text:
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. FoodFacts.com has always felt that Hippocrates had the right idea! We're always thrilled to learn about how the foods we consume can have a positive influence on our health and well being. And we're especially excited to discover that simple additions of fresh, healthy food to our diet can help us avoid chronic and often fatal illness.
A recent study from the researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School has shown that women with high levels of carotenoids (naturally occurring plant chemicals) have a significantly lower risk of breast cancer.
While we know that diets high in fruits and vegetables have a positive influence on the risk of many different cancers, this particular link to those that are high in carotenoids offer specific benefits for women.
We've often heard the advice that "It's best to eat in color". This is certainly the case here. Carotenoids are pigements that give vegetables and fruits deep yellow, orange and red hues. Carrots, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, winter squash, apricots, mangoes and papyas are all great examples of foods high in carotenoids.
The researchers conducted a meta-analysis of data from 8 different studies that included 7,000 women. They discovered that the women whose blood levels were in the top 20 percent for carotenoids were 15 to 20 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those women whose carotenoid levels were in the bottom 20 percent. Most impressive, thought, was that the link between higher carotenoid levels in the blood was the strongest for the most aggressive, lethal forms of breast cancer.
Researchers noted that it seemed to be a linear relationship. The higher the levels of caretonoids in the blood, the lower the risk of breast cancer.
While more research is needed to discover the specific reason for the link, researchers hypothesize that the body may metabolize carotenoids into retinol, which may inhibit tumor growth.
It was noted in the study that the most effective way to boost carotenoid levels in the blood is through food consumption, not supplementation. They clearly felt that increasing fruit and vegetable intake is the best way to receive the health benefits of carotenoids and perhaps decrease the risk of breast cancer.
There are so many wonderful fruits and vegetables in beautiful colors. FoodFacts.com honestly has a difficult time deciding which ones to include in our diets first. Whichever you choose, enjoy them in good health, knowing that the rich bounty of colorful, carotenoid-containing produce may help us decrease our odds of developing a deadly disease.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/039018_breast_cancer_carotenoids_fruits_and_vegetables.html#ixzz2VUaOiltR


text:
- Help
- |
- Sign Up & Save 10%
- |
- My Account
- |
HOME NBA Cleveland Cavaliers Gear Cleveland Cavaliers Mens Cleveland Cavaliers Mens Hats (170 items) Product ID: 1079335
Main Content
- 100% Acrylic
- adidas logo and signature stripes near cuff
- Knit hat
- Made in Taiwan
- NBA team name embroidered on the front
- Officially licensed
- Imported
- Brand: adidas
Cavaliers Customers also liked:
Special event items are produced by manufacturers only after the outcome of a game or event. These are advanced sale items and will ship immediately after they are received in our warehouse.
Manufacturer direct items are shipped directly from the manufacturer. These items are not available for international or expedited shipping.
Customized items can be personalized with options such as your name, your favorite number, and/or designs. Some options may be limited by league rules.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
WASHINGTON – March 16, 2012 – Ducks Unlimited has awarded one of its highest honors to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. During a North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference breakfast ceremony this morning at the Hilton Atlanta, DU Chief Conservation Officer Paul Schmidt presented Salazar with a 2012 DU Wetland Conservation Achievement Award in the Senior Federal Official category. Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accepted the award on the secretary's behalf.
"Secretary Salazar has shown tremendous leadership in conceiving and leading the America's Great Outdoors effort," Schmidt said. "With the Prairie Pothole Region as one of DU's top conservation priorities, we are especially appreciative of the secretary's recognition of the Dakota Grasslands Conservation Area as a jewel in America's conservation crown and including it in the effort."
Senior Federal Official is one of six categories of DU's Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards. These awards recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the restoration and conservation of North America's wetlands and other waterfowl habitat.
During the awards presentation, Schmidt cited Secretary Salazar's championing the effectiveness and efficiency of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and his advocacy of full funding for the program.
"As a sportsman himself, Secretary Salazar has been an advocate on behalf of hunters and anglers in the conservation agenda," Schmidt said. "He has invested in work important to sportsmen, ranging from the announcement of the State of the Birds report to the rolling out of a special federal duck stamp dedicated to restoring the national wildlife refuges along our Gulf Coast."
Secretary Salazar has also been an active leader in his role as chairman of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. He has been an enthusiastic partner to wildlife conservation organizations, such as DU, and has worked tirelessly to consider the impacts of renewable energy on wildlife.
The secretary grew up in the San Luis Valley of south central Colorado and previously served as that state's U.S. senator and attorney general. While in Colorado, he authored and later chaired the Great Outdoors Colorado Amendment, a major land conservation program.
To view all 2012 Wetland Conservation Achievement Award winners, please visit www.ducks.org.
Ducks Unlimited is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 12 million acres, thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.
Emily Havens
(901) 758-3851
Receive a free DU decal when you signup for our free monthly newsletter.
need help logging in?
My DU is your personal portal to the hunting, conservation and local DU information that you care about the most. Learn how it works.
Create your free My DU account today!
*Note: If you have a member login from the previous website, you may enter it here to access your My DU account. Visit our FAQ page for more details.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
Prairie drought peaks.


text:
This year, however, Vail and the surrounding mountain towns have been strangely void of bear activity, thanks to plentiful berries, roots, mushrooms and plants, and also to the increased protective measures adopted by towns and the U.S. Forest Service.
Bear calls down
This fall, warmer temperatures and regular rain showers have meant lusher hillsides and plentiful natural food sources for bears in local forests, meaning the animals haven't been as tempted to wander into areas populated by humans. Local law enforcement has noticed the change — last year, the Vail Police Department recorded 95 bear-related reports, compared to only four this year. Similarly, the Avon Police Department got a record 131 bear calls last year, compared to 15 this year.
"We're just not seeing any bears in town at all," said Avon Police Chief Bob Ticer. "Bear activity has really been nonexistent. The towns have really appreciated people staying with the town ordinances and making sure trash containers are bear-proof."
Vail police officer Craig Westering chalks it up to plentiful food and residents complying with regulations.
"Bears have had plenty of berries to choose from this year because of the late rain," he said. "Also a few of our trouble bears have moved out of the Vail area looking for other areas that have easier access to human trash and food. The Vail PD officers have been staying on top of the container violations, and this has helped tremendously this summer."
The problem begins when there's a natural food shortage — such as last year — or when bears are switching between food sources according to the season, said Julie Mao, terrestrial biologist with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
"We really emphasize that whether it's a good or bad food year, just to really clean up your trash and keep foods stored away," she said. "It's a good practice in general."
Rehabilitating bears, training humans
Bear-human conflicts on public lands have been down since the spring as well, said Lara Duran, a wildlife biologist with the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District.
The consequences for bears that get into human areas are usually much greater for the animal than the humans — the general policy is that if a bear has three run-ins with humans, then they are either relocated or put down. This year, fortunately, the number of bears put down has been much smaller than previous years, Duran said.
"Last year, there was a very high stress on bears because of the drought and the lack of food," Duran said. "They had a hard time making a living just on public lands. Also this year, a lot of bears had learned those urban or suburban foraging behaviors as cubs."
Bears emerged from hibernation this spring hungrier than usual, but thanks to an abundance of berries and acorns and new campground rules, bear problems have been kept at a minimum through the summer and fall.
Forest Service regulations in many area campsites now require campers and hikers to keep anything with an odor — food, utensils, toothpaste, deodorant, fuel, trash — either in a vehicle or in a bear-proof container.
"Co-existing with bears is a lot about changing people's behaviors," Duran said. "Our public frankly contributes to it because we leave scraps of food on the ground and pour grease or trash in the rings."
She adds that there's a misconception that bears are only attracted to food, when in reality anything with a strong odor will attract them. Not only can they smell meat carcasses up to a mile away, but once they remember a place as a food source, they don't forget, increasing the chances that they will come back again.
Now is the time for humans to continue being vigilant as bears load up on calories from September through November in preparation for hibernation. Town and wildlife authorities remind people to continue complying with regulations both in town and on public lands. That means using bear-proof containers, following food closure regulations at campsites and packing in and packing out.
"Now they're trying to pack on the pounds, and they eat a lot of calories in a short time. They can double their weight during this time. Food is their priority right now," said Duran.
Assistant Managing Editor Melanie Wong can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 970-748-2927


text:
rogerfederer.com - US opener against Wang
Navigation with Access Keys
- [Alt + 0] - Startseite
- [Alt + 1] - Navigation
- [Alt + 2] - Inhalt
- [Alt + 3] - Kontakt
- [Alt + 4] - Sitemap
- [Alt + 5] - Suche
Language menu
US opener against Wang
Roger will open the defence of his US Open crown by taking on Wang Yeu-Tzuoo of Taiwan. He will be bidding to become only the third player in the professional era to win three straight titles at Flushing Meadows. The others were John McEnroe (1979-81) and Ivan Lendl (1985-87).
Roger has never before played the 21-year-old Wang, who is ranked 109th in the world, and he looks set for a comfortable run into the second round. He would then face the winner of the British duel between Tim Henman (ATP 62) and Greg Rusedski (ATP 138). A possible opponent for the round of the last 16 is former world number one, Juan Carlos Ferrero (who had defeated Rafael Nadal in Cincinnati), and James Blake (ATP 5) in the quarter finals.
The US Open will take place in New York from August 28 until September 10.
good luck
Good luck for the US open!
Believe yourself and play your beautiful&amazing tennis, that' s enough.
Please enjoy your challenge to take the 3rd title.
Goooooooo Roger!!!!!
Lots of love and respect
Roger i wish u good luck!
YES, 1 YES to start it off........


text:
(Thanks to gbcue!)
How UPS Delivers When You're Not Watching
Oh, man. That's amazing. Oops!
Guess those people who buy insurance on their package must be glad, but seriously that's so wrong.
LOL! You'd think there was a pit full of vipers in front of that door by the way the delivery guy decided not to walk the 5 feet or so to put the package at the door. Who knows… there could have been a gated fence (but I doubt it). I just hate the how delivery drivers will leave a package at a door out in the open where anyone could steal it. I've had USPO guys sign a recieving slip themselves in the recipiants name & leave the package at the door to keep from having to redeliver it later.
Sigh. According to UPS guidelines packages must be packed to take far more abuse than this or they're not even allowed to be shipped by UPS. If the package was damaged, it was because it was not packed per UPS guidelines.
Ace Ventura would be proud.
I liked the way he looked right before he threw the package. It was like a guy playing darts at a bar, looking down for the stripe to see if his feet are behind the line.
@cheviot: Does that excuse the driver for throwing the package at the door?
I'm already miffed at UPS for blocking my driveway in order to deliver a whole bunch of packages to my next-door neighbor. Thanks, guy!
@cheviot: So what amount of UPS delivery driver abuse can a properly packed package take?
You can pack it to withstand less, but you can't insure it unless it's super-packed to their standard.
Also, even though it is lame that it's sitting out in the open, it's reassuring to see my packages sitting at least behind the screen door so I know they weren't thrown there.
So are there regulations concerning how strong doors have to be for UPS to deliver to them?
Hey Ive seen this movie before Ace Ventura right ha ha
That house looks like the standard "To Catch a Predetor" fare, pretty sweet vans parked on the lawn.
Looking at the vid, it blatantly appears the path to the porch is blocked somehow. Otherwise, why would they be setting up vans to "Catch a UPS driver".
Ton Loc said something ain't stirrin' in the Kool Aid.
You think this is bad? You should see how they handle the packages at the distribution hubs. Packages are thrown, dropped, stepped on, kicked around, and so on.
This video is hilarious. I agree with cheviot, though, most packages that are at all well-packed should be able to withstand a throw like this. I'd wager most packages receive treatment like this at UPS facilities. And ever see a baggage handler throwing checked luggage around? Yet relatively few people have problems, considering.
edit – "setting up cameras"
Too caught up in the white trashyness.
Haha, this made me laugh.
You need to get to know your UPS drivers since. My mom ships a ton of stuff with them and know the guy, even tips him at the holidays. This guy bends over backwards for her, even put a package in a plastic bag when it was raining one day. I saw him run over the lawn of someone up the street, guess they didn't tip him….
I believe the box must be able to withstand a fall from six feet, an impact of 50 pounds or being stacked under a stack of other boxes up to 4 feet tall, although I could be mistaken. That's why you see packages with expanding foam, it meets UPS requirements with no argument.
Yeah, but you would think that is for accidental "handling" of a package (package accidentally falling off a shelf or accidentally dropped). Not intentional throwing a package against a door to keep from walking 5 feet.
Oh, I agree. Don't get me wrong, they shouldn't be handling the packages this way, but UPS set the guidelines such that they wouldn't need to worry about how their employees handle the packages.
@nctrnlboy: nevertheless, if you don't pack your stuff well, expect the worst.
wow! This is way worse than their common practice of ringing the door bell and walking right back to their van without even waiting to see if anyone is home.
There's a reason their nickname is "United Package Smashers". There is even a website devoted to them :-)
It's so true. I'm usually home when UPS delivers and there's always a thud to note the arrival of my packages.
I used to work for a company that handled legal documents and I got a call one morning from the Nevada Secretary of State office. UPS had just delivered an Express Envelope from us with a hole burnt clear through it near the top and a giant skid mark down the rest. I had to see this for myself and the woman was nice (or appalled) enough to send me the envelope. It looked like it had probably gotten stuck on a belt… or peeled out on by one of their trucks. Whichever version is more amusing to you. It was beautiful. I framed it.
To be fair, it was probably one of those 8 ounce packages that was 7/8 peanuts with a computer cable or whatever inside. I doubt a delivery guy would throw a 8 pound computer box like that.
I don't condone what he is doing. Maybe he's been here many times before. Maybe there's been a dog or something around that makes him not want to walk the last 8 ft? I don't know about these people but they have a couple security cams on all the time. Drug dealers? Kind of goofy all around.
One has to understand that drivers are paid by the package they deliver, so it's in their best fiscal interest that they'd be as productive as possible.
You guys just can't understand what the MBAs have decided how the delivery men ought to be paid.
When I use to work at ups I seen a lot worse when things were put in the trailers. Makes me wonder how anyone got a working CRT monitor via UPS. I also sent a Wii to a friend in Texas, packed it super good with tons of foam, and the box still looked like it took a tour in Iraq by the time it got to my friends house, I got a WTF man email when he got it.
I would say this is much better than their usual practice of just driving by and marking it down as 'tried to deliver was not home'.
Gotta defend UPS a little bit – looks like the guy walked through spider webs or something through the bushes. I'd toss the box too!
My UPS guy rocks, and I don't tip him (maybe I should!)
I don't doubt there are some lazy, incompetent, rude, etc. drivers around… but, my personal experience with my local UPS drivers has always been good. Our Indiana guy was always cheery, polite, and waited a reasonable interval after ringing the doorbell (~20 seconds). Only gotten a few packages in South Carolina so far, but it's another polite guy. Long long ago when I lived in Ohio, the guy wasn't particularly nice or anything (didn't really say anything when you'd answer the door, etc) but he never tossed packages like that.
Just wanted to balance things with a more positive spin — my $0.02 ;-)
If you make friends with your UPS, he wont do that. My UPS person is some overweight older guy. Always hides my package behind my pillar and chats with me when I am home. Very nice guy.
10 years ago, it used to be some young guy much like the guy in the video. My 24″ sony CRT monitor came, which weights 125 lbs, and he throws it out of the truck. He didnt notice I was coming from the side of the truck and says sorry. I am so glad my monitor was packaged well. What a Prick. I am glad the new regular UPS driver is such a good guy.
Who has security cameras with sound? And who has the time to edit security feeds from various directions into a loop?
I am more amused by this than I am appalled.
Hahaha….that's grand!
@LatherRinseRepeat: A-men to that. Although in defence of the shipping industry, you'd be surprised how many crappy boxes come through there. Some ups screws up more often or not its someone who has sent the same box 5 or 6 times and its falling apart. I know this might be a surprise to a lot of you but were you aware a thin cardboard box wasnt meant to hold 100+lbs of metal, wood, etc?
@SBR249: We shouldn't have to.
A buddy of mine worked at a UPS distribution center for a while. He said they pay out millions a year in insurance claims for broken stuff shipped through them. Basically he said that at the DC they don't care about being careful and throw packages around like nothing. So rest assured your package has been thoroughly manhandled even before the driver.
We had a pair of custom made oak sidechairs shipped from PA. The first pair showed up on my doorstep looking like they kicked the box out of the plane or dropped a volkswagen on it. One of the chairs was broken in three places, totally destroyed. I was really bummed. The guy that made them had put a ton of time into them and we paid quite a bit for these chairs.
We got through the damage claim nightmare and the second chair to replace the one UPS destroyed showed up. Our front door was one of those full glass french doors and I was sitting nearby. I saw the UPS guy pull up. Then I saw him take three steps out of the truck with this rather large box and throw it underhand like a softball down our sidewalk. It landed about 3ft. in front of the door and slid to a stop against the door. It caught air for a good 20 feet. By the time I got out of the chair and ran to the door to go after the UPS guy he was already in his truck and pulling away.
Luckily the second one survived the 20 foot toss. Both packages were wrapped in moving blankets and then packed in bubble wrap and dense packing materials.
Someone told me that if your package is marked fragile they only throw it underhand.
I think the main problem we have in this country is that we don't pay people enough and then put them through terrible working conditions as well. The result is often the same, unhappy employees just don't really care about doing a quality job. They may put a lot into it when they first start out, but after awhile they get comfortable and realize they can get the same paycheck even if they take shortcuts. The chances of actually getting caught doing something wrong are minimal so there is no real need to worry. Having had friends who've worked at UPS putting packages into the shipping trucks, I've heard that it's not at all uncommon for packages to get tossed around. In this kind of business there is always pressure to make sure everything is on time and that everyone is working quickly and efficiently. This aspect certainly doesn't help towards a careful delivery in many cases. Most packages we receive probably go through all sorts of abuse on their way to us. All I can say is I haven't had to many packages arrive damaged, probably do to the excellent packing job many companies do when you order things. When something does arrive broken, the company is almost always willing to replace it at no cost to me.
Sucks for whatever was in there but personally I have never had a problem with UPS deliveries. The boxes have never shown signs of wear and tear and the items inside, even when packaged poorly, have been fine. Could be luck but I get enough crap over the years that more then likely the above is a example of a crappy worker rather then a crappy company.
I have personally witnessed a UPS driver make a pick up, forget to close the back of his truck, start driving, a bunch of boxes fall off the back of his truck, then stop and THROW them back in the truck.
@not_seth_brundle: Baggage Handlers are called "throwers". And if the package vibrates they have to call the police. 1 time in 10, it's a dildo. Always use the indefinate article. Not your dildo, "A Dildo".
All the delivery companies suck and there really isn't anything you can do. Just today at work I received a new business grade printer that we needed. We ordered it in next day air and the printer came busted to no end. It was so damaged that the toner cartridge inside the box ruptured.
Yes, you should. Companies have TAC's for a reason; specifically so everyone can't run around and play the blame game time and time again.
Delivery drivers do this at my house because they're afraid of the half norwiegan elkhound, half-husky wolf-looking mutt barking ferociously at them in the window. I can still blame them for doing it.
@sarusa: Agreed. I had three packages in the last two weeks which the driver never stopped for. I was home, the screen door open and me sitting on the porch waiting. Each day a package was on the truck for delivery, according to the website, a UPS truck drove by and did not stop. The packages were all listed as unable to be delivered.
People have no respect for UPS because UPS has no respect for its customer's time or packages.
@EDIDID: Yup – the last two times I have waited home for packages, one UPS, one DHL – I have taken a day off work, set up my laptop downstairs, down the hall facing the front door (which has glass either side). Both times they were showing out for delivery – both times they came as "unable to be delivered – customer not home". The second time I called them at 5pm to see where the package was, was told they spoke to the driver and he was on his way, would be there in 30 minutes. An hour later I called back and they said "it says he attempted delivery, nobody was home." They completely BULLSHIT their customers, because the drivers are under such pressure to just make the numbers and obviously have no checks and balances, so any stops they fail to make they just put down as "attempted delivery." F**kers.
Uh you shouldn't have to tip people to get acceptable service. Somewhere up the money trail you pay their salary, and if they aren't happy with their jobs they should quit. This goes for all professions. In this case tossing a package reflects badly on both the tosser and the company he is representing (UPS). I could write commentless code, but I don't. It's both unprofessional and unacceptable.
@kingdom2000: Agreed. UPS has always delivered packages in fair condition for me. My only complaint goes for all delivery services in my area: they don't ring the damned doorbell. If it's sig req they just leave a slip and drive off. When I wait outside during their usual delivery time and catch them in the act they don't show any remorse, only annoyance.
I certainly don't condone this treatment, I'd contact the hub's supervisor to report this crap.
That said, I love the UPS drivers I deal with both professionally and privately. At work, our driver bends over backwards and we pitch in when he's got a huge order 20+ boxes. He appreciates it and treats us like kings.
The gal who delivers to my house always wraps my packages in the plastic bag if it looks like rain and further covers them with my doormat. Once I ordered a computer case and didn't have a authorization signature on it so she (thinking it was an entire computer) asked my neighbor to accept it.
USPS is similar for me, guess I'm lucky.
No Fedex, those are some right bastards!
Someone just lost a job.
That was AWESOME!…he he
You could totally tell it was a light package though, I don't think they would be able to throw a desktop in a box like that…
But yeah the video is hilarious…
@HungryGrrl: That's awesome…ROFL
I've never had a problem with UPS or FedEx pretending to deliver things and not actually doing it.
DHL on the other hand, I hope I never have to deal with again. THREE TIMES they've decided to just not deliver something because they didn't have the proper apartment number, and all three times the apartment number was given to them, but not printed on their delivery slip. They didn't call, they didn't try too hard to correct the error. It wasn't until I called and said "where's my box?" that they bothered with it.
But I've used FedEx and UPS frequently at my old job, and both worked really well. I guess it's the luck of the draw for which guy you get assigned to your area.
Doesn't beat DHL. I ordered eyeglasses and they arrived in a 8×5 padded envelope. The delivery guy decided the front porch wasn't a good place to put them. Laid them down in front of the garage door in the driveway. Luckily I saw them, they were laying right where I normally aim my front tires. :/
The next day UPS delivered a box and put it in the same place. Nicely visible from the street, not discreetly on the front porch. At least this was a larger box and not an envelope.
THIS is how you deliver a package
It is the homowner's fault. They should have a moving sidewalk, colored red no less, for the UPS guy because anybody who sits on their ass as much as they do can't possibly be expected to actually walk up to the doorway.
I have had both good and bad experiences with UPS drivers. One driver threw a package hard enough that my front door which was slightly ajar came open and banged loudly into the wall. Another driver took the time to walk around to the back of the house so a large package was out of view of the street, and then wrote a note telling me where it was.
What exactly was this homeowner hoping to secure with cameras? Was he trying to keep Sanford & Son from making off with his junk. If the UPS guy has to navigate an obstacle course to the front door, there's a point at which I won't fault him for chucking the package.
I didn't know UPS guys worked as Moving Guys during their down time! Sweet!
Hah, you can even see when it hits that kids wagon.
There's a book titled "Gig, Americans Talk About Their Jobs" that details all sorts of different jobs written by the workers that perform them. The first one is a UPS driver. Here is an excerpt.
"The service you give people all depends on how they tip you at Christmas. People who don't tip you at Christmas, you fuck them. They get dropped off late in the day and picked up early. Or, you drop 'em off and pick 'em up a the same time." … "I've also delivered dildos and lots of porno. You can tell because anything from 1 Apple Court in North Carolina is pornography. So you tear it open. The clerk told me that in the beginning. You always open it, you know, to read it, check it out, see what it is, laugh about it. You just open it up on the truck and then you tape it up again after you've looked."
@factotum: I always think about that part in GIG. Thanks for mentioning it here.
Yah! Good mid-day laugh. Thanks!
Considering that it appears the security cam system is exponentially more valuable than the property it protects, I say we give the UPS guy the benefit of the doubt. He does look down a couple of times and judging from the rest of the property–there very well could have been a river of shit he had to hurdle to get to the porch.
Was this package going to Fred G. Sanford?
I had a friend who worked at UPS for years in the early 90's. This type of abuse is the least of a consumers worries. The best story he told me was how the guys loading the trucks use to be able to take those Gateway cow boxes and bounce them like basket balls. Gateway use to pack those things tight he would say!
first, I'm kind of curious. I've never seen a UPS delivery guy move so slowly. 9 out of 10 UPS guys are at a full sprint delivering packages, the other one guy at least jogs quickly.
Second, two delivery vans parked ghetto style in the driveway. Nice work. Sidewalk? Severely overgrown bushes block it. Maybe there were spider webs or other shit in front of the door that he didn't want to go through? I can't blame the guy for not going all the way through the frickin bushes…………..if you can't maintain your property, don't get pissed when delivery people won't come to your front door.
As someone said before, the only thing that caught my eye was the white-trashyness.
You can see him pushing his way between those two bushes when he gets to the end, looks down and gets the "fuck it" look on his face. There was probably a ton of shit in his way, put there by the people who wanted to catch a UPS driver throwing a package.
This all seems like a setup, or a fake video.
Ha, this video is hilarious.
As much as I want to wag my finger at UPS, you should hear some of the stories these guys have about trying to deliver packages to customers like this guy probably is. If there's that much shit in his front lawn area, I can only imagine the minefield to the front doorstep.
Not that I like to side with Corporate America, but c'mon, there's more to this than is being said.
I love it when I get huge boxes and they put my doormat over it to hide it……talk about making it more conspicuous.
If you would like to see a higher quality version of this video (and read the comments from the guy who made it) go here – [www.dslreports.com]
You can actually see the cobwebs other crap that have taken over the entrance to the residence. Can't blame the deliveryman entirely.
UPS guys have always been great delivering stuff. It's the FedEx guys that pull into the driveway, write something on their notepad and then back out and leave. Later it shows up on the tracking website as "no one home to sign" or something like that. I had to run out and chase the guy down the street on time to get my package.
You guys saying that its a white-trash place the guy is delivering to are NUTS! All I saw were two vehicles parked in the parking spot (who knows if there was enough room to park them perfectly parallel… & why does that matter?), a couple of empty trashcans (possibly left over from trash day pickup), a small child's wagon on the porch and a quite decent security camera setup (wish my camera setup was that nice!). I'd hardly call that a white-trash meth den!
Oh noes! The delivery guy had to dodge a branch & squeeze between two bushes!!!!! Maybe he should have just dropkicked the package from the ups truck then? Sorry, if ANYONE is at fault here… it is the ups delivery guy who literally THREW a customer's package on the porch instead of setting it down.
I talked to a person who worked years ago in a hub unloading semis. The people there had very abusive supervisors so they would retaliate in the back to the truck where before dawn the cameras could not see them. They would love to repeatedly drop computers and hide letters behind the plywood lining the walls of the truck.
hey if i had to walk through thorny bushes in shorts and step over giant dog turds in the walkway to deliver your damn box, i'd toss it at your door too.
My ups guy never rang the bell, and I was home waiting for my package – even leaving a note on the door that I was home. I think it had to do with the fourth floor walkup part.
I called the depot and bitched until the guy came back. Now I get packages delivered at work and let the mailroom handle the UPS men.
WTF! I saw this happen outside my building the other day too. But it was FedEx. This guy was literally throwing boxes of stuff out of the back of his truck onto the street, then stacking them up neatly on his handtruck. Idiots.
While browsing the UPS website, I noticed they have a new service, called Delivery Intercept:
Why does this seem like a great idea for scammers and a horrible idea for people buying off of Ebay??
I once had to delay a vacation for two extra days while waiting for a box of wedding invitations to arrive via UPS. The reason? I was told by customer service that it was a weather issue (though it was 80 degrees and sunny). She said that on warm days the drivers sometimes only complete half their route, due to lack of A/C in the truck. I hate UPS.
The service you give people all depends on how they tip you at Christmas…
@factotum: Wha? Tip? Seriously?
@Rectilinear Propagation: Haha, let's not turn this into another tip thread! ^_^
What was on the steps? It looked like he was disgusted by whatever was between him and the door.
That explains it. My front porch is currently under construction. The stairs are gone completely, so the deck (what's left of it) is inaccessible. In addition to the caution tape I left a sign on the door for UPS to please leave my package on the back deck (like they frequently do for my next door neighbor). Of course I get home and the large, but light, package is on my front porch. So I'm pissed because I figure if he had fallen I'd be sued plus I have to retrieve the darned thing…I'm eight months pregnant by the way. But since he probably just lobbed the package from the curb, I guess it's all good.
That is really stupid for the 4 seconds it saved him. I guess he doesn't receive too many packages himself.
@kimsama: Sorry! Sorry! Pretend I said nothing! :)
Purolator in Canada is worse. I've done pick-up jobs for them through a temp agency around christmas because I needed the money – I've watched the guys there, in the plant, under the supervisor's noses, play baseball with packages as they're loading the truck, use them as steps in order to clear blockages as the stuff comes down to be loaded…. I've yet to find a shipping company that doesn't treat my shipments like complete crap.
Unfortunately this isn't unique to UPS.
I've caught DHL in Virginia doing this on several occasions. Actually called DHL from my car as a driver I was following stopped in front of a house rolled down the window and flung the envelope at the door of the house he was delivering to.
I've never had an issue with UPS or FedEX, but DHL is a different story… 4 suitcases left on my lawn with no knocking, drivers not even attempting to deliver – just leaving "missed you" notes, as well as envelopes and packages found in my bushes becuase the driver just tossed them towards my door…
@cheviot: Give me a fucking break. Literally.
@LatherRinseRepeat: Yep. My drum teacher used to do handling for them. Worst 'care' ever.
Gripe #1: Delivery guys who put a heavy package against the storm door (opens outward, duh!) so that I can't open the freaking door!!!
Gripe #2: The FedEx guy didn't ring the doorbell and left with my medicine (no signature required — could have left it on the porch). I had to wait till he returned to the office and unload his truck, oh, and of course, I had to drive 2 towns away where the office is (don't know what you call the depot, dispatching place). It was on a Friday and I needed my meds and he never even tried to see if anyone was home AND IT DIDN'T EVEN MATTER! No signature required, doofus!
And yes, I've seen the mail carrier throw a package once he had taken as few steps as possible.
Fedex ground are the worst -they threw a computer monitor over a 6 foot gate when I wasn't in.
@JEANNAIMARD, wrong. UPS drivers are paid by the hour. FedEx drivers are paid per package.
UPS delivery guidelines indicate that it is perfectly acceptable to leave a package without a signature at a residential location. Companies who ship via UPS are aware of this and have the option to require it be signed for. If a driver releases a package without signature, and it goes missing, UPS is accountable for it since they can't provide proof of delivery.
You also must take in to consideration that the driver can see where the package is from. Surely in this case he knew that it was clothing or some other unbreakable item (the package sure appears to be very light weight, obviously not "imported German porcelain dolls" as Consumerist so snidely remarks). Keep in mind these drivers have families that they would like to get home to some time before 8PM. So sorry if your blouse from J Jill has a wrinkle in it because the UPS driver tossed it gently on to your porch.
or the UPS drivers read it as…Fragi-lay. That's must be Italian!
Yay! So glad someone caught one of these lowlifes doing what comes naturally. This is standard practice from what I've seen. When people are outside near their homes and a delivery comes, it's with a smile and a friendly word. During the day when "no one's around" (I work at home, so I see it regularly), it's a matter of speeding up with the truck, throwing your package from a distance, and speeding away. Because they truly care about your package!
A funny event I saw one time: in his haste to deliver before his shift ended, Joe UPS drove into a nearby circular driveway with a low hanging tree over it, and slammed the roof of the truck into the tree branches. The tree won. Dented the roof in pretty good, all along the top. After screaming profanities ("Mother fucker! Fuck! Shit! FUUUCK!!!!") he of course did the usual – threw the package and drove away.
people actually think this is real? Wow… Looks fake to me.
Haha, what a lazy bastard. Would it have killed him to walk another few feet to the door?
Someone should ship some sensors to various parts of the country and and see how much abuse packages really do get.
You have to remember, UPS drivers are normal people. And just like normal people (especially here in NYC), some are angels, and some are horrendous douchebags. Our driver that delivered for us in Bed-Sty was incredibly nice, brought bones for our puppy, and would come back twice rather than leaving an infonotice. Our UPS guy in our new 'hood is even sweeter than the last fella, and is always friendly and cheerful no matter how hot it is.
This caught-on-camera fella is clearly demonstrating one of two things: either he is an unforgivable douchebag, or the people he is delivering to are such miserable pricks that you or I wouldn't hesitate to throw their property at their property either.
Everyone wants respect from people in service industries, but remember that it's always a two way street. If this driver was just being lazy, than he should clearly be reprimanded or fired for such conduct. If he had a grudge because he was treated like crap by the customer, I'd say that's not entirely UPS' problem….
I think that the title of this "How UPS delivers when you're not watching" is a little bit misleading. Every UPS deliveryman I've met has been really nice and several times has done MORE then they need to. My packages are ALWAYS behind my screen door, or even sometimes at my back door.
One year, my mom ordered a lot of christmas gifts via catalog, and the box would have a picture of the item on the outside. The UPS man placed all the packages inside our basement door (outdoor, unlocked basement) and then placed a note above our door (so none of the younger kids could read it) that he was worried the kids would see what they were getting for X-mas.
Don't be so quick to bash the ENTIRE UPS, because ONE guy was a bit lazy, MAYBE. We don't even know if he could reach the door or not.
I know two people who do a paper route at night. When they have to pee, they'll do it right on your lawn. Or against your house.
This behaviour doesn't surprise me at all. A lot of people have commented that the UPS centers are where your package will really get abused. My parents own a metalworking business, and one of their products are tables. They have 1/4″ iron bars, welded, with aluminum sides and brass accents (little half circles that they screw into the table) with a copper insert and a glass top. A least three or four times, the shops that they shipped the tables to arrived with broken weld joints, the brass accents *sheared* off (the screw on at least 1/4″, if not more) and the several of the iron bars bent! They've been using UPS for over 20 years, so they're very familiar with the packing standards, but the way these tables were damaged was appalling. Unfortunately, UPS would only pay them wholesale value of the table, not retail.
We've also had mixed experience with drivers too. The driver we have now leaves dog treats for our 2 dogs. We had another driver that delivered to us for a year, and when it came time to chose routes again, he got beat out for our route by someone with more seniority. On the last day on his route, when he told us he wouldn't be delivering to us anymore he started crying! Another driver drove like a madman, I can't count the times I came around the corner, and he was coming down on my side of the road at 50mph. And that was before our road was paved; it was a really narrow road (you could see 3 tracks on the road from cars, one on each side, and one down the middle. If you wanted to pass someone coming the other way, both of you had to get on to the shoulder.), so meeting this man on the road was very dangerous and hair-raising.
Overall, we've had good luck with our drivers. With my parents business, UPS delivers or picks up almost daily, so we really get to know our drivers. Most of them have been really good, bring the packages to the porch, setting them down (not tossing like this jerk did), and being pleasant to interact with.
While I'm not condoning the guy's behavior, there's clearly a reaon he couldn't/didn't want to navigate the final stretch to the door.
@ncrnlboy While the messy yard and sloppily-parked cars aren't firm proof of creepiness, normal suburbanites just don't have multi-camera security systems with audio. Anyone who does is either has serious paranoia problems or is hiding something big. Besides, what little we can see of the yard points to some major-league sketchiness; who knows what the delivery guy saw that made him want to get the hell out of dodge?
Wow. I heard a lot of things like this about UPS recently and was willing to give them a break … until I got an order delivered by them from Amazon.ca. UPS delivered my 300 dvd by getting an elastic and hooking the dvd onto the door handle. Anyone in the 17 floor condo I live in could have just grabbed it and walked off. My door even had a mail slot, why not just drop it in? Nice to know someone caught an incident on tape! Way to go!
As outright rude and careless as that looks, it seems like the package and its contents were extremely lightweight and whatever was in there was probably in no damage of breaking. I think the guy sensed that which is why he had no problem in tossing it. Yeah it looks bad, and I'm sure he wouldn't have done that if people were around, but I think the offense would be much worse if there were something heavier in there, like something electronic or made of glass. I'm sure the contents of the package (and the box itself) were just fine.
@bedofnails: No, we shouldn't. The company should do ITS job.
@lestat730: That's not an excuse for slacking. You aren't hired to do a crappy job… if these guys don't like their jobs they can get new ones.
@Eleo: Show me proof of the guy's X-ray eyes.
So that is why the midgets i ship via ups are always covered in vomit when they arrive. sorry, l'il fellas!
@JENNIFERT: It's actually a federal offense to use a mailbox or a mail slot for anything other than delivery of US Mail. That's why. Did you check the label to see if your shipper had declared "no signature required" or "driver release"? That's the only time a package should be left at an apartment without being signed for. UPS policy, not my opinion.
@CELTICKUJA: I will check the package again to see what it says and post back, I do not believe I saw no signature required however. Do the same laws apply in Canada?
I work for UPS in Connecticut. Obviously this wasn`t the best thing for the guy to do, you have to remember you cant judge a group by one person. Regardless of what you see in the video it is correct that shippers should pack their parcels with 1 inch packing inside to prevent most damage. There could have been something in his direct path as well blocking him from moving closer, he does stop and then throw, if he was in a real rush would he run and throw from a little further than that? Ever see your UPS guy run? I can tell you I do, especially this time of year. If the package is light enough where i know fully that what is inside is safe for a toss then i surely will. Our machines inside the huds are handling packages up to 70 lbs with packages .01 lbs. You have more to worry about inside of our and Fed Ex`s buildings than you do about us tossing a box. I find myself uncrushing boxes to make them presentable to the customer because the shippers will send you a tiny item in a gigantic box. if anything the item bouncing around the inside of a large box is causing more than the toss. any insider questions feel free to ask.
o.O. Holy shit, that is wrong on so many levels.
Wow! He was so dreamy, kinda like my U.P.S. delivery man! Gosh thats just too bad that this strapping lad was missed by whoever it is that inhabits this house. I feel so sorry for any lady who isnt home when these mysteriously alluring brown clad hunks make their stops.


text:
The majority of the books I receive from publishers and writers are, unfortunately, not ones that spark my interest. They find homes at local libraries, with more appreciative readers, etc. (unless really desperate for cash, I don't sell books I get for free).
The ones that do, for some reason or another, arouse my curiosity are still more plentiful than I have time for. Consider, for instance, two current piles of books I intend to do more than just glance at the cover and publicity materials for...
And that's just stuff that's arrived in the last few weeks...
Some of these are books I will definitely read -- indeed, one of them, Lev Grossman's The Magicians, I read this past weekend. (Not sure if I'm going to write much about it anywhere, because I had exactly the response M.A. Orthofer had at The Complete Review, and I don't think I have anything to add beyond what he said. But we'll see.) I'm writing a piece for Rain Taxi on Wallace Shawn, so will be plunging into his two, as well as brushing up on all the rest of his books, this week. Beyond that, well...
I'm intrigued by each of the Night Shade books, but am most excited by Paolo Bacigalupi's first novel, The Windup Girl, since I've had a few things to say about his short fiction in the past. I intend to read the others, but if I only get to one of them, it will be The Windup Girl.
The little book on top of one of those piles is an advance copy of The Original Frankenstein from Vintage, and it's an interesting attempt to reconstruct the earliest manuscripts of Frankenstein. Editor Charles E. Robinson seeks to show the exact nature of Percy Shelley's influence on the novel, and makes what appears, at least at first glance, to be a strong case for Percy as a collaborator with his wife on the book. The collaboration is complex, though, and for anyone who has previously been fascinated by the changes between the published editions of Frankenstein, this volume will be essential. As a reading text of the novel, though, it's awkward, given how much the scholarly apparatus has to intrude upon the actual text, so it's not a book anyone will want to read as their first encounter with Mary Shelley's "hideous progeny".
I'm intrigued by Penguin's re-issue of Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton's novel Who Would Have Thought It? not only because I had never heard of it or because it is billed as the first Mexican-American novel, but because it tells the story of a Mexican girl raised by Apaches who ends up in New England amidst hypocritical abolitionists.I don't usually find a plot to be the most intriguing things about a novel, but that's a plot that intrigues me!
Finally, among the books you may not have heard of, sits my friend Caroline Nesbitt's horse novel, Ride on the Curl'd Clouds, which I am curious to read not because I know anything about horses (I don't), but because I've known Caroline and her writing for years. One of these days I'll get around to interviewing her about the book and about her decision to publish it via Lulu.com, a decision she and I talked about a lot -- Caroline had previously published a nonfiction book in the traditional way, but we thought she might be able to have more success publishing her novel herself and marketing it within the equestrian community, a world she knows well.
The other books are there because at one point or another they seemed interesting to me and so I hope to get to time to read at least some of them. We shall see...
24 August 2009
Books Received
posted by Matthew Cheney
3 comments:
I love books, specially ones on unique and interesting topics. This post about so many books intrigued me. Keep writing!ReplyDelete
This is Nancy from Israeli Uncensored News
Hi Matt,ReplyDelete
Thanks for the 'tip-off' (spotted it amongst all the other books in your photos!) about John Langan's new/first novel, "House of Windows". I really liked "Mr Gaunt", so I'm looking forward to this.
Noticing The Song Is You in your stack: I blogged it here....ReplyDelete
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
|Laredo, Texas
|High School:
|Nixon HS
2010 Cross Country: Ran in three meets during the season...best finish was 25th at the Islanders Splash (9/24) with a time of 19:43...finished 34th at the Ricardo Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic finishing at 19:40.2...2010 Outdoor Track: Ran in two outdoor meets competing in the 3000m and 5000m...finished seventh at the Border Olympics (3/6) with a time of 11:09.05...2010 Indoor Track: Did not run...2009 Cross Country: Ran in three meets with best finish 17th at the Brazos Valley Open...2009 Outdoor Track: ran the 1500m and 5000m...2009 Indoor Track: ran 3000m...2008 Cross Country: Redshirted...2008 Indoor Track: Did not compete...2008 Outdoor Track: Competed in two meets...ran 4:58.93 in the 1,500-meter run at the Texas Invitational (3/22)...stopped the clock in 10:54 in the 3,000-meter run at the Border Olympics (3/2)...2007 Cross Country: Ran in four of five races in which the Islanders competed...was the fifth and final runner to score for the Islanders at the Islander Splash (9/28) when she was 21st overall in 18:57...placed 18th overall at the Rice Invitational (9/15) in 14:30...was 33rd (23:11) at the Southland Conference Championship (10/27).
In High School: Competed for Javier Coronado and the Mustangs at J.W. Nixon High School...qualified for regionals on four occasions in cross country...had top time of 11:55 and 11:57 over two miles in cross country as a senior...won the Region IV-5A Championship as a sophomore in the 3,200 in a time of 11:33...has a personal-best time of 5:01 in the 1500-meter run.
Personal: Born Daniela Prado on July 31, 1989 in Laredo...daughter of Socorro and Rene Prado...has two older siblings...major is exercise science.


text:
Level III Offenders
Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 11-37.1-1 ET SEQ., the individuals who appears below have been designated a Level III Sex Offender by the Sex Offender Board of Review and/or the Superior Court. The Board and/or the Court have determined that this individual is at a high risk to re-offend and that the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a public safety interest is served by the providing information below to the public availability of notification information.
This individual is not wanted by police.


text:
SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Women's Tennis team earned a road win over Division II power St. Mary's (TX) on Wednesday afternoon, taking a 6-1 final to improve 7-0 on the season. The Rattlers are currently ranked No. 48 in the DII national rankings.
The Islanders swept the doubles point to start fast and then went on to take six of the seven singes matches en route to a 6-1 victory.
Mia Matuszak and Maider Martin picked up an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles to get the Islanders on the board, and Doris Kuselj and Stefania Nicolae clinched the point with an 8-4 final at No. 1. Sandra Burges and Chelsea Horan finished things off in the doubles portion with an 8-6 win at No. 2.
Burges kept her run of straight-set victories going with a quick 6-2, 6-1 win at the No. 2 singles position, while Nicolae also kept her unbeaten start to 2013 on track with a 6-2, 6-4 finish at No. 3.
Celia Rodriguez Delgado won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles, Leanne Mascall earned a 6-4, 6-2 decision and Matuszak returned to singles action with a solid 6-3, 6-4 final at No. 6 singles. Martin saw her unbeaten start come to an end with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) loss at No. 1 to Mariana Rong, the No. 28-ranked player in DII tennis.
Next up for the Islanders will be a tough match against former Southland Conference rival UTSA. The Roadrunners are off to a 4-2 start in their only season of WAC membership. Match time is set for 2 p.m. on Friday at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs St. Mary's (TX)
02/21/13 at San Antonio, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 6, St. Mary's (TX) 1
Singles competition:
1. Mariana Rong (STM) def. Maider Martin (AMCC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
2. Sandra Burges (AMCC) def. Felicity Delgado (STM) 6-2, 6-1
3. Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Valentine Lambrechts (STM) 6-2, 6-4
4. Celia Rodriguez (AMCC) def. Christina Lopez (STM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Leanne Mascall (AMCC) def. Joanie Bryant (STM) 6-4, 6-2
6. Mia Matuszak (AMCC) def. Ariana Saldana (STM) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition:
1. Doris Kuselj/Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Mariana Rong/Ariana Saldana (STM) 8-4
2. Sandra Burges/Chelsea Horan (AMCC) def. Felicity Delgado/Christina Lopez (STM) 8-6
3. Mia Matuszak/Maider Martin (AMCC) def. Valentine Lambrechts/Joanie Bryant (STM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 7-0
St. Mary's (TX) 3-2


text:
Women's Nike Free 5.0+ Breathe Running Shoes
Buy Online & Pick Up In-Store
Build stronger feet with every mile you run and get plenty of breathability in the Nike Free 5.0+ Breathe Women's Running Shoes. These advanced running shoes are highly flexible and offer a barefoot-like feel during your run.
These standouts from the Nike Free line offer an airy, ventilated feeling like no other shoe out there due to the unique open mesh upper. The low-profile look and light feel of these shoes is also perfect for those runners who are ready to take the barefoot plunge but still want some cushioning and support. The fused Phylite midsole offers a resilient ride and a touch of featherweight cushion for comfort. The modified Nike Free outsole with carbon rubber inserts and deep flex grooves enhance your foot?s flexibility and natural range of motion.
Embrace the freedom of pure ventilation in the Nike Free 5.0+ Breathe Women's Running Shoes. We recommend that runners who have never ran in barefoot-like shoes ease their way into these shoes by gradually increasing their mileage.
- UPPER: Open mesh
- MIDSOLE: Fused phylite
- OUTSOLE: Rubber with flex grooves


text:
Go to: Gurudu Home
Use keys to navigate
Actor Sivaji and Actress Ritu Kaur
Chandan Movies presents Gurudu Telugu Movie Stills. Actor Sivaji and Actress Ritu Kaur playing lead roles. Directed by Kiran and Music by Rajkiran. Produced by CD Nagendra under the banner of Chandan Movies.
Please Wait while comments are loading...
Latest Telugu News
Go to : Wallpapers
Go to : Videos
Box office
Go to: Box office
A Flying Jatt31.95 * Cr
- Un-Indian0.27 * Cr
Happy Bhag Jayegi22.11 * Cr
- Lucchey laffange0.001 * Cr
- Yeh Kaisi Hai Aashiq0.002 * Cr


text:
Kathi over at Ancestor Search Blog points out that reruns of the Who Do You Think You Are series are begiinig on Friday nights on MSNBC at 9 p.m. CDT. You can get all her post at Ancestor Search Blog: Who Do You Think You Are? Reruns on MSNBC
Filed under: From The Editor, Resources


text:
STOCKTON – Just before 9 p.m. Monday, a robber entered a business on Pacific Avenue just south of Douglas Road, demanded all the money from a 57-year-old woman working there and fled, police reported.
The victim ran to a neighboring business where she called police.
Authorities did not report that a weapon was used during the crime or the loss to the business. The robber was described as 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
Operates with few cranking motions for loop end ties
To tie bags, bend the tie around the neck of the bag, insert hook of twister through both tie loops, pull or rotate tool to form a secure closure, then bend loops around the neck out of the way. Wooden handle with a steel swivel hook. Imported.


text:
Big turnout for comedy show
By Abby Ledoux '14
October 16, 2013
October 16, 2013
An array of Emerson–based comedy troupes and comedians performed to a standing-room-only crowd in Piano Row's Multipurpose Room on October 12.
"There was a great mix of sketch, stand-up, and improv, which kept the show different and exciting all the way through," said Kevin Seefried '14, who hosted the All–Troupe Comedy Show. "It was incredible."
Ricky Downes III '15 performs at the All-Troupe Comedy Comedy Show at Emerson on October 12, 2013. (Photo by Leah Casselman '15)
Student comedians included Seefried, Ryan Donahue '14, Nick Holmes '16, Nick Hanley '16, and Jamie Sanders '16. Their stand-up sets occurred between troupe performances by Stroopwafel, Chocolate Cake City, SwoMo, Emerson Comedy Workshop, and Police Geese.
The event was hosted by Police Geese.
Emerson Comedy Workshop screened "okOedipus," a television commercial for a parody dating website.
The night flowed seamlessly between acts with Seefried appearing at the microphone to transition with a joke or two, eliciting bellowing laughs.
"It was such a fun show to be a part of," Seefried said. "Probably the best show I've seen on campus since I transferred in."
Lily Richards '16, Andy Stocker '14, and Eli Lutsky '15 of Emerson Comedy Workshop at the All-Troupe Comedy Show. (Photo by Leah Casselman '15)
Seefried, a Writing for Film and Television major, first attended Claremont McKenna College before taking a leave of absence to focus on stand-up comedy in New York City. He transferred to Emerson last January.
"Emerson's the only school I applied to as a transfer because it's easily the best school in the country for comedy," Seefried said.
Seefried also writes for the Emerson Channel and is involved with Inside Joke, another campus comedy group.
The SwoMo comedy group performs at the All-Troupe Comedy Show. In the foreground are Autumn McCumiskey '15 and Scott Lamica '14. (Photo by Leah Casselman '15)
"I don't think students here understand just how unbelievable it is that the school not only offers open mics twice a month, but that people actually show up to support them," he said.
"It's just great to perform in a room that's excited not only to laugh, but to listen and learn with you during your set," Donahue said.


text:
Scotland: £60m for genomic medicine
29.08.2012 - A pioneering genetics research centre at the University of Edinburgh receives £60m (€75,6m) funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC).
The university has also received a £3.5m (€4,4m) award from the Wellcome Trust and Wolfson Foundation to help fund the building of a new systems medicine centre. The MRC funding will be used to fund research at Edinburgh's MRC Human Genetics Unit and the MRC Institute of Genetics and Medicine (IGMM) into a range of conditions, such as schizophrenia, cystic fibrosis, and genetic eye disorders, and to develop and test new therapies. IGMM is a partnership between the MRC, the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Cancer Research UK.
"This funding will help us to turn the potential of the genetic revolution into reality" said Institute director Nick Hastie in a video. He explained that most of the money would continue to fund ongoing programmes in the Human Genetics Unit, but that "ten to twenty percent, combined with money from the University of Edinburgh, will allow us to do exciting new science". This would include recruiting top researchers, purchasing new equipment, developing a brand new PhD programme and helping the centre to integrate its research with the NHS. Professor Hastie said that the 'big aim' was to bring the results of research into clinical practice to aid the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
The £3.5m in funding from the Wellcome Trust and the Wolfson Foundation, awarded under the Wellcome-Wolfson Capital Awards programme, will support a new systems medicine building with the construction set to start in 2013 at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital. The five-story systems medicine building will total 2,700 meters squared, and will "create a physical and intellectual bridge between centres that make up the IGMM. In addition to research spaces, the facility will include spaces for computational biology, a seminar room, offices, and an "open design" to encourage research collaborations, according to IGMM. The remainder of the estimated £10.2m for the systems medicine facility will be provided by the University of Edinburgh and the MRC.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-03/scotland-pound60m-for-genomic-medicine.html


text:
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Diamond Peak will continue the tradition of the Dummy Downhill on April 1. This will be the 12th year for the community's favorite event of the season.
Participants build a dummy on skis or a snowboard that gets launched off a big jump on Showoff run. Categories include Best Crash, Longest Jump, Most Creative, Shortest Distance and whatever else the judges decide to make up.
Individuals and teams entering a dummy receive a free commemorative T-shirt and lift ticket for the day (limit 2 per dummy). The Dummy Downhill is open to the public and there are no registration fees. Dummies must be at the base lodge by 11 a.m. to be judged on creativity. The jumping begins at noon, followed by an award ceremony.
Dummy builders are encouraged to be as creative as they can. The following restrictions apply to all dummies: they cannot be live; must not weigh more than 75 pounds; teams that build their dummies to lose parts as they crash will be required to clean up afterward. At least one person from each team must be available to transport and/or unload their dummy at the top of the launch.
Diamond Peak wants to make the 12th anniversary Dummy Downhill bigger and better than ever, but we need your participation! Mark your calendars for April 1. Come and enjoy giveaways, live music by the Jeff Jones Band and great commentary while you watch dummies fly into the air off a huge jump!
For more information about Diamond Peak, visit www.diamondpeak.com or call 775-832-1177.


text:
Shop By Designer
Join Us
Home » Treats
We only carry the best and most healthy treats for your dogs. We also have the popular Himalayan chew and Cocotherapy coconut oil!
As well as offering a huge array of luxuries for you and your dogs, we also offer some of the best solutions for healthier lifestyle. Our dog treats are unlike other dog treats that you'll get at pet stores. We have gone out of our way to provide you with some of the very best dog treats out there, which are actually healthy for your dog. We believe that allowing your dog to over indulge on unhealthy treats that can also damage their teeth is irresponsible, which is why we provide so many healthy alternatives that you can pick up directly from our website.
We even have healthy dog food on offer. We have a wide range of foods available, and if you take a look round, you'll see that there are many designed for specific breeds and sizes of dog. You'll find everything you need right under one roof, whether you have a Great Dane or a Jack Russell!
Our treats for dogs come from a range of quality suppliers that specialize in healthy dog treats. We also offer healthy treats for dog birthdays, which is quite hard to come by. It's becoming increasingly popular for Americans to treat their dogs on their birthday, and along with all our great party gear, we even have dog cake mix and healthy dog cakes! Our cakes look like regular cakes, but are shaped into bones and other pet-related shapes. They're healthy and dogs just love them. You'll be able to order your own personalized cake directly from the website, or even take advantage of the huge array of healthy dog cook books that we have on offer.
One thing you must consider is that when training a new puppy, too, you're going to be using a lot of treats for your puppy. Treats must be used to let the puppy know that they have done the right thing. They will associate doing particular things with getting treats. This works fine, but whilst it must be done, it's an awful lot of treats to give. Instead, you should consider buying our healthy puppy treats instead. They taste just as great, but they won't see your pup getting overweight and you won't end up with an unhealthy dog. It's incredibly important that you remember things like this when training your dog. Too many treats just simply aren't healthy, just like too much candy isn't healthy for a human!
If you have any more queries about any of our healthy puppy treats, food, snacks and cakes, then do feel free to get in touch. We're also happy to answer questions about our puppy and dog birthday cakes. We can personalize them and make them your own.


text:
Sheffield Financial is a division of BB&T Financial FSB, a subsidiary of BB&T Corporation. Member FDIC.
See your dealer for details.
525 American Drive
Francis Creek, WI 54214
Phone: 920-682-1284
Fax: 920-686-7907
Mon 8am - 7pm
Tues-Thurs 8am - 5:30pm
Fri 8am - 7pm
Sat 8am - 1pm
Sun CLOSED
415 N Rapids Road
Manitowoc, WI 54220
Phone: 920-682-8721
Fax: 920-682-8728
Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm
Sat 8am - 1pm
Sun CLOSED


text:
PCC Dept. of Public SafetyStudent Center, Room 152
Phone: 719.549.3355
Cell: 719.821.6563
Gorsich Advanced Technology Center, Room 131
Pueblo Campus: The Department of Public Safety is located in the Student Center, Room 152 and in the Gorsich Advanced Technology Center, Room 131. DPS officers are available 24 hours a day including weekends, holidays and breaks to assist anyone on campus or in the campus community. Our services range from basic law enforcement to motorist assists such as jump starts or vehicle entry. The Department of Public Safety also provides security escorts to any area on campus. You can reach us by phone at 719.549.3355 or 719.821.6563 as well as through the Facility Services office at 719.549.3345 or 719.549.3291.
Fremont Campus: Report incidents to the Fremont Campus main office between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Friday. During business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. call 719.296.6130. During other times, students may report incidents to the PCC Public Safety Officer on duty or to the Pueblo Campus by calling 719.549.3355 or 719.821.6563. You can summon emergency services to the campus by calling 911 from the campus pay phone or your personal cell phone.
Southwest Colorado Community College: Report incidents to the main office located in either Durango or Mancos during daytime hours. You may summon emergency services by calling 911 from your personal cell phone or from the faculty office if an instructor is available.
These reports are by calendar year in which the crime was reported for each of the three most recent years. Reporting includes the surrounding areas of each campus
Please report all injuries, accidents, or other incidents requiring police or other safety/emergency assistance to the appropriate office on your campus.
Call 911 to notify emergency response personnel. Activate firm alarm if not already activated. Evacuate the building. Go to designated area. Do not leave campus. Notify the Department of Public Safety at 719.549.3355 and Facilities Services at 719.549.3345.
In case of a medical emergency, call 911 if calling from an on-campus telephone call Public Safety at 719.549.3355. Please be aware of your surroundings in order to give all appropriate details. Do not attempt to move an injured person unless it is a safety concern.


text:
David Irving, Hitler and Holocaust Denial: Electronic Edition, by Richard J. EvansTable of Contents
|< (A) Continued misreprese...
|(C) Irving's partial with... >
(B) New misrepresentations and omissions: The testimony of Walter Bruns and the letter of Dr. Otto Schulz-Du Bois
1. Irving's misrepresentation of the events surrounding the killing of the Jews in Riga is compounded in a recent article on his website. Here Irving relies on Walter Bruns (already mentioned above) as the source for his claim that a report about the killings in Riga eventually reached Hitler's headquarters. 'Hitler...seemingly intervened at once to order a halt to "diese Massenerschiessungen" (these mass shootings) as soon as a report, signed by a junior officer, was forwarded to him.'91
2. Irving also makes the same point in his Pleadings, where he claims that some time after Bruns's eyewitness account of the massacre reached Hitler's headquarters, Bruns met an 'SS officer (in Riga, who) scoffed to him..."Here's an order that's come, saying that mass shootings like these are no longer to take place".'92
3. What is the evidence for these claims? As so often, Irving's argument depends on a complete misrepresentation of the source on which it purports to rest. First, he fails to draw attention to the full statement about these events made by Bruns in captivity on 8 April 1945. According to Bruns, two weeks after the massacre in Riga, 'ALTENMEYER (?) triumphantly shows me: "Here's an order that's come, saying that mass shootings of this kind may no longer take place in future. That is to be done more cautiously now".'93
4. Bruns made this point even more explicitly during his interrogation in Nuremberg. One or two weeks after the mass executions in Riga, he recalled, 'there someone showed me a piece of paper that sanctioned the shootings, they just had to be carried out less conspicuously in future.'94 Thus there was no question of bringing the killings per se to an end; it was simply a matter of carrying them out more discreetly. And indeed this is precisely what happened. In early 1942, Heydrich could note that 'the Jewish question in the Ostland can be seen as practically solved and cleaned- up.'95 Thus Bruns's evidence clearly implicates the Nazi leadership in the continuation of the killings of Jews in the East; in no way does it lend credence to Irving's claim that Hitler actually put a stop to these killings.
5. Bruns's testimony is backed up by another document, which Irving simply suppresses. In the conversation of 8 April 1945, apparently secretly taped by the Allied forces, Bruns states that on 30 November 1941 he sent two officers as witnesses to the spot in Riga where the executions were taking place. According to Bruns, it was decided to send reports of the killings to Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr, the intelligence department of the Armed Forces High Command. Canaris would then tell Hitler about these events. One of the two officers sent by Bruns to witness the executions in Riga was Dr. Otto Schulz-Du Bois, a reserve engineer captain.
6. Not long after the massacre in Riga, Schulz-Du Bois sent a secret letter to his wife, which she later dated to January 1942. On his website, Irving acknowledges that Schulz-Du Bois did indeed send his wife this letter referring to the killings in Riga.96 However, he makes no mention of the letter's contents; and it is easy to see why. In this letter, Schulz-Du Bois wrote that some time after 30 November 1941, he inquired about the impact of the eyewitness report which he had drawn up on the massacres of Jews in Riga. He was told that his report had been forwarded to the top counter-espionage officialSchulz-Du-Bois, who died in 1945, also apparently repeated this account verbally to a friend before the end of the war.97
with the justification that these things damage the morale of the troops who see and hear such things. This man, who has constant access to the Führer, is said to have described the consequences and the terrible nature of these methods to the F. (ührer) once more compellingly, whereupon he (i.e. Hitler) is said to have said: "You want to show weakness, do you, mein Herr! I have to do that, for after me there will not be another one to do it!"
7. Yet Irving makes no attempt to confront this important evidence pointing to Hitler's having sanctioned the mass killing in Riga; he simply omits it from his account. Thus Irving completely misleads his readers by claiming that once Hitler received the report of the 30 November massacre in Riga, he intervened to order a halt. Yet another piece of evidence which Irving argues shows that Hitler intervened to save the Jews fails on closer inspection to match up to the claims Irving makes for it.
91. http.//www.fpp.co.uk/Auschwitz/documents/BrunsCSDICa.html.
92. Pleadings Bundle IV, 17.
93. 'da zeigt mir der ALTENMEYER (?) triumphierend: "Hier ist eine Verfugung gekommen, dass derartige Massenerschiessungen in Zukunft nicht mehr stattfinden dürften. Das soll jetzt vorsichtiger gemacht werden"'; cited in SCDIC, SRGG 1158, transcript of conversation including Generalmajor Bruns, disclosed by Irving as document 110.
94. BA Berlin, Film 44340,Vernehmung des Generals Walter Bruns, 13. 2. 1948.
95. Gerlach, Krieg, 99-100; Safrian, Eichmann-Männer, 153-4; Heydrich in Activity and Situation Report No. 10, for February 1942, cited in expert witness report of Procfessor Browning.
96. For Bruns's testimony, see SCDIC, SRGG 1158, transcript of conversation including Generalmajor Bruns, disclosed by Irving as document 110; BZ Berlin, Film 44340, Vernehmung des Generals Walter Bruns. 13. 2. 1948. For Irving's claims, see his website at http://www.fpp.co.uk/Auschwitzs/documents/BrunsCSDICa.html.
97. Fleming, Hitler und die Genesis der Endlösung (Wiesbaden, 1982), 97-102: 'und zwar mit der Begründung, daß diese Dinge die Moral der Truppe, die derartiges sieht und hört, gefährden. Dieser, der beim Führer aus- und eingeht, sollte dem F. die Folgen und Scheußlicthkeiten dieser Methoden noch einmal eindringlich dargestellt haben, worauf dieser gesagt haben soil: "Sie wollen wohl weich werden, mein Herr! Ich muß das tun, denn nach mire wird es doch kein anderer mehr tun!" (cited in Fleming, Hitler und die Genesis, p.98. See also ibid. pp. 97-102.
|< (A) Continued misreprese...
|(C) Irving's partial with... >


text:
Product Questions
- Ask
Average Customer Reviews
Equipped with 15,000 BTU Pro sealed burner system and an 18,500 BTU TruPower Plus™ burner on select models custom gas rangetops deliver the ultimate in performance. The VariSimmer™ setting and SureSpark™ Ignition System ensure perfect temperature control even at the most delicate settings. Exclusive stainless steel knobs and included island trim add a subtle dash of style to any kitchen.
Gas/Electrical Requirements
Burner Ratings
Approximate Dimensions:
Approximate Weight:
Warranty Information:
Delivery is subject to reasonable access to the area without damaging the purchaser's property or the product, or jeopardizing the safety of the delivery personnel.
Fill out the form below to request Better Price for this product.
Sign up for the latest information on new products, special offers, and savings opportunities at Abt and receive $25 off your next order of $250 or more.


text:
"Celebrity Apprentice" Episode 2 – Share a Kodak Moment
This week's episode starts with Bret Michaels generously presenting a check to the American Diabetes Association and sharing his experience with other young Type 1 diabetics. In his spiffiest Ed Hardy t-shirt (the first of many he wears on this episode), he tells two kids "there are times that I feel great, and then out of nowhere … BOOM. I don't know if you are ever playing sports and it just drops out from under you …" and trails off. The kids kind of giggle, suggesting they have seen "Rock of Love" or read The Dirt, which hopefully implies they know the biggest enemy to Bret's health is not tossing a ball around on the field and getting dehydrated through exercise.
Tonight's challenge is sponsored by Kodak®. The task is to re-launch Kodak® moments by creating, capturing and sharing the most unique "Kodak® moment" in a storefront. The ex-Governor of Illinois names Sinbad as the project manager for Rock Solid. Wrestler Maria is named project manager for Tenacity. When planning the task, Maria describes her vision but everyone is distracted by what appears to be a hat on her head. Luckily, Holly comes up with a Hollywood Red Carpet theme. The WWE project manager talks the group into setting the storefront up to look like a wrestling ring – and in the end, it is a hybrid of the two. While Cindy learns how to use a digital camera, Holly is closely listening to the Kodak® executives and picks up on the use of catchwords like "share." Foreshadowing …
In the boys' room, nobody can understand what Sinbad is saying. As everyone is standing around in an empty storefront waiting for something to happen, the ex-Governor does some business on the phone. The cameras capture him swearing at someone, and wondering if he is going to be set up in some sort of lie. (Insert obvious joke here.) Bret is pacing around nervously, Darryl is about ready to spark up a smoke, and Sinbad is talking a mile a minute. Honestly, it is very difficult to figure out what is going on. Please reply if you understood what was happening with Rock Solid. Apparently their campaign involves running around taking pictures of one another man-handling each other and innocent pedestrians. There is general consensus among the more level-headed members of Rock Solid that this strategy may be weak. On the other hand, Tenacity has invited some kids from the Make-a-Wish Foundation to be photographed and participate in the campaign.
There was a moment, when we all hoped for the Omega Boys Club (Sinbad's Charity), that it seemed like those embarrassing, self-aggrandizing photos that the guys took of themselves were lost at the printer. Unfortunately, they showed up at the last minute. The Rock Solid store was set up in stations highlighting what each member is known for, or at least, wishes he was known for. For example, Darryl Strawberry is holding a baseball bat.
Tenacity, led by a skinny girl wearing a feather bustier and leather pants named Maria, opens its doors. Sharon Osbourne infects guests by coughing her sickness all over the cupcakes and Kodak® water being given out. Hey, where is the Trump Ice?!
The power keeps going out at Tenacity's store, and chaos ensures, but thankfully, there is no looting of the giant wrestling belt props or digital frames. The Kodak execs are very complimentary to both sides, but points out to big D that Rock Solid spends more time showcasing themselves than the cameras. They choose Tenacity as the winner, because guests spent equal times with the product and with the celebrities.
In the boardroom, the teams evaluate the strategies used, and The Donald announces to Holly (check out the Autism Speaks pin!) and the rest of the team that Tenacity won the challenge. Make-a-Wish Foundation takes home $20,000.
Rock Solid is shocked. After all, everyone loooooved getting their picture taken with Darryl Strawberry, and they said they handed out cards with the Kodak® website where anyone who visited the showroom could sort through every single photo taken during the day to download it. What could go wrong with that? Still flabbergasted, the team tries to figure out what went wrong. Fingers are flying from Sinbad to Bret back to Sinbad again. Everyone kind of agrees that Sinbad could have done a better job delegating tasks on day one, but still in denial about losing, not one team member is able to identify why they lost to begin with. Sinbad brings Bret and the ex-Governor back to the chopping block with him. Bret, because he melted down mid-task, and the ex-Governor, because Sinbad couldn't figure out who else should be nominated. A lot of words were exchanged during tribal council, but none of them really made sense until The Donald announced, "As project manager, Sinbad, YOU'RE FIRED." Bye-bye Sinbad. In the words of a great comic, you were a bad cat. Your charity didn't get any cash, but here's a plug as the consolation prize: www.street-soldiers.org/.
Would you like to be next week's guest blogger? Send your recap of "Celebrity Apprentice" to email@example.com, prior to 8 a.m. next Monday. We will select our favorite for posting here.
- No comments yet.
- No trackbacks yet.
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
Recent Posts
View by Category
- Adults with autism
- Autism in the News
- Autism Speaks U
- Awareness
- Co-founders
- Corporate Sponsors
- Family Services
- Fundraising
- Got Questions?
- Government Relations
- In Their Own Words
- Light It Up Blue
- New Diagnosis of Autism
- Pre-autism Diagnosis
- Science
- Stages
- The Pin Is In
- This Month in Review
- Topic of the Week
- Uncategorized
- Weekly Whirl
- Why I Walk
Top Posts
What We're Talking About
Blog Archives
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- Meet these identical twins with autism who are nonverbal and make headlines by running marathons! youtube.com/watch?v=hVGyOg… 7 hours ago
- Looking to integrate visual supports into your child with autism's daily routines? Get step-by-step introduction >> bit.ly/VisualSupports… 8 hours ago
- @lisamarieo90 please contact our Autism Response Team here: autismspeaks.org/family-service… 9 hours ago
- @linleypaske Love this story! Can you direct message us? Would love to post this to our FB page with your permission! 9 hours ago
- Did you know? #autismawareness #TuesdayMotivation https://t.co/ZIiZrlZ1A6 9 hours ago
Autism Speaks Flickr


text:
- United Kingdom
- All Products
Find a Domain
Domain Services
Domain Investor Tools
Do It Yourself
- Website Builder - TRY IT FREE
- Online Store - TRY IT FREE
- WordPress - On Sale
Web Security
Online Marketing
Do It Yourself
Hire an Expert
Email & Office
- Professional Email - On Sale
- Microsoft Office - On Sale
Partner Programs
- See what's on sale
Help Me Choose
- Domains
You can't have a website without a domain name. Like a street address that tells people where you live, a domain helps customers drive directly to your website. We can help you find one you'll love.
Find a Domain
Domain Services
Domain Investor Tools
- Websites
A website is vital to any modern business. Even if you sell locally or by word of mouth, your customers are looking for you on the web – if only to check your hours. Find everything you need here.
Do It Yourself
- Website Builder - TRY IT FREE
- Online Store - TRY IT FREE
- WordPress - On Sale
- Hosting
Hosting is what makes your site visible on the web. We offer fast, reliable plans for every need - from a basic blog to high-powered site. Designer? Developer? We've got you covered too.
- Web Hosting - On Sale
- WordPress Hosting - On Sale
- Dedicated IP
- Premium DNS
- Web Security
Web Security
For your business to succeed, customers need to trust that you'll protect them from viruses, hackers and identity thieves. Count on our security products to keep your website secure, your visitors safe and your business growing.
- Online Marketing
Online Marketing
Even the best products go unsold if customers don't know where to find them. Give your business the attention it deserves with promotional tools that attract visitors and keep them coming back.
Do It Yourself
Hire an Expert
- Email & Office
Email & Office
Look like a world-class business, even if you operate out of your garage, with professional email powered by Microsoft®.
- Professional Email - On Sale
- Microsoft Office - On Sale
- Vouchers


text:
The City of Lake Oswego Water Treatment Plant is a direct filtration plant whose current treatment capacity is 16 MGD (million gallons of water per day).
For more than 41 years the City of Lake Oswego Water Treatment Plant (WTP) has supplied its customers high quality water. We hope that you the consumer can gain additional information and knowledge by using this web site. We look forward to the next 41 years.
The plant was constructed in 1967 in what was then unincorporated Clackamas County. It had an initial treatment capacity of 10 million gallons per day (MGD). The plant was expanded in 1980 to its present-day treatment capacity of 16 MGD. The source of all the City's water is the Clackamas River in Gladstone.
The Water Treatment Plant is staffed with seven full-time operators, keeping the plant running smoothly every day of the year. Our operators are all fully certified and continue to upgrade skills and learn the newest treatment techniques through continuing education opportunities.


text:
For the thirteenth year in a row, residents of Sleepy Eye and the surrounding communities will participate in the National Life Chain, forming Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Highways 4 and 14. The Life Chain meets Sunday, Oct. 7, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
In 2011, approximately 70 people took part in the event in Sleepy Eye. Area Christians are asked to join and pray silently for an end to legalized abortion.
Those attending will have the opportunity to hold a sign expressing their disapproval of abortion. The signs will be provided with prayer topics on the back. Everyone is welcome.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
LEGO Shop Home Themes Creator Red Rotors
Red Rotors
- Item: 31003
- Ages:6-12
- VIP Points: 0
- Pieces:145
- Retired product
Load the Red Rotors helicopter with the cargo ramp to take flight with twin rotors, then rebuild it into a propeller plane or a hovercraft!
Transport the heaviest loads with the 3-in-1 Red Rotors helicopter!
Lower the ramp, load the cargo and taxi to the helipad in the Red Rotors helicopter! With massive twin rotors, no load is too heavy for the heavy-lifting helicopter. Take off from the cool cockpit with a translucent windshield, then touch down on the landing gear to deliver your cargo! Rebuilds into a cool propeller plane or twin-rotor hovercraft.
- 3-in-1 model: rebuilds into a cool propeller plane or twin-rotor hovercraft
- Features bright red and orange design, moving twin rotors, detailed engines, rear cargo ramp and landing gear
- Spin the twin rotors!
- Touch down on the landing gear!
- Lower the ramp to load the cargo!
- Propeller plane features engine detailing, rotating propeller, and undercarriage
- Hovercraft features detailed engines and twin rotors
- Measures over 3" (8cm) high, 5" (14cm) long and 3" (9cm) wide
- Propeller plane measures over 1" (5cm) high, 5" (13cm) long and 5" (14cm) wide
- Twin-rotor hovercraft measures over 1" (4cm) high, 4" (12cm) long and 3" (10cm) wide
You May Also Like
- locale
- numRecs
- 5
- -inc-price
- true
- -inc-inventory
- true
- -rec-builder
- LEGO_rec_builder
- dataItems
- title_en-AU
- link_en-AU
- image_link_en-AU
- category_en-AU
- retail_price_en-AU
- sale_price_en-AU
- BV_rating_en-AU


text:
Amendments are needed in U.S.
Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 5:38 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 5:38 p.m.
With the current state of politics in the United States, I have come to believe we need a couple of U.S. constitutional amendments to help our government be more "for and by the people."
First, we need to reduce the huge amounts of money needed to run for office in this country.
Over $1 billion in the last presidential election.
I would like to see a constitutional amendment that says, "A candidate for elected government office in the United States of America or its states can only accept contributions, before or after the election, from people living within the candidate's proposed jurisdiction. Additionally, candidates cannot accept contributions from corporations, which are man-made entities, not people — no contributions from foreigners, no contributions from criminals. All contributions raised must include the names and addresses of contributors with the amounts of each contribution. Penalties would include forfeiture of funds raised illegally to the U.S. Treasury and disqualification of the candidate from all future elections for 15 years."
Second, I would like to see a U.S. constitutional amendment that says, "No elected officials or high-ranking government employee or appointee in the United States of America or its states governments can be employed or paid to work as a lobbyist or for a lobbying organization in any capacity for 10 years after leaving elected office or his position as a high-ranking government employee or appointee with forfeiture of all funds paid to the U.S. Treasury for a first offense and a minimum of five years in federal prison for second and subsequent offenses. Additionally, no lobbyist or lobbying organization can require or request candidates to sign anything before or after elections."
I believe these amendments will help our country very much.
Craig Dupuy
Baton Rouge
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


text:
Favorite DU Photos: December 2011
Member photos of the day from the month of December
(photo by DU member)
"Very large flock of Green Winged Teal take to the skies, after being harassed by a couple of Northern Harriers. Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, Oceanville, NJ." (photo by Eric Reuter)
"Our dog Gizmo" (photo by Josh James)
(photo by Bobby Wampler)
"Two Mallard Drakes speed by." (photo by DU member)
"God's Country" (photo by Cody Karstens)
(photo by DU member)
"Northern Shoveler Drake" (photo by Brent Gale)
"Wild Flight - This Canada Goose really had an attitude as he chased one after the other." (photo by DU member)
"Drake widgeon" (photo by Robert Munn)
0 "Cinnamon Teal at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area" (photo by Philip Mehrer)
1 "Brother and good friend looking for downed ducks, while on our first hunt in North Dakota." (photo by Branston Flanagan)
2 "One great year old pup" (photo by Jake Hodorff)
3 "Drake Northern Shovelers." (photo by DU member)


text:
Texas Chaos 03 will be holding tryouts on August 19th and August 22nd from 6-8pm in Alvin, Texas (2300 Ryan Drive Alvin, TX 77511). We are looking for a few dedicated players/parents to finalize our 10u roster for the upcoming Fall 2013-Spring 2014 season as we take the first step of our journey towards Nationals in July 2014. This is a performance based team and players earn their positions. We will be playing 3 tournaments per month and will be participating in USFA (state/nationals), ASA (state/nationals), Triple Crown Sports (Ronald McDonald), Fastpitch America (WCWS tourney in OKC), and USSSA (state) events. We have a group of experienced coaches and will be focused on player development, discipline, hard work, and life lessons along the way. We also have our own indoor facility (GO HARD Sports Academy) coming in September 2013 so we will always have a place to get work in year round regardless of weather. If you are interested in having a confidential/private tryout between now and then please feel free to contact the head coach Jason "JJ" Kelley at the info below. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you! Texas Chaos 03!
Head Coach: Jason "JJ" Kelley
Team Mom/Admin: Sommer Kelley
We will be holding an open practice on August 5th from 6-8pm in Alvin. Info above.
Come play with the best! open practice Aug 5th from 6-8pm in Alvin, TX on field 6
Come show what you got! Open practice Aug 5th from 6-8 in Alvin, TX, field 6
ACTIVE is the leader in online event registrations from 5k running races and marathons to softball leagues and local events. ACTIVE also makes it easy to learn and prepare for all the things you love to do with expert resources, training plans and fitness calculators.


text:
On these pages you can find out about disability sport and physical activities available in Birmingham. Use the links below to find out more:
Birmingham City Council accepts no liability for material contained in outside organisations' web sites. No guarantee can be given as to the accuracy or quality of the information on outside organisationsweb sites.