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would be repeated the next day. Mark's Tweet Feed @al_hinds That's true. January TDU to Oct Beijing is a long season. Bigger problems in the sport then this one. | IN | IN DP | 92,090 |
more interesting than any metal currently available in my eyes. As to the dash, well, the idea of retro-modernity is quite cool -- far nicer to my eyes than the new Saab 9-5?s dash. I saw that car on the outside and thought 'nice', then saw the dash and thought 'ugh'. DaveH - November 27, 2009 Well, I think that is a great effort. Modern but retro at the same time. Have to agree about the dash -- the block on top design was probably one of the ugliest ever. The X-TYPE is based upon the old Ford Mondeo platform -- would Tata do a joint technology deal with Ford and get this on the market? Ford are currently working with Fiat for the Ka so I could see that happening. However, I think if the Rover brand returns it really needs to be in the segment below Audi, BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz currently occupied by the likes of Alfa Romeo, Saab, Volvo and, probably, VW -- a sub-premium brand but above the mainstream in terms of quality and style. Charles, I agree -- the front is bland (believe it or not it took longer to do the bonnet and the work ahead of the front arch than to do the rest), but what else can be done without compromising the links with the original design? There is a grille of sorts under the leading edge of the bonnet a la SD1 S2 (but in mesh) but I can do | OP | OP OB | 3,707,080 |
can't. What we have here is a science-fiction themed coming-of-age story that narrates a year or so in the life of an 11- or 12-year-old girl. If I'd understood that this is a book for children / young adults when I started reading it, I might not be as disappointed as I was. Age of Miracles is definitely not for adults. The writer's voice is too earnest, the science too soft, the plot and point of view explicitly adolescent. I did find things to like about this book. On the whole, it is quite readable. The premise of the book is an interesting one, and Thompson is a writer who understands rhythm and cadence. Her voice is strong and consistent (if a bit stilted). The main character, a thoroughly unremarkable, somewhat timid woodland creature of a girl, is well-realized and persuasive; her concerns, thoughts, and actions rang true. I expect many readers, like me, will readily identify with her and want to care about what happens next to her. Sadly, not much does. The book is readable, and yet somehow hollow and unsatisfying. The back story--that the earth's rotational spin is slowing down--would seem fertile ground for exploration, yet the devastation and chaos that would surely ensue remain stubbornly in the background and unbelievably muted. If the protagonist is well-developed, the same cannot be said of the supporting cast. They are either overtly one-dimensional or so mysterious as to remain shadow figures. There is a flat, dead aspect to everything | IP | IP DS | 1,115 |
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her to breathe out, then press down on her pelvis, and you may just tip her into a whole new planet of sensation. Repeat, until neither of you can take any more. Rebecca Newman Rebecca Newman is the Erotic Affairs Editor for GQ, a role that recently found her conducting an interview while tied down in a 13th Century Parisian vault. She has also written for the The Times, London Magazine and Spectator. | HI | HI HT | 236,195 |
ideas would implode under its own heavy weight. Instead, the reverse is true. Far from seeing an implosion, we are living in a time of proliferation - ideas build upon ideas, discussion grows from seeds of thought and single headlines give rise to a thousand medusa-like simulations echoing words whispered somewhere on the other side of the planet. All this - in an instant. In what began as a half dare, the editors, Gavin Heaton and Drew McLellan challenged bloggers around the world to contribute one page - 400 words - on the topic of "conversation". The resulting book, The Age of Conversation, brings together over 100 of the world's leading marketers, writers, thinkers and creative innovators in a ground-breaking and unusual publication. {"itemData":[{"priceBreaksMAP":null,"buy\\... to wishlist","Add both to Wish List","Add all three to Wish List"],"addToCart":["Add to Cart","Add both to Cart","Add all three to Cart"],"showDetailsDefault":"Show availability and shipping details","shippingError":"An error occurred, please try again","hideDetailsDefault":"Hide availability and shipping details","priceLabel":["Price:","Price For Both:","Price For All Three:"],"preorder":["Pre-order this item","Pre-order both items","Pre-order all three items"]}} The Age of Conversation is a book about the conversations that are transforming the business marketing landscape. It is about how various marketing disciplines such as advertising, internet advertising, public relations and journalism have to change the way they talk to their consumers to be heard. It emphasizes that the most important part in a conversation is listening. This is why it is important :) It is a remarkable book with many authors, each giving a very personal view on the | IP | IP DS | 578,584 |
they have concluded that it is not. Britain has "a hard law with a kind face" -- a law which provides protection and safety for vulnerable people; a law which affirms dignity in living as well as dignity in dying; and which recognises that dying is not just about choice or individual autonomy -- but affects others too, not least the doctor who would be commissioned to kill you . The law in Britain is crystal clear. Prosecutions are rare but anyone contemplating the premature ending of a person's life has to weigh most seriously the possibility of prosecution: yes, a tough law with a kind face. And that is precisely how it should be. The introduction of euthanasia will be masked by euphemism and cloaked in words like dignity, mercy, compassion and autonomy. The reality will be doctors who will be in future kill patients; disabled people made to believe they would be better off dead; patient safety compromised; and politicians using the new law as a pretext to withdraw resources from the care of the sick. The so-called right to die will soon become a duty to die -- and to die quickly. Consider what is at stake. Chillingly, the philosopher Baroness Warnock, has said that the sick are "wasting people's lives" because of the care they require: "I f you're demented, you're wasting people's lives -- your family's lives -- and you're wasting the resources of the National Health Service." Suggesting that we have a "duty to | SP | SP FS | 3,016,428 |
studio's in Patchen place, a remarkably English little hideaway on the edge of Greenwich Village. Like so many other corners of the village it might be almost anywhere in Chelsea - discreet, sedate and withdrawn...the quiet of Patchen Place is almost cloistral..." He also draws attention to the "eminent speakability" of Cummings' poems and the precise, rather "un-American" diction in which he delivers them. The poems themselves are fine examples of the satiric and romantic aspects of his work. 'Anyone lived in a pretty how town' is a moving and formally beautiful meditation on the stifling expectations of popular society versus the individual's need for authenticity and love. The relationship of "anyone" and "noone" is set against the "women and men" of the town whose lives are defined by negatives ("they sowed their isn't they reaped their same"). The deliberately simple language and use of refrain gives the poem a fable-like quality and succeeds in being both sophisticated and childlike, a classic Cummings paradox. 'next to of course god America i' is a virtuoso example of monologue written in a sonnet form. Cummings' bravura performance brings out the clichd nature of the old patriot's ramblings: by running together a series of sound-bites Cummings skewers brilliantly the essential meaninglessness of the speaker's political and cultural assumptions. | LY | LY PO | 783,814 |
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of CO2, engineers have looked for alternatives to petroleum. Some manufacturers imagine one day cars might work like this model and run on hydrogen. Instead of an internal combustion engine, this car uses a fuel cell, a kind of battery, which combines hydrogen with oxygen to make electricity. The waste product is simply water. Prototype vehicles already exist which can run on hydrogen. The challenge to this vision of the future is where, exactly, will we find the hydrogen. JOHN B. HEYWOOD, Sloan Automotive Laboratory, MIT: Well, petroleum comes out of the ground. Coal comes out of the ground. Natural gas comes out of the ground. It's down in the ground, and we bring it out and use it. There's no hydrogen stored in the ground. We have to make it. NARRATOR: The good news is that you can extract hydrogen from natural gas. The bad news is that CO2 is released in the process. JOHN B. HEYWOOD: So if you take natural gas and you produce hydrogen, you've taken the hydrogens from the natural gas, the hydrogen atoms, but the carbon atom is going to come off as CO2. NARRATOR: To mitigate the greenhouse gas problem, the hydrogen would need to be made not from fossil fuels, but by splitting water molecules, using carbon-free energy. And it's hard to see how renewable sources like solar and wind can do this on the scale required, especially if they're expected to generate the world's electricity at the same time. RON PRINN, | SP | SP IT TA | 233,775 |
an American air strike near the town. Whether the Taliban would have long respected the accord can't be known ... I'd suspect not, as Musa Qala is in the poppy-growing district. In any case, further diplomacy was derailed by American air strikes there. Steele wasn't misleading even if, probably for space reasons, he didn't give all the details. http://www.afgha.com/?q=node/2680 What to do then? There should have been more troops there from day 1 patrolling the Pakistan/Afghani border. There have to be enough troops to protect schools/women/etc...Rebuilding is the goal, but one cannot rebuild without a basic level of security. You would think so but the Americans differed, the American political establishment stated extra troops would not be needed so you must be wrong and they are right after all they are the most powerful men running the most powerful country in the world Sounds like Gaza. Will you call for a boycott of British academics or is this permissible only for the British? " Isaf's task is complicated by the presence of over 10,000 US troops who are not under Nato command but operate in the same zones, killing more Afghans than Isaf, and giving all foreign forces a bad name since no one can understand the difference." So the Brits kill Afghans, but that doesn't give foreign forces a bad name. But when the Americans - operating in the same zones - do the same, it does! Am I missing something, or is this just typical Guardian logic? But | IP | IP ED | 92,523 |
be scapegoated for the sins of the evil. Having listened to a lot of Fulton Sheen explaining the role of the priest as priest AND VICTIM, this scapegoating will be part of the offering to the Father for the sins of the priesthood and of the world. (See Jesus Christ: Priest and Victim by Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins ). It's the price that needs to be paid in order that the heinous crime of sexual molestation of children be dealt with properly, otherwise the relentless sexual revolutionary march will continue, and it's a small price to pay in the scheme of things. There's a lot going on in society that has been increasing child sexual abuse over the years and minimising it's impact on children. The attack on the priesthood may turn that around in regards to the attitude of people towards sexual abuse of children, but there is a lot of work to be done. So many are very attached to their pornography and fight tooth and nail to prevent any restrictions on it at all , and that's where we need to start if we are serious about protecting children, by stopping the fuel that feeds the fire. 4 comment(s): It's a bit of a get-square with the Catholic church, we got the mealy-mouthed piffle about it not targeting them, but i'm 100% sure that it's only about the church and also painting the Conservatives are pedophiles. Yes, the left in this country will stoop that low. The | OP | OP OB | 3,784,932 |
1950, and that the most recent temperature in the GISP2 series is therefore 1855. This is Easterbrook's main sleight of hand. He wants to present a regional proxy for temperature from 155 years ago as somehow indicative of present global temperatures. The depths of his misunderstanding are made clear in a response he gave to a request from the German EIKE forum to clarify why he was representing 1905 (wrongly, in two senses) as the present. Here's what he had to say: The contention that the ice core only reaches 1905 is a complete lie (not unusual for AGW people). The top of the core is accurately dated by annual dust layers at 1987. There has been no significant warming from 1987 to the present, so the top of the core is representative of the present day climate in Greenland. Unfortunately for Don, the first data point in the temperature series he's relying on is not from the "top of the core", it's from layers dated to 1855. The reason is straightforward enough -- it takes decades for snow to consolidate into ice. And so to an interesting question. What has happened to temperatures at the top of Greenland ice sheet since 1855? Jason Box is one of the most prominent scientists working on Greenland and he has a recent paper reconstructing Greenland temperatures for the period 1840-2007 (Box, Jason E., Lei Yang, David H. Bromwich, Le-Sheng Bai, 2009: Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Air Temperature Variability: 1840 -- 2007 . | IN | IN | 163,058 |
gene but it alters how and when the gene is expressed. It explains how two organisms can be genetically identical yet phenotypically variable, examples identical twins divergence,queen bees and worker bees,catterpillar and butterfly. The Epigenome is the missing link between nature and nurture as it reflects environmental differences. Epigenetic modifications are heritable in the short term but do not involve mutation of the DNA . It is the mechanism behind transgenerational Lamarckian inheritance ,for instance poor food availability during crucial gestational development may lead to later pathological consequences visiting two successive generations.Even a father's diet can directly influence the gene expression and health of his offspring.The organism can be affected by an environmental event long after this initiating event has occurred.Research shows that abuse and neglect in childhood can often result in mental illness in adulthood through epigenetic mechanisms modulated by hormonal signalling during critical developmental stages. The diverse applications of this new biological revolution are truly mind boggling whether in cancer research. ageing research, cloning process,sex linked disease or the study of memory.Epigeneticists are likely to be at the forefront of the next batch of Nobel prize candidates. The book is a real tour de force, it is timely and informed by the latest genetic research described in an approchable style for the non expert.Its optimism is contagious though I have my reservations about cancer cure or delaying ageing.The genetic story is just beginning to unfold and there is still a lot more to come.This is a good place | IP | IP DS | 1,433,984 |
argument that this is not just o.k., but you support taxing what already has been taken so thing don't get overheated (but overheating was caused by the government in the first place, no?). You see to state that the IRS is the antidote to the fed's inflation. Perhaps it is my ignorance, but would it just be a lot easier and a lot more efficient to get rid of both of them? Am I thinking about this all wrong? Am I still stuck on an innocent fraud I can't see? But more importantly, these "savings" account investors have with the Federal Reserve, this money lent to government (instead of being spent), well aren't large deficits still a problem as that is money that the government has to use and not individuals and business. Isn't there an opportunity cost problem? Doesn't a problem exist in that the private sector far far more efficiently allocates resources than a government that inevitably picks winners and creates losers? Isn't this the manifestation of Adam Smith's fear/prediction of government and big business getting in bed? Isn't this the real problem? Isn't it a problem that social security or any other "savings" is "invested" in the government when those funds would help the economy grow if they were invested in the private sector? In my experience as tax attorney, I see many many clients with phony capital gains. For instance, client buys blackacre in 1950 for 2000 dollars. Blackacre is sold in 2010 for 100,000 dollars. | IP | IP DS | 266,529 |
Marnich Associates: Gang of four Share this article Marnich Associates is a rising star of the Spanish design scene. We drop in on the team "I don't know if all small studios start out with the same mentality," says Wladimir Marnich, the founder of Barcelona-based studio Marnich Associates . "But you work more closely when you have a small team. It's a more dedicated type of work." This boutique approach was a very deliberate change of direction for the Chilean designer, who previously worked for branding heavyweights FutureBrand in London and Summa in Barcelona. "I felt I wanted to do nicer little projects, such as posters and wine labels, and work more with cultural clients," he says, recalling his decision to call time on his five-year stint as Summa's design director. The inspiration for his career choice dates back to the 1960s sitcom Bewitched: "I wanted to be Darrin, the husband. I liked what he did because it was about coming home and drawing, presenting to clients and staying up all night to get an idea." Without access to a graphic design course in his home town, Concepcin, in southern Chile, he studied architecture instead -- and was swiftly kicked out. "I just wanted to make mock-ups. I enjoyed doing maquettes." Kees van Dongen art catalogue, designed for an exhibition of the Dutch painter's work at the Museu Picasso de Barcelona -- one of the studio's many fantastic local clients Joining his father in Australia, he embarked on a design | IN | IN DT | 3,073,353 |
contribution to the achievement of broader societal goals. It is a key difference, when many business leaders feel that their companies are ill equipped to pursue broaders societal goals, and activists argue that companies have no democratic legitimacy to take such roles. That particular debate will continue. This article was first published on the sister website to this one, mallenbaker.net The Business Respect email newsletter has been produced since 2001 to give news and commentary on CSR worldwide Special Feature In a recent article, the BBC's economics editor Robert Peston highlighted the fact that in 2012 the chances are that the economy - punch drunk as it is from the various flavours of debt crisis it has been pummelled with over the course of the year - will be hit by the collapse of a major bank and / or government. | IN | IN DT | 35,400 |
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something that we've spent a lot of time talking about. How do you improve productivity in Australia? What are the drivers of growth? But I can tell you over here in the United Kingdom and in Europe more generally, they're not talking about a $23-a-tonne carbon tax, which is a dead hand on the Australian economy. TONY JONES: OK, but ... JOE HOCKEY: They're not talking about mining taxes. TONY JONES: I'll tell you what people are going to want to know some more detail on, when you say "in part", in part you're going to reduce entitlements to enable yourself to reduce personal and company income tax and everyone's going to want to know what entitlements you're looking at. JOE HOCKEY: Well and before the election, and after the election, we will continually look at ways to ensure that people get a fairer deal through lower taxes and less government spending. We haven't been hiding anything. We've been saying, for example, that we will reduce ... TONY JONES: But until now we've understood that what you're going to do is cut public service jobs and so on. I mean, there hasn't been a lot of talk about cutting entitlements. For example - and this is why my speech was so right - in France at the moment, the leading presidential candidate is arguing that France should reduce the retirement age from 62 to 60. Now when this government, the current Labor government in Canberra, sought to increase the retirement | SP | SP IT TA | 566,468 |
Why? What I really liked about it was it was a very thoughtful, well-planned process of involving people at different levels, like the city level. It was really good for me because I work with bringing grassroots people together. So this gave me an idea of the real importance of involving all the stakeholders of the city together. Everyone had to be a participant at all levels of the city: the politicians, business people and advocates. I really liked this. It said everyone was on the journey together: everybody had a stake, everybody realizing their interdependence and what every person has to offer to build a healthy city. How do you plan this share this Good Idea? I feel very passionate about people coming together and the idea of people mutually respecting one another, so I plan to share with my own organization, the other organizations I work with. I certainly would like to talk to a group of people about using this model in our city. | SP | SP IT | 314,482 |
confirm this affirmation. I have seen a patient with "complete damage" to the spinal cord at level C5-C6 stand up and walk, and a ALS patient write books and communicate by just moving his eyes. In both cases their attitudes had been key elements. I'm beginning to think this profession would never stop surprising and teaching me. No comments: Post a Comment Inspiration I'm a second year Occupational Therapy student. While taking my first courses I noticed that a lot of the lessons were not only useful for the practice of the profession, but where also helping me in my personal life. Since I started the journey to the insides of OT, I also started a trip to my own insides that has helped me become a better person one step at a time. In this blog I want to start documenting the lessons and experiences (not only about the profession, but about life) that I have obtained and will continue to through my career as an OT. | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 3,187,487 |
attempt at making a robotic helping hat, Doris, had mind controlling world domination plans in her artificial mind. Parodied in the episode "Love and Rocket", in which the Planet Express ship computer is given a new personality -- which actually works fine, until Bender dates it and subsequently breaks its heart, at which point it goes into full-on HAL-meets-woman-scorned mode. Also, one episode features Bender's evil twin, Flexo, who wears a pointed steel goatee similar to Star Trek 's interpretation of Spock's Evil Twin . Humorously, it's revealed by the end that Bender is the evil twin and Flexo gets mistakenly sent to a robot prison. The Fembot pretending to be a Femputer in order to rule over the Amazons. XL of Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command , the prototype to XR. Some fans have called XL eXperimental Loonie because of this (the exact meaning of XL was never revealed in cannon, but XR stood for eXperimental Ranger). Wound up turned into a copier/fax in his final episode. An episode of Transformers Animated involved Megatron creating a robot with the intent of using it for his own body. He designed the robot, named Soundwave, to evolve in complexity each time it was exposed to the AllSpark energy of Sari's key. He did not predict that Soundwave would gain sentience and then orchestrate a robot revolution. Unlike most cases when an AI goes off the rails, though, Megatron was perfectly happy to let the situation play itself out, given his similar | IN | IN DT | 677,760 |
forgot him somehow -- For he thought -- there were other lads -- he was fear'd to look at me now. VIII. Hard was the frost in the field, we were married o' Christmas day, Married among the red berries, an' all as merry as May -- Those were the pleasant times, my house an' my man were my pride, We seem'd like ships i' the Channel a-sailing with wind an' tide. IX. But work was scant in the Isle, tho' he tried the villages round, So Harry went over the Solent to see if work could be found; An' he wrote 'I ha' six weeks' work, little wife, so far as I know; I'll come for an hour to-morrow, an' kiss you before I go.' X. So I set to righting the house, for wasn't he coming that day? An' I hit on an old deal-box that was pasted in a corner away, It was full of old odds an' ends, an' a letter along wi' the rest, I had better ha' put my naked hand in a hornets' nest. XI. 'Sweetheart' -- this was the letter -- this was the letter I read -- 'You promised to find me work near you, an' I wish I was dead -- Didn't you kiss me an' promise? you haven't done it, my lad, An' I almost died o' your going away, an' I wish that I had.' XII. I too wish that I had -- in the pleasant times that | LY | LY PO | 799,375 |
Re: enough to make a sailor a pair of pants : : on seeing a patch of blue sky on a cloudy day my mother-in-law would say "is it enough to make a sailor a pair of pants?" anyone ever hear of that? : Quite common in the East End of London when I was a boy, except it was 'trousers' and not 'pants'. : I still hear it from time to time and it doesn't seem to be a dead saying. I guess 'sailors' because they have always had a traditionally blue uniform and the service is much older than air forces, which, in any case, often started off wearing khaki, eg USAAF before it became USAF. Another traditional version is "to make a Dutchman a pair of trousers". The image here is of the huge baggy blue trousers of Dutch national costume. British sailors have always traditionally worn bell-bottomed trousers, so perhaps the allusion in both cases is to the size as well as the colour. (VSD) | ID | ID DF | 784,713 |
saying that if i have faith i would know it works differently and the guys at the fed could show me. first off no one is asking you to believe anything. I don't care if you believe in MMT or not. As Warren said, faith has NOTHING to do with any of this. Your faith will not "reveal" anything to you about MMT. This is not church and God does not reign here eternally. I don't even know how faith is a part of this really...but I THINK I understand why you are talking about faith as I will show below. What I am saying about you going to the Fed to see for yourself is attempting to address your faith concern as I see it. I haven't been the Fed and I haven't seen them mark up spreadsheets, so based on that fact, I guess you could say that I don't "KNOW" for a FACT that they are doing things that way operationally speaking. So in that sense you could say that I do have "faith" that is what's happening. So therein lies the "faith" issue I THINK you are struggling with so much, which is why I suggested you go to the Fed and see if you can literally watch them do it yourself. At the same time however I am sure that airplanes are flying in the air right now even though I can't see them with my eyes or hear them or sense them in anyway...but | IP | IP DS | 266,529 |
civil registration, when an event was registered a certificate was given to the individual who registered the event and the information was kept on file. A summary register, or Index, of all the events was created allowing someone to order replacement or copies of certificates. As in books, the Indexes won't tell you everything, but will give you key information, such as names, dates (specifically, quarters) and places (the district the event occurred). How do I search BMD indexes? As with all records the most accurate way to discover your ancestors is to search a specific collection, rather than doing a general search. Go to the Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes page and then search in the relevant collection. If you're looking for births, marriages or deaths between 1837 and 1915 search the FreeBMD collections (these have been transcribed by FreeBMD). There are separate birth and marriage collections for the years 1916-2005, and for deaths between 1984 and 2005. Searching's easier with these records because they've been fully transcribed -- so you'll be given individual person matches to your search. For deaths between 1837 and 1983, we're still working on the transcriptions of these records, so your search will take you to an individual Index page, where you can then look for your ancestor's name yourself. By the end of the year you'll be able to search these records by individual too. What happens when I've found an ancestor in the BMD records? You can then order a certificate online | HI | HI FH | 440,944 |
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words and keeping up with them. I've even been strictly argus-eyed viewing this article, every new word was copied down into my regular journal but I've got a few other composition books I can use too. Great topic. However, I am not as old as most of the people who have commented here. Therefor instead of praising you, I have a few question. Firstly I am a trilingual male who speaks Russian and Armenian on top of English. When I was a bit younger still in college I used to used word that were common word however when ever I used it around my friend I would have to end up defining the word for them because it was too big for them to comprehend. As time passed I got tired of explaining what everything meant and dumbed down my vocabulary, and now I find myself forgetting the word that I already knew. Since I speak 3 languages, a lot of times I find myself searching for a word because I either have the Russian version in my head or the Armenian. So my questions are, how should I maintain the vocabulary I have without forgetting then because am surrounded by vocabulary challenged people? And secondly since Russian and Armenian are richer languages then English what can I do to remember the English word rather then rack my brain searching to the english equivalent. One of my high school English teachers had an interesting game he showed us students. He | HI | HI HT | 471,792 |
this is a joke? ha ha ha take it like a man take it like a man, up the kilt take it like a man, don't be filled with guilt take it like a man, like a big tough man, take it like a man I go ha ha ha Your life depends on it over and over again Pop goes the cop shows, I shop you all, I am your friend The trouble is he fancies my best friend I'm worried and I'm sorry, worried that I'm no help I'm useless at times, useless at times like this It's a fair slap pal, fair slap pal, that kind of thing. Giving up sulking is as hard as stopping smoking I sit in the right hand side of the pictures watch but undecided about the culprit the motives and the script, they could lean either way Got lost for three hours Ended writing like I've read Outside the clouds cleared up, the lucky they cheered up those without will nor reason just peered up opened their mouths, learned the words live and learn dunno why they don't look down, they must be lunatics or something Nah, just slow, nah, they're just slow enough Vocation, don't know what it tastes like let alone how to smell it Vocation, dunno what it tastes like let alone how to spell it I T ha ha ha I T ha what use are you? I T ha ha ha your life descends on it | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
Frank decide to go on a rampage, killing all the people who make modern culture the terrible mess that it is. Where God Bless America succeeds is rooted in it's comedy. Be warned, however, this is some very dark comedy. It does not pull it's punches and shows people brutally murdering others and plays it for laughs. But somehow, that's what makes it great. It's actually funny. It's not the most laugh out loud movie of 2012, and it's not as broad as other comedies of this year, like 21 Jump Street or Ted , but the humour is very deadpan, and if anything, that's more effective. The comedy very much comes from it's satire of culture in general, being straight and forthright with the audience about how this the world we live in, and makes you root for the characters killing these horrible, horrible people. God Bless America 's characters are extremely well-written and performed. Joel Murray is perfect as Frank, but the real star is Tara Lynne Barr. She is so charismatic and likeable, while at the same time being absolutely insane. I mean, this girl has some serious issues. She hates society and what's it's become even down to little things like, 'let's kill people who give high fives' (well, I'm dead). The pacing of the film is where it starts to flicker in it's quality, as the last half of the second act and first half of the third really do tend to drag. The finale | OP | OP RV | 3,128,810 |
the desired results. Calling internationally from a landline International numbers are often written with a + sign in front of them, as shown below: +44 (0) 20 7323 800 This is the number for the British Museum in London , which we will use for our demonstration. Click on the telephone above to see a video demonstration of calling from a landline. Shortcuts Cordless telephones often store a number when you dial it, and then they rapidly dial the number without any pauses when you press the "call" button (usually a green button). Sometimes this is too fast for international switches - depending upon the country. Instead, press the "call" button (green button) before you dial and wait for the dial tone, then dial the international number! | HI | HI HT | 1,403,563 |
way, which is why as a concept it has been so destructive. Thanks for this interview, Paul and Rebecca. Looking forward to reading this--I'll be hassling the Emory librarians to buy it! Something in the interview jumped out at me. Rebecca said: "What I think now, in a nutshell: "race" is a adaptable category that has meant different thing to different people in different places at different times. The ways in which people choose to articulate race, and the ways in which they choose to resist it, are historically contingent. I think in general that Europeans reinvented race each generation to suit their needs for power and domination. That's why I don't think my explanation of an idea of race among Anglo-Virginians excludes the explanation of a scholar who sees the force of the Enlightenment behind late eighteenth-century articulations of race. "Race" is deeply, perversely fungible that way, which is why as a concept it has been so destructive." Now, re-read that paragraph with "religion" in place of "race." It works remarkably well. These terms share an elasticity and historicity that I find fascinating--not to get too religious studies around here. So, yea, really excited to dig into this book. Michael--I actually ended up saying something similar about slavery today (that it meant different things to different people at different times) in the context of a discussion of Orlando Patterson's Slavery and Social Death. Chris--thanks for getting it ordered! I'm surprised William and Mary hadn't already acquired it (I'm told | SP | SP IT | 3,218,573 |
with more skill than that -- McGeady is an example, even if he is not world class, he does have skills on the ball (but he saw very little of it yesterday so we didn't see any of them). Yet the rest seem to be your cartoonishly stereotypical big strong lads huffing and puffing around the pitch and inflicting pain on the ball with their toes. Real ugly stuff. Kieran on June 11, 2012 at 1:29 pm Croatia completely tore our tactics to pieces... even if they did get quite a bit luck too. But they totally outplayed us and killed our main attacking threats. Our rigid 442 is just too easy to counter-act at this level. While I wouldn't say 442 (or 4411) is unworkable -- you certainly need two very talented midfielders when most teams will have 3 against you. Our two center midfielders are very ordinary. Croatia were also very smart in the way they attacked us too... They often went direct to their strikers, which meant our midfield didn't have time to get behind the ball and protect the defence... I believe this was a deliberate tactic from Bilic. And also playing with lots of width was part of their strategy too. This made our two banks of four much less compact. Against sides that play more through the middle, we find it easier to stay in our rigid shape... Basically, however, we were just far too predictable and easy to defend and attack against... this | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 773,904 |
Rio+20 "Eight multilateral development banks have pledged $175bn to improve public transport in developing countries." Leading the charge for rail development at Rio+20 are three central rail organisations: international railway body UIC, European rail association Unife and public transport organisation UITP, which partnered to present a joint statement to the world on sustainable transport. The statement lays out the arguments for rail development as a driver for green economic benefits, pollution reduction and improved mobility for urban residents, especially those with little income. From an economic standpoint, the groups stated that worldwide congestion costs economies around one to three percent of GDP, and that maintaining a car costs many families up to 30% of their total income. Placing a greater emphasis on public transport systems would cut air pollution, improve mobility, reduce congestion and road fatalities, as well as create at least 20 million green jobs around the world. The partners have called on all parties to endorse the doubling of sustainable transport's share of urban journeys by 2025, as well as strengthening institutional arrangements with development banks, carbon finance instruments and the private sector to advance public transport projects. "Transport makes up for the bulk of emission worldwide - we are here to show that rail transport is part of the solution to the problem," said Bombardier's country representative in Brazil Andre Guyvarche, on behalf of Unife director general Philippe Citron. "With technologies that are available today, rail can improve the lives of citizens around the globe by providing | IN | IN IB | 97,111 |
of setting. Angry and frustrated, we asked the guards about the part of the spa where talking was allowed. Sufficient to say that it was the case on just about 10% of the property where we headed to looking to finally relax and enjoy ourselves. Indeed once there we could certainly chat freely while taking a pleasant dip in the only pool available that for some sad reason resembled a glorified home tub and as such could accomodate somewhere in the range of 6-8 people - unless we were willing to climb on top of each other or stand shoulder to shoulder with the strangers - which believe me, we were not going to do. Having had enough, we decided to leave. Oh if only that was easy. Getting through the overcrowded locker took the last bit of energy and made all of us wonder who and why woud ever go to polar bear in search of relaxation??? Unless you are eager to ruin your day at ths spa, take my word for it, do not bother! In less than 2 hours we have been treated like cattle and humiliated to build up the level of stress and frustration that a bad month at work could not come close to! Stayed November 2011, travelled with friends Value Location Cleanliness Service Was this review helpful? Yes Problem with this review? Ask snorkeling_lover_123 about Polar Bear's Club This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC | IP | IP DS | 529,708 |
it is a world of energy, we'll never be able to perceive energy directly. ... "Notice that when I talk about seeing, I always say "having the appearance of" or "seemed like," don Juan warned me. "Everything one sees is so unique that there is no way to talk about it except by comparing it to something known to us." ... He remarked that it certainly would be infinitely safer for sorcerers to remain solely at the level of describing what they see, but that the temptation to conclude and explain, even if only to oneself, is far too great to resist. ... The difficulty is in breaking the retaining wall we all have in our minds that holds us in place. To break it, all we need is energy. Once we have energy, seeing happens to us by itself. The trick is in abandoning our fort of self-complacency and false security." ... The hard part is convincing yourself that it can be done. For this, you need to trust the nagual. The marvel of sorcery is that every sorcerer has to prove everything with his own experience. I am telling you about the principles of sorcery, not with the hope that you will memorize them, but with the hope that you will practice them." from " "THE ART of DREAMING" " by Castaneda __________ ._______________________. For anyone who wish to help, I'm selling this couple of artist books of which I'm the author. It is a series of books | LY | LY PO | 3,207,190 |
such as spellchecking, grammar checking, predictive texting, automatic call answering, speech synthesis, etc., each have language specific elements which are based on fundamental building blocks. This book presents a detailed picture of the development of such fundamental language resources. It describes the development of a tokenizer, a morphological analyser, a part-of-speech tagger, a partial dependency tagger, and a chunker for Irish. It introduces corpus creation, finite-state morphology, rule-based POS tagging and dependency parsing, together with standard methods of evaluation, and full code listings. This makes it an invaluable guide to those interested in Natural Language Processing, especially those developing NLP tools for a language with few pre-existing language resources. Special Offers and Product Promotions Buy any product sold by Amazon.co.uk excluding any Kindle Device and e-books and we will add a 10 promotional gift certificate to your account to spend on selected Amazon fashion. Here's how (terms and conditions apply) Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links | IP | IP DS | 15,093 |
announcement in the local paper. The Republican party has no health plan because they belief there is no problem. This lack of empathy for the average American and eight years of GW are the main reasons that the party is on the ropes . Regina Williams | 7.25.09 @ 11:21PM Thanks for this enlightening article Mr Stein. You have opened my eyes to a world of truth. The truth being that with bigots like spewing trash like this there is so much work to be done and today I declare to keep up the fight to uproot you and your kind in whatever ways I can. You glibly insult our collective intellect telling us we voted for a pig in a poke? Take another look in the mirror Sir. His speaking up against characters like you make his writings anti white but its okay to call him a pig in a poke. Anti american diatribe by Jeremiah Wright? WHAT DID THAT MAN SAY THAT WAS NOT TRUE? You should be ashamed that you have fed so fat on the fat of the land words like community organizer are like bad words to you. You forget that your first calling as a leader is to serve. Charity always begins at home Sir, thats why he began with his community but of course that would be another dirty word to you. You complain of a total zero academic record ( maybe you were in Argentina when the documentary of his accomplishments were | IP | IP | 186,900 |
Starz and went crazy for it. After that, there were two different characters that he was interested for me to play. Of course, I had to sleep with the showrunner to get the part, but... [Laughs.] Anyway, it was either the Miramar Playa house photographer who was also sort of a spy for Ike [Jeffrey Dean Morgan's character] as well a gal-Friday/best-friend kind of thing, or Meg Bannock. And the more we talked about it, Meg just seemed to be the part. She's this sort of Doris Duke/Grace Kelly throwback, the ultra-WASP who's part of Ike's earlier life, to sort of compare and contrast the Jewish hotel world, which even at that time -- although no one realized it -- was sort of dying as it kept coming up again and again that the WASP persona in America was being viewed as "the real Americans." Meg's a nice person, but she's a person of her world, where Jewish people aren't invited into their country clubs, and the South Beach area isn't integrated. There are colored and white drinking fountains, and this all seems kind of normal in Meg's world. So I think with her affection for Ike and her being accepted into his family more and more, she's seeing her world open up a bit. It's cool to play a woman from that era who's extremely wealthy. Her parents are gone; she's an heiress like Doris Duke, with something like a billion dollars in today's money. She's got no children | SP | SP IT | 3,225,871 |
control. The thought terrifies me. I am in very similar situation to you. I drink every night and have done for years. Afraid to give up entirely but "cutting down" doesn't work for me. It's crazy that alcohol is the only "drug" in the world that once you give it up you are "labelled"!!! If you give up smoking or coffee or some other legal "drug" you are congratulated....with alcohol you are treated like a weakling. I read a great book recently, Jason Vale "How to Quit Drinking.....Easily". It gives a lot of thought provoking advice and changes your attitude. I am still drinking after reading it but I am questionning it more and not thinking of it as "a friend" as much. I would not be too hard on yourself if you do set a date and then don't quit after all. You can always try again and each time you will learn different triggers and emotions and issues that you will be able to resolve. The important thing is to try again and keep trying. I agree, keep trying. I used to drink alone, lots.. I rarely do now & although when i first started to try to stop it was hell, now when the ache starts about 6pm I tell myself no, the feeling will pass. I find myself something good to do.. a bath and a good book is a treat and not opening a bottle of mine (just one glass won't hurt ) I am | HI | HI HT | 23,282 |
Laden is the sponsor of this operation, and I think all of the indications are pointing that way." Soon after the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, a Vernon Loeb Post article, dated October 13, 2000, proceeded to implicate bin Laden through the detailed information provided by Kushner, Katzman, and Cannistraro. Earlier, in a Vernon Loeb Post article dated July 3, 2000, Yusufszai, Kushner, and Cannistraro unveiled bin Laden aides Ayman al-Zawahiri and Muhammed Atef as the men to watch as bin Laden's likely successors, with a helpful tidbit on the Zawahiri biography thrown in by the Saudi-owned al-Sharq al-Awsat. None of the above, of course, is offered as the "smoking gun" pointing the way to a propaganda conspiracy, nor are my chosen examples meant to be exhaustive in evidencing this point. According to Felicity Barringer, in a New York Times article dated September 24, 2001: " A good deal of the public information on bin Laden comes from the journalists who went to Afghanistan to interview him, including [Peter] Bergen, ... Peter Arnett, John Miller, Rahimullah Yusufzai, and Jamal Ismail." The article further makes reference to Vernon Loeb, Al Quds al-Arabi (Atwan), Judith Miller, Al Jazeera, and Brian Jenkins (formerly of Kroll Associates - the security firm that obtained the WTC position for John O'Neill by way of Jerry Hauer). Clearly, I have also not heretofore made mention of the other experts who have worked assiduously toward building our knowledge base on bin Laden - Steven Emerson, Daniel | IN | IN RA | 502,811 |
people become very disabled well before this & some many years later. I general, the older a person is when they get symptoms the slower the disease progression. Thus, people who first get HD symptoms in old age (say over 65) might have a normal life expectancy. However, since most people get symptoms when they are younger than this for most people life expectancy is reduced. In my experience, the commonest causes of death are pneumonia and trauma from falling. Pneumonia can occur when the wallowing muscles become weak & so saliva, fluids & food can trickle into the lungs and cause an infection. This is why it's important that people with HD see a speech pathologist and when needed their diet is modified. For example, fluids can be thickened & food cut up finely or minced. Changing the diet this way reduces the risk of chest infections & allows the person with HD to get enough nutrition. Falls are common in HD & can be very heavy. This can result in severe injuries like a broken leg or a fractured skull. The other major cause of death in HD is suicide. This is a very upsetting thing for families, and for doctors & nurses. There is a lot we can do to help people who are suicidal to get rid of these awful thoughts and make them happy & safe again. Anyone who feels that they might want to harm themself or who has a relative who they think | ID | ID QA | 618,491 |
psychology or new age guides to finding your true purpose. And these have all worked, in varying degrees, for a wide range of people, including myself. But it wasn't until today that I was really hit full force with my true answer to this question. I have spent the best part of two frustrating days trying to pin down a uni assignment that is due later this week. Any clarity around the question, or any insight into the core of my answer continues to elude me, despite reading a myriad of articles, textbooks and case law over the last three weeks. By mid-afternoon I was tired, annoyed and de-motivated about the whole thing. I'd even decided not to write a blog today, despite the fact that I've promised myself to post something every day no matter what. So I took a break, went for a walk with the dogs, wrote a book review and generally engaged in other avoidance activities, all the while berating myself for not working on my assignment. It wasn't until I sat down again and decided that I wasn't going to do anymore work on the assignment today, and instead answer a strong urge from within to write out what I was going through and attempt to sort out a solution, that I was hit with the blindingly obvious: that very thing is the one thing that I absolutely can't NOT do. I remember a quote from an author who said "writers are people who can't | OP | OP OB AV | 3,329,909 |
could be used , but obviously reworked to improve the head gasket issue with LR did address with the MLS head gasket and the more rigid oil rail that reduced movement. They could even make a 'hot hatch' to rival the focus RS level. The Rover name could be key to give TATA a good foot in the door of the EU market in everyday cars not just jags which are more high end as Rover as a brand is well know even now after the death in 2005. | OP | OP OB | 3,707,080 |
We're in for a Long, Exhausting World Series It was a surprise to learn that last night's oh boy that happened fast ninth-inning "comeback" 2-1 win for the Rangers over the Cardinals in Game 2 of the World Series was the first time a team had lost a ninth-inning lead since Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. Sorry to bring that up, but that does seem like a long time. You mean to tell me that every single time a team has led after eight innings in the World Series for the last ten years they've won the game? That takes some of the drama out of it, don't it? Well, it did until last night. [ Cries. ] Of course, we haven't had a Game 7 of the World Series since 2002, and it kinda looks like we're in for one of those too. Jason Motte, the fireballing former catcher who might have been born with a beard, really only threw one bad pitch last night, a cutter that caught too much of the plate and was ripped by Elvis Andrus for a single in the ninth inning. This was right after a bloop hit by Ian Kinsler, and right before an error by Albert Pujols sent Andrus to second. Before you knew it, the Cardinals had gone from three outs away from a 2-0 World Series lead to a near-impossible situation: runners on second and third, no outs, and the meat of the Rangers' order coming up. | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 630,713 |
me company When I need it Voices speak through my walls, I don't think I'm gonna make it Past tomorrow London calls me a stranger, a traveller This is now my home, my home I'm burning on the back street Stuck here sitting in the backseat I'm blazing on the street What I do isn't up to you If the city never sleeps then that makes two And my lungs hurt and my ears bled With the sound of the city life echoed in my head Do I need this to keep me alive? The traffic stops and starts but I need to move along London calls me a stranger This is not my home, home I'm burning on the back street Stuck here sitting in the backseat I'm blazing on the street What I do isn't up to you If the city never sleeps then that makes two Lego House (Ed Sheeran 2011) I'm gonna pick up the pieces and build a Lego house If things go wrong we can knock it down My three words have two meanings but there's one thing on my mind It's all for you And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got you to keep me warm If you're broken I will mend ya and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on, now I'm out of touch, I'm out of love I'll pick you up when you're getting down And out of all these things I've done, I think | LY | LY SL | 83,871 |
Chee karaka, chee karaka, cheek you can Cupa laura, cupa laura was a very fine man. Banga, hoola, izzy kizzy kizzy was a chinese moon. She was a lovely kind and gentle person and no racist comment was every intended. It was a fun tongue twister - plain and simple. I've been looking for lyrics to this song for a number of years. I never knew there were so many versions or that it went back so far, but I guess that is common. I believe my mom and her sister learned this song in camp back in the 30's/40's. My mom used to sing this "silly song" to me when I was a kid (60's/70's) and I loved it. Of course, we didn't worry about political correctness back then. I've never been successful in finding any reference on the internet - probably because of the differences in the version that they sang: the refrain of which went something like: Sadly my mom passed away recently, but I'll have to see if my aunt can still recall or rederive the lyrics that they learned. I think my mom was hesitant to sing this song to me in recent years because my own daughters are Chinese and she didn't want to give the wrong impression. Ironically, it wasn't until my own daughter learned the song "Chickery Chick" in music class this year and came home singing it that I was able to make the connection. I'd never heard of that song, | ID | ID DF | 248,498 |
Luke's. Ch7 Discusses the beatitude, blessed are the poor (in spirit). Matt has "in spirit" but not Luke or Thomas, so it is argued that the version without "in spirit" is more primitive, and therefore reflects Q, explaining why Luke doesn't use Matt's "in spirit." Goodacre explains why Luke would change Matt's version by pointing out that 1) Luke is concerned with the poor, 2) reversals in Luke (blessings and woes) would not work with "in the spirit," for it would have to be contrasted with "woe to the rich in flesh" or "woe to the rich in spirit" which doesn't make sense, and 3) beatitude was addressed to disciples who had left worldly posessions to follow Jesus and were actually poor. Goodacre also says that Luke and Thomas probably agree because Thomas relied on Luke. To explain why, in the beatitudes, Thomas changed "kingdom of God" to "kingdom of heaven" while Luke has "kingdom of heaven" and Matt has "kingdom of God," Goodacre points out that nowhere in Thomas do you find "kingdom of heaven." Ch8 Argues that Luke used Matt, which is evident in the minor agreements between Luke and Matt against Mark in triple tradition. Against the argument that the minor agreements are too minor to prove anything, Goodacre points out that there's a sliding scale from minor agreements to major agreements (called Mark-Q overlap by Q theorists) to double traditions, and these categories are artificial. Ch9 Discusses the relevence of Thomas on the synoptic problem, since | IP | IP DS | 696,758 |
the above query, send it to queries@washpost.com or The Washington Post Magazine, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071. Include your daytime phone number. Recount your story in 250 words or fewer. | IP | IP ED | 681,825 |
With almost 1.67 million vehicles sold, the BMW Group continues to be the world's leading premium manufacturer in terms of sales volume. Our three automobile brands, BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, also set new individual records. A further 113,000 customers purchased a BMW or Husqvarna motorcycle. Our Financial Services business also contributed to this positive sales development. Revenues of _ 68.8 billion and a profit before tax of more than _ 7.3 billion also represent new highs for the Group. The BMW Group stands on a firm financial footing, maintaining our profitability. This provides us with additional flexibility in an uncertain environment and also gives us the ability to continue making important investments in the future. Our capital expenditure of around _ 3.7 billion in 2011 included investments in new products and the expansion of our international production network. One thing is clear: we will continue to make major investments over the next few years. That is the only way to respond to growing demand for our vehicles and at the same time realise new drive technologies, industrialise electromobility and offer our customers innovative mobility services. Our research and development expenses increased to more than _ 3.3 billion in 2011. This investment was primarily earmarked towards projects to secure our future growth. We continue to strive for a good balance of growth between Europe, the Americas and Asia. We believe this is essential to economic success in a highly volatile environment. The same applies to our highly flexible international production network | IP | IP PA | 559,277 |
rules that protect the safety of women and families," but it's all a bit dull. Out on the floor of the DNC at the TWC Arena, there's a huge difference between the Democratic party delegates and their counterparts at the Republican conference in Tampa. Their higher level of enthusiasm has been observed already but the main difference is that Democrats actually sit in their seats and listen to the speakers, even in the early parts of the programme featuring such political superstars as... this guy. Governor of Delaware? Something like that. Republicans ate a lot of hotdogs. That was the other difference. The conventions always attract a large foreign contingent, from ambassadors based in DC to politicians from abroad looking for election tips from the country that is often in the lead in new techniques, writes Ewen Macaskill from the hall. The Democratic convention has long attracted a stream of British Labour MPs and officials. Famously, Labour sent officials to Little Rock in the 1990s to learn from the then experts, Bill Clinton and his team. So it was no surprise when the Guardian bumped into shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander. He flew in today, arriving at the same time as Air Force One. He is representing Labour at the convention. After posing for a picture with and chatting to a woman wearing an outsize red hat adorned with as many pro-Obama badges as could be fitted on to it, he stopped for a brief word. "I am looking forward | SP | SP TA | 484,434 |
problem was that I was expecting a book to inform me more about some of the important societal, demographic and technological events that occurred during the Depression Era (such as to rise of motion pictures, the Lindbergh baby, or Amelia Earhart). This book did not cover such aspects, but makes an excellent first read for a volatile and interesting era in American History. (less) The one thing that remains constant as I continue my march through the ages of history of the United States, is that America is a nation that continues to transform and change. The two extraordinary events of the Great Depression and World War II helped transform the nation its people. The leader though both of these great crises was Franklin D. Roosevelt. Not since George Washington led us through both the American Revolution and the early days of the national government had one leader impacted ...more The one thing that remains constant as I continue my march through the ages of history of the United States, is that America is a nation that continues to transform and change. The two extraordinary events of the Great Depression and World War II helped transform the nation its people. The leader though both of these great crises was Franklin D. Roosevelt. Not since George Washington led us through both the American Revolution and the early days of the national government had one leader impacted the nation's destiny by shaping the country's response to two great national events. Economic 'depressions' | IP | IP DS | 722,804 |
Checking the amount of rent arrears It is important to check the amount of rent arrears owed to your landlord and that the arrears have been calculated correctly. It is also important that you and your landlord agree on how much rent arrears you owe. What counts as rent arrears? Rent usually only covers the amount your landlord charges for living in the property, but sometimes you can also pay your landlord for other things such as bills and service charges. Ask your landlord how much of what you owe is rent and how much is for other services. It's important that you pay all the charges. Your tenancy agreement may also outline what 'rent' includes and what it does not include. Finding out how much rent arrears you owe If you have a rent book, you should find details of your rent payments and outstanding balance there. Similarly, any regular rent statements from your landlord should set out your position. It is important that you keep recordsof these statements and of any payments you make to your landlord in case there is a dispute. If you need more up-to-date information, ask your landlord for a statement of your rent account from the date when the rent arrears are supposed to have started. Check that the amount your landlord says you owe is correct. Have all the payments you have made been recorded? Have any payments of housing benefit paid direct to your landlord been recorded? Has any rent you | HI | HI HT | 75,910 |
reasons that we went with it. After going through the walk-through, it was the easiest out of any of the systems that we had looked at and not intimidating whatsoever. A couple of days of playing around with it, and you pick it up pretty easily." Was the transition from a manual dispatch system to Axon difficult for you? "Honestly, we embraced it wholeheartedly. I guess in the technological age that we're in, it was nice to be up to speed in the 21st century. With our old system we just had a whiteboard that everything had to be written out on, so going into a system like this was just fantastic." What kind of feedback have you gotten from your accounting people about the change of systems? "They love it. It cut down on their work. The person who looks after the accounts payable does our whole trucking company payroll himself for our drivers within about three days, as compared to two people taking four or five days before." What would you say to somebody who was considering investing in the Axon system? "I would say, 'If you're on the fence, hop on down and start running with it. You will appreciate it.'" Is there anything else that you might want to add about your experience with Axon? "The bottom line -- it really does save you time. Time is the biggest factor. It does save you man-hours. "It does help out tremendously with the communication factor, since everybody | IP | IP | 460,313 |
everything is guaranteed to fulfill our expectations of and anticipation of value. When it fails, we simply don't buy that brand again, or buy that author's work. But to say that a book isn't worth, say, $8.99 or even $29.99...I ask myself what it would have taken for me to otherwise create/gain the insight/value I obtained from simply reading a book or listening to the song. I pay exclusively for the perceived value of the content. the essence of the question of value is... well, read Dan Ariely's books! People are not rational when it comes to judging value. Things are relative and emotional and complex. It is completely unrealistic to try to prescribe some logical way of assigning value. Whatever weird things people think, such as how many times they will read a book, it's all part of how people think. And it's not gonna change. People will never be the mythical rational beings assumed by traditional economics. its only an opinion, in my situation 8 is a lot of money for a book I would only read once, books are something that myself I generally buy, I am currently reading something I was given by a friend, I would never have thought to buy it, even at such a low cost but i am enjoying it, films, tv programmes are often too pricey for me, I regularly buy Ross Noble's DVDs as I want to support him, but in truth I feel everything is too expensive and that | OP | OP OB | 606,262 |
+ ... A killing vector is a vector which which projected on the four vector U = (U_t, U_x, U_y, U_z) is constant K*U = const, where * is basically the vector dot product. So this all works in the flat case, and if works in other spacetimes with curvature as well. But if we bring in the conformal factor a time component of a Killing vector is not constant along the coordinate time direction. So this means that there is no global time "vector field" which can apply on the spacetime which gives isometries (distance preserving transformations). Further, since time and energy, just as position and momentuam, are conjugate variables there is no energy conservation principle which can be defined globally. However, for cosmology a conformal energy conservation can be defined. There are some very deep elements and consequences to this, but that might be for later. Tegmarks declare reality just mathematics. Cantorians declare mathematics free for disposal like a game with arbitrarily chosen rules. Accordingly, neither spr nor smr have to feel responsible for questions concerning very basic discrepancies between theory and reality. Doesn't this let room for endless speculations? Instead of suspecting either Max Tegmark or Georg Cantor wrong, I tend to distrust both. I think I have explained this before. In objective reality there is no time just fluctuating energy and space. In this model, Universal time is not universal in that it is the same for all objects and particles, but in that each object | ID | ID DF | 444,213 |
the upper hand And go mad for a couple grams And we don't want to go outside tonight And in the pipe fly to the Motherland Or sell love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly Angels to fly, fly, fly For angels to fly, to fly, to fly For angels to die. Drunk (Ed Sheeran 2011) I wanna be drunk when I wake up On the right side of the wrong bed And never an excuse I made up Tell you the truth I what didn't kill me It never made me stronger at all Love will scar your make up Lips sticks to me, so now I maybe lean back there I'm sat here wishing I was sober I know I'll never hold you like I used to But a house gets cold when you cut the heating Without you to hold I'll be freezing Can't rely on my heart to beat in 'Cos you take parts of it every evening Take words out of my mouth just from breathing Replace with phrases like 'when you leaving me?' Should I? Should I? Maybe I'll get drunk again I'll be drunk again, I'll be drunk again To feel a little love I wanna hold your heart in both hands Not watch it fizzle at the bottom of a Coke can And I got no plans for the weekend, so should we speak then? Keep it between friends Though I know you'll never love me like | LY | LY SL | 83,871 |
affected." The Dubai-based airline Emirates is sponsoring the cable car for 10 years at a cost of 36million. It is the first urban cable car system of its kind in Britain. | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 484,214 |
than the exporting of jobs offshore; more attention than the destruction of our manufacturing sector to the point where we don't really make anything here but lattes and hairdressing appointments; more attention than the disguised unemployment that sees just under two million people wanting to work full time now or in the next four weeks having either no work or too little; more attention than the more than two million Australians who live in a household where no-one has a job. These are among Australia's real problems. These problems really matter. Then there are the environmental problems that are just our own and the existential problem we share with the rest of the world -- climate change. But despite these very real and pressing problems Australia faces, we're more likely to wake up to the chant in the media: 'Stop the boats! Stop the boats!' And we keep hearing that because both major parties find these other problems so difficult they don't even acknowledge the existence of most of them. But they know that there are votes in the exploitation of the latent xenophobia in most of us. And so they compete with each other in their exclusion of the weak and persecuted with a different skin colour or different religion. A few mornings after I first saw the brown-skinned workman eating something in the cabin of his ute, I was pounding the streets when I saw him in his ute again. This time there was a child beside him, | SP | SP FS | 3,298,444 |
pace. We passed through more Siberian villages as we rode up the eastern side of the lake -- you cannot see the land on the other side -- at a roadside stop there were stalls with women all selling the same thing -- smoked Omul fish from the lake. Some also sold raspberries, and blueberries. From about here we are entering the area of shamanic/animistic religion, among other beliefs including Buddhism (rife in Mongolia) and Zen. For good luck, coins were seen strewn on the ground at the layby; blue ribbons were in the tree: It was a good road, and overtaking was easy. (The only problems we frequently encounter are traffic and potholes, and on motorbikes we easily cope with both of those). Hills rose to about 900 m (Lake Baikal is 464 m OSL). A bit of rain fell, we had to put on our rainjackets -- the temp was only 14-18*C, but at end of the day it rose to about 25*C. The road moved away from the lakeside to go eastwards, and we passed through fir forests, then birch forest, then young birch, and finally onto bare flatlands N of Ulan-Ude. The city spreads out beyond the river. We bypassed the city itself, as there is not much to see, unless you like heads of Lenin, because the world's biggest one is here; I copied this picture from the web: We called at a fuel station, at each bowser there was a car parked with the | NARRATIVE | NA TB | 3,322,087 |
how we get distorted facts about anyone not toeing the liberal left line. ttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1\\... Sheila Simmons | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 1,402,810 |
choose the instalment option) will pay GST at 12.5%. Periodic supplies: On 1 July 2010 Matt signs an agreement to lease a car park from Parking Co. The agreement requires Matt to pay a fee of $120 each month (inclusive of GST), payable on 20th of each month. A tax invoice was provided to Matt at the time he signed the agreement. The tax invoice requires Matt to pay a fee of $120 per month (inclusive of GST), payable on the 20th of each month. Each monthly payment is a separate supply. The time of supply is the time each payment becomes due or is received, which ever is the earlier. Here, that would be the 20th of each month. The GST Act also allows a supplier to increase their price to provide for the increase in the rate of GST. In Matt's case Parking Co may increase the monthly payments to $122.66 to reflect the increase in the GST rate. Similar outcomes would apply to commercial leases and other similar commercial arrangements. For example, a monthly fee for the use of an electronic database, or a gym membership. A plumber has asked what rate of GST should be charged on invoices issued prior to 1 October 2010, but for which payment will not be received until after 1 October. All invoices issued prior to 1 October 2010 should have GST included at 12.5% - even if you do not expect to be paid until after that date. If you | IN | IN FI | 1,755,334 |
even like No you don't even like... PENIS You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes Yeah you P.M.S. Like a bitch I would know And you over-think Always speak cryptically I should know That you're no good for me (Chorus) 'Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in then you're out You're up then you're down You're wrong when it's right It's black and it's white We fight we break up We kiss we make up You, you don't really wanna stay no You, but you don't really wanna go o You're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in then you're out You're up then you're down We used to be Just like twins So in sync The same energy Now's a dead battery Used to laugh About nothing Now you're plain boring I should know That you're not gonna change (Chorus) Someone call the doctor Got a case of love bipolar Stuck on a roller coaster And I can't get off this ride... If you want me The cherry on top The pick of the pack The crme de la crop If you want me you better do better than that tonight Oh oh If you want me It takes more than a wink More than a drink More than you think If you want me you're gonna have to break the bank tonight 'Cause some don't have the patience Some call me high maintenance But you pay | IN | IN DP DT | 145,586 |
SimCity and Color TV suggest a modern type of distraction, and perhaps avoidance to growing in responsibility and love. And the father who sold his dream to provide for the family's need, seems to call a man to die to his identity in things and talents for a greater love and faithfulness, no? Does it say "I hear the fathers cry in (or and) the softest sigh..." instead of "farthest cry"? Love was what kept the mother alive when her "fathers" had done something that had made her want to commit suicide. The mother's husband sold his guitar (Gibson 335) and gave up his dream of playing music just so they could pay for the electricity (the electricity of the mothers life and their marriage as well as the electricity bills). The feeling of pain ceases to exist when a particular person is in the presence of whoever is singing. Winning the golden ticket symbolizes a fantasy coming true when someone's love is strong enough to get rid of the pain and fear in another's heart. And when your feeling so pained and hurt, as if you can no longer go on, there is a distant voice that makes you stop and all of a sudden there is reason to stay alive because if you left that person (who is the in voice in your head) behind they wouldn't be the same and their life would be lacking in wholesomeness and true love. When I'm at that low point I | LY | LY SL | 249,040 |
kindly fashion that if Jamie was to be shot, and if I could ensure that his body was on our property by the time he or a colleague arrived, all would go well for me. He would personally testify to the threat posed, and jail would be out of the question. The level of gun violence in LA had become overwhelming, and my girlfriend and I decided to move to the more peaceful pastures of the high desert. We bought the home of a man who was packing, in the American sense of the word. I watched as he laid 21 guns on his bed, and wondered out loud whether he was expecting royalty. But these were just a few of his weapons. Most of his armoury had already been moved. Our new next-door neighbour (to be) was in prison at the time for shooting another neighbour point blank in the face in a dispute over who was the better shot. Like the city, guns were everywhere in the desert. The local yoga guru packed a .357 Magnum. The saloon blues singer was committing his third robbery of the same nearby convenience store when the owner - a frail elderly woman - finally cried enough. ''You can have the money, but I'm not getting down on that floor again,'' she declared. The same man was to rob the same bank twice, not realising he had already held the place up. I was the only person I knew that wasn't armed. | OP | OP OB | 230,359 |
be most welcome... http://www.openhandweb.org/contents/cour\\... ) Openness, commitment and love No one can accurately prophecy because the future is shaped by the feelings, intentions and choices we all make in the moment. However, there comes a point when the moment is so committed to a particular flow of circumstance, that it becomes inevitable for a chain process to unfold. It's just like taking a step, there comes a point when your foot is sure to land, it's simply a question of when and exactly how. I feel that's the situation we're all living in right now. It feels very much to me as if certain 'tipping points' have been activated. I'd say a convergence of consciousness is taking place with the divine purpose of unraveling a particularly persistent blockage - the very society in which we live. We can either live in fear of that, deny it is happening, or do something much more courageous, much more divine, much more human. We can embrace the coming changes with openness, commitment and love. We can see it as an opportunity to truly let go of the limitation and constriction of the past. We can re-embrace the divine flow of life and allow it to sweep us up into our rightful place - an eternal fearlessness, openly embracing change and continual evolution. I have been feeling as though I am to be preparing for something. I have been working with confronting death without fear, this is a hard one. And also letting go | OP | OP OB | 52,219 |
Aboriginal people to improve the appalling conditions of our lives and to have meaningful participation in the Canadian mosaic, we have to be treated as nations. We can well understand those concerns. Aboriginal people feel a strong sense of injustice about the manner in which they have been treated by governments and the justice system over the years. But for many non-Aboriginal people, it is difficult to understand the full dimension of this injustice. A large amount of cultural faith and assumption is at work in what Aboriginal people are saying. We imagine it would be equally difficult for a non-Aboriginal person to try to explain why "democracy" works, or how "capitalism" works. To a large extent, explanations of such phenomena require a high degree of conceptual background knowledge which is difficult to attain in as short a period of time as was available to the Inquiry. It is clear that for Aboriginal people, their faith in the ability of their cultural institutions and their leaders to undertake the revival of ancient principles for modern institutions is quite high. They obviously, as well, place a high degree of importance on the matter. We heard from representatives of national Aboriginal organizations on the topic. Christopher McCormick, national spokesperson for the Native Council of Canada, representing Metis and non-status Indians in Canada, said this: The first step is to recognize that tinkering won?t work, and that what will work is empowerment. Until the justice system can accommodate the reality of our self-determination, | IN | IN DT | 331,107 |
his pursuit of the cartel veers dangerously towards an obsession outside the law. This is a world characterised by its brutality, yet all Winslow's incredibly varied cast - including a high class prostitute, an Irish hitman and a charismatic Catholic priest - are all in their own ways searching for salvation. Don Winslow's masterpiece is not only a page-turning thriller but also a rich and compelling novel in the league of an Ellroy or Delillo. (20030402) Special Offers and Product Promotions Buy any product sold by Amazon.co.uk excluding any Kindle Device and e-books and we will add a 10 promotional gift certificate to your account to spend on selected Amazon fashion. Here's how (terms and conditions apply) {"itemData":[{"priceBreaksMAP":null,"buy\\... to Basket","Add both to Basket","Add all three to Cart"],"showDetailsDefault":"Show availability and delivery details","shippingError":"An error occurred, please try again","hideDetailsDefault":"Hide availability and delivery details","priceLabel":["Price:","Price For Both:","Price For All Three:"],"preorder":["Pre-order this item","Pre-order both items","Pre-order all three items"]}} More About the Author Product Description Review No one since James Ellroy has conveyed the morally troubled heart of the American dream with such savage aim, and Winslow cleverly adds a pointed political dimension to his saga. A future classic .' Guardian 'Don Winslow is the kind of cult writer who is so good you almost want to keep him to yourself.' (Ian Rankin ) 'The first great dope novel since Dog Soldiers thirty years ago. It's frightening and sad, with a superbly sustained intensity. A beautifully compressed vision of hell, with all its attendant moral madness.' (James | IP | IP DS | 613,231 |
program other than occasionally members of the federal opposition. 2) Philip Adams Late Night Live. The most extreme example of Left only guests. 3) Q and A - the audience predominantly left and Labor. Some of the self declared conservatives are clearly not, but need to say they are so that the percentages can be stated as roughly 50/50 conservative/ non-conservative. Also the panel is only occasionally 50/50 and if you include Tony Jones is always distorted to the left. Craig: Jack Dempsy: 14 Jun 2012 10:24:13am Your last sentence is complete nonsense. Fairfax never used misinformation, but the Australian has printed lie after lie about Bob Brown, Robert Manne, Tim Flannery, you name it. They have libeled climate change scientists on a regular basis. I think you have your facts mixed up. Kevin Freer: 14 Jun 2012 11:06:58am Jack Dempsey, Just like your namesake Jack you are leading with your left. Try and look past your indoctrination old son and tell me can you cite just one thing Tim Flannery (For example.) has said in relation to climate change that has been proven TRUE? Shebs: As for The Ox, I don't read it either, but what you call lies are often just differing perspectives and opinions. Bob Brown: Has called for a One World Government, has hypocritically received donations that he would condemn in other parties, has revelled in his position in the Senate, has exaggerated, lied and deceived, has been as rude to others as he claims others, | SP | SP FS | 24,011 |
Archive by Year We have received a paper in which the authors have exposed a group of babies to physiologically unnatural circumstances. These circumstances do however arise quite regularly in some peoples' lives. None of the babies had anything wrong with them, but some of them were siblings of babies who had died. Some of the babies showed physiological changes in the unnatural circumstances, which raised the possibility that they might suffer severe consequences if exposed to those circumstances in their ordinary lives. The exact meaning of this research is hard to interpret, but it does suggest that these physiologically unnatural circumstances might have severe consequences for babies. The hospital ethics committee approved the research, and the parents of all the children gave informed consent. Our editorial committee was, however, worried that this was non-therapeutic research and that the parents of the children whose siblings had died might find it very difficult to refuse consent for the research. We therefore commissioned an ethical commentary, in which the author argues that the research is unethical -- partly because of the problem of consent we had identified and partly because the researchers had no clear prior hypotheses and had not done a power calculation. They have thus produced research that is very hard to interpret. (1) Is the research sufficiently unethical that we should not publish it? (2) Can we publish the research with a commentary arguing that it is unethical? If we so, should the authors be given the right of | IN | IN RA | 387,483 |
rang or when she passed her hand in front of her daughter's eyes. It thus became apparent that Helen's illness had left her both blind and deaf. The following few years proved very hard for Helen and her family. Helen became a very difficult child, smashing dishes and lamps and terrorising the whole household with her screaming and temper tantrums. Relatives regarded her as a monster and thought she should be put into an institution. By the time Helen was six her family had become desperate. Looking after Helen was proving too much for them. Kate Keller had read in Charles Dickens' book "American Notes" of the fantastic work that had been done with another deaf and blind child, Laura Bridgman, and travelled to a specialist doctor in Baltimore for advice. They were given confirmation that Helen would never see or hear again but were told not to give up hope, the doctor believed Helen could be taught and he advised them to visit a local expert on the problems of deaf children. This expert was Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, Bell was now concentrating on what he considered his true vocation, the teaching of deaf children. Alexander Graham Bell suggested that the Kellers write to Michael Anagnos, director of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind, and request that he try and find a teacher for Helen. Michael Anagnos considered Helen's case and immediately recommended a former pupil of the institution, that woman was | NARRATIVE | NA DP | 316,710 |
as we do, but the interesting thing about this Liz is that on the general principle my views and Kevin Rudd's and Kristina Keneally's are almost identical, and yet politicians on the right get hassled about this in a way that politicians on the left don't. LIZ JACKSON: Maybe it's the language? TONY ABBOTT: Well, as I said, I think that ah the Prime Minister and the Premier ought to be taxed on this just as I am. LIZ JACKSON: At the end of the day, after a conscience vote the Bill was passed; the veto was removed. TONY ABBOTT (to assembled supporters): Western civilisation came to this country in 1788 and I'm proud of that... LIZ JACKSON: Throughout his political career Tony Abbott has never tried to hide his strong views on moral and social issues; his vigorous opposition to embryonic stem cell research, to euthanasia, abortion, and his strong support for the traditional family. FATHER BILL WRIGHT: I don't think he's the sort of character who would be looking to enforce his will on a reluctant nation, but you know, his own views... yeah, of course they shape his politics. What would he like to see in an ideal world? Catholic morality. TONY ABBOTT: Of course, we are all influenced by a value system that we hold, but in the end, every decision that a politician makes is, or at least should, in our society be based on the normal sorts of considerations. It's got to be publically | SP | SP TA | 649,285 |
wasted in England shirts. The latest is Gerrard and Rooney. Rooney in major tournaments is simply woeful, Gerrard is the only player in the last two major tournaments to have come away with some respect. Much like his club side, sadly, Gerrard has at times been surrounded by a very average bunch and its the same in an England shirt Historically England have wasted so much talent over the years its phenomenal and it always tends to be the technically better players who suffer. Substance over style but ironically there is always very little substance Some fair points raised there, not that I necessarily agree with all of it. I'd take issue with the line - It leads to great dramatic moments, it may even win occasional silverware, but it is no way to achieve sustained excellence. That seems very dismissive, as Gerrard did produce a sustained period of excellence, 2005-2009. He was much more than those late winning goals. One moment that comes to mind is an instantly forgettable match in the 04/05 season against Southampton at Anfield. With 10 minutes to go, Liverpool were in possession at the edge of the Southampton area, and Gerrard was forward in an attacking position. Liverpool lost the ball and Southampton broke. Players who were in and around the Southampton area like Riise and Garcia laboured back, while Gerrard who was probably the furthest forward began to tear back after the ball. He eventually caught Svensson inside the Liverpool half, no other | ID | ID DF | 287,773 |
Across the Pain Barrier: wish you were here? Nibali and Chainel take a trip across the Pain Barrier. Photo by Jered Gruber Hey Guys, Hope all is well back home. Our trip has been interesting and eventful, although not all of it so enjoyable. But I suppose that's the price you pay for a sense of adventure! After a long discussion within our group we finally agreed that we'd take a trip across the Pain Barrier -- we'd travelled so close to the border and our curiosity finally got the better of us. Of course we'd all heard the stories; the self-satisfied tales from some far flung land, beyond even the maps of less intrepid tourists. The stories of survival against the odds, of going deeper and deeper into uncertain territory. We wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Well! What a curious place it is. One of our group had been there once before -- some race he'd done, well out of his depth. Only briefly across the border before his timidness caused him to turn back and retreat to the safety of the pavement citing an imaginary injury or fictional mechanical. But as one of the locals pointed out to us, it's necessary to stay longer than is comfortable in order to really get a feel for the place. What struck us almost immediately was the language. No guide book or dictionary can prepare you for the dialect spoken; despite its vague familiarity it's entirely incomprehensible | NARRATIVE | null | 1,422,213 |
HWADDR in, and it still occured? Which was odd. But now we belive it is related to this, I will ensure this is correct before trying to engage the network. | ID | ID DF | 558,065 |
employees in the US need to find new jobs producing something else. If there is no expectation that any production of goods will take place in the US rather it will take place in China (subsitute Mich. for US and Tenn. for China for the auto industry) all the supporting building and services that support those employees have to either move (possible in the US, not with regards to China) to the new production location, or they have to be retrained and hired by someone else who can meet some new, undefined demand (see Google). The cost of losing production facilities and the switching costs are expensive and depend on finding some new demand (assuming everything else is in equilibrium) or some people have to accept lower purchasing power. Sorry, this somehow got lost in the pile of comments i get to comment on. Let me know if I've missed others. "That implies that "at full employment" everyone is producing something that some other person wants to buy." Some are producing public goods and services and paid by govt. so they are not being sold in the market place. The rest are producing private goods and services that are being sold to willing buyers. "I know cars are a bad example, but useful. There is a finite demand for cars at a certain price. OK If the demand is filled by China, then all those employees in the US need to find new jobs producing something else. OK If there | IP | IP DS | 266,529 |
not let it happen!!! So if we are to just to sit idly by then why not just walk over to a mosque and tell them to slice you in 2 now???? Berate us for supposedly not following after Christ, but you will also need to berate Washington and Jefferson and the rest of those who fought for this country and are still doing so today!!!! None of you are going to like what I'm about to say, so for the hard core "I'm right and you're wrong no matter what" just skip me and go on. For the true lovers of Jesus Christ, listen up: I know the history of so called "Christians" around the world, and it's not pretty. I'm not anti, quite the contrary, I just have a probelm with all the Prostestent Churches that are all splinter groups to begin with (they all spun off Roman Catholics) saying their original church is wrong. That being the case, what does that make the spin offs? Who are you to say what is right and what is wrong? If you study the orgins of Christianity from Constantine, you'd be running the other way asking, "where is the true Church of Jesus Christ?" I'm not pro Catholic, pro Islamic, pro Judism, pro Hindu, or pro Buhdist, either. I spent 1/2 my life growing up in a mainstream Protestent church, got thrown out of Bible classes by Phd. theologians because of questions I would ask such as, "when Christ came | OP | OP RS | 668,864 |
them were only settled in the past hundred and fifty years they don't have a deeply embedded history. There's simply no equivalent places in the UK with any political traction, and that's why the likes of dear Nadine are banging their heads futilely: the only places where that degree of religious and cultural conservatism are electorally significant are a handful of heavily Muslim seats, but in those the Tories will never get elected. Elsewhere, their brand of know-nothing anti-intellectualism (well, experts may say that, but we know better with our common sense!) doesn't play remotely as well as it does in cattle country, while (Scopes onward) the US has a far larger skein of anti-intellectualism than this country does. Cameron, you'll notice, doesn't have to play at being the man of the people in the manner that Bush did: a lot of voters, of all political hues, rather like the idea that British Prime Ministers should be clever people with proper educations, and although there have been a few PMs without degrees from good universities (Major, for example) they have by and large aspired to be seen as intellectuals, rather than yaw-shucks'd there way into office. Plenty of front-benchers are proud of their PhDs, few have less than an excellent first degree and no-one is pretending to be stupid. Nadine's read a book on US politics and assumes that there's a huge untapped "values" vote in the UK, distrusting of education, distrusting of evidence, keen to impose its values on | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 1,454,069 |
by going fabless or by moving production offshore. Here in Austin AMD, Freescale and Applied Materials have cut roughly 2,000 manufacturing jobs in the past year. Cypress has closed Fab 4, Samsung is about to close Fab 1, AMD has closed a fab, and Samsung has announced it plans to lay off a third of its Austin work force. Applied Materials, among others, is shifting its production to Asia to be closer to its customers and to cut costs. Dell closed its last PC factory in Austin last year, for the same reasons. Even when the economy recovers, these manufacturing jobs aren't coming back. Austin's response is the same as what I've seen in Silicon Valley -- focus on being a design center and nurture an entrepreneurial infrastructure. The real value in any product -- from chip to box -- is the innovative design that goes into it. But how do you realize that value if you have a great idea but no employer to pay you to develop it? Go into business for yourself. Incubate to Innovate Being talented at engineering doesn't correlate directly -- or even closely -- with being talented at doing business. Even if you think you have a knack for business, you still need to complete your R&D, build a prototype, prepare a marketing plan and a business plan, put together a team and stay alive until you can find the money to fund all your plans. That's where technology incubators come into play. Incubators | HI | HI HT | 3,188,516 |
topsail halyards call most frequently for these songs. One of the most universal, and to my ear the most musical of the songs, is " Reuben Ranzo." A good shantyman, who with fitting pathos recounts the sorrows of " poor Reuben " never fails to send the topsail to the masthead at quick notice, nor to create a passing interest in the listener to the touching melody: ? Oh, Reuben was no sailor, Chorus, and repeat with chorus. He shipped on board of a whaler, Chorus, &c. He could not do his duty, Chorus, &c. The captain was a bad man, Chorus, &c. He put him in the rigging, Chorus, &c. He gave him six and thirty, Chorus, &c. Oh, poor Reuben Ranzo. Chorus, &c. In this song the pulls are given at the first word " Ranzo" in the chorus, sometimes at its next occurrence in addition. It's nice that he adds in the pulls. Also, he adds the detail that this could be a sing- or double-pull. Of all the heroines of deck song Sally Brown's name is most frequently uttered, and a lively pull always attends it. She figures in several of these songs; one has as its chorus "Shantyman and Sally Brown." But it is used more frequently, I think, in connection with the song: ? It will be noticed that neither rhyme nor sentiment has much place in these songs. Each line is usually repeated twice, even if there be a rhyme impending, for the | ID | ID DF | 3,037,219 |
compete with the best in the world. We need a skilled workforce that can take advantage of the job opportunities of a 21stcentury economy. That means addressing equity issues too. There are swathes of New Zealand that completely lack the most basic computer in the home. Everyone deserves -- and needs access if we are to achieve our aims If we want more high value export industries, then our children need to be equipped to do the job we're going to be asking them to do. That means we need more kids that are able to become software developers, engineers, scientists and designers. And that starts at school -- with the subjects they take. What you are discussing here today is one aspect of a much wider opportunity for New Zealand. That will be the focus of any Government that I lead I have no interest in being leading a government that cautiously tinkers. It will be reformist and it will be bold. And most importantly, we are interested in ideas. We want to listen. I've outlined the broad parameters. But the "how" -- the precise policies that make the most difference -- is what we're working on. We want to engage with you and your ideas. We don't want to be assuming office in 2014 and then trying to decide what to do, or asking officials. We want to pull the levers and get going. If Finland, Singapore and Israel can change their small economies, then we can too, | SP | SP FS | 1,781,416 |
+2 #24 Re: Fallen acorns a threat to kids with allergies 1 week ago "A York Region mother is fighting to have oak trees removed near her child's school, fearing that acorns could pose a deadly threat to students with severe allergies." Sorry lady, but if exposure to acorns can kill your kid, your kid isn't going to make it. Cannuck #25 Re: Fallen acorns a threat to kids with allergies 1 week ago Quote: Originally Posted by Dexter Sinister Sorry lady, but if exposure to acorns can kill your kid, your kid isn't going to make it. I don't think it was exposure she was worried about. karrie +2 #26 Re: Fallen acorns a threat to kids with allergies 1 week ago Quote: Originally Posted by Dexter Sinister "A York Region mother is fighting to have oak trees removed near her child?s school, fearing that acorns could pose a deadly threat to students with severe allergies." Sorry lady, but if exposure to acorns can kill your kid, your kid isn't going to make it. "You might want to try not getting attached. Maybe, don't name them." Great comedy bit on allergies in schools that had me in total stitches. Quote: Originally Posted by Cannuck I don't think it was exposure she was worried about. I'm sorry, this statement confused me, can you explain? SLM #27 Re: Fallen acorns a threat to kids with allergies 1 week ago Quote: Originally Posted by karrie "You might want to try not getting | ID | ID DF | 3,743,693 |
Yeah I still kept in touch with my creative side. I use to DJ/produce for a rap group called P Square in the 90s. That in a way deterred me away from house at that time. If not, when did you first start making tracks and how long did it take before you were feeling happy with the quality of your work? I always felt good about my music. I mean, if you don't have confidence in yourself, who will have it in you? But, I am my own worst critic. Did you always think that there would be a time where you would be able to focus on music again? How does it feel getting back in to it and also now getting your music out there to people around the world? You know, I really didn't know if music would become the forefront of my life again; however, it was always a part of my life, so I guess it was all about timing and more importantly God's will. Yeah, it feels real good to have people here and in other countries reaching out to me, telling me how much they love my music. Stylistically your tracks capture the same raw edge that is present in your cousin Omar-S's productions. You guys have been influencing each other for a long though haven't you? Can you tell us a bit about your connection through music? Yeah, I mean, we came up in a close-knit family, therefore we spent a | SP | SP IT | 3,101,104 |
no specific target. He just started letting loose.' Others said that the shooting was so brutal that bullets went through the walls into the next theatre, where one person was hit. Police received the first emergency call at 00.39am local time. Police, ambulances and emergency crews swarmed on the scene after frantic calls started flooding in to authorities, officials said. Cell phone video taken at the cinema by a witness showed crowds of people screaming and fleeing the building, with some with blood on their clothes. One witness reported seeing a police officer carrying a girl who looked to be nine with gunshot wound to her back. 'She wasn't moving,' the witness said. Among those killed was Jessica Ghawi, an aspiring sportscaster who had recently moved to Colorado from Texas. She was shot as she watched the film with a male friend, who was injured. Jessica had escaped another deadly shooting in Toronto on June 2, after a gunman fired in a mall food court, killing one man. Several others have said there were children at the screening with the youngest victim reported was a three-month-old baby. A six-year-old is also being treated. Nine people killed and injured five others in a shopping center in Omaha, Nebraska after a 20-year-old man started shooting Northern Illinois University, February 2008 Five students killed and 16 injured after a man opened fire in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. At the end of the shooting spree he surrendered, laying | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 408,858 |
How To Make A Flavourable Sangria Recipe What recipe and ingredients to look for to make a sangria ? Where does the sangria recipe come from? Sangria, without a doubt, comes from the spanish word 'sangre' meaning blood. Blood, as we all know is a thick red liquid, essential for life. Well, the Spanish feel the same when they talk about their precious thick red liquid they call wine and their special 'potion' they call sangria recipe. Spain is an important producer of all types of wines such as white wine from the Penedes winery ( also referring to the area were the grapes are grown) or red wine from the Rioja or Ribera del Duero region, with which we make the recipe. Cava, which is the Spanish equivalent of the French champagne, is also sometimes called sparkling white wine. Being as each bottle of wine is labelled with the name of the area from which the grapes were used, Spain has come up with the D.O. System (denomination of origin) which is a quality control system guaranteeing the origen and class of grapes, as well as the methods used to produce these wines. Therefore, even though many people think of sangria as being a watered down sweetened version of drinking wine, they are truly mistaken and must pay sharp attention to choosing a medium to good wine when making their sangria recipe. What Ingredients to Look for to Take a Sangria Recipe? Sangria is a well known party beverage | HI | HI RE | 228,246 |
was thinking about the best character from Ben10 to mimic for the photos This one I love, and will probably be the invitation photo. There's heaps of space on the left to put all the details on. It's the gruff 'don't-mess-with-me' stance, but he's got a twinkle in his eye, and that smirk that I just adore. This photo is screaming "You're mine! come to my party!" | HI | HI HT | 3,796,382 |
you have an income stream set up for that project. We'll then move on to the next cash generator project for you and you'll follow the step-by-step fully detailed instructions, just as before with a different project. -- Again, you can work at your own pace until you've completed each project and you have another income stream set up for that project. You are going to be amazed at what you'll be able to do right from the start and you'll be even more amazed at what you will know and what you will have achieved by the end of this adventurous journey we'll be taking together over the next 12 months of us working on creating YOUR internet business. I am going to do my utmost to 'download' my knowledge into your head so that you can copy me and build your own internet lifestyle for yourself and your family. Here's the deal... ** During your first month with me, while you are completing your first cash generator project, I will be working on your behalf and I'll be personally building you a product review website so that you have a site up there with the potential to earn you money while you are learning ! -- All you do for that site is to drive traffic to it and I'll show you exactly how to do that step-by-step! This will be YOUR website and you keep ALL the profits it makes! -- And this will NOT be some | IP | IP DS | 1,779,659 |
pleasure watching the way he races -- always perfectly fair, but always racing hard. Good luck Kamui. You've got a lot of fans out there, and you deserve every one of them. I cant help wondering exectly how these tail end teams think they are ever going to get themselves up the grid by getting rid of the likes of Kovalainen, when it is clearly their cars rather than their drivers that need replacing. Alguersuari is making the same use of the Pirelli role that de la Rosa and Heidfeld did, although this year Lucas di Grassi was there too. I dont see value in Sutil returning, i can only imagine he still has valuable personal sponsorship which unfortunately looks more important than i can remember from recent memory. Begs the question then why does Petrov look like getting dropped? Was his backing ever material or always just "potential" from Russia? Kovalainen will be missed though. Whether he was exposed at McLaren as inadequate or still too young and inexperienced to handle himself, at Renault he looked fast and at Lotus/Caterham he's been one of the sports "nice guys". Hi James, interesting article as always! I don't usually comment but I always check your fantastic blog. I was wondering what's the future for the GP2 Champion and runner up, Valsecchi and Razia. Once again, like Pantano (champ) and Filippi (runner-up) before, these drivers have pretty much nowhere to go. Do you have any insight? I cannot see the logic of | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 3,716,071 |
This page is a reference for owners of didgeridoos purchased from 'The Didgeridoo Specialist' or didjshop.com . Information given on this page may not be applicable to didgeridoos from other vendors. General Didgeridoo Maintenance Your didgeridoo is a wooden instrument. To be able to appreciate it for many years, we advise you to take the following care: Do not expose your didgeridoo to extreme changes in temperature or humidity Do not place your didgeridoo close to heaters Minimise exposure to the sun Keep your didgeridoo dry Do not leave your didgeridoo in the car in very low or high temperatures After playing your didgeridoo place it so the bottom hole is open and air can draw through the didgeridoo to dry the moisture accumulated during playing Do not pour any water or oil through your didgeridoo Place your didgeridoo so it cannot fall over For cleaning your didj we advise using soapy water unless you have an ochre didj, in which case we do not advise to use any liquid on your didj. If you do have an ochre didj we advise you minimise the handling and/or wear gloves when handling it, since the sweat from your hands over time might affect the fragile ochre colours. Our ochre didgeridoos have several layers of artists fixative to minimise this effect, but they are not as well protected as our other didgeridoos. The Beeswax Mouthpiece The mouthpiece of your didgeridoo will require constant maintenance, depending on how much you play your didgeridoo. | HI | HI HT | 404,399 |
Google AdWords and Other Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Google AdWords (you know - the ads that appear on Google Search Engine Result Pages with the words " Sponsored links " above them) is just one way of promoting your business online. That said, it is one of the most effective way of doing so - and one that can be extremely economical if you do all the right things. Online advertising, like so many other things in business, can be done both "well" and "poorly". You can, for instance, put an ad in the local newspaper and hope to get some business from it ... and you probably will. If you want your newspaper ad to absolutely kill the competition and have you trampled in the rush of customers to your door, you'll probably need to spend some time getting that ad right by: Understanding your customers Checking out the competition Working out the size of ad (and cost), and Deciding on which section of the newspaper is most likely to have your new customers reading it so they just happen to come across your ad. It's the same thing with online advertising - in search engines, blogs, other websites, and so on. If you don't take the time to understand all the same things as you should for your newspaper ad, you're blowing money on ads that won't be as effective in converting sales as they could be. Creative Intersection provides these sorts of services ... often called SEM | IP | IP DS | 127,273 |
A new collection of poems, Its Halting Measure , has just appeared in June 2012 from Shearsman Books. The collection covers a range of themes but there is a constant preoccupation with the problems and ambiguities surrounding the making of poems, 'our words like scented gardens for the blind'. | LY | LY PO | 3,696,587 |
While Steam tracks the time you've spent playing individual titles, it doesn't keep track of how much time you've spent on the service overall. For some, that's probably for the best, but just in case you actually want to see that tally, now there's a way. This handy site lets you enter a Steam ID then wham, your total playing stats are presented, along with some very nice pie charts breaking everything down in picture form. A word of warning, though: it actually didn't work for me, so if you've got a lot of Steam games, don't freak out if you get a "0 hours played" result. | HI | HI HT | 145,393 |
are on tour in Europe in the next couple of months. Click like to get the latest music news, hottest tracks and more via Facebook. | SP | SP IT | 393,744 |
where all of us did graphic / web design. But I guess a lot of them ended up choosing something else as their career path. I was one of the few who stayed. Have You Ever Experienced Any Negativity or Sexism Being in This Industry? Nope! and I don't think it would happen either. If You Were Not a Designer, What Would You Be? Not sure probably a web programmer even though I have a love/hate relationship with programming. What is Your Biggest Challenge/Achievement? I'm not sure if I've achieved anything worth mentioning yet, but the biggest challenge so far is just trying to establish my career. I started working for a creative agency recently, and I learned a lot from that job. There are so many talented people with amazing ideas out there! Anything to Say to Other Female Designers? I would say this to anyone actually, female or male regardless don't lose focus. Keep yourself up to date with your industry, and if you need to take a break, please do! Milica Sekulic Bio: I'm a graphic/Web designer specializing in designing user interface, Website usability, CSS/XHTML, and Web standards. I have also worked as a creative director for few years. Now I have my own creative atelier, and I'm very dedicated to the art of making Websites and improving my skills every day. Portfolio: milicasekulic.com Twitter: @milicasekulic How Did You Get Into the Web Design Industry? I've always had an interest in visual arts and design. When I | SP | SP IT | 3,259,252 |
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. Book Description Shannon Lanier is sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson. He is also black. How is this possible? Shannon and his family are the result of Thomas Jefferson's union with his slave mistress, Sally Hemings. Two hundred years later, the facts are still in dispute. Jefferson's Children is the story of Shannon's travels across the country to meet his relatives from both sides of the family. The interviews and photographs contained paint a fascinating and complicated picture of a family that represents the larger family of America. Shannon Lanier is sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson. He is also black. How is this possible? Shannon and his family are the result of Thomas Jefferson's union with his slave mistress, Sally Hemings. Two hundred years later, the facts are still in dispute. Jefferson's Children is the story of Shannon's travels across the country to meet his relatives from both sides of the family. The interviews and photographs contained paint a fascinating and complicated picture of a family that represents the larger family of America. Special Offers and Product Promotions Giving this item as a gift? If Amazon.com is the seller, we can wrap it for you for the special price of $2.99. Just choose | IP | IP DS | 1,397,011 |
Happy Thanksgiving "You see real fans in times of difficulty. I expect the team to be supported. After 26 years of caviar and champagne, patience is needed." For me it's rather easy...AC Milan, for better or worse, in wins and losses, with money or without...this is my Club. Not a day has gone by in my near 25 years of fandom that I have not stopped and been thankful. I was lucky to have a father who supported Milan for 25 years before me, I was lucky to love the Red and Black. I could have just as easily been smitten with Siena, Modena, Verona, or Nocerina Inferiore. Only to toil year in and year out near relegation not out of Serie A, but Serie B!!! Milan has given me nothing but joy over the years, even in the most difficult of moments, and for that I am thankful. It could have been much much worse, and for those whose teams are in fact a provincial Club, I am in fact thankful for you as well. I was fortunate, but it's you who are truly strong. For those who complain about our short and current plight, pause and think of those who can't say thank you... | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 1,414,366 |
Filed under Related tags DENVER (CBS4) -- City Park has undergone a bit of a renaissance over the years, but the tragedy of the shooting of Officer Celena Hollis this summer set that back in a way and people began wonder if Jazz in the Park should continue. But Jazz in the Park will continue. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock woke up early to talk about Jazz in the Park, Hollis and other topics on the CBS4 Morning News. | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,169,707 |
Something To Think About Lyrics Willie Nelson You're wondering just what I'll do now that it's over and done Well that's something to think about and I've already begun I suppose that I'll find a way people usually do But it's something to think about I'll be lost without you One thing I would have you do please consider the dawn The dawn of your lonely years when youth and beauty are gone And when you can no longer have any sweetheart you choose Here is something to think about I'll still be thinking of you One thing I would have you do | LY | LY SL | 789,300 |
on a subject or you don't know enough yet. Thinking about the items you created in a bit more detail may very well help you add to the list. Just remember that the goal is to have a decent list of possible topics for future blog posts at the end of those 30 minutes. Select a topic -- 5 minutes -- When it comes to starting a new post simply look through the list of possibilities and pick one that resonates with you at that moment in time and then you are ready to start creating a post on that topic. Draft Post There are two parts to drafting a post, creating a basic structure and then adding some words. You may find it easier to do these at consecutively or at separate times, that is up to you. Gather Your Thoughts Write down your thoughts -- 20 minutes -- Dump every thought you have into words. Write brief sentences and do not try and put things into any sort of order or structure yet. Group thoughts together -- 5 minutes -- See how these thoughts relate to each other. To make the post become a bit more coherent move the thoughts around and group them together. Add headings -- 5 minutes -- Look at what is contained in each group and try and come up with some appropriate headings. You may find that some groups are related so you may want these to just be paragraphs or you may | HI | HI HT | 3,701,599 |
with the way I act, right I can't last, if I'm smoking on a crack pipe And I won't be a product of my genre My mind will always be stronger than my songs are Never believe the bullshit that fake guys feed to ya Always read the stories that you hear in Wikipedia And musically I'm demonstrating When I perform live feels like I am meditating Times at The Enterprise when some fella filmed me Young singer-writer like a Gabriella Cilmi 'Cos with the lyrics I'll be aiming it right, I won't stop till my name is in lights At stadium heights with Damien Rice, on red carpets, now I'm on Arabian nights Because I'm young I know my brother's gonna give me advice Long nighter, short height and I'm going hyper Never be anything but a singer-songwriter Yeah, the game's over but now I'm on a new level Watch how I step on the track without a loop pedal People think that I'm bound to blow up, I've done around about a thousand shows But I haven't got a house plus I live on the couch So you believe the lyrics when I'm singing them out From day one, I've been prepared, with VO5 wax for my ginger hair So now I'm back to the sofa giving a dose of what the future holds 'Cos it's another day, plus I keep my last name forever, keep this genre pretty basic Gonna be breaking into other people's tunes when | LY | LY SL | 83,871 |
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