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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), speaking out against a conservative plan to filibuster legislation to keep the government running and cut off money for new federal health-care law, tried Tuesday to turn the spotlight onto Senate Democrats facing reelection in conservative states where many voters are hostile to the new law.
"Democrats have been hearing the same complaints about Obamacare the rest of us have," Mr. McConnell said in a Senate floor speech. "The spotlight should be on them.''
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Amplifying a position his office announced Monday, Mr. McConnell said he would not support the strategy advocated by Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and other tea-party activists of using delaying tactics to block the House bill to prevent Democrats from restoring money for the health care law.
"I just don't happen to think filibustering a bill that defunds Obamacare is the best route to defunding Obamacare,'' said Mr. McConnell. "All it does is shut down the government and keep Obamacare funded. And none of us want that.''
The House bill before the Senate is precisely what Mr. Cruz and other Republicans have been advocating: It extends government funding through Dec. 15 while cutting off money for the health law. The 2010 law, intended to make affordable health insurance available to people who now are uninsured, is President Barack Obama's signature legislative achievement and Democrats say the bill, facing a veto threat, is dead on arrival in the Senate.
Confident that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) has enough votes to pass an amendment stripping out the House's language to "defund Obamacare," Mr. Cruz has urged fellow Republicans to join him in voting later this week against closing debate on the bill — a so-called cloture vote that requires a 60-vote majority. If cloture is invoked, Mr. Reid under Senate rules could pass an amendment with a 51-vote majority. There are 54 Democrats and allied independents in the Senate.
"Any member of this body that votes for cloture on this bill will be allowing the majority leader'' to easily pass his amendment to fund the health law, Mr. Cruz said as debate open Monday. "I think that vote's a mistake. I think that vote hurts the people of America.''
Mr. McConnell announced Monday he would not join that effort to block the bill, and in his speech Tuesday said that the final vote on the Reid amendment to restore health care funding will be a key test of Democrats facing an electorate riddled with concern about the health care law.
"If five Senate Democrats vote against the Majority Leader, Obamacare will be defunded. That's a vote we should want to have," said Mr. McConnell.
Speaking earlier, Mr. Reid urged Republicans to back down from their drive to abolish a law that was passed three years ago. He insisted that Republicans would be to blame for a government shutdown if the impasse continues, and quoted Confucius in urging them to drop their angry campaign.
"When an anger rises, think of the consequences," Mr. Reid said. "It is time to stop obsessing over old battles."
Matt Canter, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, argued that Mr. McConnell — who is facing a tough 2014 reelection campaign, including a primary challenge from a tea party backed conservative — has more to fear than Democratic incumbents do from the political fallout of the fight over government funding and the health care law.
"Mitch McConnell is terrified of Ted Cruz and the tea party," said Mr. Canter. "Regardless of his rhetoric, voters know that McConnell is the reason for gridlock and dysfunction in Washington, and if there is a shutdown, he will shoulder the blame."
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Share your experiences with the Garden Half Marathon, 4 mile run / walk below Back to event details page.
The Garden Half Marathon was absolutely the worst "half marathon" I have ever participated in. Did you notice how I quoted half marathon? That's because the course actually only measures about 11.8 miles. But there were plenty of more signs on race day that this was not a well-organized event.
I arrived at 6:15 AM for bib and shirt pick-up. There was one guy with ONE binder with everyone's name checking people in. The line was about 40 people deep, and pick-up was supposed to be completed by 6:45 AM.
7 AM - "start time" for race. However, no mat was set up yet to read everyone chip going out. A guy finally brings over the mats and starts setting up a computer, but walks away talking on his cell phone, visibly confused.
7:05 AM - Finally, a race director announces that the race will start in about 10 min.
7:13 AM - Mats are still not set up. Race director says start time will be 7:15 AM for everyone.
7:15 AM - A bell is rung. Time to run? Or was it time to go to 1st grade? I am confused on the meaning of the school bell. Either way we ran.
8:something AM ? I hadn?t been paying close attention to my garmin while running, but I noticed that I was a little over a mile shorter than a mile marker I had passed. I think it was around mile 10 when I realized this was going to end a lot sooner than expected.
8:42 AM ? I cross the finish line. Post-race food consisted of subway, chips, and Oreos, which was surprisingly satisfying despite having a legitimate lunch for breakfast. Only allotted 1 beer/person, but Fat Tire was available. The band was just beginning to setup and still was not ready when I left around 9AM.
I would like to mention that the volunteers were fantastic (thanks!). The only reason I?m not lynching for a full refund is because of the charity that the race goes to. However, in the future this organization needs to find another way of raising money. Calling this a half-marathon is a disgrace, especially for the amount they charged. If this is how this organization manages a race, I have serious concerns on how they will manage the proceeds for their cause.
First of all, as the reviewer before me mentioned, this was not actually a half marathon. My Garmin read 11.93 and each of the mile markers came far earlier than they should have. The "10 mile" mark was at about 8.7 miles. Each of the markers seemed a little too close together. The race started late, although the announcement was very difficult to hear. There were not enough bathrooms for the number of runners.
The lunch they provided, though nice, was not tailored to the participants. If you are going to offer subs, it makes sense to get a count prior to the race for how many of each type of sub to get. By the time I came in at about 9, all of the veggie subs were gone. I was told I wasn't missing out though since the veggie sub was only lettuce and cheese.
The band was very late to start up and surely must have started well after everyone was finished. The end of the race was also pretty anti-climatic.
I did really like the medal, but I feel like I'm cheating by having it, since it wasn't a real Half-Marathon.
The "winners of the half marathon" for women listed in the results are also 4 miler participants... unless someone set a world record! Overall, it felt like someone knew quite well what would make a good race, but had problems executing it.
Well, I am glad the money went to charity and am thankful for the volunteers along the course.
I ran this "half" marathon, and granted there were a few rough patches, but I'm not one to complain. I also don't believe this race was a true "half" marathon, but it doesn't mean that I wasn't out for a great cause. I realize that this was the first race for this organization so understandably there are going to be some glitches and some area for improvement, but it's a learning experience,far above a 1st grader I might add. As for the food, it was far more than I had expected, Subway subs, water, chips, oreos, and beer... Obviously people expect to be catered to during a race. I have done races that have been far more disorganized than this. I've also done numerous amount of races that only supply water. (I'm not sure how I survived! *sarcasm*) Granted it was a rocky start, but overall I think my money was well spent. It went to a great cause, and for that I feel people should be grateful. Instead of investing time to blog about how horrible the experience was, maybe help contribute your time to help make it run a little smoother next time? There are more problems in this world to complain about besides what time a race starts, how you only got 1 beer, and the fact they should have had more vegetarian subs. It takes a very self-conceeded person to even think about asking for their money back, and to judge the way you think your money is being spent? Well obviously if you have concerns maybe you should contact the race organizer before making assumptions. Overall my experience, it was OK. Few rough patches, but definitely has a great potential in coming years. As for the cost, well it goes towards a good cause, and in the end, thats all that really should matter right?
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Regent Chair Tim Shelnut tells News 12 he wants to clarify what kinds of state campaign laws he violated.
Earlier News 12 reported he'd notified the state ethics commission and the insurance commissioner of violations.
Mr. Shelnut wrote a letter to News 12 detailing the violations, saying they were intentionally made.
In the letter, he says, "Each violation of state campaign contribution limits is serious, and I take the violations seriously."
He goes on to say that prior to 1998, the amount by which he exceeded campaign limits approximated $15,000.
In 1998, he says he exceeded limits by $4,000; in 1999, by $13,000; in 2000 by $9000; in 2001, by $4,000; in 2002, by $5,000; and in 2004, by $9,260.
He says he's made the disclosures as the result of a US Attorney's Office investigation.
State House Representative Sue Burmeister's name also came up in opening arguments in the Linda Schrenko trial.
News 12 spoke with Ms. Burmeister briefly Monday.
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By Gerald F. Seib and David Wessel
The fiscal cliff is just the opening of a long fight over government size and revenues that Democrats are destined to win, writes @noamscheiber. The reason: Baby boomers will make the entitlement programs for the elderly, which drive the debate, more popular rather than less over time. [New Republic]
Victor Davis Hanson offers a depressing summary of 2012, saying that dreams gave way to grim reality in politics, the European economic mess, guns—just about everywhere. [National Review]
The back-loading of movies into the holiday season is a trend that continues apace. Joe Morgenstern finds that this year, "not a single studio film of any consequence" opened before Oct. 15. [WSJ]
Sign of the Times
Minor milestones We've spotted:
Apple CEO Timothy Cook's 2012 compensation: $4.2 million. [WSJ]
Almost half of Americans, 45%, think the U.S. is winning the war on terror. Before the killing of Osama bin Laden, the figure had fallen to as low as 32%. [Rasmussen Reports]
By the end of November, the House had enacted just 146 bills into law over the past two years, by far the smallest number for any Congress since 1948. The Senate passed fewer in 2012 than during any year since at least 1992. [WSJ]
Fifty-four percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of the National Rifle Association, while 38% have an unfavorable opinion. [Gallup]
Dock workers, about 14,500, at 14 U.S. ports are threatening to strike. The New York-New Jersey port, the biggest port, handled $208 billion worth of goods last year. [Washington Post]
Nikkei has best year since 2005, and is only 28,562 points off its 1989 high. [Financial Times]
@Poynter: "Sad stat of year: Newspapers get $1 in new digital ad revenue for every $25 in print ad revenue lost." [Poynter]
Forty percent of Americans plan to make resolutions for 2013, according to a poll of 1,246 adults conducted Dec. 4 through Dec. 6. Most, 51%, are younger than 45 years old. Weight loss is the top resolution. [Marist Poll]
The number of readers of e-books rose from 16% of all Americans ages 16 and older to 23% in the past year. The number of owners of either a tablet computer or e-book device rose from 18% in late 2011 to 33% in late 2012. [Pew Research Center]
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District Attorney Mike Ramsey announced Tuesday charges have been filed against a 71-year-old Gridley farm manager for the November 14, 2012 death of a bicyclist on the Midway north of Durham at Roble Road. Ramsey said charges of felony hit-and-run causing death and felony insurance fraud were filed today against Anton "Tony" Mardesich after an extensive California Highway Patrol investigation was delivered to his office yesterday.
Ramsey said Mardesich will appear in Butte County Superior Court tomorrow afternoon where he is expected to plead guilty to the charges involving the death of Rick Butler Magee, 61, of Durham. Magee and his long-time friend and partner were riding their bicycles north on the Midway near Roble Road on the east shoulder about 3 p.m. when a least one witness saw a silver SUV also traveling north, go off the road and strike Magee's bicycle, throwing him through the air forward past his friend's lead bicycle. The vehicle was last seen continuing to drive north over the overpass on the Midway. Magee suffered massive head trauma from his head hitting the pavement and he later was pronounced dead at Enloe Hospital where he was taken.
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Dealpolitik: Game Theory Behind Clearwire's Move
On Wednesday, Clearwire finally announced it will borrow $80 million from Sprint. Sprint had originally agreed to loan up to $800 million to Clearwire in equal amounts over ten months. However once Dish appeared with a competing deal, Clearwire didn't tap the first two tranches.
Clearwire also announced Sprint had waived a condition to the last $240 million of loans which would have required an agreement between Sprint and Clearwire on Clearwire's buildout of its broadband network by Thursday.
From this we can conclude that Clearwire needed the money and the two events were probably not unrelated. In other words, Sprint appears to have waived the condition for the $240 million in loans to be advanced in August through September in return for Clearwire taking the $80 million loan this week.
The reason Sprint would have been anxious for Clearwire to take the money is that the practical effect of the borrowing is that it acts as a $96 million breakup fee in order for Clearwire to do the Dish deal.
Here is why. Each note purchased by Sprint is convertible into Clearwire shares at $1.50 per share. That means that $80 million note Clearwire announced Wednesday it was selling to Sprint buys Sprint 53.3 million shares. And since Dish has proposed a tender offer at $3.30 per share, Dish would need to pay $176 million if and when it buys the shares issued upon conversion of the $80 million note, or $96 million more than the cash proceeds received by Clearwire.
This is surely why Dish, according to Clearwire, conditioned its proposal on Clearwire not borrowing any funds from Sprint. So it is possible Dish will now walk away. But more likely a complex discussion will ensue among Dish and Clearwire as to who should have to bear the cost of that extra $96 million were they to do a deal. Perhaps Dish will be willing to accept the increased cost of the acquisition without modifying its deal.
Another alternative would be for Dish to reduce the amount the public shareholders receive by the incremental cost of the deal. There are a number of ways of looking at how to adjust the price. For example, the $96 million additional cost of the note works out to be about six cents per outstanding share. But Dish might argue that it has calculated its purchase price based on buying the shares not owned by Sprint since Sprint has said it will not sell. Sprint owns or has agreed to buy approximately 63% of the shares, so Dish might argue the price should be reduced by far more than six cents.
Of course a reduction in the share price by Dish would be unattractive to Clearwire. There is another alternative Dish has: reducing its offer price for the spectrum it proposes to buy from Clearwire. That price primarily affects Sprint since if Dish wins this bidding process, Clearwire will be almost entirely owned by Sprint and Dish.
But as I have previously pointed out the Clearwire directors must also consider the interests of Sprint in negotiating a deal with Dish.
The moment of truth is approaching. The reason Dish and Clearwire have not moved forward on a negotiated deal is probably that Clearwire is not in a position to say yes. The Sprint deal contains a "force the vote" provision which means Clearwire cannot abandon the Sprint deal unless its shareholders first turn it down. Its proxy statement for that meeting was filed on February 1 with the SEC, and the SEC normally takes around 30 days to provide comments. Those comments should come in next week and it generally takes a week or two to resolve. So in the next several weeks Clearwire should be mailing that proxy statement. At that time we might know more about whether the Clearwire directors will recommend against the Sprint deal. And exactly what Dish will do about its proposal.
However, resolving comments with the SEC can take longer. Plus, Clearwire may go out with a proxy recommending in favor of Sprint and change its mind just a week or two before the meeting as the Dish negotiations continue.
If that happens Clearwire could be feeling the pressure to take the next loan on April 1, doubling the effective breakup fee which Dish will need to confront.
No one said this would be easy for the Clearwire directors.
There is one lesson from the Clearwire deal that seems ripe for judicial review in Delaware. It seems that force-the-vote provisions are not appropriate for targets which are in financial distress or have some kind of financial urgency. A buyer which obtains a force the vote provision has too much leverage over such a target by forcing it to wait for the shareholders meeting and starving it of cash or being too richly rewarded with deal protections by providing it.


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After a lot of fiddling around I have managed to get ps3mediaserver 1.10.5 working on the just released OpenSolaris 2009.06 using the provided linux package. The problem was not so much ps3mediaserver, but rather its dependencies i.e. mplayer, mencoder and ffmpeg - anyways I have it going and I can watch films on our PS3 - I will soon post a blog article about how to achieve this for anyone who is interested...
The only issue I have is that I cant see how to run ps3mediaserver headless??? e.g. once I have launched it with the GUI and set the configuration options, I would like to be able to run it in headless mode from the console, so that I can install it as a service into the OpenSolaris Service Management Framework and have ps3mediaserver start up and shut down when my machine does. I have already written the descriptors and scripts to use ps3mediaserver with the Service Management Framework (which I will happily share), but I need a headless mode of operation to achieve this. Any thoughts?
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Saturday, 05/27/1989
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Funky Bitch, Fee, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Fluffhead, GinBathtub Gin, GTBTGood Times Bad Times
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Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This setlist is incomplete.
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Awesome but is your PC ready for it?
Reviewed by douggyFresh. Review Posted 05/05/2014
Got this card to drive a 4k (3840x2160) display port monitor plus my existing screen. It can cope with ease. The tuning software allows for it to be over clocked and run 'hot' or set to one of 6 other profiles, eg low energy (this will still give you a performance rating on 7.9) However, you will need 2 power supplies, one is a standard 4 pin for your PCI graphics cards of the the past plus a 6 pin that is new and unless you have a Coresair PSU you may not have one. Does have an adaptor if you can source those leads (not disk power leads). Once in runs like a dream however scalling fron from 3840 to 1920 the image looks a bit unstable/distorted.
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What the BT don't tell you!
Reviewed by doug. Review Posted 06/03/2014
what the BT don't tell you. http://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-770/specifications Stuff you need to know before buying it: 4 displays in use at once. Maximum Digital Resolution:4096x2160 (display port - ie 4k Screens) Maximum VGA Resolution:2048x1536 Minimum Recommended System Power:600Watt. Comes with power cable adaptor, no other adaptors or cables that might connect your screen to the card.
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Reviewed by Krishna Parmar. Review Posted 25/06/2013
A jaw dropping beasty GPU, and a high quality build which is standard with Asus and the back plate helps ease the drooping effect caused by the weight of the sizeable fans and heatsink. Long story cut short, I chose this card over the AMD 7990 for the PhysX and better processing of graphics design. Has run all of my games on max settings and the Physx adds real depth and realism to supporting games. NVidia's teak app works a dream and has many features allowing monitoring and oc'ing. Only qualms: Undoubtedly expensive, price for a ps4! However the gaming experience I personally think is better on a pc. They could have designed the cooler shroud to look a little more appealing for price. A HDMI cable at the least should have been supplied if not a display port cable. Annoyed that BT have excluded the free download of the Metro game for the GTX 700 series. Only available for 600 series and Titan. AMD has a much better deal with free dls for Bioshock Farcry 3 and Tomb Raider!
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Great Card but needs bios update
Reviewed by Rich. Review Posted 15/01/2014
Great card, plays everything at ultra setting with ease. My only niggle is it caused PC to crash and the screen goes a solid colour every three or so hours of use, only thing to do then is a hard reboot. Hunting for a solution I found on ASUS web site a bios update for 'stability', just an exe file that when run updates card bios. Been stable for a week now, so that glitch is sorted.
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About the Book
"Sizzling, addictive, and deeply romantic: Miranda Neville's novels are a joy to read.
—Eloisa James,
"Wickedly sexy and just as witty, Miranda Neville is one to watch!"
—Lisa Kleypas
One of the truly exciting new voices in historical romance fiction, Miranda Neville dazzles once again with Confessions from an Arranged Marriage. A smart, sexy, and fabulously fun Regency romp about a wastrel English lord determined to be as bad as he can be, a very proper and very ambitious debutante…and a most inconvenient marriage of convenience. Do extreme opposites really attract? Read Miranda Neville's delightful Confessions from an Arranged Marriage and find out.
They couldn't be more different—but there's one thing they agree on . . .
In London after a two-year exile, Lord Blakeney plans to cut a swathe through the bedchambers of the demimonde. Marriage is not on his agenda, especially to an annoying chit like Minerva Montrose, with her superior attitude and a tendency to get into trouble. And certainly the last man Minerva wants is Blake, a careless wastrel without a thought in his handsome head.
The lights and din of her debutante ball set Minerva's teeth on edge. Surely a moment's rest could do no harm . . . until Blake mistakes her for another lady, leaving Minerva'sguests to catch them in a very compromising position. To her horror, the scandal will force them to do the unthinkable: marry. Their mutual loathing blazes into unexpected passion but Blake remains distant, desperate to hide a shameful secret. Minerva's never been a woman to take things lying down, and she'll let nothing stop her from winning his trust . . . and his heart.
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Critical Praise
"The developing romance is a pleasure to witness, with witty banter and racy love scenes. The gradual discovery of Blakeney's secret shame is genuine and endearing, making him far more than the standard scurrilous scoundrel." — Publishers Weekly
Sizzling, addictive, and deeply romantic: Miranda Neville's novels are a joy to read. — Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling author
You'll love Miranda Neville's charming romance, intriguing plot and fresh new voice. — Madeline Hunter
"Wickedly sexy and just as witty, Miranda Neville is one to watch!" — Lisa Kleypas
Readers are sure to enjoy the well written and interesting NEVER RESIST TEMPTATION. — Romance Reviews Today
Product Details
- Imprint: Avon
- On Sale: 03/27/2012
- Trimsize: 4.188 in (w) x 6.75 in (h) x 0.96 in (d)
- Pages: 384
- List Price: 7.99 USD
- BISAC1: FICTION / Romance / Historical / Regency
- BISAC2: FICTION / Romance / Historical / General


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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
March 15, 2006
Clean Energy Markets to Quadruple by 2015, Says Report
Clean energy markets grew to $40 billion in 2005 and are poised to expand fourfold to $167 billion by 2015, according to a new report from Clean Edge, Inc., a clean technology research and publishing firm. "Clean Energy Trends 2006" examines biofuels, wind power, solar photovoltaic systems, and the fuel cell and distributed hydrogen markets, and predicts rapid growth for each. But it also warns of challenges facing each industry, including distribution channels for biofuels, rising steel costs for building wind turbines, a shortage of silicon for solar cells, and the slow adoption of fuel cells and hydrogen. Despite these challenges, the report calls clean energy "one of the fastest-growing technology sectors on the planet." Investment firm Nth Power is the lead sponsor of the report. See the report on the Nth Power Web site (PDF 521 KB). Download Adobe Reader.
The global growth in clean energy technologies appears likely to translate into positive economic benefits for the United States. In February, a report from consultant group Ernst & Young ranked the top 20 countries in terms of their ability to offer strong growth and attract capital investments in renewable energy technologies. In a near tie, Spain and the United States earned the top spots on the list. See the report, "Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices," on the Ernst & Young Web site (PDF 675 KB).
Pennsylvania attracted a significant capital investment on March 7th, as Governor Edward Rendell announced that Gamesa Corporation, a Spanish wind energy company, is investing $34 million in three modern wind turbine manufacturing facilities in Fairless Hills, about 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The three plants will all begin production this year, employing more than 300 people in the manufacture of wind turbine blades, towers, and nacelles, which house the wind turbines. See the press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.


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Mountains to Molehills: 'Still paying'
Published: Friday, July 4, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 1:38 p.m.
Hendersonville's Sharon Mills, responding to Stephen Jones' thoughts on the effects of capitalism on the poor, says it must be a "lovely worldview" in the man's house. "Mr. Jones needs to face that capitalism has always reproduced widespread poverty as the other side of profits for a relative few," she says. "Corporate decisions generally aim to lower the number of workers, their wages or both. These decisions include automation, exporting/outsourcing jobs and replacing higher paid older workers with younger and cheaper ones willing to work for less. Most workers respond to these corporate decisions by accepting what is dished out in order to avoid falling into poverty. Additionally, poverty looms with cut wages, pensions and medical benefits. Because corporations do not want to finance budget deficits and national debt, politicians are 'purchased' by them to focus on cutting social programs for the great majority of us. Finally, conservatives can never resist rewriting history by pretending Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal failed. History matters here. The Ronald Reagan economy failed. The rich got much richer, while middle-class incomes remained stagnant, and poverty actually increased. Mr. Jones, most of us are still paying for the follies of Reaganomics. And the Bushes only made it worse."
THE POOR TEACHER!: It was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist's son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, "I bet I know what it is. Some flowers." "That's right" the boy said, "but how did you know?" "Oh, just a wild guess," she said. The next pupil was the candy shop owner's daughter. The teacher held her gift overhead, shook it, and said, "I bet I can guess what it is. A box of sweets." "That's right, but how did you know?" asked the girl. "Oh, just a wild guess," said the teacher. The next gift was from the son of the liquor store owner. The teacher held the package overhead, but it was leaking. She touched a drop of the leakage with her finger and touched it to her tongue. "Is it wine?" she asked. "No," the boy replied with some excitement. The teacher repeated the process, taking a larger drop of the leakage to her tongue. "Is it champagne?" she asked. "No," the boy replied with more excitement. The teacher took one more taste before declaring, "I give up, what is it?" With great glee, the boy replied, "It's a puppy!"
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The Music On Main Street concert tonight will feature a special patriotic tribute show from Tom Brown, One Man Band. Henderson County will launch an Independence Day fireworks display at sundown in Jackson Park, and downtown Hendersonville and the concert area will offer great viewing. Enjoy the concert and fireworks from the comfort of your chair at Music On Main Street from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Mr. Brown has been a professional entertainer since the late '50s. He will be performing some patriotic music as well as popular tunes such as "Crazy," "Duke of Earl," "Loco-Motion," "Crocodile Rock," "Mack The Knife," "Old Time Rock & Roll," "Proud Mary," "Rocky Top" and "Under the Boardwalk." As part of the July 4th celebration, all military veterans will be recognized along with those currently serving in our armed forces. All men and women having served in the military are requested to attend wearing a cap, T-shirt or some other source of military identification, and those actively serving are asked to wear their uniform. The Music On Main Street concert series will be held every Friday evening through Aug. 15 at the Visitors Center.
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A 17-year-old boy accused of plotting a school shooting in northeast Missouri is no longer facing charges.
Lincoln County prosecutor Leah Askey said Monday she had dismissed the case against Blaine Michael Erp, who was scheduled to go on trial in Callaway County on Wednesday.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Askey said if Erp doesn't meet several requirements, she could refile charges anytime in the next three years.
Authorities said Erp, of Luck Farm Lane in rural Lincoln County, told his girlfriend last September about a plan to kill specific students at Troy-Buchanan High School.
Erp's girlfriend alerted school resource officers, who called police. The high school and two other schools were placed on lockdown briefly until Erp was arrested.
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Hey everybody!
I was just wondering if any artists would be interested in designing a brand new Troll-Boy 3000 for the Just Trolling minigames. I can't offer any compensation except for full credit and having your work seen by many different people over time. I was hoping some artists would be interested in considering this some kind of quick side project, because as you can see by my complete lack of artistic ability, it wouldn't take an artist very long to come up with something much better. Consider the bar very low, and consider me very eager to see what some people might come up with! Any Troll-Boy designs are welcome!
The only constraint is that it should be 400×600 px total with a blank screen area of 400×325 px (give or take any border). And one other small screen that needs to display dialogue and actions which can be any size as long as text and buttons displayed within it are visible.
Please let me know! I'd be very grateful for some Troll-Boys done by people who are far more capable than me. You can see the current Troll-Boy below, and in the game Just Trolling.


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It's holiday time and your family hopes you will fill the house with the aroma of cinnamon and cloves and ginger and all the spices of holiday cookies…
Which is fine, if that's your thing. I have a word of caution, though. PLEASE use sugar and not artificial sweeteners in your baked goods.
I know. Every magazine ad, every TV commercial, everyone everywhere is cautioning everyone else about the use of sugar. Once upon a time, it was only your dentist who paid attention to that sort of thing.
Then along came artificial sweeteners. They are very alluring in their yellow, pink and blue packets. They are very handy…especially the ones that measure spoonful for spoonful the same as cane or beet sugar. Here's the thing: When aspartame, to cite only one example, exceeds 86 degrees Farenheit, the wood alcohol in it converts to formaldehyde and that turns into Formic acid, which causes metabolic acidosis. Formic acid is the poison used by fire ants to kill their victims with their sting!
Can you bake Christmas cookies or any other goodies under 86 degrees Farenheit? I think NOT.
The toxic methanol condition from Formic acid in a human has the capacity to mimic the symptoms of multiple slerosis, a neurological malady. There are numerous other bad symptoms I could share but they are so Orwellian that I wish not to frighten you any more than I have. I just don't want you to ruin your holidays, let alone your life, by using artificial sweeteners.
If you are serious about learning more about artificial sweeteners you can read this book: "Sweet Poision: How The World's Most Popular Artificial Sweetener is Killing Us" by Janet Starr Hull. It was published by New Horizon Press in 1999.
Even though you may be on a budget, there would be no savings from substituting sugar with a non edible, toxic acid product. We want our club members to be HEALTHY!
For truly healthy food ideas, you can consult with Kristen Suzanne .
To receive more information about food ideas for users of food stamps, food commodities and food pantries, please visit Food Stamps Cooking Club
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How to pick a great brand name
How to pick a great brand name (and domain too)
Today I want to share with you our a snippet from our internal company guidelines for picking a new brand name or domain name, hope you find these useful! If you like this, follow us on twitter @inruntime and @pauliusuza
Short names are easy to remember. The shorter the better:
- 14+ characters – difficult
- 9-13 characters – normal
- 8 characters – easy
- 6-7 characters – easier
- 4-5 characters – easiest
Available domain name with dot com extension (.com)
- Dot com is the only domain ending with it's own button on mobile devices and keyboard shortcut on desktop internet browsers.
- People automatically assume that a brand must have a dot com domain name.
- Dot com domain names are the highest priced domains in the aftermarket (auctions)
Single word
- Single word brands have increased protection against copycats (e.g. "volvo", "amazon", "google", "dell", "skype") versus similar domains made up of two words ("microsoft", "microworks", "softworks", "macrosoft", etc.)
No digits or hyphens
- Having a digit in a brand makes the brand automatically prone to misspellings. If you are picking a domain name with a word which means a digit, your users are most likely to pick "NineLives.com" versus "9lives.com" when typing. Common practice is to acquire domain names with all possible misspellings.
- Domain names with hyphens ( – ) are highly disliked by customers and are more difficult to type in on mobile devices. Little or no possible misspellings Avoid double letters or similar sounding vowels, those make your brand prone to misspelling. For example word "Cappuccino" can be written like "capucino", "cappucino", "capuccino", "kapuccino", "kappuccino", "kapucino", etc. The best names are the ones which can be told verbally to someone and that person would know how to spell it correctly. Please note that word pronunciation also differs greatly by region.
No similar registered trademarks
- Avoid future trademark collisions within the same business category by looking for previously registered names with the same word root in EU (via Madrid System) and US (USPTO) trademark databases.
Brandable -or- highly descriptive
- The perfect brandable domain would not include direct references to your industry, return no search results related to your target industry, and would be catchy and easy to remember.
- Brandable names are great for early stage startups with fluctuating business model or idea, which might change in the future.
- Name will only be connected with a particular industry only as much as you invest in marketing it. For example: "Google.com", "Ebay.com", "Etsy.com", "Foursquare.com".
- Greatest chance to establish a "household name".
Highly descriptive
- The perfect descriptive name explains the essence of your business within the name: For example: "Email.com, TripAdvisor.com, HotelTonight.com"
No negative search results in search engines
- Important to search for the name and make sure that it does not associate with any famous surnames or brands as well as slang, criminal activity, discrimination, erotic or pornographic content.
Check both text and image results.
No previous owners
- Domain name should not have previous active owners for at least 3 years.
Domain hacks
- In rare cases there might be a domain name combination called "domain hack" where domain name extension is the ending of the brand name. Examples: "scoop.it", "click.it", "buy.it", "where.at","rad.io"


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About the Book
Multiple award-winner Roger Rosenblatt has received glowing critical acclaim for his exceptional literary works—from the hilarious novels Lapham Rising and Beet to his poignant, heartbreaking, ultimately inspiring memoir Making Toast. With Unless It Moves the Human Heart, the revered novelist, essayist, playwright, and respected writing teacher offers a guidebook for aspiring authors, a memoir, and an impassioned argument for the necessity of writing in our world. In the tradition of Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird, Rosenblatt's Unless It Moves the Human Heart provides practical insights and advice on the craft, exquisitely presented by one of contemporary literature's living treasures.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
For more than forty years, distinguished author Roger Rosenblatt has also been a teacher of writing, guiding students with the same intelligence and generosity he brings to the page, answering the difficult questions about what makes a story good, an essay shapely, a novel successful, and the most profound and essential question of them all—why write?
Unless It Moves the Human Heart details one semester in Rosenblatt's "Writing Everything" class. In a series of funny, intimate conversations, a diverse group of students—from Inur, a young woman whose family is from Pakistan, to Sven, an ex–fighter pilot—grapples with the questions and subjects most important to narrative craft. Delving into their varied lives, Rosenblatt brings readers closer to them, emotionally investing us in their failures and triumphs.
More than a how-to for writers and aspiring writers, more than a memoir of teaching, Unless It Moves the Human Heart is a deeply felt and impassioned plea for the necessity of writing in our lives. As Rosenblatt wisely reminds us, "Writing is the cure for the disease of living. Doing it may sometimes feel like an escape from the world, but at its best moments it is an act of rescue."
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Critical Praise
"Less a how-to book than a measured reflection on teaching, [Unless It Moves the Human Heart] nonetheless offers aspiring writers many concrete suggestions...And the oft-invoked words of other authors should resonate with readers and writers alike." — Publishers Weekly
"With this slim volume, Rosenblatt offers his take on the challenges and responsibilities facing would-be writers...The informal and succinct format makes [Unless It Moves the Human Heart] a fast read but not a simple one...an artful take on the writing life." — Library Journal
"Roger Rosenblatt is the teacher you always wished you had... Adept and inventive, Rosenblatt encourages his students to write with moderation but think with grandiosity…Having skillfully addressed matters of style, he ends by eloquently approaching the spirit." — Boston Globe
"Unless It Moves the Human Heart is right up there with Natalie Goldberg's "Writing Down the Bones," although less Zen, and Anne Lamott's "Bird by Bird," although less confessional... The book is filled with humor and practical advice…" — Washington Post
"There is much to love and ponder within these passionate pages." — People
Product Details
- Imprint: Ecco
- On Sale: 01/04/2011
- Trimsize: 5.313 in (w) x 8 in (h) x 0.396 in (d)
- Pages: 176
- List Price: 13.99 USD
- BISAC1: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing


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I finally got a chance to play this course this past weekend. Very impressive, tough yet fair, they didn't try and create difficulty with stupid greens or nonexistent fairways like I have seen done way to many times. There seems to be a reasonable line on every hole with some nice variety of shots, lengths , and elevation. I loved the paver Tee pads, they seem to offer a nice stable and grippy pad. The course was super clean, especially after playing legion the night before which is an absolute dump.
Outstanding job by the Bluff Crew on this course, the amount of work to install and maintain this course must be huge, and anyone in the area who hasn't played it yet is really missing out.
Also the camping area is cheap and nice, can't wait to camp and play there again in the future.
Great job by all involved.


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DETROIT - It looks like the Detroit Red Wings will indeed get their way when realignment comes around as early as next season, with a move to the Eastern Conference.
That's if the plan is approved by the Board of Governors and the Players' Association.
"We have been in discussions with the Players' Association for the past several weeks on the issue of realignment and we are trying to get to a solution that everybody can live with," Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told NHL.com. "There are no perfect answers here, so we have to do the best we can in trying to adequately address a number of competing concerns. Once we get to a point where we have the union's go-ahead, we will present it to our Board of Governors for its consideration. We certainly hope to be in a position to announce something in the relatively near term."
The proposed move would take Detroit and Columbus out of the Western Conference and move them to the East.
"I think it looks awesome," Daniel Cleary said.
"Us going to the East, that would be a no-brainer," Niklas Kronwall said.
If the proposal passes, the Wings would move into Central Division with three Original Six teams - Boston, Montreal and Toronto - along with Buffalo, Ottawa, Tampa Bay and Florida.
"If that's how it looks, that would be great for us," Cleary said. "It's huge. Anybody that's played in Detroit understands the rigors of going out west, and the hard part is coming home, when you lose that much time. We have one team in our conference in our time zone. It's taxing but we've been doing it for a lot of years. It would be great to move over."
In the proposed schedule matrix teams would play the other conference both home and away.
"Home-and-home with each team, if that's the case, would be great for the game," Kronwall said. "That way all the fans get to see the Crosbys, the Datsyuks and the Zetterbergs."
Last year, the Board of Governors approved a switch to four seven- or eight-team conferences, but the Players' Association refused to agree to the change.
That proposal put the Wings in an eight-team conference, along with current Central Division foes Chicago, Columbus, Nashville and St. Louis, while adding Dallas, Minnesota and Winnipeg to the mix.
"It would be outstanding, it would be great, unbelievable," Wings coach Mike Babcock said last week when the rumors started of the move to the East. "Travel's huge, there's no question about it. It wears you right out. It would be a good thing for us. I'd have to learn a whole new league but that's all right, too."
Due to an unbalance of teams - 16 in the East and 14 in the West - an adjustment needs to be made to the playoffs.
According to a report by ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun the league would introduce a wild-card element to the postseason.
The top three teams in each of the four divisions would qualify with the final four spots going to the two teams in each conference with the next best records.
"I think it would be great for us from the travel standpoint, even though we're all used to it now," Jimmy Howard said. "We know how to deal with it. We've traveled back and forth, across the United States quite a bit. To move to the East I think that would be a lot of fun to play a lot of games in the Eastern Time Zone. It would be great for our fans too, not having to stay up until all hours of the night to watch us.
"I think the travel sometimes takes years off of all of our lives," Howard continued. "It's one of those things that you have to deal with."
The other divisions would look this this: Pacific Division (Anaheim, Calgary, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose and Vancouver); Midwest Division (Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis and Winnipeg); Atlantic Division (Carolina, Columbus, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington).
"I'm just excited that they're talking about it again," Kronwall said. "I definitely think where we're at, with the new CBA finalized, we can get back to the table and get a completely different dialogue (with realignment)."


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The pride of Truckee AYSO demonstrated its strength at the Kit Carson All Stars 2012 invitational tournament this past weekend at the Edmonds Field Complex in Carson City.
Out of 70 teams in the area, four of the Truckee teams made it to the championship, with the U10 Boys Tornadoes coached by Jason Wooley and Mike Staudenmayer taking first place.
The U10 Boys Tornados swept their division en route to their title. After being named on the all-star team, the boys had two weeks to practice and learn how to play as a team.
They came together and played like they had been playing together forever with their passing and assisting skills reflecting this on the field. The team recorded two shutouts in four nail-biting games, and only allowed a goal apiece in the other two games.
Going into the final game against Bishop, also undefeated in the tournament, the Tornadoes unleashed a storm of fast, aggressive play, controlling the ball most of the game and finishing with a 3-0 victory to secure enough points to take first place in their division.
The other three Truckee teams in the tournament finished second, including the U12 Girls Lightning coached by Doug Dalicandro and Rob Koster, the U15 Girls Tornadoes coached by Dave Robertson and Mike Brown, and the U15 Boys Lightning coached by Doug Dalicandro and Matt Hippler.
The U15 Girls Tornadoes were made up of Luca Belden, Maria Blanco, Yessica Blanco, Jordan Brown, Mia Curtis, Maria Duran, Anne Guerra, Jennifer Martinez, Lily Robertson, Hyla Staudenmayer, Lindsay Steinmaus, Hayli Stewart, Alexandra Tinsley and Rebecca Ziegler.
The U15 Boys Lightning were Jesse Aves, Jorge Bravo, David Dalicandro, Hugo Gutierrez, Jaden Hippler, Benjamin Miller, Pedro Nunez, Paul Cade, Randy Ruiz-Meneses, Raymond Soltero, Slater Stewart, Luis Valdez, Jason Vazquez and Justin Wadsworth.


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The city of Zion, an industrial city located at the centre of vast plains, is seemingly peaceful and tranquil with it`s streets being patrolled by well armed patrols. Yet despite that every single citizen knows better than that and locks their doors in order to stay safe, not from thieves or burglars mind you. As of late the city has been shaken by nightly battles between unknown participants, no one knows who they are or what they want, but one thing that is certain is that they do not like each others. The situation seems to be spiraling out of control and the governor of the city seems to be buried with various complaints as it seems alarmingly apparent that no one is safe from this unknown plight.
Yet where there is chaos, there is also opportunity, at least for those who are powerful enough to grasp it.
Speaking of opportunity.... in an obscure corner of the city known as the Red District, is an old run down building. It was once some sort of social club judging by the looks of it, but it seems to have been recently renovated by the new propioter of the building. Above the heavy, oaken twin doors hangs a large sign with the word `Chaos` written on it, a name that might have befit some kind of occult club of somesort. Upon entering, you find yourself in a small lounge with a couch, a desk and a chair. The couch is empty and judging by the dust it has gathered does not seem to be in frequent use, the desk on the other hand seems to be polished so that one can see their own image upon the wooden surface. Neatly bundled on the desk lays a red book and a pen, nothing out of the ordinary it seems. The walls are painted dark green and most of the furniture is either wooden or red coloured, creating a somewhat cosy athmosphere. On the other side of the room is yet another set of twin doors and judging by the scribling sound resonating from within someone is feverously writing something down.
Upon entering the room you find yourself being stared down by a lanky figure standing right next to you. He simply examines you from head to toe before returning to whence he came, sitting down behind a desk directly facing the entrance, some five meters away from the door. Looking around at the room you find it to be surprisingly spacious with a staircase to your left, the desk in front of you and a whole lounge exending to the right. The lounge is fully accomodated with luxurious couches, chairs, an antique table in the middle, a fireplace and even a pool table at the end of the room near two windows that allow to keep an eye on the only street providing entrance to the building.
The lanky man, who has continued writing something down begins to speak with a calm tone and invites you to sit across him. You move without a second thought and nervously glance around, feeling as tough there was someone else in the room besides you and the apparent owner of the business. You glance about the room nervously, trying to find the words to describe the problem you and that you had heard that the owner might be able to help in return for a fee. Before you manage to say anything the owner speaks one word only.
You are no doubt confused and begin to inquire what he meant by that. The owner bluntly admits that his operation might seem rather obscure yet he continues to explain that only the those, who are ignorant of what is going on in the city do not know about his work. The lanky man stops writing and leans back in his chair as he confirms that he is indeed in the business of eradicating, expelling the occult elements that plague the city. Starting from demons to their angelic counter parts and other supernatural beings that bother the common folk. He goes onto warn that his fee is quite high as he his associates are quite a greedy bunch, but without a doubt they could get the job done.
You are either relieved that you have found the solution to your problems or terrified that your worst fears have come true, but whatever the case you go onto describe what is plaguing you and what you want done about it. The lanky man seems to be listening keenly and at the same time his pen scribbles down every little detail. After having described the problem the man insists to be paid in advance, which you are luckily prepared for and hand over the savings you had withdrawn from the bank earlier that day. The man counts the money with a shark-like smile and you swear that those teeth are not human, or at least that`s what your mind keep telling you.
After placing the money aside the propertior informs you that as soon as they are able, either he or one of his associates will deal with the situation. Without a word you get up from the chair, simply wanting to leave the building as soon as possible. Yet as you open the first twin doors you gaze at the lounge behind you, you see shadowy figures appearing on the couches and then when you look again at the entrance lounge there is someone sitting in the chair, that was certainly empty the entire time you were there. These figures, you know that they are not human and that you had just hired the owner to get rid of one akin to them. You slowly turn to look at the owner of the store, who simply smirks at you with a set of decaying teeth.
"Ignorance is bliss eh?"
The man laughs as you charge out of the building and quickly pace away from the building, putting as much distance between yourself and beings within.
Basicly Zion is plagued by supernaturals running rampant and battling each others or simply disturbing the common peace. Chaos is an agency formed by my character, that deals with situations involving the supernatural. Chaos employs humans with abilities, demons etc, whatever you can think kinda. They aren`t really good or evil, simply being looking to make a profit out of other people`s misfortune. The techology is around 1800 so guns exist, but they are flintlocks, muskets etc. Early industrialism is beginning with railroads being fairly new, but existing, The common populance is usually taught to believe is reasoning and logical thinking, which relates to the whole events.
Common people are unable to see demons or other beings because they do not basicly `believe`, that they exist, ignorance is bliss basicly. People with powers and some people, who might be very religious are actually able to see the supernatural because they do not `ignore` their existance. The basic idea here is that, the human brain basicly tells the human that something isn`t possible and that is why they simply cannot see what really is. Supernaturals can appear to humans as human beings to fool and even live amongst them, making it the perfect cover, but there is the risk that some humans might be able to see through the `disguise`.
Everyone is free to join and you can take any role you want to. You can be part of Chaos (at least one besides me hopefully), a unaffiliated supernatural, independent demon hunter(just an example), or a normal human, who discovers the supernatural. These are some examples, I basicly give you full freedom on this. If your character is apart of Chaos, you can either have them be a member from the start(and we`ll put together a bit of a history between our characters naturally) or you can have them join up, how you ask? Posters, yes, I said posters. Chaos is sorely lacking in personnel, forcing the owner to spread posters around his corner of the city, hoping that some desperate supernatural would catch onto the chance to make some cash etc.
Poltergeist posessing a dead human.
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The Manager Of Chaos
Opportunistic, mellow, lazy.
Strong points:
Able to stay calm in danger and read his enemies in order to exploit their weakness.
Weak points:
Overconfident, unwilling to make initiatives.
A pair of steel reinforced fighting gloves
Pierce is able creating illusions in order to manipulate people, possible even demons and other beings. His body is able to take an unprecedented amount of punishment and simply continue moving as it is already dead, broken bones and bloodvessels mean nothing to him. He also possess superhuman strength, tough he rarely exhibits this ability as he chooses to avoid hand-to-hand battles, if he can.
Tall, lanky. Dark hair, hazy greenish eyes.
Pierce, as he is now known, has excelled in his new supernatural form so well that he has actually come to enjoy the state of undeath. By possessing a human body he can almost live as a normal human, but as a side effect he seems to have completely forgotten his former identity and the very reason, why he still exists on earth as a poltergeist. Needless to say he seems to have simply chosen to continue living like a human albeit in supernatural conditions and with his abilities is able to even compete with the demons in battle tough he prefers to use diplomacy as his first weapon.
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1Coming after all others in time or order; final: they caught the last bus
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rearmost, rear, hindmost, bringing up the rear, nearest the rear, at the end, furthest back, at the back (of the queue), aftermost, endmost, furthest behind, final, ultimate, most remote, remotest, furthest, utmost, extreme
closing, concluding, final, ending, end, finishing, ultimate, terminal, terminating;
later, latter
1.1Met with or encountered after any others: the last house in the village
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1.2The lowest in importance or rank: finishing in last place [as complement]: he came last in the race
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1.3 (the last) The least likely or suitable: he's the last person I'd turn to for help the last thing she needed was a husband
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least likely, most unlikely, most improbable, most reluctant;
least suitable, most unsuitable, most inappropriate, least appropriate, least wanted, least favourite
2Most recent in time; latest: last year [postpositive]: your letter of Sunday last
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- This is what appears to have happened with the most recent Games, staged last year in Athens.
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previous, preceding;
latest, most recent;
prior, former
2.1Immediately preceding in order; previous in a sequence or enumeration: their last album this last point is critical
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3Only remaining: it's our last hope
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final, only remaining, only one left
1On the last occasion before the present; previously: a woman last heard of in Cornwall
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noun (plural same)
1The last person or thing; the one occurring, mentioned, or acting after all others: the last of their guests had gone he was eating as if every mouthful were his last
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1.2 [in singular] The last position or finisher in a race or competition: Lion Cavern came from last in a slowly run race
1.3 (the last) The end or last moment, especially death: he was dead, having refused morphia to the last
end, ending, finish, close, conclusion, completion, finale, termination;
bitter end
1.4 (the last) The last mention or sight of someone or something: that was the last we saw of her
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at last (or at long last)
- In the end; after much delay: you've come back to me at last!More example sentences
finally, in the end, eventually, ultimately, at long last, after a long time, after a considerable time, in time, at the end of the day, in the fullness of time;
- Coupled with the power in your house of partners, it's clear you are at last ready to settle down.
- Finally, at long last, much surfing on the net brought me to a site that had my mystery plant.
- It is good to know, at long last, that the party is ready to drop the pretence and face reality.
last but not least
- Last in order of mention or occurrence but not of importance: last but not least Gary in midfield has been brilliant last, but by no means least, much still needs to be done to improve public attitudesMore example sentences
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- And last but not least, the president has been issuing executive orders that have been implementing many of the ideas.
- The components of the parrot cage is the last but not least of the important aspects when buying parrot cages.
one's (or the) last gasp
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the last minute
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- This tendency can result in the writing being left until the last minute and consequently rushed.
last orders (North American last call)
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- And extending a convivial night's drinking after last orders has been called is a long standing Dales custom.
- It will help get away from binge drinking and drinking vast amounts before last orders.
the last straw
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last thing
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- I want to dump it into a cradle last thing at night, where it will charge up again ready for the next night.
- If a man irritates a woman she is not going to wait until the last thing at night to express her annoyance.
the last word
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- It is unlikely to provide the last word on the subject, but its findings will have a huge effect on the alternative health industry either way.
- No one person may always have the last word just for the sake of having the last word.
- Do you think salt-and-pepper is the last word in style, or would you rather dye than reveal your roots - and your age?
- This was back in the days when Genesis were considered to be the last word in cool by a certain strata of English youth.
- Spread across five-storeys, it's perhaps the last word in quality, style and taste.
on one's last legs
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1The final or definitive pronouncement on or decision about a subject: he's always determined to have the last word
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final decision, summation, final statement, definitive statement, conclusive comment;
concluding remark, final remark, final say, closing statement, parting shot, Parthian shot
2The finest or most modern, fashionable, or advanced example of something: the new flat is the last word in luxury
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the pinnacle, the apex, the apogee, the cream, the ultimate, the height, the zenith, the utmost, the nonpareil, the crème de la crème, the ne plus ultra, the dernier cri, the beau idéal
archaic the nonesuch
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1 [with adverbial] (Of a process, activity, or state) continue for a specified period of time: the guitar solo lasted for twenty minutes childhood seems to last forever
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- The whole process lasted less than three minutes.
- This stage, which centers on colony growth lasts for a period ranging from four months to five years, depending on the species of ant.
continue, go on, carry on, keep on, keep going, run on, proceed, be prolonged;
2Continue to operate or remain usable for a considerable or specified length of time: the car is built to last a lip pencil lasts longer than lipstick
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- Its battery lasts 12 hours (as opposed to eight), and is easily changed for a new one when the first runs out.
endure, wear well, stand up, keep going, bear up;
withstand, resist
informal go the distance
2.1Manage to continue in a state or position; survive or endure: she managed to last out until the end of the programme his condition is so serious that he won't last the night how long does he reckon he'll last as manager?
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- I went to a party last night but only lasted about an hour and a half before I felt too inexplicably grumpy to stay any longer and left.
survive, endure, hold on, hold out, keep going, persevere, exist
informal stick it out, hang on, stay around, hack it
2.2(Of provisions or resources) be adequate or sufficient for a specified length of time: green peppers which had been served with their rice while supplies lasted [with object]: he filled the freezer with enough food to last him for three months
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- Buy now while stocks last because property prices in Bradford are set to soar over the next decade.
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A shoemaker's model for shaping or repairing a shoe or boot.
mould, model, pattern, form, matrix;
Northern English hobbing foot/boot
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According to a report from researchers at San Diego State University, approximately 38,000 unauthorized Spanish-speaking victims of human trafficking work in San Diego County, California. These workers, who represent 31 percent of unauthorized Spanish-speaking workers in the county, have experienced an incident that meets the official definition of human trafficking. The analysis estimates that of the approximately 174,240 unauthorized Mexicans in San Diego County, about 124,460 are in the labor market. Learn more about this study.
This research project collected and used first-generation baseline data concerning the prevalence of child sexual exploitation in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The project identified the nature, extent, and causes of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in the region; and the modes of operation of networks of adult criminals engaged in CSEC.M
This research was completed and published by the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. Results of this research are available in:
This project described the social consequences of sex trafficking; examined patterns of violence, crime, health and other human costs; and demonstrated that sex trafficking is a complex system dependent on international and domestic linkages. The study follows the path of trafficked women from the point of entrance into the U.S. sex industry. Read the results of this study, performed by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, in 2001, in the report
Sex Trafficking of Women in the U.S. (pdf, 140 pages).
U.S. researchers collaborated with researchers in Fuzhou (China) to examine the structure and operation of Chinese human smuggling organizations. This project investigated the individual and group characteristics of people smugglers; the financial and violent aspects of illegal migration; the relationship between human smuggling and Chinese gangs and organized crime groups; and the alleged connection between human trade and government corruption. It was found that most smugglers were ordinary citizens with social networks providing the necessary connections and resources to profit from human trade. Results of this research, performed by the California State University, are available:
This project was a qualitative descriptive research study on the nature and extent of trafficking in women from the Ukraine. A questionnaire to measure attitudes towards trafficking was administered, and the attributes of victims of sexual exploitation were evaluated, as were the operational dynamics of trafficking in women and children in Ukraine. This research project was part of a larger partnership program between NIJ, the U.S. State Department, and the Ukrainian Academy of Law Sciences.
This research was completed by the University of Rhode Island in 2003. Results of this research are available:
This study searched for known human trafficking cases in major U.S. newspapers in multiple American cities (located near national borders) over the course of a calendar year. Seven search terms were used including "human trafficking," "drug trafficking," "smuggling," "prostitution," "illegal immigration," "alien," and "refugee," followed by a content analysis of each media account. A replication study, covering cases discovered two years later, is in progress. Results from this NIJ intramural research project are available in:
A Phase II contract has been awarded to allow the researchers to further test and refine their measurements of victims originating in Eastern Europe.
Results of the initial phase of this project, performed by Caliber Associates, are available in the grant report,
Estimating Human Trafficking: Development of a Methodology (pdf, 69 pages)
In collaboration with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the researcher will design and conduct a multisite field test of a data collection instrument in New York City to more effectively identify and gather data on individual victims of trafficking, and provide critical information to law enforcement, service providers, and government officials. Information generated will serve the dual purpose of assisting service providers in identifying victims and providing researchers with data on victim demographics, migratory and employment histories, criminal networks, and the process of victim discovery. The results will draw conclusions about the feasibility of implementing the data-collection instrument in other jurisdictions, point to best practices, and standardize protocols for victim identification.
This is an examination of the underlying reasons, methods, characteristics, and groups involved in the illicit movement of women from China to elsewhere in Asia and the U.S. Approximately 300 interviews will be conducted at seven different research sites (Hong Kong/Macau, Tokyo, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, New York City, and Los Angeles) with those working in the sex industry, those involved in industry operations, legal authorities, and victim service providers.
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