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from home. Follow her on Twitter @supportawahp . | HI | HI HT | 686,168 |
States was pre-ordained to expand from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast. The concept was expressed during Colonial times, but the term was coined in the 1840s by a popular magazine which editorialized, "the fulfillment of our manifest destiny...to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions." As the nation grew, it said "by the right of our manifest destiny." [ 30 ] :64 "Manifest destiny" became a rallying cry for expansionists in the Democratic Party in the 1840s as the Tyler and Polk administrations (1841–48) successfully promoted this nationalistic doctrine. However the Whig Party , which represented business and financial interests, stood opposed to Manifest Destiny. Whig leaders such as Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln called for deepening the society through modernization and urbanization instead of simple horizontal expansion. [ 58 ] Starting with the annexation of Texas, the expansionists got the upper hand. John Quincy Adams , an anti-slavery Whig, felt the Texas annexation in 1845 to be "the heaviest calamity that ever befell myself and my country". [ 59 ] Helping settlers move westward were the emigrant "guide books" of the 1840s featuring route information supplied by the fur traders and the Frémont expeditions, and promising fertile farm land beyond the Rockies. [ 60 ] Mexico became independent of Spain in 1821, and took over Spain's northern possessions stretching from Texas to California. Caravans began delivering goods to Mexico's Santa Fe along the Santa Fe Trail , over the | IN | IN EN | 9,990,510 |
goes) In addition to the Players assets that will form the basis of this crucial trade. I am of the opinion that there will be at least 2 draft picks that will come in the return for Luongo. As someone who is very high on his value I would like them to be 2 Firsts but I think one will be a first rounder and one will be a second rounder. These picks will be for the upcoming year and the next year. I could see the viable way to protect the First Rounder would be to give the team trading for Luongo the option to decide which year the pick is in the First Round. However, if the team defers the pick to next year there is no protection. Kadri needs a change of scenery but he might be too old to become a Gillis type player. He needs at least 1-2 years of seasoning down in Chicago before AV trusts him enough. What the...? Kadri has consistently taken far less penalties than he's drawn. He's been one of the better Leafs in terms of puck possession and he's only 20 years old. He's definitely NHL ready. His first 51 games he has 19 points, which is 31 over a full season. Not many prospects put up a 31 point season in their first year at age 20/21. How young does Gillis possibly have to get his hands on a player anyway? Kadri is 22 and won't turn 23 | ID | ID DF | 552,762 |
creed, this faith that we have in this nation." | SP | SP FS | 7,854 |
almost ah unheard of, for someone who was taking a strong anti-left position to win a popular election like that. So they... they really detested him. MARGARET KIRBY, SRC WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE 1978-1979: He wanted to smash the left and feminist forces. LIZ JACKSON: One of Tony Abbott's main targets was the SRC itself. He led an unsuccessful campaign against its compulsory student fees. TONY ABBOTT (to reporter 1979): I do not think that the SRC has been looking after student interests. Its policies have been extreme; they've been radical and they've been divisive. In fact, I think it can be said that all the SRC has done is give students a bad name in recent years. LIZ JACKSON: He wrote colourful accounts of the SRC in the student paper; this about the Women's Collective. (On screen text: I think it would be folly to expect that women will ever dominate or even approach equal representation in a large number of areas simply because their aptitudes, abilities and interests are different for physiological reasons). LIZ JACKSON (to Tony Abbott): What do you think about those views now? TONY ABBOTT: Well, I just don't want to go over old ground too much Liz. Ah, I don't want to repudiate what was said, but I don't want people to think that what I thought as a 21 year old is necessarily what I think as a 52 year old. MALCOLM TURNBULL: Ah, not... not terribly well. He was a few years behind me, | SP | SP TA | 649,285 |
didn't understand completely could look up for themselves. That's why God created Google. I'll get my other gripe out of the way too. The Gaelic, I'm sure is accurate, but who'd know? The odd word here and there is fine -- often there's a particular word that just fits in Gaelic and is untranslatable -- but why do they just speak Gaelic sometimes and English the rest? You end up having to give translations of what are often very banal remarks. That's just my reading preference though. My overall impression is that this is going to be a tremendous read. I haven't time to read more at the moment, and hate reading online anyway, but if this was a book, I wouldn't hesitate. Top stars, if you're interested in stars, and well done, sir. Just a few observations. 'Many an old soldier came to the tower to see out his days.' One thing I wished, that Wolfe had a rather richer stock of curses. Can't you find him another one? The bit from 'He was quite alone until a man emerged from a curtain' to 'The same man he saw moments before. His white clothing was a nightshirt.' Is confusing. It isn't clear who is speaking. You switch from Col. Howe to Colonel Howe. I'd say that in speech Colonel is better. In the last exchange between Wolfe and Howe you switch about between the two forms. Skip read autho 3. Sorry. Autho 4 Back to the story. Like the | OP | OP RV | 710,357 |
We chat to rising Disney star Zendaya Coleman You probably know her mainly as Raquel 'Rocky' Blue from Disney Channel's latest comedy Shake It Up , but did you know that before going on the show Zendaya Coleman was a model? The 14-year-old actress was a successful fashion model for giant US department store Macy's and Old Navy, but then decided to follow her dream to become an actress instead. We decided to catch up with her and find out how she's finding it, and also what big plans she's got next! . Q: Zendaya, what made you want to be an actress? Zendaya: My mum started working at the California Shakespeare Theatre when I was two years old so I have grown up in an acting environment. I was there every night, ripping tickets and selling raffle tickets to the audience. Q: Wow, every night?! Did that ever get tiring? Zendaya: I used to beg my mum on school nights to let me watch the rehearsals. It was an outdoor theatre so it was freezing, and I'd sit there shivering at the back with my hot chocolate but I was so dedicated to it. I learned a lot just from watching the other actors and directors. Q: Did you find it hard to understand all of the stage directions and technical terms without any acting experience of your own? Zendaya: I knew all the technical terms at an early age and was always asking lots of questions. My friends | SP | SP IT | 3,087,858 |
that shows that? BRUCE BILLSON: No, it's a simple fact because we? TIMOTHY MCDONALD: Well, how it is a simple fact? I mean you're saying is a simple fact. Don't you have studies or research to back it up? BRUCE BILLSON: Ah no, you're getting a little confused about who's implementing the carbon tax, Timothy. It's actually the Government's carbon tax and they're the ones that have failed to do any research? TIMOTHY MCDONALD: Yeah, but you're the one making the claim that it's going to go right through the chain. BRUCE BILLSON: Well, if you'd let me answer your question, Sir, rather than just prattle on I can point you quite simply to the correspondence that's being received by small business from their suppliers. TIMOTHY MCDONALD: For big business at least it doesn't seem to be a huge problem. Woolworths says there won't be price hikes when the carbon tax begins to bite. | SP | SP TA | 576,437 |
besides the fact we have a very soft Government at the moment??? Because they fully intend to convert us all to Islam. They come here -- have scores of children, and raise them all on these beliefs, can you imagine the hatred these children will have in another 15 years? AND -- the men DO NOT WORK. They all claim benefits from the Government! How many of those Muslim/Islamist, who wear those long white shirt things with tea-cosy things on their heads, do you see in Woolworths working? Or at Holdens, or any factory for that matter???? NONE! Their clothes would be a work place hazard! Would they wear something different so that they can work, like most Australians? NO- they sit at home,praying over and over all day long for death to the Infidels! US! While racking in thousands of Government Handouts!!! Enough is enough! If they want to live by a religion, that oppresses females, and teaches boys to kill then they should do so in the country they hailed from. Australia does not want Islamic faith, and they should be either turned around on their boats or denied access. You mark my words...in another 10 years, if the influx of Muslim/Islamists does not stop, we will start to see suicide bombings and killings like we are seeing in London, and Europe, it is only a matter of time........ ....and yet again, another stoning death in the news..Islam at its finest. '...A teenage boy has allegedly claimed the | OP | OP OB | 462,115 |
She's The Kind Of Trouble Lyrics Brooks & Dunn Well, you might say trouble is my middle name I can't get ahead of the game Runnin' on empty and I'm runnin' late Bossman's yelling, won't give me a break I could write a book about getting behind But there's one kind of trouble that I don't mind She meets me after work when the sun goes down She's the kind of trouble that makes the world go 'round Total strangers, even my best friends Bird-dog my baby when she walks in She's a little slice of heaven and hell on heels And never gonna walk the line Oh, but she's the kind of trouble that I don't mind We're dancing to the band and from the time we start They circle like hungry sharks They're cuttin' in quick as I can cut 'em loose I could get jealous but it ain't no use She can't help it 'cause she's so fine She's the kind of trouble that I don't mind We're dancing to the band and from the time we start They circle like hungry sharks They're cuttin' in quick as I can cut 'em loose I could get jealous but it ain't no use She can't help it 'cause she's so fine She's the kind of trouble that I don't mind She's hanging out the window on the way back home She yells at everybody, just come on along Party at my place just follow the truck We'll be | LY | LY SL | 482,816 |
to home Some hotels offer seasonally based discounts for locals, with savings of up to 30 per cent if you book in winter. "We also do some great offerings in the restaurant that provide excellent value-adds to the dining experience," Mantra Hotels and Resorts marketing director Ken Minnikin says. He says properties in Cradle Mountain in Tasmania, North Queensland and Lorne in Victoria offered such deals. 6 Bid for your room at auction Australia's largest auction house, Grays Online, offers Australians the chance to bid for hotel rooms via its website graysescape.com. Hotels are able to fill empty rooms via controlled discounting, with guests able to score discounts of up to 20 per cent by negotiating directly with the property. 7 Book early The earlier you book, the more you'll save, according to Anderson. She says Best Western guarantees if you book its advance rate at least 30 days ahead, you'll save at least 10 per cent off the best available rate for the day. "Most hotels operate on a dynamic pricing model these days, which means that as demand increases, so does the rate," InterContinental Hotels Group Australasia's Anne Gill says. "Booking a minimum of three weeks out increases the chances of getting a more attractive rate." 8 Use a travel agent Travel agents have access to more rooms, rates and availability than you do. They can also work faster and more efficiently than you trawling through sites looking for deals. 9 Stay on a Sunday Booking on a | HI | HI HT | 724,704 |
series, that kind of took the standard slasher film and kind of twisted it so people weren't sure in which direction it was going, when to laugh, when to really be scared. It unsettled the audience. "I think that's been really key to the most successful horror franchises are the ones that the audience thinks they can predict but they can't always predict. You get that bigger scare out of it." 5 Can you talk about why we tend to be so captivated by real-life ghost stories? Why do stories like that of the Screaming Tunnel have such power over us? SH: "I guess it's our desire to understand the world around us, to cope with everything that's going on at one time, that we kind of turn to horror as an example of trying to puzzle and work through these sorts of issues. "I think as humans, we kind of like to have these questions and not always have these sorts of answers. I think the paranormal and the fears of this both help to keep us on edge but keep us sharp at the same time." | SP | SP IT | 318,880 |
Studio. Thanks to blogging and switching to WordPress, I got to find what I really love doing. Do You Think There is a Lack of Female Web Designers? Yes, but I think the number is growing as I've found quite a lot of female web designers whilst blog-hopping. The thing is, many them don't get that much of publicity yet. Probably lack of self promotion? If You Were Not a Designer, What Would You Be? A wedding planner. I am all about planning and I love checking out wedding blogs during my free time. What is Your Biggest Challenge/Achievement? When I first dipped my foot in web design by creating a suitable theme for my personal blog. First time was not easy, and the saying "we are our own worst client" happened to me too. Anything to Say to Other Female Designers? Show your talent to the world and get your name out there. Don't be shy! Keren Lerner Bio: I'm a website designer and business owner. I run Top Left Design for 8 years with a mission to "clean up the internet" and help all those nice people with bad websites improve their presence online! I have built up my business through networking, word of mouth referral and repeat business. I'm quite a perfectionist, and do my best to pass this eye for detail to all staff and even some clients. I love my work and see every day as an opportunity to be productive, to learn and to | SP | SP IT | 3,259,252 |
But Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans said there was a 'huge reason' she is set to wed her boyfriend of two months, Courtland Keith Rogers, in a series of tweets Monday night. 'I said yes,' the 20-year-old reality star wrote along with a picture of her new diamond sparkler. 'There is a huge reason why we r getting married so fast but too touchy of a subject. But I do love him to death.' The loved-up couple, who confirmed the news via UStream on the third season's second episode, were introduced several years ago by a mutual friend, but only recently began dating. Some already speculate that the rush-proposal might be due to either a second pregnancy or the new couple's attempt to regain custody of her three-year-old son Jace and Courtland's one-year-old daughter Jordan. The troubled MTV star, who was previously engaged to Gary Head, is already planning the upcoming nuptials with her fianc whom she calls her 'soulmate.' Pregnant again? Jenelle said there was a 'huge reason' for the rush-proposal in a series of tweets Monday night 'OMG I've never been this happy in my life. It's like a fantasy coming true,' Evans wrote in a Facebook message she tweeted. 'I'm going to be married to my best friend/lover/childhood sweetheart. He does anything for me and I do the same for him. I cried for like 30 minutes becuz I was so happy after I told him yes. 'Then told him "thank you" he said "why" I | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 1,445,217 |
121 ] Besides rainforests, there are over 1,425 km 2 (550 sq mi) of mangroves in Malaysia, [ 108 ] and a large amount of peat forest. At higher altitudes, oaks, chestnuts, and rhododendrons replace dipterocarps. [ 105 ] There are an estimated 8,500 species of vascular plants in Peninsular Malaysia, with another 15,000 in the East. [ 128 ] The forests of East Malaysia are estimated to be the habitat of around 2,000 tree species, and are one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, with 240 different species of trees every hectare. [ 105 ] These forests host many members of the Rafflesia genus, the largest flowers in the world, [ 127 ] with a maximum diameter of 1 m (3 ft 3 in). [ 121 ] Conservation issues Logging, along with cultivation practices has devastated tree cover, causing severe environmental degradation in the country. Over 80 per cent of Sarawak's rainforest has been cleared. [ 105 ] Floods in East Malaysia have been worsened by the loss of trees, and over 60 per cent of the Peninsular's forest have been cleared. [ 121 ] With current rates of deforestation, the forests are predicted to be extinct by 2020. [ 105 ] Deforestation is a major problem for animals, fungi and plants, as the forest is cut to make room for plantations. [ 129 ] Most remaining forest is found inside national parks. [ 121 ] Habitat destruction has proved a threat for marine life. [ 125 | IN | IN EN | 9,994,690 |
There are many skills in life that are nice to have. Skills like being able to cook a good meal, skills like being able to renovate a bathroom or patio, or even skills like looking after your body to keep it fit, lean and strong. Of course, none of these great skills do they teach you at school. But there is one skill in life that they don't teach you that is absolutely essential for your survival in this world. If you do not learn it it could cause you decades of pain, and if you do master it it can bring you many decades of happiness, joy and great life experiences. That skill is learning to invest. The Lost Skill Of Learning To Invest Very simply, learning to invest means being able to protect your wealth in the bad times, and grow your wealth in the good times. With the current economic climate the way it is today: banks disappearing, even countries falling under the burden of their debts, this skill is becoming more and more essential. Why is it so important though? Well for a start getting a better return on your current wealth and savings can significantly reduce the amount of time you take to retirement. Of course, retirement is just a word, and the real ticket is financial freedom, giving you options in life to do what you please. But more importantly, when you reach retirement age and access to your Superannuation or retirement savings, who | IP | IP PA | 104,892 |
religious groups" -- including five out of seven of the major religious groupings -- including Jews, Christians, Buddhists and adherents of folk or traditional religions. Not all religions, however, faced harassment in the same way. "Christians," the survey reports, "were harassed by government officials or organisations in 95 countries in the year ending in mid-2010 and by social groups or individuals in 77 countries. Muslims also were more likely to be harassed by governments (74 countries) than by social groups or individuals (64 countries). Jews, by contrast, experienced social harassment in many more countries than they faced government harassment." The survey marks 197 countries and territories using two indices: a government restrictions index that marks countries on a list of 20 indicators of religious restrictions, including efforts to prohibit the practise of various faiths, and a social hostilities index. This second measure attempts to calculate levels of religious hostility by individuals and groups against rival sects and religions. Using these two scales the survey's authors identified an increase of countries with "very high" levels of government restrictions from 10 in 2007 to 18 in 2010. In that period 10 countries were added to the list of countries with very high levels of restriction -- Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Indonesia, Maldives, Russia, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen -- while only two, Brunei and Turkey, were actually downgraded. The report adds: "The number of countries with very high social hostilities also rose, from 10 as of mid-2007 to 15 as of mid-2010, as | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,264,171 |
a few blocks from their destination, because otherwise their $10 won't cover both the fare and the tip. (He offers to take them anyway, but they insist). You'll learn about bathroom attendants, and why at least one of them does what she does. And, of course, you hear the Vegas stripper tales. These are what's best about the book: they let you see employees as people and understand their economic situation. Not only do you learn what role tips play in that (as well as how much they think they should get), but you're keyed in to a lot of the scams these guys run (like kickbacks from cabbies to doormen for juicy fares), as well as the myriad ways employers take a cut of the tips. It's a good education and ready entertainment. The book runs into trouble when Dublanica generalizes to make larger points. It's not that they're all invalid (though some certainly have their problems), it's that he never makes much critical evaluation of them, by which I mean weighing arguments for and against. For example, what's the justification for these tip amounts? Why should we just give workers whatever they say? Furthermore, how on earth can a service worker be justifiably annoyed at people who tip poorly, or not at all, when the expectations are rarely advertised, even though that's how everything else in our economy works? A good or service is usually offered at a set price, and people make up their minds whether or | IP | IP DS | 234,689 |
reporter on Russian paper Kommersant, he was offering to sell articles based on the cables for $10,000 (6,300). He had already passed some to the state-backed publication Russian Reporter. He travelled on to Belarus, ruled by the Soviet-style dictator Alexander Lukashenko, where he met regime officials. The Russian Interfax news agency reported that Shamir was WikiLeaks' "Russian representative", and had "confirmed the existence of the Belarus dossier". Assange subsequently maintained he had only a "brief interaction" with Shamir: "WikiLeaks works with hundreds of journalists from different regions of the world. All are required to sign non-disclosure agreements and are generally only given limited review access to material relating to their region." One can only speculate about whose interests Shamir was serving by his various wild publications. Perhaps his own personal interests were always to the fore. But while the newspapers hammered out a deal to handle the cables in a responsible fashion, Shamir's backstairs antics certainly made WikiLeaks look rather less so. | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 1,454,891 |
other citizens with blatant falsehoods. On talk radio I heard a lament that in 20 years there won't be any doctors. After all they spent $100,000 and 10 years of their lives on education and they have a right to expect to earn enormous salaries... My response is what about all of the pHDs out there who have spent just as much time and money on their preparation for their profession. Nurses, educators, social workers with advanced degrees are supposed to be satisfied with bupkis while MD's who are frequently far less educated make more than 20 times as much money. Who are we kidding here? Why do doctors have a right to earn so much more than the other professions? Let take a long hard look at those that are fighting to keep things as they are. Maybe they aren't happy with the basic beliefs in this country after all. MJN | 10.5.09 @ 1:02AM I don't get it....people question a doctors right to earn big bucks after they expend a large monetary investment and 10 years of their lives to attain the necessary schooling but have no problem with someone earning a seven figure salary for playing basketball or starring in a movie. What makes us admire and even praise these people who do nothing to improve our lives while criticizing medical professionals who quietly toil to provide us with a better quality of life. Are we really that jealous and shallow. Shannon | 10.5.09 @ 11:05AM Good | IP | IP | 186,900 |
age, they found an 11% increase overall and 14% increase in cardiovascular disease mortality per 1 mg/dL per year drop in total cholesterol levels. The researchers attributed this phenomenon to the fact that people with severe chronic diseases or cancer tend to have below-normal cholesterol levels. [ 72 ] This explanation is not supported by the Vorarlberg Health Monitoring and Promotion Programme, in which men of all ages and women over 50 with very low cholesterol were likely to die of cancer, liver diseases, and mental diseases. This result indicates the low-cholesterol effect occurs even among younger respondents, contradicting the previous assessment among cohorts of older people that this is a proxy or marker for frailty occurring with age. [ 73 ] Abnormally low levels of cholesterol are termed hypocholesterolemia . Research into the causes of this state is relatively limited, but some studies suggest a link with depression , cancer , and cerebral hemorrhage . In general, the low cholesterol levels seem to be a consequence, rather than a cause, of an underlying illness. [ 53 ] A genetic defect in cholesterol synthesis causes Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome , which is often associated with low plasma cholesterol levels. The American Heart Association recommends testing cholesterol every five years for people aged 20 years or older. [ 76 ] A separate set of American Heart Association guidelines issued in 2013 indicates that patients taking statin medications should have their cholesterol tested 4–12 weeks after their first dose and then every 3–12 months | IN | IN EN | 9,991,415 |
good food and drink are that we cook or prepare too much food or let it go past its use by date." "The Love Food Hate Waste campaign shares advice about the simple actions people can take to reduce the amount of food waste they produce and save money. "Visit the Love Food Hate Waste website for advice and information about how to reduce food waste including, meal planning, portion sizes, instructions on how to store food correctly, guidance on food date labels as well as cooking advice and hundreds of recipes. "Of course, the best thing that can happen to our food is that it makes it to our plates and is enjoyed. However, some food waste is unavoidable - egg shells, banana skins and tea bags are never going to be on the menu! "Every council in Wales runs a kerbside food waste collection service, which covers nine out of ten households, which can be used to collect the food you can't eat. If you don't yet have a food waste collection service, you can home compost certain elements of your food waste such as vegetable peelings, fruit cores, teabags and egg shells." | IP | IP PA | 669,544 |
control buttons b - Special elevators and control buttons c - Special elevators only d - Special control buttons only e - No elevators n - Not applicable u - Unknown 06 - Telephones Whether or not the telephones accommodate people with disabilities a - No lowered telephones or handset amplifiers b - Lowered telephones and handset amplifiers c - Lowered telephones only d - Handset amplifiers only e - No telephones n - Not applicable u - Unknown 07 - Flashing emergency lights a - No flashing emergency lights b - Flashing emergency lights n - Not applicable u - Unknown 08 - Sign language Whether sign language is used to accommodate people with disabilities. a - No sign language b - Sign language n - Not applicable u - Unknown 09 - Subtitles and/or supertitles a - No subtitles or supertitles b - Subtitles and supertitles c - Subtitles only d - Supertitles only n - Not applicable u - Unknown 10 - Parking Availability of parking for the handicapped including vehicles with special height requirements. a - No handicapped accessible parking available b - Handicapped accessible parking available with high clearance for special vehicles c - Handicapped accessible parking available with low clearance only n - Not applicable u - Unknown Example 007 edbbcbcaaab [Information pertains to people with a disability (007/00); there is a stairway entrance ramp but no internal ramps because the organization is on one floor (/01); the doors have been widened so as | IN | IN DT OI | 47,013 |
both impact and exertion based. It once took me about six months to work out that experiencing extreme shooting pains in your knee before during and after playing football was perhaps a sign that something properly wrong. Stopping playing for a hit felt slightly naughty. Was this really allowed? Was it really this easy? Second, there is the question of commitment. The number one killer of Sunday League and five a side careers is having something more important to do, usually involving garden centres, or nice walks in the country, or awkward and depressing in-laws-to-be lunches (which can be happily abandoned later in life once an official truce of un-duckable commitment is entered). She may well complete you. She may be 'The One'. But she is also unlikely to encourage regular weekend sodding-off combined with a mouldering, surly, exhausted, sofa-crashing return. Finally, you may simply have lost your zing and your mojo. You may have fallen out of love with the game. This is often the result of close study of those who do the opposite and keep on keeping on right to the end. Taciturn, grey-haired quantity surveyors called Bob, always the first to arrive and last to leave, powerfully doe-eyed with silent neediness. The pre-divorce male, with his constant wife-grumbles and his dramatically unannounced appearance on your doorstep carrying a holdall and a duvet one Saturday afternoon. And of course the man who has nothing else, often the skipper, usually a 30-somehting parental lodger, perhaps this is even | OP | OP OB | 3,023,493 |
applied to all those for whom it was procured. Turretin writes, "It is gratuitous to say that Christ is the Savior of those for whom salvation is indeed acquired, but to whom it is will never be applied." 64 And, as has been demonstrated, the Canon s of Dordt declare that Christ purchased faith for the elect on the cross, and that it is the will of God that faith be conferred upon them (Head II, Article 8). Similarly, Owen summarizes the orthodox position in these words: "Christ did not die for any upon condition, if they do believe , but he died for all God's elect, that they should believe , and believing have eternal life." 65 J. Sufficient for all; effectual for some? The constant refrain of Amyraldianism is that Christ died sufficiently for all, but effectually for some. We do not deny that Christ's atonement, as far as the infinite value of it is concerned, is sufficient to redeem the whole world, but the contention is, what was God's purpose in sending Christ? Alan Clifford makes the following astounding claim, Amyraut's clear commitment to the Canons of Dordt suggests that the Amyraldians are the true 'five point' Calvinists. If anything, the high orthodox may be styled 'four and a half pointers,' since they virtually deny the universal sufficiency of the atonement clearly expressed in the second canon. 66 We have seen that Amyraut was not committed to the Canons of Dordt. Head II, Articles 3-4 do indeed | IN | IN RA | 615,098 |
MMT until Bill started using it, and it's caught on a bit since we really don't have another name and Chartalism has some baggage. And though I'm not opposed to being called a Chartalist, I do think there's a lot more to what we're talking about than what most normally think of as Chartalism. I agree with Warren . . .it's probably from Randy's book. I remember when Randy was writing the book, the original title was "Money in the Modern Era" without a subtitle. In fact, I still have a pre-published manuscript with that title . . . . virtually nothing else is changed. I remember being a bit disappointed when the title was changed . . . I thought the original was a bit better (in terms of sounding scholarly and serious). But I'm not the one trying to sell books. winterspeak Reply: December 10th, 2009 at 7:51 pm SCOTT: We totally failed over at Nick's didn't we? At least I did, despite truly heroic efforts by you and JKH. Nick is a gracious host nonetheless. I think we'll need more than a better name to make any progress ; ) I suppose it depends on what failure means. Perhaps Nick's the one that failed. We understand his paradigm and worked through his exampples, but he clearly understood virtually nothing we were saying and couldn't bring himself to see any significance to it. He was very gracious, though, to his credit, which explains why we stuck around so | IP | IP DS | 266,529 |
Matter of Faith? Thought provoking, and very true for the examples you brought up. I think the only difference is that science often delivers the goods. We have technology that works, which sort of lends impartial legitimacy to large swaths of what those experts say, so that when they talk about more theoretical matters, they are still using that authority. Religion can only hope to do that with ecstatic states and that sort of thing. Science: The accumulated knowledge gained directly by humans over the centuries using research and the latest available technology. Knowledge that is continually challenged and corrected by people with better educations using more current technology. Religion: (Judeo/Christian): Stories written by people 3000/2000 years ago who did not witness any of the events written about, who had no first-hand knowledge of the events, who based their writings on previous writings or stories down by word-of-mouth. Stories filled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies. I "put my faith" in science, not through the process of belief, but through the process of reason. [...]Stories written by people 3000/2000 years ago who did not witness any of the events written about, who had no first-hand knowledge of the events, who based their writings on previous writings or stories down by word-of-mouth. ecco, you might like to reconsider your statement. The Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) were written by eye-witnesses, people that were actually present for most of the events they describe. Their accounts were written while other eye-witnesses were still living. | OP | OP RS | 3,198,067 |
Some won't find the words More won't find a way Never too often heard You know it's easy for me to say The thing you need to hear Way more than every day Can never be too clear You know it's easy for me to say Chorus I love you Quiet and loud Alone in a crowd I love you In a thousand little ways I'm learning to say And I learn something new every day I love you It's easy for me to say [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/clint+black\\... ] It always sounds the same Music to my ears Leaves nothing to explain You know it's easy for me to hear The phrase that we all know Nothing it can't outweigh Take it wherever we go You know it's easy for me to say Repeat chorus Bridge I love you No poet ever found a better way You know it's easy for me to say I love you I'll try to say it more every day You know it's easy for me to say On a sunny day On a rainy day More than every day It's easy for me to say | LY | LY SL | 425,911 |
Here are the resources you need for this Sunday. Please feel free to choose what is suitable for your congregation's needs. You will notice that the orders of service are available in different formats: choose the "pdf" format if you want something that is ready to print and photocopy, the "doc" or "rtf" format if you wish to change the formatting yourself or the "ppt" format if you use PowerPoint. Sermons: Lay-readers please note: the linked sermons have not been edited for general use. As part of your preparations, keep in mind that they have been written for specific people in a specific context, and for this reason the issues they address or the examples they use may not be entirely suitable for people in your congregation. If you feel this is the case, you may need to make minor adjustments or find another sermon Based on Daniel reading: edited for lay reading sermon -- daniel 7 9-10 13-14 -- year b -- last of church year Based on John 5 reading: Pr Heath Pukallus Based on second reading: Pr Roger Atze Prayer of the Day (Collect) : Choose one of the following Traditional Lord God, heavenly Father: Grant that your dear Son, Jesus Christ, may come quickly and take to himself his bride, the church, so that together with all the redeemed we may enter into your glory; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and | LY | LY PR | 3,738,081 |
I didn't give a shit when Amy died. "Oh, she's someone's sister? Shame." "Wild card" episodes would interrupt character development too much. Unless they actually integrated some substantial background. A few seconds of seeing Dale scooping up Amy and Andrea isn't exciting or insightful. Cameos? I'd prefer a 3-4 minute cold open about them instead. Yeah, hanging out on a farm for 5 episodes wasn't what most people expected. It's underwhelming in terms of action. But I'm glad for getting to know these characters more. ... a couple of miles from my house that was apparently supposed to be in the first part of the second season premiere, but it's never been in the show. I believe it was intended to be an escape sequence that picked up immediately after the end of Season 1 (nothing like the "Black Hawk Down" sequence talked about in this article, though), but instead the characters started on the interstate when the season finally started. They spent a couple of days in the parking area of a high-rise basically across the street (Cobb Parkway) from the Cobb Energy Center (aka, the "CDC" in the show) last June. Lots of pictures in the local papers, but nothing like that area has shown up to date, and given that they've left Atlanta in the show, I doubt it'll be resurrected (pun intended). Bits and pieces of it showed up in the second season trailers (i.e., the shot where Rick says, "hell with the noise!" and shoots | IN | IN DT | 293,295 |
we need the only. We need the sola. Texts like II Peter 1:1, Romans 5, II Cor 5, are only about a righteousness that Christ earned. The righteousness in those texts is not God's attribute, and is not Christ's person apart from that finished obedience to death. Every time you say "not only", you might as well say, not that. RS: Which is a huge, huge, and huge point. I am stressing the whole of the work of Christ and it appears that you are narrowing it down to one thing. When I say "not only" I am not denying the imputed righteousness of Christ, but simply saying He did more than that. He did more than earn righteousness for His people while on the cross. He suffered the wrath of the Father in their place to pay a debt of righteousness that they could not and cannot pay. Galatians 2: 21 -- " I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose." McMark: Arminians and Roman Catholics look at that verse and say, see it's not through the law, so why talk about Christ's satisfaction of the law when it's about Christ in me by grace enabling me to imperfectly keep the law, and grace does not demand perfection. They don't think that Christ's death and resurrection are enough. They don't deny it. They just don't think it's enough. RS: But that is a different sort of | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,196,756 |
professors are the ones running the universities... I think the entire system is structured in such a way that everyone is very well-cushioned and no one wants to break with status quo. As you say though, these new models are going to sweep through higher education and change it in ways we can't even imagine. Tomorrow can't come soon enough. There are some pointed issues raised in this interview, some of which have are deeply entrenched in the ethos of the higher educational institutions and has been difficult to altered. There is a kind of stubbornness that pervades every aspect of higher education, whether it is on the legislative end, the internal governance, the oversight entities, faculty, staff and sometimes students who are seldom heard. This creates all kind of resistance to change in an era when the decider of the change is the environment and its inner working. The thing to note is that higher educational leaders are not the ones deciding whether to change -- they are commanded to change -- whether they like it or not. We are operating in a different era where globalization drives everything and if higher educational leaders don't get a handle on this reality, some of them might be driven out of existence. The thing is that education realities as we knew them must change so that they are inclusive, fresh, agile, aligned with workplace KSA needs, have built-in quality checks, include systems for continuous improvement and have a clear regard for | SP | SP IT | 498,697 |
sunflower seeds were a European thing but now i think they are.. ) but that's.. uhm i mean, SORRY but this is just funny !! =D Marita, I love that having friends all over the world, means I get to learn things like, shelled sunflower seeds are not as commonplace everywhere. I loved your pinstrosity. Next time, I'm betting it will taste amazing. All the best lessons I have learned in this life, started with me making a mistake. Mwah Lisa Welcome A diagnosis of Autism, the label given to my children has not been the end of the world, we have used it to open doors to places we otherwise would not have known existed. Yes some days it is hard but it is also amazing. Please join us on our awe-tism journey. | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 3,329,569 |
debt. If your available credit limit on your new balance transfer credit card is high enough, you might be able to consolidate multiple credit card balances onto a single card. Why is it a good idea to consolidate? This can make it easier to pay off debt, as you'll have only one due date and one set of credit card terms & conditions to worry about. Applying for a Balance Transfer -- When, How and Why? Now that you have a better idea of what balance transfers are all about and why you might want to consider one, let's talk about the application process. When to Apply for Balance Transfers The best time to apply for a balance transfer is when you initially apply for the new credit card itself -- not transferring to another credit card you've had for a while. This is because introductory balance transfer rates (which are usually very low) start from the day you're approved for the card. They do not start from the date of the transfer itself. If you want the best deals, apply early. Otherwise your balance transfer might be assigned a different interest rate, like the purchase rate or even higher cash advance rate. How to Apply for a Balance Transfer You can generally request a balance transfer right on your credit card application. You'll simply include details about your existing account and balance. Note that getting approved for the credit card in general does not mean your transfer request will | HI | HI HT | 164,678 |
Like the fairy tales where the Princess used to ask the mirror; "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is beautiful of all?" We also might somewhere cherish the same desire in our mind. Though we are not living in the world of fairy tales; we still want to look beautiful. For this, people might go to any extent, such as maintaining strict diet or undergoing rigorous exercise or even going under the knife for cosmetic surgery. What is the VASER Procedure of Liposuction? If you are worried about the extra oodles of fat, you need not worry. For liposuction surgery will help you to get the look of a perfect sculpted body. Liposuction being a surgical procedure used to remove fat from beneath the skin. It is of two types: Vaser liposuction and Traditional liposuction. Vaser Liposuction differs from traditional Liposuction in several ways. In traditional surgery, small incision was made through which the 'cannula' tube was passed. It was then passed back and forth which used to break the fat, which was then sucked out. On the contrary, vaser liposuction uses the technique of ultrasound energy to melt the stubborn fat and extra flab which sometimes refuses to melt. For this, small probe is made through which ultrasound energy is emitted which melts the fat. Then the emulsified fat is then sucked out with the help of a 'cannula'. What is Vaser Hi-Def Liposculpture? VASER or Vibration Amplification of Sound Energy at Resonance evolved during the year 2002.The more | IP | IP DS | 3,804,664 |
constructed the information, your experiences and perspective. Can you advise if the education of countries we export to is a result of the backlash from the last live export drama in 2011, or if such education was happening before that issue became public knowledge? Thanks. Hallelujah! Australian agriculture needs more tech-saavy, social media utilising young up-and-comers! It's so refreshing to see a positive voice being put out there, we need to stand up for ourselves and at least attempt to get the truth out there about the high standards of animal welfare in this country -- and not be beaten down by the rubbish scare-mongering put out there by certain activist groups. Unfortunately mainstream media is easy to hijack. The public view gets shaped by popstars who sign up to campaigns for who knows what reason. Australia's agriculrural industries are under grave threat from vague and unrepresentative groups posing as `animal welfare' guardians. This blog contribution is good counterbalance. Perhaps Russell Crowe will sign up for a pro-export campaign -- given his farming interests. There are hundreds of high profile people with agricultural interests and perhaps they need to be tapped into a pre-emptive campaign to support farmers and farming. Steph I am also a stocklady having done in excess of 30 voyages now running boats by myself. I was a makeup artist from new zealand for 6 years prior to moving to Australia and becoming involved in agriculture. 2 years ago I did my first voyage and as a | NARRATIVE | null | 694,413 |
females in the homeless population has been rising since 2005. In 2005, one of four homeless person (26%) was female but by 2011 nearly one in three (30%) was female. The number of homeless families counted increased. Fifty-six homeless families with 54 children were found. This was the highest number of families ever recorded in a Count. The majority of the children, 32 of the 54, were 12 years or younger. The majority of the homeless families (55%) reported being homeless due to family breakdown, abuse or conflict. More seniors remained homeless longer. Although their ranks did not increase from 2008, more than 200 people aged 55 years and older were found. Nearly 48% of the seniors were considered long term homeless -- people who had been without a home for at least one year. Large segments of this population also faced health issues. Health conditions for people who are homeless have worsened. Incidence of multiple health challenges among the homeless increased significantly. Nearly two out of three homeless people surveyed (62%) reported multiple health conditions, including one in three (31%) that reported three or four health challenges. The unsheltered homeless population had difficulties accessing food. Nearly 70% of the unsheltered homeless population had not had a good meal for two or more days when they were encountered on Count Day. On the other hand, 75% of the sheltered reported eating a good meal within 24 hours of the Count. Add new comment Your name Comment * CAPTCHA This question | IN | IN IB | 3,366,981 |
the shark wanted to attack me - but it did not, it was not interested in me. This was at Port Douglas in the area inside the reef where the water would only be 4 or 5 mt deep, over the reef where the water botytom can't even be seen I only ever went once, and that was enough, I would never go back in that side as you just can't see the bottom it's so far down, anything could be down there and you would never know if it came up at you from off the bottom, like you see in the 'movies' and take you out of the water with them, the shock alone would stop your heart beat. no, when diving I will stay in the shallow water, that way they have to come more or less at me at my level and there is a 2O% chance I will see them first. deepwater A big YES for giving the hooks back to the profisherman that would make afue dollars off the meat and the fins ,ever since they took the hooks off of them the skarks have been a problem Yes we have a shark problem from the top off australia to the bottom of Oz ,i think there is between 15 other breads of shark that also EAT people not just the whites ,where do we stop at which one to kill next ,i live in Exmouth and have seen a white here ,i have | ID | ID DF QA | 3,292,410 |
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but alas had come back to life! This is perhaps what John is trying to allude to in his use of the Nero image. WORSHIP OF THE BEAST Given the apparent resurrection of the Beast it is no wonder that the people worship it, proclaiming in 13:4 -- "Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?" The people absolutise the power of the Beast, the Empire, asserting that no other power can come to defeat it -- they claim it is invincible. The statement "Who is like the Beast?" is an obvious allusion back to Exodus 15:11: "Who is like you, O LORD?" The Beast is only ever a parody of the true reality: The Beast has been resurrected, but this is a poor man's version of the Resurrection of the Lamb depicted in Revelation 5 The Beast is a parody of the God of Israel -- "Who is like you?" Revelation reveals that the people, by saying such magnificent things about the beast, by esteeming the Empire, are in fact worshipping the Dragon, or Satan (13:4), that horrible figure from Revelation 12 who attempted to kill the woman and her child. Indeed, what gives authority to the Beast, and indeed the source of his power, is in fact according to John the great source of evil himself! THE ACTIONS OF THE BEAST And so the Beast goes about doing what a Beast does: And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and | OP | OP RS | 3,297,070 |
Nadal gets back on the practice court in bid to regain fitness for Australian Open Rafael Nadal has returned to the training court and started hitting balls again for the first time since the latest in a series of knee injuries forced his withdrawal from the U.S. Open. The 11-time grand slam champion, who has not competed since being stunned by Czech Lukas Rosol in the second round at Wimbledon in June, completed a session under the supervision of coach and uncle Toni Nadal at an indoor facility in his home town of Manacor on the island of Majorca. Nadal, 26, hopes to be back to full fitness in time for the Australian Open in January. Look who's back: Rafael Nadal during his first training session in Manacor on the island of Mallorca The Spaniard, whose athletic, aggressive playing style places huge demands on his muscles and joints, has been sidelined several times by knee problems during his 11-year career. His latest injury was diagnosed as a partial tear of the patella tendon and an inflammation of the Hoffa's fat pad and after the shock defeat at Wimbledon he was unable to defend his Olympic title at the London Games. As well as the U.S. Open, which he won in 2010 and lost to Novak Djokovic in last year's final, Nadal missed the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London and Spain's Davis Cup final defeat to Czech Republic at the weekend. 'I think I am feeling better, the knee | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 1,444,914 |
the formation and development of Byzantine art and architecture, focusing on the period from the Age of Iconoclasm (754-843) through to the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman forces in 1453. From violent debates on the use of visual imagery to spectacularly decorated churches, loaded ship cargos and illuminated manuscripts, we will engage with the different types of art produced in the Byzantine empire and the regions it was in contact with. My goal is to introduce you to the intricacies of an artistic culture which balanced its way through major political and theological conflicts to exercise a far-reaching influence on the art and social norms of medieval and Renaissance Europe, early modern Russia and the contemporary eastern Christian world. HA 328 A01 -- Gothic Art and Architecture HA 328 A01 Are you planning a trip to Europe in the summer? Have you ever wanted to know more about monuments such as the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, or to discover the less well-known gems that are rarely featured in the tourist guides? Come and join us as we survey the art and architecture of Western Europe in the Gothic period (c.1150-c.1400). We will concentrate on architecture in France and England and painting in Italy, but will also examine works in a variety of media from across Western Europe. Although an increasing amount of documentation about builders and artists survives in the Gothic period, frequently the surviving monuments and works of art lack any contemporary records. In order to | IN | IN | 5,956 |
again (that is what we call the Human Condition isn't it?). Indeed it takes a lot, a lot of time for the Human specie to evolve... I lived and experienced socialism and liberalism to a certain extent and I am now able to understand what is wrong with socialism. In what way it hurt me. I used to hold socialist views. Also I can tell you for exemple that the French are mostly paralysed because of fear. They are associating liberalism with anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-human rights mostly because of some very bad politicians like Romney, Bush or Sarkozy. This is what is happening in the US too. For the masses the 'direct individual rights' are more importants than the market freedom because they do not have the knowledge nor the education to understand the underlying relations. And to understand them you need time to educate yourself... (Romney would have not changed the education system neither). There is an episteme now created and associated with the word "liberalism". Again guess because of whom? In our case not Obama but Romney. I am definitely not convinced Romney would have done much better than Obama in term of economy anyway. To do so he would have had to change a lot and his program did not show anything going that way. I do not think it is safe and sensible to follow someone only because he has "the image of an entrepreneur influenced by Ayn Rand" and do not say what he is | OP | OP OB | 1,731,026 |
Wednesday, 14 November 2012 Over the past couple of weeks we've been inundated with speculation over the identity of the director for Disney's Star Wars Episode VII , but according to Frank Marshall - husband of Lucasfilm's new president and Episode VII producer Kathleen Kennedy - the studio has now narrowed its search to "a couple of candidates", although Marshall wasn't giving much else away during a recent chat with MTV . "I do [know who will be behind Episode VII ], but I can't reveal it, or I won't be alive tomorrow." While big name directors such as Steven Spielberg ( Lincoln ), J.J. Abrams ( Star Trek Into Darkness ), Brad Bird ( Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol ) and Matthew Vaughn ( X-Men: First Class ) have been mentioned as contenders to oversee the next phase of the Star Wars saga, one filmmaker who seems to have been overlooked in many quarters is Joe Johnston. Having worked on the visual effects for Star Wars , The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (as well as the Lucasfilm-produced Raiders of the Lost Ark , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Howard the Duck ) early in his career, the Jumanji and Captain America: The First Avenger helmer certainly has the right credentials and his name must surely have cropped up during meetings at the studio. But would he be interested? "A lot would depend on what 'it' is," Johnston tells The Huffington Post . | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,085,528 |
may have some slow points and some annoying points but I'm finding that seems to be a pattern in books these days. Stretching an issue of some kind out a bit longer then I the reader may feel necessary. I wonder if Authors do it because they're trying to get a certain length or if its because they have some ideas in their head that they have to get out before they can allow the Hero\Heroine to tell the Heroine\Hero what they can't. Either way this was definitely in my opinion a good book. (less) The entire book seemed somewhat off to me... I don't think the author has the grasp of the period and mentalities at all. The setup was nice, but the book didn't work for me exactly because the characters didn't fit with the time period. Most historical romances present protagonists that are somewhat forward thinking, but they still bend to society conventions... it would be weird if they didn't. Dahl was way off... it felt like a masquerade: contemporary characters parading in ...more RATING: 1.5 stars. The entire book seemed somewhat off to me... I don't think the author has the grasp of the period and mentalities at all. The setup was nice, but the book didn't work for me exactly because the characters didn't fit with the time period. Most historical romances present protagonists that are somewhat forward thinking, but they still bend to society conventions... it would be weird if they didn't. Dahl was | IP | IP DS | 795,181 |
I do my drink-in from a dixie cup Yea I'm a bona-fide dancin' fool I shoot a mighty mean game of pool At any honky-tonk roadside pub I'm a member of a country club | LY | LY SL | 47,145 |
any trouble hereabout You play a virgin in the light But need no urgin' in the night. [GIRL] She's been laughing at you While she's having her men [WOMEN] She'll be nothing but trouble again and again [WOMAN] You must sack her today [WORKERS] Sack the girl today! [FOREMAN] Right my girl. On your way! Related for Les Miserables Cast: Les Miserables Cast - At the End of the Day song lyrics from soundtrack cd "Les Miserables" are property & copyright of their owners & provided for educational purposes. Visit Les Miserables page to find more, or use search. | LY | LY SL | 451,287 |
as the GFC, the few years after that are too unstable to generate a meaningful trend. These days I don't think anyone working at a supermarket at the age of 16 could afford a car on their own without working insane hours, not with the other significant expenses in their life such as their iPhone and its data plan. I can't really comment too much on the $12 Billion as it involves a number of projects I know next to nothing about, it certainly isn't all related to spending on roads in the Auckland for commuters., I doubt it is significant anywhere other than the Harbour Bridge though as of course motorways are largely useless for buses as that's where the people ain't. The Bridge is unique, I think, in that respect. Can you think of anywhere else? In the coming years you should start to see SH16 from Waterview onwards getting larger bus volumes running along it as well as SH18. Both of those routes are meant to have long distance express services going on them. owever SH16 faces one large issue in that the buses have to get back onto the local road network about 5km out from the city. And from what I understand AT does not have any plans to improve that local road link for buses above exiting to any great extent in the near future. Great North rd is a fine bus route, better priority would be good, but that's true of the pretty | OP | OP OB | 3,788,406 |
me a fresh approach to reading and interpreting events related in the New Testament This book is brilliant. An easy read, broken into digestible chapters, this book will give Christians lacking confidence to live more actively for God (the majority of us in truth!), the boost they need. You will breathe sigh's of relief as you realise that you don't need to be a supersonic Christian, but simply walk as you are, trusting God will do the rest if you focus on Him. Ortberg is fantastic at making you feel refreshed and encouraged, challenging where you need it, but affirming you too. This is beautifully crafted and will leave you with a burden off your shoulders and a desire to Get out the Boat and walk :) This practical book can challenge our smugness as christians. With John Ortberg's stories that tie in with some down to earth and heavenly guidance, this is a must for the activist. The realism of being a boat potato coupled with the fact the once out of the boat we can fail, is most helpful. This book has been for me the kick I needed. I'm reading it for the second time, taking note of the questions that in mid life need to be asked. | IP | IP DS | 172,815 |
syntax right. I have tried setting a break point at the > > beginning of the IF statement and it never breaks, so I can't even step > > through it and see what I am doing wrong <arrrrrgh> ........ someone please > > help --- what am I doing wrong. > > > > Thank you so much! > > Charlie | ID | ID DF | 518,964 |
in your hand, examine it and identify the smaller end. The smaller end may be identified by measuring the outside diameter one-third of the distance from each end of the egg, the end farthest from the greater cross-sectional circumference will be the "small end." This is the end upon which the sucking will occur. The other end is the large end and, therefore, will be the end furthest from you while sucking. Using a fine tipped felt marker, mark the ends of the egg now to differentiate them later without having to repeat this determination process. Mark the small end with an "S" (for small or suck) and the large end with an "O" (for the other end"). 4. Piercing the Egg . Successful sucking of an egg requires that a small hole (see below for recommended sizes) is made in each end of the egg. The following guidance is provided to assist the staff officer in establishing a hole in each end of the egg: a. Using a small pointed object (pin, pen, unfolded paperclip, staff officer's head, etc.) to make the small holes in each end of the egg b. Make the "S" hole, through which all egg contents will flow in a short explosive journey, 5 mm in diameter; c. Make the "O" hole, through which only air will travel, about 2 mm in diameter; d. Place the holes at the points where the imagined line of the longitudinal axis of the egg would intersect its shell; | HI | HI HT | 68,588 |
expressing a political opinion. "Why did the majority of people vote for the draft constitution proposed by the authorities?" How on earth do you know that they did? By watching the state media? Even they couldn't entirely hide the empty polling booths. "Why, after all, have most Syrian soldiers remained loyal to their commanders?" Again, if I were a Syrian soldier who knew that disloyalty would probably mean torture and death for myself and my family I would probably be "loyal" too. "If fear is the only explanation, then why did it fail to help other authoritarian rulers?" It did, and it does. Authoritarian rulers survive for decade after decade. My Lavrov consistently defends the Syrian goverment's line that all stories of massacres, rapes, murders, tortures, destruction of property, killing of children by snipers and all the other daily stream of monstrous crimes against humanity are fairy tales. Except the ones commited by the "terrorists". Steve3007: "...how [can] the government manage to stay in power without Loading comments... Mr. Lavrov is not only a brilliant diplomat but a statesman with a clear vision of world problems amd how to resolve them. He has converted Russian foreign policy into a force for stability and international security. How nice it would be if some of the actors in the Syrian crisis would follow his lead instead of literaly digging their own grave by encouraging and arming the rebels. Indeed, Russia knows what the real cost of revolution is. It is still suffering | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 699,088 |
Summary A green economy is critical to New Zealand's future prosperity. And by prosperity, we mean much more than financial security. Prosperity encompasses the economic, social, mental, cultural and spiritual wellbeing of all citizens, and present and future generations. Conservation is a key player in protecting the integrity of ecosystems that deliver the natural capital we rely on to survive and thrive. The current economic model, which originated in the industrial revolution some 100 years ago, is no longer viable and must give way to a new business paradigm, one that works with nature rather than against it. Transcript Last December the Green Growth Advisory Group, chaired by Business New Zealand Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly, reported back to the Government. It proposed four core principles as a basis for green growth. One of the four stated: " Improved environmental performance and net gains in biodiversity protection are integral to New Zealand's green growth". In June WWF issued a report assessing New Zealand's performance since the 1992 UN earth summit in Rio leading up to the Rio+20 meeting that month. It looked at the six areas for action arising from the 1992 meeting. WWF Chair Dr Morgan Williams commented: "In all six many of the problems that existed 20 years ago remain, and are often worse...I see this report as a wake up call for New Zealand." That same month the business group Pure Advantage issued a report "New Zealand's Position in the Green Race". The report stated: "No country in | SP | SP FS | 1,748,713 |
originally expected. It appears that the selection of particular method and evolutionary model for the analysis is essential. Contrary to previously introduced substituional models based on an the assumption that all sites of the protein undergoes the same substitution process during evolution, the Bayesian mixture CAT model allows to describe distinct substitution processes at the amino-acid replacement occurring in different sites of a protein alignment [26] . In addition to that, CATBP model takes also heterogeneity among sequences (not sites only) into account [27] , which makes it more suitable for the phylogenies that are affected by the compositional bias of the sequences and deals very well with LBA. Indeed, the usage of this model led to even better supported placement of the diatom nuclear psb28 genes compared to CAT model (see Figure 3 for details). All in all, it appears that Bayesian inference with advanced CAT and CATBP models computed tree in agreement with the endosymbiotic gene transfer hypothesis, while all other methods used did not solved the phylogenetic position of diatom nuclear psb28 genes at all. It may not be overlooked that Psb28 is a very short protein containing 112 computable amino acid residues in the dataset matrix, from which only 82 characters are parsimony informative. The limited length of the analyzed gene consequently leads to lower or even no support of particular nodes in the tree, especially when the dataset contain high number of OTUs. Moreover, since the dataset contain also highly divergent sequences, phylogenetic information should | IN | IN RA | 308,537 |
better team than in 82, I can remember a brilliant goal from their group game featuring Platini and Tigana passing the ball between them as they ran through the opposition before Platini played in Tigana for his first, and possibly only international goal. Sadly they were smothered by a disciplined German side in the semis. I think it should also be mentioned that the organisation of the tournament was a bit lacking. Mexico had to step in a few years earlier when Colombia pulled out and wasn't there a famous cock up in Brazil's first game when they played the wrong anthem?! Comment number 16. 'Josimar's first blockbusting goal and a spontaneous galloping celebration - both of which were doubtless imitated, or at least attempted, in countless playgrounds and parks around the world at the earliest opportunity' Absolutely. You'd think that a school in Belfast would hold some bitterness towards the Brazilian, but not a bit of it. What a goal, and I and all my peers were all Josimar the next day! Comment number 17. Funny but I've never come accross it being overlooked. In fact it's probably the one thing that prevents Maradona from being a figure of real hate in England. As much as the first was dispised and clearly people wonder what might have been, the second goal on it's own was enough for people to think that they were beaten by one of the best ever. Going down to that is no disgrace. Ask most | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 3,707,623 |
Beijing hints at bond attack on Japan A senior advisor to the Chinese government has called for an attack on the Japanese bond market to precipitate a funding crisis and bring the country to its knees, unless Tokyo reverses its decision to nationalise the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea. Jin Baisong called on China to invoke the 'security exception' rule under the World Trade Organisation to punish Japan Photo: Reuters Jin Baisong from the Chinese Academy of International Trade -- a branch of the commerce ministry -- said China should use its power as Japan's biggest creditor with $230bn (141bn) of bonds to "impose sanctions on Japan in the most effective manner" and bring Tokyo's festering fiscal crisis to a head. Writing in the Communist Party newspaper China Daily , Mr Jin called on China to invoke the "security exception" rule under the World Trade Organisation to punish Japan, rejecting arguments that a trade war between the two Pacific giants would be mutually destructive. The warnings came as anti-Japanese protests spread to 85 cities across China, forcing Japanese companies to shutter factories and suspend operations. Fitch Ratings threatened to downgrade a clutch of Japanese exporters if the clash drags on. It warned that Nissan is heavily at risk with 26pc of its global car sales in China, followed by Honda with 20pc. Sharp and Panasonic both have major exposure. Japan's exports to China were $74bn in the first half of this year. Bilateral trade reached $345bn last | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 732,602 |
of night Still generalizations are wanton in bachelor land Can openers and launderettes, but generalizations are wanton Those I was drunk following days, well generalizations are wanton In bachelor land I wouldn't say all marvelous things are futuristic or in the past I've seen stunts done with the body, I've heard jokes that have made me laugh In my bachelor pad in bachelor land But even martial arts masters must have some washing to do And someone to do it for them Guess there's no point in feeling blue in bachelor land I reckon there's a safety clause A stereotype to take it from The dos and donts and excuses and a crude claim on freedom That's bachelor land e wasn't much of a fighter, so he wore a big hat but he weren't too careful with what he'd say he was a crazy man, he was a crafty fag tomorrow is another day to a crazy wag and he's a crafty fag says "what you don't take sugar? well, I've put some in already but I feel sure it'll be alright, I'm a cheeky chap, I'm a lazy lag it'll be alright, right on the night it's a loopy gag and I'm a crafty fag" brrr fat cat, that best for me cats away stuff brrr fat cat believes therefore that's what they're there for embarrassing lack of perception but honest gob and dirty hands the scow that swept the nation with honesty desires and dirty hands well print | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
53 percent in Latin America, with an average of 30 percent concern across the country sets. To encompass and engage with concerned business leaders involves a mindset change about what conservation success means, how you get it, and why you need to. I cannot put it better than Jochen Zeitz, CEO of PUMA, which last year led the way in issuing its first environmental profit and loss statement, despite it reflecting poorly on the business. He said: "We believe that the current economic model, which originated in the industrial revolution some 100 years ago, is no longer viable and must give way to a new business paradigm, one that works with nature rather than against it". | SP | SP FS | 1,748,713 |
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Ken Hillis has written an engaging philosophical exploration of the dilemmas confronting Euro-Americans when they begin to use online communication. He is intellectually generous to anthropologists and their conceptual impulses, exploring a series of questions that can aid ethnographers interrogating Euro-American media ideologies surrounding new media. -- Ilana Gershon, American Ethnologist "[A] rich volume in theory and striking examples about the virtual phenomena of avatars, webcam personas, rituals, fetish and signs. It's a must read for everyone interested in the field of virtuality. A book that has grabbed the fullest of my interest due to my own personal interest in the virtual phenomena of avatars, the rituals in play and the digital 'body'. . . . So this book is a keeper, you should try it!" -- Denise Pires, Masters of Media "Hillis examines the Internet sensation as a humanist. He frames his topics within a remarkable breadth of cultural, anthropological, and philosophical thought, drawing analogies between the primitive ritualistic forms of communication and the Web-enabled human connectivity and interaction through second-generation virtual environments such as Second Life and online chat assisted by Webcam. . . . Highly recommended." -- T. J. Zou, Choice "Hillis provides a rich and extensive span of academic and cultural references to contextualise his claims. I found this invaluable in providing a framework in which to situate Hillis's contribution to the field of theory, including work on ritual, fetish, sign and discourses of virtual presence and online identity. . . . This book can be | IP | IP DS | 1,400,640 |
the fun of the century/No more glistening wet poems in your honour, captain of alienation, New York, money, compassion HALFWAY THROUGH (Words - GA Johnson) My youth, I could not drag it I could not bring it with, so I ended up without The house was razed, the spark was dowsed The looks have gone but I soldier on I'm halfway through I'm halfway through Oh, where to go and what to do? Well, I came of age then I withdrew Well, I came of age, then hitherto Halfway through Halfway through Oh, where to go and what to do Now everything is overdue? The mirror needn't bother For I'll never know tomorrow Well, I came of age then I withdrew Well, I came of age, then hitherto Halfway through Halfway through Oh, where to go and what to do Now everything is overdue? HALLOWEEN BOAT (Words - GA Johnson) I'm in my Halloween boat with a hole in my heart the size of a girl/Pacific postman, 30 West by 50 East on a black sea that joins up countries/My life is one second slow ' says here on my watch ' that's how I know/I'm a map-pin on a dead sea marking out 30 West by 50 East on the off-chance that anyone should wish to know. A trail of letters waltz on the tide back to Maritime Plaza from my Halloween boat/And it's so cold, you can hear the moon/My life is one second slow ' says here | LY | LY SL | 21,312 |
right. Instead, we must use an unchanging standard: the pure, unvarnished truth. Andy Andrews believes that good answers come only from asking the right questions. Through the powerful, provocative question, "How do you kill eleven million people?"-the number of people killed by the Nazi German regime between 1933 and 1945-he explores a number of other questions relevant to our lives today: Does it matter that millions of ordinary citizens have checked out of participating in the decisions that shape the future of our country? Which is more dangerous: politicians with ill intent, or the too-trusting population that allows such people to lead them? How are we supposed to tell the difference between the "good guys" and the "bad guys"? How does the answer to this question affect not only our country but our families, our faith, and our values? What happens to a society in which truth is absent? Andrews issues a wake-up call: become informed, passionate citizens who demand honesty and integrity from our leaders, or suffer the consequences of our own ignorance and apathy. Furthermore, we can no longer measure a leader's worth by the yardsticks provided by the left or the right. Instead, we must use an unchanging standard: the pure, unvarnished truth. {"itemData":[{"priceBreaksMAP":null,"buy\\... to wishlist","Add both to Wish List","Add all three to Wish List"],"addToCart":["Add to Cart","Add both to Cart","Add all three to Cart"],"showDetailsDefault":"Show availability and shipping details","shippingError":"An error occurred, please try again","hideDetailsDefault":"Hide availability and shipping details","priceLabel":["Price:","Price For Both:","Price For All Three:"],"preorder":["Pre-order this item","Pre-order both items","Pre-order all | IP | IP DS | 519,702 |
Only If You Want It Lyrics - Eazy-E [Eazy-E] Can I get an eye open up Eazy locin' up smokin' up much dust like a nut what give it up for the real stuff shut the what up back the shut up what hustler from the hood HOE HOPIN IN MY DROP the finishin' touches will show you what rough is comin' in bunches GET serve like lunches hold ya horses here's where the source is not very tall but never took a short kid with a clip to claw quick draw Mcgraw I trick a law before all and all I'm raw a naughty shorty, sporty with a forty im only takin' tours, just to plan an orgy a nasty critter, any hoe hitter hated my babysitter cause she wouldn't let me hit her now get up on it, on and on get on it and I will pump it, only if you want it. [Chorus] Only if you want it Yes I really want it (x4) [Eazy-E] Here's something from the ding dong cause I really care how long ya been strong grown here comes the switch dome chrome couldn't hang with the king OF THE RAPPERS but I call for a yes y'all toots my style is just as fresh as a DOUSHE bush I push a pecker through her hamper just like woody WOULDA and if I left that means I should of booger here's a new track, for all the new jacks I'm kickin' it | LY | LY SL | 537,967 |
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a car zoomed past us, nearly making us swerve off the road and down into the gorge. I caught sight of the man's face. It was he who tried to pull Joan out of the car. We drove on the short distance to my house, looking behind us to see if anyone was following. No one was. We sat in my driveway for a few minutes, but neither of us wanted to talk. We asked each other if we were all right, several times, and finally parted. I went inside, and noticed my hands were shaking. I burst into tears. There was no word for what I felt, at least no single word. Injustice, terror, sorrow, rage, exhaustion, some huge unspeakable longing for protection. Nothing had happened, not really. I was safe. I hadn't been beaten or raped or stabbed or hurled over the cliff, but I could see the possibility; I FELT the possibility in a way I never had before. I had certainly heard stories from friends, mostly non-white friends, of instances of this kind, and although what happened to me paled (you'll pardon the pun) in comparison, still, I had a glimmer of understanding now as to what it felt like to be Other. In a situation involving Us vs Them, I had been Them, Those people, someone outside the circle of protection. I wondered what the men in the cars were doing now that they were presumably now at their destinations. Did they feel any shame? | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 156,922 |
Eric Clapton Early In The Morning Lyrics Eric Clapton Early In The Morning Lyrics total views : 18 times this week. You can enlarge lyrics to early in the morning for easy viewing, send it to your friends or rate the song Early In The Morning by Eric Clapton and help the song become popular. If you have any corrections for these lyrics or any ideas about the meaning to early in the morning, please feel free to submit them. When a girl reach the age of eighteen She begins to think she's grown That's the kind of little girl You can never find at home Come and see me early in the morning Just about the break of day Do you want to see me hug my pillow Where my baby used to lay? One drink of wine And two drinks of gin A pretty, young girl put me In the shape I'm in Come and see me early in the morning Just about the break of day Lord, you want to see me hug my pillow Where my baby used to lay? [- From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/e/eric-clapt\\... -] I pass by the juke joint I peek through the door She's doing the boogie-woogie In the middle of the floor Come and see me early in the morning Just about the break of day Do you really want to see me hug my pillow Where my baby used to lay? See, when a girl reach the age of eighteen She begins | LY | LY SL | 19,169 |
the gravity of earth not zero. Zero gravity is in space. If the moon had zero gravity the robot would pogo once and sail off into space forever. DM please get someone to review your articles before you hit the publish button. Surely the time has come to stop designing vehicles to explore planets and actually begin using a few of them. There must be hundreds if not thousands of designs by now lying around in Universities and workshops around the world. Why not actually fire them all at the moon and have a massive bot free for all to see which could gather the most data. All those robots struggling to get the best samples or data may even be a refreshing change from reality TV. This jumping method of lunar transport was suggested in the old Gerry Anderson sci-fi series UFO. That was made in 1969 so I guess there's nothing that new in the principle just that the technology might now be viable to make it a reality. | IN | IN DT | 638,914 |
the present. Moyn has written the perfect history of human rights for the post-Bush era. --Matt Moore ( Dissent 20110101) As Samuel Moyn reminds us in The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History , it is really just a few decades since human rights became the world's preferred vocabulary for talking about justice. In dating the birth of human rights, as an ideology and a movement, to the mid-1970s, Moyn is deliberately bucking a trend...Moyn argues convincingly, however, these attempts to create a "usable past" for human rights, well-intended though they are, actually distort the truth. To understand the real strengths and limitations of the idea of human rights, he argues, it is necessary to see it not as an ancient tradition but as "the last utopia" which emerged "in an age when other, previously more appealing utopias died."... The Last Utopia will shed important light on the actual history of our new global faith. --Adam Kirsch ( Barnes and Noble Review 20100920) In his erudite new book, The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History , Samuel Moyn...argues that it was only in the 1970s, when other utopian ideologies--socialism, anti-colonialism, and anti-communism--fell by the wayside that human rights assumed its stature as the ultimate moral arbiter of international conduct. --Jordan Michael Smith ( Slate 20110103) [A] brilliantly illuminating book...Moyn's account of the utopian origins of the contemporary human-rights movement is impressively worked out and largely convincing...Human rights are not the last utopia--just the one we must presently live with. The | IP | IP DS | 538,175 |
agreed. CAR Convenient. CGC Quite. CAR So, was there any follow-up to the first speech of the governor to the U.N. visiting mission in 1977? CGC Yes, that mission to the territory generated a degree of momentum, and we began annual participation in the work of the Decolonization Committee and its subcommittees, about 1979. This lasted until 2006... CAR When you left government? CGC Yes, it seems that the new government discontinued the practice. CAR What do you think the reason was for the shift in policy? CGC I am not in the position to know. CAR But was this wise? I mean, this is a forum which can influence the political development of the territory isn't it? CGC Look, every government has the right to decide on its own policies. Aside from that, I invoke the words of former U.S. President George Bush who said after leaving office, "I owe my successor my silence." ***** CAR OK, so during this early period, what was the nature of the Virgin Islands participation? What were some of the issues discussed at the U.N. regarding the Virgin Islands ? CGC Well, in the beginning, from the eighties the focus was on presenting information on the economic, political and social developments in the territory. This served to provide more detail than the general background available to the U.N. at that time. Up to the beginning of the 1990s, we also presented at the Subcommittee on Small Territories where there was in-depth examination of | SP | SP IT | 3,197,685 |
Looking for a place to pass Christmas and new year in south east asia We are two girls planing a 10 days trip that includes christmas and new year. If someone have experiences or knows about a nice place to pass christmas, please tell and share it with us!! We though about Indonesia or thailand but we are not sure. Also in case you have been to these countries and know which islands and places are the best can you tell us about it? We wanted to have a mix of fun, instructive and relaxing times during the trip! Also for the Christmas we would like to be in a catholic place! I'm going to thailand for xmas and new year. I will be going to Koh phi phi just before xmas, koh tao for mas and koh paghnan for new year. these are very common backpacker places in thailand but all of them are known for partying and drinking so not sure if this will before you. maybe try Chang mai or pai. not sure about catholic places | ID | ID DF QA | 3,696,664 |
a movie set - because they put the music in later, but with this some music was playing. But Steve insisted that all three of us, well four of us, chose the song we would listen to going through the tunnel - and it was Happiness - a song called Happiness and yeah it was really important. I listened to The Smiths a lot before we started shooting. No it was very, very important. What did you all sing in your little band? It sounds awesome! Our band, tentatively, was called Octopus Jam, I don't know how we came up with the title but it was tentatively Octopus Jam, and Logan's a classical composer - he actually composed a piece of music for his part and he composed a piece of music for me and for Ezra - so he's very talented. He was more classical. And then Ezra's more rock n' roll, and I was somewhere in the middle sort of just doing my own thing really. Would you like to do The Rocky Horror Show for real? Yeah, definitely, it was great fun. I mean I have big shoes to fill - Susan Sarandon - she's quite wonderful, don't turn that into 'Emma Watson is looking to do The Rocky Horror Show' which I know is what you all do. But I has a good time doing it. I was having the best time, the best time. Given your unique up bringing, was there a relationship that you | SP | SP IT | 234,051 |
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cannot afford to be seen as one of those crazy UFO believing agencies. DeFalco gives them both the agent they need on the spot and the crazy fall guy if needed. One learns and changes during the novel, the other doesn't. To find out which, read the novel. And now for the excerpt: Monsignor John O'Connor could smell the telltale odor of the lair from down the tunnel. He had been walking through the miles of accessible storm drains for many hours, starting before the sun had disappeared. The priest had some trepidation at going underground in search of a creature that made the night her home. But, as he put his hand on the large, ornate cross hanging from his neck, the cross that had been personally blessed by the Pope, he felt armored in his faith. The vampire that touched him would be a creature of Satan struck down by the power of the almighty. O'Connor was dressed in his normal short-sleeved black shirt and white collar, but wore a thick set of black denim jeans and black high top athletic shoes. The better to work his way through the close confined of the tunnels. A holstered PPK was attached to his belt, his untucked shirt over the top of the pistol. The concealed weapon's license the Papal legate had arranged for him sat in his wallet. He took comfort in the pistol, and in the seven bullets that sat in the magazine. Each round was tipped with | IP | IP DS | 3,170,920 |
of detail that is covered can easily overwhelm someone, I've resorted to reading one or two chapters a weekend so I can properly process everything. Not withstanding, Kevin manages to cover several low level subjects in-depth (sockets, streams, etc) and for the most part his writing is engaging and somewhat entertaining, there were things skipped though, advanced topics that are referenced and not really covered in-depth (this is an issue as with PHP there aren't a lot of users who do bitwise operations, as an example, on a regular basis). I would highly recommend this book to someone who's spent some time in the software development world and has some experience with C or advanced PHP topics, this is not a book for a beginner or those that don't have a good grasp on the fundamentals of computer science. Also take heed, this book covers things that you can do as an example of what's possible, just because you can do something doesn't always mean you should. i.e. Writing a HTTP Daemon in PHP vs. C/C++. | IP | IP DS | 349,162 |
thing as register.data.overheid.nl. [...] Foundation http://okfn.org. A work in progress overview of open government data is maintained here: http://lod2.okfn.org/eu-data-catalogues/\\... This foundation is also involved in the List of European Open Data [...] | IN | IN DT | 1,423,912 |
there be a PB 10 Beta? Originally Posted by kbz1960 Just read this in another thread. It would be really nice to have BB10 on PB first, that way we can play around with it before we pull the trigger. If RIM has no confidence to convince PB users, then they might as well give up already. Because PB users are the ones already spent money on a QNX product, passed the learning curve of BB gestures, experienced the fluid interfance and multi tasking, tried a less attractive touch keyboard, etc. etc. If RIM is not convinced they can get positive responses from PB user, what are the chances they can get any positive responses from any one? On the other hand, if RIM believe BB10 on PB is going to be attractive, then there is no reason not to hire more than a million PB users to sing praises for them during Christmas season for free. Re: Will there be a PB 10 Beta? I may be wrong but I think the issue is that BB10 is a different beast than we are using now and they are focusing on BB10 for the phones which will be slightly different than what will come to our pb's so they need to tweak it beyond what is being done for the phones. But I agree it would be great to get a working version to test out. Re: Will there be a PB 10 Beta? Originally Posted by kbz1960 I may | ID | ID QA | 455,378 |
personal responsibility. Strong support was found for behavioural package interventions for improving self-regulation skills, while emerging support was also found for antecedent package, schedules, and self-management interventions for improving self-regulation skills. Additional evidence from New Zealand reviewers Only two items published between 1998 and 2007 were excluded by NSP as they included people with ASD who were older than 21. Both items received SMRS scores of 2 and showed beneficial effects of ABA interventions on personal responsibility for the nine participants. An additional study reviewed by NZ reviewers only had an SMRS score of 3, but effects were rated as unknown. When combined with the evidence from the NSP review, the two additional items concerning adults support NSP's finding on emerging evidence for the beneficial effects of ABA interventions on tasks involving personal responsibility. Evidence from studies published from 1998-2007 Thirty-five items reviewed by NSP and/or NZ reviewers were published during the 1998 - 2007 period. An examination of the SMRS scores for this sub-sample found eight items with a SMRS score of 3, and 26 articles with a SMRS score of 2. Six of the eight items that scored 3 found beneficial effects of ABA interventions on personal responsibility and self-regulation, while the effects of two items were classified as "unknown". Of the remaining 26 items that obtained a SMRS score of 2, 19 found beneficial effects of ABA interventions, five found unknown effects, and the effects of only two were rated as "ineffective". Overall, the data from the | IN | IN RA | 1,750,055 |
pints for a five piece band but I'm hungry today and I'm thirsty today For a one groove record paying out useless tokens the control of booze, bah, the pub it ain't open the petty cash problems and my mouth is dry I've had enough already Be all and end all addiction do you ever stop to think? it's a broken home on a one night stand you're just as strong as your weakest link Wild man of Borneo impersonator the predictable mess of the part time swingers they taste the air, yeah, it tastes like dirt the tragic lives string up my guitar with cheese wire realization sets in a bit too late a bloody mistake, but a bit too late sprees of weak sanity do you ever stop to think? it's a broken heart on a one night stand you're just as strong as your weakest link so good bye trust, without you I will die goodbye love, I'll try my best to cry goodbye luck, the hedonists they sigh goodbye looks, Adonis goodbye what was that he said? it'll never be the same bye bye to love he said, it'll never be the same in the upstairs flat live the decadents there 'til the end, they pay their rent the flat's turned over, an insurance heist heartbreaking all the same, they're as quiet as mice so in walk policemen, hand in hand, a property problem, we understand and in from the local file medical care 'you're all | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
Pimpin' All Over The World Lyrics The fancy cars, the women and the caviar You know who we are, 'cause we pimpin' all over the world The fancy cars, the women and the caviar You know who we are, 'cause we pimpin' all over the world Sing it, sing it All over the world, the world All over the world baby It's only right that I share my experiences with y'all 'Cause I've been places where you'll never imagine But I'ma start at home, when I see a girl I like I walk straight up to her and I'm like 'Ugh, hey girl how ya doin'' You are the woman that I'm really pursuin' I would like to get to know ya, can you gimme ya name And you jot down ya number you'll get mine in exchange, hey See I'm the man of this town And I hope you wouldn't mind if I showed you around So when you go to certain places you'll be thinkin' of me We got people to meet and many places to see, hey I wouldn't trade you for the world I swear it I like ya hair and every style that ya wear it And how the colors coordinate wit ya clothes From your manicured nails to ya pedicured toes, oh yeah The fancy cars, the women and the caviar You know who we are, 'cause we pimpin' all over the world The fancy cars, the women and the caviar You know who | LY | LY SL | 428,993 |
films in the forest In the same way that Jaws made everyone terrified of swimming in the sea, The Blair Witch Project put a generation off going to the campsite loos in the middle of the night. But braver film fans might dare attend an evening screening of the cult movie in the Lake District's Grizedale Forest, on 22 September. Tickets 11pp (over-15s only), through Picnic Cinema ( picniccinema.co.uk/picniccinema/events/t\\... ). Terror mazes Thorpe Park ( thorpepark.com ), the Surrey theme park, has hosted Halloween "Fright Nights" for more than a decade, and they include some rather horrible horror maze rides, with strobe lights, scary noises and actors jumping out at visitors. Those who dare enter the Saw maze are screamed at by chain-rattling, chainsaw-wielding blood-covered murderers, while the Asylum is rather more distasteful, with "lunatics" chasing willing participants around a building which smells disgustingly of (fake) vomit and urine ... pretty offensive to anyone with mental health issues, we thought. All the details of this year's Halloween events (12 October-3 November) have yet to be confirmed, but it's unlikely they'll involve nursery rhymes and fluffy bunnies. Gemma Bowes About this article It's bloody in-tents: Britain's first 'horror camp' This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 14.46 EDT on Friday 24 August 2012 . A version appeared on p7 of the Travel section of the Guardian on Friday 24 August 2012 . It was last modified at 19.06 EDT on Friday 24 August 2012 . It was first published at 14.47 | OP | OP RV | 697,081 |
bang that' by men looking at these pictures. The word 'that' says it all. She becomes a 'that'. An object. She is dehumanized. This dehumanization makes some men feel the female body is their entitlement, hence, it's no surprise sexual assault statistics range from 300,000 women a year sexually assaulted and 60,000 raped, to 1 in 4 having been sexually assaulted. Should our biggest selling family 'news'paper be encouraging men to look at women as objects...I don't think so." Are you against glamour modelling? "No. I really want to make it clear that we have no problem at all with these beautiful young women doing what they do. We just don't think these images should be in a family 'news'paper." How many signatures do you have so far and how do you plan on getting more? "We currently have 53k signatures and are growing all the time. Social media has been unbelievable in getting us this far and we continue to reach thousands of people that way. We now have more and more exciting things up our sleeves to help spread the word further. Protests with signature sheets are being held up and down the country on the 17th November which is the 42nd anniversary of page 3. We are also holding a comedy night on the 18th at The Harold Pinter Theatre. " What sort of criticism have you received since starting the petition? "I did have someone threatening to kill me online. But mainly when people attack it's | SP | SP IT | 333,929 |
Do You Want To Go To Heaven lyrics TG Sheppard Do You Want To Go To Heaven lyrics It was the hottest day of August All of of us were down by the banks of the Paint Rock River I was next in line to be baptised At the innocent age of ten And I'll never forget, I remember it yet The taste of that clear, pure water And that preacher's words still fill my head And I hear them now and then He said, "Do you... (Chorus) Wanna go to heaven And I said "Yeah, just lead me on". "Take my hand, can you feel that feelin'?" And I said, "Yes just lead me on" [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/t/tg_sh\\... ] It was the hottest day of summer And our final high school dance was just about over I was old enough for the taste of love When boys turn into men And I'll never forget, I remember it yet, The taste of that clear, pure water But the preacher's words I barely heard, As sweet Bonnie Lou gave in She said, "Do you... (Chorus) It was a lonely night in August She was sittin' at the end of the bar when I saw her And with a little wine and an little time She would be a prize to win Now I'll never forget, I remember it yet, The taste of that clear, pure water But that preacher's words could not be heard, When she whispered, " Come on | LY | LY SL | 336,794 |
London favourite, global dance music sound pioneer, mr nice guy and one of the most in form DJ's over the past 5 years Danny Howells will be making his return to the English capital at Nocturnal at The End on Saturday 11th September for a night of quality sounds. It has been an amazing summer for the small Nocturnal label, which launched two years ago with the simple aim to supply quality house music via its vinyl releases and AKA residency. Now 'Lola's Theme', the infectious house tune by label head Simon Marlin's Shapeshifters , is a smash hit number one, being heard whenever you turn on commercial radio. On Saturday night, Simon will be joined by fellow label head Simon Hawes for a night of celebratory house at AKA. Over in The End, Nocturnal will be playing host to special guest Danny Howells. Nocturnal at The End is one of only a handful of UK dates Danny is playing in 2004. This is Danny's second visit to The End this year, and provides a rare opportunity to witness him over the whole night. Danny is one of the finest proponents of the 'long set' and with the cracking sound and set up The End has in place this looks to be one of the best nights in 2004. Tickets are 15 The End & AKA, 12 NUS, 10 AKA only. | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 118,832 |
is far greater than any religion could hope to explain. ttp://www.facebook.com/rebecca.lea.3348 Rebecca Lea Greens aren't exempt from being arrogant hypocrites. The party has turned from environment to mostly kissing up to Muslims. Blacksheep Seriously? mem Its what internet atheists are best at. Taylor is just a prejudice idiot, every group has them unfortunately dont lump all atheists with nasty people like this one. Taylor Smith> SO MUCH TEENAGE ANGST ARRGGGGHHHH LOOK AT MEEEEEEEE Kelley Bill... you just exemplified the word "prejudice" by implying that every "Atheist Democrat" appears to be a "tool" based on the comments of one person. It makes me wonder...does your penchant for prejudging groups based on the actions of only some of that group's members extend to Muslims? Jews? Blacks? American Indians? Blondes? I believe we should all rise above it. Prejudice has never benefited any one person nor group. UnderINK Don't lump the rest of us in there. I think anyone that believes something personal and keeps it personal is free to believe what they want. We should punish actions against other humans that are harmful as exactly that. There are religious people capable of living in peace. They should be left alone. master wow you must have been raped by a priest. you are just as silly as they are Taylor Smith Thanks for your 'intellectually nourishing' input dude. Perhaps you explore your relationship with priests on a less public forum though. Because last I checked; child molestation didn't come into this conversation until | OP | OP OB | 314,469 |
How To Run A Successful Affiliate Promotion Program by Ray Wateska on November 17, 2012 Affiliate promotion has so many people who use it because it seems easy and cost-effective. Part of the reason is because you don't have to buy, ship or handle any product. But, there are difficult jobs to govern and work to be completed, if your plan is providing sustainable earnings solely with affiliate marketing. You can increase sales within your business by making a web page for your affiliates. Showing your affiliates in a positive way will make more affiliates want to do business with you. If you do great SEO work on your website, you will be able to get affiliates who have yet to hear of your product. TIP! You should market your affiliate products through as many different communications channels as you can manage. Several customers look online for products. It can be risky signing up with a pay-per-sale affiliate partner. Though, if handled correctly, this method can generate a lot of money. Put some time aside to see if it is a good match before making your decision. A good online marketing tip is to work with a company that continuously produces products. A company that regularly manufactures various commodities is most likely reliable and well-established, which increases your chances of getting repeat customers and steady commissions. You may not succeed with the new hot product. You should be honest with your users about the affiliations you have. Your readers will | HI | HI HT | 3,201,988 |
thousands of kids over the years, I know one thing -- when the mom's gut is telling her there is something off, 99.9% of the time there is. So when you see your kid clinging to the side of the Curriculum Ship and about to fall off try and take an action even if the school does not seem inclined to do anything. This action can take the form of finding an outside assessment or a screening with a trusted professional who can identify the areas of concern. Typically some form of outside remediation needs to occur. With Meghan's mom, she didn't want to wait around any longer. She sensed things were getting more challenging and her sense of confidence was declining. Meghan was then evaluated and found to have mild to moderate issues with reading, spelling and writing. These issues were probably not severe enough for the school to take an official action, like classifying her for special education, but they were enough to be taking their toll on her. Takeaway Point Trust your intuition and listen to your gut. Try and take action if you can in the form of some type of assessment and follow up remedial tutoring once issues have been identified. Richard Selznick, Ph.D Richard Selznick, Ph.D is a Psychologist, Nationally Certified School Psychologist, Graduate School Professor, University Professor of Pediatrics and School Consultant. The author of two books, The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child and the recently published School Struggles: A Guide | OP | OP OB | 3,151,967 |
just right and this is just a little bit too wide. The other blot on the Lumia 900's copy book is a slightly cheap, plasticky feel to the buttons and a little rattle from the camera button in particular. Are we being picky? Perhaps but given its track record and the engineering excellence it's up against in the iPhone, Nokia can't afford any mistakes. Back in the game Once you fire the Lumia up, Windows Phone comes to life. And if you've been using iOS or Symbian for a few years, it feels like a breath of fresh air. It's elegant, fluid and pleasurably different to use. First off, there's an aesthetic sensibility about the OS that we're more used to seeing from Apple. The fonts used, the fluid transitions that glue the various elements together: it all looks and feels first-rate. They're details of course but details add up and matter day-to-day. We liked stylish little touches like the dots that fly on and off the screen when you're waiting for something to download. We liked the way the foreground and background scroll at different rates as you swipe horizontally between screens. We liked holding the 'back' button down and being presented with cards representing all of our open apps. Details like this make for a relaxing and stylish OS. The element of the OS that most distinguishes Windows Phone though is the 'live tiles'. The idea here is that the Windows Phone home screen is a a hybrid | OP | OP RV | 295,307 |
know would be women.... Coming back to the question can I rewrite it? Thanks! "Do I Think There Is A Lack Of GOOD Web Designers?" I tell my female friends to make me a sammich and more often than not they will tell me where to stick it(I guess that's sexist). I have far more female friends than male and work in a Graphic Design/Advertising space where 75% of my colleagues are female aside from my immediate manager the two managers above him are female. Sometimes I think being a male in an office where 75% of our colleagues are females I may get a bit of negativity however it is more because I am louder than a 747 taking off & more outspoken than most rather than the fact I am a guy. Also John will say something outlandish on twitter or in a comment and I burst out laughing and disturb the entire floor. You know what though nothing I have said above really equates to gender it is based on merit. No one in my department at my level or above got where they were because of their gender we got to where we are based on our skill set and our personalities. This is great - and just goes to prove that the same set of questions would get just as interesting a response from men..... my only complaint - where's the photo?????? Everyone likes to see who they're reading about! Well done - very interesting | SP | SP IT | 3,259,252 |
Here we go again, same old shit just another name. Looking at the destiny there in your palm, But now you got your strings but you got no song. So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing. It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring. So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able! Oh what's in store I don't know anymore. Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more, yeah. Oh what you see, well it's not me anymore. Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because I tell you once, I tell you twice, it's gonna be a long time. But you don't take no one's advice, it's gonna be a long time. You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time. | LY | LY SL | 37,110 |
ow do i repeat word over and over without copy/paste function? Gina Guest Posts: n/a 's Computer Specifications 29th Nov 2007 on page of doc, would like to repeat a word over and over without having to do copy/paste function, I believe at one time I had done this with ctrl R, but doesnt do that for me anymore.....so, not sure.... Niniel Guest Posts: n/a 's Computer Specifications 29th Nov 2007 You want to do a header, I believe. Go to View/Header and Footer. <ctrl>-R right-justifies text. DeanH Guest Posts: n/a 's Computer Specifications 30th Nov 2007 To repeat, text and/or functions, try F4 (note that not all functions will be repeated but it does many which is very useful indeed). Repeating same information from one page to another, could be Header&Footer as described by Niniel. Also Repeating Data, have a look at: See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data\\... Specifically the Bookmarks and StyleRefs. Hope this helps DeanH "Gina" wrote: > on page of doc, would like to repeat a word over and over without having to > do copy/paste function, I believe at one time I had done this with ctrl R, > but doesnt do that for me anymore.....so, not sure.... | ID | ID DF | 1,470,150 |
the Bard-o-meter does. It almost seems to merely measure a kind of linguistic residuum -- though I don't think that's quite right, either. Language is a living thing. But just as we learn from genetics that most life, and certainly human life, shares a huge amount of genetic material, so to speak, so this tool (metric?) shows us the strong strains of Shakespeare's speech threading through the double-helix of our contemporary linguistic codes. Anyhow, thank you, O.E.D., for yet another wonderfully thought-provoking way to ransack the English word hoard! Dennis Gittinger I entered an original pseudo-Shakespearian insults, viz., "Thou canst walk upon the waters, for even the sea will not embrace thee whole; surely thou wast not born, but rather hatched like an evil plot." 100% and "You are William Shakespeare." Unlikely; I'm a math professor. 100% and we like we went to the mall but there were like too many people so we like left... yea Hello everyone, and thank you for all your engagement with this tool. I hope you have enjoyed it. I guess it's time I commented, since I wrote it. The first point I would like to make is this: to repeat what I said above in the technical notes, that this is primarily a bit of fun and you are not intended to take it too seriously. It was originally created in response to a comment I saw on Twitter when my OED colleagues added some new words. "The language of Shakespeare", we were | OP | OP OB | 542,277 |
of Japan this winter? Or maybe someone in another deal, or another free agent I'm not thinking of. Finally, trade Ethier or not, I'd like to see the Dodgers consider signing Victorino this winter. Perhaps his market value is down enough that he might consider signing with the Dodgers as a 4th outfielder that would see significant action, beginning the season in place of the rehabbing Crawford, and later seeing lots of action subbing in all three outfield positions. If the Dodgers have the money, why not pay a bit extra for a 4th outfielder who offers real value when he starts. Injuries are inevitable in a long season, and it doesn't hurt to have an outfielder on your bench who is strong defensively everywhere in the outfield, adds speed, and who offers a competent bat when he plays. Or do we want a Tony Gwynn type again? But this is for sure. I'm not going to join any CHOKE conversation. Not worth my valuable time, and besides, who on this site doesn't know how I feel about that non-issue. And friddo, you're right. It won't take much for that word to re-appear. I'll just let its proponents have their say, and then write about what I think is important, if only to some of us. Several reports have stated this week that victorino will NOT be a 4th OF for any team. Price is worth a lot this off season and TB will want many more prospects than the | LY | LY SL | 3,251,290 |
finally rule out a low mass Higgs boson, we are on the verge of a major change in our understanding of the fundamental nature of matter." (Also: Hooray, I can hear the webcast properly! Well done for inventing the web, Cern folk, and also for sorting out your IT) 2.15pm: CMS has released an image of the results of a proton-proton collision (main pic above) in which you can see four high-energy electrons (green lines and red towers). This shows the characteristics expected from the decay of a Higgs boson. 2.19pm: From @stevengoldfarb , who is a physicist, outreach, education and communication coordinator on Atlas experiment at Cern: "Looks like our colleagues from #CMS see similar excesses near 125 GeV. 2012 will be fun! #ATLAS #LHC #CERN #Higgs" The latest results narrow the field even more: Atlas has excluded all masses outside the range of 115 -- 130?GeV, and the CMS team has revised the range to 117 -- 127?GeV. Raising anticipation still further, each experiment separately reports that the LHC's high-energy collisions between protons generated an excess of particles that could be the products of Higgs particle production. The ATLAS result is consistent with a 125 -- 126?GeV Higgs at a statistical level of at most 3.6 standard deviations, and the CMS team reports a 124GeV signal of at most 2.6 standard deviations. In particle physics, a statistical significance of five standard deviations is considered to be proof of a particle's existence, and three standard deviations to be evidence | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 1,455,288 |
collecting daily urine specimens over the course of a menstrual cycle and measuring ovarian hormones. The researchers were surprised to find that ovulation rates remained high (more than 90 percent at all time points before surgery and at one, three, six, 12 and 24 months after surgery). The quality of the ovulation also remained unchanged, and there was little effect on the ovarian cycle. The exception is a notable shortening of eight to nine days of the follicular phase. The follicular phase is the first half of the menstrual cycle, from the end of the previous menstrual flow until the release of the egg (ovulation). Three months after surgery, the phase is six-and-a-half days shorter, and then up to nine days shorter by 24 months post-surgery. Obesity is associated with longer menstrual cycles, specifically because of an increase in the follicular phase. The reason the phase shortens with weight loss is not yet known. Sexual function at one year as detected by the Female Sexual Function Index, a self-reporting index of sexual health collected through questionnaires, is most noticeable. This improvement is independent of changes in hormone levels and body composition. Sexual desire and arousal increase the most. Researchers did not track sexual activity or desire to conceive. However, increased sexual desire may have led to increased frequency of sexual activity. "The effects of weight loss on reproductive function are more modest than we hypothesized. In terms of ovulation, there doesn't appear to be a window after surgery where fertility | IN | IN IB | 3,325,576 |
board). The point is, that the usual way that society deals with this, is to withdraw from a technology when and if it is realised that the benefits are outweighed by the impacts. This was the case, for instance, with asbestos... and lead in petrol... and chemicals like PCBs and benzene ... and drugs like thalidomide... and the CFCs that disrupt the ozone layer... and (now increasingly) fossil fuels... In each case, our response to learning about initially-unknown side effects was to try to withdraw from the technology and (where we could) reverse the impacts that had occurred. As living organisms, the particular issue presented in this regard by many GMOs is that they are not as reversible as many of these other examples. This is true, both in social and environmental terms. Changes that become embodied in living genomes are extremely difficult to reverse. And once farmers become dependent on a practice, it can become especially difficult to escape it. This may not be thought a problem, where we are fully confident in a risk assessment -- which says these possibilities are negligible. But where we recognise that our knowledge on this score is necessarily incomplete, then we should take this reality correspondingly seriously. Put simply, the science of GM presents us with particular reasons for humility. But it is often treated as if the reverse were true., Yes, that is pretty well established by now. That's also why all and any GM crops/foods need compositional analysis, laboratory and | ID | ID QA | 134,372 |
for you, I recommend optimizing it by following the suggestions in this optimization section. 31. Install Peripheral Drivers: Using the disks that came with your video card, sound card and other devices, install the drivers for your system. Follow the directions that come with the disks. You will probably have to reboot the system for the new drivers to take effect. 32. Reboot System: If you didn't reboot the system in the previous step, do so now. 33. Make Other Changes: You will probably want to make other changes such as setting a background image, screen saver, etc. Re: any one know how to install win 95 Re: any one know how to install win 95 Please close any threads that you no longer require assistance with. As you can see from Spud's very lengthy reply, some forum members put a lot of (free) time and effort into trying to help others - if he had known that you had decided to install Windows 98 instead, Spud could have given his time to someone else that needed his help. Thanks. ----------------------------------------\\... This thread has been Resolved and Locked to prevent other users hijacking the thread and to help others know which threads have been Resolved and which are still being worked on. If you started this thread and the problem returns or the case has not been properly Resolved , please send a Private Message to a Moderator of this forum to have the thread opened again. If you have | ID | ID DF | 345,695 |
So You Want to Write a Blog by Emily Finkelstein So you want to write a blog. Who doesn't? Waiters are getting book deals, flight attendants are writing screenplays, call girls are starring in television series, and Julia Child fans are making films with Meryl Streep. Never mind that plaxoed was fired from Google and a congressman sued The Washingtonienne . You have something to say and you want to share it with the world. Your stories will be published in literary anthologies, the Canadian Authors Association will invite you to give seminars and workshops on blogging, local businesses will commission articles from you, you will be awarded a government grant to write a book based on your blogs, and your book editor will commission from you a blog about blogging entitled, "So You Want to Write a Blog." Oh wait, that's my story. I started Dance Diary in September 2008. Since then I have posted stories about my life every two weeks and accumulated just under 10,000 hits on my site. 10,000 hits! That was my first surprise. I started the blog to keep my friends and family updated on the wild shenanigans that went on at ballet school. Turns out, a lot of strangers were curious too, because I can assure you I do not have 10,000 friends or relatives. The second surprise was that other writers were interested in my work. In 2009 one of my blog posts, "Falling From Grace," was published in Volume One of | HI | HI HT | 238,703 |
My ex and I have recently got back in touch after two months of no contact. Our break up was two months ago as well. We met up for coffee and the attraction was still there in a BIG way. We ended up sleeping together. Since that meeting we've hung out and slept together a few more times but neither of us have mentioned anything about still having feelings or reconciling so we are definitely NOT back together. The last time we communicated was Wednesday when we sent a few texts to each other. I sent the last text but he didn't reply. Now, exactly three days later, he has texted me saying 'Hey you! Why so quiet!?' I think it's a bit odd that he asks why I'm being quiet. I thought he should be the one to initiate the communication considering I was the one who sent the last text? And anyway... we're not a couple anymore so why is he being so accusing? ( Originally Posted by Beatrix ) My ex and I have recently got back in touch after two months of no contact. Our break up was two months ago as well. We met up for coffee and the attraction was still there in a BIG way. We ended up sleeping together. Since that meeting we've hung out and slept together a few more times but neither of us have mentioned anything about still having feelings or reconciling so we are definitely NOT back together. | ID | ID DF | 3,134,533 |
There are many ways Shakespeare and Plath show the strength of feeling of woman. The ways they do it is very different though, Shakespeare does it through plays such as taming of the shrew, and Plath does it through her poems that she writes. In both of these sources, the women get their point across very strongly. We know that they are angry with the way woman are treated, and that is very understandable as woman were a minority. - William Shakespeare shows the strength and felling of woman through a character in his play The Taming of the Shrew. He manages to put this character called Katherina in certain situations to show her opinion about the way people lived at that time. The Taming of the Shrew is a play about a man marrying or taming a woman, but the woman is very stubborn and hard headed and isn't afraid to share her opinion, this is Katherina, and she is the shrew that needs to be tamed. Katherina isn't afraid to protect herself and is very independent. She protects herself from male attention by saying "best beware my sting". She says this as she is being referred to as an animal, but in a sexual way as Petruchio is saying that the wasp's sting is her backside. Katherina meant that she could hurt Petruchio as that is what wasps do when they protect themselves. This also suggests that she doesn't like woman being referred to as animals as she | IN | IN IB | 3,049,987 |
you can hear me laughing Owners threw millions at the UFAs But we knew we'd get it back with the CBA I'm gonna lock you out Dolan said lock you out I'm gonna lock you out Melnyk said lock you out I'm gonna lock you out Katz said lock you out I'm gonna lock you out Illitch said lock you out Pockets getting filled When I send my bill, eight mil The meanest and leanest Owner of Phoenix I'm a genius I'm gonna lock them out and let you understand That I hear the hate from the fans When I'm holding Stanley in my hand... Scram! Boooooooooooo! Listen to the way you booed this dude Payback, payback, payback, payback Disruption, cutbacks, and layoffs Empty arenas like the Leafs in the playoffs Owners (What!) Owners (What!) Who's greedy? (We're greedy!) And now I hear the fans are mad (So sad!) But don't be flattered, never think you matter Cause you are screwed And you'll come crawlin' back when it's through We gotta thank you The best fans in the world and P.S. [BLEEP] YOU! Yeah, it could hit them hard about things like not wanting to give up 25% of their salaries that come from contracts the owners signed just so that the owners can make money with teams so mismanaged that even yearly revenue increases of 7% aren't enough to help them be profitable - why won't the players just give the owners all their money? They could play for | LY | LY SL | 3,750,445 |
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