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saying that it wasn't just the threat of violence that made him treat Islam differently from Christianity, but also because Muslims in Britain are a vulnerable minority and discriminated against for other reasons, and, 'by the way, I, Mark Thompson as a practising Catholic understand how they feel because religious feelings are like this...' " Again I sense some loose ends. None of the storm that broke out around Mark Thompson's unsuspecting head seems to me to have adequately addressed his point that it is, "very different to talk about Christianity in the UK, which literally but also metaphorically is an established part of the political landscape, compared to religions which have a very close identity with ethnic minorities, so that it is not as if Islam is randomly spread across the UK population, but rather almost entirely practised by people who might already feel isolated in other ways, prejudiced against and where they may well regard an attack on their religion as 'racism by other means'." How much, I wonder, has been truly resolved in the issues that underpin the Islam debate? For my host, Principle 7 is holding up well: in civilised countries one should be able to make jokes, even bad jokes, about all beliefs, as long as one respects the believer. In his view, were you to take an overview, the real challenge now is China: "China, which is after all not a small case, stands out as a fundamentally different approach, because you can see | OP | OP OB | 435,760 |
unfortunately neglects to mention that it is the fate of the LibDems which is more likely to determine the result of the next GE than whoever happens to be leading the Conservative (or, indeed, Labour) Party. if the LibDem vote collapses across the board, then both Conservatives and Labour will benefit with (very broadly) Labour getting the Dems and the Tories the Libs. If it collapses in "Labour" areas, but not in "Tory" areas, then Labour will benefit massively at everybody else's expense (in England, at any rate*) - and vice versa. (* Which, of course, is likewise not mentioned in this analysis - namely, the role of the Nats in Scotland and Wales in chapping away at Labour's Celtic heartlands.) Johnson's bubble will pop as soon as he has to face any sort of sustained questioning. I suspect he knows this, and will be content to remain the king over the water. That way he gets lots of publicity, but without the danger of prolonged scrutiny. Its almost forgotten now, but his initial response to the riots in London was pathetic, and he was, to say the least, not universally popular on the streets. He's good at taking credit when things are going well, but in a crisis? We need a figure like him who, similarly to Thatcher, is determined to govern on behalf of Brits across all socio-economic groups, and end the division that has reared its ugly head again across this country over the past 20 years. | IP | IP ED | 101,081 |
1 milligram or less of podophyllin per litre or per kilogram 1433 Polidexide 1434 Poliomyelitis vaccine 1435 Polyacrylamide; in injections or implants for tissue augmentation or cosmetic use 1436 Polyestradiol 1437 Polylactic acid; in injections or implants for tissue augmentation or cosmetic use 1462 Prilocaine; for injection except when used as a local anaesthetic in practice by a dental therapist registered with the Dental Council; except when specified elsewhere in this schedule 1463 Primaquine 1464 Primidone 1465 Probenecid 1466 Probucol 1467 Procainamide 1468 Procaine 1469 Procaine penicillin 1470 Procarbazine 1471 Prochlorperazine; except when specified elsewhere in this schedule; except when sold for the treatment of nausea associated with emergency contraception by pharmacists or nurses accredited to sell levonorgestrel for emergency contraception 1472 Procyclidine; except for dermal use in medicines containing 5% or less 1473 Progesterone; except in medicines containing 1 milligram or less per litre or per kilogram 1474 Progestogens 1475 Proglumide 1476 Proguanil 1477 Prolintane 1478 Promazine 1479 Promethazine; except when specified elsewhere in this schedule 1480 Promoxolane 1481 Propafenone 1482 Propamidine; except for ophthalmic use 1483 Propanidid 1484 Propantheline 1485 Propetandrol 1486 Propionibacterium acnes 1487 Propofol 1488 Propranolol; except in medicines containing 1 milligram or less per litre or per kilogram 1489 Propylthiouracil 1490 Propyphenazone 1491 Proquazone 1492 Proscillaridin 1493 Prostaglandins 1494 Protamine 1495 Prothionamide 1496 Prothipendyl 1497 Protirelin 1498 Protoveratrines 1499 Protriptyline 1500 Proxymetacaine; except when used in practice by an optometrist registered with the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board 1501 Pseudoephedrine; except when specified elsewhere in | IN | IN LT | 1,762,106 |
4 1.00/25p 195 9 Riverford: mince pies 6 4.95/82.5p 190 10 The Co-op: irresistible butter crust mince pies 6 2.00/33.3p 189 11 Budgens: mince pies 6 1.50/25p 168 Filling, pastry and appearance In the table above you can see the overall winners and when it comes to the filling, Euphorium scored the highest marks with a score of 83 out of a possible 120, while the Co-op was lowest in this category with 57. When it comes to pastry, Waitrose was top with 82 while Budgens came in last with 49 while for overall appearance Riverfood was last place with 55 and the Waitrose pies were again in top with 94 points. The winners Top for the second year running was Heston Blumenthal's mince pies for Waitrose. Priced at 3.29 for a pack of six or 82.2p, these are one of the most expensive pies on offer but clearly a firm favourite with the Lovemoney staff who seemed particulary fond of the cinnamon flavour. These were followed by pies from the Euphorium bakery, with a score of 233, another premium brand with one pie costing 1.60, which one taster said had a "very juicy filling". Third place knocks the trend a little with Morrisons getting a score of 224, beating the likes of supermarket rivals such as Sainsbury's and Tesco and also high-end brands such as Harrods and Fortnum & Mason. The Morrison pies "feel homemade in a good way" according to one taster and another said they had the | OP | OP OB | 91,800 |
I wake up in the morning and it's 6 a clock. They say there may be rain but the sun is hot. I wish I had some just to kill today, And I wish I had a dime for every bill I had to pay. Some days you lose you win and the waters as high as the times your in. So I jump back into where I learned to swim. Try to keep my head above it as best I can. That's why; Here I am, Just waiting on this storm to pass me by. And that's the sound of sunshine coming down and that's the sound of sunshine coming down... (Aye, aye, ayeehey...) I saw my friend Bobby he said "What's up man?" You gotta little work or a twenty to lend? I opened up my hand He said I'm glad to see, they can take away my job but not my friends you see. And here I am just waiting for this storm to pass me by. And that's the sound of sunshinen coming down And that's the sound of sunsbhine coming down (Here we go) I want to go where the sun will never end With my guitar on the beach there with all my friend. The sun so hot and the waves in motion and everything smells like suntan lotion, the ocean, and the girls so sweet So kick of your shoes and relax your feet They say that miracles are never ceasin', and every | LY | LY SL | 495,917 |
have too much in so good and faithful a Friend, who will never fail us in this world nor in the next. If M. -- makes his advantage of the loss he has had, and puts all his confidence in God, He will soon give him another friend, more powerful and more inclined to serve him. He disposes of hearts as He pleases. Perhaps M. -- was too much attached to him he has lost. We ought to love our friends, but without encroaching upon the love of God, which must be the principal. Pray remember what I have recommended to you, which is, to think often on God, by day, by night, in your business, and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave Him not alone. You would think it rude to leave a friend alone, who came to visit you: why then must God be neglected? Do not then forget Him, but think on Him often, adore Him continually, live and die with Him; this is the glorious employment of a Christian; in a word, this is our profession, if we do not know it we must learn it. I will endeavour to help you with my prayers, and am yours in our Lord. Eleventh Letter To one who is in great pain. God is the Physician of body and of soul. Feels that he would gladly suffer at His wish. I DO not pray that you may be delivered from | OP | OP RS | 3,207,173 |
not at the scene, that they will let you go off the jury. At my last Jury duty experience, they stated that they did not want anyone who was unemployed because they will try to make the trial go longer to make money. Yet we are expected to pay more than we make in child care. I don't think normal, every day citizens should serve on jury duty because most of them are too stupid or ignorant to understand the criminal justice system and often times, they misconstrue the instructions that are given to them. Two words: Casey Anthony; a jury of her peers said that they didn't think she was innocent, but that the evidence didn't fit the description of charges that could apply to her case. They basically said, no cause of death, not guilty, however, that's not true. Many people are convicted of murder not only without a cause of death, but even without a body. They were just very dumb and a few had a plane to catch for vacation. I think there should be designated people who make a career of being professional jurors; they would possess a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and they would have to take a certification course and pass a state board exam. This way, normal people wouldn't have to disrupt their lives to pass judgement on others and it would be a fair process as the jurors would understand the laws and would not be allowed to profit off | HI | HI HT | 167,513 |
after a long BBQ where there were many friends gathered and conversations formed, flowed and moved on, that we should spend a little time together next time and really 'talk' together. Well the next time came a few months later and she reminded me by email that it would be a good opportunity. This woman is attractive. She rarely wears cosmetics and lets her natural 'face' shine through with its character and natural pleasantness. I was astonished when she turned up 'made-up'. It was almost a different woman. I was pleasant in response but the objective of knowing her more and sharing some friendship time uninterrupted was lost in this display. She had clearly thought that I had 'designs' on her and clearly she was up for the game. But I had had no intention of being anything other than a friend and simply wanted to spend some time knowing her better and being myself. Can men and woman be friends? Of course. But this idea that only men see attractiveness as leading to sex -- and blaming them for it, or at least criticising it- is just low-level misandry. Where a man might respond to a woman's physical attractiveness, women seem not to care as much about his. She seems far more interested in his 'place' in life, his earning capacity, his clothes and possessions. How 'other' people see him. He likes her; she likes what he has. He responds to who she is; she responds to what he | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 765,603 |
the article properly as it is clear that zero-financed installations go at least some way of addressing your objections regarding subsidies. John64: the install of solar panels can now be paid for over time. The solar tariffs you complain of as middle-class welfare (feed-in) are not attractive anymore so most installs are done to reduce their power bills. @john64 - the main problem is that the absolute numbers do not show the percentages, and there's no real way to do these comparisons. I have a small installation, FIT of 60c/kWh in NSW. New installations get 22c/kWh. Baby bonus was well and truly different - it was available to all who had kids in a certain time period. My kids are well too old to qualify. Solar subsidies are intended to increase the uptake of solar installations - reducing the nation's reliance on the dirty coal-fired generation units the governments have relied on for so long. I am disappointed that the Moree solar farm proposal has fallen through, possibly due to political interference by coalition MPs trying to drive a political statement in support of the climate deniers. I dare suggest that one of the major reasons why the "inner city latte set" have low take ups of hole solar is due to such areas having a higher proportion of renters and otherwise young and transient people (e.g. Melbourne, the electorate of Green MP Adam Bandt, would have a high proportion of students from RMIT and Melbourne University within its boundaries), | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 755,298 |
Sculptor Antony Gormley explains how his installations explore the way humans act, react and interact Your recent installations have explored human behaviour. Can you describe one of them? I had a work called Clay and the Collective Body , which involved putting a 100-tonne mass of clay, measuring 6 metres by 6 metres by 2.5 metres, in the middle of a well-lit, humid space, measuring 36 m by 36 m and 30 m high. It ran for 10 days. Everybody had to pre-book four-hour slots, and there were up to 100 people in the space at a time. You could say, where was your responsibility for the form of that piece? Well, it was in making sure that the conditions were constant and right within the frame that I had thought up. So people could play with the clay but you controlled the variables? The space had no windows and a slightly high atmospheric pressure of 1.5 atmospheres. It took place in Helsinki, where the temperature was -15 C outside and 24 C inside. You entered the space down a tunnel as if you were going down a birth canal. You went through airlocked doors and found yourself in this very bright, very large space with this dark material. From then on, it was a random human experiment. How did people react? This very precisely engineered context gave rise to an extraordinary and explosive outpouring of, you could say, collective unconsciousness. People communicated with each other non-verbally. At first, they | SP | SP IT | 405,833 |
experienced the world under the frozen sky often speak of it as going down into the ca Back from the strange world underwater, scientists study the samples. One of the foremost scholars in the world in his field, Dr. Pawlowski, studies the DNA sequences of foraminifera. What looks esoteric is in fact one of the fundamental questions about life on Earth. In the same way that cosmologists search for the origins of the universe, the scientists here are tracing back the evolution of life to its earliest stages. Sometimes the building blocks of the sequences all seem to fit. Jan, what have you found today so far on the sample that we found? - Three new species. - Three new species. Three new species on the dish. That's fantastic. - This is from the ROMEO site. - Yeah, from the ROMEO site. It's one small silver and two elongated ones. I don't know what it is. We have to do the DNA, too. We don't know... Is this a great moment? - Yeah, yeah, this is. - Yeah, any time you increase the known diversity of these types of creatures, it's pretty exciting. Yeah. That is very special. Apologies to rock musicians everywhere. Once the importance of the discovery has sunk in, Sam Bowser and his group plan to celebrate the event in their own way. They are rehearsing for a late-night outdoor concert. After the helicopter had dropped us off back at McMurdo, nobody was around. The sundial showed | SP | SP TV | 75,862 |
Oct. 26, 2012 Lady Brown Kissimmee, Florida, United States This hymn is sung in our divine worship services on Sundays. It is a very anointed song. Hymns such as this is a lost art; and is not favored in these new age ministries. The young people cannot relate. This is why I make it my duty as a Child of the Most High King and as a Worship leader to preserve these priceless hymns by introducing them at worship services. May the Lord be glorified, His children be edified, and the devil horrified. June 3, 2012 Isaac Eyo Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria The name of Jesus is a strong tower to them that trust the Lord. It touch the soul. June 9, 2011 Mary Mukisa Kampala, Uganda The words of the song are not only very meaningful but also much well with the tune. It has ministered to my soul. | LY | LY SL | 311,686 |
been used. (The Japanese would have surrendered anyway, another discussion entirely). A nice opinion, but based on impracticalities. If the U.S. had kept a large military presence in Asia many of our allies & all of our post-WW2 enemies would have labeled such behavior as rankly imperialistic & I'm not sure they would have been wrong if such a far-fetched hypothetical had actually happened. I say far-fetched because we didn't really have the resources in manpower or material to keep a large military force throughout Asia since we were rather busy post-WW2 keeping Papa Joe out of those parts of Europe he hadn't already taken over. You could have thrown many of the U.S. post-war alliances out of the window if we had tried something like that. For sure NATO would probably have been impossible. As it was, Russia among others, hurled the charge of imperialism at the U.S. because of the forces we kept in Japan & that was just one Asian country. What other business would the U.S. have had in keeping a large military presence throughout the rest of Asia, a rather large area of real estate, than imperialistic designs on that area? And I would disagree about who exactly the U.S. overtly or covertly wishes to climb in bed with. Invariably they were (are) ruthless types, the reason they were brought on board in the first place. Saddam for instance was paid by the C.I.A. to torture (communists or sympathizers). That was his job. Clearly almost | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 787,097 |
world would smoke! I will beat this! Xxxx Just remember that it isn't going to go easy or smoothly. Take it one day at a time and just hang in there. Come on here and holler, rant, cry...whatever YOU NEED TO DO!!! We all understand and will help you. Just don't give in. ppat Copyright No Smoking Day 2011 Registered in England 2660741, Registered charity no 1006714 (England), SC039318 (Scotland) WeQuit is brought to you by the British Heart Foundation. The British Heart Foundation is a registered charity No. 225971 (England and Wales), SC039426 (Scotland) WeQuit is not associated with QUITr, which is a trade mark of the charity QUIT. | ID | ID DF | 3,022,751 |
to the space available and don't take more than your share. Do not impede the line of dance. In a crowded space keep your feet close to the floor to avoid kicking or stepping on anyone. Stay aware of who is around you at all times. Look for erratic movements in your peripheral vision and keep a distance from those who might be unaware of how much space they are using. AVOID PASSING Tango is not a race. If the dancer in front of you is advancing more slowly than you would like, alter your dance so that it is more circular and less linear. Learn to dance well and happily without much forward advancement. NEVER ZIGZAG Cutting in and out of line-of-dance is very poor form and disturbing to the dancers you are cutting in front of. If you choose to dance in the center of the room, remain there throughout the song. If you dance in a given lane, finish the dance in that same lane. DO NOT TAILGATE Do not get closer than 3 feet (or the size of a back step), to the couple ahead of you. Give them room to back up. No one is supposed to back up but everyone does even if only to avoid collisions, so stay clear. You'll be surprised how much this can reduce collisions and improve your dance experience! Always look before stepping back -- HINT: rounded back steps with good contra-body technique are much more milonga friendly. DON'T | HI | HI | 685,710 |
nature and we are more emotional. It's our best and worst quality. On the other hand, because there are fewer women designers I think it's easier for a female designer to stand out. Either way, women designers are not necessarily better or worse than men. It's really all about an individual's skill-set. I would love to see more work places embracing the fact that men and women are just wired differently and it can be quite advantageous to have both points of view. If You Were Not a Designer, What Would You Be? I would probably be an artist of some kind. What is Your Biggest Challenge/Achievement? Wow. Where do I start? Right now, my Mom is battling pancreatic cancer so on a personal level it's a huge challenge to try and stay focused on a day to day basis. I find myself filled with emotion yet I still have a job to do and I have to do it well. I find solace and comfort in my work unlike before. It gives me a sense of gratitude and helps me stay grounded. Anything to Say to Other Female Designers? It's okay to fail. Pick yourself up and keep going. Laura Sultan Bio: I run Paramaya Web Consulting, a web design and development company in metro Atlanta, Georgia. I spend the rest of my time hanging out with my husband and two children. Portfolio: paramaya.net Twitter: @paramaya How Did You Get Into the Web Design Industry? My first love was | SP | SP IT | 3,259,252 |
to serve' that its position in education and kids' growth is slipping. Sometimes you need to prioritize and before this country goes to hell, it needs to know where to place education. what the hell is wrong with you people?? why are you against this list of excuses? if i'm a citizen of this country...this country stands for freedom and rights...well i have a fucking right to do whatever i want. i also am a full time college student and waitress full time (and as you can imagine, i barely get sleep because i have to do my homework as well!) and being called in for jury duty 4 times within the past 3 years is RIDICULOUS. if this is what it takes to be a citizen of this country...then hell, i'm moving to france and jury duty can kiss my ass! How come no one has mentioned that there are 'professional' jurors in the world? Specifically America 'employs' tens of thousands of these 'professionals'. They are some of the most unbiased people the lawyers and judges have met and are sought out for their objective judgmental abilities. I say whoever wants to serve they should serve. But do we really have freedom's when we are forced to serve on a jury? If I was ever on trial I sure as heck wouldn't want a single juror who didn't want to be there deciding my innocence. I'm so tired of hearing "it's your civic duty"! I am currently unemployed, seeking | HI | HI HT | 167,513 |
my taste. But is it a heritage hotel and felt like old Europe - so pretty much as expected. Saw other rooms and they were large and well kept. So I think ours was not typical. Take the tour - well worth it. Interesting history. Dinner is an experience worth savoring for a treat. But so many other great places in the city it is worth venturing out. Room Tip: Get a river view room. car not required See more room tips Stayed March 2011, travelled on business Value Location Sleep Quality Rooms Cleanliness Service Was this review helpful? Yes Problem with this review? See 2 more reviews by Leavethesn0wbehind for Quebec City Ask Leavethesn0wbehind about Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC Canberra_Traveller Canberra, Australia Top Contributor 236 reviews 91 hotel reviews Reviews in 103 cities 350 helpful votes "Stay here just once" Reviewed 21 March 2011 2 eople found this review helpful I'm not sorry I stayed here because it's an iconic hotel and I didn't pay a high room rate. The location is excellent and the hotel is like a chateau. The room size was fine but the bathroom was too small and needs to be updated pronto. Go to the top floor to take photos of the view because it's spectacular. The buffet breakfast is also very good but try to avoid the busy time. The restaurant is good also, but make a booking. | ID | ID OF | 412,913 |
many a race I know you've won: Poor old man. 2. I have come a long, long way, And, &c. To be sold upon this day. Oh, poor old man. 3. I have made Fordham's heart jump with joy, And, &c. For many a long time he tried a Derby to win, 4. But I was the moke to carry him in. So I hope I shall fetch plenty of tin. 5. Oh! gentlemen, walk up and speculate; If I go cheap, my heart will break. 6. So now, Mr. Auctioneer, you can begin. And, &c. "Put up, therefore, he was before the poop, the auctioneer introducing him to the public by narrating his past and prosperous career, and quickly inducing them to make spirited bids. The bidding commenced at five shillings, and speedily ran up to six pounds ten shillings, each person being answerable for the amount of his or her bid. The horse and jockey being knocked down, the crew sang the following requiem, the melody being the same as that for the dirge :? "Now, old horse, your time is come, And we say so, for we know so. Altho' many a race you have won. Oh, poor old man. 2. You're going now to say good-bye, And, &c. Poor old horse you're going to die. Oh, &c. "The procession moving forward, the horse and jockey were attached to a rope and hauled up to the main-yardarm, and were then, amid plenty of blue fire (stay, the | ID | ID DF | 3,037,219 |
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. Formats Book Description Publication Date: May 2004 This is the absorbing story of Neil de Grasse Tyson's lifelong fascination with the night sky, a restless wonder that began some thirty years ago on the roof of his Bronx apartment building and eventually led him to become the director of the Hayden Planetarium. A unique chronicle of a young man who at one time was both nerd and jock, Tyson's memoir could well inspire other similarly curious youngsters to pursue their dreams. This is the absorbing story of Neil de Grasse Tyson's lifelong fascination with the night sky, a restless wonder that began some thirty years ago on the roof of his Bronx apartment building and eventually led him to become the director of the Hayden Planetarium. A unique chronicle of a young man who at one time was both nerd and jock, Tyson's memoir could well inspire other similarly curious youngsters to pursue their dreams. {"itemData":[{"priceBreaksMAP":null,"buy\\... to wishlist","Add both to Wish List","Add all three to Wish List"],"addToCart":["Add to Cart","Add both to Cart","Add all three to Cart"],"showDetailsDefault":"Show availability and shipping details","shippingError":"An error occurred, please try again","hideDetailsDefault":"Hide availability and shipping details","priceLabel":["Price:","Price For Both:","Price For All Three:"],"preorder":["Pre-order this item","Pre-order both items","Pre-order all three items"]}} Editorial | IP | IP DS | 712,027 |
now operated by Mall management) now occupy the fourth floor as of January 2012. For many years the 4th floor was considered a ghost town but has recently surged in popularity and remains 70% occupied. Planet Hollywood, at the height of its success, was once a very popular restaurant on the fourth floor, but closed in 2003. This space is now occupied by Dick's Last Resort . [ 21 ] Skydeck Sports Grille and Lanes, formerly Jillian's, was initially closed due to low foot traffic and issue running a family friendly restaurant in a space occupied by several bars. The Mall was in negotiations with Dave and Buster's for several years, which failed to re-open the location. In 2011, new owners were brought back in and relaunched the restaurant and lanes under the new name. [ 21 ] In order to keep the fourth floor from failing as it did in the early 2000s, the Mall has strategically leased to several different corporations, rather than leasing several spaced to one corporation. The bankruptcy of Jillian's in 2004 led to the lowest vacancy rate of the 4th floor, at 41%. [ 21 ] The original Level Four had a comedy club, Hooters , bowling alley, arcade, and Planet Hollywood . [ citation needed ] Due to the structure of the building, Level Four only exists on the East and South side of the mall. Currently, the mall has 23 empty stores. Mall of America is 4% vacant while nearby Southdale Center | IN | IN EN | 9,994,695 |
I'd also like to point out that while we get all uptight about some things (flying), probably because it's more visible, a report that came out a few years back showed that the global IT industry had an equivalent C02 impact to the aviation industry. Are we all also willing to switch off, shut down, disconnect? I'm betting no -- I'm not :) There are many other things we could stop doing that are wasteful first before giving up travel for pleasure and connecting with family and friends. Here are five examples of massively wasteful uses of fossil fuels that we could/should be abandoning if we want to adopt a carbon reductionist* approach: 5. Flying prawns from Scotland to Thailand to be shelled and shipping them back again because the labour is cheaper 3. Allowing boomerang trade - examples: 5,000 tonnes of toilet paper exported from the UK to Germany, but then the UK imports over 4,000 tonnes back again from Germany; 22,000 tonnes of potatoes imported from Egypt to UK and then the UK exports 27,000 tonnes back to Egypt * by that I don't mean reducing carbon -- I mean ranking activities according to carbon impact. Travel has benefits for the carbon cost, wasteful consumption and trade do not. I say travel - but travel mindfully/not too often, and fly only when there is no other way. But eschew carbon reductionism and guilt, because unless we cut the abhorrent waste our society produces (everything from food to boomerang | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 1,483,607 |
corals were enhanced to an even greater extent, with calcification continuing to increase above a quadrupling of the HCO3- concentration and photosynthesis saturating at triple the concentration of seawater'. I am sorry that instead of quoting this exchange between us, Else chose to fall back on unsubstantiated accusations of `misconceptions, selective reporting and failure to see the significance of historical changes in ocean acidity'. I took the trouble to back up my claims; she should have done so for her accusations. I just read a wonderful book Hybrid: the history and science of plant breeding by Noel Kingsbury. It contains a charming story, of a Moravian priest called Father Schreiber, who was more interested in horticulture than holiness, and whose parish included Gregor Mendel's birthplace, Hyncice. As Kingsbury tells the tale: Schreiber also had to face opposition, or at least suspicion, from a conservative peasantry. So in order to distribute new fruit varieties, he and the countess [Maria Walpurga Truchsess-Zeil, no less] developed a technique that has been used more than once down the ages in order to bring new genes to the countryside: subterfuge. A nursery for trees was established and word put out that these valuable seedlings were under guard, the guards being instructed to make a lot of noise if they heard anybody but not to actually arrest anyone. In a matter of days, all the seedlings had been stolen. George Monbiot's recent attack on me in the Guardian is misleading. I do not hate the state. | OP | OP OB | 370,515 |
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debacle comparable to -- or even worse than -- Vietnam may be looming. But outcomes across the whole theatre of conflict still remain uncertain, and are unlikely to be all of a piece. Palestine Western enthusiasm for rainbow revolutions stops, as is to be expected, when the colour is green. Hamas's triumph in the elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council has been treated as an ominous sign of rising fundamentalism, and a fearsome blow to the prospects of peace with Israel, by rulers and journalists across the Atlantic world. Immediate financial and diplomatic pressures have been applied to force Hamas to adopt the same policies as those whom it defeated at the polls. Numerically, the extent of that victory should not be overstated -- with 45 per cent of the vote on a 78 per cent turnout, Hamas took 54 per cent of the seats. But morally, given the undisguised intervention by Israel, the us and the eu to assure a Fatah majority, the result was equivalent to a landslide. Palestinian voters rebuffed the concerted threats and bribes of the 'international community' in a campaign that saw Hamas members and other oppositionists routinely detained or assaulted by the idf , their posters confiscated or destroyed, us and eu funds channelled into the Fatah campaign, and us congressmen announcing that Hamas should not be allowed to run. Even the timing of the election was set by the determination to rig the outcome. Scheduled for the summer of 2005, it was delayed | IP | IP ED | 404,043 |
of cascading hot water. It was great, to be outside, in frosty cold weather, sitting in a bathing suit in a hot tub, and feeling wonderful warm. We did this whole process 4 times (a minimum of 3 times was recommended). We spent about 4 hours there in total, relaxing, lounging, heating up, then cooling down, then quickly heating up again. It was pure bliss. The experience was certainly fun. Going from hot then psyching yourself up to go into the icy cold pool, and walking around in flip-flops and bathing suits in frosty temperatures can't help but make you laugh or at least smile. It was also romantic (though it's the kind of experience which would be lovely to do a friend(s) or with family as well) It was invigorating - we both felt great and hugely relaxed afterwards. And exhausting - we were both in a state of post-Polar-Bear-Club-sleepy bliss afterwards. I highly recommend it as a something-different experience and a wonderful way to pamper yourself or someone else. My quick comments on the negative reviews on here are that yes, the parking lot is a few minutes walk, on the road, but there was a shuttle van waiting for us to take us from our car to the spa (which would have literally taken us 2 minutes to walk). The reception was courteous and gave us detailed descriptions of the process, what to expect, plus some tips. The changing/locker room had hardly anyone else in it. And | IP | IP DS | 529,708 |
amid a ceremony in Spain with Tilda Swinton being bathed in red dye amidst a crowd, the house splattered in red paint, and Kevin?s T-shirt to the blood that covers him at the climax, while Tilda is seen throughout trying to remove the red paint from the house and her own body as though trying to rid herself of shame. Tilda Swinton was nominated for a host of year end Best Actress awards for her role as the mother. It is a fine part, although one where Tilda Swinton is required to only register varying degrees along the continuum of shocked and numbed and not a whole lot else. Her acclaim has tended to overshadow the contributions from the two boys ? Jasper Newell as the younger Kevin and Ezra Miller who plays Kevin in his teens. The two of them give wonderful malicious performances, Ezra Miller in particular adding a superbly bored and mocking laconicism. | OP | OP RV | 1,725,480 |
Strategies for coping with the second half of a marathon Dealing with the last 13.1 miles You will need strategies for coping with the second half of a marathon because even well prepared marathoners may struggle to cope with the last 13.1 miles of the marathon. This guide and these top tips will make sure you have enough left in the tank for the second half of the race so you can tackle the beast known as: the marathon. Strategies for coping with the second half of a marathon: The first few hours If you have put in some thorough training, then the first half of the race or your first couple of hours of running should feel realtively comfortable. After that point, you may start to become increasingly tired, both mentally and physically. Because of this, your first few hours in a race should be about running in a controlled efficient manner . It is far too easy to go off too hard early in a race, or not take on enough fluid, and this will hit you hard in the second half of the race. Strategies for coping with the second half of a marathon: Ignore everyone It always best to ignore those that go roaring off in the first part of a race ; take it easy, safe in the knowledge that that you will have more in the tank for later than they will. It's quite possible you will overtake them in the latter stages of | OP | OP AV | 234,680 |
also stay up on the broken stairs where it's safe while shooting them. Press and hold the Target Lock button if necessary to maintain a lock on each wolf while firing (as shown in this screenshot ). Or, if you're playing on the Wii, do not hold Target Lock and instead just move the camera (C + remote) until you can sight on the wolves. Aim with the remote and fire when the targeting reticule turns red. Alternately, run across the open area and climb up on the rocks to the left of the pool and shoot the wolves from there. Here you'll also find the FIRST COG -- one of three you'll need to repair the huge wooden machine on the cave wall. After picking it up, you could climb up and put it in its place on the machine, but it's not necessary yet. To save backtracking, wait until you get the SECOND COG. Climb the rocks behind where you found the cog. Jump to grab the stone handhold next to the waterfall. Jump up to grab the handhold above. Climb around to the left, pull up, vault onto the ledge ahead and pick up some shotgun ammo . Grab the narrow ledge and climb as far as possible to the right then jump and grab the next handhold. Climb all the way around toward the falls until Lara's feet come up onto the wall. Then jump up to grab the ledge above and pull up. Climb up | HI | HI HT | 61,312 |
all those documents in the postal mail, you'll see! | HI | HI HT | 3,178,881 |
to include charts in AsciiDoc documents? There are a number of programs available that generate presentation charts from textual specification, for example Pychart is a library for writing chart scripts in Python. Here's an example from the Pychart documentation: If you have included the custom CSS in a separate stylesheet you will need to specify the stylesheet file name (along with the default docbook-xsl.css stylesheet file name) with the html.stylesheet XSL parameter. If you are using a2x(1) use the --stylesheet option (it sets the html.stylesheet XSL parameter), for example: --stylesheet "docbook-xsl.css mycss.css" . This applies to HTML outputs not PDF. To achieve the same results with PDF outputs you will need to customize the DocBook XSL Stylesheets to render indented paragraphs from DocBook simpara elements containing the the role="indented" attribute. 34. Is there a way to set default table grid and frame attributes? You can set the grid and frame attributes globally in your document header with Attribute Entries or from the command-line using the --attribute option. In the following example tables that don't explicitly set the grid and frame values will default to all and topbot respectively: :grid: all :frame: topbot This technique can be applied to any block element attribute (just beware of possible ambiguity, for example, table and image blocks both have a width attribute). 35. How can I place a backslash character in front of an attribute reference without escaping the reference? Use the predefined {backslash} attribute reference instead of an actual backslash, for example if | IN | IN FI | 1,764,595 |
Julie Andrews was paid a flat sum of $225,000 for both her appearance in The Sound of Music , and her next film with Fox. Not a huge sum by today's standards, but her value rose dramatically after the phenomenal success of 'Music'. The Julie Andrews Sound of Music Opening Sequence is surely one of the greatest and most memorable beginnings to any movie. It was also one of the most complicated location scenes to shoot. It was shot on a mountain in Bavaria called Mehlweg , near to Salzburg. The weather was poor for several days, keeping Andrews and the crew on the mountain waiting for a break in the clouds. When the time came to film this scene, Julie is singing The Sound of Music with a smile on her face dancing and twirling in the alpine meadow. However, by the end of the shoot her patience was close to running out. " I will never forget it, there was a large helicopter coming towards me through the mountains with a brave cameraman hanging out the side. We shot the scene many times, and at the end of each take, the helicopter would circle round. The downdraught nailed me flat onto the grass, and a couple of times I bit the dust. At first it was funny, but after several times I began to get very angry." Julie Andrews The Julie Andrews sense of humor As well as a musical, The Sound of Music also has some light | IN | IN DP | 484,208 |
New York Times Book Review In 2000 he published his signature work "The Living Wild", which has more than 70,000 copies in print worldwide and garnered awards from the National Outdoor Book Awards, Independent Publisher, Applied Arts and Graphis. In 2001 WP published the award-winning "Africa", and in 2003 "Edge of the Earth,Corner of the Sky", which captured significant publishing awards, including IPPY (Independent Publishers), Benjamin Franklin (Publishers Marketing Association), and National Outdoor Book Award. Wolfe's latest books are "Travels to the Edge: A Photo Odyssey" (2009), "Alaska, 10th Anniversary Edition" (2010), and "Dogs Make Us Human" (2011). "Art has the broadest range of excellence of any nature photographer I know." - Galen Rowell Art Wolfe is the proud recipient of the Photographic Society of America's Progress Medal for his contribution to the advancement of the art and science of photography; he has been awarded with a coveted Alfred Eisenstaedt Magazine Photography Award as well as named Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year by the North American Nature Photography Association. The National Audubon Society recognized Wolfe's work in support of the national wildlife refuge system with its first-ever Rachel Carson Award. He is a member of Canon's elite list of renowned photographers "Explorers of Light" and Microsoft's Icons of Imaging. Magazines all over the world publish his photographs and stories, and his work is licensed for monograph retail products as well as advertising. Numerous North American and international venues have featured his traveling exhibits. Wolfe has ventured into the world | IP | IP DS | 504,601 |
find Jerry's argument deeply flawed, but it is useless to argue with those who base all of their arguments on emotion and hatred. To blame "Insurance Companies" is to dehumanize the people who work in them, most of whom try diligently to help those who do indeed need the help. It also ignores the the need for Doctors to cover their posteriors by performing excessively needless lab tests which end up driving up costs, because of a rampant litigious public hoping to win the "lawsuit lottery." The problem as I see it is a question of Ethics. Isn't it a conflict of interest to allow lawyers to be elected to a position where they can write the laws they will be using to erode our rights? Dennis J | 3.22.10 @ 3:11PM I am hurt that people seem willing to try to understand the humanity of insurance companies, but are still willing to hang all lawyers. First, the "lawyers" writng laws are not lawyers. They've never appeared in court, defending a client. As far as I can tell, most of them went to law school as a way of getting into politics, and what they are is professional politicians who may care about the country, but not as much as they care about their careers. Second, since most legislatures have been taken over by professional politicians, the number of laws has increased exponentially, since they have to go home and brag about all they're doing for their constituents ( with | IP | IP | 186,900 |
music away for free (using licenses other than copyright). In the absence of any examples of financial success with this method, we have to assume these people are hobbyists (with some other form of income). * Many of the companies responsible for quality control of copyright works (label, promo, distro, stores etc) will cease to be without copyright. * The new quality control filters are in their infancy. You mention pandora as an example - that's one of the better ones in my opinion. They basically pay a bunch of people to listen to tracks and score them on a load of criteria. That sounds like a huge task. The tracks they work with are those that have already filtered through the record labels. Imagine how much bigger their task would be if they had to listen to and grade every half-finished track that someone made in their bedroom then uploaded to soundcloud! So with those things in mind, I think it's fair to conclude that: abolishing copyright before other systems that do not rely on copyright have developed to a point of offering similar quality control is likely to lead to a decrease in the quality of the music that the public hear. Do you agree with that? On a side note, I keep reading this term "copyright maximalist" on this blog. I'm not quite sure I get its meaning and I'm not sure if the above is making me sound like one of those! I am thinking about | OP | OP OB | 138,539 |
it and unhooks the gas filter cup; he carries it off, chuckling, pleased, stumbling ahead to the dashboard where he shoves in the lighter and waits for it to pop. He pours the fuel on some crumpled paper and pokes the orange-coiled lighter at the center of the tire, pulling back at the whoosh of flame; he controls the fire: large enough to warm the inside of the car, small enough to conserve the burnables he has piled on the front seat: glove compartment maps, credit card tissues, six or seven old lists, a driver's manual, last night's newspaper, and two man-sized Kleenex he stuffed in his pocket at home this morning. Already proud, his lips twitch as he realizes there are yards of cardboard lining any car's insides; he thinks of the look his insurance man will have on his straight-lipped face when he sees the car in the morning, destroyed for salvation; the papers will surely do a story, pictures, quotes. He dismantles both headlights, leaving their wires attached, and props them in the snow, aimed skyward, and gets back in the driver's seat flicking them on: high low off on, a perfect signalling system for any snowmobilers, roaring drunk through virgin drifts laced with fence posts and abandoned jalopies; He knows the papers will set his next move in bold type; off comes the oil filter, on goes the lubricant: face, hands, back of neck, deep into both ears, explaining aloud to tomorrow's reporters the need for | LY | LY PO | 337,812 |
for the perfect spot to take a photo. If you go to Barcelona, you will visit Parc Gell. You may as well enjoy the view whilst you're there! Castell de Montjuic If you have a convenient hill with a cliff situated next to a large harbour, it makes sense to build a nice big castle on top of it complete with guns to guard said harbour. Montjuic Hill, rising to just over 180 metres above Barcelona harbour, is just such a hill, and features a rather splendid bit of fortification at the top, complete with rather large bits of defunct weaponry. From here you are able to get a commanding view across the city of Barcelona as well as the harbour. The reverse view, in fact, that you can see from the photo taken from Parc Gell above. You can also explore the Castle for free, although it isn't really a castle so much as a large pile of walls designed to keep people safe, coupled with incredible views. As an historical aside, Castell de Montjuic was also the place that the calculations that defined the measurement of the metre took place. In case you weren't already aware, a metre is defined as being one ten millionth of the distance between the north pole and the equator. Which seems a marginally less arbitrary measure than the length of some blokes foot. A great view and a bit of metric history. What a combination! Tibidabo As you wander around the city | IN | IN DT | 1,752,122 |
travel, and ensure that trusted contacts are aware of your travel plans. You should remain vigilant and be aware of your surroundings at all times and be aware of the risks of travelling to certain areas in Mexico. Security considerations should always be factored into your travel plans. While British nationals are unlikely to be specifically targeted, there is always a risk of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Safety and Security - Terrorism There is a low threat from terrorism. But you should be aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, which could be in public areas, including those frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers. See our Terrorism Abroad page. Safety and Security - Crime Street crime in Mexico is a serious problem throughout all of the major cities, including in the tourist resort areas. 62 cases of lost or stolen passports were reported to the Embassy in 2010. Dress down and avoid wearing expensive jewellery or watches. Be particularly alert on public transport, at airports, bus stations and tourist sites. Passengers have been robbed and/or assaulted by unlicensed taxi drivers, particularly in Mexico City. At airports, use only authorised prepaid airport taxi services. In Mexico City, use better regulated "sitio" taxis from authorised cab ranks. The majority of crimes involving taxis in Mexico City occur in Ixtapalapa. During March 2012 there were a number of muggings in the Parque Nacional de las Cumbres del Ajusco in the south of Mexico City. These appeared | IN | IN DT | 27,006 |
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. Re: Prayed Fajr for the first time in my life It felt other worldly, at moments I was close to tears, my heart beat was fast and powerful and i could feel it through my hands placed on my navel. It is a beautiful experience I hope every prayer I do from now on is so stong I felt such connection like I was speaking to Allah. MashaAllah that's so good to hear.!!! Alhamdulillah that you have started to pray, from now on focus on establishing the five fard prayers first, then you can work your way up from there inshaAllah That's the best part, we are directly 'conversing' with Allah in our prayers. SubhanaAllah He always has time for us, but it's so sad that some of us can't even take out a few minutes of our life to talk to Him. :/ | ID | ID DF | 560,961 |
on X-Box Live's website. As of this update, they've taken that feature away again. I'm guessing Microsoft must have seen a major increase on people who canceled their subscription, thus now forcing you to call their customer service hot-line again to cancel. Even if they add it back, just save yourself the hassle and get a prepaid card. You never have to worry about dealing with customer service that will try their hardest to get you to stay on as a recurring customer. Amazon also gives great deals throughout the year. You could save yourself $20 to $30 sometimes just by checking to see if Amazon has these prepaid cards on sale. What's not to love about that? I decided to purchase one of these when my current subscription expired. It took a matter of minutes, and I was logged back on to my Live account. It was also about $10-12 cheaper than it would've been if I went to my local big box store (not to mention gas and time). Here are the steps that I took: The price hasn't skyrocketed, it's at the SRP set by Microsoft. Amazon discounts the price from time to time, and setting it back to the SRP when the MW3 promo was issued isn't much a issue when the overall price is still $35 after the credit. Where else are you going to get a XBL 12 month... Read more I'm pretty sure you could buy it now and add it to your | IP | IP DS | 493,111 |
to leave I am scared, I am full of doubt But I am getting on the plane and I'm leaving like I knew I always would To follow my heart and it will be hard But I am sure that something's calling me and I need to know I could I wish that I could stay at home But I can't, no I can't And I'll keep everyone I know In my heart, in my heart I need to know I tried everything that I ever could have done I need to know for sure, I need to know if there is more Waiting out there for me to come along EVERYTHING I NEED Let's go let's go let's get out of here Not tell a soul let's just disappear What will we take? And where will we go? The best part of all is that I don't know But I have everything I need, if you're with me Let's play let's play Guessing games while we sing along o the sings we know on the radio At the end of each day We'll sleep in the car underneath the stars and make love slow and close But where will we go? And what will we take? Just bring an empty bag for the memories we make I have everything I need, if you're with me And I wouldn't mind spending everyday until my days are done With you by my side starting from today cause you're the one my | LY | LY SL | 213,441 |
Check out Tom Waits I Wish I Was In New Orleans lyrics - another terrific addition to the already magnificent Tom Waits lyrics collection. I Wish I Was In New Orleans lyrics are part of the Small Change album that features an amazing beat and vocals. Tom Waits I Wish I Was In New Orleans lyrics Well, I wish I was in New Orleans I can see it in my dreams arm-in-arm down Burgundy a bottle and my friends and me hoist up a few tall cool ones play some pool and listen to that tenor saxophone calling me home and I can hear the band begin When the Saints Go Marching In by the whiskers on my chin New Orleans, I'll be there I'll drink you under the table be red nose go for walks the old haunts what I wants is red beans and rice and wear the dress I like so well and meet me at the old saloon make sure there's a Dixie moon New Orleans, I'll be there and deal the cards roll the dice if it ain't that ole Chuck E. Weiss and Clayborn Avenue me and you Sam Jones and all and I wish I was in New Orleans I can see it in my dreams arm-in-arm down Burgundy a bottle and my friends and me New Orleans, I'll be there Back to Tom Waits lyrics You're now at Tom Waits I Wish I Was In New Orleans lyrics page Tom Waits I | LY | LY SL | 30,566 |
In his 1998 book, Museums and American Intellectual Life, 1876-1926 , the historian Steven Conn argues that during this period, it is museums that were seen as the key contributors to new knowledge and research, not universities. This conclusion seems to echo the thinking behind the Smithson debate of 50 years earlier. And Conn attributes part of the vitality of the "Museum Movement" to a strong conviction that museums would be key producers of new knowledge in our rapidly industrializing and urbanizing nation. By the late 1920s, Conn argues, the situation had changed, largely because the scientific and natural history fields that had earlier depended on specimens of various kinds (that had to be collected and housed and preserved in museums) had evolved in ways that made such specimens much less central to research, and thus the stand-alone museums lost their central importance. Interestingly, Conn sees the situation differently in terms of art museums-and I think he is correct. He asserts that original art objects did not lose their relevance in the same way, and that the academic teaching of art and art history continued to rely on original objects much more than these other disciplines. Turning back to the university context in the late 19th century, however, it's easy to see why universities would feel that museums were important to their teaching and research mission, in light of Conn's thesis. For example, at the University of Chicago's founding in 1892, museums were recognized as essential components of a university | IN | IN DT | 212,159 |
various ideas off of the street. There has also been a lot of research conducted on pregnancy that only the right people would have access to, so it is important to look at the source before listening to whatever they have to say. I have searched through much of the "supposed facts" on various techniques on trying to get pregnant quickly so I have amassed sufficient resources that have helped me get pregnant in the past and have helped many of my friends that are trying to conceive. So what works? Well, I can tell you right away that you can rule out sex positions almost entirely. While you'll hear everywhere that sexual positions have the potential to make a huge difference, I have come to conclude, in my personal life as well as scientifically, that this "supposed fact" is simply not true. Most men's little swimmers can swim up to 3 full days and can live up to 7 days in the woman's body, so with such upstanding statistics, contorting your body to minimize the distance sperm have to travel is of little significance. Besides knowing your ovulation cycle inside and out, a woman's diet and exposure to stress have the most significance. Folic acid is of increasingly strong importance as it helps produce healthy red blood cells necessary for a successful conception and pregnancy. Folic acid is also extremely helpful during pregnancy as it helps to avoid birth defects such as spina bifida, miscarriage, and it helps pregnant | HI | HI HT | 587,363 |
Talking At The Same Time Lyrics Get a job, save your money, listen to Jane Everybody knows umbrellas cost more in the rain And all the news is bad Is there any other kind? And everybody?s talking at the same time Well, everybody?s talking at the same time Well, it?s hard times for some, for others it?s sweet Someone makes money when there?s blood in the street Don?t take any lip Stay in line Everybody?s talking at the same time [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tom+waits/t\\... ] Well, the dog is in the kitchen and the war drags on The trees wait by the freeway All the money is all gone Well, she told me she would leave me I ignored all the signs And now everybody?s talking at the same time Everybody?s talking at the same time Well, ain?t no one coming to pull you from the mud You gotta build your nest high enough to ride out the flood I know you?re leaving and there?s no more next time Everybody?s talking at the same time A tiny boy sat and he played in the sand He made a sword from a stick and a gun from his hand Well, we bailed out all the millionaires They?ve got the fruit We?ve got the rind And everybody?s talking at the same time And everybody?s talking at the same time | LY | LY SL | 410,524 |
used just as easily as a phone, affording users the handy convenience of a second device. It also allows users to spontaneously arrange multi-party video calls via Google+ hangouts, as well as engage in group chats or micro-communities to collectively chat or share content. In addition, ChatON, Samsung's cross-platform communication service, connects all phone users of any platform into a single community. ChatON uses phone numbers instead of ID and passwords, and provides easy instant messaging and group chatting in various formats (images, video, voice, contacts) to make messaging simple and intuitive. What You Get ================================ The tablet is about the size and weight of a hardback book, although its rather thinner. It comes packaged with a data cable and a charging plug (the data cable doubles as the charger cable). There is also a headphone set (the device takes a standard headphone jack). That's all that comes in the box. Charging & Battery Life ================================ The tab is pretty much ready to go - mine didn't need charging - so there's none of that frustrating waiting around before you can start playing. There's a good day's worth of play in a full charge - maybe more, depending on how much you're using it. It doesn't take long to charge, though although you may want to be charging it overnight for use during the day. Getting Started ================================ The instruction booklet is rather small and only just detailed enough to get you started, after which you'd be well advised to | IP | IP DS | 1,433,914 |
stage Oh, but you don't need a photograph You've got at least a million pictures of that smile Oh, when you close your eyes, when you love a child Oh, when you love a child | LY | LY SL | 246,613 |
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Post navigation The Dreamtime Voyage The Dreamtime Voyage is Paul Caffyn's story of one of the most remarkable journeys ever undertaken by kayak, the first kayak circumnavigation of Australia, a 9,420 mile 360 day epic. It is an inspirational tale of one man's dogged determination to fulfill his impossible dream against all odds, including tropical cyclones, raging surf, sharks, sea snakes, crocodiles and three long sections of sheer limestone cliffs. In early December 2007, the Victorian Sea Kayak Club organised a 25th anniversary celebration of the completion of the 1982 Round Australia Kayak Expedition (RAKE) at Queenscliff. On a beautiful sunny morning, Paul in his round Australia kayak Lalaguli , with Andy Wood alongside, paddled back into Caffyn Cove to receive a marvelous reception, with Lesley waiting on the beach, champagne flowing, two pipers on the top of the headland, a canon shot and big mobs of well-wishers. At the cliff top, Paul unveiled a big lump of basalt with a superbly inscribed plaque on top, noting the significance of the 1982 around Australia paddle, which had started and finished at Queenscliff. Led by a lone piper, Lalaguli was carried in a solemn procession to the Queenscliff Maritime Museum where Paul formally handed over his kayak to go on permanent display. After Paul self-published The Dreamtime Voyage in 1994, the first print run sold out inside two years. A second print run also sold well, with the book going out of print in 1998. On-going requests for the book and | IP | IP DS | 3,300,551 |
What is it to suffer? To humble oneself even to death, death on a cross. Is that a cause for rejoicing? A plot worth considering to be a pure joy? What natural response does trial and persecution awaken in your mind? Or are they mere terms, with associations to matters and methods in need of questioning, in need of considering the weight of their meaning and feeling and purpose in our lives. Lives, livelihood, lifestyle- Reflect, breathe. Examine, breathe. Slow down, breathe. Be still and know and consider once more your life. What do you account for? What colors splash across the canvas, the tapestries of your convoluted assumptions and evaluations of livelihood; what have you established in your life? Do you follow? You've been called to follow but do you know and understand the call? Do you know and understand what it is to follow? Do you know and understand the One whom you're following? Questions in need of answering, the answer you'll likely name- so simple, with such ease the name ascends and descends from the leverages and spirals of your tongue. You may be well-versed in announcing the name, you may be able to declare praises and prayers to the name, you may wear the name on an article of clothing, imprint it on your body, shout it in a crowd, write it on a card, on a street corner, in a newsletter, on a billboard or post-it-note. But do you know the Name? Do you know | LY | LY PO | 622,047 |
potential victim who knows its power when applied in self-defence. The sucker-punch is both yin and yang in nature: the yin guy uses it and justifies it as a means of self-preservation, but doesn't train in delivering it (only in defending from it). The reason? Because it's cowardly, unethical and without honour. The yang guy, on the other hand, uses it to facilitate his need for ego inflation, hunger, power and even fun. The difference between these two and when it is or isn't right to employ the sucker-punch tactic can be a philosophical and legal can of worms, which we won't open here. What we will discuss is how it's delivered, the clues that it's coming, and defences against it. The weapon The most common weapon used to deliver a sucker-punch is a closed-fist strike applied in a circular motion (like a hook) to the side of a victim's head, usually with the attacker's dominant hand. Open-handed strikes are also used to deliver a sucker-punch, but this technique is usually applied by experienced front-line professionals such as bouncers, CPP Officers, and other security personnel. The third common method uses 'enhancers'. This is a sucker-punches that has an enhancement to the basic weapon (fist), such as a bottle, glass, keys, pen, mobile phone, billiard ball or anything else that the attacker can get their hands on. This method guarantees greater damage and a greater chance of success. The set-up Engagement: The attacker will engage the intended target with general verbal | HI | HI HT | 591,474 |
9 answers WOW really? Im new to all of this, and I've NEVER had a ALP over 100. However I think my situation is a lil different in the fact that I have fibrosis, and my biopsy showed cholestasis. I think my bile ducts have already been destroyed, so if I've ever had really high ALP I'm not aware of it, or never had blood work done to show it. The following is from PBCer's a group in USA. It was part of a Q & A section - the answers are by doctors specializing in PBC. Question Is it possible to be in stage 3 or 4 by the biopsy and have normal LFTs taking Actigall or URSO? Are the LFTs actual indicators of the disease progress? Answer I always tell the second year medical students that "liver enzymes are NOT liver function tests (LFTs)." The term "LFTs" is a terrible one and really should not be used. [Help me convince your doctors!] The values of the blood ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) activities do NOT tell you about the function of the liver. They also do not tell you about disease progression (i.e. the development of cirrhosis or deteriorating liver function). The so-called "LFTs" can be normal in individuals with end-stage liver disease. In contrast, they can be markedly elevated in individuals with liver disease but normally functioning liver. In PBC, ursodiol (Actigall or URSO) may lower the blood alkaline phosphatase activity in the setting of | ID | ID QA | 344,665 |
C, vitamin D, B vitamins such as B6 and B12, potassium, zinc, iodine and vitamin E. Don't take any supplements which contain retinol, the animal form of vitamin A. In large quantities, this can be toxic to unborn babies (EVM 2003) . However, the plant-based carotene type of vitamin A is safe in pregnancy (EVM 2003) . Also don?t take megadoses of vitamins and minerals , as this could be harmful to your baby. Talk to your doctor or midwife about special supplements you might need if you: Don't eat liver and liver products (such as pate or liver sausage), because they may contain large amounts of the retinol form of vitamin A. Too much of this could be harmful to your developing baby (FSA n.d.b) . You should stop or cut down on drinking alcohol during pregnancy, too (BMA 2007, DH 2007) . If you want to drink during your pregnancy, don?t drink more than one or two units of alcohol, once or twice a week, and don't get drunk (DH 2007, FSA n.d.b, RCOG 2006) . It's best not to have more than 200mg of caffeine a day. That?s two mugs of instant coffee or four cups of tea or five cans of cola a day (FSA n.d.c) . You could switch to decaffeinated hot drinks and colas, instead. Starchy foods, such as potatoes and bread, are an important part of your diet, but try not to over-cook or over-bake them. When starchy food is fried, baked, roasted | IN | IN | 48,052 |
Second Chamber. There are many propositions which are being put forward in regard to the make-up of a Second Chamber, and each is as fantastic as the other. There is some talk about bringing in all the technicians, and all the religious leaders. I remember that Laurie Anderson, one of the street-corner lads, who was an old comrade of mine, used to tell the story of a fellow who died and went down to the brimstone factory. He saw the big chief -- the "Leader of the House" -- who asked him what was his religion. "I am Church of England" he said. "Well, get into the cage over there," was the order. Later on, another fellow came down, and was asked the same question. He said, "I am a Roman Catholic;" "Well, you get into that 289 cage," he was told. Another fellow said that he was Church of Scotland, and he was told to get in the cage on the right. Presently, a nondescript sort of fellow came down, and he said, when asked his religion, "I have no religion." "What, no religion?" exclaimed the chief. "No," he answered, "No religion." "Well," said the chief, "you can knock about where you like, because you won't quarrel with anyone." Just imagine such a crowd in the House of Lords. It will not do. There is no justification, according to any democratic principle, for a Second Chamber. Either a Second Chamber has powers, or it has no powers. If it | SP | SP IT | 466,997 |
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[ 29 ] [ 30 ] Cannes festival director Thierry Frémaux responded that this was a "ridiculous decision that borders on a call for censorship" and that it was "scandalous coming from an 'ecumenical' jury". [ 30 ] The "talking fox" was nominated for the Palm Dog , but lost to Dug from Up . [ 31 ] Two versions were available for buyers at the Cannes film market, nicknamed the "Catholic" and "Protestant" versions, where the former had some of the most explicit scenes removed while the latter was uncut. The uncut version was released theatrically to a general audience on 20 May 2009 in Denmark . It was acquired for British distribution by Artificial Eye and American by IFC Films . [ 32 ] In both Ireland and the United Kingdom, Antichrist was released uncut with an 18 certificate . [ 33 ] The British Advertising Standards Authority received seven complaints about the film poster, which was based on the original poster and shows the couple as they are having sexual intercourse. The organization decided to approve the poster, finding it to not be pornographic since its "dark tone" made it "unlikely to cause sexual excitement". An alternative poster, featuring only quotes from reviews and no image at all, was used in outdoor venues and as an alternative for publishers who desired it. [ 34 ] The film received a limited theatrical run in Australia followed by a basic DVD release in early 2010. Sale of the DVD | IN | IN EN | 9,990,595 |
for morning and evening sung the Salah like a Sufi, singing for Mecca in country Victoria living out of his battered van now, a self printed collection of poetry mostly just giving them away to people who believe the Word is Great The kind of Poet who writes herself notes in pen, on the backs of her hands, and her palms are for private messages The kind of Poet with a cultivated air an elegant lion tamer, of precise attention of command and direction, within the cage but beyond bars a whipped and bewildered lion The kind of Poet who sees evil portents and is undone like flying shoelaces, and stumbling blackbirds who drains half empty glasses, and then witnesses in the empty glass an unbearable symbol of optimism We should run a competition at the end of Overload Maxine. I'll be a judge, since otherwise it's not likely I'd even be on the shortlist. I wouldn't want to go up against Mr Pantaloons. I'm not even kidding. Paul would kick my arse. Community Shopping Cart We're Seeking Muslim Writers Overland 's CAL Connections essays attempt to foster greater cultural diversity in the journal through a series by emerging writers from marginalised backgrounds. This time around, we're looking for Muslim writers. | LY | LY PO | 186,317 |
All that we have July 16, 2010 Frustrated that I've stained my favorite gray coat while picking raspberries in the back yard, I bustle inside to start scrubbing. Three years ago, neighbors and friends picked these bushes clean while I slept on a cot next to my husband's hospital bed, holding his hand across the gap, wondering if he'd ever eat the fruit from our yard again. They picked the bushes clean and froze the fruit, with all the confidence in the world that we'd come home to reap the sweetness of our freezer. People say to me, "You have such a wonderful life!" They say, "You are so lucky." They say, "How do you do it?" I smile and nod, but wonder, how lucky is a brain tumor in July, when the berries are at their peak? And, I wonder: How many choices have you made in your life that take you away from the harvest when you could have been there? How many chances do you get to feel the sun-warmed berries in your fingers? Me? I'll take the stains, thank you. A tattoo of juice and life and jam. And, yes, for the record, I see that we are "so lucky." I'll lick the raspberry fragments from my own fingers, and his. I'll wallow in the over-ripe sweetness of all that we have. icking those berries and putting them in your freezer was a complete pleasure. it was *the least* we could do to help in a | LY | LY SL | 3,203,274 |
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Colonial Law Lords: The Judiciary and the Beginning of Responsible Government in New South Wales Responsible Government began unsteadily in New South Wales in 1856. Still evolving until Federation, the concept created major contests between the judiciary and other arms of government. This book begins with the premature collapse of the first Ministry in August 1856. At issue were the Lower House's objections to the Colony's judges also serving as members of the Upper House termed "Bunyip Law Lords." Chief Justice Stephen even aspired to be Lord Chancellor of New South Wales. Eventually, the Lower House prevailed. It finishes in the 1880s with a ferocious clash, one of the most spectacular in Australia's history, between the Executive and the Judiciary. The populist Parkes Government refused to allow a shipload of Chinese immigrants to disembark in Sydney Harbour. The Supreme Court granted habeas corpus compelling their entry. The Government, driven by community fury, attempted to enforce its will by ministerial direction. Eventually it was forced to give way. " The work illustrates the difficulty which the young colony overcame to establish its own model of responsible government. Most significantly, this included defining the degree of the separation of powers and working towards resolution of the tensions between the judicial and legislative arms of government. Interestingly, for a brief period in the 19th century serving judges of the NSW Supreme Court were also non-elected members of the legislature.... The work draws together contemporary newspaper articles, political cartoons and other reference materials to | IP | IP DS | 516,131 |
knowledge, often as opposed to intuition, belief, etc.;...systematized knowledge derived from observation, study, and experimentation carried out in order to determine the nature or principles of what is being studied;...the systematized knowledge of nature and the physical world. (p. 1622, emphasis in the original) Bronowski (1978) suggests that the basic purpose of science is "to describe the world in an orderly scheme or language which will help us look ahead....[and] as an aid to decision and action" (p. 69). There are several ways in which this goal of systematic description can be accomplished "scientifically," as suggested by Webster's definition in which observation and study are placed on a par with experimentation. Astronomy and anthropology, for example, are two respected sciences that rely more on observation and study than on experimentation per se. Hypothesis testing, which can be thought of as a form of experimentation, plays an important role in these sciences, but it certainly does not involve experimental manipulation in the normal sense. The specific methods and procedures best suited for scientific investigation depend on the nature of the problem being investigated, and in most instances, different methods are most appropriate for studying different aspects of the problems facing a particular area of research such as human cognition. Often there is a tendency for people to focus on the products of scientific investigation (i.e., the body of accumulated knowledge) rather than on the process of observation, study, and critical thinking that served to verify that knowledge. In the final analysis, | IN | IN RA | 521,302 |
a little, my lass, I am sure it 'ill all come right.' XIV. An' he took three turns in the rain, an' I watch'd him, an' when he came in I felt that my heart was hard, he was all wet thro' to the skin, An' I never said 'off wi' the wet,' I never said 'on wi' the dry,' So I knew my heart was hard, when he came to bid me goodbye. 'You said that you hated me, Ellen, but that isn't true, you know; I am going to leave you a bit -- you'll kiss me before I go?' XV. 'Going! you're going to her -- kiss her -- if you will,' I said -- I was near my time wi' the boy, I must ha' been light i' my head -- 'I had sooner be cursed than kiss'd!' -- I didn't know well what I meant, But I turn'd my face from him , an' he turn'd his face an' he went. XV1. And then he sent me a letter, 'I've gotten my work to do; You wouldn't kiss me, my lass, an' I never loved any but you; I am sorry for all the quarrel an' sorry for what she wrote, I ha' six weeks' work in Jersey an' go to-night by the boat.' XVII. An' the wind began to rise, an' I thought of him out at sea, An' I felt I had been to blame; he was always kind to me. 'Wait a | LY | LY PO | 799,375 |
Ha! He thinks tht I am the bees knees, biut he does play it quite cool which keeps me on my toes. My gay BF says just enjoy it for an affair -but when I do that I feel guilty. I also feel that I have found a better personality match with him -in cold-hearted terms. I don't even fancy him as much as I did the crush last year, but it feels more sustianable for that. Suzzy, sounds like you are making progress having seen him and not gone into that dream world that we do when we are obsessed. finally, I still think that for me this is linked to hormones -I spend half the month besotted and the other half rational and detached. Only I really know it is happening, but it links to everything including desire, daydreaming and the ability to get on with my work! Keep in touch, April x I had my first session with my counselor today, and am very happy that I decided to do so. I realize I am starting down a long road, but I am excited to start the journey. Ivan, I think you are totally right about cutting the cord now. The girl I was seeing ran away when it came down to it, and she ran away from her last realtionship, and she would probably run away again. It is funny, I fully expect to hear from her in the future.. not sure when but I feel | ID | ID QA | 1,428,393 |
defensive, apprehensive, all because my career To be fair, I know we barely know each other and yeah Somehow I wound up in your bed so where we headin from here Just say you're scared if you're scared but if you through frontin' we can do somethin And you know just what Im talking about, tomorrow you'll be calling out Cause tonight we getting right into the wee morn' Cooking n-gga breakfast after sex is like a reward Then I go my way and you think about me all day, thats just a warning [Chorus] [End] | LY | LY SL | 512,083 |
by Lib opposed by Labor and the US govt for the record) a legislative process started in 1990 after it was discovered that Australian were paying $12 more for new release CD's than US consumers (even when taking into account exchange rates) by the time the government had deregulated that market everyone was probably ripping music off Kazaa or something anyway! Well, thanks for finally covering the issue in a tad more depth. If the publishers were being hard done by, we'd be hearing feel good stories about how they're fighting the good fight for us in this country. Instead, we're being fed obfuscation and obviously empty market-speak. What do we have to do? Get Consumer Affairs involved? Do they even have any power here? Publishers will only answer if there's greater publicity, so maybe another petition or letters to newspapers and publications like Choice. Maybe slip an A Current Affair reporter $50 and let them run with it.. Since I recently got a decent paying job with little debts, I've bought nearly 40 games in about 3 months and played none of them due to finishing university. I bought 8 of them in Australia, the rest either Steam or eBay. Waiting a week or so for a game can be annoying, but I'm not going to be held ransom when I don't have to. Viva la internets. I'm looking at importing and buying online more and more now; when the US pays $60 for a game, and we pay | IP | IP | 588,095 |
other than in the course of servicing, maintenance or repair. Operator certificate A certificate issued to an operator of a business of prostitution under section 35 of the Prostitution Reform Act. Operator protective structure (OPS) A structure designed to reduce the likelihood of harm to the operator by objects entering the cab of a mobile plant. Optometrist A health practitioner who (a) is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of optometry; and (b) holds a current practising certificate. OR Odds ratio. Order-in-Council Essentially, an instruction made under the authority of a statute from the Government. Issued by Governor-General on recommendation of Minister under authority of an Act. Organic material Any material that is or contains (a) material derived from an organism; or (b) an excretion or secretion of an organism (whether or not it also contains material derived from a human being or contains the secretions of a human being). Organic solvents A group of liquid petroleum-based products, often used as degreasing agents and thinners e.g. methylated spirits, kerosene. Organisation A company, corporation, firm, enterprise or institution, or other legal entity or part thereof, whether incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own function(s) and administration. Organism Individual animal, plant, bacterium or virus. In the HSNO context, the term: does not include a human being; includes a human cell; includes a micro-organism; includes | IN | IN OI | 1,774,893 |
trapped position. Thanks for writing back. Firstly yes I do remind myself that things are always rosy at the beginning and a second marriage may not necessary mean its going to be eternally blissful and fairytale. I have been married for 10 years and although things were generally good between us but it has never been about hot passion and strong chemistry attraction. There were little mental sparks and soul connection. But my husband does have many good qualitiies and thats why I am hesitant to walk off. My husband is slowly suspecting I am up to something with my constant going outs and I have really run out of excuses and lies on where I am going or who I am out with. I am also getting careless with my texts and emails and I know its a matter of time before he finds out. A small part of me thinks its more of a relief if he finds out so that at least I can be honest with him but I know he would be unforgiving and that would probably mean the end of our marriage. Like you, I have been distant, detached and moody at home too. I still look at the kids and smile with pride and love. But my feelings have been like rollercoaster, one moment I am up and next down. One moment I dream of packing up and go and be carefree but I know thats impossible because I dont have the heart | ID | ID QA | 1,428,393 |
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a second one (or I make some farming contacts in rural Australia...). Whatever you do. Do not bring anything such as drugs weapons or anything that is questionable to customs. This includes pornography. I have watched countless episodes of "Nothing to Declare" thanks to my mum getting me hooked to it. They don't mess about in Australia. They will likely check your laptop so get rid of those "files". ( Originally Posted by PierceBrosnan ) Whatever you do. Do not bring anything such as drugs weapons or anything that is questionable to customs. This includes pornography. I have watched countless episodes of "Nothing to Declare" thanks to my mum getting me hooked to it. They don't mess about in Australia. They will likely check your laptop so get rid of those "files". They won't check your laptop but yes, don't take drugs or weapons (though the same advice applies to any country - they are all strict). It also doesn't include pornography, it's something along the lines of "indecent" pornography like beastiality, under age etc. And definitely don't bring fruit etc. I always get chased by one of the sniffer dogs in the airport - just from having the scent of fruit on my clothes from on the plane! ( Originally Posted by callum9999 ) They won't check your laptop but yes, don't take drugs or weapons (though the same advice applies to any country - they are all strict). It also doesn't include pornography, it's something along the lines | ID | ID DF | 47,681 |
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tied up in getting on tossing and turning about what to put in and what it's all worth to replace bob thinks there's nothing, nothing clever in being clever nor being stupid just get on course for a future that's lucrative the secret of youth is disinformation secure something that'll take its place bob says "who'll love the old man who grumbles? who'd throw away stuff that'd make perfect jumble?" he has mixed feelings about charity he'd like to buy his own home the trouble starts with arrangement and where on earth to put it the problem continues with how to get hold of things bob reckons that a thing of value, it should never be mistreated he doesn't go for property is theft dunno if he leans to the left he has a limp, an industrial accident; the boss didn't look too concerned e landed on his feet, met a nice bloke an older chap who claimed to know about life but bob, it seemed, could not convince his pal that a future would prevail it seems it was ok as it stood but how far would his friend be prepared to go apparently these days trust is very hard to muster worried sick, he takes time off his new job to have a think about what's in store he changes somewhat in character (but not as much as he thinks himself) bob goes along to see his doctor says, "give me something that will make me sweat" so | LY | LY SL | 276,708 |
but on the other hand, it probably never crossed his mind that either one of them was going to end up dead. As you said, M was likely more of a poseur than a vicious street animal, and expected to get a little street cred acting tough. It was criminal, and it was stupid. Often those things go together, I guess, but in this case stupid was really stupid and tragic. Ben Carson is a brilliantly gifted neurosurgeon at Hopkins (at least he was when I last heard). He tells the story of when he was a young teen in Detroit and got into an altercation and "stabbed" the other guy in the stomach; but he didn't stab the other guy, the knife blade got caught in the belt buckle of the intended victim and broke. Carson ran home and hid in his room and in the aftermath of the incident had a major life change. So, his behavior was also criminal and stupid, but the outcome was not tragic but a "wake-up call". The neighbor is talking for the first time about what he saw on George Zimmerman's face less than 24-hours after Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "I saw George. He was banged up. His head had two big bandages, that weren't flat, had a bump on them," the neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said. He described where the injuries were. "I seen him have a big bandage on his nose and his nose | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,198,181 |
is the actions of the Japanese whalers themselves that is the issue. And...I mentioned nothing about your sons...I didn't know you had children. STOP putting YOUR spin on MY words. I remain unchastened by the comments of you or anybody else about my POV - it remains what it is and I am NO racist. That is an accusation you would not want to make to my face. Bill says: 05:27pm | 08/01/10 wpro, So the prior genocide of citizens, by the Hussein regime, prior to the involvment of the Coalition was acceptable to you? Hundreds of thousands being murdered because they are different from the other citizens/tribe? Interesting. Ricky says: 05:26pm | 08/01/10 Julie coker-goodson i couldnt agree more.Unfortunatly many people in this country have short memories.I dont.,& i am glad you dont either.Personally, i think the japanese have a long way to go to earn peoples trust. Ben says: wpro says: 05:16pm | 08/01/10 I would have loved to read as many emotional comments when Australia joined the coalition of the willing, causing the death of 100 000's in Iraq to protest the killings of human beings. If I remember well there were not many voices of reason then. Good on you, Aussies. KM says: 04:50pm | 08/01/10 Mr. Watson and the rest of the enviro-zombs should be hailed absolute irresponsible over zealous idiots. Face facts Australia has no legal recourse down in Antarctica they are not our protected waters. They fully deserve to get what was coming | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 102,337 |
exhibition game, so it's not surprising) plus finding two people interested enough means this probably has been way underplayed. Which is such a shame, because like Portal 2 Co-op , it's such a great experience to share with somebody. @Ketchua: I was wondering what you were up to, probably writing more reviews in a language I can't read. Both Gregg and I wondered how often players would push through that premature ending, because the game is light on that sort of feedback, and we could find barely anyone talking about it online. I think this is largely due to how few have actually played At A Distance and with no one wanting to spoil the experience, it's difficult to ascertain how many of those who said "this is an epic game" actually saw the true ending. Look at this from indiegames.com : At a Distance doesn't take long to play. Ten minutes, 15 at most, before you've managed to figure out what you're doing and how to do it... it seems almost like you're being shortchanged at first, when it's over so quickly, without really inviting a second go, except perhaps to witness things from the other player's perspective. Great to see others coming out of the woodwork who witnessed some of the end game. It felt strange coming across all these things with HM; I felt as though we'd stumbled across something that few others had seen which, in this day and age of spoilerific and secret busting guides, | SP | SP IT | 3,080,587 |
buying assets. If all asset prices could not fall relative to the currency. But this is all academic because we are not going to see free banking any time soon. I idea of a FICA holiday is much more reachable. It seems right if people are holding too much debt to get money in the hands of the debtors. Let them buy pay down their debts and hold on to their assets so those assets do not depreciate. "I idea of a FICA holiday is much more reachable. It seems right if people are holding too much debt to get money in the hands of the debtors. Let them buy pay down their debts and hold on to their assets so those assets do not depreciate." Should have read: I like the idea of a FICA holiday is a much more reachable. If people are holding too much debt the goal should be to get money in the hands of the debtors. Eliminate FICA and let them pay down their debts and hold on to their assets so those assets do not depreciate. "When flow goes down, banks can bring it back up again by lending more. Changes in velocity get offset by money stock." He seems to assume that banks can force loans on credible borrowers. Ignores the fact that, one sentence earlier, he himself asserts that flow is going down, which to me means that people are not taking on additional debt. I think it's an operation-free reading | IP | IP DS | 266,529 |
Your gain not recognized is $3,000, the difference between the $5,000 realized gain and the $2,000 recognized gain. The basis of the new property is figured as follows: Cost of replacement property $29,000 Minus: Gain not recognized 3,000 Basis of the replacement property $26,000 Allocating the basis. If you buy more than one piece of replacement property, allocate your basis among the properties based on their respective costs. Example. The state in the previous example condemned your unimproved real property and the replacement property you bought was improved real property with both land and buildings. Allocate the replacement property's $26,000 basis between land and buildings based on their respective costs. More information. For more information about condemnations, see Involuntary Conversions in Publication 544. For more information about casualty and theft losses, see Publication 547. Nontaxable Exchanges A nontaxable exchange is an exchange in which you are not taxed on any gain and you cannot deduct any loss. If you receive property in a nontaxable exchange, its basis is usually the same as the basis of the property you transferred. A nontaxable gain or loss is also known as an unrecognized gain or loss. Like-Kind Exchanges The exchange of property for the same kind of property is the most common type of nontaxable exchange. To qualify as a like-kind exchange, you must hold for business or investment purposes both the property you transfer and the property you receive. There must also be an exchange of like-kind property. For more information, see | IN | IN LT | 770,662 |
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be expelled for the same infraction more than once. However, should he be convicted of the federal bribery charge, he would not be allowed to continue serving as a lawmaker. | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 3,219,990 |
all the necessary CCTV and security equipment to be a safe and comfortable means of transport for locals and tourists alike. Trains run every 30 minutes at weekends, every 20 minutes weekday off-peak, and every 12 minutes in the weekday morning and evening peaks. See www.gautrain.co.za for fares, times and more information. Phase 2 is now open, with safe modern Gautrain service linking Johannesburg Park Station in downtown Johannesburg (the station used by Shosholoza Meyl and Premier Classe long-distance trains) with the suburb of Sandton and the administrative capital Pretoria. Gautrain is the best way to travel between Jo'burg and Pretoria, and the safest way to access Jo'burg Park station to connect with your Premier Classe or Shosholoza Meyl long-distance train. Trains run run every 30 minutes at weekends, every 20 minutes weekday off-peak, and every 12 minutes in the weekday morning and evening peaks. See www.gautrain.co.za for details. Metro trains around Johannesburg & Pretoria... Although long-distance Shosholoza Meyl trains and Gautrain are perfectly safe, 'Metro Rail' suburban trains around Johannesburg, Soweto and Pretoria are different matter. Unless you are particularly foolhardy or adventurous, they are probably best avoided completely. Metro trains from Cape Town to Stellenbosch, Simonstown & Paarl... Metro Rail suburban trains around Cape Town are less of a problem and as long as you take care, leave your valuables at your hotel and don't travel after dark, they can be a good way to get from central Cape Town to the seaside town of Simonstown (a scenic | IN | IN IB | 346,283 |
The origins to this song are very disputed and I just realized that there's no thread to discuss them. The story I've heard is that this was a Dylan song that he would perform at the Gaslight in the early 60's. Van Ronk, emcee at the Gaslight at the time, heard it and liked it and then recorded it making it the first Bob Dylan song to ever be commercially recorded. I've heard a few other stories and I was wondering what you all had to say... sadiejane@folly.org kindly allowed me to include the following info, Aug 13, 1996: DAVE VAN RONK at Club (47) Passim 8/10/96 DYLAN CONTENT I caught Dave van Ronk in Harvard Square tonight. Nice little show (short) but sweet. He told two Dylan stories. The first was really about Noel (Paul) Stookey (of Peter, Paul and Mary fame) who was at that time performing his own brand of standup comedy in the local clubs with Dylan, Van Ronk et al. He was famous for his imitations of the Indiana 500 and a toilet flushing which he would execute with the help of a microphone. He also liked to do an imitation of Charlie Chaplin with the help of a hat and cane and apparently, BOB DYLAN's jacket. Dave went on to say that they got pretty tired of this Charlie Chaplin routine and ambushed him one night with a lemon meringue pie. The best story of the night came as an introduction to "He Was | ID | ID DF | 395,789 |
During the Greek Civil War , in 1947 the Greek Ministry of Press and Information published a book, Ἡ ἐναντίον τῆς Ἑλλάδος ἐπιβουλή ( Designs on Greece ), including documents and speeches on the ongoing Macedonian issue, many translations from Yugoslav officials. It reports Josip Broz Tito using the term " Aegean Macedonia " on 11 October 1945 in the build up to the Greek Civil War; the original document is archived in ‘GFM A/24581/G2/1945’. For Athens in 1947, the “new term, Aegean Macedonia”, (also “Pirin Macedonia”), was introduced by Yugoslavs. Contextually, this observation indicates this was part of the Yugoslav offensive against Greece, laying claim to Greek Macedonia, but Athens does not seem to take issue with the term itself. The 1945 date concurs with Bulgarian sources. Tito's wartime representative to Macedonia, General Tempo (Svetozar Vukmanovic), is credited with promoting the usage of the new regional names of the Macedonian region for irredentist purposes. Concerns over territorial implications of the usage of the term "Macedonian" were expressed as early as 1944 by US diplomats. [ 346 ] Greece suspects that the Republic of Macedonia has territorial ambitions in the northern Greek provinces of Macedonia . This has been a Greek concern for decades; as far back as 1957, the Greek government expressed concern about reported Yugoslav ambitions to create an "independent" People's Republic of Macedonia with the Greek city of Thessaloniki as its capital, [ 347 ] ambitions that are now exist amongst citizens of the Republic of Macedonia. | IN | IN EN | 9,994,656 |
To Be Or Not To Be Productions To Be or Not To Be Productions is a California based production company. The future of the company rests in our ability to produce an entertaining answer to the perennial question: to be or not to be ...? Company will participate in the March du Film at the Cannes Film Festival from May 12 -- 23, 2010. Specialties This LinkedIn Company Profile was created by LinkedIn and is about To Be Or Not To Be Productions. This page is not endorsed by or affiliated with To Be Or Not To Be Productions. For questions regarding LinkedIn Company Profiles contact us . | IN | IN DT | 731,647 |
A weekend of feasting ended last evening with a dinner centred on Risotto alla Milanese -- the saffron-infused risotto sometimes served with classic Osso Buco. In a week when a friend -- known to all as The Pocket Chef* -pointed out that the origins of the name 'Croydon' lay in 'Crocus' as there were crocus beds there centuries before 60s high rise and the Fairfield Halls. The world's most expensive and evocative spice coming from such a place has me enthralled -- proving too that beauty and wonderment can be found everywhere (see www.walkwithjoy.com ). The splendid risotto ended four nights of feasting in honour of Joy's cousin who made his twice yearly visit to No 19. This gentle man, with his passion for Medieval England, is a dream to cook for. He enjoys his food regardless of the dish and its make up. Friday calls for fish and the Morrison's fishmongers' slab was unusually bereft of excitement for the first Friday in months. Given they rule on fresh fish, such disappointment was not to be expected as I'd made a detour to shop their counter. I said as much and opted for the only bright eyed fish he had -- farmed trout -- probably Fish No 23 or 31 on my list of favourites unless we're in Malmedy where the 'Arc de Ciel' trout is a prized speciality and it's possible to order 'Au Bleu'. Friday's trout we simply brushed the whole fish with melted butter and grilled for | NARRATIVE | NA PB | 1,452,561 |
the domestic national market" (Mann 1997:479). Furthermore, as Wilkinson states, "[i]t is a common error [...] to assume that the MNC is 'sovereign' and that 'globalization' has destroyed the capacity of the state to strike back at MNCs [...] They can and do seize MNC assets, expel MNC personnel, nationalize MNCs, impose draconian fines and punishments for alleged violations of laws, and so on" (2007:69). Secondly, regarding the changed nature of financial flows, while the unprecedented mobility of capital has certainly altered the state's level of market control, it should be remembered that "[s]tates are engaged with the global economy as direct market actors (for example, central bank operations in currency and bond markets); [and] as legal and administrative regulators of markets both domestically and in the context of international economic institutions like WTO or the European single market" (Goldblatt et al. , 1997:74). Wade (1996) remarks that companies' shares are usually attached to particular national stock exchanges, and also laws and accountancy practices of a given state. Mosely too notes mixed interaction patterns between states and financial markets: "[w]hile capital market openness provides governments with greater access to capital, it also subjects them to external discipline; investors' capacity for exit provides them with political voice" (2005:357). States are not utterly at the mercy of the markets, but their role has changed, and they must "attend more closely to the economic and political requirements of financial markets and MNCs" (Goldblatt et al. 1997:74). Nation-states "may now be just actors among | IP | IP PA | 210,410 |
schools I attended, and compared to my peers at state schools. I didn't attend a fancy grammar school in high school; I went to a co-ed Lutheran college that had the ugliest uniform in the history of school uniforms. At this stage, I had just come back to living in Australia and had completed my last year of primary school at a local state school. That had been the most distressing and horrible school year that I'd had or ever would have. As a painfully shy 13-year-old, I would have been battered and swallowed up in any of the four big state schools in my (regional) city. My college was consistent, gentle, and did not tolerate behaviours accepted at schools in the state system. Parents should absolutely have the right to select which type of school their children attend if and when they can. As a tutor, I see big problems with the cultures in both the state and private schools in which I work. But I still think that parents should be able to select the culture appropriate to their children. It's not which school you've attended that decides on your University entrance in Queensland (or in any Australian state, right?). It depends on your OP score, which is moderated across the entire state. I wouldn't have a clue whether half the linguistics students in my first University degree went to State or private school. PS I should add that my parents were very working class in terms of | OP | OP OB | 664,011 |
success in explaining it turns on their credibility as an expert and an authority, which turns on techniques of rhetoric, argumentation, and persuasion . It also turns on structures of power and consent. Framing and context. Who decides who is an expert? Who decides which expert will tell us about science, and in what way? A cultural authority, not a scientific one. The publishing company, the TV network, the university, the school, the State. Entities who have a vested interest in what you learn about science, and what you don't. The authors of these books need to establish themselves in the eyes of the general public as authorities, as science experts rather than scientists, regardless of the fact that they are already regarded as such by their peers and the scientific community. The books are not sold to their peers or the scientific community. They are being sold to non-scientists to be accepted as the truth. To be believed . Turf Wars But belief is religion's turf. Religion has created, refined, and mastered the rhetoric of belief. And religion has historically spoken with exclusive authority on the questions of the origin of man and the universe for all but the last 100 years or so. Regardless of our religious beliefs as individuals, as a society we have accepted that the answer to these questions will have a religious dimension or they will come in a religious form. Because laypeople take in science through the same apparatus of faith and belief | OP | OP RS | 3,198,067 |
Keep in mind that the articles here are penned by young authors, so please keep criticism respectful, and help us to keep this a safe and supportive place for writers of all ages to contribute. There you go. My fat fingers aren't fond of those dinky things though. And even when I look, and can't find any, there's GOT to a hole in my pocket where the tiny drives have mysteriously vanished. Someday, I'll find them all, and a legion of single sided socks, to boot. Loading comments... Some of these seem to have made the list very little in polling numbers- and no justification given. USB sticks? The fact that FAX machines are next to them on the list shows me they'll be around for a while yet. After all, the FAX machine was, in my world, totally obsolete before 1GB flash drives existed (note: i can think of nowhere that you can buy such a "small" drive). I'm genuinely astonished anyone uses FAXes anymore. As for business attire? good luck with that dream. Tradition takes decades to die. You can shove a lot of data on a single fax page.There used to be software specifically to do that. A faxable data base with software encoding/decoding hard as heck to break once encrypted one dot being much like another. Loading comments... I don't get downtown (Calgary) often, so I was quite suprised at how few ties I saw on the businessmen as I walked along. More without than with | NARRATIVE | NA NE | 125,765 |
Now I'm All over The Shop - Maximo Park If you're gonna talk about the things I need, Then you're gonna have to find out what they are, You remind me of a time when I was boring, I recall a time when you could slip your noose I wash my hands of you, my feet wont hit the ground, I often ask of myself, When am I gonna learn, I know you'll be content, In the right line of employment I never held you, you never hold me, Its happening all over again, I try and tempt you, you say I'm deluded, When will this foolishness cease Everytime I see you I start choking, I prefer to keep my eyes wide open, Ballerina poses get you nowhere, Patience is a virtue when you're near me I wash my hands of you, my feet wont hit the ground, I often ask of myself, When am I gonna learn, I know you'll be content, In the right line of employment I never held you, you never hold me, Its happening all over again, I try and tempt you, you say I'm deluded, When will this foolishness cease I know that you'll be content, In the right line of employment, I know you'll be fine, you'll be fine (in the right line) You'll be fine, you'll be fine (in the right line) I know you'll be fine, Now that you're not mine I never held you, you never hold me, Its happening | LY | LY SL | 763,471 |
It's not a perfect performance. Lazenby could do a capable British accent, but its Australian remnants may have sounded odd to some British and US viewers. And Lazenby could not reproduce the snooty tones required for his Hilary Bray impersonation; that had to be dubbed. (The final result is thankfully well enough done to contribute to the overall effect of Bond as, for once, a credible spy.) Lazenby also seems uncomfortable with a few of the Bondian one-liners, notably a lame piece of writing where he despatches a henchman into the blades of a snow-making machine and is then made to remark: "He had lots of guts". On the other hand, there's a charm about the one line of dialogue he appears to have contributed to himself, the new Bond's subversive pre-credit complaint direct to the audience: "This never happened to the other fella". The understatement in his acting might have been ahead of its time. Perhaps surrendering to the more critical reviews, even Lazenby claimed later that he couldn't, at the time, act. He shouldn't talk his work down. The same performance that was called flat and wooden in 1969 now comes across as unusually believable, subtle and well-suited to its script. As a first Bond outing it's pretty damn good. As a first film performance, it's remarkable. At one point Draco's requisite beautiful female assistant delivers the movie's best one-liner: "There are many things about Mr Bond one does not know. It would be interesting to attend night | OP | OP | 3,731,422 |
money is in a pension it is locked up until retirement. 3. Have a good look at ISA first. There are cash ISA and stocks and shares ISA you can put about 11,000 into an ISA each tax year. This gives you a lot of flexibility in the future. 4. I know that you can get tax relief on the pension contribution but don't forget that they tax you when you take your income at retirement. An ISA is always tax fee. 5. What sort of risk are you willing to take? I'm no expert in all this but if you are well informed in the first place you will usually make good choices and have the ability to ask sensible questions to any IFA. Just be aware: Pensions are protected from creditors, ISA's are not (unless you defraud creditors with your pension contributions). ISA's are created using taxed money, pensions are taxed, but only after a personal allowance has been taken tax free and often at a lower tax level than when accrued. They also give you 25% tax free cash (for now at least). ISA?s do however afford greater flexibility and it is why we always talk about both. In answer to your original question: Yes definitely interview an IFA. This should be a relationship you maintain for a number of years you should feel confident in them and comfortable. You won't find any decent IFA's that will do the work and then if you like the answer, | ID | ID DF | 1,466,386 |
Alex Butcher More And More Lyrics Alex Butcher More And More Lyrics total views : 1 times this week. You can enlarge lyrics to more and more for easy viewing, send it to your friends or rate the song More And More by Alex Butcher and help the song become popular. If you have any corrections for these lyrics or any ideas about the meaning to more and more, please feel free to submit them. More and more and more, I don't know where we're going to, More and more and more, there's so much we don't wanna do, More and more and more, I don't know where we're going to, More and more and more, there's so much we don't wanna do, More and more and more. More and more and more, I don't know where we're going to, More and more and more, there's so much we don't wanna do, 'Cause without we cheat and we learn from each and every heart affair, [From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/a/alex-butch\\... It's without we cheat and we hurt till somebody's in despair. More and more and more. (x3) More and more and more, I don't know where we're going to, More and more and more, there's so much we don't wanna do, 'Cause without we cheat and we learn from each and every heart affair, It's without we cheat and we hurt till somebody's in despair. | LY | LY SL | 305,710 |
intelligence, absolute certainty about whether a state has or does not have those weapons of mass destruction. And look back, with respect to all three axis of evil countries -- Iraq, Iran, North Korea -- there were either huge errors or huge gaps in our intelligence with respect to exactly what WMD capability do those countries have. And those are the ones that we're focusing our intelligence assets on. So I think the traditional rule of anticipatory self-defense is difficult to apply and use to meet our security requirements in this era of proliferating weapons of mass destruction. Is the right alternative to articulate instead a broad doctrine of pre-emptive self-defense? I don't think so. I agree with David that policy makers need to be prepared to act under some legal risk, but there are some real downsides to actually trying to codify a new doctrine of the use of force. TOOBIN: Let's try to get some more questions in. How about this gentleman in the front there. QUESTIONER: Herbert Levin. Could you give us the European definition of universal jurisdiction, our definition of universal jurisdiction, and a couple of examples where it's been applied where you think it may have been right? There are a number out that we think are wrong. TOOBIN: And maybe if I could just add to that, this famous Spanish judge/prosecutor, has talked about bringing cases against Alberto Gonzales, John Yoo, Jay Bybee -- I think that's all. Talk about that possible case in | SP | SP TA | 3,231,326 |
crawling back home and being nourished bact to life by life (God.) Sounds like he feels like he got an emotional beating and found God to be his only refuge. Personally, I don't think he cheated. I love this album and I've listened to it so many times, and I think, if he had, they would be filled with more remorse. Sure, they're mournful and sorrowful and full of pain, but they don't sound very regretful or remorseful, at least not the level I think you'd be if you cheated on your fiance. Not that it's any of anyone's business anyway. It's great music and very relatable and certainly beautiful. Isn't that what music is supposed to be? Ya i agree on that, the whole album kind of unfolds on itself, into a sad story type of thing... I like it and do have to agree it is one their most "Mature" albums they have ever done... i really do have to say this album is epically amazing and chucked full of relient k amazingness | LY | LY SL | 617,515 |
simple guidelines , which are summarised here: Unless you have express permission from the author, you can't edit our material, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style. To make material edits contact us You have to credit our authors and partner institutions? -- ?ideally in the byline. You have to credit The Conversation? -- ?ideally at the top of the article and include our logo? -- ?with a link back to either our home page, The Conversation , or (preferably) the specific article URL on The Conversation website. If space is tight, you can run the first few lines of the article and then say: "Read the full article at The Conversation" with a link back to the article page on our site. If you're republishing online, you must use our page view counter, link to us, and include links from our story. Join the conversation 25 Comments sorted by PhD candidate in Christian Ethics (PhD candidate in Christian Ethics at University of Edinburgh) Professor Ergas, were all the current global commitments - which, as you correctly point out, are aspirational - to be honoured, then the world would be likely on track to reach 4C above pre-industrial levels within the lifetime of my daughter (should she live to her presumed life-expectancy). My question is: are you up to speed on the latest research on what such a world would involve? (as represented for instance by this recent conference concerning an Australian context: http://www.fourdegrees2011.com.au/ ) about | IP | IP PA | 212,413 |
he have forgiven a fiance who cheated on him with his best friend? "No. But then, today we're reluctant to pass judgment on other people's behaviour. As long as it's legal!" Playing funny can easily fall flat, which is why Dundas does not attempt it. "Jim's take on Cos, with which I agree, is that because of the absurdity of the situation, the straighter you play it the funnier it is." This July, Dundas will be reprising another Mozart role when he performs Don Giovanni in Michael Gow's new production for Oz Opera . He made his debut in the role for Victorian Opera in 2009. "At the time I was acutely aware that I didn't want to be the 26-year-old who tried to perform Don Giovanni and didn't quite succeed. I gave it everything I had -- it took me a year to learn the role in the way that I wanted to." Samuel Dundas in The Merry Widow 2011 The feed-back was very positive, but having performed Masetto for OA's mainstage production last year, Dundas has gained a new perspective on the Don. "To have been able sing Masetto with Teddy Tahu Rhodes as Don Giovanni, to have been able to observe him so closely, was fascinating. I learned a lot from that." Like Rhodes, Dundas did not grow up thinking that he'd be an opera singer. But when as a teenager he started singing around the house, his mother suggested lessons. "I was in Year 9 and | IN | IN | 461,492 |
shape. It is not all Obama this country had issue before but he was not what we needed. I hope we get what we need before its too late for all of us. d1123 | 10.13.09 @ 5:39PM Someone answer me this: What actual control do "we the people" have over anything our government plans for us? Does arguing back and forth on websites give "we the people" any more control over our fates at the hands of the government? Republican, Democrat, Socialist, leftist, rightist, upside-downist. None of it really matters. Your party is just a place to park your opinion. Samir | 10.14.09 @ 4:56PM Yes, Ben Stein, the great supporter for the struggling middle class from a fool hypocrite who, as noted at the bottom of the column is currently "living in Beverly Hills and Malibu "... Great description Ben - his total zero of an academic record as a student Harvard Law grading is BLINDED so the teacher does not know the name of the student, and yet obama still was in the top 10% of his class at Harvard Law (not a place known for accepting dummies) graduating magna cum laude and President of Law Review.....I would not exactly call that a total zero.... Go ahead..give me one example of his anti-white writings in his books Stein sounds like Glenn Beck now....does Stein forget that he is half white, raised by white mother and grandparents...or does he just choose to ignore that fact... Linda | 10.21.09 | IP | IP | 186,900 |
and again they showed they hadn't. It would be wrong to blame one or the other but tactical indiscipline began to undermine Gerrard at Liverpool as well. Gerrard missed the second leg of the 2004-05 Champions League quarter-final against Juventus with a thigh injury. As Liverpool played out a goalless draw to win 2-1 on aggregate, with Xabi Alonso and Igor Biscan magnificently disciplined in central midfield, it was hard not to think how different it would have been had Gerrard been there. Instead of the careful, cautious sideways passes that frustrated Juventus, there would have - inevitably - been hopeful 50-yard balls, dashing surges and long-range strikes. Perhaps one or more would have come off, perhaps Liverpool would have won comfortably, but it would have been at the cost of the control Rafa Benitez so desired. Even in the final, in which Gerrard gave an awesome performance, scoring the first goal in the comeback and leading the charge against prohibitive odds, he was only released to play like that by the addition of Didi Hamann and the half-time switch to 3-4-1-2. From then on Benitez preferred always to play Gerrard off a front man in a 4-2-3-1. Having been seen as a box-to-box midfielder who could score a few goals, he began to be seen as an energetic attacking midfielder who could make the odd tackle. When he was good, he was still sensational. His performance in the 2006 FA Cup was one for the ages, as he scored | ID | ID DF | 287,773 |
possible, so that's why nature in particular features heavily on it. But there is lyrics like "this new peace/ I can feel it now" so there is still your own personal touch on this album... Oh yeah! It's only a matter of degrees, its only changed about five per cent. It's what comes naturally. But I think I've opened the windows a little bit! In 'Looking Through' the lyrics read "one more year/ of someone trying to figure it all out". Is that another personal message, is the band still trying to figure things out? It is personal, but it's more just myself. The band is quite healthy; if we sang about the band it would be the most boring thing ever! [Laughs] Watch the video for 'Waiting For Something' below You made most of your records outside of New York, what made you set up shop in Daniel Lorca's [bassist] loft for this one? We had been going out-of-town for years to avoid distractions, but we found that what we sounded like in band practice didn't sound like we did on or records, and part of it was getting the record ready in one city and going to another to record it kind of... costs you something. You lose some muscle memory. So this time we practiced in his place and then set a drum track to it in the nearest studio. We rolled our amplifiers literally three blocks down the street and tracked it. We didn't have to | SP | SP IT | 222,214 |
The story is told in a series of quotes from band members, record company people, family and friends obtained through interviews by the author. And in the case of Hoon, the quotes were taken from published interviews from the 90's. There could no be no purer way for this story to be told. The interviewees were candid and open; they seemed to hold nothing back. Their words and stories spoke so clearly of those times and what Shannon Hoon meant to them that I truly felt that I got to know him and his tendencies through this book. I felt as if I truly had spent those hours not reading a book, but spending time with these people and their friend Shannon. Which made for emotional results even though I knew the end to this story. When the fateful end of Shannon Hoon's life came in this book I immediately felt the loss of him. My heart broke, and I missed him. Just from reading a book 13 and a half years after the event. I do not have the book in front of me as I review it, but someone in there said something along the lines of "everyone who met him thought Shannon was their best friend" and it was easy to see that. As Shannon Hoon had the most powerful personality of the subjects in the book, and people seemed to speak most about their relationship with him, it is easy to focus on him. But through | IP | IP DS | 753,612 |
@ 7:07PM I respectfully submit that your post is BEGGING for correction from many angles, but let me just start with the last statement: "He was the most vetted candidate in the history of the world. " This untruth just makes me want to cry. Their were, indeed, those of us who attempted to get the word out about our concerns, but the mainstream media were in Obama's pocket, liberal vestiges that they are. Stories that they did carry that showed any of the very real concerns were delivered by MSM with such accompanying rebuke and dismissal, as to render the concerns trivial or motivated by race, which is so NOT true. Where on earth did you get this idea? darryl | 10.16.09 @ 7:45PM I agree with you Ben. The thing that will bring us all together under Obama is our losses. We are about to lose the freedom we are too ignorant to realize. Problem I see, is too many people these days seem to be OK with others making decisions for them. shame on all of us. djmelfi | 10.17.09 @ 5:43PM Obama acts like a Marxists, reacts like a South American dictator to criticism, eager to suppress opposition and dissent, we think the Pelosi, Reid, Obama triumvirate is a coalition to convert us into a socialist state with 99% of the wealth controlled by THEM. This is what they believe is best for US. Its obvious this group of socialists Maoists and communists are salivaying ay | IP | IP | 186,900 |
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