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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Associate Administrator Eric Postel will lead the U.S. delegation at the World Trade Organization's Fifth Global Review of Aid for Trade Aid Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Postel will announce the formation of an international public-private trade alliance, designed to streamline border management in developing countries and drive economic growth.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is extraordinarily pleased to earn an A+ on the federal government's small business scorecard. Only three agencies were granted the highest grade on the FY 2014 Federal Procurement Scorecard. USAID prioritizes collaboration with small businesses to increase innovation and provide new approaches to accomplishing development objectives.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today an expanded partnership with the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) to advance girls' education around the world. As part of that commitment, USAID and DFID announced a new partnership of up to $180 million over five years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (£36M committed by DFID; up to $125M by USAID) that will enable girls who are not in school to access accelerated and alternative learning programs in conflict-affected areas (North and South Kivu and Katanga). This program will benefit more than 755,000 girls ages 10-18 over the next five years.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt will travel to Atlanta, GA on Thursday June 18 and Friday June 19. He will be accompanied by Assistant Administrator for Global Health Ariel Pablos-Méndez.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), World Bank Group (WBG), World Health Organization (WHO) and country partners commit to increasing the use of data in global health. This enhanced approach will increase the use of data to identify health threats and direct resources to address them quickly and efficiently.
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of a new public-private partnership, Climate Services for Resilient Development. The partnership aims to develop new tools, services, and approaches that bridge technology and organizational gaps in order to strengthen climate resilience to populations around the world. USAID has committed $10 million towards the partnership, with the total financial and in-kind contributions at $34 million by the founding- partners institutions
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Susan Fritz will travel to Ukraine and Moldova from June 7 - 12, 2015. Acting Assistant Administrator Fritz's visit will include meetings with civil society, international partners, local beneficiaries, as well as USAID and embassy staff.
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development and partners from the public and private sector announced a new comprehensive online library of resources for training health workers across the globe. This is the first-ever resource that will be freely available and accessible through internet-enabled mobile devices. The online library, called ORB, has the potential to support 100,000 frontline health workers by 2017 who are delivering services to more than 10 million women and children around the world.
The United States today re-affirmed its strong commitment to the people of Jordan by signing a third sovereign loan guarantee agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This loan guarantee agreement is part of a broader U.S. commitment to help ensure Jordanian stability, security, and economic growth.
In an effort to continue essential support for millions of the world's most food insecure people, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) delivered another 47,500 metric tons of sorghum to Sudan. This food, supplied through USAID's Office of Food for Peace, will support the UN World Food Program's (WFP) efforts to feed millions of Sudanese children and displaced persons suffering from hunger and malnutrition.
U.S.Agency for International Development (USAID) Senior Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Coordinator Todd Larson and U.S. Department of State's Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Persons Randy Berry will travel to Jamaica May 20 - 22.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced an additional $9 million in assistance dedicated to earthquake response and recovery efforts. The announcement brings the total amount of U.S. humanitarian assistance for the disaster to nearly $47 million, including: $32.5 million in funding from USAID and $14.3 million from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The United States today reaffirmed its strong commitment to the people of Ukraine by signing a $1 billion sovereign loan guarantee agreement with the Government of Ukraine. The guarantee will help the Government of Ukraine continue to institute reforms that tackle corruption, improve the business climate, put the economy on a sustainable path to growth, and make government more responsive to the people.
We were deeply saddened to learn today that the missing U.S. military helicopter carrying six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese soldiers went down while delivering humanitarian aid to survivors of the earthquakes in Nepal. This tragedy is a testament to the deep commitment of dedicated service members who risk their own lives to save vulnerable people around the world.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Associate Administrator Eric Postel will visit Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone May 13-20. His trip will focus on USAID's development assistance supporting post-Ebola recovery efforts in West Africa.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Susan Markham will travel to Cambodia May 5-8.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt announced an additional $11 million in assistance for Nepal earthquake response and recovery efforts, bringing the total U.S. humanitarian assistance for this disaster to nearly $26 million.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt will travel to Nepal today to assess the damage caused by the April 25 earthquake and to demonstrate USAID's continued support to the people of Nepal. USAID's Assistant Administrator for Asia Jonathan Stivers will accompany him.
"I am pleased that President Obama has announced today his intent to nominate Gayle Smith as USAID Administrator. I know our entire USAID family will welcome Gayle to lead our Agency at this time of unprecedented need around the globe.
Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Alfonso Lenhardt, will deliver remarks to announce the release of the 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) report today at 4:00 p.m. in the press briefing room at the Department of State.
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In this episode: Jo Garcia guest stars while sports stars try ill advised stunts, David Beckham tries to bring soccer to the US and more!
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Hi all I'm new here from the uk seeking advice..
my father had a siezure in the night last week it was horrible scared my mum, all of us he was unconscious for about 30 minutes bit his tounge, really scary.
he went to a and e over here in the uk and all they did where blood tests and heart rate... I stressed he needed a brain scan as it was clearly some form of siesure and they said they do not do that in a and e and he would be referee to a fit clinic...we're still waiting for an appointment.
basically I'm really worried and the dr told me one of the blood tests they did actually looked for any sign of brain damage so if it was anything bad it would of picked up.. My father has had no history of this EVER in his life and has always appeared a strong healthy man of 64 years of age... He passed out this time last year but due to some sort of fever sickness bug..that's it..the next day he carried on as if nothing had happend no after effects. Nothing.
I know no one here can really diagnose my father but I'm just looking for clarity or maybe a close enough answer or idea what i might be dealing with, saying that it may not even be epilepsy... So strange


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All 25 rifles in this batch have been sold. This is placed IAW EE rule 13.
13. Once your item is sold or traded, do NOT delete the original title, ad text, or asking price. Leaving the ad in place after a sale is protection for both the buyer and seller, and also acts as a price reference for others. Disregarding this rule may result in a suspension of your account. Edit the title and text of the ad to mark it "SOLD" or "TRADED". Do NOT post a new reply!
Please read the entire ad. If you do and your questions aren't answered the e-mail me (not IM, e-mail, its the button under this post that says "Email User" just to the right of the IM User button).
Used (as is) Romanian semi-automatic Kalashnikov-type rifles previously used in US Government training contracts.
This lot has 25 rifles. Rifles are $235 plus FedEX Ground shipping to the FFL you are using. Send an e-mail to me through the site (the e-mail button, not the IM button, the e-mail button is the next one over).
All available rifles are Century Arms International-imported fixed-stock WASR-10s. All accept "standard capacity" AK magazines (double stack). All are sold "as is". They were cleaned, had a mechanical function check and inspected before storage.
ALL RIFLES HAVE THEIR MUZZLES THREADED 14MM LH AND A SOVIET-TYPE BLANK FIRING ADAPTER INSTALLED. Some are sport welded, some brazed and some pinned and brazed (see tutorial and comments below). THEY ARE STILL FIREARMS.
My intent is to give people a chance to buy a "fixer-upper" Romy AK at a decent price- first come; first served like the CMP.
No special prices. No special deals. Shipping is FedEX Ground. A rifle weighs 9 pounds empty. If you think I am a total a__wipe for not spending extra money to meet your requirement, I understand.
If you think WASR-10s are c__p and refuse to buy one, I understand.
If you want a "fixer upper" used Romy AK at a good price after the sweat equity of taking the BFA off, let me know. <o:p></o:p>
What I need once you decide to buy: <o:p>
1. Make sure your FFL understands that these rifles are coming from a non-FFL. If they won't accept transfers from non-FFLs (which is legal and so noted on the BATFE FAQs at http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html#out-of-state-firearm - then please find another FFL using the Gunbroker list at http://www.gunbroker.com/FFL/DealerNetwork.aspx
2. A copy of your transfer FFL's FFL with a note on it that its for you (so I don't get confused).
3. Your FFL's phone number (for FedEX).
4. Contact me (by site e-mail) for electronic payment instructions. Checks or USPS money orders need to be made out to Corporate Training and Development, Inc.
5. Your address for our disposition records.
6. For you to sign and return the sales releases that will come with your rifles. We are a business reducing corporate assets and we need to document everything.
As soon as we are paid, rifles will ship. If you want us to test fire with blank ammunition then it will delay shipping until the next Monday (we have to go to a range and can only do that on Saturday or Sunday due to work schedules - the neighbors get all upset if we're standing in the parking lot next to the office blazing away and the cops have zero sense of humor).
Rifles ship FedEX ground, no more than 2 to a box.
And everyone realizes this are used rifles and sold "as is" right?
Q1. What condition are the bores of the barrels in on these? Are they chrome lined?
A1. Chrome lined barrels original chrome-lined Romanian barrels - not unlined US barrels). The four that we've pulled the welded-on BFAs off on had bright bores with no pitting (see the comments below from LandRaider about how his turned out). Can't say on the others because you just can't look down a bore with a BFA welded on the end. These have never had a single round of ball ammo fired - just blanks. They are used and sold as such.
Q2. Do the front sight bases appear to be canted on any of them?
A2. I have held all of them and didn't notice either way. These are Romanian semi-automatic Kalashnikovs imported by Century Arm International and just like any Century "AK" rifles. And WASR-10s actually are less likely to have canted sights than Century AKs built in the US since they were actually assembled in Romania at the CUGIR factory. They are used and sold as such.
Q3. Is there any rust inside or out on these?
A3. All these training weapons were cleaned and oiled heavily after each contract. They will be wiped down before shipping. They are used. Many could stand to be re-finished. They are used and sold as such.
The pictures are representative. They are used and sold as such. No representation is made that they are anything other than used, typical Century Arms International imported Romanian semi-automatic Kalashnikov-style rifles.
Q4. Do I have to convert it to double stack? <o:p></o:p>
A4: All of these ALREADY accept "standard capacity" double-stack AK-type magazines. NONE are "single-stack" guns.
Q5: Isn't a parts kit cheaper?
A5: Let's do a comparison.
AK parts kit with barrel: Example - $339 plus $8 shipping from someplace like atlanticfirearms.com (if they have any).
AK receiver for parts kit: Example - NDS 1 - $83 shipped from NoDakSpud plus your FFL's transfer fee.
AK receiver rivets: From DPH Arms - $9.99 (shipping with compliance parts below).
922r compliance parts: standard 5-piece compliance set from DPH Arms - $45.99 +$10.97 shipping.
That's $496.95. Doesn't include the tools to rivet or screw the trunnions into the receiver or to press the barrel into the trunnion and pin it, etc. Also doesn't include the cost of any refinishing or any replacement.
Even if you think of these as an assembled barreled parts kit, $235 is $261.95 cheaper than assembling a parts kit(that has a barrel) and $112 cheaper than a disassembled parts kit (that has a barrel) with no receiver.
Q6: Will you ship directly to my house since it's not a gun with a blank adapter installed?
A6: DO NOT ASK ME TO BREAK THE LAW (state or Federal) AND SHIP THIS TO YOUR HOUSE (unless you have an FFL). THE RECEIVER IS THE FIREARM EVEN WITH A BFA ON THE BARREL. NO INTERSTATE FTF SALES. NO SHIPPING TO YOUR HOUSE (UNLESS YOU HAVE AN FFL and NOT a C&R FFL). Sorry if that offends you.
Q7. Aren't WASR-10s s__t?
A7. Opinions vary. Don't buy one if you think they are. Sorry if that offends you.
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Et quant au repos ? Le Caliphate doit être essuyé de la terre.
Ill bite, I'll take two.
Man only comes into this world with two things...his word and his balls A good man doesnt break either of those without just cause.
Got My rifles thursday. Love them all.
Some had the BFA's tack welded to the muzzle, and some were "pinned" and brazed.
The spot weld one's were easy to pull the BFA's. Just hit the welds with a die grinder, and cutoff wheel going really slowly until the BFA's were able to be unscrewed. I actually ground them down until I was able to "BREAK" the welds when they got really small. This kept me from getting into the barrel metal.
The Brazed ones were a bit more difficult. I had to split them like is shown in the tutorial here. So Split the BFA, Heat it until it is as red as you can get it, and then break it off with a large flathead, or whatever. Then you've got to drive out the pin which is straight forward, and mine came out easy.
I used the BFA's that I unscrewed from the tack welded rifles to protect the threads while I used a file, and emery cloth to clean up the rest of the welds, and clean up the leftover braze material on the barrels.
I have not cut the barrels on the ones with the pin holes yet. I have the die on order, and am going to use the existing threads to thread it further down, and them cut, and recrown. I expect this to be easy as well.
After I got all the BFA's off, I cleaned the rifles up, and ran a brush, and patch down the bores. ALL of them were immaculate. Looks like a brand new rifle.
I've got some pictures taken, but my web host is down, so i'll post them later.
I'm very happy with my beater AK collection!
Give this guy your business. You'll get CHEAP AK's, and he will treat you right.
I'll take one if still available. IM sent. Thanks
I am in for two. Sent you an email yesterday.
In for one....emailed just now.
emailed..... im in for 2... have funds and a copy my dealers FFL ready to send.
There is a lot of bumping of this ad with "feedback"-This has to stop-next feedback post-the member will get a 72hr vacation from the site-Dog1
Per our emails, "I'll take 2 of these rifles".
FFL info faxed & awaiting payment instructions.
ETA: Payment sent per email
State of Nebraska Constitution "...the right to keep and bear arms for security or defense of self, family, home, and others, and for lawful common defense, hunting, recreational use, and all other lawful purposes, and such rights shall not be denied.
OP - you cant keep changing and deleting stuff from the origional add.
if you wan to add info put it at the bottom of the origional add.
every time i look at this add its completely different.
thank you.
"ego operor non narro latin"
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Here is the play's synopsis: Two orphaned brothers are living in a decrepit North Philadelphia row house. Treat (LaBeouf), the eldest, supports his damaged younger sibling by petty thievery, and makes the house a virtual prison for the seemingly simple-minded Phillip. One night he kidnaps a rich older man, Harold (Baldwin), who turns out to have his own motives and becomes the father figure the boys have always yearned for.
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Being a regulated company controlled by the Luxembourg Financial Markets Authority, CETRELSecurities, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg based Cetrel S.A., focuses on the provision of outsourced services in the area of pricing, reference data and corporate actions management to financial institutions all over Europe. After having jointly acquired some prestigious clients, CETRELSecurities and AIM Software have entered into a long term strategic partnership to serve the European financial market with a state-of-the-art ASP platform based on the GAIN Data Management product. Both companies profound experience in the area of data management as well as their integration capabilities related to standard banking packages will ensure an optimum data quality and customer support.
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Pierz teens get a dose of reality; experience the consequences of bad choices
By Terry Lehrke, News Editor
[email protected]
Pierz Healy High junior Ben Boser didn't move or say a word — but among the screams and sirens, his message was the loudest — impaired or distracted driving kills people.
If they are lucky, teenagers will never see a friend taken away in a body bag by hearse for any reason — especially not due to an accident caused by their own, or someone else's, bad choices.
Wednesday, Pierz teens saw Boser wrapped up and taken away by Shelley Funeral Home Directors Kyle LeMieur and Tim Johnson. But the teenagers were indeed lucky, in that Boser was simply one of a cast of characters recreating a fatal car accident.
Boser was the only fatality taken away in a hearse, but the high schoolers also saw the dramatic rescues of two other peers and the arrest of another.
Before the mock car crash, Healy High School Principal Karrie Boser told the students that each of them would react differently to the event. And that each needed to respect their peers' reactions.
Pierz senior Alex Julich would tell Morrison County Sheriff Deputy Jason McDonald that he only had about six drinks. He played the part of the driver responsible for the accident and had two passengers, when he hit another vehicle head-on.
McDonald would give Julich field sobriety tests before handcuffing and arresting him.
One passenger, senior Olivia Zajac's character, received minor injuries, but junior Megan Boser had to be extracted from the vehicle by the Pierz Fire Department, using the jaws of life and airlifted away from the scene.
In the other car, junior Liza Stangl was taken away by ambulance and junior Jon Fuhrman played a victim with minor injuries.
Responding to the first call that there had been an accident were Pierz First Response team members, the Pierz Police Department, the Morrison County Sheriff's Department, the Minnesota State Patrol, a Gold Cross Ambulance crew, a crew from North Memorial Aircare, Morrison County Attorney Brian Middendorf, Morrison County Chaplain Gregg Valentine and finally, staff from Shelley Funeral Chapel.
Valentine told the students, "First of all, we love you … you are the treasure of Morrison County. Every single one of you is an important life. I know that probably the hardest part of my job is telling your mom and dad that you will never come home again."
Pierz Police Chief Eric Hanneken reiterated the message about not driving under the influence, buckling up and not texting while driving, but cautioned that other drivers may be the cause of an accident.
"In such a fast-paced world, accidents will happen," he said.
Pointing at the law enforcement and emergency responders, he said, "The staff behind me has to go to the scenes … Nothing good comes out of an accident where somebody loses their life."
Morrison County Sheriff Michel Wetzel was a bit more direct in talking to the students.
"I have some very valuable advice for prom night, graduation night or any other night — don't be stupid. It's that simple," he said.
"You've got a choice to make, you've heard it 100 times, and if you make a stupid choice it can catch up to you," said the sheriff.
"I've been doing this for just shy of 30 years. I've been to hundreds of accidents. In all that time I can think of two dead bodies that I actually unbuckled. Every other dead body was out of the car, out in the ditch, in the back seat, somewhere other than buckled in their seat," Wetzel said. "Wear your seat belt and don't be stupid."
Middendorf said he was fascinated by the mock crash event. His job takes place in an office and in the courtroom, prosecuting those that have caused an accident in which someone was killed.
In these cases, the families and friends of the defendant and the deceased plead with the judge for leniency or justice, depending upon which side of the courtroom they sit.
"I don't want to see you on either side of that courtroom," said Middendorf. "Have fun summer, but also be safe."
Jessica Janski, Pierz Healy High School counselor, coordinated the event and has held a community meeting each month since January.
Students involved in "Students Against Destructive Decisions" (SADD) took a lead role in the event that was planned with cooperation from Jeff Jelinski, Morrison County's emergency management coordinator and representatives from each branch of law enforcement, first responders and the fire department.
Jelinski said one thing he always notices during these events, is how the students pay attention and don't goof off. It is a sobering experience, he said.
Prom at Pierz Healy High School is Saturday, May 5.
Pierz Schools Supt. George Weber said before students enter the building for prom, they must submit to a portable breath test administered by law enforcement to check for alcohol. Once inside, students will stay until midnight and are not allowed to leave and re-enter.


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Oh little boys and their penis...(sigh)Submitted by Marie09 on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 2:06pm
Okay I'm out numbered at my house, the only female!! Even the dog is male! DH, SS8 & SS5. So this is meant to be light compared to what is normally discussed. So all 3 of the boys wake up with boners! I thought I'd be equipted to deal with this, as DH doesnt bother me. But seriously a 5 yr old can get a hard on and than he wants to show us. Like look my wee wee grew. OMG! I've never looked at my ceiling more than I do now. I caught SS8 humping a piece of furniture and I turned around and ran, just literally, the other way!! I do crack up about it now, but at the time, I'm like what to say, what do I do. Even my DH laughs at this. What do other SM's do when this happens to their SS's?
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If this happens to my ss11,
If this happens to my ss11, I have no clue. I have known him since he was 4. Never once has he done this to me, or mentioned it.. and I LIKE IT that way!
OMG thats hilirous! Yeah
OMG thats hilirous! Yeah SS5 has always been super curious. And he asks like 100 ?s in a hour. I've been in his life since he was 2. He's never seen me naked or had a walk in. But one day, he tells DH, "you have big hairy peanuts and I have little peanuts but "SM" she doesnt have any peanuts." We about died laughing. We were camping at the time and DH showered with him and I guess he got a view of DH's junk. But we dont know how I get into the mix. Yeah I'm no good when things like this occur b/c I cant stop laughing.
My boys are now young
My boys are now young teenagers and do not discuss this with mom - thank God! I wondered why they were taking so many showers and in the middle of the day (hmmm-mmmm). LOL!! Honestly, though, geeerrooosssss!!! That's not something I want to deal with.
Love me or hate me, I'm still gonna shine!!!
Love me or hate me, I'm still gonna shine!!!
You're lucky...
You're lucky...
Tortoise gets those
Tortoise gets those sometimes.
The last time he got one was when I had to get him up and get him a bath before school. The BW refused to get him circumsized when he was born, so gross. So when he's running around naked with his wang going everywhich way, I just want to stab my eyes out. I seriously have to lock myself in the other bathroom.
I'm right there with ya! My
I'm right there with ya! My DH, 2 boys and 2 male dogs. I am the only girl. Even if I have to wake up my 18 month old and change his diaper too early, I see he's got one too. I wait a few minutes whenever possible lol My 6 year old has the same issues!
"I child proofed my whole house, but they STILL get in!"
"I child proofed my whole house, but they STILL get in!"
Ummm....not sure what to
Ummm....not sure what to even say. My Skids are girls, but I do have a BS11. He has never done that, but he has told us that he gets them. And my DH kind of talked to him about it. But mainly asking BS11, when do you get them?, what causes you to get them (ie..when looking at girls)?, and stuff like that. But DH also explained to him that it is a natural thing that happens. But BS11 has never gone to the extreme that your Skids are. I have no clue what to even say. I think the best thing to do, is have your DH have a talk with them about it. And if DH won't. You can tell them that it is a normal thing that happens to all boys.....but it is not polite to show it to everyone or to hump the furniture. They need to know that they can talk to you or DH about it, but they need to also have some manners about it. Good Luck!!
LOL.... this is just a
LOL.... this is just a hysterical thread! hahahahahah..... Little boys are so awesome but soooooo gross!!!
It can get worse too, Perfectson17 is VERY proud of his 'package' still! LOL!
OMG I couldnt agree more!
OMG I couldnt agree more!
HAHAHA!! I love it! this is
HAHAHA!! I love it! this is all too funny! Boys love their dangley bits! My stepson is 6 and holy cow how he reacted the first time "it got bigger"!! The questions I have to field about his penis and why he and daddy have one and I don't are amazing! I am hoping our unborn baby saves me from being the only female in the house!!
I try to explain things as technically as I can without being too graphic. And when I catch him playing with it I tell him that's behavior for when he's alone in his room.
humping furniture? is that
humping furniture? is that normal...i dont know what id do if i caught ss humping any of my nice furniture?!
ss4 once was laying on his stomach and some how got one...he was just turning 4. he only had a shirt on...he jumped up laughed and pointed. i covered my eyes and laughed and dh was oh so proud, lol
other than that never an issue again...his issue is peeing...when i put him in the bath he likes to pee in his bath, ugh gross! i hope i have a girl!!
Well he wasnt like going to
Well he wasnt like going to town on the table. But I guess he kinda grinned the side of it and it must have felt good so he did it a few more times. All of us were in the room together, they were putting legos together and DH and SS5 were so involved that they didnt even notice. I, on the other hand, ran to the kitchen!!
I think that there's
I think that there's different levels of normal when it comes to penis business. My stepson has never humped furniture, but he definitely "rubs" against things once in a while.
okay so BS7 was5 when it
okay so BS7 was5 when it grew the first time. He was in the backseat at the time. DD 13 was there and she started screaming and then my son said look I can make it dance . I was dying.
OMG, hilarious!!! I'm also
OMG, hilarious!!! I'm also outnumbered in my home (DH, DS3, DS1 and dog) as well as having SS17. Never had any penis issues with SS17 (thank goodness), but I'm already having issues with DS3. He likes to sit on the couch, pull it out and play with it while watching his favorite cartoons! Then says "Look Mommy, my penis is BIG like Daddy's!". It's freakin' histerical!!! He has also recently discovered that it feels good to rub against furniture or the floor. Yikes!
Warning: My sister has 2 little girls (ages 3 and 5) who also like to rub/hump furniture in their home. It's not just a boy thing! LOL
Thats hilirous. Yes SS5
Thats hilirous. Yes SS5 likes to compare to DH. Even though its been a yr or 2 since he's seen DH. So I guess he just remembers. Thats why I said its very funny and I laugh all the time. Yeah I know girls do the same. But I guess its also b/c its my SS's. I never want to discourage curosity but I do agree there is a time and place and trust me, its not like they are wiping it out in the middle of the living room!!
SS8 has become more private over the last year. Before he'd run naked out of the bath tub and jump around. Now he undresses and dresses in the bathroom. SS5 however, still runs around naked and doesnt care who sees him naked.
Too cute! Thank god nothing
Too cute! Thank god nothing like that has happened in my house but I my husband has a pretty open relationship with his sons so I'm sure they've showed stuff like that to him!
OMG this is hilarious. I am
OMG this is hilarious. I am outnumbered too, 2SSs and one bio son. this is what I have to look forward to.


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|View Poll Results: How annoying?
|After a few minutes of that sort of thing I want to NUKE THEM TO HELL.
|It's only annoying when it's really excessive.
|It's interesting, like a sort of anime slang, but I wouldn't say it myself.
|Using Nihongo in my sentences is cooool ^____^ You are a chibi baka!
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|2004-03-10, 20:15
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Afflicted by the vanities
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fish-shape Paumanok
Age: 29
How annoying is it when people inject Japanese into their speech?
This poll is spawned from a thread derailing where a lot of people said "otaku", "baka", "eeto...", and so forth.
Here's a little parody to show you what I mean when I say "annoying". (The thread is hilarious, by the way.)
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|2004-03-10, 20:22
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Lost in Time and Space
haha. "Otaking!" I remember that from Otaku no Video.
I guess it's a bit annoying but I think I'm a little used to it. Especially the words used in the quote: sugoi, baka, otaku. I go to the anime club at my college every week and I hear those words. I also hear unforgivable (the word for it I can't remember) a lot. Oh yes, and kawaii, can't forget kawaii.
Anyway, I thought sugoi meant incredible, not "cool."
and an edit cuz of ashibaka's edit:
yeah, it is annoying when they stop and tell you what the japanese words mean right after they use each one. In that case, I'd call them a baka (that's Japanese for idiot! )
|2004-03-10, 20:23
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i think its fine as long as its not over used...i just like using eto and baka cause theyre such fun words! ^_^ and i like saying wai but u dont see me typing dat up on all my posts...its just really annoying when ppl post things like this --
eto....konnichiwa minna-san!!!! Wai wai! I am Annabelle. Daisuki-desu anime-nyo0o0o??
Something like that...but hey, the japanese insert english words into their language all the time. So I dont see why we cant do the same. Might as well hate on them if someones gonna get all annoyed with us doing the same thing.
|2004-03-10, 20:23
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Afflicted by the vanities
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Location: Fish-shape Paumanok
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|2004-03-10, 20:26
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Down Under
I mean there's gotta be "exceptions" to the rule.
Because being asian, I got alot of asian friends. And sometimes (not on purpose too) they like start splurting stuff out in korean, japanese, chinese etc...
I mean the people that do do that, were born and raised there, but it's not wierd, that's just their primary language, and it's intresting to see them talk to other people from the same place in english and in another language at the same time.
|2004-03-10, 20:36
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Team the box!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Badside
Those quotes are annoying. I don't mind a complete Japanese phase thrown in, but putting Japanese words in an English sentence is annoying.
I'll say baka, or something sometimes. But not in the middle of an English sentence.
I like languages. It delights me to know and use foreign words because I suck at learning languages.
|2004-03-10, 20:38
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Ningyou Hime
I'm not bothered by it. o.o
I admit I've never used Japanese language in real life. I'm way too shy to do that and I'd be too afraid of sounding ridiculous. However, at the anime club, people use Japanese words from time to time. When the pizza man arrives and everyone starts eating, everyone starts shouting "Ittadakimasu!" [ Sorry if my Japanese isn't too good. :P ] I think that's funny. They seem to use the word "baka" a lot, too.
Online, I might use some Japanese words if I'm with someone who also likes the Japanese language, but it's pretty rare. I know it's going to sound stupid, but I think Japanese is a cute language. I'd like to learn Japanese. I can somewhat understand why it would be annoying, but I don't think it's a serious problem. Some people I've known treat it like it's a serious problem, though. x.x
A lot of people I've known acted like it was such a crime to insert Japanese words in their speech. Also, they said it was stupid to have Japanese screen names. That's ... something a bit elitist to say in my opinion. I can understand why someone would be annoyed by an excessive use of Japanese words in their sentences, but I don't personally believe someone should get all pissed off and tell people they shouldn't do this because it supposedly makes them stupid losers.
|2004-03-10, 20:46
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Lord Sesshoumaru
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: "Post a Photo of Yourself!" Thread
I can stand it here and there...but what gets me pissed off about it is that people are using that type of language just to "show off" in a way and they only talk like that cause they think it makes them look cool...
but on the other hand, if the person is actively learning japanese...then i'll have more of a tolerance (but not so much that they gotta use a phrase every other word or those 2 quotes that ashibaka put up) for it cause it's something that they're learning...and not just to show off the little phrases that everyone knows...
|2004-03-10, 20:50
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Evangelist of the Kazoo
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: AnimeSuki Forums
Anyway, I don't mind people mixing other languages into their English (which is often the case of Spanglish speakers) as long as they PRONOUNCE it correctly and actually know what the words mean.
|2004-03-10, 20:51
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Team the box!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Badside
I only use it when I know how to pronounce it / spell it, or if I know the other person doesn't so I can't embarrass myself
|2004-03-10, 20:52
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I find it annoying because its most of these 'otaku' think its so cool to say it. If it was just normal use in language, I wouldn't find it so annoying. For example, knowing 2 languages and mistakingly speaking in both. But they ONLY use the common most words, and most likely they get it from anime..... Its just the fact it has to be these so called anime lovers, usually just fanboys that really don't know much about anime in the first place, such (I'm going to get flamed for this for sure) as anime noobs, oh wait, its 'otaku', and most fanboys like the dbz crowd (in usa) and naruto groupies. These people need lives -_-. Damn, I love anime and have lots of anime stuff, but i don't go as far as calling myself an 'otaku'......jeez.
|2004-03-10, 20:56
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Evangelist of the Kazoo
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: AnimeSuki Forums
|2004-03-10, 20:59
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edit: gotta add another 'otaku' moment i experienced. I go to a store to get some model paints for one of my gundams, and what do I see? The dorky store guys, looking at those pathetic spreads (like 1 or 2 pages) of anime content in those wizard magazines. Ah what a funny site, they were drooling over it and pronounced anime in a stupid way, and started spitting jibberish out about anime series as if they knew ANYTHING they were talking about, I just stood back and enjoyed their ignorance.......bless theres 'otaku' ^_^
|2004-03-10, 21:03
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annoying white bat
Join Date: Jan 2004
Yay finally a poll with loaded questions that I don't mind responding to. People who know Japanese don't waste time with posts like that in a forum like this. Japanese people don't all talk like they are in an anime, they don't even watch anime necessarily, etc.
Learning Japanese is hard work, it's not about wishing and hoping. I don't mind seeing a few nouns used here and there but that's my limit.
|2004-03-10, 21:09
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Lateral G's
|2004-03-10, 21:18
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Coordinated Insanity
Japanese thrown in when people are speaking English or Korean or something doesn't really bother me at all.. what annoys the crap out of me is someone saying something like this...
No, they do not say "laugh out loud" which doesn't really make sense on it's own anyway, they just say "LOL".
I came very close to beating down this kid that sat in front of me and kept saying that with his friend "LOL, LOL, LOL". I warned him to stop doing that because it was annoying and he did.
I don't like this idea that the way you talk and the way you type are creeping together in real life.
I also dislike the term "noob" because everyone was new at one point and that term is degrading. Criticize people for being stupid or being a pussy, don't criticize people that are new and working hard to get better.
|2004-03-10, 21:20
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Evangelist of the Kazoo
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|2004-03-10, 21:21
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Coordinated Insanity
Oh lord... Lawl? Urge to kill.. rising... rising...
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NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 (G80): GPUs Re-architected for DirectX 10by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on November 8, 2006 6:01 PM EST
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G80: A Mile High Overview
Now that we know a little more about the requirements and direction of DX10, we can take a deeper look at where NVIDIA has decided to go with the architecture of G80. We will be seeing a completely new design based around a unified shader architecture. While DX10 doesn't require a unified architecture, it certainly does make a lot of sense to move in that direction.
Inside G80, vertex, geometry, pixel shaders and more (more on this later) are all able to run on the same set of execution resources. In order to make this happen, the shader core needed to be made more general purpose and suitable for multiple usage scenarios. This is much like what we are used to seeing on a CPU, and as time moves on we expect these similarities to increase from both the CPU and GPU side. The design NVIDIA has come up, while very complex and powerful, is quite elegant. Here's a look at the block diagram for G80:
The architecture is able to use thread management hardware to dispatch different types of instructions on to the shader core. As vertices complete, their output can be used as input to geometry shaders back at the "top" of the shader core. Geometry shader output is then used as input to pixel shaders. Here's a quick conceptual representation of what we are talking about:
The sheer size of G80 is absolutely amazing; while NVIDIA wouldn't disclose exact die sizes let's look at the facts. The G80 chip is made up of 681 million transistors, more than a single core Itanium 2 or the recently launched Kentsfield, but manufactured on an almost old 90nm process. As a reference point, ATI's Radeon X1900 XTX based on the R580 GPU was built on a 90nm process yet it featured only 384 million transistors. NVIDIA's previous high-end GPU, the G71 based GeForce 7900 GTX was also built on a 90nm process but used only 278 million transistors. Any way you slice it, this is one huge chip. Architecting such a massive GPU has taken NVIDIA a great deal of time and money, four years and $475M to be exact. The previous record for time was almost 3 years at a lesser amount, but NVIDIA wouldn't tell us which GPU that was.
Intel's Quad Core Kentsfield on top, G80 on bottom
Despite very high clock speeds on the die and a ridiculous 681 million transistor count, power consumption of NVIDIA's G80 is quite reasonable given its target; on average, a G80 system uses about 8% more power than one outfitted with ATI's Radeon X1950 XTX.
You really start to get a sense of how much of a departure G80 is from previous architectures when you look at the shader core. Composed of 128 simple processors, called Stream Processors (SPs), the G80 shader core runs at a very high 1.35GHz on the highest end G80 SKU. We'll get into exactly what these stream processors are on the coming pages, but NVIDIA basically put together a wide array of very fast, specialized, but simple processors. In a sense, G80's shader core looks much like Cell's array of SPEs, but the SPs here are not nearly as independent as the SPEs in Cell.
Running at up to 1.35GHz, NVIDIA had to borrow a few pages from the books of Intel in order to get this done. The SPs are fairly deeply pipelined and as you'll soon see, are only able to operate on scalar values, thus through simplifying the processors and lengthening their pipelines NVIDIA was able to hit the G80's aggressive clock targets. There was one other CPU-like trick employed to make sure that G80 could have such a shader core, and that is the use of custom logic and layout.
The reason new CPU architectures take years to design while new GPU architectures can be cranked out in a matter of 12 months is because of how they're designed. GPUs are generally designed using a hardware description language (HDL), which is sort of a high level programming language that is used to translate code into a transistor layout that you can use to build your chip. At the other end of the spectrum are CPU designs which are largely done by hand, where design is handled at the transistor level rather than at a higher level like a HDL would.
Elements of GPUs have been designed at the transistor level in the past; things like memory interfaces, analog circuits, memories, register files and TMDS drivers were done by hand using custom transistor level design. But shaders and the rest of the pipeline was designed by writing high level HDL code and relying on automated layout.
You can probably guess where we're headed with this; the major difference between G80 and NVIDIA's previous GPUs is that NVIDIA designed the shader core at the transistor level. If you've heard the rumors of NVIDIA building more than just GPUs in the future, this is the first step, although NVIDIA was quick to point out that G80 won't be the norm. NVIDIA will continue to design using HDLs where it makes sense, and in critical areas where additional performance or power sensitive circuitry is needed, we'll see transistor level layout work done by NVIDIA's engineering. It's simply not feasible for NVIDIA's current engineering staff and product cycles to work with a GPU designed completely at the transistor level. That's not to say it won't happen in the future, and if NVIDIA does eventually get into the system on a chip business with its own general purpose CPU core, it will have to happen; but it's not happening anytime soon.
The additional custom logic and layout present in G80 helped extend the design cycle to a full four years and brought costs for the chip up to $475M. Prior to G80 the previous longest design cycle was approximately 2.5 - 3 years. Although G80 did take four years to design, much of that was due to the fact that G80 was a radical re-architecting of the graphics pipeline and that future GPUs derived from G80 will have an obviously shorter design cycle.
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JarredWalton - Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - linkThe text is basically complete, and minor spelling issues aren't going to change the results. Obviously, proofing 29 pages of article content is going to take some time. We felt our readers would be a lot more interested in getting the content now rather than waiting even longer for me to proof everything. I know the vast majority of readers don't bother to comment on spelling and grammar issues, but my post was to avoid the comments section turning into a bunch of short posts complaining about errors that will be corrected shortly. :) Reply
Iger - Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - linkPff, of course we would! If I would like to read a novel I would find a book! Results first - proofing later... if ever :) Thanks for the article! Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - linkDid I say an hour? Okay, how about I just post here when I'm done reading/editing? :) Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - linkOkay, I'm done proofing/editing. If you still see errors, feel free to complain. Like I said, though, try to keep them in this thread.
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LuxFestinus - Thursday, November 09, 2006 - linkPg. 3 under Unified Shaders
Until now, building a GPU with unified shaders would not have desirable, let alone practical, but Shader Model 4.0 lends itself well to this approach.
Should read as follows:
Until now, building a GPU with unified shaders would not have been desirable, let alone practical, but Shader Model 4.0 lends itself well to this approach.
Good try though.;) Reply
shabby - Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - link$600 for the gtx and $450 for the gts is pretty good seeing how much they crammed into the gpu, makes you wonder why the previous gen topped 650 bucks at times. Reply
dcalfine - Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - linkHow does the 8800GTX compare to the 7950GX2? Not just in FPS, but also in performance/watt? Reply
dcalfine - Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - linkIgnore ^^^
Hot card by the way! Reply
neogodless - Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - linkI know you touched on this, but I assume that DirectX 10 is still not available for your testing platform, Windows XP Professional SP2, and additionally no games have been released for that platform. Is this correct? If so...
Will DirectX 10 be made available for Windows XP?
Will you publish a new review once Vista, DirectX 10 and the new games are available?
Can we peak into the future at all now? Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - linkDX10 will be Vista only according to Microsoft. What that means according to some game developers is that DX10 support is going to be somewhat slow, and it's also going to be a major headache because for the next 3-4 years they will pretty much be required to have a DX9 rendering solution along with DX10. Reply


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Sri Lanka's post-conflict measures at reconciliation, rehabilitation, reintegration, and reconstruction were highlighted by High Commissioner Dr Chris Nonis during an interview on BBC World News today.
Asked by BBC presenter Mishal Husain what positive developments have occurred in the last four years since the end of the 26 year conflict, Dr Nonis said 297,000 people rescued from the clutches of the LTTE have been rehabilitated, in perhaps the largest hostage rescue operation in global history.
"After a 28 year bitter and internecine conflict with the terrorists we finally achieved peace in the country under the leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. There is a billion dollar programme going into the North and East, Negenahira Navodaya, and Uthura Vasanthaya which is building the lives and infrastructure of the people. Eleven thousand six hundred LTTE cadres are now being rehabilitated", Dr Nonis told the BBC World News programme "Impact". "I have met these kids. They were cruelly snatched by Prabhakaran from their parents, and they were fighting but they didn't know what they were fighting for. It is so wonderful to see them receiving vocational training, being rehabilitated and re-integrated into society," the High Commissioner said. On the question of an international independent process to assess progress as called for by the UN, the High Commissioner said that one needs to draw a distinction between an international process and an independent process. He said "We respect the Sovereign rights of Britain, and of every other country, and we expect you to respect ours. We are a sovereign and an independent state and naturally we expect the same courtesy that you would expect us to apply for your country." "We do have an independent inquiry and many people who initially criticised the LLRC process changed their views when they actually saw the 388-paged document. It was modelled on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa. It was set within the Principle of International Humanitarian Law, incorporating the Principle of Distinction and the Principle of Proportionality. "The Commission is moving forward and there is significant progress". Questioned on refugees and persecution, Dr Nonis said "I would say there are many people who for various different reasons come and seek asylum, and I think what we have to separate, is those who seek asylum as economic refugees, from those who seek asylum as political refugees" – You must remember the demography of the country, the majority of Tamil people actually live in the Centre and South of Sri Lanka, if you look at Colombo, its roughly a 30-30-30 percent split between Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim. We have a huge dichotomy or disjuncture in perception between what is portrayed here and the reality of contemporary Sri Lanka". Asked by Mishal Husain " How many years would it take to say that we are now reconciled",
Dr Nonis pointed to South Africa and the post-apartheid period where there are still substantial issues and to Northern Ireland where, despite the "Good Friday" Agreement, there are still issues. "In comparison, I think we have done pretty well," he said reiterating that it is only four years since the military defeat of the LTTE.
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03 June 2013
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The Royal Household today confirmed that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Heir to the Throne, will represent Her Majesty the Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka this November. HRH Prince Charles has previously represented The Queen as Head of the Commonwealth in the past, including at the Commonwealth Games 2010.
Her Majesty celebrated her 87th Birthday this April, and unfortunately had to cancel her attendance at the Commonwealth Day celebration in March this year at London's Westminster Abbey after many years, due to Her Majesty being indisposed, and having been recently hospitalised. Buckingham Palace stated that this decision reflects the wish of Her Majesty at this time in her reign to limit her long distance travel. In addition, several other members of the Royal Family represented Her Majesty on a number of long-haul visits to Commonwealth countries during the celebrations of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee last year.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has always taken an active interest in supporting and encouraging the Commonwealth and its values, and attended the 2007 CHOGM in Kampala, Uganda. Whilst paying enormous tribute to Her Majesty's continuing dedication and deep sense of duty to the Commonwealth, Sri Lanka warmly welcomes His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, to Colombo, Sri Lanka, for CHOGM 2013. The High Commission of Sri Lanka London 07 May 2013
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UTDC/Metro S1 Intermediate Capacity Transit System Rapid Transit Cars
1983-84,86 TTC UTDC/Metro ICTS S1 (3000-3027)
As part of a program the Ontario government was interested in was the development of the Scarborough Rapid Transit line. Originally planned was a elevated guideway running streetcars on private right of ways in high performance mode which Toronto's CLRVs are capable of. The plan for that was cancelled and replaced with the use of ICTS (Intermediate Capacity Transit System) cars. These trains were run by a linear induction propulsion system. So the TTC ordered 24 ICTS cars from UTDC, in 1984 the TTC would receive it's first ICTS car on the property. A full scale model was produced and was kept in the Wychwood carhouse. Following the completion of a portion of the line, the TTC operated service between Kennedy Station and Lawrence East Station. On March 23, 1985 the Scarborough RT was officially opened to the public for revenue service. The ICTS cars are capable of running full ATO (Automatic Train Operation) via controls of a computer, they are equipped with a guard cab with controls to operate either on ATO or manual operation. In 1986 four more ICTS cars were acquired by the TTC to expand service. As a mini subway in Scarborough the Scarborough RT is an important part of Scarborough to transport people to/from the city centre of Scarborough to the Bloor and Danforth subway. Plans for expansion have been made but are awaiting further funding from the government. Another station has been planned also, Brimley Station was planned recently to accommodate the need of another station in this area due to recent development in condominiums in the adjacent area.
Model-UTDC/Metro S1
Year- 1983-84,86
Fleet #s- 3000-3027
Length- 41ft 8inches
Width-8ft 2 inches
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VIDEO: Solving Problems Through Community Wisdom
People's Grocery is a nonprofit organization in West Oakland, California that believes the best resources to solve community problems are found within the community itself. In this video, New Dream profiles the resident leaders of the Growing Justice Institute—community members who are working to bring fresh, healthy food back to West Oakland.
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Splitting episodes of Lewis in half is a crime
"Like a scotch egg, Lewis should be consumed in one sitting, not cut in half and nibbled in consecutive weeks..." says Alison Graham
It's not up there with the fall of the Roman Empire or the sacking of Constantinople but still, ITV1 has brought down disaster on all of our heads – it's chopped episodes of Lewis in half.
Poor, hangdog Lewis. Cutting him off at the knees seems a grubby reward for so many years of sterling service as a dependable TV copper – first as Morse's sidekick and, since 2007, as his own man with his own oppo, the cerebral and chilly Hathaway.
But ITV has decided that the new series of three stories (starting on tonight) will work better, not as two-hour stand-alone dramas as they have always been, but hour-long (or rather 47 minutes with ad breaks) episodes spread across six weeks. "It's a format that works very well," I am told by an ITV person.
Boo, I say. Hiss. Nonsense. Look around you, ITV, we love our two-hour crime dramas. Great clumps of the country like nothing better on biting winter evenings than spending two cosy hours every Saturday night immersed in Inspector Montalbano, or Wallander, or back-to-back episodes of The Killing or The Bridge. Or Midsomer Murders (Wednesday). Nobody would think of bisecting that, would they?
The two-hour format has always worked particularly well for Lewis, and Morse before it. These are slow (often very slow) and immersive stories with lots of talk and lots of suspects. Lewis is meant to take two hours in one sitting, so it has plenty of time to meander through Oxford's pretty streets. Like a scotch egg, it should be consumed in one sitting, not cut in half and nibbled in consecutive weeks.
You don't want to settle back into your sofa cushions as Lewis begins, only to be slapped in the face after an hour by a "next week" trail. "What, you mean it's not finishing now, tonight?" I can hear you wail. "But I've got a big bowl of crisps that will take me two hours to eat. I had it all planned, I was looking forward to it."
And what about when you get flu? A couple of years ago I caught the kind of bug that hits you from behind like a sack of sand, leaving you jellied and able to do no more than lie prone and utter the most simple of commands to anyone within earshot. I was so ill that I actually looked forward to ITV1's afternoon Lewis repeats. Two hours snuggled under a blanket, feeling sorry for myself as yet another shot of the Radcliffe Camera appeared on the screen. I even regaled the charming Kevin Whatley with my tale of woe at a party shortly afterwards, and he had the grace not to look bored.
So please, have a re-think, ITV. Now, more than ever, you face a nation that needs to escape the icy blast of austerity with a two-hour stroll through the dreamy and civilised streets of Oxford. It's not much to ask.


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Johannesburg - The Democratic Alliance said it welcomed the ANC's decision to approach the High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday after it accused the DA of violating the Electoral Code of Conduct.
"We are looking forward to defending our right to hold the president to account for improperly benefiting from the use of millions of rands in public money on his private residence," federal executive chairman James Selfe said in a statement.
The ANC launched an urgent application in the High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday to stop the DA from "violating" the Electoral Act and Electoral Code of Conduct.
These prohibited electioneering based on false information.
"In recent weeks, the DA has been engaging in spreading malicious lies about the president, deliberately distorting the findings in the public protector's report," African National Congress spokesman Jackson Mthembu said.
This was done through bulk smses, Mthembu said.
He said the sms contained the message: "The Nkandla report shows how Zuma stole your money to build his R246 million home. Vote DA on 7 May to beat corruption. Together for change."
Selfe said his party would oppose the ANC's application.
"We intend to oppose this application since we believe the comment issued in the sms was fair within the context of the many damning findings of the report," he said.
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COMPUTER games sometimes get a bad press, but disabled youngsters Chloe Streeter and Ella Mitchell have a whole new world of fun open to them, thanks to charity SpecialEffect.
Now the girls are encouraging people to dig into their pockets for the Jubilee Fund for Oxfordshire, so more disabled children and adults can 'get in the game' too.
Both Chloe, four and Ella, six, have motor control problems which make it difficult for them to join in physical activities with their friends and family.
Even computer gaming was once out of bounds because of the difficulty of operating handheld controllers.
But in January Ella and Chloe visited the SpecialEffect Games Room in Charlbury and their lives were transformed.
SpecialEffect set up in 2008, was launched by David Cameron and has gone on to create the world's first fully accessible games suite at Helen and Douglas House Hospice, aswell as running award-winning roadshows for disabled groups and special needs schools throughout Oxfordshire.
SpecialEffect's research and development coordinator, Bill Donegan, is an expert in adapting video games. With the help of the charity's specialist occupational therapist, Gillian Taylor, he set Chloe and Ella up with an Xbox Kinect, which does not require a handheld controller, but uses lasers to scan the children's bodies directly into the game.
Ella's Mum, Julie Mitchell, from Carterton, was overwhelmed.
"It is brilliant," she said, "Playing games has given Ella the chance to be herself.
"The adapted system is now encouraging her to use all her limbs – like her physio.""
Both girls are now set up at home with equipment and games from SpecialEffects' loan library and regularly get together for games sessions.
Chloe, a pupil at The Batt School in Witney, said: "Fruit Ninja is my favourite game because you have to chop all the fruit. I also like playing Barbie games on the lap-top."
Chloe's dad Nick Streeter, 38, from Witney, is a fundraiser at SpecialEffect.
He said: "We rely heavily on grants, like those which will be given by the Jubilee Fund for Oxfordshire, and to receive money from the Fund would simply mean more fun, for more kids, so we have our fingers crossed."
Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) chief executive, Jayne Woodley said: "SpecialEffect offers so much to young people with disabilities."
l To donate to the Jubilee Fund or to volunteer to fundraise on its behalf, email email@example.com, call 01865 798666, or drop into OCF's offices at 3 Woodins Way, Oxford. Or donate by phone by texting JBLE 12 to 70070. To apply for Jubilee Fund cash, visit oxfordshire.org For more information on SpecialEffect go to specialeffect.org.uk


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The Creativity Hub and Barnes & Noble have launched the Extraordinaires Design Studio Pro, available exclusively at Barnes & Noble in stores and online now.
Barnes & Noble and The Creativity Hub Team Up on Exclusive Design Product
Barnes & Noble Partners with Maker Media for Mini Maker Faire
Barnes & Noble Inc. has entered into a partnership with Maker Media to launch the first-ever Mini Maker Faire in stores nationwide.
littleBits Raises $44.2M in New Funding and Expands Its Executive Team
littleBits Electronics Inc. has landed $44.2 million in new funding to further its growth. The additional funding round was led by DFJ Growth, with additional participation from new investors Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, Grishin Robotics, and Wamda Capital, among others.
Barnes & Noble Throws the Book at Toy Retail
This article first appeared in the May/June 2015 issue of The Toy Book.
The great American bookstore has made room for a great American toy store.
Barnes & Noble is the largest retail bookseller in the U.S., with nearly 650 stores nationwide, as well as a thriving web presence. But in recent years, the bookstore chain has also been expanding its non-book offerings, balancing out shelves of New York Times bestsellers with educational toys, games, and collectibles.
Alex Brands Buys French Toymaker Juratoys
Alex Brands has acquired French toymaker Juratoys, marking the toy company's first move into Europe. Juratoys, the parent company of European toy brands Janod and Kaloo, is based in Orgelet, France, and has offices in the U.K., the U.S., Hong Kong, and China. The news was reported by Propel Equity Partners, which backs Alex Brands.
YOXO Arrives in Select Target, Barnes & Noble, and Specialty Retailers across the U.S.
Specialty retailers and select Target and Barnes & Noble stores have begun stocking their shelves with YOXO, a construction brand known for encouraging creativity in kids. The construction kits incorporate durable, recyclable, and interchangeable chipboard connectors in Y, O, and X shapes for kids to construct infinite creations powered by their brains and not batteries.
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Registration Open for TIA's Toy Fair Credit Meeting
Registration is open for the Toy Industry Association's (TIA) annual Toy Fair Credit Meeting, scheduled to take place on February 17 at the Affinia Manhattan Hotel in New York City.
An exclusive forum for TIA member manufacturers, the Toy Fair Credit Meeting offers trade information and educational and networking opportunities for credit, finance, and operations professionals. Through discussions and workshops, industry experts, major retailers, and fellow participants of the TIA Credit Interchange program will share knowledge from across the toy industry. [Read more...]
Barnes & Noble Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season with Discovery Weekend
Barnes & Noble will host a Discovery Weekend, a three-day event to kick off the holiday shopping season, to launch in all stores nationwide from November 21 through November 23. The event will build on the company's first-ever Discovery Friday last year, and the expanded program will begin one week before Black Friday. The weekend will feature family-friendly events, interactive activities, Storytime events, and book signings and appearances by more than 100 bestselling authors and personalities like Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis, Bill Nye "The Science Guy," and actress Evangeline Lilly.
Throughout the weekend, customers will receive promotions, special discounts, and Nook offers. For the first time, Barnes & Noble will provide customized gift ideas to holiday shoppers on Twitter using the hashtag #BNGiftTip through December 23.
Events taking place at Barnes & Noble stores across the country include a Linkee Trivia Tournament on November 21; transforming a book or card using the ArtFolds technique; learning how to draw like Mo Willems, puppet-making and holiday sing-along, and a Fluxx game night on November 22; and storytime, crafts, and activities on November 23.
Barnes & Noble will also be hosting giveaways during Discovery Weekend. Customers can visit the Nook counter to demonstrate the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. Guests will be able to enter to win a trip for two to New York City and a $1,000 Barnes & Noble Gift Card to meet, greet, and shop with Nick Jonas. Also, shoppers will be encouraged to wear their Most Outrageous Holiday Sweaters to wear at local Barnes & Noble Stores. If shoppers post a photo of their outfit on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with the hashtag #BNSweaterContest, they will enter to win one of three grand prizes.
Children of Soldiers and Wounded Warriors Get New Toys from TIF and BGCA
More than 1,700 children of military personnel and Wounded Warriors were given brand-new toys and games on November 6 at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Va. Hosted by the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) Military Services, the toy giveaway was held in celebration of Military Family Appreciation Month.
Every child in attendance got to take home a toy, choosing from a selection of skill-building, enriching, and comforting playthings donated by Barnes & Noble, Big Time Toys, Imperial Toy, Lego, Mattel, Patch Products, and Yamie Chess. The event was held as part of the joint TIF/BGCA Play Comforts program, in which toys and games are delivered on an annual basis to families on U.S. military installations at home and abroad.
Entertainment One Launches Peppa Pig Magazine, Expands U.S. Toy Program
Entertainment One Licensing (eOne Licensing) has partnered with Redan Publishing Inc. for a bi-monthly publication based on Peppa Pig. Fun To Learn Peppa Pig Magazine will launch this month at major retailers throughout the U.S., including Wal-Mart, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and Kroger.
Based on the animated TV show airing daily on Nick Jr., Fun To Learn Peppa Pig Magazine, for children ages 2 to 7, showcases the adventurous and loveable little pig along with her brother George, Mummy Pig, and Daddy Pig. Every issue will feature 36 pages of Peppa-themed activities designed to reinforce early learning skills as well as fun and inventive crafts projects, puzzles, product giveaways, and more.
In addition, a host of new licensed products are slated to make their retail debut in the spring. Better Toyz will offer a range of licensed sporting goods, including ball pits and tents, play balls, skates, scooters, kiddie pools, and skateboards. Fiesta Toys will produce an assortment of Peppa Pig plush and toys for the amusement park channel, from plush novelty hats and peek-a-boo pillows to Rolley bags and backpacks.


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My memaw just called me and let me know that they put Maylynn to rest just now. She was bawling. Her girl is gone.
I hope she's met up with my grandfather and is happily sitting on daddy's lap again.
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My memaw just called me and let me know that they put Maylynn to rest just now. She was bawling. Her girl is gone.
I hope she's met up with my grandfather and is happily sitting on daddy's lap again.
~Kay, Athena, Ace, Kiara, Mufasa, & Alice!
"So baby take a axe to your makeup kit
Set ablaze the billboards and their advertisements
Love with all your hearts and never forget
How good it feels to be alive
And strive for your desire"
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I'm so sorry to hear this. Rest in peace sweet Maylynn.
I'm so sorry Kay. I'm sure Maylynn is with your grandfather now. I feel so bad for your grandmother. Rest in Peace Maylynn.
Forever in my heart...
Oh no, I'm so sorry to see this, Kay ((((hugs))))). You and your memaw are in my thoughts.
Ashley & Crossbone ("mini ACD")
Living with my parent's: Jack (Lab/Beagle), Micki & Mini (JRTS)
RIP Kyra: 07/11/04 - 11/3/12; Shadow: 4/2/96 - 3/17/08
It was a hard decision but Maylynn knew her "daddy" needed her 'cause he needed company on the silver cloud. I'm so sorry Memaw. I know you miss your baby.
I've been Boooo'd!
Maybe you can visit Memaw and deliver some PT {{{Hugs}}} from all of us.
Rest In Peace, dear Maylynn.
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So sorry to hear about this.... rest easy, little girl.
You're the one sure thing I've found so you better stick around...Best Fireman in da House´10
dedicated to the kindest,loveliest and always helpful man that one would be honored and proud to know........R.I.P. Dear Phred
Rest in peace, little one. Give your Daddy snuggles and hugs for us, okay? Then whisper in momma's ear, so she'll know you two are reunited, and everything is okay.
Kay please give your grandmom a big hug from us, okay? We miss you, kiddo!
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Awww - RIP pretty Maylynn. Find Grandad and have a wonderful reunion.
Peace to Memaw.
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RIP 2/28/1999~10/9/2012Myndi the Fuzzbutt - Mom's DOTD - Everyday
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To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1The clock of life is wound but once and no man has the power
To know just when the hands will stop - on what day, or what hour.
Now is the only time you have, so live it with a will -
Don't wait until tomorrow - the hands may then be still.
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Very sorry to hear this Kay.
RIP Maylnn
Huney, Bon & Simba-missed so very much
Remembering all the Rainbow Bridge Pets
I am so sorry.
I wish better days for you and your family.
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I am so sorry.
RIP Maylynn
Our goal in life should be - to be as good a person as our dog thinks we are.
Thank you for the siggy, Michelle!
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I´m sorry to hear this...
RIP Maylynn....take care of grandpa...
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dedicated to a lovely woman who won many hearts along her life...........
she will be deeply missed.......Thank you for letting us be a part of your life, you will surely remain in ours FOREVER........R.I.P. Dear Corinna
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dedicated to the kindest,loveliest and always helpful dude that one would be honored and proud to know........R.I.P. Dear Phred
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I am so sorry, Kay. I am sure Maylynn is sitting at your grandfather's side, happily together once again.
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Kat Dahlia - Crazy
Last we heard from Kat Dahlia, she was Happy (and she knew it). Three months later, the Vested in Culture/Epic Records pop buzzmaker thinks she might be going Crazy. The cause of her sudden mental instability? If you guessed "a man," you are correct. On this new single, released along with an unknown director's official visuals, the Miami native fills us in on the obsessive thought patterns and erratic behavior she's been experiencing since falling for a new guy. She may not be feeling like herself lately, but lovesickness clearly hasn't diminished her pop savvy. With an instantly memorable melody and a catchy bubblegum-pop beat by Glass John, this joint has all the makings of a hit. If you like what you're hearing, you can cop the single now via iTunes, as well as keeping it locked you-know-where for the latest on Dahlia's yet-unscheduled studio debut, My Garden.


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Extension of a moratorium on installation of SmartMeters in Marin's unincorprorated areas was approved so fast Tuesday that a top realty official who came to support the move didn't get to say a word.
County supervisors routinely approved a lengthy "consent calendar" of business in a single vote. The calendar included a measure barring meter installations for another year, but Edward Segal, head of the Marin Association of Realtors who came to speak on the matter, continued to sit in the audience.
Supervisor Steve Kinsey, new chairman of the board, apparently seeing Segal in the audience, noted that the SmartMeter ban had been routinely approved.
Segal left the hearing shaking his head. "It went by so fast," he said. "You blink and it's gone."
Segal, who had waited to speak for 90 minutes, said later he was sorry supervisors didn't "slow down" to allow him and others to voice their thoughts on the controversial utility meters.
He said his organization has made its position clear to county officials in other ways, and in other forums, but he wanted to make a public statement about the matter again.
Segal told the Independent Journal the public continues to have concerns about safety, accuracy and privacy and added installation of the devices must be suspended until the issues are resolved.
"We believe that the consumers should not be forced to have SmartMeters installed on their property," he said. "We believe ratepayers should have the right to keep their traditional analog meters" and should not have to pay additional fees to keep them.
The wireless devices are designed to measure energy use and transmit that information to Pacific Gas and Electric Co., but complaints about malfunctioning equipment and health concerns began pouring in soon after the program was launched last year. The Board of Supervisors approved a moratorium a year ago.
PG&E, which installs the meters, apparently did not have a representative at Tuesday's session, but has noted that its activities are governed by the state, and not the county.
The utility has installed some 168,000 gas and electric SmartMeters in Marin, or about 80 percent of its anticipated 217,000 new meters, said Greg Snapper, a PG&E spokesman.
He said the utility is awaiting a final decision by the California Public Utilities Commission on an opt-out program that will allow customers to keep their analog meters or request that their SmartMeters be replaced by analog devices.
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The Knights get back to league play this week with a home game against Mamaroneck and on the road at Scarsdale. They still may get shut out of getting a No. 1 seed in Class AA if North Rockland keeps winning.
Jeff Lynch reaching his 1,000 career point in Friday's win over Pleasantville overshadowed the real story — Jeff Lynch looked healthier than he has in well over a year. He played as quick and explosive as he once was, which is good news for Byram heading down the stretch.
The Tigers got back into form after a seven-day layoff, beating Ossining with ease. They face Suffern on Tuesday and Ramapo on Thursday before a difficult four-game finish against Pearl River, North Rockland, Clarkstown South and Clarkstown North.
Saturday's win over New Rochelle should turn heads around Section 1. The Red Raiders, who are sitting atop of the Class AA bracketology standings, dominated on both ends and were up by as many as 21 against the power program. The depth and balance on this team is impressive.
The way the Pioneers played in the third quarter on Saturday against Riverside should put the rest of Class A on notice. The speed and execution was jaw-dropping as they ran Riverside off the court. The last real hurdle to a 16-win regular season is Wednesday against Arlington.
The Falcons have become one of those teams that just seem to figure the opponent out and turn a close game in the first half into a second-half rout. They did it again on Saturday against Croton-Harmon behind strong efforts from Thomas McConnell and Matt Dale.
Jack Hewitt was exceptional inside yet again on Saturday as the Raiders knocked off Clarkstown South for their fourth straight. They face White Plains on Tuesday and Mount Vernon, Eastchester and New Rochelle to close out the schedule.
We've left the Indians out of the rankings for far too long. They've continued to be one of the hottest teams in the section, beating Peekskill for their ninth in a row. Expect them to be at 12 straight entering their season finale with Somers.
The Red Devils suffered a blowout defeat on Saturday night at Mahopac, which wasn't how they wanted to start off a tough week. They face a red hot Panas squad, which they lost to two weeks ago, on Wednesday and face upstate powerhouse Green Tech on Saturday.
The Eagles remain in the No. 10 spot despite winning their seventh straight on Friday. They needed a 15-point second-half comeback against a 2-win Tuckahoe squad. Eastchester has to amp up the intensity, especiall with a key matchup against Scarsdale next week.
The starting five of Brian Daniels, Jared Jones, Spencer Seabrook, Brian Heugel and Alquan Phillip has rounded into the most formidable lineup in the conference.
It's been a long layoff for the Warriors, who had eight days off before Monday's postponement against Arlington. Lourdes has Arlington, Poughkeepsie and two games with Beacon remaining, which will determine if their a 1, 2 or 3 seed.
The Tigers face arguably their biggest test of the season since Dec. 11 against Peekskill when they host Pleasantville on Wednesday. A win and they could overtake Briarcliff for the top seed in the Class B playoffs.
After seeming in disarray two weeks ago, the Eagles have won five straight, including the Yorktown tournament title. They are favorites entering their final three games against Tuckahoe, Hastings and Edgemont.
Has a team ever gained more confidence from a four-game losing streak? The Panthers have, especially after Friday's down-to-the-wire defeat Byram Hills. Of their eight losses, five are to Class AA or A teams and two are to Briarcliff.
The Tigers reclaim the No. 1 spot, which they had to open the season, following a five-game winning streak. They get a shot to avenge one of their losses on Friday when they host Newburgh.
The Eagles return to action Wednesday with a matchup at Monroe-Woodbury. They should be able to get on a nice little run here before a Feb. 10 meeting at Stepinac.
The Goldbacks are coming off a tough loss upset to Section 2 power Troy, which came back in the second half. This is a rough week coming up with Middletown on Wednesday and Newburgh on Friday.
The Middies seemed to have stopped the bleeding this weekend, knocking off Warwick on Friday. The key right now is to get healthy and to do it quick. Newburgh awaits on Wednesday.
It's time to show the Presidents some love after Friday's impressive win at Marlboro. FDR could end up being the surprise team in what's shaping up as a wide-open race in Class AA.