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ORONO, Maine –The University of New Hampshire women's swimming and diving team set an all-time league championship record with 858 points to win the 2013 America East Women's Swimming & Diving Championship at the University of Maine's Stanley M. Wallace Pool on Sunday night.
The Wildcats won the America East Swimming & Diving Championship for the fifth time in the 20-year tenure of head coach Josh Willman, and the league crown returns to Durham for the first time since UNH won back-to-back championships in 2005 and 2006.
UNH's 858 points shattered its own previous AE championship mark of 832.5 points, which was set in 1998 when the University won its first title. University of Maryland, Baltimore County finished in second place with 818.5 points, followed by Vermont (548), Maine (454.5) and Binghamton (417).
Katie Mann supplied the top highlight of the night by setting an America East conference record, AE championship record and Wallace Pool record with an NCAA-qualifying, 200-yard breaststroke time of 2 minutes, 14.18 seconds. Earlier in the day, the sophomore shattered the same trio of pool records in the 200 breast prelims after touching the wall in a time of 2:14.32 to earn the top seed in the finals.
Lauren McCandless, the America East record-holder in the 1650-yard free, set the tone in the opening race of the final session when she captured victory in a time of 16 minutes, 48.18 seconds for 20 points. The Wildcats made it two straight wins by finishing 1-2 in the 200-yard backstroke; Jenna Bull clocked in at 2:01.33 (20 points) for the victory, and Oneida Cooper took second place just 0.62 seconds later for 17 points.
UNH claimed gold and silver in the 200-yard butterfly with Jenni Roberts touching the wall in a dazzling 1 minute, 58.60 seconds (20 points) for the victory and McCandless posting a runner-up time of 2:00.10 for 17 points.
The Wildcats wrapped up the championship by virtue of a second-place showing in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Roberts, Reed, Suffel and Bull combined for a time of 3:25.45 (34 points), which was a mere 0.01 seconds off the pace of UMBC's victorious quartet.
Roberts was named the America East Outstanding Swimmer of the Year. Willman, associate head coach Jarrod Zwirko, diving coach Carol Stevenson and volunteer assistant coach Jared Felker were named the America East Coaches of the Year, which marked the fourth straight season UNH's staff garnered that honor.
Men's hoop loses to BU
BOSTON — Junior Chris Pelcher posted a team-high 15 points and the Wildcats shot 56 percent from the field in the second half, but the UNH men's basketball team fell at Boston University, 68-56, Sunday afternoon at Case Gymnasium.
New Hampshire dropped to 7-17 on the season and 3-9 in America East play, while BU improved to 15-11 on the season and 9-4 in league play.
Pelcher, the America East Player of the Game, scored all of his points in the second half, shooting 5-of-6 from the field to go with seven rebounds and three steals. Senior Chandler Rhoads registered 11 points and two assists.
Maurice Watson Jr. recorded 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Terriers, while Dom Morris (13), D.J. Irving (10) and Malik Thomas (10) also reached double figures.
The Wildcats return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 20 when they visit Hartford at 7 p.m.
Gymnasts win tri-meet
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. —Erika Rudiger finished first in uneven bars with a 9.800 and took second place on floor exercise with a 9.800 to help lead the University of New Hampshire gymnastics team to a team score of 192.725 in Friday night's Air Force Triangular victory against Air Force (191.775) and Lindenwood (187.850) at Cadet West Gym.
UNH (9-3, 4-2 EAGL) started the tri-meet with a 48.650, its highest score of the night, on bars, with Rudiger matching her top bar mark of the season for the event victory. Kayla Gray snatched a share of second place with a 9.775, while Jen Aucoin and Austyn Fobes each scored a 9.700 to share fifth place.
The Wildcats battled through a tough balance beam performance during the second rotation, managing a 47.025 to finish second behind the Falcons (47.250). Freshman Catarina Broccoli was a bright spot with a personal-best 9.600 to notch third place. Jannelle Minichiello and Erin Machado tied for fourth place with matching scores of 9.550.
New Hampshire took command once again in the third rotation by sweeping the top two spots on floor exercise en route to a 48.550. Hannah Barile finished in first place with a 9.825, followed by Rudiger's 9.800. Fobes turned in a fine performance to score a 9.750 and a piece of fourth place.
The 'Cats concluded their victory on vault with Fobes and Courtney Connors sharing gold with matching marks of 9.775. Barile scored a 9.700 to tie for third place, as UNH won the event with a team total of 48.500.
UNH wraps up its three-week road trip with a quad-meet at West Virginia on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. The Wildcats will battle the Mountaineers, EAGL rival Towson and No. 3 Michigan.


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Preserve Bat Hot Spots
Preserve Bat Hot Spots
Bat Conservation International recognizes both the immense conservation value and the inherent vulnerability of areas where extraordinary numbers of distinct bat species are present.
These areas present great value and are deserving of conservation due to their uniqueness and their habitat's ability to support vast numbers of species with differing ecological processes, along with the efficiency of being able to protect so many species in a single effort.
It is also important to avoid tragedies of the commons, by overlooking species or areas because of their apparent abundance. This is especially important in the case of bats because small areas of abundance, with high numbers of species or large populations can also be extremely vulnerable to catastrophic events or the emergence of new threats due to the compact, colonial-roosting nature of many species.
To preserve these vital "bat hot spots," BCI will seek out opportunities to leverage its conservation impact by identifying and protecting landscapes of high ecological integrity with high bat species diversity.
BCI's progress toward this initiative will depend heavily on availability of and access to existing data and the advancement of new technologies to locate bats and determine species identifications. Sixty million years of evolution have produced more than 1,300 bat species, and although approximate ranges are known for most species, exact roosting locations, migration and hibernation behaviors, and foraging patterns are not well understood, thus making it extremely challenging to document accurate species distributions.
Furthermore, as a gauge to the urgent need for additional bat research and conservation efforts, the IUCN lists 203 bat species as "data deficient," meaning there is simply too little information known about these species to even label their conservation status, much less pinpoint their locations in relation to other species. Further, there are also at least another 150 bat species newly described and do not even have a species account on the IUCN Red List.
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Alcorn McBride Inc., a leading manufacturer of audio, video, lighting and show control equipment for the themed entertainment industry announced that the company was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. This is the company's third year on the list.
This year the company placed at #4108 on the list, up 241 positions from the 2010 ranking. Alcorn McBride appears in the Engineering category at #71. Despite the economic conditions, the company continues to thrive and gain market share.
Alcorn McBride's Chief Operating Officer, Jeremy Scheinberg, commented on the achievement: "We are honored to receive this recognition and are fortunate to have a strong base of loyal customers. While we persist to keep ahead of technology, we maintain a tight focus on customer
For more than 30 years, Inc.'s list has recognized top businesses in the United States. Companies are ranked by overall revenue growth over a three-year period.
About Alcorn McBride:
Founded in 1986, Alcorn McBride is the leading manufacturer of show control, audio and video equipment for the themed entertainment industry, and a rapidly growing provider of audio and video systems for retail environments and transportation applications. Staffed by some of the industry's best engineers and backed by outstanding customer support, the company has demonstrated great agility in bringing new designs to market. A hallmark of Alcorn McBride products is their durable, zero maintenance design. The company's products provide consistent, reliable operation for audio and video playback applications worldwide. For more information, visit


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Total RecallTotal RecallTotal Recall is a look back at the history of video games through their characters, franchises, developers and trends.
The AV Club's newly-relaunched games section, the Gameological Society, explores one of the greatest single examples of voice-over work in the history of the industry: Last Alert, a shooter for the TurboGrafx-16.
A game renowned the world over for just how shitty its localisation work was, just about everything that could go wrong does go wrong, with bad lip-syncing, bad writing and even worse voice acting.
For a less whimsical look at the game's horror, check out some more raw footage.
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On Sunday, there will be parties. There will be booze and salty snacks and barbecued poultry parts dipped in an assortment of dressings, which may vary by geographic region. There will be ticket scalpers and advertisements, betting and intoxication. There will be traffic accidents and vice as the most-watched game in football gets underway.
This weekend, the San Francisco 49ers take on the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII at the New Orleans Superdome. Here's some game day context, by the numbers:
1.23 billion: The number of chicken wings Americans will consume on Super Bowl Sunday, according to the National Chicken Council. That's almost four chicken wings for each man, woman and child in the United States. This actually reflects a decline in consumption from last Super Bowl Sunday when 12.3 million more wings were devoured. But America's not going on a diet. The National Chicken Council's chief economist and market analyst Bill Roenigk attributes the decline in wing consumption to record-high corn prices (thanks in large part to last year's mega-drought and the federal government's requirements that big chunks of the country's corn crop be used for ethanol production). High corn prices drove up the cost of chicken feed, which meant costlier birds, fewer slaughters and a lighter platter of wings at your Super Bowl bash.
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65: The percentage of Midwesterners who prefer dipping their wings into ranch dressing as opposed to bleu cheese dressing, which is apparently favored in the Northeast, according to a survey by the National Chicken Council.
9: Ranking of chicken wings on a Nielsen survey that found the top ten most popular foods Americans expect to serve or eat on Super Bowl Sunday. Salty snacks took first place, dips came in second, vegetables took third, followed by cheese and crackers, appetizers, fresh fruit or salad, pizza, candy or sweet desserts, wings and nuts.
15 million: Estimated number of pizzas sold on Super Bowl Sunday, according to Pizza Today.
$1.01 billion: Amount of money spent on beer in the two weeks surrounding last year's Super Bowl at grocery and convenience stores, according to Nielson. That number would be even larger if it included restaurants, bars, hotels and the stadium itself.
It sounds excessive, but according to the Beer Institute, an industry group, beer sales during Super Bowl weekend won't be significantly different than any other sports weekend of the year—from NASCAR weekends to major NHL match-ups or summertime MLB games. They note that the real "beer holidays" that drive a noticeable national uptick in beer sales are Memorial Day and Independence Day—warm, three-day weekends that inspire lots of beach and barbecue time.
40: Percentage of motor vehicle fatalities on Super Bowl Sunday in 2010 tied to drunk driving. That's about ten percentage points higher than the average portion of traffic deaths linked to DUIs for the year, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. Last year, 27 people were killed on Super Bowl Sunday in alcohol-related crashes.
$3.7 million: The average price paid by advertisers for a 30-second spot on CBS's Super Bowl broadcast, according to Ad Age. Leslie Moonves, chief executive officer of CBS Corp. said that in some cases prices topped $4 million, AdAge reported. That exceeds last year's going rate of about $3.4 million. As usual, cars, beer, movies, manufacturers and soft drinks will appear most frequently in game day ads.
47.1 minutes: Total time of all ads played after kickoff during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI, according to Nielsen data. That's pretty close to the amount of ad time in Super Bowl XLIV (44 minutes and 40 seconds, according to Philly.com's calculation). In fact, the Wall Street Journal's calculation in 2010 found, on average, an NFL game includes just 11 minutes of actual football. Ads took up about an hour of time, and the remaining minutes involved shots of players milling about, fans, and images of the stadium.
111.3 million: Number of viewers who tuned in for last year's game, making it the most watched U.S. telecast ever.
150,000: Number of football fans expected to pack the city for the game.
5,000: Number of media personnel expected in NOLA.
1,200: Number of New Orleans police officers who will be working 12-hour shifts Super Bowl weekend. They will be joined by more than 300 officers from the state police and neighboring cities, as well as reinforcements from the FBI, Homeland Security and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
17,000: Number of volunteers from the area that signed up to help with the massive preparation and clean-up.
350: Number of people on street-cleaning duty.
$432 million: Estimated revenue hosting the game will bring to New Orleans.
$305 million: Money spent renovating and spiffing up Louis Armstrong International Airport in preparation for all the eyeballs that will soon be upon it.
10: Number of times New Orleans will have hosted the Super Bowl. Only Miami has hosted as many games.
2,384: Number of tickets still available on Stubhub on Jan. 30. Tickets range in price from $1,475 to $264,713 for a seat in the 400-level suite.
1st: Super Bowl XLVII will be the first time in NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL history that brothers (Raven's coach John Harbaugh and 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh) will face off as head coaches in a postseason game.
5-0: San Francisco's Super Bowl record.
1-0: Baltimore's Super Bowl record.


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Wonders of the underworld
Perspiring heavily in the tropical heat, encased in neoprene suits and with scuba tanks strapped to our backs, we tramp through the jungle nearly two hours' drive from Cancún. We stop beside a turquoise lake, its waters sparkling in the sunlight, and pull on our flippers. One by one, we slip into the water. I, too, wait impatiently for our dive guide to give the signal. Now!
Slowly, we paddle down into the cool blue depths. The cave in the Dos Ojos (Two Eyes) system grows darker and darker. We can only make out the passage at the bottom with the help of our flashlights. To the Maya, the cenotes – 2000-odd freshwater-flooded caves on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula – were gateways to the underworld. Today, they are paddling pools for swimmers and snorkelers, an extensive network of waterways forming a divers' paradise and an underwater museum in which scientists still find centuries-old pottery shards.
In 2017, a German diver named Robert Schmittner discovered a link to a hitherto unfathomed cave and with it the largest submerged cave system in the region – approximately 350 kilometers long. Schmittner, who runs a hotel and a diving school in nearby Tulum, has been hailed as something of a folk hero ever since. Our tunnel opens out into a great cavern with colossal, treelike stalagmite and stalactite pillars. I am loath to tear my eyes away from the bizarre beauty around me, but our guide is already pointing to his watch – it's time to head back to the surface. As I clamber out of the water a while later, my thoughts still linger far below.
Lufthansa is flying three times weekly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cancún (CUN) in April. Use the app to calculate your miles: miles-and-more.com/app


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Banana Cake 香蕉蛋糕
Friday, November 28, 2008
Best made with pisang emas..
Ingredients (A)
300gm flour
1 ½ tsp sodium bicarbonate
200gm sugar
Ingredients (B)
3 eggs
300gm banana (pureed)
180ml vegetable oil
180ml buttermilk (or substitute with 180ml milk poured over 1 Tbsp lemon juice)
1. Sift flour and sodium bicarbonate.
2. Mix with sugar.
3. Mix (B) together.
4. Combine (A) and (B) to a smooth paste.
5. Pour batter into a 9X13 inch baking tray.
6. Bake at 170C for 45minutes to 1 hour.


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Joe Mac Farlane necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 32 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
Next Generation Legal Services & NextDep.com
Formerly Cambridge Legal Services, we are looking to rebrand/re-launch a 15 year old court reporting firm based in Philadelphia, Pa. NextDep.com.
The Next Generation in court reporting and legal services. Anywhere. Anytime. On-Demand
NextDep.com is a state of the art court-reporting firm that uses proprietary video conferencing software to connect our clients – lawyers- together with their clients and contemporaries without the inconvenience of leaving their offices. High Quality Video Depositions, faster document turnaround time and greater productivity and efficiency for all parties involved, increasing revenue and decreasing inefficient use of time.
The target audience is lawyers, legal firms and law office managers. The logo should invoke in the target audience the following thoughts:
PROGRESS – Movement to a goal or higher-stage, advancement
INNOVATION – Creativity, differentiation, boldness
CONFIDENCE – Reliability, trust, integrity
The logo must be elegant ("less is more"), clean, relatively compact, but also creative and memorable. The logo and fonts should appeal to a professional/executive audience.
The logo will appear on business cards, stationary, and website, and thus should be legible in various sizes. The logo should be legible in color or black and white.
Please AVOID the following:
gradients, lens flares, or other photoshop gimmicks
Logo templates, clip art, stock designs
Cartoonish designs
I look forward to your designs!
We would like to see two logo's please - one for the "parent company" - NextGen, and a 2nd for the actual service - NextDep.com.
Colors: Orange and Blue
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text: I hear that a lot of people are sharing PQ's since GC.com went down today. Is that legal and if not the what's the big deal anyway? I know Brdad has an answer and I would like it as well. I think the only true way to share a PQ would be between the Oregon or Colorado GPS's. I think GC has some explaining to do regarding this as the new GPS Geomate Jr has 250,000 preloaded caches in those units. Just wondering what others thoughts are regarding sharing PQ's?


text: Digital Social games have lower costs per click on Facebook than brands do, analysis shows By Brittany Darwell|April 16, 2012 Share By Brittany Darwell|April 16, 2012 Share On average, brands advertising on Facebook pay more per click than social game companies do, according to data provided to us by third-party vendor AdParlor.Facebook ad costs continue to rise across a number of industries as competition increases, particularly among consumer brands and the hardcore social game sector. Advertisers can use this information to better understand their own Facebook ad performance.The social network does not do much to help advertisers interpret the results of their campaigns. CPCs and clickthrough rates mean little without averages to benchmark against, but advertisers must look to third parties for comparison. A recent survey from Social Fresh found advertisers self-reporting an average CPC of $0.80. This latest data from AdParlor, a Facebook Ads API partner, shows daily fluctuations in average CPC but the rate is always below $0.80. For social games, average CPCs are even lower. AdParlor CEO Hussein Fazal says this is because social game advertisers can define narrow targets that result in higher CTRs and lower CPCs than most brands can achieve. However, there is variation within the social game category. Hardcore games — those designed for longer session times that include more strategy or combat– have higher CPCs than virtual world games, including simulation games, pets and city games. Both of these categories have higher CPCs than casual social games, like puzzles and trivia. This could be related to there being more competition in the hardcore social gaming space, but Fazal also believes that hardcore games are getting better at monetizing and so they are able to pay more to acquire each new user.AdParlor's data comes from more than 500 clients across a range of industries. This first graph shows how CPC compares for brands and agencies versus social game developers. It represents a sample size of 100 million clicks between June 23, 2011 and Feb. 27, 2012. The thick blue line represents average CPC rates for agencies and brands. The thick green line represents average CPC rates for social games. The thin lines are the corresponding linear regressions for each category. This graph takes a deeper dive into the differences among types of social games. Although it covers a shorter period, Jan. 1 through Feb. 17, it represents a sample size of 150 million clicks. The thick blue line represents hardcore social games, red is virtual world games and green is casual games. Again the thin lines are the linear regressions for each category. Share http://adweek.it/2jGYt35 copy Adweek Adweek


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RE: List processing
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- From: "DrBob" <drbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 00:08:33 -0400 (EDT)
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Here's a very simple solution: v = {{100, 200}, {150, 250}, {120, 270}, {300, 400}}; Interval @@ v List @@ % Interval[{100, 270}, {300, 400}] {{100, 270}, {300, 400}} DrBob -----Original Message----- From: John Leary [mailto:leary at paradise.net.nz] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg37214] List processing Greetings This problem can be solved by conventional programming, but I wonder if there is an elegant Mathematica solution ? A list contains pairs of values, with each pair representing the lower and upper edge of a sub-range. Some of the sub-ranges partially overlap, some fully overlap, others don't overlap at all. The problem is to produce a second list that contains the overall upper and lower edges of the overlapping sub-ranges. A simple example : {{100,200},{150,250},{120,270},{300,400}} would result in {{100,270},{300,400}}. In the real case, the input list has several hundred elements and the output list typically has five elements. I have a working solution based on loops, but there must be a more elegant one. I would be very grateful for any suggestions. Best regards John Leary


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Seattle's Newest Bottle Shop: The Last Drop Opens Today!
Just saw a tweet from Collins Pub that The Last Drop Bottle Shop will open today! The Last Drop is the brainchild of Seth Howard, owner of Seattle's Collins Pub and Maple Leaf's Hudson Public House.
We do not know much about The Last Drop (hey, it just opened!), but they claim to be filling growlers and selling a bevy of bottles. The shop is right next door to the Hudson Public House, up in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood.
So, get on in to The Last Drop. You can find a map to the location by following this link. Their initial hours will be 2 to 10 on Monday – Thursday, 1 to 11 on Friday – Saturday, and 2 to 7 on Sunday.
While their website is currently under construction, you can follow them on Twitter by clicking this link. For the time being, they will be using the Collins Pub Twitter page to post updates.
If you make a visit, please leave us comments below about what we can all expect! Very excited to see the new digs.


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At The Plate – Not much happening for the Cubs offense in this one as they lost a 1-0 heart breaker to the Redbirds. The Cubs could only manage six hits, all singles in the loss. Brent Lillibridge was 1-for-4, as was Ryan Sweeney, and Donnie Murphy. Darnell McDonald, Brian Bogusevic, and J.C. Boscan were each 1-for-3 in the loss.
On The Mound – The Cubs pitching did all they could and then some in this one, but still couldn't get a victory. Drew Carpenter got the start and was solid despite having some command issues. Carpenter worked 5.2 scoreless innings giving up two hits while walking five and striking out six. Hisanori Takahashi worked 1.1 scoreless innings with a strikeout. Yoanner Negrin finally gave up a run, unfortunately that's all it took to lose this one. Negrin went 1.2 innings, he gave up one run on two hits while walking one and striking out two, his ERA "sky-rocketed" to 0.79 on the season.
At The Plate – The Smokies looked to be well on their way to another win after a four run second inning, then they weren't. Matt Szczur had another solid day going 1-for-4 with two walks, two RBI's, and a run scored. Rubi Silva was 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, a run scored, a caught stealing, and an outfield assist, busy day. Anthony Giansanti finally has returned to action and had a solid day going 2-for-2 with a walk, a double, and a run scored.
On The Mound – A mixed bag from the Smokies pitchers, and a very costly error by Ronald Torreyes didn't help. Alberto Cabrera got the start and was average going 5.1 innings giving up four runs on five hits while walking four and striking out one. Marcus Hatley was solid out of the pen going 1.2 scoreless innings while giving up one hit and striking out one. Kevin Rhoderick continues to struggle, he worked an inning giving up two runs on four hits whiles striking out one. Trey McNutt was outstanding, going two scoreless innings while striking out one. Tony Zych was the hard luck loser, he worked an inning and gave up three runs, all unearned, on one hit while walking one.
At The Plate – Not a lot to cheer about in this one as the D-Cubs did their best Major League Cubs impersonation in this one. Daytona could only manage two hits in this one, singles by Timothy Saunders and Jorge Soler. They did manage to earn three walks, but were 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position.
On The Mound – Not much better here for the D-Cubs. Ryan Searle got the start and got roughed up again. Searle went four innings giving up five runs on six hits while walking two and striking out four. Austin Reed wasn't much better out of the pen going two innings giving up four runs, two unearned, on six hits while striking out two. David Cales worked two scoreless innings giving up one hit and striking out three, the lone bright spot of the day.
At The Plate – Crazy ballgame yesterday as the Cougars built a 4-0 lead going into the 6th inning, then things got weird. The Chiefs scored six times in the top of the 6th to take a 6-4 lead, then the Cougars scored three times in the bottom half to go back in front and that's how it ended. Pin-Chieh Chen got a chance to lead-off in this one and delivered going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI's, and a run scored. Rock Shoulders, or the guy who rarely makes an out, was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, he's hitting .424 on the season, yikes. Chadd Krist was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and a run scored. Trey Martin finally busted out with the bat, and made a tremendous catch in CF as well, he was 3-for-4 with a stolen base, an RBI, a double, and two runs scored. Fun fact, Daniel Vogelbach had a stolen base today, the guy is rather athletic for his size.
On The Mound – Kane County only used two pitchers in this one, rather rare given the fact that six runs were given up, but I guess that's what happens when it's all in one inning. Felix Pena got the start at went 5.2 innings giving up five runs on five hits while walking two and striking out two. Ian Dickson got the win coming out of the pen going 3.1 innings giving up on run on four hits while striking out three.
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Little Red Inc. necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 25 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
Little Red Inc.
We are a boutique marketing firm in lovely Alberta, Canada. Our design team is currently swamped on client projects and we want to have some new presentation/sales folders designed to present to new clients and potential clients, so we are turning to the 99Designs Community.
Please start by taking a peek at our website: http://www.littleredinc.ca
Our clients are predominantly small and medium-sized businesses across multiple industries and disciplines. The folders will contain information about our company and portfolio, but you just need to worry about designing the "shell" of the folder, not the interior content.
Our clients respond well to our current branding, so try to stick with what you see on our website in terms of tone and feel...but please get creative! We are looking for something sleek, contemporary and modern that looks fantastic. These folders will be submitted for print and will be distributed to hundreds of clients, so your great design will be seen by many.
Keywords (if you want to use any wording or a small amount of copy): strategic marketing, strategic communications, advertising, media, print, web design.
We love the "post-it" concept with pushpins, as seen on our website and in our email signature sample provided below.
Folders are 6" wide x 9" tall, must be designed in CMYK and follow our branding on our website in terms of color, background texture and images. If you would like to use any images in your design, please use stock concepts and if we like the image we will purchase it once your design has been selected. We have attached 2 stock concepts we might like to use for this design.
We have attached an Illustrator template from our printing company that you MUST use to create this design, as it will be submitted to print from this template. Everything must be editable. We are looking for the front/back covers, and 2 inside pockets only. Please take note of all bleed lines and notes in the template.
We have attached copies of our new logo we would like used on the folders (note: it is slightly different from that you will see on our website, not to worry!).
Color info (CMYK)
Red: 11 100 100 3
Grey: 50 50 60 25
Have also attached copies of our die-cut business cards and 4 images of a folder design we really like, to give you an idea of what we are looking for. Please use contact information from business cards for the folder (phone number, address, etc.)
Don't worry too much about fonts for now - use what you think looks good and we can adjust it to our custom font package at a later date if need be.
We have lots more work for the right designer, can't wait to work with you!


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Friday, 22 July 2011
Snowberry Smoothing Eye Serum
Its an almost yellowed brown colour but the colour doesn't show on the skin once it sinks in. It has a lightweight texture and causes me no irritation (a lot of eye creams usually sting me).
I've used my one up now so here are my thoughts:
After about 3 weeks I noticed that my under eye area was smoother, my bags less visible, after about a month I noticed that my discoloration was slightly lessened. However, for my very dry eye area I did not find this provided enough moisture, if I was going makeup free its not a problem but when applying eye concealer I can tell the area appears less hydrated.
Its extremely difficult to get helpful before/after pictures as the lighting always seems to differ so these maybe somewhat redundant.
I'm quite torn on this as this is is the best eye cream I have ever used for bags/puffiness and I do feel like my eye area looked brighter than before, but the moisture is an issue for me. If they brought out a richer version I would grab it in a second.
I do however think I likely re-buy this as I ran out of this about 2 week ago and I am really noticing my eye bags/puffiness are worse, so although its not perfect for me this is the best eye cream I have used thus far.
I bought this from salonskincare.co.uk
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Oh, that's really promising. I think I would keep using it for the benefits but maybe use it at night and use a more moisturising cream in the morning. Or possibly even the reverse? I know that puffiness can be exacerbated by a cream that is *too* moisturising which may be part of the success if it's not as hydrating as you're used to. I can really see why you are torn!ReplyDelete
Jane x
Hi Jane,ReplyDelete
I think like you say I might try using it at just the night, I've just ordered a mamamio eye cream and I want to get some real bodycare ones that Grace London posted about recently but I do think I'll re-buy the Snowberry at some point and work it back into my regime, what is the eye cream you are currently using? x
Eye cream? *cough cough cough* Can we pretend that you haven't just caught me out for still not using one? Oops!!ReplyDelete
LOL, well maybe you are on to something as I think you eye area looks really good! xReplyDelete
It's Ranjitt! I hope you are well. I just wondered if you are still using Snowberry? I am and am still loving it! I adore the intensive serum and the day creams. I am not that keen on the brightening range as it's not as advanced as the collagen one.
Best wishes
Hello Ranjitt,ReplyDelete
Nice to hear from you. I still use their day and night cream from the brightening range and alternate with their cleanser. What a shame you do not get on with the brightening range, I am tempted by the intensive serum you like, although I think I'd probably start out with the smaller size if I try it. I think the brand has been gaining alot more in popularity, I know I see them mentioned a lot more now. It will be interesting to see what new products they bring out :)
I have some very sad news. Snowberry is going to be discontinued in the UK! I had an email from the manager.
It's very sad and I will miss the brand. I supported it as much as I could, but my support alone wasn't enough.
Will you miss Snowberry?
Best wishes
Hi Danny,Delete
I had just heard this as well :( it only came about as I was trying to buy the sunscreen and couldn't find it anywhere so emailed them direct. Its such a shame as I really think the brand was something special and I am surprised it didn't catch more peoples attention.
I saw your great post about the organic pharmacy sun cream so might have to try that instead x
Oh, I'm sad to hear this. I'd spotted the reduction in price on Escentuals and wondered about buying a few things. I wished I had now! Lovely brand, lovely ethic, I guess the price bracket just put people off? xDelete
Hi Jane,Delete
I'm sure the price was an issue, it is such a shame and its not like I feel I can stock up on some of their other items as Snowberry tend to have short shelf life and you never know if places online are selling old stock x
Thanks for your message.
I really hope you enjoy the Organic Pharmacy SPF50 as much as I do. Can't wait to see how you get on. Have you tried it yet?
Best wishes
Danny x x


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Lady Gaga Posts Beautiful Makeup-Free Selfie [PHOTO]by Thomas Chau | PopCrush
Over the years, we've grown used to seeing Lady Gaga appear in lavish outfits, wigs and makeup. So when the pop singer takes a photo of herself looking like one of us, it becomes a deviation from the norm. (The norm for her, that is.)
The 28-year-old singer posted a selfie on her Instagram account yesterday with the caption "Day off sleepy girl," looking quite beautiful in the picture. She seemingly took the picture after she woke up in bed and decided to share her natural self with her fans. Gaga has posted makeup-free selfies before, but she looks quite stunning in this one.
Gaga could use a day off, as she has spent a better part of the year promoting her 'ARTPOP' album. Currently, she's in the middle of her 'ARTRAVE: The ARTPOP Tour' which continues throughout North America until Aug. 9. She then travels overseas where she will be touring Japan, South Korea, Australia and several European countries until Nov. 24 when she will conclude her tour in Paris.
Go on, Gaga. You deserve your day off.
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I want to connect a shortcut key (ctrl + c) to a
Button in my application. To that purpose I wrote some code using
EventHandler. When the mouse button is clicked it's working fine, but the ctrl + c key press isn't working.
EventHandler[ Button["Click"],
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There are a total of (1) military contracts listed for Shee Atika Languages LLC in the MiC database. Only those contracts with a value of $6.5 million USD or greater are reported by the U.S. DoD. * Indicates a "small business" classification per the US DoD. ** indicates a "small disadvantaged business" per the U.S. DoD. NOTE: the U.S. DoD only publicly reports contracts valued at $6.5 million USD or greater.
Contracts are listed by awarded date descending.
Total: $250,000,000
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 86 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
Leather 4 Less
Leather 4 Less is an importer and wholesale distributor of affordable, high-quality leather goods. Based in Sydney, our mission is to make genuine leather items used in work and travel affordable for all Australians. In doing so, we aim to help more students, professionals and business men and women stay as organized (and as stylish) as possible.
1. Office workers and professionals are our primary target market. i.e.:
- Educated professionals
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Our secondary target is high school and university students. As long as the logo is bold, clean and contemporary, we will be happy regarding how the logo appeals to this target group.
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Congress is expected to approve three spending bills by week's end that would grant the National Science Foundation a 2.5% bump in it's 2012 budget.
It might not sound like a lot, but a 2.5% budget boost translates to a 173-million dollar increase over this year's funds; that's 173-million dollars that the NSF can put towards everything from cancer research to education & outreach programs.
According to ScienceInsider:
It's an unexpected turn of events for the agency. Earlier this fall, the Senate passed a spending bill that would have cut NSF's budget by $161 million, and a House of Representatives spending panel this summer embraced a flat budget.
Science lobbyists are hailing the vote of confidence in basic research from Congress and applauding the efforts of Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), who chair the relevant appropriations subcommittee in the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively. NSF officials declined to comment pending final passage of the bill.
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Office java makes the cut
For now, coffee appears to be safe in the Haines Borough budget.
In discussion of the public works budget Tuesday, assembly member Joanne Waterman said she would like to see coffee removed from the budgeted list of expenses.
"Coffee is a personal item. It's not a borough expense. Borough money should not be used to pay for employee coffee," Waterman said.
When Mayor Stephanie Scott pointed out coffee is included in the budgets of several different departments and asked whether Waterman was suggesting the cut be made borough-wide, Waterman said yes. "I realize it might be a little thing, but I just don't agree with it," she said.
Manager Mark Earnest asked public facilities director Carlos Jimenez how much of the $150 dedicated to "coffee, toilet paper, paper towel, etc." was actually for coffee. Jimenez estimated about $30.
Jimenez offered to just strike the coffee from the budget – he requested the $150 remain, but said he could live with $30 being chopped – but discussion continued.
Chief fiscal officer Jila Stuart echoed Scott, clarifying that other borough departments provide coffee to employees and citizens. "This isn't the only department that makes coffee. The dispatch and police have coffee; they work 24 hours a day. The (administration) building has coffee. The Visitor's Center has coffee available for the public, I believe, and probably employees," she said.
When Waterman said it was her understanding that employees in the administration building paid for coffee via a collection system, Earnest said sometimes that coffee is offered to visitors. "There is a collection thing, but if we have a visitor in we won't collect from them," he said.
At that point, Waterman abandoned the issue. "Okay, I'm sorry. I'll drop it. Drop it," she said.
After an long silence, Scott remarked, "I totally understand what (Waterman) is saying as a policy statement and I guess it's hard to make a blanket policy given the distinctions between departments."
The borough is currently trying to fill a $500,000 deficit for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Thanks for an interesting and helpful explanation of the sources and requirements of the test operators. Even after 20 years, I'm still learning!
What I'd like to know is how to avoid one of the most common pitfalls of the file and directory tests (-f and -d in particular). This is the strange behaviour when you test a hidden file, or a file starting with '.' (not just a file that isn't readable by the permissions applied to it).
In this case, although the file can be listed and passed as an argument to both test types ("if [[ -d" and "if test -d"), both tests fail when passed a 'dot' file.
So far, all the workarounds I've seen are quite cumbersome, and detract from "nice" shell scripting. Can you help with an example, or explain why these tests apparently 'fail' the way they do, and what we can do to get them to work with all files?


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Not of This World is a main quest and achievement/trophy in the Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta.
Quick walkthroughEdit
|Main Quest: Not of This World
|Follow the radio signal to the alien crash site.
|Talk to Somah after your abduction.
|Stage a fight with her.
|Kill the guards.
|Continue down the corridor.
|Talk to Sally.
|Overload the power module near Sally's cell.
|Wait for Sally to open the door.
|Retrieve your gear from the storage unit.
|Fight your way to the Engineering Core.
|Reward: 300 XP
|Leads to: Among the Stars
Detailed walkthroughEdit
The abductionEdit
The quest can be obtained at any point of the game from the time the player leaves Vault 101, the same as all other Fallout 3 add-ons except for Broken Steel.
You receive an unintelligible radio transmission which will lead you to the alien crash site, where you will be abducted by the aliens. The fastest way to get to the crash site is travel to Greener Pastures Disposal Site, and head northwest. If you haven't found Greener Pastures, travel to MDPL-13 power station and head directly north. You should be exposed to significantly less radiation when traveling from MDPL-13.
After being abducted, you will be probed by the aliens, who then direct a robotic arm equipped with a laser-like device to start moving down the table towards you. The screen flashes red, and you drift to unconsciousness. You will wake up in a cell, stripped of all your gear, with a woman from the Capital Wasteland named Somah. She will suggest staging a fist-fight as a ruse to attract the attention of the guards, so that you can overpower them and escape. Once you and Somah have exchanged a few punches, two aliens will enter the cell and she will help you beat them up. You may wish to pick up one of their shock batons to arm yourself.
After you and Somah have escaped, be sure to check out the contents of the other cells: a dead Enclave officer and a confused Rivet City security guard who is trying to convince herself she's just dreaming.
The escapeEdit
Not long after you and Somah escape, you'll come across a caged cell holding a young girl named Sally. She requests that you free her by overloading and overheating the module near her cell. To do this, you need to activate the three cylinders surrounding the module down the hall. Once it explodes, Sally will open the previously sealed door by climbing through small ducts in the walls. She will then offer herself as a guide and help lead you throughout the ship. Somah says she will be staying behind to "watch your back" and that she'll catch up later. Your gear may be retrieved from a container located in a storage room to your left down the hall.
You must now make your way through the fairly linear path with Sally helping you along the way. Not long afterwards you both alert some alien guards (which appear as friendly dots on the compass, for now), who will spawn nearby and Sally tells you to wait. You have the option of asking Sally to assist you by giving her a grenade (only frag or plasma can be given) so that she may sneak up on them from behind the walls and hit them with the grenade after you distract them. Otherwise, you can deal with them on your own and she'll crawl anyway behind the walls. It may be a good idea to let her assist you, as the three aliens will all die immediately from her grenade as soon as you approach them, saving you the trouble.
Sally will continue offering you assistance as you continue through the ship, such as unlocking doors or creating distractions to make your trip easier. You don't always have to accept her help, though. You may opt to just cut a bloody path during your escape, which will also provide a lot of alien loot and weaponry, such as alien epoxy, alien power modules, and interesting new weapons.
During your escape you'll eventually encounter alien workers. Sally informs you that it would be better to leave the harmless aliens alone. Killing them earns you negative Karma.
Quest stagesEdit
- Having the Mysterious Stranger perk opens up a new line of dialogue with Somah, alluding to his ability to appear in almost any situation.
- It is possible to kill Somah during your little brawl if you get enough critical hits. Doing so will cause the quest to break, as the door at the end of the hall will not open.
- If you are in the middle of the mole rat segment of Wasteland Survival Guide, the repellent stick will remain in your inventory after abduction, as it is a quest item. This can assist you in breaking out of your cell, particularly if your melee skill is better than your unarmed.
- If you have completed the other objectives, the quest will complete once you reach the engineering core, regardless of whether you retrieved your equipment.
- If you have the Paralyzing Palm perk it is possible that Somah will become paralyzed while fighting with you. When this happens the alien guards will run straight to her and possibly beat her to death depending on how long it takes her to get up.
- PC Playstation 3 On rare occasions the signal will be picked up, but upon approaching the ship nothing ever happens. If this happens the only way to gain the quest is through the console commands. [verified]
- PC Playstation 3 Sometimes, if you reload a previous save while being examined by the aliens, your armor (if in first-person view and depending on which weapon you're using) and Pip-Boy 3000 will glow blue, as seen from the blue abduction ray. This effect is sometimes permanent. Restarting and reloading may fix this. [verified]
- Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Somah may hang in the decision of whether to fight her or not, even after you've killed the first two alien guards. [verified]
- A way to avoid this is to not punch Somah and let her punch you. Alternatively, when the option to fight appears, choose to not fight and then choose to fight afterwards.
- Xbox 360 There is in fact another way out of the cell besides fighting Somah. Keep in mind that you'll have to reload an older save. By using the camera glitch in which you hold LB and move the camera around you can reach things that you normally wouldn't be able to (e.x. The force fields in Raven Rock). The release mechanism is on the left side of the door if you're in the cell. You still have to return to Somah and initiate the fight or else she'll stand in the cell even though the door is open. When the aliens come to break it up, instead of deactivating it they reactivate it (you cannot deactivate the door a second time and the alien peacekeepers just run into the barrier endlessly) leaving you in the cell with Somah and no way to break up the fight. She will attack you until you kill her. If you leave the cell this way the aliens that break up the fight are NOT hostile until you attack one of them. Needless to say if you get out of the cell using this method Somah will not follow you, forcing you to return to her and fight her, either trapping you in the cell with a hostile Somah or if you kill the aliens they can't break the fight up and she'll remain hostile indefinitely. [verified]
- Xbox 360 Sometimes, when you retrieve your items from storage the "Take All" option doesn't actually take all of your items from the container. [verified]
- PC Playstation 3 Upon reaching the crashed alien ship and being taken into the dlc the cut-scene where the aliens are probing you will glitch causing the cut-scene to freeze without continuing into the download. [verified]
- PC Xbox 360 Upon being abducted while holding the Shishkebab, the player will indefinitely have the oven mitt on their right hand as if the Shishkebab's still equipped. Re-equipping and un-equipping the Shishkebab or reloading a previous save before starting the DLC will fix this. [verified]
- PC Somah may not appear in the prison cell at the start of the DLC. To remedy this use the console and type 'Prid xx000988' and then 'enable' before approaching the crashed spaceship. Somah should then appear in the prison cell as normal. [verified]


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Nicole Says: If Blair Decides To Marry Louis, 'Gossip Girl' is OVER
I'm extremely disappointed with how the Jan. 16 episode of 'Gossip Girl' panned out. I hate to say it, but if Blair marries Louis the show is totally OVER.
On the Jan. 16 episode of Gossip Girl, we took a trip into the future, skipping over the hospital-drama and landing right into the upcoming weeks before Blair's (Leighton Meester) wedding. And much to the dismay of Chair fans — it looks like Queen B has made her final decision to marry Prince Louis (Hugo Becker).
The last time we saw Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Blair together, they were confessing their love to each other in the back of a limousine. But now everything has changed after their near-death car crash.
Apparently, Chuck barely survived, but it was Blair's prayer that brought him back to life. B said a prayer promising that she would follow through with her "vow" to marry Louis if only Chuck could live. And miraculously, he did.
And now this is WHY she won't call off the wedding!!
I think this is absolutely the most absurd thing that I've EVER heard! First of all, Blair did not make a vow to Louis — YET. She has not made a promise to love Louis for the rest of her life in a church! They aren't married!! God wants Blair to be happy, right? And if Blair feels dead inside without Chuck — which she said she did — I think God would be OK with Blair leaving Louis instead of living the rest of her life in a LIE.
Someone needs to knock some sense into Blair's head and I'm hoping it will be Serena (Blake Lively). Gossip Girl Executive Producer, Josh Safran, did say that Serena will be right by Blair's side throughout the wedding. Maybe it will be her sensible words that will have her to call off the wedding?
If not, I think Gossip Girl is headed towards dark days. NOBODY wants Blair to marry Louis! And even if she strays and has a secret affair with Chuck, again, it won't be the same. Chuck and Blair have so much potential! They are the definition of true love!
I think a lot of the show's fans — like myself– feel very disappointed with the direction our favorite chairytale is headed…
And here are my 'OMG' moments of the Jan. 16 episode:
#1) Chuck and Blair's final love confession
Blair definitely owed it to Chuck to explain WHY she has been ignoring him since the car crash. And even though she didn't fully explain the situation to him — she did assure him that she will always love him. "Just because we can't be together doesn't mean I don't love you," Blair said to Chuck. "I saw what was important and I made the only choice I could." But Chuck, of course, refused to accept this and said he would continue to fight for her! Hopefully he can do this BEFORE she walks down the aisle Jan. 30!
#2) Blair Loses The Baby
Queen B is no longer carrying Louis' baby. As we predicted, she lost it in the Dec. 5 car crash. I wasn't sure where that storyline was going to go anyway…
#3) Serena and Dan Kiss
And as one door closes, another one opens. Serena (Blake Lively) — being the best friend she is — covers up Blair's secret by lying and saying she is the one who actually has a relationship with Dan (Penn Badgley). This leads them to kissing at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. It's totally obvious that Serena is still so in love with Dan, but is the feeling mutual?
#4) The Real Charlie is Revealed
In Lily's (Kelly Rutherford) search to find out where Charlie (Kaylee Defer) fled to after the night of the car crash, she actually runs into the REAL Charlie! Is this the new blonde who is going to steal Nate's (Chace Crawford) heart?
What did you think about tonight's episode, HollywoodLifers? Do you think Blair has made her final decision about Louis? Will Serena and Dan's love reignite? VOTE and sound off in your comments below!
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Thanks Markb for the input & welcome to Poco Forum.
KAV whoever is not free.
Here's another free AV: ClamWin
and it was discussed at Wilders Security Forum.
Moderators: Eric, Tomas, robin
Thanks for your input.simon_e wrote:I use NOD32 and found it easy to install and very, very effective in use.
Robin was right about that. It does the job for me too and it's not as expensive as NAV. Further more it updates every hour without a glitch.bareges wrote:I came across Kaspersky which as Robin says " does precisely what it says on the tin". Can't really ask for more than that.
Eric wrote:Hi vlais & welcome to Poco Forum.vlais wrote:You guys have more expirience with PocoMail, can anybody tell me which AV software is best with Poco? And of cource, better free AV.
You could always try Avast Home edition.
Just a word of caution: don't use the in & outgoing notifications, as it could result to receiving blank messages.
Other members will maybe post other free antivirus.
I said, it could result to ...Zev0 wrote: That's odd. I've just began to try Pocomail with AvastPro, and I use notifications on both incoming and outgoing. I've noticed no problems whatsoever. Works like a champ.
scottm wrote:With AVG, you have to use the personal e-mail scanner and config it manually. It's not that hard.
I had posted instructions in the old forum
alanpitts wrote:I have for years used AVG 6 without problems, however AVG 7 needs a lot more manual configuration. I now use NOD32 (www.nod32uk.com), which I believe Microsoft use to scan their products before release? An excellent AV, faster than other mainstrem AV's and v.v. effective.
treigel wrote:But I'm not finding NOD32 much more likable. I can't configure it so it actually works with PicoMail. The problem is I can't find a way to set it to automatically delete the virus and proceed with the downloading of mail. It seems to insist that I manually tell it to delete the virus, in the meantime holding up receipt of all other messages and causing PocoMail to time out the download.
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Things might get dull all around but the party never stops in here! The colorful lights, giant merry-go-rounds and fluffy cotton candies are the things we never get enough of. The Food stalls, people, music, rides—fun is the only language we speak. Fairs and festivals is always a reminder of what we are made of. Fairs have come a long way since the days when we called it 'Fayre' till today when it has being the universal lingo of enjoyment.
Fairs and Festivals may differ in nature from each other but at large they stand for coming together for a common interest. Fairs are more focused towards creating awareness and showcasing goods and services while festivals aim to celebrate the uniqueness of a particular community. The thing that Joins these two together is the food, music, stalls, carnivals and not to forget the endless entertainment. Fairs and Festivals are a celebration of passion be it music, art, culture, folk, literature, film, food, religion or season. A set of people sharing the same passion come together for the sake of entertainment.
The Fairs and Festivals are more often carried out as a way to improve trade. The industries like agriculture, automobiles and live stock use interactive fairs to promote their goods. The tradition of fairs initially started as religious occasions like anniversary of a church or feast day of patron saint.These events started out low key with tradesmen selling out their wares but gradually they have flourished to become extravagant occasions.
The traditional festivals also started out as a celebration of various Gods and Goddesses. In the ancient history feasts and festivals were the elaborate meals for various religious events. The Festivals are truly a reflection of that region bringing forth the cultural fabrication in its true richness. The city of Hawaii has its series of Aloha Festivals celebrating Hawaiian heritage. Texan festivals have a strong Spanish rodeo like feel to it. Dublin, Ohio celebrates their regional Irish influences in most of the festivals. The music festivals are one of the most popular kinds held in various parts all over U.S. The Music festivals have a wide spectrum ranging from classic jazz and Mozart to wacky rock and grunge. The art festivals have been maneuvering the cultural fabrication of varied regions with inspirational murals and craft displays.
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Cold weather poses threat to outdoor pets
What pet owners should do to keep them safe
With temperatures dipping well below freezing, pet experts say people aren't the only ones who need to bundle up.
If a pet isn't allowed to warm up inside the home, animal safety advocates say it's best to have a shelter with a little something extra added.
"By adding straw here, it adds warmth so they can have a place to nest up," said Angela Stell with New Mexico Dogs Deserve Better.
Animal shelters are reporting a surge in calls of pets left in the cold with no way to keep warm.
Some of those animals have even come close to death.
"We've seen it multiple times. Removing frozen dogs from yards, tied to their chains, more times than I'd like to admit," said Stell.
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Give your pet a little more food in the winter, because they're burning up a lot more calories to keep warm.
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Ms. Sharif was arrested after two much-publicized drives last week to highlight the Facebook and Twitter campaigns she helped organize to encourage women across Saudi Arabia to participate in a collective protest scheduled for June 17.If she drove to promote the right to drive, that is the form of speech that is civil disobedience. It draws attention to the commission of the crime, and it's not surprising that it attracts arrest. Isn't that the purpose of conspicuous violation — to get arrested and make everyone notice and want to help you? This is working for Manal al-Sharif. But Howeidar's point is that she's really arrested for speaking out on Facebook, not for the driving per se. She wasn't treated like other female drivers, who are let off easily. And there's something wrong with targeting the person who used Facebook to organize.
The campaigns, which had attracted thousands of supporters — more than 12,000 on the Facebook page — have been blocked in the kingdom. Ms. Sharif's arrest was very likely intended to give others pause before participating in the protests in a country where a woman's public reputation, including her ability to marry, can be badly damaged by an arrest.
"Usually they just make you sign a paper that you will not do it again and let you go," said Wajiha Howeidar, who recorded Ms. Sharif while driving on Thursday. "They don't want anybody to think that they can get away with something like that. It is a clear message that you cannot organize anything on Facebook. That is why she is in prison."
Isn't the real question is whether women should be allowed to drive, not whether organizing on Facebook incurs harsher punishment when you commit a crime? Think about some other crime — some crime that obviously should be a crime. I hesitate to describe a crime, but let's say some Saudi man thinks women who drive should be dragged out of their cars and beaten. He sets up a Facebook page to promote that opinion and gets 12,000 supporters. Then — twice — he drags a woman out of a car and beats her. Now, he is arrested. Let's say that in Saudi Arabia men who beat women for driving are normally just asked to promise not to do it again. Would you object to making an example out of the man who used Facebook?


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My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir
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We have 2 signed copies and 3 unsigned copies in this week's giveaway!
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In My Sisters the Saints, author Colleen Carroll Campbell blends her personal narrative of spiritual seeking, trials, stumbles, and breakthroughs with the stories of six women saints who profoundly changed her life: Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, Faustina of Poland, Edith Stein of Germany, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Mary of Nazareth. Drawing upon the rich writings and examples of these extraordinary women, the author reveals Christianity's liberating power for women and the relevance of the saints to the lives of contemporary Christians.
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In your infinite wisdom Gov. Patrick, how could you possibly thinks that the way out of this economic disaster is to tax the one food group that people count on in times of stress – Chocolate. Well, your official target is candy and sweets – but who doesn't think of chocolate when some says, "candy."
Are you kidding me?In your infinite wisdom Gov. Patrick, how could you possibly thinks that the way out of this economic disaster is to tax the one food group that people count on in times of stress – Chocolate. Well, your official target is candy and sweets – but who doesn't think of chocolate when some says, "candy." Yes, Gov. Patrick, chocolate is a food group. Ask any woman. Look really closely chocolate is at the very tippity-top of the food pyramid. It is so important it holds the place of honor at the food pyramid's zenith. Your suggestions of taxing candy, beer – which is candy for men – and increasing the tax on meals eaten out also goes a bit over the top. In these times of economic strife, please hold harmless the very few legal vices we have left. Next thing you know you'll be taxing the number of steps we walk, the number of breaths we take and the number of times we hug our kids – all things necessary to a healthy existence. Just like chocolate. Taxing chocolate, candy and other sweets is just not an option. In the few days since you announced your willingness to attach a tax to almost everything in this state e-mails have flooded the in boxes of newsrooms from Amesbury to Pittsfield, Arlington to Provincetown. People are outraged. There isn't a group of people you haven't alienated in your quest for additional funds – and this on the backs of people who are already struggling to keep their economic train chugging – the taxpayers of this state. The Massachusetts Bar Association is opposed to your deep cuts because in times of economic downturn, more people turn to less than savory acts to get by. With deep cuts in this department, you're just asking for trouble and there won't be anyone there to administer the law. It could be considered as an obstruction of justice, Mr. Governor. Another organization, vocal about the cuts they will have to bear are the folks who administer programs for people who are intellectually or developmentally disabled and their families. Come on sir, is this cut in the best interest of a group of citizens who have lost employment funding from your fist round of 9C cuts. Let's not reverse the good works of the folks at the 21 chapters of ARC of Massachusetts. A third group, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association is a group of business owners around the state who are struggling to put food on the table. With their waning customer base and rising cost of food, the last thing this group needs is to have to levy additional tax on their few remaining patrons. The groups of people above are real people. They have real struggles, one of which is trying to maintain, at this juncture, a meager existence in this state. Sharpen your pencil and come back to us with something we'll all be just a bit happier about – or at least less angry. And stay away from my chocolate.
Donna O'Neil is the editor of the Wakefield Observer.


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It's been a busy week for linkspam!
- You Ask Why I Need To Talk About Women in the Python Community?: The day following her successful Europython talk on engaging women in the Python community, Pythonista Lynn discovers a distasteful tweet tagged with #pyladies. Lynn: "I JUST gave a talk on yesterday about women & Python. This dude asked me a question on the things men do unconsciously."
- Ouya's Big Day: Ouya, a video game console company headed by Julie Uhrman, "became the eighth project in Kickstarter history to raise more than a million dollars, and the fastest ever to do so."
- On Race, Feminism, and Jodie Landon | Racialicious – the intersection of race and pop culture: "Look at her. Gaze upon the one person who is even more aware of the irony and hypocrisy of the world than Daria Morgendorffer. This is the one person who has even more right and insight to call everyone out on their sh-t."
- How I Stopped Worrying and Started Loving PyLadies: "The fact is: we want [women] to enrich our community, so we have to look for pragmatic ways to get them in – even if the means don't seem sound to us on the first sight because we don't get it."
- Sexism red/yellow cards at Defcon: "I will let you in on a not very well kept secret. Defcon is hell for women. Defcon is also many wonderful things. It is a fantastic environment to learn, network, and connect with friends old and new. But I'm not here to talk about that."
- How Stereotypes Can Drive Women To Quit Science: "[Researchers] had male and female scientists at a research university wear the audio recorders and go about their work. When the scientists analyzed the audio samples, they found there was a pattern in the way the male and female professors talked to one another. When male scientists talked to other scientists about their research, it energized them. But it was a different story for women."
- Willamette Geek: Turns Out, Portland Women Do Want to Code": "'It is definitely not the case that women don't want to learn to code,' says Rowley. 'What appears to be the case is that women are human beings, and human beings are generally averse to stepping alone and uninvited into communities in which they feel like they don't belong (or aren't welcome). In our follow-up survey, over half of the female respondents mentioned that one of the main things that got them to come out to the event was that it was women-oriented.'"
- See, This is What I'm Talking About: Tosh.0 and Rape "Jokes": (Trigger warning: rape) The Women's Health News blog is looking for a tough-stomached vidder in response to this week's Daniel Tosh controversy.
- A Woman Scorned By Fans: Why do so many fans hate the female leads of their favorite television shows? "This hate isn't even just coming from lonely geeks in the basement, pining after girls. It's not even coming from just dudes. And that rhetoric used demonstrates that it has nothing to do with fans wanting stronger female characters."
- Teenage Dread | Toronto Standard: How teenage-girl metalheads are derided by metal bands and metal culture.
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Pro Timing Day Roster … This and that at running back
By Dave Reardon
These are the players who will be at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., on Tuesday, April 1, for UH's Pro Timing Day. They'll be worked out by NFL scouts. Rich Miano is coordinating for UH, and Greg McMackin plans to attend.
Davone Bess, Colt Brennan, Frank Fernandez, Ryan Grice-Mullins, C.J. Hawthorne, Brad Kalilimoku, Ryan Keomaka, Mike Lafaele, Jason Laumoli, Gerard Lewis, Myron Newberry, Karl Noa, Timo Paepule, Jacob Patek, Amani Purcell, Jason Rivers, Nate Russell, Hercules Satele, Larry Sauafea and Siave Seti.
Couple of interesting tidbits from Ron Lee today:
Mario Cox is bracketed with Dave Farmer, behind Daniel Libre/Leon Wright-Jackson at running back.
Lee said Cox could get some meaningful playing time in the fall.
Libre and Wright-Jackson will both spend some time at slot this spring, but not that much, and mostly in individual drills learning routes and techniques. Lee pointed out that Libre knows much of it already, since he was a slot before moving to RB last season.
Korey Reynolds is still a running back, at least for now.