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- Hairstylist Chris McMillan has confessed he was stoned when he gave Jennifer Anistaon her iconic "Rachel" haircut back in 1994. But don't worry, he's been sober for 14 years now. [WWD]
- The Kardashians have lost a name dispute over their beauty brand, Khroma, to Kroma Makeup. Their company will henceforth be called Kardashian Beauty. [NYmag.com]
- Shenae Grimes is hitched! The "90210″ star married — in a gorgeous black wedding gown! — model musician Josh Beech today in London. [People]
- A 10-year-old boy may have been forced to lick his desk clean by his teacher after he was caught doodling on his desk. What. The. Fuck. [The Root]
- Ack, they've finally cast the character of Augustus Waters in the movie adaption of John Green's The Fault In Our Stars! Augustus will be played by 19-year-old Ansel Elgort, who also stars in the upcoming "Carrie" remake. He's cute! Yay! [Entertainment Weekly]
- A statute of the late Amy Winehouse will soon be going up in her old neighborhood of Camden. [The Sun UK]
- Eight reasons J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons is just like us humans … and eight ways she isn't. [Racked]
- Mark Ruffalo opens up about the 2008 unsolved murder of his younger brother, Scotty, a Beverly Hills hairdresser. [US Weekly]
- Someone gave "Teen Mom"/fledgling porn star Farrah Abraham a $400,000 Lamborghini for free. Are you jealous? [Daily Mail UK]
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Again, if CTCA has truly cleaned up its act since then, that's a story worth telling, especially given the prominence of its ad campaign. However, given the desperate mindset of people who are most likely to respond to those ads or other promotions, or come to this website, if some of its promises and success stories are not true, we need to know that, too. And either way, I'd love to know who the investors are behind this increasingly visible healthcare venture.
3. The European Union: What were they thinking?
Maybe it's just me, but I remain confused about what political leaders and economic officials in Europe were thinking about their inconsistent economies and approaches to fiscal policy when they introduced the European Union's common currency in 1999. How, if at all, did they address the possibility that some of the member countries would be so fiscally irresponsible (or economically challenged, depending on your view) that in a broad recession they could drag every other country down unless the strongest - in this case Germany - chipped in billions of its taxpayers' money to rescue even the most recalcitrant of the weakest?
Can't some smart newspaper or magazine (or maybe 60 Minutes or CNBC) go back to 1999 and tell us how these potential problems were discussed and who convinced everyone else not to worry.
With the euro crisis in mind and as an offshoot to the stories like this one over the weekend about banks holding "fire drills" to deal with the outcome of the Greek elections, I bet that last weekend there were also a half-dozen or so lawyers scattered at elite firms across the world whose arcane specialty is, or has become, currency provisions in loan documents and similar contracts. It would be fun to see a story of how they worked through the weekend huddling with hundreds of jittery clients, proving once again that even the worst events produce economic winners (usually the lawyers). Who are they? And who came up with the most creative potential solutions for clients worried about being stuck with drachmas?


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With the real Tiger Woods on the mend after knee surgery, about the only place you can see him playing right now is in the virtual world.
Xbox Live and the PlayStation network have put up a pretty sharp-looking new demo from EA Sports' upcoming "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09."
After you play the demo's three holes at the all-new Gary Player Country Club, one of Africa's top courses, Tiger's personal performance coach Hank Haney will customize tips and drills to help you get better (similar to the way you can improve skills in EA Sports' excellent "Madden NFL 09" game).
"Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09" will be in stores Aug. 26.
Other news and notes from the video-game world:
According the NPD Group, which tracks the industry, more than 555,000 Wiis and 608,000 DS handhelds were sold in July. That allowed Nintendo to keep the top two spots in hardware sales. Wii accounted for a 49 percent share of all console sales in the month; the DS held a 73 percent share. Just thinking out loud: The one thing the Wii doesn't have is superior HD graphics. If Nintendo released an HD Wii for, say, $350 (up $100 from the standard Wii), I think it'd be a top seller as well.
On a related note, five games made for Nintendo systems were among the top 10 best-selling games of July: "Wii Fit" was second, "Guitar Hero: On Tour" was third, "Wii Play" was fourth, "Mario Kart" was No. 7, and "Rock Band" was No.8.
Electronic Arts signed a publishing agreement with Japanese development studio Grasshopper Manufacture. Under the terms of the deal, EA Partners will publish an action-horror game produced by Shinji Mikami ("Resident Evil") and directed by innovative game designer Suda51 ("Moonlight Syndrome"). The title is being developed for the PC and all console systems and is due this fall.
2K Sports has put a free demo of "NHL 2K9" on the PlayStation network. It's a three-minute simulation of last year's Stanley Cup matchup between Pittsburgh's Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings. The demo should hit Xbox Live this week. Expect the game in stores next month.
Video-game publisher Mastiff will bring the award-winning, arcade-style "Deer Drive" to Wii this fall. It's the first deer-hunting game that features simultaneous play for up to four gamers.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (499 votes).
In short: First Knacker Cracker - won't be my last !!In full: This was my first serious running event (well if you count running up and down a massive hill in a nun outfit as serious!) and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's muddy, slippery and very testing in places. The organisation and marshalling was brilliant. Thanks to all involved.Date of review: January 1, 2012
In short: Awesome race!In full: Found it tough going and very hot in the Gorilla suit! Date of review: January 1, 2012
In short: Excellent as always. Bit warm maybe... oops that'll be snow next year...Date of review: January 1, 2012
In short: Great race once again! I'll be back next year Date of review: January 1, 2012
In short: Great race - Thanks to all the marshalls!!Date of review: January 1, 2012
In short: third time i've run it, and i'm sure it gets better every yearIn full: congrats to Dr Rob and the Roblets for sorting out another highly enjoyable jaunt up and down (and up and down and up and down and up and down and up and down and up and down) and all around Box Hill.I've run it for the last three years, and I'll be back next year!happy new year and god bless, the first nun homeDate of review: January 1, 2012
In short: Had my Bells thoroughly Jingled !In full: Great run, sets you up for the year, stunning scenery, great costumes and super atmosphere between the runners. Thanks to all the organisers and marshals,lovely goodie bag as well.Date of review: January 1, 2012
In short: A Brilliant Start to 2012!In full: Rob, and all his helpers - thank you. A great way to start the year. Huge fun, a great challenge but a massive grin for both conquering the Knacker Cracker and for such a fun event. Then a wonderful surprise when I just went to make a cup of coffee in my mug to find it heat reactive - superb! I love the t-shirt and medal too - knackered and just off to pull the final cracker of the festive season! Another Trionium Triumph - thanks again to all the team.Date of review: January 1, 2012
In short: Perfect start to the year and the 'olympic' course worked well. Thanks to Dr Rob and all the very encouraging marshals. Kids are on notice to get me up the stairs later.Date of review: January 1, 2012
In short: First olympic event of 2012 done In full: Washing machine now completing second olympic event of 2012. I knew that I shouldn't have worn my best suit!Great fun and a wonderful way to start 2012. Innovative 'extra half hill' bonus - just in case we still had some energy left to be sapped out of the legs.Fantastic cameraderie amongst the runners and great support all the way around from marshals.Felt sorry for the guy running with a snorkel for not getting the opportunity to try it out crossing the River Mole this year.By law of averages next year it should snow, put my name down now for the 10th Anniversary featuring the Juniper Top Cresta Run.Date of review: January 1, 2012
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Politico reports that "[t]he White House plans to announce a slew of education initiatives next week in conjunction with the release of the 2012 budget, including a new iteration of the 'Race to the Top' program aimed at funding individual school districts rather than states. [...]
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated federal fiscal outlook for 2011 through 2021. It's not cheery. Read more
Governor-elect Rick Scott's transition team releases policy reccomendations. Lots of forward learning policies around choice, charters, online learning, comptency-based education models, and human capital reform.
The Bush Institute's James Guthrie on the 9 myths of education funding.
Blue State Digital Offers some good advice on end of the year fund raising.
Google pushes education software through app store
Chile's Innovation Experiment. They're importing entrepreneurs from all over the world, offering them $40,000 and giving them a visa, office space, mentoring, and fundraising.
New govs take office with historic budget challenges. And...debt crisis threatens to bring down 100 US cities
While everyone is looking to 2011 for signs of ESEA reauthorization, Federal policymakers are wrestling this month with a number of issues that involved education.
Budget/Appropriations: Congress is still debating the FY 2011 appropriations. The House passed a $1.1 trillion Continuing Resolution (CR) that essentially level funds many programs (and includes $500 million for another round of Race to the Top) while the Senate has worked on an omnibus spending bill that would provide $19 billion more in funding than the House CR. The different approaches and deep disagreements around spending levels has generated significant uncertainty around program funding levels. Meanwhile, inside the Administration, agencies have spent the last month negotiating the final details of their FY 2012 budgets with the White House Office of Management and Budget. These details will be strategically leaked in January ahead of the President's State of the Union Address before the entire budget is released in early February.
Deficit Reduction: Federal policymakers and economists have also shifted from stimulus-oriented policy (e.g. ARRA and EduJobs) to thinking about deficit reduction as a means of bolstering the struggling economic recovery. This debate has been playing out for the last several months, particularly among the international community, but it has come to the forefront of the domestic discussions as a result of the midterm elections and the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. A recentGallup poll found that Americans prioritize deficit reduction as an economic strategy over additional stimulus spending or cutting taxes. House Republicans have suggested rolling back spending levels to FY 2008 levels while the President's deficit commission included a host of recommendations and warned, "Our nation is on an unsustainable fiscal path…Federal debt this high is unsustainable. It will drive up interest rates for all borrowers – businesses and individuals – and curtail economic growth by crowding out private investment."
ESEA Waivers: During a recent speech, Secretary Duncan offered his most pointed critique of NCLB, stating that "Where you have in place a law that is in many cases hurting children, hurting the country, why would you want to continue with that?" Over the years, there are various provisions of NCLB that have garnered support and/or criticism from various sectors engaged in public education. Regardless of one's opinion of the merits or demerits of the actual law, it is the law on the books, and unless and until the reauthorization of ESEA actually is signed, will be the guiding structure for federal education funding programs. ESEA provides the Secretary with broad authority, which has been used in the past to allow for pilots with growth models and adjustments to the interventions triggered by missing AYP. Recently, NEA wrote Secretary Duncan asking him to use the waiver authority to provide relief from certain requirements of the law. If ESEA reauthorization stalls in 2011, there will be an increase in the calls for the Secretary to break out his waiver pen and rewrite portions of the law pending ultimate reauthorization.
All of these debates have implications for education including the federal funding landscape and also the appropriate uses of the Secretary's waiver authority. What one group sees as providing "flexibility" is often viewed by others as gutting the law. So we asked our Insiders to help forecast the outcomes of the appropriations process, what deficit reduction policies might be enacted, and how, if at all, should the Secretary use his waiver authority. Questions include:
Joining us for the December 15 webinar to discuss these results are:
Charles Barone, Director of Federal Policy for Democrats for Education Reform: Prior to joining DFER in early 2009, Charles Barone spent five years working as an independent consultant on education policy issues. His clients included the Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights, Education Trust, and the National Academies of Sciences. In 2007, Barone authored the DFER briefing "Keeping Achievement Relevant: The Reauthorization of 'No Child Left Behind'". Between 2001 and 2003, Barone served as Democratic Deputy Staff Director for the House Education and Labor Committee under Congressman George Miller (D-CA), prior to which he served as Miller's Legislative Director from 1997-2000. Barone first came to Capitol Hill as a Congressional Fellow in 1993 and subsequently became Chief Education Advisor to the late Senator Paul Simon (D-IL). Before his entry into Washington politics, Charles was a fellow in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. He received his doctorate from the University of Maryland College Park in 1991 and a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1983.
Victor "Vic" Klatt, III, Vice President, Van Scoyoc Associates: For nearly 20 years, Vic has helped shape nearly every major education initiative in Washington—as a senior education official in the Executive Branch, as the top education staff member in the House of Representatives, and as founder of a groundbreaking education policy practice at Van Scoyoc Associates. In 2008, Mr. Klatt rejoined Van Scoyoc as a Vice President after serving as GOP Staff Director for the House Education and Labor Committee since 2005. He had responsibility for more than 50 people when Republicans were the majority party. He helped guide the Committee's deliberations on a wide range of education, workforce, and social policy issues, including higher education, "No Child Left Behind," pension reform, OSHA, Head Start, welfare reform, job training, civil rights, and mine safety issues, among many others. Previously at Van Scoyoc Associates from 2000-2005, Mr. Klatt created one of the most significant education policy shops in Washington. As a result, VSA has represented some of the biggest names in education policy, from early childhood providers, to higher education institutions, non-profits, for-profits, specific issue specific coalitions, and large associations. At the House Education and Workforce Committee, as it was then known, Mr. Klatt served for seven years in the 1990s as Education Policy Director. He coordinated the Committee's work on all education and human resources issues within its jurisdiction and supervised 12 professional staff members. Mr. Klatt first began specializing in education issues in 1989, when he joined the Administration of President George H.W. Bush and became Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs at the U.S. Department of Education. With Secretaries Lamar Alexander and Laura Cavazos, Mr. Klatt helped coordinate the legislative dimension of the first Bush Administration's educational policy.
Yesterday, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) released the biannual Fiscal Survey of States (pdf). Top education headlines:
The end of Recovery Act funding in 2012, along with the growing pension liability and the rise of Medicaid enrollment could further exacerbate the already tight fiscal conditions. Finally, the potential impact of health care reform in 2014 is a real unknown at this time.
General Fund revenues declined 2.5 percent in fiscal 2010 compared to fiscal 2009. However, states are projecting a 4.4 percent increase in General Fund revenue collections in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010. Even with this General Fund revenue increase, revenues for fiscal 2011 are $43.7 billion, 6.5 percent below fiscal 2008 levels.
For fiscal 2010, thirty-nine states made $18.3 billion in mid-year budget cuts. Thus far for fiscal 2011, 14 states have made $4 billion in cuts.
35 states made mid-year program cuts to K12 education for a total of $5.4 billion and 32 made cuts to higher education totaling $2.5 billion.
First look at the 2012 battleground map. GOP Governor gains in key swing states Arizona,
Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania change the dynamics.
CCAP's 25 Ways to Reduce the Costs of College, funded through a Lumina grant. Includes recommendations for online learning and AP courses.
Innocentive - new open platform for crowdsourcing ideas and solutions. They describe themselves as "the global innovation marketplace where creative minds solve some of the world's most important problems for cash awards up to $1 million. Commercial, governmental and humanitarian organizations engage with InnoCentive to solve problems that can impact humankind in areas ranging from the environment to medical advancements."
The President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released their draft recommendations today (pdf). Couple of interesting points- principle 6 calls for continued investments in "education, infrastructure, and high-value R&D." They also set a spending target of 21% of GDP or lower, way below the current level of around 30%. Looks like a debate about what levels to hold spending to. Cantor suggests 2008 and the Commission calls for 2010.
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Because finally, after a month or two of layoffs, i have realized that I really dont have much else to do these days at night. I'm too tired to go out and John Kerry has finished speaking (help is on the way!) at least for today and i have no idea what else i should doI have gone to europe, but europe isn't europe on a fob tour where all the meals cept like 4 are on out of the way chinese restaurants, so i won't go into detail on thatAnd i've been playing like 3-4 times a week now. Shady: PASS ME THE FREAKING BALLStan: Oh shut up shady, we don't need to take 48 shots a gameShady: If we shoot 75%, yeah, we ought toStan: Whatever, you're just whining like jeff lee nowShady: ...Anyhow, hopefully that will make me good enough to try out for hte Silliman intramural team at Yale, seeing as I'm much too short for varsity. Sigh, Yale, gonna be good times, I've already talked to 2 out of my 3 roomies, and im hoping the 3rd will check his email one day. But i'm gonna miss the guys down here in TX, plus those kids at camp i still remember who they are. Yay, school starts in like 4 weeks, so exciting.
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What do you think is the greatest upset by an El Paso boys or girls basketball team?
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The greatest upset in basketball history was in the 1980's by the Bel Air Girls Basketball Team.
During the season, their head basketball coach passed away in Miss Sutton. The school district appointed in what has never happened before two co-head coaches in Fred Anaya and Mary Montgomery.
The team went into the playoffs against powerhouse LubbocK Monterrey in Lubbock and their famed suffocating full court press. The Highlanders had no chance to win, I mean none. If there were odds on the game which there weren't, Bel Air would have been 50 point underdogs.
Monterrey got beat soundly by that Bel Air team and all the credit goes to Mr. Anaya and Miss Thompson with one of the best game plans ever against that famed press and team.
Anaya went on to become the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Del Valle High School and is still with the Ysleta School District. Thompson one of the most feared and respected volleyball coaches in high school history, I am sorry, as I do not know where she is.
Didn't Riverside make the Final 4 one year and beat a Top 5 team to get there?
Ysleta vs Bel-air. Ysleta upsets Bel air in the closing moments of the game. Ralph Palomar(Tiny),David Moore against Bel-airs "twin towers" Jim Forbes,and forget other player's name. District race game back in 1967-68 or 69.
Alright frank This shows what you know about our 3a district down here!! we would not even play the teams you listed yesterday unless we were 2 or 3 games deep in the playoffs!!!! adn here is a question for you and all of the other parents in Tornillo? would you rather let your kids travel to alpine sonora and those teams in that district or would you rather go to there game here in fabens and clint and watch them get beat 55-16, or other humiliating scores like that? You know what I think this is all about football and yesterday I talked to some coaches at the school along with some of the parents around town and I think that this move only benifits football because it is one less team in the district. But guess what Our school won't even have a J.V. team next year!! We only have about 7 or 8 kids coming up from 8th grade!!! and about 12 kids graduating. Bottom line is all respect is gone for the A.D. and you need to be 2A.
Well I wonder if the school board has had any input on the whole situation at Tornillo and were all of the coaches asked how they fell?
1995 Riverside boys upset Ft. Worth Dunbar in the Sweet 16 to gain a spot in the regional final. The victory I believe against Abiliene in the Elite 8 propelled them to the Final Four. Defeating Dunbar was a huge win. El Paso teams before 1995 had little or no success against schools from the Mertoplex area. That was a magical run by the Riverside Rangers!!!!The last time an El Paso team has made the final four.
The decision was based solely on football. It gave them more local games, the other programs weren't even talked about. None of the other coaches were asked their opinions. The AD probably knew they were opposed to his position, so he didn't ask
Check the board agenda/min. I doubt it was discussed or will be. TAKS scores are what is important over there. Sports aren't emphasized in Tornillo, check the number of kids who live in Caseta and the other side that come to school there everyday. I heard about 25% of the total enrollment is from the other side.Check the number of kids who quit during a season and then are allowed to play other sports later. I hear that a BIG problem, and coaches who allow it to happen too
Okay Tornillo, let's get this straight. Right now in district 3A Tornillo plays Ft. Stockton, Monahans, Clint, Pecos, Anthony and Fabens. This is a CURRENT schedule in district 3A. Now, if you drop to 2A, like most people want, you will play against Canadian, Panhandle, Sanford-Fritch, Spearman, Stratford and West Texas. They are currently in Class 2A: District 1 where Tornillo would be placed. They would meet these teams in a weekly bases, check your facts. Tornillo will not be dropped to 2A because of travel expenses, and because all of a sudden they would have the second largest enrollment in that district (Sanford-Fritch has 283). It's unfortunate that they are placed in their current district but don't point the blame on the A.D.'s. You asked a question, would I rather travel to Canadian, Spearman, etc., to watch my son compete or would I rather drive to Fabens and watch our team get beat...well, I would rather travel to Fabens and watch our team lose than drive to Canadian and watch that team totally destroy our team. (Canadian is the defending STATE champ and beat two 3A schools and one 4A school. I don't know about you but why drive over 250 miles to get our butts kicked when we can drive 30 to 40 miles to play and be back in bed the same night. I really don't know what the problem is in Tornillo, dropping to a lower category will not solve the problem...Liberty Hill with a population of 559 won the 3A State championship beating school like Gatesville who had 841 and Palestine which had an enrollment of 907. So what's the problem? Schools with smaller populations can win. Liberty Hill is a small town but they know how to develop players and coaches. So do you still think it's the A.D.'s fault. Wake up and smell the coffee. Like I said, it's unfortunate that the Tornilla athletic program is not competitive but don't blame the A.D.'s, Hate the game not the players.
To Tornillo: Oh, I see what your argument was, let Tornillo drop to 2A and HOPE they're placed in 2A:District 7 where they would play Alpine, Crane, Kermit, Ozona, Reagan and Van Horn. Let's see, we'd have to play Van Horn which is what about 100 miles away, Alpine which is about 200 miles away and Ozona which is 200 + miles away??? "Come on Chuck!" When would I get to see my kid play??? By the way, my argument about smaller schools being successful still holds. I just wanted to be accurate on the number of miles we would rack up!!! Maybe we should join some travel club and earn some free mileage.....So, what's your next point....
Frank, the next point is that you without doubt have proven yourself to be a complete jackass with the bullshit you put on this blog. You know nothing about the situation. Your dumb butt lives in Dallas. The teams here have always travelled, its part of living in West Texas. Fabens, Clint -they want Tornillo & Anthony to play 3A so they don't have to face Midland Greenwood, Seminole, etc. other true 3a teams in West Texas, then they have to travel. They begged Tornillo and Anthony to go 3a last realignment. How do you think your daughter or son would feel after being repeatedly embrassed just daddy can them play. Ever been to a Fabens homegame? The crowd & kids have no class, cursing the opponents and their principal doesn't do crap cause the kids ignore him. Bet you've never been to Tornillo, maybe to fish?
P.S . It was the AD's decision even the board members will admit it.
t-coyote....I'm not going to stoop to your level..nah, what the heck..you are such a dumbass...I AM part of the realigning research committee...you don't know me and all I know is that you criticize my opinions by cussing than turn around and say that crowds in Fabens cuss and have no class...with what you said in the blog..who's the dumbass now??? The committee I work with explores all possibilities, all you know is what the p.r. releases....I was Born and Raised in El Paso you idiot, I know that no team ENJOYS traveling more than 150 miles to go get their butts kicked. You may enjoy that bus ride but you might also enjoy shooting rabbits at point blank. The issue here coyote, was not who wanted to be placed where, hell if that ws an option we would force ALL El Paso teams to to Region II instead of Region I, afterall who doesn't mind traveling right??? My nephew DOES play for Tornillo and we instill in him good sportsmanship. We can't control how other people act and we're not interested (I'd hate to see the way you act at a game if your language in this blog is any indication of your behavior)....I traveled to ALL his games flying into El Paso and driving to Monohans, Fabens, Clint etc....
Before you mouth off, get your facts straight and try to display some sort of decorum (hope you know what that word means). My nephew plays for the satisfaction and fun, it's individuals like you who look at the score board and label individuals as loser and winners..that' a shame....If you're going to act like an intelligent individual instead of an idiot, than let your writings reflect that...by the way....the A.D's are ALMOST powerless in deciding what region and at times what levels they may be placed...it takes alot of thought, alot of money and alot of debate to accept appeals....Be a good example to your family...and community and take anger management classess...by the way, I don't fish....and my nephew loves that his uncle comes to watch him play...WIN OR LOSE....
I tell you what bustillos you were on a research committee alright, probably in the basement of your house. you did not even know what teams we would be playing untill I told spearman,canadian and the other teams you named would meet us in the 2nd or 3rd round???? You were not at either monahans or ft. stockton football game last year There was only one family at the game so don't give me that fly in bullsh#@!! Oh and did your nephew tell you about the problems that the football team has? yea they really are having fun playing football!! They hang their heads evry week of district accept when they play fabens. Hell I heard some of the kids on the team say "we just don't want them to score 100 on us" so give your nephew a call and ask him if he enjoys getting beat like that, because you said you enjoy watching it!! Oh and maybe you can make it to one of the other teams homecomings next year cause that is what we are, A homecoming game on everybodies schedule!!!
oyote, I mean coyote...you keep making me laugh...I didn't know you were the official attendance keeper, only one family huh, do you remember what they wore of the color of thier hair??....it's now amusing reading your "thoughts"--i guess you just don't know what to say let alone when to stop. i've got several thoughts that will help to clear your clouded mind......oh, so I didn't know who Tornillo would play if they had dropped to 2A until you told me...how ignorant can you be, don't answer that, your lack of sensibility is well noted...I think YOU need to research the alignment,if Tornillo had dropped, they would have been placed in 2A district 1 which includes the teams you listed...they would NOT have been placed earlier with Alpine, Van Horn, etc. you idiot, they would not have been placed in 2A district 7. 2A district 1 includes Canadian, Panhandle, Spearman etc., etc., so they would have met those schools on a weekly basis and not deep in second round. Is that simple enough for you to understand!!!!?? I can draw pictures if I have to. Stratford was facing a similar situation in being dropped to 1A, which would have opened the door for Tornillo to move in. Second of all, how do you know I wasn't at those games? You don't even know me and I wasn't aware that you followed the Tornillo football team to EVERY game--doesn't take a law degree to figure out you don't know what you're talking about...geesh, I'm on a roll here somebody stop me..you didn't address several things coyote ole boy...you dodged the sportsmanship issue...and you evaded what's important to young athletes...the score board or what they gained...operate out of my basement, that's classic, did you think of that all by yourself or did you have someone help you...actually, I operate out of a high rise in dallas in an office that is 21 stories high..you should come up one of these days, I'll be glad to show you my "basement."
Finally, I think you've lost track of what this whole agrument was about...go back and read what you wrote...Next, I never said I enjoyed watching Tornillo getting their butts kicked I said I enjoyed watching my nephew play...I can't control what other football team players do or say; "hang their heads low...hope they don't score 100 points"--LIKE I SAID and you weren't listening, we love to watch our nephew play, win or loose, whether they win or loose by 100 points doesn't matter to us..we are proud when he stands out there with the rest of the TRUE coyote fans...So quit your crying and boo-hooing and focus that energy into something positive, start a peewee football league, offer to help coach, get off your butt and do something..people like you make it hard for the rest of us...have some pride, and show it...hey, if Tornillo is everybody's Homecoming game...that's an added bonus...more entertainment...and we'll be there with our nephew...cheering him on...Finally, if this problem persists and you are embarrassed of the beatings the team receives, perhaps you should consider moving.. I'm sure you'll find something to complain about....Hey (personal shoutout!) congratulations to the Tornillo basketball team, just heard they're in the playoffs, amazing what a school with only 253 students can do---Go Coyotes!!! Peace out..in all fairness, I'll read what you have to say but won't respond...see, this is what good sportsmanship is all about...not whether you win or lose but what you gain...
Let's see so Tornillo, which is located 6 miles east of Fabens, near El Paso would play in Dist.1-2A.Dist. 1-2A which located in the Panhandle, north of Amarillo would have a team that's is not in the same geographical region. Enlighten me, I'm ignorant, as to why oh why this would happen. At the least, it's got to be a 7-9 hr drive one way. I bet those schools wouldn't travel to Tornillo. Maybe UIL could fly Tornillo to the games? What do you think? (You're on the committe, right?)Oh, the 253 enrollment number, was from the last realignment 2 years. I wonder who's been reading P.R. releases now
The Greatest Upset , would have to be Nacho beating Ramses, for the championship.
Ok Frank since you're this big Guru. Why can't the parents decide which class i.e. 5A, 4A. 3A, etc. their kids compete in. We have too many gun ho coaches that think their coaching in the NFL or NBA or the Dallas Cowboys or something. They take favors from parents, guess what that kid plays. I have seen it too many times these hot shots cuss and demeanor kids just for their own egos. I have seen these coaches take on big powerhouses , and then after he gets his butt kicked say things like "the kids didn't execute" NO You dumb coach you played out of your class you weren't any good when you played and now you are no good with these kids. I think I have to agree with coyote or maybe the ADs and principles and Big Shots like you could evaluate their teams and sign them up for a class that they will be competitive
okay red, let me enlighten you....the entire conversation circled around individuals wanting Tornillo to drop from 3A to 2A....that's all...nothing more nothing less...enrollment numbers fluctuate (I'm aware of those numbers --2years ago--but thank you for letting me know), the numbers chosen are recorded from a two year period (almost parallels the reallignment schedule kinda like a census but taken from a shorter time span). The discussion was of possible options, possible venues, possible changes...none of those happened...so it's over...unless you have some other comments...reallignment depends on several factors, one of those is NOT what the school's a.d. wants. Yes, I agree with you, the distance would be immense..that's one factor...anyway, Tornillo is where Tornillo should be...read all the e-mails, it went from one point to another...suffice to say...sarcasm will get you nowhere...you are who you are and I am who I am, you work where you do, and I work where I do and to that I say, Thank God...
To Kids: golly gee moses, what is in the water you're drinking....okay, so you suggest that parents should decide what division each school should play...okay, let's let the parents decide...okay, let's put Americas, Chapin, Del Valle, and what the heck, let's throw El Paso High in there, then on a second district let's place, Montwood, Coronado, Eastwood, Franklin, and just for the fun of it throw Clint in there. Is that what you want, if it is than good luck in winning the lottery. I never claimed to say who should play who. I'm glad you agree with coyote (be sure and read ALL our conversations). Not all coaches are bad...there are many who put the interest of their players ahead of their own--in El Paso and all over the state...Kids, I suggest you read everything I wrote..my comments don't have anything to say anything negative about schools, players, parents etc...after you read, let me know what you think. Other than that, if we let parents decide what division each school should play than let them decide who plays, when they play, what they're school colors should be etc.,etc.
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The sheer size and magnitude of this enormous city is best experienced at one of Bangkok's trendy rooftop venues, from where you can enjoy a bird's eye view of this sprawling metropolis while sipping on a refreshing cocktail. The best time to go is late afternoon - just in time to witness the sun setting behind the magnificent Chao Praya River.
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The sheer size and magnitude of this enormous city is best experienced at one of Bangkok's trendy rooftop venues, from where you can enjoy a bird's eye view of this sprawling metropolis while sipping on a refreshing cocktail. The best time to go is late afternoon - just in time to witness the sun setting behind the magnificent Chao Praya River.
Overlooking Lumpini Park from the top (22nd) floor of Dusit Thani Bangkok, a prime and established Bangkok hotel, this elegant French-themed restaurant and bar comes highly recommended with its three Michelin stars in the dining category. It's possible to pop in just for a drink too, but make the most of your evening with the fine cousine of Jacques and Laurent Pourcel from Le Jardin fame. Views are panaromic, and this would be the right place to impress a date.
Opening Hours: 11:30 - 14:30, 18:30 - 22:00
Location: Dusit Thani Bangkok
Tel: +66 (0)2 236 9999
Dress Code: Elegant
Gazebo is a rooftop bar-cum-club where balmy winds and nocturnal city views mix into a heady cocktail. It's all a little like the entrance to a half-built pleasure palace. Resist the temptation to turn back; views entertain while you sip cocktails in what feels like an upscale Moroccan loft. The plump cushions, the soft lamps, the shisha pipes (and the lack of air-conditioning…) are all heavily redolent of Cairo. Includes 'The Zed Bar' – a state-of-the-art DJ room where you can belly dance into the small hours.
A sultry evening breeze heightens the Arabian Night's feel, while the live reggae band adds to the eclecticism. Then, once the cocktails have kicked in and your eyes glazed over, head next door to meet Gazebo's raucous alter ego: a small, dark club room thick with 3am nocturnes and loud dance beats. Entry is 300 baht after midnight.
Opening Hours: 18:00 - late
Location: Khao San
Tel: +66 (0)2 629 0705
Dress Code: Smart Casual
How to get there: If you are at the police station on Jakrapong Road in front of Khao San, keep walking toward Ratchadamnoen Road, Gazebo is on your left. Gazebo Khao San is highly rated as one of the Great Bars of the World in Singha-Lonely Planet 2009.
Residing on the 25th floor of Column Tower, Long Table is a hidden jewel in Bangkok's crown. Standing tall over the city, the panoramic view is exasperated by the nostalgic house beats that roll from the glass facade into the night sky. The same group who brought the city Bed Supperclub returned with an even more modern and gimmicky gesture – sharing a meal at one table. Believed to be the longest table in the world, it seats around 70 people. The bar seeks to redefine the dining and drinking experience in Bangkok.
Comprising dimly light hallways, intricate lighting and the clever trickery of mirrors to create the illusion of more space, the décor is a real treat. With such a cutting edge concept you get the feeling that if Long Table were in New York the entry queues would be somewhere over in Sathorn. For those looking for a unique experience, a chic cocktail or chilled glass of wine, Bangkok's newest rooftop bar will not fail to impress.
Opening Hours: 11:00 - 02:00
Location: Column Tower - 48 Sukhumvit Soi16, Sukhumvit
Tel: +66 (0)2 302 2557
Dress Code: Smart Casual (no beach wear or flip-flops allowed)
Le Fenix Hotel's rooftop bar 'The Nest' is an airy alfresco hangout in downtown Sukhumvit. Its slouch-friendly furnishings, soft beats and sultry evening breezes will ease you ever-so gently into the night, leaving you all set for a crazy night-on-the-tiles at one of the clubs below.
Bed down with your lovebird in a padded hammock or one of the 'nest' shaped chairs. Order a tangy cocktail, lean back and take in the blinking cityscape. Or get convivial with the clientele - suits and Thai/farang clubbers mostly - while you puff on a Cuban cigar.
Opening Hours: 18:00- 02:00
Location: Le Fenix Hotel Bangkok
Tel: +66 (0)2 305 4000
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Thailand's tallest building, the Baiyoke Sky Hotel rises 88 storeys above the Bangkok skyline, and offers maginificent views from dizzying heights. Professional bands and singers perform nightly at the indoor Rooftop Bar, which is located on the 83rd floor. The Observation and Revolving roofdecks on the 77th and 84th floors are open until 22:30, but no drinks or refreshments are served.
Opening Hours: 20:00 until 01:00
Location: Baiyoke Sky Hotel Bangkok
Tel: +66 (0)2 656 3000
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Enjoy sweeping views from the top of Bangkok's second tallest building, the landmark State Tower with its highly visible golden dome. Tucked away in a corner of the award-winning open air Sirocco restaurant on the 64th floor, Sky Bar's counter is magically illuminated and changes colour every few minutes.
A favourite hang-out for celebrities and wannabes, this is where you'd find some of the best live jazz in Bangkok. Also located at the Dome is Distil, another place where everyone likes to be seen. Part DJ bar, part smoking lounge and part restaurant, Distil serves fine single-malt Scotches like Macallan and Glenmoranghie, accompanied by a small carafe of genuine Scottish water.
The oyster bar features fresh, imported oysters, as well as Iranian caviar. If you feel like puffing on a fine Cuban cigar, choose one from the humidor and light up on Bangkok's highest smoking balcony, overlooking the Chao Praya River. Drinks and food might be pricey, but the experience is priceless. Reservations are required for Sirocco.
Opening Hours: 17:00 - 01:00
Location: Lebua at State Tower (Silon/Riverside)
Tel: +66 (0)2 624 9999
Dress Code: Smart Casual (no beach shorts or flip-flops allowed)
The latest addition to Bangkok's skyline, The Millennium Hilton Hotel on the Chonburi side of the Chao Praya River is a proud salute to cutting-edge design. Just a short ferry ride across the river from the River City Pier, or a ride on the hotel's hospitality boat from Saphan Taksin Pier (walking distance from Saphan Taksin BTS station), takes you to this spanking new hotel.
Take the elevator up to the 31st floor, and proceed one flight of stairs up to Three Sixty, a sophisticated jazz lounge that does justice to its name with unrivalled 360 degree views. Since its opening in March 2006, Three Sixty has become a popular hang-out for Bangkok's jet-set and tourists who have fallen in love with the views. Drinks are moderately priced and (despite being an indoor venue) there are demarcated smoking zones.
Opening Hours: 7:00 until 01:00
Location: Millennium Hilton Bangkok
Tel: +66 (0)2 442 2000
Dress Code: Smart Casual
This open air bar-cum-restaurant is 61 floors above the bustling streets of Bangkok; stylish, sophisticated, romantic and reaching for the clouds. Indulge in some of the world's finest champagne, exotic cocktails, wine-by-the-glass or non-alcholic beverages in the bar area, or go all the way for a memorable dinner of barbecued seafood.
The magical atmosphere makes for a memorable evening, weather permitting. A telescope is available for star-gazing, and on most nights there is live jazz too. Despite the heavy price tags, it's money worth spending. Due to its popularity, reservations are required for the restaurant. Read More...
Opening Hours: 17:00 - 01:00 (weather permitting)
Location: Banyan Tree Bangkok - Sathorn
Tel: +66 (0)2 679 1200
Dress Code: Smart Casual (no beach shorts, or flip-flops allowed)
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In the present age we live in, there are so many broken homes and in fact, over 40% couple's divorce every year.
God does not want divorce. Divorce is not a good thing in the eyes of God.
You can have a successful marriage if you apply the following tips in your marital life. This keys I believe, are things you know of, but you often neglect.
1. Learn to tolerate your husband
Your husband might offend you but do not pull heaven with your anger. Learn to tolerate him. Your maturity will keep your marriage. Don't get angry about little things. Nobody is perfect, understand that. Marriage is simply accommodating each other challenges or forthcoming.
2. Trust, no matter what!
Learn to trust your husband no matter what happens. Don't take heed to what anyone tells you about your husband. Trust him even if you know he is wrong. If he does a bad thing (and you know about it), let him know your feelings. Make him know that he may destroy your family's personality if even does not change his attitude.
Pro Tip: Trust is the foundation and the main key for a successful marriage. Build your marriage on trust.
3. Make ''I love you'' a part of your daily statement:
Make it a point of duty to tell your husband 'I love you'. Don't just say it casually. Say it as if you mean it.
Surprise your husband with love gifts. Be very creative and imaginative. Convey your love to him in words and in action. Convey to him that not only does he matter in your life, but you actually love him from the bottom of your heart. Tell him that he is all that matters to you.
Pro tip: Make your partner feel special.
4. Spend a quality amount of time together
If for instance, your husband wakes up from bed early, try to wake up with him. Have breakfast together. Make it a point of duty to make him sit and talk. Go on a bike ride with him. Take him out to the beach. Just find a way to bond and try to keep your husband happy all the time.
Pro Tip: Be with him from time to time. Sometimes, he might just like your companionship.
5. Appreciate your partner (husband)
Learn to say ''thank you'' to your husband. Let him know that you really appreciate all that he has done for you and that you are proud of him. Be his pillar of support. Be his cheerleader. Be interested in his profession.
6. Pray
Prayer is the main key to having a successful marriage. Learn to pray and intercede for your husband. Prayers can change the heart of a man even when it seems he is so stubborn.
7. Don't be rude - be patient
When your husband corrects you, keep quiet. Let him express his mind. Be always patient to listen to him. Be submissive!
8. Watch your words
No matter how rude or non-challant your husband may seem to be, don't be forced to say negative words.
The words of our mouth are like seeds. They are very spiritual. Note that a statement can destroy a 20 years marriage. So, use it wisely.
9. Let him be
Don't always choke your husband - give him time to be alone! At times, if he is in a quite mood; leave him alone. He might want some time to meditate.
10. Work on yourself
It is very important that you work on yourself too. If you know of any habits that annoys him, work on getting rid of them. If you make mistakes, admit it. Do not shout back at him.
Make him proud to be associated with you. Work on your skin, hair, and facial appearance to make him ''wow''.
Pro tip: Dress up to honor him.
11. Do crazy things together
Cultivate a happy atmosphere in your home. Have a swim together. Sometimes, have your bath with him (you can have great sex there if you want). Always look for ways to laugh together. Surprise him with crazy, amusing things.
Pro tip: A happy atmosphere does make a big difference in the success of a marriage. Almost every couple can have a successful marriage if they place it as their top no 1 priority. Avoid all the common marriage problems and make your relationship work forever. You just need to have willingness to do it.
Apply these tips, these are the main keys you need to have a successful marriage. Wishing you a happy and successful marriage life :-)
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Saturday, 23 February 2002
"Always disciples of Christ".
These days have given us the chance to meditate on what is the fundamental element of our life, being disciples of Christ. We interiorly and constantly experienced and savoured it in the recollection of our "spiritual retreat". It was a great gift of the Lord, for which we give thanks to him, at the end of this week of intense reflection and prayer.
We address our gratitude for his expert meditations to Cardinal Cláudio Hummes; I say "our" because I am sure of interpreting correctly your feelings, dear brothers who have been with me during the retreat. For a certain number of days, dear Brother, you have had to leave your great flock of São Paulo of Brazil where you are Archbishop, to be concerned with this "little flock" of the Vatican. Heartfelt thanks for having guided us through the rich pastures of revelation and of Catholic tradition with the care, the wisdom and sureness of the Good Shepherd.
These days of recollection and contemplation helped us to rediscover with joy the inexhaustible grace of our Christian and apostolic vocation. The Spirit has once again made us understand that our whole life is centred on Christ, the Revealer of the Father. In his Passover of death and resurrection, He established us as his people, gathered around the Eucharistic table, the Sacrament of his saving sacrifice and real presence among us until the end of time.
The deep consciousness of our being disciples, that thanks to you, Cardinal Hummes, we have revived, impels us to courageous dedication in our ministry to the People of God. Each one now returns to his work. Even you, dear Brother, will return to your diocese. When you are once more with your people, take to the faithful, and especially to the babies and those who suffer, my warm greetings and the assurance of my prayer.
Let us continue our penitential journey towards Easter, the path of spiritual renewal for the whole Church. May Mary, who has been present continuously in these days of listening and of prayer, go with us. To you, Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, and to all of you, dear Brothers, my Blessing.


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Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum, warned that the ANC's efforts to curtail media freedom, have left South Africa at a dangerous crossroad. Kriel states that a free media plays a crucial role in holding public representatives accountable. The restriction of this constitutional right will drop South Africa in a downhill spiral, ending in self-destruction.
According to Kriel, the tragedy which is currently happening in Zimbabwe, also started with the restriction of media freedom. "Therefore civil society has to join forces to make it clear that South Africa not just is yet another Zimbabwe, but in fact is a country where the civil society jealously guards basic freedoms, such as the freedom of the media," Kriel said.
Kriel expressed the hope that the ANC will urgently reconsider its onslaught against the media, but also emphasised that AfriForum is prepared to appoint the country's top legal experts to fight for media freedom in the country, if the ANC were to continue plans to restrict the media.


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It's starting to look like more than a fling between comedienne Chelsea Handler and famously handsome hotelier Andre Balazs. The pair was first spotted together (and by "together," we mean "publicly making out") at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Then we didn't hear much about them... until now!
In the past two weeks, Balazs, 54, has escorted Handler, 36, to two high-profile events: first the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C., on April 30, and then the launch party for Handler's new book, Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me, in New York City on May 9. So are Handler and Balazs in it for the long run?
Handler's friends seem to think so. Chelsea Lately writer Heather McDonald tells E! News that Handler has "met her match" in the Hungarian-American businessman.
"He doesn't put up with (her), but in a fun way, which she loves," McDonald explains. "Chelsea likes when you don't put up with her too much."
Balazs certainly seems to have a way with beautiful, successful women, seeing as he dated Uma Thurman for three years and the rumor mill has also linked him to Renee Zellweger.
Balazs may have been Handler's very special guest, but he was far from the only famous face at her book party. Others who joined Handler to celebrate the new book -- which is a chronicle of Handler's best practical jokes on her family and friends -- included Katie Couric, Lucy Liu, Josh Hartnett, Michelle Tractenberg and designer Vera Wang.


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This is what happened to my basement this weekend. We had severe thunderstorms that knocked down trees, knocked out power, flooded streets, etc. This is our finished basement on Sat night. The sewer systems failed with all the rain, trees blocking the sewers etc. This is $hitty sewer water that was flowing in like a river from my basement toilet. The same happened to everyone on my street. Everything in my basement is destroyed. Furniture, toys, clothes, Christmas d?cor, etc. Thankfully we are all safe, and we have a company coming to professionally clean so we shouldn't have mold or anything but omg. OMG. That's all I can say. At the highest point, it reached 15 inches.
The water drained out as quick as it came in with our sump pump, so the water is gone, just everything down there is covered in this swampy poo water. Our hot water tank was also destroyed so we are putting a new one in today, so we're stinky over here. There's no point of this post other than to vent. Thanks for reading. Back to lug some more $hit to the curb. You guys should see my street. The curbs are lined with garbage. We never ever have flooding in our basements here. Everyone has finished basements, and everything that was in them is now out for the garbage. It's unbelievable. :-(
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Given California's storied history of pairing unusual ingredients with winning results—from its namesake California roll to Wolfgang Puck's smoked salmon pizza to the Korean short rib taco—perhaps it should have come as no surprise several years ago when, on a trip to LA, I spotted a sign above a small hole-in-the-wall restaurant advertising Chinese food and donuts.
The combination was unusual enough that it briefly caught my eye, but I was in "La-La Land," after all, so I expected oddities. Distracted by the blazing sun and those sultry palm trees, I soon forgot the puzzling sight—until the next day, when I noticed another purveyor of Chinese food and donuts while driving through Hollywood. And then another. What was going on here? I peered in to investigate. On one side was a steam table of Chinese fast food staples—sesame chicken, lo mein, pork fried rice. On the opposite end, a glass counter displayed a rainbow of donuts, but these were not you tiao (Hong Kong's long crispy crullers) or another version of Chinese-style fried dough. No, they were standard-variety glazed, plain cake, and sprinkle-laden wheels of the sort you'd see in any coffee shop.
Katie Robbins
When I returned home to New York, I asked a few West Coast-bred friends for clues to the great Case of the Chinese Food and Donuts, but the mystery remained unsolved and eventually grew dormant in my list of culinary questions. That is, until last year, when I moved to the Bay Area and again encountered small restaurants dishing up Chinese and donuts under one roof. I needed to solve this quandary once and for all, and a recent drive to Southern California offered an opportunity to try to understand the origins of what seemed a statewide phenomenon.
Like any good investigator, I searched for patterns, and a few quickly emerged. The establishments tended to be in working-class neighborhoods. As I'd noted at that first sighting in LA, most of the restaurants kept the Chinese food and the donuts in separate counters, and while I occasionally spotted someone with both a chocolate-glazed orb and a plate of Kung Pao on his table, patrons tended to stick to sweet or savory. According to the folks behind the counters, hot food was prepared on site, while pastries were brought in each morning from centralized bakeries. A few outliers had expanded their offerings, serving up tacos or ice cream as well.
When asked why they'd chosen to pair the two foodstuffs, proprietors generally responded with quizzical expressions—the combination was apparently so common in these parts that it was a given. However, although the decision to marry Chinese food and donuts came easily, the initial impulse to sell two products was born of need.
Henry Trang, the owner of Mom's Donuts and Chinese Food to Go, a tiny hut-shaped restaurant in LA's Silverlake neighborhood, told me that when he took over the shop in 1995 it was known as California Donuts, and he focused only on the sweet stuff. Recently, though, "a lot of donut places have been closing," he explained while cleaning up for the night. Not wanting to see his business suffer a similar fate, he expanded his offerings. "We have to make both. If I don't have food, maybe I don't survive."
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ArctiClean by Arctic Silver now in Pakistan!
Not sure if I should call this exciting or not but I've got a little bulk of the said, ArctiClean by Arctic Silver in Pakistan. Selling on forums basically, looking forward for a good selling experience so can move ahead with other plans… Better than studies I guess :p
Yeah so ArctiClean is in stock for Pakistan. Just send a message by Contact page or leave a comment and I should get back to you asap. Bulk buyers are welcome. Prices start from 450/- Rs. a piece without shipping.
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So did any one miss me? I've been extremely busy, sometimes messed up other times laziness and blah blah blah.
Whatever, I need to update the blog on regular basis now plus there is something wrong with the database too so I might be re-doing everything. Lots of good and bad happened since the last post. Like Chief Justice is back in power etc. etc.
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Caption: A brain visual working memory circuit holds information in mind about what has just been seen. It represents the memory and distinguishes among objects via unique patterns of brain wave synchronization between neurons in the circuit. For example, two distant hubs in the circuit, one at the front of the brain (right circle) and the other at the rear side (left circle), showed varying amounts of synchrony in their brain waves, depending on what object a monkey was holding in memory. The coherence of synchronous activity between cells in these regions was plotted for different objects the monkey saw over several trials.
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Less is more. Your husband can easily go home at some point to get things you don't think to pack, but don't forget that you have to lug everything (plus stuff people give you at the hospital, the baby, etc...) home with you. Less is more.
My bag, if you're interested:
-toiletry bag
-power cords for phone, iPod, and cameras
-socks (two pairs)
-nursing gown/light bathrobe (may not use, but just in case)
-The Nursing Mother's Companion
-Uggs (for walking around during labor)
-going home outfit for baby
-going home clothes for me
Clothes for you and DH, including pjs. Not sure why I didn't think about sleeping, but we had to sleep in jeans for 2 nights.
camera, phone, laptop, chargers,
toothbrush, shampoo, makeup,
More than 1 outfit for DC. I'd suggest bringing 2 newborn and 2 of the 0-3 month. Sometimes they don't fit in one, and DD threw up on her first outfit before we got out the door.
i took: slipper socks, a hand held fan(awesome during labor), pajamas(i wore those after the birth instead of the gown), my own pillow, outfits for me and DS to come home in, charger for my cell phone, and a toiletry bag.
the hospital provided everything else we needed.
For my labour with DS I packed (and used):
- pj's for me
- toiletries (shampoo, body wash, razor)
- extra heavy duty pads (full pack of them)
- breast pads
- nursing bra
- hair brush
- laptop (with charger)
- cell phone (with charger)
- clothes to go home in
- one outfit for the baby to go home in
and most importantly
- the card to add the baby to the insurance right away
I am also going to pack change for the vending machines and some small bills in case H has to order food while i'm in labor. And make sure your H/So has all the numbers of who to call (family/friends etc) including your pediatrician if they come to see the baby in the hospital.
My current list:
-post-baby clothes (black yoga pants, cami, zip fleece)
-going home outfit for me (black yoga pants, white cami, black hoodie, running shoes)
-1-2 hipster panties- will likely just wear mesh ones
-going home outfit for baby (and a backup)
-baby blanket to put over carseat
-3 pair dark fuzzy socks
-slippers for walking the halls
-toiletry bag (makeup, brush, deo, toothbrush/paste, hair ties, lotion, CHAPSTICK, mouthwash, nail file for baby)
-nursing bra, nursing pads
-Belly Bandit (may not use)
-DH clothes, pjs
-paperwork: insurance card, ID, birth plan, etc
-own pillow in bright colored pillowcase (not white)
-candy for nurses, mints, gum, water bottle, snacks for DH
-baby book (footprints, etc)
-Christmas ornaments (nurses told us to bring anything we wanted baby's footprints on)
-camera (still, video), cellphone, laptop, memory cards & chargers
-Tylenol, Tums, stool softener (I'd rather take my own than be charged $8/pill or possibly wait 30 min to get one).
-keeping extra bag in the car for freebies
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Survey finds support for Seattle's plastic bag banon December 19, 2012 @ 1:26 pm (Updated: 1:58 pm - 12/19/12 )
A group pushing for a statewide ban on plastic bags says new laws in Seattle and Bellingham are changing attitudes.
A survey of customers and businesses in the two cities, where plastic bags are banned, shows most people are bringing reusable bags to the store more often.
"Today, there's about two-thirds of folks going into grocery stores bringing their own bags," said Robb Krehbiel, with Environment Washington, adding "there's also a significant amount of people not even using bags at all."
The group claims that 76 percent of Seattle businesses and 85 percent of Bellingham businesses saw an increase in reusable bag use after the bag ban was implemented.
Environment Washington hopes Shoreline, Anacortes and Thurston County will follow the lead of Seattle, Bellingham and five other Washington cities that have banned plastic bags in retail stores.
Tim Haeck is a news reporter with KIRO Radio. While Tim is one of our go-to, no-nonsense reporters, he also has a sensationally dry sense of humor and it will surprise some to learn he is a weekend warrior.
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I know that a lot of hard work went into your final product of our ceremony and reception decorating and also our bridal flowers. Your experience, flare and passion really shows! Julie's efforts at the ceremony certainly did not go unnoticed (helping the boys with their buttonholes) and all done with smiles. The decorating of our venue was so elegant and all of our dealings with your team were professional, efficient and with no fuss – what more could a bride want ! Thank you all so much
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Debbie Turk of EarlyBirdJewels has been an Etsy member since 2009. Her Esty shop is a 5 star rate shop that boasts over 1,000 sales and 1400 admirers. Debbie has become known in the Etsy community through her shop, now I'd like to give you all the opportunity to meet Debbie as well. I [...]
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9U Texas Bombers-Black Win the North Zone Travel Ball State tourney. The guys went out and won in Dominating fashion. They didn't give up a run in Pool play winning 20-0 and 21-0. The 2nd game was capped by a couple of towering homeruns by Carter Kerrigan. In bracket play they continued to dominate. Winning in the semifinals 13-5 and then following that up with a 12-4 win in the Championship game.
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I've been a long time lurker here, and over the past year and a half I have accumulated some equipment for my garage gym. I've had lots of time to read and research since I have been, and currently am, unable to do any lifting due to a super strong infection (it's almost gone though!).
As of now I have:
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- Squat Rack
- 5-115lb dumbbell set
- Landmine
- Regular rubber encased Olympic weights and bumper plates
- and various barbells.
I just want to know what other pieces of equipment I should add? My workouts before at the local gym were geared towards bodybuilding, but once I get better I think I'd rather lean towards powerlifting, but still be able to do a bit of bodybuilding mixed in. And now this is where the problem lies. I do realize I can do pretty much everything with what I have, but there are other machines that come heavily recommended on this forum, and I'm not one to hold back on buying anything.
The machines I am currently contemplating on are:
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