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On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:04:14 +0100, Dott. Paolo Grillo <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > I have run the program -profhap- both in Stata Version 8.2 and Version > 7, but in any case I received (after ten minutes of program running) the > follow messagge: > > *variable z_ not found > r(111);* > > I would ask why and how I can resolve this error. > I did not have any problem with "hapipf" program. > Thank in advance > Paolo Grillo > > PS: I wrote to Adrian Mander (the author of the program), but his email > firstname.lastname@example.com, that I found at the end of the program > itself, is not active anymore, I guess I can't offer any insight in the cause and/or solution of this error, however I do know that Adrian Mander now works for Glaxo-Smithkline (after seeing him give a talk recently) A search of the Statalist archives reveals an alternative email address, whether its currently valid I do not know, see... http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2004-03/msg00682.html HTH's Neil * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
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I'm having a little trouble wrapping my mind completely around the perspective projection and the relationship to the view plane. A little background:
- I'm working on a 3D Software Renderer.
- I'm reading Lengyel's "Mathematics for 3D Game Programming and Computer Graphics" (I've added a link at the end to a preview in Google Books, has a good chunk of what I'm reading at least, pp. 111 and on.)
[ 1 0 0 0 ]
[ 0 1 0 0 ]
[ 0 0 1 0 ]
[ 0 0 1/e 1 ]
Where e is the distance to the view-plane(focal length) as a function of the horizontal FOV.
This would correctly project points/vertices, but would not perform any clipping.
I know that the OpenGL projection matrix transforms all of the points into homogeneous clip-space (transforming the view-frustum to a cuboid), and makes clipping to the frustum much more simple. (The matrix can be seen on pp. 124 linked below, labeled Mfrustum)
I also see how the focal length determines the normals from the frustum planes, as well as the aspect ratio's role in the frustum plane normals.
What I don't understand completely, is that, both e(focal length) and the aspect ratio seem to have no contribution to the perspective projection matrix. Is the actual projection a final step after transforming to clip-space (and doing the clipping)? Is OpenGL doing something extra behind the scenes? (recall, I'm working on a software renderer) More over, what is the view-plane's relation to the view-frustum?
I hope my question makes sense, if not I will be happy to rephrase or elaborate. I appreciate and knowledge you can share.
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It has been a very long time since our last FairPoint update, but you can rest assured that the North Carolina-based landline provider's downward slide has continued, as the company attempts to restructure its way out of crushing debt through bankruptcy-court protection. Here are a few gems from the past few months.
First up, and most recently, on August 5, MAINE TAXPAYERS GAVE FAIRPOINT A $1.1 MILLION GIFT, when Maine Revenue Services agreed to accept just shy of $400,000 as payment "in full" of a $1.5 million tax bill the company owed the state.
But new math appears to be the way, as the COMPANY'S ACTUAL VALUE IS IN SERIOUS DOUBT. In its October 2009 bankruptcy filing, the company claimed its assets, as of June 2009, were $3.236 billion, with debts of $3.234 billion. An independent valuation of the company, however, set its total worth at between $1.8 billion and $2.1 billion. In another filing, FairPoint says its northern New England assets are worth $1.2 billion — far less than the $2.3 billion the company paid (including $1.7 billion in actual cash), to Verizon to take over landline service in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, a takeover that was delayed several times before finally becoming effective at the end of 2008.
Also, ITS BUSINESS MODEL IS FAILING. The bankruptcy filing is clear: "FairPoint has been unable to attain the performance levels it projected at the time of the acquisition" of Verizon's northern New England business. In 2008, 8.5 percent of customers who had been with FairPoint before the merger cut their landlines. That's pretty bad, but customers who joined FairPoint in the Verizon switch left even more quickly: 12.3 percent of them bailed in 2008 alone, according to court documents. That's a big increase from the 7.3 percent subscriber loss Verizon experienced in 2007, which FairPoint's plan had projected it would beat (meaning lower losses, not higher).
The COMPANY HAS TROUBLE FORESEEING THE FUTURE in other ways, too. Beyond FairPoint's bizarre pre-merger projections, Vermont's Public Service Board (its equivalent of Maine's Public Utilities Commission) ruled in late June that "FairPoint has provided virtually no explanation" for its service-quality promises, saying that "based upon the record before us, we cannot find that FairPoint has demonstrated the financial capability to meet its obligations under Vermont law and its (state license) as a telecommunications carrier."
For that matter, FAIRPOINT HAS PROBLEMS VIEWING THE PAST ACCURATELY. In February, the company announced that it had overstated 2009 revenue by 3 percent, or $26 million.
The COMPANY HAS LEVERAGED ITS BANKRUPTCY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF STATE REGULATORS in Maine and New Hampshire, getting permission to delay paying millions in poor-service-quality penalties, and even the potential for them to be waived altogether, if service improves. FairPoint also was given extra time in those two states to roll out its outdated version of broadband Internet access to rural customers. Vermont regulators have so far held firm, but FairPoint is asking them to reconsider, and if that fails the company is expected to ask a federal judge to overrule the state officials.
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Prince William & Kate Middleton's Royal Baby: See What Their Child Will Look Like!
William and Kate are expecting their first baby together! We have photos of what their child, third in line to the throne, will look like! See the pics.
Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 30, are finally expecting their first child — we're so excited!
Thanks to Morphthing.com, we have a good idea of what William and Kate's baby will look like — and every result is a definite cutie; a child fit for the throne!
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby," the Clarence House revealed on their official Twitter on Dec. 3.
In a longer statement, they wrote, "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby. The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news. The Duchess was admitted this afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London with Hyperemesis Gravidarum. As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter."
Now that we know the two are expecting a baby together, it's only a matter of time before we find out if they're having a boy or a girl! However, whether it's a boy or a girl, the baby will inherit the throne per the couple's request.
Congratulations to the happy couple!
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Let's keep this one concise. I met a couple of Czechs at Hotel Monica on my second full day. We visited Borobudur and Prambanan together. Borobudur was the first stop of the day. Yet again it was sunrise at a large Buddhist temple. That is, it would have been sunrise had there not been delay after delay. After delay. We still managed to be there for some soft, early morning light, which is my favorite light to take pictures in anyway
Borobudur was followed by a short trip to a tiny Buddhist temple that happened to hold the largest Buddha statue in Indonesia. Remember, this is a Muslim nation so...... world's tallest midget sort of thing.
The Czechs, our entourage, and I continued on to Prambanan. Last May there was an earthquake, and some of the stones at Prambanan's main temple fell. Some of those stones fell on tourists and killed them. Bad stuff. So visitors are now only allowed at the structures' perimeter behind a safety barrier. Then it started pouring rain. Lame. I waited out the downpour in the temple museum. I found myself reading every information card; studying every carving and statue. Then the rain let up and I booked it back to the bus.
I hung out with the Czechs that evening. They'd already been to Jogya's two palaces and showed me pictures. I wasn't too impressed and they assured me that going in person was no better; possibly worse considering the heat
The Czechs had already booked passage to Mt. Bromo (another volcano) for the next morning. That was next on my itinerary, so I decided to tag along.
The next morning I woke, bought a ticket to Bromo, and found myself on a different bus than the Czechs. Oh well. I was knee deep in Stephen King's The Stand (the Uncut version) so killing time was no issue. But before I could slip into post-apocalyptic America living in fear of the Tall Man, the Walking Dude, I met T.K.
T.K. is from Boston. He's been visiting friends in Australia but got bored and decided to take a side-trip to Indonesia. Our 9 hour bus ride took 13. Delays.


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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -- Freshman Emily Doyle set a record for assists in a game as Richmond beat Temple, 20-16, Sunday afternoon.
Reigning A-10 Rookie of the Week Doyle collected seven assists, besting six assists set by Polly Purcell against St. Joseph's in 2004. Seniors Mary Flowers, Victoria Roebuck and Sarah Vinall were honored in a pregame ceremony on senior day.
Richmond scored in the game's first twenty seconds on a Doyle assist to an open Sam Stevenson. Temple countered with three straight goals to take a 3-1 lead at the 24-minute mark, but Richmond exploded for five goals to retake the lead at 6-3 with 17:28 left in the first half.
Stevenson added two during the spree as did senior Flowers and Caitlin Fifield added one. The remaining portion of the first half was close, with Richmond taking an 11-8 lead into the break.
Richmond's attack came out firing after halftime, scoring six in a row to take a commanding 17-8 advantage. Just when it looked like Temple would be silenced, the Owls responded with a five-goal scoring spree of their own to come to within 17-13 with 13:20 remaining. Richmond and Temple each added three goals apiece down the stretch, but the Spiders held on for the win.
Stevenson continued her scoring brilliance, notching a career-high seven goals, one of which was a nifty, diving-on-the-ground laser. Fifield added seven tallies, while Flowers chipped in with four. The 20 goals scored was a season-high as Richmond won its fourth in a row to improve to 8-6, 4-1 overall.
Flowers also added three assists, as did Kara Moschetti. Richmond recorded a game-high 19 ground balls. Senior goalkeeper Victoria Roebuck was stellar, collecting 15 saves, many of which were free attempt positions by Temple.
Richmond travels to Duquesne and St. Bonaventure for its last conference games of the season next weekend.


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Next July, my wife and I plan to spend a week in Languedoc in the south of France, before heading into Catalonia and on to Italy by ferry. Can you advise on ferries between Barcelona and southern Italy? We would like, if possible, to travel via Sardinia and/or Sicily. Are there parts of these two islands that are "must visits"? - Schalk van Wyk
Lonely Planet's Sarah Bennett and Lee Slater write:
There is, indeed, a ferry between Barcelona and Sardinia, a logical first stop on the Italian leg of your trip. From Sardinia you can ferry across to Sicily.
The ferry from Barcelona takes 12 hours to reach Porto Torres in Sardinia's northwest. Five sailings a week are run by Grimaldi Lines. Direct Ferries is good for researching and booking ferries in Europe. Not far from Porto Torres is the Grotta di Nettuno, a forest of stalactites and stalagmites, and the medieval town of Alghero.
Northeastern Costa Smeralda the beautiful Spiaggia del Principe beach.
From the interisland ferry ports in western Sicily you can readily reach the rugged Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro, a haven for more than 40 bird species. Nearby Segesta is a huge 5th century BC temple set in desolate mountains. Palermo, a treasure trove of multicultural architecture, should not be missed. The high point of Sicily is Mt Etna, Europe's largest volcano. Shop until you drop in Taormina, dance the night away in Catania, then sojourn in Syracuse where the ancient island neighbourhood of Ortygia will seduce you with its squares, alleyways and waterfront.
I have for many years been glad to have not visited some places, for instance Port Harcourt, Nigeria. But maybe I missed the best of this capital of the Nigerian hydrocarbon refining industry, or am I right in thinking that by putting it on my list of places not to go to I have made the right decision? - Charles Selham
Lonely Planet's Sarah Bennett and Lee Slater write:
Let's not beat about the bush: Nigeria has an image problem. It dominates West Africa economically and politically, and has produced music and literature of considerable influence. But for all this clout, mention the country's name to the person on the street and it's more likely to conjure a litany of woe: corruption, ethnic violence and email scams.
The reality is that despite tough travelling conditions, much of Nigeria is welcoming to visitors. Lagos is one of the most exuberant cities in Africa and the old river port of Calabar makes an enjoyable stopover on the way to Cameroon. Across Southern Nigeria, old kingdoms carry on their traditions alongside modern movements such as conservation. In the north, Muslim Nigeria thrives in dusty trade cities where memories of the Saharan trade routes still linger.
And then there's Port Harcourt. As you rightly state it is a refinery hub, with pollution on the breeze and a night sky illuminated by oil flares. Most of the wealth is funnelled straight through to the capital, Abuja, fuelling local grievances about corruption, overcrowding, dodgy buildings, poor sanitation and intermittent flooding. Expat oil and gas workers, not safely ensconced in high-security compounds, are inclined to reside in Lagos on account of security concerns including threat of kidnap.
Lonely Planet and most governments (including our own) currently advise against travel to many parts of Nigeria. Things do change, though, and up-to-date travel advisories can be found on the expat website Oyibos Online, and government sites such as safetravel.govt.nz and fco.gov.uk.
Email your questions to email@example.com and they'll be answered by Lonely Planet's experts.
In addition, the best question each week will earn a Lonely Planet guidebook. Add your postal address and the guidebook you'd like (see lonelyplanet.com).
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text: I am in the process of parting out my second Schwinn Exerciser (viewtopic.php?f=2&t=54524) There are some cool parts to use off of these and they are usually in great shape since they have typically been kept indoors. One cool part is the S2 rim. It is very heavy because of the solid core tire. The person that bought my first part out rim planned on using it for a friction drive, so he needed the hard tire. But I believe most people like these wheels because they can get a very nice 20" S2 rim for their StingRay projects. Shipping this thing is a beast because of the weight. I had one RRBer request that I remove the tire to cut down on the shipping. I wasn't willing to do this because I was afraid I would damage the rim. The person that ended up buying it told me I could remove the tire if I wanted. After thinking it over, I came up with a safe way to remove it. I clamped the tire into a workmate table and adjusted the depth of my circular saw so it would only go about 3/4 of the way into the tire. I made a few slices. Then I took our a sharp chisel and a strong utility knife and worked one of the cuts all the way down into the rim wall. Once it was cut, I just peeled the tire off. Turns out it isn't solid core. Here are some photos of the tire. I forgot to take any after shots of the rim and it is already packaged up for shipping.


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Surprise of the year: Franzen is being a jerk again.
Yes, he who snubbed Oprah and her "schmaltzy" book club, he who lacked the capacity to laugh at the ransom of a pair of glasses kidnapped from under his nose (quite literally), has climbed back onto his high horse again. The author of The Corrections and Freedom now declares in a new Guardian essay his disappointment in authors who turn to Twitter, lovingly casting himself as the reincarnation of Austrian satirist Karl Kraus, aka "The Great Hater."
Not that you would know who that is, being a techno-communicating cretin and all. I mean, #karlkrausthegreathater takes up a big chunk of 140 characters.
I would explain more of Franzen's essay for you, but like his other work, I didn't get through it. So, I'll just leave you with a link and some idiot friendly bullet points:


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Check out this video clip:
Beretta Model 21A Bobcat (22lr) : Overview - Disassembly - Cleaning - Reassembly - YouTube (start at 1:40 mark for slide removal)
and go read this thread:
Beretta Model 21A Disassembly Problem - The Firing Line Forums (post #6)
for details on what else might be causing problems.
Hope this is helpful.
Those are nice little guns. I had one many years ago, but I traded it off in a moment of weakness. I kind of miss it.


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For nearly 20 years, thousands of patients in the Twin Cities metropolitan area have trusted Dr. Carlson with their eyes. He is a Mayo Clinic trained and board-certified ophthamologist. Dr. Carlson was among the first to work in laser vision correction, having begun before the opening of today's mega-surgery centers. He is one of the most highly-experienced vision correction specialists in the region. Thousands of pairs of Minnesota eyes see better today because of his work.Dr. Carlson holds a long list of certifications, including LASIK, LASEK, VISX, Custom Wavefront Laser Vision Correction, and small incision multi-focal intraocular lens surgery with ReSTOR and ReZoom IOLs.
Claris has also recently added the following procedures and products based on feedback from our current patients:
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Dr. Mark Lobanoff has performed thousands of LASIK surgeries and is certified to use the new Zyoptix wavefront technology for custom LASIK. In addition to being board certified by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Lobanoff completed a year-long Cornea/LASIK surgical fellowship at the University of Minnesota. Few LASIK surgeons can match this level of training. Dr. Lobanoff is certified to perform LASIK with the Bausch and Lomb Technolas, VISX, and Nidek laser systems.
Dr. Lobanoff operates at the brand new North Suburban LASIK Center in Blaine MN which opened in May of 2011. At the center we have the very latest laser technology from Bausch and Lomb, a world-wide leader in refractive surgery. Only a handful of LASIK centers in the United States have the advanced Bauch and Lomb Technolas laser.
We also are the only LASIK center in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro region that uses the newest ACE eye tracker during LASIK. ACE stands for Advanced Control Eye Tracking. Most LASIK eye trackers track for eye movement every 1/10th of a second. ACE can track every 1/1000th of a second. ACE can track rotational eye movement during the actual LASIK treatment and move your treatment with it . . . no other tracker can do this. This is especially helpful in accurately treating astigmatism with LASIK.
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dude, suzy was jerking me off and fucking cut me with her fingernails. this fucking scalpel cock hurts so bad when i pop a woodrow.
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Kile "Equivamp" Onasi (born January 26, 1996) is an artist living in the Little Ozarks.
Fandom involvement[edit]
Equivamp is active in the furry, Star Wars, and My Little Pony fandoms. They[1] are a WikiFur Colleague[2] and an erstwhile Flayrah contributor, in addition to attending BDSM munches in the Kansas City area and a small video game convention in southeast Kansas.
Convention attendance[edit]
- Epicon - 2011 (as Summercon), 2013
- Planet Comicon - 2015
Equivamp's fursona is "a sexually ambiguous zebra pegasus who dresses flamboyantly and loves life",[3] as is their ponysona. On Second Life, they play a micro zebra.
A fursuit of the zebra pegasus character was built by Junius Arrakis in 2015.[4]
Encyclopædia Dramatica[edit]
Equivamp was once a frequent editor to the satirical wiki Encyclopædia Dramatica,[5] even gaining some privileges such as the ability to quickly roll back edits.[6] An earlier version of their user page stated that they would "help with the furry articles",[7] something they have done, in addition to the start of several new articles.[8] For a while they were also caretaker of the site's "FurFaggotry Portal".[9] They have since stated that they do not "have time for [the] site any more."[10]
Equivamp has stated that Encyclopedia Dramatica is simply for laughs, "or, more precisely, lulz," and does not affect adversely their views on furries, be it personally or as a whole.[citation needed] At any rate, being an EDiot has not stopped other users from writing an article about them.[11] Members of ED's IRC also wrote an Urban Dictionary definition of them.[12]
As of mid-2013, Equivamp was more active on ED's forum and IRC than its wiki, but slowly faded from activity by 2014. Equivamp's administrative privileges were removed in mid-2015 due to inactivity.[13]
Fur Affinity suspension[edit]
In August 2011, Equivamp was suspended for a week from the furry art site Fur Affinity due to comments left on the suicide journal of Gizgiz, that were considered by Fur Affinity staff to be harassment.[14] Equivamp maintains that the suspension was unjust for the reasons given.[15]
After being suspended, Equivamp opened up a second account,[16] despite it being against Fur Affinity's TOS to use an alt while suspended. This account was subsequently also suspended (permanently) when discovered by Fur Affinity's administrators. After their suspension ended, Equivamp returned to Fur Affinity, but they chose to leave in February 2014,[17] citing the website's recruitment of Adam "Zaush" Wan to its "Phoenix Team".
- ↑ Equivamp's Weasyl profile denoting a preference for they/them pronouns. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ List of WikiFur colleagues. Retrieved OCtober 21, 2014.
- ↑ zeebs just wanna have fun - "About (READ ME)". Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ Tweet by Junius Arrakis. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ Contributions - Equivamp, Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ "Editors" - Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ "User:Equivamp" - Equivamp, Encyclopædia Dramatica (29 May 2011)
- ↑ Equivamp's contributions to Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ "Portal:Furfaggotry" history - Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ Edit to "User talk:Andrés" - Equivamp, Encyclopedia Dramatica (26 August 2012)
- ↑ Equivamp - Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ Equivamp - defined at Urban Dictionary
- ↑ tweet by @ED_Updates. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ↑ File:Equivampbanned.jpg - a screenshot of the message from the staff at Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ "The Low-Down on my Fur Affinity Suspension..." - LiveJournal entry by Equivamp (3 September 2011)
- ↑ Avis Hippotigris
- ↑ Leaving Fur Affinity - Equivamp, Fur Affinity (15 February 2014)
External links[edit]
|This person is a WikiFur user:
Inactive links[edit]
- Equivamp on SoFurry (to be purged)
- Equivamp on deviantART
- Equivamp on Fur Affinity
- Equivamp on Rainbowdash Network
- Equivamp on Sumo Paint
- Tea and Grief Counseling: Why You Should Never Trust a Rat - Equivamp on LiveJournal
- Equivamp on Inkbunny


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just out of curosicty what is the chamber pressure of a 50 BMG and how far under is the 12 g FH in the savage 210 loads? or in other words how close is a savage 210 from handeling a 50 bmg round pressures?????
or inother words what kind of shortend BMG wildcat .50 or smaller .450 RIFLE could the 210 be converted into if pressures were reduced?? I have a 458 mag barrel laying here HMM Maybe a sort of 458 WSSM or a .50 BSSM (Browning Super Short Mag)OR IN OTHER WORDS WHAT WILL A .50 0R A .450 BULLET IN THE 400-600 GRAIN WEIGHT DO AT 35,000 PSI ?? hmmmmmmI limit Savage to 35,000 psi, limit NEF
to about 20,000, same for the 1887. The 600gr slug I use a lot and like very
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Town Square
Do street parking rules change during Garage Sales?
Original post made by Pleasanton_Resident, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Jul 22, 2013
I see cars double parking on the street, parking in the middle of the street, blocking neighbors driveways, and all sorts of parking infractions. Somehow these bargain hunters don't think rules apply to them during their tizzy to acquire more stuff for their lives for a quarter or whatever it is they get that stuff for.
It looks like perhaps the PPD should start checking Craigslist for a date and time of these events, and show up to collect money for the city.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 22, 2013 at 11:09 am
Parking rules also seem to change every Friday when the free concerts are happening. People block my driveway, park IN my driveway and throw unbelievable amounts of trash into my yard after the concerts. I have recently had them block my driveway and then think they can set up their chairs on my freaking lawn! The last ones got all set up just before I turned the sprinklers on. I would love to see the concerts stopped. Apparently the pigs in this town think they can do whatever they want as long as it is in someone else's neighborhood.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 22, 2013 at 11:23 am
The concerts should be moved to the Sports Psrk. there is a lot more room and parking there.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 23, 2013 at 6:12 am
I have experienced it. There was a garage sale in my street, a few doors down from me, a couple Saturdays ago.
Mine and other resident's driveways were either taken over or blocked. I couldn't leave. I called PPD but by the time they got there the car was gone. These garage sales shoppers are probably so desperate to get to the sale that they do not consider others at all!
The PPD told me there is not much they can do unless they catch the car parked illegally.
I suggest other residents inform the PPD of upcoming Garage sales in your neighborhood so they can plan on cruising by during the event.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 23, 2013 at 10:32 am
Yeah, I know how irritating it is when people feel they have a right to brake the rules when it comes to parking. My house is on a corner and every time there is a swim meet or swim practice (the community pool is right next to my house) people park on the actual corner creating 2 parking spaces in front of my house, instead of the single parking space that is intended. I've called the PPD and they ignore it and rarely drive by. They don't really feel it's important enough to pay attention to... Suppose they are right ~
**Unless of course some small child gets hit because they can't be seen crossing on the crosswalk as cars are blocking the view!
a resident of Stoneridge
on Jul 23, 2013 at 11:04 am
Yes, the parking citations should be enforced 24/7, even around events, its about public safety. Remind the mayor and police chief when you see them.
But, you know... there are a lot of boorish people in the world: people that sit on your driveway, let their dogs poop on your lawn, ride their motorcycles through downtown at 100dB, let their kids run over your garden, cut you off in traffic, zip their bikes through stop signs, fly their private aircraft at 1,000 ft to annoy 10,000 people at a time, congregate with people of another ethnicity and speak another language - which isn't yours, sound their church bells when you want to be sleeping, and the 68 year old men who ride their bikes on the sidewalk where the street is only 45mph, the jay walkers, litter bugs, loud teenagers near the ice cream shop.... I'm sure I missed a hundred.....
These people do exist, we all know that. If we are old enough to read, we have experienced them.
But the ones who bother people the most: the righteous whiners who should know that boorish people exist, but take personal umbrage and insist on letting everyone know they have been transgressed and their Nth amendment rights have been violated! Somewhere in a book, a wise fellow said, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." These whiners run to the stone yard and fill up their pockets with rocks!
Pleasanton Weekly: No need for Likes or Dis-Likes on articles, the samples aren't representative, but how about a button readers can click for Whiner Alert. Save a precious few moments of our lives.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 23, 2013 at 1:22 pm
Bringing issues that exist in a community can start discussion that may help find solutions, whether one calls it whining, complaining or whatever.
Whether it is perceived as petty by some, it is nonetheless a problem for many, and, whether one gets annoyed by these issues being brought up, they will continue being brought up. Just don't read them.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 23, 2013 at 1:41 pm
it is part of the "me" way of thinking.
This is what each individual feels/says to themselves: "I am only going to block this persons driveway/double park for 5 minutes while I look shop at this garage sale, whose it it going to hurt?"
The problem is that that is everyone's thought process and the driveways get blocked all day, or there are cars double parked all day, because as an individual they do not look at the big picture. Which is what the laws are supposed to enforce.
Without laws, civilization ceases to exist.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 23, 2013 at 6:26 pm
it is part of the "me" way of thinking.
This is what each individual feels/says to themselves: "I am only going to block this persons driveway/double park for 5 minutes while I look shop at this garage sale, whose it it going to hurt?"
The problem is that that is everyone's thought process and the driveways get blocked all day, or there are cars double parked all day, because as an individual they do not look at the big picture. Which is what the laws are supposed to enforce.
Without laws, civilization ceases to exist.
a resident of Canyon Oaks
on Jul 23, 2013 at 10:17 pm
Oh Pleasanton, to think this is your biggest problem is embarrassing.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 23, 2013 at 11:24 pm
parking also changes when the Good Guys are in town. they have permission (LOL) to block peoples driveways on W. Angela, Harrison and them little streets. don't try calling the police to report it-they won't come out. they also have permission to park in cross walks and right on a corner.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 24, 2013 at 8:01 am
INCOMPETENT drivers sent me over the top anytime. And when my next door neighbor had a garage sale, some rude people blocked my drive, but others were pulling in my SINGLE driveway, OR let's say ATTEMPTED pulling into my SINGLE drive. On their best day, they could NOT get lined up to pull in straight without cutting corners. MY HOA makes ME pay $50. for a broken sprinkler head !!! So I stand there saying '$50 bucks if you turn around here for a split second, over the CORNER of MY drive.!!! IF you cannot DO SHARP turns, don't tread on property of others. People, you have 'power' steering, incompetence is the only reason to not correctly manage your driving.
Yesterday, I also honked, shouted, & shook my finger along side a 'texter'. I could tell at the previous corner from his 'delayed' turn, at the next one the excess 'distance' from the car in front of him, a delayed start missing the light change. Folks, there are a dozen little clues, several cars away, that you are texting. I wasn't concerned for my life, but for the person he is bound to run into.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 24, 2013 at 8:44 am
J Flack, you open with "it's about public safety" Then you rather hypocritically say 'boorish whiners'. A civil society works better, when personal actions on one, don't intrude on others property or time.
First, at this moment I have 4 little yappers, who poop in MY yard...after the first accident, it then becomes rude & disgusting. Back to the whiners. When an incompetent is behind the wheel of a 2,000 pound weapon, you bet I'm going to correct them. Texters are killers. In our DMV booklet there is a section on NEVER, NEVER cross a SOLID WHITE LINE. Yesterday, I was glad to hear an officer on KGO radio remind with the line I use when I tell people..it is a 'SOLID WALL' to not be crossed, everywhere in CA. I see the violation hourly in Pleasanton. I wish we would have warning stops for a month, just to get all into the habit of staying between the lines. Again we have POWER steering. Slopping over a SOLID line is laziness. We're suppose to be able to turn facing each other, knowing each would obey laws, staying in our OWN lanes...only. Arizona TICKETS if you turn into any except your lane closest to you, period. Traffic FLOWS much better & faster when everybody behind the wheel actually engage the engine of their minds before starting the engines of their cars.
When our city calculates the 'seconds' per intersections, then texter delays, and wide slopover turns, all add up and pile up traffic. When traffic from all Pleasanton streets are being funneled into only a couple intersections, we need competent drivers to keep that traffic flowing properly.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 24, 2013 at 11:58 am
Seems 7 commenters are not pleased with the inconsideration of Pleasantonians. (one just thought we were picky talking about manner and laws). Could it be we have a lot of 'it's all about ME' residents. Most of these are issues are violations of laws and manners.
a resident of another community
on Oct 22, 2016 at 11:39 am
I live on a county rd and maintain my yard. Four times a year my next door neighbor has a garage sale. He uses up most of his drive with wares leaving space for only 1 car to park in his drive. Today he is having another sale and (as usual) customers are parking on my newly restored lawn which cost $1,600 by a landscaper. This is not right, I don't care who you are... You don't assume you can park on somebody else's lawn due to the selling resident not providing places to park. If you can't provide parking aligned with ordinences, don't have 4 garage sales anymore.f3BGu


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Berlin Centre - Apartment residential area - KARSAL HOUSE
Size40 m²
Floor No.
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Pascalstrasse, 10587 Berlin, Germany
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A few months ago
E 'of 40 sqm, bright, located on the ground floor overlooking the courtyard pool, and consists of an entrance hall, kitchen, bathroom, living room / bedroom with a double bed and a sofa / bed.
In the street where is located the apartment there are: a large supermarket, tobacconist h24, grocery stores, bars and restaurants and is just minutes from the S-Bahn - Zoologischer Garten with which you can easily reach the main attractions of Berlin.
Outside the apartment there 'the bus stop (Franklinstrasse) with which you can' get to Zoologischer Garten (5 minutes) and Kufurstendamm (5 minutes) the most important shopping street in Berlin.
The Price includes: bed linen, towels, final cleaning and home accessories.
DEPOSIT: 50 € in cash at check in (it will be 'handed back to check out if there is no damage or breakages)
House rulesEXTRAS (payable by hand to check in):
- 20 € for check-in after 20:00
- 20 euro for check in / check-out on Sundays and Holidays
(24-25-31 December, January 1st, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday)
- 10 euro per hour of delay release timetable already agreed.
CHARGE of 200 euro for lost keys of the apartment or condo.
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 6 CA per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
Good place and good location. Not so big but perfect for a family with one kid or three adults. The kitchen and bathroom equipment was also okey.
Everything fine. It is mostly for sleeping only and having some breakfast. Perfect for a lot of sightseeing. Close to bus connection and you are very fast in the center.
Location not bad, 5 minutes away from the bus stop. By bus you are in the central station in about 20-30min. Comunication with the owner but she has an employer who is the one you meet, very kind but we ran so as to be there on time because you have to pay for the delay in check-in. Easy check-out.
NO WIFI!!! It was a problem for us cause we couldn't use the internet during our stay in Berlin. Very important.
We had a very nice stay at Karsal House, quiet, restaurants, shops and busstation close to the appartment.
Nice apartment with good transport links. We found everything as described. Fast and uncomplicated keys. Communication with the owner was very friendly, questions were answered very quickly. All the best. Fi and TV would still have been nice.
Nice apartment with good access to publich Transport Services. Everything as described on the website. Quick and easy transfer key. Communication with the owner was very friendly, all my questions were answered really quickly. Everything was just fine. WiFi and TV would have been nice.
Nettes Apartment mit guter Verkehrsanbindung. Wir haben alles wie beschrieben vorgefunden. Schnelle und unkomplizierte Schlüsselübergabe. Kommunikation mit dem Besitzer war sehr freundlich, Fragen wurden sehr schnell beantwortet. Alles bestens. WLan und Fernseher wären noch schön gewesen.
Nice apartment with good access to publich transport services. Everything as described on the website. Quick and easy key transfer. Communication with the owner was very friendly, all my questions were answered really quickly. Everything was just fine. WiFi and TV would have been nice.
The stay was great, the apartment was clean and well located, very nice home.
La estancia fue genial, el apartamento estaba limpio y bien situado, la casera muy amable.
Very good price - performance - money! The kitchen could be a bit better equipped. Cooking for four people is a bit of a challenge, but doable everything :) otherwise super :)
Sehr gutes Preis - Leistungs - Verhältnis! Die Küche könnte ein bisschen besser ausgestattet sein. Für vier Personen zu kochen ist eine kleine Herausforderung, aber machbar :) ansonsten alles super :)
The apartment has a great transport links and is still nice quiet area in the backyard. For the price, the apartment is very satisfactory. WLAN or a TV would perhaps still beautiful, but to stay all was well. Gladly again!
Die Wohnung hat eine super Verkehrsanbindung und ist trotzdem schön ruhig im Hinterhof gelegen. Für den Preis ist die Wohnung sehr zufriedenstellend. WLAN oder ein Fernseher wären vielleicht noch schön, aber zum übernachten war alles gut. Gerne wieder!
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Don't judge Seattle-born rapper Macklemore by his cheeky, catchy hit tune Thrift Shop alone. Because his debut album with producer mate Ryan Lewis reveals Macklemore as a sensitive and socially conscious smartarse.
And it's a refreshing combination.
Similar to Thrift Shop, with its incessant brassy hook and dirty lyrical shenanigans ("smells like R Kelly's sheets"), which has held the No 1 single spot in New Zealand for four consecutive weeks, The Heist is clever, innovative good-time hip-hop and pop music. But what makes it even more surprising and inviting is how beautiful many of the 15 songs are, like Thin Line which, as well as its boppy beats and shimmering blips, recalls crooning and swooning new romantics Spandau Ballet.
Or the tender gay support group anthem Same Love, a simple piano and brass-driven song with a nod to the tune of People Get Ready.
It's also a song that could have been written for our very own John Key with Macklemore's line, "Have you seen the YouTube comments lately, 'Man, that's so gay', is dropped on a daily basis."
Thirty-year-old Macklemore has been releasing music independently since 2000, building up a solid online fanbase. But this year the duo took off, and the album reached No 2 when it was released in the US recently (coming second only to banjo rock phenomenon Mumford & Sons). Which sure ain't bad for an independently released album.
Here in New Zealand Thrift Shop is what they are best known for, but the album's popularity is starting to build momentum after being available digitally for a few weeks - and it comes out on CD tomorrow. However, what's most telling about their popularity is the fact their Auckland show on February 22 has been upgraded to the much bigger Logan Campbell Centre, and their Wellington show has also been upsized.
It's not surprising they are popular, because a song like Thrift Shop is catchy to the point of gimmicky, but steers clear of being a joke song because it's masterfully put together and has a carefree yet confident jaunt to it - like Eminem in his heyday. And Macklemore has a bite that sometimes resembles Slim Shady's pent-up ranting, but without the nastiness.
The Heist is hip-hop, but not what you expect American hip-hop to be. Take Can't Hold Us for example, which has hints of Michael Jackson's They Don't Care About Us, with the soul of Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and the fruity pop experimentalism of Nicki Minaj, and there is an escalating intensity to Make the Money with penetrating pitter-patter beats beneath simple, refined piano chords.
There is a haunting and echoing beauty to some of the songs that, musically at least, makes them sound more like a product of Britain than the Pacific Northwest. Instrumental BomBom is a cross between a classical piano prelude and an unhinged banging house tune, and Neon Cathedral, as well as sampling what sounds like British minimalists the xx, is at its best when the strings soar.
Though they could do with a change of band name, to something more unifying and pithy, there's no denying they're making some of the most clever, thoughtful (even if some of Macklemore's personal troubles are presented a little earnestly at times), and, most importantly, fun music out there today.
Stars: 4/5
Verdict: Sample the many other wonders inside this duo's thrift shop
Click here to buy a copy of The Heist.
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I'll try this again!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I love it! It's a D9P right? Love the blues! Great job!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Yes, it is. It's the first of five from this pattern. I'm done with this pattern and trying something different for the next one.
That is GREAT love the way you have the contrasting colors :mrgreen:
wow, I love your quilt
Please, I would like to know that too! Love your quilt, beautiful fabrics and a very restful colour pallett.
that is beautiful. thank you for sharing. Penny
Love your fabrics and the DP9 pattern. Mom will love it!


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My first set of braids I created using horse hair and trying to mimic some of Julie's ROTJ reference photos. Since then, I have settled into the SE Fett and an extensive upgrade project. There not much info out there that is definitive on the SE braids. However, most people generally say they are to ESB braids. The reference photos are difficult to discern and certainly there are enough off them on the SE Fett that show a good view of the braids. They seem awfully close to the ESB version, but with a few tweaks. Additionally, even the reference photos of the SE Fett seem to have slight variations.
So, taking all the threads, photos, and opinions I could get my hands on, here what I have comes up with (at least for me).
One straight grey braid that routes from the top of the shoulder, down the front, and ties in under the arm
One blonde braid that hangs over the front shoulder and trails down the back shoulder and ties into a knotted, matted mess under the arm
One black braid (or possibly dark brown) that forms a loop with a trailing tail under the arm. The black braid has a dark red (top) and dark blue (bottom) binding a few inches below the shoulder n the front side (but is largely concealed by the blonde and grey braid.
I'll post some more sep of how I got here and what I found later, but wanted to get these pictures out there so see what you guys think, before I do the final matting and shaping of the grey and black tails that hand below the arm.
I did add a black and hemp color binding at the bottom of the black loop that I could not find in any reference pictures, but i needed a tie point and I thought it looked cool.
The is the best reference photo I could find that shows the mesh under the arm.
And here's my attempt (oh...and trying to die horse hair grey/silver totally sucks)


text: There is nothing that can compare to a fine crafted gun made out of steel and wood. The true craftmans the gunsmith is a dieing breed as we have more parts replacers than anything. It's kind of like comparing a Rolex to a Time-X. There is nothing wrong with plastic and I have one, but please make mine steel and wood.


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Women's Walk 2001 (left) and Women's Walk 2003
UTSA, S.A. first ladies host 19th Women's Walk
By Laura Baker
Program Coordinator, Office of Intercollegiate Athletics
(Oct. 20, 2006)--The annual UTSA Walk for Women's Athletics on Saturday, Oct. 28 will help raise funds for the nine varsity women's sports that are offered at UTSA.
The 2006 event co-chairs, UTSA First Lady Harriett Romo (associate professor of sociology) and San Antonio First Lady Linda Hardberger, will lead the walk.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Being a college student and making financial ends meet is difficult enough, but couple that with a rigorous athletic practice and game schedule... and it is downright exhausting!
This is the 19th year that the Women's Walk, as it is known, will provide opportunities for female athletes to lessen financial pressures, help them focus on their academic education and continue to compete athletically. Scholarship funds generated by the walk have benefited many great female athletes.
The Women's Walk will be at the UTSA track on the 1604 Campus at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 28. Registration is at 9 am with opening ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. Teams or individuals participating in the event are encouraged to raise or donate at least $25 with a goal of $100 or more.
Chances to win an Apple iPod and American Airline tickets will be given to participants who raise $100 or more as a team or as an individual. The event will have many activities, including a silent auction, prize drawings, fashion show and an after-walk brunch.
For more information or to register, contact Laura Baker at (210) 458-4182 or visit the UTSA Athletics Web site.


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Vestas may cut local workers' hours
PUEBLO, Colo. - Vestas workers in Pueblo could face the same cut in work hours as their counterparts in Northern Colorado, the company said Tuesday.
Workers in Windsor and Brighton will see their work hours reduced to 32 hours from 40 hours starting in January, the company announced Monday.
Part of the workers' lost wages will be covered by unemployment insurance under a work-share plan announced by the company and the state Department of Labor.
In Pueblo, Vestas is considering imposing similar cuts in work hours, company spokesman Andrew Longeteig said Tuesday.
Workers at a nacelle factory in Brighton also face reduced hours, he said.
Vestas and the state labor department remain in talks about the situation, he said. "The work-share plan gives flexibility to Vestas' factories and helps to retain our valuable and experienced employees," Longeteig said in a statement issued Tuesday.
"It also saves costs on recruiting or training new staff if market demand for wind turbines increases in 2013. "We will continue to scale our business up or down depending on business needs and market demands." In Windsor and Brighton, employees paid by the hour at blademanufacturing factories were told of the scaledback hours Monday, according to Bloomberg news service.
The company didn't disclose how many workers were affected. Vestas and other wind energy companies are in the midst of a sharp slowdown in U.S. due to falling orders and also the scheduled expiration of a federal wind energy tax break.
The wind energy companies also forecast a slowdown globally next year. Vestas predicts global shipments will total 5 gigawatts next year, down from about 6.3 gigawatts in 2012, Bloomberg reported.
The work-share plan was approved by the state Department of Labor and Employment and workers will receive payment for the lost hours from an unemployment insurance trust fund, Vestas said.
Denmark-based Vestas employs about 1,100 workers in the state, down from 1,700 earlier this year, based on recent jobs data from the company. The Pueblo plant employs an estimated 340, down from 450, according to the company's most recent public comments.


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More than anyone else, Lulu Peyraud has guided my thinking about choosing and cooking fish. I first met her in the mid-1970s at her winery, Domaine Tempier, only a few miles inland from the small port city of Bandol on the Mediterranean. I was immediately struck by her love of the pleasures of the table and her deep connection to the earth and sea of southern France. All her food is delicious and appropriate to the moment. But nothing expresses her sensibility better than her approach to fish.
Lulu never knows what she is going to make until she has been to the market. She arrives just as the boats come in. The fishermen dump their catch onto outdoor tables under a canopy of plane trees: Fish jump around, crabs try to crawl back to the sea. If the catch is particularly plentiful and guests are expected for a special occasion, Lulu may decide to make a bouillabaisse, the celebrated Provençal fish and shellfish stew. She will buy tiny rockfish, small lobsters, shore crabs, grouper, mussels, anglerfish and any of a dozen other varieties prized on the Provençal coast. Back at the winery, she places an enormous copper cauldron over a fire of vine cuttings near the garden. The guests gather around and watch as, in well-rehearsed order, she adds potatoes, onion, fish and, finally, shellfish. Then we move to long tables under the trees set with mortars of rouille to stir into the stew. Lulu's bouillabaisse is a pure expression of the sea and her exact place on the planet.
When I returned to Berkeley after my first visits to Domaine Tempier, I set out to replicate this Provençal celebration. Now, on Bastille Day, we make a bouillabaisse in a copper cauldron in the fireplace so our customers can see the blazing fire and bubbling pot and inhale the powerful, alluring aromas of fresh fish and an open fire. We try to follow Lulu's example and buy only fish caught that day. Although we've had to adapt the recipe to the local rockfish, halibut, Dungeness crab, mussels and clams, the smells and flavors evoke the Mediterranean and my time at Domaine Tempier. More important, however, they connect us to our own place on the Pacific.
We were not always so connected. Even as recently as the early 1980s, we kept salmon on the menu year-round. We served wild local king salmon from May until October, but during the off-season, we served Atlantic salmon, assuming that it was caught somewhere off the East Coast. When we learned that most Atlantic salmon is cleverly marketed farmed fish – raised on unwholesome feed, fed dye pellets to make the flesh more attractive, and destructive of the marine ecosystem – we stopped serving it. The decision had long-range implications: It prompted us to look more deeply into our local waters for fish to serve.
Pacific king salmon has now become one of the foods that define summer for us. This brilliantly colored, flavorful fish is caught just off the California coast, and our trusted fishmonger, Paul Johnson at Monterey Fish, buys them off the boats the same morning they return to the wharf. The first salmon in the late spring are fish that have come in close to shore after spending a year at sea, in prime condition for their trip up the coastal rivers to spawn. These fish have lean but tender flesh and an exquisite, delicate flavor. Later in the season, king salmon are oilier and their flavor is more intense, and we cook them differently.
Under the guidance of Paul Johnson, we started taking advantage of California's rich fishing history and heritage by experimenting with less familiar local varieties. Fishermen on this part of the coast still bring in catches of local halibut, Pacific albacore and white California sea bass, as well as sand dabs, spot prawns, sardines and small squid from the waters around Monterey Bay. Larger fish such as sea bass and halibut have been more readily favored by our customers, and we've had to work a bit harder to get them to try the smaller species. Sardines, whose history is so tightly wound up with the rise and fall of whole towns along the California coast, were until recently all but unknown outside a can. We came up with a beautiful way to serve them fresh – filleted, marinated with olive oil and herbs and toasted lightly on a crouton. These sardine toasts are a revelation, and when we serve them our guests clamor for more.
Now, nearly three decades after my first visit to Domaine Tempier, we are still refining the way we think about fish. Although most of the fish we serve are caught locally, we feel compelled to support some small-scale fishermen on other coasts who fish responsibly and whose livelihoods depend on the support of restaurants such as ours. Paul Johnson has introduced us to haddock fishermen from Massachusetts who catch fish the old-fashioned way, off the back of a boat with a single hook and line. And recently, we've been buying from Louisiana shrimpers who use turtle-safe nets and who are struggling to recover after Hurricane Katrina.
As the world's fishing industry has become increasingly industrialized, many small-scale sustainable fishermen have been forced out, and whole fisheries have been pushed to the edge of collapse. In general, we follow the guidelines set out by programs such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch, a consumer's guide to sustainable seafood choices (mbayaq.org). But fisheries issues are extremely complex and ever-changing, and before buying a new fish, with the help of Monterey Fish, we learn as much as we can about both the state of the particular fishery and the practices of its fishermen. This transparency is vital. As we've learned with salmon, what seems at first to be a limitation can open up entirely new possibilities. Fish is one of the last wild foods we regularly see on the dinner table. If we want this to continue to be the case, we must carefully consider the ramifications of our buying decisions. For as Lulu taught me, nothing else brings us quite the same sense of the sustaining beauty of nature as a perfect fish, straight from the sea.


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Best photos of CT hockey season
Updated 10:57 pm, Tuesday, March 25, 2014
'Twas a season to remember in high school hockey.
Fairfield Prep won its 16th state championship while Newtown High School captured the first one in the history of the program. Both schools won their respective titles in dramatic fashion, winning overtime thrillers.
Darien was the best team in the state for much of the season, but came up empty in their bids for both the FCIAC and CIAC titles. They were at times, remarkably brilliant, led by their ziploc goalie, Mike Colon.
The Blue Wave beat Fairfield twice during the season, but like many teams often find out, it's so difficult to win three straight games against the same opponent.
New Canaan caught fire and won the FCIAC title but fizzled once again in their effort to end its state championship drought.
The season was filled with high-drama, heart-pumping, and spine-tingling moments. We hope you enjoyed it as much as the athletes playing the games and the photographers who captured a season's worth of emotions and great performances through the lenses of their cameras
We present the 100 best photos of the high school hockey season.


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a mixture of all the fruit juices found behind a bar of a drinking establishment. may be mixed with any type of alcohol.
bartender: what'll you have?
customer: I'll have a swampwater. I'm the designated driver!
customer: I'll have a swampwater. I'm the designated driver!
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"whats that?" -oh its swampwater(/swamp water). "oh i heard of that, whats inside it??" -oh... just some cream soda+pespi+orange crush+root beer+coke+aplle juice+Dhiareah ext. ext.....
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n. A slang term most commonly used by American football players to describe the combination of lemon-lime flavored Gatorade with grape flavored Gatorade, forming a savory yet unsettling dark green mixture. Often a favorite beverage amongst tight ends. Most effective during early September.
Jimmy Paschal, a tall and fast tight end, enjoyed a savory cup of swamp water as the early September sun beckoned down on his scalp.
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I couldn't see out of my windshield, so I scrubbed it with swamp water - unfortunately it didn't make it much better.
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
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Generally a water bottle or some other portable, non-alcohol related receptacle filled with splashes of 6+ different alcoholic beverages, most commonly 3 parts vodka, 1 part tequila, 1 part limoncello, 1 part whiskey, 1 part scotch and 3 parts beer.
The boys and I needed at least a bottle, so we walked around each of our houses and stocked up on a little bit of alcohol from every open bottle, leading to a full bottle of a potent swampwater.
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