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Ricki Lake Just Lets A House Burn Down
You know, you never hear any good news about Ricki Lake when she seems to be in the news. And this time is no different. Over the weekend, a Malibu rental home she was staying at caught fire and was completely destroyed. But, it gets weirder.
She was apparently trying to refill a portable heater (huh? why? in Malibu?) when the house caught fire and she evacuated her family, pets, some personal possessions and even moved the cars. But she apparently made no attempt to put out the fire. And that's leaving the owners of the home pissed off.
They are considering taking her to court her her apathetic approach toward their home burning down. The LA County Fire Department said it took crews 10 minutes to put out the fire, which was ruled accidental.
You'd think after years of having her own talk show, she'd somehow have seen all the warning signs of something like this…


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Moreno Valley Police asked for the public's help on Monday, June 3, in their search for a 74-year-old man with dementia who has been missing since noon Sunday.
Officers said in a news release that Lee Carson Clayton is new to Moreno Valley, is not familiar with the area, and is dependent on blood-pressure medication. He was known to frequent the area of Perris Boulevard and Cactus Avenue in the city.
The release said officers were called to the 1500 block of Perris Avenue at 8:40 p.m. Sunday and were told Clayton went missing from his residence at noon and had not been seen since. The search Sunday included a Sheriff's Department helicopter and scent-tracking dogs.
Clayton was described in the release as a black male, 6' 4", with a thin build, and last seen wearing a white T-shirt, denim jeans, and a tan hat with blue writing on it.
Anyone with information on Clayton is urged to contact Officer Veronica Cuevas at the Moreno Valley Police Department at 951 486 6700 or by dialing 951 847 8700.


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Babcock nears decade in DetroitThe two longest-serving NHL coaches, Barry Trotz and Lindy Ruff, have said their goodbyes in Nashville and Buffalo, respectively, and moved on to Washington and Dallas.
Cult of Hockey
Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins have benefitted from signing college free agentsLooking through the Cult of Hockey's archives on Friday, I came across an in the spring of 2012.
Short shifts: Nathan MacKinnon really delivering in playoffs for Colorado Avalanche– One longtime NHL Western Conference scout says Connor McDavid is better as a junior than last year's first-overall draft pick Nathan MacKinnon was, which boggles the mind, Doubtful McDavid ...
This 'n' that: Winnipeg Jets need to trade Evander Kane– The Winnipeg Jets aren't going to get full value for Evander Kane, but they have to move him out: the top-line forward is too high maintenance.
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Andy Murray is a fan of Oiler college signing OesterleWhile the Edmonton Oilers didn't get the biggest college free-agent defenceman fish Christian Folin, who signed in Minnesota, they did dip into the pool of available players earlier Monday to ...
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Edmonton Oilers are in hunt for high-end college free-agent D-man FolinThe Edmonton Oilers are hot on the trail of U of Mass (Lowell) free-agent defenceman Christian Folin, but 15 to 20 NHL teams could be lining up for the tough-nosed ...
Were Edmonton Oilers working on a Scott Hartnell for Sheldon Souray deal a few years ...If you're wondering how the Edmonton Oilers are going to get tougher on the wing, sources say they did have a Scott Hartnell for Sheldon Souray trade very much on ...
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Edmonton Oilers sign Yale captain Andrew MillerGive Edmonton Oilers credit, they kept swinging in their quest to sign a college free-agent this spring.
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MacT's bold move could be to trade one of the Edmonton Oilers star kids. But ...New Edmonton Oilers GM Craig MacTavish said Monday he's up for a bold move (trade), which to me would mean dealing of one of their kids: Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, ...
Will Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider decide he's made a mistake with Ilya Bryzgalov?If the Philadelphia Flyers want to use one of those amnesty buyouts to say goodbye to Ilya Bryzgalov, owner Ed Snider will not only have to eat about $24 million ...


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Meeting Notes 2014 02 04
You should read the meeting instructions forthwith!
Don't forget to post the meeting notes to the wiki and e-mail the discussion list with a short summary.
These are the notes from the The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge. Note-taker: Ari; Moderator: Tom.
- One or two bullet points of high-level meeting summary.
[edit] Short announcements and events
- Bullet point list of announcements and events
Madelynn is now running the Redshirts mailing list and is interested in
Beer.js is at Bender's at 8pm tonight.
Vi announces a Black History Month event at City Hall on Friday 2/7.
Naomi: 5th anniversary of 5MoF is coming up, Aestetix will probably make an appearance.
Josh: Tour of Noisebridge at 3pm on Friday 2/7.
Tom: GPG key signing party on Wednesday 2/5, details on the wiki.
[edit] Membership Binder
- The name of the applicant, the week of their application, and their sponsors.
Monad defines the membership process as a four-week process requiring 2
Josh describes associate membership: you just need to come in, introduce yourself, and ask for four people
3 people are up for membership: Hephaestus, Kate Kligman, and Douglas. No member vote since Hephaestus is in week 3 and the others aren't here.
[edit] Financial Report
Treasurer is not here. We have no idea what our financial situation is.
- Funds in bank:
- Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
[edit] Consensus items
[edit] Proposals from last week
(Add any items which pass or are blocked to the Consensus Items History page.)
[edit] Ballot for BoD Election
People who are currently regarded as in the running, having indicated [accepted] after their name on https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Board/2014_Nominations:
Al Sweigart Naomi Most Snail Ben Kochie Casey Callendrello Alex Merlin Glowaski Tom Lowenthal Nick Owens Jim Burke Ari Lacenski Madelynn Martiniere Ronald Cotoni Leif Ryge Jade
Consensus item: The people named above are now on the ballot slate for the following month.
Kevin proposes that the above people edit their wiki pages to describe their board platform.
[edit] Outcome: Consensed!
[edit] Amdendements to Consensus Proposals
Text: Items for consensus must be proposed, then voted on two weeks later in their exact original wording. The voted item mu
[edit] Outcome: Consensed!
[edit] The canonical location for Noisebridge policies and processes shall be a git repository.
[edit] Outcome: Consensed!
Record attained: three consensus items in 5 minutes.
Consensus item:
[edit] Renaming the category "Noisebridge Members" to the "Noisebridge Council"
...and renaming the category "Associate Members" to "Noisebridge Members". Tom and Jarrod speak in favor of the change. Josh registers an objection because members may not actually be as knowledgeable as longtime space associates. Kevin would like more time to read the bylaws.
[edit] Outcome: Consensus!
[edit] Proposals for next week
(Add any new items for consensus to the Current Consensus Items page.)
[edit] Discussion Notes
Discussion item: Should Andrew Byrne be allowed to come back to a meeting?
Charlie talks about conflicts between himself, Pigeon, Kevin. It is not clear how this is related to Andrew.
The people who most directly accused Andrew of sexual misconduct in email did not come to the meeting to propose banning him. Ronald and Jarrod join on the proposal of having a secondary meeting, not the general one, and specifically inviting the people who raised personal objections
Pigeon proposes instead of discussing banning Andrew in particular. Ari doesn't think that would be a workable solution.
Madelynn suggests reaching out to the two people and making them a specific part of the committee meeting to address whether to invite Andrew back.
We are not going to reach consensus tonight, but Tom says people interested in coming to a secondary meeting should write to nb-discuss to identify their interest.
[edit] Attendance
- List of names and short summary. For bonus points, link wiki user pages.
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text: Hi, again a question coming from analysis of geodata. Say, I have 3d (lat/lon/z) data, in the easiest case on a rectangular grid. Now I would like to re-grid these data to a new (again rectangular, in the simplest case) grid by calculating the volume-weighted mean of the original grid. So for each cell of the new grid, the algorithm should take the volume-weighted average of those grid cells from the first grid which "are part of" the new cell. Is there any algorithm in SciPy to do this? If not, do you have any suggestion on where to start? Perhaps there's some library from a more low-level language that could be wrapped? Any help is greatly appreciated :) Cheers, Andreas.


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Indicted lawmaker asked to consider resigning
Posted July 18, 2012
Updated July 19, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. — House Speaker Thom Tillis said he's advised a fellow Republican member who was indicted on federal charges to resign from the chamber.
Tillis said Wednesday he's told Rep. Stephen LaRoque of Kinston it would be a wise decision if he stepped down from his legislative seat.
A grand jury indicted LaRoque this week on charges he took hundreds of thousands of dollars loaned to his company through a federal program and gave it to another company he owned for transactions that helped family members.
Tillis told The Associated Press his advice isn't based on whether he believes LaRoque is guilty or innocent but in protecting the institution of the House.
LaRoque declined to comment on Tillis' comments.
Tillis also said in a statement that he has referred the matter to the Legislative Ethics Committee for a possible investigation.
"I decided to ensure that Rep. LaRoque will no longer serve in any type of leadership position within the House or its committees if the legislature reconvenes," he said.
Kinston Mayor B.J. Murphy also called for LaRoque to resign.
"I believe in due process and innocence until proven guilty, however, it appears to be in the best interest of the 10th House district to be removed from the shadow of this indictment," Murphy said in a statement.
LaRoque, who was co-chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee, lost in the May primary and won't return to the General Assembly in January.


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Advisors propose complex solutions that raise more questions, making people feel like they've opened a Pandora's box. But why?
Making smart decisions about money is rarely easy. It's why people look to advisors in the first place. But often we as an industry make things worse. Instead of making things simpler, we propose complex solutions that raise more questions, making people feel like they've opened a Pandora's box. But why?
The financial-services industry uses complexity as a sales tool. Like other sales-oriented industries, it uses the tactic of creating a problem, then providing the solution. To that end, the industry has identified as its main value proposition access to information and transactions, then presents this access as the solution to clients' money questions. Think back to the early 1990s, before the Internet. It was a challenge to get basic information like a stock quote and almost impossible for people to calculate how their investment accounts had done at any of the major brokerage firms. The financial-services firms were the gatekeepers to information, and they'd set themselves up as the interpreters of that information.
Often, we think that if we have a complex problem, the solution should be complex, too. Some people in professional service industries view complexity as some sort of intellectual gift. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity." To Holmes' point, the goal isn't to search for the simplistic answers but instead to avoid being seduced by the idea of complexity. For too long, we've been accustomed to the idea that financial products, financial plans, and investments need to be complex in order to be effective. So, we start to reject some of the simple, basic concepts that will actually be far more effective in helping people make smart decisions about money.
This isn't the first time I've talked about the value of financial advice that is simple, but not easy. However, I've noticed that despite claiming the goal of simplifying people's lives, we sometimes are scared that people won't value and pay for that type of advice. It reminds me of the person who goes to the doctor expecting to get a pill for high cholesterol and the doctor instead recommends a change in diet and exercise. It may seem like the pill is the simpler solution, but have you listened to or read the disclaimers that appear on all those ads? Pills are not without potential side effects, but exercise and diet? They're the simple, but not easy, solution to the problem.
The same logic applies to good financial advice. Often the very things that will make the biggest impact on our clients' financial lives are simple, but not easy. Saving more, spending less, even asking for simpler solutions are all things we can do. But we often pass them by because we've bought into the idea that our value hangs on being the gatekeeper to the complex. But complexity isn't the silver bullet to financial questions. Isn't it time we help people discover the simplicity on the other side of complexity?
Carl Richards believes the world is a better place when people make smarter decisions about their money. That's just one of the big ideas he promotes at BehaviorGap.com, a laboratory of sorts where Richards asks tough questions about financial planning and investor behavior. Richards puts his ideas to work in the real world through his firm, Prasada Capital Management.
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(NEW YORK) — Following an incident with teammates, Miami Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin has left the team, according to ESPN.com.
The website is reporting that in the Dolphins lunch room, Martin was a victim of some ribbing from some other members of the Dolphins offensive line.
Martin has now left the team, and is now listed as doubtful for their game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
"O-Line made fun of him and he snapped," a team source said.
According to the same source, no one is sure if or when Martin will return to the team. Backup right tackle Tyson Clabo is expected to start in place of Martin until he rejoins the club.
Martin was a second-round pick by the team back in 2012, and he's been a starter ever since. He started every game for the Dolphins this season, which has already struggled at times with pass protection.
Since starting 3-0, the Dolphins have proceeded to lose four games in a row. The Bengals have the 17th ranked defense in the NFL.
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Authorities conduct overnight raid on Midlands club
Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:37:48 GMT —
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WACH) - An overnight raid of a Midlands club has authorities wanting to shut the business down immediately.
Sheriff Leon Lott and Solicitor Dan Johnson announced Thursday a raid was conducted on Club Crush on River Drive Wednesday night after continual community complaints of drug activity, repeated shooting incidents and fights.
The raid resulted in the discovery of sales of alcohol without license, operating a business without a license, gambling, drugs, seizure of $12,000 in cash, video gambling machines, marijuana and 54 boxes of liquor, according to authorities.
Three individuals were charged in connection with the raid. Deputies say Alicia Baker, 27, is charged with simple possession of marijuana. The club manager, Neely D. Smith, Jr., 54, is charged in connection with license violations, liquor violations and gaming machines. A bartender, Patricia M. Rock, 39, is also charged in connection with liquor violations.
Lott says deputies have responded to more than 142 incidents at the business since January 2010 including more than 40 aggravated assaults and weapons violations and more than 15 liquor and drug violations.
According to Johnson, his office responded to written complaints regarding the activity and violence at Crush by people living in the Earlewood neighborhood earlier this week.
Lott says officials with both the Richland County Sheriff's Department and the Solicitor's Office have "repeatedly met with community leaders and the management and owner of the club to discuss the repeated incidents that have caused concerns that the club is a nuisance."
Lott plans to work with Johnson on the process to shut the club down, while monitoring their activities.
Both Lott and Johnson say they wish the doors of the club could be immediately closed. They say there is a lengthy civil process that must take place first for that to happen.
There will be a community meeting about the situation at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Earlewood Park Community Center in the new building at the park.


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Data center infrastructure maintenance standards
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- Last Updated on Sunday, 16 September 2012 17:30
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The following statement can be read in "Tiered Infrastructure Maintenance Standards (TIMS) For Mission-Critical Environments" white paper by Lee Technologies: […] Business and government have invested billions in pursuit of "buying" uptime. However, an unavoidable fact of life remains: While beginning with a strong foundation is crucial, ongoing maintenance will make the difference between success and failure. And the more critical the mission, the more intense the maintenance program needed. […] Therefore, as we take care about requirements defined by Uptime Tier Classification or "ANSI/TIA-942. Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers", especially when it comes to design and construction stage of our data center facilities, we shouldn't forget that uptime is also a direct result of wisely balanced maintenance programs. It seems obvious, but... How to measure our currently implemented maintenance standards to match them against Uptime Institute or ANSI/TIA-942 tiers? How to define appropriate maintenance program individually for given data center with all its limitations and designed features? TIMS – Tiered Infrastructure Maintenance Standards seem to be the one and only formalized, industrial proposal for now, on which we can rely, so let's make a short review for our further inspirations.
Honestly, there were no formalized maintenance standards in the data center industry defined before 2006, when Lee Technologies introduced the concept of "Tiered Infrastructure Maintenance Standards (TIMS) For Mission-Critical Environments" with their white-paper, written by Bob Woolley and co-authored by Mike Hagan.
Of course, this doesn't mean there were no good maintenance programs implemented in data centers at all. There were and there are many good examples in the industry, however, when it comes to uptime and reliability discussions, data center professionals used to talk more about design considerations, decisions, redundancy, Uptime or ANSI/TIA-942 tiers etc. For some unknown reason, solid maintenance is rarely mentioned, but wait – this is not something to be ashamed of or something less important than the data center infrastructure itself. This is the other side of the same coin – both areas are equally important, can be financially measured, justified, assessed and only both of them can guarantee required uptime and reliability. There is no reliable data center infrastructure without well-balanced maintenance. Although, some of us have a great data center infrastructure, designed with reliability in-mind (let's say – Tier IV), invested tremendous amounts of money into construction, because they know that reliable infrastructure means safe business, but when it comes to the daily maintenance and operations, something is wrong. I don't want to go into drastic scenarios, where there are no maintenance programs – these are marginal situations. However, many companies are acting like "run to fail" strategy was their method of taking operational risk seriously. I don't accept such approach, hence it will be left without any additional afterthoughts and skipped right here. I just mean that on many occasions we want to have optimal maintenance program for our wisely designed data center infrastructure, but we don't know how to define the rules and requirements to balance and match both areas properly. We want a program which will suit to our site and all its features or limitations – like available redundancy level on critical components and systems, required uptime, tier level etc. – but not only we have issues with categorization of which parts of our maintenance program are considered critical, we also don't know where to look for recommendations or formalized guidelines to solve this challenge.
Moreover, usually we are hardly able to present the importance of proper maintenance plan to our management, which complicates the things badly when it comes to the budgeting side of data center operations. We must agree – not only solid design and state-of-the-art infrastructure make data center reliable (and our business clients safe), but also properly defined maintenance program, based on standards and requirements that suit and support available infrastructure. If we are able to explain the data center infrastructure design decisions from the uptime and reliability perspective to have financial approval for our ideas, we must be able to do the same thing with the maintenance standards. Therefore, our maintenance program must be fit to the data center infrastructure capabilities, measurable and has to be based on formalized rules. Where can we find these rules or at least guidelines and inspirations to define our own? TIMS can help us very much.
As per analogy to Uptime Institute and ANSI/TIA-942 tiers for data center infrastructure reliability, Lee Technologies defined four tiers for maintenance standards:
- TIMS-1: Run to Fail
- TIMS-2: Unstructured
- TIMS-3: Structured
- TIMS-4: Facilitated
Let's now cite from the original white paper here to have all four TIMS covered:
TIMS-1 Run to Fail
This level of service reflects the old adage, "If it isn't broken, don't fix it." Maintenance is purely reactive at this level; when equipment fails, a technician is summoned to perform the repair. In areas where the system has redundancy, there may be little or no effect on the critical load for an isolated failure. The lack of a preventive maintenance program, however, will increase the likelihood of simultaneous failures, which can take down even redundant systems.
Operating at TIMS-1 implies that the perceived cost of an outage is low compared with the cost of preventative maintenance. And in a time of tight IT budgets, deferring maintenance is often viewed as an easy way to cut costs. But any perceived short-term savings in maintenance costs will likely be overshadowed in the long term by more costly outages and expensive repairs.
A lack of system redundancy may also invoke a run-to-fail strategy, where maintenance on a non-redundant component would necessitate removing a portion of the critical load from service. Ironically, the same lack of redundancy will guarantee an unplanned outage when (not if) a failure occurs.
TIMS-2 Unstructured Maintenance
TIMS-2 maintenance is characterized by the performance of routine preventative maintenance tasks without an overlying set of processes and procedures to ensure effectiveness and predictability. The fact that it is commonly performed by qualified manufacturer's service representatives or trusted in-house technical staff can create a false sense of security. Even qualified personnel can make mistakes or focus too intently on individual system components without considering the system as a whole. This approach may deliver adequate results in some environments, but it does not meet the expectations of mission-critical data centers. Unfortunately, this level of service is the industry norm. Service contracts for preventative maintenance are commonly low bid with the difference being recovered on follow-up corrective maintenance work, which is lucrative.
Simply following manufacturer's recommendations is no guarantee that all necessary steps are being taken to maximize availability. If the maintenance program lacks a detailed scope of work for each piece of equipment that factors in system interdependencies, chances are that important steps are being neglected. If methods of procedure (MOPs) are not employed on critical systems to detail each step in the maintenance process, the risk of human error occurring during maintenance events is elevated.
A common characteristic of Unstructured Maintenance is an over-reliance on individual effort. It is reassuring to rely on a trusted individual who has been providing maintenance services for years, but this creates a high degree of risk when an organization's facility-maintenance knowledge resides inside the head of individual technicians, who are susceptible to making mistakes no matter how experienced.
Unstructured, under-documented maintenance programs create an environment in which equipment failure is tolerated and the risk of human error is elevated.
TIMS-3 Structured Maintenance
Structured Maintenance is designed to maximize uptime by removing guesswork and minimizing the negative effects of human error. TIMS-3-level maintenance is a complicated task that requires discipline and experience to execute. Each component of the maintenance process is closely controlled; policies are established to control how information is gathered, acted upon and recorded, precisely managing how and when work is performed. Identifying and training qualified personnel is part of a formal program, as is supervision and performance evaluation.
Structured Maintenance is an extremely proactive process that unites best practices for each maintenance element, integrating them into a program that is more than the sum of its components. The goal is to systematically eliminate variables that can introduce errors.
Structured Maintenance programs include a formal staff training program; a document library that includes a scope of service and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all site equipment; a change management program that uses methods of procedure (MOPs) for maintenance activities along with a formal work process; a strong vendor management program; rigorous quality control procedures and specialized support systems such as a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and electronic document management system (EDMS); and 24/7 on-site staffing.
Importantly, a facility with a high Uptime Institute Tier rating is not required to enact a Structured Maintenance program. Rather, the critical systems must simply be maintained to the program standards. In the event that concurrent maintenance is not possible, data center managers may have to organize a controlled shutdown of some services, but this is significantly better than an unplanned, uncontrolled shutdown that was preventable.
TIMS-4 Facilitated Maintenance
Facilitated Maintenance is the highest level of maintenance service. It combines a Structured Maintenance program with a system topology that facilitates maintenance by providing multiple power and cooling distribution paths with redundant components. Such a design allows individual pieces of equipment to be isolated and maintained without a disruption in services. Another important component is a building management system (BMS), which continually monitors the critical infrastructure, trends equipment performance, alerts operators when conditions fall outside allowable parameters and allows automated control of equipment sequencing.
Data center operations achieve the highest possible level of reliability for their assets when Structured Maintenance is performed in this environment. Automated systems eliminate much of the risk of human error and can respond more quickly and appropriately to sudden changes. Continuous monitoring of the critical systems, and the ability to trend specific operating parameters, facilitates predictive maintenance of critical systems. Operating in a Facilitated Maintenance model enables managers to easily isolate redundant system components for comprehensive testing and maintenance, greatly increasing reliability while minimizing the risk of downtime.
We've read all the basic concepts of Tiered Infrastructure Maintenance Standards. Now we can make some conclusions. First of all, most of data centers are maintained at the TIMS 2 level (this was mentioned to be the industry standard) and since 2006 not too much has been changed until today. Secondly, not only qualified personnel, maintenance plans, SOPs and MOPs are required to raise the standards, but we need a set of proper tools, including support from dedicated software tools (BMS, CMMS, EDMS). Obviously, this requirement for software tools can be additionally fulfilled with DCIM systems implementation, but these systems are not general purpose all-in-one solutions – their functionality is well defined, yet not universal. There are no silver bullets in this world and – honestly – in many cases we need a good BMS, CMMS, EDMS more than complex DCIM. Thirdly, we shouldn't hide maintenance and focus on the infrastructure design and efficiency only. Both areas are the foundations for reliability of our data centers, both are tightly connected and cannot exist without each other.
This will be a huge simplification, proposed only to strengthen the key concepts covered by this article, but we can express the final thought with an equation to summarize the whole discussion in a way easy to remember:
infrastructure (measured in Tiers) + maintenance (measured in TIMS) = data center operational reliability (measured in uptime [%])


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Just try not to be jealous that my beard kick's major fucking ass.
mines like 3x longer and 1/3 thick
Prove it with pics or GTFO!
Ohhh and Till comes in with a big ol face of fur!
What can I say, when you only have to go to school it's easy to be furry
Damn that came out wrong lol
too funny
Tillsb to get webby all hot and bothered.
At least I can get somebody all hot and bothered
Hey! I get my right hand hot and bothered all the time! Sometimes even the left one...
Lefty is such a prude though
Playoff beard? Hockey isn't even on right now though... what are you talking about?
no hockey and certainly no playoffs...why are we talking about this?
Football has playoff beards as well.
this made me happy
no where near the level of hockey...both in recognition and participation.
some of NFL attention on playoff beards is focused on guys who have a beard all the time...which this still basically falls under a month out.
has nothing to do with the play offs but this is my Hezekiah beard
I follow the traditions the one true beard Brett Keisel's beard.
that has nothing to do with the playoffs though...he started it in the off season!
very nice!
put that in the picture thread
I can only grow my playoff beard on the weekends. :[


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Earlier today, photographers bravely snapped a few photos of Kanye West as he did some furniture shopping in Beverly Hills.
While you may have expected him to rock his "Red October" Nike Air Yeezy 2s, the rapper threw a curveball by lacing up the clean, all-white "USA Pack" Nike Air Max 90 Hyperfuse. These kicks were part of a flag-inspired trio that released in late-June to celebrate Independence Day.
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slang A person's tooth (usually pluralized). Be sure to brush your pearlies twice a day, or you might end up getting a cavity!
pearly whites
A person's set of teeth. Be sure to brush your pearly whites twice a day, or you might end up getting a cavity!
the pearly gates(humorous)
the entrance to heaven, where some people believe you go when you die I'll meet you at the pearly gates and we can compare notes.


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MESA, Ariz. - A.T. Still University (ATSU) announces the appointment of Dr. Kay Kalousek as the new dean of the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (SOMA).
"We are very pleased that Dr. Kalousek will join ATSU as dean of the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona," said Dr. Douglas L. Wood, Senior Vice President-Academic Affairs and founding dean of SOMA. â??Her extensive experience in medical education will guide her as dean and will help her continue to move SOMA in a positive direction."
Kay Kalousek, D.O., M.S., AAHIVS, FACOFP, is currently the associate dean for academic and student affairs for the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif. She earned the D.O. degree from COMP, where she additionally serves as an associate professor of family medicine. As a frequent academic lecturer, Dr. Kalousek presents on a variety of health topics, including â??Clinical Care of the HIV-infected Patientâ?? and â??Health Care for Minority Groups.â??
â??Dr. Kalousek will continue on the path of innovation and excellence as the new dean of SOMA. She will work closely with our other deans to help ATSU educate highly competent and compassionate healthcare professionals,â?? said Dr. Jack Magruder, ATSU president. â??She will be an excellent leader, and we are fortunate to have her join our university.â??
In addition to her wide university-level background, Dr. Kalousek brings considerable clinical expertise to the deanâ??s position. She has been a consulting and supervising physician in a medical group and clinic and holds staff membership in a West Covina, Calif., hospital. She also has engaged in numerous volunteer activities to provide free medical care for the homeless.
"Dr.Kalousek brings significant educational experience and a passion for serving underserved populations to ATSU,â?? adds Dr. Craig Phelps, executive vice president for strategic initiatives and ATSU President-designate. â??We welcome her to the ATSU family, and we look forward to working together.â??
Dr. Kalousek will assume her duties of Dean of ATSU-SOMA on July 1, taking over from Interim Dean Dr. Thomas McWilliams.


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The end is nigh, nerds! As a part of her lifelong quest to have it all, Liz started fertility treatments. But of course the hormones from the injections made her extra crazy and forced Lemon to reconsider her options: She could go it the old-fashioned way, wait at least another four years to adopt a newborn, or adopt an older child. (An older kid? Gross!) Ultimately, with some unlikely help from Tracy, she decided that maybe she could handle an older child. So it seems that Liz Lemon might end up with a kid by the season's end after all.
As I said, Tracy helped Lemon come to that conclusion. He told her that since she took care of him for all these years, then surely she can handle anything. Why such insight from the office idiot? Well, Tracy learned his lesson from an equally surprising source, Octavia Spencer. The Oscar-winning actress guested as herself, playing the lead in Tracy's Harriet Tubman movie. On set, Tracy got a taste of his own medicine as Octavia acted full-on crazy. She even had her own entourage (Mizz and Dot Gov, natch.) Tracy's own entourage pointed out that she was just behaving exactly like he does. Realizing how impossible he is to work with, Tracy decided to channel Liz Lemon to quell Octavia's bad habits. But some actors — particularly those who believe they are Jedis — just can't be tamed.
But the real highlight of the episode was Jack Donaghy battling his teenage nemesis, Kaylie Hooper (Chloë Grace Moretz). Hank Hooper, the CEO of Kabletown, was ready to hand over the reins of the company to the next in line, Kaylie. So in honor of his recently deceased mother, Jack decided to take on Kaylie one last time to claim his place as leader of the company.
But he couldn't do it alone. He was so desperate to beat out Kaylie he sought the help of Devon Banks (Will Arnett), who'd found his calling teaching spin classes. The two put aside their differences to form an alliance to take down Kaylie. Banks told Jack he could personally confirm that Kaylie's father was gay, and subsequently not Kaylie's birth father. Twist! She's not even technically related to Hank! It was just the juicy tidbit Jack needed to eliminate Kaylie once and for all. (Well, not kill her, you know, but at least get her out of the running for CEO.)
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Peaches463: bedtime prayer books are personal. Even though the family celebrates the same religion, individual and family traditions may not coincide with exactly as the "grand"parents do. My mother was raised very religious, but didn't do devotionals with myself or my sister growing up. She rarely prayed with us and sporatically took us to church. She has bought my children a daily.devotional book that we've had for several years and not once opened it. Don't be so harsh on your DIL. My kids enjoy kid Bibles way better than devotional booksdid appreciation the spirit in which it was given, we just found it not to be our style and it wasn't used. Still isn't. Again, religious family customs are very personal, like under ware. You wouldn't buy your DIL a bra would you? You made the best decision by keeping it at your house and start your own custom with your grandkids.
This past weekend my husband and I went together with our son and DIL to conduct a garage sale. My DIL had placed a book I had purchased for my granddaughter for Easter on the garage sale. It was a bedtime prayer book for children. My DIL or son was not around when I purchased it back to keep at my house. I feel every right to feel hurt. I realize that it was my DIL's right to sell it since once a gift is given, it is her right to do with what she pleases. I shouldn't be surprised by this. I've been hurt a lot since they've been married but come on now, a bedtime prayer book! Any help would be appreciated!!
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This was an excellent article. My former husband fits the description of
dysfunction well, he feels the need to attack my husband and I every
chance he gets. He refers to me by mean names to my Grandchildren. Now, my Daughter
is taking after her father by telling my toddler Grandchild lies about
me, all because of their bad behavior and bad habits that are dangerous to
the Child's well being. I am constantly correcting my Grandchild. Terrible
situation for my Grandchildren.
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I do not understand why when you are either ahead by 1 point or behing 1. That you keep jacking up 3 pointer, when no one is hiting them.. I for one think the team got what they wanted their rear ends kicked. Don blame it all on AC, Jack was hot the first half that went cold, Reg was not hot, A J was not, neith of the Jones boys. so why in heavens name do you keep trying to hit the 3, when the basket was wide open for a 2.


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Activision to buy Rockstar and 2K Games?
Industry rumours suggest that Call Of Duty publisher Activision are looking to buy Rockstar owners Take-Two Interactive, giving them control of both Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead.
The entirely unsubstantiated rumours started with British trade paper MCV , which quotes an unspecified 'senior executive' as saying the following: 'There are very strong rumours amongst people at a very senior level within the global business."But there're not much more than that at the moment – they are just rumours. And, of course, given Activision's news this week, everyone is now looking to see what their next move is. But you can definitely put two and two together and make four-ish,' he added.The news of which he speaks is of course Activision's announcement that they are cancelling all their music games , including Guitar Hero and DJ Hero, as well as Grand Theft Auto clone True Crime: Hong Kong.It's suggested that part of the reason for cancelling True Crime is that it would act as a 'sacrificial lamb' in negotiations with Take-Two Interactive, whose 2K Games arm also publishes the likes of BioShock and Mafia.Adding to the rumours is the fact that Take-Two's contracts with many of the key staff at Grand Theft Auto makers Rockstar North – including the Houser brothers – runs out next year.
If they were to leave Rockstar (and there's no particular reason to suppose they will) then that could substantially lower the company's market value and make them easier to acquire.This isn't the first time someone has tried to buy Take-Two though. In 2008 Electronic Arts attempted a hostile takeover, but that eventually came to nothing. That was when Take-Two was in considerably more dire financial straits too.Unlike Activision they actually made a profit in their last results, so they may not prove easy prey even if these rumours are true.
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A large collection of the best clean riddles and humor by Kuder
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Q: What did the grape do when
it got stepped on?
A: It let out a little wine.
Q: Why didn't the chicken cross
the road?
A: Because he was chicken.
Q: What did Snow White say when
her pictures didn't come back from the photo lab?
A: Some day my "prints" will
Q: What city in California is missing?
A: Lost Angeles.
Q: What happens when the fog lifts in Southern California?
Q: Where do epileptics go in Las Vegas?
A: Seizures Palace.
Q: What do you get when you cross a humming bird with a doorbell?
A: A humdinger.
Q: What do you get when you cross the Atlantic Ocean with the Titanic?
A: Half way there.
Q: What do you get when you cross an insomniac, a dyslexic and an agnostic?
A: Someone who sits up all night wondering if there really is a dog.
Q: Why does a pilgrim's pants always fall down?
A: Because they wear their belt buckle on their hat.
Q: What's the difference between Rush Limbaugh and the Hindenberg?
A: One is an over inflated Nazi gas bag and the other is a dirigible.
Q: Where does a one-armed man shop?
A: At a second hand store.
Q: What did the bald man say when he got a comb for his birthday?
A: Thanks, I'll never part with this.
Q: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Only one, but the light bulb
has to WANT to change.
Q: If you are an American when you go into the bathroom and you are an American when you come out of the bathroom… What are you while you are in the bathroom?
A: European.
Q: How many seconds are there in a year?
A: Twelve. Jan 2nd, Feb 2nd,
Mar 2nd . . .
Q: Why do they have no phones in Japan?
A: They have so many Wings and Wongs, they are afraid they might wing the wong number.
Q: What's the difference between a pipe and a foolish Dutch man?
A: Ones a hollow cylinder the other a silly Hollander.
Q: What do you call a person who crosses the ocean twice without washing himself?
A: A dirty double crosser.
Q: What do you call a midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison?
A: A small medium at large.
Q: How do you catch a unique
A: Unique up on it!
Q: How do you catch a tame
A: Tame way, unique up on it.
Q: What do you get when you cross Lee Iacocca with Batman?
A: An autoexec.bat
Q: An Indian drank 12 gallons of tea: How did he die?
A: He drowned in his tea pee.
Q: What do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhino?
A: Elephino.
Q: Why do dragons sleep during
the day?
A: So they can fight knights.
Q: What do you call an aborted child in Czechoslovakia?
A: A canceled Check.
Q: Three sailors fell
overboard, but only one got his hair wet. What happened?
A: The other two were bald.
Q: Sunday and Monday had a
fight. Sunday won. Why?
A: Because Monday is a weak
Q: If you put six ducks in a
crate, what do you have?
A: A box of "quackers."
Q: How can you change a fruit
into a vegetable?
A: Throw a pumpkin up in the
air and when it lands, it's squash.
Q: Who can marry a wife and still be single?
A. A minister
Q: Six children and two dogs were standing under an umbrella, but none of them
got wet. How come?
A. It wasn't raining
Q: What do you call four bull fighters in quicksand?
A. Quatro sinko.
Q: What kind of coffee was served on the Titanic? Sanka.
A. and what kind of lettuce? Iceberg.
Q: How can you make a seven even?
A. Take away the S.
Q: What word if pronounced right is wrong, but if pronounced wrong is right?
A: Wrong.
Q: Who never gets his hair wet in the shower?
A: A bald man
Q: How many beans can you put in an empty bag?
A: One.
After that the bag isn't empty.
Q: What is the relationship between a loaf of bread and a locomotive?
A: Mother. Bread is a necessity, a locomotive is and invention, and necessity
is the mother of invention.
Q: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?
A: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells.
Q: What is the difference between a bus driver and a cold?
A: One knows the stops, and the other stops the nose.
Q: What's the difference between a thief and a church bell?
A: One steals from the people and the other peals from the steeple.
Q: Why were the Indians the first people in America?
A: They had reservations.
Q: How is it possible to make a million dollars in a day?
A: Work for the mint.
Q: Where in the World does Friday come before Thursday?
A: In the dictionary.
Q: Did you hear about the guy that lost his left arm and left leg in a car
A: He's all right now.
Q: A policeman saw a truck driver going the wrong way down a one-way street, but
didn't give him a ticket. Why not?
A: The truck driver was walking.
Q: How is it possible to jump off a 50-foot ladder and not get hurt?
A: Jump off the bottom rung.
Q: What did the fish say when he hit a concrete wall?
A: "Dam!"
Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't work?
A: A stick.
Q: What do you call cheese that isn't yours?
A: Nacho Cheese.
Q: Where do you get virgin wool from?
A: Ugly sheep.
Q: How can you
tell when a woman has bad taste?
A: A cannibal
takes one bite of her and then orders a salad.
Q: What is the difference between a dog and a fox?
A: "About 5 drinks."
Q. Did you hear
about the new Jewish game show?
A. The Price Is
Too Much.
Q: What do you call 500 Indian women without any apples?
A: The
Indian-apple-less 500.
What's a practical nurse?
nurse who marries a wealthy, terminally ill patient.
Q: What do
politicians and diapers have in common?
A: They should
both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
Q: Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail, and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him what?
A: A super
callused fragile mystic plagued with halitosis.
Q: What's the difference between Elian and the LA Clippers?
A: Elian looks
like he's been coached.
Cannibal Riddles
Two cannibals are eating a
clown. One says to the other, "Does this taste funny to you?"
Q: When do cannibals leave the
A: When everyone's eaten.
Q: What is a cannibal's favorite type of TV show?
A: A celebrity roast.
Q: Where do cannibals shop for fine furniture?
A: Eatin' Allen's.
Q: What do cannibals eat for dessert?
A: Chocolate covered aunts.
Q: What do cannibals make out of politicians?
A: Bologna sandwiches.
Q: What did the cannibal get when he was late for dinner?
A: The cold shoulder.
Q: What is a cannibal's favorite game?
A: Swallow the leader.
Q: Have you heard about the expensive cannibal restaurant?
A: Dinner costs an arm and a
Q: Did you hear about the
cannibal who loved fast food?
A: He ordered a pizza with
everybody on it.
Did you hear about the cannibal
who was expelled from school for buttering up his teacher?
Cannibal: One who loves his fellow man with gravy.
Cannibal's recipe book: How to Serve Your Fellow Man.
One cannibal to another: I
never et a man I didn't like.
Two cannibals were having
dinner. The first says, "Gee, I hate my mother-in-law." The second replies, "So,
try the potatoes."
The first cannibal asked the
second cannibal, "Aren't you done eating yet?" The second cannibal replied, "I'm
on my last leg now."
Attorney Riddles
Q: What's the difference between a dead dog in the road and a dead lawyer in the road?
A: There are skid marks in front of the dog.
Q: Why would you bury a lawyer 20 feet deep in the ground?
A: Because deep, deep down
lawyers are really okay.
Q: What do you have when a lawyer is buried up to his neck in sand?
A: Not enough sand.
Q: What is the difference between a lawyer and a vampire?
A: A vampire sucks blood only
at night.
Q: What do you call a busload of attorneys going over a cliff?
A: A good start.
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Hundreds. It takes at least 50 just to lobby for the research grant.
Q: What's the difference between God and an attorney?
A: God doesn't think he is an attorney.
Q: What's the difference between a catfish and a lawyer?
A: One's a bottom crawling scum
sucker and the other's a fish
Q: What was the name for the
Japanese restaurant opened by an attorney?
B: So-Sue-me.
Q: Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, an honest lawyer, and a hobo are walking down the street together when they all spot a hundred-dollar bill. Who gets it?
A: The hobo. The other 3 are
mythological characters.
Halloween Jokes:
Q: How does a witch tell time?
A: She looks at her witch
Q: When is it bad luck to see a
black cat?
A: When you're a mouse.
Q: Why did the monster eat the
A: The locomotive told him to "Choo,
Q: What's the best place for a
A: In a graveyard. It can
double your mummy.
Q: What do ghosts eat for breakfast?
A: Ghost toasties with
booberries and evaporated milk.
Q: What do ghosts eat for lunch?
A: Halloweenies and
Q: Why should you always invite a ghost to a Halloween party?
A: they bring their own boos.
Q: Why shouldn't you goose a ghost at Halloween?
A: You might get sheet all over
Q: Why don't Jehovah Witnesses like Halloween?
A: They don't like all those
strangers coming up on the porch and ringing their doorbells.
Q: What should you say when you meet a ghost?
A: "How do you boo?, Sir. How
do you boo?"
Q: What's soft, moldy and flies?
A: A spoiled bat.
Q: What did the policeman say when a black widow spider ran down his back?
A: "You're under a vest!"
Q: What happened to the monster that took the five o'clock train home?
A: He had to give it back.
Q: Why did the monster salute his vegetable soup?
A: He looked in his bowl and
saw a kernel of corn.
Q: What would you call the ghost of a door-to-door salesman?
A: A dead ringer.
Q: What did Dracula say when he saw a giraffe for the first time?
A: I'd like to get to gnaw you.
Q: Which story do all little witches love to hear at bedtime?
A: "Ghoul Deluxe and the Three
Q: Why don't witches like to
ride their brooms when they're angry?
A: They're afraid of flying
off the handle!
Q: What do skeletons say
before they begin dining?
A: Bone appetite!
Q: Where do baby ghosts go
during the day?
A: Day-scare centers.
Q: Who did Frankenstein take
to the prom?
A: His ghoul friend.
Q: What monster flies his kite
in a rainstorm?
A: Benjamin Frankenstein.
Q: What do ghosts serve for
A: Ice Scream.
Q: What's a monster's favorite
A: Romeo and Ghouliet.
Q: What do witches put on
their hair?
A: Scare spray.
Q: What do you get when you
cross Bambi with a ghost?
A: Bamboo.
Q: What's a haunted chicken?
A: A poultry-geist.
Q: Why did the monster eat a
light bulb?
A: Because he wanted a light
Q: Why are most monsters
covered in wrinkles?
A: Have you ever tried to iron
a monster?
Q: What kind of mistakes do
spooks make?
A: Boo boos.
Q: Why couldn't Dracula's wife
get to sleep?
A: Because of his coffin.
Q: Why do mummies make
excellent spies?
A: They're good at keeping
things under wraps.
Q: What kind of monster is
safe to put in the washing machine?
A: A wash and wear wolf.
Q: What has webbed feet,
feathers, fangs and goes quack-quack?
A: Count Duckula.
Q: What do you call a person
who puts poison in a person's corn flakes?
A: A cereal killer.
Q: Why wasn't there any food
left after the monster party?
A: Because everyone was a
Q: What do the birds sing on
A: Twick or Tweet.
Q: What did the little ghost
have in his rock collection?
A: Tombstones.
Q: Why should a skeleton drink
10 glasses of milk a day?
A: It's good for the bones.
Q: What do baby ghosts wear on
A: White Pillowcases.
Q: Why did the witches' team
lose the baseball game?
A: Their bats flew away.
Q: What was the witch's
favorite subject in school?
A: Spelling.
Q: Why did the mummy call the
A: Because he was coffin.
Q: What does a vampire fear
A: Tooth decay.
Q: Where did the vampire open
his savings account?
A: At a blood bank.
Q: Where do mummies go for a
A: To the Dead Sea.
Q: What is Transylvania?
A: Dracula's terror-tory.
Q: Where does Dracula water
A: On Lake Erie.
Q: What kind of boat pulls
Dracula when he water skis?
A: A blood vessel.
Q: What do you get when you
divide the diameter of a jack-o-lantern by its circumference?
A: Pumpkin Pi.
Q: Why didn't the skeleton
cross the road?
A: He didn't have the guts.
Q: What did the Mommy ghost
say to the baby ghost?
A: Don't spook until your
spooken to.
Q: What kind of protozoa likes
A: An amoeboo!
Q: Why do ghouls and demons
hang out together?
A: Because demons are a
ghoul's best friend!
Q: What happened to the guy
who couldn't keep up payments to his exorcist?
A: He was repossessed.
Christmas Riddles:
Q: Why did Santa want garden tools for Christmas?
A: So he could hoe, hoe, hoe
all year long.
Q: What's a holiday for
A: "Crest" mas!
Q: What language does Santa
A: North Polish!
What is the Christmas message
in these letters:
A: No "L."
Q: How do you drive a blonde crazy?
A: Put her in a round room and
tell her to stand in the corner.
Q: Why did the blonde put lipstick on her forehead?
A: Trying to make up her mind.
Q: What do you call a blonde with half a brain?
A: Gifted.
Q: How do you make a blonde's eyes light up?
A: Shine a flashlight in her
Q: Why do blondes have TGIF on their shoes?
A: To remind themselves that
toes go in first.
Q: How can you tell when a blonde has been making chocolate chip cookies?
A: There are M&M shells all
over the floor.
Q: What job do they give blondes at the M&M factory?
A: Proofreading.
Q: Why did the blonde get fired from the M&M factory?
A: She messed up on the
proofreading and threw out all the W's.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and the Panama Canal?
A: One's a busy ditch.
Q: Why did the blonde move to LA?
A: It was the only city she knew how to spell.
Q: How do you make a blonde laugh on Saturday night?
A: Tell her a joke on Thursday night.
Q: Why did the blonde climb the chain link fence?
A: To see what was on the other side.
Q: What do you call 10 blondes sitting in a circle?
A: A dope ring.
Q: What's the first thing a blonde does in the morning?
A: Goes home.
Q: Why do blondes wash their hair in the kitchen sink?
A: That's where you are supposed to wash vegetables.
Q: What do blondes and beer bottles have in common?
A: They're both empty from the
neck up.
Q: Why do blondes have see-through lunch box tops?
A: So they can tell if they are going to work or going home, while on the bus.
Q: How did the blonde try to kill the bird?
A: She threw it off of a cliff.
Q: How did the blonde break her leg raking leaves?
A: She fell out of the tree.
Q: How did the blonde die drinking milk?
A: The cow stepped on her.
Q: Why do men like blonde jokes?
A: It is one thing they can
Q: Why do blondes like lightning?
A: They think someone is taking
their picture.
Q: Why do blondes have little holes all over their faces?
A: From eating with forks.
Q: What do you call a fly buzzing inside a blonde's head?
A: A space invader.
Q: What do you call a blonde in a tree with a briefcase?
A: Branch manager.
Q: What do you call a smart blonde?
A: A golden retriever.
Q: Why did the blonde tiptoe past the medicine cabinet?
A: So she wouldn't wake up the sleeping pills.
Q: Why were blondes created?
A: Because sheep can't bring
beer from the fridge.
Q: Why did the blonde take her typewriter to the doctor?
A: She thought it was pregnant
because it missed a period.
Q: What do you see when you look into a blonde's eyes?
A: The back of her head.
Q: What does a blonde owl say?
A: What, what?
Q: Why do blondes have more fun?
A: They are easier to keep
Q: What do you call a brunette with a blonde on both sides?
A: An interpreter.
Q: What do you call 20 blondes in a freezer?
A: Frosted flakes.
Q: Why did the blonde have tire tread marks on her back?
A: From crawling across the
street when the sign said "Don't Walk'.
Q: Why did the blonde keep a coat hanger in her back seat?
A: In case she locks the keys
in her car.
Q: Why did the blonde get so excited after she finished her jigsaw puzzle in only 6 months?
A: because the box said from
2-4 years.
Q: Why did the blonde call the Welfare Office?
A: She wanted to know how to
cook food stamps.
Q: Where do blondes go to meet their relatives?
A: The vegetable garden.
Q: What do you call four blondes in a Volkswagen?
A: Far - from - Thinkin.
Q: What did the blonde say when
she looked into a box of Cheerio's?
A: "Oh look, donut seeds."
Q: What did the blonde name her
pet zebra?
A: Spot.
Q: Why are dumb blonde jokes so
A: So blondes can remember
Q: Why can't blondes put in
light bulbs?
A: They keep breaking them with
the hammer.
Q: When is it legal to shoot a blonde in the head?
A: When you have a tire pump to
re-inflate it.
Q: Did you hear about the blonde that shot an arrow into the air?
A: She missed.
Q: What is it called when a blonde blows in another blonde's ear?
A: Data transfer.
Q: What is gross ignorance?
A: 144 blondes.
Q: How can you tell a smart
blonde from a dumb blonde?
A: The smart blondes have dark
Q: Why don't blondes eat
A: Because they get their heads
stuck in the jar.
Q: What do you call a zit on a
blonde's butt?
A: Brain tumor.
Q: Why don't blondes make Kool-aid?
A: Can't fit 8 cups of water in
the little packages.
Q: How many blondes does it take to change a tire?
A: 5--2 to get sodas, 2 to cry
and l to call Daddy.
Q: How do you give a blonde a brain transplant?
A: Blow in her ear.
Q: What does a blonde say when you blow in her ear?
A: Thanks for the refill.
Q: What's the advantage of being married to a blonde?
A: You can park in handicapped
Q: How many blondes does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 6 - 2 to read the
instructions, 1 to find the switch, 2 to stand on, 1 to screw the bulb.
Q: Did you hear about the blonde who stayed up all night to see where the sun went?
A: It finally dawned on her.
Brunette to the blonde? "Awww,
look at the dead birdie? "
The blonde stopped, looks up
and says, "where"?
Q: What is the blonde doing when she hold her hands over her ears?
A: Trying to hold onto a
Q: Why did the blonde stare at
the frozen orange juice can for 2 hours?
A: Because it said
Q: Why did the blonde snort Nutra-Sweet?
A: She thought it was diet
Q: Why did the blonde put her finger over the nail when she was hammering?
A: The noise gave her a
Q: Why did the blonde have blisters on her lips?
A: From trying to blow out
Q: Why did the blonde climb up to the roof of the bar?
A: She heard that the drinks
were on the house.
Q: Why don't blondes have elevator jobs?
A: They don't know the route.
Q: Why do blondes work seven days a week?
A: So you don't have to retrain
them on Monday.
Q: How does a blonde know if she's on her way home or on her way to work?
A: She opens her lunch box to
see if there is anything in it.
Q: What do you get when you offer a blonde a penny for her thoughts?
A: Change.
Q: What is written at the bottom of a blonde's fishing pond?
A: Bring your own fish.
Q: What does a blonde do when someone says its chili outside?
A: She grabs a bowl.
Q: What do you call a blonde with one brain cell?
A: Gifted.
Q: What do you call a blonde with two brain cells?
A: Pregnant.
Q: What is a blonde with brunette dyed hair?
A: Artificial intelligence.
Q: How do you sink a submarine full of blondes?
A: Knock on the door.
Q: What stops then goes, stops, then goes?
A: A blonde at a blinking red
Q: Why do blondes comb their bangs straight up?
A: They don't want anything
going over their head.
Q: How did the blonde's brain cell die?
A: Alone.
Q: How many blonde jokes are
A: None, they're all true.
Q: Why don't blondes ever become pharmacists?
A: It's too hard to fit the
bottle in the typewriter.
Q: Why did the blonde purchase an AM radio?
A: She didn't want one for
Q: Did you hear about the dead blonde in the closet?
A: She was last year's
hide-and-seek winner.
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I just had my yearly mammogram on 2/8/2008 and was called to came in for a second due to a calcification found on my left breast. The radiologist suggested that I have a biopsy done. I would like to know if it is possible that I have cancer somewhere else that has possibly spread to my breast. The spot is close to my breast bone.
There is up to an 80% chance that this is not cancer. If it is cancer, it most likely started in your breast rather than spreading from elsewhere.
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Chapter 5. Data Set Development
Six gridded DEMs, and five cartographic sources, were adapted for use in GLOBE. Several of these sources were processed in more than one way (sometimes involving several different organizations) to create 30-second grids. This resulted in 18
combinations of source/lineage used in GLOBE. The source materials are discussed in this chapter, followed by discussions of regional quality control assessments and merges of the data. Thirty histograms showing distribution values for all
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text: Self-management By Mayo Clinic Staff Print Lifestyle and home remediesTo help relieve the pain associated with Morton's neuroma and allow the nerve to heal, consider the following self-care tips: Take anti-inflammatory medications. Over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) and naproxen (Aleve), can reduce swelling and relieve pain. Try ice massage. Regular ice massage may help reduce pain. Freeze a water-filled paper cup or plastic foam cup and roll the ice over the painful site. Change your footwear. Avoid high heels or tight shoes. Choose shoes with a broad toe box and extra depth. Take a break. For a few weeks, reduce activities such as jogging, aerobic exercise or dancing that subject your feet to high impact. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Preparing for your appointmentIn-Depth Aug. 04, 2017 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter References Morton's neuroma. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00158. Accessed Feb. 2, 2016. Frontera WR. Morton neuroma. In: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain, and Rehabilitation. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2015. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Feb. 2, 2016. Safran MR, et al. Morton neuroma (Interdigital plantar neuroma). In: Instructions for Sports Medicine Patients. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2012. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Feb. 2, 2016. Ferri FF. Morton neuroma. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2016. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2016. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Feb. 2, 2016. Fields KB. Evaluation and diagnosis of common causes of foot pain in adults. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Feb. 2, 2016. Weller GG (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Feb. 9, 2016. Brown AY. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Dec. 9, 2015. RelatedSymptom CheckerX-rayUltrasoundBurning feetNumbness Morton's neuromaOverviewSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatmentRequest an appointmentDiagnosisTreatmentDepartments & specialtiesExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingResearchCosts & insurancePreparing for your appointmentSelf-managementMore aboutIn-DepthMultimediaResources Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy Opportunities Ad Choices Mayo Clinic Store Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic. The Last Diet You'll Ever NeedNEW! Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative MedicineStop Osteoporosis in its TracksMayo Clinic Health LetterThe Mayo Clinic Diet Book Diagnosis & treatmentRequest an appointmentDiagnosisTreatmentDepartments & specialtiesExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingResearchCosts & insurancePreparing for your appointment CON-20164395 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Morton's neuroma


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Sat 07/20/2013
Half Marathon, Off-road/Trail
This race raises funds for children in rural Mongolia to afford school costs. $50.00 covers annual expenses for books, school supplies, and school uniforms for a child. Funds from this race assist children in Bellingham's sister city Tsetserleg, Mongolia.Course Details: This is a low-key,no-frills, 13.1-mile race. The race begins and ends at Fairhaven Park and turns around at the Clayton Beach Parking lot (two-person relay teams can station their second runner at Clayton Beach).There will be two aid stations each direction and one at the end for a total of five water stations. Each aid station will represent another of Bellinghams Sister Cities, complete with costumes and national refreshments. There will be no timing chips.Event schedule and timesBib pick-up and registration starts at 7:30am. Race begins at 8:30 am, with awards ceremony to follow. Check our website for more detailed descriptions of the event.
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Do you enjoy working with young children? Are you looking for a way to give back to your community?
It's National Volunteer Week, and we're looking for youth ages 13 and up who can help in their neighborhood library with the Summer Learning Challenge from June 9 to August 2. We are looking for teens who love reading, books, animals and young children who can volunteer a minimum of two hours a week. Previous experience with the Summer Learning Challenge or summer reading programs is not required.
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Eriksen: Bulls can 'make a lot of noise nationally'
USF softball opened preseason practice Monday, with the Bulls' season-opening doubleheader against Maine and Florida Gulf Coast on Feb. 10 now just 24 days away, and coach Ken Eriksen is optimistic about his team's potential for improvement as the Bulls seek to end a run of three seasons without making NCAA regionals.
"They've got a great opportunity to make a lot of noise nationally this year," Eriksen said. "If we get the right bounces, we stay healthy, if we do the little things we do, the scoreboard's going to take care of itself. I don't think I have felt as confident in a group of young women to stay together as a team as I do this group in a long, long time. I think this team ranks up there on paper with all the great programs we've had. The pitching is deeper, the speed is better, the power is better, the personnel all the way down from the top to the bottom of the roster is better. On paper, we look great. We've got to translate that over to the end results."
-- First, the Bulls have a top-tier graduate transfer in former LSU third baseman Jessica Mouse, a Chamberlain grad who was a three-year starter for the Tigers. She missed the 2011 season with injury, graduated and decided to play her final college season close to home. She brings NCAA postseason experience and leadership and a veteran bat for the Bulls' lineup.
"She wanted to play her last year in front of her mom and dad here on campus, so it worked out real well," Eriksen said. "You're bringing in a leader right away, somebody who's played at a very high level of softball, somebody with a lot of game experience. It's a spot we needed to fill, so we're very, very fortunate."
Mouse, 23, started 168 games in three seasons at LSU, with a solid .405 on-base percentage in 2010; she showed a clutch bat, in that of her 25 RBIs, 14 came with two outs. Having her at third base allows sophomore Kourtney Salvarola to return to her natural position at shortstop, which in turn allows senior Janine Richardson to return to her natural position in centerfield.
-- Eriksen has his top eight hitters back in terms of batting average -- Salvarola and Richardson, along with senior RF Gina Kafalas (.359), sophomore LF Ashli Goff (.349) and sophomore 1B Stephanie Medina (.336, team-best 8 HRs and 50 RBIs).
"We haven't had this much depth and experienced depth that I can remember," Eriksen said. "It's a nice problem to have. You're trying to have 12 bats fitting into a lineup of nine right now. In the past four or five years, the injury bug has really knocked us out. We haven't had the protection of (bench) hitters that we have right now."
Seniors Alexis Nowell and Laura Fountain enter the season as starters at second base and catcher, though they'll be pushed by younger players as the season progresses.
-- Newcomers? Pennsylvania prep standout D'Anna Devine "can hit anywhere in our lineup and play any position except pitch," bringing speed, power and versatility as a freshman, and junior college transfer Kenshyra Jackson is a former Auburndale star who put up gaudy numbers at Polk State: team highs with a .454 average, 12 home runs and 56 RBIs. "You can look at her as another powerful bat in the middle of the lineup," Eriksen said.
Another freshman, right-hander Sam Greiner, adds a live arm to an already deep rotation. "She fits right in. She can throw against anybody at any time," said Eriksen, who returns sophomore Sara Nevins (15-8, 1.71 ERA), senior Brittany Bowles (6-3, 2.78) and junior Lindsey Richardson (10-6, 2.85) from last season.
The only arm not back from last season is senior Capri Catalano, the former Big East Rookie of the Year, who had been limited by injuries and went 2-3 with a 3.62 ERA last season. She's transferred to play her final college season at Temple.
-- Eriksen likes his speed in the outfield from a defensive perspective, with Richardson, Kafalas and Goff all bringing a range that has challenged him as a coach. "There's not a lot of balls that should be able to fall in this outfield," he said. "For me, I get exhausted as a fungo hitter, just trying to hit the gaps."
-- The Big East preseason poll hasn't come out yet, but USF went 13-5 last season, finishing fourth in the standings and taking a loss to host Louisville in the opening round of the conference tournament. USF went 33-21 overall in 2011, bouncing back well from a 24-29 year in 2010, so it's reasonable that with the same progress this season, the Bulls could be back close to the 44-20 record they had in 2008, the last time they made the NCAA regionals.


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Come and join a friendly club that love cycling.
About The Group
We are Worcester & Malvern Cyclist Touring Club.
We ride all year round, wind, rain, snow or shine. Day or night.
Our local section has over 400 members with approximately 70 of us regularly riding throughout the week. Rides are very informal and have various start times, meeting points and destinations. Ride lengths also vary from 20 miles to 100 miles (don't worry, this is rare). A full/half day ride will normally have at least one cafe/pub stop for refreshing the body.
Weekly Wednesday eve rides approx 20-30 miles.
Catchment area
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Group activities
- Mountain biking and off-road rides
- Leisure and touring rides
- Campaigning
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John Bennett – 07896 856129
Send this group an email
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There are no events entered at this time, please contact the group for more details.
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Please contact the group for further details
About our rides
Weekly Saturday rides starting from various locations approx 9:30a.m.
Weekly Wednesday night rides 7:00p.m. Worcester start Sabrina Bridge, Worcester Racecourse. Malvern start, Malvern Link, green bench around tree opposite Railway Station.
Bi-weekly Tuesday rides start 11:00a.m. from various locations.
Check club calendar for precise information.
Summer Barbecue.
Three pubs and a curry ride.
Faggots and Peas Night.
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You may remember that several Ancestry.com sites including fold3, Find A Grave, RootsWeb, MyCanvas and MyFamily.com suffered through a Distributed Denial of Service attack a few weeks ago.
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GIS-based modeling of land use systems - Common Agricultural Policy reform and its impact on agricultural land use and plant species richness
An assessment of agricultural policy measures and their sustainability needs to consider economic, social, and ecological aspects. The current paradigm shift of the European UnionÂ's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) from coupled to decoupled transfer payments calls for such an evaluation. Land users have to reevaluate their production program and its spatial allocation. Consequently, agricultural policy influences regional land use patterns and shares of land use systems, which in turn influence regional plant species richness. Connecting land use and ecological models allows to assess socioeconomic and ecologic effects of policy measures by identifying interactions and estimating potential trade-offs. The paper presents the land use model ProLand and the fuzzy expert system UPAL. ProLand models the regional distribution of land use systems while UPAL predicts plant species richness. The models are connected through a GIS and applied to a study area in Hesse, Germany, in order to simulate the effects of changing conditions on land use, economic and social key indicators, and plant species richness. ProLand is a spatially explicit comparative static model that simulates a regionÂ's land use pattern based on natural, socioeconomic, political, and technological parameters. The model assumes land rent maximizing behavior of land users. It calculates and assigns the land rent maximizing land use system for every investigated decision unit, generally a field. A land use system is characterized through crop rotation, corresponding outdoor operations, animal husbandry if applicable, and the relevant political and socioeconomic attributes. The fuzzy expert system derives the values of ecologically relevant parameters from several site specific attributes and land use operations. Land use dependent site characteristics that influence plant species richness are derived from predictions generated by ProLand. Detailed information on crop rotation, fertilization and pesticide strategy, and outdoor operations are considered. The expert system then classifies natural and land use dependent site characteristics into aggregate factors. Based on a set of rules it assigns the number of species to the classes and thus to the decision units. Simulation results for the study area show that the CAP reform causes a rise in grassland area. These land use changes mainly occur in areas currently used for arable farming but with natural conditions favoring grassland. Plant species richness is positively influenced by the increase in extensive grassland area.
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Flocked Plaid Coat Size L
Absolutely gorgeous flocked plaid coat with detachable hood for crazy punks, goths, emos and skull fans. The reddish pink plaid coat is covered with lots of flocked ornaments which makes a refreshing change from the usual winter coats. The coat has a zip closure and buckles on the front and on the sleeves. The flocked print consists of butterflies, beach babes and stars and makes the coat look slightly velvets. The hood has faux fur trimmings.
Size L
Material: 65% cotton, 35% polyester