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Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] Aug. 10, 2007 Latest Survey Reveals Texas Leads Nation in Hunting AUSTIN, Texas -- According to preliminary state data from the new 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, Texas led the nation in 2006 with 1.1 million Texans going hunting at some point during the year, while Florida led the nation in total fishing participation with 2.8 million anglers and California was the top wildlife-watching state with 6.2 million of its residents observing wildlife. The Lone Star State was also among the national leaders in fishing participation at 2.5 million and wildlife viewing with 4.17 million Texans participating. Texas also leads the nation in hunting-related expenditures, and the Lone Star State generates among the highest spending levels in the country for fishing and wildlife-watching. The survey showed hunters spent about $2.3 billion in Texas, more than any other state. Angler spending in Texas was about $3.2 billion, second only to Florida at $4.5 billion. Texas ranked third nationally for expenditures by wildlife-watchers at about $2.9 billion, with California first at $4.6 billion and Florida edging above Texas at close to $3 billion. These figures reflect spending on food, lodging, transportation, equipment and other items. "The National Survey is an important tool that measures in economic and participatory terms the value that wildlife has in Americans' hearts and to the nation's economy. Wildlife related recreation rejuvenates our spirit, connects us with nature and gets us outside pursuing healthy activities," said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall. In 2006, more than 87 million Americans, or 38 percent of the United States' population age 16 and older hunted, fished or watched wildlife. They spent $120 billion that year pursuing those activities. Further broken down by category, 30 million or 13 percent fished and spent a total of $41 billion on their activities, 12.5 million or 5 percent hunted and spent a total of $23 billion, and 71 million or 31 percent observed wildlife and spent a total of $45 billion. The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation has been conducted every 5 years since 1955 and is one of the nation's most important wildlife recreation databases. It is considered to be the definitive source of information concerning participation and expenditures associated with hunting, fishing and other forms of wildlife-related recreation nationwide. The Survey is conducted at the request of State fish and wildlife agencies and is funded by grants from the Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Acts' Multistate Conservation Grant Program. A wide range of individuals and groups depend on the Survey to analyze participation rates, economic impacts of expenditures, demographic characteristics, and trends in participation and activities. It is important to note that the National Survey counts only participants who actually went hunting, fishing or observed wildlife in 2006 and does not represent the total number of anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers in the U.S. Many people who consider themselves hunters, anglers or wildlife watchers do not participate every year. For example, examination of survey data shows that over the five year period from 2002 to 2006, a cumulative total of 44.4 million people fished and 18.6 million hunted. This 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation State Overview report, as well as previous surveys and reports, can be found at http://federalaid.fws.gov/surveys/surveys.html. The Service expects to publish the final National Report in November 2007. Most Participants In-State (age 16 and older) Highest Participation Rates (age 16 and older) In-State Hunters Hunting Texas -- 1,115,000 Pennsylvania -- 1,027,000 Michigan -- 756,000 Wisconsin -- 698,000 Missouri -- 613,000 Montana -- 19% North Dakota -- 17% South Dakota, Wisconsin -- 15% Arkansas, Maine, West Virginia -- 14% Minnesota, Missouri, Wyoming -- 13% In-State Anglers Fishing Florida -- 2,755,000 Texas -- 2,500,000 California -- 1,740,000 Minnesota -- 1,435,000 Michigan -- 1,408,000 Alaska, Minnesota -- 28% Montana, Wyoming -- 24% Wisconsin -- 23% Arkansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, West Virginia -- 21% Idaho -- 20% In-State Wildlife Watchers Wildlife Watching California -- 6,233,000 Florida -- 4,177,000 Texas -- 4,174,000 Pennsylvania -- 3,965,000 New York -- 3,762,000 Maine -- 57% Montana, Vermont -- 55% Iowa, Minnesota, Wyoming -- 48% New Hampshire -- 46% Missouri -- 45% -30-


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My internet friend and worthy adversary Donna Ballman, an employment lawyer who represents plaintiffs, had a good and sad post this week on AOL this week entitled "Nine Signs of Age Discrimination." The comments were especially depressing, from a number of people who said that they'd experienced age discrimination either in losing their jobs, or in their attempts to find jobs.
I've heard a lot "on the street" about the difficulty older workers are having in finding jobs, and I posted a while back on some of the non-discriminatory reasons that might be accounting for that.
I don't know whether there is an epidemic of age discrimination (I sure hope not), but I would like to present the "defense side" of Donna's nine points. So here are my "9 signs that you'll lose your age discrimination case." Many of these will apply to other types of discrimination cases as well.
Sign No. 1: The person who fired you is the same person who hired you not too long ago. We call this the "same hirer/firer" rule. The courts presume that if, say, Supervisor Mary hired you when you were 58 years old and then fired you when you were 60, your age was probably not the issue — otherwise, she would never have hired you at age 58 in the first place. (On the other hand, if Mary hired you when you were 35 and then fired you when you were 60, you might have a case. Also, an employee can present evidence to rebut the "same hirer/firer" presumption.)
Sign No. 2: You have been a victim of unfair treatment that is legal. The world is an unfair place, but our legal system can't "redress every wrong," as the judges like to say. In the workplace, things like nepotism, favoritism, consensual workplace sexual affairs, you name it, are definitely NOT COOL but usually not illegal. So, if you lost out on that promotion because your boss wanted his 22-year-old daughter who just graduated with a C+ average from Priscilla Vanderbilt's Finishing School for Rich Young Ladies Who Aren't Smart Enough to Get Into Four-Year Colleges instead of you, a superbly qualified, well-loved and respected, and professional person with 30 years' directly applicable work experience, you probably don't have an age discrimination case.
Sign No. 3: You don't know all the facts. In any decent workplace, personnel information is not shared with employees who don't have a need to know. That's a good thing, but it causes people to sometimes feel that they've been singled out when in fact they have been treated exactly the same as their so-called "similarly-situated" co-workers. Unfortunately, they don't always find this out until they are in the thick of the discovery process in a lawsuit that the employer will win. Once an employer has been sued and backed into a corner, it will have no choice but to trot out all the evidence that, just as it fired you for failing to generate new business, it fired 10 other sales reps for the same reason, many of whom are in their 20's and 30's. And those people who were younger who you thought were being treated more favorably? Lo and behold, they actually had better numbers than you did. Or they didn't, but only because they were on job-protected FMLA leave for part of the relevant time period. Or they didn't, but they are in the performance improvement process, too, just like you were — and can be expected to meet the same fate as you if their numbers don't improve. You get the idea.
Sign No. 4: Your boss is a dirty, rotten creep. (This is related to Sign No. 2, above.) Your boss may just be a dirty, rotten creep. That's a bummer, but it's not illegal as long as he's a creep to everybody. On the other hand, if he's sweet to the whippersnappers but rotten to everybody over the age of 50, you might have a case.
Sign No. 5: You are a dirty, rotten creep. Before rushing off to file a discrimination charge against your employer, it's not a bad idea to take an unsentimental, high-definition, fluorescent-light look at yourself. How do you get along with the people you work with? Do they like you? Are you known as "high-maintenance" if not a DRC? If you filed a charge or lawsuit against your employer, would anyone at work side with you? (And, when considering that, be sure to remember that even the current employees whom you counted among your friends are going to be reluctant to get involved.) Or, do you think there is a good chance you could be subjected to sitting through deposition after deposition in which your co-workers testify under oath about what an incompetent jerk you were, and how relieved everyone was when you were finally fired, and how much better your replacement is? (This really happens, and, when it does, it's no fun for the plaintiff.)
Sign No. 5: Your sweet, kind-hearted, easy-going boss has been replaced with a Master of the Universe. Maybe you got outstanding performance reviews (plus home-baked cookies) for 20 years while you reported to Mrs. Santa Claus. Then Mrs. Santa Claus retired, and was replaced by Gordon Gekko. Suddenly, you can't do anything right, and you're on a 6-month Performance Improvement Plan with termination in your immediate future. But surely this is age discrimination, because I had outstanding reviews for 20 years and now that I'm 60, I'm suddenly on a PIP! Nuh-uh. The courts say that Gordon has the right to have his own performance standards, even if they are dramatically different from Mrs. Claus's standards. As long as Gordon requires everyone to conform to his tougher standards, he's acting legally.
Sign No. 6: Your employer made a business judgment that you don't agree with. You have been an awesome bookkeeper/accountant for your employer for 20 years, and your associate degree in business from the local community college, coupled with your work experience, has served you well. Suddenly your employer tells you that the company has decided to upgrade your position to Chief Financial Officer and put a CPA in the position, and can't afford both a CPA and you. So, you're now in the unemployment line, while 25-year-old Numbercruncher, who just graduated from a remote outpost of the state university with a C+ average and passed the CPA exam, is in — as CFO!! How unfair! You know you are smarter and better at what needs to be done than Numbercruncher. It doesn't matter. Your employer has the right to make this type of decision, even if it's a stupid decision, as long as it's not based on age or some other illegal reason. As the courts like to say, "We do not sit as super-personnel committees, second-guessing employers' business decisions."
Sign No. 7: Your employer honestly believes you committed a termination offense, even if you didn't. What? Yes, it's true — "guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" applies only when you've been charged with a crime. In the workplace, the employer is allowed to terminate (or discipline) employees based on nothing more than an honest, reasonable belief. So, when you are falsely accused of sexual harassment by a couple of colluding co-workers, it's not illegal for the employer to fire you (assuming it did not know about the collusion), even if the employer cannot say for a fact that you are guilty, and even if, a year, later, during her deposition, one of your accusers breaks down and admits that the accusation was a total scam. In your age discrimination lawsuit, the courts will not look at your guilt or innocence but whether your employer, at the time of the termination, had reason to honestly believe that you had committed a termination offense.
Sign No. 8: Your employer discriminated against you, but not because of your age. Frequently plaintiffs will have a number of theories as to why they were terminated — if they're 40 or older, they'll think it's their age; if they're female, they'll think it's their sex; if they're a member of a racial or ethnic minority, they'll think it's their race or national origin; if they're white guys, they'll think it's reverse sex and reverse race discrimination; if they filed a workers' compensation claim, they'll think it's workers' comp retaliation, etc., etc. A good plaintiff's lawyer will encourage the client to narrow these ideas down to one or two strong ones that are supported by some evidence, and to let the other ones go. Although it is possible for an employer to discriminate against an employee for more than one reason (for example, women frequently claim that TV stations discriminate against older women — but not older men — as news anchors), it's tough to claim that you, a 40-year-old African-American, were discriminated against because of your age when all the evidence shows that your boss was really on a campaign to get rid of African-Americans, no matter what their ages.
Sign No. 9: Your replacement is as old as you, or older. This does not automatically defeat an age discrimination claim, but it is a pretty strong sign that your age is not the reason you lost your job.
As you can see, our legal system tolerates a lot of unfairness, meanness, mistakes, and stupidity. This is true outside the employment law world, too — if someone cuts you off in traffic and flips you a bird while doing it, that is without question rude, and you will probably be justifiably furious for at least 15 minutes, but you will not be able to sue that person for intentional infliction of emotional distress, even if you managed to get their license plate number. It's a cruel world, and we need to think about that before rushing to the courthouse.


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This is part four of a five part series. To read part one, go here: http://antiochcollege.org/admission/blog/107/transient-mode-home-pt-1
Fifteen days.
Thats how long (in business days) I have left at work, and how long its been since I added to this document.
Fifteen days can really make a difference.
Last night I went to see the new Star Trek movie. But I didn't go alone. I went with a friend. A friend from work. Fifteen days ago I was resigned to the fact that I might spend the coming months alone, and I had very nearly come to terms with this fact. Just as I came to terms with this, I made a friend. In fact, I made four friends. Possibly five. I feel like I'm rich with friendships. I could have settled for just one friend, and instead I got four. These four friends don't care that I'm 19, or if they do, they keep it to themselves. It all started on Wednesday when they asked me to go to a happy hour, but decided to go to a sushi bar so that I could go.
For the first time. I went somewhere. With other people. People within five years of my age!
This is great!
Except for one major issue.
I'm not going to be working at the UN Foundation in 15 days.
I have built my life in Washington, D.C. around my work and the UN Foundation. When I got here it seemed like the sensible thing to do. At that point my work life was consistent and my home life was not at all. At that point for some reason, I felt a sense of stability and security at work that went unparalleled at home. The source of stability was the UN Foundation. I chose my gym based on this. I chose my favorite places to get dinner based around where I work. I chose my dry cleaner based on where I work.
In 15 days this is going to crumble. My two months of adjusting and rebuilding will be undone again. It took me awhile to get used to it too.
Fifteen days is all it takes to unravel one-and-a-half months of hard work into a whirlwind of tangled crazy. It makes me wonder what on earth I'm doing in this city.
Fifteen days.
What am I doing?
I'm learning how to win victories for humanity.


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Let's talk about leaving a legacy. This is something I have been thinking about quite a bit lately. Mostly because I have been quite busy creating a new business, writing, blogging, and teaching three kids in the midst of raising a toddler. I am busy. I am stressed. I am exhausted. I remember a mom who relished teaching her children. I remember a mom who would take an hour to put her kids to bed because she enjoyed reading book after book while we laughed and played. I remember a mom who would spend the afternoon playing board games. I thought of these things because of the contrast of who I was and who I am today and how this will affect my children.
The mom I became was stressed by having to earn an income on top of homeschooling, being involved in ministry and starting her own business. The mom I am now works on the computer and drinks coffee to the point I wonder if my younger children would recognize me without a coffee cup in one hand and a computer mouse in the other. My TV is on for two hours solely for me to get work done. I still handled my daily duties but joy was missing, organization was a foreign concept, and full hands did not even cover it. Then one day I looked up from my computer, from writing unit studies, from networking, from doing laundry, from grading papers and thought, "what kind of legacy am I leaving my kids!"
Yes, everything I did was to benefit my family. Yet that was not enough. Could they see my efforts were for them? Could they recognize that my focus was on providing for them in the middle of my typing and planning?
This change did not happen overnight. I did not go from the care free mom to the overburdened mom in a day. The progression was slow but the impact is great. I finally decided to prioritize my day. I had to remember why I was home and what goals I had for my children. I purposely stayed home to educate my children and my goal was to raise critically thinking, creative, independent, lifelong learners who honor Christ. It was from that point that everything else would have to fall under, conform to, fit in or it would just have to go! I had to streamline my obligations and responsibilities outside of homeschooling. Homeschooling is the season of my life I am in right now. I have a child who will be 13 and my youngest is 2. I know all too well how fast time flies. It brings tears to my eyes thinking that in only 5 years my oldest will enter college. That's it! I have five years to impact her life one way or the other. My goal for my oldest to leave my home knowing she was the greatest joy of my life and educating her was my greatest accomplishment. I should not have to tell her. I should not have to explain it to her. She should feel it and know it.
Goodbye overburdened mom and hello mom who educates with purpose and priority. I encourage you all to keep your eyes on your goals and resist over extending yourself. Make sure your children feel like your greatest joy and not another paper to grade in between building a business, making dinner, and responding to another email.


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Dear Editor:
It is with hesitation I write this letter because it's hard to criticize something I'm directly involved in – yet here I sit, a member of the Clinton City Council, writing about a deficiency in our city that needs to be remedied.
There is a distinct inequity when it comes to how resources are applied in the city. And it isn't necessarily because anyone is bad – it's because 1) there's never enough money to go around and 2) government is made up of regular ol' humans who are driven by their own passions, agendas and biases.
Over the past few years the City of Clinton has spent a lot of money on park improvements, on promoting the town for tourism to drive traffic to local businesses. We donate to help build local events. We spend money on many great and needful things. And much of that is "free" money. If a government body says, "I will give you $200,000 to improve your park system" you don't say no — you say thank you because you need it. You need it because you live in a rural area that doesn't have a lot of money, that doesn't have a lot of opportunity for children. You need it because it will improve your community.
And, yes, every time one of those grants has come up I have voted for it, because of the value it adds to our city, the community and the dollars it brings in for tourism which we desperately need to promote.
But at the same time, the key is balance and this is where we fail. We absolutely cannot spend a quarter of a million dollars on a park improvement or give a $12,500 sales tax rebate to a new manufacturing company and then tell small business owners they get nothing. Or worse than nothing – as we give to tourism, as we give to big business we simultaneously ask small business to pay more than ever before.
It's not right. And, for me, it's not conscionable.
I am a hometown girl and I worked in the downtown after I graduated from CHS at a time when we had recovered from the flood and when business was booming. I walked across the street from the hardware store and had lunch at the Ozark Café. Every store was full, people were milling the streets and every shop was full. You know how it was. Most everyone who reads this letter knows because you were here with me.
It doesn't matter how we got where we are today. What matters is where we go from here. For years, dedicated members of this community have tried to revitalize the downtown. They have worked tirelessly trying new things. We do not suffer from a lack of effort. The citizens of this town have a passion that amazes and inspires me. They are loyal and fierce about their home. And yet lately I can't tell you how many times I've heard people say they are tired, that they feel like giving up, that they feel like they don't make a difference, that nothing works.
What I want to say is one person can make a difference. YOU can make a difference. What we lack is cohesion, a holistic vision. Now, when our energy flags, is the time to rise up and push to get our second wind. Or third, or fifth, or twelfth. However many it takes. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain by pulling together right now and fighting for our town, fighting for ourselves, fighting to make our voices heard and for the dreams we have for our children and our grandchildren.
It is time to rally. Right now, the Chamber of Commerce is mobilizing to ramp up for a new year with a new director, if they can get some funding help from the City. Right now, a new volunteer group, CBRA, (Clinton Business Revitalization Association) is forming and they are fired up to make improvements to the downtown. Fellow Council Member Gayla Bradley and I are making plans and looking for funding that will help aid both of these groups' efforts. The momentum is building and the time to make this happen is now.
Gone are the days when big business, when the arrival of a factory will save us. All trends in economic development indicate that what will save us is tourism and small business. We need to take a look at the dollars we spend to encourage growth in small business and create incentives for people to start new businesses or improve and expand existing businesses. The responsibility is on all of us – through City support, through open-minded and inventive business management and through the support of citizens willing to volunteer and shop local.
We need to talk to each other in productive ways, in supportive and uplifting ways that will get things done. Attend meetings, call your city council members, ask your JPs to continue to support and encourage their county-wide efforts that work in tandem to ours. Find out what you can do to help by calling the Chamber or CBRA.
Changes are coming to downtown and soon we will have stories of the glory of revitalization and I would love for you to be able to say you were part of it.
Wendy Russ
Clinton City Council Member
Dear Editor:
We would like to commend Clinton City Councilwomen Gayla Bradley and Wendy Russ for their heartfelt dedication to forwarding pro-business actions at the council meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. Though Russ's motion with a second by Bradley to repeal the "sign ordinance"protested by dozens of local business owners was voted down, Bradley and Russ did the right thing.
We also appreciate the new volunteer organization — the Clinton Business & Revitalization Association — that has formed to help add extra energy to the ongoing efforts of many people and organizations for beautifying our downtown Clinton business district. We have volunteered to help by pulling weeds, planting flowers and painting storefronts.
It is inspiring to see so many of our friends and neighbors, organizations and leaders coming together in support of the vision we all hold dear for our community, working together in cooperation.
"Many hands make light work." May we all together and forever prosper in peace.
Jaimie R. Spence
Roni L. Spence
Dear Editor:
They act as if they are from an unknown, undiscovered planet that produces beings that are void of empathy; in my opinion, that would be that part of Congress responsible for having the U.S. government shut down. Out of this group, some are claiming to be born-again Christians. It seems these types of born-again Christians are takers rather than givers; helping the poor and needy does not seem to be any part of their agenda. However, giving tax breaks to the wealthy while demonizing the Affordable Care Act has been on the front and center of the Tea Party's efforts to push back on the majority voice in this country; they behave as if they should punish the voters that voted President Obama in for a second term. That punishment comes in the forms of sequestration, the government shutdown, and the threat not to raise the debt ceiling. Not only is this behavior destroying the heart of the Republican Party, it could push the U.S. government into total chaos. It is my notion that the Tea Party (The Selfish Party) may have faulty wiring that is lacking of having feelings for others with lesser means; if that is so, sensible Republicans are needed to rise up with courage and stand with Democrats to bring our government back to that time when we believed in reasonable compromise.
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We were personally shown to our rooms and even went as far as to be shown the best heating for the room.
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Set, like "Seinfeld," in New York City, "Frances Ha" also pays homage to the films of Woody Allen in its use of physical comedy and moody soundtrack. Director Noah Baumbach ("Greenberg") -- who co-wrote the screenplay with the film's leading lady, Greta Gerwig -- chose to shoot the movie in black-and-white, casting Gotham in a warm and fuzzy glow.
Frances (Gerwig) is a free-spirited dancer, living with her best friend, Sophie (Mickey Sumner), in Sophie's Manhattan apartment. Frances is a drifter, dreamer and overall loser, branding herself as "undateable," yet all the while retaining a sunny outlook.
When the ambitious Sophie decides to move out and, eventually, live with her boyfriend Patch (Patrick Heusinger), Frances is cast adrift, suddenly homeless with no real job and few prospects.
Not that this especially bothers her, as she flits from party to party, telling anyone who will listen, "I'm trying to be proactive about my life" and "I don't really do what I do."
A rescue of sorts comes in the form of a small tax refund from the IRS, which Frances blows on dinner with Lev (Adam Driver). This leads not to romance but a new place to stay and two fun-loving drinking buddies, Lev and his roommate, Benji (Michael Zegen).
And so we follow our goofy heroine as she faces each new day, impulsive and selfish yet adorably endearing, just waiting for something to happen. She visits her parents in California, flies to Paris on a whim, even moves back in at her old college dorm.
Where is this heading, you may ask? There is indeed an "a-ha" moment at the end of the film (which explains the "Ha" of the title), but the self-absorbed Frances is hardly a role model for today's twentysomethings. Especially when she dispenses unintelligible advice such as, "Sometimes it's good to do what you're supposed to do when you're supposed to do it."
The film contains cohabitation, frequent sex talk, many uses of profanity and much crude language. The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.


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I have the original Note 10.1 and it has been working great for over a year but recently the internal memory just keeps filling, no matter what I do. I have cleared out all unwanted apps & data which worked for a while butn a matter of weeks, & without downloading any more apps, it's become full again. I then did a factory reset which worked well, but within 2 weeks same again!
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Ala Cart! The 2008/2009 Washington State Cart Buildin' Contest.
These are the rules to the Washington State Cart contest. This is a contest to build your cart before the start of the season. You cart is very useful. These rules only apply to entering your cart into this Contest (however boy oh boy these rule are here to make your cart and robot safer). If these rules contradict FIRST rules the FIRST rules win out.
The contest will be held on the kickoff day. The judging will take place during the breakout sessions and awards will be handed out after the breakout sessions. No team members will need to be at your cart during the judging. The award session will not be formal however, we want you to get to the job of building robots. The one award that will be judged different is the cart animation award. See the Cart Animation section for these rules.
The reason for the cart to be done by the kickoff is to help you move the kit of parts to your car and to your school. It's also a good warm-up project for your team. Remember that the cart, though can be really big, must also be transported to places as well. So make it portable and well as cool.
The cart maybe recycled from last year, I do understand however this does put the rookies at a disadvantage. To the rookies, ask for pictures for carts from any veteran teams in Washington.
All correspondence about the cart contest needs to be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com, don't bother Kevin with this he is already doing much.
Have fun but remember two principals for this contest: KISS and MISS*
<CS01> The cart's movement can not be powered. The cart must be pushed or pulled by a team member.
• This is so that any other person who needs to move your cart during a competition may do so without needed to know how to operate it.
<CS02> The cart can receive power from a wall socket only to power battery chargers.
<CS03> Other electrical systems on the cart must be powered by at most two robot competition batteries, with the exception of the battery charger as noted by C02. The connector to these batteries must be the Anderson Power Products connector.
<CS04> No pneumatic systems may be used on the carts function. The air compress may be on the cart in order to charge pneumatic systems on the robot before a match.
<CS05> The weight of the empty cart must not exceed the weight of the robot. Empty is defined as containing no parts that can be removed during normal competition. I.E: The robot, batteries and tools. However a tool box that is attached permanently to the cart counts towards this weight, a tool box that is removed while in the pits
falls under the weight of CS06.
<CS06> The weight of the items placed on the cart (batteries and tools) must not exceed ½ of the weight of the robot.
Steve and Jim note: Hey look you robot buildin' people, we are not going to weigh your cart. We put these rules in so that if you have to push it up and down ramps the cart and robot do not become a dangerous physics example.
<CS07> The cart may not have any edges that are sharp, every surface of your cart must be able to be handled without any harm to anyone.
<CS08> Any light attached to your cart must be protected with at least a 1/16 sheet of Polycarbonate, even if the light is pointed down underneath the cart.
<CS09> The 2008 Power Distribution Diagram must be used on any electrical system on the cart with the exception of having to use the power distribution block.
<CS10> When the robot is on the cart, the robots wheels must not touch the cart. This is to allow the robot to be powered up without causing a dangerous physics example.
General Design
<CD01> The cart can only be as wide as the 2008 robot. Max Width: 28
<CD02> The cart can only be 20 inches longer than the 2008 robot. Max Length 58.
<CD03> The area of the cart that contains the robot may only be 36 inches above the ground. I.E. The robot can only fall from 36 inches if something bad happens.
<CD04> The maximum height of any part of the cart may only be 48 inches high during travel. When the cart is at rest it may expand higher than 48 inches.
• An example of this is that if your cart contains a tool box. When the robot is being transported the lid is down and is 48 inches above the floor. When the cart is at rest, the tool box's lid can swing up and extend above 48 inches.
<CD05> The cart must be able to be moved over a 1.5 inch step with minimal effort. The cart must have a 3 inch clearance in order not to bottom out on several cables and other things at the regional.
<CD06> The cart must be able to be moved over a gap of 1.5 inches with minimal effort. This is the don't-get-the-cart-stuck-in-an-elevator rule.
<CD07> For this competition, speakers or other noise makers can be used, and as loud as you want. Please note: This is not a regional and these items will not be allowed to be used at a regional.
<CD08> Your team number, team high school, and team sponsors must be visible somewhere on your cart when the robot is not on it.
<CD09> The cart must have a location for driver buttons. The driver buttons are the buttons your team will need to get on the field. These buttons should be located in a single place where every member of the team knows where they are.
<CM01> The cart can be made from any material you want.
<CM02> There isn't a budgetary constraint on the cart.
Steve and Jim note: Hey you robot buildin' people, there isn't a budget on this, but if you are spending a lot of buckolas on the cart you may want to scale it back a bit! This rule is here so that if you have a light system that you have purchased for a computer you
may place it on the cart with out needing to do all the tracking of paperwork.
<CA01> Engineering Inspiration. Is the cart a sleek lookin' machine? If you apply 1N of force to the cart will it travel 10m before it comes to a stop? Remember a simple cart can be one of the best engineered carts.
<CA02> Safety. Is the cart safe? Edges are all protected. Center of gravity is low, so it can't be tipped over. Is the electrical system safe? Wires tucked in?
<CA03> Deign. Demonstrate to the judges that your cart started from plans. Be able to show the judges your design plans, by leaving them on or around your cart during the judging..
<CA04> Usefulness. Be able to show the judges what other functions, other than moving the robot around, can your cart perform. Holding tools, recharging batteries, etc.
<CA05> Spirit. Does the cart look like a team member. This is the whole cool lookin' paint and lights award.
<CA06> Cart Animation. This is for a 30 second animation created using any animation tool. The animation must be posted to Youtube by December 23rd. The link to this animation must be e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com on Dec. 23rd. Each team entering the animation contest must also provide a team member to judge the animations. The e-mail address of this member must be e-mailed to email@example.com on Dec. 23rd. On the 25th of December the full list of animations will be e-mailed to all of the judges. The judges have until Jan 1st, to vote for their top three animations.
*MISS, what!!?! You don't know about MISS? Look for Occam's Razor.


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A higher opening in the stock market, however, restricted the rupee's losses, they added. The BSE benchmark Sensex recovered by 116.67 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 18,790.01 as power sector stocks rose after the government cleared proposal to restructure debt worth nearly Rs 2 lakh crore for state electricity boards.
The rupee had lost 2 paise to end at 53.47 against the dollar in yesterday's session on heavy month-end dollar demand from importers and weakness in equities.


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Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:52:16 -0500
Subject: [NoIraqWar] Hiroshima Day 2005 Chicago - join us in observance at Rockefeller Chapel at 10 am August 6
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city of Hiroshima. Please join us in a Chicago ceremony at 10 am at
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University of Chicago, which will be followed by a procession to the Henry
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Competitions - Are they legitimate?
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A quick look into whether or not online competitions are worth it.
The Scam?
I'm sure you've all seen these sweepstakes on the side of your screen from time to time. What you may be surprised to hear is that they are mostly legitimate sweepstakes where someone DOES win a prize. The sad thing is, you never get to see who has won due to the nature of the internet, and seeing as how these competitions work (many just use a basic template) you would be forgiven for thinking that the offers never end and the sweepstake lasts forever.
Luckily, there is usually a winner on these sweepstakes, if no-one wins why do you think there are still so many out there? The problem is looking for the right type of competition. It's so easy just to pick the first one and be done with it, and assume that (since you didn't win) it was a scam. Don't be so quick to judge,
The proof
I have created a facebook group where we will try and get about 50,000 people to sign up and apply for a "daily competition". After a week or so of daily sweepstakes, the first winners should start rolling in. If we have enough people in the group then we will start seeing winners in our group, helping me to prove that these competitions are not fake. If no winners after 2 weeks or so, It's quite easy to say that these websites don't work or work at such a low ratio.
The link to the facebook group is here and I would be grateful if you could pass the message on to friends and family.
We need about 50,000 to prove that the competition actually work. Wouldn't you like some proof as well? When we have proof on our group, I shall re-post evidence into this article.


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Liposomal Vincristine in Treating Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of liposomal vincristine in treating patients who have refractory or relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
|Drug: liposomal vincristine sulfate
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pivotal Phase II Multicenter Study of Vincristine Sulfate Liposomes Injection in Diffuse Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma That is Refractory or Relapsed After Second-Line Combination Chemotherapy Revised Title Per 03/01 SR Pivotal Phase II Multicenter Study of Vincristine Sulfate Liposomes Injection in Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma That is Refractory to or Relapsed After Second-Line Combination Chemotherapy
|Study Start Date:
|June 2000
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2009
- Determine the complete and partial tumor responses in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is refractory to or relapsed after second-line combination chemotherapy treated with vincristine sulfate liposomes injection.
- Determine the toxicity of this treatment regimen in these patients.
- Determine the duration of response, time to progression, and survival in patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients receive vincristine sulfate liposomes IV over 1 hour. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for a maximum of 12 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients are followed every 8 weeks until disease progression.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically confirmed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma including:
- Peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified
- Anaplastic large null-/T-cell lymphoma
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma including:
- Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma with sclerosis
- Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma
- Immunoblastic B-cell lymphoma
- T-cell-rich B-cell lymphoma
- Anaplastic large B-cell lymphoma
- At least one bidimensionally measurable lesion with clearly defined margins at least 2 cm in the largest dimension by physical examination or CT scan
- No prior or active CNS lymphoma or AIDS-related lymphoma
Must have received 2 or more prior chemotherapy courses from time of diagnosis of aggressive lymphoma or from time of biopsy-proven transformation from indolent to aggressive
- Prior first and second-line therapy must have been combination chemotherapy
- Prior first-line chemotherapy regimen must have contained anthracycline
- Must have had at least a minor response to first-line therapy
- 18 and over
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
- Granulocyte count at least 500/mm^3 (unless due to lymphoma bone marrow involvement)
- Platelet count at least 50,000/mm^3 (unless due to lymphoma bone marrow involvement)
- Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- ALT no greater than 4 times ULN
- Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 4 times ULN
- Not specified
- No prior neurological disorders unrelated to chemotherapy (including familial neurological diseases or acquired demyelinating disorders)
- No neuromuscular impairment (neuromotor, neurosensory, or neurocerebellar)
- No prior grade 3 or 4 sensory or motor neuropathy related to chemotherapy
- No uncontrolled severe medical illness or infection
- HIV negative
- No other malignancies within the past 5 years except curatively resected basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
Biologic therapy:
- See Radiotherapy
- No prior allogeneic bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy
- No concurrent biological agents
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- At least 4 weeks since prior corticosteroids at a dose greater than 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent
- Prior involved-field radiotherapy allowed if irradiated area is not the only source of measurable disease
- Prior total body radiotherapy with high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation allowed
- At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
- No concurrent radiotherapy to any disease site
- At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery except for diagnosis of lymphoma
- No concurrent surgical removal of any indicator lesion
- At least 4 weeks since prior alternative or investigational anticancer treatment
- No other concurrent systemic anticancer therapy
- No other concurrent investigational drug
- No concurrent phenytoin
- No concurrent hepatic drug metabolism inhibitors or inducers (cytochrome P450 isoenzymes in the CYP 3A subfamily)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00006383
|United States, California
|USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033-0804
|Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
|United States, Illinois
|Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013
|University of Illinois at Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
|Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
|Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
|United States, Ohio
|Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
|Tyler, Texas, United States, 75708
|United States, Vermont
|Vermont Cancer Center
|Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401-3498
|Canada, Alberta
|Tom Baker Cancer Center - Calgary
|Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N2
|Study Chair:
|Barbara Gallimore, PhD
|Inex Pharmaceuticals
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00006383 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 4, 2000
|Last Updated:
|November 5, 2013
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma
recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma
recurrent adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Antineoplastic Agents
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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South Korea to strip Kelley of honorary consul status
South Korea will revoke an honorary title given to Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, who is tied to a scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus, officials said. Kelley misused her title as South Korean honorary consul by raising it in unspecified personal business dealings, a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul said. The official, who declined to be named because the matter is still being discussed, wouldn't elaborate and said it's not clear when the title will be revoked. Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kyou-hyun told South Korean reporters Monday during a visit to Washington that Kelley inappropriately used her title. "It's not suitable to the status of honorary consul that (she) sought to be involved in commercial projects and peddle influence," Kim said, according to Yonhap news agency, the official news agency of South Korea.Kelley, 37, unraveled the scandal involving Petraeus that emerged in early November. Kelley had complained to an FBI agent that she had received threatening emails telling her to stay away from Petraeus, who once commanded Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base. Petraeus got to know Kelley through parties and events across Tampa. Agents tracked the emails to Petraeus biographer Paula Broadwell, who was having an affair with the former general. As the scandal unfolded, so did details about Kelley's life. Accounts of lavish parties at her mansion with politicians and military generals were replaced by reports of her family's financial woes. Her position as an honorary consul to South Korea also was revealed, as were her efforts to broker business deals on behalf of the country. A New York businessman said Kelley was introduced to him at the Republican National Convention in Tampa in August as someone whose friendship with Petraeus would help facilitate a no-bid deal with South Korea on a coal-gasification project. She would supposedly be in a position to help broker the billion-dollar deal directly with the South Korean president, and expected a 2 percent commission, said Adam Victor, president and chief executive officer of TransGas Development Systems. She also tried to establish a relationship between South Korea and the University of South Florida's medical school. A senior South Korean Foreign Ministry official who handles consulate affairs in the United States said honorary consuls don't have diplomatic immunity and that the ministry applies much less strict rules in appointing them than it does for potential government officials.
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In a long piece that will appear in Sunday's New York Times that is part run-down on the recent issues regarding late night, and part "history of NBC," NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker says that it was new NBC entertainment chief Jeff Gaspin who suggested a 30 minute Jay Leno show at 11:35 and moving Conan to 12:05.
"That's what he wanted to do, and I said, O.K., give it a shot," Zucker said, with the Times noting the shot exploded in their faces.
But Zucker took the blame for Leno at 10pm.
"At the end of the day Jay at 10 o'clock didn't work, and I take responsibility for that," Zucker told the Times.
"I think part of why there's been such a visceral reaction to this is we've talked about change and taking risks, and that's something I've always been associated with," Zucker said. "And not being afraid to take chances."
Mr. Zucker also suggests that for all the recent focus on NBC woes, it will ultimately pass.
"We live in a society today that loves a soap opera," Zucker said. "Three months ago it was David Letterman. Six weeks ago it was Tiger Woods's problems. Today it's NBC's problems."
The story also notes that although the NBC network was raking in a billion dollars in annual profit a decade ago, this year NBC (the broadcast network, not the umbrella NBC Universal) will lose $100 million dollars, partly due to taking a big loss on the Olympics.


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A vegetation fire in the Snow Camp area outside of Kneeland was contained at 7 acres, Calfire officials announced Wednesday.
The Fortuna Emergency Command Center received multiple calls for smoke building in the area south of Berry Summit and, upon arrival, Air Attack located a 2-acre vegetation fire burning through grass and timber, according to the release. A full response — which included an air attack with a second Air Attack Trainer plane, two air tankers and a helicopter — was called in to contain the blaze, and crews remained on scene. In addition to fire engines from multiple fire departments, Calfire had two inmate crews and a private bulldozer on scene.
Crews were mopping up in heavy timber and slash to put out the remaining embers and were expected to be on scene throughout the night, according to the release.


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Two of his television shows may have finished up, but actor Rodger Corser looks like he has landed on his feet already.
TV Tonight hears whispers that Corser has landed a Network talent deal with ABC in the US.
Corser is believed to have been flown to the US by the network giant where he impressed US execs.
A network deal would see him on contract with a suitable project yet to be determined.
Actor Josh Lawson landed a similar contract with FOX in 2008.
It's good news for Corser given both Rush and Spirited have not been renewed by TEN or Foxtel.
Rush ends its four year run with a finale next week.


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Colin McRae appeared to have lost his chance of winning the Acropolis Rally with three stages left, but team-mate Carlos Sainz dutifully handed the event back to its long-time leader with just yards to run.
The Spaniard had earlier received orders that the overnight 1-2 was to be held to the finish but, in actions reminiscent of McRae's in Spain two years ago, he appeared unwilling to comply. After gradually eroding the 39secs lead that McRae had built up over the opening stages of the day, Sainz promptly reduced the gap by 21, and then raced into the lead on SS17. With his Scottish team-mate then losing more time on the penultimate stage, everything appeared to have moved in Sainz's direction.
Ford maintained that McRae would still be the winner although, with the final 23km about to start, it looked an impossible task without Sainz either doing something drastic on the stage or off it. In the end, he chose the latter, pulling over just yards from the end, and waiting two minutes before resuming, thereby handing McRae a victory his performances deserved.
''I'm obviously very happy with this victory, not just the fact that we have won, but in the way Ford has controlled the event from the very start,'' said the Scot, who posted five fastest stage times on the event, ''The number of retirements shows just how tough this rally has been. The Focus has never missed a beat and I've felt very relaxed all day because I have complete trust in the team.''
''It's a great result for the Ford Martini team, although I'm sad that it was not me taking the victory,'' admitted Sainz, ''I promise you that on the next rally I'll be trying even harder. Everyone in the team has been working so hard to make this result possible but we know that we cannot relax. We must continue with our development work to ensure the improvement continues and ensure that we can reproduce this sort of result again during the rest of the season.''
Such was the Ford pair's advantage over the rest of the field, Sainz's actions had no effect on the rest of the top five. Despite dropping time, he still finished six minutes ahead of the third placed Subaru. This should, by rights, have belonged to Richard Burns but, having suffered turbo trouble on stage 13, the Englishman called it a day on the next, his engine refusing to fire and sending him OTL.
"I think we lost about two and a half minutes in SS13 when the turbo failed, Burns said, ''When the engine stopped Robert [Reid] and I did everything we could to get it going but we just ran out of time. It's obviously disappointing to have lost the opportunity for at least four more points, but with the way the points have actually gone, it just means that the drivers behind have got a bit closer to each other - not to me. So I think I've been quite lucky in that respect.''
Team-mate Juha Kankkunen thus inherited a podium spot, but had to fight off the concerted attentions of privateer Toshihiro Arai to get it. The Subaru privateer looked good value for fourth, but almost lost out as his engine began to play up. It lapsed onto three cylinders on SS14 and, while not being enough to knock him out of the event, caused enough of a delay that time penalties dropped him to fifth behind Armin Schwarz. Such was the Japanese driver's pace, however, that the deficit was regained on the very next stage, and the pressure was back on Kankkunen.
The Finn had his own problems, with his car overheating as a result of problems endured on day two, but soldiered on ensure that Subaru retained its advantage in the manufacturers' championship.
Schwarz secured two vital championship points for himself and Skoda by taking a hard-earned fifth place on the first anniversary of the Octavia's maiden points score. The German had had to battle with a fever, as well as the excessive heat, for the opening two days, and was content just to make it to the finish on the third, but almost didn't make it.
''I went through a water-splash and the engine dropped onto three cylinders,'' he revealed, ''My heart was in my mouth until it cleared!''
With over half of the works contingent falling by the wayside over the 19 stages, the next three place were all filled by privateers. While Arai led the way for the Teams' Cup runners, Abdullah Bakhashab took sixth in his Toyota Corolla, ahead of Subaru runners Jean-Pierre Richelmi and Frederic Dor. The three had enjoyed a close battle almost to the end, with places changing on each stage, and only niggling delays separated them at the end.
Also involved for much of the day, Greek expert John Papadimitriou dropped away with a couple of slow stages, and found himself dropped one place by a recovering Francois Delecour. Serkan Yazici also impressed on occasion, but suffered when a jack failure cost him penalties and dropped him to an eventual 15th.
Delecour also suffered a jack problem, which prevented him from making a routine switch of tyres from front to rear. With no option but to soldier on, the Peugeot driver struggled with a lack of traction, but still managed to secure a top ten finish after a troubled second leg.
''There seemed to be no grip at all,'' Delecour reported, ''so I was surprised when my stage time told me that I was third fastest!''
He should have been joined at the sharper end of the order by Ford's Petter Solberg, the Norwegian having taken fastest time in five of the day's seven stages. Everything was looking good for the youngster as he headed off to the finish at Itea, before a differential failure left him stranded by the roadside.
As a result of Solberg's demise, Group N winner Gabriel Pozzo finished eleventh overall after a largely trouble-free day. The Argentine was never headed having assumed the class lead on day two, but a three way battle for second was only settled in Gustavo Trelles favour on the final stage.
''Everything has gone really well,'' said Pozzo, ''The rally is very tough, just as I expected, but the car has been fantastic, and we have had no problems at all. I am really pleased to take this win, and it makes up for the disappointment of finishing second last month in front of my home crowd.''
Neither Mitsubishi driver was able to take the lead in the class championship, however, as Manfred Stohl's third place was enough to preserve his advantage. Pozzo's win was only good enough to move him into third overall - twelve points behind second placed Trelles and 15 behind Stohl.
''It was maybe possible to beat Pozzo,'' Trelles admitted, ''but you would have had to take some big risks, and it was better to make sure of a finish. It is always good to finish this rally, and it has been really hard this year.''
McRae's victory, his second of the year, moves him into second place in the championship alongside Acropolis retiree Marcus Gronholm. The pair trail Richard Burns by 14 points - which will guarantee the Subaru driver prime spot even if he fails to finish in New Zealand next month - with Sainz and Tommi Makinen a further point adrift.
''This win has come at exactly the right time because it re-opens the championship,'' McRae added, ''We'll go into the second half of the season with confidence.''
Sainz's actions prevented him from taking his first victory for almost two years, but he will be fired up to beat allcomers on in New Zealand. The rally has always been British territory, however, and with Makinen also looking to kick-start his title defence, the scene is set for another bruising encounter.
Stage winners - Acropolis Rally - Leg Three:
SS13 Pavliani 1 Carlos Sainz 20mins 23.2secs SS14 Stromi 1 Petter Solberg 18mins 02.9secs SS15 Paleohori 2 Petter Solberg 7mins 45.9secs SS16 Gravia 2 Carlos Sainz 18mins 28.0secs SS17 Elatos 2 Petter Solberg 8mins 46.5secs SS18 Pavliani 2 Petter Solberg 20mins 16.2secs SS19 Stromi 2 Petter Solberg 18mins 15.0secs
Result - Acropolis Rally.
1. Colin McRae Ford Focus WRC 04hrs 56mins 54.8secs
2. Carlos Sainz Ford Focus WRC 04hrs 57mins 17.9secs +23.1secs
3. Juha Kankkunen Subaru Impreza WRC2000 05hrs 03mins 33.1secs +6mins 38.3secs
4. Toshiro Arai Subaru Impreza 05hrs 04mins 35.6secs +7mins 40.8secs
5. Armin Schwarz Skoda Octavia WRC 05hrs 06mins 05.8secs +9mins 11.0secs
6. Abdullah Bakhashab Toyota Corolla WRC 05hrs 09mins 49.7secs +12mins 54.9secs
7. Jean-Pierre Richelmi Subaru Impreza 05hrs 10mins 28.1secs +13mins 33.3secs
8. Frederic Dor Subaru Impreza 05hrs 10mins 54.6secs +19mins 59.8secs
11. Francois Delecour Peugeot 206 WRC 05hrs 12mins 07.1secs +15mins 12.3secs
10. John Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza 05hrs 13mins 16.4secs +16mins 21.6secs
11. Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer 05hrs 18mins 51.8secs +21mins 57.0secs
12. Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer 05hrs 20mins 04.6secs +23mins 09.8secs
13. Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer 05hrs 20mins 47.7secs +23mins 52.9secs
14. Ramon Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer 05hrs 23mins 17.1secs +26mins 22.3secs
15. Serkan Yazici Toyota Corolla WRC 05hrs 26mins 47.3secs +29mins 52.5secs
Group N
11. Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer 05hrs 18mins 51.8secs +00hrs 21mins 57.0secs
[Times and standings courtesy Mitsubishi]


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I went to get a diet soda from our company pepsi machine ( they have the monopoly in our company). Last week I had gotten a regular pepsi for a guest with low sugars, so I knew it was only one dollar. Much to my surprise, Diet pepsi is $1.50. I looked back at regular pepsi, $1.00! So I thought, uh uh, I'll just get a bottled water. $1.50. Ok, how about ice tea-$1.50. Everything I could drink was more then the one I couldn't drink, especially when my numbers were in the 170's.Now I know they didn't do this just to screw with me, this affects all diabetics at work, and I work for a very large company. So now I am on a quest to find out why the non sugar drinks cost more, even water, in a vending machine. I am going to be keeping my eyes open at every vending machine I see to see if this is the norm or just something pepsi is doing at our company. I am just so shocked that a bottle of water costs more then a bottle of soda. When you go to a restaraunt, the diet cost the same as the reg. What is going on? The search for the truth begins.
Mike: That's outrageous. Unless the diets/no sugars are in different size bottles from the sugary, it sounds like there is no reason for the difference. It also affects people who are on a diet or who are watching their weight, people who generally prefer water or tea over sugary soda. I've never seen a difference in price, except where its comparing different products, like snapple or vitamin water to soda.
Similar subject: Have you ever noticed that many restaurants have multiple flavors of sugary sodas, but only Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi? What happened to our choice?
Wow I never have seen that before. I get diets when I am out and sometimes from vending machines they are never different prices. However water is sometimes which I find strange.Be loved
Diet is more popular than regular, at least in your office, and the vendor in charge of the machine has noticed and decided to make a profit off of that fact. There is nothing wrong with that, ethically or otherwise. You don't have to use that machine and perhaps if enough people decided that the price was too high, the vendor would notice and take it down.
Jonathan, I completly agree. At least a lemon-lime alternitive or ginger ale, both available in sugar free. And have you ever seen the really good ones like Jazz at a fast food place or movie theater? One choice and we'd better be damn happy to have that one.Oneless, you are correct. This last week has been the only time in 19 years I have used that machine since I usually just keep refilling my cup from a fountain we have available for free in the lunch room. So I will go back to not using it and encourage others to do the same until all sodas are equal. That sounds like if they raise the price of the reg to match the diet I would have nothing to complain about. I just want it to be fair for all.


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BELTON — Belton's Lena Armstrong Public Library will soon offer virtual books. The library received a $5,000 J. Frank Dobie Library Trust Award, which is given each spring to chosen applicants. Kim Kroll, the library's director, said all the money will be spent only on e-books.
"We're very happy," she said. "We haven't had e-books before."
Kroll said the library already received a $10,000 grant from the State Library and Archives Commission and will combine that money with the Dobie Award to create the website offering the e-books.
Library staff is asking people to submit the names of books and authors they would like to read online.
Most of the requests so far, said librarian Sarah Maddaford, are for science fiction and fantasy as well as books by author Nora Roberts.


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Today has been tough. He woke up this morning not wanting to touch me or look at me as he had triggered. I just don't know what to do. I'm taking everything he throws at me, trying to be humble and I truly am remorseful. I hate the insults but I did it so I have to take the punishment.
There is something I am really fighting with though. The year before I had the A was very difficult as BH was angry a lot and whenever I tried to communicate with him he shouted me down. We were all walking on eggshells at home, me and the kids, and I was always scared of setting him off. In the end I reacted by drawing away from him and this distancing was one of the things i did that made me able to have an A.
Now of course BH is very angry and communication is very difficult. It reminds me of the year or so before the A. This time i am trying to be strong, to not distance myself (I know this is my natural reaction and I should not do this anymore.) it's so hard. I feel like we've been here before only this time it really is because of me. Last time it wasn't really because of me, it just felt like it. I don't know what to do when everything I do is wrong and I cannot have a voice on any topic. I know I put myself in this situation this time, I can only blame myself and I do. I know I have to keep working on myself and change myself. I feel like I've had years of this situation - pre A and now post A. How is anything ever going to change? I know I can only change myself and how I act. Which i am really consciously working on.
Sorry I don't know what my point is, I guess I'm just feeling down tonight. And scared that before I ever had an A, BH took his all frustration and anger out on me. And now he has a good reason to. How can it ever change? Tonight I feel so alone. Thanks for listening...
I'm removing the stop sign icon as you are a Madhatter and that prevents you from using that particular icon.
Please be careful in the future to click that off before posting your thread.
My tolerance for stupid shit is getting less and less.
As a newcomer here myself, I sincerely wish I had advice to give you, but I can only offer that I am in the exact same spot as you are right now, feeling isolated, feeling just as you did before the A, and knowing the RIGHT thing to do this time (and doing it) despite feeling alone. Everything you said rings true. It makes you feel unworthy of even feeling needy, doesn't it? Like 'who am I to ask for friends?'
I find your post comforting to a degree because the things you're trying to do now (going through feeling alone, just taking what's thrown at you and remaining humble, feeling remorse, and doing what you can while hoping for the silver lining, knowing it's your fault) is note-for-note what I'm going through with my BS. I hope that lets you know that at least you aren't alone. Personally, I just made a post here last night to try to deal with this very thing, and make friends, even here in SI.
Food for thought?
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I was up above it. Now I'm down in it.
Have you picked up "how to help your spouse to heal from your affair" yet?
It's a quick read and lays out the what you need to do to help your BH.
How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair: A Compact Manual for the Unfaithful by Linda J. MacDonald http://www.amazon.com/dp/145055332X/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_lec4tb17TAVQZ
I hate the insults but I did it so I have to take the punishment.
Lostcat, if you really want to make some changes you need to start by changing your perspective. The statement above implies that you are putting in your time. That if you put up with his behavior and behave yourself, your punishment or sentence will come to a close. What's happening in your life is not a punishment at all. It is the consequence of your actions. There is no set period of time to "put up with" your BH before you have clearance to go about business as usual. Hopefully there will never be a business as usual. Hopefully you will do the work required to become a healthier person. As you do the and change your behaviors and actions, your environment will most likely follow suit.
Unfortunately that will be difficult for you when you are blaming your BH for your actions
In the end I reacted by drawing away from him and this distancing was one of the things i did that made me able to have an A.
If you want things to change, first start with yourself. He may not be ready to look at changes he needs to make. You need to decide if you can be ok with that. If not, you have every right to walk away. You have every right to ask for what you need. Just try to look at your M through his lenses. What does it look like?
IMO, you should try to make changes within yourself before you begin to ask him to make changes of himself. As you heal, you may be surprised at how many of his problems were actually just your own.
And I'm just trying to bite my tongue because of all the responses that I'll get telling me that I'm justifying, or I'm putting the blame for my behavior on my husband....
NO--I am not. I had choices. I made bad decisions, and the first bad decision I made came WAY before my affair. I did not establish BOUNDARIES about how I will and won't be communicated with.
For those of you who haven't lived with someone who's FIRST response is always anger, and you truly do not know from one moment to the next, what type of response you are going to get...you just have NO idea the pain it causes. You look at someone who supposedly loves you, supposedly is your "safety net" in the world, only to have them lash out at you unfairly, regularly and with such ferocity and venom, that you absolutely DISTANCE yourself.
Reconciliation in my opinion, requires that we formerly wayward AGREE to stick it out, while our BS's are rightfully going through some very negative and tough emotions. The first stages of "After the affair"..but for true reconciliation there has to be rules established for the "new" relationship that looks nothing like the "old" relationship. If that can't happen..then basically all the old patterns start to emerge.
And wrong as you were to have an affair--the angry and volatile attacks shouldn't be the default. They should be the overloads. Daily you can be told that your actions were really selfish, and they caused so much pain and mistrust...but NOT everyday or even every other..do you deserve to be yelled at, humiliated, and meant to hurt.
Phhhhhhheeeewww....sorry...but I do know that I'm drawing a line in the sand even during reconciliation. Because without it... there can't be one.
In answer to some of the replies, when I wrote that I distanced myself and this was one of the things that led to the A, I am not blaming BH. What I mean is that distancing myself and going into myself as a reaction to his anger was my reaction and instead of doing this, I should have tried harder to communicate with him, to find out what was underneath his anger (and also to get him to go to IC. Unfortunately IC and MC were not things I considered at all at the time - I don't know why.) I can see how my own actions led to me being able to have an affair. I don't blame BH, I blame myself. I am now trying to keep open. My first response when he is angry is to shut down. I am really really trying not to do this. Last night after I wrote this post, I went to him and we had a little chat which was quite constructive. If I can change my reactions to his anger, maybe he can change his anger?
It's also good to hear from someone who understands about living with anger. I understand that I made terrible choices and I did not have to go and have an A. No one made me do that. Walking on eggshells with someone who takes all their sadness, frustration and annoyance out on you as anger is difficult though, and I really hope BH goes to IC to sort out this problem. I am working on myself, but I know that there is a "pre-existing condition" that BH needs to sort out in himself before we can truly R. I guess this is something that worries me a lot. Now I have done this, BH really does have a reason to be angry with me and that is never going to go away.
Of course I cannot persuade him to go to IC or even really talk to him about that at the moment. Maybe the time will come in the future when the time is right. For the moment I will keep working on myself.
I don't live in an English speaking country so I have ordered the book how to help your spouse heal but am still waiting for it to arrive. I've read and reread the other recommended books.
Thank you everyone. I feel like SI is becoming a lifeline. In the past when BH got angry I would think about AP, but now I am reading SI as support in difficult times and it's really helping to keep me focused on the path I've chosen.
I have only had the courage to do this once. I have been so afraid of those simple words. I kept thinking that if I really told him how I felt, then it would be over forever. But my IC tells me that if I'm not saying what I feel, it should be over. Me bringing this up in a "I want us to be a team" fashion resulted in the best real discussion he and I have had in months. He knew he was always under my silent scruitny, it put pressure on him and made him act out even more.
I don't know if that helps. I know how it feels to be so lonely when you are standing right next to your life partner. It's awful. Break the cycle


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text: William Paterson University Galleries Present Mexican and Mexican-American Art That Combines the Traditional and the Cutting Edge Margarita Cabrera, "Pico (Pick)," 2008 Mexican and Mexican-American artists contrast the traditional with the cutting edge AND the high-brow with the low-brow in "Mexicanisimo Through Artists' Eyes," on view at the William Paterson University Galleries from November 11 through December 14, 2012. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on November 18, December 2 and December 9 from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free. An opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Sunday, November 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibition, originally organized by University Galleries Director Kristen Evangelista for the San Jose Museum of Art, presents works by artists who draw inspiration from Mexico's deep well of visual culture. Their references include folk art, popular culture, and vernacular craft traditions as well as contemporary idioms. This exhibition includes works by artists who enlist traditional, refined artisans' techniques (such as weaving and ceramics) to challenge today's mass-market consumer culture alongside the work of artists who transform the most expendable materials into art. "Mexican folk art, craft, and popular culture are a familiar visual vocabulary, and these artists offer a contemporary take on Mexico's varied and vibrant cultural expressions," says Evangelista. "They reclaim traditional symbols, many of which have been absorbed into the superficial realm of the mass tourist trade. By paying homage to the imagery of tradition—without either nostalgia or cynicism—they advance a deeper understanding of Mexican culture, identity, and history." The exhibition includes works by artists who share roots in Mexico yet live and work across the United States and the globe, including Natalia Anciso (Oakland, CA), Margarita Cabrera (El Paso, TX), Enrique Chagoya (San Francisco, CA), Colectivo "La Malagua" (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), Máximo González (Mexico City), Gabriel Kuri (Mexico City and Brussels, Belgium), Franco Mondini-Ruiz (San Antonio, TX), Betsabeé Romero (Mexico City), and Jamex and Einar de la Torre (San Diego, CA, and Ensenada, Mexico). The exhibition is one of three on view concurrently in the University Galleries. The East Gallery features "Unbound: Artists' Books from the Permanent Collection," which explores contemporary innovations in paper engineering. On view in the South Gallery is "Emma Wilcox: Where It Falls." Organized by The Print Center of Philadelphia, this exhibition showcases Emma Wilcox's haunting, enigmatic silver prints taken primarily within a five–mile radius of Newark that hint at crime, destruction, and violence. In conjunction with the exhibition, "Promesas (Promises)," a selection of historical and contemporary works, investigates the same themes as Wilcox's photographs. This exhibition is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The William Paterson University Galleries are wheelchair-accessible. Large-print handouts are available. For additional information, please call the Galleries at William Paterson University at 973-720-2654. 11/06/12


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We survive only by the means of adoption fee's which range from $75 - $500 per animal and donations in order to operate. We do not have paid employees, all donations and adoption fees goes solely for vet care and necessary items for the animals.
We do this so that no animal will be left behind to suffer, be abused or be euthanized. They will get their 2nd chance in life to become the animal that they have the potential to be.
Most adoptions take between 3-14 days from the date we receive your completed adoption application. All adoptions require a home visit and no animal will be adopted out until this can be arranged.
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Is it a good idea to start an English hotline in a foreign country?
The customers will have a choice of subjects to choose from, ranging from current news issues to hobbies and they can talk for either 5 or 10 minutes at a time. I will merely be there to correct (as little as possible) and to "join" their converstation as an english native speaker. I just need to know if this sort of business is profitable or not?


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D. Reed Freeman, CIPP, of Morrison & Foerster LLP, shares some insights on the future of online behavioral advertising in this Daily Dashboard Q&A. Freeman will moderate the upcoming Privacy Academy preconference session "Online Behavioral Advertising: Business Models, Technology and Legal Issues in Q3 2010 and Beyond" with panelists Gil Beyda of Genacast Ventures, Wendy Davis of Online Media Daily, Stuart Ingis of Venable LLP, Karin Retzer of Morrison & Foerster LLP and Joe Wilson of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Freeman said this session will offer "a 360-degree view of tracking technologies from regulations to practical applications."
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