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Will McCants, author of the book The ISIS Apocalypse, talks with Steve Inskeep about the wider impact of the terrorist attacks the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for.
Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley in Washington, D.C., and Eleanor Beardsley in Paris to discuss remarks by the American and French presidents about the Paris attacks.
Nohemi Gonzalez, 23, was the first American identified as a victim of the Paris terrorist attacks. She was an exchange student from California State University, Long Beach studying industrial design.
France has struck back at ISIS. French warplanes hit the capital of the region controlled by the Islamic State, the Syrian city of Raqqa.
Doctors were once unquestioned authorities on how aggressively to treat the sickest and most premature babies. Then parents started pushing back for more say. The responsibility can be excruciating.
As France grieves the victims of Friday's terror attacks, police are still searching for a suspect who is believed to have survived.
At the Group of 20 summit, President Obama reassured Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the U.S. will do more to find a solution to Syria's political crisis, while also countering ISIS.
The terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday could be an early harbinger of a new, more professional kind of terrorist attack leveled against the West.
Social activist Rokhaya Diallo says that French Muslims shouldn't be expected to answer for the violence in Paris because of their religion — and that they have felt the pain of the attacks, as well.
Mallory Ortberg of The Toast will fill almost decade-old shoes for Slate's popular advice column, but not without getting advice first. Before she pays it forward, we seek her words on a timely issue.


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Celebrating America's independence. Boating, grilling, out door adventures....all with family and friends. There are so many ways to show your love for America,but whats a 4th of July without fireworks? Through hard work and nearly a decade of commitment the show goes on in Casper thanks to this group.

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This year, the Oscars honored three films that are poignant meditations on a person's agency in falling and staying in love.
The day after Valentine's Day, the BBC offered the world an unexpected and unusual love story. Nearly 40 years ago, two Polish-born philosophers began a correspondence, one that continued for more than 30 years and ended with a visit the day before one of them died.
So it sounds like Tony Perkins--whose relative civility we both acknowledged and declined to be overly impressed by last week--will accept a dinner invitation from gay rights activist Jennifer Chrisler, who is married to a woman. Chrisler's invitation to Perkins followed Dan Savage's to Brian Brown, of the anti-same-sex-marriage National Organization for Marriage.
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6 Not-So Obvious Newbie Training Mistakes
Get started down the path of fitness in the right direction by avoiding these six not-so obvious beginner mistakes.
1/ Lacking to have to focus.
Just going to the gym is more than half the battle, but once you get there, you might as well be making the most out of the time you're spending. With all the commotion and different machine options, it's easy to just wing it, which can sometimes still lead to a good, fatiguing and satisfying workout. For most guys though, it's better to go in with a focus, knowing pretty much exactly what you want to do and how long you want it to take. "You can be looking at 20 different workout programs at once, so don't get overwhelmed," Ettinger says. "If you just focus on one workout that targets a few areas, you'll see a progression of solid gains."
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September 2004
Kabell Years: 1971-1979
Affixing the AACM label to any musician is a somewhat dicey proposition, but particularly in the case of Wadada Leo Smith. Like Lester Bowie, the trumpeter had paid considerable dues in the territories before propitiously arriving in Chicago as the venerable collective was coalescing. Despite the trumpeter's contributions to the Association's seminal recordings of the late 1960s, he was based in Chicago for only a few years. He was in Paris for the history-making recording binge for BYG/Actuel beginning in '69. Like Muhal Richard Abrams and Leroy Jenkins, Smith migrated eastward in the '70s, but settling in the New Haven area, not New York City. Though his unique voice as an improviser and considerable promise as a composer were established on Anthony Braxton's Delmark and BYG discs, it was in Connecticut that Smith created his first and probably most enduring body of recorded works. Unlike other internationally toasted members of the AACM, Smith released his music on his own Kabell label. His output was nothing less than astounding, as most if not all of the four Kabell LPs he issued during the 1970s would merit at least minor classic status in any responsible survey of the decade, especially now that they have been collected with an additional 90 minutes of previously unissued studio and concert performances on the four-CD Kabell Years: 1971-1979.
Smith documented his solo music with his first Kabell LP, Creative Music-1, bringing two together two strains explored by a number of AACM artists; a keen formalism, expressed through Smith's instrumentalist bearing and his compositional rigor, and the signifying of ritual through sound collages of percussion and "little instruments." Recorded in 1971, this recording falls between Braxton's For Alto and The Roscoe Mitchell Solo Saxophone Concerts (the one great Sackville LP that has so far eluded reissue), but instead of the frontal assaults that were part and parcel of the saxophonists' music, Smith favored a subtlety that frequently approaches stealth to place not only the trumpet but sound itself into a new context. Like Bowie and Bill Dixon before him, Smith explored a vast array of timbres, but with surer intonation than Bowie (conversely, Smith does not make masterly mistakes) and a stronger sound than Dixon. His use of percussion tended to be sparse rather than rudimentary. The resulting ambiance is as elemental as it is abstract, which is often attributed to Smith's Mississippi Delta roots.
It is a mix of temperament and methodology that accounts for the differences between Smith's solo music and that of the saxophonists. Whereas Braxton and Mitchell's solo performances delineated and reinforced obvious structural parameters, Smith's every note and silence presented a whole new range of options for where the music might go. Subsequently, there is a more palpable sense of the emerging moment in Smith's solo music. That Smith was able to transpose this approach to an ensemble setting is nothing short of stunning, particularly when considering that the trio and quintet performing as New Dalta Ahkri on, respectively, Reflectativity (1974) and Song of Humanity ('76), were, with the exception of saxophonist Oliver Lake, obscure newcomers and recent students. True, the signatures of pianist Anthony Davis (who debuted with bass player Wes Brown on Reflectativity), Lake and drummer Pheeroan akLaff (the latter two rounding out the Song of Humanity quintet) are all over these early recordings but what is impressive is how fresh they sound and how well they serve Smith's intentions.
Still, the difference in mood between the two New Dalta Ahkri albums is striking. Reflectativity has many calm, even serene moments, but there is constantly an undertow pulling the listener into the built-in indeterminacy of Smith's compositions. Though Brown's space-soaking sound is not well served by the recording, Davis' gracefulness comes through despite the further handicap of a marginal piano. If anything, this accentuates the penetrating attack and luminous tone Smith musters. He is definitely the leader of the date, but Davis and Brown's adherence to Smith's approach yields a fundamentally collective music. Song of Humanity is more heated and muscular, and not solely because of the presence of akLaff, who was already capable of detonating explosive music, particularly with Lake, who was then bursting upon the international scene. This is arguably the most daring of Davis' '70s recordings, especially in his use of electric piano, which foreshadows his work in Smith's Golden Quartet. At the same time, the music has the compositional grounding to prevent it from dissipating into mere intensity.
Smith's last Kabell was a second solo album, Ahkreanvention, about which he is now apparently ambivalent, as he chose to excise two pieces for Ghanaian flute. As engaging as they are, the surviving tracks ultimately have as much of a supplemental feel as the extra material from the New Dalta Ahkri dates and a riveting '76 Oakland solo concert (which is, unfortunately, scattered over two discs). Even so, they add weight to issues with which commentators and historians must contend: Are Smith's Kabells an important early milestone in the AACM's diaspora, reflecting the widening influence of its pedagogy of musician-generated creativity? Or are they Smith's first post-AACM recordings?


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Solutions & sustainability - Feb 7
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Dream Farm: How to Beat Climate Change & Post Fossil Fuel Economy
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, Institute for Science in Society (ISIS)
Dream Farm refers to the zero-emission, zero-waste farms that living legend Prof. George Chan has created to eradicate poverty in many developing countries around the world.
Dream Farm is more than a highly productive energy and food self-sufficient farm. It is the nucleation for a genuinely sustainable food system, and above all, a microcosm of a new paradigm working, based on reciprocity and synergistic relationships rather than rampant competition of the dominant model.
Our proposal is to set up a Dream Farm II for demonstration, education and research purposes, combining the best and most appropriate technologies to showcase the new paradigm and at the same time, to act as an incubator and resource centre for knowledge and technologies that really serve people and planet.
Although the proposal is specifically for Britain, it is also appropriate for other countries, adapted to local resources and conditions. A network of such farms cooperating and linked up around the world is exactly what we need to feed the world, mitigate climate change and let everyone thrive in good health and wealth in every sense of the word in the post-fossil fuel economy.
(31 Jan 2006)
An HTML version of the development proposal without figures exists here: www.i-sis.org.uk/DFHTBCC.php
A PDF version with images can be found here: www.indsp.org/pdf/DreamFarmHowtoBeatClimateChange.pdf -AF
In appreciation of small towns
Aubrey Streit, Prairie Writers Circle (Land Institute)
Yes, small-town life can be riddled with painful gossip. But shared stories can also weave people and their lives together.
In small towns, people can seem nosy invaders of privacy. But sometimes this is simply unabashed concern. It's for better, not worse, that nothing and no one are forgotten.
There may be cracks in small-town sidewalks, but small-town students don't fall through them. Small class sizes allow teachers to give the personal attention that can truly keep a student from being left behind.
Some small towns are in the middle of nowhere. But that's really somewhere: "now" and "here." Small towns offer an experience of the present that is wholly unmediated, face to face. With nowhere to hide, we can stop trying to. And thanks to technology, these places are no longer isolated from the world outside.
(5 Jan 2006)
Meet the green house pioneers
Neighbours in one street in the north-west of England have turned eco-guinea pigs
Yael Litmanovitz, Guardian
Britain's first eco-street is becoming a reality as residents in the Cumbrian market town of Penrith introduce sustainable living solutions in their homes.
The transformation of Arthur Street is an initiative led by its residents, three of whom came up with the idea and applied for a grant. One of five pilots in the Cumbria sustainable communities project, it is funded by the Department for the Environment's environmental action fund (EAF) alongside 35 other schemes.
(2 February 2006)
Growing demand for organic produce helps young farmers
Michelle Theriault, Bellingham Herald (Washington)
...For a new generation of environmentally-minded youths in their 20s and early 30s, organic farming is a way back to the land, and away from a desk job. The growing market for what they grow - organics are the fastest-growing segment in groceries - is giving young, upstart farmers with little traditional experience or land a chance to enter the profession.
"Organic agriculture has been one little breath of hope that has entered the picture and allowed a lot of people with very limited means to enter into agriculture," says Mike Finger, who has been growing market produce near Bellingham for 18 years, and has helped several young farmers learn the trade.
(5 February 2006)
Winds of climate change are about to make their impact felt in many a boardroom
Larry Elliott, Guardian (economics editor)
Top science adviser sounds death knell for theory that insists growth is good
The old economics is dead. Its death knell was sounded last week, not by a practitioner of the dismal science but by Tony Blair's chief scientific adviser. Sir David King said concentrations of greenhouse gases were already at a level where the warning signs were flashing red: a comment that starkly illustrates the impending clash between economic orthodoxy and environmental sustainability.
Economics is a discipline in which the factors of production - capital and labour - are supposed to be harnessed to maximise production at the cheapest price. By this yardstick, an economy is doing twice as well if it is growing at 4% rather than 2% and disastrously badly if consumers are not in the shops from dawn till dusk. Globalisation is seen as the ultimate form of a market economy, according to the prevailing model, because a more efficient use of the factors of production leads to lower prices and therefore permits higher levels of consumption. In a globalised world, you're only as good as your last GDP number.
But think about it for a minute. Concerns are frequently being raised about the fact that many developed countries are about to see - or are already seeing - a decline in their populations. This will have an impact on their trend rate of growth, which is a function of population and productivity. Stories about falling population are always couched in terms of demographic time bombs, suggesting that they are clearly a bad thing. But fewer people in Germany, Italy or Japan will mean more space, less pressure on resources and a more pleasant life.
(6 February 2006)
Could we get by without new power?
Peter Gorrie, Toronto Star
Only in an ideal world, McGuinty says, but critics push for more green solutions
HAMILTON—If most of us lived like Dave Braden, could Ontario get by without $40 billion worth of new nuclear power plants? Would the lights still glow brightly in Toronto if we didn't erect a generating station on the eastern waterfront?
Braden is a beef farmer, small-scale developer and municipal politician who builds energy-efficient houses. His designs slash heating-fuel consumption and — key to a debate over Ontario's energy future that's to play out at public hearings across the province this month — cut electricity use at least in half.
"In an ideal world, we could get to where we need to go through conservation and renewables like wind," Premier Dalton McGuinty said this week. "But we don't live in that world. We live in this one."
Efficiency advocates insist that "ideal" world can, and should, become the real one. Braden's house is part of their effort to move "green" alternatives into the mainstream, and to change the way we produce and use electricity.
(4 February 2006)
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Elite swimmer Robbie Renwick has highlighted the support of National Lottery funding to sport by donning a rather unique new kilt.
Wearing a bespoke kilt, handmade from over 1,300 Lotto tickets, the Glasgow-based swimmer wanted to thank National Lottery players for their contribution in helping him prepare for next year's Commonwealth Games.
Robbie is one of 1,300 elite athletes in the UK to receive National Lottery support, which helps them train to the highest of international standards. Robbie said: "National Lottery funding has helped me get where I am today as a swimmer and everyone who plays the National Lottery should be really proud of the difference they are making to athletes like me.
"Hopefully this kilt of 1,300 Lotto tickets will bring me some extra luck at the Commonwealth Games."
The National Lottery has invested in a number of the Games' venues such as Hampden Park and the Emirates Arena, key attractions including the Kelvingrove and Riverside Museums, as well as supporting volunteers and funding cultural and community initiatives inspired by the Games.
Vicki Kennedy, a spokesperson for the National Lottery, said: "Along with supporting our athletes, money raised by National Lottery players has built and refurbished world-class sporting venues and tourist attractions, making Glasgow a wonderful and proud host city.
"We think the Lottery ticket kilt is a fun way to visually represent the National Lottery's investment in the very fabric of sport."
Created by textile artist, Malcolm Cruickshank, the distinctive National Lottery ticket kilt took over used over 4,000 metres of thread and 60 hours of hard work to make in his Edinburgh studio.
Malcolm said: "Making something as big as a kilt would be challenging for most people but creating one by stitching individual Lottery tickets was another matter altogether. I'm passionate about creating imaginative and decorative works out of unusual materials, so this was a really interesting project that I have enjoyed working on."


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Jasper Collins is attempting to follow Pierre Garcon and Cecil Shorts III as former Mount Union receivers who have found success at the NFL level.
He's well on his way.
Collins made a number of NFL scouts actually show up to the Mount Union pro day after not being invited to the NFL Scouting Combine (per CBS).
The attention he is receiving is for good reason. Collins has the look of a prototypical NFL slot receiver, and his 37 career touchdowns and impressive tape back up that notion well.
Let's take a look at some of Collins' best highlights during his time at Mount Union.
All statistics courtesy of Mount Union's website.


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|Monday, April 21st Daily Discussion
|Tweet Topic Started: Apr 21 2014, 12:26 AM (41,058 Views)
|Apr 22 2014, 11:36 PM Post #841
I googled Ryan Murphy but that didn't help because I haven't seen any of his shows. Does he do lots of camp, drama, supernatural, reflections, and fake-outs?
|Apr 22 2014, 11:37 PM Post #842
LOL it's from Abigails Art Collection, we all know how much she loves art :D
|Apr 22 2014, 11:44 PM Post #843
I feel like he keeps a lot locked inside,such a delicate flower, this might explain why he's in love with sami "the bull" brady - he admires the way she goes around saying what she feels, doing what she wants, beating people up, shooting , threatening, annoying and bothering the whole of salem - he wishes he could express himself like her LOL
|Apr 22 2014, 11:50 PM Post #844
Yes. Johnny knows exactly how much taller Allie is than himself, and can draw all heights proportionally to scale.
Allie may excel at long division. But Johnny knows how to draw to scale.
He would know that KM/Abby is exactly two inches shorter than AS/Sami.
And if he added Abby to the picture, then Abby would be just slightly shorter than Sami.
Edited by nananana7, Apr 22 2014, 11:51 PM.
|Apr 22 2014, 11:51 PM Post #845
LOL yep fantasy ej certainly let us know that Abby was a pretty young thing, like it was mentioned like 5 times, more times than the kids...theres a point when fantasy sami was like "She's pretty" - EJ just looked at Sami and didnt say shit, he didnt disagree or nothing - I laughed my ass off
maybe he wants Abby to pregnant with his baby and that was the whole point of that daymare/fantasy ;)
|Apr 22 2014, 11:54 PM Post #846
LOL you sound as dramatic as fantasy EJ :D :D
|Apr 22 2014, 11:54 PM Post #847
It's weird that Johnny knew enough to put Sami in a tight hot pink dress. But he didn't think to put EJ in a suit.
Edited by nananana7, Apr 22 2014, 11:54 PM.
|Apr 22 2014, 11:59 PM Post #848
His drama queen persona must be rubbing on me. I want to rewatch the episode.
Edited by Kaha, Apr 23 2014, 12:07 AM.
|Apr 23 2014, 12:06 AM Post #849
Just FYI - I introduced my grandmother to Days (soaps in general), she loved that Sami was in control and she bitch slapped the crap out of EJ.
|Apr 23 2014, 12:09 AM Post #850
you need to rewatch that episode after a few drinks...ive watched it twice and theres always something new to laugh at :D
EJ rushing out of the Dimera mansion is up there with the best of them
|Apr 23 2014, 12:14 AM Post #851
LOL love that. The one thing i liked about Sami in that moment was the fact that she didnt spend too much time feeling sorry for herself, she had a pity party for a few minutes and then after that she was ready to handle her business = JAB, SLAP, SLAP, SLAP, SMASH, PUSH, SHOVE
sidenote: JS's acting coach needs a swift kick in the buttocks
|Apr 23 2014, 12:37 AM Post #852
SOAP GODS, yes please give BD a contract. Lucas has more personality in his pinkie than Dr Dan. I don't mind EJ, at least Lucas and EJ hate each other and this creates good drama. Dr Dan is an overused saint/hero complex that is BORING and can do no wrong (even though he sleeps around and is a cheater, but god forbid anybody say anything about that). At least Lucas is real and has flaws and can be under handed, that more interesting than the Saint.
|Apr 23 2014, 12:54 AM Post #853
I liked Fantasy Sami best at the Horton House. The only thing that would've made it better was if she slapped Jennifer, EJ and Abby before she laid the law for, what did she call Abby, cookie. Fantasy Sami: As much as I want to puke the sight of her, the babysitter and I need to discuss the house rules." fucking hilarious. How did I miss that.
|S loves EJ
|Apr 23 2014, 03:08 AM Post #854
There are people that buries their feelings inside for them to come out later. EJ feelings quilty on monday covers the whole affair, so I don�t think it can be said that EJ screwing Abby without quilt prooves he doesn�t love Sami anymore. I do think the writers could have done a better job with EJ showing quilt over what happend to Eric. I think they did that when EJ told Sami he was sorry what happend to Eric when they got back together but it was to little to late, and I ca agree that the writing regarding how Ejami feels for one an other has been confusing (I was feeling Ejabby more than Ejami in the shower episode) but I do think they are making it clear now. Still I don�t if it matters because those who don�t like Ejami will probably never like them no matter how they are written.
|Apr 23 2014, 03:31 AM Post #855
I loved Nip/Tuck...it got more and more out there as the series went on. Julian McMahon's character was so hot, twisted & flawed that I couldn't wait to see what he was going to do next. Murphy wrote the classic triangle with the 3 leads, Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon & Joely Richardson and all 3 had great chemistry with one another.
Glee is a reflection of the time Murphy spent in show choirs when he was in high school & college. It's fun to watch if you love music & dance and once in a while it hits on some pretty good social themes. Definitely more fluff.
American Horror Story is super dark, twisty, demented, crazy drama. Lots of changing time periods, characters that appear one way to one character & another way to other characters, visions, ghosts, psychosis, etc. The first season features a woman pregnant with twins...one from a rape(she thought she was having sex with her husband in a latex suit, but it was actually a ghost) & one from her husband (sound familiar?) Each season features a new setting and set of characters, but many of the actors overlap season to season.
Haven't seen his other work.
Edited by daysjahvu, Apr 23 2014, 03:35 AM.
|Apr 23 2014, 08:21 AM Post #856
This is what gave the dream away. The acting, the acting....... my God :laugh:
|Apr 23 2014, 08:26 AM Post #857
Perhaps not, but the fact that Sami would want that and strive for it to happen, would be nothing surprising or nothing uncalled for. And frankly, if I was the other woman (= Abigail), I would kind of realize that myself and have the good sense to not insinuate myself anywhere near the wife's children.
|Apr 23 2014, 10:06 AM Post #858
|I really hope this fakeout doesn't mean that we won't actually get a dramatic reveal. It worries me that Sami may react differently to finding out as I thought her reaction in the fantasy was pretty true to her character.
|Apr 23 2014, 10:18 AM Post #859
Happyphairy is more insightful than than you might imagine.That is exactly what I was saying in my post although I did not use those words,I must admit I agree with Will&Sonny that EJ loves himself first,his children second,and everyone else has whatever is left but I believe its Abby not Sami.I am still of the opinion that Sami is an obsession ala Stefano and Marlena.EJ's remark about loving Sami as shown by his behavior in "jumping through every hoop" she has held up was telling to me because it indicates that he believes he has to pass a series of tests given by Sami before she will love him.He could have just said he loves her as shown by all of the obstacles in their way but he said he has gone through all of the hoops "she" has held up.It is as if he is passing a test Sami is giving to show he is worthy of her love.
Edited by BeeBee, Apr 23 2014, 02:33 PM.
|Apr 23 2014, 10:25 AM Post #860
I'm guessing that is exactly what is going to happen. Part of Ali's concept that this is a pivotal part of Sami's journey is that Sami is probably realizing that reacting as she would in the past to something like this has not made her any happier & has hurt her children. Ali mentioned that Sami is trying to rein in the physical violence. That is why she took the slap from Gabi without slapping back.
What if she had listened to EJ when he begged for mercy over the Sydnapping thing? Instead, Sami committed an awful crime and then had an awful crime perpetrated on her. Their children went back & forth and what did it prove? That they couldn't stay away from each other. Right now, in Sami's words she is the happiest she has ever been. Her family is happy and it is all thanks to EJ. So she can blow this whole happy family up or she can quietly work through her issues with EJ, so they can move forward.
James also touted the fake out as a turning point for EJ. Maybe he does come clean with her and lets the chips fall where they may.
None of this excuses EJ's behavior or means that he doesn't deserve the full wrath of Hurricane Sami. But I think we saw that wrath on Monday in EJ's mind & I think the real reveal will be very different. Keeping it quiet will also allow Abigail to keep her Horton/Devereaux sainthood in place so she can continue on the road to becoming just like her sanctimonious mother. Obviously, I would prefer the previous model Sami wreaking all kinds of havoc but I just don't think it's going to happen that way.
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We got there about 6ish and one was just driving away. Typical. By 7, Mr Akbar had flagged a bus down and secured four seats, the last, for us and the Czechs. By the time we had sat down the price of our seats had gone up (how surprising), but we knew the correct price, so we all told the bus-boy to bugger off, gave him the amount Mr Akbar had told us and he went away. We had to get to Zahedan and then go to Mirjaveh, the border town.
Once at Zahedan bus station we tried to find out about buses going to the border. We made the mistake of telling a bastard taxi driver that where we were going and of course he immediately said there were no buses. His poo brown shalwar kameez had given him away - he was a complete shit. According to the Lonely Planet, there were frequent buses and also occasional mini buses. So we ignored him, as any person with half a brain would. David went up to the bus counter and yes, there was a bus and it was only a couple of dollars. Cool. But in time it took for him to relay this information to us, the poo-brown bastard taxi driver had had words with the bus people and when David and Leo went over with some dosh for the tickets, they then said there were none. As much as we tried, they stuck to their story and giggled like girls at us, happy in the knowledge that they had made our morning hell. David lost it and told them off in many colourful ways. Even though they couldn't understand what he was saying, I'm sure they got the gist.
Leo, the Czech, and I went outside to try to find a half decent taxi driver or ride of some kind, but everytime we spoke to someone this dirty bastard taxi driver would have words and they would retract everything. The taxi driver started talking to Leo and Leo very calmly told him to f***k off. He kept talking. Leo asked him if he had understood. 'Yes, I understand.' he said, so Leo said, 'Well, f***k off then.' But he stood his ground. Leo looked at him, extended his arm and one finger and told him again to go forth and multiply. This time he took the hint and walked away quickly. But even when we went outside the gates and tried to get a driver the others inside the bus station would come over, babble away and the driver would say no. This went on for a while and eventually we found someone new and willing to take us for 4 Khomeinis (40,000 rials). The right price. We loaded in, all the while telling other drivers to keep away. They were all rattling on to this driver that was taking us and all smiling. We thought we were fine when about 15 mins into the journey the driver says he doesn't have enought petrol and can't take us. I KNEW this would happen!!!! I said, 'This is Iran. You can buy petrol anywhere.' He said nothing. Leo also told him to buy some. I knew he wouldn't take us. We kept on at him but he stopped at the taxi rank on the other side of town and demanded his money, but it was a unanymous 'NO!'. We unloaded and some other dick was trying to tell us it would cost us 120,000 rials for a taxi all the way to the border. The other taxi driver was wanting payment so Leo grabbed him by the shoulders, guided him to his front seat and told him to drive away because he wouldn't be getting any money. We were all in the process of telling them where to stick their price when I spotted a bus. I frantically waved it down and we all jumped on, flicked the bird at the drivers and sat down. By the time the bus-boy had gotten to us, the price had gone up again so we had to do the old we-know-you're-wrong thing again and when he saw the looks on David and Leo's faces he backed down and took what he was given. Smart boy.
We were booted off in Mirjaveh - a right shithole of a place. Dusty and dirty. Thank god we hadn't needed to stay here! We were pointed in the direction of the border and then told by some little boys to wait by the train tracks for a bus. A ute appeared and we negotiated our price. Two Khomenini's for the four of us. Bargain. About 10 minutes later we were paid up and waiting at the border post for our passports to be stamped out. The guard at the gate before the last gate asked for our passports, asked our nationality, thanked us for staying and waved us goodbye. Finally free from the confines of my headscarf I walked through the next gate and into Pakistan. Khoda Hafez! (goodbye in Farsi).


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For the first one, the range will be and not as written by the OP above (I can't quote it easily because it's inside another quote). Prove It's explanation is good, so try to break it down and understand Prove It's posts. For the second one, think of the range of |x-3| and then think how dividing that by 2 affects it ("hint": in this case it doesn't). For the last one, think about the range of |x-6| and then the range of |x-6| + 4, etc.
The range of the second one is all non-negative reals.
The range of the third one is all reals greater than or equal to 1 because the range of |x-6| is all nonnegative reals, then add 4 and you get all reals greater than or equal to 4, then take the square root and get all reals greater than or equal to 2, then divide by 2 to get all reals greater than or equal to 1.


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In the aftermath of yet another gut-wrenching loss, Love went to the media and called out his teammates, J.J. Barea and Dante Cunningham, for sulking on the bench instead of joining the team during timeouts in the fourth quarter.
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Love: "We can't have 2 guys sitting at the end of the bench that play good mins just sitting there and not getting up during TOs ... ".— Jon Krawczynski (@APkrawczynski) January 9, 2014
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Love: "If and when I did that last year when maybe I didn't sit out for the game for all 48 minutes ... They would've aired me out."— Jon Krawczynski (@APkrawczynski) January 9, 2014
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Love and Barea have a somewhat checkered history...to put it mildly. This is the second incident to occur in the last two weeks.
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