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my lap like wings of restless birds On elevators I am afraid they will go to someone's throat in sleep I keep them jammed between my thighs and awakening often in the dark soak them long in the bathroom sink the coldest water turning them blue each finger a fish jerking on its hook. He has spent another night walking through waves of nausea, balancing the pain behind his eyes to keep it from falling through the roof of his mouth and out onto the rug, showing itself to be the walnut he pictures growing in a fold of his brain. His coveralls will make him a keeper of the grounds, intent on doing battle once again with the filthy brood of pigeons that has called the height its own. He will set up housekeeping in the air, above the campus, where the tower's view of Texas is grand and clean. A footlocker, salvaged from a tour of duty still active in his mind, will contain provisions for the rest of his life: ammunition to last the day, rimmed by canned meats and fruit and a rolled towel standing white beside a spray deodorant. In the shade given back by the wall, he will lay three pistols, empty and cracked open, next to a pair of rifles soothed in oil, their telescopes hanging ready in leather sacks. He will give what he has to give to anyone in sight, completing the lives of fourteen strangers and changing the color of | LY | LY PO | 337,812 |
such samples, usually fastened together in book form (at Net-A-Porter) a set of products which differ only by colour When managing a product in Fulcrum, we can edit its swatch -- adding and removing other products. On the public websites, when we see one of these products we also see a row of colours linking to the other products in the swatch. When translating this relationship between products into SQL, an intuitive first guess might be a table with fields (product_id, swatch_product_id), where getting all the swatches in this set would be To the left is a picture of the Graph representation of a swatch of 16 products, with each product as a vertex and each row as an edge between the product and one of its swatches. Things to note: A swatch of n products has n-n rows Adding/removing a product affects 2n-2 rows Can you see the missing edge? This is a good place to clarify our definition of data redundancy as s toring more data than necessary in order to deduce the information being stored. In traditional database design, this redundancy is regarded as A Bad Thing since omissions and errors can cause multiple mappings of the data into contradictory information. Back to the diagram above. Apart from the large amount of data required for representing this swatch, populating and maintaining it requires nested for-loops where out-by-one errors (think a missing edge) are hard to discern. Once this data discrepancy has been populated across the redundant web | IN | IN TR | 3,050,302 |
government that "sure they would hand over bin Laden, but he's just isn't in Pakistan." .... too bad. It isn't the US that's to blame for Pakistan's being a failed and increasingly dangerous state, it's the people in charge of that sorry place. My recollection was that Mullah Omar demanded to see some evidence before turning him over and the U.S. demanded that he do it cause we say so. What if we had called the bluff, it is was one and shown sone easy intelligence that wasn't crucial in protecting identities and if he refused, he went back on his word and the US would have tried to negotiate in good faith instead of as a colonial/parental master that must be obeyed. your recollection about Omar demanding evidence is correct. your recollection that Omar said that he would hand him over is not. he said that he would never hand him over to any non-Islamic jurisdiction. of course, if your recollections were real good, you would recall that the UN had demanded that Omar hand bin Laden over for years prior to 9/11 .... that Omar was still dicking around sorta takes the idea that we should show "evidence" to that illiterate asshole into the realm of utter stupidity. 'call his bluff' is pretty stupid as well. whatever evidence we supplied would be 'studied' at length and then doubtless found insufficient. Norm, day one looking at how those building fell, I smelled a rat and have never given up | OP | OP OB | 1,407,015 |
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inaccurate to compare either fund with the Obama administration's loan program that backed Solyndra and other green-tech companies. Republicans have criticized Obama's program as a costly boondoggle that rewarded politically connected businesses and interfered with market forces. Romney campaign officials point out that both funds were overseen by independent agencies, not political appointees. Romney used existing money from an underused trust to set up the green-energy fund, and he vetoed the venture-capital portion of the technology fund before it was restored by the Democratic-controlled state legislature. "Governor Romney is proud of the record he had of making Massachusetts a pro-business environment that added jobs," said a Romney campaign official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Romney also centered a 2003 economic-development bill around tax credits for biotech and medical-device manufacturers that create jobs. It is hard to tell if they had an impact. Employment in the biotech sector rose 25 percent from 2002 to 2006, according to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, a trade group. But federal statistics indicate that the state lost 4 percent of its pharmaceutical-manufacturing jobs and 20 percent of its medical-equipment manufacturing jobs during that period. Romney's economic-development efforts did not move the needle much one way or the other, said Leigh McIlvaine, an analyst with Good Jobs First, a left-leaning research group that tracks economic-development subsidies. "He was betting just as blindly as anyone else was during that time," McIlvaine said. Romney backed a much bigger tax break for the movie industry in November 2005, signing | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 289,764 |
watched the new True Grit and then a copy of True Grit with John Wayne on blu ray. Similar story minor changes here and there but overall not impressed with it. Too many parts are identical and then there are changes to the original which left me wondering what all the hype was about. Hollywood is obsessed with remakes now! Technology is good but not always better, look at the location shooting in the original, no computer generated images here! Next remakes:- Casablanca, The African Queen, High Noon auziskot : 13 May 2012 3:50:56am ((True Grit))[[10]] Kim Darby and glen Campbell ruined the original... Jeff bridges did a fantastic job as the main character... Great performance I do like john Wayne a lot but he is not a great actor.... just very popular... a Stallone type... BILL : 22 Feb 2012 10:29:56pm ((True Grit))[[8]] Very good movie once again from the Coen Boys. Couldn't understand a word Jeff Bridges was saying but it didn't matter. The young girl is excellent as is the Matt Damon. Nice ending! littlemurders : 16 Feb 2012 1:35:26pm ((True Grit))[[7]] As a Cohen Bros fan, I was hoping to give this five stars, having high expectations of dialogue tinged with irony and wit. Unfortunately, I couldn't discern the mutterings of its protagonist, Rooster Cogburn. I didn't have that problem with John Wayne in the original. Just as well, as I had to rely on my memory from the 1969 film to glean what was happening | SP | SP IT | 314,872 |
How To Get The Most Benefit From Attending A Webinar One of the best ways to learn about a new topic is to attend a webinar. As online learning and training becomes more and more popular and accessible, there are more webinar providers popping up all over the Internet. If you are planning on attending your first webinar or you have already attended a handful of them, there are several things that you can do to make the most of the event. What is a Webinar? If you have never attended a webinar, you may wonder what one is. These are very similar to lectures or seminars. They can be on a variety of different topics ranging from how to raise kind children to business or technology related topics. Webinars set themselves apart from the typical lecture because attendees can participate in the discussion from the comfort of their own computers. On a side note, if you're trying to generate ideas on what your webinar should be about, you might want to have a look at the non-profit organization TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) , one of the best-known providers of unique topics. Be Mindful of the Situation As with any learning situation, it is important to be mindful of what you are doing. The key to learning and retaining the information presented in the webinar is to stay focused on the event. This means that you do not try to multitask during the event. Turn off your phone and locate | IP | IP | 749,656 |
What happens when a couple discuss major decisions (whether they be where to live, where the kids will go to school, what church they will go to, what ministries they will support or be involved in etc) and after much prayer and discussion they reach an impasse? Garry Millar spoke of the need to regularly woo your wife at MKC 2010. I have come to realise that my wife appreciates regular affirmation in various ways. So as a male who can happily be silent for hours and enjoys solitude I find this a bit of a struggle. | OP | OP RS | 530,748 |
bias...well, I'm reminded of Gandhi's reply when asked what he thought of Western civilisation. For regarding the existence of an unbiased 'The Australian' newspaper, I think it would be a very good idea. ateday : New Dimension : 12 Feb 2010 8:59:25pm Mad Dog Janet Albrechtsen and and Keith Windshuttle are actually far right wing (In his youth Windshuttle was left wing). As for distorting appointments why dont you look at all the political appointments made to the ABC board during the Howard years. Additionally The Australian not being bias? Come on are you serious.... Mad Dog : 16 Feb 2010 4:35:25pm You people absolutely amaze me! Can no-one recognise irony when it is biting them on the buttocks. Read the Uhlmann quote for f's sake. The man is so biased, towards Howard, that he spouted monumental gibberish about Rudd being a house of cards, a shiny but useless Ferrari, on AM, despite the continuous, damning stream of polls which showed him to be plain deluded. He stood for the ACT house on a far right wing, god botherer's ticket, strongly akin to Family First, except RC/Opus Dei based, led by an ex-League player with umpteen kids. Does anybody seriously believe that Albrechtsen and Windschuttle can be described as commies! Get a sense of humour, people. Basically I meant the precise opposite of what I wrote. Uhlmann's appointment as a supposedly objective commentator on the ABC is a sick joke on Australians. He holds personal political views to the right | OP | OP OB | 120,751 |
the 1980s and 1990s -- have underpinned rising prosperity and sustainable growth in Australia. Our economy will continue to grow strongly with a carbon price in place. Incomes grow: Gross National Income per person increases from today's levels (around $56,000) by around $9,000 per person to 2019 -- 20. By 2050, the increase is expected to be more than $30,000 per person in today's dollars. Large?scale renewable energy (excluding hydro) is projected to be 18 times its current size by 2050. Total renewable generation (including hydro) will comprise around 40 per cent of electricity generation in 2050. Gas?fired electricity increases by over 200 per cent by 2050. The key elements of the carbon pricing mechanism are set out below, and are described more fully in Chapter 3 and in Appendix A. Key elements of the carbon pricing mechanism Price A two?stage approach: Fixed price period -- The carbon pricing mechanism will commence on 1 July 2012, with a price that will be fixed for the first three years like a tax. The price will start at $23 per tonne and will rise at 2.5 per cent per annum in real terms. Emissions trading scheme -- On 1 July 2015, the carbon price will transition to a fully flexible price under an emissions trading scheme, with the price determined by the market. Treatment of fuel and transport Transport fuels will be excluded from the carbon pricing mechanism. However, where applicable, an equivalent carbon price will be applied through changes in fuel | IN | IN DT | 622,932 |
of information some how arrive where they are...unless guided somehow. But I will agree, "idealized memory as unlocked by music is a very terrifying thing!" To become so tragically focused on a few hours in time to discover that for years nearly the exact scenerio had been working behind the scenes. The parallels between reality and some dreaming state are more bizarre and daunting by the miniute which turn into hours, then days, then...well...here we are. Impressionable mind...HA! General Comment: This is a great song, unfortunately In my opinion, it was sooo good that the rest of their stuff could never top it. Thats just my opinion and I hope I am wrong for other Boston Fans. This song is about a man listening to a familiar song that brings back the best memories he had with his loved one, He enjoys it so much till he realizes that shes gone and gets bummed out again. Its tragically beautiful. I think we've all been there. I hope though, that unlike me, others were able to keep their loved one, or at least close that chapter on their life and were able to move on with another great person. Of course that is the paradox. Hmm, I don't think that's what the line is implying. The line sung prior to "I closed my eyes and she slipped away" is "And dream of a girl I used to know". With that said, I believe Marianne has been long gone, and upon shutting | LY | LY SL | 593,610 |
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. Tiny lump on top of testicle Hi guys, this is my first post although I have been a reader for a long time. Anyway about a week ago I noticed a tiny lump fixed to the top of my right testicle next to the epididymis. It's tiny, about the size of a couple grains of sand. Went to my doc the next day who reasured me everything was fine, I pushed for an ultrasound anyway and hve to wait 2-3 weeks. That not being good enough I paid 350 for a private ultrasound. the radiologist told me I was fine. The tiny lump was just a superficial vein. I still hve the other ultrasound in a few weeks but can't help worrying that they may have missed something on the first one. Any ideas on how accurate an ultrasound is? I can't afford to go private again. Any comments appreciated An ultrasound is accurate at finding solid masses. You have 2 sources saying you are okay, and soon, you will have 3. You don't have anything to worry about. Lots of men have cysts, lumps, and other bumps that are harmless. There are many threads on this forum describing lumps | ID | ID DF | 3,271,108 |
Reporters received no comment from the Obama administration regarding whether the President is considering moving or altering Election Day as a result of Hurricane Sandy. This is the relevant exchange from the gaggle aboard Air Force One: Q Jay, some of the utilities are saying that the power is going to be out in some areas for up to 10 days, which would obviously include Election Day. Is there any contingency planning to alter the Election Day schedule because of this? MR. CARNEY: I think that is not something I'm able to address. The fact is the storm is just taking effect now and having an impact now and making landfall I believe tonight. We have to focus on not the campaign and not the election, but on making sure that all federal resources are both prepositioned and in place to help states and localities respond to the storm, to help Americans who are affected by the storm. That's our focus right now. Q Would the President have the power to adjust Election Day? MR. CARNEY: I don't know the answer to that question. I think you're getting way ahead of yourself here. | SP | SP IT | 146,167 |
many of not finding work because of the teacher surplus. I hope this does not happen as I have five years experience but it very well may. I think the solution would be: -Cut down on spots in Education programs -Not allow retired teachers to double dip I don't think this will completely solve the problem but it may open up some spots. I also disagree with the comment that people who have passion will stick with teaching no matter what, even if it involves several years of supply. I doubt that, once I return home and if I can't find work within the year, I think I will change professions. I have passion for my job and that is why I came up north but after all these years enough is enough, I can't continue to put my life on hold until something better comes up. Posted by Tammy , Nov 8, 2012 4:17 PM I agree with both points argued here: a) Teachers have it way harder than in the past, and that anyone without a passion for it would leave if they could. We have an excorbitant increase of student disabilities and accompanying expectations to make sure they are learning in a normal-level classroom (this I agree with wholeheartedly, as it is their right); parents do not regard us with the respect they used to, making it more difficult to collaboratively address their children's needs and adding even more stress to the genuinely caring teacher's life; and | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 70,910 |
by the following criteria: The first four of these have been the subjects of various studies of the project, while the presence of bias is strongly disputed on both sides, and the prevalence and quality of citations can be tested within Wikipedia. [ 24 ] In addition, the scientific research in the area of computational mechanism for trust and reputation in virtual societies was oriented to increase the reliability and performance of electronic communities such as Wikipedia with more quantitative methods and temporal factors. [ 25 ] In contrast with all the previous intrinsic metrics, several "market-oriented" extrinsic measures demonstrate that large audiences trust Wikipedia in one way or another. For instance, "50 percent of [US] physicians report that they've consulted ... [Wikipedia] for information on health conditions", according to a report from IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. [ 26 ] Assessments Comparative studies On October 24, 2005, British newspaper The Guardian published a story titled "Can you trust Wikipedia?" in which a panel of experts was asked to review seven entries related to their fields, giving each article reviewed a number designation out of ten points. [ 27 ] Scores ranged from 0 to 8, but most received marks between 5 and 8. The most common criticisms were: Poor prose, or ease-of-reading issues (3 mentions) Omissions or inaccuracies, often small but including key omissions in some articles (3 mentions) Poor balance, with less important areas being given more attention and vice versa (1 mention) The most common praises were: | IN | IN EN | 9,996,033 |
The Brock University associate professor of pop culture and film knows a thing or two about horror. He's an expert in spooky films and what makes horror buffs tick -- the kind of guy who can tell why we get freaked out and by what. We sat down with Henderson to grill him on the freakier side of our nature. 1 What is it about the horror genre that appeals to people? Scott Henderson: "I think it's the way in which it kind of resolves problems for people in a really formulaic way. There's thrills. There's chills. There's enjoyment out of that. But ultimately, these problems get resolved, which is nice. It's an answer to these kind of questions, whether it's silver bullets, stakes to the heart, shots to the head if we're talking zombies. The kind of rules and everything are nice and neat and gives us some sort of satisfaction." 2 With special effects and the Internet on the scene, are people harder to scare these days? SH: "I think the nature of scare has definitely had to change, because we've now seen it all, in some ways, the kind of things that once were horrific. I think things have moved a lot more towards types of psychological horror, to keep us on edge, to keep us scared or just set up ideas in our mind that will be a little more difficult to deal with or sort of cope with. "That sense of unease, I think, is | SP | SP IT | 318,880 |
decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Windsor . Since Windsor finds the same Section 3 unconstitutional, the appeal is ultimately ordered dismissed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Garden State Equality v. Dow (2011–2013), New Jersey's civil unions violate due process guarantees; denying same-sex marriage ruled unconstitutional in state superior court. The N.J. Supreme Court refuses to stay the ruling; and ultimately the state defendants drop their appeal. State v. Schmidt , Opinion No. 6898 (Alaska, April 25, 2014), The Supreme Court of Alaska finds that same-sex couples, defined as "two people of the same biological sex who are in a long-term, committed, intimate domestic partnership, and who", but if for Alaska law, "would marry if they could" are entitled to the full benefit of the state's tax exemption programs. [ 283 ] Geiger v. Kitzhaber (2013–2014), and Rummell and West v. Kitzhaber (2013–2014), Oregon same-sex marriage cases, consolidated and ruled on by the United States District Court for the District of Oregon . The court heard oral argument on motions for summary judgment in both on April 23, 2014. The court held oral arguments on May 14, 2014, where an organization that opposes same-sex marriage was denied to intervene in the case. [ 284 ] On May 19, 2014, Judge Michael J. McShane struck down the same-sex marriage ban, and ordered the issuance of marriages licenses to begin immediately. [ 285 ] Whitewood v. Wolf (2013–2014), Pennsylvania same-sex marriage case originally set for trial in U.S. District | IN | IN EN | 9,996,229 |
best way to recognize his accomplishment. I would suggest, instead: that every time we ignore the siren song of fame and fortune, every time we don't abuse the hard work of a team as a springboard for our own ambitions, we remember his example. ...now, that said, if Ben and Jerry came out with a Neil Armstrong themed ice cream, I'd probably buy it by the gallon. I feel a overwhelming sadness that we have lost a true celebrity, global hero and amazing member of the human race. I hope that some day we will once again have the imagination to follow in Neil's footsteps and send humans to explore other worlds, at the same time we stop squandering and abusing the natural resources on this one. I don't think the evidence supports your optimism about the future of humans in space Doctor. How many people even know who he was? The moment that enabled Neil to step onto the moon was singular and shall not come again in our lifetimes. Your enthusiasm is no match for the general apathy. What a sad moment in history, and what a great loss. My hat is off to a wonderful human being of towering achievement. But don't be too sure. If there will indeed be a "before and after" the first Moon landing, only history will show. It might just as well turn out to be the one dipping of the toe never repeated because, oh, the water feels so cold. And | NARRATIVE | NA DP | 3,159,534 |
artists from the time you hold most dear? TD: Zach and I had many different influences leading up to this album. One we both agreed on is a NY band called Ambulance Ltd., that had basically broken up by the time we got into them. The first track on ancient mars is largely instrumental, and hopefully captures a bit about what we love about that band. ZG: Tom actually wasn't really into popular music until he was 14 so the '90s thing doesn't offer a lot of nostalgia for him. When I was a kid my mom used to go into CD stores and say to the clerk: "What's cool with you people these days" and then just buy me that, sight unseen. So as a kid I loved grunge and post-grunge -- Nirvana, Everclear, Tripping Daisy, those kinds of bands. I've never made music that sounds even remotely like that, but this time it was fun to write songs that at least gave me that feeling. CM: Considering some of his credits, I'd say Chuck Brody was an interesting choice to produce this record. Where would you say his influence is most prominent, and how did the process differ from working with Howard Redekopp the last time around? Taking that a step further, Tom, was there anything about Chuck's approach to the work that you found particularly intriguing as a producer yourself? TD: Zach had heard the Bear Hands record wanted to step outside of producers we knew in | SP | SP IT | 3,340,799 |
Sidney Crosby talks about lockout and CBA, claims NHL won't budge On Monday Sidney Crosby spoke to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the lockout and hunt for a CBA with the NHL. The Penguins captain is frustrated and suggested the reason there's been no deal is the NHL refuses to move from its demands. "I understand their point. At the end of the day it's dollars, but at the end of the day you want to get a deal done," Crosby told reporter Shelly Anderson. "I don't think they're going to get a deal done if they're trying to take away guys' contracting rights. It's just frustrating. "You kind of hear the same things coming out of the meetings all the time. Just waiting to hear something new from their side. It's almost to the point where you don't want to ask because you know you're going to get the same answer you got a week before." While the Pittsburgh Penguin union rep is Craig Adams, all NHL players are being welcomed by union leader Donald Fehr to attend bargaining sessions and Crosby was in New York for the sessions last week. He told Anderson that he feels there's no need for the league to insist on dramatically changing things in any new CBA and that the talks are "pretty one-sided." Sidney Crosby: Making big NHL money Crosby, who said that he's considering playing in Europe , would stand to lose the most should existing contracts be reduced in the new | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 677,788 |
home to the Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion, with tropical dry broadleaf forests that include teak , Acacia , and other trees. The hilly Vagad region lies in southernmost Rajasthan, on the border with Gujarat . With the exception of Mount Abu, Vagad is the wettest region in Rajasthan, and the most heavily forested. North of Vagad lies the Mewar region, home to the cities of Udaipur and Chittaurgarh . The Hadoti region lies to the southeast, on the border with Madhya Pradesh. North of Hadoti and Mewar lies the Dhundhar region, home to the state capital of Jaipur . Mewat , the easternmost region of Rajasthan, borders Haryana and Uttar Pradesh . Eastern and southeastern Rajasthan is drained by the Banas and Chambal rivers, tributaries of the Ganges . The Aravalli Range runs across the state from the southwest peak Guru Shikhar (Mount Abu), which is 1,722 m in height, to Khetri in the northeast. This range divides the state into 60% in the northwest of the range and 40% in the southeast. The northwest tract is sandy and unproductive with little water but improves gradually from desert land in the far west and northwest to comparatively fertile and habitable land towards the east. The area includes the Thar Desert. The south-eastern area, higher in elevation (100 to 350 m above sea level) and more fertile, has a very diversified topography. in the south lies the hilly tract of Mewar . In the southeast, a large area within the | IN | IN EN | 9,995,980 |
2 years. However I do worry about the economic forcast, most of which the tories will stick to Gordy. To me it looks like he could not make up his mind (again) and appears, as we say in Scotland like a "wee feartie". I assume that we must have sometime had a modern General Election held in the cold/the rain/the snow? Does anyone know if there was any real analysis on the effect on the turnout and the way the vote went? Or is the 'do not hold an election in the cold and wet' simply a bit of received wisdom? By the way, up here in metro Glasgow we have had a smashing sunny afternoon and now a cold but not unpleasant dry evening:) Quite apart from the fact that I think we'll beat the Tories by more in 18 months time than we'd have beaten them by this time, if we want to build trust between voters and politicians again we need to reverse declining turnout, and the way to do that is not to hold the election in the cold and in the dark, nor without a drive to get people on the register beforehand. Yes - The Canterbury Labour Party tried some controlled experiments on these lines in the 1980's.Paper throwing v knocking. In the Herne Bay -West Bay by election a sitting tory Concillor resigned as a personal protest about (if I remember corectly) the Tory Controlled Canterbury allocating council houses to N*****r's - Ah | OP | OP OB | 197,190 |
week without request. Bedrooms/Bathrooms The bed was in excellent condition, supportive but comfortable. The bedroom was a good size and nicely decorated. The bathroom was spotless and more than adequate, with lots and lots of towels, soaps, TP, etc. Kitchen The kitchen is small, but works quite well. There is a two burner convection stove top, a microwave, a good sized refrigerator, plenty of pots and dishes, etc. and a washer/dryer that works well. We cooked some rather enjoyable full meals with ease. Problems or Bonuses The bouquet of flowers, the bag of goodies, and the detailed guide to the apartment and its features, the building, the area, and Paris in general was superb. Agency and Representatives (and price) If we designed the agency ourselves, it could not have been better. From Internet contact to personal contact, it all went so very well. Philippe and Christof were kind and friendly individuals, ready to assist us at a moments notice. They spoke English quite well (much better than our French), and talking with them was rather enjoyable. The flat was exactly as promised but made better by the ease that was built into the process. While rentals in Paris can be pricey, this one proved a very good value. Do you recommend this vacation rental to others? We would love to stay here again, and would recommend the apartment and the agency without reservation. It really could not have been better. Things to do in this area Our favorite sweet shop | ID | ID RR | 265,258 |
Luke : You know, I think that R2 unit we bought may have been stolen. Uncle Owen : What makes you think that? Luke : Well, I stumbled across a recording while I was cleaning him. He says that he belongs to someone named Obi-Wan Kenobi. I thought he might have meant old Ben. Do you know what he's talking about? Uncle Owen : Uh-uh. Luke : I wonder if he's related to Ben. Uncle Owen : That wizard is just a crazy old man. Now, tomorrow I want you to take that R2 unit to Anchorhead and have its memory erased. That'll be the end of it. It belongs to us now. Luke : But what if this Obi-Wan comes looking for him? Uncle Owen : He won't. I don't think he exists anymore. He died about the same time as your father. Luke : He knew my father? Uncle Owen : I told you to forget it. Share this quote General Tagge : What of the Rebellion? If the Rebels have obtained a complete technical reading of this station, it is possible, however unlikely, they might find a weakness and exploit it. Darth Vader : The plans you refer to will soon be back in our hands. Admiral Motti : Any attack made by the Rebels against this station would be a useless gesture, no matter what technical data they have obtained. This station is now the ultimate power in the universe! I suggest we use it! Darth | SP | SP TV | 683,820 |
how one can state "I believe in no gods" and then move on without considering the implications. The passage quoted above was the first implication that was made clear to me. This is all there is. There is not afterlife, no eternal reward; putting up with oppression and abuse in the hope that it will all be alright in the next life is tragic. Oppressing and abusing others, whilst offering them hope of some karmic balance in another life, is criminal. It's the good without gods part that I keep getting hung up on. Are we? I see so many examples that show we aren't necessarily; the push back against social justice is primary. I don't understand those who say that if we want to work on social justice, we need to separate ourselves from atheism. If we do, can we take our Gw/oG billboards with us? Why can't I be an atheist and also concerned with humanitarianism, with equality? Can one really say they are good without gods in one breath, and rail against the ebil feminists or dismiss racist statements or engage in homophobic apologetics with the other? I posit that one cannot. If you're not concerned with social justice, if you're dismissive of social justice, if you're cruel to those who fight for social justice, you're not good without gods. You're just an entitled person who happens not to believe in deities, and thinks that they're all done learning now. My experience was the same. When Dawkins | OP | OP OB | 3,175,951 |
waited, a multitude of questions rattling in his head?questions about her son, about the medication and about her and the hint of tears. She looked into the distance and said nothing. Silence pressed against his ears. He'd lived with silence and had accepted it as a way of life, but this was different. He wanted to know her. "Why do problems always come in a row?" Her voice caught him off guard, and when he looked at her, her eyes said far more than her words. "I don't know." His guilt-riddled thoughts intensified as he reviewed checking his mirrors. Since the tragic accident, he'd become overly cautious. But had he been today? "Problems multiply." His certainly had. As if the wind had been knocked out of her, she nodded. "My son is bugging me about his learner's permit. He's completing his classes, and every day he asks and whines about why I'm not enthusiastic. Once he starts driving, my insurance will?" Her brows furrowed. He suspected she'd picked up on his distraction. He struggled to dig himself from the deep crevice. "Teens can be persistent." His feeble response hung in the air as he diverted the conversation by giving her directions to the body shop. In the driver's seat, he pulled forward to give her room to back out while the sound of grating metal assaulted his ears. She maneuvered the sedan into the lane and drove ahead, her trunk lid bouncing with each bump in the road. When they | IP | IP DS | 612,724 |
Globe and Mail 20080712 Author Biography Felice C. Frankel is Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University. George M. Whitesides is Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor, Harvard University. | OP | OP RV | 475,475 |
song, the opening theme. No parodies will be downloadable. We might be able to get away with the bumper music because it's only ten to 15 seconds; it would qualify under fair use, but many of you are saying, "Well, I don't think you know what you're talking about." Right. I don't know what I'm talking about. I run the show and I don't know what I'm talking about. "You don't what you're talking about. Other shows, other shows have MP3s, download, music on them. You can do it." Ladies and gentlemen, (ahem) there's a little bit of a difference between this show and some others -- and that difference is size. Let me tell you why we can't. Really a lot of people are writing me, "Why can't we get the music? I don't understand! The parodies are some of the greatest?" The reason is the music industry is forbidding, unless an exorbitant fee is paid, you cannot essentially copy music for nothing, and that's what would be happening here. If we put the music like the theme song and we put these parodies which are based on existing copyrights that we don't own... You know, we can parody them here on the radio, but that's a one-time usage, but if we then distribute that and allow virtually our MP3 files for all that to be copied we are essentially giving away somebody's product. And it would be one day, and the music industry would be all over us | OP | OP OB | 328,715 |
if you are being bullied? If an adult doesn't listen, try telling someone else. Keep trying until you are taken seriously. If you are afraid of telling an authority, ask someone you trust to do it for you. If you don't know the bully, you can try looking them up in a yearbook or on the internet. If you find it too hard to talk about the incidents, you can write down details in a journal (dates, times, exact events, witnesses, people you've told and how you felt). You can then give this information to a friend or trusted adult, who can help you along in the process of getting the information to someone who can stop the bullying ( DEAL.org, 2009 ). Slide 28: What can you do to get help if you are a bully? Realize that your actions affect and hurt others. Your actions can also land you in trouble with your parents, your school and even the law. Ask yourself why you bully. What is it you are hoping to accomplish? And can it be accomplished in a more positive way? If other issues are bothering you, talk to someone about it. Tell someone how you are feeling (angry/hurt/upset) and possible reasons why you are feeling that way. People you can tell include: A parent A teacher A friend Call Kids Help Phone -- 1 (800) 668-6868 Slide 29: What is being done to prevent bullying in Canada? Bullying is taken very seriously. No one should | IN | IN IB | 87,429 |
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Antique hand painted decor serving authentic mexican dishes prepared from natural and fresh ingredients and organic meat. Genuine margarita freshly made to order with the largest collection of tequila in Auckland. A fast and friendly service only a minute walk to theatres. More than just a restaurant. Great times! Our range of Mexican and Latin foods are sure to please you. Nights of Passion! At Little Mexico we have a relaxing and romantic atmosphere that you will love. It is the perfect place for you to have a romantic night with your loved one. | IP | IP DS | 1,724,329 |
mine. It is old land, untroubled by the turmoil of recent centuries for the most part, hoardingits plague pits and marl mines, its ruined nunnery and brooding lakes, its badger sets and ancient bluebell woods to itself. Not to mention some of the finest veteran oaks in England. But it can never be 'mine'.Only those who have lived and worked within its borders (some for generations) can 'own' it. Because they know it as I never can. | LY | LY PO | 681,331 |
Post navigation The Elephant in the Room 9 October 2012 I have a new book out called The Elephant in the Room . Illustrated by Greg Ure, it's an ebook only release, available for iPad from the iBookstore, or as a DNL Reader for Windows platforms (desktops and laptops). The accompanying audio read comes from an IMDB listed actror , famed both for his portrayal of Second Murderer in the 1989 Camberwell Grammar School production of Macbeth (one line -- 'What you egg! Young Fry of Treachery!'), his two line tour de force as St Batholomew in AL Sampson's The Last Supper ('Pray tell, mine ears are vestibules for your loving words'), and as Policeman 2 in not one but two separate Tony Martin directed productions. The Elephant in the Room was written in February 2011. The idea was simply to bring the adult expression to life in a literal sense. There would be an elephant. There would be rooms. Everyone would ignore the elephant in the room. Everyone would also ignore the elephant in the bath, the pool, the tree, the bed, the grass. The elephant would get sick of being ignored, make her way to the sink, fill her trunk with water ... do you really want to know how it ends? Do you? I won't tell, suffice to say the whole family survives and so does the elephant. Indeed The Elephant in the Room 2: The Attention Horde is already at second draft stage, slated for release | OP | OP RV | 3,307,345 |
doors/Used to leave your back doors open/Used to leave your back doors/Used to leave your back doors open/All the houses on the Crown Estate all look the same/That nut from four doors down wandered in by mistake again and said to your old mum, "I think it's best that you sit down/I'll make a cup of tea and you can show me what a woman looks like with her head turned inside out"/Used to leave the backdoors, etc CROWN OF THE LOST (Words - GA Johnson) The night settles down on the water/The feathers of sun gather/The trees wave their way to the morning/The birds think about what they'll sing/I have dreams in which you're a nightmare/I have dreams in which you're unfair/But angels still dance in your garden and flowers still grow in your hair/My tears leave a skull on the pillow/My tooth leaves my blood on the sheet/My heart sways the way of the willow/My heart sways the way of the wheat/But you are the queen of the lowlands/You have the crown of the lost/I found you broke up like a shipwreck/I found you broke up on the rocks/The horses come in from the cliff tops, their shadows upsetting the sea/The waves swim their way to the bottom and stay there until they're forgotten/And you know about birds when they're dying/How they know that they're going to die/How they hide in the heart of the forest and sleep until death chances by/You know that/You know that DARK AGES | LY | LY SL | 21,312 |
time with things. In any case, I'm pretty sure it's going to be an awesome one...I got to spend New Year's Eve with some of my very favorite people in the world in my very favorite place in the world. Also I'm getting married in 78 days, not that anyone is counting or anything. And I'm going to New Orleans next month! So people always talk about New Year's resolutions, and for the most part, people don't really seem to have any, although the gym is suddenly bursting at the seams with people, which I hate. It's okay, I give them until March. I also didn't really go for the whole resolutions thing, until I realized how boring that was. I have decided, instead, to make a LOT of resolutions. Like too many. That's way more interesting. And obviously you want to know what they are, right? 1. No more pants. You know that I have a very lax pants policy, right? I just don't like them. I therefore resolve to wear dresses all the time, even more than I do now. 2. Punctuation I sometimes read over the emails I send to people and realize that I use WAY too many exclamation points. It kind of makes me seem like a tool. I resolve to use only two strategically placed exclamation points per email. I will not, however, give up my use of ellipses or smiley faces, because let's just be reasonable. 3. Thriller Every time I hear that | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 3,209,239 |
observe aquatic macroinvertebrates in the pristine Deer Creek, marvel at a patch of rare carnivorous Cobra Lilies, or explore the wildlife-rich habitat left by one the largest fires in Oregon history. Attracted to the extreme diversity of the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion, researchers and students from around the country utilize the site for scientific conferences, restoration projects, and naturalist training programs. Deer Creek Center provides ample opportunities for students to explore ecological concepts using approaches that are difficult to replicate in a classroom setting. Deer Creek Facilities Participants will have access to: Covered pavilion with fully equipped kitchen facilities Parking Hiking trails Two yurts (each sleeps about 15-17 individuals) Restroom facilities with showers Additional facilities such as private rooms and dormitory beds are available to adults for an extra fee. Tent and RV camping are permitted free of charge, although no hookups are available. Please see the Deer Creek Center accommodations web page http://www.thesfi.org/Page.asp?NavID=527 for more information. You will need to contact Deer Creek Center directly at 541-597-8530 to make individual arrangements. Students are housed in separate boys and girls yurts, conveniently located near the newly built solar powered restroom and shower facilities. Safety Note: This is a wilderness facility and although we take every possible precaution, there are natural hazards such as poison oak and ticks that must be considered. $50 per night, per yurt ($100 for both yurts) $3 per person (students and adults), per night $75 instructional fee per group (flat rate) $4 per person if participating in the | IN | IN DT | 326,933 |
stronger than my arms and chest. I may never be able to bench-press very much. But I am already doing much better than when I started, about four months ago. And it is a long time since I felt this fit, and that is a good thing. With my bike and Jim, I will be a powerful beast by Christmas. I am so hoping that the beast will be a koala. (And incidentally, a man who acted like the anthropomorphised Jim in the poem would be given short shrift by one little convert to exercise. Shrift shorter than a short string. Look! My very own tongue twister!) Now, my dear weaklings, click this feather, if you can manage that, and head over to New Zealand for more poetry: | LY | LY PO | 3,302,307 |
Sleep A Little Less, Dream A Little More lyrics Mdc Sleep A Little Less, Dream A Little More lyrics Hey get out of your bed You're acting like a bore Everything's a mess Play it more hardcore Don't be playing dead We can hear you snore Sleep a little less and Dream a little more We're all in a bind It ain't so fucking fine Get up and start moving 'Cause now is the time. [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/mdc/s\\... ] Get it to the groove And start to bust a move Better shake your ass You've got nothing to lose Shit's running low It's all out fucking war Time to sleep a little less Dream a little more So what you gonna' do It's up to fucking you Time to make a stand And a freaking plan Backs up to the wall We are all kinda' sore Time to sleep a little less Dream a little more | LY | LY SL | 59,011 |
Faculty and staff take a look at funding as they enter bargaining The Faculty and Staff Association (FSA) recently held an Extraordinary General Meeting to discuss upcoming collective bargaining with the administration. Virginia Cooke, FSA president, and Vicki Grieves, FSA chief negotiator, shared some of their thoughts surrounding the issues of funding, services and salary freezes. So what was the result of your EGM? Vicki Grieves: The members of our Faculty and Staff Association have given us approval to enter into contract talks with the university. Virginia Cooke: Something you need to know though, is that we are very unusual in that our faculty and our staff all belong to the same union so . . . you're not going to have factions resulting in students losing classes because the support staff can't get what they want. With us it's all or nothing. Do you feel like this gives you an advantage when bargaining? Cooke: With our own administration. It doesn't make much difference in terms of the government, and I think all of us think the government is the problem now . . . Grieves: . . . in that the government controls the purse strings. So that puts our administration in a very untenable position, because they may agree that we deserve a raise because we haven't had any salary increases for what amounts to five years. They may be saying yes, give these guys a raise, but the only way you can increase anybody's salary is through | SP | SP IT | 3,360,620 |
the fat used. All-butter crusts are divinely flavourful, but are the trickiest to manage as they can be the least elastic. They are a great alternative once you become a practiced pie-maker, but if you are just staring out, a great option is to do a 1 to 1 ratio of butter and vegetable shortening (or lard). The addition of shortening helps dough stand up a little better in the oven, with less shrinkage and a nice flakiness, while still having the butter flavour. Using only shortening will result in the flakiest of all crusts, but will be very bland. Water is often the liquid added to a dough recipe. Many recipes will also call for lemon juice, vinegar or buttermilk . These acids are 'helpers,' which weaken the gluten, making the dough slightly more elastic and help create a tender crust. Recipes that call for sour cream or cottage cheese will create a richer crust. Difference between using hands and a food processor Once you have decided what crust you are going to make, you have two options: make the crust by hand or by food processor . By hand Cut your chilled fat into small pieces. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add fat and using your fingertips or a pastry blender, work the fat quickly into the flour until it is in small pea-sized pieces. You want to work as quickly as possible. The goal is to coat the fat with flour, not | HI | HI HT | 738,416 |
to you makes a cookbook successful? Seriously, I really want to know, because I might want to write more and don't want to disappoint! If you liked this post on Writing a Successful Cookbook, check out these other links: Personally, I think there's 3 main keys to a cookbook that I know I'm going to pick up and reference time and time again. 1. Simplicity 2. Organization 3. Pictures! I reference Ratio, Ruhlman's Twenty, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (hold your laughs, folks.....I think it's a fantastic cookbook for busy families) and a few others so frequently because they're organized well and easy to utilize. For the Ratio book, I reference it more now as a quick guide and confidence-builder, just top make sure I'm not messing something up that I've picked up from heart. Ratio also gets a pass in the photography dept. because it's not talking about specific recipes, per se. Although it does make the cookbook much more expensive to produce, there is no substitute for quality photography, of virtually every recipe in a book, if possible. For many home cooks, it's tough to visualize what that recipe is going to resemble at the end of it. Even if most cookbook photography isn't always an accurate representation of the final product, it certainly triggers the mind of a cook to either go for it, or move on to something else. In a cookbook with no photos (Alice Waters' The Art of Simple Food comes to mind), it's difficult | HI | HI HT | 478,414 |
the algal bloom, with Beachwatch posting a photograph on Twitter showing water the colour of tomato juice. Yangtze River Turns Red and Turns Up a Mystery For a river known as the "golden watercourse," red is a strange color to see. Yet that's the shade turning up in the Yangtze River and officials have no idea why. The red began appearing in the Yangtze, the longest and largest river in China and the third longest river in the world, yesterday near the city of Chongquing, where the Yangtze connects to the Jialin River . Natural bodies of water like lakes and rivers turning blood red sounds like something apocalyptic straight out of the Bible, but a lake in southern France displaying this phenomenon has a perfectly natural explanation for it: salt. A lake in the Camargue in southern France, a river delta right where the Rhne meets the sea, turned blood red, causing some panic. But fear not: scientists are saying that the color is due to a natural phenomenon, and not a chilling portent of doom, reports NY Daily. The Beirut River mysteriously turned blood red Wednesday after a stream of an unidentified substance started pouring into the southern bank of the river in Furn al-Shubbak. While the source of the red-colored water is still to be determined, the river was still emptying the red-colored water into the Mediterranean Sea by Wednesday evening. Sea of Azov turned bloody red Scientists and citizens are baffled as the waters of the | OP | OP RS | 1,393,524 |
believing their feelings are truth. Whereas atheists, use feelings to describe what they logically understand. David, Existentialist Society : 23 Apr 2012 2:02:07pm Agnosticism undermines Pascal's Wager. Can we know which god is the true god? Pascal's Wager has validity only within the context of a single religious denomination. It cannot deal with a situation where there is a multiplicity of religions to choose from. Let alone where there are numerous denominations within each religion. JamesFranklin : 26 Apr 2012 10:58:39am No, Pascal's Wager applies to any range of religions whose claims you take seriously. That was the topic of a Philosopher's Zone last year, http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/prog\\... Roger Fullerton : 23 Apr 2012 2:06:08pm A thoght occurs to me about the Monte Carlo hypothesis. If a number, say 12, has not come up 35 times, a reasonable conclusion would be that there is a bias in the wheel AGAINST 12 appearing; the very opposite to the notion that according to "the law of averages" 12 is likely to come up soon. Searle strips all that from the person inside the room & the question is what happens to it? Is it in the rule book or has it been eliminated altogether? Searle can't have it both ways. If it's in the rule book the argument assumes what it seeks to prove. If it's eliminated altogether the person outside the room is not going to be convinced. Robert Penny : Appearances are important, because our world is all appearance. On the other | SP | SP TA | 613,615 |
their own. How did you work out you wanted to finish the record? TF: It sort of presented itself as being the finisher. JH: Originally, it wasn't so fleshed out. It was going to be this 30-second piece of music. And I think it was mainly Tom, that worked it out to more than that. TF: It was definitely pushing all my melodic buttons. I was talking earlier about the way chord changes can affect you, and I was definitely working on all that. I was actually struck ill that day, it was really terrible. There were these amazing chords and this great vibraphone going all around and I was just lying on the sofa going 'Why? Why?' JH: I love that one, though. That's great. TF: It's understated. There's those chords on top of that really filthy guitar. JH: I think we just powered through everything on that one. We showed all our best tricks. It's kind of the problem of being in a band or writing together. One person is like 'This is really good,' and another person says 'It could be a little bit better.' You wouldn't just be like 'Here's this really loud part to take up lots of space,' and someone else goes 'Here's an even louder part to take up more space over it.' People that get so highly strong about the fact that the band aren't playing sounds like Strange House anymore just don't get it. The band are constantly saying how they | SP | SP IT | 275,515 |
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 Publication Date: January 3, 2012 How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Or, to be precise, 11,283,000 people. Andy Andrews believes that good answers come only from asking the right questions. Through the powerful, provocative question, "How do you kill eleven million people?"-the number of people killed by the Nazi German regime between 1933 and 1945-he explores a number of other questions relevant to our lives today: Does it matter that millions of ordinary citizens have checked out of participating in the decisions that shape the future of our country? Which is more dangerous: politicians with ill intent, or the too-trusting population that allows such people to lead them? How are we supposed to tell the difference between the "good guys" and the "bad guys"? How does the answer to this question affect not only our country but our families, our faith, and our values? What happens to a society in which truth is absent? Andrews issues a wake-up call: become informed, passionate citizens who demand honesty and integrity from our leaders, or suffer the consequences of our own ignorance and apathy. Furthermore, we can no longer measure a leader's worth by the yardsticks provided by the left or the | IP | IP DS | 519,702 |
It Was Not a Good Week to Be a Dog With humans like these, who needs enemies? (Newser) -- Brace yourself, dog lover: The world is full of cruel people, as evidenced by two odd animal crimes that happened in the last week. My Fox Dallas reports on a domestic incident that turned deadly for a Maltese named Diego on Saturday night. A couple reportedly got in a fight in an elevator, with a man allegedly punching a woman. Police say she then entered their shared apartment, poured bleach on his clothes, and left. When her boyfriend saw the clothes, he allegedly threw Diego out of the 19th-floor apartment's window. Though no one saw him fling the dog, his body was found the next day on the 8th-floor pool deck. Police are looking for the man, whose name has not been released. And out of Boulder: Acupuncturist/yoga instructor Joan Renee Zalk was booked on suspicion of animal cruelty after taking a Chihuahua on an unusual walk on Friday. Zalk, who was pet-sitting Cooper, allegedly drove her Toyota Camry at 10 to 15mph ... while making Cooper run alongside it, the Daily Camera reports. "That poor dog was running its guts out trying to keep up," said a witness, who told officers she confronted Zalk, who allegedly responded by saying, "Excuse me, I have a gun in my car. Do you want me to get it?" Zalk says she doesn't own a gun, and apparently tried to get out of being | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 262,323 |
some interesting tenants - the CIA, the Secret Service, the Department of Defense and the Office of Emergency Management - the very office which was intended to co-ordinate a response to a disaster or terrorist attack. When we were filming we were surprised that some of the truthers seemed particularly keen to interview us on camera about the last programme we made about this third tower at 9/11. They think we have deliberately set out to conceal the truth. As one said to me "You already know the truth." The group who made the video are called "We are change". They claim we misrepresented the chronology involving one important witness who we interviewed in our last programme about 9/11. The first responder Barry Jennings was trapped inside the building for several hours along with another New York City official. They were crucial witnesses to what was going on inside Tower 7 after everyone had been evacuated shortly after the Twin Towers were hit by the two planes. As I tried to explain to them at the time, we recorded a long interview with Barry Jennings. We also carefully considered other information and came to our own view based on all of that. As the two men tried to get out of the skyscraper they were suddenly thrown into darkness. Barry Jennings said he heard explosions. We think it is likely that this was when Tower 1 collapsed, showering debris onto Tower 7. We have also recently recorded an interview with | IP | IP ED | 1,435,784 |
How do you get Company Authority? New companies The person who incorporates the company online will be automatically granted Company Authority. If that user has incorporated the company on behalf of an organisation (for example, his employer) Company Authority will be granted to that organisation. Existing companies Step 1 - Log on Step 2 - Search the register for the company you want authority for. Step 3 - Select My Tools then choose Request Authority . The first thing you need to confirm to us is who you are requesting Company Authority for. In other words is it for you individually or for your organisation. For example if you are a director of the company, select the individual option followed by the option of director . A list of the company's directors will then appear and you will need to indicate which director you are. You are now able to move on to the next step 'confirming authority'. There are three ways to confirm Company Authority. Use the existing company key The first and easiest way to confirm to the Companies Office that you should have Company Authority is to provide the company key. If you have forgotten your company key use the automated service to retrieve it. Note | Once a director has used the company key to confirm their authority, the key will not be able to be used by anyone else. If the company key option is no longer available for a company, you must request authority | HI | HI HT | 1,744,286 |
into the market, the better. The trend is now to purchase a condominium in your 20s and then use that equity towards your home, once you're married. SLOW ECONOMY, SLOWER RETURNS: Slow economic growth has many investors in panic mode about their stock portfolios. The fact is that economic growth and stock returns are NOT correlated. It's simply a myth. THE SIXTY/FORTY: Believe it or not, but the average return on a portfolio that contains 60% stocks and 40% bonds was a mere 4% between 1900 and 2010. This type of portfolio balance ignores the fact that stocks and bonds ARE positively correlated in all but a stable economic growth environment. THE MARKET IS UNPREDICTABLE: Plenty of investors time the market and actually make good money in doing so. As with any profession, the secret is to learn as much as you can about the trade you want to make and never put the work on the back burner. Track annual recurring events and uncover whether or not they will be positive for the company. Focus your research on technical, fundamental and seasonal areas. HIGH RISK, HIGH RETURNS: This age-old investment advice simply isn't true, and has been confirmed by numerous studies. What's persistent is that low-risk stocks actually have higher expected returns. It is persistent and extends to all equity markets in the world. No risk = No reward = NOT TRUE. How remarkable is that? It simply contradicts the core of finance. | IP | IP DS | 3,749,782 |
even if the pipe were bigger, would the source website be able to provide data at the maximum rate that you could be download? [/quote] I'm looking into the Netgear R6300 router but there are quite a few router that come with a Gigabit Ethernet port. Limiting factor for my internet downloads is the DSL speed of about 3.5 Mbit/s. The traffic will take the Router-PC- Router-NAS path for downloads that are saved to a NAS directory. A Router with a Gigabit port would only improve the last step between Router and NAS. Sluggish file operations between PC and NAS might be improved by a Router with a Gigabit port as the limiting factor is currently the 100MBit/s ethernet port the NAS is using, while the PC is connected at more than 200MBit/s via WLAN. (2012-10-04 09:49) Quaternion Wrote: My router tells me, the PC is connected with 216MBit/s, so more than twice the LAN speed. Unfortunately, the speeds quoted around WLAN connections really don't happen at those speeds. Wireless G was theoretically a 54Mbit/s connection, but most people got single digit speeds. Wireless N was 108Mbit/s but again many people were only get 15-20Mbit/s actual speeds due to interference, signal strength etc. You're probably in the same position. If you want to buy a new router to get a NAS connection which is faster than 100Mbit/s you can, but I'd be very surprised if it makes any difference! You can always try it by just doing one test download | ID | ID DF | 3,696,781 |
with Section 29 or 30. 1993, c. 5, s. 27 . Use compatible for purpose information obtained 28 A use of personal information is a use compatible with the purpose for which the information was obtained within the meaning of Section 26 or 27 if the use (a) has a reasonable and direct connection to that purpose; and (b) is necessary for performing the statutory duties of, or for operating a legally authorized program of, the public body that uses the information or to which the information is disclosed. 1993, c. 5, s. 28 . Disclosure for research purpose 29 A public body may disclose personal information for a research purpose, including statistical research, if (a) the research purpose cannot reasonably be accomplished unless that information is provided in individually identifiable form; (b) any record linkage is not harmful to the individuals that information is about and the benefits to be derived from the record linkage are clearly in the public interest; (c) the head of the public body concerned has approved conditions relating to (i) security and confidentiality, (ii) the removal or destruction of individual identifiers at the earliest reasonable time, and (iii) the prohibition of any subsequent use or disclosure of that information in individually identifiable form without the express authorization of that public body; and (d) the person to whom that information is disclosed has signed an agreement to comply with the approved conditions, this Act and any of the public body's policies and procedures relating to | IN | IN | 359,309 |
Not really. If you look at the second series, Audie Cole comes off the edge, forces a fumble. We have two guys with a chance to get it, we don't get it. Same drive, it's third down, we don't contain the quarterback and get out of a third and long. Later, we end up with a third and five and get a roughing the passer penalty and then the next down we don't contain the quarterback and he runs in. Until we start doing the fundamental things you have to do on defense we're not going to be very good. "We're not where we thought we would be or could be and the reason is we're going to start the fifth different defensive lineup of the year in the fifth game of the year. We haven't had a defensive football team out there yet that, after the second or third week of camp, we thought we would be playing with." "We're down four defensive tackles now, we only have two defensive tackles left to play this game. We moved Cato-Bishop inside, we're going to play with a walk-on inside and that's where we are. We are going to coach them up and get them ready to play a football game. You can't play if you don't have your guys there to play." "I thought we'd be a winning football program and a bowl team. I don't think there's any question. Whether we'd be challenging for the conference championship at that | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 3,195,834 |
values with differing priorities. Religion, family and friends came before career in this society and I can't say that I could find much fault in that. One of the questions I came away from Canada with was, 'Why have so many people in the world embraced religions different from the one in which I was raised and why do the so-called differences in these religions cause so much war and hardship around the world?' Simple logic told me that all these people couldn't be wrong. Despite his relative youth, Chas had a wife and children back in Bradford. He was respected by the Saudis for his knowledge with telephones and for the fact that he could converse with them in Arabic. He also spoke fluent Urdu, which came in handy when visiting family in Pakistan. His desk was across from mine and he encouraged and assisted me in my Arabic studies. He was also a keen and competent squash partner for me in the evenings in which we indulged in sport. I asked Chas about the origins of Islam. Chas happily explained, "It was about the year 610 that an Arab merchant retired with his family to a cave on Mount Hira in the Meccan valley to make a spiritual retreat. This is a place that I and many, many Muslims visit during Hajj each year. On the seventeenth night of Ramadan the merchant, Muhammad ibn Abdallah, or, as you know John, 'Muhammad, Son of Abdallah', was torn from his | NARRATIVE | NA SS | 1,722,474 |
say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto." Manning's family say that the young soldier should never have been posted to Iraq, and was already showing signs of depression before being sent there. This kind of hackerdom, to which he was introduced while on leave, via a Boston boyfriend, might perhaps have seemed an environment that could save him. The 22-year-old junior soldier had recently come out as gay, and had a disrupted childhood and a troubled relationship with his father, a former US serviceman who had met and later divorced Manning's mother in Wales. Manning was an unlikely soldier, who recounted that his custom dog tags gave his religion as "humanist", and had strong political opinions. He had joined the US army as an intelligence analyst, largely, according to House, so he could study afterwards with the financial help given to ex-soldiers under the GI Bill. "He told me he wanted to go to college to get a master's in physics and a bachelor's in political science -- this is what he was shooting for, this intellectual engagement." So Manning was drawn to "hacker culture"? "Yes, I would say so. It's a very creative community, very alluring. These are people who seemingly have no limits. When you come in contact with this very empowering culture, it can suck you in." House pauses slightly: "In a | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 558,319 |
I needed a clean shirt." Try to find things in common with them. Don't lie though because they will probably find out someday and if you have started a relationship or friendship it might ruin it. Each step is designed to build on the increased comfort of the step before. If you start with asking them questions before you smile at them, then they are more likely to be uncomfortable. Don't hesitate before you approach, either do it casually or move on. It comes off very creepy to have somebody eyeballing you for several minutes before they walk over. Some people are shy and may not want to talk to you. People like this do not mean to be rude and you should not take it wrongly - they are just afraid of talking to strangers. When using FOR, it's best not to start out with " F amily". You never know if somebody passed away in their family either recently or even awhile back and mentioning it may make them sad. Chances are they won't get mad at you, (you didn't know) but their spirit will be brought down. If they're estranged from family or in a fight with family members they may get angry. " O ccupation" has its up's and down's, but it usually won't bring spirit down that much. The only problem with occupation is that, based on modern economic problems, they may have lost their jobs recently, but that is less common and usually will | HI | HI HT | 137,133 |
away as it used to. I can't make up my mind whether this relative closeness is a relief or a cause for panic. Both? -- Gestationally speaking, Simone was born about six weeks from now. HOLY HOLY, you guys. -- With the twins, I had pelvic bone separation, a painful condition that makes walking, putting on pants, or attempting any movement that requires the lifting of one leg without the other excruciating. To my surprise and extreme annoyance, it started much earlier this pregnancy, and I wince and waddle everywhere I go. I am now in physical therapy as a result, and actually quite enjoy it, mostly because this therapy takes place in a warm pool. The one problem is that exercising in water is misleading. It feels as though you aren't doing much of anything at all, but your muscles beg to differ later on. Worst of all is that upon getting out of the water you rediscover gravity, and are transformed into a you-sized quantity of Ununoctium. Usually I can barely hoist my way up the stairs and out of the pool, where I find everything that had stopped hurting when weightless has taken up bothering me again with redoubled effort. -- Last time after my session I was in so much pain that traversing the parking garage to my car took geological time, and brought me nearly to tears. I had to pick up a prescription before going home, and I'd been counting on also picking up | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 710,540 |
Share this challenge Activity Feed Tags Challenge Brief OpenIDEO has partnered with the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University to explore new ideas for encouraging bone marrow donation worldwide. Together we're asking you, the OpenIDEO community, to help us find ways to expand the global network of potential bone marrow donors and support people who are battling leukemia and other blood cancers. Inspired to action by this challenge? Share your story to gather support, celebrate progress & inspire others to act. Bone marrow transplants are one type of treatment for leukemia and other blood or bone marrow cancers. This OpenIDEO challenge will complement the efforts of 100K Cheeks , a Stanford-based advocacy group dedicated to increasing the number of people enrolled in bone marrow registries worldwide. Certain populations are dramatically under-represented in existing bone marrow registries. For example, the match rate within the South Asian* demographic is critically low -- with a 1 in 20,000 chance for a potential recipient to find a match. For more information about bone marrow donation (including the process, myths, and facts), visit BeTheMatch.org . If you're interested in becoming a donor, you can look up the registry in your country here . I am new to OpenIdeo as of today, however, this concept really jumped out to me because of my past involvement with improving bone marrow awareness and increasing the bone marrow database of potential matches. While in college I played college football at Villanova University, where head coach Andy Talley | OP | OP | 169,964 |
fluctuating health and he had to struggle to complete his final works. By about 1802, his condition had declined to the point that he became physically unable to compose. [ 43 ] This was doubtless very difficult for him because, as he acknowledged, the flow of fresh musical ideas waiting to be worked out as compositions did not cease. Haydn was well cared for by his servants, and he received many visitors and public honors during his last years, but they could not have been very happy years for him. During his illness, Haydn often found solace by sitting at the piano and playing " Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser ", which he had composed in 1797 as a patriotic gesture. [ 44 ] Its melody was later used for the Austrian and German national anthems. A final triumph occurred on 27 March 1808 when a performance of The Creation was organized in his honor. The very frail composer was brought into the hall on an armchair to the sound of trumpets and drums and was greeted by Beethoven, Salieri (who led the performance) and by other musicians and members of the aristocracy. Haydn was both moved and exhausted by the experience and had to depart at intermission. [ 45 ] Haydn lived for another year, dying, aged 77, at the end of May 1809. Some of his last words were attempts to calm and reassure his servants as the French army under Napoleon launched an attack on Vienna: [ | IN | IN EN | 9,994,028 |
up to you bum bitches and your ten dollar dresses Big up to the big girls, y'all are so precious Salty bitches tryin' to raise a nigga blood pressure Grown little girls, do yo' mouth get any fresher? Huh? But it ain't fresh as Loso Monogrammed out, son, case you didn't know so Flow so deadly, swag too murderous Known for bein' nice, that don't mean courteous This is nothin' new, I'm not a beginner I get big checks like a lottery winner Her boy dissin' ah, boy, listen ah Kindly sent him on his way, tell the mortician hi You better holla at your homie, holla at your dog Lookin' for the competition, holla at them all Once I say hi to her, she gonna say bye to ya If looks could kill then my style might body ya B-b-body ya, b-b-body ya If looks could kill, then my style might body ya B-b-body ya, b-b-body ya If looks could kill, then my style might body ya What it look like, nigga? It's Young Funeral Told y'all niggas I got this shit nigga There Is No Competition 2: The Funeral Service What up Dram'? What it look like? Huh? What we talkin', baby? What we talkin' 'bout? These niggas is dead What we talkin' 'bout? Yeah, I said it, dead, nice Niggas might as well lay down in a hole And throw dirt on they self It's funeral | LY | LY SL | 1,406,343 |
means no classrooms for children, no health facilities to ward off avoidable illness and pregnancy related deaths, no street lighting and no technical assistance to de-mine feeder roads. [ 38 ] Abdi, an International Crisis Group analyst is passionate that ''there is no way Somaliland will rejoin Somalia, not in my lifetime.'' He adds that ''they are dead-set on independence. If we don't reward Somaliland with some form of recognition, they risk sliding back. I think they are the most democratic administration in the Horn of Africa.'' [ 39 ] Seth Kaplan affirms that Somaliland can make a strong case for recognition on a wide variety if grounds: legal, historical, political and practical. Its legal and historical case rests on its separate status during the colonial period and its existence, albeit brief, as an independent country in 1960. Except for a short period during World War II, Somaliland was a British territory for over seven decades, unconnected to the rest of what became Somalia. It had clearly demarcated borders that were recognised by the international community -- and that could easily be used today. During the five days in 1960 that Somaliland existed as an independent country, it gained the recognition of thirty-five states and indeed signed a number of bilateral agreements with the United Kingdom, and received a congratulatory message from the U.S. Secretary of State. The Somaliland authorities argue today that they are dissolving an unsuccessful marriage rather than seeking secession, and that their case is therefore analogous | IN | IN CM | 82,102 |
or another I am guessing the Gakai front brought Sony and Nvidia closer together after their fall out over the RSX in PS3. May not be too late for Sony to bite the bullet and acquire Onlive for a billion or maybe more now. Sony posted a 5.6 billion dollar loss this year. 2.6B of that loss coming from the gaming side alone. They expected 6.5B. Where are they going to get another 1B to buy OnLive? Even more, why would Sony waste their money when gaming isn't making them anything? They bought Gaikai most likely for the Nvidia partnership and for the attractive 3.5M price tag. Perlman was just being a greedy fool. Check out the OLFC cast at http://www.bitloaders.com . A new type of show for all gaming. Sony or Microsoft would be a practical choice for selling... They got game and if such company did obtain onlive, all they have to do is add water, via adding mass content and watch it grow. But I am with Niko on this one. Perlman might have just put his head in a chopping block and destroyed the onlive concept by turning his head away from sony. And good observations Alex! Always have interesting and many times enlightening topics on the forums. Onlive: Wolf_Wisper (not much of a competitive multiplayer but love co-ops!) ?For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.? Thanks guys. And Niko, yeah of course you're right. | ID | ID DF | 1,425,538 |
future I want to help develop language policy, curriculum, textbooks and teacher training so that more Australians can have the wonderful experience of language learning that I have had. | OP | OP OB | 3,290,614 |
The Brock University associate professor of pop culture and film knows a thing or two about horror. He's an expert in spooky films and what makes horror buffs tick -- the kind of guy who can tell why we get freaked out and by what. We sat down with Henderson to grill him on the freakier side of our nature. 1 What is it about the horror genre that appeals to people? Scott Henderson: "I think it's the way in which it kind of resolves problems for people in a really formulaic way. There's thrills. There's chills. There's enjoyment out of that. But ultimately, these problems get resolved, which is nice. It's an answer to these kind of questions, whether it's silver bullets, stakes to the heart, shots to the head if we're talking zombies. The kind of rules and everything are nice and neat and gives us some sort of satisfaction." 2 With special effects and the Internet on the scene, are people harder to scare these days? SH: "I think the nature of scare has definitely had to change, because we've now seen it all, in some ways, the kind of things that once were horrific. I think things have moved a lot more towards types of psychological horror, to keep us on edge, to keep us scared or just set up ideas in our mind that will be a little more difficult to deal with or sort of cope with. "That sense of unease, I think, is | SP | SP IT | 318,880 |
When I asked Mitchell Hashimoto, the creator of Vagrant, how he chose the term "Vagrant" to name this tool, he replied, "The idea is that developers would be working in these transient, portable boxes. They would move around and would have no permanent residence. Like a vagrant." This is a really important concept as the process driven by Vagrant allows the development environment to be automated and reproducible. In particular, this system scales really well as the steps for creating the development environment will remain simple for all team members over time, regardless of the current or future size of your team. Also, in the case where something accidentally breaks in any given person's VM (for example, some software get corrupted or some important configuration files get deleted), then it is easy to tear down the VM and re-create it from scratch to start again with a pristine working environment. Having the entire software installation's instructions coded in the provisioning scripts is also an opportunity to ensure that every team member works in an environment that reflects that of the production server, since the same provisioning scripts may be used for building the production platform. Vagrant has completely transformed the way I approach teamwork for web development and I now systematically use it in all my projects. I recommend you try it and see what benefits this tool can bring to your own projects! | NARRATIVE | null | 3,367,779 |
catechumenal formation are appropriate to their preparation for the sacraments, in accord with the norms of the ritual, Preparation of Uncatechized Adults for Confirmation and Eucharist " ( NSC 25). Waiting for the Day! It can be a time of anxious longing while one waits to experience the warm embrace of membership in the Church and to be immersed into Catholic society. This time of waiting and reflection is necessary, since becoming a Catholic is a momentous event. But waiting can be painful as one longs for the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, and the joys of Catholic life -- the security that being a faithful Catholic bestows. Yet even before being received, those waiting to be fully incorporated already have a real relationship with the Church. For those who are already Christians, their baptism itself forms a certain sacramental relationship with the Church (cf. Vatican II, Unitatis Redintegratio 3; Catechism of the Catholic Church 1271). They are also joined to the Church by their intention to enter it, as are the unbaptized who intend to do so: "Catechumens who, moved by the Holy Spirit, desire with an explicit intention to be incorporated into the Church are by that very intention joined to her. With love and solicitude mother Church already embraces them as her own" (Vatican II, Lumen Gentium 14:3; CCC 1249). Thus, even before one is fully incorporated into the Church, one can enjoy the status of being recognized by the Church as one of her own, precious children. | HI | HI | 445,081 |
HIV, how it works, what controls the virus, and that has led us to developing our vaccine strategy. We now have a new type of vaccine approach that Tomas Hanke and I in the department are trying to develop, also working with Lucy Dorrell, to test that in the very early trials in volunteers in Oxford, and if that looks promising and gets the immune response we want then we will join up with other teams around the world to roll that out into bigger and bigger trials. If everything goes really smoothly we could try it in order to see whether it really prevents infection or controls infection probably in about 10 years time. | SP | SP IT | 628,546 |
by the chaos in the house that she tried to spend her evenings out with friends instead, we weren't in any position to be able to communicate effectively. Now we may disagree on how something should work, but we try to back each other up and to check in frequently. I love her so much and I don't want to see us sabotage that by stretching ourselves too thin elsewhere. For me, a lot of this means giving up on my ideals of how family should look. I am hugely in favor of family dinners, but Lee can only manage 10 minutes or so before certain table manners turn her stomach and drive her away. When Val and Alex were with us and everytng was a struggle, that lt like a rejection of me every single night. Now that I understand where she's coming from, I respect it and appreeciate her effort even if deep down I think she should just suck it up and join in. We're both doing our best, but because we're very different people that can look very different. And my way is not always better. I really am working on believing that! Right now, you have an adoptive daughter and a foster daughter in the home, who may reunify. How do you balance the dynamic of having a permanent child and a temporary child living as siblings? How do you temper your own feelings when you don't know the future? Lee and I would have | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 144,914 |
soy sauce that was available to us on the bar and that made it perfecto, otherwise it was just buttery fried fried rice. Fried Rice We then had a palate cleanser, which was this tomato looking thing (OH I'm so so sorry I forgot what the waitress said!). But it was sweet and tangy and just washed away the butterness of the rice to prepare us for the highlight of the night - the Wgyu Sirloin Steak Mayura Station (located in Mount Gambier) Grade 7. Then the highlight of the night, in which bf squirmed in delight was the wagyu steak! Every bite of that steak was to die for. So tender. So succulent. So fatty without it just being fat (which tends to happen with bad quality wagyu - all fat no meat, good quality wagyu should have the fat laced throughout the meat that you can't taste the fat in it at all!). The sauce accompanying the dish had a little bit of spice and the fried garlic and grilled onions provided this sweetness and crunch to the dish. It was just perfect. A Genmaicha (rice pudding with white rice tea syrup) pannacotta, Japanese Baumkuchen (layered cake) and mountain peach with kinako (soybean and icing sugar). I recommend you start with the mountain peach like I did. This is because this is the tartest and tangiest thing on the plate. Cover that with the soybean and icing sugar to ease it and it's beautiful. Next it doesn't matter | OP | OP RV | 3,304,589 |
me, then, common sense. I am an advocate for public-private partnerships. In fact, fostering such relationships is part of my job. I also reject the false dichotomy you describe and the status quo. The Augustine Commission was very clear that our current path was unsustainable. I'm simply saying that arguing over what rockets we need outside of a discussion of what we're actually going to use them for is rather pointless. Exactly. Your little math display is all you can come up with? You have no legitimate response or counter argument to discredit my points. You have no basis or foundation from which to form your position. This is where I stand. EELV>Falcon 9>> MSFC manage launch vehicles. And it is backed up by flight and project history. "Just out of curiosity, where do you think Ariane would fit in this list?" Ariane? You mean this french government subsidized commercial LV that stole most of the market? Like Airbus you mean? A LV mocked at the beginning since it was so passe when compared with Shuttle? You cannot be serious!... @Byeman: Get this through your head, Athos: SpaceX has flown nobody in space. Nobody. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has- for nearly half a century. Any comparisobn between SpaceX and NASA is totally bogus. Americans know it. Congress knows it. Investors know it. The time for talk is over. It's time for SpaceX and their musketeers to shut up and fly. The world waits... and waits... and waits. I | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,269,390 |
Labour wishes to survive then caucas does not play on while disaster unfolds. 23/11/2012 10:46:08 a.m. zac wrote: Spot on Duncan, and guess what? National is having a good laugh at them. I agree, by allowing the membership to vote for their leader instead of caucus members only, is a recipe for instability and soon a disaster for the party's future as one of the second biggest NZ political party. The Norman and the Greens must be rubbing their hands. Who would want to be a member of parliament under Labour with their silly rules? Duncan,has Cunliffe and the Unions have anything to do with the change of the rules because Cunliffe's got his little finger wrapped around most of the Auckland and Waikato based Mps? He's got them doing his dirty work for him while he plays martyr after his kicking. 23/11/2012 9:38:01 a.m. Greg wrote: Labour needs to rebrand itself, it no longer represents the workers in this country. Helen Clark changed its direction effectively creating a new party. The parties need to rethink now about tired and failing economic top down policies and look at motivating a bottom up economy. They need to stop with the mantra of competing with economies of China size. We need our own gold brick road. Duncan Garner Political Commentator Duncan Garner is the host of TV3's new current affairs show Third Degree and hosts RadioLIVE's drive show from Auckland. He was the 3 News political editor from 2007 to 2012. Here | OP | OP OB | 1,739,014 |
tunnel DECEMBER 2010 On the war to end wars; On hurting flies and killing people; Jerusalem vs. Athens revisited; On why students are restless again; On respect and scorn; On some (not all!) of my idiosyncrasies; On the new looks of inequality; On re-socializing the social; On the friends you have and friends you think you have; On the front pages and other pages; On (selected) quandaries; On whether "democracy" still means anything, and in case it does, what is it? JANUARY 2011 On The Angel of History, reincarnated...; On finding consolation in unexpected places; On the growth: do we need it?; On sustainability: this time, of social democracy; On consumption getting richer and the planet poorer; On justice, and how to know it is there; On internet, anonymity and irresponsibility; On collateral damages and casualties of cuts; On one of many pages torn out from the history of democratic crusade; On immoral axes and moral axmen; On Berlusconi, and on Italy; On keeping him in by being kept out; On people in the streets FEBRUARY 2011 On glocalization coming of age; On what to do with the young; On the not-for-anybody virtues; On blessings and curses of not-taking-sides; On human tsunami, and thereafter; On the bottoms beneath the bottoms; On being out inside, and inside but out; On miracles, and not quite miracles; On Facebook, intimacy, and extimacy; On building fortresses under siege; On American Dream: time for obituaries? MARCH 2011 On H. G. Wells', and mine, last dream | IP | IP DS | 359,373 |
executive and look where it has gotten us. It has been very dangerous. IFILL : Let's talk conventional wisdom for a moment. The conventional wisdom, Gov. Palin with you, is that your Achilles heel is that you lack experience. Your conventional wisdom against you is that your Achilles heel is that you lack discipline, Sen. Biden. What id it really for you, Gov. Palin? What is it really for you, Sen. Biden? Start with you, governor. PALIN : My experience as an executive will be put to good use as a mayor and business owner and oil and gas regulator and then as governor of a huge state, a huge energy producing state that is accounting for much progress towards getting our nation energy independence and that's extremely important. But it wasn't just that experience tapped into, it was my connection to the heartland of America. Being a mom, one very concerned about a son in the war, about a special needs child, about kids heading off to college, how are we going to pay those tuition bills? About times and Todd and our marriage in our past where we didn't have health insurance and we know what other Americans are going through as they sit around the kitchen table and try to figure out how are they going to pay out-of-pocket for health care? We've been there also so that connection was important. But even more important is that world view that I share with John McCain. That world | SP | SP TA | 247,603 |
with Linda Thompson Linda Thompson: I have been very judicious about the interviews that I have agreed to do through the years. So it is a little bit difficult for me. Larry King: But you know me. Linda Thompson: I know you and I completely respect you. Larry King: So, married to Bruce Jenner and now married to David Foster. Were not married before Bruce? Linda Thompson: No, no. Larry King: And you have two children with Bruce, right? Linda Thompson: That's right. I have good taste in men, don't I? [Linda and Elvis were watching the 1976 Olympics on TV while Elvis was in hospital in '76 and they both watched Bruce cross the finish line. Linda said, 'Wow, look at that guy. I'd like to marry that guy'. And Elvis said, 'Over my dead body'. So, you know, truth is stranger than fiction. What can I say. See Friends Remember Elvis Presley ] In our ortiicle Friend Remead how, where and with whom Linda was with when she first saw Bruce cross the finish line at the Olympics] Larry King: Obviously do. So you were how old when you met Elvis? And how did you -- give me the story. How did you... Linda Thompson: Well, you know that Elvis liked them young, so I was very young. Larry King: Under 20? Linda Thompson: No. I was 22. I had just turned 22. But chronologically, I was older than I was emotionally, having grown up in the South | SP | SP IT | 238,964 |
do doctors continue futile treatment? Because, the patient or family request it. Physicians, on the other hand, feel that the strong desire on the part of patients to make autonomous decisions has come with detrimental effects to both physicians and patients. This compelling of physicians to make a futile intervention, based on patient autonomy is in direct conflict with the principles of nonmaleficence, ??First, do no harm?_. In the 5th century BC, Hippocrates cautioned that doctors should strive ??to do away with the sufferings of the sick, to lessen the violence of their diseases, and to refuse to treat those who are overmastered by their diseases, realizing that in such cases medicine is powerless (Tan, Chun & Kim, 2003).?_ A patient??s right to chose or refuse treatment is limited by the physician??s right (or duty) to practice medicine responsibly. When discussing why medical futility treatment is sometimes continued, one could say it may be derived from the historical traditions of medicine. The 'Asklepian' traditional concept of the craft or knowledge of medicine has taken on new meanings with high-tech, evidence based research becoming a source of respect and admiration within medicine. Not to mention it is presented to the public through TV shows that all treatment options are available and should be pursued. Medicine is thus encouraged to extend its expertise towards the hopelessly ill. On the other hand you have the 'Samaritan' strand. It is in the name of Samaritan compassion that futile treatment of the hopelessly ill may | OP | OP | 1,462,349 |
We're well past that "c'mon mate, get stuck in, do the yakka, it's all good, she'll be right mate, script is king buddy script is king, it'll all be right on the night" mentality. Now we're up to our armpits in shit and we're desperately relearning how to swim. Yes, we tell good stories, and it's not that our NZ stories aren't interesting to anyone, but more like not interesting enough to everyone, everywhere in the way we currently present them. I get the impression that the Blue Harvest team are looking for film makers who could go on to write and direct films that compete on a scale of the likes of say Star Wars or Avatar. As in, a world wide audience of hundreds of millions. (I'm not talking about dollars, but eyes watching the screen) I'm sure those guys, like me, are all for the Boy's, Piano's and Blue Rider's of our country, but why is Taika having to crowd source funds to get his film (which I think is great) on screens in the States? What does that say? If we want to compete in this playground at that level, then we are going to have to dress a little similar. I was excited to hear their plans the Blue Harvest guys put out. I submitted a film script to them for funding last week and it has nothing of what traditionally we would think is "Kiwi" about it -- other than I wrote it and | OP | OP OB | 1,733,372 |
window or door frame. Home Improvement Glossary spray tip A small mechanical piece at the end of an airless paint sprayer's spray gun. The spray tip is the small hole through which the paint is dispersed. Home Improvement Glossary spring clips Spring clips hold the glass panes in place in steel casement windows. Home Improvement Glossary spud nut The spud nut holds the spud washer in place. Home Improvement Glossary spud washer Seals the gap between the flush valve and bowl. Home Improvement Glossary standards The long vertical slotted strips fastened to the wall to attach the shelves in a wire based shelving system. Home Improvement Glossary stile The unmovable upright on a sliding glass door. Home Improvement Glossary straight across match A straight across match is a type of wallpaper pattern that starts over at the ceiling line. This means that the design has to match the strips on either side. These take more planning than random matches, but they are not typically complex patterns. Home Improvement Glossary sweating copper pipe Sweating copper pipe is a term used to describe the soldering of copper pipe. Home Improvement Glossary tack cloth A piece of cloth that is coated in a sticky (tacky) substance so that dust and particles stick to it. Tack cloths are used to remove any debris before painting or sealing a project. Home Improvement Glossary tank bolts The tank bolts that connect the bottom of the tank to the toilet base, and each bolt has a rubber | HI | HI HT | 351,947 |
How To Focus Binoculars How to Calibrate & Focus Binoculars Focussing vs Calibration Most people will know how to focus binoculars using the central focussing wheel which focusses both barrels on the binocular simultaneously. But this is only part of the story because unless you have also properly calibrated your binoculars for your vision, you may never actually get a completely sharp image (when looking through your optics with both eyes open). This is something that really stuck me when I was working as a safari guide. I observed many people using their binoculars whilst on safari, but who did not know how to correctly calibrate them for their particular vision. I know this, because I would ask and they just said that they used them as they were when they first took them out of the box. To me it seemed such a shame to spend good money on a quality pair of optics and then not be able to enjoy them properly with the best view possible because they are incorrectly set up to suit your particular vision, especially as calibration them is easy to do. I am sure there are probably even some people who eventually stop using their binoculars all together, or who return them to the manufacturer, incorrectly assuming that there is a problem with their device because of the blurry and out of focus image it produces for them. Correctly calibrating and focussing binoculars to allow for any differences in strength between your left | HI | HI HT | 230,031 |
for love - money's too tight to mention I wanna be in the rockin'est city I wanna do what I want if it kills me Have to say, your home's where you make it It's ok, I know when you fake it I wanna be the gum on your train seat I wanna stand up and walk on my own feet I wanna be the one you can be around I wanna be the rock underneath your ground I wanna be the one who can make you proud I wanna be the one you can be around I wanna be the one you can be around | LY | LY SL | 89,046 |
finds food marks a trail on the way back to the colony; this trail is followed by other ants, these ants then reinforce the trail when they head back with food to the colony. When the food source is exhausted, no new trails are marked by returning ants and the scent slowly dissipates. This behaviour helps ants deal with changes in their environment. For instance, when an established path to a food source is blocked by an obstacle, the foragers leave the path to explore new routes. If an ant is successful, it leaves a new trail marking the shortest route on its return. Successful trails are followed by more ants, reinforcing better routes and gradually finding the best path. Ants use pheromones for more than just making trails. A crushed ant emits an alarm pheromone that sends nearby ants into an attack frenzy and attracts more ants from further away. Several ant species even use "propaganda pheromones" to confuse enemy ants and make them fight among themselves. Pheromones are produced by a wide range of structures including Dufour's glands, poison glands and glands on the hindgut, pygidium, rectum, sternum and hind tibia. Pheromones are also exchanged mixed with food and passed by trophallaxis, transferring information within the colony. This allows other ants to detect what task group (e.g., foraging or nest maintenance) other colony members belong to. In ant species with queen castes, workers begin to raise new queens in the colony when the dominant queen stops producing a | IN | IN EN | 647,762 |
The Back Room Lyrics In the back room (in the back room) In the back room (in the back room) I waited for you (waited for you) Ya waited for me (waited for me) Rain came down, pitter-pat Say, what you think, its raining outside You said, so what You turned the record player on, had a smoke Stood up, walked across to the joint in a cloud of mist Couldnt resist A kitty stepped in the hall and she rapped the door Found the key in the letter box, she turned the door Walked into the room and said, whats goin on? I just got back from down the road Gotta couple a bottles of wine, somethin to turn you on What-a you think of that? (think of that, girl) (think of that girl) I said, sit down cat, pull up a seat, youre soakin wet Take off your coat and hat, wipe your feet on the mat In the back room (in the back room) In the back room (in the back room) I waited for you (waited for you) Ya waited for me (waited for me) I said, what time is it charlie, where did we go all day? Seem to get nowhere and do nothin but sit lookin at each other He said, I know, I been doin the same thing for weeks I look at the clock and all of a sudden Im hypnotized It speaks to me, it goes tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, ah-huh the | LY | LY SL | 673,333 |
colleagues, I do not act as an uncritical, interactive press release for the political party which I support. I have been quite open about the fact that I do not agree with Tony Abbott's direct action CO2 plan. If you would like more information about it, go to the Liberal Party website and do some research for yourself. Disraeli says: 07:12am | 15/09/11 "It is sometimes suggested that providing households with assistance would cancel out the benefits of introducing a carbon price. It is said that, if we impose a carbon price that costs a household $100 and then provide that household with a tax cut worth $100, nothing has changed. These suggestions are wrong. The carbon price, even with the tax cut, alters the relative prices of more and less emissions-intensive goods and services. High-emissions goods become more expensive relative to low-emissions goods. Demand for the former falls, while demand for the latter rises. And putting a price on emissions encourages producers to use less emissions-intensive processes to produce goods and services." http://www.garnautreview.org.au/update-2\\... In reaching my considered view, I'll put more weight on Garnaut's conclusions as an economist any day, than any sly personal insult slopped out on The Punch. Personal insult and misrepresentation: the habitual tatty window dressings of those without a case other than aggro and factoids. AdamC says: 09:37am | 15/09/11 Disraeli, I used the term 'blunt' for a reason. I never suggested that over-compensating people for the cost of the carbon tax would render the | OP | OP OB | 124,816 |
30 apartments on the island or closely adjoining it, and I cannot recommend them highly enough. First their web-site: the photos of the apartments we stayed in looked picture post-card perfect, but the real thing was even better. I'll never forget arriving on a cold winter's day in January and walking into this glorious apartment (Acacia), all bathed in afternoon sunlight and with fabulous views across the Seine of Notre Dame Cathedral on one side and the Pantheon on the other. It is like a room out of Versailles Palace, but with all modern conveniences and a luxury kitchen. Our eleven day stay here was all too short, and each day we had trouble leaving the apartment to go sight-seeing, as we had it all there in front of us. We even had a tiny balcony with table and chairs overlooking the Seine. I defy anyone to find a better place to stay in all Paris! For the remainder of the month, we stayed in another superb apartment, Arum, just across the other side of the river, with equally stunning views and so spacious, we couldn't believe it. Here we were treated to Art Deco luxury and views across the Seine of Notre Dame and the Ile Saint Louis. All our luggage was, of course moved across for us! The wonderful team at Guest Apartment Services look after your every need, organising an excellent limousine service to take you to and from the airport, recommending and booking restaurants and sight-seeing | ID | ID RR | 265,258 |
you more I'll love you more and more, I'll love you more I'll love you more and more, I'll love you more I'll love you more and more, I'll love you more and more and more... | LY | LY SL | 609,859 |
of them, drank beer with a few and heard of several others. Damn fine read and scared hell out of me all over again! These stories of heroism are compelling reading, tho' I did often scratch my head in wonder about what motivated the minders to send these incredibly brave men on meaningless missions that had little or no impact except casualties. But, a soldier's fate is not determined by questioning superiors or CIA bureaucrats with a higher pay grade. Going into places Americans were not supposed to be on terrifying details that brought out the glory of brotherhood and the gore of battle seems the most important aspect of this chilling book. A fine addition to the genre'. Ron Lealos Author of Don't Mean Nuthin' | IP | IP DS | 162,056 |
upset and you've tried everything, it makes sense to call a friend or relative for support. Give yourself a break and let someone else take over for a while. Talk to your health visitor about coping strategies and local support groups or parent-and-baby groups. That way you can share your feelings and discuss ways of coping with other new parents. Call a helpline. Cry-sis offers a helpline on 0845 1228 669 for parents of babies who have sleep problems or who cry excessively. Remind yourself that nothing is wrong with your baby and that crying won't hurt her. Sometimes simply accepting that you have a baby who cries a lot can help (St James-Roberts 2008) . You then won't wear yourself out looking for reasons for the crying, blaming yourself for it, or trying out endless potential remedies. This crying is a phase and it will pass (NCCPC 2006: 32) . Newborn babies are hard work. Being the parent of a newborn who cries a lot is even harder work. But try to get help and support when you need it, rather than letting things build up. Be reassured that as your baby grows, she will learn new ways of communicating her needs to you (ICAN 2007, Sheridan 2008) . And when this happens, the crying will stop. Reader comments about this page are new baby his just not settling at all he was having baby cramps so the midwife changed his milk from cow gate to optimal now baby | HI | HI HT | 1,435,392 |
feature. You will also need a telephone pager to complete this retrieval. This is done using a numeric-display pager and another phone that is on the same line as the first phone with the redial feature. Using the two phones and the pager, a call is placed from the second phone to the pager. When the paging terminal beeps for you to enter a telephone number, you press the redial button on the first (or suspect) phone. The last number called from that phone will then be displayed on the pager. Your child has been sexually solicited by someone who knows that your child is under 18 years of age; Your child has received sexually explicit images from someone that knows your child is under the age of 18. If one of these scenarios occurs, keep the computer turned off in order to preserve any evidence for future law enforcement use. Unless directed to do so by the law enforcement agency, you should not attempt to copy any of the images and/or text found on the computer. Communicate, and talk to your child about sexual victimization and potential on-line danger. Spend time with your children on-line. Have them teach you about their favorite on-line destinations. Keep the computer in a common room in the house, not in your child's bedroom. It is much more difficult for a computer-sex offender to communicate with a child when the computer screen is visible to a parent or another member of the household. Utilize | IN | IN OI | 715,271 |
that it no longer has to be written on in these grand spectacular letters but in which the prisoner himself accepts being a docile member of the social body, who goes to prison and simply accepts as a Fait Accompli the very rules of this humanistic institution. Let me give you an example, and again, this is not a prison, but this is a great example, and I hope you have seen the movie -- I like using examples from movies -- and if not, there is a great movie by the same name; before the movie, and that's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , written by Ken Kesey , the movie stars Jack Nicholson . There is a great reformer in the movie, she is a wonderful woman and she is there to help the patients. It's Nurse Ratched . Nurse Ratched just demands docile bodies. Randle Patrick McMurphy 's doom is that he cannot become a docile body; he's an anarchist, he's doomed, he's excluded. He's excluded, but not really, actually he's helped. I mean, he's lobotomised, you know, the lobotomy calms him down; it makes him normal, docile, like most of us. Of course if you have seen the film or read the book you may begin to understand what Foucault was driving at. You know, if McMurphy had been born 200 years ago he would have lived the grand destiny that maybe Billy the Kid did, Billy the Kid being probably in real life a | IP | IP PA | 3,113,710 |
not only as one patiently submitting to the stroke, but as one cheerfully composing himself to rest, now that he was weary. He freely gave up his spirit into the hand of God, the Father of spirits. If God's people be our people, death will gather us to them. Under the care of the Shepherd of Israel, we shall lack nothing for body or soul. We shall remain unmoved until our work is finished; then, breathing out our souls into His hands for whose salvation we have waited, we shall depart in peace, and leave a blessing for our children after us. Genesis 23:3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said, Genesis 23:4 "I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead." Genesis 23:17 So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was deeded Genesis 25:9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, | LY | LY PR | 449,951 |
'em as I see 'em. I am not "dissatisified with the process and results" at all. They are what they are--entertaining. It would be like being dissatisfied when a two-headed coin comes up heads. James: "So it did turn out to be a gutless fraud! Essentially a waste of time unless totally transparent and on the level for all contestants. Don't bother again unless you intend to be honest in running *a different* contest - one that excludes FQXI members and affiliates, etc." Anthony Aguirre: "Hi All, Thanks for the feedback! Dr. E, I'm sorry you are so dissatisfied with the process and results." When one sees all the fqxi members winning prize after prize, one begins to see why indeed "it is a good idea" that the judges must remain anonymous." Dr. E (The Real McCoy): "With all its millions, seemingly fresh spirit, and stated purpose, we all had far more hope for fqxi." Dr. E (The Real McCoy): "Perhaps the anonymous judges could explain what is *different* about the current paper that had not already been presented in numerous books and papers dating back decades? Or perhaps this is why they choose to be anonymous? .... I mean if we have already figured out that time both exists and does not exist, that time is both real and unreal, perhaps we can forgo the charade of future competitions where fqxi members largely ignore non-members in the collegial six-month debates, judging, and awarding processes, and simply funnel all future | ID | ID DF | 444,213 |
K MP3 sound clip of the 1st verse (all three verses have the same tune). Ngoi Pewhairangi & Dalvanius Prime, 1985 As sung by Cara Pewhairangi and the Patea M?ori Club. From the 1985 Dalvanius Prime/Ngoi Pewhairangi production Poi-E The Musical . Cara is Ngoi Pewhairangi's grandaughter. Listen to this 168 K MP3 sound clip of a line of the chorus (all four lines are the same) and of the 1st verse (all three verses have the same tune). Rikihana has "e tau e" but on the Pewhairangi CD track they sing "e tau nei" Inia te Wiata, 1966 The song is possibly older than this, but I found this on Inia te Wiata's Waiata M?ori, a festival of M?ori song Listen to operatic bass singer Inia te Wiata and the NZ Maori Theatre Chorus in this 1966 recording, which has recently been re-released on CD by Kiwi Pacific International (Wellington CD SLC 225). Here is a youtube recording of a Ngati Kahungunu group singing it. Welcome, welcome all the tribes welcome onto the courtyard all of us gathered here. Young women, young men uplift your Maori prestige to float on high I a ha ha All the tribes Welcome welcome. First one then later three weapons as a protection for the lofty sacred house known throughout the world This be I standing alert noticed by all women and all things tremble. Notes Usually the Haere mai verse is sung, then repeated raised one key up, then the Tahi mihi | LY | LY SL | 1,720,277 |
After the jump I'll provide some basic information of the arbitration process and take a quick look at who the Oilers and Gagner might be thinking about using as comparable players. Article 12 of the CBA covers salary arbitration. That section of the CBA is 14 pages long and covers everything right down to the coin toss that is required to start the scheduling process. If you want to read it in detail you can download the CBA from the NHLPA website (the NHL seems to have removed it from their website), for those who aren't crazy I'll cover a few of the key points. What is probably the most important aspect of the arbitration process is what is and isn't allowed to be presented as evidence. The following are allowed: The player's overall performance including statistics in all seasons. Injuries, illnesses, and the number of games played. The player's length of service with the team and in the league. The player's overall contribution to the team's success or failure. The player's special qualities of leadership or public appeal. The performance and salary of any player alleged to be comparable. And this is what is not admissible: The salary and performance of a comparable player who signed a contract as an UFA. Testimonials, video and media reports. The financial state of the team. The salary cap and the state of the team's payroll. A couple of additional notes Because Gagner elected to file for arbitration the Oilers had the option | NARRATIVE | NA SR | 3,750,066 |
get attached to things all the time. Oscar Wilde's awesome, I collect many of his quotes, he says many wise things. With Logan, yeah walking onto set and knowing you're doing an Aronofsky movie and Russell Crowe's there and Anthony Hopkins is arriving in a few days, I really felt the gravity of it, it felt like a very big thing to be doing and to have Logan there who I could share that 'are you really nervous? Yes I'm really nervous. Great at least we're in the same boat'. To have that support and a bit of continuity as well, working with new people all the time can get a bit disorientating, so it's nice to be working with the same person again, I lucked out, it worked out really well. Music plays a large role in the film, there was music on set, what sort of music do you like and what role does it play in your life? Well one of the first things Steve did when he met me was to give me a mix tape - his own mix tape. And then throughout the movie, we as a cast all made music together, I sing, Eza also sings and plays the drums and Logan plays the piano. Mae Whitman is musical, so all of us, most nights, we would sit and play music - so that was really fun. When we were doing the tunnel scene we did actually have music playing, it's rare on | SP | SP IT | 234,051 |
Side of the Road Rollin' down the highway 100 miles an hour seems slow I've got a 56 ford custom and the all stars on my radio Got a six pack in a cooler on the front seat of my automobile Watch out girl I'm the devil when I'm behind the wheel Then all hell breaks loose and I'm standing on the side of the road Then all hell breaks loose and I'm standing on the side of the road Sirens screaming - there's lights in my rear view I know that I'm fucked I only think of you I put the peddle to the floor and kick it into high gear I've got to get myself the hell out of here Then all hell breaks loose and I'm standing on the side of the road Then all hell breaks loose and I'm standing on the side of the road Girl I really dig your dangerous curves You're a psychobilly betty a real wild child I try to stop but I find that my brakes are gone Come on girl its time that we got it on (and on and on) Then all hell breaks loose and I'm standing on the side of the road Then all hell breaks loose and I'm standing on the side of the road | LY | LY SL | 319,468 |
Film review | Searching for Sugar Man -- He should have been the next Bob Dylan. What happened? Back at the turn of the 1960s/70s, singer-songwriter Rodriguez was supposed to have been the next Bob Dylan. Yet after making a couple of critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful albums, he completely vanished from the rock-music map. Fascinating music documentary Searching for Sugar Man tells the remarkable story of what happened next. Unbeknown to anyone in the States, including renowned music producers Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore, the men who discovered the Mexican-American singer in a smoky Detroit bar in 1968, Rodriguez' music had struck a chord with liberal whites in apartheid-era South Africa, his outsider stance chiming with their own anti-establishment sentiments. There he was hugely popular, his soulful folk-rock gems Cold Fact and Coming from Reality outselling Elvis. But no one in South Africa knew anything about their idol. Bizarre rumours about his fate circulated. He had killed himself live on stage -- setting fire to himself in one version, shooting himself in another. Decades later, in the mid-1990s, two fans, record shop owner Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and journalist Craig Bartholomew, made it their mission to discover the truth. It's probably best not to know how things turned out before you watch Swedish documentary maker Malik Bendjelloul 's artfully constructed film. Suffice to say that the story that unfolds is stirring, surprising and deeply touching. On release in key cities from Friday 27th July. If you can see this, then | OP | OP RV | 3,693,453 |
My strengths, my choice And I can cut as deep Just as deep as I need Moody Ballad of Ed (Ed Sheeran 2003) Come on now Dry your eyes I'm sick of all your lies I've grown to despise you Already sick of what you're saying Hoping now I'm only praying My baby's gone away And I've already packed my bags You didn't know me (I've run away) You couldn't show me (What you have to say) My one and only Has gone away Far away You'll never leave me alone Now I'm off on my own I'll never ring your phone again And still you keep on crying If I said I loved you I'd be lying You need to dry your eyes And I've still gone to pack my bags You didn't know me (I've run away) You couldn't show me (What you have to say) My one and only Has gone away Far away Misery (Ed Sheeran 2004) Well, I've walked this street Well, I've walked this street before And everyone's locked up their door 'Cos they heard me coming And I've been running From what I don't know if she's there Or if she's cares It's taken you a long time to see You've got a goldfish memory This song's for you, not for me In misery You said we went too fast And you said we wouldn't last Now I've put the past behind me And I'm running From what I don't know if she's | LY | LY SL | 83,871 |
the table in an unbroken line that draws everyone's attention to that center point. Finally, anchor the runner with small bowls filled with . . . just about anything: eggs (pastel varieties, available in farmers markets and food co-ops, are great conversation pieces); marbles; nuts; clementines; beach rocks -- anything that will act as a paperweight and add a decorative touch. The bowls don't have to match, either; their contents will pull together the look. Then sit down and enjoy your dinner at your improvised table for 15. The Victorians may have had more matching furniture, but they probably didn't have as much fun getting creative. | HI | HI RE | 3,190,670 |
could affect change. "I was standing in the library watching people getting their heads kicked in for attending a debate and discussion. I thought: I'm on the wrong side." After Collins was hailed by his NF and BNP colleagues as a hero for the attack at Welling, he found himself in a phonebox calling Searchlight. One by one, he told the magazine the names of the people who had carried out the violence. A polite Geordie voice thanked him. "Everything sort of changed at the moment," he says. "But my intention wasn't to be a spy." Over the next few months he rang Searchlight a handful of times. Some days, he became so confused he had to steady himself in front of the mirror with the words: "I am still a National Socialist, I am still a white Aryan, part of the master race." Before long, Collins was passing secrets face-to-face that would lock away violent fascists and help cause the early 1990s far right to implode. Searchlight paid him in book tokens so he could educate himself. His role as a mole led to direct threats to his life and a trip to Australia, hastily arranged by Special Branch, where he lived in hiding from 1993 to 2003. He came back to take part in Dead Man Walking, a BBC documentary that brought him back into the open. In the eight years since his return he has worked full-time for Searchlight, where the deep friendships forged during his years | NARRATIVE | null | 305,127 |
on. Some of the best distillations of that feeling come in John Blanche's surreal concept artwork, and just recently I saw a review of the Calpurnia books that referred to my writing as "John Blanche in prose". That's a compliment I'm delighted with. 6 You're well known for your Shira Calpurnia novels, that came together to form the Enforcer Omnibus. What was your inspiration for these novels? I had had the character of Shira Calpurnia in my head for a while after I started publishing short stories in the old INFERNO! magazine -- in fact her first appearances were in the micro-stories I wrote for my local shop's Necromunda campaign newsletter. When I moved her to front and centre and started to build a story around her a few themes crystallised pretty naturally. I had read (or reread) Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park, a murder mystery set in Soviet Moscow, and was particularly struck by the way the detective character's ideas about crime and punishment came up against the rigid ideological framework his superiors forced him to work with. That set me rereading the pages on the Arbites in the old Codex Imperialis and wondering what it must be like to try and sort out your ideas of justice and law in a horrific totalitarian theocracy like the Imperium, where the ideals we associate with good governance have been distorted out of all recognition. Parallel to that I thought about the insane scale of the Imperium and its Adeptus, a | SP | SP IT | 3,108,468 |
isn't potty trained yet, as he isn't ready and the other is getting him settled at school, i think we have started trying at the right time to get both accomplished first. excited and scared at the same time as i know whats to come also since having my son i have developed hypothyroidism so means lots more blood tests this time around. Good luck to everyone that is trying at the moment x I have a daughter who is nearly 14 months, me and my partner would like to have another baby but theres 2 things that worry me... when is the best age gap to start trying and the second is that im scared that the special bond that me and my daughter have will be broken when a new baby is here... am i just being silly? me and my daughter are so close i just dont like the thought of that changing :( if anyone has some advise i would love to hear it to ease my mind! :) Brilliant have them together, my first two were a year apart and are inseparable. My 3rd with a 6yr gap in between is now nine month and I am now 12weeks pregnant with the 4th, I always wanted 2 and then 2 together, so overjoyed. No room for brats they grow up together and your used to nappies, teehing etc so double the work, but over with together. Plus they have each other for company and entertainment. | OP | OP AV | 62,951 |
How To Build A Rainwater Collection System How To Build A Rainwater Collection System Enlarge Recycle your rainwater and keep your landscaping looking healthy, the eco-friendly way. Building a rainwater collection system is fast, easy and can save you money on your water bill. Step 1: You will need 1 paint strainer 1 5 gallon bucket 1 55 gallon drum w/ a lid downspout fittings 1 gutter strainer 3 cinder blocks 1 3/4" spigot w/ 1/4" turn ball valve 1 permanent black marker 1 jigsaw 1 powerdrill w/ 7/8" spade bit 1 half-round bastard file 1 utility knife 1/4" galvanized wood screws Step 2: Cut A Bucket The top of your rainwater collection system is made by cutting the top off of a five gallon bucket. With your 7/8" spade bit already attached to your power drill, put a hole in the side of the five gallon bucket to get your jigsaw rolling and cutting easily. Use your permanent marker and the top of the five gallon bucket and trace around the top of the 55 gallon drum. Just like you cut the starter hole on the five gallon bucket, use your drill with the 7/8" spade bit and put a hole in the top of the 55 gallon drum Follow the guideline around the top of the barrel. The top of the five gallon bucket should fit snug in the opening of the 55 gallon drum. Step 3: Spout It Out No one likes a leaky spout -- especially | HI | HI HT | 1,485,891 |
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