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Who killed the electric car? Who knows. But cheaper lithium ion batteries -- 70 percent cheaper batteries, to be exact -- could put a battery-powered car in every garage by 2025, according to reports.
A study says that cheaper batteries is only one-third of the total cost reduction, the San Jose Mercury News reported. Expensive batteries are one of the main obstacles to a road full of electric-powered vehicles, the newspaper reported.
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Currently, battery packs cost between $500 and $600 per kilowatt hour, the newspaper reported. That could fall to $160 per kilowatt hour by 2025.
Ford, by contrast, paid $652 per kilowatt hour for its $12,000-$15,000 electric car, the Focus Electric, the newspaper reported.
Battery research and technology sharing in the consumer electronics field could be what saves the electric car, according to reports. In iPods and iPhones, for example, consumers pay $300 per kilowatt hour.

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Epiphone's passion has always been about more than just making guitars. It has been about making music. It has been about understanding what is inside every musican that makes them want to, have to, express themselves. And understanding the myriad musical styles, where they are going and how they might develop. For over one hundred and twenty-five years they have continually looked for new and better ways to help players take their music farther.
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Epi's vision of the future of music and guitar, as well as the importance of his work could be seen by, and in, those who chose to play an Epiphone. Musicians who themselves were visionaries. George Van Epps, Harry Volpe, Howard Roberts, Joe Pass and other Jazz players would make music history with an Epiphone guitar, as would Blues legend, John Lee Hooker. And the Beatles, who recorded Paperback Writer, Ticket to Ride, and the most recorded song ever written, Yesterday, with Epiphone guitars they purchased in 1964. It is an incredible legacy that continues today with Noel Gallagher, Lenny Kravitz and other artists who choose to make their music with an Epiphone
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Martin knew that nearly 90 percent of the roofs in the U.S. have felt underlayment.
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Martin is the President of Go Roof Tune Up, Inc., a California-based company that provides residential repair and reroofing in seven western U.S. states. Here is the question and the answer that he provided:
Question: Out of the 133,600,000 roofs in the U.S. how many have felt underlayment?
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A fusion of style, and comfort: those are main features for this Italian leather sofa in peanut beige. This sleek design is sure to add spice to any decor while maintaining a modernistic clean design. Beautifully crafted from premium grade thick italian leather and features 2 independent ratchet headrest. Available in a few colors. Only optional loveseat available, no chair.
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This museum tells the story of the soldiers, not generals, or by historians. On the part of the vanquished and not by the victors. The Museum of World War I opened September 27, 2002 opens its doors to the public on 12 August 2003, the exposed material is mostly owned by the family Lancedelli which also handles the management. And 'the fruit of 45 years of research Read the Full Story
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On the centenary of the Great War in the Dolomites
The snowshoeing is performed, in the area Edelweiss Stellung, in the barracks and reconstructed trenches, 100 meters in altitude from the museum. The land is owned by the town of Livinnallongo del Col di Lana. The tour continues with a guided tour inside the Museum "Tre Sassi", rich in historical relics collected by the family Lancedelli. One of the finest collections in this area of the Dolomites, which boasts 20,000 visitors a year.
The walk ends at the Refuge Valparola, the "Board of Soldiers", a good meal and a hot mulled wine. Special dishes, for these occasions, proposed by Trebo family, owners of Refuge, composed by Elio, Carmen and Raffaella.
This walk can be the occasion for a charming and interesting experience to discover a history that after 100 years, should not be forgotten
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Starting temps were 69-71 degrees avg. 3 cups in a toaks 900 ti pot with handles. It's the best size pot for 3 cups, has good amount of head room for ease of pouring water into freezer bags. The handles on a pot are a must when heating 3 cups. Using a pot gripper is old school and a PITA. Extra parts are a nuisance
Time to boil averaged 13.5 – 14.5 min, with approx 2 min. more of boil till flame out.
I used the 3.250 dia titanium pot support and the titanium esbit concentrator. (weight 10 grams total for 2 pcs)
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The cast of NBC's "Parks and Recreation" is getting a new member for a night: Michelle Obama.
The first lady's office says Mrs. Obama will appear on the show's season finale on April 24.
The show's Twitter account said it's "time to get real about Pawnee's obesity." It's a reference to Pawnee, Ind., the fictional town where the show takes place, and the first lady's campaign against child obesity.
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The show's star, Amy Poehler, lent the campaign a hand earlier this week when she appeared at a "Let's Move" event in Miami, where Mrs. Obama joked that she and Poehler are best friends.
Mrs. Obama won't be the first White House figure to appear on the show. Vice President Joe Biden made a cameo on the show in 2012.
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TR10: Peering into Video's Future
The Internet is about to drown in digital video. Hui Zhang thinks peer-to-peer networks could come to the rescue.
This article is one in a series of 10 stories we're running this week covering today's most significant emerging technologies. It's part of our annual "10 Emerging Technologies" report, which appears in the March/April print issue of Technology Review.
Ted Stevens, the 83-year-old senior senator from Alaska, was widely ridiculed last year for a speech in which he described the Internet as "a series of tubes." Yet clumsy as his metaphor may have been, Stevens was struggling to make a reasonable point: the tubes can get clogged. And that may happen sooner than expected, thanks to the exploding popularity of digital video.
TV shows, YouTube clips, animations, and other video applications already account for more than 60 percent of Internet traffic, says CacheLogic, a Cambridge, England, company that sells media delivery systems to content owners and Internet service providers (ISPs). "I imagine that within two years it will be 98 percent," adds Hui Zhang, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University. And that will mean slower downloads for everyone.
Zhang believes help could come from an unexpected quarter: peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution technology. Of course, there's no better playground for piracy, and millions have used P2P networks such as Gnutella, Kazaa, and BitTorrent to help themselves to copyrighted content. But Zhang thinks this black-sheep technology can be reformed and put to work helping legitimate content owners and Internet-backbone operators deliver more video without overloading the network.
For Zhang and other P2P proponents, it's all a question of architecture. Conventionally, video and other Web content gets to consumers along paths that resemble trees, with the content owners' central servers as the trunks, multiple "content distribution servers" as the branches, and consumers' PCs as the leaves. Tree architectures work well enough, but they have three key weaknesses: If one branch is cut off, all its leaves go with it. Data flows in only one direction, so the leaves'--the PCs'--capacity to upload data goes untapped. And perhaps most important, adding new PCs to the network merely increases its congestion--and the demands placed on the servers.
In P2P networks, by contrast, there are no central servers: each user's PC exchanges data with many others in an ever-shifting mesh. This means that servers and their overtaxed network connections bear less of a burden; data is instead provided by peers, saving bandwidth in the Internet's core. If one user leaves the mesh, others can easily fill the gap. And adding users actually increases a P2P network's power.
There are just two big snags keeping content distributors and their ISPs from warming to mesh architectures. First, to balance the load on individual PCs, the most advanced P2P networks, such as BitTorrent, break big files into blocks, which are scattered across many machines. To reassemble those blocks, a computer on the network must use precious bandwidth to broadcast "metadata" describing which blocks it needs and which it already has.
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On Wednesday, India's top court upheld the judgment of the Mumbai High Court that Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving gunman in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, should hang to death. The Supreme Court charged Kasab with waging war against the nation — a crime that carries the death penalty in India — and said it had no option but to uphold the earlier judgment. Kasab was among ten men who carried out attacks on key Mumbai landmarks including two hotels, a railway station and a Jewish center, killing 166 people on November 26, 2008. The court turned down Kasab's main defense that he was not given a fair trial. "Not providing counsel to Kasab by the government at pre-trial stage," the judgment read, "does not vitiate his trial in the case."
Kasab's conviction was based on the now-infamous video footage of him striding along the Chhatrapati Terminus in Mumbai, an AK-47 in his hand and a backpack slung casually on one shoulder. In February 2009, over a year after the carnage, Indian investigators filed an 11,000-page charge sheet against him for murder, conspiracy and waging war against the nation. The first death sentence against Kasab was pronounced in May 2010, 18 months after his capture, by a lower trial court in Mumbai, and upheld by the Mumbai High Court in October last year. At the time, the Mumbai High Court rejected Kasab's defense plea that he was mentally unstable. "He did not appear to be repentant at all. He was perfectly sane," the court said at the time. "In some cases, the harsh penalty of death is necessary to warn those who may want to take a similar path … Soft handling of a crime like this will erode the public confidence in the efficacy of law." The 25-year-old terrorist appealed to the Supreme Court in February to convert the death penalty to life imprisonment.
MORE: The Making of a Mumbai Terrorist
After today's ruling, India now has more than 400 people on death row. And while the government has been slow to carry out those sentences — the last execution was in 2004, when a former elevator man was hanged for raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl in Kolkata — it has also been immune to demands from both domestic and international human rights groups for the punishment's abolition. In December 2007, India was among the few countries that voted against a moratorium on executions at the United Nations General Assembly along with Pakistan, China, and the U.S., among others.
The debate over the death penalty in India can be traced back to 1937, when Mahatma Gandhi wrote that he considers a "death sentence as contrary to ahimsa [non-violence]" and that "a murderer would be sent to a penitentiary and there given a chance of reforming himself." But the law was enshrined in the Constitution nevertheless, and in 1967, a report of the Law Commission on Capital Punishment effectively ended what legal debate had been happening. Set against the backdrop of several private member bills for abolition of the death penalty throughout the 1950s and 60s the report noted that because of the "paramount need for maintaining law and order … India could not risk abolishing capital punishment." Later, in the 1980s, the Supreme Court restricted the use of the death penalty by defining it as punishment for the "rarest of the rare" cases, a practice which the court maintains today.
A 2008 report by Amnesty International, India and Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Tamil Nadu & Puducherry claimed that the "death penalty in India has been an arbitrary, imprecise and abusive means of dealing with crime and criminals," and recommended further investigation leading to an informed debate on the issue and "while this is ongoing, a moratorium on executions." Law minister Salman Khurshid recently disclosed his personal view that the "death penalty should be abolished," but acknowledged that "incidents of terrorism have detracted debate on the issue." Vijay Hiremath, a lawyer who practices at the Bombay High Court says that "it's unfortunate what happened on 26/11, but death penalty cannot be the solution. Let's not forget that our security system also failed in letting these attackers to reach India."
MORE: Pakistan-India Tensions Mount Over Mumbai Terror
Today's ruling is unlikely to come as a huge surprise to many in Pakistan, where Kasab was from, as the case has been in progress for four years. The verdict may, however, figure prominently in the dialogue between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of the Non Alignment Movement's (NAM) meeting in Tehran on Thursday. "Most people in Pakistan are reasonably convinced about the evidence that is on the public domain and presented through the judicial process," says C. Uday Bhaskar, a Delhi-based political analyst. "The so-called extreme right wing [in Pakistan] may however see this as a point for rally."
Meanwhile, in Delhi today, the mood was more of vindication than protest. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party was blunt in its reaction when they said "Kasab should be hanged without any delay. Enough biryani for him." After losing his plea at the Supreme Court, Kasab can now appeal for presidential clemency. But it might be years before a final decision is reached. Any presidential pardon is taken in consultation with the council of ministers. With politicians across the board clamoring for a quick execution of Kasab's sentence, it is unlikely that President Pranab Mukherjee, an astute politician from the embattled, ruling Congress party, will risk the uproar.
MORE: Pakistani Involvement in the Mumbai Attacks
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IHSA Tightens Policy on Head Injuries
The Illinois High School Association board revised a policy this week regarding high school athletes who sustain head injuries during a game.
IHSA executive Kurt Gibson said students in Illinois have traditionally not been required to seek medical care the day after a head injury. He said according to the new policy, athletes must get care in the days after an incident happens, and they can only take part in a game if given clearance to do so by a licensed health care provider.
"We know so much more about concussions now than we did even a decade ago," Gibson said. "We realize and can see the need to have clear return to play policies in place in order to protect the safety of student athletes."
The policy change follows months of reports about long-term injuries sustained by athletes. The Center for Injury Research and Policy reports that about 20 percent of injuries during high school athletic competitions last year were diagnosed as concussions.
Scott Hamilton, the athletic director at Unity High School in Tolono, said he hopes the guidelines bring to the light the seriousness of sports-related injuries.
"There are so many different degrees of a kid getting hit or a kid falling or a kid bumping his head or two kids running into each other," Tolono said. "I think the important thing that's happening with all this is just awareness.


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Clear skies finally blew into Chicago this morning and we're ready to take a break from the big Studio Chic re-org.
Time to take some pictures…
Our little turquoise CINNIE has been finished for a few days but we havent' been able to get to it because of all the boxes in the way!
For all of you playing along: whoever told me I should keep most of my notebooks from college gets a kick in the pants! (Ooops. that would be me!)
Last night I went through a gazillion old binders full of negatives (yes! Black & White, etc) from ye olde college darkroom practice days. Stuff that seemed so wonderfully magically artistic, to my youthful eyes, in the cruel light of the now older future seem just rather, well, mundane.
Then, there were the journals from writing classes. Amazing how interesting things were in a tight co-centric way when I was a teen/young adult that now seem so, can I say, rather self-orbital and DRAMATIC.
Couple of really satisfying re-plays of boyfriend break-ups, though, that I'd completely forgotten! (Was in the habit of writing Letters I Never Sent…)
Well, here's all the drama I need these days…
Pattern: Chic Knits Cinnie
Designer: Bonne Marie Burns
Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold SILKY WOOL
Color: 09 Verdigris
This turned out just about how I wanted it – fits well – is lightweight and I think it will be just that added little layer that will make me a comfortable kitten at the summer TNNA show. Gone will be the days when an unwelcome blast of AC came through and shivered me timbers. ;p
I'm going to give it a test run this weekend when I go out to dinner with some friends – restaurants also have that characteristic –
One thing I might add: a piece of grosgrain ribbon along the hem area of the neckband (towards the waist).
Since the yarn used is so lightweight, I think a little stablization might make it ab fab rather than fly-away. Will just have to remember WHERE the heck I've re-org-ed my Notions…
Anybody need some separating zippers? I found a whole box full…


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Just 10 years ago, Professor Hasan Tanriverdi could have been arrested by security forces, blindfolded and taken to an underground prison and tortured, just for doing this.
Speaking Kurdish was banned under Turkish law.
The language challenged the national myth that all citizens of Turkey are ethnic Turks. So it was treated as a crime against the state. Repression and forced assimilation were so brutal that many Kurds in Turkey no longer speak Kurdish fluently. Today, Tanriverdi is teaching future teachers of Kurdish language at the state Dicle University.
"Our people are excited," says Tanriverdi. "A language has just been freed. We are creating a master's program for teaching Kurdish. For the first time, these teachers are able to learn how to teach Kurdish."
Professor Tanriverdi says that 1,500 students applied for 150 spots in the program.
Sevet Turkoglu is a former history teacher, now a student in the Kurdish course. He says that Turkey's government is righting the wrongs done to the Kurds by helping them learn their language. He says he's sure that he will have a job when he graduates.
"The Prime Minister of Turkey said so," Tukoglu says. "That's why they made this course. Kurdish is now an elective course in schools. We hope that all subjects will be taught in Kurdish some day. But for now its most important that we focus on learning our language and culture."
But not all students trust Ankara's good intentions. The government introduced an elective course this year for 5th graders in public schools, to learn Kurdish two hours per week. Over the next three years it will expand to more grades – but still two hours per week. Student Adem Kurt says this means that the government policy is not serious.
"It doesn't work with only one or two lessons," says Kurt. "That's how you learn a foreign language. If they are serious about giving Kurds our rights, they should open the way for mother tounge education in all subjects."
After years of promises, many Kurds are skeptical of any offer by the Turkish government. Some say the government has no political will to really educate Kurds in Kurdish, even Taha Tursun, a student who's enrolled in the course.
"Even though they are saying that they will hire us as teachers, it's a lie," says Tursun. "It's only a red herring so they can tell society 'look, we are training graduate students how to teach Kurdish. The Kurdish language problem is taken care of.'"
But the government has made other moves in what it calls its "Kurdish opening." Bans on the Kurdish language have been wiped from the books. And the state created a television channel in Kurdish.
But the growing demand for teaching all subjects in the Kurdish language has still not been addressed. Didem Collinsworth, from the International Crisis Group in Istanbul, says the demand is common to Kurds from all political, regional and religious backgrounds.
"I can say that is probably the strongest demand they have," Collinsworth says. "They see it as a recognition of their Kurdishness, of their identity, of their culture. It all culminates in being able to learn Kurdish in schools."
Collinsworth says that generations of repression has taken its toll on the language. There aren't many Kurds fluent in Kurdish. They are used to speaking Turkish for all official matters. Even in Diyarbakir, the capital of Kurdish nationalism, Collinsworth says that none of the newspapers are Kurdish-language only.
"We were told by a Kurdish TV host that they had a hard time finding people to speak on their shows because no one spoke Kurdish that well anymore, good enough to be on TV," says Collinsworth.
The attempt to crush the Kurdish language is now a dark chapter of Turkey's history. But the battle for making Kurdish a second official language lies ahead. As Turkey struggles to become a more open society, its Kurdish-speaking citizens may continue to provide the biggest push.[Patrick adds: Also included in the podcast is a report on Diyarbakir-based Kurdish language teacher Medya Ormek, who is all of 13 years old.
Also, here's a previous pod on the letters Q, W and X: they appear in the Kurdish alphabet, but not in the Turkish one.]
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Many of Albert Gualtieri's classmates in the Norwich Free Academy class of 1941 never made it home from World War II. Gualtieri, 88, who served in the Army and fought in Europe, is among a shrinking number of World War II vets in the area and nationwide, and area veterans groups are urging veterans like him to tell their stories before it's too late.
Many of Albert Gualtieri's classmates in the Norwich Free Academy class of 1941 never made it home from World War II.
Gualtieri, 88, who served in the Army and fought in Europe, is among a shrinking number of World War II vets in the area and nationwide, and area veterans groups are urging veterans like him to tell their stories before it's too late.
In statistics posted a year ago this month, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimated that 1.7 million American World War II veterans were still alive, but dying at a rate of about 740 per day. If accurate, that estimate means fewer than 1.5 million veterans from that era alive today. The average World War II veteran is now 92, and the youngest ones are in their mid-80s.
The country is losing its heroes, and just as importantly, their stories, said Robert Murphy, the chairman of the Norwich Area Veterans Council.
"They're going, and they're going quick," Murphy said. And when it comes to their stories, "you'll never replicate that."
Murphy, who works with the Three Rivers Young Marines, said he recently took the group to Foxwoods to meet Navajo codetalkers who translated intercepted coded enemy messages during World War II.
"We got to meet them now, but within a couple years, these people are going to be gone," Murphy said.
Murphy said the Young Marines have been meeting with area veterans to record their stories for the Library of Congress and American Folklife Center's Veterans History Project, which interviews veterans of World War II and more recent conflicts including Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan and Iraq. Students at Griswold High School put on a similar program with area veterans in May.
The stories, Murphy said, offer listeners insight that history books can't provide.
In Norwich, Gualtieri and John Robbins, 88, another Army veteran, were both in the 97th infantry division in World War II. Robbins was on the front lines when the soldiers reached — and liberated — the Flossenburg concentration camp in Bavaria, Germany.
"We captured six of their officers and searched them, took their guns from their boots. We were little guys, only 20, 21 years old. They were these big, tall guys in leather jackets. We were all just kids," he said, remembering the day his unit marched in.
Inside the camp, Robbins said, were quite a few "raggedy" looking women in old dresses, and a giant crematory with 12 ovens. He shuddered at the thought.
"They were going to exterminate them," Robbins said.
Gualtieri remembered one day in the German countryside, when a unit of German soldiers surrendered to his.
We took their guns and "filled a whole duffel bag with their wristwatches," Gualtieri said.
Gualtieri's eyes widened as he described Siegburg, one of the bloodiest battles for the group, when his rifle was hit by a flying artillery shell.
"It blew my M1 (rifle) right out of my hands," he said. "There was a guy lying on the ground next to me, so I had to grab his."
It's only been about five years since the two started sharing their stories, they said. Before that, many friends died without their loved ones knowing they were veterans, or what they had done. They're happy to see that change, they said.
"In the last five years, there's been a lot more recognition of veterans than in the past," Gualtieri said.
Before that, Robbins said, "my three boys didn't even know I was in the service."
Gualtieri worked with an author to write a book about his experience. His whole family has copies, he said.
Robbins shares his box of certificates, news articles and pictures with anyone who asks and, as commander of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 10 in Norwich, urges other veterans to put their stories out there.
"These young kids, they don't know," he said.


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There's more fun coming our way on the 3D printing news front, as The Netherlands-based tech company FabLab Amersfoort has developed a new device that serves as a sketching tool for creating a 3D-printed object out of a simple 2D doodle. Called Doodle3D, the sketching tool provides users with both an app for creating 2D-based artwork and a WiFi receiver that can be connected to a 3D printer to instantly transmit finished drawings for wireless printing on the fly.
In spite of 3D printing technology becoming more available, folks wanting to test the rapid manufacturing tech are limited by their ability to handle highly complex 3D design programs. The Doodle3D software does away with that by providing users with a simple and intuitive program to create line drawings on an iDevice or computer. Then, by simply pressing the print button, a 3D-extruded version of the 2D sketch is sculpted by your 3D printer of choice.
The great thing about using such simple software for 3D printing is that it can make creating complex designs even easier. The software allows users to rotate their initial 2D sketch and add volume to their drawings by adding more layers that can be twisted and scaled.
To make things even simpler, Rick Comapnje, inventor of Doodle3D, pioneered the creation of an accompanying WiFi dongle that is used as an intermediate transmitter between the iPad/iPhone/laptop and a 3D printer. Users access the Doodle3D software by connecting to the WiFi box via their Internet browser of choice and can then save or print their doodle by hooking the box up to a printer by way of USB. Currently, the box only supports printers that accept 5D G-CODE over USB ports, but plans are in place to support commercial 3D printers as long as their formats are open-source enough to accommodate.
The team is hoping to land at least $50,000 in support through its Kickstarter campaign. They've been honest about still having some kinks to work out before their program is ready for a full release. Nonetheless, the Doodle3D is a promising tool that has the potential of enabling the most novice of designers to create amazing works of art or useful household gadgets.
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My Second Year Battling Obamacare: Hitting the Century Mark
A year ago, I published a law review article detailing "my first year battling Obamacare." That essay wove the main legal arguments and judicial opinions to that point—the last one being the Sixth Circuit's ruling for the government, a footnote about which I managed to insert in final editing—into a narrative about my and Cato's involvement in the litigation.
The colorful highlights of that narrative undoubtedly came from the many debates, panels, and other public events I participated in, a tour triggered at least in part by my "Obamacare debate challenge." Cato senior fellow Randy Barnett has also graciously passed on to me various speaking invitations he's declined; I'll take being the back‐up/junior varsity to the "intellectual godfather" of the Obamacare cases any day! (Randy and I, who are the only people other than two or three government lawyers to have attended every single Obamacare appellate argument, joked that that we were going to make t‐shirts called "Obamacare Appeals Tour 2011: Traveling in Interstate Commerce.")
All that good fun has continued through the present, of course, and while nobody's yet asked me to do a follow‐up article about my second year—I may write one anyway this summer once the decision hoopla dies down—I can report that next Wednesday I'll be marking my 100th Obamacare public event. Fittingly, it'll be held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. It's an interesting format too, with Randy and Yale law professor Jack Balkin (whom I've debated) as the main discussants and a small panel of "experts" acting as interlocutors. The event, which starts at 6:30 p.m., is open to the public but has a modest ($7-$10) admission fee.
And of course, we shall soon see the ultimate result of all this investment of time and energy. The Supreme Court will almost certainly release its ruling at the end of June, with the most likely days being June 27 (my birthday, as it happens), June 25, June 21, and June 29—in that order.


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Meeting People[edit]
Fiona Schultz is one of the younger daughters of Holly and Seth. Several in-game weeks pass, and she's relatively happy with her career: she's reached the sixth level of the Medical career track and is in charge of an entire floor of the local hospital. Her Logic skill is impeccable: only a handful of Sims can outthink her, and no Sim can out-cut her in an emergency room. She is still a young adult but is well on her way to fulfilling her lifetime wish of being a world renowned surgeon.
And yet, something is missing. While she is a bit too career-oriented to be considering kids, she does feel a bit lonely time to time. It doesn't help that she still lives with her ghost parents and her kleptomaniac sister. What's so wrong with a date now and then, huh?
Fiona hasn't taken much time to meet the local guys, so on her next day off, she heads off to a community lot to check out the studs around Sunset Valley. She decides to change into her swimsuit and scope out Old Pier Beach, since there's sure to be some hot shirtless guys tanning themselves. She arrives there presently to this…
Not very many options, huh? Especially since both guys in the pic are related to her! Man… Well, we can at least get to know a few, can't we? She starts with some basic social interactions, especially Friendly… > Get to Know and Romantic… > Ask If Single. This allows Fiona to get a handle on the guys' traits and whether she needs to be a home wrecker or not. Getting a handle on the traits is especially important and cool because Fiona will respond if something conflicts.
Beau Lawson: unemployed, single, and wearing a white Matrix-style coat to a beach. Yeah, there's a catch. Fiona decides to keep looking the next day. Clearly, finding that perfect compliment is a tough, if not impossible, long-term task. (Well, I could cheat by just making a male Sim to compliment her, but what fun is that?)
Fiona is due to age up, so she throws a birthday party for herself and invites every non-elder she knows. Problem is, she holds the party at her house; the ghosts of her parents scare the bejeezus out of her guests, making them run for the hills just as quickly as they got there. Well, she did see Al Guerra there, and he isn't entirely ugly, so she invites him down to the beach after the party breaks up… even though he's wearing that bloody Matrix coat too.
They chat… turns out they've got a bunch in common. Fiona gives the casual line: "I bet your girlfriend really loves that you're into working out!"
Al replies: "Girlfriend? Oh no, I'm single."
Fiona replies… well, she replies with a bunch of nonsensical happy sounds at this development.
They continue chatting at the beach, though Fi changes into her swimsuit—just because it's so totally hot out here—and flirts with Al a little bit. Now, a Sim who has an obscene Charisma level or the right traits could be Woo Hooing on the first night. Fi has no such advantage, so she settles on the progress she's made for today, wishes him goodbye, and heads home, although he still hasn't broken through acquaintance status yet. Seduction is a science rather than an art, and there is no sense in rushing it, is there? Still, we need to work quickly… we don't Al falling into someone else's hands, like Shannon's, after all!
Now Fi does have one single advantage: turns out that Al is one of her co-workers. The next morning at work, Fi is sure to select the Chat with Co-Workers job strategy at the hospital. This develops their relationship and they become friends presently. After work, Fi changes into something more casual, then calls up Al and suggests that maybe they should get a few drinks at the local diner. She uses the Invite Out command, targets the diner, and from there uses Get Drinks With… > Al Guerra.
After they exit the diner, Fi decides to lay it on a bit thick. She hits Al with every romantic social interaction available to her: amorous hug, compliments, flirts, pick up lines, the works. They advance to "good friend" status, and a couple more social interactions pop up. I want to go with the Confess Personality command, but it conflicts with her personality. She goes for holding hands, then decides to try her first kiss (in adulthood… what can I say, I neglected her as a teen and young adult!).
I tense, she tenses, she moves in, lips puckered, just as the sky turns night. What if it goes wrong? What if he rejects? What if he thinks she's being too forward? What if he doesn't like her as much as she likes him? What if her breath smells? What if he—
All RIGHT!!! That kicks their relationship up to "Romantic Interest" status, indicated by a heart in the Relationship Panel. One kiss is enough for now… night is coming too quickly, and poor Fiona has to get up early tomorrow morning to go into the hospital. Well, at least Al will be there!
Work was especially hard today, so Fiona takes a nap. This helps things out though, because a refreshing nap gives her a buff to help out her mood, which in turn will increase the chance Al will accept romantic interactions… and after that first kiss, Fi just wants more!
After waking, Fi decides she wants to check out Al's house, but doesn't quite know where lives. She heads into Map View, then sorts the tags by friends. She finds where Al lives, and we zoom into the house. We click the house proper, and we find that Al is home! If he hadn't been, I could have moused over the gray command of the pie menu and seen where he was, hopefully to track him down. Such scouting is good to save your Sims time in just this situation.
If you have trouble finding him, save your game, then use the Edit Town command from the options menu. Once you're back at the neighborhood screen, you can mouse over every single house to find your target. Remember where the target is, jump back into the game, and you'll be able to then at least know where the house is to interact with it.
Anyway, Fi quickly eats and showers, then heads over to Al's house. He—or rather, they—answer the door and invite Fi inside. Now, as a houseguest, you have great restrictions on what you're allowed to do. You can't just make yourself at home after all. The game is a bit sensitive here, you need to closely babysit your Sim as he or she conducts the visit. (At this point I really feel the positive effects of the AI, as I can trust Seth, Holly, and Shannon to behave themselves and survive while I'm focused on Fiona.)
A partial list of things Fi shouldn't do are: taking a shower, cooking or otherwise eating out of the fridge (though eating a served meal is okay), sleeping in a Sim's bed, repairing any broken object even if Fi is the one who broke it, or upsetting any of the household hosts by being rude or obnoxious. Shannon might go out of her way to upset her hosts (those Evil and Mean-Spirited traits kicking in), but Fi isn't that kind of girl. If she does make a mistake, she'll get a warning before being ejected from the house.
In fact, she gets that warning in fairly short order. Al's son, Shad (who is oddly an adult just like Al himself is), started yelling at Fi for no reason. Well, it's because they had no relationship… I wonder if Shad has the Hot-Headed or Mean Spirited trait? Anyway, Fi gets the warning because she yelled back—told you the game was a bit too sensitive. This just proves it: you need to babysit your Sim and his or her action queue and quickly cancel any negative social interaction before things get back.
Fi chats pleasantly to Shad, trying to actually get restarted on the right foot, despite she now has the Humiliated debuff. Al eventually finishes cooking a group meal, so she grabs a plate and chats to them as they all eat. Their relationship actually tops off in the process, mostly due to the boost she got talking to him at work. She decides to use a special romantic-type interaction here on him, asking: "Can I stay the night?" He agrees!
With that done, the handcuffs are now off, and she can make herself at home. Now, if she tries sleeping with Al, or in Al's bed, that will still be considered being a "rude guest." There is a way around it, however… She uses the romantic-type interaction called Propose to Go Steady. Al accepts, and they are officially recognized as boyfriend and girlfriend (or, as I prefer it, boySim and girlSim).
This status adds a minor restriction to their behavior: if they start getting flirty or romantic with any other Sim from here on out, the other will get excessively angry, perhaps to the point of violence, against the cheater or the cheatee… or possibly both. However, it also removes a few limitations, such as the aforementioned bed problem. She heads to the double bed, where she immediately passes out. Al comes in right behind her, sleeps with her too, and they snuggle as they slumber.
Moving In[edit]
After they wake, Fi realizes that this really could be love. She gets the wish to move in with Al and I promise it. I can fulfill the wish in two ways. Either she can move out, using the Move command from a computer; or she can invite him to move in with her by using a social interaction.
Now, the game will theoretically allow Fi to use a Move In command on Al to get him into the family. In practice, this doesn't work that simply: Sims 3 uses a "momentum system" when it comes to social interactions. Think of the social interactions in any given category as being on levels. For romance, low-level interactions include the Shy Kiss or Flirt commands; mid-level commands would be Leap Into Arms and Make Out; high-level commands would be Woo Hoo and Massage.
The way the game works, Fi would be unable to just instantly use a Woo Hoo command on Al the moment he arrives in the house. Instead, she has to "work up to it" by using a bunch of low-level commands, which unlock the mid-level commands; then she uses the mid-level commands to unlock the high-level commands, which she can then execute. This momentum system plays a role no matter how close two Sims are; in this case, Fi and Al have completely maxed out their relationship meters to each other, and they still can't jump into bed together instantly.
Further, this momentum can be broken if the social interactions get diverted to a different category. For example, let's say Fi works on Al so much that the Woo Hoo and Try For Baby commands are available. Then, she decides to just gossip about Shannon and chat about the weather. If she tries to get romantic again, she'll see that the Woo Hoo command has disappeared (and probably so has Make Out too). This is because she broke momentum by using friendly-type interactions instead of romantic-type, and now must start over with basic flirting to work him back into the mood for Woo Hoo.
We're not sure if this is by design or if it's a bug, but either way, it's something to be aware of. It's almost impossible for Fiona to see the command that would invite Al to merely live with her if we keep things strictly in the romantic category. She could propose marriage here with an extremely high-level romantic command, but she's too traditional for that.
So instead, Fi does every friendly-type social interaction in the book: Gossip, Chat, Talk About Work, Praise Fantastic Book, and more. Eventually, the levels start going up, and she executes the Friendly… > Ask To Move In command. Al accepts!
Al moves in immediately bringing the household count to five. (I can choose to bring the rest of his family too, but who wants 'em?) We have no room for him by default… remember, we've had a small two-bedroom house this whole time! Luckily, between the additional paycheck from Holly and the large amount of loot from Shannon, the Schultzes have enough to add a second story to the house. It's enough to give Fi and Al a bedroom and private bathroom, and a nursery… just in case.
Al becomes a fully controllable Sim, bringing with him friends, skills, traits, and everything else associated with any Sim. He brings a measly $5000 with him too. It doesn't matter, really: anything he needs, the Schultzes can provide him… and his paychecks will be going to the family funds!
A few days pass, and Fi's biological clock starts ticking (and I'm not just talking about the age meter). Al is deeply in love with her, and he decides to make it official… he warms her up with some romantic-type interactions, then uses the Propose Marriage command!
Fi accepts, and now their relationship changes status. They're not married yet, of course, just engaged… and excited! Now they have two options for actually saying "I do": they can hold a private wedding at will, or they can actually throw a wedding party. To hold the private wedding, one simply needs to use the high-level romantic interaction "Have Private Wedding" to the other. Everyone on the lot will run over and cheer while the bride and groom smooch, and that will be that.
Fi doesn't want that, however… we're going to have a nice wedding in a different lot! Fi uses a phone and selects "Throw Party At…" She chooses Central Park, sets the start time for 4pm, sets the attire to formal, and invites all her friends and family… and Al's too, of course.
Because the party is being held remotely, the family needs to get ready early. The game will not send Fi and the rest of the park on their own. In fact, I actually hesitated while giving the orders, and Al wound up missing the family carpool to the park, forcing him to call a taxi. Whoops.
At the park, the bride and groom stand near the fountain. Al issues the romantic-type command Get Married. Because he issued the command, Fi will take his last name; she is now Fiona Guerra! If she had issued the command, Al would be Al Schultz. Fi is, as mentioned, pretty traditional though.
With the marriage official, Fi finally allows Al to Woo Hoo. In fact, Fi gets pregnant on the first try, so it seems that Seth and Holly will finally have some grandkids to scare!
At this point, the marriage is semi-permanent. Either can use the Mean… > Break Up social interaction to immediately do a divorce. Fi and Al are too much in love for that, though… but it might be good to know for your own Sims, huh?


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We Deserve a National Baseball Holiday
Maybe it is time.
Maybe we are at a pivotal point in our gallant sports consciousness that we can finally take a firm first step in this journey. Make that initial swing towards the process of immortalizing this one special day ever year….. forever.
Maybe this is the perfect time to get a few important political allies in line to push for possible binding legal legislation to make Major League Baseball's Opening Day a Nationally recognized holiday.
I know a majority of us already use it as a stealth day of fun, even possibly at the expense of taking a sick day or calling into work with excuses with gaping holes like Swiss cheese. Maybe by making it an "official" day we can come out of the closet and profess our baseball love to the world without ridicule or penalty. Viva la Beisbol!
Is the want to make this day a more than just a symbolic holiday lost on the fact most of us take measures already to cease production, fake sickness or family matter to rush to the ballpark to see that first glorious pitch of the season in person. If it was a defined day on our yearly calendar, then possibly Human Resources Departments or Sales team could coordinate group outings to the ballpark in support of this great day. More fans celebrating this day means more excitement, more revenues, and more special memories
With a key "fan" of the game currently residing in the White House right now, who shares in our love/hate relationship with the game of our youth, possibly now is the perfect time to consider such an sports-oriented endeavor. Not only does our President, our Commander-in-Chief boldly salute his own deeply-rooted White Sox love, but his yearly invitation to meet the eventual World Champions is a symbol that the highest office in the land has a genuine sense of ultimate baseball respectability.
Now if we can just corral a minimum of 26 United States Senators who also possess the same passion and admiration for the game, we will be well on the way to securing historic legislation. As Jane Aubrey (Kelly Preston) so adamantly screamed in "For The Love of the Game" when Billy Chapel (Kevin Costner) was lying on an ER gurney after cutting his pitching hand profusely, "Is baseball not America's game!".
Congress needs to acknowledge officially that the American image is firmly planted with roots on the clay and grass baseball field of this Nation, not just subject to apple pie, hot dogs and Chevrolet.
As a baseball community and as a Nation, we should embrace the active thought of a celebrated day solely devoted to "America's favorite pastime" A sport that doesn't discriminate on ability, sex, race or even physical limitations. From T-ball, Miracle Leagues all the way to "The Show", the escalation of the game only breeds warmth and admiration along with the true essence of the American spirit.
We could then outwardly celebrate on this day and support a game that has taught so many of us the rules of teamwork and of binding and bonding together for a common goal. We could celebrate our finest youthful moments again on a yearly basis with a sea of new baseball friends.
Baseball already brings out their own brand of ceremonial pomp and circumstance on this day, but why not include the rest of the sports nation into the fold for a National celebratory moment.
Sure there is still NBA and NHL games on tap, but the first week of April is about the bat and the ball. Of a Spring season of change and possibilities closing with the anticipation of 162 games played between defined chalk lines on pristine grass and immaculately turned clay infields. A game fought with distinctive individual skills, But defined within the team concept. A perfect storm of sports competition.
It deserves a day all its own, red lettered and circled on every calendar in this Country.
For this country to celebrate a day dedicated to the sport we know has a long and historic alliance with the United States both at home and abroad, it is a testament to aspect of fair competition and the essence of the American dream. Sure it may be a child's game played by adults making a boatload of cash, but the childlike expressions on the faces of the players show daily it is not only about the competition, the pride and the admiration of this simple but complex game of chance.
Starting tomorrow maybe we can all collectively voice our opinions on possibly immortalizing forever as a country, baseball's Opening Day. The time is right for such a couragious venture. We have a President who adores the game. Members of the United States Congress who have either played the game as children, young adults or at the M L B level.
Ground level support is definitely there for all of us to individually and as a Nation showcase our own passion and respect we have for this game that celebrates strength, integrity and unity on the field. Be it Major League Baseball, minor league affiliate or even Independent Baseball, this glorious day should have the added spice of being officially announcing our continuous love for this game to the World.
The game has been exported around the World with leagues springing up during every imaginable season of the year devoted to this great game. It is time now to give a big chuck back to the game by getting it the recognition it should have had previously.
We have the chance now with a President who flaunts his long distance alligence, even wearing his South Side Chicago squad's colors at his current Washington DC address. In President Obama we have a firm example of loving the game from afar, keeping tradition strong no matter the miles or trails and tribulations, of supporting your "hometown" team openly and proudly, even in a polarizing town like Washington DC.
No matter if you are in the Northeast,Florida, Pacific Northwest or So Cal the passion for your team travels with you and you are open to express that love, even in enemy territory like a Yankee fan in Boston, or a Dodger fan expressing their love in San Francisco. The game transpires all kind of boundaries and deserves a day all its own.
Aubrey was right when she shouted that in "For The Love of the Game". Baseball is America's game and now it is time to put it firmly up on it's pedestal where it belongs, as a National Treasure.


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There has been a rising demand for development and deployment of app and it is only going to increase in the coming years. The requirement to develop and deploy more apps would mean that cross-Platform mobile app development would be in high demand. As per the reports the cross-platform mobile app development is having an annual compound growth rate of 38%, which would mean reaching $4.8 billion level by the year 2017. The demand for enterprise mobility solutions and enterprise app development would also increase and around 20 million enterprise apps would be developed by 2018.
The mobile app development tools plays an eminent part in the process of mobile app development. As per the current report the top 10 enterprise Cross-platform mobile app development tools are Xamarin, PhoneGap, Appcelerator, iFactr, Kony, SAP, Alpha Software, 5App, FeedHenry and Sencha.
Benefits of hiring Cross-Platform Mobile Development Company
Hiring a Cross-platform mobile development company will bring you with multiple benefits.
Cost effective
Apps would be Enterprise ready
Reaching out to a wider market
Single time development
User of every mobile platform would be able to use the application
Support provided for different languages
Technologies to look for :
Cross-platform mobile app development is not as simple as it sounds. Developing a versatile cross-platform mobile app requires knowledge skills and experience. When you partner with a Cross-platform mobile app development company, the experience and expert resources works towards the development of flawless application which will provide the users with a smooth experience. More over the process of cross-platform mobile app development is cost-effective and delivered within the given time frame.
A cross-platform mobile development company works on the following:
Adobe Flex mobile development kit
Titanium Appcelerator
HTML5/ CSS3 development
Sencha touch
JQuery mobile
Knockout JS
The most eminent Cross-Platform mobile app frameworks are PhoneGap, Rhomobile and Titanium.
PhoneGap App Development
PhoneGap is free and open source software (FOSS) which is used for developing cross-platform apps for iPhone, iTouch, Blackberry, Android, iPad, Android, Symbian and Plam. It is the only mobile platform known for supporting 7 platforms. The coding languages used includes HTML and JavaScript and this cross-platform mobile app development platform can access hardware features like GPS, accelerometer, camera, sound and many more. The various features PhoneGap Cross-platform mobile app development are:
HTML5 and JavaScript
Accessing the native apps
Multi-platform deployment of the apps
Benefiting from the PhoneGap built
Implementing PhoneGap plug-in
Rhomobile App Development
One of the most used cross-platform mobile app development tool used for development of mobile app for iPhone, Android, RIM, Symbian and windows mobile. The features of Rhomobile are:
It is an open source copy based framework
RhoHub which helps in hosting of the development environment
RhoSync which is a standalone server that helps in keeping the data intact in the user's mobile device
The components of RhoSync are framework synchronization, RESt API, administration web console and presence of asynchronous job system.
Titanium Development
One of the most preferred platform for cross-platform mobile app development. Titanium mobile app development implements JavaScript Syntax with custom API, along with the methods that gets transformed and cross-compiled to Objective-C and Java. There are fours parts for Titanium application:
- HTML/CSS/ JavaScript code used for making logical code application and UI
- Presence of APIs which help in accessing the native functionality of the device
- Presence of language-OS bridge for compiling the web codes
- The run time shell for packaging the application for cross-platform distribution
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|Breakfast burrito hash
This has become the new weekend morning meal for me, it serves two purposes filling my belly and cleaning out the fridge. This just may be the new breakfast of champions!
What you will need to make this....
Tortilla wraps
fresh greens of choice...dare I say I prefer spinach to kale.
I used tomatoes but you could substitute with peppers.
2-3 tbsp sunflower oil
2-3small potatoes-peeled and diced
1 small onion-small diced
1/2 jalapeno or chili flakes-minced
3-4 mushrooms-sliced
1 carrot-peeled and grated
1/2 block of tofu-crumbled
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
pinch of turmeric (mostly just for the yellow color effect)
Arrange whatever fresh vegetables you enjoy on the tortilla...
For the Hash
Heat oil in pan. add potatoes and saute until golden or soft.
Add the rest of the ingredients, and saute for 7-10 minutes.
Scoop into the tortilla and wrap...don't forget the hot sauce!
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text: Tricare now provides insurance for members' children until they reach age 26. By Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor September 19, 2011 I'm in the military and my 23-year-old son was dropped from the Tricare health insurance program when he graduated from college. I understand the rules have changed regarding coverage for young adults. Can he get back on my policy?Even though the new health care law required most insurers to offer coverage for adult children up to age 26 on their parents' policies starting last January, Tricare (the health care coverage for members of the military and their families) did not offer this coverage extension until recently. But now you can sign up to cover your adult children up to age 26, and you can even get coverage retroactively to January 1, 2011, if you act quickly. Sponsored Content Tricare coverage generally ends for adult children at age 21 (or 23 for full-time students). But the new rules let you extend that coverage until the child reaches age 26. Like the new rules for standard health insurance policies, the young adult doesn't need to be a dependent for tax purposes and doesn't need to live with the service member. But the young adult does need to be registered with the family in DEERS (the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System). In addition, young adults cannot be married and can't be eligible to enroll in a health insurance plan through their own employer (even if they choose not to take their employer's coverage). If they lose their job and are eligible for extended group health insurance coverage under COBRA, however, they can choose to get Tricare young adult coverage instead (COBRA eligibility doesn't render them ineligible for this Tricare coverage). Unlike the standard health insurance rules, there is a monthly premium specifically for Tricare Young Adult coverage -- $186 per month in 2011. The coverage provides the same medical and pharmacy benefits as Tricare, but with co-payments based on the sponsor's (parent's) military status. For example, children of active-duty members pay 15% of the negotiated rate for outpatient care with a network provider, or $16.85 per day for inpatient care with a network provider (with a minimum charge of $25). If they get care with a non-network provider or an overseas provider, they have to pay 20% of the allowable charge for outpatient care, or $16.85 per day for inpatient care (with a minimum charge of $25). Children of retired service members have different, slightly higher cost-sharing levels. Advertisement If your son is eligible, you can sign him up for Tricare Young Adult coverage at any time -- you don't need to wait for a life-changing event or open-enrollment period. And people who had big medical expenses over the past year and didn't have any insurance during that time have a special opportunity to sign up for retroactive coverage back to January 1, 2011, and get their uninsured medical expenses reimbursed by Tricare. To qualify for retroactive coverage, you must sign up by September 30, 2011, pay the $186 monthly premiums for the full nine months from January 2011 to September 2011, and submit receipts for your uninsured medical expenses. This move can be cost-effective if your child didn't have insurance for the first part of the year and had uninsured medical expenses topping $1,700. When deciding whether to buy Tricare Young Adult coverage, your son should compare the cost to the price of buying coverage on his own. In many states, healthy people younger than 26 can generally buy their own coverage for about $100 a month or less, but they might have to pay a higher deductible and co-payments (you can get price quotes for individual health insurance at eHealthInsurance.com). But if you have health issues, or you want more-comprehensive coverage and plan to use in-network providers, these Tricare benefits may be your best bet. For more information and enrollment forms, see the Tricare Young Adult Web page. For personal-finance advice for military families, see our military families page. Got a question? Ask Kim at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Young Chris - Air Out
"Young Chris (aka Christopher Ries) presents "AIR OUT" off THE REINTRODUCTION pre-album. Download NOV. 20TH at YOUNGCHRIS.COM. Hosted by DJ DRAMA and DON CANNON. Follow Chris on twitter @youngchris. YOUNG CHRIS is the first artist on DIVISION ONE label led by Hitmaker RICO LOVE. Directed by SALVATORE FULLMORE. TURN THE LIGHTS ON!!! #TTLO"
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DWTS Jack Osbourne Writes Touching Piece On "Dancing With Multiple Sclerosis"
At his facebook page today, Jack Osbourne wrote about what dancing has been like while having Multiple Sclerosis. He hasn't had any severe symptoms, other than "the odd bit of tingling down his leg and an occasional bout of fatigue". At the same time, he's "holding his breath" because you never know what tomorrow will bring. More below and at the link. A must read and full of heart!! I am so glad Jack danced this season. Between he and Valerie Harper, I think we've all learned an important life lesson we weren't expecting.
The truth of the matter is, today I'm good. I'm feeling strong and confident in my ability to continue on. It's funny, no matter how much information there is out there about MS, it still carries a negative stigma. Nowadays if you find a treatment that works for you, you exercise regularly, eat right, and take care of yourself, you really can have a chance at a relatively symptom free life. (I use the term relatively loosely)
I'm not saying everyone with MS can do DWTS, but it doesn't mean you can't set an achievable goal and strive to achieve it everyday. No matter who you are or what you struggle with, that is something we are all capable of. And right now my goal is to win that mirrorball trophy.
The interesting thing about DWTS is that it is a competition of progress, it slowly ramps up it's intensity as every week goes by, so although you hit the ground running, you don't hit the ground sprinting (that's this week).
I'm ready to sprint. I owe a lot of that to my partner Cheryl Burke. Cheryl believes in me in a way that has made me believe in myself. In my moments of doubt, I know that Cheryl always has my back.
I can't quite put into words how moved I am by all the people who have reached out to me online. It truly means a lot. ***Just know this, if that day does come where I do win this mirrorball, know that I didn't just win it for me, but I won it for all of us with MS.***


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Get more out of your reading experience by joining a book club at the Oshkosh Public Library. The Morning Book Club meets on the third Thursday of every month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Oshkosh Public Library.
New members are always welcome!
This month's selection is Dune by Frank Herbert.


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Book a dog walker to give your dog a 30-minute walk around your neighborhood.
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Have You Tried Sun Drop Soda?
If you were to define "clean" flavor, you'd probably begin with spring water. Then you'd move on to watery thingsfruits, vegetables, greens. But before you reached any of them, you'd pass Sun Drop, which is very close to "clean" defined in a soda.*
*In a glass bottle, anywayin cans, it's made with corn syrup, which can muddy flavors, I think.
Sun Drop is a citrus drink. The first four ingredients listed on the bottlecarbonated water, sugar, citric acid, and orange juice concentrateaccount for most of the favor in a sip. The only major thing missing from that list is a grapefruit bitterness that must be accounted for under "natural flavors."
Despite its high sugar content, though (49 grams per 12-ounce bottle), the dominant flavor of Sun Drop is water. It's the breeziest of citrus sodas. You'd never guess that it's packing more caffeine than Mountain Dewin fact, according to the records at energyfiend.com, it has almost double the caffeine of Coca-Cola Classic. And that's how its makers at Dr. Pepper Snapple have chosen to market it.
Sun Drop has spent decades as a regional soft drink, with fan bases in Tennessee, the Carolinas, and the upper Midwest, but last year Dr. Pepper Snapple decided to take it nationwide with a peppy, youth-focused new ad campaign and tagline"Exhilarating citrus soda"meant to put the drink in direct competition with its amped-up citrus counterparts.
I don't think that the adjective "exhilarating" does justice to Sun Drop's mellow flavor. But this isn't the first time that Sun Drop's marketers have misrepresented its appeal. Back when Coca-Cola was the only stylish soft drink in many parts of the country, Sun Drop was advertised as a "golden cola."
That label, poetic as it is, implies a heaviness that Sun Drop doesn't have. If Coca-Cola is a smoky sunset, Sun Drop is a warm fall afternoon. Like a ray of September sun on the sidewalk, its citrus flavor warms the palate and, just as quickly, slips away.
About the Author: Jed Portman is blogging his way to that cabin in East Tennessee, one six-pack of soda and barbecue platter at a time. Follow him on Twitter @jdportman.
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Huge congratulations on the well-deserved win, it's a really great MOC. Keep it if you can afford the Lego and space, it's well worth it. And congrats to Andared as well!soccerkid6 wrote:I'm very excited as this is my first LC win
friskywhiskers wrote:Thanks for the positive feedback guy! Now get building. . I'm taking a trip to the Lego store tomorrow to nab some parts off the PAB wall, then I will get started on my entry.
Also I wanted to propose a new system for selecting judges. If I were to judge every contest, I wouldn't get a chance to build, and the same applies to AV. I also don't want to be hunting down people who are willing to judge How about if the winners of each contest judge the next one, For example, soccerkid and Andered would judge LC10. I would send the judges of every contest a score sheet so that they can efficiently judge according to whatever criteria is in the contest. Would everyone be okay with this system? If not, I can continue judging, but I'd rather not.
friskywhiskers wrote:How about if the winners of each contest judge the next one, For example, soccerkid and Andered would judge LC10.
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Pretty much same as Draftkings but some points
1. Dak Prescott issue again? You can make a huge lineup with Dak and Spencer Ware. I have one with gurley, hopkins, cooper, evans, witten
2. Kirk Cousins is one QB I absolute love paired with Desean Jackson and Jordan Reed.
3. A Rodgers Neslon stack could win week 1 since Dak and High Priced WR will be the most popular stack
4. Paying up for Gurley and Peterson could be smart in tournaments
5. Kickers? home and in a dome. However I'm taking a riskier point of view. I want a guy who can kick a 50 yard field goal, Dustin Hopkins and I like Roberto Aguayo
6. Jesse James is my sleeper tight tend
7. My 2 WHAT?1 Fades - Antonio Brown and OBJ.
8. Deangelo WIlliams is cheap too


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ShopFast is nice clean modern template for your eshop! Well-aranged and user friendly layout is great for selling your products.
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SustainHawaii necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 30 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
website design overhaul to reflect new action-oriented phase of development. looking for a clean, contemporary, yet timeless look with a hint of authentic hawaii. focus on local action, programs, positive news and guidelines, with a heavy reference to the global (i.e. "think global. act local."). our approach intends to help balance the needs of people, place and profit to produce prosperity. equity + ecology + economy = enrichment.
Walk Story: Enable. Engage. Enrich.
The idea behind Walk Story is a blend of a local Hawaii saying called "talk story". which means just hanging out and chatting with friends, and "walk the talk". We want the site to convey that we are having fun with friends, talking and doing good work that makes the community and environment better off.
The best place to find out more about us is by going to our current website . It has the new site structure and content and now needs the form to wrap around it and fit it better.
We have a few other relevant programs worth checking out:
- Hawaii Prosperity Plan
- Hawaii Policy Portal
- Sustain Hawaii Card Program
- Sustain Hawaii Shop
A place to look for good affordable authentic Hawaii images would be Photos of Aloha. If you find an image you like and the design is chosen, we will purchase the image(s). The main logo for the new website has been placed here really large since I couldnʻt attach a file to this description.
- logo w/tagline
- blues and greens as well as other earth tones
- very clean & simple, almost sparse (2.0ish style)
- friendly and warm, but professional
- ahupuaʻa imagery (from mountain to sea - mountains & waterfalls > taro plants, loʻi fields > reefs, ocean)
pineapples, hula skirts, diamond head, palm trees


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CompUSA Refuses To Accept Cash
A CompUSA cashier summoned her manager and a security guard when Bud tried to pay for his purchases with cash. The promise of 40% discounts drew Bud to the Boisie, Idaho store, but he settled for a 10% discount on an iMac and several accessories.
I start counting out hundred dollar bills and the clerk goes nuts! "Sir, we don't accept cash for this kind of purchase! You must use a credit card!" she says at the top of her lungs. (I see her also hit a button on the phone at the same time.)
Instantly a man shows up, clearly the manager from his nametag and the rent-a-cop security guy. Both tell me the same thing, "NO CASH! You have to pay with a credit card!"
CompUSA's corporate office defended the manager, saying that each store is free to set its own policies.
The manager's actions are legal. 31 U.S.C. 5103 says that cash is legal tender for all debts, public and private. Creditors can't refuse cash. CompUSA can.
Of course, that doesn't mean they should.
I got a call back from a guy at CompUSA corporate, apologizing for what happened. He said that he would make sure that I was taken care of properly and that cash would be no problem. I told him I would think about it and call him back.
So I called the store to see if the items I wanted were in stock, after I asked the guy about them he said, "I know who you are, your the guy that wanted to pay cash. My district manager & corporate called me and read me the riot act over this. Thanks for getting me in trouble!"
He then hung up on me!
And you wondered why they were going out of business.
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Unlike some of his pre
decessors, Gov. John Kasich doesn't embrace the mantle of "education governor." That's a plus, given the fact that those who did so didn't actually achieve a great deal in improving the state of education in Ohio.
Kasich, however, is touting educational reform -- including a new approach to school funding -- in his "Achievement Everywhere" program, which he unveiled Jan. 31 and defended Tuesday in his State of the State presentation. The governor says his program represents a "common-sense" approach to sharing resources.
"The simple fact of the matter is we're going to have to work together to make sure that we are moving our resources to those districts that have unique students, that are not as wealthy, those districts that do not have the population; we've got to do it together because the current system is not serving the boys and girls in our state as effectively as we could be doing it," he said.
He retiterated that his plan will help resolve school funding inequities, aid school districts with modest resources and special needs students while adding $1.2 billion in funds over the next two years.
Kasich's critics aren't buying that, however. Ohio Education Association president Patricia Frost-Brooks said the governor's pledge to increase school funding is "an empty promise." State Rep. Teresa Fedor, a Toledo Democrat, said that Kasich's formula "just gives up on public schools."
Critics point to the fact that roughly 400 of the state's 613 school districts -- including all but four in Portage County -- will receive no increase in state funding next year , including many whose resources can be described as modest at best. At the same time, some districts that are perceived as wealthier will receive more funding, including one in the Columbus area whose state support will triple. Those numbers are hard to square with Kasich's contention, "If you are poor, you're going to get more." Those words may haunt him.
Critics also note Kasich's plan to increase funding for charter schools and expand school vouchers; both effectively drain state resources from public schools. It also does little to relieve the schools' dependency on local property taxes .
House Speaker William Batchelder remains supportive of the governor's program, but added it "may require certain finessing and working with."
Batchelder first began serving at the Statehouse more than 40 years ago. He knows that the devil is in the proverbial details. Whether Kasich's plan will do for Ohio schools what he claims it will do remains an open question. It certaintly is in need of "finessing."