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I’m in a bad mood. Christmas was tough on me this year. I didn’t get my shopping done until the last minute, my doctor says I need to cut out egg nog, and the only holiday movie on TV right now is A Christmas Story. I hate A Christmas Story. Thankfully, my colleagues at GamesBeat know just how to get me in the holiday spirit: Make me write a list about the year’s worst gaming trends. In a year that had some great trends, like bows and arrows in every game, we also had some ideas that are really starting to stink up our favorite hobby. So, happy holidays; it’s time to get negative. Ancient aliens in every sci-fi game Halo 4, Mass Effect 3, and Assassin’s Creed III were arguably the biggest releases of 2012. They’re massive games with budgets that rival most blockbuster movies, so it’s strange that they all ended up using a very similar plot device: the ancient alien. Sure, the title’s share the science-fiction genre, but it had seemed that each one was telling a very distinct story. That’s why it is so weird that each game ended up have some sort ancient race that is pushing forward the plot. Mass Effect 3 has the Repears, an ancient race of machines who wish to destroy all the civilizations of the universe. Halo 4 has the Precursor, a civilization of ancient aliens that even predate the Forerunner race of ancient aliens. Assassin’s Creed has the First Civilization, which aren’t Aliens (I don’t think) but have god-like powers and lived on Earth long before recorded history. In a vacuum, any one of these games using this narrative gambit would be interesting, but when they’re all happening simultaneously, they tend to cancel each other out. Insulting downloadable content As gamers, we have accepted that a game is more than what is on the disc. The economics of development often require studios to sell extra story, multiplayer maps, and more as DLC to pad their bottom line. That’s OK. But it’s not OK to hold back crucial story content or a game’s “true” ending in an attempt to shake down dedicated fans. In Mass Effect 3, the best character and crucial elements to the lore of that universe were held back for the day-one add-on From Ashes which cost around $5. It introduced the only surviving member of an ancient alien (!) race whose actions have influences the Mass Effect trilogy’s plot since the beginning. Publisher Capcom has a history of making poor decisions with its downloadable content packs. In its insane anime-inspired title Asura’s Wrath, it held back the ending of the game’s plot in a piece of $7 DLC. This is after the company included paid DLC characters on the disc for Street Fighter X Tekken, which had customers asking what exactly is the “downloadable” aspect of the content. Gallery: Gallery Above: Halo 4 is just one of the games that relied on the concept of an ancient race of beings returning to cause trouble. It's a concept used in Mass Effect and even Assassin's Creed, and it's played out. B-team studios adapting A-list franchises on PlayStation Vita This is a trend that spilled over from the launch of Sony’s newest gaming handheld, but it dampened (or destroyed) at least two big releases in 2012. The promise of the PlayStation Vita, according to Sony’s own marketing, is that it is basically a home console on the go. It’s powerful and has dual analog sticks, so why are games like Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation and Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified so disappointing? Because publishers bring in small outside developers that have no experience with the property they’re adapting. NStigate Games (formerly Nihilistic Software) got the nod to adapt Call of Duty to the Vita. This is after that studio produced a very mediocre adaptation of the first-person shooter series Resistance for Vita around the system’s launch. Nstigate had nothing to do with producing a Call of Duty game prior to Declassified and it shows in the subpar final product. The same thing happened with the Vita version of Assassin’s Creed. Ubisoft Sofia, a studio that had little to do with Assassin’s Creed, was in charge of bringing a console-quality version to the Vita. What’s truly sad is that Ubisoft Sofia just came off the decent 3DS launch game Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars. It was a strategy game that wasn’t trying to reproduce any other Ghost Recon game, which allowed the developer to create something new. By setting the Vita up as some sort of PlayStation 3 on-the-go — and then constantly failing to meet that promise — Sony appears lost and confused about how to position the handheld. If they want publishers to release big-name games, they need to get developers who are up to the task. Slot games on Facebook I’m probably just old and set in my ways, but few things in gaming skeeve me out like the casino games on Facebook. Specifically, the slot-machine titles that have become very popular in the last few months. As a medium, gaming has so much potential. Developers can present intricate systems to players that emulate or encapsulate our relationship to math, physics, and nature. At this point, the people who make games are also very good at rewarding players for actions and creating gameplay loops that trigger a nice release of dopamine in our brains. Developers use these manipulative techniques in a variety of interesting ways, but these slot machine games take all of that knowledge and use it for evil. Now, I don’t really think the slots on Facebook are evil, and I don’t want to take anything away from people who enjoy spending their time pulling a lever with nothing tangible to show for it — but I won’t shed any tears when these games fall out of popularity. The main problem is that the slots are completely devoid of any actual game. All the player does is pull a lever and then play an occasional minigame that amounts to nothing more than picking a number between 1 and 10. Yet, these games are bursting with experience points and satisfying sound effects and bonuses and meta games and social links and every other trick to keep players pulling the lever. And the setup is so devious. The most offensive slot games have more than one machine. They have a series of themed slots that always start with a machine that seems to spit out tons of coins on every pull. Then each successive table is less likely to pay out than the previous one, but they reward (and require) more money. The idea — at least as it appears to me as a cynic — is to get a certain percentage of players hooked on winning from the generous early games only to take everything back with the greedy later machines. Then, when the player is broke, get them to pay a few bucks for more coins so they can keep playing. If that’s what people want to do with their time, so be it. But it’s still an ugly use of gaming’s strengths. Mobs of angry and embarrassing gamers As gamers, we’re a highly connected group. We play games and then look for places to go and talk about them on the Internet. Our passion for the medium is so great, we’re also easily riled up when we feel like something is threatening the games we love … or if we don’t get our way. In 2012, mobs of irate gamers took the rage to a new and unnecessary level. Nothing embodies this phenomenon like the reaction to feminist blogger Anita Sarkeesian. Sarkeesian introduced a Kickstarter project called Tropes vs. Women that will examine the many stereotypical ways that games depict females. A vocal group of gamers felt threatened by this, and while some may have voiced their disagreement with Sarkeesian in a respectful manner, the loud apparent majority drowned out all reasonable discourse with a disgusting wall of sexism. Groups of male gamers banded together online to systematically harass Sarkeesian. Someone posted a web-based game called Beat Up Anita Sarkeesian. Essentially, they proved her right and embarrassed the rest of us who are willing to talk about these topics. Fear of change seems to provoke these mobs more than anything. When Madden 13 launched earlier this year, a new mode replaced the Franchise mode that’s been a part of the series for years. This created a hornet’s nest in our article that explained the change. Gamers filled the comment section of that story with impotent rage. It isn’t even a big change, but that didn’t stop the mob from demanding publisher Electronic Arts fire the game’s designer. I’m sure that angry fan backlash like this is common across a variety of mediums, but that doesn’t make it any better. It’s poor behavior for anyone for any reason. The worst part is that genuine criticism is lost in the caps-locking, screaming mob.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Who Are The Top Investors In Kona Grill Inc (NASDAQ:KONA)? In this article, I will take a quick look at Kona Grill Inc’s (NASDAQ:KONA) recent ownership structure – an unconventional investing subject, but an important one. A company’s ownership structure is often linked to its share performance in both the long- and short-term. Differences in ownership structure of companies can have a profound effect on how management’s incentives are aligned with shareholder returns, which is why we’ll take a moment to analyse KONA’s shareholder registry. Institutional Ownership Institutions account for 12.20% of KONA’s outstanding shares, a significant enough holding to move stock prices if they start buying and selling in large quantities, especially when there are relatively small amounts of shares available on the market to trade. However, as not all institutions are alike, such high volatility events, especially in the short-term, have been more frequently linked to active market participants like hedge funds. Considering hedge funds hold a stake of 21.04% in the company, KONA shares may experience high short-term volatility as this class of institutions are frequently found to sell significantly during market-wide shocks. We should dig deeper into the company’s ownership structure to find how the rest of its ownership structure can impact its investment case. Insider Ownership Another important group of shareholders are company insiders. Insider ownership has to do more with how the company is managed and less to do with the direct impact of the magnitude of shares trading on the market. KONA insiders hold a significant stake of 21.06% in the company. This level of insider ownership has been found to have a negative impact on companies with consistently low PE ratios (underperformers), while it has been positive in the case of high PE ratio firms (outperformers). It may be interesting to take a look at what company insiders have been doing with their holdings lately. While insider buying is possibly a sign of a positive outlook for the company, selling doesn’t necessarily indicate a negative outlook as they may be selling to meet personal financial needs. General Public Ownership The general public holds a substantial 45.70% stake in KONA, making it a highly popular stock among retail investors. With this size of ownership, retail investors can collectively play a role in major company policies that affect shareholders returns, including executive remuneration and the appointment of directors. They can also exercise the power to decline an acquisition or merger that may not improve profitability. Next Steps: I suggest investors seek some degree of margin of safety due to high institutional ownership in KONA, in particular due to the strong presence of active hedge fund investors. This may enable shareholders to comfortably invest in the company and avoid getting trapped in a sustained sell-off that is often observed in stocks with this level of institutional participation. However, ownership structure should not be the only determining factor when you’re building an investment thesis for KONA. Rather, you should be examining fundamental factors such as the intrinsic valuation, which is a key driver of Kona Grill’s share price. I urge you to complete your research by taking a look at the following: NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures. To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements. The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Terri Lee Henry was born in Washington, Pa. on April 12, 1970, the fourth of five children born to Robert “Bob” and Janet (Wolfe) Henry. The family moved to Lime Springs in 1976, where she attended the local elementary and graduated from Crestwood High School in 1988. She then went to school, becoming a cosmetologist for several years. She later worked at Sara Lee in New Hampton, Iowa, until it closed. At that time she earned her RN degree and worked at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minn., Adams (Minn.) Health Care Center and most recently, Faith Lutheran Home in Osage, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Dennis Morgan and they later divorced. The couple raised four children together. Terri had a very caring nature, always putting others before herself. She enjoyed finding fun things to do with her children to make their time together memorable. Her talents included making jewelry, decorating her home and gymnastics. Terri is survived by a son, Braxton Morgan of Lyle, Minn.; two step-sons, Michael and Dominic Morgan of Lyle; her ex-husband, Dennis Morgan of Lyle; her mother, Janet Henry of Lime Springs; her siblings, Marcie (Gary) Klomp of Lime Springs, Jon Henry of Cresco and Sue (Dave) Henkes of Independence, Iowa; and three nieces, Nicole (Jacob DeLarm) Klomp of Shellsburg, Iowa and Lilly and Katie Henkes of Independence. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Chelsey Morgan on Aug. 21, 2014; her father, Robert Henry on Dec. 23, 2012; and her brother, Craig Henry, on Jan. 30, 1996.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
To sit in silence when Broun should protest TO SIT IN SILENCE WHEN BROUN SHOULD PROTEST…. Rep. Paul Broun (R) of Georgia, one of Congress’ most right-wing members, hosted a town-hall event in his district this week. This wouldn’t be especially noteworthy were it not for one of the questions he received from a constituent: “Who is going to shoot President Obama?” The exact wording of the question is not clear because, the Athens Banner-Herald reports, there was a lot of noise at the event. Perhaps more significant than the question was the response of the crowd and Broun, who is a member of the Tea Party Caucus and one of the most right-wing members of Congress. The question prompted a “big laugh” from the crowd, in Oglethorpe County, Ga., according to the Banner-Herald. Broun, for his part, did not object to the question. He said in response: “The thing is, I know there’s a lot of frustration with this president. We’re going to have an election next year. Hopefully, we’ll elect somebody that’s going to be a conservative, limited-government president that will take a smaller, who will sign a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.” Broun’s office later confirmed that the question was about when someone was going to shoot the president. In the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt in Tucson last month, there seemed to be an effort to show restraint when it comes to language like this. Apparently, the grace period is over, and the viciousness is back. Now, I don’t know who asked that question in Georgia, nor do I know what that person is capable of. Maybe the constituent intends to commit acts of political violence, maybe not. I do know that the threat of political violence is real, and that the question — and the audience’s reaction to it — help create an even more toxic and dangerous political climate. For his part, Broun had a chance to demonstrate some character and decency, making clear that talk about assassinating the president isn’t acceptable. A simple, obvious condemnation would have sent a loud signal about boundaries of propriety in our society. Broun instead chose to let that opportunity go by. Ella Wheeler Wilcox once said, “To sit in silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men.” Someone ought to pass the quote along to Paul Broun. Last fall, in the midst of the midterm elections, the Centers for Disease Control launched a public-service campaign on the benefits of a healthy diet, which included recipes people can try that incorporate fruits and vegetables. Broun responded that the CDC intended to “give all the power to the federal government to force you” to eat healthier foods. He added, “This is what the federal, CDC, they gonna be calling you to make sure you eat fruits and vegetables, every day. This is socialism of the highest order!”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
I just got off the phone with my oldest daughter. Were planning a family get together next weekend. Both daughters, son in laws, and grand kids are going to be here. As we were saying good byes she said, "Dad I talked to Kaci(youngest daughter) and we want to have game night like we did when we lived at home", because it was always so much fun. This really touched me , I haven't thought about game night in years. When our girls were at home we didn't (and still don't) allow video games in the house. Wife and I think there is better ways for a kid to spend their time. Instead we had game night on Sat. nights. We would grill hotdogs or hamburgers, make homemade ice cream or some other desert. After supper the whole family and any friends that may be spending the weekend with us would play board games like Monopoly or Wahoo or card games like Uno or Phase 10. These games would last until well past midnight. These game nights were some of the best times I had with my girls. We had game night every week until the girls married and moved out. I Just wanted to pass this on to the young fathers here on DHC. I know a father wants the very best for their kids, he wants them to have a great childhood. But you know? Sometimes it's the little things they remember most. THE PRIDE OF HASKELL COUNTY OKLA.unknown in other parts of the world"FLY YOU LEAD CARRIN BASTARD" ( My dad, 1919/1997)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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A merciless hit man rescues a prostitute from a violent incident in a Philippine slum before the two take flight. Though Khavn, a standard-bearer of the digital age in the Philippines, has already established himself as a director of countless films, he is also an accomplished poet and musician. The bewildering visuals and punk-opera soundtrack expertly convey a world that extends far beyond the dialogue. As the story unfolds, a poetic sentiment wafts out of the chaos, signaling a collision of the director’s many talents.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pages Tuesday, July 27, 2010 My awesome neighbor surprised me today with a bowl full of blackberries! Oh, so many choices! What should I make??? Well, I have plenty of jams that I've already canned, and several pounds of berries in the freezer, so pie it is!! I'm not a big fan of fruit pies. Mostly because I'm not a fan of pie crust. Weird, right? I know. I've never been accused of having normal tastes! That being said, I decided to try a lattice top. Please excuse how poorly it turned out! It was my first try, and I let Thing 4 help me with it. Yeah, we'll blame it on the kid. Sounds good to me! And since I don't really make fruit pies very often, I don't have a good recipe...just some guidance from my gut. You'll need: 2 pie crusts (I cheat...Pillsbury does a great job making refrigerated pie crusts) Berries to fill the pie A few tablespoons of sugar A little bit of flour A few pats of butter 1 egg, or a bit of milk to brush on top of the pie Place first pie crust on bottom of pie plate and push all the way down...but don't smash it into the pan! In large bowl, carefully mix berries with a few tablespoons of sugar and a little bit of flour or cornstarch to thicken it up. Fill pie. Add a few pats of butter to the top. Either place second pie crust on top, or cut into strips and weave onto top. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the top shell with either an egg well beaten, or a bit of milk. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes, then at 375 for 40 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Cut and serve! Find Other Great Recipes At These Places Where I Linked Up This Post! Tempt my Tummy Tuesday Tasty Tuesday Tuesday at the Table Sunday, July 25, 2010 Did you know July is National Watermelon Month? And August is Watermelon Month in Indiana? In observance of those, I made a watermelon basket filled with other local fruits. Making a watermelon basket is super easy. Similar to carving a pumpkin, but easier! To begin, find a large watermelon with a semi-flat bottom. Then mark where your "handle" will be on the top, and the edges around the middle. I used a jagged pattern, but the possibilities are endless. Cut along the edges and remove cutouts. Scrape out melon and set aside. Trim and necessary areas and fill with various fruits. Don't forget to put your watermelon pieces back in!!! If you're making it for later, set filled watermelon in freezer until about 2 hours before you use it. Friday, July 23, 2010 Preheat oven to 275. In 11x13 pan, lay out tenderloin. If it's not a split loin, make an incision (about 1" deep) down the middle of the loin. Pour 1/4 c brandy into slit. Pour can of peaches around tenderloin. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake 2 1/2 - 4 hours, until cooked throughout and tender. Serve by the slice. For potatoes Red potatoes (one and a half for each person, plus one extra for every 3 people) Olive oil Rosemary Salt Garlic (optional) Wash and cut potatoes into quarters (or smaller if they're medium to large in size). In large skillet, pour about 1 tablespoon olive oil in pan and heat on medium. When oil is hot, add potatoes. Sprinkle rosemary, garlic and salt to taste on potatoes and let cook until brown on bottom. Stir potatoes and turn to cook other side. If potatoes stick, add olive oil, teaspoon at a time. When they are fully cooked, turn out onto paper towel lined plate to blot any excess oil. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Ever wonder where all of my creative ideas started? You may remember my mom from one of the first posts on Messhall to Bistro. She taught me all the basics in the kitchen, and is the reason I can keep all the bellies full and happy in my house now. I can also blame her for my lack of measuring skills. She taught me how to get the feel for recipes, and use my senses rather than mathematics to cook. So without further ado, meet the Mom. Beyond dinners and brunches, she also does cakes. Meet Bobbi, a "forever 29" baker, quilter, and mom. I've always like to cook and bake. I used to sit and watch my grandma as long as she'd let me be in the same room.She was my mentor and inspiration to be a better cook and baker. Through the years, I've broadened my horizons a bit...at least in the kitchen! These are some of my recent efforts. Like what you see? Bobbi is located in East Central Indiana and can be reached at [email protected]. Monday, July 19, 2010 To begin, put one tortilla on a plate and sprinkle shredded cheese on. Don't get it too close to the edges, or you'll end up with a mess. I use 1-2 tablespoons of cheese. Then I add two heaping tablespoons of salsa. Next, evenly distribute pieces of chicken. Put second tortilla on top and move to Quesadilla cooker (Or, onto skillet). Brown evenly on both sides if using skillet method, or cook until light turns green on quesadilla maker. Let cool a couple of minutes, then cut into wedges. Oh, and don't pay attention to the little pieces of my quesadilla maker on my counter...I keep telling myself I'm going to get a new one, yet I end up rigging it up each time! I love to make this because you can please everyone with it. You can put just about anything inside them. This is one of our "go-to" dinners when we have leftover chicken, which was the case tonight. The kids in our house prefer just chicken and cheese, so this is a perfect way to make them a dinner they'll eat and a dinner we'll also love. Here are some other variations we've done: Saturday, July 17, 2010 *DISCLAIMER-ZIPLOC SAYS NOT TO DO THIS BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN CHEMICALS RELEASED WHILE BOILING THEIR BAGS. I'M NOT CLAIMING THIS IS SAFE.* This is from the Ziploc website "Can I boil in Ziploc® Brand Bags? No. Ziploc® Brand Bags are not designed to withstand the extreme heat of boiling." That being said upfront, I make them anyway. Do with this information what you will... Here's the easy way to make an omelet with no fuss First, get a pot of water on the stove and boil. You'll want to have it about half way full of water. Then, get your omelet goodies ready to go. We used bacon Then in a small bowl, scramble up your eggs. Plan for about 3 eggs per baggie. Pour into one quart size ziploc freezer baggies. Add in other goodies of your choice (sausage, onions, tomatoes, bacon, etc) and a little bit of cheese. Place in boiling water for 5 minutes. When it's done, it will slide right out of the bag and on to the plate! A couple of cautions with this: Ziploc does NOT recommend doing this! Make sure you use freezer bags. Make sure the entire bottom of the bag is INSIDE the pot and make sure the top of the bag doesn't fold over and touch the outside of the pan. IT WILL MELT THE BAG! Thursday, July 15, 2010 As part of my love of summer, I had my first weekend of canning last weekend. We now have pickles and salsa!! Dill pickles are a favorite around our house. So how can you improve on something the kids already like? Make it yourself (with a few helpers, of course)! We start by picking cucumbers from the garden. Explaining to my husband that we want to pick them before they get seeds the size of a small child is still something we're working on, but we'll get there. Then we wash the veggies and slice, or cut into spears. Before we load the jars up, we put a grape leaf in the bottom of the jar. That's a TOP SECRET tip I learned from a CI to keep the pickles crunchy. Then we load the jar up, until it's about an inch from the top, with cucumbers. Next, add sliced onions, diced fresh garlic, and dill. Make sure to really get all those ingredients down into the jar, not on top of the cucumbers. Last year I used dried dill courtesy of Watkins spices, but this year I grew my own and used fresh. While all of this is going on, I boil a mixture of vinegar and water on the stove. I would never do more than a 50/50 ratio on this. I actually prefer about one part vinegar to 3 parts water. And of course some canning salt. Pour the boiling liquid over the cucumbers and can as normal. The next item on the canning to-do list is salsa. I canned, and canned, and canned last year and all of that only got us through September! So I vowed this year to make so much salsa I never wanted to see the stuff again. This is basically the same thing I made in my earlier post, but adapted for canning. A word of caution with salsa, make sure you follow directions! Because of this, I'm not going to post my recipe, but rather link you up to some good resources. Pick Your Own.Org is a great resource for all your farm fresh needs. And best of all, all of their canning recipes are verified by USDA to make sure your home canning experience does not include a trip to the hospital because of botulism. Another resource is the The National Center for Home Food Preservation. Basically the big deal with salsa is tomatoes are a low acid food, therefor on the border when it comes to canning. I always, always add lemon juice to my salsa to up the acidity. Canning was something I took up last year and will probably continue to do for years to come. Hopefully, you'll give it a try and never have to wonder where your salsa came from. Stay tuned for jellies, and a couple months down the road, applesauce and apple butter! Wednesday, July 14, 2010 So I feel a little bad because I've been kind of lazy in the last few days and haven't posted anything. And that's mainly because I haven't cooked anything! That being said, I have an award that I received from a couple of my fellow bloggers and I need to pass it along because that's what the cool kids do, right?? I received this from Amy, so make sure you pour yourself a cup of coffee and head on over to check out her blog! You never know if it's going to be pictures of her garden, a great recipe, or just a heart warming story on life. I also received this from Cris over at GOODEness Gracious. I admire her commitment to blogging. I don't know how she has time to run her own business, be a mommy, AND blog. I get exhausted just thinking about it! The Rules: Thank the blogger who awarded it to you. Sum up your blogging philosophy, motivation, and experience using five (5) words. *Pass it on to 10 other blogs which you feel have real substance. 5 words: Cooking amazing dishes made simple 1. This blog cracks me up! Anyone with kids, or sense of humor, will love this! 2. So anyone with kids will really appreciate Ma, What's for Dinner?. I stop by all the time to see what great things I can snag off her site and make my four step kids think I'm just the most creative chef in the world. 3. This next one is great. After reading the post about being a step-mom, I was hooked. There's all kinds of great reading at The Mom-tage. 4. Thought on Life and Dirty Diapers is great. Make sure to check out her creative and budget minded post about the party decorations. 5. As far as linky parties go, Tempt My Tummy Tuesday rules! If you haven't already checked out it, go....NOW! 6. I'm new to Autumn's Blog, but she had me hooked at "bacon". 7. An Extraordinary Ordinary Life is another must read. 8. Are you noticing a theme yet? Cooking is kind of my "thing" and Hon, What's for Dinner? is one I stumbled upon Tuesday at Tempt My Tummy Tuesday 9. Chew on Dirt is (one of my) boss's blogs. To clarify, I have several supervisors, and this blog belongs to one of them. If the conservation world has you confused, this is the place to go. 10. Because in the bloggie world, you just click from page to page, I ended up at Mom on Dealz and a great post on school supply prices at different stores. And let me tell you, buying school supplies for one may not be bad, but it can really add up when buying for 4...so a shout out and a big THANK YOU!! I promise I will start cooking again soon and get some new posts up. Until then, please visit some of my favorites listed above, as well as the two lovely ladies who gave me this award. Bring water to boil and cook pasta until tender (you'd think this would be a "duh" step, but I had to tell him how to do it) In large skillet, put frozen chicken chunks and enough water to cover the bottom of the pan on medium heat until heated throughout In microwave, heat up broccoli Drain and combine all Pour Alfredo sauce in bottom of pan and add pasta, chicken, and broccoli and warm over low heat, stirring often, until all ingredients are well coated with sauce and warm throughout. So thank you, Shannon, for an awesome dinner! And all of you thought he was only good for changing your oil, spark plugs, transmission, etc. Wednesday, July 7, 2010 I'm going to claim this as a "Jennifer Original", but if it's been done before, I apologize! It wouldn't be the first time I thought I was a genius, only to find out it had been done before. See my brookies/crownies. But here goes! To start out, you need to make your "chips". I use lace cookies, which are traditionally a Christmas cookie. I've seen many versions of these, but I suggest this one. Now for the salsa! The best part about this is you can make it any way you want it. This started out as a way to use up all the berries I received from my friends with berry patches. Indiana strawberries are probably one of my all time favorite foods. They're not as big as the California berries you generally see at the store, but they are so sweet and delicious. Combine those with some blueberries, raspberries and mangoes, and you have a fantastic fruity salsa. I went to the Mooresville farmer's market today, but to my dismay, not one single piece of fruit. Fortunately, I still had some friends with some unused berries and Marsh supplied the rest for me. I went all out this time and used strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, plums, mangoes, tangerines, apricots, and nectarines. I'll warn you now, this part is very time consuming. You'll need to cut all the fruit up into tiny pieces. This is very important! Otherwise, you just end up with fruit salad and the juices don't mix together the same way salsa does. Once you have your cookies and salsa ready, it's time to eat! But wait! There's more! Feeling extra creative today?? When you take your warm cookies off the parchment paper, drape them over the handle of a wooden spoon to cool. Once they're cool, carefully remove them from the handle and you're left with a "taco"! Maybe you're a taco salad type of person...lay the warm cookie over a glass bowl turned upside down. Now you have your "bowl" for the shell and you can fill it with salsa to make your salad. Or, you can make all of them and have a fruity fiesta! You may have noticed the new button on the right. If you haven't already, check out Simply Sweet Home for lots of great reading. Monday, July 5, 2010 After a very busy 4th of July weekend, we went to the pool today with our good friend, Audrey. We had a fun filled afternoon of swimming and splashing. Afterward, we were all pooped! A quick rest was in store, but not for long! My husband wanted something sweet after dinner, so we all whipped up a quick batch of brownies. This recipe may look suspiciously similar to the Nestle Tollhouse recipe, and that's because it is! We use their recipe from the back of the cocoa box and add our touches that make it extra special. To start with, I made an applewood smoked bacon wrapped tenderloin. It may sound complicated, but Sam's Club sells them preseasoned. And this is one of the easiest things to cook. There are many ways to cook them, but here's how I did this one: Preheat oven to 275 Line 11 x 13 baking dish with foil Place entire loin in dish and cover with foil Bake 4-6 hours, or until fully cooked and tender If you don't get a preseasoned loin, follow the same instructions above, but add half a stick of butter, one onion sliced, and season to taste (rosemary and some Mrs Dash are my choices). In our house, pork comes with one of two things; Green Box Pasta (aka the Rice a Roni in the green box) or mashed potatoes. We went with taters this week. Mashed potatoes are pretty standard, but I usually try to mix things up a little bit by adding sour cream, chives, ranch dressing, cheddar cheese, or something like that. Now, on to the veggies. With four kids, it's impossible to find a vegetable they will all eat, so we do offer a choice of fruit in place of the veggie du jour. This week we had cheesy broccoli. I make cheesy broccoli by cooking my broccoli (steam over boiling water until tender) then adding cheese soup and a few dashes of salt. The fruit option was apples that night, but that just means more broccoli for the rest of us! When cooking a large tenderloin, there are always leftovers. This is one of the best things to have left over because you can make a completely different meal with it. Take your leftovers and shred with a fork. Put the shredded pork in the crockpot with your favorite bbq sauce and let simmer on low heat until hot throughout. Serve on hamburger buns.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Celeb Pick of the Week-Beyonce Mrs. Carter was seen wearing a white body hugging deep V cut 2 piece at a Giuseppe Zanotti store opening in Beverly Hills on last Tuesday (April 14th). Her dress was by Bec & Bridge and included rocker studded sandals and her favorite accessory, a classic black hat. I just love how sexy this look is with a touch of rock! Get it girl!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Exploration Packages An exploration packages is only active during particular explorations. Packages are installed by special attributes that decoratetest generators. They are designed to execute some code when Pex' exploration components are loaded, and before and after each test case Pex generates. For example, such a package may check the resulting coverage. By interacting with Pex' exception validator component, an exploration package may implement an effect similar to the ExpectedExceptionAttribute in other test frameworks.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Monday, July 22, 2013 Makeup Wars - Favorite Purple Nail Polish This Makeup Wars is a special one to my heart. It's for our favorite purple polish. As you know I love many things related to makeup and beauty, but purple nail polish is as close to an obsession for me as taupe eyeshadow. Another thing that I'm a little nutty for is alliteration. Pretty purple polish is my passion! I am positively preoccupied with procuring as much purple polish as possible! I even have a purple nails link in my tags....granted it is not as filled with purple pretties as I would like, but I'm not really a nail blogger. I have more purple polishes than shown here on this blog. I'm not sure why I don't write about them as much. Possibly because there are not that many words I know that start with the letter P? Of course, all nail polish posts don't need alliteration, but they certainly seem better when they have them. So today, I bring you a recently acquired purple polish from a company called Color Club. Color Club has a considerably captivating collection of colors but finding where they are sold can be a conundrum. I have purchased most of my Color Club polishes from niche manufacturers like 8ty8beauty.com (where you only pay $3 per polish), but I believe you can procure them from some retail outlets of Sally Beauty Supply, the Color Club professional website, or on an occasional sale from Hautelook.com. The prodigious purple polish is called Port-Folio. It has a blue purple base with a gorgeous green shift. I love me some duochromes! Just look at the different colors you can get from just moving your hand. It's absolutely awe-inspiring how this purple polish will distract and dazzle the wearer. While I do have a lot of purple polishes, the Color Club polish in Port-Folio is quite unique. While I like the overall look of the color changing abilities of this polish, Color Club nail polishes tend to dry down to a satin finish. Not matte, but not shiny either. I recommend using a top coat to keep that high shine going to make the duochrome stand out more. The formula is medium thin. It's not overly gloppy nor does it take several coats to become opaque. Shown in the pictures is two coats.Do you NEED this? Does a fish need water, does a horse need hay, does a ....YES! Yes, you need it. Duh! Oh but be careful because I have about 13 other bloggers with pretty purple polish posts that may provoke a preposterous purchasing party, the likes of which you may never pull through. Or then again, you might prize your new found passion for purple polishes. If it's the latter, you can thank me. If it is the former, you can blame Jessika from Polish Insomniac. If you can't find Color Club polishes but have a Five Below store near you, their brand "Funky Fingers" is also made by Forsythe, the company that makes Color Club. I have the Funky Fingers version of this color and it is called "Venom". Funky Fingers polishes are usually priced 3 for $5, which is pretty good.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Manchester City Club has been referred to an independent judicial chamber following an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, European soccer’s governing body UEFA said on Thursday. UEFA had opened an investigation into City over potential breaches of its break-even rule in March after German publication Der Spiegel reported the club's Abu Dhabi owners inflated sponsorship agreements to comply with FFP requirements. “The Club Financial ... Manchester City retained the Premier League title on Sunday, securing top spot with an emphatic 4-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion on the final day of the season. City finished with 98 points, one point ahead of second-placed Liverpool, who finished the campaign with a 2-0 home victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. At the conclusion of the highest-quality duel for the title ever seen in the English game, City, with a remarkable 14th straight league victory, came from ... Mohamed Salah is set to return for Liverpool’s last Premier League game as the team looks to win the English top-flight title for the first time since 1990.The Egyptian forward was concussed in Liverpool’s 3-2 win over Newcastle in the league last weekend and missed the 4-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday to follow return-to-play protocols.Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says Salah has been back in training and expects him to play against Wolverhampton Wanderers ... If Liverpool upset the odds and pip Manchester City to the Premier League title on Sunday, the silver trophy they lift for the first time will not be the original but a replica, The Times reported on Thursday.Liverpool trail Manchester City by a point ahead of the final day of the season, when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers while the league leaders travel to Brighton and Hove Albion knowing a win will make them champions.Since matches on the final day of the season are played simultaneously, ... Liverpool’s players had their hands on their heads, seemingly unable to comprehend their achievement. One of them, James Milner, was in tears. When he wasn’t punching the air, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp stood in front of The Kop in full voice and just took it all in.Just when Liverpool fans thought they had seen it all - the so-called “Miracle of Istanbul” in particular, but also those storied comebacks at Anfield against Saint-Etienne, Olympiakos and Borussia ... Manchester City can win the Premier League title with a victory at Brighton on Sunday, after a thundering long-range drive from captain Vincent Kompany in the 70th minute gave them a 1-0 win over Leicester City.With Monday’s victory in their penultimate game, City return to the top of the table with a one point advantage over Liverpool who host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.It was the longest City fans have had to wait for a goal at the Etihad in this Premier League season and with ... Liverpool overcame the loss of Mohamed Salah to a heavy knock to the head to beat Newcastle 3-2 thanks to a late goal by Divock Origi and return to the top of the English Premier League on Saturday.Origi’s header at an 86th-minute free kick glanced off the head of Newcastle defender Jamaal Lascelles and into the net as Liverpool earned an eighth straight league win, which put the team two points clear of Manchester City.City, which plays Leicester on Monday in its game in hand, will retain ... Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says he has been impressed by Raheem Sterling’s desire to be one of the best players in the world as his team prepare to face the Manchester City forward in the Premier League on Monday. Rodgers handed Sterling his Liverpool debut at the age of 17 before the England forward moved to City in 2015 and established himself as one of the best players in the top division. “What I loved about Raheem was that, for a young boy, he knew what he wanted ... Crystal Palace are confident their talismanic winger Wilfried Zaha will spend many more seasons at the Premier League club despite expressing his desire to play in the Champions League, manager Roy Hodgson has said. Zaha, who scored in Sunday’s 3-2 win at Arsenal, signed a new contract in August to stay at Selhurst Park until 2023 but British media reports say he has caught the eye of a number of top clubs in England and Europe with his strong performances. The Ivory Coast international ... Liverpool regained their place at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Cardiff City on Sunday that restored their two-point lead over Manchester City. Liverpool, who have lost just once in the league all season, have 88 points while City, who beat Tottenham 1-0 on Saturday, are on 86 but have a game in hand. That extra game for City will be played on Wednesday when Pep Guardiola’s side travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United and the champions ...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
كسب المال مع الفوركس Cam Newton is one of the most divisive athletes in the country, and it makes zero sense. توصيات علي الذهبWeek after week this season, he threw, ran and dabbed his way to more touchdowns than anyone else in the NFL – 45 to be exact – and led his Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl, where he will play next week. توصيات الاسهم السعودية مجاناYet after every week (and win), it seemed like there was some story or hot take on Monday decrying his celebrations, his swagger, his general way of playing. Columnists took him on for not “respecting the game.” A letter to the editor in The Charlotte Observer circulated around Twitter and Facebook, written by a mom who scolded Newton for his “arrogant strut” and “pelvic thrusts” after a touchdown. افضل شركة فوركسtheir high-profile position efficiently, robotically and as non-offensively as possible. That’s why Boston idolizes Tom Brady, who seems to filter his every possible action to promote his own manufactured image. It is also why the recently retired Derek Jeter is one of the most widely-liked players in history, despite the fact that he could have been replaced by a very handsome cyborg without anyone really noticing. A celebrity athlete is supposed to be vanilla and predictable. So when we get someone like Cam Newton, who is definitively none of those things, we freak out. منتدى سوق الاسهم السعودي اليومTV after a missed call, and way before you spent hundreds of hours researching for fantasy football only to finish in sixth place. Most likely, you fell in love the first time you pulled off a spin move in backyard football, punking your friend in the process. You fell in love with the rollicking liberation of being outside with people you like, doing something fun. Really, that’s all Cam Newton is – the kid from the backyard, leaping for the end zone and smiling while he does it. He is still the kid who whips out the dance moves, not to rub it in, but because that is the most appropriate way to cap off doing something insanely fun. The only difference between your 7-year-old self and Cam Newton is that he is blessed with enough talent and perseverance to do it for a living. http://www.fiv5starhousecleaning.com/?rabiny=%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1&acf=0c تداول اسهم جبل عمر Sports writers and TV personalities have always talked about “playing the game the right way.” Coaches always harp on it too, and it essentially means keeping your head down and your emotions in check. But I think we have gotten that phrase wrong the whole time. Playing the game the right way should mean playing well, having fun and not being afraid to let people know that you’re enjoying yourself without being a complete jerk about it. It should mean playing in a way that captivates the fans and reflects the light-hearted truth that sports are, in the end, just a game. “Playing the game the right way” should mean playing it like Cam Newton.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Qatar vs UAE, ICJ Hearing for indication of Provisional Measures The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings from Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 June 2018, in the proceedings instituted by the State of Qatar on 11 June 2018 against the United Arab Emirates, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. The 2017–18 Qatar diplomatic crisis began when several countries abruptly cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar in June 2017. These countries included Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt, which imposed a “land, sea, and air blockade” on Qatar. Several other countries withdrew diplomats or downgraded diplomatic relations. Qatar has contended that The UAE’s actions have caused significant harm to Qataris, compounded by the historically close ties between the people of both nations. The collective expulsion of Qataris from the UAE and the ban on travel between the two countries have resulted in numerous cases of forced separation of Qatari families, which continues to this day.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
ARTICLE TOOLS Sarah Sawyer has challenged my claim that social externalism depends on the assumption that individuals have an incomplete grasp of their own concepts. Sawyer denies that Burge's later sofa thought-experiment relies on this assumption: the unifying principle behind the thought-experiments supporting social externalism, she argues, is just that referents play a role in the individuation of concepts. I argue that Sawyer fails to show that social externalism need not rely on the assumption of incomplete understanding. To establish the content externalist conclusions, further considerations are required, and these do commit the externalist to the assumption of incomplete understanding.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Posts tagged movie stars She was the greatest and most famous gossip columnist of all time. Her name is synonymous with the word. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers here today to chat about the one and only, Louella. Louella Parsons may not have invented the gossip column, but she certainly perfected it. The story goes that Parsons, who had been working on various newspapers for years covering the movies and other items, began giving favorable coverage to film star MarionDavies. Whether this was genuine praise, or whether Parsons knew Davies was the mistress of powerful newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst and was trying to ingratiate herself with Hearst is open to question. The upshot was that Hearst kept reading Parsons’ stories, and eventually hired her to write for one of his papers. By this time Louella and Marion were friends and socialized. Louella was one of the guests on the infamous California cruise in 1924 aboard Hearst’s 280-foot yacht — when another guest, movie producer Tom Ince, expired in unusual circumstances. Uncharacteristically, Louella kept her mouth shut about the incident. Many people speculate that it was after Ince’s death that Hearst gave Parsons a long term contract, began to serialize her columns and propelled her into national importance. Was there a connection between Louella’s discretion and her professional emergence? It is almost inconceivable now to comprehend the power Louella Parsons had for decades. She had the field to herself for many years before The Los Angeles Times hired sometime actress and natural gossip, Hedda Hopper, to compete with Parsons. (Hopper loved weird hats, and she sports one below.) The two women then fueded for decades through the 40s and 50s. Both had radio programs as well. Today, gossip about Hollywood and celebrities is mostly limited to TV, the internet, and specialty magazines. Those outlets appeal to people searching for that kind of material. But in their heydays, Parsons and Hopper reached into every home in America. Louella remained faithful to Marion and Hearst and never mentioned Ince’s death. Still, many people ask: “what did she know about Murder on the Hearst Yacht?” And for the third, and final time, we’re offering a free autographed copy of the book. Just be the first person to answer this question: Who was Louella Parson’s daughter and what did she do for a living?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Media, including the New York Post, reported that Cali was shot at least six or seven times and also run over by a blue pickup truck driven by the shooter, citing unidentified police sources. 'The man was on the ground face-up. The Gambino operation is said to be one of the five historic Italian-US mafia families in NY. His head was by his SUV, and the truck was open'. Cali, who was known throughout his life as "Franky Boy", is the nephew-in-law of Sicilian mobster John Gambino and had close ties to the Sicilian Mafia family led by Salvatore Inzerillo. Unlike the well-dressed Dapper Don of the late 80s and early 90s, Cali had kept a low profile. The last crime family boss to be shot in New York City was Paul Castellano. Zinedine Zidane re-appointed as Real Madrid coach There is currently no news on where and what the Portuguese will do now and if next season we will see him with a new club. Part of the reason Zidane left in June was that he could only make minor tweaks to the squad rather than drastic changes. Since Gotti's downfall, the Gambinos - and other mafia families - have lost much of the power they once had over politicians, judges and labor unions. Authorities have claimed the 53-year-old Cali is the boss of the Gambino crime family, previously headed by the infamous John Gotti. A native of Sicily, Cali has deep mob roots, and his wife is the niece of Gambino capo John Gambino. He had just one criminal conviction: an extortion charge in 2008 for an attempted shake down of a trucker working at a proposed NASCAR race track in Staten Island. The New York Daily News reported in 2008 that Cali was among 62 people arrested on federal racketeering charges and he later pleaded guilty to conspiring to extort money. Rudolph W. Giuliani, who at the time was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of NY, condemned the killings and vowed to find those responsible. He was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison and was released in 2009. Beto Announced His 2020 Plans In A Sly Way The former Texas congressman has joined the growing list of Democrats who hope to take on Donald Trump at the next election. When it became clear that O'Rourke was considering a run in 2020, Trump again mocked the Democratic phenom. 3/14/2019 Malaysia: Kim Jong Nam murder suspect freed by court She later tearfully told reporters that she was "shocked" to have been freed after more than two years behind bars. Indonesian Siti Aisyah flew to Jakarta on a special aircraft arranged by the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur . 3/13/2019 Did Le'Veon Bell get the contract he was hoping for? King noted the New York Jets are the favorite to land Bell, but added Washington and Miami are possible destinations too. With Anthony Barr choosing to re-sign with the Vikings, the Jets had some additional cap space to offer Bell. 3/13/2019 Tucker Carlson Defended Statutory Rape As Recently As 2015 Some made a decision to contact Carlson's advertisers to chide them for advertising during the host's week night program. Do you believe what he has said in the past is relevant for today? The audio from Media Matters swiftly went viral. 3/12/2019	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Democrats Caving To Bush: Agree On Terms of Spying Bill Democrats Caving To Bush: Agree On Terms of Spying Bill Telecom Companies Would Receive Immunity by Jonathan Weisman and Ellen Nakashima Senate Democrats and Republicans reached agreement with the Bush administration yesterday on the terms of new legislation to control the federal government's domestic surveillance program, which includes a highly controversial grant of legal immunity to telecommunications companies that have assisted the program, according to congressional sources. Disclosure of the deal followed a decision by House Democratic leaders to pull a competing version of the measure from the floor because they lacked the votes to prevail over Republican opponents and GOP parliamentary maneuvers. The collapse marked the first time since Democrats took control of the chamber that a major bill was withdrawn from consideration before a scheduled vote. It was a victory for President Bush, whose aides lobbied heavily against the Democrats' bill, and an embarrassment for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who had pushed for the measure's passage. The draft Senate bill has the support of the intelligence committee's chairman, John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), and Bush's director of national intelligence, Mike McConnell. It will include full immunity for those companies that can demonstrate to a court that they acted pursuant to a legal directive in helping the government with surveillance in the United States. Such a demonstration, which the bill says could be made in secret, would wipe out a series of pending lawsuits alleging violations of privacy rights by telecommunications companies that provided telephone records, summaries of e-mail traffic and other information to the government after Sept. 11, 2001, without receiving court warrants. Bush had repeatedly threatened to veto any legislation that lacked this provision. Senate Democrats successfully pressed for a requirement that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court review the government's procedures for deciding who is to be the subject of warrantless surveillance. They also insisted that the legislation be renewed in six years, Democratic congressional officials said. The Bush administration had sought less stringent oversight by the court and wanted the law to be permanent. The domestic surveillance issue has been awkward for Democrats since the administration's secret program of warrantless counterterrorism surveillance became public in late 2005. In August, a coalition of Republicans and dissident Democrats passed a measure backed by the White House that put that program on firm legal ground by expressly permitting the government to wiretap foreign targets without a court order, including, under certain circumstances, when those targets are communicating with people in the United States. But Democratic leaders insisted that the law expire in February, so they could try again to impose more restrictions on the administration's ability to spy domestically. Most Democratic lawmakers and party members -- backed by civil libertarians and even some conservatives -- wanted the new legislation to ensure for example that future domestic surveillance in foreign-intelligence-related investigations would be overseen by the foreign surveillance court. The court was created in response to CIA and FBI domestic spying abuses unmasked in the mid-1970s. But conservative Democrats worried about Republicans' charges that the Democratic bill extended too many rights to suspected terrorists. "There is absolutely no reason our intelligence officials should have to consult government lawyers before listening in to terrorist communications with the likes of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda and other foreign terror groups," said House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio). The measure "extends our Constitution beyond American soil to our enemies who want to cut the heads off Americans," said Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.). An adroit Republican parliamentary maneuver ultimately sank the bill. GOP leaders offered a motion that would have sent it back to the House intelligence and Judiciary committees with a requirement that they add language specifying that nothing in the measure would apply to surveilling the communications of bin Laden, al-Qaeda or other foreign terrorist organizations. Approval of the motion would have restarted the legislative process, effectively killing the measure by delay. Democratic leaders scrambled to persuade their members to oppose it, but with Republicans accusing Democrats of being weak on terrorism, a "no" vote proved too hard to sell, and so the bill was pulled from the floor. Caroline Fredrickson, director of the Washington legislative office of the American Civil Liberties Union, called it a "perfect storm" of progressive Democrats who did not think the bill protected basic constitutional rights and of Republicans who took advantage of the lack of unity. "It was too precipitous a process, and it ended up in a train wreck," she said. "It was total meltdown." The House bill contained safeguards against spying on U.S. citizens that the Bush administration said would have interfered with its national security investigations. Some liberals, on the other hand, complained that it still allowed the surveillance of Americans to occur without individual warrants. It would have empowered the special surveillance court to issue warrants allowing the government to intercept for up to one year the phone calls and e-mails of groups of foreign targets, such as al-Qaeda or Hamas, without requiring that the surveillance of each person be approved. If the foreign target of the surveillance was calling a person in the United States significant enough also to be deemed an intelligence target, then an individual warrant would be required, as provided under past law. The bill would have required the court to review the government's surveillance procedures to ensure that they were designed to target only people outside the country. Such reviews could be delayed up to 45 days after surveillance began in emergencies. It also would have barred warrantless physical searches in the United States, including of homes, offices, computers and medical records, and made clear that the National Security Agency and the CIA could not eavesdrop on targeted Americans, even those abroad, without a traditional court warrant. It was unclear late yesterday whether similar provisions are included in the Senate version of the bill that attracted bipartisan support from lawmakers and key intelligence officials. The Senate deal was reached after the White House made available to the intelligence committee some of the documents underlying the administration's post-Sept. 11 warrantless surveillance program, to encourage the panel to include the telecommunications immunity provision. Democrats warned yesterday that the Senate intelligence panel's consensus bill must gain the approval of the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose chairman and ranking Republican have said, like their House counterparts, that they are wary of granting immunity to telecommunications companies. In June, the Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the documents underlying the warrantless surveillance program, and Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) and ranking Republican Arlen Specter (Pa.) said they wanted to see those documents before endorsing any immunity clause. "I'm not going to buy a pig in a poke and commit to retroactive immunity when I don't know what went on" in the past, Specter said Tuesday on CNN's "Situation Room." "I agree with Arlen," Leahy said on the program. Further With the toxic Bibi circus in town - cue talk of "tentacles of terror" - find hope in the extraordinary Combatants For Peace, a joint effort by weary Israeli and Palestinian veterans of violence who've laid down their guns to fight for peace. Led by a former IDF soldier and Fatah militant who both lost daughters to the conflict's "unrightable wrongs," they insist on the need to "hear what is painful" and "talk to your 'enemies'...Partners for peace always exist. You only have to look for them."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Surprising Facts At Governors State University you’re going to find a long list of “firsts” and “onlys” and other surprising facts – exactly what you’d expect from the place where big ideas live. Here’s a sampling: The only Illinois university set in a 100-acre sculpture park – with 27 pieces from a global community of sculptors. The highest ranked college table tennis team in Illinois. GSU ranks as the safest public university campus in Illinois. The University Sustainable Garden, located southeast of GSU’s Family Development Center, includes 52 plots ranging from 35 square feet for beginners to 400 square feet for experienced gardeners. It is used for GSU students who grow their produce to sustain a Student Food Pantry, for the Family Development Center to educate young children on growing their own food, and for the university’s College of Health and Human Services, which is developing a raised, fully accessible garden. In 1984, GSU became “Wright State University” when CBS filmed the movie “First Steps” starring Judd Hirsch on campus. A wind turbine powers early childhood education and daycare at the GSU Family Development Center.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Xenophobia and The Coalition of Planets. When Enterprise began we all expected that—as a prequel to the Star Trek we already knew—the series might end with the founding of the Federation. Unfortunately the story was cut short and we never got to see those events play out. We did, however, get one step closer with the final two episodes set in the 22nd century, “Demons” and “Terra Prime.” In the aftermath of the Xindi scare many on Earth were understandably cautious about joining the galactic community. And in true historic form, this caution fueled the fire of racism and hatred. In this episode of Warp Five Christopher Jones and Kate Walsh discuss the central theme of the final two-parter—xenophobia—and how John Frederick Paxton’s Earth-first movement, Terra Prime, embodies the challenges that always have—and always will—stand between us and progress. We also discuss the final moments of character development in the series and whether these two episodes are the finale to Enterprise rather than “These Are the Voyages.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Your browser does not support JavaScript and this site utilizes JavaScript to build content and provide links to additional information. You should either enable JavaScript in your browser settings or use a browser that supports JavaScript in order to take full advantage of this site. 1 /******************************************************************************2 Copyright (c) 2006 IBM Corporation and others.3 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials4 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.05 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at6 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html7 8 Contributors:9 * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation10 *****************************************************************************/11 package org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.viewers.model.provisional;12 13 14 15 /16 * Request monitor used to collect the number of children for an element in a viewer.17 * <p>18 * Clients are not intended to implement this interface.19 * </p>20 * @since 3.321 /22 publicinterface IChildrenCountUpdate extendsIViewerUpdate {23 24 /25 Sets the number of children for this update.26 * 27 * @param numChildren number of children28 */29 publicvoid setChildCount(int numChildren);30 }31	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
BLOG For Lent I’ve been trying to pray everyday with the Passion parts of the Gospels. Today was Luke 23:39-43. Jesus is crucified with two criminals. One who is “bad” and one “good”. One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingly power.” And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Sometimes us Christians are plagued by the curse of familiarity. Its tempting with this part of the passion to just gloss over and simplify it because we’ve heard it so many times. One criminal is angry and one repents. Jesus rewards the repentant criminal with “today you will be with me in Paradise.” Today in prayer I was wondering what the repentant criminal was thinking. His words seem odd. He’s saying his fear of God comes from the fact that He is condemned to die next to a man he strongly believes is innocent. It seems like Jesus and the criminals spent a good amount of time with each other. All three were “led away to be put to death” (Luke 23:32) and this makes me imagine all three of them making the journey from Jerusalem to the outer walls and hill of Golgotha. For some reason the repentant criminal knows Jesus is innocent. And this knowledge makes him feel his own guilt all the more. I imagined myself, covered in guilt and being sent to my just punishment for my sins, like a criminal. How intense would I feel my guilt as I walked beside innocence himself? If I was forced to carry the instrument of my just death-sentence alongside an innocent man doing the same, how would that affect me? Would my cross seem a little lighter, my fear a little absurd, and my suffering a little small? Would I feel the pain of Jesus more than my own pain? Crucifixion was reserved only for the worst of criminals. Obviously these two guilty criminals did something so heinous and inhumane that the only acceptable punishment was a death that matched the perverseness of the crime. The repentant criminal clearly believes on some level that Jesus is more than a man when he says “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingly power.” The words that kept ringing in my head as I put myself in the place of the repentant sinner are: “I deserve this. You don’t deserve this.” Walking next to a bloodied and beaten innocent man to our execution. “I deserve this.” “You don’t deserve this.” Walking in guilt next to the Son of God innocent and totally rejected. “I deserve this.” “You don’t deserve this.” Being crucified to my own cross. I who caused evil, hurt, pain, deception, suffering, destruction. Watching nails go through the hands and feet of the one who did nothing but love, heal, forgive, accept, build, and purify. “I deserve this.” “You don’t deserve this.” I found myself screaming from the cross of my own sin: I deserve this! You are all mad men! God is a madman! Take this innocent man’s pain and give it to me! My hands deserve nails and His deserve adoration. I deserve this. Crucify me twice, but don’t let me watch his blood spill and mix with mine. I can’t bare to watch it. It is a scandal for the martyred man to die for the the one who makes him a martyr. The executed is dying for the executioner. Surely a graver sin is heaped on my guilt by condemning me to hang next to love’s hanging? Does not this act of God make the depths of your soul shudder? God is a madman! Justice is being wretched apart in my soul by a mercy that will surely break me. The just sentence is hard. But who could survive this sentence of mercy? Who could accept it easily? Who could live in a kingdom with a justice that hurts like this mercy? Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong. Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingly power. Jesus, remember me. 440 Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of Man. He unveiled the authentic content of his messianic kingship both in the transcendent identity of the Son of Man "who came down from heaven", and in his redemptive mission as the suffering Servant: "The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Hence the true meaning of his kingship is revealed only when he is raised high on the cross. Only after his Resurrection will Peter be able to proclaim Jesus' messianic kingship to the People of God: "Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified." 211 The divine name, "I Am" or "He Is", expresses God's faithfulness: despite the faithlessness of men's sin and the punishment it deserves, he keeps "steadfast love for thousands". By going so far as to give up his own Son for us, God reveals that he is "rich in mercy". By giving his life to free us from sin, Jesus reveals that he himself bears the divine name: "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will realize that "I AM" Photo by Doug Weaver Edmund Mitchell writes here and at edmundmitchell.com You can tweet him at @edmundmitchell.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
VIDEO: Chromatics, “Looking For Love” After Dark 2, the Italians Do It Better compilation Johnny Jewel first told us about way back in the spring, will finally hit shops later this fall. Check out its full tracklisting and cover art below…	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Philosophical forum to meet Posted: Friday, Oct 12th, 2012 There will be two more meetings of “What Do You Think? - A Philosophical Forum” on Sunday, Oct. 14 and Sunday, Oct. 21. Both meetings will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in room 3 at the Yachats Commons, 441 Highway 101 N. The topic for the Oct. 14 meeting will be “Voting and Democracy.” The topic for the Oct. 21 meeting will be announced.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
World Refugee Survey 2008 - Venezuela United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, World Refugee Survey 2008 - Venezuela, 19 June 2008, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/485f50da8d.html [accessed 3 March 2015] Disclaimer This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. Introduction Venezuela hosted some 252,000 refugees and asylum seekers, nearly all of them from Colombia. Colombians fled conflict and persecution stemming from war between government forces and left-wing guerrillas, but also persecution by new paramilitary groups. The majority of 2007 arrivals to the Amazonas region were indigenous people from the Meta, Guaviare, and Vichada regions. Refoulement/Physical Protection There were no reports of refoulement, but one immigration office in San Antonio, San Cristobal State, reportedly blocked asylum seekers' access to Venezuela's refugee system unless UNHCR or government authorities submitted written requests to allow it. After complaints to authorities in Caracas, the San Antonio office stopped this practice. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) had been fighting over the past year and a half in southwestern and eastern Colombia and could easily cross the porous border to reach several populations of refugees in Guasdualito and other regions. In February, a FARC-ELN clash in Guasdualito killed a four-year-old girl. Venezuelan and Colombian guerilla organizations reportedly intervened in schools, carried out divorces, settled land disputes, controlled the movement of people in the area, determined the hours of operation of petrol stations, and evicted people from homes. Guerillas assassinated opponents and intimidated the civilian population, especially in rural areas. Colombian groups also kidnapped people for ransom and recruited child soldiers in Venezuela. Venezuela was not party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees but it was to its 1967 Protocol, which incorporated most of the Convention's rights. It reserved, however, the right to favor other foreigners over refugees through regional and sub-regional agreements and exempted itself from the Protocol's grant of jurisdiction to the International Court of Justice. The 1999 Constitution stipulated that human rights treaties the country had ratified had Constitutional hierarchy. In 2001, Venezuela adopted the Refugee Law and adopted accompanying regulations in 2003. The National Refugee Commission (CNR) oversaw Technical Secretariats (STRs) in Caracas and three cities in border states: San Cristobal, Táchira State; Maracaibo, Zulia State; and Guasdualito, Apure State. The STRs registered asylum seekers who approached the offices, but this was frequently difficult as most asylum seekers lived in remote areas and there were police and military checkpoints on the roads leading to the cities. STR staff did not travel to the major refugee-hosting areas because of security concerns, but UNHCR and its implementing partners did register asylum seekers in remote areas and submit the paperwork to the STRs. Under the Refugee Law, any government or military official could accept asylum applications, but very few besides the STRs and UNHCR did. During the year, UNHCR and the STRs registered 2,230 asylum seekers, while the CNR decided 392 cases. At year's end, there were more than 9,600 pending cases, and despite a stipulation in the Refugee Law requiring a 90-day limit for decisions, the average wait was two years. The delay was due to the limited resources of the CNR and the STR, security concerns over the ongoing conflict in Colombia spilling over into Venezuela, and the fact that the CNR and the STR were both made up of officials from other government institutions whose time was taken up with other duties. The CNR decided asylum claims, and asylum seekers generally had access to information, legal advice from UNHCR and its partners, and French or English interpreters as needed. There were no special procedures for women, unaccompanied children, or torture victims, and the confidentiality of the proceedings was suspect because CNR's basement office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was one large, open room with no cubicles or other dividers. Detention/Access to Courts While there was no formal detention of refugees for illegal entry or other crimes, members of the National Guard and police regularly extorted money from refugees by detaining and threatening them with deportation and sometimes destroying the refugees' documents. Victims of such detention often failed to report it for fear of provoking reprisals. When it was aware of such detentions, UNHCR intervened directly at the checkpoints in rural areas. In the capital, UNHCR worked through the Government. The Refugee Law required the CNR to issue provisional documents to asylum seekers when they approached the office, guaranteeing their right to stay in the country until they received a decision on their claims. In practice, however, CNR only referred asylum seekers to the Immigration Office to receive the documents after it had interviewed them, leaving them without documents for months at a time. Only about 55 percent of asylum seekers held identity documents. Additionally, the documents it issued were only valid for 60 days, rather than 90 as the Refugee Law required. Recognized refugees were entitled to free identity cards from the National Office of Identification and Immigration (ONIDEX) in the Ministry of Interior. It issued these cards only in Caracas, however, meaning refugees without the resources to travel to the capital remained undocumented. Government officials resisted requests to allow issuance in more remote areas, reportedly because of fears that Colombian rebels would obtain cards and gain easy access to Venezuela and concerns over corruption in ONIDEX. Also, the cards gave refugees the status of transeuntes, which the Law of Migration and Immigration (Migration Law) of 2004 eliminated. The Government planned to correct this problem when it issued regulations for the Migration Law. The cards were valid for a year, and allowed refugees to work and attend school. Freedom of Movement and Residence There were no refugee camps or official settlements in Venezuela. Although the Constitution guaranteed freedom of movement to all, frequent checkpoints made it extremely difficult for undocumented refugees and asylum seekers to move about the country. UNHCR assisted some of the neediest refugees and asylum seekers in traveling to ONIDEX and STR offices to obtain refugee documents. Right to Earn a Livelihood According to the Refugee Law, refugee cards were enough to authorize employment without additional permits. Venezuela also allowed recognized refugees to run businesses and to practice professions, and applied its labor laws to them as to nationals. Most refugees, especially those without identification, and all asylum seekers, worked in the informal sector without the protection of labor laws and tended to receive lower wages than Venezuelans did. The office of Venezuela's Superintendent of Banks, Sudeban, announced at the end of October that all banks would allow refugees in Venezuela to open accounts with their provisional identity documents or copies of their asylum applications. According to UNHCR, this would also allow refugees to cash checks and transfer money to family members still in Colombia. Refugees could purchase and own real property, with the only limit being on ownership of land in border areas by foreigners. Because of their lack of identification, asylum seekers had more difficulty in purchasing property. Public Relief and Education Refugees in Venezuela had access to health services on par with nationals. UNHCR provided food aid to several refugees and asylum seekers, but they generally benefited from Government programs that provided food and other essentials at subsidized prices. Although the Refugee Law required a refugee identification card to register children for school, the Ministry of Education promulgated a resolution in 1999 directing that schools enroll all children, regardless of documentation. Some schools remained unaware of this or resisted, however, and some asylum seekers were reluctant to allow their children to attend. Refugees sometimes had difficulty graduating from Venezuelan schools because they could not provide records of their schooling in their homelands. UNHCR provided supplies for nearly 800 schoolchildren in Caracas as well as in rural areas. In late 2007, a Venezuelan financial public institution, the Banco del Pueblo Soberano, agreed to provide $700,000 in low-interest micro-loans to some 10,000 registered refugees, following an agreement with UNHCR. Microcredit programs, sponsored by UNHCR, for refugees started in Venezuela in 2005 in the three states bordering Colombia: Apure, Tachira, and Zulia. The loans helped purchase seeds and tools for a farm, sewing machines, and tools for car-repair workshops. UNHCR and Jesuit Refugee Service worked on programs aimed at supporting communities in which Colombian refugees lived alongside Venezuelans.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Condemned to the Void “And let all men and women present be witnesses,” the Legate was saying, “that what we now do we do without hatred and with a heavy heart. We act in the name of retribution, not revenge. We act in the name of justice…” The Legate’s voice droned on. It was the same boilerplate men had been telling themselves for centuries right before they killed a man. They don’t say it to make killing easier. Killing is easy. That’s the trouble. They say it to convince themselves that it’s not. They’re pretending that when they blow me out of this airlock in a minute they’ll be heartbroken that they’ve put a murderer to death. They won’t be. But they have to try to prove to themselves that they’re civilized. “Does the prisoner have anything to say before the sentence is imposed?” What is there to say? I’m guilty. I said so at the court-martial. One of the fastest courts-martial on record. Commander Richman had made it his personal mission to make my life a living hell from the moment I set foot on this ship. He’d go out of his way to publicly humiliate me. If some other crewman screwed up, he’d blame me for some reason. Even the other officers noticed it. One day Richman decided to chew me out while I was working on the auxiliary fusion reactor’s control rod assembly. I apparently snapped. I abruptly noticed he’d stopped talking. I also noticed he had a hafnium diboride control rod embedded in his skull. My hand was clenched around the other end of the rod. I recall two other crewman who had also been working on the reactor looking at me, both of them frozen with shock. I remember dropping the rod and saying, “You guys wanna call security? Or should I?” I wasn’t sorry for what I did. I’m still not sorry. I shake my head at the Legate. The inner airlock door slides closed. I hear the bolts lock into position. I can see through the window in the inner airlock door that the Legate is still talking. I can’t hear a word he’s saying. Through the window in the outer airlock door I see a field of stars. It’s amazing how appealing it looks. It’s as if you could just open the door and float out there unprotected and bask in the glory of the cosmos. In nearly 400 years of space travel, more than one person has died trying to do just that. The lights in the airlock go out. The stars seem even more appealing. But it’s an illusion. A siren’s song for the 24th century. Red lights come on and the airlock’s decompression alarm starts squealing. I’ll remain conscious for about five or ten seconds. They say don’t try to hold your breath. It’ll just rupture your lungs. Your blood won’t boil and you don’t quickly freeze solid, though. It takes a good minute, minute and a half to die from space exposure. Maybe the explosive decompression will hurl me forward before the door completely opens and the impact will kill me or knock me out. Spacing isn’t a pleasant way to die. But there are worse ways to check out. This beats eventually lying in a nursing home bed decrepit and demented for a decade. A moment before I hear the outer airlock bolts shoot back, I turn around, flip the Legate and the other observers a bird with each hand, and smile. The airlock door snaps open. The ship seems to bound away from me. I have no regrets.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Current Section Related Pages Multiple Olympic Hockey Teams Have USHL Influence 01/08/2014, 8:00am CST By bwerger 15 players with USHL credentials competing for Olympic gold There is much anticipation from around the hockey world for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics as the best hockey players from around the globe will represent their native countries in Sochi, Russia this February. A total of eight USHL alumni have been selected for the United States team, but seven other graduates of the League will also be participating in the international tournament. The USHL is made up mostly of players born in the United States, but “import” rules have made it possible for some elite talent from other countries to benefit from the development model in the League. Four different countries besides the United States have recently named USHL alumni to their Olympic rosters, led by Latvia who feature four and Austria, Canada, and Czech Republic which have one each. Combined with those players selected for the United States, there are nine current USHL Member Clubs with alumni set to compete in the Olympics, including two each for the Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers, Sioux Falls Stampede, and Dubuque Fighting Saints. The Winnipeg, Manitoba native came to the USHL at just 16 years old, but quickly found success. He racked up 43 points (19g, 24a) in 55 games as a rookie and then followed up with 55 points (20g, 35a) in 56 games the following year. He went to play two collegiate seasons at the University of Vermont. After his freshman year, he was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round (95th overall) of the 2001 NHL Draft and would make his NHL debut with the team during the 2002-03 season. Sharp was acquired the Chicago Blackhawks in December 2005. He has since helped the organization win the Stanley Cup twice and scored over 200 goals. The recently turned 32-year-old is currently second in the NHL this season with 25 goals. The Vienna, Austria native was just 15 when he set foot on the ice in the USHL for the first time. He collected 62 points (34g, 28a) over 55 combined games in his first two seasons, but then broke out with one of the best performances in USHL history during the 2001-02 season when he put up 91 points (46g, 45a) in 53 games for the Stampede to lead the League in scoring and earn All-USHL First Team honors. He continued his scoring dominance over two college seasons at the University of Minnesota. Vanek was selected in the 2003 NHL Draft after his freshman year by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round (5th overall). He made his NHL debut with the Sabres during the 2005-06 season and has annually been one of the NHL’s top scorers. He will celebrate his 30th birthday later this month and has put up 28 points (11g, 17a) in 29 games this year after being acquired by the New York Islanders. The Riga, Latvia native had a stellar career in the USHL as he put up 104 points (45g, 59a) in 100 regular season games. As a rookie, he also helped the Saints capture the Clark Cup title in 2011. He was named captain of the team during his second season and earned a spot on the All-USHL First Team. Girgensons was then selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round (14th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft, one of six USHL players chosen in the first round and he became the highest drafted Latvian native ever. He would sign a NHL contract later that summer and began his professional career in the AHL. The recently turned 20-year-old has recorded 14 points (4g, 10a) in 41 games this season for the Sabres. He is the only NHL player on the Latvian team. The Riga Latvia native had a huge impact during his lone USHL season, leading all defensemen in scoring with 43 points (8g, 35a) while appearing in all 60 regular season games. His plus-24 rating also ranked 11th overall in the League. He helped the Stars finish first in the Western Conference standings as they gave up just 172 goals during the season, fourth fewest in the League. The defenseman was named to the All-USHL Second Team. Freibergs is currently in his second season of college hockey and has produced 16 points (1g, 15a) in 24 games for Bowling Green. He is the only player in the Olympics who is currently playing in the NCAA. The defenseman came to the USHL after being selected by the Boston Bruins in the ninth round (264th overall) of the 1999 NHL Draft. He recorded 17 points (4g, 13a) over 50 games in the USHL for the Rochester Mustangs. He then immediately began playing professional hockey after his season in the in Rochester concluded. The Riga, Latvia native has since spent most of his professional career playing in the Russian KHL. The 32-year-old is currently playing in his hometown for Riga Dynamo in the KHL. The Jurmala, Latvia native played for the original Dubuque Fighting Saints and collected six points (3g, 3a) and 85 penalty minutes over 35 USHL games. He went on to a lengthy professional career, playing in both North America and Europe. The 35-year-old currently plays for Riga Dynamo in the KHL. It will be the third time he has competed in the Olympics. Czech Republic Martin Hanzal (F), Phoenix Coyotes – Omaha Lancers (2005-06) The Pisek, Czech Republic native came to the USHL after being selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round (17th overall) of the 2005 NHL Draft. He put up 19 points (4g, 15a) in 19 regular season games while also adding a goal over five playoff contests. Hanzal made his NHL debut during the 2007-08 season, less than two years after playing in the USHL. The 26-year-old is now in his seventh NHL season and is having one of his best years offensively as he is among the top scorers for the Coyotes with 30 points (12g, 18a) in 39 games. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the USHL celebrates its 12th season as the nation's only Tier I junior hockey league in 2013-14. A record 32 players were chosen in the 2013 NHL Draft and more than 300 players on team rosters last season have committed to NCAA Division I schools, further establishing the USHL as the world’s foremost producer of junior hockey talent. For more information, visit us on the web at www.USHL.com or visit the League’s social media platforms, including Facebook (www.facebook.com/ushlhockey), twitter (www.twitter.com/ushl), and YouTube (www.youtube.com/ushlinteractive). Fans can also watch USHL action all season long, live or on-demand via FASTHockey (ushl.fasthockey.com).	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
MetabolicIQ As our character and personality, our metabolism also has individual characteristics. We can all eat the same thing, but our nutrition won’t be the same - between these concepts is a huge difference. Most of us know our blood group, but how about the metabolism? Foods recommended on the basis of blood groups is not always consistent with the metabolic type - does not fit our METABOLIC IQ. Often we do dozens of allergy tests, food, on any kind of intolerance, and yet when the body is fed with poorly chosen fuel, it begins to react with aggression on any factor. And so, one bite can cause ten unwanted symptoms. We are wrong, focusing on counting calories, not knowing our individual metabolism. HOW DOES THE APPLICATION MIQ WORK ? To get your metabolic IQ, just solve a simple test that will assess our overall abilities and assign us to one of the THREE MAIN METABOLISM GROUPS, each characterized by a different tolerance for different foods. After solving the test you will receive the result of specifying your metabolic type and a brief description. In the application, you will find a detailed description of the type, that will make your life easier day by day. In addition, you get the exact list of products that you should eat and those you should set aside to feel great. The application also includes principles of nutrition tailored to your type of metabolism. If you decide that you gave answers under the influence of others or in accordance with the principles of nutrition, which until now you thought was healthy, and now you are in doubt - you can always repeat the test and get the correct result for your metabolic intelligence (MIQ). Hello ! We guess you have probably given it a try to our METABOLIC IQ MOBILE APP, so now go for PRO experience ! You want to know what you will find in a PRO version ? 1. SIMPLE DASHBOARD for easier navigation2. DIET TIMER SETTINGS you can set up your HEALTHY TIPS alerts easily 3. DIET TIMER alerts switch on notifications, by adjusting frequency to your needs showing off tips will remind you about things that we often forget because of busy lifestyle4. WATER COUNTER - you can simply check out how much water your body needs daily5. PROTEIN COUNTER by using it you can check out how much protein you absorb from the product you eat6. FOOD PYRAMID - there are many of them but none of popular pyramid is personalized to your needs click and check what products best fits youthere is no way that by eating the same products as others you will be healthy and happy ! There is no one model of nutrition for everyone. 7. ADDS PYRAMID - here you find out what drinks, spices and snacks to choose for yourself to feel better, improve your immune system and balance your weight once forever - you don't have to stay diet all the time - just feed yourself in a smart way and enjoy life8. YOUR METABOLIC IQ - for sure it's new for you so it's better to get back time to time here and read what is it all about. Check out what it really means and start to feed on smart Enjoy using METABOLIC IQ - stay tuned for new upcomming apps and we are looking forward for your feedback !	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Background This study prospectively evaluated the impact of a complete smoking bar on a locked psychiatric unit. Method The setting was a 16-bed inpatient unit with 83% (134/162) involuntary patients, no off-unit smoking area, no possibility of granting smoking passes, and a mean length of stay of 2 weeks. The effect of a complete smoking bar was measured by surveys of both staff and patients before and after the ban. In addition, objective indicators of ward disruption were measured, including rates of aggression, use of p.r.n. medications, need for seclusion and restraints, elopement, and discharges against medical advice. Results Although staff initially expressed concern about the ban's potential negative impact, after it began, t tests revealed that staff were significantly (p Staff were significantly (p Although patients, overall, had negative views toward the new policy, their opinions were somewhat less negative after its implementation. Rates of assaultive behavior, use of seclusion and restraints, use of p.r.n. medication, and against-medical-advice or elopement discharges did not change after the bar was in effect.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Tour de Marco, 2013 Melissa and Mark Burger from Lake Mary, Fla., study the route map Sunday for Marco Island’s 3rd Tour De Marco. The couple rode the 30-mile distance for a chance to get a better view of the area. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent Oliver Herrington, 7, waits for the start of the 15-mile ride Sunday for Marco Island’s 3rd Tour De Marco. The tour began at the Greater Marco Family YMCA, a co-sponsor and beneficiary of the event. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent Members of Marco Island's YMCA and Tour de Marco volunteers gather for a photo prior to registering participants in the 3rd Tour de Marco held on Sunday, April 14. The tour of Marco Island, Key Marco and Goodland featured cycling routes of 5, 15 and 30 miles long. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent Steve Quayle from Australia waves as he takes off from the Greater Marco Family YMCA Sunday to participate in a 30-mile ride as part of the 3rd Tour De Marco. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent Jen Bristow takes riding in Sunday’s Tour de Marco seriously, saying she plans to break out when allowed and push herself. She is honing her skills to compete in an Ironman Triathlon this September. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent Kaliyah Gutievrez, 8, strikes out in the center of the pack Sunday to participate in the 5-mile distance of Marco Island’s 3rd Tour De Marco. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent These three riders appear to be drafting each other as they approach the corner of S. Collier Boulevard and Winterberry Drive Sunday on their way to complete a 30-mile route around Marco Island, Key Marco and Goodland. The ride was part of the island’s 3rd Tour De Marco. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent More than 180 riders took to Marco Island’s streets Sunday to participate in the 3rd Tour De Marco. The event was sponsored by the city’s Bike Pathways Committee in partnership with the Greater Marco Family YMCA and 31 area businesses. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Buffalo Bills News - September 9, 2003 Game Two: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills [8:25 PM]Jaguars.com reports: 'There are four former Jaguars on the Bills: OT Marcus Price, an original Jaguar and sixth-round draft choice from 1995; TE Ryan Neufeld, who was a Jaguar in 2000; LB Jeff Posey, who was with the Jaguars in 2001, and WR Bobby Shaw, who played for the Jaguars a year ago.' Adams' INT Return Up For NFL Play of the Week [1:51 PM]BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Sam Adams' 37-yard interception return for a touchdown is among the five Week One nominees for the NFL Play of the Week.' Law: Time to look ahead [1:26 PM]Quincy Patriot Ledger reports: 'Law said Milloy may not have been the reason the Pats lost the game, but Milloy did prove a point - that he could still play football at a high level. The notion that he had lost a step was floated when the Patriots cut him loose. ‘‘I think he proved a point, exactly,'' said Law. ‘‘I think he proved to you guys (media) who doubted him, to the organization, regardless of what they thought, and to himself. He got something off his back by proving he was as good, if not better.''' Milloy starts new chapter in Buffalo [1:14 PM]Olean Times Herald reports: 'It was a welcoming feeling,” he said of Sunday’s player introductions when he was the last Buffalo defender to exit the inflated helmet. “From leaving Boston the way I did, rejected, to coming here and getting my name called out and getting the fans going, it just felt like I’d been here my whole career."' Pals, fans give Lawyer send-off fit for a King [11:22 AM]Boston Herald reports: 'The Buffalo Bills' new tackle titan Lawyer Milloy was bowled over by all the love shown by 400 New England Patriots fans who packed a Boston bowling alley last night to raise money for his charitable foundation...``The city of Buffalo and my teammates welcomed me with open arms, but the city of Boston, I love you and thanks for lettin' me be me.''' Bills Alumni Spotlight: Ernie Warlick [11:21 AM]BuffaloBills.com reports: '"These fans were just crazy. I just loved them. To come here and see this kind of support, even when we first got here, and it hasn’t diminished at all, I just wanted to give my heart and soul to the team and be a winner. I wanted to participate in the community and just offer all the support I could from the standpoint of a player on the team. It was just fantastic," said Warlick, who was presented with the Ralph C. Wilson Distinguished Service Award three years ago. "I was recognized as having played a part in not only the community, but the team back then. I made that my life’s work, playing professional sports, and to be recognized like that, that’s the ultimate."' Bledsoe keeps victory in perspective [8:55 AM]Buffalo News reports: '"I think it was a little bit of a statement game for us," Bledsoe said. "We came out and said, "Listen, it's not just on paper where we got better. We actually can take it to the field.' But that being said, in this league you've got to prove it every week. We made a bit of a statement, but we also woke some people up."' Spikes nails fans' affection in Bills debut [8:55 AM]Buffalo News reports: '"I checked out every one of them, man," Spikes said Monday afternoon. "Empire Sports, ESPN, CNN, ESPN2. I checked out everything. It was a sight to see."' QB Doman added to practice squad [8:54 AM]Buffalo News reports: '"He gives you a threat on the perimeter," Williams said. "He gives you a threat with his feet that should he ever get in a ball game he can makes some plays out of nothing."' Donahoe's efforts successful so far [8:10 AM]Dunkirk Observer reports: 'Although it was only one game, there was undoubtedly something different about this Bills team that I haven't seen in quite some time. Come to think of it, probably since the seasons surrounding that opening-day win over the Rams in '92 I had mentioned earlier. Could you feel it?' Buffalo Bills replay [5:21 AM]Rochester D&C reports: 'Who was Bill Belichick trying to kid when he kept denying that the Lawyer Milloy saga had nothing to do with his team’s performance? He kept saying the Bills totally outplayed the Patriots, and he was right, but to think his strange release of Milloy and his subsequent signing by Buffalo did not play a factor in the game is out of touch with reality.' Wire still stands tall [5:20 AM]Rochester D&C reports: '“ Coy is a special young man and he made some significant plays in the special teams, plays that were needed for us on open-field plays,” Williams said Monday. “ He’s a good football player.”' M&T signs 5-year marketing agreement [5:19 AM]Business First of Buffalo reports: 'M&T Bank has signed a 5-year marketing agreement with the Buffalo Bills that gives the it high profile exposure at Ralph Wilson Stadium and the status of "official bank" of the Buffalo Bills.' Milloy issue lingering [5:18 AM]Boston Globe reports: '"Lawyer is no longer here. To my understanding he's probably not gonna come back, so we can't count on that. I mean, I want my granddaddy to come back, but I've been waiting a long time and he ain't coming back. The chances of me suiting up here with Lawyer again, you know, miracles can happen, but I don't see any. As soon as we win or as soon as they lose, things are going to be forgotten."' Defeat a team effort [5:17 AM]Boston Globe reports: 'The Patriots came out with a surprising lack of emotion, considering it was opening day, against a division rival, with Milloy and Drew Bledsoe on the opposing team. "There wasn't really a lot for us to build on and that is because we didn't make enough plays for us to build positively on," Belichick said. "I think it is hard to be emotionally positive when things aren't going well and they certainly didn't go well early in that game and that is our fault."' No big comeback for Pats [5:16 AM]Boston Herald reports: 'Even when the Patriots were down 21-0 to the Buffalo Bills at halftime on Sunday, linebacker Rosevelt Colvin was convinced his team could erase the deficit.' Belichick stays away from Milloy issue [5:15 AM]Boston Herald reports: 'Patriots coach Bill Belichick said the club does not intend to pursue allegations of personnel tampering by the Washington Redskins in their pursuit of strong safety Lawyer Milloy.' Law: Let gones be bygones [5:13 AM]Providence Journal reports: '"He got something off his back by proving that he can go out there and he's still the same player he's always been and even better," Law said. "If you put anybody in the right situation, they can make plays. Lawyer's one of those types of guys. He proved to everyone that he has not lost a step. He makes plays. Everyone will have a down year. Hall of Famers have down years."' Patriots Seek To Put Loss, Milloy Behind [5:12 AM]Hartford Courant reports: 'But Law agreed with his teammates that it was foolish to believe that Milloy joining the Bills led to the Patriots' loss. "It was a distraction early in the [previous] week," Patriots defensive end Richard Seymour said. "But it had nothing to do with [losing] 31-0. People got to come, people got to go. That's a part of life. You're still a professional athlete. If someone lets that affect them, that's their fault."' Milloy left hole in heart of secondary [5:11 AM]Metro West Daily News reports: 'Truth is, the Pats may go 15-1, 1-15 or 8-8, and we'll never know what the events of Sept. 2 had to do with any of it. Milloy may be a big part of the Bills winning the division. Or we may find out he's lost a step, that his overall game has slipped, which the Pats hinted at. Six, eight, 10 weeks from now, with a lot of football played, we'll know a lot more about the Patriots and Bills, and the true meaning of Lawyer Milloy being up there instead of down here. In the meantime, only this matters. Bills 1-0, Pats 0-1.' Perhaps Patriots lost more than Bills gained [5:10 AM]Woonsocket Call reports: 'It’s impossible to conclude that everything that went wrong against the Bills can be traced directly back to Tuesday when Belichick cut Milloy, though everyone has the right to make an educated guess. It is, however, entirely possible that the Bills were simply a better-prepared team. Or perhaps they’re just the better team.' Jags haven't found ticket to fans' hearts [5:08 AM]Florida Times Union reports: 'Two days before the NFL blackout deadline, there are still 9,871 tickets to be sold to avoid the first television blackout of a home opener.' Bills Make Practice Squad Moves [5:07 AM]BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Doman was drafted by San Francisco in the fifth round of the 2002 Draft out of BYU and was the 49ers third quarterback for every game last season. He was in the Niners 2003 training camp but was released prior to the start of the regular season.' Patriots-Bills Game Notes [5:06 AM]BuffaloBills.com reports: 'The 31-point margin of victory tied the 12th largest in team history and was Buffalo’s largest since 10/30/94 when the Bills defeated the Chiefs, 44-10.' The Day After: Gregg Williams Comments [5:04 AM]BuffaloBills.com reports: '"I have the same attitude today as I had yesterday. It was a nice win but it's only week 1 and the first one. We've got a lot to work on."'	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Monday, April 13, 2009 Yesterday was our donor drive for Tami at The Museum of Technology and Innovation (better known as "The Tech") in downtown San Jose, CA. Many of our new registrants and even some volunteers were able to tour the museum for free as the second Sunday of each month is the day the museum has a "Free Day" opening their doors to those who might not otherwise be able to go in and enjoy the many exhibits and interactive areas of the museum. We added 26 people to the National Marrow Donor Program registry yesterday, 24 of which were people who are ethnic minorities or people of mixed races! Two were Caucasian which is also great because 20% of caucasian patients in need do not find matching donors. But that's not all we did... The media turned out in force! Here my new friend Paul, who is a member of "Team Matthew.org," is interviewed by a Mandarin reporter who came down to cover the drive for her publication. I was also interviewed by a different paper. We'll be posting links to the articles as soon as they are published. We're so grateful for the media interest yesterday and to Sal Pizzaro from the Mercury News who told his readers about the drive last week in his column. Their involvement is helping us to spread the word far beyond what we could accomplish ourselves. One of our volunteers, Vicki, was featured in an interview for a local Mandarin TV news program that aired last night. You can see the clip on Youtube. John even got a 1/2 second cameo at the end of the clip :) The night before I put together a bunch of signs I had printed at Kinkos. I really wanted us to have signs to more easily catch the attention of people entering the museum so that they knew we were there for a purpose. Included on our large signs were Michelle Maykin from Project Michelle.com, Tami and Matthew from Team Matthew.org. I can't tell you how much I appreciate that Team Matthew even sent 7 volunteers to help us out at the drive. On the back were two "cheat sheets" in plastic sleeves to help out our volunteers who had never volunteered at a drive before. On the left was information about Tami including her condition and hospitalization. On the right were answers to questions about the donor program and registration process. There was also a small pocket filled with Tami's business cards. They were offered to people who are already in the registry but wanted to help us spread the word by giving the cards to people they know and sending them to the website to order a test kit online. We also gave them to people who didn't have time to stop to register yesterday so that they could order an online kit for themselves. For those interested, I'll show you how I made our multi-purpose signs in an upcoming post. Here was my friend Maureen out on the street flagging down passing cars with her sign to let them know something was up. It hadn't occurred to me that we could have people outside so the next time we do a drive I'll create some large, bright arrow signs that simply say in bold letters "MARROW DRIVE TODAY →" that our volunteers can use on the street. We had 5 tables to work with that day. This was the greeting table where people could approach to ask questions and pick up a testing kit. This is our friend Vicki who was our "actor" in a PSA video that our friends at Savadelis Films came down to create for us. Chuck and Jewel spent 3 hours creating a video to show people what it's like to attend a live donor drive. We'll be posting it on the Helping Tami.org website and they are also going to make it available to any patient who would like to put it on their website or blog as well as any donor programs that would like to utilize it. The Tech Museum even requested a copy for their video library! Other friends from the wedding industry came down to help us out. Here Amy Frugoli from Twitterpated Weddings even brought her hubby James down for a couple of hours. And Jung and Natalie Wi, from Allure West Studios, both got swabbed to help Tami. Also Tami's colleague and friend Edward, and his wife Deena, came out to help us. Edward will have a cameo in the PSA that was shot that day. I'll be sure to point him out when the video is released. And this is Melany from Shanel's Flowers and Frames. Her specialty is freeze drying and framing bridal bouquets. She swung by on her way to her family's Easter Dinner. Thanks so much for taking the time to come down Melany! This photo by: Amy Frugoli Hey that's me, holding a small sign while answering questions this really nice man had about the donor process. Here's a little photo tour of what attending a live donor drive is like. Here Vicki approaches the greeting table where people receive their testing kit. That's Chuck Savadelis filming her for the PSA. Normally nobody will be creating a movie about you coming down to register. LOL Step 1: The entire process takes about 10 minutes. A short registration form that is part of the kit needs to be filled out. Here is Deena filling in her form. Step 2: A coordinator from the AADP will go over your registration form to make sure you are eligible to join the registry. John got the "OK" (and a sticker) to proceed to the next station. Step 3: Using the mouth swabs takes less then a minute. All in all I heard people commenting they couldn't believe how easy it was to get registered. I'd like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all of the people who came down and got registered yesterday to our fabulous volunteers, to Team Matthew, Elizabeth Williams and Roqua Montez at The Tech, and to the AADP for all of their help in making yesterday happen. Hopefully we found a match for Tami or any one of the 6000 other Americans in need. Congratulations on the great drive! It was a pleasure meeting you, and it was great to see all the various media outlets cover our efforts! I hope we'll continue to strengthen and expand the donor and volunteer network for all the folks in need! While Michelle underwent chemo several times and received a cord blood stem cell transplant, it failed several months later and her need for an adult marrow match became absolutely critical. Tragically a match was not found in time and Michelle passed away on July 25, 2009. If you are Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai or any combination of these ethnicities PLEASE join the Registry to find out if you are the one who can save a patient in need like Michelle. She was only 27 years old. To date Project Michelle has now located matches for 4 other patients in need allowing them to receive a potentially life saving marrow transplant. 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Music, movies, and other stuff you get perks for covering. Menu Raymond Chandler I was gonna pass by Raymond Chandler’s place in Silverlake. Just drive by it. Slowly. Pass by slowly and think that Raymond Chandler used to live there. It’s was his birthday. He’d have been 125. People don’t get to be 125 years old. Not yet. And certainly not writers. Too many vices. Too little money. Too much truth, and lies. A lotta lies. But if you’re good no one can tell you’re lying. He lived on Redesdale, on the eastside slope of Micheltorena Hill, maybe a third of the way down. The streets are like switchbacks there, the way they wind, and they send you back and forth, never really getting anywhere. You can get stoned and be lost forever up there, wending your way this way and that, at random. If you get to the top of Micheltorena Hill you can pull over. It’s dark there, with a view that goes all the way to Japan almost. The lights are intoxicating, scattered across the city’s plain, over that vast flat expanse of one story houses all the way to the beach. There would have been less lights in Raymond Chandler’s time. Less houses then. Less trees. Less cars. Less people, too. But the ones there were, what a lode of characters they must have been. I started this a long time ago. I was gonna write about Raymond Chandler’s procrastination. But I waited so long I can’t remember just what I was going to write about. So now I’m never going to finish it. They call that irony. Like those pretty orchids reeking of corruption. Me, I like orchids. But I don’t write hungover. The wife drew open the drapes and the sun is pouring in through the windows. There’s ten feet of window across, I think, another six feet high. You could see the whole city all the way to the ocean but for that ridge in the way. Because of it the rest of the world besides our hill and that hill and the little valley in between appears cut off from the rest of the city, the state, the planet. There’s just us and it, that ridge. It’s steep and green and cluttered with houses that go back to the late thirties and through the war years. We breathe art deco around here, scarcely notice it. The slightest little shop is deco, the fronts of houses, even an old gas station they just tore down and left an empty lot. Famous architects went nuts around the lake, building crazy wild modern homes for the moneyed hipsters of the day. A lot of movie star money here once, long ago, a lot of industry people. A couple guys–now dead–told me about the old days. The castle across the way–it has multiple floors and a turret, and while it looks like a house from the front over there, it looks like a castle to us over here–would throw huge parties, with orchestras, and Judy Garland would sing into the wee hours, echoing everywhere, keeping people awake. Drove them nuts. Raymond Chandler was gone by then, dead, unfinished. A little forgotten. Drunken writers, I mean the truly sodden, generally have to wait a generation to be discovered again. The people that knew them die, the fumes dispel, the sad later years are forgotten. Kids read the books, the wonderful classic books, and try to figure out what the hell is going on in The Big Sleep (I’ve watched it a dozen times, easy, and still I’m lost by the time he leaves the bookstore) and they marvel at just how good a writer Raymond Chandler was, and how he shaped in many ways who we are. You don’t live in Hollywood and thereabouts and not have your Philip Marlowe moments. The dame wraps her stems around the barstool and no way you’re not gonna answer her look, buy her a drink, take her up on the smoke. You might not even smoke cigarettes but there you are, looking cool, smoke wreathed around your head, thinking of detective novels and jazz and sex. I told a little prick off once, he was being an asshole to a couple dames next to me at the bar. He scuttled off, scared. I let him go. He gave me the eye. I laughed. The women laughed. He stumbled backward, fell. I reached out and helped him to his feet. Careful fella, you can break a leg that way. He laughed nervously and thanked me and came back to the bar. Scene ended. Just one of those things. Phil Marlowe wouldn’t have handled it that way at all. Phil Marlowe would have socked him one, the little wop, and the punch would catch him straight on the chin, knock him out cold. Glass jaw. The barroom beef would drag his crumpled form out and dump him on the sidewalk. The cops would pick him up. He’d come to, spluttering, say the wrong thing, get the hell beaten out of him. Thirty days. Later he and his paisans would come looking for revenge. Vendetta A rough town this place used to be. Nothing hippie about it then. Men were men. Women women. They’d fight and fuck and cheat and fall in love. That took care of everything by the end of the book or the closing credits. The sad divorce tales were a generation in the future. Lana Turner. Mrs Robinson. One word: Plastics. But for now, two words: It’s Chinatown. Raymond Chandler didn’t write Chinatown, of course. Getting way off track. Free associating made up stories. They didn’t free associate in Raymond Chandler’s L.A. That was far in the future. Things were too tough to wander off into random connections. Stories needed structure, narrative, had to make some sense. Even The Big Sleep‘s screenplay pretends to follow a narrative. Bogart pulls it off. The breathless pace that allows it to work. Had they stopped still for a couple scenes, the unconnected dots would stand out, drive you nuts, ruin the movie. But they don’t. You blow through that like Illinois Jacquet blowing through Flying Home in 1946, the Basie band a great roaring machine behind him, unstoppable. That’s Bogie in The Big Sleep. Unstoppable. But you couldn’t fool Raymond Chandler. He sat in his upstairs studio office, smoking, pouring rye after rye, wondering if he could ever write a good story again. The secretary walked in, said something, walked out. He watched the seams disappear up the back of her legs. She swished, each step perfectly placed, like choreography. He wondered if her lipstick tasted like apple or strawberry. He wondered, wandered, stared out the window, and a story disappeared, forever. Raymond Chandler’s pad, on the left hand side, in 1934. Great view of the Silver Lake reservoir…which he called Gray Lake. “The last time I had been in the Gray Lake district I had helped a D.A.’s man name Bernie Ohls shoot a gunman named Poke Andrews. But that was higher up the hill, away from the lake…. [The house] stood on a terrace, with a cracked retaining wall in front….” (The Goldfish, 1934) Archives My latest writing at: Brick Wahl The good news, my doctor told me, peering over my xrays, is that my hips are in good shape, sparing me the embarrassment of having oldpeopleitis. Bad news is my lower back is an arthritic mess, a result of decades of heavy lifting gnarly dudeness, four decades almost of seizure meds, once being the only […] My new and excruciatingly dull mellow epileptic lifestyle is so teutonically ordered that the creative Irish half is getting surly and bored and would really love some whiskey. Es tut mir leid Nelligan, that’s not in the budget this month. Nelligan loathes Herr Wahl and his perfect budget and organization and bill paying. Hates all […] My latest writing at: Brick's Politics Ghosting. ‪A millennial thing that boomers and GenXers are so appalled by. Take this job and shove it. We’ve all sung that quietly to ourselves at some shit job. But that’s all we ever did, sing it to ourselves. Some millennials just have the nerve to actually do it. After all, corporations have been doing […] Thrilled to see we won the House in a blue wave, despite James Carville. Did better than I thought in Senate, and way better with governors. Can’t wait to see state house results. I thought Nelson would and Gillum might win, sad, thought Kemp’s suppression would work, it did (decisively), and thought Beto would lose […] My latest writing at: Brick's History As 19th century oratory, the Gettysburg Address was a failure. Lincoln himself said so as the weak and scattered applause subsided. But when printed on the front page of papers all across the North, it was a gem. Perfect. Poetic. Memorized and recited by everyone from politicians to preachers to schoolchildren to soldiers. It still […] (March 5th, 2017) Stalin died on this day in 1953. It was a peaceful passing, in his own bed. His corpse was embalmed and treated and put on display next to Lenin’s, and the people passed by in their hundreds of thousands, never realizing till then just what a little guy–five foot four inches–Stalin had […] My latest writing at: Brick's Science Turns out that the word helicopter is made from the the classic Greek stems helico, meaning spiral, and pter, meaning winged, as in pterodactyl or pterosaur or pterpaulanmerisaur. Which means that helicopter should be pronounced helicoter, long o, silent p, which will make you even more irritating to your friends. Try it next time one […] I suspect that most verbs began as nouns verbed and an ungodly number of nouns were once verbs nouned and not once but sometimes many times this renouning and reverbing takes place, leaving dictionaries a record of wanton anarchy and the decline of values over and over again. My latest writing at : Brick's Brain So I just spazzsplained a memory lapse to someone. It was a long windy paragraph and she listened, too polite to interrupt. I finished and there was a long second, then another, even longer, and then she asked if I meant that it was on the tip of her tongue? Um, yeah, I said, that’s […] Sometimes when I try to say pharmacy I stutter. If I say farm I don’t stutter. My wife asks if I can say pharmacy if it’s spelled with an F. Farmacy I say. And if it’s spelled with a Ph? I stammered. So you don’t have a problem if it’s misspelled with an F? Apparently […]	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 Every Tuesday I select one tarot card and give you my interpretation of it. See how it applies to your life. What messages are here for you? Each Wednesday I choose one reader's comment from Intuitive Tuesday and pull an additional card for more clarity...so check back on Wednesday (tomorrow) to see what cards come up. Six of Swords – Sixes in the tarot deck symbolize harmony being restored after the disruption of the five. Swords indicate an intellectual or mental approach and can also mean conflict. The Six of Swords symbolizes that things are improving and you are leaving your troubles behind, entering a more tranquil space, moving away from stress and releasing tension. Doesn't that sound good? If you've been struggling with something the past few weeks or months, the Six of Swords indicates a reprieve of sorts. Things will look better and feel better. This is a time of transition for you as you move from one situation on to another. The Six of Swords can also indicate a vacation or a trip, which is perfect for summer time activities. Enjoy the meanings of the Six of Swords. Take a minute to realize where you've been (and possibly what's been difficult about that situation), and look forward to where you are going. This card says that if the waters have been rough, you are in for a much smoother ride. 7 comments: Laura Rose said... This feels right on for me! The "Eureka" moment when things fall into place...while not even being sure what is actually falling into place. And a trip to Santa Fe this month to attend my brother's art gallery opening. www.robertladuke.com I love this card and Sheri's interpretation. Thanks for that. I just made a big decision about ending a dating situation that I have been conflicted about for months. So, it' right on for me. Ahhhh... to flow down the river, how wonderful that will be! Ha--this is interesting because I feel like I'm in the center of a conflict right now and it isn't resolving and my anger is getting greater because the conflict is not resolving. And...strangely enough...I can even tie a vacation into the whole thing. It's interesting that the card is about conflict clearing because today felt like the most intense day yet. Am I still back at 5? :-) About Me I am an Intuitive Life Coach who helps people create the lives they want to live. I am happily married and am the mother of three teenage boys. I love to read, write, play music, workout and practice warm power yoga. Search Tarot: Plain and Simple (c) 2007-2009 Wild Women of the Universe. The contents of this website are protected by applicable copyright laws. All rights are reserved by the author. Wild Women image provided by Angela Hayden. Header image and layout made by Bloorb.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Diet Infertility In men, poor nutrition - a diet high in refined carbohydrates, saturated fat, and processed foods and low in important micronutrients -may reduce sperm number and motility. To help increase sperm quality, the diet should emphasize high-quality protein, whole grains, and fresh fruits and vegetables. Heavy alcohol consumption (more than 3 "drinks" per day) can impair fertility.6 Overweight men are more likely to have low testosterone levels and lower numbers of sperm. Nutrient Suggested daily dose Comments Multimineral Balanced for Deficiencies of supplement mula containing iron orzinc may 10-20 mg zinc impairfertili- and 10 mg iron ty4,5 Vitamin B Balanced sup Deficiencies of Complex plement con folate and vit- taining 0.4-0.8 amin B12 may mg folic acid impair fertility and 2.5 ^g vit amin B12 Change in score after treatment Energy Pain Emotional Nottingham health profile category Sleep (NS) Fig. 5.34: Dietary ascorbic acid intake and oxidative damage to DNA in semen. Ascorbic acid is present in high concentrations in seminal fluid and may play a role in protecting sperm from oxidative damage. Depletion of seminal ascorbic acid in male volunteers on a control diet significantly increased sperm cell 8-OH-deoxygua-nosine levels, a marker of oxidative damage to DNA. (Adapted from Fraga CG, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1991;88:11003) Are You Expecting? Find Out Everything You Need to Know About Pregnancy and Nutrition Without Having to Buy a Dictionary. This book is among the first books to be written with the expertise of a medical expert and from the viewpoint of the average, everyday, ordinary,	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Introduction: The association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and depression has been well shown in cross-sectional studies. However, there has been little longitudinal evidence to establish causation. Methods: The Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study (CePAWHS) is a longitudinal cohort of 1,420 childbearing-age adult women derived from a random digit dial telephone survey. Interviews conducted at baseline and 2-year follow-up included an extensive range of topics including recent intimate partner violence (IPV) and depressive symptoms. Recent IPV was defined by a positive response to any of 8-items assessing physical and sexual violence exposure in the past 12 months. Depressive symptomatology was defined using a dichotomized measure from a 6-item scale based on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. We performed a 2-step multivariable logistic regression to study the association between recent IPV exposure at baseline and depressive symptoms at 6-month follow-up. In the first step, we controlled for depressive symptoms at baseline, perception of unfair treatment due to gender or race, self-reported health status, psychosocial stress, and sociodemographic characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, having kids at home, and household income); in the second step, we additionally entered covariates we hypothesized could mediate the association, specifically avoidance of binge drinking (an indicator of unhealthy coping), self-esteem, and social support. Results: Recent IPV was reported by 5% at baseline; high depressive symptoms were reported by 18% of women at follow-up. In the first step of the multivariable modeling, recent exposure to IPV at baseline was independently associated with depressive symptoms at follow-up (adjusted OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.22-3.91). Other predictors of depressive symptoms at the follow-up were baseline depressive symptoms (adjusted OR 4.08, 95% CI 2.93-5.67), perceived unfair treatment due to gender/race (adjusted OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.08-2.13), lower perceived overall health status (adjusted OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.14-2.11), and higher psychosocial stress (adjusted OR 1.50, 95% CI 1.09-2.07). Sociodemographic characteristics associated with depressive symptoms at follow-up were age over 35, high school education only or less, and lower household income. Inclusion of the mediating variables in the second step of the model indeed attenuated effect of IPV on future depressive symptoms (adjusted OR 1.72, 95% CI: 0.93- 3.16). Conclusion: The greater than doubled odds of having depressive symptoms two years after exposure to IPV provides further evidence that IPV results in future mental health problems. Higher social support and self-esteem mediates this association, suggesting that these psychosocial factors may enable women to better cope with the health consequences of IPV.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
This image is printed on 6mil white vinyl and measures 2x3 inches. The ink and vinyl are designed to be weatherproof and are perfectly fit for outdoor use. Default shipping is first class, but if you would prefer a different method of shipping please convo me and we will most certainly make it happen! ==About this specific design.abt== This design is a parody of the ubiquitous OBEY GIANT images that have circulated throughout our culture over the past 20 years. The image was built from scratch using appropriated video game graphics, edited pixel by pixel, rearranged, recolored, and redrawn until just the right configuration was achieved. These stickers can go just about anywhere you want them to: on street signs, windows, strangers' foreheads, scooters, bike helmets, parking meters, police cars, the mayor's mailbox... you know, whatever! ==About me.bio== I have been making art based on obscure videogame imagery for about 5 years. If you are interested in seeing more of my work, I have a flickr I post work to http://flickr.com/pressstarttobegin I try my absolute best to maintain a high level of quality in my pieces for your benefit as well as mine. When I fail to meet those standards, I can work with you to either replace or refund the purchase.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
AVAILABLE Last checked: 11 Minutes ago! Exercise and sports science australia american college of sports medicine british association of sport and exercise science and sport and exercise science new zealand collaborated to develop a brief statement titled the role of sport exercise and physical activity in closing the life expectancy gap for people with mental illness. By american college american college of sports medicine acsms advanced exercise physiology 1st first edition hardcover october 1 2006 by michael n sawka editor charles m tipton editor american college american college of sports medicine author. Home allied health acsms advanced exercise physiology acsms advanced exercise physiology authors american college of sports medicine peter a farrell phd facsm michael j joyner md facsm vincent j caiozzo phd facsm. Forlagets beskrivelse written at a graduate level the second edition of acsms advanced exercise physiology enables experienced students to develop an in depth understanding of exercise physiology along with its related topics and applications. Acsms advanced exercise physiology 0 american college of sports med american college of sports medicinepeter a farrellmichael j joynervincent j caiozzo published by lippincott williams and wilkins 2011 10 01 2011	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Sunday, August 1, 2010 I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I made this S'mores Ice Cream. I knew I wanted to try and make it for a while, but I had no idea Zack and I would love it as much as we did. It was truly incredible. I rank it as one of the best ice creams I have ever had in my life. It is dangerously good...dangerous in the way that you end up eating all of it and then your pants are tight! Let me be the first to say it is worth it, but make sure to have a friend to share with when you indulge. My favorite way to eat this ice cream is sandwiched between two graham crackers. In fact that is exactly what we did after this photo was taken. For those of you who don't have ice cream makers you can still create this ice cream. Just get a quart of your favorite vanilla ice cream. Let it soften slightly and then mix in the graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate. Preheat the broiler. On a foil lined baking sheet, place the marshmallows in a single layer; broil until browned. Keep an eye on them as this will happen quickly. Transfer to a plate to cool and set aside. Prepare Ice Cream: Heat the milk, salt, and sugar in a saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the milk with a paring knife, then add the bean pod to the milk. Cover, remove from heat, and infuse for one hour. To make the ice cream, set up an ice bath by placing a 2-quart (2l) bowl in a larger bowl partially filled with ice and water. Set a strainer over the top of the smaller bowl and pour the cream into the bowl. In a separate bowl, stir together the egg yolks. Rewarm the milk then gradually pour some of the milk into the yolks, whisking constantly as you pour. Scrape the warmed yolks and milk back into the saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom with a heat-resistant spatula, until the custard thickens enough to coat the spatula. Strain the custard into the heavy cream. Stir over the ice until cool, add the vanilla extract, then refrigerate to chill thoroughly. Preferably overnight. Remove the vanilla bean and freeze the custard in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to a large bowl and slowly stir in the graham crackers, toasted marshmallows, and chocolate. Transfer to freezer save container and freeze until hardened. No comments: Post a Comment About Me My name is Risa and I am an accountant living in the Washington D.C. area with a passion for all things sweet. I have always enjoyed baking and creating new treats, so I decided I would share it with the rest of the world. If you would like to email me I can be contacted at [email protected].	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Teen Porn Battery Teen Porn Battery MARCH 10--A teenage porn star was battered by her former best friend in an attack that was videotaped and uploaded to Facebook, according to cops. As detailed in police reports, Samantha Shahinian, 18, was at a friend’s apartment last week when her former BFF, Jessica Curtis, arrived at the Florida residence around 1:30 AM. “They are not friends anymore possibly because of Samantha’s job as a pornography actress,” police reported. After Curtis, 19, got in Shahinian’s face in the home’s front yard, she allegedly punched her ex-pal. The teens then tumbled to the ground, where Curtis “got on Samantha’s back and started punching her in the back of the head at least ten to twenty times.” Curtis also allegedly bit Shahinian (seen at right) on the back “at least twice.” According to a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies noted that Shahinian’s head “showed some redness and bumps” and that her back had two “significantly large red puncture marks.” They also reviewed a video of the beating that was uploaded to Curtis’s Facebook page, along with the caption, “Guess who just beat Samantha’s ass.” In a handwritten statement, Shahinian said the confrontation was the culmination of “months and months of online harassment.” In addition to posting naked photos of her former friend, Curtis’s Facebook page includes a screen grab from one of Shahinian’s X-rated videos. In response to that Facebook image, Shahinian’s sister defended her sibling, writing on Curtis’s page, “That video made enough money to cover your bond 3 times. She gets paid to do what you do for free.” Pictured above, Curtis, charged with battery, is free on $500 bond and scheduled for an April 2 arraignment on the misdemeanor count. Shahinian, who told TSG that she began her porn career a few months ago, said that Curtis, in online posts, had used “crude, nasty language towards me,” and was “not ladylike.” (3 pages)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
DEC IMPIANTI - Process Engineer (PED-04) DEC IMPIANTI S.p.A. is an international provider of equipment, systems and services for the pharmaceutical, chemical and petrochemical industry. DEC IMPIANTI serves its Customers through a network of operating offices and sales organizations located throughout the world. The job will be based in Lainate (Milan, Italy) and will require frequent traveling to different sites (worldwide) during project execution phases and after sales services.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Xlite by Thermarest In 1971 a group of unemployed engineers came together to change how we experience the outdoors forever. As climbers, Jim Lea, Neil Anderson & John Burroughs knew firsthand that long days in the hills were only made longer by a horrible night's rest, & a better sleeping pad was key to changing that equation. This blend of science & desire created the world's first self-inflating air mat, & it continues to be the fuel that drives us today.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Thursday, October 10, 2013 BSN's NBA Preview Teaser The Magic are in full rebuilding mode as this team lacks any star talent and with that comes a lack of depth.A lineup that headlines Aaron Afflalo as its number one option led the Magic to one of the worst records in the NBA.They made their first move by drafting the athletically talented guard Victor Oladipo with the second pick in the draft as they look to build this lineup.Unfortunately for them, their struggles seem as though they will continue through this season.The bright point for them is that the 2014 draft class looks to be one of the most talented draft classes in a while.A rebuilding team such as Orlando can make big moves in the rebuilding process in a draft like this next year’s one.However, for this season, the Magic’s outlook is bleak. Player to Watch: Victor Oladipo – This kid was a human highlight reel while at Indiana.His game improved with every year that passed; his work ethic and athletic ability make some believe that his ceiling is as high as he makes it.While the Magic struggle, look for him to be all over the highlight reels everywhere. 14. Charlotte Bobcats Last season: 21-61 2013 projection: 35-47 Among the worst teams in the league the Bobcats have made some additions this offseason to start to build a contender.If you take away the fact that their owner, Michael Jordan, could come on and be one of the Bobcats best players, their outlook can only go up from where they have been in the last few seasons.This team is headlined by new addition, center Al Jefferson.In an effort to sure up the front court, the Bobcats selected athletic big man Cody Zeller.While their starting lineup on paper looks to be serviceable, they lack depth at almost every position.This team is starting to make moves in the right direction, but are still a few years of being where they want to be.Jefferson along with Kemba Walker are the main proven scoring options on this team, while Kidd-Gilchrist is defensive minded. He needs to improve as a scorer to give this team options on that end of the floor. While they will improve from one of the league’s worst records, the improvement won’t be as great as many fans are hoping for. Player to Watch: Cody Zeller – One of the rookies who impressed in the summer league, look for Zeller to be in talks of rookie of the year.Due to his size, versatile talent, and athleticism, he will be hard for opposing teams to match up with. 13.Philadelphia 76ers Last season: 34-48 2013 projection: 26-56 The 76ers have had a busy offseason as they look to start new and build a contender.One of their biggest offseason moves was on draft night when they traded point guard Jrue Holiday to the newly-named New Orleans Pelicans for their first round draft pick, which they used on former Kentucky center Nerlens Noel.The move for Noel was thought by some to be a reach due to his knee problems.However, the Sixers must love his upside as there is no time table for his return.Noel will not likely make a huge impact this season as he rehabs his knee.On draft night they also drafted Holiday’s replacement and who they hope to be their floor general for years to come in former Syracuse point guard Michael Carter-Williams.This team is a few years out of being relevant as they are one of the front runners for the Andrew Wiggins sweepstakes that will be next year’s draft.They do have a new head coach in Brett Brown and return some of their starters in Turner, Young, and Hawes.I doesn’t look like it will matter much as most of this roster is unproven. Player to Watch: Evan Turner – Evan Turner has been quiet in the NBA for his first few years.His production has gradually gotten better each year.With Jrue Holiday gone, not only will Turner be asked to take over some of the ball handling responsibilities as he played point forward in college, but he will also likely be the number one option in terms of offense.Look for Turner to have a better year as his team struggles. If the Kings have hope, the Suns have “nope”. As in a chance at a respectable season? Nope. They lost Scola to the Pacers, but even before that this team was floundering without any plan or direction. Goran Dragic always plays well and got a hefty contract out of it and the team did acquire Eric Bledsoe- but after that there is not a whole lot to be “sunny” about in Phoenix. The arrival of Terps product Alex Len may be a cause for some cheeriness, but he is a project and at least a year away from being a factor for the franchise. The Suns post-Nash have been full of good, serviceable players- but good and serviceable does not get you to the playoffs, much less a Larry O’Brien trophy. Player(s) to watch: Eric Bledsoe and Alex Len- If only because outside of Dragic, there won’t be any others to invest interest in. Bledsoe is a very dynamic player with speed and finesse and the ability to create his own shot while Len is a project with only one year at Maryland. They won’t make Phoenix a contender anytime soon, but they will have some fun moments in the meantime. 14. Sacramento Kings Last season: 28-54 2013 projection: 30-52 A few things Kings fans can be happy about: not being owned by the Maloofs, a deeper team (in comparison to recent seasons) and Ben McLemore. When you look back on the 2013 NBA Draft, McLemore will be seen as an absolute steal as the seventh pick, and with Evans gone- Sacramento is McLemore’s for the taking. Along with Demarcus Cousins and Greivis Vasquez, the Kings are now finally headed in a positive direction. Carl Landry has returned to add veteran leadership to a team with John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Marcus Thornton. While they once again will fail to come anywhere remotely close to the top eight spots, fans can once again have hope. Player(s) to watch: The dynamic of Cousins/McLemore- Cousins as the incumbent star will be looked at to help guide the Kansas rookie. While it has been noted that Cousins has had maturity issues in the past, he will have to get past those and make the transition as smooth as possible if he wants to ever play in a meaningful basketball game. 13.Los Angeles Lakers Last season: 45-37 2013 projection: 34-48 Since the inception of the Lakers franchise in 1948, the team has only missed the playoffs five times (1957-58, 1974-76, 1993-94 and 2004-05. 2004 was also the last time the team failed to crack 40 wins). Call it sacrilege, but 2013-14 will mark the sixth time. I’m no prophet, but assisted by the fact that an already aging team lost their best player (Bryant), second-best (Howard) and leave their last best options (Gasol and Nash) with a group of inexperienced, inconsistent options. Gone is Metta World Peace and Antawn Jamison. Enter Chris Kaman, Nick Young, Wes Johnson, and returning Jordan Farmar. Coming back from last year is Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks, Robert Sacre and Jordan Hill. The team drafted Ryan Kelly from Duke. In any other year, it would be a great draft pick- but in a season that will see them struggle even worse than last, it is a piece of gum plugging a leak in a dam. Player (s) to watch: Nick Young and Jodie Meeks- In the absence of Kobe Bryant, these two will be logging big minutes to try and replace his production. While at times it will be admirable, would you trust leaving a pair of your Ferraris to one kid who just got his license and the other with a bad driving record? Neither would I- but desperate times call for desperate measures. Bryant will likely push himself to come back before the new year, but he should “do the Derrick Rose” and rest up for a more productive 2014.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
You are here New Reads by Local Authors - 2015 George Alfred Townsend & Gathland (History Press, 2014) by Dianne Wiebe George Alfred Townsend (1841-1914) was a free-lance journalist, a novelist, a poet, and a lecturer. But his success in life derived from his newspaper writing, and, contrary to most images of the unattached reporter, he made a good living at it, working for many newspapers on many subjects. He began writing in high school, where he also met his future wife, Bessie. At 19, he was earning $6.00 a week as a news editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the following year he was a city and drama editor. At 21, he became a Civil War correspondent for the New York Herald. His fame was just beginning. This is probably also when he developed his life-long practice of writing 1,800 words a day. As he began to write for more newspapers, he began to use the pseudonym, GATH, the initials of his name with the added “H.” The son of a Methodist preacher he was well versed in the Bible and Gath is a place mentioned there; he would later adapt this further for the name of compound he built in Maryland, near Boonsboro. GATH is recognized as the pioneer in syndication of his work. After he left the Inquirer, he went on to write for many papers from the major issues of the day to profiles, virtually any topic that attracted his fancy. And fortunately, there were publishers — and payment — for his efforts. “When I went to the Maryland Hall of Records, I saw thousands and thousands of the columns he wrote,” says author Dianne Wiebe. He left a more substantial legacy in his home, now the Gathland State Park, where Dianne works at the Museum. He built a whole world of his own there where he could entertain, escape from his many labors and travels, and enjoy his many collections and library. Over time, many of the buildings have been lost, but the Lodge, a smaller stone building remains for visitors to see. A major attraction also is the arch or the War Correspondent’s Memorial, a monument to the war reporters and artists of the Civil War. “The monument is a tribute to his memory,” notes Dianne. A journalist and writer herself, Dianne took about six months to put together this biography of a still relatively unknown personage. “It took time to gather the pictures and get the permissions,” she says. The descendants of GATH also gave her some 500 pages of transcribed correspondence, “which opened the door to his personal life.” This volume also adds to the legacy of GATH with some fascinating illustrations and photographs. Dianne is now looking for a new passion. One filling her time is working with the Women’s Club of Hagerstown, especially with the publicity. Available at: amazon.com, historypress.net, the Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Antietam Battlefield gift store, and the Turn the Page Bookstore in Boonsboro. Maryland Legends (History Press, 2014) by Trevor J. Blank and David J. Puglia For reasons known perhaps only to psychologists, we humans like to be scared. We enjoy that frisson of chills and the rush of adrenaline that a good dose of fear seems to bring. Perhaps that is why we also frequent horror films and are fascinated by the alleged sightings of other beings out there in the wilds of which we know nothing. In other parts of the country, for instance, people claim to have seen Big Foot or Sasquatch, but right home in Maryland there lies — or flies — some equally strange apparitions such as the Snallygaster or the Dwayyo (yes, there are two “y’s,” no one said monsters had to have easy names). The two authors of Maryland Legends, Trevor Blank and David Puglia are our guides to some homegrown experiences through book of state tales. Both academics, they have tracked down just about every story in the state that speaks of spooky happenings. Here are all the “odd” emanations they found from the campus of the University of Maryland to the demon car of Seven Hills Road in Ellicott City, to the decks of a haunted ship near Solomon's Island (complete with poem), to headless ghosts, such as “Big Liz” in Cambridge, the Prince Georges Goatman, who was said to be half-man, half-goat, and the blue dog of Port Tobacco. And there is a section on tamer legends, such as Barbara Fritchie (did she exist or not), the famous toaster's annual visit to Edgar Allan Poe's grave, and some strange Revolutionary War History. In exploring these, the authors trace the origins of the stories and correct any misconceptions. Examining the source of these folk tales to either confirm or debunk them is in the nature of what they call “legend trippers.” And although they use the term to refer to others, in essence, they are engaged in the same activity. Both authors are from Maryland, David from Frederick and Trevor from Damascus, although they now work at universities outside the state. “We worked together on the Internet and became really good friends. We represent the younger generation of folklore studies. We had been talking about doing a book for years,” says David. They split up which chapters each of them would write and edited each other. There was a good deal of research involved including oral interviews, depending on the subject, and archival research. “We are also keeping track of additional information readers send us, so there might be a follow-up book down the road,” noted David.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy focuses on the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries--the extraordinary period of intellectual flourishing that begins, very roughly, with Descartes and his contemporaries and ends with Kant. It also publishes papers on thinkers or movements outside of that framework, provided they are important in illuminating early modern thought.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Google+ Followers Endless Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Our Toxic Toothpastes The time I made it to bed last night escapes me, but it was well ahead of midnight ─ possibly even before 11:30 p.m. My youngest step-son Pote ─ who had been home without his girlfriend all evening ─ took off in his older brother Tho's car, and I could not bear to be sitting here at my computer if he returned home with her. I just didn't want to know. So I ensured the front door was locked, and hustled myself to bed ─ with earplugs, of course. I don't recall the time I had my first break in sleep and used the bathroom, but it wasn't any later than 7:18 a.m. that I checked the time and decided to start my day. I wanted to replenish my liquor supply, so it was my intention to try and get out this morning for a hike to the government liquor store about two miles distant. First, though, I put in some work compiling content into the new post I set up yesterday at my Siam-Longings website. Meanwhile, I had seen that Pote was home and in bed ─ and he seemed even to be alone there. Fall arrived at some point early today, but it is nothing but clear blue skies hereabouts. It took me unusually long to decide what to wear for my outing, and as a large consequence of that I never got on my way until 11:18 a.m. Pote was still in bed. I felt no rush ─ I wanted to benefit from the sunshine. At the liquor store, I bought a bottle of rye whisky and a half-dozen cans of beer. I'll probably get out for my major beer resupply on Sunday. I was back and into the house by 12:50 p.m., so the excursion had just exceeded 1½ hours. Pote was gone...but he had left the front door unlocked, the hapless nitwit. I expect that he had to start work early in the afternoon, so he had probably headed out to catch a bus. I had a breakfast/lunch of the last of my wife Jack's cooking from the past two days; and then at 2:13 p.m. I was out in the backyard seated in a chair, and wearing aught but cut-offs as I faced into the Sun for 40 minutes. It is 3:29 p.m. as I type these words, and that is my day thus far. ╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘ I have a fairly old family photo to post: This photo of my maternal grandmother Jessie Hyatt was probably taken in 1974 or 1975. The quality of the photo is so bad that I cannot see sufficient detail of that hanging picture, nor the furniture piece off to the side of my grandmother, for me to be able to tell if I can recognize either item ─ if I could, then I would have a good idea where the photo was taken. It may have been snapped in Calgary when my younger brother Mark and his girlfriend Catherine Jeanette Gunther went there to attend the wedding of my maternal cousin Gail Hyatt; or it just may be a photo taken here in Surrey when my grandmother was visiting one of her two daughters (Irene Dorosh, Nell Halverson) who were then living here. ╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘ When you brush your teeth, do you use a toothpaste? You probably realize that membranes like the tissues inside the mouth readily absorb chemicals, so we should really be very careful about the chemicals we put into our mouths. The absolutely worst toothpaste ─ and thus the most dangerous to have in your mouth ─ is Colgate. The next worst is Crest. We have four different brands here in the house, and I checked them for ingredients. Two only listed fluoride ─ absolutely nothing else. One of them was Colgate. Two others ─ one of which was Crest ─ listed just one other ingredient. Pronamel had potassium nitrate in addition to fluoride; and Crest listed sodium hexametaphosphate along with fluoride. Now, people either believe that fluoride is dangerous, and is associated with all kinds of ills ranging from cancer to diabetes to brain damage; or else they prefer to believe the blind or bought-and-paid for health authorities that fluoride is not only harmless, but essential and beneficial. Perhaps it is a peculiarity of Canada that toothpaste here does not have to list everything that's in it ─ I just don't know. When I brush my teeth, I do so for a long while ─ 10 or even 15 minutes, sometimes. I tend to brush while watching T.V. But I don't do it with toothpaste anymore ─ I used to use toothpastes for decades, and I have brushed my teeth for 10 to 15 minutes since the late 1960s. I wince now to even begin to imagine how much of the toothpaste poisons my mouth tissues absorbed over those years. After turning my back on toothpastes a half-dozen or more years ago, I have experimented with just water, but also table salt, baking soda, and even hydrogen peroxide. But lately, I have been using coconut oil. I became aware a year or two ago of the value of oil pulling for oral health ─ the target is to do it for about 20 minutes, but some people have the patience to double that amount of time. So I got the bright idea that I would brush for 10 to 15 minutes with coconut oil, and then swish it about in my mouth afterwards for a few more minutes. Then I expectorate outside into a fairly large garden to avoid a clogging build-up of the coconut oil in the drainpipes. I only brush my teeth once in the evening, but sometimes I don't bother and just oil pull instead ─ I actually do that a couple of times a day, and always rinse out my mouth after eating a meal in order to minimize any acid damage that can happen from certain foods. But that's me! 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍 I was reading something about a study that found how a mere eight weeks following a Paleo diet seemed to have demonstrable heart health benefits, and participants even lost weight without that being an objective. I found it a little peculiar that the second reference cites a claim made by some study that the Paleo diet could lead to rapid weight gain (and risk of diabetes), whereas the folks in the study we're concerned with reported weight loss. Personally, I think the old-fashioned Mediterranean diet is superior ─ the sort of diet described here: I see no reason to avoid alcohol if one has no scruples against it, nor should dairy products be avoided if it is possible to get away from the 'Big Dairy' products we're having forced down our throats. And don't forget lots of those delicious saturated fats! ╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘╘ Well, I think I shall bow out for the day with this 41-year-old entry from my journal back when I was 25 years old, and living in a basement housekeeping unit in New Westminster. The house my room was being rented in was located on Ninth Street at Third Avenue. On my venue for the day was a very long hike to visit my mother Irene Dorosh out in Surrey. Had I chosen to just walk directly to her home in the Kennedy Heights area of Surrey, it would have taken me about 1½ hours at a fast walk. However, I had recently hit upon a far greater calorie-burner. Instead of going directly to her home, I instead followed the King George Highway all the way to Newton, then turned right onto 72nd Avenue in order to access the railway tracks that crossed the avenue a short ways along there. Upon gaining the railway tracks, I turned right onto them, and then followed them as far as the Surrey terminus of 90th Avenue at Holt Road. My mother's home was a half-dozen or so houses down 90th Avenue on the right-hand side of the road. The house is gone now, but its address was 12106 - 90th Avenue ─ it was my main mailing address. That longer haul would have taken about three hours if walked, but I had taken to running from 88th Avenue until I reached 72nd Avenue, and it cut down on the overall time. SUNDAY, September 21, 1975 I believe I shall be very tired this evening; I awoke at 2:00 a.m. Departure time for mom's: 4:35 a.m....via Newton, of course, eating a breakfast along the way of any apples I am able to snitch. I had my 2 or whatever mile run to the tracks. But first I must report that there was someone flat on his back asleep at the foot of the stairs of Bill's apartment building; and Bill's light was on. By the time I made Whalley it was necessary for me to defecate in the bush across from the Surrey Inn. I arrived at mom's just as they were in the process of arising, I had reason to believe; so I killed some time sitting by the tracks. I came back in time to see Alex come outside; he didn't see me, so I kept out of sight around the house. I finally nonchalantly made greeting while he was washing his car, and learned they were going to treat Cathy & kids to breakfast somewhere; Mark had to work this morn. Feeling a burden to Alex, I said I would go with them to Mark's and wait while they were out, taking along the griddle and Western ticket I had for Cathy (I hadn't the gall to sit behind while they left me there alone ─ that is, at Alex'). So I went, and began my wait. Most of my time was spent on my back; I ate a few of their pears. Finally, despairing (I did not care to sit up all day, having had the hope my chicken at mom's would be a lunch stew), I left Cathy a note explaining my package for her, and at 1:45 p.m. left for home, resigned to pancakes. My lack of sleep was manifesting itself, and I didn't wish to be caught up in a late-night celebration of Cathy's imminent birthday. I had a note explaining to Bill when to pick me up for the smorgasbord tomorrow, but his car was gone. I proceeded to Uptown's and bought oranges, eggs, and a light bulb to replace this morning's dead one in the kitchen. My lovely pancake feed involved the finishing of the watery jam given me by mom, and the filling use of peanut butter very thick. I did my exercises, striving to be free for 6:00 p.m. so I could view TV. Just before that hour, and sopping wet, came knocking: Cathy. So I answered, and was eventually persuaded to accompany her home with my gallon of wine. Me and Mark got blasted, and even Cathy got the feeling. I recall Mark retiring, and believe I even kissed Cathy. Somehow I wound up with a sweater, and walked home. I phoned Bill from the A & W, and if Venus was open, it was my sotted intention to buy a pizza; but it was closed. I have a suspicion I may have been sick. It seems Bill hasn't a car, but should tomorrow. My bed hour is unknown. All of that latter entry was clearly written the following day ─ I was recording from memory. Had I written it after getting back to my room, it would have been almost illegible. I am unsure why I had been hiking to visit my mother on recent weekends ─ I was uncomfortable around her husband Alex. He normally worked during the week, so that was the best time to pay the visit. My old friend William Alan Gill had a bachelor suite in a building not too far from where I was living in New Westminster ─ I sometimes left him a note on his car, since I had no telephone. I think the apple tree(s) of interest to me for breakfast that morning was or were just a short ways outside of Whalley, on the right-hand side of the King George. So across the King George Highway from there, it used to be quite wooded. The next day was to be the birthday of my younger brother Mark's beautiful girlfriend, Catherine Jeanette Gunther. She had two beautiful little girls who just loved my mother and Alex, and they in turn loved the little girls and Jeanette. Since my mother and Alex were going to be treating Jeanette and the girls to breakfast, I felt obliged to go along ─ Jeanette and Mark rented a home together located on Bentley Road in Whalley. It was no problem for me to hang out there while everyone was away. But I grew restless and tired and probably very hungry ─ I had left a stewing chicken with my mother a couple or so days before, and I had been imagining enjoying a lovely chicken stew for my lunch this day. Jeanette's birthday was to be the following day, so I expected that there would be some celebrating later that evening after Mark was home from work. I felt too tired to be hanging around and getting involved in it. I had mail-ordered some sort of special fancy skillet for Janette, plus a Western Lottery ticket ─ I left those with a note of explanation, and headed on back to my room in New Westminster. I'm unsure how I was able to exercise after the sort of pancake feed I would normally indulge in ─ I made my pancakes from scratch, using two cups (coffee cups) of flour. I was probably "sopping wet" from a shower when Jeanette came knocking. She must have called to me, for I normally would not answer my door ─ most people near to me realized this. I loved and adored Jeanette ─ there was no way that I would have been able to resist her importunes to come back to her home to help celebrate her upcoming birthday. And especially since she drove there to see me! There were no alcohol sales on Sundays at that time, but I apparently had an unopened gallon of some kind of wine ─ Mark would have loved to have seen that when I showed up with Jeanette! I daresay that it was after midnight when I left that night and staggered all the way back to New Westminster. The A & W I phoned Bill from was not too far outside of Whalley ─ somewhere near the top of the hill leading down to the Pattullo Bridge. Bill's car was being repaired, and he had been getting a sharp discount on rentals in lieu of a courtesy car ─ evidently he explained to me that he wasn't presently with a car, and that was why I had not seen it earlier that day. Somehow I remembered that, even if I could not precisely recall being sick at some point.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Review: A Heart Undivided A Heart Undivided is as much about the development of women’s role in medicine as it is about the remarkable Vera Scantlebury Brown (MBBS 1914, MD1924). Born in 1889 in the small town of Linton, about 150 kilometres west of Melbourne on the Glenelg Highway, the first 27 years of Vera’s life took her from a declining Australian gold-mining town to the operating theatre of a London military hospital. Vera enrolled in the University of Melbourne’s medical school in 1907 and was a weekly boarder at Trinity College Hostel, now Janet Clarke Hall. In the previous 16 years, just 42 women had graduated from medicine in Victoria. In 1915 she became the first female doctor appointed to the Royal Children’s Hospital in 14 years. From December 1915 until late 1916, Vera and five other women doctors made up the entire medical staff at the Children’s due to wartime resignations. In 1917, Vera left Australia for London where she spent 20 months at Endell Street Military Hospital. At the end of the war, in early 1919, she returned to Melbourne. Her first appointment was as a house surgeon at the Royal Women’s Hospital, followed, in late 1919, by an appointment at the Children’s Hospital as clinical assistant to Dr Wilfred Kent Hughes, an ear, nose and throat consultant, as well as a part-time position of medical officer for the Victorian Baby Health Centre Association. Early in 1920 she became medical officer for the Melbourne City Council’s three baby health centres and for the Free Kindergarten Union’s 26 kindergartens, and medical inspector for Melbourne Church of England Girls’ Grammar School. To add to the frenetic nature of her work at that time, she also began a private practice at 84 Collins Street, Melbourne. Vera was appointed director of the newly created Department vernment department in Victoria. Having also married Edward (Eddie) Byam Brown (a lecturer and later an associate professor in electrical engineering at the University of Melbourne) in September 1926, Vera’s position as a middle-class married woman with children holding down the salaried directorship of a government department was an exceptional one. Among the few women to achieve a position of professional leadership and to shape public policy at both the state and national levels, Vera’s work in nurturing the physical and mental development of children remains at the heart of Victoria’s free and universal maternal and infant health system. In her Foreword, University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, Professor Fiona Stanley AC, FAA, FASSA, notes, “This book is thoroughly researched and beautifully written…It is such an important book for us to read now. Whilst the rates of death and illness that were common in the early twentieth century have decreased dramatically (due mostly to the preventive strategies that Vera and colleagues implemented across the whole state of Victoria and taken up nationally), we are seeing many problems in our children, youth and families that also demand a community-wide, preventive approach.” About the author: Dr Heather Sheard, BComm, GradDipEd, GradDipEdAdmin, MA, PhD was a secondary school teacher and assistant principal before retiring and completing a master’s thesis on the history of Victoria’s maternal and child health services, subsequently published as All the Little Children: The Story of Victoria’s Baby Health Centres. Her PhD thesis, completed in 2013, is a biography of Dr Vera Scantlebury Brown. Dr Sheard is currently researching the contribution of Australian women surgeons and medical officers in World War I.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
“Moonlight” stars Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Janelle Monae, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. Released on October 21, 2016, the film chronicles the life of a young boy and his struggle to find himself. The film is directed by Barry Jenkins, who also directed Medicine for Melancholy back in 2008. The first time I heard about this film was from a trailer that I saw while reviewing “Southside With You” with my mother. I didn’t know what it was about until I saw the final cut for myself. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2016. Later on, during its theatrical run, it was met with incredible praise from critics and went on to win numerous awards. It also received ten Critics’ Choice Award nominations. I was struggling to find the perfect time for me to view the film at my cinema before it leaves and what better time for me to do that than at the very last day of its showing? Now that I finally got a chance to experience this possible “Oscar contender”, is it really as great as people said it was? The film’s story is told through three phases of Chiron’s life, beginning with him as a young, shy boy all the way to him as a hardened adult. The world that he’s living in is pretty depressing, with plenty of obstacles treating Chiron like a piece of garbage. Not only does it display Chiron growing up and learning to deal with the world around him, but also about his companionship with Kevin. Barry Jenkins delivered a well-crafted way of describing life in the African-American community without any of the sappy moments. The film, on its own, made me feel bad for Chiron during his tough times as a young boy and as a teenager. The cast delivered some very strong performances, including Rhodes as the grown-up Chiron and Naomie Harris as Chiron’s abusive mother Paula. The other young actors who portrayed Chiron as a boy (Alex Hibbert) and as a teenager (Ashton Sanders) were also very talented in their respective roles. The cinematography was also handled very well in telling the story. If there’s one thing I should mention about this film, it’s that it’s a slow-moving film about growing up in the African-American community filled with drugs and mean people who like to treat others like trash. The pacing is fine for me, but I do feel that people who aren’t fond of slow films might find it a bit boring. Overall, “Moonlight” is a remarkably-crafted story about life thanks to its strong cast, Barry Jenkins‘ masterful storytelling, and its impressive cinematography. Although slow at times, this film explores these types of themes with absolute care, making it one of the most interesting and thought-provoking films I’ve seen this year while also providing some tough competition during the Critics‘ Choice Awards. If it’s playing at a theater near you, I would strongly recommend it to you. Expect it to be on my Top Ten list soon. A I saw this film at the Downer Theatre in Milwaukee a few weeks ago and I love it as much as you. It really hit home for me as well. It will be on my Top Ten too - don't know which spot yet, but it will be on there.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Caring for Your Premature Baby The birth of a baby is a happy time. However, if your baby is born premature, it can be stressful. It can require extra care, too. A baby is premature if he or she is born before the 37th week of a normal 40-week pregnancy. Path to improved health Babies who are born prematurely may need special care during their first 2 years. This is especially true if they weighed less than 3 pounds. Here’s some advice on how to care for your baby when he or she comes home from the hospital. Here’s what you can do to help your baby be healthy, grow, and develop when you bring him or her home: Take your baby to your doctor’s office soon after the baby leaves the hospital. Your doctor will check your baby to confirm that he or she is gaining weight and discuss how your baby is doing at home. Talk with your doctor about feeding your baby. Breast milk is the best baby food. If your baby does not suck or latch on well, these are problems that can be overcome with help. Ask your doctor to involve a lactation consultant. Breast milk can be fed from a bottle instead of, or in addition to, from the breast. Breast milk can be pumped and stored if you prefer to feed breast milk from a bottle. This is helpful if you are away from your baby due to their care needs or your work. If your baby takes formula instead of breast milk, a special formula may be needed. Your doctor may recommend vitamins and iron. Vitamins are often given to premature babies to help them grow and stay healthy. Your baby also may need extra iron because premature babies do not have as much iron stored in their bodies as full-term babies. After about 4 months of taking iron drops, your baby will have about the same amount of iron as a full-term baby. Your doctor may want your baby to take iron drops for a year or longer. Watch your baby’s growth. Premature babies may not grow at the same rate as a full-term baby for the first 2 years. Premature babies are usually smaller during this time. Sometimes they grow in spurts. They usually catch up with full-term babies in time. To keep a record of your baby’s growth, your doctor can use special growth charts for premature babies. Your doctor also will want to keep track of your baby’s milestones. This would include things like activity level, sitting up, and crawling. These are things doctors want to know about all babies, not just premature babies. Be consistent with your baby’s feeding schedule. Most premature babies need 8 to 10 feedings a day. Don’t wait longer than 4 hours between feedings or your baby may get dehydrated (not getting enough fluids). Six to 8 wet diapers a day show that your baby is getting enough breast milk or formula. Premature babies often spit up after a feeding. This is normal. However, you want to make sure that your baby is still gaining weight. Talk to your doctor if you think your baby has stopped gaining or is losing weight. Prepare for solid food. Most doctors advise giving a premature baby solid food at 4 to 6 months after the baby’s original due date (not the birth date). Premature babies are not as developed at birth as full-term babies. It may take them longer to develop their swallowing ability. If your baby has medical problems, your doctor may recommend a special diet. Give your baby plenty of opportunity for sleep. Although premature babies sleep more hours each day than full-term babies, they sleep for shorter periods of time. All babies should be put to bed on their backs, not on their stomachs. This includes premature babies. Use a firm mattress and no pillow. Sleeping on the stomach and sleeping on a soft mattress may increase your baby’s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is the sudden and unexplained death of a baby younger than 1 year (usually while the infant is asleep, which is why it is also called “crib death”). Check your baby’s vision. Crossed eyes are more common in premature babies than in full-term babies. The medical term for this condition is strabismus. This problem usually goes away on its own as your baby grows and develops. Your doctor may want you to take your baby to an eye doctor if your baby has this problem. Some premature babies have an eye disease called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This is where the small blood vessels in the eye grow abnormally. ROP usually occurs in babies who are born at 32 weeks of pregnancy or earlier. If there’s a chance your baby has ROP, your doctor will advise you to take the baby for regular checkups by an eye doctor. ROP can be treated to help prevent vision loss. Check your baby’s hearing. Premature babies are also more likely than full-term babies to have hearing problems. If you notice that your baby doesn’t seem to hear you, tell your doctor. You can check your baby’s hearing by making noises behind or to the side of the baby. If your baby doesn’t turn his or her head, or react to a loud noise, tell your doctor. Get your baby’s immunizations. Immunizations (also called vaccines or shots) are given to premature babies at the same ages they are given to full-term babies. Your baby may need a flu shot when he or she is 6 months old. Premature babies might get sicker with the flu than full-term babies. Talk with your doctor about flu shots for your entire family. This can help protect your baby from catching the flu from someone in the family. Protect your baby while traveling in a car. When traveling with your baby in a car, use a safety-approved infant car seat. Be sure that your baby’s head and body don’t slump over when he or she is in the car seat. You can use rolled-up towels or receiving blankets to give your baby support in the car seat. The car seat should be installed in the back seat. You can have a friend or family member ride in the back seat with your baby to watch him or her. Your baby should start off in a rear-facing car seat. Ask your doctor when it’s safe to move your baby to a forward-facing car seat. Never leave your baby alone in the car, not even for a few minutes. Things to consider If your baby is born premature, there are certain things that can affect his or her health, learning, and your family’s schedule. Physically, babies born prematurely may need to stay in the hospital for weeks or months longer than full-term babies. This can be due to the fact that premature babies often struggle with underdeveloped lungs, being underweight, and other problems. This can be a strain on your family’s routine, even if it’s your first child. It requires daily visits to the hospital until he or she is released. If you have other children, it requires dividing your time between the hospital and caring for your children at home. One or both parents may need to take additional time away from work during this period. Once your baby comes home, you will need to protect him or her from exposure to others and illness. Germs and illness can be tougher on a premature baby. Finally, some premature babies struggle with learning, gross motor (crawling, walking), and fine motor (picking up things, feeding themselves) development. They will eventually catch up. However, it may take them longer to learn those skills. Questions to ask your doctor If my first baby was born premature, does that increase the risk for prematurity for additional babies? How can I help my premature baby catch up on his or her developmental milestones? How long should I wait to take my premature baby out or expose him or her to others once we’re home? Can being born premature increase my baby’s risk of cerebral palsy or other chronic health conditions?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Nyko Charge Station 360 For Xbox 360 Controllers Review /* Story Top Left 2010 300x250, created 7/15/10 */ google_ad_slot = "8340327155"; Futurelooks tested the Nyko Charge Station 360 for Xbox 360 Controllers and published a review. Quote from the review: "If there is one thing common to all wireless controllers, it is batteries. Or rather, the lack of when you need them the most.Nyko has a battery solution that wants to pawn your Energizers. Does it have the power? Check it out!" Read the full review of the Nyko Charge Station on Future Looks. The Author Luigi LugmayrLuigi Lugmayr (Google+) is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine. Luigi can be contacted directly at [email protected].	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Five Simple Steps to lead a Happier Life Posted by Chalene Johnson By Chalene Johnson 1. BE THANKFUL. Make a list of 10 things you are most thankful for in your life today. Post this list on your bathroom mirror. Start your day by putting in focus those things that you have to be thankful for. Forget about what you don’t have, once had, or wish you had. Be thankful for the many blessings you do have. Put this list on paper. The act of handwriting this list will dramatically change your perspective. 2. PRACTICE BEING HAPPY. No one likes a grump! Becoming a happy person takes practice for some, but the rewards are endless. The single greatest choice you have is to choose to be a happier, less stressed individual.Happy people are more likely to be bumped up to first class when they fly. They win the favor of those who “hold the power.” They are more likely to be promoted, receive kind gestures, room upgrades, free stuff, flowers from their spouse, and compliments from strangers. They laugh harder, have fewer wrinkles, and make other people smile in their presence. 3. BE KIND TO PEOPLE. It may sound strange, but I remember feeling happy just a couple of weeks after September 11, 2001. Looking back, I now realize it was because for about a month, strangers were kind to strangers. Life's pace slowed. Whiners stopped complaining. We waited patiently in lines and even offered to let others “cut” ahead of us. We held the elevator door and waited patiently for the person driving ahead of us to notice the light had turned green. We met our neighbors. We were nice to each other. Being kind when things are going your way is easy. Being kind when things aren't going your way is a true test of character. 4. GIVE COMPLIMENTS FREELY. The only thing that feels better than getting a compliment is, perhaps, giving one. A woman in her late 70s stood behind me in the grocery store. I turned and noticed how stunningly put together she looked. She wore a beautiful hat (I so love it when women wear big hats), a yellow patent leather purse, matching patent leather shoes, a strand of pearls, and perfectly styled hair. I smiled at her and said, "You look absolutely beautiful today." She grabbed my wrist tightly and with tears in her eyes replied, "My husband died a year ago today. He was the last person to say those words to me." Giving her that compliment was like giving myself a gift. I have told that story many times and each time I feel a rush of gratitude. 5. SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. Learn to say "I'm sorry, I have to decline." There's nothing more important than your close friends and family. Commit to giving up one not-so-important activity that is currently eating up your precious time and replacing it with family or friend time. You'll never regret it. People often ask me why I don't produce more workouts, do more than one Camp Turbo, or make more out-of-state appearances. The reason is I've learned to put limits on my work so I can be with my family. At the end of your life, you won't wish you had volunteered for more “projects” or worked more hours, you'll wish you had more time to spend with the people who matter. 9 comments: That was so wonderful!I really loved the compliments entry! How you told that woman how beautiful she was, and how deeply and beautifully it affected her.I love doing things like that.There is nothing more rewarding than bringing light into someone else's life. You never know when someone needs a lift in their hearts. My self help books have been teaching me to be grateful and thankful. So that's what I do. Every night before bed, I pray, I go through each and every thing I can think of that I am thankful for each day, and thank God for everything. Even when my husband and I are struggling. I am still thankful. As always great post Chalene. It's really great to be reminded from time to time that we make our own happiness and our experiances in the world are subjective. So let's start turning lemons into Lemon-aid!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Old Rottenhat Dondestan (Revisited) The eccentric singer-songwriter has some of his key solo LPs reissued, including the essential Rock Bottom. Every decade or so, Robert Wyatt's discography comes around again; this new batch of reissues (the first of two) has apparently been prompted by the release of For the Ghosts Within a few weeks ago. Any excuse will do, really. The albums Wyatt has intermittently released over the past 40 years are glacially paced and occasionally maddening, but they're also fascinating, thoughtful, and spectacularly beautiful at times. He's also got one of the great singing voices in Anglophone pop, as high, lonesome, and weathered as the cliffs of Dover, whether he's crooning the politicized lyrics he favors or being a scat-singing "human horn." 1974's Rock Bottom wasn't Wyatt's first solo album-- that was 1970's long-out-of-print The End of an Ear-- but it was the first record of the second act of his career: In 1973, the wildly energetic former drummer of Soft Machine (and leader of Matching Mole) broke his spine in an accident. He spent eight months in the hospital, reinventing himself as a singer/keyboardist and reworking some pieces he'd already composed for what would have been his new band. The six songs of Rock Bottom were a new kind of music for Wyatt: very slow, exquisitely deliberate. (It's easy to hear echoes of the album in latter-day Radiohead, among others.) The magnificent "Sea Song" is the most immediately gripping piece here, but everything has peculiar little joys that take their time emerging. "Alifib" is an aphasic love song to his partner Alfreda Benge (they were married the day the album was released); "Alife" brings her in to offer an affectionate rebuke. And Wyatt effectively ducks out of his own album a few minutes before it ends: "Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road" concludes with a peculiar three-minute recitative by Ivor Cutler. That kind of abdication of the spotlight carried over to Rock Bottom's 1975 sequel, Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard, almost entirely music composed by other people (with occasional lyrics by Wyatt)-- it includes pieces by expatriate South African trumpeter Mongezi Feza ("Sonia", on which Feza himself plays), Charlie Haden, and Jacques Offenbach. The eight-and-a-half-minute "Team Spirit" is sung from the point of view of a soccer ball; "Soup Song" is a rewritten version of the jolly stroll "Slow Walkin' Talk", from the repertoire of Wyatt's mid-60s band the Wilde Flowers, now featuring very silly lyrics from the point of view of a ham hock. Wyatt kept a fairly low profile over the next five years or so: He sang on a handful of Michael Mantler's projects and played a little on Brian Eno's Before and After Science and Music for Airports, but that was about it. ("I am a real minimalist, because I don't do very much," he once noted.) So the material that ended up on 1982's Nothing Can Stop Us was a surprise. Most of the album collects a series of four brilliant cover singles Wyatt recorded in quick succession in early 1980. He turns Chic's "At Last I Am Free" into a prayerful drone, the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet's "Stalin Wasn't Stallin'" into a woozy a cappella reappraisal of wartime communism, and Ivor Cutler's "Grass" into a comment on ideology (played with a Bengali group called Dishari who got the B-side to themselves). There's also a heartfelt version of the socialist standard "Red Flag", and one original, "Born Again Cretin". A venomously sarcastic, bluntly political song, it pointed the way toward 1985's Old Rottenhat, which genuinely is a solo record--Benge appears for four seconds, and other than that it's wall-to-wall Wyatt. The opening "Alliance" is an attack on politicians who sell out the Left ("You say you're self-sufficient/ But you don't dig your own coal"); "The United States of Amnesia" concerns the "Aryan empire" forgetting its massacre of natives. There's some nifty songwriting here--"The Age of Self" is one of Wyatt's most winning melodies--but the album's on-the-fly production and chintzy keyboard presets make the album sound like a preliminary demo rather than something meant to be listened to. That problem is redoubled with Dondestan-- whose title means, essentially, "nowhere," as in "¿dónde está?" It was first released in 1991, then remixed and resequenced in 1998 as Dondestan (Revisited), the version included in the new reissues. Apparently the record that inspired the practice of "Wyatting" (going to one of those pub Internet jukeboxes that has a million available tracks and playing something that totally kills the mood), it's a bit livelier than Old Rottenhat, sometimes not in a good way: The title track grinds a nagging piano melody into the dirt for five minutes, and "Shrinkrap" is, yes, a rap about going to therapy. Wyatt's voice continued to get richer and craggier with age; as he joked in the liner notes of Nothing Can Stop Us, "a hesitant beat there, a dodgy note there... are of course entirely deliberate and reproduced as evidence of my almost painful sincerity." But not many people would have guessed from Dondestan that a lot of Wyatt's best music was still ahead of him.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
One of Manchester United’s main rivals for the signature of Breel Embolo has pulled out of the race for the Swiss striker. Newly-promoted Bundesliga club RB Leipzig have told FC Basel and Embolo’s agent that they are no longer interested in the 19-year-old frontman, who started for Switzerland in their 0-0 Euro 2016 draw with France on Sunday. Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick said: “We’ve informed the agent of Embolo and FC Basel that we are no longer interested in his transfer.” That could leave the way open for United to secure the services of the teenager as reports continue to link the youngster with a move to Old Trafford. United have so far only held talks with his agent – the brother of Stoke City star Xerdan Shaqiri – while it has also been claimed that Jose Mourinho’s agent Jorge Mendes could be in some way involved.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Green Building – GHBT Certified Green The GHBT green building program was launched in 2006 with the primary purpose of promoting building techniques and materials that produce homes which consume less energy and other resources, facilitate better indoor air quality, and provide a more durable product requiring less maintenance. Website:GHBT Green Homes GHBT Certified Green Homes for Sale Let Kevin and his Team Help You Finding a home in the Triangle area can be a daunting proposition! What are the benefits of Cary over either Raleigh or Durham? How long is it going to take me to get from Holly Springs to either RTP or downtown Raleigh? What will I pay for a 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath home in Morrisville? Where do I find waterfront homes in the area? These are the type of questions we are asked on a regular basis. For honest, straight forward answers to these and other questions about Triangle Real Estate and the greater Triangle area in general please do not hesitate to contact Kevin, 919 349 0096, <a href=”mailto:[email protected]”>[email protected]</a>. The Triangle area is consistently winning accolades and awards. ‘Best Place for Business’ ‘Best Place to Live’ ‘Fastest Growing City’ ‘Best Place for Singles’ With the nations largest research park, RTP, and more PHD’s than anywhere else in the country the Greater Triangle area is THE place to be. The Kevin Lingard Team are a group of full time, professional, real estate agents. As a result they are committed to helping you find your perfect home in Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Raleigh or any of the other great Triangle communities. Their aim is to make your move as smooth and worry free as possible.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Secretary Schopp sat down with School Administrators of South Dakotaís Rob Monson to talk about the departmentís aspirations for the future. 2013 legislative session begins Tuesday The 2013 Legislative Session gets underway on Jan. 8 with the Governorís State of the State address beginning at 1 p.m. (Central). You can listen in via South Dakota Public Broadcasting. You can also follow any education-related bills by visiting the Legislative Research Councilís webpage. Final public draft of Next Generation Science Standards to be released Jan. 8 A second draft of the Next Generation Science Standards is scheduled to be made available for comment on Tuesday, Jan. 8. South Dakota was one of 26 lead states involved in development of the standards. Click here for more information. Farm to Schools grant winners announced Congratulations to Flandreau Indian School on its successful Farm to Schools grant application. Flandreau received a planning grant for $39,463. >>>LEARN MORE Sign up to receive this newsletter! Your email: USDA announces meat, grains flexibility in school meals Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture added flexibility to school menu planning by removing daily and weekly maximums on the grain and meat requirements for the remainder of the 2012-13 school year. The announcement was made in response to lawmakers who requested the changes after receiving complaints from constituents in their home states. Calorie maximums are still in place. Schools that have already had their menus certified do not need to resubmit anything. Schools that are preparing to submit their menus for certification can do so if you have a red box/no in the areas regarding daily and weekly grain and meat maximums. The minimums must still be met for these items and the calorie requirements must still be met. The memo states that USDA will be updating the instructions for the certification tool. The USDA memo, which can be accessed on their websiteís policy section, outlines the changes and recent updates. The memo, policy # 11-2013 on the list, also discusses the intent and concerns of the changes.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
You are here Sujey Sayre of St. Michael Parish in South Sioux City smiles after being greeted with her husband, Mark, by Archbishop George J. Lucas at the Rite of Election Feb. 18 at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha. As the culmination of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Mark Sayre hopes to receive the sacraments of confirmation and first Communion at the Easter Vigil. Rite of Election: Archbishop assures all that ‘God is on our side’ Mon, 02/19/2018 - 5:09pmadmin By JOE RUFF Catholic Voice Addressing hundreds of people seeking full communion with the Catholic Church, Archbishop George J. Lucas assured them God has a plan – calling all to sainthood and eternal life with him. From baptism through confirmation, first Communion and the other sacraments, God demonstrates his desire that people trust him and lead flourishing lives through him, the archbishop said Feb. 18 in his homily at the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion of the Baptized at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha. “Our heavenly Father looks at those to be baptized and it is as though he is saying, ‘I have a plan for this woman.’ Or, ‘I have a plan for this man,’” the archbishop said. Details will differ, but ultimately the plan is for everyone to be saints, assured of a place in heaven and life with God that never ends, the archbishop said. “God’s promise is all good,” he said. “From baptism on, God is on our side. God is not out to get us. He is not waiting for us to trip up. He is always with us. “He never says, ‘The deal’s off. You’ve fouled things up so much, I’m changing my plan.’” The road map for that plan is to live in and through the life, death and resurrection of JesusChrist, the archbishop said. Even when life becomes difficult, and sin allowed by free will gets in the way, the Lord is with everyone, and gave his life so that everyone can have life, and have it abundantly, he said. “God loves us so much, he’s even given us his own Son,” the archbishop said. About 145 people gathered at the cathedral as catechumens and were greeted by the archbishop as part of the Rite of Election, publicly declaring their intent to be baptized, confirmed and receive holy Communion at Easter Vigils in parishes across the archdiocese; and about 320 people came as candidates on their journey to receiving the sacraments of confirmation and first Communion. They and their sponsors, family and friends gathered at an afternoon ceremony for people from mostly rural parishes, and an evening ceremony for people in the Omaha area. Mark Sayre, a member with his wife, Sujey, of St. Michael Parish in South Sioux City, came to declare his intent to be confirmed and receive the Eucharist. It was an honor to meet the archbishop, Sayre said, and “to grow closer to God and be part of the church and the community.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
"The market is an artificial fabrication," Universa's Mark Spitznagel warns in this brief but revealing interview, adding that "to think this can persist is simply naive." Talking to Maria B on FOX, Spitznagel thinks the market could be cut in half if the Fed stepped away now and points out the fallacy of a belief in any persistent tapering as the Fed will step right back if the market goes down. The gap between the market's "alternate reality" and actual reality is something that simply cannot persist and explains now is the time to be out, to prepare for when the market reprices (as opposed to suggesting people short the market) which is exactly what traders are not doing - as it would be irrational to think longer-term, "if they don't make their next week, month, quarter; they won't be around." "Asset markets now are totally an illusion... they are pricing in an alternative reality that is so different what is going on" "The reason for this is the Fed - the modern day Victor Frankenstein - who have created this thing that otherwise wouldn't live" "We are led to believe there is this vigor out there, whereas in reality, if the Fed pulled out, the market would be cut in half" "Japan is a crazy science experiment... it's a scary scary place [to invest]" This brief clip covers a lot of ground but is well worth the price of admission as Spitznagel explains why the Fed is making the short-termist perspective of everyone from traders to corporate managers far greater...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The waiting could be finally over soon for those outside the US that are looking forward to getting their own Samsung Galaxy S 4. According to recent reports Samsung is planning on launching its Android flagship in 50 countries at the end of this month. “Sources from the supply chain” predict that the South Korean manufacturer will ship around 10 million units in the first month while demand could go as high as 30 million for the second quarter. Same sources confirm the fact that there are no component shortages and everything should be on track to unleash the phone upon markets.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Forces in Reprieve: Works by Gunnar Norrman Gunnar Norrman’s new work strongly demonstrates his elegant yet minimalist style. Working mainly in graphite, charcoal, drypoint, and lithography, Norrman aims to represent the harmony that can exist between the natural world and society.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Services Photos of Revere Court of Crystal Lake Tour Revere Court of Crystal Lake The best way to get to know a community is by scheduling a tour. See the facilities, meet the staff and residents, and get a feel first hand what it's like to live at Revere Court of Crystal Lake Memory Care. Description of Revere Court of Crystal Lake At Revere Court of Crystal Lake, Illinois memory care assisted living is all we do. Our exclusive focus is on providing the best, research-based assisted living memory care for people with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. Every employee at Revere Court of Crystal Lake is trained in memory care because caring for those with dementia is the core of our business. This includes both the team that works with our residents every day, as well as the corporate office staff. We make each day count at Revere Court of Crystal Lake with our biography-based life engagement programming. Our team begins with each resident’s interests, history, and preferences, and fills his or her day with personalized experiences that promote cognition, calm, and moments of joy. Each resident’s meals are also personalized according to his or her preferences. Our culinary staff is trained specifically to recognize the needs of the individuals in our care. Special occasions and festive experiences also play a part in the dining experience at Revere Court of Crystal Lake. As a family member of a resident, you’ll be invited to attend these special occasions. Our building is carefully designed with our residents in mind. Abundant natural light, wide hallways, a secure courtyard, and many other features create an environment that’s safe and calming for our residents. MEMORY CARE BENEFITS & AMENITIES Revere Court of Crystal Lake does more than care for your loved one. We provide them with amenities designed for the comfort, care, and enjoyment of our residents. We allow our residents to perform as many tasks as they are able with encouragement and assistance when needed. DEMENTIA CARE AT ITS BEST Revere Court of Crystal Lake is not only one of the country’s leading dementia care providers, but it is also a member of the National Association of Activity Associates. As a specialized memory care assisted living environment, all of Revere Court professional staff, nursing personnel, and caregivers receive special training in Alzheimer’s and dementia-related care. Our ongoing education program allows us to provide the latest and highest quality of care to meet the unique needs of our residents. EVERYTHING YOUR LOVED ONE NEEDS IN ONE MEMORY CARE COMMUNITY Here are some of the amenities you will find in Revere Court of Crystal Lake community: All associates are trained in interacting and supporting those with dementia Safe building Our life engagement program is designed specifically with memory care in mind Intimate home-like living areas to encourage friendships and socialization Three outdoor areas including two beautiful walking paths and a central courtyard Daily housekeeping services Personal laundry and linen service Full service beauty and barber salon Three homemade nutritious meals a day Spacious private dining for family get-togethers Assistance with daily activities including dressing, bathing, hygiene, and mobility A visit is essential to truly appreciate our assisted living community and the way we serve our residents. Call us today for a tour of Revere Court of Crystal Lake, Illinois. We’d love to show you how we’re providing exceptional care to those living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Have Questions? Enter your email address below to get more information about Northgate plaza. Need Help? Our Senior Living Consultants are Standing by… Those with certain disabilities or diseases have more obstacles to overcome when searching for a quality assisted living home. If you have questions, we are here to help provide the answers. Give our senior care advocates a call and read our guides for specific information and resources related to your or your loved one’s condition. Senior Advisor Hello! I’m one of over 100 specialists trained to match you with a community that is perfect for your needs. 1. Get personalized guidance from a dedicated local advisor2. Save time with an easy-to-understand breakdown of services and fees.3. Our service is 100% free to use - no hidden costs.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Yet again we were admiring the Aile Colbert wing of the Musee du Louvre from the Cour Napoleon courtyard located in the 1st Arrondissement of Paris, when we took these high definition photos showing the statue of Suger by the sculptor Nicolas Bernard Raggi. So this particular statue of Suger is located on the first level balustrade of the Aile Colbert wing of the former Palais du Louvre, and this was put in place in 1857 and is positioned virtually in the middle, or the fifth statue from the left to be precise. Now this next HD photo showing the statue of Suger, was actually produced by Nicolas Bernard Raggi who was born in Carrara, Italy, yet moved to France and became a French citizen in 1828, where he became a respected French sculptor and worked on numerous commissions for buildings such as The Louvre and the Madeleine church in Paris. And this last image shows the base of the statue with the name of Suger, and little is known about his family, full name or even exactly when he was born, but he became a French Abbot, and the foremost historian of his time. Yet being a friend and confidant of the King Louis VI and King Louis VII, he was also instrumental in the improvements and rebuilding of the Saint-Denis church, now recognised as the Saint-Denis Basilica, located just outside of Paris where the Kings and French monarchs are buried, and as such is also known as one of the earliest patrons of Gothic architecture prior to his death in January 1151. If you would like to use any of these photos for non commercial use we only ask that you please do include recognition to ourselves "eutouring.com", but if you are not sure with regards to usage, please contact us.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Data Scientist in Barcelona Job Description Cien is an AI-first startup and we are global by design, with offices in Barcelona, Miami Beach, and Dallas. Our workforce is also an example of our vision, we are multicultural and diverse, and we pride ourselves on hiring the best people out there. Our app provides a new way to measure and increase sales productivity. Using AI, the app connects the invisible dots in our customers’ sales data to predict outcomes, uncover improvement areas and recommend the biggest wins for their team. The founding team members have all had major previous SaaS company successes, and at Cien we strive to make something 100 times better than before, hence the name! We aim to build the best workplace possible to support our employees -- through our benefits, workplace design, perks and culture. To join Cien, you’ll need to be ready for a fast-moving and challenging environment, be fluent in English, have a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in a relevant subject matter and be eligible to work in Spain. If you are looking for your next challenge, eager to tackle new obstacles in the context of the Machine Learning field and with an internationally diverse team, keep reading! We are growing fast and are always looking for awesome people…are you one of them? As a Data Scientist, your mission is to make our products intelligent and delightful to use, since they act as a trusted mentor to our customers, that fully understand their specific business issues. You will report directly to our CEO and work with our highly accomplished technical team to build machine-learning algorithms for predicting sales people behavior and results. Cien is a SaaS company, so models are not for one-off use, but gets incorporated into our production code. We develop our models in Python, with data stored in MongoDB. We collect ever-increasing amounts of data and get regular feedback on the quality of our models. Therefore we can continuously tune them to become even better. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, a self-starter and a problem solver eager to keep learning new technologies. Interested? Please apply only if you meet the following criteria: You have a graduate degree in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Operations Research or related discipline. You have some years of work experience in a quantitative or technical field. You are an expert in Python with a focus on Data Science. You have a thorough theoretical foundation and practical experience in Machine Learning and Statistics. You have a good understanding of databases. You are familiar with SQL and MongoDB Querying. You are familiar with version control systems (Git). You have project management skills to handle multiple ongoing initiatives on time. You have a resourceful and pragmatic approach to problem-solving. If this sounds like a dream position for you, hit the "Apply for this job" button and complete the requested information. Cien is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We use our own cookies and cookies from third parties to measure your activity in this website and improve the service through analysis of your browsing activity. If you continue browsing, we consider that you accept their use. You can change this configuration and obtain more information here.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Letter to Jude The Letter to Jude (King James Clarified) 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:1:2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was necessary for me to write unto you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.1:5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.1:7 Just as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.1:8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke you.1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone on the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the opposing of Core.1:12 These are spots in your feasts of love, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withers, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his saints,1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.1:17 But, beloved, remember you the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;1:18 That they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.1:20 But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:1:2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was necessary for me to write unto you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.1:5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.1:7 Just as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.1:8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke you.1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone on the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the opposing of Core.1:12 These are spots in your feasts of love, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withers, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his saints,1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.1:17 But, beloved, remember you the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;1:18 That they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.1:20 But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Footprint as Yardstick Urban Centers as Environmental Imperative (Part 1) Global Consumption on a Massive Scale We touch a mere fraction of what we use. Without realizing it, we feed huge appetites with resources from distant places. The chip we eat comes from a chain of activities. Tractors till, apply petro-fertilizers, and harvest. Irrigating water gets heaved over hills and pumped from below. Grain is transported, milled, baked and packaged – and transported again to warehouse and store. That’s no small chip. We each have an ecological footprint considerably larger than what we use, touch, or occupy. And we are consuming resources at an accelerating rate. The Global Carbon Project estimates 2010 American greenhouse gas production to be 1.5 billion tons of carbon in 2010 – and increasing. Resource Intensive Landscape Now consider the multitude of things needed to support a region –from city center past suburbs into farmlands to the receeding edges of nature. Enormous webs of resources flow to support our lives. We construct buildings from materials extracted, processed, distributed, and assembled. We heat and cool buildings. We move water long distances. And we move around in cars and trucks – a lot. The average household drives about 20,000 miles per year – equivalent to a thousand gallons of gas – 20,000 pounds of carbon dioxide – or 10 tons of greenhouse gas per household per year. Dutch Hot Houses Warmed by Natural Gas We may think that we occupy only our house but we inhabit a much bigger landscape: a share of the places where we work and shop; a share of our highways; and a share of faraway places that we never see – the farmlands that feed, the forests and mines that provide, and the oil that warms and propels us. Accelerating in Reverse In spite of awareness of environmental issues and increasing alarm over global warming, we consume more resources than ever – and we consume them at an accelerating rate. Global consumption of natural resources could triple to 140 billion tons a year by 2050 unless consumer nations take drastic steps. A report by the United Nations Environmental Program[1] warns that “the prospect of much higher resource consumption levels is far beyond what is likely sustainable.” Explosive Growth up Tiajuana Hillsides Consumption has grown much faster than population, which has grow at an extraordinary rate. The world’s population has doubled in the last fifty years (passing 7 billion in 2011) and will likely double again by century’s end. The greatest per-capita consumption has been in America – 30 tons of resources per person each year.[2] Europeans consume half of that, and the global average is half again – about 8 tons per person. Interestingly, the UN report also found that developed countries with relatively low population densities, like the US and Australia, consume resources at twice the per capita rate as the average for more urban countries – even though income and material comfort do not differ substantially. Low population densities were found to increase the materials and fuels used to propel cars, heat homes and offices, and expand infrastructure, among other things. For the roughly one billion people who live in the developed world, demand for resources continues to expand. If China and India were to “catch up” to European levels (and they are heading in this direction), global consumption of natural resources would triple. Explosive Growth along Manila Waterways The biggest challenge lies at home. Developed nations consume over 30 times the energy per capita as the developing world – and North America consumes the most. The U.S. and Canada account for about 5% of the global population, yet consume over 25% of the world’s energy and generate the same portion of global emissions. Estimates from the Global Carbon Project put American greenhouse gas production near 1.5 billion tons of carbon in 2010 – and increasing. The UN report says that by 2050, “humanity could devour an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year – three times its current appetite – unless the economic growth rate is ‘decoupled’ from the rate of natural resource consumption.” Giving Urbanism Its Due Spatial efficiency – efficient urban land use and transportation — provides an effective ways to reverse our escalating thirst for resources and alter our collision course with climate change. In his book, Green Metropolis, David Owen argues that density, more than any other factor, is the key to sustainability. Some academics are more circumspect and point to the importance of transit, complementary land uses, and walkable routes — but density makes these things possible. Wetlands Lost Livable density needs to be a shared aspiration. Says Margaret Wente of the Toronto Globe and Mail, “Never mind your recycling, your solar panels or your righteous compost heaps. If you want to cut your carbon footprint, move downtown and throw your garbage down the chute…[3] Manhattanites consume 70 per cent less than the North American average…By comparison, Vermonters – who regard themselves as dedicated environmentalists – are carbon hogs.” What makes high-density urban places so green? For one thing, homes and businesses are more efficient to heat and cool. Detached single-family houses have expose greater areas of external walls and roofs, and so require more indoor heating in winter and cooling in summer compared with townhouses (attached dwellings) or apartments (attached and stacked dwellings). One neighbor’s apartment or condominium helps to heat adjacent dwellings, and vice versa. Dense urban places also come with compact infrastructure. Housing at lower densities is spread out and requires more infrastructure per dwelling: more roads, more pipes, more wires. And infrastructure is not a one-time cost. Pipes must be maintained and replaced over time. Orchards Lost Urban residents and workers also rely less on their cars than their suburban counterparts, and generate far less climate-warming carbon. Walk-to conveniences are more available with urban density, as is frequent transit service. Households near transit generate half the greenhouse gas as the regional average. Indeed, “households in central business districts produce the least emissions of all. …Chicago’s central business district produce 78 percent less greenhouse gas emissions per household.”[4] Urban dwellers have a much smaller environmental footprint than other people, and it’s time we gave urban places their due. High-density downtowns and urban centers hold special importance, as they significantly outperform other urban and transit-oriented place types –a truth taken up in future articles. Fragile Desert Lost “Density is green…”, notes Witold Rybczynski, a hard-nosed academic, in “Home Truths” (Atlantic Monthly, October 2009). “[A] solar-heated house in the burbs is still a house in the burbs, and if you have to drive to it, even in a Prius, it’s hardly green …. Being truly green means returning to the kinds of dense cities and [compact transit-oriented] suburbs America built in the first half of the 20th century.” This means changing how we build new places and how we allow our communities to evolve. While many people hold outdated perceptions of dense urban places as overcrowded, crime ridden, and polluted, our ability to deliver clean, inviting, healthful, and secure urban places has never been better. One Response to Footprint as Yardstick “For decades, we have been ipnosimg local, state, and federal regulations that encourage low over high density development. As a result it appears that the ratio of drivable, suburban choices to walkable, urban choices is way out of sync with the public’s actual preferences. This skews market prices considerably. As a result, too many people are being forced into a suboptimal (according to their own preferences) living arrangements, especially those with less income.”Yes, yes, and yes. Combine diversifying demographics, the end of cheap oil, and the sub-prime meltdown, and you have huge imbalances between the mix of housing that will be demanded in the future and the mix of housing that currently exists. Not sure how much counter-balancing government intervention is needed directly related to housing – prices do adjust quite nicely, thank you very much, so eventually builders will want to build more multi-family stuff in high-density areas and less single-family stuff in low-density areas – but what the government can do is make sure it corrects any distortions that would prevent that from happening: letting gas stay too cheap, over-subsidizing new highway capacity, making it really hard from a regulatory standpoint to do infill development. Like you, I’m not saying high-density is better for everyone; I just want it to be priced and regulated right, vis a vis low-density.Excellent post.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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When she died last year at age 92, Corrine F. Merrick was a retired teacher -- a veteran of the St. Paul public schools -- and the owner of a Highland Park home. Last August, paramedics arrived to find her living in filthy conditions. At St. Joseph's Hospital, she was diagnosed with severe dementia, and despite the staff's advice that Merrick get 24-hour care, her nephew, Larry D. Fiscus, 63, succeeded in having her returned home, authorities say. There, about two weeks later, a hospice nurse found Merrick "cowering in bed," clad only in a blanket and in a diaper overflowing with urine and feces, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court charging Fiscus with neglect of a vulnerable adult. He had refused to give her pain medication, and was "physically rough" with Merrick during the nurse's visit, the charges say. Merrick was again brought to St. Joseph's Hospital and eventually placed in the care of an emergency guardian: Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota. She died Sept. 20. The charges say that an investigator with Ramsey County Adult Protective Services had gone to the scene when the nurse discovered Merrick on Aug. 25, and that action was taken then to note that the woman was in "imminent danger." The same county agency was notified of the alleged maltreatment earlier, too, according to the charges. But the complaint does not say whether Ramsey County knew of the allegations before Merrick was returned to the home. On Wednesday, county spokesman Art Coulson said he could not speak about the case because information about vulnerable adults is private under state law. "We can't even acknowledge we have someone in the system," he said. Fiscus, whose address in the complaint is that of his aunt, is to make his first court appearance on the gross misdemeanor charge March 20. Earlier this week, Amazon announced that it's hiring 1,000 more full-time workers at its Shakopee fulfillment center. But city and county officials are still assessing reliable transportation options for the 1,500 people who already work there.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
not a native letter in Old English; in Anglo-French words it represents the "ts" sound (as in Anglo-French fiz, from Latin filius, modern Fitz); from late 13c. it began to be used for the voiced "s" sound and had fully taken that role by 1400. For letter name, see zed. Thou whoreson Zed, thou vnnecessary Letter. ["King Lear," II.ii.69] Series of zs to represent a buzzing sound first attested 1852; zees "spell of sleep, a nap" is slang first recorded 1963, American English student slang. comic performer, 1580s, from French zani, from Italian zani, zanni "a zany, clown," originally Zanni, Venetian dialect variant of Gianni, pet form of Giovanni "John;" thus equivalent to English Jack. A stock character in old comedies, he aped the principal actors. "passionate ardor in pursuit of an objective or course of action," late 14c., from Old French zel (Modern French zèle) and directly from Late Latin zelus "zeal, emulation" (source also of Italian zelo, Spanish celo), a Church word, from Greek zelos "ardor, eager rivalry, emulation," "a noble passion" [Liddell & Scott], but also "jealousy;" prom PIE ya- "to seek, request, desire." From mid-15c. as "devotion." early 14c., "member of a militant 1st century Jewish sect which fiercely resisted the Romans in Palestine," from Late Latin zelotes, from Greek zelotes "one who is a zealous follower," from zeloun "to be zealous," from zelos "zeal" (see zeal). Extended sense of "a fanatical enthusiast" first recorded 1630s (earlier in this sense was zelator, mid-15c.). "full of zeal" (in the service of a person or cause), 1520s, from Medieval Latin zelosus "full of zeal" (source of Italian zeloso, Spanish celoso), from zelus (see zeal). The sense "fervent, inspired" was earlier in English in jealous (late 14c.), which is the same word but come up through French. Related: Zealously, zealousness. c. 1400, from Middle French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from Greek zeta, from Hebrew zayin, letter name, literally "weapon;" so called in reference to the shape of this letter in ancient Hebrew. U.S. pronunciation zee is first attested 1670s. Other dialectal names for the letter are izzard, ezod, uzzard, and zod. 1848, from German Zeitgeist (Herder, 1769), "spirit of the age," literally "time-spirit," from Zeit "time" (from Proto-Germanic tidiz "division of time," from PIE root da- "to divide") + Geist "spirit" (see ghost (n.)). Carlyle has it as a German word in "Sartor Resartus" (1840) and translates it as "Time-Spirit." "point of the heavens directly overhead at any place," late 14c., from Old French cenith (Modern French zénith), from Medieval Latin cenit, senit, bungled scribal transliterations of Arabic samt "road, path," abbreviation of samt ar-ras, literally "the way over the head." Letter -m- misread as -ni-. The Medieval Latin word could as well be influenced by the rough agreement of the Arabic term with classical Latin semita "sidetrack, side path" (notion of "thing going off to the side"), from se- "apart" + mi-ta-, a suffixed form of PIE root mei- (1) "to change, go, move." Figurative sense of "highest point or state" is from c. 1600. mid-14c., from Old English Zefferus, from Latin Zephyrus (source also of French zéphire, Spanish zefiro, Italian zeffiro), from Greek Zephyros "the west wind" (sometimes personified as a god), probably related to zophos "the west, the dark region, darkness, gloom." Extended sense of "mild breeze" is c. 1600. Related: Zephyrean. "figure which stands for naught in the Arabic notation," also "the absence of all quantity considered as quantity," c. 1600, from French zéro or directly from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic sifr "cipher," translation of Sanskrit sunya-m "empty place, desert, naught" (see cipher (n.)). A brief history of the invention of "zero" can be found here. Meaning "worthless person" is recorded from 1813. As an adjective from 1810. Zero tolerance first recorded 1972, originally U.S. political language. Zero-sum in game theory is from 1944 (von Neumann), indicating that if one player wins X amount the other or others must lose X amount. 1580s, "a single word (usually a verb or adjective) made to refer to two or more nouns in a sentence" (but properly applying to only one of them), from Greek zeugma, "a zeugma; that which is used for joining; boat bridge," literally "a yoking," from zeugnynai "to yoke" (from PIE root yeug- "to join"). supreme god of the ancient Greeks and master of the others, 1706, from Greek, from PIE dewos- "god" (source also of Latin deus "god," Old Persian daiva- "demon, evil god," Old Church Slavonic deivai, Sanskrit deva-), from root dyeu- "to shine," in derivatives "sky, heaven, god." The god-sense is originally "shining," but "whether as originally sun-god or as lightener" is not now clear.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
How Amazon FBA Sellers Should Control Quality in China December 7, 2016 As more and more companies buy products in China and then sell them on Amazon, many of them are finding it hard to control quality. The problem is, there is a big disconnect. A relatively low proportion of defective pieces (say 3%), is to be expected for consumer goods made in China. If you get about 3% of “bad” products on every one of your shipments, you are not doing bad. Most buyers of consumer goods set an AQL at 2.5% for major defects and 4.0% for minor defects. In practice, the tolerance band is actually higher because the underlying standard limits the producer’s risk more than the consumer’s risk. However, on Amazon, it can be a disaster. It can result in a 20% of “one star” ratings. And disappointed customers are much more likely to complain… which might prevent further sales (the limit is 1% before getting kicked out). Can you choose a supplier based on a sample, a price, and their marketing budget & skills? And then run standard QC inspections? And have the supplier ship directly to Amazon’s fulfillment centers? Sometimes it works. But it is quite risky. Yes you can send an inspector before shipment. But what if he finds serious issues? Do you have time to qualify a new supplier, get production going, and so on? Most buyers in this situation try to do damage control: Ask the supplier to sort and rework Ask the inspector to come again Decide whether to go into another re-work & re-inspect cycle (will the supplier actually do it?) or to let the supplier ship. The level of danger varies with the product category and with the positioning (are you selling a premium product, or competing on price?), to be sure. If you sell packs of cheap accessories that end up being given away, a few defective pieces inside each pack probably won’t result in many complaints. If you sell any sort of expensive item and 3% don’t actually work, you can be sure Amazon will notice a lot of returns. Which means… buyers should take the right steps to ensure product quality more upstream in their purchasing & development process. This is what I will discuss on April 17 in Hong Kong. Global Sources invited me to speak at this conference: Global Sources Summit 3-day conference for online & Amazon sellers April 17-19, 2017 AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong Cover China importing & online/Amazon selling-related topics Plenty of built-in networking opportunities Co-located with trade shows so attendees can put their learning into practice immediately Quality Inspections & Supply Chain Management in China This blog is written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in Chinese manufacturing since 2005. Renaud's company performs factory audits/evaluations, product QC inspections, and factory process improvements.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
I'm not sure what you think a veteran big man is going to do that all the coaches Bargnani has had over his entire career, as well as guys like Nesterovic, and Moses Malone, who tutored him in the summer of 2009, have done. Before you make broad assumptions, ensure you know what you are talking about. By the time a player gets to the NBA, team defense should be mostly instinctual. And by the time you get to year five, you should really know what you're doing. Coaching, mentoring and all the things that people keep saying the Raptors should do to teach Bargnani how to play team defense won't do any good if the player simply don't have it in him to play good team defense. Ed Davis, right now, is a better team defender than Bargnani is. Besides, there are more than enough good coaches on the team that can show him the finer points of team defense in the NBA. That's what coaches are for. i asked a simple question... i did not make any assumptions so dont act like a douchebag and make statements like this when people ask questions on an internet forum. when did i say patrick ewing wasnt involved ? the point was ur not going to pull a 45 year old HOF'er out of retirement to mentor bargs are you ? guys like foyle and battie were THERE PLAYING and PRACTICING...with dwight dont be a bitch and put words in other people's mouths.... everyone knows thats a bitch move... you said battie didnt... i said he did and provided the link... take it like a man and STFU Why wouldn't you have a future HOF to mentor a current player? I don't know why you wouldn't. Obviously that player has done well enough to be considered a future HOF. Why wouldn't you want that retired player with all that wisdom to inpart that knowledge? They've been through the wars and the pressure situations. Guys like Foyle and Battie are just practice fodder. They wouldn't know or how to deal with being in pressure situations and being counted upon - because they wouldn't be out there in pressure situations. Anyways, way to be classy with the cursing and name calling. Show some maturity. Howard's mentors weren't Battie or Foyle - the Magic signed Ewing as an coach to help him out. I don't think there are too many big men out there (playing sense) that would help this team. If the Raptors are going to sign a big man coach, they should hire some with a lot of smarts, a cerebrial kind of player.. like Sabonis.. or Divac. right mango kid... lets hire kareem to join the raps and suit up and play all 82 games and practice with the raps... Howard's mentors weren't Battie or Foyle - the Magic signed Ewing as an coach to help him out. I don't think there are too many big men out there (playing sense) that would help this team. If the Raptors are going to sign a big man coach, they should hire some with a lot of smarts, a cerebrial kind of player.. like Sabonis.. or Divac. Legalize-It wrote: Battie might be most valuable for the Nets off of the court. After the trade, Dwight Howard let it be known that he looked up to Battie as sort of a big brother, and he was partly responsible for his development in the league. Everyone who talks about Battie seems to love his professionalism and there could be worse guys mentoring Brook. Shoot, he could even get to Sean Williams. Doubtful, but still… yea... so im not sure did howard say battie and foyle really helped him develop or no ? you want more sources ? go check out dwight's blog and search for adonis foyle - When you practice with guys on your team day in and out, you do learn stuff. Obviously, with Dwight being a rookie and sophmore, when you practice against elderstatesmen on your team, you do learn things, but there's a reason the Magic brought in Patrick Ewing to be a coach - to mentor Dwight. hey mango kid, which HOF'er can we get to join the raptors to teach andrea some stuff ? who do you have in mind ?? how bout bill russell ?? or wilt chamberlain ?? bill walton ?? yea those are all real possibilities to not only join the raptors but to travel and practice with the team... maybe wilt champberlain can play too ?? hey mango kid, which HOF'er can we get to join the raptors to teach andrea some stuff ? who do you have in mind ?? how bout bill russell ?? or wilt chamberlain ?? bill walton ?? yea those are all real possibilities to not only join the raptors but to travel and practice with the team... maybe wilt champberlain can play too ?? omg maybe he could start and we could move bargs to the 4 !! does anyone have bc's phone number ? So who are the examples of players the Raptors could bring in? You still haven't provided them, you just seem to be dancing around the question. Why are you caught up with the notion of the Raptors having to bring in active players to teach? yea i know what you mean... but my criticism is not directed at bargs... it is directed at BC. at the same time i dont think a summer with rasho or malone is going to do anything.... he needed a veteran to practice and travel with the team and talk to bargs on the bench during games... we owed that to our number 1 pick... players who come from europe usually have played a different style and that is why its not so instinctual. tim do you agree though that maybe in barg's rookie year, if we had a vet who had played north american style ball, he could have taught bargs the way to defend north american style, and bargs probably wouldnt have been so lost from the beginning ? Bargnani had two years playing with Nesterovic, who won a Championship as the starting center on the Spurs, one of the best defensive teams of the last decade. I'm not sure what more you can ask for. And the point is that you can't simply teach someone team defense. You can show them what they are supposed to do, but it's really up to them to make it instinctual. And what is a veteran big man going to do that a coach can't? A coach is there to teach. Legalize-It wrote: i asked a simple question... i did not make any assumptions so dont act like a douchebag and make statements like this when people ask questions on an internet forum. Kind of what you said here... Legalize-It wrote: maybe next time do some research before responding... And you didn't really ask a question as much as tried to point out how obvious it should be that Colangelo hasn't brought in a veteran big man to show Bargnani team defense when a) he has, and b) it's the assistant coaches job to do that and c) nothing anyone does is going to teach Bargnani something that he hasn't been able to learn in four years in the NBA.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Recently, as I was nursing my three-month-old son, I came across another writer taking yet another swipe at the Church and its position on the HHS health care mandate business. Just the week before, I also had seen an image, courtesy Planned Parenthood, which pictured five religious leaders, all men, as they testified before Congress against the mandate. The caption? “What’s wrong with this picture?” as it went on to lambast “anti-birth control lawmakers” for disallowing women a voice in sharing how birth control should have a role in women’s health. As a Catholic woman, I’ve had it with these weak arguments in favor of birth control (including the false argument that 98 percent of Catholic women have used birth control in their lifetime), and the insinuation that women want — even need — birth control. My fellow Catholic sisters, you should be fed up, too. As the Church continues its fight against the mandate on the grounds of religious liberty (Oh, and by the way, the Lutherans, Southern Baptists and others have joined us, too) there’s been an interesting parallel discussion going on about artificial contraception and why women “need” it. The birth control issue, it seems, has gone from the elephant in the room to front and center. Somehow, women have been conned into thinking that the pill helps them take control of their fertility. And why should we believe otherwise? For exactly 28 days, each pill, meticulously delivering the exact amount of hormones, presents a perfect cycle, from start to finish. Have sex, don’t worry about producing babies until you’re ready. What could be better, right? Problem is, it’s just placing a mask on top of a woman’s true fertility. And I had to learn that the hard way. Like many other young women in college these days (and many high school girls, too), I went on the birth control pill right before I got married. In a way, it was a rite of passage. I told my OB/GYN at the time my husband-to-be and I didn’t want to have kids right away, so she offered me a prescription for the pill. It was a no-brainer. I should have known then what havoc it would wreak on my body. I remember right after my first dose, I began experiencing horrible cramping. Totally normal, my OB/GYN instructed. It will take your body a little while to get used to the change in hormones. Several years of wedded bliss passed, and my husband and I decided we were finally ready to welcome children into our lives. I went off the pill. But as I quickly discovered, my cycles were not normal anymore. It started with the brown bleeding. Then the irregular bleeding at various points in my cycle. I was confused. This wasn’t what I remembered my cycles to be before I went on the pill. It was then that I realized I never really was in control of my own fertility while I was on the pill. After more than six months of trying to conceive, I finally went back to my doctor. I told her, “I don’t think this brown bleeding is right.” She wrote it off as normal. At my urging, we tested my progesterone level; it was low, but good enough to conceive, she said. Something didn’t quite settle with me, though. I started reading everything I could about fertility and charting my own cycles. Out of desperation, I emailed Diane Daly, director of the St. Louis archdiocesan Office of Natural Family Planning. I had befriended her through my work as a reporter for the Review and told her my whole story. I admit, I was embarrassed at the time. For years, I had been writing about the good work that her office did with NFP, but at the time, I told myself that personally, NFP wasn’t for me. Diane didn’t bat an eyelash. She said, “Come see me.” For the following months, we got down to the work of charting my cycles using the Creighton Model FertilityCare System. Not only did we discover that my low progesterone was a problem — in that it had the ability to hinder my chances of carrying a baby to term — but also that potential fibroids and endometriosis, based on the irregular bleeding, were potentially contributing to my infertility. That, my friends, was empowering. I could have been devastated by the news; but instead I took it as an opportunity to understand more about how my body works. Diane referred me to Dr. Brian Gosser, a Catholic OB/GYN who specializes in NFP. He looked over my charting history and immediately scheduled me for a laproscopy to see what was causing the irregular bleeding. The result: confirmed endometriosis and low progesterone, which were treated with a removal of the endometriosis and the addition of a natural progesterone compound to boost that hormone. A month after surgery, I became pregnant. We lost our first baby to miscarriage, but after several more months of trying, my husband and I conceived again. Our first born was a healthy baby girl, Lauren Julia. We just had our second baby, a boy, Evan Joseph, last fall. So for those who say the fight against the birth control mandate is merely being fueled by a bunch of old, celibate guys in pointy hats, trying to tell women what to do with their bodies, you’re wrong. This woman has control over her body, and she doesn’t need a pill to make it happen. And there are many more women like me who are out there. Ladies, this is the time for us to start sharing our stories. And start taking back our natural fertility. Jennifer Brinker is a staff writer for the St. Louis Review, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. She covers the St. Louis pro-life beat, among others, and is a proud wife and mother of two children. She can be contacted at [email protected] or on Twitter @JenniferBrinker. I really like this piece. When I was on my parish RCIA team, this issue came under the topic of ‘morality’ which I faciliated. I brought up the harm the pill can do and the lingering affects it can have. There was a nurse in this particular group who told me I was wrong so I promised I would the following week present proof I was on the right track. During that week I searched for all the information I could gather: chemicals in the pill, what they did and their lingering affects on the body. I put all that into printed handouts along with links to where the info had come from. Needless to say the next gathering was interesting, the nurse was even sort of taken aback with what I presented and finally agreed that I had been right. Some of the symptoms Jennefer discribed are all contributed to chemicals in the pill. Richard HomeschoolNfpDad So for those who say the fight against the birth control mandate is merely being fueled by a bunch of old, celibate guys in pointy hats, trying to tell women what to do with their bodies, you’re wrong. Even a cursory look at the news for the past couple of months should make it clear that the birth control issue is really about a bunch of old, 60s-morality women in pant suits trying to tell other women what to do with their bodies — especially if those women are poor. I get where Mrs. Brinker was when she was on the pill. It’s just that in my case, it was condoms, and I wasn’t Catholic yet. And I can tell you from personal experience that even when none of the nasty physical symptoms of hormonal contraception come into play, everything the Church says about artificial birth control is true. Actually — and more to the point — everything the Church says about being open to life is true. Life is better over here, even if it’s still hard sometimes. OK, it’s better even if it’s still hard quite frequently. If — like me — your only choice is conversion after several years of marriage, then convert your heart now. But if you are younger, please don’t wait for such a conversion to come along later. And certainly don’t wait for the celibate men in the pointy hats. Even if you could find one who met the caricature that’s been offered, it really is your decision. Choose the Church now. Don’t wait. Life may not get easier, but you’ll discover heretofore unknown graces. And especially in open-to-life-land, you will meet a great many people — some of them celibate men no less — who will quite literally go to the rack for you, should the need arise. Mary Kochan You will also meet your own children — beings who will be brought into existence in this world and the next because you choose to cooperate with the Creator. Michele This is fantastic. More women need to hear this message! Thanks for sharing.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
peeker643 wrote:Moscratch- Is that a campus type deal there? All the schools in one area from elementary to high school? I think that the high school and middle school are right next to each other. I believe there are 3 Chardon elementary schools, with one of them (Maple) being right on that campus as well. My mom teaches at the one right on the square (Park, I believe). I'm not sure how close that is. I thought I heard that they were evacuating the high school students to the middle and elemantary school, but I'm not sure if that happened. Sounded like the kids were slowely being released to parents right from the high school. Yes, the kids were sent to a nearby school and right now are supposedly waiting outside and being released 1 by 1 to parents. Rumored that the kids that were shot were not even enrolled at Chardon, but were from another school waiting for a connecting bus ride. ? Criminals in this town used to believe in things...honor, respect."I heard your dog is sick, so bought you this shovel" FUDU wrote:Yes, the kids were sent to a nearby school and right now are supposedly waiting outside and being released 1 by 1 to parents. Rumored that the kids that were shot were not even enrolled at Chardon, but were from another school waiting for a connecting bus ride. ? Auburn? That's like a technical school that's fed by a number of high schools in the area. Welding, teaching, cosmetology, etc. ETA- Just not a bus depot. Kids get their core classes from their high school and then are bussed to Auburn for the specific trades they're studying. I was born in the hospital right on 44 there, think it is technically in Munson (if there is anything actually technically IN Munson) and have friends that went to CHS. I got out of my morning meeting today, glanced at the TV and saw that they had the Geauga County Sherriff on the line. My first thought was "is there another Geauga County somewhere?" Couldn't believe what it was when I figured out that yes, it was Chardon OH and that it was a school shooting. Never thought something like this could happen there. Sad. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves-----Abe Lincoln Let me tell you, if any of you douchebag empty headed stuffed suit nanny politicians tries to fuck with my bacon, I’m going after you like a crazed chimpanzee on bath salts. -----Lars I listened to a Dad of one of the students on the radio today. He said the environment was very bad there, socially. Some parents knew it, but most were just contributing to the problem. There was a lot of social bullying and that when he contacted the school, they told him there was little they could actually do. These types of shootings are not isolated incidents. They're symptoms of a very sick social environment these kids are in right now. Mentor high school had/has a problem with suicides, all from social bullying. It doesn't grab the headlines like a shooting, but the outcome is the same. And how many more kids are psychologically damaged/medicated from being in this environment? Even the bullies themselves are leaving high school with awful social skills that will likely lead to bad personal outcomes down the line. My oldest is in kindergarten. I really don't know what I'm going to do going forward. Commodore Perry wrote: He said the environment was very bad there, socially. Some parents knew it, but most were just contributing to the problem. There was a lot of social bullying and that when he contacted the school, they told him there was little they could actually do. If the Admin. knew about it, and did nothing, then there should be epic lawsuits. If it's documented, it's 10 days out here, possible long term. Facebook and Twitter are usually used to provide tangible evidence. Bullying is a huge deal now, mostly because when it comes to a head, someone dies. Commodore Perry wrote: He said the environment was very bad there, socially. Some parents knew it, but most were just contributing to the problem. There was a lot of social bullying and that when he contacted the school, they told him there was little they could actually do. If the Admin. knew about it, and did nothing, then there should be epic lawsuits. I hate a lawsuits, but unfortunately I do agree with you Erie, I think a successful lawsuit is the only thing that will actually get school administrations involved in this. High school sucks, unless you're one of the vapid shitheels that has the right clothes and the cool friends. I'm not sure all the lawsuits and sensitivity training in the world will do anything to stop kids from being mean to each other. It's pretty much a right of passage in high school. Sometimes the best response to a bully is to simply hit them in the mouth. They understand that. You know the people who were soulless dicks back then, they always say "high school was the best time of my life" now. Which is sad and tragic..... Cerebral_DownTime wrote:High school sucks, unless you're one of the vapid shitheels that has the right clothes and the cool friends. I'm not sure all the lawsuits and sensitivity training in the world will do anything to stop kids from being mean to each other. It's pretty much a right of passage in high school. Sometimes the best response to a bully is to simply hit them in the mouth. They understand that. You know the people who were soulless dicks back then, they always say "high school was the best time of my life" now. Which is sad and tragic..... ETA- Not directed at you CDT. Just a general observation: You know what? I'm tired of the 'bullied outcast' shit. I don't condone it and I certainly empathize with kids legitimately bullied and intimidated, but it's immediately thrown out there and assumed. As I said somewhere on the internet today, sometimes kids are fucking assholes and shoot people. And I know kids can be assholes because their parents are fucking assholes too. No need to provide this gutless piece of shit who shot up a table of his former friends FROM BEHIND with any fucking excuse. If I'm not mistaken my wife Lisa and Lead Pipe graduated with Danny Parmertor's father Bobby and Twitter is telling me there's a 2nd decedent, Demetrius Hewlin although I've seen no confirmation yet. My middle daughter plays volleyball with Danny Parmertor's cousin who was a mess in the school office today. For what? It's a fucking disgusting waste. But let's cue up the 'bullying' and 'gun' outrage when we have no idea yet the details other than some coward shot up a table full of kids from behind. I only miss being able to play football, and that's it. Just full of hormonal idiots, who have no clue what the hell they're doing. I'm already seeing idiots trying to blame this on everything they can. I believe Triv. was trying to blame it on the fact that this generation is supposedly not social due to twitter and facebook :rolleyes:. Look and before people flip out, saying we need metal dectators and limiting video game usage..how about we go with some common sense? If you're a parent and see your kid acting weird, and like a withdrawn little freak half the day, not speaking or talking about psychotic weird shit. WAKE UP. Same with teachers, same with classmates. And if you see a kid getting picked on for no apparent reason, how about telling someone to cut it out? Swerb wrote:Go start a blog if you want to tell the world your incomprehendible ramblings. Cerebral_DownTime wrote:I have a big arm and can throw the ball pretty damn far...... maybe even over those moutains. The Browns should sign me, i'll let you all in locker room to drink beer. Then we can all go out the parking lot to watch me do motorcycle stunts. Swerb wrote:Go start a blog if you want to tell the world your incomprehendible ramblings. Cerebral_DownTime wrote:I have a big arm and can throw the ball pretty damn far...... maybe even over those moutains. The Browns should sign me, i'll let you all in locker room to drink beer. Then we can all go out the parking lot to watch me do motorcycle stunts. peeker643 wrote:Sick of the first thing being done is finding an excuse for the fucktard responsible for the action. Can't be his fault. It's society, gun availability, kids being mean. If I killed every kid that was mean to me during high school my graduating class of 500+ would have been weened down to about 10. I've got a whole manifesto for you about this topic, but I'll save the band width until more info comes out. Could just be a bat shit crazy kid. More likely it was a culmination of events, unintentionally fostered by indifferent adults, over many years. Especially in a small place like Chardon. peeker643 wrote:Sick of the first thing being done is finding an excuse for the fucktard responsible for the action. Can't be his fault. It's society, gun availability, kids being mean. If I killed every kid that was mean to me during high school my graduating class of 500+ would have been weened down to about 10. I've got a whole manifesto for you about this topic, but I'll save the band width until more info comes out. Could just be a bat shit crazy kid. More likely it was a culmination of events, unintentionally fostered by indifferent adults, over many years. Especially in a small place like Chardon. Bad news all over. Believe me, I wouldn't profess to know what was going through the kid's head at that minute and I'm sure it was a thousand things that culminated in this event. Divorced parents, old man beat up the old lady, was arrested for kidnapping at one point, then for attempted murder. Kid lives with grandparents, kid has some issues, kid gets his balls busted or has issues that see him break away from mainstream.... I don't know why he did what he did. But for people to assume it was bullying w/o any knowledge or first hand accounts of it take away the accountability and the responsibility that the kid owns himself IMO. Peekers correct. Media is going to go batshit crazy to find out who is responsible, cause it couldn't be him. Just as you could set your watch and wait for someone that'll have to pay for Whitney Houston's death. Couldn't be her drug addicted fault. But here's what I've known for a long time: 1. High schools are teaming with assholes and 2. Kid get picked on. No different then when I was there. The process is called life. And by the way, you wouldn't believe how many gun sets I had as a kid. Serpico, Starsky and Hutch. Played a lotta Cowboys and Indians to. Through it all it was pretty clear difference bewteen pretend and shooting someone for real. Fucking horrible what happened, and I did graduate with Parmentor's Dad. And I've heard from some reliable sources what much of this was about, and it'll come out. Old enough to get himself in trouble, old enough to make the decision to do what he did, and old enough to pay the price for ruining lives. You're right that the media immediately jumps on the bullying angle when something like this happens. And they shouldn't. Ultimately, unless there is some ridiculous brain chemistry going on that makes it impossible hor this kid to know and understand what he's doing (and should have been identified long ago) then it is on the kid. And there is no worthwhile excuse, obviously. But, an explanation is not the same as an excuse. Be careful not to lump the people searching for either of those things into the same group. And explanation for this is a worthwhile thing to look for. I have no interest in making excuses, though. Crazy stuff indeed. I work very closely with a company out of Concord that has employees living in Chardon, Auburn, Chagrin Falls, etc. Same feeling of shock and confusion all around. My condolences to all affected. I've been seeing conflicting reports on the King kid. Has he been declared brain dead, or deceased? "Dammit you piss me off. I f#ckin hate you and I hope you f#cking get killed by a rabid polar bear you douche bag." I think we get caught up looking too hard for a one size fits all answer to why this happens. When in reality there are probably tons of reasons overall, and at times maybe only 1 or 2 reasons for each individual situation. While the bullying angle can come across as an excuse I think in today's age of technology it can be part of a valid explanation in many cases. Whether or not any/many of us got bullied or picked on at any age in school (and we all probably did at some point) it usually stopped at school. The only way it continued beyond that was if the bully had the guts to come over your house face to face after school hours (that pretty much didn't happen). Today it is completely different with the Internet and social media, especially since it is all readily available in a kid's pocket on his phone. The bullying now is relentless, and goes way beyond the boundaries of school. It's just too hard to point to one thing though, and I imagine as a parent that has to be the scariest part. IIRC Peeker has brought this up in the past, no matter how hard you try to instill the good in your kids, you simply don't have control once they're out in the world without you standing there. You can only hope at that point. Criminals in this town used to believe in things...honor, respect."I heard your dog is sick, so bought you this shovel" Bayou Tribe wrote:Crazy stuff indeed. I work very closely with a company out of Concord that has employees living in Chardon, Auburn, Chagrin Falls, etc. Same feeling of shock and confusion all around. My condolences to all affected. I've been seeing conflicting reports on the King kid. Has he been declared brain dead, or deceased? I think the family was exploring options on harvesting organs prior to removing him from the machinery keeping him alive. Not sure if that's come to a conclusion although, as you noted, there is no brain activity. The other critical kid at Metro downtown, Demetrius Hewlin, is in 'grave' condition. Bayou Tribe wrote:Crazy stuff indeed. I work very closely with a company out of Concord that has employees living in Chardon, Auburn, Chagrin Falls, etc. Same feeling of shock and confusion all around. My condolences to all affected. I've been seeing conflicting reports on the King kid. Has he been declared brain dead, or deceased? I think the family was exploring options on harvesting organs prior to removing him from the machinery keeping him alive. Not sure if that's come to a conclusion although, as you noted, there is no brain activity. The other critical kid at Metro downtown, Demetrius Hewlin, is in 'grave' condition. Thanks for the info. Terrible stuff. My two little dudes are just babies right now, but I can't fathom having to be a parent for that segment of time not knowing where my kid is, if they were one of the 4 or 5 people are reporting on, etc. I would be an absolute mess. "Dammit you piss me off. I f#ckin hate you and I hope you f#cking get killed by a rabid polar bear you douche bag." Used to run around Chardon quite a bit when I was in HS (NDCL). Obviously a sad time. Echoing sentiments that bullying is a tidy catch-all problem we can pretend to focus on and reason with. Part of me wonders if the kid had a more substantial beef with the other guys. Have heard rumors I won't allow myself to type, but if this all goes away under a general bully flag, I will be disappointed that teachable moment met pre-fab lesson. As opposed to bullying, focusing on a subject like "conflict resolution," or "anger management" gets closer to the nuts and bolts of helping things, IMO. Side note- the shooter attended an alternative school, similar to the one my wife teaches at in a Westside district. Established as a way to maintain funding under No Child Left Behind by eliminating poorly-testing students, but veiled as an alternative program for at-risk kids with more attention and counseling. From my POV, these programs need to be re-examined across education system. My wife's classes are stuffed with 30+ students (not 14-16 as chartered) and have become a toss away pile for the main HS. The population, in general, is under-supervised, under-parented, and under-counselled. It's like a garden for bad seeds. FUDU wrote:While there is truly no silver linings in this, it sounds as if his targets were intended and not random, I would think that would be better for trying to understand this specific shooting. Props to the kids that have been heard speaking to the media, they seem to have really kept themselves together in all this. According to the prosecutor, TJ fired at random and fid not know the students he shot. I find that hard to believe considering one of the students was dating TJ's ex girlfriend, and from othe eye witness accounts, he was specifically targetting students. And to top it off were the copycats today around NE Ohio schools with the bomb threats, etc. FUDU wrote:While there is truly no silver linings in this, it sounds as if his targets were intended and not random, I would think that would be better for trying to understand this specific shooting. Props to the kids that have been heard speaking to the media, they seem to have really kept themselves together in all this. According to the prosecutor, TJ fired at random and fid not know the students he shot. I find that hard to believe considering one of the students was dating TJ's ex girlfriend, and from othe eye witness accounts, he was specifically targetting students. And to top it off were the copycats today around NE Ohio schools with the bomb threats, etc. Well...Lane and the prosecutor both said no kids were targeted specifically, that drugs weren't an issue and that he wasn't bullied. So there's all of that. We'll see. I do know that the media are bitching about access to victims and information being made available to them. Fuck those parasitic assholes. It doesn't stop three networks from combining for thirty hours of televised guessing and bullshit yesterday. The gun story will now come front and center since their bullying theory has just been shot to shit. FUDU wrote:While there is truly no silver linings in this, it sounds as if his targets were intended and not random, I would think that would be better for trying to understand this specific shooting. Props to the kids that have been heard speaking to the media, they seem to have really kept themselves together in all this. According to the prosecutor, TJ fired at random and fid not know the students he shot. I find that hard to believe considering one of the students was dating TJ's ex girlfriend, and from othe eye witness accounts, he was specifically targetting students. And to top it off were the copycats today around NE Ohio schools with the bomb threats, etc. We'll see. I do know that the media are bitching about access to victims and information being made available to them. Fuck those parasitic assholes. It doesn't stop three networks from combining for thirty hours of televised guessing and bullshit yesterday. The gun story will now come front and center since their bullying theory has just been shot to shit. TJ is clearly lying, as he is Facebook friends with Nick Walczak. No coincidence that's the one who was dating TJ's ex.Well...Lane and the prosecutor both said no kids were targeted specifically, that drugs weren't an issue and that he wasn't bullied. So there's all of that. I'll bet it's easier for him to justify it in his own mind. If he admits that he targeted Nick and the othernkids, he has to admit to himself that he shot them for a truly stupid and unjustifiable reason. If he picked kids at random, then he doesn't need tonjustify anything other than he is anproduct of society. Something dark and unexplainable, but ultimately blameless. FUDU wrote:While there is truly no silver linings in this, it sounds as if his targets were intended and not random, I would think that would be better for trying to understand this specific shooting. Props to the kids that have been heard speaking to the media, they seem to have really kept themselves together in all this. According to the prosecutor, TJ fired at random and fid not know the students he shot. I find that hard to believe considering one of the students was dating TJ's ex girlfriend, and from othe eye witness accounts, he was specifically targetting students. And to top it off were the copycats today around NE Ohio schools with the bomb threats, etc. Well...Lane and the prosecutor both said no kids were targeted specifically, that drugs weren't an issue and that he wasn't bullied. So there's all of that. We'll see. I do know that the media are bitching about access to victims and information being made available to them. Fuck those parasitic assholes. It doesn't stop three networks from combining for thirty hours of televised guessing and bullshit yesterday. The gun story will now come front and center since their bullying theory has just been shot to shit. So the kid shoots up the cafeteria and now he is a credible source? I don't know Peeks, I just do not buy it. Like it or not, the media's job is to deliver the events. In today's world of fast paced media delivery, there will always be conjecture and guessing and events unfold. I don't see how the bullying story has been shot to shit just yet. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. For now, we are just like the media, we want answers, but for now we are all just guessing. Wow. You guys don't quit your day jobs, because you all suck at amateur detective work. I'm sure at some point the truth will come out, maybe in court. But you ain't gonna get it from the media. They focus on the more salacious details of the case, instead of what really happened. I just want this shit off my TV, tired of hearing wild speculation and uneducated guesses from soulless talking heads on TV. I'll wait for the real story in the shooter's jailhouse tell all book....... I'll bet it's easier for him to justify it in his own mind. If he admits that he targeted Nick and the othernkids, he has to admit to himself that he shot them for a truly stupid and unjustifiable reason. If he picked kids at random, then he doesn't need tonjustify anything other than he is anproduct of society. Something dark and unexplainable, but ultimately blameless. I don't know. Fucked up. Well, if he picked kids at random he's a fucked up, little freak with emotional issues. If he admits to targeting specific kids he's a premeditated, calculated murderer capable of spending the next 65 years in a max security prison. The point I'm making is there are as many people saying he was bullied as there are who say he wasn't. Of course he and his attorney have agendas now. If he wasn't bullied he wasn't targeting those who bullied him. But I do know the media spent all day yesterday playing the bleeding heart fucktards that they are to a T. And I really get pissed when I hear these assholes on the radio saying how they backed off yesterday because it was kids when they were told they'd get more answers and access today but did not. They literally made me fucking sick today with complaints about what they were given. That whole profession can suck my hairy bean bag and die. I'm embarrassed to have a journalism degree and prouder than hell not to use it. The story will come out as it comes out. Not when they decide to make it or force it. The fact they care more about that than letting that place calm down and letting police gather the facts they need to do their job is a fucking joke. I don't know what happened. You don't know what happened. They sure as shit don't know what happened. Difference is they all have agendas be it advancing their beliefs or generating clicks and eyeballs. They'll gladly walk over one corpse without the slightest regard if the next one is bloodier and will play better on the 6pm lead in. This is what the media does and has done for as long as I can remember. They did it with Columbine, Jonesboro, and the Giffords shooting in AZ and they're doing it now. Your rage baffles me. Did you not expect it? Was able to avoid it. Can't avoid it up here right now. Um, uh, if some people didn't follow it incessantly and make multiple posts on different venues for three solid days, maybe the media wouldn't cover it so much. Media -> panders to interest = ratings = ads = money It's easy to avoid. There's 400 non local non news changes and an "off" button on all electronics. Three fingers point back. Just saying'. It's The Heat Index all over again.... Seriously, people obsessing over this shit leads to more coverage which leads to more movies (I think Elephant was the last of the Columbine movies) and more kids get shitty ideas planted in their heads. Bow your head for the dead and move on. Christ, do we ever learn anything?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Rookie Punter Johnny Hekker the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week Quarterback DREW BREES of the New Orleans Saints, cornerback CHARLES TILLMAN of the Chicago Bears and rookie punter JOHNNY HEKKER of the St. Louis Rams are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the fifth week of the 2012 season (October 4, 7-8), the NFL announced today. SPECIAL TEAMS: P JOHNNY HEKKER, ST. LOUIS RAMS Hekker punted seven times and averaged 56.9 yards per punt in the Rams’ 17-3 win over Arizona. Hekker’s 56.9 yards per punt average is the highest in a game in franchise history. He placed three of his punts inside the 20-yard line and had a net average of 46 yards per punt. Six of Hekker’s seven punts were at least 55 yards, including two punts of 60 yards (68 and 60 yards). His 68-yard punt was the longest by a Ram since DONNIEJONES in 2008 (12/14/08, 68 yards). ·In his rookie season from Oregon State, this is Hekker’s first career Player of the Week Award. ·This is the second consecutive week in which a Ram was named Special Teams Player of the Week (GREGZUERLEIN). ·Hekker and Zuerlein are the first rookie punter-kicker teammates to be named Special Teams Player of the Week in consecutive weeks.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Ice cream Designs Spoonflower Design Challenge: May 18, 2011 We're pleased to let you know that the winner of our ice cream-themed Fabric Of the Week contest is Jeni Paltiel, a talented graphic designer who won two previous contests, one using an amazing <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/39"> paper collage</a> made from bits of leaves, and the other our competition to create a <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/62"> bunting</a> kit. This time her design emerged as the winner from nearly 200 ice-cream-loving entries, so today's win is doubly sweet. Nice work, Jeni! Read more about <a href="http://blog.spoonflower.com/2011/05/ice-cream-fabric-never-looked-so-sweet-congrats-to-latest-winner-jenimp.html">Ice Cream Fabric Never Looked So Sweet!</a>. Vote in this week's contest: Upcoming contests Flying machines This week's contest celebrates flying machines. From airplanes to hot air balloons, and every contraption in between, who doesn't love to fly? Create a flying machine-themed design to be previewed at the fat quarter size (21" x 18"). Deadline for entry is Tuesday, March 31st. Voting will open on Thursday, April 2nd. Islands Let's head to the islands! This week's design challenge celebrates islands, our favorite landform surrounded by water. Create an island-themed design to be previewed at the fat quarter size (21" x 18"). Deadline for entry is Tuesday, April 7th. Voting will open on Thursday, April 9th. Creativebug design challenge We’re teaming up with Creativebug for a very special Design Challenge! Folks enrolled in the Creativebug Fabric Design Series are welcome to submit designs created especially for this contest, and our community at large will choose their favorites. All top-ten entries win incredible prizes! Please see the blog for more details. Deadline for entry is Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Voting will open Thursday, April 16, 2015. Bees Did you know that honeybees pollenate 80% of all fruit, vegetable and seed crops in the United States?! Celebrate these busy beneficial insects in this week's Design Challenge. Create a bee-inspired design to be previewed at the fat quarter size (21" x 18"). Deadline for entry is Tuesday, April 21st. Voting will open on Thursday, April 23rd. Flowers for mom border print Celebrate the matriarch in your life by creating a floral border print design to be previewed at the one yard size (42" x 36"). You can even score extra points with mom by printing out your design and sewing up a custom skirt, just for her (optional)! Deadline for entry is Tuesday, April 28th. Voting will open on Thursday, April 30th.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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I’d say that’s false equivalency if there ever was some. For example, in the article you described as “quite similar” to what happened with Russia, here’s a critical quote… “There’s little evidence of such a top-down effort by Ukraine. Longtime observers suggest that the rampant corruption, factionalism and economic struggles plaguing the country — not to mention its ongoing strife with Russia — would render it unable to pull off an ambitious covert interference campaign in another country’s election.” And what was the connection between Clinton camp and Ukraine? Well that’s in another quote… “A Ukrainian-American operative who was consulting for the Democratic National Committee met with top officials in the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington in an effort to expose ties between Trump, top campaign aide Paul Manafort and Russia, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.” So on the one hand, we have proof of Russia hacking the US election to rig it for Trump, and now have proof of collusion… and on the other hand we have mere allegations that a Ukrainian Operative reached out to Clinton to say “holy crap, Trump is working with Russia!” And you want to claim these are similar? Seriously? To make it crystal clear, this is like if you were caught red handed cheating on your exam, and your buddies starting spreading a rumor that a classmate tried to tell the professor you were cheating, which was against the rules because there’s not supposed to be any talking during the test. And so you and your friends are saying “yeah, so basically, it’s like there wasn’t any cheating and it didn’t have any effect. Also, the real criminal here is that snitch.” That’s pretty much the situation. I mean, seriously, one group was violating the law and working with Russia, the other group /allegedly/ heard from a single operative who said “holy crap, they’re working with Russia.” You’ve got to be pretty far down the infowars hole to see that as even remotely the same. Furthermore, I find it rather interesting that the right wing response to proof of collusion with Russia, is to attack Clinton and an attempt to link her to Russia’s political enemy. They could have gone with anyone. I mean, the UK was warning the US about the hacking as were other countries, but they just happen to go for the country that Russia is occupying? It’s almost like they GOP are working hand in glove with Putin, isn’t it? I have been told by a friend who is generally pretty well-informed that the Russian lawyer had overstayed her visa after having been granted an extension by Loretta Lynch for unknown reasons and that said lawyer had been brought here initially to meet with Democrats re: potential dirt on Trump. I haven’t found any confirmation of this, but I haven’t had as much digging time as I would like. Do you have any info about this? And also – THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! for this and the BHP. This is the new death panel conspiracy theory of theirs. And what they learned from 2009 is that it doesn’t matter how stupid the conspiracy theory is, if you scream it loud enough people will think you have a point.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Proof That The News Media Is Inciting A Race War6 men were killed by police on Sept 20th, 2016. Would you like to guess how many of those are black?A week later, here is what we know about the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott: It has been confirmed that Keith Lamont Scott’s family flat out lied to the media. The media spun it to make him the “disabled black man” victim, which caused the Charlotte Riots. It has been confirmed by the Chief of Police, witness testimony, 5 officers on scene, video, photo, and DNA evidence that Keith Scott had a gun. It has been confirmed that he was a felon in possession of a firearm. It has been confirmed that the officer’s didn’t even care that Scott was rolling a joint. They didn’t approach Scott until they saw him brandishing a weapon. It has been confirmed that the gun Keith Scott had was stolen. It has been confirmed that Keith Scott did hard time for trying to kill 2 people before. It has been confirmed that Scott’s wife filed a restraining order against him for beating up her 8 year old child and threatening to kill them. He even told his wife “You know I’m a killer”. Before I ask the million dollar question with the obvious answer, I wanted to point something out to everyone who’s going to scream racism after reading this article. Blue Lives Matter is not a white organization, it’s not a black organization, it’s not an organization based on one skin color. We are a pro police and criminal justice organization, regardless of your skin color.We’re not here to divide races. We’ve never said black lives don’t matter. There are obviously many black officers. We’re also not here to put our hands over our ears and say “lalalala” when there is an unjustified shooting. They happen, we know this.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
--- Quote from: Petticoats on May 18, 2013, 03:22:29 PM ---I have a question about what seems to be the latest writing pariah. A couple of times recently I've come across writers commanding other writers to never, ever, on pain of death, for the sake of all the little puppies, etc., never use the "said George" word order in a dialogue tag, as opposed to "George said." "Why not?" asked Isobel."I dunno," said George. I honestly never thought much about it until I encountered these rants; so many books I've read in my life used that construction that I never thought it would be such an irritant to some readers. In my writing I tend to alternate the two (said George, George said), but if that word order is causing readers to break into hives, I'll start making an effort to avoid it. Is it a big deal to any of y'all? --- End quote --- On a slightly different point. When I was in junior school we had the lessons on not always using "said", so that we would learn to be more expressive in our writing. Our teacher was rather taken aback when I brought in the book I was reading, as the author used nothing but "said". It was "The Midnight Folk" by John Masefield, who had been Poet Laureate. I suppose that just goes to prove that when you get to a certain level you can break all the rules you want. pierrotlunaire0: Going back a few pages (and a few years), I was mightily peeved when The Girl With The Pearl Earring was re-issued to tie in with the movie release. The reissue had a picture of Scarlet Johansen and Colin Firth snuggling closely together. First of all, nothing like that takes place in either the movie or the book, so it is completely misleading. And just what was wrong with the original cover, which had the actual painting on it? You know, the subject of the book? LEMon: --- Quote from: Barney girl on May 19, 2013, 01:17:19 PM ------ Quote from: Petticoats on May 18, 2013, 03:22:29 PM ---I have a question about what seems to be the latest writing pariah. A couple of times recently I've come across writers commanding other writers to never, ever, on pain of death, for the sake of all the little puppies, etc., never use the "said George" word order in a dialogue tag, as opposed to "George said." "Why not?" asked Isobel."I dunno," said George. I honestly never thought much about it until I encountered these rants; so many books I've read in my life used that construction that I never thought it would be such an irritant to some readers. In my writing I tend to alternate the two (said George, George said), but if that word order is causing readers to break into hives, I'll start making an effort to avoid it. Is it a big deal to any of y'all? --- End quote --- On a slightly different point. When I was in junior school we had the lessons on not always using "said", so that we would learn to be more expressive in our writing. Our teacher was rather taken aback when I brought in the book I was reading, as the author used nothing but "said". It was "The Midnight Folk" by John Masefield, who had been Poet Laureate. I suppose that just goes to prove that when you get to a certain level you can break all the rules you want. --- End quote ---Interesting point of view from the teacher. I'm reading "How to Write" books. Most recommend using 'said' most, if not all the time. TV Tropes has a page on the (overuse) of non-said phrases. Seems it is one of those things that can be argued for either one as the rule.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SaidBookism ladyknight1: Books where the author provides intricate driving directions. I just read two different authors that did that! TootsNYC: --- Quote from: Twik on January 29, 2013, 12:08:23 PM ------ Quote from: Lynn2000 on January 28, 2013, 06:56:27 PM ---I dislike stories that depend on a lot of miscommunication among the characters--I read fiction for escapism, not to experience the things that irritate me in real life! :) I always liked how, in Harry Potter, the first thing Harry, Ron, or Hermione did upon learning a new bit of information was to tell the other two, so they could all try to figure it out as a group. (At least that's how I remember it.) --- End quote --- Well, I often found myself shouting at Harry, "Go tell Dumbledore what you just learned!" However, I don't think that's unrealistic; children (particularly children with bad experiences with adults, like Harry) often don't consider adults as confidantes. It's as though childhood and adulthood are two differents worlds. Harry is more forthcoming with adults as he gets older. --- End quote --- Plus, it would be a much more boring book if Harry did. And in real life, kids often do think they have to cope with stuff themselves. Look at all the kids who are being bullied who never tell their parents.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
WAUSAU - It takes a lot more than a college degree to land a job these days. Students at Northcentral Technical College are learning how to "Hit Pay Dirt". Job skills aren't the only thing employers are looking for. "Soft skills" are the small things that can give you an edge in an interview.When competition gets fierce for a job opening and employers have many qualified candidates, leaving a strong impression in an interview can be key. Northcentral Technical College wants its grads to be prepared."A lot of the things we pointed out were subtle things. Students generally know how to dress, but there's a couple of things that need to be pointed out to them sometimes that can make or break an interview," says Shawn Sullivan, NTC Student Development Director.Subtle things like dressing the part, but not overdoing it."You don't want to create any sort of attention to yourself that is unwarranted. You want to keep the focus on your qualifications," says Sullivan."One of the things he stressed was that a suit is not always the answer, and he's right about that," say Zeb Burkam, an IT Networking Student.After an interview do's and don'ts fashion show students could go to an etiquette lunch. A formal business lunch isn't something a lot of fresh graduates have experience with."We certainly think the information is applicable across all the age groups of students that attend NTC. But absolutely we want to make sure because our younger students are coming out of high school and they haven't necessarily been out into the workforce and haven't had the life experiences some of our older learners have had," says Sullivan.All helpful hints students say will give them more confidence going into that interview."Oh yeah it'll help me be more comfortable in an interview situation," says Burkam. Disclaimer: All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified.Rockfleet Broadcasting / Northland Television, Inc. and By Request Web Designs shall not be held responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, or misprints.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.comments2018-02-06T18:42:34.303-05:00Zoe's TravelsZoe's Travel'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-47880443390820261792018-02-06T18:42:34.303-05:002018-02-06T18:42:34.303-05:00Singapore New Property Guide provides the latest u...Singapore New Property Guide provides the latest update on new condo, landed, strata-house, commercial and industrial property new launches. <br />Visit To Learn More Now.<br /><a href="https://www.newfutura-official.com.sg//" rel="nofollow">https://www.newfutura-official.com.sg/</a>Евгения Довгальhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-48130576850426527922014-06-27T16:49:06.901-04:002014-06-27T16:49:06.901-04:00looks like fun times!looks like fun times!CAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-2067754134002174142012-01-07T00:46:28.473-05:002012-01-07T00:46:28.473-05:00All the way to San Fran to take a picture of some ...All the way to San Fran to take a picture of some lemons - cool - and they are very interesting lemons.Seekonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-41924870971129261172011-12-31T02:17:24.517-05:002011-12-31T02:17:24.517-05:00Thanks! The camera effect changed the way the wate...Thanks! The camera effect changed the way the water actually looked though it was raining...<br /><br />Vote for my photo MAGNETISM at www.nationalgeographic.com/photostories<br /><br />I'm in second place so every vote counts!Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-71463614245327927682011-07-25T12:36:13.786-04:002011-07-25T12:36:13.786-04:00I'm not sure if I would swim in it. Love the ...I'm not sure if I would swim in it. Love the blue green of the pool pics.ajlounyinjurylawhttp://[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-15077727032540407512011-02-26T09:50:35.399-05:002011-02-26T09:50:35.399-05:00Thanks Dad!Thanks Dad!Zoe's Travel'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-41557307214069932742011-02-13T09:00:29.953-05:002011-02-13T09:00:29.953-05:00This is so wonderful!!!!This is so wonderful!!!!LauraBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-10679656745499397452011-01-30T23:44:46.074-05:002011-01-30T23:44:46.074-05:00Great shot, Ansel Adams - move over.Great shot, Ansel Adams - move [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-12709306299902333732010-05-26T22:36:54.093-04:002010-05-26T22:36:54.093-04:00Isn't all that lightening nuts? It was certain...Isn't all that lightening nuts? It was certainly a challenge trying to catch them with my phone!Zoe's Travel'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-92103935505657654032010-05-26T22:26:17.451-04:002010-05-26T22:26:17.451-04:00Great shots!! And thanks for the heads-up, that s...Great shots!! And thanks for the heads-up, that storm (or one like it) is supposed to hit us [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-31431992472457486192010-03-06T11:31:27.013-05:002010-03-06T11:31:27.013-05:00"I'm not marrying him.""I'm not marrying him."[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-18102153358074752772010-02-19T01:08:56.736-05:002010-02-19T01:08:56.736-05:00I'm sure if I asked, it would say the same thi...I'm sure if I asked, it would say the same thing that the GPS in the rented car I had in the UK kept saying - "Make a U-turn at the next opportunity."[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-78840039840335192382010-02-04T22:19:23.127-05:002010-02-04T22:19:23.127-05:00Usually I prefer pictures of my granddaughters, bu...Usually I prefer pictures of my granddaughters, but these are still four fine photographs [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-42784731132943346552010-01-25T23:40:19.702-05:002010-01-25T23:40:19.702-05:00A good one for the collection.A good one for the collection.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-42162927885625623552010-01-25T17:04:28.966-05:002010-01-25T17:04:28.966-05:00Here's another quote by Napoleon for Maya: &qu...Here's another quote by Napoleon for Maya: "Never interrupt an enemy when he is making a mistake."[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-20198619288884283272010-01-06T04:57:04.390-05:002010-01-06T04:57:04.390-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jibran Ahmed Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-24252880685457665652010-01-06T00:43:31.912-05:002010-01-06T00:43:31.912-05:00Nice hotel, very atmospheric.Nice hotel, very [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-8851229798919860812009-12-18T18:40:54.799-05:002009-12-18T18:40:54.799-05:00Who's Lucy's fat friend?Who's Lucy's fat [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-74698493440076365592009-12-08T08:24:46.913-05:002009-12-08T08:24:46.913-05:00nice dogs want some news? http://momo-news.blogs...nice dogs<br /><br />want some news?<br /><br />http://momo-news.blogspot.comMOMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-30181988860173282372009-12-06T17:59:30.399-05:002009-12-06T17:59:30.399-05:00Is that tallest file cabinet in the world availabl...Is that tallest file cabinet in the world available? My shoebox system is getting a bit [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-87900733471721286122009-10-04T21:22:36.360-04:002009-10-04T21:22:36.360-04:00yes! Of course, I remember you. Do you still hang ...yes! Of course, I remember you. Do you still hang out at LJ? What are you doing these days? We are good. We just moved from nyc two months ago and we're living in rural vermont in a cohousing community. I like it.Zoe's Travel'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-29378333107288852482009-10-04T18:08:28.939-04:002009-10-04T18:08:28.939-04:00Hi Miss Zoe, remember me? I was just wondering how...Hi Miss Zoe, remember me? I was just wondering how you're doing and dropped in to say hi. :)<br /><br />--Andria (Balamuthia from LJ)Andriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-46335343142210875162009-09-15T23:37:13.266-04:002009-09-15T23:37:13.266-04:00How amazing are your girls!!!! gorgeous just like ...How amazing are your girls!!!!<br />gorgeous just like mommy !!!!<br /><br />Millimillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-61453405202471735242009-05-13T00:20:00.000-04:002009-05-13T00:20:00.000-04:00next post, next post...next post, next post...Zoe's Travel'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817365102359271653.post-37138939516819939092009-05-13T00:08:00.000-04:002009-05-13T00:08:00.000-04:00Cool, but where are my granddaughters?Cool, but where are my [email protected]	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Breskens Breskens in de gemeente Sluis Flag Coat of arms Coordinates: 51°23′42″N 3°33′25″E / 51.395°N 3.55694°E / 51.395; 3.55694 Country Netherlands Province Zeeland Municipality Sluis Population (1 January 2009) 4,809 Breskens is a harbour town on the Westerschelde in the municipality of Sluis in the province of Zeeland, in the south-western Netherlands. Its population is 4,280 (as of 2001). The town is noted for the Visserijfeesten (Fishery Festival), the largest festival in Zeeland. A ferry connection exists between Breskens and Vlissingen. After the opening of the Westerschelde tunnel near Terneuzen in 2003, the ferry now only carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Sights The lighthouse of Breskens is the oldest remaining cast-iron lighthouse in the Netherlands. It was built in 1867 and became a monument in 1982. History In early 1487 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, granted the coastal region of the Scheldt as a fief to Philip of Cleves. The coastal areas were drained and the village of Breskens was founded in 1510. On 14 May 1940, with the German army approaching, the Dutch government fled to London. Queen Wilhelmina initially ordered the British captain removing her from the Hague to set sail for Breskens from where she wished to lead the resistance against the invading armies. One of the reasons was that Breskens, having two fortresses in the vicinity, could be well defended. She was advised by the captain that he was under orders not to make contact with the Dutch shore as it was under heavy air attack, so Wilhelmina took the decision reluctantly to go to Britain, planning to return as soon as possible. On 11 September 1944, during Operation Switchback, the town was carpet-bombed by Allied forces, leaving very little of the historical centre intact. After the war, the town was rebuilt and became a centre for the Dutch fish industry and other maritime-related businesses. In the nineties, with the fish-industry in terminal decline, tourism became the main economic focus and a number of high-rise apartment blocks were built on the waterfront. Prior to 1 January 2003, the town was incorporated in the municipality of Oostburg. References "Geschiedenis van Breskens 1610-1825" (in Dutch) Coordinates: 51°24′N 3°33′E / 51.4°N 3.55°E / 51.4; 3.55	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Lemnos Series Part one:The Gate of Lemnos The Gate of Lemnos is the entrance to a new world, one of the wonders of the universe, and Terra's only planetary colony containing alien life forms. Burk has been sent there with a mission to accomplish, and a sinister secret to expose. But there are those who are determined to stop him, those who want to use him, those who threaten him from outside the great spaceship Starstretcher, and those who hinder him within―and no one, NO ONE, can be trusted. And when they reach the Gate itself, what then? A science fiction suspense tale. The Lemnos Series Part two:The Call of Lemnos Burk and his Guardian girlfriend, Milliya, have been sent to the edge ofthe universe to Lemnos, Terra's only planetary colony with alienlifeforms. They have a mystery to solve, but powerful, dangerous forcesare determined to stop them. On the run with false identities, they mustsurvive in the decadent culture of the Lemnian settlers while trying tomaintain their quest. Meanwhile, a deadly enemy dogs their heels,determined to stop them at any cost. The second exciting entry into theLemnos SF adventure series. "Everyone who enjoyed the adventures of Burk and Milly will really love this secondvolume in the Lemnos series. They have some amazing adventures and the icing on thegreat-tasting cake is the steamy sex scenes, a decidedly earthy part of this inter-galactic tale. A must-read for all science fiction fans―bring on volume three!" (Eirinen) "A delightful read! The author takes us on a journey into the future to the Earth colony on the distant planet Lemnos. Now there are some writers who would have used this as an opportunity for a lot of detailed technical gumph about intergalactic travel, but not Francis Jarman. This is his second suspenseful volume about Lemnos (the first was The Gate of Lemnos). Lemnos, or so we learn in this dialogue-oriented SF novel, is 'the only other planet in the universe known to have higherlife forms'. Are they more intelligent and morally superior, by any chance? Not a hope! Lemnos is just as decadent as England. And so we arrive on the shuttle in Lemnos City ('Or Sin City'), where'twenty-first century cybersex technology' has become 'orgasm technology', with sensory tricks delivering all the virtual 'action' you might want. Of course, there's still plenty of flirting and feuding,dancing and feasting, just like back on good old Earth, but with one problem: the earthlings are being hunted. A malevolent killer is on their trail" (Reader) The Lemnos Series Part three:The Curse of Lemnos Returning from the planet Lemnos, Burk and his Guardian girlfriendMilliya find themselves in mortal danger. The corrupt Terran Government, the ruthless Imperial Council and a sinister revolutionary movement are battling for control of the Empire, and the dark secrets that Burk and Milliya have discovered on Lemnos are the key. Burk must survive encounters with torturers and killers, robots and telepaths, before the truth is revealed in a dramatic public confrontation―with anunexpected final twist. The third part of the Lemnos SF adventureseries. Francis Jarman, The Curse of Lemnos(Lemnos; 3)PaperbackWildside Press, 2016ISBN 978-1479407965Available from Amazon and other merchants or direct from Wildside	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
You are here CPS: Pharmacists should be given ‘flexibility’ to leave premises Harry McQuillan (left): Pharmacists should make a decision based on the context Pharmacists should be given “flexibility” to leave the pharmacy in “the hands of a technician” in certain circumstances, Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has told C+D. Expanding on CPS’s vision for the sector – which it launched in September – the negotiator’s chief executive Harry McQuillan said pharmacists should be allowed to decide when is appropriate to leave the pharmacy for “an extended period of time” and place the safe running of the premises in “the hands of the technician”. “We’re not of the opinion that you should have to be there all the time,” he told C+D earlier this month (October 7). Pharmacists should “have the ability to make a decision based on context…whether it is appropriate to leave or remain within the pharmacy”, Mr McQuillan said. They should have the “comfort” of knowing that standard operating procedures and trained staff will ensure the safe running of the premises in their absence. However, “the responsibility and accountability would still lie with the pharmacist”, he stressed. Leon The Apothecary, Student Posted on Mon, 22/10/2018 - 10:33 I'm struggling to see the benefit of working this angle. I feel there are far more important issues out there regarding Pharmacy. Minimum staffing levels, MDS remuneration, standardising ordering and prescription length, universal prescription fees are just a few that come off the top of the head that seems more important. Caroline Jones, Community pharmacist Posted on Sat, 20/10/2018 - 00:06 Mmmm....they talk about 'exceptional circumstances' such as the 'beast from the east'...I recall a winter not so long ago in the 80's that people were snowed in for weeks! I wonder what they did then? Everyone survived...... fatnose pansies, Sales “Pharmacy contractors should have the flexibility to keep the pharmacy closed for patient safety reasons when a pharmacist isn’t there,” Community Pharmacists in Scotland have told C+D. Expanding on their vision for the sector – which they’ve had ever since pharmacy began – 100% of community pharmacists asked said pharmacy contractors should be allowed to close the pharmacy even if it means making less profit whenever is appropriate including for “an extended period of time”, unless they can provide safe working conditions and ensure the pharmacist is present. There are serious issues with “the training of some pharmacy technicians” due to the “poor quality courses and conditions imposed by some pharmacy contractors”, they said. “We’re not of the opinion that pharmacies should have to be making profit all the time if it isn’t safe for patients,” they told C+D earlier this month (October 7). Pharmacy contractors should “have the ability to make a decision based on context…whether it is appropriate to close the pharmacy or remain open”, pharmacists said. Pharmacy contractors should have the “comfort” of knowing that the public will be safer if they ensure the safe running of the premises. However, “the responsibility and accountability to ensure patients were provided with pharmacy services would still lie with the the contractor when the pharmacy was closed. They should face the possibility of going to prison if they don’t”, pharmacists stressed. It would have helped them make the decision to close during this year’s “beast from the east”, pharmacists claimed.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
We’ve got all sorts of player of the game stuff for you this week but let’s start with some guys who aren’t making it into the article as a player of the game. D.J. Alexander came in briefly for Derrick Johnson and showed us that he’s the future at that position. Draft and develop. That’s general manager John Dorsey’s game and it’s working. Same can be said of Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Kendall Reyes and Jarvis Jenkins are midseason free agent signings and they are looking great. Both making big impacts with how banged up the Chiefs are along the defensive line. Cairo Santos and James Winchester also had a big impact on this game. Winchester recovered a muffed punt just weeks after his father passed away. Cairo Santos had the game-winning field goal and even though it was almost a “doink” he managed to sneak it through the uprights. Clutch. So very clutch. Now let’s get to the real MVPs. These are the Kansas City Chiefs Players of the Game: Offensive Player of the Game: Not available, check back when the offense decides to show Just kidding. The Chiefs offense definitely showed up tonight when it counted the most. Tyreek Hill and Alex Smith both get a share of Offensive Player of the Game tonight First up, Tyreek Hill: Tonight Hill became the first player with a rushing touchdown, receiving TD and kick return TD in a game since Gale Sayers (of the Chicago Bears) did it in 1965 against Vikings (per the game broadcast). That is a historic achievement and it shows the Chiefs what kind of player that Hill can be for them currently and down the line. Apart from that achievement, Hill was the most reliable target for his co-share tonight and he needed reliability with Travis Kelce and Albert Wilson dropping balls left and right. Next up, some praise for the Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith: I thought about not mentioning this, but I just can’t let it go unsaid that Smith played a much better game tonight than he has all season. Sure it was ugly for the first half of the game, but things finally opened up offensively in the second half and overtime. Alex Smith was able to sustain drives and convert on third down which was something the Chiefs only seemed to be able to do when they were playing in hurry-up offense. Alex Smith has these moments where he has ice in his veins, where there is something inside of him that comes alive and he sees the field differently. A 49ers fan once described him as a Phoenix, a player that rises from the ashes once he gets knocked down. He plays at his best and elevates the team when the team absolutely needs it. He did that tonight and he really deserves more credit than people are willing to give him for it. Defensive Player of the Game: Justin Houston During the game, Justin Houston had me dancing around the house like a crazy person. I did every Kelce touchdown dance in the book. Houston is back, like for real, he is actually back and playing like the No. 50 of old. That is great news. Perhaps the greatest news the Chiefs have received all season long. Houston was making his presence known on every play and flat out broke the game for the Broncos. In the first half he had three sacks, a safety, a forced fumble, and what felt like a dozen pressures. It was like he was trying to catch up to teammate Dee Ford in the sack category in one night alone. The Broncos simply had no answers for him. Right takcle Ty Sambrailo was on skates all day long and it was so bad that he literally had to be benched. In came former Chief Donald Stephenson who was also benched previously by the Broncos for poor performance. Stephenson got sonned (look it up in urban dictionary if you don’t know what it means) by his former teammate Justin Houston for a good portion of the night. At least until he realized the referees wouldn’t call him for a single holding penalty. Bonus — Special Teams Player of the Game: Tyreek Hill Hill has been waiting for his return touchdown for a long time. He’s probably had more return TDs called back before actually scoring one than any player in NFL history (someone feel free to fact check that). Well, after waiting some time, Hill finally got his return touchdown and man was it a sweet one: Anti-Player of the Game: Albert Wilson This week I give you the Anti-Player of the Game. This player is typically someone who doesn’t perform very well at all. This week the “honor” goes to receiver Albert Wilson. Week in and out I find myself wondering what Wilson brings to the table for this team right now. Sure he’s the most veteran receiver next to Maclin, but if being a vet mattered Dwayne Bowe would still have a job on this team. Wilson is a decent blocker and has caught a few touchdown passes this season. But he’s also shown lack of effort on countless plays, be it drops, alligator arms, or something else like a costly penalty. It seems like he does just enough every week to manage to squeak by in keeping his job. Why not let someone who gives a better and more consistent effort the reps that Wilson is getting? Someone like Demarcus Robinson, who the team drafted from Florida. Maybe he could play like he has something to prove. The only good thing I saw Wilson do this game was throw a block that sprung Hill on his rushing touchdown, but frankly the block could have easily been a block in the back penalty that erased the touchdown. Like this article? Sign up for the Chiefs Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning Success Thanks for signing up. 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Current Research Introduction The Yamamoto group studies quantum information science, with an experimental emphasis on light-matter interactions in semiconductors. Research topics include the optical control of spin qubits, engineering large-scale quantum computing systems, and the condensed matter physics of exciton-polaritons.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
December 14, 2017ArticlesComments Off on Palestinian Intransigence Has a Price Too Article – Zionist Federation Trumps recent announcement to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, heralding their intention to move the embassy there from Tel Aviv, reminds the Palestinians that its in their best interests to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible …Palestinian Intransigence Has a Price Too By Josh Brown, Zionist Federation Representative, Wellington, NZ Trump’s recent announcement to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, heralding their intention to move the embassy there from Tel Aviv, reminds the Palestinians that it’s in their best interests to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible and that the entire land of Israel is not up for contention despite assurances from their leadership. The oft quoted politically correct mantra that the current impasse blocking a final status agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis, lies squarely at the feet of the Israeli government. In truth, due to the complexity of the issue, all sides and foreign backers with their own self-serving agendas must share the blame for the endless state-of-affairs, the deterioration of hope and the suffocating status quo. The framing of the conflict biased in favour towards the “oppressed underdog” by most of the world’s media, promotes the concept that the Palestinian people as an extension of the Arab nation and Muslim brothers-in-arms, are being victimised by the colonialist Israelis as an extension of the imperialist Western powers. The decade old transmission that Israel is enemy no.1, often accompanied by abhorrently graphic evidence, relayed via the internet and T.V globally to the exploited and downtrodden inhabitants of second and third world nations garner a special kind of sympathy and evoke fraternal anger, especially amongst Arab and Muslim populations who individuals so acutely feel sting of inequality brought about Western political meddling and capitalism and become choleric in reaction to the perceived threat to Islam and its religious shrines. The televised message swells and enjoins globalist opinion that Israelis have no real connection to the land or to Jerusalem, that Jews do not have any right to self-determination or to settle in their historic homeland, that Zionists and their settlements are solely responsible for the ongoing conflict with their eviction of Palestinians from their land, Judaization is desecrating divinely bequeathed sites and most offensively, that a colonialist form of apartheid exists accompanying severe Israeli intimidation. The Israeli side of the story is almost never aired or considered leading to the Arab street’s mistaken conclusion that there is only one side to the story and that the Israelis (and often Jews by extension) are so completely wrong, wicked and criminal. To appease popular anger, we can perceive the manifestation of unjust international wrath at the UN and UNESCO playhouses. At almost every meeting and assembly, members of the non-aligned movement clamour over themselves to point the finger at Israel to divert attention away from their own profound human rights abuses and war crimes. Israel as the sole Jewish country, has become the natural scapegoat and an easy target for an automatic 50 country Muslim-majority voting bloc that continuously highlights Israel’s crimes to punish it at every opportunity while collectively dampening debate over shocking human rights abuses in countries like Syria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Iran and Yemen. The number of UN resolutions against Israel tallied against the total number of resolutions criticizing all other nations is staggering and outrageous. I need only quote the former United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, who said before he departed that the organisation has advanced a “disproportionate” volume of resolutions against Israel, which “foiled the ability of the UN to fulfil its role effectively”. It is undeniably true that the one-sided groundswell of emotion building against Israel in both Muslim majority nations and Western countries who have absorbed a demographically altering influx of Muslim immigrants such as France and the UK, is starting to put considerable amount of political pressure on Israel. Besides UN resolutions, the BDS movement, violent global demonstrations, threats of sanctions and criminal litigation are examples of global intimidating tactics that are supposed responses to Israel’s peace process intransigence. As the pressure builds, Israelis feel increasingly certain that they are being bullied into a corner, while their apparent infantilised peace partner, with the backing of 300 million co-Arab nationalists, remains free from any pressure to approach the negotiating table, and in fact, allowed to incite and hate as they wish. Survey after survey illustrates the stubborn Palestinian animosity for the Jewish state, that the Palestinians are simply not ready for peace because even if Israel would give them everything they ever wanted in a peace agreement, they would still not recognise a Jewish state in their midst. Their leaders regularly talk about peace in English while assuring their constituents in Arabic that an agreement is merely a stepping stone to liberating their ancestral homeland in its entirety, imperilling the region’s Jews to another holocaust – an obviously unacceptable prospect feared by Israelis. The settlements are usually quoted as being the main obstacle in advancing the peace process, but this is patently untrue as Israeli government has always maintained its flexibility in withdrawing from land as necessary in any final status agreement, as it painfully did in Gaza. The real obstacle to peace is that there is no real incentive for the Palestinians to speak with the Israelis in the context of a rising global campaign to completely delegitimise Israel’s right to exist (i.e. BDS); and why settle for the West Bank and Gaza when there is no pressure to do so and your financial backers (i.e. Iran, Qatar, Wahhabis etc.) egg you on to wage jihad until the land ‘from the river to the sea will be free’? Donald Trump’s bold decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state is the push back. There is indeed, a price to pay for Palestine’s political intransigence and it acts as a reminder to Israel’s adversaries that the status quo is not tenable. Hypocritically, the Palestinians publicly say the same thing, that the status quo is suffocating, however it appears now that they wish for it to be maintained but only when it suits them. For years, the Israelis have faced unyielding pressure to make peace with an imaginary peace partner but for the first time in a long while, the Palestinian now wake up to the realisation that a peace agreement on their terms is not around the corner and that Israel cannot be arm-twisted into an existentially compromising agreement. For 3000 years, Jews have considered Jerusalem to be nerve centre of their religion. Setting aside its ascribed importance, the same cannot be said for the adherents of the 1400-year-old Islamic faith who face towards Mecca when they pray. But beyond the religious aspect, Jerusalem holds special traditional, cultural and historical significance for Jews worldwide. The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, along with most government institutions and ministries are all located there and therefore, West Jerusalem, as Israel’s administrative capital is not an area that will realistically ever been surrendered. Contrary to popular belief, the USA is not the only country to recognise reality. Surprisingly, Russia recognised West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital earlier this year and the Czech Republic last Wednesday broke ranks with the European Union, and issued a similar endorsement. Certainly, in any final status agreement West Jerusalem will remain with Israel, while on the other hand, recognising Jerusalem as its capital does not preclude a recognition of East Jerusalem as being the capital of a Palestinian State at some future date. So, what’s the fuss about? Recognising West Jerusalem status allays Israeli fears that the entire city is up for grabs and reminds the Palestinians that they can’t have it all, but also, it reminds them that it’s in their best interests reach a peace agreement as soon as possible to lift them out of their collective suffering. Time, is in fact, not on their side. In the words of US ambassador to the UN, ‘change is hard’ and the notion that Palestinians need to acknowledge the reality of Israel is for them, enragingly hard. The Palestinian leadership and national consciousness needs to be instilled with acceptance that the Israelis are there to stay and vice versa. New Zealand has a role to play in reminding both sides that there is no plan B for a two-state solution by following the USA’s lead in recognising West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital while demonstrating its readiness in recognising East Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital should that momentous occasion arrive. ENDS	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
A Woman Walks into a baR… Remy Wines recently opened a tasting room in McMinnvile. The new space was most recently used for milling grain by Heater Allen Brewing. Owner/winemaker Remy Drabkin has infused the space with an urban yet rustic feel with “upcycled” wooden pallets suspended from the ceiling and covering the walls. Called baR (pronounced ‘R’ bar), Drabkin’s tasting room currently features five wines, including new releases from Remy Wines and second label Three Wives. Italian-inspired small plates are available for purchase. Remy Wines baR is located at 905 N.E. 10th Street, McMinnville and is open Friday–Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. With a focus on Northwest wines and regional cuisine, the Savor Cannon Beach festival offers a four-day lineup of wine, culinary and arts experiences in one of the Pacific Northwest’s most beautiful destinations. A series of six festival events focus on specific themes that showcase the bounty of Northwest wine and cuisine while restaurants, galleries and shops add a weekend full of tastings, ... The James Beard Legacy: A Celebration of “America’s First Foodie” in Oregon’s wine and truffle country. Native Oregonian James Beard was a longtime champion of Oregon truffles and proclaimed them as equals to their more expensive and established European counterparts. As an ode to James Beard and his advocacy for Oregon truffles, the 2018 Oregon Truffle Festival’s wine ... The James Beard Legacy: A Celebration of “America’s First Foodie” in Oregon’s wine and truffle country. Native Oregonian James Beard was a longtime champion of Oregon truffles and proclaimed them as equals to their more expensive and established European counterparts. As an ode to James Beard and his advocacy for Oregon truffles, the 2018 Oregon Truffle Festival’s wine ... The Terroir of Truffles weekend package holders will experience an authentic truffle hunt lead by professional truffle hunters with their dogs, followed by an unforgettable winery luncheon featuring top culinary talent and foraged Oregon truffles. Held at unique Oregon winery venues, this is wine country immersion and winter truffle excursion at its most authentic. Enjoy the best of the Old ...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
DELMIA- Work Load Balancing 2 (WLB) DELMIA Work Load Balancing is an integrated application for general assembly domain. It enables users to balance processes in any field of application. It is an easy to use tool to do the balancing work in pre-planning. DELMIA Work Load Balancing helps minimizing labor requirements by balancing workload for an entire line. Product Overview DELMIA Work Load Balancing is the basic tool for generic balancing. It creates relations between processes and stations. DELMIA Work Load Balancing offers station workload data in a visually intuitive, graphically intensive, easy-to-use manner so that the right kinds of data are available to the planner. Product Highlights DELMIA Work Load Balancing is the basic tool for the generic balancing. It creates relations between processes and stations. DELMIA Work Load Balancing offers data in a visually intuitive, graphically intensive, easy-to-use manner so that the right kinds of data are available to the planner. The primary features of the tool are:	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
How to open AWKW file extension? If you come across some file extension for the first time, select a proper program to work with this file format. AWKW file extension The files used by us on electronic devices have various file extensions thanks to which we know what data is contained by a given file. One of the file formats used on computers is AWKW file extension. The full name of this file format is Awkwords Word Generator File. The producer of this format is Awkwords. If you have a file with such file extension on your computer and you do not know how to start it, you are at the right website. If you do not know what to do with AWKW file, it is worth to click on it twice. Windows System will automatically find the programs which can open a file of a given format or producer. If even the operating system is not able to help, then the proper software used to open files with AWKW file extension is not installed on the computer. Thanks to the installation of a proper program you can not only view the content of such file, but also edit it and save it on the hard disk of your computer. Therefore, it is worth to think about downloading a free or paid application characterized with proper functionality. Below you can find a list of applications that are adequate for AWKW files on various operating systems: File type : Awkwords Word Generator File Developer/Producer - Awkwords File description - Awkwords Word Generator File Popularity - 1/5 Windows - Awkwords Mac OS - Awkwords Linux - Awkwords Useful advice Sometimes it can be so that you have a proper program installed on your computer, but the system still cannot deal with it. It is worth to try changing the association in registry. Thanks to this, Windows will associate the file with proper application. Scanning the registry and searching for errors of such type ma solve many problems concerning improper launch of application.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Confrontation. Day Two 2009-04-13 12:36 The ultimatum given to the president by the opposition forces has now run out. A few hours before this, Mikheil Saakashvili appeared on television once again saying that he did not intend to leave his post until 2013, as well as outlining a series of questions that he was prepared to discuss with the opposition: the economy, the country's security and democratic reforms. gt-en-analysisitem-180x300-main The ruling party made the same proposal even before the start of the protest actions. Why not remind everyone of this, decided Mikheil Nikolaevich. He spoke in a live broadcast from the State Chancellery, where a ceremony was taking place marking the signing of a memorandum for the construction of the Paravani hydro-electric power station by the Georgian government and the Turkish company Anadolu Group. But Saakashvili, who is regarded as a master PR tactician, decided to cover all the points in one speech. Firstly, he gave a high appraisal of the previous day's events: "I think that yesterday was very important for our democracy. A section of our society expressed its opinion in a way befitting a democratic, highly-cultured, developed or developing European country." But then he noted in passing: "In the next four years, which is the term of my presidency, my government and I intend to build a hydro-electric resource in Georgia on a new scale, which will be the equal of Inguri." Is that an example of his backbreaking work to overcome the numerous economic problems? "The opinion of every citizen is important to me, I take the problems of each one of us to heart. I know that many people in the country are experiencing extreme hardship and have lost hope in the future. Today our citizens are frustrated precisely by this hardship and lack of prospects. I am also frustrated by this, by the problems facing our country. In order to overcome all this, we need hard work and correct decisions," said Saakashvili. Dialogue and unity are needed, remarked the president, in order to deal with these difficulties. As the political analyst Irakli Sesiashvili notes, Tbilisi has changed tactics. "In 2007, the authorities' methodology was different. Whereas then the ruling party met the protest actions with aggression, and their rhetoric was also aggressive, we can say that now they have switched to a "pacifying" policy," said Sesiashvili in an interview with GHN. According to him, the authorities are trying to approach the situation "with maximum liberalism". The calculation is clear: the wave of protests will subside by itself. How long can they carry on standing on Rustaveli? And Easter is coming, and every Georgian will go to church on this day, and then to visit their ancestors' graves, so they won't be going to parliament. But the opposition is not yet intending to back down. The president has ignored the ultimatum, his opponents have ignored another invitation to enter into dialogue. The demonstrators started to converge on parliament for the appointed time of 16.00. In the name of the opposition, the Conservative Kakha Kukava said the following on the second day of the confrontation: "We are starting an action of civil disobedience. Today protests will start from here at 6 pm setting out in two main directions. Some of the protestors, who will be led by the Alliance for Georgia and Levan Gachechiladze, will set off from School No.1 to the Georgian Public Television centre. A second protest headed by the Conservative party, the People's Party and the movement For A United Georgia will head from the Tbilisi Youth Palace to the Avlabari metro station. The remaining opposition parties and protesters will stay here. In this way we will stop traffic not only on Rustaveli Avenue, but also on Kostava Street and on Ketevan Tsamebuli Avenue."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }

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