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The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the network of the world's public circuit-switched telephone networks, in much the same way that the Internet is the network of the world's public IP-based packet-switched networks. Originally a network of fixed-line analog telephone systems, the PSTN is now almost entirely digital, and now includes mobile as well as fixed telephones.
The PSTN is largely governed by technical standards created by the ITU-T, and uses E.163/E.164 addresses (more commonly known as telephone numbers) for addressing.
In the 1970s the telecommunications industry conceived that digital services would follow much the same pattern as voice services, and conceived a vision of end-to-end circuit switched services, known as the Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN). The B-ISDN vision has been overtaken by the disruptive technology of the Internet. Only the oldest parts of the telephone network still use analog technology for anything other than the last mile loop to the end user, and in recent years digital services have been increasingly rolled out to end users using services such as DSL, ISDN, FTTX and cable modem systems.
Many observers believe that the long term future of the PSTN is to be just one application of the Internet - however, the Internet has some way to go before this transition can be made. The QoS guarantee is one aspect that needs to be improved in the Voice over IP (VoIP) technology.
There are a number of large private telephone networks which are not linked to the PSTN, usually for military purposes. There are also private networks run by large companies which are linked to the PSTN only through limited gateways, like a large private branch exchange (PBX).
Automation introduced pulse dialing between the phone and the exchange, and then among exchanges, followed by more sophisticated address signaling including multi-frequency, culminating in the SS7 network that connected most exchanges by the end of the 20th century.
Although the network was created using analog voice connections through manual switchboards, automated telephone exchanges replaced most switchboards, and later digital switch technologies were used. Most switches now use digital circuits between exchanges, with analog two-wire circuits still used to connect to most telephones.
The basic digital circuit in the PSTN is a 64-kilobits-per-second channel, originally designed by Bell Labs, called Digital Signal 0 (DS0). To carry a typical phone call from a calling party to a called party, the audio sound is digitized at an 8 kHz sample rate using 8-bit pulse code modulation (PCM). The call is then transmitted from one end to another via telephone exchanges. The call is switched using a signaling protocol (Signaling_System_7) between the telephone exchanges under an overall routing strategy.
The DS0s are the basic granularity at which switching takes place in a telephone exchange. DS0s are also known as timeslots because they are multiplexed together using time-division multiplexing (TDM). Multiple DS0s are multiplexed together on higher capacity circuits into a DS1 signal, carrying 24 DS0s on a North American or Japanese T1 line, or 32 DS0s (30 for calls plus two for framing and signalling) on an E1 line used in most other countries. In modern networks, this multiplexing is moved as close to the end user as possible, usually into cabinets at the roadside in residential areas, or into large business premises.
The timeslots are conveyed from the initial multiplexer to the exchange over a set of equipment collectively known as the access network. The access network and inter-exchange transport of the PSTN use synchronous optical transmission (SONET and SDH) technology, although some parts still use the older PDH technology.
Within the access network, there are a number of reference points defined. Most of these are of interest mainly to ISDN but one – the V reference point – is of more general interest. This is the reference point between a primary multiplexer and an exchange. The protocols at this reference point were standardised in ETSI areas as the V5 interface.
In order to organize automated operator dialing, and later Direct Distance Dialing (DDD), AT&T divided the various switches in its network in to a hierarchy containing five levels (or classes). This was a formal expansion of the network structure that had developed within AT&T Long Lines as local telephone exchanges had been connected together. As long distance calling was originally established, it could take up to seven minutes to complete a connection to another major city, and small points would need to have "call back" appointments made with long lead times for circuits to be reserved.
It should be noted that this hierarchy has been obsolete since the early 1980s, but it lives on in the terms "Class 4" and "Class 5", referring to tandem and end-office switches respectively. The PSTN in the United States was essentially restructured with the 1984 Divestiture of AT&T. The old Long Lines network remained with AT&T, but its internal routing became non-hierarchical with the introduction of more advanced computer-controlled switching. Each major long distance carrier can have its own internal routing policies, though they generally start with the same principles and even components.
With Divestiture, the network in the US was divided into Local Access and Transport Areas (LATAs), calls within which were carried by Local Exchange Carriers (LECs), while calls between them were carried by Interexchange carriers (IXCs). LATAs generally have one or more tandem switches which interconnect end office switches.
While the following discussion refers to AT&T and (principally) to the United States, it is important to remember that until 1956, AT&T controlled Bell Canada and thus influenced corporate decisions north of the border. Bell Canada provided local operations in most of Ontario and Quebec, and both in its capacity as the largest telecommunications carrier in Canada and because of its historic operations in the Atlantic and Prairie provinces, dominated decisions over long distance practices. Canadian authorities agreed that integration of Canadian long distance services into a trans-national network was valuable to both countries, so that U.S. and Canadian services were integrated for networking capabilities at an early stage into what eventually became the foundation for the North American Numbering Plan Area.
By the mid-1920s, a revised manual system where "local" toll operators connected tandem routes (a process formally called Combined Line and Recording) as needed to complete telephone calls, reduced the process to an average of two minutes, but still meant that some complex routings might interconnect as many as sixteen points! As long distance services grew in the Contiguous Continental US (48 states) and Canada, the amount of overhead equipment and people required to determine and establish Rates and Routes became excessive. As technology improved, network design included consideration of more automated and defined procedures. Thus, beginning with a switch installed in Philadelphia PA in 1943, AT&T began to automate the system, and establish a new switch hierarchy, which lasted until the breakup of AT&T in the 1980s.
The underlying principle of the five-level hierarchy was to provide economies of scale by establishing direct connections between centralized call "collection points" (essentially the Class 4 offices) where economically feasible, and to provide additional concentration points (Class 1 through 3) to handle overflow traffic that could not be handled directly, or to handle traffic to locations which were less likely to be dialed from a given point - usually longer distances and/or smaller locations in other parts of the North American dialing plan. The North American plan differed from those of other continents in the existence of three concentration levels of hierarchy for domestic (here defined as including all those points "within" the dialing plan) calls, a need not required where the larger geographic area was broken into several national plan jurisdictions. However, it is important to note that this was not a strict hierarchy of absolute levels. If enough call traffic existed between geographic areas, for example, a Class 4 office could have direct trunk connections not only to a Class 3 office, but to a Class 2 or Class 1 office, and vice versa. For example, the Class 2 switch in Toronto (OTORON0101T2) had connections not only to the Class 1 switch in Montréal (MTRLPQ0201T1), but to the Class 1 switch in White Plains (WHPLNY0201T1), one of the Class 2 switches in New York City (NYCMNYAA02T2) and a Class 3 switch in Buffalo (BFLONYFR04T3). Network engineers re-worked the system as necessary to balance off call completion percentages with budgetary limitations. In fact, minor changes were made almost every month.
Initially excluded from the development of the North American network were locations that eventually would become part of the North American Numbering Plan Area - Alaska, Hawaii, some other United States possessions, various outlying Northern and rural portions of Canada, and much of the Caribbean. These areas were handled as International Calls until more advanced computer hardware and software allowed them to be included in the automated, integrated systems in later decades. After the spread of stored program control switching, many services of Class 1 through 3 could be delegated to newer switches in the class 4 and 5 offices, and that portion of the network became obsolete, although it was partially replaced by the establishment of multiple long distance carrier networks, connected to the local networks through their points of presence.
For control and oversight of the entire network hierarchy, AT&T established a Network Control Center in New York City in 1962, renamed the Network Operations Center and relocated to Bedminster, NJ in 1977. Engineering supervision was also centralized in eight regional Network Management Centers. The realignment and dispersion of functions were done, in part, to ensure maximum network integrity in the event of a national emergency, a major concern in that era. The basic structure of this unit, although significantly altered since the AT&T divestiture in the 1980s, still exists as the Global Operations Center, with domestic regional centers in Colorado and Georgia.
In modern times only the terms Class 4 and Class 5 are much used, as any tandem office is referred to as a Class 4. This change was prompted in great part by changes in the power of switches and the relative cost of transmission, both of which tended to flatten the switch hierarchy. The breakup of the Bell System, and the need for each of the surviving regional operating companies to handle long distance interconnections, also promoted the inclusion of inter-regional and international processing through larger Class 4 offices.
Please note that the currently attached diagram of switch hierarchy is incorrect, as it identifies Class 1 points with International switching. International connections were located in places generally close to cable, later satellite, termination locations, and were not directly related to Class 1 switches. Major international connection points were located in Oakland, California; Miami, Florida; and New York, New York, with a number of secondary international operator toll points. Only after the rapid expansion of ESS terminal offices did operator handling of international calls begin to be off-loaded into the domestic network structure, as international calling services began to be customer dialable, ca. the mid-1980s. This in part paralleled the demise of the five-level hierarchy, so identification of international switches and class one offices is incorrect.
The forerunner of British Telecom, the General Post Office, also organized its intercity trunk network along similar hierarchical lines to that of North America. However, because of the significantly smaller geographic area involved, fewer levels of connection were required, and no formal numbering of class offices was made.
There were a few special exceptions to the following description, notably those involving Northern Ireland, some of the Channel Dependencies, and the few locations in England which were served by non-GPO companies, such as Hull (Kcom) and Portsmouth.
In the early days of manual exchanges, outlying areas (eventually called dependent exchanges) were connected through progressively larger locations (eventually called group switching centres) into one of the main cities - Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, and Manchester. As automation began to be established in the network, this was refined into a system of approximately fifty tandem locations for Group Switching Centres, with an additional layer of perhaps a dozen Wide Area Tandems to provide for busy periods, emergency routing, etc. There were also some additional Local Tandems to handle traffic in the London Metropolitan Area without involving the GSCs, although this was a later development, as it required common control signalling for identification.
The dialing codes used by trunk operators to connect calls were originally assigned and established to ensure speed with pulse dialing equipment. With the advent of subscriber dialed calls, numbering patterns were reassigned to provide for mnemonic methods of improving customer performance. STD codes all began with 0. The largest cities, which had seven digit local numbers, were allocated special codes - London, 01; Birmingham, 021; etc. Smaller towns were typically allocated a code based on the first letters of their name, translated into digits on the telephone dial. For example, OXford translated into 09 on the British phone dial, so the original STD code for Oxford was 0096. However, because of subscriber dialing errors, there was an early decision to eliminate codes which began with "00" and Oxford soon became 0865, the 86 standing for UNiversity.
Some of the smallest towns connected to the trunk network only through nearby switches. In those cases, STD codes were composed of combination of the code for the nearby switch, plus some additional digits that were unused in that nearby switch, but which served two purposes (1) to identify the end location, and allow the nearby switch to complete the call (2) to "pad out" the overall length of the dialing string, since a small town might only have a three-digit telephone number, and allow the network to move to a more-standard number length.
As step offices became rarer, Subscriber Trunk Dialing Codes no longer followed the original rules, and were significantly revised in the mid-1990s, with further changes as wider use of mobile phones and non-BT competition came into the UK market. There are now some 70000 local exchange codes in use in the UK. The largest trunk carrier, British Telecom, connects the local network through some 60 transit (tandem) switches.
Under these conditions, early network development revolved around two major distinctions, "Paris" and "not Paris." Within metropolitan Paris, automated step switches appeared, with a level of tandem switching, before World War II. In the rest of the country, automation was confined to major cities, with a high level of manual intervention.
World War II heavily damaged the French telephone system, so that by the end of the War, only about 140 automatic exchanges (mostly in Paris and its banlieues) and 228 manual exchanges were fully operational. Repair of much of the network had been deferred during the war due to lack of parts, as well as co-opting of technical personnel for German military needs.
The network had a minimal hierarchy, with most connections routed into a central tandem in each department, and from there to Paris. As greater installation of private telephones, for both small business and private residences, increased in the 1970s, direct connections among the tandems in adjacent regions were installed, and a three-level tier of switches, local, tandem, and regional interconnection was implemented, with final routing through Paris. Also, during the 1970s and 1980s, the smaller rural switches were replaced and combined with nearby automated offices, and a closed numbering scheme was adopted for dialing consistency.
Thus, the local exchanges (zones à autonomie d'acheminement) are connected somewhat differently by various carriers. However, the largest of these, based upon the (partially) privatised former government network, is a two-level long distance hierarchy, based on 80 CTS (centre de transit secondaire) and 8 CTP (centre de transit primaire) locations. In addition, there are 12 CTI (centre de transit internationaux) for connections to areas which are not integrated into the French telephone network [note that some overseas locations are considered "domestic" for telecommunications purposes].


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The Prime Minister Pierre Damiene Habumuremyi yesterday called upon children to own up and also play a role in the fight against drug abuse.
This was during the 8th National Children's Summit that was held yesterday at parliament under the theme; "The role of children in attaining their dignity."
Speaking during the summit, Habumuremyi emphasised the danger of abusing drugs and urged children not to ruin their lives and future through drug abuse.
He narrated to them real life stories of a number of bright children who were living good lives and attending good schools but whose lives were destroyed because of drug abuse.
"If you want to uphold your dignity, then you should shun drug abuse and help other children who are already involved in this harmful act. Children too have a role to play in this fight and we have now given you the task to play your role so that together we can end the challenge of drug abuse," he said.
He further called upon them to report to authorities people who abuse or supply drugs.
Sandrine Irafasha, 14, a student from Ngoma District, said that she hoped such forums would be decentralized to community level where leaders talk to them about such issues.
She added that they rarely get opportunities of their parents or elders sitting them down and discussing such pertinent issues that affect children and prevent them from having a bright future.z52.5 per cent of the youth in Rwanda have at least once taken drugs and 92.7 per cent of that population group kept on consuming them, according to a study commissioned and conducted by the Ministry of Youth that was presented on March 15,2012.
It also further revealed that the onset age among the consumers and traffickers is as low as 11 years of age.

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Peace march after Obama announces boost in Afghanistan
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President Obama announced today that he intends to send 4,000 more U.S. troops and additional civilian aid workers to stem the worsening insurgency in Afghanistan.
The 4,000 new troops would train Afghan soldiers. The plan could increase the $2 billion monthly cost for Afghanistan by 60%.
Obama also called on Congress to approve legislation authorizing $1.5 billion in aid to Pakistan every year over the next five years, to be used for strengthening its democratic institutions and for basic infrastructure improvements like roads and schools.
The President said he will monitor progress by a series of benchmarks and metrics imposed on efforts by Pakistan, Afghanistan and the U.S.
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said today that in respect to Pakistan, the metrics would include proven efforts on "education, civilian construction and job creation."
The move will not please anti-war activists. Jeff Nall, co-organizer of the Florida Mass March for Peace, spoke with WMNF. The march for peace will take place at Bean Park in Melbourne, March 28 at 2pm.comments powered by Disqus


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PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Rev. John Woodrow spent 13 years of his life striving to become an American citizen.
"When you work that hard to be a part of this country, you don't take so much for granted," Woodrow said.
Woodrow, pastor at Gulfview United Methodist, announced Thursday his goal would finally happen May 17. He was speaking during the 2013 National Day of Prayer event in Panama City Beach City Hall. During the National Day of Prayer, people generally are asked to pray together, but specifically they are asked to pray for the country.
Prayers and songs filled City Hall on Thursday. The audience of about 40 sang songs of national pride such as "America" and "God Bless America."
"There's gonna come a day … when this will be my home sweet home," Woodrow said.
Panama City Beach Mayor Gayle Oberst read a proclamation honoring the privilege of prayer.
"We are grateful that as long as we have city council meetings where we make decisions that affect our community that we can begin with a prayer," Oberst said.
Part of Oberst's proclamation also honored the men and women of the armed forces.
"There are many selfless sacrifices they make on behalf of our nation," she said.
The 2013 National Day of Prayer was first held in 1952 after President Harry S. Truman signed a joint resolution of the United States Congress calling for the observance. The mission of the day is to "mobilize prayer in America and to encourage personal repentance and righteousness in the culture."
The Panama City Kiwanis Club also held its annual breakfast to celebrate the day at St. Andrew Baptist Church.
"The spirit is to get people from all over to pray for a sense of community and oneness," said Gayle Walker, board member and organizer. "It shows we can come together from all walks of life for one day and pray together."


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Antonio Brian Lopez-Fitzgerald (a.k.a. Brian O'Leary) is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Antonio is played by Christopher Douglas from October 1, 2001 to June 24, 2004. After a four year absence, Douglas returned on July 23, 2008.
Sometime after returning to Harmony, Brian took back his given name of Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald and began to suffer from a mysterious illness which rendered him blind. Eventually they were wed and Antonio's sight returned. Sheridan eventually became pregnant with her son who is believed (but not confirmed) to be his brother Luis' son and not Antonio's. Sheridan's half-sister Beth Wallace faked the death of Sheridan's baby (named Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald by Beth) and passed off the boy claiming he was her son with Luis, her childhood sweetheart.
Sheridan's evil father Alistair Crane manipulated Antonio into putting Sheridan into a mental hospital after her son's supposed death. Some time later Sheridan went back to Luis. Alistair killed Antonio by planting a bomb on his plane. Alistair's actual target was his own daughter, Sheridan.
Very little is known of Antonio's missing years. We know that after his brother Luis graduated high school, Antonio was forced to leave town by Julian Crane. It was never explained what Julian's grudge with Antonio was about. Antonio's angelic spirit visited Luis in prison, and encouraged him to not give up hope. The spirit later embraced his mother, and vanished.
Four years later, Antonio made a miraculous return to Harmony on the day of his brother's wedding to Fancy Crane. After coming across Sheridan, he revealed that her father had faked his demise in the plane explosion and was holding him captive in an underground apartment in Boston. Following Alistair's murder in May, the payroll for those guarding him was discontinued, allowing him to escape as the guards felt no desire to continue holding him captive without financial compensation. Antonio reminded Sheridan of how much he loved her and attempted to reconcile with her, citing their and Luis's multiple past lives where they all seem to be caught in an endless triangle. Antonio reminded her that in every one of their previous lives, Luis' various incarnations would die through tragic means, and Sheridan's incarnation would always end up with an incarnation of Antonio.
At Sheridan's insistance, Antonio revealed himself to his Pilar and Luis, as well as a shocked Fancy, Sam and Ivy, and embraced his mother, who mere moments earlier had expressed her pain over losing her first-born son.
With Antonio's resurrection in mind, an appearance by what appeared to be Antonio's ghost the previous year has been retconned, and may be chalked up to a vision created out of extraordinary stress or need.
By the end of the series, Sheridan came to accept that she was meant to spend her life with Antonio and happily settled into a life with him.


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Two men were journeying together. One of them picked up an axe that lay upon the path, and said, "I have found an axe." "Nay, my friend," replied the other, "do not say 'I,' but 'We' have found an axe." They had not gone far before they saw the owner of the axe pursuing them, and he who had picked up the axe said, "We are undone." "Nay," replied the other, "keep to your first mode of speech, my friend; what you thought right then, think right now. Say 'I,' not 'We' are undone."
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Well today my friend said it was un-believable that a kid in my class weighed 110 pounds. I started to feel bad because I way 120 pounds. I know its my muscles but it makes me feel bad. She made feel so bad because she ways 55 pounds! I really don't know what to do because she keeps sorta bragging and I feel bad I way 120 pounds.
Well you must take into account any hieght difference O_O If she is 55 lbs she must be reaally short :P If you are taller you should weigh more! Just becuase she is freakishly short doesnt mean you should feel bad. Shes only making you feel bad to make herself feel better ( Probably becuase shes insacure about being short ) She will eventually catch up to you. maybe even surpass you weight wise O_O just shrug it off and tell her to go eat a sandwich.
i'm 5'1 and i'm really short compared to my friends, its kinda embaressing since i use to be taller than most of them.. what can i do to grow taller? no pills or w/e
Well your genes pretty much determine you height, you cant change that. Just make sure you get enough calcium and vitamins so your bones can grow. Maybe you just havent had your big growth spurt yet.
Do diet pills really work? I know there not healthy or anything. But i was thinking that if I went to my doctor they could perscribe me some healthy diet pills. Has anyone ever took them or a family/friend? And did it actually work. And yes I DO need to lose weight. Not a little about 100 pounds or so by next september or december. --And im also talking about the diet pills you can by in the stores. Thanks!
I dont believe doctors prescribe diet pills O_o becuase they havent come up with a "miracle pill" yet. The best way to loose weight is the hard way =/ diet and exercise. Its tough but its better than dieing from taking a crazy pill >_
ok im 15 years old, and im bout 5'3 i weigh 100 pounds even, and im a size 0. but sumhow i always think im fat! my friends r like "your not fat, stop saying that" i mean yea im not the most self-confident person.. but i dont see why my weight bothers me so much. i dont have like rolls or ne thing. but im constantly talking about how i want to lose weight. yet i know im not fat... but at the same time i convince myself i am. i think it has to do with my x boyfriend, b/c he called me fat as a joke once, but since then.. ive been really concious about it. i dont know wut to do. or how i can stop being so obsessive about my weight and just my personality towards it in general....ne suggestions? thankx
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You sound like you might have a slight bit of an eating disorder =/ your at a skinny yet healthy weight now and its a good weight to stay at. Anyone who wears 0 size pants is skinny ;) Dont concentrate on your weight so much. You might try exercising just to relieve stress. If you still feel fat see a therapist.
ok why does every 1 say drink water to lose weight? wat does it do? and why do they say cold water is better? how does it make u lose weight??
The only reason you loose weight is becuase you arnt drinking calorie filled sodas and juices. Its not the water itself
Has anyone ever gone on a "water-diet"? nothing but water...ice/water...and then u eat something on the third day...?has anyone gone on this or know if it works??
Well it definatly doesnt sound very healthy! plus I would think you would end up retaining water and gaining weight. Well, water weight. I wouldnt try it if I were you.
hey well...im skinny im 14 and i weigh 85 pounds..and its so wierd...lyk my stomach its skinny but then lyk right undermy belly button i have this lyk little "pooch" thing.it s not lyk that big where people would think im fat but sitll it wierd...what is it? and no, its not something lyk medically wrong with me...its just the way my stomach is. but lyk i dunno its so wierd cuz im real skinny and then theres lyk this little pooch thing under my belly button..does anyone else whos skinny have this..?
I have that too o.o Its just where the fat collects I guess. Theres not to much you can do about it but its perfectly normal. And if no one notices, who cares?
hey. i have REALLY short legs. &its really annoying. i know this sounds weird, but is there anyway to make them longer? i just hate having such short legs because i can't find pants! if you help me i'll rate you!
I dont think thats possible. You cant lengthen your bones without just growing. Just make sure you eat healthy and get plenty of calcium so your bones can grow.
ok im 16 and i am pretty in shape. i am not extremely ripped but i have a nice figure. ive done a million sit ups and i know that i have a 6 pac just EGGING to pop out, but i need to lose a little bit of fat on my stomach for it to show a lot. whats a good, fast way to lose just a little bit of weight so that my abs will show a lot more?
Just keep doing situps! Try doing them while holding weights on your chest, it helps to make them harder and more effective.
I wanna lose weight, on my stomach and my bum. But I wanna lose weight before I go back to school in 5 weeks, anyone got any good ways?
Crunches! you arnt going to get any major results in 5 weeks though. As long as your burning calories your going to loose weight all over your body.
how do i get my mom to let me wear a padded bra? like a push up one?
If i were you i wouldnt, padded bras look really fakey. Its better to just wear a normal one then have the fakey look.
How much should a normal teenager weigh and how tall because I know my friend eats n all I see her eating but doesnt gain weight n her parents say theirs something wrong w her but shes onli 14 n I dont think their is she eats normally n eats n doesnt strave herself but neways how tall n how much is she suppose to weigh for a 14 yr old girl? Most 14 yr olds I guess?
You cant say how tall she should be. It varies ALOT from person to person. I would have to know her height and weight to say if she was underweight. If shes eating healthy and not gaining weight it shouldnt be a problem
HeY ! well im 14 and i weigh 86pOunDz or sumfin liek that .. buh i know its around 80 is that good enuff? im scared that if its not .. then something mite happen . buh u know i eat ALOT !! i just dont gain weight .. and im reeely skinny ;) hehe .. soo yehhh heLp?
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|Bikeway Network: "Bikeways" are streets and trails specifically designed for bicycle travel. Bikeways help bicyclists feel comfortable riding, whether on streets with heavy motor-vehicle traffic or on off-street trails. Surveys consistently indicate that providing bikeways is the most effective way to encourage bicycling.
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A group calling itself "Electronic Jihad" has begun an internet program that bombards websites it considers anti-Islamic with spam messages until they shut down. It is the most sophisticated web-based program known to be used by terrorists to date.
Electronic Jihad are "Internet activists" who "support the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance," and who claim that "thousands … are participating" in the attacks, according to Pentagon policy reports. These activists are promoting their cause on various websites and calling on other militant radical Islamic groups to join them.
Government and business websites around the globe could be threatened by these tactics. In addition, Pentagon policy experts warn that participating in web-based assaults are low risk for groups wanting to support the militant Islamic cause and could lead to more extreme actions in the future.
"Although we do not know each other, we meet at the same time and the same place to conduct jihad in the path of God as one man, despite the distances that have separated us and our disjointed communication that has prevailed against our society … we will continue as long as [our] enemies are trying to break us and our belief. If they want a New Middle East, let's give it to them, but not the way they want it."
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Campaign Urges Mothers To Push Sons To Militant Islam
A marketing campaign aimed at mothers began this summer when radical military Islamists released a 21-minute video directing mothers to let their sons join militant movements, and instill the movement's values in them at a young age.
The video promotion is part of a campaign that is believed to have begun in January 2005, when several videos and articles aimed at Muslim women were posted on a number of websites associated with Islamic militancy and the Iraqi insurgency, according to Pentagon policy experts. The promotion called on women to take a more active role in instilling the values of militant Islam within their children.
The first message provides emotional support to mothers who have lost a son to militant Islam saying: "You were patient with the loss of your son. You seek the acceptance of the Almighty God with the hope that you will meet him in heaven."
The second message chides mothers who stop their sons from joining the mujahideen and warns, Fear God. Return your possession [your son] to the creator. Dont deny Gods gift to you if you want for him goodness in the world and the hereafter.
The third and final message targets mothers who do not support their sons' decision to join militant groups with finances and prayers saying, "The real happiness is [for those] whom God uses to serve [as] the servants of God, [those] whom God [has] selected among his creations, [whom] he loved and made them the best of his creation."
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"Did you hear what God prepared for the family of the martyr?"
Benefits of Martyrdom
God will forgive the martyr for all his sins the moment his wounds begin to bleed
He will avoid the torture of the tomb
He will see his position in heaven
He will not be blinded by horrific fear
He will receive the crown of dignity with a great jewel in it
He will marry 72 virgins
He will be capable of receiving mercy for 70 of his relatives
— Video pitch to mothers urging them to promote values of radical militant Islamic movement
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Hey what is up everybody? I figured as we got closer and closer to Mania, and with the card finalized for the most part, I would do something different than what others have done in the last few days. People have just given their predictions as to what will happen at Mania, and don't get me wrong, this blog is all about that, but I am also going to compare the current WM card, with what I thought
What's poppin folks! RatedATB back at it again, with the final installment in my Wrestlemania Mini-Series! These have been some of the best blogs I have put out and definitely the best received, whether you agreed with my opinions or not it got people talking and that's all I aim for in this crazy world of blogging. We end the final week with probably the most important. We've been over all
What is up everyone? For those that don't know, Mr Boss is no longer able to run with the Wrestling Blog Challenge, and asked me if I wanted to pick up the ball. That is what I am doing On this weeks edition, the champion Renevious will defend his title against the likes of Akbar. The topic is the top 5 United States Champions. We are going to start with the challenger, Akbar.
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Jude Rae's finely wrought and sophisticated compositions owe much to the longstanding tradition of still life in western art, particularly Morandi. They are deliberately non-rhetorical and allude to the metaphysical and allegorical conventions of the genre in a very subtle way. Volume, stillness and a sense of falling light are achieved through the very deliberate construction of her compositions and distinctive light-infused palette. The juxtaposition of recognisable objects such as bottles or vases, and more elusive forms into the picture plane (for example the ambiguous black rectangle in 'WCSL 110') are a recurring feature of many of her works, in which negative space disrupts the composition and brings a sense of ambiguity to the image that arrests they eye and engages the viewer more deeply.
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> I'm interested in setting up a VPN server and I'm looking for
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> machines are on static IPs and running Debian (woody) and OpenBSD. I'm
> considering KAME snap and OpenS/WAN, though I'd be open to considering
> other options. I need to be able to connect from clients on Debian and
> OS X using nonproprietary clients...
> Anyone have recommendations for which daemon to use? Links to peep
> before I dive into this?
I'm parital to vtun for linux to linux vpns personally. Been using it for
a year or two, it's simple and functional. If you have the TUN driver in
your kernel you don't have to install or recompile another kernel. vtun
itself has very poor security, so I usually tunnel it through a tcp tunnel
on an ssh connection. If you want long running persistance (always up),
add daemontools to the mix and have it keep the ssh and vtund up.
This doesn't meet every need though... and for the general case vpn need,
I use the MPPE/MPPC extensions to get a PPTP (eg microsoft vpn) server on
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OWS Protester: In a Few Days You're Going to See What a Molotov Cocktail Can Do to Macy's
Morgen on November 15, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Just in time for the Thanksgiving Day parade! The headlined quote comes at about a minute in, but there is plenty more of the sort of "non-violent" talk OWS has become known for leading up to this point.
On the 17th, we going to burn New York City to the f-cking ground.
Ain't no more talking, They got guns we got bodies. They got bricks we got rocks. Let's see what they got.
[Young man in the background] They got missiles, we got bombs.
I want them…I want them to make that decision so they can see…in a few days you going to see what a molotov cocktail can do to Macy's.
Says the man as he…signs an autograph?
Who the hell is this guy, to make what can only be described as a terrorist threat so brazenly with cameras rolling. I'd joke and say he must be a tea party infiltrator, but seriously, does anyone have any contacts with the NYPD or the DHS? This is way, way over the line.
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A CAT rescue charity is asking people to consider it when drawing up their Christmas lists this year.
PAWS cat rescue centre in High Street, Glynneath, is in desperate need of funding to help look after the many animals in its care.
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A CROSS-SECTION of residents on the Copperbelt has welcomed the use of the rebased Kwacha which was effected on January 01.
A survey conducted by the Times yesterday showed that most traders had no difficulties in using the new notes and coins.
The traders said the rebasing of the Kwacha had improved their business transactions and likened the new notes to that which were used during first republican President Kenneth Kaunda's government.
Agness Kawasha of Kamakonde Township in Kitwe said the use of new notes and coins was not complicated.
Sky Centre Investment employee William Chanbane said in Kitwe that massive sensitisation on the rebased notes and new coins had worked well.
Mopani Copper Mines central shaft miner, Dominic Mbulo praised the Government for rebasing the Kwacha, saying it had improved handling and purchasing of goods and services.
At Masala Market in Ndola, a trader, Joseph Chishala said he had no problems with the new notes, adding that the re-introduction of the coins would particularly ease the trouble of looking for change.
Mr Chishala, however, admitted that he was already encountering problems from people who tender old notes but later refuse to get rebased notes as change.
Chifubu market secretary Kennedy Kasonde said the new notes were portable for the traders especially that the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) had flooded the market with smaller denominations.
A check in the supermarkets showed that some had quickly adjusted to the new notes although longer-than-usual queues formed in places like Pick n Pay.
Shoprite could not open in Ndola in the morning because the system was not yet configured with the rebased notes but the store was later opened in the afternoon.
At some filling station shops like SGC on Kabalenga Road, the tills were producing receipts with rebased pricing although the change was mostly given in old notes.
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> As far as I know they decided to come over here after we offered to
> pay their expenses and give them a chance to have a short holiday.
Oh, well /that'll/ do it. ;^)
> But, you might know what the film industry is like ? Wherever you go
> there's a deal in the offing. A few days in London might produce
> something for them :) We've asked a few well known people to come
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In the grand setting of Camden Roundhouse, decorated with curtains and a backdrop of glittering stars, you get a great sense of anticipation of what lies ahead at Miss Behave's Variety Nighty.
With booze flowing, the show kicks off with Miss Behave in a creakingly tight rubber dress pushing a rose through her tongue and showing off her renowned sword swallowing antics (remember White Mischief?), but comments, with a touch of pathos, that her ability to steal and down audience members' drinks generally gets a bigger cheer.
At one point, she swallows a chair leg, and links acts laying on a safety net high up in the gods, complaining that she'd had to lose her killer heels and don flip flops to roll around on high. And then threatens to throw up on table 13.
The night slips into act after act of pure entertainment, some of it laugh out loud, other parts giving rise to audible gasps. This is indeed a night of variety, with a touch of cabaret, circus and burlesque thrown in. You'll actually believe Matt Hennen's crystal ball is floating in front of your eyes; such is the dexterity of his movements.
Crazy dance gang SpyMonkey disappoints with a puerile dance number focused around the only female member of the troupe's ability to appear to smoke via, and shoot things out of, her fanny, closely followed by a lady commenting on the state of American politics by appearing to play a kazoo via her front bottom and a trumpet from her arse.
Frank Sinazi stands out as a sailing-close-to-the wind Aryan version of old blue eyes, singing 'Strangers on My Flight' and 'Third Reich' to the tune of 'That's Life' ("Third Reich, that's what all the people say, I took Poland in April, and France in May…"). He claims his songs are available in the 'uneasy listening' section of record stores, and that he's available for children's parties.
Cabaret singer Dusty Limits impresses with his old-school rendition of a very modern song about self harm, but the silk, slick aerobatic maneuvers of contortionist Marjo Nantel steal the show at this point. Dangling way above the audience, with no safety rope, this elfin lady made it seem her sky high silk gymnastics are as relaxing as rolling on a bed. A quick glance around the audience revealed a great many open mouths.
Sadly, two other excellent aerial acts couldn't match Marjo's excellence, despite their own merits but, perhaps, in a night which promised 'variety', three aerial acts were a bit much.
Of course, a bit of fire eating never goes amiss, and Lucifire's finale to the evening didn't disappoint.
Bravo to Miss Behave and the Roundhouse for putting this show on for the whole of August. As she says at the beginning of the evening, "Tonight, forget the real world for a while…" and, just for a while, we really did.
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Critical Curriculum Leadership
A Framework for Progressive Education
By Rose M. Ylimaki
Routledge – 2011 – 214 pages
Routledge – 2011 – 214 pages
Although traditional curriculum and instructional leadership frameworks have dominated educational administration training for almost thirty years, it has become increasingly clear that even the most recent frameworks have failed today's leaders who struggle with the politics of curriculum decisions on a daily basis. Critical Curriculum Leadership is an examination of curriculum leadership in the wake of U.S. testing mandates and school reforms, all of which seem to support a particular set of conservative ideologies. Drawing from her own longitudinal ethnographic study and from existing literature and research in the field, Ylimaki explores the formation of curriculum leadership in relation to broader cultural and political shifts. She shows how traditional leadership frameworks have come up short, and makes the case for an alternative leadership theory at the intersection of educational leadership and curriculum studies. She provides analytical tools that inspire progressive education and offers critical theories, strategies, research examples, problem-posing cases, and research ideas essential for curriculum leadership in the present conservative era. Critical Curriculum Leadership will appeal to the many educational leadership scholars and practitioners who are interested in developing effective and socially just curricula in their schools and districts as well as curriculum scholars who are interested in leadership issues.
"This book brings much needed balance to scholarship on instructional leadership, which has focused on how we lead while neglecting curriculum content—or what we lead. In this insightful book, Ylimaki convincingly argues that in our obsession with test scores, we are failing to teach our children and youth how to think rationally and critically about the increasingly complex world they will inherit."
--Gary L. Anderson, Professor of Educational Administration, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University
"Ylimaki introduces, explains, and illustrates a sophisticated, critically-informed definition of curriculum leadership that is vital to the future of democratic societies. This well-balanced, clearly argued, and carefully researched book presents an inspired vision for the future of leadership development and artistry in education."
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Family and friends gathered to remember a 52-year-old grandmother who was found dead inside a Rochester home after a fire earlier this week.
On Thursday night, a vigil for Winnie Butler was held on Fernwood Avenue. Police say Butler was babysitting her four grandchildren when the home went up in flames Tuesday night. Those kids were able to make it out of the house.
Butler's grandson is facing second-degree arson charges in connection with the fire. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Donkish Lesane intentionally set that fire, but they say his grandmother died before the fire was started. Right now, Lesane is being held in jail without bail. He could be facing additional charges as the investigation continues.
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I got to shoot with my new friend, Brad, of Dead Letter Perfect, last week.
It was a total blast. Brad is a photographer in addition to being a talented musician. So, it was a really extra fun experience hearing his insight of the photo shoot.
Be sure to pay attention to his blog. He's currently working on a 3-song EP and it should be great! I heard the demos and the songs have some really great dynamics to them.
Here is one of my BFFs, Myke Armstrong. He is the CEO and Founder of the newly launched internet start-up, Lissn.com
It is a really fun chat platform in the vein of Omeagle and Chatroulette. It is still being built out and there is a new feature added each week! Be sure to join in on the fun and share your thoughts with "Myke."
He's a great guy and fun to talk with!
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NotiPad – the jailbreak tweak that promises to add a Growl-like notification interface to jailbroken iPads – is now available to download in the Cydia Store.
As reported by ourselves, a couple of days ago:
NotiPad promises to add a Growl-like notification interface to jailbroken iPads [...] Once downloaded and installed, the standard banner notifications Apple added in iOS 5 are replaced by pop-up notifications, as you can see in the above image.
Users can touch these pop-up, Growl-like notifications to open the respective application, or to dismiss the app in-question. You can also configure the jailbreak tweak from a dedicated pane within the Settings app.
NotiPad is now available to download in the Cydia Store, and is available via the ModMyi repository for just one dollar. Below, we've included a preview video of the tweak in action provided by iDownloadBlog.
(If you can't see the above video, please click here.)
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text: I have for sale an automatic shifter straight off of a V6 Premium. It's got about 40k miles on it mostly highway driving back and forth from school, and is in great condition. It will fit on any 05-09 mustang with an automatic tranny. asking $145 OBO if you have any questions please feel free to PM, e-mail, text or call me. my e-mail is [email protected] and my phone is 401-996-6508. open to some trades. preferably, 05-09 smoked headlights, 05-09 V6 chin spoiler, or an 05 V6 tuner. thanks!!


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Great work Richard,nice color combo.
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Posted 05 February 2013 - 07:10 AM
Can't wait to see what you'll do with a Honest Charlie catalog.
You knock this one right out of 1959...Stunner !
Posted 05 February 2013 - 07:42 AM
I loved your reveal, it honestly made me laugh, thanks for the humor. This car rocks! I don't see any scratches on it yet from my bicycle leaning on it while I was drooling over it. Yeah this one really does take me back to 1959 when I was just learning about J C Whitney and drooling on it. Love all the custom touches and the curb feelers are just right for the times. Man I would love to go for a ride. What a beauty!!!!
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Thank you very much to everyone for your kind comments. I really appreciate all the encouraging words as they help me to continue to take my time, not rush it, and do things right and in the proper sequence to get a good clean build.
Beautiful car Rich. Really nice foil work. How did you make the chrome covers on the headlights? thats a very nice touch...
Carl thanks for your comments. The photo-etched metal headlight half-moon covers are from Detail Master. They make a fret of them with smaller covers for dual headlight cars (like my '58) and slightly larger covers for the single headlight cars.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 09:08 AM
I'd like to go cruisin' with you, Rich!!!!!!
I love it!!!
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I'd like to go cruisin' with you, Rich!!!!!!
I love it!!!
I'm ready whenever you are Ron...!!!
Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:22 PM
Beautiful period perfect kustom! Looks like an original build from '59, only very cleanly done. Awesome Rich!
Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:25 PM
Man, that turned out AWESOME Rich!!! I dig it!!!
Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:10 PM
Very cool! I like the curb feelers.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:24 PM
Hey, leave me out of this one.... but, that's one fine convertible I would not mind cruising the gut with! Nice job.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:33 PM
Richard.........Very Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:39 PM
P.S. ready to go cruising with you....
Not intending to steal this thread.... btw. I simply love the year '58.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 06:03 PM
Wow! That's nice! Great concept, well done! I wish Revell would make a 58 similar to their nice 57 kit.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 06:54 PM
Richard.........Very Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so very much John... That's a great compliment coming from a builder of your caliber.
P.S. ready to go cruising with you....
Not intending to steal this thread.... btw. I simply love the year '58.
Thanks a lot Jairus. I wholeheartedly agree on loving '58. I'm going to try to build all the 1958 cars that I can.
and thank you also Alan, Derrick, Derick, Adam and Sam. All your encouraging words really mean a lot.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 07:19 PM
Beautifully done, Rich. That looks just right from everything from the parts used to the color.
Charlie Larkin
Posted 05 February 2013 - 08:01 PM
The 58 Fairlane , in my opinion, is one of the prettiest Fords ever built. The body was very similar to the 57, but with enough changes that it really was a stand out! You did a fantastic job on this period perfect piece Rich! Right down to the blue dots in the tail lights that no one else has commented on. I can't wait to get one of these myself. Ol' J.C. Whitney would be proud.
ps. Did I mention that I love your color choice? Can I bring my 58 to cruise with you?
Edited by Ron35369, 05 February 2013 - 08:12 PM.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 09:16 PM
that looks super and i dig the idea of everything out of the jc witney catalogue that i used to get all the time back in the 60s!
one thing though, when i have seen curb feelers, they have both been on the right side, one in front, one in back, usually right in back of the rear wheel opening, but both on the right side. thats so when you are parallel parking you hear the curb feeler scrape the curb back there before your bodywork hits the curb, whereas the front ones are for when you nose into a curb. looks good with them both on the front because they are symetrical that way but i think i real life both are on the same, curb, side.
i used to love building the "kustom" version of 3 in 1 kits back in my youth and pile on all the accessories, yours bring me back to those days!
Edited by jbwelda, 05 February 2013 - 09:17 PM.
Posted 06 February 2013 - 01:26 AM
Great looking and very unique '58 Ford Richard!
Posted 06 February 2013 - 05:00 AM
The presentation was awesome, for a split second thought it was for the bus but then it started moving giving veiw to the beautiful car behind it. A very clever way to show off the car, the car itself turned out beautifuly.
Posted 06 February 2013 - 09:14 AM
Thanks very much Charlie, JB, Randy and Nathan. Yeah Ron, you can join Ron H., Jairus and I for a cruise anytime. BTW Ron, the Edsel is next on my list of '58 cars to build, but first I've got to get back to finishing up the '36 HiBoy that has been on hold since I started this Ford.


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Genesis 50:22-23 So Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father's household. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years. Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were also brought up on Joseph's knees.
Joseph was a remarkable man who had a huge impact on the whole world and on his family … yet he gave all the glory to God where it belonged. You know, I'm reminded by our study of Joseph that we can make a difference. Look how much the obedience of one man affected everyone.
God can use you to change the world.
Some would tell you that one man cannot make a difference, but the Bible shows us otherwise. Over and over in the Bible we see how one man heeding the call of God, changed the world. If one man can change the world, what can three or four or even a whole church do?
Already Calvary Chapel Birmingham, though we are but a wee flock, have provided radios to off-the-beaten-path villages in India so they can listen to broadcast bible teachings. We've purchased lambs for impoverished families in India so they will be able to raise and sell wool to earn an income … and it provided local missionaries with the opportunity as they delivered the lambs to communicate the gospel of the Lamb of God. We are helping a young boy in India to have a Christian education. We help support several missionaries in asia. We are helping to teach and train native born pastors in Peru. We go door to door in our own community to tell people about Jesus. We help Jewish families as they relocate to Israel, providing the means to speak with them about Yeshua, Jesus. We study God's Word together and learn how to live it in out daily lives. We place a great emphases on teaching the children at CCB about God. We are changing the world.
But we can do more.
So, in your devotion time this morning, please pray with me that God would open up even more avenues for ministry for CCB and that God would provide whatever it is we need to do that. Thank you to those who sow into this ministry because you are an integral part. When someone listens to a podcast and writes to me that they have a new understanding of God or that they have come back to God or that they have accepted Jesus for the first time … you are a part of that. When someone is challenged by a daily devotion and commits to press in to God, you share in that fruit. But there is more to do, so we cannot sit back and just fancy our fruit. Won't you join with CCB as we reach the world with the gospel of Jesus? Will you partner with us in prayer? Will you partner with us financially? Will you partner with us by inviting others to church, or by sharing these devotions with others or pointing them to the podcast?
We all affect the world in some way. It's not a matter of will we affect the world … it's a matter of how will we affect the world. I want to reach the whole world with the whole Bible. I want to encourage Christians to dig in and pour out. I want to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth. Won't you join with us on this incredible adventure of faith?


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Awkward Wedding Kisses
When it comes to the perfect wedding kiss, practice makes perfect. But often times, you can't help what others are doing around you. Watch out for these awkward situations when you go in for the smooch.
Peeping ReverendI don't know what part is more awkward, the fact that the groom has a mullet or that the officiant seems to be enjoying this part of the vow ceremony a little too much?
Eye-OpenerYou know how awkward it is to kiss with your eyes open...while your kids are watching? This awkward.
Family AffairNow you know what it looks like when your photographer asks everyone in your family to start making out. In other words...don't do this!
Parental PDA*Please make my parents stop kissing. Please make my parents stop kissing.*
Village VoyeursIf you ever had any doubts that your bridal party was jealous of your 'happily ever after' scenario, this photo is proof that it's always there.
Blushing BrideEither this kiss was totally unexpected, or the bride is on the verge of repulsion with her groom.
On the SidelinesJunior, here, isn't to excited to have a new mommy (or daddy) in his life.
Ravenous and ReluctantOk, I admit this probably should have gone with the awkward engagement photos post, but it fits here too. Come on man, you're not going to find your dinner in her ear!
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Katie Couric Reveals the Secret to Her Killer Arms
While addressing a crowd of hundreds at the recent BlogHer 2012 conference in NYC, Katie Couric discussed her impressive news career and her upcoming self-titeld daytime talk show, set to debut in September. But during the Q&A session that followed, one brave attendee asked the burning question that was everyone's mind.
"Katie," she said, "We're all dying to know something. How do you get those guns?"
Couric broke into a huge grin. "What, these?" she asked, flexing her muscles. "Thank you so much for noticing."
She then shared her secret to staying so buff: spin classes at Flywheel. "It's my friend's company," she explained. "It really is a total body workout and it changed my body completely."
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First Person
Personal and Professional Journey Melds with Industry Research
For the past year, as a journalism graduate student at American University's School of Communication, I've worked with Investigative Reporting Workshop Executive Editor Chuck Lewis and my fellow Workshop interns to research and catalog the nonprofit journalism ventures that are the new models for today's independent reporting of public affairs at the local, state and national levels. We've now profiled 75 different organizations from all over the United States, and these profiles tell a compelling story about where journalism as an industry is now and where it's going.
The organizations I've helped research are incredibly diverse. Some, such as InvestigateNY, have been around for less than a year; others, like The Alicia Patterson Foundation, have published for more than 40 years. Some investigate specific beats, such as The Philadelphia Public School Notebook, and others are more of a catch-all source for news, including Oakland Local. Grant money varies widely: Newsdesk.org has about $10,000 a year to run its operations while ProPublica's budget is in the millions.
I've corresponded with people from all walks of life about operating budgets, addresses and IRS forms. I've helped maintain a growing list of data about reporters, publishers and editors all over the country who work day in and day out (sometimes without pay) communicating the news they deem important for their readers.
And while the names, sizes and target audiences of these 75 organizations differ greatly, I've found they share a common thread, one that weaves its way through each mission statement and organization description: a passion for and commitment to telling honest stories about important topics, from government accountability to public school systems, even in the face of crippling cutbacks in what many said was a dying industry.
Some people called me crazy for quitting a well-paying, stable government contracting job — I was working as a consultant with such agencies as the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection — during my quarter-life crisis to pursue a career in journalism. And there are times when I'm working as an unpaid intern for the CBS Evening News (yet couldn't be happier) when I wonder if I was crazy. But it was the same passion and commitment that made me do it, so I feel I can actually relate in some small way to each of the organizations I've doggedly researched.
While journalism is still dealing with transition and uncertainty left to tackle, it has been fascinating and comforting to see the industry thriving, as communication and technology reach an unprecedented crossroads. As Chuck frequently told his students, myself included, we should consider ourselves lucky to be journalists right now, at this exciting time when everything is changing and history is being made.
In looking at the journalism ecosystem through a researcher's eye, I've not only been collecting data for a soon-to-be-published report but also orienting myself with my own future job market and with my own future colleagues – from Aspen to New York to Puerto Rico – with whom I share that same passion for journalism. Who knows, maybe someone called them crazy once, too.


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Lucille Fletcher, the author of the spine-tingling radio play "Sorry, Wrong Number" and a 30-year resident of Oxford, died Thursday of a stroke at a Pennsylvania hospital. She was 88.
Miss Fletcher wrote at least 16 radio plays, nine suspense novels and a Broadway play, using her maiden name as a pen name. She was married twice. Her first husband wrote the score to the famed Orson Welles film "Citizen Kane," and her second husband was the author of a novel that became the hit Broadway musical "Damn Yankees."


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Know Your Social Traffic With These 3 Google Analytics Powerviews
We're all aware of the massive power of social media but one thing that I've frequently found to be is true is that social isn't transparent enough. It's fine to know how many tweets or shares that you've had but what else can we do to track and measure the success of our social activity; enter Social in Google Analytics. In this guide I'll explore the basics and what we can learn from the recently added tab.
Snapshots Of Social Success With The Overview Tab
With the recent developments to Google Analytics, we can now see a huge amount of information on social activity interacting with our website. By logging into our account and visiting:
Traffic Sources -> Social -> Overview
We can quickly see how many social visits have been sent to our site and more importantly how many have converted into real sales.
Trackbacks - Where The Discussions Are Happening
With the social tab, we can also see where conversations are being had and how much traffic has been sent to our website. Giving the ideal opportunity alongside other tools such as Topsy to find and jump on conversations.
Traffic Sources -> Social -> Trackbacks
This alone won't give you a full account of where your site is being discussed off website but it offers a valuable quick overview of which opportunities to engage are happening.
Visitor Flow
Knowing which pages visitors look at in a tabular view is helpful but with the Visitor Flow report, we can begin to truly understand where people are landing on our site and how they process through it, highlighting potential trouble areas like never before within Google Analytics.
Traffic Sources -> Social -> Visitors Flow
The visitor flow can be daunting at first but we can see a flow of traffic from each of our social sources and which paths they take through the site. We can segment this down further by clicking on the desired social platform and selecting "View Only This Segment".
We can also use inbuilt and custom advanced segments to get even more granular data. For example, we can easily segment returning users from Facebook by selecting the "Returning Users" segment and highlighting Facebook as our only segment. We can then see which path these visitors took through the website and where they dropped out.
We can also highlight traffic that flows through certain pages to see where it goes next and if it drops out. Again, showing us potential problem areas and where we can improve.
Don't Get Lost In The Data
It's easy to burn many hours in the visitors flow tab and you should always use it in line with other data provided by Analytics and elsewhere to make an informed decision however I hope this has given you a good start into the social tab. There are many other sections that haven't been discussed such as the Data Hub Activity report and Conversions report that you should also check out.
If you have any suggestions or tips for the social tab then I'd love to hear below!
Ed Baxter is the SEO manager for Ignition Search – a PPC Management & Internet Marketing agency based in Sheffield. In his spare time he's an avid mountain biker and loves all things to do with the web.
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American Idol 2012's DeAndre Brackensick Didn't Expect the Judges to Save Him
From his twirls to his curls, DeAndre Brackensick was definitely a standout contestant in American Idol Season 11. Unfortunately, he couldn't parlay that distinctiveness into votes, and he was sent home after the Top 8 performed. In a conference call with reporters, DeAndre explained why he wasn't exactly surprised to be sent home, what he thought of Jimmy Iovine's critiques, and just how he gets his hair to stay so bouncy.
Judge Jennifer Lopez was a vocal supporter of DeAndre, announcing to America that if it had been up to her, she would've saved him. However, mentor Jimmy Iovine predicted DeAndre would land in the Bottom 3 and said he might get sent home. It was a premonition that proved true, but DeAndre says he has no hard feelings toward the famous producer. "People have their own opinions," DeAndre said. "It comes along with the gift and with the ride. It's all in love and I take everything to heart; it makes me want to drive further."
Though J.Lo was clearly disappointed about not being able to keep DeAndre around for another week, the curly-haired contestant admitted he never expected to be saved. "I had a feeling I wasn't going to get saved, because I was a save already from the wildcard," he explains. "There's only so many second chances."
When asked why he thinks America voted him off this week, DeAndre pointed to his genre and his vocals. "My voice and my style is not popular these days. I'm trying to bring something back and it's not quite there in this generation," said DeAndre. Not to mention Season 11 is packed with powerhouse vocals. "Everyone is just so good!" DeAndre said of his fellow contestants. "Someone has to go home every single week. It had to be me this week."
Though DeAndre was disappointed to go home after what he felt was one of his best performances, he was still happy with the way his run on Idol ended. "When I was eliminated, it ended on a high note. No regrets," he says. It seems like his elimination was tougher on his family. Before he began to sing for his life, he mouthed something to his sister, who was crying in the audience. "I was talking to my sister because she was crying," explains DeAndre. He wanted to let her know he was fine. "I've accomplished so much, why be sad for things I've done? Why dwell on something that didn't happen than enjoy what has?"
Not only does he have a positive attitude, DeAndre also possesses amazing tresses. So what's his hair secret? Sorry, ladies. DeAndre was just born that way. The only product he uses is a "little leave-in conditioner," the 17-year-old says.
For his next steps, DeAndre is looking forward to the summer tour with his fellow contestants, and "hopefully getting a record deal out of this. I will grab on to anything — acting, modeling, whatever it is."
Just spritz in a little leave-in conditioner, and you're good to go, DeAndre!
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Welcome to the MetroWest Opera website! We had our inaugural season in March 2008, which was a huge success. We presented Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and Douglas Moore's Gallantry. Both operas were fully staged and costumed, the first with chamber orchestra, and the second with piano. We featured some of the Boston area's finest emerging young opera singers! Information about our upcoming season is now available on the site. Thanks for visiting, and we hope to see you at the opera!
MetroWest Opera was created to provide quality performance opportunity to emerging young opera singers, while enriching the arts community in the MetroWest area. We strive to create the most professional atmosphere possible, with top-notch staff, excellent organization, and high expectations of all involved. This provides a real-world operatic experience for the rising stars who sing with us. MWO focuses specifically on one-act operas, in order to make the opera-going experience varied and engaging, and to provide as many role opportunities as possible.
Contact MetroWest Opera by emailing email@example.com
No calls, please.
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Sir Robert Vyner (Viner), Bt (1631-1688), Goldsmith and banker; Lord Mayor of London
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir Robert, a wealthy goldsmith and banker, made the regalia for the coronation of Charles II, 1661. He lent extensively to the government and incurred financial difficulties because these loans had not been repaid. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1674, but was declared bankrupt in 1683 or 4. He died broken-hearted at the death of his only son.
The Family of Sir Robert Vyner
by John Michael Wright
oil on canvas, 1673
by William Faithorne
line engraving, circa 1665
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Land is one of the most durable and valuable investments you can make. Countless people have seen the value of their land skyrocket while just a few years before it was worth no more than average. Thanks to changes in housing and job markets as well as environmentally-related issues, the price of land can increase rapidly. Even if it does not increase significantly in value, investment in land is a sound choice and with a little land of your own you can create a great retreat away from the world.
If you're looking to purchase land, consider looking for the cheapest land in America. You'll be able to get more land for your money and secure a sound investment for the future or a cheap retreat to enjoy yourself on your very own property.
Some of the cheapest land in the United States is found in the Midwest (North Dakota, Kansas) and south (Missouri, Arkansas), but can also be found in rural areas throughout the country, such as in upper New York.
The United States has always had an abundance of land suited for people because of its enormous size and its varied, but almost all inhabitable, climates. There is cheap land available in part because it is often located in rural areas, where there is less infrastructure and less demand. It is possible to find cheap land near to towns and even urban centers, however. Land prices have dropped in many areas due to the recent economic crisis and like any other commodity land is subject to various trends in price.
Listings for land in these areas can be found through internet searches on general search engines, but there are few land realty searches that are especially useful and will yield clearer results.
Here are just a few properties that can serve as examples for what types of cheap land you can find online:
I found 160 Acres in Carbon County for sale. This property shows the unbelievable land deals that can be found in the United States today. A price tag of $34,400 gets you 160 acres of gorgeous undeveloped land in Wyoming. The down payment is only $1,400 for an extraordinary chance to live your dream.
I found 2.65 Acres in Birmingham, Alabama using the link above. This property is undeveloped land conveniently located near town but still with its own separate environment. Sixteen lots are contained in one parcel on this property. Wooded and containing a paved road, this is a great deal on some beautiful land in Alabama. This property shows how cheap, good land can be found even close to all the modern conveniences one could desire.
Using the link above, I found 480 Acres in Hand County, South Dakota. This is is the perfect opportunity for ranchers and anyone else who needs or love wide open land. These 480 acres of beautiful South Dakota grassland also contain mature trees and is being auctioned off in August of 2014. There are many similar opportunities to place your bid on rich land all the time and the internet is a great way to keep an eye on the latest opportunities across the country.
However you choose to search for it, there is definitely an abundance of cheap land available across the United States.


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Say: Hi kids!
Think: Oh how I dislike Daisy as a name...it's just so childish and ditzy. Christine is cute, but Eloise is not. Stella June is so spunky!
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Say: Hi Emily!
Think: I love, love, love Emily! I don't care how popular it is! Grace is pretty enough, and works with Emily, but i wish she'd chosen something more interesting to pair with the super popular Emily. Not that I don't love the name Emily. (so much that I'm using it too!)
These are my daughters Allison Jane, Emily Nicole and Michaela Grace.
Say: Hello girls. You are all so pretty, just like your mom!
Think: I've never been a fan of Allison but it's a nice enough name... It sounds very pretty with Jane, though. I've always liked Emily, despite popularity as well but I wish you had paired it with something other than Nicole. I despise Nicole. I'm not a fan of Michaela but I'm glad you went with the traditional spelling rather than something like Makayla, etc. Grace is a beautiful name and sounds nice with Michaela. Overall, nice though popular names.
This is my little girl Aria Maeve and her baby cousin Esme Ovidia.
Say: Lovely to meet you!
Think: I love the whole nature-theme going with the first names. They're all gorgeous names and they sound perfect with the middles. They're all really pretty but I think River Melisande is my favorite... So cool yet gorgeous at the same time!
Meet my twins, Theodore Felix and Evangeline Piper. Theo, Evie say hello!
Say: Hello Evie. Hello Theo. You have such lovely names.
Think: Evangeline is one of my very favorite names! I love hearing it paired with Piper. Theodore and Evangeline are well matched as are Theo and Evie.
I'd like you to meet my boys: Elijah & Caspian and there are my daughters: Felicity, Avalon, & Georgiana