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To corks a bat, then act like nothing happened, only to admit it later and apologize to all of Latin America.
Dick was a sammy sosa because he cheated at baseball using sneaky tricks like corked bats, sandpaper, and nail files.
by Dr. Uncle Fucker Crapper John M.D. July 20, 2003
A crybaby pussy that landed on the DL in 2004 with a thrown back from sneezing and demolished (in one season) the support of Chicago fans. Keep in mind that he was second in Chicago sports fans behind Michael Jordan, and blew that after crying through an entire season about his batting position (even though he was batting in the low .200s) and refused to act like a team leader. Thankfully, the Cubs dumped him off much to the joy of Cubs fans that were sick of his bat-corking, responsibility dodging, premadonna attitude. Congrats O's fans, he's your problem. Have fun watching the number 2 all-time strikeout leader and keep wondering why you lose close games due to his lack of anything other than a longball. At least you can DH him though.
Sammy Sosa is a crybaby pussy, I'm glad he's gone. Now the Cubs can rebuild and not choke in the stretch.
by Plinkton Cyclopes February 24, 2005
by david January 18, 2004
Cleveland Steamer Plush
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
a fucking loser dumbass bitch shit fucker who played for the fucking cubs
by sammy sucks January 29, 2005
Man I was pounding away at Michelle so hard I pulled a Sammy Sosa
by Jackson Pollack November 12, 2007
Dude get that needle out of your ass. You are being a Sammy Sosa
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Another Week, Another Outflow: Muni Funds Lose $1.74B
In what's become the most dependable weekly data point of the summer, municipal bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds posted yet another weekly net outflow, per Lipper data, reporting $1.74 billion in investor withdrawals in the week ended Wednesday, slightly better than the $2.14 billion outflow seen last week.
It's a 14th straight week of net outflows for weekly reporting funds, adding up to an overall exodus of $22.4 billion over that period. The four-week moving average stands at a $1.52 billion weekly outflow, down from $1.64 billion a week ago.
Recapping once again how we got here: munis endured some typical early-spring seasonal woes in March and April, only to be hit again by May's broad-based bond sell-off and then by a further sell-off in late June, with most of the rise in muni yields blamed on underlying Treasury rate moves. Then Detroit last month filed for the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy, and then rates started rising yet again.
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slang term used by southerners for Waffle House.
when you live in the south and you're drunk and hungry at 2am, there's nowhere to go but waffle house. bitch.
by Hanna February 27, 2005
short for waffle house, a branch of short-order resteraunts in the georgia area, theres one just about every mile all over georgia, southern tenesee, alabama, southern south carolina
by ladykay December 06, 2003
See Waffle House. A restaurant characterized by cheap food and full of postal carriers, cops, and EMTs. They have jukeboxes full of crappy music, but serve massive meals to make up for it. Called Wa Ho because most of the letters on their signs are burnt out all the time.
Trey: Let's go to the Wa Ho. I'm starving!
Greg: No, I hate that place. The waitresses all call me "hon" and "sugar"!
Greg: No, I hate that place. The waitresses all call me "hon" and "sugar"!
by Karennn Geeee November 05, 2007
Term can verified in various literature of Gurbani (Prayers)
like 'Waho Waho Gobind Singh'
like 'Waho Waho Gobind Singh'
by GurSikh July 29, 2011
Sex act in which one person vomits on a males genatalia, and then the male (covered in vomit) proceeds to have anal intercourse with the vomiter.
Dude, last night your dad wa-ho'ed me. It was disgusting!
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The Out of Towners Toastmasters Club welcomed four visitors earlier this month, including a fellow Toastmaster from Australia.
Alexander and Barbara Goodman of Canberra, Australia, were visiting friends Don and Shirley Kremer in Pequot Lakes. When Alexander, a Toastmaster himself, found a club meeting in Pequot Lakes, he not only decided to attend the July 8 meeting at the Pequot Lakes Library, he brought along his wife and friends.
Alexander shared thoughts on how the meeting was run, and he spoke during the impromptu Table Topics portion of the meeting, winning the Table Topics award with an emotional story about his wife and their friendship with the Kremers.
Don and Alexander met in 2002 in Germany, when the two were on a tour. Don tapped Alexander on the shoulder and asked him to translate when the tour guide kept lapsing into German.
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How dark or light a grey is BobaFett's flightsuit ? They look kinda dark grey to my eyes but I thought I had better get the opinion of others first before I start on that part.
How dark or light a grey is BobaFett's flightsuit ? They look kinda dark grey to my eyes but I thought I had better get the opinion of others first before I start on that part.
Its the Empire version I am doing, as far as the flight suit goes anyway (probably should have mentioned that) in some pictures it looks very dark yet much lighter in others
It is somewhat blue, not like Jango blue, but a very faint colour. I personally chose grey, it's more Fett to me. I'm an ESB Fett with ROTJ flight suit, and the weathering on my armor is ROTJ. As long as it's Fett, I choose what looks best
Here are some publicity photos shots of the ESB jumpsuit:
Though it is always hard to trust photos, you can see it is fairly blue with some grey in it..I'd say more of the former than the latter.
If you check the exhibit photos on the Ref CD, especially those from the MOM exhibit, you can see some faded blue in some of the covered areas of the jumpsuit, such as the shoulder area:
This suggests that this jumpsuit could have been one of the ones made for ESB, which was subsequently used in ROTJ. I don't know for sure, but it would make sense. As I've even found with my own jumpsuit, the sun will fade the exposed areas but underneath the vest it remains the original colour. That means that blue colour you see is probably close to how it looked in ESB.
For mine, I started with a white jumpsuit, dyed in some light blue and very little light grey:
Hope that makes some sense!
To JFJR you should listen
The pre-pro suits were a darker blue color it looks like the had one color of jumpsuit that was badly dyed and it just faded over the time between pre-pro to esb (due to washing and sunlight and what not) and then even more for ROTJ.
Thanks for the help all
I never noticed the blueishness before !! Not overly keen on on the blue look though so I think I will just go for the grey one and beat it up some.
Thanks for posting the reference pictures, I've not seen those pictures before
Much like yourself GCNgamer I am also picking my favourite bits from the various fetts, makes for a awesome fett costume.
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Amy Grant was there.
Daryl Hannah took some time off from protesting to be there.
Even Danny DeVito showed up because he heard there was free booze.
Beyonce in an elevator.
Chace Crawford for Mr. Porter.
Eminem's daughter Hailie is all grown up.
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15 July –- 9 October 2005
One of Australia's most important prizes for contemporary art, the National Sculpture Prize 2005, is now open for entries.
Established in 2000 as a partnership between the National Gallery of Australia and Macquarie Bank, the National Sculpture Prize and Exhibition is considered the most significant showcase of contemporary Australian sculpture.
Many of Australia's most highly regarded artists, including Ken Unsworth, Julie Rrapp and Geoffrey Bartlett, have been previous finalists, while the prize has also given exposure to emerging artists such as Lionel Bawden, Linde Ivimey and Timothy Horn.
In addition, a number of works from the two previous prizes have been acquired for the National Gallery of Australia collection.
One of the most generous prizes for contemporary art, the National Sculpture Prize is non-acquisitive and awards $50 000 to the winning artist, with all finalists receiving a $2500 honorarium. The Macquarie Bank People's Choice Award of $4000 is also awarded to the most popular work in the exhibition.
Judges for the National Sculpture Prize will be:
- Mr Ron Radford, Director, National Gallery of Australia
- Mr Julian Beaumont, Chairman, Macquarie Bank Art Committee
- Ms Hilarie Mais, artist
- Mr John Stringer, Curator, Kerry Stokes Collection
- Dr Anna Gray, Assistant Director, Australian Art, NGA (final judging only)
- Dr Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, Australian Painting and Sculpture, NGA (preselection judging only)
Entries close on Thursday 11 November 2004 and the exhibition of finalists' works will be held at the National Gallery of Australia from 15 July until 9 October 2005.The National Sculpture Prize and Exhibition is open to artists working in all areas of sculptural practice. For entry forms and details, go to nga.gov.au/SculpturePrize05, email firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 02 6240 6695.
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Choosing an upgrade strategy
There are two ways to upgrade Plesk. The choice between the one and the other depends on the server environment (the OS, installed third-party software, and system resources):
In-place upgrade is performed using Plesk Installer on the same server. This strategy can be used if the OS installed on the server is supported by the target Plesk version and has not been discontinued under the terms of the Plesk Lifecycle Policy. However, if the server has hosting software that is not supported by the target Plesk version (for example, hMailServer, MDaemon, or Gene6 FTP Server), it is strongly recommended to do an upgrade by transfer.
Note: The support for 32-bit OSes in Plesk Onyx has been dropped. Check Known Problems, Limitations, and Important Facts for Plesk Onyx for more information.
- Upgrade by transfer is the process of switching to the latest Plesk version by moving all of the hosting data and settings from the current Plesk server to a server with the latest version of Plesk installed. This strategy is preferred when upgrading servers with an OS that either falls under the end-of-life policy or is approaching the support termination date. Upgrade by transfer also allows you to minimize downtime of services on the production server, as websites stay online while the transfer is in progress.
This guide will help you perform an in-place upgrade of Plesk. If upgrade by transfer is your preferred method, check our migration and transfer best practices guides:
- Plesk for Windows: Migration Best Practices and Usecases
- Plesk for Linux: Migration Best Practices and Usecases
If you prefer to let Plesk professionals handle the migration or upgrade job for you please check out Plesk professional services options on our website: https://www.plesk.com/professional-services/
Before we begin...
Before starting the upgrade, let's go through a short checklist to verify an upgrade is possible and viable and make sure the server has enough resources and satisfies all prerequisites:
Make sure the OS running on the server is still supported by the vendor and is not approaching its termination date (check the Plesk Lifecycle Policy page). If the OS is close to its end of life, it is recommended to upgrade by transfer: set up the new server with a modern OS and the latest version of Plesk and use Plesk Migration & Transfer Manager to copy data from the old server.
Read the release notes and verify that the server satisfies the target version's software requirements and that all software installed on the server is compatible with the target version. For example, if a server has hMailServer installed and set up as a mail server in Plesk, then upgrading to Plesk 11.0.9 and higher may be unsuccessful, as these versions do not support hMailServer. In such cases, an upgrade by transfer is strongly recommended.
Check that the current version of Plesk supports upgrading to the target version. This information can be found in the "Earlier Versions Supported for Upgrade" section of the Software Requirements for Plesk 12.5.
Check that there are at least 3 gigabytes of free disk space on the server in each of the following directories:
- On Windows:
- On Linux:
/opt/psaon Debian and Ubuntu) and
/tmp(if it is mounted to a separate partition)
- On Windows:
On Linux, verify that the system package manager (Yum on CentOS and RHEL, APT on Debian and Ubuntu) is configured properly and can fetch and install packages from the OS vendor's repositories.
On Windows, determine which database provider is used to store the Plesk configuration database (article #3453). If the Plesk database provider is Jet or MSSQL, switch it to MySQL using the instructions provided in the article #5532. It will save time during the upgrade.
Download and run the latest pre-upgrade checker (KB article #9436). Check all warnings returned by the script. If a problem is found, it is reported as a warning in the final report. The log file will have a full description of the issue with a link to a helpful KB article. Apply the solutions, then re-run the pre-upgrade checker until no warnings are reported or only non-critical issues (such as business logic warnings) are left.
Read the sections "Notes on Installation, Upgrade, and Migration" and "Known Problems and Limitations" in the release notes of the target Plesk version and take the necessary actions.
Plan the upgrade. Choose a time-frame when the server load is the lowest and the service downtime impact on hosting customers is minimal.
- Temporarily disable all scheduled maintenance tasks, as they may interfere with the upgrade process (especially, on Windows).
Now, when all checks have been passed successfully, it is time to start the upgrade.
Note: If Plesk is installed in a container using Virtuozzo containers templates, consider performing an upgrade using templates. See full list of instructions in the article #117518.
If you are running Plesk 10.4.4 or later, go to Tools & Settings > Updates and Upgrades and begin the upgrade using Plesk Installer's web interface. Otherwise, download the latest Autoinstaller for your OS and architecture from our website and run it:
On Windows:
On Linux:
chmod +x ./plesk-installer ./plesk-installer
If you would like to upgrade Plesk to the latest version use option
--all-versions according to article #119521.
If an upgrade on Linux has been started while you are connected to the server via SSH, make sure the connection is not interrupted before the upgrade process finishes. The best practice is using the
screen console screen manager, which allows multiple console sessions over a single SSH connection and keeps programs running in virtual terminals, even if the SSH connection is interrupted. You can get acquainted with this handy tool through this short introduction manual.
On Windows, a persistent connection is not a concern, as Windows preserves applications and keeps them running, even after a remote desktop session is disconnected.
IMPORTANT! When the upgrade process is running, do not interrupt Plesk Installer or reboot the server.
If something goes wrong ...
If there is no output from Plesk Installer for a long time, it does not mean that the upgrade has stuck. Instead, some silent background operation might be taking a long time to run. Check what is happening on the server:
On Linux, run "
ps axufww" and check the process tree that stems from the Plesk Installer process. See if any of these processes are running ("R" state). Run the command several times with an interval of 1-3 minutes and check if there is any change.
- On Windows, download Process Explorer from Microsoft Technet, unpack it, and run it. Check the process tree and see if any child processes of
ai.exeare consuming CPU or opening/closing files.
If the upgrade fails, check for error messages in the output, as well as in the log files (
C:\ParallelsInstaller\autoinstaller3.logon Windows or
/tmp/plesk_12.5.30_installation.logon Linux). Look up the found messages in Plesk Knowledgebase for solutions.
To continue a failed upgrade, re-run
plesk-installer.exeon Windows, on Linux
./plesk-installer, or use the following command:
/usr/local/psa/bootstrapper/pp12.5.30-bootstrapper/bootstrapper.sh repair
See also
- Deployment Guide
- Plesk 11.0 Release Notes:
- Plesk 11.5 Release Notes
- Plesk 12.0 Release Notes
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Anyone got advice for makin the Flamer for an ESB Gauntlet.
the one that came with my gauntlets is Resin and ultimately not great in the way it's put together - it's kinda fragile - and I'm thinkin of makin it from scratch.
Any hints on where to start off?


text: Hey guys, Looking for some tips on immproving the braking on my 2010 Ext Cab Silverado 1500 ( 5.3L ). I trailer about 3000 lbs once a month to the race track and back ( about 250 miles each way ) with a single axel trailer without brakes. I have about 45,000 miles on my truck, so the questions are these...... 1) Do i just go out and get some performance friction pads and replace the stock pads ( whch I am sure I am going to have to do within the next 12 months ) 2) Should I get performance pads and better rotors? Do i need performance rotors or will oem replacemnets work along with better pads? 3) Any suggestions in terms or brands or models of pads and or rotors? Thanks


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A male partner that does what it takes by hand, mouth, voice or penis, to have his partner have multiple orgasms.
by Ironfireman December 06, 2008
Cumdaddy is a term used for someone who likes Cum being sprayed into their face daily. They must be obsessed with cum and need to receive a cumshot to the face everyday. They are the type of person who will make a girl sleep on a chair instead of in their own bed if the situation occurs and they will call their boyfriend over immedietly after the girl falls asleep. CumDaddy is an expression that ONLY Homosexuals may acquire.
For Example, Dan Gillard is a cumdaddy because he enjoys long walks on the beach, because he loves to see how many times he can get sprayed into the face before the beach ends.
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text: I saw this today, got an email from a guy I know that hates the Cowboys. It was a bottle of cologne and the brand was Tony Romo cologne. The ad said. Tony Romo Cologne, you put it on but the other guy scores. I sent an email back telling him to go frick himself. But I did laugh.


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My Gaming Twitch
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Despite the games my Dad played though, you couldn't really ever consider him to be a gamer. He chose a few games and played them religiously, but he didn't have the breadth of gaming knowledge that I have and when he played, you could see that. He manifested it physically, especially in 3D games which he sometimes found difficult to navigate.
Playing Thief: The Dark Age, for example, he would move his head to match the movements of the mouse. If he moved the mouse to tell Garret to look up then my Dad would also move his head to look up, though keeping his eyes glued to the screen. When he needed to shoot a rope arrow into some rafters overhead then he'd slowly start to point his nose at the ceiling, gazing down past his chin. Peering over an in-game cliff he'd be burying his jaw in his chest, having to open his eyes wide so he could see past his eyebrows. The constant side-to-side movements made him look like he was nursing a stiff neck, but I don't think he was ever aware he was doing it, even when he did it really fast.


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7. What types of calls does the fire department respond to?
8. Who do I contact to obtain a report from a fire that occured in my home?
9. Who do I contact if I want to request a copy of a Patient Care Report (PCR)?
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11. What is CERT and how do I sign up for a class?
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IDEA '97 - A Major Milestone. The IDEA Amendments of 1997 (IDEA '97) represent a major milestone in the education of children with disabilities -- the first major revision to the Act in more than 23 years (since the enactment of P.L. 94-142, the Education of all Handicapped Children Act of 1975).
IDEA '97 retains (and strengthens) the basic rights and protections under IDEA -- including:
- the right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities, including children suspended or expelled from school; and
- the procedural safeguards rights for these children and their parents.
IDEA '97 provides a new and heightened emphasis on improving educational results for children with disabilities, including provisions which ensure that these children
- have meaningful access to the general curriculum through improvements to the IEP, and
- are included in general education reform efforts related to accountability and high expectations, and that focus on improved teaching and learning.
Publication of Regulations to implement IDEA '97 - A Positive Event.
The publication of final regulations under Part B of the IDEA is a very positive event for the more than 6 million children with disabilities throughout the nation, their parents, and all teachers, administrators, and related services providers who have a stake in the education of these children.
The final regulations are needed to –
- implement changes made to Part B by the IDEA Amendments of 1997 (P. L. 105-17), and
- include provisions that facilitate the implementation of Part B, including relevant, longstanding policy interpretations. The regulations provide the guidance and clarification needed to effectively implement the new statutory provisions, and enhance the education of children with disabilities in all communities throughout the Nation.
The statute and regulations are designed to improve services to children with disabilities and strengthen the involvement of their parents. Full implementation of the Act and these final regulations by public agencies within each state should result in these children achieving at significantly higher levels than in the past, and, thus, being better prepared as adults for higher education, quality employment, and effective community living.
NPRM to Final Regs -- An Intensive, Lengthy Effort.
The final regulations are the result of many months of intensive work by Department of Education staff since publication of proposed rules for the Part B program. On October 22, 1997, the Department published a Notice of Proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to invite public comment on the changes being proposed to the Part B regulations.
In publishing the NPRM, the Department elected to include the full text of the regulations, as they would be amended, rather than simply publishing a document that showed only the changes proposed to the current regulations. Although that approach increased the length of the NPRM, it provided a more meaningful way for parents, agency officials, and the general public to review the proposed changes within the context of the existing regulations, and to comment on both the existing regulations as well as proposed changes.
Following publication of the NPRM, the Department conducted 7 public hearings (in Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco and Denver) and solicited public comments for a period of 90 days -- through Jan 20, 1998.
Nearly 6,000 written comments were received on the NPRM -- including comments on all 7 subparts and on many sections of the regulations, including some longstanding sections that had not been changed by the NPRM.
and demonstrated a commitment to making sure that the IDEA and its regulations make a real difference in the day-to-day education of children with disabilities. Some comments were very detailed, addressing virtually all proposed changes in the NPRM.
A significant number of changes have been made as a result of the comments received -- with technical or substantive changes being made to nearly 60% of the sections included in the NPRM.
Impact of Comments on "Notes" in NPRM:
Many commenters expressed concerns about having notes in the regs, and requested that they either be added to the text of the regulations (if considered to be requirements) or otherwise be moved to a technical assistance document or deleted.
In light of the comments received, all NPRM notes (a total of 126) have been removed from the final regulations and addressed in a manner generally consistent with the comments received -- e.g.,
- the substance of any note that should be a requirement has been added to the text of the regulations, and
- any note that provides useful guidance has been incorporated into the discussion of applicable comments in the "Analysis of Comments and Changes" in Attachment 1 to the final regulations.
FINAL REGS PACKAGE -- COMPOSED OF "8" DISCRETE PARTS, as follows:
- Preamble.
- Regulations for Part B (Part 300).
- Appendix A--Notice of Interpretation on IEPs.
- Appendix B--Index to Part B Regulations.
- Attachment 1--Analysis of Comments and Changes (To address the nearly 6,000 public comments received on the NPRM).
- Attachment 2--Assessment of Costs and Benefits.
- Attachment 3--Table showing "Disposition of NPRM Notes in Final Regulations for Parts 300 and 303."
- Conforming Regulations for the Early Intervention Program under Part C (Part 303)
FINAL REGS PACKAGE INCLUDES "3" BROAD CATEGORIES, as follows:
A. "Text" of Regulations -- Makes up Only 25% of the Entire package and is shorter than the text of the NPRM -- mainly because all 126 NPRM notes have been removed (except for incorporating the substance of certain key notes into the final Regulations).
B. "Analysis of Comments" and Other Required Items = Nearly 2/3's of the Entire package, as follows:
1. ANALYSIS OF COMMENTS = OVER 50% of the package. Because of the large number of public comments received on the NPRM (a total of nearly 6,000), an analysis of those comments (in Attachment 1 to the final regulations) -- including a description of the changes made since publication of the NPRM -- makes up more than 1/2 of the entire package.
2. OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS = NEARLY 10% of the package, including the "Preamble" to the final regulations, and the "Analysis of Costs and Benefits" in Attachment 2.
C. Technical Assistance Documents -- Make up Nearly 10% of the Package, and include the following:
1. NOTICE OF INTERPRETATION (NOI) ON IEPS AND OTHER SELECTED IMPLIMENTATION ISSUES ("Appendix A"). The longstanding interpretation on IEPs in Appendix A (formerly Appendix C) was revised in the NPRM to align it more closely with the new focus of IDEA '97 (for example, on improving results for children with disabilities through participation in the general curriculum). The NOI should provide useful guidance and clarifying information for parents, teachers, and administrators on effective implementation of the new IEP requirements.
2. INDEX TO PART B REGULATIONS ("Appendix B"). To assist readers in finding information in the final Part B regulations, an index to the regulations has been added as a new Appendix B.
3. TABLE ON DISPOSITION OF NPRM NOTES ("Attachment 3"). Because of the important role that explanatory notes in the Part B regulations have played in the past, and the fact that all 126 notes in the NPRM have been removed from the final regulations, a table has been provided (in Attachment 3) to assist readers in determining the disposition of each note in the final regulations (i.e., whether the substance of the note has been -- (1) added to the text of the regulation as a requirement; (2) added to the "Notice of Interpretation" on IEPs; (3) included in the "Analysis of Comments and Changes" in Attachment 1; or (4) simply deleted.
A. New Provisions Directly Related to IDEA '97 -- Make up 75% of the Changes from Prior Regs, including:
1. TOTALLY NEW REQUIREMENTS ADDED BY IDEA '97 (e.g., new statutory provisions on mediation, discipline, parent notice, procedural safeguards notice state maintenance of effort, public charter schools, performance goals and indicators, participation in assessments, schoolwide programs, coordinated services system, suspension and expulsion rates, school based improvement plans, etc.)
2. CHANGES MADE TO PRIOR REGULATIONS BY IDEA '97, including (for example) changes related to - state and local eligibility (to replace provisions on state plans and local applications); personnel standards; CSPD; the definition of "child with a disability" (including changes to "developmental delay"); evaluation, IEPs, private school children with disabilities, state advisory panels, the definition of "related services" (to add "O & M services"), LRE (to add a provision on state funding formulas), etc.
3. REGS NEEDED TO SPECIFICALLY IMPLEMENT IDEA '97 requirements, e.g., adding, specifying, or providing needed guidance regarding --
- The discipline procedures described under §§300.121(d) and 300.519-300.529;
- State eligibility requirements (to more explicitly state what is required to ensure compliance with the requirements under §§300.110-300.113 and 300.121-300.156);
- Situations in which the exception to FAPE for students with disabilities in adult prisons does not apply (§300.122(a)(2));
- Schoolwide program schools -- to make it clear that an LEA that uses Part B funds in those schools must ensure that children with disabilities in the schools receive services in accordance with a properly developed IEP, and be afforded all of the rights guaranteed under the Act (§300.234);
- "IEP team" (to clarify how to implement the provision regarding the membership of "other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise about the child" (§300.344(a)(6) and (c)); and
- Other changes, including those resulting from public comments received on the NPRM (see "Changes in Regulations Since NPRM," on page 6, below).
B. Provisions that Facilitate Implementation of Part B plus Longstanding Policy Interpretations -- Make up 25% of the changes from prior regulations, as follows:
1. PROVISIONS THAT FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF PART B. About 15% of the changes from the prior regulations include provisions needed to clarify and facilitate implementation of Part B, including (for example) --
- Amending the definition of "educational service agency" (to clarify that the term includes entities that meet the definition of "intermediate educational unit" in effect under prior law and regs);
- Adding all statutory provisions on "attorneys' fees;" and including other relevant terms under the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) definition in §300.30 -- to help make the final Part B regulations as complete and self-contained as possible;
- Adding "travel training" as a special education service that provides instruction, as appropriate, to children with significant cognitive disabilities, and any other children who need it -- to enable them to develop an awareness of their environment, and learn the skills necessary to move effectively and safely within that environment; and
- Retaining a number of proposed provisions (or notes) directly from the NPRM, or in modified form, such as:
- The concept of "specially designed instruction" (§300.26(b)(3));
- The provision on "child find" for children from birth through age 2 when the SEA and lead agency for Part C are different (§300.125(c)); and
- The provision under state complaint procedures, related to "Remedies for denial of appropriate services" (§300.660), etc. (see "Changes in Regulations Since NPRM," below).
2. LONGSTANDING POLICY INTERPRETATIONS. Nearly 10% of the changes from prior regulations - interpretations based on the statutory provisions of IDEA that were in effect prior to IDEA '97 and that were not changed because of the new statutory amendments. Examples of these provisions include recognizing that -
- "ADD/ADHD" may be eligible conditions under "other health impairment (OHI)" under certain circumstances, and that OHI includes "a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment" (§300.7(c)(9));
- A "Foster parent" may qualify as a "parent" -- under certain circumstances and if permitted under state law (§300.20);
- If a child's third birthday is in the summer, the IEP team that develops the child's IEP or IFSP determines the date when services begin (§300.121(c));
- Graduation with a regular high school diploma ends a student's eligibility under Part B (§300.122(c)); and
- Extended school year services must be provided if necessary for the provision of FAPE to an eligible child under Part B (§300.309).
A. Changes Regarding "Notes" in NPRM:
- ALL 126 NPRM "NOTES" HAVE BEEN REMOVED from the final regulations, (as discussed on page 3 and in item A-2, immediately below).
- FIFTY-THREE OF THE 126 NOTES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE REGS --i.e., the substance of the notes has been added to the "text" of the Regs, resulting in changes from the NPRM. (See Attachment 3, Re "Disposition of NPRM Notes in Final Regulations...")
B. Very few "NEW" provisions have been added to the final regulations that were not otherwise covered in the NPRM, or requested by commenters (see item C, below).
C. Changes Based on Public Comments. A significantly large number of changes have been made in the Regs, in direct response to public comments received, including (for example) adding new items or making changes in existing areas, as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS OF "BUSINESS DAY" AND "SCHOOL DAY" have been added (§300.9(b) and (c)).
2. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. A new §300.312 has been added to --
Specify that children with disabilities and their parents retain all rights under these regulations regardless of whether a charter school receives Part B funds; and
Address the responsibilities of public charter schools that are LEAs; LEAs if the charter school is under the LEA; and the SEA if the charter school is not an LEA or a school of an LEA. ("Public charter schools" has also been added to the definitions of "LEA" (§300.11) and "public agency" (§300.20), and to §300.2 (Applicability of this part); and §300.241 (Treatment of charter schools and their students) has been retained without change.)
A new §300.534(c) has been added to clarify that evaluation "is not required before the termination of a student's eligibility under Part B due to graduation with a regular high school diploma..." However, §300.122(a)(3) has been amended to add the substance of the note following §300.122 of the NPRM -- that graduation from high school with a regular diploma constitutes a change in placement requiring written prior notice in accordance with §300.503.
A new §300.313 has been added to --
- Clarify the conditions that states and LEAs must meet in using "developmental delay;"
- Permit the use of disability categories for any child with a diagnosed disability under §300.7, in conjunction with using the term "developmental delay;" and
- Permit (but not require) a state to adopt a common state definition of "developmental delay" for use under both the Part B and Part C programs.
5. PUBLIC & PRIVATE INSURANCE (Methods of ensuring services).
Proposed §300.142 has been amended (for example) to --
- Add a new §300.142(e) on conditions under which "public insurance" may be used;
- Clarify that a public agency must obtain informed parent consent (consistent with the definition of "consent" in §300.500(b)(1)) each time the agency proposes to access a parent's private insurance proceeds;
- Permit the use of Part B funds for (1) the cost of required services under Part B (if the parents refuse consent to use insurance), and (2) the costs of using the parents' insurance (e.g., to pay deductible or co-pay amounts); and
- Clarify that insurance proceeds received by a public agency (1) do not have to be returned to the program, and (2) do not have to be counted for purposes of maintenance of effort.
- Add a construction clause that states "Nothing in this part should be construed to alter the requirements imposed on a state Medicaid agency, or any other agency administering a public insurance program by Federal statute, regulations or policy under Title XIX, or Title XXI of the Social Security Act, or any other public insurance.
6. IEP REQUIREMENTS. The IEP provisions have been revised (for example) to:
- Require the public agency to give parents a copy of their child's IEP, at no cost to the parents, and without parents having to request a copy. (§300.345(f))
- Specify that each regular and special education teacher and related services provider responsible for implementing a child's IEP must (1) have access to the child's IEP, and (2) be informed of his or her specific responsibilities in accordance with the IEP, etc...(§300.342(b))
- Provide that a child's performance on any general state or district-wide assessment programs must be considered by the IEP team under §300.346(a).
- Replace "IEPs" with "services plans" for parentally-placed children in private schools, and move the provision related to those children from the
- IEP requirements in §300.350 of the NPRM to the private school requirements in §300.452.
7. OTHER CHANGES from the NPRM (e.g., changes in -- (A) the definitions of "deaf-blindness" and "multiple disabilities" (to replace "problems" with "needs") and the definition of parent counseling and training (to add that the term also means helping parents to acquire the necessary skills to allow them to support the implementation of their child's IEP/IFSP); and (B) many other changes (e.g., in discipline, personnel standards, FAPE--methods and payments, children in private schools, hearing rights, etc.).
D. Some NPRM provisions (and certain notes) have been deleted, consistent with the comments received. For example --
1. THE "JUSTIFICATION" PROVISION ON TRANSITION SERVICES IN THE IEP (which required that if a student's IEP team determines that transition services are not needed in one or more defined areas, the IEP must include a statement to that effect and the basis upon which the determination was made) has been deleted; and
2. THE 60-DAY TIMELINE ON IEPS (in the note following §300.343) has been deleted as a specified regulatory timeline, and replaced with a description of the Department's expectations related to timely delivery of services (included in the discussion following §300.343 in Appendix 1).
* On October 22, 1997, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published in the Federal Register to amend the regulations under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The purposes of the NPRM were to implement changes made by the IDEA Amendments of 1997, and make other changes that facilitate the implementation of Part B. The changes made since the NPRM are based mainly on public comments received.


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Airbus continues to implement innovative technologies across its product line to further reduce jetliner noise emissions and meet the goals of Europe's Flightpath 2050 guidelines – including a 65 per cent reduction in noise emissions by airborne aircraft relative to 2000 levels.
"We obviously are very engaged in the commitment to reduce noise and other types of emissions," said Thierry Nowaczyk, Airbus' Product Manager – Environmental Affairs, at a briefing during the Paris Air Show. "From the A300 to the A380, A350 XWB and A320neo Family, we have consistently lowered aviation noise levels."
To highlight Airbus' commitment to quieter aircraft, Nowaczyk cited examples of Airbus noise abatement technology in its modern jetliners:
- The development of Sharklets wingtip devices on A320 Family aircraft, which reduce noise in operational takeoff conditions with improved departure and climb performance,
- The latest noise reduction technology incorporated on the A350 XWB, including the Automatic Noise Abatement Departure Procedure (NAPD), which optimizes thrust and flight path to reduce noise over crowded areas, and
- The higher-capacity A380, which reduces the number of flights needed, in addition to its use of high bypass ratio engines, acoustically treated nacelles and better takeoff and approach performance.


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Just about finished with my ROTJ Boba. How does it look?
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Just about finished with my ROTJ Boba. How does it look?
I don't know too much about this version but I think the flight suit should be a very pale grey.
The color is actually lighter than it looks.
Okay. The Rotj is almost white though I think.
That flightsuit is more esb than rotj.
Rotj is like a dusty off white. Kind of like beige almost.
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Overall, things are looking good. All the parts are there, paint job looks nice, battle weathering seems accurate, GOOD STUFF :D.
Some things to keep in mind based on these pictures:
That little lense thing in the RF top should not be there if this is a classic ROTJ build (that little piece is from the ESB and SE helmet). If you can't take it off it's probably not a big deal but something to keep in mind.
The blaster has a good paint job but the size seems VERY small compared to the rest of the costume pieces (again, not a huge deal since you don't technically need a weapon since the 501st page lists it as an "optional" prop.
I understand that the pictures are darker but, in comparison with the hue of the other armor it may be a tad to dark (perhaps a mild bleach wash could tone it down? I'm no expert with cloth).
Other than that though much that's needed to be done is more minor tweaks than anything else. The costume looks great and I wish you luck on your approval to the 501st!
I took the advice and am in the process of making the jumpsuit lighter. As for the blaster, it's just a modified hasbro. I am working on getting a EE3 kit for an upgrade. Thanks for the info guys......


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2017-18 Dance Auditions
An undergraduate major in dance performance was established at RI College in 2000. While there is no audition requirement for students who elect to major in dance, auditions are required for the Rhode Island College Dance Company, Special Talent Awards in Dance, and for the Helen Forman Dance Scholarship. Please read below for specific information on this year's audition schedule and procedures.
New Members of the Rhode Island College Dance Company
The dance major auditions for high school seniors and transfer students will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2017 and February 25, 2017 at 11 AM in the Helen Forman Dance studio, which is located in the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts Building. It is recommended auditionees arrive at least 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork and to warm up. Parents are invited and encouraged to attend the audition and ask questions concerning prospective students. The schedule is as follows:
- Dress for class. The student should wear tightly fitted dancewear, ballet slippers, and also be prepared to dance barefoot. The locker rooms connected to the dance studio may be used for changing.
- Warm up on your own in the studio.
- Audition class - ballet barre and some center work consisting of ballet and a modern traveling phrase and/or a short improvisation.
- Presentation of solo pieces. Please prepare a short piece, or part of a piece, 1 1/2-2 minutes long in any style you like. It can be either your own composition or someone else's choreography. A CD player will be provided for your use.
- All prospective students must bring a full bodyshot in a classical dance position and headshot. Your name should also be clearly labeled on the photographs.
Immediately following the showing of solos, the faculty will be available to answer any questions.
Please call us at 401-456-9791 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to schedule an audition and to receive more information.
RI College Special Talent Awards in Dance for 2017/2018
Special Talent Awards were established to recognize and encourage students who have exceptional talent or skill in the visual and performing arts, areas of intercollegiate competition (other than athletics), or similar fields. Currently, the College offers Special Talent Awards in the following areas: art, chess, communications, dance, music, and theatre. While the requirements for these awards vary by department, award competition is open to entering freshmen and transfer students. Dance awards range from $200 to $2,200 per year.
Audition Date/Time
Saturday, February 11, 2017 and February 25, 2017 at 11 AM in the Helen Forman Dance studio, which is located in the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts Building.
Eligibility Requirements
- Only current or prospective RIC Dance Company Members are eligible for these awards.
- New students must be enrolled in an RI College degree program before fall 2017.
- Student must maintain at least half-time status regarding attempted course credit each semester.
- Student must maintain their status as a member in good standing in the Rhode Island College Dance Company.
Selection Criteria
- Dance student demonstrates the physical attributes of alignment, flexibility, endurance, rhythm, poise, ability to phrase movement in time and space, and strength as a dancer on an intermediate level of competence.
- Dance student demonstrates an intermediate to advanced level of ability to perform complex adagio and allegro patterns of dance movement in center floor, and shows comparable ability to perform traveling patterns of movement through space.
- Dance student demonstrates advanced level of coordination for dance movement.
- Student demonstrates classic line in body for concert dance movement.


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Call Detail Record - Log Missed Call on CUCM 8.5
The option of Log Missed Call does not appears in the CDR Analysis and Reporting for modifying Ciso IP Phones Services in CUCM 8.5. How can this option be added to the CDR? Attached the configuration window. Thanks in advanced!
That service parameter switches on the logging of missed calls. There's nothing else to do. Once it's switched on, you should see the zero duration calls appearing in the CDRs.


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Just because the arena isn't filled to capacity doesn't mean people aren't watching, I watched most of it on live feed, so much more convenient. BTW a friend of mine took pictures of the event on Friday and the place looked pretty darn full.
I never bother with the gala, slightly more exciting than your average club carnival. Most skaters don't have a lot of time or energy to put into their show choreography and it shows. Not sure what kind of ratings it gets, suspect that the audience is not hard core skating fans but rather the general public looking for some nice family friendly entertainment.


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Hef's Movie Notes: The Godfather
Hef introduces the epic Academy Award winning film.
Tonight: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton in Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece The Godfather.
The ultimate in modern gangster movies, this moody, murky, murderous film is a classic of almost mythical proportions that chronicles the rise, fall and rise, once again, in a single mafia family in New York.
Paramount purchased the screen rights to Mario Puzo's novel for just $35,000 when it was still in galley form.
When it became a best seller, the studio gave him an additional $100,000 to write the screenplay, plus a small percentage of the profits.
The Writer's Guild of America recently named The Godfather screenplay the second best ever written, a runner-up to Casablanca.
Chinatown, by Robert Towne, "was number three." Towne worked on The Godfather screenplay as well. He wrote the scene on the patio where Brando warns Al Pacino of an anticipated assassination attempt.
Citizen Kane was number four on the Writer's Guild list of Best Screenplays—and "Sunset Boulevard" was number seven.
Tomorrow night's film, The Godfather - Part 2 was number ten.
The American Film Institute picked The Godfather as the third greatest film of all time—after Citizen Kane and Casablanca.
Francis Ford Coppola wasn't the studio's first choice to direct.
Robert Evans, the head of production at Paramount, offered the opportunity to direct to Peter Bogdonovich. He declined. So did others—including Sergio Leone.
Who regretted the decision later, said so, and in 1984, made his own classic gangster epic, Once Upon a Time in America, with De Niro.
When early rushes displeased Paramount executives, they almost brought in Elia Kazan, to better control the notoriously difficult Brando. But Brando backed Coppola, and said he'd quit if Paramount fired him.
Brando actually tested for the part and others were considered for the role as well—including Edward G. Robinson (the original "Little Caesar"), Orson Welles, George C. Scott, Ernest Borgnine and, incredibly enough, Sir Laurence Olivier.
In a Playboy Interview, Coppola said that Frank Sinatra wanted to play the role, but it was Brando who both Coppola and author Mario Puzo had always favored.
Brando took the part for just $100,000—and a percentage of the profits.
When the film became a blockbuster, Brando's participation in the profits eventually escalated to a reported $16 million.
The Godfather resurrected Brando's career. He hadn't made a successful film in over a decade.
The Godfather made a star of Al Pacino, who got the part on the basis of his performance as a junkie in The Panic in Needle Park (1971), his second film.
But Pacino tested five times before he got the role. Warren Beatty, French actor Alain Delon and Bert Reynolds were rejected by Coppola.
Paramount Production Chief Bob Evans argued for Robert Redford, a "northern Italian." Evans derided Pacino, calling him "The Midget."
So Pacino initially took a role in The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight.
And when Paramount finally opted for Pacino over Redford, they had to buy out Pacino's contract from MGM.
The abandoned role at Metro was filled by Robert De Niro, who would later become a star in The Godfather – Part 2.
Martin Sheen auditioned for the Pacino part and Ryan O'Neal was considered as well.
But Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman were actually offered the role of Michael Corleone and turned it down.
Jimmy Caan had worked for Coppola in The Rain People (1969).
He campaigned for the role of Michael Corleone that went to Al Pacino, but settled for the part of Michael's brother Sonny instead.
Caan's character is named "Sonny" because that was the nickname of Al Capone's son.
Jimmy Caan's performance in tonight's film, and his appearance as dying football player Brian Piccolo in the TV film, Brian's Song, the same year made him a star.
Robert Duvall's screen career began with To Kill a Mockingbird (1963), and included Coppola's The Rain People (1969), M.A.S.H. (1990) and the first George Lucas film, THX-1138 (1971), but it was The Godfather that made him a star as well.
The Al Martino role was based on Frank Sinatra, although Mario Puzo pretended otherwise.
Vic Damone and Frankie Avalon tested for the role. Sinatra was very upset at the film characterization.
The horse's head in the bed is real. It came from a slaughterhouse where horses were being killed for dog food.
The backyard and exterior of the house where the movie director wakes with the horse's head in bed belongs to our friend Leonard Ross. The house has been used in a number of movies.
The body count in tonight's film, excluding the horse, is 17.
The cat held by Brando in the opening scenes of the movie was a stray he found on the studio lot.
There was no cat in the script.
Brando did not memorize his lines, relying instead on cue cards.
Brando stuffed his cheeks with cotton for the screentest, but wore a dental appliance during the actual film.
Watch for oranges in any of the three Godfather movies. They mean that a death, or a close call, will soon occur.
Alex Rocci's Las Vegas character, Moe Green, was modeled after mobster Bugsy Siegal.
The movie, based on Mario Puzo's novel, manages to combine a remarkable mixture of gangster myth and reality that lifts it to epic proportions.
Unlike the classic gangster films of the past—such as Little Caesar (1930) and Public Enemy (1931) that were intended to prove that "crime doesn't pay" — The Godfather suggests that it pays very well indeed! Up to a point!!!
In an interview with Newsweek, Brando said, "In a way, the mafia is the best example of capitalism we have. Don Corleone is just an ordinary business magnate who is trying to do the best he can for those he represents and his family."
Brando's role is based, in part, on Carlo Gambino, the real life mob chief of one of New York's five families.
With a little lucky Luciano thrown in for good measure.
Talia Shire is Coppola's sister. She play's Brando's daughter in the film.
Sofia Coppola (the director's daughter, and now a director herself) appears as Pacino's niece in the Christmas scene, and co-starred in Part 3 of The Godfather Trilogy.
George Lucas directed the mattress montage, without credit, as a favor to Coppola.
On March 1, 1971, the Italian American Civil Rights League announced that the words "Mafia" and "Cosa Nostra" would not be used in the film.
The real mob frowned on that.
The studio had agreed to not use the terms "Mafia" and "Cosa Nostra" to avoid labor problems while they were filming in New York.
The mob controlled the New York labor unions.
The film's shooting schedule ran from March 29 through August 6, 1971.
A hundred N.Y. locations were used.
Originally budgeted for just $2 million, Paramount expected it to be just another contemporary crime drama.
When Coppola was hired to direct, all that changed and the budget was increased to $6 million.
Coppola's previous screen credits (Finian's Rainbow in 1968 and The Rain People in 1969) had been failures. And producer Al Ruddy's credits were even less impressive.
But together they managed to convince Production Chief Bob Evans and the Paramount brass that this could be an important picture.
And it was!
The New York premiere was March 15, followed a week later in Los Angeles, with a national release on March 24, 1972.
The critical and public reaction was astounding.
As of May 11, 1997, The Godfather was the highest grossing film of all time.
The picture earned ten Oscar nominations—including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actors (for Pacino, Caan and Duvall), Best Screenplay, Best Sound, Film Editing and Costume Design.
The Godfather won the Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year and Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor.
Mario Puzo and Coppola also took home an Oscar apiece for Best Screenplay.
Coppola won the Director's Guild Award for Best Director…
But, in a rare instance where the DGA Award did not predict the Oscar winner, the Academy gave Best Director honors to Bob Fosse for Cabaret.
Two years later, the Academy corrected the oversight by naming The Godfather – Part 2 Best Picture of the Year.
Beating out Roman Polanski's Chinatown.
And giving Coppola an Oscar for Best Director.
"The Godfather – Part 2" also earned Robert De Niro an Oscar for Best Actor.
Plus additional Oscars for Coppola and Mario Puzo for the screenplay.
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A combination of Norwegian, Welsh and French origin. Closely related to the name of Dragoo, which is a surname for Jernigan, refers to soldiers. The last name took on usually by French soldiers, that happened to be mounted, but not calvary.
Earliest record found in Dooms Day Book of William the Conquerer, as Jernigen, then as Jerniham,then as Jernigan. Refered to a Duke that had aquired lordship by a string of successful military campaigns.
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Fake or alternative version of Feng Shui. May be spread like a meme (such as Feng Shui itself), or may be perpetrated (as a crime) upon fad-following wannabes who have more enthusiasm than intelligence.
Also, the concept of interior design moreover.
Also, the concept of interior design moreover.
An American investigative television program exposed several so-called Feng Shui experts using hidden cameras which revealed that these lack-luster furniture arrangers were nothing more than Faux Shui con artists who could do nothing to improve the appearance or function of the space.
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My favorite safety in this class is florida'sahmad black. he's 100x better than major wright coming out. he hits hard, hasleadership skills, is aball hawk, hasgood instincts, very physical, very good blitzer, and extremely athletic. The only thing thats probably keeping him from getting more attention is his size (5'9) which utterly sucks.
I also like the sooners' safeties too. Both jonathan nelson and quinton carter. i think carter is more of a playmaker tho. There are some really talented safeties in this draft class


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You know, Plushenko thinks the quad is almighty. Ok, fine. Where were his second and third quads? You want the envelope pushed, push it.
You know, Plushenko thinks the quad is almighty. Ok, fine. Where were his second and third quads? You want the envelope pushed, push it.
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Nuts to this: I want my cake and eat it, too! Now which one of these upcoming men is going to prove you can do a quad and still be able to do spins, FW, and be smooth! I'm issuing a challenge for 2014: quad+ a program to win gold.
BTW: the quad already died in Canada. We did not send the kid to the Olympics who did a quad-triple combo, a triple axel-triple toe and triple axel at Canadians. We sent Vaughan Chipeur, based on PCS, and he placed 23rd out of 24...and the judges did not like his program components.
If Jeremy Abbott can hold his nerves, he can do it at Worlds. He has the spins, footwork, and quad, but he has to put it all together on the big stage.
Have to admit that Jeremy is my fvaourite skater, even though he buckled under the pressure here. I was blown away by his performance at Nationals.If Jeremy Abbott can hold his nerves, he can do it at Worlds. He has the spins, footwork, and quad, but he has to put it all together on the big stage.
Quads are just frustrating, it seems like you can't have it both ways. Whenever Verner lands a great quad the rest of his program goes south fast and Joubert lets his quad psych him out to the point of if he misses it, it will cause him to give up on the rest of his performance :banging:. Not a big fan of Stephane and Plushy quads....they look awkward to me. Brezina was doing beautiful quads in practice the other day but again, I think the quad is the achilles heel of the male figure skater.
funeral of the quads...probably, seeing as no one landed a "textbook" quad
but last night was pretty darn close to the funeral of the triple axel too. It's the men's event and there were more bad 3A's than there were good ones...
looking forward to Worlds in a few weeks. Would like to see Johnny put together 2 good programs again so he can hopefully get on the podium and end it all with a medal. I would also like to see Jeremy do 2 clean programs b/c then people might finally get the message that 2 solid programs with the technical difficulty and other skating elements will be "unbeatable"
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It's a sad day when we say goodbye to the quad. You were challenging and will be missed by the true athletes out there. Now I'll have to find a way to not vomit while watching people perform those ludicrous 3-2-2 combos. What a joke that is.
Good bye quad!!!!! Finally they can join men and ladies' figure skating into one and call it figure skating.
I already told you what I think of Lysacek.
Who should have won? Well we would have to go and see the SP scores first, then how would that changed thing affect the LPs etc, etc, etc. It's all hypothetical now and I have no idea how that would have unfolded.
Just because of the fact that Plushenko was stupid, this entire season and not just last night, and based on what we saw, I would have loved to see Dai as OGM. I doubt we ever will, which is a shame but well...
If Plushenko won, I'd be having a funeral for level 4 footwork. Well, ok, I'm not that much of a drama queen.


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Beautiful quilt studio and what a nice DH!
I know it is not good manners to invite one's self over......but I wanna come play in your studio.
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Absolutely beautiful! The cabinets fit the shape of the wall/ceiling perfectly. Please tell him what a great job he did.
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He is a keeper. Have fun in your wonderful room. It is outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the quilt on your design wall. I recognize it from Primitive Gatherings and have been thinking about doing it too.
Great room! Oh yeah, great stash!!!!!!!!
Beautiful cabinets! You have a fabulous sewing room!
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Study says new moms rival teens behind the wheel
New moms are among the most distracted drivers according to a new study.
American Baby and Safe Kids Worldwide surveyed 2,396 mothers and finds their behavior behind the wheel rivals teens.
The study blames fatigue for being a major factor. It says new moms sleep on average five hours and 20 minutes per night.
"You are losing more sleep than you ever have in your life," said mother of two Lindsay Mitchell.
It also blames tending to a baby, talking on a cell phone, not paying attention to speed limits as other reasons.
"Because (my daughter's) car seat is backwards, I wouldn't attend to her anyway. But usually the problem is wanting to get home quickly to take care of her," admits Mitchell.
But Mitchell says she tries to avoid driving when she can. She limits her time in the car to just important trips like doctor's appointments.
In recent weeks, two deadly car crashes involved mothers. Last week, state patrol troopers say an Ordway woman was likely distracted when she lost control on Highway 96. Her six-year-old passenger was killed.
In February, a Fountain mother died when she rolled her car on Interstate 25. Her daughter and niece also had serious injuries. Troopers say the cause of that crash is still under investigation.
Almost 10 percent of new moms surveyed had an accident with their baby on board. The study says that's nearly three time the rate in the general population.


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nice work! how fast can it go?
Cant believe only 1 comment this bike is sweet he is a friend of mine It has all kinds of trick gussets etc this bike is bullet proof I have ridden on it and it rides smooth
looks like a fun ride and even more now with the price of gas,, :shock:
It'll Do 32-35 depending on the mood of the day .. It's about 80 lbs & drives like a early 70's caddy.
Very comfortable!
To me, your worksman build is what motorized bicycling is all about.
This makes me consider doing gas instead of electric on my walgoose fat bike, but I can't seem to find a motor to fit
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Afternoon Tea
Good news: I turn 30 this weekend! More details on my feelings on all of this later, for now, let's discuss my party. It's simple and keeping with tradition. For the past 3 years, I've celebrated my birthday with my favorite girl I've met so far in my life: My Ella Bean. I always tell her she's lucky she has two brothers to tease her and put her in her place and rough her up a bit. She needs that when she has a mom like me around always gushing how fun she is and how she truly has such a good heart and is such a pleasure to be around. Since she turned 3 years old that is. From then on, I've been spending my birthday with her. I look forward to it each year.
I have just about everything planned except for afternoon tea. It's also become a birthday tradition. Three years ago we went to Crown and Crumpet in San Francisco. Have you ever been there? It felt very Sophia Coppola and her movie Marie Antoinette. Part classic tea room, part rock n roll. I wish I could live in it. Last year we had afternoon tea in the Palm Court at the Plaza. Love that too for completely different reasons since it was so traditional and polished.
I want to try a new tea shop this year. Any suggestions? I should have planned this sooner. I hope we can still get a reservation! I can't wait to tell you all my birthday plans. I've shamelessly included so many NYC cliches! Would you expect any less from me?! I love NYC cliches!
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Hi Sharon,ReplyDelete
I'm a fellow New Yorker (no kids...yet) and I've been reading and loving this blog for months! I have to suggest you ladies check out Alice's Tea Cup. Way way way more casual than the other places you've been, but adorable, charming, and so sweet. I would like to go there with my own mom and I'm a grownass woman of 26. There are several locations in the city- check it out! If not for your birthday, another time for sure.
Cheers, Liv
Well happy 30th! I too, will be turning 30 this year. I love "Alice's Tea Cup" http://alicesteacup.com/ and I like the one on the East Side at 81st :) It's whimisical and fun, with delicious food, too. Wherever you end up, I hope it's awesome!ReplyDelete
Hi- found you through Joanna's blog and have enjoyed reading, especially because I can see from your pics that we live in the same beautiful neighborhood (and I'm also a recently married, recently 30!). Your family looks adorable! Wanted to say that Alice's Tea Cup is really cute; there are a few locations but I prefer the location in the lower sixties. Enjoy and happy birthday!ReplyDelete
There's also tea and sympathy in the west village, but I've never been so I' trust the other commenters over me. Happy happy birthday!ReplyDelete
- Gyða GunnarsdóttirMarch 30, 2012 at 6:30 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARON. Enjoy our day with Ella.ReplyDelete
I echo the Alice's Tea Cup recommendations. I've been to the one on 73rd and thought it was charming!ReplyDelete
I've been wanting to try the Russian Tea Room, they have an afternoon children's tea:ReplyDelete
- Erin WiggerMarch 30, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Lady Mendl's Tea Salon on Irving Place near Union Square is adorable! Tucked inside a little brownstone it's very old-fashioned and girly.ReplyDelete
What a great idea! I now have an insane urge to dress up fancy and drink tea.ReplyDelete
Happy 30th!! I just turned 30 and it's so much fun!! I can't believe you're only 30 - you seem like you have it wayyyy more together than i do! Maybe it's the extra child?! Oh well, have a lovely high tea with your darling girl!ReplyDelete
- Meggie SimmonsMarch 30, 2012 at 6:30 PM
They all beat me to it but Alice's is the best! Their chai tea and pumpkin scones would make any birthday girl happy. Happy 30th!ReplyDelete
I am so happy to see other people suggesting Alice's because I wrote the very first comment on this post this afternoon, but it has disappeared....I'm guessing it's because I referred to myself as a growna** woman who still enjoys tea with my mom haha. Anyway, I just said I have been enjoying your blog for months now. I'm a fellow New Yorker (no kids yet) and think you will really enjoy Alice's!!!ReplyDelete
- Gaby [The Vault Files]March 30, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Love Afternoon Tea, I used to go a lot with my friends while living in Kuala Lumpur, it was such a joy, we always felt so polished and glamorous ;)ReplyDelete
This is so beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes. I hope my little bean is with me every year on my birthday. I have to share my princess though--that's the hardest part. This is so cute. I love that you share tea! When you find a spot, let me know so I can make sure to visit when I come to NYC :)ReplyDelete
Your blog is so heart warming. I just love it.
Alice's tea cup is simply lovely! It's so fun for everybody involved!!!ReplyDelete
And while I know this next one may seem silly, the American Girl Store is delightful! It's so cute and a very girly thing. I've always loved it (my sister and I have gone since I was seven and she was five) and my mom says it's quite fun for her too. I think Ella will be delighted, as will you.
This weekend is my son's birthday, I guess I will always remember yours now! Happy Birthday! To turn 30 was ok for me, 31 felt sad for some strange reason. Hope you have a great one!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! Catching up on old posts, so you may have already picked a place but I love Podunk Tearoom. 231 E. 5th Street in the East VillageReplyDelete
- CarolineMarch 30, 2012 at 6:31 PM
We might be a little late but Alice's Tea Cup on the UWS is gorgeous! There is also a book you can buy called 50 Places to Take Tea in NYC ... perhaps it can be one of your birthday pressies!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!
- Stephanie GibsonMarch 30, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Alice's Tea Cup is my recommendation too!ReplyDelete
Of course, you have Alice's but I would also recommend the tea salon of Mariebelle Chocolates in Soho. Have you been? Tucked behind the shop, gorgeous mirrored/pinky place with a massive chandelier and delicious offerings.ReplyDelete
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FIVE MONTHS AGO, Marin officials likely would have had far more reservations about giving the Ross Valley Sanitary District a short-term loan to bridge a budget gap.
Election of a new sewer board majority in June helped settle political differences between the two agencies.
The county last week approved a $3 million loan to the district. The district is trying to close its budget gap by cutting its legal costs, dropping contracts for a Sacramento lobbyist and scaling back its costly public relations program.
Because the district's tax revenue comes from property taxes that are paid twice a year, it needs the loan to cover expenses until the next bill brings in a wave of revenue.
The county will charge Ross Valley 3.5 percent annual interest, which will cost the district about $50,000, the county said.
County officials know that the revenue needed to pay off the loan will be coming in.
The county and the district have clashed in recent years, most notably when the Board of Supervisors publicly questioned Ross Valley's financial decisions, which included increasing the number of employees and handing out raises when most other public agencies were laying off workers or asking employees to take pay cuts or unpaid furloughs.
Ross Valley's legal costs also have been high because of the district's penchant for getting into legal fights with neighboring public agencies.
Then-Supervisor Hal Brown called for an unusual county review of Ross Valley Sanitary's budget. He was worried the district's budget decisions were setting the stage for a hefty rate increase.
He was right.
The sanitary board approved one large rate increase and, soon after, considered another. The second rate increase failed to win board approval, but the decision left the district without the revenue needed to cover the budget and costs directors had approved in May. Less than a month later, the election shifted the board's majority and its political approach.
The change also led to the resignation of district general manager Brett Richards, whose contract, including questions regarding the $350,000 loan the district board gave him to buy a home, became a campaign issue.
The dry period faced by the district this year will happen again, unless the board takes further steps to trim its expenses.
Richards' repayment of the loan remains unresolved. The board should tell ratepayers how the district plans to get their money back.
The county's loan provides the district with the financial leeway to make some tough but necessary budget decisions. The loan is an appropriate use of county funds, one that also sends a clear signal to the Ross Valley Sanitary District that it needs to gets its financial house in order.


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Video: Maher salutes American troops
posted at 1:35 pm on March 30, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
I stopped watching Bill Maher a long time ago, and it's moments like this that remind me why he's a waste of broadcast air time. Maher complains that we need to bring home the troops from World War II by pulling out of Germany and Japan, and gives us this pithy little "salute" to American fighting forces:
Forget about bringing the troops home from Iraq. We need to get the troops home from World War II. Can anybody tell me why, in 2009, we still have more than 50,000 troops in Germany and 30,000 in Japan? At some point, these people are going to have to learn to rape themselves. [boos] I'll ignore that.
Recall, if you will, when Maher claimed that the 9/11 terrorists had more courage than Air Force pilots and/or Navy commanders. "We have been the cowards. Lobbing cruise missiles from two thousand miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building. Say what you want about it. Not cowardly. You're right." ABC cut ties with Maher after that statement, leading to his HBO show.
Will HBO keep Maher around after this despicable comment? Probably, unless enough people complain about it. HBO has less pressure in its subscription model; with no advertisers to boycott, HBO won't have to worry about lost revenue in the traditional sense. If subscribers start lining up to cancel and cite Maher as a reason, however, that could have some impact.
I don't watch the show anyway, as I said before, so I don't really give a damn whether HBO gives him a platform or not. Maher crossed over to despicable years ago. Maybe it serves a good purpose to have a spotlight trained on him; we can find more examples of how the Left hates the military, rather than hearing them insist that they love the troops while trying their best to keep them from college campuses and recruiters out of their neighborhoods.
Update: Commenter 1GoodDaddy offers this information, for those wishing to communicate their displeasure with Maher:
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You may contact HBO's Consumer Affairs Department at 212-512-1208 Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM Eastern Time. You can also write to us using the link below.
Feel free to go at it. I think, though, that HBO will tend to see this as an endorsement of Maher's relevance than any threat to their business.
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Grover Beach to Vote on Bond Measure for Street Repairs
GROVER BEACH, Calif - The Grover Beach City Council will be taking public comment on whether residents would consider a bond to repair the streets.
The city is hoping residents get on board so that the streets don't fall through the cracks. The streets were built on sand dunes and most don't have a proper foundation. It would cost about $35 million to pay for all the residential streets and the city says it receives no grant funding for residential roads.
However, how much it will cost residents still needs to be determined. "We'll make certain that before that ballot goes out that there's a formula available for people so that they can figure out what their cost would be, so that when they are voting they know what they are actually looking at," said Mayor Debbie Peterson.
If the bond is passed it would be paid in $5 million dollar increments, which the city says will save the tax payers money.
In order for the city to move forward with a bond they need a three-fifths vote at Tuesday's meeting.
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