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just waste lives, you waste money," she will argue. "When you weigh the cost of keeping kids on benefit versus giving them a chance in life, it is ignorance that is the expensive option, not education." Game on: Oliver Thring joins a partridge shoot Everything but the turkey: Best Christmas trimmings What makes a cracking Christmas meal? It's all in the details, says Christopher Hirst, who has chomped his way through a mountain of supermarket and specialist food Bangkok reigns supreme for street food Every city in the world is now getting in on the street-food act, but Bangkok is still the best, says John Brunton Can you cook perfect fried chicken at home? The vogue for fried chicken has us all lusting after crispy wings, but is it achievable at home? Armed with a thermometer and some expert tips, Samuel Muston takes the plunge. Cabin fever: Cabane Sucre There is a wooden house in the middle of Canada's snowy countryside where food of such sublime richness is served that getting a table there is more difficult than at a Michelin-starred city restaurant Christmas uncorked: The finest reds and whites Anthony Rose reveals his festive guide, from the best party red to wines to drink with stilton The 50 Best Christmas gifts for children From this year's most-fashionable fad to classics they'll want to keep forever, Kate Watson-Smyth fills the family stockings with this year's top toys Sole food: could chicken feet to China be Britain's next big export? Environment | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 444,495 |
knees before him. "Be patient with me," he begged, "and I will pay back everything." The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. "Pay back what you owe me!" he demanded. ...then the master called the servant in. "You wicked servant," he said, I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?" Now, do not think I am condoning promiscuity. I do not. I believe promiscuity demeans the love relationship and reduces human beings to the level of an object to be used for gratification. But one does not have to be homosexual to be promiscuous. Heterosexual promiscuity is just as much of a sin. Now, what is "the gay life"? Do you mean promiscuity, the bar and bath house scene? No, I don't condone that. I could agree with you on the word "unacceptable" for that. But just as there is no "transsexual lifestyle", there is no one "gay lifestyle" applicable to all. I know same sex couples who have been monogamous and faithful and loving for many years. Many are Christian. They have been driven out of their fundamentalist churches, and thankfully have found acceptance in some of the liberal mainstream churches such as my adopted Episcopal | OP | OP RS | 469,144 |
Hello Avant, I have a 'technical' question of a different nature. My friend has been looking at the Backroom and enjoys it. She decided to create an account so she could contribute. Her computer is in 'dry dock' so she used my laptop. Registered with her own hotmail address, received the HJ reply to verify but the link let her through with my e mail address coming up. When she tried again she was barred from the server altogether. Is it because she is using my laptop? I would have thought her own e mail etc would suffice. Any suggestions, poor Margaret is champing at the bit. Thanks Concrete Avant ive had an idea, and ive just heard everyone now exit this page as ive said that but hear me out. You know we commonly have a problem of spammers dragging up every old thread if it features words of what they're trying to plug? Why not a system of every thread which hasnt received a reply in, lets say 90 days or something gets locked? Thanks for this Jamie: it makes sense, but we do get some resurrected threads where someone has a similar problem to one posted a few years ago, and now gets some new replies as well as the older ones. So that's quite a useful function. Agreed, spammers are a pain but it doesn't take long to delete their posts, and my co-mods do quite a lot of this as they are around usually in | ID | ID DF | 1,457,481 |
The author has creatively drawn the two lead characters like none I've ever seen. The heroine thinks she enjoys 'pretty men" and gets a kick out of flirting with them, but when a hasty action causes her life to change, she's forced to pay attention to Jude, her brother's best friend - and he's the total opposite of what she knows. What I liked about the book is that it didn't try to wrap things up in a cutesy little package to get to the end. Marissa really had to work hard to win this man over. (less) I'm not checking the spoiler button to hide this whole thing because although I do have one point that might be considered spoiler by some I don't think it really gives much away but it does play a major role in setting up the Heroine's character. As with all of Victoria Dahl's books I found this one to be a real page turner but unless I'm mixing it up with another book the fact that the Heroine (Marissa) thinks she is pregnant when she obviously isn't and its just her naivety that makes her thi ...more I'm not checking the spoiler button to hide this whole thing because although I do have one point that might be considered spoiler by some I don't think it really gives much away but it does play a major role in setting up the Heroine's character. As with all of Victoria Dahl's books I found this | IP | IP DS | 795,181 |
BUTCHERED TO MAKE A DUTCHMAN'S HOLIDAY by Harry ("Breaker") Morant In prison cell I sadly sit, A d__d crest-fallen chappie! And own to you I feel a bit- A little bit - unhappy! It really ain't the place nor time To reel off rhyming diction - But yet we'll write a final rhyme Whilst waiting cru-ci-fixion! No matter what "end" they decide - Quick-lime or "b'iling ile," sir? We'll do our best when crucified To finish off in style, sir! But we bequeath a parting tip For sound advice of such men, Who come across in transport ship To polish off the Dutchmen! If you encounter any Boers You really must not loot 'em! And if you wish to leave these shores, For pity's sake, DON'T SHOOT 'EM!! And if you'd earn a D.S.O., Why every British sinner Should know the proper way to go Is: "ASK THE BOER TO DINNER!" Let's toss a bumper down our throat, - Before we pass to Heaven, And toast: "The trim-set petticoat We leave behind in Devon." At its end the manuscript is described - The Last Rhyme and Testament of Tony Lumpkin - | LY | LY PO | 754,706 |
Peter Julian has seen the oil-and-gas industry from the 'shop floor' during his days as a labourer in a B.C. refinery. It's not a job or career he pursued, instead moving to social enterprises and eventually representing Burnaby-New Westminster as an NDP member of Parliament. Before being handed the portfolio of energy and natural resources shadow minister, Mr. Julian watched over treasury board, international trade and transportation. The varied experience, Mr. Julian says, allows him to appreciate the energy sector's impact on the wider economy. In a wide-ranging talk with FP energy editor Yadullah Hussain, the MP spells out the NDP's stance on the country's energy sector. Here are edited excerpts from the interview. Q The federal government believes oil sands is crucial to its economic strategy. Given your stance on the oil sands, what would be the key pillars of your energy strategy? A We have to get the policies right so we are looking at the overall contribution of the oil sands. We want to see prosperity for average families right around the country and allow us to transition to a green-energy economy because we need to go where our major competitors are going. One of the concerns I have is the emerging and growing green-energy gap between Canada and other industrialized countries. In 2011, in one quarter in the U.S. there were 600 patents for sustainable-energy innovation; in Canada we had 10. The overall green sustainable-energy sector is estimated to be about US$3-trillion by 2020 -- Canada | SP | SP IT | 3,379,179 |
the world. A Modest Enquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a Paper-Currency by Benjamin Franklin (1729) @missivedutexas Check out "the money masters" on u tube by Bill Still. Pretty much covers everything concerning the topic from the time of julius ceaser until today. Maybe Al could get him as a guest again. I understand BERNANKE IS looking forward to the report, in order to determine the size of QE 4 to inject into the system.... Bernanke, also, discussed, stocking the shelves of FT.Knox, with golden pickle bricks, in order to balance the budget.......after Ron P. told him , that he would be in a pickle if those shelves were bare..... Jerry OTB, Talk about pickle. Look at the latest bleacher report on the Gators. I would include the link but it may not be appropriate for the venue here and don't want to get anyone upset. Anyway, anyhow and no matter what: GO GATORS. ALL SPORTS ARE IN A PICKLE......the "star player" do not belong in college....they belong in the "hood".... I always like it when Peter and AL...try to say we have "professional sport"...., no what we have is "professional high way robbery".....by a few who can run fast and jump high, and are larger that the average.......smart,?these multimillion dollar players are broke three years after leaving the league....(70%)The others think they should be given a penion...why can't they keep their money....lack of common sense...feel sorry ...I do not think so.....they now can join the ranks in which | SP | SP OS | 3,373,301 |
He's on the Phone is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne in collaboration with French singer-songwriter Étienne Daho . A fast-paced Eurodance track, it is one of Saint Etienne's biggest hits, reaching #11 on the UK Singles Chart . [ 1 ] The lyrics tell of an "academia girl" trying to escape from a relationship with a married man: "He's on the phone / And she wants to go home, / Shoes in hand, / Don't make a sound, / It's time to go." At the centre of the track is a spoken-word section by Daho. The song is a remix by Motiv8 of "Accident", which appeared on the Saint Etienne/Étienne Daho Reserection EP , released a few months previously in June, 1995. "Accident" itself is a rewritten version of Daho's 1984 French-language hit single "Weekend à Rome", with original English lyrics. Daho's spoken-word vocals are from the Reserection opening track, "Reserection". The single was credited to "Saint Etienne featuring Étienne Daho". Daho also appears in the song's music video and joined the band in their performance of the song on Top of the Pops . Daho would also go on to perform the original "Weekend à Rome" lyrics with the instrumentation from "He's on the Phone" in a performance on the French edition of Star Academy . Spanish pop singer Princessa covered the song on her 1996 album Calling You . According to producer Steve Rodway, the band had never intended to use "Accident" as single material, | IN | IN EN | 9,993,158 |
sure you get there Make sure that you have tangible objectives, which are broken down so they are achievable Maintain your networks: many industries are made up of very small circles of people and a recommendation can go a long way in helping you to secure a position Going it alone People who have been made redundant often think the time is finally right for them to launch their own business, go freelance, or buy up a franchise. It can be a good time, but only after you have done some deep thinking and planning, and remain realistic, argue the experts. Just because you have the money doesn't make it the right time. It's about the wider business landscape and attracting the customers you need to survive. "You might need to spend as much time in a sales role, getting the business in, as you do delivering it," argues Mills, who says 11% of her clients become self-employed after a redundancy. Dunnett says you need to be aware that any contracts you bring in will usually be finite, and it can be a shock when they come to an end. "But if conditions are tough, it's likely that there will be more contract roles around as companies reduce their permanent headcounts," he says. Action points Research is everything, as there are endless questions to ask yourself. How much will it cost to set up on my own? Who will get the business in? Can I attract business | HI | HI HT | 16,515 |
be as heroic as having the king's name written on your body, in fact its rather degrading, it's not supposed to be something about which one can write a damn novel. Prisons become more like schools and less like these festivals of atonement. They have become places where people are to be re-normalised, injected back into the social body if possible. What the reformers have done according to Foucault however is not to abolish power in favour of more humanistic treatment, what they have done is to institute a micro-physics of power that has control over what Foucault calls "docile bodies". Power has lost its awesome grandeur; its splendour. The power now in institutions like prisons is a micro-power, its power of observation, of being able to control movements, of being able to force prisoners into "get well" programs and lie to their parole boards after having lied to therapists, after having lied to all the various people they have to lie to in order to get out. And for people who think that prisoners are being let out right and left, watch a little Court TV and see how many people actually win parole. Now in some states where they have stopped building prisons because they are tired of "tax and spend", some prisoners do get out, but by and large it's hard to get through a parole board. What this parole board represents to Foucault is a kind of training, a kind of disciplining of the body so | IP | IP PA | 3,113,710 |
professionals. ECO Canada, The Environmental Organization Career : www.eco.ca ECO Canada was established in 1992 to provide services to all participants of the environmental sector including employers, practitioners, educators, and students. The Conference Board of Canada : www.conferenceboard.ca The Conference Board of Canada builds leadership capacity for a better Canada by creating and sharing insights on economic trends, public policy and organizational performance | IN | IN | 745,016 |
Sgt Rock (is Going To Help Me) Lyrics XTC Hey, rock, rock Hey, rock, rock Hey, rock, rock Hey, rock, rock I'm enlisting, overseas aid Need assisting, help with a maid Get the expert, on mademoiselles He could diffuse, any bombshell If I could only be tough like him Then I could win My own small battle of the sexes And Sgt. Rock is going to help me Make the girl mine keep her stood in line And Sgt. Rock is going to help me Make the girl mine keep her stood in line And make the girl mine, wave the victory sign Hey, rock, rock Hey, rock, rock Hey, rock, rock Hey, rock, rock I'm invading territories Girls are foreign and strange to me Get the expert at kissing and stuff He stays easy when things get rough If I could only be tough like him Then I could win My own small battle of the sexes And Sgt. Rock is going to help me Make the girl mine keep her stood in line And Sgt. Rock is going to help me Make the girl mine keep her stood in line And make the girl mine, wave the victory sign Sometimes relationships don't go as planned Some girls can make themselves so cold A no mans land If I could only be tough like him Then I could win My own small battle of the sexes And Sgt. Rock is going to help me Make the girl mine keep | LY | LY SL | 313,714 |
One Response to "New essay: Money flows to the author is now up" Well, consider me blind for not seeing this post the first visit around... thanks! I think you're doing a generally good job of presenting the dynamics involved here. Now, I wish to point out something which struck especially close to what I often discuss with friends and family. My apologies if my ramblings are a bit hard to read in this narrow comment window. You write: "The usual morality would suggest that creators should be paid for their creations, but instead it's been replaced by a morality which insists that everything on the internet should be free, and if you charge for content, you're the one doing something wrong." I posit that this is simply not the majority case. What I feel myself and experience both amongst "casual" and enthusiast music and literature consumers everywhere is something a lot more complex with many different aspects intertwining. People don't seem to be particularly opposed to paying for content or to consider charging for digital content wrong, even in the "hard core" piracy communities (as a matter of fact, it seems like the more someone would consider themselves a "pirate", the more that person is likely to have strong moral philosophies about the matter, see the political PirateParty-parties of Europe). I see a bunch of issues coming together here which end up forming a general aversion to paying for each and every piece of digital media "we" consume. All | NARRATIVE | null | 3,122,994 |
Many people (mostly women) feel compelled to continue taking these drugs to avoid the withdrawal. These drugs are slow poison. For instance, Lyrica makes one susceptible to infections and uncontrollable weight gain - which we all know leads to other, catastrophic medical issues. It has also been shown to cause tumors in mice but faked studies got it pushed through the FDA. As a chronically ill person, I'm starting to feel like Ma Joad reliving Steinbeck's, The Grapes of Wrath. JPS | 8.11.09 @ 9:15AM 1. It's not a socialized medicine bill, take the time to read the language of the bill, you will be able to continue with your current plan, it only provides for those currently without any access to healthcare. This is an on-going huge misconception and misrepresentation by the right...an elitist one at that to say the very least. Do you really want people to keep running to emergency rooms, self medicating from online drug stores, avoiding preventative medical care or dying from inability to pay for medicine or insurance? When the right wing curmudgeons come up with a better way I'll listen and maybe even vote for it. 2. Pig in a poke? How many candidates were there? I saw more candidates than I've ever seen in a Presidential election to date. 3. Anti-white? Please, this is simply ridiculous; he's half white for God's sake. Kindly point them out to me Ben, preferably in context and not out. 4. Jeremiah Wright caters to a specific | IP | IP | 186,900 |
aspect of the individual that lives on after death may be some partial element, or the entire soul, of an individual, which carries with it and confers personal identity. What does become of us? What happens after the physical body stops? Does the soul linger? Does it travel to a paradise or damnation? Is it reborn into the body of a new being? Or does it just cease to exist? Are the soul and the afterlife simply fairy tales we've told ourselves over the centuries to comfort our fear of the great unknowable? Why do we want to believe that the possibility of immortality exists, even if that immortality is a hellish bastardization of life? Zombie A person who is or appears to be lifeless, apathetic, or totally lacking in independent judgment; automaton; a corpse brought to life in this manner. The zombie is, in my opinion, the very essence of that bastardization. Much like the vampire, the zombie is a romanticized version of the afterlife based, partially -- and particularly the modern version of the monster -- on a distorted version of the Eucharist of Christ: " Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. .. " But unlike the vampire, which over the last twenty years has become a thing of teenage fantasies, the zombie is a complete horror that isn't hemmed in by the religious doctrine that dictates the vampires every move. The zombie | OP | OP OB | 3,187,792 |
he packed up and headed back to Washington to address the problem. To his credit, Bush did cut his five-week vacation two days short (after giving a speech linking Iraq with 9/11 and World War II ). But long before that, he did the real disservice to the people of hurricane-stuck Louisiana: for fiscal 2006, Bush and the GOP cut $71.2 million in federal funding to the New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, funds earmarked for hurricane and flood protection projects . At the time, Sen. Mary Landrieu said, "I think it's extremely shortsighted. When the Corps of Engineers' budget is cut, Louisiana bleeds. These projects are literally life-and-death projects to the people of south Louisiana and they are (of) vital economic interest to the entire nation." With New Orleans 80% under water , untold dead, and damage estimates soaring past $25 billion , we'll soon see how right Landrieu, unfortunately, was. 8.30.2005 A Japanese teacher, after 34 years of service, may lose her job because, as a pacifist, she refuses to stand and sing the national anthem, which calls for the "eternal reign" of the emperor. Kimiko Nezu has been transferred 4 or 5 times in the past few years, has had her salary temporarily cut, and was suspended for a month for violating a Tokyo school board rule that the anthem (the World War II hymn "Kimigayo") must be respected. "They are trying to weed us out of society," Nezu said. "The pacifists, the | OP | OP OB | 1,388,567 |
Resolved Question How do we know that there is a God? People have told me before that the Bible is proof, but that's just a book and people always say "You shouldn't believe everything you read." I've tried praying before, but it was basically like talking to air. Pretty much my whole family is Christian and they all say that their religion is the "right" way to live and their God is the only "true" God, but they have no proof. I don't want to wast my whole life worshiping, obeying, and praying to something that isn't even there, but I'm also terrified of going to hell. Is there any proof that God exists? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker Young children when told about their parents religion will believe it 100% they would also believe that a giant penis rules the land, it's a sad cycle and the only way to break it is to question everything your told, if you want to find a religion don't just randomly choose, research it, read the different religions holy books, decide for your self. There may be a god maybe even the christian one, however there could be millions of theories and only one right one, choosing one is like betting on a horse race with billions of horses with all equal chance of winning. Other Answers (9) Islam , Christianity and other religions that all claim there religion is true because of faith. Faith is what is used to believe | ID | ID QA | 352,353 |
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is the case with Afghanistan. Retired Admiral Mike Mullen told the US Senate Armed Services Committee on 22-Sept-2011 as follows: 'The fact remains that the Quetta Shura and the Haqqani Network operate from Pakistan with impunity. (These) Extremist organizations serving as proxies of the government of Pakistan are attacking Afghan troops and civilians as well as U.S. soldiers. For example, we believe the Haqqani Network -- which has long enjoyed the support and protection of the Pakistani government and is, in many ways, a strategic arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency -- is responsible for the September 13th attacks against the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. There is ample evidence confirming that the Haqqanis were behind the June 28th, 2011 attack against the Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul and the September 10th, 2011 truck bomb attack that killed five Afghans and injured another 96 individuals, 77 of whom were U.S. soldiers. The actions by the Pakistani government to support them (Quetta Shura and the Haqqani Network ) -- actively and passively -- represent a growing problem that is undermining U.S. interests (in Afghanistan).' Following are the verbatim quotes from what Gen (rtd) Jack Keane said at a discussion on Afghanistan organized by the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think-tank on 6/30/2011: 1. "The truth is, the (Pakistani) ISI aids and abets the sanctuaries in Pakistan that the Afghan (Taliban) operate out of. They (ISI) provide training for them, they provide resources for them and they provide intelligence for them. | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,203,361 |
Share / Email This Page More On About The Author Seamus Byrne is the Editor of CNET Australia. He is also a regular tech expert on Seven's Sunrise and The Morning Show. In conversation at the Art Gallery of New South Wales today, iconic Australian designer Marc Newson told CNET that when it comes to the iPhone, designers understand the difference immediately, while "Mr and Mrs Average" don't. Marc Newson, CBE: "The better something is made, the less noise it makes." (Credit: Seamus Byrne/CNET) Marc Newson is one of Australia's leading industrial designers, shooting to fame in 1986 with his Lockheed Lounge and Embryo Chair "biomorphic" designs. One of the three Lockheed Lounge chairs set a first for industrial design when it auctioned for over 1,000,000 in 2009. He was awarded the honour of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Years Honours for services to design. Appearing at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Friday, in conversation to coincide with the launch of a Taschen book on his life's work , Newson offered CNET his thoughts on today's iPhone launch. In response to the question of why some people feel such a passion for the product, while others are adamant that there is nothing special about it, Newson felt the answer was simple. "I think people just get it or they don't get it, really. If you are a designer, you understand immediately the difference. God is in the detail. But | SP | SP IT | 611,736 |
Musings On The Future Of The Dallas Stars' Captaincy UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 09: New York Jets coach Rex Ryan drops the ceremonial puck between Brenden Morrow #10 of the Dallas Stars and Doug Weight #93 of the New York Islanders prior to the Islanders home opener at the Nassau Coliseum on October 9, 2010 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) It seems like just yesterday that Brenden Morrow was given the Dallas Stars' captaincy (2006), signed his big extension (2007), and led the Stars to the Western Conference Finals wi th a playoff performance as dominant and physical as you'll ever see (2008). Three injury-affected seasons out of four later show just how quickly fortunes can change. The young man seemingly born to be a captain, entering his prime, turns 34 this coming season, finishes his contract, and possibly his time wi th the franchise that developed him. "Who's next?" was a hot topic a month ago when, in the wake of the Mike Ribeiro and Steve Ott tades , a Brenden Morrow deal seemed like a very real possibility for the first time. He'll stay wi th the team heading into the 2012-2013 season, but it's a change that will have to be made sooner rather than later. Steve Ott felt like a possible replacement, often cited by fans and media alike as "the heart and soul" of the team, but he's moved on. Others in the ranks at the the NHL and AHL level | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 716,944 |
Grand Theft Auto V Is Coming Spring 2013 Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V takes place in a re-imagined, present-day Southern California in the largest and most thriving game-world we have ever created set in the sprawling city of Los Santos and for miles beyond -- from the tops of the mountains to the depths of the ocean. Starting next week November 5, 2012, Grand Theft Auto V will become available for pre-order everywhere and fans can expect a host of new information to become available in November. Look for downloadable desktop versions of the brand new artwork above coming very soon. Update: Pre-orders start everywhere November 5 and select retailers will be offering a double sided poster while supplies last. Thanks to those that continue to offer up your thoughts. Keep in mind that the comments section is the place to discuss our games amongst yourselves and not necessarily the place to ask us things. However, we will consider your questions for answering in the future here on the Newswire. It would be so cool if Gta 5 had more vehicle features for example controlling of the windshield wipers, radio volume control, turning signals, and to turn on your car lights inside and outside your vehicle. really hope you guys at rockstar give gta 5 a DLC like undead nightmare for red dead redemption, like the same way you done the lost and dammed DLC or the ballad of gay tony DLC for gta 4 | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,265,637 |
and knowledge amongst participants. We will draw on both advanced theories of sociology of education/learning understood in the context of the long-established sociological sub-tradition known as 'social movement theory'. Social movements will be understood broadly including but not limited to the women's movement, the labour movement, various anti-colonial and anti-racism movements, anti-poverty movements, disability rights movements, and others, in addition to forms of nationalist political organizing during periods of social change. A significant proportion of the course will involve detailed secondary research and analysis of a specific social movement of the student's choosing, and will demand regular research reports leading to final papers in the second half of the course. The course is highly recommended to advanced masters as well as doctoral students. No prerequisites. SES2999 Y Special Topics in Sociological Research in Education A full year course that will examine in depth topics of particular relevance not already covered in regular course offerings in the department. The topics will be announced and described in the schedule of courses. SES2999 H Special Topics in Sociological Research in Education: Contemporary Sociological Theory in Education This course builds on SES1904 (Sociological Theory in Education) and analyses sociological theory as it is practised today. While building on the work of sociological classics, the course will focus on bodies of literature that influence contemporary sociological inquiry and debate. Thus the course will attend to, for example, neo-Marxian and systems analysis, symbolic interactionism, post-modern and post-colonial theories. On a practical level, this course will enable | IN | IN DT | 88,808 |
A Double Bass (Ed Sheeran 2006) Sing the song Celestial Man Shake the thing your mother gave ya! Tear your lungs out, scream your heart Be on your worst behaviour I'd wager that you're gonna take it Make you fight nature, born and raised in Funk those things that make you go bump in the night Turn off the dark, put on the light And he said 'You and your big cheeks have got me' Along with 'Disarm' and 'Flooded Quarry' Turn off the base with the beat-box detox Pull off the pace, while you sing with no socks Lampshades, carpets, the stage black You make the room's hands laugh as they clap You make my mouth water with support acts They could even match you in talent - ignore that! Gary Dunne and Newton Faulkner ain't wrong He's got me singing to 'Amerikan Folk Song' Loop pedal class is used as weaponry You gotta know your enemy Gotta check your distance Don't talk, only whisper Slap the base so hard you get blisters Chikka boom, boom, chikka boom JP beat-box, feet as flip-flops Doing the hip hop, mixed with the warm sock And Stephanie propped up, up by the mic stand This ain't no fake, it's music in your hand As you run into the centre of the crowd Silence falls like water You just wanna shout 'Wow!' How did they even have the guts to do it ? If your name's Nizlopi, then there ain't much to it | LY | LY SL | 83,871 |
a balance transfer credit card! Not familiar with balance transfers? Let's explore them. What is a Balance Transfer? A balance transfer is a pretty simple concept. Your balance from one credit card is moved to another credit card. Here's a simple step-by-step look at how it works: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 You purchased things using your old credit card, and you still owe a balance. You have to pay interest on that balance, so you want to pay the lowest interest rate possible. You apply for a new credit card that includes a balance transfer offer. When you apply you request to transfer your old balance to the new credit card. Ideally your new balance transfer credit card will have a lower interest rate than the old credit card. It may also have a special interest rate as part of a limited time introductory offer. This gives you time to pay off your balance without being charged too much interest. Ideally your new balance transfer credit card will have a lower interest rate than the old credit card. It may also have a special interest rate as part of a limited time introductory offer. This gives you time to pay off your balance without being charged too much interest. Balance Transfer Bene?ts Why would you want a balance transfer credit card? Here are a few bene?ts to consider: You can get a lower interest rate on your existing balances, saving money as you pay off your credit card | HI | HI HT | 164,678 |
not have worked. We would not have the matter that we have today, because you couldn't create the elements without the neutrinos. In the very, very earliest few seconds of the big bang, the neutrinos were the dominant particle, and they actually determined much of the kinetics of the production of the elements we know. So, the universe can't exist the way it is without the neutrinos, but they seem to be in their own separate universe, and we're trying to actually make contact with that otherworldly universe of neutrinos. And as a physicist, even though I understand it mathematically and I understand it intellectually, it still hits me in the gut that there is something here around surrounding me almost like some kind of spirit or god that I can't touch, but I can measure it. I can make a measurement. It's like measuring the spirit world or something like that. You can go out and touch these things. Not surprisingly, we found this incantation in Hawaiian language on the side of his detector. It was as if spirits had to be invoked. What would we see if we could film the impact of a neutrino? What you would see is, you would see a lightning bolt about 10 meters long, about that thick, and it would blast at the speed of light over this 10 meter distance, and you would see the most beautiful blue light your eyes have ever seen. It happens in about... The entire impulse | SP | SP TV | 75,862 |
foretack, and down it came inch by inch steadily, and after a fierce struggle the tack was belayed and the crew were victorious. And I like the observation here about how the drawn out "Oooh" gives one time to come up with lyrics. Very true, in my experience!: The " shantie" sung this morning on getting under weigh and setting the topsails, we often heard on the passage to England, and is a good specimen of sailors' " shanties;" the men have breathing time to collect their strength and prepare themselves for the pull, while the " shantie man" is giving out the verse. At every repetition of the word "Hilo" in the chorus the men all pull together with a jerk, hoisting the heavy yard and sail several inches at every pull. " Give us ' Hilo,' Chips," the men said to the carpenter, and he began. The preliminary "Oh" long drawn out at the beginning of each verse was to gain time to improvise the verse : Oh-o, up aloft this yard must go, Chorus by all hands : Hilo, boys, hilo ! I heard our bully mate say so. Hilo, boys, hilo ! Oh-o, hilo, bullies, and away we go, Hilo, boys, hilo ! Hilo, boys, let her roll, o-he-yho. Hilo, boys, hilo ! Oh-o, I knocked at the yellow girl's door last night, Hilo, boys, hilo! She opened the door and let me in. Hilo, boys, hilo ! Oh-o, I opened the door with a silver | ID | ID DF | 3,037,219 |
are we so vulnerable to such disruption? The very genius of the internet is the fact that it connects everything. But this is also its Achilles' heel. If a car breaks down, it will affect five or six people at most. Yet if the central computer controlling the traffic lights of London goes belly up, an entire city hits gridlock. And these networks are easier to break than you might think. In 2008, a crackdown by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on YouTube, over anti-Islamic videos that were hosted there, resulted in much of the world losing access to the site. The censor had typed in the wrong instructions, and rather than blocking the site sent hundreds of millions of requests for it flooding to Pakistan Telecom's network. Two years later, in 2010, Waddell & Reed Financial of Kansas attempted to execute an algorithmic sale of 75,000 futures contracts on American stock markets, valued at $4.5 billion. Its poorly written instructions triggered havoc, with automated trading systems misinterpreting the trade and wiping 1,000 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average within minutes. The real potential for disaster, however, can be seen in three separate events, all of which took place in 2007. In the first, Los Angeles Airport, one of the biggest in the world, seized up after cables supplying the internet to the US Department of Homeland Security burnt out. Twenty thousand passengers were penned into an area between tarmac and immigration for almost 24 hours before technicians were able | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 691,917 |
talking about. The early '70s felt very exciting. I was a regular, albeit slightly-out-of-place, attendee at local non-pub gigs at places like the Caledonian Hall or English Park. Bands like Butler played regularly and it was like having Hendrix's cousins living in the same town. I barely noticed the drug culture and was a source of amusement to the core stoners who followed various bands around. I remember an Epitaph Rider bailing me up in a toilet to scrutinise the Maltese Cross I had hung around my neck. That was the happy hippie period for me. Things got weirder as the decade wore on. I remember sitting in the Christchurch Town Hall in what I thought I was a pretty adventurous pin-stripe suit from an op shot waiting for Lou Reed to come in the mid-70s when he was touring Rock and Roll Animal and looking behind me to see several people dressed so outrageously that it made Lou Reed look like an accountant when he finally took the stage. I distinctly remember one Maori gentleman who was dressed in a Hussar's uniform with an Afro and white make-up. Not long after that I found The Gladstone and the denizens there who seemed bent on carrying on the tradition of Andy Warhol's Factory irrespective of the bands who played the three-nighters. What can you recall about the time spent in (Pin Group pre-cursors) 'Compulsory Fun' and 'Murder Strikes Pink'? Did these groups have a different sound from the Pin Group? | SP | SP IT | 3,787,718 |
insight. Aligned The team is aligned internally and with other key stakeholder groups in the pursuit of clear goals and values: Future Vision 'Walk the talk' Common mind-set Combined focussed energy to help each other win Jointly work on goals In tune with important stakeholders Concept Clarification Alignment for a team is all about having a common mind-set concerning it's future vision and the way it intends to conduct itself (values) in the achievement of it's goals. When all team members are 'facing the same way' there is a far greater probability of success since team energy is combined in an efficient way towards common goals and outcomes. Team members help each other win. However, 'Star' teams go one step further. They are not only internally aligned, but also remain in sync with their key stakeholders and their operating environment. A good strategic planning process leads to the establishment of an organisation's goals and to the development of its strategic plan. It includes determining the scope, structure, scorecard and image the team would wish to create for itself, say, 3yrs out. Then it needs an integrative Mission with key Strategic Thrusts, initiatives, projects and actions to aid its "Vision" realisation. This process can involve 4 days in conference annually with several follow-up project monitoring sessions. Establish team values. This together with charting team direction, is one of the first broad areas for considering the alignment of a team. Implicit rules, agreed behaviours and principles define what attitudes and outputs characterise | IN | IN DT | 1,791,413 |
Time and again I've longed for adventure, Something to make my heart beat the faster. What did I long for? I never really knew. Finding your love I've found my adventure, Touching your hand, my heart beats the faster, All that I want in all of this world is you. You are the promised kiss of springtime That makes the lonely winter seem long. You are the breathless hush of evening That trembles on the brink of a lovely song. You are the angel glow that lights a star, The dearest things I know are what you are. Some day my happy arms will hold you, And some day I'll know that moment divine, When all the things you are, are mine! | LY | LY SL | 432,814 |
structure. The tower and front faade , shown in this image, were designed by Henry Bowler Lane. They were constructed in 1844. St, John's Anglican - Episcopal church was built on the Niagara Escarpment in 1841. Like the above, this is a typical rural church made from local stone in the picturesque medieval style. It is symmetrical, with a central processional aisle and straight backed pews. To distinguish it as a Gothic Revival building, there is battlementing on the tall, slim, tower and diaper-latticed lancet windows . The windows are propotionally quite large for the wall space, letting in a light that floods the small church beautifully. Jordan Ontario Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church Occasionally there were small churches built in the Early English style of Gothic Revival as seen in this Presbyterian church in Orangeville. The original rendering shows the kind of rural setting needed for a good BBC murder mystery. Miss Marple could easily be seen walking through the front door of this beauty with a clue in her hand. Sadly, the church sold off most of the surrounding property and there is no expanse of lawn, lich gate or ancient graveyard left for the villain to run through. Orangeville Ontario Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church The church itself could still be used, however, as both the architect, J.D. Kyles, and the craftsmen were meticulous in recreating Early English detailing. The plain leaded windows and rough stone walls are as authentic as any in rural England. Orangeville Ontario Tweedsmuir Memorial | IN | IN | 113,153 |
only in my 2nd season. My first board was the 160L Funster and i went down to 110L Naish Koncept. If had my time over again i would probably go for a 120L and then a 92L FSW which is what i have now. though the 110L is pretty versatile in anything up to 22knts with a good ail range 5m - 7.5m. there's not really any shops in the shire. when you have some time go to wind surf n snow at collaroy. any of the staff will be happy to advise you and recommend equipment and they have stacks of 2nd hand gear. go in the morning on a non-windy day if you can. weight=board size is an OK comparison. These days you can up the volume for a wave board because of the multi fins (amongst other reasons). some of the bigger guys are using up to 100lt for quads. Also the sails have a bigger wind range, you won't see much bigger than a 5.7 in the waves but some loonies will be on a 7.0+ in 25 knots at Botany and loving it! best advice for Sydney when you are more competent is a 100-120lt for flat and a 90-100lt wave for your size. I'm about 83kg and use my 90lt on flatwater & in marginal 15-18 knots in the surf - we get that a lot! | ID | ID DF | 632,069 |
the sword ... shall be cut off from the blasphemers in every place, and those who plan violence and those who commit blasphemy shall perish by the sword.] And now I tell you, my sons, and show you The paths of righteousness and the paths of violence. Yea, I will show them to you again That ye may know what will come to pass. And now, hearken unto me, my sons, And walk in the paths of righteousness, And walk not in the paths of violence; For all who walk in the paths of unrighteousness shall perish for ever.' XCIII, XCI.12-17. The Apocalypse of Weeks. 93 1,2 And after that Enoch both gave and began to recount from the books. And Enoch said: 'Concerning the children of righteousness and concerning the elect of the world, And concerning the plant of uprightness, I will speak these things, Yea, I Enoch will declare (them) unto you, my sons: According to that which appeared to me in the heavenly vision, And which I have known through the word of the holy angels, And have learnt from the heavenly tablets.' And Enoch began to recount from the books and said: 'I was born the seventh in the first week, While judgement and righteousness still endured. And after me there shall arise in the second week great wickedness, And deceit shall have sprung up; And in it there shall be the first end. And in it a man shall be saved; And after it is | OP | OP RS | 1,756,222 |
offset with debt issuance. Could you link the law? To facilitate growth the government could have a balanced budget and increase money supply by GDP or could run a deficit equal to the gowth of GDP, correct? Martin Reply: December 8th, 2010 at 1:41 pm When I say "resulting surplus or deficit" I mean the net of spending minus tax receipts. So the net of the two impacts GDP, etc. The way each is written influences how and who it impacts. Correct? Example: If the government decided to issue bonds at such a high interest rate that all government spending, excluding what was needed to pay taxes, was used to buy those bonds, there would be no demand for any other goods (since no one would have any money to buy those goods). Every dollar that is sent to the government, in exchange for those bonds, is shredded (the bank account is lowered without any other bank account being increased) and the opposite occurs when the bonds mature. It looks just like taxation and spending, but the decision to do so is voluntary by the holder of the dollar. Since the interest rate was set so high, the owners of the bonds would have huge ammounts of dollars after the bonds mature, which would allow them to buy everything in the store (the economy) plus more. If there isn't more, then you would have inflation as too many dollars chase not enough goods (high aggregate demand). "If there isn't more, | IP | IP DS | 266,529 |
park their bus make it very difficult even against the weakest opponent is the league. @Samuel -- alright mate? Lessons are there to be learnt and Barca have defo taught us a thing or two. Thats not to say we should copy their style of play, to be honest we don't have to, but as you said we do need an alternative to our reliance on the flanks. Cleverly Kagawa and Anderson are the future in that department, and considering we still have solid wing players like Valencia, Nani and Young we'll still have options down the flanks. It will just take time to gel. United's chief scout in the Netherlands Ed van Stijn: "Every season [United] ask all European scouts for a list of players. They ask you to create a top five of the best players in the league for every position. I had Buttner at number three or four on my list." It seems Fergie has seen something in Buttner everyone else hasn't The lad aint highly rated in Holland. But We all trust fergie. Like everyone else I fear the midfield. Scholes was well off the pace against Everton and Nani you just dont know what your gonna get. I feel Young should be given the chance. As for Rooney well he seems lost. We got the best out of him just after Ronnie left where he stayed forward. at the minute hes always playing outside the box. He needs to trust in the midfield to | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 1,428,654 |
the University Press (Third ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago. ISBN 1-145-26446-8 . | IN | IN EN | 9,996,327 |
A visit to the Scottish Highlands is not complete without a "taste of the Highlands." After a day of touring the magnificent Highlands of Scotland, imagine relaxing before a roaring fire, a glass of fine wine in your hand and an appetizer, perhaps some smoked salmon or maybe a bit of crowdie and oatcakes, to tempt the taste buds. Dinner is then served, a feast for the senses, with a choice of Angus beef, local fresh seafood, or maybe a roasted pheasant, all served with a backdrop of majestic Highland scenery. The north of Scotland abounds with all kinds of restaurants which offer a wide variety of cuisines. You can find everything from cosy pubs to tearooms to world-famous 5-star restaurants in the Scottish Highlands . This is your chance to experiment and enjoy a culinary adventure . Choose a different type of restaurant venue every day of your Highland holiday. Pub fare and bar meals are staples throughout the Highlands. With the fine ingredients of Scotch beef, freshly-caught fish, and local produce, pub fare takes on a whole new dimension. Some of the best fish and chips in the world are found in Highland pubs, especially those right along the coast like in Ullapool . Steak pies, chicken pies, and comfort foods like macaroni and cheese or sausages are readily available in pubs serving food. You will find generous portions of hearty, home-style food served up in a friendly atmosphere. If you are looking for great value for money, | IN | IN DT | 49,070 |
own condition that if he didn't win 60%+1 he would voluntarily resign. Of course he got "100% support" anyway. The reason one is being held this upcoming February is because the leadership vote that would have occurred last year after the election was postponed till now, because Goff was stepping down and they had that silly tour of the country (that was then ignored by caucus) before they picked Shearer as the new leader. No problem Gobsmacked, 'in the bag' until after leading in a losing election; then Cunliffe can roll him in 2015.... Probably optimal for Cunliffe anyway -- this caucus is too weak to carry the country and win anytime in the next three years no matter who leads them. I had thought the 60% +1 or wider vote was now the norm, a little less happy that it is only once after an election. After an election is an odd time to only have it, if they win why would the leader be changed, easy to get 60%+1, if they lose then the old one resigns and someone takes the poison chalice of the subsequent post election turmoil with 60%+1. It is mid term when the party leadship is disarray and distracted like it is now that 40% of caucus should be able to call a vote and if not 60% +1 then the wider one. Feel like we have been had a bit. Am I right in thinking that outside of specified votes (next feb and | IP | IP | 1,735,646 |
teeth will become fully developed and your jawbone denser. The older you get, the more difficult the surgery is. "There's a nerve in the jawbone below the roots of the teeth, and the main risk is injury to that nerve, which can cause numbness in the lower lip," says Dr. Gregoire. "Roots grow down toward the nerve, so that risk is somewhat higher if the tooth is impacted with a fully formed root. The risk is extremely low if the roots are not formed." Is there an age when it's too late to have wisdom tooth surgery? "It's not uncommon for impacted teeth to become symptomatic when people are in their 30s, 40s or 50s," says Dr. Gregoire, who regularly sees older adults for wisdom tooth removal. "There's no age limit, but as you get older, the surgery is more difficult, recovery is more difficult and the risk of complications is higher." If your dentist recommends surgery, don't wait. Dr. Gregoire often sees patients who have cavities in their impacted teeth and the adjacent teeth, which may also have to be pulled. "I see cases like that every week," he says. "People put it off and put it off, and they end up losing eight molars instead of four." Don't miss out! Sign up for our free weekly newsletters and get nutritious recipes, healthy weight-loss tips, easy ways to stay in shape and all the health news you need, delivered straight to your inbox. | IN | IN FI | 210,983 |
mission or the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals; it presumably dragged into consciousness an image of things said and done yesterday in the office, the highly significant fact that General Motors had dropped three points, a conference arranged for ten o'clock in the morning, a promise to play nine holes at four-thirty in the afternoon, and other historical events of similar import. Mr. Everyman knows more history than this, but at the moment of awakening this is sufficient: memory of things said and done, history functioning, at seven-thirty in the morning, in its very lowest terms, has effectively oriented Mr. Everyman in his little world of endeavor. Yet not quite effectively after all perhaps; for unaided memory is notoriously fickle; and it may happen that Mr. Everyman, as he drinks his coffee, is uneasily aware of something said or done that he fails now to recall. A common enough occurrence, as we all know to our sorrow -- this remembering, not the historical event, but only that there was an event which we ought to remember but can not. This is Mr. Everyman's difficulty, a bit of history lies dead and inert in the sources, unable to do any work for Mr. Everyman because his memory refuses to bring it alive in consciousness. What then does Mr. Everyman do? He does what any historian would do: he does a bit of historical research in the sources. From his little Private Record Office (I mean his vest pocket) he takes a book in MS., | SP | SP FS | 208,404 |
a "Print Screen" of it, same position. Alas, I've got the jpeg on my job computer. Boris! As far as climate-affecting Icelandic eruptions are concerned and on historic evidence, aren't the Laki and Eldgj fissures far more likely than Katla to produce such eruptions (even if some sites claim Eldgj is a part of the Katla system)? Also, how do we know the 1912 Novarupta eruption was "low on SO2? so to speak? Direct observations or inferred from a lack of climatic effects? Reynir Heidberg Stefnsson April 13, 2010 Looks like the eruption is over -- for now. EKoh April 13, 2010 @21 StarBP I'm afraid you're misusing terms. VEI is a measure or explosiveness of a particular eruption. It cannot be used to refer to a volcano itself, only an eruption it has produced. Think of a specific volcano as an ocean and individual storms as eruptions. The Atlantic can produce anything from a brief shower to a Cat 5 hurricane or huge extratropical storms, but we can't say every storm is going to be a Katrina or Halloween Eve storm. One thing to keep in mind is that the eruptive history of a volcano tells us what it has the potential for doing, not a guarantee of what it will do, as Boris illustrates @ 33. Henrik April 13, 2010 Is it? There have been at least two phreatic explosions in Hrunagil(?) today, where the lava first flowed. Also, the Eyjafjllajkul glacier proper (visible to the extreme right | OP | OP OB | 3,205,314 |
so I assume (?) that in NEGRO SINGER'S there are notes on context (i.e. that ART OF BALLET could have used to sketch the scene.) 2.If the whaleman Smith copied down "Fanny" in his journal, I am not sure what implications that has that he *sang* it. Without having seen Frank's exact words, I can't form a solid opinion of how likely that was. Worldcat indicates that NEGRO SINGER'S includes no music notation (though there certainly may have been other ways to cook up the/a tune). What stumps me most is why such an incidental, ad-libbed song would be taken and reproduced in later performance. Perhaps if a minstrel group took on the song and, after a rather artificial staged fashion, worked up a performance version of it, it would then become popular and spread itself, no longer subject to the usual "rules" of performance in the "folk" tradition. I guess what I am voicing is my skepticism --though it may be due to lack of info-- that this "Fanny" song would have been performed by the whalemen 2 decades after it was observed on a New Orleans dock. Well, at least not in an "authentic" way. But anything is possible, I suppose. Gibb, Frank does not give any indication of contextual notes for "Fanny" in NEGRO SINGER'S. Nor does he give any references for his statement about this being a "cargo-loading" song. My *guess* is that he may have gotten this from ART OF BALLET, which takes us back | ID | ID DF | 3,037,219 |
you can only vote if you hold a 2012 year membership? (which in fact expires in a fortnight or so). So Any one who joins from mid Dec onwards will hold a 2013 membership and be shit out of luck? The membership must be in there for the long haul to ensure there will no screwing of the scrum, to hold the parliamentary wing to increased accountability to be more representative of the membership, affiliates and grassroots, as well as to advocate and argue for greater democratisation. "You will have to have belonged to the party for the calendar year 2012? I'd like some clarification around this. Joining now means I have joined in this calender year but thats not the same as belonging to the party FOR the calender year. I can see a lot of dissapointed new members come Feb 2013 if whoever gets to decide eligibility ( ABCers?) decides to be pedantic around that wording. You mean the fool who left Wishart running a recorder in front of him while he attacked damn near everything in the party, got caught up in some questions about dodgy accounting at his previous employer, left the party with a pile of spurious accusations, has consistently bad mouthed it ever since, and who has been running a stunt to improve his ratings for his radio show by trying to gatecrash a invitation only conference. I suspect he has a problem with the clause that says that members aren't to bring the | IP | IP | 1,735,646 |
PHP Tutorials Register a New User with PHP Code This lesson is part of an ongoing User Authentication tutorial. The first part is here: User Authentication along with all the files you need. If the user is new to the site, and wants to sign up, you can add a link to a "sign up" page. Open up your signup.php page, and you'll see some code already there. We'll now walk you through what it all does. When you open up the code for the signup.php page, you'll see quite a lot of it is code that you've already met. It starts with the function that checks for dangerous SQL characters. Then we check that the form has been POSTED. The next lines are these: $uname = $_POST['username']; $pword = $_POST['password']; $uname = htmlspecialchars($uname); $pword = htmlspecialchars($pword); We're just getting the username and password from the form, like we did before, and then checking it for unwanted tags. The next thing you need to do, though, is test that the username and password are of the correct length. You don't want a malicious user trying to inject megabytes of text! What we're doing here is using the inbuilt function strlen ( ) to get the length of the string. We then use if .. else statements to check that the username and password are between certain values. If they are ok, the variable called $errorMessage is left blank. If they are not ok, we add some text for the error | HI | HI HT | 400,872 |
Why Religion Must End: Interview with Sam Harris A leading atheist says people must embrace rationalism, not faith--or they will never overcome their differences. What is your response to people who like science, who agree with it, but who say "It's not enough, it doesn't satisfy me, I need more?" With religious moderates, you have people talking about just wanting meaning in their lives, which I argue is a total non-sequitur when it comes down to justifying your belief in God. If I told you that I thought there was a diamond the size of a refrigerator buried in my backyard, and you asked me, why do you think that? I say, this belief gives my life meaning, or my family draws a lot of joy from this belief, and we dig for this diamond every Sunday and we have this gigantic pit in our lawn. I would start to sound like a lunatic to you. You can't believe there really is a diamond in your backyard because it gives your life meaning. If that's possible, that's self-deception that nobody wants. What if people prefer self-deception to despair and chaos? I would argue that is really not the alternative. What is the alternative? If there's no God who orders things, some people would say there's chaos, it's all random, their life is meaningless. There really is despair out there--especially about evolution. You don't have to believe in God to have the most extraordinary, mystical experience. Personally, I've spent two years | SP | SP IT | 597,211 |
that are dramatic and out of context When teens feel like they are not valuable or worthwhile they can crave attention. One way of getting attention is act in such a way so that people notice. Teens who act in a manner that is out of context are often those who have not been given the care or attention they required when they were younger. 7. Excessive bragging about themselves, their achievements, or appearance One way of fighting deep feelings of being worthless is by trying to convince ourselves and others that we are not. Teenagers who are constantly talking about how good they are, or how good they look are trying to convince other people and, most importantly, themselves that they are valuable. There is a constant search by some teens to find positive messages from external sources that will drown out the negative internal ones that are constantly playing. 8. Speaks too loudly and aggressive in tone When a teenager feels worthless they can believe that everyone else thinks they are insignificant too. In order to compensate for these feelings of insignificance teens will try to verbally dominate communication as a means of seeking attention and recognition. Unfortunately this will often result in increased levels of personal rejection from others. 9. Avoids social situations If a teenager feels they are unlikeable they will avoid situations which reinforce that belief. Teens who have few friends or weak relational bonds with peers commonly have quite low self esteem. Peer relationships | IN | IN | 274,079 |
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Unanswered: Why is 1 branch on my scrog a lot more ripe than the rest? Hi So on my current scrog that has about 3 weeks left there is one branch that is a lot more yellow than the rest and even has mostly brown pistols while the rest of the scrog still has mostly white? Any thoughts? it's just one of those things..I have always had buds going more mature quicker then some of the other buds..i suppose you could cut it when you think it's done to dry it earlier then your other buds I have always had riper tops too but this one looks weeks ahead of the rest, as in it looks almost ready to cut now. I was planning to cut a top down early for a tester anyways shame it wont be flushed. wow so right dude. that one branch is definitely more mature than the other. id say chop it off whenever u see fit. and rub some dry dirt on the stem left from the branch being cut off. it'll help it heal faster. looks like u landed urself a nice little early smoke present. wow so right dude. that one branch | ID | ID DF | 141,014 |
appropriate image link. This is awesome. I have my blog right click disabled since someone stole images of my kids & used them for her fake life on FB. This would have come in handy before that happened to me. Since I couldn't try it on my blog- I tried it here to see it in action- only I didn't have to copy the image & upload. When I right clicked- it gave me the option in the drop down to just search image in Google. Which then gave me the same page you showed with the results. I will try to use that other tip someone left about dragging the image to the search bar to test it that way. Although I also disabled left click on my images so I may have to go to my web albums to try this out. THANK YOU Amanda for posting this tutorial! After following it I found two of my images posted on two different sites. :( One cropped it and posted it as a free wallpaper download. I can't find an owner to the website, so I have no one to email :( I tried posting in the comments section but it's still "awaiting moderation" GRRR!!! The other one I found an email for and sent them a message to remove my image. We'll see how that goes... Every time I see something that I know is from your site (which I seem to have memorized because I've been a | HI | HI HT | 64,820 |
(get onto the after party) [CHORUS X2] And when the Dj stops at the break of dawn We'll grab our coats and make our way up to the door If it's the jamz you want Then back to mine for sure (mine for sure girl) And that's the after party yeah DISCLAIMER : You must agree to the following statement or leave this website. All Craig David - All The Way lyrics , artist names and images are copyrighted to their respective owners. All Craig David - All The Way song lyrics might be restricted for educational and personal use only. | LY | LY SL | 83,610 |
You don't like me no more?" He chuckled as if he had just made some clever joke. The girl closed her eyes and jerked her face away from Tony. Tony narrowed his eyes and frowned angrily at the girl. "Hey, don't give me no attitude. Answer me!" The girl shifted her weight uneasily and gazed down at her hands, which were settled on the table. Brock, unable to watch any longer, jumped off his stool, walked up to Tony, and tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey, leave her alone. You're disturbing her." Brock said coldly. Tony turned around to face Brock, and laughed at his comment. Then pointing both his hands towards himself he glanced at his friend and laughed some more. "Hey Brett, get a load of this guy. I'm disturbing my Baby." He laughed again, but then looked at Brock with a blank expression on his face. Tony suddenly sent his fist flying toward Brock's face, but he ducked and punched Tony right in the stomach. Tony hugged his middle and gasped for air, leaning back on the booth. Brett jumped up to get ready to fight, but Brock folded his arms against his chest and glared at him coldly. "Get out now ." He growled. Brett nodded his head a little too quickly. He slowly edged around Brock, took hold of Tony, and dashed out of the caf. The girl watched the two greasy-guys leave, and then grinned at Brock. She ran up to him and clasped | NARRATIVE | NA SS | 1,406,801 |
Remember when going scotch (if from the south), or going down to the smoke ( if from the north), was long distance, when middle east work was readily available?. When a 111 or F89 meant you were truly the king of the road Recall those companies long gone, where every day was an adventure? What ever happened to those drivers you spent hours with.. where did they go? and recollect on those characters in the industry sadly no longer with us. This forum is for us all to indulge in a little nostalgia and remember with rose coloured glasses how much better it was in the olden days not letting that harry gill down here yet pete , it's my birthday next week and a good friend dropped by today with a bottle of famous grouse . i know harry prefers the expensive single malts , but if it were free grouse i reckon he would force it down , just to keep the chill out . if he brought larry with him i wouldn't even get a sniff of the bottle top , cheers , dave Not true Rigsby, If I was to come down I would bring you a bottle, & Im sure Harry would too, But mind you that dont mean that we wouldnt drink yours as well, Happy birthday when it comes, Regards Larry. Lawrence Dunbar wrote: Not true Rigsby, If I was to come down I would bring you a bottle, & Im sure Harry | ID | ID DF | 1,484,323 |
Poor status information - no support! I have been with Demon for many years and haven't had many problems. I assumed that the high monthly price I am paying went towards providing a solid service and good support when it is needed. However, I discovered last week that, despite paying about 20 per month for my broadband service, I am a second-class customer as far as Demon is concerned. The other day, we lost all internet access. My wife had noticed the problem during the day and I said I would take a look when I got in from work. By the time I had chance to do this, it was about 9pm. My router indicated that we had a connection with the exchange which suggested to me that the problem was not with my wiring or router setup etc. I tried phoning the Demon status line and there were no incidents reported. I then tried phoning the support line which is when I discovered that support finished at 8pm! I was shocked and very angry about this. When did this start happening? I am sure I used to get 24 hour support? Surely I cannot be unusual in that I am out at work during the day and that the majority of my home internet use is after 8pm during the week? I managed to get online using a broadband pay as you go dongle and decided to try to get some help via the online chat support. Again, | ID | ID DF | 3,696,619 |
played their part in their first win over the Dutch in 45 years. View gallery Julian Finney / Getty " " " " " " " " " " Holland vs Denmark - Euro 2012 View gallery So what did we learn about the Danes from this win? The performance was built on a solid defensive unit, well, certainly from the back four. Sorenson's injury last week had denied Olsen of his rock on which the team would be built. His replacement Andersen provided numerous heart in mouth moments during the game, none more so than his insistence of taking the short goal kick and immediately putting his back four under pressure, but he was also responsible for second half saves from Van Bommel and Huntelaar. Centre backs Agar and Kjr handled the top scorers of the English Premier League and the German Bundesliga respectively with relative ease, imposing in the air and perfectly timed in the tackle. Man of the match for me Simon Poulson and Lars Jacobsen started tentatively but grew in confidence as the game went on and spent most of the second half attacking the Dutch wide men rather than vice versa. To me this was the surprise tactic that fooled the Dutch. They didn't expect the Danes to push so far forward down the flanks and with a team loaded with attacking options, coach Bert Van Marwijk had to play players out of position. Advantage Denmark. Zimling and Kvist did their job brilliantly, stopping the | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 534,472 |
to come true And I can't wait to see what you'll do With all of this love that I'm saving for you All of this love Can't wait to see what you'll do with all of this love All of this love that I'm saving for you All of this love that I'm saving for you | LY | LY SL | 1,400,941 |
What more need a libertarian say about this issue? Gillespie and Welch disagree. They praise Tiger Woods for calling himself a "'Cablinasian', a neologism that combined his various racial and ethnic components. Weren't we -- finally -- at a point in history where everyone was ready to move on from simple, either-or categories?...As a Cablinasian he [Woods] represents something that's in all of us." (pp.130, 140) Why is mixing categories a libertarian issue? Here's why: Intermarriage and mixing -- of people, of categories, of ideas -- leads directly to more pluralism, more trade, more possibilities, and fewer opportunities for the majority to inflict its preferences onto less desirable minorities by force and exclusion. Here's how we make that case in the book: With variety -- of ethnicities, of genders, of races, of clothing, of food, and more -- comes mixing. The percentage of foreign-born residents in the United States is about 12.5 percent, according to the Census Bureau, up from just 4.7 percent in 1970. Not coincidentally, Pew Research reports that one in seven marriages is now interracial or interethnic, an all-time high. While such couplings remain a small fraction, the trend captures an undeniable reality that has been gaining ground for the past few decades. "In 1961," write Pew's Jeffrey S. Passel, Wendy Wang, and Paul Taylor, "the year Barack Obama's parents were married, less than one in 1,000 new marriages in the United States was, like theirs, the pairing of a black person and a white person, according | OP | OP OB | 3,202,526 |
that it is working. If you are unsure about any aspect of the operation then either ask someone in the office or ask your Kelly consultant. Key personnel - make sure you are introduced to the people with whom you will be working and that you also know the names of the key people within the organisation. Company style - if you will be answering the telephone ask how the company like it to be done, how they like messages taken, how the internal telephone system works and for an internal telephone list. Ask for examples of letters and reports etc. to show you the house style. Photocopier/Fax - make sure you know how to use both and find out if you need to keep a record. Working together Working with someone for the first time isn't always easy. Whatever type of work you are doing, everyone has their own way of doing things so it is important that you are absolutely clear on the following points: What is the deadline? What should the work look like when it is finished? Do you have all the information/ resources to complete the task? If you have any queries who will be available to ask? Remember - good communication is the key to a successful working relationship. Why should I choose Kelly? There are lots of reasons why Kelly Services should be your number one choice for temporary work. First of all we will look after you properly. That means we will | HI | HI HT | 1,760,453 |
Date of this Version Citation Abstract Temporal and spatial variability in estrogenicity has been documented formanytreated wastewater effluents with the consequences of this variability on the expression of biomarkers of endocrine disruption being largely unknown. Laboratory exposure studies usually utilize constant exposure concentrations which may produce biological effects that differ from those observed in organisms exposed in natural environments. In this study, we investigated the effects of differential timing of exposures with 17? - estradiol (E2) on a range of fathead minnow biomarkers to simulate diverse environmentally relevant exposure profiles. Two 21-day, replicate experiments were performed exposing mature male fathead minnows to E2 at time-weighted mean concentrations (similar average exposure to the contaminant during the 21-day exposure period; 17 ng E2/L experiment 1; 12 ng E2/L experiment 2) comparable to E2 equivalency values (EEQ) reported for several anthropogenically altered environments. A comparable time-weighted mean concentration of E2 was applied to five treatments which varied in the daily application schema: E2 was either applied at a steady rate (ST), in a gradual decreasing concentration (HI), a gradual increasing concentration (LO), applied intermittently (IN), or at a randomly varying concentration (VA). We assessed a range of widely used physiological (vitellogenin mRNA induction and plasma concentrations), anatomical (body and organ indices, secondary sex characteristics, and histopathology), and behavioral (nest holding) biomarkers reported to change following exposure to endocrine active compounds (EACs). All treatments responded with a rise in plasma vitellogenin concentration when compared with the ethanol carrier control. Predicatively, vitellogenin mRNA induction, which | IN | IN RA | 3,684,286 |
~ Posh Painted Furniture Million Dollar Christmas (part 2) Got ten minutes? This project is really quick and simple, so there's no excuse about not having the time. I'm going to show you how to make a scented sachet, using hessian fabric, decorated with one of my Christmas fabric transfers. They're bang on trend, cost a fortune to buy on the High Street, but next to nothing to make. They make lovely gifts and decorations. CHRISTMAS SCENTED SACHETS You'll need: A piece of paper and a pen A ruler Scissors Pins Hessian fabric Barrister's Horse fabric transfer (trust me, it just won't work without one:-)) An iron (but NO steam) Something firm and heatproof to iron on (such as a wooden chopping board) An old tea towel/scrap of fabric/pillow case Needle and thread (or sewing machine) Christmas pot pourri or some dried lavender STEP ONE Make a pattern. Using your ruler, drawer a rectangle on the piece of paper. For a small sachet 9? x 6? should be about right, or go bigger for a more generous sachet: STEP TWO Pin the paper pattern to your hessian and cut around it. Repeat with a second piece of hessian (or lay two pieces on top of one another and cut both at the same time): STEP THREE Place your tea towel on the chopping board: and iron (using a dry iron) until smooth: STEP FOUR Place one piece of the hessian on top of the chopping board and tea towel and | HI | HI HT | 3,051,065 |
and has just said goodbye to husband No. 2, so she can swim the waters of the world like a man. I mean, you want family and you want relationships, but she doesn't need a man to take care of her. She just doesn't need that. Whereas I just did a movie right before I came back to Magic City , a contemporary-set film called A Dark Plan , where I play a woman of today who's a complete throwback, a housewife and a mother, and loses both of those definitions in the course of her story and has an affair with a very young guy and is just completely rebuilding herself. So it's interesting for me to have done those two things back-to-back. The A.V. Club: Although it hasn't really developed into anything beyond flirtation at this point, the sexual tension between Meg and Ike is formidable. You and Jeffrey Dean Morgan have some serious onscreen chemistry. KL: You know, it's one of those things... It happened with Matt Dillon , too, on Drugstore Cowboy , but chemistry is one of those things you can't... It just happens. And the camera is aware of it and picks it up, the people in the room are aware of it, the two actors become aware of it. But it was something we weren't prepared for. The first scene we did together, the director said, "Cut," and everybody in the room went, "Wooooooo!" [Laughs.] And we were like, "What?" And we went | SP | SP IT | 3,225,871 |
two members for everyone one we lose to keep the union's income steady. Every member needs to take responsibility for recruitment, but the union's leadership can do more to help members. In the last year, the Development Committee -- of which I'm currently Chair -- has prioritised improving recruitment in the union. With the Training Department, we've organised training in organising for recruitment for NEC members. As a member of the New Media Industrial Council, I played a key role in the new media research project that will identify key targets for recruitment in the new media sector. These efforts and others will start to bear fruit in 2010 as long as the focus on recruitment is maintained by the union's leadership. As Vice President, I would ensure that this happens. My journalistic timeline: 1991 -- Started working as a runner in RT Sport during the summers holidays from school, returned each summer until 1994. 2001 -- Acted up as Producer/Editor of RT Interactive News website from May. Led formation of RT Interactive Chapel and elected Father of the Chapel; subsequently elected Secretary of Dublin Broadcasting Branch , Dublin Broadcasting representative on the Irish Executive Council (IEC); nominated as IEC representative on the Online Media Joint Council (where I was elected Chair). 2002 -- Resigned from RT and moved to London. Worked as freelance, including writing column for Irish language magazine Comhair; volunteered with CND . Elected as IEC representative on Broadcasting Industrial Council . 2003 -- Worked as a | IP | IP | 3,017,723 |
exercise professional that you can trust who will design your exercise around your individual needs and lifestyle. Change your program. If you've been doing the same thing for a while you may be just maintaining; not progressing. Is it time you mixed things up a bit? Keep asking yourself: "am I giving it all I've got?" Update your music. Music is a great motivator and can help you push yourself beyond what you thought you were capable of. If you haven't updated your playlist for a while, do it today! "The difference between being successful and not is doing the things you know you need to do on the days you don't feel like doing them" | IN | IN | 3,869,827 |
Resolved Question Was one of the astronaut (Apollo 11) converted to Islam? The first mission landing on the moon was a group of 3 astronauts (Apollo 11). On the moon, one of them heard clearly the Adzan, which he didn't know what was that. When arriving back to Earth, and he traveled to other countries for vacation. One of the countries was in the middle east. There he heard again the similar voice, which he found was the Adzan, a call for prayer. Later, he embraced Islam with all his heart and soul. And how was the famous singer Cat Steven(now well known as Yusof Islam) during the time he embraced Islam? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker "Whatever the case, we do not need to hear the adhaan on the Moon in order to prove that our religion is true. If this man or anyone else becomes Muslim, he is the one who will benefit from that, and if he goes astray and disbelieves, then he is the one who will be harmed by that. " The question: "Is Neil Armstrong, The First Human to land on the Moon, A Muslim?" To answer this Question, I can only say that, this news is simply a 'Hoax' and another crude manifestation of false pride by Muslim (Mullahs) wishful thinkers. Birth of this strange rumour This ridiculous 'hoax' has two different versions: (a) On hearing Azaan 'When Louis Armstrong walked on the moon, he heard sounds in a strange language which | ID | ID QA | 10,678 |
Lex Luger vs. Ric Flair - While Luger & Flair have had countless encounters throughout their career for the World Championship, this was a different match than all of them as Luger was the champion while Flair was the challenger as he wanted to win the title to become the #1 contender to WCW Champion Sting. Luger showed his power advantage early on with constant full body press slams on Flair before Flair cheated to get the advantage & worked over Luger's back to take away his power by throwing him into the guardrail numerous times while Flair also targeted Luger's leg using the ringpost as well before Luger got a heavy adrenaline rush & continued to use his power against Flair including a middle rope superplex. This is definitely a "lost" match in their long term series of matches in NWA/WCW but wasn't up there with the quality of their World Title matches. Sept. '90 The Young Pistols & Z-Man vs. The Fabulous Freebirds - The Freebirds were doing the "rock band" gimmick at this time with their manager being "Diamond" Dallas Page, road manager being Big Daddy Dink (Sir Oliver Humperdink), and the recently added masked third member in Badstreet. This match was too quick to really make anything of note past it showcasing the speed of the Pistols & Z-Man. June '91 15-Man Battle Royal - This was just an average battle royal that really didn't have any standout moments past serving it's purpose in trying to | IP | IP DS | 411,411 |
not making this up. I myself had the pleasure of encountering a few unbelievably retro-sexist situations myself in the not-so-distant past. Here's what happened and here is how I dealt with them. How about retitling this post "Three ways to NOT deal with off-putting remarks -- if you want to build a career". ====== Situation 1: You write, "Strangely, I was never asked to attend another pitch meeting again after that." I don't blame you for being upset, but did you put an extra flourish into showing your boss up? If so, that's part of how you screwed yourself. There are clues throughout this writeup that you enjoy showing up men when you get the chance -- starting with that crack on the first page about "women are taking over in all sorts of awesome ways". Let's notice that he received no support from the other men present, and that the others are aware of his limitations (the idea that they ought to have told the head of the company to "go to hell" or anything amounting to that is ridiculous). Even if it was necessary and "quickly jump in" to save the presentation, there are graceful ways to do this. Further, him having a personal fiasco like this offers a chance to tell him later, "I'm pleased I was able to support you and our team today, and I'm delighted we were successful. Helping the company find the best ways to present our strengths and build the relationship with | HI | HI HT | 3,273,488 |
Windward is the direction upwind from the point of reference. Leeward is the direction downwind from the point of reference. The side of a ship that is towards the leeward is its lee side . If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of the wind, this will be the "lower side". During the age of sail, the term weather was used as a synonym for windward in some contexts, as in the weather gauge . Leeward and windward refer respectively to what a game stalker would call downwind and upwind . The terms are used by seamen in relation to their ships but also in reference to islands in an archipelago and to the different sides of a single island. In the latter case, the windward side is that side of an island subject to the prevailing wind , and is thus the wetter side (see orographic precipitation ). The leeward side is the side protected by the elevation of the island from the prevailing wind, and is typically the drier side of an island. Thus, leeward or windward siting is an important weather and climate factor on oceanic islands. In the case of an archipelago, windward islands are upwind and leeward islands are the downwind ones. In aviation, downwind refers to a portion of an aircraft's landing pattern . The long side parallel to the runway but flown in the opposite direction is called the downwind leg. On land, downwind is often used to refer to a situation | IN | IN EN | 9,998,584 |
at, isn't it? [ starts to storm off ] Han Solo : Hey, Luke... may the Force be with you. [ Luke exits. Chewie growls ] Han Solo : What're you lookin' at? I know what I'm doin'. Share this quote Darth Vader : [ addressing the Tantive IV's captain, whom he is interrogating ] Where are those transmissions you intercepted? WHAT have you DONE with those plans? [ holding Captain Antilles off the floor, the Captain's feet are dangling at Vader's knees ] Captain Antilles : We intercepted no transmissions... [ gasps ] Captain Antilles : ... This is a consular ship... We're on a - [ chokes ] Captain Antilles : diplomatic mission... Darth Vader : [ shouting ] If this is a consular ship, WHERE is the ambassador? [ Antilles dies before he can answer, and Vader throws the man's body against the wall, narrowly missing 2 stormtroopers ] Darth Vader : Commander, tear this ship apart until you find those plans! And bring me all passengers, I want them ALIVE! Share this quote [ R2-D2 and Chewbacca are playing the holographic game aboard the Millennium Falcon ] Chewbacca : Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh! C-3PO : He made a fair move. Screaming about it can't help you. Han Solo : Let him have it. It's not wise to upset a Wookiee. C-3PO : But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid. Han Solo : That's 'cause droids don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookiees are | SP | SP TV | 683,820 |
planted directly into the ground inside our new Poly tunnel. Canna tuerckheimii grows at elevations of 1,600 -- 6,500ft in its native habitats in south and Central America. Reportedly growing from 13-16ft tall, mine has reached the Poly tunnel roof at 12ft tall with 3 x 1ft leaves on very thick stout stems and looks absolutely amazing! Unfortunately it hasn't flowered yet, but if and when it does, they will be typical smallish specie flowers in a shade of orangey-red -- so here's hoping flowers will be produced in the next few weeks! Canna tuerckheimii Some of my favourite exotics are now coming into bloom -- the Nerines. They are absolutely breath taking bulbous plants when in full flower, brightening up the dullest of autumnal days and look absolutely radiant on the sunny ones. They flower outside from September right through to November depending on the season and temperature. The blooms last for weeks especially if it's cool. Each bulb generally produces a single flowering stem that carries from 2-12 individual funnel-shaped flowers with recurved petals. After flowering, strap-like leaves are produced that last through the winter months then die down in the spring before withering away and going dormant for the summer months. Nerine bowdenii growing in the xerophytic garden Nerines are indigenous to South Africa, especially the Drakensberg Mountains, where about 30 species can be found, though only two are reliably hardy plants outside here in Norfolk, N. bowdenii and N. undulata. There are now many smashing and | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 3,712,365 |
a developed fighter that's just at my peak," she said. "I want to get into Bellator's 125-pound tournament and win the 125-pound belt and become world champ. "I'm going to make it one hard year and push as hard as I can and try to make it to the top and go from there." Hey, impersonating a fighter is not cool. Develop an original name. There is another guy on here with Chuck Liddell. Not cool! Tanya is a stand up person (and I don't mean stand up style). She shoots from the hip, and there's nothing fake about her, unlike your copy name. | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 3,255,215 |
In Review: The Man Who Fell to Earth by Helen Cox on 19/06/2012 The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) is based on the 1963 Walter Tevis novel of the same name. In this eccentric sci-fi drama Nicolas Roeg directs David Bowie as an alien in search of water for his dying planet and whilst on earth Tommy (Bowie) establishes a relationship with Mary-Lou (Candy Clark) a maid who is immediately entranced by Tommy's aloof but simultaneously magnetic qualities. He further uses his home planet's advanced technology to establish a multi-million pound corporation with the aid of patent lawyer Buck Henry (Oliver Farnsworth) and Dr Nathan Bryce (Rip Torn). Although the extraterrestrial reveal is left until the end of the second act, it's clear there's something not quite right about Tommy from the word go -- possibly his penchant for drinking water in the 70s. Everyone else seemingly quenches their thirst with scotch or something stronger. To say that this film is a little bit bizarre is a bit like saying that Michael Bay gets a little bit excited by big explosions. It is beautifully shot but there's many an oddball moment clearly designed to disorient and confuse. Oliver Farnsworth wears lenses so thick that he himself looks alien, Bowie clearly thinks that red hair with blonde streaks is a good look and there's lots of pasty, but violent, sex between him and Candy Clark. This is all interspersed with flashbacks to Tommy's wife and children back on his own | OP | OP RV | 3,700,743 |
Wake Me Up Lyrics Ed Sheeran I should ink my skin, with your name. And take my passport out again, and just replace it. See I could do without a tan on my left hand, where my fourth finger meets my knuckle. And I should run you a hot bath, fill it up with bubbles. 'Cause maybe you're loveable, and maybe you're my snowflake, and your eyes turn from green to grey, in the winter I'll hold you in a cold place. And you should never cut your hair, 'cause I love the way you flick it off your shoulder, (mm) And you will never know, just how beautiful you are to me, but maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up. And Would you ever feel guilty? If you did the same to me. Would you make me a cup of tea, to open my eyes in the right way? And I know you love shrek, 'cause we've watched it twelve times. But, maybe you're hoping for a fairy-tale to, but if your DVD breaks today, You should of got a VCR, because I've never owned a blueray, true say. And I've always been shit at computer games, and your brother always beats me, [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/wake-me-up-ly\\... ] And if I lost, i'd go all cross and chuck all the controllers at the tv, and then you'd laugh at me, and be asking me, if I'm going to be home next week, and then you'd lie with | LY | LY SL | 517,835 |
years of work, that's where we're going. MIKE QUARMBY: Yes. I figured if we could knock a few kilos off, we'd be able to run faster, keep up with the pace. No, I think we're pretty fit. We eat a lot of bush tucker. | SP | SP IT | 472,438 |
"bitchy," or "catty" gives men permission to also talk this way. We don't need more judgment! What we need is some empathy, so share some! Be mindful of the messages you craft. How are you portraying women/feminine-based ideas and products? If you aren't aware of the stereotypes, how can anyone else be? Start mentoring people so that they can take your job. Might sound counterproductive, but if you can train someone to be mindful, thoughtful, intelligent in the workplace, not only will your protg succeed -- you'll also be propelled forward. Be your most authentic self. Show your passion, and own who you are. Don't bring baggage when you begin a mentor/mentee relationship -- another important step towards being a successful Creative Director. great atmosphere during the event It was exhilarating, inspiring, at times heartbreaking and frustrating, and completely filled to the brim, yet could not nearly contain all that it needed to; how could it ever possibly? Kat Gordon did every one of us huge service by bringing all of us together to start this conversation. The best thanks we could give back would be to simply continue that conversation, taking it even further so that with enough time, women generations from now won't even remember being treated any differently. But there is also always room for improvement moving forward. It would have been incredible to see a wider accepted view of who women are -- not just mothers, or fashionistas, but also messy, nerdy, geeky, ballsy, loud, impatient, | SP | SP IT | 3,714,442 |
I looked at his earnings and thought that they were meager for our standards, but based on where he lives it is very important to him to have a marketplace like this for him to be able to live. | SP | SP IT | 3,269,760 |
screen for an explanation of what it does. Pay particular attention to items highlighted in dark red, as they're required for other components to work properly. Then move on to the Drivers section. You don't have a TV tuner, for instance? Then there's no point installing the associated drivers on your hard drive; check the boxes to remove them all. You can also remove the printer, modem, network and scanner drivers for all models apart from your own. Arguably you can even remove the lot, as Windows will search online anyway, and the chances are you'll also have a driver disc for any hardware you buy in future. After this it all gets a little complicated. Which network components can you omit? Do you have any surplus services? If you're unsure, we'd recommend you just leave the components in place, and click 'Apply' to save any changes. If you're determined to strip everything then you'll find advice in the RT Seven Lite forums. The thread here may give you more ideas. Add customisations Creating a custom version of Windows doesn't have to involve making scary decisions about components. In the Customisation tab, you're able to add your own screensavers, Windows Themes, wallpaper images and gadgets. It's also possible to set a new Windows log-in screen, although you need to be careful: the JPEG file must be less than 250kB in size, and it should be in one of the resolutions displayed by RT Seven to ensure it's not distorted. The | HI | HI HT | 1,477,952 |
Q&A always seems to have at least 1 opposition spokesperson and another loony from the right or 2 opposition commentator to the 1 government one. You are right about Uhlman being one of yours, you never see him attack dogging anyone from the opposition. The Drum seems to have at least one nutter from the IPA every day and Peter Reith every week plus John Hewson or any opposition spokesman who can get somebody to wite something for him. gosolarandpickupyourrubbish: 14 Jun 2012 10:15:20am Hi Ursus Gee, Tim Flannery has become the whipping boy hasn't he? I feel for the poor fellow. You know, Science is a funny business. You can make predictions about things and get them wrong. That doesn't mean that your career is at an end. You go back to the drawing board and try again (Edison, anyone?). But not Tim. He is to be tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail. I'm amazed that the thinking now seems to be... we nearly ran out of water in the naughties, but it's been raining in the early teens so there aren't going to be any more problems. Climate change...debunked. The problem with that thinking is...we nearly ran out of WATER... I've lived fifty years and never before experienced the water restrictions we had in SE Qld of the naughties. (less than 20% water in dams). I have, however, seen wetter times than we're experiencing now (1970's anyone). My observations for what they're worth. | SP | SP FS | 24,011 |
this season than in any of his previous five with the club: he threw just one pass and wasn't utilized in short yardage situations (he had 54 carries and nine TDs in 2011.) A free agent in February, all indications are that Porter will be moving on. That leaves No. 3 Dan LeFevour, who has yet to throw a CFL pass, and whoever the Ticats bring to training camp next season left to compete for the backup job behind Burris. Look for the club to try and bring in some veteran insurance in case Burris - who was remarkably durable this year - gets hurt. Grade: B Receivers Chris Williams followed up his stellar rookie season with an even better sophomore campaign, leading the team in receiving yards (1,298) and setting a team record for touchdowns scored with 17. The only question with Williams is whether the Ticats can sign him to a contract extension or whether he'll play out his option and try his luck in the NFL in 2014. After signing a monster free agent deal last February, Andy Fantuz started the season slowly but finished with 72 catches, 971 yards and a career high eight scores, which is more or less in line with his previous CFL seasons. Dave Stala saw his stats decline for a second straight year and struggled to come to grips with his reduced role, while rookie Sam Giguere put up numbers (41 catches, 549 yards) that would have been considered excellent were | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 414,947 |
reasonable. Rental Automobiles 301-10.450 When and from whom may I rent a vehicle for official travel when authorized? (a) Your agency must determine that use of a rental vehicle is advantageous to the Government and must specifically authorize such use. (b) When authorized to use a rental vehicle, you should consider renting a vehicle from a vendor that participates in the Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) U.S. Government Car Rental Agreement to avail yourself of the Agreement's benefits, including the insurance and damage liability provisions, unless you are OCONUS and no agreement is in place for your TDY location. The advantages of renting a car through the DTMO rental car program are: (1) Rental car agreements are pre-negotiated; (2) The agreement includes automatic unlimited mileage and collision damage insurance; and (3) The rates established by the car rental agreement cannot be exceeded by the vendor. 301-10.451 May I be reimbursed for the cost of collision damage waiver (CDW) or theft insurance? (a) General rule?no. You will not be reimbursed for CDW or theft insurance for travel within CONUS for the following reasons: (1) The Government is a self-insurer. (2) Rental vehicles available under agreement(s) with the Government includes full coverage insurance for damages resulting from an accident while performing official travel. (3) Any deductible amount paid by you may be reimbursed directly to you or directly to the rental agency if the damage occurred while you were performing official business. (b) Exception. You will be reimbursed for collision damage waiver | IN | IN LT | 77,542 |
I have been reading Octavio Paz's biographical, literary and historical study Sor Juana, or, the Traps of Faith . It was published in the 1980s, almost exactly three hundred years after Sor Juana's first volume of collected poems. It tells a dramatic story: a poor creole girl, illegitimate in an era when ancestry mattered, who was sent to Mexico City and became a favourite of the Viceroy's wife and a member of the glittering viceregal court. At the age of twenty she left the court and became a nun. Then, against all odds in a patriarchal society, she carved out a career as poet, and in twenty years became one of the most famous poets of her age. But women were not supposed to do that, they were supposed to shut up and be obedient. Sor Juana attracted the hostility of the insanely misogynistic Archbishop of Mexico, and other influential clerics, and eventually they did terrorize her into shutting up. It's always interesting to see one poet's version of another poet; I thought of Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf , for instance. The literary and social conventions of Sor Juana's age are very distant; what Australian poet would spend page after page praising the Prime Minister and comparing her to classical goddesses? But once you get inside those conventions, you can see how a poet makes them work. John Donne made staggeringly beautiful poetry out of post-mortem praise of a young woman he had never met. Octavio Paz makes a | LY | LY PO | 78,876 |
most of them loved the Tillers and wish all daily hubs let you gain rep at the pace they do. All in all MOP is a great xpac, blizzard definitely recovered big from the abortion that was Cata. Great post. I'm glad that there are some positive people around. I'm a vanilla player myself, and sometimes I wish to go back in time to experience it again. But I do agree with you that MoP is a good xpac. | ID | ID DF | 234,093 |
I ran across the road while a car was coming. Predictably, the car hit me, and I fractured my left pelvis bone. At the very least, it taught me to never jaywalk :P broke my nose more than 10 times (been for nose reconstruction ) and have broken it 3 times since broke my left arm and my right leg broke a finger two knuckles are gone broke bone in my foot cracked collar bone couple of times cracked few ribs most are through sports, some just being stupid, and one or to arguments gone to far I broke a bone in my wrist snowboarding - fell over and extended my hand to break my fall. The worse thing was I didn't realise it was broken - yes it was painful, but not more so than a sprain. I did get it x-rayed and treated, but because of the delay, it didn't heal properly, and began causing me pain several years on. I sought treatment again - this time I needed surgery. I had to have a bone graft (bone taken from my hip - very painful) and a pin to hold it in place, and several months in casts. My advise - if you snowboard, rollerblade, iceskate, or even skateboard wear wrist guards, and if you injure yourself in a fall type injury - see your doctor. A housemate of mine had been well and truly run over as a teenager, breaking most of his bones. He could turn | ID | ID QA | 457,922 |
with Linda Thompson Linda Thompson: I have been very judicious about the interviews that I have agreed to do through the years. So it is a little bit difficult for me. Larry King: But you know me. Linda Thompson: I know you and I completely respect you. Larry King: So, married to Bruce Jenner and now married to David Foster. Were not married before Bruce? Linda Thompson: No, no. Larry King: And you have two children with Bruce, right? Linda Thompson: That's right. I have good taste in men, don't I? [Linda and Elvis were watching the 1976 Olympics on TV while Elvis was in hospital in '76 and they both watched Bruce cross the finish line. Linda said, 'Wow, look at that guy. I'd like to marry that guy'. And Elvis said, 'Over my dead body'. So, you know, truth is stranger than fiction. What can I say. See Friends Remember Elvis Presley ] In our ortiicle Friend Remead how, where and with whom Linda was with when she first saw Bruce cross the finish line at the Olympics] Larry King: Obviously do. So you were how old when you met Elvis? And how did you -- give me the story. How did you... Linda Thompson: Well, you know that Elvis liked them young, so I was very young. Larry King: Under 20? Linda Thompson: No. I was 22. I had just turned 22. But chronologically, I was older than I was emotionally, having grown up in the South | SP | SP IT | 238,964 |
and land softer, they don't do a good job in windy conditions nor do they offer the ability to work the ball nearly as well as long-iron replacements." The average to high handicap player, which makes up about 80% or so of all golfers, just want to hit the ball high and straight. This golfer is not looking to work the ball or worry about hitting a hybrid in the wind. GolfWRX- worlds largest and best online golf community on the net. Expert editorial reviews, breaking golf tour and industry news, what to play, how to play and where to play, GolfWRX is the new "go to" destination for all things golf. | OP | OP OB | 1,402,859 |
World Party It Can Be Beautiful (sometimes) Lyrics World Party It Can Be Beautiful (sometimes) Lyrics total views : 1 times this week. You can enlarge lyrics to it can be beautiful (sometimes) for easy viewing, send it to your friends or rate the song It Can Be Beautiful (sometimes) by World Party and help the song become popular. If you have any corrections for these lyrics or any ideas about the meaning to it can be beautiful (sometimes), please feel free to submit them. It Can Be Beautiful (sometimes) lyrics Oh, I want to walk this world around I'd want to walk this world around Wanna see all the people Takin' everyday one step at a time It was just a moment ago that I remember And she said Don't you know it can be beautiful sometimes [ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/w/world-part\\... ] Don't you know it can be beautiful sometimes Don't you know it can be beautiful sometimes Don't you know it can be beautiful sometimes Don't you know it can be beautiful sometimes Don't you know it can be beautiful sometimes | LY | LY SL | 81,447 |
Important: Your credit card will NOT be charged when you start your free trial or if you cancel during the trial period. If you're happy with Amazon Prime, do nothing. At the end of the free trial, your membership will automatically upgrade to a full year for $79. Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover FROM RAGE TO RESPECT: The Gay and Lesbian Struggle Since Stonewall Provocative, enlightening, and highly entertaining, this trailblazing public television series documents the hard-fought gains and heartbreaking losses in the struggle for lesbian and gay equality. The Question of Equality weaves together rarely seen archival footage and eye-opening first-hand accounts to reveal some of the movement's most dramatic moments, from the Stonewall riots of 1969 to the visionary efforts of today's youth. "The Question of Equality" boxed set is stylishly packaged and each of the four parts (one VHS tape per part) is a self-contained view of the evolution and modern history of queer identity. In a highly entertaining format we follow the ongoing struggle for equitable (or at least reasonable) treatment by the law - and the struggle for equality in acceptance by family, friends, workmates etc. The video quality on these tapes is superb - and the stereo soundtracks will amaze you especially in Dolby Pro-Logic surround. So much care, energy and informed expertise has gone into making this series that they demand repeat viewings. Tons of valuable archival footage is combined with living treasures speaking from personal experience. Men and women are equally | IP | IP DS | 760,309 |
This provides the impetus for state governments to ditch their costly schemes so they can go back to focusing on core state issues such as health, education, transport and ensuring a clean and safe environment. | IP | IP PA | 212,413 |
Carlo fallacy whereby the roulette wheel is spinning, 12 hasn't come up in the last 38 spins of the wheel, so you assume that 12 must be due to come up, but, of course, the ball doesn't have a memory. There's no reason to suppose that even if it had a memory it would be interested in helping you to win a lot of money, so this is a complete fallacy which you might not make if you weren't committed to the idea of winning. James Franklin : Sure, sure, we all have confirmation bias that we look for evidence for what we'd like to believe and against what we don't. Still, you have got to be serious about finding the evidence on both sides. Alan Saunders : On ABC Radio National you're with The Philosopher's Zone and I'm checking out some bad arguments, or let's be balanced and say allegedly bad arguments, with James Franklin and Peter Slezak, both from The University of New South Wales. Peter, there are various styles of bad argument, and one way of arriving at a bad argument is by way of a non sequitur , where you say, 'B follows from A', and really B doesn't follow from A, and another great 17th century French philosopher Rene Descartes has been accused of this, hasn't he? Tell us about that. Peter Slezak : Yes, he has. One of his most famous arguments for the existence of his soul and the distinctness of his soul | SP | SP TA | 613,615 |
some of your tips into action! First step -- Batching Email. If it's for results, then yes -- agenda in advance and time-budgets and outcomes (not activities.) If you don't agree to the outcome/purpose, or you're not the right person or the right people aren't at the table, push back until your'e set for success. Hi great post, probably because I recognize a few points on there which I desperately need changing .... especially number 2&5 ... being a bit of an email addict... Thanks for reminding me of the things I need to change! Great post! I have begun to "unplug" and found it to be really helpful. Especially the cellphone suggestion #8. This works wonders. Is there any reason to be tethered to the world 24/7? Nope. Thanx to you for the suggestions. Spot on as usual. Tim: You're definitely nuts. In a good way. Some things I think you're off base but on the biggest item , you're very good. You get people thinking. Regarding Grand Central: I have it now. The problem is with the number of rings before voice mail kicks in (presuming I am not available). I had clients complain that they had waited toooo long (8 and more rings)before being able to leave a message. I checked it out. Way too long. Still holding my number to see if they come up with a way to control the number of rings. I actually disagree; I think To Do lists are very helpful in | OP | OP AV | 442,554 |
All She Wants to Do Is Rock Lyrics Wynonie Harris Hold back the dawn stop all the clocks i just got the news that my baby wants to rock All she wants to do is rock (rock) All she wants to do is rock (rock rock) All she wants to do is rock (rock rock) Rock n' roll all night long My baby don't go for fancy clothes high-class denim and picture shows all she wants to do is stay at home and hoggle-buck(?) with daddy all night long All she wants to do is rock (rock) All she wants to do is rock (rock rock) All she wants to do is rock (rock rock) Rock n' roll all night long She doesn't like ride on airplane never had a trip on a street night train when it comes to loving she knows what it's all about and the way she hoggle-bucks(?) knocks me out All she wants to do is rock (rock) All she wants to do is rock (rock rock) All she wants to do is rock (rock rock) Rock n' roll all night long (All she wants to do is rock) Rock by my(?) baby (All she wants to do is rock) Rock my baby (All she wants to do is rock) She wants to rock with the clock but she don't know when to stop She gets her kicks everyday yes rocking her fine(?) subway she rocks in the basement she rocks upstairs i can't take | LY | LY SL | 563,021 |
hits" on Syrian targets. Barak said today that the IDF is working to stop any Syrian fire crossing the border into Israel, "while making more wide-scale preparations for all developments". He continued: It's very difficult to estimate what will be in Syria in the future, and we need to be alert and ready here, like in other areas. We are determined to defend our land and our borders. We made that clear to the other side. Israel-Palestine. . Citing Palestinian sources, Hareetz reports that Hamas military wing chief in Rafah, Raed al-Atar, has also been killed in IDF strike. Israel-Palestine. Charlotte Alfred , a journalist working for Ma'an News, an independent Palestinian news organization, has sent me the following comment. Multiple airstrikes are ongoing across the Gaza Strip. Ahmad al-Jabari is Hamas' most senior military leader. This is the most serious assassination of a Palestinian figure in years. Qassam [the military wing of Hamas] are furious. Just hours earlier [Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh] was expressing defiance that Israel's assassination threats will amount to nothing. Rockets -- not much reported right now but they will come There are already reports of rocket attacks against Israel -- here are the last 3 updates from the IDF's own liveblog , though the last update was about an hour ago: 2:10 AM: In response to rocket fire from Gaza, the Israeli Air Force targeted a weapon storage facility in the central Gaza Strip, as well as two launching sites in the northern Gaza | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,262,601 |
a hug or an air kiss, accept it graciously. 8 Manage introductions with grace . If you're with two people who don't know each other, but you know both of them, it's your responsibility to make the introduction. Follow these steps: The person who is of higher social rank should have the second person introduced to him or her. That is, the person of lower rank is the one who should be presented to the person of higher rank. (For example, "Mrs. Jones, I'd like to introduce you to my good friend, Jessica Smith." Jessica is the person of lower rank in this introduction.) This is relatively easy in some situations, but here are some guidelines for when it's less clear-cut: younger people should be presented to elders, men should be presented to women, and laypeople should be presented to clergy, public servants, members of the military, or other people of higher rank. If you're still confused, just go with your best judgment. Start out an introduction by naming the person of higher rank, then say "I'd like to introduce you to.." or "this is...", and name the person of lower rank. After the two people have greeted each other, offer some information about each person. For instance, you might say, "I've known Jessica since grade school" or "Mrs. Jones is my mother's dear friend." Whatever you say should be able to start or sustain a short conversation, which you're responsible for carrying. When you're being introduced to someone else, | HI | HI HT | 121,420 |
said I'd make a change in you. Our paths crossed in a highly unlikely matter. It was not an accident. And it is no accident that we're still here. I trust your love, above all the hurt and confusion. I trust this: You know, it's hard these days, as it's always been, to find happiness, love, comfort and empathy. You're all that wrapped in a little present, with a nice bow on it. Give it time, I say. Give it a week, give it a day, give it a second. Just let me move you again, and don't think of the consequences, for once. Life's a pleasant walk in the park, when you finally allow yourself to just feel, regardless of anything else. Trust me. And just so you know. The song. Is you. I wrote it You will miss this feeling someday. And you'll miss the smile I know you just had. And if that moves you, at all, I should be in bed, asleep. I'm waiting. | LY | LY PO | 3,173,484 |
things to do at the Science Center. The Anheusher Busch Brewery Tour is one of St. Louis' most popular free attractions. Here's information on taking the tour and enjoying some free beer, plus a look a other things to do in the Soulard neighborhood. Each spring and fall, the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis hosts a free outdoor concert series called Twilight Tuesdays. Here's key information about the concerts including dates, times and who is performing. The St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park is filled with masterpiecess from around the world. The museum also hosts free events all year long. Here is helpful information for visiting the St. Louis Art Museum. Each summer, the Missouri Botanical Garden hosts a free outdoor concert series called the Whitaker Music Festival. The festival features some of the St. Louis area's most popular local musicians. Here are the dates, times and schedule of performers for this year's Whitaker Music Festival. Grant's Farm is a popular free attraction in St. Louis County. Visitors can see a variety of animals, including the Budweiser Clydesdales. Grant's Farm also has nice beer garden, gift shop and more. Here's information on visiting Grant's Farm. The World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis County is home to dozens of injured and recovering birds of all species. The sanctuary offers visitors the chance to see many of the birds and learn more about their lives and habitats. Shakespeare Festival St. Louis is a local organization dedicated to bringing the works | IN | IN IB | 464,118 |
was a hard one for the cops to pull over .... :rolleyes: R2x1 25-06-2012, 09:06 PM A hardened criminal. mikebartnz 25-06-2012, 09:51 PM FYI the paint thinner argument was run many years ago and that case is one of the useful precedents on drink/driving law. Boat painter. Convicted. A bit tough since he hadn't been drinking but the Court decided he should have known he was affected by the marine solvent fumes. Irrelevant here since there was a blood specimen. I once did the floors of a four story house with moisture cured polyurathane and five hours later I still felt a little high from it. I had to close the windows as I passed them which didn't help. One stupid twit had walked through the house with muddy boots just before I got there which didn't impress me. | ID | ID DF | 1,731,485 |
covered with sweet things for eating while waiting for the time of the toast. The toast is a drink prepared with different kinds of fruit cut into pieces, which are mixed with juice and cider. The Christmas tree is decorated with colored lights, ornaments and Father Christmas placed on the top. | IN | IN DT | 702,535 |
was made. This specified that such singularities would occur without extra conditions. [ 218 ] The same year, Thorne, Hawking and Preskill made another bet, this time concerning the black hole information paradox . [ 219 ] [ 220 ] Thorne and Hawking argued that since general relativity made it impossible for black holes to radiate and lose information, the mass-energy and information carried by Hawking Radiation must be "new", and not from inside the black hole event horizon . Since this contradicted the quantum mechanics of microcausality, quantum mechanics theory would need to be rewritten. Preskill argued the opposite, that since quantum mechanics suggests that the information emitted by a black hole relates to information that fell in at an earlier time, the concept of black holes given by general relativity must be modified in some way. [ 221 ] Hawking also maintained his public profile, including bringing science to a wider audience. In 1992 a film version of "A Brief History of Time"—directed by Errol Morris and produced by Steven Spielberg —was premiered. Hawking had wanted the film to be scientific rather than biographical, but was persuaded otherwise. The film, while a critical success, was however not widely released. [ 222 ] A popular-level collection of essays, interviews and talk titled Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays was published in 1993 [ 223 ] and six-part television series Stephen Hawking's Universe and companion book appeared in 1997. As Hawking insisted, this time the focus was entirely | IN | IN EN | 9,996,692 |
Pages Thursday, 26 July, 2012 How Easy Is Freezing Corn? Why, there is absolutely nothing to it! These corn niblets taste so much like corn on the cob that you'll wonder why you ever bought frozen from the grocery store. Corn is so cheap and plentiful right now that there's no reason not to get ready, set, go .... ! All you need is a big pot, a good knife, some sugar and a few cobs of 'picked that day' corn. ~ I use a tablespoon of organic cane sugar to bring out the sweetness of the corn. We're going for natural goodness here! Bring the water to a full rolling boil and toss in as many cobs of husked corn as can bounce around freely in the pot. Put the lid on and bring the water back to a boil. As soon as it does, start timing. For small cobs, boil for five minutes and for large cobs go seven. While they are blanching, fill a basin or sink with ice water. Lift the blanched cobs out of the boiling water (Do I really need to tell you to use tongs for this?) and plunge them into the ice water for as many minutes as you allowed them to boil. This stops the cooking action and gives you nice, cool cobs to hold. I hold the cobs by the top and slice, with a sharp knife, to the bottom. You don't need any pressure to remove the kernels. ~ | HI | HI HT | 235,147 |
Watts published his first book The Spirit of Zen. | IP | IP DS | 21,625 |
to below freezing, bringing more misery to many residents throughout New York and New Jersey still without power. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) OCEANSIDE, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) James Vouloukos and William Ferris sort through donated clothes at a site maintained by the Town of Hempstead in cooperation with FEMA at Oceanside Park during in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy on November 9, 2012 in Oceanside, New York. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has said that the economic loss and damage to homes and businesses caused by Sandy could total $33 billion in New York, according to published reports. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: New York sanitation department workers watch as a hearse arrives with a casket carrying the bodies of two brothers killed during Superstorm Sandy for a funeral at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic church on November 9, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Brandon Moore, 2, and Connor Moore, 4, were swept away from the arms of their mother Glenda Moore as she fled Superstorm Sandy floodwaters in New York's Staten Island borough to seek safety with family in Brooklyn. She is married to New York Sanitation worker Damian Moore, and dozens of workers and officials from the sanitation department attended the funeral ceremony. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ISLAND PARK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Residents Paul and Donald Zezulinski and their dog 'Plywood' of Island Park show their appreciation to first responders during | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 147,611 |
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