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Earlier this year, John Dwyer, one of indie music's stalwarts surprised fans by disbanding his genre-defining group The Oh Sees. What genre, you ask? Garage rock, of course. Though, admittedly, by the time last year's Floating Coffin – the group's undeniable apex in this humble writer's opinion – the group had shifted, taking in a healthy dose of Krautrock and letting bandleader Dwyer concentrate on Space Echo–fed guitar while Brigid Dawson's vocals took center stage.
From 2001-2005, just prior to The Oh Sees, of course, Dwyer fronted the Coachwhips. When, just before SXSW 2014, the group announced they'd reunite for the festival in the original lineup, garage rockers worldwide let out a collective hoot. In many ways, the group were progenitors to the Garage Rock revival that has swept the indie scene.
Panache Booking agency announced they'd do a special show with the group. "Special" because it was on top of a boat gently floating down the Colorado river. The group's primal energy – a mixture of lo-fi guitars, the group's own PA system, which boasts a layer of grimy (re: euphoric) distortion, and the group's pounding riffs is exactly what great garage rock is all about. The group's reuniting has been one of the festival's key stories and, here they showed everyone just why they've become Garage rock legends.
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DeLonghi ESAM3300
For those of you who are looking for a quick caffeine fix with plenty of choices but minus the heavy price tag, the DeLonghi ESAM3300 is your answer. The super-automatic espresso machine is able to instantly and easily prepare almost any type of coffee drink that your heart desires. What's best about it is that it doesn't break your bank!
Makes Wonderful Cappuccinos
For the coffee enthusiasts, this espresso machine really does the work pretty well. With the machine's frother system, milk and steam will be blended together in order to produce a highly creamy and rich froth. This machine in fact makes the best froth I have ever seen! If you are a cappuccino fan, this is your thing.
Easy to Use and Clean Up
With the impressive capability of producing amazing and endless shot of cappuccinos as well as espresso, it'll probably take you only about a day or two to figure every little detail regarding the machine. Don't worry, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how to work the machine at its best as the machine's instruction manual has got everything covered and is pretty easy to understand.
Plus, with super simple and easy cleanup, it'll ease the burden off anyone with a super busy lifestyle or tight schedule. All you need to do is to move the machine's wand, open its door, pull out the tray, and dump the collection bin. Next, rinse out the tray (you may use soap if you want). Lastly, leave it to dry before you put it back. It's really easy as pie.
A Bit Noisy
However, you might want to brace yourself as this silver colored espresso machine can get a little bit noisy at times, especially when it grinds and froths. When the machine is in the middle of grinding process, it'll make a slightly irritating sound for about 10 to 15 seconds. To overcome this, simply pre-grind the beans and use the slot in the middle of the machine scoop it in, although that kind of screws the whole meaning of super-automatic thing in the first place (why bother pre-grinding when you want something automated?).
Nevertheless, it beats queuing up at the coffee chain any time of day! Meanwhile, though the frothing process is less noisy, make sure to get the thermometer and stainless steel containers for better result.
On the other hand, the fact that this machine costs only half of other similar type (but not grade, unfortunately) espresso machines is enough to have anyone tolerate the small issues. You will save more by drinking your favorite espresso drink at home instead of getting it from the coffee chain. Next time, there won't be any more of those miserable moments where you'll have to drive over a coffee chain, go insane just to find a parking spot, have sore feet just for standing or waiting in line, or even deal with other annoying customers.
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- DeLonghi ESAM3300 – Get this best value super automatic espresso machine here with more discounts.
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About Lenovo
While the Lenovo brand came into existence only in 2004, the company has a much longer history. In 1984, Legend Holdings was formed with 200,000 RMB (US$25,000) in a guard house in China. The company was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1988 and would grow to be the largest PC company in China. Legend Holdings changed its name to Lenovo in 2004 and, in 2005, acquired the former Personal Computer Division of IBM, the company that invented the PC industry in 1981.
Today, Lenovo is a US$34 billion personal technology company and the world's largest PC vendor. We have more than 33,000 employees in more than 60 countries serving customers in more than 160 countries. A global Fortune 500 company, we have headquarters in Beijing, China and Morrisville, North Carolina, U.S.; major research centers in Yokohama, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Shenzhen, China; and Morrisville; and we have manufacturing around the world from Greensboro, North Carolina and Monterrey, Mexico to India, China and Brazil.
Lenovo has been the fastest growing major PC company for more than 4 years, but we're much more than a PC company. We create a full range of personal technology, including smartphones, tablets and smart TVs. We're the fourth largest smartphone company in the world, and are expanding rapidly to new markets. And we're already #3 in the world in what IDC calls "Smart Connected Devices," which combines PCs, smartphones and tablets.
It's all part of what we call the "PC+" world, where people use PCs as well as a range of smart devices that are, at their heart, PCs. In this PC+ era, a singular focus on outpacing the competition in terms of market share, profit, ranking, etc. is not enough. To be a truly innovative company, we will create new categories of products that enhance the customer experience and differentiate us from the competition. Finding the right balance between these two forces is what we strive to do on a daily basis.
Lenovo's end-to-end business model for vertical integration leverages owned manufacturing capabilities for greater control over both product development and supply chain operations. This model is unique among major PC makers and is a significant source of competitive advantage, helping us to bring more innovation to market, more efficiently, and aggressively attack the PC+ opportunity.
And as Lenovo expands globally, we are establishing even deeper roots in each major market, investing not only in sales and distribution, but also in local domestic manufacturing, R&D and other high-value functions. This global reach with local excellence is enabling us to build a new kind of company - a "global-local" company - and positions us to more deeply implement our protect and attack strategy and build the foundation for long-term success.
Lenovo has consistently outgrown the worldwide PC market in unit shipments and gained market share across all geographies, products and customer segments, making it the fastest growing major PC company in the world for three years running.
Lenovo's business is built on product innovation, a highly efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. The company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services for customers who want technology that does more— because people have a lot more to do. Our product lines include legendary Think-branded PCs and Idea-branded PCs, as well as servers, workstations and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones.
We have a long-term goal of becoming the leading personal technology company in the world. We aspire to achieve this goal by leading in three key areas:
And we want to do it the right way— the Lenovo Way— with our own perspective, our own global point of view and our own commitment to building technology for people who view technology as a tool to accomplish great things.
Our Values
At Lenovo we view our culture as a critical asset as important as an effective business model. We call our culture the Lenovo Way, and at its most basic, that culture is reflected in the statement: We do what we say and own what we do.
Our values serve as the foundation of our company and define who we are and how we work. Principal among them are:
Our Heritage
Lenovo came about as the result of the merger of two of the most storied companies in technology and business: Legend Holdings in China and IBM's Personal Computing Division in the United States. The merger was heralded as a watershed event in global business with the potential for integrating two disparate cultures, languages, processes and markets.
As a result, Lenovo embodies unique market possibilities in combining the best of East and West— joining North American and China-based technology players in the creation of a unified global personal technology leader with growing market positions in developed and emerging markets alike.
Lenovo has developed a core competence in managing acquisitions that it has applied to subsequent mergers and joint ventures. In 2011, Lenovo formed a joint venture with NEC, creating the number 1 PC company in Japan. Later that year, Lenovo acquired Medion in Europe, and is now number 1 in Germany. In 2012, Lenovo formed a joint venture with EMC with regard to servers and enterprise solutions and acquired Stoneware, a cloud-focused software company. In 2013, Lenovo acquired CCE, a leading consumer electronics company in Brazil. What all of these actions have in common is that they have effectively supplemented organic growth and produced new synergies that enhance our overall business.
Everyone at Lenovo takes great pride in our ability to attract top talent from diverse backgrounds, representing a broad collection of nationalities and languages. We view our differences and diversity as a source of strength in building a collaborative culture with one unified language and vision: to build the world's most exceptionally engineered personal technology products and services.
Innovation: A Core Value
Lenovo owns the greatest track record for innovation in the PC industry and remains committed to innovation in its products and technology. We will continue to leverage the spirit of innovation and history of technological breakthroughs into new product categories and drive future growth. Innovation is how Lenovo achieves competitive differentiation and drives new market opportunities, such as mobile Internet, digital home and cloud computing.
Lenovo products consistently win awards and receive rave reviews. They deliver the high quality, reliability and durability to meet our customers' demand. The ultimate goal of Lenovo's R&D team is to improve the overall customer experience while driving down the cost of ownership.
Lenovo operates 46 world-class labs, including research centers in Yokohama, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Shenzhen, China; and Morrisville, North Carolina, U.S. Lenovo's innovation strategy is based on a two-tiered approach to solving real-world customer problems:
The company is rich in talent, employing more than 3,200 engineers, researchers and scientists. Lenovo's R&D teams have introduced many industry firsts supported by a track record of innovation— including more than 6,500 globally recognized patents and more than 100 major design awards.
Acquisitions, collaboration with industry associations, and investments in research and development even in down cycles enable us to stay ahead of market trends and deliver a comprehensive portfolio of products.
Lenovo's global scale and emphasis on innovation also give us a degree of visibility regarding the health and well-being of the communities and markets we serve. Through this we are better able to innovate and deliver relevant solutions that address a number of key sustainability measures addressed in this report from climate and energy to environmentally-conscious products, education and employee voluntarism.
Our Commitment to Corporate Citizenship (CSR)
Social responsibility can take many forms and mean different things to different people. Lenovo's viewpoint reflects our unique heritage having roots in both the East and the West. To succeed, we have had to create an entirely new way of doing things. We look at the world and see what it's becoming more than where it's been. We take our role in responsibly shaping the future very seriously, thus we approach corporate citizenship differently. We consistently work to improve, not only our performance and the quality of our products, but how we do business, how we treat our people, the various communities we serve and the environment around us. That means we live up to our commitments and take ownership for what we do. Guided by these principles:
For additional information, please visit Lenovo's social responsibility home page at: http://www.lenovo.com/csr


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Musician Ben Sharp has never been particularly fond of language, so it makes perfect sense he would abandon it altogether with his solo instru-metal project Cloudkicker.
"Words have always been clumsy, and speaking to people was not ever really my thing," said Sharp, 28, over a hot cup of tea on a chilly mid-March afternoon. "Like a lot of other people, I was self-conscious about everything, and it's not fun to put that on display."
Even so, many of Sharp's earliest bands centered around vocalists, and it wasn't until the Los Angeles native, who relocated to Columbus in 2007 and now makes his home in Clintonville, attended a 2004 concert featuring instrumental rockers Explosions in the Sky that he started to appreciate the impressive power this wordless approach could generate.
"It had the impact of the more aggressive music I was listening to, without a lot of the elements I thought were superfluous," said the musician, who will be making his live debut as Cloudkicker when he takes the stage at Ace of Cups this weekend with an assist from Intronaut, an L.A.-based prog-metal band that will serve in the dual role as concert headliners and Sharp's backing group. "I realized to have an impact with your music maybe you didn't need to do the obvious thing, like scream or use loud, distorted guitars."
Some of the most stirring moments on Subsume, the musician's latest release under the Cloudkicker banner, are also among its quietest, Sharp immersing the listener in long, ambient passages that evoke the same weightless sensation as taking in a 3D screening of director Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity." Also like "Gravity," these more serene moments tend to be interrupted by explosive outbursts, violent gusts of space junk blowing through and shredding absolutely everything in sight. On tunes like "A Weather Front Was Stalled Out in the Pacific — Like a Lonely Person, Lost in Thought, Oblivious of Time" (Sharp might not have a fondness for language, but his most-excellent song titles still come on like the work of a frustrated novelist-in-waiting), the mood can shift abruptly, moments of serenity suddenly giving way to hammering metal riffage.
These stylistic swings are due at least in part to the wide, deep musical well Sharp draws from. In conversation he talked up the influence of everything from Swedish metal crew Meshuggah and Icelandic orch-rockers Sigur Ros to composer Thomas Newman, best known for his work on scores to films like "American Beauty" and "Road to Perdition"
"I really am taking a wide range of influences and trying to mash them up into one thing," he said.
But while this sense of experimentation has occasionally included toying with words (voices haunt the background on the title cut off 2011's Let Yourself Be Huge), Sharp still can't envision a future where vocals take on a more dominant role.
"I sing in the shower sometimes when I'm alone, but I'm even self-conscious about that," he said. "Based on the responses I get from people, the message [in the music] comes across even without [lyrics]. I think something is being communicated in a way I could never do with words."
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text: The 1993 Finest Refractor set officially ushered in the high-priced insert generation. With packs starting at the $7 range and eventually reaching as much as $75, the refractor inserts became the ultimate pull for collectors. The fact that they dropped only one per box, with a total production run of 250 of each card only further fueled the search for these elusive inserts. Even with the amazing technological advances that the hobby has seen since 1993, the refractor is still as much of a staple today as it was in 1993.


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Tony Stewart enjoys success at Daytona.........
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — There is a reason Tony Stewart enjoys racing at Daytona International Speedway as much as anywhere on the Sprint Cup circuit: he wins on NASCAR's most celebrated track a lot.Nineteen times, actually, which is second on Daytona's all-time list behind only Dale Earnhardt's 34. One of Stewart's victories came in the 2012 Coke Zero 400, and he'll try to make it two in a row Saturday night when the green flag drops for the race that signals the start of the second half of NASCAR's season."Definitely, any place you win 19 times, you kind of look forward to coming back to," said Stewart, whose most recent success at Daytona came in February when he won the Nationwide race that preceded the Daytona 500.
The 500, however, is perhaps the biggest hole in the otherwise sparkling resume of Stewart, a three-time Cup champion who has 48 career victories (with at least one in each of his 15 seasons)
"I'd trade a couple of these (summer) races for a Daytona 500," Stewart said recently. "There's definitely a lot more pressure in February than there is here in July. You still want to win at Daytona no matter when it is, but there's a lot more pressure going into the 500 than the 400."
Stewart was thinking about what it would take to again win Saturday's race (he's won four of the summer events at Daytona), for which he qualified 13th Friday. Last year's victory came when Stewart maneuvered past Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth late in the race. Stewart crossed the finish line as a huge wreck in Turn 4 unfolded behind him.In doing so, he invoked how one of the NFL's all-time great quarterbacks does things late in games."It's very much what I call a Peyton Manning deal," said Stewart on Friday. "You are constantly calling an audible in those last two or three laps. It may work. It may not work. You can't sit there and say, 'OK, this is the playbook, this is what we do, this is where we want to be on that last lap. There are no guarantees. It's adjusting to what you think you need to do by what you are seeing in the mirror and what you are seeing in front of you."
Stewart is 16th in the points standings and would qualify as one of the wild cards for the Chase for the Cup thanks to his victory at Dover in June. Stewart – an owner in his Stewart-Haas Racing team – had gotten off to a slow start this season. Symbolic of that – and his career-long frustrations in the Daytona 500 – was a 41st-place finish in the season opener.
Stewart said his team's adjustment to the new "Gen 6" car – not the burden of adding Danica Patrick to SHR's stable of what is now three cars – is the main reason for the shaky beginning.
"We have enough depth to cover three teams," said Stewart, whose team also includes Ryan Newman. "We planned for the expansion all winter. But with the new car there were a lot of parts and things that we had to really wait late in the offseason for to get completed. We got ourselves
behind with that. I think we have caught up since then"But it was the same for everybody. Some teams just did a better job of getting off on the right foot than we did."


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Instructor, Clinical Sciences
Dr. Carlo Guadagno teaches on National University's Florida site, and brings special insight and opportunities to DC students interested in sports medicine.
For example, he was the past president for the Council on Sports Injuries, Rehabilitation and Physical Fitness of the FCA, director of the ACA Sports Injury Council, and was an official chiropractic sports physician for the Pan American Games on behalf of the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic, or FICS. In 2011 he was named "Sports Chiropractor of the Year." He is currently the ACA delegate for the south region of Florida.
Originally from Rhode Island, Dr. Guadagno has lived in Miami since 1976. He has also lived in Colombia, Venezuela, and Italy. With an international background and extensive resume in sports chiropractic, he brings NUHS students not only hands-on sports medicine training, but insight as to how to find opportunities both locally and internationally to gain sports medicine experience.
Other highlights of his sports medicine career include serving on the medical staff for the Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia, working at the National Masters Powerlifting Championships, and serving as the medical director for AVP Pro Beach Volleyball.
Dr. Guadagno with Team USA Bobsledders
His most memorable sports medicine experiences were working as a sports physician for the Track and Field Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon in 2008, and serving as chiropractic physician for the NCAA Division I FIU Golden Panthers football team at Florida International University.
At National University, Dr. Guadagno teaches advanced technique, physiotherapy, comparative technique, jurisprudence and ethics, and will also be teaching an extracurricular class in medical Spanish.
What's Dr. Guadagno's advice for DC students who want to start their own career in chiropractic sports medicine?
"You should work to refine your sports medicine skills. Get some post-graduate training, starting with a CCSP (Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician), so when you see that athlete with a sports condition you'll know how to treat it. Also, there's a lot of emergency medicine involved in sports, and you'll be working alongside professionals from other specialties," he says. "That's why training in primary care is important, as well as feeling comfortable in an integrative medicine environment. Our students at National have these strengths going for them."
"Once you have your tools, you want to be involved and affiliated with a variety of different groups. You start by taking baby steps. Everybody wants to shoot for the top right off the bat, but what's actually going to help you in practice is starting from the little leagues and the clubs, working your way up to the high schools in your community. These organizations are very understaffed, and if you provide some volunteer work, you're going to get your name out there. Hopefully, that can turn into a professional sports medicine position at some point. I was involved and volunteered endlessly. But all those years of volunteering and networking opened doors for me."
Entrance to Olympic Training Center
Dr. Guadagno has his own sports medicine goals for the future: "The ultimate goal of anybody in sports chiropractic is to represent Team USA," he says. "There are several tiers of volunteer events to qualify for in order to reach that goal." Toward that end, Dr. Guadagno recently completed a rotation at the Olympic training center in Lake Placid, New York, during the summer break.
What's his advice for choosing the right chiropractic school? "Choose a school that's going to prepare you well for the future in our profession and not just look at the history of our profession. National offers that."


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Jackie Smith, a lifetime resident of Woodbury County, was elected to the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors in November 2008. Jackie has worked as a speech-language pathologist with Northwest Area Education Agency for 30 years. Jackie serves on the Missouri River Historical Development, Inc. (MRHD) Board. Jackie and her husband Dennis own and operate a franchise of Mainstream Boutique, specializing in retail and direct sales of women's clothing and accessories. Together, they are the proud parents to seven children.
Jackie's goal is to have a watchful eye on how money is spent on various goods and services, while at the same time looking at ways to grow the local economy. Jackie's objectives are to listen, work cooperatively and invest in the future of Woodbury County.


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November 1, 2012 —
Emergency Operations Center, Bethel, NY - Sullivan County David Fanslau issued the following statement: "The following County Roads remain closed: CR 31 in Glen Spey; CR 44 in Sackett Lake; CR 173 in Monticello and Bridgeville; CR 162 in Yankee Lake; CR 94 in Mileses/Hankins; and CR 95 in Obernburg. CR 56 is now closed due to wires down near the Mamakating Transfer Station.
The following County roads have been upgraded to passable, with at least one lane open: CR 128 from Jeffersonville to North Branch; CR 145 Dahlia Road in White Sulpher Springs; CR 109 in the Concord Area; CR 51 in Hurleyville; CR 161 in Thompsonville/Kiamesha Lake; CR 75 and CR 146. CR 111 in Cochecton Center/Narrowsburg is now completely open.
The traveling public should continue to use caution on roads that are minimally passable. If power is out at a traffic light, that intersection should be treated as a four-way stop. Roads that are closed should be avoided, and all baricades should be obeyed. Do not drive around baricades, nor drive down a closed road."


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The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: TechnoSkin Foam Balls and Sportime TechStitched Soccer Balls
Units: About 1,000
Importer: Sportime, of Norcross, Ga.
Hazard: Surface paints on the sports balls contain excessive levels of lead which is a violation of the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall involves the following SchoolSmart TechnoSkin Coated Foam Balls and TechStitched Soccer Balls. The TechnoSkin Foam Balls measure between 2 ¾ and 8 ¼ inches in diameter. The Sportime TechStitched Soccer Ball is a standard size soccer ball.
Sold at: Sportime's catalog and on the firm's website www.schoolspecialty.com from December 2006 through August 2009 for between $28 and $110 per set.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled products away from children and contact Sportime for instructions to receive a full refund or replacement product.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Sportime toll-free at (888) 388-3224 anytime, visit the firm's website at www.schoolspecialty.com, or email the firm at firstname.lastname@example.com
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of
thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the
nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or
mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household
chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the
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My wife has some friends that live in Perth Road Village Ont. They live out in the country and have a large parcel of land. A winding creek flows through their property. Every winter it gets shoveled off for skating. The skating trail meanders forever....
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August 2013 News Releases
One of the Country's Best: Evergreen Scores High in Princeton Guide
The Evergreen State College is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review's new 2014 edition of its annual college guide, "The Best 378 Colleges." Only about 15 percent of America's 2,500 four-year colleges are profiled in the book, one of the nation's leading college guides.
Published: August 06, 2013
Sierra names Evergreen a Cool School
Today Sierra magazine released its seventh annual ranking of the nation's "Coolest Schools," a salute to U.S. colleges and universities that are helping to solve climate problems and making significant efforts to operate sustainably.
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Helping students gain understanding and self-confidence in algebra.
DmAnTuCaN wrote:So my teacher yesterday taught us this (type of stuff) , 2(radical sign) x^1 = 1 / x^2 . Now she doesnt tell us what this is because to be honest she dosent explain well... Anyhow so today she had us write our perfect squares on a sheet from 1 (1) to 20 (400) and for an example of what she taught us (again not telling us what this is) (radical sign)18 and she had us find the roots? ( 1x18 & 2x9 & 3x6) 1 and 9 are perfect squares the largest was 9 so we did (radical sign)2x9 and the square root fo 9 is 3 so we did 3(radical sign) 2 as our answer and to check we did 3^2x2=18 but now on my homework i have a question that says simplify 4 (radical sign) 18 .... I'm lost, what was I not taught / not understanding? Please and thank you!


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TO SHOW ME THE ARMIES LINE UP FOR BATTLE -AT ARMAGEDDON - LARGE BRIGHT COLORED TROOPS -BLOOD RED ,BLUE,YELLOW,MAYBE GREEN ??/FORGOT = THEN 3 MILE PILLARS COME CIGAR SHAPED CRAFT -FREIGHTERS,TANKERS = IT WAS THE ARMIES OF THE HEAVENS EVERY STONE FALLS ON THE WAILING WALL IN JERUSALEM THE WAR IS FELT AROUND THE WORLD I PRAY ALL YOU REPENT AND RAPTURE , CHANGE YOUR WAYS GOD IS NOT SO LOVING - YOUR BOOK OF LIFE RECORDS THE MINUTE OUT IN BIRTH TO THE SECOND YOU DIE , EVERY THOUGHT ,ACTION AND DEED =HOW DOES YOUR BOOK READ HALL OF RECORDS -HAS GREAT PEOPLES BOOKS TO WATCH - FROM THE START OF TIME -WATCH ALEXADER THE GREAT OR G./K KHAN WHOLE LIFE FROM THERE EYES AS THEY SAWmalachi the prophet posted:1/25/2014 10:15:56 AM what do you think of new clip ,= flash bangs watch the smoke goes up not out , the concussion would have made waves out and shaken the cameras I SAW THAT TWEET = and thought why do this at same time as race =what if something happened and they where across town =but they where all there a military corporal said the 2 cops had military gear on painted green that no cops have as smoke cleared from different angle there was blood but no body. 2 kids mom said, come to my country and see real blood not that ketchup on the ground (did look fake) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ look up Chicago back pack bomber = same thing, told to put in same trash cans who gave him bomb -FBI BUT MISSING TNT TV REPORT LONG STORY HOW LADY FROM N/IND HAD FOOT BLOWN OFF - 3 DAYS LATER FRONT PAGE OF PAPER SHE HAD BOTH FEET NOW SAYS, JUST CUTS AND MAYBE BOMB FRAGMENTS SHE WAS THIS GREAT BALL ROOM DANCER -THAT WOULD NEVER DANCE AGAIN -ALMOST HAD A TEAR THEN SHE REGREW HER FOOT IN 3 DAYS -FUCKS daymoon posted:1/26/2014 9:50:32 AM Well shoot! I really hope katsin didn't hit him in his head! Poor Lincoln! I want to meet this lady with a newly regrown foot..... A few years back I was hit by drunk driver, it ended my career in nursing field. Anyways, long story short I have nerve damage and can only partially feel my left leg. I am thinking, if she can grow a new foot maybe I can grow a new sciatic nerve so I can ride motorcycle again heheheheh! I can't shift because I can't feel the clutch pedal :( LMAO I cant even keep typing as if her foot really grew back without laughing anymore hahahahmalachi the prophet posted:1/26/2014 2:07:23 PM fellow sciatic nerve damage - I hit black ice, hit a electric pole in mid air I woke to the pole being where my radio was . air bags thank god a nick on head and a L-4 S-1 LOWER BACK PINCH- BONE ISLANDS AND LASERATED (WHATEVER :) -5 YRS OF BURNING FEET /RIGHT SIDE LEG NO FEELING CALF INTO TOES - BUT I STILL TOOK A RUN FOR IT :) I GOT TURNED AROUND -CAUGHT A RIDE TO END UP OTHER SIDE OF TOWN = GOT HOME, 3 SECONDS LATER( COPS CALL) - I SAID I WAS SLEEPING IT MUST BE STOLEN - THEY BRING ME DOWN - A OLD FRIEND WAS COP, HE SAID - THAT HUNK MISSING OUT OF YOUR HEAD WE HAVE -WITH ALL YOUR DRULL & SLOBER ... ALL DNA - SO COME CLEAN = I WAS FUCKED AND ONLY GOT DRIVING WHEN SUSPENDED =-AND SENT HOME HIS BOSS WAS PISSED, 1 THING GOOD TO LIVE IN YOUR HOME TOWN. = GREW UP WITH 5-0 :)daymoon posted:1/27/2014 12:59:55 AM i ended up with two ruptured disks, three herniated disks and a pinched and partially severed sciatic nerve. i was unable to walk for a year and a half :( after surgery i am actually in decent shape. i had newer type of laser surgery. i now have two plastic spacers in my spine (am alergic to titanium) and lost about 40% of feeling in left leg but im off all pain pills and hit the gym a couple times a week :) and have lost over a hundred pounds since then.daymoon posted:1/27/2014 8:55:28 AM ALRIGHT! I confess I did I say, It was me!!!!! I pissed off the pope......malachi the prophet posted:1/27/2014 9:55:43 AM wow -you sound like my mom and she is 70 I bypassed surgery -they said I was to young - I am a big baby - a little burning feet - I toss and turn all night my dog even gets pissed , good for you with the weight - every pound helps with back pain . hope the best = rapture and be made new - I need new teeth, some hair , better eye sight the list goes on and on = if it does not come soon I am screwed :) june 30 2018 last possible date start of Israel 1948 + 70 1 generation - when the fig leave grows tender june 30 - june 30 2018 but enoch tells are callender is all fucked up some one need to invent the enoch callender = the true cycles of the sun and how they go though all demensions why space ships are seen flying in and out I was told of 3 heavens -in orions belt - inside the stars with 3 gulfs (good/person no god)(good person/some god) MT OLIMPUS - THE GREAT GOLDEN CITY WITH RAINBOWS EVERY WHERE SWEDONBORG E TALKS ABOUT A DOZEN LOWER HELLS BESIDE 2 PLANET HELL AND ABYSS OF MIDDLE EARTH HE SAID -WE GO TO ARE LIFES ADDICTION - SEX DRUGS ADULTRY -WHAT EVER AND GATHER IN LARGE NUMBERS BUT I WOULD NEVER CHANCE - PLANET HELL IT SELF I HATE CIG SMOKE - THE SULPHUR THERE IS SO SICKING IT IS THICK YOU GASP FOR AIR BUT GET NONE LIKE .0001% OXYGEN IN DEATH WE STILL NEED A ENERGY SOURCE - WHY GHOST BUST LIGHT BULBS OR DRAIN BATERIES =IT IS FOOD. 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Secretary of State John Kerry takes part in the foreign ministers meeting of the Syria contact group in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.
Secretary of State John Kerry appealed Saturday for a resolution to the bloody war in Syria, warning on a trip to Qatar that continued violence could plunge the Middle East into turbulent sectarian conflict.
Kerry met in the Qatari capital of Doha with officials from 10 Arab and European nations to coordinate assistance to the rebels fighting to force Syrian President Bashar Assad out of office. The two-year civil war has left 93,000 dead.
The nations in attendance all pledged to ramp up aid to the anti-government rebels, Kerry said.
"What is clear is that every country committed today to step up what it is doing in direct response to what has happened on the ground," Kerry said.
Nine out of the eleven countries in attendance have elected to provide "practical support to the opposition in Syria through the military council," Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani said, suggesting that those nine countries will supply various types of arms to opposition forces.
Although Kerry did not provide specifics on the extent to which the Obama administration plans to aid the rebels, he said the assistance would give them an advantage on the battlefield, where Assad's regime and pro-government forces have won crucial victories.
Ministers from other participating nations condemned the intervention of Hezbollah militias and fighters from Iran and Iraq in Syria, who have come to Assad's regime's aid in cities like Qusayr, Aleppo and Ghouta.
Kerry said that the urgency of the U.S. response is partly a product of the increasingly sectarian nature of the conflict.
"What is different is that this is now in response to what Iran and Hezbollah are doing," Kerry said.
The Saturday summit marked Kerry's first meeting with other foreign ministers since President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. would deliver lethal weapons to the rebels amid outcry that the arms could be appropriated by Islamic extremists in Syria.
Kerry's meeting with his counterparts in Doha is the first leg of a seven-nation trip through the Mideast and Asia, where he is slated to address a range of vexing foreign policy issues, from the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians to the proposed peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban.
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First of all, Congratulations to the Phillies and Yankees on advancing. Reds and Twins just look like innocent bystanders. Is a shame, because I wanted to see closer series.
Did you all catch the Simpsons episode Sunday night titled "Moneybart"? I thought it was funny. Bill James voice says "I made baseball as fun as doing your taxes" Mike Scioscia's voice is also in the show. He is riding a roller coaster with Bart when he shows him his three World Series rings, he loses one and says "that is OK, I'll get another one."
Lisa has taken the added responsibiliy of managing "The Isototes" to get extra curricular actitiy. Bart doubts his sister can manage. Lisa anticipating that says "There have been plenty of females managers in baseball: Connie Mack, Sandy Alomar, Terry Francona, Pinky Higgins."
This reminded me of John, a friend that used to sit in front of me in the Top Deck at Dodger Stadium. He told me once "Didn't the Dodgers used to have a woman that broadcasted Dodger games in Brooklyn?." I told him no. Then he said "yes they did, her name was Connie Desmond." Linda(BBE) and I started laughing so hard when John said that.
Yeah, Sandy alomar never managed in the big leagues.
Here is a link of the episode if you have not seen it.
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Ahahahaha! It's so funny to see Sosh in Simpson form… I love the guest stars they put in there pretty hilarious.
Thanks for the link~ I was going to watch it but couldn't find the time to. I'll be sure to watch!
Hope you're enjoying the postseason🙂
Ha! Amazing ow stupid cartoons can imitate life so perfectly! I am sur eyou are excited about how Donnie Baseball is going to manage your team the next few years. That is the great thing about baseblal. AFter the sting of missing the playoffs wears off, you immediately start thinking about tinkering with the team for next year!
I watched a second time. I love the episode!
Donny shoul be in Arizona for the Fall League so no rest.
No one captures pop culture quite like the Simpsons. Thanks for bringing this to light!
How cool that the Simpsons did this episode! I've never thought of Mike Scoscia as a comedian so who knew?
The Simpsons writers sure are clever.
That is the second episode with Mike Scioscia. The first one is where MSTI of Mike Scisocia's Tragic Illness got his name for his blog. I have a linky for his blog here.
I saw it a second time around too🙂 I have to find the one about Mike Sciocia's tragic illness.
The Simpsons never cease to amaze me. It was even funnier the second time I watched it…lol
Emma – I missed that one, but will try and find it to watch… I love the Simpson's they have a tendency to inspire me to be more stupider…:-)
Missed the episode, but will hit my trusty web channel that posts shows like that and catch it soon. Wish Mike S. would lose one of those rings near me (lol).
I think we have Lisa managing the Rays right now…..ir maybe Maddon's granddaguther…heard she turns ( putting three fingers up) this old.
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Ahhh…Peter, is baseball related so you should watch it.
You can click on the link I provided to watch it. HAHA, I would just love to talk to Mike about his three rings. Well, actually about the two he got with the Dodgers.
My Aunt..rest her soul was very good friends with the Alomars.
My Aunt..rest her soul was very good friends with the Alomars.
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- Josephson effect in an atomic Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov superfluid
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- We study theoretically two spatially separate quasi-one-dimensional atomic Fermi gases in a double-well trap. By tuning independently their spin polarizations, a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) superfluid or a Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) superfluid may be formed in each well. We seek the possibility of creating a spatially tunable atomic Josephson junction between two superfluids, which is supposed to be realizable via building a weak link at given positions of the double-well barrier. We show that within mean-field theory the maximum Josephson current is proportional to the order parameter in two wells. Thus, the spatial inhomogeneity of the FFLO order parameter in one well may be directly revealed through the current measurement with the position-tunable link. We anticipate that this type of Josephson measurement can provide useful evidence for the existence of exotic FFLO superfluids. Possible experimental realizations of the Josephson measurements in atomic Fermi gases are discussed.
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By: Talisa Rhea on March 23, 2013 - 1:55pm - Add new comment
It seems like not too long ago that I was on an early morning flight from Portland to start a journey filled with high hopes as well as many unknowns. Today, I am on my way home, and while it doesn't seem like it, it was nearly 7 months ago that my professional career began in Poland.
By: Talisa Rhea on March 6, 2013 - 11:04am - Add new comment
It is officially March and for basketball fans that means one thing- March Madness. College basketball has already had so many upsets and exciting games, it seems as though March Madness has been going on all season, however now it's officially tournament time and for us here in Poland it is no different. We are in the middle of a five-game series in the first round of the playoffs for our league. Unfortunately, things aren't off to a great start and we are down 0-2 in the series but we will be returning home to play game three in another week.
By: Talisa Rhea on February 18, 2013 - 2:14pm - Add new comment
The past three games have been about as close as we can get to winning without actually earning a victory. An eight point loss to the top team in our league, followed by a two point loss on the road to the fourth place team, and then a five point overtime loss this past Saturday against the second place team in our league, Artego Bydgoszcz.
By: Talisa Rhea on February 3, 2013 - 1:17pm - Add new comment
Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I am going to do my best to watch it over here in Poland. Hopefully I will be able to stay up late enough and my WiFi will work well enough to see somewhat of a clear picture.
By: Talisa Rhea on January 21, 2013 - 2:22pm - Add new comment
We are coming off a long but fun weekend that included a road trip to Kraków, where we faced one of the top teams in our league Wisla CP Kraków. The game could've gone better as we lost 83-59. However, keep in mind that this team is not only one of the best teams in Poland, they're also a top team in the Euroleague and have the WNBA's MVP Tina Charles on their team among other great players.
By: Talisa Rhea on January 10, 2013 - 4:14pm - Add new comment
Greetings from our snowy neighborhood in Sopot! I guess they were just waiting until the New Year to give us some snow, as we are now in the midst of our third consecutive day with snow and the forecast is predicting this to continue for another three days. Also, since I have been back from break, I've noticed the amount of darkness during the day. I'm sure it was like this before I left but maybe I just wasn't aware until I went home and got to experience a more normal amount of sunlight during the day.
By: Talisa Rhea on January 2, 2013 - 1:32pm - Add new comment
Happy New Year! 2012 is officially in the books and it was yet another great year to look back on. One of the biggest highlights and most notable accomplishments was signing my first professional contract, leading me to where I am today- back in Poland!
By: Talisa Rhea on December 18, 2012 - 11:32am - Add new comment
Hello from America! I made it home last night and it feel so good! The travel was long, as expected, but was problem free thanks to my light cardio session through Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. This was my first time having to run to catch my flight but after my 2-hour layover was consumed by the slowest moving customs process ever, I was left with no choice but to fasten up my backpack and hit the terminal running. Nonetheless, I made my flight and after the 23 hours of travel, I was home sweet home.
By: Talisa Rhea on December 10, 2012 - 5:50am - Add new comment
We are in the midst of ending the first part of season with a strong run. Last Friday's victory marked the third in a row, adding to a much needed win streak. On Friday we traveled 5 hours on the bus before arriving and playing against PTK Pabianice, also known as the "team in the skirts." The game was very slow with not much scoring in the first half, maybe the long bus ride beforehand contributed, however the fourth quarter was very strong for us and we come away with a 68-47 win.
By: Talisa Rhea on November 22, 2012 - 4:48pm - Add new comment
I'd like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone back home! I hope everyone is enjoying time with family and friends and of course their turkey feasts as well. I certainly wish I could be home with my family to celebrate, however I'm more than thankful to be where I am today. Athletes sacrifice a lot to meet the demands of their seasons and for basketball players, this includes missing time with family and friends during winter holidays. I am definitely accustomed to being gone for Thanksgiving.
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This game was the "Blogging Without Borders" game with Dr Rocker of the MLBlog:
In reality this was more of an experiment, you know just to see what it would be like to blog about the other's team.
The first thing I discovered is that it's not easy to put on another team's colors. Secondly I was confused as how to write this entry. I wondered whether I should stick to my routine or try to adapt the "DR's" style of writing,….. but that's easier said than done.
The Dr is a bright guy and his entries are deep, thoughtful, witty and well written. Sometimes when I read the Dr's blog I feel like I'm listening to Dennis Miller back in the day when he did football broadcasts.
A bit over my head and I spend more time trying to figure out what he's saying than actually listening to what he's saying.
Dr I mean that with full respect. I just can't do your style, you do it much better.
So, I backed out of the jersey swap at the last minute. The thought of wearing Red Sox attire bothered me so much I had trouble sleeping the night before. As much as I wanted to do this "for the sake of doing it", the jersey swap wasn't happening.
Truth be told I despise the Red Sox. I hate the smug attitudes of some of their fans. I hate the vibe of Coors Field when the Red Sox fans are in town. I hate the color Red. I hate the way Yukillus stands at the plate when he bats. I hate the fact that when the Red Sox fans cheer "Let Go Red Sox" it's as loud or louder than the Rockies fans.
This entry is one of the hardest entries I've written to date.
Ok with that said…Here we go..Red Sox ..Here we go.
This Rox/Sox rematch is always a battle of the fans in my opinion. The mighty Red Sox fans who habitate in Colorado and for one reason or another can't make it back to the promise land of Boston to support their team make their mighty presence known by taking over Coors Field for three games.
I showed at the Rockpile Gates at my normal time and a mob of eager, baseball hungry Red Sox fans were way ahead of me.
The line for batting practice was insane as the red shirts showed up to support the Red Sox on the road. It almost seemed as if it was organized?
I'm positive the high numbers weren't for the free Rockies promotional hat that was handed out at the gates.
Once I was situated in the pavilion a dude named Alex came up and introduced himself.
Alex let me know that originally he thought the Rockpile Rant was some opinionated guy who wrote about the Rockies saying they should do this or they should do that.
Alex said after he read my blog he discovered it wasn't like that at all and he liked it. Thank you Alex. Alex was at BP today trying to snag his first BP homer on the fly. I mentioned that today could be slim pickins as the pavilion was packed..But you never know.
The fact that I was sitting at 99 baseballs wasn't on my mind at all because with the crowd I was sure I'd be shut out today and I was ok with that.
Photo by Joy
I watched Jeff Francis and Aaron Cook each toss several baseballs into the souvenir hungry crowd. Not one of those balls managed to find a Rockies fan.
Maybe it's because the Rockies fans were few and far between.
Red Sox fans were ok with that…All of them.
Shortly after the Red Sox took over the field Big Papi came out with his son.
As baseballs were hit and would roll to a stop, his son would pick them up and toss them to the fans in the outfield.
This father son moment was one of the top five things I've witnessed during batting practice. Props to you "Big Papi" for living up to your name. I do believe you "Get it".
It's fun to be around and watch when players "Get it".
I finally was able to visit with looong time Rant Regular LUVMYROX aka Joy and her husband Jim. It's the first time I've seen them this season and we chatted for spell.
Photo by Joy
I was standing close to them for part of batting practice and decided to take a chance and move back a few rows. Within minutes of switching places one of the Red Sox hit a screamer which I thought was going to sail way over my head.
Instead I was able to reach up high, lean back and the milestone ball landed perfectly in my glove.
All I could think of was "I did it". Then I yelled out "Yeaaaah 100 baby" I'm not sure why I did that but it felt damn good at the time. I had to take a look back at my pictures but to the best of my knowledge it was this Red Sox players BP homer that helped me reach the 100 mark.
Number 60 left fielder Daniel Nava. Thanks Daniel.
If you look at this picture in a mirror it would say 100.
Within a few minutes of that snag I was back standing beside Jim and Joy. A nameless BP homer was hit and was cruising toward our section.. I located it, followed it, and then realized I really didn't have to move to snag this one.
I held up my glove and the ball hit the pocket square.
Immediately after I caught it I realized I was standing right beside Jim and that it was his glove directly under mine. So in actuality, had I not put up my glove Jim would have owned that ball.
I immediately gave him the ball as it should have been his.
Sorry Jim,…. the truth is I didn't even see you. My eyes were on that ball. Jim was totally cool about it. Nice to visit with you both, sorry I totally spaced taking a picture of you.
Dr Rocker showed up during batting practice to say "hey" and officially kick this "Blogging Without Borders" thing off.
After batting practice I headed over to the Rockies dugout because I wanted to talk to Alanna Rizzo. I had heard that recently she had been hit in the head with a baseball during practice. As I was waiting to talk to Alanna I overheard her mention to someone else that she had been clocked in the head not once but twice in the last couple of weeks.
When it was my turn, I said "Hi Alanna, I'm D The Rockpile Ranter, I caught my 100th baseball during batting practice today and I wanted to give it to you".
Alanna said "Was it from a Red Sox player, if it was I don't want it". (At first I thought she was serious).
I said "I'm not going to tell you" (Actually, at that point I wasn't exactly sure who hit me the homerun ball).
Alanna then said, "Well thank you very much, are you sure you want to do that…Why?
I explained that I felt bad that she had been hit in the head with a baseball and I hoped this would make her feel better….That was that.
I always give luv to the FSN Rocky Mountain crew for a couple of reasons.
1. I like 'em and think they do a good job.
2. Maybe someday the luv will be reciprocal as far as the Rockpile Rant is concerned…
Remember Alex? (the dude I had met in the pavilion earlier). Alex walked up to me excitedly and let me know that he had finally snagged his elusive batting practice homer on the fly.
Imagine that, even with all the Red Sox fans packed in the pavilion like little red sardines, the man did what he set out to do and nailed that snag.
Props to you Alex…As I've mentioned here before, the addiction starts now.
Here are the Red Sox pre-game pictures .
As I took pictures of the Red Sox players and their fans I hate to admit it but I think I started to understand the long distance Red Sox fan's mentality. I'm fortunate because I attend over forty games a year and get to watch the Rockies warm-up all the time. It's routine for me.
Red Sox fans seemed grateful for every second spent watching their team before the game stretch, goof around and play catch.
When you only get to see your team once every couple of years you soak in even the tiniest of details….I can respect that.
Here are my Red Sox game pictures.
Jon Lester gives up only one hit in six innings with six strikeouts..Nice Job!
Click HERE for video of Jon's performance.
Brat with a reddish view…
A few shots of the hosting Rockies.
Cha-Ching was money tonight as he pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings.
Say what you want about his shaky batting average Clint Barmes can work that shortstop position. I know he doesn't have close to Tulo's arm but the dude is instinctive and extremely athletic.
Check out Clint's game ending play to give the Rockies the win in this game one rematch at Coors Field with a final score of 2-1.
Coors Field was bump'n. Red Soxs fans who paid big bucks to see their teams winning streak continue were left silent. Leaving Coors Field a loser is a strange concept to the BoSox.
This is a talented team, that's part of why I hate them so much. They play hard because their fans expect no less. Boston has a fanbase that is scattered all over the country and willing to travel to support their team.
For the Red Sox players it's like always playing in front of the home crowd. That can be good and bad.
Colorado Rockies fans celebrated like it was game one of the 2007 World Series with a different ending. I wonder if a win like this or possibly taking the series from the Red Sox could change the Rockies Mojo?
Our players are healing, and I gotta feel'n.
I'm "D" The Rockpile Ranter. Rockies fan extraordinaire who cares.
I did like I said and I tried it Red.
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Tough one for me to write too. Stick to your guns and let it fly! The Rox got 2 good wins. We'll see how tonight's ends up! VIVA BASEBALL! We'll have to get to another game together and nyuk it up.
Dr. Rocker
It was a very entertaining series. Sorry the Rox couldn't pull off the sweep, but fun games to watch. The blog is entertaining as always. Hope you get #100 soon….
Hey D,
Congrats on #C.
And I'm not surprised that people are coming up to you and introducing themselves, you know you have quite a following🙂
Thanks for the pic, D. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of it.
You are not aloowed to do that again….ever!
I popped on the blog expecting to see you throw up some great analogies and props towards the Papelbon meltdown and systematic heave to the plate the Jason Giambi depositied where it belongs…in the stands.
Instead I got multiple photos and experiences I would and could never fathom (since I am NOT even a closet member of any other team).
But I do understand the logic and give you mad props for the photos and taking on a challenge like making the Red Sox look entertaining ( sorry,that is my AL East side talking).
You are a better man than I am Gunda Ranter, because I could never see myself writing for another team….And for that, you are the Man this weekend… and beyond.
Rays Renegade
Hey D. That was a great time and I'm so glad we were there for the first two games of the series. (Thanks again to wyobuff if he happens to be reading the Rant.) I'm glad I was finally able to catch up to you on my 9th game of the season!
Hey, absolutely NO WORRIES about the ball that you and Jim were both after. He knows you're all about the snag, and it's no big deal to him. We were totally just givin' you crap, 'cause that's what we do.
Seriously weird vibe with all the BoSox red and blue jerseys there. And as bugged as I was by all the booing of Rockies players in their own house, it was awesome to see those same people walking quietly with their heads down after their two losses. Yep, that part seriously rocked. 😀
Yo, D! As always, another blog totally worth reading. Gratz on hitting the century mark with snaggin'! I've yet to snag my first, but A's got two from pitchers, so I get to live vicariously through her!
With regard to writing about the Sox, it's a true love of baseball that will let such an ardent Rox fan give some of his expertise to 'the enemy' (he said VERY facetiously). You handled it very well, when you coulda been snarky and took cheap shots at the Sox. (and Dr. Rocker did a pretty good job in return). I look forward to other inventive takes on your blog in the future!
Also good to see that other people are taking the time to say "hi" and let you know they like The Rant. This is just another progression of the fandom. It's always nice to see the faces that you put in of people are reading the blog — just makes being a Rox fan that much more fun.
Hey D…thanks for sharing the ball. It proudly sits on my desk at work. Almost had one the next night but got undercut by a guy wearing a NYY jersey in the front row.
JIM-Your welcome, thanks for being cool.
GARYX-Wow super kind words brotha I thank you. I take a lot of pride being the first to do stuff in the Blogosphere.
LUVMROX-Agreed, Boston fans are best silent🙂
RAYSREN-Thank you my friend. I gotta keep trying new stuff. But I promise you I will never do THAT again.
ALEX-You're totally welcome. I'm sure I'll run into you again.
R-LUV-I like folks saying hi. It's a good feeling when you know people are reading your stuff.
CHRIS-Thank man, been there done that now🙂
SOXROCKER-Great job brotha, what's next for the dynamic duo?
Now THAT was a post! Damn! There was something for everybody there, for sure. But my favorite part was your description of your hate for the BoSox. I could not agree more. Back in the day, I felt sorry for the Sox. Now now. Winning has totally ruined the one-time humble fans of that team. Oh well. Everybody's gotta have a nemesis, and those Sox are certainly that for my Rays.
RAYSFAN-Thanks brotha, I know that you of all people feel me (maybe even more so) on the Red Sox hatred. Thx for the props…D
Thank you for trying. This was great to read. To understand why some fans "hate" the Red Sox is good for the soul, too. I mean, it's important to be a good fan and sometimes my compatriots can be real a**holes. Take Dodger blogger Emma's visit to Fenway to see Manny, where she was subjected to racist comments. Anyway, I applaud your efforts and love the photos, as always. And, of course it was easier for me to wear a Rockies hat when they were playing the Padres, who I naturally can't stand, for reasons I don't really understand myself.
Cheers to you. Also, I love the Alanna Rizzo moment. I say they ought to give you an interview.


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Abby McCallister can ride and shoot better than any man she's ever met, but when the threat of losing her ranch forces her to find a husband, she is unprepared for the mysterious stranger who takes her hand and evokes in her a sudden desire to be a lady fit for his arm.
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Blog for those who are interested in Czech genealogy, who have ancestors in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Guide to the ActaPublica.eu website
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Does that include the town of Rozadov? I am really excited to find theses records.ReplyDelete
Rozvadov is under Pilsen archives, but not yet online (and therefor not possible to be found).ReplyDelete
Thanks Blanka, I hope I remember this time.ReplyDelete
Oh, this is SO useful. I kept having to switch from the archives pages to Google translate to figure out what some of the terminology meant. Thanks for your hard work.ReplyDelete
Thank you SOOOO much!! I hope this will be useful in trying to locate my father's surname, Pizinger. I will be traveling to Prague this summer to study there at one of the universities and plan on doing some research as well. Any good tips? I have several surnames and a few locations to start with thus far. You have done a wonderful job with this, Blanka, thanks again!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 6:43 PM
Feb. 29,2012 I am learning how to use the Prague Archives and doing fairly well. However, I do not know how to skip pages by typing in a higher number to advance to a certain year.It says to confirm the new number and I can't figure out how to do that. Could you please cover this in your next article on the Archives? Thank you. Your informative articles are teaching me exactly what I want and need to know about my Czech Heritage.ReplyDelete
Hi, "confirm" just means "press enter after writing the number" - this will start loading the page number you have entered into the field. Hope it will work!ReplyDelete
Leza: Tips? Be carefull with the public transportation system if you plan to go to some small villages. :o) The public transport isn't always too good here, there are often only two buses going to the village (one in the morning, second in the afternoon) and two buses going out of the village. It's good to be prepared to this (and I prefer travelling by car in cases when I plan to visit small villages).
Also people in the country mostly don't speak English and are often afraid of visitors, because there were too many cases when they were robbed after such visit and so on. It's better to at least call or write a letter before your visit - or to make an appointment in the municipal office first.
Dear Blanka,ReplyDelete
If I type the village Rouchovany, nothing happens, there is no drop-down menu... Can you help me, why?Replies
Well, Rouchovany works fine for me when I'm in Brno archives - try typing just Roucho or Rouchova and wait. But be sure to have Brno archives chosen in the top menu!Delete
Dear Blanka, I think that my computer doesn!t work properly. I found the record! Just browsing. If I know the district than it goes well - the key is Trebic!!!ReplyDelete
Thank you!
I just started doing research on my great grandparents in Czech Republic and all of the information you share is so helpful!ReplyDelete
can you tell me if the town of nadrib now nadryby in pilzen,bohemia is online? I was told it was near Plana where the caatholic church was at where I would find baptismal records. Is nadryby in northern pilzen? Thanks KarenReplyDelete
Found info on wiki. The village is Nadryby, the parish is Plana, and the district is North apilzen for anyone who wants to know. Thanks KarenReplyDelete
I have found the columnar view confusing. I entered in my search town and it came up with 2 pages. The part that is confusing is the births, marriages and deaths. I see years in all three columns, but it seams to choose what kind of document I want. I want the birth records, but there are times when I click the magnifying glass I get death records. Since there are year ranges in each column, I figured that means there are records for those there, but I do not know how to switch. Am I missing something? Are they not online yet or ???ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousOctober 15, 2013 at 9:38 AM
John - when there are #'s in all three columns, that means that contains birth marriage and death records. You have to scroll through them page by page to find them .... or take your pick of one page to see what is there ... then go forward or backward. Kind of hunt and peck system ... frustrating but it does work.Delete
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- AnonymousSeptember 19, 2013 at 7:57 AM
I am having trouble reading the handwriting. Is there anyone that can help us find information?ReplyDelete
Hello Blanka,ReplyDelete
I have just discovered your blog trying to get into the ActaPublica site! Thank goodness and thank you.
I am new at researching my czech line and feel pretty lost. I have looked on the Family Search Site to look through the record with images but I have no idea what to look under. My family is from Dambořice and Uhřice, but I do not see the district or the major cities.
Do you have any tips that could help me out, I would so much appreciate them.
Thank you.Replies
- AnonymousNovember 12, 2013 at 6:44 AM
Don't know if you got a reply elsewhere on this question, but Damborice records are located in the Brno archives through actapublica and what's available online is at this link:Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2014 at 5:49 AM
Hello Blanka, I am looking for information on my ancestors who lived in Velci, Jince parish, Pribram region 1800-1929. I am guessing that this information is not released yet. Am I correct? Do you have any idea when it will be released? I am searching for the names of Zarybnicky, Karasek, Pokorna. Thank you, GailReplyDeleteReplies
Hello, Pribram region is one of those belonging under Prague state regional archives. This archive has its records online only partially, but they are adding new records every three months or so. Hopefully Pribram area will be published soon.Delete
I cannot find the village of Drevenice in Jicin. But there are several similar names. What is the correct spelling? Also I don't know if I am searching in the right archive. I cannot find where you have said how the 8 regions are divided up among the 3 choices for archives. The names are Josef and Anna Jirsa and their 11 children. One was my grandmother. Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi David, Dřevěnice belong under State regional archives in Zámrsk. Unfortunately records for Jicin district are not yet available online, should be online till the end of this year.Delete
Congratulations on a wonderful project! It is most helpful. Can you please tell me how to properly city Acta Publica as the source for its information using the following link as an example:
Susanna Kollross b. 11 Nov 1802
Thank you very much!
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For some reason, the link did not post. See below.Delete
Susanna Kollross b. 11 Nov 1802
Correct citation would not be on ActaPublica, but on PortaFontium.eu website as Pilsen archives moved their parish books there. The correct link is: http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30061710/hamry-04_0350-nDelete
Citation should be something like this:
State Regional Archives in Pilsen, Parish books collection, Roman Catholic Parish Hamry, book no. Hamry 4 - births 1799-1815, year 1802, available online on http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30061710/hamry-04_0350-n
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2014 at 1:44 PM
Thank you so much for your help, Blanka!!Delete
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Got your address from the Czech consulate in Chicago I am just starting to use it. Looks very promising. My people come from the Kloboky area in MoravskoReplyDelete
- Peter MlynekApril 16, 2016 at 1:28 PM
Thank you very much for this post, Blanko!ReplyDelete
It looks like now, in 2016, actapublica.eu has only 2 databases instead of 4: "Moravský zemský archiv Brno" and "Niederösterreich nördlich der Donau". The Pilsen and Prague databases are now found elsewhere, I presume?
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You would think that putting together an office-appropriate wardrobe would be common sense, but we know from careful observation that this definitely isn't the case.
Of course, every occupation requires a different kind of wardrobe and some work environments are more casual than others, so we've chosen to focus on what not to wear to work at the average office job. While these rules don't apply to everyone (strippers or construction workers, for example), they certainly ring true for most jobs.
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Even "Casual Friday" should never get that casual.
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The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Wood Abacus
Units: About 6,000
Distributor: LTD Commodities LLC and ABC Distributing, of Bannockburn, Ill.
Manufacturer: Taizhou Orient Toys Co. Ltd., of Shanghai, China
Hazard: The wooden rods on the abacus can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: LTD Commodities has received four reports of small parts detaching from the wood abacus. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled wood abacus is a multi-sided activity center that has a chalkboard, movable block letters with pictures, sliding shapes, a fun maze with gears, and a blue and yellow clock on the side of the activity center with two pink moving hands. Product code E7A is printed on the packaging near the UPC bar code.
Sold by: LTD Commodities and ABC Distributing catalogs nationwide and Web site from December 2006 through February 2008 for about $12.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should take the abacus away from children immediately and contact LTD Commodities for instructions on receiving a product credit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact LTD Commodities toll-free at (866) 736-3654 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.ltdcommodities.com or www.abcdistributing.com
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