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MARIN OPPONENTS of Plan Bay Area showed up in force on the night of July 18 in Oakland to shout down the regional plan, which passed despite their efforts. While they succeeded at being loud, they were strikingly uninformed about the nine-county regional transportation and land use plan.
Many said, "Why don't you just leave us alone and let our towns decide on our own futures?" But someone has to do regional planning; not just to access nearly $80 billion in state and federal project funds, but also to coordinate the transportation facilities that make inter-county travel possible.
With a population of 7 million people in the Bay Area, rush-hour driving now means crawling in heavy traffic. We cannot build our way out of this — unhindered regional auto travel is no longer physically, financially or environmentally possible.
Instead, better transit service is needed if people are to conveniently travel outside their towns and counties.
Opponents of the regional plan act as if the future will take care of itself. Marin's own traffic congestion should be proof that growth without a well thought-out plan creates serious problems.
While the Pentagon Papers, Iran-Contra and NSA domestic surveillance are reasons for a healthy distrust of government, opponents of Plan Bay Area take that to a level approaching paranoia. They claim the U.N. is plotting to take away their guns and their property rights, and force them into high-density housing. They seem gripped by the fear that the regional plan will harm them personally.
I wonder where these bizarre ideas came from, and why people accept them so uncritically.
Perhaps the biggest misunderstanding is over local control. Nothing in the regional plan forces any jurisdiction to do anything. Regional agencies don't have the legal powers to make planning and zoning decisions.
(Yes, there are requirements to plan for affordable housing, but that is a state mandate, not a regional one.)
Local governments — not the regional agencies — defined the "Priority Development Areas," which are where they would like to locate future jobs and housing.
The state requires planning for housing for a growing population. The strategy of the Bay Area's regional plan is to concentrate the new housing in walkable communities with good transit, with these benefits:
It leaves existing single-family neighborhoods undisturbed.
It reduces future traffic, because new residents drive less.
It reduces emissions of air pollutants, including greenhouse gases.
It is economically feasible, because young adults and empty nesters want to live where they can walk to stores, cafes and restaurants.
It preserves open space.
Overzealous opponents seem to want to close the county's borders and freeze both time and the county's racial makeup. Yet the projected growth in population comes mostly from our own children and grandchildren, plus some of the people who will work here.
Santa Clara County is projected to have 26 times more housing growth than Marin, which is projected to have the lowest percentage growth of all the Bay Area counties. Yet Marin residents sent in more comments objecting to the regional plan than any other county.
These Marinites have vocalized their uniquely overwrought grievances in a series of combative public meetings.
With norms of respectful conduct out the window, anyone with opposing views faced a threatening mob mentality.
This oppressive behavior undermines the willingness of residents to participate in government, either as elected officials or community volunteers.
This is no way to solve problems. Managing inevitable growth requires rationality and a willingness to listen to others.
It's not an option to demand that the future not come to Marin.
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EL PASO, Texas - New information on the El Paso City Hall demolition.
ABC-7 spoke with the man hired to perform the implosion at approximately 9 a.m. on April 14, when several loud explosions will come from City Hall. In a matter of seconds, the building is expected to come tumbling to the ground to make way for the new Downtown Ballpark.
"It's going to be spectacular for the people there in town," said Mark Loizeaux, president of Controlled Demolitions Inc., out of Phoenix, Maryland, a company which has taken down about 8,000 structures over the past 60 years. "We have done all of the implosions, all of them, in Las Vegas, from the Stardust to the Landmark Towers."
In just 27 days, CDI and Loizeaux will be responsible for bringing down El Paso's City Hall, a structure he calls "strong and robust."
"The unique structural consideration with the building is the four corners," he said. "They have curved share walls that make reinforced concrete corners that provide the stiffening in the structure and as a result it doesn't have a poured concrete central elevator core like a lot of structures do."
Loizeauz said the key to bringing the building down is to keep it away from the railroad tracks. He said in order to do that the first blast will take place on the northeast corner of the building so it doesn't fall toward the railroad tracks.
"It will start on the northeast corner and work back progressively on an angle and then flatten out so that the southern end of the structure, which is closest to the railroad right of way, will be inclined inward," said Loizeaux, who expects the building to fall almost straight down. "I would say 95 percent of the debris will fall within the existing footprint of the building, but some material will sluff off a little bit to the east into the parking lot area."
He said if all goes as planned, there should be a pile of debris no more than 15 to 20 feet high above the Durango Street elevation.
"The building is going to be down in a matter of seconds and it's all over," he said. "Grant Mackay will move to clean up the dust, open up the streets and everything will get back to normal."
Loizeaux said although the building is "strong and robust," it won't take any more explosives than most to bring down. In fact, he said two men could carry in their arms the amount of explosives needed to drop the building. He added that the explosions won't be any louder than a 4th of July fireworks show, requiring people to be only about 1,500 feet back from the building.


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i have been searching and cant find any info on converting an h&k to belt fed. does anyone know much about this?
and also what is involved in shortining the barrel on one.
i thought about buying a 33 kit and shortining it and making it belt fed.
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i have been searching and cant find any info on converting an h&k to belt fed. does anyone know much about this?
and also what is involved in shortining the barrel on one.
i thought about buying a 33 kit and shortining it and making it belt fed.
The reason you can't find any info is because it's really expensive to go to HK beltfed ($1k just for the parts, if not more especially for the 5.56 parts), and there's really only about a dozen or so people in the US that really know how to do it. If you don't get it right you'll fuck it up and end up with a pile of parts.
My advise is buy one already made by a reputable gunsmith. Don't try this one on your own it's not worth it and your build (should you ever finish it) won't be worth anything.
sounds like a cool idea. I think everybody wants a Hk21.
Did H&K ever make a belt-fed 5.56 model 33 ???
Does P.O.F. have the needed parts ???
well i guess the 53 is just a short barrel version of the 33. i have seen belt fed 53's and the kits for a 33 are kinda affordable. so i thought about making a 53 (just shorten the 33) but i really want something belt fed (but kinda cheap if there is such a thing as a cheap belt fed).
see i figure if i start out building a 53 (sbr stamp an all) i could look into the belt fed option and maybe do the next one as a belt fed.
i just cant find any info at all. no diagrams, parts etc or anything.:frown:
Good luck on that project. IF you can find parts, you may not be able to afford them. IF you can afford them, you'll most likely have to fabricate at least some of the parts on your own, including replaceable barrels.
At the end of the day you'll still have a kit build that won't have any value in the HK world, so you'll never be able to get your money out of it since it won't have been built from enchanted black forest steel by teutonic gnomes.
The beltfed HK in 5.56 is called the HK23E, a 5.56 version of their HK21E SAW. AFAIK, the only beltfed HKs other than these factory models were the Fleming built HK51s that were belt fed using 21E feed systems. The 21E could be converted to the 11E designation that took box magazines, the feed system was sorta modular and could be swapped back and forth on the same receiver. This meant you could at least theoretically find the feed system for sale minus the rest of the gun. The HK23E/HK73 variant may be similar? If not, you're looking at buying an HK23E kit just to rob it of parts.
wow! i want one. that looks cheaper then an hk. thank you for the links kernel.


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A common blood test, the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test reveals important information about how well your kidneys and liver are working. A BUN test measures the amount of urea nitrogen that's in your blood.
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A creatinine test reveals important information about your kidneys.
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If your kidneys aren't functioning properly, an increased level of creatinine may accumulate in your blood. A serum creatinine test measures the level of creatinine in your blood and gives you an estimate of how well your kidneys filter (glomerular filtration rate). A creatinine urine test can measure creatinine in your urine.
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A urine microalbumin test is a test to detect very small levels of a blood protein (albumin) in your urine. A microalbumin test is used to detect early signs of kidney damage in people who have a risk of kidney disease.
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The trainride from Oruro to Tupiza was great. I talked to many other travelers, cause that's the easiest step to make when you are traveling alone. Just simlply "Hey! Where are you from?" and there you are, a new breakfastfriend, or trainfriend.
On the ride I met 2 families, a worker from La Paz, and 2 couples this way. The couples and I ended up going to the same hostel, and sharing a daytrip together. It was amazing.... a part sightseeing by jeep, then a part hiking, and a final part horsebackriding (oh how do I miss that!)
On the way back to the beginningpoint our guide made me switch horses and I got to ride a passionate 3-year old stallion. He loved running but I had to hold him back because the other horses would just follow (and for most of the others it was the first time riding). But oh how I felt I miss riding! Made me remember how it felt to run on the beach on a horse, so fast, so one with nature.
I also met up with Erik, the only couchsurfer of Tupiza, twice. We got a beer and dinner. And yes I found the very first non-malt beer I liked! The best beer of Bolivia he says (and I must agree), and hard to find. El Huari. We had great conversations and he explained many cultural differences... which makes questions I had about encounters with other bolivians fall into place... So interesting!
For example, probably the whole of South America has a machisimo culture. When I want to pay something for a guy, they have a really really hard time with that. Also, you can't say no, to anything. If you really need to say no you have to start with an apology, and it better be good :) Therefor also, when people are drinking, nobody says no to a next round of beer :) AND you all drink together, every time
Traveling alone creates all kinds of heartwarming situations. When people ask me if I am viajando solita (often multiple times a day), they are always very surprised when I answer yes. I wonder what they think, maybe they don't understand why I would want to do this, or they feel sorry for me and don't realise the advantages. I have never seen so many babies and very young pregnant people as here, it's the norm, having a big family and starting this very young.But I was in a local restaurant, eating a great almuerzo, and 2 older local men at the table next to me ordered a big bottle of Fanta, and gave me also a glass of it, just like that. Such a nice gesture :)
But I start really liking this, just me myself and I, and often new people. Nobody to decide for me, nobody to hide behind.
I urgently need to blog more, next: The Salt flats! Finally I saw them, on a 4-days tour, with mindblowing nature... Will be continued, soon... I have been traveling extremely slow but the next 2 weeks will be a big catch-up to that, just stay tuned! :)


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I first heard of premixing AquaMira from BPL, back when they sold dropper bottles from the BPL store. I was intrigued, but continued to mix one batch at a time. I carried extra mixing caps to mix multiple batches.
In 2010, I met a couple thru-hiking the PCT. They began their thru-hike using a filter, switched to AquaMira around Kennedy Meadows and soon tired of waiting five minutes before adding it to their water. They began premixing a whole set of AquaMira into the empty bottles from the previous set. As we hiked along together, they could scoop and treat water on the go while I was encumbered with the mixing and waiting process. Anecdotally, they hadn't gotten sick and I began to consider premixing.
In 2011, Mike Clelland published his book "Ultralight Backpackin Tips" in which he describes premixing a day's (or weekend; I can't remember) supply of AquaMira. This additional encouragement led me to trying the practice.
I tried premixing a day's supply but was still curious about premixing more which lead me to testing the parts per million concentrations of Chlorine Dioxide in water treated with premixed AquaMira.
I purchased Chlorine Dioxide test strips formulated to measure 1 to 10 parts per million.
Next I premixed approximately 30 doses of AquaMira in an empty AquaMira bottle.
Over the next 33 days I compared the ppm concentration of Chlorine Dioxide in water treated with freshly mixed AquaMira against water treated with the premix.
I can only speculate why the CLO2 ppm in the premix was often greater than the CLO2 ppm in the fresh mix. Perhaps the fresh mix 'off-gassed' enough CLO2 during the 5 minute waiting period to account for the difference.
Although not unexpected, I can only speculate why the premixed ppm dropped off. Was it because of the passage of time or did it 'off-gas' each time the bottle was opened? There are a lot of variables unaccounted for: temperature, humidity, wind, atmospheric pressure, exact drop size, etc.
Typical results: Strip on right indicates greater CLO2 ppm than strip on left.
Hope this was interesting.Apr 2, 2013 at 7:40 pm #1972182
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Nice write-up. Thanks for performing the experiment.May 8, 2013 at 2:47 pm #1984521
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This is an elegant experiment. Well done. A corollary study could be done adding a known quantity of coliform bacteria (e.g. E. coli) to sterile water and seeing which method killed more bacteria. I may try this with my own preferred water treatment, a UV pen.May 14, 2013 at 5:22 pm #1986119
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I have always limited myself to a single day of pre-mix. From what I understand the manufacturer wont even comment on anything but mixing for immediate use. This is really interesting. Thanks!Sep 26, 2013 at 1:18 am #2028395
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I've had the same question for a while when it comes to premixing Aquamira.
It's nice that you did this test, but I suspect that your test strips might be too sensitive to actually tell you anything relevant, and this is probably why you are getting sort of weird results.
1 – 10 parts per million is an exceedingly small concentration of Chlorine Dioxide. I'm not sure what the exact concentration of chlorine dioxide is in the mixed (activated) Aquamira solution, but my guess is that it is at least several orders of magnitude higher than 10 ppm.
As such, you could have nearly all of the original chlorine dioxide break down through natural chemical decay over time and still get a positive result on your strip.
For example, if the initial activated solution is even 1% chlorine dioxide (1 part per hundred), then you would still get a positive reading on those strips even if there was only one ten-thousandth of the original chlorine dioxide present.
Is this making sense?
Part of the reason that I'm dubious of your conclusions is because it's already been pretty well established in the scientific literature that chlorine dioxide is a fairly short-lived chemical when exposed to the environment at room temperature.
One study pegged the half-life of chlorine dioxide in a municipal water supply at 93 minutes:
Assuming that this is relatively accurate, it would mean that after your activated Aquamira solution sits around for only 4 hours and 39 minutes, there will only be about 12.5% of the original chlorine dioxide left.
For all these reasons, I think that real test needed here is one that probes the exact concentration of chlorine dioxide in the activated solution over time. I'd really love to see that curve, but it would take a full chemistry lab to get this result.
I know McNett (maker of Aquamira) has this data, but I'm sure for legal reasons they aren't sharing it with consumers. Frustrating…Sep 26, 2013 at 6:14 am #2028418
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I agree with Derek… The target concentration for Aqua Mira is roughly 5 ppm in the 1 liter of water after adding the mix to it. This means that the mix is closer to 5000 ppm, assuming you make about 1 mL to treat 1L (which may not be exact but is reasonably close.) That's way above the range of your test strips. You need to add the recommended dose to 1L of water and measure the ClO2 concentration in the water with your strips at each data point.Sep 26, 2013 at 10:34 am #2028539
Thanks Derek and Andrew.
"Over the next 33 days I compared the ppm concentration of Chlorine Dioxide 'in water treated with' freshly mixed AquaMira against 'water treated with' the premix."
I should have made this clearer by saying that each day I mixed the solutions with 1 liter of water per the Aqua Mira instructions to attain the target 5ppm.
The test strips with a range of 1 to 10ppm were just right!
In regards to one study pegging the half-life of chlorine dioxide in a municipal water supply at 93 minutes:
I don't doubt a short half life after diluting to 5ppm, however, I believe that the 10000 ppm premix concentration (.5ml per L water = 5ppm) in a closed container is much more stable and therefore has a much longer half life than after diluting to 5ppm in water.
I hope this helped.Sep 26, 2013 at 10:42 am #2028543
Andrew FMember
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Ok Lance, that makes more sense, sorry for not reading more carefully. Do you have actual #s for what the measured premix concentration was each day instead of just greater than, less than, or equal?
A few of my coworkers have PhD's in physical chemistry. I have no knowledge of the chemistry of how ClO2 is produced from either the tabs or mix bottles, but if we have any intelligent questions (or maybe a paper I could reference?) I would be happy to talk to them. We also make a few gas analyzers that measure HCl concentrations but I am not sure if there's any way to use that for detection of ClO2.Sep 26, 2013 at 10:53 am #2028548
Sorry Andrew, I chose not to record actual ppm numbers. The 'color charts' on two different vials of test strips weren't quite the same. Also, after researching clo2 test strips, I concluded they weren't accurate enough for specific numbers, but fine for comparison between two tests using strips from the same batch. The cost of a more accurate clo2 test kit using liquid chemicals was too expensive for me.
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I did play around with 2.5ppm and 10ppm and could see the difference on the test strips. The color on the strips after wetting faded noticeable over a few minutes, so I did the comparison strips simultaneously (within a few seconds of each other).
-LanceSep 26, 2013 at 6:07 pm #2028690
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The chemistry isnt real straight forward. You can have multiple chlorine ionic species present. Without knowing what the test strips are responding to, its hard to say what is really being measured. I suppose I could figure it out, but Im too lazy.
However, I can say I think there is a big difference mixing a small amt of the AM in an open cup, and a large amount in a more closed container. I think quite a bit escapes during the 5 min wait time time in the open container when you follow directions.
This is part of the issue with certifying the drops as a purifier with the EPA, very hard to control the final resulting concentration.
I have mixed it by putting drops directly into the small black 3ml dropper, putting the lid on and shaking. If you do this, it comes out more concentrated it seems. The yellow tinge of the treated water is noticably darker, and the taste is stronger. I really think that mixing a bunch directly in the little black vial (with limited air exposure/volume ratio) results in a noticeablly stronger than intended premix. It has been hard to drink the water before due to the taste, especially if seal the top and shake to mix.
Sometimes when the premix is added after doing this way, the water will have a smoke haze above it when the drops hit it.
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The program is promoted through banner ads on diabetes sites and search engine optimization, in doctor's offices and pharmacies. All of the firm's branded efforts in the category, including its Diabetes in a New Light campaign with Paula Deen for Victoza and FlexPen promotions featuring Charlie Kimball, funnel patients into Cornerstones4Care. Novo Nordisk has also worked with Wego Health and other networks to tap their patient communities. The company is weighing the pros, cons and cant's of building its own diabetes peer-to-peer networking site under the Cornerstones4Care banner, but concerns about reporting requirements and other, frequently ill-defined regulatory obligations are daunting, and the value-add isn't clear yet.
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A follow-on from an earlier Novo Nordisk site, Keeping Well With Diabetes, Cornerstones4Care launched in 2010 for patients with Type 2 diabetes, and information on Type 1 diabetes was added last year.
"From a patient perspective, they're almost two different disease states," says Gina Gallagher, senior manager, patient marketing at Novo, "in that medications and motivations for lifestyle changes are so different across the two populations."
The content on the site is organized around four "key pillars"—healthy eating, exercise, adherence and self-management, "which is really what this is all about," according to West. "It's about giving the patient the information, the tools, the resources so that they're educated about the disease state, so that they feel empowered to take control, so that the disease no longer controls them."
The aim is to touch patients at "Ah-hah moments," turning points in the treatment continuum—moments when, says Gallagher, "they're ready and need to be talking about changing their diet or even moving on from an oral to an injectable product."
A separate Novo Nordisk unbranded effort, "Ask. Screen. Know," is aimed at general awareness-raising and promoting diabetes screening.
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"It's a unique area," says Michael, "because these patients, even though they don't have the direct interaction, they're much more educated than most disease states we've worked in, and they're always looking for new information."
Even in a disease state like CF, segmentation is key. Live2Thrive's content varies by age and stage of the disease.
"Obviously, the tone we're speaking to them in changes as they age, but also, the disease progresses and the kind of support they need changes over time," says Marcia Goddard, EVP, creative director at Aptalis' agency partner on Live2Thrive, McCann Torre Lazur.
The goal, says Michaels, is to ultimately be able to share that data on prescriptions filled and educational content viewed with physicians, social workers and dieticians in CF clinics which would otherwise see the patient only four times per year.
"Yes, we're trying to reach out to patients directly from a marketing and a patient education standpoint, but looping in those healthcare providers is really the end goal," says Michael.
"Social media is a disruptive technology," says Wendy White, founder and president of Siren Interactive, an RM firm focused on the rare disease space. "It allows people to engage in new and different ways and presents both challenges and opportunities. Right now, there's transparency of company pipelines, which means that a lot of the patients in the disease space we work in know exactly what's in the pipelines. They have very empowered and educated patients and families and of course, there's a global use of social media and everybody's sharing info across country lines. So it's particularly messy and organic and global and fluid, and it's allowing this fracturing of the advocacy landscape. There's an opportunity for brands to step in and, if they do it the right way, to be the aggregator of information and bring all these different factions together using social media."
Programs like Live2Thrive and Connect4Care are focused on patients, but they give reps something to talk about besides the same old data.
"It's also another speaking point for reps," says Erika Heigef, director of health education at agency HealthEd. "When they're going in to talk with physicians and healthcare teams around their product, they can also talk about patient support, and that's a huge value-add. Doctors have little time with patients. So physicians almost see it as an extension of their healthcare services because one, they're prescribing this medication, but they're also offering support and education they may not be able to offer if they only have 15 minutes with the patient." Plus, it's a morale-booster for the field force.
"In a disease state like [CF], the sales force is really motivated to be able to provide this to the community, and because it's meaningful, there's such a higher level of involvement than there is in just doing a sample drop," says Tatiana Lyons, SVP, director of client services at McCann Torre Lazur.
Says Stephen Wray, CEO of relationship marketing agency Cadient: "Marketers should be asking themselves: Is the consumer attempting to obtain condition information prior to a doctor visit? Are they considering their treatment options following a diagnosis? Or are they seeking support as a user of the brand? Those are three different experiences in three different contexts, and the user should be able to get to the most relevant information with relative ease. And today we should be able to design an experience across channels and platforms that meets those needs. Digital certainly provides us with a greater latitude of options to accomplish that."


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Rock Hill Honey Bee Farms will host a Beekeeping class on March 26 and April 2, 2011 with lunch included. Class is limited to 25 students. We will also hold two, three day Queen Rearing classes in June 2011 exact date TBD. At both classes, we will have take aways including handouts, and practical use items.
Email email@example.com for a registration form and to reserve a date for the beekeeping course. Cost is $95.00 and includes materials, take aways and lunch. Course is hands on and classroom. Must provide a veil or beesuit to participate.
If you want to be added to the list for the Queen rearing course, please email me as course will be limited to 25 students. Students will be provided handouts in a three ring binder, cell bars, grafting tools, and possibly queen cells to take back with them at the end of the course. Price has not yet been determined. Hotel accomodations are less than three miles from the training location and there is an abundance of restaurants in this area.


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#FriskyFriday: November 22nd 2013
Be thankful for #FriskyFriday.

With a week to go before Thanksgiving, we thought it was time to start thinking of what we are truly thankful for. Without a doubt, right up near the top of the list is #FriskyFriday.
Every week Playboy asks Playmates, models and random hot girls to submit their sexiest photos via Twitter using the hashtag #FriskyFriday. They then filter through the girls to see which ones encompass the Playboy brand the best. Those who make the cut will make it to this page and are one step closer to becoming the weekly #FriskyFriday winner judged by the staff at Playboy!
If you are on Twitter, be sure to follow @PlayboyDotCom to check out our favorite photos being tweeted out. If you're not on Twitter, fear not! Refresh this page throughout the day to catch the best of the best #FriskyFriday tweets.
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Nicholas Jones' excitement is turbocharged on a jet boat ride
Jet boating the Gold Coast is a strange mixture of speed-induced adrenaline, and an eye-opening guided tour of the area's backwater opulence.
One minute we are tearing along the Broadwater waterways, the next slowly cruising past the backyards of the multimillion-dollar mansions that line Sovereign Island. Our skipper and guide Jamie points out one particularly large mansion as belonging to mining magnate Clive Palmer.
A huge super-yacht moored alongside the home is worth $6.2 million, we are told, and was given to the mining magnate's daughter on her 15th birthday. There are more disbelieving groans from the group when we pass another property's living room windows. Its indoor waterfall, we are told, runs 24/7, despite the property being unoccupied most of the year.
Then it's back to the business of jet boating. Paradise Jet Boating get their boats from New Zealand, with the newest a turbocharged beast which can reach speeds of 89km/h fully loaded with 22 passengers and the skipper.
It's thrilling enough travelling in a straight line at those speeds, but the real screaming starts when we sharply turn into 360 degree spins, drenching those on the outside seats. After each spin almost everyone is laughing maniacally, and we are still coming to terms with what we've just experienced when the motors roar again.
Though there are no Queenstown canyon walls to play chicken with a la the Shotover Jet, there are sandbanks, with Jamie - who races drift cars in his spare time - sliding the boat at full speed over just centimetres of water.
The tour resumes as we cruise slowly through the Moreton Bay Marine Park. The boats spotted dolphins yesterday, and there are often wallabies along the beaches of South Stradbroke Island. We settle for a lone pelican and a break from the white-knuckle speeds and stunts.
But it was never going to end on a creepy bird. We are back at top speed heading toward the finishing point of the 35km circuit when Jaime spots a large motor yacht coming in the opposite direction - and its considerable wake.
As those on the yacht look on with startled faces we begin our final 360-degree spin right before hitting their wake, and are launched clear of the water mid-spin. One of two young Japanese women - who turned up in high heels and immaculate makeup and hair, but is now drenched - is thrown from the row behind us and into our backs before falling back to her seat, laughing the whole way.
The tour offers a new perspective of the GC and thrills to beat the theme parks - just make sure to pack a change of clothes.
Wet appetite
A 55-minute Broadwater Adventure premium ride costs $79.
Nicholas Jones was a guest of Gold Coast Tourism Corporation.


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Mission Journal: Hope in Pakistan
For the last decade, Pakistan has been one of the world's most dangerous countries for the media. At least 46 journalists have been killed, 24 of them murdered for the "crime" of covering the intelligence services, the Taliban, separatists in Baluchistan, or the criminal underworld. The result is a legacy of self-censorship and fear among the Pakistan press; critical stories go unreported.


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The Pick Up: Friends with Benefits
Friends with benefits can be great for both people, just keep her and your expectations in check.
Model: Tierra Lee
We all know that woman who might be dynamite in bed, but she wouldn't make a great girlfriend. Or maybe she would, but you're not looking for a relationship right now.
The solution? Friends with benefits, of course
Myths about Friends with Benefits
A lot of guys think that most women don't want a friends-with-benefits situation. That's completely wrong. Most women will enjoy a friends-with-benefits situation with the right man, as long as she knows that's what you want and she feels that it is her choice.
Of course, the challenge is in balancing letting her "know what you want" but also making her feel that being friends with benefits is her choice. You can be very clear about what you want by saying, "This is just sex, right?" but she'll feel devalued, as if she's good enough for you to sleep with but not good enough for you to date.
On the other hand, you can't really make it her choice, because she might choose a relationship with you. Or she might feel that as a woman, she is "supposed" to want a relationship. Either way, it's not the best way to get a friends-with-benefits thing going.
So what do you do? Simple…speak to her in her own language. When women talk, they rarely let the conversation get awkward or uncomfortable — they use signals and hints. They do this for a lot of reasons, but one is so that feelings don't get hurt. You can do the same.
Most of these signals come subtly when you first meet and attract her. If you're high energy, tease and joke around a lot, even flirt with other women and compliment her look, she's unlikely to think that you want a relationship. But if you talk about what you have in common, make vague future plans (e.g., "that's a great movie…we have to watch it together sometime,") and build a solid emotional connection, then she might think of you more as a potential boyfriend than a friend with benefits.
One of the best ways to set expectations I've heard comes from Braddock, a fellow Love Systems instructor. Once things get going in the bedroom, he says something in a joking tone, like, "Wait…we can't do this…[she asks why]…you're the 'what are we?' girl, aren't you? And then we're going to be all awkward, and that sucks because you're pretty cool."
It's pretty funny when you use it — if she's into you, she'll rush to assure you that she's cool, she's not the "what are we?" girl — and also that she got the message that this is for fun, not a relationship. No matter what you want with a woman — a long-term relationship, a one-night stand, dating multiple women at once or friends with benefits — set expectations before you sleep with her the first time.
Now, you're not completely out of the woods yet. She might assume that what started as friends with benefits can "evolve" into a traditional relationship. To make sure this doesn't happen, make sure that your actions are unambiguously "friends with benefits."
DO see other women. Whether you mention this to her or not (and if you and she are friends with benefits, you don't have to), your natural behaviors and subcommunications will be a lot better with her. While you're at it, why not suggest a threesome sometime? DON'T see her more than once per week. DO keep your conversations with her light and funny and positive. You should not be discussing each other's deepest issues. DON'T do "dates" with her. Having a few beers together and grabbing pizza before hooking up is fine, but taking her to a romantic movie will give her mixed messages.
Oh, and one last thing — be discreet. If it gets out that you talk about who you sleep with, you're going to get a lot fewer offers in the future!
About the Author
Nick Savoy is President of Love Systems — the worldwide dating edge for men. Check out the Love Systems searchable dating advice archive for hundreds of articles on how to get girls and how to set up and maintain the relationship you want.


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Tanner Round Side Table - Bronze finish
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The glass-topped Tanner Round Side Table keeps a room open and light. Its round shape fits easily in tight corners, and it's also a great fit in smaller spaces. An open design makes it perfect for showcasing collectibles.
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- Hand finished in rust resistant bronze on all sides.
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- Maximum Weight Capacity (shelf): 20 pounds
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Kaiser Permanente in Pleasanton Marks Milestone
Original post made by D. Erickson, another community, on Jun 17, 2013
Kaiser Pleasanton opened April 11, 1983 in what was then a sparsely populated area of Pleasanton. It was surrounded by Stoneridge Mall and not much else. The Medical Offices opened with just 13 physicians. Now, the medical office employs 500-600 staff and physicians serving thousands of Kaiser Permanente members.
"Pleasanton is a vibrant, healthy community and Kaiser Permanente is part of that vibrant city," said Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne during the presentation. "Thanks to Kaiser Permanente for creating a local health community; good health impacts everyone."
Other key leaders in attendance included members of the Pleasanton City Council and local Chamber of Commerce. Several retired physicians who helped launch the opening of the Pleasanton Medical Offices were also on hand.
Attendees were treated to lunch as the local award winning Foothill High School Jazz Band played. Attendees were also asked to sign a memory board to commemorate the milestone.
Kareen Knowles, associate medical group administrator, acknowledged the crowd and the future work force. "Thank you everyone for delivering high quality patient care. This is the best place to work and receive healthcare. And thank you to the 18 students from the five Tri-Valley high schools -- four of whom are KP babies -- who were with us this year through their ROP program. They are our health care professionals of tomorrow."
Eileen Caviglia, RN, has worked for Kaiser Permanente for 36 years and has seen many changes since the Pleasanton Medical Offices first opened. "Oh yeah, we had charts. Paper charts! And those pneumatic tubes that would always get stuck!" she said laughing. "But the caring. That has never changed. The people, patients and staff are like family."
"It is very satisfying to see how we have grown our services here in Pleasanton and how we are now growing our quality of services and the patient experience," remarked Dr. William Lide, dermatologist.
Dr. Ted Boroian, retired former physician-in-charge at the site, agreed. "This is not about a building, but rather the people and patients; the wonderful, understanding, patient and smart people who put an emphasis on service. Our dedication to service is what makes this facility special."
"I am inspired by the care and compassion that we see here today" said Dr. Kahn during her closing remarks." I am proud to be in Pleasanton and look forward to the next 30 years."
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 4:54 pm
Yes, I joined as soon as I could because I had been told there would also be a hospital for us in the near future. Yes, that was 3 decades ago. Instead, Livermore became MORE OFFICES ! ! and 30 years later, the tri-valley has more than tripled, and STILL NO hospital.
Yet, whenever some procedure is needed or heaven forbid hospital services, off to Walnut Creek or Antioch! Since around half the population lives alone, senior citizens have to find a ride. Walnut Creek is a bit different than to stoneridge Kaiser, or Valley Care, or Cedarwood. Try and find a ride to Walnut Creek. Oh, driver has to sign you in and out as well!!
I am please with my local care.....but if it's too important, then it becomes difficult. Asking somebody for a 4-6 hour span, or like eyes, go back next day, and you can't drive. It's just unbelievable Kaiser build us TWO clinics and zero hospitals.
All retirement books tell seniors to settle NEAR medical services. well, Kaiser, I get older by the day, and I don't see any hospital. Yet, I don't get discounted premiums for my PARTIAL service.
a resident of Birdland
on Jun 17, 2013 at 6:39 pm
I understand kaiser has purchased land in Dublin and will be building a hospital there.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:41 pm
Good news!
a resident of Amador Estates
on Jun 18, 2013 at 1:08 pm
Yeh, the lack of a Kaiser hospital nearby has been a real pain in the ###. Aside from a typical doctor appointment, everything else has to be done in the Walnut Creek hospital. I debate dropping Kaiser every year because of that. Although, any time I've needed to go to the ER, I just go to Valley Care here in Pleasanton and Kaiser picks up the tab. In an emergency situation, who can wait 30 minutes to get to Walnut Creek and probably another 30 minutes looking for a place to park.
a resident of Livermore
on Jun 21, 2013 at 12:08 pm
I always refer folks in need of Emergency medical care to Kaiser ER.
ESPECIALLY undocumented residents!
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Earl Clark is terrible.. Goudelock is terrible.... Duhon is beyond terrible.. There 2-15 outside the paint
And can't get the post in, and Morris misses a layup.. Crazy
Earl Clark is terrible.. Goudelock is terrible.... Duhon is beyond terrible.. There 2-15 outside the paint
And can't get the post in, and Morris misses a layup.. Crazy
Oh my god, if i watch any more of this lakers game, i'm gonna think i gotta chance in the NBA..lol
the once great and mighty lakers have just about fallen. nash and kobe are on their last legs and gasol will be 33 in july. they don't seem to have any great young players. all that there's left is howard.
dantoni is a horrible coach what did you expect. he has shown no ability whatsoever to adjust his "system" to his personnel. he couldn't make amare and shaq work, he couldn't make melo and amare work... and this year he couldn't make dwight and gasol work. he's a one trick pony coach.
The lakers were alot better tonight once Dwight Howard got tossed and they didn't have to deal with having a guy miss a gazillion FT's while waiting forever for him to get positon and then get it to em, and guy comes down and he has to pass it out with like 3-4 secs on the clock and they end up with a long range jumper kinda rushed...
I would not want Dwight Howard on the knicks at all..
Mad Funny, Andrew Bogut has thrown down 2 ridiculous powerful dunks, one pretty much on that punk McGee, and then on other end they throw Mcgee a alley oop dunk, a easy one, and he missed it, right after the bogut dunk..lol Crowd loved it! The last game, McGee got into it with Bogut..
jesus, is there anyone on the warriors who misses???lol My god! Denver is gonna lose this series i think... Th
man, i'd be pissed if i was george karl.. Mad hail mary type almost impossible passes and its costing em mad possesions.. Iguodola is not the brightest bulb in the box, thats for sure.. I think the diffrence is not only shooting, but the warriors have smart players, and the nuggets remind me of a street team, that just dosen't have the same smarts.. Guys like Curry, Jack, Bogut, are all smart, while guys like Iguodola, McGee, Brewer, are not...
Make that 3 insane dunks by Bogut who is making Doofus i mean Kofus look like a child..lol Dang, i wanted a good game tonight, but the nuggets don't even look like they can hang at all.. The warriors are gonna give the thunder alot of trouble without Westbrook, i can tell you that much..
another Bogut Gorilla Dunk..!!


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Name: Allen Persons
Title: Public Works Director
Where: Village of Plainfield, Ill.
Population: 40,000
What: 40 employees provide street maintenance, traffic control, water quality, wastewater collection and treatment, and storm sewer maintenance.
Operating budget: $20 million
Capital budget: $5 million
When Allen Persons began working for Plainfield, the village water system was out of compliance and seven public works employees served 2,500 residents from an old garage with no indoor plumbing.
They've come a long way in 25 years. Today, 40 employees serve almost 40,000 residents out of a new 75,000-square-foot facility, and an $18 million North Wastewater Treatment Facility expansion undertaken in 2008 is enabling the village to meet ever-greater industrial demand while remaining in regulatory compliance.
During high school in the farming community of Oswego, Ill., Persons worked part time for the Aurora Sanitary District repairing wastewater pumps. He decided to pursue a career in public works. After graduating from Southern Illinois University, he joined Plainfield's staff as a water/wastewater operator. He was promoted to chief operator, superintendent of the water/wastewater division, and finally to director of public works for 15 years.
Like Persons, many of his team members began in entry-level positions and worked their way up, gaining new skills, degrees, and certifications along the way. He helped by encouraging employees to get involved in the American Public Works Association Chicago Chapter's Southwest Branch. Two have held nine executive positions in the association.
"A new generation of field employees not only provides outstanding service; they continue to improve their skills," Persons says. "If you think our new facility, Lake Michigan Water Pumping Station, or 200 miles of new roadways are cool, just wait until you meet our staff. They're the best in our business."


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LeGarrette Blount (knee) was not at Bucs practice Thursday.

The Bucs have essentially admitted that they don't expect Blount to play in Sunday's game against the Saints. Earnest Graham is expected to carry the load, with Kregg Lumpkin mixing in on some passing downs. The Bucs have a bye in Week 8 looming, meaning Blount could be held out in Week 7 as well.

They need him badly after they got absolutely punked by the 49ers this past week.
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With the Saints in town I don't think it will matter...


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The end of IGF? Mulling on its point and pointlessness
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, 30 November 2009
It's not easy to find the funds to get to the remote five-star locations the Internet Governance Forum thrives in. Women, people of colour, people with disabilities, indigenous people, poor people were conspicous in their abscence or low numbers. The IGF has no decision-making authority. However, there are few international policy fora where you can participate without having to slash through a forest of red tape and protocol. And decision-power or not, the IGF does have an impact on how the internet is run through the persuasive power of multistakeholder dialogue. Jac sm Kee sums up the IGF.Full article at http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=f--e--1&x=96347