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Brazilian military says counterterrorism force being assigned to Confederations Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO – An officer in the Brazilian army's counterterrorism division says about 600 soldiers will be taking part in security operations during the upcoming Confederations Cup.
The G1 news website quoted Col. Richard Fernandez Nunes on Monday as saying an additional 250 specialists in identifying threats from chemical, biological and nuclear threats will be also conducting sweeps during the June 15-30 football tournament.
The six Brazilian cities hosting Confederations Cup matches will each be assigned a counterterrorism team. Brazil is also hosting next year's World Cup, and Nunes says all 12 of the tournament's host cities will have such teams.
Officials from world soccer's governing body, FIFA, have said security would be tightened up following last week's bombings at the Boston Marathon.


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Are European players concerned ?
EDIT : The answer is in the OP.
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blizzard dont have my bank details on their system so im not worried i use game cards and a o2 prepaid card to to buy the extras such as faction change and blizzard store stuff
Ugh... guess I better change things even though my account is currently inactive. I'd hate to play again in 2 years and find my stuff gone...
Took those hackers a long time to hack Blizzard , but gladly nothing too big got cracked. Glad im from EU :P
Stop with this nonsense FUD.this information alone is NOT enough for anyone to gain access to Battle.net accounts.
Bummer. I love the honesty though, gg Blizz
Damn I just made that email account.....
Damn it. I don't remember my secret answer! I wish It'd been Europe that had been hit!
Crap now my main email address is spam target...ffs its shared with my actual work email
This is how a company should handle with a hacking problem, be completely honest with their consumers.
Incoming large amounts of phishing emails to your WoW email accounts... Crap.
us is in deep trouble though,id change password immediately if I was you guyz
I wanna go back to my trainer and learn a new spell in the next expansion! And we all need to be able to fly from day 1 ! (And fly over the Exodar and Silvermoon on our own mounts!)

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Recessions have come and gone. The economy has recovered and in many cases has come back stronger.
Recessions have come and gone. The economy has recovered and in many cases has come back stronger.
However, it was different with the long recession that started in 2007. Florida alone lost 850,000 private-sector jobs, and although many of those are coming back, recovery this time around has been much slower than in the past.
Local economist David Goetsch has described Northwest Florida�s economy as a stool that rests on three legs: defense, construction and tourism. Prior to the recession, all three of those industries were booming.
The three pillars then took a hit in the downturn.
�Tourism is back and it�s pretty much hitting on all eight cylinders again,� Goetsch said. �But those tend to be minimum-wage jobs. What we are not hitting on all eight cylinders like we were before are construction and defense.
�What we have done is a good recovery, but defense jobs and construction jobs pay more than tourist jobs,� he added. �The balance that we had back then just is not back.�
Northwest Florida�s pre-recession economy peaked in April 2006. The state�s unemployment rate was 3 percent and local counties were even lower. Walton County had an unemployment rate of 1.9 percent, followed by Okaloosa County at 2 percent and Santa Rosa County at 2.4 percent.
What followed were 45 straight months in which the state and local unemployment rates either remained steady or, in most cases, went up.
If April 2006 was the trough of unemployment, then January 2010 was certainly the peak. Statewide unemployment had spiked to 11.7 percent, a full 2 percent higher than the national average. Walton County�s unemployment rate had increased to 9.6 percent, Okaloosa County to 8.8 percent and Santa Rosa County to 10.2 percent.
Construction and tourism
No industry in the region or the state was impacted more than construction.
The recession, which was brought on mostly because of the housing crisis, caused banks to stop lending money for new construction and companies struggled to survive.
The Building Industry Association of Okaloosa & Walton Counties had nearly 700 members at its peak before the recession. That number plummeted to about 250 during the downturn.
Some members moved elsewhere to look for work while others left the building industry entirely, said Alan Baggett, executive vice president of the BIA.
Baggett said the builders who remained did anything and everything to survive.
�The permits were really down. The institutions weren�t loaning the money,� Baggett said. �The remodeling became a big part of what the builder did. It was a departure of what they would normally do, but it was one of the things that made them money and got them to survive.�
Baggett said the market is rebounding now and the association�s membership has started to go back up.
For the first three months of this year, the number of building permits issued in Okaloosa County was about even with the same period in 2012. However, building permits were up 57 percent in Walton County from January through March.
The BIA recently completed this year�s Parade of Homes tour, which featured 33 new houses. Baggett said many of them sold during the parade, and one builder not only sold a home but picked up orders to build 10 more.
In fact, the industry possibly could be recovering too fast. The military housing privatization project is expected to start next year and bring 1,200 new homes to Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field. Baggett said it may be difficult to maintain that level of construction along with non-military construction because of the number of people who have left the industry.
�I think we�re going to have a work force shortage,� he said.
Before the 2010 BP oil spill, the local tourism industry appeared to be weathering the recession pretty well. Bed tax collections for fiscal 2008 in Okaloosa County totaled $10.6 million, a 24.2 percent increase from fiscal 2007, when $8.5 million was collected.
With the exception of fiscal 2010 when the oil spill occurred, the bed tax collections have gone up every year since 2005, when there was a 3 percent decrease from the previous year. For fiscal 2012, which ended Sept. 30, the county brought in a record $13.1 million.
�I wouldn�t say that travel is recession-proof. It certainly isn�t,� said Martin Owen, regional marketing director for ResortQuest. �But our core market here is very resilient to those economic things. It�s a family market, it�s a family drive market, it�s a traditional market and people consider that their vacation is important to them.�
Although tourists continued to visit through the recession, lodging properties had to adjust.
ResortQuest had to cut positions, but has since added many of those jobs back, Owen said. He said it was the company�s policy not to release exact staffing figures.
�Every recession causes companies to examine their efficiency,� Owen said. �That doesn�t just apply to tourism, it applies to every company. Companies should always be questioning why we do something this way; is there a better way of doing it? But many companies don�t do that. When something like a recession comes in or some other crisis, it prompts that exercise.�
The road back
As badly as Northwest Florida was impacted by the recession, Florida as a whole was hit even worse.
The 850,000 private-sector jobs that were lost in the recession led to more than 400,000 people applying for unemployment assistance. The state could not handle that large of an increase and had to take out a $3.5 billion loan from the federal government to cover the cost.
Even though tourism remained strong in Northwest Florida, the rest of the state saw a large drop in visitors, and people moving to the state virtually stopped in 2010 and 2011.
�On virtually every measure of economic health, we had serious losses,� said Jesse Panuccio, executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. �It was a pretty deep and lasting recession for the state.�
Panuccio said Florida�s recovery has been equally remarkable the past two years.
The unemployment rate has posted year-over-year declines for the past 31 months, 330,000 private-sector jobs have been created in the past two years, new housing construction is up and 2012 was the best year in Florida�s history for tourism, with more than 90 million visitors.
The state also paid back its $3.5 billion loan from the federal government about a month ago and cut the number of people on unemployment to 240,000.
�On all of the indicators, all of the things that were terrible during the recession, they have all gotten better over the last couple of years,� Panuccio said.
He credits the state�s recovery to policy decisions Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature have made to make the state more business-friendly and to reduce the risk for businesses looking to locate or expand. An example is the new sales tax exemption for manufacturing equipment purchases approved this year.
The local area has recovered quicker than most of the state. Okaloosa and Walton counties consistently have two of the three lowest unemployment rates in Florida, and Santa Rosa County usually is just outside the top 25 percent.
Goetsch, the local economist, compared Northwest Florida�s recovery to a hurricane.
�Say a hurricane comes through and knocks your house down, but doesn�t damage your foundation. You can build back faster than if a hurricane comes through and sweeps away your foundation,� Goetsch said.
�Our foundation throughout the recession has been Eglin, Duke (Field), Hurlburt, the 7th Special Forces, active duty and retired (military),� he added. �That�s the foundation the recession did not and could not wash away. As the economy started to get better, we had that foundation to build on when other communities didn�t.�
It was announced Friday that Florida�s unemployment rate had dropped to 7.1 percent for May, a slight decrease from 7.2 percent in April. Okaloosa County had an unemployment rate of 4.8 percent, Santa Rosa County was at 5.9 percent and Walton County was at 4.1 percent.
Goetsch expects Walton County to drop below 4 percent soon, and believes Santa Rosa County will continue to drop but does not expect it to break the 4 percent line. However, he doesn�t see Okaloosa County moving much lower because of uncertainly surrounding the Department of Defense budget and sequestration.
�The recession nationwide is causing the federal government to have to make budgetary decisions,� Goetsch said. �The current administration tends to cut first in the military. I�m afraid that what�s happening is that cuts are going to be made in the military budget that will affect us here at Eglin and the surrounding bases in ways that we will not get back.
�Tourism is able to come back the minute that you have discretionary dollars in the pocket,� he added. �But when you lose programs and you lose funding at Eglin, it tends to not come back. The lasting impact of the recession is going to be felt at Eglin and we haven�t really felt it yet.�


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Coming this fall: Agents and brokers in WA can submit fingerprints electronically
For years, this has been done on paper cards, on which a worker rolls the applicant's inked fingers. It's messy, but more importantly, it's difficult to get good, usable prints. In fact, there's a 30 percent rejection rate by the State Patrol, meaning that the applicant has to go through the whole process again. We know it can be a pain, but we haven't had a good alternative.
So, good news: Starting late this summer or early fall, we will begin accepting electronically submitted fingerprints. We strongly encourage our resident applicants to use the service.
For one thing, the rejection rate is much lower. Instead of 30 percent, it's less than 3 percent.
It will also cost less. It now costs $42.50 to submit a paper fingerprint card. It will cost $32.50 to do it electronically.
It takes less time. In fact, in some cases, it could mean getting your license issued weeks earlier than with a paper card.
And there's probably a location close to you. More than 30 locations in Washington state can provide the fingerprinting service. Pearson Vue exam centers offer the service when applicants take the insurance exam, and the company also has a third-party vendor, Morpho Trust, that offers fingerprinting at several additional locations. You can find links to both on our new web page about electronic fingerprinting for insurance licensees.
Lastly, a question I know we'll get: Are electronic fingerprints required? No, not at this point. But we intend to require them starting during the first half of 2013.
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Beckham on his 9th inning baserunning error:
"That's me being an idiot," said Beckham with a sheepish smile. "It will happen every once in a while — hopefully, not for the rest of the year." Derek Jeter actually deserved a second assist on the double play. Beckham counts the Yankees' shortstop as one of the players he truly respected growing up, so he started talking to Jeter as he wandered away from the base. "[I] just kind of lost track and didn't realize I was still playing a baseball game," Beckham said. "I blame the third-base coach [Jeff Cox] for that one," said White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, pausing for a laugh. "The third-base coach should let him know how many outs there were." Justice came down swiftly upon Beckham, who will be fined in kangaroo court. He will also have to buy a gift for backup catcher Ramon Castro, who was on deck to pinch-hit for Jim Thome. "Apparently, I cost him an at-bat, so I'm going to be running around town getting gifts for everybody," Beckham said. "I'm embarrassed, but we're good."


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The welfare lie makes a furious comeback
On Tuesday, I was pleased to report the Romney/Ryan welfare lie, which falsely accuses President Obama of "gutting" existing welfare law and "dropping work requirements," had suddenly disappeared. After weeks of constant repetition, the Republicans' ridiculous, racially-charged attack had vanished.
Regrettably, it appears I spoke too soon. Paul Ryan, reinforcing his "Lyin' Ryan" moniker, brought the lie back yesterday in Iowa, and a few hours later, Romney himself pushed the lie after being prompted by Fox News' Carl Cameron.
Cameron predicted that former President Clinton would take Romney "to task" over the bogus welfare claim, and asked the Republican to preemptively "react."
"Well, I'm not sure exactly what President Clinton will say, but there's no question that President Obama's decision to say that we're going to allow waivers or excuses from work requirements in welfare was designed to shore up part of his base that may not be inclined to go out and vote in the same kind of energy and passion as they did four years ago.
"And, I think putting a measure that would take work out of welfare and waiving the work requirement in welfare is an extraordinary political move on his part, and one which I disagree with. My own view is that we should have greater work requirements with welfare, not less."
In every possible way, Romney's simply lying, and he's doing so in a racially-inflammatory way. The reference to the Democratic "base" is especially ridiculous – Romney is asking voters to believe the president's most ardent supporters want welfare checks without work requirements. How subtle.
The rest of this is just garbage, and Romney knows it. The work requirement hasn't been waived; what the candidate is saying is the exact opposite of reality. The Republican just doesn't give a damn – he knows he's lying; he knows that we know he's lying; but he's confident just enough voters will be ignorant enough to fall for his con.
When the lie briefly disappeared, I'd hoped, naively, that the pressure surrounding a racially-charged falsehood might force Romney to shift his strategy. Alas, the reprieve was brief and Romney is back to flaunting his deception, carefully extending his middle finger in reality's face.


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Jimbo Wales and his worldwide online cult are now deciding federal court cases.
Over at the Seventh US Court of Appeals in Chicago, a three-judge panel recently settled a long-standing legal battle by shamelessly citing an entry on Wikipedia. And as you might expect, the entry was edited after the case went to trial.
The case of Rickher v. Home Depot hinged on the meaning of "wear and tear." In suing the American retail giant, John Rickher claimed that the "Damage Waiver" sold alongside Home Depot rental tools was absolutely worthless, arguing that it failed to provide protection above and beyond the company's standard rental agreement. The rental agreement, he pointed out, already covered "wear and tear."
Citing Webster's and Random House - two of the most widely used American dictionaries - Rickher insisted that "wear and tear" is commonly defined as "depreciation, damage, or loss resulting from ordinary use or exposure" or "damage or deterioration resulting from ordinary use." But in the end, the trio of judges ignored those trusted dictionaries in favor of the free encyclopedia anyone can edit without telling the world who they really are.
"Although it is true that dictionary definitions of 'wear and tear' often employ the word 'damage,' that does not mean that damage and 'wear and tear' are synonymous," the ruling (PDF) reads. "Wear and tear is a more specific phrase that connotes the expected, often gradual, depreciation of an item. See Wear and Tear, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_and_tear, last visited May 30, 2008."
According to Eugene Volokh, a blog-happy UCLA law professor, using Wikipedia to decide a federal court case is not a good idea. "With a central legal issue, such as the one in this Seventh Circuit case, where there seems to be some contrary evidence, I would be hesitant to trust Wikipedia," he tells the The Reg. "The entry could have been written by almost anybody."
And he doesn't know the half of it.
Volokh also points out that such a decision opens the door to cult-fueled legal tampering. "There's always the risk that the entry could be changed by someone who has an interest in the litigation," he says.
Indeed, the Wikipedia text cited by the court's decision was edited while the Rickher case was still in district court. Judging from a Wikiscanner search, it's unlikely that "wear and tear" entry was rigged. But this is Wikiland. Stranger things have happened. ®
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OCEAN CITY – Though there was no government meeting this week, the extreme philosophical differences among the seven City Council members continue to dominate Ocean City politics.
Over the past few months, the Mayor and Council has been divided over a list of 11 ordinances that would decrease newly hired town employee's pay and benefits and address some changes for current workers as well.
The majority of the council, Joe Hall, Brent Ashley, Jim Hall, and Margaret Pillas, set the motions on the table and voted to pass them through first and second reading.
The minority of the council, Doug Cymek, Mary Knight and Lloyd Martin, have fell in opposition, feeling the ordinances were being pushed too fast into law without facts and discussion to back them up.
Last week, Mayor Rick Meehan vetoed seven of the 11 proposed ordinances to remand them back to discussion, which will likely take place next week.
"My position along with my other three colleagues [Joe Hall, Brent Ashley and Jim Hall] is we would always get the numbers we needed as a starter for discussion," Pillas said.
According to Pillas, a couple years ago she is on record asking for an actuary study in order to begin the process of cutting city costs. She said that for the last two years herself, Joe Hall, and Jim Hall have been pushing for these discussions and now the council has finally gotten to them.
"This is not a knee-jerk reaction," she said. "This was just a decision for us to push this forward so we could get to these discussions and now we're there. What will work out is exactly the solution we need to hire new people and I think it will work well."
The Dispatch asked Pillas what would have happened if the proposed ordinances were to pass into law without the council receiving the actuary study.
"We would still go and ask for a study, it was our plan all along," she said.
According to Pillas, an actuary study is necessary in making decisions, such as changing town employee pay and benefits for new hires.
"The plan is to get numbers," she said. "I asked for salaries and all benefits two years ago, an actuary study, and we couldn't get it."
Pillas said by placing the 11 motions on the table, the majority of the council was able to get the actuary study expedited.
"The mere fact that the mayor vetoed them or not, did not change the plan," Pillas said. "We had direction from our voters, and the people in town, to go in this direction and get the numbers."
According to Pillas, the council needs to come to terms on what new hires will be paid and what their benefits will be.
"Will they be what the ordinances are stating?," she said. "They were never meant to be. They were always a starting point for us to have a discussion."
Pillas does not agree with the minority's expression of "ram rodding".
"I have been ringing the bell for two years," she said. "I never saw it as any different. I know everybody went crazy … that it was rammed down everybody's throat but I don't see it that way, I don't think two years of discussion is ramming anything."
Councilman Brent Ashley said the mayor's vetoes give the council the opportunity to return to discussion, which the majority of council expected was going to happen all along.
"He [mayor] had indicated all along that he didn't like certain things in the ordinances," Ashley said. "Our feelings were he was going to veto some of them."
Ashley said that the whole idea behind the proposed ordinances was to get the council talking about a decrease in town employee pay and benefits.
"A couple of the council members have been trying to get the administration to talk about these issues for several years, and they have had a difficult time doing it, so now everybody's talking and it's a good thing," Ashley said.
Ashley feels it is a goal amongst the council to find a common ground.
"We're trying to be more fiscally responsible in the future," Ashley said. "We are all appreciative of the town employees and we want to make sure that they are secure."
Councilman Joe Hall said he's looking forward to extended discussion on the ordinances on the table.
"I personally felt that if he had not vetoed the ordinances and allowed us to move forward we would be having the discussions and ultimately the same outcome," Joe Hall said.
Joe Hall concurred in the thought that it was the goal of the majority to receive the actuary study in order to conclude on the proposed ordinances.
"We will adjust to the vetoes and allow for the discussions to happen so that all the information is obtained," he said. "So that we move forward with the best possible pay and benefits plan for our employees, residents and taxpayers of Ocean City."
Joe Hall referred to the mayor's veto as a "bump in the road".
"But it's a bump that we will overcome," he said. "And in the end I think the determination of the majority will continue to move forward towards a good outcome."
Joe Hall explained that even though the majority of the council had voted the ordinances through second reading in a continuous 4-3 vote, they were still going to discuss them further before written into law.
"It's just the mayor strongly believed we should have discussion first," he said. "The majority of the council felt that the ordinances needed to be there to have staff respond better and quicker."
Though the mayor does not agree with the majority of the council, he has still acknowledged the fact that there needs to be changes made, Joe Hall said.
"The majority of the council believes that there should be more of discussion but action," he said. "But I believe that in the end we will get action and hopefully the mayor is correct in the way he went forward that we can come to terms and settle down over all the anxiety and move forward with the business of Ocean City."
Councilman Doug Cymek is concerned by how the majority of council has conducted business throughout the entire process.
"What bothers me the most…is they had the audacity to form these ordinances and try to move things through without any knowledge," Cymek said. "When this all plays out, I think the taxpayers and voters will figure out there was no forethought on their [majority] part, no investigation."
Cymek has referred to the majority of the council as irresponsible and he said he stands by that comment.
"They still don't have the answers," Cymek said.
In response to the majority's comments of how their actions have been in attempt to begin discussions, Cymek argued that they have had the opportunity for discussion as the ordinances were being passed through first and second reading.
"Why didn't they discuss it publicly?" Cymek asked. "I think that's what excited the public when they were just doing things without any obvious knowledge."
Cymek said that the majority of council has resisted answering any questions provided by the minority of the council.
"They won't answer any questions from us and I maintain that they don't know the answers," he said.
As further discussion on the vetoed ordinances occur, Cymek said he is going to continue to insist on public discussions, rather than private talks, which he suspects the majority of the council are taking part in.
"Some of these members for whatever reason have chosen to discuss these things out of the public's eye and I don't think that's appropriate," he said.
Councilwoman Mary Knight said the majority had the opportunity to discuss the proposed ordinances in the past.
"On Nov. 30 when the 11 motions were made and they were accepted 4-3 [vote]…Lloyd, Doug, and I asked for additional information before they went ahead with it." Knight said.
Knight also referred to the ordinances in first and second reading, when the mayor asked for the motions to be tabled and further discussed. But the majority of the council passed the ordinances through in a 4-3 vote, against his request.
Knight disagrees with Pillas in that the council has not been provided with actuarial information in the past two years. She said that she found an actuary study in her records from when the council had decided to add additional funds into the retiree health benefit.
"I remember things a little differently and I tend to disagree with that," Knight said. "I know it's not the way I would have preceded because it causes so much controversy. Why cause so much controversy when you can accomplish anything through thoughtful work sessions?"


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Nature's Path is introducing 2 new gluten-free cereals! We all know how I feel about cereal, so I was so excited when 2 boxes showed up on my front door step to sample & review.
I couldn't decide which box to open first, so I opened them both! The Crunchy Maple has an amazing maple flavor to it. I love the different textures & crunch going on in this cereal. It is great right out of the box or topped with Greek yogurt, fruit or almond milk.
The Crunchy Vanilla is just as good as the Crunchy Maple. The vanilla is a nice flavor, but not overpowering. The crunch & texture rocks. I love all the different shapes. These cereals almost eliminate the need for me to mix my cereals together! I don't know how much I have talked about it, but I never eat a straight bowl of cereal. I always mix together 2 or more cereals.
The best thing about these 2 new cereals is the nutritional content. 3 grams of fiber per serving is good for a gluten-free cereal. Also, each serving contains .15 grams of Omega 3 per serving, which is 11% of the RDV of 1.3 grams.
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Truly incredible Coldplay concert my mom went to last week. Skip to 1:05.
Wish i coulda gone
You know you've made it when you can make show like this.
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Smokings good for you!
bad for my health, but good for you becuase there won't be your corpse laying on the road through no smoking stress!
EDIT: I'll try and take a pretty picture for y'all later, been busy spreading rep to who I can.
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I have also done one of my signature amazingly awesome model poses for y'all!
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@blueangel06661 Cute, you're hair looks great. Also, I love your poster.
Here's a kind-of recent pic...
Don't mind my paleness, I gotta get my blinds fixed. XD
this is me,
about 1 hr into this song
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i managed a total of about 2 and a half hours before throwing i the towel...
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Yeah, lol.
EDIT: Image tags aren't working... >.>
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So many things to comment on!!!!! MUST. COMMENT. PICTURES.
@GrellxJozette don't question my motives. Something in the picture made me stare at it for some time (can't figure out what(). what do you care/notice anyway? just curious
@.Tatty. you expession just made my day <3
@River Kingston you're like a doll. Not ugly like barbie or creepy like Tim Burton's dolls, but like.. doll. Love your eye color (I wish to have dark eyes so badly.. but I'm stuck with green ones) and I love your lip shape (does that sound creepy when girl says it to another girl?)
@Eliana Levanos your cheek bones are to die for. You're very cute! And pretty. You've always been (as long as I remember you at AF)
@Velvet_Nightmare are you italian? man, I fall for guys with dark hair, dark eyes and beard... seriously...
@Kaleohano the same thing what's with velvet nightamare. I just like how you look
@RyuTama w*f? this isn't funny hearing it and seeing it at the middle of the night
Should I post picture of myself?
Onew by Ωmega"If my joy brings you happiness, I am thankful"
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horrendous - Older Brother
1nterest1ng - Confetti Brother
thats why i'm watching it on my laptop
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Interview with Emanuele Spano : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Emanuele Spano : The inspiration always starts from the natural caves and quarries suggestive that insist on my territory. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Emanuele Spano : I wanted to convey a sense of welcome by a bright office looking and eco-friendly. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Emanuele Spano : I want to find the right partners to realize the work. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Emanuele Spano : 30 days .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Emanuele Spano : I attended a screening of the Regione Puglia for the definition of new offices in tourist accommodation. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Emanuele Spano : My design being produced by another company. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Emanuele Spano : The desire to get involved and to confront in the public sector. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Emanuele Spano : From the prehistoric drawings of my land until Zaha Hadid. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Emanuele Spano : Sector Public. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Emanuele Spano : Synthesis of past and present. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Emanuele Spano : The name identifies the function of the environment. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Emanuele Spano : Digital production, 3D Animation and Visualization. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Emanuele Spano : Bright and friendly atmosphere. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Emanuele Spano : I worked with the team of renderers SEGNOPROGETTO. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Emanuele Spano : The technology, though hidden and integrated in the structure, is crucial. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Emanuele Spano : I studied similar projects and at the same time I tried to respond to the needs of Regione Puglia. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Emanuele Spano : Imagine a new form represents a significant challenge: the difficulty has been to integrate the technology within a biological aspect. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Emanuele Spano : Why do you think the best way to meet and grow professionally. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Emanuele Spano : I have learned to read the space as a function of a public use. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Emanuele Spano : Anything else. .
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Telegraph Sport can reveal that the Jamaican sprinter has signed a contract to compete on both days of Diamond League grand prix meeting on July 26 and 27, ensuring that as many ticket-holders as possible get the opportunity to see him compete.
He will be one of a host of Olympic champions who will be in action at the Stratford stadium before many of the stars of the London 2012 Paralympics take the stage on July 28 for a day of disability events.
Details of the two events Bolt will be contesting are being kept secret until a formal announcement is made, though it is probable he will compete in one individual sprint race plus the 4x100m relay. Taking part in both the 100m and 200m on consecutive days would be too onerous just a fortnight before the start of the World Championships in Moscow.
The meeting, which was moved from Crystal Palace to the Olympic Stadium to mark the first anniversary of the London 2012 opening ceremony, will be the first time Bolt has raced on British soil since 2009 other than at the Olympics.
He had previously avoided competing in Britain because UK regulations meant he would be liable to pay tax on his multi-million-pound endorsement earnings, meaning that it would have cost him money to race here.
His change of heart follows the decision of the Chancellor George Osborne, revealed exclusively in The Daily Telegraph in February, to grant a "one-off" tax exemption for overseas athletes taking part in the London meeting to make sure an all-star cast could be assembled for the anniversary celebrations.
Bolt will receive an estimated £500,000 for his two-day appearance, plus any prize money he earns for placing well in the races, without paying a penny of tax to the Treasury. Because the tax exemption was granted to all overseas stars and not just Bolt, UK Athletics has enjoyed unprecedented bargaining power enabling it to assemble a glittering line-up of track and field talent for what promises to be a spectacular reprise of London 2012 over three days. No other Diamond League meeting will come close to matching the London event this summer in terms of star quality.
It is understood that competing alongside Bolt will be his training partner, world 100m champion Yohan Blake, although frustratingly there will be no repeat of their epic Olympic 100m and 200m showdowns. The two Jamaicans will be continuing their policy of not racing against each other outside of major championships and the Jamaican trials and will be contesting separate sprint events in London.
Although athletes are still in the process of being signed up, it is understood that Kenya's Olympic 800m gold medallist, David Rudisha, will return to the track where he set his stunning world record last year. He is one of numerous Olympic champions who are expected to be in action, including triple sprint gold medallist Allyson Felix and 400m winner Kirani James.
Home fans will also have the chance to see all three British Olympic champions – Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis and Greg Rutherford – as well as Paralympic gold medallists David Weir and Jonnie Peacock in the most high-profile athletics event of the summer outside the World Championships.
UK Athletics is hopeful the A-list line-up will attract sell-out 80,000 crowds when tickets go on sale at the end of April for what will be the last athletics event to be held in the Olympic stadium before it is converted into a multi-use, 54,000-seat venue with West Ham FC as the anchor tenant.
Fans who had purchased tickets to watch the athletics at Crystal Palace before the venue switch was announced will be given priority booking before tickets go on general sale at prices UK Athletics has promised will be very affordable.
In a further boost to UK Athletics' coffers, the governing body is set to announce two new sponsorship deals within the next month after long-term commercial partner Aviva opted not to renew its five-year contract at the end of last year. The identity of the two new sponsors is being kept under wraps due to a confidentiality clause in the contracts, though British Telecom has confirmed that it is not one of them.
A BT spokesman said: "We did review [the idea] briefly but BT has no plans to sponsor UK Athletics." The two new deals are the first to be signed by UK Athletics since it announced it was no longer seeking a single title sponsor to replace Aviva but a group of multiple brands in a Champions League-style sponsorship model.


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Taoist sages lived with passion and purpose as part of their philosophical belief that an energy body, or body of light, connects each individual to the universe as a whole.
Using this energy body, Taoists learned how to align themselves with their highest potential, something that everybody today can learn to do.
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In addition to releasing several audio and DVD programs designed to help people rediscover their health and vitality, Holden is the author of Seven Minutes of Magic: Recharge Your Body Each Day with Qi Gong (Penguin). He is also co-founder of the Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine and Chi Center.
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Ancient Taoists were "inner alchemists," meaning they used energy from life forces to search out universal truths. They also often questioned, "Who are you?" in order to continuously search for deeper meaning and connections. In Your Body of Light: Energetic Practices for Better Health, Emotional Balance, and Higher Consciousness, Holden guides listeners through various Taoist energy practices, ones that are not often taught in the Western world. The goal of learning these techniques is to encourage listeners to harness their life energy and consistently question, "Who am I?"
Holden leads listeners through a variety of qigong exercises and meditations, techniques that are useful for combatting stress, sleep problems, worries, and other common everyday problems. Holden teaches an effective stress-reducing technique called "The Inner Smile." He also explains "Pearl of Consciousness," a method of learning to find an individual's personal place of power within the universe.
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Mariners hopeful young arms can break out in 2014
With a dominant 1-2 punch, Seattle's rotation could thrive if youngsters perform
SEATTLE -- After several years of talking about the eventual arrival of some premier pitching prospects, the Mariners finally got a taste of that future in 2013. And the late-season showing of Taijuan Walker and James Paxton and the development of youngsters Erasmo Ramirez and Brandon Maurer should make 2014 a very interesting season, indeed, for Seattle.
With All-Star right-handers Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma both under contract and their young pitching continuing to mature, the Mariners are in position to focus on solidifying their offense this offseason, while finally making the most of the highly touted young arms.
The Mariners will be led by a new manager and coaching staff as skipper Eric Wedge announced in the closing days of 2013 that he wouldn't be back for another go. Wedge had some differing opinions with Mariners management, but he had no issues with the upcoming pitching talent.
"If you look at the starters we broke camp with here in the first three years versus what they could potentially break camp with next year, it's considerably different," Wedge said. "And that's those young kids. As a baseball guy you've got to think that's going to bode well. There are three-to-four guys with a chance to impact up here. That's the difference."
The Mariners bullpen wore thin in the second half this past season, so adding depth there figures to be another offseason goal, though that's another area where young guns have been gathering. Seattle became just the seventh team in American League history with more than 500 strikeouts from its relievers in 2013, setting a club record in the process. But the Mariners also had the second-worst bullpen ERA in the Majors at the same time.
Pitching and defense go hand-in-hand and the Mariners took a step back with the gloves in 2013 as well. But that's an area that should be vastly improved going forward with the middle of the defense -- shortstop Brad Miller and second baseman Nick Franklin -- having learned on the job.
Those youngsters also need to step up offensively, of course, and that has been an ongoing issue for the Mariners. Moving the fences in at Safeco and adding some power bats brought Seattle's home run total to its highest mark since 2000.
Now the club needs to become a more-complete team, blending more speed and consistent production. Some of that will come from continued development from the young core of Kyle Seager, Justin Smoak, Michael Saunders, Mike Zunino, Miller and Franklin.
For the Mariners, it seems a matter of putting all those pieces together at the same time. The young pitching will need to be complemented by continued growth of the youthful position players -- all of whom struggled at times, but also showed stretches of intriguing potential.
"There's definitely young talent and ability here," said veteran outfielder Raul Ibanez. "I think this team could be contending for years to come."
Reliever Charlie Furbush said the club is on the cusp of good things and the trials and tribulations of the past few years will pay off as the group matures together.
"You can be skeptical," Furbush said. "But for me, it's just going to come with experience. The more you do something and the more familiar you are and really understand situations and what you're trying to do and what somebody else is trying to do, then you can just go out there and keep everything simple and just play and not try to get too big and too excited.
"We're all in this together. Everyone has gotten better by the day, whether they know it or not. Anytime you're getting big-league experience and moving forward as a team, you're getting better. Obviously we've had some struggles, but the future is bright."
The Mariners also figure to have some payroll to spend to supplement those youngsters, with Hernandez and Iwakuma the only veteran contracts on the books. Bringing back designated hitter Kendrys Morales will be one target and it will be interesting to see if Seattle gets in the running for one of the premier outfield free agents, a group led by Jacoby Ellsbury, Shin-Soo Choo and Nelson Cruz.
Arbitration-eligible: OF Saunders, 1B Smoak.
Free agents: DH Morales, OF Ibanez, OF Franklin Gutierrez (2014 option), OF Endy Chavez, C Henry Blanco, C Humberto Quintero, LHP Oliver Perez, LHP Joe Saunders (2014 option).
Rotation: Hernandez and Iwakuma are the only veterans under contract for 2014 and that's a good place to start, given the two All-Star right-handers presented one of the best one-two punches in baseball. The Mariners struggled for consistency in the back-end of that rotation this year, but do have some extremely promising prospects now knocking on the door.
Right-hander Walker made his MLB debut at 21 late in the season and showed why he's regarded as one of baseball's premier prospects in three starts before being shut down. He'll compete for a rotation berth from the get-go in Spring Training, along with Paxton and young right-handers Maurer and Ramirez.
Paxton was very impressive in a handful of September starts and Danny Hultzen likely would have been the first of the young group called up until shoulder issues derailed his season. Maurer and Ramirez now have some Major League experience under their belts as a pair of 23-year-olds, while Beavan, 24, provides added depth.
The Mariners will need to decide whether to pursue a veteran to plug in behind Hernandez and Iwakuma or go with the full youth movement on the mound next year. Either way, they seem far more prepared to fill out a quality rotation in the upcoming season after trying to piece things together this past year.
Bullpen: Perhaps the biggest disappointment in 2013, there will be jobs for the taking next season in a bullpen with the second-worst ERA in the American League. Danny Farquhar emerged as an interesting closing candidate after Tom Wilhelmsen lost that role in midseason. The lefty Furbush and right-hander Yoervis Medina were solid set-up men.
But hard-throwers Stephen Pryor (shoulder surgery) and Carter Capps (inconsistency) didn't develop as hoped and Oliver Perez wore down in the second half as a lefty specialist and now hits free agency for a second straight offseason.
There are several new hard-throwing candidates coming up in the system, led by right-handers Carson Smith and Dominic Leone, who threw well in Double-A Jackson and will gain more experience in the Arizona Fall League.
But this should be an area the Mariners look to bolster considerably in free agency, starting with a decision on whether to bring back Perez for a third year.
Catcher: Zunino's midseason arrival signaled a turning point in the backstop position, which has been a revolving door in recent years. The 2012 first-round Draft pick should solidify that situation as he immediately impressed Wedge with his ability to handle the pitching staff and call a game, even at age 22. The youngster was a solid hitter in college at Florida and that part of his game figures to improve, but he's already eliminated concerns defensively, which has been a problem in the past.
Jesus Montero won and lost the job in short order last spring and now is being transitioned to a first base/DH role. The club went through a number of backups this past season, but only Jesus Sucre and Brandon Bantz are still under team control. John Hicks, a fourth-round Draft pick out of Virginia in 2011 regarded as the best of the upcoming prospects, hit .236 in 80 games for Double-A Jackson.
Expect the club to bring in a veteran or two to contend for backup duties and work with Zunino, much like Blanco and Quintero did in the final months this year.
First base: Smoak took a strong step forward this year in terms of batting average and on-base percentage and again wielded an excellent glove at first. Though his power numbers and RBIs can improve, he did hit a career-high 20 home runs, and it seems likely the club will stick with the young first baseman as he's just now entering his prime and is under club control for three more years as he begins the arbitration process.
Second base: This should be an interesting position for the Mariners, as the rookie Franklin took over starting duties from Dustin Ackley midway through the season and got off to a hot start before struggling the last few months. Ackley could easily transition back to the position if needed and young hitting prospect Stefen Romero played a lot of second base before moving to the outfield last year. But Franklin showed signs of being a real impact player at the position and is just 22 years old, so the Mariners will need to decide if they want to ride through the roller coaster while he develops at the big-league level.
Shortstop: Miller replaced veteran Brendan Ryan midseason and provided a dramatic increase in offense and was solid defensively. He could be the shortstop of the future, though this is an area the Mariners could make a move to add a veteran if the right deal comes up. Carlos Triunfel filled in capably defensively when Miller was hurt for a week late in the season and provides strong-armed depth, while the club is very high on Chris Taylor, a fifth-round Draft pick out of Virginia last year who played well at Double-A Jackson and might be the most-natural defender of the bunch.
Third base: Seager has been the most-consistent young position player on the club the last two years and has capably solidified the hot corner. Third baseman DJ Peterson was the team's first-round Draft pick last June, but was just getting his feet wet at Class-A Clinton when his jaw was broken by a pitch. He'll be ready to return next spring, but will need time to rise through the Minor League ranks.
Outfield: For a second straight offseason, this seems the most-likely position for additions through free agency or trades, given that Ibanez, Gutierrez and Chavez all become free agents and Michael Morse was traded late in the year. Gutierrez has a club option to return, but that seems unlikely given his health history. Michael Saunders, Ackley and late-season callup Abraham Almonte are the only returners under contract and Ackley just began playing the outfield at midseason.
There is some intrigue with Jabari Blash, a big 23-year-old with speed and power. But he just moved up to Double-A Jackson at the end of the season. Carlos Peguero is out of options and could be running out of time as a prospect, with Romero now regarded as the up-and-comer if he can handle things defensively.
There are some interesting potential free agents, Ellsbury and Choo topping the list. But as the Mariners have learned, it's not easy wooing top free agents and the required long-term deals to land the biggest names don't always work out. That said, outside of Hernandez, Seattle doesn't have much salary tied up in long-term deals at the moment and could indeed be a player in free agency or the trade front.
Designated hitter: Morales provided the Mariners an established DH and middle-of-the-order threat after being obtained in a trade for Jason Vargas, but now enters free agency. The club would love to bring him back, but the question is whether he is worthy of a $14 million qualifying offer. Such an offer would need to be extended within five days after the end of the World Series and Morales could accept that one-year deal, negotiate a longer-term deal or decline the offer and try free agency.
If he declined a qualifying offer, the Mariners would receive a first-round compensatory Draft pick if he signed elsewhere. Given the club doesn't have a lot of salary tied up elsewhere and clearly needs offensive help, it might well make sense to risk a qualifying offer to Morales. If he departs, the Mariners would likely fill this spot through free agency or trade.
Ibanez has said he'd like to play again next year and would seem better suited to a DH role than outfield position at age 41 if Seattle brought him back. Or it's possible Montero could eventually push his way back into the picture if he can prove he is still the promising young hitting prospect everyone thought he was just a year ago.


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B'nai B'rith Holds Holocaust Remembrance Day Programming in New York and Latin America
In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, B'nai B'rith International held a cross-generational discussion at the German consulate in New York, and multiple memorial events throughout Latin America.
The New York program, titled "Zachor: Holocaust Memory Across Generations, An Inter-Generational Dialogue on the Shoah and its Legacy," focused on the role children and grandchildren of survivors play in teaching future generations about the Shoah.
"No one is better equipped to debunk the lies of so-called revisionist 'historians' than those who witnessed first-hand, and survived the most systematic and documented genocide in history," B'nai B'rith International President Allan J. Jacobs said in his opening remarks. "No less: with the coming of new generations, it increasingly falls to the progeny of the survivors, and to all of us, to bear witness."
Ambassador Busso von Alvensleben, consul general of Germany, said that Germans "feel united with the Jewish people and the survivors of the Shoa in particular in our common mission of 'never again.' Israel's security has become part of Germany's raison d'etre."
Sam Widawsky, who was deported to Auschwitz and a series of labor camps connected to Dachau, spoke at the event. He learned after the war that his entire family was murdered by the Nazis. His oldest son David also spoke, saying that children of survivors wore their status as a badge of honor and distinction. While only survivors can speak with authority about the Holocaust, he said, children, grandchildren, educators and all Jews must partner to continue Holocaust education and remembrance when survivors are no longer alive.
Leora Klein, grandchild of four Holocaust survivors, shared her childhood story of learning about her grandparents' trauma, which led to her formation of 3GNY (Third Generation New York)—an educational non-profit organization that brings together grandchildren of Holocaust survivors.
This program preceded the official United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, which B'nai B'rith representatives also attended. B'nai B'rith played an active role in the United Nations' adoption of the Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2005.
Throughout Latin America B'nai B'rith held Holocaust commemorations, including in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
In Ecuador, the commemoration honored Manuel Antonio Muñoz Borrero, the former Ecuadorian consul in Stockholm, for his contribution in saving the lives of Polish Jews who were persecuted during World War II. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was the keynote speaker at one of the events in Brazil.
Since 2006, B'nai B'rith Latin America has conducted Holocaust remembrance programs to teach the larger society outside the Jewish community about the Holocaust. Due in part to B'nai B'rith's efforts such programs have gained national and regional prominence.
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Products and services of Liebherr-Transportation Systems GmbH & Co KG
Liebherr-Transportation Systems GmbH & Co KG develops, manufactures, and services air conditioning systems, hydraulic actuation systems, as well as highly integrated and modularly constructed energy supply systems for rail cars. At the competence center in Korneuburg the company also covers all development activities for heating, ventilation, and climate systems.
The products and services at the Korneuburg location include:
- Project management
- Pre/concept/series development
- Testing and production
- Sales and commissioning
- Customer training and service
Product standard of the future
Liebherr-Transportation Systems GmbH & Co KG impresses through its innovative products at high quality. Even today, the conform to the product standard of the standards planned for the future. This ensures the systems have long service lives.
Reliable and comprehensive customer services also contributes to this. The service for the entire service life of rail cars includes:
- Individual maintenance packages customized to the customer
- Flexible and secured spare parts supply
- Strategic storage of spare parts
- Repair of individual components and complete plants
- Modernization and upgrade of existing plants, such aas energy plants for example
Certificates for industrial standards
Liebherr-Transportation Systems GmbH & Co KG has been awarded the following certificates:
- IRIS Certification (International Railway Industry Standard)
- Quality Management System: ISO 9001:2008
- Environment Management System: ISO 14001:2004
- Welding Certificate: EN 15085-2
- Bonding Certificate: DIN 6701
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Norman's Slaking
|Norman's Slaking
Japanese Name
|AG069: Love, Petalburg Style!
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Norman's Slaking was Norman's most powerful Pokemon.
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Slaking lived in Norman's greenhouse when it wasn't being used in battle. It's first appearance was in Love, Petalburg Style, where it was used to defeat Team Rocket, sending them blasting off with a devastating Focus Punch.
Slaking's next appearance was in Balance of Power, where it fought against Ash's Grovyle. At first Slaking had the advantage, using speed and strength to counter Grovyle's attacks. Eventually Slaking sent Grovyle flying with a powerful Hyper Beam. Exhausted but determined to keep going, Grovyle picked itself up and activated its Overgrow ability. Thank's to Overgrow, Grovyle's Grass type moves were stronger than before and when the two Pokemon lunged, ready to deliver the final blows with Focus Punch and Leaf Blade, Grovyle hit Slaking first, forcing it to lose focus on its Focus Punch, therefore inflicting minimal damage. However, although Slaking's Focus Punch had failed to be used, the punch itself, but not the power behind it, hit Grovyle causing enough damage to cause the Grass type to wince in pain. Slaking smiled triumphantly but then the pain of Grovyle's Leaf Blade overwhelmed it and it fainted.
Since then Slaking has made a cameo appearance, watching May battle in the Wallace Cup and was also seen in a flashback where Max was grooming it.
Known moves[edit | edit source]
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- Interestingly, Norman's Slaking does not seem to be hindered by its special abilty, Truant. Actually it's never even been implied that it has the ability, despite Traunt being the only ability Slaking can use.
- When Grovyle delivered its final blow to Slaking with Leaf Blade, Slakings fist was still glowing, even though the Leaf Blade should have stopped Focus Punch from working. This also happens when Grovyle uses Bullet Seed in Slakings face while it's charging up a Focus Punch.


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1987 Dodge Ram D150 Security System
A System With A Two-Stage Shock Sensor, Glass Tampering Sensor, Two-Stage Two-Zone Motion Sensor, Starter Disable, And Keyless Entry
Now that our 87 D150 project truck is almost complete and were able to drive it, we want to make it secure from predators. We called our friends at Crutchfield to help us pick the best security system for our needs. Crutchfield suggests that we have a system with a two-stage shock sensor, glass tampering sensor, two-stage two-zone motion sensor, starter disable, and keyless entry. Additionally, Crutchfield recommends a separate kit with door lock actuators so the doors will automatically lock when the alarm is set.
Fortunately, we discovered this was a very simple kit to install and is programmable to the owners liking. Follow along and see how its done.
Automatic LockingTo be on the safe side, we decided to install door lock actuators and hook them up to the alarm. This ensures that the doors lock automatically when the alarm is enabled and unlock when its disabled.
Specific-Model SystemsRegardless of your Mopars year or model, Crutchfield has a security system for you. From specifically designed systems for specific models to universal fit applications, you are covered when it comes to a do-it-yourself auto security system.
Crutchfield makes it as easy as possible for the do-it-yourselfers by offering wire harnesses that mate up with all types of vehicles. This photo shows a harness and relay set for a 94-and-newer Ram pickup.


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Hall Family in Jackson Co Arkansas
I am researching the family of Henderson "Henry" Hall b. 1862 in Missouri, and died 1931 in Kenyon, Jackson Co., AR. He was married to Harriett Hall (Johnson) b. 1867 IL d. 1950 AR. They had several children, These are the ones I know of: Henry Allen, Jesse, Earl, Stella, Ernest, Clarence, and Virgil. Most of the children were born in Jackson County, AR. My grandfather was Ernest b. 1904 d. 1943 in Bakersfield, CA. He was married to Mary Hall (Marts) b. 1914 AR d. 1954 OK. Her parents were Henry Marts and Fannie Newcomb. I have no info on them at all. If any of this sounds remotely familiar, please contact me! Thanks.
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As for my absence in the blog-o-sphere. I have to admit I've had no desire to read YA or romance; with the exception of Lola and the Boy Next Door which I just picked up from the library and Maureen Johnson's The Name of the Star, hello, it's about Jack the Ripper. I'm so in! I've actually been reading a lot outside of my normal genres. My book club read the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which I loved and then devoured the rest of the series. Followed by a viewing of all the Swedish movies courtesy of Netflix.
I also read Devil in the White City about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The story alternates between the struggles of building the fair with the serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims. Sounds pretty interesting right? Unfortunately, it was fairly boring. The architecture portions were too long, the serial killer sections too short. Although there was a lot of really great info about Chicago. It was also interesting to read about some of the brands that first appeared at the fair. It contained a lot of interesting tid bits. For example, did you know that the "Blue Ribbon" in Pabst Blue Ribbon came from the blue ribbon it won at the World's Fair. Also, the White City is what influenced both Frank Baum's Emerald City in The Wizard of Oz and Walt Disney's amusement parks?! Fun stuff. But overall I found the book pretty tedious. However, Devil in the White City referenced the scandal surrounding Frank Lloyd Wright's affair that apparently rocked Chicago's world back in the day. That intrigued me so I picked up Loving Frank by Nancy Horan a fictionalized account of Wright's affair with Mamah Borthwick Cheney, the wife of one of his clients. It was really good as well.
I'm currently reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote which is everything a non-fiction book should be: engaging, well-written, and utterly disturbing. Of course I keep telling people I'm reading In True Blood....oops!
I've started back to grad school as well. It's a Master of Education in Instructional Technology. I'm only taking one class at a time but class has definitely encroached on my leisure reading time and my desire to blog. But I wanted to let y'all know that I'm still here plugging away. I've been reading your blogs but haven't been commenting. Sorry, blogger friends! Hope all is well with you!


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A special Spring 2011 Military Insider is available in the June edition of Rotor & Wing, which is now available online. Features include "Shifting Global Balance of Power" by Military Editor Andrew Drwiega, which examines some of the newer helicopter variants available for procurement by international governments. "Poised to Attack" by Douglas Nelms includes program updates on the AgustaWestland ARH-129D Mangusta, Bell AH-1Z Cobra, Boeing AH-64 Block III and Eurocopter Tiger. Look for a special expanded edition of Military Insider magazine at the Paris Air Show.


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I have so many foodie pictures and recipes from this week that they are taking over my desktop! Probably because all I have done this week is cook yummy food, study for finals, work out a bit, and go to my internship. Yesterday was a breakthrough day for me at the fertility center. I got to witness my first ultrasound!! I saw twins and heard their heart beats. It was amazing. Apparently, today I might get to sit in on a new patient consult, so I am really excited! A break from filing is always appreciated ;).
Anywho, onto some food!
Whole Wheat Cheddar Waffle Breakfast Sandwich
its a shame you can't see the cheddar 😦
This was bomb. The maple syrup contrasts fabulously with the sharp cheddar cheese!
Recipe: I simply followed a recipe online for whole wheat waffles and added 1/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese to the batter right before putting into a waffle maker. Then, I scrambled 1 egg with 4 egg whites and topped the cheddar waffles with the scrambled eggs and 1 tbsp real maple syrup and some truffled salt.
This was Alaina's Coconut, Spice, and Everything Nice salad. I subbed out the chickpeas and added grilled salmon. It was delicious! The only issue was that the coconut oil hardened on the salad and it would have been nice if it had stayed liquidy.
Maple Glazed Salmon and Cheddar 'Spaghetti'
I brought this lunch with me to campus and it was perfectly portable.
Recipe: Cook 4 oz. salmon on the stove with a dash of butter and 1/2 tbsp real maple syrup. Once it is cooked all the way through, remove from heat and peel away the skin.
In a bowl, combine 1 cup cooked spaghetti squash with some edamame. Top with 1/3 cup sharp cheddar cheese. Nuke.
Lay the salmon on top of the spaghetti. Add an extra drizzle of syrup if you wish and sprinkle on a bit of salt. Dont forget to pack an extra side of veg + hummus!
If you haven't noticed, I blog dinners far less often than I do breakfast and lunch. This is because by the time dinner rolls around, I have been going going going all day and I am usually HANGRY. This means I want delicious, nutritious, and filling food – NOW. Aka: throw a bunch of yummy shit in a bowl and devour. Unfortunately, this doesn't make for pretty, blog-worthy photographs. No sir. But, to give you an idea of my typical dinner, it usually involves a protein, lots of veggies, a bit of whole grain, all doused in a fattyrich sauce. [Followed up with something sweet of the vanilla bean variety.]
Vegan "cheeze" sauce have been on blogs for ages and lately I have really been loving them. Clearly, I don't have a problem with cheese. I love it (now). Although, it took me about 20 years to come to appreciate it. I'm still not on the level of stinky cheeses – but give me a good goat, feta, cheddar, or fresh mozzarella cheese any day. I don't really like just having one flavor in every bite, so I have been pairing vegan cheeze sauces with nut butter sauces for a nice contrast in my dinners.
Cheezy Chicken & Pasta topped with a Creamy Cashew Sauce
Its vegan! Except for the chicken I threw on top…
tastes a million times better than it appears
Recipe: In a pan, saute veggies of your choice (I had cabbage, turnips, onions, and kelp noodles on hand) and grill 4 oz chicken until cooked all the way through. Combine veggies, chicken, and 1/4 cup whole wheat pasta in a bowl and toss with a spoonful of cheeze sauce (recipe below). Take 1 heaping tablespoon of your cashew cream sauce base (recipe below) and place into a small bowl. Mix in 1/2 tbsp milk (or milk alternative to keep it vegan) and 1/4 tsp garlic salt. Stir together. Pour on top of cheezy pasta bowl.
Vegan Cheeze Sauce
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp chili powder
dash onion powder
Directions – Mix it all up!
Mmmm… cheezy with a kick!
Creamy Cashew & Garlic Sauce
1 1/2 cups roasted cashews
~1/3 cup water
Directions – Blend the cashews in a blender starting with 1/4 cup water. Continue to blend and add small amounts of water until the desired consistency has been reached. I wanted mine pourable but not watery. This is your base for a million different sauces. To make the creamy garlic sauce simply take a portion of the base and add…
garlic salt (to taste)
This dinner was very similar. I tossed cabbage, red bell peppers, kelp noodles, and 4 oz grilled chicken in cheeze sauce. Then I cooked 1/3 cup Trader Joes 4 Grain Cereal in 1/2 cup water, mixed in 1 tbsp almond butter, and added it to the bowl. Next, I thinned out another tbsp of almond butter with milk and drizzled onto the bowl. Super good!
This post is getting longgg, so I shall be back with more recipes and health benefits later!


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KDE SC 4.4 RC3 Released
With the number of fixes still going into the 4.4 branch after RC2 last week, the release managers have decided to pop another release candidate in between. Last night, Dirk tagged KDE Software Compilation 4.4 RC3, and we're releasing it today already. Overall the release is shaping up nicely, with many bugs still being squashed even in this late phase. Thanks everybody for participating in making KDE SC 4.4 a solid release.
fetched - build starting
I already fetched the sources via the Gentoo overlay (kde-testing), and now it just started building kde-env.
Many thanks for all the enhancements - and thank you for making sure that I can contribute to saving friends of mine from the small nuisances which commonly accompany huge changes.
You're great!
By Arne Babenhauserheide at Mon, 2010/02/01 - 5:38pm
thanks for one more rc
I hope kde 4.4 will be free from show stopper bugs like this one https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=224600 should be fixed; this bug affect all fullscreen applications (vlc, smplayer, dragon, okular, firefox, konqueror), bug is "panel overlaps the fullscreen application"; earlier, I thought it was VLC fullscreen bug; but later found out that it's plasma bug caught with firefox, smplayer.
thanks for polishing kde 4.4 to such great extent!
By Asif Ali Rizwaan at Mon, 2010/02/01 - 8:23pm
I can understand that you'd
I can understand that you'd like to see this bug fixed, but personally, I wouldn't call it a 'show stopper'
By borker at Tue, 2010/02/02 - 12:32am
For me there is still a show
For me there is still a show stopper to use kde 4 (not only 4.4 but the whole series)
By beer at Tue, 2010/02/02 - 5:46am
Older showstopper
Proxies don't work correctly. That means that anything that uses kio_http (or kio_*) doesn't work. And it's older than yours :)
Konqueror, akregator, etc.
By Berend De Schouwer at Tue, 2010/02/02 - 12:09pm
show stopper
>I can understand that you'd like to see this bug fixed, but personally, I wouldn't call it a 'show stopper'
leterally, the users who play vlc would feel annoyed with the "panel over the video"; hence that will stop the video show :-)
apart from that, reviewers will use these kind of bugs to "belittle" kde's efforts.
By Asif Ali Rizwaan at Tue, 2010/02/02 - 10:34am
yeah, but.....
> leterally, the users who play vlc would feel annoyed with the "panel over the video"; hence that will stop the video show :-)
touche ;)
Seriously though, yeah its an issue and it's certainly a visible one (in multiple senses) but it's not like it crashes the desktop or anything. Definitely in the 'annoyance' category rather than the 'show stopper' for mine.
By borker at Tue, 2010/02/02 - 3:34pm
plasma-desktop or kwin?
it's a window management issue, so it may or may not be a plasma-desktop bug. you should test with another window manager to eliminate kwin as the culprit (i've added a comment to the bug report saying the same thing, btw).
By Aaron Seigo at Wed, 2010/02/03 - 11:47pm
With Chakra KDEmod-testing (KDE Repo for Archlinux) i was able to update at 00:00 CEST and it just works awesome
A lot of bugs (really annoying bugs) was fixed =) thx
By Vamp898 at Tue, 2010/02/02 - 12:37am
Konqueror seems to have regressed in the 4.4 series. It has trouble rendering common sites that it easily rendered in the past. For instance, it has trouble displaying linuxtoday.com correctly. It will display only a little of the first page most times. And on the chance that it displays the first page correctly, if I click on any of the news stories, the page will not display and the progress bar gets stuck at around 25%. I also frequent pclinuxos.com, and it will randomly crash when I'm in their forums section. Anyone else having issues?
By cirehawk at Wed, 2010/02/03 - 4:51am
yes, it can't render gmail,
yes, it can't render gmail, google docs, facebook, hyves and many other modern sites properly. And crashes a lot.
I'm looking forward to having WebKit in Konqi... Will probably have to wait until 4.5 :(
By Jos Poortvliet at Wed, 2010/02/03 - 1:22pm
If you want a KDE Webkit based browser you can use Rekonq for now. I hope nokia finds some value in it and decides to support it because I'd love to get rid of Firefox eventually.
By Jorge Adriano at Wed, 2010/02/03 - 2:01pm
That's too bad. Although it has never rendered all sites correctly (especially the bill pay section for my online banking), I love Konqueror because it feels light and is well integrated with KDE. I would use Firefox only in the few times Konqueror had a problem with a site. Unfortunately, I find I have to use FF a majority of the time now. :( I have tried Reqonq as was suggested. It renders things correctly, but the UI is pretty bad in my opinion. I guess I'll be using FF now.
By cirehawk at Wed, 2010/02/03 - 2:52pm
CPU usage has grown quite a bit too.
Almost every time I've browsed the "internets" more than 10 minutes with couple of tabs open (khtml). I've had to kill the Konqueror process in the end except when just reading the lwn.net. It eats 50% of the CPU (there're many bug reports) and becomes unusable. QtWebkit (kdewebkit) is almost worse. It just freezes the whole browser if there're more that 4 tabs or couple of sites opening at once.
Konqueror 4.3 worked much better IMO.
Other than slightly broken web experience KDE 4.4 is pure awesomnesss! :)
I use Konqueror myself as much as possible, but objectively just to piss someone off should it be considered moving Konqueror to extragear? I mean 3000 bugs, broken web and a bit uninspiring app that hasn't done anything innovative in ages is not that good PR. Seems like it's losing a lot on a feature front compared to other browsers these days and frankly it just kind of feels like it has been on this mainentace mode for ages now.
I wonder if some kind of bounty for Konqueror, KHTML and KJS like krita had would be successful...
By bliblibli at Wed, 2010/02/03 - 8:32pm
rekonq does not use kwallet
well... that's what's hindering me from using it... I have a lot of account details, passwords and such stored in kwallet.
By thomas at Wed, 2010/02/03 - 3:50pm


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Political anxiety is growing, as lawmakers and interest groups await the fate of a mountain of bills dumped on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk in the closing days of the legislative session this month.
Brown stoked that anxiety last week when he said of the legislature, "They've given me 600 bills and there's not 600 problems that we need those solutions for."
In fact, his first veto was a measure that Democratic lawmakers had passed to give them added say over additional spending cuts in the recently-approved state budget. Brown also recently vetoed a bill that would've given the United Farm Workers more power to unionize workers.
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In other words, Brown is not behaving as a conventional Democratic governor. No surprise there. That means lawmakers and interest groups are gearing up public relations efforts to convince the governor not to sink their legislation.
It's not just about major pieces of legislation that you may have heard or read about.
Today, for example, Assemblyman Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) summoned the Consumer Federation of California, the California Alliance of Retired Persons, and other groups to the Capitol to express support for a bill that would prevent stores from selling out-of-date baby formula and medications, like aspirin.
"The governor can make sure Californians can rely on these products to protect their health," Pan said.
And then there are the big, fiercely-fought bills. Measures to fast-track environmental review of a new NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles, ban open carrying of unloaded guns, and allow public student aid for undocumented immigrants.
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This past Friday I attended the Brown County Congress at the Brown County Rural Electric Association (REA). The speakers on hand spoke about the Minnesota statewide health improvement program.
This past Friday I attended the Brown County Congress at the Brown County Rural Electric Association (REA). The speakers on hand spoke about the Minnesota statewide health improvement program.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, statewide and nationally, the two largest causes of chronic disease and premature death are obesity, caused by poor nutrition and insufficient physical activity, as well as commercial tobacco use.
Linda Carruthers, a nutrition specialist at the Springfield Mayo Health System, said that more than 30 percent of American children are obese or overweight–triple the number back in 1980. Today's children are the first generation that may not live as long as their parents.
Carruthers said when she was growing up she remembered going out to eat twice a year with her family for special occasions.
"How many of us now go out to eat twice a WEEK?" she asked rhetorically.
When she asked the question I slouched in my chair looking smug. I'm sure I wasn't alone in that feeling.
After I gorged my way through this summer packing on added pounds, I announced to Hubby recently that we were going to start eating healthier.
"Oh great," he grumbled.
"It isn't doing us any favors to eat out all the time and we need to start paying attention to what we put in our mouths," I said with conviction.
"Can we start next month?" Hubby asked. "Or at least after tonight? I already made plans for us to dine out."
So far, no obvious changes have taken place as far as eating out less. In fact, I think if we skip eating out once during the week it makes us think that we should treat ourselves with over-indulgence.
This was especially true this past Saturday as we were sitting in our respective recliners feeling like bloated ticks after our latest dining out feast.
We tried out a new establishment that specializes in smoked BBQ ribs. I can only imagine how we may have appeared to on-lookers and other diners in the restaurant.
Like a pack of dogs we smacked our lips and shoveled in food like we hadn't eaten in weeks. There was maybe even some growling noises as each of us asked the other to put down the rib we were currently devouring to pass a condiment. From the moment our plates arrived until we licked the last rib bone clean, neither of us said a word.
On the way home when I had to recline my seat to make room for my protruding belly, I began to feel ashamed of myself as I remembered other things Carruthers had said at Friday's seminar.
She mentioned that compared to 20 years ago, portions and calories have nearly doubled in size. Soda has become the drink of choice for adults and children alike, most often replacing the healthy (and cheaper) alternatives of water and milk.
Hubby and I talked about what a treat it was when we were allowed to have a can of soda. When we were growing up we didn't even get our own can! We were expected to split 12 ounces of sugary, carbonated goodness at least three ways.
Now, if Hubby and I haven't polished off a case of diet soda between the two of us in a week we feel like we are making strides.
Previously before the speakers presented their findings about the health of our nation, counties and cities, I had been trying to get back in shape. At my age, the idea of having a beach body is a thing of the past. I'd just like to be able to button my pants without my muffin top interfering with that process.
After running a 5K last March, I haven't been very consistent with my exercise regimen. In speaking with my son recently he expressed an interest in running cross country next fall. I told him I would be happy to train with him next summer.
"But I like to run at a slow jog," he told me.
"As opposed to how I run?" I questioned.
"Yeah, you run more like the speed of a death crawl," he told me.
Not to be outdone by my 12-year-old son, I decided to go into training again so I could impress him next summer. I even acquired a treadmill that Hubby refuses to pick up because he knows it will procure a spot next to my shoes intruding into his mancave.
For now I've been running outside–or at least I was until after my first week of training when I stepped on a walnut and twisted my ankle forcing me to take a week off to let my swollen ankle heal.
One week of consistency out of six months of inactivity, while certainly not impressive, is at least a step in the right direction. Getting healthy and active just makes good sense.