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One stirring view of distant mountain ridges couldn’t ease my persistent case of the Covid-19 blues. Neither could one frosty night snug in a tent or one hard, cathartic climb.
It took time, the accumulation of sensations, and it wasn’t until I’d reached my second campsite, filling water bottles and watching sunlight sift through hardwoods, that the Appalachian Trail finally worked its magic.
Immersed in the woods rather than the news, I could appreciate that ancient mountains still stand, that snowdrops and robins still reappear in spring, that the world is worthy not only of lamentation but of marvel. For the first time in weeks, I felt pretty good.
I took off on this hike spontaneously in late March, not knowing that I was slipping through the last permissible window before even the wilderness was closed for business. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has since warned not just against thru-hiking the trail, as it had at the start of my trip, but against setting foot on it at all. State and national parks have been shuttered. So have trailheads, shelters and hikers’ hostels.
All necessary measures, of course. It’s hard to imagine more fertile grounds for the virus than the communal grunge of crowded AT campsites. And the few thru-hikers I did pass, having been out on the trail for weeks, lived in a time warp where the standard response to meeting a friendly stranger was to step forward, not back.
Still, it seemed a shame to cut off access to wild areas, which can offer the best prevention for the disease’s spread — at some points, I could measure my social distance in miles — as well as the best cure for the disorienting mix of boredom and anxiety that for most of us is still, thankfully, the main symptom.
Relief is especially sure to come in the right company, which the restrictions at the time pretty much limited to either a family member or something good to read. And I happened to be in the middle of the perfect book for the times, Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything, which I read late into each night by flashlight like a kid under the covers. As the title suggests, the subject of this 2003 opus is the world, actually the universe, and each highly readable episode of scientific discovery is framed by a central theme: Given that the history of the earth is a history of calamities, most of which could be repeated at any moment, we are extremely lucky to be alive.
The perils Bryson catalogues include the microscopic, and he practically forecasts a Covid-19-like pandemic by noting the vast destructive potential of viruses — “a piece of nucleic acid surrounded by bad news,” in the words of one scientist he quotes — and the regular emergence of lethal new varieties.
Then there are large-scale threats, including, of course, global warming and the catastrophic sea level rise that was widely predicted even 17 years ago and that, at its worst, still might not be as devastating as the effects of the many crippling ice ages of the past. Asteroid impacts like the one that killed off dinosaurs have actually happened pretty regularly in the long history of the earth, and the next one would hit with less warning than commonly believed. (Forecasting has since improved, I learned later, but is by no means failsafe.) Or consider that scientists have come to recognize that Yellowstone National Park sits on one of the world’s largest active volcanoes and that if the next eruption turns out to be as big as the last one, it would cover most of the West — “the breadbasket of America, an area that produces roughly half of the world’s cereals” — in a suffocating blanket of sterile ash.
The effect of all this is not to diminish the seriousness of Covid-19, but to be amazed that, despite it, the earth is still as hospitable and beautiful as it is.
On my three-day hike on a 43-mile section of trail north of Asheville, N.C. I saw, along with the previously mentioned signs of spring, tiny violets lining the edges of the trail and boldy ribbed, brilliantly green shoots of Indian hellebore sprouting from a soaked stream bank. The trees were bare enough at higher elevations that, walking along ridge tops or descending on switchbacks, I was treated with long views of far off mountains.
Then the showstopper — lunch on my last day out at the top of Big Bald Mountain. Easily accessible from Asheville and with panoramic views rivaling those of the renowned Roan Highlands, it’s a popular destination, sometimes even crowded. But thanks to widespread self-isolation, I had it all to myself. I could look out in every direction on hills, valleys, farms and towns.
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Warning: Major Spoilers Ahead!
There is no denying Marvel Studios’ massive success, and part of that success is due to their ability to adapt to changes in demand and market. As such, their latest offering THOR: RAGNAROK pivots away from the serious, yet often times comedic, feel of the first two and instead goes full tilt into the comedic superhero genre that has found popularity thanks to films like DEADPOOL and GUARDIANS Of THE GALAXY. While some more traditional fans may be turned off by this change, I can see why Marvel went this direction. After all, these types of movies have a proven track record at the box office, and this installment boasts a far more bizarre and fantastical story and setting than its predecessors.
While the narrative in THOR: RAGNAROK certainly provides a hefty dose of entertainment, it is far more rushed and contrived than the previous THOR films. Almost from the start we have a breakneck pace as Thor defeats a norse demon, supplants Loki (who had tricked his way back onto the throne in the guise of Odin), finds and loses Odin, and is vanquished by his formerly unbeknownst sister, Hela, and that’s just the film setting things up. This pace leaves little room for characterization and depth, but hey, it’s a superhero film so no one will care, right? Hela is one of the two most intriguing characters, but we never get enough of her backstory to truly be satisfied, instead we are placated with the equally interesting but just as poorly fleshed out Grandmaster, the tyrannical leader of Sakaar, a planet that serves as a dumping ground for the flotsam and jetsam of the universe. This is where Thor and Loki end up after their first encounter with Hela.
Rather than develop a deep, impactful story, the film decides to bring in the Hulk as the Grandmaster’s champion and pit him against Thor in a battle built for violent fan service and proves to be just as fun as it sounds. Like any good superhero, Thor eventually manages to wrangle the Hulk over to his side and he gathers a team to take on Hela and you can pretty much guess what goes on from there. Is the story deep, moving, or universe shaking? No. Is it fun, silly, and designed to keep you smiling when you aren’t shoveling popcorn into your face, you bet!
Visually, Ragnarok is everything you could want from a space based Marvel film. There are some interesting realms and planets displayed, each with a unique feel even if it’s only a passing and unimportant location. There are a variety of spaceships and even a cool cityscape for the more science fiction inclined fans. And the costumes are a notable combination of typical comic book fare and science fiction fantasy, elaborating on the traditional look of the franchise but in a way that works and feels appropriate. The camera work is straight blockbuster fare, with lots of fast cuts, fast scenes, but with an added dose of longer shots to let comedic moments play out, all of which work well for the film.
While none of the performances are particularly deep, they are rather fun and that has to do with the terrific pool of talent that THOR: RAGNAROK brought together. Chris Hemsworth (THE HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR) has played Thor so many times now that playing him more comedic seemed effortless, and while this outing is nowhere near as endearing and memorable as the first, he delivers a satisfying performance. The always enjoyable Tom Hiddleston (KONG: SKULL ISLAND) returns as Loki and we actually get to see some growth to the character, even though it feels temporary. Hiddleston is still fun as the selfish trickster god, and with just a slight adjustment to his expressions he turns Loki from menacing to playful, and steal scenes while he does it.
The first new addition to the cast is Cate Blanchett (THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES) who takes on the role of Hela, and while we don’t get nearly enough of her backstory to satisfy, Blanchett gifts us a villain who is ruthless, witty, and exceedingly fun. Jeff Goldblum (INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE) delivers a delightful performance as the Grandmaster, making the strange despot unflappable and surprisingly friendly despite his iron fist approach to ruling. Every time I see Tessa Thompson (CREED) she delivers a better and better performance, and her turn as Valkyrie is no exception. Thompson adds heart and warmth to a character that is, by definition, powerful and hard, creating an engaging version of the legendary warrior race. Karl Urban (STAR TREK: BEYOND) is one of those great character actors who always seems just a step away from breaking into a larger role, and that is exactly what was needed for Skurge, an underhanded and opportunistic Asgardian. Urban gives Skurge the right mix of arrogance, ambition, and cowardice to create one of the more complex characters of the film and one that will leave you smiling more often than not.
And Last but certainly not least is Mark Ruffalo (SPOTLIGHT), who delivers one of his largest performances of the Hulk yet. Ruffalo is forced to play a dualistic character, and to that end he is phenomenal, easily switching between portraying an id driven rage monster and an often at a loss scientist who wants little to do with the circumstances his counterpart is always dragging him into.
THOR: RAGNAROK is a perfect popcorn superhero film. The plot is thin but provides enough fuel to move the characters along, it’s a delight for the eyes, and it has enough top talent to make anyone salivate. This will certainly not be remembered as the best film of “phase three” of the Marvel cinematic universe, but it will by no means be at the bottom rung either. If you dig comic book movies, especially comedic ones, then head on out to the theater and check this one out, you’ll almost certainly have fun.
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How To Apologize To Your Ex Without Making Them Think You Want To Get Back Together
Sometimes after a separation, you understand you still have feelings for your ex and also want to be with them once more. Asking your ex lover to get back together can be terrifying, however if you take your time and also gain from the past, there’s a possibility they’ll say yes.
Understand the break up. What did each of you do to add to the breakup? Many relationship problems do not turn up unexpectedly, yet accumulate with time. The probabilities are great that it wasn’t a one-sided problem which there were signs that it was coming. Spend some time and also do some spirit looking before you try to obtain your ex-spouse back. You want to make sure you are not losing your time or energy on something futile.
According to study, the leading root cause of the break up of romantic partnerships is failing to connect. If your relationship was or else happy, this trouble can frequently be dealt with by establishing clear expectations and honestly discussing frustrations prior to points take off in a huge fight. Various other problems can be more challenging to overcome, like extramarital relations or envy; but with job as well as therapy, even these sorts of concerns are feasible to overcome.
Recall who launched the break up. Was it you? If so, did you do it after cautious idea or in a fit of rage that you currently be sorry for? Was it your ex-spouse, and did he or she have particular reasons? Was it a mutual choice?
It is vital that you recognize that regulated the separation and also why it happened to begin with. If it was you, and also your ex lover was against breaking up, returning together might be simpler than if it was initiated by your ex to begin with.
In the pain and confusion of a breakup, it can be easy to confuse your emotions, interpreting feelings of loneliness and hurt as evidence that you need your ex back in your life. The severity of your feelings does not automatically mean that you should get back together with your ex.
Try answering these inquiries: Do you miss your ex lover, or do you miss having a boyfriend or partner? Did he or she make you feel better regarding on your own, extra safe and secure on the planet, and also happier? Do you picture on your own with this person in the lasting, even when the excitement of being in love has disappeared and you are embeded the day-to-day regimens of life? If you are only missing the security of having somebody and also the excitement of a significant relationship, you can discover those things with another person in a much healthier, much more secure partnership.
If you truly should be with that person, it is important to take time after breaking up and before trying to get your ex back to examine your own emotions and decide. Rekindled connections usually struggle with a absence of trust as well as can be more likely to cycle on-again-off-again with repeated separations. If you’re not 100% certain that you intend to be with this individual in the long-term, prevent more pain by doing your ideal to get over your ex lover instead of seeking him or her once again.
They will call you if they want to talk. Sometimes, ignoring your ex makes them feel like you are perfectly fine without them and are moving on, which is the exact opposite of what they want.
Avoiding contact is not just a passive-aggressive way to make your ex miss you. It gives you time to do the things you need to do to prepare yourself for a new relationship (whether it’s with your ex or someone new!). Take time during this month to get to know yourself as an individual and to work on areas that you may have let slip during your relationship with your ex.
This moment off will additionally help you to compare normal despair after a separation as well as a genuine desire to be with your ex lover once again. Virtually everybody feels sad after a breakup, even if their ex was a jerk as well as they were genuinely incompatible. Time alone will aid you iron out these feelings.
Concentrate on yourself. Hang out with your close friends. Throw yourself right into work and also other after-school activities. You don’t intend to seem clingy or like you are waiting on your ex to call you once more.
Researchers have actually discovered that people that reclaim a healthy feeling of self post-breakup recuperate quicker from relationship-related despair.
Do not pursue your ex during this time. Most importantly, do not ask your ex questions about why the breakup happened or about whether he or she is seeing anyone.
While it is very important to not pursue your ex lover for a month or so, it’s alright to be receptive if she or he seeks you. In other words, if you obtain a call, don’t hang up on your ex or reject to speak. It is not necessary to attempt to play mind video games or play hard to obtain, as well as doing so would have the possible to push him or her additional away, which is the reverse of your objective at this point.
Try not to jump to conclusions or let jealousy set in if you do happen to hear through the grapevine that your ex is seeing someone new. By no means must you do anything to attempt to thwart a new relationship. Let your ex have a long time to learn if you are really the one; you don’t intend to force a individual to be with you that truly wants to be with somebody else.
If they are still interested, find out. Prior to you start trying to recover your ex lover’s heart, you require to recognize whether she or he still cares or otherwise. If your ex still cares about you is the first most important clue and hint that things can still be mended, knowing.
You do not need to find out right now, and you definitely must not send close friends to do your investigatory work for you. Do not seek your ex for at least a month after the breakup; instead, try to find subtle hints when you encounter him or her at college or job, social networks messages, or remarks that your mutual friends make unwanted.
Bear in mind that a 3rd of currently cohabiting and a 4th of married couples experienced a breakup at one point, so if your ex lover is still interested there is a good chance you will have the ability to win him or her back.
You might be looking for your ex to make you feel better about yourself, but the fact is that you are the only person who can really do that. It makes them feel guilty, obligated and eventually, resentful towards you.
Self-worth is about thinking that you are a individual of worth which you suffice the means you are. It is important that you feel whole and complete as an individual rather than looking for someone else to complete you or make your life worthwhile when it comes to relationships.
You might have natural empathy, the ability to make people feel understood, a talent for baking, and gorgeous hair. Focusing on the positive and ignoring the negative can help you to feel valuable and adequate as an individual, especially when you connect the best parts of yourself to helping others.If you feel useless, make yourself useful!
Be the person your ex fell in love with. Try to think back to when the two of you first got together.
Your ex was attracted to you because they felt good with you and you were fulfilling their emotional needs. How have you changed (if at all)? Always stay positive to feel good about yourself and make yourself attractive to others.
Improve your look. Obtain a couple of products of brand-new clothing, change your hairdo, struck the gym, or do your nails. Make on your own stand out and also seem fresh from what your ex remembers of you.
While you do not intend to change who you remain in order to obtain your ex-spouse back ( since ultimately they would certainly leave again, considering that the genuine you needs to return at some point), it is always useful to be the very best you can be. Your ex lover was attracted to you and also you can try to restore that destination.
Hang out with other people. You don’t need to sleep with them, yet spending quality time with other men or ladies will allow your ex know that you are on the market for a partnership once again. They may decide it is time to step in and stop you from looking elsewhere if they are still interested.
Meet up with groups for movie night or spend time with a friend of the opposite sex if you are not interested in dating others or leading them on. Just being around others that are solitary could be enough to make your ex-spouse a bit envious.
Delicately hang out with your ex-spouse. Do something non-committal like have a beverage with close friends or play miniature golf, including him or her with others. Make it something pals and first days alike can do. And also whatever it is, maintain it enjoyable as well as avoid the significant talks for now.
Every partnership should be built on a firm structure of friendship, so it is necessary to make certain that your relationship is intact prior to trying to move to romance territory.
If your ex lover has fallen into the close friend area (for example, if she or he claims “I’m no longer crazy with you”), you could be able to recreate the experience of falling in love by developing intimacy with your ex. In one research, a scientist had 2 complete strangers stare into each other’s eyes and afterwards answer personal concerns (like “What is your largest concern?” and also “What is your ideal memory from childhood?”).
They were able to produce an intimate bond in between the unfamiliar people, developing destination and also also the feelings of love. If this helps move your relationship back into intimate territory, try spending time looking into your ex’s eyes and asking deep questions and see.
Ask your ex to talk with you. After you have actually taken some time together as pals, it is time to have an straightforward discuss your history together and whether or not there might be a romantic future.
Although texting and also talking over the computer is a usual way to connect in an established relationship, intimate discussions like this need to be kept in person. Welcome your ex lover over for dinner or head out to your preferred coffee shop.
If your ex really liked a certain outfit of yours, wear it again. Meet at a familiar place you used to hang out together.
Consider wearing it when you meet to talk if he or she purchased any special jewelry for you. This will certainly send out a pretty clear message that you still have sensations for him or her.
Prepare your words. The first thing that you state to your ex lover is exceptionally vital. If you say the wrong words, you will lose the opportunity to get them back. You require to understand that although you’re not together, there is a great chance they still harbor solid sensations for you.
There are lots of ways you can approach this discussion, but one safe means is to say something like, “I’ve been wishing to talk with you about our partnership and also see how you have been.” If you can talk about it now that you have some perspective, Express regret things didn’t work out between you and ask.
Let the conversation normally development. If your ex is doing fantastic and records that he or she is seeing other people, you may decide not to waste your time trying to encourage him or her to return with each other. But if your ex lover seems to nurture sensations for you, you can gradually raise the opportunity of providing points an additional shot.
Think deeply about anything you did or didn’t do that somehow contributed to the downfall of the relationship, and clean the slate by giving your ex a proper apology. Take full responsibility for the offense, without blaming your ex, giving excuses, or expecting an apology (or even forgiveness) in return.
This makes it seem like you are blaming the other person, and is not a real apology.
The second step puts the responsibility on you without blaming or making excuses someone else.: “I just wanted to apologize for when I blew you off all those times that you wanted to spend with me. I’m going to try really hard from now on, to make it a point to do more things with you so you won’t feel like that again.
Talk. Considering that interaction problems are the primary reason for breakups, you need to work additional hard as a pair to guarantee that you constantly keep lines of interaction open. When you come back together, you require to require time to establish expectations, specifically in locations that were troubles before.
Make a game plan for just how to deal with unmet assumptions. As an example, if you broke up with your ex-spouse due to the fact that she or he spent excessive time with friends, talk openly concerning how much time is reasonable and exactly how you will negotiate with each other if you need more time with good friends.
Remember what created you to separate. Relationships that are on-again-off-again have a tendency to be unstable and also mentally unstable . Remembering what caused your initial break up and also taking care of those concerns can aid to avoid a few of the very same challenges from cropping up again.
Tread lightly in the locations that you used to differ. Whatever issues triggered your break-up are likely to still be tender areas for the both of you. If you deal with envy, family members concerns, control issues, or other certain areas, understand that those issues are mosting likely to still exist when the newness subsides of your renewed love. How To Apologize To Your Ex Without Making Them Think You Want To Get Back Together
Treat your relationship like a brand-new one. Remember that your very first partnership together was not a effective one; it ended in broken heart. Deal with the second time like a brand-new relationship, constructing new policies of engagement.
Take it reduce. Don’t presume you ought to get where you left off in your previous connection, for example, sleeping together and also saying “I love you,” which should not come into play until you’ve restored your count on.
Be familiar with one another. Specifically if it has been a while considering that you were with each other, you as well as your ex-spouse have both changed as individuals because time. Don’t presume you recognize whatever about him or her. Require time to learn more about one another once again.
Think about counseling. Particularly if you were married or in a very serious partnership as well as intend to continue in a significant relationship, you are most likely to need pairs treatment in order to discover the root of your issues and also ensure that you can conquer them.
Keep in mind that biking relationships (those that experience breaks up as well as get back together) have a tendency to have a greater rate of dissatisfaction, lack of depend on, and eventual failure, so be prepared to place extra infiltrate your brand-new connection.
Watch for signs that your relationship won’t work. If your relationship is toxic, you need to move on rather than trying to win back your ex.
misuse of any kind. If your ex has actually ever before laid a hand on you to harm you, or pushed you to have sex or do various other points you did not really feel comfortable doing, after that she or he was abusive as well as you should not try to win that person back.
a disrespect on either side. If you or your ex lover call each other names, belittle each other’s achievements, or say defaming aspects of each other to your family or friends, after that there is no regard because partnership. These are all features of an mentally abusive relationship.Find a person that reveals you the respect you are entitled to, and also devote to treating him or her with respect too.
a history of disloyality. While some relationships can move on previous cheating, broken count on is exceptionally tough to repair as well as even if you can construct it back, it is quickly broken again. A relationship that has experienced infidelity is most likely to require additional assistance in the form of ongoing counseling to fix damaged trust.
Pay attention to your friends and family. Although you might feel protective, those who are close to you as well as know you well usually have excellent insight into your connections. You should take that as an indication that there could be trouble if someone you know and trust has a bad feeling about your relationship.
Ask to sit down and discuss why if you know that a particular friend or family member dislikes your ex. Figure out if it is based upon how the ex lover treats you or others, understanding your close friend may have that you do not, or other evidence that may be significant.
Approve the separate and move on. If none of the actions over have helped you, and/or if you have analyzed the scenario and also decided it is not healthy and balanced or sensible to continue trying to get your ex lover back, make certain that you require time on your own mentally to recover from your broken heart.
According to research study, it is important to concentrate on the best parts of the break up and also connection, particularly just how they assisted you expand as a individual, as well as let on your own forget the adverse experiences. One strategy to help you do this is to invest 15 to 30 minutes each day for 3 days straight covering the positive aspects of the breakup.
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Tonight the BBC will air Russia’s Hooligan Army, a documentary offering a glimpse into Russian football fan culture ahead of millions of international fans travelling to Russia for the 2018 World Cup.
Inspired by the violent clashes between Russian and English supporters at the 2016 European Championships in Marseille, the documentary sees filmmaker Alex Stockley von Statzer travel to Russia to explore what might await fans hoping to travel to the World Cup.
Placing the rise of football-related violence in the context of emergent Russian nationalism, Stockley von Statzer grants viewers rare interviews with members of some of the most notorious hooligan firms, including the Spartak Gladiators and Orel Butchers.
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Metal textures look really cool as desktop background as they are mostly in darker tones and give a deep and solid look to your computer screen. However, high-quality metallic wallpapers are somewhat difficult to find. And this is what this post is about.
Here are unique and HD metallic wallpapers for your desktop background. From grunge metal, and grill textures to rusty metallic surfaces and geometric patterns, this list has everything to make your desktop look heavy and solid. Let’s take a look.
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This crystal resonates very much with your solar plexus chakra. It brings it into balance and alignment. Citrine is also known as the ultimate manifestation stone, as well as the merchant stone because it’s, no other stone can surpass its energy for bringing in that vibe of prosperity.
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Hotel W Management, Inc. is a 100% subsidiary of Wealth Management, Inc., which ties up with hotel management companies with international network and which manages hotels that satisfy not only customers in Japan but also those increasing from overseas in number in recent years.
We strive hard to learn daily to provide better service to our customers.
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We provide high-end accommodation experiences that truly satisfy business travelers and families, including customers visiting Japan from overseas.
Operation of Restaurants
We provide unique foods according to each location at the hotels we operate.
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It’s been a long ten years with Stephen Harper and his Conservatives running the country and it is high time to change direction.
Representatives of the three major parties are to debate federal election campaign issues in Montreal, Wednesday, Sept. 9.
First impressions mean a lot, and television journalist Pascale Déry immediately impresses with her sparkling personality, positive outlook, friendly approach, and grasp of political issues.
As the New Year was approaching, a Nanos Research opinion survey indicated that Stephen Harper was regaining support due to perceived foreign policy successes and tax cuts.
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Boyce & Associates Wealth Consulting Market Minutes
Boyce & Associates Wealth Consulting CEO Eric Boyce, CFA shares his thoughts and observations on the investment markets and the economy over the last week. Forward looking statements, estimates, and certain information contained herein are based upon proprietary and non-proprietary research and other sources. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but are not assured as to accuracy. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment advisory services offered through Boyce & Wealth Consulting, Inc., a registered investment adviser. | <urn:uuid:3e602a35-bce9-46f7-85a4-0804069b108d> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://pca.st/t9i25ttl | 2023-12-10T07:58:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679101282.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210060949-20231210090949-00451.warc.gz | en | 0.945261 | 112 | [
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Yesterday an HP employee disclosed some informations on ESX Server newsgroup saying three important things:
1) VMware ESX Server 2.5 beta program will start soon
2) One important new feature is that ESX 2.5 will be able to boot from a SAN device
3) The official product release is expected for September
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Today, the internet has created a worldwide betting economy and with it, online betting was born. In the past, the only way through which punters used to bet was through land-based casinos. Now, everything has changed. Today, punters can play their favorite games and bet on whichever they like to bet on at the comfort of their homes and seat. Although there are many football betting sites to invest in, not all of them are right for you. It is very important to make sure that you are investing in the right website or else, you will not have the best gambling experience. To help you find the best gambling website such as UFABET, here are some of the things to look for
The first thing that should tell you if a football gambling website is the right one or not is when you choose a trusted website. There are many ways through which you can find out if UFABET is trusted or not. First of all, you should check the reviews written on the website just to confirm if the website can be trusted or not. When you are reading the reviews, you should also be checking on important things such as whether the football betting website pays its punters or not.
To find if a football website can be trusted or not, you should also think of investing in doing research. Doing your won research may seem to be daunting and it will take time but it will be worth it. When you are researching, you should not only be checking about what are saying about the website but also checking on other things such as the websites website, the traffic, and the payment methods. Whether the website pays its clients or not should also be a major concern when you are looking for the right football betting website.
The sports that are being covered by the bookmarker
Apart from the trustworthiness of the website, it is also very important to try and consider the sports that are being covered by the bookmarker. If you are looking for a bookmarker who can offer you football betting, you should always make sure that the bookmarker whom you are choosing is capable of offering you football betting. Apart from just the sport, check the leagues that they allow you to bet on. At the end of the day, you should never settle for something that you do not enjoy or love. Always settle where your heart is.
To find the best football betting site, you should also check the customer service being offered by the website. Any reputable football gambling website will have customer care services at any time of the day and night. That way, punters can be able to reach them whenever they are experiencing any kind of problems and when they have important questions to ask. | <urn:uuid:b776bcb8-c3b2-4f35-8008-4f1e8351f6f3> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://hotstarz.info/here-is-how-you-can-choose-the-right-football-betting-website/ | 2023-12-11T12:48:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679511159.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211112008-20231211142008-00351.warc.gz | en | 0.97336 | 543 | [
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For teens and their parents, learning to drive is an exciting time. Teenagers must commit to safety and responsibility on the road to keep themselves and other road users safe. It reduces the rate of motor vehicle-related deaths on the road.
Our car accident attorneys know that making commitments to safety improves the odds of safety for motor vehicle operators. Avoiding distracted driving prevents distractions, such as smartphones, from talking, texting, or other messages while driving.
Safety Tips For Teenage Drivers
Skills are just developing during the first months of driving. It adds an extra layer to manage, adding an extra layer to work with.
- Stop driving if you feel drowsy – in some cases, sleepiness might cause more accidents than alcohol.
- Do not drink and drive; drinking under the influence is proven to slow judgment and slow reflexes.
- Parents should discuss driving rules with their teen drivers and the consequences for breaking the rules.
- Never rush to a destination – better to be safe than late
- Try to avoid nighttime driving – in the first months of getting behind the wheel; darkness may get challenging to deal with
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This article shows the default permissions set on the Live Assist Administrator role within Microsoft Dynamics 365 for the service to operate correctly. If you or another application has made changes to the permissions, you have to change the settings back to those shown.
Note: This is a long list, so where there are no permissions, the list has been omitted. The list is sorted alphabetically, so these gaps should be easy to follow.
For Channel Integration Framework you also need the Channel Provider Read access.
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Our experience, your peace of mind
Whether we transfer an entire industry or service and maintain an individual machine, we are experts in complicated handling of heavy machinery in complex environments.
Our business is founded on service and maintenance for all heavy industry and the transfer of individual machines or entire industries.
We invest for the future.
We continuously update ourselves regarding modernization and efficiency with a focus on quality assurance. Among other things, we have invested in one of the best total stations on the market, a Trimble S9 HP
We keep continuously up to date on modernisation and efficiency, with an emphasis on quality assurance.
Over time, our multifaceted experience and ability to solve problems have bestowed on us a solid competence that we benefit greatly nowadays for all types of projects such as new construction and/or refurbishment.
The handling of heavy machinery is a complex task that requires accuracy, flexibility, and a focus on problem solving.
When moving, we can take responsibility for the entire chain of events, including labelling, documentation, and transport.
All disassembly and installation environments look different, and it is often lots of creativity that is required to complete the job. Our year-long, wide experience comes in handy here.
The moving and maintenance of large machinery requires many skills
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Our staff is our most important asset, and the immense value of our company has been built by internal competence development through experience sharing combined with external training.
Our explicit strategy is targeted and planned. As our first priority, we put younger together with older employees, as this helps preserve competence, versatility, and flexibility and promotes creative problem solving.
Our professional cooperation partners ensure the breadth of our assignments.
Our staff is highly skilled and has passed all the necessary training courses required in our industry:
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Our broad expertise and year-long experience of diverse complex solutions have bestowed on us a unique competence in the moving and handling of heavy industrial equipment, maintenance work, and refurbishment projects.
Today, we are also an important cooperation partner to many clients with regard to projects, reconstructions, maintenance stoppages, and maintenance.
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The UAW represents more than just autoworkers and in this ongoing web series, we look into some of the unique jobs our membership performs daily. UAW Members Design Navy Destroyers and more!
Navy Destroyer USS Zumwalt DDG-1000
UAW Members Design Navy Destroyers and more!
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Dark clouds roll over me, a tanlge of events not of my chossing have engulfed my life, freinds and family choke my time with their needs, I love to help, I love to give, they deserve my assistance, I owe them, I say, but to what end, how much can one take, in my head what feels like a direct spit in the face to my "plans", unintended or not, to what end, why is my life not in my hands, all the responsibility I have taken upon myself, now catches up to me at a pace and fashion which makes me feel like... My life is out of my control.
but than, sometimes, in the dark of night, I get to sit alone, reorganize my thoughts and prayers, talk to the creator of the universe, and see, that there is some life, light, a way out, even during ww2 when the order of the day where mountains of dead bodies, the killers and those being killed would take a rest at night, that rest, is us not destroying the world, in our day, generally speaking, we use the day not to kill but to build, but even today, our greatest challenge is showing mercy and patience to the young ones in wisdom, strength integrity and understanding, taking the time to build a ladder to heaven a ladder with Angeles going up and down, Jacob's ladder. So that they too, can be part of the redemption of Israel process.
It's not a race to the finish, it's a race to who can build the roads for humanity so that we all can make it to the finish, the finish being the redemption of Israel and the world.
For the wise to go down from their full potential, to deal with the mundane, is extremely painful, it is the ultimate sacrifice, and one hashem expects us to do from time to time, we must never forget, that we too needed to be guided and taught the way of the torah.
For true potential to be seen, it needs to sit in the right vessel, the most expensive wine in the world, might be tossed in the trash if it is held in the wrong container, without the right vessel, the wisdom cannot manifest.
My prayers is, to all those - myself included - who are now working to build the redemption of Israel process, in all its intricate details with it's unique and special qualities, once you find your free will, once you find your personal redemption, once you clear your time to assist those who need it,
may you find the right place where your talents will be recognized and appreciated, may you find the vessel and framework that can handle your light, your work in building said global redemption.
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Local news organizations are rethinking their relationships with the communities they serve, from deploying new messaging platforms that deliver news to overhauling their reporting practices, editors told ProPublica in a series of recent conversations.
Amid increased polarization and a pandemic in which misinformation has spread as fast as the virus, editors in Atlanta, Phoenix and Detroit told us in live virtual events that the notion of local news as a public good is more relevant than ever.
Each event examined different aspects of local news, from community journalism in Phoenix to nonprofit startups in Detroit. But all addressed how local news is keeping pace with rapid changes in the media industry and the extent to which these moves reflect demographic shifts in their cities.
Outlier Media, for instance, empowers Detroiters to set its editorial agenda and built an SMS platform to give residents access to the reporting and reporters. “We understand that Outlier’s mission is to serve those who are most underserved in Detroit by news, but also by systems,” Executive Director Candice Fortman said.
Outlier Media is part of a new wave of mission-driven media organizations that are filling what they see as gaps in coverage. This includes reporting on historically overlooked neighborhoods in Atlanta, making COVID-19 information available in Spanish to Arizona readers and explaining how Detroiters can file their taxes.
Editors at legacy newsrooms say they are likewise focusing on building new relationships with their communities and the people they cover. They noted that diversifying newsrooms at every level is necessary to better serve communities and to ensure fair and accurate coverage. “Your newsroom should match the community,” said P. Kim Bui, director of product and audience innovation at The Arizona Republic. “It’s the easiest thing to say, it’s very difficult to do. Especially in a local news setting, especially in a small newsroom.”
Finally, in an industry starved for resources, collaboration was viewed as crucial to successfully rebuild a sustainable and robust local news infrastructure.
This year, ProPublica opened regional offices in Atlanta and Phoenix, and expanded its footprint in the Midwest to include reporters in more states throughout the region (one is based in Detroit). It also works with Local Reporting Network partners in many of these regions.
Here are things we heard repeatedly during our events:
1. The news media needs to increase transparency on how decisions get made
Canopy Atlanta, a community-led nonprofit journalism project founded in 2020, deploys a unique model in which it pairs veteran Atlanta journalists with community members to empower residents to tell their own stories and to combat “media mistrust,” said co-founder Kamille Whittaker, who is also a managing editor of Atlanta magazine. Known as “fellows,” these community members belong to a specific neighborhood that Canopy Atlanta has chosen as the focus for its issue. “The biggest difference is that we are sourcing our story ideas from the residents themselves versus going in and deciding what the story is,” Whittaker said.
The promise of Canopy Atlanta’s fellowship model was inspired by a pilot program called the Pittsburgh Journalism Project. Led by Max Blau, a co-founder of Canopy Atlanta and reporter for ProPublica’s South newsroom, the program hosted community listening sessions and then coached residents through the reporting and writing process. The resulting story, which Blau edited, was completely different from what he assumed residents would want to talk about. “[Blau] initially went in thinking that residents were going to be interested in gentrification, housing, affordability,” Whittaker said. “But when he actually did community listening and community engagement, he found out they wanted to talk about the aftermath of the Atlanta public schools cheating scandal.” The story later ran on the front page of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Though still in its infancy, Canopy Atlanta has proven to be an important addition to the local news ecosystem. “I’ve learned more about neighborhoods that are within a 2-mile radius from me from reading [Canopy Atlanta] than I have living in Atlanta in the past eight years,” said Stephen Fowler, a political reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting. “And it’s things that have been chronically undercovered, underfunded and underappreciated.”
2. Meet communities where they are already gathering
Conecta Arizona is a Spanish-language service journalism project on WhatsApp created in May 2020 to fill a gap in COVID-19 information available in Spanish. Even though almost one-third of Arizona’s population is Hispanic, founder Maritza L. Félix said, there is a dearth of Spanish-language media in the state. “When I founded Conecta Arizona, it was just to combat misinformation through the same channels that it was getting spread: WhatsApp,” said Félix, who refers to herself as the “WhatsApp queen.” Since then, Conecta Arizona has blossomed into a multiplatform enterprise that includes a radio show, a newsletter and a forthcoming podcast.
Outlier Media’s Fortman said delivering news via SMS is “the best way to reach most Detroiters.” Available in English, Spanish and Arabic, the news service is a two-way channel, meaning consumers can reach its reporters directly 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“Our entire model is based on basically this question: What is the best way to get information to people that makes it equal in access, but also is the most high-value, high-quality information needed in order for people to rise from crisis to steadiness,” Fortman said.
3. Reflecting the communities they cover
Newsrooms are working to diversify their ranks, not just racially but also economically and linguistically. “Numbers can be tokenism,” the Republic’s Bui said. “I will fully admit, some newsroom survey was once like 7% of the newsroom is Asian management, and I was like literally that 7% is me,” Bui said with a dry chuckle. “Numbers can be configured to say whatever you want. It’s really about actions.”
Nicole Carr, a reporter in ProPublica’s South newsroom, echoed Bui’s comments and said that diversifying newsroom leadership is a crucial step toward accomplishing objective and fair coverage. “When you’re talking about the lens of objectivity, we can’t have this conversation without addressing the people who call the shots,” said Carr, who previously worked as an investigative reporter for WSB-TV. “Take television, the people who make the decisions are not the people you see in front of you that the public thinks they know as representative of a particular outlet.”
“Collaboration is the future of journalism”
The events gave special attention to innovation and solutions. While the solutions varied, most of them viewed collaboration as a cornerstone to success. “Collaboration is the future of journalism,” Fortman said.
“We are in a very competitive business,” said Robin Kemp, the founder, CEO and executive editor of The Clayton Crescent, a one-woman newsroom just outside Atlanta, “but in Atlanta there is more of a conversation happening between outlets. I think the more we can leverage that given the huge disparities in coverage areas, resources, everything, the more we can do that, it really helps everybody out.”
Kemp, who has worked in print, broadcast, cable news and digital media, captured the nation’s attention last year during the presidential election for her coverage of the absentee ballot count in Clayton County, Georgia. She was the only journalist at the counting location for the entire count.
Nicole Avery Nichols, executive editor of Chalkbeat Detroit, suggested that part of collaboration is “holding each other accountable and making sure we are connected with our community and working on their behalf towards a public good.”
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Sure, relieving yourself from all the fluids you’ve taken in might seem like a good time to practice your aim around the toilet bowl.
But unfortunately, you might be less accurate than you think.
Tests carried out by QS Supplies via a series of UV images have shown that a fair amount of your urine is ending up outside the bowl, with some droplets ending up nearly 36 inches away from the target.
Using a mechanical urethra, fluorescent liquid that mimics wee and UV light, researchers could pinpoint where urine was ending up during a number one.
They tested different locations of the bowl where pee was hitting, re-creating ‘volume, flow rate and curve, trajectory and stream shape’.
Interestingly, results found that aiming towards the rear wall of the bowl caused the biggest splash with droplets more wide spread.
On the other hand, as you’d expect, aiming directly for the water caused the least amount of splatter. Nearly a third of all blokes typically aim in the middle.
But when it comes to technique that will reduce the risk of urine all over the porcelain, the team of authors suggest you should actually be aiming at ‘nearside of the bowl, just in front of the water’.
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Thanks to our Arneg Cold Ring solution, a circuit fed with low temperature, low pressure water refrigerates every element in your system. Water, with glycol anti-freeze added at low pressure (2 bar), is cooled to the ideal temperature inside the unit by a chiller consisting of:
- Cold glycol pump
This modular and easy to install solution is ideal for normal temperature cabinets (including those with Arneg Air System technology).
Even maintenance of the cabinet is easy and effective. Any leaks from the circuit are detected immediately by a pressure drop in the water circuit and by the presence of colourant in the mix.
The refrigerant circuit can be charged with HFC (R448A, R449A) or low-GWP HFO gas. On request, Arneg can also supply a low-charge R290 propane solution.
90% less gas charge than conventional systems
Use of the most ecologically sustainable refrigerants
Safe, modular solution
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Do you offer free shipping?
Hong Kong – free shipping
What is the shipping cost?
No shipping cost for delivery within Hong Kong.
What is the estimated time of delivery?
Estimated delivery is within 1-3 days in Hong Kong. We process and send orders from our store at Lee Garden Two, Causeway Bay.
Do you have self pick up location?
Welcome self pick up at Shop 106, Lee Garden Two, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Receive a HKD200 cash voucher reward for your next purchase when you come to store for self pick up of your order.
Do you do express delivery on same day as order?
We can offer express delivery on same day as order during Monday to Friday at 12-7pm, we highly recommend customers to call and check first with our store at 2528 4988 to ensure service is available during the day.
Do you ship internationally?
Currently we do not ship to locations outside Hong Kong
What shipping carriers do you use?
We use SF Express and Pickupp for local deliveries.
What is your pricing currency?
Our prices are set in Hong Kong dollar (HKD).
What kind of payment method do you accept?
We accept a wide range of payment methods including:
- Visa, Mastercard, American Express
- Apple Pay, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Union Pay
Do you accept cash on delivery?
We do not accept cash on delivery.
Return and Exchange
Can I cancel my order?
You can cancel your order within 24 hours of your purchase provided that the item has not been dispatched. Please email [email protected] with title “Order Cancellation”.
How to return or exchange an item?
We accept return or exchange of unused full-priced items within 14 days of goods delivered, and with original hangtags remain attached to items. All altered and sale items are final and cannot be returned, exchanged, or refunded. Please email [email protected] to request for a return or exchange.
Can I request for an exchange if the size doesn’t fit?
We recommend you to email [email protected] or call our store at 2528 4988 during service hours to make the requests, we cannot guarantee the availability of sizes yet we will do our best to provide service assistance.
Can you explain how the sizing works?
The sizes of our clothing selections are in universal and EU sizing, ranging from XS/ 34, S/ 36, M/ 38, L/ 40.
Do you have an alteration service?
We offer alteration service mainly in our physical store, we recommend you to contact our store at 2528 4988 during service hours to check and make the request.
Can I get other sizes?
If you need sizes other than those we presented online, welcome to contact us at [email protected], or call our store at 2528 4988 during service hours, we cannot guarantee the availability of sizes, we will do our best to provide service assistance including to check and make special order for your requested size from our brand-suppliers abroad with no extra cost nor delivery charges.
Why choose Vein?
We are your destination store in Hong Kong for Nordic & Scandinavian designer fashion brands, our brands and products are mainly imported from Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. To enrich the overall taste and add a surprising touch, we also curate and carry brands & design selections that share the Nordic minimalistic aesthetics and values, these are imported from London, Arnhem, and Seoul.
How can I contact you?
Please email [email protected], or call our store at 2528 4988 during service hours 11:00 to 20:00.
Do you have a physical store?
We do. Please visit our store at Shop 106 Lee Garden Two to experience more design selections as well as our offering of personalized service.
What are your customer service hours?
Our physical store opens 11:00 to 20:00 daily, online service enquiry extends to 01:00.
Gift and Cash Coupon
Can I buy cash coupon and send it as a gift?
You can buy cash coupon at our online and send to someone as a gift.
Can I buy cash coupon and use in physical store?
All cash coupons can be used to shop at online and also in our physical store (unless specified).
Does it ever expire?
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CHILDISH BEHAVIOR ISN’T JUST FOR CHILDREN
At what age is it no longer acceptable to throw a tantrum when you can’t have what you want? I was lecturing a man in his forties about being a more considerate husband. He was a college graduate and a successful businessman. He nodded, approving of what I was saying—I thought.
Suddenly, he stood up and shouted, “I’ve had enough of this. I don’t have to pay for this stuff. I don’t need to put up with this lecture!” He wheeled around, opened the door and left, slamming the door so hard the pictures on the walls moved.
He had a tantrum.
Ten minutes later, the phone rang. It was he, apologizing for his behavior. This is what psychologists call regressive behavior: acting like a five-year-old. Why do we continue such behavior? One reason is that an individual believes it still works. Another reason is that anger and wrath are part of our sinful nature.
At what age is it acceptable to cry when you can’t have what you want? A woman sits down for a meeting with me, opens her purse, and takes out a tiny handkerchief. When this happens, I can predict that this woman will cry before the hour is up. Sure enough, I will say something she doesn’t like. At that point, an amazing thing happens: She will produce one tear from each eye. Not two tears, but one. This is her signal for me to back away from the subject we are on, or perhaps to let me know that I have said something she doesn’t like. It is remarkable how long a tear can be suspended in the corner of her eye, but eventually it will trickle down her cheek. At that point she will whisk it away with a practiced hand.
Let me assure you that I am not referring to tears of sorrow or grief or loneliness or real guilt. I refer to the use of tears as a tool to manipulate others so one can get his or her own way. Why do people continue such behavior into adult life? Because it has worked successfully in the past. Another reason is that selfishness is part of our sinful nature.
At what age is it acceptable to pout when you can’t have what you want? I talked with a couple struggling with both temper tantrums and pouting. Their large home was the scene of much conflict. He wished she were more orderly; she wished he were less rigid. One day he flew into a rage over her closet, demanding that she get it organized. Then he slammed the door, got into his car, and took off, spinning the wheels of his car as he went.
The silence continued for three days. She pouted in response to his tantrum. She would teach him not to yell at her and make demands she refused to meet. This interaction between them had been going on for many years.
Why do adults sulk when they can’t have what they want? Because it worked in the past and it still works for them. Another reason is that anger, rebellion, and selfishness are part of our sinful nature.
Paul wrote to some young Christians that he could not treat them as grown-up spiritual people. He pointed out that they were missing out on the happiness that comes with living lives when Christ is in control. They were missing personality qualities such as:
. . . love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Galatians 5:22-23, NKJV
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From September 30th to October 3rd, we will be present at Europe’s most important international Petrochemical Industry meeting; EPCA, The European Petrochemical Association. Founded in 1968, EPCA currently has more than 700 Member Companies in 53 countries.
The EPCA 51st Annual Meeting will be held in Berlin, Germany, with this year’s annual meeting being dedicated to "The Chemical Industry and the 4th Industrial Revolution: People, Planet, Profit in the Digital Age".
We are looking forward to another year of lively exchanges and opportunities to interact with many of our customers, suppliers, and logistics partners.
For more information about The European Petrochemical Association and EPCA 51st Annual Meeting, please visit the EPCA website. https://epca.eu/
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Baker In The News: Innovate, Celebrate Awards Dinner
Updated: May 9, 2019
On April 23, the Baker Institute brought together students, staff, faculty, alumni and local Lehigh Valley entrepreneurs to celebrate student entrepreneurial success.
The big event was the Joan F. and John M. Thalheimer '55 Grand Prize pitch competition where three teams pitched for $5,000. Those were:
- A Sneakerhead’s Paradise (Nazr El-Scari ‘21 and Eliza Wastcoat ‘20), a subscription-based service offering access to limited
edition shoes at retail price.
Gavel-It (David Pochapin ‘19), a social media platform that allows for people to settle their everyday debates.
Preff (Dom Allen ’20, Cameron Cipriano ’21, Jack Cunngingham ‘21, Will Peracchio ’21), a dedicated social media network that facilitates in-person meetups and leads to hyper-focused advertising from restaurants.
Read more to find out who walked away with our biggest awards of the year.
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Feast day: 13th June
Patronage: Seeker of lost articles
Anthony of Padua, (Fernando Martins de Bulhoes) (15 August 1195 - 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert knowledge of scripture, he was the fastest canonized saint and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946.
He was born in Lisbon to Vicente Martins de Bulhoes and Teresa Pais Taveira. His was a very rich family of the nobility. He entered the community of Canons Regular at the Abbey of St. Vincent on the outskirts of Lisbon. At the Abbey of the Holy Cross in Coimbra, young Fernando studied theology and Latin.
After his ordination to the priesthood, in 1219, he came into contact with five Franciscan friars who were on their way to Morocco to preach the Gospel to the Muslims there. In February of the following year, news arrived that the five Franciscans had been martyred in Morocco. Seeing their bodies as they were processed back to Assisi, Fernando meditated on the heroism of these men; inspired by their example, and longing for the same gift of martyrdom, he obtained permission from church authorities to leave the Augustinian Canons to join the new Franciscan Order. Upon his admission to the life of the friars, he joined the small hermitage in Olivais, adopting the name Anthony by which he was to be known. The new Brother Anthony then set out for Morocco, in fulfillment of his new vocation. Illness, however, stopped him on his journey. At this point, he decided to head to Italy, the center of his new order.
On the voyage, his ship was driven by a storm onto the coast of Sicily and he landed at Messina. From Sicily he made his way to Tuscany where he was assigned to a convent of the order, but he met with difficulty on account of his sickly appearance. He was finally assigned, out of pure compassion, to the rural hospice of San Paolo. There he appears to have lived as a hermit and was put to work in the kitchen, while being allowed to spend much time in private prayer and study.
Anthony became ill with edema and, in 1231, went to the woodland retreat at Camposampiero with two other friars for a respite. There Anthony lived in a cell built for him under the branches of a walnut tree. Anthony died on the way back to Padua on 13 June 1231 at the Poor Clare monastery at Arcella (now part of Padua), aged 36.
Anthony was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 30 May 1232, at Spoleto, Italy, less than one year after his death. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII on 16 January 1946, he is sometimes called the "Evangelical Doctor."
Kudumbasamelanam: 1st Sunday
Number of Family: 20
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Reflecting the surrounding cherry blossom trees onto its transparent façade, the ‘KAIT’ studio/workplace by japanese junya ishigami+associates offers a range of experiences within the one open-plan volume. located at the kanagawa institute of technology campus in the suburbs of tokyo, the building was designed to offer multiple activities, enabling a sense of flexibility for its users. the brief from the client called for a place where students could work on diverse self-initiated projects of making things, while also being open for local public usage.
‘to ensure that users would be have the freedom to alter the spaces to meet different needs within a reasonably short time period, it began to make more sense to me to pursue flexibility in the relations between adjoining places, and in the way various spaces are connected with each other.’ says junya ishigami.
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Please click here to review the current JES PTA Bylaws. These were revised in January 2017. Our JES PTA Bylaws go through a revision process every five years. The updated bylaws were approved at our JES PTA meeting on 5/31/22, and we are waiting for them to be returned after approval to our unit from the PAPTA. We will upload the new bylaws as soon as we can.
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A sportsbook is a place where you can wager on various sporting events, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, horse racing, and dog racing. You can use credit cards or debit cards to place your bets, and you can either win or lose the money that you bet. However, quality sportsbooks always advise their customers to never bet more than they can afford to lose. Otherwise, they can end up in financial trouble.
Sportsbooks are a complex business that operates around the clock, and odds can change at lightning speed. The odds are based on a variety of factors, including player injuries and weather conditions. It is impossible to predict which team will win a game, but a good understanding of the sport and how it is played can help you make smart bets. In addition to betting lines, sportsbooks also offer a number of other services, such as money transfers and customer support.
Many people have been betting on sports for centuries, and it has become one of the most popular ways to place bets. Now, with the advent of online sportsbooks, it is possible to place bets without going to a brick-and-mortar establishment. Moreover, online sportsbooks are much more convenient and efficient than traditional ones. They are less expensive to operate, and they can be accessed anytime, anywhere.
To make the most of your gambling experience, it is important to choose a sportsbook that offers a range of bonuses and promotions. Some of these include free bets, first-bet on the house, and deposit matches. It is also important to check the sportsbook’s rules and regulations to avoid any misunderstandings or confusion. The rules vary from sportsbook to sportsbook, so be sure to read them thoroughly.
A sportsbook should also have a mobile-friendly site and application to cater to the needs of its users. This is important because mobile betting is growing rapidly. Most people prefer to use their smartphones rather than desktops for their sports betting needs. Moreover, a sportsbook should be easy to navigate and use, with clear, concise terms and conditions.
The most reputable sportsbooks are those that set their own lines based on actual market action, not a consensus line from Vegas or whatever else. Ideally, they should have the highest limits and not ban or limit players based on skill. In addition, they should not have a lot of hidden fees or other charges that can eat into their profits.
To maximize your profits, you should consider choosing a sportsbook that offers a pay-per-head service. This will allow you to charge a fixed monthly operational fee and scale your revenue during peak periods. This method is more cost-effective than using a white label provider, but it can be difficult to keep up with the demands of your clients. Additionally, it can take longer to get your app live due to the back-and-forth communication required with a third party. This can lead to delays in your profit growth and ultimately reduce the profitability of your sportsbook. | <urn:uuid:29cea8d1-9dec-4f75-9e30-5697e8c31e2d> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://thecorkandbarrellounge.com/how-to-choose-a-sportsbook-9/ | 2023-12-06T17:14:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100602.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206162528-20231206192528-00851.warc.gz | en | 0.970683 | 609 | [
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Hangzhou 2022: Red letter day for Singapore sailors as they bag four medals
By Jeremiah Ong
Hangzhou’s Ningbo Xiangshan Sailing Centre is looking to be a happy hunting ground for Team Singapore’s sailors as they raked in two silvers and two bronzes on Tuesday (Sep 26) afternoon after six consecutive days of racing. This meant the team surpassed their 2018 total of one gold and a bronze across all events.
Making a long-awaited return to the Asiad was Justin Liu, who competed alongside his wife, Denise Lim, in the mixed Nacra 17 event where they clinched silver. Liu took gold in consecutive Games in 2006 and 2010 alongside Sherman Cheng in the men’s 420 event. Meanwhile, Lim was making her debut at the Asiad.
To stand on the podium in Hangzhou was no easy journey for the pair.
Liu said: “We started our campaign ten years ago with the intention to compete at the 2014 Asian Games but we didn't qualify. The 2018 edition did not feature our category so to finally be able to come here and have the opportunity to race and come away with a medal has been amazing.
“The journey has been long. So many highs and lows, and there were many instances where we could have stopped due to injuries, work commitments, funding, etc. I'm really happy to be able to share this moment together with Denise,” he added.
“I was one of the youngest when I was at my first Asian Games and now I'm one of the oldest.”
Liu won successive Asiad golds in 2006 and 2010 in the men's 420 event while Lim is making her Asiad debut. (Photo: SportSG/ Jeremy Lee)
As for Lim, she was just thankful to be a part of these Games and to medal with her partner.
“We worked hard the past year and were lucky to have been given time off from work to sail and train,” she said,
Having struck gold in China when they won the ISF (International Sailing Federation) World Cup in Qingdao eight years ago, Lim said the Hangzhou course was a different story.
“Racing in a new venue is challenging as we have to be adaptable to the conditions. Lots of things have changed since the Qingdao event in 2015, the Nacra boat was upgraded twice and the boat is now foiling upwind and downwind, making it a lot more physically demanding,” she said.
Married couple Lim and Liu came just shy of getting Team Singapore’s first gold as Chinese pair Zhao and Wang edged them after the eighth race. (Photo: SportSG/ Jeremy Lee)
The Olympian pair experienced a mixed few days of competition as they yo-yoed between first and second place with home favourites Zhao Huancheng and Wang Saibo in the early stages. They eventually slipped out of top spot after the fourth day.
“We had both good days and also not so good days but that's part of racing. I'm proud of the team for constantly fighting and not giving up. We put in all the work to do well here and left everything out there so we can go away feeling satisfied that there's nothing more we could have done,’ Lim said.
In the boys’ ILCA 4, SEA Games gold medallist Isaac Goh took silver while debutant Keira Carlyle took bronze in the women’s competition.
After five days and ten races, Carlyle sat right outside the medal places in fourth. The 17-year-old rallied to finish first in the 11th and final race on Tuesday, leapfrogging Korean teenager Seoul Jaekyoung to snag bronze with 28 net points, just two points separating the pair.
"I was trying not to stress out. I was trying to distract myself right before we launched so I was talking to (the) seniors, trying to think of a plan of what I could do," she said. "I'm just happy that it worked out."
Teenage pair Goh and Carlyle both found the podium on their debut in the quadrennial continental competition. (Photo: SportSG/ Jeremy Lee)
Meanwhile, Goh displayed consistency as he kept a firm grip on second place throughout the competition, never once relinquishing his hold.
"My performance at this regatta has been pretty good, I feel like I've been competing at a high level," Goh said.
"It's just been me and the other guy (Weka Bhanubandh) at the top all the time, and we've been fighting each other. We had a good fight throughout."
Reigning Asian Games champions in the women’s 49erFX event, Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low, had locked in on second spot across the first ten races but eventually had to settle for bronze after two consecutive fourth-placed finishes in the eleventh and twelfth races.
Lim and Low fought hard across 14 races to defend their title at the Ningbo Xiangshan Sailing Centre. (Photo: SportSG/ Jeremy Lee)
Low acknowledged some difficulty adapting to the weather conditions but was happy to take home learning points.
“The conditions were different, with opposite wind directions from when we were training one and a half weeks before the event. We had little knowledge about the venue with the addition of strong currents, which made it a bit more challenging.”
“There were many new learnings and things that we were working on,” she said.
The pair are already looking ahead to November’s European Championships and are hoping to book their ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics by the end of the year.
There is more yet to come for the sailors as they enter the last day of competition in the hunt for more silverware, with world champion kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder and Olympian Ryan Lo poised for the podium.
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Missing Mascot! Retired NFL Quarterback Jay Cutler’s Dog Is Missing And He’s Asking the Internet For Help
This isn’t your ordinary missing dog request stapled to your local telephone pole. This is an Instagram post by retired NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, who is asking his followers for help finding his missing dog.
Cutler said his missing dog, Bane, who is an 80-pound German shepherd, was last seen in Old Hillsboro in Franklin, Tennessee. However, when Bane was last seen is rather unclear.
The former quarterback and dog owner said he’ll give a $1,000 reward to whoever makes his return possible. Jay Cutler’s Instagram handle is @ifjayhadinstagram. Well, if Jay had Instagram, he’d post this missing dog request.
“Ok Instagram it’s time to do some good today,” Cutler said in the post. “Bane is missing. 80lb German shepherd…Let’s find him.” And people have already started their search and offered support to Cutler in the comment section.
“Let’s pray he is found soon and back home where he belongs,” one supporter said.
Another supporter’s parents lives in the city where Cutler said Bane was last seen. “Oh no!! Does he have tags? My parents live in Franklin. I’ll keep my eye out when I’m there tomorrow if he hasn’t been found. I have had a couple of GSDs (German Shepherd Dogs); he’ll surely get someone’s attention soon.”
Cutler had a 12-year NFL career, most known for his time with the Chicago Bears. The quarterback also played three years in Denver at the start of his career and finished his career playing for Miami. Cutler was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2008.
Cutler played college ball at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. That’s just over a 30-minute drive from campus to Franklin.
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While many teams attempt to return to individual training, Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to emerge in the football world in Italy.
Today, both Fiorentina and Sampdoria confirmed new positive cases of Coronavirus as medical tests were carried out ahead of the resumption of individual training.
The Tuscan side confirmed that three players and three staff members tested positive for the virus while Samp reported three tested positive — including one player who tested positive previously.
These nine new cases come just one day after Torino confirmed one of their players tested positive.
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This extra-resilient beanbag in XL format could become your toddler's favourite spot in the kids bedroom or kindergarden. Thanks to the extremely resistant and wipeable coating, a Safe Lock zipper and an additional velcro opening this hassock withstands nearly anything.
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AKRA and Dart Kart Club officials have finalized the official Tech Manual and class structure for the 2022 AKRA National Road Race Series. There are very few rules changes from 2021. There are a handful of class updates so be sure to view to see if your classes are affected.
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How much does it cost to convert bike to electric?
How do I convert my Fat Tire Bike to electric?
The conversion process is basically the same as for the previous budget bike above. You will remove the old rear wheel, swap the tire and inner tube with the hub motor wheel, and then reinstall the hub motor wheel. However, you will also need to move your gears from the old gear to the motor.
How much is a Swytch Ebike kit?
The Swytch ebike conversion kit received reasonable press reviews when it was first launched at £ 549. The first series products were available at a significant discount, so you could buy the kit for less than £ 500. The latest version corresponding to the original versions being reviewed has just been launched at a price of £ 1,350.
What is the best electric bicycle conversion kit?
How fast does a 1000w electric bike go?
A 1000W electric bike travels approximately 35 mph (56.32 km / h) on flat ground.
How do you install an electric bike conversion kit?
How do you attach an electric motor to a bike?
To install the hub motor, simply remove the old bicycle wheel and move the tire and inner tube to the electric hub motor wheel. Then screw the speed controller (ebike brain) to the frame and add the throttle to the handlebars.
Can you turn a normal bike into an electric bike?
Are electric bikes worth the money?
Well, electric bikes offer the same great benefits as traditional bikes, including cost savings (no license or insurance required), improved health, and improved connection with the community. In my opinion, the real advantage of ebikes is their efficiency in climbing inclines or fighting the wind combined with better range.
What is the best cheap electric bike?
- Best Cheap Electric Fat Bike Nakto 26 ″
- Best Affordable Electric Bike – X-Treme Trail Maker.
- Cheap eBike for Entry MTB – Schwinn Sidewinder.
- Most reviewed – Ecotric Fat Bike.
- Top rated cheap foldable eBike – SwagCycle EB5.
- Electric bike – Cyclamatic Power Plus CX1.
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How to Pick the Best CDL Training School near Elba Alabama
Congrats on your decision to become a truck driver and enroll in a trucking school near Elba AL. Perhaps it has always been your dream to hit the open highway while operating a big ole tractor trailer. Or perhaps you have done some analysis and have found that a career as a truck driver provides good income and flexible work opportunities. No matter what your reason is, it’s imperative to receive the proper training by enrolling in the right CDL school in your area. When evaluating your options, there are several factors that you’ll want to examine prior to making your ultimate selection. Location will certainly be an issue, especially if you have to commute from your Elba residence. The expense will also be of importance, but picking a school based solely on price is not the ideal way to make certain you’ll receive the appropriate education. Don’t forget, your objective is to learn the knowledge and skills that will allow you to pass the CDL examinations and become a professional truck driver. So keeping that goal in mind, just how do you choose a truck driving school? The answer to that question is what we are going to address in the remainder of this article. But first, we are going to review a little bit about which CDL license you will ultimately need.
Which CDL Should You Get?
In order to operate commercial vehicles legally within the USA and Elba AL, a driver must obtain a CDL (Commercial Driver’s License). The 3 license classes that one can apply for are Class A, Class B and Class C. Since the subject of this article is how to pick a truck driving school, we will address Class A and Class B licenses. What differentiates each class of CDL is the type of vehicle that the driver can operate in addition to the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) or GCWR (Gross Combination Weight Rating). Following are brief summaries for the 2 classes.
Class A CDL. A Class A Commercial Drivers License is needed to operate any vehicle that has a GCWR of greater than 26,000 lbs., including a towed vehicle of more than 10,000 lbs. A few of the vehicles that operators may be able to drive with Class A licenses are:
- Interstate or Intrastate Tractor Trailers
- Trucks with Double or Triple Trailers
- Tanker Trucks
- Livestock Carriers
- Class B and Class C Vehicles
Class B CDL. A Class B Commercial Drivers License is required to operate single vehicles having a GVWR of more than 26,000 lbs., or a GCWR of more than 26,000 lbs. including a towed vehicle weighing up to 10,000 lbs. Several of the vehicles that operators may be qualified to drive with Class B licenses are:
- Tractor Trailers
- Dump Trucks
- Cement Mixers
- Large Buses
- Class C Vehicles
Both Class A and Class B Commercial Drivers Licenses may also need endorsements to drive specific types of vehicles, including passenger or school buses. And a Class A licensee, with the proper required endorsements, can operate any vehicle that a Class B license holder is authorized to operate.
How to Assess a Truck Driver School
Once you have decided which CDL you would like to obtain, you can begin the undertaking of assessing the Elba AL trucking schools that you are considering. As earlier mentioned, location and cost will certainly be your initial considerations. But it can’t be stressed enough that they must not be your sole concerns. Other issues, such as the reputations of the schools or the experience of the instructors are similarly if not more important. So following are several more factors that you need to research while performing your due diligence before selecting, and especially paying for, your truck driver training.
Are the Schools Certified or Accredited ? Very few trucking schools in the Elba AL area are accredited because of the demanding process and cost to the schools. On the other hand, certification is more typical and is offered by the Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI). A school is not obligated to become certified, but there are several advantages. Interested students recognize that the training will be of the highest quality, and that they will get an ample amount of driving time. As an example, PTDI calls for 44 hours of actual driving time, not ride-alongs or simulations. So if a school’s course is certified (the course, not the school is certified), students know that the training and curriculum will satisfy the very high benchmarks set by PTDI.
How Long in Business? One indicator to help measure the quality of a truck driving school is how long it has been in operation. A negatively reviewed or a fly by night school typically will not be in business very long, so longevity is a plus. However, even the top Elba AL schools had to begin from their first day of training, so consider it as one of several qualifications. You can also find out what the school’s history is pertaining to successful licensing and employment of its graduating students. If a school won’t supply those stats, search elsewhere. The schools should also have associations with regional and national trucking firms. Having a large number of contacts not only confirms a quality reputation within the industry, but also bolsters their job placement program for students. It also wouldn’t hurt to get in touch with the Alabama licensing authority to verify that the CDL trucking schools you are considering are in good standing.
How Good is the Training? As a minimum requirement, the schools must be licensed in Alabama and employ teachers that are trained and experienced. We will cover more about the instructors in the next segment. Also, the student to instructor proportion should not be greater than 4 to 1. If it’s any greater, then students will not be obtaining the personalized attention they will need. This is particularly true regarding the one-on-one instruction for behind the wheel training. And watch out for any school that insists it can train you to be a truck driver in a comparatively short time frame. Training to be an operator and to drive a tractor trailer skillfully takes time. Most Elba AL schools offer training courses that run from 3 weeks to as long as two months, depending on the class of license or type of vehicle.
How Good are the Trainers? As earlier mentioned, it’s essential that the teachers are qualified to teach driving methods and experienced as both drivers and instructors. Even though several states have minimum driving time criteria to qualify as an instructor, the more successful driving experience an instructor has the better. It’s also vital that the instructors stay up to date with industry developments or any new regulations or changes in existing laws. Assessing instructors may be a bit more intuitive than other standards, and possibly the best approach is to pay a visit to the school and speak with the instructors in person. You can also talk to some of the students going through the training and ask if they are satisfied with the quality of instruction and the teacher’s ability to train them.
Enough Driving Time? Most importantly, a great truck driving school will provide ample driving time to its students. Besides, isn’t that what it’s all about? Driving time is the real time spent behind the wheel driving a truck. Although the use of simulators and ride-a-longs with other students are essential training tools, they are no alternative for actual driving. The more instruction that a student receives behind the wheel, the better driver he or she will be. And even though driving time fluctuates among schools, a good standard is a minimum of 32 hours. If the school is PTDI certified, it will furnish a minimum of 44 hours of driving time. Check with the Elba AL schools you are considering and find out how much driving time they furnish.
Are they Captive or Independent ? You can get free or discounted training from certain truck driver schools if you enter into an agreement to be a driver for a particular carrier for a defined time period. This is what’s known as contract training, and the schools that offer it are called captives. So rather than having associations with a wide range of trucking lines that they can refer their students to, captives only work with one company. The tradeoff is receiving free or less expensive training by surrendering the freedom to initially be a driver wherever you choose. Clearly contract training has the potential to restrict your income prospects when starting out. But for some it may be the only way to get affordable training. Just make sure to ask if the Elba AL schools you are contemplating are captive or independent so that you can make an informed decision.
Offer Onsite CDL Testing? There are several states that will permit third party CDL testing onsite of trucking schools for its graduates. If onsite testing is permitted in Alabama, ask if the schools you are looking at are DMV certified to provide it. One benefit is that it is more convenient than contending with graduates of other schools for test times at Alabama testing centers. It is moreover an indicator that the DMV considers the authorized schools to be of a superior quality.
Are the Classes Flexible? As previously noted, truck driver training is just one to two months long. With such a brief term, it’s imperative that the Elba AL school you enroll in provides flexibility for both the scheduling of classes and the curriculum. For example, if you’re having a hard time learning a particular driving maneuver, then the instructor should be prepared to spend more time with you until you have it mastered. And if you’re still holding a job while going to training, then the class scheduling must be flexible enough to fit in working hours or other responsibilities.
Is Job Placement Offered? The moment you have received your commercial driver’s license after graduating from truck driving school, you will be eager to start your new profession. Confirm that the schools you are contemplating have job placement programs. Find out what their job placement ratio is and what average salary their graduates start at. Also, find out which national and local trucking firms their graduates are referred to for hiring. If a school has a poor job placement rate or few Elba AL employers recruiting their graduates, it might be a clue to search elsewhere.
Is Financial Assistance Available? Trucking schools are comparable to colleges and other Elba AL area technical or vocational schools when it comes to loans and other forms of financial aid being available. Ask if the schools you are examining have a financial assistance department, or at a minimum someone who can help you understand the options and forms that need to be submitted.
CDL Driving School Near Me Elba Alabama
Picking the ideal truck driving school is an important first step to starting your new profession as a long distance or local truck driver. The skill sets taught at school will be those that shape a new career behind the wheel. There are many options available and understanding them is critical if you are going to succeed as an operator. You originally came to our website because of your interest in CDL Driving School Near Me and wanting information on the topic CDL Truck School. But first and foremost, you must receive the appropriate training in order to operate a large commercial vehicle in a professional and safe manner. If you are lacking funds or financing, you may want to consider a captive school. You will pay a lower or even no tuition in exchange for driving for their contracted carrier. Or you can enroll in an independent trucker school and have the the freedom to drive for the trucking firm of your choosing, or one of many affiliated with the school. It’s your choice. But no matter how you get your training, you will in the near future be part of an industry that helps America move as a professional trucker in Elba AL.
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Elba is a city in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. At the time of the 2010 U.S. census, its population was 3,940. Elba is part of the Enterprise micropolitan statistical area. Elba is the official county seat of Coffee County, though there are two county courthouses, with the other one being located in the town of Enterprise.
The town which eventually became Elba originated near a ferry across the Pea River in the early 1830s. Originally called Bridgeville, a U.S. post office was established in the town by 1841. In 1851, a lottery to determine a new name for the town was held. One citizen had been reading a biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, and his suggestion of "Elba" as its name was the winner when it was drawn from a hat before any of the other suggestions. Elba became the county seat of Coffee County in 1852.
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In July, a Louisiana judge refused to grant an injunction to halt the state’s sweeping school voucher program. The question over the program’s constitutionality remains, however, and will soon be settled by the courts.
When the law, spearheaded by Gov. Bobby Jindal, was first enacted in June, the Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE), along with the Louisana Federation of Teachers and a number of school boards, filed a lawsuit to challenge the law. The legislation is unconstitutional “by diverting, to non-public schools and other non-public entities, funds that are constitutionally mandated to be allocated to public elementary and secondary schools to insure a minimum foundation of education,” the lawsuit said. One month later, District judge Tim Kelley ruled that he could not grant the injunction they requested.
“The courts only denied our request for a spending halt; the merits of the case have not yet been determined,” LAE President Joyce Haynes said. “The constitutionality of these laws is still very much in question. Until a final decision is made on the merits, we will continue our appeal to the courts.” A ruling is expected later this month.
LAE attorney Brian Blackwell said state education officials should have agreed to delay funding until courts had decided whether funding non-public education with the voucher program was constitutional. Otherwise, families that use vouchers to attend private schools could be responsible for paying back the tuition if the program is found unconstitutional.
“We were hoping to prevent the recipients of funds from having to pay back the money when the courts hear the case,” Blackwell said. “If Superintendent White and members of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education were so confident in the legality of these laws, they should have agreed to litigate this case quickly, rather than have it go beyond August 1.”
Haynes said the LAE is still committed to making sure every child in Louisiana has access to a quality public school education.
“This is about protecting the constitutional rights of all Louisiana’s school children—not just a select few,” Haynes said. “Our state constitution promises that every child in Louisiana will be provided with an educational setting that will give them the opportunity to develop to their full potential and that’s exactly what we’re trying to protect.”
Louisiana schools have already faced steep cuts in state funding, and for the fourth year in a row, they received less money in state funding than they had been scheduled to receive.
“At a time when we need more, we’re getting less,” she said.
Voucher programs shuttle money that could be used to improve public schools into private school tuition, and since private schools are subject to less regulation than public schools, it’s not always clear what the money is spent on.
“The children are caught [in the middle],” she said. “I hope they end up with a certified teacher who knows how to teach.”
She explained that some schools, including charter schools, don’t require teachers to have the same certification they would need to teach in a public school.
Louisiana’s voucher program is the most extensive in the country, using tens of millions of dollars to send kids to private schools, but other voucher programs are popping up all over the country. In 2011, more states than ever before considered school voucher programs: 42 states in all. Most programs were specifically for special needs children, children in foster care, or children with parents in the military. Last year, nine states voted to create or expand school voucher programs.
The National Education Association opposes school vouchers because they divert essential resources from public schools to private and religious schools, while offering no real “choice” for the overwhelming majority of students.
Although proponents of school voucher programs say the programs give students and their parents more choices about their education, voucher programs actually limit the choices most students have — particularly for students with special needs, behavior problems or low test scores, who wouldn’t necessarily succeed at private schools. And research has shown time and again that voucher programs do not improve student achievement, and a 2006 study by the Department of Education found that public schools actually compare well to private schools.
“NEA believes a better approach involves strategies to transform those schools so that they can become enriching environments for teaching and learning and community involvement,” said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. “This is far more effective and can even be less expensive than vouchers, which do little or nothing to improve the lives of either the students who receive them or the thousands of children they would leave behind.” | <urn:uuid:5892e0eb-f687-406b-8e67-454a25fc0a98> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://neatoday.org/2012/11/13/court-to-decide-on-constitutionality-of-louisiana-voucher-program-2/ | 2014-12-18T02:32:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802765584.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075245-00048-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970141 | 972 | [
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THE VOICE is one of our favorite singing reality competitions because the judges – definitely have a good time and are even quite funny. Tonight, The Voice season 5 will be returning with a new episode called, “The Top 8 Live Performances.” On tonight’s show a full night of The Voice starts at 8/7c as we learn more about the Top 8 and see them perform live for your votes. In case you missed the last week’s show we have the full and detailed recap right here for you.
On last week’s show the top 10 artists perform live in front of coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera for America’s vote. On the results show the person saved by America’s tweets was Caroline Pennel; Austin Jenks and Kat Raubichaud were sadly sent home.
On tonight’s show the top 8 artists perform live in front of coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera for America’s vote. Musical sensation Robin Thicke will appear on tonight’s show. Robun will sing “Feel Good” from his best-selling album “Blurred Lines.”
Tonight’s The Voice “Live Top 8 Live Performances” is going to be an exciting one, which you won’t want to miss. So be sure to tune in for our live coverage of NBC’s The Voice – tonight at 8 PM EST! While you wait for our recap, hit the comments and let us know how excited you are about the new season of The Voice.
RECAP: Kicking off the show is Robin Thicke with his brand new single “Feel Good”.
First up for tonight is James Wolpert performing a Queen classic; Adam’s team is doing well and are all celebrating the fact that they all stayed this week. Adam is amazed at what he does and how he can sing almost anything; James chose to sing “Sombody To Love” by Queen. Adam feels like he is going to blow their minds and Queen is one of his favorite bands; James really wants to knock it out of the park.
Adam says that Queen in general is one of the tallest orders for a male vocalist; Adam believes that James could sing in Queen. It was an unbelievably impressive performance; it was dynamic and beautiful. Blake says that it was incredible; it was dynamic and dramatic. It was a solid performance and one of his best performances so far. Christina says he should feel very proud; he used a lot of the stage and kind have had a feeling she was watching a Broadway show. CeeLo says he`s a big fan of Queen but he did such a wonderful job, his timing was great; one of the greatest performances on the history of The Voice.
Next up is Tessanne Chin; Adam believes she has the best moment to strike right now. Adam bought all of his members a picture of them on stage performing again; Tessanne is going to sing “Underneath It All” wanting to introduce a Jamacin song to the show. Tessanne’s mom stay up at 4am to just see her on TV and Tessanne wants to impress her; she is happy with her song choice because she likes staying true to her culture.
Adam says that it’s such and amazing moment; because there aren’t many songs that have such spice and flavor. Adam believed that this song basically is Tessanne and loved how soulful she is when singing. CeeLo says that it was awesome; it was impeccable and he has been to Jamacin. He believes she is the immense beauty that’s born from that place. Christina thanks her for listening and hearing her Jamacin accent in the song; it really made her feel like she could understand her much better.
Next up is Caroline Pennell and CeeLo is glad that she was voted back into the competition; Caroline felt discouraged with being in the bottom three but she hopes she can find the moment for herself this week. Caroline is singing “Dark Days Are Over”, CeeLo thinks the alternitave sound is something that would be different yet very appealing; CeeLo believes she can do anything.
CeeLo says that is very happy and proud of Caroline; he appreciates and respects how well she performed that song. CeeLo says that she is the only thing that matters to him at this moment and wants her to succeed; if she wins nothing else then she at least wins his heart. Adam says that it was a very important thing; he liked seeing her step outside of the box a little bit.
Next up is Tessanne Chin, Will Champlin, Ray Boudreau and Cole Vosbury singing “One Day”.
Next up is Cole Vosbury; Cole was brought to the Tonight Show and watched Blake live on the show as a guest. Cole was really glad to get to met Jay Leno; Cole is singing “I Still Believe in You” by Vince Gill”. Cole loves country music and his grandmother was a country artist; it’s very important to him. Blake doesn’t want him to be distracted so he lets him take the guitar and do it acoustic.
Blake says that Cole’s heart is just laying there on stage when he performs; the emotions from Cole really showed his character so well and that there is no one out there who can sing like him. Christina says she loves how invested he is with his emotions in the song; she really does love it a lot. She felt like it gave them a quiet moment to reflect; it was a very special moment.
Next up is Matthew Schuler, Christina tells him happy birthday and gave him the song “It’s Time”. Matthew says this song is exactly how he feels right now and is excited to sing it; Christina brings in her choreographer and is showing him how to be a stronger performer on stage.
Christina says that she loves from Matthew is how he sings with how he really feels and it connects really well; she loved how the song spoke the truth of how he felt. CeeLo says that the song is something he really believes in and that Matthew should keep being himself.
Next up is Caroline, Matthew, James and Jaquie singing “Lego House” by Ed Sheeran.
Next up is Will Champlin, Adam is really impressed and surprised by how hard Will works; he’s a real artist. Will is singing “At Last”, Adam wants him to take this risk by doing a song that nobody would ever expect; Adam tells him that emotion is more important then technique in the song.
Adam says that he is laughing because it doesn’t matter how high a note is or how challenging a song is; Will is always trying to push himself to his limits to do better. Will is singing at least eight notes higher than he did in rehearsal; it’s just amazing. Christina says that her spirit lives in that song; it’s one of her all-time favorites. Christina says that Will did a great job, she loved how he sang with all his heart and could talk for hours on how great it was.
Next up is Ray Boudreaux and Blake allowed him to go meet Jay Leno alongside with him; Jay says that show business is much like high school with money, it’s something quite straightforward. Blake gave Ray “Give Me Some Loving” to sing this week; he really wants him to live up to what he did last week.
Blake says that Ray has some style and it was like Robert Palmer up there; it was incredibly awesome and entertaining. Blake loved how Ray went for such big notes; it was a amazing. Christina says that she loved the whole thing and that it was a great performance. CeeLo says he’s going to call him Sugar Ray; he loved the energy and it’s a song that he loves. He thinks Ray did an amazing job with the song.
The last artist tonight is Jaquie Lee, Christina chose her the song “Who’s Loving You” by The Jackson Five; this song will help her be more aggressive. Christina wants her to let it al out and be angry when she sings it; Christina wants her to go all out with this big song.
Christina says she loves Jaquie so much and the soul in her voice just really makes her so happy to hear her; she loved seeing her getting up there and singing her heart out.
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The call comes on the heels of a Human Rights Watch report documenting rapes and executions by the rebel group in North Kivu province of eastern Congo.
The US called on Rwanda Tuesday to stop its support for the M23 rebels in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
"We call upon Rwanda to immediately end any support for the M23 (and) withdraw military personnel from eastern DRC," said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
The human rights group said that rebels recruit men and boys by force.
Read the report here.
It also comes just two days before Secretary of State John Kerry will chair a special session of the United Nations Security Council on Africa's Great Lakes region.
Human Rights Watch said that M23 has carried out numerous war crimes in the region against those they perceive as loyal to the Congolese government and pro-government militias.
More from GlobalPost: Army, M23 rebels resume fighting in eastern DR Congo
"What we’ve documented is that war crimes committed by M23 fighters have continued since March, and those crimes include summary executions of at least 44 people and rapes of at least 61 women and girls, and forced recruitment of scores of young men and boys," said Ida Sawyer, lead author of the report.
The HRW report documented numerous instances of civilian murders for not giving up sons to the rebel group and others for refusing to give the group money.
The report also says that Rwanda's support for the group has been shrinking.
M23 has faced internal strife in recent months leading to the defeat and then capture of rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, who is now being held at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
His rival and new M23 leader Sultani Makenga has continued the human rights abuses in the region since his victory.
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Wolfenstein 3D Classic for the iPhone has just gone platinum. Platinum Edition – which is obtained via a free update – adds a number of new features, including the Spear of Destiny episode for all you that think your games need more Longinus. The in-game map has been updated with tap-to-zoom, an id trivia area has been added, and there are a bunch of new enemies, both common and boss.
However, the biggest part of the update is the ability to download custom maps into Wolfenstein 3D Classic. You can create levels on your computer via a separate map editor and then load them directly to your iPhone or iPod Touch via Safari. For more information about how to create custom maps for Wolfenstein 3D, check id's Wolfenstein 3D Platinum page. | <urn:uuid:fdc9651e-c537-4121-b1cd-e7ca1ab10a42> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/29/wolfenstein-3d-updated | 2014-12-18T02:29:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802765584.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075245-00048-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.896005 | 161 | [
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HerbD, below are the specs for the 200P welder. This machine is rated at 220/208 Vac either you stated the wrong welder number or I have looked up the wrong unit.
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Leo is unafraid to make his own way in the up and coming city [more article posted from shirleyhe March 11] of San Francisco. He has an exciting job as a newsboy and his grandfather lucky gold nugget in his pocket. His luck changes when two neighborhood bullies steal his gold nugget. But Romney's GOP rivals are endeavoring to take the polish off his job-creation credentials. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who dropped out of the GOP contest Jan.
The kids, (and grown-ups) had a blast and so did we! What a GREAT IDEA to have performances inside an airport! That's a fine way of saying "Greetings" to passengers coming in from all over the world! We want to thank the S. D. Airport for inviting us, and the staff for all they're help.
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Goodrich marketed its PVC products under the brand names Geon and Koroseal, applying them to such varied uses as floor tiles, garden hoses, and electrical insulation. The depression, however, brought the company its first setbacks since the 1870s. economy reduced rubber demand, and Goodrich incurred over $24 million in net losses between 1930 and 1933.
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He worked with Lance Olsen, who put together the website for the movement. Marren now runs the operation through phones, laptops, and interviews, he says, contacting people from his home in Provo, Utah. He says he's had people from all over the country tell him they've set up Operation Just One Can drives... 2013-03-16."Toms Shoes-http://www.outlettomsshoes2013.com" | <urn:uuid:5e74d255-b76e-4490-8a1d-a0f2c2518dea> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=113620 | 2014-12-21T05:28:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802770718.139/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075250-00032-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960029 | 759 | [
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Peace Lutheran Academy has as its central task faithful Lutheran catechesis. The entire catechetical program for all grades falls under the jurisdiction and oversight of the pastor of the congregation. Catechesis takes place in the academy’s worship and prayer life, music program, and daily integration of the faith into academic subjects. For this reason, the faculty receives ongoing instruction in Lutheran doctrine. “Religion” as an academic subject is replaced with daily Matins for the entire school at the beginning of the day, catechetical instruction by the pastor in the upper grades, and daily afternoon prayer in the classrooms led by teachers.
Listening to Bible stories, discussing what is heard, praying the Catechism and liturgy, and singing the hymns of the church is part of the daily life of the academy. Children learn the entire Catechism by heart by the end of the third grade. Children learn a three-year cycle of important Bible passages and hymn verses by heart. The pastor gives catechetical instruction to all classes in the academy, beginning in the fourth grade. By the request and consent of their parents, confirmation is granted to those member children who have been instructed in the Catechism and examined by the pastor. Children grow in the Christian faith and life through the integration of that faith into all the academic subjects of the academy. They learn to evaluate the real world and our society and culture on the basis of the Word of God and the Christian confession. Children learn the faith by doing those things which will be a part of their Christian life as long as they live.
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On the shores of Lake Raleigh, work has begun on a new “residence for the university,” which will serve as a home for NC State’s chancellor.
Designed by College of Design Dean Marvin Malecha,“The Point” is a “structure that represents NC State as well as the state of North Carolina,” he said. “We wanted it to not only be beautiful and adaptable to the ways it will be used, but also be built using sustainable practices. Our new chancellor residence should reflect our land-grant ideals. It will be approachable, yet will have the proper level of dignity,” Malecha said.
Ground was broken in March with a scheduled completion in spring 2011. The new structure effectively replaces the current residence – near the intersection of Oberlin and Pullen Roads — which has been home to NC State chancellor’s for the last 82 years.
But first, a look back to the early days of our university. Until the chancellor’s current residence was completed in June 1928 – 41 years after the founding of the university – NC State’s chancellors and presidents lived in various houses on the north side of what was then called Hillsboro Road.
Alexander Quarles Holladay, State College’s first president, owned land on the north side of Hillsboro Road between what became Enterprise Street and Maiden Lane, and lived there for a short time before selling it to the College’s first math professor, Robert E. Lee Yates (of Yates Mill fame), in 1899.
Yates’ daughter, Mildred, and her husband, Frank Brown, lived behind the home on Holladay’s land, in a home that still stands today at 3 Maiden Lane.
After the family sold the property, the Yates homeplace was converted to apartments before being demolished in 1960 to build what is now the Bell Tower Mart.
Raleigh’s 1909 streetcar system made a Maiden Lane home feasible to serve as a Chancellor’s residence – almost all of the College’s professorship lived on Maiden Lane. It was the first planned neighborhood in West Raleigh, intended to house the College’s faculty and their families.
Third President Daniel Harvey Hill, Jr. administered the College from his childhood home at 2 Maiden Lane. His father, Confederate General Daniel Harvey Hill, Sr. – a brother-in-law of the legendary Stonewall Jackson – owned the home next door on the corner of Maiden Lane and Hillsboro Road, across Maiden Lane from the Yates home.
In fact, the steps located on the north side of the Memorial Tower were built so the younger Hill could get from his office in Holladay Hall to his house on Maiden Lane with greater ease. His home, which was owned by Jean Lightfoot in the mid 1900s and converted to an antique store, has been a rental property since 1984 and has since fallen into disrepair.
Football-coach-turned-President Wallace Carl Riddick and his family lived in a spacious 1890′s-era Queen Anne house students called “Pap’s House,” adjacent to Maiden Lane, located where today, the Pullen Road extension reaches Hillsborough Street’s large roundabout.
Riddick’s family eventually sold the home after his presidency ended. In its place rose The Hillsborough Square restaurant and bar, which gave way to a parking lot (next to Locopops), after Chancellor John T. Caldwell ordered it condemned in the 1970s.
The current 7,900-square-foot residence, designed by Hobart Upjohn – who designed a number of NC State university buildings and, along with legendary landscape architect Warren Manning, the campus’ first master plan in 1919 – has undergone several renovations dating back to 1944. Even so, the house remains substantially the same now as when it was built – with concessions to more modern amenities, like central air conditioning.
The home cost approximately $30,000 to build and, upon its completion, the Board of Trustees declared that the residence, “together with the landscape work done in its vicinity, transforms a perennial eyesore into one of the most beautiful spots on the campus.”
Construction on the Centennial Campus-based residence will be completed in 2011, at which time Chancellor Randy Woodson and his family will move from their current home.
Although the future of the current residence is yet to be determined, NC State students, faculty and staff alike share a vision for its future that will pay homage to one of our campus’ most treasured pieces of architecture and university history.
Keith Nichols, Dave Pond and Matthew Robbins contributed to this story.
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Picks and Pans Review: The Freewheelers
updated 01/13/1992 AT 01:00 AM EST
•originally published 01/13/1992 AT 01:00 AM EST
Imitation can be the sincerest form of flattery—or the easiest form of larceny. This debut falls between.
On the one hand it sounds like a direct descendant of Bruce Springsteen's The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle—not bad material to draw from, and at least half of this record is good enough to stand on its own.
The first five songs are about as much fun as scruffy rock bands like this are allowed to have. Centered around the lead bleat of singer/songwriter Luther Russell, who sounds sort of like a rhino in heat, the tunes are rough-around-the-edges rock like early Springsteen. Mix in the bounce of a piano on "No More Booze (on Tuesdays)" or the wail of a Hammond organ on the easygoing "Little Miss Fortune," and you're close to the charm and grit of Boss tunes like "Rosalita" or "The E Street Shuffle."
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Amidst a tight gubernatorial race and with Election Day looming Nov. 3, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) has said he’ll weigh raising the state’s gasoline tax should he be re-elected to a second term. Corzine also said that, failing such a hike, he would consider diverting money from other programs to keep the state’s Transportation Trust Fund solvent.
Both options are problematic. New Jersey consistently sports the third- or fouth-lowest state fuels tax within the U.S., with most residents opposedto raising the current 14.5-cent-per gallon tax for any purpose, let alone railand transit uses. Diverting money, in turn, would exacerbate looming shortfalls for other needs already anticipated by a budget gap that could reach $8 billionin New Jersey’s next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
Despite that, Corzine said some kind of action would be required. “I’m more than happy to do either one of them, not because I like doing it, but because it’s going to be necessary,” he said in a recent press interview.
“Fifty years from now, when the trains are going under the Hudson River, people will say somebody was willing to make an unpopular decision to do something,” he said. The state’s Transportation Trust Fund is expected to supply New Jersey’s matching share of the $8.7 billion Mass Transit Tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and New York.
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It is entirely plausible that the Angels could sign one or more of the top remaining free agents — left-hander Cliff Lee, outfielder Carl Crawford, third baseman Adrian Beltre and closer Rafael Soriano.
The team finally expressed interest in Lee on Tuesday, major league sources said. Signing him could make sense, and not simply to keep him away from the Rangers, the Angels’ biggest rival in the AL West.
True, the Angels already have nearly $50 million committed to five starting pitchers — right-handers Dan Haren, Jered Weaver, Joel Pineiro, Ervin Santana and lefty Scott Kazmir.
However, the clock is ticking on Weaver, who's eligible for arbitration twice more before becoming a free agent. He'll receive a significant raise from his $4.265 million salary this offseason, and another bump next winter.
And that might be it for his Angels career.
Weaver’s agent, Scott Boras, generally prefers clients to establish their values on the open market rather than sign contract extensions prior to free agency.
The Angels could sign Lee, then trade Weaver for premium offensive help and emerge in a stronger position with their rotation, at least in terms of long-term control.
The righty Santana, signed through 2012 with a club option for ’13, is another possible trade candidate. The Angels could clear $20 million by trading him.
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Everyone has heard the old proverb, "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." Well, Bridget is going to learn how close some of her enemies are on this week's episode of Ringer. We also learn the important lesson that crazy people should be kept in a hospital, and not allowed to sleep in the room down the hall.
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Andrew gets a call from Bridget and tells her about how he pulled off his con over Catherine. Bridget kills his joy when she tells him that she was once again targeted by a hit man. I hope that I never have to tell someone that ANOTHER hitman tried to kill me. Andrew goes to leave and pick her up when he finds Catherine in Juliet's room. She says that she wanted to apologize to Juliet for being an all-around horrible person and soon passes out from slashing her wrists. At the hospital, Juliet tells Catherine that they aren't going to fall for her lowest con of faking a suicide attempt, but then overhears her doctor tells Andrew that this was a true attempt to kill herself.
Back at the police station, Henry is once again being questioned about Tyler's murder. He is still claiming innocence, but soon learns that the maid he spoke to about letting him into Tyler's room is acting as a witness against him. This is the worst thing to happen to a rich white man at the hands of a maid since the Dominic Strauss-Kahn fiasco a few months ago. Henry is then processed and arrested for the murder of Tyler.
Henry gets out of jail on bail and comes home to find Siobhan alone at his house. He asks where his kids are, and is told that CPS have taken them from his custody. Henry gets upset, but let's face it, they should've been taken from him shortly after Gemma died due to his neglect and constant scheming. He finds out that it was Tim who called CPS, and leaves to confront him about it. Siobhan runs an errand of her own by bribing the maid that is acting as the witness against Henry. I'm sure both of these things will end well.
Back in the Martin's penthouse, Juliet tells Andrew and Bridget that she is concerned about Catherine and blames herself. Andrew then tells Bridget about Catherine's previous suicide attempt shortly after the divorce and comes clean about their recent kiss while negotiating the sale of the Palm Springs property. Surprisingly, Bridget is not fazed by either news. I guess being in constant fear for your life puts things in perspective.
Henry goes to talk to Tim and find out why he had his kids taken from him. Tim explains that it took very little effort to figure out how Henry got his hands on the flash drive and find out that Henry is behind Tyler's death. He also drops the truth bomb that he had a private eye follow him for the past year and that he knows about his affair with Siobhan. After he found out about that, he has made it his mission in life to destroy Henry It can't be too hard to do that. Meanwhile, Bridget is called into the police station and confronted about the bribe given to the maid. Bridget is confused because she has no idea that Henry was arrested for the murder, and it looks like Siobhan's gamble also failed spectacularly. Henry goes home and tells Siobhan that the maid never accepted the bribe and that she is an idiot.
Victor is still busy finding out more about the Tarot cards and the dry cleaner's, so he talks to Remy Asherman. I know that that is a fake alias, because Remy also lives in New Mexico and goes by the name Mike as a bodyguard for a well known meth dealer. Victor gets nowhere in his search for who hired the hit against Siobhan.
Juliet visits Catherine in the hospital and soon feels sorry for her again. She tells Andrew that she should live with them while she finds an apartment and has a nurse live with her instead of being institutionalized. Somehow, Andrew is conflicted on what the right thing to do is. While he is thinking things over, Bridget goes to visit Henry about being called in to the police station about the bribe. Henry is not home, but Siobhan is. Bridget goes inside and is almost hit in the head by Siobhan when Henry comes home and distracts Bridget while Siobhan hides. He tries to explain everything to her, but Bridget, like Tim, easily figures out that Henry is the one who killed Tyler.
Victor goes to the home of Barton, the man hired to kill Siobhan, and breaks in to look around. He finds a secret door in the basement which has the picture used to find Siobhan. He also finds a dead body in the freezer. The next day, Victor talks to Bridget and learns the man in the freezer is the person who Bridget killed on the first attempt of her life.
Just Say No
Bridget goes on to explain the whole storyline of the dead hitman that disappeared and the phone that Barton tried to get from her to Victor. Victor says that the person who now has the missing phone is the person behind the assassination attempt. Catherine, who is now living with the Martin's, is cunningly listening in on the conversation around the corner. Victor leaves and Catherine invites Bridget to join her for a nice cup of tea. This is already bad news. Andrew is receiving a bit of good news when Tim visits him with the flash drive and says that he isn't going to expose Martin/Charles, but will instead save it.
Victor goes back to his hotel and gets an email about fingerprints found on the picture of Siobhan found at Barton's house. It is a match with Catherine, and Victor frantically tries to warn Bridget. It is too late, and Bridget finishes her tea with Catherine, which is heavily drugged. Bridget tries to leave, and finds the missing phone in Catherine's purse. She finally figures out that Catherine is trying to kill her, but it is too late.
It looks like we get to see Catherine go full tilt crazy on next week's episode, which I didn't think was possible. Hopefully this will be a lesson to Juliet that you never trust a crazy person, and that they should remain in a controlled atmosphere with professional care.
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This region is known for savory empanadas made with meat and fish; hearty caldo gallego (Galician soup) made with greens, beans, and meats; wonderfully moist country breads; and bountiful seafood, including scallops still attached to their shells.
The cuisine of this land of spectacularly abrupt green mountains and rugged coastlines features fabada bean stew, Cabrales blue cheese aged in mountain caves, salmon, trout, and hard apple cider.
Food is preeminent in Basque culture, where traditional male-only gourmet clubs still flourish. Smoked paprika is a familiar flavor in dishes such as Spicy Basque-Style Chicken. Dishes made with the freshest fish coexist with classic preparations based on the traditional salt cod.
The highest peaks of the Spanish Pyrenees offer a dramatic backdrop for this region. Navarra is renowned for its trout streams and the legendary running of the bulls; La Rioja is celebrated for its wines. Both border the fertile valley of the Ebro River. The peppers that grow here are essential to such regional dishes as chilindron stews of lamb or chicken and traditional vegetable medleys. Delicate fire-roasted piquillo peppers, sauteed or stuffed, have recently captured the attention of the wider culinary world for their versatility and flavor.
This privileged region encompasses the Pyrenees and its valleys, the agricultural lands of La Cerdanya and L'Emporda, the stunning Costa Brava, and Barcelona, where fine eating is a way of life. Catalan cooks are fond of sweet and savory combinations, and of sauces flavored and thickened with almonds, pine nuts, and hazelnuts (like the sauce in the fish medley romesco de pescado).
The orange groves of this region alternate with vast, swampy rice fields. Paella valenciana, the classic rice dish, was created here.
Hillsides in this region are lined with the olive trees responsible for the exceptional oils essential to Spanish cooking. Andalusians still accent their cooking with Eastern spices inherited from the Moors. Chilled gazpachos, both red and white, are wonderfully refreshing in Andalucia's warm sunny climate; so, too, are shellfish vinaigrettes drizzled with the region's superb sherry vinegar. Iberian ham is revered for its singular texture and nutty flavor. Devotees will recognize the name Jabugo, the town where hams by the hundreds of thousands cure in cool mountain caves.
Although Madrid is at the center of landlocked Castilla (comprising Castilla y Leon to the north and Castilla La Mancha to the south), the freshest seafood is rushed overnight from every coast to satisfy the locals' demanding palates. Other gastronomic pleasures from the region: chorizo, Spain's typical sausage spiced with garlic and paprika; manchego, sheep's milk cheese; garlic soups and bean stews; and suckling pig and baby lamb, roasted in wood-burning, brick-vaulted ovens. | <urn:uuid:2c48a325-4cd5-4c15-ade9-8fea4337e97d> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.cookinglight.com/food/world-cuisine/spains-regional-cooking | 2014-12-22T15:18:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802775392.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075255-00112-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917253 | 646 | [
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Edge On Tonight’s Episode Of “Sanctuary”
Edge’s appearance on SyFy’s “Sanctuary” will air tonight up against WWE Raw at 10 PM/9 CT.
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Over the last few years I have had the opportunity to watch Mike Howard, the chief security officer (CSO) of Microsoft, lead his organization through a number of significant transitions. Howard has shared a number of these transitions within the context of ‘The Great Conversation’ hosted by the ASG Security Summit and Expo every March in Seattle, which I have had the pleasure to facilitate (see page 53).
Since he has been on the leading edge of change as a security executive and has been a voice within organizations like the International Security Management Association (ISMA), InterCEP’s Global Risk Network and the Security Executive Council, I wanted to have him share his views on the ‘Next Generation Integrator.’
“It is implied that an integrator should have an expertise in the implementation of a product,” said Howard. “But to be more than that, they must come to the table with an understanding of the business.”
To Howard, the business has dependencies that must be understood which will dictate how the organization defines, manages and responds to risks. The integrator then can apply knowledge of technology solutions in context of the organizational objectives. By meeting these objectives, the integrator has created the foundation for a value premise and a strong return on investment.
“In today’s business environment anything that does not drive value to the business will be questioned, scrutinized or ignored,” said Howard. “We need the integrators to step up, understand this, act like an advisor and help drive the value premise.”
Are you a next-gen integrator?
Howard and his team can recognize a ‘next-generation integrator’ by their language and their actions. “They speak our language, understand our processes and work hard to understand our metrics,” said Howard. “They are transparent. They are insightful. They are creative. If they are responding to our RFP they go beyond the questions and attempt to provide a strategic perspective. They ask the questions we didn’t ask.”
Howard acknowledged that many CSOs are not close enough to their integrators. “It was a revelation to me what a smart, talented community we have in the integrator field,” he added. “They have to do a better job understanding us, partnering with us and other integrators that we may need to build our global reach. But there is no question that when they do, we can use them to advance our value and purpose within our organizations.”
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This is the week that all the ice cream stores host a free scoop or cone day and when it’s free, ice cream is pretty hard to resist. But wouldn’t we all feel better if we indulged in a healthy ice cream treat today instead (even if it isn’t free)?
I just discovered Ruby Jewels handmade ice cream sandwiches. They’re made out of all-natural locally grown ingredients in the northwest including fresh mint, honey, pumpkin, espresso, lavender and you guessed it, hormone-free milk. The entire company is sustainable. They recycle and use everything so they’re nearly 100% waste free. And all technicalities aside, the flavors are the part I love most like Cinnamon Chocolate Cookie with Espresso , Dark Chocolate Cookie with Fresh Mint and Lemon Honey Cookie with Honey Lavender . Move over Skinny Cows! | <urn:uuid:17f29be2-c713-4bdc-b1b3-c54d85f18184> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.wellsphere.com/healthy-living-article/a-healthy-ice-cream-sandwich/100527 | 2014-12-22T14:56:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802775392.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075255-00112-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.887512 | 180 | [
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A machine pistol is typically a handgun-style, magazine-fed, self-loading firearm, capable of fully automatic or burst fire, and chambered for pistol cartridges. The term is a literal translation of Maschinenpistole, the German term for a hand-held automatic weapon firing pistol cartridges. While the dividing line between machine pistols and compact submachine guns is hard to draw, the term "submachine gun" usually refers to carbines designed for automatic fire of pistol cartridges, while the term "machine pistol" usually refers to a weapon built up from a semi-automatic pistol design. Machine pistols are generally more compact to be concealable and can be operated one-handed, while submachine guns are usually designed to be two-handed and tend to have longer barrels for better accuracy.
As a small, concealable weapon with a high rate of fire, machine pistols have numerous applications. Bodyguards from government or private agencies sometimes carry concealed machine pistols when they are protecting high-risk VIPs. Criminal gang members such as narcotics traffickers also use machine pistols, often cheaper guns such as the MAC-10 or the Tec-9 which have been illegally converted to fire in a fully automatic fashion. In a law enforcement context, machine pistols may be used by tactical police units such as SWAT teams or hostage rescue teams which are operating inside buildings and other cramped spaces, although they tend to use submachine guns instead.
In a military setting, some countries issue machine pistols as personal defense side arms to infantry, paratroopers, artillery crews, helicopter crews or tank crews. They have also been used in close quarters combat (CQC) settings where a small weapon is needed (e.g. by special forces attacking buildings or tunnels). In the 2000s, the machine pistol started to be supplanted by the personal defense weapon: a compact, fully automatic submachine gun-like firearm which fires armour-piercing rounds instead of pistol ammunition.
History and variants
In World War I, in the last year of the conflict, the Germans developed the Bergmann MP 18, a small, hand-held automatic weapon with a 'rifle-like' form (including a wooden stock). Even though it looked like a small rifle, it used 9mm pistol ammunition, which introduced the idea of an automatic weapon that fired pistol rounds. While heavy machine guns such as the Maxim gun and the Vickers gun were fearsome defensive weapons in a built-up emplacement, they were very hard to move to a new position if the army had advanced to a new area, or if it had to fall back. The German Army recognized that to break the stalemate of trench warfare, a light, hand-held automatic weapon was needed that would enable individual soldiers to move with the gun to new firing positions.
The Germans also did experiments with converting various types of pistols to machine pistols (Reihenfeuerpistolen, literally "row-fire pistols"). The Luger P08 long barrel pistol was issued in World War I to German artillery crews. It was manufactured with a longer barrel as it was recognized that artillery crew needed a lighter weapon than a rifle but with similar accuracy to defend themselves. It had a newly developed pistol cartridge, the 9mm Parabellum, which was designed for low recoil without sacrificing penetration and stopping power. Although not armour piercing, the bullet more than sufficed for the time.
Unlike the Luger, the Mauser C96 pistol was modified to fire in a fully automatic mode. First produced in 1896 as one of the first commercially successful and practical semi-automatic pistols, Spanish gunmakers in the late 1920s introduced "select fire" copies of the C96 with detachable magazines, and in the early 1930s Mauser engineers introduced the model 711 and 712 Schnellfeuer variants, which included a fire selector mechanism allowing fully automatic fire at a rate of 1000 rounds/minute. Due to the weapon's light barrel, the fully automatic rate of fire could only be used for short bursts.
In the Prohibition Era, a San Antonio gunsmith, Hyman S. Lebman converted at least 5 Colt M1911s chambered in .38 super and .45 ACP to fire fully automatic. These were true hand-held machine pistols, which were fitted with Thompson submachine gun Model 1921 vertical grips on their dust covers, an extended barrel with muzzle brakes similar to the Thompson's, an extended 20 round magazine. They could only be fired on fully automatic. Lebman then sold these "baby machine guns" to Prohibition Era gangsters, the most notable being John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson.
In World War II, the Polish resistance produced a crude, simply constructed machine pistol called the Bechowiec-1. The weapon was designed in 1943 by engineer Henryk Strąpoć and produced in several underground facilities; the name is a reference to the resistance fighters who used the weapon.
The APS Stechkin is a Russian selective-fire machine pistol introduced into the Russian army in 1951. Like the other common Russian army pistol of this era, the Makarov, the Stechkin uses a simple unlocked blow-back mechanism and the double-action trigger. In addition, the Stechkin APS has an automatic fire mode, which is selected using the safety lever. In burst or automatic fire, the pistol should be fitted with the wooden shoulder stock; otherwise, the weapon quickly becomes uncontrollable.
The Stechkin was intended as a side arm for artillery soldiers and tank crews. In practice, it earned a strong following in the ranks of political and criminal police, special forces and the like. Many KGB and GRU operatives favored the Stechkin for its power and magazine capacity. Though somewhat heavy and cumbersome, it was the only "high-powered" alternative to the modest-performing PM. As a pistol, the Stechkin is being slowly replaced by the Yarygin PYa; as a PDW, it was replaced by the AKS-74U compact assault rifle, now widely used in law enforcement.
Since it is difficult to control machine pistols when they are fired in full automatic mode, in the 1970s, some manufacturers developed an "intermittent-fire" setting that fires a burst of three shots instead of a full-automatic stream. In the 1970s, the Italian Beretta company developed the Beretta Model 93R, a selective-fire machine pistol meant for police and military use. It offered extra firepower in a small package and is suited for concealed carry purposes such as VIP protection, or for close quarters maneuvers such as room-to-room searches. A selector switch and the foldable foregrip allows the pistol to fire three-round bursts with each pull of the trigger for a cyclic rate of 1100 rounds per minute. The designers limited it to fixed three-round bursts to allow it to be more easily controlled.
Another machine pistol using the three shot burst system is the Heckler & Koch VP70. It will only fire three-round bursts with the stock attached. It is a 9 mm, 18-round, double action only, semi-automatic/three-round burst capable polymer frame pistol manufactured by German arms firm Heckler & Koch GmbH; the VP designation stands for Volkspistole ("The people's pistol"), and the designation 70 was for the year of the first edition: 1970. It was the first polymer-framed pistol, predating the Glock 17. The stock incorporates a selector switch that allows selective fire. Cyclic rounds per minute for the three-round bursts is 2200 rpm. The VP70 uses a spring-loaded striker like a Glock, instead of a conventional firing pin. It is double action only, so the trigger pull is relatively heavy. Despite the VP70's potential, it was never adopted by the Bundeswehr.
The MAC-10 (also known as the "Ingram Model 10") and MAC-11 (also called the "Ingram Model 11") were 1970s blowback designed weapons with the magazine in the pistol grip and a fire selector switch. The .45 ACP MAC-10 had a 1145 round-per-minute rate of fire, and the 9mm version 1090 rounds-per-minute. The MAC-11 could fire 1200 rounds-per-minute with its 9x17mm .380 ACP cartridges. The guns were designed by Gordon Ingram and Military Armament Corporation of Georgia. The weapons used in special ops and clandestine applications in Vietnam and by Brazilian anti-terrorist units. It could be fitted with a silencer using its threaded barrel. While some sources call the MAC-10 and MAC-11 machine pistols, the guns are also referred to as compact submachine guns.
The Stechkin APS made a comeback in the late 1970s, when Russian Spetsnaz special forces units in Afghanistan used suppressor-equipped machine pistols for clandestine missions in enemy territory, such as during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
In the 1980s, some machine pistols, such as the Glock 18 were made with vents or cuts that run across the top of the barrel. These vents act as a compensator, thus counteracting the tendency of machine pistols to rise when fired in automatic mode. The Glock 18 is a selective-fire variant of the Glock 17, developed in 1986 at the request of the Austrian counter-terrorist unit EKO Cobra. The Glock 18 is not legally available to the civilian market. This machine pistol-class firearm has a lever-type fire-control selector switch, installed on the left side of the slide, in the rear, serrated portion (selector lever in the bottom position for continuous fire, top setting for single fire). The firearm is typically used with an extended 33-round capacity magazine. The pistol's rate of fire in fully automatic mode is approximately 1100–1200 rounds/min.
The Micro Uzi is a scaled-down version of the Uzi, first introduced in 1983. It is 460 mm (18.11 inches) long with the stock extended, and just 250 mm (9.84 inches) long with the stock folded. Its barrel length is 117 mm and its muzzle velocity is 350 m/s. After its early 1980s introduction, it was used by the Israeli Isayeret and the US Secret Service. In the 1990s and 2000s, Israeli counter-terror units such as the YAMAM used the 33-round Glock 18 magazine with their Para Micro Uzi machine pistols. The UZI submachine gun upon which the Micro-Uzi is based was developed in Israel by Uziel Gal in the late 1940s. Micro-Uzis are available in open-bolt or closed-bolt versions. The weapon has an additional tungsten weight on the bolt to slow the rate of fire, which would otherwise make such a lightweight weapon uncontrollable.
There is also a rare version of the Česká Zbrojovka CZ75 that is fully automatic with a longer barrel and three vent ports on the elongated part. This machine pistol has a horizontal rail in front of the trigger guard through which a spare magazine can be attached and be used as a foregrip for better control during full automatic firing. This weapon is still produced by CZ but is only available to military and law enforcement personnel.
In 1988, an unusually designed US 9mm machine pistol named the Calico M950 was introduced. Unlike most machine pistols, which use magazines in the pistol grip or in a vertical box, the M950 uses a 50-round or 100-round helical magazine which is mounted parallel to the barrel. To get a sense of how the helical magazine appears, and how it is mounted, one can imagine a machine pistol with a bulky optical scope mounted on the picatinny rail on the top of the weapon.
The Saturn machine pistol is of Colombian origin, and it is designed for clandestine operations. The weapon is twin barreled and is fed from a dual magazine. The weapon has one bolt with two firing pins. An unusual dual barrel suppressor can be used on this firearm.
During the 1990s, the Russian Stechkin APS was once again put into service, as a weapon for VIP bodyguards and for anti-terrorist hostage rescue teams that needed the capability for full automatic fire in emergencies. In the 1990s and 2000s the personal defense weapon, a compact submachine gun-like firearm which can fire armor-piercing, higher-powered ammunition began to replace the machine pistol as a self-defence side arm for artillery crews, tank crews, and helicopter pilots.
Comparison with submachine gun
The dividing line between machine pistols and compact submachine guns is difficult to draw. Originally, "maschinenpistole" was simply the German word for personal, automatic military weapons, while "submachine gun" was a term coined by John T. Thompson, American inventor of the Thompson submachine gun. While the term submachine gun usually refers to an automatic firearm larger than a pistol, several weapons are classed in both categories. The 1960s CZ-Scorpion, a Czechoslovak 7.65 mm weapon, for example, is often labeled a submachine gun. However, with its small magazine, it is small enough to be carried in a pistol holster, which suggests that it could be classified as a machine pistol.
In the 1980s, weapons such as the MAC-10 and the compact versions of the Uzi series have been placed in both classes. The popularity of submachine guns in recent years has led many weapons previously described as machine pistols to be advertised to as submachine guns, such as the Brugger & Thomet MP9 (formerly known as the Steyr TMP).
The Steyr TMP (Tactical Machine Pistol) is a 9 mm blowback-operated, rotating-barrel weapon that is 282 mm long and that can fire 800–900 rounds per minute; despite its small size, lack of a stock, and the fact that it is called a "tactical machine pistol", it is often classed as a compact submachine gun. Likewise, the German Heckler & Koch MP5K (a weapon small enough to be concealed on one's person or in a briefcase), is also classed as a compact submachine gun.
A machine pistol is typically based on a semi-automatic pistol design. While most machine pistols are designed to be fired with one hand, their light weight, small size, and extremely rapid rates of fire make them difficult to control. To improve accuracy, some machine pistols are fitted with a shoulder stock. Some, such as the Heckler & Koch VP70, will only fire single rounds unless the stock is attached, because there is a safety mechanism incorporated into the stock. The Beretta 93R offers an optional forward handgrip, which is another way of increasing weapon controllability in full automatic mode.
There are many tactics where machine pistols come into play, including room clearing, personal defense, close quarter battle and door breaching.
As an offensive weapon, the machine pistol has limited uses, because it fires pistol ammunition and has a short barrel, which means that it is both inaccurate and lacks power in open-country fighting at a several-hundred meter range. When the machine pistol was first introduced during the last year of World War I, it was used in trench warfare. In World War II, machine pistols were carried by platoon leaders, artillery crews, and tank crews.
In the decades after World War II, machine pistols were used in close quarter combat where a rifle would be too unwieldy, such as in urban house-to-house fighting or in tunnels. In these contexts, machine pistols were viewed as "room brooms", which could sweep a space with automatic fire. While training doctrines for machine pistols vary between armies, in general, soldiers are instructed to use the weapon for short bursts, rather than for an uninterrupted period of automatic fire, because the weapon easily gets out of control in sustained firing, which means that many of the rounds may be off target. As well, given the high rate of fire of machine pistols, sustained firing wastes ammunition and can easily deplete the magazine too quickly.
In the 1990s and 2000s, as body armor became increasingly common on battlefields, the machine pistol became less useful in a military setting, because its low-powered pistol ammunition is not able to penetrate ceramic-plated Kevlar military vests. As a result, armies began to issue a new weapon to artillery crews and tank crews: the personal defense weapon, a compact submachine gun-like firearm which incorporates some of the advantages of a carbine, in that it can fire armor-piercing, higher-powered ammunition. Unlike the machine pistol, which is a relative of the semi-automatic pistol, the PDW is more like a scaled-down rifle.
Military machine pistols usually use fully jacketed ammunition in accordance with the Hague convention. Fully jacketed cartridges are less likely to become deformed and flattened on impact, which means that permanent cavitation inflicted on human tissue, and therefore the damage that they do to the body, is moderated. Some special forces use specialty ammunition in machine pistols or PDWs, such as loading several tracer rounds per magazine to aid in night-time shooting, or for a squad leader to direct his soldiers' attention toward a location for concentrated fire.
Government security service bodyguards for VIPs security are sometimes issued machine pistols rather than submachine guns for tactical and media considerations. Whereas a team of bodyguards carrying larger submachine guns may indicate to would-be aggressors that the VIP is an important politician, a machine pistol such as the Glock 18 can be concealed in a standard holster. Since even the unholstered weapon is indistinguishable to most observers from a standard pistol, this may lessen attention from media or potential attackers as to the security measures that are in place.
When bodyguards are carrying a machine pistol in a concealed holster, they have to choose a weapon that does not have parts that might snag when the weapon is being withdrawn from the holster. For similar reasons, a bodyguard with a holster-carried, concealed weapon is typically not able to mount accessories onto the weapon, such as optical sights or forward handgrips. The exception is cases in which a bodyguard conceals the weapon in a briefcase.
Law enforcement agencies use machine pistols for hostage rescues and for breaching gang compounds because the weapons offer a very high rate of fire in a small weapon, which can be maneuvered inside houses and stairwells, places where an assault carbine such as the Colt M4 would be unwieldy. Another reason that law enforcement agencies use machine pistols in hostage rescue situations is that the low-powered pistol ammunition loses its energy quickly, which means that the bullets are less likely to go through walls and injure innocent parties. Some Mexican police officers working in urban environments carry both a 9 mm machine pistol and a standard semi-automatic side arm.
Air marshals who provide security on private airplanes also carry machine pistols and may use speciality ammunition such as frangible bullets, which break apart when upon impact. Frangible bullets such as the Glaser Safety Slug are designed to ricochet less and be less likely to puncture the hull of an aircraft, which lessens the danger of decompression if the officer has to fire on an attacker.
When law enforcement agencies are using machine pistols in non-concealed settings, this makes it feasible to add accessories such as optical sights, laser sights, flashlights, forward handgrips, rear stocks, or sound suppressors. Many 2000s-era machine pistols have mounting rails to facilitate the addition of accessories. Agencies sometimes use sound suppressors for maneuvers in which it is anticipated that shots may be fired indoors, because the sound pressure from indoor firing can be deafening. Some machine pistols offer the option of using translucent plastic magazines which allows the officer to quickly verify the level of ammunition left in the magazine. Another option that law enforcement officers may use on occasion is high-capacity magazines such as single or double drum magazines.
Different law enforcement agencies in different countries have different regulations regarding how machine pistols are loaded and carried. Depending on the type of machine pistol, some agencies train their officers to carry the weapon with a round in the chamber, the weapon cocked and the safety on. Other agencies may prefer that officers carry the weapon without a round in the chamber. While this makes the weapon safer to carry and reduces the likelihood of an accidental discharge, it also means that there will be a longer delay before the officer can fire the weapon.
Agencies also have different training doctrines regarding how the weapon is drawn and brought into position onto the target. Variants include withdrawing the weapon while pointing it downwards, then bringing it up towards the target; the same method but pointing the weapon upwards, and bringing it down towards the target; and the cross-body draw. The first method may be safer, in that if there are any unintended discharges, they will go into the ground. With a machine pistol that can empty its 20-round magazine in a second and a half, bringing the weapon into play by moving it down onto the target or using a cross body draw could result in unintended injuries if the weapon accidentally discharges.
MAC-10 and TEC-9
In the decades after the 1980s, there were newspaper reports about the use of the MAC-10 or the Tec-9 in crimes, including gang-related crimes and its use by Dylan Klebold in the Columbine High School massacre. The Tec-9 (known as the AB-10 after 1994), is sold as a semi-automatic weapon, not a machine pistol. Klebold's pistol was, in fact, a post-ban AB-10. The majority of criminal uses of the MAC-10/11 and Tec-9 style firearms involve unconverted, semi-automatic versions. Failure to differentiate between the two has led to some confusion over what constitutes a true machine pistol, especially among the news media.
The fully automatic MAC-10 is a submachine gun, not a machine pistol. Though semi-automatic versions of the gun were sold without a stock and later converted, either legally or illegally, to full-auto, their classification would still be a submachine gun with the stock removed. Confusion is rampant due to the identical outward appearance of the firearms.
In September 1997,The Gazette from Montreal reported that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) had arrested a Canadian gang operating a gun-running ring in Ontario and Quebec. The ring sold "high-calibre" machine guns, machine pistols, handguns, explosives (500 pounds of C-4 plastic explosive) and thousands of rounds of ammunition to biker gangs and other criminals. The Canadian Department of Justice stated in 1998 that as the preferred weapons of drug dealers are illegal in Canada, they are obtained by smuggling.
A Canadian undercover officer interviewed on the issue of guns and the illegal drug trade "... noted that the weaponry in the trade is definitely more powerful than in previous years", with an increasing number of criminals using machine pistols and submachine guns. He stated that within the drug trade firearms are used as status symbols, a means of protection and ... for executions ... [and] to intimidate potential informants and to enforce debt repayment".
During the 1990s in Croatia, "illicit copies" of "machine pistols were manufactured locally", including the "‘ERO’, an exact copy of the Israeli UZI machine pistol". These illegally made Croatian weapons "also ended up in the Dutch criminal world: between 1998 and 2000, a couple dozen ‘Croatian UZIs’ were seized". In Croatia, "machine pistols of the American Ingram brand" were also illegally copied and manufactured.
In Serbia on 3 August 2001 "assailants gunned down Momir Gavrilovic on the asphalt of a parking lot in New Belgrade" with a "7.65mm ‘scorpion’ machine pistol and [he] died on the spot." "The crime came to national attention only five days later". Gavrilovic was "a former member of Serbian State Security", who shortly before his death had "... provided documentary evidence of corruption, even naming names."
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Machine pistols have long been criticized for their inaccuracy. The inaccuracy of most machine pistols occurs because it is hard to control a fully automatic weapon that has such a low weight and in many cases, lacks a proper shoulder stock. As a result, in the hands of all but the most expert shooters, machine pistols being fired on full automatic tend to rise up during firing. Machine pistols also tend to have a very short sight radius, meaning that the effectiveness beyond 50 meters degrades rapidly. One solution to improve controllability is the use of burst-limiters. Commonly, three or two-round bursts are used. Another solution is to steady the weapon in some fashion, either by outfitting it with a shoulder stock, using a shoulder strap to pull down on the front of the barrel, or resting the weapon against a hard surface which can be used as a bracing point. Slower rates of fire also allow better controllability. Use of a ported barrel, muzzle brake or suppressor can further be used to reduce muzzle climb.
Gunsite, a US firearms training facility, decided against teaching machine pistol firing when it was founded in 1976. Facility experts believed that it is "a slob's weapon, useful only by half-trained or poorly motivated troops"; they claimed that the machine pistol "hits no harder than a pistol and is no more portable than a rifle." Nevertheless, even the critics from Gunsite concede that the machine pistol is useful for a few situations, such as boarding an enemy boat in low light or when repelling boarders in a naval situation. Walt Rauch notes that "... despite the 50 to 70 years of bad press that has accrued to the concept of shooting a hand-held machine pistol", in which critics contend that the weapon will "spray bullets indiscriminately all over the area", he believes that the 2000s-era models such as the Glock 18 are controllable and accurate in full-auto shooting. A SWAT magazine article on machine pistols states that when serving as security detail, "where we had Beretta 92s, we would try to grab at least one 93R 20-round mag to carry as a spare for breaking ambushes."
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Originally the Engineers Guild was a holy order or part of the church 1000 years ago. Now however they are the zenith of technology. In a post-fall society high tech is a premium luxury and the Engineers Guild ensures they control it all. Their patents include starships, terraforming engines, computers, robotics, cybernetics, gerontology, genetic engineering, nanotechnology and xenotechnological analysis. The Engineers research and develop what little there is of high technology, keeping what little of it is left maintained and trying to relearn the secrets of the Second Republic.
The Engineers Guild are the most elusive and unnerving of all the guilds. Often living examples of their own skills at cybernetics most of the peasantry view them with superstitious fear. Yet none will deny the necessity of this guild. Without them starships would not fly, worlds would die as terraforming machines collapse and neither church nor noble factions would endure such diminished capacity for long.
Their secrecy and preference for the forbidden secrets of technology has catagorised the Engineers as Mad Scientists, Rogue inventors and Cyberfetishists of the most bizarre kind. All Engineers are subject to regular mandatory confessions with appointed priests.
Some members (Engineer rank and above) of the Supreme Order of Engineers have ties to a religious sect called SoulCraft, which mixes science and religion. SoulCraft was originally the Pneumatic Order of Engineers, formed in 3958 as an official order of the Universal Church, but dissolved a few decades later (when an A.I. computer requested Church ordination) by Patriarch Adrian II. | <urn:uuid:74fd3694-3c76-4679-a001-adda04c8e2cf> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://fadingsuns.wikia.com/wiki/The_Supreme_Order_of_Engineers | 2014-12-20T00:04:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802769121.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075249-00072-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946084 | 328 | [
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His Approval Rating Just Went Thru The Roof!
So, it turns out that George Washington had a recipe for beer….
The New York Public Library owns the recipe and they announced today they will partner with Coney Island Brewing Company in Brooklyn to recreate the brew! They’ll only do 25 gallons and it will only be available for now at a couple of fundraiser tastings. It is important to note though, that trying to say the beer’s name, “Fortitude’s Founding Father Brew” will take the place of all other sobriety tests. | <urn:uuid:6e3013c2-7503-4050-8802-2167d50ac94c> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://kyssfm.com/his-approval-rating-just-went-thru-the-roof/ | 2014-12-20T00:11:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802769121.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075249-00072-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944207 | 121 | [
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I am designing a series of throw pillows with I plan to applique with felts. I do not want a felt base fabric however. I was thinking either hemp or linen but want something fairly heavy weight and tightly woven. Any suggestions?
Hemp or linen would provide you a stronger base than the felt or even cotton. Hemp and linen are long fibers, as opposed to felt or cotton which are very short. This is what gives them their strength.
You would not really need the linen or hemp to be too tightly woven, as this would make them stiff and you would want your felt pillows to be soft and supple. Even an open weave hemp or linen would provide you the structure you are looking for without the stiffness.
Good luck with your project. Post some pics when you get them done. I would LOVE to see them!
Dorothy FaganDorothy Fagan Fabric Studio
Thanks, Dorothy - I have been finding linens in colors I like so I think I will go that way. This project will no doubt take me all winter but I will post photos when they are done!
The colored linens would also make a great textural contrast to your felt! Can't wait to see them!
Yes, please post when you are done!
Really Sometimes I Just use more of a kinda silky fabric sometimes Jean Fabric breaks and rips and sometimes hard to sew so That's what I do and it is very easy LOLL! and i really now that its really not that hard to sew with Jean Fabric and I Just have to Practice and that's what I have to say LOLL!...
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Putting ND Flora on the digital map
Summer 2011 was unique for many people in many different ways. Almost no one spent the summer as they originally planned.
For Minot State University senior Jared Schumaier and junior Josh Beaudoin, June and July were unique for them as well. However, their summer entailed traveling central North Dakota… picking flowers.
"I used to think nerds were people who picked plants," said Schumaier. "Actually, it was really cool."
"We got to work outside, enjoy the wilderness, gain valuable research experience and get paid besides," added Beaudoin.
Under the supervision of Alexey Shipunov, assistant professor of biology, the students participated in a botanical research project dubbed "Flora of North Dakota." Funded by the Great Plains Center for Community Research and Service, the project's goals are expansive: to trace invasive plants across the state; provide a comprehensive floristic review; develop a virtual herbarium and identify endangered and rare plants.
The state's first two plant inventories were published in 1918, in which approximately 960 known species were listed. It wasn't until 1950 that North Dakota State University professor O. A. Stevens published a second (and last) plant diversity review. From 1971 to 2001, Bill Barker, NDSU professor emeritus, performed systematic plant research, expanding the NDSU herbarium from 40,000 to 250,000 entries. Unfortunately, the entries are not published, available only to those willing to visit the herbarium and page through the exhaustive catalog. Additionally, more than 40 percent of the state remained a "botanical white spot."
In North Dakota, it is easy to be in the middle of nowhere. Beaudoin and Schumaier immersed themselves and looked for natural flora, mostly found in state-owned and protected grasslands. They traveled as far south as 8 miles this side of South Dakota, to having "one foot in N.D. and the other in Canada."
"From hunting, I had a plot map that marked all the refuges and public land," Beaudoin said, "so that's where we went in every county."
One unexpected and rare find was a bog, in which peat moss developed on the outer edges of a lake, with rare plants thriving in the grassland.
"The bog was surrounded by a moat six feet wide, so I wasn't sure I would be able to get to it," said Beaudoin. But once he'd made the leap, "it was like walking on a mattress."
The researchers collected over 1,200 samples, which have since been geo-referenced and photo-documented. They discovered several new and rare plants for the state. In collaboration with the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada), the pair will prepare samples for DNA-based barcode research and create an online database for North Dakota flora. The online herbarium will have downloadable output and be available for future research.
Both Beaudoin and Schumaier plan on returning to the prairie next summer for phase two of the project. They will pick flowers from mid-July to the end of fall and hope to discover more rare bogs.
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The versatility of the Quad System from BILT by Agassi and Reyes allows for multitude of different exercises and techniques for the upper body and lower body.
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- Designed and created to provide the consummate multi-purpose cable apparatus for the upper and lower body, the cable pulleys are positioned closer together than conventional cable cross over systems.
- The number and range of exercises that can be performed on the Quad system can provide a complete and rather purposeful workout routine.
- Variable resistance is provided by the spring enhanced selectorized weight stack.
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RUPERT – At a brick home northwest of Rupert, a flag flies at the end of the driveway, floral bouquets adorn the front porch and inside, John and Anna Workman try to come to terms with the loss of their son in last week’s helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
Army Spc Chris Workman, 33, a member of the 2nd Battalion 25th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Hammerhead, from Camp Schoffield, Hawaii, was killed with three other comrades when their Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Garmsir District of the Hemland Province, in southwest Afghanistan shortly after 9 p.m. last Thursday.
According to early reports by an independent News agency, Stars and Stripes, which often partners with the military, and confirmed by Army personnel on Tuesday, the foursome were on a mission to support a medevac helicopter making an attempt to rescue an Afghan Police who had been wounded in a suicide bomb attack. Also killed in the crash were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Johnson, 27, of San Diego, Calif.; Spc Dean Shaffer, 23, of Pekin, Ill.; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Don Viray, 25, of Waipahu, Hawaii.
“Chris was doing what he loved,” said his father, John Workman, from their home on Tuesday afternoon.
“He had always wanted to join the military; we discouraged it when he was younger, but he was excited to be where he was.”
Workman said they have been in awe of the many people who have extended friendship and support to them. He also extolled the Army for the support they have provided the family.
“We have a liaison from Twin Falls that is keeping us informed of everything, and Chris’ wife has one in Boise as well,” Workman said.
“Even so, we don’t know much yet. They are processing everything back east and it will be awhile before he reaches here. There will be a funeral in Boise, then a service and burial here, but it will probably be a couple weeks.
It was in Boise that Chris Workman began his military career. He joined the Army National Guard at Gowen Field there, but opted to go full-time and joined up with the group from Hawaii, hoping to be able to get overseas duty.
Fellow soldiers, who remembered Workman at a memorial service in Afghanistan Monday, spoke of his unfailing bravery and excellent leadership skills. As choppers could be heard in the distance, fellow soldiers mourned the foursome in a fabric clamshell structure. The group spilled out of the temporary building all the way to the flight line at Kandahar Air Field.
They noted that Workman was working to become an officer and often performed high above his rank. Trained to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear emergencies, Workman had retrained as a door gunner so he could go to Afghanistan.
According to a report in Stars and Stripes, young soldiers looked up to Workman who joined the military later than some.
A friend, Cody Green, said of Workman, “As a specialist, he’s one of the best platoon sergeants I’ve ever had.”
Taliban forces took responsibility for the crash, but a provincial spokesman said there was no indication that enemy activity was involved. Further investigation of the crash is underway, however.
Hailed as a “fallen angel” a soldier who dies in an effort to save others, and a hero, Workman’s father was quick to note that three others died with him and they were not looking for, nor did they expect, notoriety because of what happened. But he noted that they have received an amazing outpouring of love and support from friends, neighbors and the community in the past week.
Workman, a 1997 graduate of Minico High School and 2003 graduate of Idaho State University, worked in an escrow business in Boise following his graduation from college. When the economy fell out of real estate, he went to work as an auto glass repairman, something he had learned from his father at their family business in Rupert. He joined the service to provide a better living for his family and was always looking for ways to better himself.
Sgt. Chris Workman is a hero to all of us and a true example of the best our nation has to offer,” said Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, responding to the news of Workman’s death.
“His passing is a tragedy and is deeply felt by the people of Idaho. The First Lady and I send our thoughts and prayers to his family during this difficult time.”
Along with parents and an older brother, Harry, Workman leaves behind his wife, Camille , a step-son, Cole Hayes, and his beloved dog, Lucky.
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12-Movie Action Pack Giveaway
2 winner(s) will win. This contest/giveaway ends Nov 17.
- Prize Pack #1
- War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg
- Wrath of the Titans, starring Sam Worthington
- Sleepless Night, a Tribeca Film
- Cleanskin, starring Sean Bean
- Dawn Rider, starring Christian Slater and Donald Sutherland
- Treasure Island, starring Elijah Wood and Donald Sutherland
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- Stallone 3-Film Collector's Set, including Rambo: First Blood, Cop Land and Lock Up
- Fire with Fire, starring Bruce Willis
- 388 Areletta Avenue, starring Nick Stahl
- The Heineken Kidnapping, starring Rutger Hauer
This contest is now finished. Here are the winners, listed in alphabetical order:
- Will Hamilton - Huntington, In
- Gary Watts - Attica, Ks
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This is a full release of all the 1.42_* development releases.
Minor fix to 10handler.t test suite which relied on a native error being true instead of defined.
Not all modules used in test code were specified in build_requires.
Changes in DBD::ODBC 1.42_2 December 17 2012
There is no need to upgrade to this version unless you are on a 64 bit platform where ints are 4 bytes and you update/delete/insert more than 2^31 rows and need the affected rows back.
I've just released Perl DBD::ODBC 1.42_0 development release.
There is no reason to upgrade unless you are using the MS Access ODBC Driver.
=head2 Changes in DBD::ODBC 1.42_0 November 28 2012
MS Access requires a longchar column to be bound using SQL_LONGVARCHAR.
However, MS Access does not support SQLDescribeParam and we default to
SQL_VARCHAR in this case. The point at which we switch to SQL_LONGVARCHAR
was defaulted to 4000 (for MS SQL Server). We now default to SQL_LONGVARCHAR
for MS Access when data is > 255. This means you can remove those
I've just uploaded the DBD::ODBC 1.40_3 development release to the CPAN. If all goes well this will be the official 1.41 release in a weeks time.
Until recently it has been difficult to insert unicode characters above 0xFFFF into MS SQL Server. DBD::ODBC could do it in such a way that you can select them back correctly but the built in functions (like length, sorting and upper/lower etc) did not treat the surrogate pairs as such so it was limited.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 introduces a new collation suffix (_SC) and it supports surrogate pairs (although there is an indication that the UTF-16 encoded data must be sent little endian and I've not managed to test on a big endian machine as yet). Here is some test code:
I have released a new development release of Perl DBD::ODBC. This contains some important bug fixes and changes so I strongly advise you to test this out.
There was a problem introduced in the test suite in 1.40_2 when run to non MS SQL Server which results in a few tests failing because done_testing is called twice (please ignore this - it is fixed in subversion trunk).
I got my Raspberry Pi a week ago and wrote up my first impressions about the RP and whether it would work to get our children programming at Raspberry Pi - will it get our children programming? and if so why not in Perl?.
I've just sent to the CPAN the 1.39 release of DBD::ODBC. This contains some bug fixes, one major enhancement to support TAF and one change in behaviour you should note.
Mostly due to the thread in dbi-dev at DBD::ODBC fetch is returning string for integer (unfortunately some of it was off list) and further comments and rt at Changes in binding columns in DBD::ODBC and DiscardString with SQL_INTEGER not working properly I have made significant changes to the binding of columns in a result-set for DBD::ODBC.
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[Ffmpeg-devel] Re: Matroska Conversion Errors
Sat Jul 22 01:03:03 CEST 2006
On 7/21/06, Steve Lhomme <slhomme at divxcorp.com> wrote:
> Try the attached patch. It will also make FFMPEG support VFR Matroska files.
It eliminated the matroska errors, but I'm still getting mpeg4 damaged
header errors. However, those are happening infrequently enough that
I suspect the end file will be playable.
Thanks for the patch,
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iPhone on Trial? Apple Designer Dodges Subpoena
The legal battle between Apple and Samsung over smartphone technology has taken a curious new turn. A former Apple designer, who once designed iPhone prototypes resembling Sony models, is seeking to avoid testifying. His testimony is being sought by Samsung's legal team, which wants to prove that Apple has not been above borrowing technology.
For the IT community at midsize firms, this latest twist underlines the degree to which important technology decisions may be caught up in legal battles. It is at least possible that Android development will be stymied by Apple. If so, IT departments that had committed to Android as the basis of their mobile technology could be in a bind. But the legal battles might also backfire on Apple.
As Lance Whitney reports at CNET, the latest legal shoving match swirls around Shin Nishibori, a former designer for Apple. According to the AllThingsD website, Nishibori drew up designs for an iPhone resembling Sony products. The designs were reportedly called for by top Apple designer Jony Ive.
Sony is not directly involved in the Apple-Samsung lawsuit at all. But if Samsung could demonstrate that Apple lifted design concepts from Sony, it would strengthen Samsung's defense against claims that it swiped design concepts from Apple.
Is that convoluted enough for you? Now add to the mix the fact that Nishibori, on advice of counsel, is playing hard to get. His lawyers argue that Nishibori should not have to come from Hawaii to San Jose to testify and that he has health issues. They also claim that the subpoena was not properly served.
Playing Hard to Get
To a non-lawyer this is all apt to sound pretty evasive. It sounds as if Nishibori is reluctant to provide testimony that would be embarrassing to Apple. In fairness, he and his lawyers might respond that Samsung is on a mere fishing expedition. Without the testimony, how can we know?
But we don't need to hear courtroom testimony to know that Apple - fairly or otherwise - is gunning for the Android operating system. If Apple succeeds in its legal quest, Android vendors will at least have to pay Apple to use Android technology. (Apple is demanding up to $2.5 billion in damages from Samsung.)
And it is at least possible that Android could be crippled, effectively removed from the list of available mobile options for IT departments at midsize firms. This outcome may be unlikely, but it cannot be ruled out.
For IT managers at midsize firms, the real winner in this battle could end up being Microsoft. So far its Windows Phone technology has not been caught up in the legal battles, and the IT world has a comfort level with Windows.
But IT professionals cannot be blamed for feeling that a courtroom is no place to make technology decisions.
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Originally Posted by 9iron
I completely disagree with your assertion here that with regard to technique tour pros are stupid monkeys. I think your position on this subject is overly defensive because youi are an instruictor yourself.
Well, I have absolutely zero interest in going on Tour and teaching PGA Tour players, so I don't know why I'd be overly defensive. I'm not the least bit worried about an influx of former PGA Tour players taking over some of my business, if that's what you mean.
I've been on the range with them many times, worked with and helped and listened to the instructions they've gotten, walked the fairways with them during practice rounds, and helped some individually and as part of a small team on the range from time to time.
That's the basis of my opinion: observation of PGA Tour players and their instructors, as close as you can get, including having taught some.
PGA Tour players are great at hitting the ball. Absolutely great.
They're not swing experts, they're not technically minded, they don't know biomechanics, physics, or geometry.
I thought to liken it to a F1 driver just driving while his team of scientists and mechanics work on the cars, but I think those guys are pretty tuned in to what their cars are doing. Like, orders of magnitude more than the average PGA Tour star.
BTW, while I strive to keep things simple for every student I have, I'm especially cautious with better players, to keep things simple, and make smaller changes more slowly. It's very consistent, too: the better the player, the less they care about the "why" and the more they care about the "how" (or the "what"). "My instructor says to do this little thing here with my right wrist in this part of the swing." Ask the guy why and he'll probably say "because I hit it better when I do it." And that's all they want to know, because it's all they care about. They just want to hit it better. They don't care about the "why" because they don't have to teach it to someone else.
To say it again: a PGA Tour player doesn't care (nor should they, honestly) about the WHY of the golf swing. They just need to know the WHAT/HOW part. "What/How" puts food on their table (well, that and a bunch of other stuff) and trophies in their display case. Why doesn't get them anything. They don't earn extra money for being able to explain something, and that knowledge doesn't make the ball go in the hole any faster than being able to DO the thing properly. | <urn:uuid:c01c4b4f-f968-4c0a-909e-6afe0128ff63> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://thesandtrap.com/t/76834/brandel-at-it-again/54 | 2014-12-18T15:30:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802767247.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075247-00112-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986354 | 560 | [
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I am loving the new car. It rides so smooth. I am getting used to sitting up higher than in the Camry. I drove to work, probably under the speed limit then parked out in BFE so no one would ding me. Let's see how long that lasts..lol
MELLIE...good for you keeping your weekends to yourself. Not like you really do anyway with all the alarms, good to hear you actually got a great night's sleep.
HAPPY...glad you are enjoying volunteering at the shelter. Maybe you could get some great ideas and knowledge on the animals and we could have a shelter or petting zoo at the commune..lol.
SHADDIE...WOW Sophie is coming up on that 1st birthday. I do remember the wedding of your niece. I love the Youtube of it so much I saved it as a favorite. More babies, whew whoooo!! I keep thinking Samantha is going to spring it on me, but nothing yet. They are not really trying but not avoiding it either.
CEEG...sounds like a little choas at work with the boss/friend. Hope it all turns out the way you would like it to. How's the head feeling?
CHELLE...funny you mention Eat, Pray, Love...I was just the opposite when I watched it the first time. I was right there with Julia Roberts. Funny how life events mess with our thoughts.
LAURA...ok, I will go see the Great Gatsby altho I did see the first on with RR, and I liked it. Of course that was many years ago. No worries on the WL, you will kick it next week, plus there are no holidays in there to "get you".
Everyone have a marvelous day!!
05-30-2013, 11:44 AM
Annie - Congrats on the new car!! Take a few deep sniffs of that new car smell for me would ya?? :D So this crowd is a RAV4 and CRV one... must be good vehicles. I'd say I was envious of your vacation day, but it sounded way too busy. I too wonder how C slept while you mowed! Did you have all the windows closed and the AC running? I got home from work and did that - doggy was panting quite a bit, couldn't leave him like that.
Mel - I'm sure you'd be a great haggler - sounds like everything you do around that building is negotiate to get what needs to be done done!! RE Gatsby - the book is always better! ;) Yeh, "intense" is a good word for many of the scenes in the latest movie version.
Michelle - Thanks for the info on the Cappy DVD. I definitely feel like I need the stretching and gentle exercise that the Cappy dvd sounds like it offers. These strength training classes I've been focusing on may or may not have good warm-ups, and the stretching/cool-down portions at the end of class tend to be way too short. I can definitely see how you'd relate to Eat Pray Love differently now than when it originally came out. You're in a lot different place now, physically and emotionally!
Ceejay - Did you do the Cappy arthritis dvd last night? If so, how was it?? Weekend coming up...today??? I'm in need of a vacay day, seeing as I'm envious of your long weekends!! Maybe Monday...
Shad - Sorry the rain is wrecking your yardwork plans. S. is already coming up on a year old???!!! My how time flies. And congrats re your expecting niece (yep remember the wedding pics and her gorgeous gown). Nice you'll be getting home to visit and celebrate. I had to look up Auckland the other day because I was reading a fluffy book set there and I wasn't entirely sure if it was part of NZ or not. Geography is not my strong suit, but in my defense, that's not something our educational institutions do much with in this country.
Happy - You're probably typing along with me and will sneak in by the time I get this posted!
I'll put the WW gain behind me, but yesterday could have been better. They were handing out goodies outside the train station yesterday morning and I can never refuse chocolate - three mini Ritter Sport milk choco thingies - one w/ cornflakes and two with a butter biscuit. And now I know I like both of those varieties - yet another temptation to resist! :p
Went to the 4G class last night. Never have done this class with this instructor - had both before but not together. As expected, tough class. Sore upper body right now and expecting more to come later. We'll see if I get to a class tonight. If I do, it'll be the circuit class.
Did I mention that my former Jazzercise location from years ago is offering 3 months for $79, unlimited classes, no joining fee???!!! I've decided I'm gonna do it, and I'll shoot for 1-2 of those classes a week. Shad, Michelle - how far are you willing to travel for your classes? These classes are about an 8-mile drive from home, one-way. Not horrible, just not as convenient as my current 2-mile drive. Anyway, I'm looking forward to it.
Got home and showered in time to see the last period of the hockey playoff game - those are way too exciting for me! It went into OT after a bad call disallowed a goal that would have won it for us in regulation time, but we won it in OT, so yay. On they move to the next round.
Okay, I never told you that on Friday I won a prize in a fundraising raffle I entered at work. It's a $200 Visa gift card!! Whoo!! I was a nice way to begin the holiday weekend, but no, I still haven't spent it. :D
Okay, enough of my rambling. Everyone have a great day! :flow1:
05-30-2013, 11:51 AM
yes Laura - you're right! ;) :wave:
05-30-2013, 12:24 PM
Quick check in for me ladies,
The day care place I'd been using said I had used up my pre-paid visit package, so on the way home yesterday, I checked out two doggie day cares with Santa. He passed the temperment test at both, and I got to tour both. One is owned by Petco Corporation and pretty expensive if you pay for single visits at a time, but if you purchase a 10 visit pack, it's cheaper than the place I was taking him. The other is at PetSmart, and I've had a few people recommend them to me, and they are less expensive as well. The dogs are constantly monitored by a few employees who are in the day care areas with them. Santa is at PetSmart today because until I hear for sure about the Escondido job, I didn't want to purchase a package deal. Santa seemed quite happy to go play when I dropped him off. Tomorrow is work from home day for me, and play at home day for Santa. :) It's nice because both day cares allow for later pick up times...not that I'd leave Santa there until 9 pm every night, and then it's home and straight to bed, because that wouldn't be fair to Santa. He needs time with me and I with him.
Annie - congrats on the new Rav4! How exciting!! I'd like to be a bit higher up than in my Corolla, but I'm happy with the Corolla and no car payments right now. :) You're right how life events mess with your thoughts. I was watching The Voice the other night and two female contestants sang this song (don't remember the name), but it's a wife and a mistress singing to each other about the husband that cheats. And all those lines like, "Does he love you as much as he loves me"...I just had to fast forward through it...I guess some wounds haven't completely healed yet.
Shad - Good on ya' for finishing the doco. I guess Miss Puss approves of the new duvet cover. How exciting for your niece and nephew in law! And so nice that you're going to NZ for your sister's b'day. MY niece is due with her first child any day now. She was actually due last week, but the little man must be comfy cozy and in no hurry to make his appearance. If she doesn't go into labor by Saturday night, the doc will induce. My niece is such a wonderful young woman, and her husband is a great guy. They'll make awesome parents!
Mel - So proud of you for insisting that the weekends are yours, depending on alarms that is.
Laura - So it's getting to be AC weather already? I hope you have good weather on the weekends...when people really need it. It's supposed to be warm (upper 80s/low 90s) this weekend, so I may try and do activities near the coast or places with shade. This week has been in the low to mid 70s, and people here complaining it's too cold, but I think it's perfect. Ritter Sport? never heard of them...but they sound delicious! What is the 4G class again? I'm willing to drive 5-10 miles for classes (as long as they're either close to work or home or day care). I don't know if I'll sign up for a gym or just a punch card type system for Zumba. Congrats on winning the Visa gift card! $200 is a great prize!!
Happy - Good morning!
Much love and hugs to all,
05-30-2013, 12:42 PM
At the start of the week they were predicting strong storms for today. Looking outside the sun is shining brightly and while it's a bit breezy, I don't know about those storms... My tomatoes are looking rather spindly. I'm hoping they're not looking for much heat - it was warm yesterday but looks like it's going to be a cooler - as in comfortable - and not sweaty summer here. I have today to myself and am going to finish the last of my planting. Yesterday I was training with a new person - pleasant enough but then at once point she starts slamming out snipey comments about politics. Nothing bugs me more than people who have no idea what they are talking about - instead just "parrot" and repeat the hate they hear from others. I may not agree with your beliefs but if you can articulate specifically why you feel the way you do I will at least give you the respect of your opinion. When you simply make generalizations, you're not worth listening to in my book. So check - will avoid all opportunities to work with this one in the future. We got a lot of people swinging by dropping off donations yesterday. The coordinator (who was training us) was working his magic on one lady, trying to get her to volunteer some time at the store - she worked for a short bit last year but was not comfortable being alone. We got to talking, found that she, I and the other woman I was working with all grew up in the same general area of Chicago. Turns out donation lady and I went to high school together - we were in the same graduating class. :lol: Neither one of us really remembered the other - after all it was a million years ago and as I said - think of all the people we have met between then and now - that's a lot of people to forget :lol: She doesn't want to work alone and neither do I so we're both going to meet up again on Sunday and do an afternoon shift. Even after a few short days there I am finding that there is a lot of drama and politics there - much like I encountered in our homeowners association and similar to Mel's office fiascoes. I neither want nor need this in my life. I just want to get out for a bit, challenge my mind and socialize a little. There are several people who have been there for many years and are very controlling and petty. I heard stories about how some of the shop keepers would move items around to improve the displays only to incur the wrath of the "pricing committee" which is the end all be all of the place. Not to mention apparently the source of a lot of discontent and volunteers quitting. Oh my oh my. Can't we all just get along? :rofl: I am going to tread lightly and not get myself in too deep. I do chuckle to myself in that ever the eternal optimist I keep going out in public only to find that I'm really better off at home with the animals for company ;) But then there are moments like running into L from high school or my new friend S the shop volunteer that tell me it's not all bad...
A comment about the Peggy Cappy videos. I like them because they are more gentle - good for people who are starting out or like me might have some joint issues that prevent me from a P90x style. However, it's a waste to get more than one of her videos. She does the same basic stuff throughout her series and just slightly modifies it for each DVD. Ie. Yoga for the Rest of Us isn't all that much different than Easy Yoga For Arthritis. So pick one DVD, do it and enjoy it.
Laura - Congrats on winning the gift card - that's a really nice prize! Good deal on the Jazzercise class - 8 miles is a long way to drive in traffic. Only you can decide if it's worth it and if you can make the classes work in your time schedule. Jazzercise seems like a lot of fun tho. You do very well on those intense exercise classes - good for you - keep up the great work! I'm sure you are building and keeping muscle that helps to burn those calories. You made a comment about warm up and cool down stretches. That is so confusing to me - just like coffee - one day it's good for you, another day it's bad or does nothing for you. They seem to keep changing their opinion on that. Only thing I guess that holds true is that you do get tiny tears in the muscles when you exercise and you need to rest inbetween to let them repair and rebuild.
Annie - congrats on the new car! I'm sure it's different sitting up higher. I like the Avalon (a bit bigger than the Camry) for tooling around town running errands in the non-snow weather. I like sitting higher in the 4Runner for snowy weather to have a better view of traffic all around. Plus it's a little easier to load groceries and such in the hatch bed of the Rav4. Enjoy it! And a new car always helps the walking program because you park at the far end of the lot so you don't get dinged. As for a petting zoo at the commune - we have a Wilderness Walk here that I want to go to - petting zoo that we can all take a field trip to. And in all of you I guess we have a new bunch of volunteers for the shelter. We can go walk dogs for exercise except I need one with short legs like Sassy who can't run fast :rofl: Please take care of that poor toe of yours - can't be good that you keep reinjuring it.
Mel - you can come volunteer with me. At least it will be with someone I know I can get along with! We'll leave you in charge of the register. Good luck with the canvassing. Is a new governor running or is it Christie? running for re-election?
Shad - sounds like the family is growing. How nice for the new pregnancy in the family. I would think with Miss Sunday being 3 colors, she manages to totally get contrasting cat hair on furniture no matter where she goes. I really don't miss vacuuming up cat hair. Nice that you will have both boys together for the birthday bash. Will you be cooking up a feast then?
Ceejay - all the drama going around you at work will make your days fly by and before you know it, you'll be out of there. Have you settled on moving with your sister or is that just the general thinking right now, possibly subject to change? It's good that you rent - at least you don't have to worry about unloading your house - that can really mess with the timing and plans.
Michelle - I totally get what you are talking about relating to specific movies. I feel sometimes to it gives some validation (and hope) to what is going on in one's personal lives. I know it's fiction but hope springs eternal - you can pick up the pieces, start all over and find happiness. :hug: I always thought too that walking the beach (with Santa) and listening to the surf would be very relaxing and give you lots of time to sort your thoughts and breath in some fresh air and get your groove back. Certainly much better than sitting in a car fighting traffic and swearing at the idiots :lol:
It's clouding up out there - guess I'd better get off the computer, get some eggs in me and get out there and finish up my planting. Have a good day all.
05-30-2013, 01:06 PM
I am with you on the Peggy Cappy DVD's. Most are the same. I like the Easy Yoga for Arthritis the best as it has standing poses. I'd like to have one with more standing poses.
I do rent my apartment but it doesn't come furnished. I have my own stuff except the kitchen appliances.
And yes as of know I will be moving by my sis. She's offered me a good deal. And I love the location.
Congrats on getting the RAV4. I love mine. Which color did you choose? I have the silver one.
05-30-2013, 01:39 PM
CEEG...so far I love the RAV4 also. I got the darker gun metal gray color with black interior, moon roof, rear camera, etc etc. I drove today at lunch with a friend, she is in love with it also.
HAPPY...we can take Sassy for a walk but she won't walk, just flips over on her back and waits to be carried. Even tho she has short legs, she is like a bullet running through the house and in the yard. C and I just crack up when she flies around through there. You would be amazed. I know what you mean about the politics and generalization talk. Drives me koo koo. I think people like that think it makes them seem intelligent. I may just have that toe removed, I mean I do have 4 others on that foot. lol
CHELLE...the song you are referring to is by Reba McEntyre and Linda Davis. Does he love you. Know exactly why you skipped through it. HUGS!
LAURA....Our bedroom is on the front side of the house and I cut the back yard only last night. C could fall asleep anywhere and sleep through anything. Took a couple of whiffs of new car smell at lunch for you. That is the first thing Jan said, gotta love that new car smell.
Tater is coming tonight to get my Camry, we are giving it to him. They only have one car between them and work 30 miles apart. He has a work truck but can only drive it for work reasons.
05-30-2013, 01:50 PM
Happy - Sounds like you'll have pleasant weather for planting today. I hope the tomatoes like it. Bummer about the political parrot new person. How ironic that you and the donation lady were in the same graduating class! Good that you two can work together. I think treading lightly is a good idea for now until you find whether or not you the politics/drama is something you can stay above, rather than get pulled down into their muck and mire. So you're volunteering again on Sunday? Does that mean you're off the next couple days? I hope the weather is nice for you. Thanks for the tip about Cappy's videos having the same basic stuff. I've got Yoga for the Rest of us Back Care Basics...so I won't bother with the rest. I've been to some of the Wilderness Walk/Petting Zoos in Northern WI. Very nice. You're right about the beach and sounds of the surf being relaxing for walking (or sitting). I might just have to go again this weekend. :) I'll look at my calendar and see how I can coordinate it with the doggie activities I was thinking about attending. If I do head over to the beach this weekend, I'll go earlier. Last Saturday, I didn't go over until noon, and the highway was crowded.
Ceejay - So nice that you will be moving by your sister! Definitely something to look forward to, along with retirement.
Annie - Thanks much for the hugs. I really TRIED to listen to the song because I do enjoy those two female contestants on The Voice...but it just hit too close to home. I do still love my ex and wish we hadn't grown apart, even though logically I know that I really need to live in CA close to family to be completely happy. Living so far away in WI was slowly killing my spirit. So very nice of you to give the Camry to Tater. :)
05-30-2013, 04:12 PM
Not sure who mowed the lawn but it was mowed when I came home yesterday. If it was my neighbor I don't like the idea that she took that upon herself and did it. I'm thankful I don't have to. But B had planned on doing it today. I've texted my neighbor to see if she did it, but have not had a response.
I lucked out on the girls down the street coming by. I did put the do not disturb sign on the door for this morning and slept till 10 a.m. But as I was coming back from lunch I saw them near the house so I turned the vehicle around and went to Walmart. I bought one of those plastic file boxes. It may not be big enough though. Some things I'm going to go "green" on so that will cut down a lot of paper. I'll still keep up with the rent payments, utility bill and explanation of benefits. And of course the main thing IRS stuff.
Sorry about the weight gain this week, but I'm positive that will leave next week along with another loss. You have been doing extremely well.
Congrats on winning the visa card. I'd be extremely happy about that.
Are you still watching NCIS? I have my shows on Me TV I like to watch. They are old reruns, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, the Big Valley. I watch NCIS at night. Hope the building stays quiet.
It must be nice to have a work day at home. Will give you some time to be with Santa also.
05-30-2013, 04:17 PM
I'm jealous of the rear camera. Mine also has the moon roof.
05-30-2013, 10:49 PM
Evening all. On the desktop here at home, just ordered another pair of New Balance sneakers like I have now.
Ceejay - Glad you avoided the neighbor girls, LOL. Did you find out who mowed your lawn??
Michelle - The beach sounds nice. The Chicago lakefront is nice, but it's not the same as the ocean. I'd still like to drive down some morning with my bike on the rack and take a ride along the path. Hope you find something fun to do this weekend that involves enjoying that wonderful weather. So the SD job is still a possibility?? Good to hear! Ritter Sport is a European chocolate brand. The produce market we shop at has a lot of Euro brands, and I've seen Ritter there, just never tried it.
Happy - What a coincidence to run into someone in your hs grad class way up there! Hope you get a chance to get together and reminisce about those HS days. As for the folks at the shop...hope there are enough nice people to balance out the opinionated, obnoxious ones! Yeh, re the Jazzercise, the Saturday class is not a big deal with the drive and traffic. I recall the weeknight drive sometimes being a PITA, though the class is at 7:15 and I'd leave at 6:45 and the traffic being snarky as I'd drive through downtown DesPlaines. Since I don't drive daily for work, I never found it intolerable. Well, except for that one time I got a speeding ticket in DP. Boo.
Annie - Ah, nice to have a heavy sleeper you don't worry about easily waking (esp. since you have different schedules). I bet it's nice having that rear camera on your new ride. I love having the moon roof, and my heated seats. Lucky Tater to get your old car!!
Well, think I'm gonna take my contacts out and clean them. I hope my trial pairs of contacts come in soon - I'm at the end of my time for this pair.
Nighty night all.
05-31-2013, 04:33 AM
Better get this done before I forget it again. Been bloody lazy today and haven't really achieved too much at all.
Picked all the tomatoes and pulled the plants out of the ground. Have so many I really don't know if I can eat them all in time. Then between the rain showers I put a whole raft of green waste into the bin. Still looks like a whole tree died on my front lawn so I guess that next week there will be a trip to the dump in my future. The bag man comes next week so some of it will go then but it will fill more than two big bags so to the dump I go.
Then I planted my beautiful Chrysanthemums in a pot until I can find a spot in the garden for them. And put a couple of gerberas in the ground as well. The weather has been so awful that the veges aren't moving much. Very slow growing. Doubt that they will come to much unless this cool wet weather passes.
Tomorrow I get my hair cut - and not before time either. It'll get a colour and foils as well. K the hairdresser is going to get an awful fright when she sees this lot. Then I go to pick up the cot from DS2's place. I need to get a mattress for it as well. I'll find something down the road at the rubber place no doubt or K-Mart or Target will have something. I saw some bedding the other day which was quite cute.
Okay - gotta go. Footy is coming on the TV and my dinner is ready. I'll be back
05-31-2013, 09:09 AM
TGIF fo SHO!!!
Good part of night...DS, DDIL, DD and babe came for dinner. Chicken kabobs, baked tots on the grill and stir fried yellow squash, zucchini, mushrooms, onions, green & orange peppers, nice spices added, YUM. DELISH. Sent DS home with my Camry. He was so overwhelmed that I gave it to him he got kind of sappy. Too cute. Lil man was entertaining as well.
Bad part of evening...long night at hospital. Rehab center called took dad to hospital by ambulance. Congestive heart failure, fluid in lungs, low oxygen, not good. I just hope he makes it to his birthday on June 12th. We share that day and it would be to emotional for me, kind of selfish I know, but I am such a big baby and so emotional, I will be a wreck. Anyway I have a meeting from 11-2 today then I am leaving to go back to the hospital. In for the long haul I am afraid.
SHADDIE...man o man, even when the chips are down and it is raining you keep yourself busy. I love getting my hair done, hope you have a great time at the hairdresser.
LAURA...where do you order your sneakers from. I need a new pair but too cheap to invest in a pair.
CEEG...so the suspense is killing me, who cut your grass? Way to dodge the girls down the street. I thought they were going to move somewhere else a while back? What happened to that?
I AM GLAD THE WEEKEND IS HERE.
YESTERDAY THINGS GOT CANCELED.
SEEMS NO ONE IS INTERESTED IN THIS ELECTION??
I COULDN'T EVEN GET A CALL BACK FROM ANYONE SO I SAID SCREW IT. JUST AS WELL.
MY HEAD WASN'T REALLY INTO IT.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT JEN FELL TWICE OVER THE WEEKEND AND AGAIN WEDS NIGHT.
THIS IS NOT BODING WELL FOR THE NEAR FUTURE.
SHE HAS SO MUCH ANGER RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD TO COPE WITH IT.
SOME OF THE ANGER IS JUST COVERING UP THE FEAR.
IT'S BEEN A ROUGH MONTH HERE AT OUR PONDEROSA.
I HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE FRIEND TO MY BOSS WHO LOST HERE MOM.
BUT I NEEDED TO PUT EVERYTHING ASIDE AND DEAL WITH JEN.
SHE AND I HANDLE THE DISABILITY VERY DIFFERENTL;Y.
I AM MUCH MORE LAID BACK..... ACCEPTED IT AND MOVED ON.
NOT TO SAY I DIDN'T GO THRU A LOT BEFORE THAT "MOVED ON" PART HAPPENED.
BUT NOTHING LIKE HOW SHE IS REACTING.
WE'LL SEE HOW SHE ENDS UP.
ALL I CAN DO IS HOPE SHE SEES THE LIGHT.
OR SHE WILL END UP HER OWN WORST ENEMY & MAKE HER LIFE MISERABLE.
FINGERS CROSSED AND PRAYERS GOING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol3:
ANNIE...GLAD THE NEW CAR IS WORKING OUT SO WELL.
THE RAV SOUNDS LOVELY. AND THE CAMERA TOO!!
LOVE THAT SMELL AND HAVING SOMETHING NEW.
ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF IT. WHAT IS BFE PARKING??? LOL
LAURA....LET'S ALL GO TO JAZZERCISE!!
I CAN BE THE DRILL SGT WITH THE TAZER!
I KNOW I CAN KEEP YOU ALL IN LINE:insert evil grin here:
BTW...HAVE YIOU BEEN WATCHING MR. SELFRIDGE OM MASTEROIECE THEATER?
JUST WONDERING CAUSE I JUST COULDN'T GET INTO IT.
CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE GIFT CARD:encore:
THAT WAS A GREAT WAY TO BEGIN THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND :D
SHAD.....HOPE YOU FIND A MATTRESS.
I CAN LEND YOU MY SMALLER TWIN SIZED BLOW UP MATTRESS!!
I'D GIVE YOU THE BIGGER ONE BUT IT SMELLED LIKE AN ASHTRAY WHEN THE KIDS TRIED TO BRING IT BACK!! PU!!
NOW IT REMAINS IN THE TRAILER AND THE RELATIVES LOVE IT.
HOPE THE VEGGIES GROW AND THE RAIN/COLD SLOWS DOWN A BIT.
YOU'LL END UP WITH FROZEN VEGGIES WITHOUT EVEN GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET!
MICHELLE...GLAD YOU FOUND 2 OPTIONS FOR SANTA.
I AM SURE HE WILL APPRECIATE ALL YOUR DETECTIVE WORK ON HIS BEHALF.
KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED FOR A GOOD JOB OFFER:crossed:
HAPPY....POLITICS!! OF ALL THINGS.
THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE SEEM TO BE EVERYWHERE LATELY.
THERE IS SO MUCH HATE STUFF ALL OVER THE PLACE.
HOPE YOU CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK WITHOUT ALL THE DRAMA:hug:
HOW IRONIC TO FIND A CLASSMATE OUT IN THE BOONDOCKS!!!
I CRACKED UP OVER HERE ABOUT GRADUATING TOGETHER.
AND ALSO ABOUT THE 3 OF YOU IN CHICAGO!!
AT LEAST ANIMALS CANNOT DISCUSS POLITICS!!:rofl:
YES...IT IS CHRISTIE FOR RE-ELECTION.
BUT THE DEMS WANT TO GET BACK THAT SEAT!
CEEJAY......YOU MADE ME LAUGH TURNING THE CAR AROUND AND GOING TO WALMARTS!!
GOOD THING YOU SAW THE GIRLS GOING TO YOUR DOOR:rofl:
I SHOULD GO GREEN ALSO WITH BILLS.
IT MAKES ME NERVOUS TO DEPEND ON THE COMPUTER THOUGH..
BUESS THAT SOUNDS SILLY BUT IT DOES. LOL
WE HAVE THOSE OLD WESTERNS, PERRY MASON, MURDER SHE WROTE AND THE COMEDY SHOWS LIKE HAPPY DAYS.
I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THOSE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.:dance:
05-31-2013, 09:20 AM
ANNIE....I AM VERY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT DAD.
OF COURSE WE WILL SEND PRAYERS OUT TO BOTH OF YOU.
YOU'RE NOT BEING SELFISH ABOUT THE DATE.
I WOULD BE FEELING THE SAME AS YOU ARE:hug:
STAY WELL OUR SISTER.
05-31-2013, 10:08 AM
MELLIE...thank you for the prayes, and I am sending prayers up for JEN, you and Richie. Sometimes we fight things until we get our head wrapped around it, then maybe Jen will ease up a little with herself. Healing thoughts for all. BFE is Bum F*cked Egypt. Away from all the door dingers. Hugs dear sister to you all.
05-31-2013, 01:08 PM
I have lost track of time - what day of the week is it again?
Annie - prayers for your Dad and hugs for you :hug: I'm sorry to hear the bad news. What a bump he's hit. And it seemed to come on suddenly, didn't it? Hope he can recover but my Dad went through that and it is indeed a rough road. Strength to you and the family. Very generous of you to give your Camry to DS. It's kind of nice to know that something you took care of will go to a good home and people who appreciate it. You're a good woman there Annie.
Mel - hugs to you and Jen also. I'm sure it's not easy watching her go through this. Got to get to the point where she can turn anger into a positive fight but it's not easy when your body fails you. At least you have the experience to help her cope - even if she's not up to listening at this point. You are right to devote your time and attention to Jen at the moment. I'm sure the boss will understand and you will have time to come together for each other soon. Sorry that people are not interested in the election. I don't know where this country is going - some people **points to self** say it's time to clean house and start all over. Others throw their hands up and say what good will it do :shrug: and stick their heads in the sand and run away. I hate to say it but we might need a good crisis again to set our differences aside and come together as a people. As for the computer, there is a fine balance between total dependence and using it as a useful tool. I am somewhat skeptical myself - this comes from a person who spent her entire life in the computer field so I have reason to look with a jaded eye. Do what you feel most comfortable with.
Ceejay - I got such a big laugh about you seeing the neighbor girls and turning your car around and heading off into the sunset :rofl: Way to go! I sure hope that whomever mowed your lawn was the one you wanted to.
Shad - I have a bunch of extra blow up mattresses. Would send you one but they weigh a ton and I cannot afford the shipping :lol: Sounds like you have an ambitious day ahead. Hope the hairdresser got you all sorted and looking like a foxy woman again!
Laura - that's an interesting concept racking up the bike and taking a ride down at the lakefront. Whenever they show pictures of that those people always look like they are really enjoying themselves. Not sure if it's staged, I'd be looking for breaks in the concrete and watching out (and maybe cussing) pedestrians - but it certainly sounds like something interesting to try on a less crowded weekday. So... if you do a 7:15 Jazzercise class will you just do a super light dinner that evening? Then again, who wants to eat and then do the shake, rattle and roll in the tummy that a Jazzercise class would entail? :dizzy: How we suffer for our craft!
Michelle - glad you were able to find a couple of options for Santa. He sure does seem to enjoy the company of others. Have a good work at home day today.
I was going to plant more yesterday, was getting ready to work outside when it got all dark. We had tornado warnings and at one point it started to rain lightly. I went on to do something else and of course all it did was basically spit lightly and then moved on. :rolleyes: I slow roasted some pork ribs and potatoes for dinner - very easy recipe and used some of my stock of fresh herbs from the garden. DH could not stop raving about how good dinner was. Sometimes it just works out like that. I did have him take me on an ATV ride through his woodland path he has been creating in the forest. It's cute - a nice little walk / ride but the mosquitoes were HORRID. When we moved here I bought a netted top and pants - mosquito and tick repellant material. It also has an enclosed hood on it. Fine mesh you can see right through. It did work great - in fact DH wore the jacket today to go out and work more on the path. We'll see how he likes it. It's very breezy today so it should not be too hot for him. I told him the path would be more enjoyable in the fall when the bugs and bears are gone. He's very proud of it though. I am working at the store tomorrow - at first I thought it was Sunday but then I looked at the note in my pocket. Guess I have gotten to the point where I need a regular schedule to keep me on track. :dizzy: It's sunny now, I am about to head out and get a few more plants in pots. Am watching the weather carefully - they are predicting temps close to freezing Sunday night - might have to tarp the garden. Not taking any chances. The cool weather stuff is going well and it might be good for my carrots too. I also have a teeny baby yellow squash growing on my plant. I think some of the other stuff including the tomatoes would like more heat than just the warm overhead sun for a few hours. Like the swimming pool down south - the day was warm but the night was cool enough where it would really chill up the water. I look forward to the garden produce so I'm hoping this won't be a bad garden year. Anyway things to do ... have a good weekend everyone.
05-31-2013, 02:02 PM
Happy Friday ladies -
I found out yesterday afternoon that I did not get the job in Escondido. Oh well, I'm a little bummed, but I still have a great job here that allows me to work from home on Mondays and Fridays, which saves me commute time, gas, and doggie day care. Not to mention when I work from home, I can wear my pajamas - though I usually change into shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops. I'm enjoying living with my step-mom, and I'm able to pay down my credit card and medical bills with the money I'm saving on rent. I will continue to look for a permanent job either in this area or in San Diego. But in the meantime, Santa and I are happy here.
When I picked Santa up from daycare yesterday, I signed him up for obedience training. Mostly what I want him to learn is to come when he's called. When I lived in Wisconsin, he was used to being in a fenced in yard, and when he was in the front yard, it was always on-leash. A couple times since we've lived here, he's gotten out into the front yard and run into the street despite people calling him. :yikes: I've got to train the people here not to leave doors leading out front open, and I've got to train him to come when called and stop when someone says STOP. He should be easy to train. He's a smart dog, sometimes too smart, and he really likes to make me happy.
Not sure what I'm going to do this weekend. There are a couple dog events...but it's supposed to be pretty warm so I'll have to see which, if any, would be good for Santa. This afternoon after I get done with work, we'll definitely go to the dog park as my step-mom's hired gardener (as opposed to my step-brother) will be here, and they don't always take the time to shut the fence gates.
Annie - I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. Sending many prayers for him and for you, along with much love and hugs. My mom had congestive heart failure and also emphysema and did quite well once she was put on oxygen. I hope they can get your dad's health stabilized so you and the family can have a lot more time with him. You're definitely not being selfish about the date. I totally understand. Glad you had a nice dinner with the kids and lil man. So sweet that your DS got sappy about the Camry. :)
Mel - I'm so sorry to hear of Jen's falls and her fear/anger/frustration at her condition. Sending many prayers her way too, and to you and Richie as well. I hope she comes to terms with it soon, for her own peace of mind, and for yours. Annie's right...sometimes we fight stuff like that until we get our head wrapped around it. I'm sure your boss understands why you're not able to help her through her grief as much as you'd like to. You definitely need to focus on Jen right now.
Shad - What you call lazy, I call quite productive...all the planting, etc. I hope the veggies get enough warmth to get a move on. I need to find a good, relatively inexpensive hairdresser here, as well as a doctor. I didn't know you had K-Mart and Target there.
Happy - Dark skies, tornadoe warnings and then just a little spit spritz? :faint: The pork ribs sound really yummy. I definitely don't miss the mosquitoes. Good that you have the mossie jacket and pants to wear while working outside. So nice that your DH made that path. Sounds like your garden is going well overall with squash already appearing.
Big :wave: to Ceejay and Laura!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Much love and many hugs to all,
05-31-2013, 04:04 PM
Afternoon all. TGIF!!!
Annie - Sorry to hear about your dad. :( Will certainly be remembering him in my prayers, along with my friend D's aunt. So was the Camry a surprise for DS? He sure sounds appreciative. I ordered my sneakers from Online Shoes. I've had good experience with them in the past.
Shad - Sorry the weather isn't cooperating with the veg garden. Love Gerberas and Mums. :) Maybe I'll plant a few mums this fall. Enjoy your hair appointment (though I personally don't enjoy sitting around with color/foils on my head), and have fun shopping for the bedding.
Mel - So sorry to hear about Jen's falls. This must be so very difficult for her, and I'm sure you understand it very well, even if you reacted to it differently than Jen is. Must be because she already knows what she's in for having seen you going through it?? I'll say a prayer that she moves down a road to acceptance so that she can start making the necessary lifestyle adjustments. No, I haven't been watching Selfridges, just caught a couple minutes here and there. Would be better if I were to have caught it from the beginning, but I'm not going to pursue that.
Happy - If I do bring the bike to the lakefront path, it would almost certainly be a weekday, and I think I would try to actually park somewhere south and start from there, and if necessary avoid the busy northern section of the path altogether -I've heard many horror stories because of the congestion of bikes, walkers, joggers, skaters, etc. However, I'm just not that familiar with anything south, so I'd have to be careful where I left the car. Re the evening Jazzercise - or any evening exercise classes - I don't eat dinner til after class. If I need to, I'll eat a light snack before class, but never a meal. Hope you got all the planting done that you wanted to do and that the temps don't get too cool tonight. Your dinner sounded delish!!!
Michelle - Sorry to hear you didn't get that job down south. I'm sure other opportunities will come up, and in the meantime you've got a great thing going where you are right now. Scary about Santa running into the street. Coal isn't off-leash trained, so he can't be in front or anywhere unfenced unless he's on a leash. He slips out the front door occasionally, usually when we have guests leaving the house. Very scary, because there have been a few times when he runs into the street. It's especially scary when it's after dark -very difficut to see him at all, though he currently has a reflective collar. Anyway, I think the obedience training is a great idea, and I hope Santa (and you, LOL) do well in class.
I didn't exercise last night because my upper body was rather sore (pecs and triceps), so I gave the bod a rest.
I didn't put the little fence around my veg garden and have lived to regret it. This morning when I went out back w/ Coal, I discovered my bean plant had been decimated, almost certainly by a rabbit. Grrr. Tomato plants and pepper plant were untouched. But...the tomato plants have a couple discolored leaves. Hmmm. Wonder if they are too wet? We've had a lot of rain the past couple days. Might buy and plant some more string bean plants this weekend. I dunno. Or maybe some herbs instead. And i'll put up the little fence for sure!!!
They've changed the vending service at our office, including the coffee/beverage machines. The beverage machine is now a pod-type brewing system (in addition to a machine that brews a big batch in a thermal carafe). The English Breakfast tea pod is actually alright-tasting, not vile like the previous one. The only other tea option is green tea, don't care for that. I'll continue with my own tea bags.
Nothing going on this weekend except exercise classes and dog walks. Plenty to do around the house, and I have shopping to do as well. Oh, and I need to plant my flowers! It'll be wet - hopefully not too wet. I'm sure the usual inertia will take hold and a fraction of what needs doing will actually get done. :shrug: If I get done what I want to get done this afternoon, I think I will take a vacation day on Monday.
That said, I better get back to it!!
05-31-2013, 06:42 PM
Hugs for you and prayers for your dad. I'm sure DS was very thankful that he got your hand me down car. He know you've taken good care of it. That makes a big, big difference.
Those girls had plans to go to Hot Springs, AR but could not find any one to take them there.
So sad to hear that Jen is not doing well. Hugs and prayers for both of you.
I still pay the utility bill and rent with a check so I like to keep those. But most other bills I will be going green.
Still haven't found out who mowed the lawn. I'm still curious, but that's okay too. It wasn't my boss. I texted him as soon as I got in the door. My neighbor has never texted back.
Yum on the pork and potatoes for dinner. I get confused on my days off as to what day of the week it is. We had a thunder boomer during the night and one early this morning. I'm not sure what if any damage was done. Hope there was nothing.
I love mums. I may have to put some of those in containers this fall.
A bike ride on the shore would be nice. Will bf be going along?
Went to pick up my check yesterday and found out that my immediate boss, B is going into the lab. I wished him luck. He has a class one waste water but needs at least a class three to keep things going legally with the health department. Then he has to learn all those rules and regs and all the lab stuff. Myself and a couple of other guys are 62 and our birthday are all in August, and were day dreaming about retirement. One is planning on retiring in September and the other one next year. B politely asked me how old I was so I told him. Told him I was planning on staying till I'm 65 but things may change. Going to talk to my doctor about putting me on limited duty. I'm getting to where I can't go down stairs and get those big valves turned off when the power goes out. I'm also getting to where I can't crawl under the pipes any more. It kills my back and knees.
I've got a lot done today. I cleaned the living room yesterday and today I've cleaned the bathroom, kitchen and my bedroom. I'm going to work some more in the office to get it organized. I also took a short nap.
My cousin from Midlland, TX texted me this morning telling me that she and her son are coming to Paragould the first week of June for a visit. So I'm planning a trip Thursday to visit with them.
I'll be going to Paragould tomorrow to eat lunch with the uncles. I'm like Annie don't know what I'd do if something were to happen to either of them. The oldest is 86 the uncle I go visit is 83 and the youngest of the uncles if 80.
Need to get busy again and think about dinner. I have some rotisserie chicken I could have.
Have a good & relaxing weekend everyone!
Yesterday was Africa hot:flame:
I ended up staying in my apartment almost all day.
Signs made & hung for "Excessive Heat" for the seniors.
I made them the night before. I also made more for the office.
But we all know the seniors will NOT use their A/C like they should.
I am waiting for the rug cleaner. He should be here soon.
A tenant had an "accident" all over her livingroom rug.
What a mess. I felt sorry for the homemaker.
She did her best cleaning up. Not a nice way for my weekend to begin.
And of course he needs the maintenance room sink, hoses, etc. :faint:
Not much else is new. Chatted with Jen and later a friend.
It felt good to let it all out. She came here with a paper for me to sign.
Trustee business. More govt money spent. :lol3:
Maybe I should have just cried by myself and gotten it all over with :rofl:
Hope you all have good weather for the weekend. :sunny:
Ceejay....you were a very busy gal on your day off.
My friend likes to dream about retirement too.
Poor B and the lab stuff. Good luck to him.
Light duty would be nice if you can get it.
I bet when you leave, you won't miss all the work & chemicals.
How nice to see more family next week. Have a good time.
Laura....send the rabbit out to Happy's place.
I hear they like to feed animals:lol3: :lol3:
Sounds like you have a lot of work planned in the gardens.
I thought of Coal when I found this picture.
I forget what I googled now....maybe lazy weekend. ROFLMAO
Have fun out planting!! and hope the body feels better too.
Michelle.....very sorry to hear about the job.
something better will come along.
In the meantime I am glad you're saving money & can work in jammies!!
I can work in my jammies too :rofl: :rofl:
Hope Santa learns to come when called.
People who don't own an animal leave doors wide open:faint:
Good luck training everyone!!!!!!!!!
Happy.....I can just see the two of you in the netted clothing.
I thought of you when I saw the add for OFF.
They have something you clip on your clothes or put close to you.
It's SUPPOSED to stop mosquitos from feasting on your bod.
Wonder if it would work? Happy gardening to you.
May your garden be lush and fruitful.
This way if Shad has a problem with hers.....she can use yours!! :rofl:
Annie....."BFE is Bum F*cked Egypt" :rofl: :rofl:
OMG...that is too frassing funny.
I should have guessed some of it at least:lol3:
Thought about you & Dad last night. :hug:
Will just continue to send good thoughts out to both of you.
Told Jen about Sassy and the garden.
We could just see her woeful face looking at the dirt thru the fence!!
She would love a Rav like you & Ceejay have.
06-01-2013, 09:50 AM
It looks like more rain this morning which may put a damper on my trip to Paragould. I'll wait and see what it's doing in a couple of hours.
I will definitely will not miss work when I retire. Some of the people yes. To be honest I will not miss this town at all either. I told my sister when I moved up there I'm becoming a hermit. I don't want to get involved with any of the neighbors.
Guess it's time for me to get dressed and started for the day.
06-01-2013, 12:09 PM
Got some rain yesterday. Cooled things off. Sunny now, hope it dries things up and warms up a bit before the next wave moves in later today. Yesterday we went to a new place for Friday Fish Fry. Passing by thought it was a bar but was actually a nice (but small) restaurant and bar. Good thing we went earlier as the place really filled up. With seniors too so it looked to be a local watering hole. The fish was excellent. Would definitely come back again. We raced past the black clouds on the way home but did not make it inside before the heavy rain hit. The clouds were so ugly I thought about the poor folks in Oklahoma with all those tornadoes. I'm working at the store this afternoon - with the woman I went to high school with. We'll see if we get along ;) People are so strong in their opinions that I tend to agree with Ceejay - turning into a hermit and avoiding people is the "new social". At dinner yesterday 2 tables down from us were a group of 3 people. One guy was loudly proclaiming what an idiot Hillary Clinton and Obama were and how they have ruined this country. He wasn't talking quietly either - chair pushed back from the table, arms spread wide like he was Jesse Jackson pontificating and he was speaking to the open air as much as his companions. Like we were all interested in his opinion :rolleyes: Lotta people like that up this way, though I'm sure it's like that all over.
So Ceejay - I agree with you. Being a hermit is probably the best way to go. Particularly if you have a kind heart and willing to be a nice person as you are. It's a shame the neighbors have tried so often to take advantage of you. As for work I often think back to what one of my friends said in regards to the office "the only thing you are missing is the aggravation" :rofl: Retirement is a much better way to go. As long as you have things to keep you occupied. I have noticed that the thinking skills deteriorate, much like muscles so it's handy to have something other than reading or puzzles that will exercise the mind too. Probably a good thing to talk to the doctor about limiting your duties. Some of the stuff you describe doing is very physical. Got to be mindful when you get to the point that things take a long time to heal once we break them :rofl:
Mel - love the pup picture today. Boy doesn't that look peaceful and refreshing. Sorry to hear the heat is on up your way. Are you getting ready for an onslaught of alarms for heat related problems? I imagine you might not get much of a breeze through the open windows. I was proud of my Mom and told her so last week when it got quite hot and she actually turned the a/c on. While I understand they don't like the chill, I think they also get ultra sensitive to the heat. Glad you were able to unload with the friend - just make sure the tears don't blur the signature on the paper - you have enough trouble with paperwork. Don't need to muck it up any more. :lol: As for the clip on OFF bug deterrent, I have not tried that myself - DH used it down south, said it worked good as long as there was not a strong breeze blowing. He had some yard fogger he used yesterday while working out back. Said he sprayed it and 2 minutes later the mosquitoes (which have been very bad) all took off for parts unknown. They are really bad in the garden, thank goodness I don't have to weed or spend alot of time in there. Oh and please don't send any bunnies up this way. I think Mr. Fox is doing a number on them. Haven't seen bunnies in several months. Not even now when they should be out courting.
Annie - good thoughts and prayers to you with your Dad's situation. :hug: Let us know what's going on when you can.
Laura - I guess you need to do some asking around if you are taking a south based bike ride. I know alot of people say Hyde Park is fine but I thought down by the museum of Sci and Industry - not such a great area. However, they are always changing things up. For a while Wrigleyville was awful, then the yuppies came in and revamped the neighborhood and now I understand it's a high end area :dizzy: I can imagine trying to bike between the walkers and the skaters (do people still rollerblade?) would be akin to driving LSD on a hot weekend day. Sorry to hear the bunny chewed up your garden. Did you plant green beans or sugar snap peas? I have Blue Lake bush beans this year - found the pole beans to be rather tough when my coworker planted them last year. My tomatoes are looking kind of spindly too. I think it's a matter of wanting hotter weather as the ones in the heated greenhouses were looking strong and full. But then again, you've been getting much warmer weather than we have. Did you put any fertilizer on them when you planted? Sometimes they get fussy about that. Happy planting - come finish mine when you're done :lol:
Michelle - sorry to hear you did not get the job. Probably for the best right now if you are doing alright in your living arrangements because having the extra cash to save and pay off the debt will give you a healthy leg up on the finances. Nothing worse than digging deeper into a hole with no way out. You sound as if you are doing ok for the moment - friends and sun and sand. I think getting Santa some training is a really good idea. Long time ago I was installing some computer equipment at a company executive's house. They had recently downsized from a big house to a much smaller but still cute townhouse. His beloved pug dog was feeling a bit cooped up I imagine and any time the front door opened, the dog would bolt out. As luck would have it when I was leaving, the exec went to let us out, the dog bolted out and ran right into the street when he was hit and killed by a UPS truck. It was really sad. We felt awful of course - I'm so glad I was not the one to open the door - but they said they were afraid it was only a matter of time before this happened and being a small dog, like Annie said Sassy flies around - they moved so fast you had no way of stopping them. So if Santa can be made to respond to a couple of basic commands, would be better off for his safety all around. I'm sure he just gets enthusiastic and forgets what's all around him :yay:
Well the sunny day did not last very long. Dark gray clouds have moved in. We have a 50 percent chance of rain, I think we'll be getting more. Too bad because it was chilly - needed the sun to warm things up. And more rain will only breed more mosquitoes. Might make for a busy afternoon at the thrift shop. People tend to come and roam around the shops when the weather is too glum to be out doing outdoorsy things. I will be the "lead" person today - sure hope I remember how to run the register and credit card machine :lol: Better get a move on.
Hello the rest of the Worldies. Have a good Sunday.
Oh and I just realized it's June. We should change the thread. I'll do it tonight if it still needs to be done.
06-01-2013, 01:38 PM
I've had a busy morning so far. I had to go to the grocery store for some milk. Was going to have milk and cereal but the phone rang and it was my sis that lives in Dallas. We had a nice long chat. Instead I had Aunt Jamima pancakes, prepackaged. I had called my aunt earlier and told her I might not come for lunch but if the rain ends later in the day I might make it around 4 p.m. The rain is really coming down right now.
Enjoy your work day. You are right that we need to keep busy as we age in both mind, body and spirit. I'm going to keep putting the do not disturb sign on the door but if they do knock I'm going to tell them that I've retired the taxi service.
Every one else have a good day.
06-01-2013, 07:45 PM
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I love my best friend, but he doesn't know... What do I do?
Okay, this is kind of long, but it is a very tricky situation. I have been best friends with this guy for almost four years now and have liked him for three of those years. About a year back, he kissed e for the first time and said that he wanted my first kiss to be with a friend, so that no strings were attached. To cut it long story short, we ended up becoming friends with benefits and were 'together' all the time.At one point during last year, he told me he loved me, and I admitted my love for him too. We went out for a bit, but it ended up not working out, and stupidly enough, we went back to being friends with benefits again.He ended the friends with benefits thing earlier this year because he began to like this other girl. I was kind of fine with that, but he knew I was still in love with him...Our friendship, however, ended up taking a turn for the worst and he ended up beginning to hate me because I have liked him for so long.I recently came back from a holiday overseas when I realized that I would rather not love him and keep him as a best friend, then to love him and lose our friendship. So when I came back, I ended up telling him that I don't love him anymore, when I secretly do...Now we have gone back to being best friends again, and our friendship is stronger than ever, and I'm scared that if I 'confess' my love for him again, then our relationship will again take a turn for the worst...I'm so scared as I really want to tell him, but I'm petrified of losing our friendship...What should I do?
What's Your Opinion?
Most Helpful Opinion
What should you do? Find another man who will love you back. The whole time I read your story I was thinking to myself "why doesn't she explore what's out there instead of obsessing over this one guy?" Let another man into your life, and give him a chance to win your heart. This guy is clearly looking past you, and that's perfectly fine. Not everyone will see eye to eye.Lying about your feelings just to keep him around means you are desperate, and only delaying the inevitable. One of the biggest mistakes people make in relationships is they try to fit a square peg into a circle. It didn't work before, and it won't work in the future. It's just not meant to be. From what I'm reading, he saw you as a friend and nothing more since Day 1. When you tried to take it further, it didn't work out. That should have been the end of it.You can remain friends, but you have to get out there and meet other guys. Once your love is reciprocated, you won't have to obsess over this guy, and he will have the space he needs. Being together on honest terms is what a real friendship is all about.
What Guys Said 2
Tell him, and if it ruins your friendship, so be it. It sounds like you can't be friends with him without loving him, so you'd just be torturing yourself anyway.
What Girls Said 2
Well if you tell him you love him again, he's not going to believe you. Guys don't like lies and youve already lied to him. (Its like the boy who cried wolf). if I was in that position, I would tell him the truth this time and be honest about it. Friendship is everything but sometimes you have to risk what you have, don't be afraid and tell him. If you don't tell him how you feel you'll always wonder "what if I told him"...who knows "maybe" he loves you too or he just sees you as his friend. Anyway, let him know how you feel instead of worrying, don't hold it back (youll drive yourself crazy). I know I have been in that position once. | <urn:uuid:cacd99bd-6cdd-4d57-8558-8ae77a043832> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.girlsaskguys.com/sexual-behavior/q497163-i-love-my-best-friend-but-he-doesn-t-know----what | 2014-12-18T15:25:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802767247.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075247-00112-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.989415 | 831 | [
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Composer of the opera "Rusalka"
Let's find possible answers to "Composer of the opera "Rusalka"" crossword clue. First of all, we will look for a few extra hints for this entry: Composer of the opera "Rusalka". Finally, we will solve this crossword puzzle clue and get the correct word. We have 1 possible solution for this clue in our database.
- "Slavonic Dances" composer Antonín
- New World symphony composer
- "From the New World" composer
- 'New World Symphony' creator
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The LG Optimus G Pro has been officially announced in Korea, and looks set to be LG’s response to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
The Optimus G Pro features a 5.5in 1080p screen made of curved glass that LG claims gives it a “2.5D” viewing experience (we’re not really sure what that means but it sounds suspiciously like marketing spiel) and a Qualcomm S4 Pro processor, but aside from that LG is being quite coy about specs. It’s not even clear exactly which version of Android is on board.
More should be revealed at Mobile World Congress 2013, which kicks off at the end of February. Stuff will be there to prod this phablet to within an inch of its life, so we’ll give you a hands-on opinion then.
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"It just makes me angry that someone would do something like this," said Jeff Puckett. Puckett has owned Movie Magic in Irvine for about a year.
He says just as business has picked up, he's been burglarized.
"There was a large hole in the wall where the air conditioning unit had been," Puckett said.
Kentucky State Police say Movie Magic is one of three businesses on the same block that were broken into this week.
In Puckett's case, police say someone pulled off the air-conditioning unit attached to his store, crawled in, and stole about 50 dollars from the register.
He's still taking inventory on their games and dvds.
Also burglarized were Pizza Palace, and Meades Do-it Center - where police say the culprits crawled in through an upstairs office window and took an undisclosed amount of money.
Puckett has surveillance cameras, but he says the tapes were taken too.
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I think if I were Corday, I'd be pretty pleased too. He has gotten nothing but free publicity since it was announced that Deidre and Drake were fired.
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TYPES OF TIRE TREADS
Figure 3-20.Nondirectional mud or snow tread.
Figure 3-21.-Cross-country tread.
by improperly balanced tires, bad front-end alignment,
or operating an all-wheel drive vehicle with the
front-wheel drive engaged on hard-surfaced roads. This
wear must be documented and turned in for repair.
Tire treads are made for a specific purpose. The type
of equipment you are operating and the type of job you
are performing dictates what type of tire and tread you
The directional mud and snow tread (fig. 3-18) is of
a V-design with large spaces between the lugs. The
spaces between the lugs are kept free from snow because
of tire rotation and flexing, therefore improving traction.
A direction tire maybe mounted on the rim only in one
way and delivers traction in one direction only. The
point of the V-design must contact the ground first when
traction is required. When directional tread tires are
mounted on a dead or steering axle (unless the
equipment is all-wheel drive), they are mounted so the
open V meets the ground first (fig. 3-19). This type of
tread is commonly found on graders.
The nondirectional mud and snow tread design (fig.
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This design provides good traction in both directions.
The cross-country tread (fig. 3-21) is the same as
the mud and snow tread, except that the cross-country
tread has rounded shoulders.
Regular tread (fig. 3-22) consists of small spaces
between tread patterns. This allows for a quiet ride and
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Scientists around the world keep telling us that no-one is on the Moon - but is this really true?
Could it possibly be that there is an intelligent alien presence on the Moon?
On the 20th July 1994, Neil Armstrong said during a speech, "There are places to go beyond belief."
Radio communication between NASA and the Apollo 11 crew. (extract)
NASA: What's there? Mission Control calling Apollo 11...
Apollo: These "babies" are huge, Sir! Enormous! Oh my God! You wouldn't believe it! I'm telling you there are other spacecraft out there lined up
on the far side of the crater edge! They're on the Moon watching us!
When the astronauts first landed on the Moon is it possible that the mission 'blew' the aliens' cover and this is the reason why the astronauts had
to be warned off?
But how did the aliens 'warn off' the astronauts?
Did the aliens walk up to the Lunar module and converse with the astronauts or were the aliens able to communicate with the astronauts by radio or
other visual means?
Here is the link to an original image with descriptive caption. Please read the caption carefully as it is very relevant. A red arrow points to the
area of study.
As can be seen, there's not very much to observe in the original image. At this point, remember the details contained in the description.
A degree of controlled enhancement was applied to the original image to see if there was anything else on the surface. You may be surprised at what
the enhancement revealed.
Observe the detail closely as the viewpoint is quite a distance above the surface even though maximum zoom was used in the viewer.
The intermediate enhancement starts to reveal some surface features.
The full enhancement. (No scientist will confirm or validate what can be observed in this image.)
A lighter view (gamma slightly increased).
A cropped close-up view rotated 25 degrees to the left.
Do you think a global conspiracy exists by the scientific and educatonal establishments to suppress important information as to what is really on the
What the communication extract and the enhanced image tells us is that if an alien race is resident on the moon the aliens were quite within their
rights to issue a warning to the astronauts as their [the residents] sovereign territory had been violated by "aliens" from Earth.
Image credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State
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There was nothing unusual about the credit card pitch on the outside of the envelope. You've gotten dozens of them over the years, perhaps even hundreds, and they all look or sound about the same: an initial low interest rate, perhaps some airline miles, perhaps even the promise of "no annual fee," which always amuses me. How nice of the credit card company not to charge us for the privilege of using the card on which they make money.
There was even the option of choosing one of 15 credit card designs, which included an image of wild horses, an eagle, roses and the U.S. Constitution.
No, there was nothing unusual about the pitch except one element: It was sent to my son, Roy.
Roy is a smart kid, but to any teen, this offer could be enticing: no interest until April 2011, no annual fee and no liability, if the card is used after it is lost or stolen.
Still, he handed it to me after declining to apply for credit thinking that I would be interested in their pitch.
To its credit, the credit card company did not hide the fact that after the initial interest-free period, the annual percentage rate (APR) for purchases would be 24.9%. But you have to look a little harder to find the 29.4 APR for not paying your bill on time and that the late payment fee on top of the huge interest could run as high as $39.
Americans love their credit. According to a 2006 U.S. Census Bureau report, the stack of about 1.5 billion credit cards in use in the U.S. would reach more than 70 miles into space and be almost as tall as 13 Mount Everests.
Credit card companies target students such as Roy because they can be prolific users of credit. Consider these statistics from the Sallie Mae report, "How Undergraduate Students Use Credit Cards," April, 2009:
•Eighty-four percent of the student population overall have credit cards, an increase of about 11% since the fall of 2004.
•Half of college undergraduates had four or more credit cards in 2008. That's up from 43% in 2004 and 32% in 2000
•Since 2004, the number of students who arrived on campus as freshmen with a credit card already in-hand has increased from 23% to 39%.
•Undergraduates are carrying record-high credit card balances. The average balance grew to $3,173, the highest in the years the study has been conducted. Median debt grew from 2004's $946 to $1,645. Twenty-one percent of undergraduates had balances of between $3,000 and $7,000, also up from the last study.
•In the spring of 2008, 15% of freshmen had a zero balance, down from 69% in the fall of 2004. The median debt freshmen carried was $939, nearly triple the $373 in 2004.
Part of the reason students make use of available credit is because they are doing what their parents did. Further, they have been misled into believing that the best, easiest way to "establish their credit" is through the use of credit cards.
Americans have been very busy pursuing high credit scores, believing that that is the secret to a stress-free financial life. The truth is that the best credit score is not in the 700s or higher, but zero.
That's right, zero, as in not owing anyone anything, or at least not owing anything that is tracked and reported through a computer.
Credit debt is a chronic U.S. condition that can severely hurt families for many years. But because that credit spending fuels so much of the economy, there are very few at the top levels of our government who are urging us to pay cash for our purchases.
Credit cards are not the boogeyman. When paid off each month, they can be a convenient way of living. But too many Americans do not pay their balance in full each month.
Our children need more education on handing credit responsibly. As with other life lessons, their best teachers should be their parents, but too often, Mom and Dad are working too hard to pay down debt for them to be a good role model.
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I'm so in the mood for boy's parties at the moment (hence my dinosaur party post yesterday..)!! I still love all thing pink and girly, don't get me wrong; but lately I'm drawn towards the so many fabulous boy birthday parties out there - Very refreshing! :)
Today's party was sent to us by Valerie from Top it Off Designs, and I'm sure you'll love all the cute details from this fun, Woody's Round Up Party!!
Thanks Valerie, for sharing your fabulous party with us! :)
Styling: Valerie Cianci - Top It Off Designs
Photography: Valerie Cianci - Top It Off Designs
Personalized Wood Sign Blocks: Simple Block Sayings
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The sports world was all over the news out of Massachusetts yesterday regarding Aaron Hernandez. The Patriots TE was finally arrested early in the morning, then he was released by the team less than an hour later. Finally, in the afternoon it was revealed Hernandez would be charged with murder and not merely obstruction of justice as had been previously conjectured.
NFL stars getting charged with murder is not an every day occurrence and with Hernandez's name dominating the news, we're wondering how Jeremy Schapp managed to confuse him with Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers during this report….
Now that would be quite the revelation, wouldn't it? For his part, Rodgers had a brief reply on Twitter…
Not funny ESPN
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) June 27, 2013
Ah, the perils of live television. For his sake, I just hope Felix Hernandez isn't accidentally implicated next!
UPDATE: This morning on Mike and Mike, Mike Golic also made the Aaron Rodgers slip in the midst of a long question towards Roger Cossack without even realizing he had done it!
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Fifa earned $3.5bn in TV, sponsorship, and licensing deals from the recent World Cup in South Africa [Reuters]
Qatar's bid to host the 2022 World Cup could pose a potential health risk because of scorching midsummer heat, despite proposals for cooling the stadiums, world football's governing body said.
Fifa also warned size could be a worry in the United States, Australia and Russia, as it published its technical evaluation of bids to host both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
The report expressed concerns that television income could be reduced if the 2022 tournament was held in the Far East or Australia.
In addition, Fifa questioned the idea of co-hosting, which is integral to the Spain/Portugal and Belgium/Netherlands bids for 2018.
"We feel we have accomplished our work in the spirit of integrity, objectiveness and transparency,'' Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the Chilean who led the inspections, said in an introduction to his team's report.
The six-member technical panel aimed to highlight concerns after making four-day visits to each bid team between July and September, which included helicopter tours and formal political dinners.
The assessments highlight legal, commercial and organisational risks that Fifa could face by entrusting a bidder with the tournament that earns Fifa about 95 per cent of its income every four years.
England, Belgium/Netherlands, Spain/Portugal, and Russia are bidding to host the 2018 World Cup, while Qatar, US, Japan, South Korea, and Australia and are candidates for 2022.
Fifa's executive committee will choose both hosts in Zurich on December 2.
England's bid appeared to emerge almost unscathed from the report, receiving only minor criticism over training venues and team accommodation, which also applied to a number of other bids.
TV rights fears
South Korea also looked in good shape, apart from concerns with television rights which were shared with Australia and Japan.
"There is a risk of a reduction in TV income from Europe. The income from Asia/Oceania would need to be increased substantially to offset the likelihood of loss of revenue in Europe," Fifa said.
However, it is not clear how much influence the technical reports have because bids are allowed to lobby executive committee members, something which could play a key role.
The reports were published the day before Fifa's ethics committee was due to announce its verdict on two executive committee members - Reynaldo Temarii and Amos Adamu - who have been provisionally suspended over allegations they offered to sell their votes.
Fifa is also investigating allegations of collusion between unnamed bids.
Fifa's summary of Qatar's bid began with praise for its green credentials and "novel approach" but mentioned holding the World Cup in such a small country could be a problem.
"We will share our new zero-carbon cooling technology with the rest of the world, ensuring that football can be played 365 days a year, no matter what the climate."
Hassan Al-Thawadi, chief executive of Qatar 2022
"The fact that ten out of the 12 stadiums are located within a 25-30 km radius could represent an operational and logistical challenge," Fifa's technical report said.
"Any delay in the completion of the transport projects could impact Fifa's tournament operations. Moreover, it appears to be difficult to test a transport concept prior to the event under conditions comparable to the World Cup."
But the summer heat appeared to be Fifa's real worry.
"The fact that the competition is planned in June/July, the two hottest months of the year in this region, has to be considered as a potential health risk for players, officials, the Fifa family and spectators, and requires precautions to be taken," the report said.
Hassan Al-Thawadi, chief executive of Qatar 2022, said in a statement: "The precautions referred to in the report have already been put in place with our proposed air-cooled solutions for stadiums, training sites, fans zones and other outdoor areas.
"These are already operational in Qatar, and are being further developed and rolled out in the coming years," Al-Thawadi said.
"As part of our legacy, we will share our new zero-carbon cooling technology with the rest of the world, ensuring that football can be played 365 days a year, no matter what the climate."
On Russia, Fifa said: "The country's vastness ... coupled with the fact that the high-speed railway network is limited ... would put pressure on the air traffic infrastructure, potentially causing transfer challenges in view of the lack of alternative means of long-distance transport."
A Russian statement said the problems "are already being addressed and will all be solved well ahead of the 2018 World Cup."
The Fifa reports also said the United States and Australia were over-dependent on air transport.
On the joint bids, the reports used the same phrasing: "A co-hosting concept could pose challenges regarding the joint-operational delivery of the World Cup in terms of ensuring consistent standards and implementation in various areas such as legal, IT, frequencies, safety and security.
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What Are You Watching This Sunday Night?
Football... and maybe The Amazing Race. Depends if my husband can keep our girls quiet and occupied for part of the show. Seems like I never have time to watch any show in its entirety anymore.
the walking and talking dead.
I feel ya! Im watching the 1st hour of the AMAs then switching over to TAR, then back after its over.
Quoting .Bubbles.:I'm conflicted. We usually watch The Amazing Race but I kind of wanted to see the AMA's.
A little AMA, The Amazing Race, The Mentalist and then catching Sister Wives later and rec The Walking Dead.
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Hmmmpf. Here I am again, about to recap the handful of books I read in February and....again, will accompany the recap with more empty promises about actually reviewing those books.
Fewer books in February than the prior month. And no, it had nothing to do with it being a short month.
Fire And Ice by Julie Garwood
I finished it. Don't know if Garwood's voice simply fails to translate well in contemporary romances or if her voice is simply failing. Either way, a disappointment. Info dumps, stereotypes in the place of characters, sparkless romance, far-fetched villainry. Not sure why I continued. I guess it was because I realized--a few chapters in--that this one follows a previous contemp she wrote about an agent (FBI, I think) and a hotel hieress. I recalled liking that one and read this follow up--through to the end--out of loyalty. I guess.
Dark Of Night by Suzanne Brockmann
Buddy review with Lori here. Brockmann is a sure thing for me.
Strip Poker by Lisa Lawrence
This one made it to my TBR list via Wendy's review. I'll say I was as wowed by Lawrence's first person narrative and the characterization of Teresa, the book's (and series') protagonist. It was not however, a page turner for me. Took me two weeks to get through it. I'll tip my hat to Lawrence, no question. But didn't find a must-read author for me here. Not because it isn't romance, but rather because it's info-heavy. More than strong, but not my cuppa.
Kiss Of The Demon King by Kresley Cole
This is one I really should review. Another in my Fucking Fabulous category.
First You Run by Roxanne St. Clair
For the first time in a long time, I read a book--specifically a quick, light read--and it was just right. This was it. I was in my second day of the flu--too weak to move around much but strong enough to read (not true of day one of the flu). So, on that second day, I laid on the couch and read this book front to back. It fit a type--but I won't label it formulaic or stereotypical. It was a solid read and I plan to read the one that follows--Then You Hide--when next in the mood.
Five books. One review (thanks Lori!).
March will be better. I'm about to put my foot down with (on the neck of) our family's cruise director. Plan to tell him that we need not book every hour of every weekend with fun. Nor do we need to schedule 3 to 4 weeknight activities for after work and school hours. [Made my mind up on this as I folded clothes, fresh out of the dryer, at 5:30 this morning. Find a balance and the other half mucks it up. Grrr.] I digress.
March will also be a good month I think because I was able to get a do-over on three Megan Hart ebooks I bought in January. Bought and downloaded them, then switched out computers. Never got to read them. They just reactivated my download buttons last weekend. So yeah, three ebook novellas--that'll get my numbers up.
Plus, it's only March 3rd and I've finished Promises In Death.
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So last week I mentioned that really awesome webinar with Ree Drummond — The Pioneer Woman. Since the beginning of my blogging days I’ve adored her cooking style and photography skills, so you can imagine how excited I was to attend. It was such an amazing opportunity to listen to and watch her talk about her passion for food (and butter). It’s one of those ingredients you’ll always find stocked in my fridge and I love cooking with butter.
It add such beautiful color to pan fried dishes and the rich flavor makes any ordinary dish extraordinary.
One of those ordinary dishes we love is pan fried chicken breasts. I probably cook chicken 4 out of 7 days a week because it’s easy, versatile and well, healthier than red meat options. Just last night I whipped together this pan fried chicken breast dish with an olive oil and sea salt butter sauce infused with fresh herbs.
This dish is really easy to make especially if you get the prep work out of the way before cooking. I like to start with thin cut boneless, skinless chicken breasts. If you can’t find them already cut thin, you can slice a thick chicken breast in half and roll it to your desired thickness. I lightly seasoned them with a little sea salt and ground black pepper then dredged them in flour. The flour helps thicken the sauce and gives the chicken a nice touch of golden brown color.
In a large skillet over medium heat, drop in a tablespoon of olive oil and a tablespoon of the Land O’Lakes Olive Oil & Sea Salt butter. Each chicken breast is seared on each side for about 2 minutes or so. Since they’re thin they cook very quickly.
All the left over butter and oil adds incredible flavor to the sauce that will later be poured over the chicken.
To give this dish a little extra kick of flavor I chopped up some fresh flat-leaf parsley and basil, two of my favorite Summer herbs.
Set the chicken on a plate and put it in the microwave to stay warm while preparing the sauce. This is a really simple one flavored with 4 tablespoons of that rich olive oil and sea salt butter along with 3/4 cup of a quality chicken stock. Use a spatula to scrape up those yummy bits on the bottom of the skillet left behind from the fried chicken.
Once it’s all melted all you need to do is drop in those fresh chopped herbs and the chicken breasts. Let them lightly simmer away for a few minutes until the sauce is reduced by half.
On a plate they go with that pan sauce poured right over the top. Mmm. There really is no describing how tasty this dish is.
- 4 thin cut boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Land O'Lakes Sea Salt and Olive Oil Butter
- ¾ cup chicken stock
- 4 tablespoons Land O'Lakes Sea Salt and Olive Oil Butter
- handful of roughly chopped fresh basil and flat-leaf parsley
- Preheat a large skillet over medium heat.
- While the skillet is heating, prepare the chicken breasts by lightly sprinkling with salt and black pepper on both sides.
- Lightly dredge the chicken breasts in the flour, shaking off excess.
- Add olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter to the skillet.
- Fry each side of the chicken breasts for about 2 minutes on each side so they have a brown sear on each side.
- Remove chicken and set aside on a plate.
- Add remain butter and chicken stock to skillet, scraping the bottom of the skillet with a flat wooden utensil.
- Toss in chopped herbs, stir.
- Add chicken breasts to the sauce and allow it to reduce by half on medium to medium-low heat (about 5 minutes).
- Serve chicken with the sauce poured over the top.
And since I was so inspired by Ree and the new Land O’Lakes butter, I have this awesome prize pack to giveaway to one lucky reader. You’ll get all the inspiration you need to make an amazing meal with not one, but two cookbooks and some of Ree’s favorite kitchen essentials.
Disclosure: The author received a gift package from Land O’Lakes, including two cookbooks, a whisk, a slotted spoon, tongs and a full-value coupon redeemable for LAND O LAKES® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt, for recipe development and review purposes. All opinions are my own. | <urn:uuid:77059559-a068-4360-949f-725a01ea096f> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://foodfamilyfinds.com/recipe-pan-fried-chicken-breasts-with-sea-salt-and-olive-oil-butter-herb-sauce/ | 2014-12-21T18:35:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802772134.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075252-00040-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924963 | 946 | [
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Saturday: June 30, 2012
Join The Pagan Jug Band and Special Guests for the third Annual Farm Benefit with Silent Auction & Hoedown! Come out to the farm and camp for the weekend, bring your family, Bring An Instrument For Jams, definitely bring your dancin' feet ... biggest bonfire in town, camping under the stars, and of course music, music, music!!!
Local food and beverages will be available for purchase.
In the historic and (incredibly) scenic Waldo Hills!
- $5 -$20 donation per person, kids 12 and under free, camping available - (see below)
- Optional Sunday Brunch - (see below)
- Sorry, No Dogs Allowed
- 2:00 pm Gates open to campers - (see below)
- 3:00 pm Gates open to public, games and activities begin
- 4:00 pm Live music begins with WhistlePig, Route 41, and The Pagan Jug Band
- 5:00 pm Silent Auction begins
- 9:00 pm Silent Auction ends
- Bonfire begins at dusk.
$20.00 - Camping (tent)Please register your camping space in advance. Space is limited, and we cannot guarantee room will be available on the day of the event. To reserve a camping spot, please email us or call us at: 503-873-3406.
Note: We reserve the right to refuse campers that do not accommodate our family atmosphere.
- $20 camping fee (tent)
- $30 camping fee (trailer)
Brunch will be available between 9:00am - noon, and is a full menu, buffet-style brunch including beverages. Tickets for brunch must be purchased by Saturday before 9pm.
- $10 adults (13 and up)
- $6 kids aged 4-12
- FREE ages 3 and under
Saturday June 23, 2012
Cycle the Summer Solstice!
- A gourmet distance ride in the Willamette Valley.
- Blooming fields of flowers along serene, low traffic routes.
- Free Hopworks beer & gourmet dinner at the finish line.
- World class support from start to finish.
- On site boutique hotel amidst 80 acres of gardens.
- Campout under the stars at Historic GeerCrest farm!
Petal Pedal is a gourmet distance "Century" bike ride like no other. You'll journey along scenic, quiet roads along mostly flat routes (with a hilly option to visit Silver Falls) as you drift away to another world.
Description: The ride starts and ends at The Oregon Garden, Oregon's premier botanical garden with over 80 acres of specialty areas. Your ride pass includes
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- free beer
- full support
- access to the garden.
Petal Pedal is a fully supported ride with three distances to choose from 100, 60 or 30 miles. You will enjoy riding on quiet rural roads, passing waterfalls and wineries, with friendly rest stops every 15 miles.
Plan to stay all weekend and explore Silverton, the friendliest town in Oregon, and the surrounding area.
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Interview with a Quality Leader
Interview with a Quality Leader: John J. Kelly, MD on Quality and Patient Safety
Article first published online: 16 MAY 2012
© 2012 National Association for Healthcare Quality
Journal for Healthcare Quality
Volume 35, Issue 2, pages 47–49, March/April 2013
How to Cite
Shulkin, D. J. (2013), Interview with a Quality Leader: John J. Kelly, MD on Quality and Patient Safety. Journal for Healthcare Quality, 35: 47–49. doi: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2011.00206.x
- Issue published online: 8 MAR 2013
- Article first published online: 16 MAY 2012
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When Chris Parks got the call about his Army buddy dying of a sleep apnea-related heart attack, his wife pressed him to have a sleep study.
“She said I snored a lot and would occasionally stop breathing and gasp for air,” said the 35-year-old Powder Springs resident. “My buddy was 30 years old and left behind a wife and two young children – that really hit home. We served together overseas and then both lived in Maryland for a time. He had put on a lot of weight after he got out of the service, just like I had.”
Though Parks did not realize he snored and stopped breathing when he slept, he did constantly feel lethargic. “I could sleep for 10 hours and still wake up tired and groggy,” he said.
Parks is not alone: According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, about 40 million people in the United States suffer from chronic long term sleep disorders. An additional 20 million people experience occasional sleep problems.
Comfort, Care – and Answers
Parks went to the Sleep Center at WellStar Windy Hill Hospital for a polysomnogram (sleep study). The test, which requires an overnight visit, measures parameters like breathing pattern, electrical brain and heart activity, eye movement and chin and limb muscle movement. Neelima Kothari, M.D., the WellStar pulmonologist who interpreted Parks’ sleep study, explained that, during a study, patients are watched for respiratory effort, nasal flow, heart rate, snoring, oxygen saturation and different sleep stages.
Parks said staying at the Sleep Center was “very comfortable. The sleep study technician explained everything very thoroughly and let me know exactly what she would be monitoring.”
Parks was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea; sleep apnea is a common, but potentially dangerous disorder, in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. It can increase a person’s risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Symptoms include:
- Loud snoring
- Episodes of breathing cessation during sleep
- Moodiness and irritability
- Morning headaches
- Poor concentration and decreased
- short-term memory
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
Parks’ prescribed treatment was continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. A CPAP machine delivers pressurized air through a mask placed over the nose or whole face while sleeping. The pressurized air ensures that the upper airway passages remain open, preventing apnea and snoring.
No More Dozing at the Wheel
Parks says he’s much more alert since he began sleeping with a CPAP. “I don’t find myself falling asleep while I’m driving home,” laughed the Department of Defense Information Assurance Officer. He’s also better able to focus at work. “My job is extremely detail oriented, requiring a lot of coordination with entities inside and outside of our department.” Parks’ family life also requires a lot of coordination and energy, with three young children and a fourth on the way.
Though Parks had a second sleep study to determine which CPAP pressure was best for him, he says the adjustment period and time spent for the sleep studies was well worth it.
“It took a while to get accustomed to sleeping with the CPAP, but now I look forward to putting my mask on,” he smiled. “It’s second nature.” “I would urge anyone who wakes up feeling lethargic and has been told they snore or stop breathing while sleeping to get a sleep study,” he added. “The end result far outweighs the small inconvenience of spending a night or two away from home.”
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back to the top for the v3...
any news on the new pure smoker 18650 mod ...??? credit card in hand waiting...
I would love a big battery 6 volt mod! Of course I am still waiting to see bigger LifePo4 batteries too! If they had 18650 LifePo4 batteries I would build a mod to hold 2 of these in series! That would kick butt!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Puresmoker and they are so great to work with! When I first started vaping, I went to their distribution center and they were so helpful and friendly! Just giving them a big shout out! I'm actually in the running to win their new Prodigy4. They are renaming it and had people submit new names on their forum and they have picked two of mine to be voted on! I hope I win! Not only do I get a free one but it will be MY name forever! How cool would that be?! I need more votes though for "The General" and/or "The Legend"
I had an ICON v1.1 use with 1.5 ohm attys that I absolutely love.... One day my wife may give it back. I have a Prodigy 3.1 that I vape at 6 volt with 2.5 ohm IO6's. Absolutely love them and love knowing they will never fail me. Also have a Bud 510 from PureSmoker that I won at a vape meet And I love it as well. They make great products. I am looking forward to the next versions.
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SSGGTS 2012 - UFSv2 - 3X Provari V2 - Standard Bottom Feeder Bogger Box - 2X Super T Shockwave - 4X Reo Mini - 2X Reo Mini 2.1 - SS Bulli Smoker RBA - Phoenix RBA - 2X AMP Tank
legacy is all i have 2 say picks or it didn't happen...
Chiming in as a Prodigy and Icon user. After starting with the cheap stuff that didn't do much for me, I looked around for an American-made tank that could survive my lack of tech savvy, and I bought the Prodigy V1. My passthrough got the most use until it died, and I worked the V1 into an early grave. At that point, the V3 was out and I got one. I liked that so much that I picked up an Icon a few weeks later. I've only ever used 801s for vaping, and it all seems to work well, and simply.
Depending on what juice I'm dripping, I switch back and forth between the two PVs, and don't feel any urgency to buy new mods, however attractive.
For me, the Prodigy and the Icon are like the Willys Jeeps of the PV world. There are Cadillacs and Ferraris and even Yugos out there, but for solid dependability, Puresmoker gives me security with minimal concerns.
Maybe one day I'll get fancy, but not today.
i have an icon myself and just recently picked up a prodigy 3.1. i really enjoy both. im a little lost on the 3 or 6 v vaping from my prodigy ( how it works...how do i vary it? battery sizes?)
This would have been varied by using 2 rcr123 3.0 volt LiFePO4 batteries instead of 1 3.7 volt AW Lithium ICR battery. The stacked battery option is less favored now due to concerns with stacked batteries in a metal tube.
Originally Posted by Natron
If this option is pursued, please remember:
1. This option is no longer within the recommendations of the manufacter
2. Always check each battery with a multimeter prior to vaping
3. Always check each battery after the initial vape from stacked batteries
4. Only use LiFePO4 or AW IMR batteries with a high enough C rating
5. Only use a 3.0 volt charger NOT a 3.7 volt charger.
6. If in doubt, toss the batteries.
7. Keep your batteries in a pair, don't mix up the pairs
8. Alternate the top/bottem combination of each pair.
9. Use a standard resistance atomizer/cartomizer or higher for high volt vaping.
All of this was too much for me to keep up with, so I switched back to 3.7 vaping. Other options exist now for high volt vaping that don't involve stacked batteries. Puresmoker now has the Legacy with the removable kick from evolv. This too can mimic high voltage vaping. However, YMMV. | <urn:uuid:19fb2f75-c10a-429d-976a-9a2bbf6e6101> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/prodigy/257760-puresmoker-2.html | 2014-12-23T03:03:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802778013.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075258-00120-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947589 | 972 | [
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Re: cytoprep cytology specimens
|From:||Jennifer Englin <[email protected]>|
At our lab we prepare 4 cytospins from each fluid- csf, urine, breast asp, plural fl. etc- our paths feel two is not adequate represenative sample. If we can we make cell blocks on thicker fluids like plueral fluid.
On our bronch washes and sputums we prepare four smears each.
Rice Memorial Hospital
jle@rice .willmar .us
>>> <[email protected]> 10/17/00 06:45PM >>>
For those of you who prepare cytology specimens, how many smears do you make
for each body fluid, bronch wash, and breast aspiration received in your lab,
and do you prepare smears, cytospins, or a combination of both?
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969 F.2d 83
38 Cont.Cas.Fed. (CCH) P 76,364
UNITED STATES of America, for the Use and Benefit of STRAUS
SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff,
Straus Systems, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant,
ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY COMPANY, National Surety Corporation,
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, and Contract
Surety Consultants, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals,
June 25, 1992.
William L. VanFleet, Jerry L. Elmore, Frank, Elmore & Lievens, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.
Peter M. Kilcullen, Kilcullen, Wilson & Kilcullen, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court For the Eastern District of Texas.
Before GARWOOD and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges, and DUPLANTIER,* District Judge.
In June 1983, Pyramid International, Inc. (Pyramid), as the prime contractor, subcontracted with Straus Systems, Inc. (Straus) for Straus to perform all mechanical work on the Red River Army Depot Project (Project), a federal construction project for the maintenance and modernization of an army depot in Hooks, Texas. When Pyramid defaulted in the summer of 1985, the Sureties, hereinafter defined, took over as prime contractor of the project pursuant to their performance bond. The Sureties hired Contract Surety Consultants, Inc. (CSCI) as their agent to oversee and manage the completion of the Project. Straus executed an Agreement of Assignment Subcontract assenting to the assignment of the subcontracts to the Sureties.
Between October 1984 and November 1985, Straus sent a series of fifteen letters to Pyramid and later to the Sureties giving notice of the delays encountered by Straus in completing its work on the project. Straus never requested any additional time to complete its work on the project, nor did it demand payment of a specific amount of delay damages until October 1987, five months after it completed its work on the project on May 31, 1987.
Straus finally brought suit in district court against Associated Indemnity Company, National Surety Corporation and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, and their agent, Contract Surety Consultants, Inc. (collectively the Sureties), the construction sureties for Pyramid, for delay damages of approximately $1,000,000 arising out of its construction subcontract. Straus alleged claims based on the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. § 270a et seq.), breach of contract, quantum meruit, and negligence. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on all claims and denied Straus's motion for a new trial.
Paragraph 17 of the subcontract, which describes the procedure that Straus was to follow in the event of a delay in its work due to the action or negligence of Pyramid, reads as follows:
DELAYS AND EXTENSION OF TIME: Should Subcontractor be obstructed or delayed in the completion of the work hereunder by the neglect, delay or default of the Contractor or by any act of the Owner or by substitutions or additions which may be required by Contractor or Owner, or by the unusual action of the elements, then the date of substantial completion shall be extended, such extension to be equal to the duration of such obstruction or delay, as reasonably determined by Contractor, but no such extension shall be made unless a claim shall be presented in writing by Subcontractor to Contractor within 48 hours of the occurrence of such obstruction or delay. (Emphasis added).
Paragraph 20 deals with compensation and payment to Straus, and reads as follows:
COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT: Subcontractor agrees to accept the specified compensation as full compensation for doing all work, furnishing all materials, and performing all provisions embraced in this subcontract; for all loss or damage arising out of the nature of the work as from the action of the elements or from any unforeseen or unknown difficulties or obstructions which may arise or be encountered in the prosecution of the work until its acceptance; and for all risks of every description connected with the work. (Emphasis added).
The trial court found that Straus failed to comply with the procedural requirements found in Paragraph 17 that it give notice for delay in order to maintain its suit for damages. Additionally, the trial court noted in its order and opinion denying Straus's motion for a new trial that a claim made for extension of time due to delay was the only recourse open to Straus under the contract.
The issues raised by Straus on appeal are:
1. Whether paragraphs 17 and 20 of the subcontract prohibit Straus from seeking delay damages.
2. Whether Straus complied with the notice requirement of the subcontract to maintain its suit for delay damages.
3. Whether the sureties agreed to assume liability for Pyramid's breach of contract.
Because this Court has determined that Straus is precluded from asserting claims for monetary delay damages by the terms of the contract, and such holding is dispositive of Straus's claims, we do not address issues numbers two and three.
The definitive issue on appeal in this case is whether the subcontract allows a claim for monetary delay damages or whether Straus was limited to an extension of time as compensation for the delay caused by Pyramid. The interpretation of the subcontract is a question of law which this Court reviews de novo. Hall v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., 937 F.2d 210, 213 (5th Cir.1991).
Texas law provides that when a Court construes a contract it must look to the intent of the parties as expressed in the contract. Fuller v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 872 F.2d 655, 657 (5th Cir.1989). In addition, the Court should consider the objective, rather than the subjective intent of the parties. Where, as in this case, there are no allegations of ambiguity as to the contract language, the Court will determine the intent of the parties from the instrument alone. Id. at 657.
Contract provisions indicating that the delay was within the contemplation of the Parties have been found to be sufficient to preclude recovery of damages for delay in a construction contract, City of Houston v. R.F. Ball Constr. Co., Inc., 570 S.W.2d 75, 77 (Tex.Civ.App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 1978, writ ref'd n.r.e.). Parties to a contract might foresee or consider the possibility of delay and contractually provide for a remedy to be applied upon such occurrence. Id. It is not necessary that exclusion of delay damages be express. Id. A provision in the contract for an extension of time in case of delay caused by the contractor has been held to afford the subcontractor an exclusive remedy, precluding the recovery of damages from the contractor. Ericksen v. Edmonds School Dist. No. 15, Snohomish County, 125 P.2d 275, 13 Wash.2d 398 (Wash., 1942); See Burgess Constr. Co. v. M Morrin & Son Co., Inc., 526 F.2d 108, 115 (10th Cir.1975). See also United States, to Use of Brown v. Miller-Davis Co., 61 F.Supp. 89, 90 (D.Conn.1945). (provisions in the principal contract for extension of the completion date were held a bar to the subcontractors recovery against the general contractor for delay).
Straus contends that Sureties owe it delay damages because Pyramid and Sureties breached the implied obligation not to delay Straus's performance; and that Sureties must make good on all loses due to delays in the progress of the work because there is no express provision in the subcontract to the contrary that releases Sureties from this obligation. R.F. Ball, 570 S.W.2d 75.
The Sureties argue that the parties addressed the subject of delay in Paragraph 17 of the subcontract and provided that the only remedy was extension of time. They contend that Paragraph 20 confirms the parties intention to limit Straus to the compensation provided by the subcontract.
While the subcontract itself might have been more clearly drafted, we believe that when read as a whole and giving due consideration to Paragraphs 17 and 20, it indicates that the parties thought about the problem of delay when they initially contracted and agreed at that time that the sole remedy for delay would be the extension of time. It is evident by these contract provisions that delay was within the contemplation of the Parties and that such provisions preclude recovery of damages for delay in this construction contract. R.F. Ball, 570 S.W.2d at 77.
We affirm the trial court's holding that Sureties are not liable for damages caused by the delay.
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finds her trapped under debris at the amusement park. A large part of her story involves finding her younger brother, Jason. At various points in the game, the player can choose to travel either with Kelly or with Karen Morris
. Eventually, she manages to find Jason at an evacuation center, and escapes the island.
Kelly appears in Raw Danger once again as a non playable character. Fleeing the disaster at Capital City, she begins a new life in Del Ray as a school teacher. Kelly is again trapped under debris, but is this time saved by her student, playable character Paige Meyers. The two then have a conversation while resting, where Kelly explains how she feels responsible for the disaster, and that anywhere she lives is doomed. She is evacuated from the city along with the rest of the school. | <urn:uuid:b45dfc1d-a97a-4f0d-981b-b9786f2b7b61> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.giantbomb.com/kelly-austin/3005-4651/ | 2014-12-27T05:28:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1419447550512.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20141224185910-00016-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964046 | 184 | [
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Cleaning gutters is a project that you should do twice a year, in the spring and fall. The fall cleaning is most important and should be done once leaves are finished dropping. Cleaning your gutters will help to ensure proper water drainage away from your home and its foundation.
You will most likely need an extension ladder to accomplish this project, depending on the height of your house. Always remember to take the proper safety precautions when using a ladder to reach your gutters. Ensure that your ladder is on level ground and as you begin to climb it, it does not move side to side. For added stability attach a stabilizer to the top of your ladder. As a bonus, a stabilizer works really well around a window.
Once your ladder is properly secured, you can climb up to your gutters. Put on waterproof gloves and scoop out the leaves by hand. The gloves will help keep your hands dry and protect you from any sharp sticks that could be in the gutter.
Another option is to take a half-gallon jug and cut off the bottom. Once the bottom is off, cut the sides at a 45-degree angle. Grab the handle and then use it as a scoop to clean out the leaves. Whether you clean the gutters out by hand or use a scoop, remember to keep one hand on the ladder for safety.
A third option is to use an attachment to your pressure washer that is designed to clean gutters. It is curved and shoots a powerful stream of water in opposite directions. Not only is it helpful at removing leaves and other debris it is also effective at removing dirt.
Once your gutters are clean, consider topping them with a gutter guard. This is a topper that will help keep your gutters leaf-free and keep them from clogging. | <urn:uuid:2dacaf17-af48-40b1-b985-6eddd2bf7f49> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://ext.homedepot.com/community/blog/cleaning-gutters-how-to/ | 2014-12-19T01:29:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802768167.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075248-00000-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958558 | 370 | [
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Published on August 14th, 2014 | by soccersweep0
Surely Not: Manchester United linked with crazy transfer
With Manchester United in serious need of some extra creative options in this transfer window it is rather surprising to hear that one of their better players is being linked with a move away.
The Daily Mail reports that are big bid is in the offing for one Manchester United’s home grown players:
Danny Welbeck targeted by Hull as Man United striker faces bit-part role under new boss Louis van Gaal
We would have to say that we would be absolutely astonished if Manchester United let Welbeck go at this stage.
He hasn’t always been the most prolific player in front of goal. But anyone who saw him on pre-season will know that he is in the best form of his career.
He seems to have kicked on again since last season. His touch has definitely improved, he looks more powerful than ever and scored an excellent goal against LA Galaxy to kick the tour off.
With each passing day it seems ever more likely that Mexican striker Javier Hernandez will leave Manchester United which will further limit the club’s attacking resources.
Welbeck may not be first choice striker but, in a game which relies ever more on squad rotation, he will be one of Manchester United’s most important members and we think that Louis van Gaal rates the player highly.
He may be asked to play out wide on the odd occasion but, generally, we think the Dutchman will give Welbeck the chance to shine through the middle. And even without European commitments the player will get ample opportunity to impress this season.
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Enhance Penn's Woods
Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests welcome millions of visitors each year. A close to 3-million acre system so well-loved and well-used requires real commitment to maintain and improve.
Governor Tom Corbett is giving DCNR additional tools to invest in our public lands with a 2-year, more than $200 million investment in upgrades and repairs called Enhance Penn’s Woods. It will enable DCNR to be better stewards of the parks and forests. This fact sheet contains more information about projects and funding sources.
Latest news releases:
- Enhance Penn’s Woods Initiative Adds Full Service Campsites at Shawnee State Park (10/29/14)
- Enhance Penn’s Woods Initiative Results in Water Line Replacement project at Greenwood Furnace State Park (10/23/14)
- DCNR, Partners Break Ground for Kinzua Bridge State Park Office/Visitor Center in McKean County (8/21/14)
- DCNR Announces Contract for Kinzua Bridge State Park Office/Visitor Center (7/31/14)
- Enhance Penn’s Woods Initiative Results in 1,700 Acre Addition to Buchanan State Forest (7/25/14)
- Lackawanna State Park Swimming Pool to be Closed During 2014 Season for Construction of New Facility (4/15/14)
- Enhance Penn's Woods Initiative Results in 3,000 Acre Addition to Lackawanna State Forest (4/4/14)
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|Sixers at Bulls on TNT. On paper, this game probably should've featured a Bulls team with Derrick Rose back from injury and a Sixers team with a hulking mass of domination in the middle cementing their bid for home court in the playoffs. Instead, we'll probably get the privilege of seeing Nate Robinson vs. Jeremy Pargo for about 30 minutes. Wonderful.|
|It must really irk the tanking-inclined among us to see how the Sixers were prime facilitators in the building of a nearly perfect bottom-dweller in Orlando. Tonight, we'll see who wants it less in one of the few easy wins left on the Sixers schedule this year.|
|Fresh off a well-played 24-point loss to the Heat, the Sixers head to NYC to take on a struggling Knicks team. New York has dropped four straight in spectacular fashion. If the Sixers regulars can muster the same effort tonight they did last night, they should be able to pull off the upset. Don't hold your breath, though.|
|If the Sixers can muster every last bit of hustle, swarm the ball, hit their open long twos and Miami has an off game, the Sixers might just be able to only lose by about 15 points tonight. Excited?|
|The break is over, the trade deadline is tomorrow and the Sixers will lace 'em up in Minnesota tonight sans Andrew Bynum and Thad Young. The TWolves have been atrocious since Kevin Love went down with a broken hand, the only thing uglier than their 3-16 record over their past 19? Rubio's shooting percentages.|
|Happy belated Valentine's Day everyone. Hope your love life is treating you better than your Sixers fan life these days. Fresh off their first loss in which they carried a lead into the fourth quarter, the Sixers (minus Jrue) won't play for a week. Let's take a realistic at what this team's options are going forward.|
|Yes, this is about as big as the final game prior to the All Star break can get for a team who has clearly played over its head through the first 50 games of the season (and playing over its head led to a 22-28 record). Beat Milwaukee, in Milwaukee tonight and the Sixers will go into the break only two games out of the playoffs. Lose, and the deficit grows to four games.|
Latest comment: from BrianUnfortunately, the 4/12 for 11 points he put up the following game is more the norm for him....
|The suddenly-healthy Clippers are legit. Legit as in they could possibly come out of the West if Del Negro can push the right buttons. Typically, with the talent they have on their roster I wouldn't pin the post season hopes so much on a coach, but LA is so deep, with so many different options, he's going to have to pull the right strings to get through several seven-game series. Tonight, against the Sixers, he probably won't have to pull too many to grab the road win.|
|On the heels of losing Thad Young for three weeks, the Sixers suffered through a terrible loss at the hands of the Pacers last night and found out they'll be without the services of Jason Richardson for the remainder of the season. Richardson has been pretty pedestrian this year, and they've made due without him for the past three weeks, but he's an able body. Something this team is lacking more and more each day.|
Latest comment: from TrayHawes vs. Kemba? At least Kemba vs. Jrue makes some sense. Kemba's had a few good games recently....
|The Indiana Pacers bring a 4-game win streak into the WFC tonight to face the Sixers, including a win yesterday and a win Monday. Tonight, the Sixers have to push the pace. Make Indy expend a ton of energy early and often. See if you can steal a win against what has to be a tired squad.| | <urn:uuid:1e592645-6d35-4339-bb6d-83d6a21b02c3> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.depressedfan.com/2013/02/ | 2014-12-19T01:29:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802768167.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075248-00000-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970755 | 824 | [
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Having a respite of 5 months does not mean that your husband's MS type has changed. I have had progressive MS for 35 years. I would only encourage you to lay aside your fears because you will go through good days and bad days, BUT every day will bring blessings.
No MSer has any way of knowing how or what their future will become. My disability did not come for 20 years (25 from onset). Other MSers may have a shorter time to disability. Also, there is no way of knowing to what degree one will be disabled.
Your worries and fear can affect your husband. You need to calm yourself. If your husband is fine, you need to be as well. If you have to vent, please vent here but remain strong and steady when you are with your husband. MS is not something to fear. You are in my prayers. | <urn:uuid:c0ef3c92-6e64-4d70-9dca-405af127a96e> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.healthboards.com/boards/5070890-post2.html | 2014-12-19T01:48:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802768167.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075248-00000-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978904 | 176 | [
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GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Meagan Cooke knows tax season means spending more time, including Saturdays, at the Flint office of Plante Moran where she works.
Tax season runs from January to mid-April and means employees can be working six days a week, processing corporate returns and performing audits.
But the Linden resident isn't skipping out on daughters Makenna and Caitlyn. The Southfield-based accounting firm offers free childcare to its employees on the weekends during tax season.
"They love it," said Cooke, who works as a tax manager. "They love coming to work but they constantly think because they come in and play all day, they think that's what mommy does at work so when I come home they ask 'What did you make at work today?'
The issue of balancing parenthood while bringing home a paycheck has been put on the national dinner table for discussion after recent news that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was pulling remote employees back into the office, ending telecommuting.
The decision put Mayer, a working parent herself, under scrutiny and created a debate about parenthood and employment.
The U.S. Census Bureau reports 4.3 percent of the nation's workers actually work from home.
Plante Moran is not alone in offering employees opportunities to do work without sacrificing time away from family, said Lisa McQuillin, who serves on the board for the Genesee Area Human Resource Association.
The association is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management, a national professional organization for people in the human resources industry.
Telecommuting is not a new trend, and it has gained popularity, said McQuillin, who added it's not right for every industry.
Manufacturing requires individuals to show up for work, she said, adding the practice is likely to be more common in larger urban areas, such as Chicago, Detroit and New York City, than in Genesee County.
Telecommuting was first used as a way for companies to show a dedication to reducing the pollution from commuting workers, but has evolved into a way of attracting young talent, she said.
"I think with the younger generation especially, the technology that we have, you can literally work from anywhere," she said.
Durand-based i60media, a digital marketing firm preparing to move into Genesee County, allows its employees to work off site.
The company has been in business for a little more than three years and employs five full-time people and another four who work less than 40 hours a week.
"Our employees work in varying capacities," said Alisha Thibodeau, a project manager and one of the company founders. "Some don't come in at all or just come in Monday and Friday.
"Some of my employees just work in the morning and do the balance at home."
The structured work environment doesn't always translate to creativity and some of the employees are parents and need the flexibility for their children, she said.
"Because we are so accommodating, they feel appreciated," Thibodeau said. "We understand they have a life outside of here."
Larger companies and entities that operate in a campus setting probably have the financial resources to provide in-house daycare services, McQuillin said.
"It just makes it easier on the employees," she said, adding Plante Moran could risk issues of absenteeism during a busy time if it decided to end the program.
Plante Moran uses licensed daycare providers to watch children while the parents are working a shift that typically goes from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., said Debbie Williams, who is office coordinator for the Flint location.
As many as 15 children at the onsite daycare center during a Saturday, she said, adding that many of the employees at the Flint office are young parents.
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Sarah Springer works as an insurance senior manager for Plante Moran and said her two girls, a 4-year-old and 15-month-old, love it.
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Published on January 4, 2014 by Amy
The Kuna of Panama, today one of the best known indigenous peoples of Latin America, moved over the course of the twentieth century from orality and isolation towards literacy and an active engagement with the nation and the world. Recognizing the fascination their culture has held for many outsiders, Kuna intellectuals and villagers have collaborated actively with foreign anthropologists to counter anti-Indian prejudice with positive accounts of their people, thus becoming the agents as well as subjects of ethnography. One team of chiefs and secretaries, in particular, independently produced a series of historical and cultural texts, later published in Sweden, that today still constitute the foundation of Kuna ethnography.
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As a study of the political uses of literacy, of western representation and indigenous counter-representation, and of the ambivalent inter-cultural dialogue at the heart of ethnography, Chiefs, Scribes, and Ethnographersaddresses key issues in contemporary anthropology. It is the story of an extended ethnographic encounter, one involving hundreds of active participants on both sides and continuing today. | <urn:uuid:18373cd6-e32a-48ae-b471-ce44a92b0efb> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://nativeamericanencyclopedia.com/kuna-culture-from-inside-and-out/ | 2014-12-21T22:16:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802772743.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075252-00160-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941572 | 250 | [
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Its so true. If you have it you're rich, if you don't you crave it.
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
couldn't agree more :) xx
Hope you were spoiled!
That's nice! <3
Wise words and gorgeous blog!! I've come across it and I really love it! Now you have a new follower:) xoxo
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