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Prison for Creationist Because of Tax Fraud or His Religion?
Everyone knows Lady Justice is blind but now we know she is bigoted as well! Case in point: Dr. Kent Hovind was sentenced to ten years in jail. Kent argued that his ministry was tax exempt and cited the IRS code to support his case! He wrote to the IRS many times asking them why he was wrong if, in fact, he was wrong. They never responded! Arrogance? Incompetence? Whatever the reason, an American citizen could not get a reply from the very people who should have been able, even eager, to help him.
Kent's enemies have painted him as a greedy tax resister when he has said repeatedly that he has always paid any taxes he owes. He could not get any response from the IRS nor did the judge, prosecutor, or anyone else inform him why his ministry was not exempt from taxes as are hundreds of thousands of similar organizations. Therefore, he has spent six years in the Big House. That's where they send killers, traitors, rapists, child molesters, armed robbers, and other Very Bad Guys.
Well, not always. If you are a celebrity entertainer, liberal politician, or sports figure, you can usually get probation; only a slap on the wrists. Sometimes a fine.
Note that Senator Ted Kennedy, while driving drunk, with a young woman in his car, drove off a bridge and swam away leaving her to die a slow death as she used what oxygen was available. Justice? He sat in the U.S. Senate the rest of his life and some fools actually took him seriously. My friend, Kent Hovind is still in prison!
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, an admitted pervert, confirmed that his Washington apartment had been used as a callboy headquarters by a male prostitute for a year and a half until late 1987. So, Barney's lover-boy was using his apartment as a callboy ring to make a little money on the side. Barney did not go to jail, and did not lose his seat in Congress. I'm not sure if he passed go and collected $200.00. Maybe his lover can tell us that. However, Kent Hovind sat in prison while Barney retired from Congress from making laws that you are expected to obey.
The late Massachusetts Congressman Studds plied a sixteen-year-old male page with liquor and seduced him, and tried to seduce two other male pages. After admitting his seduction of the male page and taking him on an 18-day trip to Europe (where they had sex every two days) Studds was reelected to Congress 6 times! He didn't spend a day in court or jail! He sat in Congress but Kent Hovind has spent six years in federal prisons.
But it gets worse!
Andrew James of Vermont molested a four-year-old at least ten times, admitted it and walked away with probation and a $22 fine! He had three other convictions and Judge David Howard could have sentenced him to life in prison and a $50,000 fine. The judge is a jerk!
Mark Hulett, a 34-year-old, pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault on the daughter of a friend from the time she was 6 to age 10! The prosecutor asked for 8-20 years in the slammer but Judge Edward Cashman gave him 60 days! That esteemed judge has esteemed rocks in his head.
I could bore you with numerous cases of schoolteachers who took advantage of their position, seduced students, and walked away with probation, although usually the men go to prison and the females go free! And have you noticed that screaming feminists are not demanding equal treatment between male and female predators?
There are recent cases where rapists and killers walk away with probation and Kent Hovind sits in prison for ten years! Folks, there's gotta be more to it than meets the eye. Your Federal Government wanted to "get" an outspoken Christian and they did. All right, so Kent made a mistake in judgment, and even if he is guilty, don't sane people think his sentence is excessive? After all, didn't Kent tell them he would pay any taxes they showed him he owed? Is it possible that they got him, not for taxes, but for religion? The Feds didn't like his outspoken brand of Christianity.
Yes, Lady Justice is blind, dumb, stupid, and bigoted as is obvious in the case of Dr. Kent Hovind who sits in prison as I write this piece. And if it could happen to him, it could and might happen to you or me. Maybe Bible believing Christians should do as Chinese Christians and keep a small bag packed with personal things waiting for that ominous knock on the door. "We're from the Federal Government and we're here to get you."
The feds "got" Kent and it's past time for him to be released. Maybe the Pensacola judge or IRS agent could take his place in prison. Well, it could happen; after all, it is a time of miracles.
(Rewrite of 2007 column)
Copyright 2013, Don Boys, Ph.D.
Muslim Invasion
The Fuse is Burning!
by Don Boys, Ph.D.
Muslin Invasion: The Fuse is Burning! is an interesting, informative, and for the politically correct and infuriating read. Islam, Muslims, immigration, Jihad, Sharia, and the war against our civilization, culture, and creed is a present reality. Gutless public officials are selling us short either by complicity with the enemy or due to a doctrinaire commitment to idiotic tolerance ideology. Whatever the case, citizens must stand up against the invasion now before it is to late. The author suggests that the fuse is burning and the results will end in a complete upheaval of America and every free nation, unless we act now. Forget the lame stream media. Forget Obama. Common sense mandates, our very survival demands that we act NOW to keep America from going off the cliff; This book promises to be a life changing read.
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After releasing numerous teasers that really don't explain what the characters on 'American Horror Story: Asylum' will be involved with at Briarcliff, FX has unveiled a true trailer that explains it all. While the first trailer, 'Enter the Asylum,' was creepy enough with disjointed images flashing across the screen, it's the second trailer, 'Atheist,' that really gets to the meat of the entire series.
We finally find out that Leo (Adam Levine) and Teresa (Jenna Dewan), aka the "Lovers," are on a haunted honeymoon spree and being in supernatural establishments tends to heighten their libido. As for Lana (Sarah Paulson), she's the lesbian journalist who is convinced something is not right at Briarcliff. Of course the experiments by Dr. Arden (James Cromwell) don't look too comfortable but it's the iron hand (make that wooden stick) of Sister Jude's (Jessica Lange) management style that can bring anyone to tears.
This is the trailer fans have been waiting for! Check it out below!
Get committed in 'American Horror Story: Asylum' when it returns to FX on Wednesday, October 17, at 10PM ET/PT.

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News You Can Design a New Level for Pazuru and Win a Neat Figurine
Update will add three user-generated stages to full game
The 3DS eShop has a number of high quality and clever puzzle games, and Pazuru is a solid recent addition. It has a neat approach, but also adds to the core content with a level creation tool. Developer Moragami is now aiming to put that lever creator to good use, and is offering up a fairly...
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Nintendo handhelds have been graced with many great puzzle games over the years, from the wonderful Tetris on the original Game Boy through to the present day; the Picross series, Pullblox and the Professor Layton titles all being notable recent examples. In fact, a quick filtered search of the 3DS eShop by 'Puzzle' genre reveals no...
News 3DS Action Puzzler Pazuru Arrives On The European eShop This Week
Retail and US releases also confirmed
European 3DS owners will be able to enjoy yet another puzzle game on 26th March when developer Moragami launches its eShop and retail title, Pazuru. Published by Joindots (eShop) and PurpleHills (retail), the title will cost €5.99 / €29.99 (retail), with a US release confirmed for a later date. Pazuru...


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Milan 2016 – Chinese furniture brand Stellar Works presents The Valet collection by American designer and architect David Rockwell of Rockwell Group. The series comprises crafted, unique furniture for the urban home ranging from minimal cabinet and customizable shelving to lounge seatings but also a bar trolley and a table.
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Each of the 14 pieces of the Valet collection features a streamlined functionality; luxurious embellishments, from leather cords to matte brass hardware, double as subtle tools for living well.
Stellar Works is a Chinese brand born in 2011 under the art-direction of Neri & Hu. The new collection debuted at Milan Design Week leading a trend for Chinese and other Far East design companies aiming to reach Eastern and Western markets.
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Centre piece of the collection is Valet. A leather bag for two pairs of shoes hangs below a walnut shelf for personal items, along with a pocket for a shoehorn. The blackened steel support doubles as a coat rack. A compact hexagonal mirror can be adjusted easily with a leather strap.
"The Valet inspired the utility, simplicity and authenticity of the whole collection: the series aims to create an area of reprieve where one can transition from the bustle of the street to the comfort of a home or guestroom" says David Rockwell.
The collection comprises also a walnut bench with a quilted leather cushion and a leather sling pocket cut out on one side. An unfussy lounge chair is made from one continuous piece of cognac saddle leather strapped on a blackened steel frame.
Club Chair and the sofa Love seat feature upholstered cushions supported by a blackened steel frame and leather details. Coffee Table has a sleek walnut top with rounded sides and a rectangular slot fitted with a leather pocket.
The collection is completed with wall-leaning shelving that can function also as a writer's desk, Hi-Fi console or bar/mixology centre. The pieces are made of powder coated steel frame and veneer laminate shelves. Leather pockets and brass plated stainless steel detail add stylish hue to the design.
The Bar Cart has a leather sling wine rack and two levels of walnut shelving. A bottle opener hangs from a leather cord detail while a leather bag holds the mixologist's tools. Custom brass casters can move in 360 degrees. Leather cord-wrapped handlebars add comfort and a luxurious detail.
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PixelLab for PC is a fully functioning photoshop smartphone client. Although the app is not a professional photoshop editor, it still offers some amazing and highly reliable features. With this application, you can add texts to your photos, stickers, remove or add a background, turn simple text into 3D text and much more. Other than it's rather cool features, the application comes with a very neat and easy-to-use interface so you can navigate through the application faster and with just a few taps.
The PixelLab app is designed and offered by App Holdings. This application is supported by all Android and iOS devices. However, the application does not have a version for PC but you can still download PixelLab for PC, Windows 7,8,10 and Mac OS. In this blog post, you will find a guide which will help you in installing this application directly from the google play store. Furthermore, you will also find more about the app at the end of this blog post.
Main Features
The PixelLab application offers a wide variety of modern features.
- Add texts to your creations and get to choose from different creative fonts.
- Also, get to add 3D texts to photos or templates and give them a cool and fresh vibe.
- Design and customize the texts by adding colours and different styles.
- Add imported images or browse for more images on the app to style and edit them.
- Draw on the PixelLab app and reshape and resize your creation.
- Change or remove the background. You can add different backgrounds from the PixelLab app.
- Enhance the quality of your photos by editing and photoshopping.
- Add quotes to your photos and give meaning to them.
- You can also create cool memes on this application.
How to Download and Install PixelLab for PC, Mac & Windows
As PixelLab is an Android and iOS application and therefore, it can only be downloaded and installed from the google play store. But, we can not directly access the play store on our PC, Mac and Windows 7,8,10. This is where we will introduce you to software called an Android Emulator.
We will use the Android Emulator to gain access to the google play store directly on our devices. This way it is easier to install applications as well. And not only that, but the emulator will also help you run the application smoothly. Here, you can either use the BlueStacks Android Emulator or the NoxPlayer Android Emulator. The download guides for both the emulators are given below.
Download and Use BlueStacks to Install PixelLab
- Firstly download the BlueStacks emulator using the linked guide.
- Next, launch the emulator on your computer.
- Following, locate the search bar on the emulator's home page.
- OR, click on the google play store extension which you will also find on the home page.
- Now search for the PixelLab app.
- From the list of similar applications which appears on your screen, select the app.
- And click on install to download it on your PC.
- Finally, locate and launch PixelLab by clicking on the app icon.
- Lastly, enjoy the app on a bigger screen.
Download and Use NoxPlayer for the Installation of PixelLab for Windows
- First, we will download the NoxPlayer Android emulator from its official website.
- After that, launch the emulator on your PC, Mac and Windows 7, 8, 10.
- Once you launch it, type and search for PixelLab on the emulator's search bar.
- In another case, you can also directly open the play store search bar by clicking on its extension.
- Once you search for the app, a list of apps related to your search result will appear.
- Click on PixelLab and then click on install.
- Lastly, locate, launch and enjoy using your new keyboard on a bigger screen.


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If you haven't heard of Amazon Go, it's the world's first grocery retailer with no traces, no checkout. The Shipshewana (LaGrange County) is conducting a web based survey to understand your opinions of our web site. Terminal 21 is positioned close to Asok sky prepare station, and is a reasonably new buying heart which opened in 2011. Growing online engagement from businesses-at April 2011, 59 per cent of Australian small to medium enterprises had taken orders on-line from customers.
And, with so many provides on Advance fares, what you save on your ticket you may spend in your shopping journey. Treat your self and go looking for a designer hat at Fabhatrix, seize a bit of prehistory at Mr Wooden's Fossils, or uncover a fab classic find at Armstrongs.
Oh, that sure could be an incredible experience to go visit a type of procuring centers in Bangkok. A buzzing restaurant, pub and buying area beneath Edinburgh Castle, the world is brimming with Scottish designers, artisans and independents selling world crafts, vintage clothing and antiques to gourmand meals in a vibrant al fresco setting.
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Internet customers aged from 35 to 44 were extra likely than another age group to have shopped online. Amazon Go could be economic on the ground flooring of Amazon's offices shopping list magnetic pad, where developers earn six-determine salaries. Basically how it works is using the Amazon Go app QR code to enter the store, choose up what you need, walk out, and then view receipt on the app.…


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B.S. 1990, Duke University; Ph.D. 1996, University of Florida; Postdoctoral Fellow 1998-2002, Yale Univeristy School of Medicine.
Understanding the basic principles of olfactory function
We study how the nervous system encodes odor information, and how the brain processes this information. In other words, how does the brain identify smells? This is a tough problem because: (1) most smells are complex mixtures of different odor molecules; (2) the number of different smells that an animal must detect and identify is huge; and (3) the olfactory environment is highly varied over time and space. Our focus is on understanding how patterns of neural activity encode odor information and how this code changes as a result of neural processing.
Another major interest of the lab is to understand olfaction as an active sense in which the detection, encoding and processing of odor information is shaped by the animal's behavior at all levels of the nervous system. We use optical imaging as a primary tool to directly visualize neural activity as an animal smells an odor, and also to investigate how neurons process olfactory information using reduced preparations. We image activity in the earliest stages of the olfactory pathway - among olfactory receptor neurons, which detect odorants, and neurons in the olfactory bulb, the first stage of olfactory processing in the brain.


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Bangalore, July 6: Stating that volatility in currency will hurt business, leading industrialist Rahul Bajaj has said depreciating rupee can ultimately be taken care of by reducing imports and increasing exports.
"I don't like volatility, as business cannot function, import export cannot function if there is volatility in rupee. So stop volatility;.....Depreciation can ultimately be taken care of by reducing imports and increasing exports," Rahul Bajaj told reporters on the sidelines of Confederation of Indian Industry National Council Meeting.
Indicating Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as temporary mechanisms to arrest depreciation of currency, he said volatility has to be controlled.
"FII will come in today will go tomorrow; If you are bringing in FDI, bring it for right reason. Now because of CAD Current Account Deficit you want FDI, I don't agree with that," he added.
Commenting on the approval of food security bill as a populist measure at the time of elections he said "My desire is- poor should be supported in the country like India, but targeting has to be accurate."
"We all know there is tremendous inefficiency and corruption in the public distribution system," he added.
CII's national council meeting at Bangalore was attended by industry captains and CEO's of prominent companies in the country.
Addressing the meet, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah said the state has positioned itself as an ideal investment destination in the country and the government's focus is on encouraging industry and services sector.
"In our state the manufacturing sector contributes little less than 25 per cent of GDP and services sector contributes to 59 per cent, apart from creating huge employment," he said.
Stating that the state government has proposed to establish NIMZ (National Investment and Manufacturing Zone) in Tumkur district, the Chief Minister said "We have obtained approval from Government of India for this in about 12000 acres near Tumkur." "We are also trying to get approval for two more NIMZs at Gulbarga and Kolar," he added.
Also establishing ITIR (Information Technology Investment Region) near Devanahalli in about 10,000 acres to give further boost to growth of IT sector in the state is in the pipe line, he said.
With regard to development of rural infrastructure and simplification of investments in tier II and III cities he said "Government would like to pursue initiatives relating to cluster approach in the state, especially in districts like Belgaum, Dharwad, Hubli and Mysore."
Chief Minister also stated that the state government has taken up several power projects and is also encouraging several private power companies, to make Karnataka a power surplus state by 2017.
"I strongly believe the LNG Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline will help us to bridge the demand supply gap," he said.


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I have been wanting to write about 404 error pages for quite awhile now. They have always been very important to me, with customized error pages playing a integral part of every well-rounded web-design strategy. Rather than try to re-invent the wheel with this, I think I will just go through and discuss some thoughts about 404 error pages, share some useful code snippets, and highlight some suggested resources along the way. In a sense, this post is nothing more […] Continue reading »
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More people are surfing the Web via mobile device than ever before. It's just so convenient to have that mobile access to anything you need. Sadly, most websites have not yet considered their mobile visitors, who probably move on to the next site before trying to make sense of a jumbled mess. Those of you who surf the Mobile Web know exactly what I'm talking about here: sites that "get it" are a joy to visit, but those that don't […] Continue reading »
Web designers can do some pretty cool stuff with HTML 4 and CSS 2.1. We can structure our documents logically and create information-rich sites without relying on archaic, table-based layouts. We can style our web pages with beauty and detail without resorting to inline  and
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In a perfect world, I don't use CSS hacks, and certainly don't recommend them. In the unpredictable, chaos of the real world, however, there are many situations where applying styles to particular browsers is indeed the optimal solution. Most of the time, I am targeting or filtering Internet Explorer (because it is so incredibly awesome), but occasionally I need to tweak something in a modern browser like Firefox, Safari, or Opera. In this article, we'll look at CSS hacks targeting […] Continue reading »
When designing sites, it is often useful to identify different pages by adding an ID attribute to the  element. Commonly, the name of the page is used as the attribute value, for example:  In this case, "about" would be the body ID for the "About" page, which would be named something like "about.php". Likewise, other pages would have unique IDs as well, for example:     ..again, with each ID associated […] Continue reading »
In celebration of CSS Naked Day, Perishable Press has disabled it's CSS stylesheet for today, April 9th, 2009 (which also happens to be my 37th birthday)! What a great way to celebrate the occasion. What are you waiting for? Go get naked!! ;) Continue reading »
Yet another fine reason to celebrate the current Quintessential theme design here at Perishable Press is graciously provided by the fine folks at CSS Perk. CSS Perk features a growing collection of awesomely designed websites. It's always a great source of inspiration and ideas for new design projects. Update: cssperk.com is no longer with us, the site went offline 2013/06/24. Still cool getting featured though. Seeing my current theme design showcased at CSS Perk is very inspiring, and a super-cool […] Continue reading »
Check out this sweet composition of aural styles discovered in the stylesheet for the W3C's website: /* AURAL STYLES (via W3C) */ @media aural { h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { voice-family: paul, male; stress: 20; richness: 90 } h1 { pitch: x-low; pitch-range: 90 } h2 { pitch: x-low; pitch-range: 80 } h3 { pitch: low; pitch-range: 70 } h4 { pitch: medium; pitch-range: 60 } h5 { pitch: medium; pitch-range: 50 } h6 { pitch: medium; pitch-range: […] Continue reading »
Here at Perishable Press, the number of posts listed in my archives is rapidly approaching the 700 mark. While this is good news in general, displaying such a large number of posts in an effective, user-friendly fashion continues to prove challenging. Unfortunately, my current strategy of simply dumping all posts into an unordered list just isn't working. I think it's fair to say that archive lists containing more than like 50 or 100 post titles are effectively useless and nothing […] Continue reading »
Shortest post ever! You can quickly and easily apply transparency to any supportive element by adding the following CSS code your stylesheet: selector { filter: alpha(opacity=50); /* internet explorer */ -khtml-opacity: 0.5; /* khtml, old safari */ -moz-opacity: 0.5; /* mozilla, netscape */ opacity: 0.5; /* fx, safari, opera */ } Check the code comments to see what's doing what, and feel free to adjust the level of transparency by editing the various property values. Also, remember to replace "selector" […] Continue reading »
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Enigma (Creation-E) Pour Homme EDPSold Out
Enigma (Creation-E) Pour Homme EDP will make you want to sin. A tobacco oriental doused inexpensive booze and a cherry Coca-Cola undercurrent that pulls it close to the orbit of vintage M7, it is exactly the kind of thing you want to smell when burying your face into your coat on a cold, blustery day.
Wearing Enigma is a full-on, all-day experience. It's like smoking the finest Cuban cigar that's been dipped in honeyed Cognac, soaked in minced raisins, and rolled in Bourbon vanilla syrup. As delicious as that sounds, this is not a fragrance that ever dulls down into the soporific comfort of vanilla. Ginger gives the tobacco leaves a dirty, spicy twist that lends a slightly outré character to the scent, and the Cognac tips the richness over the edge. Smooth and refined, Enigma is a boozy plum pudding of a tobacco that provides no surprises but 100% pleasure.
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Bergamot, neroli, black pepper, jasmine, ginger, tobacco, cognac, vanilla, patchouli, benzoin.Important info: Here, we sell decants only. This item is a hand-decanted sample. The original bottle on the main picture is not for sale, it just shows the original bottle from which perfume will be decanted. Therefore, the customer will receive the authentic fragrance poured from original bottle into a new sterile vial. The size of the vial is your choice.


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Four new sweet basil varieties resistant to downy mildew disease, which destroys leaves, are now being sold to home gardeners and commercial farmers across the U.S. after years of breeding and selection at Rutgers University.
Two of the four varieties also show high resistance to Fusarium wilt, another soil-borne disease.
The four new downy mildew-resistant (DMR) sweet basils are Rutgers Devotion DMR, Rutgers Obsession DMR, Rutgers Passion DMR and Rutgers Thunderstruck DMR. These varieties of sweet basil became available to commercial growers last spring and are now available to home gardeners.
James E. Simon, distinguished professor of plant biology, Robert Pyne, former doctoral student, and Andy Wyenandt, extension specialist in vegetable pathology, led the plant breeding team that developed the new basils. The team included collaborators in Florida and on Long Island. Here, Simon, who has spent decades collecting and breeding basils from around the world, discusses the four new Rutgers varieties.
What are the advantages of growing the new Rutgers varieties of sweet basil?
After a decade of intense breeding work, these new Rutgers varieties are highly resistant to downy mildew. You might still find some disease spores on the bottom sides of leaves and yellow leaf discoloration on the upper side, but home gardeners won't have to throw out their basil due to the lack of leaves as many gardeners and growers have discovered since 2009.
You can grow basil all summer and into the fall.
Where can the new Rutgers varieties be grown?
These plants were originally developed for commercial field and greenhouse growers, yet we found that each grows nicely and easily in plastic or ceramic pots on porches and in home gardens.
Basil can also be grown indoors, but keep in mind the plant thrives in light, heat and a lot of water. Put it in an open window on a kitchen counter where the sun comes in.
When should basil be planted and how should it be cared for?
Homeowners can plant these basils after the last date of frost-inducing temperatures in the spring. These basils grow like all other sweet basils, and in our area the plants will continue to grow through September or into October, depending on the weather and if the plants are kept pruned and sheltered from the cold.
The key with basil is to keep it pruned and keep the plant from flowering, which can make the leaves taste bitter. By removing the flowers, the plant sends out side branches that result in more leaves and keeps it vegetative for longer periods. If possible, water in the morning and allow for good aeration and drainage in the growing media. Personally, I always water my basils underneath the foliage to keep the leaves dry.
What else should people know about the new Rutgers basil varieties?
These plants are vigorous. You can cut and harvest the leaves many times over many months. They were developed and bred using traditional breeding, including the crossbreeding of thousands of plants.
These varieties are not GMO. There's no genetic engineering at all — just-good old-fashioned creative plant breeding. For more information on the Rutgers basil breeding program and sources for purchasing the new Rutgers DMR sweet basil seed, please visit the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station's All-Star Varieties website: breeding.rutgers.edu.


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List Item: Read 100 of the greatest works of fiction
Progress: 30/100Title: War and Peace
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Year: 1869
Country: Russia
It has taken me 30 days, but I actually finished War and Peace! Sure finishing off the us Proust epic novel is probably a far greater achievement since it is four times as long, however this was not a slog at all. Actually I think I might have found a book that will rank among my favourites.
This is not in any way, shape or form due to the philosophy or the detailed battle sequences that Tolstoy peppers the novel with. Oh no. I actually did a bit of speedreading to get through some of those sequences. To be honest I did not particularly enjoy Napoleon as a character. So why did I love this? Five words: Pierre, Natasha, Andrei, Mary and Denisov. These five characters will now rank as some of my favourite characters in literature. In particular, and I know that this is common, I adore Pierre.
It pained me to not watch the BBC adaptation of this since I did not want to be spoiled at all. Now that I finished I'll definitely be watching this. Especially because I think their choice for Pierre was inspired. I have been a fan of Paul Dano since seeing him in Little Miss Sunshine and L.I.E. so I'm keen to see his interpretation.
The great thing about war and peace is that it took the parts of in search of lost time that kept me going and just magnified it. No character is flawless and by a similar token no character is completely flawed. Even Anatole, who is a despicable playboy, is someone you can't help but pity.
If I were to describe this book as being about how the Russian high society was rocked to its very core by Napoleon's invasion it would be accurate but miss the point completely. It is so much more than that. In every way is really just about the human condition. I think that is the point. You really do not know the make of a person until they are thrown into crisis. An example of this would be Natasha: she starts off as a giddy and beautiful debutante but by the end she has grown up into a kind and sensitive woman. She becomes a stark contrast to her mother the countess who is easily upset at the prospect of living her life in less comfort, but does nothing to remedy the situation. There is a section where she would rather take a few more rugs than spare a cart to save the lives of Russian soldiers.
The central figure of this is undoubtedly Pierre. I fell for him almost immediately as I guess I could identify with him as being the oddball and finding it hard to relate to those around him. The best thing about him is that he tries. He is very opinionated, rather lustful and enjoys his fair share of alcohol, but there is always that part of him who wants to be better. This leads to his fleeting and membership of the Freemasons after his marriage collapses on itself (not his fault completely as she was a bit too close to her brother). As characters go he goes on one hell of a journey in terms of physical, emotional, spiritual and geographic. The man he is on the other side is still very much him, but maybe one who is a bit closer to the truth.
The version that I read Anglicised some of the names. For example Nikolai became Nicholas and Andrei became Andrew. So when I was talking about this with my mum who was watching the TV show there was a bit miscommunication going on. I adored his translation because of all the helpful footnotes and yet I felt a bit cheapened because of these English names.
I've yet to read Anna Karenina. However, I know about how it ends. So I was reading this book with an incredible amount of trepidation. The body count is high since this is war, but apart from a few exceptions I was very happy with how this book ended. Scratch that I was bloody relieved. There is a scene where Pierre is on the brink of being executed and I was so desperate for this not to be the way ended for him. I should have known better as he is the Tolstoy surrogate, but I kept thinking of that damned train.
I know that this is a book where a lot of people get put off because of the ridiculous length. This is not feel like one of the longest books ever written. I regret that I was able to finish it so quickly. There is a scene nearly halfway through that describes how this book made me feel. It is winter and the Rostov family are having a party where Natasha, Andrei, Sonya and Petya are dressing up. It felt like such a warm slice of life that you could just nuzzle down into. That was this book. Sure there was tragedy and heartbreak, but that is life. I just felt that over the course of the month I got to know some truly spectacular people and now, for the time being, they're out of my life again. Maybe one day I will get around to reading this again.


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If reading were illegal, I'd have spent my life in prison. The most frightening book I ever read was Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. I couldn't imagine anything more terrifying than a life with no books.
As a kid, I literally read myself cross-eyed, but today, I have been redeemed by audiobooks. Early during the 1990s, I discovered audiobooks. I was a "wrong way" commuter, which meant my commute started in Boston and took me out to the suburbs. This was supposed to make the drive easier than going the other way.
The reality was different. Traffic was heavy in all directions, from Boston or from the suburbs. The east-west commute was nominally less awful than the north-south commutes, though coming from the north shore down to Boston was and is still probably the worst commute anywhere.
When we lived in Boston on the 17th floor of Charles River Park, we had a perfect view of the Charles River … and an even better view of 93 northbound. We could look out the window any time of the day or night. It was bumper to bumper as far as the eye could see every day of the week, any time of day or night. Garry had a 5-minute walk to work. I always drove somewhere. You'd think at least once during the more than 31 years Garry and I have been together I'd have found one job near home. Funny how that never happened.
In New England, you do not measure a commute by distance. Distance is irrelevant. It's how long it takes to get there that matters. No one talks in terms of miles. The mall is half an hour away. Boston is about an hour in good traffic, who knows how many hours during rush hour or when there's construction. It can take you 2 hours to go six miles, but maybe you can travel 15 miles in half an hour. In which case 15 miles is the shorter commute. Ask anyone.
My commute was never short. Wherever my work took me, it was never convenient, except for those wonderful periods when I worked at home and had to go to the "office" only occasionally. The 1990s were serious commuting years. Boston to Amesbury, Boston to Burlington, Boston to Waltham.
It got worse. By 2000, we had moved to Uxbridge. It's never easier to get from Uxbridge to anywhere, except one of the other Valley towns … and I never worked in any of them. Probably because there is no work there.
As jobs got more scarce and I got older and less employable, I found myself commuting longer distances. First, Providence, Rhode Island, which wasn't too bad. But after that, I had to drive to Groton, Connecticut a few times a week — 140 miles each way — a good deal of it on unlit, unmarked local roads. It was a killer commute and unsurprisingly, I was an early GPS adopter. Even though I didn't have to do it every day, Groton did me in.
Hudson was almost as bad, and Amesbury was no piece of cake either. The distance from Uxbridge to Newton was not far as the crow flies, but since I was not a crow, it was a nightmare. On any Friday afternoon, it took more than three hours to go twenty some odd miles. On Friday afternoons in the summer when everyone was taking off on for the weekend, I found myself battling not merely regular commuter traffic, but crazed vacationers, desperate to get out of Dodge.
The job market had become unstable, and it seemed every time I turned around, I was working in a different part of the Commonwealth or in another state entirely. If it weren't for audiobooks, I'd probably have needed a rubber room.
First, I discovered Books On Tape. Originally intended as books for the blind, I and a million other commuters discovered them during the mid-1990s. They were a godsend. Instead of listening to the news, talk radio, or some jabbering DJ, I could drift off into whatever world of literature I could pop into my car's cassette player.
I bought a lot of audiobooks and as cassettes began to disappear and everything was on CD, Books On Tape ceased renting books to the consumer market. Fortunately, audiobooks had become downright popular and were available at book stores like Barnes and Noble. Everybody was listening and most of us couldn't imagine how we'd survived before audiobooks.
In 2002, along came Audible.com. At first, it was a bit of a problem, figuring out how to transport audible books into your car, but technology came up with MP3 players and widgets that let you plug your player, whatever it is, into your car's sound system.
Audible started off modestly, but grew and grew and having been acquired by Amazon is getting bigger by the minute. I don't mind a bit. The company was well run before Amazon, and Amazon had the good sense to not mess with success. It is still easy to work with them, literally a pleasure doing business.
Ten years ago, I became too sick to work anymore. Would that mean giving up audiobooks? Not on your life. When I was nearly dead, I listened to books and they distracted me from pain and fear, kept me company when I was alone and wondering if I'd live to see morning. Sometimes, they made me laugh in the midst of what can only be described as a time when humor was at a premium.
Today, I listen as I do everything except writing. I can listen to books as I play games, edit photographs, or pay bills. I admit I cannot listen and write at the same time. That seems to be the point where multi-tasking ends. Actually, I can't do anything while I write except write. I get a lot of reading done while accomplishing the computerized tasks of life, not to mention turning hours of mindless messing around into valuable reading time. I am, in effect always reading.
Reading in bed is the guiltiest pleasure.
I read at night on my Kindle using a good little Bluetooth speaker. Reading in bed has always been my biggest guilty pleasure. I remember reading in my bedroom under the covers using a flashlight, or worse, trying to read from the sliver of light coming from the hallway nightlight, or, if everything else failed, by the light of a bright moon.
"You'll ruin your eyes" cried my mother who probably had snuck books into her bed and read by candlelight.
To this day, I don't know why she didn't just let me turn a light on. She had to know I was going to read anyhow. She was always reading too. In fact, if books were my addiction, she was my dealer. Even in today's politically correct world, giving your kid too many books to read is not yet considered child abuse. I think there was some kind of law in her generation that kids had to go to bed by a specific time, whether or not they were sleepy. It was the eleventh commandment.
My love affair with literature in all its forms continues. My tastes change, favorite authors move up or down the list. I go through phases: all history, nothing but fantasy, a run of thrillers, a series of biographies. Getting older has few advantages but there is one huge gift — time. I often get so involved in a book that I look up and realize that oops, the sun is coming up and I've lost another night's sleep. But now, I can sleep in. Not all day, but enough to not be exhausted in the morning.
I don't have to commute anymore. I don't have to leap out of bed and in 15 minutes, shower, dress, put on makeup, and chop the ice off my car windows. I can stay up late whether it's for reading, writing, or watching movies. No one can make me stop. There are no official bedtime hours for senior citizens.
I knew there has to be some benefit to the whole "getting old" thing.
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Elvis is rockin' the top of the charts, but this 1950's prom is a do wop disaster! A Dance with Death, 1950's Murder Mystery Dinner is Friday, January 22, 2021. When a death on the dance floor makes this 1950's prom party night foul, it's up to you to figure out whodunit. Gather information about the crime and reveal the culprit to get this sock hop back on track.
Guests will enjoy a '50's themed dinner that includes Chicken Pot Pie, Pot Roast, Lemon Cake, and Banana Pudding with Caramel Sauce (please see menu below). Plus for those guests 21 and over, the cash bar will feature specialty drinks like the Pink Squirrel and Gin and Sin.
The night is sure to be swell! Doors open at 6pm for cocktails. Dinner will start at 6:30pm, followed by the murder mystery.
Ladies, poodle skirts combined with bows and pins in your hair will help you look the part. Gents, you can look sharp in white and black suits or jeans and a leather jacket. Not dressing up doesn't make you a square though.
Due to COVID-19 policies, no more than 6 people will be allowed to sit at a 66" banquet table. Guests will not be seated with other parties. Tables will be set 6 feet apart from each other to allow for proper social distancing. The meal will be served. Performers and audience participants will wear masks and maintain a 6 foot distance. At this time, guests are also required to wear masks except when eating or drinking at their table. For seating questions, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tickets for the 1950's Murder Mystery Dinner are $69 per person or two for $120 for adults and $49 for children 12 and under. Please note though some content may be PG-13. Tickets may be purchased online at OwensboroTickets.com, at the Owensboro Convention Center Box Office, or charge by phone at 270-297-9932. Additional processing fees apply to all ticket sales. Reservations only.


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The Pittsburgh Penguins are in Chicago for the last of a three-game road trip in which a win tonight against the Blackhawks would give them four points out of a possible six on the trip, which following last night's Columbus loss to Vancouver, could also put the Penguins in a tie for second place in the Metropolitan Division. A month ago yesterday, the Penguins were celebrating their third, and so far last, shutout of the season, a 4-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes, breaking a five-game losing streak that had many Penguins fans heading for their nearest bridges.
The Penguins would go on to lose the next four games, but because the Metro Division has no definitive leader(s), the Penguins were able to linger despite being in the basement of the division, conference, and League. So, it hasn't been a comeback of 2008-09 proportions, but the Penguins have pulled themselves back into the playoff discussion for the time being, even if there isn't a great deal of confidence that this team is a certain championship contender.
The year after the Penguins won their first of three Cups of the Sidney Crosby-Evgeni Malkin era, the Chicago Blackhawks won the first of their three Cups in the Patrick Kane-Jonathan Toews(?) era. Not unlike in the early-90s when two of the greatest players of that generation, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky, seemed destined to meet each other in the Stanley Cup Finals at some point, it seemed possible that Crosby and Kane would find themselves in the Finals too. And yet, as with Lemieux and Gretzky, Crosby and Kane have yet to meet in the Stanley Cup Finals. Since the Blackhawks won their last Cup in 2015, they haven't gotten any closer to winning another than the first round of the playoffs, and right now they look as hopeless as it gets.
Chicago fired the coach who helped bring them those three Cups, Joel Quenneville, as the Blackhawks scuffled their way to a 6-6-3 start, which was really only one win less than the Penguins, but the key difference being that the Blackhawks are in a Central Division where they would need nine points to catch up with the fifth-place Minnesota Wild, who are themselves three points out of the second Wild Card spot out West.
Even if Chicago had any dreams of squeaking into the playoffs, they are incredibly bad; they have the worst goal differential in the League, the fifth-worst shooting percentage, the fourth-worst save percentage, the worst power play, and the fourth-worst penalty kill. Patrick Kane has put the team on his back as best he can, and perhaps if the other teams were drunk women this would be enough for his expertise. Kane is currently on his career second-best goal scoring rate and third-best points-per-game, but there just isn't enough good on this team. Only one player has a positive plus-minus, and that's center Dominik Kahun (who?) at +4, and the rest of the team is zero or worse.
It is interesting to note that the two most recent Stanley Cup winners to come out of the Western Conference, the Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings, are the two worst teams in the NHL right now. The need to reboot comes to every team eventually, and both of those teams have been eclipsed by their peers in their respective divisions, and the best way to reboot is to suck, sometimes for years. One way to help yourself suck is by drafting poorly, which the Blackhawks have been doing since taking Patrick Kane first overall in 2007 and Jonathan Joews third overall the year before. Since 2007, the Blackhawks have made 94 draft picks, and just31 of those have played at least one NHL game.
Of the players on their current roster, only five were originally drafted by the Blackhawks: Marcus Kruger, Brandon Saad (who Chicago has traded to and from Columbus), John Hayden, Alex Debrincat, and Henri Jokiharju. It isn't as though they haven't drafted any useful players otherwise, as the list includes Kevin Hayes, Stephen Johns, Teuvo Teravianen, Nick Schmaltz, and a bunch of other guys who are still active in the NHL and some who suck less than some of the guys that are replacing them on the Blackhawks' roster. The Blackhawks are simply a lesson in cap management, and they are now living in the results.
Another interesting wrinkle is that Chicago has drafted eight goaltenders in that timespan and those goalies have a combined one NHL game's worth of experience, although four of them are still in the Blackhawks' pipeline but none of them are really close to being helpful; by comparison the Penguins have drafted six goaltenders, three of whom have NHL experience. Corey Crawford had an injury-filled 2017-18 season, and when he was healthy he was great for the Chicago, but this year the veteran Crawford has been terrible and his backup is the also-terrible Cam Ward. If the idea is to tank, keeping those two guys in goal is a great way to go about it.
We will start with the injuries, both Matt's (Murray and Cullen) have started participating in practice and are nearing returns, though hopefully Cullen's is to the press box. Patric Hornqvist appears to have had a setback and has not progressed the way the team hoped. Dominik Simon is pulling some extra holiday shifts at Sheetz. Yesterday in practice Sullivan put Phil Kessel back with Malkin on the second line and moved Riley Sheahan to the first, perhaps he was just trying new things out but that may be a possible setup going into tonight. We've used the dailyfaceoff.com and corsica.hockey line rankings throughout the season and I found where the new Penguins lines rank very interesting. With the lines constructed as they are in the graphic above, the Penguins are icing the League's 2nd best 1st line, 9th best 2nd line, 7th best 3rd line, and 2nd best 4th line. Dea-Grant-Wilson, from a fantasy hockey standpoint, is the 2nd best 4th line in the League? The Penguins haven't had all four lines ranked in the top 10 since the entire team was healthy in game 1. In contrast, the Blackhawks are skating with the 29th ranked 1st line, the 14th ranked 2nd and 3rd lines, and the 20th ranked 4th line. An all-time favorite gripe by Penguins fans is Letang and his salary, so while we are looking at line rankings lets break down what the Penguins are getting for their defensive dollar. Kris Letang is signed for $7.25 million for three more seasons, a contract expiring when he turns 35, which many would agree is a damn good price to get a great defender in his prime. The Blackhawks top defender, Brent Seabrook, is making $6.875 million for 5 more years, a contract that expires when he is 38. Seabrook is already a ghost of his former self, and his former self wasn't worth $6 million. The Penguins second highest paid defender is Justin Schultz, a $5.5 million for this year and next, a reasonable three-year contract for a defender reinventing himself. Chicago's second-highest paid defender is Duncan Keith at $5.54 million for 4 more years, a contract the ends after the defender turns 39. The Blackhawks have $12.4 million tied up in two defenders that are already over 33, and will continue to pay both of those players until they are 38. Joey Q was hardly to blame for where the Blackhawks are at the moment, and it wouldn't be too shocking to see GM Stan Bowman hit the pavement soon. If the money argument doesn't make you laugh consider this, with regards to the fantasy rankings the Blackhawks 2nd pairing on Seabrook and Manning is ranked as the 27th best second pairing in the League. The Penguins counter with the 20th best 2nd pairing in the League, a pairing currently constructed as Olli Maatta and Jamie Oleksiak. Maatta and Oleksiak COMBINED make $600,000 less per year than Bent Seabrook. Get out of here. One final thought while we are on the defense, Marcus Pettersson has been deployed perfectly by Jacques Martin, and as such he has turned in four solid outings. It will be interesting to see if he continues to perform where he currently is because if he does the Penguins have added another defender with a positive corsi for percentage.
Dumoulin and Johnson have been on the ice for the same amount of 5v5 shots against, though Johnson has been on the ice for fewer minutes (27). This isn't a jab at Johnson at all, it is simply us throwing more admiration to Dumoulin. Sullivan and Martin love going LD-RD right down the lineup, which they currently have. Oleksiak could potentially get back to 50% with tonight's outing, and this is where the questions start to come in. At the beginning of the year, it was supposed to be Oleksiak versus Ruhwedel versus Riikola for the 6th spot. The team also currently has their second best right-handed defender, Justin Schultz, on IR. Don't look now but we are only six weeks away from February and Schultz will most likely start skating within the next four weeks. The Penguins right-handed defenders are Letang, Oleksiak, Johnson, and Schultz. If Mike Sullivan wants to stick to the LD-RD pairings that he loves, something is about to go down with the pairings in a few months, and you are going to be hard-pressed to bench Jamie Oleksiak.
Those are questions and debates for another day, and right now I think we can all agree that the contracts that Shero (Crosby, Malkin, Letang) and Rutherford have negotiated is the reason the Penguins still have a Stanley Cup window and the Blackhawks are looking at missing the playoffs in back-to-back years. We take the Crosby and Malkin contracts for granted every single day, and we really shouldn't. Those two are complete saints for taking less than $10 million. Consider this, the difference in contracts between Toews-Kane and Crosby-Malkin is $2.8 million, which is just about the cost of Derick Brassard. Basically this has been 1700 words saying "we're the Penguins and we don't suck." I just wanted to mention that WE'RE SO FLIPPEN WINNIN THIS TONIGHT!


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Saudi Arabia's recently-announced plan to issue green card style permanent residency visas has been enthusiastically received by the expat community.
The proposal came to light during Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's recent interview with Bloomberg, much to the surprise of many expats already working in the kingdom. The visas are expected to be similar to the USA's green card system, which allows workers from overseas to be hired for a fee. The existing sponsorship system will be abolished and replaced with permission to permanently reside, undertake commercial and work-related activities and own property, although holders of the new visa will have to pay zakat, insurance premiums and VAT.
Amir Qayyum, an Indian expat working as a business development executive, welcomed the plan, saying it is very good news for expats who've lived ling-term in Saudi Arabia. Businessman John Monterona said the new visa recognises the human right of residency, adding that he is happy to see it being extended to expats who deserve it. For senior systems analyst Saleh Ampaso Bucay, it's no less than a dream come true, as he's spent 23 years in the kingdom and his children were born there. As a Muslim, he added, it's a great honour to be given a green card-style permit and it's a great opportunity to work with Saudis to develop the country.
Many other long-term expats working in the kingdom are pleased and relieved that the government is easing the burden of the previous visa system and allowing permanent residency as well as business and property ownership. A large number of Western expats from the UK, USA and Europe will be affected positively by the turnaround, especially since the concern caused by the Saudization programme several years ago. At that point, many Western expats were fearing for their job security in the strictly Muslim country.
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18-year-old Disney star Olivia Holt enjoys trying anal for the first time in the disturbing nude photo above.
It certainly speaks to the depravity of Western culture that an 18-year-old girl like Olivia would experiment with getting her rectum stretched like this. For in the civilized Islamic world women get their anus cherries popped on their wedding night as child brides.
Yes it is no wonder that women in the West think so highly of themselves, and push around the effeminate kuffar men. For this inflated sense of self-worth is clearly rooted in them never having been put in their proper place by a powerful man vigorously violating their anal cavity in their formative years. In fact, by the time most infidel women try a butt banging for the first time they are already old maids like Olivia Holt, and they can derive sinful sexual pleasure from the experience which completely defeats the purpose of it serving as a lesson in male dominance.


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I like this phone. It's easy to use. I like.
indeed a very good product from sony ericcson stable once again,but with old features and some compromising features this is must buy for sony erisson lovers ...........very classy look.....and very comfortable to handle.....go for it.....i have taken one on diwali...........sonyericsson rocks.
i got the phone last week. its workin fine. i guess every electronic gadget works fine if handled with care. dont abuse the phone....n itll not trouble u!!!
Hey,guys.this phone is totally crap.how come I turn off the auto restart.but 1 thing is good 4 this phone.music quality is toooooo good.and it's just for£30.it's offered on phone4u shop.
Nirmal, 05 Nov 2010i bought ne sony ericsson SPIRO 1 week before. I have 2 gb micro SD card inserted..my INBOX co... moreyea man, same problem i have faced, if i would have known dat, den i would never purchased dis 1,net is ot working properly..
guyz dnt buy dis phne nw.wait to see if sony clarifies its errors.i think its a sagem phn.coz it has low msg capacity,low internal mem,freqnt hanging,ocasional restarts,dnt run high end apps.nw al thes r symptms of a segam made phn marktd on sonyercsn name like w205. i'm teling u dis coz my frnd purchasd one and shwd me al dis thus puting a true se fan in shame...im a proud usr of a w200.nw i say 'proud ' coz u hav no idea hw many motoz and nokia xpres music sets ( sme even costng 9000 inr) i've outrund in sound and clarity using my w200s speakers. Bt dis. damn does sny hav a cntrct or someting wit fkng sagem.Realy hurtz.d last time i maild frm sonericsn website and they replied they curntly hav no plans on editin spiro . so eithr u wait for sny to clarify erors by providng them with -ve feed baks of spiro through se site or pay sme more and get zylo which is a true sony set with gre8 msg capacity and rom to run apps. Coz nothng is out there superb,fast or can delivr music sound or claRITY in camera like a sony.
Nirmal, 05 Nov 2010i bought ne sony ericsson SPIRO 1 week before. I have 2 gb micro SD card inserted..my INBOX co... moretry clearing up some msgs.check everywhere for options like message memory in use....if either didnt wrk mail sonyericsn from its website.seriously dude.they mi8 help out
Nirmal, 05 Nov 2010i bought ne sony ericsson SPIRO 1 week before. I have 2 gb micro SD card inserted..my INBOX co... moretry cleaning up inbox.or may be u shud mail to sonyericson. seriously dude .they might help out...
StiER, 02 Nov 2010Frnz does the 'messae memory full' message is shown even after inserting a micro sd??i bought ne sony ericsson SPIRO 1 week before. I have 2 gb micro SD card inserted..my INBOX contains only some 50 msgs only ..but still it says "out of memory" whenever i try to create new msgs...!! can someone help?.. pls ...
wats d rememdy to avoid auto switch off?
where can i get spiro themes.... :(
walkman rules.SE rocks.superb return of legendary walkman brand.for this price i wud rate it/10... speaker:10 headset:10 styling:9 internal mem: 2-should have ben large. display:5-low side view. camera:5-bt beter than nokias 2mp. plastic quality: 4.5-stil prvid nice grip due 2 its shape. Firmware: 6. pricing: 10-al thes gizmos 4 dis price nw dats really awesome
superb speakers.even nokia xpres music sets of twice its price cudnt deliver that sound clarity.well thats wher the walkman stands out.
How many SMSes can be stored in inbox?
Even old, very bad Sagem for 20$ is a MUCH better.
I bought this shit for my son, hoping for the best.
And what you get ?
- cheap, ugly plastic, feels like chinese 1$ toy. Very cheap. VERY
- unstable firmware. I mean, REALLY unstable. Ten times more bugs than Windows Mobile. Shortcuts are stop working almost every 3 minutes. Address book loads even minute. Phone likes to hang five times per day
I think, developers who created firmware for Spiro should be shot on sight without mercy.
I hope Sony Ericsson WILL DIE. Company, that creates such ugly electronic stuff, should NOT EXIST anymore.
DO NOT BUY THIS SHIT. Stay away from it as far as you can. Do not waste your money, do not feed CEO's, that do not know how to manage their company !
how is the loudspeaker is loud?
annon, 03 Nov 2010yep, i'm using a 16gb micro sd. why dnt u try moving opera to micro sd.it wil be defaultly instald into micro sd...and how many msgs thn spiro can handle (incl. Inbox outbx and snt msgs)
Hi everyone:).. whether the internal memory gets expandable by using a mem card???.. Else the memory problem persist even after expanding the memory..?? I am planning to buy this phone.. But still have an idea of goin on to yendo which have the same internal memory.. Kindly sugest..!
Pls don't buy this phone. I brought and faced lot of hanging problem. We returned it back to the dealer and got new another brand.
hey..guys... this phone is not that bad if u know how to handle it..ir restars by itself but it doesnot get hanged....see the brighter side after all... the music is good......its a cool phone.....


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The western US is under an all out climate engineering assault, California most of all. The Weather Makers can shut the hydrological cycle off from the once �golden state� for as long as they wish. Satellite images and NOAA maps shown in this presentation are shocking and revealing to say the least. Whatever one wishes to consider as the agenda of those in power, one conclusion is certain, the drought in California is a direct result of the ongoing climate engineering insanity. Weather warfare is now being waged on the American population.
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It looks like Kanye West and Taylor Swift really did mend fences at the Grammy Awards this weekend. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest this morning, West announced that he and Swift aren't only collaborating on photo opportunities, they'll be headed into the studio to record together as well.
Seacrest broke the news on Twitter:
This announcement, as well as the rest of the Seacrest interview, seems to be a bit of a mea culpa, or at least clarification, on the part of West. The musician came under fire earlier in the week after jokingly repeating his famous 2009 VMA interruption of Swift by hopping up onstage when Beck beat out Beyoncé for album of the year. West took the opportunity to clarify to Seacrest both the light-hearted Beck interruption and the harsher interview he gave post-ceremony.
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7 Canadian Stars That Have Taken Over Netflix This Year
Up-and-coming star alert! These Canadian actors all starred in shows and movies that premiered on Netflix this year. The content here all got major love from fans when they first arrived, with some extra appreciation for these fellow Canadians who are representing our country.
As we're just nearing the halfway mark for 2020, now is as good a time as ever to reflect on what the streaming service has given us over the past six months.
The actors on this list come from places all over Canada, and you might even be running to Google to find out more about them.
Plus, the Netflix originals you can catch them in are so worth the watch and won't take you too long since they're almost all in their first seasons.
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Evan Roderick
The 24-year-old from Vancouver stars as Justin Davis in Spinning Out, which premiered in January. If you're looking for more content from the Candian hunk, IMDb claims that he also played Officer Nick Anastas in Arrow and Chaz Bryant on BH90210.
Alison Thornton
Dare Me's 20-year-old star from Vancouver plays Tacy Cassidy in the crime-thriller series from January. Sticking to her Canadian roots, the series was filmed in Toronto which she got to explore on her days off. Thornton has also been on TV series including Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and an episode of Supergirl.
Connor Jessup
Toronto's Connor Jessup stars as Tyler Locke in Locke & Key which dropped in February. The 25-year-old has been acting for over a decade, appearing in American Crime, Falling Skies, and The Saddle Club, per IMDb.
Anna Cathcart
The youngster from Vancouver played Kitty in the much-anticipated sequel flick, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, that came just in time for Valentine's Day. Sixteen-year-old Cathcart juggles her normal high school life on top of acting in TV shows and movies including Odd Squad, Zoe Valentine, and Descendants 2 and 3.
Mae Martin
The 33-year-old comedian from Toronto wrote and stars in Feel Good, a March release comedy-drama series based partially on her own life experiences. Martin is a writer, actress, and producer, with stints on Baroness Von Sketch Show, Outsiders, and Uncle, according to IMDb.
Francesca Farago
This Ottawa born star is way too hot to handle! The 26-year-old quickly picked up fame in April when she was in Netflix's reality dating seriesToo Hot To Handle. Now, the Instagram model is hanging out in her Vancouver home, hundreds of miles away from her Australian bae Harry Jowsey, who's chilling in LA.
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To what extent did the populations of rural Lithuania and Poland engage in hostilities and Nazi collaboration against Jewish fugitives and partisans surviving in forests? (Part 2, by Jack Watt)
Traditional anti-Semitism was rife in pre-war Eastern Europe and was not a recent phenomenon. Yehuda Merin asserts that 'most of the local population harboured feelings of hatred for the Jews in the family camps… well-rooted in past ages.' This was certainly the case for many rural areas, where Catholicism was strong and integration between Jewish and non-Jewish communities was less developed. Such attitudes in Poland and Lithuania were encouraged by German propaganda, and the rhetoric of some nationalist political organisations (such as the Lithuanian Activist Front). In Poland too, 'on the basis of anti-Semitism and anti-Sovietism, some groups even tried to get along with the occupier, thanks to a common ideological language.'
Thus, encroachment onto land, and theft of property by forest fugitives could be framed as a distinctly Jewish problem. Sakowicz echoes this kind of anti-Semitism in one of his diary entries, as Jewish activity around Ponary became more…
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Make Copies of Your Passport
When booking an international vacation, you should always double-check to make sure your passport is valid. If your passport does not have at least six months of validity remaining, you must apply to renew your passport. However, be sure to plan accordingly as the U.S. Department of State is still experiencing mail delays impacting passport application processing.
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Before you travel to your destination, look up the monetary conversion so you're not met with any unwanted surprises or confusion. If you plan on bringing your credit card, check with your bank to make sure you credit card will work in the country you're visiting. Going online or calling your bank will also prevent them from turning off your card as a safety measure.
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This is our fourth year homeschooling. Noah is eight and a half years old and is in third grade. Avery is technically in Kindergarten, although she has been sitting at the table with us for Noah's lessons and taking part in various crafts and activities since she was three! Last year we did an early variation of Kindergarten for Avery even though she missed the Kindergarten deadline by a couple weeks because of her birthday date. When Noah was in Kindergarten I was super laid back. We did Oak Meadow together and Right Start Math. He was five and a half and his sister was three and if they ran off and started playing really well together, I was not going to interrupt their play for lessons. When Noah was in first grade I was a little more diligent. We stopped blowing off entire days and started making sure that we at least had a morning circle time all together followed by a morning main lesson, but we were still pretty laid back. We were all three doing farm chores together every day in addition to cooking together and doing art projects in the afternoons, which is what the early years of school should be all about in my mind.
Last year I stepped it up ten fold...or maybe three fold. In order to fit it all in I made not one but two large poster board schedules, one with our weekly schedule on it and another more specific school day schedule with what Avery and Noah were doing at all hours of the day. We started no more than fifteen minutes late most mornings and we only blew off a couple days all year, when five of our goats kidded in the space of a week and I'd spent the nights up delivering goat babies and was too haggard the next day. Last year I planned most every breakfast the night before, always had a loaf of fresh made bread on the counter for easy meals and I never did dishes after breakfast because that gave the kids a chance to escape and start up a never ending playmobile battle.
This year we are having a more laid back approach to our school day and I'm proud to say that we are still fitting it all in, we just don't always end by 1 or 2. I've realized that if the kids get inspired to make themselves spinach, lettuce, apple juice and then drink a pint of that juice for breakfast, that the valuable kitchen time in addition to a pint of super nutritious juice full of enzymes, vitamins and minerals is way worth getting a later start to our day. Or if they have a lot of questions about something at breakfast we'll just start googling answers to their questions and that might take us on a different school path for the morning.
So, these days the kids wake up by eight a.m. or so, otherwise I wake them up by quarter after. We sit on the couch and read a chapter or three out of a novel that we are reading together. This morning we finished Poppy by Avi. I drink my one cup of Morning Thunder and try my darnedest to time it so that it is the perfect temperature for reading time, which always makes me happy when I succeed. Then we eat breakfast. If it is porridge, then it was slowly simmering while we were reading. This morning we had lots of green apple juice and brown rice cakes with peanut butter and bananas. Tomorrow Noah and I are having omelets, Avery a fried egg, and veggie juice. Then we take are vitamins if we are game...sometimes I just have to wait till later in the morning. Brush teeth and get dressed.
We've been starting with our morning verse and calendar time between nine thirty and ten. Some mornings we have an all together circle time with songs, verses, finger poems, movement activities, hand clapping games, bean bag activities and string games... and some mornings we just skip right into the heavy work. Last year I had about forty five minutes set aside for one on one circle and story time with each kid, and it was so special and they are still asking for that one on one circle time, but I'm trying to go without it because the whole morning can pass by and all we've accomplished is circle and story time and it's time for snack or lunch and we haven't even started math or writing.
As far as the rest of our morning it's all a mish mash and each morning is somewhat different. Mondays the kids both do weekend journals with writing and pictures. Noah get's new vocabulary words. They have a new form drawing on the chalkboard. They each have a one on one math lesson with me and Noah and I have a one on one language arts lesson. Noah reads on the couch to himself for fifteen minutes each school morning and then reads to me. To end the day I read a story to each of the kids on their own. I'm reading Enki Torah stories to Noah and Enki Fairy Tale letter stories to Avery. Today this schedule took us from 10 to 3 with a half hour lunch break. That was a longer than usual day and I'm not sure how that happened. I was feeling laid back.
This year we are having full school days from Monday through Thursdays with a play afternoon scheduled one or two of those days. Our home school cooperative is going to be trying out a Friday morning schedule with afternoons spent ice skating together. So, Fridays will be our big fun social day away from the house.
By the time our lessons are over I'm ready for a break. The kids, however, have been asking for crafts and kitchen projects, but I've been shooing them away to go play so I can plan and make dinner in solitude.I have been feeling slightly guilty though and as a result, I've been mentally preparing myself for some late afternoon craft time. Today I dug out unfinished finger knitting projects leftover from last winter as well as Noah's knitting tower and Avery's braid star. In no time at all Noah had finished his four finger knit garland and had tied wood beads to it. We hung it across a window and I got to see the proud look on his face before he covered it up. He also started and finished a knitting tower project and Avery chose new yarn and started on her braid star. We all sat on the couch for over an hour while they crafted peacefully and then I read to them. It was one of those spaces in time that are set apart from the rest; where you can't believe how smooth everything goes; no arguing or fighting, no whining or accidents or mistakes needing fixed. You wonder why can't every day be like this and at the same time you remind yourself that if every day were like this you wouldn't appreciate or notice how special it is.
When thinking about what I wanted this school year to be like, I wanted our days to be unhurried. I didn't want to find myself snapping at the kids out of frustration with myself or them because of our slow progress. Any day that we have to go to town after lessons ends up with a different feel to it, so I try to keep at least two of our four school days, home days as well.
One of the best parts of home schooling is that each family finds their own daily and weekly rhythm. That rhythm will vary from year to year depending on kid's ages, needs, desires and goals. I'd love to hear about your families homeschooling days!
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First Week of School
First morning of school, new chalkboard drawing (without explanation = mystery), new calendars, new school stuff, special breakfast; always a special memorable day!
Last of the garden flower posies making it's way to the house.
"push and pull" kneading the spelt sourdough challah bread for Rosh Hashannah.
Final non snowy Friday playground day of the year. (P.E)
Celebrating Michaelmas with our Children of the Boreal Homeschool Cooperative. Wearing silks that we dyed earlier this summer with flowers, wearing willow crowns braided by the kids...
(social studies)
Walking the Spiral.
Passing the light.
Final garden harvesting. The kids are hauling a tub of comfrey root to the house to chop up for medicine, fresh comfrey root oil. (science :)
What our mornings look like for at least a little while, both kids working quietly and me seizing a precious moment to step back to survey the peace that temporarily reigns in my kingdom.
(language arts and math :)
(note water color paintings from first week of water color painting series (art )
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Last goat walk and flower pressing
Noah standing behind Cammie, one of his favorite goats who is now in a new home doing well.
Ember, My favorite doeling of this year, oh I doted on her. Her rump looks short and steep in this picture but it's not. She is now with her dam in a very nice new home. I will get to see them regularly, so I'm looking forward to watching her grow.
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A group of officers from the state agriculture department on Tuesday visited houses of farmers in Maharashtra's Akoli Jahagir village to collect samples of seeds of genetically-modified (GM) HT Bt cotton.
On Monday , around 1,500 farmers led by Shetkari Sanghatana participated in a 'civil disobedience' movement in the village and sowed HT Bt cotton in a symbolic ceremony to protest the Centre's ban on GM crops.
Lalit Bahale, a Shetkari Sanghatana activist and farmer, openly sowed GM herbicidetolerant (HT) cotton seeds on his farm in this village in Akola district of Maharashtra on Monday.
He said some officers had visited his residence on Monday and Tuesday to collect samples but had to go back since they could not find the requisite 50 gm needed for conducting tests. He added they would be coming back again and he had informed that he shall check his house again to see if there were any more seeds.
The officials may visit Bahale's residence in a couple of days to collect samples. If the samples are not available, they may have to wait for the plants to grow up for conducting tests, he said.
HT cotton is not approved for cultivation or sale in India, though it is being grown illegally in many states. A plan to plant Bt brinjal (on which there has been a moratorium since 2010) failed as the seeds were not available.
Bahale said that he was prepared to face any legal action as he was of the view that farmers should have access to technology. Currently, planting HT seeds attracts a five-year sentence and penalty of `1 lakh. He said he had already been issued a notice by the local police. While the police did not stop the planting, the agriculture department has served notice to the farmers, warning against such illegal planting in the future.
Anil Ghanwat, national president, Shetkari Sanghatana, said farmers must be allowed to use GM varieties, particularly as the country already allows the import of certain edibles of the genetically-modified variety. "We are importing Canola oil from Canada, which is being made using GM genes. If that can be consumed, then why not the Bt brinjal? Why can't farmers grow Bt cotton," he asked. Ghanwat said that they would continue to plant these seeds in every district and put out videos on social media to build pressure on the government.
When contacted, senior officials in the quality control of the state agriculture department said the Centre had appointed BioSafety Committees in districts to monitor such happenings and the district collector might have taken action at his end by seeking samples of these seeds.
Senior agriculture department officials in Akola confirmed that officers had visited the residence of the farmer and they would continue the search until they find the samples.
The official who did not wish to be named revealed that after the samples were seized these would be sent for testing. And, they would then have to coordinate with the district collector and police authorities to decide on the further line of action, they said.
Over the past few years, herbicide tolerant Bt cotton has been planted in many cotton-growing areas of India, particularly in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
A government of India field survey in 2017 found that 15% of cotton sampled from these states were the unauthorised HT Bt variety.