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I was sucker punched by "Sucker Punch." Not being a big fan of action-fantasy movies in general or specifically Zack Snyder's digital-heavy movies like "300″ and "Watchmen" (though I admired "Legend of the Guardians" fairly well), I was not expecting to like "Sucker Punch" much at all.
Boy, do I love finding out I was wrong and winding up enjoying a movie as much as I did "Sucker Punch." And I have yet to regret going the extra mile to see the movie on a giant full-size IMAX screen. "Sucker Punch" was no exception — this is yet another that translates extremely well to the larger screen and superior sound system of IMAX. The movie opens Friday (March 25) on 229 IMAX screens domestically and at least 78 IMAX screens internationally simultaneous with Warner Bros.' release of the movie in traditional theaters.
For the first 15 min. – 20 min. of the two-hour film I was not having
a good time, though the opening was not at all what I expected. While
visually dynamic and interesting, it seemed like it was stylized
exploitation, going for the lowest common denominator in starting out
like a horror film with scenes of parental rape of a stepchild and then
segueing into a setting at an insane asylum for young scantily-clad
orphan girls who were being abused by an administrator acting as a pimp
(the latter part in the vivid imagination of our protagonist).
Then it morphed into wild anachronistic fantasy mixing modern technology into settings with helicopters and zeppelins flying over medieval castles. The sexy helpless girls suddenly became super-humans, using huge swords and giant machine guns and leaping inhumanly high. They were never slowed for a second after being batted roughly against walls during epic battles with zombies, robots, and dragons. Battle scenes that seemed to blur World War I with World War II all intermingled with primary settings that seemed to be of 1950s era Americana. Little of it was logical and the story seemed somewhat hard to follow at times.
Then, about the same time the first of many great songs in the movie was introduced — an ear-catching unlikely version of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" sung by star Emily Browning (off-screen, gratefully not in musical style like "Moulin Rouge") — I decided to abandon all traditional viewing perspectives for this movie and just enjoy the ride.
What a pleasure to see such a rare fresh approach to cinematic style and entertainment, from Snyder's trademark color-saturated and/or grainy washed-out settings to his brave and effective framing of shots, such as an extreme close-up of the lead actress on the left half of the frame and another actor in a medium shot on the right side and also in full focus. And writer/director/producer Snyder got some terrific performances out of relatively unfamiliar lead Australian actress Browning ("The Uninvited"), here with stark white hair and very fair skin, and fairly unknown lead villain Oscar Isaac ("Robin Hood," "Body of Lies"), who is brilliantly intimidating (don't miss his performance of Roxy Music's "Love Is the Drug," with co-villain Carla Gugino during the closing credits).
There are also fun smaller turns by more familiar actors such as Jena Malone ("Bastard out of Carolina," Into the Wild"), Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), Scott Glenn, and especially a departure role for "High School Musical" sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens. But one of the most enjoyable elements to be sure is the reworking of popular songs such as a mash-up of Queen's "We Will Rock You" with "I Want it All" from "Armageddon," Icelandic singer Emiliana Torrini's take on Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," and many others.


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CALGARY – American retailer, Cabela's Incorporated, a global outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, has announced plans to open its first store in Calgary by the fall of 2015.
Construction on the store, a 70,000-square-foot location adjacent to the Deerfoot Mall near the intersection of Deerfoot Trail and 64th Avenue N.E., is scheduled to begin later this year.
The company said the Deerfoot Mall is currently under a plan review as an open air shopping centre redevelopment project.
Calgary will be Cabela's third location in Alberta, joining the 70,000-square-foot and 50,000-square-foot Edmonton locations opened in 2011 and May of this year. It is expected to employ about 180 full-time and part-time employees.
"Alberta has been great to Cabela's," said Tommy Millner, Cabela's chief executive, in a news release. "Our two Edmonton locations have received tremendous support. It is time to expand to Calgary and better serve the loyal Cabela's customers in southern Alberta."
The company said the Calgary store will be built in its next-generation layout, designed to surround customers in an outdoor-like experience with museum-quality wildlife displays and a large mountain replica. The store will also include an indoor archery range and archery tech room, Bargain Cave and Fudge Shop.
Cabela's Canada was established in 2007 with a store and headquarters for Canadian operations in Winnipeg. In 2010, Cabela's Canada opened its current corporate headquarters and call centre in Winnipeg.
It operates 58 stores across North America. It's other Canadian locations are in Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Regina. The company has announced plans to open an additional 20 stores over the next two years, including locations in Barrie, July 10; Nanaimo, this fall; and Moncton, in 2015.
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Ryan Malesevich is back on his blog today with a look at another WordPress plugin - WP-Chunk, a tool to split up large data so to conforms more to the page layout.
Occassionally I'll have someone post a comment that includes a URL. Wordpress automatically links to that URL, but often times it's too large for the alotted space. So depending on the browser, it might break it entirely. John recently wrote about a plugin that would fix that problem. WP-Chunk doesn't require much to work. There's no customization, or settings to change, it just works.
His example is of a long URL, but I imagine you could use it for any content that would cause the output of the post to expand out too far. And no configuration makes it even better!


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|Advocating Freedom Considered Harmful (technical report based primarily on the analysis of logs files for my websites)
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|Thursday, July 21 2005--I sent PNNL this FOIA and Privacy Act Information Request. It was received the next morning.
|Friday, July 22 2005--I sent PNNL this email requesting any factual information corrections on this website. There was no response.
|Thursday, July 28 2005--I received a check from PNNL for $0.00.
|Thursday, August 18 2005--I receive this response (page two is here) to my FOIA and Privacy Act requests. Basically it said I had already received all I was going to receive from PNNL. The DOE might send me more information and PNNL had forwarded part of the request on to them. I called and clarified a misunderstanding about my personnel file--I didn't have all the contents yet. Mr. Talbot agreed to look into it.
|Wednesday, August 24 2005--I received my security file from the Department of Energy. Enclosed was the first specific allegation of wrongdoing on my part. This allegation is completely false and I explained this to HR on May 26th. As I then suspected, they didn't believe me. They could have verified my story with any number of my co-workers, the customer, the IT department (who would be aware of any traffic of that nature on the network), by looking up the IP addresses associated with those websites, or a call to my hosting provider. They apparently did none of those things.
|Tuesday, September 6, 2005--I received my "Field File" from PNNL which contained my performance reviews and goals. It only contained one tiny note related to the investigation. This simple, and mandated by law, concession from them took nearly three months and a FOIA/Privacy information act request that was originally denied (page two is here). They "reconsidered" and finally sent it.
|Monday, September 12, 2005--I sent a FOIA request for information on PNNL programs that used my personally developed code, without license, to the DOE via their web site.
|Wednesday, September 14, 2005--DOE sent a letter acknowledged my FOIA request from two days earlier and forwarded the request to PNNL.
|Tuesday, October 18, 2005--PNNL responded to me claiming they were not able to find any existing documents or records consistent with my FOIA request of September 12, 2005. If this was true then they would have had to rewritten numerous computer programs, updated all their customers that had copies of those programs, ensured those customers deleted all the old copies, and deleted large portions of their source control archives in those two months.
|Monday, October 30, 2006--The lawsuit was filed against Bryan McMillian, Torrie McMillan, and Battelle. Follow the court filings here.
|Friday, December 22, 2006--I received word the papers have been served on McMillans. I'll be having a much more Merry Christmas this year than last!
|Friday, December 29, 2006--The Tri-City Herald published an article about the lawsuit.
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MONTREAL — Linemates Tyler Seguin and David Krejci scored in the opening 2:05 of the third period, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.
The victory moved the Bruins (7-1-1) into sole possession of first place in the Northeast Division and kept Montreal (6-3-0) from taking over the division lead.
P.K. Subban scored his first of the season on a second-period power play for Montreal, whose five-game home winning streak ended. Boston outshot Montreal 23-22.
The Canadiens did not allow a shot on goal until more than 11 minutes into the game, but solid saves by Tuukka Rask kept it scoreless.
Subban broke the deadlock at 10:53 of the second with Milan Lucic serving a high-sticking penalty.
The flamboyant defenseman took a pass from Andrei Markov and saw his point shot go off Rich Peverley's stick and past Rask. It was Subban's first goal and third point in three games since he ended a holdout by signing a two-year contract.
The goal drew big applause from the Bell Centre crowd as Subban did the leg-lifted "Joel" pose in celebration, and it ended Boston's string of 16 straight penalty kills on the road to start the season.
Seguin tied it only 14 seconds into the third period as he lifted the puck past Carey Price from the edge of the crease after a feed from Krejci.
The Bruins then went on a rush and Lucic passed in front where the closing Krejci beat Tomas Plekanec to the puck to redirect it into the net at 2:05.
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DENVER (AP) Another gold medal for Shaun White? How about a first gold record?
The snowboarding star-slash-guitarist and his group, Bad Things, released their first album Tuesday. The self-titled compilation is available on iTunes.
White had been touring with the band over the summer but put that on hold to prepare for the Sochi Games. He'll start actively promoting the album after the Olympics.
He says playing in a band is satisfying in a different way than snowboarding, where he'll be going for his third straight halfpipe gold in Sochi.
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Vanilla Ice: Rapper, reality show star and ... YouTube star? Maybe someday soon!The singer, born Rob Van Winkle, performed with some of YouTube's biggest musical stars at the Hollywood Palladium Sunday night for the 3rd Annual Streamy Awards, which celebrates ...
Vanilla Ice: Rapper, reality show star and ... YouTube star? Maybe someday soon!The singer, born Rob Van Winkle, performed with some of YouTube's biggest musical stars at the Hollywood Palladium Sunday night for the 3rd Annual Streamy Awards, which celebrates the best of online programming. The collaboration was an anxious affair though because he had only met crooner Chester See, musician Mike Tompkins and Epic Rap Battles of History's Nice Peter the night before. "We had no game plan but put everything together last night. It was so sloppy, I can't even tell you," Van Winkle told TVGuide.com. "I lost some sleep over it."From George Takei to Burning Love: Check out the TVGuide.com/Getty Streamys photo boothBut a good attitude (and some rehearsal time) made all the difference. "They were a little timid. I said, 'This is your time. These are memories that last forever. Make it happen. Own your stage, own everything,'" Van Winkle says. "I took away the nerves and replaced them with smiles. And smiles are contagious, so I had everybody just having a really authentic, great time on stage. We put something together that was magical. I enjoyed the hell out of it. It was electrifying." How did the '90s music star get involved in such an event? Thank Dick Clark Productions for reviving "Ice, Ice, Baby" and "Play That Funky Music" for the YouTube generation. "Dick Clark and I go way back from when I pulled my pants down on national TV to show my scars," Van Winkle explained. "If it could have gone viral then, it would have! It would have been trending. But they got me involved."At least the rapper, who currently stars on DIY's The Vanilla Ice Project (airing Sundays at 10/9c), got a taste of online popularity during the Streamys. "When we were backstage, we were trending online," he said. "My freaking [Twitter] timeline was going crazy. I was like, 'I can't read it fast enough, oh my God! This is awesome.' If Charlie Sheen was here, he'd say, 'Winning!'"The epic music collaboration capped off an evening that also included performances by Soulja Boy and Shontelle. But in the end, it was the web and streaming series that were the real stars of the evening. Grammys 2013: Fashion hits and missesHalo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Epic Rap Battles of History and Burning Love won big with four awards apiece. Halo 4 took home Streamys for Best Drama Series, Best Production Design (Kasra Farahani), Best Cinematography (Brett Pawlak) and Best Editing (Louis Hill). The rap series that pits historical and fictional characters against each other snagged the prizes for Best Music Series, Best Original Song for "Steve Jobs. vs. Bill Gates," Best Online Musician (Nice Peter) and Best Use of Fashion & Design (Mary Gutfleisch). The Bachelor spoof Burning Love won for Best Comedy Series, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Male Performance (Ken Marino) and Best Guest Appearance (Ken Jeong).Two-time winners included Grace Helbig for Audience Choice Personality of the Year and her first-person series Daily Grace, H+ the Digital Series for Best Action/Sci-fi Series and Best Direction, and Best Interactive Program and Best Writing for a Comedy (Bernie Su) for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a modern-day take on Pride & Prejudice.Check out the full Streamys ceremony below (Vanilla Ice performs at the 2 hour, 39 minute mark) and a list of the rest of the 3rd Annual Streamy Award winners:
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Bourn's steals down, but Francona won't stop him
CLEVELAND -- Michael Bourn has not enjoyed the same kind of success on the basepaths this season that he has grown accustomed to over his career. The last thing the Indians are going to do is tell him to stop running.
"I encourage him to run, because that's part of his game," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "Sometimes, what comes with it is you're going to be thrown out. We're the type of team that, if we sit around, especially when we're not really swinging great, it makes it harder for us."
Entering Saturday's game against the Twins, Bourn had been thrown out an American League-leading 10 times in 29 stolen-base attempts this season. His 66-percent success rate is the lowest of his career and the center fielder is on pace to end the year with fewer than 40 thefts for the first time since his rookie season in 2007 (18 stolen bases for the Phillies).
Over the previous five seasons, Bourn led baseball with 257 stolen bases and had an 81-percent success rate during that span with the Astros and Braves.
"He's pretty intelligent," Francona said. "Pitchers in today's game do a very good job, because it's part of the game. One of the first things we look at when we go into a series is who you can run on. ... We're seeing a lot of starters where it's just not the big numbers.
"Teams are noticeably making an effort to stop runners. Now, saying that, I've seen a lot of times where Bourny's on first and whoever's hitting second -- whether it was Swish [Nick Swisher] or Cabby [Asdrubal Cabrera] -- is either getting ahead in the count, because guys are slide-stepping, or they're leaving fastballs up or not throwing their best breaking ball."
Francona downplayed the significance of Bourn's caught-stealing rate this season.
"There's been three or four of those where it's been must-go on a 3-2 count," Francona said. "That's going to happen. We're running with protection. It's a left-hander, he's not going on first move, so we need contact or most likely his chances aren't great."


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Nokia have had this one baking in the labs for some time but there still seems no sign that it's about to leave beta and be made publicly available to all. The app and accompanying service bills itself as "Messaging, now with location".
Nokia Pulse and its documentation do not seem to have been updated with any changes but essentially it looks as though the bump was to bring it to Windows Phone, as was previously reported.
Here is what the folks at Nokia have to say about the app and its capabilities
Nokia Pulse is smarter messaging, letting you easily send private messages that are automatically tagged with your current location, so syncing up or letting people know where you are is as easy as a few taps. Or you can suggest a place to meet up, with rich information like reviews and directions contained in the message.
Whether you're making plans, changing plans, or on your way, a single Pulse message gets everyone on the same page. Key features:* Share your location and send messages to your friends and family, no matter what phone they use, with Windows Phone or the mobile web.*
Pulse automatically adds your current location to each message you send. Suggest a place for your next gathering or simply say "I'm here," and Pulse adds the rest.* Suggest a place to meet and share rich details that everyone can access with a tap—ratings & reviews, map, directions, and more—without ever leaving the app, thanks to Nokia Maps integration.* Create live tiles for the Pulse app, a specific conversation, or even the Compose message screen.
The Pulse live tile notifies you of any new messages while the conversation live tile tells you of a new message for that conversation.* Send your message to only the people you choose—no complicated privacy settings needed. * Start entering a friend's email address, and we will auto-fill it if it's already in your contact list.* Share your Pulse message to Facebook or Twitter when you want to let more friends know where you are.
It's hard to know what to say about Pulse, we have so many ways of meeting and using instant messaging we don't quite know how to fit this one in. For apps and services like this to be more useful we feel the need to integrate them into the messaging hub is needed. We could say the same thing for other messaging services too. Still, that doesn't mean its not interesting or worthy of your experimental attentions.
Still if you want to have a go and give Nokia your valuable feedback you can grab the app from the Windows Phone Store here or scan the QR code below.
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Your Top Exercise Excuses, Busted
Too busy? Too tired? Too broke? Here's why all of those excuses and more need to stop getting in the way of your fitness.
You know by now that regular exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, and you know if you ever want to reach your goal weight, you'd better be breaking a sweat. Exercise is not only a key ingredient in weight loss but also helps many of the body's systems function better and can ward off heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and many other damaging conditions. Plus, exercise has been shown to improve skin health, boost mood, and give you more energy.
So why is it that people still manage to come up with every excuse in the book not to work out? It's time to take some of your most common reasons not to exercise, and transform them into renewed fitness motivation.
Excuse No. 1: 'I'm Too Busy'
Everyone has said at one time or another that they're too busy to exercise. But it's just a matter of setting priorities, says K.C. Wilder, PhD, a Bucks County, Pa., sports psychologist, cyclist, author, and mother of two. If you want to exercise, it's just a matter of making the time, whether that means getting up an hour earlier in the morning to go for a brisk walk or taking an hour for lunch and walking with co-workers rather than chatting away in the cafeteria. Need more fitness motivation? A large study in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association, found that women who walk for exercise reduce their stroke risk over those who are sedentary.
Excuse No. 2: 'Exercise Is Boring'
Sure, walking on a treadmill every morning for 30 to 60 minutes can be a bit of a snore. So can riding on a stationary bicycle at the gym. But exercise doesn't have to be boring at all, Wilder says. The key is to find an exercise that you like — and with choices as varied as swimming, skiing, tennis, yoga, Zumba, and more, finding a fitness method that works for you should just be a matter of trial and error.
Another way to combat boredom is to change your exercise routine every six to eight weeks, says Gregory Florez, a certified personal trainer in Salt Lake City, owner of Fit Advisor health coaching services, and a spokesman for the American Council on Exercise. Constantly changing your routine will keep it challenging, and can also get you over a weight loss plateau if you experience a stall on the scale.
Excuse No. 3: 'I'm in Too Much Pain'
Granted, you won't feel like working out if your muscles are sore or you suffer from joint pain or arthritis. But when done right, exercise can help you manage your pain better. In one recent study, yoga was found to improve symptoms of back pain more than traditional treatment methods, plus, exercise will strengthen the muscles that support your joints, and keep your bones strong and healthy. Low-impact routines such as water aerobics are particularly effective for arthritis because they won't stress your joints.
Excuse No. 4: 'Joining the Gym Costs Too Much'
Gym memberships can get pricey, and any amount is too much if you don't use your membership. But cost shouldn't be an excuse for not working out. One of the best free things you can do is start a walking routine, says Bob Sallis, MD, a family physician and sports medicine expert at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California. You can walk anywhere, he says, and the only cost is a comfortable pair of shoes. Studies show that walking can help with weight loss, which can help ward off diabetes. If walking doesn't excite you, you can do many other free exercises, like biking, dancing, or even gardening or vacuuming. You can also invest in a few simple pieces of at-home exercise equipment and follow workout DVDs or routines you can download from the Internet for free.
Excuse No. 5: 'I'm Too Fat to Exercise'
If you dread going to the gym because you're afraid other people will stare, choose a different place to exercise, at least until you've had some weight loss success. And when you combine exercise with a healthy, low-calorie diet, you will see some success. Weight loss is a matter of fewer calories in (eaten) than calories out (burned), and exercise is an important part of the equation, Sallis says. Also, get over worrying about what you look like in gym clothes. You will feel so much better about yourself after you exercise for a few weeks that you will look forward to getting ready for the gym and heading there.
Excuse No. 6: 'I'm Not Coordinated Enough'
You don't have to be a superathlete to exercise. Maybe tennis isn't for you if you're afraid of the balls coming at your head, and you might be too short to dunk a basketball, no matter how hard you try. The key is finding an exercise you enjoy and that matches your skill level. At first, resist the urge to compare yourself to others, and focus just on the improvements you can see and feel yourself making. Once you start to exercise regularly, you'll be amazed at what you're capable of.
Excuse No. 7: 'It's Too Hot' or 'It's Too Cold'
Extremes in the weather are common excuses for not working out, but Wilder says they shouldn't be. "If it's too hot or too cold outside, you always have indoor options," she says. "Go to the gym, where it's air-conditioned or heated, or for a walk around the mall, where it's climate-controlled." If it's hot when you exercise, be sure to drink enough water to stay hydrated — dehydration can be dangerous. If it's cold outside, dress in layers to trap your body's heat. One benefit of exercising in the cold weather is that it can cure winter blues. Need more fitness motivation? Exercise also increases your energy levels, which can be lower in gloomy weather.
Excuse No. 8: 'I'll Mess My Hair'
Many women (and some men) who spend a lot of time and money to perfectly coif their hair can be a bit hesitant to mess up their 'do with a sweaty workout. So much so that the current U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin told listeners at a trade show that they should stop letting their hair get in the way of their health. Wilder says if you're worried about your hair, apply a little extra hair spray before you head out for a run or wear a headband to soak up sweat from your forehead. Another option is to keep dry shampoo and a blow-dryer in your gym bag so you can touch up your hair after working out.
Excuse No. 9: 'I Partied Too Much Last Night'
When you're hungover, it's tempting to stay in bed all day drinking water, but a simple hangover is not a good excuse for failing to exercise, Sallis says. In fact, he says, a little exercise can be just thing to help you feel better: working out will get blood flowing to your muscles and oxygen to your brain. Just be sure to drink extra fluids, he adds. Alcohol is a diuretic and can cause you to urinate more, so drink water to avoid becoming dehydrated.
Excuse No. 10: 'I'm Too Tired'
Once you drag yourself to the gym after a long day, you'll be surprised that you'll feel better and more energized — not more exhausted. Working out improves muscle strength and boosts endurance, Wilder says. It gets your blood flowing and your cardiovascular system working more efficiently. And the more efficient your heart and lungs, the better your blood is able to deliver oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. When your tissues have the oxygen and nutrients they need, you have more energy. Also, when you exercise regularly, you sleep better, and when you sleep better, you have more energy to meet the day.
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I'm not a scientist, so I can't tell you exactly how much of this new BioShock Infinite trailer (commission for the Tokyo Game Show) is actually new. So let's just guess and say "some".
There's a can-opening sequence that looks new (at least compared to the very similar E3 clip). And some new gameplay stuff. And hearing everyone speak in Japanese is new, too, I guess!
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Epic Might
This rod is similar to a rod of lordly might, although it is far more powerful. It is larger than its normal counterpart, and it is constructed of adamantine rather than normal metal. It has six buttons, several spell-like functions, and several mundane uses, and it can also be used as a magic weapon of various sorts.
The following spell-like functions of the rod can each be used once per day.
- Dominate Person: Touched foe is recipient of a dominate person spell, if the wielder so commands (Will save DC 24). The wielder must choose to use this power and then succeed with a melee touch attack to activate the power. If the attack fails, the effect is lost.
- Stun: Upon command, all enemies viewing the rod are stunned, as per the power word stun spell (10-foot maximum range, Will save DC 24). Invoking this power is a standard action.
- Damage: Upon command, the rod deals 10d8 points of damage to an opponent on a successful touch attack and cures the wielder of a like amount of damage (Will save DC 26). The wielder must choose to use this power before attacking, as with dominate person.
The following weapon uses of the rod have no limits on their use.
- In its normal form, the rod can be used as a +6 heavy mace.
- When button 1 is pushed, the rod becomes a +3 fiery blast longsword.
- When button 2 is pushed, the rod becomes a +8 battleaxe.
- When button 3 is pushed, the rod becomes a +10 shortspear or +10 longspear.
The following mundane uses of the rod also have no limits on their use.
- Climbing pole/ladder: When button 4 is pushed, a spike that can anchor in granite is extruded from the ball, while the other end sprouts three sharp hooks. The rod lengthens to anywhere between 5 and 150 feet in a single round, stopping when button 4 is pushed again. Horizontal bars 3 inches long fold out from the sides, 1 foot apart, in staggered progression. The rod is firmly held by the spike and hooks and can bear up to 10,000 pounds. The wielder can retract the pole by pushing button 5.
- The ladder function can be used to force open doors. The wielder plants the rod's base 30 feet or less from the portal to be forced and in line with it, then pushes button 4. The force exerted has a Strength bonus of +24.
- When button 6 is pushed, the rod indicates magnetic north and gives the wielder a knowledge of his or her approximate depth beneath the surface or height above it.
Caster Level: 30th; Prerequisites: Craft Rod, Craft Epic Rod, Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Epic Magic Arms and Armor, cure critical wounds, inflict critical wounds, bull's strength, fireball, dominate person, power word stun; Market Price: 4,293,432 gp; Cost to Create: 2,151,372 gp + 52,841 XP.
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"The patients who receive this implant can benefit from the pacemaker's size, durability and novel rate regulation algorithm. It also has real-time, cellular-based home monitoring," said Dr. Kanner.
Oceanside, NY, August 15, 2010 --(
)-- The world's smallest wireless remote pacemaker, the Evia®, was implanted in a patient at a Long Island-based hospital for the first time. The implant procedure was completed by Lawrence Kanner, MD, FACC, director of electrophysiology and arrhythmia services at South Nassau Communities Hospital's Center for Cardiovascular Health in Oceanside, NY.
"The patients who receive this implant can benefit from the pacemaker's size, durability and novel rate regulation algorithm. It also has real-time, cellular-based home monitoring," said Dr. Kanner.
The Evia® pacemaker, manufactured by Biotronik, is 20 percent smaller than all others and incorporates wireless monitoring that works similar to a cell phone. The monitoring system immediately notifies the patient's physician if the patient or the pacemaker is experiencing complications and can be used to perform a complete wireless, remote check-up. In 2009, the FDA approved Biotronik's Home Monitoring® system as the only remote monitoring system that can replace conventional pacemaker device inspection during follow-up appointments.
The Evia features Closed Loop Stimulation (CLS) as well as an internal transmitter and web-based application, which allows it to link to any computer to transmit patient data to the physician. CLS is a physiologic rate regulation algorithm that integrates into the natural cardiovascular control loop, measuring changes in myocardial contraction dynamics and translating them into appropriate heart rate regulation (emulating a healthy sinus node, the human heart's natural pacemaker).
While the average lifespan for standard pacemakers is five to seven years, the Evia can last up to 10 years before needing replacement. As a result of its durability, patients who have been implanted will undergo fewer pacemaker replacement procedures, reducing the risk of procedural complications such as infection.
"Studies have shown that while pacemaker replacement is typically safe for most patients, the procedure does carry some risk," said Dr. Kanner. "When you combine the advantages of the Evia, we expect it to contribute to our high standards for patient care and outcomes."
In addition to the Evia pacemaker, Dr. Kanner and the Center's staff of electrophysiologists use advanced technologies to provide timely, accurate diagnoses and therapies to treat a range of cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms) and defibrillator complications. Services include diagnostic studies, implantation and testing of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and radiofrequency catheter ablation for the treatment of potentially fatal irregular heartbeats.
South Nassau is one of just two hospitals on Long Island to earn a Gold Performance Achievement Award in Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The GuidelinesSM program in 2010. The hospital's echocardiography lab is accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Echocardiography (ICAEL).
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Low 50s, swirling winds, and 90 minutes before the game and the hot dog wrappers and other debris is already dancing on the warning track here at CitiField. The bad news for the home team – Giants coach Tim Flannery advises that Tim Lincecum prefers this kind of day to all others. San Francisco is so into the Sunday lineup thing that Juan Uribe is batting cleanup and only three other every day guys are in there – Aaron Rowand, Nate Schierholtz, and Sandoval (and hes at first) so Lincecum will have to carry them. Against Oliver Perez that, of course, is entirely possible.
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Hmmm…that makes me wonder if Tim would be interested in signing with an outdoors northern weather team once he's a free agent.
The wind in Queens will do it to you every time. Giants are used to crazy weather, I've been to San Francisco twice and experienced it first hand. David Wright needs anger management therapy, or a muzzle, whichever works best. Maybe Manuel can hire Jack Nicholson. :>).
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The ski and snowboard community for readers of First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine
Ryan wrote:Well... this one is particularly for Dan.
As promised about 2 months agon in here I purchased and read the book. I have not commented on it since because I wanted to try to apply it to my own skiing and I only have one thing to say... ROCK ON.
I have found a balance and stability that I have been wanting for a long time. At this point i have been working this for about 12-15 ski days so I think that I am far enough along that I can comment safely but I still have more work to do.
As for the beginning drills sescribed in the book I have been applying them to not only bump lessons but to all rotory work as well. I teach based on the Balance, Edging, Rotory, and Pressure model and use this in a sequential manner with my 8 week groups to have a system to work from. I seems to keep the continuity of student development pretty balanced. On my rotory weeks I have added in your drills and have been having some pretty sweet success so far. This way when I take these same students into the bumps in a couple of weeks (they are level 4-6 skiers for the most part) I think that the transition will be a lot easier because the groomer drills will already be familiar. I know that a lot of people that are involved with PSIA would see this as a conflict but I don't. I have also been talking to my Boss as well as the rest of the higher-ups in my ski school and for some reason they seem to be much more receptive to this now. I think that IMHO there is the beginnings of a swing in PSIA mentality when it comes to the bumps. Lets all just hope so.
JimG. wrote:I know this will get us nowhere, but I really got amped up this past weekend again:
Greg did a nice job with kids who are still learning to ski bumps...they all skiied great on Saturday bacause they were given the tools to succeed, most important some nice smooth tight bumps that weren't too intimidating.
I just can't stand it much longer.
Dan DiPiro wrote:JimG. wrote:I know this will get us nowhere, but I really got amped up this past weekend again:
Greg did a nice job with kids who are still learning to ski bumps...they all skiied great on Saturday bacause they were given the tools to succeed, most important some nice smooth tight bumps that weren't too intimidating.
I just can't stand it much longer.
JimG... representing at Hunter!
You're fighting the good fight, Jim.
-Dan D
JimG. wrote:I'm still playing around with the shoulder suppression too. Here's what I've noticed:
1) It's an ideal posture that keeps the arms and elbows more contained near the body but still allows for driving the hands down the fall line. Think of it more as pinching the lats and triceps together and less as a static, upper arms pinned to the body image.
2) Are you watching how short bumpers poles are getting? I'm 6'2" and used 48" poles last season. I dropped down to 46" this year, but once I started playing with this technique those were too long also. I bought adjustable poles and started at 44" and have played with 42-43" also. Shoulder suppression is easier to maintain with much shorter poles.
3) When I'm skiing well and keeping my arms contained, I stand up straighter, look further down the fall line, and almost never get in the backseat. I think a big part of that is the shorter poles too.
I had a hard time understanding this too, and the first attempt someone made to explain it to me came out as "keep your elbows pinned to your torso" and that just didn't work for me at all. That's not what shoulder supression is though. It's more subtle than that, again think of it as pinching the triceps against the lats and maintaining that "pinch" as you ski.
cj wrote:I cut my poles even more the other day. The only thing that I have found with going really short is that you can't plant on the flats when doing drills, but 6-8" shorter than your regular pole size (the old upside down and under the basket way) is a probably a good middle ground(?).
jsul185 wrote:I have a better understand of shoulder suppression when I think of it as being stacked and contained.
Should be some sweet bumps for the next couple of weeks.
JimG. wrote:It's always something!
Admin wrote:JimG. wrote:It's always something!
Guess that's why I don't ski bumps, or pretty much care about my technique flaws at all.
JimG. wrote:So glad I love bumps...been waiting for a decent powder day all season and it just isn't happening for me. At this point, my best shot is to wait until Jay or someplace close to there gets hammered, get in the car at midnight, drive up, ski, go home.
Sounds stupid because it is.
And now it's 70 degrees here in NY. Am I bummed? HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cause I know the bumps are going to be soft and sweet all weekend. Bring it on baby!!
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At this special event on Thursday, January 12th, Gen-la Dekyong will give a talk on the book Modern Buddhism. This book, by renowned author and meditation master, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, is a special presentation of Buddha's teachings on compassion and wisdom that communicates their essence in a way that is easy to understand and put into practice.
After the talk please join us at Tilopa Buddhist Centre, less than a 5 minute walk from the Croatian Cultural Centre for a tour of our meditation room, cafe and bookstore.
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The STATMIN function returns the earliest value in the current status list of a dimension or a dimension surrogate, or in a valueset.
Return Value
Either a dimension or surrogate value or an
INTEGER that indicates the position of the value in the default status list of the dimension or surrogate. The return value varies depending on the dimension argument and the object receiving the return value. See "Automatic Data Type Conversion of Values Returned by STATMIN".
A text expression whose value is the name of a dimension, dimension surrogate, or valueset.
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Automatic Data Type Conversion of Values Returned by STATMIN
The dimension value that STATMIN returns is converted, if necessary, to a number or a text value. For example, suppose the status of
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month value in the default status list. The value of
STATMIN(month) can be assigned either to a text variable, a numeric variable, or DATE variable.
The following statements
DEFINE textvar TEXT textvar = STATMIN(month) SHOW textvar
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DEFINE intvar INTEGER intvar = STATMIN(month) SHOW intvar
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Example 8-114 Using STATMIN in a Title
The following statements from a program use STATMIN to determine the earliest of the 10 months with the highest total sales.
LIMIT month TO TOP 10 BASEDON TOTAL(sales, month) SHOW JOINCHARS(STATMIN(month) ' is the earliest of the - ten months with the highest sales.') SHOW JOINCHARS( 'The months range from ' statmin(month) ' TO '- statmax(month) )
The preceding statements produce the following sales report.
May95 is the earliest of the ten months with the highest sales. The months range from May95 to Sep96
Example 8-115 Comparing to STATFIRST
In the following example, you can see the difference between STATMIN and STATFIRST, which returns the first value in the current status list.
Assume that you issue the following statements.
LIMIT month TO TOP 10 BASEDON TOTAL(sales, month) REPORT WIDTH 20 TOTAL(sales, month)
When the proceeding statements execute, the following report is produced.
MONTH TOTAL(SALES, MONTH) -------------- -------------------- Jul96 3,647,085.39 Jun96 3,458,438.30 Jul95 3,414,210.05 Aug96 3,246,601.97 Jun95 3,228,824.80 Sep96 3,215,883.93 May96 3,112,854.59 Aug95 3,044,694.29 Sep95 3,006,242.58 May95 2,908,539.45
Notice that the
month values in this report are arranged by decreasing sales rather than chronologically, and this is now the order in which they occur in the status list:
STATMIN gives the chronologically first value in the status (though it is positionally last) as illustrated in the following statement and output.
SHOW STATMIN(month) May95
STATFIRST gives the value that is positionally first in the status (though it is chronologically eighth) as illustrated in the following statement and output.
SHOW STATFIRST(month) Jul96


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7 ways to go local while traveling
By Maureen Jenkins, Special to CNN • Updated 3rd October 2012
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Looking to create lasting travel memories? Learning to live like the locals when you're on vacation is the way to go.
As someone who's happiest with a passport and a plane or train ticket in hand, I've found that my most engaging travel adventures come not from what I see, but what I experience. No matter where I go in the world, I try to embrace the place on its own terms, finding ways to fit into the local culture rather than expecting it to accommodate mine.
"That's so fundamental to what I talk about," says travel guru Rick Steves, host and writer of the popular public television series "Rick Steves' Europe." A best-selling author of more than 50 European travel books, he passionately encourages Americans to experience the world as "temporary locals."
"You learn something; you get out of your comfort zone. You empathize with people; you become part of the party. If you're in a little town, step into a bingo parlor and if there's a game going on, join in and make some new friends. If you're on a train, bring along some food and start a picnic or a potluck."
Here are seven ways to escape the "tourist trap" rut and live like a local on your next trip, whether it takes you to a world-class global city or a charming small village across the state.
Rent a real apartment.
I love great hotels as much as the next traveler, but nothing thrills me more than returning "home" to my own flat during a busy day -- or at the end of a long one.
"You create this little nest you can call your own. You don't have housekeepers running in and out," says Adrian Leeds, a New Orleans native and French property consultant whose business,
Parler Paris Apartments
, owns and/or manages nearly 30 flats in central Paris.
Prepare your own meals (or bring them home and dine on real dishes); invite new friends over for cocktails. Splurge on a spot swankier than yours at home, or save money by staying in a charming little studio.
The point is to savor the rhythms of daily life as local residents do. But, says Leeds, who has appeared on nine France-based episodes of HGTV's "House Hunters International," this "requires a slightly more independent traveler."
Make a neighborhood spot your "second home."
When I'm on the road, I'm often flying solo, but one way to keep loneliness at bay and casually meet folks in the place I'm visiting is by frequenting the same local spots again and again, even if I'm there for a short time.
I find a cozy café with free WiFi, take my laptop and hang. Same thing in the afternoon for aperitifs: I look for a place near the apartment I'm usually renting, and one where the wait staff is friendly to women who come in alone. Whether you're traveling on business or for pleasure, isn't it nice to create your own "Cheers," that out-of-town spot where at least somebody knows your name?
Dine where the locals do.
I'm a fan of so-called "hole-in-the-wall" restaurants, those tiny, often ethnic eateries that don't show up in any popular guidebook and are well off the tourist path.
You'll usually find them by chatting up locals, perhaps when you're both sitting in a park or traveling on a train. (I've found that if you want to see where regular folks eat on a precious night out, taxi drivers — no matter the city or town — always know about deliciously affordable spots.)
If you're traveling abroad, dash past that place with menus posted outside in four different languages, and the one where some poor waiter is standing outside trying to beckon you inside by hollering at you in English.
Get a lift on public transit.
Whether you've barely got money for the bus or can afford your own driver, nothing gives you a sense of place like its public transportation (for better or worse). As someone who sold her car 10 years ago and relied upon Chicago's CTA buses and "L" trains to get around, checking out other cities' public transit is as exhilarating to me as a trip to a theme park or great museum is to others.
I'm a huge fan of Washington's super-efficient Metro, absolutely adore the London Underground and the city's iconic red double-decker buses, and never cease to be amazed at the slices of life I see on the Paris Metro.
Not only is it a far more affordable way to get around, but once you've ridden a jam-packed rush hour train or bus with the locals, you'll feel like kindred spirits.
Or generate your own power and bike it in cities like
Portland, Oregon
, and super-cycle-friendly
Stir your soul: Visit a house of worship.
Want to experience local culture in one of its most authentic and expressive ways? Even if you're not religious, consider adding somebody's worship service to your itinerary.
I find there's something special and sacred about these visits, which have included the cozy
Rome Baptist Church
in the Eternal City, the super-friendly and diverse
Anglican/Episcopal St. George's Church
in Barcelona, social justice-focused
Glide Memorial Church
in San Francisco and London's famed
Westminster Abbey
But why not check out a worship style or faith tradition totally different from your own? Whatever your beliefs, you'll likely come away with a new appreciation for your hosts' differences and for those things that connect us.
Drop in to a beauty salon or barber shop.
While getting your hair shampooed or mustache trimmed, you'll hear talk about politics, about religion, about the upcoming season of your host country's equivalent to "Dancing with the Stars."
There are few better ways to get a sense of what "real people" are talking and thinking about in the place you're temporarily calling home. I'm always amazed how travelers and other new arrivals to France like me find their way to Paris'
Mark Clement Salon
, where the Los Angeles native's multi-ethnic clients are buzzing away about some hot topic in both English and French.
If you've got the nerve, why not go for a new color or cut? Says Parler Paris Apartments' Adrian Leeds: "It gives you something to go home with that's truly a memory."
Leave time for lingering.
Think about it, in every real life, there's down time. But when we're on vacation, running from this monument to that museum to that performance? Not so much.
Advises Leeds: "Don't program your day. If you really want to feel like a local, do nothing. Pretend you don't have to be anywhere. Just sit there and watch the world go by."
Maureen Jenkins is a freelance travel, food and lifestyles writer. A Chicago native, she lives outside Paris and blogs about her expatriate life at
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Expatriate Alphabet: K is for KINDNESS
Acts of kindness are something that we probably engage in on a daily basis. We are used to being kind to our family members, our friends, strangers in need, stray animals, the environment, etc, etc etc. Being kind towards others gives us a good feeling. Yet how often do we extend these acts of kindness towards ourselves?
I decided to dedicate the letter K in this Expatriate Aphabet to kindness to yourself precisely because very often we don't know how to be kind to our own, sometimes fragile, selves. Especially as expats – when we go through more change and learning every time we move than most people do in their lifetimes – we tend to push ourselves really hard. We often expect to be fast and perfect in learning the culture and the language; in adjusting and bringing normalcy to our families in a completely different environment; in garnering that feeling of belonging; in excelling at work; in finding work; in creating relationships and friendships, in… this list can go on and on. And when we find ourselves to be less than perfect and less than fast (incidentally our saboteurs never let us think we are good enough), we embark on a journey of self-criticism, self-pity, and declining self-esteem.
When that happens, take a step back and think: Am I being kind to myself? What would be different now if I decided to swap criticism for kindness? How would that feel?
Being kind to yourself doesn't mean giving up on whatever you've set your heart to do and be. It just means giving yourself some space, a supportive shoulder, and a lot of positive energy to continue your journey.
What have been your acts of kindness to yourself recently?
Expatriate Alphabet: L is for LISTENING and LANGUAGE
Ernest Hemingway once said: "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." And unfortunately he was (and he is still) right – most people don't listen. They hear but they don't really listen. Because usually this is what happens when someone is telling us a story: we engage in our own internal listening. We either remember that something similar has happened to us and we begin constructing an answer in our heads about our own story; or we find ourselves bored and thinking of something else; or we remember about something we need to do and begin to worry about it; or… etc etc etc. We are never really 100% there – focused on the words and the energy of what's being spoken.
Listening fully is essential to understanding and establishing connections with people. And understanding and establishing connections with people are essential to creating a successful and fun experience as an expatriate. Next time you are engaged in a conversation, try this exercise: put your entire attention at another person and every time you notice your thoughts going elsewhere, bring them back. What do you hear? What do you observe? And what do you hear between the lines?
Listening fully means also listening to what's not being said in words. It's listening to what's important to that person, to what makes them tick, to what upsets them. If you make an effort and really listen to someone next time, you'll be surprised to find out how much you actually know about that person.
Knowing the language goes hand in hand with knowing how to listen. Each language brings with it a certain way of interacting – and, again, as you listen, you'll be learning these ways and, in addition to connecting with a person, you'll also be connecting with their language.
Expatriate Alphabet: M is for MEMORIES
Expatriates can consider themselves among the luckiest people on Earth because they get to generate the most exciting memories during their international assignments. Memories of new places, new people, stimulating challenges, exploration of the unknown, etc, etc, etc. And, if we are like the majority humans, for the most part we will remember the good parts and forget the not-so-good-ones.
Memories are important not only because they remind us of the fun we had, but also because they help us remember the journey we undertook to learn about and to adjust to every new place we've moved to. The journey is just as important as the destination (if not more sometimes), and so by collecting and preserving the memories of places and people, we also collect and preserve the memories of our learning and discoveries about ourselves.
So here is short exercise. Answer these two questions (and, please, share your answers in comments!):
(1)What do I most remember about my past assignments?
(2)What did I learn about that place and about myself in the process?
Thoughts, comments, additions?
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16 Weird Kitten Facts
If you dress kittens up in a yellow and black striped jumper, they look exactly like bees.
Kittens have a non-fatal terminal velocity of about 60mph. They can parachute to earth like a squirrel. It's easier to survive if the fall is above 8 stories high.
Entry to the Coombe Park menagerie was either one shilling or a live kitten to feed to the bear-in-residence.
Before the Suez Crisis, Prime Minister of Britain Anthony Eden, supposedly doped up to the eyeballs, consulted a kitten on whether to invade Egypt, in the mistaken belief it was the Foreign Secretary.
A newly born kitten has the equivalent absorbency of a car sponge.
The ground rent set by the Duchy of Cornwall for its tin mines in the 1860s was two kittens, payable twice yearly.
Kittens grow up to be cats.
You can build a simple perpetual motion machine by tying a piece of buttered toast to the back of a kitten and dropping it.
You can build a simple perpetual motion machine by tying a piece of buttered toast to the back of a kitten and dropping it.
In the early days of television, kittens were taped to actors's chins to simulate beards.
The Danish word for kitten is 'killing'.
94.3% of all kittens are descended from Genghis Kitty, who was leader of the Meowgol Hordes in the 13th Century...
When it rains heavily, we say it is "raining cats and dogs". "Raining kittens and puppies" is the term for drizzle.
If you shave a ginger kitten, it has freckles.
If you say "kitten" three times whilst looking in the mirror, a cute ball of fur with hooks for paws comes and kills you.
Kitten is derived from the latin "Kit" meaning "Cute", and "Ten" meaning "does a poo in your shoe at night".
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A gentle, slouchy Hat, with a decorative folded picot brim and horizontal eyelet ribs. The slouch is subtle and feminine and, should you prefer, is easily adjusted to different lengths.
The pattern is provided in both written and charted format, and in 3 sizes, ranging from 12 months through to adults.
155 (203, 234) yd/143 (188, 198) m
35yd/32m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in St.St.
DK weight, plied yarn.
Needles & Notions
Set 4mm/UK8/US6 DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch marker as necessary
Tapestry needle
Sample details
Shown in The Little Knitting Company Tebe Extra Fine Merino DK (153yd/140m per 50g; 100% Merino)
Shown in size 21.5in/54.5cm on model with 21.75in/55.25cm circumference head
Alternative yarns
Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (115yd/105m per 50g; 100% Merino)
21 sts x 28 rows to 4in/10cm on 4mm needles over St.St.
To fit size: 17.5 (19.5, 21.5) in/ 44.5 (49.5, 54.5) cm
Finished size: 15.25 (16.75, 18.25) in/ 38.75 (42.5, 46.25) cm
Skills required
Knit & purl sts, knitting in the round, increases & decreases, provisional cast-on, joining live sts
Pattern contents
Written & charted instructions; illustrated tutorial for Provisional Cast-on & Joining live sts
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If you read between the lines, you find the real message in what you are reading or hearing - A meaning that is not available from a literal interpretation of the words.
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Since 2010, PIMs are no longer mandatory. The purpose of a PIM is to summarise the property information known to the Territorial Authority relevant to a building project. It is intended to assist the designer at design stage.
Although you can apply for a PIM at the same time as a building consent, it's better to do so beforehand, so you know all the matters that may affect your project before you submit a building application.
You can apply for a PIM using our recommended method Online Services(external link).
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A PIM is not an approval to start work. Before you can start you will need a building consent.
To apply for a PIM only, fill in and sign the application form (Form B-002 as Doc [DOCX, 425 KB] or PDF [PDF, 257 KB] ) and submit it with: your plans, drawings, proof of ownership, and any supporting documentation listed on the PIM application check sheet (Form B-061 Doc [DOCX, 75 KB] or PDF [PDF, 86 KB]).
You can submit your application:
Please note: We recommend applying for a PIM using Online Services(external link). This will save you processing time and scanning fees. If you are applying for a combined PIM and building consent, see Applying for building consent instead.
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The Council is currently required to issue a PIM within 20 working days. The statutory time limit begins once we have received all the documents required, and the deposit has been paid.
The cost of processing a PIM is time-based, so the final fee cannot be calculated in advance as it depends on a few variables: complexity of the project, the quality of the information etc. If you apply online, you will receive an invoice for the deposit. Otherwise, the deposit for the application is payable when you lodge the application.
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Feb 21, 2013, 20:43 ET
TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Gondwana Gold Inc. (TSXV:GON) ("Gondwana" or the "Corporation") On November 19, 2012, Gondwana Gold Inc. announced that it and Pan African Oil Ltd. ("PAO") had entered into a definitive agreement, which contemplated a three-cornered amalgamation whereby securityholders of PAO would receive securities of Gondwana and PAO will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gondwana (the "Transaction"), Gondwana wishes to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange has conditionally approved the Transaction whereby the Corporation will become an oil and gas issuer and that the Corporation has filed a filing statement on SEDAR in respect of the Transaction. Full details of the Transaction are set out in the Filing Statement. Completion of the Transaction is subject to the requisite approval of the shareholders of each of Gondwana and PAO and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including TSX Venture Exchange acceptance and disinterested Shareholder approval. The Transaction cannot close until the required Shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Filing Statement prepared in connection with the Transaction, any information released or received with respect to the Change of Business may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of Gondwana Gold Inc. should be considered highly speculative.
Certain statements contained in this release constitute forward-looking information. These statements relate to future events or the Corporation's future performance. The use of any of the words "could", "expect", "believe", "will", "projected", "estimated" and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on the Corporation's current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events. Actual future results may differ materially. In particular, the Corporation's stated expectation as to the completion of the Transaction is a statement containing forward-looking information. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by this forward-looking information depending on, among other things, the risks that the parties will not proceed with the Transaction, that the ultimate terms of the Transaction will differ from those that are currently contemplated and that the Transaction will not be successfully completed for any reason (including the failure to obtain the required approvals or clearances from regulatory authorities). The Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be expressly required by applicable securities laws.
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Under fire, Ajit Pawar apologises for comment
Making a personal clarification after lower House witnessed noisy scenes and two adjournments over his remarks, Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar today admitted that he should have used his words carefully.mumbai Updated: Apr 09, 2013, 07:27 IST
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday apologised for his controversial comments on water shortage and loadshedding saying that he had hurt the sentiments of the people as well as the Legislature.
Making a personal clarification after the Lower House witnessed noisy scenes and two adjournments over his remarks, Pawar admitted that he should have used his words carefully.
"My comments on Saturday were not directed towards drought affected people and I had no intentions to hurt anybody's sentiments," he clarified.
Pawar, who is the state energy as well as finance minister, said the state government has accorded top priority to drought relief measures and the government stand has been made clear in this year's budget provisions as well as debates in the Legislature.
The state government is committed to provide water, cattle fodder and waiver of students fees in drought affected areas. "I hope my comments will not affect the drought relief measures. The relief works will continue vigorously," he said.
Opposition members continued to shout slogans against Pawar even as he was making the statement. After the statement, Speaker Dilip Walse Patil adjourned the House for 30 minutes.
"If there is no water in the dam...Should we urinate into it?" Ajit Pawar had asked in a comment made on Saturday at an interior village in Indapur tehsil of Pune that kicked up a controversy for mocking farmers reeling under severe drought.
The NCP leader followed up this comment laced with crass humour with another remark poking fun at load-shedding in the state stating, "I have noticed that more children are being born since the lights go off at night. There is no other work left then."
The Opposition had earlier stalled the proceedings forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House twice.
Protests against Pawar's remarks had seen Sudhir Mungantiwar, Devendra Phadanvis, Nana Patole (all BJP) and Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena) moving to the well shouting slogans against the deputy CM.
Girish Bapat (BJP) said what Pawar had said amounted to an insult of drought-affected people.
"We should be allowed to raise the issue in the House," Bapat said, to which the Speaker responded saying a discussion could be held after Question Hour.
However, the House had to be adjourned for 30 minutes and later for an hour as Opposition members continued shouting slogans against Pawar.
Earlier, Pawar also apologised in the Legislative Council for his remarks.
"The state government is very serious about combating drought and helping drought-affected people. It is the topmost priority of the government to tackle drought," Pawar said in the Upper House amid huge uproar by Opposition members.
As proceedings began in the Upper House, Opposition BJP-Shiv Sena members trained guns on Pawar for his controversial statement by invoking Rule 289.
Leader of Opposition in the Council, Vinod Tawde, moved a proposal to hold a debate on Pawar's statement, which saw House chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh asking him to make a statement on the issue.
However, Pawar who was present in the House, told the chairman that he wanted to issue a personal clarification under Rule 47.
Pawar was backed by NCP legislator Vinayak Mete and minister of state for urban development Bhaskar Jadhav.
However, Tawde objected that "since Pawar is not a member of the House, he cannot clarify".
Chairman Deshmukh said that even if he is not a member, he can, as a minister, make a clarification in the House.
As the debate continued, the House was adjourned twice for twenty minutes each.
When proceedings resumed, Deshmukh granted permission to Pawar to clarify his stand.
But unhappy over the decision of the Chairman, Opposition members trooped to the well where they squatted in protest.
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Starters putting relievers in position to succeed
CINCINNATI -- This late in the season, Dusty Baker is pleased with the shape his bullpen is in, and the Reds' skipper said as much following Monday's 5-3 win over the D-backs, calling the team's relievers strong.
Much of that, he said before Tuesday's game, is the result of Cincinnati's starting pitching, which ranked second in the Majors in innings pitched (783 1/3) and ERA (3.30) entering the second game of this week's four-game set against Arizona. With that, Baker has avoided overusing his bullpen and enjoyed some flexibility when it comes to who he puts on the mound in what situations.
Left-hander Manny Parra, who made his fifth straight scoreless appearance on Monday night, had an analogy ready to go when asked about relievers continually being put in positions to succeed rather than having to escape trouble created by the pitcher before them.
"I would look at it like going to a casino or something, where you're playing the game with the best odds," Parra said. "You're giving yourself the best chance to win, and when the starters go deep like they have been, you're able to use the guys in situations that, from previous stats, provide some sort of advantage for that pitcher. When you can do that, you're obviously giving yourself a better chance to perform."
Parra, who said he hasn't seen a bullpen receive this much rest in six Major League seasons, and his fellow relievers have certainly been performing quite well.
Before Tuesday's game, the bullpen hadn't given up a run in eight of the last nine games. In late June and early July, Reds relievers went 10 straight games without surrendering a run, helping contribute to the fifth best bullpen ERA (3.34) in the National League. As far as scoreless streaks go, J.J. Hoover leads the way, as he rode a 23-game scoreless stretch (club record for a right-hander) that covered 26 1/3 innings going into Tuesday.
According to right-hander Sam LeCure, though, Parra has been the biggest factor in the bullpen's success, as he recovered from a shaky first 12 appearances to build an ERA of just 0.78 in his last 14 outings. With Sean Marshall injured much of the season, Parra has been the team's primary left-hander out of the 'pen, limiting opposing lefties to a .188 batting average.
In reality, it's been a group effort. Closer Aroldis Chapman led the bullpen with 56 appearances before Tuesday, while no other reliever -- excluding Marshall -- had pitched in fewer than 35 games. Although Baker and his relievers were in agreement that starting pitching has been crucial, having a variety of relievers at the Reds' disposal hasn't hurt the bullpen's cause.
"Everybody down there has held their own and done a good job, I feel like, so we'll just see how it plays out," said LeCure, who also carried a five-game scoreless streak into Tuesday. "Everybody is going to be ready and understand that we're going to play tight games down the stretch. And all these games are important, so everybody is going to be on top of their game, I would imagine."
For Baker, he believes a fresher bullpen can be one of the deciding factors down the stretch for the Reds, who began Tuesday 2 1/2 games behind first-place Pittsburgh in the National League Central.
"It's huge," Baker said. "When they get worn down, they're worn down, unless you have a whole bunch of reinforcements like some organizations do. They can flip-flop guys in and out, like St. Louis has or like Pittsburgh has. We're depending on what we have."


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Adam Levine's Surprising Connections to Fashion
5 Fashion Facts About Sexiest Man Alive Adam Levine
People's Sexiest Man Alive Adam Levine's well-documented love for supermodels isn't his only connection to the fashion world. In fact, far from it: long before he met — and proposed to — his fiancée, Behati Prinsloo, Levine had already established some deep ties to the industry. From his parents' involvement in retail to the fashion writer who served as an early muse, we're taking a look back at the fashionable areas of Levine's life.
1. His first album is about a fashion writer
Maroon 5's debut album, Songs About Jane, is based — at least in part, anyway — on Levine's relationship with Jane Herman Bishop, a fashion writer whose résumé includes stints at Vogue, T Magazine, and a post as director of content for Gap. The high school sweethearts dated for four years, and Levine wrote the song "This Love" the day their relationship ended. When the album came out, Levine told MTV, "There's at least one line in every song about her."
2. His family owns a chain of boutiques in California
Levine's dad, Fred; stepmother, Lisa; and aunt Mardi are the driving forces behind M. Fredric, a Los Angeles-based boutique with nine locations and an outlet store. The shop carries clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and children — and it even stocks the Adam Levine fragrances.
3. In addition to fragrances, he has a clothing line
Levine launched a clothing line, called 222, in August 2010. (The name comes from the address of the building where Maroon 5 recorded its first album.) He followed that up early this year when he launched eponymous fragrances for men and women. "I wanted to do something understated and elegant — something that people I revere in that world, like Tom Ford, would do, and something I'd be attracted to," he said. "And there's an intimacy level that you have to think about. You don't really want someone to smell you unless they're really close to you." He also has an eponymous clothing line for men at Kmart.
4. He really only cares about clothes
The singer's home is so sparse and minimal that his bandmates once called him the Zen Master. "I don't own anything," he said in a 2004 interview with VH1. "I'm into clothes, and that's basically it."
5. He has a signature style
"Jeans, t-shirts, and a leather jacket — that's all I need," he said when he launched 222. "I think it's always fun to be the most underdressed person in a room."


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New! Pizza Talk Strips on Slice!
You know how, in the past, when someone over in Serious Eats Talk would start a pizza-related thread and I'd copy-and-paste it and make a little post here on the Slice homepage alerting you to it? Those days are gone!
That's because our handy dandy web developer, Christine, has given us "Talk strips" on Slice proper — although I am tempted to call them "Pizza Strips."
But, of course, that might cause confusion with this kind of pizza strip:
But, seriously, I've been asking for Pizza Talk Strips for a while, and I'm happy they're here. There are five of them peppered among the posts. When anyone has a pizza question in Talk, we'll jump in and promote those to the Slice homepage. So if you, dear Slice'rs, have any questions, you know what to do....
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