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There isn't much that separates Todd Higdon from racers all over the country. He started out in go-karts and moved up a step at a time until he got to the V-8 cars. He works a full-time job, considers racing a hobby, and has raced all his life out of his own pocket. Sounds familiar, right? It is until you add this fact: Last year, Todd Higdon's racing program paid for itself.
The difference was a pretty dramatic change in Higdon's philosophy on racing, but it was one that paid off handsomely. Like many racers, the driver from Danielsville, in northern Georgia, had always tried to move up to the next class as soon as his finances and abilities allowed. It was fun and always a challenge racing against better competition, but Higdon realized it also kept him a small fish in a big pond. It wasn't until he decided to take what many would consider to be a step "down" that he began having the all-around success that he'd been after for years.
In The Beginning"My buddy and I started out racing go-karts for about 10 years before we started car racing," Higdon says. "When more tracks started popping up around the North Georgia area, my buddy and I went in together and built our first four-cylinder car."
Higdon raced Mini-Stocks on dirt for a few years before deciding to move again. In 2001, he made the jump to asphalt and began racing a touring Super Late Model series. But Higdon wasn't having as much fun as he had hoped, and his wallet was taking a beating.
"I know plenty of people love racing on asphalt, but it wasn't as much fun for me, personally, as racing on dirt," he says. "Plus, it really opened my eyes that at this level, racing really became a money game. You always had to be on brand new tires when you unloaded or else you would be slow. For the cost of just the tires combined with the typical purses, if you weren't running Second every week, you really couldn't foot the bill for the night."
Higdon went back to dirt again for 2002, this time racing Late Models in the Southern All Stars touring series. Again, money put a big crimp in the racing plans. "When I decided to go back to dirt, I was fortunate to find some used cars that were very reasonable," Higdon says. "The car came with a motor, and I also had a new one built. I thought I was all set to race with the big boys, but I realized pretty quickly that with no funding, other than my own money, I wasn't going to be able to compete against the bigger guys with sponsors.
"The biggest problem was I had a bit of bad luck, and I just didn't have the money to recover from it," he continues. "We blew three motors that year, which hit the pocketbook pretty hard. The all-aluminum motors for that series cost between $20,000 and $30,000, and I had a new motor that gave up on me after 18 laps in one race. That is something that's just part of the game when you are racing at a high level, but losing a new hand-built motor that quickly was still pretty hard to stomach. Because I was always trying to scrape up money to get the motors rebuilt, I managed to only race 10 times that season. It wasn't exactly what I got into racing for."
Opportunity KnocksOf course, Higdon's struggles to finance his racing obsession were hardly unique. It is the racers, however, who are often their own worst enemy. Rule makers and the sanctioning bodies have for years been searching for ways to lower the cost of racing, but racers have historically found interesting-and even more expensive-ways around the rules. If the rules limit what you can do in one area, racers will often pour their money into another.
The one change that has had some success in cutting costs, however, is the recent phenomenon of sealed crate engines. The sealed engine-meaning teams can't work on or adjust anything in the engine-first saw acceptance in a top-level racing series in the ASA in the late '90s when the series instituted a version of Chevrolet's LS1 powerplant. Since then, many local tracks have taken advantage of GM's line of sealed crate motors built specifically for racing. There are a lot of strong opinions on both sides of the debate when it comes to crate motors, but one thing is certain: Few can compete with the General when it comes to cheap horsepower.
Stan Lester was a longtime racer who had also grown tired of the escalating costs required to be competitive. Lester had also watched the growing acceptance of sealed crate motor programs and thought the idea would work well in a touring series for Dirt Late Models.
"I had raced for nearly 40 years and watched the costs involved just increase year after year," Lester says. "Before I got out, I owned a Late Model team in an asphalt touring series. I owned a car, two motors, and two rear ends outright. We won over 90 percent of our races and still lost money. It was crazy, and I knew that a lot of tracks weren't making any money either. In a lot of cases, the dropping car counts meant fewer people in the stands."
The solution, Lester decided, was to sell his race team and start his own racing series. Using his own racing experience, he built his parameters around what he felt would provide the best racing at the least cost. First, he would race dirt tracks, because it is what he describes as his first love. Racing on dirt also has the advantage that new tires aren't normally as critical for speed. Dirt racers can often get by racing two or more events on just about everything except the right rear, which wears quicker. Another critical cost-saving measure Lester decided on early was to require sealed crate engines. Thus was born the Fastrak Champions Series, one of the first touring Dirt Late Model racing series anywhere to depend solely on crate engines.
Making The SwitchLester felt he had the right formula for a successful racing series, but he also knew he needed racers to fill the field. Lester knew Higdon-knew him as a hard-nosed racer who had struggled, not from a lack of desire or determination, but from a lack of cold, hard cash. After struggling in his first season racing the Southern All Stars Series, Higdon had spent 2003 racing at a local track and wasn't necessarily looking to join a touring series again. Still, the unique aspects of Lester's new series were enough to pique his interest.
"Stan Lester approached me late in 2003," Higdon explains. "He told me he was starting a new Late Model series that would be racing GM crate engines and asked if I might be interested in racing in it. I said I was willing to look at anything that could save me a little money and still allow me to race."
Lester's aim with the Fastrak Champions Series was to create a place to race for either Late Model racers who found they simply couldn't afford to race competitively at that level, or racers looking for more seat time in a Late Model chassis before moving up to the full-blown Late Models with all-aluminum engines producing upwards of 700 hp.


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It is time to do something right now as I have stated before and challenged the
scientific community to make ice blocks it is not to late. It is a fact that 4% of earths water is going into the atmosphere from global warming above the normal. If you make ice we could offset the 4% increase and lessen the effects of severe weather caused by the 4% added moisture going into the atmosphere. We could also let sea water into low dessert areas to grow shrimp and mangrove forrests which eat up vast amounts of carbon. Ice keeps well into the summer if it is shaded or released back into the rivers or streams or even storm drains it would cool the planet off using refrigerators that are already running so there is no energy spent making the ice just individuals time. Wheres the scientific community on this idea as 4% is not all that hard to achieve. I will make ice today but we need all of us for this to work if anything we will have ice for cocktail parties.
Celebrating 40 Years of Polar Bear Preservation
Celebrating 40 years of protection, 2013 was declared Year of the Polar Bear by the World Wildlife Federation (WWF). Polar bears, which are native to the surrounding seas and land encompassing the Arctic Circle, were first protected under the 1973 Agreement on Conservation of Polar Bears. While the international agreement between the governments of Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the U.S. has "ensured the animal's survival," the polar bear is still considered a "vulnerable species," according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources' Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN).
The concept behind the 1973 Agreement was to protect polar bears—the world's largest land carnivores—and their habitat, especially denning and feeding areas as well as migration corridors, from hunting, killing or capturing. Since the 1973 Agreement signing, participating nations (also referred to as range states) helped fund a research project to "establish protected areas" for polar bears and determine the most endangered subpopulations within the species.
Out of the 19 subspecies, the IUCN determined that "eight are declining, three are stable, one is increasing and seven have insufficient data," according to a 2009 study.
The biggest challenge, which is likewise causing an uncertain future for polar bears, is the rapidly warming Arctic. The Arctic ice that polar bears so greatly depend on will "shrink" in the coming years, increasing the species' vulnerability to climate change, according to the WWF. Therefore, to raise global awareness, the federation dedicated 2013 to celebrating the polar bear.
In an effort to further protect polar bears, which have roamed the planet for around 600,000 years, and bring attention to their preservation, the WWF said it is concentrated on addressing current climate change and reducing future Arctic industrialization.
"The range states have an opportunity in 2013 to repeat the successes of the past 40 years," Geoff York, WWF's international leader on polar bears, said on the federation's website. By committing to habitat protection, addressing climate change, managing harvest, mitigating Arctic industrial development and funding polar bear research, these countries can ensure polar bear populations remain healthy for the next 40 years and beyond."
The WWF said it will continue to fund ongoing research projects to help protect the future of polar bears.
Together with the range states and the worldwide scientific community, the WWF is committed to addressing the realities of a changed planet and determined to develop a plan to protect what it calls, "the Last Ice Area."
"This is a key year for polar bears," York said. "While polar bears and their Arctic home face a challenging future, we need to recognize and celebrate the conservation achievements to date."
To learn more about Year of the Polar Bear, visit WWF's website.

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Colombian pornstar Lisa Daniels is a Virgo which explains why she is so different from one day to the next As her moods change she can go from being an elegant model to a wild party girl in the blink of an eye, so it's best for you to be ready if you plan to hang with Lisa because she can definitely keep you on your toes! She also loves to go out partying with her girlfriends on the Miami club scene down in South Beach and it's always fun to see her walk past a crowd because every head (male or female) turns quick to catch an extra look at her gorgeous legs as they go down past! On the Reality Kings network you'll see ALL of Lisa Daniels and many of her sexy girlfriends going full throttle and taking sexuality to a whole new much more sensual level. Just being able to witness all the action is an amazing experience, but thanks to the high quality video. it's almost as good as being right in the room while it happens!
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008
After a long day of shopping for our lingerie party we decided to go back to my house and try on some of the sexy outfits. Jodi was looking incredible in her corset and black stockings. Her big luscious boobs and nice ass got my pussy reading for a licking. She asked me to show her the crotchless panties that i had on and when i did she tongued fucked my pink pussy till i came all over her face. We even had time to play with our toys before the party. I cant wait to see Jodi again and have her all to myself.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008
Today Brooke and Lisa were on the beach getting a little tan while there husbands were out and about doing there thing. So after there tan the ladies decided to have a drink and relax a bit. I guess the liquor got them turned and one thing led to another and before you knew it they were exchanging kisses and ice cubes. Shortly after they had all the toys and went thru several different positions that Im sure you will definitely want to see. Enjoy!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2007
Well its the holiday season again and the women of MND are once again all alone with none of their husbands giving them the sex there lookiong for! So the girls get together and plan a pta toy drive and while in the process of packing gifts for the drive the girls pull out a few toys of their own. Lets just say they had there own toy drive which ended up easing all of their sex drives! Enjoy the festivities!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2007
Today Charmane, Lysa, and Samantha found some time to catch up with each other since they havent seen each other in a while. They all decided to bake some cup cakes for the kids, for a bake sale that theyre having. As usual there husbands are all gone and there home alone and horny! So you know what happens from there. The wives decide to take matters into there own hands. Literally! Dildos and all.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2007
With the husbands away, the milfs can play. We hadnt seen Skye in years. She flew into town to see her hubby, but his flight was canceled. We couldnt leave her to friend for herself, so we took care of her. We went back to my house and the fun began. Im sure she forgot all about him for a few hours, and we got to see how hot her little pussy looks when it gets filled up with something. It creams so much.. Delicious.
Site: Vip Crew
Date: Sunday, April 15, 2007
YEEEE HAAA Howdy yall. It is a dang good ol party at the el raunchy ranch. Our cowgirls were roped in from all over the place to give the cowboys a rooting tooting good ol time. They were topless in no time when the big guns came out blazing. This party covered all aspects of a wild west orgy. Some of our ladies want to ride the bull and some wanted to ride the cowboy. Any way you look at it, the fun was overwhelming.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2007
Mmmm Mmm!! Good till the last drop! Trust me I could not wait to lick every inch of my perfect friend Mariah! We had some delectable sweets to get us in the mood! You know my two main vices are my Big Dildo and Chocolate! So you could just imagine how this put us in the mood! Before you know it Mariah is getting fucked hard by two girls, and I wanted some more of her sweet chocolate ass!! Yummy!! I love when my girls get a chance to come out and play and spend some sexy milf time with me! We have to be the fucking hottest most fuckable moms on the planet! I love when my pretty mommies cum over for some lick time! And today was quite the titty treat! I was in heaven two girls sucking on my tits while I down some wine and chocolate!! This was such a delici-ASS day!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2007
I called my sexy mamas over to help me plant a few flowers around my balcony terrace! We all had barely any clothes on so it was a good excuse to get some sun on our tight bodies! Before I knew it we were soaking wet and ready to be a bit crazy! After the water fight we said fuck it and just were ripping our clothes off! The water dripping down those tits made me salivate! Once the Digging started the Hoes came out!!
Site: Vip Crew
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2007
WOW. I can not even think of where to start telling you about what went on at this crazy luau. We have everything for you this time. This party is going to be stuck in my mind till I dye, which hopefully will not be any time soon. There was all kinds of fun with oil, topless smiles, camel toes, pussy shots, anal, fire, and a house load of other party favorites. If you can not find anything you like at this party you must be...well go to papi.com. This party had everything and showed just about anything. Our ladies just love to get loose and crazy for the camera, so you can feel like you were there. Do not miss this one for sure.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2007
My sexy mamas came over to my place for a little fun time! We took no time today stripping naked for eachother! I love when my favorite ladies stay the weekend for lots and lots of xxx sex and girly time. I could not stop kissing and licking Elenas sweet pussy! Once we got our toys out it was time to play!! Cum and see!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2007
We have to be the most sex crazed MILFs out there! I love to fuck but today was really HOT as FUCK! My Girls and I met up with a guy friend for lunch! It did not take long to suggest we go back to the house and get to business! I had my choice of cock and pussy all over the place! I love watching my sexy girls take some big cock while i finger myself and steal a few licks! If this was friday I was really excited to see what goes on this weekend! We defiently have to fuck our brains out again real soon!
Site: In The Vip
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
It is no panty Tuesdays. Our ladies are ready to please. No waiting in line, and the drinks are just chilling by the time we roll in. Some of our favs were getting the other ladies all hot and bothered to show you everything. Tits came out, and stayed out all night. Some panties were not even present that night. The VIP ladies get wet for you all night. They were box munching every other minute. Josh brought back the hottest ladies we have had the pleasure of seeing fucked in a very long time. They had it all from head to their little toes. Josh had his hands full with the lovey curves of these two vixens. The sex was mind blowing. This update will a favorite for a long time.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, January 27, 2007
Just another lovely day with my sexy mamas! We hit the mall for some quick shopping and some chit chat! I was soon to find out my girl Heidi had the whole night to herself! So we made the decision to go home and really enjoy ourselves! I could not keep my tongue out of her pussy! She tasted so sweet! We love when shopping leads to panties coming off and an evening full of naughty playtime!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2007
My mommies and I hit the video store for a good movie to watch tonight! We planned on cuddling up and relaxing all night! But once us girls get together you know how shit can get crazy quick! Little to say the movie fell to the way side and I became way more interested in Lilys ass! We had fun teasing licking and strapping on some big cock to make sure we all came! This was way better than any movie I have ever seen!
Site: In The Vip
Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
It was a chilly night, but our hot VIP ladies kept us all warmed up. They were half naked, nice and nipplely. It did not take long for the party to get loose. Josh and Jay got the sweet pleasure to party late night with two hotties. These two were a sexy pair that will get any guy stiff.
Site: In The Vip
Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
This party was great. There was more tits and ass then usuall. Our VIP ladies sure know how to party and do it half naked. There were nice up skirt shots and a little game of limbo with a pair of panties. Austin with her Texas size titties went all night with Josh. Her sexy body was a party of its own, and Josh came all over it.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, December 4, 2006
We thought we had a parent teacher conference over at our kids school today! However because of the holidays there was no meeting! Luckily we were able to meet up with a mutal friend to talk about our desires for the school year! However our dirty desires got in the way of our business! It was all worth it in the end to taste that pussy!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, November 13, 2006
Just another day relaxing in the shade away from the hustle and bustle of family life. The ladies and I found a quiet retreat in the back yard where we could chat in private! However the hammock was so inviting that we decided to take full advantage of the spot! I am so ready to put a hammock in my bedroom after todays adventure! SCHWING!
Site: Vip Crew
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
When we throw a party we tell everybody to bring very little. The crew will be taking off pretty much everything they bring anyways. This party was compacted, but it had one big impact. There was naked bodies all over the place almost instantly. The crew filled the pool, the little water fall spot, every room in the house, and just about every tongue was exploring. There was more wetness at this party than just the girls coming out of the pool.
Site: In The Vip
Date: Monday, October 23, 2006
It is that time of year when everybody can dress and act like the freaks they really are without being bothered too much. There was a racer hottie, sexy ass cops, a sweet hot Indian, and many more sexy treats in our crew. We always have the freakiest of freaks, and they love to show us their costumes and the sweet treats that hide in them. Satine and her friend gave Josh the skeleton his treats early this year, and he gave then a huge bone of there life time. Trick or Treat.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, October 16, 2006
What a blast we had today! Before we got back to the condo to be our crazy dirty selves! We stopped at the costume shop for a few good laughs and to pick up some cute costumes for the little ones! Once the purchases were made we headed for the door! After a few cocktails it was time to get real and get our freak on!!! I love hanging out with sexy friends having sexxxy times!! Sooo damn HOT!!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, October 9, 2006
The girls and I always have so much fun together. We love new adventures and decided on a chilly day at the ice skating rink. We had a blast skating around and spending time with our college friend Desiree. We were so HOT the we almost melted the ICE!
Site: In The Vip
Date: Monday, September 25, 2006
We got ourselves into a new club in L.A. that just did not let us get wild like we love to do. We did not realize the club did party like the rest of L.A. We had a few drinks and then got out asap. We continued back at one of our party spots to get loose. The others went to a better spot to get naked and real freaky. Annette and her friend were a sexy match that loved the game called anything goes.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, September 11, 2006
I had my sexalicious friend Anastasia swing by and see my new apartment! She loved it and we loved her luscious body! I took my time with this tasty morsel!! Once she had a once over with the new place. We gave her a gooooood once over ourselves.. LICK!!!
Site: In The Vip
Date: Monday, August 28, 2006
We have the L.A. ladies in the VIP that like to pop their pussy all night. The tits and ass follow along. We brought some girls that were talking dirty and shaking it all around the club. Rob and Josh told them about the after party to see if they were really party girls. They kept it real and back up the dirty talk.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, August 28, 2006
Instead of the normal orgasm we always love to give each other! We decided to go to the extreme today and try out an AIRGASM! Can you imagine jumping out of a plane naked?! Well we can! You know we love to get our pussies wet and this really did it! After the jump we had to use up the rest of our adrenaline on each other!! Wild fun!!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, August 21, 2006
Today was sexy!! The ladies and I decided to have a nice relaxing day!! But as per usual things got sexy! We just could not keep our hands off of Kelli!! Beautiful tits hott lips!! I could not wait to lick her all over!! Ohh and of course fuck her harder and better than her husband could.. Mmmm.. She just wanted more!! I love it!!!
Site: Vip Crew
Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2006
It has been blazing hot in Cali and toasting our ladies to a golden brown. It was so hot that the girls did not want to even keep their little bikinis on. It did not take long before people started to wander off and getting freaky. That is what you do at a VIP crew party. Have fun, meet, and bang new people all in the same day.
Site: In The Vip
Date: Monday, August 14, 2006
It was a killer night out with our sexy ladies. They really make the party live. The camera turns them on more than anything else. We kept the party going till the ladies could not walk straight because we gave them the stiff ones. I am not talking about drinks. Rob and Josh swapped these hotties till their tops popped.
Site: In The Vip
Date: Monday, July 17, 2006
We had another blown out party in the west coast. The ladies love to party and show off. There was more t and a then there was drinks. Our VIP hotties always out number the guys. We had a great half dress party, and a better after party. Jenaveve was the high light at the end of the night with her slamming body.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, July 10, 2006
What a beautiful day at the beach it was! We decided to have a few drinks at the pier and also meet up with an old girlfriend! We had a great time reminiscing about our wild college days! Even after having kids we still look so hot so we decided to head home. We thought it would be hot to relive our sexy college times and get nasty like we used too.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, June 26, 2006
I invited Silvia to come and eat with us at a cute little restaurant near my condo. She said that she could make it and meet us out there for some dinner and drinks. We talked forever about all kinds of girl stuff! We got all our frustrations out and downed a few martinis! The girls and I decided to have a night to ourselves so we went over to the condo to continue our little party! Things got wild once we said CHEERS!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, June 19, 2006
Its been said that golfing relieves stress. The girls and I decided to give it our all today and shoot a round at the course. Our hot girlfriend Angel has been having some issues with her man and we decided this was a good way to relieve that tension. We hit a few birdies and almost got a milf in one! Feeling better we went back to the condo to play the field on our sexy girlfriend!!!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, June 12, 2006
Ahh a wonderful day of shopping with some Hot friends! Nothing make us more horny than a full day of shopping and some delicious martinis to wind down the day! Before our day was over we made sure to pick up some new lingerie for us to seduce each other with when we got back to the condo! Milf's and Martinis do mix well!! Yummy!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, May 29, 2006
Today was shooting range day! I got the ladies together to try something a little dangerous and extremely fun! We learned how to cock our guns and fire at will! Once the bullets were spent we decided to head home and unload a few rounds off on ourselves! Bang bang!!!
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, April 24, 2006
Today the girls and I hit the slopes for some wild fun in the snow! The ladies and I love to ski so we figured this would be a great way to spend the day! We looked so damn hot that the snow started to melt. Soon our leggs felt tired so we headed back to the lodge to warm eachother up. We could not wait to get out of our snow gear and give eachother a rub down.
Site: In The Vip
Date: Monday, April 10, 2006
The west coast is keeping us coming back with the big tits and wild nights. The shots were getting poured on everyone, and the tits and asses were bouncing all over. Puma could not keep her big titties from bursting out which did not bother us one bit. She had a little party of her own with Rob later on. Her skinny frame and huge body pillows ended the night just right.
Site: Milf Next Door
Date: Monday, April 3, 2006
It was a beautiful day for some girl talk at a local cafe out by the water. Dining on cappuccino and dessert we made our naughty afternoon plans to go back to the condo for some lickable fun. We all agreed it was time to please ourselves. Angie especially loved pleasing our hot milf asses in a nasty way with some sexy toys. Mmmm.
Site: We Live Together
Date: Monday, January 9, 2006
We were up to our necks in laundry and our washing maching was not working so we tried to call a sexy handygirl to come over and fix it but did not find any. We finally decided to go to the laundry mat where we hooked up with Lsya. She was folding some real sexy lingerie looking hot in her pink outfit. Her mouth watering boobs made us forget about our laundry and head back to our place where things got freak wet and steamy.


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One of the most valuable things anyone can bring to the innovation process is great ideas for uniquely solving consumer needs. And, in order to bring novel (innovative) ideas to your organization, I have found that it is important to continually sharpen and expand your instincts and intuition. Here are six techniques that can help.
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The most successful innovations throughout history have one thing in common – they are valued by consumers because they uniquely meet and/or exceed previously unfulfilled functional and/or emotional needs. And one of the best ways to tap into your consumer's emotional needs is through design. Continue reading
Just because you don't understand how and why your customers make the decisions they are making today, it doesn't mean that they are fickle! Technology, in addition to the Great Recession, have both profoundly changed the consumer, and it is highly unlikely that they will return to the behaviors and patterns of yesteryear. Continue reading
The one common ingredient across successful and innovative organizations is the commitment to learning; alternatively, having a Learning Culture. But, what does it mean to have a learning culture? This article discusses the three competencies of innovative organizations with Learning Cultures.


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Counties with most rapid growth in employment, June 2003-June 2004
January 19, 2005
In June 2004, Rutherford County, Tennessee, which is in the center of the State, had the biggest over-the-year gain in employment among the largest counties in the U.S.
Employment grew by 8.5 percent in Rutherford County from June 2003 to June 2004, while the nation as a whole experienced job growth of 1.2 percent.
Elkhart County, Indiana, which borders Michigan, had the next largest increase, 7.6 percent. The counties with the next highest rates of job growth were Clark, Nevada (which includes Las Vegas), Prince William, Virginia (an outer suburb of Washington, DC), and Collin, Texas (a suburb of Dallas).
The BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program produced these data, which are preliminary and subject to revision. Employment data presented here are for all workers covered by State and Federal unemployment insurance programs. The largest counties are those with employment levels of 75,000 or more—there are 317 such counties. Find more about pay and employment in large counties in "County Employment and Wages: Second Quarter 2004" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 05-31.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Counties with most rapid growth in employment, June 2003-June 2004 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2005/jan/wk3/art02.htm (visited June 26, 2016).
Recent editions of Spotlight on Statistics
Employment and Wages in Healthcare Occupations
Healthcare occupations are a significant percentage of U.S. employment. Some of the largest and highest paying occupations are in healthcare. This Spotlight examines employment and wages for healthcare occupations.
Fifty years of looking at changes in peoples lives
Longitudinal surveys help us understand long-term changes, such as how events that happened when a person was in high school affect labor market success as an adult.
- A look at pay at the top, the bottom, and in between
The Spotlight examines how earnings and wages have changed over time and how they differ within a geographic area, industry, or occupation.


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netdisco-rancid-export - Generate RANCID Group Configuration
This script requires some configuration to be added to your Netdisco "
~/environments/deployment.yml" file,
for example:
rancid: rancid_home: /var/lib/rancid down_age: '1 day' by_ip: [ other ] groups: switch: [ 'name:.*[Ss][Ww].*' ] rtr: [ 'name:[rR]tr.*' ] ap: [ 'name:[aA][pP].*' ]
The location to write RANCID Group configuration files into. A subdirectory for each Group will be created.
This should be the same or greater than the interval between regular discover jobs on your network. Devices which have not been discovered within this time will be marked as "
down" to RANCID.
This dictionary maps RANCID Group names with configuration which will match devices in the Netdisco database. The configuration is the same as any of Netdisco's "
*_only" settings, and accepts IP, prefix, device property.
List of RANCID Groups which will have Device IPs written to the RANCID configuration file, instead of DNS or SNMP host names.


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Good evening. It's time to have a little time to write and focus on what is important, what really turns us on and brings us to life! If we focus on these things we will go to bed tonight eager and looking forward to the new day. Living our passions gives us purpose. There will be no room for boredom, depression, or anxiety… Ready?
In your journals, simply write: I feel most alive when… then write,write, write! Have fun.
Let's see…
I feel most alive when…
1. I am writing.
2. I am riding my bike.
3. I am taking a walk outside.
4. I am gazing out at the ocean, my back patio garden, a beautiful night sky…
5. My husband smiles at me
6. I've just had a great yoga class, swim, or workout at the gym
7. I feel like I have put in a good day at work.
8. Going on a trip, or even planning for a trip. I love adventure!
9. Trying new things.
10. Dancing around and moving my body.
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|Pangandaran Beach
Pangandaran Beach is one of tourism object at Kabupaten Ciamis, Provinsi Jawa Barat.This Beach is on Java South sea and noted at visit Indonesia the year 2008. In consequence, local government through Dinas Pariwisata and Budaya, always corrects and complements various area support facilities at Pangandaran beach
Visitor can enjoy nature panorama of Pangandaran Beach which is beautiful and extent of white sand gradient of its fascinating coast. Two hills flanking Pangandaran Beach makes sea wind and wave ripples is relatively small, so visitor are able to do various activities, like swimming, boating encircles the peninsula, fishing, relaxing along the beach, or only enjoy the natural beauty from hotel, which spreading all over the area. Visitor can also watch sunset and sunrise from the same place.
For visitor who wish to dive, in this area there is marine park with various beautiful flora and fauna..
The road around this coast has paved. All Facilities are accessible with motorbike or bicycle. When night arrives, visitor will remain comfortable resided in Pangandaran Beach, because the area has been equipped with adequate illuminator.
Every weekend, West Java folk art usually performed. In certain months its performed by various event, like intention of fisherman sea Pangandaran in March, nyiar lumar in June, international kite festival (Pangandaran International Kite Festival) in July, decorative boat carnival in August, fishing competition in September, cross country vacation and off road event in October, and celebration party of new year in December.
Pangandaran beach is located in Kecamatan Pangandaran, Sub-Province Ciamis, Province Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
From Bandung, visitor can use route Bandung – Tasikmalaya - Pangandaran. Ithe distance around 236 kilometer. Besides with bus, visitor can entrain until station Banjar. From Banjar, journey is continued with bus until Pangandaran.
From Yogyakarta, visitor can apply route Yogyakarta - Cilacap - Banjar - Pangandaran. the distance around 385 kilometer. Besides with bus, visitor can entrain until station Banjar. From Banjar, journey is continued with bus until Pangandaran.
Accomodation and Facility
In Pangandaran Beach area, there are various supporting facilities, like safe and wide parking bays, hotel with various types, team SAR, camping ground, guide, and tourism information center.
Despitefully, in the area there are other facility, like bank, ATM, money changer, restaurant, booth eats, theater, place of rent of bicycle and tire, ski jet propulsion, telephone-shop, voucher refill, the sailing, and present centre and handicraft outlet.
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The Grand Foyer
With the exception of the ceiling painting by Thierry Bosquet (ca. 1970), the interior decoration of the Grand Foyer dates from 1856. Designed by Poelaert, this room is a good example of the eclectic style. As well as being used for serving refreshments, the foyer is also used for chamber music concerts and as a lecture hall where introductions to the operas are given.


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May 27, 2011
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Stanford Cardinal (42-16) 10-0 in five innings to even the best-of-three 2011 NCAA Softball Tuscaloosa Super Regional at one game apiece in Rhoads Stadium Friday afternoon. Alabama (50-9) scored in all five innings led by junior Jennifer Fenton who hit safely in all four plate appearances and tied her career best with six RBI.
Alabama's ace Kelsi Dunne took the win, pushing her record to 27-4 this season while Stanford's Teagan Gerhart (26-12) took the loss. After a 30-minute break, the two teams return for the decisive third game.


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I'm new to using the SVN system and having hard time figuring out how to delete files uploaded mistakenly.
What I've done:
- Committed the trunk folder with right clicking on "SVN Commit"
- Right clicked and choose "TortoiseSVN" -> "Branch/Tag"
- In the section of "To path:" in the "Branch/Tag - Tortoise" window, I typed
/*mydirectory*/tags/*1.0.11*where 1.0.11 was supposed to be 184.108.40.206
- After realizing 1.0.11 was a mistake, to remove the directory, I right clicked on the 1.0.11 folder in Windows and selected "TortoiseSVN" -> "Delete"
It deleted the folder in Windows but does not delete the folder in the remote server.
According to this page,http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2092344/how-do-i-delete-a-wrongly-tagged-directory-in-svn, a command can be used and I tried to type
svn in the command prompt window but it gives
svn is not recognized as an internal or external command.
This should be a very basic question but I could not find relevant pages. Some pages suggest to use
revert but I've already committed 18.104.22.168 so I'm afraid doing revert causes the newest one to be deleted.
Thanks for your information.


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Marion Eugene Biranowski, 87, of Medina, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013. Marion was born August 20, 1926 in Cleveland, to the late Marion H. and Clemantine F. (Nowacinski) Biranowski.
Marion honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of American Legion Post 421 for 54 years. After his deployment, Marion went on to work at Ohio Bell for 42 years as an installer. He was an avid fisherman, bowler, and enjoyed playing card games. He enjoyed traveling with his wife, especially their Alaska trip. In his spare time Marion volunteered as a shuttle driver for Southwest General Hospital.
Marion is survived by his loving children, Beth (Dave) Lofy, Tim Biranowski, and Kathy (Bob) Quintiliano; dear grandchildren, Matthew Lofy and Michael and Melissa Quintiliano.
He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 41 years, Aleta; and his parents.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, September 26, 2013, at 11 A.M., at Holy Martyrs Church, 3100 S. Weymouth Rd, Medina. Friends may call Wednesday, September 25, 2013 from 4 to 8 P.M., at Waite and Son Funeral Home, 765 N. Court St., Medina, and one hour prior to Mass Thursday, September 26, 2013, at church from 10 A.M., until 11 A.M. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Harbor Light Hospice, 734 C Alpha Dr., Highland Hts., OH 44143.
Online condolences at www.waitefuneralhome.com


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Nyligt møbleret lejlighed i centrum af Paris
Størrelse25 m²
- Familie/børnevenlig
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- Håndklæder
- Opvaskemaskine
|Rue d'Aboukir, 75002 Paris, Frankrig
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|Kalenderen er opdateret
|I dag
Stedet er beliggende lige i centrum af Paris i det andet distrikt. Walking afstande fra lejligheden er: 3 minutter til nærmeste metro station, 10 minutter fra Louvre, Seinen og Notre Dame. Området er sikker og rolig.
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This is a very nice, charming flat. Everything was clean and propper.
Sufficient for small family (4 persons). There is a supermarket and several restaurants and bar, as well as a boulangerie close to the flat. We would again book...
Condo was absolut disgusting :-(
A lot of mildew in the shower, some light bulbs and TV out of order. Old dirt in the whole condo.
Thanks for nothing - never again !
We really loved our time in this gorgeous unit, so centrally located in Montmartre.
We felt extremely secure behind double security doors and the unit has a charm of its own.
The shower is really great which is important to us. Hot water is very hot so just need to take care here.
We loved this unit and would highly recommend it.
The accomodation wasn't quite what the website said, the appartment wasn't as 'new' as promised, and Wifi wasn't working,which was a great disappointment
nice, small and clean flat with everything inside! all electric devices worked. The only thing which bothered me, was the twisted floor of the flat. Sometimes you had the feeling, that you're on a boat with rough see :-) But I think this is in every house in Montmatre. That's the price you've to pay, if you want to stay in a house in an old district of Paris.
overall fine
overall fine
Nice and quiet apartment. It is little, but everything is there. The bathroom is very simple, and it takes a lot off time to fill the bath. The metro (pigalle) is about 500 meters. There's a carrefout and monop nearby.
We did enjoy our stay in this flat very much. It was very cosy and charming. No disturbing noices from outside during night. All the equipment worked good and linen and tovels were in place.
Sure, the floor was a bit asqew and squeaked when walking around, but that we thought was a bit of its charm during these five days we stayed.
And, just a tip, at the end on our street, there was this bakery where they sold very very tasty baguettes!
totally recommend you to stay here!
We liked the apartment and had a nice stay but the bed and the sofabed were awful to sleep in!.They were both partly broken.Please change them.
BR Rigmor Anshelm
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – With opening kick of the season a week away, the Mississippi State soccer team gets its final preseason tune-up Saturday night as it heads to Tuscaloosa for a 7 p.m. contest against Alabama.
The Bulldogs head into the contest looking to build on the momentum of a 1-0 win at Memphis Wednesday morning.
Freshman Morgan Ferrara and senior Shannen Jainudeen show the potential to be a dominant force up top, as Ferrara found Jainudeen for the game's lone goal in the 21st minute.
The two have built chemistry going back to the spring, when Jainudeen scored three goals and Ferrara added four.
Against a talented Tigers squad Wednesday, the Bulldogs used tough, aggressive defense and a shutout performance in goal from rookie Rhylee DeCrane to clinch the victory.
Alabama, one of two SEC teams Aaron Gordon's squad doesn't face this season, returns four of its five points leaders from a year ago. Senior Pia Rijsdijk leads the club after scoring seven goals and assisting four more in 2013.
The teams played a friendly in the spring, with the Crimson Tide escaping Starkville with a 1-0 victory.
Gordon's club officially opens the 2014 slate Aug. 22, hosting Iowa State at 7 p.m. on the SEC Network +.


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Monday, April 22, 2013
The Meme Transcendant
Sometimes, in a piece otherwise intended to be humorous, some deep truth is exposed. And as all things on the internet are, it is seen by many but then forgotten almost as quickly as it appeared. But because it is special, it remains, buried deep within each of us, until at some future point someone looking for a pithy way to express something dredges it up and turns it into a meme.
I watched such a thing happen today. This piece at Wonkette, while funny in itself, is a callback to one of those great internet things that was both universally experienced and nearly forgotten.
In the aftermath of 9/11, the Onion ran a number of spot-on pieces that captured the anger, sadness, confusion, and absurdity of the terrorist attacks. They were all good, but by far the most touching was this article. I'd say to go read it, but you already have. I just re-read it and it still makes me misty.
The title, plus the emotional weight of the article, made it perfect for memetization - but it was too soon. And "too soon" after 9/11 was a long time. But now, over a decade later and with bin Ladin dead and al Qaeda largely in tatters, a window has opened. All that was needed was for someone to remember - to reach back and pull that headline from the recesses of our national memory back into the daylight. Doktor Zoom was that man,1 and I personally thank him for reminding me of what might have been the best thing to come out of the post-9/11 media storm.
"Not knowing what else to do," is the perfect way to hold up a floundering response to a terrible event for the ridicule (or at least the examination) it deserves. I hope we continue to use it for a long time to come.
1 Okay, the Onion AV Club did this half a year ago, but I didn't see it, and plus, it doesn't count if the Onion does it.
Posted by Dave at 4:31 PM | Comments (0) | Tags: life, media, web
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Podcast is go.
We've got eight episodes up and a backlog of 12+ that will go up gradually as I clear it. Most of the start is kind of random, but it's gradually settling down and getting more structure.
Posted by Dave at 12:38 AM | Comments (0) | Tags: blog, console, games, life, media, science, tabletop, web
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Life stuff (good news abounds)
So things have been going pretty well lately. At first, it was really weird because my brain kept telling me it couldn't be right and the bottom was about to fall out, but after a day or two of that not happening (and some encouragement from friends), awesome just seems to have become the new normal. Here's a brief rundown of stuff that has happened lately:
- I've been given some new responsibility at work - system architecture design on a project that's central to our flagship product. It's a lot of pressure and a lot of new managerial/organizational responsibilities, and I'm rightly a little apprehensive. But it feels really good to know that people wanted me on that project, in that role.
- Karen is also kicking butt and taking names at work. She's performing a full year ahead of where they expect her to be in her residency. But then again, if you know Karen, you expect that kind of thing.
- I've been invited to play with the Winds of the Blue Ridge, an incredible wind ensemble in Roanoke. From what I've seen in one rehearsal, they're at a level comparable to some of the better college bands - certainly as good as any group I've ever played with. It's an honor and a pleasure to have the opportunity. That doesn't mean I'm going to skip out on the Blacksburg Community Band, though. The BBCB is a wonderful social outlet and I don't think I could ever leave.
- The friendly local game store is doing well enough that the proprietor - a friend of mine - can lay back a little and stop working 60+ hour weeks. This is the first time that the place has been truly financially healthy (the closing of the other game store in our little college town didn't hurt) since I've known him, and I am tremendously happy for him. Not to mention the fact that it's one of the places I regularly hang out with friends, so I've got a selfish interest in its continued success!
- Along the same lines, my Friday night gaming group pretty much good to go with our new podcast (announcement forthcoming). We've got a domain, a blog, weeks worth of recordings, and an intro and outtro. I just need to start putting up shows and do some pub work. This is the biggest question mark of all the things going on, because I don't know whether we're going to get any kind of audience, but I sure as hell am going to try.
- Our Live Gamescreen app is reaching V1 maturity and will soon have rule support for "Powered by the Apocalypse" games.
- I've just run the first session of my recurring "indie game series", a set of one-shot RPGs at the game store on Sunday nights. The first game was Monster of the Week and it was a ton of fun. I'll have to review it at some point.
- I've also gotten news that a couple of co-workers are having babies and that some friends of ours have just gotten engaged. I am wonderfully happy for all of them - congrats!
Posted by Dave at 11:34 AM | Comments (0) | Tags: games, life, media, tabletop, tech, web
Monday, April 16, 2012
Eight Commandments for Allies
As a friend of mine would say: "I has a sad." It's nothing serious and nothing personal, so don't worry.
No, it's sort of a "I hate to see two friends fighting" type of thing - mostly having to do with this post, its author's awesome blog (which I link to a lot), and the community he represents (people of color in tabletop gaming); and this guy, his incredible group blog, and the community he represents (speculative fiction writers, editors, and publishers).
Both of these folks and their respective communities are very progressive. They routinely advocate for equality both in their hobbies/industries and in the larger society. By all rights, Deeper in the Game and Making Light should be staunch allies. And yet, the authors and their communities don't get along. This mostly stems from an incident ignominiously dubbed "RaceFail '09".
... Read all of "Eight Commandments for Allies"
Posted by Dave at 2:55 AM | Comments (0) | Tags: activism, games, media, web
Monday, April 9, 2012
Fictional languages and real linguistics (plus a plug - scroll down)
Some authors - especially those in the speculative genres (sci-fi, fantasy) - create fictional languages for their stories.
J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings) was one of the first authors to do this and probably still the most famous. Tolkien created two or three nearly-complete elven languages (loosely based on Finnish, Latin, and Welsh) as well as fragments of others for the dwarves and orcs. You can hear samples of elvish in the recent film trilogy.
Other examples of fictional languages made famous in film are Klingon (Star Trek), Na'vi (Avatar), and Dothraki (Game of Thrones). Novel artificial languages like Esperanto, Interlingua, and Lobjan have been created for real-world use, though the most successful and widely-spoken artificial language - Modern Hebrew - is a reconstruction from ancient texts.
... Read all of "Fictional languages and real linguistics (plus a plug - scroll down)"
Posted by Dave at 11:16 PM | Comments (0) | Tags: language, media, web
It simply never occurred to me.
One trending topic on the web is the abuse that women get for simply expressing their opinions in public. Abi at Making Light has posted a rant about it.
Seriously - go read it. It's not new or anything. Here's another recent example. There are hundreds. What struck me about Abi's post was this paragraph:
If you don't believe it happens, gentlemen, I dare you: choose a female name and log onto a gaming board, or a deep geek IRC channel, or a heated political discussion. Disagree with the common herd and see what you get back. Then do the same with a male name. And then remember that you're being kicked on undamaged flesh; it's much worse when there's already a deep bruise there from all the charming things people do in meatspace, too.
Here's the thing. I have no problem playing any gender or sexuality in virtual space. I routinely gender-bend in tabletop and computer games. But what Abi is suggesting never even occurred to me. It blows my mind that it didn't.
... Read all of "It simply never occurred to me."
Posted by Dave at 3:14 PM | Comments (0) | Tags: activism, web
Saturday, March 24, 2012
I'm off Facebook.
I haven't logged on in months. It's better to just let the account die than have people thinking I'm not responding to them. Karen pulled the plug on her own account a long time ago.
It's kind of nice, actually. Not thinking there's something out there I should be monitoring/updating, that requires me to be on a computer for even more time in the day.
... it's not like someone who wants to find me on the internet is going to have a problem.
Posted by Dave at 12:26 PM | Comments (0) | Tags: web
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Everyone is switching to Chrome
Except me. I like my bookmarks. I have all my favorite sites. I always keep my bookmarks open in the sidebar in Firefox or IE. When I want to check the weather, it's one click. When I want to see what the latest news is, it's one click. I sit in front of a computer for 8+ hours a day. My web browser is my portal to the rest of the world. When I want information, I want it now.
The only way to get to your bookmarks in Chrome is through a menu-like interface. I would rather stab myself in the eye with a rusty nail than navigate menus every time I want to visit a page. I just want to click on something. Is that too much to ask?
I'm not the only one who feels this way either. Just do a Google search for "Chrome bookmarks sidebar" and you'll see that it's the obstacle keeping a lot of people from switching to Chrome. And yet, the Chrome teams seems pretty insistent on not fixing it - or even putting the machinery in place to allow third-party extensions to add a sidebar. It's a bit maddening.
Google is usually pretty good about letting people work the way they want to - unlike, say, Apple, where they expect you to do everything their way. This is a weird, inscrutable exception. Why is the Chrome team being so stubborn?
Posted by Dave at 10:12 AM | Comments (2) | Tags: tech, web
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Skill sets
This post is going to be a bit meandering - bear with me. It was triggered by a bunch of things that have happened in the video game world lately, but I'm going to start with this column by Yahtzee at The Escapist.
Yahtzee has a brilliant, biting weekly video review series called Zero Punctuation. But his written columns, which often run along the lines of, "here's something they should put in a video game", are awful. Not one of his ideas is ever any good. In fact, not only would they not appeal to anyone but Yahtzee, they wouldn't appeal to him if somebody actually put them in a game.1
Posted by Dave at 11:13 PM | Comments (2) | Tags: activism, console, games, media, web
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
So one of the things about my blog is that I hate being limited by what fonts and font families are available on different people's machines. When I did the styling for this site, I picked fonts and fallbacks which I felt would be most readable and least obnoxious across all browsers and computers.
Which in retrospect was an odd choice, because we live in the future and you can totally embed whatever fonts you like in web pages now. So now (when I have some free time) I will be trawling Font Squirrel and the Open Font Library for free/open source fonts to replace what I'm currently using, especially for titling.
I expect the most difficult part of this to be analysis paralysis, as there are tens to hundreds of quite similar fonts in each of the various categories. Body text will probably have to remain in a very generic, Unicode-friendly group of font families, if only because of the difficulty finding an attractive font which supports the full range of phonetic and CJK symbols.
Recommendations are welcome, as always.
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Panthers gain point and respect in 2-1 shootout loss to mighty Pens
PITTSBURGH After morning skate Panthers coach Kevin Dineen reiterated the advice given by veteran center John Madden earlier this week when he said that playoff-contending teams needed to have, "amnesia,'' after a rough patch.
So less than 24 hours later the Panthers were able to forget the 5-0 thumping they absorbed from the Flyers and instead, chose to remember how resilient they've been all season.
The Panthers played inspired hockey against the hottest team in the league with one of the most potent offenses and earned a hard-fought point in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Penguins Friday night at a jam-packed Consol Energy Center.
The Panthers received sensational goaltending from Jose Theodore, who started his first back-to-back set of the season, as he turned aside 33 of 34 shots in regulation and OT before the more offensively talented Pens sent out a pair of 30-goal scorers in the shootout to extend their winning streak to eight games.
"We need quality goaltending; we need our 'd' making high-end decisions and good things will happen,'' Dineen said. "It's disappointing not coming out of here with two points on this road trip … but it was certainly a hard-earned point for the Panthers.''
Tied at 2-2 after 60 minutes, James Neal and Evgeni Malkin, who have a combined 68 goals, beat Theodore, while Marc-Andre Fleury stoned Wojtek Wolski – who was acquired partly for his shootout prowess – and Mikael Samuelsson for the Pens' eighth straight win over Florida in Pittsburgh. They also take the season series 3-1.
"We played well defensively and didn't give up odd-man rushes like we did in Philly,'' said Theodore, now 20-5-4 against Pittsburgh as the Panthers go to 5-5-2 in second games of back-to-backs.
"Obviously, [Malkin] has a couple of tricks up his sleeve.''
The Panthers fall to 4-8 in shootouts, while the Penguins improve to 9-3
Still, the Panthers head into a four-game homestand with at least a point out of the treacherous Pennsylvania back-to-backs and continue to look down over two of the Eastern Conference's elite, while maintaining a tenuous grip on first place of the Southeast Division.
The Panthers committed just two penalties and had only two giveaways.
"That's the way we need to play if we want to be successful down the stretch,'' said Panthers center Stephen Weiss.
At 2:56 of the third, Steve Sullivan's backhand rebound of his own shot slithered through Theodore's five-hole for a 1-1 tie.
Shortly after the Panthers successfully killed off a four-minute penalty in the third, Pascal Dupuis' second swipe at the puck on the doorstep teetered on the goal line before Theodore smothered it.
It was ruled the go-ahead goal but was reversed by the Toronto hockey operations because it was unclear if the puck had completely crossed the line.
After not allowing a first-period goal for the first time in five games the Panthers took a 1-0 lead at 7:17 of the second when Tomas Fleischmann swatted in a rebound of Wolski's shot.
That gave the Panthers their first lead in five games and also snapped Florida's scoreless streak on the road of 147:17.
The Panthers are now 19-1-4 when leading after two periods.
Madden and Sturm return
Madden replaced Mike Santorelli and returned to the ice after being a healthy scratch for the past four games. He played on the fourth line with Krys Barch and Jack Skille.
Skille limped off the ice after colliding with Sean Bergenheim late in the game.
Also returning was oft-injured forward Marco Sturm, who played his third game since Dec. 20. He replaced recently acquired forward Jerred Smithson.
Crosby sits again
Pens superstar Sidney Crosby, who hasn't played since Dec. 5, had his second contact practice during Friday's morning skate, but now has missed all four games against the Panthers this year.
"I probably haven't been as tested as much as I would like,'' Crosby said.


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Big Time Wrestling will host "The Redskin Rumble" on April 19, 2014 in Mocksville, NC at the Brock Gym as a fundraiser for the Cooleemee Redskins youth football league and will feature an appearance by former WWE Superstars "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Mick Foley. Duggan will be wrestling on the show as well as signing autographs.
One of the featured matches on the show involves popular lady wrestler Misty James and her opponent, former NWA World's Ladies Heavyweight Champion Kacee Carlisle.
"On April 19th at Big Time Wrestling in Mocksville, NC I'll be taking on Misty James, a tough competitor for sure. But that night the fans in Mocksville will find out what Misty herself has learned in the past. I'm no pushover, I don't play nicely with others and I WILL do whatever it takes to leave the ring victorious," Carlisle said.
Professional wrestling in North Carolina has seen a resurgence in popularity of late and with promotions like Big Time Wrestling leading the way, there is no end in sight. Wrestling as an industry has seen a rise in viewership and in house show attendance but the backbone of the sport, indie wrestling, is seeing some of its best days in years.
"The Redskin Rumble" is just the latest from Big Time Wrestling to help the local community and worthwhile charities.
Some of the top indie stars will also be on the card for "The Redskin Rumble" including The Mid-Atlantic Outlaws (Matt Houston/Louis Moore), Mickey Gambino, Ric Converse, Jimmy Parker, and Mark James.
"Though this will be a fundraiser for the Cooleemee Youth Football League and I hope there is a great turnout from the community to support the cause. However, that night will also go down as the night Kacee Carlisle invades Big Time Wrestling. I hope the town, the powers that be and especially the fans are ready," Carlisle added.
Bell time is set for 8:00p.m. and tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children 6-11 with kids under 5 bring free. You can learn more about the event by going here.
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Germany (in German: Deutschland) is a country in Europe. The country uses the USK rating system to rate all Grand Theft Auto releases, with the majority of the series being rated USK 16+.
Since Germany is quite strict on ratings, after paranoia over violent video games, a number of the GTA games (since GTA3) have suffered cuts or edits. Some examples include: the removal of blood, pedestrians no longer dropping money when killed, no headshots, some missions removed, some weapons missing or lack additional functionality.


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It's clear that show producer Dan Farr loves all things Joss Whedon. Last September, Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Nicholas Brendon graced the Ballroom stage, while FanX features Buffy alum Julie Benz, and Firefly stars Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin.
James Marsters, better known for his turn in Buffy and the equally beloved spin-off Angel as bad boy vampire Spike, also graciously agreed to appear at the inaugural FanX, sharing stories of his vast, impressive career, which also includes Smallville, Torchwood, and his recent appearance on fan-favorite show Supernatural.
"Ask me anything," Marsters challenged his fans in attendance. "I'm shameless. I've never been embarrassed by a question since I've been doing these."
So, it was only natural that the first question from a fan would be about what it was like to kiss Torchwood star John Barrowman on film. The question elated Marsters, which he gave a lengthy, interesting response to it.
"Men, let me tell you this," Marsters gleefully said. "If you expect to be kiss, shave. Seriously. It feels better. Either grow it out long enough where it becomes soft again or just get rid of it. But it's so uncomfortable to kiss sandpaper."
Being considered a hunk still after all this time, many of the questions Marsters fielded were about the different costars he kissed, but laughed most of them off while hiding his embarrassment.
"You have to understand, I'm a traditional guy," he admitted after explaining his background as a Methodist pastor's son, as well as the mechanics and lack of romance that goes into filming a screen kiss. "The person I enjoy kissing the most has always been my wife. I much rather prefer kissing off-screen than I do on-screen."
After regaling the audience with behind-the-scenes stories from Buffy and Supernatural, Marsters got to talk about what is clearly his favorite thing to do: the audiobooks for Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files.
"Sometimes I'll fall onto the floor laughing with the character voices I come up with," Marsters said with delight. "While there are many great authors out there, no one has the unique voice that Butcher has. He is an amazing author and I'm lucky to read those."
Naturally, towards the end of the panel, Marsters talked about the future, which is clearly very busy for the multi-talented actor. As a writer, he is working with Buffy co-producer David Fury on an upcoming untitled novel, as well as a comic book with Dark Horse Comics entitled Into The Light. As a musician, his rock band Ghost of the Robot is about to enter the studio for their fourth album before embarking on an international tour. Finally, as an actor, he's working on a new movie called Dragon Warriors, which will debut its trailer at FanX this Saturday.
James Marsters will be signing autographs throughout FanX.


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The gruesome scene of decapitated man on a busy street in the Bronx Monday morning was first thought to be the result of a car collision. Further investigation through eye witness accounts and area surveillance videos pointed to a gruesome mode of suicide.
According to The Inquisitr on Sept. 2, a man put a chain around his neck and attached the other end to a telephone pole then got in his car and gunned the gas. A very disturbing scene of gore was left behind in the aftermath of this suicide.
The 51-year-old man from upstate New York took his head off within moments of stepping on that gas pedal for the last time. The car sped ahead and hit a parked car with the force from that impact ejecting the man's headless body out of the car and landing in the middle of the street, reports The Spread It today.
The man identified as Thomas Rivera drove his 2005 Honda Pilot, a sports utility vehicle, to the area of 521 Longfellow Ave. near the Randall Ave intersection in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. It was a pole in front of 521 Longfellow Ave. that was used to secure the chain that was about to go around the man's head and decapitate him in a rare means of committing suicide.
Witnesses to the suicide and people in the neighborhood seeing the aftermath of the decapitation were horrified to say the least. With the recent beheading of two American journalists at the hands of ISIS terrorists saturating the headlines, this decapitation was "particularly unnerving," reports The Inquisitr.
At first glance, the man looked to have been decapitated in the collision, but as soon as the police scanned the area it was apparent that this was a suicide. The gore of this scene coupled with the dread and despair of learning how the man took his own head off was very disturbing to folks in the area.
Rivera left a suicide note behind, but the police are not revealing the contents of that note. The man's family in upstate New York has been notified of his untimely demise.
While this is one of the most violent ways of committing suicide most have probably ever heard of, it is also very rare. While the Inquisitr reports some folks online are applauding Rivera for his creativeness, but this is not the type of creativeness that anyone should want to applaud.
This man truly wanted to die, as he left no possibility of being saved after he successfully completed the deed he had planned. The ten most common methods of suicide is listed on the website Frater, but as you might suspect, this method is not mentioned at all.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Arson investigators in Louisville say a fire at a condominium complex may be related to a string of holiday wreaths that were set ablaze over the holiday season.
McMahon firefighters suspect arson in two fires set Friday morning in the Atrium at Stonybrook Condominiums. The complex is close to the Hikes Point neighborhood where a string of Christmas wreath fires occurred during December. Arson investigators say the time of day and location of the condo fires led them to suspect a connection.
Atrium at Stonybrook Association President Judy Guittar says the sprinkler system at the complex wasn't working because of the freeze, but a rapid response by firefighters kept the blaze from getting out of control.
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New Public Documents Reveal FBI Failed to Follow Secretive Domestic Drone Protocol
In its audit of the Department of Justice's use of drones, the DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed the FBI began deploying drones domestically in 2006.
The DOJ audit—conducted between November 2012 and May 2013 and released in September 2013—contains few other details on the FBI's use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones—a program the public knew nothing about until June 2013, when then-FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged its existence.
The latest batch of responsive documents the FBI released to CREW as part of an order issued in CREW's underlying FOIA lawsuit includes a series of FBI internal communications relating to the OIG's audit.
This production is smaller than the first, and its redactions are similarly heavy handed. The production includes Standard Operating Procedures (SOP1, SOP2), which are both dated and largely redacted, and Bureau Aviation Regulations (BAR1, BAR2), which are entirely deleted. Nevertheless, the OIG audit documents shine a dim light on the opaque inner-workings and muddled policies of the FBI's domestic drone surveillance program.
On November 28, 2012, an employee of the FBI's Inspection Division (INSD) emailed a group of FBI employees from various divisions to inform them the OIG was initiating an audit of the DOJ's use of drones. (CREW-1089-90) An email sent on December 3, 2012, from an employee of the FBI Office of General Counsel (OGC) to a group of OGC employees in response to the audit announcement explains: "We will not insert ourselves in this audit if not invited. However, I think it is likely the OIG will want to include us, if we have any unmanned aircraft. Can someone please let me know what FBI entity, if any, has unmanned aircraft in use? Any other detailed such as: how many, what uses, etc would be great." (CREW-1088) On December 4, after passing through two OGC employees, the email chain reaches an assistant general counsel of the Science and Technology Law Unit, who is described as "the primary legal advisor to the Video Surveillance Unit in [Operational Technology Division (OTD)], who has program management responsibilities over the UAS program." (CREW-1086) This assistant general counsel responds, in part: "The FBI owns numerous UAS, which we routinely use primarily in [counterintelligence], [counterterrorism], and official corruption cases throughout the US." (CREW-1086) This December 2012 description stands in contrast to Dir. Mueller's June 2013 characterization of the FBI's use of drones as "very minimal" and "very seldom."
"The FBI owns numerous UAS, which we routinely use..."
Other notable email exchanges seem to indicate that contrary to the OIG's finding that the FBI "appeared to operate UAS only after obtaining the required approvals, including [Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)]-approved [Certificates of Authorization (COAs)] or emergency COAs," the FBI in fact deployed drones in instances where the FAA had not issued a COA. A March 26, 2013 email from an INSD employee explains: "The OIG has requested a COA and after-action report for each deployment below. If no COA was issued by FAA, a written explanation is needed as to why." (CREW-969) In response, an OTD employee responds regarding a specific drone deployment: "COA—Not given by FAA." (CREW-968)
The FBI in fact deployed drones in instances where the FAA had not issued a Certificate of Authorization.
Another email from March 28 contains a redacted draft of this written explanation: "For the deployments where no COA was issued, here is a written explanation for the OIG based on your latest feedback." (CREW-1047) Moreover, a later email in this chain suggests the FBI also did not follow its own SOPs by failing to file after action reports (AARs) for some drone deployments: "I also checked on how we want to mention missing AARs. My management thinks we may have to supply a similar-type written justification since they are a requirement stated in our SOPs. Any suggested language?" (CREW-1046)
Further, emails exchanged between March 26 and April 2, 2013, show the FBI may have tinkered with the information it provided to the OIG to appear to have operated within the parameters of its COAs. In an email to a group of FBI employees, an INSD employee explains: "The OIG asked us to provide the names and contact information for the following [full time equivalents] dedicated to working with or using UAVs and FBI personnel qualified to operate UAVs." (CREW-1043)
After learning he or she did not qualify as a UAV pilot, an FBI employee with a UAV student pilot certificate writes: "This is news to me…I thought I was a qualified UAV pilot." (CREW-1041) The Field Flight Operations Unit Chief responds: "Since our COA requires the Private Pilot certificate, we aren't counting you for the purposes of the OIG audit." (CREW-1041)
"This is news to me…I thought I was a qualified UAV pilot."
As noted in CREW's analysis of the FBI's first batch of responsive documents, none of the documents produced to CREW in this round gave any indication the FBI was engaged in a review of the pressing civil liberties and privacy rights concerns implicated by its domestic drone surveillance program. Additionally, CREW's review of this production found no evidence the FBI began "developing and reviewing an Aviation Policy Implementation Guide" in early June 2013, despite the OIG's finding that new "consistent policy specific to UAS…may be merited in light of the trending technological capabilities of UAS in order to guide their proper and safe use in circumstances unanticipated by existing policies." Instead, the FBI provided CREW with the same—though presumably unredacted—SOP it submitted to OIG dated October 28, 2010. (CREW-998, 860-61).
Rather than providing any answers, this latest batch of documents raises more questions about the evolving "footprint" of the FBI's growing drone program.
View every document regarding domestic drones that we've received from the FBI.


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On Oct. 17, 2006, WBKO sat down with the candidates for Court of Appeals Judge 2nd District 2nd Division. The two attorneys are running for this is non-partisan post are Kelly Thompson from Bowling Green, Ky., and Dwight T. Lovan from Owensboro, Ky.
In this first segment each candidate had one minute to answer each of two questions, and one minute for closing remarks. A coin flip determined that the questions started with Lovan.
To hear the candidates' answers to above questions click here,and if you want to hear the candidates' closing statements click here.
Election Day is Nov. 7, 2006, so be sure you exercise your right to vote. To see our online calendar of scheduled forums this month and view each forum in their entirety click here.


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Grantland's THE BRINK: Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillinis an inside look at one of boxing's most promising and charismatic figures. Our cameras follow Quillin, who overcame dire poverty as a child to become the undefeated #1 middleweight contender, on the most important night of his life: his first world title shot, at the Barclays Center in his adopted hometown of Brooklyn.
This is the first in director Jason Hehir's short film series for Grantland chronicling the moment when a rising athlete/artist breaks through onto the big stage.
View this digital short at: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8706536/peter-kid-chocolate-quillin-first-title-fight
he beat up a friend of mine in sparring at trinity last year and kept saying he was from detroit blah blah blah. detroit or ny?
My trainer used to train at Trinity, he hurt quillin when they were sparring lol
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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stephspins wrote:so every 30 seconds, my game freezes but then comes back. i can still move the cursor around, but the clock stops changing. also, animations such as steam or water continues, but my sims freeze in place. has anyone ever heard of this? how can i fix it?
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zerobandwidth wrote:One of my saved games is also doing this right now. I have a six-person family (all young adults) in the China vacation setting. I have noticed some additional details:
During a freeze, the cursor moves smoothly with the mouse, but doesn't change state, and can't interact with anything.
If the cursor was causing a mouse-over tooltip to be shown, then that tooltip is frozen in place.
During a freeze, the game will take no inputs from the keyboard, mouse, or other HIDs. However, the devices are not completely "locked out". For example, the Alt+D hotkey still drops to the desktop, and the game continues to "run" (such as it is) in the background until restored. Further, all inputs attempted during the freeze are processed immediately when the freeze ends. For example, if you're stuck in Live Mode, and you hit the Map Mode hotkey and 0 to pause, then when the game unfreezes, you'll instantly be in Map Mode with the game paused.
During a freeze, all sims stop moving.
During a freeze, time stops.
The time between freezes seems to be linked to sim time, not real time. The time between freezes is perceptibly shorter when on speed 3 when compared to speed 1. In my experience, the game does not freeze while time is paused. Since I have been stuck in vacation mode, I can't verify whether Buy or Build modes are impacted, but while paused, I have entered Edit Town and Create-a-Sim modes, with no freezes.
The freeze seems to occur when any sim's action is enqueued or changes state (for example, by clicking the "Go to Base Camp" option on the sim's icon, or when a sim makes the transition from "getting into bed" to "sleeping"). My game is freezing too often to diagnose whether this is coincidence or a real observation, and it's tough to pinpoint exactly when a sim that isn't selected is changing state.
During a freeze, CPU usage occasionally spikes. I have a gaming keyboard with an LCD that can display system information. Using this meter, I have noticed that at least one CPU core, and sometimes multiple cores, will spike while the game is frozen, but will not stay spiked, as if some calculation is proceeding in the background but partially freezing the foreground.
All animations and music continue at normal speed as if nothing was wrong. If frozen on the map screens, a flock of birds will occasionally fly by. If on the main screen, trees wave in the wind, insects buzz, strings of "ZZZZZZ" still waft up from sleeping sims.
My DxDiag data appears below:
EDIT (2010-04-12): I deleted the DxDiag data because it turned out to be irrelevant. See my post from today, further down in the thread.
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cacapstick wrote:It may not be a sim you're playing with that has the issue. To quickly reset all of the sims in your town without modding your game... go to Edit Town, click on your lot, choose save and then you'll get a warning message to say this will reset interactions for all current sims. Click ok and then save your changes before returning to your game.
I had the sticking thing and was at a loss, I found this fix while looking at moving my current household to a brand-new game, but didn't need to in the end.
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Tianping Hotel Shanghai
- Location:
- Address: NO.185 Tianping Road, Xuhui District
- Tel: 021-54569999 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: 上海天平宾馆
- Lowest Price: On Request
Opened in 2000 and decorated in 2010, the Tianping Hotel Shanghai is located in the prosperous business area Xiuhui District, which is the optimal choice for both business and relaxation. The hotel has a great traffic offers convenient transportation options that extend in all directions. It is thirty minutes' drive from HongQiao International Airport and forty-five minutes away from Pudong International Airport.
The Tianping Hotel has a total 155 luxury guests room and each of those has different unique styles, such as special preference room(no window), city-view standard room, landscape standard room, administration room,etc. Most rooms have the fantanstic gardern view and the modern city's night view. Brand-new luxury suites and guest rooms come with LCD computers,movies and music combination, with high speed wireless sercive, the room also designed with low carbon equipment. The restaurants in the hotel serve both Chinese and Western style taste. The lounge has features independent areas and private seating. The Tianpin Hotel has a large lobby, seven individual meeting rooms, and a multiperpose room. The entertainment are from soup to nuts as well, the most special is the hydrotherapeutics, it also offers state of the art gym 24 hours a day.
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
- Payment Method: pay using our secure online payment service or pay at the hotel at some hotels.
- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
Hotel Amenities
|Hotel Services
|Luggage service, Car rentals, Laundry service, Room service, Currency Exchange, Wake Up Call, 24hr Reception, Business Centre, Copy Service, E-mail, Fax Service
|Room Amenities
|Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Color Television, Complimentary newspaper, Coffee/tea maker, Telephone, Hair dryer, In-room safe, Electronic Lock, Iron and ironing board, Refrigerator, Mini Bar, Bath and Shower, Non-smoking rooms available, , Free for Internet
Hotel Amenities: Elevator, Business Floor or Executive Floor, Air-Conditioned Facilities, Beauty Salon, Business Center, Gift Shop, Gymnasium , Meeting Room, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Airline Desk, Fire Detector, Chess & Playing Cards Room, Table Tennis room
Dining Facilities: Chinese Restaurant, Western Restaurant, Cafe, Bar, Lounge Bar
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- 请送我到上海天平宾馆,谢谢
- Address: NO.185 Tianping Road, Xuhui District
- 地址: 上海 徐汇区 天平路185号
- Tel: 021-54569999
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Shenzhen Golden Business Center Hotel
- Location:
- Address: No. 2028 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen
- Tel: 25154333 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: Shenzhen Golden Business Center Hotel
- Lowest Price: $45
Shenzhen Golden Business Center Hotel is located on the Dongmen Business area and Renmin South Road Business area, adjacent to Shenzhen's prosperous fanacial and business zone, and it's about a 10-minutes drive from Luohu Port.
Opened in 2004.
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
- Payment Method: pay using our secure online payment service or pay at the hotel at some hotels.
- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
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|Hotel Services
|Luggage service, Car rentals, Laundry service, Room service, Wake Up Call, 24hr Reception, Permanent English-speaking staff, Business Centre, Copy Service, E-mail, Translation Service, Fax Service, Typing Service
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|Air conditioning, AM/FM radio, Alarm clock, Color Television, Coffee/tea maker, Telephone, Hair dryer, Iron and ironing board, Refrigerator, Bath and Shower, Free for Internet
Hotel Amenities: Elevator, Parking, Air-Conditioned Facilities, Beauty Salon, Business Center, Gift Shop, Meeting Room, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Fire Detector
Dining Facilities: Chinese Restaurant, Western Restaurant
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- Address: No. 2028 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen
- 地址: No. 2028 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen
- Tel: 25154333
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