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COLUMN: Pete Rose has gone from Hit King to Sit King
Pete Rose was at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on Saturday,, doing what he has done a lot of since his banishment from baseball nearly a quarter of a century ago: Signing his autograph for a fee. The Hit King has become The Sit King.
He has spent more time sitting than most real kings. All he needs is a chair and a few pens, and he's open for business.
For $59 Saturday, he signed a baseball or photo or something else on a flat surface. For $89, he signed just about anything else.
Before he signed baseballs, bats and photos for a crowd of autograph collectors, Rose signed boxes of baseballs in a small room in the Earle Brown Center's basement. On some of the balls, he wrote above his signature, "I'm sorry I caused the Beatles to break up." He also signed, "I'm sorry I shot JFK."
Odd? Yes. Of course, it's also a joke, playing off the apology mode he has been in from gambling on baseball games. He also has signed, "I'm sorry I bet on games."
And he has signed a copy of the Dowd Report that led to his banishment, as well as his mug shot from when he was arrested for tax evasion. As I said, he will sign just about anything.
"I don't sign 'Charlie Hustle' -- except on jerseys," Rose told me, referring to his nickname. "I don't sign balls 'Charlie Hustle.' I don't sign pictures 'Charlie Hustle.' I'm not going to sign a (breast). We run a family operation."
Anything else, he'd probably sign.
"That's one thing about this business. People are always looking for something new to try to create a new item, as we call it," Rose said. "Pretty much everything I've seen, I've signed."
There were baseball hall of famers taking part in the autograph show. Cal Ripken. Frank Robinson. Eddie Murray. Johnny Bench. They all charged more than The Sit King. And it's not because they're in the Hall of Fame and Rose isn't. Rose is smart when it comes to the autograph industry. He gets it. You charge less, you sign more. It's a volume business.
"I suppose Pete was the best bargain," said Lloyd Krohn of Wyoming, Minn.
Krohn got autographs from Ripken, Robinson and Bench in the morning and waited around for Rose to show up and put his signature on a baseball.
"Everybody wants the bad boy, right?" Krohn said. "He seems to be the crabbiest of the guys signing."
Joe Klein of South St. Paul, Minn., heard Krohn's comment and piped up, "I'd be crabby, too, if I was surrounded by hall of famers."
I didn't find Rose the least bit crabby when we talked before he began signing for collectors.
BS: You know all your statistics as well as the statistics of many baseball players. Do you know how many autographs you've signed? It's got to be in the hundreds of thousands, or is it in the millions?
PR: All I can tell you is, I think I've probably signed more free autographs than anybody. I've done it in airports and restaurants. That's what I do. I make a living doing this.
BS: Have you ever thought about what the number can be? Do you think it's in the hundreds of thousands?
PR: Oh, no. It couldn't be. Whatever it is, it's not going to saturate the market.
BS: Did you practice your autograph when you were a kid or young ballplayer?
PR: No. I can only say one thing about my autograph: My autograph is clear, whether it's the first one or the 10,000th one. I just did a deal with Walmart where I signed 55,000 stickers. I would sign them on airplanes and stuff. It took me about a month to do it. That's the way I make money. I work 20 days a month in Las Vegas at The Art of Music Store signing autographs. It's a very lucrative business.
BS: How lucrative?
PR: You can sit here and sign balls all day, but I'd rather sign jerseys and bats. In 2007, before the recession hit, I worked in Vegas. I did $3.6 million in autographs. We have a jersey we sell for $400 bucks. I did 5,000 of them. The guy from Rawlings came through at that time and I asked him, "Who's your best customer?" He said, "The 30 baseball teams." And I said, "Well, who's your best customer after that?" He said, "You are." He said, "I know for a fact you bought 18,000 balls from me last year." We gave 5,000 away. We give a ball with a jersey. And I sold 13,000 (autographed baseballs). Now we're doing a little better than half of that because of the recession. We're still doing good. That's a lot of autographs. That was 15 days a month. I'm obligated to do 15. Last month, I worked 23. I don't mind working. The more you work, the more money you make. It doesn't bother me to work because I enjoy people. I must tell you, with what I do, Vegas is the only city it works in. Vegas is like doing 15 card shows a month at the same place. And there are always people.
BS: You're at the same place in Las Vegas, right?
PR: I'm at The Art of Music at Mandalay Place. I'm not in the casino. I'm in the shopping mall. Last year, 40 million people visited Las Vegas. Most of the people that visit Las Vegas, what are they looking for? A celebrity. And what do they have? Money. What are they trying to do with it? Spend it. So, I get people from North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, New Hampshire. Canadians. A lot of people from Venezuela have been coming in. I can sign my name in Japanese for Japanese people. They go crazy.
BS: Your autographs are more reasonably priced than others at this show. Is it because you want to be fair to people and you want more volume?
PR: I'm not that much less expensive, but I am less expensive and it makes me affordable. You want to try to become affordable. You don't want to price yourself out of the market. I would rather do six card shows at a certain figure instead of one show at a figure and I'm making 2-1/2 times more than you are. I'm the best at doing this. Why am I the best at doing this? Because I have the stories to tell. When we're in Vegas, it's a lot different because I'm there four hours and you kind of make every autograph an experience. You chat. Where they from? Are they having fun? Where they staying? You take pictures. We've got 22 items there to sell -- $80 to $800.
BS: Do you ever hope or dream that the day will come when you can sign, "Pete Rose, HOF?"
PR: Yeah, sure. But there again, when you talk about that, you have to understand I'm the one who screwed that up. I'm not mad at anybody. If I ever get a second chance, I'll be the happiest guy in the world. But I can't sit here and (gripe) at Bart (Giamatti, the baseball commissioner who banished him) or at Bud (Selig, the current commissioner). I screwed it up. I just hang in there with a good life, being a good citizen, and hope you get a second chance. And if I don't, there's not a damn thing I can do about it.
BS: Is there solace in knowing what you did in games can't be taken away? (He is the all-time leader in hits with 4,256.)
PR: What people don't understand about my case is when you talk about the Hall of Fame, everything I did, I did as a manager. It has nothing to do with what I did as a player. Nothing. Nothing. I did not make a bet when I was a player.
BS: If you could take a time machine back to one day in your career, which day would it be?
PR: I would think the first game because every kid in Cincinnati wants to be a Cincinnati Red. And I was born in Cincinnati. I wasn't really nervous until about 20 minutes before game time and a guy brought my mom and dad down to get a picture with me. It kind of woke you up.


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Terrell Thomas made a key interception that led to a go-ahead score late in the third quarter Sunday, elevating the New York Giants over Oakland 24-20.
Thomas' pick-off set up a 1-yard scoring run by Andre Brown, allowing the mistake-prone Giants (3-6) to come away with the victory.
Brown, playing in his first game of the season following a broken leg, finished with 115 rushing yards on 30 carries for New York, which won a third straight.
Eli Manning made good on only 12-of-22 passes for 140 yards with a touchdown and an interception that was returned for a touchdown, but was helped out when the Giants blocked an Oakland punt and ran it in for a score.
Terrelle Pryor completed just 11-of-26 passes for 122 yards, lost a fumble and yielded the key interception for the Raiders (3-6), who dropped their eighth straight road game.

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Congrats to MAKE pal Dino Segovis, who just published the 52nd and final project in his one-year Hack a Week series: This cool laser "oscillograph" that modulates an audio input across the beam from a green laser pointer using a linear actuator recovered from a junk hard drive. A spinning mirror provides the time element.
One thing I've always liked about Dino's projects is that he reports his failures: What you tried that didn't work is usually just as important, to yourself and to readers, as what you tried that did. But a lot of people skip it to save time and, perhaps, some element of personal embarrassment. Anyway: WTG, Dino! And thanks!


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Clark examining compensation issue for free agents
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- With shortstop Stephen Drew just one of the many veteran players who remain on the free-agent market, Tony Clark, the executive director of the Major League Players Association, realizes that the compensation issue is one that needs to be reviewed.
Clark and several other members of the union met with the Red Sox on Saturday morning in their tour that will include all 30 teams during Spring Training.
The Red Sox made Drew a qualifying offer back in November. Had he accepted, the shortstop would have returned to the team he won the World Series with for a salary of $14.1 million.
Once Drew turned it down, it meant that any team that signs him would have to give the Red Sox a Draft pick as compensation.
While surrendering Draft picks for superstar free agents is never much of an obstacle, it can become a serious holdup for solid players like Drew.
"It's a concern. The way the free-agent market has played itself out over the last couple of years suggests that Draft pick compensation in the free-agent market in general is a concern that we're paying attention to," said Clark. "Obviously we still have guys -- very, very good players, quality players -- that can help a number of clubs who are still on the market; some with Draft pick compensation, some not. So it's something that we're paying attention to. It's something that we're concerned about. And it's something that I'm sure will be a topic of discussion here going forward."
The rules probably can't be changed until the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires in 2016.
"There are certain criteria that's going to have to be met for the CBA to be opened up. I'm not sure that's happened," said Clark. "So it may be something where between now and 2016 we can continue to have discussions. I don't think it's in anyone's best interests, what's happening right now -- clubs or the players. But if it's something that has to be addressed come 2016, then we'll address it then."


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Reiki - Middlewich
Middlewich is a market town in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is 19.2 miles east of the city of Chester, 2.9 miles east of Winsford, 5.3 miles southeast of Northwich and 4.7 miles northwest of Sandbach. Wikipedia
Coyote's Realm
Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9QY
I am a Reiki Practitioner/Master and also a Karuna Regd Practioner/Master. I use Reiki for Animals and people. I make my own dream catchers which can [...]Distance: 0.06 miles.
Tranquil Spirit
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07962 124328
Reiki is a non-intrusive spiritual healing treatment that anyone can benefit from. A Reiki treatment works on four levels; the physical, the emotional, the [...]Distance: 5.01 miles.
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07534 735 225
We provide distance learning and in person training courses for various types of Reiki methods and Angelic teachings plus other Spiritual topics for people [...]Distance: 5.31 miles.
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Holistic treatments including various types of Reiki, Crystal Therapy and Ear Candling provided by Anita, a qualified and insured Holistic Therapist, Usui Shiki [...]Distance: 5.31 miles.
Chanti Cleland @ The Rhythm of the Horse
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Equestricare is about empowering horse owners to explore health and healing for themselves and their horses using therapy, training and developing a mutually respectful [...]Distance: 5.46 miles.
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Reiki Master Healing in Northwich,Cheshire at the Reiki Centre Welcome to the start of your Reiki Journey. Margaret is a fully qualified Reiki Master Teacher & [...]Distance: 5.48 miles.
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WABC-TV—New York—March 15, 2013
Dr. Theodore R. Fields, attending physician and director of the Rheumatology Faculty Practice Plan at Hospital for Special Surgery, offers advice to arthritis sufferers with gout. Dr. Fields specializes in the treatment of gout, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Acute attacks of gout are perhaps the most painful arthritis that patients suffer.
The number of cases is on the rise. To make sure that the swelling number of sufferers is treated in the most modern way, an association of rheumatologists, arthritis experts, has made some recommendations.
For musician Rob Affuso, having limber joints is essential to explode the sounds from a set of drums. Some years ago in the middle of the night, it was his foot that seemed to explode.
"I don't remember falling. I didn't know what was going on. It was so painful I couldn't walk on it, all swollen up," Affuso, a drummer with Soul System Orchestras, said.
Rob has gout from too much uric acid in the blood.
Uric acid starts depositing in joints, very painfully. Rob's Achilles tendon has a big deposit, and there are small ones over his knuckles. Without help, it can cripple joints over time.
The new guidelines are meant to help family doctors and experts treat it the right way, and to drive home a point.
"The vast majority of patients get a cure, not meaning that they can get off medications, but that they have no attacks and forget that they have gout," Dr. Theodore Fields of Hospital for Special Surgery said.
Those medications are mainly allopurinol and a new one, uloric. Both drop the uric acid level in the blood to normal over time. For acute attacks, these anti-inflammatory drugs work well. Some foods such as shrimp and liver can raise uric acid to cause attacks. Alcohol is also a culprit, but there's more.
"High fructose corn syrup that you find in soft drinks raise the uric acid," Fields said.
High uric acids are often associated with a devil-may-care lifestyle, and some patients feel embarrassed to think they may have gout. "I was embarrassed that the perception would be that I didn't take care of myself, which I try hard to do," Rob said.
Remember, gout is genetic, and though it has lifestyle factors, they don't create gout and there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Dr. Fields says that most gout cases can be treated by a family doctor or internist. The more serious should be seen by a rheumatologist, an arthritis specialist.
This story originally appeared on abclocal.go.com.


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It's good to get a little reminder from the Brewing Gods once in a while. That's what happened with this brew, which should have been relatively easy but which, in the end, turned out to be a very long and complicated session. I had planned to make this Munich Helles lager a couple weeks ago and pitch the wort directly on the yeast in the primary where I had fermented a Munich Dunkel the batch before. As brewday approached, I was pretty sure that the Dunkel wasn't going to be ready to rack on the appointed day, so I brewed last week's Schwarzbier instead and decided to allow the Dunkel two full weeks in primary. No problem, I could move it to a cooler location to keep it from getting ahead of itself…
This morning, however, I found myself over-sleeping and waking up in a weird place, mentally – what was I brewing? I couldn't remember, which meant I couldn't remember what yeast I was using, and in a panic I couldn't find anything appropriate. Then I remembered, and had to rethink the order in which I set things up – I had to time racking the Dunkel to coincide as closely as possible with the Helles wort being ready, etc. but before I could rack the Dunkel I had to empty a carboy by bottling something else… which meant starting even later.
My brew day usually starts about 7:30 am and is over by lunchtime. Today it was nearly 9:00 when the first kettle went on the stove, and nearly 2:00 when the wort went into the primary. My ordinary machine-like system was thrown off schedule from the beginning, which also contributed to miscalculations – I ended up with nearly 7 gallons of wort which meant a prolonged boil to reduce the volume, except that it was a light beer and more boiling meant darker beer…. and a change in the hop schedule…
In the end, the color is pretty much right, and the OG was what I expected, so I guess all's well that ends well – I'll know more when I rack it in a week and a half or so. It may mean I don't have time to clean the bathroom before dinner, though…:)
This recipe is loosely based on one found in Horst Dornbusch's "Bavarian Helles", a great resource.
Spalterbräu Helles Lager
5 gallons, all-grain
- 7.5 lbs. Bohemian Pilsner malt
- 1.5 lbs. Cara-pils malt
- 8 oz. Melanoidin malt
- 1 oz. Spalter hop pellets (@5% aa)
- White Labs Oktoberfest Lager yeast (WLP820)
- 3/4 cup corn sugar (for priming)
Crush grains. Heat 12 quarts water to 151°F. Mash in grains and hold at 140°F for 30 minutes. Heat another 8 quarts water to 165°F, add to mash and stir gently. Hold at 152°F for another 30 minutes. Heat another 13 quarts water to 170°F. Begin runoff and sparge, collecting 27 quarts sweet wort. Bring to boiling. Boil 45 minutes, or until volume is down to 6 gallons. Add 1/4 oz. Spalter hops. Boil 30 minutes, add another 1/4 oz. Spalter hops. Boil 25 more minutes, add remaining 1/2 oz. Spalter hops, boil 5 minutes and remove from heat. Chill to 70°F, take a hydrometer reading and pitch yeast. Seal and ferment warm three to four days. Move to a cooler spot (50°F) and continue primary fermentation for six to eight days. Rack to secondary, condition cold (40*F) for three to four weeks. Prime with corn sugar and bottle, age warm three days then store cold for six weeks.
IBU's: 12
Note on yeast: As I described above, I pitched this wort directly on a large quantity of yeast slurry/dregs in a primary fermenter. Fermentation start-up was almost instantaneous. Your mileage may vary.


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VirtualVillagerLover - It is indeed. I've been running 4 families, one of them for a month (6 generations in) and not one of them had triplets. Just for the heck of it I started a new 5th family earlier today. I decided it was time for their first child a few minutes ago and lo and behold, she had triplets. New family, first time out.
I have also been wondering about the chimes - it would make sense if they announced collectibles. But I find collectibles without hearing any chimes so either there's no connection or it doesn't work properly.
About the patio thing - if it is a bottle then why is it tipped over? Unfortunately I have no idea what else could it be.
Some things I find annoying - instead of sitting on the armchair they lay on the floor beside it. And most annoying - when they start out to do something they first attempt to go there in the straight line... and of course hit some wall, then they are enlightened and suddenly aware of all the obstacles. But sometimes it means they have to go back to where they started from and it is such a waste of time. I wish they would fixed it.
To ShhhQ:
I also had a child left behind by dead parents, they adopted her just before they died. So I had a 3 year old running around unattended! I went to the Family screen and started a new generation with her and she was now 27 years old.
Also, this might help for those of you who have no patience:
Once your person picks up a collectable, you can move them and they will drop the collectable, but they will still get credit for it; ie. money for selling it or added to the collection. So you don't have to wait for them to walk back in the house and complete the task. This doesn't work for weeds, socks, the remote or wrappers though.
I'm not complaining but, I do agree that they could have put more effort into this game. Let the people interact with more things, least let us interact with the pets!! And the prices of things?? What were they thinkng?? It's a fun game but seriously, for the price of their games, I do wish there would have been more to do with this game. Maybe they will read these and do it!!
Hey Everyone! Weird but I had my 2nd gen. and My son AND his wife said "NO WAY" to kids and ended up having triplets! and then 2 more (so far) but my first gen both Wanted kids and only had 2, LOL... The triplets ALL have the Same everything even likes and dislikes, kinda weird (but theyre ugly lol all my boys look the samE!) Just wondering if that has happened to anyone else with the Triplets thing haha! THANKS
I have had some interesting families. One family, 2 of the 3 boys had on what looked like Amish garb. The store had the same outfit so I put it on the Dad too. The youngest son wore a suit!
One of my favorites was a 2nd generation character. He looked like a geek from birth and when he grew up, he became a ROCKET SCIENTIST that worked from home. Lol, and even mastered it.
I just had something weird happen. I opened my game to one of my families and the Dad was dying! I immediately closed that family and went to see my others. When I came back there were 2 dads on the bed rising up as ghosts. I shut it again, then 4 dads on the bed. So on and so on. Finally I gave up and let him die. I got 19 death notices for him! The mom is really depressed, but who can blame her? Her husband just died 19 times!
I just wanted to leave a tip to whom it may concern:
Always buy the career books/magazines even if your current people don't have that kind of career. It will remain in your tool tray and you may be able to use it in another generation. I have passed up so many chances to buy them from the store when they were avaliable.
They let you skip ahead to the next level on your career and give you a raise on your salary
Wow. That was interesting about your 3 year old with no parents. Poor little thing I guess would have died since it could not prepare a meal.
Also you talked about not having to wait for your person to walk all the way to the collectible chest or to the computer to sell an item and to just pick them up and it will happen automatically. Well, this trick will also work for taking out the trash, instead of walking all the way to the road. (I'm also an impatient person controller.) I wished it worked for socks and wrappers. Oh well...
I always come and read the new post while I'm waiting on someone to prepare a meal and I love to read funny stories or thoughts on the game rather than just request for help. I would just like to encourage more non-question post. If you think you got a cute post please take the time to share!
One of my families has started their 6th generation! It's a relief on the finances when the money gets piled up after so many generations. I've got all the upgrades for the house purchased and still $32,000 in the bank. I don't have to worry so much about how much money they make. And it's fun to start spending money on clothes. The parents both wear black shirts with stars on the front, and the kids wear black with gray suspenders. :D
I am really curious about something, has anyone had more than 6 children? For example if you have 5 children then next birth have twins or have 4 children then have triplets.
One of my families had 3 sets of twins!
ShhQ you said you had a ugly dad that looked like a geek, well one of my people married for money (so I could get the trophy) He was the ugliest person I have seen yet. He had red hair and it was a mullet and was wearing a yellow track suit...UGLY! LOL
To Shauna:
The max number of children is six, so the game wouldn't allow twins or triplets that would put it over the max.
To Virtual Village Lover:
Being weak usually comes from an illness, but can also happen for no apparent warning. Two things that really help are fruit and vitamins. Other than that, just make sure they have plenty of food and get fed.
To Kristiana:
The baby is with the mother for two years, which is about four hours real time.
Fixing the hose
Not you have to fix it, but one of your adults. Place someone on the hose. Let another member of you family have a drink at the kitchen sink or clean the kitchen counters or prepare a meal - anything is ok, as long as they open the faucet and the kitchen water is running. The one at the hose will start to repair it
Greetings, Kayleigh
Jenna -
If your store has never refreshed there is a simple fix:
When you are in the store hit the "r" key on your keyboard. This will refresh the store and set it to refresh every 4 hours.
While I sit here stuck on 86 trophies waiting to accumulate enough socks/wrappers/weeds/dirt spots to get my next one I have become obsessed with downloading mods to my game. My living room furniture now has lovely maroon leather upholstery, I have house plants scattered throughout the house, and my patio furniture now has a lovely blue tablecloth. Why yes, I am spending entirely too much time playing this game. :-)
Pam -
That's odd, it works just fine for me. You're doing when you are in the store screen, right?
A while back, someone asked if encouraging a child while playing cook, or while playing office, etc. would affect their future careers. I've been researching this for several days with all five of my families. I have to say, the answer is no.
Meanwhile, I am just ONE insect shy of getting all four collections complete! Here's a screenshot:
Cybdonna -
About the red ball:
You don't get the ball by dropping someone in the area, you get it by grabbing the area with your hand/pointer, like you are grabbing one of your peeps. Put the hand/pointer in the area, click on the mouse and pull.
About mods:
You can go to the official game website (last day at work) and go to the forums. On the main forums page scroll down to the bottom and there are forums there with mods for the games. There are posts with advice for downloading and installing mods and posts full of screen shots of the available mods. I really like all the Lemora mods myself. However, be advised when doing this, make sure you backup your game image files first! These are fan generated changes and may not work properly.
Another funny dying story!
My female parent died and I looked for the male parent, but couldn't find him. But there was somebody in the shower. I assumed it was him, but he never came out. After a while, I checked Details and it showed both my adults were dead (they are greyed out when they die). So I think the husband may have died in the shower! Creepy! When I started the new generation with one of the kids, the shower was still going. I had to put her in the shower to get whoever was in there out. She came out of the shower and it shut off. Weird!
Also, a tip:
If you decide to start a new generation and you still have one parent in the house, make sure they complete a work cycle if their profession is either in the kitchen or the workroom. Otherwise their stuff is left on the countertop and you can't get rid of it. Eventually someone will decide to clean the kitchen counters, but it takes forever.
Hi, all!
I wanted to make a comment regarding the questions about the patio. I think that when one of the people are enjoying the patio they are eating sushi! I can see a tea set before they use it. Then there are what seems to be chop sticks holding a little round thing while they are sitting...
What do you think?
About the key
You have to fix the doorknob first. You can find it in the children's sandbox. Drop your person on it and wait for them to go to the shed and fix it. Make sure you don't interupt them (like praise) When they are finished you should see the knob on the door. Only then you can drop your person on the welcome mat to get the key.
Hope that helps
I just thought I would share this. It's what I have so far for jobs and what they max out at.
QA Engineer - max $300
Dental Tool Maker - max $420
Web Designer - max $300
Essay Writer - max $210
Candle Maker - max $300
Lens Crafter - max $300
Architect - max $300
Candy Designer - max $300
Digital Photo Editor - max $285
Toaster Repairer - max $210
Camera Repairer - max $300
Lobbyist - max $420
Soap Inventor - max $690
Has anyone found a second red ball? Someone mentioned it a few days ago and I've looked but only have 1.
Also, one of my families has really lost the remote. It's not anywhere in the house, I've looked everywhere but it is gone. I've tried restarting my computer - any other suggestions?
I've enjoyed the comments here - this game really gets personal after awhile!
I did it! All four collections!
Here's the pic: https://jayisgames.com/images/hs_pam_virtualfamilies_grinnyp_collectionscomplete.jpg
87 trophies!
Shauna - If you are running Windows check your Accessories and see if you have one called Snipping Tool. You can use that to get a screenshot.
Shauna -
Here's some screen shots of the mods I've installed:
Once again I must reiterate: If you are going to play with mods please be sure to back up your original image files! If something goes wrong and you don't have those backups to restore the game to the original settings you may end up having to completely reinstall the game, and that may mess up any games in progress. Play with caution!
To Stacory:
Your question about multiple families is answered in the FAQ located at the top of this page.
To Angela and Grinnyp:
Thanks for the max salaries. I was just thinking that I should put together a list of jobs and salaries. That will be a very good start! :)
To Ella:
For weakness -
Give vitamins and fruit. Make sure there's plenty of food and that your people are fed. Time will take care of the rest.
For depression -
Give treats and praise often. Purchase upgrades for the house. These help make your people happier.
To Ariel:
Does the tape still show up beside the hose? If so, just follow the instructions in the walkthrough under the spoiler for Repairs.
To Melissa:
I think the generations may go on indefinitely. I'm on my six generation on one family and don't see any indication that there's a limit.
Twins and triplets seem to be random. However, it just makes sense that they would need to happen during the early stages of the family. I mean, if you've got five kids already, you certainly won't get twins or triplets because that would put you over six children and the game won't allot it.
Pam -
About the triplets, I think you're right. The only time I got them was a young couple on the first try for kids.
I have a bit of a conundrum. I opened one of my families and found a wrapper sitting on the desk in my office! Every time I try to drop someone on it to pick it up they try to fix the computer, get on the internet, etc. Help! :-)
Its very easy to get mods Go to the lastdayofwork website close to the top you will see forums. After you click forum list Then scroll all the way down to the bottom and you will see there you will see the mod forums. Remember to read the instructions first before starting It will tell you how to back up your current images so in case there is a problem you have a back up
Ok I'm ready to catch a ghost. My person is very old and I have the vitimins and energy drink. Do I have to follow him around and wait till he passes or can I just close then open later. Thoes of you that were sucessful I was wondering when you opened the program and seen that the person was laying on the bed did you pause the game? It happens so fast I just need some details.
As your person is dieing, wait until you see their ghost rise, then slam a energy drink down them! I closed the game when they were nearing 60, when you reopen it, u will see them lieing there in repose,you must do the energy drink before you get the death notice, move quick! LoL hope it works for ya! It really is cool!
I love all of the Last Day of Work games! I am enjoying this game just as much. I prefer not to use the spoilers if I can get away with it - so far so good! I am still on my first family with one family member left at the age of 60 and healthy so far! I have 58 trophy's, 12 coins, 11 nuts and twigs, 8 picture pieces and 5 bugs.
I do have one problem though, my store has stopped refilling (it has been 4 days and counting). The only updates I am getting every so often for the store are the clothes; I have nothing else in it, it is bare except for those 2 items. Does anyone know what is causing this to happen?
Thank you for any help you can share.
LDW Keep up the great work!
VVL: If you look 8 posts up from your post asking what they are, there are detailed instructions I gave missy.
Mods are short for modification files. They are image files that replace the original files. They can make a bed marroon or a couch burgandy and so on. There are many different mods that just change the way things look on your game. I love the change. It's pretty easy if you follow the instructions. Take a look at a previous post made by grinnyp. She made screen shots of her mod house to give you an idea of what they look like.
Give it a try, it's fun.
This is the link to the forums
scroll all the way to the bottom where it says game mods
Then click on the virtual families mod
Follow the instructions on how to backup your file first!!!
Then enjoy
To Cher:
You have a bug. The cure is to tap the R key while you're on the store screen. It should refresh and get back on the four hour schedule.
To Cheetos:
You can also check the walkthrough located at the top of this page. Look under the spoiler for Repairs.
To VirtualVillagerLover:
Be sure to use caution if you decide to try the mods. Follow all the instructions that have been posted, most importantly the part about backing up the original images. Use the mods at your own risk because you won't be able to get any support for the game from the site you purchased it from once you've modified it. Sort of like voiding the warranty. :)
As for college, the kids stay in college for the duration until one of them is chosen to continue the new generation.


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We are all now on the up swing of getting better. I got Avery to the doctor on Monday and he was back in school on Wednesday. He was finally fever free on Tuesday. Eric was home all week, not sure about all your men, but mine moans way too much when he is sick and it drives me crazy. I started my faux finish job on Wed., although I felt really yucky and worked the rest of the week. I got myself to the doctor on Friday morning and I must say I am feeling much better after a good dose of meds and cough syrup. This coming week is Spring break for the children, so I hope I get to do at least a few fun things with them since we are feeling much better. Our coughs aren't quite gone, but have subsided quite a bit thank goodness.
Well, I have to take Eric in at noon to have a colonoscopy and so that should be interesting. Well, more interesting for him then me, but I will have to bring him home so tomorrow for the most part will be a wash as a fun day for the children and well I guess Eric too. I don't really know what to expect afterwards. I just hope it doesn't include more manly moaning is all! :o)


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Thau (Tau) is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Latin Bible version of the Vulgate reads in Ezekiel 9:4 and Ezekiel 6, that a part of the people of Jerusalem were marked with the "sign of tau" on their foreheads, and that these thus marked would be saved in the coming great tribulation. It was apparently Melchior Hofmann who, being acquainted with the Vulgate, introduced this expression in Anabaptism. It then means, as the martyr Anneken Jans points out, that "those signed by the Lord, who have received the sign of Tau on their foreheads" are "the chosen, who follow the Lamb" (BRN II, 72, 76). The expression was used by David Joris in his Wonder-Boeck, but also by Menno Simons (in Opera Omnia, 1681, fol. 183a, 282b, 636a; Writings, 59, 713, 416). For Menno too it has the meaning of salvation: "So we are marked on our foreheads with the sign of Tau, Ezekiel 9. So the kingdom of God is within us." In the same sense the word is used in the booklet Christelijcke Proeve of 1570, where the Christians are admonished to penitence, that they might be sealed with the sign of Thau in the day of judgment.
Cramer, Samuel and Fredrik Pijper. Bibliotheca Reformatoria Neerlandica, 10 vols. The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1903-1914: v. II, 72, note 1, 76.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1917): 156-59.
Meihuizen, H. W. Galenus Abrahamsz. Haarlem, 1954: 12.
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Yes, yes, I'm a fan of The Walking Dead. If gore is one of those things you (as a believer) are lead to stay away from, please don't go out and watch The Walking Dead just because I've mentioned it on my blog, and I also know the various arguments presented for Christians not to watch such things in the first place, let's just skip ahead to the part where I disagree with blanket restrictions on watching TV shows (though I do think there are some movies, books, shows, etc.. that have no redeeming qualities, I don't think The Walking Dead (TWD) is one of them for me).
So, this is an episode review and it is written solely for one reason… I can find no other reviews close to my thoughts on this episode and I had to ask myself why, and then blog about it. I think I have the answer… it's because many out there on the 'net writing reviews are not Christian, nor do they have a degree in psychology, nor have they taught college philosophy courses, nor studied comparative religions. In short, I found this particular episode one of the best TWD episodes ever for many and layered reasons and I'm not seeing others "get it" in quite the way I expected. This review is going to proceed as if you, dear reader, have seen TWD on a fairly regular basis and have seen the latest eppy Here's Not Here. So, if you are not a fan you can stop reading without any guilt.
SPOILERS for all past episodes ahead, you've been warned.
If you are a watcher, you realize that Glenn's "death cliffhanger" was the previous episode, and there is a certain group of fans out there in TWD fandom whose heads were exploding because Glenn was not directly in this episode. We still don't know if he is alive or dead, or is now zombieGlenn, and that is apparently an unacceptable situation for many fans to be put in. There are indeed several reviews praising the episode but hating the timing of it. Here's what they are missing: that's one of the points of this episode. The powers that be wanted you to go through a car wreck… not for sadistic reasons, but for effect. They had everyone hurtling 80 miles an hour down the road, only to come to a dead stop with a seemingly out of place episode all about good ol' crazy Morgan-gone-Zen.
One thing I thought everyone agreed on (Rick spelled it out for the group and the audience blatantly in an episode) is that "The Walking Dead" does not refer to the zombies, but rather to the humans having to live in, and adapt to, this new world. The humans going through Hell on Earth are indeed the walking dead, and most of the characters we have come to know and love are suffering from PTSD. The two characters in the latest episode, Morgan and Eastman, are the two characters picked to showcase the roller coaster that all the characters worth anything on TWD are on. This show was not "just about Morgan" nor was it just about his backstory. Morgan is the character chosen to carry the psychological and philosophical revelations for the whole audience. Glenn was in the show. Rick was in the show. Carol was in the show, etc… etc… They were all represented, one just has to look for them.
This eppy raised deep philosophical and practical questions that have been around for thousands of years. Our religions debate them, our fellow humans struggle with them, and to be truly human I hope we've all at least pondered them at some point in our lives. Are you a pacifist? If yes, are there times when your pacifism is actually morally reprehensible? If no, when is killing ok? Is killing animals ok? How about people? Only when necessary? Are you for or against the death penalty? Under what circumstances? Can humans be forgiven? Can they be redeemed? Is there such a thing as evil? What is PTSD? How is it cured? Is it possible to be mindful during a zombie attack? And on and on… how can someone watch such an eppy and not be philosophically geeked out?
Let's look at the character "Eastman." East-man. He was used to show what the eastern philosophies may look like in this world of TWD. I've seen people mocking the Way of Peace online (the book Eastman leans on for his own philosophy and the book Morgan uses to help return to sanity, and yes, the book is real), in essence arguing that some of the most ancient practices and philosophies "are like so stoopid, no, man, like really reallllly dumb, Carol should just off Morgan, cuz stoopid." We've ran into humans in the show that have given up their compassion and humanity and we've seen how they've turned out (Termites anyone? How 'bout those Wolves?) Did literally the whole internet miss that Carol was having this very revelation in the previous episode? How 'bout Glenn's treatment and forgiveness of the despised Nicholas? How 'bout Rick's descent into darkness?
In Eastman and Morgan we have two characters that are not cowards, are not stoopid, are not naive, and yet decide to not kill a fellow human unless absolutely necessary. We also have these characters showing us a different side of nature (again, a central theme in eastern philosophy); we are used to the beautiful environment of Georgia turning into a enemy at the worst of times, and a forgotten background the rest of the time. In this eppy we have the environment reintroduced as a thing of beauty and life. It's all about balance and this season is centered (pun intended) on that theme. Eastern philosophy captures that perfectly. Life/death, black/white, good/evil, male/female, love/hate, active/passive, bravery/cowardice… and that is just scratching the surface.
This episode had it all; the themes of man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self, and I just happen to think the powers that be did a wonderful job presenting those themes in a way that was trying to force the audience to stop and think, which again is why we were slammed to a stop with Glenn's cliffy. This eppy was to help us see that there are other ways of dying, and there are other ways of becoming a walker, rather than just in the literal sense. The fact that many on the net are howling in anguish and are now spitting on Morgan, but holding Carol up as the perfect human are proving that this was a much-needed episode. I have no idea how it will all turn out. Perhaps the writers are all nihilists. Perhaps they are all naturalists/materialists. Perhaps they will paint a picture of the world I'll disagree with, but man, Here's Not Here was surely one of the writing highlights of the show that put forth that humans have a choice to become animals, or to rise above. As a Christian this episode was everything I had wished for Gabriel's character, but, I'll take it in eastern guise if I have to.


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This afternoon I've been reading the private correspondence of Thomas Pettigrew, a nineteenth century archaeologist and surgeon whose life and work I'm studying. The history of archaeology is full of colourful and odd characters, and Pettigrew is no exception: in his long and turbulent career he vaccinated Queen Victoria, co-founded the British Archaeological Association, got fired from Charing Cross Hospital for corruption, and mummified the Duke of Hamilton. In his spare time he unrolled Egyptian mummies – more than forty in his lifetime, earning the nickname "Mummy" Pettigrew – and wrote the first scientific book on mummy studies.
The world of Victorian archaeology was a tempestuous one, and Thomas Pettigrew seems to have been involved in every conspiracy, cat-fight and slanging match that he could find. One of his numerous enemies wrote of him that:
"Petulance, captiousness, and jealousy, are still among his characteristics. The concoction of intrigues, the packing of meetings, and the confusion of congresses are still his delight. The fomenting of suspicions by misrepresenting to each of his colleagues what the rest are alleged to say in their disparagement … is still his constant habit. And 'divide and rule' is still his favourite maxim."
A fascinating person to study – but I'm glad I never met him!


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These classic friendship bracelets are simple enough for young children to create!
Friendship bracelets make great Valentine's and party favors.
Pair with these fun Valentine's printables and you'll be all set with a heartfelt, handmade project that's quick and easy enough to create for the entire class!
What will you do with yours?
Find the full tutorial after the jump!
Step 1: Cut string
Grab three or four (or more) colors of embroidery floss.
The more colors you choose, the thicker your bracelet will be.
For each color, cut a length of string about 2 to 3 arm lengths long.
Step 2: Tie loop
Gather all of your strings together.
Find the middle of the strings and fold in half.
Tie a knot to make a loop.
Make sure your loop is big enough for your strings to go back through later.
This is the loop you'll send your strings back through to tie it onto your wrist when you're finished.
Slip the loop onto a safety pin.
Fasten the safety pin to a stable surface.
Tip: To take your project outside or on the road, pin it to your pants!
Step 3: Tie lots of knots
Gather all but one of your strings together in one hand.
Keep one string off to the side.
A - Create a loop with your string off to the left side.
B - Pull your string end through the loop.
C - Pull your string tight.
D - Holding all of the other strings taught, pull the single string upward until your knot reaches the top.
Repeat steps A-D over and over again.
For this bracelet, I made 5 knots at a time in each color.
When you're ready to change colors, simply return your single string to the other strings.
Pull out a single string of the next color you'd like to use and continue tying knots (following steps A-D).
Check the length as you go to decide how long you want your bracelet to be.
Step 4: Tie end knot
When you're finished, tie a knot at the end (using all of the strings).
Leave a few inches of string at the end and cut off the excess.
Step 5: Remove from pin
Remove the bracelet from the safety pin.
Step 6: Tie it on
To tie, pull the excess string through the loop and tie a knot.
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Beautifully talented Gabby "Pops" Pahinui. His tribute statue at the Waikiki Shell. I saw one of his sons, Martin, walk past him yesterday with his guitar. Gabby must be so truly proud of his legacy of love and Aloha...
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North American Hunt Club Gives Tri-Tronics Bark Limiter Perfect 100% Approval Rating
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After extensive field testing by its members, the North American Hunting Club has awarded the Tri-Tronics Bark Limiter G3 its prestigious Seal of Approval, with a 100% approval rating. "The Bark Limiter G3 quieted my barking lab. It stopped the unwanted nuisance barks by the second day of use," remarked one field tester.
Another field tester commented, "The Bark Limiter works like a charm!! My dog barked at everything, with the collar, I don't hear him anymore. I wish my neighbor had a collar for his dog!"
With 5 intensity levels, the Bark Limiter is a rugged and simple tool for dog owners to control unwanted nuisance barking. The compact waterproof receiver and collar strap fits dogs of all sizes. The field testers cited the Bark Odometer™ as a key to the Bark Limiter's effectiveness, "Being able to count the number of corrections really helped me select the appropriate stimulation level for my dog."
"The North American Hunting Club is long respected institution in the hunting industry," stated Gary Williams, Tri-Tronics Marketing and Sales Manager . "We are pleased that our Bark Limiter was rated so highly by their field testers. It's an honor to receive their Seal of Approval."
Tri-Tronics, a Garmin company, manufactures a full line of electronic dog training equipment. The Bark Limiter is backed by a one year warranty. All products are made in the USA.


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One thing Congress can agree on: Big-money water projects
Big multimillion-dollar water projects, once a favorite target of good-government reformers who made them a poster child of political pork, are back in vogue as a rare force of concord in a dysfunctional Congress.
Republicans and Democrats who found little common ground in 2013 are rallying around a bill they hope to pass early next year authorizing up to $12.5 billion over the next decade for flood diversion in North Dakota, widening a Texas-Louisiana waterway, deepening Georgia's rapidly growing Port of Savannah and other projects.
That's the Senate bill's total. The House version would cost about $8.2 billion. Negotiators are confident they can merge the two and pass the package for President Barack Obama's signature early in 2014.
Unlike a farm policy-food stamp bill also the subject of ongoing House-Senate negotiations, the differences in the two houses' water project bills are modest and the acrimony is less.
Negotiators say the roughly $4 billion gap between the two bills is more about how they are written than substantive policy or political differences.
"The important thing is that we all care about reform," said Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Shuster's Senate counterpart, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has said much the same thing.
The last time Congress enacted a water projects bill was 2007, and it took two-thirds majorities in both houses to override President George W. Bush's veto of it.
Negotiators held their first formal meeting just before Thanksgiving on blending the two versions. Staff talks continued until Congress left for its year-end break and will resume in January.
Lawmakers have been drawn to the big investment in infrastructure sketched out in both bills - and the promise of jobs that entails. Business groups, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have lobbied members to support the bills, saying they'll help keep American businesses competitive.
The bills try to address perceptions of years past that water project legislation was loaded with favors inserted by key lawmakers for their home districts and states. This time, both bills eliminate billions of dollars in dormant and duplicative projects. Shuster stressed that this bill contains no such "earmarks."
Those reforms still aren't enough for some conservative groups that pressed lawmakers to oppose the bills, saying they are reform in name only and don't do enough to cut spending.
"Even before the predictable increase in authorizations as this bill goes through the process, this legislation would only shave a few billion dollars off the backlog," Heritage Action and other groups wrote House members.
Tea party sympathizers in the House largely brushed off conservative critics, buying into the idea that this water projects bill represents both reform and needed investment. To wavering Republicans, Schuster cited Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which directs Congress to establish roads and regulate interstate commerce.
For their part, Democrats breezed past environmental groups concerned about language that speeds up the environmental review process for projects.
The House bill passed 417-3 in late October, winning support of everyone from Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi to tea party stalwarts like Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. The Senate easily passed its version of the bill in May by a vote of 83-14.
Both bills accelerate environmental reviews and allow more money from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to be spent on harbor improvements, but the House version of the bill ramps up spending from the fund more slowly.
The legislation would affect virtually every facet of America's waterways and authorizes or reauthorizes dozens of projects, though Congress still has to pass separate bills appropriating money for them.


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Disabled list possible after Affeldt strains groin
SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants left-hander Jeremy Affeldt strained his left groin during the sixth inning of Saturday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks and could be headed for the disabled list.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy said after San Francisco's 4-3 victory over Arizona that Affeldt underwent a postgame MRI exam. Results wouldn't be known until Sunday morning, Bochy said. But, referring to the nature of Affeldt's injury, Bochy added, "That's never a good area. It's a possible DL."
Affeldt replaced reliever George Kontos with one out, runners on first and second base and the Giants clinging to a 4-2 lead. Affeldt coaxed a fly to right field from the first hitter he faced, Cliff Pennington, but grabbed himself in pain while throwing a 3-1 fastball to the next batter, pinch-hitter A.J. Pollock, who fouled off the pitch.
Bochy and assistant athletic trainer Mark Gruesbeck examined Affeldt briefly before the reliever left the field.
Affeldt, 1-4 with a 3.51 ERA in 38 appearances, endured a stint on the 15-day disabled list from April 15-May 3 with a strained right side.


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Hedge funds kicked off the new year on a sour note, losing 0.2% in January, according to the Hennessee Group.
This one-month downturn seemed unlikely to dampen investors' enthusiasm for hedge funds, however, as Deutsche Bank reported Tuesday that investors in its annual alternative investment survey were bullish on industry growth.
Deutsche predicted that hedge fund assets would pass the $3 trillion mark by year-end, based on investors' predictions of $171 billion net inflows and performance-related gains of 7.3%, amounting to $191 billion.
Institutional Allocations Increase
The Deutsche Bank survey included asset managers, public and private pensions, endowments and foundations, insurance companies, funds of funds, private banks, investment consultants and family offices from 29 countries. Forty-six percent of responding investors had $1 billion or more in hedge fund assets under management, and 18% had more than $5 billion.
The survey found that nearly half of institutional investors, which account for two-thirds of industry assets (compared with about one-third before the financial crisis), had increased their hedge fund allocations in 2013, and that 57% planned to do so this year.
Eighty percent of respondents said hedge funds had performed as well as expected or better in 2013, returning a weighted average of 9.3%, according to Deutsche.
In 2014, 63% of all respondents and 79% of institutional investors were targeting hedge fund returns of less than 10%. They mainly favored equity long/short and event-driven strategies.
Average management and performance fees have come down somewhat from the standard "2 & 20," to 1.7% and 18.2%, but nearly half of investors said they would pay higher fees to a manager who had proven "consistent strong performance in absolute terms."
Thirty-nine percent of investors said they were now embracing a risk-based approach to asset allocation, up from 25% in 2013. Deutsche noted that 41% of pension consultants recommended this approach to clients.
It said the risk-based approach effectively removed historical constraints on the percentage allocation to absolute return strategies, allowing equity long/short managers to compete with long-only and fixed income absolute return funds within the overall fixed income risk budget.
'Spooked' Global Markets
Charles Gradante, Hennessee Group's co-founder, said Tuesday in a statement that the overall 0.2% decline in the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index was brought on by the loss of 2.3% in the global/macro subindex.
"Chairwoman Janet Yellen is on a rocket ship with no windows as tapering in the U.S. led to widening credit spreads and rising interest rates in emerging markets which spooked global equity markets causing a flight to safety as emerging markets and their currencies became less attractive," Gradante said.
Hedge funds in January outperformed the S&P 500 Index, which was down 3.5%. Bonds recorded gains, with the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index up 1.5%.
Following are performance results for various Hennessee Group subindexes:
- Long/short equity gained 0.8% in January
- Arbitrage/event driven rose 0.6%
- International fell 3.7%
- Emerging markets slipped 1.5%
- Fixed income gained 0.2%
- Market neutral was up 0.8%


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This camp is designed for goalkeepers, who will be put to the test and educated on the principles, techniques, and tactics of the modern day goalkeeping world. This camp will be run in conjunction with our striker camp.
Location: Grist Mill Park
Date: Aug 3-6
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When I travelled to New Zealand in August of 2006, I came across the amazing dessert Pavlova. It was everywhere I went. Curiously, it is New Zealand's national dessert, and can be found at all manner of cultural events, in bakeries, and in many homes. And it's no wonder why; it's a very light, slightly sweet dessert that takes full advantage of seasonal fruits.
Every year on my birthday, I make a Pavlova as my "birthday cake". The recipe is simple and easy to follow, and doesn't take much time. The flavours remind me of every amazing experience I had in New Zealand: the bungee jumps, the skydiving, the beaches, the glaciers, and especially, my first foray into kayaking.
To this day, my trip to New Zealand is consistently my favourite experience. It was a great country to visit, I met so many fascinating and fun people, and had the best time of my life. I miss it everyday, and find myself fantasising about the countryside constantly. So it's no wonder that I try my best to remember all these good times through my sense of taste!
The basic recipe is a meringue base, with whipped cream and fruit on top. I've altered the whipped cream to make a White Chocolate Orange Chantilly Cream, using orange flavoured white chocolate. The best (and most affordable) orange flavoured white chocolate is only available around Christmas time. It is Terry's White Chocolate Orange.
4 egg whites
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sliced strawberries
2 kiwis
2 passion fruits
1 cup whipped cream
6 oz orange flavoured white chocolate
Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Sprinkle the cream of tartar over the egg whites and beat until stiff. Whisk together the cornstarch and powdered sugar. Add the mixture to the egg whites a tablesppon at a time, while beating on medium speed, until all is combined. The meringue should be shiny, white, and stiff. Fold in the vanilla extract.
Reduce the oven to 200 F, and mound the meringue on the pan so it is between 6-8″ in diameter. Bake for one hour. Turn off the oven, and leave the meringue to cool overnight.
Whip the cream until soft peaks. Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler, and pour into the whipped cream while beating on medium speed. Add the whipped cream on top of the meringue, then arrange the fruit (either artistically, or haphazardly, as I have done).
Now on to the photography:
I had some considerable difficulty with lighting. It was a cloudy day (on my birthday!), so I couldn't get the best shots. I don't know what the little blue flowers are, but I enjoy the contrast they bring. Any thoughts or suggestions?! I welcome your feedback! =)


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Please "like" this Hanukka post and share with your friends! A lot of hostess effort went into this holiday table!
(Enjoy from Hanukka 2011!)
Happy Hanukka to all of my Jewish Hostesses!
This year I decided to get an early start on my Hanuka table setting.Being that my Amex card was getting a little rusty, I decided to get into the holiday spirit and venture out to Ikea and West Elm to see if I could whip up some Hanuka table decor inspiration on a budget.
I decided to stick with the traditional Hanukkah blue and silver color combo because I already owned blue water glasses given to me by my consuegro (Syrian word for son-in-law's mother) as a Rosh Hashanah gift, plus I happen to own a set of blue and silver rimmed Greek style dishes (a perfect Macabee theme!).
After an hour or two of piling anything and everything blue or silver into my shopping cart at Ikea, this is what I finally ended up with:
- Hanukah blue cotton place mats at $1.99 each. A great buy!
- Silver mirrored squares-(come in a pack of 4- these are a great investment- buy a dozen or two- you can use them on a dessert bar, as placemats, or you can even line your entire table with them. Your friends will definitely ask you to borrow these mirrored squares when they see how cool they look on your table…) I placed 4 in a row as a runner in the center of the table and then place one atop each blue placemat.
3. Go run and buy these beautiful silver candles from Ikea before they run out of them! Eight of these festive candles look so elegant lined up along the center of the table-menorah style. Ikea also has gorgeous cobalt blue glass candle holders that fit perfectly as a base for my new silver candles. I placed four candles into their bases in a row to the right and the left of my own "shamash" vase. (Note- my son reminded me that this "menorah display" cannot be used as the actual menorah- even if I decided to use a candle as a the shamash in the center- according to tradition, the menorah has to be fashioned out of one piece of metal, wood, or glass…like in the beit hamikdash…)
4. I couldn't resist buying two velvety bluish purple pillows at $19.99 from Ikea to place on silver gray chairs (from B and B party rental in Brooklyn, N.Y.) at both heads of the table of the table.
5. Dashing into West Elm (while the whole family waited outside), I purchased these stunning silvery shimmery cotton napkins at $7 each. They look perfect atop each plate. I neatly folded each one and topped with a sparkly dreidel. I also found delicious kosher blue and white swirley lollipops at West Elm that I placed on the mirrored table runner as well.
Hanuka Flowers, Cakes, Cookies, Boxes and Sparkle and Chairs:
- Again, thank you to B and B party rental for these gorgeous silver grey chairs. Ballroom chairs always add that touch of elegance for all of your holiday table decor and party needs. Call B and B at (718) 436 – 8433 or go visit at 1076 38th Street, Brooklyn, NY.
- My good friend Shirley Barnathan happens to be a Brooklyn and NYC florist. Check out her Facebook florals here. She ran over with some gorgeous Hanuka-blue dyed feathers, and within minutes, she draped them from my dining room chandelier. Shirley also filled my center vase with stunning silver sprayed leaves. Within seconds she picked up my dying orchid plants with replaced them with vibrant new ones. She also brought over some place card holders that I borrowed for the photo shoot. Its great to have friends in the business!
- The magnificent and gorgeous Hanukka cake is by Fortune Farca. You will be amazed at her bakery creations! Check out her Facebook page HERE! The beautiful and delicious Hanukaa dreidel cookies are by the talented Esther Dana. Check out her Facebook page HERE . There's nothing like gorgeous holiday themed baked goods to cozy up the look of your table.
- Chocolate Hanukka Coins, Dreidel and Hanukka Ornaments are inexpensive and really add to the holiday excitement. Sticking to one or two colors within your scheme give a more elegant look. Shop here for Hanukkah Table Accessories and inspiration!
- You can find silver boxes and gorgeous ribbon in local shops or try sites like M and J trimmings for pretty Hanuka blue ribbons.
- Hanukka sprinkles and nonpareils can be used as "sand" to sprinkle around chocolate coins and dreidels. They will really add a lot of pizzaz to your table! Click here for a selection of Wilton Kosher Sprinkles. Use the White Glitter Sprinkles for extra sparkle.
- P.S. Don't forget to buy inexpensive Dreidel Ice Cube Molds! (see ice cube pic below). Kids love 'em!
- Keep scrolling down below to see the rest of my Hanukka table setting.
Use these suggestions as a basic guide for your own unique Hanukkah table decor. Using your favorite silver or blue or white tableware as a base, and then shop around your favorite discount stores, florist, Crate and Barrel, Ikea, Target, or West Elm for fun accessories to add to your holiday centerpiece. Of course if you want to go all out, you can click on over to Barneys for a real first class treat -to your wallet!
Of course I can't wait to see your Hanuka holiday tables! Please send your pics over to marlene (at) thejewishhostess.com.
I have a fabulous brand new gourmet kosher cookbook for the most voted winner!
What do you think of this holiday table setting? Comment below with your suggestions for your sparkling Hanukka celebration!
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BIC (Business Identifier Code, also known as SWIFT code or SWIFT BIC) is a the mostly used international identifier of financial institutions. SWIFT is the registration authority for BICs. BICs are used in financial transactions, client and counterparty data bases, compliance documents and many others.
A BIC consists of eight or eleven characters, comprising a financial institution code (four characters), a country code (two characters), a location code (two characters) and, optionally, a branch code (three characters).
BIC of BANK MORGAN STANLEY AG and its components are shown in the table below.
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Company Registration Number is a distinctive code issued upon registration of a new company. This code can be used to find data about the company in a national company register.
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- Canada Day
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Nothing can be more exciting than watching a storm of colours light up the skies during a fireworks show. It's a family tradition - a memory of when you were young. It's also about bringing kids and parents together in that one magic moment when everyone leaves their cares behind.
So if you're thinking of an event guaranteed to excite kids and parents alike, come together as friends and experience the Canal Days fireworks display along the Welland Canal. Scheduled for Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 10:00 pm (time is tentative due to Seaway traffic), RedBoss Pyrotechnicians will design a fireworks display big, colourful and bright – a true family affair in Port Colborne!
Fireworks are free to the general public. Make your way down to West Street along the Welland Canal for a spectacular show. After all, while the creativity of the technicians makes it special, it's the families in attendance that make it a success.
Boat Parade of Lights
Where else in the world, but Port Colborne, can you have the unique experience of having a parade where the floats … actually float! Hosted by the Sugarloaf Sailing Club and presented by Canada Steamship Lines, upwards of 20 boats sail the Welland Canal as a pre-show to the Sunday evening Fireworks Spectacular along Historic West Street.


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I went through the long process of trying to download, and build winmerge 2_14 and I figured I'd post my process here...
winmerge build instructions
Need to build each of the external tools first (or download them and manually plug their pre-built versions in).
[before I figured how to build the libraries, I had a pre-configured build.zip folder that worked for me by googling for the .lib files, I had to rename pcr to a non debug build though]
This section describes building the individual libraries:
BE SURE TO BUILD EACH AS A RELEASE VS DEBUG otherwise you'll need their debug dll's at the end to run the compiled app.
Do so by...
Highlighting Solution
Build Menu
Configuration Manager
Under: Active Solution Configuration, choose: Release, or UnicodeRelease (when doing the final project)
depending on what type of build it was, it will append name changes to the .lib files that so far, I was able to merely rename when a build failed asking for a pcre_d.lib vs a pcre_ud.lib.
Supplied in the externals folder is source for:
Expat: 2.0.1
can build
Build just pcre.vcproj
Outputs to ..\Release\win32\
copy just the .lib files to ..\build\ of root winmerge project folder
needed cmake 188.8.131.52
c:\program files\Cmake 2.8\
No need to troubleshoot the error: CMake Error: The source directory...
Just try to build pcre.vcproj
can build
Then each .lib file has to be copied to \build\<name of package>\lib
These .lib files get output to ..\Build under subfolders
but it's your job to ensure they are copied to ..\build
Then you can build final solution using Visual Studio 2008 (Non Express, due to MFC/AFX libraries)


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Al Dahra owns and operates its own production plants across the different lines of business. Production and processing is considered as a core competency of the group and is an integral part of the value chain. In terms of grains milling and grinding, the company's portfolio includes two flour mills in Greece, three rice mills across Pakistan and India a state-of-the-art rice mill currently in the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, the company has specialty-built sorting, grading and packaging facilities for the different fruits and vegetables it farms, particularly potatoes, oranges, apples and dates.
On the other hand, Al Dahra owns and operates fifteen forage processing plants in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Australia and Africa equipped with the latest processing and baling equipment for various animal feed product varieties in the form of bales and pellets.
Irrespective of the business line, the philosophy of Al Dahra with regards to processing operations remains focused on:
land portfolio including leased and owned land across various geographies
with established operations spread across the Northern and Southern globe hemispheres
trading in various commodities across the Human Food and Animal Feed divisions
annual group turnover
group average CAGR over the past 5 years
group annual grains processing, trading and supply capacity
group annual forage production and supply capacity
group annual fruits and vegetables farming and supply capacity
customer of Khalifa port in the United Arab Emirates
Grain biggest trading hub in the Middle East, that can cater to 2.4 Billion people.
Al Dahra ACX number 1 forage exporter in the USA for 2015
Al Dahra Agriculture is ISO 9001:2015 certified.


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Speaker Driver Chip Assembly
Product used: LCA25 series linear
Objective: This assembly requires both precise placement and precise low force control. Their existing technology was low friction air cylinders with low air pressure. Because of poor force control, customer wanted to replace it with electric device.
Solution: The LCA25-010 gave the customer the opportunity to assemble with SMAC's Soft-Land capability, controlled low force, variable speed control, and position feedback for 100% proof of quality. All this at price that is comparable to the previous air solution. Accuracy and production speed were improved.
Camera Lens Assembly
Product used: LAR15 series linear rotary
Problem: Customer is an optics manufacturer that makes adjustable lenses used in most camera module in major smart phone brands. They were using ballscrew servo-slide and a rotary motor for wafer pick and place. They couldn't achieve the speed they wanted and damage fragiled parts due to poor force control.
Solution: SMAC's LAR15 linear rotary actuator performs pick-orient- place movement in a single unit and was about the same cost. LAR15's precise force control and Soft-Land capability to prevent parts damage delivered a great advantage. Exceptional actuator life and speed were also the key to win this application.


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Pizza in a Cone: Crispycones
Editor's note: This is the second of two reports today about pizza in a cone. Here's the first: Pizza in a Cone: Kornet Pizza
Anytime you publish something about pizza cones on the web, Nir Adar will see it.
That's how I found myself in the prep kitchen of a food-photography studio in Chelsea this past Tuesday. Adar, the man behind pizza-in-a-cone venture Crispycones, has been following Slice since the first time I mentioned the food product on the site. With a Google alert set up to monitor "pizza cone" or variations thereof, he saw a recent post about the opening of Kornet Pizza in Overland Park, Kansas.
In that post and follow-up comments, I express my desire to try the cones several times, and Adar, picking up on this, extended an invitation to do just that.
Yeah, I know. It's rare that I accept invitations to try products, preferring to forge my own opinion away from the corrupting influence of marketeers, but as I've said, I've been wanting to try a pizza cone for about four years.
As it turns out, four years is almost the entire lifetime of the product. In fact, by coincidence I was visiting Adar and his business partner, Manny Kivowitz, on a rather auspicious day. To hear Adar tell it, it was five years ago on Tuesday (January 29) that pizza in a cone was conceived, when he dreamed it up watching New Yorkers shuffle along the sidewalks here, scarfing food on the street. The concept, he says, addresses the recent shift in how people consume food outside the home. With more people gorging on the go, Adar says he recognized a dearth of truly hand-held foods—foods that, by his definition, could be held and consumed entirely in one hand.
Enter the Pizza Cone
Were it only as simple as the subhead above. Adar wants you to know that all those pizza cones you may have seen on the webcropping up first in Italy, then traveling to the Mideast and Asiathose are not Crispycones.
According to Adar, he first brought the concept to Konopizza, the Italian company that would go on to bring the world the cones you've already seen. After showing the company the process, and on the verge of signing contracts, Adar said, the company told him it was no longer pursuing the ideaonly to release a similar conical product months later.
Adar seems to have taken it in stride, however. Unphased, he went back to the drawing board and worked on improving his original method. "I realized I didn't have the perfect product back then," he said. "Now I do."
The Crispycones Adar is making, he says, have a thinner wall than the first-generation cones and use a process that creates a moisture-protective barrier that keeps the dough from becoming soggy.
When I walked in, a warm cone, sans filling, was there to greet me, sitting in a little cardboard caddy. "Take a bite of just the cone itself," Adar said. "It just came out of the microwave, but notice how crisp it is."
Yes, a microwave. The Crispycone shells are produced by a baker in California, where they're parbaked. And though they're machine-produced, they have the look of the handmade about them. They are then frozen, to be finished off in a microwave at point of sale. Pizza fans familiar with microwave reheats know what the device does to crust, but amazingly, the Crispycone, true to its name, actually becomes crisp, or perhaps retains its crispness upon nuking.
My first question was, Yeah, but what crazy stuff do you have to put in the dough to achieve that? According to Adar, "It stays crisp without any of the weird stuff you wouldn't want to eat in it."
Taking him at his word, then, you'd have to admit that the cone is pretty damn ingenious. It's crisp, has a slightly flaky texture and a buttery taste with just a hint of sweetness, and it's easy to imagine the standard cone conveying fillings other than pizza components. And that's the point. The cone is merely a vehicle, Adar says, and there are recipes for chicken teriyaki cones, breakfast cones, salad cones, and deli conesthe lot of them designed to appeal to on-the-go eaters in general rather than just pizza eaters specifically.
Yeah, But How Does It Taste?
I've gone over the crust, which was surprisingly good. I honestly don't think you'd know it came out of a microwave if you weren't told or didn't witness it cooking.
The fillings were fairly standard pizza fareon par with what you'd get a corner slice joint. This might be owing to the fact that Adar had cooked them up right there for the cone I tried.
Whether that will change when these go into wider production is another matter, as Adar and partner Kivowitz tell me that some major chains are interested in the product and that they're also looking at ramping up a production facility to bring these to the grocery store freezer section. (Crispycones doesn't plan on opening dedicated stores at this point; Adar and Kivowitz say they want to keep a tighter rein on standards than a traditional franchising model would allow.)
Eating the cone was not unlike eating an ice cream cone once the crowning scoop has been licked away. Except for the dripsthere were none. I wouldn't say the eating experience was entirely without mess. As you can imagine, when biting into the edge of the cone, the space between your upper lip and nose is likely to take a dip into the filling, so you have to watch that. But it's hardly any messier than eating a well-topped hot dog, another hand food that the pizza would hope to bit some market from.
Will the cones catch on? That's anyone's guess. Word is among blogs I've read that the first-gen cones enjoyed fad status in Seoul a summer or two ago, and they've already spread to Japan, Russia, Iran, and Indiaall of which gives Adar hope that that first wave has done much of his marketing for him.
Pizza in a Cone: Kornet Pizza
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Capcom revisits Raccoon City for more brain-chewing thrills and spills. Abandoning series regulars S.T.A.R.S, the elite zombie slaying operatives, Outbreak instead concentrates on the stories of eight everyday survivors desperately trying to get out of town, flesh intact.
The Umbrella Corp continues to cause chaos with its genetic tampering, unleashing the T-Virus - a constantly mutating strain with devastating effects, depending on its host. Infecting humans and animals alike, the disease renders victims brain dead and brain hungry, with the living the dish du jour.
Taking sizeable bites out of the Forbidden Sirens and Silent Hills of the genre, with their predilection for non-linear storytelling, the latest Resi Evil switches between five different scenarios, each with their own set of challenges and puzzles.
Choose to play out the chapters as one of eight characters, and employ their special skills to get you out of the City - quickly. Among the stragglers hoping to survive, you'll find over-enthusiastic cop Kevin (a handy choice as he comes armed with a gun), ubiquitous 'plucky young Japanese student' Yoko Suzuki (replete with backpack for handling a larger inventory), pushy reporter and part time lock picker Alyssa Ashcroft, and humorously named (unintentionally, surely?) doctor George Hamilton.
Of course, how you play the game depends on which character you use. Certain circumstances will require a person with more strength or speed, and those 'unique skills' will undoubtedly come in handy, too.
Another change which is likely to please newcomers and longstanding fans alike is the added choice as to whether to control your character using your analog stick, or directional pad (if you're a purist). Either way, you'll be pleased to note that there's plenty of opportunities to shoot the semi-living hell out of zombies, and lots of 'em at that.
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I have installed and configured all the settings of Password Manager along with IIS and SSL Cert, but starting with a test user to access the link from IE on his his desktop to enroll to the service, anyway, the page has 3 parts of account name, domain (which filled automatically) and password, after the user enters the account name (which is the user account name as registered in AD) along with login password, an error message comes in the next page as below
Logon failed: This user isn't allowed to sign in to this computer.
You can reach the IT Help Desk at IT Help Desk: http:********************* for assistance in resetting your password or unlocking your account.
If i grant the user to logon to all computers from his account properties in AD, the user will be able to process with the enrollment.
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CDC: 105 US children died this flu season
(AP)—Health officials say the flu season is winding down, and it has killed 105 children—about the average toll.
The flu season started earlier than usual and ended up being moderately severe.
Roughly 100 children die in an average flu season. One exception was the swine flu pandemic of 2009-2010, when 348 children died.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the latest number Friday.
The CDC said 90 percent of the children who died had not been vaccinated. This year's vaccine didn't work very well in older people, but was considered effective in children.
Health officials say children 6 months and older should be vaccinated each year, but usually only about half get a flu shot or nasal spray.
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DENVER -- Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems is laying off 75 workers at its blade factory in Brighton, Colo.
The announcement on Tuesday comes after the company cut 30 jobs in Brighton and 90 at its tower factory in Pueblo.
The jobs are being cut because a federal wind production tax credit expires in December.
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall says the industry is being politicized in Congress and he believes extending the tax credits should be a top priority when lawmakers return to Washington.


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Pier 25 provides a small "town dock", a snack bar and a sand area for beach volleyball. A miniature golf course is open from May to October. The "Yankee," the last surviving Ellis Island ferry, is docked here.
Pier 26 is the home of the Downtown Boathouse (www.downtownboathouse.org ), where members can store small craft like canoes and kayaks, and the public can borrow them or launch their own boats for free. The River Project (www.riverproject.org), an ecological education and research center, is also located at Pier 26.
The view from Battery Park on Piers 25 and 26.
Pier 32 is a deteriorated pier, now severed from the shoreline. Birds and other wildlife are now claiming it as their own.
Pier 34 contains two "finger" piers that link to the Holland Tunnel Vent Shaft. The southern finger is open to the public for strolling, sitting, blading or fishing. The northern finger is reserved as access for maintenance for the vent shaft.
The view on the vent shaft of the Holland Tunnel on northern finger of Pier 34 from the Hudson River.
The Tamaroa is berthed on the north side of Pier 40. If you've read or seen The Perfect Storm, you'll recognize this decommissioned US Coast Guard vessel as the heroine of the story.
The Tamaroa at Pier 40 in May of 2000.
Pier 54 (at 13th Street) is a flat open pier that provides public access. It is distinguished by a steel arch the remains of a once-grand building built for ocean liner passengers.
Historical Note: Famous Tragedy: Look closely at the entrance arch at Pier 54, and you'll see that it was once a Cunard-White Star pier. It was the departure point for the Lusitania's first voyage. It's also where the Titanic's survivors returned onboard the Carpathia.
Piers 60 and 61 and their head houses are operated by Chelsea Piers Management (www.chelseapiers.com) under a long-term lease as a sports and recreation complex, featuring a golf driving range, a marina, two ice skating rinks, a bowling alley, a track and gymnastics center, commercial excursion boating, television and film studios and restaurants. A public pedestrian walkway hugs the perimeter of each pier.
Historical Note: Piersheds at Piers 60 and 61. These two piersheds are rare surviving examples of early 20th Century passenger ship terminals. Designed by Warren & Wetmore, they were completed in 1910. They remain intact, with the original materials and some original equipment, and have been restored by Chelsea Piers Management.
Two temporary in-line skating rinks operated by Chelsea Piers are located on Pier 62, and a landscaped public area occupies the western and southern sides of the pier.
Built in 1931, MV John J. Harvey, at 130 ft and 268 net tons, is the second most powerful fireboat ever in service on the East Coast of the United States. She has five 600 HP diesel engines, and has capacity to pump 16,000 gallons of water a minute. Her pumps are powerful -- enough so that when she and the George Washington Bridge were both brand new, she shot water over the bridge's roadway. She was retired by the New York City Fire Department in 1994 and bought at auction by her current owners in 1999. She was placed on The National Register of Historic Places in June 2000.
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Whether you're reading, relaxing, or watching TV, the Human Touch Perfect Chairs Series is ideal for taking stress off your spine and lower back. By reclining in the zero gravity position, you can also reduce the strain on your heart and relieve lower back pressure.
Using a concept developed by NASA, these reclining chairs put you in the healthiest sitting posture by minimizing your body's gravitational strain. Each Perfect Chair promotes circulation, relieves muscle tension, and decompresses your vertebrae for the ultimate relaxation. Complete with adjustable headrest and a design that helps relieve muscle tension, the Perfect Chair recliner helps you rejuvenate and feel weightless.