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million was either invested or re-invested between late December 2007 and just before the firm's receivership in April 2008 when the offer documents were available. A total of $125m was owed to 4400 investors. "The primary focus is to get as much as we can back for investors," Fisk said. The focus of a civil claim would be on breaches of the Companies Act and directors' duties. Any action would be co-ordinated with the Financial Markets Authority, which has a civil case pending the outcome of the criminal trial. FMA chief executive Sean Hughes said the watchdog was considering the sentences, especially the amount of reparation ordered. "We also note some of the former directors have previously indicated they may appeal. Both of those issues will impact on the timing of the civil claim." The directors held personal liability insurance policies that could be claimed on, "so we will be considering that as part of this process", he said. He could not say how much the policies were worth. The FMA also has the power to seek to access trusts. Since last December, the co-owner of failed Hanover Finance, Mark Hotchin, has been subject to asset-preservation orders sought by the FMA, freezing valuable property held on his behalf through various trusts, including a mansion in Auckland's Paritai Dr and a beach house on Waiheke Island. Fisk said Graham did not have a reported $2m invested in Lombard Finance. You must spend much more to experience all these. On the other | ID | ID DF | 1,732,112 |
be quiet? How do you feel about the way you handle anger now? If you are carrying around angry feelings from your childhood, it's important to acknowledge them, but you should also try to change your attitude towards these feelings. Talk about them and try to accept that nothing can change what has happened in the past. Hanging on to angry feelings from years gone by can cause you unnecessary problems, but if you can identify them, you may be able to change the way you deal with current situations. Self help If anger is building up, deal with it. Don't let it simmer away up until you have a violent outburst. If possible, take yourself away from the situation and think about it. The British Association of Anger Management recommends that you look at the bigger picture and consider the consequences of your behaviour before you react. Lifestyle changes Do you pack too much into your life and are you struggling to cope with all that life demands of you? You may simply need to do less of the demanding tasks and spend more time doing things which you find relaxing. Find a pleasurable, active way to let off steam which will prevent tension build-up and increase your self-confidence. Look after yourself Make sure you eat a balanced and healthy diet, and that you get enough sleep. Lack of sleep and food can make you feel irritable. Are there things in your busy day which other people could help | IN | IN DT | 1,744,236 |
and well-financed research workers following a good well-laid trail. For 'Rosy', in the book - I had come to know and respect her and to admire her too, as a very intelligent and brave woman who was the first to recognise and to measure the phosphorus atoms in the helix, which proves to be the outer one, thus showing Pauling to be wrong and the helix to be a double one, though this inference is not drawn. The forgotten heroine of the race to unravel the mystery of human DNA is to be honoured posthumously as part of a Government crusade against sexism in science. Rosalind Franklin has become a feminist cause clbre, the dedicated scientist held back by her male colleagues' refusal to acknowledge her vital role in one of the most important scientific discoveries of the century. While the three male scientists who helped establish the double-helix structure of DNA shared the Nobel prize for their breakthrough - based in large part on Franklin's detailed X-ray images of atoms - she won little public recognition and her early death robbed her of later fame. 'Rosy' was dismissed in James Watson's account of the discovery, The Double Helix , as a buttoned-up bluestocking who, her scientific partner believed, 'had to go, or be put in her place'. Only recently has her reputation begun to be restored. Now Patricia Hewitt, the Trade and Industry Secretary, is to create a Franklin Medal in her honour to raise the profile of other | NARRATIVE | NA DP | 573,119 |
Strategic cashflow management is THE SECRET to your business surviving (and even growing!) during the recession - we reveal how! How To Improve Your Yellow PagesT Advertising and Increase Enquiry Yellow PagesT advertising is important for a lot of small business owners and for some of you it is the only way you get business. The Yellow PagesT strategy guide attached gives you simple yet powerful strategies to improve your Yellow PagesT advertising and how to get more enquiry for the same amount you are spending now... Download Full Article How to Increase Your Prices Many small business owners do not know how to increase prices or what an increase in prices will do for their business. Many business owners decrease prices in the hope to get more business but find they are in cashflow problems once they do. The attached strategy guide gives you the insider knowledge on why a price increase is critical for your ongoing survival and how to go about increasing your prices and maintaining your client... Download Full Article Cross-Sell to Increase Your Revenue Business owners throughout the world generally look forward to getting more customers yet there is a wealth of revenue to be collected from your existing members. Learn how to increase your average sale, improve your revenue (sales figures) and improve profitability by introducing cross-sell strategies. It's normally quick, easy to implement and highly profitable... Download Full Article Results in Business FREE E-ZINE Bonus Strategies on marketing and growing your business, receive | IP | IP DS | 453,161 |
But the second half is something that seems to have gone largely without discussion across the internet, at least our searches didn't turn up much and we made many searches. A few stray commenters have mentioned it here and there but generally speaking it's almost remained a secret. Which is unsurprising given that this 'second half' isn't likely to be discovered in an expo/social environment as we found out. HM: I remember that first realisation as we were working through the game together. As I navigated chambers and you slotted them into place - that this was just not an expo game. It was a thoughtful thing and something to reflect on as you were working through it. All told, I think we spent 90 minutes to two hours on the game - including all of our contemplation. It took too long to play for an expo environment which is all about moving on, the pressure of a waiting crowd behind you. GB: Passing on the controller because you've been playing it for 30 minutes... GB: I actually think the first half of the game is suited to an expo environment I'm just not convinced the second half of it is, which revolves around the end-game and beyond. GB: I think the sorts of people who'd want to play At A Distance at an expo wouldn't want to pass on such info for fear of spoiling stuff (you only need to look at all the blog entries that say "Go | SP | SP IT | 3,080,587 |
$90+ in today's market, something is very wrong. Might've made sense when we were 0.7x:1, but most certainly not now. Wait 1-2 weeks for shipping or save potentially $30 or more? I know which one I'm taking. And you want to buy a copy of Black Ops from EB here. It's gonna cost you $118. That's less than 8 hours of work. I know it's not as clear cut and not everyone earns the minimum wage - average wage statistics are harder to find - and I know it's also not an argument against us importing, but when you take into account wages and living standards, it's not as clear cut as it may seem, and we're not as bad off as you may think. I brought that up with my mate the other day when I was commenting on how awesome it is to import from the UK websites ie, zavvi, dvd.co.uk, ozgameshop. Partly because their prices are cheap for us, whereas for those living in the UK, maybe those prices may seem a bit too pricey for them? I don't know. I'm not aware of how much the average person earns in the UK. or the US. It's an interesting point you make, and I'm sure certainly true to some extent, but I think it's also more expensive to live here than the US - definitely Sydney, which I recall from earlier this year was about 8-10% more expensive than New York. As you point out, it's not | IP | IP | 588,095 |
commonly used for bedbug control. Previously, two treatments (initial and follow-up) used to effectively exterminate bedbug infestations, but new reports indicate that some populations may require five or more treatments to eliminate the problem -- some bugs may not be killed at all despite these chemical treatments. There could be several reasons of the resistance development in bedbugs. Part of the problem is that populations in the region of original infestation might have already been extensively exposed to the same or similar chemical being used in the newly infested areas. Further, most of the exterminators in Canada use a single chemical product (Tempo, a pyrethroid-based insecticide) for common household pest problems such as bedbugs, ants, wasps and flies etc. This means that most of the target (and non-target) pest populations might be unknowingly exposed to the same chemical over and over again, which could potentially lead to buildup of the resistant "superbug" populations. Homeowners and businesses should use caution when hiring an exterminator and insist that integrated pest management (IPM) strategy be used involving multiple tools -- less risky options should be the first choice! Tamara Szymanska Mon, 2012-07-09 00:36 Rana, thank you for the additional info. I have to admit I do have a problem with general statements made by media or authorities that bed bug problem in Vancouver is first unavoidable and second not dangerous. Even if it is just slight possibility, as your wrote, of "accidentally transfer pathogens from an infected individual to a healthy one", there | HI | HI HT | 461,862 |
only now were they excising it from the premises. I felt my heartbeat accelerate as I casually spun my back to him, a move that also allowed me to see which way he turned outside the door -- I would have to follow. Then I flipped through the "real" wallets one more time, giving him a several- second head start, and pursued the tail. Following people was the only time I didn't feel completely confident and comfortable on the job. When gathering intelligence, I could come and go as I pleased, depending on who was or wasn't looking. But while tailing a mark, I couldn't cut my own path. And I feared that would draw suspicion, betray me; no two people follow the exact same path. I maintained a generous distance between us as we headed east, and I called the office to alert the raid team of a change in plans. On the other side of Broadway, he crossed south on Canal and then did what I'd feared he would seconds earlier: took a right on Cortland Alley. No one walks through Cortland Alley. It's a narrow passage that spans two blocks and has no storefronts. You might recognize it from appearing in movies whose scripts call for an alley that no one walks through. It is not the sort of grimy, dark, vermin- infested, less- traveled road down which a prim, tomato- pie- making, y' allspewing gal from the sticks would, on a whim, mosey. True to its | IP | IP DS | 78,918 |
of dollars. Imagine a hockey game where all the players on both teams, all the coaches, the referees, the team owners and the league all conspire to fix the outcome of a game. Under these circumstance what chance do the fans have to watch an honest match. For me, the fact that most of the engineering/consulting firms dealing with government are corrupt is particularly disheartening. Just yesterday the anti-corruption unit UPAC raided four of these firms in Laval, including DESSAU , up to now, a proud fixture representing Quebec know-how. Link That these large and supposedly professional companies, stocked with the best and the brightest minds are corrupt enterprises boggles the mind. We've already been rocked by allegations against SNC-Lavalin, a Quebec and international behemoth. It's like finding out your health clinic, run by professionals and doctors was systematically defrauding patients by overcharging. When will these revelations end? Some in the Press are clamouring for harsh new rules and penalties, but it isn't the only answer. Obviously an outside auditor can easily verify the integrity of a construction contract by comparing elements within. If the quoted price of say... concrete in Montreal, is double what is being paid in Quebec City (which was actually the case) it doesn't take a genius to cry foul. But in Montreal, as I said, even the auditor is corrupt. But even diligent oversight is not enough when so many of the players are corrupt. Here is a con that was described at the Charbonneau | OP | OP OB | 3,745,809 |
card dealer who calls his job a profession and the tip a recognition thereof. He clearly implies he deserves it whether he's done well or not. Uh, no. Doctors, lawyers, and engineers are professionals. This guy doesn't even have to shuffle. It's not to say his humanity or his job are unworthy, but there's little examination here of what he does that specifically deserves a tip, or how a patron would tell if he's done it well or poorly. In this or any case, simply being paid poorly by your boss isn't necessarily a reason. There's also the example of hotel housekeepers. If hotel rooms cost more than $100 a night, shouldn't a well kept room be part of the deal? Many people expect that it is. If many housekeepers make precious little and sometimes get their tips stolen by management (again, why should people tip if that might happen?), is the answer just that all patrons tip, or is it maybe that, say, the workers unionize to get a slice of that $100+ that should easily cover a decent wage for them? Obviously, there will be no agreement any time soon on when, where, how, why, and whom we should tip, but explorations of these topics would have made this work more enlightening and useful. As it is, the book is very one-sided. Lastly, Dublanica concludes by telling us that tipping is all about relationships. If you tip well, you can empathize with people and, probably, you have much | IP | IP DS | 234,689 |
You can't see through these eyes But I won't question If I deserve this The answer's much too hard to bare It's like I'm watching myself When I'm with you And I can't recognize what I see There's no visible doubt When I'm with you And I can't recognize what I see I've got no weight attached to The soles of my feet But no matter where we go from here You'll always feel like home Pushing, pushing I'm pushing further now Pushing, pushing I'm pushing further now Pushing, pushing I'm pushing further now Pushing, pushing I'm pushing further now It's like I'm watching myself When I'm with you And I can't recognize what I see There is no visible doubt When I'm with you And I can't recognize what I see So take my hand And lead the way from here So take my hand And lead the way from here So take my hand And lead the way from here So take my hand And lead the way from here So take my hand {Two souls aren't better off alone} And lead the way from here So take my hand {Two souls aren't better off alone} And lead the way from here It's like I'm watching myself When I'm with you And I can't recognize what I see There is no visible doubt When I'm with you And I can't recognize what I see | LY | LY SL | 628,064 |
Art Talk with NEA Literature Translation Fellow Dan Bellm Dan Bellm. Photo by Annie Silverstein "We owe it to each other to read world literature, to cross borders, to enter other lives and times in the way that only great writing can." -- Dan Bellm Professor, editor, translator, and poet -- 2013 NEA Literature Translation Fellow Dan Bellm has some serious Renaissance man bona fides. In addition to translating the work of Pablo Neruda, Manlio Argueta, and Csar Vallejo, he has been translating French writer Pierre Reverdy's work for almost a decade. In 1998, Bellm received the Caesura Prize, judged by Mark Doty, for his poem, "Aspens," and an Artists Fellowship for Literature from the California Arts Council. Bellm's poems have appeared in such publications as Poetry , Ploughshares , The Threepenny Review , and Word of Mouth: An Anthology of Gay American Poetry . We spoke with Bellm about his writer's life, his philosophy of literary translation, and why he likes taking apart poems to "see how they tick." NEA: What's your version of the artist's life? DAN BELLM: The artist's life, to me, means doing work I love, which includes continuing to try work that challenges or scares me. I'm not very interested in writing or translating the kind of poem I've already written or translated. The work has to pose some kind of question or riddle that I don't know the answer to; when I'm lucky, I grab a thread and just hold on. Or to take | SP | SP IT | 351,080 |
real slow let me work your body girl i'll keep it goin all night long Chorus: cause nobody can do me quite like you do me girl cause nobody can do me quite like you do me girl Verse 2: boy i got something to tell ya a little secret that you really need to know right now i like it when you kiss right here so don't stop what you doing don't don't stop cause you taking me there to ecstasy, just you and me feel like could we just fly away play hide and seek underneath the sheets i like the way you working me Chorus: cause nobody can do me quite like you do me boy cause nobody can do me quite like you do me boy Bridge: now girl, if we just take it slow we could spend all night right here in this bed yes it's shaking from the love that we making ain't nothing else that really compares boy i boy i boy i really wanna make this last tonight so you better keep it coming baby don't you stop really love the way, that you touching me cause making love to you feels so right Verse 1: here i am standing here crying on your doorstep it's 3am and i had to see you so please let me in, let me in i keep calling on your answerphone leaving messages when i know you at home you ain't at your job, or your | LY | LY SL | 1,731,252 |
better embedded in the chocolate. ....Just sayin'... This is also the basic recipe for a butterscotch sundae. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is a really buttery butterscotch sauce... PS If you want to go for broke, and you happen to have a strawberry sauce, and for those oldies, also a pineapple sauce, and some strawberry and chocolate ice cream in addition to your vanilla, you can make a lovely banana split...it is summer, innit? The answer to your question? Oh that is so easy! Pears poached in Muscat, with a stick of cinnamon, a vanilla pod and a pinch of saffron. Don't muck around reducing the syrup etc etc. just lift out the pears (cored,mbut with their stalks left on) and drizzle with just a little of your chocolate sauce. The saffron makes the pears go bright yellow, so the colour contrast is sensational. The dish is beautiful, light and not too cloying. Perfect to round off a meal and clean the palate. At last, after all that, someone has mentioned the real reason why chocolate sauce was ever conceived in the first place: Pear Helene! There is nothing, simply nothing (said Ratty dreamily) that can compare with this dish for heavenly sensations. If you get the sauce right, even pouring this over a few pear halves dumped out of a tin in their own sweet syrup is a quick and easy way to please the palate to the point of particularly excruciating pleasure. One of the | HI | HI HT | 552,384 |
this is due only to the dispersion forces between the molecules, those dispersion forces must be strong. I have actually chosen these particular examples because they are non-polar, the delocalised electrons make them very polarisable to give temporary dipoles, and the molecules are flat so that they can lie closely together. The polarisability and the fact that the molecules can lie closely together help to make the dispersion forces strong. But it isn't very difficult to find examples of non-polar molecular compounds with fairly high boiling points, and therefore strong dispersion forces. A more familiar example comes from the fractional distillation of crude oil. Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons of all sizes and shapes. These are non-polar molecules which would be held in the liquid by dispersion forces, and they range from gases to liquids with boiling points over 400C. There will be a wide range of strengths of the dispersion forces, from the relatively weak in gases like methane to the relatively strong in the sort of hydrocarbons which end up in products like bitumen. Both molecules have identical numbers of electrons, and the size of the two molecules is much the same. That means that you might expect the dispersion forces in both molecules to be similar (but see below). Fluorine is the most electronegative element, and therefore the carbon-fluorine bond is going to be very polar. However, even given the large permanent polarity of the molecule, the boiling point has only been increased by 10.2 | IN | IN RA | 542,411 |
Important: Your credit card will NOT be charged when you start your free trial or if you cancel during the trial period. If you're happy with Amazon Prime, do nothing. At the end of the free trial, your membership will automatically upgrade to a full year for $79. Book Description Release Date: January 1, 1991 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew. The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew. Special Offers and Product Promotions This item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free. Here's how (restrictions apply) {"itemData":[{"priceBreaksMAP":null,"buy\\... to wishlist","Add both to Wish List","Add all three to Wish List"],"addToCart":["Add to Cart","Add both to Cart","Add all three to Cart"],"showDetailsDefault":"Show availability and shipping details","shippingError":"An error occurred, please try again","hideDetailsDefault":"Hide availability and shipping details","priceLabel":["Price:","Price For Both:","Price For All Three:"],"preorder":["Pre-order this item","Pre-order both items","Pre-order all three items"]}} Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review Easily the most engaging writer of Western intellectual history in the English language, Will Durant breathes life into philosophers and their ideas. He is colorful, witty, and above all, informative. Beginning with Socrates and ending with American philosopher John Dewey, Durant summarizes the lives and influence of philosophy's greatest thinkers, | IP | IP DS | 58,207 |
on the more common term in the knowledge that your listing might be crowded out by the many others also seeking to be highly ranked under the same term? Clearly it would be a trivial job to get your site listed on the first page of results from the more complex and specific query -- but what are the chances of someone actually typing all that in? Fortunately however, web pages are relatively cheap and quick to create so you don't have to choose between optimising your site for just a single query -- you can build a separate page for search term you want to be highly ranked. Yes, one of the key strategies for effectively harnessing the power of search engines is the use of multiple entry pages . Each entry page can be optimised for a specific search query that you think people will be typing when looking for sites like yours. Exactly how many of these pages you create will probably depend on your budget. The Optimisation Process It's all very well saying that you're going to optimise a page so that it ranks highly for a specific search query -- but how do you go about determining what makes a page highly ranked? This is the $64,000 question -- made even more tricky when you realise that each search engine will be using its own set of criteria to rank the pages it comes across. What gives you the number one position on Google may | HI | HI HT | 1,714,608 |
Just want to share a part of my story. Hopefully some people will benefit from this information. At the age of 16 I got involved with a tricky set of habits. Firstly it was to try and act tough (peer pressure is such a silly but powerful thing.) Drugs became my jack of trades. Every weekend was a cocktail of XTC, Alcohol and Speed. All fun and so the habit formed. It eventually leaned to doing XTC on almost every weekend in varying amounts. Keeping this up untill around 18 I really was lost in a sense. Eventually the depression and panic attacks kept getting worse and worse leaving me with a very meager sense of selfworth and boundries. You could say I am a pretty ugly duckling, haven't met anyone yet with a larger head than mine. This really preyed on my self esteem and all those drugs were a way to escape my denial of who I really was. From there on things just got worse and worse untill the point I decided parties were kinda done for me. Got into weed heavily from there. Living in Holland and being able to get it easily really was a way for me to espace from myself once again. And sure, the dis ease was hidden again and came creeping up more and more with the years. Being always open for new things I luckily stumbled upon the self help community and started digesting material on a weekly basis. Firstly | ID | ID DF | 609,459 |
now you're right here we can do what we do Start in the car and end up in the livin' room Kiss around your navel while you're on the end table Pushed the magazines down on the floor, I'm your soldier so I'm ready to go to war And you told me you're hot and you're ready Your legs won't stop shakin', just give it to me daddy And I like the way your body's lookin' right there Knowin' we might not even make it upstairs And what that means is just relax your mind and baby let it flow 'Cause it's goin down and that's for sho [Chorus] 'Cause I want you And in the middle of the night I'm gonna rub And if you let me go down I'm gonna taste And when it's all said and done I'm gonna you know what, you know what But I want you And in the middle of the night I'm gonna rub you (let me) And if you let me go down I'm gonna taste you (I will) And when it's all said and done I'm gonna you know what, you know what (holla) [Lil' Wayne] Get fresh off the G4, need no intro Weezy baby nympho, him so gentle with it Still got mami limpo Little woody put his thang down like Mutombo Young dude, rich, smart, humble Got something down low to make your walls crumble Not rough though, slow-mo, promo We could go video... uh oh (true... | LY | LY SL | 190,811 |
22 nd in world population. 3 rd in the medals table. But it's tough. These are difficult times. We're being tested. How will we come through it? Again, it's not complicated. Hard work. Strong families. Taking responsibility. Serving others. As I said on the steps of No10 Downing Street before walking through that door: Those who can should, those who can't we will always help. The job of this party ... of this government ... is to help to bring out the best in this country. Because at our best we're unbeatable. We know Britain can deliver because we've seen it time and again. This is the country that ... invented the computer, defeated the Nazis, started the web, saw off the slave trade, unravelled DNA and fought off every invader for a thousand years. We even persuaded the Queen to jump out of a helicopter to make the rest of the world smile .... there is absolutely nothing we cannot do. Can we make Britain the best place in the world to start a business, grow a business and help that business take on the world and win? Yes. Can we -- the people who invented the welfare state in the first place -- turn it into something that rewards effort, helps keep families together and really helps the poorest with a new start in life. Yes. Can we take our schools and turn out students that will take on the brightest in the world? Yes. Of course we | SP | SP FS | 634,415 |
which is pleasurable. David Nicholas: 14 Jun 2012 10:10:32am I owe the ABC. If it were not for the ABC giving me a break at 21 and contracting me to do a 15 minute program on film criticism, I wouldn't have met John Hinde or other film luminaries around in the early 1970s. This break allowed me to springboard into a broadcasting/writing career of 40 years. In those days, the ABC wanted people to host Public Affairs programs with Science degrees as Media/Communications courses didn't exist. That said looking at New24 since its inception in July 2010, it appears like Aunty ABC's poor country cousin. While it has fallen into a schedule, which caters to all in the best of all possible worlds, it still feels at odds with the rest of the ABC. News 24/7 is the way of things and at some point it will supersede the other arms of the ABC as budget cuts will force overlapping broadcasting services to fuse. What will make News24 the network it should be, will be a major news story that no one else bothered to cover. A CNN moment if you like. When CNN started out it, cable programming reached a small audience, not large enough for advertisers to spend a dollar to support programming. Media mogul Ted Turner, who owned newspapers in the American South, poured a large chunk of cash into CNN. The network lost money for years before it started turning a profit. I would say that | SP | SP FS | 24,011 |
she?s kind of going off the air, she?s ringing me all the time. And, you know what?s going on?? It?s like she sounds mad, she?s not making any sense.' MILES MUECKE, SON OF JAD CAPELJA: My dad broke up or left mum when I was two I believe. I grew up with my mum and we were living in the Cross for that whole time. For a very long time, mum?s illness was unknown. I think as sort of technology advanced mum was diagnosed with severe paranoid schizophrenia. And I think definitely a combination of marijuana and alcohol were the cause of her imbalance. Every single day brought drama. We?d be walking through Kings Cross and she?d be causing such a nuisance, having such an episode, yelling screaming about who knows what. And it was so difficult for me to see behind what was coming out of her mouth, and the fact that she was a sick person and it wasn?t her saying these things. It was hard to deal with at a young age. And yeah there were quite a lot of times I saw her get taken away in a paddy wagon which is not nice, you don?t want to see that. She?s not a criminal. RICHARD MUECKE, JAD CAPELJA?S EX-HUSBAND: She had no insight into her own illness. She firmly believed that she was living in the real world, that there were certainly people out to get her. She would spend days decoding the Sydney Morning Herald, | SP | SP TA | 443,123 |
her placid bosom and she held me there as I could feel myself conceding. And that was when I thought of you. I thought of you and I wept. I wept into her. I wept, so far from home I wept and I raged, like a newborn baby abandoned in a hurricane. | LY | LY PO | 3,150,611 |
true of the firewall or not having an anti-virus software as well. This can be disabled in control panel the same way you disable the message for the firewall. For anyone out there that thinks turning UAC off will cause harmful repercussions to your computer with proper software, you are wrong. If you install a security suite like ESET, you will never need to have the UAC on. Just like any new device, software, furniture, car, etc. . . You have to read the manual. The term for this is RTFM. Don't just go expecting everything to work the way you want it. Personalizing the computer is a big part of buying a new one. Do some research, find ways to work around it, read the posts (which in some of the comments after my previous one, I don't think they have). Yeah, Microsoft sucks money from the economy, but they aren't going away. They will be here for a very long time. Quit complaining that M$ is taking control away, learn the work arounds to disable this "control" and move on. If you don't like M$, go buy a (it disgusts me to say this) a Mac. Or learn how to use Linux on a PC. But beware, I am sure that somebody will complain that Linux is too hard to navigate or use. Just learn how to use the software. If there is a feature you don't like, find sites like this that tell you how to turn | HI | HI HT | 148,826 |
Posted by Susan Hunziker Related content... Nov 16 2012 - 12:19pm On PARK(ing) Day, September 21, 2012, journalists with CCTV's NeighborMedia program took over a parking spot on Mass Ave and built an outdoor newsroom, asking passersby to inform planning and development by sharing their visions for Central Square's future. Oct 31 2012 - 1:04pm CCTV's Spooky Halloween crew may be in your neighborhood this evening to interview local trick-or-treaters. Tune in tonight at 8PM on Channel 8 in Cambridge to see how your friends and neighbors dressed on this spooky night! A lot of change: 1924 Massachusetts Avenue One of the interesting things about life in New England is that every time you run out for a quart of milk, you pass through history. Even though most of this history is not particularly significant, knowing how the corners of your world were shaped is always interesting. Consider the lot at 1924 Massachusetts Avenue in Porter Square. More than 200 years before the Kaya restaurant opened there, it was carved from what may have been a larger parcel owned by Jonas Prentice, who sold it and adjacent parcels to other members of his family between 1769 and 1795. In the years that followed, those Prentices sold their lots to many others. The transaction of interest here occurred on May 22, 1826, when Samuel Rand, whose estate became the Porter Square Shopping Center in the 1950s, purchased the lot. A new church for an old congregation By 1769 the lot had | NARRATIVE | NA HA | 1,398,898 |
4 miles north of Betws-y-coed, across the bridge from the village of Llanrwst, on the floodplain between the River Conwy and the B5106 road, lies Gwydir Castle, the ancestral home of the Wynn family. Largely of 16th century construction, it's actually what remains of a more extensive Tudor courtyard manor house, and is the finest example of such in Wales. Peter Welford and Judy Corbett, an architectural historian and a bookbinder respectively, pooled their meager life savings and a substantial bank loan to buy the place in the early 1990s. CASTLES IN THE AIR by Corbett is the utterly charming story of the pair's labors to restore Gwydir from its abysmally ruinous condition at purchase to something resembling its former glory. The book offers a little something for everyone. There are the restoration adventures, of course, and also romance; Peter and Judy subsequently marry in an ancient chapel on a nearby hilltop. There's a fairly convincing supernatural ingredient that involves Peter being the unfortunate focus of animosity coming from the ghost of Lady Margaret Cave, a 17th century mistress of the manor, which resulted in his being struck on the head with a spade. There's hidden treasure, in this case the original carved wooden paneling stripped in totality from the dining room and auctioned off as a single lot in 1921 to (as it turned out) the American millionaire William Randolph Hearst, and later bequeathed to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which still had it stored in the original | IP | IP DS | 385,137 |
of night Still generalizations are wanton in bachelor land Can openers and launderettes, but generalizations are wanton Those I was drunk following days, well generalizations are wanton In bachelor land I wouldn't say all marvelous things are futuristic or in the past I've seen stunts done with the body, I've heard jokes that have made me laugh In my bachelor pad in bachelor land But even martial arts masters must have some washing to do And someone to do it for them Guess there's no point in feeling blue in bachelor land I reckon there's a safety clause A stereotype to take it from The dos and donts and excuses and a crude claim on freedom That's bachelor land e wasn't much of a fighter, so he wore a big hat but he weren't too careful with what he'd say he was a crazy man, he was a crafty fag tomorrow is another day to a crazy wag and he's a crafty fag says "what you don't take sugar? well, I've put some in already but I feel sure it'll be alright, I'm a cheeky chap, I'm a lazy lag it'll be alright, right on the night it's a loopy gag and I'm a crafty fag" brrr fat cat, that best for me cats away stuff brrr fat cat believes therefore that's what they're there for embarrassing lack of perception but honest gob and dirty hands the scow that swept the nation with honesty desires and dirty hands well print | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
It's almost like telling herself that she is. Let me explain... This woman's ex-husband told her countless of times that she was stupid. No matter how hard she tried to do a good job, it was never good enough for him. Finally, she believed his hurtful words to be true. After all, he beat her to prove it! To change a belief you must first understand where it came from. Then you need to cast it aside and create yourself a brand new belief -- one that is relevant and true for you now. By telling herself that she is not stupid, she is merely focusing on her fear of it being true. Our subconcious mind is primitive and will not absorb words that are seen as non-essential. So to this woman's brain, it may only hear, "I stupid". This reinforces the belief. To take any limiting belief about yourself and your capabilities, and reframe it in a positive way that will allow you to grow and become more confident, the new belief must be a positive statement. It must be rhymthic and easy to say for our brains to remember and best respond, and it must be about yourself. Don't focus on changing the behaviour of other people -- this will change nothing. Focus only on yourself. A positive statement focuses on what you ARE and not what you HOPE you are NOT. Everything you think and say is an affirmation. Whatever thoughts you have or words you speak | HI | HI HT | 3,323,234 |
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. A world-renowned cellist says Delta Air Lines made him feel like a ?master criminal? after the carrier banished him from its frequent flier program for collecting miles whenever he paid for an extra seat for his instrument. Image: Courtesy Lynn Harrell Cellist Lynn Harrell found himself on Delta's naughty list. Lynn Harrell travels all over the world to perform and always buys a second full fare ticket for his cello, which is too delicate and valuable to fly as checked baggage. A travel agent set up a separate Delta SkyMiles account for the instrument 15 years ago under the name ?Cello Harrell? and Harrell collected frequent flier miles for both himself and his stringed companion without any problems for more than a decade. ?They kept giving me miles,? Harrell told NBC News. That ended with a terse letter from the airline in January ? an incident Harrell shared on his blog on Monday in a post titled, ?No miles for you!? ?It has come to our attention that you have continued to earn miles for your cello even after you were advised in 2001 that this was not permitted,? the letter, signed by SkyMiles auditor Jonsey Vee, reads. It goes | ID | ID DF | 3,140,701 |
all will agree that those topics are most relevant to what we have to consider. The question of whether we should have a Second Chamber I am not going to argue at any length, because of the substantial unanimity that has appeared in the course of the Debate. One or two have said they would like a single Chamber, and others have put forward arguments which seemed to lead to that conclusion, although they generally added that they rejected that conclusion. It is sufficient to say that, with very few exceptions, the only countries which have been attracted to single Chamber Government have been totalitarian countries. I, therefore, assume that we want a Second Chamber. On the next very important point of what sort of Second Chamber we want, many hon. Members have quoted from various documents, Resolutions of the House, the Bryce Report, and so on, to the effect that they did not want it to be in any sense a rival of this House. 267 With that proposition I completely agree. But, if one maintains strongly that it ought not to be a rival to this House, one ought to be a little careful of the strength with which one condemns the hereditary principle, until one has thought of a better principle to put in its place. Although I am in complete agreement with the Resolution of the House of Lords that the possession of a peerage should no longer in itself give the right to sit and | SP | SP IT | 466,997 |
Nye's copy of the 1965 classic, which is inscribed, "For Harold, with my admiration and much gratitude. Truman." The KBI agent got others to sign the book, too. Signatures include three fellow agents on the Clutter case, then-KBI director Logan Sanford and actor Robert Blake, who portrayed condemned killer Perry Smith in the 1967 movie version. Still in dispute are the ownership rights to Harold Nye's steno notebooks, which son Ron described as "personal journals" he never intended to turn over to the state. Ron has taken the notebooks off the auction block. The Kansas attorney general's office contends the notebooks were used in the elder Nye's official work for the KBI. In letters to Vintage Memorabilia, the state has demanded the "immediate return" of all investigative documents, plus "plans, memoranda ... or other data (and) information ... bearing upon the activities and functions of the KBI. ... "To be clear, that includes his personal steno notebooks," one letter stated. Ron Nye, 62, said he suspected the quarrel over his dad's personal writings centered on a coveted salutation scribbled inside one of the steno pads: "For Harold Nye -- In affectionate admiration. Nelle Harper Lee." Lee, who helped her friend Capote with his research in Kansas, dated the inscription Jan. 15, 1960 -- less than six months before the release of her only novel, the masterpiece "To Kill a Mockingbird." "It's probably the first signature Harper Lee's given anyone," said Gary McAvoy, owner of Vintage Memorabilia. "It's obviously of great | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,250,210 |
I knew my heat was going to be mid-tide and be a half-Rincon, half-Bells Bowl heat. I ended up paddling around like a headless chook for a little while, but I eventually got a couple of good ones over at Rincon and I got a win. It was a pretty heavy draw though for round one -- against Bede and CJ -- but I jagged an air on my last wave and got the score. I've got to give credit to my cousin Mitch... I model all my airs off his. Waves are looking great for the next few days. Looks like being one of the best Bells I can remember. Joel, all year you've been tipping Andy will make a final, and you thought he was a big chance of doing it in Tahiti, but maybe not in a year when it didn't get above three foot. Joel: For sure. I thought he was getting it together enough that he'd be making semis, quarters, and if Tahiti got big I thought he'd be a real chance for sure because he's a such madman when it gets big. But in those conditions it's still barrelling, and if it's barrelling he's a chance anywhere, even if it is only three foot. But his turns were pretty crisp too today. He looked good. Have you noticed contest by contest his old rhythm returning? Definitely. He's got a bit more spark and a bit more life about everything he does. He's really good | SP | SP IT | 592,662 |
law to obey don't care what they say Kid you only live if you learn to love and no lesson is greater make it your gain, suffer no shame Love is the only law to obey Love is the only law to obey Love is the only law to obey I don't give a ---- what they say I obey, you obey, she obey, he obey we obey, you obey, I obey, you obey she obey, we obey, you obey, we obey everyone, everyone, everyone Love is the only law to obey the law of life, the law of life the law of life | LY | LY SL | 201,847 |
He is a Class-A member of the PGA of America and is classified as an A-6 golf professional, or Ateaching pro. He is also one of 43 golf professionals in the United States to have "Advanced Certification in Instruction" from the PGA of America. Of those 43, he is the only lefthander. In 2000, he was named "Teacher of the Year" by the South Florida PGA. He is the Resident Head Instructor for Left-tee Golf, the most popular web site for left handed golfers in the Internet, and is an on-line professional for PGA of America. For several years he headed up the Ken Venturi Golf Training Center on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Anderson has had numerous instruction articles published regionally and nationally and hosted a popular golf show for the NBC affiliate in Southwest Florida. He has expert certification in club fitting from Titleist, Slazenger, Zevo, and the P.G.A. Titleist named Anderson one the "Top 100" club fitters in the U.S. In May, 2000, he reached a milestone in his career by giving his 35,000th lesson. He averages nearly 2,000 lessons a year. Anderson is a Head Teaching Professional in Ft. Myers, Florida. I have just recently completed 8 lessons with Steve Anderson and as part of his instrucution I was given his book. Steve could not be any clearer about the golf swing than he is within "On the Other Hand". This book shows you everything that is needed to build a solid golf swing. I am | IP | IP DS | 136,708 |
Archbishop of Westminster and head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, told more than 100 business bosses that "Too many people in big businesses are living a divided life, ignoring the moral values that they uphold when with their families," during a conference in London. In his Christmas sermon last year, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams compared bankers with rioters. He said: "Whether it is an urban rioter mindlessly burning down a small shop that serves his community, or a speculator turning his back on the question of who bears the ultimate cost for his acquisitive adventures in the virtual reality of today's financial world, the picture is of atoms spinning apart in the dark." | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 266,354 |
your still investigating the possibilities, there's no getting away from the fact that Network Marketing is still probably the easiest and cheapest way to start your own business, but learning how to make it a... If you've ever sat and stared at a computer screen and wondered how the Hell you're ever going to get your website to page one on any search engine, let alone Google, this article may help... Take 5 minutes off and go read Ken Krogue's article... So if you've been researching the MLM industry for even a small amount of time, it's highly likely that you've read many times that you have to build your credibility online and somehow be seen as a Leader right? But how-on-earth does anyone new to... Most people usually start collecting coins as a hobby, concentrating on modern coins and perhaps special edition lower graded coins from specialist companies. But at some time or another, the lure of collecting ancient coins becomes to hard to resist, so where and how do... | OP | OP OB | 534,014 |
Resolved Question Should I text him in the morning? I got a text from a guy i have been out with asking if he could come round after his work. It was gone 9 and I was in my pyjamas so I said it was a bit late. I really like him but it was late without anything being planned beforehand. Should I text him in the morning? I don't want him to think I did not want to see him...just that it was last minute that late. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker Don't worry :) but if you are feeling really worried about him misunderstanding, just tx' him in the morning and let him know that he is welcome to come by during the day or like sometime in the afternoon :) Its just that it was a bit late and you were ready to go to bed, thats all. Remind him to let you know beforehand so that if you have something to get done, you could do it before time and be able to hang out with him. He should understand :) | ID | ID QA | 446,287 |
a remodel, most people focus on how the space will look. While it is certainly important to create an attractive space that is aesthetically appealing, keep in mind that the comfort level is also vital. Once guests and family members take a seat in your living room, you want them to feel comfortable, relaxed and happy to stay for a while. There are several ways that you can create a comfortable living room. Furniture, flooring, color schemes and more can all have an impact on the overall tone and atmosphere of the room. Here are some of the top ways that you can create an inviting and comfortable living room in your own home.[...] Read More... | IP | IP DS | 1,400,425 |
81.0% Customer Satisfaction in the Auto Stores category, higher than recorded in the 12 months to June 2009 (80.7%) but marginally lower than the 82.8% average Customer Satisfaction recorded across all 66 Non-Food retailers surveyed. Preliminary results from the latest Roy Morgan Liquor Retailing Report for the liquor retailers show Dan Murphy's and 1St Choice both had small declines in Customer Satisfaction in the September result but they continue to rate significantly above each of the other liquor retailers. During the last 12 months Roy Morgan Research conducted over 3,000 face to face interviews with small business owners which showed that the big 4 banks have improved marginally in terms of their customer satisfaction (+0.2 percentage points to 64.3% at December 2010) but still have a long way to close the gap to their overall consumer banking performance (72.4% at December 2010). New research measuring retail customer satisfaction in New Zealand reveals the top performers over the last year are from a diverse group of stores, covering home and fashion, chemists, clothing, books and hardware. The South Island department store Ballantynes ranked highest on customer satisfaction, with 89.8% of its customers satisfied, closely followed by Pumpkin Patch (89.5%), Unichem (88.9%), Whitcoulls (87.9%) and Hammer Hardware (87.6%) rounding out the top 5. The latest Roy Morgan Supermarket Satisfaction Report places Aldi 4.5% points ahead of its nearest rival IGA. Both Aldi (up 0.2% points) and IGA (up 0.4% points) improved in November while there was no change in position of the | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 724,010 |
There's a lot he doesn't want to see.] He's pained by memories of better times. ["That was a classy place," he reminisces about one of his former gigs. "Classy people came in there."] When his girlfriend (played by the luscious Isela Vega) - a madonna/whore in the classic Peckinpah mold - gives him crabs, he tries to kill them by pouring booze into his boxer shorts. ["Change the sheets, darling," he grumbles.] The viewer will *not* want to identify with him. But identify with him we must. Because his world is our world - one of hideous buildings, despoiled nature, soulless "entertainment", and ruthless killers cum "businessmen". [One of whom disgustedly entices Benny towards his fateful assignment by observing - as any of our bosses might say to get us to work at a job we hate, "You want money, don't you? Money you can spend?"] And that tragic flaw of his - choosing money (which is death) over love (which is life) - is our flaw as well. The portrayal of the relationship between the fugitive lovers is also an act of ballsy iconoclasm on Peckinpah's part. It's one thing to posit a pure, eternal, "Born to Run" love against the encroaching doom - like "Romeo and Juliet". It's another to disgracefully admit that our nobler impulses are inevitably tainted and undermined by our sordid natures. Bennie and Elita love each other as best they can - which is never quite good enough - and it breaks my heart | IP | IP DS | 225,700 |
lights in the sky are heavenly bodies...' [4] Therefore the rejection of testimony would be tantamount to rejecting the existence of Peru or the roundness of the earth. Concerning the Hadith, not only do we have mass testimony of events and statements of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), we have a detailed science dedicated to authenticate these traditions. Prophetic traditions consist of two components: isnad (chain of narration or transmission) and matn (text). Each of these have detailed criteria that scrutinise the chain and the text to a degree that leaves very little room for doubt. Moreover, each Prophetic tradition has been scrutinised more rigorously than any historical fact we have with us today. Thousands of companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) narrated reports from him and these reports were then transmitted to subsequent generations with maximum care and authenticity. An anonymous report or a narration originating from an unknown or untrustworthy source was immediately rejected. This method of authentication validates testimony as an acceptable source of knowledge. The emeritus professor of philosophy, Keith Lehrer, in the book 'The Epistemology of Testimony' concludes that testimony provides a valid source of historical information once the 'trustworthiness of others' is 'evaluated'. Lehrer writes: 'The final question that arises concerning our acceptance of testimony is this. What converts our acceptance of testimony of others into knowledge? The first part of the answer is that we must be trustworthy in our evaluations of the trustworthiness of others, and we | IP | IP PA | 3,129,370 |
I Take Alot OF Pride In What I Am Written and performed by Merle Haggard c1968 Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Capo 1st fret to play along with the record. To play along with the record, hit the base note once, i.e., "C", then strum the remaining strings twice (minus the base note). This is done on the following chords: C, Cadd2/B, Am7, G7/A, F, & F/D Cadd2/B: x20010 G7/A: 300001 Am7: x02010 F/D: xx0211 Intro: C Cadd2/B Am7 G7/A C Cadd2/B Am7 G7/A Verse 1: Dm Things I learned in a hobo jungle C Cadd2/B Am7 G7/A Were things they never taught me in a classroom, Dm Like where to find a handout C Cadd2/B Am7 G7/A While thumbin' through Chicago in the afternoon. C (strum, no walk on base here) Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin', F F/D Dm I'm just talkin' to myself man to man. This ole' mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take alot of doin'. C Cadd2/B Am7 G7/A But I Take Alot Of Pride In What I Am. Verse 2: I guess I grew up a loner, I don't remember ever havin' any folks around. But I keep thumbin' through the phone books, And lookin' for my daddy's name in every town. And I meet lots of friendly people, that I always end up leavin' on the lam. Hey, where I've been or where I'm goin' didn't take alot of knowin', But I Take Alot Of Pride In What I Am. Verse 3: I never | LY | LY SL | 663,816 |
see you at the Rickshaw in a few weeks! | SP | SP IT | 3,379,550 |
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 CIA released OSS aerial photos of Auschwitz with neither open pit fires nor smoke coming from the crematoria chimneys, I remember seeing you say on ABC TV explaining that the Nazis must have burned bodies only at night. If you changed your story completely about the open pit with burning corpses and the crematoria working during the day only after being confronted with photographic evidence, can we conclude that you were lying to us for all those years until you were caught? Dr Fred Leuchter made a statement after he forensically examined the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. He said none of the alleged gas chambers could have functioned as such. He calculated that it would have taken 42 years burning 24 hours a day to cremate as many Jews as have been claimed died in the alleged gas chambers. But as per your admission to ABC News that they must have burned the bodies only at night we must conclude that it would have taken 84 years to cremate that many Jews. So if the Nazis started in 1942 they would still be burning bodies until 2026. Would you like to revise your Holohoax testimony one last time to make it conform to reality? I would like to talk to you about the lessons of the Holocaust. Have you ever denounced the Israelis for torturing and killing Palestinians? Did you ever denounce General Eisenhower for killing one million German soldiers after they surrendered? These men were kept outdoors without food | OP | OP OB | 267,915 |
of carbon entering the atmosphere combines with oxygen to form nearly four pounds of carbon dioxide, America's contribution to greenhouse gas build-up is even more striking. Taking a shower each morning produces 550 pounds of CO2 in a year. Using a computer 40 hours a week produces 600 pounds of CO2. Lighting an average house for a year emits 2,000 pounds. Lighting an large office building not surprisingly produces much more, 2.5 million pounds of CO2. And about one third of all American greenhouse emissions come from automobiles. JONATHAN G. KOOMEY: People drive, on average, about 12,000 miles per year, and a typical new car gets roughly 28 miles per gallon. That means that you will use about 430 gallons per year. And so over the course of a year, the person driving this new car will emit roughly 2,200 pounds of carbon per year. That's roughly the weight of the car itself. Now, if you have an SUV, which only gets 14 miles per gallon, you're emitting 4,400 pounds per year, essentially the same as having two cars on the road instead of one. NARRATOR: Apart from the energy we use to live, enormous amounts of power are required to manufacture all the things we buy. Grede Foundries in Minnesota needs as much electricity as a small town. And it needs this power on demand. WILLIAM NESTEL, Grede Foundries: Grede makes all steel and iron parts. We make the rear end for the Dodge pickup trucks, and we make | SP | SP IT TA | 233,775 |
and association. The hunger strikers were positive but cautious, wanting the wider view of their comrades. The prisoners on July 4 issued a statement indicating that a settlement along such lines should be considered. We were meeting with the relatives and some H-block committee members when the prisoners' statement reached us. With good reason, the meeting finished with the view that the choreography of concluding the Hunger Strike without further loss of life was being set in place. Next day we met again with the relatives and on this occasion Sinn Fein representatives were present. The relatives made clear their wish to go for the ICJP-brokered offer. A senior IRA representative left the meeting early, without saying where he was going, and went in to see the hunger strikers. When we later visited the hunger strikers that night, their mood had hardened but a number of them clearly indicated that what was on offer was acceptable. Eventually all agreed that if the British government sent a delegate into the prison and read out the offer it would be accepted. This condition, we were told, had been demanded as a minimum by the IRA representative who had visited them. Double dealing on the earlier botched hunger strike was given as the reason for this demand. We went back to the British and it was agreed that an envoy would visit the hunger strikers to read out the offer. As we all know, the British prevaricated and Joe Mc Donnell tragically died | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 1,427,000 |
at least get another Reagan? Damn, how hard would it be to just copy Reagan's speeches for Christsake? Why are the Republicans mush? This goes back at least as far as Thomas E. Dewey in 1948. Thomas Sowell just wrote a column on this called Nice Losers: The list of Republican presidential candidates like this goes back at least as far as 1948, when Thomas E. Dewey ran against President Harry Truman. Dewey spoke in lofty generalities while Truman spoke in hard-hitting specifics. Since then, there have been many reruns of this same scenario, featuring losing Republican presidential candidates John McCain, Bob Dole, Gerald Ford, and, when he ran for reelection, George H. W. Bush. "Obama did not "steal" the election. Rather, he wiped the floor with Romney because we live in a country dominated by leftist-communists whose preferred form of government is totalitarian statism... Rather, he wiped the floor with Romney because Romney has never had a brain in his head. Obama was easily refutable. But Romney thought all he had to do to become president was look good, smile, and carry himself with congeniel gentility. Thats all he's ever developed. That's the limit of his capability. Romney was completely out of place in running for the presidency. Navigation More SOLO Store Syndicate The opinions expressed here are the unmoderated views of the contributors who express them. They do not necessarily reflect the views of other contributors, or of SOLO, and do not necessarily align with Objectivism. | OP | OP OB | 1,783,359 |
to section 458 Companies Act 1985." The police officer then proceeded to caution the applicant again, as was his duty under paragraph 16.5 of the Code of Practice for the Detention, Treatment and Questioning of Persons by Police Officers ("Code C") published by the Secretary of State pursuant to powers conferred by section 66 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. We may assume that the caution was in the following terms: "You do not have to say anything unless you wish to do so, but what you say may be given in evidence." We may also assume that thereafter the police officers abstained, as was their duty under Code C, from conducting any further interviews with the applicant in relation to the offence with which he had been charged, save perhaps in the very limited respects permitted by Code C, to which I shall later refer. On 7 May the applicant was admitted to bail, and so far as we are aware has been at liberty ever since, although it appears that he has appeared on a number of occasions at the Guildhall Magistrates' Court, to what effect we do not know. Meanwhile, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office had become aware of suspicion attaching to the affairs of the company, and at an early stage formed the opinion that the matter was appropriate for investigation by procedures created by the Criminal Justice Act 1987. In due course on 5 June an assistant director of the Serious | IN | IN DT | 239,786 |
Everyone who replies to this post by midnight Friday 23rd November will have their name put into a hat. The name pulled out of that hat will win a copy of What's Left of Me . (giveaway open to everyone, worldwide). So, pull up a seat and have a read! -- Welcome to the blog, Kat! Tell us a little bit about yourself. Currently, I'm a senior at university, studying English :) I also love films, theater, dance--any kind of story-telling, really! I perform Spoken Word poetry, as well. I like to call myself a professional dabbler, because I like to do a little of everything :P What books did you love when growing up? I read a ton as a kid, and loved different books at different ages, but some stories that really stuck with me are Northern Lights , Ender's Game , Sabriel , Green Angel , and The Bartimaeus Sequence :) I was a big fan of fantasy as a child, and I still love it now, though I've come to really enjoy contemporary stories, as well. Tell our lovely readers a little bit about What's Left of Me . Sure thing :) What's Left of Me is a young adult novel about a fifteen-year-old girl, Eva, who is fighting to survive in an alternate version of our world--one where each baby is born with two souls but one usually disappears by age five or six. Eva is the recessive soul, the one who should have faded | SP | SP IT | 3,030,185 |
my husband and I made, I chose to honor the Lord by not allowing those old thoughts and feelings to be fed again. It's true that we have become a highly desensitized society. We choose to watch sexual acts in movies and on TV, we choose to listen to songs that degrade and cheapen love relationships and encourage one-night stands. And where has that freedom of choice gotten us in America? Sky-rocketing divorce, single parenting, abortion, unwanted pregnancy rates! Good choices? I don't think so. As a mom of an almost 14 year old daughter, I pray that she will make good choices and keep her mind as pure as possible. If she was going to drink the HIV+ urine in front of any of you readers, I would hope that you would warn her against that choice. I'm grateful that Dannah has the courage to take a stand. You don't have to get hit by a train to know the damage that would come from it, nor have your marriage ruined by impurity to know the effects of filling your mind with inappropriate reading material. When I read your comment about husbands who look at porn and it being their wives' fault, I was blown away. There is no more judgmental, hurtful comment you could make to your Christian sisters who live with this issue in their marriages. I would daresay that almost all Christian men who struggle with porn started looking at it in their teen years, before | OP | OP OB | 3,201,284 |
think you can convince a teenager to retire early because they're still convinced that they're going to have an amazing job that they will love, and that they will always have time for it because they haven't thought about having kids of their own yet. I think it's better to mitigate the possible financial damage by teaching teenagers about how credit cards work, what inflation is, how to budget and save, and the beginnings of how to have your money make money for you. At the very least, they should be coming out of college with very little or no debt. That much they should be able to comprehend. Beyond that, I don't think they're really ready to consider retiring when they haven't even started a career. Me too! I would buy that book immediately for my 10-year old and begin chatting casually about it even at his young age. I mean this seriously and not as flattery. I hope that MMM will truly consider it. Free range (or at least pastured) meat is far less resource-intensive than CAFO meat, Mr. MMM! All those fossil fuels required for grain production, huge amounts of water that must be brought to arid environments, the destruction of ecosystems, soil depletion.... But I know you are trying to remedy this family's financial problems first and foremost. Don't YOU feel guilty for supporting local agriculture, though, even if it might cost a little more money. Oh yeah -- I agree that the free-range stuff is | OP | OP | 3,255,993 |
the case of 'Hine e Hine' however, it is not so much a case of the classical form being adapted into a Maori dialogue, as the traditional waiata being appropriated to fit into the (increasingly homogenised) classical and world music forms. Designed to appeal to a global market, both 'Hine e Hine' and Maori Songs (the title of the album itself stands as a metaphor for the favouring of song over waiata) do little to subvert cultural imperialism and instead promote an image of New Zealand that is Westernised for global consumption. Kiri te Kanawa - 'Hine e Hine' - Video The video begins with a shot of Rangitoto [20] at dawn. Time lapse photography is used so that the images of waves breaking and people walking along the beach are sped up. As the waiata intro to the song continues, the greys of the early-morning beach give way to time-lapsed shots of clouds rolling over the landscape in a variety of hues. This is the 'land of the long white cloud' (the Pakeha interpretation of Aotearoa) in Technicolor. The landscape images cross-fade to a shot of the intricate, traditional ceiling patterns of the meeting house, and the camera then tilts down the ornately carved centre structure to the carved figure that forms the base, to focus on it and Te Kanawa standing next to it. As the camera rolls around Te Kanawa and the figure for the first verse, the various angles of the meeting house are shown, with | IN | IN | 1,757,415 |
its reference to Indian bands, elections of chiefs and councils, and band by-law powers, is not the source of Aboriginal self-government. Despite the presumption in the legislation that nothing can happen on Indian lands without federal approval or compliance with the Act, the Act does not state that tribal authority pre-existing its passage is abolished. In fact, the Act seems to state very clearly that only when the minister declares that certain provisions apply to a First Nation does there occur a necessary interference with Aboriginal self-determination. The fact that Indian bands have borne the burdens of the legislation over the years, or have tried to work with a federal bureaucracy itself dependent upon the legislation, should not be interpreted as acceptance or acquiescence by Aboriginal people to a derivative form of government dependent upon delegated powers from a federal authority. The assertion of inherent political powers and jurisdiction by First Nations in Canada and more notably in Manitoba in such areas as child welfare, education and social services has resulted in governmental arrangements that increasingly support the perspective that Aboriginal people have a considerable role to play in governing themselves. Aboriginal decisions to operate under the laws of the province, such as in the case of child welfare, and under federal laws, as in the case of the Indian Act , clearly resulted from processes whereby the opportunities to make other, more appropriate, arrangements were denied to them, and should not be misinterpreted as a willingness by Aboriginal people | IN | IN DT | 331,107 |
Does your internet connection speed sometimes seem so slow that you might as well be communicating over two tin cans connected by string? Every now and then you might find that it is taking an unusually long time to load a website. Is it the website, is it your connection, or is it something else? Testing your Internet connection speed can help troubleshoot any connectivity problems that you may be having. There is an online tool that can do exactly that. There is no need to download an install anything, simply visit the SpeedTest.net website and click on the "Begin Test" button. Speed Test will then take a few seconds to measure your ping, download, and upload speed of your Internet connection. Once the results are presented you can then compare your results with other people's speeds. Speed Test on Mobile Sometimes you're out and about and want to test the speed of a free public wifi hotspot on your phone or other mobile device. Well, you guessed it, there's an app for that. You can also test the speed of your mobile device with the SpeedTest.net app for one-tap connection testing in under 30 seconds -- accurate anywhere thanks to their global network. | HI | HI TS | 482,042 |
for the note about the feature working only when the iPhone is locked. I was wondering why I was getting the notifications and calls when it was unlocked As for the feature, while it's nice, I can't understand why Apple implements such features partially. Things that are still missing: 1. Ability to enable/disable it via Notification Center. It's a pain to enable it via the Settings app. If you can have things like share widgets for Facebook and Twitter, the on/off toggle in NC for this would be even more appropriate. 2. Scheduling lacks the ability to set different times for weekdays and weekends or ability to say enable it for x hour/s. 3. Also I should have the ability to keep this feature enabled even when the iPhone is unlocked. Tim Integration with Calendars would have been nice. If I mark Availability as Busy, the Do Not Disturb feature should be enabled automatically. AJ Lim Android have this feature long time ago....... who copy who's ? Shame....shame.......... Tim Good for you. And you still visit an iPhone blog? Looking for a reason to like your Android phone? iOS 6 the best Ha.... Tell me ttp://profiles.google.com/sebastian.ras\\... Sebastian Rasch Since I'm not yet on iOS 6, I wonder what happens with texts? Are they being silenced, too? Disclaimer This website is not owned by, is not licensed by nor is a subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple iPhone are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. | HI | HI HT | 3,248,790 |
of guys in the pen. The last year, I just sat back and watched the same guys and I felt like that was the Royals. Those guys that I'm seeing pitch now are the Royals. I didn't see a future there. The Royals wanted to send me to Omaha with a major league spring training invite. I had to make a decision, you know, a decision. It's not about the money, it's the opportunity I see myself having, this year, and in the long term. I seen the guys in the Blue Jays bullpen, they are good, I just think I have a better chance there. I know a couple of guys over there like I said. I'm excited to come over and play for their team. Who do you know? I know a couple of guys, Sean O'Sullivan, I think he was in Triple-A last year. Jesse Chavez, Carlos Villanueva, Brett Lawrie. What do you do in the off-season? In a couple of days, Tuesday the 13th, I will be heading to Margarita, Venezuela. Have you pitched in Venezuela before? No. I've heard good and bad stories . I have too. I'm going to try to stay on the safe side over there. What pitches do you throw? This year, I've added a pitch and taken away a pitch. I throw fastball, hard cutter, occasional silder, curve ball and change. That's a fair number of pitches for a reliever. Yeah, but the way I use them, I just show | SP | SP IT | 3,364,508 |
the factor in the issue between both men here. The match wasn't long but really came off as a high intense grudge match. Nov. '93 [Legacy Of Stone Cold Steve Austin] WCW Television Champion Steven Regal vs. Dustin Rhodes - Before the days of William Regal & Goldust, they met here in a match with a 15 minute time limit that was a real technical match from start to finish with both men grounding each other while working the same pace throughout the match before Dustin realized that time was running out & picked up the pace while Regal tried to use the rules to his advantage as the champion. Read more > | IP | IP DS | 411,411 |
you on top of me I got what your body needs (Yes I can do what I can do with you, baby) There's a vacancy in ecstasy And I'm gonna take you there Girl I want you on top of me I got what your body needs, yeah There's a vacancy in ecstasy And I'm gonna take you there I came here to please your body, baby I know I'll satisfy your every need All you have to do is trust me Girl, I'll take you to ecstasy, yeah Girl I want you on top of me I got what your body needs (Girl I want you on top of me) But there's only one way that I want it (I got what your body needs) I want you naked and on top of me Forever baby, baby, yeah, babe I want you, my baby (Girl I want you on top of me) Girl I'm going to give to you like you never had it before (I got what your body needs) Oh, no, no, no, no, no, oh (Girl I want you on top of me) I want you, babe 'cause I need you babe Everything you are I wanna drive you crazy (I got what your body needs) Come in my arms, let me take control 'Cause I'm about to take you there And I know, I know what I'm doin', baby, my baby All them other men you had before me You're gonna forget about all that | LY | LY SL | 107,610 |
Macs and PCs resists deletion -- a smart idea if your laptop gets stolen. It also sends forensic information to the police and the company's theft department to help you to locate your laptop should it be stolen. And, if your computer is stolen and wiped clean, you can still get all your data from it. LockItTight -- This software for Android and PCs will grab a screen shot of the thief's activity. The basic service, which includes geo-tracking, is free, but if you want to use other features, you can upgrade to one of the three versions. StealthGenie -- This potentially creepy software for Androids, iPhone and Blackberries, lives on your phone and operates in secret. It collects data about calls, texts and other activities, and sends that information to a secure web account. It also has real time geo-tracking and location history. The software costs $99.99 for the basic 12-month package. The "gold" subscription costs $129.99 and lets you delete all sensitive information remotely and notify you if there's been a SIM change. Has your smartphone or laptop ever been lost or stolen? Did you recover it? If so, tell us how you did it in the comments. 12 Comments I often check find my iPhone on iCloud.com however the radius where it shows ont he map is something so big in a crowded area or inside a shopping centre, it's simply pointless. the only time it narrows it to one point, is when I am outside on | HI | HI | 3,189,762 |
Fox School students took home the first-place prize, two individual awards and one honorable mention at the seventh annual CIBER Case Challenge in Columbus. Hosted by The Ohio State University's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), the competition brings together 15 teams from the United States, Europe and Asia to analyze and present an international business case to judges. Each team consists of four members who are split up and placed with students from other schools for the competition. Courtney Miller, Mohamed Ali Niang, Aniruddha Shyamasundar and Tereze Sinno made up the team from Temple's CIBER, based at the Fox School. Niang was a member of this year's first-place team, Catalyst Solutions. Individually, Niang and Sinno both earned best question-and-answer awards in the preliminary round, while Niang also took the final round honorable mention award. Niang said the case told the story of a company that, after several failed attempts to bring water filtration systems to developing countries, decided to focus on providing irrigation to the U.S. market. The teams' challenge: to decide whether this was a wise, profitable move. But with 23 hours to prepare and only 20 minutes to present in each round, their task was not easy -- not to mention that the students must collaborate with peers they have known only a day-and-a-half. The night before he presented with his team -- which also included Georgia State University's Olufunke Taiwo, Ohio State's Kai Song and the University of Maryland's Jennifer He -- Niang only | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 189,560 |
in a much more "natural" way. Keep the aforementioned list in mind when you go through your warmups and workouts. A Tissue Issue So what should the plan of attack be? Well, it's all about balance. A properly rationed program of strengthening exercises for the weak muscles that aren't pulling their weight, coupled with mobility exercises to open up the tight tissue in dynamic fashion should do just the trick. For example, Joe has chronic pain in his knees due to tightness through his quads. It affects him while squatting too since he keeps shifting towards his toes. Joe could just keep stretching the snot out of his quads, but a tightly wound muscle will likely stay tightly wound if we simply yank on it. Joe needs to first make the muscle tissue more supple. I've exalted foam rolling day in and day out - and I'm about to do it again. A solid, dense foam roller will be the most fitting plan of attack to improve that tissue quality. Second comes mobility work that can help release the hip flexors and quads. The improved tissue quality will help the muscles "take" to these dynamic stretches too, so there's a twofold benefit. An example of a good movement for tight quads and hips would be something like this: After this is all done, as I mentioned earlier, it would be smart to take a look at the firing capacity of your antagonists. If the opposing muscles aren't pulling their weight, | HI | HI HT | 346,239 |
this position. Now, you might believe that Fehr's some type of benevolent angel who can be trusted with power absent a check against it, who tells nothing but the truth and the whole truth 100% of the time. History says placing that degree of trust in anyone with this type of power in this type of structure (1/2>3-604)is incredibly foolish . When Rome did this, the Republic was destroyed. Hell, NHLPA history suggests this level of trust in a union head is foolish. The last time they allowed this, Eagleson sold them out. Do you have a link that outlines the approach you've mentioned? My understanding of Fehr is that he's normally pretty respectful of all players. Heck, he pretty much toured the league for his first year in the role; I'm not sure what the benefit was if it was just a display. Fehr comes from the MLBPA where that type of structure has always been in place, hasn't destroyed them yet. In fact, most of Fehr's reasoning in removing the checks was an attempt to unify the union. The mistrust that reverberated from the executive level of the PA was certainly an issue given how they went through Executive Directors far too quickly. ^^ Who said they're misinformed? You've taken a great deal of license with that statement. Cox being in an union doesn't make him more qualified than all the specialists consulted to help the PA restructure. He's not reporting, he's editorializing (along with guys like Dreger | ID | ID DF | 442,221 |
superkick or 'Stevie' kick and people no-selling moves: "I'll tell you, there's a thought that runs through my head, and it's never happened to me; actually it happened with Dr. Death (Steve Williams), and that's because it's Dr. Death. It took three Stevie kicks to put him down or actually keep him down; he bumped for me. But, if I super kick somebody, or 'Stevie' kick, if I want to mark for myself like Shane Douglas; if I want to 'Stevie' kick someone and they stand there and do the Japanese 'Arrrrrg' and flex, I mean, Michael Manna might come out and it might turn into the fucking Ultimate Fighter or something. You're going to stand there and no-sell my finish? Ok, whatever." His thought of using social media to advance wrestling today, and if it is necessary and doing his video about Extreme Rising: "Yeah, I think it is. I think social media in some ways has jumped the shark; there needs to be something fresh out there, but I've really ingrained in it for many years with all the stuff I do outside of wrestling. I mean social media is a great tool to use, but also it's also something that there's so much noise out there it can get lost so you really have to have 'What time did I post this, when do I post it, where do I post it? What are my followers?' It's really more complicated than just tweeting something controversial or anything | SP | SP IT | 3,146,870 |
TV show that was never particularly good. Why anyone thinks that it would be a good feature film now, you know, goodness knows why. And I guess it's easy to say it's security that you know a studio is only prepared to put $150 million or $200 million into something if it's a known quantity. But at the same time I'm also aware that audiences are getting fed up with the lack of original ideas and original stories. And if you look back to the great days of " Star Wars " and " Indiana Jones " and those sorts of movies, they weren't based on TV shows, they weren't based on comics. They were inspired by them and they had DNA in them which came from years of Flash Gordon and various things in the past but nonetheless they were original. And yet we seem to be incapable as a general industry, which includes not just the studios but the filmmakers and writers and directors, we seem to be incapable of doing that now for some reason. It's a little bit depressing. But hopefully it's a cycle. Everything in the film business tends to be cyclic and hopefully this all drains itself out in a couple years and we'll be back into original stories again. GB: I think there's also a sense now that special effects have finally made it possible to successfully adapt the great past works in literature that couldn't be realized visually on a screen in | SP | SP IT | 491,481 |
comment that, "we certainly hope for a timely resolution to all this . . . in the meantime, when we have pickets, we hope to minimize as best we can the impact on students, faculty, and staff. But you can see for yourself the impact; there were many cancelled classes." MacLachlan added, "This is an enormous hassle for students, it is an enormous hassle for people in the unions, it's an enormous hassle for the university. Let's just hope that somehow, somewhere, as quickly as possible, we get to resolution." At other universities in the province, including UBC, Thompson Rivers University, UNBC, and UVic, the CUPE Locals have either finalized or are close to finalizing a new collective agreement with their respective universities. However, UBC's teaching assistants have recently decided to begin job action, feeling that they have not achieved anything at the bargaining table in recent months. | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,381,438 |
PC Just us dept and the Feds just Placated to this POS...... We, Americans, are just sick and tired of this terrorist.. Let's make call for Civility on this POS Carter....er Disastrous Ob. Yea, the military hasn't had beards since 1985. I know, it's right after I hit my first duty station. January 1. 1985 you had to report to work clean shaven. What if some lady's CHISTIAN religion requires them to have long hair? I had a slight shag and they just wacked it off straight in boot camp. Now, once active duty, I could have it long i I put it up, but what if someone's religion said they had to show off their long hair? Just sayin'. The whole thing about the military is sameness. It's so you realize you're fighting for INDIVIDUALITY. He is in violation of Army Regulations and last I checked he was an Offcier when he shot his fellow soldiers. Hog tie him and then shave it, every day. A beard is a sign of Muslim extremism and that is why he is trying to keep it. Study Muslim extremism and you will be amazed at how dumb and blind the liberals are. The DOJ is rushing down there at the request of the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR to protest this and his religious freedom. They don't care this is in full military jurisdiction they will still send a letter protesting it. Did we not grant him "his religlous freedom" by delaying proceedings | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 204,612 |
are a measure of the heat useful for the growth and development of potatoes. In the potato production areas of the Prairies, the highest average accumulation of P-Days, 850-950, occurs south of Lake Manitoba to the U.S. border and the lowest accumulation, 750-900, occurs in the seed production areas south of Edmonton and in Central Saskatchewan (Plate 1). The varieties currently grown on the Prairies require anywhere from 800-1000 P-Days to reach full maturity. An early-maturing variety such as Norland requires 800 P-Days, and later maturing varieties such as Russet Burbank require 1000 P-Days. Growing a potato variety in an area with insufficient P-Days will reduce yield and affect tuber quality factors such as accumulation of solids and fry colour (See 1.5 Tuber Quality). The average accumulation of P-Days is insufficient in many parts of the Prairies to produce late season varieties where the crop must be fully mature before harvest. These areas may be suitable for seed or table production, where the crop is killed or harvested before full maturity. Moisture Potatoes require a continuous supply of soil water along with adequate soil aeration. Yields are greatest when soil moisture is maintained above 65% of the available soil water (ASW) capacity Tuber set is particularly sensitive to moisture stress. There are generally fewer tubers set when available soil moisture is maintained below 65% of the available soil water (ASW) capacity. The amount of water needed by potatoes varies with the soil type, temperature, humidity, air movement, plant and stem | IN | IN DT | 126,247 |
But in a small business, one of the most useful tools to use is CASHFLOW projections Why is your cashflow so important for a small business to consider? Simply because Cashflow shows you what happens if you make the decision -- the good, the bad and the ugly if you do it honestly. Cashflow shows you the effect on your resources when you have made the decision One of the greatest challenges in forecasting decisions is that you need to do enough research to determine all the additional costs of delivering the idea to your clients and you also need to research the potential buying pool. For many business owners they use the wind test. You know the one where you wet your finger and stick it up to determine which way the wind is blowing. Another term for this kind of research is crystal ball gazing. When will your prospect buy it and how often. This is often an education issue Where will your prospect go to purchase it Who will they trust to recommend the product Are you making a decision? Do you have enough information including the vision of what your life, your client's life and the community looks like when you make the decision and deliver the product or service? In the comment box, please share your greatest decision making experience. Or what was your worst decision and why did you decide that way? | IN | IN | 3,795,759 |
had past, Before I quarrell'd with Harry -- my quarrel -- the first an' the last. XIII. For Harry came in, an' I flung him the letter that drove me wild, An' he told it me all at once, as simple as any child, 'What can it matter, my lass, what I did wi' my single life? I ha' been as true to you as ever a man to his wife; An' she wasn't one o' the worst.' 'Then,' I said, 'I'm none o' the best.' An' he smiled at me, 'Ain't you, my love? Come, come, little wife, let it rest! The man isn't like the woman, no need to make such a stir.' But he anger'd me all the more, an' I said 'You were keeping with her, When I was a-loving you all along an' the same as before.' An' he didn't speak for a while, an' he anger'd me more and more. 'Then he patted my hand in his gentle way, 'Let bygones be!' 'Bygones! you kept yours hush'd,' I said, 'when you married me! By-gones ma' be come-agains; an' she -- in her shame an' her sin -- You'll have her to nurse my child, if I die o' my lying in! You'll make her its second mother! I hate her -- an' I hate you!' Ah, Harry, my man, you had better ha' beaten me black an' blue Than ha' spoken as kind as you did, when I were so crazy wi' spite, 'Wait | LY | LY PO | 799,375 |
Monday Pumpkin Patch Pumpkins can be a bit intimidating. You don't really see them for most of the year and then suddenly Halloween comes around and they pop up here there and everywhere. They're cheap as chips and abundant at the mo. Sadly very few people know how to treat a pumpkin right. They end up pulling out the guts, slicing up their flesh and leaving them out on the porch to rot. It's a sad tale. This year I'm going to show you how to get more out of your pumpkin. This recipe will give you a beautiful jack-o-lantern, Salted Caramel Dragon Scales, and enough pumpkin soup to feed an army of brain hungry zombies. For the Salted Caramel Dragon Scales you'll need: The seeds from one pumpkin 3tbsp light brown sugar 50g/2oz butter Sprinkle of sea salt Scoop out the seeds from your pumpkin Now you'll need to separate the gunk from the seeds. Fill a large bowl with water and pop it all in. The goop should sink to the bottom and leave the seeds on top. Use your fingers to separate them and place the seeds to one side. Get a pan really nice and hot before adding your seeds. Toast them, stirring now and then until they start to turn a golden brown. Take one out and try it, if it's crunchy instead of soft, they're done. Add your butter. Add your sugar and keep stirring until it turns to a carmel. Sprinkle your rock | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 3,132,194 |
How to Use the Process of Elimination on Standardized Tests Share this with your friends Multiple-choice questions make up the bulk of nearly all standardized tests. So no matter what letters of the alphabet you're up against -- the GED, ASVAB, SAT, ACT, AP, GRE, NCLEX, GMAT, or whatever -- understanding how to use the process of elimination will help you score higher. On these standardized tests, amazingly enough, the right answers are all there right in front of you. The process of elimination is a procedure you can use to identify that right answer even if you actually have no idea what the answer to the question actually is. The process of elimination is simple. If you read a question on a test and don't know the answer, then instead of looking for the right answer (which you don't know), you look for the wrong answers. If you are lucky, you will be able to identify all but one of the answer choices as wrong and eliminate them, giving you the one correct answer. But most of the time you'll only be able to eliminate one or two of the answer choices. No problem, you still significantly improve your chances of getting the answer right. You won't get all of the questions right when you use the process of elimination, but you will get some of them correct. The more answer choices you can eliminate, the better your chances of scoring high. Standardized tests are developed so that you | HI | HI HT | 67,580 |
you may turn out to have some strikes of your own, not least a narrow-mindedness which is going to put a lot of wonderful pos men and friends of pos men from having anything to do with you. We're all responsible for our own health -- the lesson of AIDS.has been that we need to assume that everyone is potentially positive. It's through learning that lesson that the gay community saved itself and came through it. This talk of sex only with the "disease free", which you see a lot on profiles these days, brings back old, prejudiced and frankly reckless attitudes which are leading to more infections among young men. If the guy's story is true he clearly laid out his shop at the start of the relationship. He was decieved and rightly so he felt betrayed, if the partner can lie about being HIV+ what else is he lying about? Given that HIV is a disease the language used by the writer isn't inflammatory. Well I guess it is if you live in some crazy world where to be HIV+ is something to aspire to. "This talk of sex only with the "disease free", which you see a lot on profiles these days, brings back old, prejudiced and frankly reckless attitudes which are leading to more infections among young men." Excellent point and posts southwesterly. In hospitals staff are taking it for granted that all patients are potentially HIV+ - male or female, gay or straight. I think | OP | OP AV | 250,885 |
process for negotiating and approving changes to the QOF. NICE acts independently when producing clinical and public health guidance for the NHS and we will bring this experience to assessing evidence and developing indicators for the QOF. By overseeing the process of developing and reviewing performance indicators for the QOF, we can ensure that the principles behind our recommendations are reflected in the indicators. This will encourage the implementation of guidance and lead to improvements in care across the UK. Partner organisations A number of partner organisations contribute to the development of clinical and health improvement indicators for the QOF. A brief summary of the role played by these organisations are given below. The Primary Care Group in the School of Health and Population Sciences at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) will develop indicators on clinical or public health topics that are recommended by the independent Primary Care QOF Indicator Advisory Committee. They will provide an ongoing review of QOF indicators to make recommendations to the Committee on thresholds, continued incentivisation and the evidence base. They will apply a cost-effectiveness methodology to the indicators and provide recommendations to the Committee. The NHS Information Centre, working with Connecting for Health, is responsible for managing the production of business rules and data extraction solutions to support the process, including Read code releases, and will work with the four UK health departments. NHS Evidence will provide accredited sources of evidence. These sources of evidence will | IN | IN DT | 273,368 |
mins. If it's still very sticky, keep adding flour until it starts to behave. Ideally you want a very elastic, smooth ball of dough that can be stretched. I found I had to use about a cup and a half of flour until it stopped being sticky. Use a rolling pin (or bottle of wine) to smooth your dough into a pizza shape (don't worry about making it too round, we don't want it to look shop bought!). Get it as thin as you possibly can and then transfer to a lightly floured piece of aluminium foil. Smear with a thin layer of tomato sauce. To make this, grab 1 can of tomatoes, drain the liquid out of it and keep the plump little toms. Throw these into a processor/blender with a tsp of oregano, a clove of garlic & a tsp of salt. Blend. Done. Next you'll want to spoon your pesto on top. Homemade pesto is a completely different animal to the stuff you buy in a jar. It's punchy, fresh & just oozes summer! The colour alone makes it worth whipping up your own batch. Grab one large basil plant, and roughly tear all of the leaves off. Throw some of the stems in too. Put them into a food processor with 50g of raw pine nuts, a cup of grated parmesan, two smallish cloves of garlic, half a cup of olive oil and a large pinch of salt. Blend until smooth. Now, just before you pop | HI | HI RE | 1,480,753 |
having your name ticked off the role. I would suggest you do what I do when attending a wedding or funeral in church. that is,, participate in the non religious parts, but respectfully sit quietly during the prayers and other religous parts. I dont know much about a catholic service so I dont know the deliniation between the two, but use your lack of faith to make up your own mind on that. Also, by attending you might learn a lot about the whole debacle. Your best defence is knowledge, so as suggested, take notes, question, research, you will a very well informed athiest and thats a good thing Just remember, they can make you attend but they cant make you pray I hope that helps Lord Blackadder 4th May 2010, 03:39 PM I feel your pain - thirteen years of Catholic education through the NSW system made me a very diligent little atheist... :D Take the advice of Mr. Black and Podo. Use your time wisely, young Jedi to arm yourself with knowledge. Knowledge is power. Jez 4th May 2010, 04:12 PM Of course they have the right to, but you also have the right to wag. davros 4th May 2010, 04:24 PM Several people have said that the school may have the right to enforce its religious standards and can ask you to leave if you don't. I don't know if that's correct or not - it may be for an *independent* catholic school. However, it is important | ID | ID DF | 118,715 |
Laurie emphasized the importance of only small groups being allowed to visit these sensitive ecologic reserves. On the southern boundary of the reserve, and wrapping around the west side lies the cliffs leading down to Trout Creek itself. We could hear it but not see it from our high viewpoint at the top of the cliff in the reserve.. This natural boundary provides excellent security for the reserve on two sides. Next Laurie was up to checking the fence line on the steep North side. This fence is important for delineating the boundary to humans and to keep any stray cattle out. He had reported some areas where it was down and the local Parks office had been diligent in sending out Park employee Sarah Bunga, Park Warden to repair it. In the afternoon it was back to Penticton to meet up with Kathryn McCourt for a trip out to Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve. I had noticed from other photographers images I had posted previously on the website, that October -November seemed to be good months in which to witness the bloom of purple sulphur bacteria in this meromictic (non-mixing) lake which is the best example in North America. We were certainly not disappointed. Kathryn mentioned that in September the colour had not developed yet, and she sent pictures to show the contrast. The extremely dry year had led to a record low water level. This reserve is very accessible to the public, perhaps too much so as it was | NARRATIVE | NA TB | 3,343,591 |
6. Taking Care Of Your Skin Gives You A Chance To Taste Your Own Sperm. I didn't quite understand this one. I didn't see the connection but it was funny nonetheless! 7. Moisturizer Can Help You Save Money. Here she suggests that moisturizer can double up and be used as lube. This may be so for some, but I wouldn't recommend wasting your higher quality face moisturizer for this "activity" on a regular basis. Just my opinion. 8. You Do Not Want Your Face To Have The Same Texture As Your Ball Sac. This is another funny and over the top reason. 9. Taking Care Of Your Skin Now Is Better Than Plastic Surgery Later. Couldn't agree more, the more you do know to take care of your skin, the more you'll be grateful down the road. 10. Girls Don't Want To Hang With Guys With Flaking Skin. This one is a little harsh, but likely true in some cases. The big theme in all of this was moisturizer. It helps with dry skin, anti-aging, and so much more. Using a cleanser and moisturizer, twice a day is a great start to a good skin care routine. Welcome to shopmasc.com, your one stop shop on the web for the best men's skin products. We have a wide selection of products for every skin care concern from anti-aging, acne and dark circles under eyes to ingrown hairs and hair loss. We have a variety of men's skin care brands that deliver | OP | OP OB | 166,074 |
'change ends'. So your grizzled army dudes, who are shooting each other to death, walk all manly-like across the stage, eyeballing each other. It's absolutely nuts, and also sums up a bit of the identity crisis under Warfighter's skin -- the reason, in my opinion, why the game's slightly offensive rather than merely another military FPS. There's a great deal of technical talent behind Warfighter, but not much in the way of ambition or imagination. This is why the game is so similar to Call of Duty. Yet, it is marketed as an alternative to Call of Duty, specifically as the 'authentic' alternative. This can be seen from the ex-Tier 1 operatives used as consultants and wheeled out at press events, to the line "inspired by actual events" that appears at the start of most missions, and even to the ridiculous (and withdrawn) pre-order bonus of a Tomahawk . An actual Tomahawk. The game's developer, Danger Close, believes its game is a tribute to the military, specifically America's military. What is offensive about Medal of Honor's posturing in this direction, and it is posturing, is that despite the constant killing, this game is not about war and it is not even about the military. Quite apart from its in-game trivialisation of death, like the red and white headshot icons that pop up after especially juicy shots, Medal of Honor now inhabits a fictional universe where you play a character called Preacher hunting down a terrorist called the Cleric. This is | OP | OP RV | 3,092,034 |
Matt Cutts, who works for Google -- specializing in search engine optimization issues, has written about how to to link to a specific part of a video on YouTube... I didn't know this was possible... But it is!!! If you want to link to a specific part of a video on YouTube, you can. For example, Notice the "#t=31m08s" on the end of the url? That link will take you 31 minutes and 8 seconds into that video. This example takes you straight to where someone asks Eric Schmidt a question about Twitter. From there, you can listen to his answer. Matt Cutts works for the Search Quality group in Google, specializing in search engine optimization issues. He is well known in the SEO community for enforcing the Google Webmaster Guidelines and cracking down on link spam. Cutts also advises the public on how to get better website visibility in Google and inequitably imposes, as some justifiably argue, the infamous "Google penalty" on select websites. | HI | HI HT | 3,006,583 |
So with all the stresses from your environment, work, chemicals, antibiotics, contraceptive pills, wrong food choices and constant exposure to toxins, you can see how easily it would be for that balance to be affected. When we don't have the right bacteria in our digestive system it can lead to weight gain, acid reflux, chronic sickness, disease, auto-immune disorders, hormonal imbalances, sinus infections, depression. Your gut is directly linked to your brain, so not only does your food affect your energy, it also affects your moods and emotions and that little devil cravings. So on your journey to get in the best shape of your life and get your body burning fat as fuel and you full of energy, getting the friendly bacteria back winning the game is crucial. There are many products out there, so do your homework. Getting good quality fats into your diet is important. Fat is involved in all the hormonal processes that take place in your body. So if you are depriving your body of fats, then your hormones, emotions and cravings will be be affected. Fat does not turn into fat on your body. Insulin and its response to the wrong foods, especially carbohydrates and sugars, is what causes you to get fat. So if you don't eat fat and you eat a diet full of processed carbohydrates and sugar, guess what will happen...your body will crave more crap, and your hormones and emotions will be all over the show. Your body will store | HI | HI HT | 1,720,312 |
keep it all going Quote: Originally Posted by lesley70 Have any other BS been almost certain their WS had learned a lesson, given then a second chance to have it blown back in their face? Oh yes 4/5 chances - it got worse and more brazen each time even though with me the marriage was as she often put it "mostly fantastic" Only time removes the fog. You Will know given time if what he is doing is genuine and not just a knee jerk reaction. And you will know if there are huge holes, or small holes, in his story and explanations. These holes generally (always) mean deception. Lies. __________________ If they WANT you to get over 'IT' they ask 'What can I DO FOR YOU to make it better?' Originally posted by TRy: Question: How does a cheater say screw you? Answer: They say "trust me". | ID | ID DF | 3,210,782 |
and as governor we suspended our state fuel tax. We did all of those things knowing that that is how our economy would be heated up. Now, as for John McCain's adherence to rules and regulations and pushing for even harder and tougher regulations, that is another thing that he is known for though. Look at the tobacco industry. Look at campaign finance reform. IFILL : OK, our time is up here. We've got to move to the next question. Sen. Biden, we want to talk about taxes, let's talk about taxes. You proposed raising taxes on people who earn over $250,000 a year. The question for you is, why is that not class warfare and the same question for you, Gov. Palin, is you have proposed a tax employer health benefits which some studies say would actually throw five million more people onto the roles of the uninsured. I want to know why that isn't taking things out on the poor, starting with you, Sen. Biden. BIDEN : Well Gwen, where I come from, it's called fairness, just simple fairness. The middle class is struggling. The middle class under John McCain's tax proposal, 100 million families, middle class families, households to be precise, they got not a single change, they got not a single break in taxes. No one making less than $250,000 under Barack Obama's plan will see one single penny of their tax raised whether it's their capital gains tax, their income tax, investment tax, any tax. | SP | SP TA | 247,603 |
can do the sam wahy form a gir's POV as well. One thing though there has bee a mistake in the last lin of the lyrics. General Comment: to me this song is about someone loving someone so intensely that they can actually feel their very being-and the other person really doesnt know how they feel --so what do they have to do (needing to express love but afraid of chasing someone away) and then what if the other person never comes around or what if they do and their feelings arent mutual and it was all for nothing for me this song speaks of a very special relationship --exactly like this song and it was all for nothing this song is so awesome you can feel the very passion that it's sang with | LY | LY SL | 82,188 |
would enable customers to say, 'We want to use WordPress and according to this model it's not going to fail'". <<< Read the government's draft Open Source Assessment model <<< Rashid said the Cabinet Office was also planning to put departmental IT heads through an education programme after discovering they "aren't as up to scratch in open source technologies". The education programme may extend to those people overseeing procurement reform under the Cabinet Office's IT Strategy review. "We have people looking at it, but they are not really experienced in setting out procurement paths to open source," said Rashid. Cabinet Office was also formulating a means of checking to see if departments were implementing the open source policy, and giving growing consideration to open source software. This would be something short of an audit, said Rashid, but the Cabinet Office would use it to finger departments that were not stepping up. Other elements of the initiative include an Open Source Advisory panel, being led by campaign group Open Forum Europe. This is intended to act as a counterweight to the Open Source Integrator Forum, populated by the systems integrators believed to be blocking government policy. A cross-government Open Source Implementation Group will have its first meeting in two weeks. Computer Weekly understands the open source policy was put on the shelf last year when the Cabinet Office declared its IT contracts moratorium and required every hand to go through proposed procurements with a cost-cutting comb. Qumar Yunus, employed to lead | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 758,468 |
most unattractive woman he has ever been attracted to. Fine, but the way that he becomes somewhat obsessed with her at a glance would suggest otherwise, and the way she treats him would account for his recalling her as being ugly. This is a minor example, to be sure, because it is a matter of Severian's perspective. There were other times in the book that I got the impression that Severian was telling flat-out lies. It's confusing, but it makes the book extremely interesting to read, simply because you are able to figure out much of what actually happened. Another thing to keep in mind, as somebody said in a quote on Wolfe's "The Fifth Head of Cerberus," (I forget who, and don't really care to find out, mostly because I'm lazy) is that Wolfe is "a master of the casual revelation." Which is to say that Severian will out of nowhere mention some vital piece of information, apparently assuming that we already knew about it. And we probably would know were we from his world, as he assumes we are. The only other thing to be aware of is the vocabulary, which thankfully is not nearly as difficult as people have described it. By and large, you won't have to look up the words being used simply because while you may not what an individual word means, you can infer it's meaning from the sentence it is used in. I started out looking up words constantly, and found that | IP | IP DS | 357,435 |
girls... I don't want anything happening to me of course but shutting the hell up is not helping all those men realizing how bad/pervy/scary/inappropriate/I can keep going like that with a long list their behaviour is. But I'm hopeless about this. Women seem to still be in some men's mind a piece of meat. Men that do'nt do that should also realise how bad it is to us and start fighting along with us.... Yes and yes. I could add a ton of my own stories, but you already have so many. I just wanted to add another voice and say I'm sorry this happens and let you know that it happens to me too- in all these variations. One thing makes me the most angry. It's when a guy acts like you are obligated to talk to him or that there is something wrong with you when you ignore him. Some perv freak masturbating is gross and scary and some aggressive guy shouting stuff and following- totally scary. But at least with those guys, they are up front about what screwed up freaks they are. What makes me sooo sooo sooo mad are the guys that say something sort of innocent sounding like "You are the most beautiful girl in the world" or "Smile girl, you're gorgeous" or whatever. You are just out walking- that doesn't mean you are obligated to talk to them. If you smile and respond, they think they can flirt with you so it's better | NARRATIVE | null | 564,599 |
part of this is if I were the Landlord CommonSense404 Lets see, a $300,000 apartment divided by say $5,000/m to build, thats...um,...err,...60 square metres. That'll work for a family of 4. Or perhaps not. conwaycaptain Len Brown keeps saying he wasnt Akl to be the most liveable city in the world. GREAT however he wants to shove another 1 million people into the narrowest part of NZ and house them in apartment blocks for thw lower income groups. Now if you go to London, NY, Paris etc etc you will find that these areas are in the slums!!! What is needed is to stop the population explosion in Akl and get businesses etc to move out to the Provinces. The way things re going Akl will end up like a Tokyo in the S Pacific where Akl merges into Huntly and into Hamilton and on to Tauranga. Tokyo has merged into Kawasaki, Yokohama and as you move down the coast tehre is hardly any differntiation as you get to Nagoya, Yokkaichi etc. ttp://twitter.com/Orcs2Elves Monique Angel 50% LVR is what banks lend on apartments, if that. Apartments are the biggest crap investment and were only valid in a portfolio with the previous depreciation schedules and a good flow of tourists who would live and work for at east a year, giving a reasonable occupancy. In Vino Veritas Correct Monique. Many years ago, I had the option to buy an apartment on Courtney Place in Wlg. I took a mate of mine | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 1,795,403 |
limit draw & had a split decision with judges (which defeats the purpose of the judges in the first place but whatever). When Flair said on the Horsemen DVD that "we made a career making guys...", this was the best example possible that fits that statement. Mar. '88 [Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection] NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs. Lex Luger & Barry Windham - The team also known as the "Twin Towers" dominated the first half of this match to the point where Luger he got the Torture Rack on Tully in the first minute & Barry had a sleeperhold so tight on Tully that he was able to keep it on when they both rolled out of the ring. The Horsemen later caught up & did what they did best in tag team wrestling by cutting the ring in half & making their quick tags having this match go back & forth between both teams with the crowd hot the entire time. James J. Dillion got involved in the end as this match didn't go long but it was non-stop action from start to finish. Mar. '88 [Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen; Legends Of Wrestling: Heatseekers] NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs. Sting & Dusty Rhodes - This was a classic "faces vs. heels" encounter as Sting & Rhodes kept getting the upperhand & dominating the Horsemen resulting in Anderson & Blanchard resorting to double teams & illegal tactics | IP | IP DS | 411,411 |
for such innovative ideas. These are proposals which have been suggested in the past, but which have never been tried. But I believe that it is precisely these innovative approaches among others which could significantly advance the process. Otherwise, the implementation deficit will prevail, and this is not in the interest of the people of the territories. International law is the underpinning of self-determination. The culmination of the decolonization process is a matter of adhering to the basic tenets of the U.N. Charter which is the 'rule of law.' Through it all, though, I am optimistic about the completion of the decolonization process. It has become increasingly complex in this second decade of the 21 st Century, but we can make significant strides. It is by no means insurmountable. 1 comment: Those who accept colonialism do not believe in justice for all! Now that we know that the political parties will not solve this problem; I invite you to join the non-violent protest to demand that the United States (US) decolonize Puerto Rico (PR) immediately. It will be on Monday, June 17, 2013 from 8 AM to 5 PM outside the United Nations (UN) visitor's entrance located on 46th Street and First Avenue in New York City. The UN has determined that colonialism is a crime against humanity in 1960 under Resolution 1514 (XV). That's why the UN celebrates every year a hearing about Puerto Rico decolonization. Every year the UN puts forth a resolution asking the US to decolonize | SP | SP IT | 3,197,685 |
that nation, but not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad" (John 11:51-52). The text does not say, "not for that nation only, but for the entire human race or all men without exception." Jesus died for the Jewish nation (but not every individual Jew) and for all the elect Gentiles who, being Jesus "other sheep" (John 10:16), must also be gathered by Him. Similarly, Revelation 5:9 states that Christ "redeemed us to God by [His] blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people and nation." But this does not refer to every individual member of every nation. Louis Berkhof notes that the word "world" is employed "to indicate that the Old Testament particularism belongs to the past, and made way for New Testament universalism." 49 In the second place, Scripture speaks of Christ dying to save the world because of the organic nature of salvation. Christ's intention is not to save individuals but an elect human race. Christ has redeemed the entire creation. This was also Calvin's view as Rainbow explains it, Calvin's universalistic language expressed the theological conviction that the elect, chosen by God, redeemed by Christ, and gathered through the Spirit from all places and peoples, constitute a new and representative humanity. Calvin was not content to think of the elect as a scrap of mankind or of Christ's redemptive work as a desperate salvage operation. It was in fact a construction | IN | IN RA | 615,098 |
10, Vettel got support from his team insisting he was correct when he wasn't, but worse about Malaysia is that the FIA backed it up. At least when Hamilton messes up he admits it, which is something I really respect about him but it's the one stand out thing that has made me not support Vettel throughout the last few years. It's always the other persons fault. I hope he changes that as otherwise he's a thoroughly pleasant chap. I didn't bring this into the conversation. Who I am a fan of is irrelevant and I say that again. This comparison was not between Seb and Lewis and I made no connection whatsoever. We were discussing Seb's drive what I said was good, but not his finest/greatest. We all know how good Vettel is and we've seen him drive better. He is a great drivers, one of the best. I don't think that is a display of me being anti Seb and the fact it has been twisted that way says more about those making the accusation than myself. Of course Bagwan I'm not accusing you of anything. I know where you stand and where you are likely to throw your support. We don't often agree and this is yet another one of those times. Ah , Henners , I've always been a devil's advocate . I'll always wander in and help someone who is being jumped on , if there's a shred of evidence that they've got a point | ID | ID DF | 405,840 |
I Think You Think Too Much Lyrics - Against All Authority Don't know I'm watching you and every move you make I know what you do and everything you say I hear loud and clear and there wont be no escape For those of you who won't cooperate So don't stand in our way, obey Or you'll be taken away and you will soon be forgotten mind and body rottin' and you'll pay for what you do and say I think you think too much- you think too much We're watching you And everything you do and say will come back some day Just look at this fucking mess you made Choose carefully the words you wish to speak Confiscated my zines and my lyric sheets Detained 8 hours, It was looking bleak They called the dogs, they called us thieves We stood and watched in disbelief They stripped our van to the cold concrete We pulled away to their defeat We made it to the show and didn't miss a beat So sign that line the lies that I create Will follow you and its unfortunate You opened your mouth and your words agitate And freedom of speech we will not tolerate | LY | LY SL | 796,546 |
Don Quixote? If so, as a lifelong Brit (who has read the book), it's not a pronunciation I have ever heard. Also, Sarajavo is usually pronounced with a Y sound here, not a J. Anna on September 29, 2010 12:39 am A very Australian focus: I am sooooo sick of hearing my fellow countrymen and women saying that we live in Austraya. This even extends to our newly-elected (just) female PM. We are Australians -- not Austrayans!!!!!! umber on September 29, 2010 1:13 pm That's the way my British profs said it was said. They also said DON JOO-AN was the traditional pronunciation of Don Juan (cited someone like Byron as an example) altho they didn't say it that way. SaraJevo was I always heard watching the HofCommons debates about Bosnia. venqax on September 29, 2010 1:22 pm Loretheil Are you really saying that you, or anyone, would say "duct tape" enunciating the 2 t's with a stop in between? How would you even do that without simply sounding like your are stuttering? I'm the first jerk to criticize those who don't pronounce all the letters in "texts" or "lists" or "asks", but even I wouldn't suggest something that sounds so unnatural (pronouning both n's there). Harris on September 30, 2010 4:41 am It sounds weird when some people pronounce asterisk without the "s". Anyway, some of the words mentioned can be pronounced in two ways according to Merriam-Webster.com Sandra Bignell on September 30, 2010 11:45 am Please could you | OP | OP AV | 504,110 |
opportunities, you may want to give pre-foreclosure properties a look. Those properties in pre-foreclosure are at risk of being taken from the owners because of delinquency. You can obtain a list of potential pre-foreclosures from any lender, or you can advertise that you buy homes for cash. Find the person who is presently paying the loan and bid several thousand above their payoff, if it fits the market value. This will be a great bargain for you, since most do not owe the house's full market value. Take your time to carefully measure a home you are highly interested in buying. You want to make sure the square footage that the owner listed actually matches up with public records. If the two sums aren't as close as 100 square feet from each other, then you need to find out who's mistake it is, yours or theirs. You need to make sure you know about the housing market locally. Check websites including City-data.com to find out about foreclosed homes, median selling prices, housing backlogs and the average time on the market for homes in your Zip code. Other things you may want to investigate are local unemployment rates, income levels and schools. A good location with good products can put you on top even if the trends are down. The asking price should be just a guideline. If your offer is logical and well-researched, you might be surprised by how much you can save. If you haggle with the seller a | HI | HI | 3,076,188 |
these days, I discovered names like Saki and Dickens in her shelves. Also she maybe inspired one of my favourite childhood books, which is The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, as she had a old version of The Lord of the Rings that I found very enticing as a kid with its cover and Runic writing - so I was given The Hobbit when I was about ten as The Lord of the Rings was maybe too had for me at that age. I fell in love with the idea of far away places and adventures in them. Florence: I grew up in a diplomatic household, and every two to three years we'd up stakes and move to another country. It was difficult keeping up transatlantic friendships, and I learnt early on to rely on books rather than people for comfort and companionship. It helped that wherever we lived, there were always books all around us. Every night after dinner my siblings and I gathered on my parents' bed for story-hour, and my mother read aloud from all the great classics. When we grew too old for children's books she swapped them for Jane Austen, Margaret Mitchell, or Tanizaki. It was only when I finished high-school and moved to Paris that the tradition finally -- sadly -- came to an end. If I had to pick one book from my childhood (oh how hard it is to choose!), it would probably be E. Nesbit's The Enchanted Castle . I was very | SP | SP IT | 705,389 |
Johnson, author of LE DIVORCE "Brenda Peterson, one of the most eloquent nature writers of our time, takes on human nature. Read this book and share it widely. It is that important." Marc Bekoff, author of of THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF ANIMALS Visit Brenda's website at: www.literati.net/Peterson Brenda Peterson is the author of 17 books, including a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year," DUCK AND COVER. Her memoir, BUILD ME AN ARK: A Life with Animals was chosen as a "Best Spiritual Book of 2001" and translated into Chinese. Her non-fiction books include the classic LIVING BY WATER and the National Geographic Book SIGHTINGS. Peterson's most recent novel is ANIMAL HEART (Sierra Club Books). For the past three decades Peterson has written about inter-species relationships and edited several bestselling anthologies, including INTIMATE NATURE and FACE TO FACE. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Body/Soul magazine, Reader's Digest, Sierra, San Francisco Chronicle, Utne Reader, and Oprah magazine. Since 1993 she has contributed commentary for Seattle's NPR stations. Peterson's recent book, I WANT TO BE LEFT BEHIND: Finding Rapture Here on Earth is a spiritual memoir, widely acclaimed and named as a "Top Ten Best Book of the Year" by The Christian Science Monitor. Hew new children's book, LEOPARD AND SILKIE: ONE BOY'S QUEST TO SAVE THE SEAL PUPS IS JUST out from Henry Holt for Young Readers.Peterson is the founder of the grassroots citizen naturalists Seal Sitters [www.sealsitters.org] and she is | IP | IP DS | 457,586 |
the surface generously with the glaze. Put the roasting pan in the oven, with the top of the ham as close to the middle of the oven as size will allow. Bake for 1-2 hours, brushing the surface of the ham with remaining glaze and/or pan drippings every 20-30 minutes. It may also pay to rotate the pan once or twice for even browning. If the surface appears to be browning too fast, reduce the heat to 125degC. Place hot or warm ham on a platter and serve. Once cooled, refrigerate and store the leftovers as you would an unglazed ham. | HI | HI RE | 1,773,711 |
long six months of chemo were when I truly saw how incredibly remarkable my wonderful daughters are. They seemed to know it all before I did. They were more prepared for my hair falling out than I was, and cheerfully told me that it would be fun to see what I would look like bald. The first few sessions of chemo were extremely tiring, and I would find myself torn between utter exhaustion or wild restlessness. Each of my daughters seemed to find her way of being there for me. Mia was brilliant at distracting me with stories from school and acting like there was absolutely nothing strange about having a bald, weird-acting mum. Gracie has inherited the mothering instinct and seemed to know when I needed a cup of tea, a bite to eat, or just have a cuddle. Together, they were such a powerful force that gave me the strength to get through those ghastly months positively and often with a great deal of humour. They took the opportunity to encourage me to have fun with wigs -- and not always natural looking ones! I wore red, orange and even a purple wigs, not to mention the wild leopard print scarves and wacky eyelashes. When you are totally bald, it's very very scary. But my girls never once made me feel I was ugly or sick and continually told me I was the most beautiful mummy in the world. I had been a model back in the 1980s, | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 1,479,758 |
fairly standard tips that I could find. Now let's look at a few ideas off the top of my head. The more money you can put into stocks, shares, savings, etc the better your twilight years will be. Partial Retirement Do you really need to retire once you hit 65? In fact, in the future, I'm sure many of us will be retiring until much later. Unless you're adamant that you want to spend the rest of your years tending the garden or sky diving it might be worth working a little longer. For some us, there are a number of incentives to keep us in the work place: social, financial and even simply for the love of the job. Start A Business I'm being serious. what is there to stop you from starting your own business? The average life expectancy in the UK is 85. If you retire at 65 you have another 20 years ahead of you. Instead of simply losing all the knowledge you've gained over your life why not give some of vast pot of experience back AND earn some money . It could even turn into a third or fourth career for you. Recover Your Lost Pensions Have you had jobs where you enrolled in a company pension scheme? How you left a previous employer without transferring your pension? scheme that you enrolled in? If you answered yes to one of both of those questions you might be able to recover those pensions. You might | HI | HI HT | 3,036,763 |
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