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Please be advised that personal information submitted by individuals acting solely in a business capacity (e.g., personal information contained in job applicant's resume) is not subject to the uses set forth above or to any other practices stated in this Privacy Policy.
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Based upon the personally identifiable information you provide us, we will send you a welcoming email to verify your username and password. We will also communicate with you in response to your inquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account. We will communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes.
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If you choose to use our recruit-a-friend or e-card features, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site. Blizzard does not store this information and uses it for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and to track the success of our referral program.
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As with any business, your personal information is also an asset of Blizzard and will become part of our normal business records. As such, we may also disclose your personal information to a third party if we decide to sell a line of business to that third party, so you can continue to receive service and information in connection with that line of business with as little disruption as possible. Similarly, in the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other similar event, your personal information may be transferred to Blizzard 's successor or assign.
Blizzard sites may also have message boards, forums, and/or chat areas, where users can exchange ideas and communicate with one another. When posting to a message board, forum, or chat area, please be aware that the information is being made publicly available on-line and the user does so at his or her own risk. For certain forums, anyone posting or replying to a post may be doing so using their Real ID -- that is, their full first and last name -- with the option to also display the name of their primary in-game character. See discussion regarding Real ID below. If your personal information is posted on one of our community forums, you may contact us at email@example.com. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.
Blizzard allows you to control the way that we use personal identifying information that we might obtain. At the time you provide personal information, Blizzard may give you the option of declining any future offers or information about new products, promotions, or services. In addition, many of the "mailings" Blizzard may send you, such as newsletters, have procedures within them to cancel the receipt of any future mailings. Lastly, you may be given the opportunity to "opt-out" of certain features or functionality (e.g. Real ID). See the applicable feature's FAQ or information page for more details.
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Once a child states that his/her age is under 13, we do not collect or store any personally identifiable information such as name, address, or email address.
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We recognize a special obligation to protect personal information about young children. We urge parents to instruct their children to never give out their real names, addresses, or phone numbers, without permission, when on-line. Teenagers under the age of 17 and over the age of 12 should encourage their parents to review this policy and to contact us if they would like to evoke our opt-out policy or to raise any concerns. For more information, you may visit our Parental Controls area at https://us.battle.net/account/parental-controls/index.html.
Real ID friends can see each other's real-life name and can see each other's characters across all Blizzard products and services. By participating in Real ID, you will have the option of making your real name visible to your friend's friends, who will also be able to invite you to become friends.
When you and a friend mutually agree to become Real ID friends, you will have access to a number of additional features, including the following:
Certain Blizzard games playable on Blizzard's Battle.net service feature "Global Play," which allows you to play with other players who are outside of the region associated with the creation of your Battle.net account. The Global Play feature requires that some or all of the personal information that you provided when you created your Battle.net account be transferred to servers operated by Blizzard in the regions where you wish to play.
As is true of most web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. We may combine this automatically collected log information with other information we collect about you. We do this to improve the services we offer you, to improve marketing, analytics, or site functionality.
Technologies such as: cookies, clear gifs, tags and scripts are used by Blizzard and our partners such as marketing partners and analytics providers. These technologies are used in analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by these companies on an individual as well aggregated basis.
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An Internet protocol ("IP") address is the unique number assigned to your server or Internet Service Provider ("ISP"). Blizzard may track such IP addresses for system administration, to report aggregate information, site tracking, security purposes, or to prevent our servers from being abused.
If for any reason you are concerned with the way we are using your personal information, or would like to correct or request that we delete such personal information, please contact Blizzard Entertainment Privacy Policy, Attention: Privacy Policy Administrator, at 16215 Alton Pkwy. Irvine CA 92618-3616. You can also contact us by e-mailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com. We will respond to any request for access within 30 days.
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Every year 1 million kids drop out of high school nationwide. In New Mexico, the graduation rate is 67.3 percent.
New Mexico PBS launched a series of broadcast, online and community activities in support of "American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen," a national public media initiative supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to help Albuquerque and other communities across America to address the high school dropout crisis.
As part of Albuquerque's American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen initiative, New Mexico PBS hosted a Teacher Town Hall on Wednesday, April 18, at The University of New Mexico Continuing Education Auditorium in Albuquerque to advance the conversation around this dropout crisis, its impact on children, communities, and ways to address it. Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour moderated the Teacher Town Hall, which was open to New Mexico teachers to provide a forum to address their concerns and to attempt to develop solutions.
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The local site search feature which we have used in the past needs to be re-written.
The system we have in place would accept a Google Search API key, and the site url and provide custom search results like the following: http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/search/index. ... ubmit&d=10
The problem is that Google is not issuing any new SOAP api keys, and they are recommending users move to their AJAX search implementation.
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Look into the Google AJAX search results to see if it will accommodate our needs.
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As an aside (& so i don't have to make another new thread) .... i'm looking at turning my triple boot system into a dual boot after learning the benefits of running a virtual machine.
As a result ... if i was to dual boot 2x Windows 7 (don't ask why - it's not important) then which HDD would the BIOS be 'looking at' first in order of boot sequence? The one which had Win7 installed on it first, or the one which was the second install? Thanks.
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Any take on the 2nd question?... Looking to get the machine sorted today hopefully
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So what do i do?
PCI bus can not handle SATA 2/3 speeds..this might be another cause of the BSOD
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I repeat the above...?
So what do i do?
I figure as i've got 2 optical drives - one of them is the default boot option.
I have 2 SSDs, both of which are bootable drives with Win 7 installed on.
So both those drives plus the default optical drive should be connected to the MOBO SATA ports. That's 3 of my 5 available slots taken up.
I would guess the other 2 should both be taken up by the non-bootable HDDs which i'm just using for storage.
And then, any add on card should take the 'other' optical drive.
Either way, i need another SATA port, but i don't want BSODs, obviously. What to do then? What to buy?
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You're shopping with your toddler in a busy department store. He or she has spied a toy that you don't intend to buy. Soon you find yourself at the center of a gale-force temper tantrum. Everyone's looking at you, and your face is burning with embarrassment.
Could you have prevented the tantrum? What's the best response? And why do these emotional meltdowns happen in the first place?
Consider these tantrum tips.
A tantrum is the expression of a young child's frustration with the challenges of the moment.
Perhaps your child is having trouble figuring something out or completing a specific task. Maybe your child can't find the words to express his or her thoughts or feelings. Whatever the challenge, frustration with the situation might trigger anger — resulting in a temper tantrum.
Consider this: Most 2-year-olds have a limited vocabulary. Parents might understand what a toddler says only some of the time. Strangers understand even less. When your child wants to tell you something and you don't understand — or you don't comply with your child's wishes — you might have a tantrum on your hands.
If your child is thirsty, hungry or tired, his or her threshold for frustration is likely to be lower — and a tantrum more likely.
It might seem as if your child plans to misbehave simply to get on your nerves, but that's probably giving him or her too much credit.
Young children don't have evil plans to frustrate or embarrass their parents. For most toddlers, tantrums are simply a way to express frustration.
For older children, tantrums might be a learned behavior. If you reward tantrums with something your child wants — or you allow your child to get out of things by throwing a tantrum — the tantrums are likely to continue.
There might be no foolproof way to prevent tantrums, but there's plenty you can do to encourage good behavior in even the youngest children.
For example:
Typically, the best way to respond to a tantrum is to ignore it.
When your child quiets down, you might say, "Tantrums won't get my attention. If you want to tell me something, you have to use your words."
Remember, your ability to stay calm and in control will help your child feel secure. If you lose your cool or give in to your child's demands, you'll only teach your child that tantrums are effective.
If a tantrum escalates, remove your child from the situation and enforce a timeout:
If your child has a tantrum in public, ignore the behavior if you can. If your child becomes too disruptive, take him or her to a private spot — such as a rest area or the car — for a timeout.
When your child calms down, you might say, "You're sitting quietly. Are you ready to sit in the cart while we shop?" If not, continue the timeout.
Remember, though, it's important to eventually return to the activity — or your child will learn than a tantrum is an effective way to escape a given situation.
As your child's self-control improves, tantrums should become less common. Most children outgrow tantrums by age 5.
If your younger child's tantrums seem especially severe, your older child is still having frequent tantrums or the tantrums have pushed you beyond your ability to cope, share your concerns with your child's doctor.
The doctor will consider physical or psychological issues that could be contributing to the tantrums. Depending on the circumstances, you might be referred to a mental health provider or, in some cases, a school or community program.
Early intervention can stem future behavioral problems and help your child succeed both at home and at school.
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Colorful distressed leather tote bag. Comes with adjustable and removable leather long strap. Inside fully lined with one zipper pocket and two pouches. Horizontal stitch detailing around opening of bag. Zipper closure at top. Leather feels super soft and supple, and will only get better with age and wear.
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Rated 5 out of 5Â by Emily129 Love It! This bag is great! The leather is soft, it is roomy without being too heavy. Like the other reviewer said the strap is way too long. I am 5'3 and if I were to use the strap the bag would fall at my knees. There are 3 inside compartments - perfect for keys, phone, etc. The picture of the bag hanging was takin with my laptop and all day belongings in it so you can see how the bag hangs when it is filled. 5.3.2012
Rated 5 out of 5Â by ATruxell123 Lina Leather Tote Review I just recieved my Lina tote in camel. I love this bag- leather is extremely soft and supple, the color is more like honey brown, and the bag is lighweight. The online picture does not do it justice. Handles are perfect length, and do not cut into your shoulder when the bag is loaded with various items, like a laptop-e-reader-my Franklin covey planner and every thing else I lug around with me daily. The only concern I have with this bag is the strap it is excessivly long and the bag hangs at my knees when I use the strap. I'm 5 ft 3 so this might not be the case with someone taller. Bottom line LOVE it and this bag will be with me for a long time... 3.15.2012
Rated 5 out of 5Â by lulubun Lina Leather Tote - Beige The Lina Leather Tote in beige is the slouchy brown leather handbag of my dreams. I can fit everything I need for the day in this bag-- gym clothes, water bottle, ipad, makeup, scarf, my lunch, and it will still hug closely to my body and look carefree and stylish. The leather is very high quality (I can always tell by the smell) -- it's soft, but very sturdy. I keep the shoulder strap on so I can wear the bag at my hip. The bag was a bit lighter in color than it was shown on the website, but I still love it. Thank you FreePeople for stocking this bag! 4.7.2012
Rated 5 out of 5Â by anglchck7 if i could marry a bag, this would be it! I saw this bag in the yellow at one store, then the next day a lady in front of me had it. She said she loved it; so, I bought it. I've been looking for the perfect brown leather bag for awhile, so I took it as a sign that this bag was for me. The local store did not carry it so they ordered it for me. I'm SO glad I bought this. I use it EVERYDAY! If I could marry a bag, this would be it (shhhh don't tell my fiance). The brown color translates well online and came as I expected and hoped for. The silver hardware is so durable and classic for a distressed leather bag. Most brown bags I find come with gold and brass colored hardware which is one thing that drew me to this one in the first place. For a large bag, it really is very easy to carry around and doesn't get in the way no matter how I carry it. This bag is PERFECT! 7.27.2012
Rated 4 out of 5Â by Liz92592 Growing on me......... Again, same color issue. The bag is great but really hoped for the color to be like the one the model is carrying, brighter with a little sheen. The plastic wrapper the bag comes in states the color is "turquoise" not aqua. The color is actually like the fifth insert showing the inside of the bag. The extra strap is really long! Decided to keep but 4 stars for color. 7.24.2012
Rated 4 out of 5Â by maggykc Great purse, same color issue First, I love this bag. The leather is super soft, and it is good quality and construction. Like other reviewers said, I also got the aqua, and it's definitely not like the picture with the model. The picture second from the right showing the inside of the purse is the most accurate to the actual color of the bag. I was really hoping for a more blue color, but I am still satisfied with it being a darker teal. I'm happy, but it's not as summer-y as I wanted it to be. 6.29.2012
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Janko My favorite bag! I was going to order this bag in aqua but because of the picture posted by a reviewer and the reviews stating it wasn't the same color shown, I opted for the beige which turned out to be pretty close to the color shown online. It's beautiful and soft and despite being on the larger side, doesn't look overbearing when carried. It fits so much stuff. Great quality. I love it! I kinda wanna order another and just get over the fact that the aqua is more teal than aqua! Worth every penny. 6.2.2012
Rated 4 out of 5Â by wildiris almost perfect/misleading color? Let's start with the color. If you are looking for the color shown called "aqua" you will be disappointed. Instead of the luminous spring color shown, the bag is what I would call a deep "Teal". If you are looking for teal, in a dark color (great for next winter) you will love this. If you are looking for a bright spring lift of color, this is not your bag. Having said that the bag itself is gorgeous. Soft leather, light weight. I so wish I liked one of the colors so I could have the bag. Mine goes back. the photo another reviewer posted is much closer to the actual color. 5.19.2012
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to be totally honest I dont know, it is a SATAII drive.
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Shouldn't it be connected via SATA 3?
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There is a good chance of that, using EaseUS partition manager I saw there was reserved partitions, I extended C: over all the free space I could.
It might be looking for something to boot off. You might have messed up the MBR on it, so it doesn't boot.
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this is from the ASRock site for my mobo
If you can run in AHCI mode, your SATA drives would be hot swappable. You can therefore plug it in after POST gets done.
4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No support for RAID and "Hot Plug" functions)Guessing that means I cannot do that
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its an old computer, I'd love to just get a new one but unfortunately there is no way I can afford that at the moment. It does the job nicely for me and was faster than my laptop.
Interesting as Hot Swap is apart of the SATA specification.
didn't know there was such a thing. I guess I could try that
Get a sata to usb adapter.
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I reset BIOS and CMOS to no avail. Have checked boot order although this started when nothing was changed and it worked before. However even with just this HDD as the only thing plugged in its still the same.
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Obama asked to release Utah music producer from federal prison
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Leaders in clean energy honored at annual event
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First known avalanche of the season hits near Alta
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Wife of Jordan school bus driver killed in crash speaks about husband
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Vigil held for South Jordan boys killed in shooting
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Utah mine becomes a debating point in Alaskan environmental fight
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Second is a witch, (bk-3)she is pulling up one side of her dress exposing a stocking and there is a green frog in a white bag on the ground next to her, again he paid 4 pound for it, anyone know a rough value?
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Twelve people have been shot during a Mother's Day parade in the US city of New Orleans, police say.
Police Supt Ronal Serpas told reporters that three or four people required surgery but no deaths are reported.
The victims included a 10-year-old girl who suffered a minor wound, he added.
It is unclear what sparked the shooting, which happened in the city's 7th Ward on Sunday afternoon. Police say two or three suspects were seen fleeing the area.
Police said that, as well as the 12 people with gunshot wounds, one person was injured in the ensuing commotion.
The incident happened at about 14:00 (19:00 GMT) at the intersection of Frenchmen and Villere streets.
Supt Serpas said about 200 people were in the area at the time.
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French anatomist who is considered the founder of comparative anatomy. He originated a system of zoological classification that grouped animals according to the structures of their skeletons and organs. Cuvier extended his system to fossils; his reconstructions of the way extinct animals looked, based on their skeletal remains, greatly advanced the science of paleontology.


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With over 17,000 students and 27 schools, South Carolina's Rock Hill Schools is the largest of four school districts in York County. Rock Hill is a member of Digital Promise's League of Innovative Schools, and is transforming classrooms by providing all students with challenging work that engages them in the learning process and prepares them for successful futures.
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As the largest school system in the state of North Carolina, Wake County Public School System serves 150,000 students across 169 schools. In order to effectively make a large-scale shift to the technology-based Common Core state standards, Wake County focused onequipping its teachers with the appropriate tools and training to integrate technology into their classrooms using Discovery Education's Digital Leader Corps initiative.
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Collier County Public Schools in Florida serves approximately 44,000 students. In an era of having to do "more with less," while maintaining the level of excellence that Collier's parents have come to expect, the leadership within the district decided to make calculated steps towards the future by reinventing their science curriculum.
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North Carolina's Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) enroll 140,000 students, with 51 percent of those students receiving free and reduced lunches. While it faces many challenges, the district is also known as a leader in instructional innovation. The leadership recognized the need to make the district's science instruction more interactive and engaging. In addition, they wanted to build the confidence of their teachers.
The district was interested in shifting their culture to engage students and prepare them for college and entrance into the technology-fueled workforce. Working with administrators, classroom teachers, and parents, Discovery Education developed a strategy for GPISD that included motivating digital content and professional development as a key to their digital conversion.
Santa Rosa County Public Schools serve 25,000 students. The district is traditionally high performing despite the fact they are 66th out of 67 counties in Florida in terms of state funding. They decided they needed to continue to innovate to meet the needs of their students in an ever-changing world.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is one of the largest school systems in the United States. It serves a diverse student population in a city that is a gateway and hub to Latin America and the rest of the world. The Miami-Dade County Public School District leadership realized that today's students have changed, that they needed more access to the world in preparation for their futures, and that schools needed to catch up.
Utica Community Schools in Macomb County, Michigan serves over 25,000 students. It's a district dedicated to their mission, "Every Child Achieves," and they strive each and every day to help every child reach his or her full potential. UCS has partnered with Discovery Education to ensure that students receive a rigorous, high-calibre education empowering them to reach their full potential and become contributing members of a diverse community and global society.


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Recently, the Alexandria Health Department and Sheriff's Office took part in a joint exercise to dispense medicine to first responders in the event of a bioterrorism attack. The Health Department has been working closely with other public safety agencies to develop plans that ensure public safety personnel receive proper medication in case of a biological attack so they are able to continue working. On Tuesday, April 9, the Sheriff's Office participated in an anthrax preparedness drill, under the supervision of a Health Department team. Sheriff's Office employees reviewed medical screening sheets completed by fellow deputies and civilian staff and then, following guidelines laid out by the Health Department, they dispensed the appropriate medication, based known allergies and the allergies and ages of their household members. The two-part exercise was held during the morning and at night to cover the multiple shifts of employees. In the drill, more than 150 deputies and civilians received fruit-flavored and chocolate candies which served as substitutes for Doxycycline and Cipro, two common treatments for anthrax exposure. After receiving their "medication" and instructions, employees completed a survey that will help the Health Department evaluate comparable systems and exercises. The Health Department conducted a similar drill last year with the Fire Department and anticipates doing similar training with the Police Department within the next year.
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Everybody would like a happy, loosened up way of living– a calmness and tranquility that lasts day after day. If you take time to loosen up, you can come close. When you are entirely relaxed you are material and have an internal peace– a feeling of satisfaction and joy with your life.
A loosened up lifestyle calls for learning some relaxation methods and utilizing them it also needs something else. Don't connect yourself up in knots attempting to get your work done; you could acquire just as much done (and likely more) by working in a relaxed means. Using Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls helps in meditation. Crystal Vibes Brand are the best singing bowls.
An additional thing that is important for a loosened up way of living is keeping busy. Keeping busy is, in fact, among the best means to keep yourself relaxed, but for this keep the adhering to in mind.
Do not take on more than you could manage.
Do not bother with your work, simply do it.
When you start to feel anxiety, take a short break and relax. Do not permit it build up.
Several of things that aid you obtain a loosened up way of living are:.
An excellent attitude.
Having a blast– living your life, not permitting it just pass.
Taking short getaways, also if merely over a weekend.
Short naps are handy when you begin to get stressed (15 minutes).
Investing a few minutes unwinding your muscles when they begin to obtain tense.
Making use of peaceful periods.
Reflection and songs.
Muscle Relaxation.
For full relaxation your muscular tissues need to be relaxed, and three of the major muscular tissues to focus on are:.
Muscular tissues of the eyes.
Muscles of the jaw and throat.
Muscular tissues of the heart and breast.
Loosen up these muscles and you have actually gone a long ways towards complete leisure. The best method is to close your eyes and keep your mind blank, then focus on the location you want to relax. Sit comfortably and quietly and point out to on your own, "I am loosened up … extremely loosened up.".
Apply this to the 3 above areas, and also to your shoulders if they really feel strained. Do it for numerous minutes. When you are completely unwinded, you will feel a lot better.
The Three Minute Quiet Duration.
Sit in a comfortable chair and continue to be silent and loosened up for 3 mins. Do not assume of anything– permit your thoughts unwind.
(Meditation and songs are also useful, however I will handle them in a separate short article,).
It is very important to keep in mind that there are actually 2 types of tension: bodily and mental. You really feel bodily tension in your muscles; they end up being strained and tight. Mental tension is generally related to the thoughts, and it is caused by your feelings. The two kinds are associated because one usually causes the other; specifically, mental stress usually causes bodily strain.
You could go a lengthy methods to giving yourself a relaxed way of living by using the above relaxation techniques. For a completely loosened up way of living and its associated internal tranquility you also require the appropriate mindset.
The Correct Mindset.
If you already have the proper attitude for a loosened up lifestyle you do not have to worry. You can not be totally loosened up if you have a pessimistic, adverse perspective.
Individuals with a negative attitude have a cynical outlook on life. They enable themselves to obtain upset and depressed by the smallest things. They harp on the ills, problems and problems in their life; they think about them day after day, progressively amplifying them up until they are out of control. They cannot experience their troubles; they permit them come to be fixations till finally they are so stressed they have an anxious malfunction.
It's crucial that you "let go" prior to your problems come to be fascinations and ruin your life. In this state you could not be relaxed, or have a relaxed lifestyle. You need to transform your attitude.
Many of the problems of people in the above state are due to "routines"– practices that have been created as an outcome of their attitude. Exactly what you want is to change these routines, and certainly you can if you transform your attitude. You want a loosened up way of living that stresses positive outlook, joy, satisfaction and internal peace.
Remember that in a lot of cases it's your mindset to your troubles that is the actual problem, not the issue itself. Think about your issue; is it actually that vital. If so, relax and forget it.
In summary, with the effective perspective you can establish a relaxed way of living by utilizing the methods that I reviewed earlier in the write-up.
Everyone would certainly like a happy, loosened up way of living– a stillness and peacefulness that lasts day after day. An unwinded way of living requires finding out some relaxation strategies and utilizing them it additionally requires something else. Sit comfortably and silently and say to on your own, "I am loosened up … extremely relaxed.".
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All of us have a specific Corvette year or era of which we are most fond. But when you compare Corvette's early performance history, 1957, 1963, and 1965 really stand out. Imagine if you were a Corvette development engineer and were part of 1957's offerings: Rochester fuel injection, Borg-Warner four-speed full-synchromesh transmission, a hot solid-lifter camshaft and Positraction. 1963 unveiled the coveted Grand Sport lightweight Sting Ray road racer, an all-new Rochester fuel injection, a full-scale Z06 SCCA road racer, independent rear suspension and let us not forget the all-new Sting Ray coupe and convertible. 1965 introduced four-wheel disc brakes and the unbelievable Mark IV 396 big-block powerplant.
This 1963-1965 era saw thousands either updating or hopping up their early Corvettes with all of the factory Corvette high performance equipment from the 1957-1962 era. My Dad and I had raced the "*X@#!" out of his '61 270hp 283, and never blueprinted the short-block. In early 1963, we began hearing an internal knocking sound. In a matter of minutes, a piston fractured and took out a cylinder and a head. We replaced the long-block (short-block and heads) with a new "special high performance" Corvette 327 (340-360 hp), then reinstalled the '61 270 hp dual Carter WCFB carbs and the original, smaller 283 harmonic balancer. The C/Sports class was suddenly filled with 327-powered '57-'61 street-driven Corvettes. Almost all ran a lot quicker-in the 13.80s at 102 mph-with headers and slicks compared to our 283's past 14.40s at 99-100 mph. Not wanting to cheat, we entered the "CX" (C/Modified Sports) class. With new nine-inch wide Bruce slicks, 4.88:1 gears, Horsepower Engineering headers, S-W electric fuel pump, re-curved ignition and massaged carbs, we were in the 13.10s at 105 mph. We then did some head porting and installed a Racer Brown R39 roller cam and ran 12.70s at 108 mph. That was all she wrote. We believe to this day that the original fuel pump and stock fuel line would not feed enough gas to go any quicker and faster. When the '63 race season ended we were undefeated. We could run 7.70s in the eighth-mile which equated to 11.90s in the quarter-mile but our best was 12.28 due to more or less running low on fuel pressure and volume in 4th-gear. There were a few quicker Corvettes but we somehow always got to the finish line first.
Winning our class was certainly a thrill, but then we had to compete for Street Eliminator honors. I was 19 in 1963 and a sophomore in college. The class winners which ran each other for the weekly Street Eliminator title were class winners in all Gas classes, Modified Sports classes, plus Altered and FX classes. For me, competing and losing was simply the drag racing experience of a lifetime. At Union Grove, we never won more than two rounds. We usually got a 3-6 car-length "spot," then we drove like heck while betting ourselves if we'd get beat on the top-end. We did win Street Eliminator at Lake Geneva in lesser but still competitive competition. The next best thing about the summer of '63 was that we never broke anything.
In between our runs every Sunday, we sat in the bleachers and watched the races. We also walked the pits talking to other Corvette and Chevy racers. We learned a lot, but a funny thing happened. In the weeks ahead, they began paying attention to us, and soon some were asking if we could tune their engine and/or drive their car in competition-and be paid.
The summer of '64 was one of tuning more Corvettes and Chevys, taking a few classes in summer school, then working on and modifying a 12,000 mile '62 Impala SS 409 I ran across during the winter before for $1,900 and my college beater car trade-in. A lot of my working friends had '63 Sting Rays, and my super-tuning side-business kept rolling along. I also installed cams, heads, headers and did carb jetting and fuel injection tuning.


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"America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song.
On that mountain, the words of the poem started to come to her, and she wrote them down upon returning to her hotel room at the original Antlers Hotel. The poem was initially published two years later in The Congregationalist, to commemorate the Fourth of July. It quickly caught the public's fancy. Amended versions were published in 1904 and 1913.
Several existing pieces of music were adapted to the poem. The Hymn tune composed in 1895 by Samuel A. Ward, was generally considered the best music as early as 1910 and is still the popular tune today. Ward had been similarly inspired. The tune came to him while he was on a ferryboat trip from Coney Island back to his home in New York City after a leisurely summer day, and he immediately wrote it down. Ward died in 1903, not knowing the national stature his music would attain. Miss Bates was more fortunate, as the song's popularity was well-established by her death in 1929.
At various times in the more than 100 years that have elapsed since the song as we know it was born, particularly during the John F. Kennedy administration, there have been efforts to give "America the Beautiful" legal status either as a national hymn, or as a national anthem equal to, or in place of, "The Star-Spangled Banner", but so far this has not succeeded. Proponents prefer "America the Beautiful" for various reasons, saying it is easier to sing, more melodic, and more adaptable to new orchestrations while still remaining as easily recognizable as "The Star-Spangled Banner." Some prefer "America the Beautiful" over "The Star-Spangled Banner" due to the latter's war-oriented imagery. (Others prefer "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the same reason.) While that national dichotomy has stymied any effort at changing the tradition of the national anthem, "America the Beautiful" continues to be held in high esteem by a large number of Americans.
Popularity of the song increased greatly following the September 11 attacks; at some sporting events it was sung in addition to the traditional singing of the national anthem. During the first taping of the Late Show with David Letterman following the attacks, CBS newsman Dan Rather cried briefly as he quoted the fourth verse.
Ray Charles is credited with the song's most well known rendition in current times (although Elvis Presley had good success with it in the 1970s). His recording is very commonly played at major sporting events, such as the Super Bowl; Charles gave a live performance of the song prior to Super Bowl XXXV, the last Super Bowl played before the September 11 terrorist attacks. His unique take on it places the third verse first, after which he sings the usual first verse. In the third verse (see below), the author scolds the materialistic and self-serving robber barons of her day, and urges America to live up to its noble ideals and to honor, with both word and deed, the memory of those who died for their country. Symbolically, Marian Anderson (a noted opera singer of her day) sang a rendition of America on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after being refused use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because of her skin color.
It is often included in songbooks in a wide variety of religious congregations in the United States.
It has also become a tradition for the song to be performed at the start of the WWE event WrestleMania. Such artists to perform the song at the event include Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Reba McEntire, Little Richard, Boyz II Men, Ashanti, The Boys Choir of Harlem, Mariah Carey, Lilian Garcia, Michelle Williams, and John Legend.
When Richard Nixon visited the People's Republic of China in 1972, this song was played by Chinese as the welcome music. Interestingly, the Chinese characters for United States literally mean "Beautiful Country.
Zakk Wylde performs an instrumental version of "America The Beautiful" on the Black Label Society's 1919 Eternal album. This version is an acoustic arrangement performed and recorded solely by frontman Zakk Wylde.


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HISD OKs policy banning some mascots
By Ericka Mellon | January 16, 2014 | Updated: January 16, 2014 10:34pm
Photo By Gary Fountain/For the Chronicle
Carol Hoskins-Burks, a 1981 graduate from Lamar High School, attends an HISD board meeting on school mascots in December. Hoskins-Burks opposes Lamar changing its mascot, which is currently called the Redskins.
Photo By Gary Fountain/For the Chronicle
Jacquelyn Battise, a member of Alabama-Coushatta, discusses the name-change issue after the HISD meeting. Battise supports the changes.
Photo By Eric Christian Smith/FreelanceThe new rule will affect the Lamar High School Redskins.
Photo By Smiley N. Pool/Staff
A flag bearing the Lamar High School Redskins mascot is carried across the field before a game against Sam Houston at Delmar Stadium in October.
Photo By Cody Duty/Houston ChronicleLamar High School Redskin Holton Hill, 5, breaks up a pass intended for Elkins High School Knight Shahab Khorshidpanah during the first half of their matchup at Delmar Stadium, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
Photo By Jerry Baker/FreelanceLamar High School junior Emily Chen works at the net during her Girls #1 Doubles match against Bellaire High School at the District 20-5A Team Tennis Championships at Lee Le Clear Tennis Center. Freelance photo by Jerry Baker
Photo By James Nielsen/ChronicleAnother school affected is Westbury High, whose mascot is the Rebel.
Photo By Erin Trieb/For the ChronicleWestbury High School students wave to a video camera while displaying their sign made for Giants defensive Michael Strahan, a former Westbury student-athlete.
Photo By Christopher Patronella, Jr./ChronicleHamilton Middle School will have to get rid of its Indians mascot.
Four HISD campuses will have to adopt new mascots after the school board gave final approval Thursday to a policy banning certain nicknames, such as the Redskins.
The proposal from Superintendent Terry Grier drew some debate among students, alumni and community members, but the change puts the school district in line with others nationwide that have retired mascots tied to Native Americans.
Specifically, the new Houston Independent School District policy bans nicknames deemed offensive or culturally insensitive. District leaders said the affected mascots are the Lamar High Redskins, the Westbury High Rebels, the Hamilton Middle School Indians and the Welch Middle School Warriors.
Respecting diversity
The school principals will have the next several months to work with the community to adopt new mascots, said HISD spokeswoman Tiffany Davila-Dunne. The school board will not have to sign off on the new names.
Grier oversaw the changing of some mascots in his former district in North Carolina and proposed the policy in Houston with urging from state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston.
"The time has come for the Houston Independent School District - the most vibrantly diverse school district in the nation - to acknowledge that some decisions made generations ago need to be reconsidered," Grier wrote in an opinion piece in December. "Traditions are important. But respect for cultural difference and sensitivities matters more."
HISD trustees gave tentative approval to the new policy in December and voted 7-0, with one abstention, to finalize the change Thursday. Newly elected trustee Wanda Adams abstained.
Mixed reactions
Speakers addressing the school board were divided on the issue.
Lamar High School senior Bret Hightower said the Redskins name should stick.
"At one point it was used as a racial slur," he said. "Let us rewrite history and make it a positive connotation."
Marah Melendez, 14, disagreed.
"A school should be a place where you feel good about yourself. Please end these mascots," she said.