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POPsters, today we have a special treat from my friend Anna of ProteinPow.com! She is a super baker-blogger extraordinaire and honestly, her blog is one of the ones I read everyday because her recipes are delicious and they are focused towards people looking to build muscle while keeping their taste buds happy.
I love the way she writes with such enthusiasm about her culinary creations…I actually reached out to Anna in an email and told her…Hey, I think we could be friends in real life. Hahaha. How freaky is that!? Well in this day and age, I think it's ok. It's kind of like how you guys can get a feel for who I am through my words. I basically write the way I talk which is with lots of !!!!!! and !!??? and OMG all the time. If you ever met me in real life, I bounce around A LOT when I talk and when I get excited I start jumping.
Anyway, Anna wanted to dedicate a special recipe to us POPsters today. She asked me what my fave type of dessert was and well, besides cheesecake…I love carrot cake. And she was so kind to make it a vegan protein carrot cake knowing that our Vegan Challenge is coming up next week on May 28th! How I wish I could meet Anna in real life and have a cup of tea with her while going crazy over the cake! Maybe one day…one day I will come to Europe ;)
So guys, please welcome Anna into your Blogilates Community! Here is her guest post. Love ya girl! <3 Cassey
This recipe is dedicated to the awesome Cassey whose work and spirit shines through Blogilates! Thank you, Cassey, for sharing your energy and sunshine with thousand of us on a daily basis :-) Your positive attitude, strength of character, enthusiasm and PASSION for health and fitness set an example for all to follow and I'm so happy to have found your blog! It's honest, it's fun, it's inspiring and I love it! This cake's to you, ♥!
Ingredients – mixed together with a spoon (you don't want to blend it because you want to keep the cake as textured as possible!) and baked for about 40 minutes at 160 C (320 F):
– 1/4 cup of rolled oats
– 1/4 cup of coconut milk (from the carton, you can sub this with almond or hazelnut milk too!)
– 1 tbsp of chia seeds
– 1/4 cup of perfect fit vanilla protein powder
– 1 tbsp of coconut flour
– 1 medium ripe banana
– 1 medium grated carrot
– 1/4 cup of applesauce
– 1 tsp of vanilla essence
– 1 tsp of cinnamon
– 1 tsp of allspice
– 2 tsp of orange rind
Directions: First, mix your oats, coconut milk (from the carton, not the can!), and chia seeds in a big bowl. Let the mix sit for half an hour so it gets nice and thick – this will be your egg substitute ;-) Next, add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and mix it up with a spoon or fork. Then, just bake it! I baked it in a mini bread loaf mold so that, when it was ready, I could cut it horizontally and get two normal sized carrot cake slices. You can always bake it in muffin cases though or double the recipe and make a bigger cake. It's up to you :-) If you want to make the cake crunchier too, add some walnuts to the batter or chopped pecans! (I was going to do this but then, after I opened my cupboard to get the nuts out, I found out I was out, booo). Anyways, yeah! That's it! Super easy and 100% carrot cakey, grain free, vegan, and yum yum!
Macros per one slice (out of the two you get from the above): 215KCALS, 14G PROTEIN, 29G CARBS (12G SUGARS), 4.6G FAT (1.8G SAT) AND A SUPER 8.2G FIBER!
Thank you Anna!!!! I don't know how you come up with these recipes. I am soooo not a baker, so you just blow my mind. I can't wait to try this. Everyone, if you wanna follow Anna, you can find her here:
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Imari (Arita) Porcelain
Japan is a country that produces a lot of different ceramic types, most of them highly popular overseas. One these types if Arita ware, that has been favored over 400 years ago not only in Japan, but also in Europe. Later on, we will learn a little more about Arita ware and meet an aspiring, young ceramist.
In 1616, rumor has it, Ri Sanpei (a Korean ceramics who traveled to Japan from Korea) discovered a porcelain stone deposit at Izumiyama,in Atira. From there, he started working and made the first porcelain piece in Japan, with the use of the material he had discovered. With the porcelain stone, the production of ceramics quickly grew in Arita. With time, the overglazed techniques were so appreciated, that a magistrate's office was set up, in order to prevent them from leaking to outsiders, and in order to check on productions of Arite ware.
Early Arita ware design was mostly white material on blue designs. In the 1640s, the famous akae (a colorful overglaze that uses abundant red) was perfected by Kakiemon I. Beautiful designs in bright colors started to represent Arita ware, and from then on were loved all around the world. Still, in the 1690s the world saw the appearance of products that combined blue underglazed patterns, along with detailed overglaze patterns, with artifacts and gorgeous products, with gold applied over these incredibly fascinating designs. Known as Ko-Imari, this style of Arita ware had a significant influence on the productions of ceramics in a few areas of Europe.
With evolution at its peak, in less than one hundred years, akae and other techniques were perfected and brought up. In the 19th century, the reputation of Arite porcelains exploded in Paris, as they were shown at the Universal Exposition, granting them excellent reputation.
Nowadays, Arita is home to a lot of potteries, and a school that focuses basically in teaching the art of ceramics, in order to aspire future ceramists. Meinssen, Germany, entered a "sister city" contract with Arita in 1979, as both cities are famous for their porcelain (Meissen porcelain is the porcelain that originates from Meinssen). The international exchange through ceramics is a traditions kept alive even today.

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New legislation should shield Wisconsin job seekers from prospective employers who want access to their private social media accounts.
Authored by Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, the bill prohibits employers, schools and landlords from requesting the passwords for applicant, student or potential tenants' Facebook and other social media pages. The legislation was introduced in 2013, but was just passed by both the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate. Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign the bill into law later this year.
Once law, the bill will protect people from being penalized or discriminated against by refusing to turn over personal Internet and social media account information. The legislation does not, however, prevent an employer from observing or acting on a person's publicly-available social media data.
In an interview with Government Technology, Sargent said she decided to work on the legislation after seeing that the messaging aspects of social media platforms were being used as primary communication vehicles, instead of just fun diversions. She believes the bill will protect the 4th Amendment rights of the account holder and the people with whom that person is communicating.
Sargent was adamant that if an employer is not allowed to ask an employee or prospective employee for their private snail mail or emails, then they shouldn't have access to private social media information either.
"If someone has your login and password, they can see all that backend stuff … and it's that type of protection that I am taking into account in bringing our laws up-to-date with the times," Sargent said.
Continuing Trend
Wisconsin would be one of several states to adopt this kind of legislation. Washington set social media privacy policy early last year, while a New Jersey bill on social media protection went into effect last December. According to NJ.com, the Garden State was the 12th state in the U.S. to implement a law regulating social media privacy in the workplace.
In an email Sheila Gladstone, principal attorney with the Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend law firm in Austin, Texas, noted that 15 more states have a social media password protection law pending. She added that a similar law was proposed but didn't pass in Texas, but she's advising her employer clients to respect the trend and not ask prospective employees for access. Instead, she's encouraging them to review only what is open to the public or to any members of a particular social media site.
The Journal Sentinel reported that many of the social media password protection laws being circulated around the country have received bipartisan support. Sargent agreed and said her bill was bipartisan in both houses. In addition, she revealed the Wisconsin bill had support from a local chamber of commerce, a conservative business group and a branch of the ACLU.
Issues and Concerns
An amendment to the bill was made last week to ensure employers still had the right to "friend" employees on the various social media platforms. Sargent explained some parties were concerned that the legislation would prohibit employers and employees who had personal relationships from connecting online.
The Wisconsin Legislative Council – a nonpartisan agency of the state that analyzes bills – felt the legislation was a bit ambiguous on the point, leading to the amendment. Sargent felt the change clarifies that employers and employees can mutually agree to connect on social media.
In addition to employee protections, Sargent's bill also maintains a variety of employer rights. For example, some employees are in charge of providing social media for a company or use social media on equipment owned by a company. Under the new legislation, employers are still allowed to monitor what's being done on a company owned computer, and the employer has the right to conduct investigations and compel employees to cooperate if there are any alleged unauthorized use of confidential information using social media.
Gladstone believes the bill is well drafted. She said Sargent's legislation addresses most of the concerns an employer might have, particularly if an investigation is necessary regarding unauthorized transfer of employer data to an employee's social media account.
"Most importantly, employers can still find out what applicants are putting out there for general public consumption, they just can't force access to private pages that only the employee's friends and family might see," Gladstone said. "I think this bill is a good balance of both individual privacy concerns and legitimate employer needs."


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Collaborative Ground Segment
The SENTINEL collaborative ground segment is intended to allow complementary access to SENTINEL data and/or to specific data products or distribution channels. It is composed of elements funded by third parties (i.e. from outside the ESA/EU Copernicus programme) and provides the framework for international cooperation. The collaborative elements are expected to bring specialised solutions to further enhance the SENTINEL missions' exploitation in various areas.


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Charcuterie and Vegetables Showcase at BISq (Cambridge, MA)
The popular Bergamot Restaurant opened a more casual sister restaurant near my apartment in Inman Square. I had walked past BISq many times in Inman Square, and I finally had the perfect opportunity to try it when I saw a Groupon for a 6-course tasting menu for $30 per person! I hadn't used Groupon for a while but recently I took a look around and saw that they actually have some great restaurant deals in Boston. I convinced my roommate to join me for dinner one night.
Herb-marinated beets, raita, fennel, sunflower seed granola
It was unusual to have beets paired with spicy flavors as in this dish.
King oyster mushroom carpaccio, queso verde, red cabbage, peanuts, omelette, soy-ginger dressing
This was my favorite dish of the night. A thin slice of king oyster mushroom is topped with small cubes of egg omelette, peanuts, and a bold queso verde.


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If you said "blood vessels" or "bronchi" you'd be wrong, but those would both be very good guesses. There's a reason this false-colour image of the Mississippi Delta — photographed by Japan's Advanced Land Observing Satellite — bears such a striking resemblance to ramifying vasculature; as Unpopular Science explains, it all boils down to efficiency:
To highlight the edges of the branching pattern of river channels, vegetation in this image have been coloured red. While engineers have done their best to control the course of the Mississippi River with a series of levees and artificial channels, it is still difficult to control the 17000 cubic meters of water that flow out of the mouth of the river every second. On its 2320 mile journey from its source, the river has picked up a large amount of sediment. As the water slows as it enters the Gulf, this sediment can no longer be carried by the moving water, and so is deposited.
It's not a coincidence the image shares a striking similarity with blood vessels – a structure hundreds of thousands of times smaller. The fractal pattern that occurs in both is an efficient way to cover a large surface area. It also occurs in the neurons in our brain and in the system of airways in our lungs.


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Every Lady Scorpio Mandala Tapestry is designed to create good vibes & positive energy.
A Tapestry is a heavier, decorative textile created to be used as a wall hanging, or wherever your creative soul desires. Mandalas can help relieve Tension & Anxiety, & can also stimulate Creative Thinking.
In many cultures, the mandala is often used as a symbol for meditation, protection, wholeness & healing. It can be seen as a cosmic diagram that reminds us of the world that extends both beyond & within our bodies & minds. In each dimension, this symbol appears in all aspects of life: the Celestial circles we call Earth, Sun and Moon, as well as our circles of friends, family & surroundings.
Each color & symbol within the mandala is believed to represent all aspects of life.
Follow my Instagram & Pinterest for a variety of creative ways to use your Lady Scorpio tapestry within your home or the outdoors.
Color: Shades of Green, Blue + White
Large Size Tapestry: approximately 84 x 92 inches / 215 x 235 centimeters || Weight: 1.13 lb
Materials consist of 100% Cotton
** To avoid color fading, wash separately with cold water and hang or lay flat to dry.
Each mandala is handmade & may have slight flaws (color dye, thread, etc.) in the material. Color perception can slightly change in pictures vs. in person because each color is extremely vibrant. You can't help, but love these beauties because that's what makes each so unique & beautiful!
Because each tapestry is strictly made for decoration, they are not as soft as a blanket or quilt (although they do soften up over time).
Each is created to mesmerize the eye, they're incredibly stunning and pick up various colors in photographs that aren't always visible to the naked eye. I have included many pictures taken in natural lighting without being edited. Be aware that the colors you see, may be different from the next pair of eyes.
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Whole-grain bread rolls
There are not many things that can beat the whole grain bread, unless it's 8 delicious little whole grain breadrolls ;-) These are perfect for breakfast, and you can easily prepare and bake them in one evening, for e.g. Sunday breakfast! :-)
My fool-proof recipe will be a great fun, and a good addition to your baking arsenal.
French toast
I believe in food recycling, i.e. when something is still edible, and there is a delicious and healthy way to eat it, then why not? We should never let our food spoil, even when there's overabundance of it! :-) Enjoy these delicious, savory French toasts, which make a perfect weekend breakfast.
Shepherd's pie
This one is a real pickle — it's extremely simple, and doesn't look spectacular, but packs a serious punch of flavor and deliciousness. You can easily upgrade or downgrade the recipe based on your liking, use different ingredients, but as long as you make ground meat under a blanket of mashed potatoes, it's gonna be fine ;-)
Coffee cake
My first real cake, made with delicious coffee-flavored buttercream. It was really good, and simple! Because this cake doesn't require leveling, you can simply bake two layers separately, then stack them — a perfect recipe for beginners! :-)
I made my cake with normal instant coffee, but you can also use decaf coffee for same taste, but caffeine-free cake! :-)
I started my cake-making adventure lately, and the first, most basic cream used to ice the cake is the buttercream — it's very simple, and makes a delicious, thick and stable cake cream that you will love!
As you can see in the recipe image, I used it already in my vanilla butterscotch cupcakes, which got rave reviews from my friends and coworkers! :-) Unfortunately the cream alone is rather not spectacular, just a sweet, delicious blob of butter and sugar ;-)


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where the dream fish leap
A traveler seeking enlightenment has finally reached his destination: Port Botany. Part one is here.
Port Botany was a failure:
answers, answers, everywhere,
to questions no-one asked
and not a drop of coffee.
The voice inside my head was silent now,
my ambition was ambitionless,
and my quest would lie forgotten
in my diary if I had one.
The only way was backwards
to the factory life I knew before,
where conveyor belts were running still,
transporting woven sunlight into night.
Where once again, I'd sweep the floors
and gather up the broken threads,
wind those threads on spools,
and pack the spools in boxes,
to be recycled into shadows.
And if I met my double asleep, inside a rubbish skip
(the other me of this alternate earth),
surely he would greet me warmly,
and willingly share his life.
But firstly, I would bathe,
test the bubbling waters of the bay,
float with household cleansers
and unexpected chemicals.
When I emerged, refreshingly pine-scented,
I discovered I was not alone—
an unearthly being was sunning on the shore.
Her halcyon wings were shaded
with the evening and the dawn,
and entwined electric eels
were flashing in her hair.
She seemed familiar, a medley
of my earlier encounters,
and I ventured a casual hello.
She replied with eyes averted.
We might converse, I might confide
a secret of the universe or two,
but for the love of Zeus and Hera,
please put on your clothes.
My chance at last, I thought, as I dressed myself
in swathes of bubble wrap,
I will choose my questions wisely.
On windy days, my less important parts
are blown away. I've wondered
what is holding me together.
Am I knitted? Am I glued?
Or like water, hydrogen bonded?
Also, fish, my quest, and infinity.
You're made of words inside your mind,
bound together by conjunctions.
Nearby, the dream fish leap,
your bleeding anodyne.
The absolute may not be reached by mortals.
To understand the end of living as you know it,
you must grasp your own beginning.
Her attendant eels shaped flashing
constellations in her hair,
the ever-changing symbols from my visions,
now become a mystery.
I'll tell you more, the long dream
will be yours, but just before forever,
we'll dance upon the shore of meaningless reality.
Her record player was powered by the eels.
… really … a coffee shop … no idea … the Ramones … what …
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1798.
- Alcyone in Greek mythology
- hydrogen bonding
- bubble wrap and three visions from part 6
riders in pale cars (part above). The illustrated mind: this image is a mathematical visualization of EEG data.


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Funland, an abandoned amusement park in the GTA IV rendition of Liberty City located in Firefly Beach in the Firefly Projects, south Broker, and is based on Coney Island in New York City. Though Funland is not an interactive location, it can be visited in-game. Some attractions include "The Screamer", a roller coaster that stands 85 feet tall, tea cups, a mini-golf course, and The Liberty Eye, a 150 feet tall roller coaster, and The Parachute Jump which stands 190 feet. According to Michelle on a date with Niko Bellic, the park is to be rebuilt as a Las Venturas style theme park, much like real life plans to renovate Coney Island.
During the last mission of The Ballad of Gay Tony, Luis Lopez kills Ray Bulgarin's entire private army here as well as destroyed their heroin shipment they had stored.
In The Ballad Of Gay Tony Multiplayer, Funland is an avalaible location for Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch.
- There are small representations of landmarks from previous GTA games in the mini golf course here, including the World's Largest Cock.
- During Departure Time, you can set off the large spinning ride by the second van, by setting off an explosion by it, but not during normal gameplay.


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Retail giant Amazon is entering Oak Creek, Wisconsin with the construction of what will be its largest ... READ MORE
Midwest Team Tackles Tough Mix, Tight Schedule
Retail giant Amazon is entering Oak Creek, Wisconsin with the construction of what will be its largest Fulfillment Center in the state. This facility, set to be completed in the first quarter of 2020, will be four stories, 2.6 million square feet (1.9 M square feet of metal deck) and span 75 acres
Contractors hit their stride in construction of Amazon Fulfillment Center
Retail giant Amazon is entering Oak Creek, Wisconsin with the construction of what will be its largest Fulfillment Center in the state. This facility, set to be completed in the first quarter of 2020, will be four stories, 2.6 million square feet (1.9M square feet of metal deck) and span 75 acres. The center is expected to generate 1,500 full-time jobs by the end of 2021 and be able to ship 1 million packages a day.
In order to complete this massive project, developers tasked Meyer Concrete Pumping and Conveyor, LLC of Milwaukee to handle its unique demands. They deployed two Putzmeister 32Z-Meter boom pumps to rise to the challenge due to the brand's reputation of reliability and durability. One pump was designated to be the workhorse, while the other was brought on site as a backup.
Pumps in Putzmeister's 30-meter class are generally preferred for their compact footprint, accurate placement, and maneuverable boom design. Meyer needed an 84-foot reach to complete the job, and determined that their 32Z would be perfect for the job.
The Fast Track to Fulfillment
Working with construction manager Ryan Companies US, Inc. and contractor Lewis Construction, Inc., Meyer Concrete Pumping began work on the site on May 1, 2019. An aggressive schedule was set forth to complete a slab on grade foundation, followed by three stories of reinforced metal deck. For a period of nearly three months, the team poured continuously Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., taking only the occasional 15-minute break to tear down and reassemble the piping.
Timelines that intensive are "uncommon," said Todd Schaller, General Manager for Meyer Concrete Pumping. "There are no other jobs that I can remember over the last three to four years where we're pumping concrete Monday to Thursday, twelve hours a day for three months."
The Putzmeister pump was set up on the east side of the building, and pours commenced at the far west side, gradually moving back towards the pump throughout the day. On most days, Meyer pumped 850 cubic yards of concrete, and on some days up to 1,100 cubic yards.
Despite the high volume, the reserve pump stayed on the sidelines.
"We never had a breakdown," Schaller said. "We never had to use the backup pump."
A Mighty Mix
In addition to the rigorous schedule, the crews faced another significant challenge: an uncharacteristically dense concrete mix. It contained 7.5 pounds of FORTA fiber per cubic yard, substantially higher than most reinforced mixes.
"This was one of the most challenging mix descriptions that we've pumped," Schaller said.
The mix was a 4000 psi standard, pumped through 1,000 lineal feet of pipe system to place 100 cubic yards per hour. Moving tough mixes at a steady pace for three months is a tall order for a single concrete pump, which is why Meyer needed a machine that would be up to the task.
"We knew Putzmeister would pump these challenging mixes." Schaller said. "It was a no-brainer for us."
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
For the contractors on the Amazon site, a lot has gone right in recent years.
Meyer Concrete Pumping and Lewis Construction have both completed major projects in the Midwest throughout the 2010s. They brought their experience together for the Amazon job in Wisconsin, then went 10 miles down the road to complete a project for technology company Foxconn. Here they enjoyed another success with the same crews and same equipment.
The familiarity with Amazon, similar projects, and equipment capabilities has helped both contractors hit their stride and find their rhythm on these demanding builds.
"They want the same team on these jobs," Schaller said of Ryan Companies. "They want Lewis Construction, they want Meyer Concrete Pumping, they want Putzmeister concrete pumps. They want what works, because it makes the whole process go a lot smoother. And there's some peace of mind with that."
Relationships and Reputations
Looking back to the project's inception, Schaller emphasized that this was a true collaboration among the owners and developers, contractors, equipment manufacturers and other parties with a role in the project.
"It was a team work environment with good communication and a successful project where everyone is proud to share that they worked on it," Schaller said. "It was like that from day one."
Having reliable equipment that can push the limits goes a long way in this industry -- and people start to take notice.
"When everything goes as well as it did, that's like hitting a grand slam," Schaller said. "It goes so far with future business."
In job meetings since the Amazon project, various partners and clients of Meyer have asked if similarly ambitious pours are even possible. Schaller's response?
"Of course," he says. "We just did it a few months ago over at Amazon, with great success. We've done it before, we can do it again."A Putzmeister 32Z-Meter Boom Pump pours the 2nd floor metal deck. The machine pumped up to 1,100 cubic yards in a day.
The competed Amazon Fulfillment Center in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
Rebar is set, ready to receive a mix containing 7.5 pounds of FORTA fiber per cubic yard.
Developer: Amazon.com, Inc.
General Contractor: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Concrete Placement Contractor: Lewis Construction, Inc.
Concrete Pumping Contractor: Meyer Concrete Pumping and Conveyor Service, LLC
Ready Mix Supplier: Ozinga Bros., Inc.
Equipment: Two (2) Putzmeister 32Z-Meter Boom Pumps


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Renewable energy data available on PCJ website
In what it says is part of the push to open up Jamaica's renewable energy supply market, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is making an extensive range of data available for interested parties via its website.
According to the PCJ the data includes scientific and analytical information on Jamaica's renewable energy potential.
The studies date as far back as the 1970s and cover several areas including hydro, wind, bio-fuels, bio-mass and solar, the PCJ said in a release Sunday.
"The development of Jamaica's renewable energy market is critical for addressing the country's energy challenges and the PCJ is committed to facilitating the growth of this fledgling industry," said Dr Peter Ruddock, the PCJ's manager, Renewable Energy.
"The PCJ has the most extensive collection of information on renewable energy sources and this data is being made available so any prospective suppliers can hit the ground running," he added.
The PCJ anticipates that the information, available at www.pcj.com will be valuable to prospective energy suppliers, particularly entities responding to the recent Request for Proposals from the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) for the provision of 115 megawatts (MW) of electricity generating capacity from renewable sources.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Renewable-energy-data-available-on-PCJ-website#ixzz2MDHaO2YW
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If this capital flow deteriorates further, it will force the hand of the bond market and our government.
December 15, 2008
Treasury International Capital (TIC) Data for October
Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for October 2008 are released today and posted on the U.S. Treasury website (www.treas.gov/tic). The next release, which will report on data for November, is scheduled for January 16, 2009.
Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $1.5 billion.
Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were negative $34.8 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were negative $17.5 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were negative $17.2 billion.
U.S. residents sold a net $36.3 billion of long-term foreign securities.
Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been negative $13.3 billion.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities increased $92.4 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills increased $147.4 billion.
Banks' own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased $207.3 billion.
Monthly net TIC flows were $286.3 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were $274.5 billion, and net foreign official flows were $11.9 billion.


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NEW LONDON — A Waterford man linked to as many as 300 burglaries across the state has admitted taking part in a 2009 Norwich jewelry heist in which the jewelry store manager was tied up in his home and forced to provide the codes to the store's safes.
Mark Missino, 46, pleaded guilty Thursday in New London Superior Court to a charge of first-degree robbery. The plea was under the Alford Doctrine, meaning Missino does not agree with some of the facts authorities say happened, but admits enough evidence may exist to convict him in court.
Missino is facing 25 years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 30 in Stamford Superior Court. He agreed to a plea deal in October in the string of burglaries he is accused of committing with Bernard McAllister of Lisbon between 2008 and 2010, The Associated Press said.
The new robbery charge will not add to his total prison sentence.
McAllister is serving a 16-year sentence in the burglaries. He and Missino were arrested in 2010 after East Lyme police caught them as they fled from a storage unit containing more than 8,000 stolen items, according to The Associated Press.
Police had made no arrests in the years since the Nov. 12, 2009, home invasion in Griswold and robbery at Grader Jewelers in Norwich the same morning.
Then, in June, McAllister was interviewed in prison about the burglaries he and Missino had committed, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
"There's more, I haven't dropped the big bombshell yet, I'm sure you guys already know," McAllister told investigators. Asked what he meant, McAllister said, "home invasion, jewelry heist." Asked where, he said, "Norwich, Grader's."
The two men meticulously planned the crime in advance, police said. They practiced the crime in their East Lyme storage unit, police said, kept equipment they brought in separate or sealed bags and wrapped duct tape around their wrists and ankles to contain any stray DNA. They wore black clothing and black masks, police said.
To mislead investigators, police said, they bought two sets of size 13 boots that were bigger than their actual shoe sizes, they collected cigarette butts from an outdoor ashtray at an East Lyme motel and grabbed trash from a bin to plant in woods near the home invasion site and the jewelry store.
Missino broke into the home on Cook Hill Road in Griswold through a basement window, police said, and let McAllister in the front door. They rushed into the bedroom, yelling "FBI" and pointed flashlights and pistols at the jewelry store manager and a woman, police said.
They tied the manager and woman to chairs and used threats to force the manager to give the codes to the store's safes, police said, then brought them into the bathroom and added hinges and screws to the door to keep them locked inside. Police said Missino and McAllister also showed the residents a fake bomb they had made and told them they were attaching it to the bathroom door.
After changing clothes to avoid suspicion, police said, Missino and McAllister drove the manager's SUV to Grader Jewelers, arriving at the store between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. Unfortunately for them, however, they couldn't open the safes, police said.
Even with the robbery partially thwarted, Missino and McAllister continued trying to make sure they wouldn't get caught.
They grabbed 85 watches valued at $10,000 from a display case, sprayed the store with bleach to dilute any of their DNA left behind, police said, and Missino drove the manager's SUV to Leffingwell Road in Montville and set it on fire.
A few days later, they dumped several stolen watches on a New London street, police said, hoping – as happened – that they would be found and pawned and investigators might initially suspect the wrong people.
McAllister told police that he and Missino planned the robbery for more than a year and intended it to be their last, according to police.


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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion University men's swimming and diving team lost to East Carolina University 170-130. The Lady Monarchs defeated Campbell University 188-96, but lost to ECU 190-107.
Vitor Sa and Vitor Sa finished just behind Byrne in second place in the 100-yard butterfly (51.78).
Newcomer Hector Tricas placed second in the 1000-yard freestyle race (9:38.75), while his teammate Bernardo Figueredo finished in third place with a time of 9:48.81. Tricas would also place third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:42.89).
Carter Watson placed third in the 200-yard IM race with a time of 1:56.62.
The Lady Monarchs received strong performances from a handful of their swimmers. Kimberley Rashleigh won the 200-yard backstroke (2:04.37) and the 200-yard IM (2:07.67). Rashleigh placed second in the 100-yard backstroke (58.27). Rashleigh also finished first in the 400-yard freestyle relay, along with Savannah Bowers, Ashley Luchsinger and Ashley Luchsinger finished just behind Hubert in third place with a time of 58.71. Hubert also finished in second place in the 200-yard butterfly race (2:02.90).
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UPDATE: Yes, there's no doubt it's a fake, considering the NYPD has no 16th Precinct. Apparently this happened in New York City, and shot via shakycam from inside a taxicab. A few more "oh my Gods" from the person with the camera and we'd almost think this wasn't real. Of course, we just know it has to be. If we could just will it so.
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Analysis: WMUR Granite State Poll signals major shift for Obama
The latest WMUR Granite State Poll is either wildly off or we will look back five weeks from now on Election Day and point to this date as the moment we knew Mitt Romney lost New Hampshire.
No one is surprised that the poll shows President Barack Obama winning here, but what is surprising is the size of the lead, which is now 15 points. For context this is the biggest lead that Obama has had this year. A month ago the same poll showed him up only 5 points. Last week a NBC Poll of New Hampshire voters showed Obama up by 7 points. Remember that it was considered a near landslide when Obama won the Granite State by 9 points.
There isn't a lot that has changed in the month since the last poll would explain all of this movement, but there was on area worth noting. Working class women a month ago favored Romney by a point. Now they favor Obama by 16 percentage points. That movement could be based alone on Romney's comment that he isn't going to WORRY about 47 percent of Americans who don't pay income taxes.
I should note that the presidential campaigns don't seem be acting like Obama is way ahead in New Hampshire. If they did, they wouldn't have sent Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan here twice in the last two weeks or have Bill Clinton coming to the state Wednesday to campaign for Barack Obama.
New Hampshire is one of nine states these campaigns have been hotly contesting for a year now. But with this poll, New Hampshire may join Ohio and Florida as states now heavily leaning to Obama's column.
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Alzheimer's steals everything. Memories. Personality. Relationships. Your trust, and the trust of those around you. The perception of what's real, and the perception of yourself.
But it doesn't steal Helen.
Peter M. Floyd's surprisingly humorous, and never maudlin, narrative drama "Absence," at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre through March 2, keeps its protagonist Helen onstage throughout all the action. It's a tour-de-force for the actor - the estimable Kippy Goldfarb, subbing in seamlessly for ailing Joanna Merlin. But it's a symbol of the disease as well, which offers no relief, instead providing constant (and unwanted) attention.
End-of-life issues show us at our most vulnerable, and nothing focuses that vulnerability like Alzheimer's. When old age challenges us physically, we try to adapt, with devices and medicines. When Alzheimer's robs the mind, but leaves the body intact, we agonize haplessly.
Floyd's beautiful story - not sentimental, not in any way relying on faith, and filled with unexpected levity - shows Helen, grandmother, wife and mother, losing her faculties. She tells her stories, and her family - husband David (Dale Place), daughter Barb (Anne Gottlieb), and granddaughter Samantha (Beverly Diaz) - remind her that she's just recounted them. Cleverly, her family lapses into gibberish to show us what the world sounds like to Helen as she declines.
Gradually, as she progresses in the disease, she moves from her own home, to her daughter's home, then to an institution. But Helen never really goes away. In fact, one of the beauties of Floyd's piece is that the characters around Helen are as confused as she is. They aren't sure what to do with Helen; they also aren't sure what to do with themselves.
Floyd's foil, the character who makes it all coalesce, is the jester Dr. Bright (cheerfully brought to life by Bill Mootos). A figment of Helen's imagination, dressed (of course) in white with risible pastel overtones, he appears only to her - grinning and obsequious, flirty and trenchant as well. He embodies her disease, gently convincing her that all her memories are a burden, reassuring her that as he strips away her experiences, he's just easing away unwanted troubles.
Dr. Bright shifts the action from impossibly serious and pessimistic, to insightful and alive. He does what we cannot do - he releases Helen from the trap of her mind. Helen doesn't disappear, she transforms - something we cannot see in real life, and certainly cannot comprehend emotionally. But it's something we know must be happening inside every Helen we meet.
Director Megan Schy Gleeson smartly stages "Absence" on a single, narrow set. Boxes holding the artifacts of Helen's life, a clever prop that underscores the narrative, remain scattered throughout. Frosted glass sliding doors (which must be fixed - props that don't work elegantly are an unnecessary distraction) allow characters to partially appear to Helen's clouded senses. Scenes overlap, some with furious intensity, to add to the cognitive confusion.
The gibberish dialogue, at first tossed off haphazardly, recurs with increasing frequency. It explodes into a climactic scene, where Barb brilliantly comes unhinged over her mother's "departure," and actually serves as a gentle guide for the audience.
The gibberish helps us know that, like Helen, like her daughter Barb, like everyone touched by this disease of removal, we're not going to understand it. We probably won't be made wiser by it. But we will experience it.
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Here you go it is simple to do just revove the back cover splice the red wire connect the black wire from the battery case you are installing to the red end that goes to the bettery tray connect the red wire to the red end that goes to the circuit board simple twenty minutes and you are done this allows for you to use 10 rechargable batteries to get the voltage to 12v[IMG][IMG][/IMG]
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That cool thx
14 Trucks and counting!! 11 are TRAXXAS
hey guys, i just made a youtube video of this exact step by step instuction. i of course gave credit to the creator. check it out, comment it if u like, thanks ,
I found some energizer 2500 aa's they last a long timeOriginally Posted by Nitronaught
if you want me to i can break your truck for free!
You guys dont have to mod TQs any more.
Do they have rechargeable batteries in them now?
Stampede VXL Mini-T Nitro Stampede RC10T RC10B4 FT
I'm going to use the charging jack and splice into the wires going to the battery tray because it is easier to solder and my circuit board is nothing like yours. The funny thing is that is say TQ3 on the board but my transmitter is a TQ2.
My Nitro Rustler is faster than yours.
neither of those have charging jacks in them.
2 MAXX or not 2 MAXX...SILLY ?
Everyones supposed to be able to do this?
These signatures are to short.
is there any way to use the rx pack in the remote.........
You can only have 2
No it will not suply the voltage needed to operate. It needs 12v an RX pack is roughly 6v.
Drive it, Break it, Upgrade it
I have to do that now! What is the adapter plug? Sorry, I mean the "jack".
Parts Broken: 13
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Just did this with my controller, trying to make it look factory and it came out well. If anyone is using the circuit board that isn't the one shown then send me a pic of the board and I can show you where you have to solder, it's a bit late for me to show because I've put it back together but I might get a pic when I go to put my extra battery box up for the whole 12v. Pictures later.
Any transformer that is rated 10v-14v and about 250ma-1000ma will work, even 2A, BUT the higher the amps, the shorter battery life (the less times the batteries will hold a charge). You can get a cheap (but good) transformer nearly anywhere, look at Good Will. I made my own charger for my E-Z start battery by taking a 9v 450ma transformer and putting a battery plug on it. Also to figure out how long to charge the bettery (or betteries) is to take the number of mah (of the battery or battery pack) and divide it by the number of ma you are cherging it with (the number is the number of hours), so if I charge a 3300mah battery pack with 330ma it will take 10 hours, but if I charge it with 3.3A, it will only take an hour (but the battery pack will go bad sooner). And just to clairify, the number of mah of a battery or battery pack is to show how long it will last before needing to be charged.Originally Posted by FastGT94
I'm new to the world of RC and i wish i had found this before my recent purchase of a charger for my AA's. I will however still making this mode for the ease it will provide as time goes.
Great guide/ post!
I simply left a pigtail around 3 inches hanging out the bottom of the transmitter to plug the charger into. I did the same to the batter pack on my T-Maxx too. The batteries I am using are the sanyo nicds. They seem to be still working very well and were installed in my transmitter and truck back in 2002. I have to say the way you did it is a much cleaner look. Very good job on your how to do it.Originally Posted by necron
T Maxx and American mud, OH BOY!
My Summit TQ4 has a factory charge port on the back!
Good write up...
But, My RC has a jack already on the side.
Does this mean that I am all set to
run the rechargeable batteries, and recharge them ?
Traxxas T-Maxx ABMOD 33
Traxxas Dual 700HO Summit
Forgive my noobness with electronics and charging, but I just did this mod and have a couple questions. I wired this up with a slightly different jack, using a standard receiver pack plug and running it in to the open area under the battery door, rather then using the round jack drilled through the side as you suggested. Shouldn't make any difference right?
I noticed a couple weird issues though. When I plug my Accucel-6 charger in, and set it to charge, it goes on like its working perfectly well, except I noticed the voltage seemed a little high. It is always higher as its charging, but the 12.6 seemed higher then I expected, so I tried hooking up the charger directly to the battery box terminals using alligator clips. There it only registered about 11.4v while charging. Why is there a difference? Both seem to work, but there is such a difference in voltages that it has me worried.
The other issue is when I tried to Discharge, just to test it. The charger would immediately end, no matter what voltage cut off I set. However if I hooked it up directly to the terminals with alligator clips it worked normally.
What would cause this? Did I do something wrong, or is this normal and perfectly fine and is just a consequence of how it is wired and the various impedances of the connections?
Thanks for the help guys
This threads needs to be made into a sticky...
"We know who you are"
Just keep in mind that ANY mod you do on the transmitter voids the 30 day warranty.
"Fortunately son, I says fortunately I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency!"
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anyone have a link to the charge plug i need?
Those who throw dirt are bound to lose ground.
reviving an old thread lol will this mod work with a new 2.4 link? wire placement and all? i dont wanna screw up a brand new remote lol TIA
What's the reason for the charging wires being soldered on the board? When not attach them directly to the battery compartment like so:
Also my batteries just took a poo. They're covered in some slimy stuff and 2 of them are at 0.05volts.
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DISREGARD MY PREVIOUS POST-IT WILL FRY YOUR CIRCUIT BOARD. If a mod sees this delete it please.
Anyhow, I just did the mod properly and have used a deans connector. Works. Would recommend flat connector for easier drilling and gluing though.
I hate to rain on this nice parade but why not just take the batteries out and charge them?
Nice, now that I have that in, how do I get a TQi like that?
And there he goes with the carbon...


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BUFFALO, N.Y. - Andre Reed is lending his Hall of Fame pedigree to a fan group trying to keep the Bills in Buffalo.
The former Bills star receiver was one of 14 members named to the Buffalo Fan Alliance advisory board Monday. The alliance was formed two years ago and is made up of local business leaders offering to raise funds to help the franchise's next owner offset costs.
"I'm going to use that platform any way I can to gain more speed for this alliance to keep the team here," said Reed, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August. "For a guy like Ralph Wilson, who made my life so good, it's kind of an obligation for me to give back to what Ralph started there in Buffalo."
Reed was referring to the Bills owner and founder, whose death last month left the franchise's long-term future uncertain.
The Bills, valued at $870 million, will be put up for sale, raising the possibility of the team relocating. Toronto and Los Angeles are regarded as potential suitors.
Among those joining Reed on the advisory board are former Bills kicker Steve Christie, former New York Giants receiver Phil McConkey, who is from Buffalo, and NBC correspondent Luke Russert, who's late father Tim was from Buffalo and was a major Bills backer.
Reed referred to the Bills as part of the fabric of western New York, and integral to the region's identity and Wilson's legacy.
"He could have moved that team any time he wanted to, but his allegiance to the city was very, very strong," Reed said. "There isn't a scenario that I can imagine that would not include the Bills franchise in Buffalo."
The alliance's objective is raising up to $170 million, which would be made available as an interest-free loan. It's estimated that the savings from the loan would be as much as $14 million annually.
The alliance is registered as a non-profit group, and would not be involved directly in an ownership group because NFL guidelines bar community ownership of teams except for the Green Bay Packers. The alliance has also retained a law firm with NFL connections to ensure the loan would meet the league's business guidelines and not trigger public disclosure requirements or require approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Alliance spokesman Matt Sabuda said the group expects to begin raising money this summer.
"One thing want to emphasize is it's not a silver bullet, not a be-all, end-all," he said. "But it can make a significant difference in making the Bills viable by tapping into the ex-pat Bills fan-base around the country."
New York City real estate mogul Donald Trump, Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, the family of Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi are among those with ties to prospective ownership groups.
The Bills are essentially locked into playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium through the 2019 season because of the lease they negotiated with the state and county in December 2012.
The sale price is regarded as an obstacle in keeping the Bills in Buffalo, the NFL's second-smallest TV market. Ownership groups would have an opportunity to generate more revenue in larger regions.
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Fellow Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at IPS. She is also a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She has been a writer, analyst, and activist on Middle East and UN issues for many years. In 2001 she helped found and remains on the steering committee of the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation. She works closely with the United for Peace and Justice anti-war coalition, co-chairs the UN-based International Coordinating Network on Palestine, and since 2002 has played an active role in the growing global peace movement. She continues to serve as an adviser to several top UN officials on Middle East and UN democratization issues.
Phyllis Bennis is the author of eight books:
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She is also co-editor of Beyond the Storm: A Gulf Crisis Reader (1991) and Altered States: A Reader in the New World Order (1993).
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Gigi made Stella a pretty new dress for church. She got to wear it today for the first time, she looked pretty cute!
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Will.i.am was on the floor of the Democratic National Convention to offer his support to the president and the First Lady. The "Yes We Can" producer gave his thoughts on the First Lady's speech from North Carolina on Tuesday (September 4).
"I remember when I met Michelle Obama in 2007 and I saw her speak at a very small fundraising lunch, I was so moved by her speech," Will.i.am told CNN after Mrs. Obama left the stage. "Seeing her today reminded me of the first time I met Michelle Obama. I was moved by her speech. Being a mama's boy and being raised by a strong single mom is why I was inspired by the Obamas."
Michelle Obama's speech played up her connection to average American families and the humble roots that she shares with her husband.
"Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it," she said. "And he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we're from, or what we look like, or who we love."
Will.i.am famously recruited celebrities and notable voices for his "Yes We Can" video in support of the president. Nearly four years after the video celebrated the candidate of "hope," Will.i.am said that the message remains the same.
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The sentence is yes we–in capital letters–can, collectively, individually changing your family your neighborhood and community and spreading that to change your country," he said. "If you think that 'yes we can' is waiting for someone to do it for you…it's a collective a village. That's what the inspiration from Michelle did for me to change my neighborhood."
Will explained how he was moved to build a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) school in his East LA hometown. Recently, Will's music was blasted his new single, "Reach For The Stars," into Mars via the Curiosity Rover, which landed on the planet in August.
"It's cool because what it means and why it was being from Mars," he said. "To inspire these kids to want to be scientist technicians, mathematicians; to create the next medical equipment, the next turbine engines, the next new innovative tools to change our lives."
For your complete DNC convention guide and coverage, go here. —Erik Parker, CBS Local
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Oscar Pistorius 'interacting with people' while on bail
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- Pistorius%27 family has said he was traumatized over the shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius has been spending time with people who were close to the girlfriend he shot and killed on Valentine's Day, the Olympian's family said Thursday in an indication that Pistorius is becoming more active while awaiting trial on a murder charge.
The double-amputee athlete has been staying at the Pretoria home of his uncle, Arnold, since he was released on bail in late February, and he has largely remained out of public view amid intense international interest in his case.
The family of Pistorius has stated that the runner was traumatized and in mourning over what he said was the mistaken shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, but relatives and associates have increasingly signaled that Pistorius is emerging from what a spokeswoman described as isolation.
"Over the past few weeks, Oscar has found comfort in spending time and sharing memories with many of those whom she loved, in surroundings where shared memories were created," the family said in a statement Thursday.
It did not identify the people with whom 26-year-old Pistorius had met, nor the locations.
Anneliese Burgess, a spokeswoman for the Pistorius family, said the athlete had been "very isolated" but had begun a process of "interacting with people."
Pistorius said the killing of Steenkamp was an accident, and that he thought he was firing at an intruder through a bathroom door at his home. Prosecutors say he shot her after the couple had an argument.
The runner's agent, Peet van Zyl, has said Pistorius was running on his blades again and his return to regular training was imminent. Last week, a grainy cellphone photo of what appears to be Pistorius on the track at the University of Pretoria was published on the front page of the Afrikaans-language Beeld newspaper in South Africa.
The statement Thursday said the family was "deeply disturbed" by some South African press reports as well as commentary on social media platforms that had shown "disregard" for the pain suffered by the family and friends of Steenkamp.
"There is not a moment in the day that Oscar does not mourn for his girlfriend and Reeva's family, and all those who were close to her are in his thoughts constantly," the statement said.
Pistorius is scheduled to be back in court on June 4. He could face a life sentence if found guilty of murder.


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Yale Divinity School to host discussion on future of Christianity in America
NEW HAVEN -- The future of Christianity in the United States will be the topic of a public conversation Thursday at Yale Divinity School and live-streamed on the Internet, according to a release.
New York Times op-ed columnist Ross Douthat and author Diana Butler Bass will discuss the topic, which will be moderated by Bob Abernethy, host of PBS's "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly," and Lillian Daniel, author of "When 'Spiritual but Not Religious' Is Not Enough."
In his book, "Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics," Douthat claims that "traditional Christian teachings have been warped into justifications for ... anti-intellectualism ... selfishness and greed" because of a "choose-your-own-Jesus mentality" in which people "focus only on whichever Christ they find most congenial."
Butler Bass' book, "Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening," looks at how Christianity in the United States has lost the "cultural influence and numerical strength it once enjoyed," according to the release. "Bass suggests that ancient traditions need to be reformed renewed, and reimagined in ways that 'make sense to contemporary people,' according to the organizers."
The event, "The Future of Faith," will take place at Marquand Chapel, 409 Prospect St., from 3 to 5:30 p.m. and is free. It will be webcast live at http://new.livestream.com/yaledivinityschool/FutureofFaith.


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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County deputies believe six armed men wearing ski masks involved in a violent home invasion Wednesday afternoon may have targeted the family inside.
Deputies said the men kicked in the front door of the Lavender Court home in east Orange County around 2:30 p.m. and almost immediately pistol-whipped the mother before tying up the family of four at gunpoint.
A woman seen walking around the crime scene with a bandage around her head was identified by neighbors as the mother of the house.
Deputies said the group of robbers pistol-whipped the side of her head, then left the family bound for nearly an hour. Somehow, the family members were able to break free and call 911 around 3:30 p.m., but by then the intruders were gone.
The mother tells Local 6 she had to get 5 staples in her head from the incident. She said the robbers stole Jordan shoes, phone and $5 from a wallet.
She also said her family heard the names the robbers were calling each other and told authorities. The mother also tells Local 6 one of the culprits tried to rape their daughter.
Neighbors tell Local 6 they are wondering why the robbers came here.
"I just think that it's a person that knows what the people are doing here or that they have, money or something, because this is a safe neighborhood," said Jose Carpio, who lives across the street. "It scares me that people like this come into this neighborhood and do these things."
Deputies said the criminals knew what they wanted and got it. They also said the family was targeted.
"The public can be rest assured, these people were targeted by these individuals. So it's not just a random event," said Orange County Sheriff's Sergeant P. Parks Duncan. "We think we can be comfortable in bringing these people to justice pretty soon."
While investigators say the men and family may have known each other, the family says they've never seen the men.


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Explore a colourful, densely detailed and dreamlike world on PlayStation 4, and discover puzzles and platforming action that'll test your brainpower and reaction speeds.
Play as Amadeus the wizard, Pontius the knight or Zoya the thief and power up their skills to manipulate fire, water and gravity. Unsure who to choose? Then invite up to two friends along in co-op mode and make sure all three heroes are in on the action.
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NEW YORK, April 19 (UPI) -- Film star Jake Gyllenhaal is to make his New York stage debut in Nick Payne's play, "If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet," the show's producers said.
He is to begin performances Aug. 24. The Off-Broadway play will officially open Sept. 20, 2012 at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre/Laura Pels Theatre. The limited engagement of 13 weeks will run through Nov. 25.
Three additional actors and the design team will be announced shortly, the show's producers said.
Gyllenhaal's film credits include "Donnie Darko," "The Good Girl," "Brokeback Mountain," "Brothers," "Jarhead," "Rendition" and "Zodiac." He made his stage debut starring in Kenneth Lonergan's revival of "This Is Our Youth" in London's West End several years ago.
"Nick Payne is an exciting young voice in the British theater, and I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to introduce him to American audiences," Roundabout Theatre Co. Artistic Director Todd Haimes said in a statement. "When I read 'If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet,' I knew that not only did Nick have great range as a playwright, but that this was a perfect fit for the Laura Pels Theatre. Jake Gyllenhaal loves this play and the role of Terry, and I couldn't be happier that he has chosen to make his American stage debut with us."


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Rick Lee James performing the classic Holiday song 'Christmastime Is Here' from "It's Christmas Charlie Brown". The song was written by Vince Guaraldi.
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No more microbeads?
Some Albany lawmakers want to ban tiny plastic particles found in cosmetics, shampoos and toothpaste because they persist for centuries in the environment and pose a threat to fish, wildlife and humans.
The proposed legislation, known as the Microbead-Free Waters Act, would be the first of its kind in the nation, according to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The measure is being sponsored by Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney, a Long Island Democrat.
"From the Great Lakes to the Hudson River to Long Island Sound, our commitment to protecting and restoring New York's waters is among our most important responsibilities," Schneiderman said in a statement. "New York's environmental leadership continues today with the introduction of common-sense legislation that will stop the flow of plastic from ill-designed beauty products into our vital waters, preserving our natural heritage for future generations."
The plastic beads, which were recently found in alarmingly high levels in New York's section of Lake Erie, can accumulate toxic chemicals on their surface, threatening fish, wildlife and public health, his office said.
"When people learn more about this issue, they will be unwilling to sacrifice water quality just to continue to use products with plastic microbeads. I never met anyone who has wanted plastic on their face or in their fish," said Sweeney, who chairs the Assembly's environment committee. "I want to thank Attorney General Schneiderman for partnering with me to take action on an issue that threatens to pollute our State's environmental treasures."
The legislation would outlaw the manufacture, distribution and sale in New York of any beauty product, cosmetic or other personal care product containing plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size. Microbeads are found in more than 100 products, where they replace ground walnut shells, sea salt, and other natural materials as an abrasive.
The beads are rinsed down the drain and into sewer systems. Because of their small size and buoyancy, microbeads escape sewage treatment plants and are discharged into rivers, lakes and oceans, officials said.
Like other plastics, the microbeads can attract and accumulate certain toxic chemicals commonly found in waters across the state. Small fish and wildlife can mistake them for food.
Three large beauty product manufacturers – Proctor and Gamble, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive – have all made recent commitments to phase out their use, the attorney general's office said. Consumers can determine if their personal care products contain microbeads by checking the product ingredient list for "polyethylene" or "polypropylene."
"Riverkeeper commends Attorney General Schneiderman and Assemblyman Sweeney for taking action to address the growing problem of microbead pollution in New York's waters. We have strived for decades to reclaim the Hudson River from its industrial, polluted past, and we have a cleaner, healthier river as a result. These plastic microbeads are an unnecessary and harmful product that do not belong in our waterways, and should be phased out of use as quickly as possible – this proposed law would be a precedent-setting first step in achieving this goal," Riverkeeper president Paul Gallay said in a statement.


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I am interested in research on slave-master relationships within the BDSM spectrum. This questions concerns people who do not just engage in BDSM recreationally, but rater define their relationship by this type of relationship.
Master-slave relationships is one of reciprocated devotion and requires much forethought in planning activities. This includes both psychological and physical punishments, play and games. Many people take their roles in their relationship very seriously. There are clearly defined rules and boundaries that must be respected. This is held in high regard amongst the community.
Is it possible for non-BDSM relationships to learn anything from slave-master relationships?


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Search Is on for New Yahoo CEO After Yang Steps DownBy Reuters - Print
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang will leave the role as chief executive of the number 2 search engine on the Internet. After deals with Google, Microsoft and AOl have gone virtually nowhere, Yang will step down to focus on Yahoo's technology and strategy.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive as soon as the board finds a replacement, sending its shares up 4 percent on hopes his departure will clear the way for a deal with Microsoft.
Yang -- who will return to his former role as Chief Yahoo, focusing on strategy and technology -- tried to carve an independent strategy for Yahoo and was blamed when Microsoft Corp walked away from an offer to buy the company earlier this year.
Rival Google Inc abandoned a search advertising partnership amid regulatory concerns, and Yang faced a growing chorus of criticism from investors and analysts as Yahoo's shares nosedived.
Yahoo's months-long talks with Time Warner Inc about combining with its AOL unit -- as yet another way to boost Yahoo's earnings -- have also failed to produce a deal.
"The company is in desperate need of change and this is clearly one way to do it," said Ross Sandler, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, adding that Microsoft could enter the picture again. "Jerry was the roadblock for the last deal getting done."
Yang has consistently said that he would sell the company for the right price.
Microsoft declined to comment.
Yahoo shares rose to $11.10 in after-hours trading from their Nasdaq close of $10.63.
The shares are down nearly 65 percent from their 52-week high of $30.25, reached in February, two weeks after Microsoft made its $31-a-share offer public.
Microsoft withdrew its $47.5 billion buyout offer in May after Yahoo rejected the sweetened bid.
Yang, a co-founder of Yahoo, took on the CEO role in June 2007, hoping to strengthen its position as an online consumer brand.
"From founding this company to guiding its growth into a trusted global brand that is indispensable to millions of people, I have always sought to do what is best for our franchise," Yang said in a statement.
Last month, Yahoo announced it planned to cut at least a tenth of its workforce, or about 1,500 jobs, as corporate brand advertisers scaled back spending on Web marketing promotions amid a global economic downturn.
In an e-mail sent to employees, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, Yang said his decision to step down was taken jointly with Yahoo's board.
"All of you know that I have always, and will always bleed purple," Yang wrote, referring to Yahoo's corporate color.
Yang has been talking with the board, which includes activist investor Carl Icahn, about stepping down since before Google pulled out of the search deal in early November, said a person familiar with the talks.
Icahn did not return a call seeking comment.
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Meet at Berth 58, the SSA Terminal, at 5:00 AM!!
Port Truck Drivers have self organized and voted to shut down the port of Oakland on Monday morning at 5am! Solidarity requested! Support these workers who have been taking it on the chin and are fighting back!
From an email:
Yesterday a group of about 100 Port truck drivers voted unanimously to picket/strike/protest/shutdown the port on Monday morning at 5am.
Facebook page: More info & RSVP.
An Open Letter to the Community From the Port Truckers.
IMPORTANT LOGISTICS INFORMATION: There is parking on the Port at 7th and Adeline. Middle harbor park parking lot will be locked until daybreak. There are carpools from the Northwest corner of West Oakland BART (you can ride the bus there or park for free in the lot). Carpool drivers can be identified by the flashing light on their dashboard when they pull up to pick up riders. They will be driving people from the parking lot directly to the SSA terminal.
Please wear warm clothes! It is very cold in the mornings on the Port!
The NLG hotline will be up tomorrow! Please write the number on yourself in permanent marker! (415)285-1011


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AFPM petitions EPA to waive 2012 cellulosic mandate
Not even a month after a U.S. District Court dismissed its lawsuit on the 2011 cellulosic biofuel mandate, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers started over, petitioning the U.S. EPA to waive the 2012 cellulosic biofuel mandate provided in the renewable fuel standard (RFS), citing a lack of domestic supply available for domestic use.
The organization argues that the EPA Moderated Transaction System demonstrates that there is insufficient cellulosic biofuel production to even come close to meeting the required volumes. "In 2011, American refiners were required to use 6 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel to meet the EPA-established mandate, yet according to EMTS, zero cellulosic biofuel was actually produced," the AFPM said in a statement. "To date in 2012, just 20,069 gallons of cellulosic biofuel has been produced, all of which was exported. This amount falls far short of the EPA-mandated 10.45 million ethanol-equivalent gallons of cellulosic biofuel."
"EPA's ambitious timeline for introducing cellulosic biofuel into the fuel supply market continues to be unrealistic despite billions in incentives to renewable fuel producers," said AFPM President Charles Drevna. "Congress foresaw that the aggressive renewable fuel standards might be unattainable and established several waiver provisions in the Clean Air Act including for inadequate domestic supply. If zero production doesn't meet the definition of inadequate, then it is time for Congress to reexamine the entire RFS and its failure to produce their desired results."
While the Clean Air Act requires EPA to act on the petition for waiver within 90 days, AFPM requested that the agency move expeditiously given that the compliance period for refiners ends on Feb. 28 and cellulosic biofuel waiver credits for 2012 must be purchased on or before that date.
The EPA denied a similar petition in May that was filed by the AFPM regarding last year's mandated volumes. The petition asked EPA to retroactively waive the 2011 cellulosic biofuel volume requirements. Following the petition denial, the AFPM, joined by the Western States Petroleum Association, filed a lawsuit against the EPA in District of Columbia Circuit Court. On Dec. 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed the lawsuit, saying it was filed July 24, beyond the 60-day period provided by regulation.


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Vito Locascio Field
Vito Locascio Field
This park located in Ozone Park is named for Vito Locascio (1935-2006), a Parks worker who played an active role in the life of Parks and who died from cancer at the age of 70 on May 4, 2006.
Vito Locascio first came to work for Parks at the greenhouse in Forest Park in the early 1950's. He was drafted soon after, and served in the Korean War where he was wounded in battle and received an honorable discharge. Locascio returned to Parks where he rose through the ranks. For 12 years he worked as a park supervisor in Coney Island, and finished his career in downtown Brooklyn. At Parks, Locascio also played an active role at Parks' training academy and as president of the Parks' Columbian Association for 32 years. In 2008, Community Board #10 and Council Member Joseph Addabbo supported a proposal to rename the park Locascio Field, which was previously called Loring Field since 1987.
Bounded by 149th Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard and North Conduit Avenue, this parkland was initially acquired by condemnation by the city for water supply purposes in 1907. In 1915 the parcel was surrendered by Water Supply and reassigned to Parks. With the building of the Cross Bay Boulevard in 1924, a portion of this parcel was taken by the City for street purposes. Similarly with the expansion of 149th Avenue, a portion of the field --- as well as portions of Southside Burial Ground, a cemetery owned by Parks located to the northwest of this site --- were taken for street purposes. Additions to the park followed in 1951 and 1954. Recent improvements include a reconstruction of the athletic fields and construction of a comfort station, a $1.4 million project paid for with mayoral funds and completed in 2003.
Today the site is used in part by football leagues. Organized football in New York City dates back to 1870, when Rutgers University defeated Columbia University six goals to three in the city's first official football game. In the late 19th century, New York often played host to games between colleges from other parts of the country. In 1925, a team called the New York Giants joined the National Football League (NFL), playing their games at the Polo Grounds at 156th Street in Manhattan. The team would later move to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, where on December 28, 1958, the Baltimore Colts would beat the Giants 23-17, a match that many people consider the greatest game in NFL history. The fact that the game was televised nationally and took place in New York, the nation's largest city and media center, was a major stimulus for the popularization of what would become one of the country's most popular sports.
The many contributions to Parks and his community are commemorated here in the naming of Vito Locascio Field.


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|Designed exclusively for Farleys by Anna Wales. This second collection follows the form of the lip shape found in Roland Penrose's 1949 portrait of Lee Miller 'The Flight of Time'. The different colours in the painting are shown using a solid piece suspended next to an open outline. Each piece is striking in its graphic aesthetic, light and enjoyable to wear.


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XM Malaysia midnight club (bound by a common project) – Ivan, Wai
Hing, Shirley, Suzanne, Huai Bin (me). Kelvin and Ganesh were also
around but not working on the same project.
It's past 12 am in the morning and I'm still at the
office…together with about 6 other people, working on the Sony
Malaysia's 30th Anniversary project. I just realized that I am an utter
hack today, I took ages to finish the main page and that's not even
going into coding for dynamic responses on certain triggers. The main
page was just HTML and tables (I fucking hate tables…) and CSS and
yet I was slaving over it for most of the day. Granted, I was having a
borderline paracetamol (APAP) poisoning (don't ask) and was throwing
up, having abdominal cramps etc but that's no excuse…
Dinner was provided though…
The point is…I took ages to do something simple, and that is
really depressing…the images from creative were like jigsaw puzzles,
I can't write a good table to save my life and I even had to send
Yahoo! messages to Grace [pixelphobia.net] (who claims to eat HTML tables and CSS for breakfast) to ask her how to float text on top of static images…
I am still at the office and if there's a single word that could sum up today it's omgwtfbbq.
I really need to update my skill sets but that will have to wait, forgive me for not replying the comments today, work awaits…


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This week's multimedia compilation of pop culture crap features stupid idiots, Steven Seagal, wigs on dogs, and Models of the Runway.
1.) Models of the Runway
It's boring…and "dumb."
I love Heidi's reaction to them.
2.) Speaking of Dumb
Who the fuck forgets the words to "God Bless America"? Especially if it's your job to remember them.
3.) Gosselin Kids Promise Not To Murder Their Mother
4.) The Insider: "Michael Jackson…A Ladies Man?"
Did they mean like this?
5.) Anal Retentive
That OCD guy from that Bravo show doesn't allow his employees to poop in the office bathrooms, and if they do, and he finds out about it, he gets revenge.
6.) Anal Retentive, Part 2
On the TLC show Truth Be Told, people with who are obsessed with their pets were profiled. This woman swears she's "not a crazy pet owner," although she does admit to—and is filmed—wiping her dogs ass after she (the dog, not the owner) shits.
I wonder if this dog sleeps in her wig.
7.) Kim Sleeps in Her Wig
What would NeNe think?
8.) Everyone Thinks Spencer Pratt Is An Idiot
9.) Steven Seagal Is Working
Is anyone else as excited about Steven Seagal's new reality show as I am?
10.) My Sentiments, Exactly