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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by Vagabond, Apr 4, 2012.
Carry on....
Ooo, a new thread. Kinda like taking that first run down the mountain in fresh snow! Love it!
who is or what is a Pyrite ?
Fool's gold.
ugh oh that , omg i had a different spelling
Eh...I don't like the title. I feel like every page is going to be full of people debating whether or not Gracie Gold is the second coming... Is she "Gold" or is she pyrite? *sigh* I miss Michelle Kwan...
As opposed to the other US ladiezzz threads where every other page was spent dumping on Flatt, Czisny and/or Nagasu for failing to live up to whatever expectations people had of them.
Well at least Flatt, Czisny and Nagasu have had their fair share of failures and successes. Gracie's never even been to senior event and people are ready to hand her the US title and book her flight to Soichi. Trust me, the dumping will come as soon as she fails to live up to the flat out ridiculous expectations people are already piling on top of her. It's sad how desperate people are for a US contender...who cares if she's ready? Who cares if aside from her jumps her skating isn't all that spectacular? Send her to 4CC, senior worlds and WTT...we need her now!
I feel sorry for the kid already...
Here's hoping someone else decides to step up to the plate this summer. I'd love to see some of the other talented US ladies make a splash: Yasmin Siraj, Nina Jiang, Angela Wang, Leah Keiser, not to mention it'd be great if Christina Gao and Agnes Zawadski could get their crap together.
Angela Wang needs an international assignment!!!!!!
It's made worse since US ladies skating is in the gutter and help is needed. One moderately good, consistent skater (i.e. Ashley Wagner this year) isn't enough. But as I don't think Gold is the second coming everyone else seems to think she is (yet, anyway), I'm willing to give her a little time. In the meantime, though, no one is willing to step up- or when we need TWO skaters to step up, only ONE does (Wagner this year, Czisny last year, Flatt in 2009, etc.)
I forgot whether I posed this question on the other thread, but I definitely did somewhere: I'm curious to see which one of Wagner and Gold will emerge as the better skater. Not intending on starting a nonexistent rivalry here but I'm just curious because in many ways I think they are similar skaters. They're both driven, more of the athletic type (as opposed to light like, say, Czisny), and relatively strong in jumps.
Also- we have confirmation that Nagasu intends to continue next season...but how about Flatt?
She didn't get named to Gardenia because she's already done a JGP. I'm sure we'll see her on the JGP next season.
I prefer Wang as the next great American lady.
i could live with that.
i really like her ease and flow. really like it. here's somebody beside miyahara who has a ride out on her jump that satisfies my fix for olden-times fumie suguri. angela's jumps at nationals were not low, her 2a looked smooth coming in and going out. i don't see how tonia kwiatkowski could say she 'eeked' or 'squeaked' the 2a or whatever
although... if angela doesn't start stretching better and pointing her toes i'm going to bemoan another technically gifted skater neglecting some little things that are important to me. plus it makes her donut spin look awkward. if we could combine the dramatics and refinement of nina jiang with the ease and flow and jumps of angela, would we have our own patrick (patricia) chan? yes, i know he's several stratospheres above, but if i'm gonna dream, i'm gonna dream big.
although that messes with my plans to annoint leah keiser and mariah bell...
i know. as if anybody stands a chance with next year's worlds tickets already punched for ashley wagner and gracie gold... and probably the oly year, too...
Yes, yes, you all get distracted by Gold, Wang, Keiser, and Bell. Then Miller can COME OUT OF NOWHERE.
Hannah Miller will rule the universe.
Shhhh. No. We're trying to keep that on the DL!
Christina seems to have nothing going for her at this time except for her jumps. She doesn't put out any kind of personality in her skating. Agnes showed in the SP at Nats that she can be a factor but she seems to pull a Mirai or Sasha and always screw up her LP. As for Wang, Keiser, Jiang it's to early though i think that Keiser could grow into a beautiful skater.
ITA. After the Ladies' SP, Phil Hersh tweeted something to the effect, was Gracie Gold available? I tweeted back that he shouldn't do that even in jest and that he should leave her alone and let her evolve. I also said that he would be the first to tear her down as quickly as he had built her up.
Nina Jiang for 2014 Olympic Champion!! She even looks like Yuna!!
Besides the health of the two above, also depends on whether there is also a re-emerged Nagasu (yes, it's possible regardless of the # of people counting her out now), improved Zawadzki, Zhang, etc. for them to contend with.
Also important to note the curse of the defending national champ- history may not be kind to Wagner next year!
Gracie has loads of improvement to do if she's to challenge for Nats next year. Let's hope her jumps remain strong because she will be a force if she can maintain her technical prowess which puts most of the Seniors to shame.
Gracie is from the Chicago area. Phil is a total homer. If Gracie doesn't pan out, he'll make her out to be a victim.
Fenway; are you SC of Boston??
I've just rewatched Yasmin Siraj at regionals; man, the girl can skate. Good basics and good spins. Too bad about her smallish jumps. I hope she gets some bigger jumps so she can compete at the top
Because that double axel was barely eeked out... She didn't even go up on it at all.
According to Hersh, Gracie is skating to "Hernando's Hideaway" (SP) and selections from the Life is Beautiful soundtrack (FS) next season.
I've posted the article link in the WTT thread : http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3539672#post3539672
oh no. a tango. making a good one is difficult in figure skating. and it's overdone to the point of becoming a cliche. i wouldn't suggest it to a junior unless she already has charisma, maturity and flow. requires also a good choreographer. if its camerlengo though, it could come out ok as he has a thing for tangos.
the fs is a good idea instead. i like it.
Can "Carmen" be far behind?


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Digital Bangladesh: A Prime ministers dream Vs Understanding the Present
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A Prime ministers dream Vs Understanding the Present by Prof. Syed Ahsanul Alam,Chairman-Center for good governance, University of Chittagong
Ironical to note that the term "Digital Bangladesh" still remains as a misunderstood concept to many. Due to the strong desire of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina the vision has been accepted with interest in the Government, private sector and as well as the politician. If I have not misunderstood Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, by using the term Digital Bangladesh ———- she emphasized on using ICT in Governance and service delivery organs both in the public and private sector.
1. Digital Bangladesh for Coping with globalization
The forces of globalization and technology are continuously reshaping our economy. The impact of information and communication technology (ICT) are giving rise to a new type of economy —— the knowledge based economy. Technology has had a crucial role in defining today's globalized market structure. In this context, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given the first step by declaring her vision towards "Digital Bangladesh". Despite the fact that, many still consider this to be the dream of a Prime Minister, while others think the concept is yet vague for consumption of our mass people, yet I believe Bangladesh can make steady stride towards digitalization if guided by strategist capable to formulate short time, midterm & long term planning for the digitalization process. In the light of our previous lesson learnt the concept of "Digital Bangladesh" must be understood clearly, practically and pragmatically in the context of a economy like Bangladesh. It is necessary to mention that in the short run "Digital Bangladesh" aims at E-Governance and service delivery through utilizing ICT. But the vision "Digital Bangladesh" encompasses the whole arena of a knowledge based Digital Economy. Bangladesh can't afford to achieve that goal in the short and medium run. I invite thinkers, technocrats and IT experts to focus on the short run issues and measures the present Government should undertake to digitalize Bangladesh. It is important to start digitalizing service delivery organs like Police, City corporation, Land Department, Tax Department, PDB, Water supply, Gas and other authorities also including sectors like Banking, Insurance, Customs, Tax Collection. Urgent steps should be taken to digitalize institutions like Bangladesh Bank, NBR, PSC, UGC, EC, ACC and other vital institution to go a step ahead towards Good Governance.
2. Phasing out the Digitalization Process
What is important for the planner is the ability to explore all the possibilities of phasing out a digitalization process for Bangladesh. We can share the experience of developing & neighboring countries. India has made giant steps towards acquiring competence in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The success story of the Indian IT industry bears testimony to this. However, technical competence is a pre requisite for digitalization of Bangladesh economy.
Everybody knows Information technology reduces costs, saves time, improves efficiency, raises comfort levels and increases the confidence of citizens. Hence, developing countries such as Bangladesh should leverage the power of IT to leapfrog poverty barriers, and promote economic and social development. But we have to keep in mind that technology (ICT) alone won't fix or alleviate economy, nor guarantee dynamic service delivery to citizens. It is important to understand that ICT facilities Good Governance but ICT itself don't guarantee Good Governance.
3. Slow Paced IT revolution and the Digital Divide
Even with the slow paced IT revolution in Bangladesh, around 50% or more of our villages are still without telephones. 75% or more of our population resides in the rural areas and do not have adequate exposure to technology. A vast majority lives below the poverty line and 35% or more are illiterate. Like any other developing country a vast majority of Bangladesh population will be vulnerable to the risk of getting marginalized in the IT revolution. Logically citizens will be getting divided into people who do and people who don't have access to ICT and the capability to use – modern information technology.
This divide exists and shall remain to exists between the cities and rural areas, between the rich and the poor, and between the educated and uneducated.
4. Digital Bangladesh – the misconception
Digital Bangladesh does not necessarily mean one man one computer. For the near future neither does it means Internet literacy for 100% population. But it indicates towards networking with all administrative units like, Upazila, Districts and Division. It definitely means bringing more citizens to the Information Highway- giving a bigger mass of the population access to information. Digital Bangladesh should be the first step towards the death of distance particularly for the rural people with the secretariat or any other powerhouse with whom the citizens are involved for Governance.
However we have to keep in mind the following assumption :
i) Bringing 17 crore citizens (approx) on the information high way will not be easy.
ii) Bringing whole public sector under a network will not be easy.
iii) Bringing economic units of private sector under a common platform will not be easy.
The aim of Digitalization in the first phase should be :
i) Ensure easier access to government forms and documents by citizens.
ii) Ensure submission of applications, forms, and complains electronically.
iii) Ensure greater access to information by citizen charter and websites.
iv) Ensure University admission process to be digitalized except the admission test.
v) Ensure greater connectivity by wireless internet.
5. Digitalization Process – Pin Pointing Priority Sectors
Sustainable progress can be achieved, only if we bring this vast majority of Bangladesh rural people on the information highway, and thus, benefit from the increased productivity that Information and communication technology offers. The anytime-anywhere and death of- distance paradigms of technology will enable better leveraging of scarce resources such as healthcare and education, agriculture and other service delivery organizations.
To create ownership of digital Bangladesh by the general public it should focus in promoting the following broad areas:
i) Health
ii) Education, ,
iii) Agriculture
iv) Other Service Delivery Organization
To enhance citizens' participation and promoting accountability , transparency and efficiency in governance process.
i) Health
In Bangladesh, 51% of the population does not have access to essential drugs. Further, there are only 26 physicians per 100,000 population compared to 279 for US and 162 for China. ICT can help bring medical expertise to Upazilla and District headquarters. Tele-medicine, for instance may link healthcare centers in remote locations, through satellites, with super specialty hospitals at major towns / cities. Thus it can bring connectivity between patients at remote end, with specialist doctors, for medical consultations and treatment. For example a few Health care center in Bangladesh uses tele-medicine to bring health-care facilities from super specialty center abroad.
ii) Education
Distance education has tremendous potential to spread learning in any country. Elearning is a cost-effective way of providing education at a distance. This is especially important considering that around 80% of our illiterate population are from the rural areas.
In this context, it is essential that the government, the industry, NGOs and academia forms partnership to accelerate the Digitalization process. Together, they need to create an 'enabling environment' for the proliferation of ICT in Bangladesh. There are some basic steps that Bangladesh needs to foster online education to be offered by Open University and our National University.
iii) Agriculture
Since more than half of our population is employed in agriculture, our planner should put ICT to good use in agriculture. For example, India has led the use of remote sensing satellite information for locating irrigation projects. The Internet has been effectively used in some of the villages to ensure effective dissemination of agricultural commodity price information. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in India has used IT effectively, to enhance competitiveness of the dairy industry and to provide benefits to the rural masses. Towards digital Bangladesh we can use the Indian experience of using ICT in different sectors of the agriculture.
iv) Other Service Delivery Organization
In the public sector, ICT can be used for more efficient governance. In a developing country like Bangladesh, there is a significant need for introducing transparency and efficiency in government operations. Through E-governance, the service delivery organization can effectively deliver their service to citizens. By separating the delivery of services from decision-making, the chances of corruption are reduced. Further, E-governance reduces the time in interactions with the government. For instance,
The Internet can be used as a cheap communication channel that governments can use to reach out to their citizens and vice versa. For instance, citizens can monitor the progress of various government initiatives online. ICT also enables effective planning. Simulation can be used as a good tool for what-if analysis. It helps the citizens understand the parameters of public systems (over a period of time) like pollution levels, provision of basic infrastructure – schools, water, electricity, health care, commuting times, etc.
6. Increased Connectivity
An important step is to improve connectivity. With a PC density of 2.9 per 1,000 population and a tele-density of 32 fixed lines per 1,000 population, Bangladesh needs to increase penetration in terms of PCs and communication lines. Connectivity options to the rural areas can be improved, by using wireless access. In addition, Cyber cafes in the urban centers and village information kiosks in the rural areas will enhance the IT access throughout the country.
The high cost of IT equipment accessories which acts a barrier towards proliferation of IT access needs to be lowered. Due to high tariff levels, the cost of hardware and software in Bangladesh is significantly higher as compared to the rest of the world. For instance, A PC in Bangladesh costs around 12-15 months of average per-capita income as compared to China's 4 months and USA's 12 days. Hence, we need to reduce the tariff levels of ICT equipment and accessories to bring even a bigger population under Internet coverage.
7. Role of Private Sector
Private companies and NGOs can partner, in order to enhance awareness and utilization of ICT at the grass-roots level. For instance, NGO's can work to bring elementary computer literacy to the people of rural Bangladesh. They can make arrangements so that IT professionals and educators visit rural schools and help students get familiar with technology.
In addition, Bangladesh needs an efficient innovation system of industry, science and research centers and universities to create new knowledge and technology. In this regard, we need an effective higher education system that provides specialized training, education and research.
8. The language Divide
We may consider to import simputer without tax from India. Importation of new inventions such as the Simputer can further reduce costs by providing affordable computing. The Simputer was developed by scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, and a software company called Encore. One can get computing facilities at a drastically lower cost as simputer only cost US$150 per piece compared to US$ 400 for a PC. Further, it has a local language interface. This is an instance of how the scientist, academia and industry can collaborate to develop technology to suit a particular economy.
Bangladesh has a sizeable population without English literacy. Creating and maintaining locally relevant content in bangla is a challenge. Nevertheless, Bengali language content will make ICT more relevant and accessible to a broader cross-section of the population. Hence, we need to develop applications that support Bengali language. In addition, we need to develop voice applications that will let Bangladesh rural people to communicate with ICT tools using the spoken Bangla.
In Bangladesh IT literacy is critical to ensure that people can derive appropriate benefits from the technology revolution. However, at a more fundamental level, providing basic IT education is the first step towards enabling our people to use ICT. Today, only 55% of the Bangladesh population is literate. Huge subsidies, however, should be given to IT education and ICT literacy programs and not in higher education. In addition, higher education must also function in a free-market environment.
9. The Political Commitment
Our government must take proactive steps to take technology to rural citizens. However our dream towards digital Bangladesh has a long way to go. Digitalization of Bangladesh will depend how best the Government can leverage the power of ICT to increase the access to information of its population.
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Chapters 1-2 Summary
Chapter 1
Eleven-year-old Jack Gantos lives in the dying town of Norvelt, located in western Pennsylvania. It is early summer in 1962. Jack is outside, watching a war movie on the television in the house through Japanese camouflage binoculars. The binoculars are part of his father's vintage collection of war memorabilia acquired when, as a young conscript, he came across the bodies of Japanese soldiers lying in a bunker. Jack's Uncle Will was also a soldier; Jack's mother says that the army changed him from a "nice kid" to a "confused jerk." Uncle Will keeps an Indian pony on the Gantos property; he has painted the animal's body with large orange and white circles to make him look like he is "getting ready to battle General Custer."
Mom comes out to inform Jack that Miss Volker, an eccentric neighbor, has requested for him to be at her house early the next morning to help on a project. When she leaves, Jack turns his attention back to the movie, playfully picking up an old sniper rifle which is also part of Dad's collection. After removing the ammunition clip, he trains the rifle's sights on the television screen, aiming at the "enemy." Pulling the trigger, he is shocked when the gun discharges violently.
Mom sprints out of the house to find Jack covered in blood. Fortunately, the offending liquid is coming only from his nose. Jack is a nosebleeder, and when he is overexcited, blood "spray[s] out of his nose holes like dragon flames." An ambulance drives up to Miss Volker's house down the way, and for a moment, Jack is afraid that the stray bullet has killed her. To his relief, Mom informs him that the sound of the blast only caused the old lady to drop her hearing aid down the toilet. She called the plumber for help; in a town as small as Norvelt, the plumber serves as the ambulance driver as well.
As a punishment for playing with his father's gun, Mom sends Jack to his room, to be grounded...
(The entire section is 707 words.)
Chapters 3-4 Summary
Chapter 3
Jack's favorite article in the newspaper is a daily column of facts titled "This Day in History." The entries were written by Miss Volker "ages ago," before her hands were rendered useless by arthritis. According to Jack's mother, the newspaper just repeats the columns every year, which works out well, because "history does not really change."
After breakfast, Mom sends Jack out to cut the weeds in the gutter, but the family is soon penalized for not following community laws. As Jack labors, Mr. Spizz, who enforces the rules, stops by, riding a ludicrous adult-size tricycle and towing a red wagon full of Sunday dinners for the needy. Mr. Spizz announces that he will return later to check on the weeds, and Jack recalls that his father thinks that Mr. Spizz is "cracked."
Chapter 4
Jack finishes with the weeds and stacks them in the gutter to haul away later. Unfortunately, he gets sidetracked and the family receives a three-dollar ticket for "weed obstruction of gutter water." Jack hides the ticket under his mattress, knowing that he will have to figure out how to pay it without his parents' knowledge. He then goes out to do the one chore he enjoys: mowing the lawn with the tractor.
While he is engaged in this task, Dad, who has returned from his business trip, comes out and makes a startling request. Pointing to the patch of fresh corn that Mom has planted to make money for the charity dinners she cooks, he orders his son to mow it down. Knowing that Mom will be furious, Jack protests, but Dad is unyielding. With an inexorable sense of doom, he proceeds to do as he is told.
As expected, Mom comes running out of the house when she sees what Jack is doing. Planting herself in front of the tractor, she demands to know what is going on. Just then, Dad comes out of the garage where he keeps "all his secret stuff," and tells Mom that he needs the...
(The entire section is 700 words.)
Chapters 5-6 Summary
Chapter 5
Jack's best friend Bunny is "the size of one of Santa's little helpers." Her real name is Stella Huffer, and her father owns the funeral parlor. Jack thinks that Bunny is "better than any guy" because she is "tough, smart, [and] daring."
Due to her father's occupation, Bunny knows about "a million dead person jokes," but Jack, in contrast, is terrified by the subject of death. Determined to help Jack overcome his fear, Bunny had once arranged to have him touch a dead body at her father's place of employment. Sadly, her experiment was unsuccessful and Jack had run from the room panic-stricken, humiliated, and with blood streaming from his nose.
When Jack arrives at baseball practice and tells Bunny about his father's plans to build a bomb shelter and a landing strip, she observes that the whole plan "sounds nuts." While they are talking, Jack spots his mother riding her bicycle up the road in his direction. He runs toward second base in a desperate attempt to escape, but to his utter mortification, Mom nabs him, and, with her hand firmly clamped on the back of his neck, marches him off the field. When they arrive home, she informs him that he is now grounded for the entire summer. In a cowardly attempt to shift the blame for his actions away from himself, Jack whimpers that his father had made him cut down the corn. Mom's rage is not palliated by this admission however, and she threatens darkly that she will first make Dad "cut [Jack] down to size," and then wreak vengeance on them both.
Chapter 6
Two days later, Jack's father comes into his room and reprimands him for violating the rules of gun safety in shooting off the Japanese rifle. While he is talking, Jack reminisces about the first time he had gone hunting with Dad. On the first day of deer season last November, they had gone out in the early morning darkness to "get the jump on the other hunters."...
(The entire section is 717 words.)
Chapters 7-8 Summary
Chapter 7
While reading about Hernan Cortes' conquest of Mexico, Jack notes that the atrocities committed presage Pizarro's destruction of the Inca civilization a short time later. He concludes that the "big lesson" Pizarro learned from history was that "it was okay to kill innocent people and steal their gold." The writer of the book Jack is reading calls Cortes a "great man." Jack remembers that Miss Volker had once cautioned that he should "be suspicious of history that is written by the conquerors."
Mom comes into Jack's room and orders him to put on some "respectable" clothes. She then walks him over to Dr. Mertz' office and tries to persuade the physician to cauterize the inside of Jack's nasal passages so that he will not bleed so frequently. By her manner, Jack knows that his mother had hoped that the doctor would perform the procedure free of charge, but instead, the physician quotes her a price. Mom asks if he will accept homemade jarred fruit or pickles as payment, but to her disappointment, he will not.
On the way home, Mom complains about how the town has changed. In the "old days," people could trade goods for the things that they needed to sustain themselves. It occurs to Jack that today, people "want gold just like Pizarro and Cortes and just about everyone else." As they walk along the street, Mom uncharacteristically kisses her son on the forehead, and the two enjoy a lighthearted exchange. Jack is still grounded, however, and Mom tells him that "not even cash can buy away [his] trouble."
Chapter 8
A few days later, Miss Volker calls the house again to request Jack's help. She has just learned that another Norvelt original might have passed away and wants to investigate. The person in question, Mrs. Dubicki, has not been seen for a week. Miss Volker orders Jack to take her over to the Dubicki residence, where, if nothing can be seen from the...
(The entire section is 702 words.)
Chapters 9-10 Summary
Chapter 9
Dad comes into Jack's room one morning and invites him to "escape" his exile for awhile. Jack is at first elated, but his enthusiasm is squashed when he discovers that his father wants him to spend the day digging a hole in the ground for the bomb shelter. Pensively, Jack asks his father which he thinks is more deadly—past history or future history? Without hesitation, Dad replies, "future history," because each war that is fought becomes more deadly as humankind "gets better at killing each other."
Mom comes out with some cold water for Dad and Jack as they labor under the sun. She offers to get some men from the Community Center to help with the digging, but Dad declines,...
(The entire section is 748 words.)
Chapters 11-12 Summary
Chapter 11
Jack begins another boring summer day with a breakfast of peanut butter-covered Nilla Wafers. As usual, he reads his favorite newspaper column, "This Day in History." Today, the article ironically talks about both the death of the Inca-exterminator, Francisco Pizarro, and a charter signed by the United Nations, pledging peace around the world. Sadly, the reality is that millions have continued to die in wars started after the pact.
After breakfast, Jack peruses a copy of John F. Kennedy and PT-109, a book about the nation's president. Jack is intrigued by the story of Kennedy's heroic efforts to save his shipwrecked crew after their torpedo boat is hit by a Japanese...
(The entire section is 718 words.)
Chapters 13-14 Summary
Chapter 13
Jack's birthday falls on the first Sunday in July; he is turning twelve. Mom gets him the one gift he has asked for: a tin of industrial-strength grease remover that will clean bloodstains and airplane oil off of everything, including the circles Uncle Will has painted on his Indian pony, War Chief. Mom tells Jack that she has called a farrier over to trim the horse's hooves. She teasingly tells her son that she tried to barter Jack's services as an apprentice to the tradesman in exchange for the work, but, as expected, the farrier was willing to work for cash only.
When Dad arrives, Mom explains that it is "the old Norvelt way" to give three gifts on a person's...
(The entire section is 789 words.)
Chapters 15-16 Summary
Chapter 15
Reading the house obituary, Mom is saddened; she comments that Miss Volker should do what she longs to do and just leave Norvelt to live with her sister in Florida. When Jack reminds her about the old woman's promise to Mrs. Roosevelt to remain in town until the last original Norvelter has passed away, Dad comes by and remarks cryptically that his "new top secret job" will leave "no town to nurse."
Later, as Jack is working on the bomb shelter, Mr. Spizz arrives. He intimates that he will make trouble for Dad regarding the construction of his runway unless Jack gets a tin of 1080 poison for him to use to kill vermin over at the dump. Mr. Spizz says that he cannot go on the errand...
(The entire section is 548 words.)
Chapters 17-18 Summary
Chapter 17
Complaining that Jack has done nothing with her the whole summer, Bunny demands that he prove his friendship by finding a way to play baseball with her and the team later that day. Jack talks to his mother and trades his birthday ticket for a ride in his father's airplane in exchange for the freedom to go out and play. Sadly, as he runs over to the baseball field with Bunny, he hears Miss Volker calling to him; he cannot ignore her.
Miss Volker excitedly tells Jack and Bunny that Mrs. Linga, another Norvelt original, has passed away. The three pile into the car and head for Mrs. Linga's house so that Miss Volker can examine the body. Mr. Huffer has beaten them there; he asserts...
(The entire section is 725 words.)
Chapters 19-20 Summary
Chapter 19
Jack calls Bunny every day for the next four days, but she will not talk to him. She finally relents on the fifth day, demanding with exasperation, "Do you know who put the bullet in your rifle?" Jack counters her question by asking why her father is buying and moving the Norvelt houses to West Virginia. Bunny replies that, although it is a secret, she will tell him if he will meet her that night at ten o'clock, past the school where she and some of the other Girl Scouts will be on patrol to prevent the Hells Angels from torching any more houses.
Jack makes a decision "that almost [gets] him killed forever." He sneaks out of the house after his mother is asleep and meets Bunny, as...
(The entire section is 510 words.)
Chapters 21-22 Summary
Chapter 21
Miss Volker summons Jack to her house again, only this time no one has died. She sends him over to Girl Scout Mertie-Jo's house to buy more cookies. Mertie-Jo is elated because earlier that day, she had sold cookies to Mr. Spizz and Mr. Huffer. Miss Volker is now buying all that she has left.
Jack delivers the cookies to Miss Volker's house and does odd-jobs around the place because he does not want to go home. The telephone rings, and he answers it; it is Mr. Huffer, who reports that Mrs. Hamsby, another Norvelt original, has died and that if Miss Volker wishes to examine the body, she should get to the funeral parlor "on the double." Mr. Huffer says that Mrs. Hamsby died of...
(The entire section is 585 words.)
Chapters 23-24 Summary
Chapter 23
Jack is worried that his father might have given old Mrs. Vinyl a heart attack with his airplane shenanigans, but Miss Volker assures him that she had spoken with Mrs. Vinyl the day after the incident, just after the woman had enjoyed one of Mom's casseroles. Nonetheless, she is concerned enough to ask Jack to take her to pay a visit. The two arrive at the house to find that Mrs. Vinyl has indeed died. Mr. Huffer is already at the scene; he had learned about the woman's passing from Mr. Spizz, who had stopped by to collect her newspaper payment. Miss Volker complains that someone is selling the vacant Norvelt houses to Eleanor, West Virginia, and when Mr. Huffer comments, "Nothing lasts...
(The entire section is 744 words.)
Chapters 25-26 Summary
Chapter 25
The next day, the editor of the newspaper prints an article calling for an investigation into the rash of old lady deaths that has plagued the town. Miss Volker takes personally the suggestion that something sinister is going. She asserts that the ladies in question were all of "advanced age" and died "by natural causes"; she further argues that their passing is not nearly as much of a problem as is the destruction of Norvelt's history.
Mom, on the other hand, has quite a different reaction to the newspaper editorial. She fears that she has contributed to the ladies' deaths by inadvertently using poison mushrooms in their casseroles. When Dad and Jack convince her that this cannot...
(The entire section is 781 words.)
Chapters 27-28 Summary
Chapter 27
Mom goes off to the woods one morning to gather raspberries. She feels sorry for Miss Volker, who is under house arrest, and plans to make her a tart. Jack is reading the newspaper in the kitchen when he hears a rifle shot. He runs outside to find a small deer standing dazed in the backyard, with blood running from a wound in its neck.
Mom comes crashing out of the woods, hollering for Jack to fetch the Japanese rifle. A man in a black ski mask is right behind her, aiming his own gun at the wounded deer. As his mother steps between the man and the deer, Jack hurries to the garage but cannot find the rifle. He takes a long Japanese sword instead and gives it to his mother. Mom uses...
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Far too many of America's vital public issues are allowed to become ridiculously polarized and devolve into a debate dominated by loud voices from the fringes who distort issues, pose false choices and vilify anyone with opposing views.
We know from vast experience that such discussions are antithetical to reasoned public policy.
It could be fairly argued that, over the years, the nation's debate over gun policies qualifies as a poster child for this dynamic.
Extreme anti-gun advocates have argued that no one should own guns and, further, that the Second Amendment doesn't guarantee an individual right to do so. Some extreme gun-rights advocates claim that not only can they own guns, but that a Heckler & Koch MP5 is a dandy little device for personal protection.
But it appears there is a window of opportunity in Washington for some reasonable debate on the issue. Unfortunately, this window was opened by horrific events.
The shocking shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a town-hall meeting in a Tucson shopping center, a mass assault in a Colorado theater and shootings at Oakland's Oikos University have caused Americans to consider whether we need stronger gun policies.
But the grotesque shooting of school children in Newtown, Conn. was the event that prompts a search for legislative answers.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, a longtime member of Congress who, as a result of redistricting, now represents California's 5th Congressional District, which includes all or part of Solano, Napa, Contra Costa, Lake and Sonoma counties, is the perfect fit for his latest role in Congress. He showed as much when he deftly let both sides of the debate have their say at a forum on guns in Vallejo in January.
Thompson, who is the chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, told a Bay Area News Group editorial board last week he believes Congress will take important actions within the year. We hope he is right.
As we have said previously, we are happy Thompson is leading the effort. He is a respected legislator, but perhaps more importantly he is a Vietnam vet, an avid hunter and shooter, a gun owner and a staunch believer in the Second Amendment.
Thompson cited the Supreme Court's 2008 decision affirming the individual right to bear arms. But he correctly points out that conservative Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in that opinion that there is no constitutional problem with forbidding firearms in certain places or their ownership by certain individuals.
In short, Thompson has credibility as an honest broker in this debate.
He is pushing a 15-point plan he hopes to get through Congress. Experience tells us that some of it is a stretch, but there are realistic proposals that should pass. For example, we believe his task force's proposals for universal background checks and stronger prosecution of gun offenses ought to be no-brainers. We also agree with proposals to limit the size of ammunition clips, measures that would insist upon responsible gun ownership and serious attempts to reform our mental health system.
Of course, no single bill -- or group of bills, for that matter -- will prevent all gun violence, but we can do much more than we have done and Thompson's efforts are a good place to begin.


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High definition has become the technological buzz-phrase of 2007. Here at TrustedReviews we've been banging on about it for ages, but this is the year it has gone global. You can tell because everyone's using it, from high street flat screen salesmen to journalists on daily papers. Even my dad knows about high def'.
But it's not just talk. The equipment to play back high def is here and is becoming more affordable by the day. Large television sets taking full advantage of HD's maximum 1080p resolution can now be had for under a grand, HD-DVD players have come down in price to around the £200 mark and you can pick up a Blu-ray player – in the shape of the Playstation 3 – for around £400.
Now, Netgear has thrown its hat into the ring with its wireless Digital Entertainer HD EVA8000, a device – amazingly – that can stream HD video from your computer's hard disk or NAS box straight to your shiny new high resolution telly.
It's essentially an upgrade of the company's EVA700 player – you may have seen one on the shelf at a certain technology superstore – and, from the front at least, it looks almost identical. It's the same width – that of a standard DVD player, and has all of the same buttons and sockets too (USB and headphone output). If you look hard enough, however, you'll see a subtle HDMI logo in grey, which hints at more drastic changes out back.
A quick look at the rear of the device reveals not only SCART, composite, S-Video and component video outputs, but also an HDMI socket. And the latter connections allow HD video up to 1080i to be watched. The device will play 1080p files but currently down-converts these to 1080i (a firmware upgrade in a couple of months should fix this). In addition, you'll find stereo phono outputs for analogue audio, two digital audio outputs – both coaxial and optical – an Ethernet port for those lucky enough to have a router close by, and another USB socket.
Even with such impressive connection credentials, however, I was sceptical about that HD streaming claim. After all with disc-based HD video playing back at bit rates of up to 54Mbit/sec, it's hard to see how a wireless network is going to keep up, especially considering that the maximum wireless speed supported by the EVA8000 is 802.11g with its relatively slow throughput of theoretical maximum of 54Mbit/sec, and in reality you'll probably get a fraction of that.
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Torn ACL. Lets see how that defense compensates for that blow. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ut-for-season/
Torn ACL. Lets see how that defense compensates for that blow. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ut-for-season/
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That is too bad for Revis. Many times those knees are never the same after an ACL tear. He may never be the same player again. i have had two blown ACLs, and granted he is a finely tuned athlete and I am just a working shmo, I can tell you it sucks to recover from. The replacement ACL is never as good as the original.
This will be huge on Rex Ryan's defense and will severely limit what they can do with their safeties now.
What really must be frustrating is that it was a non-contact injury.
I would be very surprised if the Jets go far without him. Unfortunately, Revis is the only legitimate star on that team who is consistent in his play (Sanchez, Holmes and Cromartie are not). He's the type of player that if you lose him, the entire team will suffer whereas the Giants have so many second string players who can rise up when someone is out because we fill ourselves with talent - not big names (hellooooooo Tebow??) When a team's success or failure hinges on one main player it's a recipe for disaster. Granted, I was nervous about us going in against the Panthers with FOUR starters out against a team whose QB admittedly gave TC fits thinking about defending against. And we went in there and wholloped them with backups playing key roles AND a depleted secondary. THAT is and always will be the difference between the Giants and the Jets.
Best to Revis in his recouperation.


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Using a plastic tray filled with sand to represent a planetary surface, learners simulate the effects of wind, water, and impacts. They will compare the surface effects they create with actual images of planetary surfaces- and determine the causes... (View More) of the features in the images. This activity was designed to be used in a library program. (View Less)
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This series of learning modules is designed for adaptation in an introductory Earth science or planetary science course. The modules actively engage students through Mars remote-sensing data and Earth-based analogs to understanding Mars geology.... (View More) Interviews with planetary scientists and geologists present current issues in planetary sciences. (View Less)
This lesson plan teaches how to select the landing site for a planetary surface investigation, using the 5E learning cycle. Students will be able to determine a landing site for their Mars rover; work with their team to summarize information and... (View More) identify important details in non-fiction writing; research Gale Crater through an online interactive module; use Google Earth Mars to learn about Mars surface features; gather and analyze data to conduct a scientific experiment; collect and record data in a science notebook to draw logical and scientific conclusions; define and identify the role of controls and variables in teams' scientific or technical questions; and differentiate between weather and climate. The lesson plan has a number of appendices, including standards alignment. This is Lesson 8 of the elementary school version of the 6 week Mars Rover Celebration curriculum. (View Less)
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This Science On a Sphere (SOS) module is designed to help the public better understand the story of water on Mars and how we're learning more about it. It portrays the mystery of what happened to the water on Mars in the context of a detective... (View More) story. NASA's MAVEN mission (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutoN) will help solve this mystery by studying the Martian atmosphere, how it has changed over time, and how it interacts with the Sun and the solar wind. The module also delves into Mars exploration, featuring past, present, and future Mars missions, and includes an activity comparing images of water-related features on Earth and Mars. It will help people understand that a planet's climate can change over time and how learning more about Mars helps us learn more about Earth and other planets as well. Resources included are: script, SOS playlist and datasets, background and tips for the docent or facilitator, and image comparisons of water-related features on Earth and Mars. (View Less)
This is a lesson about using evidence to construct sequences of geologic events. Learners will interpret real NASA science data to identify features on the surface of Mars, determine the surface history of the area, calculate the size of features,... (View More) and develope investigable questions. Students will study images taken by NASA's Mars Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera orbiting Mars. Students will use the THEMIS images to analyze the surface features and geological history of Mars. The lesson models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes and vocabulary. (View Less)
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This 12-lesson unit includes inquiry-based lessons about the surface features of the Moon and the Earth and how these two worlds formed and continue to evolve. Students participate in real science as they help lunar scientists map the surface of the... (View More) Moon with MoonMappers, an online citizen science project that lets the public analyze real data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The lessons in this unit follow the 5E instructional model. Includes an overview of citizen science, glossary of lunar feature vocabulary, alignment to NGSS and NSES, and featured links. Each of the lessons addresses different topics and can be used together as a unit, or independently. (View Less)
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Learners will investigate how much you can learn about something just by looking at it. In Activity 1, students study aerial photographs to identify geologic features, determine how they differ from one another, and examine the processes involved in... (View More) their formation. In Activity 2, students investigate how remote observations of a planetary surface can be used to create geologic maps. By the end of the lesson, students will understand how data gathered by spacecraft can not only be used to investigate the properties of an object, but also how it was formed, how it has evolved over time, and how it is connected to other objects nearby. Note: The MESSENGER mission to Mercury that is mentioned in this lesson ended operations April 30, 2015. For the latest information about MESSENGER and NASA's solar system missions see the links under Related & Supplemental Resources (right side of this page). (View Less)
This episode of the Space Place Live animated talk show features an interview with Andre Dress, the Deputy Project Manager for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program. During the course of the interview, viewers are... (View More) introduced to the GOES program and its role in studying the sun, solar flares, weather and our atmosphere. The term geostationary is also explained. Cartoon characters present their own brief talk show from the Space Place Clubhouse. The show presents space program scientists and engineers as role models for kids and encourages them to pursue their dreams. Guests present a short science or technology concept, and also talk about their job, their hobbies, and how they became interested in a career in science or engineering. (View Less)
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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by immoimeme, Apr 2, 2011.
saving the best for last
Happy April Fool's Day
haha, figured. Nice one though.
Okay I'll admit it-you got me for a sec. Darn-forgot it was April Fool's Day!
*has a heart attack*
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*dies anyway*
Nice try, but I never believed you for this one. I knew it was April's fool. That was too exagerated That would take another earthquake in Russia to move it again lol
I don't mind. Hope it moved to Uganda this time.
I knew it was April Fool.
You are bad, bad, BAD!!
I hate April Fool's Day on FSU
April fools is long over! You missed the correct date
And such kind of nonesense belongs in Kindergarten and not a forum like this one!
LOL. I always thought April Fools only counted in the morning??
Couldn't agree more So off to the trash we go.........again!
Anyone who begins a thread for it should be banned for the day. They're not even creative anymore. How many years did we see the Irina/Sarah is pregnant crap?
The Irina is Pregnant thread was an annual joke/tradition to signify the begining of the off season; it had nothing to do with April Fools Day .
nice try
Jiminy Crickets! Who peed in ya'lls cornflakes?!


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KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- Ben Fleri scored in the 65th minute to give Catholic University a 2-1 Landmark Conference win over the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Tomb Field on Saturday afternoon.
Defender Hollis Irvine scored the Mariners' lone goal of the match in the 57th minute to even the match at 1-1.
The Mariners fell to 2-1-1 in the league and 7-4-1 overall while the Cardinals took over first in the conference with a 3-0-0 mark and 8-3-0 overall record.
Mike Brennan gave Catholic a 1-0 lead with his team-best sixth goal at 21:28 before Irvine equalized at 56:52.
Fleri broke the deadlock at 64:28, the second game in a row that he netted the game-winner.
The Cardinals finished with an 11-9 shot advantage in shots, while Kings Point led in corner kicks, 5-1.
Kings Point goalkeeper Gary Poulin and his Catholic counterpart Torsten Meuschke each made one save.
"We came out slowly and Catholic had the better of play in the first half," Mariners coach Mike Smolens said. "We made some adjustments at the half and we were pleased how we played much of the second half, getting back the goal after about 10 minutes.
"Although we created some good chances in the second half, we just didn't have enough to grab the lead and couldn't come back once they scored the go-ahead goal. We're disappointed with the result and will need to bounce back quickly."
The Mariners host Steven Tech, ranked 18th nationally by D3soccer.com, in non-league match at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday before taking on Moravian in another home encounter in a Landmark game at 6 p.m. next Saturday.
Photo: Defender Hollis Irvine scored Kings Point's lone goal against Catholic. Photo by Shawn Antonelli.


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The incident started when some freshmen questioned the leadership of the team's seniors and whether they gave 100 percent effort for the Sun Bowl. This led to an argument that eventually escalated according to witnesses.
"It was one of the worst things I've seen in a locker room," said a player who did not wish to be identified.
Freshman offensive tackle Zach Banner did not wish to discuss the incident but said, "It's going to be a whole new family atmosphere next season and you can quote me on that. For the seniors, it's terrible."
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I am tired of arming it, it was so hot today I quit.
I have a small lawn trailer the type you pull with quad or lawn mower for around here
But it still is lift on lift off lift again,then load the trailer move to grove unload.
So,I thinking it time for something like a modified hand truck or ???
So with all the go go gadget folks what have to made or bought that didn't cost enough to break you
I saw one M Bush had looked like a modified wheel barrel
I also think for here in FL.with the sand it may need some bike tires
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I can't get the search to show me
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Whew! Halloween partied at the Wett Bar with DJ Doc Martin, who had things moving well and good with his signature jungle bongo-energy spinning. Enjoyed gin and beer and the costumes.
This morning though, at werk. Wow. It was not possible to write code. Me poor head full of cotton balls. Me poor brain.
Preparing to take over the maintainence of the sequencing database for the next two months during Ran's sabbatical absence. There's a whole mountain o' Perl code needing to be maintained. Today spent some more time poking around the glossaries on the web. Restriction enzymes, aliqouts, ET Terminators, BigDye Terminators and more.
Next week I'll also be poking around in Mapping. Mapping seems weird, working with all the image bands they use the object-oriented AceDB a fair bit.
Oh, and I scheduled to do a talk about the Zope-powered intranet in three weeks for the benefit of my co-worker client-base.
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Roads were incredibly bad and the gps proved worthless... Not it's fault, the road just ends, presume it used to be there!
4 hours and only 42km complete, 1 broken down truck (and there are many) and the villages shut down, no worries let's just take the engine out or remove the axle! Seriously I have immense respect, nothing is thrown away and everything can be repaired! Makes me think of london when it snows.
We didn't make Kaolak as we hoped so we ended up finding a little village to stay in. Hmm properly roughing it but they're all over the price plan! £9 each to stay in the village omg they're commercial to say the least! Mosquitoes are super vicious and definitelyq not paying the same nightly charge... Fully lathered up in tabard and still being eaten alive!
Took a walk in the village and found some food, so tasty but again lets hope it's not the one!!!


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Clean and Serene is the first mission in The Lost and Damned.
In the introductory mission, the main members of The Lost Brotherhood motorcycle club (aka Lost MC) ride to club president Billy Grey's location. He's just been released from rehab and is currently speaking with a parole officer and his sponsor from the drug treatment program. Johnny Klebitz, the protagonist of The Lost and Damned, hands Billy his old jacket and they ride off.
Take Billy back to the Lost MC Clubhouse (which also acts as a safehouse for the player, amongst other things). Since Billy is the leader and riding on your back, the other Lost members will ride in formation behind you. Don't total the bike or kill Billy. Don't worry about the following members get seperated from the main group; after a set distance, they will automatically spawn behind you.
In Billy's absence, Johnny has had to run the gang in his place, and with Billy's return, Johnny is relieved of his commanding duties. Already, tension between the two seem to surface, evidenced in a cutscene. Billy demands Johnny for his Revenant bike, which Johnny has sold to pay for Billy's various fees while inside. Eventually, Billy and Johnny move out to the shop which was the last known location of Billy's motorcycle.
Now ride Billy and the Lost to the chopshop in Bohan. Once you arrive, a cutscene plays. The shop owner is reluctant to give up information, but a full-throttle bike tire to the corner of the mouth by Johnny gets him talking. He sold the bike to The Angels of Death (aka AODMC, or simply AOD), The Lost Brotherhood's bitter rivals. To repay the shop owner for this injustice, Billy hits him in the face with a hammer before walking out. Now with a set location, Johnny head there with Billy and other Lost MC members in tow.
Time to get Billy's bike back. Ride again with Billy riding piggyback, and follow the yellow marker to the Rusty Schit Salvage yard in Algonquin. Some Angels of Death members are hanging out with Billy's bike. Billy charges in for his ride, and you and the others need to help. With your Sawn-off Shotgun, blast through the enemies and make sure to pick up ammo and extra weapons from fallen enemies. The Sawn-off is exellent at close range, and can put a car in flames in 2 shots. As you kill AOD members, more will arrive. Slaughter everyone, and Billy will reclaim his bike.
Time to amscray. With the President restored to riding status, he will now take the lead of bike convoy, and you must fall back as a regular member. Get back on your bike and follow Billy in formation. The Lost symbol will appear on the group when you are riding in formation, which will start a conversation amongst the member, as well as heal you, give you armor, and repair your bike. Get back to the club to finish the mission.
- Johnny can destroy Billy's bike at the Angels of Death hangout, but will fail the mission if it is destroyed.
- During the introductory cutscene for the game, while The Lost Brotherhood are riding in formation down the streets of Liberty City, Niko Bellic can be seen walking on the sidewalk in his default attire, bumping into a pedestrian and speaking in Serbian to the person. Throughout the DLC's main storyline, Niko's exploits will be chronicled via the various online news services, such as Liberty Tree, Weazel News, and Public Liberty Online, as well as some dialogue from the cast. For example, early on, Johnny can read the articles of recent "arson spates" in Broker and activist lawyer Tom Goldberg's assassination.
- Niko's cameo appearance in Alderney is somewhat incongruous, as he would still be confined to Broker and Dukes during this mission of The Lost and Damned. Then again, technically the bikers shouldn't be able to cross bridges from Alderney into Algonquin and Bohan at this point either. The fact this mission supposedly takes place before the bridges are supposed to be open is illustrated by the fact the Weazel News update heard after the mission references Lazlow still preparing to launch Integrity 2.0, an event that, in GTA IV, takes place when the bridges to Algonquin are reopened. In TLAD the station is likewise not immediately available, but is added to the dial later on.


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Got a question for you guys that migrate to CA in the Fall. What time of day do you unload out there? Reason I ask is that last year, and especially this Fall, seemed like the bees that were unloaded in the morning drifted terribly. Hives at the ends of rows and on the outside rows were blowing the lids off, while those in the middle (roughly an oval shape) were weak, still had a queen and brood, but short on bees. Anybody else seen this?
Going to try to have them unloaded in the future late afternoon/early evening to give them time to settle in overnight and hopefully get a little more oriented the next morning. Comments?


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And I do agree about the Blue Jays statement, they picked up all these guys most of them are injury proned.
Blue Jay fans will learn quick, you may spend like the Yankees, but you'll play like the Blue Jays...
Giants fan since the early 80s
One things almost certain:
AL East is going to be a tight race this year. I'm gonna guess all 5 of the teams finish within 10 games of each other.
edit - actually, I'm pretty sure toronto & boston are still gonna be pretty bad. lol
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It's too bad, I'm too good....
Haha, I'm just now following Baseball. I've just been taught to never root for the Red Sox . I've been to a White Sox game and a Cubs game when I lived in Illinois. It was so much fun.
Mood: WOOF!


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Living Hope is the work of Richard and Elaine Brunton. In response to the call of God following a trip to Africa in 1994 they began this ministry to build the church through equipping and supporting pastors and leaders, both in the UK and overseas.
Today Living Hope consists of a team of people in the UK and various other countries.
We pray that God's purposes will be fulfilled, and that His guidance will be followed. Support is greatly appreciated, through prayer and finance. One of the many things we do is make bibles available, please stand with us as we seek to build the Church of Jesus in some of the needier parts of the world.
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The Craziest Prom Scenes of All Time!
"I wore an off-white dress with gold sparkles, and gold sparkly shoes. I got my dress for a steal (just $80!) at Macy's because I used a coupon. I bought the shoes for $20 at Payless. Luckily, my dress didn't need alterations, so I also saved on that!
I also asked my aunt do my hair and makeup, which saved me a ton of money. My date, Chris, rented a black tux and vest that matched my dress—he used a coupon, too!"
"My friend Chris asked me by filling our friend's fish tank with Swedish Fish, my favorite candy. The sign said, "I 'fish' you would go to prom with me". It was really creative and cute!"
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Nominated for five Oscars and winner of Best Foreign Film, this French drama is a thing of perfection - but it's very hard to watch. It could equally well be called Mort (Death) or Declin (Decline) as Amour (Love). Michael Haneke, the award-winning Austrian film-maker who explores the darkness in life, takes an unflinching, exacting look not so much at ageing and death, but at the brutality of the decline that can precede it.
At 80-something, retired music teachers Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) lead a pleasant, cultured life in Paris until a debilitating illness changes everything. As he courageously cares for Anne, Georges must watch his still-beautiful wife degenerate physically and mentally in the face of pain, incapacity, indignity and the soul-destroying loss of all that makes life worth living.
Almost the entire film takes place in the couple's apartment, with wide shots and close-ups framing some excruciating scenes, as when Georges feeds Anne tiny mouthfuls and a nurse showers her. Haneke is forcing us to confront these realities in real time. In his lens, there is great compassion and empathy, but also a visceral brutality in his refusal to gloss over the horror.
A masterpiece that will be too raw for some.
Stars: 5/5
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert
Director: Michael Haneke
Rating: R13
Running time: 127 minutes
Amour is out now.


text: I live in Texas close to Dallas, and it's just starting to be less than 100 degrees daily. However, we don't get much of an autumn, and winter usually arrives with a sudden cold front so I'm wanting to get ready for winter. I've had my bees since May and they're doing great, but this is my first winter. I have a screened bottom that I'll need to cover, and I was wondering what else I needed to do and when I should put a solid bottom on? Is there a certain temperature when it becomes necessary to start insulating them, like below 60, something like that? I noticed most people who post are in the northern states so I haven't seen much info for the south. Thanks for any advice!


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just now got around to assembling the lower--
it does look to have some improvements to the old cav-arms design.
one of the things i like about it is so far ALL the mags i have tried have dropped free --no problem. the old cav had a few that wanted to stick a little when empty in the mag well-- the new design is much like a good metal in that regard.
still playing around with the trigger polishing--pretty soon it will be GTG!


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How to Take Better Pictures
Bryan Caporicci | Posted 11.20.2012 | Canada Travel
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Pictures help us share our experiences with others, help us tell stories and allow us to remember where we were at a specific point in our lives. Like any tool though, the camera only does what you tell it to do. To get you started, here are five tips to get you started and to help you take better pictures today.


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Hey all:
I'm in Parker, CO (near Denver).
I started 2 hives with nucs in late May. I didn't feed them anything, expecting them to populate the foundations themselves. In August I found that I had several empty (untouched) foundations and started feeding them.
I have fed the hives 4 gallons each of 1:1 syrup since August. I guess I achieved my goal as there are now more frames with comb and honey/syrup than before. The brood area is reduced to a half-frame here and a quarter frame there in both hives.
It is late September and freezing will start in a few weeks. It's already down to the mid to high 40s at night.
Since both of my hives appear to have 5-6 frames of capped honey and uncapped syrup in 10 frame deeps, should I put a 2nd deep on then keep feeding? Or should I overwinter in 1 deep that doesn't have a lot of room for brood?
I envision that I could take honey and uncapped syrup frames from the original deep and start the 2nd deep, then put empty foundations in the bottom deep. Is that advisable?
Thanks in advance for your experienced input!


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Playwriting M.F.A.
Summer 2017: June 19 – July 28
The Playwright's Lab at Hollins University is more than a traditional three-year degree program. It's like an intensive workshop/retreat or conference. It fosters inclusivity and collaboration, not exclusivity and competition. Students work with some of the most important names in new play development.
Degrees Offered
Playwriting M.F.A.
Students get their M.F.A. in three to five six-week summer sessions. You'll work with visiting professional faculty, artists-in-residence, and guest speakers, developing personal and professional relationships. This can lead to reading and production credits before graduation.
Certificate Programs
The Playwright's Lab features two professional certificate training programs that model best practices. These programs focus on the special skills required to work on new plays in production. They also pair playwrights with actors and directors in dynamic collaborations.
New Works Initiative
Playwright's Lab students have had readings and productions in major theatre centers. These include Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Manhattan. Smaller regional theatres in places like Roanoke and Burlington, Vermont, have also welcomed our students.
The New Works Initiative helps cover the cost of student readings/productions in legitimate theatres. This encompasses the playwright's travel expenses as well as production costs.
The initiative also makes it possible for student writers to work with guest professional directors. It supports their work as actors, dramaturgs, and designers on plays by important guest writers.
If you wish to support the New Works Initiative of the Playwright's Lab, you may do so online. Be sure to select "other" and designate that the gift is for the New Works Initiative.
Mill Mountain Theatre
MMT has been a major contributor to the performing arts in the Roanoke region for over 40 years. It provides a variety of production and reading opportunities for Playwright's Lab students. MMT also features a February Showcase written by one of the Playwright's Lab's M.F.A. students each year.
No Shame Theatre
No Shame is a weekly venue for new work that's part of a national network. It has launched some of American theatre's most important artists and groundbreaking plays. Guest artists and visiting faculty perform with Playwright's Lab students on the No Shame stage.
"I could not be happier with the M.F.A. playwriting program. The Hollins Playwright's Lab is one of the few low-residency programs in the country. My classmates were geniuses, and my instructors were working theatre professionals. At every step, I was challenged to create bigger and more unique work. Nearly every production or collaboration I've been part of for the last several years has come through a connection that I made or strengthened at Hollins."
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"All of a sudden everyone wants you to work for them when you get an M.F.A. Had to turn down two colleges wanting to get me in for the spring semester… I had to turn them down because my play was being directed by Bob Moss and going to New York City."
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Find out more details on applying
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- Summer 2017 tuition: $830 per credit hour, or $9,960 for the normal load of three four-credit courses.
- New students must pay a nonrefundable deposit of $400 within two weeks of their acceptance. Returning students must pay a nonrefundable deposit of $200 by May 15 (deposits credited toward summer tuition charges).
- Technology fee: $85/summer
- Housing: $1,175
- Health services: $30
Student scholarships are available. To apply for these, students must complete the FAFSA annually.
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How to Choose Your Fresh Face Mask
Our inventors spent years formulating each of our Fresh Face Masks with the most effective ingredients possible for the widest range of skin types possible. So don't sell yourself short and ignore their hard-earned knowledge! Take a few moments to figure out which mask fits your face. Consider the following statements and choose the most appropriate answer. Keep track of how many answers correspond to A, B or C and find out your results below!
In the past, face masks have left my skin:
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B- Irritated, red or inflamed
C- Without any visible results!
I'd like my chosen face mask to:
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C Tighten pores and fine lines or decrease puffiness around the eyes
You would describe your skin as:
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B- Moderately to extremely sensitive or easily irritated
C- Mature, dry or flaky
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A face mask with absorbent clays will work best for your oily or combination skin. Exfoliation is important for pores that get clogged easily, as are deep cleaning essential oils like tea tree to pull out impurities.
Mostly Bs
For your sensitive skin, look for ingredients that have a calming effect on irritation, like oats, vanilla, honey, eggs and calamine. It's important to avoid heavy exfoliation or stimulating oils like ginger, tea tree and witch hazel.
Mostly Cs
Tighten and firm the appearance of fine lines with ingredients like elderflower, witch hazel, fuller's earth and gingko leaf. Citrus fruits and green tea add a refreshing boost that brightens up dull looking areas.


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You get two sides in one with this dish—whole-grain barley along with crisp matchsticks of vitamin- and fiber-rich snap peas. Serve with roasted or grilled salmon or chicken.
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Serves 6
Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 30 min.
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Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add barley and cook, covered, for 10 to 12 minutes, or according to package directions. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
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