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At the far edge of the galaxy lies the desert planet of Rosa, home to Jaster, a buccaneering young pirate who dreams of journeying through space. Now, Jaster's dreams are about to come true.
One day a huge beast appears in his town on Rosa and begins attacking the locals. Jaster rushes to protect the citizens, but is set upon by further strange creatures. As he fights the beasts, a mysterious man who calls himself Desert Claw appears and aids him in the battle.
Unbeknownst to Jaster, two people are watching the fight; Simon and Steve, the subordinates of the Space Pirate Dorgengoa. Simon and Steve are so impressed with Jaster's skills that they offer him a chance to join Dorgengoa's band. Jaster accepts their offer and, as he joins the crew of the space galleon Dorgenark, he embarks on a voyage across the solar system.
It promises to be a quest to discover new worlds and to solve an epic mystery that holds the key to the greatest treasure in the Galaxy…
A space pirate's life for me
Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King was one of the most popular role playing games of 2006. When it was released in Japan it sold an astonishing three million copies in less than a week, not so much breaking sales records as demolishing them with a wrecking ball.
Now Level-5, the team behind Dragon Quest, turns their hand to an original RPG with Rogue Galaxy, the story of a young man by the name of Jaster Rogue who dreams of adventure and exploration in a galaxy far far away.
Taken onboard a galactic pirate ship by two buccaneers who mistake him for the legendary bounty hunter Desert Claw, Jaster embarks on a wild journey throughout the galaxy searching for treasure and adventure along the way.
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Gameplay is similar to Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts or the Final Fantasy series, and sees you fighting enemies, levelling up, gaining new abilities and magic spells and generally swashbuckling your way across the galaxy. The galaxy in question is spread over six different worlds, each with its own climate, enemies and tricky problems that you have to solve.
Battles take place in real time, although you have a set number of action points that are used up every time you swing your sword, use a potion or cast a spell. Once these are used up you must rest to recharge, or you can recharge instantly by blocking an enemy attack.
You can also switch on-the-fly between the different members of your party, use primary melee weapons and secondary projectile weapons, as well as special abilities that can affect the whole party. Best of all are your Burning Strikes, a sleek, icon-based combo system that allows you to unleash massive damage on your enemies. It's an embarrassment of combat-based riches, giving you almost limitless ways to take out your intergalactic foes.
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There's also a great item and ability creation system to keep things interesting. Every time you buy something in a shop, defeat enemies or open chests you acquire items, ranging from fruit to jewellery to old socks. These items can be combined within a character's Revelation Flow to create new abilities.
So, for example, a bottle of Pirate Grog mixed with the Hellpot Flame reveals Drunken Burst - a grog-fuelled pirate attack that boosts all of your party's attack power. It's a great system that makes collecting items worthwhile while boosting your options in battle further still.
The visual style of the game is incredible, making it one of the best looking role-playing games ever released - the cel shaded characters are large, and full of personality, as well as looking gorgeous. Add to this great fire and particle effects and a brilliant, epic soundtrack, along with top notch voice acting and Rogue Galaxy's production values really make the game shine as a quality package through and through.
The characters too, are all brilliantly designed and a lot of them are fantastically weird, including a short Scottish guy with a rocket launcher, a camp robot called Steve and a sarcastic talking cat.
There's a lot of humour and an engaging storyline that you're going to want to see through right to the very end. There's a lot to recommend in Rogue Galaxy, but you really need to play it yourself to see exactly why it's so much fun to play. So what are you waiting for?
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Business travelers opt for homier digs on the road
By Kayleigh Kulp, Special to CNN • Updated 25th October 2011
There are many luxurious amenities a business traveler enjoys while sleeping on the road: fluffy beds, room service, decked-out fitness centers and concierges.
These amenities make traveling more comfortable. But when it comes down to it, take it from Dorothy: There's no place like home.
Some business travelers say they prefer staying in furnished vacation rentals, corporate housing and inns versus hotels, particularly for lengthier stays.
That's not just because alternative accommodations usually come with more space, free Wi-Fi, free laundry facilities and free parking, but doing so helps battle the lonesome blues while offering homey and off-the-beaten-path experiences.
"Living in hotels can be very depressing," says Mark Mule, a traveling pit orchestra musician who is usually on the road for weeks or months at a time. "Corporate and vacation rentals are homes. This is good for your head."
Hotel occupancy rates have slowly declined in recent years. Nationally, hotels enjoyed 63% average occupancy in 2005, according to Smith Travel Research. By the end of 2010, that figure had fallen to 57.6% (but it's up from its five-year low in 2009 of 54.6%). That's partly because of increased supply and less demand since then. As the economy recovers, travelers seek value.
In a September 2010 survey by vacation rental booking site HomeAway.com, 10% of travelers say they have stayed in a vacation rental for a business trip, and 42% say they would consider a vacation rental while traveling for business.
But booking a hotel still has its benefits. Survey results by market research group PhoCusWright show that hotels are, by far, the first-choice venue for corporate meetings and events, so staying in them is extremely convenient for attendees.
Hotels providing newer, better club lounges
There's usually a fully equipped business center, maybe a pool and wait service. Members of hotel loyalty programs enjoy perks like free nights, free room upgrades, access to VIP lounges and preferential treatment.
Sites like
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have been around awhile for individuals to book short-term rentals, but new Web ventures such as
are making it possible for travelers to obtain cheaper rates for nightly lodging.
Adventurous entrepreneurs can rent a room, but full, vacant properties are also available. AirBnB, which started in 2007, booked half of its 2 million bookings in the last six months, but it doesn't keep statistics on how many of those are business-related.
The convenience of paying one price for furniture, housewares, amenities and utilities is attractive to business travelers, says Amanda Cook, director of membership and marketing for the Corporate Housing Providers Association.
"Corporate housing is ... specific to [clients'] unique needs and reduces stress for the user, which in turn makes them more productive at their jobs," Cook says.
Saving money and hatred for nickel-and-diming are many travelers' motivations for booking alternative lodging, particularly at inns, 91% of which have free Wi-Fi and full breakfast, says Marti Mayne of the bed-and-breakfast industry's Better Way to Stay campaign. Many B&Bs also offer meal and activity packages, wine and cheese receptions, and 24/7 guest snack pantries.
Other travelers seek more control over their routines.
"I almost exclusively stay in places I find through services such as AirBnB," says grant writer and frequent business traveler Ron Flavin. "The reason I do this is to stay fit. Staying in an apartment with a kitchen makes it easy for me to prepare healthy meals."
Chris Brisson, an entrepreneur and co-founder of Automizeit.com, has used vacation rental websites AirBnB.com and VRBO.com to find private, local experiences for small, off-site company meetings. One of his recent snags? A three-story beachfront mansion in Costa Rica for $225 per night.
When traveling overseas for the long term, travel security expert Clinton Emerson suggests checking with the destination's U.S. Embassy, which performs security and safety checks on vetted rental properties. This helps prevent what happened to Comunicano CEO Andy Abramson, who once reserved a corporate apartment online that did not turn out as promised.
"The matter got resolved, but not without a loss of time and effort to get the kind of apartment we had reserved," he says. "Given the corporate apartment rentals are usually represented by multiple agencies, the key is to work with one that's reputable and to find a company where the level of consistency is there."
While more options are available for business travelers willing to be diligent, staying in a reputable hotel may be better when staying for the first time in a city, says Faruq Hunter, an executive vice president with GeniusCo who travels seven months out of the year. There's a better chance it will be close to the action and meet a traveler's comfort and safety standards, he adds.
"Remember the purpose of your trip," Hunter says.
Those who don't mind getting personal could consider staying with clients and colleagues, as public relations executive Elyse Bender-Segall does.
"I have established great relationships with all of my clients and enjoy getting to know them on a personal level when I am in their towns," she says. "To me, it feels more like home rather than to wake up alone in an unfamiliar hotel in a random city."
But travelers who really miss home may opt to skip overnights altogether.
"My schedule gets so tight sometimes that I choose not to spend a night in a hotel," says Ismail Humet, co-founder of MyFreebeez.com.
"Instead, I take a red-eye flight back and get some sleep on the plane. Oftentimes, a last-minute upgrade to first class will cost less than a room plus meal expenses. First class is comfortable enough for me. It's more important to get back home and spend time with my family."
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Dancing tango since: A relative newcomer to tango, Chuck started taking classes and private lessons in the summer of 2013.
Why tango: Chuck has been dancing since he started going to sock hops as a 12 year old. That's when he learned the jitterbug, cha cha, swing and other popular dances. As an adult, he became a professional actor and studied jazz and ballet as part of his training. In the late 70's, Chuck began facilitating personal transformational workshops…and stopped dancing.
Now semi-retired, he's decided to learn a dance he'd never studied before. "Tango has always intrigued me," he says, "it's a sensual dance, and it's a challenge."
Favorite part: Those moments when it flows. He enjoys "allowing the music to guide me around the floor."
About Debbie & John: "They make tango fun, and they break it down so we are able to follow," says Chuck. He also likes the way Debbie and John relate to each other. "Their relationship is right out there on the dance floor. It's fun to watch them negotiate."
What surprised him: "Because of my dance background, I didn't expect it to take this long…it's kind of a humbling experience," he admits.
When asked what he looks for in a follower Chuck says, "Someone who is better than I am and is willing to surrender to the process of following. And, someone who's forgiving, and allows me to fumble."
Anything else? At the end of December, Chuck went to the San Diego Tango Festival for a 5-day total immersion in tango. And, he's considering going to CITA in March.


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TORRINGTON >> Simply Seafood and More opened June 19 and has been steadily busy since, despite a lack of advertising, elaborate signage, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, or an official grand-opening.
Owners Idalmis Calderon and Jayson Northrop, of West Hartford, have put a lot of work into perfecting recipes for their fried seafood menu. Northrop said it took about eight years to nail down the seasonings for the batter.
The restaurant, located at 668 Riverside Ave., has indoor seating as well as four picnic tables outside. The kitchen is open, so customers can watch their food prepared fresh to order.
"A lot of restaurants shy away from the open kitchen because customers are so concerned about the cleanliness," said Northrop. He wants his customers to see everything.
The couple decided to go into the restaurant business one day after Northrop prepared some fried seafood for Calderon.
"I was always telling her about my seafood, One day she said she had to try it. I went to the store got some fish, a fryer and cooked it up. Ida tried it and she said 'This is the best fried seafood I've ever tasted. We have to open a restaurant.' Three months later we had a restaurant," said Norhtrup.
Calderon and Northrop have sampled the fried seafood around the state so that they can have the right portion size, the right price, and presentation. They also regularly test their seafood shipments to check the quality.
The unique way the seafood is fried creates a product that is different than most restaurants. Northrop said the final product has a lot to do with the heat of the fryers, the make-up of the batter, the freshness of the seafood and the fact that it is freshly prepared.
"This past Friday we had a line out the door and wrapped around the front of the building. We didn't expect such a large crowd. That night we sat down and figured out how we can make it better. The next night no one waited more than 15 minutes," said Northrop.
Since they opened there has been no formal advertising, explained the owners. All of their business has been from word of mouth and postings on Facebook.
"We are steady busy every day, all day," said Northrop. "We are having a blast."
Gary Clinton posted a photo of Simply Seafood's menu on Facebook on June 26 which was followed by numerous comments from satisfied customers.
"This place is crazy busy...they will do well. Very nice people, good job," said Sue Piontkweicz on the Torrington Connecticut Facebook page.
"Took my daughters there Saturday. Nice to get fried food that isn't full of grease!" said Victor Whaley Wednesday on Facebook.
Joy Santagata-Flowers said via Facebook, "Awesome food! My son came home with take out and shared."
Simply Seafood is open Monday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and closed on Sundays.
The restaurant also takes orders over the phone at 860-618-5640.


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I'd like to devote this blog post completely to MAC dupes. Thanks to my email buddy Maria for giving me the idea. I'm going to create a link on the side of my blog so this post will always be easily accessible.
Here's how it will work- If you know of some affordable duplicates to ANY MAC products- eyeshadow, blush, foundation, lipgloss... anything... leave a comment and tell me what they are. Then I'll post them right here to this page so they'll be organized for everyone to see. (I'll be updating as often as I can.) If you don't have a Blogger account and would rather send me an email, you can do that too: firstname.lastname@example.com
If the "dupe" product does not have a name-- for example if your dupe is part of a palette-- please provide a description. EXAMPLE: "the light shade in the L'oreal HIP duo in Sculpted"-- or-- "the deep brown shade in the Cover Girl Country Woods quad." Also-- I WILL post multiple dupe products for one MAC item- if you have a different suggestion from the one posted- that's ok!
- 134= Coastal Scents Large Paddle Face brush
- 136= Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 1 inch brush
- 150= Loew Cornell XXL Brown brushes (goat hair)
- 187= Sonia Kashuk Highlighting BrushCoastal Scents Duo Fiber Stippling Brush, Flirt! Skunk Brush,
- 190= Loew Cornell 1 inch Filbert brush
- 194= Loew Cornell #8 Filbert brush
- 224= Coastal Scents Sable Blending Brush
- 226= Coastal Scents Tapered Blending Brush, Sonia Kashuk Blending Brush (dark curvy)
- 228= Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 1/4 brush
- 239= Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 3/8 brush
- 242= Loew Cornell Filbert 7500 C
- Fluidline in Black Track= Coastal Scents Gel Liner in True Black, L'oreal HIP Cream Liner in Black
- All that Glitters= NYX Champagne
- Amber Lights= Milani Sun Goddess, NYX Golden
- Black Tied= Milani Storm, Prestige Onyx
- Brulee= NYX Nude
- Carbon= NYX Black
- Coppering= Milani Flare
- Cork= NYX Dark Brown
- Creme de Violet= Aromaleigh's Pure Eyes Frost Eyeshadow in Desire
- Dementhe= Milani Clover
- Electric Eel= Milani Atlantis
- Guacamole= Milani Limbo lime
- Humid= Milani Clover, Ulta Shamrock
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- Juxt= Milani Garden Mist
- Little Madam= Milani Illusion
- Mulch= Milani Java Bean
- Naked Lunch= NYX Sahara
- Nocturnelle= Milani Shock
- Nylon= NYX Barely There
- Paradisco= NYX Tropical or CoverGirl Tropical Fusion Quad (orange shade)
- Partait Amour= Milani Enchantment
- Passionate= NYX Cherry
- Perverted Pearl= Milani Silver Bullet
- Pink Freeze= Milani Taffy
- Plum Dressing= L'oreal HIP duo in Cheeky
- Sable= Milani Java Bean
- Satin Taupe= NYX Root Beer, NYX Iced Mocha, L'oreal HIP Duo in Sassy (taupe shade)
- Shadowy Lady= L'oreal HIP duo in Wicked (purple side)
- Shale= Milani Icy Plum
- Shroom= Milani Classic Beige or Jordana's Beige
- Sketch= Milani Marooned
- Stars 'n' Rockets= Milani Shock
- Steamy= Milani Clover
- Sumptuous Olive= Milani Antiqued Gold
- Vanilla= Milani Snow Frost, Cover Girl single in French Vanilla
- Vellum= Milani Moonlight
- Wedge= L'oreal HIP duo in Shady
- Woodwinked= Milani Golden Bronze, L'oreal HIP duo in Wicked (brown side)
- Mineralized Eyeshadow Duo in Two to Glow= L'oreal HIP Duo in Flare
- Studio Fix Fluid= Revlon Colorstay
- GENERAL: MAC Tendertones= L'oreal HIP Jelly Balm
- Creme d'Nude= Revlon Matte Lipstick in Nude Attitude
- Myth= Revlon Matte Lipstick in Nude Attitude
- Viva Glam V= NYC Cafe
- Bare Canvas= L'oreal HIP Paint in Secretive
- Blackground= Mad Minerals Cream Shadow in Carbon
- Indianwood= Mad Minerals Cream Shadow in Bronze Frost
- Painterly= Mad Minerals Cream Shadow in Bare Necessity
- Rubenesque= Mad Minerals Cream Shadow in Apricot Frost
- MAC Palettes= Coastal Scents 4 piece & 15 piece palettes (hold same size pan), also http://www.starsmakeuphaven.com/ has empty palettes that hold 15 and 28 shadows
- Antique Gold= Splash eye sparkles in Caribbean Bronze
- Golden Lemon= Splash eye sparkles in Golden Beach
- Pink Bronze= Pure Luxe in Fresh
- Vanilla= Pure Luxe in Copper Aura
PLEASE READ! Disclaimer--The recommendations posted to this blog are not my own. They are the ideas of others who view this blog. Please do not hold me personally responsible for any duplicate products that you do not like. I trust that those who offer recommendations have also TRIED the MAC item they're comparing it to, and legitimately believe they are offering a true duplicate product.


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For as long as we've known the pair, video games have been video games, and board games have been board games. But as time and technology march on, could two become, as the Spice Girls say, one?
There has long been a fairly simple divide between the two: One medium involves playing games on a computing device, the other involves playing games on a board, or using a set of rules or cards. One is virtual, one physical, and despite thematic similarities the two have been largely separate entities.
As we push into the 21st century, however, the lines are becoming a little more blurred. Video games have long been home to digital conversions of actual board games, but with the advent of online communication platforms like Xbox Live, old card and board game favourites like Uno and Settlers of Catan are finding new life – and new generations of fans – on gaming consoles.
An even greater trend has recently – pardon the pun – surfaced in the world of board games, where things are moving in the opposite direction. Thanks to the nature and interactivity of Microsoft's Surface, which is basically a touch-screen computer that doubles as a large table, games that once relied on little but pen, paper and die are now looking decidedly digital.
SurfaceScapes, a project currently underway at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center, is at the forefront of this movement. The students in the team have been hard at work creating a proof-of-concept for a Dungeons & Dragons (fourth edition) program that runs on Microsoft's Surface, and have already achieved impressive results.
Their digital version of the venerable tabletop game maintains the use of real-world objects such as miniatures and the famous D&D die, but introduces a range of new features only possible through the use of Surface, such as animation sequences on the "game board," along with constant feedback on the status and progress of the characters in the game.
This synergy is achieved by modifying the "real world" elements of the game so that Surface can recognise them. By placing sensors on the die and character pieces, the table is able to recognise their movement, and update the board and game progress as required.
Another similar project is currently in development at Vectorform, in partnership with Microsoft, the creators of the Surface. This team is working on another famous board game, only this time it's Settlers of Catan, the classic German board game of colonisation and conquest.
Both projects are notable not just for the way they make traditional board and tabletop games a little sexier, but for the improvements made to the games under the hood. Being computers, platforms like Surface aren't just there to provide pretty graphics and sound effects; their processing power can be harnessed to make playing the games a lot easier, by taking things like statistics and rule calculations out of the hands of slow, inaccurate human brains.
While all these pretty graphics and touch-screen controls and computing power might be what first grabs your attention with these digital board games, they're not the biggest improvements made to the original games. No, those are a little less tangible, a little less immediate.
"Today, if you want to play a digital boardgame, it's often a solo affair, or a disconnected experience (ie. users in different locations or on different machines", Joe Engalan, from Vectorform Game Studio (the Surface Catan team) tells Kotaku. Dyala Kattan-Wright, from the Surfacescapes team, continues "The table is a great place for friends and family to gather, and games are a wonderful interaction."
It's the fact that, despite all the technological advances and presentation improvements a device like Surface brings, the key is that it's making those advances while keeping a group of people sitting (or standing) around a single table. No phone lines or split screens required.
Sounds amazing when you look at the positives like that, but there is of course a major obstacle standing in the way of this becoming something "mainstream": the availability and accessibility of the technology required. While Surface looks great on film and plays great in person, it's big, and it's expensive, with commercial units going for around $12,500 each.
"The cost of Surface is definitely a major barrier of entry for people to enjoy SurfaceScapes", Kattan-Wright says. "Average consumers may soon be able to buy them (or an equivalent system), but it will probably be a few years before such technology becomes affordable and widely available."
And even when it does, it's not like this kind of stuff is going to be appearing in lounge rooms or dining rooms the world over. People already have tables, and most won't be willing to spend the money - or find the space - to house one of these devices in their homes.
One potential, and promising way around this is Microsoft's plans to explore commercial ventures for games like Surfacescapes and Catan Surface. You may not be able to play or afford the games at home, but if there was a dedicated arena - like an arcade or cafe - you may go there to play, and even pay a club or a vendor for the privilege.
So if these two projects - surely the first of many to come over the years - are an example of boardgames and tabletop games becoming more like video games, while video games, with an increasing trend towards accessibility and direct control, become simpler, could we at some point in the future see a point where these two once very different mediums return to the same common ground?
"Hopefully there will always be a segment of the population that finds value in sitting down at a table and playing a game," says Todd Breitenstein, creator of Zombies!, one of the most popular tabletop games of all time. "For us, the social aspect of gaming is as important as the game itself. There is value in the social interaction associated with tabletop games. It would be very sad indeed if people lost the need to have real human contact."
It's a sentiment shared by Surfacescape's Kattan-Wright. "While we will likely see tabletop gaming borrowing more heavily from video games, there is a lot to be said for keeping certain aspects, such as the shared social narrative, in the hands of the players and not relegating it to a computer."


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Bob Molavi, Creative Business Coach on Financial Success, will be the next gues on LA talk radio's Intending Success Radio Show (http://www.latalkradio.com/Intending.php)
Intending Success Radio Show is a talk radio show to help you intentionally create success in your life! The topic is Financial Success from a Creative Spiritual Perspective, and it's going to be live on Friday, March 2nd. Tune in between 4-4.50 pm Eastern / 1 pm-1.50 pm Pacific. You can even call in with a question if you want.


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Hookah syrup Shishasyrup Frozen Cranberry 100ml
Product's availability
The product that is sold here is a Shishsyrup aroma bottle with a capacity of 100 ml.
ShishaSyrup is the first, high quality hookah aroma that was specifically made for hookah minerals. As it doesn't contain either molasses, or sugar, or honey, it won't plug the micro pores of the hookah stone, so you can re-flavor your mineral many times.
- for hookah stones
- for naturally dry tobacco
- for dried up hookah tobacco
- for semi-finished hookah tobacco
- for vaporizers
Outstanding, and constantly supervised quality
- With pharmacy-quality glycerin.
- Good brands, exclusively European, hand-picked flavors by intense scent-masters
- Sugar-free, honey-free (doesn't burn / won't plug the hookah stone)
Usage in case of tobacco
The usage of Shishasyrup is very simple with tobacco and with steam stones, too. You only need a box or bowl in which you mix things. The bag of the tobacco is suitable too.
How to use Shishasyrup with semi-finished hookah tobacco?
- Open the bag of the semi-finished hookah tobacco and put 40g of it into a well-closing box.
- Sprinkle the tobacco with 100ml aromatic Shishasyrup. That is the whole bottle.
- Mix the ingredients well, and steadily.
- Leave the mixture in its box for one day. After that, it is ready to smoke.
Ingredients: 40g semi-finished hookah tobacco, box, 100ml Shishasyrup aromatic tobacco flavorer (1 tube)
Effort: 2 minutes, anyone can do it without any special equipment
- Get a box about 200ml and an airtight reclosable bag. Put the tobacco in the bag and sprinkle it with the Shishasyrup aromatic molasses. You can mix it easily this way. Than put the bag into the box. This double protection assures that our flavored tobacco stays wet, delicious and strong.
- You should use phunnel ceramics or mini phunnel. Use a large quantity of your flavored tobacco.
In case of steam stones
The usage of Shishasyrup is really simple with steam stones.
You don't need any equipment and there's no complex process. It's much easier to use Shishasyrup because you just need to follow these two steps:
- The steam stones must be dry and clean.
- You don't need to sprinkle the whole tube of Shisasyrup on one portion of steam stones.
Preparation of steam stones
After you used up your Shisharoma (or other steam stones) you should put the stones in a well-ventilated place. After the whole pack ran out you need to soak them in a filter or a box. Remove the remained ash and molasses. If you're done with this, you need to dry the stones, so put them in a warm and well-ventilated place. You can heat them with a hairdryer or on the radiator. But you mustn't heat them with open-flame or in a closed pot, a closed oven, a microwave oven, or a griller.
Advice: You can put the stones out the window, but you should pay attention to dust and other things that can make your stones dirty.
Re-flavoring the steam stones
The re-flavoring method is really simple with steam stones. Put the used and cleaned stone into the original box. Then sprinkle the one third of a tube of Shishasyrup, which is about 30-35ml of aromatic molasses. Leave it in the box for 1-2 hours. During this time you should stir it a few times. After 1-2 hours, the stones are ready to smoke.
Comment: The drier your Shisharoma is, the less time it requires. It can be the half or even the one third of it.


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How to Find Your iPad's MAC Address
Your iPad's Wi-Fi interface has a permanent, unique serial number called a media access control (MAC) address. Some universities and employers may request your iPad's MAC address to monitor or limit your access to certain Wi-Fi networks.
MAC addresses can also be used for less nefarious purposes. For example, if your iPad is stolen on a university's campus, the IT department may be able to use its MAC address to trigger an alert when the criminal connects your iPad to a university network. For reasons like this, it can be a good idea to find and store your iPad's MAC addresses.
Here's how to find your iPad's MAC address:
- From the home screen, tap Settings.
- Tap General.
- Tap About. The window shown below appears.
The iPad's MAC address - referred to as the Wi-Fi Address in iOS settings - is displayed on the screen.
This is important: You should not share your MAC address with anyone except authorized IT personnel. MAC addresses are unique and permanent, but they can also be spoofed by attackers. In a worst-case scenario, a malicious individual could acquire and spoof your MAC address, and you could be blamed for the illegal activity conducted by the malicious individual. So please, protect your MAC addresses!
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Signing into law the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (pdf) will naturally not go down in history for President Barack Obama the way the latest tax compromise has. It's not that hot kind of news — although it will likely have more effect on children's daily lives than modest tax cuts. This new bill requires food served in schools, including in vending machines, to be more nutritious and gives a boost to funding for various child nutrition programs.
The take-home justification for the bill is that one in three American children is now obese, and that the problem is especially acute among the poor of all colors. To get a sense of how critical this problem is, think of this: If you grew up in the '70s or before, you certainly remember the occasional "fat kid," or even fat family. But today, in low- and even modest-income neighborhoods, the term is almost useless because kids we used to classify as fat are now the norm.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act appeals to us because its logic seems so clear: To make kids healthier, we change what is available for them to eat. However, we can't help but wonder: What about what children eat when they're not at school? Conventional wisdom has it that changing kids' evening and weekend eating habits will also be a matter of changing their environment.
Specifically, we are taught to think that the black obesity problem is in large part a matter of societal injustice. The story goes that the rise in obesity among the poor is due to a paucity of supermarkets in inner-city areas. This factoid has quite a hold on the general conversation about health issues and the poor, for two reasons. One is that it sits easily in the memory. The other is that it corresponds to our sense that poor people's problems are not their fault — which quite often they are not — and that reversing the problem will require undoing said injustice.
The trouble is that it is impossible to truly see a causal relationship between inner-city obesity and the distance of the supermarket when you live, for example, in New York.
Yet obesity is still rife in West Harlem, including among teenagers raised on food bought there, in a way that it is not in Greenwich Village. Throughout the city, there are supermarkets amply stocked with fresh produce priced modestly, in struggling neighborhoods where the average weight of people is distinctly higher than on the Upper East Side.
Another example: It was one thing to read four years ago about the Healthy Bodegas Initiative, which stocked bodegas in Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn with fresh produce and low-fat milk. The idea was that people for whom these bodegas are their closest source of food would be healthier if they could buy fresher and less fatty food there. But it was another thing to follow up on the results (pdf). After two years, only one in four stores reported people buying more vegetables, and one in three reported people buying more fruit.
The no-supermarket paradigm discourages us from considering that human beings acquire — through childhood experience, cultural preferences and economics — a palate. Note that the economy is part of the equation: The cheapness of sugary drinks is notorious, thanks to the popularity and influence of the muckraking 2008 documentary Food, Inc. and Eric Schlosser's best-selling book Fast Food Nation, which was made into a movie in 2006.
Culture, too, creates a palate — and to point that out is not to find "fault." Example: Slavery and sharecropping didn't make healthy eating easy for black people back in the day. Salt and grease were what they had, and Southern blacks brought their culinary tastes North (Zora Neale Hurston used to bless her friend Langston Hughes with fried-chicken dinners). Fried food, such as fried chicken, was also easy to transport for blacks traveling in the days of Jim Crow, when bringing your own food on the road was a wise decision.
All of which is to say that our take on the obesity issue at hand cannot be that sugary and high-fat food is always the only food that is available to poor people within walking distance. It simply isn't true. If we assume that the next step from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will be to make sure all poor people live three blocks or fewer from a supermarket, we will see a problem continue.
Rather, there are habits that people of all walks of life develop for any number of reasons, on which they can be persuaded to pull back. We should focus more attention on getting the word out in struggling communities about ways to make tasty food that doesn't kill you. With this book, for instance, you don't miss real flavor — pass it on.
But let's not fall for the idea that for poor black people and only poor black people, kale and apples being sold four blocks away are out of reach.
John McWhorter is a regular contributor to The Root. He is the author of Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English.
John McWhorter is a contributing editor at The Root. He is an associate professor at Columbia University and the author of several books, including Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America and Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English.


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I'm running into a brick wall here so I thought I'd write a post to see ;
- if my model is wrong
- if norma is giving a model error when it should not.
I've included a screenshot with the model. Im getting 2 errors because of the exclusive or constraint on the fact types between user, single action and action.
The sample population is as follows
User: John, Peter, Mark
FactType User --> single action: John, 3
FactType User --> action: Peter, 1; John, 2
Action: 1,2,3
Single action: 1,3
Batch Action: 2
What I'm trying to model is the following;
Batch actions can only be entered through the NCC (Name of our software client)
Single actions can be entered through the NCC AND the IEC61968-9 interface
I know I can model it differently but In my perception the model and sample population should not give an error.
Model Error: 'SingleAction' instance '3' in model 'ORMModel1' must participate in fact type 'UserRequestedSingleActionThroughTheIec619689Interface' or fact type 'UserRequestedActionThroughTheNCC'.Model Error: 'SingleAction' instance '1' in model 'ORMModel1' must participate in fact type 'UserRequestedSingleActionThroughTheIec619689Interface' or fact type 'UserRequestedActionThroughTheNCC'.
Hi Karl,
I'll confirm this as a bug with populations across mandatory constraints on different subtypes. I fixed some related cases in the last round (mentioned in bug fix item 2 in the Dec 2013 readme), but apparently I have more work to do.
This is an issue with incremental validation not recognizing that instances of the 'other' subtype are in use. You can either hide the errors (error display is easily deactivated and reactivated now with the new context menus) or just reload the model, which starts with a clean error pass. A quick reload without officially saving to disk can be done by turning on an extension (then turning it back off). Most of my models don't use 'Custom Properties', so I do that one.
Thanks for reporting this one.


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Applying for Financial Aid
In order for the Financial Aid Office to process aid for a student, the following steps must be completed:
1. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible after October 1st for the upcoming school year. www.fafsa.ed.gov
Federal School Code (PELL) 006461
2. After filing the FAFSA, the student will receive either a pre-printed New York State Express Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) application or a TAP Change Form. Simply follow the instructions included with the form or email notice. www.hesc.com
State School Code (TAP) 0710
3. Before financial aid can be disbursed, St. Elizabeth College of Nursing verifies 100% of all data submitted on the FAFSA. Students will need to either use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool in FAFSA on the Web, or they can order an IRS tax return transcript and submit it directly to the financial aid office. The tax return transcript can be ordered at www.irs.gov. Additional documentation may be required. These documents must be reviewed and necessary corrections made.
Once the above steps have been taken, a financial aid award letter will be sent to each student. The award letter should be read and followed carefully. Awards need to be accepted or denied by the student and returned to the financial aid office in a timely manner. Award letters not returned will be deemed denied by the student.
For a student that has a significant decrease in income or parent's income (if dependent student) from the prior year, a Special Condition form may be submitted to the Financial Aid Office along with supporting documentation. The Financial Aid Office may be able to use the current year's estimated income rather than the prior year's to determine eligibility for federal aid.
Student financial aid programs, both state and federal, are subject to adjustment, depending on the student's change in financial status and allocation of funds to the college.
Available Financial Aid
- Federal Pell Grant
- N.Y.S. Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
- N.Y.S. Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS)
- Federal Direct Student Loans
- Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loans


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Thanks to Adam over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun for pointing out The Worry of Newport, a Crysis mod that turns the tropical shooter into a slow, moody traipse through a drab seaside village.
Which looks cooler than it sounds.
Set in and around the town of Newport, it's all about exploration. And listening, as the game boasts a narrator to help give things a little context. And interactive flashbacks. And, sometimes—when things get a little scary—combat as well.
You can find download instructions at the link below.
The Worry of Newport [ModDB, via Rock, Paper, Shotgun]
You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at email@example.com. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.


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What should the USA do to balance present deficit trade balances in my opinion?
In my last post I stated I would explore how, in my opinion, we should renegotiate trade agreements to achieve a non-adversarial win-win proposition to achieve free and fair trade agreements for both trade partners.
I continue to hear and read opinions from elitist newspaper editorial columnists, news commentators, and politicians, that it is a myth that US manufacturing will ever be restored to the US and the displaced workers whose jobs were outsourced need to fess up, re-educate themselves, move to other states etc, etc.
In My Opinion
The myth elitist's do not explain how displaced workers can afford to pay to move, find the time to become re-educated while working two, part time minimum wage jobs just to pay food and rent. Even if all the displaced workers did as the elitists recommend, there will never be enough livable wage jobs available for the reeducated workers.
Frankly, if you agree with these elitists, I recommend you read no further.
If you agree with my opinion that not only will the jobs return, they must return or the US will continue on the present downward path all the economic statistics of lower living standards and wages indicate US workers are now experiencing.
King Solomon
Clouds and wind and no rain, a man who boasts about a non-existent gift. (Proverb 25:14)
In a previous post I gave an explanation of this proverb. HERE.
There is another wise saying, "Unless orders come from the top."
In other words, if a leader, President, CEO, Boss, etc. wants something to happen, and he or she is "made of steel, and not straw" the chances of a meaningful change are more likely to happen.
President Obama promised in his first campaign run for President to renegotiate all trade agreements. Who is elected in the coming election matters if you want to witness the return of livable wage manufacturing jobs to the USA. Choose a candidate with a record of personal leadership accomplishments rather than another "empty suit politician I described in my above previous post.
What to Do?
- Elect a President who knows how to negotiate wisely.
- Develop a long range economic plan for our Nation same as Germany did as I explained in Post Six.
- Renegotiate all trade agreements based on the fact that unbalanced trade is harmful to a trade partner. Skilled negotiators identify this as a Win-Win strategy instead of our present winner and losers trade agreements.
- Incorporate the Warren Buffet Plan or a similar simple both accountable and manageable plan as I explained in Post Ten.
- Keep in mind that it takes years under normal manufacturing lead-times to build plants and equipment. However, if need be, as demonstrated in WWII, if threatened, the US is capable of producing goods and services and has a history of responding when challenged.
- Allow trade partners to build plants in the USA and employ US workers or invest in any free enterprise except to own US farmland.
- Restrict US dollars exchanged in trade to be used to buy US products as was the original economic theory proposed to Congress to justify free trade agreements.
Do not allow fear of trade reprisals to occur as what happened in 1930's.
Too many countries are now dependent on a global economy. If push comes to shove, the USA has farmland and we will never starve. We can survive without electronic gadgets but we cannot survive without food.
Frankly, in my opinion, we might be better off if all our TV's and Xboxes, and I phones disappeared.
If the US dollar fails, all the foreign holders of US dollars will lose more than the USA.
And in worse case, if the US dollar becomes subject to hyperinflation, in time the US will recover same as Germany did after WWI as explained HERE.
Another benefit, everyone will become equal again economically. All the animosity about the one percent's will end. All the gold and silver they hoard cannot be digested and food would be rationed same as it was in WWII. Would you rather eat food or gold?
I Recommend
If you agree with my views, write your Congress Representative and ask him or her what they propose to do about unbalanced trade. If they give you the same oh about cutting taxes, I recommend you vote for someone else. Trickle down economics did not work before and it will not work again. Free Trade economic theory, based on the reality of our huge present trade unbalances and unlivable working wages is a travesty. Free trade is only good for nations if it is fair trade.
You decide.
Regards and goodwill blogging.Precious Posts
Post One HERE
Post Two HERE
Post Three HERE
Post Four HERE
Post Five HERE
Post Six HERE
Post Seven HERE
Post Eight HERE
Post Nine HERE
Post Ten HERE
Post Eleven HERE
Post Twelve HERE
Post Thirteen HERE
Post Fourteen HERE
Post Fifteen HERE
Post Sixteen HERE
Post Seventeen HERE


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Exquisite and thought-provoking student art is on display in Upton Hall's Czurles-Nelson Gallery through September 4. Across the Visual Arts V: The James P. Lombardo Sr. Award for Excellence features 10 Buffalo State artists representing each department in the visual arts.
In 2010, James Lombardo Jr., '95, established the award and exhibition in honor of his father. Every fall, the chosen students are given the unique opportunity to travel New York City for an expenses-paid weekend to meet with business people, working artists, and gallery professionals. They also have their work displayed in the Rogue Gallery Chelsea in New York City, as well as the Czurles-Nelson Gallery.
Lombardo, a New York City investment adviser and art collector, sponsors the annual trip to help the next generation of artists get exposure and learn how to make a living from their art. The artists chosen for 2014 are Scott Annese, wood/furniture; Justin Burby, communication design; Megan Cavanaugh, sculpture; Rebecca Dwight, fibers; Stephanie Fowler, ceramics; Sarah Kieffer, metals/jewelry; Melanie Klimjack, printmaking; Dustin Perdziak, painting; Andrea Rongo, photography; and Kelsie Tangelder, art education.
Gallery hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. A free reception with the artists will be held Thursday, August 28, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the gallery. For more information, call (716) 878-3549.
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HRC announce 2014 CRT Machine. Τhe RCV1000R
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Today in Valencia, Honda Racing Corporation introduced the Honda RCV1000R prototype machine to be used from 2014 in the MotoGP "Open" Class (prototype machines with Magneti Marelli hardware and software, 24 litre tank and 12 engines per season). The goal of this new machine, which will be sold and not leased to the teams, is to compete in MotoGP with a reasonable budget.
Together with HRC Executive Vice President, Shuhei Nakamoto, Project leader, Tomonori Sato, presented the final machine to the World's media, in anticipation of its first outing with the customer teams next Monday at the post-race Valencia test. The RCV1000R chassis is based on the current RC213V prototype bike, as is the engine - a 90° V4 producing over 238 bhp at 16,000rpm, utilising spring valves and a traditional gear box. The bike will be delivered with Öhlins suspension and Nissin brakes.
Four riders will race on the RCV1000R in 2014, Nicky Hayden and TBC second rider (Aspar Team), Scott Redding (Honda Gresini Team) and Karel Abraham (Cardion AB Team). HRC test rider and two-time World Champion, Casey Stoner, has already tested the RCV1000R and provided positive feedback to HRC engineers. Two machines will be available for the three day test that will begin on Monday.


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Here's some background music for today's report, courtesy of your government:
ELO - Mr.Blue Sky:
GDP at 3.5%, eh? Does anyone feel a little bit played by the criminals at Goldman? Uh, huh, if you were following our market thread then you will know that Frank, Myself, and others saw the set up coming following GS's analyst's lower expectation calling for 2.7% growth. Turns out it was a set up… they drove the market down only to whipsaw the people who remained short or exited prematurely.
Have you ever noticed that good, honest, and reputable people in the investment world disclose their positions when they issue statements or reports? You know, at the end of the business news report, or at the end of Denninger's "Market Ticker?" That's where you'll see, "No related positions," or something like that to disclose what their conflicts might be.
Yet, when you get a market moving "update" from Goldman Sachs, do they reveal their positions? Of course not, don't be silly. They are not only not regulated by anyone with any teeth, they are the government and KNOW that they can get away with anything - and they do. Heck, they sell billions of dollars worth of WORTHLESS derivatives to municipalities around the globe while betting against the very products they are selling! Cops? Don't be silly.
And you might screem, "BUT THAT'S NOT RIGHT!" And you would be right. You would also be right in assuming that there was NO REASON for GS to publish such a bad call - other than manipulating the markets. Turns out that the consensus was actually right in running up their expectations to 3.5%, of course they and the government all reside in Wonderland, where Nate's B.S. flag is flying at full mast.
More on that in just a few minutes, here's the overnight /YM and /ES so you can see the reaction prior to the open… a fading opportunity or will it go higher still? On today's chart I put the /YM (DOW) on the 30 minute scale so that you can see that it traced out a descending wedge that finished yesterday. That is a bullish formation and sure enough...
The Dollar, of course, is down on the news with bonds lower as well. Oil and gold are higher, but I ask, did that report end the historic build ups in crude? Is growth and demand really there, or is it all trumped?
I say trumped, but let's take a gander at the release according to Econoday:
Today's moderate increase for third quarter GDP should provide some psychological lift for consumers and businesses since it is the first positive growth for the overall economy in just over a year. And financial markets are likely to like it since it is all about expectations and the advance estimate topped expectations. Real GDP in the third quarter rebounded an annualized 3.5 percent, after declining by only 0.7 percent in the second quarter. The third quarter boost came in above the market consensus for a 3.0 percent increase.
The improvement in real GDP in the third quarter primarily reflected upturns in personal consumption, inventory investment, exports, and residential fixed investment and a smaller decrease in nonresidential fixed investment that were partly offset by rise in imports, a downturn in state and local government spending, and a deceleration in federal government spending.
Indeed, some of the component numbers were encouraging. PCEs rose an annualized 3.4 percent, led by durables with a 22.3 percent jump. Residential investment made a partial rebound of 23.4 percent-the first gain since a 2.6 percent rise in the second quarter of 2006. Inventories did add to third quarter growth but the "increase" was actually less of a decline in the change in inventories. Businesses are still facing lean inventories and any rise in demand could boost production for inventories. Both exports and imports were up after a string of negative quarters for both.
Cash for clunkers did add substantially to third quarter growth as motor vehicle output added 1.66 percentage points to the third-quarter change in real GDP after adding 0.19 percentage point to the second-quarter change.
Year-on-year, real GDP improved to down 2.3 percent from minus 3.8 percent in the second quarter.
Inflation is still subdued as the GDP price index edged up 0.8 percent, following no change in the second quarter. The consensus had projected a 1.4 percent rise in the latest period.
Today's report should be a positive for equities, possibly damping the view that stocks are in a correction.
Note that the 3.5% growth number is the growth for the quarter annualized (GDP X 4), that means that the quarterly growth was .875%, according to those who manipulate, errrr - compile, the statistics. The growth figures are all subject to compilation errors and we include government spending as "growth," despite the fact that government spending subtracts from the economy, and does not in reality add to it.
We then let the BEA tally up all their data (each category of course has its own tallying, and errors, to be done), and then that figure is adjusted for inflation via the "deflator." This is one of the largest sources for error as the BEA is allowed to take inflation data and adjust to "real" growth. If inflation is positive, as is normally the case, the deflator is used to subtract out inflation to find their real growth. If inflation, however, is negative, then it is added to find "real" growth, right? Right, sometimes, only not ever as is witnessed in this table from the BEA's GDP report which follows.
Note that they used .8 as a deflator for this quarter's adjustment, much less than the historical norm and less than the consensus 1.4% (yet the consensus headline beat), but not a negative number as one would expect with a negative CPI and negative PPI. That's because the BEA uses their own numbers to produce the deflator that seem to have no basis in reality as do many of their adjustments that can be found in their "price index" and "quantity index" figures. Computations on top of computations built upon assumptions. It's a mess, really, and you'll find that when you really dig into this report that they are even placing a value on new construction, etc. How do they value that construction, do they value it like Goldman or JPM value their derivatives, or is it all just nonsense?
And take a gander at this table that shows quarterly changes expressed in percentage terms. Are you telling me that third quarter motor vehicle output increased by 157%!!! Riiiiight. Cash for Clunkers was a Keynesian hit, but it sure as heck did not cause output to more than double. And do you believe with what you know about tax receipts and retail sales that goods have moved from -8.7% six months ago to +9% in the past quarter, an 18% swing? Riiiiight.
Meanwhile tax revenue, shipping, trade, credit, sales, home prices, CPI, and PPI are all heading lower as oil and natural gas inventories build. Something isn't adding up… in Wonderland where the only true growth is in government debt and bond offerings.
Here's a chart from CNN showing the recent "Growth" turnaround. Even they ask the question as a lead into this chart, "Are things really getting better?"
Sure they're getting better… for Goldman, JPM, and WFC.
Raise your hand if you really believe that we went from -6.4% to +3.5%, a 9.9% swing in the past two quarters? I didn't have much confidence in our paper economy before, I have even less confidence in it now.
There are huge adjustments in this report, especially for imports and for autos. They are amplified as the quarterly figures are multiplied to produce an annual figure. It's very likely, in my opinion, that as those one quarter positive adjustments reverse that GDP will resume its downward trend – subject to all sorts of manipulations, of course. Of course I believe that the GDP report is so messed up that it overstates reality by AT LEAST 20%. Remove government spending and it's overstated by as much as 40%. Again, I would dismantle the BEA and all government agencies that produce statistics and I would completely start over – a big subject and a big dream, I know.
Now, on to the weekly employment report. Once again a higher than expected number of 530,000, massive numbers of people are falling off the roles as their benefits, and extended benefits, run out. Here's Econoday:
Jobless claims are not offering a clear indication of what to expect for the October employment report. Initial claims held steady for a fourth straight week, edging 1,000 lower to 530,000 in an Oct. 24 week that was not skewed by special factors. The four-week average is at 526,250 and does show improvement, down about 20,000 vs. this time last month. Continuing claims, where the latest data is for the Oct. 17 week, fell substantially, down 148,000 to 5.797 million and, for the first time since April, bringing the four-week average below 6 million at 5.961 million. But the improvement reflects an uncertain mix of hiring together with the expiration of benefits. Those receiving emergency compensation fell more than 21,700 to 3.369 million with those receiving extended benefits down more than 49,300 to 526,700. Today's GDP report shows significant strength but continued strength will depend on improvement in the labor market. The next key reading on the labor market will be the ISM's manufacturing employment index on Monday followed on Wednesday by ADP's payroll count.
And back in earnings land we find a much anticipated report from Exxon. Let's see how that went:
The energy giant says lower commodity prices weighed on sales and profit during the third quarter.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Exxon Mobil reported a bigger-than-expected 68% decline in third-quarter earnings Thursday as weak oil and gas consumption weighed on the company's profit margins.
The world's largest publicly traded oil company said it earned $4.73 billion in the second quarter, down 68% from $14.83 billion a year earlier. On a per-share basis, Exxon said it earned 98 cents, down from $2.85 in the third quarter of 2008.
The results were below forecasts. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters were expecting earnings of $1.03 per share.
Revenue plunged to $82.26 billion in the quarter from $137.74 billion a year earlier. Sales were lower than the $85.16 billion analysts had forecast.
The results were "impacted by lower commodity prices and weak product margins," Exxon's chairman Rex Tillerson said in a statement.
Oh my, how can this be? Isn't this the same quarter that the GDP GREW by 3.5%???
You know what Mark Twain said about liars? "There are lies, damn lies - and statistics."
We have yet to eliminate the possibility of that final EW wave higher, so it will be interesting to see the technical results after today's action. Will this simply be a corrective wave on the way down, or is it another wave, the final EW push higher? Stay tuned, watch the pivot points (1,061 overhead, 1,041 support) and the reaction as prices attempt to reenter their rising wedges.
The purveyors of Wonderland are pulling out the stops to paint a picture of blue skies, all the while certain privileged corporations work to manipulate the markets and take advantage of those singing along. I'm singing along, only in my twisted mind the words have changed a little… "nothing but bull _ _ it, do I see…"


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Among the truly minor questions settled by Tuesday's presidential election was this one: Would Joe Biden get a chance to play a winner on a sitcom?
The answer is yes.
With the race won, a guest appearance by Biden on the NBC comedy "Parks and Recreation," filmed way back in July, can finally be revealed.
Everything about the scene, which the executive producer of the show, Michael Schur, labeled a "scenelet," had been under strict secrecy. The show was warned that if any word leaked out before the election, some provision might have to be made to give the Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan, a similar cameo.
"It was all very byzantine and complicated," Schur said. "There seem to be all kinds of specific rules, which I never fully understood. But we decided to err on the side of caution."
The re-elected vice president will make a guest appearance on the episode scheduled for Nov. 15 on NBC. He is playing, yes, Joseph R. Biden Jr., the one who has frequently been mentioned in a running joke on the show as an object of fascination — and a little love-struck passion — by its lead character, Leslie Knope, played by Amy Poehler.
As fans of the show know, Leslie, a hard-core Democrat and populist, idolizes Biden. "Our first joke way back had Leslie telling her friend Ann that her ideal man would have the brain of George Clooney and the body of Joe Biden," Schur said. "For whatever reason, she has an irresistible attraction to the vice president in a movie-star kind of way."
When the series decided to film an entire episode in Washington, one that would open the new season in September, it was only natural to seek out Biden to see if he would be interested in fulfilling one of Leslie's dreams. Schur said the vice president's staff members were immediately enthusiastic. "When they floated it by him, he thought it was a great idea and was excited about it," Schur said. "Then it was all about his schedule."
The details were worked out during the week the show spent in Washington filming the season premiere. But the scene with Biden could not be included in that episode because of the restrictions on promoting one candidate over another.
"We didn't even know Ryan would be the nominee at that point," Schur said. And the idea of trying to squeeze in some excuse to insert him in an episode later was too daunting to contemplate.
So the scene was shot in Biden's ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, all hush-hush. And it went well, according to at least two of the people who were there, Schur and Biden.
Schur said: "The vice president was amazing. He improvised a couple of things that we ended up using." He added that Biden professed to watch the show with family members and that they were all fans.
Biden backed that up in a comment emailed by a staff member, Kendra Barkoff: "My whole family loves `Parks and Recreation' and I had a great time filming that scene. It was a real honor that in my sitcom debut I got to meet someone like Leslie Knope, who believes so deeply in public service.
She's an example for men and women across the country that there's no higher calling than helping other people. On a personal note, I'll never figure out how Leslie Knope got my home phone number, but that really just shows how committed she is."
Poehler was impressed by the vice president's acting skills. "He's a great improviser," she said in a telephone interview. "Leslie kept harassing him and he took it all in stride."
The encounter between Leslie and Biden is supposed to be in real time. What if Biden had lost on Tuesday? Presumably the comedic tone might have seemed a little jarring.
Schur said that while they did not shoot the scene in two entirely different ways, they did give Poehler one more line to make as a glancing reference to an unhappy outcome, to have on hand just in case. "It was a very, very slight adjustment," Schur said.
One that the show's producers were only too happy not to need to make — although probably not nearly as happy as Biden.


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Yes, Carlos Platz and Samanta Arenaza are crazy, but it's the kind of crazy that gives us a serious case of Road Trip Envy. Their blog is in Spanish, but even if you can't remember palabra numero uno from your high-school Spanish classes you'll still get the gist from the many great photographs and maps.
Since they began their trip eight months ago, they've spent time in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and now Mexico. We're not sure how roundabout a route they'll take once they leave Mexico, but we're hoping they try to set tire to 49 states, 10 provinces, and three territories before they reach the Arctic Circle. Hey, if a Chrysler Newport can work the India-to-Belgium hash-smuggling route, a Renault 12 should be able to handle another 10,000 or so miles! Thanks to Maxichamp for the tip.


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It has been a long time since i last login to Blogger and write something. I thoroughly enjoyed my life during 2010 (last year). It was a fantastic year for me as i experienced and gained a lot of things in life. In 2011, I had decided to focus more on my career because I want to buy a house of my own. And I was so busy with my travels and work, tired....I had forgotten about this blog and how much happiness it brought me.
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Whatever else he does in his career as the top elected official of Nassau County, New York, Tom Suozzi will be remembered as the guy who made it just another old inner suburb — beset by the usual traffic congestion, high home prices, pockets of poverty and outdated infrastructure. This, believe it or not, is a major improvement.
When he was elected county executive in 2001, Suozzi, a Democrat, inherited a county that was not just on the brink of disaster but had toppled over and was nearing terminal velocity. Nassau makes up the western end of Long Island and is one of the wealthiest counties in the nation in terms of per-capita income, but years of fiscally imprudent governance by an entrenched political machine had cost it dearly.
It had amassed nearly $3 billion in debt; its bonds were at junk status; the state had created a financial oversight board and was threatening to take over; public buildings were close to condemnable; roads and parks were going to ruin; and the county's administrative apparatus ranked among the least effective in the country.
Even before he was elected as executive, Suozzi persuaded the narrow Democratic majority in the county legislature to pass a 19.4 percent tax increase for the 2002 budget. Once in office, the former accountant and attorney set out methodically to get the county back on its feet. He worked with the state oversight authority to spread out the county's debt service and cut back drastically on capital spending. He pared the workforce to its smallest level in three decades, renegotiated contracts with the police and fire unions, reshaped the administrative structure and held meetings with county employees to tell them, "Nobody ever gets to say, 'That's the way it's always been done.'"
The result is that Nassau is slowly climbing back to respectability. It has balanced its budget every year since Suozzi took over; built up $200 million in reserve funds; had 10 upgrades of its bonds, to the point where it is back in the all-important ranks that start with "A"; and reduced from 16 percent to 12.5 percent the portion of every dollar going to debt service.
But now that Nassau "just has the same problems as everyone else," as the 43-year-old Suozzi puts it, he wants to turn it into a model for how old suburbs revitalize themselves. "Instead of being a transactional leader, he sees himself as a transformational leader," says Michael D'Innocenzo, a historian at Hofstra University.
This is not without its political risks, especially if — as in Suozzi's case — it's done with apparent disregard for the diplomatic arts. Suozzi has made no effort to work with the GOP minority in the county legislature, and he is roundly disliked by both Democrats and Republicans in the state capital for his "Fix Albany" initiative, an effort to end the velvety electoral comfort that incumbent legislators enjoy. As Newsday recently put it, "Suozzi melds a reformer's sensibility with a lightning rod's ability to pull destructive forces from the sky. He honestly seems to believe he can kick opponents in the head one day, and have them willingly do his bidding the next."
Yet much of what Suozzi is aiming at makes sense. He argues that built-out suburban counties have to get their fiscal houses in order by addressing their own, internal inefficiencies, and then by insisting that state governments stop passing down unfunded mandates. He launched his "Fix Albany" campaign after trying to craft a sewer and stormwater authority that got hung up in state legislative politics and used it to persuade the legislature to help counties deal with soaring Medicaid costs.
Then, Suozzi argues, counties have to figure out how to grow. As mayor of Glen Cove from 1993 to 2001, he focused on brownfield and downtown redevelopment. In Nassau's case, his plan includes encouraging high-tech industry, building up its sports and entertainment facilities, expanding public transit, addressing the county's growing poverty rate and promoting denser housing development that is affordable for young people and seniors. "We want to keep all the things we love about suburbia," he says, "and attack the problems."
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Has Robert Pattinson Buzzed Off His Long Locks?
Not even a week after his appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show with his legendary sexy tousled locks still firmly in place, Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson was spotted hiding what looks to be a new buzz cut under a baseball cap while out and about in Los Angeles this weekend. While it's difficult to see his entire head without x-ray vision, it appears that the British actor has at least shaved the sides of his hair into a close crop. Could it be that our favorite Hollywood vampire has given up his bed head for a more tamed look? Will this new cut be like garlic to his legions of Twihard fans? If it's anything like Adrian Grenier's new do, we won't be too upset (we think)! Tell us: What do you think of Robert Pattinson's new hair cut? Will he still hold his appeal with a buzz cut? —David Yi


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