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(BaseballStL) -- Maybe it's a ridiculous premise, but if the Cardinals could only use pitchers from the St. Louis area they could still piece together a decent starting rotation. Ok, yes, it's a very ridiculous premise. But I spend much of my life doing ridiculous things, so add this to the list.
Here's the starting rotation a team could employ using only players from the St. Louis area with their current stats:
1- Max Scherzer Parkway Central H.S. Detroit Tigers 15-1 3.01 era
2- Mark Buerhle Howell North H.S. Toronto Bluejays 6-7 5.01 era
3- David Phelps Hazelwood West H.S. New York Yankees 6-5 5.01 era
4- Ross Detwiler Holt H.S. Washington Nationals 2-7 4.04 era
5- Josh Outman Lindbergh H.S. Colorado Rockies 2-0 4.50 era
Most years, this wouldn't be a bad rotation. Scherzer is a legitimate ace.
Buerhle has been an all star in the past, and Detwiler has been much better than he's shown this year. He's been dogged with injuries.
Phelps has a lot of potential, just hasn't realized it yet.
Outman is a reliever with the Rockies but was used as a starter when he was with the A's. He'll have to start eating more innings as the 5th starter.
Jake Odorizzi of Highland, Illinois could be used as a spot starter.
I doubt this rotation would take a team to the postseason, unless of course David Freese and Ryan Howard of Lafayette H.S. both had HUGE years at the plate.

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This needs to stop!! How long are we going to continue to allow this to happen. Nov 5th we need to put an end to this http://politicsinmiami.blogspot.com/?spref=fb
Nice guy, right?
Admittedly, that fund drive was 30 years ago. But in case you think Regalado has changed his tune, just last month he instructed Martinez, his new city manager, to waive the city's hiring freeze to bring on a rather curious "budget consultant."
Luis Zuniga doesn't have great financial credentials — but he's a hard-line Cuban activist and former member of Alpha 66, the paramilitary anti-Castro group accused of its own spate of bombings during the '70s wave of terror that swept through Miami.
Sounds like just the guy to solve the city's budget woes, right? Perhaps for more than $2,300 a month — the salary the mayor authorized — Zuniga can fashion a deficit-destroying pipe bomb.
10. Whistleblowers Cost Taxpayers
One consequence of being a terrible manager is that your organization tends to fall to pieces. (See: City of Miami, circa 2009 to present.) And, oh yeah, taxpayers end up footing the bill for all the lawsuits filed by wrongfully terminated underlings.
In just 20 months as mayor, Regalado has racked up two major suits by former top deputies; two more are likely to follow. Three say they were fired for whistleblowing, and another says he was canned in an act of political retaliation. All have cost the city big in legal fees — and could easily end up with big settlements paid out of your wallet.
Until April 2010, Ola Aluko, director of the Capital Improvements Program, did his job well without a lot of fuss. But on March 19, 2010, he says, he alerted Regalado that he'd discovered midlevel managers inflating a contract from $250,000 to $750,000.
What Aluko claims he didn't know is that the managers were well connected. So Regalado canned Aluko. "If the mayor wants to clean house... he's got the right to do that," Aluko told New Times. "What he can't do is fire a guy... who blows the whistle and embarrasses him."
Alex J. Martinez knows how he feels. The ex-deputy director of the General Services Administration was one of eight who were targets of a botched April 2010 "corruption probe."
Though authorities announced Martinez was "still at large," the bureaucrat was sitting at home with a stomachache, utterly baffled. He turned himself in the next day, but charges were quickly dropped. The real reason he was shamed on television, he says, is simple: He was the prime investigator behind one of Regalado's worst political scandals, the alleged abuse of his city-issued gas cards a decade ago. (Despite strong evidence that the then-commissioner's family was racking up big gas bills on city cards, he was never punished.)
Michael Boudreaux's case is more complex. The former city finance director's work with ex-CFO Larry Spring has become a central point in the SEC's investigation. After the director was fired in March 2010, Regalado claimed someone deleted or stole key files from Boudreaux's computer to stymie investigators.
In fact, Boudreaux argues, he was canned as a scapegoat. "They [tried to] punish, smear, and even concoct false allegations of criminal conduct against this dedicated city employee who dared to tell the truth," he writes in his suit.
Igwe, the fired auditor, meanwhile, tells New Times he has hired his own attorneys.
Regalado is barred from talking about ongoing lawsuits, and Aluko's and Boudreaux's cases are still open. (Martinez says he's preparing a lawsuit.)
But this much is certain: You're already paying to defend the mayor every day because of his own bad management. And unless you recall him now, you'll probably pay a lot more.
This needs to stop!! How long are we going to continue to allow this to happen. Nov 5th we need to put an end to this http://politicsinmiami.blogspot.com/?spref=fb
We don't HAVE to stand for this type of corruption. We can, and deserve to have better.
For the rest of us who actually CARE about the future of our City and our quality of life,
HERE is the name you need to know:
the most corrupt town in miami dade is bay harbor islands-there has never been spanish commisioner there even though the town is 70 percent latino,let regalato be the chief in bay harbor islands and give him a banana.
Police and firefighters call for union votes to recall His Ignorance, Tomas Regalado.
Tomas Regalado and Johnny Martinez need to reduce pay and benefits for all 4,200 employees immediately. Concurrently, they must fire 500. Reducing the headcount to 3,400 to 3,500 should have been done years ago.
Is Regalado too stupid to know what needs to be done? Is he surrounded by too many idiots?
City of Miami fires it's disgraced CFO Larry Spring. Rookie City Manager Tony Crappola leaves under a cloud taking huge severance checks on his way out the door.
Regalado sleep walks from one disaster to another.
Regalado is a bumbling fool. How about the Gucci wearing commissioner Marc Sarnoff? He demands the City pay a policeman to be his chauffeur. Then he gives raises to his cronies.
This article is a good but I can assure you it is only the surface. The city's corruption is overwhelming and honestly scary enough to be in the movies. The layers of corruption, mismanagement, bad processes, and backroom deals (to name a few) are massive. Working at the city nowadays is like working in a hostile and violent environment. The corruption starts from as low as employees taking ineligible paid time off (PTO) spending thousands of taxpayers' dollars to hiring friends and family into $100K+ roles. You point out some interesting names Victor Igwe, Priscilla Thompson, I suggest you get the story straight about Victor Igwe – the only real fact here is that he is African American. You may want to start with his contract; 45 Paid Vacation Day Per Year, Hundreds of accumulated vacation hours, thousands of accumulated Sick Hours, no different for Priscilla Thompson, Julie Brue, to mention a few. Sadly there are "few" good employees (keyword "few") and unfortunately their efforts are tarnished by the rest of the garbage. There's no fixing the City of Miami – the culture of corruption is embedded well into its structure.
You guys had a chance to get him when he was taking gas from a city card for personal use. That was ten years ago, the monster has now grown into miilions in mismanagement and defrauding the taxpayers.
What's up with Regalado? He is a novice mayor with a low IQ and corrupt friends.
Tomas Regalado and his friends and campaign manager have been raping the taxpayers for years.
Anyone notice Regalado trying to give the Marine Stadium site to his buddy Manny Puch, the shyster lawyer?
According to this document Madelin Pacheco gets an annual salary of $67,000 rather than the $76K you report, other than that, i enjoyed the read.http://web.me.com/alcrespo1/Si...
Small mind, just because the old County Mayor and the new County Mayor share the same first name, that does not make the new Mayor a "virtual carbon copy" of the old Mayor. Why don't you try researching the issue. If you did, you would find that the New Mayor was the Old Mayor's loudest critic on the County Commission, and not just recently, since 2004 when they were both elected. Really, comments like that really put into question your credibility, assuming you had any to begin with.
Regalado has never answered what he did with Torriente's briefcase. You did not mention that in your story.
Thank you for writing what the Propaganda Herald refuses to. Its a shame that we live in such a clueless city. A city that we allow these crooks to walk in and stuff their pockets with taxpayer money. Only 10 to 15% percent of the population here votes
How do these crooks get elected? pastellitos. Read the http://eyeonmiami.blogspot.com...local politician talks about voting scams.
Fcking incredible!!
Tomas Regalado has been a total failure as Mayor. The City must reduce pay and benefits to its 4,200 employees. In fact, Regalado must get new novice City Manager to fire over 500 employees with the worst attitudes.
Will Regaldo and Martinez be men and fire 500 slackers?Or will they be cowards?
This is only the tip of the iceberg. Insiders know how bad things really are and the bloggers are doing a pretty good job in uncovering all the dirt under Regalado's regime. Highly qualified staff are jumping ship or being laid off for not doing the dirty dealings asked of them. That will result in many lawsuits and cost taxpayers. The city is scrambling to find good talent in many department and the cronies are destroying the little good that existed. All of this will have long time repercussions to get the City to bounce back. Tim: Regalado is close to Braman, so in this case, Braman is not the man for the recall. If we wait on that, it will never happen. Braman needs Regalado to build his Kia dealership in Wynwood and who knows where else.
welcome to the banana republic
nepotism that how you get a job in miami just ask the city workers
"a college degree does not guarantee a job"
Nepotism in the workplace
Under Florida law, public officials are banned from "appointing, promoting, employing, advancing or advocating for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement in or to a position in the agency in which he serves or over which he exercises jurisdiction or control any individual who is a relative." For example, if a municipal chairperson recommends or appoints his daughter for a clerical position in his office, then he is running afoul of Florida nepotism law
Under Florida law, the legal definition of what constitutes a relative for the purposes of nepotism in public employment is clearly defined. In fact, the law provides a laundry list of familial labels that constitute nepotism. These labels are "father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother or half sister.
@pirtdab This is the change Miami needs.. we need to end this http://politicsinmiami.blogspot.com/?spref=fb
Thanks to people like you this just may happen, a small but meaningful dent on the banana republic..
Did you even read the article?? Employees are not even mentioned in the story.... Move on already... We were decimated last year to the turn of over 25% per employee....
Greed and corruption are an American pastime! The "me" culture is what helped construct the fable story of an American Dream.
Teele shot himself in the lobby of the Herald building after talking with DeFede over the phone, who taped the conversation without Teele's knowledge and was subsequently fired from the paper for doing so.


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Daft Punk Will Perform At MTV VMAs, Stephen Colbert Reveals
Stephen Colbert reveals the French duo is making a surprise appearance at the VMAs. Don't tell anybody.
Comedian Patrice O'Neal Suffers A Stroke!
Comedian Patrice O'Neal has suffered a stroke earlier this week and is the hospital being assessed, and a lot of his celebrity friends are sending him well wishes including [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Charlie Sheen[/lastfm] who he just […]
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Breaking News: Suelyn Mederios Sex Tape Hits The Internet (Video After Jump)
TMZ – Model SueLyn Medeiros tells TMZ, the sex tape that just hit the Internet featuring her and her BF was jacked from her computer without permission … and now, she's gearing up to sue. She has no idea how it happened — but SueLyn claims she has already contacted a lawyer, and plans to drop the legal hammer on the website that published the video. SueLyn tells us, "I am very upset and angry with all this and the way it was released and what was said about me … I am in a loving relationship, and me and my boyfriend took a few personal private videos doing things I'm sure every couple does." She adds, "Someone stole these files from us … My family is very upset and disappointed. My mother can't stop crying. I want justice."
I'm not going to lie. I leaked precum all over the joint when I heard that SueLyn Medeiros finally released a sex tape. I mean had her laptop hacked ahem, ahem. That's how excited I was to watch it. So naturally I spent the next 2 hours trying to find it. Sure I could buy it, but I don't do that shit. I'm old school. If I can't find it fair and square on some porn site for free than I won't watch it. And unfortunately after scouring the internet for 2 hours not only couldn't I find it, but I learned the reviews of this thing are universally bad. Almost everybody is saying the same thing.
"Her tits look awful"
"Kim K was a much better actress"
"Her ass is frozen"
"No Bounce"
"Worst celeb sex tape since Paris Hilton"
"Ass implants suck"
And on and on it goes. I don't even know what to say about these reviews? I mean if Suelyn Medeiros doesn't ravage dick in the sack what's next? No Santa Claus? I almost don't want to watch it now and ruin the dream.
UPDATE – I found the 9 minute video. It's not the Godfather but it's not Gigli either. Got the job done for me.


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PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Nok Nok Labs, an innovator in Modern Authentication and founding member of the FIDO Alliance, has today announced a strategic partnership with Synaptics, a leader in human interface solutions. Synaptics entered the fingerprint identification market with the acquisition of Validity Sensors, Inc., a founding member of the FIDO Alliance, in November 2013.
Nok Nok Labs and Synaptics are partnering to address the ongoing challenge of mobile authentication. As global smartphone growth continues, with over 1 billion smartphones sold in 2013 1, the ongoing challenge of how to enable seamless mobile payments and commerce solutions is exacerbated. A recent study shows that over 66% of consumers have tried and failed to complete a transaction on a smartphone or tablet 2, with a significant number of these failures a result of poorly designed or implemented authentication solutions.
The new joint solution will allow Synaptic's Natural ID Fingerprint Sensors to interact with the NNL ™ Multifactor Authentication Client (MFAC), providing a fully integrated FIDO Ready ™ solution for smartphone manufacturers looking to add strong, seamless authentication to Online Services from their mobile devices.
Nok Nok Labs and Synaptics are founding board members of the FIDO Alliance. Launched in February 2013, the FIDO Alliance is developing a new industry open standard to address the lack of interoperability of existing authentication solutions and the challenges users face with multiple usernames and passwords. This new open standard for strong, easy to use authentication will enable websites and cloud applications to interface with a wide variety of existing and future FIDO-enabled devices and technologies.
" Nok Nok Labs has been working with Synaptics to deliver an enhanced Fingerprint Sensor solution, based around the FIDO Ready ™ protocols," said Phillip Dunkelberger, President & CEO, Nok Nok Labs, "Synaptics' deep experience of human interface solutions has strengthened this partnership and what we're enabling will allow smartphone manufacturers to deliver the seamless authentication solution their customers are looking for." "As we reach the first anniversary of the public launch of the FIDO Alliance, our partnership shows how the vision of the founding members is being executed," said Rick Bergman, President & CEO, Synaptics, "By combining our market-leading fingerprint id technology with Nok Nok Lab's authentication infrastructure, we are able to present the market with an end to end solution to the mobile authentication challenge." About Nok Nok Labs Nok Nok Labs, Inc., based in Palo Alto, CA, was founded to transform online authentication for modern computing. The company is backed by a team of security industry veterans from PGP, Netscape, Oracle, PayPal and Phoenix that have deep experience in building Internet scale security protocols and products. The company's ambition is to enable end-to-end trust across the web using authentication methods that are natural to end-users and provide strong proof of identity. For more information, visit www.noknok.com. About Synaptics As a leading developer of human interface solutions which enhance the user experience, Synaptics provides the broadest solutions portfolio in the industry. The ClearPad family supports touchscreen solutions for devices ranging from entry-level mobile phones to flagship premium smartphones, tablets and notebook PCs. The TouchPad family, including ClickPad ™ and ForcePad ® , is integrated into the majority of today's notebook PCs. Synaptics LiveFlex ® fingerprint sensor technology enables authentication, mobile payments, and touch-based navigation for smartphones, tablets, and notebook PCS. Synaptics' wide portfolio also includes ThinTouch ® supporting thin and light keyboard solutions, as well as key technologies for next generation touch-enabled video and display applications. (NASDAQ: SYNA) www.synaptics.com For further information, please contact: Synaptics Nick Rottler, Synaptics email@example.com 408-904-1820 Nok Nok Labs PR Tom Rice, Merritt Group email@example.com 703-856-2218 1 IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, January 27, 2014 2 From Abandonment to Acquisition, Jumio, 2013 SOURCE Nok Nok LabsCheck Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Easy access short walk
The waharoa at the entrance to Ruapekapeka Pa
Ruapekapeka Pa was the site of the final battle in the 'War of the North'.
This loop track starts at the car park. The track takes you through the advanced British position down through the bush and up to Ruapekapeka Pa site.
View a track location map
The Ruapekapeka Pa Historic Reserve is reached by turning off SH 1 (signposted) about 1 km north of the Towai Hotel, 16 km south of Kawakawa. Follow Ruapekapeka Road.
No eating or drinking is permitted on the Pa site.
While in the area, you can also visit the Kawiti glow-worm caves at nearby Waiomio, which boast a galaxy of glow-worm lights, white limestone formations and 12 generations of history.
Historic places tell our stories. At Ruapekapeka Pa, the story is told of the last battle of the Northern Wars, fought between British colonial forces and northern Maori.
In the early 1840's discontent grew over government policies that some saw as detrimental to local Maori interests. Symbolic protests gave way to outright conflict in 1845 and a series of battles were fought inland from Kororareka (Russell). Hone Heke and his uncle, the experienced chief Te Ruki Kawiti, spearheaded the resistance. Other Nga Puhi chiefs, led by Tamati Waka Nene, sided with the British.
Ruapekapeka may not have been the first pa to utilize trenches or to have strong palisades, but the combination of design innovations made it one of the most effective against assault by muskets and heavy artillery.
Widely recognized as one of the most significant historic sites in New Zealand, Ruapekapeka Pa has been given a new breath of life with an upgraded track, some core site interpretation and a new waharoa (entranceway). In December 2003, tangata whenua led a dawn dedication ceremony for the newly enriched pa site attended by the Minister of Conservation, Chris Carter. Seeing this nationally significant site come to life after a hundred years is important to Maori and for the nation as a whole.
Four interpretation panels provide information for visitors and the carved waharoa signifies a gateway to the sharing of stories from all sides of the battle, allowing people to enter the pa site in the right spirit, giving it the respect it deserves.
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The Kids All Write: Lil Wayne and Birdman's Teenage Daughters Publish YA Novel
Notorious B.I.G.'s kids, meanwhile, will star in a blasphemous new cartoon
Cash Money buddies Lil Wayne and Birdman have a long history of working together — fans are still waiting on the sequel to the pair's collaborative Like Father, Like Son album — and now the two rappers' daughters have teamed up for a project of their own, a novel titled Paparazzi Princesses.
According to AllHipHop, Birdman's daughter, Bria Williams, and Lil Wayne's daughter, Reginae Carter, both 14 years old, have crafted a story about two young girls' experiences growing up as the children of famous parents. Sounds like a stretch.
Williams and Carter wrote the young adult novel with Karyn Langhorne Folan, Harvard Law School graduate and previously published author (Street Level: An Urban Fairytale, Don't Bring Home a White Boy: And Other Notions That Keep Black Women From Dating Out).
"There's no better feeling than watching Bria and Reginae make this dream come true," Birdman said in a statement. "They took an idea, worked extremely hard, and brought it to life. It's the kind of story that everybody can feel, and it's only the start of much bigger things for these two wonderful young ladies."
Weezy added, "Proud doesn't even begin to describe how me and the Birdman feel," sounding not at all ridiculous. "I can't wait for everybody else to experience their story."
Paparazzi Princesses hits shelves on June 4 and will be published through Cash Money Records' publishing division Cash Money Content (what a coincidence!), in association with Simon & Schuster's Atria Books.
Meanwhile, Rolling Stone reports that the Notorious B.I.G.'s children — C.J. Wallace, 16, and T'yanna Wallace, 19 — are set to star in an animated television series based on their relationship to their late father's recording studio. The show, titled House of Wallace, will reportedly revolve around the "Dead Wrong" MC's kids as they care for the Brooklyn studio space and maintain its integrity, defying a larger company that comes sniffing around Biggie's one-time workspace.
If all that wasn't enough to make you sick, hang on: the fallen rap icon will also appear in "spirit," and act as hip-hop's very own Yoda, offering sage advice to his offspring.
The show will also feature musical guests and is currently in talks with "a few serious networks," according to a representative from Ossian Media. In case House of Wallace doesn't find a home, here's one place it definitely belongs: SPIN's Dead Wrong: 16 Years of Picking Biggie's Bones feature.


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Most fat burners are "thermogenic" and aim to increase your base metabolic rate by a few percentage points so your body burns more calories than it would do otherwise. An advantage of thermogenic bodybuilding fat burners is that they will often decrease appetite (and reduce cravings), whilst also improving energy levels.
Stimulant free fat burners, fat blockers and thyroid based fat burners can be stacked with thermogenic fat burners to increase their impact and the success of the supplement stack. Stim-free fat burners will improve the rate at which your body burns fat, without antagonising your beta receptors, and are useful for those creating a fat-loss stack or who have pre-existing hypertension and don't wish to chance elevating it. Fat blockers reduce the amount of fat (or in some case carbs) absorbed at each meal. Thyroid based fat burners up-regulate and optimise the activity of your thyroid to improve loss of stubborn fat - they're great for the last few weeks of a diet, but you should ensure you take long breaks between "cycles" since they're also quite powerful.
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Mayweather VS Pacquiao ?
(San Antonio, TX) Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he's ready to fight Manny Pacquiao next May in a long anticipated bout that would be the richest ever in boxing.
Pacquiao Wants Rematch With Bradley
Manny Pacquiao says he wants a rematch with Timothy Bradley after a five-judge panel assembled by the WBO championship committee unanimously favored the Filipino fighter in a video review.
Pacquiao Faces Old Nemesis In Fight With Marquez
In the cavernous lobby of the MGM Grand hotel, they were hawking cologne Wednesday that had not only passed Manny Pacquiao's smell test, but had his name on it.
For $50 you could get a small bottle of "Scent of a Champion," though on this afternoon no one was lining up for Pacquiao's latest commercial venture.
Pacquiao Retains Title By Lopsided Decision Over Mosley
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao caught Shane Mosley early, then chased him the rest of the night. Not much more he could do against an aging fighter who seemed only to want to survive. Pacquiao […]


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Posted: Jul 30, 2012 11:49 AM by Adrian Pittman
Updated: Jul 30, 2012 11:49 AM
Source: WBRZ
BATON ROUGE- More than 5,000 students received scholarships in the new statewide school voucher program.
Here in East Baton Rouge Parish, there are more than 800 slots available for students, 300 of those students going to Hosana Christian Academy.
Coming up at 6, News 2's Adrian Pittman, talks to the school on how they're preparing for the increase of students.


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Hey guys
I just got an 05 reg Ka, 1.3, i believe to be a base model (no Rev counter, no central locking... tht sorta thing if that helps)
Basically i want to fit the SS817 product tail lights but i'm hoping someone can shed some light on whether or not it would actually work fine... the reason i ask is because the brake light (i think) and the indicator are a twin elemant on the SS817 (Lexus style), whereas obviously on the current tail lights, they're individual...
ALSO, if anyone can also help on possibly adding some Angel headlights, the one's i've looked around at for the Ka all have the indicator at the top, as opposed to being on the bottom on the standard lights that are already on the car... would this matter? would it all still work..?
you're help would be really much appreciated guys, thank you so much!


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The median Seattle condo price rose to $335,000 last month, a record high and an 9.84% increase over January of last year. Unfortunately, that was due to high-end unit closings in downtown (MLS area 701) rather than an overall market improvement.
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The median Seattle condo price rose to $335,000 last month, a record high and an 9.84% increase over January of last year. Unfortunately, that was due to high-end unit closings in downtown (MLS area 701) rather than an overall market improvement.
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The Seattle Condo Tour (website) is taking place this coming Saturday and Sunday, April 5th & 6th. The tour starts at 11:00 AM from Fisher Plaza at the corner of 5th Avenue & Denny Way. Additionally, seminars will be held both days during tour hours at Fisher Plaza. The Bravern (website) will be celebrating the […]
Posted on 28 February 2008
Following Olive 8′s lead Bellevue Towers is now offering a price protection guarantee to new buyers. This program guarantees that the price of a home purchased now will be appropriately adjusted at closing if similar homes are subsequently sold for less than the current list price. In addition, Bellevue Towers is offering a limited-time rate […]
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The Olive 8 condominium (
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Stadium Lofts has delayed accepting reservations until early next year. Originally, reservations were to begin this month but it appears they are still finalizing interior finishes and pricing. There was also a hold up with permitting approval after the developer altered the original design with additional floors. Latest rendering: Previous rendering:
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Last week the 1 Hotel & Residences project held a private soiree for the launching of the "1″ brand. While I wasn't there, urbnlivn.com's Matt was. Here's his impression of the 1 Hotel project.
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Updated The Stewart + Minor project (website), located on the edge of downtown in the Denny Triangle district, is anticipated to be one of Seattle's most unique, sleek and customizable loft towers. The 440 foot-tower will feature a hotel on the lower 14 levels and 168 loft homes on the upper 14 levels. The concept […]
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"ZEN living in the ZING of downtown" – AVA Condominium AVA Condominium (website) began early VIP preview and reservation events in mid-September. Presently, all of AVA's six scheduled preview events are fully booked. For information on future events, please register on the AVA website. Homes may be reserved during the preview events with a $10,000 […]
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Work on 1 Hotel & Residences (website) has been delayed till early 2008 prompted by a design change and a city moratorium on heavy concrete work during the holidays. Boosted by considerable interest in the City Suites, individually-owned condo units available for rental through the hotel, the developer is reconfiguring the design by replacing three […]
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The Max Condo – Greenwood The Max Condominium will begin sales this coming weekend with a special VIP preview and sales event on Saturday, September 8th from 11 AM to 6 PM. The public grand opening is Sunday, September 9th from 11 AM to 6 PM. Bellevue Towers – downtown Bellevue Bellevue Towers Condominium announced […]


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Super fund returns power back
PUBLISHED: 21 Oct 2013 13:05:00 | UPDATED: 24 Oct 2013 10:18:37PUBLISHED: 21 Oct 2013 PRINT EDITION: 21 Oct 2013The average balanced super fund is off to a strong start this financial year, climbing 5 per cent in the three months ended September 30, helping erase the widespread losses workers suffered during the financial crisis. Photo: AP
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Surging share prices are helping to turbo-charge superannuation fund returns, with the average balanced scheme adding 5 per cent in the first three months of the financial year.
The buoyant start to financial 2014, which comes on top of a 15.6 per cent gain posted by the average balanced retirement scheme in the 12 months ended June 30, will help ease the pain inflicted on savers during the financial crisis, when equities markets tumbled.
"Members who would have opened up their annual statements will be delighted to learn that last year's strength has continued into the September quarter," Chant West director Warren Chant said.
"The median balanced fund is up about 57 per cent since the global financial crisis low point at the end of February 2009," he said, adding the same fund was now about 16.5 per cent above the October 2007 high, reached before the financial crisis took hold.
In the three months ended September 30, Australian shares were the best-performing asset class, rising 10.3 per cent.
International shares rose 5.9 per cent but hedged portfolios did slightly better, rising 6.3 per cent.
"Domestically, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates in August to a new all-time low of 2.5 per cent, determining that the economy needed some additional stimulus after previous cuts failed to spark any real improvement in activity," Mr Chant said.
"The majority of listed companies reported during the quarter.
"Profit results were modest but broadly in line with expectations, and there were indications from several industry sectors that consumer sentiment is gradually improving."
The average balanced fund has risen 8.6 per cent annually over the past three years. Over the past decade, the average annual gain is 7.1 per cent. In the past year, the performance of industry funds and master trusts has been evenly matched.
Not-for-profit industry funds posted an average return of 16.4 per cent, against 16.3 per cent for the average retail fund, which are typically owned by the banks and listed wealth companies.
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EUGENE, Ore. — Capstone's 13th and Olive student housing project is being investigated by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Representatives from the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters say they got several complaints from workers about some of the site's poor working conditions. As a result, they reached out to the bureau, which has since requested that X-Wall Incorporated, a subcontractor, provide them with information regarding payment and record keeping policies. The bureau says the investigation is just getting started.
Administrator of Wage and Hour Division Gerhard Taeubel said, "That depends entirely upon how many employees are involved and the breadth of the records that we have to look at and whether we need to interview workers. There are a number of factors that go into the length of an investigation."
The subcontractor has until Nov. 13 to submit the requested information.


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If people relied on the movies to tell them what happens in bed the night your spouse comes home from a deployment , we would see a woman running in to her soldiers arms , no waiting for hours , no changing flight times or grumpy kids.
Instead we would see a typical Hollywood love scene with passionate love making like only a movie could portray. Now I can't speak for every military spouse and their husband or wife but I can assure you that for my husband and I it didn't happen as smoothly as we would have liked.
My husband's first deployment was originally 18 months long and then lowered to 15 months. Either way it was a long A@! time!
I'm not afraid to admit that as much as we loved each other , that deployment took a toll on us mentally and emotionally. It was still early on the in the war and communication was sporadic. He was frustrated and his job was stressful. I was young and new to deployments and at times stressed. You know the normal things us wives deal with on top of having a husband in a combat zone.
By the time he was due home we had put all of the above behind us but reality was setting in that out of 555 days we had only seen each other for 14 of them. Yes he was my best friend and sure I figured once we saw each other again it would totally be just like normal sexually but the truth was it wasn't.
My husband returned from that deployment at around 11am in the morning. For the better part of the day he was kept busy by the kids and tinkering around the house and relaxing since he hadn't done that for a while in a nice clean environment.
Then came the evening and naturally the notion of intimacy arose. Needless to say we didn't do the "do" the first night. The next day after we talked we felt like it was too expected and it didn't seem natural. While I didn't want to hurt his feelings for a good day or so I felt awkward like I was getting ready to sleep with a stranger. I know for some that might be hard to understand but it was just a weird feeling that I couldn't shake.
I was pissed a myself because R&R was the BOMB! No problems there but then again we were one of the unlucky ones that got stuck with an R&R at the very beginning of the deployment, so not much time had passed since he left.
I think both of us needed to decompress from the deployment. I hadn't had to do "those" wifely duties in quite some time, plus there was just so much going on after the deployment with reintegration briefings and so on.
Surprisingly the husband understood. Sure he was a man and could have went for some much needed pleasure after over a year of not having it , but I think for both of us having the right emotional environment was just as important as getting our rocks off!
A few days later life was back to normal in that area again. I was a little bummed that we didn't have that dramatic passionate exchange like in the movies, but I was happy that we waited until we were comfortable. It was worth it!
Have you ever experienced a little uneasiness in the intimacy department after a homecoming?
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text: An artist of Czech Roman TycCzech has amazed all the vehicles and people along the zebra crossing of road. Usually vehicles may stopped on red lights and people go through while green But an amazing art work done by Roman Tyc (née David Hons), member of the guerilla art group Ztohoven, replaced 48 traffic lights in Prague by amending the normal red and green figures to show them in situations such as drinking, urinating and being hanged, as well as more benign ones such as a man walking his dog. The procedure of such an art was embraced by the public as great fun (as well as awarded top prize at Austria's Sidewalk Cinema Festival in Vienna that year) but, naturally, not so much by the authorities.


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Tablets sales will grow much, much slower in 2014 than they did last year.
Market research firm IDC revised its sales projections today and now forecasts that 245 million tablets will be shipped worldwide this year. While this would represent a healthy growth of 12% compared to 2013 sales, the growth was much higher last year, at 52%.
But this is not all bad news for tablet manufacturers — at least, for the high-end ones.
IDC mentions two reasons for its lowered projections — which cover a market segment that actually includes both "pure" tablets of all sizes, with no phone capabilities, and "2-in-1" computing devices, including tablet/laptop hybrids and convertibles.
First, consumers tend to keep their tablet "far longer than originally anticipated, especially higher-cost models from major vendors," said IDC analyst Tom Mainelli in a statement. "And when they do buy a new one they are often passing their existing tablet off to another member of the family."
Consumers may learn to love high-end tablets' durability and be willing to pay a premium price when they do update their device.
Old tablets being recycled won't help much tablet manufacturers, but the app market will benefit from sustained usage and wider access to new individual tablet owners in families.
The second reason for the tablet market slowdown is that tablets don't include phablets.
"The rise of phablets — smartphones with 5.5-inch and larger screens — are causing many people to second-guess tablet purchases as the larger screens on these phones are often adequate for tasks once reserved for tablets," said Tom Mainelli.
Within smartphone sales, the market share of phablets has doubled over the last year, from 4.3% in Q1 2013 to 10.5% in Q1 2014.
The popularity of phablets is mostly impacting small-screen tablet sales, though.
For a full picture and all important stats, bookmark TabTimes' State of the Tablet Market
IDC expects that consumers' interest for large-screen devices will also help the tablet market rebound. "Products with larger screens —like Microsoft's new 2-in-1, the 12-inch Surface Pro 3— are expected to play a greater role in the market going forward", IDC predicts.
IDC reflects this in its projections when segmenting the tablet market by screen size.
While small (less than 8 inch) devices were 55% of tablets sold last year and expected to be 51% this year, they would account for only 45% of sales in 2018. On the opposite end, sales for tablets with a screen of 11 inches of more would grow from less than 1% to almost 7% of the market from 2013 to 2018.
All these projections are for shipment unit figures. As large screen devices typically command a higher price than small screen devices, the revenue growth potential for manufacturers is still significant.
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The room was a grande studio – and we asked specifically for a bath as we like to drink bubbles in the bath. We had room 206, and the bath was fantastic – with a tv built into the wall – bonus.
The apartment was spotlessly clean – had everything you could want for, and the best part was the BED – how comfortable and big. we have a super king size at home so are spoilt, and when we stay in hotels the beds are disappointing – not here – it was superking size and so comfortable – actually better than my bed at home – brilliant.
Overall it was a brilliant experience – and we will return again and again. – we normally stay at thhe Edwardian Raddison on Peter Street – but Roomzzz has done one better than this – 5 star. Brilliant.
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[PVP.net] Client Crash on Game Start
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Can't login. Can't reconnect.
After the countdown finishes at champion select, it comes up saying "Unknown Error" when everyone else is launching the game. My game doesn't launch. My client doesn't do anything. Upon closing the client to re-log, I can't log in. After typing my password, the user/pass inputs are greyed out and I'm stuck. The game is running and I can't reconnect and haven't even loaded for the first time. EDIT: After waiting on the login screen, the game pops up with an "Unknown Error" window. After closing out the error window, it sits on the greyed out login screen. |
Same thing happened to me. I did a champ swap with another guy but he didn't hit accept to the swap till the timer was on 0. It spent ages processing the swap before it just froze. Now i can't log in. I thought it might of been due to the swap being so late but maybe not.
Edit: It's now spending ages retrieving data from server, it says while logging in. I have now had an unknown error reported which asked if I wanted to log it with riot. The yes button does nothing. I left it, and it eventually timed out and that screen dropped. Just sitting on the log in screen with user name and password greyed out. It is now connecting to my game, probably 10-20 mins in by now. Got into the game and our team was raped. Got a loss due to server error. |
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text: Yeah, I sussed this a while ago, but when your 4 years old and your piety is like 50, then you cant get them. Yes, its mainly a random chance that this happened (its a game afterall), but the Moors were sure hard to beat come middle 12thC, easy at first mind, but 100 years into the game I was seeking HRE as allies. Very interesting game, probably the most interesting game of CK2 I have had.


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TinyWall User Reviews
"Good but has serious flaws"
Version: TinyWall 2.0
Easy to use
Doesn't work properly with multiple user accounts
Is a nice easy to use firewall for a single user machine but it simple does not work with multiple users and completely blocks every other user other than the one that installed it and gives an error when you try to change setting which is a pretty serious flaw and a deal breaker. I had to uninstall it as this makes it useless.
"Simple, uses almost no recourses and no CPU!"
Version: TinyWall 2.0
Lightweight!, Simple. Still testing it.
Unsure yet, still testing it. Perhaps a learn as you go option. But, not required. Perhaps enable capable in options would be nice, off by default.
So far So good!
"seems easy to use, quick access to important settings"
Version: TinyWall 2.0
the w7 firewall is quite unintuitive to configure for anyone not in depth familiar with it and/or coming from a separate firewall with a user-friendlier interface. tiny wall takes care of that quite well and while there is certainly room for improvement it does make handling w7's on-board firewall significantly easier
some quirks I've encountered took me to the brink of uninstalling the app for good. I've finally decided to give it one last try, though. problems being: re-setting your settings for no obvious reason, forcing you to reconfigure everything allowed. blocking all internet traffic arbitrarily, as it seems, (forcing you to reset your settings yourself - at least that helped). finally, after installing avg free 2013 not only the internet could not be accessed anymore but the tiny wall service kept starting and stopping itself over and over (leading to massive cpu consumption) while presenting itself as "unavailable", thus preventing you from restarting and/or configuring it manually. uninstalling it was the only solution. as said above, now running the third and last test.
nice if you can live with bugs and your requirements are not too high. however, if problems arise, they usually will prevent you from accessing the net and thus the many solutions you could find there. with a bit of work and more thorough bug-testing it would be recommendable outright
[1/2] Just installed the lastest version and usability-wise imho it has deteriorated. The handy auto-learn feature has been removed (yes, I know that it can lead to problems, esp. if you forget switching back to normal) and thus much more has to be configured manually. For configuration you have to use so-called profiles or individual port configuraton. Either way, you should know at least a bit about how the program you want to unblock works: if not the specific ports then at least if it works as a http(s) client or server, with pptp or l2tp etc. Or you use the profile "blind trust" which, according to its name (other information is not given), should unblock all. It didn't with "Bid-O-Matic", though.
Updated on Jan 22, 2013
Updated on Jan 22, 2013[2/2] The program detection service does not recognize many of my programs (e.g. Waterfox or Cisco VPN Client; from Thunderbird it only detects the plugin-container etc.; otoh, Opera is detected twice).
As soon as you hit "apply", the gui closes. You cannot edit several apps in a row but always have to open the ui again. Irritating.
Finally, the program now can no longer be uninstalled from the control panel but only from its own tray-icon/gui. It seems to me that this would effectively have prevented my uninstallation last time (still the old version) when the TinyWall service had blocked net access completely, constantly started and stopped again and the icon itself had been greyed out - "not available".
After these experiences, I'd judge it as both too risky and too complicated (or rather lacking in ease-of-use) to use this over the original W7 firewall controls.
Uninstalling now - too bad, the concept was/is really promising -
"Nice program,but needs work"
Version: TinyWall 2.0
I installed and used this for about a month.A lot of the times,when I either re-started or came out of sleep mode,the program would not allow me to change it's status,as the status was unknown.It also caused some issues when I uninstalled it(luckily I had a good system image to restore from).
I installed and used this for about a month.A lot of the times,when I either re-started or came out of sleep mode,the program would not allow me to change it's status,as the status was unknown.It also caused some issues when I uninstalled it(luckily I had a good system image to restore from).
It still has bugs to be worked out,but so far it's pretty good...
"Pretty good!"
Version: TinyWall 2.0
When it says block everything, it means everything. I like the mode switching feature very well. I love how I can lock it so nothing can touch my firewall. It does not slow the system down too bad.
I hate finding new registry entries of invalid firewall rule each time I use my cleaner, but I can live with it for added security.
Works well with any antivirus I have tested so far. It is worth a try.
"Has Alzheimer's"
Version: TinyWall 2.0
It seems to work fine.
It has reset my whitelisted exceptions three times now, forcing me to re-teach it which programs should not be blocked. Three strikes, and you're out -- I uninstalled this faulty product.
For a product that is supposed to streamline firewalls to be less obtrusive and high maintenance, it fails.
"very pleased"
Version: TinyWall 2.0
compact, fast, uses low resources, easy to use
cant think of any right now
i was a massive fan of zone alarm but as the years roll by, it just got more and more buggy. clunky, just annoying, eventually i had enough and decided to switch. I am so glad i did, tinywall works exactly like a firewall should work, silently, in the background, its my silent guardian.
okay so, when you first start using it, you may need to add specific programs manually to the cleared list but when your done with the config thats it job done :)
i'm happy with it so far been using it for about two weeks, i would recommend this for sure. -
"Blocked Carbonite"
Version: TinyWall 2.0
Initially it seemed easy to use. It blocked some programs but I was able to unblock them easily.
Never could get it to stop blocking carbonite. As soon as I uninstalled TinyWall, Carbonite started working.
TinyWall did seem easy to use and effective. However, my inability to make it stop blocking Carbonite made TinyWall unacceptable to me. Given that Carbonite is a pretty mainstream service, it really should be on the list of programs allowed access by default.
"A nice enhancement to Windows Firewall."
Version: TinyWall 2.0
Easily installs; provides a fairly comprehensive user interface for tighter control over Win's firewall functions. It's 'Learning Mode" is the ideal way to get started with Tiny Wall.
Needs a better FAQ at their web site.
Quite cool and it's free!
"800k installer, minimalist but rich"
Version: TinyWall 1.0.3
Small installer, minimalist approach, good features, select applications by process, window or executable. Clear option to "Elevate" the process.
Relatively big memory usage, compared to the installer size, but it's still ok for nowadays standards.
The biggest problem for me is the lack of that traditional firewall warning with the option to unblock it right away. Some applications/games call other processes in sequence(launchers, etc...), making it very complicated to unblock that app/game. You have to find out which process will be used and sometimes it's not obvious. Luckily its possible to disable the firewall and then try to pick the processes involved.Summary
If you're looking for a small firewall that comes in less than 1MB, this is definitely worth to check out. Despite my particular problem with the lack of warning I'm definitely sticking around with it, because it's still easy and minimalist. Version 2.0 seems to be in beta already.
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※ ※ fix:- I have bug fixes.
- I have some modification.
App Description
Cursive practice book is a simple app drawing a sample. We become what allows you to practice pronunciation and stroke order to write for those who are studying for the first time the cursive alphabet.▼ The main function
We have recorded up to upper case A ~ Z, the lowercase letters.
※ Because I want to go to the application at any time improve, we will wait for us feedback.
App Changes
May 08, 2014 New version 1.0.8
February 11, 2014 New version 1.0.7
January 29, 2014 New version 1.0.6
September 26, 2013 New version 1.0.5
June 16, 2012 New version 1.0.2
May 19, 2012 Initial Release


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Picture it: Narita Airport, Tokyo, April 2011, 23:00. Two Aussie travellers sprinting behind a petite but very speedy Japan Airlines (JAL) paperwork-laden staff member as she ushers us through airport security, customs and other blurred bureaucrats onto a shuttle cable to take us to another terminal, rushes us past what seems like a thousand flight gates and finally to the fully boarded Jetstar plane that's literally seconds from taking off.
That Jetstar plane, at least according to the tickets we'd bought, was supposed to have touched down that night 500km away in Kansai Airport Osaka, not Tokyo. But Qantas' budget subsidiary had decided on the day of departure to cancel the Cairns-Osaka flight – presumably because they couldn't fill it with enough passengers to afford lifting it off the ground – and instead pour its Osaka-bound passengers onto its Tokyo flight.
But never fear: after the plane had touched down in Narita and its Tokyo-bound passengers had alighted, it would be up in the air again and on its way to Honshu's earthquake- and tsunami-free megalopolis. At least, that's what one fairly uninterested Jetstar ground staff in Cairns told me when I asked him – they'd neglected to make any announcements on the Sydney-Cairns leg of the flight, and we'd only realised major changes had occurred by seeing "cancelled" on that airport's monitor.
One eight-hour flight later, we land in Tokyo. Cabin crew have neglected to apologise to Osaka-bound passengers for the delay or explain what we're to do when we land, other than "follow the signs and look for instructions" for the connecting flight.
So, like well-behaved sheep we join the herd off the plane, which follows the hastily-made signs and arrows for Jetstar's Osaka flight. The herd finds its way to a shuttle train bound for another terminal. "Hmm, that's unusual," my partner and I think, but hey – that's where the signs are pointing. Maybe we need to pick up our bags and transit to the domestic terminal for what is now an internal flight within Japan.
The herd embarks, rides and disembarks the shuttle. We keep moving with them – you can always trust the herd (note: never trust the herd). Suddenly we're in queues for what look suspiciously like customs gates. OK … seems strange we'd need to check into Japan here in Tokyo when we're headed for Osaka – but surely if Jetstar had meant for us not to do this they would've made crystal-clear instructions on the flight? Surely they would've made their signs clearer and even strategically placed a staff member to stop Osaka-bound passengers from getting onto a shuttle that would take them far, far away from the just-landed plane if that was to become the Osaka-bound plane?
You can probably guess the rest from here. Only moments before we're about to go through quarantine, we make the horrible realisation that we won't be collecting our baggage or connecting to a domestic flight. Nope, we've just had our passports stamped for Tokyo, so we're in Tokyo. It's only now we can see a monitor showing our flight – the very flight we've just disembarked at the very gate from which we're now about a kilometre away – is boarding for Osaka. If we're to have any chance of being on it, we need to follow the usual procedure of checking into an international airport – the sort of thing you usually give yourself a couple of hours for – in, oh, about 12 minutes.
Now, spending an unplanned night in an amazing city like Tokyo would not have been the end of the world. But not having any fresh clothes for that night (our bags were Osaka-bound) and having to pay for a hotel and for another connecting flight the next day – not to mention losing a prepaid night's accommodation in Osaka – would have been a costly blow and an inauspicious start to the holiday we'd spent months looking forward to.
That's where the amazing staff at JAL comes in. Seeing two crestfallen travellers, they leave their kiosks to inquire what's wrong. Remember, we've flown Jetstar to Japan, not JAL – we're not even their customers. Nevertheless, once we've explained as best we can our unusual situation, we're suddenly surrounded by half a dozen very concerned JAL staff desperate to help us out.
And so the sprinting begins. Turns out we end up spending the night in Osaka after all – just.
The contrast in customer service between Jetstar and JAL is very sharp. With the former, there was poor or no communication about essential information, leading to the debacle in the first place. JAL staff politely explained what was happening as it happened, demonstrated genuine sympathy for our situation and liaised with many airport staff while running hundreds of metres to get us where we needed to be. Most remarkable of all, they didn't need to – we weren't JAL passengers and they'd done nothing to create the problem. All they wanted to do was resolve it.
The lesson learnt? There's a reason why low-cost airlines are low-cost – they're also low-service, especially in tough situations where they should be bringing their A-game.
In future, I'll be shelling out the extra bucks for a full-service airline that won't cancel a flight on its day of departure, and will keep you in the loop about any other essential developments.
If I ever return to Japan (which I very much want to do), JAL will be top of my list of preferred carriers. That's what outstanding customer service does – it guarantees repeat business. Are you listening, Jetstar?
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The topic of Wilayat al-Faqih (governance of the jurist) is one that is not usually discussed in detail, and although many are aware of the term itself, they lack understanding of the theological and juristic arguments for the authority of by the jurist. Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist is a short analysis of the topic by Ayatollah Imam Ruhullah al-Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 revolutionary uprising against Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi which led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The English translation can be found online and has been translated by Hamid Algar from the third edition of the Persian text.
Ayatollah Imam Khomeini was a renowned legal scholar and political leader and wrote extensively on spiritual self-development. Islamic Government was initially a series of lectures he delivered at the theological seminaries of Najaf to an audience of students of the religious sciences. It was later transcribed into book format. The purpose of Islamic Government is to present a theological and legal analysis of three key aspects of Islamic government: the importance of establishing an Islamic state, the role of the Islamic jurists in implementing the Islamic state, and the correct way to establish an Islamic state.
Ayatollah Imam Khomeini argues that the evidence for the need to establish an Islamic state lies in the example of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) himself. The Prophet not only legislated the laws necessary for a government but also implemented such a government. Further, his appointment of a successor indicates his intention to continue the implementation of the Islamic government even after his death. He presents several arguments to debunk the idea that we ought to set aside the laws and no longer implement an Islamic state after the occultation of Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance). He uses the Qur'an and narrations to argue that the continued implementation must be in the hands of the Fuqaha (jurists), and that their role is similar to the role of the successor to the Prophet Muhammad in the leadership of the Islamic state. He notes two qualities that are prerequisite for the leader of the Islamic state: knowledge of Islamic laws and justice. Lastly, Ayatollah Imam Khomeini addresses how to establish an Islamic government, saying propagation and instruction are the two most important activities needed at this time.
The book raises many thought-provoking questions and is for the most part well structured; however, the reader is left with many questions unanswered. For instance, "Are we to leave aside the laws of Islam in the time of the Occultation?" Although he provides an extensive analysis of the proofs given in the Qur'an and Hadith for the leadership after the Prophet, further explanation is needed to show how an infallible Imam's leadership of the Islamic state can be similar to a fallible jurist's leadership of the Islamic government. Furthermore, in the last section, where one expects a thorough explanation of what an Islamic state would look like, the discussion devolves into a sort of exhortation to his students regarding their obligation as future jurists in the Iranian state where the Shah (at the time of the speeches) was still the ruling authority.
Overall, the book is a good introduction to the subject of the authority of the jurist but not a complete theological or juridical guide. Islamic Government is mostly easy to read; however, there is some dense material especially in the discussion surrounding the narrations pertaining to leadership. The book also gives good insight into the ideology upon which the Islamic Revolution was based, a revolution that would follow nine years after the speeches were given in Najaf.
Musarraf Yusufali has recently completed her master's degree in social work. A resident of Austin, Texas, she hope to work with Muslim communities to develop healthy individuals and families.


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But Larry Blackmon is not doing an interview, nor is he plugging a new album. After all, Cameo, the group he has led since the early Seventies, hasn't had a major hit since 1986's "Word Up." So what's he doing on the radio?
Blackmon -- drummer, bassist, songwriter, choreographer, producer, and director, famous for his trademark expression "Ow!" and his Gumby-esque fade hairdo as well as for his outrageous on-stage attire, which often included football player-size shoulder pads and a fire-engine red codpiece -- is now a disc jockey. He's been the voice of HOT 105's Saturday night Metro Funk Shop since January.
Blackmon was invited to join the 105 crew after sitting in as a guest on the Funk Shop, which was then hosted by assistant program director Phil Michaels (a fill-in for the show's original host Stonewall Jackson, who left the station to pursue other opportunities). Witty, charming, and possessing a mellifluous and radio-ready voice, Blackmon was an on-air natural; a job offer soon followed. "We knew he lived here now, and I was very excited to have someone of his caliber and with his knowledge of music involved in our station," says Tony Kidd, operations manager at HOT 105, the city's number-one-ranked station in the urban/adult contemporary category and number three in the South Florida market overall, according to an Arbitron survey. "It's been great so far. Before, it was purely a music show, but now we're trying to take it in a different direction, from being just a music show to being a real entertainment feature. We wanted to add some personality to it."
Anyone who's familiar with Cameo's string of hits knows Blackmon has plenty of personality. Ironically, the guy's not really a radio fan. "I don't listen to much radio," he confesses. "Not music. I listen to talk radio and sports radio because that's the only time I can get in touch with what's going on in the world. I live in music every day, so when I get in the car the last thing I do is turn on a music station." Nevertheless, Blackmon took the gig: "I thought it would be a gas, and it's been wonderful. I'm having a real good time. I don't know if I was as interested in radio as I was in just having fun. They told me I could do anything I wanted, so I came up with the idea of trying to syndicate the show. Hopefully by the fall we'll be syndicated."
For now, the three-hour show is in search of a distinct image. The playlist of Seventies and early Eighties funk hits is arranged by Michaels, with Blackmon offering segue and programming tips. (At one point during a recent show, Blackmon asks Michaels, "How does this song test?" as he suggests that the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" be the opener for a twenty-minute set and the Ohio Players' "Love Rollercoaster" be dropped altogether.)
Interspersed between the music are a few recorded and live improvisational comic bits -- what the crew likes to call "funk on the fly" -- starring a cast of six or seven characters portrayed by Blackmon's colleagues. (On one night an Indian man threatens to blow up the station with his newly acquired bomb, then two Italian goodfellas -- Tony Two Fingers and Johnny Ravioli -- inform the host that funk music has an Italian as well as black audience.) The show is rounded out with occasional interviews with well-known funksters, a pre-recorded segment called "Stories from Backstage" featuring show-biz anecdotes from Blackmon's life, and phone calls from listeners -- some live, some taped, some bogus -- which generate amusing and lively banter.
In the middle of this night's show, for instance, a fictitious listener named Angie calls to ask if whatever was behind the red cup Blackmon wore during his Cameo days was "real," generating guffaws from Blackmon. Whatever the case, the self-described "codpiece wearin', sometimes swearin'" DJ chose to leave that accessory at home. Blackmon is conservatively dressed in green and beige plaid cotton shorts. The scowling visage of Miles Davis peers from the front of his white T-shirt, and ankle-length white athletic socks creep from the tops of his pristine leather Converse sneakers. The famous fade has been replaced with short dreadlocks, and a close-cropped mustache droops down past the corners of his mouth. His heavy-lidded eyes are shielded behind rectangular black-rimmed sunglasses with red lenses.
It's a far cry from the outlandish silks and leathers once worn by Cameo, the thirteen-piece group Blackmon formed in 1974 as the generically titled New York City Players. Born and raised in the Big Apple, Blackmon was a regular at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater, where he would catch performances by R&B titans such as Otis Redding and funk avatar George Clinton. He formed his first bands during junior high, and in his early twenties attended the Juilliard School of Music while fronting the Players, who were mining the polyrhythmic pop-funk-rock turf of Clinton, the Ohio Players, and Earth, Wind and Fire. "I wanted to have an act that was professional and very different, a little left of center, with a real New York artsy attitude about it," Blackmon explains. "We would seek out costume designers who were particularly talented, we'd look for the young Roman Polanskis to direct our videos. We wanted the edgy people. We were doing things that other people didn't think about doing."


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Why doesn't oil and water mix? What effect does adding detergent do to a mixture of oil and water? Why does detergent change the oil and water?
Since explanations are limited to 25 lines and no pictures (or at least only very simple ones) I would suggest looking up soap in an encyclopedia. You might also want to look at surfactant. To get you started, however, one observation in chemistry is that molecules dissolve in other molecules that have similar characteristics. (In particular, the ability or inability to distribute electronic charge is an important characteristic for solubility.) Water is a polar molecule -- that is, electronic charges are localized on specific atoms. Oil is a non-polar molecule -- electronic charges are de-localized over all atoms. Water dissolves other polar molecules and oil dissolves other non-polar molecules but water does not dissolve oil (and vice-versa). Soap molecules are large. At one end they behave like polar molecules (electronic charges are isolated) and at the other end they behave like non-polar molecules (electronic charges are de-localized). Now, what happens when you put soap in an oil/water mix?
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To add to Gregs you might try researching emulsions and emulsifiers and find out about everyday products that are mixtures of oil and water. Good luck!
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We aren't the only ones who miss Rob and K-Stew as a couple! 'Twilight' co-star Erik Odom is singing the couple's praises — keep reading to see what he had to say!
Bella Swan and Edward Cullen are an iconic movie couple, but Erik Odom says that Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are even more iconic than that!
Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson: Sweet On Set
In an interview with The Oakland Press, Erik said that he believes the casting for Twilight was perfect. "The filmmakers really got it right with Kristen and Rob," he says, adding, "There's been such an overlap of how iconic the characters are, but also how iconic Kristen and Rob are."
Who knew Erik was such a hopeless romantic! "When [they got] together, it became bigger than anyone could have imagined," he also says. Erik should know — he's spent a lot of time with the couple: "It was sweet to watch them together on set," the actor says.
Rob & K-Stew: What You Didn't Know
In the same interview, Erik describes how there's so much more than meets the eye to Kristen and Rob, that their pretty faces and whirlwind romance are just what you see on the surface.
"I was surprised at how down to earth they were," Erik states. "Kristen's just so intelligent."
"I wouldn't be surprised to see, as she gets older, her transitioning into her own films because she has such a strong voice on set."
We love to hear this kind of stuff — first of all, who knew quiet little Kristen Stewart could be a leader on a movie set? And it's great to know that R-Patz and K-Stew don't have huge egos and that they're loved by everyone!
It just makes us love them even more! Now, if they could just find a way back into each other's arms…
What do you think of Erik's comments, HollywoodLifers? Let us know!
WATCH: Kristen Stewart Writes Love Letter To Get Robert Pattinson Back
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I'm sure everyone has gotten their BD2 DVD and watched it yesterday, I'm glad I went out early to get my copies, I decided on The "Target" one, with 3 discs and also the extended BD1, Summit need not have any worry about the DVD selling, there were many people at Target buying the DVD's and that was early in the morning, Target had multiple set ups in the store.
I ended up watching BD2 and then I re watched BD2 with Bill Condon's commentary it was really interesting, Bill praised his whole cast but of course he seemed to glow about Kristen, Rob and Taylor.
The picture at the end of Kristen/Bella looking over her shoulders is precious.
I think everyone out there has a huge void in their chests, I don't understand Summit, why don't they buy the rights from Stephenie Meyers and get another writer and do some more Twilight themed movies, more Volturi, more wolfs, we didn't get to hear how Alice, Emmett, even Carlise became a vampire, of course bring back Bella and Edward in a smaller part, anyone out there should sign Kristen and Rob to do another love story, the chemistry they have together is electrifying, they are guaranteed a hit.! They both said they would love to work together again.
P.S. I think Kristen should file a lawsuit against Joan Rivers and Fashion Police! I for one am Boycotting Fashion Police, Joan your getting to disgusting!! This show is meant to be fun, but it is getting out of control, just constant super nasty comments, not just about Kristen, but to all the stars out there, it's not funny nor entertaining anymore. Everyone needs to hit Joan were it matters most in her pocket book!!! Maybe then she will get the message.
Posted at 9:26 AM on March 3, 2013
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Posted at 2:43 AM on March 3, 2013
I have to agree with you there Sisi Kristen has done nothing to calm her fans down after she started the RAU RAU by firstly keeping them guessing about her relationship with Rob and now by cheating with a married man and then STILL keep them confused and leaving them angry @ everyone especially Robs fans. I dont know WHY WHY WHY there is still confusion about those pictures after seven months with her fans really I dont. SHE DID IT OK? that is why those pictures are still and will always be very accessible to you no matter what. I dont know why Rob forgave her IF HE HAS I doubt he has…and its no use trying to answer that question because ALL OF YOU KNOW NOTHING about their relationship. Except for the cheating THAT HAPPENED, fortunately or unfortunatetly depending on which side you looking from.
sisi south africa
Posted at 2:23 AM on March 3, 2013
@tralala you cant tell people what they need or do not need to do!!! The reason we are not moving on from this is because of the denial that continues here of kristens cheating ,those pictures are NOT FAKE !!!! But some of your fellow dillusionals are forcing everything and I mean EVERYTHING down EVERYONES THROAT including Robs especially Robs. No one knows whats happening with their relationship but WE KNOW SHE CHEATED, because those pictures that she hasnt contested or sued anyone for are still VERY MUCH AT LARGE. Kristen is not AYOBA because she has never been mature enough to understand who and what she is and that is driving aaaall of her fans into a state of anger and more disillusionment. She is an idol and has responsibilities that she doesnt want to take you love kristen but can you honestly tell me that you feel like she cares about you as her fan ? Cares enough to get out of her head and really take responsibility to entertain you and be a rolemodel for you? Ever since she started twilight she has been rude , self centered and a complete drama queen. Start accepting that she DID NOT make a mistake and she knows that. She doesnt care about her fans she never communicates with her fans she makes them feel like she is doing them a favour. You cant even write kristen a fan letter and expect her to respond to it. She is not AYOBA indeed.
Posted at 2:46 AM on March 3, 2013
I have to agree with you there Sisi Kristen has done nothing to calm her fans down after she started the RAU RAU by firstly keeping them guessing about her relationship with Rob and now by cheating with a married man and then STILL keep them confused and leaving them angry @ everyone especially Robs fans. I dont know WHY WHY WHY there is still confusion about those pictures after seven months with her fans really I dont. SHE DID IT OK? that is why those pictures are still and will always be very accessible to you no matter what. I dont know why Rob forgave her IF HE HAS I doubt he has…and its no use trying to answer that question because ALL OF YOU KNOW NOTHING about their relationship. Except for the cheating THAT HAPPENED, fortunately or unfortunatetly depending on which side you looking from.
sisi south africa
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Everybody knows the cheating pics are not fake, plus if she really wanted the pictures taken down she can easily sue the websites that still have them up and us weekly for publishing the pictures in the first place. I do agree with you on one thing @sisi South Africa, anyone who thinks the pictures are fake are delusional.
However one day you will make a huge mistake that affects your life and no matter how many times you say it was a mistake, people will use it to define you for the rest of your life then maybe you will understand how it feels to have people constantly talking about it
sisi south africa
Posted at 4:26 AM on March 3, 2013
I know you know they are fake @tralala .I was just stating that some fans of hers are fueling this by continuing to deny this fact you are right @tralala its not nice to keep talking about it .BUT we keep going back and forth due to those same fans who are not only forcing that the pictures are fake but are also forcing every one to agree with them on this and it causes anger and name calling and then it all spirals out of control. However I disagree with you on your point about it being a mistake.
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Posted at 4:35 AM on March 3, 2013
Posted at 9:34 AM on March 3, 2013
You need a little lesson in Western democracy. Kristen doesn't have to prove anything or deny anything. Accusers have the burden of proof. And blind hatred doesn't cut it for evidence. As long as you have been posting her you have been spewing your hatred of Kristen non-stop. If anyone has been a drama queen it is you. And there are millions fans who have expressed the exact opposite of how Kristen treats her fans. So give it rest. We understand you hate her. We heard the first time.
Posted at 1:40 AM on March 3, 2013
HL why did you forget to post about a REAL good action done by Facinelli, Reaser, Reed and Rathbone? All these epic love BS is nothing compared to what those 4 excellent people did. Find it out, please. That leaves the Twilight Franchise in a better place and a higher public opinion than this ridiculous romantic charade.
Posted at 1:33 AM on March 3, 2013
@aquarious64,,rob forgive her that fast because ,he knows she never cheat!!!man still have the egos!if thats true he will dump her,but those photos are fake dear!!dont be a puppet of the tabloids!!im just saying!maybe you dont know!and some of the articles nor stories that gou read are not true,they jyst say from a close friend of the family,all those are lies!!i cant believe your so easy to believe what other people that you really dont know..like what they say,choice the person to be with,latet they are the one to bring you to the curb!!dont jugd so easily to the person whom you really know well!!maybe at the end you'll regret it,and eat it,what you vomit!!PEACE
Posted at 6:28 PM on March 2, 2013
How about this..The more you hate her the more Robert Pattinson sticks to her. They have developed this incredible bond as friends and as lovers, sticking together through thick and thin. You have also noticed that no one can ever dictate their moves, code of dressing and etc when they are not at work.. Stop eating the bait everyone. For HL, Bonnie and her crew, bottomline is all about the money..
Posted at 5:14 PM on March 2, 2013
To those who are calling this couple "magical" with an "epic love" – you still think they are Edward and Bella in real life. Your comments show it. They're not. You want Rob to forgive Kristen for cheating with Rupert just like Edward forgave Bella for cheating with Jacob in Eclipse. (YES, the mountain top makeout is cheating, especially when Bella accepted Edward's marriage proposal two nights before.) For all you know Rob may have been ready to kick her to the curb and let her stay out there back in July. The fights had to be really ugly too; given what she did it's to be expected. Since there were financial considerations (box office returns, DVD and other merchandise sales) it would not be a surprise they sucked it up and put on a good front for the cameras. Regular news stations were reporting they were back together. Why should they, since a lot of you defenders consider this a private matter? Maybe the reconciliation before premiere weekend was an insurance policy to make sure the Twi-hards will pony up for the movie tickets and other Twilight related material. Now that the saga is over and the DVD is finally out, this will be the acid test if they are still together. Putting out stories where no one could possibly know what is written is fact (Kristen wears Rob's underwear, Rob and Kristen Skype-sex,) is throwing red meat to fans who want to believe that "Robsten's Forever". The all-is-well bulletins about the relationship on various sites are ridiculous. If they are a private couple, why the need to report the status? It comes off as Kristen's PR team looking desparate, fearing her career will end if Rob leaves her for good.
If Rob is using filming in the Outback as time off the relationship and thinking if he wants to continue with her, good for him. It's understandable and realistic. With the level of hurt and humiliation laid on him, no one should expect forgive and forget in under two months, not in real life anyway. Right now, the relationship status is truly unknown, despite what's been printed.
Posted at 5:21 PM on March 2, 2013
stop blaming kristen's PR team for everything, we get that you don't like her but blaming everything on her or her PR team is pathetic. plus kristen's career is not going to end if rob breaks up with her, her career was doing well before twilight and will be perfectly fine now that twilight is over.
as for rob and kristen's relationship status, it has always been unknown
Posted at 5:50 PM on March 2, 2013
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have the right to speak
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Posted at 1:32 PM on March 2, 2013
Two married adult pointing fingers on a 22 yrs. old that "wreck" their marriage and end up divorce, for just a couple of pictures taken the same day. And we should pity them and hate the younger one? Kristen maybe at fault on getting with the director but with ruining their family? Nope I don't think so it was in WRECK before Kristen came in, but it's easy for the adults to blame somebody else than themselves.
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Posted at 1:32 PM on March 2, 2013
kristen is NOT AYOBA!!!
Posted at 12:54 PM on March 2, 2013
Kristen is NOT a child she knows what she did the fact that you cant accept it is your bussines and your downfall with all of this. Secondly kristen planned the whole thing it wasnt a "momentary indiscreation" she deliberately planned it in her head that day, lied to Rob went to a rendezvous with Ruppie did the deed, GOT CAUGHT ,confessed and apologised . NOW SHE LOOKS LIKE A WHIMP!!! Rob is not a feature in this mathematics . He will only feature if he continues to date kristen and its a shame because he really can do better than her.OUT!!!
Posted at 1:15 PM on March 2, 2013
Nobody has the right to judge rob'a personal decisions or tell anyone for that matter that you think they can do bette as its their life to live not yours. IMO he has more guts staying with her instead of breaking up with her because that's what people think he should do. Everyone deserves a second chance, yes kristen made the biggest mistake she will probably make in her life but she is facing the consequences and not trying to defend what she did. She apologised which is more than any other celebrity has done when they have been caught cheating.she didn't have to make a public apology but she did which resulted in her receiving even more public backlash.she is 22 and screwed up but I think she has learnt her lesson and now people need to get over it and move on
Posted at 3:59 PM on March 2, 2013
kristen is NOT AYOBA!!!
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Posted at 12:18 PM on March 2, 2013
People blame a young girl in the demolition of the house and not blame a married man, it's bigger than her twenty years and Officer about his family and his wife Officer for her family, I hope people stop writing words bad for Kristen she a good girl, a good person makes a mistake and not just the person bad Everybody makes mistakes and I think Kristen regret I did it, I hope the media to stop writing about her
Posted at 11:53 AM on March 2, 2013
Kristen DID get caught in those cheating photos; Kristen & Robert DID reunite and have NOT been on a 'trial separation'. I can prove it based on their actions over the past three years. Search for 'Misfit Chick's paparazzi blogspot' for the scoop that INCLUDES PETITIONS for the paps to reform their OWN Celebrity LIFEBASHING WAYS. Set these two FREE by SIGNING THEM!!
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Gruenhagen gone wild: "welfare" tells men to "impregnate as many women as they want"
It's no exaggeration, either. Glenn Gruenhagen (R-Glencoe) doesn't like the idea of the health care exchanges in the Affordable Care Act, so he dipped into a can of rancid snuff and snorted out this classic bit of business to "raise awareness" of the impending doom of black men running on an impregnation spree. "Gruenhagen dove in with a claim that "welfare" programs were responsible for out-of-wedlock births among "minorities"–and so the health care exchange might further erode traditional marriage."