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Before the campaign promises of more jobs and renewed prosperity fade away, elected officials need to understand that those promises must be kept. Our nation needs jobs and new revenue, but the critical question is, "How?" Make no mistake, President Obama and Congress have a daunting task ahead. First, they must understand that our problems won't be solved by just heaping more taxes on families and small businesses making more than $250,000 a year. Families need to be able to save for their retirement or their kids' college tuition; small businesses need money to expand and create jobs. If those heavy taxes kick in, our economic woes will go from bad to worse in a hurry. We heard a lot during the campaign about taxing the rich. But the rich don't have enough money to solve our problems. Even if you taxed all of America's millionaires and billionaires at 100 percent of their income -- something no one has suggested as yet -- you'd only collect enough to run the government for 10 weeks. The key to creating more jobs -- and generating more tax revenue -- is economic growth. The size of America's economy is not finite; it's not an issue of slicing the pie into ever-smaller pieces or taking slices from some to give to others. We need to grow the size of the pie so everyone has more. More private sector business activity will create more jobs and produce more tax revenues for government programs. One of | IP | IP | 525,619 |
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all the clutter is gone from the surface! WOO! Look at that nice clear dresser! The whole thing cost me about $8. Tweedle Tip: You should always sand wood before painting it. It leaves a roughed finish for the paint to stick to and you will ensure that your paint job will last as long as possible. Hi, I'm Miss Tweedle. Thanks for stopping by! This is my view from a cozy basement suite. I'm homemaking up a storm over here and sharing all my tips and tricks with you! I hope you'll find some of them useful. Enjoy posts about cooking, cleaning, organizing, crafts, sewing, thrifting and home decor. All images and content, unless otherwise stated, are property of Miss Tweedle. Please do not use any of my images without proper links back to my site. If you have any further questions, email me at katie@misstweedle.com . | HI | HI HT | 3,375,171 |
Paul, I consider myself probably the chief of all sinners), but there is a difference between striving to avoid it, and celebrating it. If you love Him, if you are humbled by the sacrifice He made on your behalf, it should hurt you, or at least be unsettling to you, to willfully do what He has warned and instructed you not to do. Two great misconceptions: God doesn't celebrate sex and God's rules are in place to stifle our fun. Both are so short-sighted. God designed sex and gives us the ingredients to have the most fulfilling, wonderful, passionate sex life ever. But there are instructions for that, and they include keeping your sexual thoughts, fantasies and desires fixed on your spouse. His instructions about lust are there to protect us and our marriages, which He also designed. God didn't design sex to keep us from enjoying it. He wants our marriages to thrive and be successful because when they do they bring glory to Him. I realize most of the women reading this series are initially gratified by it. Maybe initially their marriages are benefiting as well. But the danger is there, undoubtedly, of destroying intimacy down the road. Once the damage is done, it's hard to repair. I'm also saddened when people confuse "judgement" with Christian admonishing, which we are also called in Scripture to do for (not "to") each other. These days, any instruction or encouragement that comes from a Christian perspective is deemed judgement, I believe | OP | OP OB | 3,201,284 |
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made five year ago -- it has to be relevant, current and different in its form for 2012, 2013 and 2014." Cinephil is handling distribution of The Gatekeepers (on which Kowarsky is also a producer) outside of North America, as well as Dan Setton's State 194 (pictured below), which follows Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's quest to have Palestine recognized by the United Nations as an independent state. While balance is not a key concern for her, Kowarsky says her own views on the conflict do very much influence the kinds of films she would pick up for distribution. "I would never sell a film, even if it was brilliant, if I didn't agree with it ideologically," she says. "I wouldn't take a film that I felt was too right-wing. How could I sit and persuade someone to buy a film that I didn't believe in? If I can't relate to the premise and I don't believe in it, I can't sell it. I don't feel I owe anyone in the world a balanced slate." Looking to the future, the probability of resolution -- twin state or otherwise -- to the ongoing conflict appears remote at present, which means there will likely be many more Israel/Palestine docs to come. Nevertheless, there is a palpable sense that documentaries about the ongoing struggle are evolving. "The conflict is a little bit like a stage right now, where we know the actors, we know what is happening -- and the film community | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 620,606 |
How to get the size of a file in Perl using file test operators. Perl has a set of useful File Test Operators that can be used to quickly get information about the file system like the existence of a file, or the size. Lets take a quick look at how to get the file size in bytes using File Test Operators. Simple enough, right? First you create a string that contains the path to the file that you want to test, then you use the -s File Test Operator on it. You could easily shorten this to one line using simply: rint -s '/path/to/your/file.doc'; Also, keep in mind that this will always return true if a file is larger than zero bytes, but will be false if the file size is zero. It makes a handy and quick way to check for zero byte files. | HI | HI HT | 149,414 |
We're here now with only half the season gone and he's in with a shot. Exactly. And he's no slouch at Trestles either. That result today has definitely opened up the whole world title for everyone. What did Andy say to you when he phoned you? He rang me from the marina where the boats dock. He was so frothing. He was in shock almost, he couldn't believe how everything had fallen into place for him. You know, when you least expect things to happen they sometimes do. You got the feeling he didn't expect to win today? I think he just wanted to be competitive. I think that was his goal, to let everyone know that Andy is still Andy. He was just trying to be competitive, and while his confidence might not be exactly where it was when he won his titles, he still has the knowledge of how to surf smart heats and the knowledge of how to surf Teahupoo, and that's what we saw today. Are you missing not being over there with Andy winning? For sure. Mate, I wish I was there. Last night I had this full dream that I had my first surf back from the foot injury in my heat at Trestles. The doctor was on the beach and he said, "Okay, you can surf," and I paddled straight out for my heat. Were you ripping? Monica reckons in the middle of the night I was bouncing around the bed in my | SP | SP IT | 592,662 |
feeling that I might not be exploiting myself I might not do much good but then again I'm not beside myself And I'll be hanged if I'll join in the chorus How can so few words create such fuss? So getting nowhere quick but that's the present state of information I'm told it's getting better by a gaggle getting in formation To wax lyrical, but prissy, in big print But start at the beginning of big print Existence. Black and white. THIS * How is this found? IS the question asked But there's no right royal reply Is there no time to be relaxed? Is it just yer old pie in the sky? Captives of the think are caught Believing others are void of thought The most modern captives of them all Remold concern dissecting all This cannot just be Of course there is no equal base There's always right royal replies The angel concept is out of place The lazy day crawls up and dies There's so much work and unto who? A proffered peaceful death in lieu? A worried mind a martyr makes Fear of harrowing give and take This is too easy (But the shop's too far and the giro's late and the spare time is boring the shops too far and the giros late and the postman's a bastard give him a uniform the two channels clash and the videos bust. the services are dire, they're too interested elsewhere Oh, those others spoil this.) Ooh, knowledge | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
Even people who are relatively happy at work go through periods when they hate their jobs -- for days, weeks or even months at a time. Just read between the lines of the recent obituaries of CBS newsman Mike Wallace , who died on April 7 at the age of 93. As The New York Times reported , Wallace suffered a nervous breakdown when his documentary on deception by the American military about the strength of Vietnamese enemy troops prompted a $120 million libel suit against CBS filed by Gen. William C. Westmoreland, the commander of American troops in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968. Still, after the case settled in 1985, Wallace spent more than 20 more years at CBS. So let's assume you decide to hang in there for awhile rather than bolting. Here are 10 things you can do to make things better. 1. Negotiate changes in your job description. Talk to your boss about altering your workload or the kind of work you currently do. Whether you're overworked and overwhelmed , or completely unchallenged, your boss will understand that you will never be as productive as you could be unless something gives. Just being able to have this conversation can be a great start to shaping something new. Your goal is to come up with a solution that will not only be best for you, but also work for your boss, your team and your organization. 2. Arrange to work with different people. Even if you don't | HI | HI HT | 217,455 |
to the work situation will result in "a job you love". Still, when these conditions are broadly satisfied, then the strategies that you propose can make for worthwhile improvements in a person's enjoyment levels. I like your article and sometime we have to look at why we don't like it, is it the people or the manual labor or do we believe it is beneath us or ashamed of it. Analyse it and when you started to be discouraged and why, sometimes it is a little thing that goes unresolved that grows out of proportion. Always make the best of it and know your job is only temporary, if you don't like it you'll probably not doing it as good as you can or complaining about it and sooner or later someone else will replace you. Have a great day and ask yourself would you hire a person like you! If you ask your boss to "designate" how to lift your seat he/she will probably fire you for incompetence. But if you do manage to change the height and delete your inbox, your depression will just disappear. So look at some apps, preferably on a kindle fire, to learn how to write a decent article with some honest advice. had to get my promo in too u know, nothings free. Thanks Deborah for this thought provoking article. I've shared to my FB friends since I believe this article will bring greater changes in their thoughts, starts LOVING their Job and | HI | HI HT | 217,455 |
who used him in 4 films and earned 2 of his Oscar nominations ("Rebecca" and "Suspicion"). Among his other notable films are "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), "Fury" (1936), and Captains Courageous" (1937). Although Waxman could be great, in this film his music is heavy handed and intrusive. The NY Times' Bosley Crowther said "a very thin thread of plausibility is stretched exceedingly taut" but nonetheless called the film "a shock-crammed script" and praised Garfield's performance as "full of startling glints from start to end." 1951 was a good year for films. The top grossing films were "Quo Vadis", "Alice in Wonderland", "Show Boat", "A Streetcar Named Desire", and "David and Bathsheba". Oscars went to "The Quiet Man" (Director), "High Noon" (Actor), "Come Back Little Sheba" (Actress), "The Greatest Show on Earth" (Picture), and "Viva Zapata" (Supporting Actor). Other notable releases that year included "The African Queen", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Murder Inc", and "A Place in the Sun". This film is often mistakenly called "noir" but it can more properly be called downbeat. The protagonist is a petty criminal with no redeeming qualities (in the first scene he curses at his mother), and the film chronicles the last day in his life following the killing of a cop during a failed robbery. There are no double nor triple crosses and no femme fatale, and there is no cast of seedy characters as is customary in "film noir". Bottom line - there is almost nothing "noirish" about this film, | IP | IP DS | 323,821 |
as calm as my internal organs. Question from: Michelle Jeffery to: Shackleton Bear dated: 22 Feb Question: what was your most exciting moment on your trip? Answer: Hi Michelle, Hmmm. That's a tricky question. I think the most exciting moment was today when I came over the hill and saw Ernest Shackleton's hut in front of me. I was named after him, and it was a real thrill to see the hut that he built 104 years ago. We saw lots of historic sites yesterday and today, and I loved it all. Question from: zoe hanna to: Shackleton Bear dated: 22 Feb Question: What is at the bottom of the Antarctic Ocean? Is it ice or sand? Answer: Hi Zoe, The geologists reckon that's a wonderful question, and they're very glad you asked it. Apparently it's sand, silt and lots of gravel. The gravel is really interesting (maybe not quite as interesting as the geologists think it is) because it falls on the sea floor from icebergs and ice shelves over millions of years. By taking samples of the gravel they can work out how much ice there was in Antarctica a long time ago. SBxx Question from: Grant Heim to: Someone else dated: 22 Feb Question: Darren how is it going with the trip? It seems that you are getting to see some incredible things down in the cold. How are you handling it. Do you have some pictures to post of what you have been doing. please let | ID | ID QA | 1,775,182 |
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another, it wouldn??t be the end of the world ?? but if you thought a Chardonnay was a Sauvignon Blanc, you??d be unlikely to get any points. Q: What made you choose your dissertation topic, the sweetness on the labels of Alsace wines? A: I had read in the press that levels of residual sugar in non-dessert wines from Alsace (i.e. not Vendange Tardive or Selection de Grains Nobles styles) was an issue of increasing importance in the region. I love Alsace wines (although I didn??t have a particularly in-depth knowledge of them beforehand) and it seemed to me be an area that would be interesting to investigate, whilst also being a learning experience for me. To pass the dissertation, you also need a fairly niche subject that hasn??t been researched before, so it suited on that level too. With hindsight, I am really glad that I chose that topic, as I came to understand that it was an issue that was very important to the growers, and I hope that my research might actually be beneficial to them in some way too. Q: If you had known how much blood, sweat and tears were involved, would you have done it anyway? A: Yes! I cannot tell you how much I have learnt over the past four years ?? and the fantastic people I met along the way have made it all worth it. I went into the programme with my eyes open; we had five MWs already at Berry | SP | SP IT | 3,004,172 |
As I have heard others say over the last few emails/months: TRANSP is the way to go. Questions: 1) At the calendar level, should TRANS-NOCONFLICT or TRANS-CONFLICT be the only ones allowed? 2) Should TRANSP: be allowed as a STORE property? As a default? overrideable? David Madeo wrote: > > Hi, > > I haven't seen any discussion of Overlapped bookings in a while, so I > read through all the email, collected all the ideas and wrote some > text. Hope you find this > useful. > > Thanks, dmadeo > > [ PS Bruce mentioned the possibility of removing the component > property and instead expanding the values for TRANSP. So instead of > just having TRANSP:OPAQUE and TRANSP:TRANS, you could have (and I'm > paraphrasing), TRANSP:TRANS, TRANSP:TRANS-NOCONFLICT, TRANSP:OPAQUE, > and TRANSP:OPAQUE-NOCONFLICT. If the calendar property is set to > CONFLICTS:FALSE, then the two OPAQUE (and TRANS) entries are treated > identically, but still defined differently. Since the calendar > property may be changed back, the component properties do not lose > their settings. This makes as much sense to me as a specific > component entry for CONFLICTS. Comments welcome] > > ---------------------------------------- > > W-23 CAP Calendar property to allow/disallow Y > booking overlapped or conflicting OPAQUE entries? > > 1.3 definitions > > Overlapped Booking > > A policy which indicates whether or not OPAQUE events can overlap one > another. > When the policy is applied to a calendar it indicates whether or > | ID | ID DF OF | 592,134 |
it on your (Dm)favourite (F)table (C) And I ex(Dm)pected your good(F)bye (C)It said (like) (Dm)something about separ(F)ation (C)It said for the (Dm)two of us only (F)good (C)It said like (Dm)fly in our own dir(F)ection And (C)spread our (Dm)souls across the (F)world (C)Sweet Ma(Dm)rie I'm a(F)live (3x) (C)Last night I went a (Dm)walking down by the (F)lakeside (C)It was a hot balmy (Dm)night and three ducks flew (F)by (C)I came to a tree I said (Dm)hi can I (F)sit here (C)And listen to (Dm)the crickets(F)lullabye And I will make you a (C)basket (Sweet (Dm)Marie..) From the rushes by the (F)lakes Put your memories and (C)thoughts in it (Sweet (Dm)Marie..) Take as long as it might (F)take ooooh C Dm F G (C)Oh I hope you (Dm)find your good (F)fortune (G) (C)I hope you find (Dm)peace in everything you (F)do (G) I hope the (C)colours of the (Dm)rainbow Colour your (F)clothing And I know you'll find (C)love oh(Dm)sweet love I (F)do (G) (C)And I hope you'll get there (Dm)safely now (F) (C)'cos I know you'll (Dm)find your (F)way (C)Sweet Ma(Dm)rie I'm a(F)live (3x) I Can See Clearly Now D G D I can see clearly now the rain has gone G A I can see all obstacles in my way D G D Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind C G D It's going to be a bright, bright sunshiny day D G D I think I can make it now the pain has gone G A And all | LY | LY SL | 608,565 |
they get older to socialize. I think they can overcome this hurdle, but its better if they can just avoid this hurdle all together. Posted By: P0PuI4rDougI Even though children choose by themselves to play video games, they could be using it as an excuse not to interact with people. If a kid isn't as good as socializing, our society has given them a way to escape by isolating themselves and playing video games. Since this means they aren't working on getting better socially, they could develop social anxiety and that makes it even harder to interact. Parents May say No to TV TV in the modern world is one of the cheapest sources of electronic communication all across the world. It is the need of time; the preschooler can get help in learning about alphabet through TV, Grade schooler became aware of the nature and exposure to different choices. Apart from this when children (10-12) are in the phase of development are extremely affected by it. The children tend to watch the competition among the wrestlers "WWF" because there are a lot of sports channel which directly on air it. These kind of shows send the message that the "fight is fun." Research had proven that children watching violence on the TV and on the video games display some sort of aggressive behavior. The mental level of children do not differentiate between what's right and what's wrong as the adult do. The parents are requested to say no to | ID | ID QA | 353,693 |
imagine Bush getting flustered to the point that he failed to grasp what the moderator was trying to tell him. Detection Technologically speaking, it would be painfully easy for Bush to have received remote, wireless guidance during the debates. But whether he would risk pulling such a cheesy stunt is less clear. Bush may be a generous risk-taker when it comes to spilling other people's blood in Iraq, but when his own political career is at stake, he tends to play a very cautious, conservative game. If the scam were ever exposed, he would certainly lose votes that, in such a tight race, he knows he can't afford to squander. A mere pat on the back from Kerry after a debate would suffice to reveal the game. There are other ways, too. Surveillance specialist James Atkinson has written a good generic description of the wireless device that Bush would likely have been connected to, along with a list of the radio frequencies that such devices typically employ. All that remains is for Kerry to pat Bush down during the next debate, or for some enterprising geek to use Atkinson's information to intercept the President's coaching session, and record it. In the interest of public disclosure, we note that the final presidential debate will be held on Wednesday, 13 October on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, at the Gammage Auditorium, located on the northeast corner of Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard. | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 290,837 |
of life, and as no two faces are the same, so no two bodies are alike, and no two individuals react alike and behave alike under the abnormal conditions which we know as disease." "To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all." "There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language." "There is no disease more conducive to clinical humility than aneurysm of the aorta." "There are, in truth, no specialties in medicine, since to know fully many of the most important diseases a man must be familiar with their manifestations in many organs." "The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases." "Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know that by practice alone you can become expert." "No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; and even the best of men must be content with fragments, with partial glimpses, never the full fruition." "No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher." "Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability." | IN | IN DP | 703,982 |
is a registered trademark. Yes, it was nice. Certainly better than the majority of the standard Boots range or many other sandwiches found elsewhere. The rectangle wholemeal slices complimented the salmonidae perfectly with a hint of pickled cucumber that cut through the cream cheese with aplomb as I savoured every mouthful at my desk. As I shook the crumbs from my keyboard, I thought -- not bad, not bad at all. OK, back to the telly. The '30 Minute Meals' had a calmer introduction and we were promised a gorgeous mushroom risotto to which Carsmile retorted "a risotto in under 30 minutes? Can't be done." But, done it was and tasty it looked. Along with some grilled, buttery 'shrooms on the side and a cheesecake in a glass. One last image to leave you with, dear readers. As our host tucked into his aforementioned beef noodle dish he explained that you just had to get stuck in: "I'm going to get lots of bits on the fork here and shove it in the orifice ... I call ... GOB!" 2 Responses to jamie, jamie and the magic touch Emma October 30, 2012 at 8:33 pm I have the 30 minute meal book and use it regularly as there's some tasty recipes in there. I use his recipe for mushroom risotto and I can tell you the rice is never cooked within the time. Still want to try the 15 min ones though! That 'turning the meat constantly' thing he well | OP | OP OB | 3,008,694 |
precedent for the future. in time, how do smaller shows compete with that? What further incentives to you need to offer to keep attracting volunteers? More importantly who do think ultimately pays for these incentives? It's the competitors (and spectators) in their entry fees. The slippery issue for me is that if EV need to keep making these events more expensive to enter the sport will become more and more elitist, ultimately driving participation down. This in turn will effect spectators and more worryingly corporate sponsorship. I certainly wouldn't advise one of my clients to sponsor an event with as many empty seats as there have been at other big events lately... Other sports, particularly golf, have huge numbers of players and spectators and subsequently attract huge corporate sponsorships. These sponsors use the volunteers to promote their products through the competition adding value to their involvement. They don't have the luxury of big dollars, but could be using what they do have MUCH better and without giving volunteers cash incentives or free tickets and risking cannibalisation of the sport. Maybe I should be volunteering my 20years marketing experience instead! all anybody wanted was a decent meal and a bit of respect, two things taken away by the outsourcing of volunteering. now they have had to go the other way and that does set a president maybe? but in all honesty free entry isn't costing them anything, in fact it's what you used to get (no mention of a good feed | ID | ID DF | 206,192 |
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Port Arthur, its cheerleader ideal, the prom no one invited you to, ugly duckling, the irritant lodged in your heart, which you choked with beads and feathers, speed and horse, Southern Comfort, that wild cackle laugh. You were the hottest chick in town, could out-ball any guy but no man made you feel as good as an audience and if pearls are tears of the gods yours were shed in private, that wisecracking shell hiding the square dream of love and picket fences you never quite left behind on Pearl's road to fame. The day you bought it at the Landmark Motel, face down, wedged between wall and bed in panties and blouse, your lip cut, fisting a handful of silver and bills, your life zapped by the too-pure heroin you skin-popped earlier, you'd called City Hall about a marriage license, never dreaming your fianc would be removing his pants in a game of strip billiards at the moment you'd lay your works in a Chinese box and lurch forwards. Don't still, my beating heart We're born with a finite number of heartbeats, according to the ancient yogis, who counselled calm, the steering clear of things that make our heart rate quicken, bring us closer to death. But who wants to be prudent when it comes to the heart? I'd rather splurge, fritter my remaining heartbeats on grape suede shoes and a plum crpe dress, slide on stockings you'll later peel off (there goes a few days' worth), gamble them | LY | LY PO | 1,423,990 |
make it appear that Cuba had attacked a member of the Organization of American States (OAS) so that the United States could retaliate. The U.S. Department of Defense document says of one of the scenarios, "A contrived 'Cuban' attack on an OAS member could be set up, and the attacked state could be urged to take measures of self-defense and request assistance from the U.S. and OAS." The plan expressed confidence that by this action, "the U.S. could almost certainly obtain the necessary two-thirds support among OAS members for collective action against Cuba." [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Included in the nations the Joint Chiefs suggested as targets for covert attacks were Jamaica and Trinidad-Tobago . Since both were members of the British Commonwealth , the Joint Chiefs hoped that by secretly attacking them and then falsely blaming Cuba, the United States could incite the people of the United Kingdom into supporting a war against Castro. [ 17 ] As the U.S. Department of Defense report noted: Any of the contrived situations described above are inherently, extremely risky in our democratic system in which security can be maintained, after the fact, with very great difficulty. If the decision should be made to set up a contrived situation it should be one in which participation by U.S. personnel is limited only to the most highly trusted covert personnel. This suggests the infeasibility of the use of military units for any aspect of the contrived situation." [ 17 ] The U.S. | IN | IN EN | 9,995,481 |
I once read about a mathematician who worked out the statistical answer to "how long is a piece of string?" given just a tiny sample. The tolerance is massive but this can still be useful, he used this to predict that the Berlin wall would probably come down in his lifetime. Using this same method and given that there is no evidence of any alien visits to date the chances of a visit in the next million years is miniscule. Hi WB, Long time no see! Good points, there is also the other part of the "when we are" question. With the life cycle of stars likely to have life-supporting planets in the "goldilocks zone" being quite defined, any civilisation reaching the point of being able to travel to the stars (supposing they're not wiped out by asteroids, supernovae, nuclear war, disease etc first) would probably also have a fairly small window of opportunity to do so before getting bored of space travel (you know, just like international travel after several years) and finding the perfect place to settle down and evolve into pure energy DrBubb, on 06 August 2012 - 06:05 AM, said: We now know many things where we have been lied-to by the Mainstream Media. What makes you think they have been telling the truth about this important matter? Erm, because most journalists are self-serving, egotistical, career chasing, dog-eat-dog wanabees that would sell their own grandmother for a good story, and because to break a story such | ID | ID DF | 1,453,580 |
forget the experience of encountering that first colossus. The sounds, the music, the subtle details like trees shaking with each footfall of the giant. The idea of slaying a colossus was intimidating, but actually experiencing that made it seem impossible. The minimalistic nature of the story let my imagination run wild. Without the game telling me everything about the world my mind was constantly trying to figure it out. Why is the land forbidden? Why must I kill these seemingly innocent colossi in order to save my love? What is this black stuff entering my body after toppling a colossus? Needless to say I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. B. Objective: "Save the girl" storytelling has been around forever but in this case the impossibility of the task of slaying 16 colossi coupled with a vast empty world creates a distinct sense of smallness. This is a story based game, so people looking for more action and less story probably wouldn't enjoy it. The interesting thing is that the story isn't really given explicitly and is nearly absent completely. You know you want to save your loved one and to do it you kill some colossi. If you're not interested in the world I suppose you wouldn't enjoy the game because the story comes mostly from how you interpret the world. C: Extraction: Any medium can benefit from utilizing the imagination of the user. They can speak to their own mind much better than any outside influence so it's more | ID | ID DF | 516,538 |
versus mode attached too. If anything the Team games are just a little too involved and begin to fall dangerously between two stools: too complicated to be an instantly accessible mini-game but too simplistic to sustain extended play. Splitting progress up into discreet levels helps to maintain the quick turnover of the competitive games though and so balance is maintained. You can play any of the Team games on your own if you want but there are also six purpose-designed single-player games. This is where Nintendo Land slips into more traditional mini-game collection territory and although most of the games are still fun a number of them do feel like they could quite easily have been smartphone games. Donkey Kong's Crash Course in particular is an arcade puzzler where you have to guide a spring-loaded cart across a Meccano-like maze of platforms. It's an entertaining time waster but not something you could imagine paying more than 69p for on its own. Balloon Trip Breeze has the same problem and although it has some great visuals, with the game presented as if it's a stage play, the gameplay is still essentially the same as the original Balloon Fight game from the NES days. The inspiration for Takamaru's Ninja Castle is ostensibly Japanese-only NES title Nazo No Murasame Jo , although it's really just an update of lightgun game Duck Hunt. You hold the GamePad vertically and flick your hand across the touchscreen to fire shuriken at a shooting gallery of paper | OP | OP RV | 1,464,802 |
to fill in the reason. [8] Texas In Texas, parents who want a philosophical exemption must sign an Affidavit Request for Exemption from Immunization for Reasons of Conscience. The form can be mailed, faxed, hand delivered, or filled in online. [9] ACT NOW As you can see, the laws about exemptions vary from state to state. Some are as simple as checking a box and signing a form. Others require that you write a statement about your belief. Still others require that you or your doctor submit a request in order to receive the exemption form. Whichever exemption you opt for, it's vital that you learn what the laws are in your state and act quickly to do what you need to do before your child starts school. Some states are trying to take away religious and philosophical exemptions, and it's becoming more and more difficult to get a medical exemption. The sooner you act, the better. If your pediatrician won't listen to your concerns and threatens to discharge your child as a patient if you refuse to vaccinate, find another doctor. You can ask friends for suggestions or Google "vaccine-friendly doctors" or "no-vax doctors" for a doctor who is open to an alternate schedule -- or no schedule, if that's your choice. Sometimes doctors in a family practice will accept unvaccinated children. Another option is to find a younger doctor. In a recent poll, about 15 percent of young doctors said they're "starting to adopt a more individualized approach | IP | IP | 3,124,636 |
and kindness. Of course, that probably means I'm a "Nazi." Yawn. "REPUBLICANS, IN MY OPION, ARE SCUM NAZI, PEDIOPHILES Posted By: johneb57@hotmail | July 18, 2007 at 05:19 PM Since when is Barney Frank is a Republican? Wise up and Get off the Republican/Democrat mentality. The entire government Republican AND Democrat are corupt and need to be thrown out. JeffinMiami: You ask why don't they just move the airport in Ketchikan? Here's why. The town is surrounded on one side by the ocean and the other by the Tongass National Forest. If they could have moved the airport they would have. But when the federal government owns 68% of the land in Alaska, it's almost impossible to find anywhere to develop without incurring the wrath of the environmentalists. So the so called "bridge to nowhere" is actually Ketchikan's "bridge to the only damn place left to build." Rikki, First off, I am not lumping you together, what I am referring to are those who have the capability to improve their situation in life but would simply prefer to live off of yours and everyone else's tax dollars. Good for you that you made it. I know what it is like growing up dirt poor in the steel belt when the mills were shutting down, it SUCKED. Since becoming a Marine almost 14 years ago, I have earned a B.S. in Engineering management. My wife has earned her Masters in Public Administration while pregnant with our daughter and had to raise | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 751,921 |
many of us strive for: "Suddenly I felt so free I began to walk on the wrong side of the road and sticking out my thumb from that side, hiking like a Chinese Saint to Nowhere for no reason, going to my mountain to rejoice. Poor little angel world! I suddenly didn't care any more, I'd walk all the way. But just because I was dancing along on the wrong side of the road and I didn't care, anybody began to pick me up immediately, a goldminer with a small caterpillar up front being hauled by his son, and we had a long talk about the woods, the Siskiyou Mountains ) through which we were driving, toward Grants Pass Oregon), and how to make good baked fish, he said, just by lighting a fire in the clean yellow sand by a creek and then burying the fish in the hot sand after you've scraped away the fire and just leaving it in there a few hours then taking it out and cleaning it of sand. He was very interested in my rucksack and my plans." I just think that is beautiful. In doing something so spontaneous, so sudden, for the sole purpose of "for no reason", a true adventure is had. Talking about cooking fish in sand isn't important, they could have been talking about the latest football match or how the weather's been shaping up. What is important is the true passion, the true sense of adventure, that I | OP | OP RV | 177,439 |
and everytime I listen to it I discover it all over again. It is one of my top 10 favorite albums ever. Our Lady Peace is my favorite group, and this is definitely their best offering. All are amazing songs, and Raine Maida's ability to control his vocals and falsetto only help to magnify that truly magnificent sound. The melodies are wonderful...listen for yourself. I just can't say enough. Ever since I heard that OLP was releasing a new cd I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Falling in love with Clumsy, and Naveed, I knew this album wouldn't dissapoint. I still remember hearing 'One Man Army' on the local radio station the for the first time, it wouldn't leave my head. Now with the new release of 'Is Anybody Home' I'm addicted to this cd as I am with Clumsy. Raine's voice is amazing, some criticize that it sounds a little like Billy Corgan's, but it works in a soild way. It's a step away from the normalcy of music today. The last song 'Stealing Babies' is probably my favorite, I love the guitar riff, and the beat, the song just fades away, which is awesome. I can't say enough about this cd, and this band. Canada's best, along with Tragically Hip, and a little known great band named Finger Eleven. By the way, the Finger Eleven song on the Scream 3 soundtrack does them no justice, their cd 'Tip' is great, and one you should check | IP | IP DS | 709,888 |
an Angel on the Other' is the first book to tell the group's story -- culled from over 50 exclusive interviews (including the surviving band members and those closest to the band) and featuring many never-before-seen photos. "I am honored that Greg has painstakingly accounted for what the hell happened during those crazy times. He has summed up all the chaos, jubilation, and paranoia that is Blind Melon." -Brad Smith, Blind Melon bassist This book is a wonderful collection of distilled quotes that are chronologically organized, but not a story with a narrative, per se. I suppose one can tease out a narrative or at least some themes implied by the quotes and their ordering, but mostly it's a collection of "what" and not "why." I think there's a story still waiting to be told and that this book offers some good supporting material. This is a hard book to put down once picked up. I don't think I even blinked during the chapters entitled; October, 21 1995 and Aftermath. I highly recommend this book. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful 5.0 out of 5 stars From the mouths of those that were there April 13 2009 By vedhead011 - Published on Amazon.com Format: Paperback I opened this book and couldn't put it down until I finished it. It truly does tell the story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon, and tells it in the best possibly way; from the mouths of the people that lived it. | IP | IP DS | 753,612 |
crystalline after Like a Sun 's relentless digressions. Every Breath is more of a thriller, a chamber piece. Since that initial pair of plays, I have continued writing whenever I have a break in my theatre schedule. It is a great blessing to have started writing plays again. Writing them offers me a more compact, private act of theatre-making than directing. It is a very precise and tender way of listening to the voices inside me and of observing the world around me. Playwriting, like being a director, involves a conversation about the life of the theatre and the theatre of life. The play seems to touch on questions of identity, isolation and entitlement. How does this reflect your own ideas about the production? When I was writing the play, I never thought about what it was about per se. I began with a simple image -- a security guard looking out from behind the glass walls of an empty office tower. I was fascinated by the transparency of this image, the play of surface and depth. I wanted to set up an unusual meeting between this lonely figure and another set of characters. And so, s/he came to stand beside a swimming pool under the stars to guard a family whose existence is under threat. This family seem to lead a very good life -- they have excellent taste in food, art, literature and so on -- but there's something lacking, hollowed out, even empty in their lives. The | SP | SP IT | 3,285,568 |
has issues we need to work on but the students now are the future of the movement and we are more diverse and more welcoming towards minority atheists and I truly believe what we're seeing of the bigoted atheists is really on its way out. *I think "A+" is far and away the best. Not only is it pithy, positive, and recognizable, it also dovetails nicely with PZ's whole "not just dictionary atheists" meme. Only downsides are the apparent concurrent use by RDF, which someone mentioned above, and the possible American-centricness of it. I'm clueless: do other countries use/have familiarity with the letter-based grading system that puts "A+" at the top? *"A=" is probably a little more to the point than "A+," but suffers in that the only thing I can think of that uses the "A=" notation is "A=A," the law of identity, which I've seen used as Objectivist jargon. The upside is that the symbol could be really easy, just a capital "A" with two cross-bars. *"Affirmative Atheism" is just begging for jokes/derision. "Affirmative Action," for all the benefits (and parallels) is largely seen as something that gives unearned benefits to minorities. I'd think the last thing we'd want is to suggest that minority atheists aren't just as deserving of a place in the movement as the straight white cisgendered able-bodied male ones. *"Progressive Atheism" and "Intersectional Atheism" are okay, but seem kind of jargon-y. *"Humanism" is great, but doesn't necessarily emphasize the point of "atheism plus social | OP | OP OB | 3,175,951 |
region of Europe is full of them), you won't find a single successful fascist or "Nazi" (i.e., fashioned after the Nazi Germany system, minus the anti-Semitic element) regime anywhere in the world. In regards to Bush, there's no "name-calling" on my part as everything I've said about him is true. But let me make one thing clear: Bush & Co. are far worse than any name I've called them thus far. In truth, they criminals who should be rounded up and either locked up or hung for their atrocities. "Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves." ~D.H. Lawrence, Classical American Literature, 1922 Notice he didn't say 'democracy' because this country was not promoting it. Democracy is mob rule, and Obama comes from there. Don't call the Right Nazi's as it shows your ignorance. Nazi is the gutter slang meaning to nationalize. All of this, and its references are exactly what Obama is promoting. Go look at the parallels to Obamas activities and Hitlers. You will find a strong similarity. Sorry, but ignorantly promoting the mantra of the Left proves that you will help repeat histrey because you do not know it. MCH | 7.31.09 @ 7:03PM On the farm Gramma had a pet donkey. That little donkey's name was Hee-Haw. It always brayed trying to intimidate the other animals. Although it annoyed Grampa he tolerated it because he | IP | IP | 186,900 |
themselves as property owners and a few side businesses. Apparently the rich Chinese, have no intentions in retiring and living in China. They think the future of their children is in United States and Canada. The school is not only providing services for your students, but a valuable service for the rich Chinese parents, and future options for their retirement years. I was public school teacher and OSSTF official for 35 years. Wife also has many years teaching and work for MOE. Both retired. People in China ask her to start VIP they will send students because most schools for the community are diploma mills. She asked me to help out. VIP is started as the "anti-diploma mill" formula- all certified teachers, very small classes highly qualified principal with SO papers. Leave it to you, to see it the same way as some politicians, One set of rules for the rich to immigrate to Canada, and another set of very restrictive immigration rules for the ones who are not so rich. Where many of the rich immigrants have made their money on questionable practices, that would not be tolerated even in the backwaters of Canada. What are main reason why rich immigrants leave their country to places like Canada and United States. The opportunity to be free, and speak without the fear of government officials knocking on your door. Taxing the rich, will not solve the wage gap, nor the problems within society, caused by poor government planning and policy. | IP | IP PA | 213,093 |
other lenders are normally secured. This means that borrowers have to provide the lenders with collateral before they can be given a loan. Payday loans are normally unsecured and thus borrowers do not need to provide any collateral in order to get a loan. Their approval is quick Getting a loan from the bank can take ages due to the many procedures involved. There is also a lot of documentation involved thus it is quite tedious to get bank loans. Cash advances have less paper work and therefore it is easier to apply for and less work is involved in the application process. Short repayment period Payday loans normally have a short repayment period. This allows the borrower to be able to finish the burden of having to repay for a loan in the least time possible. Loans that take long to repay are normally quite stressful. Bad-credit lending Most companies that lend these loans do not consider an individual's credit rating. Therefore people who have past credits from other companies can always take a loan from another company. The only thing that has to be considered in any payday loan company is whether one has funds to repay the loan or not. If the money to repay the loan are available then one is eligible for the loan. | IP | IP DS | 1,426,988 |
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Speed - "In the last 5m of braking you wipe off half your speed." There?s been some recent discussion in another (tragic) thread about speed and accidents. So I thought it apropos to share a video I saw at an advanced riding course last year which illustrates what a huge difference even a few km/h in speed makes in the outcome in an emergency braking situation. Probably a repost but the message is worth repeating. I remember starting to ride and the beginning of every season (now). It's impressive how a little practice or professional training safely decreases braking distance especially when dealing with poor conditions. My first emergency stop involved immediately locking the rear and wasting so much precious stopping distance. I remember starting to ride and the beginning of every season (now). It's impressive how a little practice or professional training safely decreases braking distance especially when dealing with poor conditions. My first emergency stop involved immediately locking the rear and wasting so much precious stopping distance. That doesn't make sense. Perhaps in this exact situation, but obviously that's not a general truth. Of course you are right. In THIS scenario, you wipe off half your speed in | ID | ID DF | 714,857 |
falsify wrong ones. Ethics as a science needs a similar measurement. And the ultimate check of any ethical theses (IMHO) is whether its conclusions are acceptable to mankind. If it fails that check it can be as logical as one can imagine. It simply does not fit human nature and thus has to be discarded. You are aware of the fact that logic does not tell you what is true, but only what is true if something else is true. Each theory, even an ethical one, needs basic assumptions which are believed to be true without any logical cause leading to that. In math they are called axioms. You said that the premises used by the authors are "widely accepted" and thus I understand they are no longer debated and used like axioms. As the logical conclusions derived from those premises lead to ethical conclusions unacceptable to mankind, the premises needs reconsideration. My personal interest in this discussion is based on the fact that we have here in Germany bioethicists as advice givers for parliament. If every bioethicist accept the premises I criticize then they do not share the ethical code written into our constitution and thus are unable to advise parliament in making laws that are in consent with that constitution. This would be a very bad situation -- those experts would have to be removed from their position. If only some bioethicists accept the cited premises while others do not, that would be better. Now how is the | OP | OP OB | 611,513 |
I now realize the true meaning of being in love; of having someone to love you back. It's a hard choice; you choose to be hurt by others and to hurt yourself. And you choose to look life at another angle. Time's been tough on us. Life's been hurtful and fate's been cruel. But it would be unbearable without your presence by my side, as I sleep. It's not a conscious choice anymore, I know it as instinctively as I know I exist. I know you haven't given up yet. And I know your confusion isn't bigger than your trust. Don't ask. I just know. Sometimes you don't have to say anything. I do feel it coming from you. I feel it when you look at me, the confusion, the pain, the hatred, and, finally, the love. I wish I could sing to you so you'd understand that it'll go away, and that somehow, you'll let me touch your heart again, hold it close to me, in my little pocket. "Oh dream maker You heartbreaker Wherever you're going I'm going your way Two drifters off to see world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end..." Look around you, look at me again. Let yourself feel again. I know you're scared. I'm terrified. But I had a dream tonight, and a song. And this song made me finally realize that...it's time I start living. You can make this change in me; like once you | LY | LY PO | 3,173,484 |
than enough pretty women down there and I didn't mistreat a one." Damon replies, stretching his arms out in front of him. "Likely we're not getting a new boss. The CO's likely to be getting a new boss, which means shit will roll downhill, but from the same source." "I think the most complimentary thing I ever heard down there was that I was a thug, but I was their thug." Damon snorts a small cloud of smoke. "I just do my thing, and I don't change." He adds, sidestepping the idea that he was missed or was even enjoyed with his thug-like avoidance of compliments. "Just remember not to turn into one of those suicidal idiots, okay Dell?" Dell grunts, "This is a war and I'm all about keeping my head in this." While he is at his locker he gets out a bottle of water and he turns to look at Damon and he grunts, "But if you think I am heading that way, stop me." The bottle of water is opened and a sip is taken from the bottle as he walks over to his bunk again and he says, "We did good today." "If I ever do, you listen. I've never been a marine but I had a crew on Scorpia. I know the territory." Damon replies, nodding his head in agreement that they did well today. "At least for us. That Battlestar's marines took a few good hits, lost a few. Be interesting to see | NARRATIVE | NA SS | 218,815 |
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pointer in Perth. The following year saw the continuation of a rough pattern where for the third time in six visits, the Springboks would look to secure Southern Hemisphere dominance with the Tri-Nations crown. Three straight Wallaby losses, coupled with back-to-back triumphs over the All Blacks, meant that the South Africans were full of confidence, and again Habana showed his love of Perth, scoring a double as the Springboks won 32-25, claiming their first try scoring bonus point at the city. The Springboks would that year win the Tri-Nations. Hardly any survivors from their last meeting in Perth will suit up next weekend, with the Wallabies boasting only Adam Ashley-Cooper, Stephen Moore, Benn Robinson and Ben Alexander from that run on side (a young David Pocock, Quade Cooper and Will Genia played off the bench that day). Meanwhile just current Springboks captain Jean de Villiers, four-try Perth scorer Bryan Habana, Tendai Mtawarira and Morne Steyn remain from the starting XV over three years ago. | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 3,110,174 |
paint. Home Improvement Glossary aneled door A door that has molding to create multiple panels on the surface. Home Improvement Glossary aper scraper This nifty gadget can scrape and perforate wallpaper applied on drywall. It has a round, knoblike handle attached to a scraping blade that cuts the paper. Solvents or steam can then penetrate to the adhesive layer but can't damage the drywall's paper facing. Home Improvement Glossary arting strip A piece of wood that separates the tracks of the upper and lower sash of a window. Home Improvement Glossary attern repeat The repeat is the vertical distance between one point on the pattern and where the identical point appears again vertically. Home Improvement Glossary eel-and-stick drywall patch kit A patch that is used to cover the gap in a hole in drywall. The solid patch has an adhesive background that sticks to the wall surrounding the hole. Home Improvement Glossary ermanent furnace filter A permanent furnace filter is a washable filter used to block debris from entering the furnace. Home Improvement Glossary PEX cross-linked polyethylene PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) is the newest pipe for residential use. Approved in many regions of the country, PEX is easy to install because it cuts easily, is flexible, and uses compression fittings. However, more permanent connections require a special crimping tool. Home Improvement Glossary ilot hole A pilot hole is a starter hole made by drilling. Using pilot holes prevents the screw or nails from causing damage to the wall. Home Improvement Glossary | HI | HI HT | 351,947 |
disc. Good movie; great performances! Grace Kelly won the Oscar and she was up against Judy Garland ("A Star Is Born") AND Audrey Hepburn ("Sabrina") - amazing. Bing didn't win, but he was up against Marlon Brando (who won), Humphrey Bogard AND James Mason - quite a line up! Anyway, I was shocked at the excellence of Bing's acting - a tribute to the director. | IP | IP DS | 726,560 |
fell into my head. I had been writing almost continuously since the age of six but I had never been so excited about an idea before. To my immense frustration, I didn't have a pen that worked, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one… I did not have a functioning pen with me, but I do think that this was probably a good thing. I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, while all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me. Perhaps, if I had slowed down the ideas to capture them on paper, I might have stifled some of them (although sometimes I do wonder, idly, how much of what I imagined on that journey I had forgotten by the time I actually got my hands on a pen). I began to write 'Philosopher's Stone' that very evening, although those first few pages bear no resemblance to anything in the finished book. When she had reached her Clapham Junction flat, she began to write immediately. [ 26 ] [ 48 ] In December of that year, Rowling's mother died, after ten years suffering from multiple sclerosis . [ 26 ] Rowling commented, "I was writing Harry Potter at the moment my mother died. I had never told her about Harry Potter ." [ 22 ] Rowling said this death heavily affected | IN | IN EN | 9,993,889 |
I do have problem -- a pretty serious one. I am afraid of trying to give it up -- I've never tried before -- but I absolutely know that I MUST try to do this, if I am to continue to function properly in my life. This is a wonderful site. Thank you to Jules for that book reference: I'm going to buy it and read it. I like reading all of these posts; they make me not feel alone with my problem. I have become so used to the alcohol and pot to keep me occupied as I am alone most of the time outside of work. Nothing makes me more comfortable than to sit at home, get stoned and drink a pint of bourbon each night. I look forward to it, yet I get up each day and go to a very stressful but important job. I am an educator of all things. You would think I would have my stuff together but I don't. I am afraid of the severe loneliness if I stop drinking. What do I do with my time. I have no hobbies but drinking. What a mess I have become. 45 years old and live in a shoe. I know my alcohol has robbed my life, yet I keep thinking that since I am a responsible person, work a good job, pay my bills and am relatively harmless, I am doing alright. Besides, I only drink at night. Every night. If it's not | HI | HI HT | 23,282 |
pints for a five piece band but I'm hungry today and I'm thirsty today For a one groove record paying out useless tokens the control of booze, bah, the pub it ain't open the petty cash problems and my mouth is dry I've had enough already Be all and end all addiction do you ever stop to think? it's a broken home on a one night stand you're just as strong as your weakest link Wild man of Borneo impersonator the predictable mess of the part time swingers they taste the air, yeah, it tastes like dirt the tragic lives string up my guitar with cheese wire realization sets in a bit too late a bloody mistake, but a bit too late sprees of weak sanity do you ever stop to think? it's a broken heart on a one night stand you're just as strong as your weakest link so good bye trust, without you I will die goodbye love, I'll try my best to cry goodbye luck, the hedonists they sigh goodbye looks, Adonis goodbye what was that he said? it'll never be the same bye bye to love he said, it'll never be the same in the upstairs flat live the decadents there 'til the end, they pay their rent the flat's turned over, an insurance heist heartbreaking all the same, they're as quiet as mice so in walk policemen, hand in hand, a property problem, we understand and in from the local file medical care 'you're all | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
I spoke in the 1991 debate, I showed some naivety. I said then that I would be joining the badgers at the bottom of my garden in celebrating the passage of the Bill. Little did I think that, over 20 years later, the badgers must have got together and decided to try and tunnel under my own house. Whether this is a socialist conspiracy to collapse the house on top of me I do not know. I represent an urban constituency . When my constituents get badgers in their back gardens, it is a nightmare. I do not know whether they have all got together in Southend West and said, "Right, the door's open tonight. Let's get into the back garden." I have three cases in my constituency where it has taken two years to deal with Natural England , English Heritage and DEFRA to get the badgers moved. It is very difficult in urban constituencies to get badgers moved. In conclusion, this has been an excellent debate, and I congratulate the Backbench Business Committee , of which I am a member, on selecting it. The Government have got a good deal right: they have a policy of action rather than inaction; they are investing 15.5 million over the next four years in the crucial oral vaccine; and biosecurity has been promoted and will continue to be promoted. I urge the House, though, to consider the way forward carefully and how effective the proposed cull would be. I strongly encourage | ID | ID DF | 476,316 |
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The enabling act passed by Congress and approved March Twenty first A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Sixty four, requires that the convention charged with the duty of framing a Constitution for a State Government "shall provide by ordinance for submitting said Constitution to the People of the Territory of Nevada, for their ratification or rejection" on a certain day prescribed therein; therefore this Convention organized in pursuance of said enabling act, do establish the following: ORDINANCE. Section?1. Proclamation by territorial governor; general election. The Governor of the Territory of Nevada is hereby authorized to issue his proclamation for the submission of this Constitution to the people of said Territory for their approval or rejection on the day provided for such submission, by Act of Congress; and this Constitution shall be submitted to the qualified electors of said Territory, in the several counties thereof, for their approval or rejection, at the time provided by such Act of Congress; and further, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November A.D. Eighteen hundred and Sixty four, there shall be a general election in the several counties of said Territory for the election of State Officers, Supreme and District Judges, members of the Legislature, Representative in Congress and three Presidential Electors. Sec:?2. Qualified electors may vote for adoption or rejection of constitution. All persons qualified by the laws of said Territory to vote for Representatives to the General Assembly on the said Twenty first day of March, including those in the Army of | IN | IN LT | 204,693 |
yourself and mind that froth and take your big fat righteous eye out you've both been cut from the same cloth so all the time remember, oh oh mr. superior the angels are gonna break your harp and curse you out of here you'll wish you never took the part that old con trick about the halo don't pass or collect, go to jail, oh mr. superior the angels are gonna break your heart oh pert-nippled devil with the dracula teeth don't let the climate bleed ya oh head of a body with a soul underneath don't let your hair recede ya just take that plank from out your eye let the under furnished judge retire oh mr. superior the angels are gonna break your heart and curse you out of here you'll wish you never took the part so stop that finger and catch yourself there's not much doing on the shelf oh mr. superior the angels are gonna break your harp don't ever try to pass off as truth the story that you're telling you're so concerned with all things youth I don't think you understand the respect I am feeling for these people you see as fashion accessories you should be working in a straight inside job for the guy who owns the copyright or some other bloke that he knows because the power and the glamour are the roles that you can dig but you will always pass on work 'cos you're a wanker and on | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
time, given you like multiplayer that's just generally uninspired and not nearly as engrossing as similar games you could be spending your time with, some of which came out last year. Bottom Line I've played worse games, but for its category, Medal of Honor Warfighter is a game that struggles to find its place, unlike... well, others in its category. It wants to be respectful of military veterans and present a realistic, gritty experience with a heart string-tugging story that's layered with a thrilling secret operations plot -- but it's so fundamentally jumbled, thrown together, and confusing that I can't begin to recommend it. As for the multiplayer suite, it does a better job in design, functionality, and execution than the previous game but it's simply a bit drab and uninspired. You could certainly get some quality hours out of Warfighter , as there's plenty of levels to attain and weapons to unlock, but I can't imagine why you'd want to pursue that route when there's so many other higher quality shooters out there. 21 Comments So why is this game deserving of a lower metacritic than something like fable the journey? Inversion scored higher than it. Most of these words to describe the game are postiive or at the very least "not negative". "It's just a shame that there's no real incentive to play Warfighter's modes over those of another game, since they're essentially simplified versions of their counterparts. Aside from a nice coat of paint and overall smoother | OP | OP RV | 3,248,409 |
a certain amount of time goes by before it closes. During that time, things move, and this causes the image to blur. This blur turns out to be really important for making the motion look smooth, so you have to simulate it in the renderer. Another thing you have to simulate is the aperture of the lens -- the light is not entering the camera in one spot, but all over the lens, and that gives you depth of field. You need to simulate both blur and lens effects, but that means that not only are you integrating the scene around each pixel, you also have to integrate that pixel over time and over the lens and over other things. You end up with this incredibly complex integral, and it turns out that there is a technique in physics called Monte Carlo integration that is perfectly suited to dealing with it. However, none of this stuff was in the undergraduate curriculum -- I had to learn it on my own later. What physics really taught me was how to think about things in a creative and rigorous way. It taught me how to think about hard problems. Are there other ways that physics is used in animation? At Pixar, we use physics a lot to simulate the motion of complex things like clothes or hair. But you have to remember that in the animated world, animators do wacky things. They exaggerate enormously in order to tell the story, so the | SP | SP IT | 1,460,474 |
Make each of the new 10 frames 0.5secs. Leave your existing first and last frames 3 secs. Preview. Adjust frame number and timing till it works the way you want. This is as automatic as it gets. But be aware the file size of your gif animation will be much larger than a similar Flash file. I also just tried shrinking the object 20% in each frame until it reached the desired small size. You don't have to tween them. Then with 0 secs. it actually transitions pretty good from big to small. A lot more "manual" than flash, but it works! Hello, I have two problems. The first is that when in the last step in this tutorial, I move the rocket upwards for the last slide, the rockets from all of the slides move with it! The second problem is that when I tween it, it just doesn't gradually go to the top of the screen, it disappears from the bottom by fading and then appears on the top of the screen via. fadinng. Can you please help me? School Project! Great tutorial, thanks! Way easier to follow your steps than to attempt to figure this out on my own. Photoshop Help returned 0 results when I queried "animated gif" ! Yikes. Especially helpful to have the PSD file available. Hello, I have two problems. The first is that when in the last step in this tutorial, I move the rocket upwards for the last slide, the rockets | HI | HI HT | 219,229 |
his thesis sounds shallow and, unfortunately, colors the book as another advertisement of that stereotypical American attitude: that the value of people is simply their utility. The foreigners (like those cheap Canadians and Europeans, maybe) who might nod at this would miss out on the large swaths of our population who strive to value people intrinsically, regardless of what they could give in return. Ignored would be those who believe that you should do your job well, do things right the first time, and state the price for a service upfront, all simply because that's the right thing to do, instead of relying on implied expectations and capricious rewards and punishments for those who do and don't comply. Likewise, many Americans think the solution to inadequate earnings is self-betterment, or efforts to change the corrupt practices of employers. Of course, life isn't so simple; working people often have few options, but "Keep the Change" doesn't explore these issues at all. While Dublanica frequently shows how employers stiff their workers and expect them to rely on tips (which they often pilfer), he implies that the solution is for people to get with the program and tip right (i.e., how he says) anyway, not that anyone should work to change things. This implication enables the corrupt employers. What does it say about our relationships that we avoid the more fundamental problems of corruption and lack of transparency and instead insist that everyone get with the (screwed up) program? So, in conclusion, do | IP | IP DS | 234,689 |
of its hole onto a paper towel. The bath bomb base (of bicarb and citric acid) can be stored in an airtight container if you find that you only use half a batch at a time -- like we do. Then you've got it sitting there ready for the next batch. I hope you enjoy making your own bath bombs in different colours, shapes and scents just as much as you'll enjoy using them. LinkWithin a little about me I'm a marketer by day, creative-type by night. I sew, embroider, read crafty books and catch up with the Southside chapter of Brown Owls - a crafty group of like-minded ladies. I write a little blog called The Craft Revival . I'm also mum to a 6 year old kiddo and a freshie newborn! You can catch me on Twitter or Facebook too. But mostly I spend my time on Instagram. | HI | HI HT | 3,330,909 |
you have the chance talk about the problem and asked them why and try to fix it ! Featured Articles Meet a Community Member Meet JirachiQueen , a wikiHow editor for 2 years now who loves bold editing, contributing to the Youth Project , and helping out other wikiHowians. She considers wikiHow her "second family" and appreciates that everyone is always ready to lend a helping hand. Her favorite article on wikiHow is How to Know if a Guy Likes You . | HI | HI HT | 359,010 |
gorgon.crypt.gen.nz /home client-encrypt-ossl This will tell Amanda to use the client-encrypt-ossl when backing up /home on the backup client system gorgon.crypt.gen.nz. On the client to be backed up, check that /usr/sbin/amcrypt-ossl is installed (it comes with Amanda v2.5 releases), and then configure an encryption key, or passphrase, for the backup: Naturally, you should make up your own key to put into the .am_passphrase file, and remember to store a copy in a safe place. Now you're ready to run the backup. Check that everything is fine on the server: to perform the backup with encryption. The results will be emailed to the administrator specified in /etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf. Whenever you change your backups, always test that it is working. In the case of setting up encryption you need to test that the data on tape is actually encrypted, and make sure that you can read it back as well! You can change the cipher used for encryption by editing the encryption script /usr/sbin/amcrypt-ossl on the Amanda client system, the standard release uses aes-256-cbc which will be fine for most purposes. Which algorithm? It is important to choose the encryption algorithm, or cipher, carefully. Some commercial backup systems may not have the option to choose the cipher, but with OpenSSL there is a big choice of algorithms to choose from. The version of OpenSSL I used for testing (v0.9.8a) supports all of these: GPG supports a smaller range of ciphers, version 1.4.2 supports the following: 3des, cast5, blowfish, aes, aes192, aes256, twofish I | HI | HI HT | 1,747,373 |
Mr Hallett said he had provided further evidence to the Courier-Mail proving Dr Flegg and his sacked chief of staff Fraser Stephen contravened Premier Campbell Newman's direction relating to right to information. Mr Newman ordered recently all Right to Information requests be handled by independent officers rather than ministerial staffers. Mr Hallett claims Mr Stephens appointed one of Dr Flegg's staffers to carry out the RTI role. "Neither...the Flegg office staffer ordered to do this job by Fraser Stephen and me ever had any knowledge of the Premier's edict and were deceived," he said. "I welcome the Premier's comment reported this afternoon at his press conference that it remained to be seen whether allegations leveled against Dr Flegg by his former media advisor would be proven." EARLIER: Premier Campbell Newman believes Housing and public Works Minister Dr Bruce Flegg did the right thing in resigning. Addressing media this afternoon after Dr Flegg announced his resignation to State parliament, Mr Newman sang his praises before admitting the senior minister had made the right choice. "He has done the right thing," he said. "I think he has acted with a great deal of courage and integrity. "What has happened is he has taken accountability for the distraction he has caused the Government." Mr Newman said Dr Flegg only tendered his resignation 20 minutes before Parliament started today. He said he has not had a chance to look at who would replace Dr Flegg, who will remain as the Moggill MP. Mr Newman | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 665,788 |
This explains why wool fabric is slow to dry and why it is unique in textile fibers for making garments that are warm even when they are wet. See if your library has any books on textiles and textile fibers. I've got a book I picked up at a rummage sale that is the text for a community college course in textile science, and the description of how synthetic and natural fibers are prepared, spun and woven is very interesting. Developments in the past few decades have made some surprising changes from the straightforward mechanization of techniques that go back for millennia. For example, weft fibers can be spun into thread by air currents as the fabric is woven in sealed looms, and non-woven textiles with a wide range of properties are becoming more common for both traditional and innovative uses. | ID | ID DF | 3,088,589 |
is coming under greater scrutiny since granting refuge to Tunisia's ousted ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. (Source: The Associated Press) U.S. interests: Saudi Arabia is an ally of the United States, and the U.S. has relied on it as a force for stability in the region. The United States also considers it a partner in the war on terrorism, although Saudi Arabia has been accused of funding militant groups; the nations' relationship was strained during the investigation of the Sept. 11 attacks. Saudi Arabia is a leading supplier of oil for the United States. Politics on the ground: Syrians are organizing campaigns on Facebook and Twitter that call for a "day of rage" in Damascus on Feb. 4 and 5, taking inspiration from Egypt and Tunisia. Like both nations, Syria suffers from corruption, poverty and unemployment. The nation has seen subsidy cuts for staples like bread and oil. The authoritarian president has resisted calls for political freedoms and jailed critics of his regime. He is seen by many Arabs, however, as one of the few leaders in the region willing to stand up to arch enemy Israel. (Source: AP) U.S. interests: Relations with the U.S. remain cool, with American officials concerned about Syrian interference in Lebanon's affairs, human rights violations and its alleged pursuit of weapons of mass destruction. Politics on the ground: Tunisia is a constitutional republic, with a president serving as chief of state, prime minister as head of government, a bicameral legislature and a court system influenced | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 29,504 |
loan, and your credit will be checked. Additionally, if you want to draw funding sources, you will need a plan , showing how you will use the money. P2P lending offers competitive interest rates, and a good story can help you get the funding you need. Interested in learning more? Check out Lending Club and Prosper . Both are leaders in the P2P lending space with solid processes for loan origination, repayment, and tracking. Family and Friends : If you have family members or friends who can help you out with the personal loan you need, you can often get the best loan terms. However, you want to make sure that you are sure that you can repay the loan; you don't want to risk your relationship. Have a contract so that you are accountable, and so that your friend or relative knows that you are serious. Editor's note: Personally, I'm totally against borrowing from family or friends. In my own family, money led to a huge falling out between family members. It shouldn't have, but it did. Final Thoughts on Personal Loans If you are looking for a personal loan, there are a number of options. From payday lenders (which you should avoid as much as you can) to credit cards to friends and family to random strangers via P2P lending, chances are that you can find a personal loan. But, depending on your situation, you might have to pay a lot for it. Whichever path to a personal | HI | HI HT | 3,244,003 |
persons. Christians are distinguished from the profane and atheists, that they dare not live without prayer; and they are distinguished from Jews and pagans, that they call on the name of Christ. Observe how often in these verses the apostle repeats the words, Our Lord Jesus Christ. He feared not to make too frequent or too honourable mention of him. To all who called upon Christ, the apostle gave his usual salutation, desiring, in their behalf, the pardoning mercy, sanctifying grace, and comforting peace of God, through Jesus Christ. Sinners can have no peace with God, nor any from him, but through Christ. He gives thanks for their conversion to the faith of Christ; that grace was given them by Jesus Christ. They had been enriched by him with all spiritual gifts. He speaks of utterance and knowledge. And where God has given these two gifts, he has given great power for usefulness. These were gifts of the Holy Ghost, by which God bore witness to the apostles. Those that wait for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, will be kept by him to the end; and those that are so, will be blameless in the day of Christ, made so by rich and free grace. How glorious are the hopes of such a privilege; to be kept by the power of Christ, from the power of our corruptions and Satan's temptations! Acts 1:15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred | LY | LY PR | 439,137 |
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Clarks - Penny On The Floor tab Listen to the CD to get the strumming and picking sequence. Here's the basic chords anyhow. Enjoy! And since most of us don't have mandolins you can pick the chords above the 12th fret it still sounds good... Intro: G D C G D C *use a slide e--6s7------------------7---------------\\... b----------7-------5---------7---8s7----\\... G-----------7---------7-------------7---\\... D-------s7---7s--5--------s7---------7--\\... A---------------------------------------\\... E---------------------------------------\\... G D C G There's a penny on the floor and you're gone, the television's on. D C Have you found another man to take my place. G D C G There's a penny on the floor and I'm wise, I try to see in your eyes. D C But all I see is a reflection of my face. There's a penny on the floor and you're gone, I'm trying to right what's wrong. A stronger man might do it with more grace. There's a penny on the floor but I'm wise, I look up to the skies. I cry and pray, and I stare out into space. [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/clarks/3516.\\... ] Chorus: G D There's a penny on the floor, and you're standing at the door Em C G D C turn around and say goodbye. A woman like you comes around just once a life. There's a penny on the floor and I'm strong. I'll try to carry on, Realizing no one can take your place. There's a penny on the floor and I'm fine. I know it's gonna take some time Before I look at | LY | LY SL | 120,031 |
religious types with which I am all too familiar. Atheism is not a belief system. It is merely the absence of a belief in a deity. By definition it is NOT a system of beliefs. Unless someone is a strong atheist (which as far as I know, neither Hitchens nor Dawkins are) there is no positive statement or "article of faith" being made. People (usually on the theist side of the discussion) fail to distinguish between the statements "I do not believe in a God" "There is probably no God" and "I disbelieve in the existence of a God". Indeed the second of those three statements actually fits more semantically agreeably with the first than the third. Complaining about presentation of arguments is what is commonly known as either concern or tone trolling. The very point the atheist makes is that the way arguments are presented have no bearing on their validity. Further atheists don't "shove their 'beliefs' down the throats of others". They don't ask for special privileges. They don't ask for "atheist" schools. They don't ask for atheist representatives in the House of Lords. They don't ask for special recognition through the tax system to have charitable status of "atheist" bodies fast-tracked. They don't ask for religious symbols to be banned. They don't ask for churches to be banned. They don't ask for the abolition of religion. All they seek is a level playing field for ideas instead of this illogical and institutional special treatment that is given | OP | OP OB | 666,954 |
Robert Mackenzie 32 men on a Great Lakes boat Quit the pier at Thunder Bay 28,000 tons of coal On a cold November day 800 feet and 10 more long 80 feet across The steel mills of Detroit Our destination through the frost At 2 AM on the 2nd Waves were runnin' up to 40 feet Winds were blowing 60 miles Our engines crankin' heat At 3:13 we took a wave Our wheelhouse left behind The radar slipped beneath the waves And we were runnin' blind Hear me call across the waves If I don't come home tonight I will make it home some day (Steel boats and iron men) 32 down on the Robert Mackenzie (Steel boats and iron men) 32 down on the Robert Mackenzie (Steel boats and iron men) 32 down on the Robert Mackenzie A captain name of Phillips Seekin' shelter from the storm Turned us south of Bte Grise Bay By way of Keweenaw Point But the wind was blowing at such a rate We ended up driftin' north A wave broke over a knife of rock Six Fathom Shoal Mackenzie she was cut in half The stern she rammed the bow The men were caught in metal jaws Flames burned out of hell Stern kept runnin' all her lights ablaze Not one man would be found Captain's last transmission read 32 men down 32 men down Hear me call across the waves If I don't come home tonight I will make it home some | LY | LY SL | 452,111 |
to tour with one of the most successful road bands of the era. But, more importantly, I spent months in the recording studios watching them create all this great music. What was even more interesting was watching the great producer, Glynn Johns, pull the best out of a group of individuals possessed with great talents but also huge egos. When we went to Wales in April 1974 to record Ronnie's first solo LP for A & M Records called "Anywore for Anymore", I witnessed the real song craftsman that was Ronnie Lane. Sadly, mangement fiascos during 74/75 prevented any of this material from ever being released in the states until now. Ronnie could pull the best out of a simple lyric and melody but more importantly, would allow the best to flow from those talented musicians who he had collected in the band "Slim Chance". He let them shine but all the while knowing exactly what he wanted. Here it is for you to enjoy. Some of the best and beatiful songs Ronnie could cook up...and that band could cook! Ronnie's solo work is just great. I always appreciated his work with the Steve and Rod versions of Faces. This work is a total shift from Faces/Small Faces feel to a more mellow earthy sound. Very nice in the same way Rod Stewart did on his early solo works while still with the Faces, Gasoline Alley, Country Comforts, Hand rags, Cut across Shorty etc... In fact Ronnie played of some | IP | IP DS | 18,085 |
glamorous pictures of my parents, and they look like Ike and Vera! So, anyway, I went out to register for school, and I had just a weird idea about going to New York and seeing a friend of mine that I had been dating in Minneapolis. And I got up to Manhattan, and I just never left. I got into Sande Shurin's acting classes, which was amazing, but I was starving -- literally -- and staying in a flophouse on 42nd and 2nd for $15 a night because I lied and told them I was a model. And, like, a month later, I was a model. John Casablancas from Elite saw me in an elevator and gave me his card. I thought he was some kind of porn director. [Laughs.] I couldn't understand what he was saying to me. He was all excited and pitching me on the idea of modeling, but somehow I thought it was some porn thing, so I just kind of threw the card in my bag and was like, "Get away from me!" But later I was showing the card to friends and was laughing about it, and they went, "No, no, that's, like, the cool, big modeling agency." And I'm like, "Yeah, but I'm not a model. I've never taken those classes." I didn't get that you could just be photographed. I thought you had to, like, go to college to be a model. [Laughs.] Some sort of special modeling college. So I went | SP | SP IT | 3,225,871 |
its role with respect to research data. At present, its work focuses on OA to published research outputs, but there might be related areas wherein it could complement policy work going on elsewhere, such as the Cabinet Office Research Sector Transparency Board. There was a consensus that this deserved further consideration, and it will be a full agenda item at the next meeting. Members of the group also considered the evolution of the Gold OA market, in the light of industry analysis and other developments. This is a fast-changing environment, as witnessed for example by the implementation of the SCOAP3 initiative. Existing business models are going to continue to be challenged by innovation in the sector. OAIG supports this innovation, and will work on a summary of the attributes of a fully transparent and competitive market for Gold OA that could help guide it in the future. Membership The group welcomed Kitty Inglis, librarian at Sussex University, as the new SCONUL representative, replacing David Ball who is retiring. Next meeting The group will meet next on 11 January 2013. If anyone has issues they would like to raise for this meeting, they should contact one of the group's members in good time. JISC and the Wellcome Trust are pleased to announce that they have commissioned the Research Information Network (RIN) to take forward work to specify the potential role for intermediary organisations in managing open access article processing charges (APCs). The work, which is being commissioned by the two funders | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,040,546 |
appropriate body of selection, and ten Members of each House added by the Committee of Selection in each case, in respect of the Bill referred. The object of this free conference of 60 Members would be to adjust differences between the two Houses and report back. I am not here tonight to say that the free conference is the best method of settling differences between the two Houses. The point I want to make is that this is an alternative way. We have been given no indication that it has been considered, and we are given this Bill to deal with this very limited aspect of the reform of the Second Chamber. I have regretted for a long time that the House of Lords resisted the proposal of Lord Palmerston's first Administration to create life peers. I have regretted that the Labour Party in 1927, and again in 1933, as we were reminded yesterday in the speech of right hon. and learned Friend the Member for West Derby (Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe), resisted proposals for reform which were made in another place, in the first instance, on the initiative of Lord Fitzalan, and, in the second instance, on the initiative of the late Marquess of Salisbury. Thirdly, I regret -- I may be alone in this regard but I think that I ought to say it -- that my own party did not see its ways to introduce a reform Bill at some time between the two wars. I would | SP | SP IT | 466,997 |
What would you think when you hear the word love? Of course, you would probably think it as a reality event. And how about hearing the word casino games? For sure you have many words to describe the term and most of them were pleasant words since all casino games can give our fun and excitement. As a casino gambler and casino games lover, nothing surpassed my mind knowing all the latest, the freshest, the newest and the most popular casino games nowadays . Aside from that, the use of the internet became my advantage in searching for the best casino websites which are considered as the latest trends in the casino world. Many casino players like me loves to play online rather than playing it really because of some reasons and one might be the time of travel and you need to set a date for it, unlike online you can play anytime and at any place. However aside from casino enthusiasts and aficionado, there are a lot of people who want to try casino gambling and game experience and as they are about to begin they are likely not familiar with the leading websites and the latest trends about casino online. That is why there are some websites that serve as directories to all the beginners and help them find their ideal casino games websites. Live casino games in general include all the casino games you can play online and some of them were free and played with | IP | IP DS | 3,688,463 |
if you want me / girl i'm down / just call me / girl i'm down for you, should you call me up tonight / i'm down / if it's right /Girl i'm down / girl i'm down for you,so just call me up / Verse 2: baby girl, you taking so much from this man, when is enough enough / he just don't treat you right, he just can't love you girl the way that you need to be loved / and i know, i know, i know, i know it's hard to let it go, been together so long/ but it's all over babe,cause it's written on your face, guess it's time for you to move on, move on yeah Pre Chorus: what is it what is it / bout this man that locks you down what is it what is it / that keeps you just from walking out what is it what is it / cause even though hes your man, you call me when you need me baby Verse 1: can't stop thinking bout ya or the way your body turns me on get gets me going the way that i like and i know all the rules we must follow if we play tonight we keepin little secrets but for one night baby don't worry bout your man cause tonight girl i'd like to stick to the plan of satisfying your desires baby i'm here to please you tell me what you wanna do | LY | LY SL | 1,731,252 |
his courage. W. Bush & GOP took 8 years to create this great recession since the great depression. Thus, Mr. Obama needs 4 years to clean up all the messes. 1930 depression took FDR 13 years or 3.5 terms to fully recover. "No President - not me or any of my predecessors could have repaired all the damage in just four years. But conditions are improving and if you'll renew the President's contract you will feel it. I believe that with all my heart." -- Bill Clinton -- If everyone was black or left-handed the population would not die out. I don't believe that resorting to arguments based on science and what is natural/normal is usually a productive strategy for non-heterosexuals to adopt when advocating for equality. The issue shouldn't be about 'why it is' but rather 'who we are'. Thus, the emphasis is on shared humanity and citizenship, based on 'rights' and 'freedom' and 'love', as opposed to defending one's right to exist by attempting to justifying why one is different. I am deeply bothered by the way in which Osama Bin Laden's death is being touted as proof of Obama's excellent record as president. It was an assassination after all, not 'justice.' Justice would have seen Bin Laden brought to the Hague, not shot and dumped in an undisclosed location. This coupled with the sentimentality of each speaker - flirting publicly with their spouses, the constant references to personal traumas that somehow qualify them to make laws - | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 658,943 |
With Prime, Kindle owners can choose from over 145,000 titles to borrow for free -- including all seven Harry Potter books and more than 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers -- as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates. Learn more about Kindle Owners' Lending Library . The Kindle Owners' Lending Library gives you access to thousands of books , including New York Times Best Sellers, to borrow and read for free. Borrow a book as frequently as once per month No due dates - keep books as long as you like and return them when it's time for something new Book Description This was my very first story written for children. It is written for a younger (3-4)age group. I feel more comfortable writing for older children, but that doesn't mean it is any less amusing, plus it holds all the values of what I believe a bedtime story should include. When constructed in free unrestricted rhyme, while reading along, children quickly begin to retain portions of each story. Once the child begins reading independently, these stories act as memory assisting templates to guide the beginning reader through their first reading selections. The reading successes of a child will fuel additional comprehension activities and help to jump start reading skills that greatly motivate the young reader. The length of this story is designed to be between 5-10 minutes, to act as a short break or bedtime activity. This was my very first story written | IP | IP DS | 673,695 |
proper "o in bother" (IPA /?/) exists in American English), so your "ont" ought to be the correct pronunciation of "aunt" I think I've posted here before about a TV program I watched years ago involving a dog named "Bob" that I thought was named "Barb" though most of the show, because that's how it was being pronounced. (I also had a work colleague from San Francisco named Paul who pronounced his name with approximately the same vowel: "Paal", to rhyme with "Baal" ... demonic possession, maybe?!) The vowel in law and lore is one and the same, in both American and British English (IPA /?/). American's just rhoticize the latter. (Merriam-Webster gives them, rather imprecisely, as /l?/ and /l?r/ respectively) but how old are you, anyway? Do you REALLY recall the near-century past since the world was McMericanized? I'm in my early 40s; spent my formative years in South-East Asia and mainland Europe, attending "International" schools (which is to say American schools: we had American certifications, standardized tests, etc., the students were mainly the children of foreign diplomatic and military personnel, probably near 50% American, so I'm very familiar with American English, but with the other 50% of the student body coming from pretty much every other place you could name, the standard English was not overly-Americanized -- standard English throughout most of the world is still basically British English). Terry on January 2, 2012 12:00 pm Does anyone know where and why Duck/Duct tape was originally used? It | OP | OP AV | 504,110 |
Top of the World Lyrics Such a feeling coming over me There is wonder in the things I see Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes And I won't be surprised if it's a dream Everything I want the world to be Is coming true especially for me And the reason is clear, it's because you are here You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen On the top of the world looking down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love put me on the top of the world Top of the world Top of the world Top of the world Something in the wind has learned my name Telling me that things are not the same In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze There's a pleasant sense of happiness for me There is only one wish on my mind When this day is through I hope I'll find Tomorrow will be the same for you and me All I need will be mine if you are here On the top of the world looking down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love put me on the top of the world Top of the world Top of the world Top of the world Top of the world Top of | LY | LY SL | 709,046 |
John Key's typical response to bad news, which is to (a) claim the real figures aren't in yet, so any verdict would be premature. A job loss spiral in manufacturing? Let's wait and see what the Household Labour Force Survey says. And if that's bad, we'll call it a trough and express optimism that the upswing can't be far away now... More>> I got more information than I was expecting from the Transport Agency at its public information day -- one of the friendly Agency people told me they're designing a new Basin Reserve grandstand as part of their flyover plans. The pale angled lines show the site they've chosen for the new stand. More>> | SP | SP FS | 1,781,416 |
baby What you doing over here so late? I wanted to tell you somethin' I just, I don't know how to tell you right Do you have anything you want to say? Alright, you know what, I love you Feel the same way I do Feel the same way I do Feel the same way I do | LY | LY SL | 91,915 |
own country. He was stripped off his passport, his citizenship and denied his nationality. He was literally deported by his own country into oblivion. He lived in exile until the day he died almost a decade ago. Australia has a history of oppressing those who voice a new or novel idea; express alternative views to the mainstream, those who blow the whistle on the system, and those who simply appear racially, ethnically and culturally different, vulnerable, weak and defenseless. Its legal system is willing to give effect to the full rights of the dead (in matters of probate for instance) whereas the basic rights of the living appear to be entreated with a form of relativism, sometimes downright trampled upon with impunity, as is the case with boat people at the moment. Australia takes issue on and speaks of truth, justice, democracy and the freedoms of people in faraway places like Zimbabwe, Iraq and Afghanistan but is blind to the injustices and oppression it metes out at home. In terms of the future, such inclination unfortunately does not bode well for those who are not Australian or those on the fringes of mainstream Australia. It is lamentable indeed that Australia has become somewhat of a cultural cringe and intellectual wilderness of a degree that is unable to recognize, respect, live with, tolerate, embrace and celebrate the synthesis of ideas and humanity that is a necessary hallmark of a first world democracy, and of mature and progressive societies. Australia has a | OP | OP OB | 3,298,269 |
in our nature to move in, take over then eradicate the original inhabitants. Humans have a history of extinction of all species including other human types, I cite Cromagnon and the new human type discovered in Siberia Damnthematrix : 24 Dec 2010 11:23:07am "It seems that the conversation we have to have, is not being held. The writer and all of the commenters so far, have studiously avoided the symptoms of the social dysfunction and polarisation as seen in Europe as a result of large numbers of incompatible cultures migrating there." That's the least of your worries....... you wait until the whole world goes into famine mode.... drjohn : 24 Dec 2010 11:43:18am I presume you are talking about the fact that all humans are racists. That is just the nature of the beast. I think we would be less inclined to blame our problems on one or other ethnic group if there were fewer of us competing for the same slice of pie. Humans are technologically in the position to provide a quality life-style for a certain number of us. What seems to be the problem is that we have exceeded that number, Solutions involving Fortress Europe, Australia and others are inevitable unless population decreases. Have you got any suggestions not involving mass warfare or eugenics under a dictatorship? Rashid : 25 Dec 2010 12:52:15am Two things in my view are not factored in this "conversation": 1-The economies of the countries from where people are migrating. Many of these | IP | IP ED | 772,075 |
I would call it a misbehavior prevention program where there are a lot of empowering of kids, training of kids, giving consequences (not punishments) to kids, etc... The book isn't overly stuffed with psychological babble, but instead has clear, direct instructions and examples of how parents should implement the tools. I also love how McCready empathizes with the parents and then empowers them. There were some things I didn't agree with and some things I wish McCready would have addressed like hitting, lying, stealing, etc. especially because she doesn't believe in "punishing" kids. But overall, it is an excellent book that every parent should read. And yes, parents, you actually have to parent. And it's hard (it's supposed to be!). It annoys the daylights out of me when parents blame their kids for the misbehaviors, (it's their personality, it's just a "phase" they're going through, they just won't listen, etc). So, if you're not willing to change, put in some hard work, or make your children your TOP priority, then this book isn't for you (or any parenting book for that matter). This book is for parents of toddlers to teenagers. If you have kids younger than 2, I would suggest reading The Happiest Toddler on the Block which gives great tools for disciplining those little ones. I would also recommend having your spouse and caregivers of your children read this book so everyone is on the same page. I pre-ordered this book because a friend of mine recommended Amy's | IP | IP DS | 227,815 |
2 Comments General Comment: Yeah, it's about JFK and I've heard Dylan had a song with the same title as well. Grateful Dead do as well, though the lyrics are very different. Cat Power has a song by the same title, and some of the lyrics are very similar, but I think it's kind of a half-cover or something. This is the only song by the Byrds that I really like, mostly because of its topic. It's really good, though. General Comment: I think its kind of obvious that this song is about the JFK assassanation. I'm pretty sure Dylan had a song titled the same, but I think it had different lyrics. Either way, this is a great song, and even though its about a very sad thing, it still sounds happy. | LY | LY SL | 439,420 |
the opportunity arises to lick spittle to Obama, whilst diverting the eyes of the public on to Julian Assange and Ecuador's diplomatic plight, how convenient. I fear that the moment Ecuadors ambassador announces that they will grant him asylum, the police will attack their diplomatic inviolable status and arrest him. Who knows he might not go to Sweden at all, knowing Rove, he has the paperwork sewn up, making the extradition one way. . What news management, anything to stop Cameron being connected to Andy Coulson or any of the other skeletons rattling in his wardrobe. Obama must been assured of his presidency after Romney's last visit to Israel, why else speculate attacking Iran before the election. Don't forget Nov. elections for PPC's, clearly a post that should not be inhabited by party politicians. If any job scream independence its this one. Out of interest, after posting this article on Indymedia, the following appeared as a comment within 10 minutes (!), defending the possible decision to invade the embassy. That someone sympathetic to the Establishment position just happened to be on Indymedia (an anarchist/protest site) is very odd indeed. Furthermore, the comment appears now to have been deleted (probably by Indymedia staff -- I don't think ordinary users can delete comments). This is a copy: Surprised Craig didn't know this (16.08.2012 12:11) . Considering what Craig did in the past I am surprised at some of the things he has said here. . "This will be, beyond any argument, a | IP | IP | 3,710,197 |
Oh, there is a light and it never goes out There is a light and it never goes out There is a light and it never goes out ... | LY | LY SL | 450,398 |
iriUAy*\^ tf *' i ' Mi>M> ^ *** *-. -*** >> .-<w<ltt.- . -***. *.*..*-- .^-.-' ThdTtfionomania of persecution, or more precisely of misinter- pretation, is there to prove that .common sense may become impaired while the reasoning faculties remain intact. The gravity of this malady, its obstinate resistance to all treatment, the fact that the early symptoms are generally to be detected in the remotest past of the sufferer, everything would seem to indicate that we have here a profound congenital psychic insufficiency, and one that is clearly defined. Common sense, then, or as it might be called, social sense, is innate in normal man, like the faculty of speech, which also implies the existence of society and which is none the less prefigured in individual organisms. It is indeed hard to admit that nature, which placed social life at the extremities of the two great lines of evolution ending respectively 4i> the hymenopterae and in man, while regulating beforehand the detailed activity of every ant in the ant-hill, should have neglected to give man any guiding principles, however general, for the co-ordination of his conduct with that of his fellow-men. Human societies doubtless differ from insect societies in that they leave y un- determined the actions of the individual, and indeed those of the collectivity also. But this is equivalent to saying that it is the actions which are preordained in the insect's nature, and that in man it is the faculty alone. The faculty is none the | IN | IN | 234,154 |
In an attempt to sell more copies of the Proceedings to lawyers, the publishers occasionally sought to report legal arguments, but the pressures of City regulation and the costs of publication meant that such experiments did not last. When Edward Hodgson published the Proceedings between 1783 and 1792 he identified lawyers by name and included some of their speeches and arguments, but in 1805 the City prohibited the publication of legal arguments since it was worried that criminals might learn tricks for evading justice. In the nineteenth century lawyers were occasionally named, and their cross-examinations occasionally reported, but this reporting was not systematic, and opening and closing statements continued to be omitted. In the 1894 trial of the anarchist Francis Polti for possession of bomb making equipment, his lawyer introduced several points in his summing up (concerning the danger of succumbing to "popular prejudice" and claiming that it had not been proved that Polti had violated the specific provisions of the relevant statute), but these are not reported in the Proceedings . When George Walpole took over publication in March 1906 and introduced several improvements he included some legal evidence in the form of "carefully edited and reliable notes of any points of law or practice", together with an index to these points. By 1913, however, he had come to the conclusion that publication of the Proceedings was uneconomic and he refused to renew his contract (see The End of the Proceedings, 1913 ). The Judge's Summing Up After all | NARRATIVE | NA HA | 259,298 |
I'm selling my old laptop on ebay as 'for spares or repairs' but I really have no idea what sort of price I should be aiming for (I listed it as 99p... my usual!) as I've had a couple of offers (the latest being 40). It's a Samsung R510 (4 years old - cost over 500 new, I'm sure). It's being sold as 'spares or repairs' because it crashes occasionally (part/whole of the reason for which is that I have an appalling router which has this effect on all 3 computers in my house, 2 of which are much newer); it has minimal scratches but a fair-sized scuff mark where my watch has been rubbing against the paint on the wrist-rest. The two tiny rubber 'feet' on the bottom have dropped off (I doubt this would cost more than 1 to replace!) as has a little icon screen on the front (which tells me whether caps lock is turned on/whether it's charging/whether it's turned on etc). The latter doesn't affect the working of the laptop at all and is currently being held on by sellotape (but could probably be glued/cheaply re-attached). To be fair, I was originally expecting the laptop to not sell at all but then I realised there's quite a big ebay market for old laptops in need of repair (whether minimal or quite significant) and I've seen that they are being listed as buy-it-now for over 100 for laptops in much worse condition than mine (I'm not | ID | ID DF | 3,134,299 |
ideals, such as "God, the Church, the State, morality, fate, the laws of life, the people, the future." Focusing your attention on these things (whether you support or contradict them) can help you feel like your consciousness is not adrift, or as Zapffe said, build "walls around the liquid fray of consciousness." 3 Distraction : Keep your thoughts from turning to distressing ideas by filling your life with distractions. Focus all your energy on a hobby, project, job, or other outlet that can consume your thoughts. 4 Sublimation : Refocus your energy toward positive creative outlets, such as music, art, literature, or any other activity that you find allows you to express yourself. Other Methods 1 Understand what caused the problem . The issue is not your thoughts -- it is your attachment to the thoughts. Your thoughts (and the language in which you experience them) come from your conditioning, your society, your reaction to experiences. 2 Try to see life and your place in it as it really is . Question everything and attempt to see past all social, political, spiritual and personal conditioning and falsehoods. 3 Acknowledge that this is a common problem . Know that we humans often feel that we are stuck in a game designed and controlled by others who do not have your or humanity's best interests in mind. When you're in crisis, it looks like others succeed through ignorance, fear and the ability to lead you around by the nose. Research the history | HI | HI HT | 408,684 |
many advances. Any multinational effort would be good, get the best minds the human race has to offer working on the project. Remember, the US put guys on the moon, but we needed Werner Von Braun, Kroft Erika and other German scientists to do it. Obama doesn't give a shout about going into space, he wants tax money to buy another term as Dictator of the United States. In any case, "we" will certainly go into space again, but not in a shuttle. American astronauts (and astronauts from many other countries) will continue to go up to the space station on the Russian Soyuz capsules. Later (in a generation or so), teams that will include American astronauts may venture back to the Moon or - more likely - to Mars. For that, they will definitely need a space vehicle that does not yet exist. The space shuttle cannot and never could go to the Moon - it was not designed for that. It was designed for heavy jobs in low Earth orbit, especially the construction of the space station and the ferrying of people and big instruments back and forth. The rest of the space program (exploration of the rest of the solar system by probes and the launching of better and better telescopes in orbit) is done by automatic rockets which are smaller and a LOT LESS expensive than the shuttle. The decision to stop the shuttle program was taken well before Obama became president. As hard as it | ID | ID QA | 417,783 |
was the neglect of the largest part of the material, the seizing of a few schematic ideas and principles, and their use for universal explanation. Very mechanical and very abstract to us, no doubt, seems their division of the mind into faculties, the classification of mental phenomena into the regular, graded, clear-cut series of sensation, image, concept, etc.; but let one take a look into the actual processes of his own mind, the actual course of the mental life there revealed, and he will realize how utterly impossible were the description, much more the explanation, of what goes on there, unless the larger part of it were utterly neglected, and a few broad schematic rubrics seized by which to reduce this swimming chaos to some semblance of order. Again, the history of all science demonstrates that much of its progress consists in bringing to light problems. Lack of consciousness of problems, even more than lack of ability to solve them, is the characteristic of the non-scientific mind. Problems cannot be solved till they are seen and stated, and the work of the earlier psychologists consisted largely in this sort of work. Further, they were filled with the Zeitgeist of their age, the age of the eighteenth century and the Aufklrung , which found nothing difficult, which hated mystery and complexity, which believed with all its heart in principles, the simpler and more abstract the better, and which had the passion of completion. By this spirit, the psychologists as well as | IN | IN RA | 771,709 |
rain, clothes soaked chased ghosts for the fame. The process of buildin' a name: every time we got close doors closed, but we chose to maintain and as the days go by I understand why I had to struggle - we had to struggle to make something out of nothing. | IP | IP DS | 177,191 |
towards the working class, then it still gives a balance, overall. However I'm not convinced that the ABC has any bias, although the way that John Howard threated them, they would have every reason to be biased. eljay: 14 Jun 2012 11:00:49am if bunny's comments were strange what does that make your inane posturing then, what myself and no doubt all impartial Australians would want is a national broadcaster that shows no bias, just like it seemed to be in times gone past. Nowadays it seems that the ABC is a training ground for wannabe ALP politicians and the success rate of them isn't very high Charlie: Darug: 14 Jun 2012 8:52:17am Wow, that's interesting. I guess the perspective is determined by where in the spectrum you site. (Declaration, I sit Centre and only slightly left). Here I was thinking about making a complaint to this right-wing institution (proven in numerous independent studies) the ABC about its tendency to dumb-down it's Local Radio and state news. The addiction to talk back and twitter at the expense of expert comments and insights (Have to cut you off their Nobel Laureatte Ms X, a partially illiterate from Goonsville has phoned in to give his opinion). All of which has led the ABC Local to lurch to the sloganeering and supperficial position of the rabid right. Yes, dumbing down leads to a rightwing bias! Shock horror! What you and your ilk constantly choose to overlook is that Murdoch Press/ABC has a fundamental social | SP | SP FS | 24,011 |
Meet Karl Hyde, the voice and the songwriter behind the London based group Underworld. The quality that has made Underworld so distinct on the British dance-music scene is that, unlike most dance bands, they write their own lyrics. For them words are no less important than tunes. In 1996, the group became internationally recognized, when their song Born Slippy was used as the lead track in Danny Boyle's award-winning film 'Trainspotting'. Find out from Karl Hyde himself what the song is about and how the lyrics were written. Drive boy, dog boy, dirty numb angel boy. In the (...1...) , boy, she was lipstick, boy. She was beautiful, boy, and tears, boy, and all in your (...2...) , boy. You had hand girls, boy, and steal, boy. You had chemicals, boy. I've grown so close to you, boy, and you just groan, boy. She said, ' (...3...) , (...3...) ', she smiled at you, boy. Babes and babes and babes... I just come out of 'The Ship' talkin' to the most blonde I ever met, shoutin', 'Lager lager lager lager', shoutin' 'Mega mega white thing, mega mega white thing'. So many things to see and do in the tube hole. True blonde goin' back to Romford. Mega mega mega goin' back to Romford. Hi mum, are you (...4...) ? And now are you on your way to a new (...5...) ? OK Karl, tell us how you write your songs. These words are first-take a lot of the time. I | SP | SP | 1,437,084 |
I had to take care of the aesthetic design of the newspaper's website. It was love at first sight and since then I started to deal with web graphics, almost completely abandoning commercial art. Later on I met my current partner (developer) who has lovingly tutored me regarding XHTML and CSS. But my first love always remains Photoshop! Do You Think There is a Lack of Female Web Designers? I think there is a lack of females in every workplace, and as a consequence in web design also. It's a real pity because I think that women have not only got a particular eye for the aesthetic taste but also are more prone for works which require fantasy and emotion. Just a little bit of patience and I am sure great female web designers will emerge you better watch out guys! Have You Ever Experienced Any Negativity or Sexism Being in This Industry? Luckily I've never had such problems, my clients have always been respectful towards me and my work and anyway, I consider myself to be an assertive woman. Working as a freelancer also gives me the freedom to reject a client whenever I want, at any time my instinct tells me that there's something wrong and that the person in front of me is not the one he pretends to be. Do You Think Female Designers Have Advantages Over Their Male Counterparts? No, on the contrary. I think that a female designer has to sweat more to obtain | SP | SP IT | 3,259,252 |
be done. She described the experience as a great healing of her own sense of fragmentation, as a child of divorce and family rivalry, knowing that her great teacher still loved her even though she had, as one person put it "danced with another and then told him he liked it." I remembered the highly criticized error of placing my hand alongside the foot in triangle (Iyengar style) rather than grasping the big toe in Ashtanga class. Or breathing ujjayi in good Asthanga style, to the complaint of an imperious workshop leader, about "this business of breathing like a horse!" Yoga, like every other human endeavour, shares the human attribute of yawning political divides, insufficiency of otherness. Though I have never met him, I thought of how BKS Iyengar had cast his light and his attitudes into my life, since 1986, through teachers who learned from him directly, or indirectly. Now, thanks to this lucid and powerful book, I feel privileged to know Iyengar more deeply than I ever thought possible. As a practitioner of yoga for about a decade or so, I've learned to separate the life-changing art of practicing yoga from writing ABOUT yoga, the latter of which tends to oscillate between the flaky and the just-plain-stupid. So I have to admit, I was a little skeptical when a yoga-practitioner friend of mine recommended Kadetsky's book. To begin with, I was instantly drawn in by her magnetic prose and lush descriptions of India, but as I read on, | IP | IP DS | 447,916 |
express ourselves through music. And it was five years ago that we started to join the dots from UK industrial stuff and contemporary things... JA: We'd shared records with each other ever since we first met, and I think that exchange always gives you a level of trust, man. You obviously have your own things that you're into, and sometimes you part, for a year or whatever but we always come back to one another. There's always been a sort of mutual respect for one another, musically, so you join a few dots, as he said, and you start to get a great deal of inspiration. Also, there's a level of desire about what you want to hear and see happen in music. We're obsessive record collectors, and so there's a huge amount of time when you're a fan, where people are creating and you're consuming. And a lot of that time you're waiting for someone to make the next thing, and I think there came a point when were like, "Fuck man, I'm not quite hearing what I want to hear", or "That's incredible - maybe that vibe or acoustic idea has been lost. Why don't we feel confident enough to join some dots?" Which is such a terrific feeling. <.b>Your album was preceded by, I think, three 12"s and several mixes and mix tapes. How do you feel you've evolved from the first release up until now? JA: I think we've evolved quite a lot, but stylistically I | SP | SP IT | 3,052,972 |
those with no-one to talk to or more likely the joy of lifers at the top and stuck for a next move our man is one such lifer it's only once so take your time in the past he'd spent some time in prison a subject that had recently risen 'twas going down well-disturbing and hilarious the man embraced for drinking sour milk then all the more when he mentions his divorce First up the "you're better off" stuff Then the gaggle of bloated advisors Disguised in drink and drunk on family life Talk of hostility towards others Love and change, heartaches and courage Depressions and dreams In a basic and colorful language Row about we're all in the same boat It is random, it's ironic These companions working on friendship Hearts in the right place, between the head and the feet His mind runs away with itself Other people's voice, empty glasses He's off into the cold light of day This gives a vague idea of what he has to go through Down to earth, day by day background Optimistic About drama, let the story unfold One thing's for sure, you'll soon get the picture Just a minute to get down the road Saturated by booze, sexually frustrated A reality he's manufactured This being his kind of man Oh god and America, the voice of the tempter Says "I think you have an obligation To look sort of what you're supposed to look like." Culture grid springs into action | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
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