Price, CEO of ORR, on Residential Railway Noise, Vibration and Sustainability
Context: NVAG Posted an Article on Railways's 3Rs, Roles, Regulations an Responsibilities an article that concluded with an open letter to Richard Price, CEO of the Office of Rail Regulation.
Richard Price, CEO of ORR, Responded as Follows (also available as a PDF file from ORR's website):
Dear Mr McIver,
6 February 2015
Thank you for your open letter of 21 January regarding noise and vibration
from railway operations.
As well as having led work on the economics of sustainable development, I
live next to the railway myself, so I fully understand your concerns and the
importance of this issue. It really matters, and affects the quality of people's
lives. I also recognise that the legal framework for the oversight and
enforcement of noise and vibration levels on the railways is not
straightforward – so let me try to set out the different responsibilities clearly.
Railway's 3Rs- Roles, Regulation, Responsibility.
The Office of rail regulation responded to this article as follows.
'Thanks for your letter and blog post: understand your points and will reply soon.@railregulation'
The response will be posted on NVAG. END OF UPDATE
Roles- Who Regulates Noise Pollution& Vibration Emitted by UK Railways?
Is it Richard Price, CEO of the UK Office of Rail Regulation? Or the team of ORR executive directors listed here.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR), and sustainability are high profile for any organization of good standing. For a publicly-funded body, a body responsible to government and public, a body that regulates national infrastructure, one would have thought CSR and sustainability would be the bread and butter of what they do. On the basis that ORR and the rail operators should act in a socially responsible manner, have a look at this ORR infographic of Network Rail targets for 2019 (this graphic was produced by ORR, not NVAG).
Anything Missing ?
There's plenty in the infographic on increasing capacity, improving the network, reliable trains, maintenance, cutting costs . . . but what about CSR and sustainability?
Pollution Solutions-Noise, Vibration, HS2
After the Damning Report on Rail Noise & Vibration . . .
Network Rail have been sent a copy of the report that documents the high night rail noise and vibration levels recorded by consultants, Sandy Brown Associates. The report concludes that such exposure constitutes a statutory nuisance.
Network Rail run the UK rail network and claim in their sustainability policy that they manage noise and vibration. Currently their management system has seen night noise one metre outside bedroom windows reach levels eight times louder than the maximum advised by the World Health Organization.
All Change?
Perhaps change is in the air.
Train Vibration a Major Problem
Rail Vibration Shaking Houses and People Inside
We asked, and we got responses. Freight vibration is a real problem. Even residents who didn't have a problem before are finding there is a problem now. This could be due to wear, lack of maintenance, heavier loads, different speeds or acceleration of the train, etc. Many complained about the 'square wheel' wagons that are dragged, clunking, back and forth along the line.
The standard of rolling stock being run by German-based firm D B Shenker is, according to a report (see later), much lower than that of the other freight company, Freightliner, that used to run on this line. The DBS owned locomotives and wagons were originally owned by EWS, hence the white EWS lettering on brown background. DBS is a global freight corporation that describes itself as 'a pioneer in environmental performance'.
A report on rail vibration presented by Michael Mathieson, MSP, to the Scottish Parliament, explained that DBS wagons have a very basic design of suspension system that puts several tons of unsprung dead weight on the rails. The report points out that wagons of this standard would not have been permitted on UK lines prior to privatization of British Rail because of the damage to infrastructure from vibration. It also notes that they would not be permitted on many European railways. Why does Networkrail allow them to run day and night right next to family homes, wakening children who have to go to school next day, shaking the beds, the tables, the fittings of the elderly and the infirm who need proper rest?
What about standards? Do Networkrail manage noise and vibration? The Office of Rail Regulation say they do however we have asked Networkrail repeatedly for the noise and vibration standards they apply but to no avail. Do they apply the British Standard for levels of residential/domestic vibration, the standards that resident were told would be used on the new 21st Century SAK line? Do they even measure noise and vibration on the rail network? We are still awaiting an answer.
Action. The Environmental Statement for the SAK line said that vibration mitigation measures would be implemented. If they were, they appear not to be working. Stirling Council will be measuring vibration levels in areas where complaints have been made. If they constitute a statutory nuisance, it's likely abatement orders will be served.
What Now? . . . Read more on health and solutions to this issue.
Stirling- New Noise and Vibration Measurements- Legal Advice- Enforcement
Stirling Council have agreed to:
- undertake noise and vibration surveys
- if levels are above acceptable thresholds, to commission independent legal advice
- to decide on enforcement action based on the above
Councillor Danny Gibson, chairperson of Stirling Council's rail noise and vibration working group, a group that has received cross-party support, issued a statement of the group's decision. Continue reading


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When Nepal Telecom dashain offer is becoming popular among their subscribers, Ncell also launches their dashain offer. Ncell dashain offer includes day data pack, launched from today (Ashoj 19, 2073) till Kartik 3, 2073. The day data pack is valid for the day time: 5 am to 5 pm. With this offer, we can say the competition between Ntc and Ncell is very heavy.
There are three such day packs launched today: namely daily day pack, weekly day pack and monthly day pack. The daily day pack of 100 MB costs Rs 20. The weekly day pack of 500 MB costs Rs 80 whereas the monthly day pack of 2 GB costs Rs 250.
This day pack offer has arrived when subscribers are making mockery of the night day packs. They say night time is for sleeping, not for surfing the internet. Some even complain that the night data offer is making them unhealthy due to the long hour night surfing.
Here is the summary of the day data pack in table, below.
|Ncell day pack
|Per MB
|Daily day pack
|Rs 20
|20 paisa
|Weekly day pack
|Rs 80
|16 paisa
|Monthly day pack
|Rs 250
|13 paisa
The above tariffs for Ncell Dashain packs are exclusive of government taxes.


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The Top 8 Ingredients to Avoid in the Foods You Eat Every Day
It's an undeniable fact: processed foods are everywhere. While the best way to nurture a healthy body is to consume only fresh, whole foods 100 percent of the time, this isn't always feasible in our fast-paced world. If you are going to eat foods that have been processed in any way, it's best to know precisely what to avoid when you're out shopping for groceries. These top 8 harmful and damaging artificial ingredients should definitely be on your list of things to skip next time you're loading up your cart.
Dangerous Food Additives: Protecting Your Family's Health
Each of the following ingredients poses some risk to your health and should be avoided whenever possible.
- Artificial sweeteners – Despite the fact that so many artificial sweeteners contain zero calories, studies have shown that the consumption of additives like sucralose and aspartame actually causes even more weight gain than sugar over time. In addition to contributing to obesity, artificial sweeteners increase your risk of developing diabetes, diminish beneficial gut flora, and exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease.
- Artificial flavors – If you see the phrase "artificial flavoring" on anything you buy, the truth is that there is no way to know precisely what you're eating. The flavor added could be comprised of a single compound or an amalgamation of hundreds of different chemicals.
- Artificial colors – In order to make processed foods appear more appetizing, the majority of manufacturers load their products with artificial dyes, many of which have been proven to cause hypersensitivity, hyperactivity, behavioral issues (particularly in children), and even cancer. Many of the dyes used in food and beverages are components of coal tar.
- Trans fats and vegetable oil –Trans fats have been proven to inhibit fundamental cell membrane function and increase the risk of diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Excessive consumption can also increase your chances of suffering a stroke. Though vegetable oils do come from organic sources originally – including soybeans, corn, and certain seeds – the final product on your local store's shelf is far from healthy. When heated, vegetable oils actually degrade into toxic substances that are detrimental to heart and brain health.
- High-fructose corn syrup – HFCS is an ingredient in many foods and products that you might not expect, including various types of baby food, sandwich bread, and cough syrup. The liver is the only organ in the body that is capable of metabolizing high fructose corn syrup, treating it just like alcohol.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) – MSG is a commonly used flavor enhancer added to a wide range of food products, including everything from prepared meats and frozen meals to condiments and salad dressing. It has been linked to severe headaches, eye damage, depression, numbness or tingling, feelings of disorientation, fatigue, and obesity.
- Genetically engineered ingredients – The majority of developed nations worldwide consider GMOs unsafe, but unfortunately, the U.S. does not yet include genetically engineered or modified ingredients on product packaging. Consumption of GEs has been linked to stomach inflammation in pigs, particularly in males.
- Preservatives – Used to lengthen the shelf life of processed foods, preservatives have been shown to contribute to a variety of undesirable effects, including allergic reactions, cancer, liver toxicity, and much more. The best way to avoid exposure to preservatives is to eat certified organic foods as often as possible.
To learn more about how food impacts your health, please contact us today and speak with a member of our team. LANAP & Implant Center of Pennsylvania warmly welcomes patients from throughout Collegeville, Williamsport, Pottstown, Sunbury, Bloomberg, Lock Haven, and more.


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Vienna, 25.10.2016 : Economic package offers new investment incentives
At the most recent October meeting of the Austrian cabinet, the Council of Ministers, the federal government adopted a new economic package, the next major reform package which serves primarily to boost the economy and create new jobs. "I don't think there is anyone left any more who does not want to invest. We simply have to offer investment incentives. As a result of the measures adopted, Austria is now well positioned," declared Hans Jörg Schelling, Austria's Minister of Finance.
The cornerstones of the economic package, which is primarily a comprehensive investment package, consist of an SME investment growth programme as well as an investment programme for local authorities. "We acknowledge our clear objective as being the promotion of private and public investment, thereby supporting job creation," added Schelling.
Specifically, the package of measures provides 175 million Euro. Firstly, a direct subsidy towards investment growth will be introduced for small and medium-sized enterprises, if they make new investments or higher investments than in the three previous years. Through this investment growth premium, approximately 10,000 businesses will be supported, consequently triggering investment growth of approximately 1.2 billion Euro, which in turn means the creation and securing of 25,000 jobs.
Secondly, local-authority investment projects will be subsidized. The public-sector investment programme is intended to support investment by local authorities for the purpose of infrastructure modernization.
Additionally, the plan is also to further evolve the Red-White-Red Card, which entitles qualified migrants from non-EU countries to settle in Austria for a limited period and to enjoy unrestricted labour-market access.
Furthermore, an increase in the research premium has been agreed with effect from 2018, intended to stimulate investment in research and development. The plan is also to further optimize the realm of corporate financing.


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Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne Ultimatum), Scott Speedman (The Strangers, The Vow) and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta, The Crying Game) star in Out of the Dark, a supernatural thriller presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia's Dynamo and Spain's Apaches Entertainment. Participant's Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King and Nick Spicer of XYZ Films serve as executive producers on the film, which began filming in Bogota, Colombia this week.
Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is directing the screenplay by Àlex Pastor & David Pastor and Javier Gullón about an American couple, Sarah and Paul Harriman, who move to Colombia with their young daughter, Hannah, to take over the manufacturing business owned by Sarah's father, and soon realize that the house they've moved into is haunted.
Here's what producer Jonathan King had to say about the project in a statement.
"Given Participant's mission to illuminate important issues, this is not your average ghost story. You can be sure that there's a bigger reason why this takes place at this particular house in the Colombian jungle and to this particular family."
Image Nation chairman Mohamed Al Mubarak also released his own statement.
"We are delighted to once again join Participant Media in bringing this smart story to the screen."
Dynamo's Cristian Conti added the following statement.
"We are excited to be working with Participant to deliver this kind of quality storytelling to Colombia and to take advantage of the spectacular locations and local talent in a way that is authentically international."
Apaches Partner Belén Atienza had this to say in a statement.
"Out of the Dark showcases the talent of Lluis Quilez to give life to frightening stories that go beyond the genre to explore deeper emotions."


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May 3, 2009
May 1, 2009
Fresh look at Austin Daye
This is a great post from guboards.com left by the great poster and Zag fan, gamagin. Enjoy!
"I think, as a season ticket holder at Gonzaga home games, that much of what you see on television and what we see at the live games is largely misinterpreted. Yes, Austin is young. Yes, Austin has a young man's attitude and expression. But I believe most of what you see is Austin getting mad at himself for making a mistake, a true competitor with emotion written all over his face. He is not an immature baby who throws a fit and goes into a funk for long periods of time just because of a foul, of course that element is there, but usually very briefly.
If I had a wand, I'd wave it and you wouldn't see his look of disgust 100 times during a game and then miss out on seeing his acceptance of error as he hits himself on the chest, noting to his coaches, fellow players and anyone else witnessing the "incident" that he is taking the blame for the misstep; that his anger is at himself; that his disappointment is for making the mistake; that it won't happen again; that resolve that turns a miscue into action.
Instead, those of you watching national television only see the look of disgust, which is run over and over until he is branded as a baby and whatever else the imagination can conjure up. He can appear to be a big baby. But one or two minutes of alleged drama out of 40 do not tell you anything about the 38 minutes spent more than compensating for the frustration you see.
What I have seen more times than not, is all that you see, PLUS a young man who shakes off all the crap and hype and everything else he has been tagged with who goes out and puts in an excellent second half or rest of the game.
I saw a guy too light to be a banger nevertheless outrebound his mates many, many times. And a guy block more shots than anyone else over and over. A guy who would shoot the lights out. And a guy who literally patented inbounds defense. A hustler. A guy who not only blocked many, many shots, but also added a new wrinkle -- blocking and then coming coming away with the turnover. Over and over.
In other words, despite the "rap," I have watched a young man quietly, not demonstrably all the time as one might assume from TV, become the second most complete player (behind Matt Bouldin) on the floor. Game in and game out, all season long. I think that is what the scouts see, too, or he wouldn't be on anyone's radar if facial expressions were his only strength. And his stats indicate the real story, NOT the patented grimace that seems to have become his trademark on television.
If he leaves early for the NBA, I think Gonzaga will greatly miss him. If he stays, I believe we will have an exponentially better team -- with or without the snapshots that only tell a fraction of the story -- that is this incredible athlete's contribution to the Zag program. I hope he stays and believe he needs more time. But if he goes, I will be saddened to realize we have lost a super athlete who could have achieved greatness at the collegiate level before turning to a long, fruitful, pro career.
Go TEAM Zags"
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Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 2011, Article ID 896483, 13 pages
Logarithmically Complete Monotonicity Properties Relating to the Gamma Function
1Department of Mathematics, Huzhou Teachers College, Huzhou 313000, China
2Department of Mathematics, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410076, China
Received 26 March 2011; Accepted 18 May 2011
Academic Editor: Narcisa C. Apreutesei
Copyright © 2011 Tie-Hong Zhao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to Cite this Article
Tie-Hong Zhao, Yu-Ming Chu, and Hua Wang, "Logarithmically Complete Monotonicity Properties Relating to the Gamma Function," Abstract and Applied Analysis, vol. 2011, Article ID 896483, 13 pages, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/896483.


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January 31, 2013
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The Saint Anselm nursing program gets high marks in preparing students for the national licensing exam required to become a registered nurse.
The most recent graduating class had a 99 percent pass rate in the National Council Licensure Examination, known as NCLEX. That is the highest rate in the department's history and nine points higher than the national pass rate.
"We couldn't ask for more from our program," said Sharon George, dean of nursing. "It is one thing to go to college, but the ultimate goal for a nursing student is to pass the NCLEX, to become a registered nurse."
In recent years, the nursing department has adjusted its curriculum and lectures to focus on the nursing competencies emphasized by NCLEX. Faculty incorporate NCLEX-style questions into their exams, giving nursing students practice at answering them.
"Students are no longer answering questions from memory," George said. "They are interpreting data in order to provide clinical judgments."
The pass rate has climbed steadily over the past five years, but has been five to nine points ahead of the national rate for at least 10 years.
The 99 percent pass rate means that all but one of last year's 69 senior nursing students passed the NCLEX. "This is an impressive pass rate, but it's even more impressive if you take into account that we had a very large class," George said.


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Now, however, the refugee crisis unfolding along the borders of the European Union has elicited a chaotic response. There is a clear danger that the union and its member states are losing their way, and are at risk of backsliding on fundamental commitments.
The deal the European Council is discussing with Turkey is a case in point. In exchange for concessions on visa requirements for Turks traveling to Europe, the European Union is asking Ankara to take back all migrants, including refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, and others, who are currently crossing from Turkey into Greece by irregular means; the European Union proposes in turn to accept an equivalent number of Syrian refugees directly from Turkey.
Some union officials are portraying this deal as a good solution to the crisis. In reality, the automatic forced return that the deal allows is illegal and will be ineffective.
It is illegal because forced returns run contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits the collective expulsions of aliens. They also violate the right to seek asylum that was established in 1948 by the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and contravene guarantees established by the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention, which recognizes that seeking asylum can require refugees to breach immigration rules.
International law does not call into question a country's right, in principle, to repatriate people who do not need international protection. But it does prohibit actions that are incompatible with states' obligations under those conventions.
In 2002, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Belgium had failed to take sufficient account of asylum seekers' personal circumstances in a case involving collective expulsions. The Strasbourg court has continued to uphold that position in other cases. The latest of these, two years ago, concerned a group of Afghans, Sudanese and Eritreans who had entered Italy irregularly and were immediately expelled to Greece.
As for why the European Union's deal with Turkey is unlikely to work, it is obvious that as soon as the agreement goes into effect, the Syrian refugees — together with their smugglers — will find other ways to reach Europe. They will keep taking dangerous routes because, risky as they are, these journeys offer more hope than the prospect of living for years in refugee camps or, worse, of being caught up in the continuing violence of the Syrian conflict.
No deal is better than a bad deal. Instead of racking their brains to find a legal fig leaf for measures like collective expulsions, the European Council's members should have the courage to scrap the deal. Instead, they should adopt bold measures at the summit meeting this week that would radically shift the union's approach to migration.
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There is no magic wand that can solve this complex issue in the short run, but European countries are well aware that a range of longer-term solutions are available. Their first step should be to unite behind the negotiations toward a political solution to the conflict in Syria.
Then they must ramp up the relocation of asylum seekers from Greece and Italy to resettlement centers elsewhere in Europe. Member states should ensure that the so-called hot spots in Southern Europe have the capacity to assess asylum claims and return individuals who do not qualify for refugee protection. But this can be done only in full compliance with human rights standards, in particular honoring the prohibitions of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
A third measure must be to increase European Union support for Greece and Macedonia to help them handle the immediate humanitarian emergency. Turkey should also receive help, since it is the first entry point to Europe and is already hosting about three million refugees.
European countries must also add to the legal options available to refugees from conflict areas and neighboring countries seeking protection in our Continent. As the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (also known as the United Nations Refugee Agency) has proposed, tools like humanitarian admission programs, private sponsorships, family reunion policies, student scholarships and labor mobility programs can help refugees avoid resorting to smugglers. Initiatives like these are already working: Just last month, Italy admitted 93 Syrian refugees directly from camps in Lebanon. A high-level meeting to promote legal avenues for admitting Syrian refugees, to be held on March 30 in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations Refugee Agency, is an opportunity for countries to make concrete pledges.
It's vital that the European Union states find ways to coordinate and share responsibility for tackling the migrant crisis. That will include establishing registration centers in the main countries of arrival, and setting up a system to distribute asylum requests equitably across Europe, among both union members and nonmembers.
These measures will require political leadership, as well as considerable resources. But if the chaotic arrivals and states' beggar-thy-neighbor responses continue, together with backsliding on human rights commitments, they will eventually impose even greater political, social and economic costs.
All Europe's states are bound by the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Refugee Convention. To hold true to these moral and legal commitments, they must meet this crisis with policies that comply with them. (The New York Times)


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Yesterday, we held a seminar in our offices titled IT infrastructure: Balancing best practices and everyday constraints. Mark Burgess, pioneer of software configuration management and founding CTO of CFEngine AS, was our guest star, and gave a very interesting talk about the Third Wave of IT Management. We took the opportunity to introduce Normation, presenting […] Read more


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How to Overcome Temptation, Part 35 (Onward Christian Soldiers #158)
Our key Bible verse is 1 Corinthians 10:13:
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Our lesson today is titled "How to Overcome Temptation, Part 35"
In this section of our Onward Christian Soldiers discipleship class, we are going to continue looking at specific temptations that are, as the Bible says, "common to man." We are reviewing what the Bible says about these sins so we can be aware of its dangers and so that we can hide Scripture in our hearts to use when we are tempted.
The sin that we are going to continue looking at today is the sin of "covetousness". This is the second sin in a list of 12 temptations that comes from two sources — one ancient and one modern. The first source is a list that was developed by monks in the early church called "the seven deadly sins" or the "cardinal sins." The second source is a Barna survey from 2011 which tracked the top temptations Americans admitted to struggling with.
We have already looked at 8 passages on this topic. Today, we are looking at another one. (Remember, the text of this lesson is made available online after each class, so you can go to our website GLHOPI.com, click the "Onward Christian Soldiers" banner on the home page, and begin to learn these verses by heart throughout the week.)
Hebrews 13:5:
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Robert Burton said, "To think well of every other man's condition, and to dislike our own, is one of the misfortunes of human nature."
Instead of focusing on what we don't have, this verse encourages us to focus on that which we always have. The word "conversation" means lifestyle. The way we live our lives ought to be free from covetousness. Our default mode of living ought not to be a constant desire for things we do not have. We will never live happy or satisfied lives that way.
Instead we ought to be content. The word "content" means to be satisfied, to have enough, to be sufficed. Have you ever been forced to go without accomodations that you were used to? You probably found that you got along just fine. The thing we ought to realize is that most of us already have more than we need. We might not have all that we want, but God never promised us that on this earth. Instead, we ought to be content with "such things as we have."
We even have something that can never be taken away from us — God himself. Scripture says, "He saith, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Everything else in this world can be taken away from us at some point, but God will never leave us alone. We can be content when we realize that God owns all there is, and He can give to us anything that we need at any time that He so pleases.
If you struggle with covetousness, take this passage to heart and begin to use it the next time you face that temptation.
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If you do not know Jesus Christ as your Saviour, John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
The Bible also says in Romans 10:9 and 13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
If you believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins, was buried, and rose from the dead, and you want to trust Him for your salvation today, please pray with me this simple prayer: Holy Father God, I realize that I am a sinner and that I have done some bad things in my life. I am sorry for my sins, and I want to turn from my sins. For Jesus Christ sake, please forgive me of my sins. I now believe with all of my heart that Jesus Christ died for me, was buried, and rose again. I trust Him as my Savior and follow Him as Lord from this day forward. Lord Jesus, please come into my heart and save my soul and change my life today. Amen.
If you just trusted Jesus Christ as your Saviour, and you prayed that prayer and meant it from your heart, I declare to you that based upon the Word of God, you are now saved from Hell and you are on your way to Heaven. Welcome to the family of God! I want to congratulate you on doing the most important thing in life and that is receiving Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. For more information to help you grow in your newfound faith in Christ, go to Gospel Light Society.com and read "What To Do After You Enter Through the Door". Jesus Christ said in John 10:9, "I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture."
Until next time, May the Lord Bless You!


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The Mars Odyssey that was launched in 2001 by NASA reached Mars in around six months. New technology, however, may make it possible to reach Mars in just 39 days. NASA is working on a Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) that turns fuel into plasma gas. Depending on where in the orbit cycle the two planets are, Mars is anywhere from about 34 million miles (54.6 million kilometers) to 250 million miles (401 million kilometers) from Earth.
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With all this talk about Mars, it does lead me to wonder how pictures of other planets have been taken. Not only are they way too far for us humans to reach, but some of them are completely inhabitable, especially considering how they're close to the sun. While I've heard that they send probes out there, I can imagine that would take a long time as well. After all, considering how some of the travels might be a seven month trip (for the probes), it could take over a year to capture surface footage, also noting that they'd have to make their way back.
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Mars takes a quite a while to get to, especially when compared to how it's portrayed in the media, in which planets can be reached in a matter of seconds, if not minutes. This really does a good job at separating fiction from reality, so that people can tell the difference, kids in particular. Whether you're young or old, the journey to space can be very dangerous.
It's certainly not a place that's suited for human conditions, and man has done everything in its power to ensure that they can travel out there, with mostly fantastic results. On a final note though, considering how it takes thirty nine days to reach Mars, one can only imagine how long it would take to reach other planets.
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The first bullet point leads me to the following question. Considering how days on other planets are longer (and shorter) than Earth days, does that mean if we lived on the planet, it would affect our age as well? I definitely think that's something interesting to think about. In fact, let's look at it this way. No matter how much time passes, we all age the same, right? Especially in terms of time. While I don't believe that living on other planets would speed up or slow down our age, it really does show that all planets have a different rotation, each unique from one another. I'm sure it's something that scientists have been looking into.


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Another Honey Mustard Chicken
Summer's almost here and it's time to roll out the barbecue and start some grilling recipes! Are you looking for a simple yet yummy new dish to try? How about this "Another Honey Mustard Chicken?" Just looking at the picture makes our mouths water! The folks at "Much Taste" sure know what they're doing when it comes to food. Over there, you'll find all kinds of tasty recipes – appetizers, breakfasts, dinners, lunches, and don't forget desserts! They're also big on healthy food.
This chicken recipe calls for simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen pantry. Some of the ingredients you will need for this dinner recipe include some whole grain mustard, garlic clove, paprika, cayenne pepper, honey, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, salt and of course the boneless chicken breasts.
The grilled honey mustard chicken recipe will take you about an hour to make from start to finish. You will need to mix your ingredients together and then marinate the chicken for at least a half an hour to fill it with honey mustard goodness – the longer the better, though. We even recommend marinating it overnight! We just love how the sweet and tangy flavors of honey and mustard blend together with the chicken, complementing each other perfectly. And then the garlic – oh, the beautiful garlic flavour comes in, making you want more than just one bite. And if you like a little spice, then you'll love the cayenne pepper, heating it all up just enough to make it absolutely irresistible. If you try this recipe, be sure to invite your friends over to try it – they will think you're totally brilliant.
Then you can preheat your grill on medium to medium high heat. The chicken recipe can be grilled for approximately six to seven minutes on each side or until the chicken is done. Then pour the reserved honey mustard sauce recipe overtop of the chicken, and let rest under some aluminum foil for approximately five minutes.
Why not plan a little barbecue party for your patio this weekend and cast the grilled honey mustard chicken in the leading role? You could roast up some potatoes and veggies as a side dish or offer a summer salad instead. And to top it all off, you could serve refreshing beer, wine, or sweet cider along with it – this chicken tastes great with anything!
On this recipe site you will find plenty other chicken recipes, you will also find breakfast recipes to dinner recipes, dessert to healthy recipes. Some examples of recipes on the site include cinnamon roll pancakes, macaroni and cheese done in a crock pot, banana pudding recipes, appetizer recipe cheesy bacon potato bites, grilled chicken recipes, a chicken recipe with honey balsamic, skillet pizza recipe, easy pinwheel appetizer recipe with three cheeses and more.
There is just something about grilling recipes that we can't resist. That high direct and radiant heat has a way of cooking meat quickly, and perfectly. To grill most of us, use a barbecue which can be heated with either gas, propane, charcoal briquettes. Or if you are out camping you can grill right over the campfire, once the wood has reduced down to coals. You don't want to cook over direct fire, as this will just burn your food, but rather coals that radiate intense heat, and get the job done. It is always nice when grilling when the grill marks show up on the food you are cooking, whether it be a chicken recipe, steak recipe, or vegetable recipe, the grill marks are a sure sign that the food is going to taste good.
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April 14 - PALM SUNDAY New palm branches will be distributed as you enter the Church and then blessed at all weekend Masses. Bishop Boyea will be the principal celebrant at the 11:00 am Mass.
Vigil Mass 4:00 (April 13th)
Mass Schedule: 8:30 AM: 11:00 AM (Incense at 11:00 Mass)
April 18 - HOLY THURSDAY
10:30 A.M. Bishop Boyea will preside at this special Mass which includes the blessing of the holy oils for our Diocese...oils used for the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick and Holy Orders. Priests of the Diocese will be con-celebrants and renew their priestly promises.
7:00 P.M. MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER commemorates the institution of the Holy Eucharist and includes the washing of the feet of 12 parishioners by Bishop Boyea and Msgr. Reilly. Mass is followed by the procession of the Eucharist to Altar of Reposition in the Parish Hall. Adoration continues until 11:00 pm with closing prayers (Night Prayer/Compline). Incense will be used.
April 19 - GOOD FRIDAY
9:00 A.M Morning Prayer in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
12:00 P.M. Solemn Liturgy of the Lord's Passion, Bishop Boyea will preside
2:30 P.M. Stations of the Cross
8:00 P.M. Tenebrae Prayer - Tenebrae is a Latin word meaning "Darkness Fell". A distinctive feature of this service is the gradual extinction of all the lights in the church as we contemplate the temporary triumph of the Prince of Darkness over the Light of the Word. Incense will be used.
April 20 - HOLY SATURDAY (during the day)
9:00 A.M. Morning Prayer in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
11:00 A.M. Blessing of Easter Food in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
There will be no 4:00 P.M. Mass.
There will be no 4:00 PM Mass.
9:00 P.M. Easter Vigil in the Holy Night: All attendees will gather outside the main Church entrance for the Blessing of the new fire and the lighting of this year's Paschal Candle. The Candle is processed into the church to scatter the darkness within and to bring the light of Christ into our midst.
Our Elect is cleansed in the Easter Waters of Baptism, our Candidate makes his Profession of Faith in the Catholic Church and with another who completes her initiation, all three are Confirmed in the Holy Spirit. Two of them are welcomed to the Eucharistic Banquet Table to receive the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time. (Incense will be used.)
As the words of the great Easter Exultet proclaim: This is The Night!
8:30 AM (no incense)
11:00 AM (Incense will be used)
A Blessed Easter to All !


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State Legislators
Entrepreneur Tom Golisano Endorses National Popular Vote
Chicago Sun-Times
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Los Angeles Times
Sacramento Bee
The Columbian
Wichita Falls Times
Anderson Herald Bulletin
Fayetteville Observer
Boston Globe
Hartford Courant
The Tennessean
Daily Astorian
Sarasota Herald Tribune
Miami Herald
Connecticut Post
Redding Searchlight
MetroWest Daily News
San Jose Mercury News
Philadelphia Inquirer
York Daily Record
Every Vote Equal:
A State-Based Plan For Electing The President By National Popular Vote
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With forewords from:
- John B. Anderson (R,I–IL)
- Birch Bayh (D–IN)
- John Buchanan (R–AL)
- Tom Campbell (R–CA)
- Greg Aghazarian (R–CA)
- Saul Anuzis (R–MI)
- Laura Brod (R–MN)
- James L. Brulte (R–CA)
- Tom Golisano (R,I–FL)
- Joseph Griffo (R–NY)
- Ray Haynes (R–CA)
- Bob Holmes (D–GA)
- Dean Murray (R–NY)
- Tom Pearce (R–MI)
- Christopher Pearson (P–VT)
Fox Interview
CBS Video
Popular Vote
Class Election
Birch Bayh (D–IN)
John Buchanan (R–AL)
Tom Campbell (R–CA)
Tom Downey (D–NY)
D. Durenberger (R–MN)
Jake Garn (R–UT)
Alaska - 70%
Arizona - 78%
Arkansas - 80%
Arkansas - 74%
California - 69%
California - 70%
Colorado - 68%
Connecticut - 73%
Connecticut - 74%
Delaware - 75%
Dist. of Columbia - 76%
Florida - 78%
Georgia - 74%
Kentucky - 80%
Idaho - 77%
Iowa - 75%
Maine - 77%
Maine - 71%
Massachusetts - 73%
Michigan - 70%
Michigan - 73%
Minnesota 75%
Mississippi - 77%
Missouri - 66%
Missouri - 70%
Missouri - 75%
Montana - 72%
Nebraska - 74%
Nevada - 72%
New Hampshire - 69%
New Mexico - 76%
New York - 79%
North Carolina - 74%
Ohio - 70%
Oklahoma - 81%
Oklahoma - 75%
Oregon - 76%
Pennsylvania - 78%
Rhode Island - 74%
South Carolina - 71%
South Dakota - 75%
South Dakota - 71%
Tennessee - 74%
Utah - 70%
Vermont - 75%
Virginia - 74%
Washington - 77%
Washington - 77%
West Virgina - 81%
Wisconsin - 71%
Wyoming - 69%
California Senate
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Colorado House
Colorado Senate
Connecticut House
Delaware House
Dist. of Columbia
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Hawaii Senate
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Opponents of National Popular Vote, who claim a Constitutional Amendment would be a more germane route to reforming the way we elect the President, misunderstand the purpose of the Electoral College and the important principal of federalism it represents. The National Popular Vote compact preserves the Electoral College and offers states an alternative method of awarding Electors - a basic state right specifically enshrined by our Founders in Article II of the United States Constitution.
Article II clearly states, "Each State shall appoint, in such a Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors..."
On this point, the Founders are clear. Each state is obliged to award Electors in a manner that yields maximum influence or best serves the interests of their state. Nowhere did they mention the current winner-take-all system, nor did they envision a system that marginalizes two-thirds of the states to "fly-over" status when selecting the President.
National Popular Vote is an agreement among the states. States enter the compact and withdraw through a simple process using their usual legislative process for passing any law. National Popular Vote preserves the Electoral College and the states' sovereign right to award Electors. It is Constitutional and, in this Federalist's view, an appropriate exercise of a state's right to maximize influence.
It is hard to imagine a region of the country more marginalized by winner-take-all rules than the great American South. We are politically homogenous in our conservative values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As such, we are reliably "red" when voting for President.
Our political homogeny generally results in "fly-over" status, as Republican and Democrat candidates focus on the more competitive battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado and a handful of others.
By awarding a majority of Electors to the candidate who wins the most popular votes in all fifty states, National Popular Vote will make a vote in South Carolina as valuable as a vote in Ohio. The end result will make my vote in reliably red South Carolina (under the current winner-take-all rules) more influential (under National Popular Vote).
Fully understanding the National Popular Vote, a state-based plan for reforming the Electoral College, requires a willingness to do my homework, consider objections and be open to facts. For example:
Objection: Won't big cities like Philadelphia and New York dominate Presidential elections if we move to a National Popular Vote?
Response: There are not enough votes in the big cities to even guarantee a Governor's race in my home state. Republican Governors are routinely elected in South Carolina without carrying Charleston, Columbia or Greenville — our three largest cities.
Objection: Won't small states be ignored if we eliminate winner-take-all rules and adopt the National Popular Vote?
Response: No, because even in states that are reliably red or blue a bigger margin of victory or smaller margin of defeat can offset losses in other states. Candidates will work hard in states they will definitely win so they can get out more of their supporters to influence the total number of votes cast for them nationally. In fact, in strongly supportive states, candidates can get a better return for their campaign investment.
Objection: Won't National Popular Vote lead to a proliferation of third party movements and candidates, where as the current winner-take-all rule protects the two major parties?
Response: There is no reason to anticipate an increase in third party challenges and it may even discourage them since it will be harder to affect the outcome of the election. Either way, aggregating the national vote will allow a candidate to offset losses from a state where he is challenged by a third party candidate drawing from his base.
Obviously there will be many concerns to address as people evaluate this proposal as I have. What started as a knee-jerk reaction to oppose National Popular Vote as an end-run around the Constitution has become full-throated support. I believe this compact offers South Carolina an opportunity to be more relevant in Presidential elections.
Before taking a position, I urge you to closely evaluate National Popular Vote. Fully consider how it is designed and if it is in the best interest of your state. If you live in one of the "fly-over" states, National Popular Vote will offer meaningful benefits to you as a voter in the Presidential election.
Rich Bolen is a Constitutional scholar, attorney at law, and Republican Party Chairman for Lexington County, South Carolina. He is an active member of the Federalist Society.


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Tag Archives: BHD Star Cineplex
Parametric Patterns – Scaling
The module is scaled and arrayed within the model to produce variations of the facade pattern. By moving the number slider, the scale factor of both the inputed reference curves are changed. These scaled curves are then arrayed according to the scale factor. For example, if the original pattern is an array of 15 hexagons in the X axis and 9 in the Z axis, a scale factor of .5 would reduce these numbers by half. The result would be a pattern which much more dense.
Pattern Scaling
Impermanence and Parametric Modeling
The main concept of the BHD Star Cineplex, designed by Tram Anh Nguyen, is reflected through her perception of design in regards to impermanence. A direct correlation can be drawn from this concept to parametric design. Parametric design is a way to evaluate and refine a design through adjustment of various parameters that affect the final result of the model. Changeability is the goal of any parametric model. Seen through a wider lens, parametric modeling captures the lifespan of a design through the passage of time. And through the point of view of impermanence, one can investigate mutability, materiality, temporality and its effects on aesthetics through parametric design.
The parametric model for this project consists of a base pattern for the façade: a layered array of primitive shapes, such as a hexagon, triangle, and cube. These basic shapes can be designed and evaluated at various scales to create a pattern within the parametric model since inherently, patterns themselves are adaptable. Using these methodologies of mutability, the aesthetic value of these basic shapes is developed through the patterning of the façade.
In order to hone in on the materiality of the façade's structure, the model can be run through Karamba, a structural analysis plugin for Grasshopper, which can determine the most optimal cross section of the individual structural members that comprise the modular design of the façade.
How temporality effects design can be visualized using Ladybug, an environmental analysis plugin for Grasshopper. By conducting Sunlight Hours studies, the building's lighting usage can be optimized by knowing which areas on the façade receive the most sunlight within a six hour period, during the summer and winter solstices.
The flow of the design process, augmented by parametric design, and the idea of impermanent devices go hand in hand. Both are subject to the oscillations and transience in nature. The BHD Star Cineplex holds true to these philosophical concepts with its distinctively multilayered yet simple design process.


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This article is a player character biography page for Kelltar of Moon Guard US
The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official World of Warcraft history or occurrences which are accurate for all realms. The characters and events listed are of an independent nature and applied for roleplaying, fictional, speculative, or opinions from a limited playerbase only.
Stats Edit
Name: Kelltar
Age: 17
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Crimson
Skin color: Sage Green
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 280 lbs
Spouse: None
Children: None
Siblings: 3, Murdered
Parents: Murdered, Bremi has become his surrogate mother
Pets: Fluffy
Appearance Edit
Kelltar is a young orc. Through his constant battles and training he has developed a very muscular build. He is taller than most orcs, but he prefers to hide it so as not to draw attention from others. His eyes glow dimly, hinting at his never-ending lust for battle. They constantly dart about, looking for possible ambushes or fights. His skin is rough from the numerous scars on his body, and he is always sporting a fresh wound from his battles. He does not care for other's opinions, nor for his own looks. His beard is shaggy and wild, trimmed only to keep it out of his way. His hair is even worse than his beard. He is never seen without his armor on, even during sleep. When he does remove it, it is only to repair his armor and dress his wounds, both of which he does himself.
Personality Edit
Kelltar is filled with a never ending desire for battle. While his people have freed themselves from the blood lust that plagued them, Kelltar only wishes to use it to his advantage. It has nearly cost him his life on more than one occasion, but he only wishes for more. He will kill without a second thought. He does not discriminate, he will kill man or woman, adult or child. His heart burns with hate for what happened to his family, and he channels that towards fueling himself with rage in battle. Yet he does have a peaceful side only seen by Bremi Felhoof and his lion, Fluffy. It was this peacefulness that made him want to follow the path of the hunter. He admires the power and simplicity of animals, and has learned to incorporate animal instincts into his combat. He hunts for the thrill, but is conservative towards animals. He slays beasts only when necessary, and animals are the only creatures he cannot bring himself to kill for fun.
Background Edit
Born on a small orcish farm in Durotar, he was raised to be a farmer. His father disapproved of fighting, never wanting his son to experience the bloodlust from the orcs' so recent past. He was however, taught enough to defend the farm from the occasional centaur. One day, as he was out in the fields, he heard screams from the house. Drawing his sword, he rushed to the house. He found a Tauren standing over the bodies of his parents and siblings. He stood there, not sure what to do about the tauren. The tauren, now known to him as Bremi, seemed to be unable to bring herself to kill him. As she began to leave the farm, Kelltar grabbed some food and an axe, and ran off after her. Although angry at Bremi for killing his family, he was intrigued by her warrior mentality. So he became her disciple and learned the art of combat. Yet he did not wish to follow the way of the druid. Once ready, he traveled to Camp Taurajao and learned the ways of the hunter. He tamed a white lion as his companion, and he could never be without his Fluffy. After rejoining forces with Bremi, he dedicated his life against the Alliance, in honor of the mighty Warchief.
Goals and Motivations Edit
Kelltar does as he pleases, only giving thought to Bremi and Fluffy. He serves the Warchief without question, but will take orders from no other, save for Bremi. His ultimate goal is to see his faction, Forsaken Empire, to rise to power. He also wishes for himself and Bremi to rid the world of the pesky Alliance.
Idiosyncrasies Edit
Remorseless towards the pitiful or weak. Does not waste his time helping others. His time is his own, and he is the one who will decide how to spend it. Often seen playing a pick up game of gnome punting with Bremi
Public Knowledge and Rumors Edit
Some say that he obtained a vial of demonic blood to consume and instill himself with the orcs' bloodrage
Some people are convinced because of his nature that he killed his family himself, and simply met Bremi by chance
Is said to run a drug lab in Silvermoon City with his accomplice Bremi


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Whilst I should make you aware that it's not necessarily a bad thing (since when something NEEDS to use the ram, it should clear the old Cache out) It sometimes doesn't work that way.
An dead easily solution is to clear up some data from your ram is to use an old and trusted command I use to clear my servers RAM after an mysql dump.
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sudo sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
And here is a little before and after as an example:
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total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 7908 --->6288<--- 1619 0 206 4859
-/+ buffers/cache: 1222 6686
Swap: 8096 0 8096
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total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 7908 --->1689<--- 6218 0 2 469
-/+ buffers/cache: 1218 6689
Swap: 8096 0 8096


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Course Overview
Pasta is one of the most loved dishes around the world. In Italy, eating a plate of pasta is a daily ritual – a plate of properly-cooked pasta that is. Remarkably, however, most people inadvertently have been eating improperly cooked pasta for most of their lives.
In this course, you will learn the essentials in order to properly select and cook pasta, including the anatomy of wheat and how gluten works. You will learn how to cook both dried and fresh pasta and how to test each type for doneness. You will also learn how to properly drain, sauce and serve pasta.You will be introduced to how to make your own fresh pasta at home, and finally, you will learn how to match different sauces to the type of pasta you are cooking.
Even though cooking pasta is perceived to be very simple, you may be quite surprised to find out how many mistakes are commonly made. If pasta is a mainstay in your culinary repertoire, this course is sure to change the way you enjoy it.
Course Objectives
- Understand the properties of gluten
- Identify the anatomy of wheat
- Identify different types of pasta and know how to select the best quality
- Become proficient at making your own pasta from scratch
- Practice pasta skills with a variety of different recipes
Course Syllabus
How to Cook & Make Pasta
In this course, you will learn about gluten, how extruded and laminated pasta are made, the differences between them and when you might choose one over the other. You will also learn how to cook extruded and laminated pasta to perfection, every time.
Lesson 1
Course Orientation
4 tasks | 35 mins
Welcome to the Rouxbe Cooking School! This course will help you understand why knife techniques are critical for skilled cooking, establish your knowledge baseline and learn how you will take your knife skills to the next level.
Lesson 2
Wheat & Gluten
6 tasks | 1 hr 6 mins
Wheat is one of the most common grains used in everyday foods. In this lesson, you get an inside look into gluten, the magical component in wheat that enables us to make so many wonderful products. You will learn what gluten is, where it comes from, and when gluten is and isn't your friend.
Lesson 3
How to Select Pasta
3 tasks | 36 mins
In this lesson, you will learn how extruded and laminated pasta are made, the differences between them and when you might choose one over the other. By understanding how pasta is made and knowing how to identify quality pasta, you are guaranteed to have the best pasta-eating experiences.
Lesson 4
How to Cook Pasta
8 tasks | 2 hrs 32 mins
In this lesson, you will learn the essential skills and techniques to properly cook pasta, how to cook dried and fresh pasta and how to test each type for doneness. You will also learn how to match different sauces to the type of pasta you are cooking.
Lesson 5
How to Make Fresh Pasta | Laminated Pasta
5 tasks | 2 hrs 51 mins
In this lesson, you will learn about the types of flour used to make pasta. You will learn how to make pasta dough by hand and by using a food processor. You will also learn how to knead the dough, roll it through a pasta machine and various ways to cut and shape it. Finally, you will learn how to vary the color of pasta dough, so you can add interesting flavor and color to your cooking.
Lesson 6
How to Make Tomato Sauce
4 tasks | 2 hrs 5 mins
In this lesson, you will learn how to make tomato sauce using just a few quality ingredients. Once you learn how to choose and prepare these ingredients, you will learn the very simple techniques necessary to build a sauce that has a rich and pure tomato flavor.
Lesson 7
Course Review and Final Assessment
2 tasks | 45 mins
Finish Line
10 hrs 30 mins Total Time
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