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Alunissage wrote:So Prel (where did her name come from?) is older than ours. Our first five (not counting our very first cat who passed away in 2014) were all born in summer/fall 2007.
"Prel" was a random combo of sounds that Jenner put together 'cause it sounded right.
Alunissage wrote:This is our bunny boy, Aliquot. He is the softest cat I have ever touched, including our very soft longhair(s). Here he is with my husband, possibly the first day we met Quot as a two-month-old kitten. This is one of my favorite pictures of them both. It keeps showing up sideways though.
AWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!! How old is he?
Alunissage wrote:Our patriarch cat Rufus, our very first cat who we had for seven years before we lost him to kidney disease. He was a wonderful cat and I miss him.
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Glenn "Chico" Resch announces retirement from the Devils broadcast boothby Staff Writer / New Jersey Devils
New York, NY (April 11, 2014) – MSG Networks hockey analyst Glenn "Chico" Resch announced his retirement from the New Jersey Devils broadcast booth during tonight's Devils-
Islanders telecast on MSG+. Sunday's Devils-Bruins matchup at 3:00 p.m. on MSG will be his final hockey telecast on MSG Networks.
Resch will join Al Trautwig, E.J. Hradek, Ken Daneyko and Ron Duguay on "Hockey Night Live" Saturday at 9:30 p.m. to talk about his career on the ice and in the broadcast booth. He will then say goodbye to fans in a special postgame segment following Sunday's game. The Devils will recognize their television analyst of 18 years during the first period of Sunday's contest.
"I never thought of this as a profession because at the end of the day I'm talking about hockey, a sport that I love and have a tremendous amount of respect for," said Resch. "That's why I've always had a special relationship with the people watching on TV and cheering in the arena – I'm an extension of them. I've been lucky to do this for 18 years and I've enjoyed every handshake and conversation I've ever had with Devils fans."
"I'd like to thank MSG Networks, especially the Devils production team and my broadcast partners, for their friendship and dedication over the years," continued Resch. "And thank you to the Devils for the many memories both on the ice and in the booth."
Resch joined MSG Networks in 1996 and was paired with Devils play-by-play legend Mike "Doc" Emrick for 14 years. For the past three seasons, Resch has called games alongside play-by-play partner Steve Cangialosi.
"From the first day I met Chico in 1983 when he was the Devils' goalie, I was like everyone else who crossed his path, especially Devils fans – I felt welcomed, I felt like I had a friend, and I knew I was not around a dull person," said Emrick. "I will always remember watching so many great Devils performances together. I felt like we were broadcasting in Camelot. I imagine him getting back to Minnesota next week, hitting an antique store and then heading to the shack to ice fish, something he will probably be able to do up there until mid-May. I am very happy for Chico and his family."
"Few people in the National Hockey League have been more giving of their time to the fans than Chico," said Cangialosi. "It's not uncommon to see him talking strategy with ticket holders an hour after the game. His energy and enthusiasm have been an inspiration to me."
"Area hockey fans have had the opportunity to enjoy Chico's work as a player and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, as he's had an exquisite career both on and off the ice," said Daniel Ronayne, general manager and executive vice president, MSG Networks. "We certainly will miss his spirit and hockey analysis, and wish him all the best in the next chapter of his life. Chico will always be a part of the MSG Networks family."
"Chico Resch was a fan favorite during his 22 seasons with the Devils' organization, first as a player, and more recently as a broadcaster," said Devils' President/General Manager Lou Lamoriello. "He was an original Devil who brought a smile to the rink every day. Chico and his wife, Diane, will always be a part of the Devils' family."
A native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, Resch began a 14-year National Hockey League career in 1973 with the New York Islanders. He appeared in 571 NHL games as a goaltender with the Islanders, Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers. Resch compiled a career record of 231-224-82 along with 26 shutouts and a 3.27 goals-against average, and won the Stanley Cup as a member of the 1979-80 Islanders.
Resch played in 282 games with the Islanders, allowing a club-low 2.56 goals per game. He tallied 25 shutouts for the team, the most in franchise history, en route to a 157-69-47 record. He was named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team twice – in 1975-76 and 1978-79 – and was the recipient of the 1981-82 Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
In March of 1981 Resch was traded to the Colorado Rockies only to return to the tri-state area the following season when the franchise moved east and became the New Jersey Devils. He was immediately embraced by the Meadowlands crowd and enjoyed a successful career in the Garden State. In 1986 he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers and in 1987 he retired from professional hockey.
Resch served as goaltending coach for the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1987-88 season before embarking on a broadcasting career with the Minnesota North Stars. In 1990 he returned to the coaching ranks, serving as goaltending coach and scout for the North Stars. The following year he became the general manager and coach of the Tri-City Americans of the WHL. From 1992-96 Resch worked in the Ottawa Senators organization as a goaltending coach and scout, which included time as a bench coach during the 1995-96 campaign. He returned to broadcasting permanently in 1996 when he joined MSG Networks.
Before embarking on his NHL career, Resch attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he played two seasons for the Bulldogs. He was given the nickname "Chico" by former Islanders teammate Doug Rombough, who chided Resch as he attempted to learn to speak Spanish during his first year with the team. The reference is to the television show "Chico and the Man."


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Morning all. Hopefully, your pre-holidays weeks are going well. It's that time of year when roaring fires become cozy beacons…oh, let's face it. A solar minimum has us using the Crock Pots way more than normal. Please, stay warm.
And now, how about something from the American Revolution.
Okay, so here's the deal. This is the open thread. This is where we all come to get the news that other Q tree inhabitants think is worth knowing and sharing. Please, post links to any "news" stories quoted, and ask for help if you are stumped as to how to do that. We're a friendly lot. Someone will be with you shortly, and there is no reason to have to press one for English.
Free speech, and the open exchange and hashing out of ideas is not only allowed, but encouraged. If we all don't use it, we're going to lose it. A little incivility goes a long way, though. Everyone here has closely held convictions and values. Stepping on them might result in something like this:
There is absolutely no reason for infighting to result in burning down the tree, house up in the branches and all. Please, keep the tail feathers tucked and avoid lifting legs on the fire hydrants.
AND before hitting the "post" button, ask yourself if the words you use are reminiscent of the Alinsky method of isolating a target rather than actually fostering dialogue and discussion. Getting the MAGA movement to engage in infighting is one of the other side's goals. Falling into that trap no matter the topic being discussed feeds the divisions, and the impression the other side wants to impose on us as being violent and all that goes with that characature.
And now for some house keeping:
There are a few rules here in the branches of the Q Tree. Our host, Wolfm00n, outlined them in a post on New Years Day. Please, review these rules from time to time.
Fellow tree dweller Wheatie gave us some good reminders on the basics of civility in political discourse:
- No food fights.
- No running with scissors.
- If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
Steve suggests – to be accurate – no shooting at the nuclear weapons, but to be safe about it, don't event point firearms toward them. I, Deplorable Patriot, bossy chick that I am, request no teasing the animals, pets and wildlife alike.
Teasing and trolling the lefties and their bastions, on the other hand is a moral imperative. Found this on FB.
In the eternal fight against the forces of evil and darkness, unceasing prayer is always needed.
Today's Gospel is St. Luke's version of the ten lepers asking Jesus for pity before he cured them, but the reading that speaks to our times comes from the book of Wisdom of the Helenistic Canon:
Hear, O kings, and understand;
learn, you magistrates of the earth's expanse!
Hearken, you who are in power over the multitude
and lord it over throngs of peoples!
Because authority was given you by the Lord
and sovereignty by the Most High,
who shall probe your works and scrutinize your counsels.
Because, though you were ministers of his kingdom, you judged not rightly,
and did not keep the law,
nor walk according to the will of God,
Terribly and swiftly shall he come against you,
because judgment is stern for the exalted–
For the lowly may be pardoned out of mercy
but the mighty shall be mightily put to the test.
For the Lord of all shows no partiality,
nor does he fear greatness,
Because he himself made the great as well as the small,
and he provides for all alike;
but for those in power a rigorous scrutiny impends.
To you, therefore, O princes, are my words addressed
that you may learn wisdom and that you may not sin.
For those who keep the holy precepts hallowed shall be found holy,
and those learned in them will have ready a response.
Desire therefore my words;
long for them and you shall be instructed.
As always, prayers for the fight against that which seeks to enslave us are welcome.
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- Check out the set of literature inspired tees being sold over at Out of Print Clothing! I especially liked the "Lolita", "A Clockwork Orange", and "The Master and Margerita" ones! (Source)
- Potter fans looking to get themselves ebook copies of all the seven books will probably have to wait for a little while longer as the people behind it reveal that problems at Pottermore have delayed the initial October release. (Source)
- Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has won the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature — and he's playing the piano during the event as well. (Source 1, Source 2)
- The Guardian has an interview with Maurice Sendak that basically reveals the children's book author has a way with insults. Here's a sampling:
"Ebooks: 'I hate them. It's like making believe there's another kind of sex. There isn't another kind of sex. There isn't another kind of book! A book is a book is a book.'
Of Salman Rushdie, who once gave him a terrible review in the New York Times, he says: 'That flaccid fuckhead. He was detestable. I called up the Ayatollah, nobody knows that.'
Gwyneth Paltrow: 'I can't stand her.'
- Just in case you haven't had enough of the vampire novels aimed for young adults (YA), Holly Black has announced that she is coming out with a vampire novel titled "The Coldest Girl in Coldtown". (Source)


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DiS' inbox is being pummelled with videos at the minute, but these at the pick of the bunch that we thought you might wanna fill your eyes and ears with...
Hey Sholay
To kick things off, we have a premiere of the new video for 'Dreamboat' from Sheffield's answer to the Flaming Lips (well, they do super-dreamy pop with a
groggy proggy twist). This track is taken from their debut album ((O)) which was released in a special deluxe edition by Fierce Panda this week.
Sigur Rós
Those Icelandic heart-melters have been doing a lot of short film 'things' in 2012, and they just premiered 'Valtari' directed by Christian Larson over on Nowness. The film includes choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and is part of the Valtari Mystery Film Experiment where Sigur Ros invited a dozen filmmakers to create films for tracks from their latest album Valtari.
Earlier this year Metric released their fifth album Synthetica, and they've been on the road pretty much every minute ever since, so it's no surprise to find they've made a video filled with footage from the road for 'Breathing Underwater' (which, for what it's worth, is my favourite track on the new record)
In case you missed this last week, Foals are back, and this time they're grinding grunge to dust...
Weirdly, not too different to that new Foals track, is this gruff new 'Phonics track, which you can grab for free here. Seems like their new LP (Graffiti on The Train - out in March 2013) will be a real return to form. Plus Kelly Jones directed this video:
Silky beats and a general sense of shimmering is what London-based Eaux do. Grainy. Dreamy. Better-than-most-new-bands-y. This vid was shot on Super 8mm and directed by Douglas Hart (yes, him from The Jesus And Mary Chain).
Speaking of London bands, these chaps have a DVD of their Hyde Park gig coming out, just in time for Christmas... actually, more than that, it' a 5 CD/DVD Parklive deluxe edition, which will include the "best quality audio of the entire Hyde Park show, exclusive recordings of the 100 Club, BBC sessions, plus our live rooftop performance of Under the Westway and The Puritan, all presented in a 60 page hardback photo book. Available from http://blur.co.uk"
of Montreal
Would you like to see a documentary about of Montreal? Well, you better get your arse over to their Kickstarter to help make it happen. Here's the trailer:
Anne Meredith
This will bend your brain a little bit...
...and finally, whilst your mind is still reeling in from Anne Meredith, we'll ease your mind and leave you with this intriguing young lady from London (who previously operated under the name Subeena), with a video featuring footage from the NASA archive, which fits perfectly with the sprawling tune...
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I don't know where to start. I've stared at the blinking cursor for ten minutes now and I still don't know how to tell this story. So I'm going to do what I tell others to do when they tell me that they don't know where to begin. I'm going to start in the middle. Where it hurts.
My baby left the building.
When the social skills group session ended, she and her little buddy, Lou were let out into the waiting room. Alone. Lou took her by the hand and together they walked out the door.
No one saw them go.
They've known each other since they were in the same integrated classroom in preschool. Two little girls with very different strengths but similar challenges – both on the spectrum. They had a play date planned. Lou's mom was to pick them up and take them both back to her house. She was running late. By two minutes. TWO minutes.
She happened to arrive at just the right moment to see them walking blithely along before they disappeared around the corner. They were still holding hands.
They had managed to cross the street. They were a block away from the center.
"We're walking home," her daughter said matter-of-factly when she stopped them in their tracks, panicked.
After the bend in the road, the next turn is onto a major thoroughfare.
I saw the e-mail at 3am.
"Jess, I'm so sorry."
"I'll be extra vigilant."
"I can't apologize enough."
"Wandered from my notice."
No, you can't apologize enough.
I couldn't breathe.
At 4:30, I wrote back.
I haven't known how to respond. I'm grateful that you wrote, and I know that you will do what needs to be done to ensure that this won't happen again.
But it's 4:30 am and I'm wide awake because I can't think of anything other than our two little girls walking hand in hand to God knows where – and what might have happened had [Lou's mom] not come exactly when she did – happening on them by chance before they were simply out of sight. It's absolutely terrifying.
Please talk to EVERYONE at the center. Use this Holy Crap By The Grace Of God We Got Lucky moment as an opportunity to educate EVERYONE who works there in ANY capacity so that there is absolutely no possibility that this can EVER happen again.
Luau will be coming by today to talk about this further.
I'm shaking. It's hours and hours later and I'm still shaking.
Sleep never came.
They walked out of the building, crossed the street and were headed around the corner.
By the grace of God, they are safe.
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Nine months after "Liz & Dick," the Lifetime movie starring Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, debuted, BBC America has announced it will give birth to another biopic about the famously volatile couple.
"Burton and Taylor," which is set to premiere Oct. 16, packs a bit more star power, with Dominic West ("The Hour," "The Wire") as Burton, and Helena Bonham Carter ("The King's Speech," "Les Miserables") as Taylor. And it's doubtful the new film could elicit reviews any worse than the Lohan vehicle.
Back in November of 2012, TV critic David Wiegand wrote:
From a distance, and perhaps more so when she was younger and her notorious partying hadn't started to show on her face, Lohan bears a certain resemblance to Taylor. But it's not enough by half to make her credible here. For one thing, virtually no attempt has been made to reflect Taylor's physicality. Unlike Lohan, she had hips. And at certain times during the period the film covers, she had a lot more than that. The re-created scene from "Virginia Woolf" is absurd: It's as though Burton is sparring with a 14-year-old boy in drag.
Where "Liz & Dick" began the day Burton died in 1984 and worked backward, "Burton and Taylor" begins in 1982 with the announcement the pair will reunite onstage in a revival of Noel Coward's "Private Lives" – the story of a divorced couple who get back together when they meet while each is honeymooning with new spouses.
The film follows the production of the play, which sold out by opening night but was a huge critical disappointment, and the tension between Taylor and Burton behind the scenes.
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zetreque » September 20th, 2016, 11:34 am wrote:Speaking of absences, watson seems to have gone absent?
Yes. :)BadgerJelly » Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:06 am wrote:Is forest dump coming back anyone?
Braininvat » Mon Oct 17, 2016 9:44 am wrote:I've wondered. His last post, and site visit, was on 8-8, on the earth's crust being like a skin. His profile has no email link, so I don't know how to contact him.
ronjanec wrote:Maybe I should also put my email link in my profile
Faradave » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:02 am wrote:ronjanec wrote:Maybe I should also put my email link in my profile
If you included an e-mail address in your profile's account settings, PM and Tag should already serve as a way of contacting you, without subjecting yourself to e-mail-harvesting spam bots. For example, ronjanec should result in such a notification in addition to the usual "New post in Absences since your last visit." notification.
Dave_Oblad » Mon Sep 04, 2017 7:33 pm wrote:Hi Guys,
Well, I'm here in Arizona now.. Bye Bye SoCal...
I'm on my friends computer and had a issue logging in because.. couldn't remember my password to login here.
I'm still locked out at seeing my personal posts.. don't know why?
Back soon when I get settled in.
Best Wishes,
Dave :^)
Faradave » Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:51 am wrote:Most realtors will strongly discourage sellers from keeping good-faith deposits, so long as a reasonable effort was made by the buyer to obtain financing. Keeping the deposit is appropriate when the buyer, in bad faith, keeps looking at other houses and decides to buy a different one. They just wasted the seller's time. Time is money.
You're clearly not in that category. The seller/realtor can tell your making progress. Snafus happen all the time and it's quite understandable. The seller is usually much more concerned that, if you have a professional inspection of the home being bought, that you'll come up with a list of repairs (or leans against that property) that must be addressed. In good-faith situations, you're all actually working toward the same goal.
Good luck!
Dave_Oblad » Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:42 am wrote:Hi zetreque,
That was part of the idea.. Also avoiding the next big SoCal Earthquake entered into the picture..lol.
Best Wishes,
Dave :^)
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3. Size of the bonus payments.
The total monthly income of a contributor can reach $2,000 per month, paid on a weekly basis.
This restriction does not apply to the payments under the affiliate program of the forum [link to the affiliate program of the forum]. The amount of bonuses, that is over the maximum possible for a month, is cancelled.
4. Registration of the bonus account and its attachment to the Profile.
4.1. You can attach only the USD account opened in InstaForex.
4.2. If the user of the MT5 Forum has any other account in other forums where InstaForex is also a sponsor of the bonus campaign and to which an account with the matching data of the account holder (full name, address, phone etc. - any of these parameters) has been already attached, the bonus will be credited only for MT5 Forum.
4.3. Procedure for registering a USD bonus account.
a) Click on the InstaForex special link, fill in the registration fields carefully and correctly ( this is important for account verification). The USD currency of the account will be selected automatically.
b) There is no special requirements for account parameters (5 or 4 decimal signs, account type, trading server, leverage). If the Participant does not have experience in trading in the forex market, it is recommended to select the account leverage of 1:100 (later, it can be changed in Client Cabinet on the InstaForex website). Please note that there are restrictions on the leverage for a number of countries. Ask the Administrator for more details.
4.4. To attach an account, you should:
a) go to the Profile (click on "My Profile"at the top right)
b) Select the "Bonuses for posts" tab, enter the data from the account, and click the "Attach an account" button
4.5. It is recommended to make sure the account is attached. To do this, go to your Profile again, and open the "Bonuses for posts" tab.
4.6. You can change the attached account every 2 months. First, you need to detach the account, then attach the new one. To detach the account, go to your Profile, click on the account number on the "Bonuses for posts" tab, and then click the cross near the message "Detach an account".
5. Procedure for crediting bonuses.
5.1. Attaching an account is mandatory to get bonuses (see clause 4).
5.2. Bonuses are credited weekly to the Participant's attached trading account, based on the results of the previous week.
5.3. In the trading platform in the column "Comments", bonus amounts are displayed as follows:
PAY FOR LIKE [number of the week]-[yyyy] - weekly payments for likes;
PAY FOR POST [number of the week]-[yyyy] - weekly payments for posts;
FORUM AFFILIATE [number of the week]-[yyyy] - weekly payments for referrals.
5.4. The Participant must attach the account until the last day of the week inclusive if he/she wants the bonuses for the current week to be credited.
5.5. Accumulation of bonuses does not occur in the event that the Participant posts for several weeks, but does not attach the account. After attaching the account, bonuses will be credited only for the last week, and not for the previous ones from the moment of registration in the forum.
5.6. Bonuses are the property of the sponsor of the campaign - InstaForex, and cannot be withdrawn from the account and/or transferred to another account.
5.7. In case of replenishment of the bonus account with the Participant's own funds and subsequent unsuccessful trading, the Participant's own funds will be reduced first.
6. Withdrawal of profits
6.1. Only profits from trading with bonus funds are subject to withdrawal. The bonus funds cannot be withdrawn. The withdrawal of the profit is conducted through Client Cabinet on on the InstaForex website (link to the main page of the official website in the national language).
6.2. In order to withdraw the profit made on bonus payments, the Participant should have the highest level of verification of his/her account.
The information on verification of the InstaForex account can be found in Client Cabinet (Client Login) on the InstaForex website (link to the main page of the official website in the national language).
in the section "Account settings - Verify account".
6.3. The first withdrawal of funds is conducted via any available electronic payment system. The subsequent withdrawals from the same account must be carried out through the same account details.
6.4. The withdrawal of profit does not lead to the cancellation of bonuses, you can continue trading on bonuses after the withdrawal of funds.
7. Requirements for bonus posts, criteria for awarding bonuses
7.1. The length of the post should be at least 2 full lines, excluding emoticons and (or) other special characters (for displays with a resolution of 1,376 pixels horizontally).
7.2. For posts placed in the sections listed in clause 8, the bonus is zero.
7.3. Posts must conform to the rules of the forum, be original and informative. Original posts imply opinion articles, published exclusively in the forum, and not borrowed from other sources (copy and paste) or also spread on other resources. The systematic placement of copy-paste in the forum is considered an intentional abuse of the bonus program and may result in the user blocking.
7.4. Bonuses are credited automatically, through the Intelligent System of Content Analysis (ISCA).
The ISCA will automatically evaluate if a user�s contribution is helpful and interesting for other users. This will allow users who fill the forum with interesting material to receive a greater bonus, rather than to be a parasite of the bonus campaign posting material only formally tailored to the rules but not interesting to the rest. The system is an intelligent "black box" that awards bonuses depending on filling the forum with useful and interesting for other users content expressed through "likes" - clicking the appropriate button under the liked posts.
7.5. To meet one of the important criteria, the Participant's posts should correspond to the subject of the forum - trading and everything about it. High bonuses can be received for informative posts on technical analysis of currencies, strategies, automated trading, but not for texts on unrelated matters.
7.6. Any actions to drive up likes are forbidden. This applies to requests in private messages, signatures, and so on. Such actions will be regarded by the forum administration as spam, and the information on such users will be sent to sponsoring companies for blocking their bonus accounts.
7.7. Posting a significant amount of material without likes will lower its rating when calculating the total amount of bonuses.
7.8. It is forbidden to hold all kinds of voting with the help of likes. The only way to invite users to put likes is asking them to like a post if they find it interesting.
7.9. Plagiarism - copying of other people's messages from our forum, and their publication on your own behalf including partial changes - is strictly forbidden. For these actions, the user will be blocked. The forum has introduced a system for tracking such posts. Plagiarism is impossible to hide.
8. Sections without bonuses:
Forum and Portal Announcements
Forum and Portal Support
Contests by MT5 Forum
Free Dialog
9. Blocking, exclusion of the Participant from the bonus campaign.
9.1. It is prohibited to participate simultaneously in a bonus campaign through several accounts belonging to the same person or to different persons using the same IP address.
9.2. If bonus crediting to the accounts registered by the same person is detected, the person is excluded from the bonus campaign.
9.3. It is prohibited to use any schemes that offer forum users a money reward for writing messages. A monetary remuneration means a transfer via an electronic payment system as well as bank, postal, and cash transfers.
9.4. A bonus account can be blocked in the following cases (the following list is informational, and does not constitute absolute grounds both for blocking and unlocking the account - the decision on blocking is taken on a case-by-case basis by the security department of the bonus owner, InstaForex):
9.4.1. Registration and/or use of several bonus accounts from the same IP address in a relatively short period of time;
9.4.2. Registration of several bonus accounts in the same or matching names, in particular, close relatives;
9.4.3. Detection of the use of several accounts in the MT5 Forum, including Internet resources with a similar campaign sponsored by InstaForex.
9.4.4. Opening of positions with the use of the whole deposit or its large proportion. It implies the recommendation not to open positions of such volume which, immediately upon the opening, would lead to a significant decline in the "Level" indicator in the trading platform below:
200% for the account with the leverage of 1/200;
500% for the account with the leverage of 1/500;
1000% for the account with the leverage of 1/1000.
The decline in the Level indicator below the above-mentioned values in the trading process is not a violation of the recommendations.
9.4.5. No trading with credited bonus funds within 1 month or more from the date of accrual.
9.4.6. Simulation of trading by opening a single position for the purpose of holding it for a long time (more than 1 month). Such actions are contrary to the aims of the bonus campaign, one of which is to allow users to try trading on a live account and learn trading.
10. Technical regulations
10.1. Trading on bonus accounts is carried out through the MetaTrader 4 trading platform.
Here you can download the platform: InstaForex.
10.2. To enter the trading platform, click on "File" -> "Login to Trade account� and type in:
- Login (number of the Participant's attached account)
- Password (password from the trader's account);
- Server (server on which the account was registered).
11. The terms of the bonus campaign can be changed without prior notice.
12. InstaForex is an owner of bonus funds and has the right to cancel the bonus used by the Participant, as well as the profit received from bonus payments, without explanation.
13. The Forum Administration of MT5 Forum does not have access to the accounts of InstaForex clients and does not block bonus accounts. Questions about blocking of bonus accounts should be referred exclusively to the brokerage company by email: email@example.com
ATTENTION ! The forum administration does not provide paid work on text writing! All Internet announcements that offer payment in the form of cash for writing messages are fraudulent and deliberately misleading. Oftentimes, such an "employer" requires copies of the documents, registering an account for a user and promising to pay after writing a certain number of posts in the forum.
The administration cautions users against such persons and asks clients to inform of such incidents.
Top Post Writing Guidelines: https://forum.mt5.com/showthread.php...g-Guidelines-*
*This offer is not available to clients of instaforex.eu which is a European regulated entity


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So you think you have established a solid culture of ethics within your organization but are now facing internal issues with your program. Oftentimes it is in the best interest of companies to assess their current standards to identify ways in which their standards could be made more meaningful and effective, such as how to respond when employees report misconduct, infusing non-retaliation into the workplace, implementing escalation criteria, and how to demonstrate procedural justice.
During this webcast, hear from experts on this hot-button issue and how to address these internal issues head on.
Audience: Chief ethics officers/chief compliance officers, chief investment officers, chief risk officers, chief financial officers, directors of corporate governance, general counsels, screening firms, and consultants
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Radio stations that also broadcast music over the Internet will get discounted royalty rates under a new agreement between the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and royalty collection group SoundExchange. SoundExchange described the deal as beneficial to everyone involved in music, from the artists to the fans and everyone in between, while broadcasters are relieved to be able to continue offering music online without being burdened with outrageous fees.
Under the new agreement, commercial radio stations that simulcast music online will pay $0.0015 per stream, or $1.50 per thousand online listeners, in 2009. This reflects a discount of about 16 percent from the originally agreed-upon rates, according to SoundExchange. After that, the royalty rate will gradually increase to $0.0025 per stream ($2.50 per thousand listeners) by the year 2015.
"Today's announcement provides local radio stations with the ability to enhance their local service with an online component, boosting listeners' access to music, local news and information," said NAB Executive Vice President Dennis Wharton. "By ensuring the continued viability of Internet streaming for America's radio stations, today's agreement further strengthens the relationship between free, local radio and our 235 million weekly listeners."
The agreement affects all NAB members, including radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications Inc. as well as those by CBS. It does not, however, affect Internet-only broadcasters, such as Pandora. Webcasters are covered by the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 passed this past September, which is intended to give them more time to work out royalty rates with SoundExchange—lest the best ones go out of business from crushing royalty back payments.
That situation is still being worked out, but it's certainly an improvement over the webcaster royalty inferno of 2007 that would have hit nearly all webcasters with crippling fees.


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Drew Barrymore's Engagement Ring: All the Details!
The actress' fiance proposed with a 4-carat diamond from Graff
Giulio Marcocchi/Sipa; Inset: Courtesy Graff Diamonds
Considering Drew Barrymore's new fiancé Will Kopelman is an art consultant, it's no surprise that the actress' brand-new engagement ring is truly, well, a work of art.
The ring features a colorless radiant-cut diamond — which weighs in at just under 4 carats — situated on a diamond-covered band. The stunning sparkler was designed by Graff Diamonds, though "[Kopelman] picked it out," a source tells PEOPLE.
Kopelman and Barrymore have been linked romantically since February of last year. The couple got engaged in Sun Valley, Idaho, while vacationing over the holidays.
This will be the third walk down the aisle for Barrymore, who was married to Tom Green in 2001 and to Jeremy Thomas briefly in 1994. Tell us: What do you think of Barrymore's ring?
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text: Communities of Practice RESOURCESCOMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE Tearfund has learnt the value of developing a learning culture. We are supporting this by developing Communities of Practice (CoPs). Tearfund works with partners around the world. Learning is dynamic and we welcome joining with other communities. We learn best by working with others. Our communities can be long or short term; local, regional or global. They cover a wide range of issues such as the church and resilience, project management, water and sanitation, re-defining management, conflict and peace-building, foundations for agriculture, facilitation and church mobilization. Some of these communities use web pages and email groups (see links below). For more information or for support in developing a community contact email@example.com. Communities of Practice currently operating The Church and Development Community of Practice We are an on line learning community that exists to inspire, equip and learn with you as we work with the Church to develop their vision for integral mission, addressing poverty and injustice through holistic development. The purpose of the community is to discuss the wide variety of issues around how we engage with the Church. It is a space to build relationships, share resources and be a hub of learning and inspiration. The community is open to anyone who is passionate about the Church and its place in God's mission and wants to share learning and questions so that together we might be even more effective and efficient. To join either sign up here or email email@example.com Church & Resilience CoP We are Tearfund staff and partners interested in how we can increase people's resilience - their ability to deal with shocks, stresses, and uncertainty. Recognising that the local church is a powerful support for individual, household, and community resilience, this group will explore ways of integrating resilience-building with church and community mobilisation. For partners who are not pursuing church mobilisation, the group will share other good practice and methods of building resilience. Contact CoP co-facilitators at firstname.lastname@example.com. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by Email Print Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by Email Print


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The medium khaki Safari Photo Vest from CampCo is a 100% cotton vest that has 21 pockets, ranging in size from pen sized to oversized. The vented back and mesh liner allow free movement of air around the body. The snap epaulets will keep the camera, binoculars, or tote bag straps on the shoulder. The vest has a heavy-duty zipper that will close the entire front. It also has a single snap closure for the front and two snap adjustments for the sides. The vest is built oversized to accommodate fully filled pockets.
The Safari vest has a large pocket at the bottom back with two snaps; inside there is a large lined pocket that will keep sweat or rain from dampening papers. There are slash pockets on either side of the vest. On the right side from the top down, a shirt sized, bellows pocket with "hook & loop" fastening with two 'D' rings and a vertical zipper pocket with water resistant lining. A set of three pockets, one over the other with the smallest being net is closed with a "hook & clamp" loop, suitable for film or batteries, filters, lenses etc.
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SEE YOU SOON: Zac Posen and Kenmark have inked a deal to launch luxury eyewear for the designer. Shoppers will have the option of picking up sunglasses or prescription frames from Posen.
The collection, which will launch next year, will be a first for Posen's House of Z company, which produces a range of items under the Zac Posen, ZAC Zac Posen, Z Spoke and Truly Zac Posen labels. As for the designer, he wears shades since his vision is just fine.
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Caramel Pecan Cookie Recipe
1 Dozen Cookies
12 - 14 mins
2 cups + 2 tbs. all-purpose flour½ tsp baking soda¼ tsp baking powder½ tsp salt¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly¾ cup packed light brown sugar½ cup granulated sugar1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk2 tsp vanilla extract10 oz Ghirardelli Caramel Flavored Chips¾ cup pecans, chopped
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.
- Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine melted butter and sugars until blended. Add the egg, yolk, and vanilla.
- Blend in dry ingredients. Add chips and pecans, mix thoroughly.
- Roll 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball. Place the dough balls on the cookie sheets 2 inches apart.
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Women Ministry Leaders Confess a Lot of Pressure to Not Admit 'I'm Exhausted'
Women Ministry Leaders Confess a Lot of Pressure to Not Admit 'I'm Exhausted'
WASHINGTON – The common topics of discussion at the 2013 Women of Faith conference in Washington, D.C., this past weekend were about life balance and fear. Speakers addressed women with open discussions and candid confessions about their own struggle to tackle both issues while addressing familiar pressures that the modern woman faces, placed on them by society and more so within the church.
Priscilla Shirer and Angie Smith, both speakers at the Women of Faith Conference, sat down with The Christian Post on Friday and spoke about the issues they have dealt with and how they have managed to keep their faith, ministry and families intact amid seasons of imbalance and fear. "There's a lot of pressure on women not to say, 'I'm exhausted.' We have developed a mentality that we have to impress everybody and show them how much we can run without any reprieve or being able to catch our breath and all the while, we're the ones suffering," said Shirer, a mother, author and graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master's degree in Biblical Studies.
She explained that women carry the weight of being breadwinners and nurturers to their children, and although they exude a strong persona, ultimately, all women want to unwind at times and be taken care of.
"It takes someone else to tell us we're under a lot of stress for us to realize that we actually are. We bear such a heavy load and part of that is because the family structure has dramatically changed in the last 50 years," said Shrier.
Shirer told CP she has managed to uphold her own life by being present and in the moment of any situation instead of attempting to handle everything simultaneously.
"Balance is found in seasons of life by recognizing the season that you're in, accepting it and being willing to fully engage in it. We run into trouble when we try to handle the current season we're in while trying to pull in elements that are reserved for another period in our life. We need to learn how to be content and satisfied with the season God has us in then be willing to shift into the next one when the time is right," said Shirer.
The fear of not being able to balance life's hectic struggles was a problem that Smith – who is a mother, author and wife of Todd Smith, lead singer of the Christian contemporary group Selah – had and she agreed with Shirer that most women do not display their weary and vulnerable characteristics because they face the pressure to not do so.
"Women in Christian circles are hesitant to say they have fear because we equate it with having small faith," said Smith. "There are women who wouldn't raise their hand and say they have fears but this is a common struggle, whether it's the fear of what if, or even about God's plan for our lives."
Smith shared with CP that at times she has sulked in her own moments of weakness when she has doubted that she is able to handle it all, which has resulted in severe anxiety. However, she said she pulls through by surrendering her brokenness to God and declaring freedom from oppression.
"I've learned to get through my anxiety by speaking clearly against the enemy in the name of Jesus. This is a real common problem among us. We live in a hectic world, I mean, turn on the news for 5 minutes," said Smith. "God is not intimidated by our fear or anxiety, he's more than happy to speak to that when we bring it before him and we tell him we don't want it to be our issue anymore."
Both Shirer and Smith told CP that women facing similar issues attend events like the Women of Faith conference to find camaraderie and comfort knowing that there are others like them who do not have it all together.


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Earlier today the Exchange CXP team released Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010 SP2 to the Download Center.
This update contains a number of customer-reported and internally found issues since the release of SP2 RU1. See KB2661854: Description of Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 for more details.
Note: Some of the following KB articles may not be available at the time of publishing this post.
We would like to specifically call out the following fixes which are included in this release:
Note that this fix will not cause the CAS to CAS OWA proxying incompatibility with Exchange 2007 as discussed here. No additional updates are required on Exchange 2007 for proxying to work once Exchange 2010 SP2 RU2 is installed.
General Notes:
For DST Changes: http://www.microsoft.com/time.
Note for Forefront Protection for Exchange users For those of you running Forefront Protection for Exchange, be sure you perform these important steps from the command line in the Forefront directory before and after this rollup's installation process. Without these steps, Exchange services for Information Store and Transport will not start after you apply this update. Before installing the update, disable ForeFront by using this command: fscutility /disable. After installing the update, re-enable ForeFront by running fscutility /enable.
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Note for Forefront Protection for Exchange users: We still don't care enough about you to add two lines to the setup script. Instead you have to do it manually. Or you can install the update via Microsoft Update and you'll be in for a funny surprise.
Does this rollup also fix the 'The Active Directory entry for mailbox <mailboxname> contains an invalid locale for attribute MsExchUserCulture: nl-NL. ' error that was introduced after installing the updated Dutch language pack for SP2?
@ Franc - no, it does not, we have afix for that on the way though I can assure you.
Hey Microsoft.... could you not detect for your own software and automatically run the command fscutility /disable????, Now I cannot even get WUS to do this….
Annoyed! and feeling unappreciated as a FF customer
Enough with crying about forefront:)
cant you create a batch that stops 3 services and runs fsutility, tie the whole thing to sccm if itsreally so hard for you guys:)
trust me one of the promosing features of 2013 will be that thing:) and its not to make it easier just to shut up the winners here:)
its microsoft it takes time:)
is it possible that i have conneciton problems from my Outlook 2010 to the Exchange Server 2010 with SP1 RU2 installed? Everything was working fine up to the moment i installed this update.
Now i can not connect from inside the network to the Exchange. Outlook WebApp works perfectly.
@Kerschi - this is RU2 for SP2, not SP1.
As for "is it possible that i have conneciton problems", that's entirely possible. Basic trouble shooting steps would need to be performed to determine the root cause, including closing and re-opening Outlook and/or rebooting your desktop.
If you continue to have problems I suggest you go to the TechNet forums to post your issue in detail and ask for assistance.
I just wanted to post and complain about having to disable Forefront before installing this...all the cool kids are doing it. It's sooooooooooooo hard and takes soooooooooooooooo long to do it!
is the error in Rollup package 1 fixed by this rollup package.
If Exchange determines a mail encoded with invalic.characterset then this mail isn´t discarded like in older versions but the transport service crashes in Exchange 2010 Sp2 RU 1.
Has anyone else had any difficulty installing SP2 RU2? I've attempted an install on two separate fresh servers and it fails on both - rolling back... I've tried at patch level of SP2 *and* SP2 w/ RU1...
@Nathan: you have to install it from an elevated (run as administrator) cmd.
I did forget this step too with RU1 and the error message does not explain anything ;)
Almost funny to see that after two service pack and several rollups, the problem with retention policies on junk mail and/or deleted items still are there. I understand this could be difficult to fix, but have Microsft even acknowledged the problem?
Just a simple question:
Does this Rollup contains all patches included in previous Rollup 1 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2?
I'm about to install new instance of EX2k10 SP2 and wan't to make sure if placing only RU2 packet in updates folder of exchnage install files will be enough.to get newly Installed Exchange up to date out of the box.
Thanks for confirmation.
@sog, yes Rollup Updates are cumulative of all previous RUs for that service pack. You can put this into the .Updates folder for new Exchange server installs so it is automatically installed, but upgrades from SP1 to SP2 with an RU in the .Updates folder will not work.
This RU takes about 3 times more time to install than pervious RU's and requires restart.( At least for in my enviroment).
But installation went fine and everything seems to be working as it should be.
Hey Exchange Team,
will this UR fix the [8004010F-501-8004010F-0] Syncronize Error in an Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2010 enviroment as discribed here? social.technet.microsoft.com/.../79b40a4b-ea8f-4fd9-b060-70dd8ba4b4ba Since the last UR we get this Error on all Clients. One Comment says UR 2 for SP2 will fix it and i cant find anything what confirms it. Can you help? Thank you!
After successfully (at least no errors was presented) installing rollup 2 for Exchange 2010 SP2 the version number shown is Version 14.2 (Build 247.5). The update shows up in "Programs and features" as installed. According to that article: social.technet.microsoft.com/.../240.exchange-server-and-update-rollups-builds-numbers.aspx the version should be Version 14.2 (Build 298.4).
Can someone from the team elaborate a bit on that?
@YB: For a unknown reason MS does not show the RU Version in the GUI at the list of Servers. On the Website You linked you can find the following Sentence:
This Script can be used to find Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 build numbers in your environment
"This Script" is a link to a scipt that tells you the number you are looking for (14.2.298.4) in a file it produces (results.csv).
I didn't need to restart, it did take a very long time starting services at the end of the update.
Make sure you stop services like Backup Exec Remote Agent, McAfee Groupshield..
Note to all Dutch users: The localization bug that appeared in SP2 is NOT fixed. This bug was mentioned with the release of SP2 and again with the release of RU1 (blogs.technet.com/.../released-update-rollup-1-for-exchange-2010-service-pack-2.aspx).
RU2 does NOT fix this issue.
Any ETA on a fix for this annoying issue? I actually have customers that made me roll back SP2 for this :S
Other than that: Chees on the updates / fixes!
This update has brought the Management Console to a crawl on my servers. It takes 5 minutes to get it to actually open and be usable and then you have to wait again to access mailboxes and other info.
And I agree about the Forefront script. How hard would it be to include that?
@ Arjan - we are still working on the invalid locale error, it's a fairly difficult issue to fix it turns out, but we are still working on it. Sorry for the continued delay.
Is this still a supported approach for dealing with the Forefront issues around update rollups? And if so, why not mention it in the release announcements such as this one?
Is this still a supported approach for dealing with the Forefront issues around update rollups? And if so, why not mention it in the release announcements such as this one?
Is this still a supported approach for dealing with the Forefront issues around update rollups? And if so, why not mention it in the release announcements such as this one?
Great… Update crashed somwhere and all services stay disabled - hooray for unattended update-nights -.-
ist it only a Dutch Problem oder other languaes too?
We have a german Exchange 2010 SP2 RU1/2 and have the following problem:
The Active Directory entry for mailbox /DC=net/DC=domain/OU=Branch/OU=Office/OU=Benutzer/OU=OLSig/CN=Max Mustermann contains an invalid locale for attribute MsExchUserCulture: de-DE.
All new Mailboxes are in English even though they have been initialized in German. Is these any solution jet?
Oliver - so the updated language pack was only ever required for those with the Dutch OWA issue. It fixed that issue. It also unfortunately introduced the event log error issue you are seeing, so if you installed the language pack you would see the issue. We have a fix for this in the works, the format will be a new language pack download I expect.
Greg, thy for the fast answer.
So I see it correct that the error in our System was caused by the language pack.
Is it normal that we do not thereby be able to create new mailboxes in German. All new mailboxes have English folder names.
When can we expect with the new language pack?
Any language setting other than en-us will cause the errors to be thrown. Sorry.
we're still working on the revised language pack, I can't give you any more specific dates or times than that.
OK, thx, so we have to wait.
Can it be that the errors have been since SP2.
We have updated all our Exchange servers to SP2, and only one of the MBX server had this error in the event log.
Thereupon, we then have only tried to correct the situation in which we have installed the language pack?
The updated lang pack is not needed for anyone not using Dutch. More, if the updated lang pack is installed only on the CAS, it fixes the Dutch issue and the errors aren't logged. The issue occurrs when the lang pack is installed on the mailbox role. It does not need to be (unless of course you have multi-role then you clearly have no choice).
Yes, I understand, we didn´t needed the language pack update, because we don´t have Dutch Language.
But we had the problem since the SP2 installation, and not only since installing the language packs.
We only tried to install the language pack to fix the error.
Are you sure, that the error only appears since the language update?
Thx a lot for your help.
I can only repro the issue after installing the language pack. We have had no other reports of the issue, without the updated language pack being installed.
I'm trying to enable the included fix described in kb2661294. But I don't have the registry key Admin. (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftExchangeServerv14Admin). Should I create the key first if it doesn't exist?
Greg, many thanks for the info.
Where can we learn fastest when there is a new Lanugage Pack?
We had to uninstall RU1 for SP2 because of kb2693078. RU1 eventually showed up in Microsoft Update. Today we installed RU2. After restarting and manually triggering check-for-updates in Microsoft update, it still wants to install RU1. Can you guys do anything about that or is Microsoft update just a complete mess and unfixable?
Oliver - I'll try and re-post here when we make the update available, or write a new post.
If you want to find the exact build here's a PS command to run
GCM exsetup |%{$_.Fileversioninfo}
Then compare the output with the list located at
Hallo Greg,
do you have any news for me?
Can we get some feedback about this? There is comming a lot of calls about this from our customers.
Hey Bill,
i have the same Question:
Why Windows Update offer me RU1 after Installation RU2? It seems there is something buggy in the Versionchecking from WindowsupdateClient.
We Jumped from SP2 to RU2, without installing RU1
We're finishing up the testing on the new language pack. Once complete (and assuming no problems) we'll be releasing it. I'll post again when I have a link (unless someone beats me to it).
when will RU2 be released on Windows Update?
Thx Greg for the Info.
Is there any news for us?
You may also check how to send SMS from MS Exchange 2010 with Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
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Construct your own Bomberman from over 100 trillion combinations and take them into the sporting arena. Various games await from Baseball and Tennis to Golf and of course the classic Bomberman games.
Build up your Bomberman, save them to Memory Card, and watch them eat, sleep and play before indulging in a plethora of insanely fun games.
Four great games in one:
Bomberman Tennis lets one to four players compete in singles and doubles matches, while Tournament Mode lets your character become the top seed.
Tee off in Bomberman style entering Golf Tournaments against CPU controlled opponents, or up to three other friends.
Bomberman Baseball adds new twists to the classic game as you play against the CPU or a friend, or enter the Bomberman World Series.
Last but by far from least is the classic Bomberman Battle, pitting you against friends in a range of mazes as you blast your way to victory. Four modes await - Standard Battle; Star Battle Mode, where the aim is to collect the most stars to win; Crown Battle Mode, in which you must capture and hang onto the crown; and Point Battle Mode, where the player who blasts the most opponents wins.
1-4 Players
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Happy Celebrate Teen Literature Day! Every year, YALSA sponsors this event, which "seeks to showcase some award-winning authors and books in the genre, as well as highlight librarians' expertise in connecting teens with books and other reading materials." Celebrate Teen Literature Day is when the Teen Read Week website is launched … and when the Teens' Top Ten nominations are announced!
The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list where every title is nominated and voted on by teens. The 2013 nominations have been posted on the YALSA website so that teens across the country can read them all summer; voting will take place Aug. 15 – Sept. 15 via YALSA's brand new Teens' Top Ten site for teens at www.ala.org/yalsa/reads4teens, and the winners will be announced during Teen Read Week in October.
YALSA encourages librarians and library workers to visit the Teens' Top Ten site to access resources, such as a free Teens' Top Ten Toolkit, that will help them promote the titles all summer long to their teen patrons, so the teens are ready to vote in August.
Without further ado, here are the nominated titles for YALSA's 2013 Teens' Top Ten list!
- Crewel by Gennifer Albin
(Macmillan/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2012; 9780374316419)
In a futuristic world, Spinsters are women with the power to weave everything into form, whether it be food, buildings, or peoples' very lives. Adelice Lewys has this talent, and she is whisked away into a world of luxury and elegance because of it. Although it is often advertised at the perfect life, it is far from it as things are never how they seem.
- Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
(Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends, 2012; 9781250027368)
Emma has never really questioned her ability to communicate with fish, her strange violet eyes, or her awkwardness on land, but when her best friend, Chloe, dies in a shark attack and the attractive, mysterious Galen keeps showing up in her life, Emma soon learns that she belongs in a different world –- one that is underwater. In the meantime, Galen, the prince of the Syrena, must learn why Emma seems to not quite fit in with either the humans or the Syrena while battling the strong attraction he feels towards her. As the relationship between the two develops, they are faced with difficult decisions between duty and desire that could lead to a huge change of Syrena history.
- Underworld by Meg Cabot
(Scholastic/Point, 2012; 9780545284110)
In the second book of the Abandon series, Pierce Oliviera has been — yet again — kidnapped by John Hayden, the ruler of the Underworld. However, this time she can't escape, and when she gets a video on her phone predicting her cousin Alex's death, Pierce panics and begs John for help. She will do anything if only he will help her cousin out, including staying with him forever in the Underworld.
- Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
(Penguin Group/Dial, 2012; 9780803734739)
When her evil father, King Leck, dies, Bitterblue is made queen of a kingdom she knows nothing about. As she struggles to come to terms with both who she is and the legacy her father left on the city, Bitterblue tries to discover the secrets of her father's crimes by walking the streets of her own city in disguise. Filled with struggle, suspense and surprises, will she be able to turn her kingdom into a better place?
- Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
(Simon & Schuster, 2012; 9781442436640)
What really happens at the end of the world? Cannibals, Baggers, people try to sell you — and in this world, sixteen-year-old Evie is one of the few healthy teen girls. Evie sets out on a quest to find herself, all while things heat up between her and Jackson, the troubled bad boy from across the tracks. She knows life will get even worse as she comes to realize that she isn't like other people. Luckily, or maybe unluckily for her, Jackson is the only one that can help her survive.
- Skinny by Donna Cooner
(Scholastic/Point, 2012; 9780545427630)
Ever has always wanted to live in a fairy tale, but with 302 pounds weighing her down, it's difficult to achieve. It's even harder with Skinny, her own private critic, constantly belittling her. In this inspirational tale, Ever discovers the truth of learning how to overcome and accept the issues that plague her.
- Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross
(Egmont, 2012; 9781606843239)
After being raised her whole life by her fairy godmothers, Mirabelle runs away to the town where they said her parents died. But when she gets there, she starts to notice that it isn't any ordinary town and that the teens who live there are fated to play out the Grimms' fairy tales. So when Mira finds out that she, too, has a role to play, it's only a matter of time before her story could lose its happy ending.
- Croak by Gina Damico
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Graphia, 2012; 9780547608327)
Lexington "Lex" Bartleby is a juvenile delinquent who is sent to her uncle Mort's after her latest stunt. Once there she discovers that she is a Grim Reaper. She was born to have the ability to take the souls from dead bodies and send them to the Afterlife. On the job, she feels the need for justice for the poor people who have died, but they aren't allowed to do anything but transport the souls. As she deals with this struggle, her limits are tested as she discovers how far she will go to help the souls and herself.
- The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda
(Macmillan/St. Martin's Griffin, 2012; 9781250005298)
For as long as he can remember, Gene's father has always taught him how to keep a low profile so no one can notice that he's different. He can't run as fast, he can go outside in the daytime, and he doesn't have a lust for blood. Gene is human, and each day is a battle to keep his secret locked away or be devoured by everyone around him. When he is chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hunt the last few remaining humans, he is thrust into the fight of his life and into the orbit of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible. Little does he know, however, she has a few secrets of her own.
- 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad
(Little, Brown & Company, 2012; 9780316182881)
When NASA holds a world-wide contest for returning to the moon, no one — not even the three teenage participants — can fathom what is really in store for them up on the airless, empty gray mass. Or is it truly empty … ? Unbeknownst to them, what they find up there will change not only their lives, but the lives of everyone on Earth.
- Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
(Random House, 2012; 9780375866562)
Dragons and humans have finally achieved peace, and the anniversary celebration is fast approaching. For Seraphina Dombegh, who is half dragon and half human, life is about blending in. However, a series of events will place her in the path of the Prince Lucian, Captain of the Queen's Guard, and a hunt for a killer determined to start a war.
- Wake by Amanda Hocking
(Macmillan/St. Martin's Griffin, 2012; 9781250005649)
Three mysterious girls have just blown into town, and everyone has their eyes on them. Little does everyone know, they also have their eyes on the towns' residences. Gemma in particular has caught their eyes, and they want her. Little does Gemma know, she's about to be thrown into a situation she might not be able to get out of.
- Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
(Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2012; 9781416983309)
Tilt tells the story of three teenagers, all wondering about who they are and how they fit into the world. One struggles with a teen pregnancy, another deals with AIDS, while the last must overcome an abusive relationship. As things begin to change drastically, with them not in control, all they can do is hang on for the ride.
- Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012; 9780547645704)
Sunday loves to write stories; the only problem is that when she reads them aloud, they tend to come true. So when a frog claiming to be a cursed human comes along, he asks her to do two things: to read a few stories that won't harm anyone and to kiss him. When you kiss an enchanted animal — or in this case, a frog — the enchanted will return to his true self. What Sunday doesn't know is that if she kisses him, her life will change forever.
- Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012; 9780544022492)
Ismae is the daughter of the God of Death. After a near escape to a convent from her arranged marriage, Ismae is trained in the arts of a handmaiden of Death: assassination. Sent to the household of a possible traitor, Gavriel, Ismae begins to see glimpses of faults within her convent and honor in the man she is sent to spy on. Despite any feelings or doubts, she knows her first duty is to Death, but she has to wonder: what will her duty cost her and the man she is coming to love?
- Butter by Erin Jade Lange
(Bloomsbury, 2012; 9781599907802)
Butter is a morbidly obese teenager who is sick of being invisible but who doesn't really want to make a splash either. One day, he's finally pushed over the edge, and he posts a blog about his last meal, the one that he plans will kill him. This blog post brings him instant popularity, making Butter happy for once in his life. But Butter knows that his life is still far from perfect, and he must struggle with himself to determine who he will be and what course his life will take.
- Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
(Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends, 2012; 9780312569037)
Monument 14 is a book filled with terror, fear, and love, all inside a supermarket where fourteen kids are trapped . They are unable to leave as a monster hailstorm has hit, leading to variety of other disasters like a chemical weapon spill. Now they must find a way to escape their town, Monument, and get to safety in Alaska.
- Every Day by David Levithan
(Random House/Alfred A. Knopf, 2012; 9780307931887)
A wakes up in a different body every day. It has always been that way for A, and A has rules to live by, like not getting too involved in the person's life. Then A meets Rhiannon, the girlfriend of Justin, the boy whose body A is inhabiting. Suddenly, none of the rules apply because A is falling for Rhiannon and she won't leave A's mind even after A has left Justin's body…
- Son by Lois Lowry
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012; 9780547887203)
In this new branch of the dystopian story started by The Giver, we follow the life of Claire, a birthmother in Jonas's community. When Claire gives birth and her baby is taken from her, we see the first signs of emotion from someone besides Jonas in the community. In this riveting tale about the strength of a mother's love, you'll be whisked through an epic adventure of good vs. evil that explores the concepts of freedom, love, and sacrifice.
- I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
(Little, Brown & Company, 2012; 9780316125833)
Jazz is the son of an infamous serial killer and has witnessed crime scenes from the killer's point of view. So when a body is discovered, Jazz wants to use the skills he knows to help find the killer. However, he's not just trying to prove to other people that he's not like his father; he's also trying to prove it to himself despite what he already knows.
- Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
(Harlequin Teen, 2012; 9780373210862)
Echo is a high school girl with "freaky" scars on her arms and no memory of how it happened. Noah is the high school stoner who uses girls and has no future. Over the course of their senior year, their lives will intersect in a way they never could have imagined, going through a journey that will prove to thems and each other that they are more than what their reputations demand.
- The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen
(Scholastic/Scholastic Press, 2012; 9780545284141)
In a faraway land, civil war is brewing. To unify his kingdom's divided people, a nobleman named Conner devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him on the throne. Four orphans are forced to compete for the role, including a defiant and clever boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point — he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. His rivals have their own agendas as well, so Sage must trust no one and keep his thoughts hidden. As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of lies unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that may very well prove more dangerous than all the lies taken together.
- Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult
(Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse, 2012; 9781451635812)
Delilah is a lonely, straight-A, freshman student who is shunned by nearly everyone at her school except for her punk best friend, Jules. Her mother pushes her to get out more by making her join the swim team even though she always gets last place. Her father left her for another family and never visits. So it's no wonder she would rather spend her days reading. She finds a fairy tale that she can't stop reading and falls in the love with the prince of the story. Too bad he's not real … or is he?
- Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
(Penguin Group/Razorbill, 2012; 9781595145840)
War is brewing and unrest is widespread. The breaking point is a single incident in the dying nation of Paelsia. While three kingdoms battle for power, four young people find themselves greatly affected by it as they experience things like betrayal and war.
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth
(Harper Collins/Katherine Tegen Books, 2012; 9780062024039)
In the sequel to Divergent, Tris Prior is safe at the Amity compounds with her fellow survivors. With the whole city at war with itself and Jeannine looking for all the Divergent, Tris must learn to embrace her own divergence and understand it, though it might prove a dangerous task.
- Immortal City by Scott Speer
(Penguin Group/Razorbill, 2012; 9781595146014)
The Immortal City: where guardian angels only protect the richest people and it's the hottest, trendiest thing to be an angel. Maddy doesn't quite understand what all the hype on angels is about, but when the most desired angel, Jacks, asks her for help, she finds out more about angels than she ever expected possible. Soon after, they immediately fall in love. But when someone threatens this love, what will they do about it?
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
(Scholastic/Scholastic Press, 2012; 9780545424929)
The Raven Boys is a thrilling adventure that captures you and takes you down the supernatural path with a daring girl named Blue, four complicated guys, and one life-altering quest and mystery of finding the Glendower King.
- Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
(Disney/Hyperion, 2012; 9781423152880)
Verity is held captive by the Gestapo in 1943. She is told to reveal the secrets of the pilot who brought her to France or face the brutal consequences. As she does this, she weaves a story of an unlikely friendship and the bonds formed by it. Their tales intertwined form a suspenseful, breathtaking narrative of espionage — hope — horror — and friendship that spans untold secrets!


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There are no words to describe the horror that is the video I have posted above. It reeks of awfulness. But you know you want to watch it. You know you do.
In this "sequel" to Billy Ray Cyrus' biggest hit, "Achy Breaky Heart" called—wait for it—"Achy Break 2," hip hop artist Buck 22 puts his twist on the country music hit. It is set in a spaceship, you guys. And there's twerking. Or something. I don't know anymore. I hear Miley Cyrus was this close to being in this video and then had to drop out at the last second. (HAHAHA NO EVEN SHE WOULD NOT DO THIS)
I don't know why anyone would do this other than to get back at humanity for some perceived slight. So for whatever it is we may have done to you, Mr. Buck 22, I would like to apologize on behalf of everyone.


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O's drop in Wild Card chase after wild pitch in ninth
Valencia ties it in eighth, but Johnson commits error before Yanks win
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles have insisted the past few weeks that there is plenty of baseball left, time yet to start clicking on all cylinders and make a serious push for the postseason. But in watching Baltimore lose three of four games to the New York Yankees this week, it's becoming increasingly tough to envision.
An O's team that has won more than four consecutive games just once this season continues to plod along at a frustrating .500 pace, with Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Yankees dropping them to 4-4 on the homestand and 1 1/2 games back of New York in the American League Wild Card chase. Tampa Bay, which owns the second Wild Card spot as it stands right now, won its game to move 2 1/2 games ahead of the listless O's, who are 24-26 since the All-Star break.
"This is where everybody steps up their game -- or we go home," said Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts after watching Danny Valencia's three-run, game-tying homer in the eighth inning negated by closer Jim Johnson's throwing error and wild pitch in the ninth. "That is kind of the bottom line."
The Orioles (77-69) -- who won four of their first five games on the homestand -- are in desperate search of a spark as they head to Toronto to open a three-city, 10-game road trip that could decide their season. With 16 games remaining, the Orioles are tied with Kansas City for fifth in the Wild Card chase, hanging on despite an erratic offense and uneven pitching, in both their rotation and bullpen.
"Every loss is frustrating," Johnson said of dropping three of four and the season series, 10-9, to the Yankees. "We've been in them and haven't gotten the big pitch or the big hit or whatever it needs to be.
"We're running out of time, but we need to start putting a couple key pieces together."
Johnson, on in a tie game, allowed a leadoff single to Brendan Ryan, and the Yankees put a pair of men on after Johnson airmailed the throw to second base on Chris Stewart's bunt. Curtis Granderson bunted the runners over, and Johnson's wild pitch -- with Alex Rodriguez batting -- allowed the Yankees to take the lead and the Orioles' bullpen to surrender pivotal late-game runs for the third consecutive game.
"I think everybody had a lot of adrenaline there," manager Buck Showalter said of Johnson's wildness. "There's a lot of guys with not many wild pitches on our staff because of [catcher] Matt Wieters. That ball's a little too short for him. If Matt can't block it, it can't be blocked."
Johnson wasn't the only one to blame in Baltimore's latest defeat, with starter Wei-Yin Chen struggling with his command and putting his club in an early four-run deficit. Chen, who has been inconsistent as of late, allowed a two-run homer to Mark Reynolds in the second, and after striking out the side, ran into another jam the following frame. He issued a pair of third-inning walks, sandwiched in between Alfonso Soriano's double, to load the bases and allow Vernon Wells to shoot a ball into left field to push the Yankees' lead to four.
"I should do a better job for the first three innings," Chen said through his interpreter. "I tried to get my rhythm and tempo and timing back in my delivery. It was hard for me. The Yankees swung the bat well, but our guys played good defense, which is why I had an opportunity to pitch in the seventh."
The lefty did rebound after that, retiring 13 consecutive batters before Granderson took him deep one out into the seventh to end Chen's night. Righty Josh Stinson followed with 1 2/3 scoreless innings to keep the game from getting out of reach before handing the ball over to Johnson.
An erratic Orioles lineup continued to live and die by the homer, with Valencia's three-run, two-out shot off David Robertson nearly enough to overcome their woes. Baltimore got its second run on Nick Markakis' leadoff homer in the seventh, which chased reliever David Huff, and Manny Machado was robbed of a homer to start the eighth on a fantastic grab by Soriano in left field.
But the club's pitching, combined with its inability to get to struggling starter Phil Hughes -- who allowed one run -- was too much.
"You're still just X amount of games out," Orioles left fielder Nate McLouth said of turning things around. "It doesn't matter who's in front of you. We've got a big series with Tampa Bay later in the road trip. Certainly, we'd rather be in a different position, but we've got 16 games left and see what we can get."
Asked about the looming road trip showing his team's character, Showalter said, "I think your resolve is proven by coming back and tying the game up at 5 after Granderson hit the home run. Resolve is not an issue here with these guys."


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