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How To Get Google Sitelinks
This post is part of the Friday Q&A section. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.
Kang Yudiono asks:
I am very happy because my blog got Google Sitelinks. For your information, the blog is 5 months old and written in Indonesian laguage.
My question: what is the benefits of sitelinks for a blog?
First things first, what are the Google sitelinks? They are those links that appear below the first result when you search for the name of a website or blog. Google implemented the sitelinks to help users find the information or section inside a particular website more easily. That is what the links only appear when you search for the exact name of a website, because those are considered "navigational queries." Here is a screenshot of the sitelinks for Daily Blog Tips:
One could say that the sitelinks are nothing more than shortcuts in the search results to help users navigate to a website more efficiently.
The next question is how you can get sitelinks for your website or blog. Unfortunately there is no switch that you need to turn on to enable sitelinks for your site. Google handles sitelinks automatically through an algorithm, and usually you get sitelinks when your website is perceived as an authority. Practically speaking, this means that your website needs to have a good amount of backlinks, people searching for its name on Google and so on.
Personally I have never worried too much about sitelinks on my new websites. If you keep publishing quality content and promoting it, eventually you will get the sitelinks.
The last question is: what are the benefits of having Google sitelinks? I believe there are two, one tangible and one intangible. The tangible benefit is an increase in traffic for your website, because the sitelinks will give you more exposure in the search results, increasing the CTR you will get on search queries.
The intangible benefit is the credibility that you get from having sitelinks. Only established and authority sites have sitelinks, so when users come across them after searching for the name of your website or blog they will get a reassurance from Google itself that your content or products must be good.
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33 Responses to "How To Get Google Sitelinks"
M chaaban
There must be some sort of guide line on how to get sitelinks. In my opinion, some sites need it from the begining of it's presense on search engines. Hope my site get sitelinks soon, cause I think that might help on getting more traffic to the website.
My blog has 3 site links, but the benefits have been intangible for me.
I dont know when i eud be getting sitelinks. Mine blogs PR is 3 but still no sitelinks. Doesnt sitelinks have any concerns with PR as PR increases only if u have gud backlinks??
Blogger Ingusan
Google Sitelink is so far of my mind cause I'm just a new blogger right now.. I know Kang Yudiono, he's a great blogger 🙂
Caleb – The MarketSecrets Blogger
"Credibily" is the main thing here. Even if you do have great content selling the best product known to man -without credibility, you're a NOBODY and who wants to deal with a nobody?
This is why I've noticed in the hard core genre of the music business some go so far as to deliberately get themselves locked up in jail just to have hard core credibility or "street cred" as it is sometimes called. Strangely yet usually, that artists' music starts topping charts as a result.
Rajesh Kanuri
these days i am working hard to be indexed and be top in google
Lia Qistina
I love this word: "keep publishing quality content and promoting it".
Thanks Daniel.
-Lia Qistina-
munawar am
My Blog got to,
Congratulation Kang Yudiono for getting Google Sitelinks
I hope you will get more benefit from it
IMHO, only big enough sites have sitelinks and it makes searcher pay attention to your site.
No doubt! Your blog is a real authority even if the google sitelinks didn't appear for your website. A blogger has to be a subscriber of DBT. I am simply amazed by the quality and content that I find on DBT. Keep it up. Wish u all the best!
My blog has just recieved site links and the traffic has increased by 22%. The increase in traffic is not attributed to these site links, but to hard work.
Site links give me a warm feeling of authority within my niche and gives me reassurance that I'm on the right track. hats about it.
Interesting post but the post title says "how to get sitelinks" but does not answer that question.
Web Design Sheffield
What sort of monthly page views are needed for Google to consider sitelinks?
Web Marketing Tips
Sitelinks means extra weight which google is giving you. Visitors who are looking for your website through search engine now can easily trace your website or blog and they do not have to click on other website that means you will get direct traffic without any interuption and that is good point for you.
Bloggeri @ Blog Handbook
The best thing about sitelinks nowadays is that you can configure the sitelinks that are shown by using google webmaster tools. It is a great way to highlight yourself some great pages on your site.
Kang Yudiono from Blogodolar
Hi Daniel,
Thanks for answering my question at Friday Q&A section. After read this article, I really know what are the benefits having of Google sitelinks.
Best regard from Indonesia.
Dana @ Online Knowledge
Great info, i always wonder how to get sitelink from google and i understand it now. Thanks.
Nested sitelinks are provided for only one website and are given to the website on the top position in the SERP for a particular keyword, generally through website's brand names you will see the sitelinks.
On April 2009 Google launched new version of sitelinks i.e one-line sitelinks. This is not limited to only for one website and for the top result. But this can be seen for many websites and can even be found on second or third SERP.
Generally Google display top visiting URLs in the sitelinks. So if you want to get sitelinks do your general SEO practice and promote your important pages and make an effort to make it in the top organic search result. Try to maintain your ranking and by doing this you may get sitelink for your website in around 4-5 months.
I'm still a noobie and most of my sites are far from authority sites but it would be nice to get site links some day.
Any ways thanks for the post. I didn't know that they were called site links as well.
I lost my blog a better threaded sitelinks in just a day and still unable to get it after i transferred my blog from Blogger host to wordpress self host.What should I do to regain my old position in Google?
My blog: Bloganol.com
Google search of Bloganol See on Goolge
David Walker
I have to agree with Daniel on not worrying too much about the sitelinks and concentrating on publishing quality content, which will get you authority and thus the links, traffic, readers, subscriptions and hopefully many more clicks. I know there are people who publish keyword rich content but at the expense of the quality of the post. Not a good way to go, right?
Keith Davis
I managed to get sitelinks on one of my sites… but then they disappeared!
The site had lots of links but I think that Google made some sort of change in how it counted links, the number of links was reduced and the sitelinks disappeared.
Not to worry… I was happy for a few weeks.
Eric C
This is a new goal I'll have to keep in mind, getitng site links!
My site've been 6 month old and I got Google sitelinks after Google PageRank Update these days.
I had a look at some of my friends site and I saw that they got Google SiteLinks too.
That means there are many sites got Google SiteLinks after the Google PageRank Update because the Google PageRank Update was delayed for quite a long time.
Kind of a misleading article title, but good information nonetheless.
Sarb – College Admissions
I agree that site links increase your exposure as you get a wider area of the SERPS and more deep links leading to your most popular articles.
Site links is something that you can not control. The best thing you can do to your blog is to write good content . ALWAYS!!
My web directory recently got 3 sitelinks from the latest SERPs updated, and one point i need to add is that you need to have a brandable domain, it will help your site get sitelinks more easily.
Gabe | freebloghelp.com
Ummm…sitelinks. It's one of those things that people don't really think about much but would love to have.
Like everything else in the Google vault, we'll just strive to create great blogs and the good stuff is supposed to just fall into place.
Aaron B. Hockley
I've found it's interesting what Google will choose. For my site they've identified a few of my static pages, but there's also a sitelink that leads to one of my most popular blog posts.
Oscar – freestyle mind
I didn't know they were named sitelinks. For now I only have a nested result under my homepage. I assume it's only a matter of time before I'll get sitelinks.
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text: jackinbkk 95 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Jack.. when was the last time you fished shadow ? Its gone down hill since a couple of years ago. Anyway i dont drop it out far all the time.. to be honest with massage i dont drop it out that far bu a lot further as 15ft. About 11 months ago. I had some great fish. You really think it is bad now? I know it can be difficult but if your bait is right I find it very easy. I also fished nearly exclusively at night starting from 4 to 6pm. The only reason because I couldn't wake up in the mornings. I would fish the night and go home in the morning. That left me too tired to go early next time. This time I will try to fish daylight hours. Edited February 24, 2012 by jackinbkk Link to post Share on other sites

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The following is excerpted from Clifford Mishler's Coins: Questions & Answers:
Q: Which of the branch mints was the first to strike quarter dollars?
A: The New Orleans Mint began striking Liberty Seated quarter dollars in 1840. The San Francisco Mint followed in 1855. The only other mint to produce quarters, other than Denver, which first minted quarters in 1906, was Carson City, which produced modest quantities annually from 1870 through 1878, with the exception of 1874.
Q: What's the story of the 2004 Wisconsin quarter "Extra Leaf" varieties?
A: These are minting errors rather than design varieties. There are actually two distinct die flaw error varieties, resulting in what appear to be extra leaves on the ear of coin adjacent to the wheel-of-cheese design element, the origins of which are still being debated. On the one variety, the extra leaf appears high and relatively straight under the left curl of the peeled-back husk on the corncob, while on the other the extra leaf appears low and curved. It has been variously posited that the "extra leaf" features on these coins resulted from die or hub clashing, or that they were tooled into a working die, intentionally or unintentionally, before the dies were hardened for press installation following the hubbing process. Both varieties command substantial premiums in choice grades, with the high-relief variety generally commanding 50 percent to 75 percent more than the low-leaf variety. While there are other error varieties in the 50 State Quarters Program, these are the only ones that enjoy general popularity.


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Space - (The Final Affrontiere): Conspiracy theorists yesterday blamed the virus for thousands of computerised supermarket till crashes in the UK.
But the existence of a secret Pentagon space station installation, said to be monitoring the Stuxnet virus spread, has discounted the rumor as pie-in-the-sky.
Today a plausible deniablity campaign continued fingering Mossad geeks for the malware creation.
Infected installations around the world are said to include fledgeling Chinese sewage management systems, Mumbai's Commonwealth Games starter pistol controls and the Vatican Bank's customer loyalty reward points scheme.
The latter has 'freaked out' the Papal entourage that visited Britain last month after hundreds of thousands of air miles points suddenly ended up being credited to a secret ex-Luftwaffe Pilots veterans' club.
The infection is said to have grounded scores of fly-by-night pontifical shopping sprees dressed up as pastoral visits to the needy.
Pope Benedict XVI is 104.


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In a bit of synergistic ego-stroking, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jay-Z decided that the best way to show off their friendship to the rest of the Internet was to open up their chat logs to the world, with Gwynnie quizzing Jay for her rich-people-things site Goop and Hova returning the favor for his brand-new site, Life + Times. Jay's site actually calls the chat with Paltrow "Straight Outta Compton?," and things get even better ("better") from there.
Let's start with Paltrow's investigation, which is mostly about Jay's new website. Gwyneth's reporting skills uncover …mostly nothing about Jay's new venture (a quick look at the site paints it as a Tumblr for rich people, complete with pictures of high fashion and "experimental cuisine"). What we do learn is that Jay-Z does have involvement in picking content: "it has to pique my interest," he said, which is about the vaguest answer one could expect from the "coolest man on Earth" (trademark: Gwyneth Paltrow, 2011).
There's also a nebulous question regarding inspiration and creativity, although it mostly comes off as an opportunity for G-Pal to state that she's someone who "has walked through museums with" Jay-Z. Finally, there's a word association question that gives us insight into the man wh-oh, just kidding. It just lets Jay spout clichés like "Music: MARLEY (the perfect blend of love and gangster)" and "Sports: Muhammad ALI (enough said)." Where's the lyricism, Jay?
Unsurprisingly, Jay-Z's interview is much more interesting, due both to his more thoughtful questions and Paltrow's everpresent willingness to talk about herself. Of course, the very first question deals with her burgeoning music career, from Glee to Country Strong and back again. We learn that she grew up around a musical mother, so if you want to blame someone for all of this, blame Blythe Danner for "passing on her musicality" to her daughter.
Jay's incredulity over G-Pal's '90s rap knowledge (but she went to Spence!) leads to the best answer of the whole interview, where she tells of her love for acts like Public Enemy, LL Cool J, and (especially) N.W.A. Yes, the interview was titled "Straight Outta Compton?", because she can apparently recite every word on that album–although she notes she can "sing," not rap, every word of "Fuck Tha Police". Coming soon to a Glee episode near you?
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Test Day Committee
In larger clubs or large centralized test days, it may be helpful to form a Test Day Committee. The Test Chair should head the committee and delegate responsibilities. The committee would also serve to:
- Lighten the workload of the test chair
- Have someone trained in the event you become ill or in case of emergency
- Ensure continuity in the club/succession planning when you decide to leave the position
The following are some suggestions for committee member positions:
Test Chair
- Responsible for paper work
- Ensures hot drinks and meals are available
- Thank you card to evaluator or gift (optional)
Ice Captain
- Used at entrance to ice level
- Makes sure all skaters have checked in and ready for the test
- Gets skaters on and off the ice quickly
Dressing Room Captain
- All skaters should know to identify this person to advise that they have arrived
- Responsible for ensuring all skaters are together and ready to go on the ice when scheduled
Music Personnel
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- Announce the skater
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Vancouver voters say no to new tax and transit improvements
Residents in Metro Vancouver have voted against a proposed 0.5% tax to fund transportation improvements in the region.
61.7% of residents voted no and 38.4% yes to a proposed $7.4 billion regional transportation plan that was supported by the Mayor's Council on Regional Transportation and most of the region's mayors, police and fire chiefs. The vote was as close as could be in the City of Vancouver, one of 22 municipalities in the region: 50.8% no versus 49.2% yes. Belcarra, Bowen Island, and Electoral Area A (which includes UBC) were the only municipalities in the region with a majority of residents voting yes.
While opponents called the results "a victory for taxpayers", Mayor Gregor Robertson warned that transit service could be cut and TransLink CEO Doug Allen said there could be years of delays before any new transit projects could be realized. Some speculate that the results indicate the public's loss of faith in TransLink as an organization, rather than in transit. As a regional authority, TransLink has a precarious existence: it was created by the province yet is unable to operate or make major decisions on infrastructure or operations independently, as most transit and transportation funding comes from the province. The province is unwilling to give up control of transportation investments, and unable to make decisions affecting municipalities or regions (see my previous post discussing TransLink governance). Sound familiar, Metrolinx?
Andy Yan and Mark Heeney of BTAworks (the research and development division of Bing Thom Architects in Vancouver) looked at the percent of workers who were reliant on transit, median household income, type of housing as a percentage of city housing stock, residential tax rates, percentages of renters and owners, education levels, and the number of registered cars per 1,000 residents to see which ones influenced the "No" votes. They used the 2011 National Household Survey from Statistics Canada and Elections BC data on the transit plebiscite. Education levels showed the strongest correlation with a "No" vote, with high residential ownership and high property taxes showing moderate correlations. Medium household income, density, percentage of population renting, number of registered cars per 1000 people, and voter turnout were not important variables.
Voting on the transit plebiscite took place between March and May. The ballots were counted during June, and the results released July 2nd.


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Good post. I like watching his videos. I don't have room for more than one table so I use a hardened-glass sheet on the table after seeing it in one of his other videos. At the beginning I had to keep reminding myself not to use the iron like I did when I was only working on the wood! I don't know if it's heat-proof, but I don't want to find out either.Like you I also round the front (and also the back) corner of the pocket, though I cut everything square beforehand. On the last pair I employed jetted front pockets and tried out shaped front pockets like those in the ABC des Schneiderhandwerks.
So! You found this place.It must be pretty nice to find a couple of your videos being recommended here.Glad you came by. Hopefully you can participate now and then, when not to busy elsewhere.Wish more tailors wrote here.
I wish I had a better understanding of German. I can follow along because I know how to put in pockets and flys, but I wish I could easily understand more of the speaking in videos and more of the writing in the books I have. Nicely done videos.


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As you get ready to create your first Web in FrontPage, the program may look as imposing as a line of Chinese mountains in need of a wall. Knowing where to start, and what to do, can be a daunting task when you've never used the software. FrontPage makes the task less daunting through the use of templates, built-in Webs that the software knows how to create by itself.
Templates enable you to develop a complete Web in a few minutes, then spend your efforts customizing that Web rather than creating it from scratch. Although they won't work with all Webs, templates are a huge timesaver when they are suitable for your projects. During this chapter, you'll create your first Web in a matter of minutes, an accomplishment made possible through the use of a template.


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Being a contractor in today's market is no small feat. Not only do you have to be professional, hard-working and devoted, you also need to run your business and stay on top of your accounts. This presents a problem for many contractors as it involves mastering an entirely new, and quite complex skill-set. It can draw attention away from your primary goals as a contractor and cost you money. Fortunately, the expert contractor accountants at BrooksCity can help.
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If you are passionate about transforming communities for migrants and refugees with a mission-driven organization, then we have the opportunity for you!
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), is seeking an Intern to work in the Children and Family Services Division. The Children and Family Services Intern will promote just and humane treatment of young refugees and migrants by applying a MACRO human service administration theory and practice (e.g. Social Work, Public Health, Non-Profit Management, International Studies, Social Design, Sociology, etc.). The intern will support daily activities of the unit such as changing larger systems, connecting with communities and organizations, planning, program development, policy analysis, legislative advocacy, program evaluation, and community education that impact unaccompanied migrants and refugees affected by the broken immigration system. LIRS empowers refugees, migrants and constituents to join us in systemic change. This is an unpaid internship. To be eligible, students must be enrolled at an accredited college/university and the school must sign an agreement with LIRS. Interns are expected to work 5-16 hours per week with an option of 40 hours a week.
This internship will provide students the opportunity to learn community analysis; needs, assets and resources assessment; outreach and recruitment; action research; data interpretation, strategic analysis; program design and implementation; leadership development; collective action for large systems change; bargaining and negotiating; conflict resolution; public speaking; and nonprofit administration.
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text: Places to Check for Leaking Air Prior to Furnace Service in Your Bloomfield Home Posted October 21, 2015 As you prep for your annual furnace maintenance this winter, take a moment to consider breaking down the amount that you spend on heating and cooling annually. Then, think about the last time you've walked around and searched for leaky doors and windows. It's something that nearly all homes have to deal with, but there is a large portion of money finding its way between the cracks, going out the window – literally. However, most of the cracks and leaks can be easily handled on your own, helping you save money year-round. Plus, it can help you maximize the bonuses of your annual furnace service too, helping you potentially preserve more heat while helping to improve energy efficiency and your comfort. So where should you search for those irritating leaks? The attic. Attics are notorious for allowing the most air out of your home, so check these certain areas while up in your attic: Stud cavities around your home could be open, or uninsulated, meaning air can easily sneak out, leaving you with a less-than-comfortable home and significantly impacting your energy efficiency as well. If you would like to get the most out of your annual furnace service, make sure you fill these gaps to better insulate your home. Recessed lights normally have vents that open in to the attic, which leaves the door open for heat loss. Make sure your lights come pre-sealed or add an airtight baffle to solve the issue on unsealed lights. Attic access doors typically aren't thought of when you replace or install weatherstripping to other windows or doors around your house but can let quite a bit of heat get in to your attic. All house openings. Windows and doors are usually the chief culprits for lost heat, and rightfully so. Check to make sure the weatherstripping on all of your doors is in working order and is not cracked or torn. If it is, replace it. Check the perimeter of all of your home's windows, both in and outdoor, inspecting the caulking. It's easy to use a caulking gun to plug any holes you uncover. If your home has a chimney, ensure any holes around the flue or chimney itself are properly covered with aluminum flashing to inhibit air flow. The number of ways you can get the most out of your annual furnace service dollars is awfully long, but if you take a little time to tackle the tips we've outlined, you can probably make your home more efficient and more comfortable. If you have any questions about these pointers or are just looking to set up furnace service, give Stanford Heating & Cooling a call at 812-825-8695. Back To Blog


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Recently, I played The Last of Us Remastered for the PS4. I guess a more appropriate word than recently would be finally because I never actually played the game before. My reasons for putting off such a highly acclaimed game are because I don't really play zombie games and I rarely play shooters. This is the first zombie game I can remember beating since, like, Halo 2 if you count the Flood, which you shouldn't. But truthfully I was never actually going to play The Last of Us if not for the constant and incessant prodding of others. You've heard and probably said it all before. "It's the greatest game ever made!" "It got 10's across the board." Of course ignoring that 9.5 from Game Informer and 8 from GameSpot, but that's apparently beside the point. For most people I've talked to on the subject, it's considered the best game made during the PS3 era, of course overlooking gems like GTAV, Skyrim, Tomb Raider (2013) and God of War 3, quite possibly one of the best games ever made in any generation up to that point. Being both a skeptic and a pessimist, I'm always very leery of games and other forms of mass entertainment that are just too over hyped. I have no problem admitting, nay declaring, that I'm not a Harry Potter fan, I found Avatar to be overrated, and I regret purchasing Destiny still to this day. Usually things that the mass public says are amazing tend to be mediocre or ok at best. So I was avoiding ever playing this super hyped up game in not one but two genres I don't like. It's only because my cousin finally purchased the game for me and demanded that I play it that I finally took the time.
I'm happy to be able to say that I enjoyed The Last of Us. It's definitely noteworthy when I praise a zombie game or a shooter. But I will not say this game is a perfect 10 out of 10 on the gaming scale. I believe this general score to be an exaggeration which has been propagated by uncontrolled hype due to a lack of self-control and realistic opinions from fanboys. I think it's important to define what a 10 actually is or should be before having any further discussion about The Last of Us or any other games that have been rated a 10 over the years.
While yes, games are graded in comparison to other games, they must also be able to stand on their own merits when being judged in a vacuum. This is especially true when deciding what is and is not a 10. If it was as simple as being better than other games, there would be a lot more 10's. But that's not an accurate indicator of the maximum grade. If all the games released for a console are shitty and one of them is less shitty than the rest, that doesn't make it a 10. That's not to imply that The Last of Us is shitty or that there were no other not shitty games in the PS3 era. It's simply to clarify why good by comparison is not enough to be rated a 10. A true 10 is unquestionably a 10 regardless of what other games were made that generation. Yes, the expectations to be rated a 10 change or get higher with each generation, but what makes a game a 10 always stays the same.
Graphics is a good place to start. This is one of the few parts of a true 10 that is generationally specific. The visual expectations and possibilities of games raise with each generation. If you go all the way back to the Coleco Vision or Atari-2600, obviously those games wouldn't look like 10's today. A game made in the graphic styles of those platforms today would never have a chance at being a 10. But at the time of their original release certain games pushed people's expectations to the farthest they could imagine and at those times those games had the visual possibility to be a ten. Today the expectations for graphics are much, much higher which means achieving the graphical level needed to even potentially be a 10 is much higher.
Sound is hard to produce at perfect 10 levels, but it's nowhere near impossible and not hard to understand. You know when a game's sound is on point and when it's not. And unless there are major problems, most games with a solid soundtrack and decent effects at the right time have the sound chops to be a 10.
Writing, which I believe is a necessity to be a 10, is difficult but not impossible. There are a number of developers that present games with great stories that have and will stand the test of time as games that were written perfectly.
Finally, there's gameplay. One of the most important, if not the most important topic when picking a 10. All the areas of review are important and required to be excellent to be a true 10, but ultimately it's gameplay that people really seem to value and remember. A 10 does not have good gameplay. It has perfect gameplay. It has mechanics that you wouldn't change. The experience of playing the game is undebatable. It just is.
Not one of these areas of development, including gameplay, can produce a perfect 10 game on its own. It's when these areas all come together along with replay value and have all been done perfectly that a true 10 is born. We've all played sevens. We've all played eights. We've even played nines, some of which were argued to be 10's, but you know in your heart when a game is truly a 10. A 10 is perfect. A 10 is not debatable. A 10 is flawless. You finish the game and would change nothing. It doesn't need to be better than any other game. It's perfect all on its own. You know a game is a 10 because when you finish it you have no buts. There is no "it was good but." There is no "I wish the graphics had of been like." A 10 is a 10 and it's not up for discussion.
I understand that many people don't hold 10's to as high a standard as this. I believe that's wrong. 10's must be held to the highest standard possible, regardless of what other contemporary games look like. I don't believe there has to be a 10 in every generation. I believe 10's come when they come and there's no reason to settle for less. Many games have been rated 10/10 over the years by different companies but a number of these did not deserve such prestigious ratings. Undertale (2015) is a great example of a game undeserving of the maximum rating. Whether you loved the game or hated it, everyone can agree that the graphics were not worthy of a maximum rating in 2015. That alone makes IGN's 10/10 rating for the game a false one regardless of how fun the game is. It's by no means a perfect game and could absolutely be improved without debate and thus is not a 10.
Just to clarify, a game does not have to be a 10 to be good. I have played countless sevens, sixes, and even fives that were very enjoyable. We aren't talking about what makes a fun game or even what makes a good game. We are talking about what it takes to make/be a perfect game. And in that mode of thinking, I do not agree that The Last of Us is a perfect 10.
The Last of Us is an excellent game. There is no debating this. But there are a number of issues it has that make it an imperfect game and thus not a 10. Some of my complaints are nitpicky and some might be considered subjective, but if you deem even one of my complaints about the game valid then you must agree that it's not a perfect 10. The graphics are good but not perfect. I played the remastered version on PS4 and when I first started playing it I couldn't help but stop to admire the visual character of the game. Everything is quite beautiful. But there are imperfections. I first noticed a chink in the armor when I walked up to a wall covered in ivy early on. From far away I was very impressed by the texture of the ivy leaves and they appeared to be separate objects all working together to form a wall of vines. Then when I went up to it to examine it further I realized that when you look at it from the side it's just one solid object layered on top of the wall and skinned to look like individual leaves. Now this may not make the game worse, but when you consider the various games that were made before it that had individual leaves modeled then you have to admit that it could have been done better.
The sound in The Last of Us was questionable. Not the effects so much as the music. Specifically the eerie music. We all know the classic use of creepy music to foreshadow a zombie or monster coming. The game will have no music playing and suddenly you start hearing scary background music and that tells you that something bad is about to happen. Not so with my playthrough of The Last of Us. What happened to me was every time I would finish a serious encounter, eerie music would start playing after the fact leading me to believe another encounter was quickly about to start. This happened to me multiple times and yet that foreshadowed encounter never came. What did come were several moments of being on edge unnecessarily. Again, this may not detract from the game in a noticeable way, but it does show another flaw that makes this game imperfect and thus not eligible to be a proper 10.
I realize that the plot is one of the best things about the game, but I do have some major issues with it. Now, my issues with the actual plot are irrelevant to the discussion. But what is relevant is that there are multiple games that I've played that I have absolutely no complaints or at the very least, less complaints about with the plot. That is completely subjective but I want to argue here that a true 10 has a plot that not everyone may like, but those same people should be able to acknowledge its perfection in presentation with no changes being needed. I would argue the plot of God of War (the original) specifically is a game with such a plot. The plot from start to finish requires no changes. Everything that happens makes sense and is justified. Though there ultimately were multiple sequels made, none of them were required at the end of the first game. There are no unanswered questions that require more development for the plot to be comfortably left alone at the end of the game. For me, The Last of Us doesn't do that. Even if you ignore my subjective issues with the plot, there are still many important questions that are left unanswered at the end of the game. For instance, what happened to all the other Fireflies? Did Joel eventually tell Ellie the truth? What happened to the rest of the world? These may not directly affect how you feel about the main characters at the end of the story, but I would argue that a majority of players did leave the game feeling a lack of closure because of these unanswered questions. A perfect 10 plot should leave you completely satisfied at the end of it.
Finally, we have to talk about the gameplay. The Last of Us plays very well, but I have a number of very valid issues. For instance, why can't Ellie hold supplies? She has a backpack. She carries a shank. She carries a gun. Why can't she be used to store excess supplies? This is a resource focused survival game after all. She should be able to carry stuff. And when the two get separated occasionally you should lose out on the other character's stores. That would make perfect sense. But it's technically forgivable because in other games a similar limitation always applies so while I do believe it is a valid complaint I can accept an argument for why it shouldn't be considered a quality lowering flaw. But what is absolutely an undebatable flaw is the fact that you can't switch partially used shanks. Shanks can be upgraded to three use durability. You can carry a maximum of three shanks. If one of my shanks has only a third of the durability left and I find a fresh shank on a shelf, why can't I trade shanks? You can't even drop the current shank altogether and then pick up the new one. You're just stuck with the damaged shank until you use it. I had to leave behind a number of shanks because of this flaw. Another flaw is that you have a limited number of items that you can carry, but you have no control over the amounts of each type of item. In my case I never used smoke bombs. Literally, through the entire game I only threw one and it was an accident because I meant to throw the nail bomb. So for me I always had full sugar but often ran low on other things like rags and alcohol. Why can't the player choose which items to carry and drop based on a maximum number of items or weight? The gameplay is by no means bad, but to call it perfect would be a lie.
None of the flaws in the The Last of Us are game breaking. The game has legitimate flaws that can't be debated and it has minor issues that are more subjective. To say it is not an excellent game overall is bold faced lie. But to say that it deserves a score of a perfect 10 is no less a lie. Giving it a nine or higher up to even 9.9 is technically acceptable. I would give it a 9.6/7 personally. But when graded in a vacuum, this game does not truthfully stand on its own as a 10. Few games do. But sadly professional reviewers seem to be getting more and more lax about giving out 10's and that does a disservice to the scale and to developers because it cheapens the 10 and lessens what should be considered the highest honor for a game developer; making a perfect game. The Last of Us is not perfect and thus it was wrong for so many companies to give it a 10.


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Ohio Shakers Spiced Grape Juice
2 quarts grape juice
1/2 cup sugar
12 whole cloves
4 sticks cinnamon
2 tablespoons whole allspice
1) Combine all of the ingredients and heat over a very, very low flame. DO NOT BOIL. Let the juice sit on the flame, stirring occasionally, until it is hot. The longer the drink is on the flame the more the spices have a chance to combine with the juice. I let mine sit for about 3 hours. Strain the spices out of the juice. You may serve it hot or cold. A slice of lemon goes great with it. Served cold it is a great summer drink!
This recipe comes from a nearly defunct religious sect here in the United States known as the Shakers. This celibate religious group ate communally, but with men one side of the room and women on the other. Shakers are famed for their quality furniture, their stewardship, and their excellent cooking. This drink was common at their tables.
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The European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) and the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union are organising the Digital Transport Days, in Tallinn on 8-10 November 2017. The Conference aims to explore the potential and to address challenges of digitalisation of transport and mobility both for passengers and freight.
On 9 November, dedicated sessions closely correlated with the scope of the DTLF - electronic transport documents, and interoperability and predictability in freight transport logistics - Corridor Information Systems – are foreseen (see "Parallel sessions" section in the programme http://www.digitaltransportdays.eu/index.html ).
On 10 November, the DTLF will meet at plenary level for its 6th plenary meeting.


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SOUTH Belfast building projects, which range from social housing to regenerated listed properties, are among those shortlisted for a prestigious architectural award ceremony.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards 2012 have nominated several buildings in South Belfast for the awards out of over 20 finalists from across the North.
This year in a new category for Design and Innovation the Queen's University Sports Facilities building has been nominated while improvements to social housing in Camden Street, close to the university, have been recognised in the category for Building Conservation.
Meanwhile, other projects in line for awards include the Riddell Hall at QUB, the new Lyric Theatre and the Whitehall Tobacco Works building on Sandy Row.
One building will also win the overall prize for Northern Ireland while category winners go forward to compete against UK and international entrants.
The winners will be announced in May, with the Grand Final ceremony taking place in London in October.
Speaking of the newest category in the competition, Judging Chairman Alistair Dunn said: "This throws the spotlight on creative and imaginative building projects. It ensures that the RICS awards continue to reflect the scope and expertise of our building professionals.
"Sustainability remains a major focus for the awards and should be an important part of every entry. The high standard and overall number of entries is testimony to the tenacity and ingenuity of property and construction professionals in challenging economic times."


text: Chad's Landscape is a premier provider of lawn and landscape maintenance in the Mobile and Eastern Shore area. With staff certified by the Alabama Nursery & Landscape Association and the Alabama Urban Forestry Association, we are committed to improving your quality of life so that you can spend time doing the things you want to do! Our full service menu includes weekly maintenance of your property, plant and tree health visits, and modern site enhancements.


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The Washington Times cited CEI's Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis on E15 fuel limit raise.
The Competitive Enterprise Institute, which frequently supports Mr. Trump's initiatives, also opposed the ethanol proposal.
"The corn lobby will be the only winner if EPA lifts the federal ban on sales of E15 in summer driving season," said CEI senior fellow Marlo Lewis. "E15 can cause engine damage and void the warranties of millions of vehicles on the road. E15's inferior fuel economy will force motorists to fill up more often and get fewer miles to the gallon. Allowing E15 sales in summer driving season is also unlawful under the plain language of section 211(h)(4) of the Clean Air Act."


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This quick how-to explains the easy task of how to remove a user from Blackberry Enterprise Server.
- First of all login to or open the BES server console. If the BES MMC console is already open close it (quit) then launch it again. If the MMC is not open, open it, then close it and open it again. (Use the "Blackberry Manager" icon on the desktop or in the start menu to do this). You can also run "C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\BBMgr\Server\bbmgrw32.exe" if BES has been installed in its default location.
- On the left hand side menu, expand "Servers" then expand "YourBESservername". You should see a list of users on the right.
- Find the user you are removing, highlight and right-click their name and then select "Delete user" When asked if you would also like to remove their data, select "yes".
- The user should now be removed from Exchange Blackberry services.


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Ultimate Causes of the Battle: The 11 Southern states that formed the Confederacy had an economy that was based on large plantations growing cotton, tobacco and other cash crops. But these plantations were crucially dependent on slave labor (Burgan 7). Slavery had been increasingly a part of American life since the late 17th century, and in South it became an accepted and integral part of everyday life. Though there was no significant active opposition to the practice of slavery in the North, except for the abolitionists and anti-slavery societies, it was declared illegal in a few important Northern states to use black people as slaves.
Towards the middle of the nineteenth century, a new development intensified the clash between the proslavery and antislavery camps. This was the recent acquisition of a few Western territories in the Mexican War (1846-1848), including New Mexico, Utah and part of California, which initiated a debate about whether slavery should be allowed in these states or not. Opposition to slavery was motivated not only on humanitarian grounds but also for economic reasons.
The competition from slave labor was seen as detrimental to the welfare of lower class of white Americans, and many championed the abolishing of the institution of slavery in order to provide better work prospects for the poor white people. Slavery was a central issue that highlighted the various political, economic and social differences between the North and the South. A good number of these differences could have been resolved through peaceful compromise in the Congress, but the South was vehemently opposed to ever giving up slavery.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the President of America and the Southern states rightly perceived this political development as a threat to their way of life which was heavily dependent on slavery and launched a preemptive strike against the North. The armed conflict ignited by the South soon flared up into a monstrous conflagration that swallowed a whole nation in flames of death and destruction. Gettysburg was nothing but a prime example and representative of the intensely bloody armed conflict that Civil War was.
There are other aspect of pre- Civil War America that made the North-South confrontation inevitable. In the times leading up to the Civil War, the North comprised 60 percent of the total population. Only 30 percent of the population, about half the Northern size, lived in the South, and significant proportion of them were blacks. Most of the remaining fraction of people lived in the so-called Border States (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri), which had characteristics of both sections. Only a minuscule amount lived in the Far West. The Northern states constituted the industrial powerhouse of the nation.
A considerable percentage of people in the North were either factory workers or factory owners, though farmers were in abundance too. The North clamored for the government to impose high tariff on imported goods in order to protect American-made manufactured goods from foreign competition. The South, on the other hand, because of its thriving slave economy, was reluctant to move towards industrialization. It had to import all its manufactured goods. Understandably, the people in the South were opposed to proposals for high tariffs on imported goods.
However, if slavery were to be abolished, the South would have no option but to move towards industrialization. There were many economic reasons related with slavery that intensified the conflict between the largely anti-slavery North and the largely pro-slavery South. Politically, the North was in favor of a strong federal government that can provide proper infrastructure for its budding industries. The Southerners, however, had no need for and were opposed to an increase in the strength of the federal government.
They believed that a strong central government could interfere or outlaw the deeply entrenched practices of slavery. Towards mid 19th century, vast territories were added in the West and the Southwest, acquired through the Mexican War and the Louisiana Purchase, which had to be carved up and recognized as independent states in their own right. At this juncture, whether to permit or ban slavery in these newly emerging states became a burning issue that aggravated the differences between the South and the North.
Thus, though there were various political and economic reasons that created the widening rift between the Northern and the Southern states in the period preceding the Civil War, these were all in one way or another bound up with the issue of slavery. Once slavery is abolished, a whole aristocratic culture that is based on the exploitation of slave labor would die off in the South, paving the way to the gradual melding of the differences between the North and the South.


text: One disappointment in the new MX is the amount of road noise at highway speed. Is have the 22" wheels so I understand that people say they are louder. However, I had big low profile tires on my BMW X5. This car has a lot more road noise. Has anyone noticed this same issue? Is there a way to mitigate it after market? It seems to me that many years ago I heard of spraying the wheel wells with foam or something. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


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Here is a book that everyone should read. I bought it a few days ago while I was at the hospital with my sister. Then while checking on my one year little brother who was making noise, we started walking. I saw a table full of books, so I went to take a look. Did not really plan on buying something but I still did. I had two books already until I found that book, "God is not mad at you" of Joyce Meyer. It is funny because if my little brother was quiet I would not be walking around, just like I would have miss that great book. I think that God needed me to read it. It's a great book because I think that we all think at some point of our lives that God is mad at us. Especially as christians, we often think that because we sin, He don't want to have something to do with us. Let me tell you today that the devil is a liar and that is exactly what he wants you to think. God loves sinners but hates sins. He loves us no matter what, His love has no limit. So I don't know what have kept you distant from God but He still loves you. I remember myself thinking that God was mad at me not for getting raped but because I was the one drunk. And I was wrong. God knows us more than we do ourselves and He knows we are weak. All He wants from us is to come as we are. Don't you dare think anymore that God is mad at you, He knows all of your steps before you make them and He still loves you.
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|Three Des Moines Modern Quilt Bee Block 4 done!
Full Disclosure: this is my second attempt on this post. I'm learning new apps and using my new iPad with it's keyboard for the entire post. The logistics are a little tricky and somehow, once I'd completed the draft, I lost it. Bummer. But learning and meeting the new challenges is fun...for the most part.So here we go again.
|Cindy's tutorial for this beautiful Delta Breeze quilt can be found here.
|One thing I love is the surprise secondary designs that happen depending on block placement. Here your eye focuses on the Flying Geese units.
|Visual and actual textures juxtaposed...the solid is linen
|Script, texture and rectangles...
|Chain link, calligraphy, and all over "bubble wrap like" texture


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Accessibility Arcade for Gamers at the DC Public Library
Accessibility Arcade for Gamers at the DC Public Library
What to expect at the AbleGamers Accessibility Arcade @DC Public Library
The AbleGamers Foundation Accessibility Arcade at the DC Public Library is the FIRST IN THE NATION public library permanent gaming installation for people with disabilities. DC Public Library's Adaptive Services Department staff is committed to promoting independent access through adaptive gaming technology for users with sensory and mobility disabilities.
Major Equipment
High-End Gaming PC
The hub of the gaming library for people who are blind or low vision, this high-end gaming PC allows gamers with disabilities to play PC-based games and internet-based multiplayer games.
Microsoft Xbox
This console system gives gamers with mobility disabilities access to the most popular games through the state-of-the-art Adroit Switchblade controller. This switch-enabled adapted controller can be operated by hand, with a head pointer, an arm-mounted chin switch, or programmable light-touch finger switches.
This amazing Microsoft Kinect technology brings motion-controlled gaming to library patrons with mobility disabilities. Additionally, game makers are starting to imagine voice control into games, potentially adding another dimension of game control for gamers with disabilities.
IPad Gaming
The AbleGamers Foundation and the Adaptive Services team know that some of the most innovative and educational advances in gaming are taking place on the iPad. The Accessibility Arcade has a mounted gaming iPad and a head pointer for those that may need it.
A Gaming Community
In order to support this first-in-the-nation accessibility arcade, the DC Public Library has partnered with AbleGamers to create an online community for gamers with disabilities in the Washington, DC area to meet, plan and discuss gaming with the staff of Adaptive Services, and the larger worldwide AbleGamers community. Please click on this sentence to be directed to the AbleGamers online community.


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VATICAN CITY, March 5 (UPI) -- The Catholic Church could tolerate some types of non-marital civil unions as a way to guarantee property rights and healthcare, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
In an interview with the Italian publication Corriere Della Sera Wednesday, the pontiff also said the church would not change its teaching against artificial birth control, but should take care to apply it with "much mercy," Catholic News Service said.
"Matrimony is between a man and a woman," the pope said in the interview, but actions to "regulate diverse situations of cohabitation [are] driven by the need to regulate economic aspects among persons, as for instance to assure medical care. ... It is necessary to look at the diverse cases and evaluate them in their variety."
He also defended the church's response to sex abuse by priests and bemoaned his being elevated to superhero status by popular culture, CNS said.
Pope Francis said sex abuse by priests left "very profound wounds," but that, starting with Pope Benedict XVI, the church has done "perhaps more than anyone" to solve the issue.
"Statistics on the phenomenon of violence against children are shocking, but they also clearly show the great majority of abuses occur in family and neighborhood settings," Pope Francis said. "The Catholic Church is perhaps the only public institution to have acted with transparency and responsibility. No one else has done more. And yet the church is the only one attacked."
Commenting on his near rock-star popularity, Pope Francis criticized "a certain mythology" that had been assigned to him.
"To portray the pope as a kind of superman, a type of star, strikes me as offensive," Francis said. "The pope is a man who laughs, weeps, sleeps soundly and has friends like everybody else. A normal person."
Pope Francis said he has sought advice from his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, and encouraged him to "go out and participate in the life of the church," most recently by appearing at a Feb. 22 ceremony with the College of Cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica.
"The pope emeritus is not a statue in a museum," Pope Francis said.
Asked about the Vatican's lack of diplomatic relations with China, whose government requires Catholics to register, Pope Francis said he had written to Chinese President Xi Jinping "when he was elected, three days after me. And he answered me. There are some relations."


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This book from Eric Metaxas is a great way to stimulate a conversation about spiritual questions, or a wonderful resource for you to read together with a friend who is on a spiritual journey of discovery. Check out my review of this book by clicking here, and then enjoy a few of the quotes I especially appreciated.
"We aren't responsible for having answers to every question about God or the Bible posed to us, but we are responsible for how we answer, even if we don't have a full answer."
"Our culture is so obsessed with the physical and the material that we have lost the ability to think logically about anything outside that realm."
"The bottom line is that those who follow God have to have genuine love and compassion for others, and if we recognize how profoundly messed up we ourselves are, we will have compassion for other people. So if people don't have serious humility about their own state of affairs, they should probably keep their mouth shut. God doesn't want His followers to add to the pain of the people He loves. He wants His children to treat others as people He desperately loves."
"The idea of a moral structure that cuts God out of the picture is very attractive to humans because that puts us in control. But God wants us to understand that without a relationship with Him, moral behavior isn't worth anything. Mere moral rectitude doesn't fool God."
"Religion in the negative sense of simply being a bunch of rules and rituals is pretty much the same as superstition. Without a relationship with God at its core, all religion devolves to superstition."
"One of the most harmful things in human history is when people have confused fear-based superstition with faith in God."
"Either Jesus was God and died on the Cross and then rose bodily from the dead, thereby destroying sin and death and making it possible for us to be with Him in paradise forever, or having faith in him is bogus. Period. Without the central events of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, you simply don't have Christianity. You can call it Christianity, but it's not. All religions are not alike, so ultimately you have to choose."
"That's always the case with sin. It never presents itself as sin. It's always presented as a doorway to a higher consciousness, as a path to enlightenment meant, as the path to divinity—to becoming a god, or like God."
"To try to earn God's love is to miss the point entirely. He loves us already. We can't be more loved by Him. So to try is like adding numbers to infinity. You can't get higher than infinity, and His love for us is infinite."
"Faith does not necessarily make us perfect, but perhaps it does have a way of making us more aware of our feelings."


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PC On the Go: Shuttle Car PC
March 18, 2007 by zac439 | 3 Comments
Filed Under Announcements, Transportation
When you are on the go, you often wish you can take your desktop with you. Sure, you laptop will give you a few hours at best in battery life, but it doesn't necessarily give you the power or options you need, that a desktop could provide.
Enter the car PC. It is a personal computer, but made especially for cars. What happens when you turn off the ignition, and you lose power? Don't worry, the computer will save your information and then shut off safely.
This can be used in many applications, from a MP3 storage device, to a personal laptop for your car, to a mobile file server. Whatever you need it for, don't expect to obtain it just yet. With no exact release date just yet, this could still be a long ways off.
The device has been named the Shuttle PC, for those who are willing to wait. If you have a laptop, you could probably just let this one slide. If you have a use for a computer in your car, other than because you can, go for it- they are estimated to sell about the same price as regular computers of the same caliber.
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March 20, 2007 17:12
is it useful?
or is it for geeks and nerds?
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January 19, 2008 02:08
It is for geeks and nerds, yes… Good if you have a huge mp3 collection, but please a computer in your car, just carry a laptop.
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March 21, 2008 17:15
It appears impractical at the moment when comparing to a laptop computer. We just have to wait and see when it is available on the markets.


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The brilliant golden tree in my backyard is fading day by day…
But it is a beautiful autumn in Arnhem so far. The gallery below gives some idea.
The river pictures are from the Rijnkade, an area of restaurants along the Neder Rijn in downtown Arnhem.
The tower is the Eusebius Church which dominates the skyline here.
The arched bridge is the rebuilt "Bridge Too Far" (the movie has been playing nightly on UPC this week, perhaps commemorating the anniversary of Operation Market Garden (Sept 17 – Sept 25 1944).


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By Anonymous , 16-05-2008
Carcans waves - Hi
I've been in Carcans surfing (bodyboard) in summer. I'm afraid there are not very good waves (I have very low level and even not enough for me). Someone said in October is much better. I think is not a place for high level surfers -and only for surfing-, but a very good place for vacation, good food & wine, sun & wind... and some surfing (especially softboard & bodyboard).
By BubBle$ , 18-04-2007
On a good day! - Right so I have surfed Carcans Plage for the past 8 years of my life and in that time have experienced all types of conditions. It is a gamble as to whether or not your going to get your desired surf as I have first hand experienced waves too powerful to surf and the following day a completely flat sea. What I would say is when its good its fucking good, when it bad its fucking bad - I would say its 50/50.
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in august`? - Hey you all!I want to go south of France at finals of august. Is it recommendable and are there enough waves? I´m quite short on time and money so i don´t wanna go there and find myself with a f**king flat sea or poor baby waves. Please mail me about your experience or give me some other information.Thank you!
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Working with city's housing authority, hospital seeks city approval for redevelopment
Stamford land swap, road closure plan facilitate growth
STAMFORD -- With an eye toward starting construction next year, Stamford Hospital is forging ahead with plans to rebuild its aging facilities and expand its campus.
As part of its plans, which have been submitted for zoning approval, the hospital is asking the city to close three streets on the West Side: Edison Road, Shelburne Road and a portion of Finney Lane.
The closures would enable the hospital to square off an approximately 30-acre campus, hospital officials said at a recent presentation before the Land Use Committee of the Board of Representatives.
Land Use Committee members voted 4-0 to approve the request, which was only to initiate the process. It will be voted on by the full Board of Representatives on Monday. If the resolution is approved, the mayor is required to perform a study of the proposed street closings before a final decision is made.
Construction for the first phase will cost around $220 million, and is expected to be completed by 2013. It will result in a five-story hospital building and a central utility plant on what is now a parking lot.
The new building will initially house the emergency department, as well as a newly created pediatric emergency unit. Other departments are expected to follow in later phases of the project.
In recent years, Stamford Hospital has acquired about 40 properties in the surrounding middle-class neighborhood. It demolished several homes on Finney Lane last year, largely without community resistance.
Houses on Edison and Shelburne roads will eventually be razed, according to David Smith, a vice president for strategy and marketing at Stamford Hospital.
The hospital's expansion was facilitated by a land swap with Charter Oak Communities, the city's housing authority, which has been in the process of replacing older public housing projects with mixed-income developments across the city.
The hospital traded residential properties it owns along Shelburne Road and Merrell Avenue in return for properties between Merrell Avenue and Finney Lane owned by Charter Oak.


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Impact Massillon 2019 is Saturday, June 1, 2019. Sign-up today to participate. Registration is $15 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under which includes an Impact Massillon 2019 T-Shirt
View our 2017 Video: https://www.facebook.com/698845166924858/videos/976937912448914/
MISSION: To Impact Massillon for Christ
VISION: One day project, manageable task, intentional connection with residents THEME: 1 John 4:7a--"...let us love one another, for love is from God..." Impact Massillon will be doing exterior improvements such as yard work and landscaping, painting, siding, concrete work, and deck work in a local Massillon neighborhood by the local churches of Massillon on Saturday, June 1. Our hope is to get at least 20 churches who will secure one or more work teams made up of volunteers from each church. The purpose of Impact Massillon is to be the vehicle that will be used to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people whose home(s) we will be repairing. It is our hope that the people of the local church will share the love they have from God to one another 1 John 4:7a. If you would like to help as a volunteer on one of the work teams, please call our church at 330-832-1234 for registration instructions. If you would like to make a monetary donation toward the work projects and home improvements for a family in need, you may do so by sending your check to First Baptist Church Massillon and marking it Impact Massillon Donation.


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Preston Hyundai just recently finished redoing their service center! The new service area is up to date with all the customer's needs in mind. When you first walk in you will notice a brand new desk where our service advisors work ready to greet our service customer's. The service area features two seating areas, the first is a little smaller than the second. The first one has a nice desk in case anyone needs to do work while they are waiting for their car to be serviced. In the first seating area there is also a nice café table where your children can sit and color or read a book! Moving along to the second seating area you will find two more café tables and chairs along with nice chairs for you to sit in while you watch television on the new flat screen tv! There are also plenty of magazines laying around for your viewing pleasure. For your convenience there is also a snack machine and soda machine in case you want a snack while you are waiting for your vehicle to be finished.
The Preston Hyundai Service Department offers all of your service needs! They offer oil changes, tire rotations, front end alignments, multi point inspections, radiator flushes, wiper blade replacements, and any other service need you might have in mind!!
Rhino Liners are also available at Preston Hyundai! Rhino Linings were established in 1988 and headquartered in San Diego, California. Rhino Linings have received many awards for their leadership and innovation. A few of them are they are ranked #1 sprayed-on bed liner company in Frost&Sullivan North American Light Truck Accessories Aftermarket Report year after year. They were also the first company in the industry to be awarded the quality hallmark of ISO 9001:2000 registration.
Hyundai Assurance is America's best warranty! America's Best Warranty does more than five you peace of mind, it's a commitment from Hyundai to maintain a high degree of quality, dependability and reliability. Hyundai Assurance features a 10 year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty, a 5 year/60,000 new vehicle limited warranty, 7/unlimited miles anti-perforation warranty, 5 year/unlimited miles 24-hour roadside assistance, lifetime hybrid battery warranty, 8 year/80,000 mile federal emission defect and performance warranty, 7 year/70,000 mile California emission control systems warranty, and a 12 month/12,000 mile replacement parts and accessories limited warranty. No other car dealer can compare to Hyundai Assurance!
At Preston Hyundai we know you care about what goes into your Hyundai and we know you want something that isn't going to make you break open the piggy bank. At Preston Hyundai we have a service department filled with knowledgeable mechanics who will make sure everything is secure and they'll do it quickly. The Preston Hyundai of Hurlock service department will make sure you are back on the road in safe vehicle running smoothly in no time.
Visit us online today at www.prestonhyundaiusa.com or give us a call at 877-865-1523


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I hate it when I read something that ruins something for me that I think I've been doing right. Most recently, this happened with an article in Mother Jones titled Steak or Veggie Burger: Which is Greener?
For probably ten years now, I have been buying veggie burgers at Costco, sometimes Boca Burgers and sometimes Morningstar Farms, but I have pretty much had one or the other in my freezer for the better part of a decade now. I even keep a bag of the ground beef substitute in the freezer and a box of whole-grain Hamburger Helper on the shelf for those times when we need a quick-but-satisfying-and-substantial hot meal.
They're quick and easy and nutritious, in addition to actually tasting good and not having a bunch of animal fat and residual antibiotics and hormones. Tom has to watch what he eats to keep his cholesterol in check, so we substitute them frequently.
Or we used to, anyway. Until I read the article that told me how they're made (Hexane? Really???) and how much energy goes into coaxing soybeans into something that passes for a burger closely enough that you can grill it, put it on a bun with the condiments of your choice and not feel like you're missing a thing.
After I read the article I sent the link to my husband so he could read it on his phone. "Well, there is no free lunch, or in this case, guilt-free lunch, is there?" he texted back from study hall twenty minutes later. I concurred dismally that no, there certainly isn't and reached for an Ambrosia apple grown in Washington state and trucked to my supermarket in Kansas City.
Then a couple of hours later he asked me a question that sent me to my two stand-by recipe books – the La Leche League cookbook, Whole Foods for the Whole Family and the three-ring binder where I started writing down my Nana's secrets when I as a teenager – "Didn't you used to make something yourself when we went to vegetarian potlucks, or when veggie-kids stayed overnight at our house?"
He was absolutely right. "Spaghetti and wheatballs."
"That's it! I liked that."
"Well, let's resurrect it then."
I found the "Un-Meatballs" recipe in Whole Foods and decided it was a bit bland for my current palate, since I don't have kids to accommodate most of the time now, so I would make some adaptations.
For starters, I baked a loaf of bread in the bread machine specifically for the recipe. I used olive oil instead of canola, I added some dried onion and herbs, a dash of crushed red pepper, garlic salt instead of salt, some dried chives…and instead of blending unbleached white with the wheat flour, I used 100% whole wheat flour, some additional bran and cracked wheat and made it heavy on the seeds, adding a quarter cup of each: raw sunflower, sesame, and flax, and a tablespoon of poppy. When the bread was done, I let it cool before slicing it and cutting the slices into cubes and drying them on a cookie sheet for a couple of days before storing them in an airtight container.
Tuesday night I decided that the time was right for wheatburgers for dinner. On Monday I had been on a road-trip, gotten not nearly enough exercise and I had eaten way too much sugar and junk food (granola bars are still junk food) the day before. I had even eaten a McDonald's cheeseburger. It was a good day to go veggie, so I decided to give resurrecting a recipe from 20 years ago a whirl.
1 ½ Cups whole grain bread cubes and crumbs
½ Cup cooked and drained lentils (optional)
½ Cup chopped pecans or hazelnuts (optional, but delicious)
¼ Cup dried, minced onion*
1 ½ teaspoons veggie seasoning
1 Tablespoon chives
Two eggs
Broth of your choice, beef, chicken or veggie
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
1 small white onion, finely minced
6 mushroom caps, chopped
1 carrot, grated
One Tablespoon Olive Oil
Combine the dried bread, lentils and minced onion* (if using dried. If using a fresh onion, we'll get to that in a minute) and mix in the egg and the broth. This is a bit tricky – you may have noticed that I didn't state an amount of liquid, I just said "broth." That is because it depends on the bread. How dense or light it was to start with, whether its fine crumbs or dense, dried cubes, etc. What we're shooting for in the end is a consistency that can be shaped into patties or balls and fried in a skillet.) I buy broth at Costco. I can buy a box with twelve quarts of organic veggie, chicken or beef broth for about ten bucks, and I keep it on the shelf all the time. The closeable boxes are handy as hell for making soups and sauces and bases and gravies. Add the eggs, soy and Worcestershire sauce then add the broth slowly. You can always add more if you need to – but it's kinda hard to take out extra if you put in too much…
After you set the bread and broth aside, sauté the mushrooms, minced onion (if using fresh) and grated carrot in olive oil with the white pepper and veggie seasoning, then remove from heat and let cool before adding to the bread, broth and eggs.
When the sautéed veggies are cooled, add them to the bread crumbs, liquids and eggs. Mix thoroughly and shape into patties or balls and fry in olive oil over medium heat until golden brown and cooked through.
When I made this for dinner on Wednesday, I made two nice sized patties and nine good sized "wheatballs" for spaghetti the following night.
I served the patties with steamed green beans and potatoes and a sauce made from sautéed mushrooms and onions, beef broth, a splash of red wine and corn starch. I then added a pinch of salt, just a splash of red wine, the slightest dash of soy sauce and a couple of sprinkles of white pepper. This mushroom sauce was then drizzled over the burger and the excess was a lovely compliment to the steamed veggies.
And there you go. A green and healthy alternative to both meat and processed veggie burgers that can be totally vegetarian if you want it to be, and still satisfy that craving for a substantial, hearty, tasty, protein-packed meal. And while it isn't fat free, the fats are all monosaturated "good" fats that allow for absorption of fat-soluble vitamins without the health-risks of other oils and butter.


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The End of a Short-Lived American Century
Click on the 'What's New' page on the website of the Project for the New American Century and you'll notice that the Washington DC-based neo-conservative thinktank hasn't published anything for a while. Not since December 2006, in fact. Yet five years earlier - a decade ago - the Project for the New American Century was the most influential thinktank in the US. Founded during Bill Clinton's second presidency, its mission was to advocate that what was good for America was good for the world, and it came into its own at the start of the first Bush presidency, particularly in pushing for a war in Iraq.
The apogee of PNAC's power came in in September 2000 - a year before 9/11 - with the publication of a report called Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategies, Forces, and Resources For a New Century. It was a hawkish American call to arms: "America should seek to preserve and extend its position of global leadership by maintaining the preeminence of U.S. military forces," it said.
A little more than a decade later, the Project exists in name only. The US is in terminal decline, economically, militarily and diplomatically. It will struggle to emerge from its recent military adventures with any semblance of victory. How did the American century end so quickly?
It was a theme weighing heavily on the mind of New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman last Friday at the Melbourne Town Hall. Never a neo-con, Friedman has over the years assumed the mantle of the voice of American liberalism.
In an extended presentation, Friedman explained why US domestic politics are so central to its adventures in foreign policy, and what he means when he says that the American dream is now "in play and in peril".
Friedman read from his latest book (co-authored with Michael Mandelbaum), That Used to be Us: What Went Wrong With America? And How it Can Come Back. The book is a kind of call to arms for a broken and demoralised America, describing everyday signs and comparisons that signal the nation's struggle to keep up with new powers like China. Friedman outlined what he reads as the four great challenges facing his country.
Friedman summed up his idea of the importance of America to the world with a joke he attributed to his grandmother: "never cede a century to a country that censors Google". He closed the event as he started it, with an exhortation to Americans that, in order to progress, America must look inward.


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Royal Society of Canada elects two Queen's University researchers as Fellows, and two to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Four Queen's University researchers have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, which is one of the highest recognitions for Canadian academics in the arts, humanities, and the social and natural sciences. Nancy van Deusen, and Cathleen Crudden were elected to the Fellowship of the academy, while Amy Latimer-Cheung and Awet Weldemichael were named members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Eighteen researchers at Queen's University receive funding from the CFI's John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
Queen's University has been awarded over $2.8 million in funding in the latest rounds of the Canada Foundation for Innovation's (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The money will help fund 18 projects at the university.
Dr. Richard Oleschuk (Acting Department Head, Department of Chemistry), joined CTV News Ottawa this week to discuss the work that Queen's and its students are doing to help manufacture hand sanitizer for local Kingston hospitals.
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An interdisciplinary team of Queen's researchers and industry partners have mobilized to formulate hand sanitizer for Kingston hospitals
IGnite: Research Stories to Inspire Generations will feature talks on neutrinos, fundamental building blocks of the universe, and molecular interactions
At this year's Spring Convocation, Queen's University is bestowing its highest form of recognition for research excellence to five faculty members.
A national body has recognized a Queen's professor for her outstanding mentorship of graduate students.
Suning Wang of the Department of Chemistry has received the inaugural Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship.
Queen's Chemistry PhD Student Caitlin Miron has won the 2017 Mitacs PhD Award for Outstanding Innovation. Ms. Miron has discovered a DNA binder that, in essence, prevents cancer cells from spreading.
Matthias Hermann is the first student to graduate from the dual master's degree program in Chemistry offered through a partnership between Queen's University and Universität Stuttgart in Germany.
Researcher Richard Oleschuk and Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) in Australia are collaborating on the development of the next generation of biochemical instrumentation that will improve the detection of diseases such as cancer.
Dr. Oleschuk (Chemistry) has developed a microscopic straw-shaped glass instrument that can efficiently generate and spray nanometer-sized droplets into spectrometers capable of analyzing biomarkers.
Adam Sage, the Head Gael and a fourth year Biochemistry student at Queen's shares his photo-blog below.
The claim of a rift between scientists and technologists on one hand, and humanistson the other, is criticized on several grounds. Using examples from chemistry, poetry,painting and ceramics a case is made for an underlying unity of science and the arts.The common elements of these human activities are creation with craftsmanship,concisely communicated, in a cross-cultural and altruistic way, with aesthetics figuring
Nine Queen's University faculty members have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, the highest number of inductees the university has had in one year. Fellowship in the RSC is one of the highest recognitions for Canadian academics in the arts, humanities, and the social and natural sciences. Seven of the nine electees are from the Faculty of Arts and Science!
Forget heavy metal, they're talking light metal at Queen's University. Well, at least a light coating for metal anyway.
Queen's University chemistry professors Dr. Crudden and Dr. Horton teamed up two years ago to find a practical use for an organic to bond with metal.
Watch this video to learn more about how this discovery can be applied to everyday use.
Queen's University researchers Cathleen Crudden and Hugh Horton (Chemistry), along with students, postdoctoral fellows and other collaborators have developed a new process that allows organic compounds to bind to metal surfaces. This cutting-edge technology is now being patented and commercialized by PARTEQ and Green Centre Canada.
The Faculty of Arts and Science sits on the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples. Learn more
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In a Jan. 22, 2016 New York Times report, journalist Jane Margolies discussed the evolution of animal-oriented features from sporadic early appearances in 2000 to prominent installations in 2016, noting, "When "pet spas" were introduced in high-end residential buildings a decade or so ago, they might have seemed like another flash-in-the-pan perk. But they've not only hung on like a dog with a bone, they've also evolved." Spas, fitness centers, bone-shaped pools, visiting vets, and groomers used by haute couture designers dominate the day. A Los Angeles Times article from Aug. 8, 2014 showcases the ultimate luxury, with pet owners giving their charges a dedicated space of their own, often even equipped with an en suite bath. A particularly proud pet suite aficionado reasoned, "She's a part of the family. Everybody else has a room — so does she." The designation of a reserved area specifically for the toys, leashes, grooming equipment, and other accessories needed for healthy, happy, pets ensures the rest of the home is clean and organized.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/marcus-hiles-offers-upscale-pet-174000500.html


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not changing or subject to change; constant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not variable; constant; uniform; unchanging.
- Not capable of being varied; unalterable; unchangeable.
- noun In mathematics, a quantity that does not vary; a constant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable; always uniform.
- noun (Math.) An invariable quantity; a constant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
variable; that always has the same valuein different occurrences.
- adjective mathematics
- adjective by extension, grammar, of a word That cannot undergo
inflection, conjugationor declension.
- noun Something that does not
vary; a constant.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not liable to or capable of change
- noun a quantity that does not vary
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It is this that constitutes the invariable laws of motion: I say _invariable_, because they can never change, without producing confusion in the essence of things.
The article is invariable, that is, does not change in form when used with plural nouns, as "la viro", the man, "la viroj", the men.
Dan Treu grinned as he recalled the invariable exchange of personalities when they met.
Now when we analyse the conception of a cause to the bottom, we find as the last residuum in our crucible nothing but what Hume found there long ago, and that is simply the idea of invariable sequence.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia
Between the years 1860-1875, there grew up in England an absorbing interest in Social Philosophy, and a conviction that the idea of invariable law offered a solution of the progress of society.
And if it be these, the old laws of right and wrong, which this author and his school call invariable and immutable, we shall,
The metaphysical mode of explanation, being less antagonistic than the theological to the idea of invariable laws, is still slower in being entirely discarded.
This Prince was an impartial chief magistrate; he prided himself upon his "invariable" principles of justice, and he allowed nothing to influence his decisions.
There he saw that species of plants and animals were not invariable, as biologists of the time taught, but that there was variation within the species.
It inevitably happens, and it often invariable sucks.


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EDITORIAL: Reform school bond abuses before pushing parcel tax change
In 2014, it seems quite likely that California voters will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment placed directly on the ballot by the Legislature that would allow passage of parcel taxes to help school districts pay their bills on a 55 percent vote, instead of the two-thirds threshold required under Proposition 13. Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, is crafting the amendment, and he's heard early expressions of support from Senate President Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, other Democrats and many supporters of California public education.
But before Californians are asked to vote on a crucial Prop. 13 rollback, it is imperative that Leno, Steinberg and other supporters of eased passage of parcel taxes work to clean up two burgeoning school-bond scandals.
The first is one that got international attention earlier this year after revelations that the Poway Unified School District had borrowed $105 million using capital appreciation bonds (CABs) at a long-term cost of $981 million. Why are CABs so insanely expensive? Because the interest on them builds for 20 years before the district contractually can begin to pay them off. As it turned out, 200 California school districts – including San Diego Unified, Santee and others – have used these bonds.
Leno agreed that CABs needed to be reined in or banned and said he had told Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the leading state critic of the exploitive borrowing, that he would be happy to carry reform legislation.
But the second school-finance scandal caught Leno by surprise: the increasing practice of districts all over the state of using 30-year "construction bond" borrowing to pay for routine maintenance, short-lived electronics and other needs that are supposed to be paid for by the operating budget. He was told of one local example: San Diego Unified buying nearly 100,000 laptops and iPads with bonds that won't be fully repaid until 2039.
"There are restrictions in current statutes," Leno said. If 30-year bonds are being spent this way, "they're not being used as they should. ... That's not a formula that's sustainable."
However, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said in an interview last month that he considered this use of bond funds understandable because of school budget woes. But is it legal? We asked for his office to provide general guidelines on acceptable construction bond uses and were told they are in the works.
If Leno is willing to take a leadership role in reining in CABs, we hope he also takes a very hard look at this other outrageous bond abuse as well – because Torlakson and the education establishment probably won't. If California voters are going to be asked to make it easier to tax property owners to help schools, they deserve assurances that school finances are on the up and up.
In many districts around the Golden State, starting with San Diego Unified, it's plain that they are not.