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If there is anything that lends itself for creativity is children's clothing. My mom has been making little girls' dresses for charity and I promised to lend a hand when it came to "decorating" them. So I have. This is one of our creations. I added the edging and chose the teddy bear buttons from my stash and sew them on. I think the dress is darling and it will make very happy an otherwise sad little girl. That in itself is a source of joy to us.
I'm sharing the pattern of this rick rack with you. You might find it useful for a myriad little things: pillowcases, hand towells, hankies, curtains, but especially, little girls' tops, skirts and dresses. It is very easy and it works up really fast. Here it is:
Crochet #10 cotton in color of your choice, I used Victory Red
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Note: This rick rack works upwards not lengthwise. I find that more practical when you have to make a length of trim, if you have to go further, you don't have to undo your work, it you made to much you can always adjust.
Ch 5, on 5th ch from hk, make 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, turn. Wind thread around hook, insert hook in the middle of the shell already made (2 dc on either side), make 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1. Repeat for as long as you need to for the edging's length.
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Rig Freezes when at starting windows when doing install.
I have an Asus Essentio CG 1330
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB
This rig also had a ATI 5450 1GB video card with it but the fan burned out on it and I am just using the onboard video for right now.
A few days ago my computer stopped booting up. It would hang on the "Starting Windows Screen" I tried the recovery disk with no help. After trying many different boot methods I resorted to installing the drive on an old vista computer as a secondary drive. I removed my personal files and reformatted the drive.
Now I am trying to do a fresh install of Windows 7 but each time, no matter what I do It hangs up on the "Starting Windows" screen. Most of the time it will not even load to the install windows screen from the DVD. It hangs up before that when loading files. A couple times I have managed to get it to the Install screen somehow but it just hangs up again during the install right after the first restart. When it freezes loading files or on the "Starting windows" screen the DVD drive from which the OS is being installed stops spinning as well shortly after the screen freezes.
I have tried installing the Hard Drive on an older rig and installing windows 7 on that rig and it works just fine. I can not then take the hard drive and put it into the new rig because it hangs up at the exact same spot "Starting Windows" If I try to load in safe mode it hangs up on Disk.sys. I have formatted the drive once again and am now attempting to install windows on my Asus rig but I am not having any luck. If anyone can help I would be very happy. (Working on this 3 days so far) PS: This rig came factory with Windows 7 installed so I know it is capable and easily meets the minimum requirements.
A few things I have tried are:
I have removed all but one stick of ram
I have removed all non essential components
I have tried installing in safe mode
I have tried installing on another rig (works on that rig) and then installing the Hard Drive on my Asus rig (no difference in progress)
I have tried Changing the Sata properties from IDE to ACHI
I have tried restoring BIOS to default settings.
I would really appreciate any help or if anyone knows why this might happen.
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It sounds a lot like a piece of hardware is malfunctioning. Have you done any hardware tests yet, like a memory or CPU stress test?
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|17 Apr 2012
How would I do a memory or CPU stress test? I have never done one before.
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Here's a link to the memtest instructions. You might want to peruse all of ZigZag's posts, because he routinely posts debugging tips.
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The tests showed nothing wrong. Could it be a driver issue? I have noticed that if I take the hard drive and install windows onto it from another computer then shut down and place the hard drive back in my Asus computer it will boot into windows just fine and start loading drivers. It is only when the computer restarts that it freezes again.
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Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
You have run 5 to 7 passes of Memtest in the hour between your posts?
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|17 Apr 2012
No, I just ran it once ill try a few more.
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Reset the BIOS to defaults: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS
While in BIOS setup set SATA controller to AHCI to try install. Make sure the settings for changing back to your onboard display are correct.
Next wipe the HD with Diskpart Clean Command from DVD accessing DISKPART At PC Startup.
Unplug all other HD's and peripherals. Remove the video card completely, then check that it didn't damage the mobo.
Download the latest official installer ISO for your licensed version and burn to DVD with tool provided here, then follow these steps to get a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.
Next write the ISO to flash stick, physically unplug the DVD drive to boot the flash stick for install using one-time BIOS Boot menu key under USB, REmovable or HD's. Set HD itself as first to boot in BIOS setup.
Test your RAM, swap sticks, try install, swap sticks again.
Test your HD using maker's HD Diagnostic extended CD scan, then wipe the HD with that tool or using Diskpart Clean Command from installer using DISKPART At PC Startup.
Report back results of all steps.
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|17 Apr 2012
Unfortunately I could not get it to load windows 7 by any of the above methods. Out of frustration though I tried to install my old copy of vista and it worked. Vista installed just fine. I then put my Windows 7 disk in and ran it from within windows vista. I used it as an upgrade, entered my activation number and it upgraded fine. I have restarted my computer 4-5 times now installing drivers and so far no more frozen "Starting Windows" screen.....let's hope it stays that way.
Thank you everyone for your help.
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|17 Apr 2012
MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
Which model of Asus Essentio do you have?
You may find Speccy or SIW helpful in obtaining that info, if you do not have such info handy, although i assume you have an owners manual.
Links to Speccy and SIW in my signature.
Go to the ASUS website for your specific model, then to the download page for your computer. Now download the latest bios and chipset drivers for your model. Install the latest bios and drivers for your computer.
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(bug) In saving window, mouse cursor disappear!
In the window for saving downloading files mouse cursor disappear! Only in Vivaldi
I have tried more then 3 other browsers installed on my computer but only Vivaldi do so. I'm a big fan and permanent user and promoter of your great browser feature but I must tell you that is a little bit annoying when it comes to download mail attachments for instance. I hope that is a minor issue and you'll come to fix it without any problem. Thanks and looking forward for your updates!
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Settings/Webpages, "hide mouse cursor" is checked? if so, try unchecking it.
First off all, thanks for your advice! I unchecked the "Hide" box in Settings/Webpages in the Full-screen section. Unfortunately the issue still remain when I try to download a file or an image from the web in the saving windows the cursor became invisible. I can see some mouse-over state when I am moving the mouse or trackpad but is quite difficult to guess and have precision. The cursor became visible immediately after I leave the Save window.
I repeat that I meet this behavior only in Vivaldi and in no other browser that I have installed.
It does seem to be connected with using fullscreen mode, though. If you have not been watching videos in fullscreen, then the bug does not show up. Closing and restarting Vivaldi will immediately fix the problem, until the next time you use fullscreen mode.
I reported this bug in December. Some bugs are hard to fix.
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August 31, 2014 | by Denise Heady
Childhood cancer survival rates have increased dramatically over the past 40 years. More than 80 percent of children with cancer now survive five years or more, which is a tremendous feat.
Despite the survival rate increase, cancer continues to be the No. 1 disease killer and second-leading cause of death in children. In 2014, nearly 1,400 children under the age of 15 are expected to die from cancer in the United States and about 10,450 children will be diagnosed with some form of cancer.
Although there are no widely recommended screening tests for childhood cancers, many cancers can be found early. That's why it's important to be aware of the signs and symptoms for some of the most common childhood cancers, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphoma, brain tumors, neuroblastoma and Wilm's tumor.
September, designated as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, highlights the importance of early detection, which can ultimately help children beat the disease.
"Early detection is key to achieving the best chance of cure," said Theresa Harned, M.D., assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics. "As cancer progresses, more changes occur in the DNA of the cancer cells, that can make them more resistant to common therapies and harder to treat."
Here are some of the most common cancer symptoms children experience:
Some symptoms of childhood cancer, such as fever and fatigue, are similar and overlap to many childhood illness and viruses. And toddlers especially are prone to bumps and bruises, which can be difficult to distinguish from the bruising and bleeding associated with leukemia.
In general, fevers associated with most common childhood illnesses should resolve within a week, Harned said. If the symptoms last longer, she said, they could be a warning sign of a larger problem.
"Parents know their children the best and if a parent feels that their child is acting differently than have with other common illnesses in the past, or has lost developmental milestones that they have mastered, such as walking, it is important to share this information with their doctor," Harned said.
Find out more about research and treatments for pediatric cancers and blood disorders by visiting www.cityofhope.org/pediatric-cancers.
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Seneca Sport Horses® is a private full-service equine training and rehabilitation facility for the serious riding enthusiast. We are located in the Agricultural Reserve area of Montgomery County, Maryland. Our facility is small and private enabling us to provide one on one individualized care to all of our clients and their equines.
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Loveland Named One of 'The West's Best Places to Live'
Residents have always known Loveland is special; but now, so does the rest of the world!
Sunset Magazine has honored Loveland by including it on this year's list of The West's Best Places to Live.
According to the Downtown Loveland Facebook page, Sunset Magazine cites many local venues that make Loveland stand out, including Next Door food & drink, In The Meantime Gallery, and the Rialto Theater.
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As a relative newbie to sewing (under a year), I had heard of, but never seen a copy of Burda magazine until I intentionally went into town (doesn't happen often) and into WH Smith (again doesn't happen often) with the belief that it would be the only place I could probably find it! And I was right!
And a big oooooooo….. when I opened it to discover 15 patterns all with the paper pattern and instructions! I started scanning the pages and reflecting on my fabric stash….. until I opened up the pattern sheet and got a little daunted! I picked what I consider to be simple piece….at this stage I have not started stitching… with only two pieces to cut out from the pattern sheet I wouldn't scare myself off!
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You must be focussed to follow the lines, I even had the idea of highlighting the lines for a little extra focus! And I did it first thing in the morning to avoid distractions.
Use weights to hold tracing paper onto the pattern paper….pots of playdough very useful!
Don't forget to add seams!!!! Oooops to me for getting which way was up and not adding enough for the hem, so, erm, may end up with a slightly shorter skirt than intended!
I then wrote all instructions on each cut out including whether seam allowance was included, which way was up and the grainline (just like you would get on a paper pattern!) the size, incase like me you scoff too much at certain times of year (….holidays are coming, holidays are coming!) and then when I sandwich bagged it up I wrote the mag issue on the front of the bag and pattern name/ number in permanent marker……blimey I feel very organised!!!!
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Find Wedding Cakes & Chocolate Fountains near DundeeThe choice of different types of wedding cakes has never been greater. Whether you are thinking of opting for a tower of wedding cupcakes or a sociable chocolate fountain, a traditional fruit tiered wedding cake or a stylish croquembouche, you are sure to find a wedding cake supplier in near Dundee who can help! Don't forget to ask if they will supply cake stands, plus wedding cake boxes for the guests that couldn't make it on the day.
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Beirut39 inspires a fresh look at modern Arab literature. A collaboration between the Hay Festival and Beirut World Capital of the Book 2009, the project brought together 39 of the best known and loved writers of Arab heritage under 39 years of age. In Beirut the East, the West and the Mediterranean combine to produce a unique cultural mix. Beirut39 is a great opportunity to discover new voices in Arab literature.
The 39 writers under 39 years were chosen by a group of respected Arab writers, academics and journalists. Nominations were solicited from publishers and literary critics across the Arab world and internationally. The public were also invited to nominate. The judging panel was aided by research and specialist knowledge from Hay Festival and Banipal, the magazine of modern literature.
The selected authors were required to have at least one piece of work published (fiction or poetry); to be born in 1970 or after; and to be of Arab heritage. Writers' work could be in any language but the subject had to be affiliated with the Arab world. Books and information about the authors in the Nomination List were submitted to the jury for deliberation.
Since its creation in 1988, Hay Festival has expanded globally, becoming a household name in much of the Hispanic world through festivals in Segovia and Alhambra (Spain), and Cartagena de Indias and Bogotá (Colombia). Now, Hay Festival has travelled east: to Beirut.
"This collection was a really necessary undertaking...We need their voices more than ever before." – Dave Eggers
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Beirut39 aimed to bring the most exciting new authors from the Arab world to the global stage at a time of growing interest. Published by Bloomsbury, the anthology was published in April 2010 and was launched at the Hay Festival in Beirut (15–18 April) and at the 'Free The Word' English Pen Festival in London.
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Human rights activists slam Vietnam over religious persecution
NEW YORK — Human rights activists are criticizing Vietnam for expelling followers of a renowned Buddhist monk from a monastery, calling it part of a pattern of religious persecution by the Communist government.
The criticism, from New York-based Human Rights Watch, echoes concerns raised by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi about the expulsion of the followers of longtime peace activist and Buddhist leader Thich Nhat Hanh.
The monk returned to Vietnam in 2005 after 39 years in exile and opened the monastery with the government's blessing. But the monastery, in the southern Vietnamese province of Lam Dong, has attracted large numbers of followers, apparently fueling fears by authorities.
"The government views many religious groups, particularly popular ones that it fears it can't control, as a challenge to the Communist Party's authority," Elaine Pearson, Human Rights Watch's deputy Asian director, said Monday (Oct. 19).
Police cordoned off the monastery on Sept. 27, and undercover officers forcibly entered the monastery and forced 150 monks out, the advocacy group said.
The Vietnamese embassy in Washington said the government respects freedom of religion. "Like in other countries, however," it said in a statement, "violations of law, which do harm to the national security, order and stability, shall be strictly dealt with by the laws."
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has asked the State Department to list Vietnam on its countries of "particular concern" because of violations of human rights and freedom of religion. Vietnam was dropped from the list in 2006.


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Interview with Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens on their Comedy nominee KING OF BELGIANS
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Can you briefly describe what KING OF THE BELGIANS is about?
A dull Belgian monarch, King Nicolas III, is on a state visit in Istanbul when he gets the news that his kingdom has imploded. He must return home at once to repair the damage, but a solar storm strikes. Planes are grounded and communication is on the blink. With the aid of a crafty British filmmaker who was engaged to make a documentary about him, King Nicolas and his entourage disguise themselves as female Bulgarian folklore singers and flee over the border. Thus begins their odyssey across the Balkans that involves moments of magic and mayhem. The King wakes up - in every sense.
What was the initial idea and how did you develop it?
The idea was the following:
Launch an apathetic and lonely monarch to the brink of Europe, to the symbolically potent city of Istanbul, then shake up his kingdom, spark a natural disaster and force him to journey across a region of Europe that is often misunderstood and reduced to stereotypes: The Balkans.
Rip him out of protocol, startle him with unexpected encounters with the absurd and the ordinary, disarm him with beauty, fill him with wonder, shake him up, strip him down.
Play with stereotypes, tease the Belgians, poke gentle fun at monarchy, honour the complexity of the Balkans, pose questions about what it takes to be a fine leader.
Portray the solitude of an isolated man who is starved for real human contact, who has been reduced to a fraction of himself but who slowly displays an innate dignity, charm, warmth and intelligence.
To develop the project, we drove a million kilometres in random circles around the Balkans. We drifted, wondered, cracked our head over plot issues, got lost, doubted, and gathered hundreds of jewels of inspiration. Then we cooked it up into a very mediocre script that was a real bitch to finance. It didn't help that we were already stuck in the category of slow and moody films that no one dares to buy (KHADAK, ALTIPLANO, THE FIFTH SEASON). We persisted for the simple reason that we believed that inside the admittedly pretty lame script was a sparkling and original film.
You combine comedy with politics in Europe. How would you define the humour of your film? How did you find the right tone?
Our only option was to follow our gut instinct. I have to admit, we all laughed ourselves to pieces on set and throughout the editing. It's already a legendary shoot. But it was also massively difficult. It's much harder to evoke laughter than to trigger tears. Sorrow is easy. Comedy is not.
How did you find your cast? And how do you work with your actors?
Several of them we had worked with in previous films. The King, for example, (Peter Van den Begin) was the guy with the rooster in THE FIFTH SEASON. The Chief of Protocol and the Queen also appeared in THE FIFTH SEASON. The key to getting the constellation right was to make every decision in relation to the character of the King.
Comedy is not always easy to translate to other languages and cultures. Why does your film resonate so well?
Perhaps because viewers are hungry for the occasional film experience that doesn't involve nasty people engaged in psychological warfare, infidelities, violence, loss, abuse, self-abuse. (Although we do have a hefty hangover scene)
Perhaps because Belgians are appreciated for their relative humility and self-deprecating humour.
Perhaps because we tip-toed respectfully around stereotypes.
Perhaps because the search for identity is one of the most gripping issues of our times.
Perhaps because Europe as a project is genuinely in peril.
Perhaps because people believe that humour can unite us in some way.
You are already working on a sequel. What can we expect?
THE BAREFOOT EMPEROR is the title of the sequel. At the end of KING OF THE BELGIANS the King is on his way to Belgium, bloated with newfound confidence. Things go drastically wrong in Sarajevo when he is being handed over to the Belgian military escort. He wakes up on Tito's island in Croatia with a bandaged head. He and his entourage slowly recognize that they've got themselves trapped in some dodgy master plan for a new Europe since the Europe as we know it has crumbled. The bewildered King Nicolas finds himself catapulted into an alarming role – Emperor of Europe. Basically, the Belgians fall into a rabbit hole. The film involves lots of wild animals, twisted historical references, a gathering storm, stiff lederhosen, an antlered ship, seven singing Sikhs and a yellow submarine. Oh, and confused Belgians. We hope to shoot THE BAREFOOT EMPEROR in 2018.


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Coca-Colareleased first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped analysts' forecasts on increased prices and volume, pushing its shares higher in trading onTuesday.
The beverage company posted earnings excluding items of 89 cents per share, up from 86 cents per share last year.
Revenue came in at $11.14 billion, an increase from $10.55 billion one year ago.
Analysts expected Coca-Cola to post earnings excluding items of 87 cents per share on revenue of $10.82 billion, according to a consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
The company's shares rose by more than 2 percent on Tuesday. (Get the latest quotes for Coca-Cola here.)
The maker of Sprite, Minute Maid orange juice and vitaminwater also said it was on track with a productivity program aiming to save $550 million to $650 million a year by the end of 2015.
Soft drink sales have been strong in developing markets such as India and China with increasing numbers of middle class consumers. But growth has been harder to come by in the mature markets of Western Europe and North America, where growing health consciousness and struggling economies have curbed demand.
Still, Coke said quarterly volume rose 2 percent in North America and 1 percent in Europe. Volume also rose 5 percent in Latin America, 9 percent in Eurasia and Africa and 8 percent in the Pacific region. Overall, volume rose 5 percent.
In the key North American market, revenue rose 5 percent, helped by a 3 percentage point increase in price and mix of products and the acquisition of a small bottler. Profit in the segment declined though, due to higher commodity costs and one less selling day.


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There's no doubt that Pokemon Go has been a big hit since it's launch in Malaysia last week. It's enough of a hit that even brands like Maxis, Grab and U Mobile are getting into the whole fad. Now it seems that fans of the game can celebrate its launch with what seems to be the first Pokemon Go launch party in Malaysia.
The Pokemon GO launch party is being held this weekend, 13 to 14 August at KDU College auditorium at Damansara Jaya. It's being held in conjunction with this years 3DS Corner 2016, the yearly meetup for Nintendo 3DS fans in Malaysia, and Cosplay Corner, the meetup for Malaysian cosplayers.
The event will run on both day from 10am till 6pm and will feature a couple of activities that ought to interest Trainers. One of it is of course the Pokemon GO live-hunt. As KDU College, Damansara Jaya has three Pokestops, all within a 100m of each other, the organisers will be pumping Lure modules into all three of them throughout the event so Trainers can basically camp and hunt the whole day.
That's not all, they're having not one but four Pokemon GO photo contest where winners will be able to walk away with Pokemon plushies, Official Comic Fiesta merchandise, and Nintendo Gaming merchandise.
The four photo contest are split as follows:
Catch em all Photo contest
Participants will have to take pictures of all the Pokemon they've caught in the KDU College premise (make sure the AR feature is turned on), then upload them onto their Facebook album, set privacy to public and include the hashtags #CatchThemAllLaunchParty #3DSCorner2016 into the album description. The top 3 winners will win Official Comic Fiesta Merchandise.
Mascot Photo Lucky Draw
Cosplayer Dawn Snow is the Mascot for the event. To participate in this contest, participants will have to find her at the Launch Party and take a picture of her with a Pokemon you encounter in the Pokemon GO game (remember to ask her permission first). They'll then have to upload the picture to Facebookwith the hashtags #DawnSnow #3DSCorner2016. One lucky winner will win a Big Mew Plushie sponsored by Rukia Plush Heaven.
Creative Pokemon GO contest
This contest requires participants to take the most creative Pokemon GO pictures (obviously with AR turned on) at KDU College, Damansara Jaya and tag the photo on Facebook with the hashtags #PoGoFunnyLaunchParty #3DSCorner2016. The top 3 photos with the most organic likes will stand a chance to Official Pokemon Plushies by Rukia Plush Heaven
Highest CP Photo Contest
Finally, there's the highest CP Photo Contest. As the name says, it requires participants to take a screenshot of the highest CP Pokemon they encounter (AR turned on). Upload the picture to Facebook with the hashtags #BestCPLaunchParty #3DSCorner2016 and the picture which has the highest CP Pokemon will win a Jigglypuff Amiibo sponsored by Impulse Gaming Sunway Branch.
And if photo taking isn't what you're looking for, you can still win Pokemon GO team t-shirts, sponsored by Moeco Designs, in a lucky draw. The giveaway will be held on each day of the event (Day 1 – 12pm, Day 2 – 5pm) and all you have to do is:
1. Share the post in this link here on Facebook with the caption of your Pokemon GO team (Valor, Mystic or Instinct)
2. Like the 3DS Corner Facebook page here and the Moeco Designs Facebook page here.
3. Click "going" on the 3DS Corner X Pokemon GO launch party event here
Each day, one lucky winner from each team will get a T-shirt as shown in the image above.
And if that isn't enough, there's also a share and win contest with a copy of Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon being given away by sponsors Impulse Gaming. To qualify all:
1. Like Impulse Gaming's Facebook page here and Nintendo 3DS Corner's Facebook page here.
2. Click that you're going to the event here.
3. Share this Facebook post with a caption of which copy (Sun or Moon) you want.
Plenty of contest to join right. And if you want more, one of the event sponsors, Rukia Plush Heaven, will be at the event selling official Pokemon plushies. There'll also be Pokemon cosplayers at the event including an appearance by an all Eevee cosplay team called EEVEE MAX on day 2.
So there you have it, Malaysia's first Pokemon GO launch party. Plenty of things to do and of course lots of Pokemon to hunt. So head down to KDU College, Damansara Jaya this weekend and go Catch em All!


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Sometimes my designs come from a set of requirements, or inspiration in things I see and other times I see the wool first and just think this would be perfect for. . . . . and that's what happened when I saw this SIRDAR snuggly speckled DK baby wool.
It is so soft it is just lovely to knit with and when I saw the beige speckled colour the first thing it reminded me of was teddy bears! And although not one of the most original ideas I have had I just had to knit a teddy themed baby hat!
My Design – Toby the Teddy Bear Hat;
I wanted to keep it simple, rather than a rib edging I decided to do purl stitch and then the ears with the purl stitch for the inner ear. Doing this purl stitch on both ears I think would tie it in nicely with the edging.
It was now time to bring Toby to life!
Once I started knitting with the wool I was really pleased with colour effect, it was just how I thought it would be. The wool also offers a nice stretch to it which was perfect considering I did not do a rib edging.
Once knitted a sewed the seam up using mattress stitch – for me the finishing is just as important if not more than the knitting – there is no point spending hours knitting and the rushing the making up!
Mattress stitch means two pieces of knitting can be sewn up and on the outside the join becomes invisible – it's just a matter of picking up the bars between the knit stitch at the edge;
Pick up the bars between the edge knit stitches
And Ta-dah the seam is perfect!
When it came to the ears I was expecting it to take a few attempts to get the perfect size but I got it on the first attempt!
Once both ears were done a fastened them in place with a needle to check the positioning – I actually used two of the decrease lines to position them and counted the same number of stitched from the top for both so they are symmetrical!
And Ta-dah the hat is done!
Perfect for a baby boy but for a baby girl I felt there was something missing . . . . a bow!!
Introducing Tina the Teddy Bear Hat . . .
It's such a simple but effective pattern and I really think this wool adds that extra special touch and a perfect gift for a new born. If you are unsure of the sex you can make it in advance and then just add a bow if it's a girl!
If you want to have a go at making this the pattern is available on both Etsy and Craftsy - the pattern has instructions for new born, 3-6 months and 6-12 months.


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What's your child's learning style?
In my 18 years of homeschooling, my six children have allowed me to experience different learning styles as we learned together. Most of us are strong learners in one of these four ways. Some of us are a mix of styles. I am a strong visual learner, and I am not as good at learning by hearing.
Most people learn well by doing things. This is hands on learning. This is often referred to as a kinesthetic learner. I have used hands on unit studies to teach my children history and science. They remember the things they do and experience. So we spent time experiencing history through re-enactments. We have experienced science through experiments. My children have long-term memories from their unit studies.
One of my children is a strong auditory learner. He is also a strong kinesthetic learner. When he was little, I would give him something to occupy his hands, such as playdough or blocks. Then I would read books to him. He would remember everything I read to him even though it seemed like he was not paying attention.
Another one of my children is a strong visual learner. He picked up on reading faster than any of his siblings. He is not as strong in auditory learning, but he is a strong kinesthetic learner. It is interesting to see how the hands on learning is a complement to both my auditory and visual learner. We used videos as a supplement many times over the years. Pureflix has a great homeschool video collection. You won't have to be concerned about content like you do with other streaming services.
Some children and adults learn through writing. When I am working on something new, I like to write it out. It helps me process what I am learning. If I am taking a class, it helps me to take notes and outline the material.
What types of learners are represented in your homeschool?
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Disney Face to Face Interview Day!!!
Oh boy! Today's the day and I could not be any more excited!!! Or any more nervous.
As you read this I will have already done the following:
- Left the house at 4:45am
- Driven to Pearson Airport
- Flown to Montreal
- Taken a Taxi to the hotel
- Signed into the interviews and met some fellow applicants
And I'll probably be sitting through a video or presentation on the Disney experience while you're drinking your morning coffee! SO COOL! (ok well except the SUPER EARLY start to my day)
I'll fill you in on the rest of my day when I get back from Montreal!
Later gators!
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Favorite food you take with you riding?
Usually just a sandwich and lots of water.
Craziest moment on snow in the last two years?
I was out shooting with Hans Wardell and I started a decent sized avalanche. I ended up ditching the sled and narrowly escaped getting caught in it. The sled went for a 1,200-foot ride through a good amount of trees. I was really lucky-it missed all the trees and had zero damage.
Biggest carnage you've experienced?
I was doing a 100-foot-plus jump onto a very steep, long landing. Upon landing my handlebars broke and I lost control of the sled. I was going so fast that when I got thrown off I ended up doing these high speed cartwheels down the slope, probably about a hundred of them. Not that fun at all. I ended up breaking my wrist and getting some stitches. It was caught on film when we were shooting for Slednecks 7.
Biggest jump or drop you've done?
Hard to say. There's been some big ones over the years. Jump: 200 feet plus. Drop: 150 feet plus.
Longest sledding road trip you've taken?
I drove out to Stewart, B.C. It took 18 hours to get there, but well worth it. It snowed 14 feet in two weeks.
How do you pass your summer?
Dirt biking, mountain biking and working on my place.
What's your worst sled-related injury?
I broke my leg once from a hard landing.
What's your favorite riding area?
Zipper Mouth Creek by Go Fly a Kite mountain, lol.
What's your favorite TV show?
Right now, Fringe.
All snowmobiles are four-strokes within seven years. True or false?
False. Two-strokes rule.
What non-motorized sport are you good at?
Downhill skiing. I used to be pro at it `til I got hooked on sledding.
Whose house do you usually crash at on road trips?
I've crashed at my bro Geoff Kyle's and Dan Treadway's pads in Whistler.
Have you ever moved just to live in a better snowmobiling location?
Yes, I moved to Revelstoke, B.C. eight years ago for deep, dry fluff.
What do you drive?
I have a Duramax diesel Chevy.
First sled you called your own?
Ski-Doo Summit 583.
All-time favorite sled video?
Slednecks 7.
What ride from the last couple seasons sticks out as your favorite?
The new Ski-Doo XM is the best sled I've ever ridden. I was lucky enough to ride one for most of last winter.
How did make the transition from riding weekends with dad to becoming one of the industry's backcountry superstars?
My Dad never rode a snowmobile. I was brought up skiing. I got a snowmobile for backcountry skiing access but ended up just sledding full time.
Who is the slowest rider you've ever waited for to get ready in the morning?
I'd say Geoff Kyle although he's one of my favorite buds to ride with once we are in the pow.
Do you carry tools with you every time you ride?
Just the stock tool kit. I do all my maintenance and routinely check over my sled to prevent failures.
Avy pack or regular backpack?
I have a Snowpulse pack.
Who that you've ridden with packs the most stuff in their backpacks?
My bro Paul Ilic always has a full pack and is prepared.
Who is always good for carnage on a ride?
I'd say Geoff Kyle.
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The BBC reports:
Operating profits at British Gas rose 24% in 2010 to £742m, its parent company Centrica has said.
The news comes two months after the UK utility announced a 7% rise in domestic energy bills, which it blamed on rising wholesale prices.
British Gas said it had increased its number of customers by 267,000 during the year to 16 million.
The results helped Centrica to achieve pre-tax profits of £2.8bn, with operating profits up 29% to £2.4bn.....
The 24% rise in British Gas's operating profit was largely because of an increase in profit per customer, with the number of customers up just 1.7%, as revealed in the group results of its parent Centrica.
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Groove Is in the Heart
As soon as the music begins, so does the yelling.
"Toe, heel, toe, heel, toe, heel!"
The woman directing all this high-stepping is wearing lime green satin shorts and a T-shirt that reads "Hello, My Name Is Fabulous." She regards the sorry lot of us in a wall-length mirror, marches over to a portable CD player and turns up the volume.
"Again!" she barks. "Faster!"
The class moves at varying speeds and with varying degrees of success.
Come and meet those dancing feet, I sing in my head. On the avenue I'm taking you to, Forty-Second Street!
Except I am nowhere near the Great White Way. I'm in a rundown Arlington dance studio that smells like furniture polish and old gym socks, trying my best to make it through my first tap-dancing class.
Things are not going well. With my long body and disproportionately huge hands hanging loosely in front of me, I imagine that I look like a postmodern Fred Astaire. The mirror tells a different story, even though I try hard not to look in it. When I do, I see a figure I no longer recognize. When did my shoulders become so stooped?
A few weeks earlier, I had looked into another mirror, the one in my bathroom, just as the oldies station began playing Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive." As I gave myself a long, hard look, it suddenly dawned on me: I don't dance anymore.
Gaynor's song, released a year after "Saturday Night Fever" hit the big screen, had been the surefire crowd pleaser among the bar and bat mitzvah brigade. I was in eighth grade and just starting to burn up the dance floors in the various banquet halls and finished basements where my friends were celebrating their entry, at 13, into adulthood. My social life has never compared to the one I led in eighth grade, when Friday and Saturday nights were spent perfecting the claps and turns of the Bus Stop and the finger-pointing glory of the "Saturday Night Fever" strut. My parents' bedroom, with its wall of mirrors and speakers hidden behind the drapes, became my rehearsal studio. As soon as I got home from school, I'd put on Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" and slide and snap until my mother called me down for dinner, where I'd eat to the beat of the music still playing in my head.
You would think that a teenager like me -- a good foot taller than the rest of the girls and boys at my school, bony and shapeless with hair that was often unwashed and left to find its own style -- would feel clumsy and self-conscious under strobe lights. But at a tender time when I should have felt betrayed by my own body, all feet and flapping hands, I remained fully, obliviously connected to it.
Later, as a freshman in college, my world was blown open when my first boyfriend played me the Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer" and Run-DMC's "Sucker M.C.'s." Music mattered to me back then in the way things matter when you're young and limitless and on your own for the first time. Loving music and loving dancing were the same thing, intertwined like a pulsating strand of DNA. I would sweat through my clothes dancing at frat parties, my head thrown back, arms swaying like a wild batch of sea anemones.
When I moved to New York City a few years later, I spent every weekend at the Surf Club. My roommate and I would get there early to avoid the $10 cover charge, and we wouldn't go home until we had heard the greatest dance song of all time, Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart."
I had no intention of ever stepping back into that scene when I moved to Washington nearly a decade ago. Too much had happened: the loss of a job, the eternal losses of dear friends, a painful breakup. And even though I was ecstatically remarried, I didn't dance at my own wedding (my fiance had smashed his knees to smithereens in a motorcycle accident a month earlier). The years of accumulated stress and disappointment had hunched and tensed my body into unfamiliar shapes. No wonder I didn't feel like dancing anymore.
But while listening to Gaynor in my bathroom, I realized how much I missed the joyful release that dancing allowed. Afraid that reentering the club scene would make me look like a crazy old drunk uncle at a wedding, I decided to try tapping as a more, um, age-appropriate way to get my groove on.
"I will teach you the time step if it's the last thing I do!" shouts the lady in the satin shorts. I am certain she is looking at me. "Stop thinking so much!"
There are no past regrets or future worries on the dance floor. There is only now, and the way the body moves so freely within it. I once heard someone explaining golf as "keeping your head where your feet are." The same thing could be said about dancing.
As I trip forward, trying not to shuffle when I should be hopping, I catch another glimpse of myself in the mirror and realize I am smiling.
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2. Yesterday, we were at some friends' house and we were talking about how iPhone batteries just don't last the whole day. This can be VERY annoying unless you have an external battery pack to give your phone a boost. Look at this new cute one I found on Photojojo! I want it!! If this one costs a little too much, check out my friends' company which sells them for way cheaper! (The might not be in a built-in purse, but they definitely get the job done!)
3. Definitely taking part in A Beautiful Mess's Photo Challenge! #abeautifulmesschallenge
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Phipps Abuzz About Environmental Efforts, New Bee Colony By Nicole Fallert • Aug 23, 2016 WESA/Nicole Fallert At least 10,000 bees squirmed next to one another fulfilling their duties as housekeepers, nurses and foragers. The brood surrounded their queen bee in an enclosure, hanging vertically in the SEED classroom at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden in Oakland. "This is a four-frame, observational hive, it's a small nucleus colony," said Christina Neumann of Apoidea Apiary. She's the beekeeper of the hive, which was unveiled at Phipps this week. Update To PA Environmental Plan May Benefit Economic Climate By Nicole Fallert • Aug 23, 2016 Flickr/TheNoxid Pennsylvania will be at least 5 degrees warmer by 2050 than it was in 2000, according to Penn State University's 2015 Climate Impacts Assessment Report. To combat a shifting environment, Gov. Tom Wolf has approved an update to the Climate Change Action Plan. As part of the state's Climate Change Act of 2008, the action plan is reviewed every three years in an effort to increase energy efficiency in all industries by 2030. Artist Aims To Capture A Neighborhood, One Ear At A Time By Nicole Fallert • Aug 20, 2016 Matt Nemeth / 90.5 WESA If you tell Christian Morris a story, he'll give you an ear. Literally. "It's kind of weird to hold a 2-inch ear in your hand… I made them as a gift to people that I interview, because it's like, you give me your story I'll give you this," he said. The ceramic ears, which come in an array of blues, greens and purples, are tokens Morris gives to people he speaks with as part of a public art project called Practices of Listening. A Cartoon Band-Aid On My Life-Saving Wound By Nicole Fallert • Aug 8, 2016 Megan Harris / 90.5 WESA Listen Listening... / 5:00 The needle is in and out in a second. I let my breath return to its normal pace, and I'm given a Tweety Bird bandage as a reward for my maturity. CMU Maps Your Brain On Math By Nicole Fallert • Jul 28, 2016 Carnegie Mellon University The phrase "mental math" has a whole new meaning. Patterns in brain activity are giving Carnegie Mellon University researchers a glimpse at the stages of thinking involved in solving complex mathematics. "It's hard to know what people are thinking while they're solving problems. We decided to explore how brain imaging data might provide a window to gain insight on the internal stages of problem solving," said Aryn Pyke, psychology research fellow at CMU and study author. Pittsburgher Abroad During Nice Attack: Don't 'Let Fear Overwhelm The Narrative' By Nicole Fallert • Jul 21, 2016 Elianna Paljug Listen Listening... / 3:34 Georgia Institute of Technology sophomore Elianna Paljug had just watched fireworks on the oceanside Promenade des Anglais when a Tunisian man driving a truck plowed through a crowd of Bastille Day revelers. The attack last week in Nice, France killed 84 people. Pittsburgh Maker Faire Comes Back For Second Year By Nicole Fallert • Jul 19, 2016 Pittsburgh Maker Faire It's Burning Man meets craft fair meets science fair meets art, said Pittsburgh Maker Faire Director Kayce Dewey. Artists To Pair With Organizations To Create Works Serving City's Immigrant Population By Nicole Fallert • Jul 18, 2016 Office of Public Art Four resident artists will pair with local organizations that work with immigrant populations to create public art installations. It's part of the National Endowment for the Arts' "Our Town" initiative, which supports programs where artists engage with the community. The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council's Office of Public Art received a $200,000 grant from the NEA for the resident artists program. Welcoming Pittsburgh and the Department of City Planning will help place the artists with the host organizations. Cancer Centers Are Spending More On Ads, But That Doesn't Mean Better Care By Nicole Fallert • Jul 14, 2016 Cancer Treatment Centers of America Cancer centers across the U.S. have more than tripled the amount spent on advertising in the last decade, but a new report finds that doesn't equate to better care. The report by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University, published in JAMA Internal Medicine this week, found that between 2005 and 2014, 890 for-profit and nonprofit cancer centers increased their total advertising expenditures from $54 million to $173 million. Klingon, Elvish And Dothraki Translators Needed For Public Art Tour By Nicole Fallert • Jul 7, 2016 Andrea Koerner Know a fictional language? Here's your chance to show off your skills. Pittsburgh's Office of Public Art took to Craigslist and Facebook this week seeking translators proficient in Klingon, Elvish and Dothraki to translate a specialty art tour to coincide with the Wizard World conference visiting in November. Director Renee Piechocki said the office is always looking to broaden its engagement with regional public art by offering an experience passionate fans will find exciting. It's important to consider different perspectives, she said. Broccoli Extract May Prevent Throat And Neck Cancer Recurrences By Nicole Fallert • Jul 5, 2016 Flickr/Nate Steiner Throat cancer survivor Larry VanDyke drinks kale protein every day. He's been in recovery since August of 2014 when he endured seven weeks of radiation and three rounds of chemotherapy. New Age, Same Dance For Former Duquesne Tamburitzans By Nicole Fallert • Jul 1, 2016 The Tamburitzans Friday is a monumental day for one of Pittsburgh's longest running coed dance and music ensembles as Duquesne University's Tamburitzans officially split from the school to become their own nonprofit organization. Executive Director and former "Tammie" Robert Vukic said the move will secure the group's financial future and preserve the Tamburitzan legacy as both an educational and cultural institution. It was an economic choice, Vukic said, adding, "We're the first 80-year-old start-up." New Year, New Security. Retired Officers To Protect Gateway Schools By Nicole Fallert • Jun 22, 2016 Gene J. Puskar / AP Eight former police officers will be patrolling school hallways instead of streets this fall. By a 7-2 vote Tuesday, the Gateway School District Board of Education approved the placement of at least one armed officer in each of the district's elementary, middle and high schools. Board president Chad Stubenbort said the district will hire retired officers to work part-time as part of its $300,000 security budget. Recent school attacks, especially the 2014 mass stabbing in nearby Franklin Regional High School, proved violence can happen anywhere, he said. $3.4M Federal Grant To Help Allegheny Co. Residents Remove Lead From Homes By Nicole Fallert • Jun 20, 2016 Jackie / Flickr A federal grant will give $3.4 million to help Allegheny County residents remove lead from their homes. It's part of $46.5 million being doled out by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development aimed at reducing lead exposure in more than 3,000 homes, 200 of which are in Allegheny County.


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The region's largest, most authentic Oktoberfest celebration!
Chattanooga Oktoberfest draws folks locally and regionally each year to enjoy the sights, smells and sounds of the German traditions for 2-days full of entertainment.
Presented by Village Volkswagen of Chattanooga, the festival includes an array of German traditions: brats and other German culinary foods, a bier garten featuring over 99 local and season craft brews, the infamous Wurstbrats Oompah band and a Scenic City Volks Folks car show.
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Supreme Affirmative Action Battle Is Big Deal for Employers
Author: David B. Weisenfeld, XpertHR Legal Editor
A clearly divided Supreme Court took a skeptical view today of the University of Texas at Austin's use of race as a "factor" in admissions. While the case arises in the educational realm, the implications for employers in Fisher v. University of Texas cannot be missed.
For starters, any time employer groups and the military team up with the Americans with Civil Liberties Union, it's a case of rather "strange bedfellows" to say the least. However, that's precisely the situation in this affirmative action lawsuit brought by Abigail Fisher against Texas.
A flurry of groups from the employment realm have sided with the university in defending the legality of its affirmative action plan. They fear that a ruling for Fisher not only also would spell trouble for employer-initiated affirmative action programs, but that it would negatively impact workplace diversity.
However, this array of support for Texas may not be enough. During today's arguments, Justice Anthony Kennedy expressed concern that the Texas plan is taking both minority candidates who are underprivileged into account and minorities who are not. Meanwhile, Chief Justice John Roberts asked a series of increasingly pointed questions to Texas attorney Gregory Garre that left little doubt where he stood.
Fisher argues that she had lesser job prospects after graduating from college because her rejection from Texas caused her to attend a less prestigious university. Texas countered that she would have been denied admission regardless of race, and suggested Fisher did not have standing to bring the claim as a result.
When the Supreme Court last considered an affirmative action case of this magnitude in 2003, it upheld the University of Michigan's plan by a 5-4 vote in Grutter v. Bollinger. But the author of that historic opinion, Sandra Day O'Connor, has since been replaced by the more conservative Justice Samuel Alito.
While not dispositive, that shift in the Court's makeup signals that it may take a more critical view of affirmative action.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had upheld the Texas plan. But a Supreme Court reversal could cause employers to think twice about their own affirmative action efforts. A decision is expected before the end of the Court's term in June 2013.


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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Michigan-based fiberglass insulation company announced plans Wednesday to open a new plant in a former AT&T warehouse along Interstate 81 in Berkeley County that will initially employ about 150 people.
Guardian Fiberglass expects to hire workers when it opens, which could be around the middle of next year, said Duane Faulkner, president of the company. Another 100 jobs could be created at the plant within its first three years of operation, officials said.
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Fulham boss Martin Jol is confident that striker Dimitar Berbatov can show his class on his return to Manchester United today.
Berbatov left Old Trafford for Craven Cottage in the summer, and when the two teams meet in the FA Cup on Saturday 26 January, Jol hopes that the mercurial Bulgarian will prove to be the difference for the Londoners.
Berbatov divided opinion during his spell under Sir Alex Ferguson in Manchester, with some fans and pundits accusing him of being lazy.
The £30m hitman eventually slipped to fourth choice striker, with boss Ferguson preferring Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez instead.
Jol insisted that the player he brought to Fulham last summer has nothing to prove in the fourth-round clash.
"He gave them exactly what they wanted," Jol said. "They won prizes in the first couple of years that he was there so I think he did well.
"He is not 18 or 19 so I don't need to protect him or talk about Man United and, hopefully, they will give him a good reception. That's always nice and I think they were pretty happy with him over there and why not, because he was doing well for them," Jol told Fulhamfc.com
But Jol will be hoping that the Bulgarian can deliver a much needed cutting edge for Fulham, who have failed to score in four of their last seven away games.
Berbatov has struggled to find a run of goal-scoring form, finding the net seven times since joining for free last summer. Fulham have won just two of their last 10 games in all competitions.
"I don't want to put pressure on him," said Jol. "Hopefully he will do something nice but, for me, it's important that he works for the team. He knows the position; we are not in a great position, we need the points [in the league] and we would love to go to the next round [of the FA Cup] even though we're playing against Manchester United."
Fulham will looking to overturn the form book today. They have not beaten Manchester United since 2009 and have managed only one draw in the last five clashes between the pair.
Earlier this week, Jol sounded optimistic about his side's chances. Following their 2-0 defeat at Manchester City, Jol suggested that United would be easier opponents than their cross-town rivals. "We played at Old Trafford earlier this season and lost 3-2," said Jol. "We scored two goals against United, we didn't score against City."
Manchester United play Fulham in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday 26 January. Kick-off is at 5.30pm GMT, and live TV coverage begins at 4.30pm on ESPN. Live radio commentary is available on BBC 5 Live.


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Originally posted by ronnieray123
I am not a big 2nd amendment guy, I think that they are all equally important. Not just one of them. I hear people all day long proclaiming themselves patriots and about all the things they will do if someone dared come for their firearms.
It seems that my idea of a patriot and what others call a patriot are very different. Allow me to do define what I see as the basic 2nd amendment patriot.
The day comes when TPTB are able to pass gun control laws. It is official and they are coming for your guns, One day 2 black SUV's pull in front of your house, They are here to take your guns, Being the patriot you are you grab your 2 favorites and take your stand on your porch. The 2 American flags you have flying suddenly wrap themselves around you in breeze that surely came from the hand of God himself. You imagine that you can hear Stars and Striped Forever playing in the background. The men get out of their SUV's and approach you. You hold up your life size copy of the US Constitution and proclaim you have Rights, you warn them not to come any closer and to leave your property. The men who came to collect your guns realize that you are correct and leave making a note that you know your Rights and are not to be messed with. Oh what a patriot you are.
The reality is quite different. They will come to your house and you will give them your guns willingly, or you will perish. You might get a dumb idea and shoot one of them, or you might get lucky and end up in prison instead of dead. Either way they got your guns and your family is left to pick up the pieces. Still sound like a good idea to you? You do realize dead patriots cast no votes don't you?
If you are a patriot, then why do you wait for laws that you know they are trying to pass come to be? Get your 2nd amendment buddies together, have meetings with the NRA, and start doing NOW, what should have been done years ago.
Each state needs to figure out where their "Line in the sand" is. They need to do it while they still have time.
Legislation needs to be passed that clearly states any attempt to revoke a citizens 2nd amendment right will be followed by a vote of secession. With this in place ahead of time, they can't take your guns. If 20 states have this in place the whole country wins.
We all need to take the Constitution seriously enough to defend it, and to be prepared to go as far as leave the union to do so..
A patriot acts preemptively, he fights with votes. He protects those votes with muscats if need be., but first he gets laws passed in his state,because states are sovereign. He doesn't sit on his porch waiting for the worst, he prevents the worst from ever happening
Originally posted by crawdad1914
The premise here assumes the authorities coming to confiscate guns that are registered, and thus known to the authorities.
It does not consider the many guns out there, NOT registered, and thus NOT so easily subject to siezure.edit on 1-8-2012 by crawdad1914 because: clarification
Originally posted by randomname
american society is so splintered that any organized resistance is impossible.
in america, the only thing that there is more of than guns, are opinions.
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Exactly what happened in the UK. Only criminals have pistols now.
Originally posted by randomname
american society is so splintered that any organized resistance is impossible.
in america, the only thing that there is more of than guns, are opinions.


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Study: 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies used tax havens in 2013
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Tax loopholes encouraged more than 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies — including Abbott Labs and Caterpillar — to maintain subsidiaries in offshore tax havens as of 2013, according to the report "Offshore Shell Games," released June 5 by Illinois PIRG Education Fund and Citizens for Tax Justice. Collectively, the companies reported booking nearly $2 trillion offshore for tax purposes, with just 30 companies accounting for 62 percent of the total, or $1.2 trillion.
"Our tax code is broken, and it's hurting the public," said Dev Gowda of Illinois PIRG Education Fund. "We've made it too easy for American multinationals to dodge taxes by setting up shell companies in tax havens, which hurts all Illinois taxpayers. We simply shouldn't allow companies that use Illinois roads, and benefit from our education system and large consumer market, to take a free ride at the expense of the rest of us."
Steve Wamhoff, CTJ legislative director, said: "The loopholes in America's corporate tax have grown so outrageous that our policymakers should be embarrassed. The data in this report demonstrate that a huge portion of the supposedly 'offshore' profits are likely to be U.S. profits that are manipulated so that they appear to be earned in countries like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands where they won't be taxed. Policymakers should close the loopholes that make this manipulation possible."
Every year, offshore tax loopholes used by U.S. corporations cost Illinois $1.4 billion in state tax revenue. Here in Illinois, the $1.4 billion saved would be enough to cover the salaries for 39,000 Illinois teachers.
Illinois PIRG Education Fund's new study shows that while most very large companies use tax havens, a smaller subset are most aggressive about using offshore tax havens to avoid taxes.
Key findings of the report include the following:
• At least 362 Fortune 500 companies operate subsidiaries in tax haven jurisdictions, as of 2013. All told, these companies maintain at least 7,827 tax haven subsidiaries. The 30 companies with the most money booked offshore for tax purposes collectively operate 1,357 tax haven subsidiaries.
• Approximately 64 percent of the companies with any tax haven subsidiaries registered at least one in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands. The profits that American multinationals collectively claim to earn in these island nations' totals 1,643 percent and 1,600 percent, respectively, of each country's entire yearly economic output.
• The 30 companies with the most money booked offshore for tax purposes collectively hold nearly $1.2 trillion overseas. That is 62 percent of the nearly $2 trillion that Fortune 500 companies together report holding offshore.
• Only 55 companies disclose the amount they would expect to pay in U.S. taxes if they didn't report profits offshore for tax purposes. All told, these 55 companies would collectively owe $147.5 billion in additional federal taxes, more than four times the recently-passed $35.7 billion Illinois budget for FY2015. The average tax rate the 55 companies pay to other countries on this income is a mere 6.7 percent, implying that most of it is booked to tax havens.
Companies with headquarters in Illinois that were highlighted by the study include the following:
• Abbott Laboratories: This pharmaceutical maintains 79 subsidiaries in offshore tax havens, including five in Bermuda, two in the Bahamas and one in Barbados. Abbott Labs ranks 21 for the most tax haven subsidiaries among the Fortune 500. The company reports having $24 billion booked offshore. Between 2008 and 2012, the Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories made 44 percent of its revenue in the U.S., but only reports for tax purposes that 3 percent of its profits were earned here. The company has been involved in disputes with the IRS for shifting its intellectual property offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.
• Caterpillar: A Senate investigation found that Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction equipment and engines, deferred or avoided $2.4 billion in U.S. taxes between 2000 and 2012 by shifting $8 billion in profits to a Swiss subsidiary, which was awarded a special corporate tax rate of just 4 to 6 percent in negotiations between Caterpillar and the Swiss government. In 2013, Caterpillar operated a total of 74 subsidiaries in tax havens, including eight in Bermuda and two in the Cayman Islands. The company reports booking $17 billion offshore for tax purposes. (See "Picking up the Tab 2014" for all sources)
• Baxter International: Baxter International reports having $12.2 billion booked offshore. The company discloses that it would owe $3.8 billion in U.S. taxes on those profits if they were not offshore. That implies they pay a tax rate of just 3.9 percent to foreign governments, suggesting that most of the money is booked to tax havens. Baxter International maintains 12 subsidiaries in offshore tax havens, including seven in Switzerland.
Jo Patton, director of Special Projects of AFSCME Council 31, said: "They may seem remote, but these off-shore tax havens have a real impact on people throughout Illinois,. Think of the investments we could make in our schools, roads, libraries, mental health services and more if the loopholes were closed and multinational corporations were required to pay the billions they owe in federal taxes. Our union is committed to working with our partners to put an end to tax haven abuse and make sure corporations pay their fair share."
Mike Nikodem, owner of the Great Harvest Bread Company in Naperville, Ill., said: "Small business owners like myself are hit especially hard by corporate tax dodging. Like all other taxpayers, we must pick up the tab for tax-dodging by large companies. On top of that, large corporations that use tax havens to shrink their tax bill gain an artificial competitive advantage over responsible small businesses. Businesses should compete based on the quality of their products, not the cleverness of their tax attorneys."
Jessica Fujan of Food & Water Watch Illinois said: "Uncle Sam frowns at Americans who don't pay their taxes, but turns a blind eye when corporations abuse our common resources, then bend the rules in boost their bottom lines. Let's invest in American communities by reinvesting corporate taxes into the infrastructure systems that make America great."
Helen Cameron, owner of Uncommon Ground in Chicago, said: "Small business owners like myself are left at a disadvantage when large corporations use accounting and tax loopholes to book profits made in the U.S. to offshore tax havens. Small businesses and average taxpayers are left with picking up the tab."
The report concludes that to end tax haven abuse, policymakers should end incentives for companies to shift profits offshore, close the most egregious offshore loopholes, strengthen tax enforcement and increase transparency.
"Offshore Shell Games" is available for download here.
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Bottomline Technologies Announces Payments Partnership
Bottomline Technologies Announces Payments Partnership
RBS and RBS Citizens Select Paymode-X®to Expand Domestic and International Treasury Management Product Offerings
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bottomline Technologies (NAS: EPAY) , The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (RBS) and RBS Citizens, N.A. have formed a new partnership in the payments space, Bottomline announced today. With this agreement, RBS and RBS Citizens select Bottomline's Paymode-X® settlement network as a technology solution to expand the banks' treasury management offerings both domestically and around the globe. Paymode-X enables financial institutions to offer comprehensive payables solutions for their corporate customers to convert their paper-based payments to electronic payments quickly and easily.
RBS is a leading bank partner to major corporations, financial institutions, government and public sector clients around the world. RBS Transaction Services delivers international and domestic banking services that clients need to transact efficiently with their customers, suppliers, and counterparties - helping clients make and receive payments and control cash flow. This support allows organizations to accelerate their supply chains, manage operating and regulatory risk, and best utilize their working capital.
RBS Citizens, N.A. is a subsidiary of RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a $128-billion commercial bank holding company. As part of RBS Citizens Financial Group in the U.S., the RBS Citizens Treasury Solutions organization provides transaction banking services including cash management, commercial card, and trade finance services to most major industry segments as well as professional services firms to meet their corporate treasury needs.
Paymode-X is a settlement network with more than 200,000 global members exchanging electronic payments, remittance advices and invoices. With Paymode-X, payers can accelerate the conversion of paper to electronic payables and optimize working capital. Vendors enjoy faster access to cash and a streamlined receivables process.
"We are delighted to be a solution partner to RBS and RBS Citizens," said Rob Eberle, Bottomline's President and CEO. "We believe that Paymode-X is the future of business payments and that strategic partnerships such as this one will help us continue to revolutionize and lead the payables market."
About Bottomline Technologies
Bottomline Technologies provides cloud-based payment, invoice and banking solutions to corporations, financial institutions and banks around the world. The company's solutions are used to streamline, automate and manage processes involving payments, invoicing, global cash management, supply chain finance and transactional documents. Organizations trust Bottomline to meet their needs for cost reduction, competitive differentiation and optimization of working capital. Headquartered in the United States, Bottomline also maintains offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.bottomline.com.
About RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (RBSCFG) is a $128 billion commercial bank holding company. It is headquartered in Providence, R.I., and through its subsidiaries has more than 1,400 branches, approximately 3,600 ATMs and more than 19,000 colleagues. Its two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citizens, N.A., and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a 12-state branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Charter One brand in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. RBSCFG has non-branch retail and commercial offices in more than 30 states. RBSCFG is owned by RBS Group (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc). RBSCFG's website is citizensbank.com.
About The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS Group)
The RBS Group is a large international banking and financial services group of companies. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the Group operates in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia, serving over 30 million customers worldwide. The Group provides a wide range of products and services to personal, commercial and large corporate and institutional customers through its principal subsidiaries, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. and National Westminster Bank plc, as well as through a number of other well-known brands including Citizens, Charter One, Ulster Bank, Coutts, Direct Line.
Bottomline Technologies, Paymode-X and the Bottomline Technologies logo are trademarks of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other brand/product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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