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It's the Indiana Pacers vs. the Miami Heat in the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals.
Paul George vs. LeBron James.
Frank Vogel vs. Erik Spoelstra.
Nap Town vs. South Beach.
The last time these teams met in the postseason was a year ago, when the Heat edged the Pacers 4-2 in the second round after trailing 2-1.
They are practically polar opposites who are going to square off in what should be a competitive and memorable series for Eastern Conference supremacy.
Indiana's second-ranked defense against Miami's fifth-ranked offense.
The Pacers' top-notch rebounding (first overall) versus the Heat's great playmaking (seventh in assists).
Something has got to give.
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I first shared information about filmmaker Ed Brown's project, Unacceptable Levels, in April, when Ed first started spreading the news about his film. I was so excited that this film can spread the truth about the unregulated chemicals being used in our daily lives. A few facts which Unacceptable Levels reveals:
- Before you walked out your front door this morning, you likely ingested, absorbed, or inhaled more than 150 unique synthetic chemicals.
- Americans assume that chemicals used to make ordinary products are tested for safety — but they are not. This film makes it impossible for corporations and the chemical industry to hide behind the numbers.
- Health care costs in the United States are over $2 trillion, and we are on what has been described as a "toxic treadmill."
- Globally, disease rates are on the rise, and theories abound to address the causes—yet the issues are complex and often muddied by the maneuvering of political and corporate interests.
"Unacceptable Levels explores these issues through the eyes of a father and his personal journey, as he attempts to bring these issues to light for all parents. The primary goal? To see if we can prevent disease before it happens" (UnacceptableLevels.com).
Take a look at the trailer to preview this important work:
Many of my favorite green companies have donated non-toxic products to create a Grand Prize to help drive the Unacceptable Levels IndieGoGo fundraising campaign (see the complete list below).
You'll be automatically entered to win the entire bundle of prizes when you donate $1 or more to the project anytime between October 18 and November 6, 2012. One winner will be drawn at the close of the campaign and announced on November 7, 2012. The contest is open to US residents only.
See What's Included in the Grand Prize!
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a skinny girl's large disproportionate stomach
"daaaaaaang, look at the poocher that girl's sporting."
door DashBoardDash 16 maart 2006
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Can you define these popular missing words?
A nickname for a dog(canine).
The poocher wanted attention, so it panted and wagged its tail.
door Joshua M. 2 november 2005
plan moocher; person who is only going to hang out with you when you have something fun to do
"Maggie is such a poocher! I feel like she's just using us to come to all our cool parties."
door partygirl007 11 juli 2007
One who post bestialic porn over and over and over on a message board.
The perp poochers post bestiality.
door tig vicious 19 februari 2008
The boys poocher was quite small and disturbing.
door sweatyturtle19 1 mei 2003


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Sony Xperia Z1 is here! Thin waterproof cameraphone boasts 20 MP sensor
0. phoneArena 04 Sep 2013, 09:39 posted on
The upside of a regular-sized sensor and lens is that we don't have a bulky abomination dubbed as cameraphone, but rather a thin 8.5 mm Android smartphone with a one-piece aluminum frame and catchy glass chassis that comes in black, white and purple colors. Not only that, but the whole kit is waterproof to boot, with IP57 certification, meaning it can survive three feet of water on top of it for half an hour, like the Xperia Z, for example...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
24. papss (unregistered)
Smurf I know you aren't crazy about the design but I personally love Sony style. To me this is my other love besides what Lumia does. The square design is lovely and sleek. I prefer it over round and frumpy. To each his own of corse
80. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Your opinion is your opinion. I'm not going to bash you for it. If you like it great, but this doesn't catch my interest at all. Specs on the other hand...
30. FCB-Eto (Posts: 37; Member since: 17 Aug 2013)
You can check the pic on gsm arena if you like they got to take a sample shot with the phone and it's not bad at all.
33. Gsizzle (Posts: 39; Member since: 19 Aug 2013)
The Bezels are a major turn off.
39. Kurai (unregistered)
Small bezels means no waterproofness . . .
41. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Waterproof means that it should be hermetic and hermetic not necessary means that it should be bulky.
88. pyradark (Posts: 857; Member since: 10 Jun 2012)
less durable = buy another one.
your wasting your money dude, this is not just water resistance, it also has dual tempered glass for shock proof
89. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Seems that you don't realize about what I am talking about.
35. special4u (Posts: 63; Member since: 22 May 2013)
SONY FTW! Definitely best phone of the year
38. freebee269 (Posts: 539; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
nice phone. i've been waiting for an android phone with optical image stabilization. was hoping this phone had it but it has digital instead that crops. with all the android phones coming out with similar specs, OIS is what will set apart the next android phone i buy.
42. Credo (Posts: 748; Member since: 19 Apr 2012)
This is really a great phone, if i'd ever go Android, what i'm not gonna do, i will pick this one !
44. mc1191 (Posts: 39; Member since: 08 Sep 2012)
that camera position looks a lot like the nexus 5 prototype that leaked yesterday...
45. oOps.. (Posts: 34; Member since: 26 Jul 2013)
Can't wait PA Review!
50. jeff_1 (Posts: 105; Member since: 30 Aug 2013)
It is SONY dont expect too much..
PA Z1 score.//tantaradan 7.6
56. SonyPS4 (Posts: 344; Member since: 21 May 2013)
Hopefully not Ray S. He will give this lower than 7 for bezel and similar design to Z.
49. Akfred (banned) (Posts: 76; Member since: 08 Nov 2012)
I love this phone, but have not heard anything about
The kind of display this phone has.is it Triluminos?
58. SonyPS4 (Posts: 344; Member since: 21 May 2013)
Triluminos with X-Reality same like Z Ultra
52. xtian1103 (Posts: 363; Member since: 11 Feb 2012)
this may not have the best cameraphone as that distinction belongs to lumia 1020. i can't really tell a picture taken with brand x vs brand y nowadays as the tech becomes greater than the previous years and as a consumer i don't really buy a smartphone for it's awesome camera alone. let's be honest, a greater number of us here will only use the cameras on phone to post in facebook, Gplus and instagram. except that if you would go to northern hemisphere and wait for the aurora borealis to come out, you really need an excellent cameraphone that will shoot great photos in low light.
59. CELLKONTECH (Posts: 11; Member since: 23 Feb 2013)
and they said 4K video capturing support???? where is it....crap
61. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
Sweet work Sony, I'm looking at it as potential for my next daily carry, price will make or break me though.
63. monkeytown (Posts: 125; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
again too much wasted space below the display :(
64. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
Is there any comment about sound quality??
that huge speaker must be something special.
71. Sonny_09 (Posts: 49; Member since: 24 May 2013)
Any word on image quality of the camera? seemed like just another high-end Android phone though. No noteworthy differentiation, apart from its camera.
82. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
if only this were the Nexus 5...
maybe we'll get a GP edition anyway. o:
85. darkkjedii (Posts: 21323; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Lotta bezel, but nice looking.
86. santy (Posts: 60; Member since: 02 Dec 2011)
finally a phone with dedicated camera button
87. wando77 (Posts: 843; Member since: 23 Aug 2012)
Would have this were it not for the dreadful sony skin
90. najib1312 (Posts: 152; Member since: 08 May 2013)


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ANN Winterton's ill-judged attempt at rugby club humour was never going to please a party leader who has made determined strides to change the perception of the Conservatives as the "nasty party".
Not only had Iain Duncan Smith promised to be "intolerant of intolerance", he had made great play in last month's local elections of his party's multi-cultural credentials, launching the campaign in Bradford surrounded by members of the Muslim community.
In such circumstances, Mrs Winterton's "joke" at the Congleton Rugby Club dinner on Friday night was hardly going to endear her to Conservative Central Office.
Bob Lewis, the chairman of Congleton RUFC, admitted there was surprise among the guests when she made the remarks with some diners taking up the matter with Mrs Winterton afterwards.
"The vast majority of people took it as a joke and no racialism at all, but obviously certain people did take it that way and were upset," he said.
Anan Islam, a member of the audience, whose local restaurant sponsors the club, said he was planning to withdraw his support following the MP's comments.
"She is not an ordinary person, she is a public personality and she cannot make that kind of comment," he said.
Mr Islam said it was a "very bad time" to make those remarks given the British National Party's council wins in nearby Burnley and Jean-Marie Le Pen's progress in France.
Friends of Mrs Winterton, the wife of Tory MP Nicholas Winterton, who was not at the dinner, said her remarks should be seen in the context of a rugby club dinner.
Mrs Winterton, 61, issued a statement saying: "I unreservedly apologise if anyone was offended or took offence to what I said."
Initially, this was deemed sufficient by Tory Central Office with a spokesman saying: "She has apologised and that's the end of it".
It was also suggested Mrs Winterton's remarks fell into the same category as David Blunkett's recent comments about asylum seekers "swamping" local schools. But after a succession of Tory and opposition politicians criticised the move, Mr Duncan Smith was forced to demand her resignation.
If the Conservative leader had not decided beforehand, the sacking became inevitable after Theresa May's appearance on the BBC's On the Record at midday yesterday. Ms May, the shadow transport secretary, looked clearly uncomfortable as she was asked five times by John Humphrys as to whether she endorsed Mrs Winterton staying in the shadow cabinet.
Moreover, she was asked how Mrs Winterton's comments sat with Mr Duncan Smith's ambition to have more candidates from ethnic minorities.
Unless he acted, the Tory leader was faced with the prospect of other shadow cabinet ministers receiving a similar grilling every time they were interviewed.
The row came a year after the then Tory MP, John Townend, made a speech attacking multi-racial policies. William Hague, the leader of the Conservatives at the time, was criticised by MPs and peers within his own party for waiting a week before taking action against Mr Townend. Mr Duncan Smith also came under criticism last summer when it emerged Edgar Griffin, the father of British National Party leader Nick Griffin, had worked for his leadership campaign.
Nor is it the first time a senior Conservative has fallen foul of a poorly-worded joke. Liam Fox, the shadow health secretary, was forced to apologise last year when it was revealed he had told guests at a Commons Christmas party: "What do you call three dogs and a blackbird? The Spice Girls".
While in Bristol, Tory councillor Richard Eddy was forced to resign as deputy leader after using a golliwog as an office mascot.
"It was one of the most stupid and moronic acts that a councillor could do," said Colin Bloom, chairman of Bristol West Conservatives.
Mrs Winterton has carved a reputation as a champion of traditional Tory values since she first entered parliament in 1983. Before joining the frontbench she campaigned vociferously against embryo research, Sunday trading, abortion and pornography.
Ironically, in 1995 she also called for the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) to be abolished on the grounds it was "hypocritical and divisive". In particular, she criticised the "blatant bias" in its recruitment, taking on six times more people from Afro-Caribbean ethnic groups than Asians.
She had previously also called for the Equal Opportunities Commission to be scrapped, calling it "divisive and anachronistic" because it employed 140 women and 30 men. Yesterday, the CRE described her remarks as "unfortunate" but had drawn short of calling for her resignation.
Speech that ended a career
THIS was Ann Winterton's joke which led to her dismissal from the Conservative frontbench.
The former shadow agriculture minister told it to 160 guests at the Congleton Rugby Union club dinner in her Cheshire constituency on Friday night:
An Englishman, a Cuban, a Japanese man and a Pakistani were all on a train.
The Cuban threw a fine Havana cigar out the window. When he was asked why, he replied: "They are ten a penny in my country'."
The Japanese man threw an expensive Nikon camera out of the carriage, adding: "These are ten a penny in my country."
The Englishman then picked up the Pakistani and threw him out of the train window.
When the other travellers asked him to account for his actions, he said: "They are ten a penny in my country."


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March is Poison Control Month
CROWLEY – The Poison Prevention Control Center, stresses the importance of the hundreds of preventable poisonings that occur each year, in conjunction with the month of March as Poison Prevention Month.
It is estimated that over 90 percent of all poisonings occur in the home by ordinary everyday products, while 75 percent of these incidences happen to children between the ages of six months to five years of age.
Becky Freed of The Medicine Shoppe pharmacy, offered a few helpful tips on keeping your family safe from harm.
"Always keep medications locked and out of children's reach," Freed explained. "Particularly products that contain iron, as it is especially harmful to them."
"Never call medication candy, as they may be inclined to take more than the prescribed dosage," she added.
Freed also recommended child proofing all cabinets containing cleaning products, as well as watching children carefully around plants that may be poisonous.
"Always keep the poison control number posted in your home next to every phone.
We hand out stickers with prescriptions that we disperse to emphasize the importance of being cautious at all times," Freed explained.
Other helpful tips recommended by the Poison Control Center are: Do not take medication in front of your child, as they often imitate adults; Never let children play with medication bottles; Always read labels when taking or giving medications and never transfer medications or household products from their original containers.
In the event that you or someone you know is accidentally poisoned, call the Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222, which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Do not call 911 or go to the emergency room, as the Poison Control Center would be contacted in that case also.
If you do require hands on care, the poison center will call an ambulance for you, give treatment advice to the ambulance crew and will call the emergency room so they are ready for your arrival.
For more information on this particular subject, or to request some poison control magnets or telephone stickers for your home, you may call the hotline number listed above.


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On Sunday, May 4, 2014, at 12:18 a.m., the Sacramento Police Department responded to a report of a residential burglary in progress in the 1000 block of Arcade Boulevard.
Officers arrived on scene within two minutes to find two subjects deceased from fatal gunshot wounds.
Sacramento Fire Department personnel arrived and declared both suspects deceased at the scene. Both suspects appear to be in their late teens to early twenties, but neither has been identified as of this writing.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that an adult occupant of the home confronted the suspects inside the house and fired a firearm in self-defense.
Sacramento Police Homicide Detectives and Crimes Scene Investigators were called to the scene to assist with the ongoing investigation. The occupants were uninjured in the burglary and are cooperating with detectives.
The Sacramento Police Department urges anyone with information pertaining to this break in to contact the dispatch center at (916) 264-5471 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357) or in a tip to 274637 (CRIMES). Enter SACTIP followed by the tip information. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.


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AUBURN HILLS -- It wasn't that many days ago that the Detroit Pistons' Will Bynum, Austin Daye and Charlie Villanueva were the team's disaffected and all-but-forgotten players. Today, they are the toasts of their fandom.
A win over the Miami Heat will do that for a team but it also revisits the broader question of how the Pistons ultimately go about breaking up this second unit to create a spot in the starting lineup for Andre Drummond and whether their potential superstar rookie center or his team even needs that right now.
The NBA is abuzz about the Pistons' reserves, who have scored 249 points in the last four games and didn't miss a beat when Rodney Stuckey had to sit out Friday's 109-99 win over the world champions.
The Pistons used four reserves, with Kyle Singler pulling extra duty with the second group and Tayshaun Prince playing whenever LeBron James did, and every bench player excelled to such extent that it makes people wonder what they're doing there at all.
The bigger credit goes to Bynum, Daye and Villanueva, all of whom began the season out of the rotation, and now are part of an extremely potent bench group.
"For us to get DNPs and not be playing, and to stay the course off the court, a lot of people don't see that," Daye said. "A lot of people just see us sitting on the bench. All the time we've obviously put in, now that they see us out there, they see what we've been doing. It was rough. Anybody who has skill and loves the game, they're going to want to be out there. But the thing is you just have to stay professional and confident in your abilities."
As for Drummond, he has done plenty to stake his claim to a deserved role in the starting lineup. You can't list the Pistons' best five without him, if that's how you define a starter. He is their most productive player per minute. He has lapses but his upside outweighs them. If he gets it together a little bit on the offensive end, he could be Dwight Howard-esque.
There has to be consideration to Drummond starting.
There also has to be consideration in how clunky that still might look, with Greg Monroe shifting to power forward, and whether that's the best combination at all. The Memphis-can-do-it argument that you can play with two true bigs together is valid, but the Grizzlies also have two true post scorers in Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph, and a backcourt which turns mistakes into instant offense, which is why the Memphis-can-do-it argument exists.
There has to be consideration to the fact that the Pistons endured the hardship of a quick six-game western swing and a compresseed early schedule, and that there's nothing wrong with trying to maximize your potential to win games with a long stretch of home games the next three weeks. Let those play out and see.
And finally, there has to be consideration to breaking up a second unit that has a lot of people concerned right now and with good reason.
Prince broke down the second unit's flow, which the first unit lacks, with a veteran's precision late Friday.
"Their floor spacing offensively is more open than ours is, the first unit," Prince said "And it has a lot to do with Charlie out there spreading the floor, Austin spreading the floor. Kind of a four-out, one-in type of thing. You've got Andre running to the rim so Will has an opportunity to penetrate, hit Andre at the rim or make plays for 3-point shooters. Obviously, the first group, we're not as good a 3-point shooters as those guys are and Greg and I don't have the athletic ability that Andre has, so you've got to run certain plays for certain groups.
"That's why I think they're rolling right now. They're making outside shots, they're knocking down 3s and Will's making plays for Andre at the rim."
Drummond has benefited from that interior freedom and Villanueva has benefited from having the off-side defensive help. They have formed a more effective front line than the limited use of Drummond and Monroe together has. There's some argument that if Drummond starts, the best power forward to pair with him remains Villanueva, to avoid clogging the interior. Monroe could move to the second unit and flourish offensively.
Of course, the only potential fallout from that kind of radical move is alienating Monroe, even greater emphasis on Daye's shooting with the second unit, and knocking Jason Maxiell out of the rotation. The latter might be preferable in many applications, unless the Pistons are trying to move Maxiell and his expiring contract before the trade deadline, a year after they thought they had a deal to move him to New Orleans for Chris Kaman before that proposal fell through.
A big part of why Drummond has been successful isn't in spite of how he has been used, but because of it, and with whom. There is a magnetism between Drummond and Bynum that developed early this season, even when the Pistons were at their lowest points, much like there is between Villanueva and Stuckey.
"I think what's changed from the beginning of the season to now is now we're familiar with everybody's game. We know what everybody likes to do, where they like the ball and the spots they like to be in," Drummond said.
The playing group matters to Bynum, too. He isn't the same when he's with the starters. He slipped from the second-team rotation in late November, after playing extensively with Corey Maggette and Jonas Jerebko at forwards. When he returned, the second-team forwards were Daye and Jerebko, and the response has been 60-point bench performances in consecutive games for the first time by the Pistons since bench statistics were first recorded in 1970.
They're all part of a second team that's far more cohesive than the first team, and that will be difficult to break up right now in a myopic approach to using the five best players together.
"It's uplifting for us," Bynum said, "especially for guys like me myself, Austin, Charlie, who's been buried for so long."
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Just a wee reminder that there is just 10 minutes to the start of the Women's Super-G.
Kelly Gallagher is the first starter this time, and will be followed straight away by Jade Etherington.
Here is the dedicated Alpine Skiing Livestreaming link:
Official Channel 4 Livestreaming Page
And here is the livestreaming link for the Channel 4 coverage:
Official Channel 4 Livestreaming Page
All livestreams are a black screen for me, so I don't know what's wrong!
Channel 4 is available via:
Digital terrestrial (UK only): Ch. 4 on Freeview
Digital cable (UK only): Ch. 104 on Virgin Media
Digital satellite (Europe): Ch. 104 on SkyDigital
Astra 28.2E, Transponder 41 (10.714H. MBaud 22,000. FEC 5/6).
NOTE: There are 6 regional variations of Channel 4 on this frequency. But, it doesn't matter which one you watch - the only difference is the adverts!
Hope this helps


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How We Chose A Daycare Center For Our ToddlerBeth Anne Ballance
After I was offered a new six-month gig with a fantastic company, my husband and I decided that it was time to move Harrison to a daycare/school setting as opposed to continuing his care under a private nanny. It wasn't an easy decision by any means, as our nanny has done an incredible job for two years and she shares a sweet bond with Harrison. However, we felt it was best for him socially and verbally to be in a center with structure and other children.
Last week, Harrison and I visited his new "school" every day for an hour or so, eating lunch and playing with the other children. Since he had never been in that environment before, it was extremely important to me for him (and me!) to feel comfortable with the new digs.
Today was his first day and I am THRILLED to say that he received a glowing "report" from his teachers, participated in all but one activity, ate his lunch and even napped for 90 minutes. Way to go, little buddy! It even further validates my feelings that we picked the perfect daycare for him.
These were the "guidelines" we used to decide which daycare was best:
Who's in charge? 1 of 12I visited centers where the owner was the director or the owner was never present and the director was frantic. We chose a school where both owners and directors are on campus during operating hours to handle any emergency or questions.
Willingness to work with special requests and needs. 2 of 12My son receives speech therapy once per week and it was important that he be able to continue under his same therapist. We chose a daycare that has a special room where he can work without distractions of the other children during therapy.
A great outdoors program. 3 of 12Harrison LOVES to be outside, so we chose a school with a covered playground, exciting equipment, secure gates, and lots of room to run.
Close your eyes, baby. 4 of 12Harrison still needs a mid-day nap, so we chose a center where almost-3-year-olds still rested a few hours in the afternoon.
Bring your lunch? Or let the center provide? 5 of 12Harrison is a picky eater, so I was thrilled to find out that I could pack his lunch for him, as long as I followed the North Carolina laws to provide a balanced lunch (1 grain, 1 dairy, 1 protein, 2 fruit/vegetables). He has no food allergies so I wasn't concerned that our school isn't peanut-free...but this is an important question to ask!
Peer pressure. 6 of 12How are the other kids? Are they friendly and kind and respecting the teachers? I spent just as much time observing the other children as I did the teachers.
Level of expertise. 7 of 12It's not the same for everyone (and that's okay!) but at the top of our list was college-educated teachers with a strong background in early childhood development. It's okay to ask about the highest level of education, continuing education, training, etc. that the teachers are either required to do or have access to.
Remember Reading Rainbow? 8 of 12As a book nerd, I get giddy when I see "reading centers" in classrooms. There's a wee couch in Harry's classroom with loads of books. Plus, they do book fairs and book drives to get fresh reads into the rooms.
Fostering creativity. 9 of 12All that stuff that "perfect moms" do that the rest of us can never seem to stomach? Daycare does it. Today Harrison painted to classical music. Who knows if it will turn him into the next toddler genius, but it's a fun giggle at the end of the day for the parents.
Let them be kids, yo. 10 of 12When visiting daycares, I asked to see a daily schedule. I think it's very important for kids to have "free play" with no guide, where they are free to use imagination.
Open door policy. 11 of 12I'm free to drop off, pick up, and stop in unannounced and at any time. SURPRISE! IT'S MOMMA!
Ask a friend. 12 of 12Do you have a friend that is thrilled with her daycare? Ask what she loves best, pay it a visit, etc. I take word-of-mouth froma trusted friend way over star ratings on a website.
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Common Values? Fifty-Two Cases of Value Semantics Copying on Corporate Websites
Steffen Roth
Rennes School of Business
December 13, 2013
Human Systems Management, Vol. 32 No. 4, pp. 249-265
The present article claims that value communication literally goes without saying. Research in organizational value communication as in corporate image documents is therefore assumed to have nothing to do with the analysis of explicit value semantics. This system-theoretical claim is supported by an analysis of corporate value semantics, which is particularly focused on the copying of value semantics from one corporate website to another. As a result, we present a list of 52 companies that have copied value statements from corporate websites of RobecoSAM sector leaders listed in the DJSI. In referring to these examples, we demonstrate that the copying of value semantics makes the best case for exercising caution when it comes to the idea that value semantics promote organizational goals. Finally, we suggest that the value copying affects corporate value communication in a same vein as spam impairs the use of email and argue for an analytical turn from research in communication on values to research in value communication, which opens up new spaces for a management through allusion and, in doing so, could complement the more popular approaches to a management by value metaphors.
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One of the tiniest babies ever born may get to go home with her parents by New Year's, doctors say.
Melinda Star Guido weighed only half a pound when she was born at a Los Angeles hospital in southern California.
Health officials said she is the third smallest baby in the world and the second smallest baby to survive in the United States.
Now weighing in at four pounds now, doctors say the little one is a miracle.
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A teenager is accused in a weekend shooting that happened at a Lancaster community center.
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Ryan Rivera, 16, of Lancaster, will be charged as an adult in the shooting. Police say he shot another 16-year-old in the leg during a party at the Crispus Attucks Center on Howard Avenue on Saturday around 9 p.m.
When police arrived, they found the victim, who was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and released.
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Housing market data reveals that small, smart remodels reward homeowners with better return on investment and can help update and customize a home. These top five most common home remodeling projects can help homeowners decide on which project is right for their home.
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Payback on remodeling a bathroom can reach 65 percent with new fixtures, tile, toilet, vanity and lighting. Low flow toilets consume less water and can decrease the monthly water bill.
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Updating windows can also return a solid portion of the investment (71 percent for vinyl). New, energy-efficient doors and windows also help reduce energy leakage from the home and can bring down heating and cooling bills.
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When you work as an employee, taxes are withheld from your paycheck. Your withholding is based on how many exemptions you claim, as well as wether or not you request that an extra amount of money be withheld from your paycheck for the government.
Most of the time, you fill out your W-4 paperwork when you start working at your job, and the information carries through for as long as you are employed with the company. However, it's a good idea to occasionally consider your tax withholding and determine whether or not you need to make an adjustment.
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If your tax bill is more than you expected — much more — that could be an indication that you aren't withholding enough from your paycheck. Maybe you are claiming too many exemptions. Or, perhaps, you need to increase the extra withholding you are taking. In any cases, there are circumstances in which owing too much can trigger a penalty, making tax time even more expensive.
My husband is a W-2 employee, and we have used a high extra tax withholding from his paycheck as a way to offset my income as someone who is self-employed (I also pay quarterly taxes). We owe money each year, but it's not an unmanageable amount. If you find yourself repeatedly owing more than you expect, it could be time to adjust your tax withholding.
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It's nice to get a huge tax refund. A big chunk of money feels good in the bank account. However, too many people view a tax refund as a windfall. For the most part, a tax refund is no such thing. This is money the government owes to you. A big refund means that you have giving the government an interest-free loan, instead of putting the money to work for you.
In some cases, such as refunds due mostly to tax credits, a refund is expected. However, if your refund is mostly due to your tax withholding, perhaps you should reconsider. Unless you can't save money effectively on your own, without "forced savings," there is no reason to let the government use money that you could be earning interest on throughout the year.
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Another reason to change your tax withholding is a major change in your life circumstances. If you've added a new dependent, you can increase your exemptions. If you have married, or divorced, or experienced some other life change, you might need to fill out a new W-4 so that you can adjust your tax withholding. Also, consider changes to where you get your income. If investment income or side business income is on the rise — or falling — what you withhold from your "regular" job might change.
Carefully consider your situation, and your tax withholding. Make changes as necessary so that your tax bill or refund is more reasonable. A great goal is to try and get as close to zero as possible. That way, you don't owe very much — and you know your money is being put to use directly on your behalf.
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The City's Son
Hidden under the surface of everyday London is a city of monsters and miracles, where wild train spirits stampede over the tracks and glass-skinned dancers with glowing veins light the streets.
When a devastating betrayal drives her from her home, graffiti artist Beth Bradley stumbles into the secret city, where she finds Filius Viae, London's ragged crown prince, just when he needs someone most. An ancient enemy has returned to the darkness under St Paul's Cathedral, bent on reigniting a centuries-old war, and Beth and Fil find themselves in a desperate race through a bizarre urban wonderland, searching for a way to save the city they both love.
The City's Son is the first book of The Skyscraper Throne: a story about family,friends and monsters, and how you can't always tell which is which.
"Gorgeously written and brimming with bizarre urban creatures, this darkly imagined and sometimes painful tale should delight fans of Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, and Holly Black" – Publishers Weekly, Starred Review.
"An impeccably dark parable, endlessly inventive and utterly compelling" – Mike Carey, author of The Unwritten, Lucifer and X-Men
"I cannot say enough times that you need to read this book. Intelligent, true to its genre, and the most fun thing I've read this fall." – San Francisco Book Review.
"Vivid, inventive and truly weird." – Daily Mail
Should you feel so inclined you can pick one up at Amazon here, Waterstones here, or Indiebound here.
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Just finished the most beautiful book Ive read in years! Thank you for Citys Son!!!
i'm halfway through and i can't put it down. i haven't been so captivated by a book since reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern – thank you for creating such a visually mesmerizing read! it such a beautiful take on London; the characters, the places…everything! thanks again!
I just finished the book last night and CANNOT wait for the next book! All the characters were really easy for me to relate with. Best book I've read in a while! Loved the setting and the background of the characters. Syfy-fantasy books are my all-time favorite reads so it was REALLY easy to get into. Thanks for the awesome book!!
Jesse Daro
The City's Son – thank the gods it came to the U.S. This is without a doubt the best-written YA sci-fi/fantasy novel I have read in years. I love your style of world-building; from the first moment, I was captured by the descriptions, and the rich sense of mythology that pervades every interaction in the book. I am secretly jealous of your imagination, and absolutely in love with this series. I will definitely be teaching it to my secondary ed students as something they need to include in their class lists for contemporary young adult literature!
Fantastic book Tom! It's Not often I pick up a book knowing nothing about it but found myself completely immersed. On my commute to work nearly missed my stop a couple of times, so 'unputadownable'…. Can't wait for what happens next.. Thank you. Angela (not a YA, more a mid YA, but hey!) x
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I loved this book.It was so amazing
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Li Jong
It's being a long time since a book is able to thrill me like The City's Son; the lovable characters and their realness, the weirdness-in-a-good-way of the urban magic of London, and the way the novel ends is amazing (for me at least since, in my opinion, since I just like endings like that).
Did I just broke an unspoken rule by mentioning, albeit only superficially, the ending in the comments? Hope not!
The thing I don't get is why many readers found the first half of the novel confusing; yes Fil and his alternate London is strange and alien and people complained of the lack of explanations for it but it doesn't seem to concern me at all and I managed to simply accept the weirdness of it as it is and didn't attempt to define anything or whatsoever (probably because I, as a reader, is just a mere bystander and not involved). The only thing I found questionable is Beth's own lack of questioning (she lives in the story after all) when thrusted into Fil's world where things will obviously contradict us mundies' logic/scientific way of thinking but I guessed this is due to her unconscious awareness of such magic due to her life as a street girl and 'magical' graffiti artist.
However, there is are some things that I wanted to ask you; why is Fil called 'Urchin' in US editions? Are there any other differences between the Brit/US editions other than the name?
And am I using too much semi-colons?
PS I think the model used to portray Fil on one of the covers is much too buff considering that Fil in the novel is skinny (he is right?)
Hi, Tom!
I saw your book in my recent trip to London. It screamed: buy me, buy me! but I hesitated and the oportunity went away. My question is, is the trilogy going to be translated into another languages? (like Spanish, for example).
Too excited for this series, can't wait to find out what's in store for the future of underground London and it's people! Haha
Also, love your story-telling! You have an amazing imagination, really looking forward to re-visiting it.
So tempted to read this because the character has the same name as me…
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Dear Mr Pollock/Tom (don't know how familiar I should be),
I'm from Germany and luckily I found the skyscraper throne in the library of my hometown. I often read it in the tram for the right feeling.;)
Firstly I want to thank you earnestly for having written this wonderful, fascinating, suspenseful book: I absolutely loved it – still I have quite high demands – and therefore was worried up to the last page that there may be a plot twist or an ending I wouldn't like so this story would be ruined for me – but there wasn't. I'm used to refuse sories with gloomy atmosphere – for my life's gloomy enough, hehe – but your story always kept the right balance between dark and lighter parts. There were so many things I liked about it that I don't know where to start. However, I didn't really find it weird like obviously many others do. I seemed to me that all these persons and beings you described just had to be the way they are, that it's just logical this way. Yet I was very impressed by your imagination, all these unique creatures, just wow, I couldn't have made up just one like them. It's easy to create cool and pretty, even weird characters with peculiar traits that still appear flat since it is obvious that the author wants them to impress the reader in a certain way but your figures always seemed realistic to me. I loved the way you used to describe settings and feelings that made it so easy to feel with the characters. Also the fact that Beth wasn't like omg-wtf all the time quickly didn't seem strange to me anymore for Beth simply is a really special person who has gone through a lot and in the situation that Fil found her just had other things in mind than wondering about abnormal phenomenons. Well, and let me add that I also found the German translation perfect for the story – I should tell this the translator, I know. The hard, rough German sound just fits the book's atmosphere very well (I'd also dare to say better than English although it's about London.;). I once visited the city and now I can't wait to go there again and look for Gleisgeister, Bordsteinpriester, Gemäuermänner and all the others.
Thanks again, the time your book deviated me from my exam preparations was worth every minute. I'm excitedly looking forward to the translation of the sequels.
Kind regards,
It was an amazing book but I think it could do without the sexuality. It's just an opinion but I think others will agree as well.
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This world is so refreshing! It is so different from the many fantasy worlds that I have read about. Thank you for letting me see London in whole new light- I now imaging Electra and her sister dancing while riding the bus at night. Though, I have to say this book did challenge the extent of my imagination; I didn't like reading this book at night for fear of discrediting the book if I read it with tired, bleary eyes (since I have a habit of skimming over the details when I get too into a book).
Thank you again for writing such a incredible book!! =)
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I heard of this book from a friend who lives in London and it looks awesome. Is it going to be translated into Spanish? Please, please, say yes!
Rachel Connor
I'm so in love with this book, its characters and its jagged, stony world. Your imagination blows me away, sir. The series would make a fantastic anime. So…make that happen, please!


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A few miles outside Grand Rapids, Mich., stands a small red house with a flat roof. Inside the cramped living room, a man dressed in a bathrobe, slippers and knee socks talks animatedly while a hose feeds oxygen to his depleted lungs. His tall, once-robust frame is now fragile, the result of a degenerating spine. When he tries to walk, emphysema leaves him breathless after three steps. But when he speaks, it is with a clear, strong and very familiar voice—the voice of Dick York, who played Darrin Stephens, a mortal married to a witch, on the popular '60s sitcom Bewitched.
"Reports are I'm dying," he says. Tethered to a 25-foot oxygen lifeline, York, 60, hasn't been outside since July. Physically, his world—which once included a six-figure income and a house in the Hollywood Hills—has been reduced largely to this green-walled room. And yet, after a 20-year downslide during which he battled an addiction to painkillers, saw the bank foreclose on the apartment building that was his only asset and ended up living on welfare, York is filled with the boundless energy of a man with a cause. Encouraged by Joan, his wife of 37 years, and using his second lifeline—the phone—York has worked furiously to gather aid for the needy.
"There is no program—drug addiction, homelessness—that I would not give whatever I can," says York. "I'm fortunate I still have my voice." He uses that voice, as well as his lingering celebrity, to scare up government surpluses and make radio and talk-show appeals for contributions. "I must be crazy to think that one guy with a hose up his nose, living on a $650-a-month pension in this little house in Michigan, can make a difference," says York, trying to laugh. "But you know, I'm not crazy." As evidence, he describes the 300 sleeping bags he rounded up for the homeless in Chicago and Detroit, the 5,000 cans of grapefruit juice he helped deliver to the Dwelling Place project for the homeless in Grand Rapids, the 12,000 surplus Navy jackets he had shipped to shelters in Chicago.
Homelessness and poverty are more than abstractions to York, who believes the seeds of his acting career were sown during his Depression-era childhood in Chicago. "You had to be an actor growing up then," he says. "You didn't want your parents to know you knew your toys were secondhand." His parents, Bernard, a sometime salesman, and Betty, a seamstress, acted too, telling him they had eaten when York knew they hadn't.
Ultimately, York's skill in performance paid off. After a parochial school nun spotted his talent and sent him off for coaching, York earned the starring role on an NBC radio show, That Brewster Boy, at age 15. That same year he met Joan Alt, then 12 and also a radio star. Seven years later, after York had moved to New York City and landed work on radio soaps, including Young Dr. Malone, he wrote to the girl he calls Joey and asked her to marry him.
His ingenuous stage presence soon propelled him onto Broadway. He played in Tea and Sympathy with Deborah Kerr in 1953 and in Bus Stop opposite Kim Stanley two years later. He still remembers the day Paul Newman boarded the same subway car: "He told me it wasn't going in his direction, but he wanted to tell me how great I was in Tea and Sympathy."
Columbia Pictures agreed and signed him to a contract. "It was the days of the big studios," says York. "Opulence, huge parties. I remember Rita Hayworth playing Spanish guitar in a hotel room." But a scene on the set of the 1959 Gary Cooper film They Came to Cordura proved his undoing. One of several actors required to operate a railroad handcar, York didn't stop fast enough when the director yelled "Cut!" and ended up lifting the heavy pump handle alone, injuring his spine. It was the beginning of the debilitating back pain he endures to this day.
From 1964 to 1969, York played straight man to his TV wife, Elizabeth Montgomery, and his witchy TV in-laws. In 1968 he won an Emmy nomination for Bewitched, but on the night of the awards York stayed home. "It was more fun sitting and watching it on TV with our five kids," he says. By that time Dick and Joan had settled into a comfortable life with their children, Kim, now 36, Amanda, 34, Stacie, 33, Chris, 29, and Matthew, 28.
What his role on Bewitched lacked in prestige, it made up in steady money—up to $4,000 an episode—and in the company of an accomplished cast. Still, long days on the set exacerbated his back pain. "I had a board in my trailer where I would flatten out," he says. "And on the set the crew would help me. They would plant someone on the other side of a door in case it was too heavy for me to open by myself."
At home, York took whatever medication doctors prescribed—muscle relaxants, codeine, sleeping pills. Though he stresses he never took drugs while working, by 1968 he was addicted. His dependency became critical in 1969, when he passed out on the set. Up until then, recalls Bewitched producer Bill Asher, "I persisted in keeping him because he was the best actor for the part. He had a wonderfully facile face—that's what you need if you're going to be married to a witch. But there came a point when he couldn't go on." In the series' sixth year, he was replaced by Dick Sargent.
York spent the next 18 months at home, continuing the medication. Though Joan worried about his health, he held out until 1971, when he decided lo quit cold turkey and moved in temporarily with his mother in Buena Park to spare his family the horror of watching his withdrawal.
He could not spare them the economic realities. His salary was gone, and his contract called for only limited residuals. "I was free, broke and with no hope of ever going back into show business," he says. "But we had bought an apartment building in Covina and figured that would sustain us." Instead, the bank fore-closed. At first, Dick and Joan cleaned other apartments as a way of keeping their own. "We did what we had to," he says. By 1976, the Yorks were on welfare.
Over the next decade, the family subsisted on a combination of welfare and unemployment checks, loans from friends and family and help from their son Chris, who worked as a waiter. In the early '80s, York managed to snare some minor TV roles. Then, in 1986, following the death of Joan's father, the Yorks moved to Rockford, Mich., to care for Joan's mother. After she died last year, they decided to stay on at her house. By then York, a three-pack-a-day smoker, had developed emphysema. His spinal problems had reduced his height by three inches, and as he approached 60 he looked considerably older. There was no chance of a comeback, but York was restless to do something constructive.
These days Dick serves as a one-man clearinghouse for food, clothing, sleeping bags. A night person, he begins his work around 5 P.M., calling upon a coast-to-coast army of radio hosts and their listeners to drum up donations. "Dick has released a lot of resources," says Greg Robinson, a social worker for the Dwelling Place. "He's very energetic."
He is also content, say the Yorks. "There is no difference in how things are today from when we were in Hollywood," says Joan. "It's all been thrilling, and it still is. They say the show goes on. It just may be a different performance." Though their kids have scattered, Dick says he feels the warmth of their support. "My dad helped people his whole life," says son Matthew, who now lives in Covina, Calif. "I wouldn't expect anything else from him." Looking back, Matthew adds, "Our poorest time financially was our richest in love."
"I don't love things," Dick explains. "A flower, the sky, people—they're different. But I don't have strong ties to my grandmother's teacup." Or to anyone else's teacups or blankets or boots—all the worldly goods he passes on to the needy. "I don't know how I do it," he admits. "It just gets done. I have one rule: Don't give me anything you don't want me to give away."
—Tim Allis, and Maria Leonhauser in Rockford
Shut in but Not Shut Off, Actor Dick York Gives the Time He Has Left to the Homeless
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Marissa Jaret Winokur, of Dancing with the Stars, and her husband, comedy writer Judah Miller, are the parents of their first child, son Zev Isaac Miller, Winokur tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Winokur and Miller helped deliver the baby on Tuesday. The child was carried to term by a surrogate mother.
"He is so perfect," Winokur, 35, told PEOPLE on Thursday. "My little miracle baby is here, and I can't believe it."
Zev (his name means wolf in Hebrew) weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz. and measured 21 inches long.
"I'd say he's got a Winokur face and a Miller body," says Winokur, the third runner-up on Dancing last season and a Tony Award-winner for her leading role in Broadway's Hairspray.
Winokur, who survived cervical cancer seven years ago, announced the pregnancy last March exclusively to PEOPLE.
"I told Judah the minute Zev was conceived our lives changed," says Winokur.
After Dancing, Winokur landed a deal to host her own talk show, while Miller received his first primetime Emmy nomination last week for outstanding animated program for his work on King of the Hill.
"One minute I'm totally fine, and the next minute I'm overwhelmed with emotion," a teary-eyed Winokur said. "I can't believe I am sitting here next to my baby. This is the one thing that's been missing from our lives. Now our house is really going to be a home."
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Community supports Hotel Workers Rising
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Over 50 union representatives, ministers, community leaders and local elected officials met here Aug. 9 to begin organizing local support for Unite Here and its Hotel Workers Rising campaign.
Town, migrant workers celebrate diversity
RANTOUL, Ill. — Over a hundred people enjoyed culture and community at the 2nd Annual Rantoul Harvest Festival in this central Illinois town, Aug. 6 — a celebration of the town's diverse population and its migrant farm worker community.
Utility workers fired up over service cuts
DEARBORN, Mich. — Hundreds of utility workers rallied at their union hall in Dearborn, Mich., Aug. 2 and 3, to protest plans by Michigan utility DTE/Michcon to close more call centers and customer service offices.
Stop Kroger the ogre
"Stop Kroger the ogre" was the chant of nearly 2,000 Teamster members and their supporters, led by International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa, at a rally at the Kroger warehouse in Livonia, Mich., Aug. 6.
AFL-CIO, day laborers in watershed pact
Going to work, getting paid, coming home in one piece and walking your neighborhood with dignity is the goal of a new "watershed" partnership between the AFL-CIO and a network of 140 immigrant worker centers in 80 cities and towns.
Summer books and web sites
For your summer reading and surfing pleasure
Anti-capitalist classic
As I left the theater, I thought, I hated this movie. Yet it was one of the best movies I have seen recently. I hated the movie because it dredged up a lot of feelings about my life experiences. It was one of the best illustrations of the brutality and inhumanity of the capitalist system I have ever seen.
The stroke of a corporate pen
Has the stroke of a corporate media pen attempted to define "working class" away in your city? Once again, it has in mine. A June 23 article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press illustrates the point made by Communist economist Victor Perlo: the capitalists attempt to divide the working class by confusing "class" with "income."
Union split: sliced bread vs. the box
For the past year there has been a widening split within the ranks of American organized labor, and this split risks hardening as the new Change to Win (CTW) coalition increasingly takes on the complexion of a rival labor federation.


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1. Please select the response below that BEST reflects your qualifications for the Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist (Deputy Director Plans and Exercise Division GS-0346-14 position.A. I have one year of specialized experience utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods to plan, analyze, and review the efficiency and effectiveness of programs, developing techniques and solutions to operational problems.
From the following items, choose the ONE statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item. Be sure to describe the experience that supports your responses to the task statements below in your resume. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume or application form, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skills levels you claim in this questionnaire. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience you describe in your resume submitted for this position. If not, you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or firing you after you begin work.
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2. Plan, coordinate, and advise on wide ranging logistics management strategies requiring an awareness of critical current and emerging needs of the public and emergency management partners that impact agency logistics management operations planning.
3. Perform analytical and program evaluation activities directly impacting the planning and execution of supply chain management, transportation and fleet management services, and property and inventory management programs.
4. Oversee planning and exercise development activities ensuring recommendations effectively interface with the programs and practices of other disaster response/emergency management partners (agencies/organizations).
5. Coordinates major projects; assigning, coordinating, and reviewing the work of personnel.
6. Executes responsibilities associated with performance management, supporting the technical and individual development of assigned staff.
7. Address and adjudicate employee complaints and grievances.
8. Develop organizational and staffing plans involving issues impacting recruitment, training, and skill development.
9. Perform fiscal planning activities, monitoring the execution and status of organizational funding making recommendations for realignments as needed.
10. Coordinate the establishment of internal controls designed to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations, and protect program and administrative operations from fraud, waste, and mismanagement.
11. Represent the organization during audit and internal controls reviews.
12. Present senior agency leaders with detailed evaluations and recommendations for changes in logistics management concepts and operations based on exercise results.
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another word for penis, cock, schlong, dong, etc.
I stuck my polish sassage in her.
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slang for a full service massage offered in a brothel posing as a legitimate massage parlor.
my dry streak went on for so long that I went and got myself a sassage.
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SA-SAGE : cock, dick , willy, schlong , your moms best friend
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A big thanks to one and all for joining us on our first live blog of 2012. You'll be able to read all the SPL match reports on dailyrecord.co.uk and see some of the highlights in our picture gallery. We'll have them all online just as soon as possible. Thanks again for joining us, take care and a safe journey home for those at the games!
And here they are after an excellent day of football in Scotland. Close games in the SPL and some very tight and surprising results lower down the divisions:
SPL: St Johnstone 1 V 0 Dundee, Aberdeen 2 V 2 Dundee United, Celtic 1 V 0 Motherwell, St Mirren 1 V 1 Kilmarnock
SFL1: Airdrie United 1 V 1 Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline 1 V 0 Raith Rovers, Morton 0 V 3 Dumbarton
SFL2: Albion Rovers 2 V 3 Stranraer, Alloa Athletic 1 V 0 Stenhousemuir, Arbroath 1 V 0 East Fife, Ayr United 1 V 5 Queen of the South, Forfar Athletic 1 V 4 Brechin City
SFL3:Annan Athletic 1 V 3 Rangers, East Stirlingshire 1 V 1 Stirling Albion, Elgin City 0 V 3 Peterhead, Montrose 1 V 3 Berwick Rangers, Queen's Park 4 V 1 Clyde
Full time at Celtic Park and the home side hold out for all three points. Will be interesting to see that penalty and the ensuing save - as well as Hooper's winning goal. Sounds like an eventful match and it seems like it was a great game between Aberdeen and Dundee United at Pittodrie. Back soon with the full-time scores.
Niall McGinn with a chance to win it at Pittodrie - but Gavin gunning slides in with a brilliant challenge. That's the last chance of the game and it finishes Aberdeen 2 Dundee United 2.
A lot of people at Celtic Park unhappy with the match official. Seems to be a lot of anger surrounding the penalty call and a few yellow cards. Keith Lasley is also getting pelters for a few late challenges. Into the last few minutes there. Still Celtic 1 Motherwell 0.
Brechin are now 4-1 up against Forfar - could be a tongue twister in that. And we have just seen a mad couple of minutes in Albion Rovers home game against Stranraer. Two goals and a sending off in a minute. Stranraer go 3-1 in front thanks to a penalty and Barry Russell sees red for the deliberate handball. Albion kick off, go straight up the park and peg one back. 3-2 going in to the last few minutes there.
Queen's Park are 4-1 up against Clyde in what is a hammering at Hampden for Jim Duffy's men. Berwick are leading Montrose 2-1 away from home and it's 3-0 to Peterhead in Elgin. During that little technical glitch, there was also a goal in the Fife derby - Dunfermline 1 Raith Rovers 0 and Andy Geggan will get the freedom of the kingdom if that stands as the matchwinner.
GOAL CELTIC! Gary Hooper punishing Motherwell for that missed penalty. Right-footed finish, inside the penalty box and it's Celtic 1 Motherwell 0 - just moments after Hateley saw his penalty saved by Forster.
Dumbarton have zero respect for reputations. 3-0 away against Morton at Cappielow. No one saw that one coming today!
PENALTY SAVED AT CELTIC PARK - Tom Hateley to take the penalty - and Fraser Forster has saved it! Murphy was fouled in the build-up to that spot kick. Great save from the Celtic keeper. Has to be the clear outstanding candidate for the Scottish Player of the Year award! Forster booked for gamesmanship in the build-up.
We're back - after a few technical problems - and we have a couple of goals for you! In the SPL, Paul McGowan has levelled from the penalty spot and Brechin are now 3-0 up against Forfar. Airdrie have also equalised in their game against Cowdenbeath. And it's now 4-1 to QoS against Ayr United.
GOAL! Aberdeen 2 Dundee United 2 - Niall McGinn with a free kick and his 15th goal of the season.
Few goals as the second halves kick off. QoS now 3-1 up against Ayr United, who only seemed to annoy Queens with that opening goal. David McKenna has put Brechin 1-0 up against Forfar and Craig Johnstone has been sent off for East Fife against Abroath. And there's a goal at Pittodrie....!
SPL: St Johnstone 1 V 0 Dundee (Full Time), Aberdeen 1 V 2 Dundee United, Celtic 0 V 0 Motherwell, St Mirren 0 V 1 Kilmarnock
SFL1: Airdrie United 0 V 1 Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline 0 V 0 Raith Rovers, Morton 0 V 2 Dumbarton
SFL2: Albion Rovers 0 V 2 Stranraer, Alloa Athletic 1 V 0 Stenhousemuir, Arbroath 0 V 0 East Fife, Ayr United 1 V 2 Queen of the South, Forfar Athletic 0 V 0 Brechin City
SFL3:Annan Athletic 1 V 3 Rangers (Full Time), East Stirlingshire 1 V 1 Stirling Albion, Elgin City 0 V 2 Peterhead, Montrose 1 V 1 Berwick Rangers, Queen's Park 3 V 1 Clyde
FULL-TIME AT McDIARMID PARK - St Johnstone 1 Dundee 0. Didn't sound like the best of games, the only goal scored by one of the few stand-outs - Liam Craig. Really not looking like a good second half to the season for Dundee now.
Few goals before half time.... That Ayr lead really lasted. They were 1-0 up, now they're a goal behind against QoS. Queen's Park are now 3-1 up against Clyde. Could we bill that game as a Glasgow derby? Should we? Would anyone really notice? Back in a minute with the half-time scores.
Another goal with half-time approaching! Ryan Strachan (former Celtic and Aberdeen youth) puts Peterhead 2-0 up against Elgin. There have also been a few chances at Celtic Park. One for Jamie Murphy and the other for Georgios Samaras - who saw his header cleared off the line!
Lloyd Young has levelled for the Gables Endies againt Berwick. 1-1 in Montrose. Scott Agnew has also made it 2-0 Dumbarton in Greenock. Seems like all that talk about what ground Morton would play at if they got promoted was just a wee bit premature. And, no sooner had Gary Thom scored for the Binos than he had been shown a red card. Stirling Albion still 1-0 up against East Stirling, but now down to ten men.
Ooft! That Ayr leaded lasted all of a minute. Normal service resumed with Queen of the South pegging one back. A Ryan McStay own goal restoring parity. Gary Thom has put Stirling Albion 1-0 up away against East Stirling, Clyde have pulled one back against Queen's Park - 2-1 now at Hampden. Darren Lavery has also put Berwick 1-0 up against Montrose and, back in the Central Belt, it's 1-0 to Alloa against Stenhousemuir thanks to one of the McCord clones (Ryan).


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Proving the adage that there are no permanent enemies in politics, former Mayor John F. Street has been encouraging his two-time Republican rival, Sam Katz, to run for mayor next year in the Democratic primary, according to sources close to the men.
Katz has told a number of political, labor, and community leaders that he is considering a challenge to Mayor Nutter, and the flirtation has become a hot topic of conversation in political circles.
But the apparent alliance with Street seems shocking considering the bitter campaigns they fought against each other. Street beat Katz narrowly in 1999 and then by a larger margin in 2003, a race that centered on charges that Street was corrupt amid a federal investigation of some members of his administration.


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We have compiled this guide to help you choose which fuel to use.
To ensure complete safety when burning solid fuels please do ensure that your chimney is swept regularly, and that you refer to the manufacturers guidelines (printed on the back of each bag) or to the HETAS fuel guide (available online) as the below should be used as a guideline only. If using a multi-fuel stove, always refer to the manufacturers instructions as to the type of fuels that you should use.
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It is possibly one of the most stressful events you could photograph – the wedding. The summer marks the start of the wedding season, and with the credit crunch affecting people round the world, people are finding it harder to afford seasoned wedding photographers.
So you could be a confident amateur photographer or you could have been asked by a friend or family member who has seen your photographs and trusts your judgement. Either way, here are some tips for people new to wedding photography who have been asked to take on the challenge of recording someone's big day.
Before you start, think about the equipment you will need. No doubt, the seasoned photographer will have endless pieces of equipment that may seem intimidating to a new or amateur photographer. Here are some items of kit that you will need.
Equipment you need:
2 x Camera Bodies – you don't need to have two expensive bodies, one cheaper body that is an entry level SLR will do.
Lenses – include a standard lens, a telephoto and a wide angle if possible.
Reflectors – large white ones are great, although gold is a nice on to have as it adds warmth.
Flash – a separate flashgun is a must as you may need the power to illuminate the indoors and also as a fill in flash. You may also need flash for creative techniques.
Tripods – necessary for formal shots – don't risk getting camera shake!
Small Camera Bag – you will have your large case for all your equipment but you will also need a smaller one or a tool belt type item to carry all your items on your body. All your essential items should be easy to reach for.
Batteries – rechargeable or fresh, you need plenty and they must all be fresh or charged up. Also take the chargers just in case.
Memory – take lots of memory. Lots of small cards are better than one big card that can get lost or be broken. Never shoot an entire wedding on one memory card. If one is lost at least you will have others to fall back on.
All the kit you use for wedding photography must be tested before you use it and in an ideal world, you should have a back up (this includes lenses, your camera body). Here is a list of things you should check before you go:
1. Have you charged your batteries?
2. Have you got all your memory cards?
3. Have you cleaned your lens and camera body if necessary?
4. Do you have the directions to the wedding?
5. Do you have a list or idea of what you will be shooting?
6. Have you checked everything to make sure it works?
7. Have you packed some bits and pieces (blu tack, sticky tape, duct tape, clips) that could be useful?
At the end of the day you may not be a bona fide professional but this doesn't mean you can't do a great job on the day. In the next tutorial we will cover some shots you must capture.
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Class changes at Goose Creek High School can be dangerous.
The question on the ballot will read: Shall the Board of Education of The School District of Berkeley County, South Carolina (the School District) be empowered to issue, at one time or from time to time, general obligation bonds of the School District, in the principal amount of not exceeding $198,000,000, the proceeds of which shall be used to finance the costs (including architectural, engineering, legal and related fees) of acquiring land, constructing, improving, equipping, expanding, renovating and repairing school facilities within the School District as follows:Proposed School Improvements include the following:Constructing and equipping (including technology) the following schools:A new high school in the Daniel Island/Cainhoy area;A new middle school in the Daniel Island/Cainhoy area;A new elementary school in the Sheep Island Road area;A new elementary school in the Tanner Plantation area; andA new elementary school in the Fox Bank Plantation area.Major renovations, improvements, additions and modifications, including technology and other equipment, to the following schools:Cross High School;Goose Creek High School;Marrington Middle School;Stratford High School; andTimberland High School.Renovations, improvements, additions and modifications including technology and other equipment, to the following schools:Berkeley Education CenterBerkeley Intermediate SchoolBerkeley High SchoolBoulder Bluff Elementary SchoolCainhoy Elementary/Middle SchoolCollege Park Elementary SchoolCollege Park Middle SchoolCross Elementary SchoolDaniel Island Elementary SchoolDevon Forest Elementary SchoolGoose Creek Primary SchoolHanahan Elementary SchoolHanahan High SchoolHanahan Middle SchoolHE Bonner Elementary SchoolHowe Hall AIMS SchoolJK Gourdin Elementary SchoolMarrington Elementary SchoolSangaree Elementary SchoolSangaree Intermediate SchoolSedgefield Intermediate SchoolSt. Stephen Middle SchoolWestview Middle SchoolWhitesville Elementary SchoolIf the voter wishes to vote in favor of the question, place a check or cross mark in the square after the words In favor of the question; if the voter wishes to vote against the question, place a check or cross mark in the square after the words Opposed to the question.In favor of the question [ ] [Yes]Opposed to the question [ ] [No]
Doors swing out into the narrow, crowded hallways, making passage difficult as throngs of students try to make their way from one class to the next.
Upcoming community meetings
The Berkeley County Yes 4 Schools campaign committee is holding community meetings throughout the county.10 a.m. today: Howards Place, Hainesville Road Extension, Moncks Corner6 p.m. Monday: Highland Park Baptist Church, 6211 N. Murray Ave., Hanahan.6 p.m. Wednesday: Berkeley Electric CoOp, 2 Springhill Drive, Goose Creek6 p.m. Wednesday: Moncks Corner Library, 1003 U.S. Highway 52, Moncks Corner6 p.m. Oct. 1: Highland Park Baptist Church, 6211 N. Murray Ave., Hanahan6:30 p.m. Oct. 1: Berkeley Electric CoOp, 2 Springhill Drive, Goose Creek6:30 p.m. Oct. 3: St. Stephen American Legion Hall, 180 Ravenell Drive, St. Stephen6 p.m. Oct. 4: Moncks Corner AME, 306 W. Main St., Moncks Corner6 p.m. Oct. 8: Highland Park Baptist Church, 6211 N. Murray Ave., Hanahan6:30 p.m. Oct. 9: St. Stephen American Legion Hall, 180 Ravenell Drive, St. StephenOct. 10: To be determined, Goose Creek6 p.m. Oct. 11: Moncks Corner AME, 306 W. Main St., Moncks Corner10 a.m. Oct. 13: Shell Ring Amenity Center, Sandshell Drive, Daniel Island6 p.m. Oct. 15: Highland Park Baptist Church, 6211 N. Murray Ave., Hanahan6:30 p.m. Oct. 16: St. Stephen American Legion Hall, 180 Ravenell Drive, St. StephenOct. 17: To be determined, Goose Creek6 p.m. Oct. 18: Moncks Corner AME, 306 W. Main St., Moncks Corner10 a.m. Oct. 20: Shell Ring Amenity Center, Sandshell Drive, Daniel Island6 p.m. Oct. 22: Highland Park Baptist Church, 6211 N. Murray Ave., HanahanOct. 24: To be determined, Goose Creek6 p.m. Oct. 25: Moncks Corner AME, 306 W. Main St., Moncks Corner6 p.m. Oct. 29: Highland Park Baptist Church, 6211 N. Murray Ave., Hanahan6:30 p.m. Oct. 29: Berkeley Electric CoOp, 2 Springhill Drive, Goose CreekOct. 30: To be determined, Goose Creek6:30 p.m. Oct. 30: St. Stephen American Legion Hall, 180 Ravenell Drive, St. Stephen6 p.m. Nov. 1: Moncks Corner AME, 306 W. Main St., Moncks Corner6 p.m. Nov. 5: Highland Park Baptist Church, 6211 N. Murray Ave., Hanahan
Last year, a girl suffered a concussion when she got whacked by a door.
They know to walk on the right, like traffic, said Assistant Principal Cynthia McBride, also a graduate of Goose Creek. But even so, there are times when you just have to stand still and wait until everybody can move again.
The view from Redbank Road is deceptive because the entry and auditorium along with the gym, media center and science wing were part of a facilities-improvement referendum approved by Berkeley County voters in 1999.
Inside, the school is a hodge-podge of buildings, including four trailers, built over a 40-year period starting in 1962. Some of them were originally Goose Creek Elementary School, built for younger children, with small classrooms, scaled-down restrooms and narrow halls.
In addition to the outdated facilities, the school also has more students than it can handle comfortably.
The Berkeley Center for the Arts, which is housed at the school, is a countywide magnet program that has added about 160 students, bringing the total at Goose Creek to nearly 1,800.
Students sometimes spend 20 minutes of their 30-minute lunch time waiting to buy food. It takes three lunch periods to cycle the students through two small cafeterias and an a la carte canteen.
Because there is no place for the entire student body to assemble, students must pay to attend pep rallies for the defending state champion Gators football team. That keeps some from going.
Weve done well with what weve got, McBride said. But it hasnt been easy.
The school has a lot on riding on the districts $198 million bond referendum on Nov. 6. If it passes, Goose Creek High will get about $26 million in renovations, including a new cafeteria and new classroom wings that would increase capacity to 2,175.
School Board member Phillip Obie has said he believes Goose Creek High School has the most to lose if the referendum fails, and other board members said a back-up plan is need, just in case.
The last time the Berkeley County School District asked voters to approve a building project, this years high school freshmen were just toddlers.
Since then the district has cobbled together enough money to build the Cane Bay schools and do improvements to others as necessary.
But many of the projects from the 1999 question are now outdated. On Nov. 6, the board will ask voters for $198 million.
District officials say this years proposal is different from the last.
The last referendum was about facilities, said Amy Kovach, district director of communications and community relations. This one is about population growth and overcrowding of facilities.
The district grew by 800 students each the last two years and nearly 1,000 this year, bringing the total to more than 30,000, not including the Head Start or 4K students.
Several large housing projects that were on hold during the recession are now starting to take off again. Kovach said 43 children enter the school system for every 100 new residences in the county. Predictions call for 20,000 more students in the district in the next two decades.
Fifteen of the countys 41 schools are currently at capacity, and many others are close. District officials have a list of building needs that is several pages long.
The referendum would fund a new high school and a new middle school in the Daniel Island/Cainhoy area, and elementary schools near Sheep Island Road, Tanner Plantation and Foxbank Plantation. It also would include renovations for 29 other schools, including major projects at Marrington Middle School and Cross, Goose Creek, Stratford and Timberland high schools.
The money would come from general obligation bonds issued in two phases. It would mean a $40 tax increase on a $100,000 home starting in 2014, and an additional $40 starting in 2017, based on the countys current tax base. It would go back down to $40 in 2023 and phase out by 2036.
So far, there has been no public opposition, even though a June phone poll of 400 voters by the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors showed that only about 32 percent approve of the project.
The Yes 4 Schools committee is not releasing results from an August survey, but the survey showed that voters consider smaller classrooms, safer school environments, better teachers, more high tech learning and better facilities all to be very important, according to committee member Laura Varn.
Near nightly meetings throughout the county have brought out people who have questions, but they seem to understand the districts needs by the time they leave, Kovach said.
Thompson said community support is strong, with backing from local corporations such as Santee Cooper and MeadWestvaco; the Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester chambers of commerce; and the mayors of Goose Creek, Hanahan and Charleston.
I realize that once the campaign kicks off (on Oct. 2), there may be some opposition, but Im not hearing any now, said Jane Pulling, a retired educator and co-chair of the referendum committee with John Matthews and Chad Vail.
Thompson said something has to be done to accommodate the growth, and homeowners will be hit in their pockets one way or another.
If the referendum fails, the influx of students will be accommodated in trailers.
If I have to move trailers in, its an operational expense and operating expenses are on your tax bill, he said. With trailers, there will be more overcrowding and a less safe environment, and the burden will still fall on the taxpayers.
Reach Brenda Rindge at 937-5713.


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Are you interested in learning how to SCUBA Dive? In this program, you will work with professional SCUBA instructor, Archie Jones from A & M SCUBA. Together, you will learn diving safety and spend hours in the water exploring Lake Clear! SCUBA is a fun but serious program.
Horse Lovers
Do you have horseback riding experience? In this program you will gain further riding knowledge from a professional horseback riding instructor. You will participate in group lessons that will help increase your knowledge of horses and riding! You will leave camp three times this week for about 2 hours each visit.
Saranac Lake 6er's
Saranac Lake 6ers Challenge is a tourist's initiative to bring people to Saranac. We are excited to offer you this opportunity right in Lake Clear's back yard! During You will hike 6 peaks. With your group you will hike Baker, Haystack and Scarface, St. Regis, Ampersand and McKenzie Mountains. Before you start hiking, travel into Saranac and register so you can officially start! Are you ready for a challenge?
Normally, GORP is a wonderful hiking treat to help you stay energized. However, in this program. GORP means Games, Orienteering, Ropes and Paddle! You will have the opportunity to play fun games in the play field, use a handheld GPS to find your way through the woods, try out a low element or 2 and learn basic paddling skills in a kayak or canoe. Who needs GORP to stay energized for this week?


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