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U.S. Forces Advance on Iraqi Battlefront
Associated Press Writer
U.S. forces surged across deserts and rivers Sunday to within 100 miles of Baghdad, but their battlefield success was tempered by news that a U.S. Patriot missile may have downed a British plane and an American soldier was suspected in a deadly grenade attack on his comrades.
Iraq's vice president, Taha Yassin Ramadan, claimed his forces had taken allied prisoners of war and would show them soon on television. After he spoke, scores of security officers in Baghdad were seen searching the banks of the Tigris River, apparently looking for pilots who may have bailed out of a downed plane.
The allies' Central Command said none of its troops had been captured and none of its planes has been downed by Iraqi fire.
In perhaps the most dramatic advance on the ground, the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade covered roughly 230 miles in 40 hours to take positions about 100 miles from Baghdad _ less than a day's march.
The brigade raced day and night across rugged desert in more than 70 tanks and 60 Bradley fighting vehicles. At one point the soldiers ran into an hours-long firefight, killing 100 Iraqi militiamen who confronted the Americans with machinegun-mounted vehicles. No American injuries were reported in the battle.
Several other allied units engaged in intensive gunbattles Sunday, but the only confirmed American death came at a rear base, as U.S. officials were forced to confront a horrifying prospect _ that one of their own soldiers had killed a comrade and wounded 13 others.
The grenade attack occurred early Sunday at a 101st Airborne Division command center in Kuwait, where an assailant threw grenades into three tents. Three of the wounded were seriously injured; 10 had superficial wounds from grenade fragments, said George Heath, spokesman for Fort Campbell, Ky., the 101st Airborne's home base.
The suspect, found hiding in a bunker, is an engineer from an engineering platoon. The motive "most likely was resentment," said Max Blumenfeld, an Army spokesman. He did not elaborate.
The name of the soldier who died was withheld pending notification of relatives,
"Death is a tragic incident regardless of how it comes," Heath said. "But when it comes from a fellow comrade, it does even more to hurt morale."
In the other unsettling incident, Group Capt. Al Lockwood, a spokesman for British forces, said a Tornado aircraft may have been shot down Sunday by U.S. missile near the Kuwaiti-Iraq border while returning from a mission. The aircraft's crew was missing; details about those on board were not disclosed.
A U.S. official confirmed that a Patriot missile battery "may have engaged" the aircraft.
"This is a tragedy and we are taking rapid steps to ensure there is no repetition," Lockwood said.
It was the third aerial accident involving British personnel since the war began. Six British troops and a U.S. Navy officer died when two British helicopters collided, while eight British and four U.S. Marines were killed when their helicopter crashed near the Kuwait-Iraqi border.
In Baghdad, a series of air raid sirens and explosions were heard on the outskirts of the city at midmorning Sunday. A cloud of smoke hung over the capital; residents believed it was created in part by fires set to conceal targets from bombardment.
Iraqi officials said more than 500 Iraqis in four cities were injured in allied airstrikes Saturday; they said 77 civilians were killed in Basra, the main city in southern Iraq.
Iraqi television reported that Saddam Hussein's home town, Tikrit, had been bombed several times. Al-Arabiya, an Arab satellite TV news channel, reported that four people were killed in those attacks.
On the ground, U.S. and British forces captured territory, towns and military installations _ often with little or no opposition. But in some locations, Iraqi forces fought back with artillery fire or guerrilla-style counterattacks.
Iraqi state television reported fighting between Iraqi ruling Baath party militias and U.S.-British forces near the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 95 miles south of Baghdad. It said the top Baath party official in Najaf was killed.
The U.S. Army took Nasiriyah, a major crossing point over the Euphrates northwest of Basra, Central Command said.
Near the Persian Gulf, Marines seized an Iraqi naval base Sunday morning at Az Zubayr. In the command center, Marines found half-eaten bowls of rice and other still-warm food.
Coalition troops were still trying to mop up resistance at the main Gulf port of Umm Qasr so it could be used for humanitarian shipments. They engaged in street-to-street battles against guerrillas, including paramilitary fighters of the Baath party.
Telecasts of the Umm Qasr fighting were seen by Iraqi officials in Baghdad, as well as around the world.
"The heroic units are fighting the mercenaries and showing them certain death," said Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf. "We have made them enter the quagmire and they will not be able to get out of it."
Near Basra in the south, Marines saw hundreds of Iraqi men _ apparently soldiers who had taken off their uniforms _ walking along a highway with bundles on their backs past burned-out Iraqi tanks.
Allied forces have captured Basra's airport and a key bridge. But commanders say they are in no rush to storm the city, hoping instead that Iraqi defenders decide to give up.
In the United States, and in cities across the world, hundreds of thousands of people joined anti-war protests Saturday. There were occasional angry confrontations with war supporters who also rallied, waving American flags and chanting of "USA!"


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The awesome physics game- Cut the Rope: Experiments has just been updated by ZeptoLabs. The game that has 175 fun and exciting levels is now updated to include 25 more levels. The new levels are available to users who have already downloaded the game- Cut of Rope: Experiments.
The update comes as a blessing for those who have been patiently waiting for this update.
The little character, Om Nom, is back with an exciting level that has some interesting gameplay. The new levels are framed in a brand new map, called Ant Hill. This time you'll have to take care of the scurrying ants, which will be carrying the candy to their ant-hills. You just have to drop the candy at the right places, so that ants can carry them to Om.
But, wait, there's a twist. Why would ants carry the candies to Om? The ants, apparently, would be carrying the candy you drop to their anthills, but you have to use your smartness and skills to pave a way out, so that candy ultimately ends up in Om's mouth and not in the anthill. That's what the game is all about.
Besides 25 new levels, the new update also adds some challenging elements in the gameplay, for those who are too bored with the game.
The update is free for those who have already bought the game; for those, who haven't tried this game out, we suggest you to downloading this amazingly fun game from the Play Store. It's for $0.99 but believe me, you won't regret buying this game. You can also try out the Free version that's available on the Play Store, if you wish to get the feel of the game before buying it.

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"This piece is dedicated to my friends Michelle Conde, Marielys Terán , Diana Indriago and Luis Ojeda".
I also want to invite you to follow me on my very first FACEBOOK PAGE www.facebook.com/carlosquevedo…
Thanks so much for the support!
Other works:
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Apples by CindysArt-Stock
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Great work!
Absolutely Beautiful!
Amanzing! I love it! <3
YOU are truly gifte d.I just found your work. Your colors are beautiful Do you do your work in water based paints? What basic paint colors do you use to paint your mostly dark skies? They re great!
How do you do this colouring? I love it.
GOD!I love it!!
Hi,This is my latest work:Eternal Darkness hope to communicate with u!
Hi,This is my latest work:Eternal Darkness hope to communicate with u!
you have taken the word bad ass to a new level, welldone mate.
its so beautiful
very very nice done
Those apples are really something I would like to eat... Looks... sinful *-*
This is so beautiful, and so powerful. I am blown away!
stunning work my friend
love it , you always make it looks just amazing , good work
Absolutly amazing work!
Amazing as usual Carlos!
fantastic as usual!!!
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Yulia, I have been admiring this series of illustrations. I noticed they are very different from the illustrations I have first seen from you but they are just as delightful. There is a certain nostalgic feeling to these ones. I love them!
Thank you, Cecilia! :) I am honored and very happy you like this work too!


text: During the season of flip flops, shorts and vacationing, its very easy for the sophistication of summer outfits to disappear. So I decided to add a scarf to up my summer outfit elegance factor. I totally get that scarves aren't normally associated with summer, and I understand why, they are polar opposites, but by adding one simple piece, it ups the ante on your outfit, and you get to make a year round investment.


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SANFORD — Children learn reading, writing and lots of other subjects in public schools. However, those other subjects are what some parents don't want their youngsters to learn about, so they place them in private schools, says Evangelist John Butler Book, head of the Northside Christian School in Altamonte Springs.
His private school is one of more than a dozen in Seminole County that offer kindergarten through senior high grade levels. While public school seniors are graduating in June, most of the private school 12th graders were promoted in mid-May leaving behind school representatives who boast of good grades, quality education and an increasing enrollment trend.


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Unfinished Song stars Ali-Reza Anoushfar as Farhad, a young musicologist who returns to his birthplace, Iran's Khorasan province, to record and preserve the region's traditional folk songs. When he gets there, he discovers that of the region's once-rich musical tradition, only a few songs are still performed, mainly because women are banned from singing. He also finds out about a woman named Heyran (Ghogha Bayat) who has been imprisoned for that very reason and he becomes determined to find her and record her voice. His meetings with her in jail open up another mystery that connects his family to hers and reveals how her steadfast love of music has doomed her to a life of persecution.
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Why are you single
crona452 wrote:
So in all honesty why are you single? I'm talking serious real talk here.
For me personally there are 3 reasons.
1. I was not mentally or emotionally capable to have a relationship when I was with the ex I was head over heels in love with. If we had stayed friends a few months longer before jumping into a relationship we would be married with a family at this point. As it was things feel apart but we stay in touch.
2. I'm very picky, I want someone who shares a lot of my interests and has a somewhat uncommon personality. I live in a decently rural area, there is a geek community but honestly there aren't many single women.
3. I'm shy, the thought of starting a conversation with a stranger scares me. It's not impossible that I've walked right by miss perfect in a coffee shop, comic shop or other random public place and both of us just failed to say hello.
So what about you?
I can relate to number 2, I spent much of my childhood in WVa and where I'm at now isn't really any less rural. I wouldn't say I'm picky though, really all I ask is that she read a book once in a while, not get confused when I use a word with 3 or more syllables, not wanna haul me off to church, and possibly produce a kid or two without adding to an existing total.
No! I don't wan to add a status message.
1.) Considering I only see my friends once a month (maybe even longer if we're all really busy), I don't it's a good idea to start a relationship...
2.) I'm not emotionally mature at all and I don't think it would be healthy to be in a relationship.
3.) I'm shy at meeting strangers.
4.) I like being alone a lot of the time, and I get really grumpy if I don't get my alone time.
I'm an onion. I have layers.
I would list my reason but I'd get banned in a heartbeat.
Kill La Kill...... That is all.
So many reasons. Biggest being because relationships have taken such a dive over the years. I see too many people get screwed over. Really bad divorces and bitterness. So I can leave relationships on the back burner and wait out for the small chance of a possible good one to come along.
express yourself no matter how horrid you are
Girlfriends are waaay to much work right now.
He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day.
Lately I like to use the excuse that I'm moving 4,000 miles away in a couple months. Helps me sleep at night..
Oskee Wow Wow
i of very recently (maybe like last fall) decided i wanted to be single cause going through depression and anxiety problems i think would only make the other person inevitable depise me and vice versa.
and thank god i came up with this cause most of my high school life i was starving for a relationships. if i had a nickle for every time i got rejected harharhar
you are already...bread
Cause I'm an idiot and ruin any relationship i'm in. And even if its their fault, I always make myself the bad guy. That with a bad combo of being socially awkward and shy doesn't help either.
Let me count the ways.
1) Don't want to get married.
2) I don't want kids.
3) Too selfish to maintain a relationship.
4) I enjoy being by myself too much. Probably part of the selfishness.
5) Also too shy to even attempt to meet new people let alone allow them into my space.
ryanjlmiller wrote:
Let me count the ways.
1) Don't want to get married.
2) I don't want kids.
3) Too selfish to maintain a relationship.
4) I enjoy being by myself too much. Probably part of the selfishness.
5) Also too shy to even attempt to meet new people let alone allow them into my space.
You nailed it... That list is perfect for me as well..
Oskee Wow Wow
For me, It's seems better this way. Not really a problem for me being single. Yes, I use to have a girlfriend. Around my sophomore year. But she was pretty fast for my taste. No offence to her though. I can handle the kiss segments, but getting busy is not what I'm expecting to have. In other words, I'm not ready. Right when I put my foot down the second time, she decides to break up with me. Which is reasonable. She's sounds like the type of girl who desperately wanted someone to be with for the rest of her live. I'm the type of guy who likes to takes things very slowly. Granted enough, We became friends again. But unfortunately we haven't been close ever since. What more could I say? lol.
That's pretty much what happened around that time. I'm actually really happy that I'm single. Just to run away from risk, and things that I'm not ready for. Won't mind getting a girlfriend. Everything is still gonna be the same regardless. As long as she's not going too fast, and blah, blah, blah that'll stress the heck out of me. But it doesn't mean I'm interested. In online dating that is. On top of that, cat-fishing is too risky for me.
I'll be migrating to my new acc TendoBrice. See y'all there~ o/
This is why...lol
I'm too young
the babe with the power
I'm going to put this in the nerdiest way possible. I'm waiting for a random encounter, that is all lol.
Do you believe in destiny?
prolly cuz im ugly ugly aint got no alibi kinda thing
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Shock over sudden death of Mickey Curran
Tributes were paid yesterday to Letterkenny traffic warden Mickey Curran after his sudden death.
Affectionately known as 'Wee Mickey' Mr. Curran was one of the first traffic wardens appointed in Donegal when he took up the post In November 1994. And despite the pressures of such a job, he gained many plaudits for the even handed justice that he dispensed and brought to the job.
Well-known throughout the town and indeed the rest of the country, he was found dead at his home on the Long Lane yesterday morning.
Mayor of Letterkenny Gerry McMonagle yesterday led the tributes to Mr. Curran for the fairness and diligence he brought to his work:
"As everybody knows he was very diligent about his work. It does not matter who you were, if you were illegally parked you got a ticket. He was respected for his fairness and he carried out his job to the best of his ability. We in the town council were very appreciative of that. He was a very hard working and loyal servant to the council and he will be sadly missed."
Paying tribute to Mr. Curran, Town Clerk Paddy Doherty said town council staff were shocked at the news of his sudden death. "Everyone from the town and afar would have heard of 'Wee Mickey' the traffic warden in Letterkenny. The work of traffic warden is a difficult job and he would have been very fair in his 17 years and did the job to the best of his ability."
Former town councillor PJ Blake, who nominated Mr. Curran for the post, said there was shock in the town at the news of the death. "Anyone that I have been talking to just can't believe it. He had a difficult job to do but he was well-capable of doing it. He made no difference between people. He was reasonable and good at his job, and was a very hard worker."


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I waited a bell from a bank all day long. I wanted to decide everything honest justly, but to me today (09/04/2013) nobody called from Privatbank.
Privatbank steals the money of the clients! Can you ask - as it does Privatbank? Very simply! He steals changing one accounts on other. Now I will tell about it more detailed.
1. At first you imagine a neutral situation. you are near a cashdesk. You give a money a cashier to do some payment. you gave a money it is necessary more than. A cashier conducted a money operation and returned you part of money. you counted a money and understood a cashier made a mistake. In this case a cashier underpaid you there is 111 hryvnyas. You specified on the error of cashier and demanded to return you 111 UAH. In reply a cashier closed the window of cashdesk before you and said: "Your request is accepted and you wait answer". You set a question: "How long will a request be processed?" A cashier answers: "Tomorrow during a day it will be called you". The next day nobody rang up you, and Your money disappeared.
- You checked up a money not walking away from a cashdesk;
- You tried to return the money, but a bank appropriated Your money.
Will you ask me - really is so? Yes! A concrete situation is described below.
2. Now I will tell about a concrete situation.
Yesterday I opened a deposit from a card 4405***9565 on 3700 hryvnyas. It was in 18.53 08/04/2013 in Privat24. The cashier of Privatbank must was copy off a money from a card 4405***9565, but he copied off a money from other card 5457****3043 and took on 111 hryvnyas dearer. Privat24 renews accounts slowly. A few minutes passed and when accounts revived, I had noticed the wrong writing of money facilities. I checked up a money not walking away from a cashdesk. I noticed disparity and specified a cashier on an error - Siteheart Privat24 (34177597) in 19.00 08/04/2013. In 7 minutes (19.00-18.53) I asked a cashier to conduct an operation correctly. As you understood a cashier did not begin to return 111 UAH, and he appropriated them. Privatbank laid hands on my money in a sum 111 UAH. I did next conclusions. Privatbank is dishonest bank. Privatbank steals the money of the clients by the substitution of one accounts other. I consider this article must be multiplied on a few languages. Many people will be able to know about deception of Privatbank.
Ukrainian version ( українська версія ) situated in - Увага! Приватбанк викрадає гроші своїх клієнтів!
Управление депозитами в Приват24 оставляет желать лучшего. Так как часть моих депозитов не отображается среди активных депозитов уже созданы предпосылки для их воровства. Уважаемые работники Приватбанка найдите мои деньги.
Картинки из этой записи удалены 5.03.2010, а записи зачёркнуты потому что все деньги своевременно возвратились на счёт. Благодарю за понимание. Всё ОК!
Приватбанк достаточно надёжный банк!


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System dynamics is a deterministic modelling methodology with a successful track record in areas as diverse as Business Studies, Engineering and Sociology. It is also proving useful in modelling the growth and decline of the Christian church whose growth patterns vary widely by culture, country and denominations. The modelling links in with current research in the sociology of religion, as well as concepts from mathematical epidemiology and the diffusion of innovations. One novel proposal of the model is the concept of "enthusiasts": the subset of people within the church responsible for spreading the beliefs and fuelling the growth of the church.
The specific models are:
For more information please contact John Hayward or visit the Church Growth Modelling website.


text: $50K fine for workplace injury An Ontario construction company has been hit with a five-figure fine today after pleading guilty to safety failures which saw one new worker seriously injured. The employee – who had just started working for Sean Teperman Consulting the day before the incident – was struck by the moving bucket attached to an excavator. He had been assigned as the spotter for a colleague who was using the machinery to lift debris into the open-box bed of a dump truck. Supervisors had instructed the new recruit to remain inside the truck bed while the rubble was being loaded. However, the Ministry of Labour investigation found that the injured employee would not have been visible to the excavator operator. The Construction Projects Regulation states that "no worker shall remain on or in a vehicle, machine or equipment while it is being loaded or unloaded if the worker might be endangered by remaining there." The Occupational Health and Safety Act also requires employers to ensure their staff work in line with the Construction Projects Regulation. Justice of the Peace Sunny Ng fined the company $50,000 in Toronto court on August 11, 2016. In addition to the fine, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime. More like this: There's been an accident! So what happens next? 60K fine for Wal-Mart's safety failure Worker wins $5K damages in close-shave shooting Leave a comment SHARE


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Prolix - First Contact (2014)
Straight off the back of his collaborative release Project Trendkill with Gridlok last year, Prolix has taken the helm of his own Trendkill Records imprint to release his brand new four track EP - First Contact. It's made up of four tracks, the first and leak track being the barnstorming 'Set The Place on Fire'. This one will certainly live up to it's name when it's inevitably dropped in countless clubs after this release – and it's a straight up drum and bass banger in true Prolix style, with it's harsh, Noisia influenced bassline and dramatic synth work.
Prolix - First Contact (2014)
Drum & Bass | Trendkill Records
Lossless | FLAC | unmixed | 2014 | 00:19:55 | 173 Mb
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01. Set The Place On Fire
02. Jet Pack
03. First Contact
04. Freeze Frame (Black Sun Empire remix)
The second track 'Jet Pack' retains this furious and frenetic pace, and bursts into a jungle influenced drum pattern right from the get-go. The drop brings in a devastatingly heavy bassline which grows with every second – and it's pure carnage. The last original on the EP, and also the title track 'First Contact' is another drum and bass stomper, with a heavy, steppy vibe and a whirlwind of aggressive, distorted synths and broken beats.
Finally, we're treated to a remix of 'Freeze Frame' by none other than Black Sun Empire. The grand, atmospheric intro builds to an explosive climax with some almost over the top heavy bass hits and in-your-face drums. It's a monster, and rounds off the EP with a bang.
First Contact throws the term 'subtle' out the window in favour for sheer boldness, and makes up for the slight lack of variation with it's pure heaviness. If you like your drum and bass heavy, these four tracks are essential listening, and you're letting yourself down if you don't check this EP out.
Dj Tarantino - #IduNaTARAN Magnit & Slider - Slam Radioshow 233 (05.11.2014) Luvbug feat. Talay Riley – Resonance ( DJ TARANTINO Remix)[2014] DJ SweetSound feat. DJ ILYZ - We Love Autumn (Original Mix) Party Favor vs. Eddie Mono & Alexx Slam - Sweat (Dj Andee Trapleg) Lilly Wood & The Prick - Prayer in C (DJ KIRILLICH & DJ CHUCHA Remix) D&S Project Feat. DJ MaxX – Strong Storm (Original Mix)


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The Merrick family keeps growing! This morning was exciting beyond belief. We were told to wear pink or blue according to what we thought the sex of the baby was going to be to the gender reveal party- aka the birth! Geaux Team Blue! Lauren and David welcomed a new baby boy into their family as we welcomed him into ours. Here's a snapshot of our morning:
I can't believe it's already been 18 months since Hudson was born! I love watching my family grow. Hooray for healthy and beautiful baby Andrew!


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Chelsea Hall is a UF Featured Senior
2014 Apr 21Chelsea Hall is well on her way to accomplishing goals. As of May, Hall will be the first in her family to earn a bachelor's degree, and she has a job working in her field as a deputy clerk for the Defiance County Probate and Juvenile Court. Also, she will begin studying at the University of Toledo College of Law with an emphasis in family law this fall.


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An assessment and movement tip from ClinicalAthlete Provider Dr. Clinton Lee of Clinton Lee Physical Therapy in New York City: "After noticing a surgical scar on my patient's right ankle I performed a squat assessment to screen for potential mobility problems. Significant medical history includes a right tibia and fibula fracture as well as posterior tibialis tendon lengthening, all about 10+ years ago.
A training tip from ClinicalAthlete Provider : "Why does your coach tell you look up while squatting? The video of @ericdesmand_ barely able to squat 525 @ 197# tells you why. Notice that once Eric comes out of the hole, his head is flexed (Not Neutral) and his eyes are down(Not Up).
A movement & mobility tip from ClinicalAthlete: Goblet squats are a fantastic tool to teach the squatting pattern. Holding a weight in front creates a counter-balance that allows the athlete to practice squatting straight down. This teaches the athlete how to fully use his or her hip, knee, and ankle mobility, while maintaining stability through the core.
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The Sony Ericsson K330 is the second entry-level handset announced in Singapore this week, and offers slightly more functionality than the J132 also announced. The K330 has a built-in VGA digital camera, 1.7 LCD display, FM radio, and a built-in torch light.
The K330 is perfect for all entry level message lovers, with storage support for up to 450 text messages. SMS and MMS messaging is supported, and with the VGA digital camera you can shoot off small video clips and images to friends in no time or store them for your own personal collection up to 12 minutes of video can be stored, or 250 images (10MB total).
Alternatively, if your friends are within 10 meters distance you can send them your clips and images using Bluetooth.
The 1.7 TFT LCD has 65,536 colour support within its 128 x 160 pixel resolution.
GPRS is supported, and the K330 comes with a WAP 2.0 xHTML compatible browser. The built-in FM radio can help bide the boring times, and a stereo headset is included in the sales package. With Java application support you could also opt to play games!
Other features include PIM applications such as a calendar, calculator, alarm clock, timer, task manager, stopwatch, and phone book (1000 contacts storage).
The K330 supports GSM 900/1800MHz, with the K330a supporting GSM 850/1900MHz networks (for US markets). The handset will be available in Gold on Black and Green on Black colour combinations when it arrives some time in Q4 2008.
FYI .:. Sony Ericsson K330
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I added this recipe to Pinterest a couple of days ago, and this morning after pulling weeds for over two hours, I gave the pound cake recipe a try.
Super easy recipe with fresh ingredients. A cake made from "scratch," since my Dutch husband haaaates American cake mix cakes. And who doesn't love POUND CAKE?
Here is the cake all done in a very, very vintage pan. Actually an angelfood cake pan that the center/bottom lift out. I was concerned about leakage, and there was some.I believe this pan needed a liner or something. A cookie sheet caught most of the big drips!
Can you see how I "glued" the bottom back on?
MAMA'S POUND CAKE Recipe by Paula Deen
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
- 3 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 lb (2 sticks) butter, plus more for pan
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°.
With a mixer, cream butter and shortening together. Add sugar, a little at a time. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to mixer alternately with milk, starting with the flour and ending with the flour. Mix in vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
[Linda's Note: I baked my cake for the full 1 1/2 hours. I tested at 1 hour, then added 5-10 minutes until the toothpick came out clean. Total: 1 1/2 hours!!!]


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LOS ANGELES — Clippers guard Chauncey Billups will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon during Los Angeles' 107-102 victory over the Magic in Orlando on Monday night.
The team says an MRI on Tuesday confirmed Billups' injury.
Billups will return to Los Angeles on Thursday for further evaluation. The Clippers say a date for surgery hasn't been determined.
The five-time All-Star, whom the Clippers claimed off waivers in December, was averaging 14.9 points and 4.0 assists in 30.4 minutes per game this season.
Billups was having a huge night Monday, scoring 11 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter when he turned to run up the court and buckled to the ground with 5:48 left in the game. He was surrounded by trainers and teammates, but needed assistance on both sides to make it off the court.
Billups, who was selected third overall in the 1997 draft by the Boston Celtics, is playing for his seventh NBA club. One of them was the Denver Nuggets, who dealt him to New York with Carmelo Anthony as part of a three-team, 13-player trade with Minnesota last February.
NUGGETS' FORWARD MAY MISS A MONTH: Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari is expected to miss a month with a severely sprained left ankle that turned out to be less serious than first feared.
Tests on Tuesday revealed the chip fracture in his left foot didn't actually occur Monday night when he rolled his ankle in a game against Houston. Doctors said it was from a prior injury, perhaps even before he joined the NBA.
The team says Gallinari will remain in a walking boot for three to five days and receive treatment for "a significant ankle sprain."
Coach George Karl said he anticipates he'll be without Gallinari, his leading scorer, for up to a month. On Monday night, he feared he might be without him for six weeks.
Gallinari signed a four-year, $42 million deal last month.
CARMELO SIDELINED FOR 1-2 WEEKS: The New York Knicks say they expect Carmelo Anthony to miss a week or two with a strained right groin.
Anthony was hurt Monday, leaving after six minutes of a 99-88 victory over Utah and continuing an injury-plagued season.
Anthony has missed three games with various ankle, wrist and hand injuries and shot poorly in a handful of others while playing through the pain.
The All-Star forward leads the Knicks with 22.3 points per game.
Tuesday's games
CELTICS 94, BOBCATS 84: At Boston, Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five with a victory over Charlotte. Pierce needed nine points to tie Bird's total of 21,791. He had seven points at halftime, then hit a 3-pointer with 10:23 left in the third quarter to pass Bird. Pierce nearly celebrated the milestone with a triple-double, coming up just short with nine assists and eight rebounds.
Rajon Rondo added 14 assists and 10 points, Kevin Garnett scored 22 and Ray Allen finished with 17 points.
Reggie Williams scored 21 for the Bobcats, who lost their 12th straight.
HEAT 107, CAVALIERS 91: At Miami, Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Heat tuned up for a long road trip by beating Cleveland.
Chris Bosh finished with 15 points for the Heat, who have won 11 of their last 13 games. Mario Chalmers and Udonis Haslem each scored 14 for Miami, which starts a stretch of five road games in seven nights at Orlando tonight, then caps the trip with a visit to Cleveland on Feb. 17.
Antawn Jamison scored 25 points and had nine rebounds for Cleveland.
SUNS 107, BUCKS 105: At Milwaukee, Steve Nash hit a driving layup with 5 seconds left, giving Phoenix a victory over the Bucks.
Michael Redd scored 14 points and came away with a win against his former team, but it wasn't easy. The Suns blew a big lead in the second half and had to rally at the end.
Marcin Gortat scored 21 points and Jared Dudley added 19 for the Suns, who have won three straight. Nash had 18 points and 11 assists.
Drew Gooden scored a season-high 25 for the Bucks, who have lost three straight.
TIMBERWOLVES 86, KINGS 84: At Minneapolis, Nikola Pekovic had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Michael Beasley added 17 points and 14 boards to lead Minnesota past Sacramento in the Timberwolves' first game without the suspended Kevin Love.
Ricky Rubio had 14 assists and five steals and Derrick Williams scored seven of his 14 points in the final four minutes to give the Timberwolves their third straight win.
DeMarcus Cousins had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings, and Jimmer Fredette scored all 13 of his points in the final period.
THUNDER 119, WARRIORS 116: At Oakland, Calif., Kevin Durant scored 33 points, and hit the go-ahead jumper with 14 seconds remaining to lift Oklahoma City to a hard fought victory over Golden State.


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"All Day Petty" Vinyl Decal
Regular price $3.75
YASSSS! Vinyl Decals!!
Choose your vinyl from the drop down.
Vinyls will measure from 1.5 to 3 inches on the longest side depending on which you choose.
These are for indoor use, so please don't put these on your car or in the dishwasher. Though, if you do, let me know how that goes. Lol.


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About Hot Yoga
Traditional Hot Yoga is the most challenging and effective exercise program in the world! The class is a series of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises in a heated room for 90 minutes. This method focuses on strengthening and stretching the joints of the body including your spine. With regular practice one can begin to realign the joints and increase the range of motion. Feel great, transform yourself, lose weight, and get healthier with Hot Yoga!
Think about how much time we spend sitting down, whether it's sitting at a desk, in a car or just while having dinner. Practicing yoga can compensate for being stuck in this position for most of the day.
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Lunch & Learn: Legal Workshop for Startups & SMEs
Lunch & Learn: Legal Workshop for Startups & SMEs
Starting and running a business and, most importantly, growing and expanding it, is satisfying, but hard work and fraught with potential pitfalls. While most CEOs will keep their eyes firmly on business processes, sales and the bottom line, few will take notice of the legal element. Everything from setting up the right company structure from the beginning to creating robust contracts can make or break a company, yet far from costing an arm and a leg, legal support can be accessible – and vital.
Mark Goh founder of MG/Chambers LLC, a Singapore-based boutique law firm, and VanillaLaw, the first and only online legal document assembly software that allows companies – large and small – to develop their own legal contracts that are tailored to their needs, will explain how legal matters should not be overlooked, and how they can provide benefits that far outweigh the initial cost.
Workshop Format:
As case study showing how getting the right corporate structure will facilitate growth or cause your business to be ruined.
Q&A session / Legal consultation
Demonstration of VanillaLaw for the audience to understand how it can help them as an affordable way to manage their legal needs, especially for new start-ups.
After 1.30pm:
Networking, more Q&A with the individual lawyers who will be present; refreshments
Additional details:
Date: 11 July
Time: 12.30 - 1.30pm
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Happy Monday everyone! I hope you're all having a great start to your week. I've been
a little really stressed out about singing a solo this Thursday at a church event. I love singing, that's why I'm in the choir, but I'm no soloist. So why did I agree to this? I don't know. Because I love to do things that terrify me and make we want to puke just thinking about it? Hmm.. actually, I do. YOLO!
I've said this before, but thank goodness for nail polish to take my mind off of everything else! This color combo is especially bright and calming. It brings me to tropical islands and crystal clear waters. Places I've never been to, but I've seen pictures! Okay, I have been to Hawaii, but I don't remember the water looking like this.
After the gradient, I was originally just going to stamp the lighter color. My husband was watching me (creeper) and asked what I was planning on. I explained the plan and he suggested I stamp the royal blue over the lighter one. I tried it out on one finger and I loved it! Double gradient, whoa! Good job, babe. :)
What I used:
Sinful Colors Endless Blue- royal blue
Love, Charlotte XO by Color Club mint/turquoise shade
Cici and Sisi stamping plate 05
Seche Vite top coat
If you're feeling stressed out with finals, kids, work, performing things you have no business doing, you can put this mani as your computer wallpaper and stare into while listening to a sound machine with ocean waves. I bet that will help.


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Pax Draconia
For over a thousand years, the Arkhosian Empire has brought enlightenment and civilization to cultures widespread across Iona. It has not been a peaceful time, but it has been a successful one.
Now, the Red Fist rises, spreading anarchy through the hundred nations of the Birelands.
Now, the People's Commenwealth for Peace riot whenever a brave Arkhosian soldier plants the standard of the roaring dragon over a new city.
Now, a strange pall falls across the world, with the Keepers of the Lore of Old saying it is the shadow of the moon, and the doom of the world.
Now, take control of the reins of destiny!
Now, take part of the throws of history!
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Johnson Goes for Second Straight Singles Title Against Quigley; Gibbs and Burdette Meet in All-Stanford Final at NCAA Division I Championships
©Colette Lewis 2012--
Athens, GA--
Four team titles and an NCAA singles championship haven't yet sated Steve Johnson's appetite for college tennis. After a hot and grueling week in Athens, the Southern California senior knows there is one last morsel left--another title and a US Open wild card. Kentucky's Eric Quigley, a senior who also knows his last match is for the NCAA championship, is the last player with an opportunity to end Johnson's 71-match winning streak.
The women's final will feature teammates and doubles partners Nicole Gibbs and Mallory Burdette of Stanford, who have made some history of their own. By reaching the finals in singles and in doubles, the pair become the first women to play in both championship matches.
Gibbs, the No. 3 seed, beat top seed Allie Will of Florida 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, in her characteristically gritty fashion. Leading 3-1 in the third set, Gibbs needed to consolidate her break, but was down 0-30. Four times Will hit an overhead, and four times Gibbs got it back in play, eventually coming up with backhand passing shot to win the point. She went on to hold for a 4-1 lead, then broke in the next game to assure herself a place in the final.
"That was a definite turning point," said Gibbs, who reached the NCAA semifinals last year as a freshman. "It gave me the confidence to finish out the set. Allie Will is a great competitor and I wasn't counting her out at 3-1, especially when she was up 0-30 in that game. So just sticking in that point, making her play for it. Lele (Forood) told me on the previous changeover to stop lobbing her when she came to the net and to pass her, and I ended with a backhand down-the-line passing shot, so I think that made her happy too."
Will gave credit to Gibbs, whom she had beaten this year in a dual match at Stanford.
"I know she is going to compete and fight as hard as she can, like she always does," said Will, a junior. "She did a great job of that today. She served better than normal today, made a lot of first serves, probably because I started going after her second serves. She did a good job of adjusting in the third."
While Gibbs was still working to put Will away, Burdette was in the stands with her sister Lindsay, cheering for her teammate. Burdette had eliminated freshman Zsofi Susanyi of Cal 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour, using her impressive power and an improved attitude to post her fifth consecutive straight-set win.
"I think in terms of my mental game, this is the best that I've played," said Burdette, a junior who grew up in the central Georgia town of Jackson. "In terms of my tennis game, it's not anything spectacular, and I try to think of them as two separate things."
Two people with intimate knowledge of Burdette's game weren't buying it. Coach Forood said she thought Burdette was playing her best tennis--she hasn't lost more than three games in any set--and Susanyi agreed.
"She was on fire today," said Susanyi, who was 0-2 against Burdette this season. "She played a really, really good match. I honestly think she played better today than she did in our last two matches."
Gibbs and Burdette have already played once, back in the October regional, when Gibbs won 7-6 in the third. At stake Monday is more than a berth in the National Indoor. Because both are Americans, the winner will likely receive a main draw wild card into the US Open.
"It's a bonus," said Burdette. "If I were to win, we'd still have to wait to see if the USTA would want to give a wild card to me, so it's just so far off, so far out of my control, I can't do anything about that. And there's a lot more tennis to be played before then."
Gibbs admitted that she thought about the wild card possibility during the week.
"It's a significant motivating factor," Gibbs said. "Just knowing it's there, or possible there. It's kept me resilient in a few situations this tournament when I was on the brink of breaking down, especially in the Joanna (Mather) match, down 3-0 in the third, down points for 4-0, and I'm thinking, I want to keep myself in the hunt for the title and potentially a wild card."
Gibbs and Burdette are the first teammates to play each other in the final since 2001, when Stanford's Laura Granville won the second of her two consecutive titles against Lauren Kalvaria. Forood was in her first year as Stanford head coach then and also was head coach in 2005, when two of her doubles teams played each other in the final, so she knows how to cope.
"It's as easy as it gets," Forood said. "We go sit in the stands, high up."
"I'm excited for a battle tomorrow," said Burdette. "I think there are going to be some great points out there, a lot of good sportsmanship, I hope, but no matter what, there's going to be a battle. And I hope we both enjoy it. As they say, may the best player win, on that day."
Gibbs agreed.
"We're both looking forward to the competition. It's what we love and what we live to do, so the fact that we're in the finals together is incredible," Gibbs continued. "We have a for sure Stanford winner and you can't go wrong with that, but I think we both have the will to win, so it's going to be a very entertaining match tomorrow."
The men's final won't have the same family dynamic, but both Johnson and Quigley are seniors who are looking to end their careers with an NCAA title and a US Open wild card.
Quigley, the No. 3 seed, showed he was ready for the pressure of the final by coming back to defeat Ohio State's Blaz Rola, a 9-16 seed, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(1), while serving from behind throughout the final set.
Whenever his service games got close, Quigley used his serve to bail him out, and Rola was unable to shake his confidence in that stroke in the 4-5 and 5-6 games.
"I was serving great, so there was no need for me to get tight," said Quigley, the third Wildcat to reach the NCAA singles final. "I was able to serve great, I thought, the whole third set and I got a great start in the tiebreaker and didn't let go. I really wasn't nervous and I was playing great. I've had a great record in tiebreakers this tournament (4-0 including today), so I was liking my chances if I could get to a tiebreaker."
Rola started the tiebreaker with a double fault and never recovered from that.
"My focus just went down after that first double fault," said Rola, a sophomore from Slovenia. "I'm really disappointed about that tiebreaker. It was only one point in the tiebreaker, it's a huge mistake, but it shouldn't have thrown me off or anything. You have to win seven points and that was only one."
Rola managed an angled, running forehand pass to make it 2-1, but lost the next two points on his serve, and Quigley hit two good serves, including an ace, that made it 6-1. The right-hander from Pewee Valley, Kentucky needed only one of those match points, with Rola netting a backhand early in the rally.
Quigley said he won't approach the final any differently despite all that is at stake.
"I'm just trying to make it as routine as possible, just another match," Quigley said. "If I try to think of what's on the line, I think I will start to get nervous. I've been playing great, not thinking about nerves, so I'll just keep it a routine match."
Johnson has considerably more experience in high-stakes matches, with his four NCAA team titles, a singles title last year, and a first round match at the US Open, yet he recognizes there is plenty of pressure awaiting him in his final match.
"To have the potential wild card on the line for the US Open just adds to the pressure of an NCAA final," said Johnson, who beat Tennessee's Rhyne Williams in a three-set final last year. "But having been there in the team and in the singles last year, I think I'll be able to handle it pretty well. I know what it feels like to be there, so I'll come out ready to go."
In his 6-4, 7-5 semifinal win over 2010 champion Bradley Klahn of Stanford, Johnson was able to serve well enough to keep the pressure on his longtime friend and frequent college opponent.
"I played smart today, served really smart," said Johnson, who was only broken once in the match, after taking a 2-0 lead in the second set. "I think that was the key, knowing I could hold easy and take my chances on his serve."
With Klahn serving at 4-5, 0-30 in the first set, Johnson came up with his best shot of the day, anticipating perfectly and picking off a blazing forehand from Klahn after a lightning-quick rally. Two points later, Johnson had the first set, and as Klahn said later, Johnson is tough to beat when he gets a lead.
"He's a great front-runner, and I knew going in if I could get that first break or get on top of him a little early, I could really change a lot of things," said the left-hander from Poway, Calif. "In the past, he's gotten up early breaks and the way he's confident in his serve, he rides that momentum."
Johnson did falter a little in the second set, after going up 2-0, but he shrugged it off.
"I made a serving mistake 30-15 up, then a let cord, he hits a winner and comes up with an incredible lob," said Johnson. "Not much you can do about it, but after that point it was just kind of trading holds until I was fortunate enough to get that break at 5-6."
At 40-30 in the final game, Klahn missed two forehands and Johnson had a match point. He didn't have to hit a ball, as Klahn double faulted to give Johnson the win.
Quigley and Johnson have not played since last year's quarterfinal in the NCAA team championships, a match Johnson won 6-4, 6-2.
"I've known Eric for a long time," said Johnson. "I know how he's going to come out and play. He's going to hit the ball hard and go for his shots. I know what it takes to beat him and hopefully I can execute tomorrow," said Johnson.
The doubles finals are set, with Burdette and Gibbs, the No. 2 seeds, taking on hometown favorites Chelsey Gullickson and Nadja Gilchrist of Georgia. Burdette and Gibbs defeated the unseeded Tennessee team of Natalie Pluskota and Kata Szekely 7-6(1), 6-1, while the unseeded Gullickson and Gilchrist delighted the hundreds of Bulldogs fans with a 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over unseeded Courtney Dolehide and Pam Montez of UCLA 7-6(5), 6-4. Burdette is the defending NCAA doubles champion, having won the title last year with Hilary Barte.
Although there is no longer a possibility of a Triple Crown (singles, doubles and team titles) for USC, the Ohio State Buckeyes can claim a similarly impressive distinction. Top seeds Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola, who reached the final with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over unseeded Costin Paval and Dane Webb of Oklahoma, can become the first team to win all three collegiate majors in the same year. Buchanan and Rola also won the ITA All-American in October and the USTA/ITA Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in November.
In their match against Paval and Webb, which started in bright sunlight and ended around 9 p.m. under the lights, Buchanan and Rola trailed 3-0 in the final set before turning it around.
"We were struggling," said Buchanan. "We were just able to find a way."
"Maybe during the doubles I was thinking this was one of the days when everything goes wrong," said Rola, who had lost in the semifinals to Quigley just a few hours earlier. "Thank god it's not that day."
After breaking Paval to take a 5-4 lead in the final set, Rola served his team to a 40-0 lead. Three match points came and went and when Rola netted a forehand, they were down break point. But the left-hander snapped off an ace and a lob winner to earn their fourth match point, which they converted when Webb just missed a forehand return.
"It was not fun standing over there for the serve on that break point," said Rola. "But a good serve, a slice out wide, helped me a lot today."
Rola and Buchanan will play unseeded Raony Carvalho and Gonzalo Escobar of Texas Tech, who have yet to lose a set in the tournament. On Sunday, Carvalho and Escobar defeated Chris and Marcel Thiemann of Ole Miss 6-4, 6-2 and are the first players from Texas Tech to advance to an NCAA final.
Both the men's and women's singles finals are scheduled for noon on Monday. The doubles will follow on the two courts, with the women's doubles likely to be later due to the need for rest for Gibbs and Burdette.
Men's Singles Semifinals
#1 Steve Johnson (1), SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA def. #36 Bradley Klahn, STANFORD, 6-4, 7-5
#3 Eric Quigley (3), KENTUCKY def. #9 Blaz Rola (9-16), OHIO STATE, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(1)
Women's Singles Semifinals
#3 Nicole Gibbs (3), STANFORD def. #1 Allie Will (1), FLORIDA, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
#5 Mallory Burdette (5), STANFORD def. #13 Zsofi Susanyi (9-16), CALIFORNIA, 6-2, 6-2
Men's Doubles Semifinals
#1 Chase Buchanan-Blaz Rola (1), OHIO STATE def. #10 Costin Paval-Dane Webb, OKLAHOMA, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
#18 Raony Carvalho-Gonzalo Escobar, TEXAS TECH def. #17 Chris Thiemann-Marcel Thiemann, MISSISSIPPI, 6-4, 6-2
Women's Doubles Semifinals
#27 Nadja Gilchrist-Chelsey Gullickson, GEORGIA def. #9 Courtney Dolehide-Pamela Montez, UCLA, 7-6(5), 6-4
#2 Mallory Burdette-Nicole Gibbs (2), STANFORD def. #10 Natalie Pluskota-Kata Szekely, TENNESSEE, 7-6(1), 6-1


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Well, I'm sure that all of us have experienced our rolls or bread getting hard. I found this great little tidbit in "Cooking for Profit" by Jessup Whitehead ©1893 I've also included a recipe for "Flannel Rolls" or as the recipe calls them, German Puffs, Flannel Rolls, Muffins or Popovers. I've included the story, especially for those writing during this time event in Pacific Areas.
To Warm Over Rolls.
Take rolls left over from the previous meal, place in a pan and cover with a wet cloth, half a cotton flour sack or piece of old table cloth dipped in water will do. Set in the oven and by the time the cloth is dry the rolls will "be as good as if fresh baKed—for such as are not critical judges of fresh bread.
German Puffs, Flannel Rolls, Muffins or Popovers.
It makes a great difference whether any dish or product of skill is the present fashion or not. We have all heard of somebody's popovers and come across remarks in the farmers' papers about somebody else's popovers that wouldn't pop, without wanting any in ours particularly. So when I saw that Mary Jane, at Cedar Point Cottage, on Nipantuck Island had a stove-full of very fine ones ready for supper I admired them, and told her they were splendid and she ought to be proud that she could make them {as indeed shj was) without yet caring to get the receipt for my books; having so many good yeast-raised fancy breads already; and, besides, I had heard Mrs. Tingee condemn popovers on account of their using up her eggs too last and not being very good eating anyhow.
"But that isn't what we call 'em," said Mary Janes, "them's flannel rolls."
"They are popovers, Mary Jane," I persisted; "did you never hear of popovers, and popovers that wouldn't pop?"
"The baker at the Nipantuck House called 'em flannel rolls," said she, "and I guess he knew and he brought me the receipt before he went away." She h;avcd a little sigh and turned away as if there was nothing more to be said on that question.
Afterwards, upon the very voluminous breakfast and supper bills of fare of a very large summer hotel I found printed "Kaaterskill Flannel Rolls,"and in thinking over what they might be, naturally reverted to that stove-full of "flannel rolls on Nipantuck Island, and learning almost immediately that the Grand Pacific was serving them as "muffins," the Palmer House as "German puffs" and the Matteson as "flannel rolls," I began to feel like a collector of coins, who has heard of a date that is not in his collection, or like one of those Dutch tulip fanciers when they heard of a new color, and started out to catch up with the procession. I soon overtook my friend the steward of the Matteson who, for the good of the public handed me this:
2 eggs.
2 cups milk—a pint.
2 cups flour—10 ounces.
Salt, a small teaspoon.
Break the eggs into a bowl; beat them light and keep adding the milk to them gradually while your are beating. That takes about five minutes. Add the salt. When all the milk is in put in the flour, all at once, and beat it smooth, like cream. Butter the inside of six coffee cups, divide the batter into them and bake in a moderate oven about half an hour.
It is to be observed there is no powder nor raising of any kind in them and no butter, yet they rise high above the tops of the cups and are hollow inside when done. They are not perfect if made with skimmed milk. When they collapse in the cups and come out tough and heavy it is owing to the baking, the stove being not hot enough on the bottom, or, possibly not having been thoroughly beaten. I have made large batches and baked some for early breakfast and beaten the same batter again and baked it two hours later and found the last to be as good as the first.
Cost, 6 cents. But the cups are not the best for a number, holding too much. There are deep gem pans shaped like small tumblers that suit better to bake in. These are a pleasing kind of bread to make, their remarkable lightness making them always something of a marvel.


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According to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, a person aspiring to become a certified nurse anesthetist must have a bachelor's degree in nursing or an equivalent. The individual must also have a registered nurse license, at least one year of acute-care experience and ahve successfully completed an accredited nurse anesthesia educational program as well as the national certification examination, as of 2014.
In addition, aspiring students must have at least an overall GPA rating of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 in chemistry, microbiology, human anatomy and human physiology. The length of time that it takes to become a certified nurse anesthetist is of significant importance for a number of reasons, according to Health Careers Network. The four years a degree course takes allows students to pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.
Becoming a nurse anesthesiologist often requires a master's degree as well, which can take an additional 24 to 36 months. To some students, this is a lengthy process, and many resort to less stringent requirements. The undergraduate program also prepares students to face the rigorous postgraduate study. Additional post-graduate training mostly involves more focused coursework in anesthesia and in monitoring for signs and symptoms while the patients are unconscious.


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UMI Super Has Higher Screen Ratio Than iPhone 6S Plus
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With the advent to technology, we are witnessing marvels in smartphone industry as well. Every other manufacturer is bringing something new to the table in order to grab the attention of masses. UMI, a well-known Chinese brand has done the same with its smartphone that goes by the name UMI Super. The latest highlight as revealed by the company is that the screen ratio of this phone is 10% higher than that of iPhone 6S Plus.
UMI has roped in a well known supplier known as SHARP, who is responsible for UMI Super's dynamically bright display. The absolutely stunning 5.5-inch super radiant SHARP display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels has a saturation of 95%. It sports an ultra-high contrast ratio of 1400:1 to offer a bright and powerful display performance.
The display on UMI Super monitors the ambient light in real time and then dynamically adjusts the light for each pixel in real time as well. Its performance is awesome even in harsh sunlight conditions.
UMI Super is slated to go on pre-sale starting May 23 for which you can now subscribe here and get a $70 coupon to buy this smartphone for just $179.99 (1176 Yuan).


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Good morning and a pleasant Theory Thursday to you!
As you may have guessed, today I shall write about a theory I've come up with. Now this theory is obviously being written by an aspiring fantasy/paranormal author. In light of this – suffice to say it won't be boring.
This was actually a theme for a book that I was going to write (called Unseen Laws) until I figured out that books need more than an interesting theme running through it to be good (or even written for that matter).
And now I will attempt to kill physics! Wish me luck, and enjoy.
Gravity¿ an unseen law
What is gravity? The definition of the word is:
physics the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
My theory, is that this force called gravity is in fact unseen chains fastened to every physical body. The other end of these chains are tied to other objects, called anchors.
On Earth, the anchor is the earths core. It's large enough to anchor every chain tied to every person and object.
In the solar systems, this plays out on a larger scale, having moon and asteroids tethered to their respective planets, and planets to stars.
In theory, one could loose themselves of these chains or even free themselves of them – albeit for a short time. These chains are in fact necessary, lest we should drift from our world and brave the dark expanse of space beyond. In view of this necessity, we can assume that if we rid ourself from of chains, new ones would seek us out.
One might adjust the positioning if their unseen chains from the soles of their feet to around their fists, and so packing a punch with the fierce force of nature behind it.
If one could somehow have mastery over these chains, they could rule the entire planet – and more. Everyone and everything with mass would become pawns to be moved to that person. They could hold the world hostage and have everything they seek.
A more selfless being could use the gift to contribute to the worlds grow and development.
It could also bring about some really awesome gravity altering fight scenes… I love writing fight scenes.
Work on breaking those chains
Until next time, Anti-Greetings
D. Rhys Graham


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I'm An Absolute Failure At This –
February 7-9 – Days 7-9 – Exodus 29-40, Leviticus 1-14, Leviticus 15-28
It looks like I'm playing catch up for days 7-9. I'm a bit behind right now. Isn't that the problem with doing this overly ambitious journey through the Bible? And then what do you do with that guilt? I'm pretty sure God doesn't tell us to "read the whole Bible in this set amount of days." In fact, there's nothing even close to that in scripture, tradition, or divine revelation.
So why do I feel so terrible about not finishing when I'm told myself I would finish? What is it about these self-imposed deadlines that give me ulcers?
My colleague, friend, and brother in arms, Drew Filkins, told me to stop worrying about these opening paragraphs. He said, "People want to read the bulletin points. That's what they scan down to find."
I'll admit, I do the same thing.
Still, I feel like I need to rationalize and explain my thoughts before I just list my quick hit, rapid fire reactions to the scripture. This is especially true for the end of Exodus and the book of Leviticus. Because, quite frankly, these books are ridiculously boring at times.
Maybe boring is a bit sacrilegious.
How about, boring in the theologically exciting kind of a way?
I'm just not into the laws, genealogies, and building plans for tabernacles, arks, temples, and the like. I want to be. Really, I do! I just can't muster up the enthusiasm necessary to get there.
What do we do with the passages encountered in this series of readings? How do you actualize, realize, and internalize dietary, sexual, and priestly laws?
G—and K— ? Any thoughts on this?
For those who scrolled down to the good stuff, here are my bullet points!
- Exodus 29 – The ordination of priests here is VERY different from my own ordination. First, we had no ram, no bull (well, maybe a little bit) and no fat to offer from said ram. What did we have? Crying, Raymond Bonwell, Band of Brothers references, and a lot of people who "knew me when."
- Exodus 30 – Give half a shekel (or 10 gerahs) as an offering at the sanctuary. How does that compute today?
- Exodus 30 – I love the smell of incense. I enjoy it in the house and in the sanctuary. However, we rarely burn incense in the congregation I serve. There is something to be said about worshiping with all our senses, even the sense of smell. We have hearing (music and spoken words), sight (visuals all over the place), touch (passing the peace, hand on a shoulder), and taste (communion) but not much with smell. Incense seems to meet that need. Just a thought…
- Exodus 31 – Keep that Sabbath. Why is this so ridiculously hard for most of us to do? A day of not doing ANY work? That just sounds like a day after when I'll be playing catch up. How could this resemble something else?
- Exodus 32 – Aaron gives up the faith pretty easily. He starts on the golden path AS MOSES IS ON THE MOUNTAIN. What caused him to do so after all of these weeks of faith? After all the miraculous signs he saw? After serving as the spokesperson for God? Why would he bail out so easily?
- Exodus 32 – At least Moses negotiates for the people. That's something, right?
- Exodus 32 – Aaron lets the people run wild? Worst babysitter ever.
- Exodus 33:11 – GREAT, powerful line – Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.
- Exodus 34 – Start tearing down the "others' " idols, temples, and towers. Interesting…
- Exodus 34 – Moses' face is shining. When do we shine?
- Exodus 35- 38 – Makin' the ark. This is the rough stuff I have a trouble getting through.
- The ending of Exodus? That's kind of a letdown. I guess I had hoped for some more resolution.
- Leviticus! We're into another book! Wait, this book is about what now? Yea, I guess?!?!
- Leviticus 1 – Kind of a short chapter. Unblemished offerings…what offerings do we make that are with flaws, conditions, and blemishes?
- Leviticus 2-4- How do make an appropriate sacrificial offering is a very strange thing, indeed. I have absolutely no point of reference for these examples. What's a good goat vs. a bad one? A What kind of wood to use for the fire? I just don't sacrifice this way.
- Sin offerings – you can't help but think of atonement theories when you read this…if you're a theology nerd who really likes studying atonement theories.
- To be holy is to be set apart. Who, what, and when do we set things apart?
- Leviticus 8 – More ordination stuff. Again, this is not what I remember from my ordination. As my friend Corey LeCureux used to say, "Ordination is just empty hands on empty heads." I'm not that cynical but I'm closer to that than to appropriate turbans, bulls, breastplates, etc.
- Leviticus 10 – I'd LOVE to hear some thoughts about this one. His sons burned up? What?!
- Leviticus 11 – Insects are unclean. I can get behind this law.
- Leviticus 12 – Let me get this straight…if I woman bears a son, she is unclean for seven days. If she has a daughter, she is unclean for two weeks and must spend sixty-six days of purification? I'm not sure how to comment appropriately.
- Just read Leviticus 13:40-44…I want to preach on that just once before I retire. Just once, drop the mic, and walk out into the sunset with my bald head held high.
- Leviticus 15 – And now we're dealing with bodily discharges? Leave no stone unturned, I guess.
- Leviticus 17 – I'm a big fan of black pudding when I'm in Scotland. I know, I know, it's kinda gross when you really think about what it is, but it tastes delicious. I'm going to have to rethink it if I want to stick with this chapter.
- Leviticus 18 – And now we're into the sexual laws…more specifically, the laws about sexuality. This is one of the passages used by my sisters and brothers in Christ when discussing the merits of same-sex relationships. In context, I am comfortable recognizing how these types of relationships are different from the ones we are debating in our modern context. Still, this is a great place to start the discussion. Let's talk about sex with an openness that the Bible does not shy away from. What is a relationship? A marriage? Physical love?
- Leviticus 19:32 – Respect the elderly. Nicely put.
- No Harry Potters in scripture? Leviticus 20:27
- Leviticus is full of Levitical laws (laws for the priests). If you aren't a priest, what do you think of these passages?
- Leviticus 24:13-23 – Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth
- The end of Leviticus? No better than the end of Exodus. I'm expecting big things, Numbers. Don't let me down…


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Blackhawks-Wild PreviewNHL.com @NHLdotcom
Coming off the most successful regular season in franchise history, the Minnesota Wild have higher hopes.
With those expectations on the rise, the Wild open the season against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota recorded franchise bests with 48 wins and 104 points to finish second to Vancouver in the Northwest Division in 2006-07, but lost in five games to eventual Stanley Cup champion Anaheim in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
Though the short postseason stay might have tarnished their accomplishments a bit, Minnesota hopes to be even more successful this time with the return of five 20-goal scorers and goaltender Niklas Backstrom.
Backstrom, who went 23-8-6 with an NHL-best 1.97 goals-against average last season as a rookie, signed a two-year $6.2 million contract in June and looks to maintain his stellar play in 2007-08. Backstrom's solid performance enabled Minnesota to deal veteran Manny Fernandez to Boston in the offseason.
"I have to be ready every day," said Backstrom, who gave up three goals or fewer in 38 of his 41 appearances. "I think that's the way I can improve my own game, to work hard and try to do everything as good as possible. If I lay down for a day or sit down for a day, then I'm not improving my game.
"It's the best league in the world, and somebody is for sure going to take your spot then."
While Backstrom is poised to avoid a sophomore slump, the Wild hope veteran winger Marian Gaborik can stay healthy for an entire season.
Gaborik, who has spent his entire career with the franchise that debuted in 2000-01, has yet to play a full 82-game season due to injuries and missed 34 last season with a groin injury.
However, when Gaborik returned, Minnesota went 31-9-6 over its final 46 games and he finished second on the team with 30 goals.
"That's the No. 1 thing for me - to stay healthy," said Gaborik, who has scored at least 30 goals in four of his last five seasons. "I'm going to stay healthy and compete at the top level and help this team to get to another level and to win games."
He will have help with forwards Brian Rolston (31 goals), Pavol Demitra (25), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (20) and Mikko Koivu (20) all coming off solid seasons.
While Minnesota looks to reach the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time, Chicago will try to snap a four-year skid without a postseason appearance. Last season, the Blackhawks finished fifth in the Central Division for the second time in three years and their 195 goals were second fewest to Edmonton's 192.
Martin Havlat missed 26 games with various injuries, but still led Chicago with 25 goals and 57 points. He should get some help with the additions of veterans Sergei Samsonov, Robert Lang and All-Star Yanic Perreault.
Samsonov, who had just nine goals in 2006-07 during his only season in Montreal, could be a factor if he regains the form when he scored 20 or more goals in five of his first eight seasons with Boston and Edmonton.
"We feel he has a lot left in the tank and playing under (coach) Denis Savard will bring out the offensive creativity that he has shown in the past," Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon said.
Forwards Jonathan Toews, the third overall pick in the 2006 draft, and Patrick Kane, the top overall pick in 2007, could also contribute this season, but Toews is expected to miss the opener with a broken finger.
The Blackhawks also look for goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin to finally perform to the level he did when he won a Stanley Cup in 2004 with Tampa Bay. Khabibulin was 25-26-5 last season and is 42-52-11 with a 3.06 GAA in two seasons with Chicago.
Khabibulin is entering the third season of his four-year, $27 million contract
The Blackhawks will open the season days after owner William Wirtz passed away from cancer at age 77.
Minnesota, which went 4-0-0 against Chicago last season, will try for its eighth consecutive victory over the Blackhawks.


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In an era of global warming, the fight against vector born illnesses takes on greater significance. The unsung heroes of this fight are the men and women in mosquito control districts around the country. I'm honored to be able to help support those who serve in Marin and Sonoma.
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How to Start a project
Start the visual basic by clicking Start>>Programs>>Microsoft Visual Studio
6.0>>Microsoft Visual Basic
When you start VB for the first time project wizard will be opened and following project
templates will be displayed
" Standard EXE
It is a typical Application.
" ActiveX EXE, ActiveX DLL
Available with Professional Edition. ActiveX components are basic code-building
elements that don't have a visible interface and that can add functionality to your
" ActiveX Control
Used to develop your own ActiveX controls. It is a basic element of the user interface
. If the ActiveX control that comes with Visual Basic don't provide the required
functionality then custom ActiveX controls can be build.
" ActiveX Document DLL, ActiveX Document EXE
ActiveX documents are in essence Visual Basic applications that can run in the
environment of a container that supports hyperlinking
" VB Application Wizard, VB Wizard Manager
The Application Wizard takes through the steps of setting up the skeleton of a new
application like a template in any MS-office component where basic structure is
readily available and changes can be made depending on the need.
Whereas VB Wizard Manager helps in building our own Wizard which is a sequence
of windows that collects information from user required for building an application.
" Data Project
This is a feature of enterprise edition that automatically adds the controls that are used
in accessing databases to the Toolbox
" DHTML Application
Allows to build Dynamic HTML pages that can be displayed in the browser's window
on a client computer. It helps user in viewing the data lying with any RDBMS
package at the backend and can also edit that and can do the queries also through
browser itself.
" IIS Application
Allows to build applications that run on the Web server and interact with clients over
the Internet with Internet Information Server
" Add-In
Own Add-Ins can be created for the Visual basic IDE. Add-Ins are special commands
that can be added to Visual Basic menus
" VB Enterprise Edition Control
It simply creates a new Standard EXE project and loads all the tools of the Enterprise
Choose Standard EXE from the available screen
Click Open.
A blank form will appear on the screen with Project Explorer Window, PropertiesWindow and Tool Box.Which is declare in last post.