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Dexter's Laboratory
"A physics professor and his assistant are working on liberating negatively-charged hydroxyl ions, when all of a sudden, the assistant says, "Wait, professor, what if the salicylic acids do not accept the hydroxyl ions?" And the professor responds, "That's no hydroxyl ion; that's my wife!""
While the 2001 revival is bad, it's nowhere near as awful as Johnny Test.
"Maybe he was making Meth..."
As America was emerging from a decade of chaos and desolation due to the effects of Disney sugar and Looney Tunes there was one voice, one vision, one genius to help us all overcome our dark impulses and rejoice in the glory of the light. His name was Dexter Oniga Gucci (or the great D.O.G) This is his story. then in 2018, Jake Goldman and Bob Boyle produced in reboot done by HBO Max in 2021.
The man[edit]
Dexter was born in a time beyond time reading devices (which he invented, and gave the name clocks) therefore his coming into the world can only be dated as 0:00 on the 00.00.0001, in the Dexterarian calendar. It is widely known however that his birth was before the great feeding and the great burp that commenced after the great cleansing in the great hall of light. It is also generally accepted that only a life of Dexter can cleanse one's soul and prepare one for the afterlife.
Parental Control[edit]
His parents were common folk, unprepared to take care of such a genius, yet they arent geniuses themselves, i mean his lab is like underneath is rug, just stand on it fags. In order to prepare them for the shock the doctor planned to stage a puppet show as indicated in the famous article Worst 100 Ways to Deliver Bad News (which Dexter invented by sheer will power). However he just got a hint that he might have AIDS in the form of a singing telegram and decided to wipe out his memory. Since then a series of misfortunational news followed all doctors that treated Dexter. This is the only reason why no doctor was able to identify Dexter's remarkable genius by the patterns of his baby drools and teeth imprints which resembled Mona Lisa and revealed DaVinci's Code. He also invented an expasion device which he tested on his mother and gave her a huge badonkadonk and knockers that would tease Dexter and any man who saw her massive jiggling rump and hooters for eternity. Though Dexter's real father is still unknown since his mother's history of bareback pornographic films leaves a window open for who his father might be, this can also explain her now OCD attitude towards cleanliness.
His Hellish Entrance To Science[edit]
As dexter failed to break the Guinness World Record for taking the worlds biggest dump (midgets section)Then dexter sold his soul to the devil to migrate to science. He then was looking for a machine that can make him take bigger dumps, I mean like MAMMOTH sized dumps. So he came up with the holiest thing on Earth to this day, Justin Beiber. With the help of his Justin Beiber machine he did break the guinness world record for taking the worlds biggest dump! His world record was soon broken by Miley Cyrus. Crushed, dexter sells his sisters soul to the devil so he can become even more smarter and take revenge on man kinds worst creation, the little girl(and im not even posititve if she is a girl or some freakish mutation) Justin Bieber. Without a soul, DeeDee turns into something demonic, lets see.
Dee Dee[edit]
So basically Dexter's mom is like a UBER slut, I mean look at her big ass and lucious thighs! So Dexter's Dad isn't the father of DeeDee, I mean can something like him create something retarded like that? So anyways, dexter's mom, like the slut she is, fucked with a homeless dude across the street. And it created this monstrosity! Yes DeeDee is actually half Middle-Eastern, in one of those episode she had such a deep voice that the world was shaking, that's exactly what Mediterranean dudes can do. So anyway,
DeeDee entered a life of illegal crime and hip hop taking the alias of Double D Cups from an early age, to protect her innocent family. Encouraged by this underground movement Dexter joined several para-military organizations. His actions finally led to a revolution. After his revolution and proclamation as king, Dexter decided he wanted more and started building an underground secret facility for nuclear and chemical bombs. This facility will soon come to be known as the "Dexter's Laboratory". With the help of his sister DeeDee, Dexter prepared to lead a new revolution that would overcome all the world and establish him as king over everything.
The Holy War On Hip-Hop[edit]
It was now that Dexter realized the errors of his ways. He already had invented everything there was to invent in the world just so he could conquer it. Shocked by this new thesis, Dexter decided to renegate his own sister and start a holy war against the hip-hop empire.
Uncertain about what this revolution and holy war business was his parents sent him to bed without supper. Confined to his own cell like room Dexter found a way to mentally control the robots in his laboratory situated milions of miles away and teleport his facility within his own room. The U.S government noticed this strange laboratory movement and decided to blame a random country for possession of wet dogs and attack it.
The rest is legendary hippo piss out the ass.
During the early 90's Dexter's lab was a fucking big hit. The name of the great Dexter, and even though this fucker is unknown to the public, he'll soon emerge as the world's greatest OB-gene. Yeah that's right, just call him at +639164629530. He'll surely give you a good bullshit answer. Trust this website even though inside you don't really care.
The book[edit]
After his great revolution, while confined to his room Dexter wrote his autobiography entitled Mein Knackwurst. The book will probably hit the libraries next summer and is already a predicted best- seller. Here is a most thriling paragraph from his latest chapter intitled "I understand".
"I have understood my love for science can be compared with nothing as common and humane as what you wear mortals call love. What you call love is for me only an appetizer to the great three course feast that is my life dedicated to the science of understanding. For it is understanding not science itself that made me understand that I understand the science of understanding more than I understand the science of not understanding. And thus I understand. I understand and that is why I can compare my understanding with the meal, the source of life and energy for all creatures, those understanding and not understanding alike in their understanding of the need for understanding. Do you understand?"
Steven Spielberg will also produce a movie based on Dexter's book, however Dexter will be played by a gigantic T-Rex and Dee Dee. by a little alien who wants to order a pizza.
List Of Notable Inventions[edit]
- Butt device
- Red Button that destroys hippies
- Escape routes through monkeys butts.
- An Awesome Parrot
- Hip-Hop Tin-Robot
- Secret Laboratory (more effectively secret than CIA, KGB, although it looks like more like a lavatory than a laboratory)
- Porn-on-a-massive-scale-o-matic
- The gaydar
- Crystal Methamphetamine
- Ketamine
Dexter has many rivals, including:
- Professor Utonium
- Professor Oak
- Susan & Mary Test
- Jimmy Neutron
- AJ (The Fairly Odd Parents)
- Mandork
- The Power
- Newton
- Doktar Kalinkahoffen
- Theo (Nutri Ventures)
- Blossom Utonium
See also[edit]
There isn't much else to see if you did not understand this...I am sorry for you
"You know what kind of train this is? It's a magic train AH-HA-HA! AH-HA-HA! HA-HA !"
Johnny Test[edit]
Something that made the revival run of Dexter's Laboratory more fun to watch. That really smelly cartoon featuring the 11-year-old flaming headed kid who wears a T-shirt with a radioactivity sign lives in Lincolnshire, IL. He has a talking dog who smells really bad and genius twin sisters who are nerds, anyways. His show is a modern update from Dexter's lab, and Johnny and the kids are wearing dispoable underpants (or they're in their diapers, according to Canada and Germany). This cartoon has become popular during 2009, the year of Illinois' best-known landmarks being renovated, including the Test house. Template:UnMedia


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I lolled in the Aegean on an inflatable mattress, the Turkish sun caressing my tingling skin as our sailboat, the Nemesis, lapped in the water only 30 metres away. Only four more days in paradise, I thought. Will I ever be able to return to the real world?
I had come to southwest Turkey to join a one-week "blue cruise," as these sailing voyages are known, between Marmaris and Bodrum.
Nemesis, a gleaming teak and mahogany affair owned by Dutch outfit Sailing Cruises in Comfort, (or ScicSailing, www.scicsailing.eu), was to be my floating home for a week. I was initially concerned about spending seven days in such close quarters with nine complete strangers, but by breakfast the next morning my worries had dissipated like the morning mist.
Besides, what's there to worry about when you're on board a beautiful boat enjoying cocktail hour with free-spirited new friends in an absinthe blue cove, the sun sparkling off the water like diamonds, your every whim pandered to by a gracious and attentive crew? No need to worry about having to share facilities either, since each cabin has its own ensuite bathroom, though the ones aboard Nemesis could use renovating.
The Turkish gulet, a traditional wooden ketch, is the ideal way to find deep relaxation and commune with nature while leisurely exploring the culture, food and history of the Greek islands and of Turkey's picturesque southwest coast.
The rear deck was the hub of activity on the Nemesis, where travellers gather for cocktails and impromptu dancing, and to share a meal. Food is prepared fresh each day by dedicated chef Ramazan, who concocts a variety of mouth-watering sweet and savory Turkish delights.
There's certainly no pressure on Scic sailings to ever disembark, but it would be a shame not to take the opportunity to explore the sights or meet the locals. During our cruise, we stopped in the boat-building village of Bozburun, where we bartered for spices and fruit at the weekly market, bought handmade jewelry and colourful scarves from quaint boutiques and enjoyed fresh-squeezed orange juice at a seaside café. We also visited the sleepy village of Selimiye, a pretty up-and-coming family resort, and had dinner together at a popular fish restaurant in the Datça harbour.
On our penultimate day, Captain Seletin navigated the Nemesis to the harbour at Knidos, where we breakfasted on deck in the shadow of 2,500 years of Hellenistic history.
Not only tourists enter Knidos.
Stray dogs also hang out there. At the entrance to the site, under a shady tree, lay a couple of overheated canines beside a sun-wizened old woman in a head scarf selling slices of honeydew melon. Goats and goat herders wander among the beautiful ruins, too.
Raising anchor from our last cove, we made our bittersweet way to Bodrum, where we would spend our final night. The grand entrance to Bodrum's harbour is presided over by the Castle of St. Peter, a crusader castle-cum-underwater-archeology-museum whose lushly landscaped grounds and excellent museum collection are well worth a visit.
These days it is not Bodrum's historic sites that draw several thousand tourists and villa-owning Istanbulites to its sun-drenched shores each summer, but the bustling summer resort's legendary nightlife, innovative restaurants and excellent shopping. Fashion chains and boutiques, "genuine fake" handbag merchants, handmade Bodrum sandalet (sandals) stores, and shops peddling an Aladdin's cave of quality Turkish rugs, handmade ceramics, silk-embroidered blankets, coloured glass lanterns and antique brass and copper goods will make a shopaholic's head spin.
At breakfast on deck the next morning, we exchanged emails and phone numbers, photos and parting hugs.
Like most Scic passengers, all of us but one were repeat customers, and the knowledge that we would sail with Scic again one day would get us through the long winter months.
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To get to Istanbul, fly KLM (www.klm.com) via Amsterdam, Lufthansa via Frankfurt (www.lufthansa.com), Air Canada (www.aircanada.com), Air Transat (www.airtransat.ca) or Turkish airlines (www.turkishairlines.com). From Istanbul, get a flight to Bodrum or Dalaman depending on whether your cruise begins in Bodrum, Marmaris or Fethiye. You can get a return flight with Turkish Airlines for about $150.
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So far in this series on CRM technology utilization, we've talked about where most people start A 5-Step Process to Utilize Your Existing Technology: Level 1—All in Your Head) and transitioning to defined and consistent checklist based processes (A 5-Step Process to Utilize Your Existing Technology: Level 2—Make a Checklist). Now that you've put your processes into the checklist form and gotten buy-in from your user team, it is time to really start leveraging the power of the CRM tool in which you've invested.
This is the exciting part because you will finally begin to position yourself to take advantage of the CRM features that will help you increase efficiency, consistency and growth potential. Three key advantages you will gain are:
- Task Assignment – the ability to distribute work among team members
- Auditability – the ability to see when and if tasks are being completed
- Reporting – the ability to report on activity across the firm and enhance the management of your practice
Building processes into CRM may sound daunting, but the truth is that you did the really hard work when you built out the checklists and got agreement on your processes with your team in Level 2. Most CRM systems are designed to have process and workflows built into them and have a relatively user-friendly interface. So with well-defined process steps and clearly articulated order of events, embedding them into CRM becomes relatively easy.
Look at the Five Levels of Tool Utilization diagram below and you'll see this is the easiest transition we've covered since this journey began.
While functionality differs from CRM to CRM, there are a number of common elements; a task framework, a workflow functionality to connect tasks together, and reporting. These will all be put to use when building your processes into the CRM system and when you are extracting information going forward.
Just as with the checklists developed in Level 2, once your process is embedded into the CRM, you will want to test it with a subgroup of users. Similar to a checklist, it may take a couple of iterations to fine-tune the workflow. Once everything is flowing through as planned, it is time to roll it out to the entire team.
With processes embedded into your CRM system, here are the positive changes you can expect to see in your operation:
1. The Change: Work can be distributed among team members by assigning tasks to them in CRM instead of through verbal requests, email, and sticky notes.
This benefits all users by making it clear that a request for action has been made, the time requirements are documented and it is not easily lost or deleted. Users can see all tasks assigned to them and are then better able to manage their workload and ensure timely completion of requests. No more sorting through multiple inbound formats and hand written notes to keep track of what is most important.
2. The Change: Status of assigned tasks is always visible and easily tracked by you, your management team, and the people responsible for completing them.
This benefits all users by minimizing the need for constant verbal check-ins and status meetings. Instead, everyone can see which tasks are complete, on-track, or at risk of delay. Management can focus its attention on potential issues and workers are less likely to feel micro-managed.
3. The Change: History and results are at your fingertips because your data is consistent and in a single location.
This benefits all users by eliminating the need to search multiple sources of information and trying to remember things that were done several days, weeks, months, or even years ago. Reports are easier and faster to produce with increased accuracy and you have data to help you identify areas of opportunity.
So that is Level 3, embedding process into CRM. You can see with the few key points covered that your entire team benefits.
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Young Sanjay Kumar Sen is trying to buy a ticket to the India-Pakistan World Cup of Cricket semifinal, but he doesn't have the 25,000 rupees (about $550) such a ticket commands on the secondary market.
So he's trying to sell his kidney, camped out with a sign that reads "Get my kidney, give me ticket." So far, the fish aren't biting.
Ya know, in my day they only charged an arm and a leg! Now they want kidneys, says Bengali Borscht Belt Jay Leno.
Here's The Australian, the only English-language media outfit with the balls to cover this story:
As a unique selling proposition it might just have worked. Indians appreciate an enterprising young man as much as the next person.
But Sen's campaign was brought to an abrupt halt after a huge crowd of angry and opportunistic veterinary pharmacists took their protest for better working conditions to within 50 metres of the stadium, and right into the face of an Indian security apparatus on full alert for the most political sporting clash the subcontinent has seen in years.
It's always those goddamn angry, opportunistic veterinary pharmacists, isn't it?
The game's at 5 a.m. EDT—we assume DUAN! will be buzzing.
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READ about Piers Morgan's long career in journalism here.
Thursday night, "Piers Morgan Live" invited the luckiest (or unluckiest, depending on how you look at it) man in the world on air to discuss his most recent (mis)fortune. Erik Norrie has been struck by lightning, bitten by a rattlesnake, beaten up by monkeys, and most recently, attacked by a shark.
While recovering in the Tampa Medical Center, Norrie, a religious man, explained why he believes that God doesn't have it out for him:
"I think he's continually challenging me to trust Him. Which is what I believe that we all need to do through hard times, through good times, through bad times, it's important to always trust God."
His wife, Spryng, has a sense of humor about Erik's series of run-ins with danger:
"Well, it's an adventuresome marriage ... but the shark bite was quite a scare, that's for sure."
As it turns out, Spryng had locked her husband in a monkey cage as a joke before he was attacked. But rather than call for help, she took pictures!
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Erik Norrie story is an inspiration of real life miracles. He was attacked by a shark, large chunk missing from his leg and lots of blood loss and several surgeries. He is thankful for his friends praying and the healing that has already taken place. He is smiling happy with peace and giving the Jesus Christ all the glory. What would you be doing if you were in the hospital in this situation? Do you know where you would go if you were to die today? Erik Norrie will be smiling in heaven, praise God
Hmm, I guess some people need this infantile "god" nonsense in lieu of rational thinking.
Pierce, the reason me and you dont get bit by sharks or struck by lightning is. We don't swim with sharks or go outside in thunderstorms.
Erik Norrie`s story i sa true testimony of God`s power. But you see in life there are always people criticizing everything from humans to God. Hell is opn for the unbelievers but if you are a good critic and a good philosopher then a liitle research
How poissonus is a rattle snake
How many volts is lightning
What is the weight of a monkey`s fist then do the maths because it was not just a monkey
What are the statistics that is how many people have survived a shark attack
I think at the end of day you will then understand this is more than the boundaries of the Earth. There is a force.


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So, the Fed basically said they will lower rates to zero and keep them there. They also said they will PRINT. That's what they mean when they say they will purchase "agency debt."
The result so far:
-The dollar tanks.
-Gold shot up $10 an ounce in minutes.
-Yields on medium and long term Treasuries and bonds dive.
-Stocks initially went higher (edit - continuing higher).
-The VIX broke the bottom of its triangle, but produced what looks like a bottoming candlestick. I think this warrants watching to make sure it's not a throwunder.
So, how low can rates go? We just found out. Any bullets left in the gun? Just printing, that's it. That's what happens when the math no longer works.
ANYTHING to keep the growth going, no matter that the numbers involved in the math are overwhelmingly large!
What's their next move?
I am increasing my holdings in gold and just went short the long bond, but will use tight stops… How much lower can rates go?
Pssst... they can't!
I hate to throw a wet blanket on everyone's party, but this is terrible news and terrible actions for America's future. This is the exact type of action that put us in this position to begin with.
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Stocks dropped sharply on the weekly unemployment numbers which rose "unexpectedly" the last week of July. Bonds are sharply higher, the dollar is sharply lower (!), oil is lower, and gold is higher. The dollar correlation to the market has changed and should be watched carefully as it is telling us something that is very painful for those who must live by their productive efforts while being paid in dollars.
Take a look at the food futures to see exactly what I mean. Since the dollar's latest top in June, the price of wheat has risen 92%! The price of corn has now risen 30%, oats are up 60%, and the price of soybeans, rice, and all food commodities are rising sharply. This is not just a drought in Russia, this is a combination of rampant speculation with money that is out of control combined with a rapidly weakening dollar. Expecting a disaster to occur at this time frame, here it is, below is a daily chart of wheat and corn – please go look at the other commodities, this is very dangerous for the world:
Remember, oil is also above $80, that seems to be a tipping point for equities. The longer it stays above $80, and the higher it goes, the worse the economic condition.
My advice? Make sure you have enough food to last you awhile should these conditions worsen and before these prices translate to the grocery store shelves (that sounds like a call for food inflation… will it actually translate? I don't know, but the thing about food is that there can be very little demand destruction, and if there is you do not want to be a part of it). A rising dollar would help that situation, I don't think any of us want to see a disaster be related to food.
The weekly unemployment numbers rose to 479,000 from 457,000. The consensus was looking for a fall to 455,000 – Oops. And last week's figure was revised 3k higher. These numbers are simply horrific in that they have remained so high for so long. Here's Econoday:
The labor market remains weak, at least based on initial jobless claims which rose 19,000 in the July 31 week to 479,000. The prior week was revised 3,000 higher to 460,000. The four-week average rose 5,250 to 458,500 but is still slightly lower than this time last month in what is one of the few positives of today's report. There are no special factors in the latest week.
Continuing claims fell 34,000 to 4.537 million in data for the July 24 week. Here the four-week average rose 26,000 to 4.576 million. The unemployment rate for insured workers is unchanged at 3.6 percent. Today's data won't boost confidence for much improvement in tomorrow's employment report.
The Monster Employment Index added to the bad employment mood by falling from 141 to 138. Most of the weakness here was in construction jobs. Are there any of those left?
Construction Employment:
Manufacturing Employment – same number of manufacturing employees as in 1942:
Once again the primary down channel since April (dashed green) contained stock prices which have failed to break through overhead resistance so far:
On the 30 minute chart, you can see that prices have also failed, so far, to reach the upper boundary of the rising wedge while 5 waves have transpired, it appears that the 5th wave could potentially have concluded this morning, but may have one more rise left in it – again, the demarcation point for me is the bottom of the rising wedge, now roughly 1104. Today's descent could be a middle movement of the final wave higher, so once again it's probably best to continue to be patient:
Note the divergent RSI on the chart above… I see divergences in a lot of charts at this time.
Yesterday the VIX produced a small inverted hammer just above the lower Bollinger band. This is often a reversal indicator but it needs confirmation by rising above the hammer today:
It appears that wave 2 which occurred within the confines of that rising wedge may be concluding, but the proof is in the pudding, we need to see that lower boundary break. If it does, I think that the large H&S pattern is complete time wise and we will then proceed to make lower lows to eventually fulfill its target of approximately SPX 860.
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Nets and Clippers Squander Golden OpportunitiesThe New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers returned home after splitting the first two games versus the Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns respectively. In Friday's game three, New Jersey led Miami 81-80 with 4:36 remaining, but committed numerous careless turnovers and fouls that enabled the Heat to close the game on a 23-11 run for a 103-92 win. Vince Carter scored 43 points--a Nets' NBA single game playoff scoring record--Jason Kidd had 10 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds and Richard Jefferson scored 17 points but the other Nets combined for only 22 points on 9-26 field goal shooting (.346). The Nets were without the services of key veteran reserve forward-center Cliff Robinson, who was suspended by the NBA for five games for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Dwyane Wade had 30 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and six turnovers for Miami, while Shaquille O'Neal finished with 19 points and nine rebounds. Antoine Walker made an important contribution with 16 points, including 4-9 shooting on three pointers. As I mentioned in an earlier post, if New Jersey did in fact relax in game two because of winning game one in Miami--and that certainly seemed to be the case--that was a big mistake because Miami is very capable of winning on the road. Now New Jersey faces a must win game at home on Sunday, followed by the prospect of having to win again in Miami in order to advance. The Nets have shown in game one and for most of game three that they have perimeter weapons that can cause great difficulty for Miami as well as the tenacity to offer resistance to Shaq in the paint but they need to come with a strong effort and full concentration for the whole 48 minutes on Sunday.
The Clippers led Phoenix 85-82 with less than three minutes to go, but wound up losing 94-91. Shawn Marion scored 32 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Suns, while two-time MVP Steve Nash had a quiet game with 12 points and 10 assists--but he did score the Suns' final basket on a step back jump shot with less than four seconds remaining. Vladimir Radmanovic made his first five three pointers but missed a three pointer as time expired. Elton Brand had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Clippers but only shot 7-17 from the field. Those are good numbers, but the Suns can live with that kind of production from Brand. As long as their defenders are active and their double-teams are aggressive the Suns can beat the Clippers. Phoenix only scored 94 points on .372 field goal shooting and still won; I doubt that the Suns will shoot that poorly again in this series. This game was played at the Clippers' preferred pace but L.A. lost anyway. San Cassell had a very quiet game, producing a triple single--6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists on 2-10 field goal shooting; he and the Clippers will have to come up with a much better effort to avoid going to Phoenix down 3-1.
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Benefit and risk assessment of breastmilk for infant health in Norway: Opinion of the Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2013-12-12)
Breastmilk covers all the nutritional needs of the infant the first months of life, with the exception of vitamin D. In addition, breastmilk has a number of protective properties. However, as humans are exposed to polluting chemicals through food, air, water and skin contact, breastmilk also contains contaminants. Taking the present-day levels of contaminants in Norwegian breastmilk and the long ...


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I came across a legal situation. Experts please help.
1. The property was a family property.
2. They (16 family members) filed a case xxxx for partition to divide among themselves in June 2010.
3. All of them agreed to divide amicably and case disposed mentioning partition clearly which part belong to every one of them in Dec 2010.
4. One of the 16 members filed another case yyyy stating, he did not agree to the partition and it is not his signature in the final decree in September 2011.
5. Developer entered in to sale deed in June 2016 based on case xxxx decision from the family member who got that portion. Sy no. aaaa
6. Developer put compound all round Sy no. AAA in July 2016.
7. One of 16 members who filed case yyyy issued notice through his lawyer to developer to cancel his sale deed since he has a case yyyy pending on entire family property in Aug 2016.
8. Developer offered one of 16 members some amount and that guy agreed and took money and signed he does not have any claim on sy no. aaaa in Sept 2016.
9. Court entered memo on case yyyy saying sy no. aaaa is excluded from the case yyyy in Sept 2016.
10. Case yyyy got disposed saying that partition under case xxxx cannot be questioned filing separate case yyyy. However he has Right to question under case xxxx.
in October 2016.
11. Developer made proper layout with necessary govt. approval, sold few sites to m, n in March 2017.
12. Case xxxx got reopened by the same guy in October 2017.
13. What will happen to the buyers m,n now?
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PS:One Visits Sunday
by Dan9186 on Jan.22, 2010, under Events
It looks like things are certainly moving fast. We have narrowed down our schedule on when to meet with Nathan from Pumping Station: One to hopefully this Sunday evening after 5 PM. So far it looks like we have 5 people hoping to be there from the group. Everyone seems to be getting really excited and pumped up about this. We certainly have been given a very good opportunity here so if you think you might be able to make it then please do!
See everyone there!
Chicago Has Found Us!
by Dan9186 on Jan.17, 2010, under Events, News
Another group, Pumping Station: One, located in Chicago has found us. One of their members will be visiting Memphis from the 23rd to the 25th. He has requested an opportunity to meet us. More specifically, he is one of the founding members of the group and might have quite a bit of insight to provide us. Who knows, it may just turn out as a good opportunity to have another acquaintance with similar ideas and goals. Either way this is a great opportunity for us as an up and coming group.
If anyone else is interested in joining me, we can try to schedule a time to sit down with him and talk. Just let me know.


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Peter J. Carrara - Glocester
Peter J. Carrara, 79, of Glocester, R.I. died peacefully at Rhode Island Hospital Oct. 7, 2013, with his son and daughter-in-law by his side.
Peter was the loving husband of the late Dianne R. (Rania) Carrara. He was the son of the late Peter J. Carrara Sr. and Sue (Ursillo) Carrara of Providence.
Peter is survived by his son, David F. Carrara and David's wife, June (Caron) Carrara; and his grandchildren, Jason M. Carrara, Nicole L. Carrara and her husband Matthew Dube. Peter is also survived by his dear brother, Richard Carrara his wife April, and their daughters, Rhonda (Carrara) Siner and husband Peter, and Carol Ann (Carrara) Devine and husband Douglas.
Peter was a well-known and accomplished musician and music teacher. His passions included his wife, Dianne, driving, motorcycling, hunting, fishing, boating and woodworking. He was also an avid golfer, securing the 2004 Melody Hill Senior Division Championship.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516.


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Eclipse is one of the only effects processor to feature 24-bit digital conversion and 96kHz sampling. They've packed almost 100 algorithms into Eclipse along with a two effects block design. The dual routing configurations let you use Eclipse as two independent effects processors; ideal for the smaller, budget-conscious studio. The two effects blocks' inputs and outputs can be configured for stereo or mono. Or, select a preset that combines two algorithms or recursive combinations for big multi-effects without sacrificing quality.
here's quick, seamless pitch shifting including our innovative Micro pitch shift, which FOH engineers and vocalists have come to rely on for turning good vocal performances into great ones. Eclipse boasts no fewer than 11 reverberation algorithms plus four plex algorithms. Originally developed for Eventide's industry-standard Orville™ and DSP 7000 series, these reverbs have been carefully and faithfully transplanted into Eclipse. And all reverbs are true stereo in and out, not mono in, stereo out. The vast array of delays lets you design lush, dense soundscapes. You'll find band delays, chorus delays, comb delays, ducked delays, ring delays and pan delays. And with 20 seconds of memory per effects block, Eclipse is a looper's delight. It's easy to get lost in the 20-second mono loop, 10-second dual loops, 20-second reverse loop, and 10-second dual reverse loop. Remember, these looping presets running on one FX block leaves the other FX block available for adding texture or dimension.


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Adapting to the Dog Cart
On a recent survey of Dog Wheelchair Owners we asked:
Did the dog adapt quickly to the Dog Wheelchair?
What tips would you have for a first time user of the dog wheelchair to get the dog used to it?
Golden - She adapted pretty quickly A few treats come in handy. [Yup! It's a Golden!]
French Bulldog - It took him a month or two. He still cannot use it in the grass because his front muscles aren't built up enough to pull himself. He also cannot use it in the house because he hits legs of chairs, tables, etc and gets caught. Tips: Start out by using it outdoors in an open space. I started in the house and he ran into the table and it scared him. It took a long time for him to not be frightened of it. Use treats as a reward for moving a inches, then feet, etc. He will eventually get used to it.
Lab - He is still getting used to it. Need to make sure all harnesses are tight fitting. The guide showing how to make sure it is set up correctly was helpful. Website was very helpful. I later purchased a second rear harness so I have a clean one if he messes on it. Could have a section to purchase parts separately. I am a 49 year old female. I live alone, so lifting a 110 lb lab a couple times a day was a chore. Putting him down was not an option. He is 14 years old but has plenty of life left. It is as good for me as it is for him. It has given him a purpose again.
German Shepherd - just give small treats while opening box, taking out, putting together, putting on through the whole process so he associates with rewards
Pomeranian - Yes, a couple of days of use and she was on her own. A leash tied to the front harness to help her to get started. The rear harness works for quick walks when I get home late and she's gotta go!! It gives my dog the mobility she deserves and has helped me to take care of her.
Pug - The first day he did not think much and stopped every few feet. The second day he was walking fast and at times running.
Pug - Buster adapted right away. We strapped him in, and he was off! Did take a little while to adjust to turns, as he did not realize how much wider he was in his "chariot".
German Shepherd - Easy to assemble and folds up. It means we can now take our dog out on walks which we hadn't been able to do for a number of months. It gave back my "little Man's" mobility and made him much happier.
Shih Tzu - Adapted pretty good except the winter months limited the use of it. We use is outdoors only for the most part.
German Shepherd - Took about 2 minutes for the Dog to catch on.
Chesapeake Bay Retriever - Faster than we thought (she's a bit of an anxious dog). Once we pulled out the dog biscuits, she forgot about her new wheels and simply raced over to get the biscuit.
Dachshund - My dog adapted to the wheelchair and usually only uses it when we take him outside into the yard on nice days. My dog is an old dog, so isn't very active. In the house, he prefers to hop with front feet and drag along the rear quarters.
Poodle mix - He did great right away. My dog can walk again!
Welsh Corgi - Corky would only move backwards initially, but after using treats we got him to move forward. You should start with short time periods and build up to help with stamina of front legs. Plus keep watch if yard has steps or incline.


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Senator slams administration on Benghazi, IRS, AP phone tap scandals
Paul Joseph Watson
May 14, 2013
Senator Rand Paul responded to the barrage of scandals to hit the Obama administration, from Benghazi, to the IRS targeting conservatives, to the Justice Department spying on Associated Press reporters, by accusing President Obama of being "drunk on power."
Scoffing at an upcoming House Committee on Ways & Means inquiry into how the IRS targeted those who mentioned the Constitution, the bill of rights, or even making "America a better place to live," Kentucky Senator Paul said he would introduce a resolution today calling for the IRS agents involved to be fired for abusing their power in targeting people for their political activities.
"The President says he's going to do something if they're guilty, well it sounds like there's already been an investigation and no one's been fired," Paul told Fox News' Sean Hannity. "I'm afraid he's going to do about as much as he did after Benghazi," he added, noting that those involved in the botched security operation still work for the State Department.
Accusing Obama of engaging in "faux outrage" over the IRS scandal, Paul said the President was "using the power of his government to investigate his enemies, he's tapping the phones of the press, and it turns out last year he signed legislation that allows him to detain an American without a trial and send them to Guantanamo Bay."
"This sounds like a President somewhat drunk on power, not cautious about how he uses power," added Paul.
The Senator also responded to criticism over his claim that Obama is working "anti-American globalists plot[ting] against our Constitution," a quote that was characterized by the Washington Post as "black helicopter stuff."
"The one thing they can't get away from is that there is a UN Small Arms Treaty, we're not making it up, President Obama has sounded and acted in the UN as if he's supportive, it is moving forward and we are trying to drum up support and publicity for people to say look we do not want to have Americans obey rules of the United Nations, it goes against our sovereignty, it goes against our Constitution," said Paul, adding that he would continue to push the issue.
With the White House already reeling from its complicity in the Benghazi cover-up and the IRS controversy, it emerged last night that the so-called "most transparent administration" in history had, via the US Department of Justice, "secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news."
Although the government refuses to divulge why it sought the records, which included 20 separate telephone lines assigned to AP and its journalists in April and May of 2012, speculation suggests the move was a reprisal against a May 7, 2012 AP story which disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen to disrupt an airliner bomb plot, a story which was initially delayed at the request of government officials.
"There can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection of the telephone communications of The Associated Press and its reporters," said AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt in a letter to Attorney General Holder. "These records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to AP's newsgathering operations, and disclose information about AP's activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know. We regard this action by the Department of Justice as a serious interference with AP's constitutional rights to gather and report the news."
After the Justice Department responded by claiming it valued "the freedom of the press" and was "always careful and deliberative" in its actions, House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa reacted by remarking, "This is obviously disturbing. Coming within a week of revelations that the White House lied to the American people about the Benghazi attacks and the IRS targeted conservative Americans for their political beliefs, Americans should take notice that top Obama Administration officials increasingly see themselves as above the law and emboldened by the belief that they don't have to answer to anyone. I will work with my fellow House Chairmen on an appropriate response to Obama Administration officials."
Watch a CNN report on the AP phone tap scandal below.
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A DIY project, a new store and some new Buckeye-centric TOMS.
1) Make this. It's a sleek kitty litter house that isn't outrageous in the price department. The project comes courtesy Buildipedia.com's locally made DIY show, {Re}Habitat. No gato in your casa? Host Rachael Ranney's got plenty more for you to do to get your hands dirty this long weekend.2) Go shopping. H&M opened its latest location in Columbus yesterday inside Polaris Fashion Place. Shop the two-level fashion retailer for fall looks. That means you, men, women, juniors and children (get back to class, kids!). 3) Show some school spirit. TOMS, every preppy kid's favorite do-gooder shoe company -- it donates one pair of shoes for every pair bought -- has introduced a new collegiate line of the linen kicks. The OSU scarlet and grey style, I have to admit, is pretty darn cute. They're $48 and come in both men and women's sizes. I'm waiting for blue and gold to rep my alma mater, Kent State. If you haven't heard, we also have a super awesome football team.


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Prospect Parker in running for big league job
SCOTTSDALE -- Much of the prospect focus of Rockies camp has centered on right-handed pitchers Jon Gray (ranked No. 14 by MLB.com) and Eddie Butler (No. 41), but first baseman/outfielder Kyle Parker also is on the edge of making the Majors, where he is expected to make an impact.
Parker, the team's first-round Draft pick in 2010 out of Clemson, went just 1-for-13 in big league camp last year, but he hit 23 home runs and drove in 74 runs at Double-A Tulsa. He has topped 20 homers each of his three Minor League seasons. Now he has a chance to show the big league pitchers what he has learned.
"Everyone is here to compete and try to play as best as they can," Parker said. "Any time you go up there, you want to succeed. I'll play as hard as I can and hopefully good things happen."
Parker has played the outfield corners, primarily left last year, but he did well enough in 18 games at first base to be considered a two-position player. The Rockies want to maximize his chances to swing the bat.
"It's a right-handed power bat -- not a lot of those running around, I mean legit power," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "So he's going to get the opportunity to play the outfield and play some first. Kyle has done a nice job. He's in a good place."


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TORONTO – The Toronto stock market closed little changed Monday, one of the few global markets to avoid racking up sharp losses in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.
The S&P/TSX composite index edged 3.15 points higher to 14,212.74 with any TSX losses held in check by energy and gold stocks, which rose alongside oil and bullion prices as traders generally avoided riskier assets such as equities and base metals.
Gains in oil and gold also helped support the Canadian dollar, which was faring better than some other currencies. The loonie declined 0.08 of a cent to 90.22 cents US.
Investors sought the perceived safe haven of U.S. dollars and Treasuries after Russia took effective control of the Crimean peninsula, calling it a necessary protection for citizens living there. There are worries that Russia might seek to expand its control by seizing other parts of eastern Ukraine.
U.S. indexes tumbled as traders weighed the potential economic consequences of Russia's move and the effect of possible sanctions.
"It's a surprise. I don't think we've had this level of political events impact the markets in some time," said Patrick Blais, managing director and portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management.
The Dow Jones industrials dropped 153.68 points to 16,168.03, the Nasdaq gave back 30.82 points to 4,277.3 and the S&P 500 index fell 13.72 points to 1,845.73.
European stocks also tumbled with Frankfurt's DAX falling three per cent and the Paris CAC 40 down 2.66 per cent. Russia's benchmark stock index plunged 12 per cent.
The gold sector led TSX advancers, up about 1.65 per cent as traders seeking safety pushed April bullion up $28.70 to US$1,350.30 an ounce.
"Gold is a sentiment-driven market and the (gold) equities as well," observed Blais.
"And with news of this sort, gold names could have a pretty good run. The backdrop is definitely supportive. With the uncertainty I think they'll keep moving higher."
The energy sector rose 0.23 per cent with oil prices spiking more than $2 as Russia's military advance into Ukraine raised fears of economic sanctions against a country that is one of the world's major energy producers. The April contract in New York jumped $2.33 to US$104.92 a barrel.
Pengrowth Energy Corp. (TSX:PGF) had an $91.1-million net loss, equivalent to 17 cents per share, in the fourth quarter. Analysts had expected a net loss of three cents a share and its stock slipped 45 cents to $7.01.
The TSX was also supported by a strong earnings report from auto parts giant Magna International (TSX:MG). Its quarterly net earnings rose 31 per cent from a year ago to US$458 million or $2.03 a share as sales jumped 14 per cent to US$9.17 billion. The company also raised its quarterly dividend by 19 per cent to 38 cents per share and Magna shares gained $5.18 to $103.75.
The base metals component was down 2.57 per cent as May copper lost two cents to US$3.17 a pound. Prices for the metal were also pressured by Chinese data as both the official and HSBC versions of the country's monthly manufacturing survey showed the sector was weaker last month than in January.


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Charlie Rose: Tonight on our show, a lil girl who in her short time on this planet has managed to accumulate more accomplishments than those five times her age. Only eight years of age and she boasts an impressive resume: As the so called right hand lil girl of the most powerful man in the free world she has taken in a ballet with the late Kim Jong Il, been involved in the debt talks and has influenced policy – though to what degree we are not aware. For the other side of this lil girl is a dark, highly secretive nature in which she works. She answers directly, and only to the President, and her methods have led to some embarrassing moments for this administration. What is it about this lil girl, who critics have called the most dangerous person in the world? My guest tonight, Nola Shumway. (to Nola) Good evening, Miss Nola Shumway.
Nola: (blushing) Hello Charlie.
Charlie: I want to start with the text message not heard round the world. Take me back to California, just before the election.
Nola: I was out in LA.
Charlie: I've heard, though most of my information comes from sources unwilling to go on record, I've heard that the then Democratic nominee President Obama had misgivings about you campaigning on the issue?
Nola: Let's just say the only fags the B.O. was down with at that point were his Newports.
Charlie: But you campaigned anyways. What was the slogan? The first time I heard it I remember thinking 'this girl has something special'
Nola: No to the Same old, Same old. Yes to the Same same, same same.
Charlie chuckles
Charlie: It didn't work out though did it? You got arrested?
Nola: Exit Polls, firearms and Soapboxes! Don't it smell like an election? They missed that quote in the paper. One of my finest if you ask me. But yes, arrested I was. But I was sprung in no time and headed to the Half-White House.
Charlie: Ah, the fateful first meeting of the President and his men.
Nola: And little girl.
Charlie: Were you nervous?
Nola: I prefer a big entrance in those moments. I busted in and screamed 'Shumway, Nola Shumway. I like my olives garish and I hate martinis'
Charlie: Understood, but here you are the youngest aide to the first African American President amidst the most important men in the world. It's got to get to you.
Nola: Only one of them got to me.
Charlie: Ah. Vladimir Putin. Your rumored beau.
Nola: I can't confirm or deny because I'm told it's illegal. I could marry my cousin in about 20 different states but I can't shack up with an old man until I'm 18. I've negotiated treaties between countries, infiltrated terrorist networks and the government wants to tell me I, as an 8 year old, can't make decisions about who I'm humping? It's radicchio.
Charlie: Do you see why some may be concerned?
Nola: I was sent by the President of the United States to gain intel on one of the most closed off societies in the world using any method deemed appropriate. And you know what people get hung on?
Charlie: The ballet?
Nola: Yes, that I attended the ballet with Kim Jong. It's preposterous. We'll move on now.
Charlie: Of course. Just to be clear-
Nola: (jumps up on the table slides across and as she swings behind Charlie she produces a rope from her boot and fastens it around his neck) We'll move on here, or I'll move on here.
Charlie: (laughing) Alright. We move on here.
Nola sits down
Charlie: You know if I were younger and you were older-
Nola: Come on Char, we both know you don't want me any older.
Charlie: So, after that meeting you got to work on the banking crisis.
Nola: We needed to sell a depression to the American people. They needed to get interested. The only way to get 'Mericans interested in anything other than food and reality television is to put on a tournament. To coincide with March Madness I created the 2009 March to Nationalization Tournament
Charlie: And that didn't go well.
Nola: There is always a bigger distraction than the impending doom facing America. It keeps us busy.
Charlie: You were sent back to California to deal with some domestic issues?
Nola: Gayangs.
Charlie: Gangs.
Nola: Gay-angs.
Charlie: Alright. Gay-angs. Where you went undercover as Nola the Chola and met Nolo the Cholo. You got into some trouble there?
Nola: Shout out to my homie Nolo, rest in peace dawg cuz I know you taken a nap at your mama's crib
Charlie: You were sent- what did Obama say to you?
Nola: After the gay-ang debacle he said he needed to send me somewhere to hide out. Somewhere nobody would look for me.
Charlie: Ah. Yes. And where did he send you.
Nola: The New Testament.
Charlie: And then you disappear for the summer and Fall. But I have it on good authority that you and Larry Summers had some heated battles about the President's Healthcare Reform.
Nola: Summers is the cat's bark. Nobody likes the guy. He's one of my best friend's but I can't stand that guy.
Charlie: You fought over the selling of the Health reform to the people.
Nola: I wanted straight forward plans. I made a chart myself. I also wanted to sell it to the old folks first, without even worrying about the youngens.
Charlie: What I heard is you came up with a kind of 1 form 1 time slogan.
Nola: Yes. Old people hate filling out forms. Government healthcare could have alleviated that problem. It would have worked but Summers threw a tantrum and got his way.
Charlie: And you were sent to the Hope for Haiti telethon?
Nola: Punishment, I thought at first. But when I got there I realized it was just a party. It was fantastic.
Charlie: And when you come back from the telethon there is so much public interest in you. Who was this little girl who had the power of men 8 times her age. President Obama decided you were ready to meet the press.
Nola: I had been dreaming of briefing the press at the Half-White House since I was a littler girl.
Charlie: One of my favorite moments in the press conference was the moment you were asked if it was true if you had the ear of the President. And you produced this brown plastic ear and threw it down on the podium. (laughing) Is that still true almost four years later?
Nola: No.
Charlie: It's not?
Nola: I've got the balls of the President now. Why do you think he finally came out in support of gay marriage? It took some time but I've built up such an arsenal of information about this President that he can't do much but tow the line. My line.
Charlie: Interesting. Let's talk economy.
Nola: I won't do it. First class or private. Only.
Charlie: I mean, Greece. Debt. What are your thoughts on this latest round of damn the banker? Jaime Dimon is a friend of yours I know.
Nola: Jaime Dimon? He's a hedgehog. But I love the guy.
Charlie: You've defended, famously, a whale before-
Nola: Yes. An alleged killer whale.
Charlie: Any truth to the rumor you may be representing the London Whale?
Nola: I have other plans.
Charlie: I'm curious. Going back to the press conference. You answered all but one of the questions there. I think you know what I'm referring to.
Nola: I was.
Charlie: You are confirming then that you did indeed spend time in the Republican party during the Reagan administration working as an operative?
Nola: I did. I wanted to come on the show tonight and announce to the world that I in fact have never actually left the Republican party and have been working for them all along. The failed first term of the President can be directly linked to me. Failed bank reform. You're welcome. Failed debt resolution. You're welcome. Failed Universal Healthcare. You're welcome. Failed Equal Rights for Gays and Lesbians. You're Welcome. Failed Campaign Finance Reform. You're Welcome.
Charlie: Have you spoken to the President recently?
Nola: No need. Haven't you noticed? Me and Biden have gone rogue.
Charlie: But we will see more of you?
Nola: Oh yes. There will be much more of Nola Shumway to look forward to.
Charlie: Well Nola, thank you for your time. I can't get over how grown up you seem compared to the girl I met at the ugh- that I met four years ago. I look forward to this next chapter.
Nola: A Presidency will do that do you.
Charlie: Nola Shumway ladies and gentlemen. Perhaps former aide to the President of the United States.


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Kids and adults alike love the magic of the Disney parks, and our Latino celebs are no different! They head to the California and Florida theme parks to celebrate birthdays, holidays and major milestones — or just spend a fun, festive afternoon with friends and family!
From Prince Royce to Demi Lovato, see which stars love visiting Disney parks:
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You know what they say, the couple that goes to Disney together stays together. Jhene Aiko and boo Big Sean took a trip to Disneyland Paris while in France for Fashion Week.
2.Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort
In celebration of her daughter, Sebella Rose Winter, turning six, Rosalyn Sanchez and her hubby Eric Winter took a trip to Disneyland Resort in California. The Puerto Rican beauty, who recently gave birth to a baby boy back in November, was smiling ear to ear as she posed with the iconic cartoon, Mickey Mouse. Que cute!!
They say Walt Disney World is the most magical place on earth. Well, Becky G can agree. Though the singer grew up taking family trips to California's infamous Disneyland, this year was the first time she visited Florida's themepark and it did not disappoint. " Visiting @waltdisneyworld yesterday for the first time made me feel like that little girl again. I left beyond inspired," the Mexican-American star told her fans on Instagram.
Sofia Carson knows there is nothing more magical than a 4 am trip to Disney World.
5.Laurie Hernandez at Disney World
Human emoji, Laurie Hernandez, met everyone's favorite cheerleader, Minnie Mouse, while hanging out at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Jessica Alba and her familia took a trip to happiest place on Earth. The mother-of-two was seen at Disney California Adventure Park with husband, Cash Warren, and daughters, Honor and Haven, posing with the infamous, Mickey Mouse.
Selena Gomez took a break from her boo, The Weeknd, and headed to Disneyland with her mom, Mandy, stepdad, Brian, and little sister, Gracie. The "Heart Wants What It Wants" singer rocked a causal Adidas tracksuit on her fun-filled family trip.
Former Miss Universe, Amelia Vega, and her husband, Al Horford, took their son Ean to enjoy the magic of Disney's Hollywood Studios. Here the gorgeous family is seen posing near the thrilling Hollywood Tower of Terror.
Jenna Ortega took on royal duties to help Walt Disney World welcome Elena of Avalor.
10.Meet Sofia Carson, Your Newest Colombian Obsession
Gaby Espino had tons of fun hanging out (and posing) with Buzz and Woody during her visit to Walt Disney World.
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Zoe Saldana and her husband Marco Perego paid a visit to the most magical place on earth during the 2015 holiday season. How appropriate is Zoe's sweatshirt?
Mario Lopez took his family to Disneyland on Christmas Eve 2015 to enjoy all the magical festivities.
Lupita Nyong'o couldn't be more excited to visit Disneyland for the very first time in August 2015. "First trip to #Disneyland!!! #myfirstears," the Stars Wars actress captioned this photo. "Mummy, this is for you! #d23expo @disneystudios."
Former Mouseketeer Christina Aguilera introduced her daughter, Summer Rain, to Disneyland for the first time in May 2015! The nine-month-old got the special treatment at the Anaheim, Calif. amusement park — and Aguilera even shared some pictures during an appearance on Live With Kelly & Michael. Too cute!
Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke Hernandez posed in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle during a recent visit to Disneyland. "My heart will forever belong to this magical wonderland," she captioned the photo on Instagram.
16.Ana Ortiz with her Glam Squad
Prince Royce posed with his pal Pluto the Dog after performing "Feliz Navidad" at Walt Disney World's annual Christmas parade. We wonder if Pluto now considers himself a #Roycenatico?
Christina Aguilera channeled her inner child and celebrated her 34th birthday at Disneyland.
Nicole Richie took her little tykes, Harlow and Sparrow, on a visit to Disneyland. The three enjoyed rides such as, Little Mermaid's Adventure, Tea Cups, and Radiator Springs.
19.Albums Released PostMortem
Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama took a trip to Disneyland to celebrate the "Neon Lights" singer's 22nd birthday. The adorable pair were seen holding hands, dressed in Darth Vader Mickey outfits, and enjoying Splash Mountain.
Olivier Martinez was all smiles as he spent Father's Day weekend enjoying the thrill rides at the "Happiest Place On Earth." Martinez happily hopped on rides like Splash Mountain, the Matterhorn, and Thunder Mountain with his wife, Halle Berry and stepdaughter, Nahla. Their baby boy, Maceo, also visited the park with the family, but was too young to get on the rides. Maybe next time, Maceo!
Juan Pablo Galavis and his daughter, Camila Valentina, posed with Mickey Mouse at the Epcot Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort on December 29, 2013. And it looks like the papi-hija pair were having lots of fun!
Beautiful family! Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi and her fiancé Jionni LaValle took their adorable one-year-old son, Lorenzo, inside the Italy pavilion at Walt Disney World's Epcot park earlier this year.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher, who plays Ariel on the ABC's Once Upon A Time, snapped a photo with her husband, Nick Swisher, in front of the Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid attraction at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom on November 15, 2013. We wonder if she was in search of some inspiration.
Jennifer Lopez had a blast riding rides with her little ones Max and Emme. The twins loved the dumbo ride so much they rode it twice!
Gisele and Tom Brady took their kids Jack and Benjamin for some fun at Disneyland, where they posed in front of the fire truck from the movie Cars.
26.Glasses vs Contacts: Which is Best for Your Child?
Freddie Prinze, Jr. and wife Sarah Michelle Gellar had a grand time with daughter Charlotte, hitting the rides and stopping to pose wtih Rapunzel.
27.Jennifer Lopez Vegas Show Marc Anthony Shannon de Lima Pic
Marc Anthony debuted his new relationship with 21-year-old girlfriend Chloe Green at the Disneyland theme park. He recently separated from 24-year-old Venezuelan model Shannon de Lima. Who knew the land of Mickey was the best place for a romantic rendezvous?
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Christina Aguilera let her inner child loose at the Disneyland theme park with boyfriend Matthew Rutler and son Max. They even wore matching Mickey sweatshirts! So cute.
29.Camila Alves at the Sixth Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
Eva Longoria celebrated her 36th birthday by visiting the construction progress on the new attraction, 'The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure' at Disney California Adventure on March 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California.
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves took their beautiful children, son Levi and daughter Vida, on a leisurely stroll through Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland on June 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California.
31.Shooting at Washington DC Navy Yard
Demi Lovato poses with Pluto while at Disneyland in Anaheim, California in November 2009 to participate in the 2009 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade.
Christina Aguilera and son Max Bratman had a blast celebrating his 3rd birthday with Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse at the Disneyland Resort on January 11, 2010 in Anaheim, California.
33.PBS Latino Americans Series Chronicles Contributions
Cute couple LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian celebrate Halloween Time at Disneyland on October 8, 2010 in Anaheim, California.
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For her 15th birthday on April 2, 2010, George Lopez took daughter Mayan took Disneyland in Anaheim, California where they rode the Matterhorn Bobsleds.
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Selena Gomez meets 'Santa' Stitch at Sleeping Beauty Winter Castle while at Disneyland in November 2009 to participate in the 2009 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade.
Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama made a stop in Disneyland instead of hitting up the VMAs (can you blame them?). They were joined by other close friends and fam, and chowed down on some turkey legs.
37.Nina Davuluri crowned Miss America
Gloria Estefan hangs out with Toy Story 3 characters Jessie and Woody at the Magic Kingdom park in June 2010 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
38.Christina Milian on Good Morning America
After winning American Idol, Scotty McCreery waved to his adoring fans while riding with Mickey Mouse in a parade through Disney's Hollywood Studios on May 30, 2011 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
39.Aaron Hernandez in court
Cristian de la Fuente took his adorable daughter Laura to the grand opening ceremony for 'The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure' at Disney California Adventure park in June 2011 in Anaheim, California.


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At the Dr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, we feel it is our duty to not only share Orange County's heritage with our residents, but with the world. So we started The Cooper Channel! Our very own YouTube channel where we can educate the world the wonderful and rich history that Southern California has.
This series is called archaeoLOGIC, an archaeology quiz show, where Cooper Channel host and archaeologist, Diana Gurfein, presents local artifacts for our viewers to try and guess.
So in honor of Day of Archaeology 2012, we are presenting a few of our best episodes of archaeoLOGIC. Give it a watch and see if you identify the artifacts.
Good Luck!
For more information on the Cooper Center, visit our websites!
Some Previous Episodes


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This capacitive sensor can detect both metal and non-metal objects
It also has the ability to detect various media via non-metallic containers
They provide reliable and accurate liquid level detection
Provides a lower-cost solution for proximity sensor needs whilst featuring good resolution, stability, high speed and low power usage
Each sensor has a simple in construction and is adjustable
They can be used for the measurement of force, pressure and humidity, etc. and they have a higher sensitivity and can be operational with small magnitude of force
Capacitive proximity sensing offers increased usability, improved industrial design, and increased functionality with many different consumer applications
A capacitive proximity sensor is a non-contact device that is able to detect the presence or absence of virtually any object regardless of material. The sensors do this by using the electrical property of capacitance and the change of capacitance based on a change in the electrical field around the active face of the sensor.
These sensors are especially useful for level sensing in production or laboratory environments where certain attributes need to be monitored for effective working and for the guarantee of quality, like measuring pressure, flow, thickness, liquid level and so much more.
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some userChrome.css settings don't works
User Help for Mozilla Firefox
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I deploy Firefox over local network for about 400 computers.
I use userChrome.css to hide some functionnality or buttons like Updates tab in Options > Advanced.
It works in FF 45.0.1 ESR but don't works in FF 53.2.0 ESR.
See my userChrome.css file :
* Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's required for correct functioning
@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* set default namespace to XUL */
* Make all the default font sizes 20 pt:
font-size: 15pt !important;
/* Remove access to user interface elements that are not suitable for application virtualization */
/* Options - Advanced - General - System Defaults */
#systemDefaultsGroup { display: none !important; }
/* Options / Advanced / Update / Firefox updates group box */
#updateApp { display: none !important; }
/* Help - About - Check for Updates button */
#updateButton { display: none !important; }
Green option to grow police (for the test) works, but options in red color don't works.
My userChrome.css file is located in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9bp83g10.default\chrome.
Is there some userChrome options deprecated in FF 50+ ?
has anyone succeeded to hide Updates features in Firefox +50 with userChrome.css ?
Moving this to Firefox Support...
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Win-7-HP/Intel® DualCore-2.0GHz/500G HDD/4 Gig Ram/550Watt PSU/350WattUPS/Firefox-20.0-62.0-70.0/T-bird-188.8.131.52/SnagIt-v10.0.1/MWP-7.12.
(Always choose the "Custom" Install.)
https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr52/s ... vanced.xul
https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr52/s ... Dialog.xul
It would be better to lock related prefs via the mozilla.cfg file rather than hiding button and specific sections.
See Configuration:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Fir ... deployment
See also:
http://mike.kaply.com/2012/03/16/custom ... fig-files/
Try something like:
systemDefaultsGroup is really old
http://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr31/se ... aultsGroup
http://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr38/se ... aultsGroup
updateApp is still valid
updateButton is still valid
thanks for your reply.
morat, I try userContent and it works, but I only want to hide "Updates" tab in the "Advanced" Pane.
What is the différence between userChrome and userContent ? In previous version of FF, I only user userChrome.css.
How can i found the name or ID of the "Updates" tab in the options ?
dickvl give a link to https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr52/source/browser/components/preferences/in-content/advanced.xul and I see "<tabpanel id="updatePanel" orient="vertical">"
So maybe :
In userChrome or userContent ?
updateApp still valid in FF 52
<groupbox id="updateApp" align="start">
I don't know why this code don't works in userChrome.css like previous version :
Last edited by morat on October 11th, 2017, 11:16 am, edited 3 times in total.
about:preferences is a web page and thus the code needs to be in userContent.css like posted above.
@namespace html url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml);
If you lock preferences then there is no way to override this.
userChrome.css and userContent.css are disabled in Safe Mode, so holding Shift when starting Firefox is sufficient to access these settings.
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The children are there on West 26th Street every morning, waiting to board the yellow school bus. They say their quick good-byes to parents and caregivers, and the adults rush off to jobs or daily chores, completely unsuspecting of any danger. And why should they worry? A Transportation Research Board report (in pdf format) found that kids are much safer traveling on school buses than by foot, on bicycle, or in private vehicles. But in fact, there is danger awaiting these children that perhaps their parents and caregivers, and even the Transportation Board, overlooked.
A majority of the school buses serving New York City children use diesel fuel, and while the dangerous effects from exposure to diesel exhaust are fairly well known -- cancer, for example, and respiratory ailments, including asthma, which is on the increase in alarming proportions among children -- who knew that diesel emissions were actually greater ON the school bus than in the outside air?
According to "No Breathing in the Aisles," a report (in pdf format) conducted by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Clean Air Coalition, and the University of California at Berkeley, the average child riding a school bus is exposed to levels of diesel pollution that are up to four times greater than those measured in a passenger car directly in front of the bus, and up to eight times greater than the average diesel exhaust levels in outside air.
The combustion of diesel fuel creates particulate matter, the majority of which are fine particles, less than one micron in diameter. "The fine particles are particularly harmful, especially to children," explained Craig Wilson, associate director of environmental health at the American Lung Association of New York State. "They penetrate deep into the lungs and interfere with the development of lung tissue. They also contribute to asthma, exacerbate allergies, decrease lung function, and have been linked to lung cancer and premature mortality."
The New York Power Authority agreed to pick up the tab to retrofit 1000 city school buses with diesel particulate filters which would reduce emissions significantly. The initiative focuses on school buses in all boroughs except Manhattan. After a year and a half, however, not one school bus company has taken advantage of the deal.
Diesel particulate filters trap exhaust particles and, combined with an engine adjustment and the switch to using ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel (with all related costs covered by the power authority), emissions on the school buses are reduced by 90 percent.
Bus engines built before 1995 are not able to accept this particular retrofit (and 3200 buses in the fleet of 5000 that serve New York City school children presently have pre-1995 engines), but the New York Power Authority also agreed to cover installation costs for diesel oxidation catalysts that would reduce pollution on the older school buses by approximately 20 percent to 30 percent. To date, 10 buses have had oxidation catalysts installed, and 30 more will be completed in July. An additional 200 older buses are in the pipeline, according to the authority, awaiting completion of the agency's bidding and selection process for vendors to service the installations. All 10 of the older buses that have been equipped with oxidation catalysts, and those in line to receive them, are from one company, Atlantic Express in the Bronx. None of the other 64 bus companies serving the school system have requested installation of the catalysts on their older buses.
Even more disturbing, not one bus company has agreed to install diesel particulate filters on their newer buses and switch to using ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, the combination that achieves the greatest reduction in emissions. "Our goal is not a 20 percent reduction," said Wilson of the American Lung Association. "It is to get in excess of a 90 percent reduction."
In a recent article in the New York Times, bus company officials blamed the technology for the delay, and expressed fears regarding engine damage or manufacturer warranties not being honored, as well as the suspicion that switching to low sulfur diesel fuel -- a necessity with the diesel particulate filters -- would eventually mean higher costs.
The New York Power Authority has done everything it can to allay these fears, according to New York Power Authority spokesperson, Connie Cullen. "We've been talking with the bus operators, answering their questions and concerns. We independently contacted every school bus engine manufacturer and were able to get letters of verification that the warranties on the engines will remain intact when this equipment is installed. This is in addition to already existing warranties that come with the filters and catalysts. We've shared all these letters with the bus operators.
"Initially we offered to pay the difference in cost between the regular onroad diesel and the ultra-low sulfur diesel (a differential that fluctuates between 10 and 18 cents a gallon in New York), and then we decided not only to pay the differential, but the whole cost. None have agreed to use the ultra-low sulfur diesel."
In 2006, all bus and truck operators will be required by federal Environmental Protection Agency regulations to use ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel (15 parts per million sulfur as opposed to 500 parts per million sulfur in onroad diesel). The New York Power Authority initiative covers the cost of purchasing the cleaner fuel for the three years prior to the mandate.
"All New York City transit buses and sanitation trucks are already using ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel," added Ms. Cullen.
It takes the same amount of time to install the diesel particulate filter (or the diesel oxidation catalyst) as it does to replace a muffler on the vehicle, between two to eight hours. The New York Power Authority also offered to accommodate the schedule of the bus operators, to do the work on weekends or school holidays, and to pay overtime for the maintenance workers involved.
Apparently, these efforts have not swayed NYC school bus operators. And it is a voluntary program. The Department of Education has yet to require the retrofits as a condition for doing business with the city.
Some school bus associations, citing other public health studies, dismiss the Natural Resources Defense Council report as unscientific and even play down the danger to children outlined in it.
"People call anything â€unscientific' when what they really mean is that they didn't like the results," said Gina Solomon, Senior Scientist at NRDC, and one of the authors of the report. "The study was scientifically designed in collaboration with well-respected researchers from the University of California at Berkeley, and was peer-reviewed. In addition, scientists from Yale University repeated our study in Connecticut and found the same results."
In the Yale study, released last year by Environment and Human Health, Inc., measurements of fine particulate matter were five to 15 times higher on the school buses than in the average outside air. Monitoring equipment was not only located on the bus, as in the NRDC study, but on the children themselves as they went through their school day. Levels spiked every time the children were on the buses, or even when they approached them. A moving bus once again produced the highest levels in the back of the bus and with the windows closed. But levels were even higher inside an idling bus that was loading and unloading students, and highest when idling with the windows open, particularly if more than one school bus was lined up, allowing exhaust from one bus to enter another.
In both studies, emission levels varied by bus, and none of the buses tested had any pollution control devices and/or used ultra-low sulfur (or "green") diesel.
Advocates of the retrofit program in New York City are frustrated by the delay. "We know other school districts have done it, one in Connecticut, and one in Boston," said Craig Wilson of the American Lung Association. "There are some technical challenges, but there is no reason why it can't be done."
"They will be legally required to use low sulfur diesel fuel in three years anyway," noted Ms. Solomon of NRDC, "so it's hard to argue against it now. Some people are just resistant to anything new."
Do parents need to take their children off school buses? According to Natural Resources Defense Council recommendations, if a child has asthma, the parent should observe whether the condition worsens as a result of riding on the bus and, if so, consult a pediatrician and consider alternate transportation. All other school children should be instructed not to sit in the back of the bus, particularly for long trips. Harmful effects accumulate over years, so it is important to contact school districts and local politicians, appealing to them to reduce diesel emissions on school buses immediately through retrofits and the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel, prohibiting bus idling, and the purchase of alternatively fueled buses.
Amid news of an unprecedented rise in asthma for New York City children, a new grassroots group, the Asthma Free School Zone, is gearing up for community action in the next school year. Director and founder, Rebecca Kalin, has a 6-point agenda for the Asthma Free School Zone, and the first two items on the list involve diesel emissions: prohibiting idling within a school zone, and insisting on clean fuel technology on school buses.
Kalin related a story about a public school on East 12th Street where the yellow school bus is no longer a welcome sight. "One teacher I know runs to the windows and slams them shut every day when the school bus appears," she said. "He doesn't want his kids to have to breathe the smelly fumes." Kalin hopes the community will come together on this issue so that teachers can keep their classroom windows open, and students can breath safely.
Various funding options exist for school bus operators in New York, in addition to the $6 million available through the New York Power Authority initiative. The New York State Clean Air School Bus Program has allocated $5 million for awards up to 100 percent of school bus retrofits or replacement costs. Another $5 million is available for upgrading buses built before 1990, as well as other funding incentives for retrofits, through EPA's Clean School Bus Program. And $20 million is available from the EPA to retrofit school bus diesel engines, as part of a consent decree with Toyota stemming from emission violations.