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Rail transit meeting here during challenging time for DART
It's the best of times for DART's headlines, in the rail expansion category; it's not the best of times for showing off ridership numbers.
Yet DART President Gary Thomas is hosting a national transit event Monday and helping to showcase rail ridership figures for all transit systems. The occasion will be the American Public Transit Association's annual rail conference (Sunday-Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency). Thomas is this year's APTA chairman and will help deliver the advocacy message of making sure federal support for transit doesn't fall victim to politics. It's the message that he and APTA delivered last month, keying off data that shows ridership goes up with gasoline prices. APTA's latest annual report showed a big jump in ridership, with Dallas in a group of cities with eye-popping numbers for light-rail gains.
A deeper look at Dallas shows what Michael Lindenberger and I have been saying for a while now – Dallas-area riders may have flocked to transit during past spikes in gas prices, but they haven't been staying in droves. Last year's big ridership bump came courtesy of first-year Green Line expanded service.
That's DART's best talking point right now — delivering expansion plans to suburbs that have been waiting decades. This summer it will be the Orange Line to Irving, and in December it will be the Blue Line extension to Rowlett.
Good for them. It's a real service, if only more people could or would use it.
The latest monthly light-rail stats are from March, and here's the picture, by line, expressed in average weekday ridership and the change from March 2010:
Red Line: 31,146 (+ 0.5)
Blue Line: 18,504 (-4.2)
Green Line: 23,536 (+5.9)
Total: 73,186 (+0.9)
This marginal increase came during lots of political chatter about the high price of gasoline, but that didn't chase people onto transit in Dallas like it did in 2008. That year, DART ridership hit 73,000 WITHOUT the Green Line. (Look at the gas price-ridership correlation on the NCTCOG website.)
We have heard that the down economy has depressed traffic of all kinds nationally, even while transit officials talk about recent fuel-price-related gains. So why hadn't the resilient Dallas economy kept butts in transit seats, since the job picture has been respectable here?
Maybe part of it is that the traffic is just not so bad around here so as to make more people want to park and ride after they got over the 2008 sticker shock on gas.
I also tend to agree with those readers of this blog that transit numbers around here will not improve with the economy, since the strongest economic activity in Dallas-Fort Worth has been beyond the reach of the 13 DART cities. Certainly that's where the population continues to go.
Further, the DART rail system was designed as a hub-and-spokes operation, then built that way even as the population and jobs continued to shift. You can look at park-and-ride lots all up and down the DART system. With exceptions toward the end of the Red Line, you'll find plenty of parking places to spare. That tells me that some assumptions made in the 1980s and 1990s about ridership and station usage haven't panned out. The inner ring suburbs, especially, are different communities today.


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SAO PAULO–The founder of JetBlue Airways is about to take another airline public, this time in Brazil.
David Neeleman launched Azul S.A. in 2008, and it has grown to become the country's third-largest airline in terms of market share. Neeleman remains the airline's largest shareholder.
Azul plans to raise around BRL1 billion Brazilian reais ($500 million) from the deal to buy more aircraft, according to a person with knowledge of the deal, who declined to be named for this article. The transaction could come to market in the next few months, the person said.
A spokesman for Azul confirmed the IPO plans, but declined to comment on details such as the amount to be raised and the timetable of the operation.
The IPO plans come amid a challenging scenario for the Brazilian airline industry, as fuel prices hikes are driving up costs, while tepid economic activity has led to a slowdown in revenues.
Azul's biggest local rivals Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and TAM, have both reported losses in recent quarters. TAM is owned by LATAM Airlines Group.
Azul reported a loss of BRL170.8 million in 2012, versus a loss of BRL105 million in 2011, according to accounts published in the Sao Paulo state official gazette. Azul has been expanding, primarily by flying to smaller cities that TAM and Gol don't serve, and now has a 15% market share. According to the company's website it has a total of 118 jets and 9,000 employees.
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You won't have to. Half the school will know it by tomorrow morning and be telling her.
Do it yourself or dont do it at all.
If your friends with youre crush then yes but if you're not then don't,you don't wanna end up like me okay?Just from experience
I personally never liked the idea of having someone else tell someone you have a crush on them but I can relate to the part of being very shy but if she already doesn't notice you then whats the point? I think you should just forget it or atleast thats what I always do and its working out pretty good.
You are going to have to face this more than once in your life. Start by practicing now. Go up to her, tell her you have noticed her and she seems interesting and you would like to get to know her better. Then, follow up with her response and improvise how to spend some time together.
sure tell your friend to tell her. i would do the same if i was shy. :)
lol anytime ;)
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(1734–1806), US politician and financier. He represented Pennsylvania at the Continental Congress 1775–78 and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He provided extensive financial support for the colonial war effort and was later appointed superintendent of finance 1781–84 by the Continental Congress. After serving in the US Senate 1789–95, he lost all his money in western land speculations and spent his final years in poverty.
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|February 19, 2007
|We have implemented and characterized an independent primary standard method for the calibration of detection efficiency of photon counting detectors. The method is based on a light source producing correlated photon pairs. We have determined, and most importantly, verified the detection efficiency uncertainty associated with this implementation of the two-photon method by comparing the measured efficiency to a detection efficiency determined by a substitution method using a conventionally calibrated transfer detector tied to a national primary standard detector, the NIST High Accuracy Cryogenic Radiometer. We obtained an absolute uncertainty of the correlated method of 0.18% (k=1) and an uncertainty of the conventional calibration of 0.17% (k=1). From a series of measurements we found that the two independent calibration techniques differ by 0.15% b0.14%, within the established uncertainty of comparison. We believe that this is the highest accuracy verification of the two-photon method yet achieved. We describe procedures and techniques used to perform calibrations and comparisons. Also presented are procedures for determining uncertainties of the both calibration methods.
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Tales From a Volcano Watcher
JAKARTA, Indonesia– What qualities do you need to be an expert at predicting when volcanoes might erupt, qualities that could make the difference between life and death for many people?
"You have to be clever, quick, brave," says Surono, a well-known volcanologist who like many Indonesians goes by only one name. "And you must be willing to live in a remote area, too, because most volcanoes in Indonesia are located in the middle of nowhere."
Mr. Surono worked at the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation for more than 30 years before being named as expert staff for Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mr. Surono is credited with having helped thousands of people survive the eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010. He cranked up the volcano's advisory from watch to warning. He also drew a 15-kilometer radius from the peak where no one was allowed.
Mr. Surono spoke with The Wall Street Journal's Resty Woro Yuniar about how Indonesia could turn to its volcanoes as an innovative draw for tourists, how he became a volcanologist and whether today's alert systems and evacuation plans could prevent another disaster of the scale of Mount Tambora, which killed many thousands of people in 1815 and spewed so much ash that it was blamed for changing the climate and Europe not seeing summer for a year.
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WSJ: Mount Sinabung just last week erupted, following last month's rumblings from Mount Hobalt, Mount Ili Werung and Mount Rokatenda. Are we seeing more volcanic activity in Indonesia?
Mr. Surono: No, it's only normal. There are 127 active volcanoes in Indonesia, so the difference that we are seeing now depends on each mountain. Eruption at Mount Merapi is rare, but massive once it erupts [like in 2010]. While for Mount Lokon, it erupts continuously on a smaller scale, so the duration for a warning status is also longer. Many mountains have been on watch alert for a long time, such as Sinabung and Merapi.
WSJ: Which of Indonesia's volcanoes worry you the most and why?
Mr. Surono: Mount Ijen in East Java. It has a lake that contains 36 million cubic meters of acid water with pH 0-0,2. It's 20 times more acidic than a car battery! Even if it only erupts 10% [of its potential], it would trigger an acid tsunami. Imagine being near there.
WSJ: Did the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 2004 wake up some of Indonesia's volcanoes?
Mr. Surono: I believe it affected some of the mountains, not all. I know for sure that activity in some of volcanoes overseas increased due to the earthquake. When Nias [an island off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia] was shaken by the earthquake in 2004, Mount Talang erupted because the pressure was so high inside it that even a little disturbance could trigger the eruption. But not one volcano in Aceh Province erupted in the big earthquake of 2004. Tectonic earthquakes could affect a volcano if the pressure inside the mountain has matured enough. Just like a Coke. If you shake it hard enough, it will burst into the air.
WSJ: Is Indonesia's volcanic activity likely to surge to a point where it could impact global warming?
Mr. Surono: With 127 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which also has a very active tectonic movement beneath, yes, it is very likely. We have a history of two very massive eruptions just over about 200 years ago, Mount Tambora in 1815 and Mount Krakatau in 1883, with a death toll of 136,000 people, more or less. The eruptions were big enough to change the climate. The Europeans didn't see summer for a year.
WSJ: Why did those two eruptions kill so many people?
Mr. Surono: Both Tambora and Krakatau eruptions were so massive and the warning system was not as sophisticated as it is now. Also people were not educated enough to create an evacuation plan.
WSJ: Could Indonesia experience something that catastrophic again in terms of number of dead?
Mr. Surono: I could foresee it happening again. Even with the most advanced warning system, we couldn't escape an eruption as big as Tambora in 1815. The death toll would also be bigger.
WSJ: On how deadly volcanic eruptions can be, what makes death tolls unnecessarily high in Indonesia?
Mr. Surono: Lack of infrastructure, lack of education for local residents, and lack of willingness from local government to be involved in mitigation plans. I want people to know that you can live near a volcano mountain as long as you know the risk and you know what to do [if it erupts].
WSJ: About 165 local people died when Merapi – "Fire Mountain"—erupted in 2010. Many people wouldn't leave their homes. Why?
Mr. Surono: I believe that they thought it's better to live in rickety huts under certainty than to live in shelters under uncertainty. This does not apply only to Merapi. Many people opt to live near volcanoes because the ground is very fertile and the view is enchanting. There's a saying that if you leave a stick in a volcano, when you come back a month later, that stick will be a plant.
WSJ: Have changes been made since the big eruption on Merapi in 2010 so that you think fewer lives would be lost in a similar eruption there today?
Mr. Surono: Yes, people there no longer believe in superstition. They believe in science now. When I recently visited the area, the women in the nearby villages already had a plastic bag with jewelry, money, and [their] marriage book inside…just in case. That makes me glad. Mitigation plans for any disaster must be prepared before it happens.
WSJ: Are there any islands in Indonesia that might be so dangerous that you think the government should consider moving residents elsewhere?
Mr. Surono: Indonesia has many volcanic islands, but I'd say Mount Colo in Una-Una Island [Central Sulawesi], Mt. Kie Besi in Makian Island [North Malacca], and Ternate Island. East Nusa Tenggara is also vulnerable. When Colo erupted in 1983, 90% of the island was clouded by hot volcanic ash. What worries me is now the residents want to go back to the island.
WSJ: Indonesia is one of the world's largest producers of geothermal electricity, thanks in part to its volcanoes. Apart from making the soil fertile, what other potential do you see from volcanoes?
Mr. Surono: We could offer something that other countries couldn't — a special interest tourism. When there is eruption on Krakatau Island, for example, we could let visitors view it from the hotel in Carita [a beach in Jakarta] from a safe distance. There are also many business potentials from volcanoes, such as water sources for mineral water and micro hydro to generate electricity.
WSJ: Are rescue teams specially trained to deal with volcanic eruptions?
Mr. Surono: Of course! There are many courses on how to be a good volunteer in Merapi. They have to know the do's and don't's around a volcano, though I must say, I want the local residents to learn how to save themselves. In a disaster, I want them to be the subject instead of object.
WSJ: What do you look for in assessing whether a volcano may be getting ready to erupt?
Mr. Surono: To define status, I use my intuition. It's tough to determine whether a volcano would erupt or not. We can't only depend on science or history.
WSJ: In terms of equipment, how does Indonesia do this?
Mr. Surono: We are lacking on equipment that is precise. It depends on the watcher himself. Our equipment is also old. There is equipment that dates back to 1982. I want, by 2014, for all volcanoes watching equipment in Indonesia to be replaced with the new ones. So far, I've managed to replace the ones in volcanoes I considered priority, like the ones located near city, most active, and with eruption history.
WSJ: If a person is near a volcano, what would be troubling signs that she or he should take note of?
Mr. Surono: We can't predict it because volcanoes' characteristics differ from each other. You can't even feel volcanic earthquake. You can only measure it by a tool. So once the watcher tells you to evacuate, you need to do so.
WSJ: Why did you become interested in volcanoes?
Mr. Surono: I was almost becoming a lecturer when I had to accompany a volcanologist to Mount Galunggung when it erupted in 1982. When I was there, I was so touched by how miserable the local residents were. Once I got back, I knew I wanted to be volcanologist.
WSJ: What do you like best about your job?
Mr. Surono: When the local residents could make their own contingency and evacuation plans.
WSJ: Have you ever had anything dangerous happen when you've been at a volcano?
Mr. Surono: Well the most dangerous thing on this job is when I start to doubt myself. Physically speaking, I never take an unnecessary risk. I always estimate everything. Once I was being interviewed by a local TV in Merapi when it was about to erupt. I had a feeling that it was no longer safe for me, so I stopped the interview. I do not rely on what I see. I rely on my estimation.
WSJ: What qualities are needed to be a really outstanding volcanologist?
Mr. Surono: To determine alert level, you need to understand physics, geodesy (mathematics dealing with the earth), geology and math. You have to be clever, quick, and brave. And you must be willing to live in a remote area, too, because most volcanoes in Indonesia are located in the middle of nowhere.


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Hi Dougie,
From what I could tell, he was looking away from both fighters. If he had called time in (which I believe he did) shouldn't he have been watching both fighters closely? Floyd could have kicked Victor in the groin for all Grandpa Cortez was paying attention. I'm not saying that the criticism against Floyd and Victor is not justified, I think it is, but I think Cortez deserves a lot more criticism than he's getting.
When Victor went down, it's pretty clear that the ref had to think for a moment or two about what was going on, and that he was not expecting the fight to "really" get going yet. I don't care if he said "time in", he should have been paying attention if he expected the fight to continue. Floyd, unsportsmanlike or not, took advantage of the referee's temporary lack of attention to make his move. I don't believe he would have thrown those sucker punches if the ref had been watching.
What do you think, specifically about the referee's actions, and specifically about him looking away at a crucial moment? I apologize if you have already addressed this in detail, you can send me a link to what you've already written if you don't want to repeat yourself. Thanks for the great work! — Jar
I haven't really discussed Cortez in detail. He's generally not a subject that I care to get into because I believe he's way past his prime as an official and I think he's screwed up more than a few major fights in recent years, Saturday was no exception.
I'm not saying he's always bad. I thought he performed well in the Miguel Acosta-Brandon Rios fight earlier this year, but he's been too much of a presence in most of the big fights he's refereed recently. I can't even watch a replay of Mayweather-Hatton or Khan-Maidana because his constant interference in the flow of the fight is maddening. He just has no concept of letting boxers fight their way out of clinches.
If he had refereed the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier series it wouldn't have been a classic trilogy and Ali would have won all three bouts by shutout decision.
I agree that he should have had his eyes on both Mayweather and Ortiz as soon as they got close to each other his point deduction. And you make a good point with this thought: "I don't believe he would have thrown those sucker punches if the ref had been watching."
You might be right about that. Mayweather was as aware of Cortez's head being turned as he was of Ortiz's hands being down.
Morning Doug hope this email finds you in good health. The fight is over & the more people talk about what happen the more they get confused. I know you consider it a classless act & you have the right to your opinion. I see it as boxing plan & simple. Everyone putting their spin on the fight & in the end the two fighters aren't the ones complaining!
The man is just on a totally different level then other fighter including Pac. I would love to be ring side it that fight happens. Floyd IMO would dominate this fight easy with pure boxing skills & ring generalship. I don't give Pac anymore of a chance at beating Floyd then I would have given Victor. Those who think differently should really stop dreaming. Floyd is just that good. In this day & time no fighter out there that can do what he has done in the ring like taking months off & coming back the way he has. I give Pac 9 to 10 rounds before Roach throws in the towel. — Mr. Jonathan P. Crews
I'm sorry Jonathan, I don't mean to be rude to you, but I feel that it is my duty to inform you that you are a Mayweather nut-hugger.
There's a big difference between Victor Ortiz and Manny Pacquiao. If you can't see that, you really don't know as much about boxing as you think you do.
And if Mayweather was as good as you think he is A) we wouldn't be debating his greatness, and B) he would have fought Pacquiao two years ago in order to prove his greatness. (Come to think of it he would have fought Joel Casamayor, Acelino Freitas, Stevie Johnston, Kostya Tszyu, Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto.) But he hasn't fought Pacquiao and there has to be a reason for that beyond his lame-ass, baseless PED allegations.
You know what really bugs me about you Mayweather fans? You guys have absolutely no sense of history. None! In fact, you can't even look back a few years thanks to Floyd's nuts in your faces.
"skills never seen on a guy out of the ring for 16 months." Are you kidding me? "In this day & time no fighter out there that can do what he has done in the ring like taking months off & coming back the way he has." What? Do you really think no other elite fighter has ever taken some time off and returned to the ring as sharp as ever? Didn't Vitali Klitschko recently end an almost four-year hiatus and win a major title in his first bout back? Did I imagine that? Have you heard of Sugar Ray Leonard? Go look him up on Boxrec.com, particularly his fight with one Marvelous Marvin Hagler, my man. You might be impressed. Might…
Hey Dougie.
Putting all the maddness from saturday night apart I wanna talk about what we actually saw in the fight before all hell broke loose.
Mayweather looked impressive, he was landing that right hand beautifuly but I also noticed him taking a few more hits than normal. His defence against the jab was fantastic since Ortiz didn't land a single Jab in the whole fight (according to compubox). But what I did notice is ortiz landing the lead left regularly (I say regularly cos that's about as regular as your gonna land a punch on FMJ), now ortiz has never had a great lead left, I would be interested to see how Floyd copes with the amazing lead left that Manny has. Another thing I notices is that mayweather was getting hit to the body more and being backed in the the ropes a few times, again I think Pacquiao would capitalise on such opportunities.
I used to think that Floyd would just be too slick and illusive for pacquiao, but now im starting to think it really is a 50/50 fight. Regards. — F Mimeh
That's what I think, but I've been told that I'm just a May-Hater. That's the word on the "streets," anyway!


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"I was reading Sports Illustrated for Kids and they asked Ortiz what he did," Barfield said. "And he said he opened up a little, and that allows you to clear your hips a little bit easier. I tried it and it worked out well for me."
"E.Y. hadn't played in a while, and he needs playing time. He gave us quality at-bats (Sunday), and if he's getting at-bats, he'll be better when you need him to pinch hit."
For most of Young's career, hitting against lefties has been a strength. Bochy said Roberts, a lefty who has batted .333 against lefties this year, will start against Giants left-hander Noah Lowry later this week.
Before Roberts suffered a bruised knee, Bochy had called him the team's MVP, citing his leadoff skills and "great" defense in left field. Roberts, who came off the disabled list on July 5, might not be running or swinging as well as before the injury. Roberts said he's ready and benefits from steady playing time.
Barfield got 12 starts in the No. 2 hole earlier this year and could return there but, for now, Bochy said he's a better fit at eighth.
"I love him in the eight-hole," Bochy said. "Look at our order. That's the guy that fits there the best, and it's a vital spot in the National League."
Bochy likes Barfield's ability to get a two-out hit, which ensures the pitcher won't lead off.
Said hitting coach Merv Rettenmund: "It's such an important spot, and he's great at it."
Bochy also said the No. 8 hole develops a young hitter's talents. "The eight hitter gets pitched around. It forces him to be a little more selective, like with Khalil (Greene)," Bochy said.
Before Eduardo Perez was traded to the Mariners this month, the Padres expressed interest in Perez, a reserve who bats right-handed and plays first base and left field.
Last winter, Padres General Manager Kevin Towers gave a verbal no-trade agreement to Roberts, whose approval would have been needed for a trade. Roberts' agent confirmed that the agreement expired this month.
The Padres expect the Tigers to make a run at Ryan Klesko if Klesko shows he's recovered from April shoulder surgery.
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Employees at Escape Nails and Spa in Hyde Park arrived Tuesday morning to find someone had smeared feces all over the handles and locks on the front and back doors.
They reported the vandalism to police.
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Police said last April the owner of Escape Nails and Spa was brutally attacked by workers from Ambiance Nail Salon and Spa, which operates in the same shopping center.
Investigators said the nail salons had been feuding over advertising signs.
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Definition of tumult in English:
noun[usually in singular]
1A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people: a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out
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- The play ends in a tumult of sounds, the woman's screams and the man's pleadings with the doctor to 'send help immediately' being drowned by music and the screams of an ambulance siren.
- Hundreds of other families were also separated in the tumult.
clamor, din, noise, racket, uproar, hue and cry, commotion, ruckus, maelstrom, rumpus, hubbub, pandemonium, babel, bedlam, brouhaha, furor, fracas, melee, frenzy
informal hullabaloo
1.1Confusion or disorder: the whole neighborhood was in a state of fear and tumult figurative his personal tumult ended when he began writing songs
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- The poetry of great minds has grown and been nurtured in the midst of life's mystic tumult and disorder.
- Despite all tumult and turbulence, one after all, had to carry on.
- Public tumults and tragedies gradually recede into the past and become less emotionally fraught for all of us.
turmoil, confusion, disorder, disarray, unrest, chaos, turbulence, mayhem, maelstrom, havoc, upheaval, ferment, agitation, trouble
Late Middle English: from Old French tumulte or Latin tumultus.
truffle from late 16th century:
This word for a type of fungus is probably via Dutch from obsolete French truffle, perhaps based on Latin tubera, the plural of tuber 'hump, swelling', also the source of tuber (late 17th century). Use of the word in confectionery dates from the 1920s. The related verb tumere 'to swell' is the source of tumult (Late Middle English)
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SIKESTON -- A Kirkwood medical student is pulling the Sikeston community together to increase the chances of detecting skin cancer earlier.
As part of his community integration project, Andrew Pelikan -- a third-year medical student at the University of Missouri-Columbia -- is reaching out to local beauticians and barbers, asking them to scan their clients for possible skin cancers.
"So many skin cancers arise around the neck, face and ears," Pelikan explained. "A lot of the skin cancer is really important to catch early."
Pelikan has visited about six different Sikeston-area barber and/or beauty shops and provided them pamphlets about possible physical signs of skin cancer.
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Mathematical Structure of Voting Paradoxes: II. Positional Voting
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University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
Economic Theory, Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2000
A theory is developed to explain all positional voting outcomes that can result from a single but arbitrarily chosen profile. This includes all outcomes, paradoxes, and disagreements among positional procedure outcomes as well as all discrepancies in rankings as candidates are dropped or added. The theory explains why each outcome occurs while identifying all illustrating profiles. It is shown how to use this approach to derive properties of methods based on pairwise and positional voting outcomes. Pairwise voting is addressed in the preceding companion paper [15]; the theory for positional methods is developed here.
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Miley Cyrus Has the Lamest "Sex Tape" Ever
10/7/2013 3:30 AM PDT, by Sarah Taylor
Remember how we were talking about Miley Cyrus' "SNL" performances yesterday, and how they were a whole lot better than we thought they'd end up being? Because it is true -- we weren't just blowing smoke. They were a whole lot better than they could have been, and especially based on Miley's track record as of late.
This particular skit, however -- Miley's "sex tape" -- was just painful. The new "SNL" cast was pretty awful this past weekend, and if it weren't for Miley, the show might have flopped altogether. It actually felt a lot like watching your high school drama class do a little thing called "improv" for the very first time, and doing it ... well, as well as you'd expect a bunch of high schoolers to pull improv off after just one try.
... Seriously, "SNL" -- when Miley Cyrus is the highlight of your show and she doesn't even grind on a foam finger, you know you've got some problems, all right? Get it together, guys. This skit probably could have been a whole lot funnier if ... well, if you were.
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Tick-borne illnesses are a growing menace. The Boston Globe recently reported on threats from infections that can persist into the winter. The Powassan virus, or a related form, can spawn headaches, vomiting, confusion, seizures, memory loss and long-term neurological problems, if you survive it. It�s believed to be fatal to 10 to 15 percent of those exposed. Researchers investigating two cases, one of them fatal, in Maine and Massachusetts, suspect the virus is the cause.
This follows an earlier Globe report about infections of the heart originating with tick bites.
Three decades after the introduction of Lyme disease to New England, there is still much to learn about tick-borne illnesses. Lyme is carried by deer ticks, little larger than a pin head. A host of other ailments, such as babesiosis, have also been traced to the tiny critters, which have burgeoned in the region with the widespread reintroduction of white-tailed deer to the Northeast.
The Powassan virus, which is detected in blood and spinal fluid, may be spread by the woodchuck tick, which is also common in New England, about the size of a sesame seed and tan in color.
People working and walking outdoors, especially in tall grass and brush, should take precautions against tick bites, even in winter.
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brick 1
1A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.
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- Mud and wattle or sun-dried bricks are used in house building in rural areas; well-off families may use concrete blocks.
- In Guinea, most new small buildings are made of badly fired bricks, and have corrugated metal roofs.
- Cracked mortar between bricks should also be repointed by carefully removing and replacing any unsound mortar.
1.1 [mass noun] Bricks collectively as a building material: this mill was built of brick [as modifier]: a large brick building
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- Woodlawn is brick, a building material rarely used in early nineteenth-century Maine where lumber was so plentiful.
- Wall materials such as stucco, cement, brick, plaster, stone, and block are most resistant to high temperatures.
- The primary building material was large adobe brick, and huge pyramids towered above the city.
1.2A small rectangular object: a brick of ice cream
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- Get a brick of white, scent-free glycerin soap from the craft store.
- Think of a beautiful counter with nothing to chop on it, except a brick of ice.
- She remembered selling him a brick of hash out of the broken down toilet stall.
1.3British A child's toy building block: the bricks and other plastic toys then need to be fitted back into their appropriate containers
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- We hadn't come 5,000 miles to a land of forests to spend our time pining for theme parks made out of little plastic bricks.
- They're designed to fit together in a stack, just like the famous Danish plastic bricks.
- Thanks to his wooden toy bricks, he had mastered 'the laws of practical stability in towers and arches'.
2 informal A large and relatively heavy mobile phone, typically an early model with limited functionality: I had one of those Motorola bricks as my first cell phone
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- It was a large brick with a massive battery issued by someone like Motorola.
- The classic brick phone had an LED screen and boasted 30 minutes of talk time with eight hours of standby.
- The first hand-held phones, affectionately known as "bricks", were still big and bulky, only made voice calls, and cost more than $4000.
2.1A smartphone or other electronic device that has completely ceased to function: while updating the firmware the USB cable got disconnected and the phone is now a brick
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- The 4.0.1 update has turned my phone into a brick.
- I need to somehow upgrade my Android 2.2 to 2.3 or higher - not as easy as you think without turning your cell into a brick.
- Cracked screens, broken casings and malfunctioning operating systems short-circuited by moisture damage or dust infiltration can cause massive headaches and turn an expensive device into a useless brick.
3British informal, dated A generous, helpful, and reliable person: 'You are really a brick, Vi,' Gloria said
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- Mr. Hall is such a brick, that when we get back he is going to take us all in.
- He's a brick, a chip off the old block, a good 'un.
- Large, jolly and boisterous, Carol is regarded as something of a brick, and there are sound reasons for the affection she commands.
verb[with object]
1Block or enclose with a wall of bricks: the doors have been bricked up
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- The walls were bricked but filled with sports pictures and the booths were all different colors.
- Those windows were bricked in because to do so was far cheaper than making the needed structural repairs.
- Some of the doors were bolted shut, some were bricked up.
2British informal Throw bricks at: the pub was attacked and windows in the area were bricked
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- The action threat follows an incident on Saturday night when a Stagecoach service was bricked as it travelled down Bowerham Road towards Lancaster city centre.
- In Chapelfields last night, a vehicle was damaged as youths held a wire or rope in front of it, and in Danebury Drive, Acomb, a bus was bricked.
- The robocops appeared from nowhere and got bricked and bottled but managed to block us in.
3 informal Cause (a smartphone or other electronic device) to become completely unable to function, typically on a permanent basis: installing an unofficial OS voids the warranty and may brick the phone
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- The last time we did a major over-the-air update on a phone, it bricked a perfectly good Sony Ericsson.
- I called customer service and their suggestions bricked the phone.
- Not all ROMs work on all phones and you can definitely brick your phone by failing to flash a ROM correctly.
a brick short of a load
- see short.
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- Buildings, typically housing: untold acres are being buried under bricks and mortarMore example sentences
- There would be no need to pay for the bricks and mortar and the other services provided by traditional colleges.
- Direct sales - which includes the bricks and mortar retail stores - was up 45 per cent for the quarter.
- That means we will enjoy three times the profitability of traditional bricks and mortar grocers.
- 2.1A house considered in terms of its value as an investment: a simple re-mortgage can release the value tied up in your bricks and mortarMore example sentences
- We employ Inuit people and we've invested in bricks and mortar in Nunavut.
- People preferred to invest in bricks and mortar rather than in volatile equities.
- Most aim to help producers gain more clout in the marketplace without investing in bricks and mortar.
- [as modifier]2.2 Used to denote a business that operates conventionally rather than (or as well as) over the Internet: the bricks-and-mortar banksMore example sentences
- Marketers have to be careful about comparing Internet shopping with bricks-and-mortar shopping, LaPointe warned.
- But other bricks-and-mortar businesses have found a home in cyberspace.
- Highly digitized, the transaction process is conceptually similar for both the bricks-and-mortar and the virtual banks.
brick by brick
- A little bit at a time: he built IBM brick by brick from an agglomeration of small enterprisesMore example sentences
- On 12 August, Ben Smith wrote a column in The Guardian in which he took the politician apart, brick by brick.
- Propagandists exhorted the weary populace to rebuild the country, which they did, brick by brick, despite the harangues.
- The solution is to undo the last 35 years, brick by brick.
come up against (or hit) a brick wall
- Face an insuperable problem or obstacle while trying to do something: at this age when you come up against a brick wall, you do sometimes feel like screaming with frustrationMore example sentences
- I have talked to many people, but I keep hitting a brick wall.
- Sadly, this approach seemingly hit a brick wall too.
- Will efforts to end the election crisis hit a brick wall?
like a ton of bricks
- informal With crushing weight, force, or authority: the FA came down on him like a ton of bricksMore example sentences
- I desperately tried to remember what had happened last night and suddenly, it fell upon me like a ton of bricks.
- As she stared at her reflection in the mirror, the enormity of the situation fell around her like a ton of bricks.
- Realization hit her like a ton of bricks and she staggered under the weight of it.
London to a brick on
- Australian informal Used to indicate that something is certain or highly probable: I will bet you London to a brick on that this goes nowhereEarly 20th century: from obsolete slang brick 'ten pound note', from the reddish-brown colour of the noteMore example sentences
- I'm prepared to bet London to a brick she won't win gold!
- Given the defensive posture, it's London to a brick that Rogers will go to 13.
- I would lay London to a brick that that circumstance won't prevail much longer.
you can't make bricks without straw
- proverb Nothing can be made or accomplished without proper or adequate material or information.With biblical allusion to Exod. 5; 'without straw' meant 'without having straw provided' (i.e. the Israelites were required to gather the straw for themselves). A misinterpretation has led to the current senseExample sentences
- It's no good trying to build a website if you don't know any html, you can't make bricks without straw.
- The law of value will still be there reminding us that, even under socialism, you can't make bricks without straw.
- You can't make bricks without straw and you can't portray a character just by making him up from within yourself.
Late Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch bricke, brike; probably reinforced by Old French brique; of unknown ultimate origin.
English brick is found only from the middle of the 15th century. It was probably introduced by Flemish workmen, for it is a Low German word and Flemings were associated with early brick making. Use of the word was probably reinforced by Old French brique 'a form of loaf'. Some French dialects still have the phrase brique de pain 'piece of bread'. The ultimate origin is unknown.
Words that rhyme with brickartic, chick, click, crick, flick, hand-pick, hic, hick, kick, lick, mick, miskick, nick, pic, pick, quick, rick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, Vic, wick
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By David Agan, Fort Rucker Public AffairsMarch 7, 2012
FORT RUCKER, Ala. (Mar. 8, 2012) -- Representatives from units across Fort Rucker gathered at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum to kick off the annual Army Emergency Relief campaign Feb. 29.
The theme of this year's campaign is "A strong tradition of Soldiers helping Soldiers."
The primary goal of the annual campaign is to raise awareness of how AER helps Soldiers and their Families.
AER is not as effective as it can be if Soldiers do not know how to take advantage of the program or appreciate its importance, according to 1st Sgt. George Webster, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group.
"I remember when I was a young Soldier. I was standing in formation when our squad leader came to us and said we all needed to donate to AER. At the time, I wasn't sure what the organization was, but I gave money because my NCO asked me to," said Webster.
By the time Webster was a first sergeant, though, he had learned the importance of AER and what it can do to help Soldiers and their Families.
"Regardless of what we do as leaders, Soldiers sometimes have financial problems," said Webster.
"Whenever Soldiers have these problems, they're going to have choices. They can choose to go to a payday loan establishment where they are going to pay an extremely high interest rate. They can go to a pawn shop, but they risk losing their possessions. Or, Soldiers can use the information given to them by their leadership and seek assistance from AER," said Webster. "This is why it is important that all Soldiers understand how AER works so that they know where to turn if they need help."
AER provides emergency financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans or grants to Soldiers, Families and retirees. Additionally, AER provides scholarships to children and spouses of active duty and retired Soldiers as well as financial support to widows and wounded warriors.
In 2011, AER provided $77.5 million in assistance to more than 64,000 Soldiers and their Families.
Beginning in 2012, AER has added four new categories of assistance, including Family member dental care, basic furniture needs, rental vehicles and replacement vehicles.
Webster also encouraged leaders to let Soldiers know that getting assistance from AER is not a difficult process and highlighted the commander's referral program.
"I've heard Soldiers say that getting an AER loan is too difficult. I was even told by a Soldier that the amount of paperwork involved is too much. The truth is that it could not be any easier, especially when it comes to the commander's referral program" said Webster. "The commander's referral program gives commanders and first sergeants the ability to provide $1,500 worth of assistance to their Soldiers with a simple signature.
"The process is simple. An NCO comes to me with a Soldier that has a financial need. As soon as we determine that AER is the best fit for their problem, we fill out an AER form and get that Soldier an appointment [with the local AER office]. Within 10-15 minutes, that Soldier can get the assistance they need. It could not be any easier," said Webster.
It's important to dispel the rumors that AER assistance is hard to get, said Maj. Gen. Anthony G. Crutchfield, commanding general, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker.
"All of us have testimonies about what AER has done for either ourselves or someone that we've known over the years," said Crutchfield.
"Last year, our AER program helped 235 Families. It gave out over $307,000 in assistance. That's a lot. That is a force multiplier. Our Families, our spouses, our Soldiers, our retirees all benefited from that and it only came through the generosity of people like you. For that, I thank you," added Crutchfield.
Col. James A. Muskopf, Fort Rucker garrison commander and AER campaign chairman, was also on hand to highlight some of the events planned for this year's campaign.
"Our highly anticipated annual golf tournament at the Silver Wings golf course, which every year results in a huge contribution to the community, will be on April 20," said Muskopf.
"May 17 is our annual Jail-A-Thon, which is always a lot of fun and is a great effort by our MPs to generate additional revenue for the AER campaign," he added.
"Last year, the Fort Rucker community raised $121,000 for the AER program and this year we are going to beat that," said Muskopf.


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Definition of Wendy house in English:
Wendy house
A toy house large enough for children to play in.
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- At one end are two plastic Wendy houses for them to play in.
- Members voted unanimously to take no further action over the Wendy house.
- The chicken house looks like a superior Wendy house.
Named after the house built around Wendy in J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan.
The name for a toy house large enough for children to play in comes from J.M. Barrie's play Peter Pan (1904). In the play, which Barrie turned into the novel Peter Pan and Wendy in 1911, Peter and the Lost Boys build a small structure for Wendy to live in following their flight to Neverland, where she keeps house for them.
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Dear Candidate,
Wells Fargo India Solutions Pvt Ltd. (WFIS) a subsidiary of Wells
Fargo & Company began operations in September 2006 at Hitec City,
Hyderabad, India. We are 750 members strong and intend to grow to a
size of 1250 team members by end of 2009. Wells Fargo India Solutions
is the facility that aims to meet our need for expansion in technology
(from application development and testing, through other technical
functions), operations, and other business related services. As we
move forward with state-of-the-art technology and security solutions
to serve our increasingly diverse and global business, we must broaden
the scope of our search for talent. There is strong executive support
from Wells Fargo Company for future growth in India as the talent pool
has been identified as a key success factor in further strengthening
the experience of the Bank's customers.
We are currently hiring - WebSphere Application Server Administrators.
Location : Hyderabad
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The engineer provides technical guidance and consultation for
websphere and tomcat systems environments. He consults with a lead
engineer on projects associated with web and/or e-commerce application
installations, upgrades and deployments including designing and
testing multiple tier servers to meet growth or user requirements and
assures existing systems are not negatively impacted. He reports
project status, develops new documentation and participates in the
development of departmental technical procedures. He consults with web
developers and management and recommends web configurations. He
analyzes performance statistics and determines hardware and
communication tools needed to support projected transaction volumes,
response time and system availability targets. As an escalation point
for web support and troubleshooting, he provides guidance and
direction to less experienced staff in the resolution of escalated
issues and/or complex web related problems. He assures quality,
security and compliance requirements are met for supported area and
oversees updating and testing of the business continuation plan.
Essential Skills / Knowledge /
-Experience installing, administering and monitoring tasks related to
the support of WebSphere Application Server (WAS) version 5.1 or
greater in Unix and Windows Environment.
-Should be comfortable working in the Linux, AIX, Solaris, and Windows
operating systems.
-Provide 24/7 support to production servers when oncall
-Willing to work alternate Shift
- Ability to troubleshoot problems and analyze performance statistics
related to web architecture and applications in conjunction with
development team, networking team, and vendor.
-Able to install and tune web servers such as SunOne 6.1 and Apache.
Should know SSL fundamentals.
- Strong communications skills, both in writing and speaking.
-Work independently and also as a team member.
-Knowledge of Jython scripting, Unix shell scripting and Windows bat
-Using Remedy as the trouble ticket and change management tool
-Experience in monitoring Java applications using Wily Introscope
-Working knowledge in Tomcat.
Preferred Skills:
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
Experience working with in an on-shore/off-shore development model
Experience in design and implementation of SOA
Troubleshoot production applications and coordinate with other
technical team members or liaisons as per Service Level Agreement
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Top Definition
a disease held by a kid who has orange hair, pale skin and freckles on his face. Don't confuse them with kids with orange hair but without the skin and freckles. Those freaks are known as daywalkers.
Ron Howard is a total gingervitis patient
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The horrible disease that infects every single red haired person. Symptoms include: red hair, freckles, the lack of one's soul, and the feeling that you just don't belong in society. Gingervitis can be passed on to other people with the harmful bite, this bite can spread the disease to any person, so be careful around ginger kids.
Andy : dude did you see that soul-less ginger kid?
Eric : yeah, he definetly has gingervitis, don't let him bite you.
Eric : yeah, he definetly has gingervitis, don't let him bite you.
Beküldő: doub123714 2006. április 27.
An incredibly serious disease in children. Symptoms are Red hair, white skin, and freckles.
Okay, yeah, so Gingervitis is not actually serious. But it WAS on South Park (Season 9 Episode 11) !
Beküldő: I enjoy steak muffins. 2005. november 9.
The disease that causes non-gingers to suddenly turn into a ginger. Often confused with Gingivitis, a gum disease.
Ginger: If you don't stop being such a douche, I'll give you Gingervitis
Guy: Ok, ok, sorry.
Guy: Ok, ok, sorry.
Beküldő: Ginger Hunter 2012. június 22.
A very serious condition that manifests itself as an overwhelming desire to have sex with a woman with red hair. Only men with exceptional taste in women will contract this condition. And the only known treatment for gingervitis is having sex with a red headed woman, preferably 4-6 times per day.
Dude, do you see that hot red head over there? Ya, shes giving me a serious case of gingervitis.
Beküldő: gingerlicker 2015. március 17.
the bad breath that is your punishment for giving oral to a ginger
I'll bet Ron Howard would give you aweful gingervitis
Beküldő: freshgreen01 2010. szeptember 4.
A disease carried by a person/ginger with red hair. Once contracted it is not curable. Contracting this disease is as easy as kiss a ginger. If the person has dyed red hair they do not have the disease. This disease is highly spreadable and is genetic.
Girl:Omg i can't believe we kissed last night!
Boy(ginger):Hey um....
Girl:what is it?
Boy(ginger): welcome to the wonderful world of gingervitis.
Boy(ginger):Hey um....
Girl:what is it?
Boy(ginger): welcome to the wonderful world of gingervitis.
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Galveston officials urged residents not to return to the hurricane-damaged island and asked remaining holdouts to leave, explaining that the island lacks the public services to ensure their health and well being. If they're hurt or sick, help might not be easy to get.
"We feel it will be one to two months before we have any sufficient capacity to deliver in-patient care," said David Callendar, president of the University of Texas Medical Branch on the barrier island.
Other officials speaking at a noon press conference at the Galveston County Justice Center said that the lack of potable water in Galveston means illnesses could spread more rapidly for people staying on the island. Galveston also lacks electricity, and subsequently, refrigeration. Neither is there a blood supply in the area for major medical needs.
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"Imagine Renting a 5-Star Villa at a Bargain Price, with Majestic Views of Alanya Castle Harbour and Sea"Dream Villas are set back in the mountains among the pine trees. 5 km from Alanya centre. You have breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea, harbour and ancient castle of Alanya. The Villa has lush gardens with orange and Lemon trees and its own private pool. There is also a vegetable garden so you can pick your own fresh tomatoes, peppers etc for lunch daily:) Just ask Zulcuff our site manager to show you the garden.Outside the villa there is a bbq area and a large patio area to relax with friends and family. 'If you are looking to totally relax then this villa is for YOU.' There are also FREE return taxi's to many restaurants as long as you dine in them. Just ask Keith our property manager to arrange for you. On the ground floor there is a large open plan living room and kitchen area with a down stairs toilet. So you can relax with all the family together. You will love this villa. The view is majestic, you will love relaxing by your own private pool . The villa also has Satellite TV with movies, kids tv, news, documentary and sports. Wireless internet is also available so remember to bring your laptop. Why not extend your stay and work from the penthouse bedroom, with this majestic view, go on then, you can work and relax at the same time.So why you should rent Dream Villas in Alanya Turkey?Majestic views of Alanya Castle, harbour, Mediterranean sea and Tarus Mountains. You can also watch the cruise ships dock at Alanya harbour and numerous fishing boats going out for their daily catch. If your up early!Private pool (8 x 4 m, all one depth), so swim anytime you want.Digit Turk Satellite TV, with over 50 channels. Including Premiership TV, La Liga, Euro sport, MGM, movie channels, Kids TV, World News and Documentary TV. "Just imagine..relaxing on the sofa with an ice cold beer with your friends and family watching a premier league game, whilst on holiday. You could have a bbq after the game and a swim in your private pool to cool off after all the excitement."Free Wireless internet.Set back in the mountains 400m high, so not as hot and humid as the town with welcomed breezes during the hot Turkish summer.4 large double bedrooms, with extra beds available on request. Can sleep up to 12 people.2 Master bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, with one having a jacuzzi with stunning views of Alanya castle harbour and sea.Penthouse master bedroom has a large terrace area with the best views from the Villa. A great place to work from with your laptop. I am sure the view will help inspire some great ideas, and needed rest bite from the office.Only 5km from Alanya centre, about a 10 minute drive. Free return taxi picks ups from the villa to a number of restaurants in Alanya centre. Providing you eat in them. So you can enjoy your holiday not having to drive at night. Just ask Keith our property manager to arrange for you.Onsite Manager who cleans the pool daily and looks after the gardens.You can pick your own fresh fruit or vegetables from our garden, and enjoy some organic fruit and Vegetables. Just ask Zullcuff to show you. (They are on the house:).Enough sun beds for the villa capacity. BBQ can be provided on request.
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Alanya is rich in history, bathed in sunshine and also has an air of the exotic. It is a large popular resort which lies at one end of a rocky promontory and is bordered along the front by two beautiful beaches, the 13 kilometre long eastern beach and the three kilometre long western beach, named Cleopatra beach. This beach was named after the famous Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. It is suggested that the Egyptian Queen had taken her morning dips near this beach.The resort of Alanya has over 300 days of sunshine so you can, 'if you want of course' escape the cold British or European winters for some winter sun! Alanya is known as the Monte Carlo of Turkey, without the high price tag. There are numerous top quality restaurants nestled into the mountain with majestic views over Alanya harbour. 'You must see for yourself, its stunning"There are specialty sweet shops... ....on nearly every corner in Alanya ....Here you will find delicious pastries, chocolate sweets and local Turkish Delight. A real treat for all the family. Don't eat too much! You won't, good. Handbags, handbags, shoes etc etc......Yes every where. Its a womens paradise. I think there are more cloth shops than people in Alanya. Be sure to barter on everything you buy, its the culture, so do your best. You can get some really good bargains. Smile when bartering, its seems to work at getting the best prices. Dim Cayi River is one of my favourite days out...You can have a lunch here 'ACTUALLY ' in the Dim Cayi River. Yes! you heard me right. There are floating tables in the River. In the back drop you have the tarus mountains covered in pine trees. This place is amazing. Summer 2009, I brought my Mum there for the first time. She loved it. Its great for all the family. There are slides, diving boards, rafts, and a swimming area. Your guaranteed to have a brilliant family day out.Alanya is famous for its Ancient Castle... ...dating back to the 16th Century. You will love exploring the castle. It is located on a hill top and has the best views in Alanya. '360 degree views' If you like night life you won't be disappointed .... .....Alanya is know for having the best entertainment in Turkey.The harbour area is were it all happens. There are bars and restaurants to cater for all tastes and ages. If relaxing is more your scene, there are a handful of cafes to relax in.


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On the Slopes at Burke Academy, Headmaster Warren Witherell Preps Skiers for the Next World Class
The dress code isn't the only thing at Burke that's out of the ordinary. The 67-student academy in East Burke, Vt. gives no grades, and teachers and students are on such a first-name basis that, says Witherell, "Half the kids probably can't spell my last name." The coed dorms are lightly supervised, and equality is rigorously demanded; there are no class officers. But Burke is no country club. Every student is a ski racer who spends half of most days on the slopes of 3,267-foot Burke Mountain, training to become world class and dreaming of making the U.S. Olympic team.
In the 13 years since Witherell, 49, founded Burke, the nation's first year-round ski school and probably the most prestigious, the record of his students has been astounding. Diann Roffe, 16 and a junior, won the December leg of the North American championships and has just returned from the World Cup races in Europe. Five Burke students were in the top 10 of the recent Eastern Cup series, and three of 10 Americans in last year's World Cup Juniors were from Burke. Four Burke alums were on the 1976 Olympic team, 90 have represented the U.S. in international competition, and six have ranked among the top 15 skiers in the world.
Ironically, Witherell's success as a teacher has made competition tougher for his students. His 1972 book, How the Racers Ski, is a bible on the ski circuit, and his methods are standard in the U.S. Looking back at Burke's domination of the 1976 Olympic team, Witherell says, "Those numbers will never be duplicated. We were the first game in town then. But now a lot of people have adopted our program." Still, Holly Flanders, Burke 1976, is on this year's U.S. Olympic team.
When Witherell first came to Burke Mountain in 1976, he only meant to run a race-training center for part of the year and to write books the rest of the time. But a 14-year-old named Martha Coughlin, a Massachusetts girl in Witherell's clinic, asked him if he would coach her all winter. Witherell blithely said, "Sure." Three days later Martha arrived with her bags, and six weeks after that Witherell came off the mountain to find a sign she had tacked to his door: "Burke Mountain Academy—for self-motivated students...Warren Witherell, headmaster and janitor." Others soon wanted to follow in Martha's ski tracks and Witherell decided, "If there are kids willing to work hard at being the best, some adult has to provide for that. You can't compete with the Europeans skiing only on weekends." He hired Finn Gundersen (now head ski coach), rented a 100-year-old farmhouse and began the next winter with an enrollment of five. On the school seal, Martha Coughlin still is listed as co-founder.
Today Burke's students and 16 teacher-coaches consider the academy more than a school. The ground rules specify no drugs, no alcohol, no cigarettes and a tremendous amount of trust and motivation. "Sure, it's competitive here," Witherell admits. "They're all trying to be No. 1. But I tell the kids we are not here to compete with each other but with ourselves. We have a simple saying in skiing: 'You race courses, not people.' "
That sportsmanlike goal, however, entails a lot of work. On arrival students are put through 11 physical tests, ranging from push-ups to a mile run, "and you better pass almost all of them or you're sent back home," Witherell says. In mild weather the kids run three to five miles every morning, and there are gym workouts, weight lifting and speed hikes up mountains. Coach Gundersen likes to tell his pupils, "You have to love the pain."
Witherell, who grew up in Albany, N.Y., is a natural athlete who has never had a drink or smoked. The world trick water-skiing champion at 18, he also played soccer, hockey and baseball at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. After graduating in 1956, he taught English and history for 10 years at various schools. Though he didn't ski until he was 21 and never took lessons, "my first instinct was to get the ski to work for me rather than pushing it," Witherell says. His theory turned him into a racer and a coach. His revolutionary approach scraps bodily gyrations in favor of minimal movement. "If you stand on the ski properly," he maintains, "the ski will create the turn." Divorced, Witherell has two daughters, Heidi, 18, and Holly, 20, both Burke graduates.
Witherell constantly battles accusations that Burke, with a tuition of $9,850, is for rich kids, not smart ones. "Forty percent of the students are on some kind of scholarship," he points out, "and a third of the graduates go to Dartmouth, Williams and Middlebury." If anything, says Kathy Gundersen, the head coach's wife and a teacher of American literature, "At times we may ask too much. But kids here talk a lot about standards of excellence. That alone is unique."
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"I have a 3 series and a 7 series BMW. I had never considered MB before. When boys grew older, and minivan didn't sit well in their coolness gauge, my wife wanted to change her minivan with a 7-seatrer SUV. She was insisting on BMW X5. So, we went to the dealer and looked at one with rare 3rd row seat. Not only the third row seat is not useable, we didn't fancy the car as much as we initially thought. Audi Q7 was the same story with the third row seat. I had never considered R type because of its really ugly front design, but when the 2011 model came out, it was just love at first sight. When we test drove and sat in the third row seat, we made up our mind already. Detail to comfort and luxury is incredible. Ride is as smooth and quite as can be. Handling and breaking great. Steering wheel pedal shifts, rear view camera, navigation, bluetooth, all accessories are great. 6 in dash 1 in center console DVD system, cordless headphones keeps the kids really happy at the back. I don't have the Harman-Carton option but the sound system is just fine. Panoramic roof is really nice. Everything in the car that would make you feel comfortable are there. So far in 9 moths I owned the car, there has been no problem to report. Are there any negatives? I can only think of three: - Navigation takes a little getting used to, but once you do, it works great. I don't understand how come they are not offering a touch screen navigation for a car at this price range though... - Bluetooth telephone, address book works with great sound quality, however, voice command system is a joke. It just doesn't work even after voice training. May need German accent? - It has a built in hard drive for media files. Size is 4GB.?! Even the flash card I insert has 8 or 16GB capacity. Other than these, I can not think of anything negative about this car. Interestingly, gasoline mileage is better than advertised. I clocked 21.7MPG on a round trip from Leesburg to Radford, VA. I drive mostly in city, and the average is showing around 17MPG. If you want a large family car withhout compromising driving pleasure, I definitely recommend this. I recommend premium package with heated seats and heated steerig wheel, and entertainment system options. I also got the extended 10 years 100,000 warranty. Mercedes offers it for $3,500, and the unused portion of the extended 6 years is returned or can be transferred over when you sell the car."
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The Worst City in America? Tiny Yuba City Replies to Rand McNally: 'Kiss My Buttes!'
Neither could the other people in Yuba City, and they soon let Rand McNally know what they thought of its rating. "Rand McNally Kiss My Atlas" read one reply on buttons and bumper stickers. The Chamber of Commerce printed up T-shirts with the message, "I survived Yuba City & loved it." The town's "worst" rating has galvanized Yubans into a wounded boosterism, prompting nearly everyone to ask, "Why didn't they come here and see for themselves?"
According to Rand McNally spokeswoman Ann Cloos, authors Richard Boyer and David Savageau didn't visit the cities they rated in order "to make the almanac unbiased." Boyer is a mystery writer living in Asheville, N.C. (ranked 36th), and Savageau is a personal relocation consultant based in Gloucester, Mass. (56th). They relied heavily on government statistics in nine categories: climate and terrain, housing, health care and environment, crime, transportation, education, the arts, recreation and economics. Their method produced some surprising results: Pittsburgh came in No. 1. In Yuba City's case, their calculators apparently churned out some half-truths.
For starters, Yuba City qualifies as a metropolitan area only if you include all 100,000 people in surrounding Sutter and Yuba counties, which are primarily agricultural. The almanac downgraded the area for the lack of public transportation and an Amtrak station, but it has both. The city ranked 323rd in health care and environment, but there is a hospice service that visits the ailing in their homes, and the medical center of the University of California, Davis is a 15-minute ambulance-helicopter ride away. The town rated 255th for crime, but Police Chief Roy Harmon says, "They're mostly things like breaking into a garage and stealing a chain saw. We don't have the street muggings or the violence." A 308th ranking in education? Says Superintendent of Schools Andros Karperos, "If you compare SAT scores, we knock their socks off."
As for recreation, which the almanac said rated only 299th, residents point to some of the best fishing—striped bass, salmon and steelhead—and bird hunting around. "People come from all over the world to fish in the Yuba River," says Harmon. "The shad fight you right up 'til you get them in the net. They rated us down because we don't have an interstate highway or a major airport. I'm not sure the people here want that. I can drive two and a half hours and be in San Francisco and get my taste of the big city. If I want snow skiing, it's two hours to the Sierras. If you want to gamble and live the fast life, we're three hours from Reno." Nobody brags much about the weather ("Last summer was a bitch," says Mayor Pappageorge of the 110°F heat) or the mosquitoes that breed in nearby rice farms. But as city problems go, they'll take 'em.
Pappageorge, who wants to attract light industry to the town, has begun to see a positive side to Yuba City's notoriety. "I think the Rand McNally thing is fantastic as far as PR is concerned," he says. "Now we can tell people our one great asset: We are centrally located to everything, without the liabilities." By rating it the worst, Rand McNally seems to have done Yuba City a backhanded favor: They've finally put it on the map.
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The most played Windows PC card game ever made, since it comes with every fucking Windows computer.
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The one-person card game, played far more often on the computer than with actual cards.
He can win at Solitaire on the computer.
by Diggity Monkeez April 25, 2005
1. a card game played alone
2. the act of masterbation. can be used in code with cards, spit, snap, poker
2. the act of masterbation. can be used in code with cards, spit, snap, poker
I have to go play solitaire now...
by Katie March 30, 2004
The act of masturbation. Originates from the card game of the same name, not only because the game is played alone, but because of the 'fapping' sound created when cards are placed on the table.
You assholes ditched me. I ended up playing solitaire seventeen times.
by Orpheus II July 17, 2006
Quite possibly the greatest game created by man. Can be played alone, which is absolutely badass. It's also pretty much the only thing a person does in computer class. Also when you beat it, the cards fly around like, fucking crazy ass birds!
Dude so what are you doing ritght now?
Suckin dick and playing solitaire man.
Suckin dick and playing solitaire man.
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1. A game invented for the lonely
"I'm gonna go play solitaire."
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"Cause I have know friends."
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The act of placing ones hands firmly around ones own cock and/or balls and pumping until all reserves of man-chowder are depleted.
I'll catch up with you guys later, after I grab a quick game of solitaire
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