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CHICAGO -- The Cubs have signed first baseman Bryan LaHair to a Minor League contract and he'll be one of the non-roster invitees this spring.
FOX Sports first reported Saturday that LaHair, 27, will compete for a spot on the Cubs' bench. The left-handed hitter has spent his entire career in the Seattle Mariners' organization. Last year at Triple-A Tacoma, he batted .289 with 26 homers, 28 doubles and 85 RBIs. He hit .313 and 21 of his total homers against right-handed pitchers.
In 2008, LaHair appeared in 45 games with the Mariners and batted .250 with three home runs and 10 RBIs.
The Cubs do have an overload of right-handed bats in the lineup and one of the matters to be resolved this spring is which left-handers will be on the bench. Micah Hoffpauir began the 2009 season on the Opening Day roster, but hit .239 in 105 games.
The Cubs are expected to announce their non-roster invitees later this month.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Carolina Beach Council Seeking Ways To Keep Town Garage
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CAROLINA BEACH - The Town of Carolina Beach was informed earlier this year they have to vacate land leased from the U.S. Army in the 1970's. They can continue using the land for a wastewater treatment plant, a storage building and some limited outdoor storage. Other uses including a green house, office trailer, town garage and dumpsters must be removed by the end of the year. The dumpsters can remain until March. The existing Town garage must be relocated or the Town can hire commercial garages for maintenance on police, fire and public works vehicles. The Town Council met Tuesday November 27, and discussed ways to maintain their existing "fleet" maintenance department and continue to save money.
Mayor Protem Steve Shuttleworth said, "That December 31, date is looming" and right now the suggestion is to close the existing garage and keep the employees in other positions or go separate ways. He said, "We will not be fixing automobiles and doing fleet maintenance out of that site after December 31st."
Shuttleworth said they discussed getting multiple bids for vehicle mainteance but the former Town Manager got one quote from a local garage.
He said, "The single source that we talked to came in at a number per hour - and per oil change and specific functions - more expensive than what we are getting those services delivered by in-house employees."
He said the Town gets favorable pricing on parts for substantially less than a local garage due to a government contract.
He explained, "Unless the Town of Carolina Beach's name is on that invoice, the price goes up. To facilitate going to a third party vendor, it may benefit us to keep a fleet manager on staff" to coordinate repairs, deliver vehicles, maintain price advantage and other issues.
He said there is room for a metal structure behind Town Hall that could house a single bay garage area. However, building code requires restroom facilities.
Councilman Bob Lewis said contracting the service would cost around $75,000 a year for oil changes, tires and other issues for their 65 or more vehicles.
The Town's current garage personnel perform around 300 oil changes per year.
Bob Campbell, in charge of the existing fleet garage said the Town can buy a quart of oil right now for $1.69. He said buying it commercially the price goes up to around $6.00 a quart. Parts are also much cheaper than if purchased from a third party.
Campbell said he got a quote for a three-bay metal building at 40' foot by 80' foot which would be an improvement over what they currently have with room left over for storage.
That would cost between $40,000 and $50,000. But that does not include the cost of the concrete pad to construct the building upon. Overall it's estimated at around $70,000.
Campbell said contracting vehicle maintenance service is costly. He said, "I don't think you can get the service that we are giving for what you are paying us."
Campbell said the current cost is around $50 per hour verses $70 or more with an outside contractor.
He said the U.S. Army may be more flexible than currently anticipated once they meet with officials the following day and fully explain the situation in person about the need to maintain the current garage.
Shuttleworth pointed out that Campbell is on call and can respond quickly.
Campbell said some companies charge $95 an hour just to drive down and diagnose a problem.
Shuttleworth said now that Council has more information they can examine the cost in more detail to make an educated decision.
Councilman Bob Lewis said a new building could be financed and lessen the blow of that expense.
Shuttleworth said Council would meet with Army officials the following morning and will know more details about how flexible they are willing to be if they will allow the existing garage to remain in place.
In October the Council voted to move their Operations Department (Public Works) to an 8,000 square foot space in the Federal Point Shopping Center with outdoor storage. That move is almost complete with a new fence to store equipment, storage sheds and other materials.
The lease is $3,500 per month for six months with three six-month options for an total of two-years leaving the Town the flexibility to vacate the center should the Council decide upon a more permanent location elsewhere.
Heavier equipment will park in the rear of the center. There's enough room for parking over 30 town vehicles. Employees will be based in the Police Training Room at Town Hall.
In the 1970's the Town leased land from the U.S. Army to construct a wastewater treatment plant.
Earlier this year the Town was notified they are in violation of the lease terms by using the land for uses not permitted in the lease. They were given until the end of this year to comply.
The Town's "Operations Yard" is located off Dow Road on U.S. Army land. The "buffer zone" is land taken by the military in the 1950's for the Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU) across the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County.
The port is the largest of it's kind in the world dealing in storage and transportation of explosive munitions.
The buffer zone serves as a "blast zone" in the event of an incident. That zone covers the largest area of land west of Dow Road in Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Fort Fisher.
Cindy B. Turner, Savannah District, Deputy Chief, Real Estate Division for the Army Corp of Engineers wrote to the Town, "Pursuant to Condition No. 6 of the subject lease, compliance inspections of the leased premises were conducted on November 7, 2011 with a follow-up inspection on March 22, 2012, by my staff and Mr. Michael Fuller of Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point. Both inspections identified deficiencies regarding the use of the leased premises. During the follow-up inspection the recent construction of a water retention pond to collect contaminated water runoff adjacent to the dumpsters was noted."
Turner explained the 1972 lease states, "The area will be used for construction and operation of a sewage treatment facility and necessary appurtenances and the construction and maintenance of a 40' x 100' storage building and fenced outside storage area." She explained, "A review of our files shows multiple requests by the Town of Carolina Beach and subsequent denials for permission to relocate the town's public works area, utilities equipment, parking area, supplies and materials to this lease site."
The Town was given until the end of June to present a plan for compliance to remove items stored for auction, multiple storage buildings, FEMA trailer, marine vessels, generators, undercarriage water station, maintenance shop and multiple dumpsters and retention pond. That must be finished by the end of the year with an extension to March for removing the dumpsters.


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The annual Roane County Heritage Commission Gala on the Lawn will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Sept. 13 at the historic Roane County Courthouse in Kingston.
This year's Heritage Commission honoree will be Eugene Pickel.
Proceeds from the annual event go toward refurbishing the historic Roane County Courthouse, one of only seven antebellum courthouses remaining in Tennessee.
Contact Stephanie Wright at 803-9778 or email@example.com for details.
Siblings Brock and Kiera Leffew of Kingston started a birthday tradition last year, when they asked family and friends to make donations to The Dream Connection in lieu of buying them gifts.
The tradition continued this year, with party-goers at the siblings' pool party at Kingston Community Center giving more than $600 — triple last year's donation — to the charity.
The Dream Connection is an East Tennessee-based children's charity that fulfills dreams of children who are faced with life-threatening or debilitating illnesses.
Kingston native Myra Humphrey will present her children's book, "Pliny the Mouse," during Kingston Public Library's next Thursday Night at the Library program.
The program will start at 6 p.m. Aug. 21 in the library at 1004 Bradford Way.
Seeking shelter from the cold, Pliny embarks on a fictitious grand adventure that's based on a true account of an incident at Kingston First Baptist Church.
Characters in the "Pliny" story share similarities with church organist Nancy Skidmore and Pastor Sonny Works.
Farmers and ranchers still have time to apply for low interest 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture loans available through Tennessee Farm Service Agency's direct farm ownership program.
The deadline to submit applications is Sept. 30.
Eligible producers can borrow up to $300,000 in direct farm ownership loans to buy or enlarge a farm, construct new farm buildings or improve structures, pay closing costs, or promote soil and water conservation and protection.
Obed Wild and Scenic River will host an Art in the Park reception beginning at 5 p.m. Aug. 22 in the Obed Visitor Center at 208 N. Maiden St. in downtown Wartburg.
The event will include a display of photographs from the recent Obed photography contest.
During the evening, the contest's winning entries will be revealed.
The Shelter Road Band will provide a range of Americana, rock and country music as light refreshments are served.
Considering the widespread and still-growing interested in gardening, it is not surprising how often the dividing lines between herbs, flowers and weeds become somewhat blurred.
Some of the plants considered to be the worst weeds turn out to be the most valuable of medicinal herbs, and some of the prettiest of the old-fashioned flowers our grandmothers carefully tended in their gardens turn out now to be classified as weeds.
It all depends on just what angle you are looking from and what you call it.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is once again partnering with the Tennessee Stormwater Association, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Department of Transportation to offer a grant program designed to help local governments fund green infrastructure and low-impact development projects.
A total of $103,080 in grant funds will be available for allocation this year.
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration continue to hear from taxpayers who have received unsolicited calls from individuals demanding payment while fraudulently claiming to be from the IRS.
Based on the 90,000 complaints that TIGTA has received through its telephone hotline, to date, approximately 1,100 victims have lost an estimated $5 million from these scams.
"There are clear warning signs about these scams, which continue at high levels throughout the nation," said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.
New Midway Baptist Church had a community outreach program with its fish camp on Aug. 2 on the Eblen farm on New Midway Road, Kingston.
The fish camp, in conjunction with Roane County Farm Bureau, was attended by about 400 people.
The day started at 9 a.m. with registration for a fishing contest sponsored by Anglers for Christ.
The contest was open to ages 2-18, and club members were available to help the children during the competition.
Salvation 2014, a youth conference, will start at 6 p.m. Aug. 23 in the Princess Theatre in downtown Harriman.
The conference will include area youth, as well as those outside the county.
Admission is dry or canned goods.
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Bengals cornerback Brandon Ghee, a third-round cornerback selected during the 2010 NFL draft, has put together as good an offseason workout as anyone. He's not just trying to make the team. He wants to be a contributor on defense, if not the starting cornerback opposite of Leon Hall.
That might be put on hold in the meantime. According to reports at the stadium, Ghee hurt his hand during Thursday's practice, forced to get checked out by trainers. Also Bengals running back Bernard Scott left practice for the lockerroom, however there's no indication that an injury took place.
Aside from all of the injury updates, guard Otis Hudson and defensive lineman Derrick Harvey got into it on Thursday.


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The Office of Graduate Medical Education, in conjunction with the Vice Dean for Education Affairs, Dr. Terry Wolpaw, initiated a competitive funding opportunity for our residents and fellows directed at "Innovation in Graduate Medical Education Training." The goal of this initiative was to stimulate our physicians in training to recognize areas of quality, patient safety, and high value care that would benefit from an improvement process. These innovative projects are expected to advance various aspects of training in the respective programs – and potentially the training of those in other GME programs - align with institutional goals in these areas, and ultimately enhance the experience and the care that our patients receive at Penn State-Hershey.
We are proud to announce and to congratulate the recipients of this inaugural program, their projects in innovation, as well as the mentors and the Departments that the physicians in training represent. We are looking forward to the outcomes of these efforts and expect to continue and to provide support for similar initiatives in years to come.
Expect further updates on the progress of these programs during the spring forums in resident/fellow research in GME and educational innovation at EdVenture.
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Thad Matta confirms four team tournament event including Ohio State, Kentucky, UCLA, and North Carolina
In other news, Matta confirmed at #B1GMediaDay ESPN report of OSU-Ky-UNC-UCLA three-year tournament agreement starting in '14. #buckbk— Bob Baptist (@BBaptistHoops) October 31, 2013
A week ago, there was word that there could potentially be a four-team event that featured Ohio State, Kentucky, UCLA, and North Carolina. Now, that talk has turned into reality, according to Buckeyes head coach Thad Matta. OSU will play one of the other three teams mentioned at a neutral site in 2014, 2015, and 2016.


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A generous holiday donor is helping make this the most wonderful time of year for the Waterloo Salvation Army.
In the past two weeks, 12 gold coins have been dropped into Salvation Army red kettles.
The highly valuable "Lady Liberty" coins will help the organization in meeting its ambitious $709,000 fundraising goal, which accounts for 75 percent of its annual budget.
The Salvation Army says the coin donations are helping it remember the reason we celebrate Christmas.
"It's a very generous gift, obviously," said Major Jose Tamayo with the Waterloo Salvation Army. "And we hope the donor will receive his blessing from the Lord for doing this, and know that it is going to be used wisely and be used in the best way to help the most people in need."
Each day the donor dropped a gold coin into a kettle, it was wrapped with the amount of money in its sequence. So on the first day, the gold coin was wrapped in a one dollar bill, and on the last day the gold coin was wrapped in $12.
The Salvation Army believes the donor intended to do this for the "12 Days of Christmas."
The gold coins will be auctioned off.
Bell ringers will continue collecting donations for the Waterloo Salvation Army through 4 p.m. Monday.
There's still about $100,000 yet to raise toward this year's goal, but mail-in contributions through the end of January count towards meeting the goal.
The Salvation Army believes the gold coin collection may break a national record. Previously, it appears the most gold coins collected in one season was nine by a Salvation Army in Florida.
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I heard the sound of the final whistle blow. It was not over yet. I glanced at the scoreboard just to double check. A wave of nervous energy swept through me as I realised we would have to go to strokes. The whole team rushed off the field our faces a mix of excited and nervous. Everyone listened intensely to the coach as she spoke, " First stroker Kate. Second stroker Angeleen, third stroker Teegan" My stomach did a somersault inside me as I heard my name. She carries on " fourth stroker Jenelle and fifth stroker Donnaya." Jenelle and Angeleen look just as nervous as I feel . I turn to look at Kate who is standing next to me, she is smiling from ear to ear. "Aren't you excited?" she says " I am I can't wait!". I don't say anything, I am too caught up in my thoughts of how I could let the whole team down and loose the whole game for the team.
One minute later it was time to start, the five strokers from each team line up at the 25 metre line. Kate went and did the coin toss and we won so we chose to go first. Our first stroker, Kate walked confidently towards the circle and places the ball on the spot. I hear the ref' say "Goalie are you ready? The stroke will commence on my whistle." He blew the whistle and Kate fired the ball to the corner and the satisfying bang of the backboard sends our team into series of shouts and cheers. It was Wanganui's turn next their captain got it in. Now it was Angeleen's turn she was practically shaking with nerves. She places the ball down and shoots but the goalie just stops it. She was crushed and started crying the other the other three stokers and I said a bunch of things trying to reassure her . I didn't watch the next stroke but as I realised it was turn I checked the scoreboard she had got it in. The score was now 1-2 to Wanganui. As I walked up to take my stroke a sudden nervous calm came over me. The ref' handed me the ball and I placed it on the spot being careful to avoid the dent in the ground. The ref repeats the same words "Goalie are you ready?", I heard the goalie reply a yes and the ref continues "The stroke will commence on my whistle" I begin my movement and feel my weight transfer from one leg to the other. I her the bang of the backboard and take second to comprehend what just happened. I could feel the adrenaline pumping through me as everyone cheered. It was such a rush.
The next Wanganui stroker missed because out goalie stopped it. Jenelle was up next from our team and she got it in also another round of cheers and shouts came from our team. We were winning 3-2. The fourth Wanganui stroker missed as well because it got stopped again we all cheered for our goalie. Our last stroker was Donnaya she walked up placed the ball everyone's eyes were fixed on her. If she gets this in we win and the last Wanganui stroker won't have to have their turn. the whistle blows and BANG! our whole team sprinted onto the field and we had a giant team hug as the final whistle blew. We won! The final score was 4-2.
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About this Series, Monday, December 30th,
This was the toughest series I have ever shot: strong wind, fear of water splashes ruining the camera, the watch disappearing in the waves twice and rolling back into the deeper water and bright sunlight, not the photographer's best friend. I had shot a first series and had to go up to the appartment to check on the pictures. Obviously the AF had enormous difficulties with the light conditions that day. Most of the pictures were unusable. So I deleted the complete series and went to the beach once more.


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Laserblast DVD & Blu-Ray Releases: Dark Knight, Lost, Horton & Cult Horrors
Christmas is coming! Time to buy presents for your friends, family, and loved ones. And what truly says "holiday cheer" better than DVDs and Blu-ray discs of their favorite horror movies, fantasy films, and science fiction flicks? Several hot new titles are available this week, including THE DARK KNIGHT, the fourth season of LOST, and HORTON HEARS A WHO. Of course you don't need me to tell you that DARK KNIGHT was the mammoth, crowd-pleasing blockbuster of the year – sure to be on every one's Christmas wish list. Your only problem is figuring out which version to purchase on disc for you favorite fan: the Blu-ray wtih Digital Copy and BD Live; the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD with Digital Copy; the single-disc full screen DVD; the single-disc widescreen DVD; or the Limited edition Blu-ray disc with Batpod. The Blu-ray multi-disc presentation offers the film in a 2.4 aspect ration (with IMAX scenes in 1.78) It features Focus points (18 behind-the-scenes vignettes that can be viewed separately or with the picture-in-picture option); BD-Live, an interactive gateway to exclusive content on the Warner website; four stills galleries; "Gotham Tonight" – six episodes of the city's news programs; trailers and TV spots; and several behind-the-scenes featurettes:
- Batman Tech – incredible gadgets and tools (in HD)
- Gotham Uncovered – Creation of a Scene (with director Christopher Nolan
- Batman Unmasked – The Pscyhology of the Dark Knight
If Batman sounds a little too sinisters to work as a stocking stuffer for the little tykes, you might opt for HORTON HEARS A WHO, the computer-animated adaptation of the Dr. Suess story. The film is available in two different versions: The HORTON single-disc DVD offers the G-rated film in both widescreen and full screen versions. Besides the original English track, there are French and Spanish dubs, plus options for English and Spanish subtitles. Just in case that is not enough for a truly impressive Christmas present for the kids, there is another option: an Amazon-exclusive gift set includes the HORTON DVD, a Plush toy, an audio story book on CD, and a digital copy. The Blu-ray Disc (which comes with the now de rigeur Digital Copy option on the second of two discs) includes a bevy of bonus features: trailers; a directos' audio commentary; 13 deleted scenes; 23 animation screen tests (with an introduction from animator Nick Bruno; BD access to an online game; and a bunch of featurettes offering behind-the-scenes info and background details:
- Beyond Animation
- The Voice of Horton: Jim Carrey
- That's One Big Elephant
- The Genesis of Katie
- Your World is Changing Too
- How Does Horton Hear
- A Person is a Person
- Practical Life Lessons
- Is It Suess?
Fans frustrated by the convoluted plotting of LOST have an opporutnity to catch up, thanks to the Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray DVD. Buena Vista's five-disc set clocks in at over 600 minutes and offers the television series in a 1.78 widescreen ratio. The season is also available on DVD. Bonus featuresinclude an Episode Guide printed on a flight safety card, some audio commentaries (featuring teasers about season five), a montage of scenes from Season Three (presumably to bring you up to speed before you dive into Season Four), a blooper reel, nine deleted scenes, and some featurettes: "The Oceanic Six: A Conspiracy of Lies," "The Freighter Folk," "Offshore Shoot," and "Course for the Future."
So much for super heroics and family-oriented fantasy. Horror fans will have to contend with somewhat more meager pickings. Just in case you don't already own them (and, really, why would you even want to?), there is now a RESIDENT EVIL Trilogy four-disc box set, featuring all three films (RESIDENT EVIL, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE; and RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION), plus extras. As much as anything, this franchise (going back to its videogame origins) is responsible for the current vogue of fast-moving zombies. Although they deliver enough lowest-common-denominator thrills to satisfy expectations, they never really fulfill their full potential as kick-ass action-horror movies.
If for some reason you feel the need to be the proud owner of THIRTEEN GHOSTS on Blu-ray disc, now you have that opportunity. This is a disappointing follow-up to HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL: like that 1999 feature, GHOSTS is a remake of an old black-and-white thriller directed by gimmick-master William Castle, but it's lifeless, lacking the campy fun of its predecessor. In some cases I might be inclined to overlook the low ambitions and just enjoy the film on its own stupid level, but it's hard to forgive the way it wastes the talents of fine actors like Tony Shaloub and F. Murray Abraham, plus a serviceable supporting cast that includes Embeth Davidtz (ARMY OF DARKNESS) and Matthew Lillard (SCREAM). Heck, even scream queen Shannon Elizabeth outclasses the project.
Warner Brothers Home Video is releasing two double-feature DVDs of cult horror titles from the 1960s: IT/THE SHUTTERED ROOM and CHAMBER OF HORRORS/BRIDES OF FU MANCHU. IT stars Roddy McDowell in an updated, color film version of the Golem story, most famously told in the 1920s black-and-white film starring Paul Weggener. This time the living statue is controlled by a psychotic young man who seems to be a Norman Bates wannabe. It's pretty sill stuff, featuring some weak special effects for the destruction of London Bridge and some dubious scripting. (Favorite dialogue: "Is that an atomic bomb?" "Yes, a small one.") THE SHUTTERED ROOM is supposed to be an adaptation of a story by H.P. Lovecraft, but the sourc material is actually one of those ersatz pieces that fan August Derleth "completed" after Lovecraft's death. In any case, little of the story remains: instead of a mutant monster (the result of inbreeding between humans and elder gods), the titular room houses only an old relative who's been kept locked up for decades. Even this horror motif is downplayed; most of the running time focuses on Gig Young and Carol Lynley as a young couple come to a strange small town where her family used to live – who are menaced by an obnoxious creep played by Oliver Reed (who has the hots for the wife but for some reason can't get it up when she takes off her top for him).
CHAMBERS OF HORRORS is one of the many horror films that have been set inside a wax museum. This one stars Patrick O'Neal (a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack") as a psycho killer who likes to marry the coprses of his female victims. Somewhere along the way, he loses a hand, which he replaces with a stump that acts as the equivalent of a Swiss army knife, mounting a hook, a blade, and even a gun. Most of the plot focuses on his attempts to revenge himself upon various victims. The film's most memorable element is its ridiculous gimmick the "Fear Flasher and Horror Horn": before every killing, the images flashes and the soundtrack shrieks, offering viewers a change to turn away before the violence strikes. You would have to be very timid to head the warning: the violence is rather tame; in fact, the whole production feels a bit like a made-for-television film. BRIDES OF FU MANCHU is one of a handful of low-budget thrillers to star English actor Christopher Lee as the famous oriental version. No one seems to think very highly of them, but director Don Sharp often showed a talent for making something decent out of meagre material.
Finally, I AM LEGEND returns for Christmas in Ultimate Collector's Edition, available in Blu-ray and DVD. This three-disc set not only expands on the old two-disc DVD (reviewed here); it also offers the package as what can truly be called a gift set, packaged in a large box containing a lavishly illustrated 44-page concept book, a collectible motion lenticular, new commentary and deleted scenes, and six art cards depicting devastated cities. The film itself falls short of what it could be (thanks mostly to unnecessary borrowing from THE OMEGA MAN); nevertheless, it is the best screen adaptation of Richard Matheson's source novel, and if you are going to own it, this is the version you want.
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Use Office Partitions to Make More of your Office Space - 30/09/2010
When it comes to productivity and efficiency, it's impossible to exaggerate the importance of the working environment. Today's office spaces have a very different culture than they did in the past. Workplaces are more dynamic, fluid places with people coming and going and technology that is mobile and wireless.
These days we all need to economise where possible, but the key to sustaining a healthy business is to do so wisely. Cutting costs in specified, targeted areas that will not compromise how well your organisation is functioning is of course the ideal scenario. Sound too good to be true? Perhaps not. Studies have shown that the average workspace has 20-30% of unused office space per day, meaning reconfiguration with demountable office partitions is a real possibility and can help put unused space to better use.
The nature of the modern business world is not one in which people are sitting at the same desk all day everyday. This is why some forward looking companies across Europe have adopted a more flexible, less static model of workspace management, in which fewer people have fixed, designated work stations. If your team uses wireless and mobile technology, there is increased scope for doing this as well, with office partitions breaking up the space into more useful areas without necessitating a complete rewire.
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Of course you wouldn't want to carry out major changes to your workspace that will undermine employee morale, so these decisions have to be taken with creating a happy, productive environment in mind. However, there are many ways in which you can redesign, or optimise your working areas.
How you divide up the spaces in your workplace is naturally a key factor in how effectively it functions. Using flexible office partitioning systems such as those provided by iWALL means that you have a high level of control over the space you create. These excellent value office partitioning systems are designed to be easy to move and reconfigure should the shape or culture of your organisation change. The perfect match for a forward looking, dynamic organisation, iWALL office partitions are available in a great range of options in terms both of style and function.
Glass and glazed partitions, frameless glazing, demountable partitions and all manner of work walls, these are systems that are designed with future growth and development in mind. Whatever the purpose of your organisation, and whatever culture you are seeking to promote within it, there's bound to be a partition style to suit.
iWALL partitioning systems offer a way to effectively define the various areas within an office space in a clear, robust way, but are also easy to make changes to at any time. Your business will likely have to adapt to circumstances in a number of ways throughout its life, and your office spaces will also have to reflect this. These partitions create a contemporary workspace, the environment for a productive team to take your company forward and be ready for whatever's coming.
If you're in any way unsure as to what would be best suited to your organisation and space, the iWALL team offer a superb level of guidance, giving you the advice to create the spaces your organisation needs to move things to the next level.
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The iWALL management team has a background of more than 60 years expertise in the partitioning industry. This experience has been used to design the innovative iWALL re-locatable partition system. This stylish and flexible system is now widely used throughout the UK, Europe and other worldwide locations.
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WACO - Four TSTC students have been arrested after a 16-year-old female runaway was found hiding in their on-campus apartment.
20-year-old Trey Allen Crosley, 19-year-old Tevin Devonta Hastings, 20-year-old Maximon Ortiz Jr. and 18-year-old Mark Daniel Vargas Jr. were all charged with harboring a runaway with bond set at $2,000 each. All the students except for Ortiz have bonded out.
TSTC police followed up a lead to the girl in the runaway report to the Village Oaks Apartments on the TSTC campus. The girl had been missing from her Whitney area home for about two weeks.
Police were told the girl might be living at the apartment. When the four men were asked if the girl was with them, they told officers she was not. However when authorities completed a subsequent search of the apartment, they found the girl.
All four students were arrested and taken to the McLennan County Jail and the girl was taken to the Bill Logue Juvenile Justice Center.
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Harvey Brownstone. Growing up as a Reform Jew and becoming the first openly gay judge in Canada led Justice Harvey Brownstone to play a role in one of the most important civil rights cases in U.S. history championing equality for gay and lesbians in marriage. This is his story. Cover Story, Fall 2013.
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Karen L. Loewy. We are at an incredibly exciting moment in the movement for marriage equality for same-sex couples in the United States. Here's my brief story of how we've reached this moment. Fall 2013.
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A journey of love and "Love in the Movement" photo gallery which includes 7 photographs of wedding couples or married couples in a Reform Movement context, among them a gay couple and a lesbian couple. Part of Focus: Love. PDF. Spring 2012.
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Helen T. Cohn. A rabbi's journey of parental acceptance: "When my daughter Laura was becoming Lawrence, I told almost no one at first. I felt too astonished and ashamed." Part of Cover Story on "Living With Secrets." Fall 2010.
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Susan Talve. To create an integrated, safe, and welcoming place for Jews of color, Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis, Missouri followed a similar model to the successful one they had implemented in reaching out to the GLBT community in the 1980s. Spring 2010.
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Laura Wolfson. Wolfson and her partner were among thousands of Canadian gay and lesbian couples who walked down the aisle following Canada's landmark 2003 court rulings approving gay and lesbian marriage. She laments the fact that her own synagogue would not agree to host their marriage ceremony. Fall 2004. PDF
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Sue Levi Elwell. The author questions whether any Jewish wedding can be called holy by a community that denies the holiness of the unions of some of its members; reflects on her own marriage to Nurit Shein; and calls on the Reform Movement to recognize gay and lesbian marriage as a sacred union. Winter 1998.
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Beth M. Gilbert. A growing number of same-sex Jewish couples are choosing to affirm their relationship with a commitment ceremony in the synagogue. Summer 1996.
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Yoel Kahn. A rabbi reflects on what it was like, as a gay man, to pursue rabbinical ordination at the Reform seminary HUC-JIR, including his fears of being "found out." Winter 1990. PDF
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It wasn't a dominant performance by any means, but the Gophers men's basketball team moved to 4-0 with an 82-72 win over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night at Williams Arena.
"Wasn't a great performance defensively. We got the win and that's obviously the most important thing. I was really concerned with a letdown, not physically but mentally," head coach Richard Pitino said. "We have to do a better job of scrambling out defensively out of the press. It's a quick turnaround with one-day prep for Wofford, but you've got to address the immediate defensive concerns and we'll get back at it tomorrow."
The Gophers settled for three pointers and shot a miserable 8-for-28 from beyond the arc including 6-for-17 in the first half. A message that Pitino was sure to emphasize at halftime.
"Very much so. A lot of it had to do with them switching a lot of things, and instead of us driving into the paint we were settling for way too many threes," Pitino said. "We talked about that and just didn't do a great job of it. We really wanted to get fouled, but we improved in the 2nd half."
Andre Hollins led the way with 19 points for the Gophers, but it was their lack of rotation on defense that allowed Coastal Carolina to make wide open shots and keep the game close while hitting 57 percent in the second half.
The Gophers used a 19-0 run late to defeat Richmond last Friday and holding a three point lead at the midway point of the second half, the Gophers used a 10-2 run to stretch the lead to 11 with a little more than 8 minutes left in the game.
With the Gophers headed to Maui next week for 3 games in 3 days, Pitino talked openly about his concern that Tuesdays game might be a trap game.
"I was really concerned going in just because you play at Richmond in a big time environment and then you come back here," Pitino said. "I was really concerned about a letdown. I don't think they let down physically, as much as we did mentally. "
The team remains home Thursday when they host Wofford at 6PM at Williams Arena. They then travel to Maui to face Syracuse on Monday in their toughest test of the season to date.
Point guard DeAndre Mathieu continues to dazzle finishing with 17 points five rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Andre Hollins scored his 900th career point.
Forward Joey King was injured as he ran into Hollins while chasing a loose ball in the second half. He appeared to be out on his feet, and after the game Pitino said he would be evaluated Wednesday. His status for Thursday and the Maui Invite is unknown.
The Gophers forced 20 turnovers, 11 in the first half.
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Grooming - Shaving
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More and more guys are sporting retro mustaches, beards and unshaven looks. Urban hipsters and the fashion forward can be seen donning facial hair the likes we haven't seen since the '70s and '80s. Then there are those who just want a relaxed, but sexy look. Here are some examples of men's facial hair as seen on famous men.
Treating Ingrown Hairs (a.k.a. Razor Bumps)
I think it is safe to say that man's greatest nemesis, when it comes to grooming, is ingrown hair (a.k.a. razor bumps). They can appear anywhere, however, men are typically plagued by razor bumps on their faces and necks due to shaving, right where everybody can see them. There are a variety of methods and products that can be applied to...
Men's Shaving Frequently Asked Questions
Are you getting the most out of your shave? Gillette put together a helpful Q&A for frequently asked questions on men's shaving.
Prevention Tips for Guys Prone to Ingrown Hairs or Razor Bumps
Preventing Ingrown Hairs or Razor Bumps - For men, shaving is a necessary evil, at least for most of us. And we will be plagued with ingrown hairs (also referred to as razor bumps) as long as we continue to scrape a sharp blade across our faces every day. Paying attention to how we shave and take care of skin will be our best defense in the...
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Shaving - Tips for Getting the Best Shaving Results
Lets face it, shaving is an invasive activity. Applying a sharp metal blade to your face cuts hairs but also removes microscopic layers of skin and can cause irritation. These simple rules will minimize damage and improve your shaving results.
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Ingrown hairs (also called razor bumps) are unsightly and painful. They result when the shaved hair gets trapped inside the follicle or grows back into the skin. The comprehensive approach outlined here will solve the most stubborn conditions or occasional ingrown hairs.
Shave Kits for Men - Shave Kits Make Great Gifts for Guys
I took a survey asking the men I know about the type of shaving products they use. I was stunned to find out how many use drug store shaving foams and such - we are talking most if not all. Unacceptable! Skin needs to be treated with more TLC. Thus I have determined that shave kits make great gifts for guys whether it's for you or actually for...
Shaving: men-u Shaving Kit Product Profile
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History of Razors and Shaving
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Deep Sea World is located just under the picturesque Forth Rail Bridge, in the quaint village of North Queensferry. This stunning photo was taken by Garry Irvine from North Queensferry. This little village is just 20 minutes from Edinburgh and 40 minutes from Glasgow, Deep Sea World is one of the premier attractions in Scotland, offering fun for the whole family, no matter what their age. Come along and see our full schedule of daily interactive and fun presentations such as our seal feed, meet a reptile and our rock pool sessions.
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Immigration and Conservative Political Strategy
Panelists talked about the use of immigration as a political wedge issue, using a paper by Ruy Teixeira, "The Coming End of the… read more
Panelists talked about the use of immigration as a political wedge issue, using a paper by Ruy Teixeira, "The Coming End of the Culture Wars," as the starting point. In his remarks Mr. Teixeira argued that shifting demographics have rendered obsolete polarizing issues such as immigration that conservatives have utilized in recent elections. Other topics included ongoing debate on health care reform, how Democrats can maintain Latino voters, and immigration reform. Following their discussion panelists replied to questions from audience members. close
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I'm a huuuuge font addict. On my old computer I must have over 600 fonts I downloaded. It's the I-Wish-I-Was-A-Graphic-Designer bug I have. For my BFA thesis I happen to be incoroporating Victorian science book fonts and have literally scoured the internet in search of the perfect font. In my quest, I have discovered several companies I knew nothing about and actually adore.
This cool font is from LetterHead Fonts. I love how they show you in actual designs how your fonts will look.
Letterpress font a la Chris Costello. You have to go to myfonts.com to purchase though.
This shop has mainly handwritting fonts and bookish fonts. So I heart Oldfonts.com
And of course, if you have cash coming out of your ears, Veer.
Just some neato fonts for you invitations for DIY folks. Or for your Save The Dates. Or maybe for your 56th craft project your planning. Whatever you need.
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Honestly I thought I was prepared and knew how much most things would cost for the wedding. The biggest suprise for me so far is renting. Renting chairs, linens, forks, spoons, cups and such was not high on my 'it's going to be expensive list'. Until I started to read rental sites. So far, it looks like to rent enough tables, chairs, linens etc to accomidate 100 people will cost $3,000 and up! Excuse me? I am not going to spend $2 per napkin for one freakin night.
So I went onto craigslist and instead of renting plates and silverware…I bought them. For a quarter of the price. I figure even if I resell them for 3/4 of the cost I'll still be saving myself mucho money. I don't remember what plates I ate off of at any wedding so this was not a high priority for me. Tablecloths? Ebay. Napkins? My grandma's basement. Wine glasses? Ikea. I will still be renting tables and chairs but I'm only renting one set of chairs for ceremony and dinner and will ask some teenagers to help move them to the tables after the ceremony. And really read that fine print! My caterer charges two dollars a chair to bag them for transportation. Otherwise you bag them. I don't want to be in my wedding dress bagging chairs but hell no I will not pay $200 so their chairs can each be bagged. I'll again ask some teens for a couple bucks to bag the chairs.
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Decorno posted this and I just could not help but laugh. A whole post on what she hates about weddings.
I have one to add that really really pisses me off: releasing ANYTHING at your ceremony. Butterflies, doves, balloons…they all die! The balloons pop and choke wildlife, the butterflies and doves don't know where the hell they are and all likely die. Nothing beats starting your married life by killing helpless animals :)
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1. Jordan almonds. One the trend spectrum (or circle, really since things just keep going away and coming back in like some virtuous circle), jordan almonds are so bad and so tacky that they are almost back. ALMOST. But not. And really, not ever. I just paid probably $100 or more for your gift. All I expect is a timely thank-you on nice stationery, and frankly, even if you forget, I won't hold it against you. If I came to your wedding, it's because I love you and I am thrilled for you. Save the $5 per guest that you invested in your silly little boxes and ribbon and forget the little candy you placed inside. I would rather have a bar of Scharffen Burger chocolate than the stale nuts or waxy chocolate, so do everyone the favor of bypassing the awkward little going-away gift. No jordan almonds, please. No M&Ms with your initials. Just a nice plate of beef or fish, please, and some good wine. That's all your guests need.
2. The accidental invitation. You know the one you get from the colleague with whom you are friendly and currently working on a short-term project? Just because we have hit it off, and because I ask about your nuptials (how can I not ask? You probably already mentioned it 9 times) please don't feel that you need to send me a belated invitation. I hardly know you. And now it's awkward for both people. I have to free up a Saturday, find a gift… you have to explain to your friends who the hell I am… it's awkward. Invite people you have known for more than 3 years and with whom you socialize outside of work. Anything less is just weird. You don't want a bunch of people in your wedding photos whom you won't know in another 3 years.
3. Tiaras. I am not even going to explain why.
4. Familial or social atonement. Have a big rift with poppa and think a wedding invitation is just the thing to mend the two of you? Wrong. Old bitchy friend you had a falling out with, and you think inviting her is the best olive branch you can extend? Forget it. Weddings are bad places to mend those fences, and a tacky thing, too. Mend privately before or after, and spare everyone the Dr. Phil-ness of it all.
5. Thinking it's going to be the most amazing wedding ever. It won't be. I guarantee it. So pack your humility and sweetness and aim for a fun party and don't think that custom-stenciled aisle thingy is so grand and that we'll all notice. We won't. I mean, come on… we're a culture that's watched behind-the-scenes-Colin-Cowie-fest footage of Oprah parties… we all know what grand (or vulgar, depending on your take) is. Most of us can't afford it. So don't try to stretch the dollar too far. Cut your guest list and make it great for fewer people. No one will be impressed with dry chicken served to 250 in the same way that they will adore you for renting out a restaurant for 50 and throwing the dinner party of a lifetime.
6. Too many attendants. I actually think the correct number is very close to zero, but that's me. Too many (esp the older the couple is) and it's just weird.
7. Planning a weekend-long wedding full of attendance-expected events. Look, people it's YOUR day. And just because it's massively special for you, this is one of MANY we will have to attend, so ease up. You get ONE day. You do not get the brunch the day before, and the clam-dig the afternoon before, or the cocktails-on-the-boat event the day after. You get one day, and you need to feed us and give us liquor and you need to show us a good time, but we are not at summer camp and we are not going to go to 5 different events the weekend of your wedding. I, frankly, have shit to do. Shit that has nothing to do with you.
8. Ghetto locations. Or predictable ones. There is a fun space in Seattle called Lake Union cafe. Inside it's good for a party… outside, it's next to a run-down old palm reader's shack. In 2 years, this street will be charming… but for now, it's rude, I think, to make people walk past squalor to get to your event space. Plus, I have a thing against places designed just to hold events. Call me crazy, but they are the worst. I would rather walk past squalor (and the palm reader, even) and go somewhere odd like a dim sum place, than go somewhere where everyone has their weddings. It's too factory-like. Impersonal.
9. Your big gross wedding registry when you're over 28 years old. Please add to this, any sort of "We have everything we need, so give cash please… or pitch in on our online vacation registry (which is just another way to save give cash, please). I will not, thank you very much. "
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Check out the following knottie bios:
PoeGrow: They are so cute it hurts. Their ceremony was low key, sweet, and looked like damn fun. I love the one girls dress!
Emmapants36: Though not married yet, I love her inspiration board. Their engagement photos show how same-sex couples can have awesome couple shots without just swapping the man for another girl. Kuddos to that photographer.
academybeldam: I love birdcage veils and this stunning red head pulled it off. The casual funky photos make you laugh and remind you to not take all this shit so seriously!
Filed under: invitations | Tags: dauphine press, instyle, mia, weddings
Ok, I started planning my programs recently and remember in the back of my mind seeing exactly what I wanted to do a long time ago. After some googling I figured out its in the In Style Weddings Fall 06. However, I cant google the damn images up! It features Dauphine Press(and other designers) and has a several page spread. What I'm looking for is the page with the program with the deer on it. Anyone have this??? I'll love you forever. I can't get it out of my head.
1. fall centerpiece in rust container, 2. 2005 – wedding-pumpkin, 3. owl wedding coaster, 4. guests list, 5. Garland, 6. roar, 7. Wedding pumpkins, 8. corner in my art studio
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I hate flowers. They die. And the thought of spending lots and lots of money for flowers for my wedding made me initially say "No flower budget!". But I did give in and will be having some greenery at my wedding. Mostly of the fake kind. I did a post on paper flowers, but what about velvet flowers?
Check out Dulken & Derrick for lots of interesting, though not cheap, alternatives to real flowers. But just think, you can wear these later or decorate your home with them. And not just dump them in the trash(or, for the more eco conscious, compost bin). I can imagine sprucing up my hair for a cocktail party or art opening with them. Or putting them on my favorite sweater or perhaps making a little corner brighter with some framed art and the flower in a mint julep cup. Hell, you can even send them fabric you have and they will make you custom flowers!
Filed under: lesbian/gay | Tags: gay wedding, lesbian wedding, two brides, two wedding dresses
Having a lesbian wedding means a lot of two. Two veils. Two dresses(sometimes). Two sets of shoes. But I might vomit if we went matchy matchy and got the same of anything. So what does a girl wear to her lesbian wedding?
A dress? Should it be white? Should we both go with the same white? What if we get two completely different dresses and it doesn't go with the 'feel' of our wedding? If one of us wears heels, the other will be super short, but one of us wants heels, the other doesn't. What about veils? Will it look weird with two? Will they tangle? Ack!
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I just found this article in New York Magazine about another girl's exact problem: what does a girl wear to her lesbian wedding?
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I knew that the diamond industry had a problem with illegal diamonds and the fact that African nations are at constant war at each other over these much sought after gems. But I watched a documentary on diamonds last night and just sat open mouthed the whole time. Countries admitting that 60% of diamonds are smuggled out of their country meaning that many diamonds are going into our market with questionable and most likely violent origins. The diamond industry itself admitting that maybe 3% of diamonds out there in the USA market are illegal/blood diamonds. So if companies are admitting that high a percent, I can't imagine what it really is.
So I decided until the diamond industry corrects the slack laws and disregard of peoples lives in Africa, I'm only going to buy specifically conflict free diamonds/gold.
Here's some links to jewelers that offer conflict free diamonds:
- Lever Jeweler, also offers recycled metal jewelery
- Brillant Earth has a big selection
- Green Karat, one of my fav stores where I most likely will buy my wedding band
- Sumiche Jelwery Co, a lesbian owned and made jewelery
- Cred Jewlery has a little bit of a confusing website, but good selection
- Simply Wood Rings
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Common name: Chocolate cosmos
Genus/species: Cosmos atrosanguineus
Family: Asteraceae (previously Compositae)
These deep brown flowers peeked my interest not only for their lovely look but the fact that they actually smell of chocolate. Granted, my wedding month I will not likely consume much of that, but I am currently a chocoholic. I eat a bowl of ice cream and a few sugary snacks- a day! Ekk, I know. I can't help it, it's so damn good and I don't gain weight from it. I'm probably going to collapse into a diabetic coma soon, but until then, I enjoy my ice cream covered in sprinkles.
Plus, there are hardly any brown flowers out there and chocolate is one of my colors. Their so cute.


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-(Minority Strands Of Conservatism) !=Liberalism
A crucial point by Glenn Greenwald, who takes on the persistent annoyance of attempts to define statist conservatism as liberalism (or not-conservatism):
2) Goldberg's claim that Bush can even remotely be described as a "liberal" is premised on two separate fallacies: (i) that someone who deviates from conservative doctrine or violates conservative principles of government (and therefore is not a conservative) is, by definition, a "liberal"; and, more importantly, (ii) that someone who advocates increased government power or new federal domestic programs is, by definition, a "liberal." Those two flawed premises lead Goldberg to conclude that because Bush has expanded the scope of government power and created new government programs, he is "liberal."
A liberal is not merely someone who advocates increased government spending or new government programs, but instead, is someone who does so in order to achieve specific goals and ends. For that reason, to describe a president as "liberal," it is woefully inadequate to simply demonstrate increased federal spending and increased federal power. One has to know the goals and ends of this expansion.
George Bush has drastically expanded the reach, scope and power of the federal government (something which is un-conservative, at least in theory), but that power has been applied in plainly un-liberal ways, and towards decidedly un-liberal ends. For instance, his administration has run roughshod over federalism and states' rights principles and has sought to expand the scope of the Commerce Clause in order to increase the scope of federal power at the expense of the states (clearly the opposite of the crux of small-government conservatism), but has done so in order to achieve goals which are the opposite of liberalism.
This is all correct. The overriding fallacy is identifying "conservatism" with "small government," which elevates what has always been a junior partner in the conservative coalition. Using a powerful state to advance nationalism, coercively (and selectively) enforce reactionary social values, and (especially) to advance business interests has been the rule, not the exception, of actual functioning American conservatism. To call expansions of federal power "non-conservative" is to posit a powerful, consistent "states' rights" movement that from the Fugitive Slave Act to the Tennessee Valley Authority to Terri Schiavo has never in fact existed. It's not that there aren't ways in which George Bush isn't conservative, but there are multiple forms of conservatism, and Bush fits the ones typical of American conservatism quite well, and he's certainly no "liberal" of any kind.
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Wow, I was hoping Steve Smith would issue a sincere, hearf-felt apology after punching teammate Ken Lucas and he didn't disappoint.
"First of all, I'd really like to apologize to the orginization, to the coaches, to my teammates, to my family. I have a big responsibility to a lot of people and I know I disappointed a lot of people, but I will not allow this moment in the book of life to define me, despite what people may write or say.
"I made a bad decision. I accept my responsibilities and my actions. I will take this opportunity moving forward to try to do the best I can to move forward past it and let this not define me and not get down on myself to the point that I'm not able to help my teammates out and help this organization win a championship.
This is just what I was hoping for so maybe we can start the healing process. I'm going to maintain Smith excels when he feels like the world is up against him and he has something to prove. Well, he has that edge now and I expect him to be a dynamo this season once he gets on the field.


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I just read the write-up on Reginald Barclay on Memory Beta and discovered that he had served on the Enterprise-E during the events of Star Trek: First Contact. That's interesting; I don't remember seeing him in that movie.
He was the guy, who wished for a handshake with Zefram Cochrane
TNG had such a large complement of characters.
Barclay was great, but TOS had some cool recurring characters, too.
I wish we could have seen more of Kevin Riley.
Barclay was high on my list of most annoying and least favourite characters on Trek. Right next to Q, in fact...
Oh, I sort of like Barclay...I think he's such an object of scorn among the crew that he sort of has to be embraced. When Picard called him Broccoli....that was just great.
I really liked Barclay. He was a great engineer but he he lacked self confidence. I like the fact that not every person in Starfleet is portrayed as the perfect person. Barclay was great. I enjoyed each episode with him. I liked that he seemed to come into his own in Voyager.
I second that 100%. So much about the wide-spread myth that there is no conflict in TNG, that the people are too perfect and that it's a boring utopia.
I don't know, herd behaviour also, among other things, causes financial crisises. But perhaps it would be more precise to say that TNG most often showed how to peacefully and politely solve problems if possible to prevent severe conflicts.
Just because the decision process of the crew features a conference lounge meeting and no "not inhuman, green blooded, son of ..." like talk, people still have different opinions.
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So, I got into a fairly detailed discussion about the relative success of short quarterbacks on the open thread today. Primarily, it is another debate as to whether Johnny Manziel will be a franchise quarterback. Yeah, I am not above using that success (or lack thereof) as a reason against Manziel...who was recently measured at the combine as being shorter than 6 feet tall. The argument presented was that Doug Flutie did pretty well and he was under 6 feet tall. What clued me into these details and win percentages was when the fact was brought up that Flutie "only" won 57.6% of all his starts despite being too short to play. So this fanpost will show every quarterback with significant starting time and significantly better win percentages along with the quarterback's heights. I am researching this as I go so we will find out what the historical correlation is between a NFL quarterback's height and winning football games. If I end up proving myself wrong then, so be it. Remember, my argument is that quarterbacks under 6 feet tall have not had much success historically.
Here are the guys who have 32+ wins and won over 60% of all games started. Sorted by winning percentage. The main source of my information only lists quarterbacks who are either in the Hall of Fame or have 32+ career wins as the starting quarterback. Basic math tells us that it takes 4 seasons of 8 wins apiece to get to 32. If a starter isn't performing by that point then that team is usually either looking for a new quarterback or already has one. After all, isn't winning what we expect of a franchise quarterback?
Name Height Win %
Otto Graham 6'1" 81.4%
Daryle Lamonica 6'3" 78.4%
Tom Brady 6'4" 77.5%
Roger Staubach 6'3" 74.6%
Joe Montana 6'2" 71,3%
Peyton Manning 6'5" 69.6%
Jim McMahon 6'1" 69.1%
Bob Waterfield 6'1" 68.5%
Terry Bradshaw 6'3" 67.7%
Danny White 6'2" 67.4%
Frank Ryan 6'3" 67.2%
Ben Roethlisberger 6'5" 66.9%
Aaron Rodgers 6'2" 66.7%
Ken Stabler 6'3" 66.1%
Steve Young 6'2" 65.7%
Joe Flacco 6'6" 64.6%
Johnny Unitas 6'1" 64.5%
Pat Haden 5'11" 64.5%
John Elway 6'3" 64.3%
Matt Ryan 6'4" 63.8%
Jack Kemp 6'1" 63.3%
Jim Kelly 6'3" 63.1%
Earl Morrall 6'1" 62.6%
Brett Favre 6'2" 62.4%
Charlie Conerly 6'1" 62.4%
Norm Van Brocklin 6'1" 62.4%
Joe Theismann 6'0" 62.1%
Bob Griese 6'1" 61.9%
Bart Starr 6'1" 61.8%
Philip Rivers 6'5" 61.7%
Stan Humphries 6'2" 61.7%
Jay Fiedler 6'2" 61.7%
Len Dawson 6'0" 61.6%
Jay Schroeder 6'4" 61.6%
Jeff Hostetler 6'3" 61.4%
Dan Marino 6'4" 61.3%
Donovan McNabb 6'2" 61.2%
Randall Cunningham 6'4" 61.1%
Mark Rypien 6'4" 60.3%
And that's it: every quarterback in NFL history with 32+ wins and winning better than 60% of the games that they started. There are 39 of them and exactly one (Pat Haden) is under 6 feet tall, with two more that are 6 foot even. Russell Wilson is missing because he doesn't have 32 wins yet. Drew Brees is missing from this list because his win percentage is 59.5%...and I had to make a cutoff somewhere with a round number. So, three quarterbacks in NFL history have won 60% of their starts, have 32+ wins and are 6 foot or shorter. Three out of 39...or 7.6% over the course of NFL history. And that's why the NFL treats quarterbacks who are 6 foot or shorter with caution and/or disdain. Because history has shown that very few of them will really do that well. This is not 20 or 30 years of history...this is nearly 80 years of history here. And 80 years of NFL history says that quarterbacks who are 6 foot or shorter and have had some success are in the definite minority.
Now, are some of these guys not franchise quarterbacks? Yeah...but the vast majority were franchise quarterbacks and a good percentage will likely be in the Hall of Fame or are already in.
Well, there you have it. Now on with the comments regarding my stupidity/ignorance.


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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning threw for two touchdown in the first half as the Broncos lead the Chargers 17-7 at the half. Manning is 16-for-27 for 164 yards with the two TDs and one interception. Even Manning's interception was a touchdown, as Eric Weddle returned it for a score for the Chargers.
The pick six put the Chargers up 7-0, but Manning threw two touchdowns in the second quarter to give the Broncos the lead. He hit Demaryius Thomas for a 13-yard score early in the quarter and found Brandon Stokley for a 31-yard score in the final two minutes of the half.
Manning has gotten off to some slow starts this season and has yet to throw four touchdowns in a game with the Broncos, but with the first half he had against the Chargers it is possible he could reach that mark. Last time the Broncos played the Chargers, Manning threw all three of his touchdown passes in the second half.


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Front Range Anglers' trip to the Baja peninsula was a success! This unique beach fishing opportunity provided anglers with dozens of different species to target. Roosterfish, Jack Crevalle, Ladyfish, African Pompano, Cabrilla, Pargo and Sierra Mackerel were all caught from the beach and other species were caught from Pongas (boats). Look for this great saltwater trip again in 2011.
Due to the many requests for fly fishing classes for kids, FRA has teamed up with Thorne Ecological institute to offer a week-long camp at the end of this month for kids ages 9-11. We all love to teach our children to fish, but sometimes it's time to hand them off to the pros!
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Need help with this issue..currently we are having a scenario wherein in a JSP page we invoke the Microsoft Outlook client (open the Outlook client) using ActiveX api.. This we are doing using a java Script function which is called when the JSP page gets loaded.
The body of the email is pre populated in a HTML format when the Outlook client opens up.
Now we have a requirement wherein we need to open up the Lotus Notes client in a similar way ..Could someone please advise/help how this could be achieved ..whether there are some standard api's which could be used here.
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A Soolip Wedding
03-06-2011, Los Angeles
VeeV headed to the Bel Air Bay Club for an afternoon with the lovely brides-to-be of Southern California. The annual event was centered around sustainable celebrating and highlighted a roster of all green vendors. VeeV bartenders shook up refreshing mason jar cocktails and VeeV Co-Founder, Courtney Reum, served as a panelist on sustainable celebrating.


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Chicago based, Grammy nominated producer DJ White Shadow has announced the release of the first EP Pussy Drugs Fear of a 3 part EP trilogy slated for release July 23rd on Decon Records. Paul Blair also known as DJ White Shadow is widely known for his collaboration with Lady Gaga on her 2011 release Born This Way. Responsible for 9 of the 14 tracks on the Grammy nominated album, DJ White Shadow has taken his production skills to another level with this trap-inspired, 3 track EP, keeping pace with the biggest DJ's around with ease and grandeur. In the mean time check out the video for "Fear", a track pointing to the dismal perspective on what encompasses fear, paranoia and war in the 20th century till now.
Hailing from small town Ohio DJ White shadow came up through the now infamous underground Detroit party scene. Eventually setting up camp in Chicago, DJ White Shadow has been invited to play sets all over the world including NYC, Las Vegas, Barcelona, London, and Milan for clients such as Playboy, Louis Vuitton, Google, Nike, Marc Jacobs and the Obama campaign. Discovered by Lady Gaga in 2010 DJ White Shadow took a hiatus from the booth to contribute on her Grammy nominated, #1 album Born This Way while touring for it and continuing work on her next release. While he'll undoubtedly continue to make hits for artists, he will continue to be an entity unto himself solidifying his global DJ status with Pussy Drugs Fear.


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Beat The Heat
Warmer weather may still be months away, but the Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB) wants you to "Beat the Heat" by spaying your cat in advance of her heat cycle and preventing unwanted litters from being born this spring. Animal shelters commonly refer to spring time as "kitten season" because that is when they receive the largest influx numbers of unwanted litters that are difficult to adopt.
That's why the Humane Society of Tampa Bay is offering a special "Beat the Heat" campaign sponsored by PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America Through the "Beat the Heat" campaign, HSTB will provide $20 spay and neuter surgeries for female cats during the month of February.
Spaying and neutering is one of the most effective ways to reduce the homeless pet population and is safe for kittens as young as eight to 10 weeks old, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. Spaying a female cat before the first heat cycle can be beneficial, improving the health of the pet by reducing the risk of certain reproductive cancers and infections.
"Female cats can have as many as three litters a year, and kittens can breed as young as four months old," says HSTB Executive Director, Sherry Silk. "Most people don't want to see their cat get pregnant over and over again, so hopefully our "Beat the Heat" campaign will serve as a gentle reminder to cat owners to sterilize their cats before they go into heat this year."
This special $20 rate is even less than the organization's normal low-cost price and is available to all residents of Hillsborough County. Cat parents who wish to take advantage of this offer must mention the "Beat the Heat" campaign when they schedule their appointment. This campaign is based on availability.
Thanks to the PetSmart Charities grant, the Humane Society of Tampa Bay will provide 280 female cat "Beat the Heat" sterilizations for $20 in February. Please call 813.870.3304 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
PetSmart Charities' "Beat the Heat" campaign provides more than $549,700 to spay/neuter clinics to fund affordable, high-quality spay and neuter surgeries for 15,508 female cats across the nation during the month of February.


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Are you dreading that day in January when you find that you can no longer zip your pants? You can pretend that you left them in the dryer too long, or you can avoid this situation altogether by following a few tips.
Are you experiencing an overload of sweetness this holiday season? Then you may need some respite in the form of movies featuring people not at their best during the festivities.
A Budapest gift shop is the setting for antagonistic co-workers Alfred Kralik (Jimmy Stewart) and Klara Novak (Margaret Sullavan) who are lonelyheart pen pals but don't realize it in The Shop Around the Corner. Here's a clip of Alfred counseling Klara on her choice of blouses:
Even though the national unemployment rate is hovering around 9.1%, a recent study by online job aggregator Indeed.com found that there are many opportunities available in the healthcare field, especially for registered nurses.
Thanks to aging baby boomers, other in-demand healthcare jobs include:
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Shot in 1951 and adapted from the Tennessee Williams play that captivated Broadway audiences, A Streetcar Named Desire was Hollywood's first film made for adult only audiences. Although the script's references to homosexuality and rape had to be toned down to satisfy the Motion Picture Production Code, the film still managed to shock and amaze, and its raw power can be felt six decades later.
As Blanche DuBois, Vivien Leigh gave an anguished, indelible performance that some critics believe reflected her own bipolar condition; she later had trouble distinguishing herself from the character. And Marlon Brando's sly portrayal of crude, sexy Stanley Kowalski made him the crown prince of his generation of actors and helped to redefine American film artistry.
For a non-mumbling version, take home the 1995 CBS Playhouse 90's version with Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange, John Goodman and Diane Lane.
According to a recent article in USA Today, Denver ranks as the 8th worst city in the nation for traffic congestion.
If you feel your blood pressure rise during your commute or while running errands, why not make use of that time and listen to a book on tape?
You could reread an old favorite, learn a new language or fill in those gaps in your knowledge by listening to a biography or classic you never got around to reading.
Everyone knows the best part of Halloween (aside from miniature Kit Kats) is figuring out your costume. Instead of renting or buying a costume, you can create a unique look by visiting your local thrift store and taking advantage of the special Halloween section which usually has lots of themed used clothes, actual costumes and a frightening number of ghoulish accessories.
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25 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, the Oprah Winfrey Show debuted, and over 5 million people joined in Hands across America. A gallon of gas cost $.89, but a Tandy 600 portable computer cost $1599.00.
While Imelda Marcos was fleeing the Philippines (without her famous collection of 1060 pairs of shoes), we were going to the movies ($3.75 per ticket) and seeing:
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
An American Tail
What do Night of the Iguana, James and the Giant Peach, Breakfast at Tiffany's, West Side Story and Barack Obama have in common? They're all eligible for an AARP card because they turned fifty this year.
Long before Harry Potter or the Baudelaires and their Series of Unfortunate Events, Roald Dahl wrote James and the Giant Peach, the story of a small boy who is orphaned when his parents are eaten by a rampaging rhinoceros. He is then sent to live with his two horrible aunts and finally escapes by entering a giant peach and having surreal adventures with its insect inhabitants.
It's great to be number one. Just last year, Colorado was named the fittest state in the nation in a report produced by the Trust for America's Health.
Turns out we're also number one for identity theft crimes, according to the Federal Trade Commission, with Greeley leading the way.
Below are 10 tips you can follow in order to help secure and protect your personal information and ensure that your identity or your credit have not been compromised:
Did you know that bamboo:
Was the first plant to re-green after the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945?
Is actually a grass that can grow 3-4 feet in 24 hours?
Provides houses for over 1 billion people?
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Has the tensile strength of mild steel?
Furnishes 90% of a panda's diet?
No wonder bamboo is considered to be a critical element for lifting thousands of people in developing countries out of poverty. Its fast growth and many options for large uses, such as flooring or building materials, benefit small-scale farmers as well as those employed in the construction industry.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Some brides-to-be took a break from the weather Sunday afternoon.
There was a huge turnout at the Cape Fear Wedding Show.
The bridal expo took place at the Wilmington Convention Center in downtown Wilmington.
It gave brides the opportunity to meet local and regional vendors.
Bridges said having all the companies under one roof is the best way to start planning a wedding.
"It's really nice because looking online there's so many different websites to pin you around so it's nice to just go to one area to get everything you need," said Sarah Sawyer, a future bride.
Vendors featured wedding gowns, food, photography and music.
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Episode 61
Welcome, once again, to the VideoGamer.com Podcast. To be a bit more specific, welcome to another one of those super-irreverent episodes where the train of conversation is derailed every five minutes or so. Hey, sometimes that's just how we roll.
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