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I believe that while there are some excelent educational programs on TV, but they are far outnumbered by stupid or blatanly sexsist, violent or consumeristic programming, made very skillfully to attract the young minds. It was much easier to control little kids with turning off the TV when Sesame Street was finished. Soon TV was one more thing to fight over, so we got rid of it. Now on to do battle over Internet excesses and partying with friends. Good luck to all of you who are thinking about taking away the drug of our times -TV! And keep in touch. Ksenija
When my teen was in traditional school (both public and private), TV indeed was an identified problem. Both her father and I work outside of the home, and thus would often not be there to monitor her TV-watching until the evening. But I knew that she was watching a lot of TV (or videos), because I'd find the TV tuned to a different station, or I'd see her leap up and run to her room as I drove up outside, or any of a number of other indicators. Needless to say, other than changing my work schedule (something I did indeed consider, but never was able to effect, due to both work and childcare restraints) or put some sort of restraint device on the TV (also considered and rejected as unworkable), there was little we could do about it. She had to learn self-restraint for herself.
When we chose to unschool her (homeschool--where she drives the entire process, and we are only advisors), I worried that TV would be a great problem. But I took the advice I heard, and I left her alone. As soon as she was freed from the pressures of regular school, and allowed to make her own choices more, TV ceased to be an issue. I know this by several indicators. I work half time, so I am home during the day two days a week. I have not seen her turn on the TV in the daytime ONCE in the past 3 months. NOT ONCE. I know what she's been up to, and frankly she wouldn't have TIME to be watching a lot of TV at this point! She does still have a couple of favorite evening shows (Friends, and West Wing), but she watches these in moderation, spending maybe a 3 to 5 hours a week watching TV. And frankly, I'd rather she were watching The West Wing than reading Harlequin romances!
TV can be a big problem in our society, no doubt about that. But I take issue with those who assert that it is solely evil, and should be banned from our homes. We've had some really interesting discussions the last couple of days resulting from our watching of the election returns on Tuesday night, and the whole family has ended up doing research into the electoral college process. My younger daughter has started to learn Spanish from the Muzzy Videos, and chooses to watch Plaza Sesamo (Sesame Street in Spanish) on the weekends. I've learned innumerable things from Nova programs and other shows over the years, things I never would have even known about were it not for the TV. I've also gotten some needed downtime and pure pleasure from watching "fluff" like the British Comedy "Are You Being Served." This is not to say I've never "wasted" time on TV (I have), nor that I haven't fallen into the trap of trying to use it as a babysitter for my younger child (I've done that too). But I try to learn from my mistakes, and I choose not to "throw the baby out with the bathwater."
TV is a tool, like many other tools in our lives. It's one that is particularly difficult to use well, since it requires a bit of self-discipline to avoid its over-use, and such restraint is not often taught in our culture. But used well, it can contribute hugely to our quality of life, to our knowledge of ourselves, our society, other cultures, and our world. We don't need to ban TV from our world, any more than we should ban food because some people overeat. We need to teach discernment and discipline, to help ourselves and our children to make good choices in this and every other aspect of our lives.
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Democrat Congressman G. K. Butterfield was in Havelock Wednesday delivering a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The $100,000 grant and $1.7 million low interest long term loan will fund the construction of the new city hall.
Originally the city was going to renovate the existing building but determined a new building will be more cost effective in the future.
Assistant city manager David Harvell says the $1.7 million dollar loan is about a $110,000 per year principal interest pay back.
Harvell says they are still in the planning stages of the building and don't have a date set yet to break ground.
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Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have reconstructed movie clips based on brain activity -- a sort of primitive mind-reading. Here are side-by-side comparisons of the original clips next to the reconstructed clips.
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English: Bank of Montreal/Banque de Montréal (TSX: BMO, NYSE: BMO) is Canada's fourth largest bank and is classified as a Domestic Chartered Bank (Schedule I). It is also known as BMO Financial Group.
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text: The whole world watches Japan in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the island nation on March 10. At first it was reported as an 8.9 quake, then upgraded to a 9.0. Aftershocks and more damage from the tsunami followed. Television photos were unbelievable. Lives in the thousands were lost as people were swept away. Tens of millions of dollars in property damages is expected. I lived in Japan for over a year as a member of the United States Occupation Forces. Our team landed in Yokohama just after the World War II conflict ended. The devastation I saw due to the air bombings was tremendous. Yokohama, Tokyo and cities like Osaka and Kobe lay in ruin. I wondered at the time how these people could survive. They did. My assignment was to provide R&R – rest and recreation – for servicemen returning to the states from their duties in the Pacific theater. Our headquarters were in the beautiful city of Kyoto. It was the former capitol of Japan. The U.S. decided not to bomb there and instead spared it from ruin because of its history and beauty. The cities of Kobe and Osaka, near Kyoto, because of their heavy weapon-producing factories, received a preponderance of the dense bombing. Part of our mission was to employ as many Japanese citizens as possible to give them income and to help restore their economy. I met many people and witnessed a transformation of devastation and despair into one of hope and resolve. After returning to the States and resuming a civilian life, I kept a close watch on my newfound friends. They continued to amaze me. The news of the recent quake was hard to believe and my heart sank just thinking of the dark days ahead for those whose lives will be so highly changed. Because of what I saw and witnessed decades ago, I feel confident their character and resolve will endure.


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Subject: State of Emergency – Pine Ridge Indian Reservation A State of Emergency has been declared on the Pine Ridge Lakota "Sioux" Indian Reservation. People have died. Many more people are at risk of freezing to death. Another cold front is coming in, yet where is the national media coverage? Does the 'Lacreek Electric Company' […]
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BEVERLY HILLS—The Beverly Hills Fire Department (BHFD) hosted a memorial event on September 11 to commemorate those lost during 9/11 at the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden.
The 9/11 Memorial Concert began with a ceremony at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a concert at 7:30 p.m. featuring music by the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic Orchestra, with Gary S. Greene as the conductor.
"This awe-inspiring garden honors all those who were lost, those devoted to keeping America safe and those of us who still believe all are created equal and have the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," according to the Memorial Garden's website.
The Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden opened in 2011 on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. During the dedication ceremony, the flag was raised to half-staff, a bagpiper played "Amazing Grace" and the station bell was rung in order to honor the fallen.
"When a firefighter dies in the line of duty, it is the mournful toll of that bell that solemnly announced a comrade's passing," said BHFD Chief Tim Scranton at the ceremony. "To announce the loss, an officer would ring out a special signal of five-five-five. This would notify all personnel on the circuit that they had lost a fellow member of the fire service," he added.
Scranton and Capt. Joseph Matsch then placed a wreath at the foot of the memorial in the center of the Garden, which is a 30-foot twisted steel beam from the World Trade Center wreckage weighing 1,900 pounds that Beverly Hills received from the Port Authority of New York. The memorial is engraved with the names of the 2,977 identified victims and excerpts from the Declaration of Independence, "The Star Spangled Banner," "America the Beautiful," "My Country "˜Tis of Thee" and the "Navy Hymn."
"It is absolutely an iconic moment for the city of Beverly Hills," said Mayor Barry Brucker referring to the Garden. "This is one of the defining times, where we celebrate peace and tolerance and everything that we stand for—everything that America stands for. I couldn't be more proud of everyone involved," he added.
The Garden was funded by more than $350,000 in private donations and an additional $150,000 worth of donated materials, labor and supplies from contractors.
"I'm so grateful for everybody that's touched us with this project," Scranton said. "It was a labor of love. I think you can see that in every element here," he added.
The concert and ceremony took place at 455 North Rexford Drive on the grounds of the BHFD Headquarters.
For more information about the event, call 310-281-2703 or visit www.beverlyhills911memorial.org.
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Cedar Springs Girl's Soccer: Player Contract
Player/Parent Contract (added Spring 2010)
Cedar Springs Girls Soccer - Contract
Player's Name:___________________________ Team:__________________________
We, the coaches, feel that participation in the sport of soccer at Cedar Springs High School is a privilege for our players. For that reason, we have drawn up a contract for both player and parent to sign that acknowledges the understanding of some of our rules. Those rules are as follows:Attendance
Attendance at practice is very integral to the success of both the teams and your daughters and we believe it imperative that everyone is there. Every player should be at every practice. However, we do understand that there are always some exceptions to this and each will be handled at the coach's discretion. Please make every attempt to schedule all appointments around soccer practice.Chain of Communication
In order for the coaches to effectively resolve problems that arise from within the program we feel it is important that we establish a chain of communication. The chain goes as follows. 1) Player to the team's coach 2) Parent to the team's coach 3) Parent to the varsity coach 4) Parent to athletic supervisor. The time when you should move to the next step should be if the problem is not addressed or resolved from the previous interaction. Also, we do appreciate the use of the 24 hour rule. Please do not address concerns about a particular game until 24 hours later. This allows both parties to calm down and effectively communicate.Athletic Code Violations
In the sport of girl's soccer we discipline our students harder than other sports in regards to violations of the athletic code. The first offense is punishable up to 50% of the season and the second offense is punishable up to termination from the program. Soccer at school is a privilege and we would like all players to be accountable for their actions. They also must realize that they are a part of a team and a program, and both of those are much bigger than just themselves.Playing Time
In the sport of soccer, playing time is not always a guarantee and it will vary greatly from one player to the next. From game to game and level to level, players may not play equally, or at all. We ask that you respect that we as coaches have to make tough decisions sometimes and the best interest of the team is always in our forethought.
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Hello I am new to the forum. I have set up a 23 litres (6 US gallons) bowfront fish
I am new to the forum.
I have set up a 23 litres (6 US gallons) bowfront fish tank for my male Betta. I have a problem with the filter. I have a small internal filter which is rated at 210 l/h. Will it be enough for my tank? I also have another bigger internal filter which is rated at 400 l/h but the reason that I did not put that filter, I think there will be too much water current for my Betta. Am I right?
Also the small filter does have a mechanical foam filter only. I have some active carbon and some bio wheels in seperate socks, shall I put them in my aquarium or not?
Thanks for your help.
The smaller filter will be fine, and foam filter will be plenty.
Biowheels are largely unnecessary unless a tank is extremely overstocked. Have you considered live plants? Check out my guide in my signature if you're interested in some plants. Soil is ideal in small aquariums. PM be if you decide to.
First thing, welcome to Tropical Fish Keeping forum. Glad to have you with us.:-D
The smaller filter will be more than adequate. At this point, I will mention live plants. If you have them, they will do most of the filtering anyway, so a simple sponge-type filter (i.e., the foam pad) will be sufficient, with as low a flow as possible. If you do not have live plants, I strongly recommend them. Not only for their filtration, and aesthetic beauty, but Betta occur in plant-thick quiet waters and they expect to spend their time browsing among plants at the surface.
I will also mention our profiles, under the second tab from the left in the blue bar across the top of the page. If the scientific or common name used in the profile for a fish is used in a post, it will shade and you can click it for more information on that species. Example, Betta splendens or Siamese Fighting Fish.
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Removal of Anniversary Dates
LHA will be reviewed in April each year and LHA rates will no longer change month on month, but will be subject to an annual review only.
The process for reviewing the LHA at the anniversary date of the claim is no longer a requirement. This is because all claimants will have their benefit assessed each April when the new rates take effect.
The provision for reviews at the anniversary date was abolished from January 2013.
Additional room allowances.
The existing allowances of 1 room each for:
Have been added to and now include 3 extra categories:
The weekly rates of Local Housing Allowance in Dumfries and Galloway from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 are as follows -
Properties with more than four bedrooms will be limited to the four bedroom rate. Anyone with an entitlement to Housing Benefit that does not cover their entire rent may be entitled to a top up award by way of a Discretionary Housing Payment.
More information - approved foster /kinship carer
Housing Benefit claimants who are approved foster or kinship carerswill be allowed an additional room, whether or not a child has been placed with them or they are between placements, so long as they have fostered a child, or have become an approved foster or kinship carer in the last 12 months.
What is an approved foster or kinship carer?
A child or qualifying young person in these circumstances is: a fostered child or young person boarded out with the claimant or partner; or placed for adoption or custodianship with the claimant or partner. Once a child has been adopted they become a dependent child in the household and treated in the normal way for the purposes of counting the number of bedrooms required.
Foster carers or kinship carers receive an allowance for looking after the children placed with them, this allowance is not counted as income for Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction, however the "payslips" may be requested by the benefit section in order to verify placements within the last 52 weeks.
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A couple with 1 child who rent a 3 bedroom house and are approved foster carers. At present, they are not caring for any foster children but they have done so in the last 12 months. Before these changes were introduced this family would be considered to need 2 rooms.. Now that this change has been made the family will be considered to need 3 bedrooms because 1 room is allowed for approved foster carers who have had a child placed with them in the last 12 months.
The couple would be require to provide confirmation at regular intervals of their status as approved foster or kinship carers and the dates on which a child, or children had been placed with them within the last 52 weeks.
Further information - Armed Forces
From 1 April 2013 - Armed Forces Personnel who continue to live with their parents will be treated as continuing to live at home, even when deployed on operations. This means that Social Sector Size Criteria and Local Housing Allowance rules on number of bedrooms will not be applied to the room normally occupied by them while they are away - so long as they intend to return home. In addition Housing Benefit recipients will not be subject to a non-dependant deduction whilst the armed forces personnel in their household are on operations, i.e. the amount that those who are working are expected to contribute to the household expenses. A deduction will apply for Council Tax Reduction (Council Tax Benefit replacement scheme).
Who does this affect?
The person in the armed forces must be the son, daughter, stepson or step daughter of the Housing Benefit claimant or partner. They must be:
What is a member of the armed forces?
How does this work:
There will be a non -dependant deduction whilst the member of the armed forces is at home. This will be based in the amount they earn. The claimant may be asked to provide the persons payslips.
There will not be any Non -dep deductions in Housing Benefit while the member of the armed forces in on operations.
When the non-dep moves in or out (on operations) the benefit claimant must report this to the benefit section as a change in circumstances.
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On "operations" - does not necessarily mean away from the UK, just away from their usual home. For example: that would cover RAF personnel with immediate response duties who will be on a base away from home for several months, or would have covered members of the armed forces deployed to assist with the Olympics. It will cover someone who is involved in operations that require them to be away from their home but it may also cover pre-deployment training and post operation leave (which is described as "normalisation")
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A single woman rents a 2 bedroom flat; her daughter is a member of the Armed Forces who continues to live with her mother when not on operations. The household will be deemed to need 2 bedrooms.
In this case the non-dependant deduction from Housing Benefit would only apply during the periods the daughter was at home and not away on operations: this lady would have to tell the Benefit section when her daughter is away from home on active service and also when she returns.
The benefit section may ask this customer to provide her daughters payslips and other documents to ensure the correct non-dependent deductions were in place for the correct periods.
Further information - Disabled child/ren.
Severely Disabled Children will be allowed 1 bedroom to themselves if they are unable to share with a sibling because of their severe disabilities. The Council must verify the reasons for this and may request medical evidence; many children are likely to be in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for their medical condition.
In addition, Local Authorities must consider not only the nature and severity of the disability, but also the nature and frequency of care required during the night, and how this may cause disturbance to the sleep of the child who would otherwise be required to share the bedroom.
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A couple rents a 4 bedroom house and have 2 daughters aged 6 and 10; their 6 year old is severely disabled. The Council is satisfied that the children are unable to share a bedroom because the attention required during the night by the disabled child disrupts the sleep of her 10 year old sister to a significant extent. This household will now be considered to need 3 bedrooms, not 2.


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is it safe to soak my feet into hot tubs?
I am confuse with some of the answer given in few questions relating to hot tubs bathing and massage. While some said it is ok to have a massage but not massing the hand and feet but others thinks is ok. While some thinks is ok to have a hot bath while other thinks it has to be below 100 degree. Having read the above, would it be safe to soak my feet into hot tubs (regardless of the heat, of course to my comfort) instead of the whole body? By the way, I am 5 months pregnant now.
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#55 Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Beileid
I can't claim familiarity with ambient jazz/blues. I came across
the same way I come across a lot of albums: it was recommended in a review that gave a high rating to an album I thought excellent. So I thought I'd give it a listen. The middle track, "Catch My Heart," is a Warlock cover featuring Mike Patton from Faith No More. And it's the only track with vocals. This record is extremely slow paced, minimalistic, and atmospheric. Usually anything with a saxophone can acquire my attention somehow, though. One YouTuber pointed out, correctly, that these guys seem influenced by the ambient side of Burzum, and metal ambient aesthetics in general.
#54 Sylosis - Edge of the Earth
Parts of this album are normally what I consider too fast-paced (I've always preferred death metal at a slower pace), but the song structures overall make up for it. They mix it up with varying paces which makes it a lot more enjoyable and easier to listen to. I'm still undecided on the vocals. I think they work for Sylosis' style, but they remind me an awful lot of "brootal metalcore" vocals, meaning they're not particularly melodic or appealing, which isn't a good thing. The melodic aspect of their sound and the solos and the different song structures are enough to keep me listening, such as the brief tune found in Empyreal Part 2, but this album would be much more appealing to those looking for stylized melodeath with obvious metalcore influences.
#53 The Flight of Sleipnir - Essence of Nine
I've commented before that this band shares common ground with Agalloch, even though they're not nearly as good. Some similarities might include clean and black metal vocals, high quality production, a folk vibe, a doom vibe, and a decent number of melodic acoustic sections. The songs aren't even close to being
The Mantle
Ashes Against the Grain
type quality, but still, the material is fairly solid and enjoyable. There's also a psychedelic and stoner aspect to the sound. Nothing groundbreaking here by any means, but it'll be a fairly enjoyable listen to anyone looking for a band influenced by Agalloch and psychedelic/experimental rock.
#52 Ah Ciliz - Reawakening Ancient Sorrow
This is some really intriguing ambient, atmospheric black metal. Some tracks have their aggressive parts ("Oceans From My Veins"), and some tracks are more dynamic ("Creators of Time," "Ancient Mayan Sorcery"), but as a general principal this album is soft, passive, melodic, and ambient. And it's melancholic and depressing. Vocals are sparse. We do get some voice samples throughout, all of which are fairly distorted and indiscernible. The vocals we get are extremely effective, piercing, BM screeches. If you're looking to sit in the dark and contemplate the darker side of life, this is your album.
#51 SORNE - House of Stone
I honestly couldn't figure out where to put this on my list. At first it blew me away, then I thought it was mediocre, then it blew me away again, now I just don't know. I didn't know whether to put it at #50 or #15. I can easily see myself a year or two from now looking back thinking
House of Stone
was one of the best albums of 2011. It's certainly one of the most unique. Everything about it, including its reception, is unorthodox.
If you're looking for something different... really really really different... you might check this album out (a lot of albums on this list are/will be different, but this one is REALLY different). All the instruments used here are homemade according to Morgan Sorne. No bass, no traditional drums. The vocals are amazing. The instruments are I don't even know. I don't know what instruments I'm listening to. All I know is they're used extremely meticulously. What a sound this band creates. Anything from a rudimentary tribal sound to a rich, vibrant, overwhelming, enveloping sound. Topics include birth, death, nature; this is like the soundtrack of the ancient world. "These are the songs of five dead children whose voices echo and seep through the cracks of the American dream."
HIGHLIGHTS: "Silent Fall," "Coyote," "Gigantomachia"
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Three charged with stealing car
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Three Illinois residents who were originally detained Monday for panhandling in Jefferson City have been charged with possessing a Cadillac that had been reported stolen from Florida.
Hunter Whitson, 23; Justin Jesse, 18; and Charly Jesse, 20, were each charged with one count of first-degree tampering.
A police probable cause statement said officers were told a female, Charly Jesse, had approached a man in the Eastland Plaza area on Schotthill Woods Drive asking for money for gas.
Officers found a Cadillac with Georgia license plates in a parking lot and later learned that the vehicle was stolen from Florida.
Officers talked with Justin Jesse and Hunter Whitson, who were in the vehicle, and later Charly Jesse, who had walked up to the car.
A search of the vehicle found identification from all three individuals, and all were from the state of Illinois.
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Joette Katz held a press conference on this snowy afternoon to announce her new leadership team. But most of the questions from the media centered on the case of a girl kidnapped as a baby from a New York hospital and raised by her abductor in Bridgeport.
Katz has ordered an investigation into the department's involvement in the case. Courant columnist Helen Ubinas says it's a good start, but she also hopes Katz will demand answers and restore some much-needed accountability to the beleaguered department.


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The Planet Express building, owned by Professor Hubert Farnsworth, is located in New New York city. It was built above a limestone cavern[1] and is the headquarters for Planet Express. The Professor, and presumably Dr. Zoidberg, are the only members of staff that actually live in the building, though Philip J. Fry initially lived there after being defrosted in the year 3000.
The building is divided into two sections. The smaller part is comprised of multiple floors and houses the offices and laboratories of the Professor. The larger section of the building is a hangar containing Planet Express ship, and has an automatic opening roof for takeoff and landing.
- The Professor has a glass dome on the roof of the building which he calls his Angry Dome. He goes there when he is angry and paces around shouting and making angry gestures. [2]
- The downstairs walrus tank in which Dwight and Cubert found the Anti-Backwards Crystal.[3]
- Observatory where the crew uses the Smell-O-Scope.[4]
- Hermes' and Zoidberg's offices.[5]
- The Lounge.
- The Accusing Parlor.[6]
- Basement.
- The Chamber of Understanding - A glass dome with a mirror ball in it, where Professor Farnsworth goes to think. [7]
- The Calamatorium
- The Mandatorium
- The Chart Room
- Farnsworth Lanes - A bowling alley that appears in The Inhuman Torch.
Real World Location
- The building is located in New New York on what would be West 57th Street in New York, as said by David X. Cohen. However, John DiMaggio thinks that it looks a lot like a Queens street. The building is next to the Hudson River.[8] According to "Viva Mars Vegas", however, the Planet Express building is stated to be located on 72nd Street. In "The Inhuman Torch", the building is instead shown to be located in Battery Park City.
Other Versions
- ↑ Bender's Big Score
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Woodmont Deli in Silver Spring used to have a Ladies Night special. One day a week, women ate for free. The special ran for years.
Sometime in the early '90's, a gent took them to court, claiming discrimination . They basked in the free publicity for months before folding to the opposition.
Long story short: they changed the Ladies Night promotion to include anyone in a dress, which resulted in several local men showing up to eat in dresses.
Moral of the story: Ladies Nights may be discriminatory, but the alternative is less appetizing.
I don't have a problem with Ladies Night or whatever, but to Steve Homer I present a simple solution: if you don't like what a place is doing, DON'T GO!
There - that wasn't hard, and it didn't involve lawyers, either.
Here's an example of a similar fight in New York, courtesy of The New Yorker:
I agree with the sentiment of the NOW activist quoted in the story --- this guy would not make a fun dinner companion.
Why is the Oriole macking on this chick?
Personally, I have no problem with it if the bars do not charge a cover for the guys. We could always use a few more women at bars.
I have a very similar photo with Tigger from the last time I went to Disney World. I think honey pots were two-for-one in the Hundred Acre Wood that night.
I have never heard it was ladies' night at a bar and decided that I had to go there, but I am completely unopposed to using my gender to get free booze. Or a job. Or an award.
I don't get it. It seems like a win-win situation.
It's obvious how it benifits the ladies, but it benifits the guys because there's more ladies in the bar/clubs for them to associate with/pick up/stare and gawk at/tell cheesy one liners to. You would think any guy would appreciate anything that brings more ladies to his particular location. My assumption is the guy is gay or unhappily married.
Yeah, of course it's not the most important issue in the world. But that still doesn't make it legal.
It's clear that any discrimination (positive or negative) based on race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, political affiliation, etc. is illegal. Just because most people like it, in this case, doesn't make it legal. So give the guy a break. He didn't write the laws; he's just asking that they be enforced.
While we're mentioning enforcing the laws that we didn't write, I would like the following laws enforced:
it is still an offense to take a lion into a cinema.
It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt.
It is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within 1 week of the Easter holiday.
You may not curse inside the city limits.
Oral sex can not be given or received anywhere.
Every law make sense and must be enforced accordingly!!!
Perhaps children and senior citizens should not get into theme parks, museums, etc. at discount rates. That's ageist! And those college kids getting discounts with their dang student IDs...
What are we talking about here? In this town when I think of Ladies Night it means Lesbian. In other places it means reduced admission ,free drinks, etc. for women. Where the women are the men are sure to follow, unless it is a Lesbian night?
D from Gtown -- there is a worm in her ear, and he's trying to peck it out.
Don't knock the Bird's moves, she looks into it!
"Steve Homer claims there is gender discrimination in ladies nights, and wants to see them ended."
In our PC world, he's right and it's perfect fodder for the ACLU but on a practical level it's not worth the bother, even if you don't have anything else to do.
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Flood control levees in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas operated and maintained by the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) saved millions of dollars in property damage and untold lives over the summer during the worst river flood in 43 years in the Valley. I am extremely proud of the performance of our levees and our dedicated staff during the flood.
The USIBWC received $220 million in Recovery Act appropriations for improvements to the Rio Grande Flood Control Project in Texas and New Mexico. To date, the USIBWC has awarded Recovery Act contracts in the amount of $209 million and will award an additional $11 million by the end of the month. We have done so in accordance with timelines established by the Recovery Act and with an unprecedented level of transparency. Nearly 600 jobs have already been preserved or created – a number that will increase significantly as construction continues over the next year.
The USIBWC was provided Recovery Act funding in large part because the agency had previously undertaken hydraulic studies, geotechnical analysis, and environmental studies, making our projects "shovel ready." The availability of this funding supported by the Obama administration allowed us to accelerate the completion of our initiative.
Prior to the availability of Recovery Act funding, we were pleased to partner with Hidalgo County and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to permit construction of a levee-wall along the Rio Grande to serve the dual purpose of border security and flood control. The USIBWC had also undertaken other levee improvement projects with our annual appropriations.
Some of the Recovery Act levee construction in the Lower Rio Grande Valley has already been completed. Coupled with construction projects previously undertaken by the USIBWC and Hidalgo County, the levees were in their best condition in years when Hurricane Alex and Tropical Depression #2 caused flood conditions over the summer. The U.S. interior floodway system in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy Counties, which was revamped following Hurricane Beulah in 1967, was used for the first time since 1988 and experienced its greatest flood flows ever. No major structural problems were identified with the levees and minor problems that arose were quickly addressed by USIBWC crews who worked round-the-clock for more than one month. The USIBWC also assisted local communities by pumping out floodwaters from neighborhoods with local drainage problems. Unfortunately, the Rio Grande flood did cause damage to property in some upstream communities where the USIBWC does not have authority for flood control.
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Vern McKinley, author of Financing Failure: A Century of Bailouts discusses the current fiscal crisis in Europe. Recorded in English and Chinese at SOH Radio.
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text: For a lot of reasons, this week's Homecoming game against Liberty Ranch is a huge game for Vista del Lago's varsity football team. The Eagles have had an up-and-down season with a loss to Oak Ridge, a win over Antelope, a loss t Casa Roble and then a win over Cordova last Friday. The Eagles would like to gain some momentum by winning two games in a row. Beyond that, Friday's game is the school's first Homecoming game and every team wants to win their Homecoming game. Finally, Liberty Ranch marks the team's first Sierra Valley Conference league game so a win would get the team off to a 1-0 start to its conference schedule. "Building some momentum was our message to the team after Friday's game," Jones said. "First you put some plays together and then you put some drives together. Then maybe you play a good half of football and then you advance to playing a good game of football. Now we've got to see if we can put two good games together. "We're almost halfway through our season so it's time where all our work in practice starts paying off. It's time to push forward to where we're starting to jockey for position in our league." The Eagles are coming off their first varsity shutout in school history, a 49-0 win over Cordova on Friday. Anthony Mull threw a pair of touchdown passes to Caleb Gottschalk in the first quarter and hooked up with David Slayton midway through the second, which gave the Eagles a 21-0 lead. Trey Hairabedian then rushed for two scores in the final 2:10 of the half to put the Eagles up 35-0 at the break. Steven Gudino and Ethan Pipion scored on 1-yard runs in the second half to finish the scoring. Defensively, Mason Reinert recovered a Cordova fumble that led to Vista's first score. On Cordova's next possession, Vista forced the Lancers to punt and Emery Vermilyea tackled the Lancers' punter before he could get the kick off and that led to Vista's second touchdown. Andrew Whitney added an interception for the Eagles in the second half. This week's the Eagles are preparing for a team much like they were two years ago. Liberty Ranch (1-3) has a varsity football team for the first time this season and is coming off their first varsity win over Mira Loma. "We know what they're going through," Jones said. "I tell our guys this all the time. Every week we have an opponent but it's more about what we're doing and how we perform. We just want to improve each time we step onto the football field." JV Eagles 21, Cordova 0 The junior varsity team set the tone for the varsity boys, as they posted a shutout against the Lancers. Offensively, Colin McCargo and Dustin Boswell caught touchdown passes from quarterback Justin Moore, Boswell's coming from 65 yards out. Austin Eberle scored Vista's final touchdown on a 10-yard run. "It's always nice to get a shutout," Vista coach Zac Kinter said. "We did some nice things in the first half, but it was a sloppy game offensively. I don't know if it was a lack of concentration or effort or what, but we missed out on some opportunities. "We have high expectations and we've got to improve on our performance and learn how to play a whole game." Freshman win 39-22 The Eagles scored touchdowns on their first three possessions on their way to a big win. Josh Pfeffer and Michael Majeski scored on touchdown runs, while Andrew Schantz hooked up with Tyler Kaim for another score. Vista's offensive line, Cooper Valencia, Dalton Ostrander, Kevin Gough, Thomas Gust and Patrick Roche, dominated the line of scrimmage, continually opening holes for the running backs. Defensively, the Eagles allowed the Lancers less than 100 yards and had five sacks and two safeties. Ryan Kuzinich, Austin McGuire, JT Winkler, Austin Muir, Andrew Columbel, Dennis Sereda, Gough, Majeski, Austin Wertens, Kaim, Chris Veit and Brady Hein led the defense.


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Israel must remain cautious and never allow any American politician or spokesman, to talk them into giving up their God Given land. Giving up more land makes Israel more vulnerable, and under no circumstances must Benjamin Netanyahu sign this Nuclear Proliferation Treaty, it would be total suicide for Israel. I hope everyone realizes Israel must stay one step ahead of her enemies which are multiple. There are Many Americans who can see the writting on the wall, and sometimes its not pretty.
Many of us are also dedicated in our support, love, and admiration of this soverign nation in the Middle East who is surrounded by Radical enemies with thoughts of destruction, and grabbing resources and wealth from this beautiful land!
Let Israel set its own agenda, and quit trying to appease her enemies.
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On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Rob Clewley <email@example.com> wrote:

> Is there a good way to use scipy.integrate.odeint to calculate trajectories
 > from an observed velocity field? I know you can do this when you have an
 > analytic expression for dx/dt, but in this case I have a spatial grid of
 > values for dx/dt. The only way I've come up with is to make the function
 > passed to odeint something that will interpolate fromt the grid to the given
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I don't think odeint is the right tool for this job - there is no ODE
 integration to do if you do not have an explicit function for the
 vector field. You should think of it purely as an interpolation
 problem. You have (t,x) values and (t, dx/dt) values, so this defines
 a piecewise quadratic function which has continuous *second*
 derivative everywhere (i.e. the trajectory smoothly agrees at your
 mesh points). I would use the polynomial interpolation classes that
 were recently added to scipy by Anne Archibald (search this list for
 details about it). You pass it your arrays of values and you get back
 a function that smoothly interpolates through your points. This is the
 most accurate trajectory that you can derive from this finite mesh
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I understand the idea of the curve fitting. But I'm having trouble seeing how to take the krogh_interpolator in scipy and apply it to a 2, or better yet, 3 dimensional problem. Any pointers?

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