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Bacon took center stage for four days in May, with downtown restaurants featuring the pork bellies in specialty dishes while also raising money for local charities.
Triple digit temperatures didn't stop competitors from bringing their best to the final pre-fair horse event at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds Thursday evening.
For over 20 years, the Turlock community has gathered in the lush gardens of The Greenery Nursery to support the Carnegie Arts Center.
The California Chamber of Commerce recognizes the efforts of outstanding local chambers every year with the President's Circle Award. The Turlock Chamber of Commerce was one of 28 chambers to receive the prestigious award this year - and one of eight to have received the award all seven years it has been presented.
Three local nonprofits are starting a mud fight and hope the community will join in.
Times are tough and jobs don't grow on trees. These sentiments are something that many in the Central Valley know first-hand. When California State University, Stanislaus President Joseph Sheley echoed these hard truths on Thursday morning at the first of three ceremonies celebrating the university's 55th commencement, he did it not to discourage, but to inspire the recent graduates to stay focused on their goals.
As high school seniors prepare for graduation and to make their first life decisions as adults, they may seek advice (and financial assistance) from parents, siblings or extended family members. For many foster youth, however, there are no supportive family members able to help them transition from youth to adulthood.
Local irrigation districts will hold a workshop on Wednesday to discuss fish passage in the Tuolumne River as part of the La Grange Dam licensing process.
The Korean War era cannon that used to sit in front of the War Memorial Building may soon be moving to downtown Turlock. While the details of the historic cannon's relocation are still being considered, one thing is already clear: Turlock veterans want a say in the placement and presentation of the memorial.
The Turlock City Council will consider taking another step forward on the proposed North Valley Regional Recycled Water Program at a special meeting set for 2:30 p.m. today.
Turlock residents heading out to work Thursday morning were pleasantly surprised to find that they needed an umbrella. A short burst of rain in the morning was followed with a heavy downpour in the afternoon.
Smokey Bear will be educating the public about wildfire prevention at the 5th Annual CIG Insurance Community Safety Saturday event set for Saturday at GDI Insurance Agency's Turlock office.
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms, like plants and animals, and the environment in which they live including the air, water and soil. This symbiotic relationship is the essence of an annual Livingston event - the Pick and Gather at Riverdance Farms and Merced River Fair.
World War II veteran and Pearl Harbor attack survivor Herb Miller was presented a commendation by Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow for his service to the country during a Veterans Advisory Commission meeting held Monday in Turlock.
Every spring hundreds of community members rally together for one cause: Relay for Life - The American Cancer Society event that raises money for cancer research while honoring cancer survivors and remembering lost loved ones is close to the hearts of many Turlockers.
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Been playing quite a bit of dark souls lately and it has me in the mood to play a good MMO again. I'm aware there isn't many MMO's like dark souls but hear me out
[The two features it must have]
[Features that I'd like, but are optional]
I don't care if the game is F2P or P2P as long as it has the two must features listed above. The optional list is ofcourse optional ( lol ). Anyone know a good MMO to match the two criteria set ?
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Hi thetawolf, welcome to mmorpg.com...
My suggestion is to try Vendetta Online.
1. Open World PvP - check. You can be killed anytime, anywhere except for the training area, which is defended by uber death beams that zap anyone who tries to get back in. Otherwise, the universe is basically wide open for PvP with factional consequences for killing players in monitored / guarded space.
2. Minimal amounts of hacking and botting - The devs have taken great pains to ensure that this does not happen right from day 1, disabling any features that could potentially be exploited. I would know as I've been playing since alpha (June 2003... game has been open since April 2002, launch was in November 2004).
Optional features #4 and #5 are the other reasons I thought VO might work really well for you; while there are experience points and license levels, combat is far more about player skill than what equipment you use. There is also controller support: I like to use a logitech gamepad.
Check out the free trial; after your 8 hours are up it's only 10 USD for a month of play if you decide to continue. They also save your character info so it's not a big deal if you play for a month, leave for a while, then come back later.
If you'd like to see some gameplay videos check out this thread here.
Thanks for the quick reply ! I'll look into it when I get home from work. I have mostly avoided space style MMO's since trying EVE ( Honestly, way too much going on in that game for a quick introduction, felt way too unfamiliar in that enviorment ). I'll look into a few gameplay videos of it and see what the combat is like since all I am able to really look at from here is screenshots :P
would still like to see any other suggestions if people have anything that comes to mind. Would like to see all my options before trying to settle on a new MMO for abit
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Originally posted by thetawolf
Cool, hope you enjoy :-). The common pearl of wisdom is that Vendetta and Eve are nothing alike other than that they both take place in space. For me, it's more about the game mechanics than the setting. If you'll forgive the analogy, I've often heard Eve compared to Chess in space. If that's the case, Vendetta is Go in space.
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Your looking for a mmo with bugger all players then.
Lots of players = lots of gold sellers = lots of bots
Basically anything above a user base of 5,000 users and atleast an active attempt at ban waving bots would be nice, and honestly it can be done. Sure there is no effective way to stop botting 100% especially if the bot developers are active, but theres a difference between the game actively trying to stop bots and a game where the developers blatantly give up on fending off bots.
Reminds me of the good ole times of playing Ragnarok, all those bots, 70% of the player base was bots lmao. Mostly this is what I'm trying to avoid.
So basically as long as the developers are still trying to fight off the bots and haven't given up, it fills my requirement for minimal botting because the developers are atleast trying.
Edit: Hacking (I.E. Infinite Health, etc.) is still b.s. though and there is no reason a developer hasn't stopped it from going on. I am absolutely unwilling to compromise on that point. Like stated though botting is acceptable if the developer is actively trying to stop it though.

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What Has 2,310 Calories and 66 Teaspoons of Sugar?
OK, so our love affair with lists is no secret. We admit it. But really, who doesn't enjoy a quick bit of knowledge delivered in a no-frills, straight-to-the-point, no-expectations kind of way?
Our wandering eyes recently happened upon one list that really struck our fancy—or, shall I say, our stomachs. That is, it struck our stomachs with the sickening force of a swinging sledgehammer. Fellow list-lovers over at Men's Health compiled a list of the worst drinks in America, and we are horrified to inform you that sitting heavy in the top spot is Baskin-Robbins' large Heath Bar Shake, which contains a whopping 2,310 calories and 108 grams of fat! Oh yeah, and it contains 66 teaspoons of sugar. Pardon me, I just gagged a bit.
Of course, as with many of the drinks included on the list, the Heath Bar Shake is dairy-heavy, giving sippers an unhealthy dose of calories and the potential for a whole lot more than what's on the menu. You see, in every sip of milk there is the potential to swallow a mouthful of pus, unhealthy saturated fats, and possibly even antibiotics injected into the milked animals.
And one more thing: Cow's milk is intended for nursing calves just like human breast milk is intended for nursing human babies. And you know we have a love affair with breast milk too, right?
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Umm Robin you can't honestly compare a milkshake to heroin and expect anyone to take you seriously. Doing heroin twice can kill you to even compare it to drinking a delicious albeit unhealthy milkshake is foolishness. That shake sounds delicious to me and I am far from unhealthy overweight or death by calories.
"People should have the freedom to do stupid things if they wish" O Christopher Cochran MD? Now that's a kneejerk rightwing conservative reaction if I ever heard one. Why is it that you tards.. er.. conservatives do not support the same philosophy for heroin cocaine speed crack or even marijuana? This stuff is just as deadly and addictive. But that that's the problem with all you rightwingers. Your motto is "pejudice before thought 'cause thinking hurts my little brain". And good luck with the new "Dr. Billy's Little 31 Flavors of Cardiac Infarction Clinic" there. With all the support from BaskinsRobbins you can't help but succeed.
Outlawed Blu? That is a typical kneejerk liberal reaction. People should have the freedom to do stupid things if they wish. By the way the milk is the healthiest thing in these drinks. I said healthiest not healthy. If you don't recognize it don't eat it.
have you ever looked at the calorie content in a smoothie or a fruit drink? those are also extremely high in calories AND….SUGAR as well. just sayin. no pus found in there but still. it's unhealthy too. but leave it to people to take something earth made and make into something horrible for the body.
Well thats really gross. I wonder whats in Baskin Robins other shakes???
Things like this should be outlawed. Like seriously. You've got to be kidding me. How could a company knowingly serve something so seriously unhealthy calorie count alone it's ONE friggin drink!. I call shenanigans on BaskinRobbins!
Haha gross Joel.
2300? Sorry but that's hilarious. plain and simple.
Augh that's so sick! Does anybody actually buy those…?
Jamba Juice sells a similar 'drink' that is some kind of peanut butter heart attack thing. Unbelievable calorie count and fat indulgence at a store that sells itself as a healthy alternative. It's hard to believe they sell wheat grass juice shots AND this peanutfat thing side by side. The other crazy thing is on TV you see marketing for milk products followed immediately by commercials for decongestant. The corporations first make us sick then sell us something to hide the symptoms. USA consummers are never going to get it we are being dupped all the way. After quitting all dairy last February you remember the downer cows in Calif I cannot get a taste for soy milk. It's just not working for me at all. Sometimes I use Rice milk but mostly I just leave out any ingredient that would be dairy and that seems to be as good as anything. There's always water! Since the switch to dairy free I am healthier than I have been in twenty years and lost weight that I never thought I could get off.
Hmm that's nice.
hey joel thats not the point of the article?..haha
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"Slurping up one 32ounce Heath Shake is the caloric equivalent of eating 12 Krispy Kreme doughnuts the saturated fat equivalent of scarfing 60 slices of bacon and will give you the same sugar rush as working your way through 13 Haagen Dazs Vanilla and Almond ice cream bars." BR must be in cahoots with your local cardiac specialist.
i don't see what's wrong with 66 teaspoons of sugar. 66 tablespoons might be too much but teaspoons are pretty little.
omg ew D i'll make sure never to drink dat sh. good think i switched to soy milk though
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Gholson: LSC puts it champion on the undercard
Stan Wagnon has been a good commissioner for the Lone Star Conference.
I also consider him a good friend.
But there are times we don't always agree.
This past week was one of those times.
When I saw that Midwestern State had been put on the undercard of this year's LSC Football Festival, I grabbed the phone and called in my complaint.
"We have come a long way if Midwestern fans get a chance to play at Cowboys Stadium and feel snubbed," Wagnon said.
Maybe so, but I just think the conference's defending champion should have been shown a little more respect.
The Mustangs didn't just win the LSC last season. They destroyed it.
They beat their eight conference opponents by an average of 30 points per game.
Their lowest point total in those eight games was 35. They scored more than 60 three times, including a 63-17 blowout of Texas A&M-Commerce to open the first LSC Football Festival back in September.
To me, that should get you main-event status.
Valdosta State will represent the Gulf South Conference at this year's Festival. The Blazers have won two national championships in the past eight years.
MSU vs. Valdosta in the middle game on Saturday afternoon could be a great main event.
Instead we get Angelo State vs. Valdosta at noon on Saturday.
Angelo was 5-6 last year. MSU beat the Rams by 48.
So, Stanley, explain yourself!
First off, he pointed out that the LSC schedule dictated the matchups of the four conference games. The Angelo-Valdosta matchup was a result of ASU having a bye that week.
As far as the two-day schedule of the games, Wagnon said that was "based on the best interest of the event and the conference."
But why did the LSC give its defending champ a Friday afternoon game time that makes it seem like it's a warm-up act for a high school game later that night?
"Somebody has to play on Friday," the commish said. "We had to pick who had the best chance of putting people in the stadium on that day."
Because of its tradition, the quality of its team and the size of its fan base, MSU drew the short straw.
"I don't look at it as an undercard in any way," Wagnon told me.
A lot of people here in Wichita Falls — yours truly included — will disagree.
Just in case you think I just like to gripe, let me share with you the email I sent to Wagnon the day after last year's Festival.
"Great event Saturday. Let's do it every year. (Bill) Maskill said at his postgame press conference that he would give up a home game next year to come back."
The commish and his staff deserve high praise for putting this thing together.
It is great exposure for the LSC.
Adding a high school game to the schedule makes it even better.
But all my life I have heard that you should "save the best for last."
In this case, the LSC failed badly at that.
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The manual transmission may jump out of gear. Our technicians tell us that replacing the 1-2 synchronizer assembly should correct this concern.Google+
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Jeep Liberty Problem
Model Years Affected: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Drive Trains Affected: 4WD, Automatic Transmission, Manual Transmission
Average Mileage: 83,500 mi (35,000 mi - 126,000 mi)
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I did have to have my drive shaft rebuilt but I am still having that thunk or jumping into gear when I acelerate going uphill or around curves.
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liberty pop out of 1st, all the time
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2WD 4-cylinder engine, pops out of 1st gear when attempting to accelerate. Violent jolt, like someone rear ended me. Scared me, and in my panic, was nearly t-Boned in the side as my attempt to exit from a bank driveway across a lane of traffic to get into my lane. This issue will kill someone if hasn't already!
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Pops violently out of 1st gear, repaired once. Happened again within the 12/12 warranty, and Colorado Jeep Chrysler refuses to fix under warranty due to the fact they can not 'reproduce' the problem. They drove it less than 15 miles, in the 30 days we left it with them, to tell us they could not 'reproduce' the problem.
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Just had a wheel alignment done as since I purchased my 04 lib (a week ago) it has pulled left. Anyway, had the alignment done, and its still going left. Looking at the printout from the alignment (attached), the tyre shop thinks the combination of more right caster and more right camber is pushing it slightly left, BUT said there is no adjustment in the subaru arms/bushings. I know the alignment was way out when I got it when looking at the brefore adjustment column, and i think it was contributed to the previous female owner making gutter love one to many times (wheel condition also reflects this)
Can someone please tell me, would more right castor cause this? Camber generally doesnt affect push/pull in either direction, but I think the castor might.
Any other feedback on how to correct it without the need for aftermarket suspension parts?
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rear camber needs to be evened out side to side
as for women tapping gutters all the time it usually knocks the front crossmember out of wack, causing the passenger side caster to go less than the drivers side.
usually you can loosten off the mount bolts and 'shunt' the crossmember back to the original position.
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In the top of a double boiler placed directly over medium heat, scald milk (heat until small bubbles appear); remove from heat and stir in sugar until dissolved.
Gradually add yolks to milk mixture while stirring constantly.
Pour hot water into bottom of double boiler, being sure water will not touch bottom of top pan.
Bring water to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat so water only simmers.
Put top of double boiler in place over simmering water.
Stir milk mixture constantly (to prevent lumping) until custard has thickened and coats a metal spoon (about 10 minutes); a finger drawn across spoon should leave a clean path.
Stir in vanilla, then cool as directed below.
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With apologies to the Build-A-Bear retail chain that has cost us grandparents millions of dollars, this is a Build-A-Budget column.
How to play: On Jan. 24, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimated that state government will collect $328 million more in general-fund taxes in the year that starts July 1 - a 2.4% increase from tax collections this year.
The Fiscal Bureau also reported that the available surplus on July 1 will be about $419 million.
So, the $419 million surplus and the $328 million growth in tax collections gives you - the Build-A-Budgeteer - about $747 million to spend next year.
How will you spend it?
You're making spending calls before Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who will make public his two-year budget on Feb. 20. Republicans, who control the Legislature, are expected to approve most of Walker's spending blueprint by June.
Here's a list of the most expensive state programs. Decide whether to give them less or more cash next year and, if more, how much more.
K-12 education: State government now spends about $4.29 billion a year on public schools, according to the Fiscal Bureau. That doesn't include property taxes, federal aid and miscellaneous fees.
Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Evers requested a one-year boost in spending of $161 million, or about half of the one-year increase in tax collections.
What do you think? Should $161 million, of the $747 million available, go to K-12 schools?
And Walker may recommend separate "bonus" aid payments for public schools that show the biggest improvements. That raises this question: Should any "bonus" performance payments come from the $161 million increase in aid, or from a separate fund - a new fund of about $30 million, for example?
Medicaid: Wisconsin's health care program for the elderly, poor and disabled will cost about $2 billion in state tax funds this year. Most of Medicaid's cost is paid by the federal government.
Next year, state officials have asked for $251 million more in state tax funds to run the Medicaid program, which provides care for about one in five Wisconsin residents.
The calculator is running: If you spend $251 million more on Medicaid, and $161 million more on public schools, then you only have $335 million more available.
Income tax cut: Walker and Republican leaders of the Legislature have promised to cut income taxes on those with taxable incomes of between $20,000 and $200,000.
If you spend $150 million on an income tax cut, and go along with requested amounts for public schools and Medicaid, you're left with only $185 million, Budgeteer.
Technical colleges: To help plug a budget deficit, Wisconsin's 16 technical colleges took one of biggest cuts in state aid in the current two-year budget. Next year, the board that runs the Technical College System wants much of that lost state aid back.
This year, state aid to the technical colleges totals $108.2 million. Next year, the board wants $36.2 million more in aid, a 33% increase. Do you agree?
Aid to local governments: This year, state aid to local governments totals $878 million - money that helps pay for critical local fire and police services and helps control property taxes. But if you give local governments an increase in aid equal to the national rate of inflation - 2.1% - it will cost $18.4 million next year.
"Rainy day" fund: On July 1, state government will have to keep a surplus of at least $65 million. If you think state government should set even more money as a hedge against economic or other emergencies, how much should that be? $50 million more? $100 million more?
Pay raises: State workers have gone years without a pay raise, and they are shelling out more for their pensions and health care than they were two years ago.
Giving state workers a 2% cost-of-living pay raise would cost about $36 million next year, if it was paid over a full 12 months. If that 2% raise kicked in on Jan. 1, it would cost about $18 million.
How'd you do, Budgeteer?
If you spent more than the $747 million available next year, you may have a future as an elected state official. If you spent much less, the tea party may be looking for you.
Steven Walters is a senior producer for the nonprofit public affairs channel WisconsinEye. This column reflects his personal perspective. Email firstname.lastname@example.com


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The course is designed to introduce participants to the Understanding by Design Curriculum framework. Known as the Backward Design model, this framework is unique in that it begins with the end in mind. Rather than planning from an activity-centered focus, the school librarian first identifies the Big Ideas behind content standards. From these Big Ideas, the school librarian develops Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions to guide student inquiry. The school librarian then designs assessments that provide evidence of student learning.
Acquiring and cataloging e-books received as firm orders presents a unique challenge to librarians accustomed to print material. This session will show participants how to plan and create a workflow for processing these orders using a shared mailbox.
Navigating the world of e-books has been a difficult but rewarding journey for the North East Independent School District. There are many e-book vendors looking to provide content to school libraries, but how do you know which one is best for you? This course will focus on implementing an e-book collection for your campus/school district in order to meet the needs of your students and staff. With a foundation in understanding e-books as resources, participants will learn how to incorporate these resources into lessons and units of study.
This webinar looks at opportunities for public libraries to promote lifelong learning by becoming meet-up destinations for MOOCs. The webinar is based on the experience of the Ridgefield (Connecticut) Library which hosted a ten-week literature-based MOOC.
This session covers key terms, standards, and concepts related to digital preservation and equips participants with planning strategies for developing a digital preservation plan or program.
This hour-long webinar introduces considerations for the long-term storage of digital content selected for preservation. The session addresses issues related to the development of storage management policies, including file formats for deposit and preservation, the preservation of multiple copies, the locations of those copies, the characteristics of those locations, and the means for meeting long‐term storage requirements.
This webinar will cover new research on the opportunities and challenges associated with using third-party MOOCs in campus-based courses. In collaboration with the University System of Maryland, Ithaka S+R worked with faculty members at six campuses to try incorporating MOOCs in more than a dozen courses. The presenters will share findings from these tests.


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|My little monster. 8, Things change bit by bit by Robico (Comic book creator)
"The second year of high school is here, but Haru's been moved to another class all by himself! At first, the former chronic truant refuses even to enter the strange classroom, but with Shizuku's "encouragement," he slowly comes to terms with the change. Shizuku begins to feel she's really reaching Haru, especially compared to how things used to be, but then the unexpected arrival of a new student throws things out of whack, and Yamaken finally begins to move... What could possibly come next?" -
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|Fairy tail. 48 by Mashima, Hiro, 1977- author.
"With her curse magic, Kyoka has deprived Ezra of all her sense- except pain, which she has amplified into excruciating torture! But even in these hopeless circumstances, the Fairy Queen continues to counterattack! Meanwhile, the duels between Igneel and Acnologia and between Natsu and the Underworld King rage on, as dragon father and wizard son struggle to grab onto a sliver of hope! The twin dragons of Saber Tooth, Rogue and Sting, show up to help. Can the joint efforts of three dragon slayers
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The chosen participants of the Totsuki Institute's annual Fall Classic begin their training, but as they do, someone special visits Polaris Dorm.
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|Nisekoi - False Love 10 by Komi, Naoshi
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|The Massive. Volume 5, Ragnarok by Wood, Brian, 1972- author.
"The Crash was only the beginning. What remains of civilization is being obliterated by a series of cataclysmic events. The truth about Mary's identity, which began as a faint signal, grows louder--and she's seemingly connected to it all. The secret of the Crash and the location of the missing ship The Massive get answered here, in the final arc, Ragnarok! The Massive careens into its final climactic chapter as Brian Wood and Garry Brown pull back the curtain on the mysteries of one of the most
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Small-town wizard Lucy would love to join Fairy Tail, a guild for powerful wizards, but instead finds herself teaming up with Natsu, a crazy fire wizard whose best friend is a talking, flying cat named Happy.
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|Injustice - gods among us, year two. Volume 2 by Taylor, Tom, 1978- author.
"The sequel to the New York Times best-selling graphic novel INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US VOL. 2. With Superman's reign over Earth secured, the Green Lantern Corps dispatch Kyle Rayner to investigate the situation. But when he mysteriously disappears, the Guardians of the Galaxy are left with no choice but to remove Superman from his self-appointed throne. But like all the others who have stood in Superman's way since the death of his beloved wife, the Corps has a fight on their hands that will sure
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|Scott Pilgrim. Vol. 6. Scott Pilgrim's finest hour by O'Malley, Bryan Lee, author, artist.
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|Miracleman. Book 3, Olympus by Moore, Alan, 1953- author.
Gods and monsters walk the earth, as the aliens whose technology created Miracleman seek to exterminate Project Zarathustra's survivors. And even as the future of humankind hangs in the balance on the far side of the galaxy, and the month-old baby Winter begins to speak, the price of godhood takes its toll on Johnny Bates. A single word is uttered, and hell on Earth is unleashed. Kid Miracleman is loose! As smoke rises over London, Miracleman must face Kid Miracleman - and realize his destiny. T
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|Birthright. Volume one, Homecoming by Williamson, Joshua, author.
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|The answer! Volume 1 by Hopeless, Dennis, author.
"Insomniac librarian Devin MacKenzie is yanked into a maelstrom of mayhem and mystery by the punctuation-faced crime fighter known as the Answer! Can this unlikely team take on the sinister BRAIN TRUST?" -- from publisher's web site.
|Jul 2, 2015
|Red Sonja. 1, Queen of plagues by Simone, Gail, author.
"Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, intends to pay back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect...even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths! Who is Dark Annisia, and how has this fearsome warrior accomplished what no god nor demon has been able to do: force Sonja to her knees in surrender?"--page [4] of cover.
|Jul 2, 2015
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|Jul 2, 2015
|Station 16 by Hermann, 1938-
May 1997, Russia, north of the Arctic Circle: a border-patrol rookie receives a distress call from the long-abandoned Station 16, uninhabited since they heyday of massive nuclear testing more than thirty years previous. When he and his squad fly out to investigate the call, they find an injured man who claims that the rookie was his attacker -- and suddenly a nuclear explosion blasts the sky!
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Perez Hilton promised some blogger he would promote his site if he sent him sex tapes, and now "Page Six" has the transcripts of their conversations. Selma Blair's model boyfriend dumped her after he came back to their Hollywood home to find her sitting on the lap of another man. Ludacris says that Madonna would hang out on the set of husband Guy Richie's RocknRolla, but not really bother anyone. Britney Spears brought a Dolce & Gabbana dress into a Betsey Johnson store on Melrose Avenue and asked to have a copy made. (They declined, but did sell her a wig.) Kate Hudson has been texting Justin Timberlake nonstop. Ashley Simpson giggled a lot during a set at Marquee and also sported a diamond "promise" band from boyfriend Pete Wentz. Josh Hartnett had to fly coach on the way back to New York after the Oscars because his United flight was overbooked. Barack Obama, like Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, is left-handed. Playboy is trying to get Lindsay Lohan to participate in another Marilyn Monroe homage. A Times reporter was busted for lifting two lines in a drug story from a Miami Herald piece, but the paper won't comment on his punishment. Morgan Spurlock says dirty food now doesn't faze him after he developed dysentery while in Pakistan filming Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?


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The Associated Press and USA Today polls were released Sunday, and Nebraska fell out of each poll with a 41-21 loss to UCLA on Saturday.
Georgia stayed put at No. 9 in the AP poll and No. 10 in the USA Today poll after a bye week, while Florida State moved to No. 8 in both polls after a blowout win against Nevada.
The Cornhuskers held an 18-point lead over the Bruins before losing dropping out of the polls. UCLA benefitted by climbing up to 15th in the coaches poll and No. 13 by AP. Nebraska was 15th in the coaches poll and 23rd by AP before the loss.
Alabama held on to the No. 1 spot in both polls after its 49-42 shootout victory over Texas A&M. The Aggies fell from sixth to No. 10 in the AP poll and to ninth in the coaches poll.
The Crimson Tide received 59 out of 60 first-place AP votes and 61 of 62 top votes in the coaches poll. No. 2 Oregon got the other top vote in both polls. Clemson, Ohio State and Stanford rounded out the AP top five. Ohio State was ahead of Clemson in the coaches poll.
Ole Miss made the biggest jump in the AP top 25 by moving four spots to No. 21 after beating Texas 44-23. The Rebels moved up from No. 25 to No. 23 in the coaches poll.
TCU fell out of the top 25 in both polls. The Horned Frogs were 24th last week in both polls.
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KCET: How Bees Came Buzzing to Los Angeles
On February 12, 2014 a group of Los Angeles backyard beekeepers gathered together to urge the Los Angeles City Council to consider making the practice of beekeeping in Los Angeles residential zones legal. These guerilla beekeepers outlined their reasons for cultivating bees and their hives, describing their commitment to locavore living and urban farming and their personal belief in the health benefits of locally derived honey. On a larger scale, they pointed out, their work prevents colony collapse disorder, a significant problem in which pollinating honeybees desert their hives, leaving at risk important agricultural crops such as almonds, avocados and blueberries. The beekeepers argue that the urban environment's diverse vegetation and lack of agricultural pesticides discourage such abandonment of hives. Fortunately the city council agreed to review the laws against backyard beekeeping.
Perhaps the city council members should consider that beekeeping is not new to Los Angeles and has, in fact, long been a part of the county's agricultural history.
Like many of the early beekeepers themselves, bees made their way to California from the Eastern United States by ship — migration to the Western states by land was made nearly impossible by the arid mid-western plains. Typically setting off from New York, the bees and their hives made their way through the hot and humid Isthmus of Panama, landing in San Francisco wharfs, crowded and dazed upon disembarking the steamer, much like their human shipmates. The July 1, 1852 issue of the Daily Alta California reported the first importation of bees to California by Mr. W.A. Buckley and Lady of Newburgh, New York. This eccentric sounding couple arrived in San Francisco on June 28 on the steamship New Orleans, carrying the one last remaining beehive of the three they had in their possession when they left New York. Although the Daily Alta reported the hive to have arrived "with its industrious inmates in healthy working condition," Lee H. Watkins, in his 1968 article "California's First Honey Bees," refutes this notion. Watkins notes that because of the bees' long term confinement, Buckley's admittance that he knew very little of caring for bees, and Watkins' inability to unearth any record of W.A. Buckley or his last remaining hive, make it highly unlikely Buckley's bees were as the Daily Alta described.
Most histories on beekeeping in California credit Christopher A. Shelton as being the first to import healthy, living hives, in 1853. After arriving by ship in San Francisco, Shelton settled in Santa Clara County with his hives — these colonies being the earliest California ancestors of the honeybee. While one of Shelton's wayward bees might have made its way southward from Santa Clara County to Los Angeles County, historical records indicate that it is O.W. Childs who first brought a beehive into the Southland on September 4, 1854. Childs purchased his hive in San Francisco for $150, from a ship carrying many hives that had originated in New York. It is unknown where Childs settled in Los Angeles County with his hive, although the Los Angeles County foothills became a popular spot for bee ranches, or apiaries.
According to Thompson and West's "History of Los Angeles County, California," by 1860 many county residents were beekeeping, with one particular party in the county harvesting twenty-five colonies, and "several others in the same business, all doing well." Cary McWilliams, in "Southern California: an Island on the Land," noted that "bee-ranching became a type of bonanza farming by 1870. On a foothill homestead, the bee rancher would start with a swarm of 100 stands in October, quickly increase the swarm to 400 stands, and ship 40,000 pounds of the finest comb-honey by July."
Most honey was shipped to San Francisco for sale, where it sold for a good profit. W. McPherson recorded that San Francisco buyers of "Los Angeles Mountain Honey" were told that "it is the purest and most delicate-flavored honey that ever comes to this market, and commands the highest price." In fact, according to "The Surveyor General's Report for 1871," Los Angeles County is recorded as the greatest producer of honey of the five honey-producing Southern California counties, including Kern, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Santa Barbara, bringing in 168,000 pounds of honey at a net worth of $11,760. According to McPherson, "there [was] no easier way to make money than that of 'Bee-Ranching,' in Los Angeles County."
The growing apiary industry created the need for manufacturers of beekeeping supplies. Miller Box Manufacturing Company, located right next to the Los Angeles River at 201-233 North Avenue 18 at Pasadena Avenue, offered their customers hives, honey extractors, swarm catchers, smokers and veils for both lady and gentlemen apiarists.
The popularity of beekeeping continued to grow in Los Angeles County and surrounding counties. At its first meeting in El Monte on August 18, 1873, the nine members of the Bee Keepers Association of Los Angeles gathered to adopt the organization's constitution and by-laws. By 1880 the organization had, at its peak, 56 members. The organization continues today as the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association, promoting educational outreach on all things bee related, and supporting bee friendly legislation.
Beekeeping has enjoyed a long history in Los Angeles County. While initially practiced primarily for profit, it has of late grown into an environmental choice, reflecting the beekeepers' belief in the health benefits of local honey and an advocacy of local farming practices and the proliferation healthy bees and their colonies.
McPherson, W. Homes in Los Angeles city and county. Los Angeles: Mirror Book and Job Printing Establishment, 1873.
McWilliams, Carey. Southern California: an island on the land, 9th edition. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 1980.
Reproduction of Thompson and West's History of Los Angeles County, California, 1880. Berkeley: Howell-North, 1959.
Watkins, Lee H. California's first honey bees. American Bee Journal, Vol. 108 (5): 190-191.
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CBS NEWS: Urban beekeeping flourishes: Inside the L.A. push to legalize backyard hives
Bee colonies are vital to our food supply, but they have been dying off for nearly a decade. CBS News' Ben Tracy reports on the rise of urban beekeeping, and the push in Los Angeles for a "pro-bee" ordinance to officially allow beekeeping.
2 DAY Queen Rearing Workshop with Les Crowder
If you are interested in the mysterious task of rearing queens perhaps you would like to join Les Crowder and OneStrongHive for a TWO DAY WORKSHOP! We will do some first hand queen cup making, grafting and all that bringing these precious gals into being entails.
This will be a two day workshop on Saturday and Sunday the 8th and 9th of March, from 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM each day.
The price for the 2 day workshop is $130 and it will take place in Silver Lake, California. Payment can be made in advance with PayPal (payments to: firstname.lastname@example.com) or you can pay with cash or check at the workshop in person.
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HoneyLove.org Press Coverage
Following the recent BEE VOTE at LA CITY COUNCIL… the press was BUZZING! Check out some of the press coverage below!
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CBS: "Los Angeles abuzz over push for urban beekeeping"
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POLITICO: "LA abuzz about push for urban beekeeping"
KPCC: "LA City Council takes step to allow urban beekeeping"
CURBED LA: "Los Angeles on Its Way to Legalizing Backyard Beekeeping"
laist: "Los Angeles Considers Legalizing Urban Beekeeping"
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LA TIMES: "We need bees. We want more bees. So legalize beekeeping, L.A."
Other cities have done it without major problems.
By The Times editorial board—December 27, 2013
Los Angeles is honeybee heaven. The warm Southern California climate and long growing seasons provide year-round food for bees. The city's trees, flowers and flora are largely free of pesticides. It's the perfect place for backyard beekeeping — except that beekeeping is not legal here.
That could soon change. A group of bee advocates and neighborhood councils has been lobbying the City Council to expressly allow beekeeping on single-family residential lots. Current law permits it only in areas zoned for agriculture. Next month, the City Council will decide whether to move forward with legalized beekeeping.
There's a good reason to allow it. Commercially raised bees used to pollinate crops are disappearing in big numbers because of what's known as colony collapse disorder, but nobody knows what's causing the problem. Urban honeybees may end up replenishing the diminishing supply, or providing disease-resistant genes that can be introduced in the commercial bee lines.
Los Angeles should follow the lead of other major cities and draft rules that allow residents to keep bees, while providing some common-sense protections for neighbors. There's already an established backyard beekeeping community in Los Angeles despite the fact that it is not legal. The growing urban agriculture movement has spurred more interest in homegrown hives (in part because the bees are needed to pollinate the new urban crops) and more confusion over what is and isn't allowed.
New York City allowed illicit apiarists to come out of the shadows in 2010, and since then hobbyists have established hives on building roofs and in backyards. The city set basic rules: Colonies must be in well-maintained, movable frame hives with a constant water source, in a location that doesn't pose a nuisance. Beekeepers file a one-page hive registration form with the city health department each year.
Santa Monica permitted beekeeping in 2011 with similar requirements. Residents are allowed two hives per backyard, and the hives must be at least five feet from the property lines. Apiarists who don't follow the rules or who let their hives become a nuisance to neighbors face fines or misdemeanor charges.
Both cities said they've had no major problems; beekeepers have largely followed the rules or moved their hives in response to complaints. And city officials said there's been a benefit: a larger network of amateur beekeepers to call upon to remove swarms rather than exterminate them.
There will understandably be some concern and fear from neighbors — a swarm of feral honeybees can look like something out of a horror movie. Beekeeping experts say there are already lots of naturally occurring, unmanaged hives in the region. A managed hive in which bees have adequate food and space is less likely to produce a swarm.
We need bees. We want more bees. It's time to legalize beekeeping.
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Advanced Beek Meeting Recap – November 2013
Dr. Roberta Kato, a longtime Bee Rescuer in Los Angeles, Master Gardener, Chicken-keeper and all-around great human being, spoke at the Advanced Beekeeper meeting on November 24 at HoneyLove HQ. Her topic was "Making the World Better, One Beekeeper at a Time," and Roberta walks the walk. She recommends volunteering, paying it forward, building good karma (no matter what your beliefs are), inspiring others and developing altruism. Her suggested methods for achieving this are doing rescues, mentoring, talking to schools and classes, garden clubs and the public (email firstname.lastname@example.com to get involved with outreach!). Her last suggested method is to be a little unapologetically eccentric.
Roberta told the group how she got started doing bee rescues, how it quickly grew out of hand and what she learned by "diving in." It wasn't long before she found herself picking up swarms and doing cutouts at 5a.m. before work and in the evenings after a long day. Working at night was how Roberta first learned that bees crawl when it's dark. Climbing 25-foot ladders never helped her get over her fear of heights but it saved dozens of swarms. So why does she still do it, with gardening and chickens and dogs and rabbits and pediatric pulmonary research to keep her busy? Because she doesn't want other new beekeepers to make the same mistakes she did, to help reduce the number of times chemicals are used to exterminate a colony, to deepen her appreciation of nature and to make feral bees and beekeeping not such a big deal. There was a time when having a hive in one's yard was not uncommon.
And while it's satisfying to introduce hundreds of new people to bees and beekeeping, a mentor also has to understand when to say "No." Roberta had to turn away more than one overly enthusiastic rogue beekeeper in tulle and crew socks.
These events are taking place at the same time as the erstwhile Backwards Beekeeper meetings, at 11a.m. on the last Sunday of the month. The forum is to have our experienced treatment-free beekeeper community teach each other what we've learned so far. New beekeeper meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month and feature Chief Mentor KirkoBeeo. Everyone is welcome at any meeting and those with bee fever should attend both.
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Broadcasting to Cuba:
Weaknesses in Contracting Practices Reduced Visibility into Selected Award Decisions
GAO-08-764: Published: Jul 11, 2008. Publicly Released: Jul 15, 2008.
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The United States has long provided the Cuban people with alternative sources of news and information. As part of this effort, in December 2006 the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) awarded sole-source contracts to two Miami radio and television stations--Radio Mambi and TV Azteca--to provide additional broadcasting options. Additionally, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) annually awards millions of dollars in contracts for talent services--writers, reporters, and technical support--needed to produce and broadcast news and entertainment programming. GAO evaluated the processes used to award (1) the Radio Mambi and TV Azteca broadcasting contracts, and (2) talent services contracts. We reviewed contract files and other documentation and interviewed program managers and contracting officers to determine the process used to award the two broadcasting contracts and a nongeneralizable selection of 37 talent services contracts.
IBB's approach for awarding the Radio Mambi and TV Azteca contracts did not reflect sound business practices. According to officials from IBB and the Broadcasting Board of Governors--IBB's and OCB's parent organization--the confluence of several interrelated events--ongoing interagency deliberations, the issuance of a July 2006 report by a Cabinet-level commission, and concerns about the health of Fidel Castro--required them to quickly obtain additional broadcasting services to Cuba. Competition laws and regulations provide agencies considerable flexibility to use noncompetitive procedures, if adequately justified, to meet their needs. In certain respects, however, IBB did not fully document in its contract files key information or assumptions underlying its decisions to not seek competitive offers, limit the number of potential providers it considered, or the basis used to negotiate the final prices for the services provided. Additionally, IBB did not actively involve its contracting office until just prior to contract award, though agency regulations and our prior work identify that timely involvement by stakeholders helps promote successful acquisition outcomes. Finally, though it partly justified its awards based on urgency, IBB exercised multiple options on the two contracts to extend their period of performance into 2008. Only recently has it taken steps to identify additional providers. OCB's practices for soliciting, evaluating, and selecting its talent contractors provide limited visibility at key steps. OCB issues quarterly announcements in Federal Business Opportunities, advertises annually in a local newspaper, and posts announcements at OCB's headquarters. OCB does not require, however, that managers document instances in which resumes were received from sources outside these processes, such as when a contractor is recommended by an OCB employee. Further, OCB does not document why other potential providers were not selected as required by IBB's guidance, in part due to questions about how to meet this requirement. Lastly, OCB managers use an IBB handbook to justify how much it pays for talent services, but the usefulness of the handbook's pricing guidance may be limited as the recommended rates are not current or based on the local market.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: BBG's Office of Cuba Broadcasting revised procurement procedures and documentation requirements to require that all potential service providers' resumes be centrally submitted to the Office of Administration, which will review the resumes and make them available to all managers for award consideration. These revised procedures also require that managers document that at least three service providers were considered before making an award, and the rationale for selecting the provider.
Recommendation: With respect to improving IBB's guidance governing contracts for talent services, the Broadcasting Board of Governors should direct IBB to clarify requirements in IBB's Contracting for Talent and Other Professional Services Handbook on the receipt and evaluation of resumes and ensure that OCB's practices are consistent with IBB's guidance.
Agency Affected: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In July 2012, Broadcasting Board of Governors identified three of five TV broadcasting contracts that International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) awarded competitively between July 2010 and July 2012. Based on this, IBB is competitively awarding TV broadcasting contracts.
Recommendation: To better inform acquisition decisions, improve transparency, and ensure that competition is effectively utilized, the Broadcasting Board of Governors should direct IBB to plan for full and open competition on any future contracts for radio and television broadcasting services that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
Agency Affected: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: BBG issued guidance to reinforce the requirement to notify the contracting officer of office requirements prior to soliciting sources or initiating contract negotiations, to ensure that the advanced acquisition planning, market research, and competition required by law are conducted.
Recommendation: To better inform acquisition decisions, improve transparency, and ensure that competition is effectively utilized, the Broadcasting Board of Governors should direct IBB to reinforce existing policy for its programming staff to involve contracting personnel at the earliest possible time during the acquisition planning stage.
Agency Affected: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: BBG issued guidance to reinforce critical acquisition requirements, including the need to ensure acquisition files are documented with all information and assumptions supporting key decision factors. The guidance also noted that acquisition files must show evidence of competition or appropriate written justification for other than full and open competition.
Recommendation: To better inform acquisition decisions, improve transparency, and ensure that competition is effectively utilized, the Broadcasting Board of Governors should direct IBB to reinforce existing requirements to fully document information and assumptions supporting key decisions, such as when awarding contracts using other than full and open competition.
Agency Affected: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: IBB revised its handbook to direct managers to not use the pricing guidance to determine fair and reasonable rates for talent services and that it should be only be used for budgetary and planning purposes. The handbook now advises that payments for contractor services should be based on the nature of the assignment, the expertise of the contractor, and budgetary constraints. Finally, to help determine a fair rate, the handbook suggests that the internet may be used to obtain information on recent salaries paid within the geographic locations the contractor will be operating.
Recommendation: With respect to improving IBB's guidance governing contracts for talent services, the Broadcasting Board of Governors should direct IBB to determine how the pricing guidance in IBB's handbook could better meet users' needs as part of its planned revision to the handbook.
Agency Affected: Broadcasting Board of Governors
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Combating Terrorism:Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Process and U.S. Agency Enforcement ActionsGAO-15-629: Published: Jun 25, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 25, 2015.
Export-Import Bank:Dual-Use Export Monitoring Guidance Revised and ImplementedGAO-15-611: Published: Jun 25, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 25, 2015.
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Nonproliferation:State Needs to Establish a Reporting Process That Would Minimize the Delays That May Affect Sanctions on Trade with Iran, North Korea, and SyriaGAO-15-703T: Published: Jun 17, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 17, 2015.
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Electronic Cigarettes:Imports, Tariffs, and Data CollectionGAO-15-491R: Published: May 7, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 8, 2015.
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Foreign Aid:USAID Has Taken Steps to Safeguard Government-to-Government Funding but Could Further Strengthen AccountabilityGAO-15-377: Published: Jun 4, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 4, 2015.
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Haiti Reconstruction:USAID Has Achieved Mixed Results and Should Enhance Sustainability PlanningGAO-15-517: Published: Jun 3, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 3, 2015.
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Afghanistan:Embassy Construction Cost and Schedule Have Increased, and Further Facilities Planning Is NeededGAO-15-410: Published: May 19, 2015. Publicly Released: May 19, 2015.
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United Nations Renovations:Original Scope Reduced and Project Over Budget, but Lessons Learned Could Improve Future ProjectsGAO-15-414: Published: May 14, 2015. Publicly Released: May 14, 2015.
International Education Assistance:USAID Has Implemented Primary Grade Reading Programs but Has Not Yet Measured Progress toward Its Strategic GoalGAO-15-479: Published: May 7, 2015. Publicly Released: May 14, 2015.
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A study commissioned by CND said 150,000 nurses could be employed, 1.5m affordable homes or thousands of new primary schools built with the £100bn replacement cost.
"Britain's economy has not yet recovered after the recession, with stable unemployment figures hiding the reality of those under-working in part-time jobs and those on zero hours jobs," said the report, written by economist Michael Burke.
"Investing in flood defences, low energy transport, energy efficiency and housing would not only provide jobs and increase tax revenue for the Government, but would also contribute to a long-term economic recovery and a better future."
Mr Burke said spending so much money on replacing the nuclear weapons system, which is based at Faslane, would be an "enormous waste of funds".
Green MP Caroline Lucas said the report set out a "compelling" case against Trident replacement.


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To explore innovative ways of connecting schools using technology, Telkom launched its connecting schools project on Monday in George.
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Auditors from Nisivoccia & Company, LLP have begun their work in preparing the Millburn Township School District's annual financial report for the Fiscal Year 2011-12.
The number of Newport-Mesa Unified School District students scoring proficient or advanced on state standardized tests steadily increased again this year, according to state data.
Life is getting better for students like Stein, according to a report that was released today by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network(GLSEN).
Big changes are under way for education in Wisconsin. Educators are implementing the more rigorous Common Core State Standards for mathematics and English language arts.
Michelle A. Rhee, the former schools chancellor in Washington, D.C., is now pushing education reform through her organization Students First— and continuing to annoy the teachers' unions along the way.
Children who use their library card at the Clinton Public Library in September can enter a drawing to win a backpack full of school supplies, and adults can win a tote bag filled with books, a press release said.
Worried that children were losing the war on obesity, New York City began to slim down its school lunch offerings several years ago, replacing fries with baked potato strips and introducing nonfat chocolate milk, whole grain pasta and salad bars, among other tweaks.
Can the Xbox (and Kinect) change the way we deliver online education? We often view the Xbox as more of a gaming device than anything else. The primary purpose of the Xbox has been to bring such into your living room. Add the Kinect and you get a great gaming experience. However, Microsoft has been expanding the uses of its device to include movies, television, and social networking. In short, the Xbox has become more than a gaming device, it has become the living room gateway to much more. Rumors have been floating about that Microsoft will be adding internet browsing, Skype, and much more to further its "gateway" mission. As these new features are brought on board, I would suggest to you that the Xbox can be utilized as an educational tool, rather than just gaming and entertainment. There are three ways I would suggest such and there are through communication, social learning, and immersion education (yes... I made the last one up, but it applies.) Let's take a look at how these will work.
Connie Anderson didn't know what was bothering her 17-year-old son, a Baltimore-area high school senior with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. He was usually a diligent student, but his grades began to plummet.
"He was starting to go downhill fast," Ms. Anderson said. "His grades were crashing, and he wasn't able to focus."
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As you probably will have heard by now Michael Del Zotto is the next Ranger to head over to Europe to get some game time. As Del Zotto laces up for Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss league he'll be going to a league that is better than advertised (despite not having the reputation of the Swedish league or the media power of the KHL) and will be joining a league that has evidenced plenty of financial clout to entice NHL stars to the league during the lockout. Of course, he'll be lacing up against Rick Nash and Joe Thornton. Monitoring how Del Zotto handles Nash in particular could be both entertaining and interesting. The lockout has been disastrous timing for Del Zotto for multiple reasons beside the obvious. After an up and down first two years as a pro Del Zotto really came on last year in leaps and bounds and will have been hoping to continue his solid development and establish himself as a première young defenseman in the NHL. Those hopes, for now, have been put on hold, the lockout'...
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Clean and quiet
The staff was really nice and accommodating. Breakfast was ok.
There seemed to be sticky juice stains on the floor and a big red (what looked like juice) stain on a comforter and there was some kind of mystery meet on the floor that looked like it hadn't been vacuumed.
in a different smokey room but got accommodated quickly in a different room
the customer service was amazing
Nothin sheets were not clean and wouldnt change sheets on bed.
Dirty sheets.
The room could have been worse. Definitely not good, there were tears in the furniture and other poor quality issues like hat.
Various parts of the hotel smelled like shit, vomit or both. Food and alcohol was spilled and thrown in the hall ways. Breakfast was pretty bad. Does not have an elevator and the stair well doors have way too much weight/pressure. For $94/night the owners are screwing people by offering them the cheapest possible in quality. Really, really bad for the price.
Fast check in and breakfast
Found big bugs in the room
This is a good spot to stay...yes, the doors are on the outside but this doesn't freak me out like some people. Do you really think someone is going to bust through your door? Anyway, it's in a nice neighborhood, not far from the mall and a quick ride down the expressway to the downtown area. Given the price - about half of downtown hotels - it's a great place. I would MUCH rather stay here than the motel downtown (opposite of 'night') which looked really sketchy. This Hampton Inn was definitely not sketchy.
TV was wonky - hard to get running... But the maintenance person came by and got it on for us.
The room was very nice and the beds were comfortable. Having the sauna, steam room and pool/hot tub included with the stay made the price of the hotel worth it. Live music and a fireplace in the lobby made the evening relaxing. The cleaning staff was very friendly and helpful.
The staff at the spa was not up to par. I have a medical condition and called a week in advance to ask about setting up a spa package that would accommodate my needs. None of my three calls were returned. As for the hotel's restaurant, The Broad Street Grille, was overpriced and the wait staff was terrible. We walked out before ordering because we waiteds so long for service.
The hotel is absolutely gorgeous and the atmosphere was nice and comfortable. The people on staff were nice, always stopped what they were doing to smile and see if you needed help no matter what their job was (painters, staff, etc.). The food in the restaurant was excellent and their breakfast muffins are amazing. The rooms are clean, comfortable, and elegant.
The only thing I thought was odd is no one ever offered to help me with my luggage when I arrived or was leaving. I was fine on my own, I'm only making an observation compared to what I usually see at other hotels.
The historical aspect and the location
Walls are paper thin, and our neighbors were loud long past acceptable
Very comfy, cozy, staff was very nice and helpful
Given the price, the quality of the room was very good! The staff was very friendly and helpful my entire stay, as well as very courteous.
The only complaint I have is that the room was a bit too small, especially once you pulled out the sofa bed.
Love the down-home look and relaxed environment, always comfortable with the kids, love how each room has a living room area separate from the bedroom!
There are two other country inn & suits by carlson about 10-15 apart, so when navigating back to the hotel be sure you have the correct street address! But hands down our favorite hotel to stay at when traveling/ vacationing
After checking in I always check my beds well there were spiders under the covers. I felt like the person at the desk was very rude as if he wasn't concerned about the issue. I asked for a different room but I was really considering leaving. Never again.
Breakfast cold and stale. Customer service poor at best.
The location was very convenient, close to everything we wanted to do.
The king size bed was lumpy on the sides and sunk down considerably. Once the water in the hot tub got up to the Jets, a grey film collected on top of the water. I've stayed in nicer hotels for alot cheaper. I'll look elsewhere next time.
We were pleased with the size of the room and the comfortable beds. It was quiet and in a good location for our needs.
We do not know of a thing we did not like about this hotel.
Pretty good for the price. Decent location, right off the interstate.
halfway to florida from Michigan...perfect price for a family on a budget...Shanna (LaShanna) was very helpful on ideas on where to eat and directions to Ruby Falls both trips.
Courtney helped me retrieve an email for my missing car insurance and print it out.
Ricky was great too.
Pool was nice.
We stayed on the way home from Florida too.
A clean, comfortable room, well situated near the highway. The front desk staff was super friendly. I would definitely stay again.
The hotel was overrun with VERY noisy guests, making it difficult for my family to get to sleep; it would've been nice if there was some visible security presence to quiet things down.
The hotel is old but nicely maintained. The bathrooms are very small, but clean. The staff was very friendly during check-in and checkout. We were facing the street and there is some street noise, but it wasn't bad. I felt like I got my money's worth and would definitely consider staying here again.
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Please know you are not alone. It is ok to feel that way. I too have felt like i could not and did not want to go through another day. Take time to grieve because you and you alone are the only one that truly understands your heartache. If i didn't live through it myself i would never have thought i would make it, but somehow we do. Some days are easier than others. I try to have a mental image of my Mother holding and rocking my baby boy in her arms and it comforts me to know he is with her, and one day i will hold him. Stay as strong as you can, and let your love for your little ones at home comfort you. God speed.
Mother of Ellie (11) and Evangeline (born at 25 weeks and lived a glorious 12 days, 5/3/12-5/15/12)
Hang in there I promise you life does get easier. I know the pain you are going through. I felt like a totaly different person and didnt know who i was and i hated it. I went to therapy 2x week for a month then 1x week for the next month and it was the best thing i could ever of done. I am so sorry for your loss. God bless you and we are here for you!
You ladies are the only ones that understand. Feeling like a different person is a great description... That is how I feel. I am going to counselig too. With my hubby and our pastor and also alone to another counselor that is connected with our church and commuicates with our pastor abour our sessions (with my permission). I tried to go to a support group on Sunday night but nobody was there. The leader had some kind of emergency and did not get someone to fill in. Since I had just walked in, they could not tell me it was cancelled but it was AWFUL to stand there in front of a closed and dark room.. I just wanted to crawl into a hole... Thanks for being here for me... You ladies are the only ones that really get it and care....
Poppy my heart goes out to you. Im sorry that happened to you- especially on the first day you go. You can always find support here <3 I really hope life gets easier to live the day to day for you really soon <3
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Yes, I felt like a real idiot to walk in... the walking in part was the hard part... Then, I had to come back home, but did not want to be here... My sil is going through chemotherapy and radiation and my mil and fil have been here.... they were having a little get together with a cousin who was in town, so I had no desire to socialize.... My sil is basically living with us... She has maybe three more months to live as the lung cancer now spread into her brain (found that out two days after I found out that baby bean had died).... So, I can't find support with my in laws... there support is around sil (which I understand and get and I feel like a bitch for just wanting some acknowledgement)... So, I go to a support group and nobody was there. I felt literally like an ass. Ugh... Anyway, thanks for the sweet comments.... Right now is one of those tough days again... I had to take my 18 month old in for shots, drop my 3 year old off at 2.5 hours of pre-school and everyone else went with my sil to her chemotherapy appointment... I just feel so stinking alone that I want to sream... And take Xanax... And we are looking at buying a new house so that SIL does not have to walk stairs anymore when she gets really bad. So much stress. And, nobody to talk to because I am selfish for mourning a 7 week old fetus....My mil has not even said anything to me about it and basically critizies me silently the whole time how I raise my other two kids. I just feel like a prisoner in my own house and that's why dying sometimes just sounds nice...


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You can get some parts from Harley, they can cross part numbers over and get a lot of stuff. I just finished by 88, I got some parts from Harley but got most of my stuff through J&P Cycle. J & P has a super large selection of parts. As far as the painted parts I have no idea, I custom paint bikes as a, well little bit more than,a hobby.
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"The fire is totally outside the park," Gediman said. "The park's very busy, people are here. There's no reason that they should not come."
The Yosemite County Tourism Bureau based in Mariposa has been helping tourists displaced by the fire to find new accommodations in other park-area towns, said director Terry Selk.
In Yellowstone National Park, five wildfires have been burned about 18 square miles of mostly remote areas on the 25th anniversary of the infamous 1988 fires that burned more than 1,200 square miles inside Yellowstone, or more than a third of the park.
The vast areas that burned that year remain obvious to anybody who drives through. The trees in the burn areas are a lot shorter.
This summer's fires haven't been anywhere near that disruptive. The biggest fire in Yellowstone, one that has burned about 12 square miles in the Hayden Valley area, for a time Tuesday closed the road that follows the Yellowstone River between Fishing Bridge and Canyon Village.
Anybody who needed to travel between Fishing Bridge and Canyon Village faced a detour through the Old Faithful area that added 64 miles to the 16-mile drive.
By Wednesday, the road had reopened. Later that day, half an inch of rain fell on the fire.
Park officials had been making preliminary plans to evacuate Lake Village, an area five miles south of the fire with a hotel, lodge, gas station and hospital. Any threat to that area appeared less likely now.
A few trails and parking areas along the Yellowstone River remained closed in case the fire flares up again and the area needs to be evacuated, park officials said.
Smoke from the fires has been blowing into Cody, a city of about 10,000 people 50 miles east of Yellowstone, for the past couple weeks.
If anything, though, visitors have been more curious about this year's fires than threatened, said Scott Balyo, executive director of the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce.
"People from the East Coast or the Midwest where this isn't common are very interested, certainly, in the way the fires look, the way the smell," he said. "There's a lot of educational opportunities along with it."
This year's Yellowstone fires are being allowed to burn to help renew and improve the ecosystem.
A lightning-sparked fire in a remote area of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park burned more than 615 acres in June but had no impact on tourists — other than backcountry trail closures — or tourism-dependent towns adjacent to the park.
Crews allowed the Big Meadows Fire to burn beetle-killed spruce before containing the blaze. The fire was overshadowed by wildfires that destroyed nearly 500 homes near Colorado Springs and a 170-square-mile complex of fires on national forest land in Colorado's southwestern mountains.
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Welcome to R and J Farm in Galloway, New Jersey in Atlantic County. We not only have family fun activities during the fall but when the middle of November arrives we open our Christmas Tree fields to select your family tree. Our family has been growing Christmas trees since the the late 70's.
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A reassessment of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, who have come to symbolize the two nations that fought the Civil War.
On April 16, 2008, Jay Winik delivered a lecture entitled "The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788–1800." As the 1790s began, a fragile American republic took its first uncertain steps, the Russian empire expanded, and France plunged into revolution. Jay Winik's new book, "The Great Upheaval," illuminates how events in these three nations combined to change the course of civilization. Mr. Winik is the author of the best-selling "April 1865." (Introduction by Charles F. Bryan, Jr.)


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|The women of Jacobsville are enamored with handsome and aloof FBI agent Jon Blackhawk. But if it were up to him, he would never settle down. Luckily, Jon has the best gatekeeper: his efficient and reliable assistant, Joceline Perry. But the more he comes to rely on her, the more he notices how invaluable she really is to him.
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VIDEO: Amanda Seyfried Raps to One Up 'Les Mis' Co-Star Hugh Jackman
While promoting her new film 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' on BBC Radio's 1Xtra show with Adele Roberts, Amanda Seyfried attempted to one-up her 'Les Mis' co-star Hugh Jackman, who recently appeared on the same show and rapped for the listening audience.
Below, check out Seyfried as she rapped a few a cappella lines of 5ive's "It's All Over!"
Seyfried will soon join Jackman along with Rooney Mara, and Garrett Hedlund in Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming live-action Peter Pan feature, PAN, an all-new tale about author J.M. Barrie's beloved character Peter Pan, the boy who would never grow up, and features Jackman as the villainous Blackbeard, and Hedlund as Hook. Filming is set to begin within the next few days, with PAN hitting theaters on July 17, 2015.
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Reflecting sharp divisions on the SMU faculty, the Faculty Senate had a tie vote Wednesday, 13 to 13, on a resolution calling on the university to disassociate itself from a partisan institute that will be affiliated with the planned Bush presidential library, The Dallas Morning News reported.
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Senators and scientists consider ways to shift more funds to peer review and away from formulas.
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Watchdog group says this year's dip in Congressional earmarks, a controversial funding source for research initiatives, was a fluke.
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Popular chancellor of 64-campus system quits after only two years -- with significant change possibly in offing for the university.
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Constant state and local dollars for public colleges rose in 2006, but five-year picture points to underlying financial problems.
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Emergence of alternative view of alleged anti-Hmong statements raises issues about academic freedom and tolerance.
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the admin of the page then, can select any phone number and click call button to initiate a call with the phone number.
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Episode PremiereNovember 26, 2013
DistributorCW, The WB
Show Period2005 - now
Production CompanyWBTV, Wonderland Sound and Vision, KEI
Cast and Crew
DirectorJohn MacCarthy
ScreenwriterJenny Klein
Main Cast
- Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
- Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
- Misha Collins as Castiel / Jimmy Novak
- Mark Sheppard
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester
Additional Cast
- Kim Rhodes
Sheriff Mills (guest star Kim Rhodes) calls Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) for help investigating multiple murders in her small town. Discovering all four victims belonged to the same church chastity group, Sam and Dean decide to infiltrate by joining the group themselves. When Dean disappears, Sam and Sheriff Mills realize whatever they are hunting has taken Dean too and team up to rescue him.