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Darius Miller MVP
I wanted to draft Oladipo so bad but that draft was so bad, he jumped from late lottery to 2nd pick in like a month smh.
Darius Miller MVP
T.J "V For Vendetta Mask" Leaf.
Watching Pelicans games is what Georges Bataille meant by limit experiences.
Pacers getting every single call
Great job, Miller.
RIP FlyGirl
Darius Miller has been a bright spot for the last few games. Hopefully it's sticking.
Miller is legit now
Miller scoring is really good for us. Even 10-12 points a game is a huge bonus off the bench to ease some of the pressure on AD and Cousins.
Horrendous defense and defensive rebounding that quarter
Having Demarcus Cousins really makes you see how great AD is. Cousins is great but AD is on another level
Half of Indiana's rebounds have been offensive. That probably needs to stop.
Scoring great, decent ball movement, some very nice screening. More defense though. Closing out on shooters and making sure to stick on your man is something we need to work on through the rest of this game.
Can't tell if Jrue or Boogie has been worse so far
What the hell is this techno-Ramones song they're playing? Awful stuff.
Boogie's defense is lowkey awful
Did Lance Stephenson ever even score 7 points for us? Lol.
Pels defensive rebounding is laughable
Two very bad shots on that play. Ew.
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Training >> Browse Articles >> Fitness by Stew Smith CSCS
Fitness Training and Rescue Work
First of all, anyone in fire and rescue should be flexible with an ability to move at a moment's notice. After hours of sitting at the firehouse, then jumping out of a truck and pulling someone out of a burning building at full speed can injure even the most athletic individuals. Stretching at least your legs and lower back throughout the day and on a daily basis with your exercise routine will save you from unnecessarily pulling a muscle or worse.
Your increased flexibility will be the result of a daily stretching program that will help you better recover from the daily grind and of course challenging workouts. Stretching will help you break up the lactic acid that builds in your muscles. One tip – hold each stretch you do for 4-5 deep inhales and exhales. The inhales should be 3 or more seconds long – followed by a full exhale. This will also help you get oxygen to the muscles adding an increased effect to lactic acid release.
The most important stretches – thigh stretch, hamstring stretches, and lower back stretch – should be performed throughout the day. Check out the Lower Back Stretching Plan at www.stewsmithptclub.com/lowerbackplan.pdf
Easy to perform exercises and calisthenics such as pushups, pull-ups, dips, squats, lunges, abdominal and lower back exercises make it possible for the busiest of us to exercise anywhere in as little time as 15-20 minutes.
Pyramid Workout Plan
This program can be for beginners and advanced alike. The best thing about the pyramid workout is that you work up from a very easy level which counts as a warm-up. Continue up the pyramid as shown until you hit a maximum level of your fitness, then repeat in reverse order, which acts as your cool-down.
If you can complete the pyramid above your final total of pull-ups, pushups, and sit-ups will be: 36 pull-ups, 72 pushups, and 108 sit-ups. If you continue up the pyramid and build up to level 10 pull-ups / 20 pushups / 30 sit-ups on peak of pyramid, you will have completed the entire pyramid – that is 100 pull-ups, 200 pushups, 300 sit-ups or other abs of choice. It is good to mix in a variety of pushups (wide, regular, close, 8 count body builders etc) and differing grips on the pull-ups as well.
PT Supersets
This workout will push your pushups and sit-ups for 300 reps each and keep your pull-ups between 50-100 reps. The super set is a series of exercises to be repeated with no rest. For the upper body superset, simply do five to ten pushups then roll over and rest your pushup muscles by doing ten crunches and continue on with the two different versions of pushups and crunches. One super set can be accomplished in as little as two minutes. If you repeat this particular workout five times you will have 150 pushups and 200 crunches in a ten minute period. Once again, if you are at a beginner level of fitness, try to do your pushups on your knees once you fail at regular pushups and decrease the number of times you repeat this cycle to 4-5 supersets.
Repeat 10 times
Pull-ups – 5-10
Pushups – 10
Sit-ups – 10
Wide pushups – 10
Reverse crunches – 10
Tri pushups – 10
Double crunches – 10
Add 10-20 jumping jacks before every set and get some cardio benefit out of it. Total time is about 20 minutes
The Ultimate Super Set – Max PT / Fewest Sets Possible
This workout is one of my favorite for building from 10 pull-ups to 15-20 pull-ups. Many people get stuck at 10 pull-ups, this workout will get you over that hump. I recommend trying this workout only once a week in conjunction with the two above PT workouts during the week.
50 pull-ups
150 pushups
200 sit-ups
100 pull-ups
250 pushups
300 sit-ups
For increased difficulty, add a ¼ mile run, during each cycle, at your goal pace for the 1.5 or 2 mile timed run.
Always do lower back exercises when doing stomach exercises for balance and do not forget to stretch daily…
Maintenance Plan
The goal is to create a maintenance program that will challenge your cardiovascular system as well as your muscular endurance. Some police departments may have weight room access with cardio equipment or even pools. If that is the case, get your cardio in the pool, bikes, or treadmills. Otherwise, these workouts can be done with little or no equipment as demonstrated below:
On other days you can work your legs and abs again or combine them for a full body workout.
Repeat the leg superset five to ten times depending on your fitness level.
1) Squats – 20
2) Crunches – 20
3) Lunges – 10/leg
4) Left/Right crunches – 20/20
5) Heel Raises – 20
6) Reverse crunch – 20
Add jumping jacks or running a ¼ mile on a local track to this one and now have a solid cardio and lower body endurance plan.
The leg workout superset below is a little more challenging due to the fact that you stand up and lie down repeatedly, but it is much like the requirements of a police officer on duty. Sitting still, jumping up, running, etc…
Some people have commented that the hardest part of this workout is the transition from one exercise to the other. As you can see, there is really no excuse why you cannot exercise any day of the week whether you are traveling, working long hours or staying at home with the kids. With minimal equipment and time sacrifice, we can all fit exercise in our lives and stay healthy for many years to come.
Mix a little cardio with PT for an all in one workout with both cardio and muscular benefits:
Jumping Jacks – 10 / Squats – 10
And / or jog or walk or bike 5:00
squats- 20 reps
lunges 10/leg reps (regular, 1/2)
calves – 30 (regular, toes in, toes out)
bike or jog – 5:00
Jog 1/4 mile or bike 2:00-3:00 / stretch
Jog 1/4 mile on a treadmill or outside (or bike 2:00-3:00)
Squats – 10 – 20 reps
Lunges – 10 -15 reps each leg
Calves – 30 reps each leg
The ideas above should help you maintain your fitness level while having limited time and resources. The other side of the fitness and health equation is nutrition. Though you can burn plenty of calories with the above workouts, it does not benefit you as much if you are not eating for more energy or eating too many calories. At the end of the day, if you take in too many calories than you burn, you will continue to gain weight.
Remember the key to any weight control program is adding water to your diet and a fitness plan that will help you add oxygen and burn calories and fat for the caloric deficiency needed to lose weight. Feel free to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com – I answer all my emails.

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We're a bunch of ex-googlers running an integrated 360 online ad agency.
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An equal mix of indie, wacky, Beck, and Fleetwood Mac, Brooklyn's Darwin Deez is skilled at mixing sunshine pop with some indie attitude and lo-fi dissonance, but he's been known to drive audiences crazy with his offbeat, Napoleon Dynamite-like dance routines. After spending time in the N.Y.C. band Creaky Floors, Deez formed the band that sports his name and released the infectious indie pop single "Constellations." Live shows where the bandmembers entered dancing to "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" made them the talk of the Brooklyn hipster set, while the U.K. caught on thanks to their early-2010 single "Radar Detector" and its extremely bonkers video. That same year the band collected all its best "happy songs for sad people" for a self-titled debut album released by the Lucky Number label. ~ David Jeffries


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When they say "gold," are they referring to the yellow one that Target had a few years back?
Short of a full resculpt or a REALLY annoyingly impressive pack-in, I'll pass on this... The Y-Wing is one of the vintage hold-overs I wish they'd let go of and give us a scaled ship. It's actually not that large and with some "assembly required" on the nacels (honestly I'd love "blast off" Nacels, that'd kick ass), it'd fit in a smaller box than the OTC one did I think.Love the Y-Wing as a ship, hate the Kenner mold... It looks comically bad compared to almost any of the modern TIE's we have like Vader's, Bomber, Large Wing or the Interceptor. This and the AT-ST are high up there on my list of things I'd love to see completely redone from the ground up.
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Deepcool Ice Matrix 600 Review
Recently visited at OCC was the Deepcool Ice Matrix 400 - a nicely performing, low cost heatsink with a very small footprint that accepts a 120mm fan. It was good for mainly stock scenarios where overclocking wasn't taking place, however Deepcool may have something on the table that has all of the great features of the Ice Matrix 400, but can handle a little more heat. The Ice Matrix 600 has two extra heatpipes and only a slightly larger footprint. The extra heatpipes and more mass should make this cooler achieve even lower temperatures than the Ice Matrix 400, and handle overclocking a little more effectively. Deepcool, founded in 1996, is now rapidly gaining popularity in many countries around the world, though they have been a supplier to Dell, Fujitsu, Siemens, and other companies for years. They offer many heatsinks, GPU and chipset coolers, notebook coolers, and hard drive coolers. Many of their products display their flagship colors of black and blue, making it easy to spot one of their coolers with the naked eye. I am looking forward to trying the Ice Matrix 600 and seeing how well it performs compared to its little sister, the Ice Matrix 400, and compare it to other heatsinks on the market. In this review, I will provide a complete evaluation of the Ice Matrix 600's un-boxing, a closer look at the product itself, specifications and features, followed by an intense product testing and comparison.
Closer Look:
The Deepcool Ice Matrix 600 is packaged in a glossy white cardboard box with a large window in the front that displays the cooler well. Underneath the window are 8 icons that tell a little more about the cooler. Some of these include its supported sockets (Intel and AMD), PWM fan control, silent fan, copper base, and more. I will explore these later in the review. The right side of the package has a picture of the Ice Matrix 600 with the large 140mm fan equipped. Aside from the size and extra heatpipes, the fan is larger on the Ice Matrix 600 than the fan supplied with the Ice Matrix 400. The rear of the package, like the Ice Matrix 400, has a list of standard specifications such as dimensions, weight, and fan information such as voltage and noise levels in many different languages. These figures will also be explored later in this review. Finally, the left side of the box has a listing of supported sockets and processors, along with measurement diagrams showing specific views and their dimensions.
Everything is neatly packaged and organized inside the box. The fan is secured behind the heatsink itself, and the mounting hardware and other accessories are in a white box underneath the heatsink. Inside the white box are three back-plates, two sets of mounting clamps for Intel and AMD, fan clips, power adapters, thermal paste and other mounting hardware. The supplied thermal paste is only enough for two or three uses, but that's more than enough for the average user who plans on strapping this heatsink down and leaving it there!
With everything out of the box, I'm ready to get started on taking a close look at the Deepcool Ice Matrix 600 and assess its features and what I think it is capable of. Stay tuned!


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Gtk+ 3.2 introduces many smaller features which users will benefit from straight away. CSS themeing support has been improved, GtkFileChooser has been overhauled, the GtkFontSelection has been replaced by a new set of GtkFontChooser widgets, and several new widgets have been introduced as well.
The HTML5 support in Gtk+ 3.2 is still experimental. It allows you to run Gtk+ applications inside HTML5-capable browsers - and we're not just talking a calculator or a notepad application, since GIMP runs just fine in Firefox 4.0 as well, as the video below demonstrates.
The other big new thing - also experimental since, you know, Wayland itself is highly experimental - is support for the Wayland display server. This is all work done to make sure Gtk+ is ready for the future, since all indications point towards a Wayland future (instead of the X.org we know today). Qt is also working on Wayland support, so it would seem the two major open source toolkits are getting ready for the future.
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Definition of tapir
n. - Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus, Elasmognathus, and allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore feet, but the outermost toe is of little use. 2
The word "tapir" uses 5 letters: A I P R T.
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Words formed by adding one letter before or after tapir (in bold), or to aiprt in any order:
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Just before Thanksgiving, John Miles was out walking his 8-year old Husky-Beagle mix Lucy in the streets of Boston when they were both hit by a speeding car. John blacked out from the trauma, which included two broken legs, a broken arm, and 15 facial fractures. Lucy was also hurt, but managed to limp to a nearby dentist's office and bark for help. The pup then made her way back and stayed by John's side until rescuers arrived. Lucy braced herself against John's body and refused to budge, even as he was lifted into the ambulance.
John was not carrying his wallet, so first responders used Lucy's identification tags to get in contact with his family (an important reminder that we should always carry identification, even if we're just going outside for a quick walk around the block!).
Both John and Lucy will be in surgery this week for their injuries. In the meantime, Lucy has been staying with John's family while he's in the hospital. According to John's daughter, Caitlan, Lucy has been crying for John to come home. Thanks to Lucy's heoric act, the two will be reunited soon and on the mend!


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Looking for Little Bloodsuckers
Let Me In, the American remake of the Swedish vampire flick Let the Right One In, is gearing up to film right here in New Mexico. While I'm awfully mixed on the idea of a remake, I'm excited it's happening in New Mexico. The story of a bullied young boy who befriends the little vampire girl next door is being directed by Matt Reeves (who gave us the monster romp Cloverfield). Casting agents are looking for children ages 8 to 18 in Los Alamos, Taos and Albuquerque. The two main roles are already filled by Kodi Smit-McPhee (from the upcoming film The Road) and Chloe Moretz (who appeared in (500) Days of Summer), but there are plenty of other roles to cover. If you're interesting in getting your offspring involved, please register with Elizabeth Gabel online at egcasting.com or call 967-9533.
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Astro Boy
Japan's favorite robot kid flies, but doesn't soar, in Americanized version
It seems odd, in such a rabidly anime- and manga-literate culture—where practically every new pop-culture entry is stumbling over itself to emulate the style found in Japanese cartoons and comics—that we'd need such a watered-down, Americanized version of a Japanese classic like Astro Boy. But that's exactly what Imagi Animation Studios, the folks behind the 2007 CGI version of TMNT, thought.
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Buddhist quest opens door to exotic world
Kids these days are under a lot of pressure. There's the pressure to excel in school, even at a young age. There's the added responsibility of organized sports. There's the fact that many kids are now growing up in broken homes. There's the continuing pop-cultural lure of sex and drugs. And if 30 years' worth of PSAs are to be believed, there's an awful lot of peer pressure exerted on young people to smoke cigarettes. Imagine, then, that you're a 3-year-old Nepalese tyke who's just been fingered as the reincarnation of recently deceased 84-year-old Buddhist master Geshe Lama Konchog. No pressure or anything, kid, but pack up your stuff—you've got a 1,000-year mission of peace and enlightenment to get cracking on.
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"Batman: The Brave and the Bold" on Cartoon Network
A certain percentage of the fanboy population has dismissed Cartoon Network's "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" as a too-cartoony take on the Dark Knight Detective's adventures. Haters may be eating their words after this weekend, however, when the show gets a healthy injection of awesome in the form of Neil Patrick Harris.


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Bill Goetz Named Chancellor of the North Dakota University System
Posted on 2/23/2007
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Bill Goetz Named Chancellor of the North Dakota University System
BISMARCK, N.D. - BISMARCK, N.D. - The State Board of Higher Education today selected Bill Goetz, chief of staff in the North Dakota Office of the Governor, to be chancellor of the North Dakota University System beginning July 1, 2007.
Goetz has served as the governor's chief of staff since 1997, working for both Gov. John Hoeven and former Gov. Ed Schafer. His contract will include an annual salary of $170,000, a housing/hosting allowance of $20,000 and a vehicle allowance of $11,000.
"Bill Goetz will provide the leadership and vision needed to continue the many successes of the North Dakota University System," said John Q. Paulsen, president of the State Board of Higher Education. "Bill's passion for higher education clearly has been demonstrated throughout his career. Involvement in key initiatives, such as the Roundtable on Higher Education, and 30 years as a professor and administrator at Dickinson State University have provided him a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing higher education in North Dakota and across the nation. The breadth of Bill's state government experience also will be a valuable asset."
"I've known Bill Goetz for many years, and I will be very pleased to leave this position knowing that a man of his caliber and integrity will be the next chancellor," said Eddie Dunn, NDUS chancellor. "Bill will step into this position with a tremendous knowledge of and appreciation for all 11 University System institutions. I am eager to begin working with him during this time of transition." Dunn will retire June 30, 2007.
Prior to joining the Office of the Governor, Goetz held several positions at DSU, including executive vice president of the DSU Foundation, chief academic officer in the School of Business, director of continuing education and associate professor. He also served in the North Dakota Senate for eight years and the North Dakota House for 12 years.
Goetz earned an associate degree from Bismarck State College in 1964, a bachelor's degree in business administration from Minot State University in 1966 and a master's degree in business from the University of North Dakota in 1967.
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A (Brief) Interview With Baquer Sayed
It's a doubleheader Saturday for Michigan's Class of 2010. The Big 33 All-Star game takes place in Hershey, PA with Michigan's Talbott brothers playing for the Ohio Team. Taking place in East Lansing is the Michigan High School Football Coaches' Association All-Star game at 3:30PM. (The game will be aired on TV on Comcast 900 on Monday at 7PM and Tuesday at 8:30AM.)
Though Michigan doesn't have any scholarship players participating in the game, a number of other Big Ten schools do (Ohio State, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Indiana). Michigan's sole player in the game is preferred walkon Baquer Sayed. I caught up with him and East coach Jim Sparks at media day for the game.
Baquer Sayed
Tim: When are you getting up to Michigan?
Baquer: I'm moving up there in like two weeks.
Tim: Why did you pass up scholarship offers from MAC schools to walk on at Michigan?
Baquer: Family-wise [the media guide says Sayed is one of 9(!) kids in his family], and school, and degree, and everything. It's made up for by the school. If the NFL doesn't work, Michigan's better than all those offers I got in the MAC.
Tim: How would you describe your game?
Baquer: Speedy, long-ball quickness.
Tim: What can we look forward to seeing from you on the field Saturday?
Baquer: Just getting the ball and going in a scoring. Catching the fades over the corners, that's what I like to do.
East Head Coach Jim Sparks (Clawson High School).
Tim: You're running a spread offense on Saturday. Is it more run-focused or pass-focused?
Sparks: What kind of coach would I be if I told you what we're going to do? I'm just gonna say "yes."
Tim: Am I gonna see Baquer Sayed catch some passes though?
Sparks: Yeah, I would expect him to. He's a tremendous athlete, and that's why we run the offense that we do. We have so many athletes that the trick to the spread is just get those kids the ball in space and let them do their thing.
Tim: He told me he likes to go up and get the fade. Is that what you see in him?
Sparks: It's a huge part of his game. He's serious. I told him after you interviewed him that I've never seen a kid that has the ability to adjust to the ball and go up, and play that deep ball the way he does.
Thanks to Baquer Sayed and Coach Sparks for taking the time to talk to me. Here's Baquer's highlight video, for a taste of what to look forward to on Saturday:


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Thanks to everyone who played in Pit 4 (for more then 5 turns anyway ). Special thanks to my ally the Robots, without whom I would have become lunch meat for the privateer. And of course a round of =D> for our gracious hosts for setting up such an excellent game!
Here is my report, as usual told from my point of view.
Turn 1: Ah now I know why they call it the pit. Well that changes my strategy by a lot… Let's announce myself first as the Benign Empire, and welcome all other races into my reign. Just to make sure everyone knows we are peaceful by nature. Ok done, so here is my plan:
1: Find out who is where (duh) as soon as possible.
2: Determine strategy based on the neighbors.
3: Focus on expansion in home cluster and on building bases.
4: Try to find some nice center worlds to build a landing platform.
Fleet: 1 SDSF, 1 RU25
Turn 10: Meh, Klingons to the left. And they've started spamming their cruddy missiles. Those hooligans obviously have never heard about environmental friendly space expansion. Guess it will be up to the Benign Empire to educate them. Hmmm, how about I just build my own little missiles to fight back.
New strategy, build a large amount of Moscow and jump 350 ly to destroy his fleet and bases all at once. Build bases to get fighters for the Moscow. Build Super Star Carriers to have unlimited funds.
Dropped from game: Lizard, Rebel, Colonies, guess they didn't like the game setup?
Fleet: 1 SDSF, 1 RU25, 1 NFC, 3 LDSF, 7 Moscow, 1 SSF, 1 SSC, 3 PL21
Turn 20: My probes have been active and have scanned the universe. To my right I have the Robot. Not very interesting. Could be a tough opponent, could be a weak opponent, not sure.
After that we have the privateer. I hate the privateer! With my Mark4 SSF I will have a hell of a time protecting my fleet. Fortunately for now, they are not coming my way. They are very active in the center so I change my strategy there. Find all native world in the center that I can, drop 1 clan, tax down to 31% happiness, next turn tax 100%. That should at least slow him down considerably.
The Klingon have been bombarding my worlds with cruddy missiles, but my fleet is almost ready to destroy him (23 moscow). Let's see if he's prepared for it or not.
Fleet: 3 SDSF, 5 RU25, 2 NFC, 6 LDSF, 23 Moscow, 4 SSF, 10 SSC, 13 PL21, 4 SSD, 1 Gorbie, 3 Hros
Turn 30: Gave the Klingon one last chance to ally with me, but he is already allied with the Privateer, so I continue with operation "Up yours". Assault on the Klingons worked like a charm. I lost 4 Moscow in the attack, but managed to destroy: 4 starbases, 2 Deth, 1 D7, 1 SDSF, 6 D19b, 1 MDSF, 3 LDSF, 1 NFC, 1 B200 and 1 Viccy. After that, no more cruddy missiles came flying my way. I jumped back my Moscow to rearmed them with fighters. I also contacted the Robot, and allied with them, because I don't want to face the Klingon privateer combo by myself.
Note that the combo Robot Empire with Jupiter addon is extremely strong. Unlimited minefields (x4) due to unlimited money from SSC. Viral fields to safeguard anything. SSD to take over enemy bases. Gorbie as strongest ship in the game + capturing ships. Unlimited knowledge of opponents. Moscow to resupply fighters to forward ships. Unlimited free fighters.
Fleet: 1 SDSF, 6 RU25, 1 NFC, 6 LDSF, 22 Moscow, 4 SSF, 11 SSC, 9 PL21, 5 SSD, 2 Gorbie, 3 Hros, 1 MDSF, 1 Deth, 1 B200, 1 Falcon
Turn 40: Slowly conquering the Klingon region. Borg is coming up from the left now. Seems he would also like to have a bit of Klingon space after all my hard work. I don't think so! Privateer has made their move and managed to run off with one of my Gorbie , but at least I managed to grab one MCBR back during its abduction. Privateer did not use his cloak tow ability, not sure why not, so he lost an additional MCBR. Fortunately, the Robot has now arrived and by giving him my minelayers we are slowly building up my protection. A cybernaut is en route to lock is down further. My ally has started his invasion of the privateer home cluster. The privateer seems to have trouble finding a way to deal with the cybernaut, so for now is just putting up minefields to slow the advance. I start sending over 10.000MC per turn to the robot to fund his minelaying efforts. I've also been giving him a lot of Moscow to enable him to teleport over materials and clans and gave him a bunch of SSD to capture privateer bases. It's too risky for me to use them in Klingon space for now; I don't want to lose a single one to the privateer.
Fleet: 2 RU25, 1 NFC, 6 LDSF, 14 Moscow, 12 SSC, 7 PL21, 2 SSD, 2 Gorbie, 3 Hros, 1 MDSF, 1 Deth, 1 B200, 1 D7, 1 MCBR
Turn 50: Nothing much exciting happened. Slowly continue to advance into Klingon territory. Small robot minelaying to protect my ships, but not secure enough yet to use SSD. Robot is not getting any further into Privateer territory due to abundance of minefields and interdiction fields. But we've started prepping an additional invasion force to move into the center. Gave my MCBR to the robot to help out in his invasion force. Finalized building my first Antimatter Launcher. Which will help get rid of interdiction fields.
Fleet: 1 RU25, 1 NFC, 7 LDSF, 12 Moscow, 12 SSC, 7 PL21, 0 SSD, 5 Gorbie, 3 Hros, 1 MDSF, 0 B200, 1 D7
Antimatter Missile Launchers: 1
Turn 60: Moved 3 Gorbie over to Klingon territory. Enough minefields there now to protect them. Used them to scoop up some leftover Klingon D7a which were hiding out in the warp well. Will try to grab some Firecloud from the Borg, could come in handy. Robot has a second viral field in privateer space. The invasion is slowly picking up speed. We've also landed in the center and slowly move forward there. Busy with expansion, building bases and gathering resources for building Antimatter launchers.
Fleet: 1SDSF, 1 RU25, 1 NFC, 8 LDSF, 8 Moscow, 12 SSC, 8 PL21, 0 SSD, 6 Gorbie, 3 Hros, 1 MDSF, 0 B200, 1 D7, 4 D7a
Antimatter Missile Launchers: 1
Turn 70: Ooh boy, game is getting slow. Privateer seems to have given up trying to resist us and is just laying mines. Guess he didn't think of any anti-viral-field tactics. So we'll just slow (very slowly even) continue to invade his worlds. Managed to drive the Cyborg from Klingon space. Managed to grab 3 Firecloud and hoping to grab once more to be able to jump back and forth between two fronts.
Fleet: 0 SDSF, 1 RU25, 1 NFC, 8 LDSF, 8 Moscow, 12 SSC, 5 PL21, 2 SSD, 6 Gorbie, 3 Hros, 1 B200, 1 D7, 3 D7a, 3 FCC, 1 Quietus, 1 Cyber
Antimatter Missile Launchers: 2
Turn 80: Did I mention slow? We are literally crawling forward. Sure we run no risk of resistance, but the rate of assimilation is boring. Firing antimatter missiles at interdiction fields and building more launchers. Don't think there is any way we can lose this game. Privateer and Klingon have invaded Borg space, Borg is dying. So it's time for me to move into Borg space to chase out the Priv/Klingon combo. We've added another front in the centre to try and speed up the assimilation of the universe. Lost 2 SSD which were set to enemy privateer while flying to one of their bases, slowing us down further… Managed to grab a fourth FCC.
Fleet: 2 SDSF, 0 RU25, 1 NFC, 8 LDSF, 8 Moscow, 1 SSF, 12 SSC, 5 PL21, 1 SSD, 6 Gorbie, 3 Hros, 1 B200, 4 FCC, 1 Cyber
Antimatter Missile Launchers: 2
Turn 90: Privateer cluster is almost done. Slowly pushing into the center from 3 points. Invading Borg home cluster, who by now has left the game. Build 7 more launchers and more are on the way. Fed finished a launcher. He has been fighting the bird solo 1-on-1 for most part of the game. We promised him not to blow it up for now.
Fleet: 3 SDSF, 1 RU25, 1 NFC, 7 LDSF, 10 Moscow, 1 SSF, 12 SSC, 8 PL21, 1 SSD, 6 Gorbie, 2 Hros, 3 B200, 1 MCBR, 4 FCC, 1 Merlin
Antimatter Missile Launchers: 9
Turn 100: Repeat previous message, make use of terms: slow, invade and antimatter building. Nothing much to report. Bird dropped finally after losing to the Fed. Crystal decided to build 2 antimatter launchers, but our missiles are already on their way to those two locations. We will not allow anyone else to build launchers.
Fleet: 3 SDSF, 0 RU25, 1 NFC, 7 LDSF, 10 Moscow, 0 SSF, 12 SSC, 7 PL21, 2 SSD, 6 Gorbie, 4 B200, 0 MCBR, 4 FCC, 2 Merlin
Antimatter Missile Launchers: 17
Turn 104: Game over. Crystal has requested we stop playing. Privateer and Klingon dropped out and the Q took over. Suddenly, we are actually getting resistance from the Privateer. Looks like the Q is immune to viral fields . However, attacking Gorbie with MCBR is not really the best strategy possible. At least it freed up some space to build more Gorbies for the score…
Fleet: 3 SDSF, 1 NFC, 7 LDSF, 10 Moscow, 12 SSC, 7 PL21, 2 SSD, 11 Gorbie, 5 B200, 2 MCBR, 4 FCC, 2 Merlin
Antimatter Missile Launchers: 20
Final score from VPA to show the ships and planets.
General game notes:
Bird and Fed have been fighting their own war the entire game. Finally won by the Fed after a long time. Crystal we never really encountered. Lizard, Rebel and Colonies dropped within minutes after starting the game. Cyborg managed to hang on for a long time, but finally got eaten by us and the Priv/Klingon combo. After turn 40 or so, the top part of the map was never updated, as I didn't resend probes there. But if the Crystal/Fed want to send me their final turn, I'll add an updated shot of the universe.
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One of the improvements that we worked on for the Intrepid release is building a combined applet with the fast user switching, session management and maintaining instant message status. I'm happy with how this turned out. I'm planning on continuing the messaging story in Jaunty.
An interesting aspect of messaging on the desktop is that while you can get messages, and get a notification of their appearance, you still may want to respond to them. Currently every messaging app you run provides this through it's own icon into the notification area. Many people I know have both Pidgin and XChat icons in their notification area routinely. Besides the fact that both of these work significantly differently, they also are very different visually providing the appearance of clutter in the panel.
How do we fix this? I think that a reasonable approach is to consolidate them into what I'm coining as a "messaging indicator." The goal of the messaging indicator is provide a simple and clean way for messaging apps to provide the notification to the user that other people are trying to talk them while not having to put something in the notification area. The notification area is evil. Here's a simple use case done as an SVG mockup:
The diagram is simple, and that's a really good thing. Here we're seeing a IM message coming in. The notification disappears into the messaging icon and the message can be found underneath that icon. Nothing complex, but it allows the user to know that all of their messages are a single tidy place and there is only one graphic required on the panel for all messaging.
What is a message? It's really easy to over reach with the idea of what a message is. One could say: "Apparmor is messaging me that I can't edit that file." While that sentence is correct, it's important to note that users don't agree. So my goal is limit this indicator to messages sent from other humans to the human using the computer. Now I need to go and fight some feature creep.
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The Lady Cobras struggled shooting all day, firing just 37.9 percent from the field compared to the Bobcats 49.0 percent. Coker did manage to cause 22 Lees-McRae turnovers, compared to just 13 turnovers for the Lady Cobras, but the Bobcats converted those turnovers into 16 points, while Coker was only able to score 15 points off of turnovers.
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Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare, co-authored by Nancy J. Davis, professor emerita of sociology at DePauw University, has received a "gold" award in the religion category of the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards. A collaboration with Robert V. Robinson, Class of 1964 Chancellor's Professor of Sociology at Indiana University - Bloomington, the book was published last summer by Indiana University Press.
The work by Professors Davis and Robinson shares the first place award with From the Shahs to Los Angeles: Three Generations of Iranian Jewish Women Between Religion and Culture, by Saba Soomekh.
Known as the IPPYs, for short, the awards "were conceived as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry, and are open to authors and publishers worldwide who produce books written in English and intended for the North American market," according to the program.
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Quade Cooper's opponent Barry Dunnett has told the rugby star he's ready to exploit flaws he might not have been warned about in their boxing clash on Friday night.
Speaking at Wednesday's pre-fight media conference, Dunnett said he'd detected plenty of faults in the Wallaby five-eighth's technique which he plans to use in the main undercard bout for Sonny Bill Williams' heavyweight clash with South African veteran Francois Botha at Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Dunnett, who has won one of his two professional contests, has not fought in a boxing ring in more than two years but has competed in Muay Thai since then.
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Dunnett, who previously worked with Cooper's trainer Shannon 'Shaggy' King, said his motivation for the bout was far greater than Cooper's and he had found many of the public on his side.
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The growth of unconventional gas is spreading across the world with major implications over many years for markets and prices according to a new World Energy Council study 'Unconventional gas, a global phenomenon', which looks at where and how fast the revolution is taking place.
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My formula fed niece and nephew were really, really screamy at night. Breastfeeding has absolutely nothing to do with evening fussiness. I'm pretty sure formula and bottles are not easier when you have to prepare a bottle while your baby screams. It's certainly not easier when SIL is digging through an overly stuffed diaper bag to mix a bottle while I just pop a boob out and only carry a couple extra diapers and wipes in my pack.
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CHRC battles with QRA for flood repair funds
FLOOD recovery works will grind to a halt across the Central Highlands as the council chases $11 million in outstanding natural disaster repayments from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.
Already $75m has been spent on repairs to roads and infrastructure damaged in the destructive 2010-11 flood event, but only $53m has been reimbursed by the QRA from $64m in submitted claims.
Mayor Peter Maguire backed a call from the council's organisational support services department to stop the recovery effort once the current list of approved works up to $82m had been completed.
The council is racking up $4m a month on the works.
An outstanding QRA debt of $5.4m has already been classified as 'doubtful' after a recent audit of the council's finances.
"Recommendations have been made to the Infrastructure, Assets and Public Facilities Team that due to the delays in payments, approvals and increasing probity requirements that work should cease once we have exhausted our current batch of approved works," Financial Services manager Adam Scott said in his report.
"WHILE the source of income is government funding, and therefore normally low risk, current trends indicate that unless very carefully managed, ineligible expenditure may occur."
Cr Maguire said despite the council being in a very strong financial position, the ebb and flow of money had to be closely monitored.
"I agree with that approach to stopping work until we get it approved," Mayor Peter Maguire said at Wednesday's meeting.
"We can expect some phone calls because we've not finished flood recovery work - well, the state hasn't approved it.
"What we're concerned about is going ahead and doing all these works because some cases through the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangement claims going to the QRA are getting knocked back.
"In the best interests of the ratepayer... we have decided to get Local Government Infrastructure Services to try and help with the process."
In total, the council has applied for $111m to fund all necessary flood recovery works, leaving a $29m shortfall yet to be approved by the QRA.
A QRA spokeswoman said the authority had a good working relationship with the council and was pleased with its progress.
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ESL Jobs in China
Date: 14 February 2018
V-Ron International English is an English immersion training institution established in 2013 and on the track of rapid development. We provide Chinese children with most advanced and innovative teaching philosophy. The teaching materials are imported from the world's largest educational publishing company Pearson.
We carefully design programs including the advantages of current American curriculum system. Classes are organized by both Chinese and foreign teachers to maximize the efficiency, and every our foreign teacher is loved by students and parents because they are a helpful teacher rather than an entertainer!
We are looking for teachers:
English as mother tongue
Outgoing, energetic, love children and teaching
Bachelor's degree or above, major in English, English literature or education is great
TEFL or TESOL certificate preferred
Two years or longer teaching experience preferred
Position description:
How long you work -maximum 25 teaching hours, 36h in total plus office and training hours
Whom you teach – 7 to 15 students from 3 to 14 years old per class
What you have - imported teaching materials and well-equipped classrooms
Whom you with - a Chinese teaching assistant
Contract length: 12 months
Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu
Start time: September or October
Salary package:
13K to 16K RMB monthly based on qualifications, straight honest pay for straight honest work
Extra bonus on successful demo classes
5000 RMB airfare reimbursement (paid upon 12-month contract completion)
11 National Chinese holidays.
1 full day and 4 half-days off per week
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Assistance in work visa application
Comprehensive commercial insurance
Arrival assistance in apartment search and orientation
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Portage Glacier is a glacier on the Kenai Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska and is included within the Chugach National Forest. It is located 4 mi west of Whittier.
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The Park Ridge Police Department will be hosting a Chief's Roundtable discussion to serve as a useful tool in staying connected with the community and its needs.
The Chief's Roundtable will meet quarterly throughout the year. It is open to all Park Ridge residents and business owners, offering an opportunity to provide valuable feedback regarding crime trends and other topics/programs that will improve police service and keep Park Ridge a safe community.
The discussions will be held in Park Ridge Council Chambers at 7:00pm and are scheduled for:
July 29th- Representatives from ABC Wildlife will speak about "Co-existing with nature" in Park Ridge.
Next meeting is October 29th
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As I write this I'm sitting in a lodge in Breckenridge, Colorado, with no Internet access and I'm listening to the latest by Death Cab for Cutie using red-hot music streaming service Spotify.
Spotify is the latest import from the Sweden that is promising to revolutionize how we listen to new music. It became available in the United States a couple weeks ago after thriving in Europe since 2008. Now with 10 million "subscribers," the service lets you stream music via the web from a selection of 15 million songs, including most new indie releases, all for free (20-hour limit per month with advertising). For a mere $4.99 a month you can get unlimited access with no ads; and for $9.99 per month you get all the above plus access on your cell phone and "off line" (how I'm listening to Death Cab right now).
Sure, there have always been other on-demand music services that offer similar content -- Grooveshark, Rdio, Slacker, good ol' Rhapsody -- but none offer as many songs along with an iPhone app. Spotify's promise of being able to listen to any song at any time was too enticing to pass up, so I bought a premium subscriptions, downloaded the app and got started.
My first Spotify selection: The new one by Low, C'Mon, on Sub Pop. I've been itching to hear it. Unfortunately, when I tried to play it, the only thing I got was a "licensing not available" message. Strike one, Spotify. Instead, I tried the new one by YACHT, and The Antlers, and Cults, Ride's Nowhere, Jesus & Mary Chain's Stoned & Dethroned and KISS Alive. All were there. All sounded fantastic. But later, when I tried to listen to Led Zeppelin I or anything by Zeppelin or Pink Floyd, I came up empty. Strike 2, sort of (I already have everything by Zeppelin and Floyd, on vinyl).
There has yet to be a Strike 3. For someone who thrives on new music, Spotify is a dream come true. And for just $9.99 a month, imagine how many bad record purchases I will now avoid. Which brings up the next question: If I don't need to buy records anymore, won't labels and artist hate this service?
"Well, I think it's pretty sweet," said Robb Nansel, one of the guys who runs Saddle Creek Records. He's had a trial version of Spotify for a few months. "I like it. I think there can be some improvements, like how you find music. You have to know exactly what you're looking for, there aren't a lot of discovery tools built into it. But just having access to anything whenever you want is pretty great from a user point of view."
Nansel said Saddle Creek worked its deal with Spotify though Merlin, a trade organization that represents a lot of indie labels around the world. Think of it as a collective bargaining organization that levels the playing field between majors and indies. "They've been working with Spotify overseas the last few years," Nansel said. "They brought a deal with the states that we could take."
He said Saddle Creek and its artists get a cut of Spotify's ad revenue based on the number of their songs listened to by service subscribers each month. "At this point, the amount is minimal within the United States," Nansel said. "But it's starting to be something worth considering in the U.K., because they're subscriber base is getting so big. It starts to make even more sense when it has 50 million subscribers."
While ad revenue is fine, Nansel said the big money comes from paid subscribers. "Spotify wants to take this to a cable television analogy," he said. "If you can get that mass population to subscribe to this model, than the dollars for labels and artists are superior to what they were in the heyday of CD sales. At least that's the pitch they give to labels."
But could Spotify ever get that big? Nansel's not so sure. "Most people in the U.S. don't spend $9.99 a month on music," he said. But who remembers when television was free? "Cable TV has succeeded in that people pay for cable. If you can get those sorts of numbers, the music industry looks a whole lot better, but I don't know if you can."
Nansel said Spotify also tries to sell itself as a "discovery tool," not a replacement for music sales. "I definitely use it that way," he said. "I'll check stuff out that I wouldn't check out otherwise, and if I like something I buy it on vinyl. But I'm older, so maybe it's not the same logic for someone who's younger."
Nansel also wasn't sure how Spotify could impact Saddle Creek's future. "We'll have to wait and see," he said. "If ad and subscriber revenues are bad, we won't be talking about Spotify in two years."
So what does Spotify mean for the future of the ailing compact disc? "I don't think it's a huge nail in the coffin, but another baby step along the way," he said. "I can't see the compact disc being around in how many years. Vinyl will have a place, a niche. Most people consume (music) digitally and a smaller subset consume physically. More elaborate packaging fits vinyl nicely. The convenience of the CD is what made it attractive."
Mike Fratt, who runs Homer's Records, called the idea of CDs going away "more tech hype bullshit. A relentless drum pounding of 'CDs are going away' for the last 11 years has resulted in what? CDs still representing half the business."
On the other hand, Fratt said services like Spotify could be a threat to terrestrial radio, but that's another story…
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Brendan: When I met Kim, I knew that she was a down to earth girl who I felt comfortable just being myself around. From our first date, I knew that she was easy to talk to and fun to be with. She has pushed me to be more independent and together we have formed an unbreakable bond. Kim is my best friend and I'm so happy to call her my fiancé.
Kim: When I met Brendan, I knew he was a diamond in the rough. I fell in love with his manners; he was such a gentleman. I never ever had a guy open my car door, and in time he became my best friend. I found myself changing for the better. He was someone who I respect and wanted to be more like (kindness and gentle beyond belief). He is hands down my best friend.
What made you try online dating?
It always seems like when you're looking for someone is when it seems to be the hardest. Prior relationships didn't work out and we weren't able to find someone in our normal busy schedules. Dating somebody from work didn't seem like an option, and finding someone on the social scene has it's fair share of problems. Match.com seemed like a community of people with the same goals in common that we could fit into our time schedule.
Any first date advice?
We went to a comedy club, which I think makes for a great first date. I suggest this for a few reasons: 1. It's a public place so it's comfortable for both parties. 2. Laughter makes for an easy going and fun first date, plus adds to the conversation after. 3. It shows that you can go out and have a fun time.
How about search suggestions?
Don't be super selective when searching. Broaden your horizons and be open to meeting all sorts of people, and don't base your willingness to go out with someone solely on looks. I chose to go out with Kim based on her personality and not for how she looks. Again, this is why the profile information is so important. Not that having a good profile pic isn't important, but it's okay to go outside of your comfort zone. You may find something you weren't expecting!


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Grand Theft Auto IV Walkthrough
|Portrait of a Killer (cont.)
|United Liberty Paper
Head back to the United Liberty Paper building at the center of Algonquin, on the under construction section of Columbus Avenue. This time, Michelle... we mean, Karen, is no where to be found. Instead, you'll be dealing directly with the guy she brought you to before. He liked what you did with Oleg, and he has more for you to do this time. The two men mess with each other, but it's clear that Niko isn't even remotely in a power position in his relationship with his unnamed contractor. He asks Niko to go steal a cop car and access the police computer. He also wants Niko to await a picture on his cell phone from him showing a picture of the target.
When you head outside, you might as well cut to the chase and get the unpleasant task of boosting a cop car out of the way. While you may be able to find out randomly parked and abandoned somewhere, chances are you'll have to steal one, which is gonna net you at least a two star wanted level. If you want to keep it really low key, attempt to boost a car by smashing a cop car, getting out of your car, coercing the cops to come towards you, and then jumping in their car. This should only net you an easier-to-escape one star rating.
With a cop car in your possession, you can now use the picture sent to you by your contractor of the guy you're going after. Choose to look through the records and cross-reference pictures (this will happen automatically, thankfully), and your target will come up on-screen. His name is Adam Dimayev, he hangs out at an importer-exporter, and he's wanted for financing terrorist activities. Most importantly, however, you'll get his location, which is at Hooper Street in Dukes (it will be added to your HUD via GPS). So, once the coordinates are in place, drive over to your destination posthaste.
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GNOME is a desktop environment and a development platform. This piece of free software is the desktop of choice for several industry leaders. It is interesting both for business users, home users as well as developers.
Like with any big free software project, GNOME has an extensive user- and
development base.
Before you start installing GNOME, you might want to edit your USE variables.
Make sure that
USE="-qt -qt3 -qt4 -arts -kde gtk gtk2 gnome hal avahi"
Once done, start installing GNOME by emerging
# emerge gnome xscreensaver
You can also opt for a minimal Gnome installation using
# emerge gnome-light
This will take a while, so you might want to start reading all those books your mother bought you but you never opened. Done? Great, now update your environment variables:
# env-update && source /etc/profile
If you paid attention to the output of your previous
# emerge gamin
# rc-update del famd default # emerge --unmerge fam
Next we'll clean up the remaining runlevels.
# /etc/init.d/hald start # rc-update add hald default # /etc/init.d/avahi-dnsconfd start # rc-update add avahi-dnsconfd default
Let us first take a look at what we just built. Exit your root shell and log on
as a regular user. We will configure our session to run GNOME when we issue the
$ echo "exec gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc
Now start your graphical environment by running
$ startx
If all goes well, you should be greeted by GNOME. Congratulations. Now let us take a look at how you can configure GNOME to suit your needs.
If you want the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) to run automatically when you boot
(so you can log on graphically), you must add the
# rc-update add xdm default
Now edit
If you reboot now, the GNOME Display Manager will prompt you for your username
and password and will default to using GNOME as Desktop Environment (even though
you will have the option of selecting a different one of course, choosing from
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Great Work From All The Boys Throughout The Preseason! Time For The Season To Begin! ⚽⚽⚽ #MLS2013 #RSL
VIDEO: #RSL men Nick, Nat, Garth, Jason, Kyle, Ned & Tony talk 2013 goals (Shield, Cup, USOC), leadership, youth, SJhttp://youtu.be/TO3qILNGsi8
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This gave me goose bumps! So pumped for the #RSL season opener! Lets get it boys! #Believe //www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO3qILNGsi8&feature=youtu.be …
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Since I'm busy elsewhere during MoFo month, I asked some special friends to help out over here. Next up, a glimpse into the life of a real party animal in SW Portland…
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Special Friend: Stephanie, Thoughts of life and dark chocolate
4:30am – I discover my food bowl is half empty (I'm a realist) so I attempt to rectify the situation by pouncing on the humans while they sleep. Extra points if I hit belly or crotch. Mother groans and hides under the covers.
4:32am – Attempt #2 at food service. I start in with my cute little "mew!" and don't stop until somebody gets up. Usually it's Mother who stumbles to the kitchen and scoops kibble into my bowl, cursing.
8:00am – Humans exit the house for the day, leaving me alone with HER, my nemesis Delilah. I pretend to cuddle with her while the humans are around for the sake of peace but she's so annoying.
12:00pm – Success! Mother has left my favorite food in the garbage, wilted kale stems and bits of leaves. She never lets me have it, she thinks I can't control myself. In my excitement I eat too much and knock the garbage over.
12:15pm – Too many green goodness, I make a mess. How do vegans control themselves when it comes to kale? It tastes like liquid gold. Like I know what gold tastes like.
5:30pm – Humans have returned, interrupting my 8 hour nap with tickles and hugs. LEAVE ME ALONE. No, NO. I do NOT want to wear the Santa hat. It's the middle of f@$king summer!
7:00pm – The small annoying one has knocked over ANOTHER water glass. What a slob.
11:00pm – Humans retire for the night. I go to bed with them as usual and wait until they're just about asleep, then I attempt to leave the room by scratching at the door and making a racket. Ruin MY naps, will ya?!
11:45pm – Delilah and I are wide awake and partake in a race around the apartment and over the bed. Bonus points for belly and crotch hits.
1:00am – Finally, humans are asleep and Delilah has scurried herself to other mischief. Time to enjoy my favorite nightcap.
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People love screenshots. It's probably because humans are a very visually orientated species. When it comes to software, people claim to be able to judge entire products, just by looking at a few screenshots. Especially for those people: 85 screenshots of Haiku running all sorts of applications. For the people who've been living under a rock the past 5 years: Haiku is an attempt to recreate BeOS as an open source product. And for the people who don't know BeOS-- click here.
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An oasis of relaxation, there is no need for guests to leave the resort with a large lagoon-style pool featuring pretty sun loungers and a swim up bar. Estilo cocktail bar offers guests exquisite cocktails that can be enjoyed while listening to vibey lounge music on the deck. Those looking to relax can indulge with a 'freshly picked' spa treatment at the resort's newest addition, spaQ.
Finally, Bazaar Marketplace is the signature restaurant and heart of the property. Showcasing an international mosaic of foods, guests will be spoilt for choice with an endless array of evolving and creative dishes using the very best of local and fresh produce that Tropical North Queensland has to offer. Bazaar chefs provide a theatrical and thoroughly interactive dining experience to create both an ocular and gastronomic experience for guests.
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Grizzlies acquire Kosta Koufos from Nuggets
MEMPHIS, June 28, 2013 – The Memphis Grizzlies acquired center Kosta Koufos (COAST-ah KOO-fuss) from the Denver Nuggets for forward Darrell Arthur and the draft rights to Joffrey Lauvergne (JOFF-ree LA-vern-yea), the No. 55 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, the team announced today.
Watch Kosta's introductory press conference.
Koufos (7-0, 265) posted 8.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.27 blocks in 22.4 minutes in 81 games (all starts) – all career highs – while shooting .581 from the field last season with Denver.
The 24-year-old ranked fifth in the NBA in offensive rebound percentage (13.3) and 13th in block percentage (4.4) last season. Koufos recorded 18 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and three blocks in 31 minutes on March 15 against the Grizzlies.
The five-year veteran holds career averages of 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.78 blocks on .548 shooting in 14.4 minutes in 263 games (114 starts) with the Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets. A native of Canton, Ohio, Koufos was drafted by Utah in the first round (23rd overall) after his freshman season at Ohio State.
Arthur (6-9, 235) averaged 6.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists on .451 shooting in 16.4 minutes in 59 games (three starts) for Memphis last season. The 25-year-old recorded 3.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.7 minutes in 15 games during the 2013 Playoffs.
The four-year veteran owns career averages of 6.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists on .464 shooting in 18.2 minutes in 247 games (77 starts) with the Grizzlies. The Dallas native was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in the first round (27th overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft after helping guide the University of Kansas to the 2008 NCAA Championship.


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The smallest bookstore still contains more ideas of worth than have been presented in the entire history of television. ~Andrew Ross, author
Our small bookstore is filled with ideas to contemplate, facts to learn, and stories to immerse yourself in.
I want to share a list with you of the categories of books we have available in the bookstore. Lots of food for thought.
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Risky business: U.S. credit cards, chipless and magnetized, lure fraudsters
U.S. banks and retailers, a decade behind in deploying the secure, high-tech credit cards used elsewhere in the world, may take years longer to switch to a system that all but eliminates common types of fraud.
Under pressure from credit card companies, major banks and retailers have begun to roll out the cards, which carry a computer chip and advanced security software that keeps the customer's account number and other details invisible, even if crooks manage to steal records from a store or bank.
But the conversion could take years to reach critical mass amid a squabble over who will foot the estimated $8 billion bill, and despite fears that scammers have been targeting the United States because of its outdated technology. U.S. credit card fraud rates, once the lowest in the world, have doubled in the 10 years since chip cards spread through Europe.
The theft of tens of millions of records from Target over the holiday shopping season has focused attention on the United States as a weak link. Lawmakers have begun to call for faster action to secure systems while law enforcement agencies investigate the massive breach, which is thought to have been the work of sophisticated overseas hackers.
But taking even the obvious step of introducing state-of-the-art cards "will take time. . . . The U.S. is the largest and the most complex market to move, so that will influence the migration," said Carolyn Balfany, a senior vice president with MasterCard Worldwide. The large card companies have said that as of late 2015, they will hold merchants or banks who have not moved to the chip-card system responsible for fraudulent purchases that the advanced cards would have prevented.
Balfany estimated that even by that deadline, the number of cards and terminals carrying the advanced technology may only be "in the midrange" - a vast improvement over the negligible numbers of chip cards and terminals currently in place, but one that would still leave many consumers vulnerable.
Fraudulent purchases using fake credit cards or stolen numbers can be a nightmare for individuals. Consumers are protected under federal law from paying for the purchases but must still deal with the potential damage to their credit record and worry about the risk of more serious forms of identity theft.
Across the country's sprawling retail economy, however, the cost has been relatively small - as little as $1.1 billion a year lost to the fraudulent transactions chip cards are most likely to prevent, according to U.S. Federal Reserve data, an amount that businesses have been willing to absorb rather than invest in a new system.
In a 2012 Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta study, payments risk expert Douglas King concluded that the level of fraud in the United States was low enough that the business case for chip cards had "yet to fully crystallize."
The conversion has also been tangled in disputes between banks and retailers over the cost of payment processing - the "interchange" fees merchants pay to use credit cards - and the risk posed by other types of fraud, such as online scams, that chip cards cannot prevent.
The result: While the rest of the world has sped forward, U.S. shoppers remain at risk in a system where old-school magnetic-stripe cards will remain the norm for perhaps several more years. Unlike the chip-bearing cards, data from magnetic strips are easily read and exploited by hackers, who can use the information to make fake purchases, produce counterfeit cards or use in other identity-theft schemes.
Banks typically are introducing the new cards as old ones expire, which means it could take as long as three years to complete the process, given the usual replacement cycle. The larger card-issuers have announced no plans to speed up the process following the Target breach.
Large retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, meanwhile, have invested in the new terminals needed to read the extra security that chip cards offer, but it's not clear how long smaller companies or mom-and-pop stores will take to make the conversion.
In Western Europe, where the chip technology first developed, more than 90 percent of retail terminals and 80 percent of cards have been shifted to the chip-based system.
The technology has not eliminated all fraud, but it has lead to a dramatic reduction in some staple criminal tactics. Chip cards are all but impossible to counterfeit, for example, and even if records are stolen from a central company computer or "skimmed" from a store terminal, the consumer's information is inaccessible.
"Even if you do a systems breach, it makes the data much less valuable," said Jack Jania, senior vice president for Gemalto North America, the U.S. subsidiary of a Dutch card-manufacturing company that makes about 2 billion credit, debit and other cards a year. Jania said stolen records from transactions involving chip-bearing cards sell on the black market for perhaps a tenth of what criminals will pay for records derived from magnetic strips.
"The U.S. is being targeted for these kinds of breaches specifically because you can clone our cards. And on the card black market, the fraudsters are sophisticated enough to know that."
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