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It seems that, as a virtuous New Zealand rugger fan, I have been ready for the world cup to get for the longer clip. New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Scotland all put at least 50 points on their opponents, but it was Argentina that claims the glory from orbiculate one, falling host res publica France in the freshman lucifer of the World Cup.
No-one should be too shocked by Argentina's faculty to flog top nations, they have routed Italy, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England in the noncurrent two geezerhood. They gave New Zealand a start earlier losing by 6 points in Buenos Aires ultimate year, their concluding pleasure trip opposed to France in November of past year saw them go set by a only point, and they pulsate France 2 eld early. They have proven, in different words, that they belong to the top rank nations of Rugby Union. That they defeated France in the prototypal halt of the World Cup has down a incalculable curveball on the complete competition, and the manner of the thrash was also of go.
Argentina unopen feathers France and gave them certainly goose egg to labour next to. They swarmed the French and stopped attacks past they were competent to get going, and were ruthless next to the few opportunities that they created. Despite this both sides weaknesses were on trade fair for one and all to see. France has ever been dangerous to a extremely physical, revolutionary game. Argentina has e'er relied on eagerness and adrenaline to get them done. When France slowed belongings downcast and compete a structured game, in conspicuously mauling it up the middle, they out the weaknesses of the Argentinean game.Post ads:
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New Zealand squelched any idea of a connatural anxious 14 hours later, destroying Italy in the early 20-30 transactions of their igniter. Constant anxiety and the competency to lunge on chance as it conferred itself atomic number 82 to the Italians individual out of the hobby from the third teeny when captain Richie McCaw crashed finished for the opening of his tries. To their gratitude Italy never gave up, but it was unambiguous New Zealand had understood the ft off the valve by this spine. To me, that was an big factor. To win the planetary cup New Zealand necessarily to be able to frolic at their top flat for 80 account.
Japan control Australia cured for the activation of the match, but were always active to be outgunned by a far premium Australian players. Australia is in all likelihood the furthermost medical institution lateral in the international at putting a on the side to the sword, so their gift to put 91 points on a Japanese side should not come up as a disquiet. Probably the furthermost historic portion of this lucifer was the hurt to Mark Gerrard, which will put him out of the World Cup. That doesn't truly chip away at the Australian squad, as he is woman replaced by Cameron Shepherd, who many a textile should have got the nod besides.
Defending Champion England showed one and all honorable how rock-solid their avenue leading will be, fashioning immensely vexed manual labour of their win ended the USA. The US unit vie dandy nasty rugby and looked like-minded they could green groceries the ordinal worked up of the cup, but England managed to trip ended the column. Englands come together forthcoming into the worldwide cup has been terrible, losing 5 out of 6 matches, the just assuagement individual a finish job of a ordinal cable Welsh haunch. But they lifeless couldn't be counted out. In 1999, France had a associated dictation approaching into the tournament and were wobbly through with jerk theatre back unleashing on the All Blacks in the 2d vital of their match definitive and ultimately finishing 2d. England has the players to vie at this worldwide cup and holding could click at any spine. nevertheless I'm yield they won't.Post ads:
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The hardest done by troop of the period was Samoa. Using their stylemark catchy defensive chic they perturbed South Africa for the figure of the prototypal partly. South Africa, for their part, responded to the Samoan fuss and vie what can first-rate be represented as 'stupid' rugby. Samoa should have away to the fall foul of 14-7 down, which would have been a clean musing of the eldest partly. However the ref nonappointive to castigate the Samoan stalling at the scrum by lease the timekeeper run an unused three written account - freshly longish enough for South Africa to evaluation a critical try and go into the breather 21-7 up. The 2d partially saw the Springboks let down your hair so much more than well-founded rugby football against a draining Samoan edge and locomote out comfortable winners in the end. England will be VERY uptight after look this game, as both sides manifestation more than able of battering the champions and knocking them out of cup contention past the contest movement starts.
This hebdomad sees whatsoever oral cavity lachrymation games. On Tuesday Argentina looks to go crystal clear of the top of Pool D, USA/Tonga, Fiji/Japan and Romania/Italy should all be exceedingly rough fought contests on Wednesday. On Friday is what was anticipated to be the deciding igniter of Pool C when England and South Africa obverse off. I suspect the decider will in information purloin position on September 22nd, when Samoa show business England. On up-to-date corroboration South Africa shouldn't flout a great deal of a sweat in dispatching the international champions, piece near Samoa it will be a armour of whether their spirit and weight can get them far adequate in the lead of England for when their suitability runs out.


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Let's make the Google API an open standard.
An open message to Microsoft and Yahoo, and major implementors of search engines: Please clone the Google API, without the limits.
Today, in late 2005, Google is still the leader in search, but either Yahoo or Microsoft, or even better -- both -- could leapfrog Google by allowing developers to build unlimited applications on their search engine. Or, if unlimited is not possible, make the limit practical for serious Internet applications, perhaps 1 million queries per day? Let's work this out.
When an application starts getting serious traffic, pick up the phone and let's figure out how to make some money. High traffic is good news, it's something to welcome, to encourage, not something to fear!
We've asked for a plug-in architecture for search engines, and if we can't have that, a solid easy-to-program API is a pretty good alternative.
Google needs competition. We need Google to have competition, but no. You need to be competitive. We're close to the answer -- an open unlimited API that's easy to work with and compatible. That's the next step in the Internet as a platform for applications.


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A doppelganger can mean a few different things but they need not be completely exclusive to one another and the rest of this article will go on to describe the different usages of the term.
For now it is necessary to contemplate just how different the interpretations for both of these types of doppelgangers would be and what it would means to dream of each of these symbols.
If you have a dream about a doppelganger or a dream where you see your own doppelganger then this means that you do not feel unique anymore. A doppelganger can mean one of two things, it can mean that there is a person who looks quite a lot like you but is not you, and you see them walking around near you. A doppelganger can also mean an exact copy of you though in practice this cannot actually happen, this would be associated with the supernatural. Of course if human cloning were legal you could have a real doppelganger but then this might be referred to as a clone. Regardless though, the meanings of the dreams are essentially the same as far as interpretation is concerned. A dream of a doppelganger means that you feel as if your personality has been encroached upon and you no longer feel like a unique human being. You feel copied.
While this thought is common and even something that just about everyone feels at some point in their lives, it is not anywhere near healthy and if you start to have these kinds of dreams it may be best to try and find something unique about yourself and latch onto it. You need to cling to the perception of your own uniqueness or you will end up hurting yourself mentally.
Prashanth 2017-08-20 03:24:04
Exactly morning 5.35 today I woke up by seeing the dream .it is lyk when in entered by bedroom I have seen myself in front of me .I was shocked that he exactly dressed lyk me and it's another mee in my dream and it is the first time this type of dream
that happened to me .I did not understood why it happened can anyone clear my doubt
I had a dream of somebody i dont know that looks exactly like my little brother what does that mean?
Lois Danielle Reyes 2016-11-02 19:22:07
My dream is about my dad and his doppelganger. What does it mean? Its creepy.
Steve P 2016-09-23 22:45:03
When I close my eyes for a minute or two when iv had a few, a buzz or whatever n I see my self in the room wearing difrent cloths and I have an evil look idk what's it all about but im not Sleeping though I never remember any dreams only one or two a year, I guess it could be technically a day dream
John 2016-08-07 01:59:27
Had a dream wherei was in my kitchen. Heard movement and something coming through the door. When it did it was me. Came towards me and grabbed my arms, and although it was me it overpowered me. Iknew it was trying to kill me and at the point i gave in to being overpowered, i woke up.
Bryan Ortega 2015-10-26 11:44:32
I don't know if this counts as a doppelganger but I had a dream where I was sitting in the back seat of a car and I had a friend sitting next to me and I got a call on my cell phone and I looked to see who it was and it was my friend who was sitting next to me I answered the phone and it was her voice telling me I should come over for the weekend and spend the night with her and her boyfriend who is a really good friend of mine more then she was and I look to her sitting next to me and she wasn't on the phone and while I was looking at her I can still[just=right][/just] her voice on the phone and I handed her the phone and I said want to say hi to herself and that's all I remember
anonymous 2015-10-21 03:12:42
i have had several dreams for some years that there is a doppelganger of my fiance and I am seeing both of them but am getting married to the wrong one. But am not willing to leave any of the two. I am supposed to get married in a month and i saw this dream again. what could it possibly mean.
Iv had now two dreams of my crush where I hsve seen he has had multiple doppelgangers but each of them looks slightly different and their ages were different too ranging from 10-16, but the weird thing was after I had the dream later on in the day I saw 2 people who looked identical to him and then in the evening I actually saw him!! I haven't seen him in months up until this point, it was a bit freaky so could this mean anything?
I had a dream recently that I was hiding in an old house from these scary people and they were almost like zombies and I was looking for a weapon to defend myself and when they finally did break in I was confronted by one that looked exactly like me except it was all dark and dead looking. I ended up striking at her in fear and gouging her eyes out because I absolutely hated it when she looked at me......I had a dream recently that I was hiding in an old house from these scary people and they were almost like zombies and I was looking for a weapon to defend myself and when they finally did break in I was confronted by one that looked exactly like me except it was all dark and dead looking. I ended up striking at her in fear and gouging her eyes out because I absolutely hated it when she looked at me.......
Stacey 2015-03-16 20:35:58
Last night I had a dream about my own doppleganger, I was in a nice house going through the rooms, when I noticed some movement in the main bedroom bed so I went in. At first it was just the sheets moving around, then all of a sudden legs appeared and then it sat up and with a very evil kind of laugh and it was me!... very bizzar dream....
Ok...... 2015-02-28 00:14:50
My dream happened when I was about 8, but one of my friends recently had the almost exact same dream; this is how mine went. I was in my own home sitting at my dining room table, and I looked through a large window to see someone outside. Somehow I knew they were unsafe and I started screaming uncontrollably. I wanted to stop so that they didn't see me but I couldn't stop... As I screamed the second time it looked up from what it was doing and it's head whipped around violently to look at me. It stood staring at me for a couple seconds with milky-white eyes and absolutely no color. It then charged at me and smashed through the window. When it came to me it let out a screeching roar, opening it's mouth showing layers and layers of razor sharp teeth like a shark or sea lamprey kind of. (It obviously killed me, but I do not remember all the details)
Anonymous 2014-08-22 08:15:15
I have had a recurring entity in my dreams it looks like me but is evil and usually it's trying to get me to join with it and I've seen it for as long as I can remember and it's aged along with me the only thing that stays the same about it is the terrible look in it's eyes and the horrendous things it does to my loved ones I have no idea what this means
cherry 2014-04-07 02:35:25
I have dreamt awhile ago, the doppleganger of my ill grandfather. The doppleganger, says he's ready to die. What could this possibly mean?
Mia 2013-10-21 09:12:20
I've recently had a dream where I've seen a double of my boyfriend, one is nicer and one is meaner. Can you tell me what this means?
So did I! I Dreamt that my actual boyfriend was in green and was normal, but kind compared to his double which was in red, paler and wore an unkind expression and did not speak at all.
Ever found out what it meant?


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SUV stolen in Belmont is recovered in CincinnatiBy DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent
April 28. 2014 7:30PM
BELMONT — With the help of police in Cincinnati, Ohio, local authorities have found a vehicle stolen more than a week ago from a local fitness center.
Police want the public to know that the theft has not been linked to the Felony Lane Gang, a Florida-based gang of thieves known for their thefts in various parts of the country at gyms, day-care centers, sports stadiums, parks and tourist attractions.
"There is no information currently available at this point to definitively link this event with the group of thieves known as the Felony Lane Gang, but all avenues of inquiry will be pursued," said Lt. Rich Mann.
An SUV had been reported stolen from the parking lot at the Planet Fitness Center at the Belknap Mall on April 19. A female Planet Fitness customer told police that her keys were stolen from an unlocked locker.
After the theft, the stolen vehicle was registered with national stolen vehicle databases. On Sunday at 1:39 a.m., Belmont police received a call from Cincinnati police officials reporting that the car had been found and two suspects were taken into custody.
"The recovered vehicle is reported to be in good condition and the vehicle owner, who was contacted by our officer, is working with (their) insurance provider to coordinate the vehicle's return to New Hampshire," Mann said.
Belmont officers are working with Cincinnati police "and this case remains under investigation," he said.Mann said a broadcast news report in New Hampshire last week indicated that there could be a link between the theft and the Felony Lane Gang, a traveling crew of thieves accused of stealing about $1 million and victimizing 150 people in states as far north as Wisconsin and as far west as California.
According to published reports, many of the thefts attributed to the gang are perpetrated by unrelated groups who may have learned the same set of techniques from the original gang.
Investigators expect the crime wave to continue as other gang members roam the country and unaffiliated thieves follow their example, according to reports.


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Microsoft Corp. is donating US$1 million to several groups in Asia battling the modern human slave trade, which mainly targets women and children, to curb the trade and highlight the issue.
The company plans to use IT training to give people new skills to find jobs. The funds, distributed in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, are aimed at the people most vulnerable to human trafficking: women and children in poor nations.
The project won't necessarily gain from the recent announcement by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates that he plans to play a larger day-to-day role at the charity organization he runs with his wife, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
"It's great that this company is run by a person that has that kind of spirit," said Lori Forman, regional director of community affairs at Microsoft, but the foundation operates separately from the company's own philanthropy work.
Microsoft is no stranger to projects involving human trafficking or sexual exploitation. The company has also worked with law enforcement agencies in several nations to develop a software system called CETS, short for Child Exploitation Tracking System, which allows police agencies to share and analyze information about pedophiles and other people who prey on children.
Globally, the modern slave trade is huge. Over a million people are forced into unwanted sexual, hard labor, or other work each year, according to HumanTrafficking.org, a Web site dedicated to the issue. The site is full of reports on women lured to Japan and other wealthy countries with the promise of good paying jobs in restaurants or factories, only to find themselves in brothels working against their will.
In Thailand, Microsoft is working with the Mirror Foundation to support several groups working against human trafficking, with a focus on kids and people affected by the tsunami that swept through Asia in late 2004. The groups will teach basic computing, office productivity, network administration, hardware repair and other skills to as many as 13,000 people over the next three years.
In Cambodia, the company is working with Pact Inc. to increase computer skills among workers at aid agencies and other nongovernment organizations that work with at-risk women. Pact expects to train 3,255 people over the next three years.
In India, the company granted funds to the Child and Police Project (CAP) to provide training in basic computer skills and productivity applications. The project aims to educate 13,750 people from some of the country's poorest areas over the next three years.
There are many more agencies spread across a handful of countries working against slavery. Microsoft chose the groups based on their reputations as much as on what kind of projects they were able to develop, said Forman. The company plans to keep tabs on the programs through quarterly reports, regular meetings, and assessing the impact of the projects over time.


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Aditya Permadi, better known by his alias SubjektZero, is a freelance illustrator and visual artist hailing from Surakarta, Indonesia. He specializes in urban street art, but rather than depicting standard concepts you'd normally see plastered on the side of a building, Permadi chooses instead to render all things robotic. The resulting images are an idiosyncratic and visually pleasing jumble of mechanical parts and highly organic lines.
For instance, one of Aditya Permadi's illustrations features a robotic boy wearing a stylish hoodie. Though his head is comprised of components that look like a highly technical gasmask, the fashionable sweater compliments the busy elements of the boy's cranium, thus creating an image that harmoniously blends synthetic with organic. The rest of Permadi's portfolio is also comprised of similar visual treats.
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Dry Marker Damsel Drawings
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Aditya Permadi Illustrates Androids with an Urban Stylistic Edge
- By: Jason SoyApr 5, 2012
References: subjektzero.deviantart & cromoart.de
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The value of participatory service is manifested in libraries that embark on the journey of meeting the needs of the people in their communities – in both virtual and place-based spaces. Aaron Schmidt's The User Experience: Services Before Content discusses how collaborating with community members would both satisfy patrons intellectual needs and integrate the library into the lives of the people it serves. Schmidt opined, "Our time would be better spent observing the core needs of our communities and thinking of exciting ways to meet them."
After evaluating the needs of the communities they serve, open-minded individuals in the library may consider employing relevant technological solutions. Stephens' column piece Into a New World of Librarianship emphasized the need to direct any technolust urges into an organic, breathing technology plan designed with a clear picture of the communities' needs in mind – ideally with patron feedback and participation. Most public libraries offer patrons access to information in their electronic catalogs and on the Internet (i.e. computer workstations and Internet access). A few libraries will be able to incorporate extremely modern information technologies that allow patrons to access/manipulate data, while cooperating and collaborating with other library patrons (See Transformation Lab – Prototyping the Future). More realistic solutions to consider in creating a comfortable, social, yet, studious atmosphere in a library would be to incorporate an Internet Cafe and a number of public spaces for community groups to meet, as suggested in Hamilton's Public libraries open way for drinks, snacks and mobiles.
Click to read more about the Library Cafe at Humboldt State University
I plan to do further study on information and learning commons mentioned in Loertscher's Flip This Library for LIS 758 – Community Informatics (See Journal of Community Informatics). I look forward to observing how Loyola students use the space and services offered in the University's Information Commons (See Virtual Tour). Loertscher describes a learning commons that is integrated into the activities of its community. The ideal learning commons would provided people with a politically neutral, public, brainstorming center.
Transformation Lab – Prototyping the Future raises the idea that society will never experience the library of the future – it is ever changing. As individuals in the library community can expect to continuously change physically, mentally, and emotionally, "the Library is human" meme (coined by Michael Stephens) can be applied to inspire libraries to plan, learn, and evolve as dynamic people do.
The Library is human may become a living organism in each community through the collective participation of the Library staff and the Library community.


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A band rider, tour rider or backstage rider are all terms that denote legal documents in which a band or musical act lists requests that each venue on tour must fulfill, according to Loudwire. Unusual requests in riders ensure each venue pays attention to every detail, including speaker arrangement, electrical hookups and stage props.
Perhaps the most famous band rider request is Van Halen's 1982 rider about brown M&Ms removed from the group's candy, according to The Smoking Gun. Ever since then, rider requests have gotten even more bizarre, in some cases. Jennifer Lopez requested a minimum 40-foot trailer with all-white furniture, white flowers, white drapes, white candles and white couches. Other flowery decor included yellow roses with red trim, white lilies and white roses. Lopez's requests were for a dressing room for a cameo performance in a music video for just one day of shooting.
Slayer's requests for the 2011 Fun Fun Fun Fest included 50,000 live bees, 100 snow-white goats for slaughter, a human skull filled with Red Hots and a tray of sandwiches arranged in the shape of a pentagram. Loudwire reveals the band also asked for four Lite Brites, two shoeboxes to hide the band's Grammy Awards, a ping-pong table, 10 cases of Go-Gurt, a zamboni and four black yoga ball chairs in their dressing room.


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Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) showed investors once more the power of its 150-year-old brand, said to be worth $5.16 billion, when it reported robust third-quarter results on Nov. 26. A sterling earnings per share figure of $0.73 cents, combined with roughly $95 million in net earnings, caused its shares to rise more than 8%. The latest market rally has helped to consolidate Tiffany's position as one of the best performing luxury companies this year, well above Coach's (NYSE:TPR) 0.1% year-to-date return.
Given the luxury goods industry's highly competitive nature and strong sensitivity to macroeconomic cycles, Tiffany's ability to sustain its pricing power and find new markets will remain a central issue for investors. Although the industry has seen innovative competitors such as Michael Kors Holdings (NYSE:KORS) emerge quickly, Tiffany's strong brand, built over 150 years, could protect the jeweler from potential challengers. To assess Tiffany's economic moat, we will dig a little deeper into the company's history and filings.
How to build pricing power in a highly competitive space
It all started in 1837, when Charles Lewis Tiffany borrowed $1,000 to open a small pottery and umbrellas store in New York. The company went on to become a multinational luxury jewelry and retail empire, selling silver, china, fragrances, leather goods, and the dream of ultimate taste and style in fashion.
It's no secret that whenever a crisis is near, consumers first cut their discretionary budgets. After all, few people can afford diamonds, and fewer still in times of crisis. However, over its long history Tiffany has managed to survive more than one recession thanks to its amazing pricing power. This pricing power allows the firm to enjoy a 59% profit margin, far above most retailers. This is possible because most consumers see Tiffany as a high-value brand. In more than 150 years of accumulated marketing expenditure, the company has ingrained in our minds the idea that its blue boxes are the ultimate expression of romance and happiness. Moreover, to protect its exclusivity, the company has maintained high price points.
Tiffany and Asia
In the latest quarter, the company's revenue came in at $911 million, surpassing most analysts' estimates by a wide margin. Given its large scale of operations, to continue improving its top line performance the company needs to maintain its wide share in mature markets, like Japan -- which contributed $128 million to Tiffany's third-quarter total revenue. It will also need to strengthen its position in emerging markets, particularly those within the Asia-Pacific region where increasing nominal per-capita income promises to become a growth catalyst for most luxury brands.
Coach, for example, is capitalizing on China's middle-class aspirations and projecting $530 million in sales for 2014. This is a massive improvement since 2010, when the company reported only $100 million in sales. Expansion in China also means more scale advantages and lower operating costs, and therefore Coach is likely to benefit from higher margins in the coming years.
Aware of the importance of this region, Tiffany is set to continue its geographical expansion. Its presence in the Asia-Pacific region is still limited. The company has 68 stores in the whole ex-Japan Asia-Pacific region, four more than last year. This figure is still low, as just in Japan there are 54 Tiffany stores. A wider presence in the region could help Tiffany improve its top-line performance, and offset the negative effect of a weaker yen.
Compared with Tiffany and Coach, Michael Kors is in a very early stage of expansion in Asia. According to Reuters, the company had only four stores in greater China last year, operated by licensees, and ten stores in the entire southeast Asian region. Because luxury goods sales in China are expected to hit 74 billion euros by 2020, with sales of high-end watches leading this growth, Michael Kors is also expected to open more stores in this region.
Foolish bottom line
Tiffany just delivered a great quarter, showing investors that its 150-year-old brand remains as powerful as ever. Further expansion in Asia, combined with strong pricing power, should help the company remain a cash generating machine in future quarters.
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Written by Frank Barbierie
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Marvel Comics has provided us a preview of the new Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D comic.
The All-New, All-Different Howling Commandos investigate the haunted subways of New York! A conspiracy grows within the ranks of S.T.A.K.E.!
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Written by Frank Barbierie
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The Lean Machine
By Todd Harrison Apr 16, 2003 3:16 pm
Happy Holidays from our family to yours!
You're going the wrong way!
How does he know where we're going?
Yeah! How does he know where we're going?
--Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Have you ever seen a day when the entire trading community was leaning the wrong way? That's what today's tape feels like as last night's double dose of tech verbose injected fresh hope into an already anxious environment. As the day evolved and the Minx fluttered about, most every trader I spoke with was on Terrapin watch for Snapper. When he didn't peek his beak out (YET), the crowded long side hit the eject button and, well, here we are.
They say -- or, I say -- the difference between a mistake and a lesson is the ability to learn from it. What have we learned today? Well, the dollar (and the FTSE) never rallied with the post-earnings (and pre-market) futures and that was today's red flag. We also discussed the potential for bear market rallies to end on good news (not bad) and while it's too early to write Hoofy's epitaph, the bulls took a ding.
With that said, and purely as a function of discipline, I am slipping that appendage back out of my bear costume (leaves one leg, or 25% conviction on the short side) as we edge towards the closing bell. I'm quite aware that I might be VERY early but I'm in baby step mode and, well, this tape is a rattle. The elements for a larger decline still ring loudly in my ears but I strive to make this column an extension of my thought process and now it is.
I've gotta hop and do my thing before scooting on the bell so please lemme jump. Once again, I'd like to wish you all a most joyous holiday and, regardless if you're chowing matzos or hoppin' with bunnies, a safe, happy and healthy time with the fam. Work to live -- don't live to work -- and make every second count.
Have a peaceful night.
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Own a piece of MX history and support the RiderDown Foundation by bidding on a Leatt Brace worn by Team USA's Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard or Andrew Short in the 2010 Motocross of Nations victory.
MEDOFRD, OR – October 25, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Own a Leatt brace worn by Team USA's Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard or Andrew Short in the 2010 Motocross of Nations victory.
Motocross is a sport rich with history, and now is the perfect chance to own a piece with the Leatt Charity Auction to benefit the RiderDown Foundation. Leatt prepared three custom neck braces to protect Team USA at the Motocross of Nations where Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard and Andrew Short defended our national pride with a victory in Lakewood, Colorado. These three neck braces, still dirty from battle and drenched in glory, are autographed by each rider and available for purchase through the Leatt Charity Auction hosted on MotorcycleUSA.com
As five-time defending champions, Team USA had the honor of sporting the top three numbers, Ryan Dungey #1, Trey Canard #2 and Andrew Short #3. All three men put on a true demonstration of the American spirit with hard work and determination to bring home the Chamberlain Trophy for a sixth consecutive time. The race is won, but now you have the opportunity to participate in another American tradition by supporting our fallen comrades. Proceeds from the auction go directly to RiderDown.org, the leader in assistance for riders and families dealing with medical expenses.
"Leatt is very happy to be supporting the RiderDown Foundation," says Leatt Brand Manager, Jason McCune. "Injuries are a reality of this sport and we have to recognize the need to help those who have been hurt. Riderdown.org makes this a reality for many people and their families who need assistance with medical bills and other related issues. Not only can you own the brace that our MXoN champions participated in, but you can also help make a difference in the lives of many people."
Safety is a top concern for all motorcyclists and Leatt is on the forefront of neck brace development. It's no wonder Team USA relies on them to stay healthy. Leatt created one-off custom graphics for the MXoN, featuring "2010 Team USA Motocross of Nations" with personalized names, numbers and the Stars and Stripes.
"I'm very excited that we can partner with Leatt for this wonderful auction," says RiderDown Foundation's Bruce Vermeulen. "Motocross of Nations is the pinnacle of our sport, and I'm ecstatic that memorabilia from Team USA is supporting our cause. Winning in such dramatic fashion on our home soil makes this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the riders are extremely generous to let us have these priceless items. I just can't believe it."
The auction begins Oct. 22 and closes Nov. 1, so visit the Leatt Charity Auction (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/616/Motorcycles/MXoN-Leatt-Brace-Auction.aspx ) on MotorcycleUSA.com for a chance to bid on each brace.
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Leatt® is a sign of commitment, passion and dedication. It shows the world that you're serious about your sport and, when it comes to safety, you don't accept half-measures. It's a badge of honor. A choice.
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RiderDown is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping responsible off road motorcyclists and ATV racers who have been injured while riding. Proceeds are used to provide assistance to the riders and their families when faced with medical expenses and related issues.
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MotorcycleUSA.com is the most advanced and diverse motorcycle content site on the Web. For more than a decade, MotorcycleUSA.com has provided breaking industry news, comprehensive motorcycle reviews and gear evaluations as well as extensive motorcycle racing coverage for both road and dirt. In addition there are more photographs, motorcycle specifications, rider impressions and online motorcycle videos than any Internet publication.
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This is a highly practical program focussing on processes that can be employed by NTRB staff working with PBCs when group decisions need to be made. The program aims to extend participants' awareness of methods available to facilitate complex decision making in the native title context. Starting with a review of core facilitation skills on the first day, participants will be exposed to a number of methods for participatory decision making, including visual aids drawing on internationally recognised methodologies. Time will also be spent reviewing the legal decision making construct within which PBCs operate, as well as the implications for decision-making processes of requirements for free, prior and informed consent.
The program is open to all staff at NTRBs working closely with PBCs and is highly recommended for those who attended Train-the-trainer for NTRBs Supporting PBCs in 2013 (although this is not a pre-requisite).


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http://www.youthtaiwan.net/WorkingHolidayen/Default.aspx will take you to the MOFA website for working holidays in Taiwan....
n order to encourage international engagement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has actively promoted the signing of working holiday agreements with other countries. The program, in which 220,000 youth have participated since its launch in 2004, has helped young people broaden their international perspectives and increase their global competitiveness through cross-cultural experiences, as well as through development of risk assessment and management skills and cultivation of interpersonal skills and international friendships._______________________
The program—which emphasizes holiday first, work second—is designed to foster in-depth cultural exploration and boost international exchanges among young people. Under the program, people between the ages of 18 and 35 can visit Taiwan to experience different cultures and lifestyles, as well as study language, take part in short-term courses, or work legally.
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Peta Buscombe, the chair of the Press Complaints Commission which has come in for heavy criticism in recent months is to step down, it was revealed today. Which is all very interesting but it tells us nothing of what she's like as a neighbour. For that we need pop star George Michael, who today offered up the following tweets:
Still, it's nice to know the PCC took some complaints seriously.


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VENICE, CA – Breathtaking beauty Tiffany Tyler is set to blow minds, ruin undergarments, and break hearts worldwide tonight as she performs live on Pornstar Camhouse starting at 7:30 pm PST.
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A common speculation suggests that the transition from Type 0 to Type I might carry a strong risk of self-destruction since there would no longer be room for further expansion on the civilizations home planet
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We are close. If we use the Kardashevian scale to plot humankind's progress, it shows how far we've come in the long history of our species from Type 0, and it leads us to see what a Type 1 civilization might be like:
Type 0.1: Fluid groups of hominids living in Africa. Technology consists of primitive stone tools. Intra-group conflicts are resolved through dominance hierarchy, and between-group violence is common.
Type 0.2: Bands of roaming hunter-gatherers that form kinship groups, with a mostly horizontal political system and egalitarian economy.
Type 0.3: Tribes of individuals linked through kinship but with a more settled and agrarian lifestyle. The beginnings of a political hierarchy and a primitive economic division of labor.
Type 0.4: Chiefdoms consisting of a coalition of tribes into a single hierarchical political unit with a dominant leader at the top, and with the beginnings of significant economic inequalities and a division of labor in which lower-class members produce food and other products consumed by non-producing upper-class members.
Type 0.5: The state as a political coalition with jurisdiction over a well-defined geographical territory and its corresponding inhabitants, with a mercantile economy that seeks a favorable balance of trade in a win-lose game against other states.
Type 0.6: Empires extend their control over peoples who are not culturally, ethnically or geographically within their normal jurisdiction, with a goal of economic dominance over rival empires.
Type 0.7: Democracies that divide power over several institutions, which are run by elected officials voted for by some citizens. The beginnings of a market economy.
Type 0.8: Liberal democracies that give the vote to all citizens. Markets that begin to embrace a nonzero, win-win economic game through free trade with other states.
Type 0.9: Democratic capitalism, the blending of liberal democracy and free markets, now spreading across the globe through democratic movements in developing nations and broad trading blocs such as the European Union.
The Kardashev scale is a method of measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement. The scale is only theoretical and in terms of an actual civilization highly speculative; however, it puts energy consumption of an entire civilization in a cosmic perspective.
It was first proposed in 1964 by the Soviet Russian astronomer Nikolai Kardashev. The scale has three designated categories called Type I, II, and III. These are based on the amount of usable energy a civilization has at its disposal, and the degree of space colonization. In general terms, a Type I civilization has achieved mastery of the resources of its home planet, Type II of its solar system, and Type III of its galaxy.[1]
* Type I — a civilization that is able to harness all of the power available on a single planet — has approximately 1016 or 1017 W available.[2] Earth specifically has an available power of 1.74 × 1017 W (174 petawatts, see Earth's energy budget). Kardashev's original definition was 4 × 1012 W — a "technological level close to the level presently attained on earth" (presently meaning 1964).[3]
* Type II — a civilization that is able to harness all of the power available from a single star, approximately 4 × 1026 W.[2] Again, this figure is variable; the Sun outputs approximately 3.86 × 1026 W. Kardashev's original definition was also 4 × 1026 W.[3]
* Type III — a civilization that is able to harness all of the power available from a single galaxy, approximately 4 × 1037 W.[2] This figure is extremely variable, since galaxies vary widely in size; the stated figure is the approximate power output of the Milky Way. Kardashev's original definition was also 4 × 1037 W.[3]
Type 1.0: Globalism that includes worldwide wireless Internet access, with all knowledge digitized and available to everyone. A completely global economy with free markets in which anyone can trade with anyone else without interference from states or governments. A planet where all states are democracies in which everyone has the franchise.
The forces at work that could prevent us from making the great leap forward to a Type 1 civilization are primarily political and economic. The resistance by nondemocratic states to turning power over to the people is considerable, especially in theocracies whose leaders would prefer we all revert to Type 0.4 chiefdoms. The opposition toward a global economy is substantial, even in the industrialized West, where economic tribalism still dominates the thinking of most politicians, intellectuals and citizens.
For thousands of years, we have existed in a zero-sum tribal world in which a gain for one tribe, state or nation meant a loss for another tribe, state or nation -- and our political and economic systems have been designed for use in that win-lose world. But we have the opportunity to live in a win-win world and become a Type 1 civilization by spreading liberal democracy and free trade, in which the scientific and technological benefits will flourish. I am optimistic because in the evolutionist's deep time and the historian's long view, the trend lines toward achieving Type 1 status tick inexorably upward.
Are we being prepared?
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Lisbon Treaty will give European Union a president -- and it may be Tony Blair .
Ireland voted strongly in favor of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, overturning a previous, shock No vote and taking a key step towards ending the 27-nation bloc's deadlock, ministers said on Saturday.
Irish voters backed the EU's Lisbon Treaty by 67.13 percent in favour to 32.87 percent against, according to final results of a re-run referendum published Saturday.
There have been suggestions in the European Parliament that British former prime minister Tony Blair could be given the job of EU presiden


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HardMac.com offers two small collections of photographs today from Apple stores in Europe. The first is a collection of three photos of Appleis currently under-construction retail store in London on Regent St.. The store is scheduled to open November 20.
"The building really is quite something and holds itself up well against all the other architectural splendour present on Regent St. Occasionally, as the builders on site are going about their business the black doors open up to give us a peak inside. Let me say that there still is an awful lot of work to be done before opening day," the photographer notes.
The other collection of photographs are of the recently opened Apple Center in Oslo, Norway. The store, owned by Office Line, is the largest in Scandinavia, at 300 square-meters. It opened this past Saturday. "The store is located between the town center (5 minutes from the pedestrian center) and the AkerBrygge business district," the submitter of the photographs notes, adding that the store charges about 10 percent more than Appleis online store, but that itis "nice to have a real Apple dealer in Oslo (finally!)."


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Padua College has played a vital and dynamic role in Catholic education since 1898 on the Mornington Peninsula. It is currently structured into the following campuses:
This multi-campus structure provides our students with individual care and support, specifically within their smaller 'House' community, where each student is known by name. All of our students benefit from the extensive facilities of the larger College network.
The whole College comes together on various occasions throughout the year, including SIS Sport, Music, Rally Days, Padua Day and House Celebration Days.
The Mornington site is situated on over 14.5 hectares (thirty six acres) in a peaceful, safe rural environment. The Year 7-10 Campus offers approximately 910 students from Years 7-10 a comprehensive range of subjects. The College prides itself on its ability to provide up-to-date facilities and resources in all curriculum areas.
The Rosebud Campus was opened in 1987 and provides approximately 460 students with a peaceful and tranquil environment in which to participate in the very best that education has to offer. The campus is designed on a homestead model which is a testimony to the relationship between architecture and the environment. There has been a particular effort to use indigenous plants in the College grounds, for which the College has won several significant awards. Our Rosebud Campus students move across to the Mornington Year 11 and 12 Campus for their senior studies.
The Tyabb Campus opened in January 2014, and draws upon students who live in the Western Port region. It is conveniently located on Frankston Flinders Road at the corner of Western Port Highway. Students at Tyabb Campus are offered the same opportunities as our Year 7-10 students at the Mornington and Rosebud Campuses. The Tyabb Campus is gradually growing to a four class intake, from Year 7-10. Our Tyabb Campus students also move across to the Mornington Year 11 and 12 Campus for their senior studies.
Our Year 11 and 12 students are located in the Senior Campus which is separate from the rest of the College. We have approximately 600 senior students, who may choose to undertake various courses of study including Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses.
The Year 11-12 Campus facilities all have wifi and include a study centre, specialised science and computer laboratories, an agriculture & horticulture centre and gymnasium. A Senior Staff Room and House Co-ordinators' offices ensure that staff members are readily accessible to our students.
Each student is allocated a Homeroom, where they meet for 15 minutes at the beginning of every day. In Homeroom the roll is taken, prayers are said and any notices are conveyed. These classrooms are oriented to outlook gardens, courtyards or the extensive sporting grounds and wetland areas. For more information about our Pastoral Care and House System, please go to the "Padua Community" tab.
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Credit Union of Southern California of Brea, California has been operating for more than 60 years, currently from 11 locations. It is a state-chartered natural person credit union.
Checking services include no cost share drafts, share certificates with low minimum balance requirements, bill pay services, overdraft protection and overdraft lines of credit. Debit cards and prepaid debit cards are available.
For members needing to establish credit, the credit union offers share-secured credit cards. Financial counseling and financial literacy workshops are offered.
In addition to auto loans and other types of credit, CU of Southern California can do real estate loans. Employees can help you with money orders. CU of Southern California members may also take advantage of bilingual services and tax refund anticipation loans.
Business and professional services include business share accounts, business loans, mortgage processing and the credit union is an approved mortgage seller. Individuals with other financial, savings, and investment needs will be pleased to find insurance/investment products that are offered.
The "virtual branch office" can be accessed via web based banking, phone based audio response and smartphone. Online features make it possible to file membership applications, inquire into your account, order checks, manage loan payments, view transactions, make share account transfers, do automatic bill payments, download your account history, get e-Statements, make deposits remotely and make mobile payments.
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Donovan Graham, author and leader in Christian education, will be speaking at Geneva College on Thursday, October 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This event will be held in Skye Lounge and is open to faculty, students and the public.
Previously a professor and chaplain at Covenant College, Dr. Graham has authored two books Teaching Redemptively and Making a Difference: Christian Educators in Public Schools. Currently, Dr. Graham ministers to teachers in other countries through World Harvest Mission.
Teaching Redemptively is a required text for Geneva′s Educational Foundations class. The education department faculty believe this text helps students consider faith integration and learning in both Christian and non-Christian settings.
"We are hoping students will realize that what they are going to be doing is kingdom building, as they will be salt and light to their students," said Yvonne Trotter, education professor at Geneva. "The event is also meant to encourage and inspire those currently in the field to do all for His glory."
The first hour of this event will include a keynote address by Graham. The second hour will have two breakout options: Graham on "How Do I Serve God in the Public School?" and Finn Laursen, Executive Director of Christian Educations Association International, on "Making a Case for Christian School."
Dr. Graham will also be speaking at a faculty luncheon at Geneva on October 16 and conducting an in-service with teachers from Beaver County Christian School and the American Spirit Christian Academy on October 18.
Geneva College invites students to accept the challenge of an academically excellent, Christ-centered education. Offering nearly 40 undergraduate majors, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and campus-based options, and seven graduate degrees, Geneva has programs that place students at the forefront of higher learning. Adhering to the inerrancy of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God′s word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today′s world.
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Stephen Dorff talks playing an Israeli pilot in 'Zaytoun'
Stephen Dorff talks playing a pilot in the Israeli drama "Zaytoun," plus the fun of working with child actors.
By Gary M. Kramer
Published : September 19, 2013
A longtime slacker icon known for "S.F.W.," "Cecil B. Demented" and Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere," Stephen Dorff shifts gears for Eran Riklis' Israeli drama "Zaytoun." He plays a pilot who escorts a young Palestinian boy (Abdallah El Akal) through the Middle East. "Zaytoun" opens in New York City on Friday, Sept. 20.
What prompted you to make "Zaytoun" and play Yoni?
I was moved by the script. I don't know why they wanted me to play an Israeli, but I like to make films outside Hollywood. At first I was hesitant. I feel it's a little strange to play someone like an Israeli.
Did your father being Jewish influence you to take the role?
My dad is Jewish; my mother is Catholic, but I didn't grow up religious. I'm sure my dad and grandparents are happy I made this Israeli film.
How did you identify with and research the character of Yoni?
I knew how to play a pilot. And a pilot in the US Air Force is similar. I learned Hebrew and the accent, worked with the government and air force there. I was allowed access to El Al captains who were captured and tortured around the time of the story. I learned the history leading up to 1982 [when the film is set].
You spend a good part of the film handcuffed and wounded. How difficult was that to do?
That's not really difficult. Handcuffs just make you more physically restricted. It's makeup and props. What is hard is the chemistry, getting the story across and make it real and not melodramatic.
Can you talk about your chemistry with Abdallah El Akal?
We're two enemies who hate each other and connect in a human way and develop a friendship. It could have been a 9/11 terrorist and a NYC policemen. We found the perfect kid, who was very real and had a rawness. He was from the West Bank but was Arabic. His dad has two wives and he has ten siblings. There was great energy he brought to the picture.
Most actors are warned not to co-star with children but you did here and in "Somewhere."
It's a tricky thing. I think I've been lucky. Elle [Fanning, from "Somewhere"] is an ingenue, a gem, a brilliant natural actress with incredible instincts. Abdallah is much more of a real kid, with a complicated home life. He loves America has an iPod and listens to hip hop. He was a mensch.
What was it like to make a film like this on location?
A few times when I went to the air force bases on the Lebanon border, there was action coming in from Gaza. If the sirens sounded the [pilots] would be up in the air in five minutes and the meeting is over. They would warn be about that, but ultimately, that didn't happen.


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I was trying to get this post up as quick as possible once I realized how many good deals there were online, sorry I didn't get this up sooner. I spotted a few luxe deals on StrawberryNet HK already going for less but on top of the existing discounts if you get the ones that fall under the Christmas Specials Gift sets by today or tomorrow you get an additional 10% off. All these I'll be mentioning are discounted but not all are part of the Christmas Specials. Click on the image to go straight to the item on the site. As always on StrawberryNet, shipping is FREE. Here are the ones that caught my eye. I'd rather share what I might like with you guys. From what I understand the initial discounts will remain till about New Year, but it's the additional 10% discount that's only up to today.
1. LAURA MERCIER Colour Essentials Kit – BEFORE: $115.00, 31% OFF, NOW: $79.50 (then plus 10% off 'til today!) Who doesn't love Laura Mercier? I've not yet met a beauty junkie who dislikes the brand. This kit is great for people who like simple, wearable looks and colors that enhance beauty in a polished way.
2. PIXI Essentials Gift Set – BEFORE: $28.00, 50% OFF, NOW: $14.00 (then plus 10% off 'til today!) Pixi is an affordable but above-drugstore British cosmetics brand popular among young adults like myself. They've got products that make beauty easy for anyone. This eyeshadow isn't an accurate color in the photo but from what I understand, the listed eyeshadow comes in a beautiful shade called Champagne Glow.
3. Elizabeth Arden Color Intrigue Gel liner in "Ocean Teal" – BEFORE: $23.00, 48% OFF, NOW: $12.00
The color Teal has come forth this year especially in the realm of eyecolor. This should be a wonderful formula to work with, after all, it is Elizabeth Arden.
4. Too Faced Wild Thing Collection – BEFORE: $38.00, 30% OFF, NOW: $26.00 (then plus 10% off 'til today!)
The Too Faced Wild Thing collection is a fun one, particularly for a senior teenager, who wouldn't want to make use of that leopard print pouch apart from the goodies it comes with?
5. Jurlique In-Flight Essentials Kit - BEFORE: $97.00, 33% OFF, NOW: $65.00 (then plus 10% off 'til today!)
I was extremely happy that Benefit Cosmetics entered Greenbelt 5 but very sad that Jurlique had to close. I understand though, their prices are way too high for a country like ours when it comes to skincare and there's not enough familiarity with the brand. This gift set is something I'm actually considering for myself since I want to switch to an organic eye cream. Nobody does properly processed botanical formulas quite like Jurlique, actresses like ScarJo depend on the brand.
6. PIXI Natural Mineral Kit – BEFORE: $25.00, 50% OFF, NOW: $12.50 (then plus 10% off 'til today!)
This one is a personal favorite of mine, it comes in 3 different sets of shades, I own the "St.Tropez" one and have brought it with me in my purse so many times because it's extremely handy, the St. Tropez's champagne shade is absolutely gorgeous, but I also recommend the Santa Barbara set because that has normal cheek blush shades instead of bronzer. I also just gifted a friend of mine this Christmas with the St.Tropez one. Eyes, Cheeks and Lip products all in one 3-inch tiered kit and it comes with a mirror. The Pixi Natural Mineral kit is made of sturdy magnetized cardboard so it's perfect for a lady on the go.
7. FUSION Beauty Lip Fusion Luxe Boudoir lipgloss – BEFORE: $32.00, 50% OFF, NOW: $16.00
This isn't part of the Christmas Specials but who wouldn't want to try the great LisaEldridge's favorite high-end lipgloss for less?
8. Molton Brown SnowClay DeepCleanse Snowclay Purifier – BEFORE: $17.00, 32% OFF, NOW: $11.50
Molton Brown is an established British skincare brand, though I haven't tried it, Charlotte has featured the brand on her blog Lipglossiping, and the lot of you know I trust the dear girl completely. This looks like a lovely cleansing masque for those who need to hit the "reset" button for their skin, and I think the word "Snowclay" is lovely.
I think that list is long enough for now, any longer and I might be wasting your time for availing of the additional 10% discount. There are some more really great deals on at StrawberryNet. It's time you had a look!


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3 Smart Ways to Divide Cake Batter
Dividing cake batter between multiple pans can be a make-or-break situation. Pour a whole lot into one pan and whatever is left into the otherm and you may be left with two baked cakes with two very different heights, which will lead to a layer cake that tastes great, but looks uneven. Friends, there's a better way.
Eyeballing the cake batter in each pan unfortunately just doesn't work. To guarantee even cake layers, you have to seek out a method that's a little more accurate. I spoke with Tessa Huff, a pastry chef and frequent Kitchn contributor, to get some insight.
1. Reach for a scale.
Using weight as a measure is always a great way to keep things precise. If you have a kitchen scale, this is a perfect opportunity to put it to good use. Weigh the bowl that the cake batter is going to be in while empty, and then weigh it again with the cake batter in it. Subtract the bowl's weight from this number and you've got exactly how much the batter weighs. Then you just have to divide the cake batter's weight into the number of cake pans you're using.
2. Use an ice cream scoop.
If you don't have a kitchen scale, you still have options. "Alternatively, you can use a large mechanical ice cream scoop to divide the batter going back and forth between pans," says Huff. She also likes to do this when dividing the batter in cupcake pans. When you're done, simply level out the batter with a spatula.
More on Using an Ice Cream Scoop: The Easiest Way to Divide Cake Batter Evenly
3. Try a liquid measuring cup.
"If the batter is on the runny side, you can pour it into the pans using a liquid measuring cup instead." Just measure out the quantity of total batter you have first, then use the liquid measure cup to divide it evenly.
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Victim of alleged police assault speaks out
A man allegedly assaulted by a Winnipeg police officer last fall says he nearly died from the unprovoked attack.
Henry Lavallee, 45, held a press conference Wednesday with Southern Chiefs Organization, an advocacy group for First Nations people in southern Manitoba. It's the first time he has spoken about the incident, which is alleged to have occurred Nov. 22 while Lavallee was held at the Public Safety Building.
Const. Ryan Law, 25, was arrested in June after a police investigation and charged with an assault.
He has been released from custody, with conditions, and is under orders to appear in court at a future date, likely late August. Law is on administrative leave, pending an internal hearing to determine his job status with the police service.
Lavallee, who lifted his shirt to show the news media his surgery scars, said he was in a holding cell and lying on the floor when an officer came in and kicked him hard in the stomach. Lavallee said he started bleeding from his mouth, nose and rectum and was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
"This is the outcome of what he did — I got 21 staples," he said Wednesday.
He suffered a ruptured colon and spent several weeks recovering in hospital and then serving a jail sentence.
Lavallee had been arrested for mischief after he and another man tried to steal a case of beer out of a car.
He admitted he is a chronic thief who has been charged about 45 times, but said he did not deserve to be treated the way he was.
"I never said nothing 'cause I remember every time I got arrested, 'Don't say nothing, don't kick nothing, don't do nothing. Just lay there and let them do their job, what they got to do,'" he said.
The injuries have left Lavallee unable to tie his shoes because he has trouble bending over.
Lavallee said he'll have a hard time ever trusting police again. However, he also expressed appreciation at how other officers took the alleged assault seriously.
"As long as they got one bad apple out of the crew, that's good," he said, adding that he plans to file a civil suit against the police and Law.


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Earlier this week, we reported to you that the Albany Fire Department's Arson Investigators sifted through evidence looking for clues in a vacant duplex on South Jackson Street.
Someone set fire to a couch in a back room of the duplex last Sunday. Officials say the writing on the wall was gang code.
They think this could have been done by the same gang that set fire to a house in the 300 block of Gaines Avenue in mid-August. In that case, the fire was built under the home's former heater.
Investigators suspect the fire could have been part of a gang initiation that got out of control. In both cases, the fire did little damage to the vacant home, luckily.
But arson investigators are spending too much time looking into suspected gang blazes like these.
In the last three weeks, they have investigated similar fires on East Society, East Second Avenue, North Monroe Street, and in the 1400 block of Westcliff Court.
These fires are needless, reckless, and criminal. And it's just a matter of time before someone gets badly hurt or killed.
We've been lucky that none of that has happened yet, but the gang members are pushing their luck, and the need to stop… NOW.
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Our football match prediction:
Following a 1-0 loss to Darmstadt, Eintracht Frankfurt recorded back-to-back wins over the likes of Bayer Leverkusen and Ingolstadt in previous two league fixtures. Die Adler climbed to fourth place in the standings and, no doubt, they are high on confidence ahead of the visit of Hertha Berlin. Bayern Munich put an end to Hertha's three-game winning run in Bundesliga, but it has to be noted that the capital club produced a fine display in Wednesday's football match against the league leaders. Anyhow, Frankfurt and Hertha seem to be evenly matched at the moment and we predict that they are going to share the spoils at Commerzbank-Arena. Three of their last four meetings in the national championship ended with a draw and we would not be surprised if history repeats itself. A man to watch in the home team will be experienced attacker Alexander Meier, who has netted two goals in the league so far.
Highlighted Player (Marco Fabian):
Marco Fabian is a 26-year-old midfielder who plays for German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt. This attacking midfielder has started his youth career at Guadalajara before making his senior professional debut with the Mexican club in 2007. Over eight seasons with them, Fabian became a regular and scored more than 50 goals for them. He moved to Eintracht Frankfurt in late 2015. Fabian represented Mexico across various youth levels before finally graduating to the senior team. He earned his first senior cap in 2012 and played his first major tournament with the senior team at the 2013 Gold Cup. He was one of the revelations for Mexico in that tournament with three goals and equal number of assists. Fabian has 25 national caps to his name and six goals to his credit so far. Often regarded for his pace and great long range shots, Fabian has a 2014 FIFA Puskas Award nomination to his credit.
Highlighted Team (Hertha Berlin):
Hertha Berlin is a German football club from the city Berlin which is currently active in the highest German football division the Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1892 and is active in the Bundesliga since 2011//2012. Between 1926 and 1931 Hertha BSC managed to reach 6 times to the final of the Deutsche Meiserschaft which they managed to win 2 times (in 1930 and one year later in 1931).Hertha Berlin originally played it's home games in the Plumpe which got bombed during the WW II. After the bombings Hertha Berlin stated to play their games in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. The club colors of Hertha Berlin are blue and red and is also known as Die Alte Dame which is the same nickname as Juventus. Next to winning the German national league Hertha Berlin managed to reach to the final in the DFB Pokal in 1977, 1979 and 1993. Hertha played several times in the UEFA Cup (former Europa League) and qualified for the group stage in the Champions League in the season 1999/2000. Known players that played for Hertha BSC are: Basturk, Deisler, Bobic and Marcelinho.


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This is a perfect example of how you should not spend your life with diabetes! Stay as active as possible!
Me, before the football game!
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That was one lazy bear. The cheetah after was a much better example of how we should be...curious and not too lazy to see what's new in the neighborhood.
He's probably a sugar bear with high blood glucose! Actually, I hope to draw out some of the newer members. I believe a bit of humor concerning a serious subject cannot hurt. More in depth exchanges and sharing of personal experiences is what it's all about. I do take the feelings, pain, and need for support by many members very seriously. After all, we share a common link, and in many ways, we're all in the same boat.
The link only worked part way on my phone. Too darn lazy to go to the other room and turn on the laptop. Yawn, maybe in the morning after work I'll chech it out.
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BlackBerry's much-anticipated Priv Android slider smartphone is now up for pre-orders at $699 (roughly Rs. 45,500), and is slated to begin shipping in the US starting November 6.Read more
BlackBerry's software is known for its security sophistication. But the company's latest smartphone doesn't run BlackBerry OS. It runs Android, whose security, taking past months reports into consideration, can be best described as sketchy. So how secure is the new handset? The Canadian conglomerate assures that the BlackBerry Priv maintains the same level of security the company puts on all of its handsets. If you're still having a hard time taking the company's word for it, the company has offered a lengthy, more convincing explanation.Read more
BlackBerry has begun pushing out an update for BlackBerry OS 10, bringing camera and calendar enhancements in a 369MB software package that brings the OS to version 10.3.2.440.Read more
With the update, you should be able to experience new enhancements such as anti-theft protection in BlackBerry Protect that allows disabling the device in case it is lost, thereby ensuring that no one can wipe or reactivate the device.Read more
First unveiled in June, BlackBerry OS 10.3.2 has so far been available only to BlackBerry users in the US, but the firm is now rolling it out worldwide, although users will have to check with their carrier to find out when they can download it.Read more


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We are a group of hackers, geeks and possibly normal people who get their kicks from computing with an old-fashioned twist. We welcome anyone who enjoys tinkering with Vintage computers and their peripherals, running retro software, classic computer emulators and building reproductions or replicas of classic systems We cover all-sorts: from computing's origins to the 1990s and from the simplest Micro to largest Mainframe. Our meetings provide a forum where fellow enthusiasts can exchange information and ideas on hardware and software in an informal setting.


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Now you are! The Zombie Survival Handbook is the perfect guide for when this Apocalypse breaks out. So get it and be prepared. With plenty of information and helpful tips you will be ready for any situation. It includes:
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BYU football notebook: Coach Bronco Mendenhall remembers beating BYU while at Oregon State
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Anyone know what might be the illness he has? Sounds like maybe a sinitis type problem, such as an infection caused by a problem in his sinuses. Hope he can get better and be able to play next year. Good luck, Marcus.


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Hey there, Oakland Local reader:
We're hiring two part-time East Bay based tech and business writers. You should have 1-10 years experience writing for the web, but most importantly, you should be a talented, fast, and accurate writer and have a strong interest in technology, green tech, web and business and a passionate interest in Oakland and the East Bay.
Responsibilities include:
• Writing blog posts about current news. Be fast, interesting and thorough.
• Meeting with tech companies and leaders. Yep, profiles, features, news reports. Face to face, even.
• Reporting from the field. Hackathons, meetings, events
You need to be skilled as a tech writer, meaning you're comfortable talking about using tech. You will have an accessible conversational tone in your work, and a talent for feature writing and reporting as well as a strong interest in data and digital inclusion issues. If you're witty and not snarky–extra bonus points but we hate mean and stupid jokes. Extra extra for some hard news and some lifestyle reporting experience.
We also want you to: generate story ideas like a maniac, spot stories early that aren't the same old same old and be a nice person we'll like working with. If you can't take critical feedback and use it to better yourself and the site, do not apply. Be reliable also. You will get paid on time and we'll help you become a better writer with a great portfolio.
Submit a resume in plain text emails, with a cover letter above it and 5 ideas for stories related to East Bay and Oakland tech and business. You will be judged on timeliness, so don't post old news please.
We also want to see links to 5-8 published stories (can be on your blog or other sites) that support your interest in this role. BIG bonus points for being brilliant, making us laugh, and being diverse/authentic in your writing. Minus points for recycling the same old same old like we don't read it too.
Send to firstname.lastname@example.com with Biz/Tech writer in the subject line. Don't apply without following these directions.