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if you want to live." Yeah, a Sarah Connor reference. In the process of writing her out John and the story team realized that she would have been deus ex machina and that Woody needed to be in charge. That's when the whole complicated "wind the frog" sequence was born. I can remember our producer, Ralph Guggenheim, updating us by saying, "I just got off the phone with Mr. Potatohead's lawyer." There really was (probably still is) a lawyer dedicated to Mr. Potatohead licensing. It was touch and go for a while, but we landed him. To the best of my recollection we didn't pay cash for any clearances, but did offer credit at the end of the film. By the time we made the sequels it was much, much easier to convince people it was a good idea to let their toys appear in the movie. In all fairness they had no particular reason to think so when we were making the first one. Oren Jacob stated: [note: this is not an area of the studio that I'm particularly familiar with, so I'm sure others will have more details/anecdotes to share than I will.] I don't know nor remember the specifics of each of the deals you are asking about, but each of the deals was unique. If memory serves, sometimes the owners of the trademarks and copyrights in question granted Pixar permission to use the characters, maybe we paid a small amount for others (although probably not) and | IN | IN | 82,399 |
Who's online All Of My Life Good morning my early bird I see you've brought a chorus to amaze me, serenade me It's dawning, whistle down the darkness Introduce me to a new horizon (Chorus)... All of my life, all of my days Waiting for this love to be coming through The kind that will never turn it's back on you All of my life, all of my days Been waiting for this love to be coming through The kind that will never turn it's back on you Suddenly surrounding me This love clearly sent to set me free Take hold my soul and let it be Come calling my early bird Happiness is close at hand And won't forsake me, he understands me It's morning, I smile into the pale blue sky above me for love's in season | LY | LY SL | 1,458,940 |
Universite de Montreal, and McGill University. However, if you do not live in the province, your rates are about twice or triple that. As with all Canadian university programs, foreign students and visa holders can expect to pay much more. What You'll Learn: Courses range from learning about the human body to doctor-patient communication. Most often, the first two years are spent learning the fundamental aspects of medicine. The final two years are spent on the job through a clerkship program learning to diagnose, evaluate, and practice real life training. Evaluations are held during this clerkship period to determine the skills and aptitudes of the senior medical students. Then What?: In order to be licensed in Canada, students in their final year of studies must participate in examinations set by the Medical Council of Canada. Postgraduate studies in medicine, leading to further examinations can be taken in a variety of fields of medicine, including family medicine, internal medicine, and general surgery. Opportunities for working as a doctor are varied. Because of the high demand for these qualified professionals, doctors can work virtually anywhere. Often, provinces and foreign countries offer incentives for doctors to relocate. As well as working in hospitals, clinics, community health, and private practice, doctors can work in research, private companies, and in a volunteer capacity. Becoming a doctor takes years of study and dedication to lifelong learning. If this is a field that interests you, it deserves a second look. By visiting the websites of the various | HI | HI HT | 622,099 |
on console but all the graphics and animations have been moved onto the other machines. A mid 1990s PS1 era game that I can play on a cutting edge tablet computer over 15 years later. It suggests a very low common denominator for the future of gaming. So Assassins Creed X has just come out and I can 'continue the same game experience' on my Blackberry, my 3DS, my Xbox 360 and my PC? That will be an interesting sight to see. With a separate licence paid for on each device, no doubt. Hmm, the ubiquity of ubisoft... over several platforms. They've come up with some novel IPs over the years. But this constant pressure to 'monetise' across all platforms all the time doesn't bode well for future risk-taking. Maybe they just know (or are hedging bets) that the big living room console AAA model isn't going to work forever. After this current gen of consoles, I'm bailing out. With their attitude to DRM and insulting statements made elsewhere about the PC market, Ubisoft's contempt for consumers couldn't be more obvious. My contempt for them is at least as great. Hopefully they're kept quiet for a while by the question of when best to introduce microtransactions in smartphone games, or whatever fascinating paradigm shift they're working on. Simon Cuff, chief technology officer at MirriAd, spoke to us at the 2012 Changing Advertising Summit about the value of big data, the slow rise of the second screen, future benefits from developments | SP | SP IT | 740,073 |
have a flame burning non-stop at theirs. Much less costly. I appreciate the idea of commemorating the countless, nameless, and faceless soldiers who sacrificed their lives for a higher cause (though, admittedly, quite often because of the dirty politics of corrupt leaders who have everything other than freedom and justice at heart, like the rhesus monkey who took us to war with Iraq, and who has the blood of thousands of American soldiers, not to mention Iraqi civilians, on his hands). However, a memorial alone would do the job. That's how it's done in most countries. I don't see the point or necessity of armed soldiers standing motionless in front of a tomb when a simple security guard could do the same job. They're supposed to be "protecting" something. They're performing a "service". What service is that? What exactly are the protecting? Is someone planning to steal the bones of the unknown soldier? And suppose they really were standing in the middle of a hurricane. What would that prove? If they're endangering their own lives by standing motionless in a life-threatening hurricane, wouldn't that just sort of defeat the point (whatever that's supposed to be)? More importantly, why can't ask questions about these apparently pointless traditions without some hysterical reaction by fake patriots overflowing with emotion but bankrupt of rationality? Posted by: Jackson Lovinstein | October 30, 2012, 2:25 am 2:25 am Matt above writes: "Hey Mr. President, look very closely. Those are bayonets." Were you awake during the third | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 418,135 |
jealous eyes espied that last farewell of all. The ship is out of sight and out of memory clean, He's rolling through the Bight on board the All Serene . His heart's like half a brick, the voice of hope is dumb, He's handicapped and sick with fear of what's to come. They're passing Cape Leuwin, the half-brick starts to fall, But with a fiendish grin, he curses land and all. | LY | LY PO | 199,176 |
this letter to Martin Luther King Jr. which urges him to commit suicide just before he was to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, was in effort to disrupt dissident from political organizations within the United States. The Iran-Contra Affair The White House authorized the trade of weapons with the Israel in exchange for the U.S. hostages in Iran. The CIA/Contras Cocaine Trafficking The involvement of the CIA in the widespread crack cocaine epidemic that swept through many U.S. cities during the 1980s. The Business Plot In 1933, group of wealthy businessmen, that included George Bush's grandfather, Senator Prescott Bush, plotted to overthrow then President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Oops. It looks like you've already voted. Sorry , you can react up to three times. Share This & Help It Go Viral Thanks for sharing! Why not tell some other friends? Oops! We had a problem sending your message. Please try again later. Please Validate Your Email Thanks for Registering! Before you can vote or contribute we need to quickly validate your email address. We've sent you a confirmation email with instructions. If you don't receive the email in a few minutes, please check your spam folder. Reconnect? It looks like you've been disconnected from Facebook. Click the Facebook Connect button to reconnect. there all good, asbestos is WAY over hyped. Yes standing there breathing it like workers did in the day is gonna cause cancer. But walking into a room that has some in it is relatively minor risk , there | NARRATIVE | null | 59,021 |
Caucasian. It looked like a miniature United Nations. On the President?s lap was a book. ?I thought tonight that you, my fellow Americans, would like to join me as I read one of my favorite stories to my two children and a few of their friends who happened to stop by.? Of course! Kids are always dropping by the White House for some warm milk, maybe a game of Go Fish, or to play hide-and-seek. There sure were a lot of great hiding places there. The President then read the classic American childrens story ?The Little Engine That Could? in the intimate setting of his office with an estimated 57,000,000 Americans watching. After finishing the text of the storybook, he then sang his version of the John Denver song by the same title. To say that he was tone deaf and a lacked the most basic singing skills would be a vast understatement. But he forged on. At the end of the song, the President prodded the reluctant children to join him in singing the closing lines. ?Then up that great big mountain with the cars all full of toys And soon they reached the waiting arms of little girls and boys And though that ends the story it will do you lots of good To take a lesson from the little engine that could Just think you can Just think you can Just have that understood And very soon you?ll start to say I always knew I could I | NARRATIVE | null | 96,713 |
In recent years Australia has experienced some of the most devastating fire incidents in our nations' history, while at the same time, a systematic reduction in government funding for fire services is continuing across almost all states and territories. With this in mind, do we have the right balance between fire prevention and fire response in Australia, or should fundamental changes be considered? These are among the questions to be examined when expert members of the fire protection industry come together for a major policy debate on day two of the Fire Australia 2012 Conference & Exhibition, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, November 14-16. The debate will address the motion: ' Australian authorities spend excessive resources on anticipation of fire and fail to adequately recognize the impact and consequences of fire' . You are invited to attend this vital conversation about the future of your industry. For more information, download the full debate media release here . Further to the information provided in the September Edition of FireSignals, FPA Australia has now completed its submission regarding the regulation impact statement on the proposal for National Occupational Licensing for plumbing and gasfitting occupations. The Association holds serious concerns about elements of the proposed regulation including NOLA's exclusion of specific fire protection industry occupations in favour of a single fire protection licence and the lack restricted licences for inspect & test occupations. Given this, we strongly urge every FPA Australia member to support the recommendations outlined in the Association's submission and participate | IN | IN DT | 663,113 |
the address of the image on Twitter's servers. You can also add your current location to your tweets. This is particularly pertinent when tweeting breaking news, travel delays or, as here, photos, as it allows your followers to see at once the location to which your tweet is related. Some Twitter clients, and the Twitter homepage, present this data on a map, allowing other users to find you through the proximity of your tweets to those of others they're already reading. As this could constitute a security risk, both by showing that your home may be empty and identifying your precise location, this feature is disabled by default. To enable it, tap Settings > Location Services and then tap the On/Off slider beside Twitter to set it On. Note that because this feature will only draw data from the device's integrated location features, including GPS, cell triangulation and its IP address, you can't use it to attach an accurate location to an image unless you're still standing at the point where it was taken, despite the iPhone and iPad geotagging images by default. The key, then, is to tweet your images as soon as they're shot, rather than waiting until you return home. Tweeting videos You can't tweet your own iPhone-shot videos, but you can tweet links to YouTube movies through the YouTube app. It's not immediately obvious where to find this feature, though. Start by searching for the video you want to tweet and, having watched it, tap the | HI | HI HT | 552,637 |
to learn new skills and further your knowledge in areas that you may lack experience in. If you're struggling with social media marketing, do a course with an industry leader. You don't always have to go for the megastars to get results. Courses run in small groups or run by local business trainers could be just what you need if you're looking for one-on-one attention. Local business enterprise organisations and government departments offer affordable, and sometimes free, programs for budding business owners. If you are operating on a shoestring, this should be your first port of call to get you started. If you are serious about making a lifestyle change (which is why most people choose to work from home), then get serious about building a business that gives you the freedom you are longing for. Forget scammy get-rich-quick schemes and internet "business opportunities". Instead, put these two strategies into practice, find something you love doing and do it well! Over to you: What are you doing to ensure you find (and develop) a work-at-home business that works for you? Cas McCullough is passionate about empowering other solo entrepreneurs to drop the sales pitch and harness powerful inbound marketing through her Content Marketing Cardiology blog . Cas is the author of Diving In: Practical Tips for Starting Up and Growing Your Home Based Business. She is also the founder of home-based businesses Mumatopia and Support a Work At Home Person , an 11,000-strong social networking community supporting people who work | HI | HI HT | 686,168 |
block in downtown San Diego at $40,000, the price at which it had been acquired in the 1940s, rather than trying to estimate the current market value, as required. Worse, it altered the forms in which assets had to be listed. The judge in the case, Louise Adler, was so vexed by this and other shenanigans on the part of the diocese that she ordered a special investigation into church finances which was led by Todd Neilson, a former FBI agent and renowned forensic accountant. The diocese ended up settling its sexual-abuse cases for almost $200m." Playing fast and loose with finances: "Some dioceses have, in effect, raided priests' pension funds to cover settlements and other losses. The church regularly collects money in the name of priests' retirement. But in the dioceses that have gone bust lawyers and judges confirm that those funds are commingled with other investments, which makes them easily diverted to other uses." Misleading contributors about the destination of funds: "Under Cardinal Bernard Law, the archdiocese of Boston contributed nothing to its clergy retirement fund between 1986 and 2002, despite receiving an estimated $70m-90m in Easter and Christmas offerings that many parishioners believed would benefit retired priests." Using Public Subsidies to Indirectly Fund Unpopular Activities: "Muni bonds are generally tax-free for investors, so the cost of borrowing is lower than it would be for a taxable investment. In other words, the church enjoys a subsidy more commonly associated with local governments and public-sector projects. If the church | IN | IN IB | 3,343,539 |
are happy to head out year-round -- some 80 percent of riders in Copenhagen still cycle through the winter. And ridership rates are higher in these bike-obsessed but colder Northern European countries than their southern neighbors like Spain, Portugal and France (in Sweden, 17.1 percent of people primarily get around by bike; in Spain, it's just 1.6 percent). Almost everywhere, however, this same pattern emerges: European Cyclists' Federation These are 12-month seasonal ridership rates in four Finish towns (blue is Helsinki, pink Jyvskyl, yellow Oulu and teal Rovaniemi). Here's a similar picture of cycling in Quebec in 2010: Long story short: For biking to be a serious commuting alternative, it needs to be more than a seasonal one. So how about it? Think U.S. cities will ever be ready for automatically toasted bike lanes? Wilder technology has been built for cars. | IP | IP PA | 3,079,537 |
Banana Trifle I made this wonderfully simple Banana Trifle Recipe at the weekend and it went down a treat! There is hardly any prep that goes into this trifle -- and it's a great alternative for those who don't like traditional jelly and custard trifles. There are 4 layers; A Biscuit Layer, A Banana Layer, A Banana Whip Layer and A Chocolate Ganache Layer. You will need: 300g Digestive Biscuits (Graham Crackers for the US) Approx 8 Large Bananas 3 x Packets of Banana Flavoured Whip / Angel Delight 1 1/2 Pints Milk 400g Dark Chocolate 500ml Double Cream Make the Ganache for your Chocolate layer first, as this will need to cool before adding to the rest of the trifle. Heat the double cream and Dark Chocolate in a glass bowl over a pan of boiling water, stirring continuously until the chocolate is fully melted. Set the bowl to the side to cool slightly while you prepare your other layers. To make the Banana Whip, mix 3 packets of Whip with 1 1/2 pints of milk -- or the amount of milk you are advised to use on the side of the packet. Whisk on a high speed for about 5 minutes until the whip has thickened, now set to the side. Crush your digestive biscuits using the end of a rolling pin, usually I would use a food processor to do this for cheesecake bases etc -- but I wanted much bigger chunks for the trifle as shown | HI | HI RE | 3,094,449 |
will be extremely thin as all of the particles will have very little energy and will all be very similar in amount of energy possessed. This "wafer thin" 4th dimensional"thickness" accounts for the strange behaviour observed. Relativity using 4 dimensions has been shown to work. It has shown time and again that using 4 dimensions provides a good description of observed reality. It is a description. That works. The problem being understanding the 4th dimension. It is not time but a 4th spatio energetic dimension. The same as the other 3 with the exception that all of the matter of the universe is progressing along the 4th dimension. In my opinion. It is a description using 4 dimensions that works to describe observed reality and therefore also fits with relativity. If you throw out dimensions as tools for description you throw out relativity also. Descriptions may fall short of perfection but are useful for communication. If they are not allowed because they are imperfect then all communication is open to disqualification and so is all thought.75 years of silent mediation on nothingness would be unbearable. Human beings are social animals that need to communicate ideas, in my opinion. A forum like this is helpful to advancement of physics. We should all discuss our ideas. This is like a market place for ideas. I personally would be open to some scientific and technical scrutiny of my physics ideas. Ultimately, we are all hoping to get the physics community "unstuck". The sooner | ID | ID DF | 444,213 |
---- CAR This seems an important area given the increasing exploitation of undersea resources. CGC Absolutely. A case increasingly has been made that some dependencies are held onto for geo-economic, as well as geo-strategic reasons. This is evidenced in the international claims being made through international treaty mechanisms such as those which emerged from the Law of the Sea Treaty. If you look at the nature of claims being made by some administering powers at the 'Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf ,' for example, you will see that the retention of some dependencies figures prominently in the claim for resources. Ironically, there was a resolution adopted at the time of the negotiations on the Law of the Sea Treaty related to the protection of the marine resources for the people of the territories, but it is rarely invoked. I recall some years ago that reference to the Law of the Sea was proposed in a decolonization resolution, but there was an objection from several non-states parties to the treaty -- even as the reference would have otherwise been consistent with their otherwise progressive position vis a vis decolonization. Some have argued that self-determination for a number of territories is being impeded by the geo-strategic military and geo-economic natural resource considrations. ***** CAR And other resolutions, then? CGC Regarding other resolutions, there were two adopted by the Decolonization Committee related to information from non self-governing territories. One reaffirms the obligation of the administering powers under the U.N. Charter | SP | SP IT | 3,197,685 |
no, however it does service government request for things it does host (I.E. search results as well as google maps.) For instance my building at work was labelled as one of the nations security companies (Australian Equivalent of the CIA) if you look at it now it no longer is labelled. This is a good thing (removes my building from being a terrorist target) however it also means that maybe they want to look at my/your search histroy which google does keep so maybe you are a suspicious individual then they will also give the gov your search history (Obviously google search history only). Which kind of gives you think Orwellian world incomming feeling. | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 335,114 |
denied. After discovering this misquote, I called Diane's attorney, Craig Cooley, and called it to his attention. He wrote a supplement to the appeal "before" the "three panel judges" ruled, but to no avail, the three panel judges denied her appeal. In an affidavit Chuckie wrote, that was notarised on March 8, 2005, he (Chuckie) writes, "I never testified at trial that I saw my mother, Diane Fleming, "mixing" the contents of any Gatorade bottles. In fact, I do not recall seeing my mother ever touching the Gatorade bottles." It is so hard to understand how many times, just a simple technicality can justify a mistrial or retrial and something this crucial is completely ignored! Diane's youngest son, Jeff, was graduating from high school the Thursday evening following the death of his stepfather on Wednesday. Diane's parents left Missouri that Monday, in route to Diane's home to attend her son's (Jeff) graduation Thursday evening (the day after Chuck died). How could "anyone" believe Diane would choose that day, Sunday, to kill her husband?! Later, Diane and her sons agreed to polygraphs. Diane was told she passed with "flying colours" as did Jeff, but was told Chuckie's was questionable. A page from the "police report" in Diane's Habeas confirms her results. Knowing this, and believing the detectives were targeting Chuckie; Diane knows now, in retrospect, she did a stupid thing; believing her son was innocent, she removed the hard drive from the "family" computer that contained some horror sites he frequently | IP | IP PA | 45,107 |
analyst Matthew Aid Google Earth captured this image of a Global Hawk (also above) on the tarmac at Beale. The drone is parked next to two slender-winged U2 aircraft, the 1950s-era piloted spy plane that Global Hawks were intended to replace. Mr Aid says despite the capability to fly non-stop missions around the globe, the $200 million Global Hawk still has many critics in the US Air Force: a so-called 'white-scarf brigade' of pilots who fear drones will put them out of a job. "They complain they can't get the same capability as the U2, which has the advantage of bigger, better cameras, so senior people in the USAF advocate bringing back the U2," he said. "The Global Hawk without a driver is nowhere near as sexy and has severe limitations." Facing major budget cuts, the US Air Force's top general considered mothballing some Global Hawks and cancelling future orders because the drone costs too much to fly. Related reading Drone journalism takes off As the media starts to deploy small toy-like drones to cover stories, what ethical and safety issues are arising? "The reality is that the Global Hawk system has proven not to be less expensive to operate than the U2," General Norton Schwartz said in January. Global Hawk got a temporary reprieve in July when Congress blocked plans to reduce the size of the fleet. The 'white-scarf brigade' may still prefer to get behind the controls of the venerable U2 but Mr Aid says America's diplomats have | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 749,902 |
Ron Morris is a columnist at The State in South Carolina and has become Spurrier's nemesis. Last October, Spurrier called out Morris for something he wrote in the spring regarding then-basketball player Bruce Ellington and how Spurrier persuaded Ellington to play football. Shaw should not have started, or maybe even played, against UAB. It was an opponent USC could easily have beaten with Thompson at quarterback. The risk of Shaw re-injuring his shoulder was much greater than that of USC losing to UAB. Before you claim this to be second-guessing or Wednesday-morning quarterbacking, understand that I believed it was a poor decision when Shaw first ran on the field Saturday. I also am quite confident I was not alone in thinking Shaw was better served with another week of rest. [...] Maybe I missed where USC physicians invented a new cure over the weekend for deep bruises and/or fractures to the shoulder. Or, maybe Shaw is an incredibly quick healer the second time around. Or, maybe Shaw goes into Saturday's game with the same questions surrounding his running and throwing abilities as he did against UAB. My guess is the latter. My guess also is that, because of Spurrier's poor decision to play Shaw against UAB, USC will be dealing with the quarterback's sore shoulder for most of the remainder of the season So, instead of just talking to Morris man-to-man, Spurrier tried the passive aggressive approach, penalized all of the media for two days before finally talking during his | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 551,810 |
therefore he is staying away too out of pride? God! The more I think, the more confused and stressed I am. I am rather good with advising others but I am hopeless with my own problem. You have so much love to give and come across as a passionate woman with genuine feeling and capable of giving yourself selflessly, you deserve a man who can give as much as you in return. There is nothing wrong with you, its just in life sometimes its a question of meeting someone at the wrong time.... Just like in my case. He's 10 years too late. I am also wondering. Am I not worth him sacrificing and adjusting his bachelor lifestyle? Why is he hesitant to build a future plan with me and my kids? Does it show his love is not strong/deep enough? Or is it too soon to ask for? Am I rushing him? Or he didn't want to break my marriage and be the bad guy? Initially he thought my marriage was already over long before we met but suddenly I looked at him in the eye and said "Our relationship is posing too much risk in my marriage." And suddenly the pressure and guilt is placed on him. W to me is my dream guy. I have always dreamed of a guy like him and could fall deeply and madly in love with someone as near perfect as him. He has everything I wanted in a guy and to | ID | ID QA | 1,428,393 |
when we are used to something, it goes unnoticed. There are exceptions, of course, but should they really be 'exceptions' in today's society? How can a more advantageous portrayal not be used as frequently as the reverse? Take Lisbeth Salander, the feisty, intelligent protagonist of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series, for example. Not only does she share the limelight with the main male character, but she knows what she wants, sees injustice or a mystery unsolved, and does something about it. She has to work to get what she wants. In a fight against Miss 'I-need-some-new-Moschinos-now' Rebecca Bloomwood, Lisbeth would tear her hair extensions and Gucci handbag to shreds. Whilst most of us do have to raise our hands in the air and admit to a materialistic, shallower side at times, I can safely say that most of us would agree that the reverse is rather more inspiring. Perhaps the industry is afraid to show women's stronger side? Strength through uniqueness is all that is required. Something individual about a character that ensures they aren't just labelled as being fresh from the generic cookie cutter character maker. The attractive, successful, toned, tanned Jennifer Aniston who gains an extra spoonful of each factor through a man. Not new, not interesting. Nobody really cares. Women no longer depend on men for money or power -- so why make this the focus? I'm not cynical of a good love story, but women do not deserve such a punishment as to be | OP | OP OB | 3,039,849 |
The imbalance will be corrected in a few years.. Online Timesheet 20 October, 2012 I found this post useful.I was trying to find this. Really refreshing take on the information. Thanks a lot Jim 22 October, 2012 | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,139,432 |
of textbooks and supplies for a college student attending a four-year college in the US is $1,077. But what if textbooks were free? What if printed course materials were made open and available online at no charge? How would that change the game? The Wikibooks project, which began in 2003, aims to create open source, CC-licensed textbooks written by volunteers. The site now contains over 38,000 pages of free textbooks, but unfortunately many of the books remain incomplete. Like Wikipedia (a more well-known project from the same foundation), entries are only completed as volunteers have time, and quality assurance is potentially spotty. Perhaps a more sustainable model is Flat World Knowledge , which offers free, CC-licensed textbooks and study materials, but charges a fee for paper copies. The Flat World Knowledge books are written by expert authors that have been vetted by the company and generally have advanced degrees, are professors, or have practical experience in their field. The books are licensed under the same permissive Creative Commons license as the OpenCourseWare materials. Flat World Knowledge books are currently in use at a number of universities, including Eastern Michigan University, the University of Rhode Island, the State University of New York system, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Sam Houston State University, and others. Conclusion The marginal cost of education is being driven toward zero due to social media and innovative approaches to online learning like OpenCourseWare, Flat World Knowledge, and the University of the People. That's because the nature | IN | IN | 46,099 |
you and P's wife now? Im sorry to hear that but I wish you strength to handle this uncomfortable and distressing situation. Sooner or later, affairs usually come out in the open and perhaps you can turn it around to something positive out of it? I know it sounds impossible at this mo but when all these are over, you can start a new, fresh beginning without feeling the need to look back your shoulder anymore. At least its all out in the open. Its not entirely your fault, it takes two to tango so don't feel all the blame is on you. And P must be unhappywith the marriage in the first place to have an affair with you. Please update us. Will be thinking of you. K, its true what you said. Sometimes when you take a step back and be a bit more relaxed with men, they seem to wonder about you and come running after you instead. And if a guy is really keen on you, he will find a way to get in touch. Don't find excuses for him. Ever seen the film or read the book; He's Just Not That Into You? Jenny, I have lose interest with W. I think I have gotten over him and am now moving on. I feel I am better off without him and all the stress involved. It also has a lot to do with my self dignity. I want an All or Nothing relationship, if he | ID | ID QA | 1,428,393 |
is Gloria Pitzer. The one and only recipe I kept was for the fried chicken that was supposed to taste like KFC. I actually think it is better, but it called for tomato cup-a-soup that disappeard for over 20 years. She has books and books of receipes, but you can google Hostess Twinkies and find lots of stuff. Obama and the Unions killed the Twinkie. What else will we let them kill? Betsey_Ross Obama could confiscate the entire economy and still not have enough to give to everyone. He could last two weeks. E. Lee Zimmerman He could squeeze in a lotta golf in two weeks. Rocco11 Michelle "Let's Move" Obama set her sights on Hostess... Landscaper All the POT smokers are freaking out right now. A run on the shelves today. Conservative_Hippie I was wondering if someone would mention this, you beat me to it! Landscaper college Conservative_Hippie LOL! oljunkie Speaking of: anyone ever go to a Hostess "thrift store", its their outlet store usually attached to the wearhouse, or factory. It has the irregulars, or day olds -- - Um goood stuff. I went a few times during college days. gunclinger Well, at least you can set them in the window sill, and they NEVER go bad! Conservative_Hippie LOL! ttp://pulse.yahoo.com/_2AYRITGII2XF25M7FQLGJIS6KM KM With these massive job layoffs, the obama government's national unemployment numbers will likely drop to less than 7%... Just sayin'....... 401_Unauthorised Workers of the world unite! Obama's micro, ground-level plan being put to quick operation. wallwatchman I | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,274,652 |
perhaps..! Seriously, though, if you could point me to somewhere they've described themselves as being non-profit, I'd genuinely be interested in seeing it. I've just dug up RISCOS Ltd's original Articles of Association, and I can't see any reference to it. I haven't found anything on the Internet implying that it's non-profit other than a couple of (admittedly ancient) references to PM talking manipulative drivel about how RISCOS Ltd needs to be supported or RISC OS won't be developed. And then presumably the world will stop turning or something. The only thing I've come across that might, in a fit of generosity, be construed as RISCOS Ltd being non-profit is "The price of RISC OS 4 upgrades has been set to allow for the future development of RISC OS not to make a fat profit for RISCOS Ltd." at http://www.riscos.com/faqs/ro4_qanda.htm\\... There's nothing wrong with being a for-profit company, of course - good luck to them! My problem is with the attitude of a company that manipulates its customers with a 'support us, support your platform' message on one hand, while nominally being run for profit on the other. Message #111831, posted by pnaulls at 04:33, 8/11/2009, in reply to message #111830 Member Posts: 317 Seriously, though, if you could point me to somewhere they've described themselves as being non-profit, I'd genuinely be interested in seeing it. I don't seem to be able to find a suitable quote. This is however something I've been told first hand on several occasions by | ID | ID DF | 1,458,395 |
has 20+ viruses and at least 2 rootkits. I have her turn off the PC. At my next visit, I bring and install Lubuntu 10.04. She was really afraid of Ubuntu, until she sat behind it and saw the GUI and menu. She'd been using all the programs already -- Firefox, Thunderbird, Acrobat reader, and OpenOffice looked enough like the other programs that she figured it out quickly. No fuss. I installed Quicken under WINE too. It works. That was in 2010. I've been patching the system and performing backups from 5 states away ever since. All automatic. Every program on the system gets patched, no need for her to be prompted when she starts Firefox that a new version is available. Patching happens at the OS layer, not application layer. Same for Adobe Flash updates -- those happen at the OS layer too. In July, the motherboard failed. It was a P4, so it was well passed time to fail. Swapped the HDD into a new system, a Core i7, booted, and everything was back just as before, well everything except the virus infected Windows. It refused to boot, but since Mom hadn't used it at all in 2 yrs, it was no great loss, except the license isn't useful anymore. A waste of money. Besides that the system was MUCH quicker. P4 to i7, it should be faster, though not really all that much according to Mom. No viruses since and she doesn't worry about them at all. | HI | HI HT | 3,246,278 |
die of scabby-mouth [84] and salmonellosis [85] , and 'slaughter at sea' sometimes occurs [85] . Some vessels that carry large numbers of livestock are equipped with a macerator to grind animals that die on route, and then channel the remains straight into the sea [86] . In addition, there is evidence of diseased animals being killed and their carcasses being burnt and sunk at sea. For example, 70,000 sheep were dumped from a ship in the Indian Ocean in 1996. Another 10,000 sheep were dumped from a ship en route between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia in 1990, and 40,000 off the coast of southern Australia [86] , [87] . In July 2002, about 270,400 sheep died and where dumped at sea while en route to the Middle East [88] . The Keniry Report (2003) [85] has acknowledged that with about 300,000 sheep and 10,000 cattle being transported by sea at any time, the potential dumping of deceased animals could create a significant environmental perturbation. No evidence of disease transmission from dead livestock to deep-sea communities has been evaluated or recorded to date. Pharmaceuticals. There has been some intentional disposal of pharmaceuticals in the deep sea. One of the main disposal sites was the Puerto Rico Trench. Prior to the 1980s, Puerto Rico gave tax advantages to pharmaceutical companies and their waste material was dumped in the trench at about 6000 m depth approximately 40 miles to the north of the island [89] ( Table S1 ). Between 1973 | IN | IN RA | 662,388 |
Check out The Temptations I Wish It Would Rain lyrics - another terrific addition to the already magnificent The Temptations lyrics collection. I Wish It Would Rain lyrics are part of the The Wish It Would Rain album that features an amazing beat and vocals. The Temptations I Wish It Would Rain lyrics sunshine blue sky please go away my girl has found another and gone away with her went my future my life is filled with gloom so day after day i stay locked up in my room i know to you it might sound strange but i wish it would rain (oh how i wish that it would rain) oh yeah, yeah, yeah cause so badly i wanna go outside (such a lovely day) but everyone knows that a man aint supposed to cry listen i gotta cry cuz crying ooooooooh is the pain oh yeah even this hurt i feel inside words could never explain i just wish it would rain (oh how i wish that it would rain) oh let it rain, rain, rain, rain (oh how i wish that it would rain) ooooooh baby let it rain (rain, rain) oh yeah, let it rain day in day out, my tears stain face pressed against the window pane my eyes touch skies desperately for rain cuz rain drops behind my teardrop and no one will ever know that I'm crying (crying) crying (crying) when i go outside to the world outside my tears i refuse to | LY | LY SL | 346,235 |
in the middle of the OECD countries. A major factor behind that relative decline has been the US school system's failure to ensure high-quality education for disadvantaged Americans, particularly children from poor, minority, and immigrant households. ... As a result of these and other problems, the average American secondary-school student receives inadequate preparation in core subjects..., which in turn reduces college enrollment and completion rates. ... And a recent study by McKinsey suggests that the gaps in educational opportunity and attainment by income impose the equivalent of a permanent recession of 3-5% of GDP on the US economy. To address the skills gap, the US must boost the educational attainment of current and future workers. That means investing more in education at all levels -- in early-childhood education programs, elementary and secondary schools, community colleges, trade-school programs for specific jobs in specific sectors, and financial aid for higher education. Above all, it means addressing the income disparities in educational opportunity and attainment. Sunday, October 14, 2012 I saw Senator McCain on CNN talking about how the stimulus package is, essentially, reaching into the pockets of future generations and transferring their wealth to the present generation. He kept talking about how much poorer future generations will be as a result of the debt from the stimulus package (never mind that he voted for tax cuts that would have made the deficit much worse, e.g. "It's 'generational theft,' said Senator John McCain, just a few days after voting for tax cuts that | OP | OP OB | 665,215 |
are only available in US Dollars and Euros so not much of an advantage in Turkey!!! But compare them. I beleive though they do make charges for certain transactions. See if it's worth opening a current account for the holiday with one of the banks that doesn't charge for cash withdrawals. If you are self catering it is worth taking the dolmus (bus) up to Carrefour on the main road just outside Gumbet and doing a bit of a shop - great for stocking up on nibbles and drinks for the kids. From experience I used to find it was the poolside drinks that really add up over the course of a holiday. Having a fridge of juice etc can really save you money. I always got the dolmus to Carrefour - ask the driver to stop there but you can't miss itas you come out of Gumbet onto the main road!! Then as I always bought so much I'd get a taxi back. The drivers are always so helpful and there's always a couple there. For a great day out go on a boat trip. I always used Leo's boat. He also has a very friendly bar/restaurant on the main street and you can book the trips with him there. He has a mini bus and will transfer you to and from your hotel. Price includes lunch, cup of tea and biscuits in the afternoon and several stops to swim in the bays. He generally takes the boat to | ID | ID DF | 494,614 |
the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.... I am against them that prophesy lying [p.8] dreams" (Jeremiah 23. 30-32). Jeremiah could hardly have voiced such condemnation of false prophets if he and they together spoke out of their own imaginations, insights and opinions. The warnings against these false prophets are numerous. It was declared a terrible sin to speak in the name of Jehovah if He did not send them. The criterion of a true prophet was that his words would come to pass. Thus Isaiah and Jeremiah never draw on their own opinions or those of their contemporaries but always on a "thus saith the Lord" or "the Word of the Lord." The content of the true prophetic message was always authenticated by prediction. There is so much of this prediction in Isaiah that the liberal scholars have been forced to predicate several Isaiahs at a later time in order to account for prophecy after the event. Such is true of the predicted defeat of the king of Assyria (Isaiah 37. 33, 34). "He shall not come into this city: by the way that he came, the same shall he return." The same is true of the prophesied release of the Jewish captives under Cyrus (Isaiah 44. 28 and 45. 1). This is true of Jeremiah's accurate prediction of the exact length of the Israelite captivity in Babylon of seventy years (Jeremiah 25. 13ff). Such predictions could not have come about except by divine impartation | OP | OP RS | 752,014 |
the snow. XIV. Heard, have you? what? they have told you he never repented his sin. How do they know it? are they his mother? are you of his kin? Heard! have you ever heard, when the storm on the downs began, The wind that 'ill wail like a child and the sea that 'ill moan like a man? XV. Election, Election and Reprobation -- it's all very well. But I go to-night to my boy, and I shall not find him in Hell. For I cared so much for my boy that the Lord has look'd into my care, And He means me I'm sure to be happy with Willy, I know not where. XVI. And if he be lost -- but to save my soul, that is all your desire: Do you think that I care for my soul if my boy be gone to the fire? I have been with God in the dark -- go, go, you may leave me alone -- You never have borne a child -- you are just as hard as a stone. XVII. Madam, I beg your pardon! I think that you mean to be kind, But I cannot hear what you say for my Willy's voice in the wind -- The snow and the sky so bright -- he used but to call in the dark, And he calls to me now from the church and not from the gibbet -- for hark! Nay -- you can hear it yourself | LY | LY PO | 796,270 |
up another drink, burboun's hittin' me hard like a freight train, with my back against the wall or on my knees, when worst of your memory gets the best, the best of me Baby, there ain't nothin' like a memory, when its comin' on strong like a hurricane, how could love like that just up and walk away, killin' me baby, its got me pourin' up another drink, burboun's hittin' me hard like a freight train, with my back against the wall or on my knees, when worst of your memory gets the best, the best of me | LY | LY SL | 1,405,769 |
you people who are "anti-Obama's" should relax and wait. I never criticize anyone unless I have facts to show that they screwed up. And even then, at least they tried! Clint Dougherty | 12.6.09 @ 3:55PM Card-carrying Communist? Have you proof of that assertion? Seems to me that your statement could be seen as treasonous, while the constitutional exercising of a citizen's right to vote is just the opposite. Political discourse in this country, particularly on the internet, has become so poisonous that a reasoned debate is nearly impossible. It seems that every time I start reading a string of comments about a thought-provoking issue, eventually the vicious name-calling and extremist shrieking hijacks the debate and spins it down into irrelevance. agk | 11.10.09 @ 6:12PM jjc | 10.9.09 @ 9:16PM I don't know where you are creating your statistics from but you need to read what you wrote. You are way out in left field and obviously way out in the left. I read this stuff and cannot believe that you do not listen when Mr Obama talks. He said there are 30 million without coverage. Yesterday the CBO laid out the cost which included 25 million without coverage. We are remaking our health care that 83% are happy with. That now leaves only 25 million without coverage and 5 million more who will be covered. Are you an idiot. Sue | 10.12.09 @ 10:22AM Don't pull statements out of the sky simply because you wish to disagree with | IP | IP | 186,900 |
There Was A Light lyrics Big Star There Was A Light lyrics There was a light So dear to me I wanted to live There was a time So near to me I asked you to give your life to me [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/big_s\\... ] If it's a sign Sent down to me I'm asking you why It had to be Spending all my time Waiting to die What's the use There was a light So dear to me I wanted to live There was a time So dear to me I asked you to give your life to me | LY | LY SL | 787,256 |
Skywalker in training with Yoda, he was away, but he was busy!! Nice one Tiny! I really loved this ep. I loved all the character set up, where we found Dean, what that says about where he is personally, how he's changed and how that will be investigated for good and bad, and also what on earth he's been up to. And I love where we found Sam, what his year was, why he made those choices and what really happened. There's a lot more to Sam's story and I feel bad for him that he's been taking a blasting. I think his reaction to the dog showed that he was in a pretty bad place and I for one am giving him a break. The poor dude lost everything and everyone. I think the whole set up is full of intrigue and one of the most interesting and exciting premieres for a long time, probably since season 4. Sam as a character is sometimes hard for me to write about, I know I always see him as the guy with the little brother syndrome. But Sam is Sam, and he needs Dean, same way Dean needs Sam. And when Sam takes care of his brother, I love that! The brother dynamic is the most interesting theme on the show. I promise I will spend more time understanding Sam in the future where appropriate. I think for me the best part of the episode was the very first like 'Saving | OP | OP RV | 3,294,751 |
pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy. If not, don't let that stop you from starting now - they're all-important in the battle to keep leaky bladders at bay and, as an added bonus, can help to improve satisfaction during sex! Find out how to do pelvic floor exercises here . You can also make a start on the long, slow process of getting your tummy muscles back in shape by softly pulling them in whenever you get the chance. (If you're not sure how, imagine drawing your tummy in towards your spine.) Hold for a few seconds, breathing all the while, and then release. Do this as many times a day as you can fit in. (It's also a good idea to hold in your tummy in this way when you bend over or lift anything: it will help to support your back and so help to ease or prevent back pain, a common problem after birth.) You could also squeeze in a few pelvic tilts when you find yourself with a free moment: stand with your back to a wall, slide a hand into the gap between your lower back and the wall and use your tummy muscles to tilt your pelvis backwards. Hold for a little while before releasing. You'll know you're doing it right if you can feel your lower back pushing against your hand. Gentle walking is also ok in the early weeks - you'll probably be getting out and about with your baby in a sling | OP | OP AV | 501,111 |
read the papers. This being an election year, you've seen plenty of my picture. You know what I can do. And I'm doing you, Hartigan. Cold and hard, I'm doing you. Share this quote Marv : What if I'm wrong? I've got a condition. I get confused sometimes. What if I've imagined all this? What if I've finally turned into what they've always said I would turn into? A maniac. A psycho killer. Share this quote [ after being smacked in the jaw by Jackie Boy ] Bozo No. 1 : [ about Jackie Boy ] He is generous. But that temper of his... you shouldn't have picked on him like you did. My temper, you don't have to worry about. Shellie : [ grabs a knife and points it at him ] Shut up and keep your hands to yourself, or I'll cut your little pecker off. Bozo No. 1 : Woo! I been told! Share this quote The Salesman : The wind rises, electric. She's soft and warm and almost weightless. Her perfume is a sweet promise that brings tears to my eyes. I tell her that everything will be all right. That I'll save her from whatever she's scared of and take her far, far away. I tell her I love her. [ silenced gunshot ] The Salesman : The silencer makes a whisper of the gunshot. I hold her close until she's gone. I'll never know what she was running from. I'll cash her check in | SP | SP TV | 471,174 |
drink dat dinner wine slow I'm trying to make the goose bumps on your inner thigh show I'll let you beat me there as far as finish lines go Yeah, and if you gotta leave for work, I'll be right here in the same bed that you left me in [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/in-the-mornin\\... ] I love big women cause my aunt, she rode equestrian I used to go to the stables and get those kids to bet me And I would always ride the stallions whenever she let me I'm joking, I mean that thing is poking I mean you kinda like that girl that's in the US Open I mean I got this hidden agenda that you provoking I got bath water that you can soak in Things I could do with lotion Dont need a towel, we could dry off in the covers And when you think you like it, I promise you gonna love it Yeah, well lights coming through the drapes and we both yawning I roll over and ask if.. [Chorus - Drake] [J. Cole] Hey, hey, God Bless the child that can hold his own God Bless the woman that can hold patron God Bless the homegirl that drove us home No strings attached, like a cordless phone You see my intentions with you is clear I'm learning not to judge a woman by the shit that she wears Therefore, you shouldnt judge a n-gga off of the shit that you hear Get all | LY | LY SL | 512,083 |
petition with the bankruptcy court serving the area where the debtor has a domicile or residence. A petition may be a voluntary petition, which is filed by the debtor, or it may be an involuntary petition, which is filed by creditors that meet certain requirements. 11 U.S.C. 301, 303. A voluntary petition must adhere to the format of Form 1 of the Official Forms prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States. Unless the court orders otherwise, the debtor also must file with the court: (1) schedules of assets and liabilities; (2) a schedule of current income and expenditures; (3) a schedule of executory contracts and unexpired leases; and (4) a statement of financial affairs. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(b). If the debtor is an individual (or husband and wife), there are additional document filing requirements. Such debtors must file: a certificate of credit counseling and a copy of any debt repayment plan developed through credit counseling; evidence of payment from employers, if any, received 60 days before filing; a statement of monthly net income and any anticipated increase in income or expenses after filing; and a record of any interest the debtor has in federal or state qualified education or tuition accounts.11 U.S.C. 521. A husband and wife may file a joint petition or individual petitions. 11 U.S.C. 302(a). (The Official Forms are not available from the court, but may be purchased at legal stationery stores or downloaded from the Internet at www.uscourts.gov/bkforms/index.html.) The courts | IN | IN LT | 238,961 |
Are your current debt levels manageable? Debt for any one supplier should be at a level you're comfortable with and it's important to spot the warning signs if you think they're in trouble themselves financially. Now is the time to look at how you can move money around faster by improving your credit policies and billing procedures. Slow payers can cause real problems to your cash flow if not kept on top of, so look at ways of making your processes as efficient as possible. 4. Update your books Few of us like admin work, but now is the time to look at your bookkeeping, and get up to date. Set aside time on a weekly basis to do this, as it will save you a huge amount of time and money later on. It will also give you a clear picture of where your business is financially, particularly when it comes to bank balance and debtors, allowing you to react accordingly. 5. Be more frugal (but not tight) It may also be useful to look at areas you can cut back on without detriment to your business. This doesn't need to be anything dramatic; I'm talking about 100 small things rather than one big thing. Do you really still need subscriptions to all those trade magazines, can you use recycled printer cartridges, is there any room for negotiation on your building insurance and loan payments, can you shop around for a more cost-effective courier? The list goes on, but | HI | HI HT | 3,316,272 |
lifeless body For the wolves All you did was lie, all you did was lie All you are is a fucking liar And everyday it's all the same Nothing ever seems to change But now you're gone and we've moved on You sent this friendship up in flames | LY | LY SL | 207,929 |
you recommended, especially Le petit Pontoise which we returned to with friends on Saturday evening and all enjoyed great food and wine in a very friendly and welcoming environment. Thank you also for your prompt attention when we had a problem with the dishwasher. We very much enjoyed our stay in Paris and we will certainly use guest apartment services for our next visit as well as recommending you to our friends and family. We are now enjoying the beautiful countryside and impressive chateaux in the Loire valley. Thank you for helping to make our first week in France so easy and enjoyable. Our very best wishes, Linda and Colin Hill REF Apartment : BLACK ORCHID From 2011-04-30 To 2011-05-08 Mrs Emily Goulet From CANADA the 05/11/2011 Hello! I wanted to follow-up with you on our trip to Paris now that we are safely back home. George and I had a phenomenal time in Paris and a large part of that was due to the amazing accommodations that you provided us. We just loved everything about "our" little apartment in Paris. If only for a moment, we were able to feel like we really lived in your beautiful city. We also really appreciated your concierge services; the restaurant you reserved for us was the most incredible food we had during our trip and the car to the airport was on-time and professional. We look forward to booking with you again for next Spring. As soon as we get the exact | ID | ID RR | 265,258 |
the template pages/authors/dr-seuss/author.html would be among those checked. A typical problem that reusable Django apps face, is being able to extend the app's templates rather than overriding them. The app will usually provide templates that the app will look for by name, which allows the developer to create their own versions of the templates in their project's templates directory. However if the template is sufficiently complex, with a good range of extendable template blocks, they need to duplicate all of the features of the template within their own version. This may cause the project's version of the templates to become incompatible as new versions of the upstream app become available. Ideally we would be able to use Django's extends tag to extend the app's template instead, and only override the template blocks we're interested in. The problem with this however, is that the app will attempt to load the template with a specific name, so we can't override and extend a template at the same time, as circular inheritance will occur, eg Django thinks the template is trying to extend itself, which is impossible. To solve this problem, Mezzanine provides the overextends template tag, which allows you to extend a template with the same name. The overextends tag works the same way as Django's extends tag, (in fact it subclasses it), so it must be the first tag in the template. What it does differently is that the template using it will be excluded from loading when Django searches for | HI | HI | 765,554 |
inside threesome of Khalif Mitchell, Eric Taylor and rookie Jabar Westerman might give the Lions an edge at the tackle positions, but Mitchell has been in and out of the lineup with injuries and suspensions, and one never knows where his head is at. If he gets his freak on, though, it could be a scary afternoon for the Stamps. Edge: Lions LINEBACKERS -- Middle linebacker Juwan Simpson and WILL (wide-side) ??backer Malik Jackson form a partnership that the Stampeders believe is the equal of the relationship developed by the Lions?? duo of tackling machine Adam Bighill and Anton McKenzie, an overlooked performer with a keen sense of knowing where a play is going. Following an injury to Chris Randle, Simpson and Jackson have been joined by Keon Raymond, a defensive back by trade who was among the CFL leaders in interceptions with five (one of which he returned for a touchdown). Simpson, All-CFL in 2010, didn??t put up the same tackles numbers as Bighill (104) or Edmonton??s J.C. Sherritt (a record 130). He had 82. But the Stampeders?? defence doesn??t allow the same latitude to free-lance, as did the Eskimos. Calgary's assignments are predicated more on gap responsibility. Stampeders allowed an average of 99.2 rushing yards per game; the Eskimos a league-worst 126.8. ??You see these guys (Sherritt) with crazy numbers,?_ Simpson told the Calgary Herald. ??I??ll trade tackles for wins any day.?_ Let??s put it this way: the Eskimos seemed more concerned about records. The Stamps and Lions | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 463,723 |
the euro against the pound, which eroded the value of Vodafone's earnings in the single-currency bloc. The company also faltered in Germany, Vodafone's largest single market in Europe, where revenue from voice service and text messaging, its traditional source of earnings, is being increasingly eroded by free Internet-based mobile calling and smartphone message applications. Revenue in Germany, where the company and T-Mobile are roughly equal as market leaders, fell 6.5 percent, to 3.9 billion. "Germany experienced a sharp slowdown in revenue momentum as well as pressure on margins," Jerry Dellis, an analyst in London at Jefferies International, a securities and investment bank, wrote in a note to clients. Huge write-downs are not unknown at Vodafone, which rose to global prominence in the late 1990s through a series of aggressive mergers and acquisitions in Europe and Asia, and the purchase of a 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless, the largest United States wireless carrier. But the company has periodically overreached during its evolution, and economic downturns set off large accounting corrections to the value of its business. Twelve years ago, Vodafone wrote down the value of its business by the equivalent of $6.5 billion. Mr. Colao, the son of an Italian military police officer who took over as chief executive in 2008, has streamlined the company, selling stakes in operators in France, Poland, Japan, Sweden and China. In January, he was able to coax from Verizon the first dividend payment for the Verizon Wireless venture since 2005, a windfall worth 2.9 | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 505,951 |
Arizona crhacks, but I certainly am for bringing Sony down. What they did to Sony was karma, payback for thousands of us who Sony crhacked with their XCP trojan. I'd like to see them (or somebody) go after the Delaware cell phone telemarketing spammers at 302-394-6964. Those bastards called my cell phone ten times Friday and 12 timed Thursday. It was just an annoyance to me, as I have a flat fee plan, but it un In the US of A where they were born and raised Corporations pleased customers on most of their days Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool While employing people fresh out of the school When a couple of hackers, they were up to no good Started making trouble in their neighborhood They got in one little fight and the prez got scared He said "we're going to war, it's not like anyone cared" Who says the Laughing God has anything to do with the writings of a bunch of drugged out desert people? You are exceedingly narrow minded if you think that only "The Bible" is a legitimate religious text and that all religious and philosophical discussion should be viewed in context to it. After all, it is the oldest religious text known to man, you know, aside from the Baghavad Gita, the pyramid texts, and the Enuma Elish. I don't see where you get that I am justifying anything... They claim to be doing thi Well, something tells me this is in response to | ID | ID DF | 310,536 |
I also began to admire the subtle way she navigates between the foibles and sublimities of B.K.S. Iyengar, a man who is perhaps one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic teachers. Her thoughts on the connection between modern yoga and Hindu fundamentalism are well worth the price of admission. For anyone who has ever found their own quest for spirituality caught between the allure of an ancient past and the grittiness of the modern third world, this is a great book. My only complaint is that I didn't see what the subtitle, "A Yoga Romance," had to do with her book, since needless to say, there is no love-interest in this book. Yoga is known in America and Europe primarily as a method for relaxation technique available to all, but in India this practice is not separated from a relationship of teacher and student. Miss Kadetsky's book is an excellent description of such relationship in the Indian environment. Also, I think everyone who reads this book will learn much about Yoga and its role in India's National History. I hope the author continues to write books about exchange between East and West. | IP | IP DS | 447,916 |
Nov 14, 2012 6:31 PM Got my letter from the hospital today, and immediately got a shock, I am NOT having the MRI scan suggested, I am seeing a plastic surgeon who specialises in oncology, in the oncology department itself. Is this usual before a diagnosis has been confirmed? I thought I'd get diagnosed before seeing a cancer specialist! It has knocked the wind out of me a bit, I feel like a cancer diagnosis is now a foregone conclusion but that nobody has bothered to tell us that yet. just wanted to say what a terrible shock uv had!! I wonder if it's a mix up? Is there a number you can call or your gp to check this for you!!? I havnt seen an oncologist or had a scan but was diagnosed after an op. Is it an oncologist who would do the scan to help diagnosis I wonder? Either way you need to know - maybe the nurses here could help? Hope you find out what's going on soon as I'm sure you don't need extra stress!! I wouldn't let this worry you too much as I had been seeing the urologist initially for my prostate cancer who recommended a biopsy. I was then transferred to the oncologist who was the one who confirmed it was cancer and the she arranged for the MRI and CT scans. But I don't think it nessecerily means cancer in your case. They are just more skilled at interpreting test you | ID | ID DF | 154,404 |
Du'a request for one of the brothers on this forum This is a discussion on Du'a request for one of the brothers on this forum within the Food For The Soul forums, part of the Main Topics category; Assalamu alaikum, I came to know today that the father of one of our brothers on this forum is to ... Du'a request for one of the brothers on this forum Assalamu alaikum, I came to know today that the father of one of our brothers on this forum is to have or is having at the moment a Kidney transplant surgery. I will not name the brother to keep it discreet. But, he is a dear brother to us and it would be great if we could all make du'aa for the success of the surgery, patience for the family and tazkiyaa from all sins. Ameen. Re: Du'a request for one of the brothers on this forum 'alaykum as-salaam wa rahmatullah May he have a successful surgery. an expiation of his sins. and may Allaah subhaanu wa ta'ala give him a full and fast recovery. May his family be a great comfort for him all the while and be granted patience and fortitude Re: Du'a request for one of the brothers on this forum Just found out a while ago that the surgery has gone well alhamdulillah. Please continue to make du'aa that our brother's father recovers quickly and is able to get back to normal affairs with no complications. I | ID | ID DF | 54,593 |
floor in legs crossed position, which is considered one of the best for back muscles support. Why am I mentioning this? It's because the humans by definition are not chair-sitting creations and therefore we need to take care when sitting in order to make the sitting experience as pleasant and as safe as possible. I understand that this sounds funny to some but the truth is that all the above is very important and should not be overlooked when searching to buy a chair to sit on it in front of the computer. 3. Sit straight, don't lean forward. This sitting position is the best. If you can't see what's shown on the display, it's better to bring the display a bit forward rather than lean towards the display. Leaned once, it can become a habit and later a person tends not to notice that he or she leans forward trying to see the screen content. 4. Allow space for your legs and your arms. This is necessary in order to be able to stretch and change the legs position. Being crammed into a small space doesn't work well with a human being, who needs the space to feel comfortable. We tolerate the underground, trains and buses only because we can't live without them. If people had a choice, the majority of them would choose their own jets to go anywhere -- unfortunately, this is not an option in our world. But in your own house you can and should | HI | HI HT | 402,036 |
not understand the importance of a reliable supply of vitamin B12. Nutritional myths have a way of going from one extreme to the other - either something is such an issue that people should not be vegan, or it is not important at all. The truth is often in the middle. Protein, calcium, and vitamin D are examples. People once believed that in order to rely on plant proteins, you had to combine particular foods at every meal. We now know this is not true, but in countering the myth, claims have gone from "You don't need to combine proteins," to "It's easy to get enough protein on a vegan diet," to the harmful "It's impossible not to get enough protein!" On average, vegans get enough protein, but vegans who avoid legumes and soyfoods might not be getting enough and could feel unhealthy. As for calcium, you can pick and choose a few studies to support the idea that animal protein, including protein in milk, is the main cause of osteoporosis. And following this line of logic, it would make sense that vegans therefore do not need to worry about osteoporosis since they are not eating animal protein. I wish it were true, but someone who evaluates more of the research will likely conclude that vegans, like non-vegans, should ensure good sources of calcium and vitamin D on a daily basis. I would like to see vegan advocates promote the diet in such a way that we minimize the chances | IN | IN IB | 451,776 |
be only the beginning for you! As I told you at the beginning of this letter, I had a third vision about you. And the latter has only confirmed what I had sensed for you. Read, this is surprising: - Jupiter has just made a comeback in the constellation Orion. This has shaken things and accelerated inter-cosmic phenomena which it would be too long here to give you all the details. One thing is sure: that will be to you particularly favorable since a great period of 92 days Chance, called "Absolute Chance" will open before you. And that, in 10 days now. This great upheaval astral will cause a inter-cosmic sidereal wave of Chance of a huge energy, especially on extremely favorable terms of Money. It is crucial to profit immediately. And you can count on me, Anna Maria, for your friend help you, thank to the Secret Practice of "Divine Flow of Spiritransmission" You did not complicate anything to make for that: after reading this entire letter, you have to follow the indications below when you bring up the "Divine Flow of Spiritransmission" by clicking the link at the end of this letter. - During a few moments, close your eyes and make clear your mind. Think of the wish that you would like answered as quickly, your greatest wish! ... This wish may concern ... As Money make more money or win a significant kitty in a game of chance.. It can also relate to the emotional | IN | IN IB | 1,748,370 |
mission or the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals; it presumably dragged into consciousness an image of things said and done yesterday in the office, the highly significant fact that General Motors had dropped three points, a conference arranged for ten o'clock in the morning, a promise to play nine holes at four-thirty in the afternoon, and other historical events of similar import. Mr. Everyman knows more history than this, but at the moment of awakening this is sufficient: memory of things said and done, history functioning, at seven-thirty in the morning, in its very lowest terms, has effectively oriented Mr. Everyman in his little world of endeavor. Yet not quite effectively after all perhaps; for unaided memory is notoriously fickle; and it may happen that Mr. Everyman, as he drinks his coffee, is uneasily aware of something said or done that he fails now to recall. A common enough occurrence, as we all know to our sorrow -- this remembering, not the historical event, but only that there was an event which we ought to remember but can not. This is Mr. Everyman's difficulty, a bit of history lies dead and inert in the sources, unable to do any work for Mr. Everyman because his memory refuses to bring it alive in consciousness. What then does Mr. Everyman do? He does what any historian would do: he does a bit of historical research in the sources. From his little Private Record Office (I mean his vest pocket) he takes a book in MS., | SP | SP FS | 208,404 |
The growth of stylolites We will first look at a series of three movies in low resolution that vary in physical size (and thus also in grain size). Size effects -- elastic and surface energies The following simulations use models of low resolution with 100 particles along the horizontal direction so that the individual particles become visible. Dark areas represent the actually dissolved material, the original lattice filled the whole picture. The interface-particles that can dissolve are red. The physical length of the first simulation (Fig. 5) is 10cm so that the grain size would be 1mm. The model contains 5 percent of pinning particles, the pinning particles dissolve half as fast as the host-rock. Figure 5 and the associated movie illustrate that the stylolite grows relatively fast and develops at least one very pronounced spike or tooth. These structures are typical for the elastic energy dominated growth regime. At the presented settings the transition between the elastic energy dominated and the surface energy dominated regime lies around the mm-scale. This means that as soon as the wavelength of the roughness reaches this scale (about 1 mm) the growth will be dominated by the elastic energy. Since the grain size is already 1mm the stylolite grows in the elastic energy dominated regime from the beginning. Therefore it will develop relatively pronounced teeth. In addition this stylolite has relatively good tracking abilities, it can memorize a large part of the dissolution that took place at the interface. If one compares the | IN | IN CM | 430,323 |
depository institutions, acting as fiduciaries, creating obligations against themselves with the fiat base acting in part as reserves. The decree appears on the currency notes: "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private." While no individual could refuse to accept such money for debt repayment, exchange contracts could easily be composed to thwart its use in everyday commerce. However, a forceful explanation as to why money is accepted is that the federal government requires it as payment for tax liabilities. Anticipation of the need to clear this debt creates a demand for the pure fiat dollars. Money would vanish without debt. It is difficult for Americans to come to grips with the fact that their total money-supply is backed by nothing but debt, and it is even more mind boggling to visualize that, if everyone paid back all that was borrowed, there would be no money left in existence . That's right, there would not be one penny in circulation -- all coins and all paper currency would be returned to bank vaults -- and there would be not one dollar in any one's checking account. In short, all money would disappear. Marriner Eccles was the Governor of the Federal Reserve System in 1941. On September 30 of that year, Eccles was asked to give testimony before the House Committee on Banking and Currency. The purpose of the hearing was to obtain information regarding the role of the Federal Reserve in creating conditions that led to the | IN | IN OI | 699,766 |
lock on the code room -- a small, windowless space secured for secret communications, a standard feature of most embassies -- and the team swept inside. Groat opened the safe within 15 minutes, having practiced on a similar model back in the States. The woman and two other officers were trained in photography and what the CIA calls "flaps and seals"; they carefully opened and photographed the code books and one-time pads, or booklets of random numbers used to create almost unbreakable codes, and then resealed each document and replaced it in the safe exactly as it had been before. Two hours after entering the embassy, they were gone. After dropping the break-in specialists off at their hotel, the driver took the photographs to the U.S. Embassy, where they were sent to CIA headquarters by diplomatic pouch. The next morning, the team flew out. The CIA is not in the habit of discussing its clandestine operations, but the agency's purpose is clear enough. As then-chief James Woolsey said in a 1994 speech to former intelligence operatives: "What we really exist for is stealing secrets." Indeed, the agency declined to comment for this article, but over the course of more than 80 interviews, 25 people -- including more than a dozen former agency officers -- described the workings of a secret CIA unit that employed Groat and specialized in stealing codes, the most guarded secrets of any nation. What Groat and his crew were doing followed in the tradition of all | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,268,774 |
The market for most modern Barbies hasn't been all that good for several years. Unless she has something rare or particularly desirable, I don't think it will matter when she sells. I really don't think the market for most modern Barbies is going to pick up for quite a few years, if ever. I couldn't agree with you more. The market for modern Barbies (and even vintage) is very soft and has been for many years. Mattel overproduced, too many people overbought and hoarded Barbies thinking they would go up in price. Instead, almost every doll has lost value on the secondary market. It's a sad reality for people who collected thinking they would make a fortune. I doubt that most Barbies will EVER be worth more than retail - if even that - since so many people with dealers licenses also hoarded Barbies... and they bought them wholesale. As far as selling at Christmas time. The Holiday dolls do sell a little better (as does Halloween at Halloween etc.) but anyone selling their Barbies in this market should expect to sell low or not at all. Also, the sellers that have the rare or "never removed from package" are outrageous in their prices; $325,00; $600.00 and I rarely see any of them sold. Maybe the Trump children can afford those prices but your average buyer can't. And, I do not think today's kids are that interested in Barbie. No imagination - they might have to think. I'm so glad | ID | ID DF | 606,047 |
transformation. No one could have convinced me that I would not be starving but sometimes I look at the clock and it's 1 or 2 in the afternoon and I don't feel any hunger. It has so helped with my energy levels and moods. I am a believer now because I wasn't before. Well, that must be faith :) I just got a Vitamix and used it for the first time today, I made almond milk 10 minutes ago. Then I checked my emails and saw your new post. The main reason I wanted to have a Vitamix is because of the Green Smoothies. My other blender is fine but well... not a Vitamix ;) It always leaves clumps and seeds so I really can't wait for my first "new" Green Smoothie! Thanks for the guideline, great post! | HI | HI RE | 303,435 |
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space. There is continual energy input (i.e.promotional energy which is loss of "universal" potential energy)as there is continual 4th dimensional change in position, (towards interior of the hypersphere Megauniverse, in my opinion.) Yes, that is the first part of his essay. The problem is that he then goes on to (try to) say that anything above that determined by his principle of least action doesn't constitute a real measure of time. To repeat; "To quote Barbour again, "The key thing is that no time is assumed in advance. A time worthy of the name does not exist on any of the non-extremal curves. Time emerges only on the extremal curves." The flaw here is that as a consequence of motion, time would be equally relevant to the non-extremal curves, as it is to the extremal curves. It would simply be relative to the system being described." What he seems to be trying to do is to peel away Einstein's relative clock time and go back to Newton's absolute time, i.e. "A time worthy of the name." The problem is what I keep pointing to, if time is a consequence of motion, a fixed point in time is a contradiction, since it negates the very motion on which time is based, so the parameters of the unit are an inherent function of the method of measurement, not that the method is an approximation of something more accurate. Time is what you measure with ANY clock. The bible speaks: light has appeared | ID | ID DF | 444,213 |
Check out Tom Waits I Wish I Was In New Orleans lyrics - another terrific addition to the already magnificent Tom Waits lyrics collection. I Wish I Was In New Orleans lyrics are part of the Small Change album that features an amazing beat and vocals. Tom Waits I Wish I Was In New Orleans lyrics Well, I wish I was in New Orleans I can see it in my dreams arm-in-arm down Burgundy a bottle and my friends and me hoist up a few tall cool ones play some pool and listen to that tenor saxophone calling me home and I can hear the band begin When the Saints Go Marching In by the whiskers on my chin New Orleans, I'll be there I'll drink you under the table be red nose go for walks the old haunts what I wants is red beans and rice and wear the dress I like so well and meet me at the old saloon make sure there's a Dixie moon New Orleans, I'll be there and deal the cards roll the dice if it ain't that ole Chuck E. Weiss and Clayborn Avenue me and you Sam Jones and all and I wish I was in New Orleans I can see it in my dreams arm-in-arm down Burgundy a bottle and my friends and me New Orleans, I'll be there Back to Tom Waits lyrics You're now at Tom Waits I Wish I Was In New Orleans lyrics page Tom Waits I | LY | LY SL | 30,566 |
Lee Scanlon. Devalos thinks her powers can help Lee Scanlon investigate a series of similar murders and prevent him from getting kicked out of the police. When Scanlon learns of Allison's powers, he doesn't take it very well and he dismisses her as another fortune teller. Allison sees clues to the murders. Scanlon finds patterns in Allison's dreams and together they solve a case that was left unresolved for more than a year. It's an excellent story. The Scanlon storyline looks really good. It's a really great episode. I enjoyed watching it from start to finish. more less The first appearance of Detective Lee Scantlon who gets more character development that he does in the entire series! The introduction of the Detective Lee Scantlon is an interesting setup but also a bit cliche'. Thanks to smart writing in setting up the joy of seeing Allison impress everyone around her and win her critics over, you ignore the tired plotline of the detective on the case that nobody takes him seriously for and the convenient situation that resolves the plot. Nevertheless I was highly entertained and greatly enjoyed the episode. The show is also getting the tone settled. The show's feel was more grim and dark in the pilot, and has evolved into more gruesome but lighter in tone and atmosphere. There is more of a dark comedy feel to it vs. a dark and moody horror scene. Good or bad, this is the show that is to be. more less | IN | IN DT | 104,770 |
for the PTCB test, the licensing fees, and fingerprint fees. Or as previous posters have noted, get a job as a clerk , then get licensed! No, you absolutely do not need to go to school. I worked as a pharmacy tech when I was in college . The best way to become a pharmacy technician is to sign up for the ptcb and get certified. Getting certified allows you to get licensed. CVS has a great training process where you learn everything you need to know while getting paid. Pharmacy tech school is a scam and a waste of money. J in Palm Harbor, Florida said: No, you absolutely do not need to go to school. I worked as a pharmacy tech when I was in college . The best way to become a pharmacy technician is to sign up for the ptcb and get certified. Getting certified allows you to get licensed. CVS has a great training process where you learn everything you need to know while getting paid. Pharmacy tech school is a scam and a waste of money. How about community colleges or adult schools that offer pharmacy tech training for a reasonable price? Should I take advantage of that? Besides, my health care experience is blank. With this economy, will CVS hire new technician easily? mynhii in Oakland, California said: How about community colleges or adult schools that offer pharmacy tech training for a reasonable price? Should I take advantage of that? Besides, my health | ID | ID DF | 468,176 |
memorable climbing, with no effort declining Halve my whole, it's a lifetime of trials We are in this together, stooping lower than ever Household frights are made together (?) Going at it hell for leather (?) two ordinary, not remarkably humble, talk in words of not long left of televisions finger on life's wrist responding to a whining pulse an accepted realism, resigned to entertainment and fair enough they'll say the enviable task of hosting a beauty contest remembering a history so what's the struggle? what's there to remember? what can you build on? heaped plates of worry it's a bellyache problem for the men of the world interpersonal bickering learned down on the ranch look raw and find an enemy these two hard boys, they make good actors but struggle with crap scripts shit theatre meets the video nasties andy pandy golliwog minds banana brain, one of the bunch normal and not remarkably nice projected heavy handed and empty headed mouthing told ideas oh, shit drama, the pub politicians monday morning footballers these two cowboys, nothing but trouble finicky about their food hard done by, garlic ought to be shot shoot out and find a target hard done by, garlic ought to be shot belief in the articulate fascist idiots bred from security secure education fascist idiots, bred for security choice cuts from history like the lunatic with admirable guts and the enviable task designing pretty dresses, deciding tone of flesh he's a bit of a rough arse the | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
documentary, third person description or do you want a more personalised "dialogue" style where the learner is addressed directly? 5. Start Storyboarding Once you have written the narrative, you can start creating a storyboard to describe how all of this should be built and structured into a final lesson. It's really important to be clear and explicit here especially if you're working with media developers. Good media developers can produce all sorts of amazing things, but they're rarely psychic so don't leave them guessing. During the storyboarding process you should also: Weed out excessive text, dialogue or detail in the story. Try to keep the scenario as lean and streamlined as possible. Use graphics to convey information where possible. A scenario with lots of audio can have learners sitting there twiddling their thumbs while they wait for the narrator to finish speaking. It goes without saying, though, that while this process works for me at the moment it may not work for everyone. It's also iterative and it will often take several passes before you get a satisfactory lesson. Patience is the key and so is keeping an eye on the bigger picture, namely creating an engaging and effective learning experience. | HI | HI HT | 534,659 |
initiative, and many more -- Rabbi Hirschfield presents diversity and inclusiveness in a new light. Using personal stories, Biblical texts, and other references, he asks us to stretch, leaving our preconceived notions and convictions at the door to make room for new foundations. With so much divisiveness in the world, You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right offers a concrete and accessible approach for mending fences among people. "Brad Hirschfield is one of the freshest and most innovative minds in religious thought today. From the ashes of Ground Zero to the summits of global leaders, he has pioneered a philosophy of using ancient texts to create coalitions of understanding and hope. Anyone committed to religious tolerance today must understand his ideas -- and must put them to work." -- Bruce Feiler, author of Walking the Bible and Where God Was Born "Spiritual sojourners of all faiths seeking sincerity and authenticity of religion will benefit greatly from Rabbi Hirschfield's candid testimony of his life's journey. His visionary first-person narrative reveals that the man who makes the voyage -- to the human core of tolerance, respect, generosity, and peace -- discovers that the voyage makes the man." -- Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author of What's Right with Islam Is What's Right with America " 'Through you all the families of the earth will be blessed,' God says to Abraham in the Bible. Yet, for so much of history, the different religions have often turned the hardest of hearts | IP | IP DS | 303,823 |
Tuesday, 28 September 2010 D.I.Y Ombre Hair. Unless you've been living under a rock throughout summer (which seems to have swiftly departed) then you will know that "Ombre" hair has been a very "in" style. In very basic terms, it's a look of which it appears your hair has been sunkissed (depending on the strength of the colour) at the ends of your hair. Or that you're hair has grown out, leaving you with darker roots and lighter tips. It appears that the popular choice of colouring is brown to blonde/caramel, although i have seen people doing ombre with many different colours. All images taken from Google. How hot does Drew Barrymore look right now? A few months ago, i became very bored of my current hairstyle. I know a lot of you are always bigging up my long, brunette locks, but when you've had the same style for years, it does become a little mundane. I wanted something different, but i didnt know what. For a while i though of chopping it all off Frankie Sandford style, then i decided i would almost definitely miss my long hair. Then i thought of going all over caramel but i wasnt sure if i would suit it. It was then that i discovered "Ombre". I had saved various different images of celebrities sporting the ombre hairdo, in the hope that maybe, if i was feeling brave enough, i could take along a few photos to the hairdresser (who i was assuming | HI | HI HT | 3,148,094 |
here is hiding behind technical mumbo jumbo to try and justify their theft. Pathetic. It's high time the Govt clamped down on this practice and exposed it for what it is: criminal activity. Hats off to you Lord Mandy. I think these rules are great, problem is nobody tried to enforce them! Either that or content providers add to the problem, take this great example. I was looking for "Def Leppard" a few weeks back, I wanted it within the next 15 minutes, not 4 weeks Amazon advertised for delivery. I thought okay, lets check iTunes... Nothing, Amazon MP3's... Nothing, 7 Digital... Nothing. Seems it's not available. So I popped onto your friendly web torrent search, typed in Def Leppard and instantly up comes several albums. Downloaded it within 5 minutes. They think I would wait 4 weeks for Amazon! The Film, music and books industry need to get their respective houses in order before they criticise people for pirating content. The music industry cant decide who to license content to, films are few and far between online and books well you can often buy the paper copy cheaper than a digital one, I mean whats up with that! Also who elected Peter Mandleson? I keep forgetting that Dictator Brown did! I think thats irrelevant as he would be acting the same even if he did. Geffen has had his ear....... If you have some power and some money and want to influence law in Britain it appears Petes the | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 229,914 |
Dairy Assistants feed, care for and milk herds of cows on farms. They aim to get the cows to produce as much high-quality milk as possible, cost-effectively. This job can be ideal fro someone with minimal to no dairy farming experience at all. A Dairy Hand or Farm Assistant may do any or all of the following and more in any given day: milk the cows once or twice a day; bring the cows in for milking; wash the milking plant and clean the yard after milking; assist with breeding of the herd; general farm maintenance such as fencing and spraying weeds; assist with animal health; assist with calving; rear calves and prepare them to milk in the herd. Is it for me? If you like working outdoors and don't mind getting a bit dirty or smelly working on a dairy farm could be for you. This is an ideal role for fit people that enjoy working with animals and are looking to progress in a booming industry. How to get there: At least three years of secondary school education is recommended and useful subjects include economics, agriculture, accounting and maths. There are no specific requirements to becoming a Dairy Hand, but it can help to get some experience relief milking when you're at school or during the summer holidays (this is when casual workers come and milk the cows when full-time workers have their days off). Hours: Hours will vary depending on the scale of the dairy farm, but | IN | IN DT | 1,754,014 |
Smith Dinner, it is Mitt Romney. Based on the above record, he, and not Obama, is the anti-life, "pro-abortion" candidate. The fact is, the personable Dolan did right to invite them both. The Al Smith Dinner is not a religious event. It is a political dinner at a ritzy hotel where folks who look gawky in tuxes make jokes and raise money for a good Catholic cause. No one should think that, by inviting the "pro-abortion" Mitt Romney to the dinner, Dolan is endorsing him and all of his "pro-abortion" anti-life positions. [Nicholas P. Cafardi is a civil and canon lawyer and a professor and former dean at Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh. After publication of this piece, Cafardi was named a co-chair for the "Catholics for Obama" campaign.] Be respectful. Do not attack the writer. Take on the idea, not the messenger. Don't use obscene, profane or vulgar language. Stay on point. Comments that stray from the original idea may be deleted. We are not able to monitor every comment that comes through. If you see something objectionable, please click the "Report abuse" button. Once a comment has been flagged, an NCR staff member will investigate. | OP | OP OB | 9,214 |
very rare instances, a first time author is able to get his or her foot in the door and get a manuscript looked at by an editor for a major publisher. However, you absolutely must understand that in the 21 st century this completely is the exception and not the rule. In this day and age, writers who are making headway in getting published are those that have agents. Therefore, if you really are serious about the business of writing, you will want to focus your attention on getting an agent as opposed to getting your foot in the door of a major publishing house. What you will find as you begin your search for an agent is that it is extremely difficult to get a well-qualified and experienced agent to represent you. The typical major agency or highly regarded agent already has a full plate of writers. However, if you can develop a compelling excerpt from something you have written, combined with a terrific synopsis of the work and a tremendously appealing resume, you may have at least some chance of garnering the attention of an agent or agency. There are some smaller agencies and much lesser known (and, as a result, less connected) agents with whom you may be able to sign. You may want to consider this as a stepping-stone on your own way to greater success. With that said, you need to bear in mind that an agent or agency that asks you to pay them | HI | HI HT | 731,471 |
with improvisational and trivial lyrics. It certainly does support the idea that call-and-response rowing songs were not native to Britain and were presumably an African holdover. One can move plausibly from African call-and-reponse work songs to New World call-and-response rowing songs to cotton-screwers' chants to halliard shanties. More descriptions from the decades before I allege the "new chanties" came in. The first reference is not very insightful re: chanties, however, such early references to African-Americans singing during work are hard to locate, so I give it FWIW. It comes from "Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before a Committee of the Whole House," including depositions from 1789. In one passage, the following bits of info are given with respect to African slaves working sugar cane fields in Grenada. The cutting of canes is not very hard, tying them easy; the feeding the mills and sires are the most laborious. The rest of the work is very easy. On the whole, thinks the negroes are most healthy in, and like the crop best. Never knew them complain of work then. The mill- gang commonly sing all night. Certainly labour in crop is the hardest, as 1/2 their time, out of crop, is weeding. Holing is the most severe work out of crop. ...They often give holers weak grog twice a-day. Holing does not occasion sickness. Negroes seem fox'd of it, and commonly sing at at. Of course, the assumption that the slaves were having fun --more so because they | ID | ID DF | 3,037,219 |
of the bad feelings have disappeared D G D Here is the rainbow I've been praying for C G D It's gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day F C Look all around there's nothing but blue skies F A G F A Look straight ahead nothing but blue skies C#m G C#m G C D6 A D G D I think I can make it now the pain has gone G A And all of the bad feelings have disappeared D G D I can see clearly now the rain has gone C G It's gonna be a bright, bright D D Sunshiny day (As far as I can consider it's basically: G, C, D all through, so try to get through then) Spend a long time on my own last night I think I spent a little bit over the top It's just something in a bottle Made me feel right And I think that's why I couldn't stop The man beside me Had the warmest look of understanding in his eyes As I went on about the laws the barriers and things That came upon me and my kind I'm just trying to get through We have words but sometimes words say too much But they don't say enough The boy meets the girl Sometimes they sail smoothly And sometimes it's rough I remember like a little child Kicking against a stone wall That I built myself I won't give in now I won't feel guilty I'll | LY | LY SL | 608,565 |
can be far healthier than most people think. Members have the opportunity to experience conflict, learn how to cope with it, and be better prepared to deal with it in later life. And family conflict may actually be beneficial, provided that the conflict in the home gets resolved constructively. This is the critical factor in any relationship: how their conflicts get resolved, not how many conflicts occur. It is the most critical factor in determining whether a relationship will be healthy or unhealthy, mutually satisfying or unsatisfying, friendly or unfriendly, deep or shallow, intimate or cold, peaceful or violent.* 'E.T. has helped me so much with positive and authentic communication, not only in the workplace but in my personal life. I now have the courage to face awkward situations, where in the past I would have felt overwhelmed or even avoided them.' | OP | OP OB | 646,606 |
together. Finger press. 2. turn over so wrong side of fabric is facing up. On your centre fold line, place a small mark with a removable pen (wash out, iron out, air out, etc). Then, since we need to make the top edge of the rectangle 6 1/2" long, measure out from this centre mark 3 1/4" and make another mark. Repeat for other side of centre fold line. 3. lay your ruler from the bottom corner to this mark on the top edge and cut the corner section off. Repeat for the other side Voila! a trapezoid! Construction 1. Lay all your pieces out in the proper orientation. 2. The top and bottom brown trapezoids will be sewn on first. The most important thing to remember when sewing 'Y' seams is not to sew to the edge of the fabric . So we can get our three seams to meet, pivot and, therefore, lie flat, you must start and stop sewing each seam at the seam allowance distance, in our case 1/4", in from each edge. Therefore, unlike in most patchwork sewing you must secure the first and last stitch in each seam otherwise it will 'un sew' itself - ugh!!! On the reverse side of each brown trapeziod (do the white ones as well), along the 6 1/2" edge, mark the point 1/4" on each side. If this proves a little tricky because of the angled side, alternatively mark this point on the reverse side of the 6 | HI | HI HT | 3,303,772 |
emissions or maintain and enhance the landscape's carbon storage capacity, and there will be important benefits for sustainability and biodiversity. The eligibility of Carbon Farming Initiative credits under the carbon pricing mechanism is set out in Appendix A, Table 7. 3.3.3 International linking for a global approach Australia's carbon price will be linked to carbon markets around the world from the start of the flexible price period. This will allow reductions in carbon pollution to be pursued globally at the lowest cost. Carbon pollution is not confined to national borders. It affects the whole planet. International linking of carbon markets will allow businesses that release carbon in one country to be matched up with businesses in other countries that are able to reduce their carbon pollution at lower costs. International linking encourages action to reduce carbon pollution around the world, and plays an important role in helping developing countries adopt clean technologies. International linking will start when the carbon price moves to its flexible price period from 1 July 2015. Australian businesses will be able to buy international permits from credible international carbon markets or emissions trading schemes in other countries. They will be allowed to use these permits to meet some of their local obligations. When an Australian business buys an international permit, it means that a tonne of pollution cannot be released overseas. Farmers will be able to sell their Carbon Farming Initiative credits to international markets. Safeguards will be in place to ensure international permits are credible | IN | IN DT | 622,932 |
now is rapturous. And we only have to step out our front door to find it. In her memoir I Want To Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here On Earth novelist and nature writer Brenda Peterson explores the paradox of a family both deeply in love with nature and deeply committed to the belief that the true salvation will only come with the earthOs destruction. The lone liberal in a family of conservative Southern Baptists, Peterson writes lyrically about her early childhood in a Forest Service station--and in a world where God and Satan, and the impending Rapture are as real as the forests she loves. She traces her path away from her conservative Southern Baptist childhood, through the Civil Rights era, protests at Berkeley, a fledging career at The New Yorker, another career farming in Colorado, and then yet a third career as a nature writer in Seattle. Peterson's account of a transformative period in American history is fascinating. Equally fascinating is the more intimate journey she and her family take in finding paths through the deep religious and political schisms that divide them. The climax of the book comes in an epiphany--that fundamentalists and environmentalists butt heads not because they are so very different, but because they are flip sides of the same coin. She continues: "This list was so disturbing to me that I immediately put it in the back of my notebook, feeling disloyal to all my own environmental causes. Yet I could not help but | IP | IP DS | 457,586 |
In the back of the bottom drawer Of the dresser by our bed Is a box of odds and ends that I have always kept But the man who sleeps beside me Doesn't know it's even there Little pieces of my past That I shouldn't have to share A napkin that is stained with time Has a poem on it that didn't quite rhyme, but it made me cry In a 'Dear Jane' letter from a different guy He broke up with me and he told me I'm not always right And a stolen key from an old hotel room door In the back of the bottom drawer I don't keep these things 'cause I'm longing to go back I keep them because I want to stay right where I'm at I'm reminded of my rights and wrongs I don't want to mess this up But I wouldn't know where I belong Without this box of stuff A birthday card from my first boyfriend He signed it 'I love you' so I gave in Yeah, we went too far in his daddy's car And those Mardi Gras beads from '98 We danced all night, stayed out so late We thought we were stars, closing down the bars That champagne was cheap but still I've got that cork In the back of the bottom drawer I'm not trying to hide these things from the man I love today But I'm a better woman for him, thanks to my yesterdays So now | LY | LY SL | 40,241 |
but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire... Share this quote Nina : Now Milton, don't be greedy, let's pass it along and make sure everyone gets a piece. Milton Waddams : Yeah, but last time I didn't receive a piece. And I was told... Nina : Just pass. [ while the cake passes Milton mutters - eventually everybody but Milton gets a piece ] Milton Waddams : [ muttering ] I could set the building on fire. Share this quote Bill Lumbergh : Milt, we're gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage B. We have some new people coming in, and we need all the space we can get. So if you could just go ahead and pack up your stuff and move it down there, that would be terrific, OK? Milton Waddams : Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler... Share this quote [ last lines ] Milton Waddams : Excuse me? Excuse me, senor? May I speak to you please? I asked for a mai tai, and they brought me a pina colada, and I said no salt, NO salt for the margarita, but it had salt on it, big grains of salt, floating in the glass... Mexican Waiter : | SP | SP TV | 523,603 |
You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. There are many different types of symptoms that someone can have after a trauma, but PTSD symptoms fall into 3 categories: Reliving or re-experiencing the trauma Attempts to avoid thoughts, situations, or people that are reminders of the trauma Increased anxiety or arousal, including being constantly on guard for danger, and being easily startled People with PTSD will have at least one or more symptoms of each of these categories Recognizing PTSD. Do I Have It? John's Story John is a 54-year-old man who witnessed his grandson die in an automobile accident. A semi-truck trailer crashed into the car John was driving. His grandson was a passenger in the front seat. Although John had some minor injuries after the accident, his grandson died at the scene. Before the accident, John ran a successful small business and was very close to his family. Since the accident 8 months ago, John has been having flashbacks, or very vivid images, of the crash; these flashbacks will sometimes cause him to dissociate, that is, he will lose track of where he is and feel like he is back at the scene of the accident. He is very scared of these flashbacks, and worries that it is a sign that he is going "crazy". He tries to avoid anything that reminds him of the crash, and will avoid looking at pictures of | IN | IN DT | 524,810 |
that everyone is very excited about the publication and significance of this extraordinary milestone work. Five out of five stars. An absolute must read for anyone who cares about women's rights or human rights. A genuine eye popper that moves so fast, tackles so much that has hitherto been taboo and unmovable, and interweaves the unbelievably positive stories of the very heroic women already leading and creating change in a tapestry that is glimpse of a brave and very different, humanitarian new world. Once you pick this book up, you will not be able to put it down. And once you have read it, you will be moved to help bring about tomorrow. Absolute proof that the glass (or the sky) is half full. We just have to give ourselves permission to make change. Or as Gandhi said, "we must be the change we wish to see." This may be one of the most important books I have ever read. I heard Mr. Kristof on the radio and the title caught my attention. After the first page, the book caught my heart. This is such a well researched and well written book that I could not put it down. We all realize that women the world over face challenges that women in the US never have to face. Prepare to have your eyes opened when you open this book. I dare you not to be moved, and I dare you to do nothing after reading it. The women who share | IP | IP DS | 520,122 |
with me yet I called all my friends And I made all amends Left letters all over my desk But God picks the slot 'X' marks the spot And time it takes care of the rest I cursed Him in church And I did the research Found ways that were painless and quick But fate has a hand, however well planned To tempt it, well, that is the trick Life has not finished with me yet (no) Life has not finished with me yet Life has not finished with me yet (no) Life has not finished with me yet Life has not finished with me yet (no) Life has not finished with me yet Life has not finished with me yet (no) Life has not finished with me yet LIGHTS COME ON AT 3 (Words -- GA Johnson) Well, I am a young man and I believe in God/And I button my shirt right up to the top/And I read when I can, in the shade of the trees/And I buckle up good/And I always say please/But the wolf is at the gate and I'm reflected in his eyes/And his teeth are broken glass/His mercy is a lie/And when it snows, all the details disappear/And the days are long and grey/And the lights come on at 3/And the road down to the pharmacy - well, it may be beautiful but it's a trap LOVE & MUSIC (Words -- GA Johnson) Well, I left home when I was 16. I had | LY | LY SL | 21,312 |
the choice of dying in the world of ordinary affairs or dying in unknown worlds, will unavoidably choose the latter. But the new seers, realizing that their predecessors had chosen merely to change the locale of their death, came to understand the futility of it all; the futility of struggling to control their fellow men; the futility of assembling other worlds; and above all, the futility of self-importance. One of the most fortunate decisions that the new seers made, he said, was never to allow their assemblage points to move permanently to any position other than heightened awareness. From that position, they actually resolved their dilemma of futility and found out that the solution is not simply to choose an alternate world in which to die, but to choose total consciousness; total freedom. Don Juan commented that by choosing total freedom, the new seers unwittingly continued in the tradition of their predecessors, and became the quintessence of the death defiers. He explained that the new seers discovered that if the assemblage point is made to shift constantly to the confines of the unknown, but is made to return to a position at the limit of the known, then when it is suddenly released it moves like lightning across the entire cocoon of man; aligning all the emanations inside the cocoon at once. " The new seers burn with the force of alignment ," don Juan went on, " with the force of will, which they have turned into the force | ID | ID DF | 1,445,650 |
practical context of thorny questions about the 'invisible' nature of much organizational action, the status of personal 'experience', and 'documents' as data, and the significance of organizational subcultures and power politics for research design, conduct and analysis. . AEC1131 H Special Topics in Adult Education: Feminist Research and Adult Education This course asks a major question: what is feminist research? We answer this question by (a) examining major feminist frameworks and their assumptions, (b) exploring the various techniques used in feminist research, (c) discussing the methodological and ethical issues of conducting feminist research, and (d) examining research partnership issues between academics and community-based researchers. This course aims to provide an overview of the major issues in feminist research of interest to adult educators. AEC1131 H Special Topics in Adult Education: Social Inequality, Health, and Aging The primary theme of this course is how social positions in work organizations and community settings affect inequalities in individual health. The course also examines socioeconomic inequality at the community level, and its effect upon social capital, and the influence of social capital on morbidity and mortality. Both topics will relate to the concept of successful aging. Research on Israeli kibbutzim will be used to illustrate many of the concepts. AEC1131 H Special Topics in Adult Education: Walking Together, Talking Together: The Praxis of Reconciliation Humans are fundamentally social creatures, depending on good relationships with those around us for optimal functioning. When harm is done in these relationships people suffer. If restoration does not occur | IN | IN DT | 88,808 |
season, his last in the NHL. The 37-year old played in 70 games for the Avs, scoring 5 goals - including his 600th - and 17 assists. He retired after that season. Christian Matte - Matte had 4 brief stints with the Avalanche between the 96-97 and 99-00 seasons. He played in 22 games, scored 5 points and wore #27 , #14 and #17 . Radim Vrbata - Vrbata briefly wore #12 as an Avalanche rookie, but gave that up to Mike Keane when he was re-acquired at the 2001 trade deadline. He went with #17 and stuck with that for the rest of his short stay in Colorado. Vrbata played 118 games for the Avs, scored 29 goals, 31 assists, +7 and 30 penalty minutes. While Kumpel is still tops for the franchise in games played, Vrbata passes Berglund for points (although we don't know how many he scored in #12 vs #17). Jim Cummins - The enforcer came out of retirement to sign with the Avs for the 2003-2004 Stanley Cup run. Wearing #17, Cummins played in 55 games scoring 3 points and racking up 147 penalty minutes. He re-retired after that season. Jaroslav Hlinka - The Czech import notched 28 points in 63 games in his one NHL season in Colorado before taking his turtlenecks back to Europe. Chuck Kobasew - The most recent #17 scored 14 points in 58 games in his first season in Denver. Well, there's the amazing list. Perhaps it would be better | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 3,374,977 |
faith that peace and freedom walk together. In too many of our cities today, the peace is not secure because freedom is incomplete. It is the responsibility of the Executive Branch at all levels of government -- local, state, and national -- to provide and protect that freedom for all of our citizens by all means within our authority. It is the responsibility of the Legislative Branch at all levels, wherever the authority is not now adequate, to make it adequate. And it is the responsibility of all citizens in all sections of this country to respect the rights of others and respect the law of the land. All this -- All this is not unrelated to world peace. "When a man's way[s] please the Lord," the Scriptures tell us, "he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him." And is not peace, in the last analysis, basically a matter of human rights -- the right to live out our lives without fear of devastation -- the right to breathe air as nature provided it -- the right of future generations to a healthy existence? While we proceed to safeguard our national interests, let us also safeguard human interests. And the elimination of war and arms is clearly in the interest of both. No treaty, however much it may be to the advantage of all, however tightly it may be worded, can provide absolute security against the risks of deception and evasion. But it can -- if it | SP | SP TA | 735,671 |
that perlite He smiled an' bowed his head?. Here is another reference to "going to Georgia", which introduces the "Jenny gone away" song as well. The line is "Oh! my massa told me, there's no grass in Georgia." "Upon inquiring the meaning of which, I was told it was supposed to be the lamentation of a slave from one of the more northerly states, Virginia or Carolina, where the labor of hoeing the weeds, or grass as they call it, is not nearly so severe as here, in the rice and cotton lands of Georgia. Another very pretty and pathethic tune began with words that seemed to promise something sentimental - Here is "Jenny gone away" at a corn-shucking, from 1843, in THE FAMILY MAGAZINE, from an article entitled "Visit to a Negro Cabin" "(Extract from a Journal, kept by a Gentleman, who travelled through Virginia some years since.)". Dunno why we didn't see this one earlier! Well, it is not a work-song context, so here it is supplementary to the discussion of the origins of individual song strains. John Dixon Long, PICTURES OF SLAVERY IN CHURCH AND STATE, 1857. An abolitionist text. Long (b. 1817) grew up and spent most of his life in Maryland, and his father was a slave-holder, so his experiences probably come from there. Exact time unknown, as he is speaking in generalities about the song . The songs of a slave are word-pictures of every thing he sees, or hears, or feels. The tunes | ID | ID DF | 3,037,219 |
than regular text, so does link text. If you can use your chosen search term as a link somewhere then this will also contribute to a higher ranking. One legitimate way to score big in this area is to create a "links" page which contains references to as many other sites containing information related to your own site. In the case of our fictitious wooden furniture website we obviously wouldn't link to competitors -- but we could link to sites describing different wood types, wood finishing methods, etc, etc. Another upside of such a page is that it makes your site more than just a simple online brochure or store -- it becomes a source of information and that can earn you extra points in the eyes of prospective customers. There are many other factors and their importance depends very much on the individual search engine. You therefore may wish to spend some time examining the results produced by the search engines you're planning to list on so as to get a good understanding of what is important and what isn't. This information is critical to your success. Some Common Mistakes Many amateurs (and some professionals) make silly mistakes when trying to optimise pages for search engine rankings and here are some things to avoid: Title Stuffing . Most search engines consider the text contained in the title-bar of a webpage to be very important when establishing a ranking. Some web designers have noticed this -- but made a silly | HI | HI HT | 1,714,608 |
I would recommend visiting are Clickbank.com and Commissionjunction.com. They are two of the biggest affiliate managers, and they operate the affiliate schemes for lots of organisations. This means that they will supply you with the affiliate links to use, and they will also track your stats and commissions and arrange the payments for you. Payments are typically monthly or fortnightly, both if you play your cards right! If you put the time into affiliate marketing, it can change your whole concept of "working" for a living. I know it did for me! 3-Google Adsense- This is not something I make a huge amount of cash from myself, but I know of people that make their entire fortunes from it. This is how it works- You know how on some websites you get those little tiny advertisements, with "Ads by Goooooogle" underneath them? Well those are Adsense ads. When people click on those ads, Google pay funds to the website owner. The person doesn't even have to buy anything; the money is just for the click. So now imagine you have your diet website, and you get 10000 visitors a day. A nice amount of traffic. If you set up some Adsense ads on your page (which is really REALLY easy to do) some of those visitors are bound to click on the ads, and you will get cash for every single click. The amounts per click are typically pretty small, but there are people that create whole sites full of | OP | OP | 3,244,005 |
If You Miss Me At The Back Of The Bus Lyrics Thea Gilmore If you miss me at the back of the bus, and you can't find me nowhere Come on up to the front of the bus, I'll be ridin' right there I'll be ridin' right there I'll be ridin' right there You got to come on up to the front of the bus I'll be ridin' right there If you miss me at the cotton fields, and you can't find me nowhere Come on down, to the jailhouse, I'll be roomin' over there I'll be roomin' over there I'll be roomin' over there Come on down to the jailhouse I'll be roomin' over there If you miss me in the Mississippi River, and you can't find me nowhere Come on over to the city' pool, I'll be bathin' over there I'll be bathin' over there [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/if-you-miss-m\\... ] I'll be bathin' over there Come on over to the city' pool I'll be bathin' over there If you miss me at the picket lines, and you can't find me nowhere Come on down to the court house, I'll be votin' right there I'll be votin' right there I'll be votin' right there Come on down to the courthouse I'll be votin' right there If you miss me at the back of the bus, and you can't find me nowhere Come on up to the front of the bus, I'll be ridin' right there I'll be ridin' right there | LY | LY SL | 597,290 |
iPhone, it will certainly provide 3G-owners with a reason to upgrade, even if it looks a bit more of a non-Apple design. "The seam around the side and the split volume control are slightly at odds with Apple's earlier models, raising the question over whether we're seeing a prototype chassis here, and if not, some will really be turned off by the new direction." "But there's a much bigger problem for Apple now - there's never been a leak like this before. If it's real, then next time Jobs takes to the stage, he can only reveal some final specs, and there won't be the hype we've seen in previous years. "And if it's not real, well, that's an even bigger headache for Apple, as this phone seems to have all the features we've been after for years: a better camera with flash, larger battery and front facing camera for video calling. "It's a no-win situation for Apple - so it's going to be fascinating to see how it reacts." Sign up for TechRadar's free Weird Week in Tech newsletter Get the oddest tech stories of the week, plus the most popular news and reviews delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up at http://www.techradar.com/register By submitting this form you agree to our Terms of Use and so are legally responsible for anything you submit. DO NOT submit anything which may violate the Terms of Use or another person\'s rights including copyrighted or offensive materials. | OP | OP OB | 464,512 |
span, comes into its own. The Heron carries no weapons, holding instead a sophisticated payload of sensors and cameras. It can stay airborne for up to 24 hours, soaring to a height of 27,000 feet. RAAF Herons range far and wide across Afghanistan, supporting not just Australian troops, but all Coalition forces. Insurgents push out (communicate) from mountain top to mountain top. We exploit that. Our mission is to locate these people so they can be removed. Wing Commander Jonathan McMullan "We go from one customer to another until we run out of fuel," Wing Commander McMullan said. Since first being deployed to Afghanistan in December 2009, RAAF Herons have flown 10,000 hours. Wing Commander McMullan claims the Heron's automatic take-off and landing system makes it much safer than American Predators and Reapers, which he says have notoriously difficult manual controls and suffer a high crash rate. "The majority of Predators and Reapers are lost on landing. They lost three during my last time there," he revealed. But the Heron isn't always graceful. Wing Commander McMullan conceded there had been "some crashes". In 2010, Sydney's Daily Telegraph reported that Defence had covered up two Heron accidents . Military aviators never use the "drone" word. The RAAF prefers remotely piloted aircraft system, or RPA. No military UAV presentation is complete without a sample of what's nicknamed "Kill TV" by the Australians, or "Predator porn" by Americans. Conference delegates watched a brief video clip of what appeared to be an Afghan villager | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 729,356 |
contact with less familiar medications and solutions. These are being prescribed to treat pre-existing/underlying medical conditions and diseases during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Therefore, midwives need to maintain their knowledge and understanding of medications and their therapeutic usage, as well as ensuring competency in drug administration skills. This is because 'As a registrant you are accountable for your actions and omissions. In administering any medication, or assisting or overseeing any self-administration of medication, you must exercise your professional judgement and apply your knowledge and skill in the given situation' (NMC 2007). These standards reflect the importance of medicines administration within professional practice as well as the impact of extended practice and midwife prescribing on the midwife's role (NMC 2007). The standards include professional responsibility and accountability as regards practitioners' knowledge and understanding of the medication(s) prescribed, methods and route(s) for administration, normal dosage and timing, and therapeutic actions. This also extends to midwives' knowledge of any potential side effects as well as precautions and contraindications for use. Where practitioners get any part of the drug administration procedure incorrect, this has the potential to result in an adverse outcome, particularly where drug dosages need to be calculated prior to their reconstitution and/or administration. An area that can be particularly vulnerable to error is where drug administration involves complex calculations to ensure that clients receive the correct volume or dosage (ie quantity) of the medication that they have been prescribed. Complex drug calculations are often necessary when neonatal medications such as anti-retroviral | IP | IP DS | 3,104,716 |
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) The encounter of Christ with the young man mentioned in today's Gospel is often commented on by spiritual authors, because it hits close to home for most people who practice their Christianity. This person who approached Jesus was a decent individual, who felt that he had always been guided by the commandments of God. What is more, he was conscientious enough to be asking himself, perhaps often, if he was living a sufficiently good life. No doubt he was at least partially aware of certain deficiencies and weaknesses. However, the fact that Jesus looks at him with special affection shows that Our Lord knew he was upright enough to be called to serve the needs of Christ's Kingdom. When Jesus then puts before him the "more" that he would like of him, the young man takes fright. He could not bear the thought of being separated from certain comforts that his well to do position offered him. He was attached to his material possessions. He was afraid to lose the freedom to manage his life as he liked. He wavered and, in the end, gave no response, but instead excused himself and "went away sad." It is unclear what sort of answer he expected from Jesus to his question -- what more must I do? What is evident is that he was not prepared to commit himself -- to forego what he regarded as his freedom, his security, his social position, his legitimate pleasures. | OP | OP | 3,329,481 |
the order form and fax/email to Medilife to have the order filled and despatched within 24 hours. To simplify the process you can order the "upgrade module" which brings the standard "b" kit up to the new code. Want a new first aid kit? If your kit is looking a bit tired and you would like to replace it you can select from our 3 new kits that comply with the basic requirements of the new code. You can order the kits online by clicking the appropriate link or just call us now on 1300 130 385 and quote the kit's code. | IP | IP DS | 3,730,765 |
J. Climate, 22, 4029 -- 4049 . doi: 10.1175/2009JCLI2816.1). He was kind enough to supply me with a temperature reconstruction for the GRIP drilling site -- 28 km from GISP2. This is what the annual average temperature record looks like (click for bigger version): I've added lines showing the average temperatures for the 1850s (blue) and the last 10 years (red), and the difference between those is a warming of 1.44C. I've also added the two most recent GISP2 temperature data points (for 1847 and 1855, red crosses). It's obvious that the GRIP site is warmer than GISP2 (at Summit Camp). The difference is estimated to be 0.9C on the annual average (Box, pers comm). Let's have ago at reconstructing Easterbrook's Fig 5, covering the last 10,000 years of GISP2 data. It looks like this (click for bigger version): The GISP2 series -- the red line -- appears to be identical to Easterbrook's version. The bottom black line shows his 1855 "present", and it intersects the red line in the same places as his chart. I've added a grey line based on the +1.44C quantum calculated from the GRIP temperature data, and two blue crosses, which show the GISP2 site temperatures inferred from adjusted GRIP data for 1855 and 2009. Two things are immediately apparent. If we make allowance for local warming over the last 155 years, Easterbrook's claim that "most of the past 10,000 [years] have been warmer than the present" is not true for central Greenland, let alone | IN | IN | 163,058 |
as effective as repeating the instructions to yourself, . After reviewing 32 studies on the topic, researchers from the University of Thessaly in Greece -- a region that knows something about sports competitions -- honed the self talk distinctions even more precisely. They suggested that self-talk can help by enhancing focus, increasing confidence, regulating effort, controlling cognitive and emotional reactions, and triggering automatic execution of the task. When tasks involved relatively fine motor demands, and new, compared with well-learned, tasks. Instructional self-talk was more effective for fine tasks than was motivational self-talk; moreover, instructional self-talk was more effective for fine tasks rather than gross tasks. Learned Predictiveness Speeds Visual Processing You've got to pass the ball and you see a player who almost always makes the goal, one who never makes the goal and one who sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. Psychological science research suggests that you will more quickly recognise the face of the consistent players whether they're good or bad, than the player who is inconsistent. A study from Bangor University in the UK, published in Psychological Science , paired faces and gains or losses. If a face was strongly linked to either winning or losing, it was recognised much more quickly than the face that wasn't strongly associated with either success or failure. Researchers concluded that this means the relative value of an outcome, whether it was positive or negative, made a far less powerful impression on our visual consciousness than our ability to learn how to | HI | HI HT | 3,333,357 |
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