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Music Review: Passion Pit's Gossamer
Just in time for those warm sticky days spent sprawled outside on a friend's porch, Passion Pit have released their dreamiest album yet, Gossamer.
Just in time for those warm sticky days spent sprawled outside on a friend's porch, Passion Pit have released their dreamiest album yet, Gossamer, despite the major emotional turbulence that seemed to come to a crescendo this year for the man behind it all, Michael Angelakos. The sophomore album overshadows 2009's Manners by leaps and bounds thanks to its blasting bass, techno beats and comforting synths. "On Gossamer there is more of a dichotomy between the lyrics and the music," explains Angelakos. "You hear my lyrics more precisely which is something I was ready for. The lyrics on this album have a lot to say about what the last two years of my life have been troubled with."
Working with producer Chris Zane, who produced the highly acclaimed Manners, Angelakos was able to tell the story of his relationship with fiancée Kristy Mucci, his alcoholism and the perils of his depression, which may not be apparent to someone listening to the gorgeous music instead of the lyrics. Make no mistake, despite Gossamer's electropop outside, there's a lot of emotion going on lyrically.
Best Tracks: "I'll Be Alright," "Take a Walk," "Constant Conversations" and "Mirrored Sea"
Skip These: "Cry Like a Ghost," "On My Way"


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Inn at Rancho Santa Fe Wedding by Joyful Weddings and EventsMy favorite color is white. Well maybe pink but white is a top two. For me, an all white palette scream chic. Screams style. And when it comes to weddings, well white just fits. Like a glove. So I kind
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Boone Hospital Center will soon screen job applicants for nicotine
Starting Jan. 1, applicants that test positive for nicotine will be denied a job
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Job applications for tobacco users will soon be going up in smoke at Boone Hospital Center.
A new policy for BJC HealthCare hospitals goes into effect Jan. 1. and the hospitals, including Boone Hospital Center, will not hire anyone that does not pass a nicotine test.
"I've talked to some colleagues at other hospitals in the area and they've indicated that they are heading in the same direction, just haven't announced it yet," said Michelle Zvanut, vice president of human resources for Boone Hospital Center.
Potential new employees will take the nicotine test after the interview process. If they do not pass, then they will not get the job.
However, current employees are still safe. Zvanut told ABC 17 News that they are encouraging any employees that do smoke to quit through one of their programs.
Baylor Health Systems in Texas has been using the nicotine test since 2012. In one year, they reduced the amount of staff that smoke in their hospitals by nearly 5 percent.
"We have companies and different corporations contact us because they are no longer interested in hiring nicotine users and want to find out how we implement this," said Becky Hall, vice president of health and wellness at Baylor Health Systems.
Hall told ABC 17 News that she sees this health care trend as just the beginning with other employers wanting to get on board.
But that may challenge current smoker protection laws in the state of Missouri that defend smokers against discrimination in the work place. Under the law though, heath care facilities are exempt.
Several hospitals told ABC 17 News that they are making these changes to practice what they preach. They said they cannot lecture their patients on how to be healthy while they are endangering their own health by smoking.
"We really want to promote a healthy work force," said Zvanut. "It's a big part of our value system."
According to the Centers for Disease Control, each smoker costs companies thousands of dollars every year in lost production and increased health expenses.


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What is this?I think most of those ads are the shotgun approach.Originally Posted by certaut
I use Bing and other search engines since Google got out of hand.
Three things:
What is this?I think most of those ads are the shotgun approach.Originally Posted by certaut
I use Bing and other search engines since Google got out of hand.
...We don't see things as they are, we see things as WE are...
I get the same thing. pretty embarrassing when you sitting there with your young kids typing away and a half naked woman pops up on the right screen. Not sure why this forum doesn't have a paid version so you can stop the the ads.
From another hand, we are using "free" resources.As Russians and others said: free cheese may be only in the mouse-trap. Sergey
I haven't read the whole thread where this is likely mentioned but these are tracking cookies setup by the advertisers. I think generally these can be avoided by not allowing third party cookies (an option in Firefox I know). When you go to a web site, you want it to set cookies, but if the web page has a banner pointing to a third party, that cookie can track you across multiple web sites. Often you go shopping on one site, and then they pay attention to that. If you disable those third party cookies, then that feeling of being watched goes away a bit. I also block many of the web pages that are strictly tracking (like doubleclick.net) and I cut out a lot of ads. It really depends on how nuts you want to go. I have my cookies cleared each time I close my browser which makes me feel a bit better (it's amazing how many cookies are set in just a day of browsing).
Of course, the first thing that you must install on your browser is an ad-blocker. The ads simply "stop."
Second, don't consider your e-mail to be "private." Don't consider anything on the Internet to be "private."
"Big Data Is Watching You™" ... but it is doing so with the ham-fisted approach of a young kid with a new toy who really doesn't know what to do with it. Right now, advertisers are supposed to believe that, the more closely-targeted (sic) an advertisement is to you, the more likely you are to pounce on it.
That isn't true, of course, and it never has been true. The mere fact that I am hungry and that I encountered a pizza ad among the junk-mail in my mailbox does not in fact mean that I am going to buy a pizza right-now from this particular vendor. The mere fact that you think that I belong to this-or-that demographic slot, and that you have tried to craft an advertisement "specific to" this-or-that demographic slot, does not mean that I am in any way more likely to respond to it. But bezillions of dollars of venture capital right now are being wasted on people who think otherwise.
Frankly, I defy anyone to spell out a better all-around advertising vehicle than Grit magazine. Or any of those (try to tell me you don't pick 'em up and read 'em even if you put 'em back ...) supermarket at-the-checkout tabloid newspapers. They didn't really care who you were. But they certainly did know "who you are." And you might not know that they published local issues, which local advertisers glommed on to with great results. Uh huh, that movie "Men In Black #1" knew exactly what it was talking about. If there were any space-aliens operating in your neighborhood, those newspapers were on it. But they produced dependable results for advertisers, and grew quite wealthy in the process, with no "tech" at all.
Half necked women on Beesource? I haven't seen those... All I ever see is Romney and Obama and an Energizer Bunny.
You can opt out of targeting advertising by clicking on the right top corner of the ad.
Facebook is real bad. They target you based on information about the people you associate with. I got an ad for Gastric bi-pass after somebody I am friends with had the procedure.
Just my opinion, take it for what it's worth.
It's been a few years since I was involved with affiliate advertising, but certainly there was a strong "spaghetti fling" element involved - fling a few pieces of spaghetti (ads) at the wall and see what sticks (clicks). Your targetting got tightened up from there.
No doubt the demographics have been identified a lot more clearly since and the recipes will be much more defined as to which ads to serve up where... but I'll guarantee there's still a fair bit of spaghetti being flung and producing surprising results here and there.
Many thanks. It was very useful! Is any recipe how to minimize the exposure to advertising on the Internet? Sergey
If ads are so imposing that they interfere with the information on site or impede my using the site though, I vote with my feet and go elsewhere. In a forum situation I would certainly let my reason for leaving be known to the webmaster as a courtesy, but on general sites there are far too many other sites out there offering me information/service to spend any time on a site that wants to bully me with ads.
If Beesource would put up a donate button for paypal, I'd throw in a little every once in a while. I think it would be a bargain.
Greg Whitehead, Ten Mile, TN
Blog - http://gregsbees.blogspot.com/
Go to the homepage http://www.beesource.com/ and look on the left. You'll see a "Make A Donation" box there.
Maybe Barry should add a donation button on the forum page.
Nobody ruins my day without my permission, and I refuse to grant it...
The banner ads are a pretty recent development. What I am wondering is if now that we have banner ads to stall dialup connections, have we discarded the picture size rules?
I think the site would receive plenty of monetary support if the "vendors" paying day to day operations were protected from the hoards of negative posts they receive around here in the name of "Checks and Balance". Look at the Betterbee thread as an example. They will not spend a dime advertising with us when threads like that are allowed to trash them at every turn.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Emerson
I have used the StartPage (https://www.startpage.com/) search engine ever since the day I saw adverts for collision repair after googling "Mirror Switch" (I was searching for an electrical switch).
It's still a somewhat free country, look at ads, block ads, use Google, use another search engine. Do what makes you the most comfortable.
Personally, I'm not comfortable with Big Brother watching, so I changed my behavior to frustrate Big Brother a bit. A little thing to be sure.
Where then should I go for reviews on companies I want to use? If I run a company that has poor business practices, and people come on here to complain about me, how much money will I need to spend to Beesource to ensure I never have an ill word spoken about me here?


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What a lovely quilt!! Beautiful work and pattern.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
What a lovely quilt!! Beautiful work and pattern.
You did a super job on this it's beautiful. BrendaK
Be kind to yourself, by being kind to others. When you help others you help yourself.
Beautiful work!!
A quilt is a blanket of love. Sharon
Lovely work - it looks like a lesson in patience.
Aloha Karen
Well, way to go! Whatever you learned, it looks like you learned well! Beautiful fabrics and color placement too.
Great job on a lovely project!
Be a blessing to others, as you may entertain angels unaware!
Well done. Nice color choices too. Looks time consuming but worth it.
Very nicely done. Isn't paper piecing the neatest technique to do? I love doing it and hopefully this will not be your last pp project.
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The Breakers expect to have injured forward Will Hudson back on court before the playoffs and have targeted the match against Cairns on March 7 for his return.
Scans have revealed the American import tore the medial collateral ligament of the left knee during the overtime defeat of Sydney last Saturday night, which carries a recovery time of four to six weeks. Physio Anousith Bouaaphone said they hoped Hudson would return at the early stage of this timeframe, meaning he could be ready to play Cairns on March 7 or Melbourne on March 10.
The Breakers, who are on an 11-game winning streak, take on Wollongong at a sold-out North Shore Events Centre on Friday night.


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Ursula K. Le Guin, a student of the Tao Te Ching for more than fifty years, offers her own thoughtful rendering of the Taoist scripture. She has consulted the literal translations and worked with the scholar J. P. Seaton to develop a version that lets the ancient text speak in a fresh way to modern people, while remaining faithful to the original Chinese. This rendition reveals the Tao Te Ching's immediate relevance and power, its depth and refreshing humor, illustrating better than ever before why it has been so loved for more than 2,500 years. This audio edition is read by Le Guin herself, with original music composed and performed by Todd Barton.
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"Reading [Le Guin's] translations is like taking a shared walk down a familiar trail where we discover rocks and water that we somehow missed before . . . undeniably refreshing, capturing a language that is casual and clear, reflective and pointed, full of the wise humor of the Way."—Parabola
"A student of the Tao for several decades, Le Guin has created an English text that will speak to modern readers in a fresh and lively way, while conveying the humor, insight, and beauty of the original."—Shambhala Sun
"The Tao Te Ching was written about 2,500 years ago yet its wisdom remains pure and inspiring."—Light of Consciousness
"Ursula K. Le Guin's translation of the Tao Te Ching is a personal and poetic meditation. Through her own careful study of these ancient teachings, she brings the Way into contemporary life. Each day, I open this book at random and receive a contemplative gift. These words are akin to water in the desert."—Terry Tempest Williams, author of Refuge


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Draft Day.

I now think we might trade out of the first round.* Just a hunch.

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Hopefully another 2nd rounder.* Depends on our board and who's off it.* Man I looked at our roster and we are thin at D line.* The Tolly departure is a problem for us.* Plus the Osi mess.
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But I agree about our dline. That situation changed quickly but dont forget about kiwi.
its impossible to say if u like it or not because u don't know who is goign to be available when we draft


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Colostomy Guide
Colostomy surgery is done for many different diseases and problems. Some colostomies are done because of cancer; others are not. For instance, a child may need one because of a birth defect. Sometimes a colostomy is only needed for a short time, but for some people it's life-long.
For the thousands of people who have serious digestive diseases, a colostomy can be the start of a new and healthier life. If you've had a chronic (long-term) problem or a life-threatening disease like colon cancer, you can look forward to feeling better after you recover from colostomy surgery. You can also look forward to returning to most, if not all of the activities you enjoyed in the past. This guide will help you better understand colostomy – what it is, why it's needed, how it affects the normal digestive system, and what changes it can bring to a person's life.
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text: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach http://www.extension.iastate.edu/node/24800/atom/feed 2014-07-21T14:31:10-05:00 ISU Extension and Outreach Publications Examine Retirement Issues http://www.extension.iastate.edu/article/isu-extension-and-outreach-publications-examine-retirement-issues 2014-07-21T13:43:44-05:00 2014-07-21T14:31:10-05:00 eoadv_bpaulson AMES, Iowa — The growing number of adults reaching traditional retirement age and beyond presents new challenges and opportunities for Iowa communities as well as the state as a whole. AMES, Iowa — The growing number of adults reaching traditional retirement age and beyond presents new challenges and opportunities for Iowa communities as well as the state as a whole. To help Iowans make informed decisions as they head toward retirement, family finance specialists within Iowa State University Extension and Outreach have revised the "Retirement: Secure Your Future" publication series. It is now available for download from the ISU Extension and Outreach online store. "Retirement: Secure Your Future" consists of 16 publications designed to provide adults of all ages an opportunity to begin thinking about their future. The new series offers information for consideration from basic financial planning, to making retirement plans early and dealing with possible legal issues one could face in later life. "If you are age 20, you may be thinking down the road 50 years and your main goal is to begin saving and investing for your future," said Ruth Freeman, an ISU Extension and Outreach family finance specialist who helped to revise the publications. "If you are within five years or less of retirement, you have many decisions to consider." Some publications within the series include worksheets that consider early, mid and late retirement needs, such as an income planner and an expense worksheet that provides detailed help. "We challenge people to make their own informed decisions," said Freeman. Freeman explained that along with the printed materials available on the store, the family finance specialists are developing lessons that they will teach around the state to those who are early in their career, mid-career and getting close to retirement. There also are plans to develop web recordings called 'Mini Mods' that will be placed on both the retirement and midlife websites this fall, giving Iowans the option to listen to retirement advice when it works for them. "Retirement: Secure Your Future" can be found on the Extension store website and is a cost-free download. -30-


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Sometimes reality is stranger than science fiction: Google is road-testing cars that steer, stop and start without a human driver. The goal is to "help prevent traffic accidents, free up people's time and reduce carbon emissions," says Sebastian Thrun. He is the project leader for the driverless car, or Carbot.
By developing the car and the software that drives it, Google wants to change how people get from place to place. Eric Schmidt, one of the company's top officials, said, "Your car should drive itself. It just makes sense."
The test cars, which are tricked-out Toyota Priuses, always have a person behind the wheel to make sure the software that steers the car is working. And if anything should go wrong, the human can immediately start driving.
Look! No Hands!
So far, the driverless autos have gone about 140,000 miles on California roads and highways without people taking over the driving very much. Seven test cars have gone a total of 1,000 miles without a human touching the controls at all. Many of the roads on which the cars have traveled successfully have been very busy or full of curves that challenge human drivers. The autos' software makes it possible to know speed limits, traffic patterns and road maps. The vehicles use radar, lasers and video cameras to find other cars and avoid people crossing streets.
There has only been one accident, during the testing. And in that case, the Carbot was hit from behind by a human driver when Google's car was stopped at a red light. Engineers say the driverless cars are safer than autos with people behind the wheel because the computers react more quickly than humans.
More Time for Relaxing
What would people do if they didn't have to pay attention to the road while driving? Google may hope that they'll surf the web while riding from place to place, notes Rob Enderle, who studies businesses and how they operate.
The Carbot is still in very early testing stages. Experts agree that it will be years before you'll be able to buy one. But it's likely that one day you will be sitting in the driver's seat of a driverless car. And instead of keeping your eyes peeled on the road, you could be checking your digital reader for your favorite book, texting your friends or just enjoying the passing scenery. When the auto was first invented it was called a "horseless carriage." Now it seems it's time for the "driverless carriage" to be part of our lives.


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2008 Maine State Beekeepers Association Annual Meeting April 12
Thomas Seeley of Cornell and David VanderDussen of Nod apiaries (Mite Away II and Bee Cozy nucs) will be our featured speakers. Topics to include:
House Hunting by Honey Bees (swarm site locating)
IPM Mite Control with Mite Away II
Forrest Bees and Varroa Mites
Trends in Beekeeping
as always, we'll have a great lunch, raffle items, business meeting and lots of fun.
Also election of officers and Beekeeper of the year. If you would like to serve on the board or nominate a beekeeper for Beekeeper of the year, please contact our President, email@example.com
Meeting Location: Calumet Club in Augusta, 9 am - 4 pm
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2. Enter your default password (for setup purposes only): 113355 #
3. Follow the system prompts. You will record your name, a personal greeting, and set a new person security code (password). When done, press #.
4. When you hear "to continue," press * and hang up.
The red light on the back of your handset is the voicemail indicator light. When this light is on, it indicates that you have voicemail waiting.
Note: To get into the message quicker, press 7000, password, #1#.
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1 – Repeat the message 3 – Delete the message 4 – Reply to the message 5 – Forward the message 6 – Mark the message as "New"
411 – Change greetings 431 – Change password (security code) 432 – Change recorded name Change to Alternate Greeting: 411 then press 2 then press 2 again
(State Name of Dept.) - (Then Your Name) – How may I help you? Always try to answer calls by the third ring and in a pleasant and professional manner.
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Grand Theft Auto IV - General News | @ 11:45 AM MDT | By Ash_735
IGN have now confirmed that the PC release date of Grand Theft Auto IV has been pushed back to the 2nd of December. They say that Rockstar haven�t released a reason behind this, however IGN have also put up the System Requirements for the game:
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Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
Memory: 1.5GB, 16GB Free Hard Drive Space
Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900
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Discussion in 'Chevy Suburban Forum (GMC Yukon XL)' started by smoore, Mar 1, 2006.
Does anyone have an exploded view of the front diff?
95 k1500 sub
Someone probably has one, if not the Chilton's manual probably has one. Do you have a repair manual of any kind?
I have the haynes book
It only says to take it in if there is a problem
I've been looking at just replacing the diff with a used one
This link is a parts store.
They have exploded views of most the parts.
Also call the gm teck at the gm dealer and they helped me over the phone
They will also print out exploded views if you ask nicely
I have some good information on the 98-99's in a pdf format if you think it will help. If you want it, send me your email address and I will send it to you.
Would it be possible for you to send me those pdf's as well? I'd really appreciate it. I'll pm you my email address... or not. Apparently I need to post a few more times before I can pm you.
Autozone.com has some good diagrams and exploded parts views. But now you have to create an account (I think it's free) and log in. Used to, you didn't have to do that.
Why do you need an exploded view? Are you repairing/replacing some parts? Something broken?
Exploded diagrams
Dig into this site and I think you find what you're looking for. It's a little hard to navigate, but Compnine is one of the best I've found for exploded views. I'll create a sticky for it if I can decide where to place it. Link to Compnine
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Give Aloha, Foodland's Annual Community Matching Gifts Program, was created in 1999 to honor Foodland's founder, Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan, and continue his legacy of giving back to the community. Each year, during Sept.1 – 30 at all Foodland and Sack N Save stores statewide, customers are encouraged to make a donation at checkout to their favorite Hawaii non-profit organization. This year, Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will match each donation with more than $300,000 for all organizations combined. Since the program began in 1999, a grand total of more than $25.4 million has been raised for Hawaii's charities.
During September**, Maika`i members are invited to make donations up to $249 to their favorite participating Hawaii non-profit organizations at checkout.
Donations to each organization are tracked, and Foodland's matching gift is divided proportionately among all participating organizations [1] based on customer donations to the organizations.
Organizations receive customer donations to their organization and Foodland's matching gift by Oct. 31.
If you have questions about the Give Aloha program, please see our Give Aloha FAQs [2].
**UPDATE: Now extended through October 2, 2016!
For information, call Community Relations at (808) 732-0791 or email givealoha [at] foodland [dot] com.
Foodland reserves the right to refuse participation of any non-profit organization and disqualify any non-profit organization from receiving the matching gift if any of the program rules are violated.
Please givealoha [at] foodland [dot] com (email) us at givealoha [at] foodland [dot] com with any questions or comments.
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Zillow Up 3%: Q1 Beats, Q2 Rev View Beats
Online real estate listings purveyor Zillow (Z) this afternoon reported Q1 revenue that topped analysts' expectations, and a surprise profit where analysts had been expecting a net loss.
Revenue in the three months ended in March rose 70%, year over year, to $66.2 million, yielding EPS of 2 cents, excluding some costs.
Analysts had been modeling $63.3 million and an 8-cent loss per share.
On a GAAP basis, the company lost 16 cents per share, less than the 24-cent loss estimate on the Street.
The company said its average monthly unique users rose 51% from the year-earlier period, to 70.7 million. It said the number of "premier agent subscribers" rose by 56%, year over year, to 52,968.
Zillow said its so-called Marketplace revenue was up 72% at $53.4 million, while display ad revenue was up 62% at $12.9 million.
CEO Spencer Rascoff called the results "terrific," and said the company had seen another jump to 79 million unique monthly users in April.
The shares have been volatile in late trading: the stock was rising before the report came out, then dropped 0.7%, and is now on the rise again, up $3.42, or 3.7%, at $97.05.
Update: On the conference call, the company forecast revenue of $75.5 million to $76.5 million, above the average $71.7 million estimate of analysts. Shares are holding onto gains, up $2.87, or 3%, at $96.50.


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Vieques Island, Puerto Rico Wedding from Lexia Frank PhotographyI often ask myself what my wedding would be like if I had a total do-over. And while I haven't quite worked through all the details, I know it'd look a lot like this. Somewhere totally secluded and completely romantic.
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Community Cinema is a national civic engagement initiative featuring free monthly screenings of films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. Once a month PBS in collaboration with Club Documentary, Dodge College and Student and Campus Life hosts a Community Cinema Screening at Chapman as an opportunity to come together, learn, discuss, and get involved in key social issues of our time. These screenings are open to Chapman as well as local community members of the surrounding area. For more information please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
» Community Cinema
Nov. 12 - "Love Free or Die"
Synopsis: In 2003, Gene Robinson became the first openly gay priest in a committed same-sex relationship to be ordained a bishop in any Christian denomination. But his consecration has brought the Episcopal Church in the United States to the brink of a catastrophic schism, and has resulted in threats of violence against Robinson himself (he wore a bulletproof vest to the elevation ceremony). But with his beloved husband Mark at his side, Robinson continues to calmly make the case that who you love doesn't determine whether God loves you.
Feb. 18 - "Soul Food Junkies"
Synopsis: Filmmaker Byron Hurt explores the upsides and downsides of soul food, a quintessential American cuisine. Soul Food Junkiesexplores the history and social significance of soul food to black cultural identity and its effect on African American health, good and bad. Soul food will also be used as the lens to investigate the dark side of the food industry and the growing food justice movement that has been born in its wake.
March 11 - "Powerbroker"
Synopsis: The Powerbroker follows Whitney Young's journey from segregated Kentucky to the national campaign for equal rights. During the turbulent 60s, he was a diplomat between those in power and those striving for change. Young had the difficult tasks of calming the fears of white allies, relieving the doubts of fellow civil rights leaders, and responding to attacks from the militant black power movement. This complex tale explores the public and private trials of the man at the center of the storm.
Screening will be located in Argyros Forum 208.
April 8 - "Wonder Woman"
Synopsis: WONDER WOMEN! THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN SUPERHEROINES traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, WONDER WOMEN!looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society's anxieties about women's liberation.
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May 6th - "Island President"
Synopsis: Jon Shenk's The Island President is the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced—the literal survival of his country and everyone in it. After bringing democracy to the Maldives after thirty years of despotic rule, Nasheed is now faced with an even greater challenge: as one of the most low-lying countries in the world, a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the 1200 islands of the Maldives enough to make them uninhabitable.
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I always knew mario was gone...
I for a few weeks I thought he would stay this year in between Smith leaving and Cruz errupting, but that was always on the wall IMO
I remember Pappy having huge arguements with me how we would have the money...
Honestly even if the cap was 10 more million i still don't think we'd resign him
Well, I think after last season it was a little different. I think that we thought Smith would re-sign, and that we'd have to part with Manningham after this season b/c of the $$....but then when Smith left, we were like...ooooook, well at least we can keep Manningham. Buuuuuuuuttttt...then we got Cruz....stud central!! There's no way we can keep everyone. And Nicks is the best athlete on the field on offense. So he's here long term. So we can build with these 2 youngens!</P>


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Civil society coalition urges the US government to respect and promote the human rights of non-US persons
NEW YORK, Ago 29 (APCNews)
When information about systematic surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA) was leaked to the press, President Obama's first response was to offer reassurance that "This does not apply to U.S. citizens and it does not apply to people living in the United States." The fact that the government was indeed collecting communications data from its own citizens generated strong opposition, to the point that Obama addressed the nation on the issue earlier in August, promising to ensure greater transparency and to reevaluate portions of the NSA's surveillance activities.
Obama didn't mention regret for the impact on non-US persons in the press conference, nor were they mentioned in the White Paper on the issue released earlier by the White House. To express their concern about this flagrant omission, a group of organisations and individuals submitted a comment organised through Best Bits, an international coalition of non-governmental organisations to the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The PCLOB, an expert body charged with providing recommendations to governments officials on the impact of counter-terrorism measures on privacy and civil liberties, recently issued an open call for comments on NSA surveillance. Best Bits submission highlights the following:
Human rights and civil liberties are universal and guaranteed to every person, regardless of his or her citizenship or country of residence. The U.S. has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and has a legal obligation to uphold the right to privacy, expression, association, and other fundamental rights. However, current U.S. law (Section 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) permits the U.S. government to target non-U.S. persons — people who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, and are located outside the U.S. — for foreign intelligence purposes without obtaining a specific warrant or court order.
Best Bits 's submission to the PCLOB contends this legislation strikes at the heart of global digital communications and severely threatens human rights in the digital age. The threat of unnecessary, disproportionate, and unaccountable extra-territorial surveillance not only violates universal rights to privacy and human dignity, but also threatens the fundamental rights to freedom of thought, opinion, expression, and association that are at the center of any democratic society.
While the NSA programs interpret Section 702 for the purpose of protecting the U.S., their negative impacts are global. This section empowers the NSA to compel U.S. communications service providers to turn over all data and communications records, regardless of their point of origin or country of jurisdiction, and including those with no ties to crime, terrorism, or espionage.
The U.S. and other nations must ensure that their government surveillance programs are subject to strong legal frameworks that are transparent, necessary to achieve a legitimate goal and proportionate to that goal, authorised by competent judicial authorities, and subject to public oversight. The International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance and a recent report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression provide guidance in this regards. The coalition believes that no country should, in purported name of rights and freedoms, place itself above international human rights law.
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The Cub and Philly fans got nothin' on these guys!
The Cub and Philly fans got nothin' on these guys!
That was ugly for both the umpires, and the Braves crowd.
My gut says that Motte will BB the game away for the Cards
The home plate ump should be giving the batter every benefit of the doubt on balls and strikes.
It would been 6-4 with sacks packed and one out if everything played the same after the bad call.
Atlanta fans should storm the field immediately after the game should they lose
He misses two balls good hitters would take deep as both came middle of the plate and slightly up.
Unbelievable, two right down the middle
Weird rooting for cards. I really want to play the cards
WHAT A START TO THE PLAYOFFS EH?! Could be an EXCITING year!
Braves out hitting the Cards 10- 6 with 3 errors....at this point they don't deserve to win this game.
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The hard, jagged surface of rock riprap used for erosion control in ditches and along roadsides gives the impression of solidity and strength. While riprap offers effective protection against high-flow water events, there are long-term safety issues to consider. The risk of damage and injury to vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians is greater in accidents on jagged rock than on a vegetated surface.
Turf reinforcement mats (TRMs) provide a safer alternative. Designed to effectively replace riprap in many applications, the mats provide the aestheticand environmental advantage of natural vegetation. Roadside projects can often be executed more efficiently, at a lower cost, and with safer, more satisfying permanent results through the use of TRMs.
Selecting a TRM
TRMs are a type of rolled erosion control product. These products come in many forms, such as temporary erosion control blankets that are predominatelymade of photodegradable synthetic mesh with or without fillers or woven biodegradable natural fiber netting, and the highly engineered TRMs designedfor permanent use.
TRMs are composed of non-degradable synthetic fibers, filaments, nets, wire mesh, or other elements that have been processed into a permanent, 3-D matrix of appropriate thickness for the application. They impart immediate erosion protection, enhance vegetation establishment, and permanently reinforce vegetation. The mats are commonly selected for use in hydraulic applications, such as high-flow ditches and channels, and on steep slopes.
A good place to begin researching TRMs is the Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC) Web site, www.ectc.org. Resources include a specification, comparative tables for product class evaluation, an installation video, case studies, and information on material providers.
A useful design manual for roadside channels is the 2006 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Hydraulic Engineering Circular #15 (HEC 15). This document can be accessed at www.fhwa.dot.gov or via a link in the "Product Selection and Design Tools" section of the ECTC Web site.
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In addition to the safety benefits, vegetated linings such as TRMs do not require as much excavation, the need for heavy installation equipment, or specialized labor to install. Their lighter weight generally reduces to-site transportation costs.
Riprap, on the other hand, may require a bed that is twice as deep as the mean diameter stone and a geotextile liner to improve performance.
In short, the mats offer significant savings even before the project has been completed. This is particularly important in the public sphere where everydollar spent must be justified.
Installation efficiency, long-term performance parity, and general cost savings make the vegetated mats an advantageous design choice for many applications. But the safety and aesthetic advantages may be the most important factors for the everyday citizen who benefits, often unknowingly, from that roadside work.
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Butte to host annual Chinese New Year parade
BUTTE, Mont. - The Mai-Wah Chinese Museum in Butte is hosting its annual Chinese New Year Parade Saturday February 16.
The celebration is scheduled to take place at 3:00 p.m. outside of the Butte-Silver Bow County Courthouse and will finish at the Mai-Wah Chinese Museum located at 17 E. Mercury St.
The parade welcomes audience participation and will include a traditional Chinese dragon along with the lighting of over 100,000 fireworks.
The celebration has been happening since 1998 honoring the traditions of the Chinese culture and the historical impact the Chinese had on the town of Butte.
"We advertise it as the world's shortest, coldest and loudest, and in any given year it's typically two out of three of those maybe," said Richard Gibson, a board member for the Mai-Wah Chinese Museum.
"But when we get down here to the Mai-Wah the dragon will arrive again back to its home and then we'll set off over 100,000 firecrackers to celebrate the arrival," concluded Gibson.


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Scrapbooking @ North Channel this Saturday
Are you interested in putting together a scrapbook but not sure where to start? Looking for some new scrapbooking ideas? Come to our monthly Scrapbooking with Mia program. This program is held the 3rd Saturday of every month from 10 am - 3 pm. This month we will meet on Saturday, August 17th. Don't forget to bring your photos. See you there!


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Dieu Cay on solitary confinement, hunger strikes, and his fight for press freedom
EDITOR'S NOTE: Held in solitary confinement and stripped of his human rights, Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Van Hai suffered greatly during his six and a half years in prison. The 63-year-old outspoken critic of the repressive Vietnamese government was granted early release from a 12-year sentence last year, thanks in part to campaigning by CPJ. Hai, who writes under the name Dieu Cay (Peasant's Pipe), was awarded CPJ's International Press Freedom Award in 2013. Here, he gives a grim account of life as a political prisoner and pledges to use his new-found freedom to continue his fight against injustice.


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(Hazel told me it is more of a walk than a climb) however the weather forecast for the next day was something like 3 degrees and snowing which didn't really match that well with our wardrobe. So mountaineering was scraped from our planes and we decided to directly drive to Canberra. The drive itself was not very eventful but led again through nice and big forests.
A lot of Australians and even some foreigners had looked at us in bewilderment when we mentioned that we intended to go to the capital of Australia (all Americans anyway thought Sydney is the capital – sorry that was kind of mean)
Apparently Canberra has a reputation of being boring and not worth the visit. So why bother? Well, as it happened to be Hazel was spending two years of her life studying in Canberra and so a "walk down memorabilia road" was a must and in addition we got free accommodation with a friend of hers. And so we arrived in the nation's capital in good spirit and enjoyed a good Malay/Chinese dinner at a Restaurant called Happy's which was already there ten years ago during Hazel's uni times.
The next day was dedicated to Canberra's sights. First stop was the new Parliament House with stands out due to its special architecture. The parliament house gave an interesting insight into Australia's politics. There was also a gallery of paintings of former Australian Prime Ministers. One picture was of Harold Holt a Prime Minister who drowned in 1966 while going for a swim (so you see how dangerous Australian's beaches are). Ironically a a public swimming pool in Melbourne was named in his honor after his death (cruel folks these Australians). This as a small insight into Australian politics.
Later on we had a look around at the Old Parliament House which is a few hundred meters away from the current one
Unfortunately the National Museum which we wanted to visit in the afternoon was closed and so I need to tell you a bit of Canberra's history instead. Till 1901 Australia was only a lose federation of the different states (which each state for example raising taxes as they liked) only in 1901 they decided to united to a nation (and interestingly New Zealand almost had joined them). At this time a lot of rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney was going on and so it was decided that neither of the two cities would become capital. Therefore in 1913 Canberra was chosen instead. At this time it was not much more than a small town with a few farms. So quickly a piece of land around Canberra was cut out of of New South Wales and was named Australian Capital Territories (ACT) very much after the model of Washington DC in the US.
So after this history lesson we went to ANU, Hazel's old university and had a good look around the campus. Interestingly a lot of the buildings were unchanged from ten years ago.
Our next stop was the Australian War Memorial which is absolutely impressive and moving
After so much sightseeing we were happy to have a peaceful dinner with a friend of Hazels.
Our last day in Canberra was used to service our car and watching the new James Bond movie (which we thought was pretty average). A lovely Korean BBQ ended this relaxing day.
Contrary to the opinion of a lot of Australian we thought that Canberra is quite a cool city with a lively restaurant and bar scene. In summary we had a very enjoyable time in Australia's capital city.


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UTSA community invited to March 29 vendor fair
By Adi Pavlovic
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(March 27, 2006)--UTSA faculty, staff and students are invited to a Materials Management Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 29 at the Convocation Center on the 1604 Campus.
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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text: This weekend me chevyHD and IAsilverado went out riding on our quads. We got quite a few videos and even some pics with out trucks. The link will lead you to my youtube acount where the videos are. http://www.youtube.com/user/lmyers14?feature=mhum Then we also took some pictures of trucks we found some mud in chevyHD's truck friday night.


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'Skid car' slick way to prep for winter driving
Instructors explain what to do on icy roads
BEND, Ore. - Driving during the winter can be a dangerous,but only if you don't have the knowledge to stay safe on the road.
"Four wheels driving you in one direction is great, but when they're driving you in a direction you don't want to be going, that's no good," Mark Larson, the owner of Deschutes Driver Education, said Tuesday.
Larson teaches a winter safety driving class every year.
His biggest tips for winter drivers: Increase your stopping distance to about six seconds, and slow down.
"Overall, you're going to get there, but you're going to get there safely," said Larson
Another tip: It is illegal not to fully clear your windshield, or other windows. So take time to prepare your car before driving.
Larson says a flashlight and first aid kit should always be in your car. However during the winter, you should also have an ice scraper, water, food and of course, a bag of kitty litter. Not for your pet, but for when you get stuck.
"It provides a little bit of a traction there (behind the wheels)," said Larson.
To stay out of those sticky situations, Larson says to always take the weather into consideration.
"It really takes you a lot longer to stop in rain, snow, ice than it does on dry pavement," said Larson.
So what happens if you can't stop? Well, that's where Michael Johnston's class comes in.
"Basically, there's only three things that will cause the car to skid or slide: Misuse of the steering, misuse of the brakes or misuse of the accelerator," he said.
In a skid, if the car slides right, turn the wheel right. Do not brake in a slide, and stay calm.
"The car goes where you look," Johnston said.
The Skid Car is mounted on a wheel frame with a hydraulic dolly. Adjusted by Johnston, the extra wheels can create the feeling of slick driving conditions, even on the driest of days.
It's a good way to practice, and overcome fears.
"It's the, 'Oh my gosh, it's going fast -- oh wait, I can slow this down, I have control,'" said Karen Belsey, who took the class for her first time on Tuesday. She lives in Portland and said she has been scared to drive over the passes.
Deschutes Driver Education will host its annual winter driver education class on Wednesday, Dec. 4th from 6 to 8 p.m. To find out how to sign up visit their website at DeschutesDriverEdu.com.
For more information on the SkidCar class you can call (541)385-1749 or visit www.deschutes.org/Administration/Insurance-Safety/Skid-Car-Training.aspx


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It won't be, of course. We have eight weeks until the election in which Maine voters will decide whether to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples (a right they voted to take away just three years ago). There will be rallies and press releases, television advertisements and public meetings. Both sides will jockey for their desired answer to the ballot question: Do you want to allow the State of Maine to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples? If the referendum passes, Maine will be the first state to pro-actively endorse marriage equality at the ballot box.
I'll be there, at those rallies and press conferences, scribbling in my notebook, trying to come up with a interesting way to write about the still-elusive (for some) freedom to marry. But I have to admit, after reporting on this issue for almost 10 years — ever since the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in 2003 that denying marriage rights to gay couples was unconstitutional — I'm kind of over it.
I don't mean to be cavalier. I understand that Mainers have been fighting for this right for decades; that loving couples have lived together for years and years, and built families together, without the legal recognition or label they seek and deserve. I get that every young person, regardless of their sexuality, should have the chance to dream about marrying the person they love. No one dreams of domestic-partnering their one and only.
But I won't deny that I have issue fatigue. Gay or straight or otherwise identified, aren't you tired of hearing the same points rehashed every few years?
All the arguments have been made. There's nothing left to report (except, it seems, the gradual evolution of individuals' positions on the issue). There is nothing new to this debate. It's all been said. All evidence points to an inevitable tipping point, a shift in public perception, and I can only hope that the trend plays out this year at Maine polling places. Because I don't think I can take another round of this, and I know I'm not the only one.
(Even Amelia Nugent, a well- spoken canvasser for Mainers United for Marriage who spoke at Portland's Yes On One rally on Monday, admitted that while the experience of going door-to-door for marriage has been extremely gratifying, she is ready for it to be done already. "It's an emotional roller-coaster for those of us who are personally affected.")
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Microsoft Bing, Mobile Shine at Build, Says Pac Crest
Brendan Barnicle of Pacific Crest this morning reiterates a Sector Perform rating on shares of Microsoft (MSFT), while opining that the company is "shaking its midlife crisis," as indicated by investments in mobile computing and advances in cloud computing shown at the company's "Build" developer conference this week.
Barnicle notes developers seemed to be keen on discussions of using the Bing search engine within Windows applications, but a bit disappointed there wasn't more news on the Windows Phone front:
One of the most interesting innovations is using Bing inside Windows, phones and even Xbox. There was a lot of interest in Bing as a potential platform. Microsoft is making APIs public to developers, and developers like Bing because Bing attracts a lot of consumers. Developers were a little disappointed that there was not more information about Windows Phone. Windows Phone is likely to follow the Windows development path. We met with Steve Guggenheimer, Corporate VP, Developer and Platform Evangelism, and he emphasized the company's commitment to the phone business and the progress that the company has made in the phone business over the past 12 months.
Barnicle thinks Microsoft may be helping its position in mobile apps with its tools:
There was also some frustration about the lack of applications, but Microsoft is closing the appli- cation gap. Steve Guggenheimer and John Shewchuck, Technical Fellow, also discussed the company's outreach to developers, and they acknowledged the applications gap. But they were encouraged that the new devices would drive increased Windows relevancy and ultimately, ap- plications. Not only is Microsoft incenting developers to build applications, Microsoft is also providing a more open platform than the other apps stores, so a broader group of developers can build for Windows than for other platforms.
Barnicle also notes this week's announcement of a partnership with Oracle (ORCL), and writes that "In the recent Pacific Crest CIO survey, Azure was the third most popular cloud plat- form, and with further innovation, Microsoft can speed the move to the cloud, particularly among large enterprises."
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Good, I hope it creates issues in there.
Although, Terrence really stepped up
Ray Rice was supposed to be a top 5 RB in the NFL.
If you need a RB and have a bunch of WR's it makes sense...even if not Ray Rice is supposed to be better then CJ, I just happen to have a bunch of good RB's and wanted one WR.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..
Tuck is tied for 8th in the NFL for tackles for a loss by a defensive lineman through 8 weeks
KG definitely dumbed down the offense yesterday, worked well, still the redzone offense is just brutal.


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http://www.gunco.net/forums/f3/egypt...k-300-a-71768/ Better hurry, they only got 22 left
Goll dangit!! I was counting on some $225.00 Maadi kits. Sold off my Romys expecting to be replaced by these. Sum Bitch!!
I guess those $300.00 Maadis will sell faster now.
Where's that link?? Heh..Heh
" Save a tree...........Eat A Beaver!"
I seldom talk to liberals.............................. But when I do, I order fries............
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
i learned a long time ago --never count on SMG!
they do OK sometimes, sometimes you get your back ordered stuff, sometimes they keep you on hold for 6 months or longer and then cancel. ya never know how shit will go with them.
i got a few things on BO with them right now. i figure i'll be lucky if i get half.
sometimes they cancel an order just to put the item up later for a higher price.
don't know if that is greed or a supply problem. i don't consider SMG to be a gouger though as most of their prices have stayed semi reasonable compared to retail.
Thanks Coils
when I originally posted those kits I thought i was going to be scalped, they seem to be the only kits commerically available I have seen a few for sale in and around that price for sale on akforums and ar-15.com sold by individuals
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
They have aways been good to me. I get ammo from them all he time i just havent gotten anythiing from them as of recent though.
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -Thomas Jefferson-
"Our rights come from our humanity and may not be legislated away -- not by a vote of Congress, not by the consensus of our neighbors, not even by agreement of all Americans but one." Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
I've bought ammo, surplus items, and a few optics. I've never had a problem yet, but that doesn't make a regular customer. From the things I've heard on this forum, I use them very cautiously. If it is something I need now, I'll look elsewhere. If it is something I want, yet can live without, I'll use them. Prices pending of course.
BradRock, they just knew you shouldn't have them and were protecting the rest of us. I know I'm going to sleep better tonight. :-)
Oh Guys don't kill me just yet lokl Hod the rope before you throow it over the limb for my lynching LOL. whay not just buy parts as you find them one they canm be cheapier, and as formyself I dont cae if the numbers match, if the gun works that the main thing, I know that people like matching nubers, so Do I , but these days Im happy with what I can get , we could always come up with a data bank later of members who are looking for a certain number. it could actually prove to be usfull and less expensive for us in the long run. Hell Id even keep trac of the data base , but thosewho cant have certain parts in thier cities or where theose parts are banned or illegal, we would just have to follow that rule. anything is worth a try as long as its thought through throughly, and all the bases are coverd and the best thing is no license is needed, we are just exchanging parts....Doc
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Wife: Marines' homecoming delay 'heartbreaking'
CAMP LEJEUNE - The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) have been extended due to operational commitments in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of responsibility until further notice.
"It's heartbreaking," said Jessica Alcala of the delayed homecoming. Alcala's husband is deployed with the 24th MEU.
A colonel with the 24th MEU tells us the extension is due to tensions in the Mediterranean.
"We were expecting everybody to be coming home this weekend," said Lt. Col. Aaron Adams, Executive Officer of the 24th MEU. "However due to higher headquarters requirements, we've been told that the MEU needs to hang out in the Mediterranean."
Late last week, the 24th MEU and IWO ARG were directed to stay in theater until otherwise directed, delaying the 24th MEU's and IWO ARG's return to their home bases at Camp Lejeune and Norfolk, Va. Their regularly scheduled deployment started in March.
The Alcalas have a 5-year-old daughter. Jessica has chosen not to tell her, fearing it would make her too sad. Jessica hadn't previously told her daughter an exact date that her father would return.
Lt. Col. Adams said the MEU is a crisis response unit, and therefore, it's not uncommon for a deployment to be extended. Adams said unlike the 24th MEU, the three prior MEU's were called to deploy early. "We were able to do our full 6-month work-up," said Adams, "unlike our predecessors who had to leave 3 months early."
When asked if the deployment was postponed due to the conflict in Gaza, Lt. Col. Adams said, "we've been on call for the nation to do whatever has been deemed required, and right now with the uncertainty in the world, that's where they want us to be at."
It's unclear whether the ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will change the assignment for the 24th MEU. Calls to the unit's Camp Lejeune office were not answered Wednesday afternoon.
Camp Lejeune officials said Tuesday that there are currently no specific plans for the 24th MEU or IWO ARG to be employed, but their continued presence in the region is a prudent measure to allow the Navy/Marine Corps team to respond to any crisis or contingency, if directed.
The 24th MEU consists of 2,300 Marines and Sailors embarked across the three amphibious assault ships of the IWO ARG - USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and USS New York (LPD 21).
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Office of School Support and Rural Programs (SSRP) administers a number of formula and discretionary programs and also administers, or has the lead within the OESE on, flexibility provisions and initiatives and on activities related to consolidated State plans and reports. The programs and initiatives administered by SSRP are mainly authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. The programs are:
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- Funding Transferability for State and Local Educational Agencies (Title VI, Part A, Subpart 2)
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Administration of these programs and initiatives involves the development of legislative proposals; the formulation of regulations, non-regulatory guidance, and policies; the formulation of program and operational budgets; the establishment of management goals and priorities; the provision of leadership and technical assistance to the education community on issues addressed by the programs, the design and conduct of grant competitions; program monitoring; and technical assistance and guidance to grant recipients to promote program success and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
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forum: Food & Drink
#41 Mon 11 Oct 04 5:44am
Re: The Silk Road
hey stephanie is it too late to get your aunt and uncle to pick you up a packet of granitas?!
#42 Mon 11 Oct 04 5:52am
Re: The Silk Road
Hi Mary...realised I left out your query on the century egg.
Also called century egg, thousand-year egg and Ming Dynasty egg, all of which are eggs that have been preserved by being covered with a coating of lime, ashes and salt before being shallowly buried for 100 days. The lime "petrifies" the egg, making it look like it's been buried for at least a century. The black outer coating and shell are removed to reveal a firm, amber-colored white and creamy, dark green yolk. The flavor is pungent and cheeselike. Eggs from chickens are generally used, though duck and goose eggs are also preserved in this manner. Hundred-year eggs are sold individually and can be found in Chinese markets. They will keep at room temperature (under 70°F) for up to 2 weeks or in the refrigerator up to a month. These preserved eggs are usually eaten uncooked, either for breakfast or served as an appetizer, often with accompaniments such as soy sauce or minced ginger.
One different way you can use them is to use them in fried rice with a finely chopped preserved bottled chinese olive vegetable in oil, garlic and a bit of salted fish. Yum!
#43 Mon 11 Oct 04 5:57am
Re: The Silk Road
Yesssss...Figgy...they will be landing in a few hours...can't very well ask the pilot to turn around and fly back just for a pack of biscuits right? Hahaaa...it's ok no hurry at all,I can wait! Thanks anyway,hope you have fun with the new recipes. If you can take spicy food, might I suggest the otak otak for dinner tonight...it was very good indeed!
#44 Mon 11 Oct 04 8:48am
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Re: The Silk Road
Hi Stefanie,
Thanks for the Malay seafood recipe, sounds delish; and also for the detailed info. on the century eggs. I tried the recipe for the drummsticks, instead of drummsticks, I used thighs and they turned out fantabulous! I had friends over and NOTHING was left.....
I have always enjoyed going to Asian , Chinese markets and just browsing around. Some products I was familiar with and with others, I was at a total loss. Your recipes have helped me put two and two together. Many things had caught my attention, I just wasn't quite sure of which dish went with what / how to apply the product. Thanks for helping me expand my Chinese, Thai, Malay horizons........
So, you live by the beach man. That's awesome! I do as well. It's great to get into your vehicle and just cruise to the beach. I call it "my medicine". It relaxes me , so.........
I saw your recipe for the Mango Pudding. I love mangos. Another good one! Also, the Otak Otak and Hor Fun with "pickled" green chiles sound right up my alley, again. What can I say.....that "vinegary", spicy flavour, oh yeah.
Look forward to more. Muchas gracias, Senorita Stefanie. Take care!
Until next time Singapore,
Mary In Miami
P.S Thanks for the info. on the name of the greens. I'll check the markets to see if I can find them.
#45 Mon 11 Oct 04 1:59pm
Re: The Silk Road
Hahaaa...that's a real horrid kinda wave eh...nothing like the return of saggy arms!
Anyway...enough gross stuff...so...the thai chicken recipe was GOOOOOD eh?
It's always great to experiment and play around with chinese/ethnic foodstuff. Just like I try new foods I don't really see around that is common to u guys,like that day when I tried chorizo for the 1st time in a paella,bet you guys have lotsa chorizo all the time!
Let's go Indian today...here's a nice snack for the TV when the girls are over, Bombay potatoes!
450gm new potatoes, scrubbed.
1/2 tbsp toasted coriander seeds, ground to a powder
1tsp chilli powder
1tsp tumeric powder
6tbsp ghee/butter
coriander leaves, chopped
Parboil potatoes for 5 mins in boiling salted water to get them going
Heat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
Heat butter/ghee with a tsp or so of oil to prevent burned butter, when it's fairly hot, fry spices till fragrant. Add a couple tbsp of water to form a paste. Mix potatoes in and coat in paste.
Bake in oven till crisp and browned. Top with coriander and mix in.
Spear on c o c k tail sticks to eat, delish!
Better make lots, they disappear fast I tell you...good with ice-cold beer.
#46 Mon 11 Oct 04 3:52pm
Re: The Silk Road
Hi Figgy hope you liked the prawn dumplings...here's another dim sum restaurant fav for you...it's Siew Mai...an open face dumpling. Great with a sweet chilli sauce/the same dip for the prawn dumpling.
Open Face Dumplings (Siew Mai)
Makes 36
36 wonton wrappers
185g (6 oz) minced pork with a bit of fat minced in the meat, keeps it juicy
125g (4oz) shrimp meat
6 fresh water chestnuts, peeled, soaked in ice water and diced finely.
3 dried black mushrooms, soaked and diced.
2 teaspoons thin soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Finely minced the pork and shrimp meat, water chestnuts
and mushrooms (stems removed) and season with the soy sauce, salt,
sugar and sesame oil. Squeeze through the fingers until sticky then chill for 30 minutes.
Place a spoonful of the filling on each wonton wrapper and press the pastry
up around the filling so that it almost meets at the top. Press a small amount of inexpensive fish/prawn roe on top if desired. Arrange the dumplings in an oiled steaming basket or on an
oiled plate and steam, tightly covered, over high heat for 10 minutes.
Serve with a fragrant chinese jasmine tea/ chrysantemum tea.
#47 Mon 11 Oct 04 4:23pm
Re: The Silk Road
we had prawn dumplings and mango pudding [the dumplings took so long to make the fishcakes are going to have to wait until tomorrow!!!!!]
anyway - the prawn dumplings came out really well, that pastry is AMAZING!!!! actually now is the bit where i have to confess i did an experiment on your recipe, because i'm allergic to wheat!!!
anyway, i used 1/3 potato starch, 1/3 tapioca starch and 1/3 corn starch and it worked PERFECTLY!!!!! it was beautiful, silky dough, it handled really well steamed up a treat, which i was very happy about as you can imagine, it being a total gamble every time i try a new recipe with alternative flours. rolling them and putting the dumplings together was great fun and we made a great big mess, which is one of my favourite pastimes!! also i added a bit of minced pork to the filling, YUUUUM!! they were beautiful!
the mango pudding was ok, i am also allergic to dairy products so i substituted coconut for the milk. but when i was making it i suddenly remembered why i haven't used agar agar for so long, that stuff drives me CRACKERS!!!! it went all chunky and was actually a bit of a gross texture, although the flavour of the whole thing was great.
do you have any tips for using agar without it forming gluey little chunks???
using lard in the pastry for the dumplings was a bit of a revelation. i've never used lard before [it does have a bit of an image problem...!] but now i can tell it would be a great substitute for butter in some of my pastries and cookies, making them totally dairy free.
thanks heaps for providing the recipes for our dinner tonight, i'll have to report on the otak otak tomorrow night!
: )
#48 Mon 11 Oct 04 4:24pm
Re: The Silk Road
hey thanks for the siew mai recipe, i'll be opening my own teahouse for the locals soon!!
we had those at a dim sum restaurant once and they each had a single green pea on top for decoration!! we thought it was hilarious for some reason... i guess it's probably because peas usually hang around in their thousands...?!
very yummy though
#49 Mon 11 Oct 04 4:45pm
Re: The Silk Road
hello stephanie, it's me again!!
when i was in the asian supermarket getting my ingredients for dinner, i found lye water and i was really excited because i remembered you need it to make lotus paste.
so i bought a bottle and when i got home i noticed it was past it's use by date...
still, they didn't have lotus seeds so it wouldn't be much fun without them anyway i guess!!? ; )
i'm dying to try making lotus paste!!!!
#50 Mon 11 Oct 04 4:55pm
Re: The Silk Road
OH MY GOD I can't believe you substituted coconut milk for the evap! Can't imagine what the flaovour would be like man...might I suggest using soy milk next time,it'll be more subtle and hence a stronger mango flavour will show. As for agar agar, the trick is to sprinkle it evenly over the cold water and leave it to "bloom" for a while, before adding the sugar and boiling. Use a whisk also to ensure it dissolves completely. Better yet, after whisking the life out of it, to make doubly sure, pour it gently thru a fine sieve to catch any horrifying lumps. This will ensure a smoother pudding in general. Sheesh I never knew you were allergic to dairy and wheat you should have said so earlier...now I feel bad that you didn't enjoy the original flavour of the dishes! As a result, let me leave you with a lovely sago pudding with coconut sugar syrup (kinda like a rice pudding, only with a nice Peranakan flavour to it!) It's dairy free,wheat free,should be a blast!
20 fluid oz coconut milk
12 screwpine (pandan leaves, knotted)
1/2 tsp salt
1tbsp sugar
285gm pearl sago
1/4 tsp extra salt
3tbsp extra sugar
455gm palm/coconut sugar (a dark brown sugar, sold in blocks in good Asian grocery stores)
155gm coarse sugar
Heat the coconut milk with the pandan leaves for 5minutes to infuse,whisk in 1/2 tsp salt and 1tbsp sugar. Leave to cool, remove pandan leaves and chill in a jug.
Soak sago in water for 5mins, drain well in a colander.
Bring 625ml water to the boil in a deep saucepan,lower heat, pour in sago and keep stirring till sago turns transparent.
Drain with a strainer, leave to stand under cold running water for 3 minutes. Drain excess water, and pour sago into a bowl. Add 1/4tsp salt and 3tbsp sugar, stir well. Scoop into a jelly mould to set in the fridge.
Boil both sugars in 300ml water till syrupy. Strain into a jug,allow to cool.
Cut pudding into wedges, serve with chilled coconut milk and syrup, yummy!


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Royal Gorge staff pushes for partial reopening on Labor Day
Cleanup, debris removal continues after June 11 fire
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. - A spokeswoman for the Royal Gorge Park said plans are underway to redesign the fire-damaged attraction for a full reopen next spring, and to start a limited reopening as soon as Labor Day weekend.
Peggy Gair, the park's public relations manager, said on Tuesday that about two weeks of demolition and debris removal remain. Forty-eight of the park's 52 buildings, she said, were destroyed in the June 11 fire. When the cleanup is finished, she said the park may allow partial access to visitors.
"We are thinking about opening it up to vehicular traffic only, where they would start at one end of the bridge, drive across and go out the south gate," said Gair. "People couldn't get out and walk around, but they could look around and see what the fire did as they drive through."
The bridge is safe, Gair said, after around 100 wooden deck planks burned and were replaced.
Gair said park management currently is working with an architect on a new design for the park that has existed since shortly after the bridge was build in 1929.
"It won't be the same as it was," she said of the park. "We want to put an entirely new stamp on it."
Gair said the park's three most popular attractions are the incline railway, the tram ride across the gorge and the water clock. She said the incline sustained little damage and should be ready for spring. However, the tram and the clock were destroyed.
"A lot of people took their photographs (at the water clock)," said Gair. "It brings a lot of memories back to people."
Gair said the park is asking the public to suggest new attractions for the park. The most common request so far, she said, is for a restaurant with more windows to take full advantage of the beautiful gorge scenery.
"We didn't think of that before, because all of our buildings were right on the edge of the gorge," she said. "Maybe we can include something like that in the new design."
Gair said other attractions, such as a children's playground, a mountain man town and and animal exhibit, could return in different or similar versions. She said the animal exhibit may include Smoky, a white buffalo born during the fire.
The park staff has turned away as many as 200 vehicles a day since the park closed, Gair said, and the park's utilities still haven't been restored.
The park has 41 full-time employees and had 150 seasonal employees before the fire.
The bridge and the incline are on the National Register of Historic Places.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee junior infielder Will Maddox was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 18th Round of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Maddox was selected as a third baseman with the 550th overall selection.
Maddox has been a mainstay in the Vols lineup for three years, starting 157 of 160 games at a variety of positions. He has started for the Vols at third base, second base, first base and several games in the outfield in 2013.
In his three campaigns, he has hit a combined .309 with a .399 on-base percentage. He has 190 career hits and has scored 113 runs. Maddox has hit five homers and driven in 60 runs. He has stolen 60 bases on 77 attempts.
As a junior in 2014, Maddox hit .297 with three home runs and 21 RBIs with 24 stolen bases. He was named SEC Player of the Week after hitting .625 (5-for-8) and slugging 1.250 over a series sweep of Quinnipiac (Feb. 28-March 2, 2014).
Never moving out of the top three spots in the order, Maddox hit .333 in 2013. He had a team high in at-bats (207), hits (69), runs scored (42), hit by pitch (12), stolen bases (22) and stolen base attempts (27). He also led UT with 23 multi-hit games, including a team-high seven three-hit efforts.
In 2012, Maddox earned 2012 SEC All-Freshman Team honors after becoming just the third freshman since 1980 to lead Tennessee in batting average (Chris Burke 1999, Kentrail Davis 2008). He hit .297 for the year with team highs in hits (63), runs scored (32), total bases (79), stolen bases (14), at-bats (212) and on-base percentage (.374).
UT has now had 122 players drafted a total of 134 times since the free-agent draft began in 1965. The Vols have had at least one player selected in each of the last 31 drafts, with 115 selections during that span for an average of 3.80 per year.


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I've just returned from a hectic week at SXSW Interactive, the annual gathering of digital technologists and creators in Austin, Texas. Conferences like this are often moments of isolation from the rest of the world, where attendees become consumed with the trivia of the event itself. But because many of those attending SXSWi are prolific online journalists, bloggers, and social media users, the conference's self-obsession doesn't stay confined to Austin. One tech startup even offered a browser plugin that would hide any Twitter with the "#SXSW" tags to hide the constant chatter from the rest of the world.


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