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A political tamalada
Staff Writer Guillermo X. Garcia wrote the following entry. Combining business with holiday pleasure, 288th District Judge candidate Tina Torres hosted a tamalada fundraiser the other night. Last week's cold weather had two effects: it cut into attendance at the mostly outdoor event at Navarro House AND the line for hot chocolate was much longer […] [Read More]
Vela steps down as Democratic chair
Staff Writer Guillermo X. Garcia wrote the following entry. Carla Vela is set to step down as chairwoman of the Bexar County Democratic Party and announce her plan to run for county clerk in next March's primary. Vela noted she wants "to break the glass ceiling — there has never been a Hispanic or a […] [Read More]


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|Modern school funding needed
By Paul Krohne, The Greenville News
It's not often that those of us who support strengthening South Carolina's commitment to public education find a point of agreement with Gov. Mark Sanford on education issues.
It happened recently when, in a message to legislators regarding his decision not to veto the state's newly revised accountability system bill, the governor noted that it is time "to stop studying and start addressing" a revised funding formula for public schools.
We couldn't agree more. With accountability revisions behind us, the General Assembly should turn its attention to much-needed changes in the way South Carolina funds our public schools.
Numerous committees have studied the state's education needs -- the Education Oversight Committee, a Senate panel, and task forces appointed by State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex. A special House Committee appointed by Speaker Bobby Harrell is presently studying the issue.
Several principles have emerged that the South Carolina School Boards Association strongly supports and that we believe should guide the state's decisions on funding reform.
To start, school funding changes should be considered within the context of a comprehensive overhaul of our tax system, which legislators agree is overdue. Over-reliance on the sales tax as a revenue source for schools, worsened when the Legislature replaced homeowner property taxes with a one-cent increase in the sales tax, is already creating financial difficulties for many schools. Tax reforms would help ensure that revenue for schools comes from sources that are stable, recurring, equitable and adequate for educational needs.
Second, education funding reforms should be guided by the goal of providing, in every school and every district, the resources needed to accomplish what we say we want schools to accomplish.
South Carolina is well known for having some of the highest academic standards in the nation, accompanied by a strong accountability system to measure how well schools are meeting them. Yet the Base Student Cost, which provides the foundation for school funding, was established four decades ago -- well before the landmark Education Accountability Act of 1998.
Resources have been added to education over the years since, but not aligned with or at the levels necessary to deliver the quality of education envisioned in our standards.
The committees that have studied education funding have determined what it takes to meet the high standards of the modern world -- more teachers, lower class sizes in all grades, more classroom resources to support teaching and learning, better access to technology.
In revising education funding, South Carolina should make the commitment to provide adequate resources for a world-class education, distributed equitably statewide.
Third, a revised funding formula should recognize the value of local investment in education. Local communities need and desire the freedom to choose educational programs that go beyond state minimums to meet the specific needs of their children. Local revenue tools should be expanded to preserve local control over education decisions.
Finally, South Carolina's new funding formula should at long last reflect the fact that it costs more to educate certain children -- those with special needs, those who are gifted, and especially children from poverty.
More than half of all schools in our state serve a population in which 70 percent or more of students live in poverty. In one out of every five schools, 90 percent or more of children live in poverty -- and the problem is getting worse instead of better. Additional funds for these children would give schools the resources to help compensate for the disadvantages of poverty with better early education, additional class time, health care and after-school and summer programs.
School funding study committees have identified sources of state funding that can be combined and redirected to support a foundation program realistically capable of providing the quality of education we say we want in every school.
Still, it is not likely that South Carolina can reach high standards with resources geared toward a "minimally adequate" education. Legislators must recognize that additional funding will be needed if we are ever to move from small steps forward to real, dramatic progress.
South Carolina's best leaders know that improving education is the key to accomplishing every good thing we want for our state -- less poverty, more and better businesses, good opportunities and higher incomes.
During the next year's session, our Legislature can stop studying school funding reform, and find the will to actually make it happen.
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In a surreal example of fact-meets-fiction, the Toledo Zoo will be the setting of O.M.A.C. No. 7, a comic book published by DC Comics and available for sale beginning March 7. This marks the first time since 1941's All-Star Comics No. 4 that the Glass City will be prominently featured in a mainstream superhero comic. O.M.A.C. is written by DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio and is drawn by veteran artist Keith Giffen.
This issue's story has Kevin Kho, the book's reluctant hero, trapped in the Toledo Zoo while on the run from enemy agents of a mysterious organization. Normally, Kevin can transform into a hulking super-human called O.M.A.C., thanks to a sentient orbiting satellite, but finds he can't change while at the Zoo. There he discovers talking animals and an evil "warden" who conducts illicit experiments on the beasts. As one might expect with such strong plot elements, the real keepers of the Toledo Zoo were reportedly not contacted about the story before publication.
DiDio has said that he and Giffen like to utilize real-world settings among the fantasy environment of O.M.A.C., to keep the book grounded in reality while presenting its science fiction ideas. When they planned for their character to be on the run in this part of the country, they looked at the map and decided Toledo and its zoo would suit their fictional purposes. He's also reported that one of the animal characters in the tale was inspired by a real-life Toledo fan of the publication.
O.M.A.C. is an updated version of a comic with the same title originally published in 1974, and created by the legendary Jack Kirby. Ironically, the current O.M.A.C. is being canceled next month after its eighth issue, the same number of issues that the original book saw print before its cancellation. Kirby's title stood for "One Man Army Corps" but the current comic has not yet revealed the meaning behind its acronym. Its main character, though, will continue to see action in another DC title, "Justice League International."
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In 2011, British retailer Burberry enjoyed a bumper year in terms of both sales revenue and pre-tax profits. The company's growth comes despite indications that the economic performance of UK PLCs continues to flat-line. So where did it all go right for Burberry and what could the fashion brand teach the politicos at Westminster?
Classic 1960s British label, Ossie Clark, is being exhumed and in February 2013, will be reintroduced onto the British high street through UK department store, Debenhams. But, the deal leaves Andrew Adebowale with an uncomfortable feeling: is this a nostalgia-driven desecration of the designer's epitaph?


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What happens if you don't have a degree?
What happens if you are applying for a job that has a certain educational requirement but you don't have it? In this article, author Phyllis Korkki explains some possible ways to get around this obstacle and still find a good job.
Right away, Korkki states that these are not people who did not go to college at all who can't find jobs. They are people who went to college but never got a degree. Some decided that college wasn't for them, others will take longer than six years to graduate, and finally sometimes life intervenes. Korkki gives a fact from the Education Department that more than 40% of those who started at a four-year institution have not finished after six years. But after so many years, what does that piece of paper mean to someone that has had a good job and now doesn't because of the recession? If we weren't in a recession, it would not mean a lot but since the unemployment rate is so high, many employers are now listing a bachelor's degree as a requirement on a job application just to whittle down resumes into a manageable pile.
Even though more employers are requiring a bachelor's degree to apply for a job, Korkki has given some suggestions on how to communicate with those employers your skills. First, don't lie on your resume. Don't put that you have a bachelor's degree and you really don't. If you have spent some time in college, she suggests writing down "bachelor's studies" at blank university or college. Secondly, she said if you have a connection and can convince them at least for an interview, there is your time to communicate your skills, qualities, and experience that makes you right for the job. Lastly, don't wear your lack of degree as if it is a scarlet letter. There is no need to mention that you don't have a degree unless you are asked and you've correctly cited it on your resume.


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You are Here » News Chat » Charlie Kaufman's "Eternal Sunshine"
September 22, 2003
Charlie Kaufman's "Eternal Sunshine"
— Posted by John Campea
Adaptation. Did you see it? You should've.
Charlie Kaufman who wrote it along with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which you can still see if you look hard enough, is releasing his next biggie, and I gotta admit, it looks pretty sharp to boot.
It's Called "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" – and it looks quirkily wonderful enough to get my pink secrets all in a hissy.
Here's a few of the suckers in it: Jim Carrey, Elijah Wood, Kirsten Dunce (YES), Kate Winslet and Tom Wilkinson.
Either way folks, You really need to Go Here And Watch The Trailer. Very Interesting stuff.
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In an earlier module, we distinguished between absorption costing [required for GAAP] and variable costing, which is especially useful in a variety of managerial analyses. A notable example of the latter is breakeven and CVP analysis. The diagram below is an attempt to conceptualize the difference between absorption and variable costing and the impact of each on the income statement. You may want to review the discussion of cost classifications as you study this diagram. Use the navigation bar below to go to the topics you want to review.
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Club's day full of coffee, chatter
Retirees meet every morning to share thoughts, experiences
Finger-pointing, eyeglass pushing, and a lot of head-scratching chatter from coffee-cup-clutching retirees blends daily with patrons at S&J Bakery on Leopard Street.
A one-time Petronila cotton gin operator, a retired bricklayer who built area schools and strip malls, and a WWII veteran who helped take Iwo Jima are only a few of the group that's now frequenting their third location in 18 years.
"We're just a bunch of old codgers who get together to see who tells the biggest lie," said Frank Southard, 84, as he plumped up a pillow Friday morning on one of the resin chairs at the familiar 8-foot backroom table. Southard, the retired gin operator, has ridden around the world more than three times without leaving home - on a stationary bike. "Rode five miles this morning," he said settling onto the pillow, "just hit 28,300 miles. Now it's time to solve more of the world's problems."
Last week member Ken Ryan, 80, the WWII veteran and longtime oilrig worker, was presented with a plaque, signed by Clint Eastwood, for his service in Iwo Jima. Alex Diaz, who helped build sets for Eastwood's movie, "Flags of Our Fathers," learned from Ryan that enemy pillbox bunkers were concealed underground.
"I saw these guys when I came through here," said Diaz, 52, who did cement work on Eastwood's set in Iceland and owns houses in Corpus Christi. "I told them about the movie and when Ken said, 'I was there,' the hair stood up on my arm," Diaz said.
Ryan said he was just a "grunt," and didn't deserve any accolades.
"We were trying to root them out as we moved up the island," he said. "We had to almost walk up on them before we spotted them."
Group conversation sometimes sparks about what is relevant to a member's day. Friday it was the arrival of Larry Cash that spurred the first discussion. Cash brought along his son Aaron, who is visiting from Lubbock.
"Lubbock used to be dry," said Larry Cash, 59, minister of Church of Christ in Robstown. "When it went wet, whoa - hold on."
That was 60 years ago, said Mel Mullins, 80, a homebuilder for 40 years. While calmly sipping coffee, Mullins winked at Aaron before finishing, "and they're still dry - who do you think you're fooling, Larry?"
Mullins is one of the three men who started the chat group at Chela's Mexican Restaurant in the same strip mall complex, but they soon switched to Village Lumber at Leopard Street and Violet Road.
"We had occasional backroom picking and grinning by bluegrass musicians," said Herb Reid, 74, lumberyard owner for 24 years, "but these guys came for the free coffee, then I had to sell the place." Reid grinned at his buddies. "They gave it a bad reputation."
The coffee club guys are awesome," said bakery owner Susan Wright as her partner and brother Jason Cox stashed a pan of fresh sausage kolaches in a display case. "They talk about everything, and the Sweet Adeline ladies even serenaded them on Valentine's Day."
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How is the best way to deal with an inconsistent, pitcher-friendly strike zone?
Apparently, it's to keep the bat on one's shoulder or maybe just swing halfway and hope for the best.
The Red Sox succeeded in running up Anibal Sanchez's pitch count in Saturday's 1-0 loss, but that was their only victory of the night. Even though they were no-hit until there was one out in the ninth, the outcome wasn't finally decided until Xander Bogaerts' popup to short.
It was just the 10th ball put into play by the team all night.
Mostly, the Red Sox relied on umpire Joe West in the hopes of reach base via the walk. It worked six times, and with another ump, they might have been the beneficiary of one or two more free passes. But putting the game in the ump's hands is never the best of plays.
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Company, bank, stock market briefs March 20
* The HCM City STC today March 20 saw a reduction on the stock market when the VN Index fell 16.09 points to close at 117.25 down 1.42% against the previous session with a total market trade of 10,598,200 shares worth 940.431 billion dong.
* The HASTC Index reached 459.36 points up 10.97points compared with March 18 with a total transaction value of over 530 billion dong.
* Some sources said the State Securities Commission required the PetroVietnam Machinery Joint Stock Co (PMS) to modify its share issue roadmap for the second and third phases according to the SSC's regulations on information announcement therefore the company share auction that might be held on March 19 was cancelled.
* The chair of Tan Tao Industrial Zone Joint Stock Co, Dang Thi Hoang Yen has announced that she will offer to buy one million ITA coded shares as of April 29 and the offer period is slated for three months. She already holds 8.4 million ITA shares and Yen plans to increase her holding to 9.4 million shares.
* Listed firm the Saigon Cable and Telecom Materials Joint Stock Co (Sacom) yesterday March 19 released its audited financial report for 2006 with a total revenue of 1.656 trillion dong, twice from 2005, a pre-tax profit reaching 220.18 billion dong and EPS of 5,443 dong, a year on year rise of 1,033 dong.
* On March 19, the SSC granted a license approving Hoa Binh Rubber Joint Stock Co with a chartered capital of 96 billion dong to issue more 7,660,976 more shares at 10,000 dong par to pay a dividend to shareholders whereby its chartered capital will be increased to nearly 172.6 billion dong.
* The SSC March 16 reported receiving share auction applications from the Pan Pacific Joint Stock Corp and Bentre Aquaproduct Import and Export Joint Stock Co. Under it, the HCM City based Pan Pacific JSC with a chartered capital of 32 billion dong will sell 1.6 million shares via public auction. And Aquatex Ben Tre with a chartered capital of 33 billion dong will auction 660,000 shares through the southern stock floor.
* During the first two months of 2007, Sacombank reportedly posted a revenue of over 28.582 trillion dong including 2.419 trillion dong in equity. The bank's current chartered capital hit 2.089 trillion dong while its total deposits and loans reached 24.915 trillion dong, a rise of nearly 3.136 trillion dong or 15.6% compared with the start of this year. Sacombank will raise its chartered capital from the current 2.089 trillion dong to 4.400 trillion dong instead of 3.54 trillion dong as announced previously.
* The southern bourse has announced that the HCM City Metallic Joint Stock Co has the go ahead from shareholders to issue more ordinary shares to raise chartered capital. The registration deadline to buy shares is March 30. The HCM City Securities Depository Centre will temporarily stop deposits for HMC coded shares on March 29, 30 and April 2.
* Informal stock market: The Vietstock website today Marcch reported that the price of Souther Bank is 90,000 dong per share, Military Bank at 12.8 million dong per share, Vietnam Eximbank 14 million dong per share, SaigonBank 3.25 million dong, SCB 84 million dong, EAB 15.2 million dong and Vinh Cuu Stone JSC 30,000 dong per share.
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Apple has posted a new iPhone 5s commercial on their YouTube channel. This new TV ad is titled 'Parenthood' and is all about how parents use their iPhone 5s to get things done, look after their kids, teach their kids and more.
The ad follows Apple's recent use of the tagline "You're more powerful than you think" and as usual, there are apps such as DRAWNIMAL, MyTeeth and Withings WithBaby that are shown in the video. In the background, you'll hear "Life of Dreams" by Julie Doiron, a song that goes well with this ad.
Apple has previously released similar themed ads namely 'Powerful' and 'Strength'. These ads all carry the tagline "You're more powerful than you think" and a page on the Apple website shows you what apps were used in the ads. Check out the video below:
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Do you follow some logical basis for determining which words you capitalize?
you have provided one of the kindest, most humane posts ever in a comments section. You have accurately described, and humanely explained the collision between anonymity and scant reporting.
good work.
To all:
"Jamesblazen" actually means 'complete idiot' in Japanese.....
you think it will be only inmates from Josephine County that move there?
it must be this kind of insightful post that enables you to be one of Oregon Live's top posters.
Politifact ought to hold it self to the sma exacting standards it holds others.
"It also won't hurt Ludlow, who is 63 years old, as much as it would someone who is further away from retirement."
Please support this statement with the facts.
-How will this not hurt Ludlow as much as a younger person? Doesn't a younger person have longer to make up the foregone benefit described in the story?
I am losing faith in Politifact. The conclusion reached in this instnace is silly. Hales went 5 years without even having any professional contact with the city. Then he responded to an RFP--is that billable?
recall that most of the out of control healthcare spending that folks are (rightfully) concerned about begins with the physician's pen, ordering services, hospitalization, etc.
You might want to reconsider having a physician--or a group of physicians---responsible for re-writing of our healthcare system. They'll be using that same pen....
Dear Paul Allen's Beard:
don't be a jerk your whole life, making jokes out of other people's misfortunes.
here's a known scenario: you hire a mover, who shows you their license and insurance papers, you agree on a price to move your belongings from one state to another. The mover takes several days/weeks to arrive at the destination. When he arrives he tells you there were unexpected charges and your stuff weighed more than they expected and you now owe an additional sum of (some multiple of hundred dollar bills) before he will unload your belongings. he tells you that if you decline to pay he will leave and keep your belongings in lieu of payment. you pay him off. he and his helper unload your belongings. you notice that several items of value are broken and your flat screen TV is missing.
who're you going to call? what regulatory or law enforcement agency is going to help?
do you think taking down these unlicensed movers is a poor role for our tax dollars?
Dear Paul Allen's Beard:
Don't be a jerk your whole life. Denny was a good guy. You don't need to disrespect him for a cheap joke.
thank you for sticking up for our heritage. I'm with you-
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Civility is not your strong suit.
whazdat, your name is perfect.
Comparing a do-nut to a bagel is like comparing a fish-stick to a hamburger.
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Does anyone have any info or tips about Grad Nite...
I'm going on May 24 so any info would be a GREAT help !!
Does anyone have any info or tips about Grad Nite...
I'm going on May 24 so any info would be a GREAT help !!
Sorry, I can't help you there. I just wanted to tell you to have fun
I went in 2001... a lot of things have changed since then. But here's how it was for me.
A bunch of So Cal radio stations had set up a "club" in a different area of the park (they had Top 40, techno (because it was cool back then), rock, r&b..).
All the restaurants were closed but then had the carts that sell snacks and coffee open. They also had all the stores on main street open.
At around 3am... all the benches and sidewalks were taken by sleeping students.
That's about all I can remember.
My only advice, don't be dumb, be smart!
Buy anything you want when you first get there, otherwise you'll be with the rest of the kids in mile long lines waiting FOREVER, and this is not an overstatement.
You think whatever you want to buy that has Grad Night 2007 on it will be there when it's 4 or 5am.
Think again.
They are having one tomorrow with all that Pirates stuff set up I hear...I suppose it will work out. I just hope the teenagers don't ruin the park.
Wear comfortable shoes! The walk to the bus in the am is lonnnnng!
Watch out for trash cans in the middle of the path when they herd you down the tram route to the main gate. Trust me...watch out.
I'm literally a born Disney fan! I was born at Providence St. Joseph Med Center right across the street from Disney Studios in Burbank. The same hospital where Walt died.
By the way my shirt in the pic says "I like big sharks and I cannot lie"
Go on Splash as the sun is coming up. That is still a peak experience in my mind from my Grad Nite (especially when you're winding along in the flume near the beginning at the top of the mountain). It's something you will never have the opportunity to do again.
Other than that, just have fun, and don't let fatigue overcome you! You can sleep later - play the whole night!
Hey, I'm going May 24th too. Actually that the day we leave, technically we get in May 25th.
I did Grad Nite back in 2000 (I know, I'm old) and in 1999 as a Junior. Keep awake is all I can say. That and comfy shoes. When I went they were running the Mark Twain with a DJ from KROQ around the Rivers of America. They played The Violent Femmes' "Add It Up" around the backside of TSI *uncensored.* It was a truly bizarre experience hearing about 100 or so teenagers shouting the F word at the top of their lungs.
To anyone going to any of the Grad Nites.....If you are asked a question by the Security Officers doing the screening prior to entering the park, think twice about being a smartass. Last week there was a grad who thought he'd be funny when asked a question and he gave a very ignorant
reply ( I won't go into the details). The end result is he went straight from the turnstiles to the detention center where he spent the entire night with his chaperone. Your supposed to be there to have a great time, don't end it before it even gets started by saying something stupid when asked a question by Security.


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2 teaspoons baker's yeast
½ teaspoon white sugar
½ cup warm (not boiling) water
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Pinch of salt
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For the Baking Soda Wash
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½ tablespoon of nutmeg
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Scoop out the inside pumpkin flesh and place in a large bowl or blender with ¼ - ½ cup of water. Using a blender, food processor, or an immersion blender (best option!) blend the pumpkin flesh until smooth and slightly creamy (you don't want any big pieces of pumpkin left). Start with less water and add more if the puree does not become smooth. Less water will give a more concentrated pumpkin flavor!
Most pumpkin recipes say not to use pie filling when the recipe calls for pumpkin puree. The pie filling will have sugar and maybe spices and it might not be the same consistency (too watery). But the pumpkin police will not be visiting your neighborhood so do what you need to do! Just let us know what happened!
Of course! As stated in the ingredients, canned or homemade are both good options. I have also been thinking that different pulps might also be good in this... maybe another sweet squash like butternut? I hope this helps!


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The Pirate Bay Sails Into The Cloud
The popular torrent site is now floating in the cloud, raid-free.
In a move that seemingly states "what you got now?" to the entertainment industry, the popular BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay has reportedly moved its entire operation into the cloud. Visitors will now be served up torrent files thanks several cloud hosting providers scattered across the globe. Not only will this cut costs, but make it nearly impossible for law enforcement to invade.
The push into the cloud arrives after The Pirate Bay was raided back in 2006. There are rumors that the torrent site may be raided once again in the near future, and the site is somewhat ready, using backup servers to shield the actual true location of Pirate Bay's main servers. But if everything went down, it would take a long while to get the site back online.
According to TorrentFreak, this is one reason why The Pirate Bay moved into the cloud on Tuesday. Hosting in the cloud also makes it easier to scale The Pirate Bay, as it reduces downtime and it's reportedly cheaper. Making the switch only took five minutes, and the brief downtime was hardly noticed by its most frequent visitors.
The Pirate Bay now resides at cloud hosting companies located in two countries where they run several Virtual Machine instances. For the Pirate Bay team, this cuts down operation costs and complexity. It will prevent scenarios like last month's two-day downtime that involved someone physically fixing a broken power distribution unit.
"Moving to the cloud lets TPB move from country to country, crossing borders seamlessly without downtime. All the servers don't even have to be hosted with the same provider, or even on the same continent," The Pirate Bay told TorrentFreak.
Moving to the cloud also means The Pirate Bay can easily take its business elsewhere if one cloud provider decides to cut access, goes offline or goes bankrupt. "Then we only have to upload the VM-images and reconfigure the load-balancer to get the site up and running again," the team said.
The best part about the whole cloud-based deal is that, according to The Pirate Bay, it should be raid-proof. The worst that could happen is that the site loses both its transit router and its load balancer. Otherwise, all the important data is backed up externally on VMs that can be re-installed at any cloud hosting provider.
"If the police decide to raid us again there are no servers to take, just a transit router. If they follow the trail to the next country and find the load balancer, there is just a disk-less server there. In case they find out where the cloud provider is, all they can get are encrypted disk-images," The Pirate Bay said.
Haha can't wait to see how the entertainment industry responds to this...
0crapfacednoob , October 18, 2012 10:22 AMTen bucks says nothing else can surprise me.
Long Live the piratebay !!
I don't like piracy but considering how riaa for instance have ruined peoples life because of a handful of shared tracks - this made me smile. Karma is a bitch isnt it?
21ts1279 , October 18, 2012 10:31 AMThe article incorrectly states that tpb "serves up torrent files." They stopped hosting actual torrent files in March for legal and space saving reasons.
Magnet links only contain information about the hashed content of a torrent, your bittorrent client then has to go out and find seeds and peers sharing content with that matching hash value. It makes downloading a little slower at the beginning, but can end up finding you loads more people to connect to because you aren't dependent on the torrent file to find trackers.
5memadmax , October 18, 2012 11:14 AM"but make it nearly impossible for law enforcement to invade."
Famous last words...
1cats_Paw , October 18, 2012 12:39 PMFor a steonger shield there is always a stronger sword. We humans are capable of virtually anything we imagine. Its gonna be interesting to see how this works.
6L0tus , October 18, 2012 1:00 PMHAIL! LONG LIVE THE PIRATES!!! THE PIRATES!! HAIL!!!
*calmly sits back down a midst nervous stares from co-workers*
8digiex , October 18, 2012 1:11 PMSky pirates... take off!
6igot1forya , October 18, 2012 2:16 PMThe next thing we'll see is a Torrent for TPB's VMDK or similar VM image getting passed out so anyone can host the site!
1Priox , October 18, 2012 3:17 PMTPB: You can't hurt me. The people and I are joined by the cloud. And you cannot track that, not with a thousand bloodhounds, and you cannot break it, not with a thousand swords.
0brandonjclark , October 18, 2012 4:37 PMPrincess Buttercup, is that you?
0alidan , October 18, 2012 5:07 PMgot to love it.
tpb, under 200mb file for the whole site, and now almost un takedownable.
3Anonymous , October 18, 2012 7:32 PMThe Pirate Bay is still blocked on many ISP's in Europe. It's easy to get around with a proxy site though. There's a big list of proxy sites here: http://proxybay.info
8colinjmatt , October 18, 2012 8:26 PMI'm sorry Mr Law Enforcement, but your Pirate Bay is in another castle.
1Anonymous , October 18, 2012 9:01 PMi still miss demonoid, but at least one of the greats is up and running and hopefully for good long while, how else am i going to get new episodes of dexter without cutting off 3 arms and 4 legs and giving them to comcast?
5RabidFace , October 18, 2012 9:09 PMWhats funny is Toms doesn't allow you to talk about pirating on the forums and will ban you from some posts I have seen, yet they have had numerous stories about The Bay.
0Anonymous , October 18, 2012 10:09 PMTPB is AWESOME!!!!
0abbadon_34 , October 18, 2012 11:03 PMnever a big fan but i do have to congratulate them
1pjmelect , October 19, 2012 12:19 AMSkynet was just software running on many servers.


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With Cline Shale oil field activity expected to increase, Texas State Technical College West Texas has designed a new downhole tool technician certificate program aimed at meeting the demand for workers.
Pending approval from the Texas Education Coordinating Board, the college's Sweetwater campus will start offering the 15-week class with the fall semester on Aug. 26.
The 19-credit hour class will have a capacity of 15 students and is estimated to cost $3,417, which includes books, said Mike Haigood, the college's division chairman for the School of Applied Engineering Technology who put the program together.
Industry advisers told TSTC officials that they're hiring trained downhole tool technicians at $16 to $18 an hour.
"This program prepares the student for an entry-level position in the oil well completion/servicing downhole tool shops as a tool redresser or packer hand," said Haigood, who will be displaying the program today in Austin for Legislative Day. "Graduates will be qualified to redress a variety of downhole tools, which are used in the oil well completion/servicing industry."
With the high demand, however, TSTC may have a hard time finding an instructor for the class.
The school is advertising for an instructor, Haigood said, adding, "We're really working hard on that and we're having our industry advisers helping us for the search for the program's instructor."
Haigood said the instructor will need to hold Southern Association of College and Schools credentials with a minimum of an associate degree and at least three years of documented industry experience.
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On Wednesday, February 1st, the 3rd issue of VtO hits stands. Head to your local comic shop to grab a copy. If there isn't a shop nearby or for some reason they don't have it, you can always order it online.
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Audrey II to the rescue: Houseplants clear the air
Like the rapacious Audrey II in "Little Shop of Horrors," some of the easiest-to-grow houseplants can devour what's bad for you. (But not bad boyfriends -- or girlfriends!) Three bad-boy culprits that plants can filter out of your environment are benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. Benzene seeps out of paints, furniture wax, glues and detergents, not to mention cigarette smoke. It stops bone marrow from making red blood cells and damages your immune system. Formaldehyde is a carcinogen that's in everything from carpeting to wrinkle-resistant clothing (you knew that was too good to be good for you!) and plywood to pressboard. Trichloroethylene is found in adhesives, rug cleaners, paint removers and strippers. That can cause respiratory problems and foster cancer.
So get out the potting soil! NASA discovered the most powerful plant filters (at least in closed chambers): English ivy took 90 percent of benzene and 10 percent of trichloroethylene out of the air; Gerbera daisies scrubbed 68 percent of benzene, 35 percent of trichloroethylene and 50 percent of formaldehyde; and varieties of dracaena sucked up all three chemicals.
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A great stackable rack design.
The 1SKB-R1906 was designed to add expandability to the new 1SKB-R104 and 1SKB-R106, as well as the 1SKB19-R1006(V) and the 1SKB19-R1010(V). The 1SKB-R1906 can even stack on itself by simply removing the casters from the top one before stacking.
The Roto Rack Expander case features 6U on the front and 6U in the rear with front and rear covers with SKB's glass reinforced TSA trigger release latches. Heavy-duty locking 5 inch casters make for easy transport and durable nylon straps secure the gear together.
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
12 comments:
- Cimba7200 said...
Those night-time photos certainly have character and interest Ken. - Dave
- February 7, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- Hope said...
You have taken the grand tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard...thanks for sharing your tour with all of us!
- February 7, 2009 at 9:37 PM
- Hilda said...
Beautiful light in this photo. I can imagine it teeming with people and bustling with activity, but as it is, it reminds me of the 1930s depression.
- February 7, 2009 at 9:53 PM
- Laurie said...
I am loving all of these, Ken! Every image is the setting for a great story...
- February 8, 2009 at 3:05 AM
- Melanie said...
Great coverage--I have been to the Navy Yard numerous times with my Dad. The Navy Club was an amazing place..
- February 8, 2009 at 9:15 AM
- Lily Hydrangea said...
I love the colors in this shot. This is a neat series of photos taken of a place I have never seen. Thanks KM.
- February 8, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- Melanie said...
Thanks for visiting my blog-back in the day you needed a military id to get into the entrance and be a commissioned officer to go to the Navy Club-my brother's bar mitzpha was there and I played the piano up on the big stage--quite an elegant affair I must say (I was 8 at the time)..Charlie Prince was in charge of the music--there was dancing and I remember meeting my first sommelier Martin there--unfortunately for me I drank a shirley temple and Dad liked extra dry vodka martinis--Martin was wonderful and it was a great place--they had a huge bowling alley on the first floor and a bar that made bangin hamburgers for $.50 each. Quite a trip down memory lane.
- February 8, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- altadenahiker said...
I love old buildings like this -- wonderful photo, because you could have gone depressing with it, but didn't. I always wondered about the multiple little window panes that went into making a big window space. What was the purpose? All manufacturing buildings of a certain period had them (to the right, and building in the background).
- February 8, 2009 at 11:57 AM
- Melanie said...
In response to your question Ken Mac--it was a naval base-a military installation and "just walking about" was prohibited.
- February 8, 2009 at 2:11 PM
- Cyd said...
Somehow I'm expecting tumble weeds and gunslingers to enter the scene, but I know it's the wrong geography and style... maybe it's the light and the openness of the scene
- February 8, 2009 at 8:10 PM
- Virginia said...
OK this is my fav. You didn't ask but I"m feeling real comfortable here so I"m dishing out the advice. This is gorgeous. AH's right. THis could have been one sorry, sad series and you've shot it so beautifully and with that warm light. OH MY MY MY. KM you've outdone yourself. So are we g etting Virginia PLUS 3???
- February 8, 2009 at 10:46 PM
- Babooshka said...
It's haunting image. Golden light is so alive yet we know it's a dead beauty. I hate the destruction of industry but it leaves us with marvellous subjects.
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Researchers say the small but significant increases in the risk of leukemia and brain cancer do not mean that CT scans should be avoided entirely, but that the test should be performed only when necessary.
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"I tell stories to myself while I paint…My mother told me many stories while I pressed my face into her long apron with my eyes closed. All my life her stories and her embroidery keep unraveling pictures in my memory." – Remark by Arshile Gorky recalled by Julien Levy.
The above quote was from the chronology at MOCA's retrospective on Arshile Gorky, and it references the seminal, tragic events in his youth that infused his work. There were other paintings at the Gorky retrospective that are more famous, influential, or just plain provocative, but this painting with its diluted paints and aggressive brush strokes was an artist trying, years later, to cling to the memories of comfort and peace from an early life of abandonment, loss and chaos.
Rather than fading, the colors are translucent, giving them an ephemeral quality. Like they exist in their full, vibrant reality but are just beyond his reach. Similarly, the memories he's trying to recall and express, through the image of her embroidered apron, are vivid in his mind but are smudged and tumultuous on the canvas. The stories of his life, his mother's stories, are all blending and circling above and around him and he's trying to bring them all together but is instead unraveling them.
A lot of this painting's power and emotion comes seeing his earlier paintings titled The Artist and His Mother based upon a photo of Gorky and his mother wearing the embroidered apron. In the paintings from the 20s, the apron is abstracted. It's a simple white smudge across his mother's torso and lap, obliterating the thing that gave him comfort. The earlier paintings capture his mother and preserves her, but the apron, which held so much meaning for Gorky, doesn't exist. The later painting tries to reclaim the apron and the power it had over him in his childhood.
The retrospective is a comprehensive examination of an influential, if somewhat forgotten, artist and I have some other things to say about it as a whole, but looking at this one painting with its watery colors and almost childlike composition, I felt like Gorky was not just a figure who existed solely through his paintings, but at some point was also a living, breathing, fragile being.


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The late, great Eve Arden in top form as schoolteacher Miss Brooks - her clashes with school principal Mr Conklin (Gale Gordon in his pre-Mr Mooney and pre-Harrison Carter days in The Lucy Show & I Love Lucy) are hilarious. Her unrequited crush on the school biology teacher (who seems to be blissfully unaware of his impact on her - much to the amusement of the other staff and the pupils) create a fun running joke through the generous selection of episodes on this download. See Wikipedia for lots more about the series, the tv follow up, motion picture etc. Eve Arden brightened many a Hollywood Movie with her acerbic incisive performances - here she is finally allowed to be the star that she was. Unmissable for all fans of vintage radio.
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Dude I got chipped before school yesterday.
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Nice car; is it chipped yet?
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To have a computer chip embedded in your brain, directing your thoughts; under government control.
I've been chipped and now I can't think for myself.
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To never win at anything and to lose by a rediculous margin.
"Man you killed me in Fifa, Forty-five to nothing....I GOT CHIPPED!!!"
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beat vagina, comes complete with flappy lips.
get that chipped ham out of my face!
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I was surprised when I received this helmet. Backcountry's sizing chart was right on the money and this thing doesn't weight very much. Granted, it's not DOT approved and wouldn't hold up to moto use, but I think it's more than adequate for DH or urban biking. It's not even that hot! I have not tried this dome piece with goggles, but so far, with sunglasses vision is great. I would definitely recommend this helmet!
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Zero, even though the universe is expanding?
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OR, you can also contact the Chief Coordinator, Shiva Sapkota, by phone or email mentioned below for further information.
Coordination Committee
Shiva Sapkota (Chief Coordinator): Born in Baglung district, Sapkota has been living in Austria since 2006. Even before working as the Chief Coordinator, Sapkota had been supporting HELP NEPAL Network at a personal level. He is an enthusiastic social worker.
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Dr. Deepak Dhungana (Coordinator): Dhungana is working as a senior research scientist in the multi-national company, Siemens. He is running a school project in his village in Syangja since 2004. He is currently the national coordinator of Non-Resident Nepali Association, Austria. He received his PhD from the University of Linz, Austria.
Dr. Samir KC (Coordinator): Born and brought up in Kathmandu, KC is currently working at the The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Vienna. Impressed by HELP NEPAL Network's professionalism and trustworthiness, he decided to join forces. He received his PhD from the Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Deepak Malla (Coordinator): Born in Bara district, Malla has worked as a designer in textiles weaving industries and is a passionate social worker currently living in Vienna.
Prabhu Shrestha (Coordinator): Born in Kathmandu, Shrestha finished his Bachelors in Business Management (BBA) from Public Youth Campus, Tribhuvan University. He was an active member of the Kathmandu Jaycees. He has been living in Vienna since 1992 and working in Austria Trend & Resorts.
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:Agreed, though I think zeroconf really needs to be an option :right next to the DHCP button on these screens. I know of a :large number of operations have switched or are in the process :of switching over to a zeroconf setup. I'd really have to be left :behind before anything even makes it to release..... :-) : : :-DR Has anyone used zeroconf? If so lets get an opinion. Would someone like to take on the job of downloading and playing with zeroconf in order to give us some more data points on using it? We need to know: * how well it works * what dependancies there are, if any. If it fits our criteria I see no reason why we couldn't make it an option. -Matt Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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World Heavyweight Title Match: Rob Van Dam vs. Alberto Del Rio
We go to the ring and out comes Rob Van Dam to a big pop. Ricardo Rodriguez is with him. World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio is out next. Lilian Garcia does official ring introductions but Ricardo handles the intro for the challenger.
Despite what was said on SmackDown, Ricardo is still in RVD's corner. The bell rings and they go at it. RVD gets hit with a big kick early on. RVD with some offense in the corner. RVD with a spin kick in the corner. RVD rolls and catapults Del Rio across the ring. RVD with a standing moonsault for a 2 count. Del Rio with a big dropkick to the side of the head. Del Rio misses a shot and ends up on the floor. RVD poses for the fans and nails a moonsault from the apron to the floor. RVD kicks Del Rio into the barrier and stops the count. RVD drops Del Rio on top of the barrier and leaps from the apron, nailing the spinning kick.
They go at it on the apron. Del Rio drops RVD over the top rope and sends him to the floor. Del Rio runs the ropes and nails a flying headbutt out to the floor. Del Rio throws RVD hard into the barrier. Del Rio brings it back in the ring with a headlock. RVD with a roll up for 2. Del Rio with a suplex and a kick to the head. Del Rio keeps control and grounds Del Rio with a headlock. Fans chant for RVD but Del Rio backdrops him. RVD goes to the apron but Del Rio nails a big enziguri and sends RVD back to the floor. Del Rio goes for another suicide dive but RVD moves and Del Rio lands on the floor. RVD brings it back in the ring and nails clotheslines and a kick for a 2 count. Del Rio with right hands now. Del Rio runs into an elbow. RVD with another thrust kick for a 2 count.
RVD goes to the top and nails another big kick. RVD misses Rolling Thunder and Del Rio nails a Backstabber for a close 2 count. Del Rio with thrusts in the corner. Del Rio slaps RVD around now. Del Rio takes RVD up for a super inverted suplex but RVD fights him off. RVD sends Del Rio to the mat. RVD nails a senton for a 2 count. They get up and trade shots in the middle of the ring now. Del Rio with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Del Rio stomps on RVD's back and covers for 2. Del Rio goes for the cross armbreaker but RVD blocks it. RVD with a scissors takedown for a 2 count. RVD slams Del Rio and hits the split-legged moonsault for another 2 count. Del Rio with an armbar takedown and a superkick to the face for a 2 count. Del Rio keeps control and goes back to the top. Del Rio comes off the top but RVD catches him with a heel kick. RVD with a leg drop. RVD goes up top for the Five Star Frogsplash but Del Rio gets his knees up. Del Rio with the cross armbreaker in the middle of the ring. RVD tries to get to the ropes but Del Rio pulls him back. He finally makes it and the hold is broken. Del Rio won't let go of the hold and keeps it locked past the referee's 5 count for the disqualification.
Winner by DQ: Rob Van Dam
- After the match, Lilian Garcia makes the announcements. Del Rio poses with the belt before going back to work on RVD. Del Rio stomps away and goes out after a steel chair. Ricardo grabs it and stops him. RVD gets up and drops Del Rio with a DDT. RVD positions Del Rio in the corner and climbs up on the opposite corner. Ricardo positions the steel chair on Del Rio. RVD leaps from one corner of the ring to the other and dropkicks the chair into Del Rio with a Van Terminator. RVD poses with the World Title as doctors check on Del Rio at ringside. We go to replays.
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Artists BT, JES, Martha Wainwright
June 07, 2012
Yay Snow Patrol !!! Really nice playlist, but it's all break-up-ish songs :( :( :(
Let's Dance by vanessa.b.nielsen
A mix of salsa, bachata, chachacha, and merengue songs! (40% salsa, 30% bachata, 15% chachacha, and 15% merengue).
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Downtempo//Chill Out Songs by vanessa.b.nielsen
Late night; laying in bed; drinking rum & coke; slow sex.
downtempo, chill, relax, sex
Heart, don't fail me now. by vanessa.b.nielsen
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How to Fight the Loneliness by vanessa.b.nielsen
This is the playlist I listen to when I'm missing someone, when I feel left behind, or when I'm just feeling sad.
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A baleful blackcoat with a pistol in one hand and a Bible in the other, Lazarus Cain rides through the countryside claiming to carry out God's plan. In his ominus wake, he has left one of Smoke's cowhands fatally injured.
Mad as a rattlesnake, Smoke is bent on revenge. Now, not even the Lord can save Lazarus from Smoke's boiling rage.
He's the man! Download more Mountain Man adventures.
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There are just too many reminiscences and not enough actual story!
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The Rangers muddled through yet another loss in yet another game they should have won, against the Senators last night.
The league's worst power play actually got worse in the first period – I didn't think that was possible either. Michael Del Zotto played happy hands with the puck on the blue line and gave the biscuit to Jakob Silfverberg. Dan Girardi, trying to D up on Silfverberg, face planted along the wall. The Ottawa winger seeing the All-Star defenseman making snow angels on the ice calmly walked in on Henrik Lundqvist and flipped a ridiculous backhand top cheese by Hank.
Not much else happened for the remained of the first and second.
The Rangers couldn't get anything past 2013 brick wall Craig Anderson for two periods. In the third, Chris Kreider going hard to the net took Anderson out thanks to a trip by Mark Methot. The referees correctly decided not to whistle Kredier and incorrectly decided not to call the goal on Marc Staal's shot crossing the line as CK was nailing Anderson. The refs also blew a super quick whistle on a goal-mouth scramble earlier, that should have been a goal. But hey, good teams overcome such mistakes, right?
an oak tree Ben Bishop replaced Anderson, the Rangers fortunes started to turn around. Ryan Callahan actually popped a power play goal, the old fashioned way. Cally went to the net and collected the rebound of a Marc Staal shot off the back wall. Puck movement, shot on goal, rebound, net pressure, goal. Seems kind of simple when you think about it, no?
The Rangers then increased their lead 52 seconds later on a softie from the point by Ryan McDonagh that appeared to be tipped by either Taylor Pyatt or Jeff Halpern.
Staked to a 2-1 lead with 8:25 left and Hank in net behind a shut down D, the Rangers were poised to close out the road victory. That is until the the only Ranger actually playing worse than Richards this year, Brian Boyle made his way onto the scoresheet. The 6'7″ disappointment who has rocketed off to 0-1-1 -5 start this year, took a terrible holding penalty with a little over 6 minutes remaining.
The Blueshirts PK, like many of the Rangers, also not as good as last year's unit, scrambled around the D zone for 11 seconds before Mika Zibanejad popped the equalizer.
Buyout Brad Richards was benched again in the third, and with each game B-Rich plays it seems more and more like the summer time buyout is a matter of when and not if. Richards is a Torts guy. He came here to play for Torts – and go to fashion shows. With now, consistent, third period benchings this player/coach lovefest may end quickly and ugly.
Ottawa had some solid chances in OT that Hank turned away, and Marian Gaborik almost won the game gathering his own rebound and ringing a bouncy puck off the post.
The shootout was a mess. Sifverberg got one for the Sens and Gabby missed as usual while Cally sniped. Derek Stepan, Richards and Carl Hagelin all missed and with a chance to win the game J.T. Miller totally faked Bishop out of his jock and then somehow couldn't tuck the puck into a wide open net. After Kaspars Daugavins lost the puck through Hank's five hole and Kreider rang one off the crossbar, it was game over.
Hank was solid once again, but the Rangers pop gun offense failed to come through. The NYR are not scoring enough to overcome a mistake or two in a game. If the power play (1-4, 1 SHG against) was anything but putrid, this should have been a W. This trend is becoming very alarming, and like the birds in winter, this Ranger season is about to head South.


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A must experience for all who appreciate delicious food, unique art, good background music, a warm, friendly owner/ chef, and even a singing waitress, whose voice raises your energy/ spirit up!
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'Twas recommended by a nearby businessman. What a find! The food is delicious and very reasonably priced. The servers are likable and outstanding at their job. Had the joy to meet owner Donna Lewis who is also a chief cook. Her spirit is obvious in the food: a committed creator of a fine dining experience. I highly recommend this restaurant.
Posted by Heidi on 04/07/2014
Birthday Brunch for my husband: Birthday man, sister in law and myself had a splendid time at this restaurant. They really care for their customers. Thank you. Food was very good, staff excellent, owner "you go girl". We all would highly recommend this restaurant by the way of Brooklyn & the Bronx. It was worth it.
Posted by I Eat out a lot! on 03/16/2014
I celebrated my birthday here with 8 of my friends on a Saturday, at 3:00. It was empty. Pros: Its in my area and great price. The service was pleasant and the atmosphere was nice. Cons: our food took too long to come out, some of my guest had already finished eating when some just received their orders. Platters were missing sides. Not all food came to the table hot. I would like to give HSH another try, maybe large parties are not their specialty. I will try again in another three months.
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I went to HSH this past Saturday with my workout buddy, wanted to try something new. Seriously, this was one of the best brunch meals that I have had in a long time. The Farmers Skillet was a perfect combo of brunch items. Everything that I wanted on one plate and absolutely delicious. The staff was friendly and well informed and the owner/manager was super nice. My new favorite spot. Please check them out.


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WASHINGTON, March 1, 2000 In this day and age, one thing's for certain -- you need financial savvy to manage your money well. Besides familiar checking accounts, savings accounts and credit cards, there's online banking, debit cards and the lure of Internet shopping.
In an effort to help service members maintain financial fitness, DoD developed a CD-ROM-based personal financial management training program. DoD began mailing out 4,000 of the six-disk packages in late February to family centers and Army Community Service centers at 375 installations, said Ollie Smith, deputy director of the Office of Family Policy here.
DoD officials are considering distributing the training course to the Coast Guard as well, she said.
Family policy officials are also exploring the possibility of making more packages because of requests for additional copies. "One installation wants to put a copy in every incoming member's welcome packet," Smith said.
The CDs hold a self-paced, interactive course that provides the basic financial tools needed to make sound financial decisions. Smith said the course is geared to appeal to people aged 18 to 25 and features 11 stand-alone training modules:
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Sprechstimme in Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire: A Study of Vocal Performance Practice
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This study offers a brief history of "Sprechstimme" and "Pierrot lunaire", Schoenberg's recordings of "Pierrot", and the ambiguity inherent in the execution of "Sprechstimme". The author provides a thorough discussion of "Pierrot's" technical vocal requirements and how the sound recordings can assist in the interpretation and performance of the "Sprechstimme".
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Naples City Council want to enforce slow speeds in Doctor's Pass and Moorings Bay
Three months after a Collier County judge tossed out Naples' slow-speed zones, Naples City Council is hoping to enforce slow speeds in Doctor's Pass and Moorings Bay.
Council hopes the manatee, the lumbering sea cow, will be its savior.
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Today, council will have a first reading of a proposed ordinance to establish manatee protection zones.
Since 1994, Doctor's Pass and Moorings Bay, which stretches south from Banyan Boulevard northward to Seagate Drive, had idle speed. But after a 10-year battle with boat captains and others over slow-speed zones in Naples Bay, a judge tossed them out in February.
That left Naples Bay with slow speeds zones that are enforceable under state laws. But Moorings Bay was left with nothing, just signs that soon will be removed.
Armed with 172 pages that include residents reporting manatee sightings, four manatee deaths in Moorings Bay, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission manatee aerial distribution surveys, even a child's drawing of the bulbous marine mammal, council today will be asked to add new manatee protection zones under the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act.
That law allows governments to establish manatee protection zones if "relevant and reliable" information shows the mammals regularly swim in the bay.
The Moorings Property Owners Association, which represents more than 4,000 residents, has asked council to protect the manatees, noting swimmers and children in the bay benefitted under the old rules.
Fines would begin at $250, or $150 for a civil violation, but would increase with subsequent violations to $500, even jail time.
In other business, council will be asked to approve a rezoning of slightly over an acre for a 22-unit residential building at 440, 460 and 410 Fourth Ave. S. that originally was approved in 2008. The petitioner, Naples Fifth Avenue 4th and 4th LLC, had a 60-month time limit to begin construction, obtained extensions and is now wants to begin in 2017.
Council will also consider approving a live entertainment petition to allow musicians indoors from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, and from 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday through Saturday at Cosmos Café Pizzeria, 536 Ninth St. N.
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Dear Moscow Charter School Parents,
We are writing to inform you how vitally important donations are in allowing Moscow Charter School to continue being the wonderful place it is for learning. We are sure that you are aware, as a charter school, we do not collect local levy monies and receive significantly less funding from the State and Federal government than other public schools. In the April 2014 report Charter School Funding: Inequity Expands (www.uaedreform.org/charter-funding-inequity-expands) prepared by researchers at the University of Arkansas, Idaho was one of nineteen states to receive a grade of F for the disparity between regular public school funding and charter school funding. Idaho charter schools receive 25.8% less funding than the corresponding regular public schools in Idaho.
Donations are used to fund specialty classes, school maintenance, heating/cooling, water/sewer, and anything else that may arise throughout the year. State funding is insufficient, so we need to continue requesting donations for the upcoming school year. For those of you who have not already made the suggested donation the requested minimum donation is $205 per student.
This year the suggested donations received total $8,967.40 for our current enrollment of 177 students (anticipated total $36,285.00), with only 30 of our 116 families making any donation to MCS. There are many different ways you can make contributions to MCS such as one full sum, a payment plan, bill pay from your bank account, or the donation button on the schools website. Donation of up to $2,000 (married) or $1,000 (single) gives you half the amount back in an Idaho State Income Tax credit (real money in your pocket) and will also generate a taxable deduction for your Federal Taxes.
If you would like to make this an end of year tax donation you can mail a check to Moscow Charter School at the address below, use bill pay from your bank account, drop off payments during school hours in the main office or put after office hours donations in the drop box outside the front door. The school will issue you with a letter for your tax filing purposes. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and most especially for contributing desperately needed funds to Moscow Charter School.
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Re: Mike Mangini
I saw him perform a duet with Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez last summer at the Berklee Percussion Festival. It was short and Mike was not the main feature. i do think it's cool that he can do all the strokes in one minute, but i really like him for his drum sound (i've only heard him on three records (mullmuzzler by james labrie(of dream theater)). unfortunately, i can't say i'm ready to listen to everything mike is on for i'm not right now interested in annihilator or extreme. he is a good musician, but i respect him for his drumming sound, not his speed. he is just an exception to a good fast drummer. you never know, there can be a drummer who can play a million strokes under a minute yet cannot play music. drums are just like every other instrument, set up to entertain people musically. speed does not always imply to music. I wish some people would recognize mike mangini for his musical talent, not his world record speed. but hey, that's just me.
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