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ALBANY – A year ago, relatives of Jay J. Bolvin, a young North Tonawanda boy severely injured at the hands of his father, were huddled in a third-floor office at the state Capitol trying to convince Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver why the state's child abuse laws needed strengthening.
It was not to be in 2012.
"We thanked him, and I told him we would not give up and we will be back," recalled Kevin Retzer, the boy's uncle.
After employing social media, Web pages, press appeals, personal contacts with lawmakers across the state, trips to the Capitol, a rally and help from a Cheektowaga high school government affairs class, the boy's relatives saw their work fulfilled Monday with the signing of a law that closes a loophole on individuals who repeatedly abuse children.
"Obviously, we're 100 percent thrilled. I'm dismayed it took this long considering the level of abused children who are suffering every day in this state," said Retzer, one of a team of family lobbyists who have traveled to the state Capitol the past couple legislative sessions pressing for the change in law.
"It's not going to deter everyone, but if there are those individuals who are going to hurt children, we're happy they're going to be more properly punished," Retzer said in an interview Monday.
The new law was signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and takes effect immediately.
Jay J., an infant at the time of his 2011 beating by his father, today suffers from a variety of developmental issues and still does not speak, has difficulty walking and spends up to 20 hours a week in a variety of physical, occupational, speech, special education and aquatic therapy sessions.
His case exposed problems that let repeat child offenders get by with lesser sentences because of a loophole that did not allow the courts to look back beyond a three-year conviction window. The new law increases the "look back" period for assaults on children younger than 11 years old from the present three years to 10 years.
In the case of the young North Tonawanda boy, his father, Jeremy Bolvin, was given a maximum four-year prison sentence; he had previously been convicted of third-degree assault for breaking the arm of another one of his sons in 2006.
In signing the bill, Cuomo said the new law named after Jay J. is important for "immediately ensuring that repeat offenders are met with heightened penalties that match the seriousness of their actions."
The measure was sponsored by Sen. Timothy Kennedy and Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak, both Erie County Democrats.
Jay J. suffered 11 separate fractures from beatings by his father, now an inmate in a state prison in Franklin County. Bolvin has faced a coordinated campaign by Jay J.'s family members whenever he tries to seek early release before his maximum sentence is served.
Victims or their family members have created grass-roots legislative campaigns to enact laws on issues ranging from prescription drug sales and how the state treats mentally ill individuals who commit crimes to crackdowns on drunken driving and texting-while-driving laws.
Among those personally lobbying for the new repeat child offender law were Retzer and his wife Christine, who live in Cheektowaga, and his brother Joseph Retzer and his wife Tabitha of Kenmore, the boy's grandparents who today have legal custody of the 3-year-old.
"It was the passion," Kevin Retzer said Monday of the family's personal lobbying campaign.
"As the family, it was our relative who did it, so we were willing to rearrange our lives for Jay J. On a personal note for me, I'd see stories on TV and say, 'How sad.' Then when it became Jay J, it dawned on me that the somebody who had to get involved was me."
In 2012, most members of the Legislature signed up as sponsors of the bill. It passed the Senate but died in the Assembly, a house with a liberal tradition where criminal sentencing laws generally receive more scrutiny than in the Senate.
The two Retzer brothers this year learned the key to passage of most bills in Albany: compromise. So out went their campaign for one of the bill's provisions: an automatic 25-year prison sentence for someone convicted three times of abusing a child. "There were things I thought were common sense and how could people be against this," Kevin Retzer said.
The family returned to Albany three times this session, with the young boy accompanying them. "We wanted to physically stand in front of them with the message that this isn't an abstract. Somebody got hurt, and here he is," Kevin Retzer said.
"Jay J. was somebody that, by being there in Albany and being out in the media, he himself told his story, which is a tragic and horrific one, but with the passage of this law will at least have a silver lining," said Kennedy, the Buffalo Democrat who pushed the bill through the Senate both years.
Demands for more facts about the situation led the family to state records, which led them to information they presented to lawmakers about more than 200 children being abused each day in New York state. Requests for information about prison incarceration costs associated with the stronger penalties led the family to present the soaring medical bills the state has been paying to treat the boy. Adding to their efforts was an advance-placement government class at John F. Kennedy High School in Cheektowaga, whose students wrote letters, made ribbons and placed appeals on their social media sites encouraging people to spread the word about the legislation.
"I give all the credit in the world to the family … They would not take no for an answer," said Kennedy.
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TAP Biosystems has been awarded additional funding from the U.K.'s Technology Strategy Board to support further development of a biomimetic cornea and progress the product into preclinical development and a first-in-man safety trial in two patients.
The firm will continue its ongoing partnership with a team at the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London (UCL) to develop a RAFT (real architecture for 3-D tissue) production technology for generating clinical-grade tissues. Developed by TAP in collaboration with tissue engineering academics, RAFT is designed to enable the creation of complex 3-D cell cultures from collagen, consistently and reproducibly, in a simple-to-use format.
Head of the UCL team, Julie Daniels, M.D., has been collaborating with TAP since 2008. Her work has already demonstrated that RAFT tissues seeded with epithelial stem cells can generate corneal tissue that closely mimics the cells' in vivo environment and supports stem cell growth, offering potential benefits for ocular surface transplant technology.
"There is a genuine clinical problem with some biomaterials used to culture and transplant cells," Dr. Daniels remarks. "The RAFT process creates a natural collagen scaffold that can be engineered to replicate features of the stem cell niche and is a more realistic environment to support the stem cell population. The additional funding we have received from the Technology Strategy Board is a great vote of confidence in the potential of RAFT to deliver a corneal tissue equivalent, which we believe will be more effective in treating patients with blinding corneal surface damage."
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A few key criticisms leveled at GM's generally popular 2011 Chevy Volt electric vehicle (EV) is the short all-electric range (before the gas engine kicks in) and the relative lack of places to recharge on the go. Similar problems face Ford and Chrysler who are promoting electric vehicles of their own. GM, who perhaps of the domestic automakers has the most hopes riding on electric vehicles, has decided to do something about this predicament, pushing a new initiative to wire communities with recharging stations.
Gas vehicles wouldn't have very long ranges without the gas stations that are littered throughout most of America. That's the point GM is making when it comes to the Volt. While, the relatively long 3 hour charge time (on 220V, 6.5 hours on 110V) precludes a quick recharge, at locations that see longer stays -- like gyms, colleges, and workplaces -- a recharging station could be just the thing for those looking to avoid resorting to using gas in their Volt. The Volt can go 40 miles on a charge before the gas engine kicks in to replenish the battery pack.
GM will be working closely with city officials in San Francisco and Washington D.C. to adopt citywide EV recharging stations. Much work will have to be done with area utilities to arrange for payment schemes and to negotiate rates. GM also plans to target communities that are cited as having poor support after the Volt launches. GM is working with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a coalition of more than 40 utilities to help work out the payment schemes.
At the Washington Auto Show, GM announced the new program. Ed Peper, GM North America vice president, Chevrolet, was on hand, stating, "Collaborating with communities such as San Francisco and metropolitan areas such as Washington, D.C. - where there's already an interest in plug-in vehicles - is another important step toward raising customer awareness of the environmental and economic benefits of vehicles such as the Volt. The Chevy Volt is truly coming to life, but preparing the market for electric vehicles also requires capable partners from outside the auto industry. Momentum is building as governments, technology companies, communities and universities are increasingly working together to prepare the market for electric vehicles."
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom comments, "Cities have an indispensable role in making plug-in vehicles successful. Here in San Francisco, we are acting now to make sure the charging infrastructure will be available to support these vehicles as soon as they are ready for sale, and we are working with other cities in the region to make the Bay Area a thriving market for electric transportation."
San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland announced in November that they were planning a new infrastructure for plug-ins and would be offering incentives to purchasers. Those incentives would come in addition to the $7,500 tax credit that the government is offering to those who purchase the Volt, in order to try to boost the domestic EV market.
While the other domestic automakers are very committed to electric vehicles as well, it's hard to argue that GM is blazing the trail for the other manufacturers and is putting much more of its future success and image on the line. At GM, most believe this is a good thing, though.
"We know plenty of work still remains, both within and outside of GM," adds Peper. "But today's and other recent announcements underscore the comprehensive work being done to bring the Chevrolet Volt and other electrically driven vehicles to market - and they also highlight why we are so optimistic about the ultimate success of the Volt."
quote: Were you really suffering that much when gas was $4 per gallon? Unless you're in the shipping/delivery business, I doubt it. Fuel was still a relatively small part of most people's monthly budget.
quote: So, if it is our goal to produce more efficient cars (I'm not arguing necessarily that it is, but that seems to be on the government's agenda), then it's reasonable to ask for market pressures to make that happen.
quote: Prices for just about EVERYTHING increased. Fuel prices went up, my weekly gas bill may have only gone from $25 to $50, but my grocery bill went up, as did everything because of the costs to ship things.
quote: GM will be working closely with city officials in San Francisco and Washington D.C. to adopt citywide EV recharging stations. Much work will have to be done with area utilities to arrange for payment schemes and to negotiate rates. GM also plans to target communities that are cited as having poor support after the Volt launches.
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2 tsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 cup onion, diced
1 tsp freshly grated ginger root
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15 ounces Eden Black Beans, 1 can, do not drain
1 1/2 tsp Eden Ume Plum Vinegar
1/4 tsp Eden Sea Salt
1 large red bell pepper, * roasted, seeded and peeled
Heat oil in a saucepan, and sauté onions until translucent. Add black beans, ginger, cayenne, cumin and sea salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes. Add ume plum vinegar, cover, and simmer 5 more minutes. Partially mash the beans for a thick bean sauce consistency. Serve over cooked rice or pasta, and garnish with red pepper strips.
*To roast the pepper, place over a gas burner or put under the broiler, rotating the pepper until it is charred black. Place in a paper bag, and seal. This will allow the pepper to sweat. Peel off the charred skin, and run under cold water. Seed, and slice the pepper into thin strips. One jar of roasted red peppers may be used in place of fresh roasted.
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In the past few weeks, the Tumblr blog WTF QR CODES crept up on us, providing hilarious laughs at how our society has decided to utilize Quick Response (QR) codes. The first times you've ever noticed QR codes were probably when you opened the back of your cellphones and saw the tiny code hidden underneath your phone's battery pack. Today, QR codes are everywhere. Seriously.
What makes WTF QR CODES awesome is how well the blog represents the way our society wants to incorporate technology into our daily lives, but does so in ridiculous, thoughtless ways. It's a telling sign that even though we accept technology as a way of life, it should really be up to the professionals to decide how to appropriately apply technology on a good consumer basis.
Hm, I take that back. I live in New York City and see QR codes plastered all over underground billboards, which makes no sense because we still don't receive Internet or phone signals in the subway. If QR codes are supposed to be a one-step process, why should anyone take a picture of an advertisement only to scan it later?
Regardless of Internet access, QR codes are increasingly appearing in the wild and often in places they shouldn't. Cases in point:
Is there a reason this bakery wants QR codes on their cupcakes? It's hard enough to watch foodies fawn over taking macro shots of their meals ("It's for my blog, I promise!"), but now we have to watch people whip out their smartphones for cupcakes? When it comes to matters of food, it's probably better to make your orders on a computer, in person or on the phone. Also, this is entirely inappropriate because their use of QR codes make the cupcakes much uglier than it should be.
Here's another instance that makes you wonder why anyone would ever think QR codes are useful given the setting. First of all, they should understand that when you scan something, it is a lot easier if the item being scanned stays static. This QR code is so far up in the sky and is moving at the same time, we can't imagine how someone is supposed to look up into the sun and chase down the code only to likely find themselves at a web page not even worth the effort.
This one is my personal favorite. It's so ironic in every sense. Picture yourself walking down the street and a person in front of you decides to randomly stop to scan this code because it caught his attention. The slamming of bodies in the middle of the street is certainly not what care feels like, EmblemHealth. But if you do get hurt from it, perhaps you will have a healthcare web page loaded on your smartphone and ready for use.
Where are the craziest places you've ever spotted a QR code?


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Delicious alternative to pasta, this dish is wheat free and vegetarian. Serve it with a rocket salad.
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Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, today announces results for the 26 weeks ended 28 December 2013.
Highlights include: Turnover up 4.7% to £72.5m (2012: £69.2m)
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The Tudor Rose, Borden, offers traditional food and cask ale in a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere amid surroundings of great character. Originally two cottages, the building dates back to the 1750s and great care has been taken to preserve its warm, comfortable feel.
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Perfect sharing dish, that goes very well with beer. Serve with Beer tasting shots on the side and some homemade cranberry sauce and crusty bread or toast. Try drizzling cubes of stale ciabatta with a little olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and toast, then thread onto long kebab skewers or stripped rosemary twigs and serve with the baked cheese.
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unit is for noobs... best cost-benefit in game are Walls:
5 wood, 7500 hp.
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knight_br:unit is for noobs... best cost-benefit in game are Walls:
5 wood, 7500 hp.
gg no re
i think cannons are the most op unit , if u not count walls(specially with aztec wall dance)
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I would have to go with the Rocket- It's good against virtually any unit except culverins.
If I had a situation where I had to choose one single unit out of the entire game, it would have to be a FU Japanese Monk with the trickle card. When FU, they can heal, train native allies, and build TCs and shrines with trickled resources. They can also stealth and sabotage buildings.
Hi i am new in forum, please dont kill me. You might laught but in my opinion its strelet, when updated ultimately with certain bonuses its perfect for drive enemy to lack of resourses.
My almoust always working tactic with russians is:
-Steady grow of economy
-Strong defence and much updates
-Ultimate strelets and (update to make them faster)
- Enemy starts attacking, my blochouses shoot them and i just make cheap strelets (resousers arent even near to finish) constantly, he attack and attack but these masses of litle devils wont even let them walk throuhg. They are meat wall almost.
-He keeps attacking cause afraids my counter attack.
-He`s economy grows very slowly.
-Maybe littlebit nasty mortals next his walls to *** up his farms etc. He usually starts pulling his troops.
-My economy has grown fast (i say it again but i only constantly spawn cheap strelets)
-I have weakened enemy by ONLY defencing maybe an hour and half!, then i getbored and attacked (at this point he was lot weaker, at start he was littlebit stronger).
Sorry about my poor english, i can read it much better than write and my text seems funny/retard even myself!
Cost 80f 40c
1500 attack areal damage 5
hp 60,000
Base stats ^^
Monster ice cream truck! These badboys can summon villagers temporarily.
hot dog flamethrower! these things are soooo coool
BIG ANDY! cooler looking than tommynator
Learicorn! with their magician powers!
Fluffy! which is so scary-looking it drives musketeers running away!
They may not be the strongest but Musk are the best all-rounder. They can tackle any other unit that not good against inf (There are a lot of units but that is besides the point) (Pop taken into account of course)
Before you comments Jans Japaneses and Indian musketeers are strictly speaking still musk's.
my list of op units
franch cav
rifle rider (rof1.5)
or 9k HP if you use team wall upgrade card 50%
my fav unit is organ really decent when upgraded on anything but not really worth it to send them alone ... mix them with goons make it really usefull and tough to beat
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Nabi Pharmacetuicals' stock bombed, dropping more than 66% yesterday on the release of Phase III trial data suggesting that its lead candidate, an immunotherapy-based smoking cessation drug called NicVAX (Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine), was ineffective. The reported study, which is the first of two Phase III trials, involved over 1,000 patients, and was designed to evaluate whether NicVAX improved smokers' ability to abstain for 16 weeks, over the 12-month trial period.
The results showed that therapy with NicVAX resulted in an approximately 11% smoking cessation rate, which was similar to that among placebo patients. Nabi admits it was "surprised and deeply disappointed" with the findings. "We are in the process of assessing the reasons for these unexpected data, as we await the results of the second Phase III trial," remarks Raafat Fahim, president and CEO.
"Data from this second trial may provide clues that could help explain the disappointing results from the first trial." In the meantime, the Nabi board is investigating potential alternative options for the firm's future, while its management works to conserve cash.
NicVAX is designed to stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies that bind to nicotine in the bloodstream and prevent it from crossing the blood-brain barrier and entering the brain. The Phase III development program has been supported by a $10 million grant from NIDA awarded in 2009.
The second 1,000-patient Phase III NicVAX study, which was fully enrolled in November 2010, is due to report results during early 2012. A Phase IIb trial of NicVAX was completed in 2007 and found that the treatment significantly improved the number of subjects who managed to quit smoking for eight consecutive weeks. The final 12-month data confirmed the highly significant trends seen at six months and nine months for both smoking cessation and long-term smoking abstinence.
In March Nabi inked an exclusive, worldwide option and license agreement with GlaxoSmithKline for the development and commercialization of NicVAX. Under terms of the deal Nabi received $40 million up front and was eligible for potentially $460 million in option fees and regulatory, development, and sales milestones for NicVAX and follow-on nicotine vaccines.
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When your fucking a girl from behind and holding her pigtails. While doing this you be sure to have her facing the headboard of the bed or a wall. At random let go of her hair and slam her head into the wall.
man, she got a concussion when he gave her the ghost rider!
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she screamed after he performed the ghost rider.
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No...There is actually a 'Ghost Rider' that is better than that T.V show made for 5 year olds.
'Ghost Rider' is a European motorbike rider that makes a living from performing dangerous, high-speed stunts on his bike. His activities are highly illegal and he is wanted by many police. He wears only black, his bike is black and he never ever takes his helmet off...Making his identity Ghost like.
'Ghost Rider' is a European motorbike rider that makes a living from performing dangerous, high-speed stunts on his bike. His activities are highly illegal and he is wanted by many police. He wears only black, his bike is black and he never ever takes his helmet off...Making his identity Ghost like.
"Have you seen GhostRider 3 - The Final Ride?"
av Diego 18 november 2003
A flaming leather clad skeleton possesed by the devil to punish the guilty and hunt down rouge demons. Johnny Blaze is this superhero's true identity. When Blaze is Ghost Rider, he displays super-human strentgh and resilience, and wields a hellfire shotgun and a hellfire infused chain. His motorcycle is capable of reaching near impossible speed and can ride up vertical walls and across the surface of water. His greatest weapon is "Pennance Stare", which is where he locks eyes with you and makes you experience all the pain you have ever caused, which basically drives you mad, then destroys your soul.
Earth Demon: Have mercy!
Ghost Rider: Sorry, out of mercy.
Ghost Rider: Sorry, out of mercy.
av Bionicle718 27 april 2007
Famous Swedish motocyclist that outruns police just for shits and giggles.
Ghostrider hits 140km/h on a daily basis
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the act of innitiating sex, with someone who is completely asleep and un aware, and finishing anyway. The instigator is the ghost rider.
I was passed out last night but my girlfriend was horny and pulled the ghost rider on me
av Spyro1509 19 november 2010
A girl who only bangs white guys.
That girl has never been with a black man. She's been a Ghostrider her whole life.
av Buckeyes247 8 december 2010
a Ghost Rider is any motorcyclist that rides with no license plate to make it easier to run from cops. usually ghost riders have an all black bike and clothing and never stop for the flashing blue lights
the ghost rider flys by with the police on his tail
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They won't talk: State officials withhold info on which health-care providers have H1N1 vaccine
You're a high-risk patient. You need a swine flu vaccine. Your doctor has none. Where can you get help?
We're hearing this anguished question over and over again. The Texas Department of State Health Services knows the answer — and isn't sharing it.
Its Web site has the obligatory FAQ section, but this question isn't on the list.
Another section of the site is labeled "H1N1 vaccine distribution," with categories for allocations by county, to local health departments and to private providers. But there are no links — only the words "coming soon."
Early this morning, my colleague Jeff Weiss asked state health department spokeswoman Carrie Williams: "Why does the state not post on its Web site the names of every provider that you've ordered vaccine shipped to and the amount of vaccine that you have had shipped there to date?"
Her only responses:
* "We are working on a county-by-county list of totals. Hopefully we will be able to post those numbers soon."
* "Providers receiving vaccine at this point are getting amounts to serve their own patients. They are reaching out to their own high-risk patients and are quickly exhausting their supplies, which are limited right now due to national production."
So all most people know is what we've been able to figure out so far: Dallas County's health department is having a mass clinic tomorrow, aimed at high-risk people without insurance. And Farmers Branch entrepreneur Jeff Vitt (right) is selling vaccines for $20 a pop to anyone who walks through his door.


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|ALS Spectrum
Begun in 2007, ALS Spectrum is a publication that encapsulates the same type of information contained in the ALS Activity Report but in a short, readable, newsletter-like format. Featured scientific and facility developments are front-paged, and a roundup of science highlights is provided in easily browsable summaries with Web links. Contents also include brief reports from ALS staff and user groups, articles about ALS people and events, and facility updates. These documents are available in Portable Document Format (PDF).


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Fishing vessels
The Directive sets out minimum practical measures with a view to encouraging an improvement in the health and safety of workers on board fishing vessels.
Council Directive 93/103/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for work on board fishing vessels (thirteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) [See amending acts].
The general provisions concerning improvements in the safety and health of workers (framework Directive 89/391/EEC) are fully applicable on board fishing vessels.
Owners * must comply with certain obligations aimed at ensuring the safety and health of workers *. They must therefore ensure that the fishing vessels * can be used under conditions which do not compromise the safety and health of these workers. Occurrences at sea must be described in a report to be forwarded to the competent authorities. The owner must also ensure that regular technical maintenance is carried out and that any defects found which are likely to affect the safety and health of workers are rectified as quickly as possible. Owners must also check that the vessels are cleaned regularly, that emergency and survival equipment is in good working order, and take account of the personal protective equipment specifications given in Annex IV to this Directive.
Existing fishing vessels * must comply with the requirements of this Directive, within 9 years at the latest of its adoption. Vessels which undergo extensive conversions after the adoption of this Directive and new vessels * must comply with the requirements, within 2 years at the latest of its adoption.
Workers must be informed of measures to be taken regarding health and safety on board vessels. To this end, they must be given suitable training. More detailed training must be provided for any person likely to command a vessel. Provision must be made for the consultation and participation of workers.
Annex I deals with the minimum safety and health requirements for new fishing vessels, and Annex II with those for existing vessels. Annex III contains the minimum requirements for life-saving and survival equipment and Annex IV those for personal protective equipment. Technical adaptations of the annexes are decided by the Commission.
Directive 93/103/EC supplements Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work in the fisheries sector.
Key terms used in the act
- Owner: the registered owner or, where appropriate, the demise charterer or manager of a vessel;
- Worker: any person carrying out an occupation on board a vessel, excluding shore personnel;
- Fishing vessel: any vessel flying the flag of a Member State or registered under the plenary jurisdiction of a Member State used for commercial purposes for catching and/or processing fish or other resources from the sea;
- Existing fishing vessel: any fishing vessel which is not a new fishing vessel;
- New fishing vessel: vessel for which the building contract was signed after 23 November 2005 or, if the contract was signed before 23 November 2005, is not yet ready three years after that date, or, in the absence of a building contract, any vessel built or converted on or after that date.
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OJ L 307 of 13.12.1993
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Deer are surprisingly adaptable. A beep, tweet or honk may startle them at first, but they soon learn to ignore it and get back to foraging in your garden. A well-known PhD and garden author finally came up with a solution. This motion-activated device shines a bright light and plays an FM radio station you select. Because the sound is ever-changing, deer don't learn to ignore it. Human voices make them particularly nervous — talk radio is ideal.
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Monday, July 15, 2013
Whether it was a lucky guess or something he truly foresaw, Goose Creek Post 166 Juniors coach Mike Knight had pinpoint precision in prognostication.
After a one-run loss in June dropped the Post 166 Juniors to 2-2, Knight liked the fight he saw in his team and told them he didn't expect them to lose another game.
Post 166 made Knight a prophet of sorts after winning nine straight on its way to the League 1 title on Thursday, defeating Summerville Green 9-4 at Cane Bay High School.
"We were 2-2 and both of the games we lost were by one run (2-1 and 8-7)," Knight said. "We were down 8-0. We came back and scored seven runs and had the tying run at third base. I told them if they continued to play hard and work hard in practice to get better, that we wouldn't lose another game."
Thursday's victory gave Post 166 the league's tournament title and a spot in the American Legion Juniors state tournament in Rock Hill. It begins July 20.
Knight said his team has been building for this moment.
"Two years ago, we were the youngest team around," Knight said. "We took our whippings. That year we might have won two games. Last year, we went .500. I knew we had a shot this year."
Post 166 used a five-run fourth inning to take control in the championship game. It loaded the bases with nobody out and got an infield single from Tyler Knight to make the score 2-1.
Justin Walker, who also drove in a run in the second inning, forced in the next run when he was plunked by Summerville starter Gabe Crowder. Andrew Preston knocked in two more runs with a single to right field and Bryce Jonason's ground out made it 6-1.
Post 166 added three more runs on RBIs in the fifth inning by Jamison Mobbs, Knight and Preston.
Jonason threw the final five innings to get the victory on the mound. B.J. Thompson tossed the first two frames for Post 166.
Mobbs leads the team in hitting this summer, sporting a .500 batting average with 10 extra-base hits. He's followed by Jon Bowman (.461), Kyle Keys (.333), Asher Smith (.333), Preston (.323), Thompson (.294) and Knight (.289).
Mobbs and Jonason have three pitching wins apiece, while Justin Walker has two.
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TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Business Networking International (BNI) is pleased to announce a "first contact" meeting in Tahoe City on March 14, where local business owners can check out Lake Tahoe's newest chapter, known as North Tahoe BNI.
With more than 145,000 members worldwide, BNI is the largest business networking and referral marketing organization in the world. Last year alone, BNI generated 6.9 million referrals resulting in $3.1 billion dollars' worth of business for its members.
Based on the philosophy "Givers Gain," BNI exists to bring local business owners together in a structured format that encourages the exchange of business. According to Tahoe City resident Larry Lapkin, there are already two BNI groups in Truckee that have been hugely successful. Lapkin is co-owner of Aegis Insurance Markets, a commercial insurance agency in Truckee.
He joined the Mountain High BNI group in Truckee more than two years ago, but says there is demand for a North Shore chapter. Lapkin said: "I have seen how BNI works and it has been very good for my business."
The North Tahoe BNI Group serves the area from Rubicon all the way to Brockway.
Lapkin said BNI referrals help keep business in the community. Benefits include increased exposure to other people and businesses, substantially increased business through referrals, and participation in up to 52 networking meetings per year. Along the way, become a better speaker. Each week you will give a 30-second "infomercial" about your business to the other members.
"It's like having a sales force of 25 people who are always looking for referrals for you. The concept really works but the group is only as good as its members," said Lapkin. "North Tahoe BNI has some terrific business owners ... As of now we have 18 committed members and only need two more commitments to become a formal charter. Referrals are already being exchanged and it's only going to get better as the chapter grows."
The open meeting of BNI North Tahoe will be on March 14, 7:30 a.m. at Rosie's Cafe, 571 North Lake Blvd. in Tahoe City.
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Establishment of Mechanisms for the Settlement of Economic Disputes
Dale Beck Furnish
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 5, p. 145, 1975
Both the Andean Group and the Caribbean share a general hope that a new economic order will result in greater equity and justice through international trade. They want economies which will provide general access to the more comfortable standard of living enjoyed by the bulk of United States residents. The United States is a natural focus for these aspirations to change and will be inevitably affected by commercial events and policies in the Caribbean. This article examines what those effects will be. It concludes that while the United States officially has emphasized its dependency on the international market and its commitment to free trade, its legislation, however, evinces a lingering protectionism and something less than willingness to commit itself to helping Latin American and other underdeveloped countries by opening its market to their exports. While this may not be improper, Latin America's bargaining power is growing rapidly. The United States should consolidate its position with the Andean Group against the eventuality of a strong Andean industrial complex which will draw on Andean raw materials for its manufactures. It should open its market to greater imports from the Andean Group and give all the support and aid the Andean Group will permit, so that the Andean effort at integration will develop with the United States as an involved observer. The current trend, however, is not promising, and the United States must demonstrate greater amenability for the new international economic order in its positive laws as well as its official statements.
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abreviation for "Schutzstaffel". Schutz meaing "Defense" in German, and Staffel meaning "Echelon" in German. The Schutzstaffel was an elite quasi-military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's personal guard and as a special security force in Germany and the occupied countries.
Insipid neo-nazis, who are ignorant of history, often write "SS" on walls and other objects as graffiti.
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A German ligature that originally stood for 'sz', but can be transliterated as 'ss'. It is never found in Swiss German. It looks like a B, but sounds like an S. Compare to the boring language known as English, which only has the ligatures Æ and Œ, which are rarely used.
Face it, English is a boring language, and the chance of a cool ligature like ß entering it are zero to one million.
by Intelligence: The Anti-N00b February 12, 2005
Looks like 'B' but sounds like 'S'. Used in the German language.
Often replaced with 'ss' when using a computer/typewriter that can't produce it.
Often replaced with 'ss' when using a computer/typewriter that can't produce it.
Ich heiße Killbot (My name is Killbot)
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Stimulated sex; dry humping, grinding, rubbing (all acts can be preformed while clothed or nakes)
K: "he took his pants off, and then his boxers and started to grind against my panties."
N: "oh its like stimulated sex, lets call it SS"
N: "oh its like stimulated sex, lets call it SS"
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abreviation fo "Schutzstaffel", which translates to "Protective squadron". They were an elite paramilitary group associated with the Nazi party.
The SS was divided into several units, one of the most famous of which was the combat or Waffen-SS.
by Capt_Capacitor April 25, 2005
SS is an abbreviation for "Social Suicide". People that tend to be "SS" follow around people of which completely hate them. SS usually travel in flocks with hopes to infect society with their twilight obsessive-lardsack-retarded-fucklessandra-ness.
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Learning to express NFR's in a form which is useful to the project is a good thing. However, the software domain is hard to measure - when did you last see a set of performance figures for a third party library, a protocol or a comms. channel ? That is, actual numbers and real world data which allow you to make "on the project" decisions ? So ! - knowing the behaviour of one component is very tricky, build a full stack for a complex application and it gets real difficult. So - rank those use cases, get early code delivery on a high risk use case, then spend HOWEVER MUCH TIME IT TAKES getting that use case to comply with the NFR's as best you can. Realising the remaining use cases is a piece of cake...?
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quote: Wow, Apple stock dipped as low as $485 Wednesday, now at $502, way down from the peak of $705. Bummer.Oh what a difference a few months makes. Remember how Apple was "most valuable company in history?" Look at INFLATION-ADJUSTED market cap today--MS is champ at $800B, poor Apple is just about $470B, behind MS, GE, Cisco, and Intel. Double bummer.
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Universally recognized achievement which produces all the model problems and their solutions for a while in a scientific community.
In a computer science paradigm the data system is seen as a technological system where the user is only seen in human computer interaction.
מאת Esu 25 בנובמבר, 2003
The word to use when you get excited about welding , girls or dip. pronounced pair-a-di-jim
Did u see her paradigm
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A brand of speakers that are top of the line quality at a fraction of the price.
Go to Best Buy and ask if they have any Paradigm speakers in stock......chances are they've never heard of them.
מאת no 10 בנובמבר, 2003
Big word used by prominant Republicans with small minds.
I don't know why I keep saying paradigm but they keep saying it at all the meetings I go to and I thought it sounded good.
מאת bob the barber 30 באוגוסט, 2003
To have an unusually short sexual experience.
Eding Coitus abruptly
Eding Coitus abruptly
"That shag was shorter than paradigm"
"wanna go for a paradigm and a pizza?"
"wanna go for a paradigm and a pizza?"
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Kenneth Jay Brock Sr. of Coral Springs, Fla., formerly of Carrier Mills and Moline, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, in a VA Hospital in Miami, Fla. His final resting place is at South Florida National Cemetery. He was buried with honors for his service in the Army during the Vietnam War. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 at Shepherds Prayer Church of God, 29 W. Lincoln St., Harrisburg.
He was born Aug. 17, 1950, in Geneseo, the son of Lawrence and Dorothy (Heirbrandt) Brock. He married Mattie Mulry in 1967 who gave him three wonderful children. She died in 1978. He loved to fish and watch and feed wildlife, especially the deer and ducks.
Survivors include his children and grandchildren, Kenny Jr. (Lori) Brock of Moline; Martie (Frank) Cantrell, Falin, Lexi of Cape Coral, Fla.; Jerrie (Kris) Belcher, Rhiannon, Mattie, Ashley of Simpson; three sisters, Lori (Bill) Casey of Galesburg; Sue (Mark) Ahlgren of Kewanee; and Jody (Jerry) Palmer of Simpson; and stepmother, Marilyn Mason of Geneseo. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.
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Designing games for Windows 8
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this is the most exciting event from all :)
where is XNA...? Do not kill such a great thing microsoft.
Is it really that difficult to keep a projector working?
Just a warning to watchers, 15 minutes is spent fixing a broken projector and another 15 minutes is dedicated to fielding questions (most of which were very basic).
The technical difficulties in this session's recording will be fixed soon. Sorry for the delay.
I was there and have spoken with a lot of people about XNA. XNA is officially dead on all MS platforms. They did promise some tools to help make DirectX development easier and they did suggest SharpDX a lot (and MonoGame a few times) as an alternative. I almost fought with a Microsoft DirectX guy on one occasion over the matter, but I can unfortunately confirm that Microsoft decided against keeping XNA as an option for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
Not entirely true. Windows Phone 8 SDK ships with XNA 4.0 as a supported project type (includes templates too). That's certainly not an indication of support beyond this release, but it at least allows for backwards compatibility (for now).
That said, yes, XNA is dead for the future. Shawn Hargreaves is on the Windows Phone team now and others from the XNA team have moved on or quit Microsoft entirely (like Nick Gravelyn). Such a good set of APIs gone for good is sad to see.
I highly suggest following the MonoGame project and any other future frameworks that use SharpDX.
That guy cant fix projector connection for half of the session, what to say for serious development. Most of the time, he just spoke to turn off phones and did some sloppy humor. Very poor presentation.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Matt McGloin entered the season as one of the more underappreciated quarterbacks in Penn State history.
Through four games, McGloin is in the midst of a great senior season and is quietly moving up the career passing charts - even though he did not become a fulltime starter until this year.
McGloin completed 24-of-36 for 318 yards - marking personal highs in completions and yardage - as the Nittany Lions controlled Temple, 24-13, Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
Calm, poised and fully in command of a more complex offense, the maturation from the previously impatient and at times hot-headed player has been impressive to watch.
"You have to give this guy a lot of credit," PSU coach Bill O'Brien said. "To this point in the season, he's a much improved quarterback."
Now a fifth-year senior who struggled and admittedly pressed as the backup on a string the previous two years, McGloin raised his touchdown-interception ratio to an impressive 9-2 while alertly getting rid of the ball and taking zero sacks against the blitzing Owls.
"I've learned," he told the throng of reporters that engulfed him, "that sometimes two first downs and a punt is not a bad thing."
That's music to the ears of quarterbacks coach Charlie Fisher.
"To me, Matt turned the corner the last 10 days of spring ball," Fisher said. "Matt has provided really good leadership for us. He's learning to control his emotions. He's putting his eyes in the right place. He's seeing coverage, and he's throwing the ball to the right guy. The game has slowed down for him."
McGloin agreed, saying he's been "coached up" by O'Brien and Fisher, and O'Brien credited his QB for the first of his two short rushing touchdowns on quarterback sneaks that extended Penn State's lead to 14-3 shortly before halftime.
"He did a great job on the touchdown run because we were misaligned on that play," O'Brien said.
Penn State has been excellent in short-yardage situations, and McGloin converted four third- or fourth-and-shorts Saturday, including the team's first two rushing TDs this season.
McGloin said he generally doesn't like to run because, "I hate to get hit," but O'Brien has implemented one of the New England Patriots' staples.
"We run New England's offense, and we watch a lot of [Tom] Brady," McGloin said. "Coach O'Brien is always telling us that in 12 years, he [Brady] hasn't been stopped on a quarterback sneak. I watch his sneak and how he does it and what technique he uses. Fortunately for me, I haven't been stopped yet doing it."
Asked to elaborate, McGloin called another audible.
"I'll keep that a secret," he said.
After alternating (despite outplaying) Rob Bolden over the past two years, McGloin said he's relieved to now be able to play through his mistakes. But those have been few and far between as there have been precious few balls that he's forced.
His two interceptions this year, including one Saturday in the red zone, have come off tipped passes.
"The best thing he's doing is understanding that you don't always have a play," Fisher said.
McGloin has also been especially good at managing the two-minute drill. He moved the Lions into position to win the game at Virginia, and he capitalized on the opportunity Saturday.
"I love the two-minute drill and the no-huddle offense," McGloin said. "It's a great offense, and I feel like it's a great fit for me. Coach O'Brien and Coach Fisher are teaching me a great way to run it and just manage the game."
Though he felt he "left some plays on the field," against Temple, McGloin said he's pleased with how he's played so far, and he's encouraged that the Lions, now 2-2, are taking momentum into the Big Ten schedule.
"The defense has played great week in and week out," McGloin said, "and I think we [offense] are at our best right now."
Thanks, in no small measure, to the transformation of Matt McGloin.
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Matt McGloin's career statistics
2009 0 2 0 0 0
2010 1182151548 149
2011 1252311571 85
2012831401006 92
Career 326 588 4095 3116
Notable: Zack Mills is Penn State's career leader in completions (606), attempts (1082) and yards (7212). Daryll Clark is the career leader in touchdowns (43).


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Someone who creates a variety of hilarious memes and has a collection of memes ranging from common to rare
Look at all those memes she has! She is clearly a Meme Queen!
作者 DefineMoi 2015年6月28日
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(n): someone who only posts memes rather than using their own words to express their disgust for society as being "brainwashed followers",. (syn. inarticulate, hypocrite, butt-of-jokes).
He only posts other people's memes and quotes, yet thinks society is a bunch of "mindless sheep". That Meme Queen is such an inarticulate hypocrite.
作者 Larevo 2014年6月12日
Someone who sends memes in the group chat often annoying other members of the group chat. A meme queen is a real catch, snatch em up guys
Sarah keeps the group chat lit! She's such a meme queen.
作者 Taylor psu 2016年5月19日
Someone who is dank af, basically Dan Howell.
Damn man, you are such a meme queen.
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Health Care
Box turtles are susceptible to a variety of diseases and conditions, but many health problems can be avoided by taking preventative measures. First of all, your turtle's living quarters should be cleaned on a regular basis. Many bacteria will thrive in an unclean enclosure, leaving your turtle susceptible to a variety of health issues.
An intestinal infection, salmonellosis affects most animals, including turtles. They generally contract it from infected food sources or from contact with other infected turtles. It is passed on to humans via bacteria in unclean surroundings, such as dirty water and feces, or by direct contact with an infected turtle.
Salmonellosis can usually be avoided by taking proper precautions. Your box turtle's water must be changed frequently, whether is appears to be dirty or not. It is also very important to keep the tank clean, sticking to a regular cleaning schedule, if at all possible. In addition, be vigilant about scrubbing your hands and arms after touching your turtle.
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Listen: I am a man of simple tastes, so when someone tells me that there is a movie out there that is entirely based around dudes jousting each other on dirt bikes, I am going to see that movie as soon as humanly possible. Turns out that movie does in fact exist: 1981's Knightriders, written and directed by George Romero. Yes, that George Romero. He did it between Dawn and Day.
You might think that "a movie about dirt bike jousting directed by George Romero" would pretty much cover all the bizarre stuff going on in this movie, but trust me on this: It is only the beginning. It's the kind of movie that's so damn weird that when you finish, you immediately start telling people they need to see it. Here's why.
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#5. Yes, That Is the Actual Premise
The greatest danger of making a movie about dudes jousting on dirt bikes is undoubtedly the risk that you're not putting enough actual dirt bike jousting into it, but don't worry: George Romero knows what he's doing. This isn't just a movie that's at least 60 percent footage of stuntmen riding around on dirt bikes beating the living hell out of each other with war hammers and battleaxes; it's also a movie that opens with a 40-minute dirt bike jousting tournament, shown to us in what appears to be real time.
OK, well, to be perfectly honest, the movie actually opens with a shot of Ed Harris' bare ass standing in a forest, but the jousting starts within the first five minutes and then goes on for a lot longer than you expect.
The thing is, as good as it is to deliver on that premise, it never quite gets to the point where any of it's actually, you know, important. I kept waiting for Knightriders to fall into the formula that we all know and love from movies like, say, Breakin', where someone has to save a rec center and/or ski school by winning some kind of all-county joust-off. Instead, I'm pretty sure it was meant to be a medium for social commentary that never quite took off.
See, the actual premise of the movie isn't just that there are dudes who like to ride motorcycles and hit each other with swords, it's that Ed Harris (who you may remember as that guy from that one thing) is leading a troupe of traveling Renaissance Faire performers who have created a new society for themselves based on feudalism. Harris is the king, the dirt bike guys and mechanics are the knights and their squires, and the people selling friendship bracelets or whatever are the serfs. There's even a court wizard, and everybody wears wool poet shirts with their jeans. So the dirt bike jousting isn't just a performance, it's an actual tournament in which the king can become deposed and replaced with the guy who is the best at motorcycle combat.
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"Medieval Times can suck it."
Admittedly, this is probably the greatest political system since the advent of democracy, but it causes a lot of trouble because dudes are actually trying to beat each other into submission with axes and swords in front of a crowd. This is the major source of conflict in the plot, as Tom Savini -- who is extremely shirtless throughout most of this movie -- is tired of not being king and threatens to run off to Hollywood where a sleazy agent is gearing up to take dirt bike jousting to new heights of popularity. Don't worry, though: It gets resolved at the end when Savini, Harris, and Gary Lahti sit down and decide that maybe they shouldn't try to actively murder each other during the performance.
Did I mention that Ed Harris prepares for battle by standing in a river and whipping his own back with a switch? Because this is something that happens twice.
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#4. There Is Also a Wizard in It
He plays a harmonica. His name is Merlin. Of course it is.
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#3. The Sheriff Subplot
Before it gets around to the whole "I'm taking my dirt bike jousting talents to Hollywood where they'll be appreciated!" portion of the plot, Romero fakes you out (and makes you think that this movie is going to be a thousand times more awesome) by setting up a conflict between the Knightriders and some local cops who seem to be imported directly from the set of Smokey and the Bandit 2.
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On the one hand, the cops are played as total jerks, leaning on our free-spirited heroes for bribes and planting drugs on the court jester so that they can haul him off to the hut and bash his head in with billy clubs while Ed Harris is made to watch. On the other hand, it's pretty easy to see why the police would not be that thrilled to have a bunch of transients show up at a soccer field so that they can tear it up with dirt bikes while stabbing each other with longswords. I mean, yeah, they say they have the permits, but how exactly do you file that with City Hall?
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"You just 'forgot' to initial line 32A!?! You think this is a game?"
Either way, the cops are the first non-motorcycle-based conflict of the movie, and since they start making trouble 40 minutes in, it's reasonable to assume that this movie is suddenly going to turn into Knightriders ramping into the county jail, swinging around morning stars and blasting Thin Lizzy on a boombox. Sadly, this is not what happens at all.
Instead, the cops just leave the movie for an hour and show back up at the very end. After Ed Harris finally loses his crown to Tom Savini, he drives around for a while until he just rolls up into McDonald's and starts punching the sheriff right in the face in mid-Big Mac. Then Harris takes the gun, throws it in the deep fryer, and locks the cop in the freezer, walking out to a standing ovation from the crowd without a word of explanation.
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Monday morning I was awoken by a phone call from my mom, who was energetically shouting "five more days till Disney!!! Are you excited?" Well mom, excitement couldn't even begin to describe my feelings about the upcoming game. Anyone close to me knows that it has been my dream, literally, since I was eight years old to play at Disney's Wide World of Sports.
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The Wausau Daily Herald's Oct. 10, 2005, editorial on the Lincoln County settlement with former Social Services Director David Chapleau, should be read by every Lincoln County resident.
Is the board covering something by buying Mr. Chapleau's silence? If Mr. Chapleau did do something wrong shouldn't (he) just be fired? The board went from being the judge and the jury in this case to being compensation lawyers, getting Mr. Chapleau a fair settlement for work well done. At least that seems to be the case here.
So far the only people losing on this whole ordeal are the employees who left their jobs at Social Services because of work conditions over a period of time.
Apparently the County Board has decided that Mr. Chapleau didn't do anything wrong, otherwise why would they pay him in excess of $150,000 plus spend another $63,000 on their own legal fees? I would hope the people who left their jobs are half as well compensated by the board after the rest of the lawsuits are settled. The county is not done paying out money by any means on this matter.


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The expression of affection between two males who are not necessarily attracted to eachother.
The word bromance is a kom-lb werd combining brother and romance which came from the romans who we all know, built the pyramids.
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A relationship between two guys.
Stan and Pete are having an office bromance.
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Bromance is the combination of two words, "brother" and "romance". It describes the unique male bonding found between "brothers from another mother". This is between heterosexual males and no matter what is never seen as a gay relationship, though it may be joked about.
Those two have such a bromance, they literally know what the others thinking.
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two straight males who lay in a bed toghter talk about life have two separate blankets and will cuddle
ex. Gary and Mike have an unreal bromance
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A very strong relationship between two hetrosexual males, so strong as to prevent female companionship for either male. If they gladly spend every minute of every together by choice, that could be considered a bromance.
Those two guys over there have a serious bromance going on and i always see them with each other and hardly ever with any females. There motto is " bros before ho's."
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A relationship between two guys that is so strong that they do everything together. They can finish each others sentences and know what the other is thinking, nothing is kept secret. They are basically the same person. Although they may seem like a gay couple they aren't. They both like girls and do not mind sharing each others girlfriends with each other. Most guys in a bromance do not mind seeing each other naked and plan on sharing girlfriends in hot steamy foursomes. They also have a best friend handshake with a green shirt. Bromances start in high school (usually senior year on the tennis courts) and last for the rest of their lives. Nothing can stop a bromance and once one happens it is irreversible. The phrase "bromance no matter what life has to throw at them" applies and everyone knows that they are awesome. Bromance before Romance.
Robby and Zach are best friends, some may say they have a bromance
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Jessica Simpson emerged from her post-natal haze Friday to reach out via Twitter for the first time since delivering son Ace Knute on June 30 – and it appears she hasn't lost her goofy sense of humor.
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I hold my breath. I don't even realize it until I remember to let it out. My shoulders are high, and I forget to loosen up. I am so easy going except I'm not. And this surprises me every time. I think what I want to do is have a little tantrum and an ugly cry. But. That just sounds exhausting, and I don't have time for it anyway.
Ivy keeps carrying around this photo of me in the hospital after I had Grayson. Little Noah and Carter with their matching buzz cuts are on the hospital bed with me and baby Gray. But Ivy cries, face buried in her hands. "I wasn't borned yet. You forgot about meeeeeee!" And no matter how much I try to explain, she doesn't understand. But you were there, you were in my heart. God hadn't made you yet. She loves that photograph but it makes her so sad.
But I missed my brothers! I missed you so much.
And I imagine that she did. All that time waiting. And I think about me and my not-rightness for so long, maybe all my life. I missed her, too, and I didn't even know it. And how many things that I love make me so sad, too. Why they do that? Why? The things I miss that just aren't here yet.
School concert tonight: the high school gym was full of kids and coats and hot. Gray and Ivy would not sit still and there was music, so, Ivy thought it was a personal invitation to perform a ballet and her shoes squeaked on that gym floor with every spin. I took her to the stairwell so that she could dance, I took her on a walk, I sat down again in the bleachers and knew that if we could just get through this, it would be worth it. And it was.
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