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(CNN VAN) - Walmart is launching a new subscription service that could make some parents smile.
Starting Tuesday, the retail giant is teaming up with "KIDBOX" for a subscription service that creates and delivers packages of clothing and accessories for kids.
It's Walmart's first subscription box focusing exclusively on children's fashion.
"We are thrilled to partner with KIDBOX to introduce our first kids' subscription apparel service offering premium fashion brands at a substantial savings," said Denise Incandela, Head of Fashion, Walmart U.S. eCommerce. "Over the last year, we have significantly expanded our portfolio of kids' fashion brands as part of our broader effort to establish Walmart.com as a destination for fashion. Our partnership with KIDBOX enables us to round out our offering with additional national and premium kids' brands."
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Customers can visit Walmart.com to answer questions about their child's size, style, and whether they need a particular type of clothing.
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The service is $48 a box, and customers can choose a one-time delivery or sign up for additional boxes to be sent up to six months.
The new Walmart KIDBOX stylebox will be available for sizes 0 to 14 for girls and 0 to 16 for boys, and includes a range of items, from sweaters and denim to dresses and graphic t-shirts, according to a press release.
"Walmart has done a lot over the past year to establish itself as a go-to retailer for all things fashion, and we're honored to partner with the retailer to expand its kids' assortment online, while also saving parents time and offering them the value and convenience of a stylebox," said Miki Berardelli, KIDBOX CEO. "At KIDBOX, we pride ourselves on understanding kids' fashion preferences while also creating moments for them to learn about the importance of giving back. We look forward to bringing KIDBOX to even more parents and kids, inspiring them to do good in their communities and amplifying the voices of our Kids Board of Directors, Little Leaders and Community Moms programs."
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Mae Zaccaro of Washingtonville, NY passed away on Friday, April 26, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 26, 1927 on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, New York City.
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Sony president and CEO Kazuo Hirai in early 2014 unveiled the Life Space UX project, featuring the company's latest 4K ultra short throw projector, which adopts Sony's SXRD LCoS technology to allow projection of up to 147-inch 4K-resolution images in a very short distance. The projector will become available in the US in summer 2014, priced at around US$30,000-40,000.
Meanwhile, Sony also announced to spin off its TV business into a subsidiary by July. In the future, the subsidiary will mainly target Ultra HD display products and is aiming to turn profits by March 2015.
Digitimes Research believes Ultra HD products will become a major profit contributor of Sony in the future because of their high gross margins. Sony has the technologies and manufacturing abilities to produce LCoS and HTPS projectors and components.
Because of LCoS' advantages in high-definition projection and the fact that it is the only display component that is fully controlled by Sony in terms of technology and production, Digitimes Research expects the SXRD to become the key development focus of Sony's Life Space UX project in the future.


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February 15, 2013
The euro zone's economy shrank last quarter at the fastest pace since the height of the world recession in early 2009, as a worsening slump in Italy and other southern European countries infected the bloc's core economies of Germany and France.
The 2.3% drop in euro-zone gross domestic product in the fourth quarter, at an annualized pace, suggests that Europe's economic and financial crisis is far from over. The region's deepening malaise challenges European authorities' insistence that fiscal austerity will lead to growth by boosting business confidence, economists say.
While such optimism may yet be borne out, hopes for an economic revival in Europe may also prove as fleeting as they were last year. "We've had so many false dawns in the past," said Ben May, economist at consultancy Capital Economics. One year ago, the European Central Bank expected the bloc to recover in the course of 2012, only to see prospects worsen amid financial-market panic.
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Smaller is better
Colossus, one of the first computers, was built by the British in World War II to break coded messages sent by the German High Command to the German armies throughout Europe. It used about 1 800 vacuum tubes to compute data. Bigger and more sophisticated versions were built before the end of the war in 1945.
At that time, this large set of computational machines was processing data as quickly as possible. Today, the equivalent data can be processed on a mobile device with the right programme because the transistors and vacuum tubes have been replaced by MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) as well as sensors, connectors, resistors, capacitors, semiconductors, LEDs (light-emitting diodes), and OLEDs (organic LEDs).
MEMS are defined by Forbes magazine as the miniaturized version of bigger components. They can be the size of a grain of pollen or a blood cell. And these mini components allow mobile technologies, cameras and video equipment as well as electronic clocks to be ever smaller.
These teeny components are manufactured in the same way as semi-conductors, which make them more exact in their design and they work better using less power. This fabrication process has led to thinner plasma televisions, smaller and lower cost computers as well as cars with lighter weight and better fuel efficiency.
The future of MEMS
As the use and study of MEMS move forward, MEMS are being used in more and more disciplines. The military uses sensor networks for unattended battlefield monitoring. Medicine is using MEMS for cell sorting, smaller and smaller surgical tools with smart sensors and toys are becoming smaller with more advanced sensors.
IECQ ensures component safety and reliability
Electronic component manufacturers and suppliers have a very powerful tool at their disposal to ensure that their MEMS, used as components, are safe, reliable and meet the strictest requirements: IECQ (IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components) testing and certification.
As the worldwide approval and certification system covering the supply of electronic components, assemblies and associated materials and processes, IECQ tests and certifies components using quality assessment specifications based on IEC International Standards.
In addition, there are a multitude of related materials and processes that are covered by the IECQ schemes. IECQ certificates are used worldwide as a tool to monitor and control the manufacturing supply chain, thus helping to reduce costs and time to market, and eliminating the need for multiple re-assessments of suppliers.


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Last week's 49ers victory was a classic.
Sunday night, the Niners suffered a classic beatdown.
The Seahawks crushed San Francisco 42-13, the largest margin of defeat since Jim Harbaugh became head coach. The Seattle victory opens the door to possibly wrestling the NFC West title away from the 49ers next week.
Now, the 10-4-1 49ers must hope to beat the Arizona Cardinals this coming Sunday afternoon at Candlestick Park to stave off the Seahawks, who with Sunday night's victory improved to 10-5 and secured a playoff spot. The loss Sunday night also means the Niners' chances of securing a first-round bye are more difficult.
For the 49ers – who looked so good in a victory over the Patriots last Sunday night – an encore on the prime-time stage was ugly almost from the beginning.
San Francisco received the opening kickoff, but went three-and-out, and the Seahawks immediately responded with a touchdown on their second play from scrimmage.
Playing in front of their loud home crowd, the Seahawks dominated the lines of scrimmage, ran the ball almost at will with Marshawn Lynch (who rushed for 111 yards) and played a physical, opportunistic style that put the Niners in a quick, deep hole from which they never were able to escape.
Lynch scored his second touchdown on Seattle's next possession to put the Seahawks up 14-0. Then came perhaps the biggest play of the game.
After the 49ers marched to the Seattle 3-yard line early in the second quarter, David Akers came out for a short field goal attempt that would have cut the deficit to 14-3. Instead, defensive lineman Red Bryant, surging through the middle of the line, reached up to block the kick. The ball bounced to Richard Sherman, who raced 90 yards for a TD to put Seattle up 21-0.
By halftime, the Niners trailed 28-6 and never were able to rebound in the second half of a rainy night in the Pacific Northwest.
For the Seahawks, the victory avenged a 13-6 loss to the Niners in San Francisco earlier this season and keeps one of the NFL's hottest teams on a roll. According to Elias, the Seahawks now have scored 150 points in their past three games; the only team with more over a similar span was the 1950 Rams, who scored 165. Seattle is now 7-0 at home this season.
Not only did the Niners lose, but they lost tight end Vernon Davis early in the game to a concussion on a hit by Seattle safety Kam Chancellor. San Francisco also had to play without All-Pro defensive lineman Justin Smith, who suffered an elbow injury in last Sunday night's victory over the Patriots.
Niners QB Colin Kaepernick finished the night 19-of-36 for 244 yards, but threw one interception in the end zone and was often off target much of the night. The Seattle defense also put the clamps on the running game, which netted just 82 yards. Frank Gore was held to 28 yards on six carries.


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It's the Year of the Dragon in more ways than one.
Monday marked the beginning of Chinese New Year, a 15-day celebration that ushers in the next lunar year. According to the Chinese zodiac, every year is symbolized by one of 12 animals and 2012 is the year of the dragon. The dragon is legendary in Chinese folklore, and those born during dragon years are supposedly powerful, innovative, brave, and passionate. The year of the dragon is said to be the luckiest.
After going to the movies last weekend, I'm convinced it will be the year of the dragon at this year's Oscars as well. On Wednesday, newbie actress Rooney Mara was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. To say she did a good job in the role of the Lisbeth Salander would be a massive understatement. The character of Lisbeth shows a spectrum of emotions: she's tough and vulnerable, angry and kind, terrified and brave. And it all comes through on the screen. Mara's performance was riveting in every moment–and for a two-hour-forty-minute movie that is saying a lot. Set in icy Sweden, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo received a total of five Oscar nominations, including Best Cinematography.
You have to go see it.
You really, really have to go see it, especially if you liked the book. Fair warning, though, there are some very graphic scenes.
Personally, I loved the book, which was written by Stieg Larsson. The Swedish author died before the book was published and never got to see his Millennium Trilogy sell 65 million copies and sit atop the bestseller lists for years. What's the appeal with these novels? I thought Dragon Tattoo was fresh, suspenseful, edgy, and hard to predict.
Typically when I fall in love with a book, I end up disappointed by the movie, but that wasn't the case this time. If anything, the movie–which had me gasping, cheering, and (at some points) covering my eyes–was even more impressive than the novel.
To win the Oscar, 26-year-old Rooney Mara will have to beat out Meryl Streep, who has been nominated for 17 Academy Awards. I think she can do it. Have you seen the movie? What do you think?
As a die-hard book lover, I want to take a moment to cheer for the fact that six of this year's nine Oscar nominees for Best Picture came from books: The Descendants, Hugo,The Help, Moneyball, War Horse and Extremely Loud & IncrediblyClose. Isn't that cool? I haven't seen all these films, but I'm going to try to check all of them off my list by the awards show on February 26.
Do you have any favorite books that were made into movies? Thumbs up or thumbs down?
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Nine Bemidji State University students will be performing with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra during its March 3 concert, "Music and Peace."
The 3 p.m. concert will be held at Bemidji High School. Admission is $20 for adults; $15 for senior citizens; and $10 for college students with a valid ID. Students in grades K-12 will be admitted free of charge.
The performance will feature the Native American flutist Keith Bear. Bear will join the BSO for "The Fable of the Old Turtle," composed by Linda Tutas Haugen and based on the children's book, "Old Turtle," by Douglas Wood.
Bear is a world-renowned Mandan-Hidatsa storyteller and musician from the Three Affiliated Tribes in Fort Berthold, N.D. He has performed all across the United States as well as in cultural programs throughout Europe.
In addition to "The Fable of the Old Turtle," the BSO will also be performing Gustav Holst's "The Planets" and "Between Two Cultures," a musical response to artwork by Wallowing Bull from the White Earth Band of Chippewa. Images of the art will be displayed during the performance.
The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Dr. Beverly Everett and is composed of community members and students alike.
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Margaret Todd Senior Center - All Programs and Facility Use Cancelled Until Further Notice
1560 Hill Road, Novato, CA 94947
Telephone (415) 899-8290
Regular business hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Open evenings and weekends for scheduled programs and special events
The Margaret Todd Senior Center is a program of Novato Parks, Recreation and Community Services. The Center offers enrichment and fitness courses, special events, game groups, specialty groups, and outreach services that bring people together, encourage social connections, and create new learning experiences. If you're looking to meet new friends, simply relax, or just have fun, the Margaret Todd Senior Center is the place for you.
If you are new to the area, or would just like to learn more about the Center, stop by or call to schedule a tour with staff. To see what is going on this month at MTSC, check out the monthly newsletter.
Programs and Services
Youthful Hearts Still Going Strong Exercise Class
Visit www.youthfulhearts.com to learn more about the Youthful Hearts exercise classes offered at Margaret Todd.
Programs are conveniently scheduled throughout the day as well as in the evening. See our current Guide for class schedules and registration information.
There is an annual membership fee to participate in many of the activities offered Monday through Friday between the hours of 9am-5pm. See the Membership Application Form for membership options and descriptions.
Special Events
No matter what time of year, there is always a fun community event happening at the Margaret Todd Senior Center! Visit our events calendar, check out our monthly Newsletter, or come by the Center to see what events are coming up! You can always call the Center at (415) 899-8290 to learn more about any of the events listed below.
On-going Specialty Programs & Game Groups
On-going Center activities include Internet Lab, Library, Poker, Cribbage, Party Bridge, Duplicate Bridge, Canasta, Billiards, Bocce Ball and more. Center membership is required for all activities listed below. Center/Club membership is required for all NSCC programs listed below. Please call the Center at (415) 899-8290 for more information.
Pool 9AM
Pool 9AM Poker
NSCC Arts & Crafts 9:30AM NSCC Party Bridge
Party Bridge 1PM Tuesday
Pool 9AM
Duplicate Bridge*
Pedro Instruction
Duplicate Bridge*
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NSCC Fountain of Ukes Beginners
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10AM Canasta 12:45PM Coloring Group (2nd & 4th) 10AM NSCC Partner Pedro* 1PM 3-13 12:30PM
NSCC Friday Flicks 2PM Cribbage 1:30PM Sunday Sew Together
NSCC Public Bingo (on hiatus)**
*Partner Needed
**Membership Not Required
Wellness Programs and Outreach Services
The following services are offered at the Margaret Todd Senior Center in partnership with the Novato Independent Elders Program (NIEP). NIEP is a program of Covia (formerly Episcopal Senior Communities), a nondenominational nonprofit organization. NIEP operates out of the Margaret Todd Senior Center and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Novato seniors. Center membership is encouraged in order to participate in the wellness programs and outreach services. For more information on any of the programs listed below, please visit the Novato Independent Elders Program website, or call (415) 899-8296.
Eat Well Services
- Margaret Todd Cafe - Lunch provided by Good Earth Natural Foods, Tues-Thurs.
- Brown Bag Program - Every Wednesday, 1pm-2:30pm.
- Senior Produce Market - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 10-11am.
- Home-Delivered Grocery Program
Be Well Services
- Equipment Loans - Wheelchairs and walkers only.
- Blood Pressure Clinics - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 10am-12pm.
- Prescription Drop-Off Program - 1st Monday of each month.
Information & Assistance
- Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
- Legal Services – 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 11am-1pm.
- Postal Carrier Alert Program
- Senior Housing Information
- Victim/Witness Protection Program
- Educational Workshops
- Yard Maintenance Program
- Senior Center Without Walls
- Telephone Reassurance Program
Multicultural Services
- Citizenship Class - Tuesdays from 4-5:30pm
- Alma Latina
- Spanish/English Translation
The Margaret Todd Senior Center accepts donations, memorials and remembrances that will be designated for Center program use. Please complete our Donations Form, which is available at the Center.
Financial Assistance
The Senior Citizens Financial Assistance Program is established to provide an opportunity for Novato seniors, who, because of economic hardship, are unable to participate in City-sponsored classes and membership. The program is established and funded solely by donations and is administered by the staff at the Margaret Todd Senior Center. Financial assistance is provided to adults (50 years or older) who reside within the city limits of Novato. Funding is 50% of the program fee, with a maximum of $100 per eligible fiscal year July 1 though June 30.
Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in volunteering? Check out our list of opportunities and let us know if you are interested. Call (415) 899-8290 for more information.
Facility Rental
The Margaret Todd Senior Center is an ideal location for wedding receptions, dances, parties, meetings and seminars. The auditorium has a large wooden dance floor, stage, PA/sound system, commercial kitchen, and can accommodate up to 280 people (theater seating) and 228 (dining). If you're looking for a smaller room, the Center has several meeting rooms that are ideal for classes, meetings, and seminars. Rental fees vary depending upon room, and duration of the event.
We hope that the Margaret Todd Senior Center will meet the needs of your upcoming event. For more information, or to schedule a tour, please contact a facility reservation staff member by calling (415) 899-8290.
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- Margaret Todd Senior Center Events Calendar
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Snowmageddon: Friday in Charlottesville 'could get ugly'
Punxsutawney Phil could be right. The National Weather Service predicted a 100 percent chance of snow Tuesday night with four to six inches possible. (We got about three.) But this weekend is bringing so much precipitation that UVA climatologist Jerry Stenger says, "It could get ugly."
When asked about rumors of a 20-inch snowfall for the February 5-7 weekend, Stenger replies, "The models have been suggesting something like this since last week, and they've been pretty consistent.
"It looks like a very interesting event starting Friday–- a lot of water," he says. "We're not quite sure how this is going to break."
The weekend storm is tracking along the Atlantic coast in the form of a nor'easter, says Stenger. What's not clear is what form the precipation will take– rain, freezing rain (that's the one that takes down power lines, tree limbs and is "the most destructive," says Stenger), snow or sleet.
"Right now, it's leaning toward all four," says Stenger. "It could start off with freezing rain." If that happens, he describes a scenario of 1 to 1.5 inches of ice topped off by 4 to 5 inches of snow.
"If it's an all-snow event, we could be updating the forecast in feet, not inches," predicts Stenger. That means 15 to 20 inches of snow previously rumored could actually happen.
Snowfall for the January 30 storm measured 10.5 inches at McCormick Observatory, bringing this winter's precipitation to 34.2 inches. "That's about twice what we normally get," says Stenger.
The good news: A drought this year is unlikely. Says Stenger, "The ground will have no shortage of moisture."
And how accurate is Punxsutawney Phil, who saw his shadow on Groundhog Day? "I would say if it's only six weeks [of winter], we'll be happy," says Stenger, reminding that the snow season can last "well into March."
As for this weekend's Snowmaggeden, temperature changes and storm tracking changes make it very difficult to predict exactly what will happen, says Stenger.
The prediction he will make: "It's going to be a doozy."
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Original headline: 4-6" tonight: Friday in Charlottesville 'could get ugly'
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I think the bread and milk thing is more necessary if you have kids - it's not like we can't live without it, but since my kids often have cereal for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch, things get pretty limited without them. Plus, hot chocolate is a snow essential!
Simple is good. If this weekend's storm takes down
the power lines we can simply call it "Sparky." :)
"The Great Snowpocolypse of 2009....and Sparky." Yes, that has a good ring to it......
If this weekend's snow turns out to be as big or bigger than December 18ths, then we'll need a name for it as well. Since Snowpocolypse has already been used, I vote for Snowmageddon! The Great Snowpocolypse of 2009, followed by Snowmageddon 2010.....
Heck YES!!! Mid Atlantic winter for the record books, I am loving this!!!
Let the official panic begin.
So much for that global warming eh?
quote: "...make arrangements to stay home and off the roads..."
Sound advice for rear wheel car owners who have no clue on how to drive in ice and snow. And for the front wheel drivers who have been brainwashed into believing their front wheel drive cars go so well in snow and ice.
But I plan on being on the roads in my 4X4 vehicles and wave as I go by the stucksters (new word I just created). Just like I did in the 24" snow a week before Christmas.
quote" "During and immediately after the last two storms, I saw far too many people on the roads. The lattes and mall trips can wait :). Stay home!"
How did you see these people? Were you out on the roads too in order to see them?
Is this one of those "don't do as I do, do as I say" things? :)
let it snow and we can deal with it after the snow stops. i bet you if we get alot of snow maybe all most everything will get shut down and people will have to wait till things get opemed up again.
Since we know about these storms in advance, get your groceries *before* the snow starts. During and immediately after the last two storms, I saw far too many people on the roads. The lattes and mall trips can wait :). Stay home!
I don't know why people buy bread and milk, I don't eat bread myself and don't like milk, so never understood the combination. However I'm with Hoolarious, do buy whatever other supplies you may need and stay off the roads if you don't need to be on them. If you're stocked up and ready to go then just kick back and chill and enjoy the storm......
bring it on.
Must. Buy. Bread. And. Milk.
Must. Buy. More. Bread. And. Milk.
Boo, You are so right about the next storm. I may be historic. I laughed too when I read the attributed definition, especially how it was so dead on accurate to the C-ville experience. even to the day. I've enjoyed this thread immensely and was having a little fun at your expense. I still can't think of a storm name to apply. Looking slightly ahead from the Groundhog's Day Storm (while it's occurring) perhaps there needs to be a Super Bowl tie in for the next one
Correction "It may be historic" Not me, Althogh I may be prehistoric. I'm glad to see those keyboarding lessons paying off
I be that the tenacity of the winter weather will prove to keep the numbers of swine flu victims low. Stay home out of public places!
Maybe we can tax ourselves out of this snowstorm, any takers?
AL Gore
I would just like to take this opportunity to thank you for the internet . If your in town is there any chance you could help me with this GLOBAL WARMING piling up around my house ?
Many Thanks
Front wheel drive cars do very well in the snow as long as their drivers know what they are doing. I got around in the big snow without incident. 4x4 owners can be some of the worst drivers because of their belief that having all 4 wheels spin as they go into a ditch makes them better. They always seem to drive faster than everyone else.
It's the drivers not the tech, like most things.
take the forecast seriously, get your necessary items, and make arrangements to stay home and off the roads. check on your elderly neighbors; this is a long winter for them, and they might be too proud to admit they need help or are running low on stuff. don't drive if you don't have AWD, and even then don't drive.
Careful gasbag...four wheels out of control is just as dangerous as two wheels out of control.
TIK TOK. The party don't start til I wok in.
Times running out you hullabahooooos. GO TO THE STORE AND GET YOUR GIN. I mean...bread. and. milk.
Go to store again and get more. bread. and. milk. GROSS. Soy milk is superior.
GET FB. this is lame. AS IS THE SUCKY WEATHER. TWITTER IS GOOD TOO. So i hear.
Keep on Wokking
Hey Al Gore...shut the hell up.
Thanks Stuckster. :) I didn't mean to imply that we invented the term, because on a planet of 6 billion people anything that somebody could think of usually has already been thought of by somebody else. It's an easy phrase to cobble together too, so if I hadn't mentioned it somebody else eventually would have I'm sure. :D I'm glad to see they picked up the term, because if this weekend turns out to be anything like they think it will then it'll be quite fitting.....
All my life ive heard the weather pundits say "this is going to be the worst winter ever". Well guess what! Maybe Al Gore's huge homestead that's emitting a gigantic carbon footprint is deflecting the jet stream enough to create complete havoc. Guess I better cancel my order of palm trees.
LOL @ Rachel,"I don't understand why people are out buying perishable items (milk, meat, cheese, etc.) A lot of good all those things will do you if the power goes out!" That's why we stucksters use the snow. Can't get much colder in my refrigerator. Thanks for the chucklefest
@Mike Wiszowski: What's a "bruh" ??
Actually my boyfriend came up with Snowmageddon last night when we were driving back from the store. It cracked me up, had to mention it here. That's okay if the Hook uses it, I'm flattered. :) Besides, if he hadn't come up with it somebody else would have, it was only a matter of time. So, no need to patent it. (besides, I think you meant copyright)....bruh?
It is all Tom Frederick's fault.
One of the most beautiful things about language is that it's dynamic. My Wife says "It's alive, I tell you!" Thanks GSOE for my new moniker. I am indeed the "Stuckster" Now don't go looking for royalties, the best you can hope for is a modest notation in the "Urban Dictionary, or until Webster recognizes you, a simple chuckle from me :)
On another topic don't forget the eggs while buying out the bread and milk. Stay safe you 4 wheelers!
I need white bread, milk and ramen noodles, OMG, got to get to the store, NOW!!!!!!!!!!
btw In my own experience I've never found elderly people to be too proud to ask for help. They usually seem quite appreciative that people are thinking of them. Many can't shovel, and don't drive so they may not have been able to get to the stores to get supplies and food in time. So if you know any that you could check in on, take the time to do that if possible. That might be us someday if we live that long....
2:24 p.m. by my watch and the first flakes (snow, that is) are falling in rural Earlysville.
Yes, Ben! But, thanks! I have never got stuck in snow and ice, and I have never had a mishap in it as well. In the winter of 1979 I drove a rear wheel drive Corvette all the way across town in 9" to 12" of snow. For whatever reason, the snow plows had not even started plowing yet.
IMHO, the biggest danger is people driving 5 mph to 7 mph with a white knuckle death grip on the steering wheel. And I am sure we all saw a few of these idiots out on the roads in the last few snows. We'll probably see more by 5:00 p.m. today. :)
I don't understand why people are out buying perishable items (milk, meat, cheese, etc.) A lot of good all those things will do you if the power goes out!
The fact that Gasbag drives a corvette pretty much says it all. Whatcha compensating for Gasbag?
Wait, Zachary Thomas? THE Zachary Thomas? The best snow-driver in the tri-county area? Oh, man, I was NOT talking about YOU with my stay-off-the-roads advice! How could you think I was talking about you? Only a crazy person would think YOU needed to stay off the roads, what with your driving abilities and all. It's so funny that you think I meant to include you. Of course not!
Umm...don't be so sure of yourselves with the whole global warming thing. Not to rain on your parades, but just because it's cold doesn't say much about the long term climate. Plus the cold we're having is rather erratic. It keeps getting cold and then warming up and so on very rapidly. I would say that points to something being out of whack with nature. Anyways, here's an article if you don't believe me.
It's been getting cold and warming back up in this area since I was born. Personally, I don't give a dayum about global warming. We'll just have to use the air conditioning more often. Either way, heat or air conditioning, they gonna get your money one way or another! I'll take Dominion Virginia Power any day over handing my money to the city for gas. :)
Freezing rain sure would suck!... But I haven't seen or heard anywhere, except this story, a mention of freezing rain. Even the forecast discussion on the National Weather Service site is sticking pretty doggedly to an all snow event. Still too early to tell, I guess.
Beginning to hear the stress level is rising with this latest forecast--perhaps time for the Hook Hotline for shut-ins.
boo!- looks like you missed the train on patenting that phrase! snooze you lose bruh!
Gasbag Quote: I said ââ?¬â?ââ?¬â??>>> 1979.
That was 30 years ago.
I have never kept a car 30 years
Hang in there Gasbag! They have a high opinion of you! They just can't calculate well...LOL!
Gasbag Quote: The roads are starting to become snow covered and get slick"Š. well, for the rear wheel drivers and front wheel drivers that is. :)
Hubby went to pick up the son at work this morning...two four wheel drives on 522...one plowed into the other cause of following too close...guess they both could benefit from driving lessons..
:( - Your driving skills could actually make you some mad cash here!
Hoolarious. My car is RWD and did just fine in this last 9-10 inch blast.In fact I was climbing the steep residential streets behind 29 above Barracks Road no problem. It was far better than the plowed streets.
I think the 240 Volvo is an excellent winter car.
But yah know? I use winter tyres. All four of them, and my car stops really well like that. It also goes far better than AWDs with all season tyres.
i just hope they cancel school!!!
I think they did, at least until the last rain drop goes away...........
I'm out of the state of Virginia. It is 12:20 A.M. here on Saturday, 2-6-10. How many inches has it officially snowed back in Charlottesville? Thank you!
What's interesting about climate change for our area is: it doesn't necessarily mean conditions will be dryer, but just as likely the converse, more snow and floods. Bottom line more unusual weather and I guess, whoever's will this is, sure is out of the ordinary for Charlottesville.
Climate change is God's will.
I heard there was 14.5" at McCormick Observatory weather station,
far less than the 28" on the ground at my friends in Fairfax, or the 35 -40" in some other Va/West Va. locations.
"take the forecast seriously, get your necessary items, and make arrangements to stay home and off the roads. check on your elderly neighbors; this is a long winter for them, and they might be too proud to admit they need help or are running low on stuff. don't drive if you don't have AWD, and even then don't drive."
someone must not have much snow driving experience. Both the past two snowstorms I've not been home all weekend. First one my 4wd wasn't working and I made do and was able to drive completely without issue.
This most recent storm I spent 20+ hours on the roads and the closest I came to an accident was a snowplow that ran a stoplight and almost t-boned me.
If you have 4wd, experience(gained by knowing the limits of your vehicle and actually DRIVING in snow), a brain and good tires there's no reason you should stay home if you don't want to. For the record, I drive a 91 Jeep Cherokee, no ABS, no TCS, no electronic anything other than the engine computer and lights.
there is nothing we can do about it! so let's deal with it
Damn you Punxsutawney Phil! where's your global warming now?
I love that I can come to The Hook blog and get a narrative explanation of the upcoming storms. The weather websites aren't nearly as helpful. Thanks!
Me again. I made the earlier crack about global warming. I am secretly in love with Al Gore have no brains to speak of.
Heck with bread & milk, I'm loading up on wine!
Are you for real???
From Gasbag Self Ordained Expert :
"Yes, Ben! But, thanks! I have never got stuck in snow and ice, and I have never had a mishap in it as well. In the winter of 1979 I drove a rear wheel drive Corvette all the way across town in 9"³ to 12"³ of snow. For whatever reason, the snow plows had not even started plowing yet. "
Well I guess you just don't have enough experiance driving in snow if you have never got stuck or had a mishap. Getting stuck is just a fact of life if you drive in snow.
You drove a Corvette all the way across town (Im assuming Charlottesville) in 9" -12" of snow? Why would one even attempt such a stupid thing? Where you being pushed or pulled the whole way? You're statement seems riduclous. A corvette is a light weight, rear wheel drive car with a ground clearance of about 6" (dont know what year/model you where "driving" or if it had any modifications).
It's clear we are all going to freeze and die.
@ lagubrious
Did you mean "lugubrious" if not please define this new word/ moniker and prove my my previous point regarding dynamic language. We won't let you freeze and die. You are, after all our neighbor, Lagubrious
no props for "Snowmageddon"? I give mad props and kudos.
@ yepper
Lest I forget , you deserve mad approbation, if you can prove you coined ââ?¬Å?Snowmageddon" before HAWES. If not all mad props & kudos become property of the Hook from this day forward. There must be some sort of Groundhogs Day pun for this storm that I can't come up with. Something like...
this whole "buy buy buy" thing is just funny! WAAAAAAAY back in the day (before grocery and convenience stores on every corner), it may have been necessary. And possibly even now in rural America. But when 24" of snow is usually cleared in 24-48 hours, and most rural folks stay stocked up, I don't understand the panic/rush - unless you have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in your fridge or pantry and the nearest store is about 10 miles away - down a long windy road that VDOT doesn't know exists...
ok on the count of 5 everyone will log off,stop commenting and head to giant on pantops as quickly as they can ready? 1.....2....3....4.................................FIVE!!!!!!!
ps: everyone bring your snow shovels inside,or somewhere where they can be locked up. a shortage of snow shovels, someones bound to go a shovel stealin.(a new sport,just made 2 seconds ago) ;)
for those of you who didnt pay attention, 1....2.....3....4.......FIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"@ yepper
Lest I forget , you deserve mad approbation, if you can prove you coined ââ?¬Å?Snowmageddon" before HAWES. If not all mad props & kudos become property of the Hook from this day forward..."
No, I first mentioned it here in my earlier post, not Yepper. But like I said, it's cool if the Hook uses it, I'm flattered. :)
Had to laugh at RUN'S! post...... :D
To Boo!
Major props for "Snowmageddon" But,I traced back to "Urban Dictionary"
A monumental winter storm, lasting multiple days and resulting in copious amounts of snow and disastrous winter driving conditions.
"Did you hear about the snowmageddon arriving on friday? It's going to be amazing!"
by Bed4rd Dec 18, 2008
You certainly deserve props for introducing this word to this blog,
To Run,
I've recently taught my Lab to guard the snow shovel, out of boredom, from being the Stuckster. Play @ your own risk.
doom despair and agony on me, if it wernt for weather news there would be no news at all
quote: "The fact that Gasbag drives a corvette pretty much says it all. Whatcha compensating for Gasbag?"
I said ----->>> 1979.
That was 30 years ago.
I have never kept a car 30 years.
road update: I just gottem home. 8:18 p.m.
The roads are starting to become snow covered and get slick.... well, for the rear wheel drivers and front wheel drivers that is. :)
quote: "I don't understand why people are out buying perishable items (milk, meat, cheese, etc.) A lot of good all those things will do you if the power goes out!"
WTF? Ahh, bury the stuff in snow.
It will keep!
Don't misunderstand me. I was GIVING mad props for the term "Snowmageddon". Certainly wasn't claiming I invented it.
Got a good one for the next storm:
Snowly S***!
Get it?!? you can use that one.
Hey Tim, the hubby drove by the wreck in a Dodge Avenger (front wheel drive)...:)
it's all Bush's fault!!!
quote: "Your driving skills could actually make you some mad cash here!"
They already do. I run moonshine! :)
justbeinobjective- I think Tim Brown was referencing a popular SNL skit starring Will Farrell. Tim, correct me if i'm wrong here.
boo!- you're right, I meant copyright. and "bruh" is a slang term for fellow, buddy, dude, friend etc...
Mike - DOH!! my bad! Didn't watch SNL much!
it happens
This here esplains it:
keep your science off my property
Dang the power is dimming...
PLEASE, if you're in the city SHOVEL YOUR SIDEWALK!


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He had made something new in the world- and the rewards, the meaningless conventional gestures he had left to others.
Professor St Peter is the hero of Willa Cather's novel- the Professor's House- he is the hero of a novel in which nothing much seems to happen. The novel dwells on death repeatedly- St Peter himself beleives that he is dying, his best student Tom Outland died in the Great War and St Peter sees old loves and old attachments die around him to- he is he says transported back to his childhood, transported back within himself with neither his daughters nor his wife to keep him company. He has completed the work for which he was placed on the world- a history of Spanish adventurers in the Americas- and now all he sees is mindless games of conversational convention- the sport of furniture and clothes which fascinates him less and less.
Professor St Peter's book has gained recognition and the wealth that that provides enables his family to buy a new house- but the elderly academic wishes to spend his days inside a study in the house that they have left. A cold and bare study but one in which he can remain in solitude and think- where the ornaments of the room are signals to inspiration. For him the study remains a sanctuary, and its inhabitants- two clothes models- are as sacred as any other emblems of his own individuality. Emerging from the study, the Professor finds society outside tiresome and trivial. There is something he cannot grasp in the fascination his wife and daughters feel for small things- something he cannot appreciate about the way they interrupt the internal scholastic monologue.
His student Tom Outland shared that inclination. Outland was a country boy and part way through the story in the novella amidst the romain (as A.S. Byatt who provides an introduction to my edition charmingly calls it), Outland narrates his own tale- of how he discovered out in the south west United States an abandoned Indian village. What Outland tells us though is more than that process of discovery- he tells us about the pleasures of loneliness. The pleasures of sitting on the Indian tombstone and communing in the quiet with the intellectual idea of the past. The sense that Outland is more fundamentally disturbing than that- for going to Washington he realises that all the inhabitants of the capital are slaves. They are slaves to work and office, slaves to desiring lunch, slaves to desiring more and more and more- endless items to satiate an endless desire. A desire created by society.
For Outland and the Professor, such solitude finds society. However they both need society in order to thrive. Outland never looked happier than when playing with the Professor's daughters. The Professor's chief happiness came when Outland arrived- but also during his early marriage, when his children were growing up, when the sweetness of a child too caring of her father to disturb him, sitting outside his study for hours with a beestung finger charmed him. Furthermore he has genuine affection for his daughters and wife. He has a genuine sense of style as well. The story thus isn't simple- it isn't just that withdrawel from society is reccomended- happiness could not be found by St Peter in the hermit's cell, no less than official Washington, the cell would be barren of what provides human excitement. Convention may be the enemy but conversation is a good.
The Professor's withdrawel from the world is in part the withdrawing of a man who has become weary of the world, his lament over his vanished youth (visualised in those lines I quote above about Outland) is just as much a cry of weariness, of tired resignation as it is a point about the way that the world works. Death Cather implies is a renouncing not of the self but of company, a desire for death is a desire to be alone to meditate. Nobody interrupts in a grave. The irritating skin of society gets worse after time- after acheivement- after life has passed. There is no balm for existential doubt. Furthermore resting in that alienation is the alienation of someone who had been far away when his favourite son had died on the Western Front- its the angst of a society that has been shaken by death that is reflected on the page of Cather's novel- despite it never been mentioned, the shells of the Somme shake the Professor's living room.
We all struggle ultimately with other people- they are as Sartre said hell, they are as Bergman implied our only route to God's existance. Cather's novel places other people and the self in contradiction- it tends to no easy answers- but it demonstrates an acute power of observation is at work within its pages. The world, that old Christian bugbear, is very much with us- its impact upon us all is the subject of almost everything we do- even when we renounce- and failing to acknowledge both its danger and its pleasure is the mark of folly.


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Pigeons just don't get the same love that canaries, blue jays, and chickadees get. To rehabilitate the images of these vermin birds, artists Julian Charriere and Julius Von Bismarck decided to give them a makeover, creating a machine that draps pigeons and dyes them a wide variety of colors.
The project was conceived for the 2012 Venic Biennale. Charrier and Von Bismarck installed their "pigeon apparatus" in Copenhagen for a week. (Edit: Pessimippopotamus points out in the comments that the piece was initially launched in Copenhagen and then performed again for the Venice Biennale.) Once trapped, the pigeons were pulled along a conveyor belt and airbrushed. Supposedly, none of the 35 recolored birds were harmed in the airbrushing process. The pigeons were eventually released in that ground zero for pigeon poop, Venice's Piazza San Marco, where they could really stand out amongst the gray and black birdies. The project's title? Some pigeons are more equal than others.
You can see photos of the birds at St. Mark's Place on Charriere's website.
Some pigeons are more equal than others [Julian Charrier via designboom via Radiolab]


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colinwalsh necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 65 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
the directors have been in wholesale for over 15 years and this is the first foray into online retail sales of Designer sunglasses and eye frames in Australia. We wish to create a stylish Image for this business and to be the best place to shop online for top designer sunglasses and frames.
Australia and possibly Global, from the young hip to the mature fashion conscious, who want to look good and will only wear the best in designer sunglasses and optical frames. Its creating the right profile and image to meet this market audience, so this logo needs to be strong bold, reassuring and confident.
The fist website http://www.saveonsunglasses.com.au is under construction and has a very average looking logo we may look into upgrading this logo. Take a look. The http://www.opticalframes.com.au website is under construction and will show some of the designer sunglasses and frames range. All the sunglasses and frames are made in Italy by the two biggest optical companies in the world and will be stocking some optical frames from Europe. The current logo and name on this optical frames website will need to be replaced with something cool, corporate, that will emphasize confidence in buying designer products online and stylish enough to meet the target market in Australia.
The other websites we want logos for are; http://www.sunglasses247.com.au and http://www.eyefashion.com.au , possibly look at a logo theme to encompass all.
This logo is important as it will be used in media, brochure and sticker advertsing.
• No Cartoons - must not be cheap or childish
• The typeface should be clear, simple and bold.
• Do not use any stock images or cheap clipart in the logo
• We want something that stands out. Stylish, cool and corporate.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Letter dated - 7/24/2012 Internal Revenue Service
July 24, 2012
William J. Wilkins
Chief Counsel
Internal Revenue Service
1111 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20224
Re: Notice 2012-40, Potential Modification of Use It or Lose It Rule
Dear Mr. Wilkins:
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Notice 2012-40.1 The IRS notice requests comments on the potential modification or elimination of the "use it or lose it rule" for health flexible spending accounts (health FSAs). Advocacy commends the IRS for issuing Notice 2012-40 and considering eliminating a rule that burdens small business. As described more fully below, because the use it or lose it rule negatively impacts small business employers offering health FSAs, and because recent changes to tax law no longer makes the rule necessary, Advocacy recommends that the IRS eliminate this rule.
Advocacy was established pursuant to P.L. 94-305 to represent the views of small business before Federal agencies and Congress.2 Advocacy is an independent office with the Small Business Administration (SBA), so the views expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Administration. Section 612 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) also requires Advocacy to monitor agency compliance with the RFA, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.3 Advocacy takes its direction from small businesses and regularly hosts roundtables to receive input on what issues are of greatest importance to small business.
Under an employer-sponsored Internal Revenue Code (Code) section 125 cafeteria plan, employees may select between permitted taxable benefits (such as cash) and certain qualified benefits. If an employee makes the election before the start of the plan year, and other Code section 125 requirements are satisfied, the employee's election of one or more qualified benefits does not result in gross income to the employee. Additionally, employees may establish a health FSA through a cafeteria plan to pay medical expenses not paid for by health insurance, such as deductibles.
In 1984, the IRS issued proposed regulations to implement Code section 125. The proposed regulations included the "use it or lose it" rule for health FSAs. The use it or lose it rule prohibits any contribution or benefit under an FSA from being used in a subsequent plan year or period of coverage.4 Thus, under this rule, unused amounts in the health FSA are "forfeited" at the end of the plan year.
In 2005, the IRS issued Notice 2005-42 to provide some relief for the use it or lose it rule whereby a qualified cafeteria plan could allow participants an additional grace period of 2 months and 15 days after the end of the plan year to continue to incur claims against the just-concluded plan year.5 Under this notice, if the plan provides for a grace period, an employee may use amounts remaining from the previous plan year to pay for expenses incurred for certain qualified benefits during the grace period.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Act), Pub. L. No. 111-148, added section 125(i) to the Code setting forth a $2,500 limit on salary reduction contributions under a health FSA. Prior to the enactment of the Act, the IRS permitted employers to enact any maximum annual election for their employees. Code section 125(i) provides that, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, that a health FSA is not treated as a qualified benefit unless the cafeteria plan "provides that an employee may not elect for any taxable year to have salary reduction contributions in excess of $2,500 made to such arrangement."
On March 21, 2012, Advocacy hosted a roundtable meeting where small business stakeholders, and staff from the IRS and Department of Treasury met to discuss pension-related issues impacting small business. At the roundtable, small business representatives discussed the burdens associated with the use it or lose it rule. For example, one small business stakeholder spoke about the time-consuming "year-end dance" that small business employers face to remind employees to spend remaining money in health FSAs that would otherwise be forfeitable.
On May 30, 2012, the IRS issued Notice 2012-40 to provide guidance on health FSAs. Among other things, the IRS notice requests comments on the potential modification or elimination of the use it or lose it rule for health FSAs. The IRS notice states that the $2,500 limit set forth in Code section 125(i) limits the potential for using health FSAs to defer compensation. The IRS explained that, due to the $2,500 limit, it is considering whether the use it or lose it rule for health FSAs should be modified or eliminated.
We are pleased that the IRS listened to the concerns of small business and is considering eliminating the use it or lose rule it. Advocacy recommends that the IRS revoke this rule. Instead of requiring the forfeit of unused amounts in a health FSA at the end of a plan year, the IRS should permit an employer
to give plan participants the choice of receiving the unused taxable cash or making a tax-deferred contribution to the employer's Code section 401(k), section 403(b), or section 457(b) plan.
This recommendation would not violate the provisions of Code section 125. Moreover, as the IRS observed, the enactment of the new Code section 125(i) $2,500 limit on health FSA contributions limits the potential to use health FSAs to defer compensation, and therefore, the need for the use it or lose it rule no longer exists.
Thank you again for your efforts on behalf of small businesses. Advocacy looks forward to working with the IRS in the future to determine ways to reduce the burdens faced by small businesses. If you have any questions or require additional information please contact me or Assistant Chief Counsel Dillon Taylor at (202) 401-9787 or by email at email@example.com.
Winslow Sargeant, Ph.D.
Chief Counsel for Advocacy
Dillon Taylor
Assistant Chief Counsel Advocacy
- http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-12-40.pdf.
- 15 U.S.C. § 634a (1976). http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/law_sta.html#634a.
- Pub. L. No. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164 (1981) (codified at 5 U.S.C. §§ 601-612) amended by Subtitle II of the Contract with America Advancement Act, Pub. L. No. 104-121, 110 Stat.857 (1996). 5 U.S.C. §612(a).
- See Prop. Treas. Reg. § 1.125-1, Q&A-7(b) (1984); Prop. Treas. Reg. § 1.125-2, Q&A-5 & Q&A-7 (1989); Prop. Treas. Reg. § 1.125-5(c) (2007).
- See http://www.irs.gov/irb/2005-23_IRB/ar11.html/.


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Editing Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (Quotes) 0 You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons: The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Users, FANDOM Staff, FANDOM Helpers, Wiki Managers, Content Team Members. Please log in to edit this wiki.Joining Dragon Ball Wiki is free, and it only takes a minute.We hope that you sign in, and become a member of the community!Click here to log in or create an account more + You can view and copy the source of this page: {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly'' (Quotes)}} [[File:DBZ THE MOVIE NO. 11.jpg|thumb|Poster featuring the ''Bio-Broly'' movie]] Numerous quotations throughout the [[List of Dragon Ball films|''Dragon Ball'' movies]] can be found in the appending sections, broken down in the following format. The following quotes are comprised and collected from the ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly]]'' full-length movie. ==Krillin== *I envy single men. ==Mr. Satan== *What is that crazy stuff!? I didn't sign up for no killer goo patrol! ==Dialogue== :'''Lord Jaguar''': (about bio creations) Ha ha ha ha ha. Perfection, Dr. Collie. Very strong, very deadly. You will find my satisfaction reflected in your bank account. :'''Dr. Collie''': Thank you. You're too generous. :'''Men-Men''': If his brain were as big as his wallet, then we might truly have something to fear. Pity. :'''Lord Jaguar''': Ha ha ha ha ha! Aha! Now I can expose the planet's greatest fraud. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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 :'''Trunks''': Sounds exciting, doesn't it, Goten? :'''Goten''': Yeah, Trunks. What are bio warriors? :'''Trunks''': Soldiers created with bio technology of course. :'''Goten''': What does bio technology mean? :'''Trunks''': Don't you ever read, Goten? Genetic engineering. It's possible to create a new life by only using a single cell. :'''Goten''': You know everything Trunks! :'''Trunks''': I come from a scientific family Goten, it's really no wonder where I get it. :'''Goten''': Trunks, what does genetic engineering mean? :'''Trunks''': Uh... :'''Goten''': Well...? :'''Trunks''': Genetic engineering is well...umm...ha ha ha ha ha ha...it's bio technology! Don't be so stupid Goten! :'''Goten''': Oh. That makes sense.
 :'''Lord Jaguar''': What!? Children!? :'''Goten''': Hi. :'''Trunks''': It's good to see you again, mister bla bla bla. :'''Maloja''': Huh!? :'''Lord Jaguar''': Do you know these kids? :'''Maloja''': Y...yes.
 :'''Lord Jaguar''': Grr...so these two are your disciples as well! How dare you bring in reinforcements!? Bio warriors, destroy! Make those rotten kids the first vitamins! :'''Goten''': Did he say vitamins? :'''Android 18''': That's victims, not vitamins. :'''Lord Jaguar''': Attack!!!
 :'''Goten''': Miss, are all bio warriors born in water? :'''Doctor Nan''': I'm afraid it's a little more complicated than that. :'''Trunks''': Believe it or not lady, but I know all about genetic engineering. :'''Doctor Nan''': Well, that is something. :'''Trunks''': My mom is a real mechanical genius.
 :'''Goten''': Stop right there! It was you that rescued Broly! :'''Maloja''': You little brats. You disgraced my name as conjurer and caused me to be thrown from my village. I had no choice but to give them Broly, I haven't worked in ages. :'''Trunks''': But Broly died that day. :'''Maloja''': Oh, he died alright. You meddlesome brats made sure there wasn't much left of him. But the Super Saiyan has been rebuilt with the help of modern technology. I journeyed to the scene of that fateful battle. There, I found the key to my revenge. I collected Broly's essence from his dried blood, knowing that Jaguar would pay any price for this prize. One drop, that was all Jaguar's scientists needed to combine the best of their bio warriors with Broly, the legendary Super Saiyan, to create the best fighter technology can build. Aha ha ha ha ha! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! :'''Goten''': But, don't you realize what will happen if Broly is set free? The whole universe is in danger. :'''Maloja''': Heh heh heh heh. He's your problem now, losers.
 :'''Android 18''': (about Bio-Broly) He's a monster. Five hundred million zeni isn't worth any of this. I have a family waiting for me. Ahhhh! (Android 18 attacks Bio-Broly only to be caught and pounded) Uhh! :'''Lord Jaguar''': Hah! Well done! Now you see, chump! With Broly on my side, nothing will stop me from doing whatever I want! Broly, I give you your next victim! Rid this planet of its hero. Destroy Hercule! :'''Hercule''': Well, this is it! Time out! Uh...uh...I got a stomach ache! ==Site Navigation== {{Quotes}} Templates used on the current version of this page: Template:Quotes (view source) (protected)Return to Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (Quotes). Retrieved from "https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Bio-Broly_(Quotes)" Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes


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Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed 3 cups (295 g) - 4 1/4 cups (420 g)
Metabolizable Energy:
3719 kcal/kg (366 kcal/per cup)
Potato, Potato Starch, Duck, Potato Protein, Pork Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Soybean Oil, Natural Flavor, Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Powdered Cellulose, Fish Oil, Iodized Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Duck By-Product Meal, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), DL-Methionine, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, Glycerol Monostearate, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Tryptophan, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Citric Acid and Ethoxyquin, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract.
Average Nutrient Content:
Protein 14.0 Minimum
Fat 13.0 Minimum
Carbohydrate (NFE) 52.2
Crude Fiber 3.0 Maximum
Calcium 0.50 Minimum
Phosphorus 0.35 Minimum
Sodium 0.33
Potassium 0.72
Magnesium 0.066
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Total 0.50 Minimum
Intended for:
Dogs with a range of inflammatory skin conditions and Food Allergy and Intolerance.
Product Characteristics:
Protein A single novel meat protein source (duck)
Quantity reduced
Carbohydrate Digestibility High
Omega-3 Fatty Acids High
Fat Digestibility High
Added Antioxidants Help reduce free radical damage to counteract oxidative stress
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Third ingredient is a named meat product.
Inadequate meat content, use of by-products, low quality ingredients, carcinogenic chemical preservative.
The major ingredient in this food is potato. Both potato starch and potato protein are sourced from potato juice (by products of potato processing).
There is very little meat content in this food. The sole meat ingredient is duck, third on the list. This is inclusive of water content. Once removed, as it must be to produce a dry product, this ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight and as such is probably more accurately placed further down the ingredient list. It is thus unlikely that this food contains any substantive meat content at all.
Of equal concern is the use of by-products in the food. It is impossible to ascertain the quality of by-products and these are usually products that are of such low quality as to be rejected for use in the human food chain, or else are those parts that have so little value that they cannot be used elsewhere in either the human or pet food industries. We recommend avoiding any pet food using such ingredients. Duck by-products are likely to be similar to chicken by-products, for which the AAFCO definition of meal is consists of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.
Soy is a further ingredient of concern. It is a very common cause of allergy problems. Powdered cellulose is filler, also known as sawdust.
We note that this product uses ethoxyquin as a preservative. Ethoxyquin is a chemical banned from use in human foods, due to the belief that it is carcinogenic.
This is a prescription food and not intended for long term use. However, we note that there are similar products available without prescription that offer a far higher meat content and the use of better quality ingredients (eg. whole potatoes and meat rather than by-products). The nutrient content of this food is below the minimum allowable for adult maintenance (per AAFCO).
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Liberty News
University holds Missions Emphasis Week
At Liberty University, where the mission is to "Train Champions for Christ," students have opportunities to get involved in missions work locally and abroad. Many students hear about those opportunities, and hear God's call on their life, during Liberty's Missions Emphasis Week (MEW), held Sept. 21-23.
"As a direct result of Liberty's annual missions week, millions of people around the world have had an opportunity to hear the Gospel of Christ," said Campus Pastor Johnnie Moore. "We believe that this week could be the week that God inspires some student to do something extraordinary in his or her generation. Our ambition is nothing less than that everyone on Earth might be touched by Christ through a Liberty life."
During the week students have the chance to connect with missions organizations at an information fair in the back hallway of DeMoss, where representatives are available to answer students' questions. Missions seminars are also held, focusing on tribal ministry and the Muslim perception of Christianity, among other subjects. Students also have the opportunity to have lunch with visiting missionaries in the Reber-Thomas Dining Hall.
The university also hosts special guest speakers for Missions Emphasis Week. Jerry Rankin, president of the International Mission Board, spoke to the student body in Wednesday's convocation.
As a missionary, Rankin planted churches among the Indonesian people for more than a decade before taking on a leadership role. After serving overseas for 23 years, he became IMB's 10th president in 1993 and has plans to retire as president next year.
With more than 5,500 missionaries currently serving abroad, Rankin travels the globe preaching, teaching, leading conferences and encouraging others to answer God's call to missions.
He has authored or co-authored several books, including "A Journey of Faith and Sacrifice: Retracing the Steps of Lottie Moon;" "Empowering Kingdom Growth to the Ends of the Earth;" "Lives Given, Not Taken;" and "Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for God's Glory."
Rankin opened convocation by praising the missions efforts of Liberty University: "Boy, if I ever get down or discouraged about our missions efforts, all I have to do is just walk on this campus."
He then encouraged students to remember 1 John 3:17, "But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?"
He broke this verse down into three parts: "We are commanded to look" beyond ourselves and see the world as God sees it; "We are commanded to love" one another as Christ loves us; and "We are commanded to make disciples."
Looking out over the students, he said that while we may not feel like we have a lot, compared with most of the world we do. The most important "good" that we have is salvation, he said. He questioned how we could have God's love in us if we do not take this "good" and share it with the world.
Rankin recalled a man who wrote him asking why, despite his prayers, God was not "calling out the laborers" into the mission field to share the gospel. Rankin remembered being unable to answer him because he wondered the same thing. Then he happened upon an article by a 19th century missionary who gave this answer: "God is pulling out the laborers, but the laborers are not responding because of a closed mind or a callused heart or a reluctant will."
Rankin then confronted the student body, asking, "Why have you never considered the possibility that God could use you?"
Kicking off the week at Monday's convocation was Dr. Kirk Nowery, Chief Operations Officer of Samaritan's Purse, the non-denominational evangelical ministry headed by Franklin Graham that provides emergency disaster relief to impoverished areas around the world.
Nowery, a Liberty University graduate, first asked the student body, "What is the calling of God for your life?" then spoke about the time he received the call of God on his own life.
Nowery was at Liberty and had asked Dr. Jerry Falwell, Sr. how he could know what God's will was for his life. Falwell opened his Bible to Psalm 126:5-6, they read the passage and then Falwell put both of his hands on Nowery's shoulders and said, "Kirk, you ought to be a young champion for Christ capturing one of America's great cities for Him. ... Remember, faithful is He who has called you, who also will do it."
He then challenged the students to live a life that is truly marked by surrender — listening to God, keeping their promises and surrendering their lives to God's will.
For more on missions opportunities at Liberty, go to www.liberty.edu/faithservice.