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I'm looking at building a basement entrance / mudroom at my walkout basement door. It's at the corner of the basement. I have concrete block walls that are not finished with any type of wall covering other than paint. I'd like to enclose the door with a small room that will allow us to walk in and drop our boots after we're done working in the garden or shoveling snow off of the patio. I want to insulate it so that the room can be a thermal break. The exterior door doesn't seal the cold out very well. Also, I don't know if putting foam panels on the concrete walls inside this room would be necessary. I also plan to insulate the basement walls and finish them. I'm trying to decide how to seal any air leaks at the edges of the walls at the point where they meet the concrete walls. Spray foam might work but if anyone has any other suggestions I'd like to hear them. Any other suggestions or concerns on the construction of my addition would be appreciated.
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Our deepest condolences to the people of Norway as they struggle to cope with this national tragedy. It is our prayer that in their sorrow many will turn to God for solace and comfort.
The following is an article from Lighthouse Trails.
The man who committed the atrocities on Friday, July 22, 2011 in Norway is being called a "Christian fundamentalist," and already, stories are hitting the mainstream media telling the world to look out for Christian fundamentalists. Frank Schaeffer, son of theologian Francis Schaeffer, has likened the Norway killer to those who oppose abortion in his article on Saturday titled "Christian Jihad? Why We Should Worry About Right-Wing Terror Attacks Like Norway's in the US," saying "the terror unleashed on Norway" is "the sort of white, Christian, far right terror America can expect more of."
But is the Norway killer a fundamentalist Christian (someone who follows the fundamental teachings of the Bible)? The answer to this is a resounding no, for there are no teachings in the Bible that would condone these merciless acts of violence. The killer of over 90 people [since revised downward to mid 70's] in Norway cannot claim the name of "Christian" regardless of what he or the media say no more than Hitler could legitimately claim to be one even though he would sometimes refer to himself as a conservative and a Christian, the very thing the Norway killer referred himself to on his Facebook account.
We know that many in the world will now blame "Christian fundamentalism" on this act in Norway. In time, and escalated because of these types of violent acts driven by demonic forces, Bible believing Christians will be told they can no longer say Jesus Christ is the only way to God. It will be a hate crime. As was the case in the 911 terrorist attack in 2001, the Norway shootings will be used to further the progress of a one-world unified religion that will have no place for the Bible-believing Christian.
In 2006, Rick Warren helped set the tone for animosity and marginalization against Bible-believing Christians (Fundamentalists) when he stated that fundamentalism will be "one of the big enemies of the 21st century . . . . Muslim fundamentalism, Christian fundamentalism, Jewish fundamentalism, secular fundamentalism – they're all motivated by fear. Fear of each other.'" Less than a year earlier, he defined what he means by Christian fundamentalism when he spoke at the Pew Forum on Religion and said:
Today there really aren't that many Fundamentalists left; I don't know if you know that or not, but they are such a minority; there aren't that many Fundamentalists left in America … Now the word 'fundamentalist' actually comes from a document in the 1920s called the Five Fundamentals of the Faith. And it is a very legalistic, narrow view of Christianity. Quote by Rick Warren, May 2005
The fundamentals of the Christian faith include things like the deity of Jesus Christ, the blood atonement, and the inerrancy of Scripture. It is a sad day when the world, the media, and "America's pastor" think Christian fundamentalism is an enemy and a threat in the way they mean. The Christian fundamentals are the Gospel. One following these fundamentals will care about the souls of the unsaved that they might be saved through faith in Jesus Christ. A true Christian fundamentalist remembers the words of Scripture: "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." (II Peter 3:9). In truth, according to 1 John, love is meant to be the motivating factor in sharing the Gospel. Obviously, Anders Behring Breivik did not have love or the salvation of the people he killed in mind on Friday.
Many people, when trying to discredit Christian fundamentalists, refer to the Inquisitions; but it was the Christian fundamentalists who were being murdered during Inquisitions (by the Catholic church) – not the other way around. On Anders Behring Breivik's blog, according to one article, he stated: " Today's Protestant church is a joke. . . . I am a supporter of an indirect collective conversion of the Protestant church back to the Catholic." So like the ancient Inquisitioners, Anders Behring Breivik, a fundamentalist of his own making, is opposed to Christian fundamentalists and certainly cannot be labeled as one himself. The acts of violence he committed are not that of a Christian fundamentalist but rather that of a religious tyrannist, which is the spirit of antichrist.
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. [the Gospel]
Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. : 18
Re-posted from the "Lighthouse Trails" 25 July 2011 newsletter
Related Post: ANDERS BREIVIK IS NOT A CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALIST
8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. 9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I am writing to you, little children,
because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, children,
because you know the Father.
14 I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,
and the word of God abides in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. 20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. 21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. 24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.
26 I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. 27 But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. 29 If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.


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YPN is lucky that the other two days performances were as good as they were, because the initial days weren't overly impressive, and today would have made me jump ship.
Luz hope this picks back up.(Heh, and I'm usually the first to get annoyed when someone in the AdSense forum complains aout ONE bad day)
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Maybe some of you are having the same problem.
I wanted to let you know that we have confirmed that certain ISPs have been intermittently unable to access the domain that serves Yahoo! ads on your site. We are currently working with the affected ISPs to fix this problem. Feel free to contact customer support if you are experiencing this issue.
We expect to resolve the issue shortly and appreciate your patience.
Try pinging 18.104.22.168 , That is the IP address of YPN's server. If that works then try pinging ypn-js.overture.com , If that doesn't work for you, then that pretty much confirms it is a DNS issue.
You can look up the IP of ypn-js.overture.com from Sprint's looking glass server:
It seems the support folks are barely aware of this issue and it seems to be no big deal to them.
Anyone know if we are missing 5%, 10%, 50% of visitors?
It's one thing if the ads don't show but another when the whole page won't load (except for the header).
Maybe they should think about creating a forums area on their YPN website so people can inform them of problems, and even suggest fixes.
When I tryed emailing them via their help page, I was emailed a message saying they were "aware of the problem, and working with my ISP to fix the problem". Well I am my ISP, and they never called/emailed us once.
Anyway I thought I would just vent for a while, thanks for listening :)


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"Who is This?" with People Get Ready
Originally founded by guitarist/dancer Steven Reker and drummer Luke Fasano, People Get Ready has been honing its unique mix of music and modern dance since its inception in 2009. The group's eponymous debut album, produced by Jherek Bischoff, was released late last year. They recently performed at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.
Guitarist/dancer Steven Reker writes the following of the ensemble's Mixtape:
"Who is this?" I love that question. It's led me to some of my favorite pieces of music. I love how its shape changes depending on the circumstance — how it can be the easiest or the most awkward question to ask.
Say you're at a record store while Colleen's Sun Against My Eyes is playing; once you've collected yourself and wiped away your tears you sheepishly approach the clerk and ask, "Hey…who is this playing right now?" Or say you're in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the BQE just getting home from tour but you don't even really mind because your bandmate just put on New History Warfare Vol. 2.
"Who the hell is this?!!'"
"Colin Stetson."
"This is Colin Stetson? Holy shit."
"I know right!"
This mixtape is built from that question. I thought about the times I asked or was asked it and these pieces are what came to mind first. It's a question that has set down flags in the landscape of my own music-making and allowed me to dig through some great memories. Hope you enjoy it!
Terry Riley - A Rainbow In Curved Air
Lesley Flanigan - Sleepy
Colleen - Sun Against My Eyes
Missy Mazzoli - A Door into the Dark (Victoire)
Colin Stetson - The Stars in His Head (Dark Lights Remix)
Man Forever - Surface Patterns
Philip Glass - Rubric


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Today may not have been the most fun of birthdays… We spent the day driving home from Florida. I think we made up for it by going to Disney the day before Jordan's official day. The moment we got there, Jordan was treated like a princess. She was wearing a birthday girl shirt… Someone noticed and told us to go to city hall. So we were able to get Jordan a pin that said: "Happy Birthday Jordan!" Anytime a person who works at Disney noticed that pin, Jordan got cool things: Like stickers or Mickey glitter… Heck we even got an extra "Fast Pass" to the Stitch adventure ride. I remember going to Epcot a couple of times for my birthday was I was in elementary school… But I certainly don't remember getting a pin and getting extra-special treatment from Disney "cast members."
Anyway, Jordan was an awesome Disney World girl. She napped in her stroller, she smiled and waved hi to strangers, she gripped onto me tightly on the Buzz Lightyear ride. And she started picking up words. When we first got there, Cam said the name Goofy, Jordan said: "Goofy." We never got her to say it again, but it was cool for that moment. She did say "Yay!" a bunch of times. But for most of the time, she just smiled, said hi and giggled at her brother. It was pretty awesome. We had a dinner lunch at Disney where Jordan got a cake. The wait staff announced Jordan's birthday and asked everyone to blow her a kiss. It was very sweet. She wasn't very interested in the cake though. I'm guessing it's just because she was tired. But when she licked the icing, she made a big face! We have another cake planned for her at Grandma and Poppy's house, so we'll see what happens.
When we were driving towards home today… I watched the clock and kept thinking moment by moment about what was happening one year ago on this day. At 5:06 we sang "Happy Birthday" in the car to Jordan. She was pretty tired at the time, but seemed to appreciate the song. This picture is one of the many I took while she and I played in the back seat of the van. I can't believe what a sweet and happy girl Jordan has become in the last year. She and I have spent so much time together… As I fed her and watched her grow… As I took her from appointment to appointment… As we learned how to hit every possible milestone in whatever way it took. My big girl is amazing. I've said it many times before, when Jordan was born, Randy and I were at peace with the challenges ahead. But I seriously believe that Jordan can and will do anything. She might have to do it differently, but she is amazing and has found a solution to everything. She is also so flexible and willing to go with the flow. She has dealt with so many therapy appointments, doctor's appointments, family trips and needs… Even loud kids in the baby room. She maintains a happy attitude and a willingness to play and enjoy life. And she LOVES her brother. The one thing that was proven time and time again during our holiday trip was how Jordan LOVES her brother. The way he makes her giggle and how she would play with a piece of dirt if Cam was playing with it first. She loves that boy with all of her heart. Our family is so blessed. The cool part about Jordan's limb difference is how we've been able to meet new families, get to know new communities and have a better understanding about how being "different" is okay. And an amazing benefit to Jordan in our life is how we're learning how being around different people doesn't have to feel different. That may be one of the greatest gifts for all of us. When I think about my family and how lucky I am to be a part of this, I want to cry. I feel blessed and lucky to be the Mom who can guide Cam and Jordan into happy and caring lives.
Happy birthday little girl! I can't wait to see the amazing things you are going to do in the next year.


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The Other Big Case the Supreme Court Got RightMichael Kinsley
July 5 (Bloomberg) -- "It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices," wrote U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, making pretty clear what he thinks about Obamacare even as he supplied the crucial fifth vote to uphold it.
So Roberts gets big points for intellectual honesty, and the health-care decision will not join the surprisingly short list of Supreme Court rulings during our lifetime that liberals love to hate.
It has been 39 years since Roe v. Wade, the high water mark of liberal activism, and 43 years -- 28 of them with a Republican president choosing the justices -- since Warren Burger replaced Earl Warren as chief justice and the counterrevolution was supposed to start. One way or another, the major Warren Court rulings have dodged bullet after bullet.
Actually, there are only two cases in the past half-century that are notorious, from a liberal point of view: Bush v. Gore, which upheld the theft of the 2000 presidential election, and Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, just two and a half years ago, which declared that corporations have a right of free speech under the First Amendment.
Bush v. Gore is indefensible. Citizens United is not. In fact, it was correctly decided, however deplorable the consequences. Liberals ought to show the chief justice that we too can acknowledge a principle even when we don't agree with the result.
Outright Ban
Citizens United overturned provisions of a law once known as McCain-Feingold, after its main sponsors. The law was "an outright ban, backed by criminal sanctions" (as Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion explained) on advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, or issuing any other "electioneering communication," within 60 days of a general election or 30 days of a primary.
As applied to an individual, such a law would be obviously unconstitutional. Endorsement of a political candidate -- even if that candidate is yourself -- is about as central to the First Amendment as any category of speech can be. The government may restrict campaign contributions if it wishes (as it does), because a contribution isn't speech and will not necessarily be spent on speech. Money spent promoting yourself or others for public office is speech, and can't be censored.
Wait a moment, goes the response by every liberal newspaper and website in the nation. Speech by a corporation is different. Corporations are artificial entities, designed and built by the government. They have no more rights than Dr. Frankenstein's monster. Human beings may decide to organize themselves as a corporation, but even real people don't have a constitutional right to exercise their constitutional rights in corporate form.
A pretty good argument, I've always thought, but it stumbles over media companies (as Kennedy notes at length in Citizens United). If "money isn't speech," as many a New York Times editorial has declared, may the government put a limit on how much a corporation can spend publishing a newspaper?
The law Citizens United overturned actually exempted media companies from its spending limits. But the difficulty -- impossibility, really -- of defining a media company, and explaining why it should have more rights than any other company, suggests that a right granted to one company should be granted to all.
There is no doubt that this year's election campaign has vindicated the concerns of critics of the Citizens United ruling. The influence of money in politics is greater than ever, and the influence of people with money is growing apace.
Inalienable Rights
So what's the solution? Please don't say, "Amend the Constitution." The current political atmosphere is not one in which opening the First Amendment for discussion and reconsideration is a good idea. Anyway, constitutional rights are "inalienable" (as we were just reminded on July Fourth). Corporations will continue to have First Amendment rights even if we choose not to recognize them.
The solution is to make money a voting issue -- which now, by and large, it is not. It's a kvetching issue, not a voting issue. Politicians -- who are not, primarily, in it for the money -- should have to make the calculation every time they spend a dollar or look the other way while others spend a dollar on their behalf: Will this money buy me more votes than it will cost me? All it would take would be the defeat of a few representatives (and maybe a senator or two) precisely because they or others spent an offensive amount of money on the effort to get re-elected.
This could completely change the relationship between dollars spent and election results, and it wouldn't require judges to deny anybody his or her (or its) constitutional rights. As Chief Justice Roberts says, it's not the Supreme Court's job to save us from ourselves.
(Michael Kinsley is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.)
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Camelia Fascinator by Damselfly Studio. White matte satin and tulle camillia with sterling silver and Swarovski Crystal stamens is the focal point for this glamorous fascinator. The Camillia is accented by a leaf knitted from sterling silver wire strung with Swarovski Crystals, tulle and satin buds, wired tendrils with Freshwater Pearl teardrops, and a flurrish of ostrich feathers. The flower and leaves are sewn on a horsehair braid base, with a 30 tooth metal comb that will hold the fascinator securely in your hair. vendors: Damselfly Studio


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Lionel Messi wins the Ballon D'or again, this the first time any player has won the World Player of the Year award for the fourth time breaking his previous record of winning it three times in a row.
Cristiano Ronaldo came second with 23.7% of the votes and Andrés Iniesta was third with 10.9%, but it was Messi who came in with 41.6% of the votes to take the title again. Not surprising when you consider that Messi scored 91 goals in just 69 games.
Ballon D'or replaced the old European Footballer of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1991. Amazingly Pelé or Diego Maradona never won the trophy in the past, but it is doubtful they would have matched Lionel Messi's wonderful achievement.
In these times of austerity it would be wonderful to be so successful and to have the whole world at your feet, but not all of us are so lucky!
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About "Infinite Monkey Theory" by Krakaboom
Infinite Monkey Theory
Design by Krakaboom
An infinite number of monkeys typing randomly for an infinite amount of time will eventually produce the works of Shakespeare.
Wear this tee and have intellectual discussions about:
1. The theory
2. Shakespeare
3. Monkeys
For super large version, see here!
super work!
I hear the Russians are already up to Othello.
We must get more monkeys!!!
This wins all my acorns. $5 dude, this rocks.
That is a really super idea really well executed, I hope it scores well!
Weee, this is awesome! The geek in me says 5 and buy!
it's great!
amazing! well translated to the tshirt
Nothing short of great! $$
Thanks guys! Really appreciate the feedback :)
I have to say; when I saw the initial thumbnail, I was like, "Ew."
I'm REALLY glad I opened it up!!! $5
woooow great stuff, 3 designs so far, 3 really really strong designs
print for sure!
Love the concept$$$
Great!! I smell print.
Print time! $5
Whoa, what a fantastic concept! And I love all those little monkeys! 5$
awesome!! 5$
Glad to see this subbed! Turned out fantastic~
Thanks people - glad you like my little monkeys :)
bcrider: What's wrong with my thumbnail?! :)
Francesca: That's why they shoulda locked away the monkeys for infinity instead of one lousy month. And used waaaaay more than six of them!
Man this is awesome. Can't wait to rock it. $5
I'll be surprised if this doesn't print. Great work.
I love this, an instant 5$
awesome...so awesome!
yep, it's all good!
Thanks guys! Hardworking monkeys need your support!
This is fantastic $5
Brilliantly done!!!
Your draw those monkeys? This is look like a print for me $5 :)
awesome, I love it! 5$
dude this is so going blow my entry away!
Nice work, Krakaboom.
it is so awesome....i cry for myself. $5 :D H
You're missing the point ellogoods, the infinite monkey theorem is part of probability theory that states that if you were to get a monkey to randomly press keys on a typewriter for an infinite period of time the monkey will almost surely generate strings of random characters that would be an exact match for any given literary work. The theorem is usually used to display the danger of substituting infinity with a very large but finite number, and vice versa.
Thanks Josh! You're way more articulate than I could ever be!
Ellogoods, it's a concept based on an actual theory, so blame the mad scientists for coming up with it :) Glad you like the design though!
coulda swore I commented and scored this....but apparently not. AMAZING..... love everything about it, really great representation of the theory...5
No Problems Justin.
This is absolutely fabulous!!!
... and apparently I ALREADY commented. Hey, it's just that good!
It looks like a lot of work has gone into this.
haha, awesome idea and execution. $5.
Winner. 5$
whoo! bump for more votes and comments!
bump..... for awesomeness!!!
so much win in this design. The perfect execution to this idea and i've always loved this quote. The negative space idea is brilliant and let me be one of the first to say welcome to the alumni club!
bloodyrobot on Dec 17 '08
"it was the best of times, it was the blurst/ of times?"
hahahaha, funny Simpsons reference. You Stupid Monkey!
Haha thanks guys! Just hours left to this, I think :)
FA: I got the shield a couple of months back, but thank you again!
Clever and well-rendered. Props.
great idea. good luck.
whoops, so you did! Sorry man, i meant welcome to the two-timers alumni club.....yeah.
you are a genius
Love, love, love it.
Nice 5$
so great... nice score!!!!
Oh wow - thanks people!
Next print!
what the.... great freakin score everyone is killing this competition!
GREAT score! PRINT!
terrific score! print print print print!!!!
Wow, very clever! I love it!
this is a really cool design!!
omg, I love this. A belated $5... not that you need it with that awesome score.
if this doesn't print, i'll eat my hat.
don't make sonmi eat her hat, i worked really hard making it
Is there still a chance this may print. It would be a tragic if if it never saw the light of day.


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I just want one!!!
Also, I might just do what I mentioned before, about installing another trunk light on the driver side.
I think it'll look awesome, and being as how I already had to wire the LED strip on the left to the trunk light via the driver side through the carpet (because of the angle), I can already wire it in!
It's just a matter of cutting and getting the light holder


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How flu vaccines are made, the Autumn Statement, and first aid in schools
Why is the minimum wage for people under 21 lower than the rate for everyone else? The National Union of Students believes it's age discrimination, but employers' organisations say it helps to reduce youth unemployment. Getting together with others to bulk-buy gas and electricity could help to reduce fuel bills, but why are people so reluctant to switch suppliers? Is it time for First Aid training to be made compulsory in schools, as a part of the National Curriculum?
Producer: Jonathan Hallewell
Presenter: Winifred Robinson.
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The Labor firmament was out in force on Friday night at Sydney's Four Seasons for the annual fundraiser for the
The gig was MC'd by actor Rob Carlton (who played Kerry Packer in TV mini-series Howzat!), son of former Liberal shadow treasurer Jim Carlton. Carlton Jr expressed no bitterness at the ALP for causing his old man so much grief over the $1 billion hole in the costings of the Liberals' 1987 election promises – indeed he was glad because it distracted his dad from the suspension he'd just copped from Barker College (also Garrett's alma mater).
Former 7:30 Report satirist Brian Dawe entertained the true believers, as did Whitlams frontman
In the auction, a lunch with
More than 3000 TAFE students have been assisted by the scholarship program.
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Saturday 1/11 Selections ( late games)
I already posted 2 games earlier, here are my plays for today for the later games
Lets start with my best bet today Mercer against Lipscomb seems like a no brainer, Lipscomb simply to weak 3-11 overall 0-3 in the Conference I cant see them come close against Mercer here
Mercer -6 over Lipscomb (best bet) 5pm
Next 2 games i go with 2 big favorites, Florida Gulf Coast shoot lights out in their last 2 games against Stetson and East Tennessee State , especially from 3 point range they hit at a insane rate, FGCU ometimes start a half slow but usually they step up their game 2nd half to pull away, I am sure they can cover 15.5 here against USC Upsate
The other big favorite I like are the Liberty at home against Presbyterian this should be a no brainer too and nothing to worry about Liberty are on a 8-1 run lately , Presbyterian 3-12 overall, bet this with confidence guys
Florida Gulf Coast -15.5 over USC Upstate 7pm
Liberty -22.5 over Presbyterian 7pm
Last game i have for you guys tonight is Oregon at home against Oregon State, Oregon of course had no chance against Stanford and Connecticut but they had a great game against a strong Team from California only lost in OT, California beat Colorado yesterday that makes the Oregon game even more valueable, I think the bookies set the spread very low here with -2.5 so Oregon is my Selection here
Oregon - 2.5 over Oregon State 8pm
so guys, thats it for this saturday
Navy up by 8 @halftime vs Army 37-29 after a terrible 2-11 start , this looks great now:)
first WINNER of the day is in Navy beat Army 74-64
1-1 in the 2 early picks
Pregame Record overall 12-6-0
looks like I move lines again lol :) you have 10 minutes to jump on my best bet today Mercer over Lipscomb
BOOOM Final Score Mercer 79 Lipscomb 72
Todays Best Bet Mercer -6 WINNER
2-1-0 Today
Pregame Record overall 13-6-0
3-3 today, after a good start 2 loser
Florida Gulf Coast -17.5 WINNER
Liberty -22 LOSER
Oregon -2.5 LOSER
Pregame Record 14-8-0
Sunday 1/12 Selections
Big Sunday Card with 5games for me,but i am running good at the moment as you can see so lets try to catch a few more winners, it all starts with the early game at 12 pm between West Virginia and Texas and ends with the Stanford Game at 5pm
West Virginia -2.5
Florida +10.5
Indiana State -12.5
Georgia -2.5
Stanford -15.5
These are my 5 Selections for tosay, West Virginia in the early game is clearly my favorite over the Lady Longhorns, only 2 losses this season in their very first game against Ohio State and off late against the TOP Team from Baylor,they kept it close against Baylor with an Odyssee Sims in TOP Form, that is good enough for me to beat Texas,Texas played some strong teams but did not really showed a lot some ups and downs, overall WV is the better team
Indiana State -12.5 is my best bet today,Illinois State have shown nothing to far and gets even hammered from garbage Teams
Florida Lady Gators are my best Underdog of the day , I gladly take 10.5 points and to be honest would not be surprised if they can pull a Major upset here, LSU in great form but Florida as well , they had a sensational game against Kentucky one of the NCAA TOP Teams,they looked strong in this game ,just could not hold on to their lead in the end,but that was a great performance
I like Georgia they are a very talented Team, OK they struggled a little bit in the last games, but today on home cour t i await a comfortable win against Texas A & M, the SEC Conference is very strong,both Teans are 12-4 but Georgia is the better Team for me and played the way more stronger Teams, 2.5 Spread is set low by the bookies and i take it
Last game I really like today is Stanford at Colorado, Colorado a bit overrated for me ,they choked a big lead against California 2 days agowhilst Stanford is in an amazing Form, Chiney Ogwumike again with 33points against Utah, Mikaela Ruef also on her best game like the whole Stanford Team lately, I am sure that Colorado will not hold on to the Stanford pace, maybe a few minutes but then Stanford will pull away
good luck guys to all who tail the one or other game , cheers Roxx
wow as usual lines for Women College Basketball move crazy
My West Virginia Play now -4.5 @5dimes
Florida down to 7.5
Indiana State -13.5
The Roxx Gang move lines :)
Keep up the good work Roxxy. Enjoying Beaverball.


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School principals and health experts are concerned about the number of teenage girls who drop out of sport and physical education.
In Britain a large survey found only 12 per cent of girls were reaching the standard level of fitness by age 14 - half the rate for boys, which was also low at 24 per cent.
Just over half of girls said negative experiences of sport and PE lessons had put them off exercise at school.
Government agency Sport NZ said yesterday that no such national survey results were available on New Zealand teenagers, but reports had consistently indicated girls were dropping out of sport and other physical activities more than boys.
PE classes are compulsory until the end of Year 10, but PE performance, offered from Year 11, is optional.
"At levels above Year 10 we know that girls drop off extremely quickly," said Sport NZ's general manager of community sport and recreation, John Reid.
Reasons given for girls ditching sport and PE include body image, not wanting to wear shorts, sweat causing makeup to run, messy hair, less interest than boys in winning and a lack of informal training of younger girls in the skills needed for success.
"There are gender constraints that work against girls - although individually there are some very talented girls," Mr Reid said.
"We do know that in childhood playing in the backyard ... girls get less stimulation in a sporting and physical sense and therefore become less skilled by the time they reach [adolescence] than perhaps a lot of boys.
"Many feel they are not skilled enough to continue and are embarrassed by their lack of skill."
The British survey of more than 1500 school pupils found 45 per cent of girls said sport at school was "too competitive", and 48 per cent said being sweaty was "not feminine".
Secondary Principals' Association president Patrick Walsh said teenage girls often felt self-conscious about their bodies.
"They don't like engaging in PE because they feel it exposes it a bit more than they would have in a classroom setting."
The sport and PE dropout rate was a problem because of New Zealand's increasing rates of obesity, he said, particularly for girls who tended to be quite sedentary.


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Meals are served Monday-Friday at 11:30 a.m. The suggested voluntary donation is $4 per meal for those over 60 and $7.15 for those under 60.
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In Pequot Lakes, meals are served at Sibley Apartments, 31203 N. Oak St. To make a reservation or for more information, call 218-568-4909.
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Primoris Academy is an independent private school that places children into classes based upon ability, not chronological age. It is a unique educational environment where children can learn at an accelerated rate and reach their maximum potential. Even our youngest students take classes in Forensic Microbiology, Latin (spoken), and Golf. Our students are immersed academically and intellectually throughout the day. Primoris Academy works to develop creative and critical thinking skills and to instill in each student a lasting love of learning.


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A slew of gifted artists come together to create the corniest album of the year.
He never stopped being this guy.
You aren't surprised by that are you?
The Internet switched it up and started studying at the school of The Soulquarians
This will be the storyline that EJ Manuel and Geno Smith deal with throughout their AFC East battles.
On-the-field introversion must skip a generation.
Oh, you don't know what that is?
Aaron Rodgers who? What about Nick Novack?
Make no mistake, though, bruthas is out here ballin'.
One of the best two-way guards to ever play is inducted into the Hall of Fame
Black singing music for folks that like Pabst...or Henny...or whatever.
Default assumptions: starring Jay Bilas, Johnny Manziel, the NCAA and America.
Gotta let this one marinate, people.
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I loved the taco and torta (sandwich) stands in Mexico. Most of them open early in the morning, and offer all kinds of fresh grilled meats and toppings. If you are not a morning sandwich eater, this easy torta would work just as well for lunch or dinner (and can be made with chicken, too)!
But...one torta can get you through quite a bit of the day. Just sayin'.
Ancho-Honey Pork Torta
Pork with Ancho-Honey Sauce (can be made ahead) serves 4
Preheat oven to 325
2 pieces pork loin ( I love Willow Creek)
1 onion sliced
salt and pepper
For sauce:
3 ancho chiles, soaked in hot water, and de-seeded
1 14 oz can fire roasted tomatoes
1 small white onion, sliced
1 clove garlic
2 tsp crushed hoja santa leaf (can omit if you have to, but really helps flavor. Look at your local latin market)
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Sautee one onion and garlic in skillet until soft, and slightly browned.
Add to blender with tomatoes and chiles, blend.
Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil over medium heat in a skillet, and pour blended sauce into skillet.
Heat sauce for about 5 minutes, letting it sizzle, then add honey, worcestershire sauce and spices, salt to taste.
Simmer for about 5 more minutes. Set aside.
Season two pork loin pieces liberally with salt and pepper.
Sear in an oiled skillet until browned on each side, about 2 minutes per side.
Add the other onion in with the pork and let soften while pork is searing.
Add a cup of the sauce over top of the pork, cover well and place in oven at 325 for about 30-40 minutes.
Now you can ...Make the sandwich!
Keep oven heated...
Ingredients (make or purchase premade):
ancho-honey pork
salsa fresca
refried black beans
pickled onions
sour cream
Get some really nice soft rolls or country white bread and slice if needed. I love Tribeca Ovens rustic Hero.
Cut the pork into 1/2 inch cubes.
Spread a bit of black beans on one side and heap some pork, with plenty of sauce, onto the other.
Spread some guacamole onto the bread, too, and heat the sandwich for about 5 minutes in hot oven.
Remove and spoon on some salsa fresca, pickled onions and sour cream. Add hot sauce if you like.


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Teaching and learning science and mathematics through technology practice
Ritchie, S. M. & Norton, S. (2009) Teaching and learning science and mathematics through technology practice. In Jones, Alister & de Vriel, Marc (Eds.) International handbook of research and development in technology education. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 419-430.
In this chapter we review studies of the engagement of students in design projects that emphasise integration of technology practice and the enabling sciences, which include physics and mathematics. We give special attention to affective and conceptual outcomes from innovative interventions of design projects. This is important work because of growing international concern that demand for professionals with technological expertise is increasing rapidly, while the supply of students willing to undertake the rigors of study in the enabling sciences is proportionally reducing (e.g., Barringtion, 2006; Hannover & Kessels, 2004; Yurtseven, 2002). The net effect is that the shortage in qualified workers is having a detrimental effect upon economic and social potential in Westernised countries (e.g., Department of Education, Science and Training [DEST], 2003; National Numeracy Review Panel and National Numeracy Review Secretarial, 2007; Yurtseven, 2002). Interestingly, this trend is reversed in developing economies including China and India (Anderson & Gilbride, 2003).
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We are in the process of converting our print books into eBooks. Shambhala eBooks can be purchased from all major online eBook stores (including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Google, Kobo, and Sony). Links are provided on each book's web page. To view our latest offerings, simply sort by publication date.
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For Beginning Students and Their TeachersIn 30 Essential Yoga Poses, Judith Lasater draws on her wealth of yoga practice and teaching experience, as well as her training as a physical therapist, to present this comprehensive guide for beginning students and their teachers. The author discusses yoga's ancient eightfold path and its relevance in today's world, and goes to the heart of yoga—the all-important student-teacher relationship. Thirty essential yoga poses (asana), their variations, and breathing practices… Read More+ Learn More
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Asana and Pranayama for all Phases of the Menstrual CycleSenior Iyengar Yoga teacher Bobby Clennell brings decades of yoga study and teaching experience to The Woman's Yoga Book. She offers a comprehensive program of asana (yoga poses) and pranayama (breathing exercises) designed to support menstrual health from menarche to menopause, along with nutritional and lifestyle information for those times off the yoga mat.Yoga sequences are given for each phase of the menstrual cycle:premenstrual: poses to stabilizemenstruation: poses to restorepostmenstrual:… Read More+ Learn More
The Runner's Yoga Book
A Balanced Approach to FitnessThe Runner's Yoga Book is an ideal companion for the weekend or professional athlete, for the reader who wants to stretch and relax, and for the developing yoga student who wants to establish a home practice. Drawing on over thirty years of teaching and personal practice, author Jean Couch offers precise instruction in all types of poses, guidelines for home practice, yoga routines for other sports (including bicycling, skiing, swimming,… Read More+ Learn More
Watch Me Do YogaWatch Me Do Yoga is narrated by a child's voice as she goes through a series of yoga poses. We see her practicing with her dad, her mom, or the family dog—and sometimes alone on her mat. We see her in the garden, on the patio, in her bedroom, even sitting on a gigantic lotus. But no matter what the setting, she relates her yoga to the natural world. She… Read More+ Learn More
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An Introduction to Patanjali's Yoga SutrasIn Glimpses of Raja Yoga, Vimala Thakar introduces the basic concepts of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras by focusing on a different sutra, or aphorism, in each of the twelve chapters. In her opening chapter, she presents the historical and cultural background of Patanjali's Raja Yoga. Chapter 2 contains an eloquent invocation of the dimension of Silence—the meditative state that one enters with the stilling of the mind. Chapters 3–6 examine the… Read More+ Learn More
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Women Practicing BuddhismBecause women have been conditioned to live according to traditional feminine values—conformity, passivity, and surrender of the self—they often feel powerless to transform their lives and afraid to lose their sense of worth. In Woman Awake, Christina Feldman suggests that it is possible for women to break out of their negative patterns and accept themselves as they really are. With a growing awarenss of the dignity of all life and… Read More+ Learn More
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Dharma Talks on Zen MeditationA collection of dharma talks, Warm Smiles from Cold Mountains explores the life of passionate commitment that lies at the heart of the formal practice of Zen meditation. Reb Anderson draws on over thirty years of experience as a Zen priest, exploring Buddhist yoga and psychology and the relationship of wisdom and compassion to the personal, social, and ecological crises of our time. At once inspirational and practical, he bows… Read More+ Learn More
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My 250 works perfectly with two other Win 7 32-Bit RC1 systems here, but on my newest one, is not being recognized for some reason. When plugged in, the system never loads the device, nor does it show up in Explorer. Both of the other systems were updated from XP Pro > Vista Home Premium > Win 7 RC1; however, the system in question has a clean installation of RC1, no prior versions were installed. This system is also running two 500G WD SATA2's in a RAID 0 array, the others, one one IDE, the other on a SATA drive.
I've tried every port on the system, a total of 10 all told, and none of them will see the drive, but other USB devices work just fine. I am thinking that it either has to do with the clean install, perhaps there was something present in the older versions that isn't present in the newest install, or it may have something to do with the RAID array in my new system.
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I use this drive quite a bit to transfer files between work and home, and for game backups. No ends of annoyance to my wife with using her system to transfer my files via Home Group networking.
1. If you have NVidia chipset, try below. It is specific to RC1 issue with Win7.
2. updated from XP Pro > Vista Home Premium > Win 7 RC1;
Hmm, I my personal opinion it is better to go clean installation as previous OS leaves many residues.
The system that is giving me the issue is based on an ASRock M3A785GXH/128M motherboard, which has the AMD 785 Northbridge, and an ATI SB750 Southbridge. This system is running Window 7, RC1, however, it is a clean installation with no prior OS, on a RAID 0. The systems that the drive is working on both are running Window 7 RC1 as well, however, both of these systems have been upgraded from XP Pro > Vista Home Premium > Window 7 RC1. Perplexing, to say the least.
I've tried all of the motherboard USB connectors on the I/O panel, as well as the four additional ports provided on the case with the same results. The drive sits there, power LED is lit, and pulsing, and I can hear the drive running, but, the system never notifies me that it is loading the device, nor does the drive show up in Explorer, or under anywhere else it should. Works perfectly everytime with the other two systems. The OS is fully patched and updated, and the mobo drivers are the latest that are available from the manufacturer - I used the ones on the CD, and double checked the website, no others are out to date that I have located.
Beats me. If I had to make a call on this one, I'd say that there is some driver issue with the SB750, but so far, I've turned up nothing pertinent in my searches there. Either that, or I have invoked the ire of the Bit Gods...
i have the same problem, but my new PC is windows 7 with 64-bit , Gigabyte motherboad with i5 intel chip. 4G ram.
I tried to use the like to fix the problem. it said it is for 32-bit. What should I do with it?


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Students in this year's Witness Tree Project studio reflect on immigration by creating objects from a fallen elm that stood in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for 150 years.
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Architect and artist Ming-Yi Wong MArch 10/PB 11 GL brings a studio approach to her work at the National Park Service in Washington, DC.
Public arts administrator Liesel Fenner MLA 98 collaborates with artists to transform and revitalize once-ignored public spaces.
Having just won part of a $1.2-million grant from the National Science Foundation, Brooks Hagan MFA 02 TX is leading RISD's new Virtual Textiles Research Group.
After graduating from both RISD and Brown, Hannah Koenig BRDD 14 is adept at bringing art and design to unexpected places.
RI Youth Conservation League volunteers help RISD grad students make habitats for species known to improve coastal water quality.
A new Institute for Design and Public Policy will introduce strategists from public and private organizations to human-centered design as a means of solving complex problems.
Julie Gearan's unconventional portrait of outgoing Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee captures his spirit and the mood of his term in office.
Architects, designers, researchers and policy makers discuss strategies for initiating change and rethinking America's unhealthiest neighborhoods.
RISD hosts a conference focused on art, design and manufacturing in Rhode Island and offers visitors a glimpse of Co-Works, a new interdisciplinary studio space.
Twenty objects made by students as part of last spring's Witness Tree Project are on view through October 5 in an exhibition in New Jersey.
Summer interns at the Nature Lab are making an animated educational program about the importance of marine plankton.
President Somerson and RISD students introduced a new interactive tool at last week's House STEAM Caucus briefing in Washington, DC.
Students enrolled in Votelab: Designing for Democracy are applying design thinking to help solve some of the systemic kinks in the US election process.
William Jacobs ARch/MID 80 turns the Library of Congress' embarrassment of riches into a series of spellbinding stories.
This summer 10 students have won Maharam STEAM Fellowships to apply design thinking to their work with government agencies and nonprofits.
Last week RISD co-hosted the official launch of a new bipartisan Congressional STEAM Caucus advocating for inclusion of art and design in the national educational agenda.
In an interdisciplinary design studio, RISD students are testing out innovative prototypes to improve the dexterity of NASA space gloves.
Students in a
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If you're liking the sound of those specifications, just wait till you feel this netbook/tablet hybrid in your hand. Aside from an attractively-patterned glossy centre section in the lid, most of the Merlin Blue (great-looking colour, by the way) sample we got to play with was covered in a soft-touch, semi rubberized coating that not only made it lovely to hold (especially when combined with its rounded edges) but also gave a very rugged impression. This finish didn't show up any fingerprints, and even the glossy part of the lid did a reasonable job of disguising them.
Build quality overall was exceptional, despite the model we looked at being pre-production. Everything fit together flawlessly, with no flex in the chassis and a sturdy screen hinge. The flipping mechanism to turn the screen around also felt very smooth and assured; the screen stayed at the exact angle you put it at, and once it had completed its flip, a strong magnet pulled it securely into position.
With a weight of around 1.5kg, it's on the light side for a netbook. But though it's very heavy for a tablet, its comfortable curves and finish meant it was never difficult or unpleasant to hold as such. Just like Apple's laptops, the battery is built-in, and with estimated life away from a socket being between four and six hours (depending on usage), this may be a significant limitation for some. We'll have to see how long it actually lasts once we get it in for review.
Enforcing both its design and ruggedness, most of the Inspiron Duo's connectivity was hidden behind two hinged flaps. Unfortunately, that connectivity is where we come across our first major gripe with Dell's hybrid. At least on the model we played with, it had only two USB ports, a headphone/microphone jack and a docking connector. Admittedly the device's HD screen and its tablet nature mean you're less likely to hook it up to a monitor or TV than the average netbook, but we would at least have liked to have seen the option.
Still, while poor even by netbook standards, compared to many tablets this connectivity is actually pretty much standard. The optional speaker dock (which Dell has grandly named the Audio Station) also adds a memory card reader, a further two USB ports, 3.5mm line-in and an Ethernet port.
Usability was generally good. The isolation (chiclet-style) keyboard features a good layout and decent though shallow feedback, while the well-positioned and responsive multi-touch touchpad offered a smooth surface and individual buttons with a positive click.


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Selling my 2008 WRX Sedan for $14,500. I'm the 2nd owner, but it from the dealership after the first owner used the California Lemon BuyBack Law for an ABS problem that was fixed before the dealer resold it to me. Bought it with 11,000 miles and now has close to 62,000.
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Greenland melting accelerating…
Climate skeptics often point to the unresolved question of Greenland's melting as evidence that climate change is bunk.
A new study from NASA's GRACE data shows that melting is taking place. According to Dr. Jianli Chen's paper (pdf) published online in Science, Greenland is in fact shrinking, and at a higher rate than earlier studies suggest.
The melt rate is the most disturbing. Chen and his colleagues calculate a sea rise of 0.6mm per year from Greenland, a full third of the average 1.8mm annual sea level rise.
Most of the melting is coming from eastern Greenland. In addition to trouble for ocean front cottages worldwide, the thaw also raises the chance that huge amounts of freshwater melting will disrupt the thermo-haline circulation, robbing sunny England of its pleasant climate.
So next time a climate skeptic repeats that Greenland is actually growing, casually ask him or her if they saw Dr Chen's GRACE study in Science (or his cool cowboy hat!).
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>We have the Lola's Alphabet Train APP for my iTouch now. The kids are having a lot of fun with it, especially my little guy.
Trains are a big hit in this house, in any form, as are animals. I love that it has simpler and more difficult ways to play with it so it can be played by a wide range of ages. My 2.5 and 5 year old are both enjoying it- in different ways, but both have fun. Plus, earning the coins and then "shopping" with them is just plain fun anyway (and who snuck math into an alphabet game!!) Good, quality graphics and sound, and fun to play. It's a win!!
You can buy Lola's Alphabet Train on iTunes.
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Alice In Wonderland
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Alice In Wonderland
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Why is Alice In Wonderland rated PG? Alice In Wonderland is rated PG by the MPAA for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar.
As Alice ventures in Wonderland, she has many falls and perilous encounters. Ferocious creatures attack characters (one is injured and the bloody, festering wound is shown). An army pursues its enemy and threatens them with spears and swords. Battles break out and participants are tossed, injured and crushed by rocks. A fiery dragon sets a village ablaze (deaths are implied). An angry queen repeatedly orders, "Off with their heads." She kills various characters, including a frog whose tadpoles she plans to eat. An execution is depicted with a hooded executioner who is seen swinging his ax at the victim's neck. Ghoulish images include decapitated heads (some seen floating in a mote, another rolls down a flight of stairs) and dismembered fingers (which are cooked into a potion). A creature's tongue is cut off and it falls writhing to the ground. Several characters have their eyes stabbed, one of which is plucked out by a sword and then carried around in a net bag. Blood is collected in a vial and later drunk. A woman smacks a man's face. A man attempts to stab a woman. Alice consumes some magical foods that cause her to grow or shrink, resulting in the need for her to find new attire. (No nudity is seen, but many of her impromptu clothes show her bares shoulders and back.) Cleavage is revealed in other charters' costumes. A few sexual references are made, as well as a brief discussion about corsets and stockings. A married man is caught kissing another woman. A caterpillar smokes a hookah pipe. Language consists of a couple of mild expletives and the infrequent use of terms of deity.
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Cast and Crew
Alice In Wonderland is directed by Tim Burton and stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham-Carter, Crispin Glover..
Home Video
The most recent home video release of Alice In Wonderland movie is June 1, 2010. Here are some details…
Release Date: 1 June 2010
Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton, releases to DVD and Blu-ray with the following featurettes:
- Finding Alice - Tim Burtons vision for the characters.
- The Mad Hatter - The creation of Johnny Depps character.
- Effecting Wonderland - Behind-the-scenes look at the various technologies used.
Alice in Wonderland on Blu-ray also offers these featurettes:
- The Futterwacken Dance
- The Red Queen - The creation of Helena Bonham Carter character.
- Time-Lapse: Sculpting the Red Queen - Time-lapse photography showing Helena Bonham Carter transforming into her character.
- The White Queen - An interview with Anne Hathaway.
- Scoring Wonderland - Composer Danny Elfman.
- Stunts of Wonderland
- Making the Proper Size - A look at the visual effects process of growing and shrinking Alice.
- Cakes of Wonderland - Meet the creators of the cakes seen in the movie.
- Tea Party Props - With prop master Doug Harlocker.
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Fantastical worlds are also depicted in the movies MirrorMask, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (also staring Johnny Depp). Actor Johnny Depp (who plays the Mad Hatter) and director Tim Burton have worked on other projects together, including: The Corpse Bride and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.


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Serve this Italian-inspired combination of sweet snap peas, leeks and tomatoes with roast chicken or garlic-rubbed grilled steaks.
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BJP president Rajnath Singh said the Ishrat Jahan case was being hyped while seeking a debate on the Food Security Bill in the parliament.
"The country is full of encounter cases, and more than 3,000 such cases took place before 2002. But the Ishrat Jahan case is being blown out of proportions for political benefits," Singh said in Guwahati on Thursday.
The UPA government, he added, should disclose the names of terror organisations that had links with Ishrat Jahan instead of pitting the CBI and the IB against each other for scoring political brownie points.
"This is yet another instance of the government misusing constitutional institutions and lowering their dignity. The least the government can do is give CBI functional autonomy," the BJP president said.
Singh labelled the food security bill as a populist measure with the Lok Sabha elections in mind.


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End-of-Life Milestones and Date
For More Information, Contact:
Product Bulletin No. 1665
End-of-Life Announcement
Cisco WAN Manager Version 9.2.09
Cisco Systems is announcing the End of Sales and End of Life (EOS/EOL) of Cisco WAN Manager Version 9.2.09 on Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX platforms, with an effective date of January 8, 2002. Cisco customers will continue to receive software support for a period of two years until January 8, 2004.
After July 8, 2002, Cisco WAN Manager 9.2.09 will no longer be orderable from the Cisco Connection Online (CCO) or Cisco Marketplace. Cisco WAN Manager 9.2.09 will be replaced by Cisco WAN Manager 10.5.10. Service-affecting bugs found in Cisco WAN Manager 9.2.09 will be resolved in Cisco WAN Manager 10.5.10 and subsequent releases. Since Cisco WAN Manager 10.5.10 is a superset of all prior Cisco WAN Manager 10.X releases, all features supported by Cisco WAN Manager releases 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.4.01, 10.4.10 are also supported in Cisco WAN Manager 10.5.10. Customers are encouraged to upgrade any release 10.X systems to 10.5.10 as soon as possible.
Cisco WAN Manager 10.5.10 can be used to manage the following product releases:
•Cisco MGX™ 8230, 8250, and 8850 PXM-1 Software Release 1.2.00, 1.1.40, 1.1.34
•Cisco MGX 8850 Software Release 2.1.70, 2.1.60, 2.0.15
•Cisco BPX® 8600 Software Release 9.3.35, 9.3.24, 9.2.40
•Cisco BPX 8600 Service Expansion Shelf (SES) Release 1.1.70, 1.0.15
•Cisco Voice Interworking Service Module (VISM) Release 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 1.5.6
End-of-Life Milestones and Date
Effective Date
End-of-Sales Announcement
January 8, 2002
End of Sales
July 8, 2002
Discontinue Contract Renewal
January 8, 2003
End of Software Support and End of Life
January 8, 2004
•End of Sales—After this milestone date, Cisco WAN Manager Version 9.2.09 is no longer orderable.
•Discontinue Contract Renewal— The milestone date after which no maintenance contracts will be renewed.
•End of Software Support and End of Life—After this milestone date, the software release is no longer supported by CSE and is removed from CCO.
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Edina Realty Foundation announces grants to local food shelves
The Edina Realty Foundation, which supports homeless related causes throughout Minnesota, western Wisconsin and Fargo, N.D., recently awarded grants to area food shelves, including $300 each to the Lakes Area Food Shelf in Pequot Lakes and the Pine River Food Shelf.
A large portion of grant money came directly from the Realtors of Edina Realty's Brainerd sales office as well as from Edina Realty itself. In addition, Edina Realty agents and employees hold events throughout the year that help raise additional contributions.


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FailureSucks brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 49 Designs von 19 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
I'm in need of a logo for my website/company MarketingSpring, a website focused on improving small business and featuring marketing case studies.
I need a logo for my website/company MarketingSpring. The website will contain business tips for marketing websites and small business and other related materials like marketing case studies and videos.
This logo will be for the web, although I would like the finished product to be high-quality enough to transfer to print if needed.
I'm really open to many ideas on this as I find that others always seem to come up with approaches to design that I would have never thought of.
That said, I'm looking for a fairly clean logo and one that will work on both a white background or a black one.
Other than that, show me your inspiration. :)
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Jul 30, 2010
NRCC Bankrollers Accused in a Massive Fraud of American Taxpayers
Another scandal has enveloped the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) involving shady contributors. Two Texas Republicans, Sam and Charles Wyly, contributed more than $160,000 to the NRCC and are accused by the SEC of using overseas accounts to commit a half billion dollar fraud of American taxpayers. Making matters worse, NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions received $35,000 himself from the Wyly brothers.
Will NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions move quickly to return the hundreds of thousands in tainted campaign cash that could be from overseas accounts that he and the NRCC has received or will Pete Sessions let this dirty money continue to work on behalf of House Republicans in this election?
"NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions' choice is simple: stand up for what's right by returning this tainted campaign cash or let the Wyly's dirty money continue helping House Republicans, even though it came from a massive fraud of American taxpayers using foreign bank accounts," said Ryan Rudominer of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions' actions will show voters whether House Republicans are more concerned about funding their campaigns or about refunding money defrauded from American taxpayers using foreign bank accounts."
The Wyly brothers have a long history with Texas Republicans including NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions, President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, and Karl Rove. In addition to the $195,000 the Wyly's contributed to the NRCC and Pete Sessions, the Wyly brothers funded the Swift Boat Veterans in 2004.
According to today's Washington Post, two billionaire brothers in Texas, Sam and Charles Wyly have been accused in a complaint by the SEC of violating federal securities laws and committing fraud by using offshore accounts to secretly trade the shares of public companies whose boards they sat on, reaping more than $550 million in profit [Washington Post; July 30, 2010]
The Wyly's have contributed more than $160,000 combined to the NRCC [Center for Responsive Politics, 7/29/10]
The Wylys have contributed $35,000 to NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions. [Center for Responsive Politics, 7/29/10]


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A woman who police said was dressed in blankets was shot in the leg by an officer at a security checkpoint at the entrance to the Western Wall.
The woman, who was later identified as being a member of the extreme sect referred to as the "Jewish Taliban," did not stop at the checkpoint Wednesday evening when asked to by security guards, according to the Israel Police.
Police fired a warning shot into the air and, when she continued walking, fired at her legs.
The woman, 35, was identified as a member of an extremist ultra-Orthodox sect and was dressed in layers of clothes and blankets, in keeping with the modesty rules of the sect.
She was treated at the scene by Magen David Adom and then taken to the hospital for further treatment.


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Earlier this month, women's health care won a victory in Connecticut, when lawmakers declared that abortion is an essential health care benefit and covered under insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act, which will begin in 2014.
According to RH Reality Check, "The move, which will provide more coverage than the basic federal employee plan does, means that Connecticut residents will have insurance that will pay for elective abortions rather than only those for rape, incest or a woman's health."
Starting in 2014, all health care plans must cover certain essential health care, which each state must decide how to define "essential health care" and Connecticut started with an issue they thought was a battleground. However, it passed easily, despite concerns about debates and maybe even pushback over the final decision. Other states are currently debating abortion and contraception in their health care, but Connecticut is ahead of other states in making this decision.
"I was surprised that that was so easy," Robert McLean of the Connecticut State Medical Society told Jaff after the vote. No one spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting.
"It's a matter of health. We wanted to protect a woman's right to chose," said Veltri. "I didn't suspect that this would be an issue here."
Peter Wolfgang, an opponent of abortion and leader of Family Institute, stated he is upset with the decision, especially when hundreds of people in New Haven are rally against contraceptive coverage and abortion.
"The pro-abortion movement has their tentacles wrapped around state government. The devil is clearly in the details when implementing the new health law," he said.
Eric Scheidler, executive director of Pro-Life Action League, is concerned that the cost of abortions will transfer to the policyholders adding, "That's a real problem when you compel someone to pay for what they consider homicide."
Federal law requires everyone to have health insurance by 2014, unless the Supreme Court strikes down all of the Affordable Care Act, then states will need to amend their state law to end the "essential benefits package". Both Federal and State law do not require people to purchase the essential benefits package though.


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Climate Change/Introduction
Climate is a broad term, but it always describes a long-term average of a system. Often 'climate' is used to mean the long-term mean state of the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, and wind. In other contexts, 'climate' can include the oceanic state, the cryosphere (snow and sea-ice), the biosphere, and sometimes even the lithosphere (Earth's crust). Meteorologists and atmospheric scientists often say that climate is what you expect; weather is what you get.
Climatology, the science that studies climate, is a young science, with modern climate science only emerging from meteorology, oceanography, and geology in the late 20th Century. Of course, people have been interested in the natural world, including movements of air and water, for a very long time. One early example of a theory for anthropogenic climate change is George P. Marsh's[1] "The Earth as Modified by Human Action," published in 1874. The science in this early effort is far from the level of climate science today, but Marsh does link land use change, including deforestation and irrigation, to changes in the local climate.
Climate Change[edit]
For the Earth's climate, changes in pasterns (moderate shifts in the mean values of the variables) are normal and expected. Earth's climate is a dynamic system, full of complicated processes that lead to chaotic variations, changes to external forcing of the system can lead to significant changes.
Usually we think of trends in global average quantities (especially surface temperature) as indicative of climate change. But when the trend leads to a change larger than the natural variability, a statistically significant change most certainly has occurred. DEFINITIONS
This book will cover most of the normal implications of climate changes but will focus on the recent medium to long term effects on the above normal changes, normally but also confusingly labeled global warming.
The term global warming was coined by Wallace Broecker, a professor at Columbia University, in reference to the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation.
Reasons for this recent shift in the general pattern have been mostly stated as being the result of actions of the human species on the planet and solar variation.
- Anthropogenic Climate Change
Anthropogenic means "human caused," form "anthro-", meaning "human," and "genic," meaning "produced by, origin, cause". The term anthropogenic climate change is used to attribute changes in Earth's climate to activities of humans. In recent times, this has been taken as implying mainly the emission of "greenhouse gases" into the atmosphere, usually by burning fossil fuels.
How can humans change Earth's climate? Even as far back as Arrhenius[2] people have been aware that the composition of the atmosphere affects the climate. Some gases, like carbon dioxide, have molecular structure that allows the absorption of certain wavelengths of light. In the case of "greenhouse gases," that means absorbing infrared radiation. The distinguishing characteristic of a greenhouse gas is that it absorbs infrared radiation better than it does visible radiation; this allows sunlight to penetrate through the gas (the atmosphere) and warm Earth's surface. The Earth then radiates as a blackbody, emitting infrared radiation that is then trapped in the atmosphere. This is the greenhouse effect.
If humans change the composition of the atmosphere, say by burning fossil fuels which release carbon dioxide, then more energy goes into the atmosphere than would have otherwise. More energy leads directly to higher temperature, hence climate change.
- Solar variation
Within this wikibook, "Climate Change" is taken to primarily mean "global warming"; which is to say the warming of the Earth seen approximately since the start of the twentieth century. Of course, climate has changed before this time due to natural causes - for example the ice ages.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change defines climate change as a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods.[1] In this sense climate change is synonymous with global warming.
However the IPCC defines climate change as a statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer). Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings, or to persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use.
Whichever definition is used makes no difference to the changes in climate.
A Wikibook digression[edit]
One contributing author to this wiki book stated that decreased nocturnal cooling may never have been "considered in any debate about global warming." The argument was stated as
All planets with rotational days unequal to their orbital years absorb their sun's heat during their day and release it at night. In the case of planet Earth, however, not only are we adding to the sun's heat in the daytime; The ever-increasing tendency away from regular day-night cycles of work, play and sleep means that at night, the time when our Earth should be shedding its excess heat, we are still adding to it.
This is a fair argument at first blush, but it does not hold up under scrutiny. While Earth cools much more efficiently at night at the surface, the better cooling does not continue into the upper troposphere very well. That means that most of the energy from the cooling will still end up where it would during the day: either absorbed in the troposphere or emitted to space. Also, the argument seems to imply that increased nocturnal activity by humans makes the cooling less efficient, but it is an extremely small effect. The more efficient cooling at night is due almost entirely to the absence of sunlight. Think of the evolution of the surface temperature as dT = S - F to zeroth order, where S is the solar energy absorbed at the surface and F is the cooling by infrared emission. At nighttime, S = 0, so dT is all due to cooling by emission. During the day, the warming offsets the cooling. We are not adding to the sun's heat, as the contributor states, but just trapping it in the troposphere. That trapping has no diurnal cycle, since there is a negligible diurnal cycle in the concentration of atmospheric constituent gases. Let this be a lesson for the reader: critical thinking should always accompany learning about new topics.


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Bryant Jennings holds open workout for media
Story & Photo by John DiSanto – PhillyBoxingHistory.com
Heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings, 16-0, 8 KOs, held an open media workout Wednesday at the ABC Rec Center Boxing Gym in North Philly as he prepared for his upcoming 10-rounder against Andrey Fedosov, 24-2, 19 KOs. Jennings and Fedosov are scheduled to meet at the Sand Casino Resort, in Bethlehem, PA, on June 14th. Jennings hit the heavy bag and speed bag, sparred 10 rounds, and did push-ups and sit-ups. But he had already been working earlier in the day.
"You should have been with me at 4:30 this morning," Jennings said of his morning roadwork. "We did five miles. My fastest mile was 6 minutes and 4 seconds, by the way."
This will be Jennings' first fight in six months, a stark difference than 2012, when he fought five times during the year. Jennings said that it was the business of boxing that caused his layoff.
"Welcome to the fight game," Jennings said repeatedly. "There are a lot of things that come with it. Some things you have to get situated. Some things that take place, some things that we can't help. Obstacles coming our way. Just iron them out, and just get to it. But at the same time, you have to maintain your focus, maintain your shape, your mentality, and everything , and still be there. I'm pretty anxious (to get in there and fight again). I'm a busy kind of guy. So I have to stay busy. "
Jennings also said that he was ready to fight for the world title, as soon as any of the champions, specifically Klitschko brothers, were willing to face him.
"I'm on my path," Jennings said. "I got the heart. I got the will, and I have the skill. I just think that I wouldn't have done worse than any of the guys that went in there (against the Klitschkos). We don't know what's in their minds. We don't know if they fear me, or if they are just overlooking me. We just know it's very hard to get a fight with them."
In the meantime, Jennings and Fedosov face off as part of a nationally televised triple header on NBC Sports Network, Friday, June 14th.
To read more about the Philly fight scene – past and present – visit PhillyBoxingHistory.com.


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Joe Jonas Doesn't Get 'Spider-Man' Role Because His Thighs Are Too Fat [VIDEO]
LOL! Check out this video of Warren from Paramount Studios breaks it to Joe Jonas why he can't get the Spider-Man role because his thighs are too big. Of course it's a spoof, but it's just so silly. Watch the video after the jump.
Speaking of Joe Jonas, seen here at the Billboard Music Awards pre-party at TAO Nightclub at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 21st, make sure to stop by Socialite Life this Friday, June 3rd at 3pm for the online debut of Joe Jonas' first official single, "See No More." More details here.


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