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consist in doing the will of a being, on whom it lavishes indeed all the phrases of
adulation, but whom in sober truth it depicts as eminently hateful. I have a hundred times
heard him say that all ages and nations have represented their gods as wicked, in a
constantly increasing progression; that mankind have gone on adding trait after trait till
they reached the most perfect conception of wickedness which the human mind can
devise, and have called this God, and prostrated themselves before it. This ne plus ultra
of wickedness he considered to be embodied in what is commonly presented to mankind
as the creed of Christianity. Think (he used to say) of a being who would make a Hell--
who would create the human race with the infallible foreknowledge, and therefore with
the intention, that the great majority of them were to be consigned to horrible and
everlasting torment. The time, I believe, is drawing near when this dreadful conception of
an object of worship will be no longer identified with Christianity; and when all persons,
with any sense of moral good and evil, will look upon it with the same indignation with
which my father regarded it. My father was as well aware as anyone that Christians do
not, in general, undergo the demoralizing consequences which seem inherent in such a
creed, in the manner or to the extent which might have been expected from it. The same
slovenliness of thought, and subjection of the reason to fears, wishes, and affections,
which enable them to accept a theory involving a contradiction in terms, prevents them
from perceiving the logical consequences of the theory. Such is the facility with which
mankind believe at one and the same time things inconsistent with one another, and so
few are those who draw from what they receive as truths, any consequences but those
recommended to them by their feelings, that multitudes have held the undoubting belief
in an Omnipotent Author of Hell, and have nevertheless identified that being with the
best conception they were able to form of perfect goodness. Their worship was not paid
to the demon which such a being as they imagined would really be, but to their own ideal
of excellence. The evil is, that such a belief keeps the ideal wretchedly low; and opposes
the most obstinate resistance to all thought which has a tendency to raise it higher.
Believers shrink from every train of ideas which would lead the mind to a clear
conception and an elevated standard of excellence, because they feel (even when they do
not distinctly see) that such a standard would conflict with many of the dispensations of
nature, and with much of what they are accustomed to consider as the Christian creed.
And thus morality continues a matter of blind tradition, with no consistent principle, nor
even any consistent feeling, to guide it.
It would have been wholly inconsistent with my father's ideas of duty, to allow me to
acquire impressions contrary to his convictions and feelings respecting religion: and he
impressed upon me from the first, that the manner in which the world came into existence
was a subject on which nothing was known: that the question, "Who made me?" cannot
be answered, because we have no experience or authentic information from which to
answer it; and that any answer only throws the difficulty a step further back, since the
question immediately presents itself, "Who made God?" He, at the same time, took care
that I should be acquainted with what had been thought by mankind on these
impenetrable problems. I have mentioned at how early an age he made me a reader of
ecclesiastical history; and he taught me to take the strongest interest in the Reformation,
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By Tina Vital
With a U.S.-led economic rebound in its early stages, S&P believes that worldwide demand for oil and gas will grow by 2-3% per year over the next 10 years. But where will the hydrocarbons come from? Industry sources estimate that more than half of current oil and gas production will need to be replaced to meet this demand.
That means energy producers will have to make heavy investments in exploration and production -- and that should provide a boost to the earnings of oilfield services company Weatherford International (WFT ).
The current incarnation of the company dates back to 1998, when Energy Ventures acquired Weatherford Enterra. The new company rationalized its assets and spun off its capital-intensive tubular and compression businesses. The pairing has achieved impressive growth -- sales have climbed 71% to $2.3 billion -- and Weatherford has become one of the largest oilfield service companies in the world. It provides products and services used in sophisticated drilling (58% of 2001 revenues; 75% of 2001 total business segment income), well completion (15%; 6%), and production (26%; 19%) for companies that explore for and produce oil and natural gas.
While the energy industry is characterized by long business cycles, Weatherford has identified some trends within the sector that have provided the basis for businesses with growth rates higher than the overall industry. Certain of these trends -- the aging of reservoirs and the diminishing size of new discoveries -- appear to have changed the economies of scale in exploration and production, forcing producers to cut costs to maintain their profits. Weatherford is focused on acquiring the necessary technology to take advantage of these secular trends and resultant need by producers to reduce their costs.
The company's drilling and intervention services segment provides technology to develop and extend the life of a well. Its basic business (drilling products, downhole services and well installation) has been leveraged by various new technologies (underbalanced services, drilling with casing, extended reach, and multilaterals). Underbalanced, or UB, drilling eliminates the formation of well formation damage (called "skin"), common in conventional activities, by drilling with a column of fluid that exerts less pressure at the bit than the reservoir pressure. This creates a pressure gradient from which the hydrocarbons will flow up to the surface.
While conventional and UB drilling costs are comparable, UB may be advantageous in development wells, where the drilling continues for long periods; and depleting wells, where "skin" damage is greater. Weatherford is the leader (with about a 50% market share) in the emerging market for UB drilling (about 2% of all oil and gas wells drilled worldwide), which the company estimates may grow to 30% of all oil and gas well drilled within five years.
The Completion Systems operation provides a wide range of proprietary technologies, which go "downhole" to maximize the production of oil and natural gas. Products include intelligent well, expandable sand screens (ESS), fiber optic sensors, and flow and sand control.
Intelligent well completion is in the early stages of development; its future is linked to growing deepwater drilling efforts - as its use in high-end deepwater critical wells avoids the need for expensive work-overs.
Expandables were developed by Shell Oil about 15 years ago, but Weatherford's Petroline unit commercialized Shell's technology for sand control applications -- and in 1999, Petroline introduced ESS as an alternative to the conventional use of the expensive "gravel packing" approach to maintain the support structure of the well formation during drilling. Weatherford and Halliburton are the leaders in the emerging market for ESS, which the company estimates will grow to $3-4 billion within five to ten years. Its ESS revenues have grown from $15 million in 2000, to $55 million in 2001; and should reach $100 million in 2002.
Artificial lifts (or pumps) are installed in wells that do not have sufficient pressure to raise the oil to the surface. Weatherford offers all forms of artificial lifts used in oil and gas production, as well as production optimization and field management. It is the leader (about 40% share) in the approximate 100,000 oil well market, which the company estimates will grow at about 100% annually over the next five years.
The U.S. economy is looking stronger, and S&P estimates that U.S. real GDP will grow 2.7% in 2002 and 3.7% in 2003 -- which should boost the demand for energy. Oil prices, as measured by the benchmark West Texas Intermediate grade of crude, continue to firm around $25 per barrel, and the rollover of OPEC production cuts at the cartel's meeting on Mar. 15, and promises of cooperation from non-OPEC producers, should continue to stabilize prices. Energy research outfit DRI-WEFA projects 2002 world oil demand will remain near 2001 levels.
Further, we expect U.S. natural gas drilling will rebound in the second half of 2002. According to DRI-WEFA, U.S. natural gas demand will rise 3.0% in 2002, to 22.66 trillion cubic feet; however, U.S. dry gas production is projected to decline 3.8% because of cuts in gas-directed drilling and rising depletion rates. As a result, the economic recovery is likely to cause a sharp increase in U.S. natural gas prices in late 2002 or early 2003.
With about half of its revenues derived from foreign markets and expanded opportunities based on its new technologies, Weatherford is well-positioned to benefit from a rebound in drilling activity in the U.S. and international markets. S&P projects earnings per share to rise to $2.38 in 2003 from the $1.81 we expect for 2002.
The shares trade at a current enterprise value-to-EBITDA ratio of 11.9, above a peer average of 10.5. However, the stock is trading at only 8.8 times our 2003 EBITDA estimate, at a significant discount to a 3-year historical peer average of 15.5 times EBITDA. Therefore, we believe our 12-month target price of $60, which implies an upside potential of 30% from the Mar. 22, 2002, closing price of $46, may be conservative.
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WrestleMania 27 Brings $62 Million In To Atlanta
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This year's WrestleMania sales way up from last year, and more PPV sales news.
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Sources believe Shane McMahon will never return to WWE again.
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Details on a possible Diva departure + Horses don't like trap doors.
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Forget the preseason hype … this game was all about survival.
The ninth-ranked University of South Carolina football team needed a fourth quarter touchdown from Heisman Trophy candidate Marcus Lattimore – and a late missed call from the officiating crew – to stave off an upset bid from Vanderbilt in the season opener for both teams in Nashville, Tennessee. Head coach Steve Spurrier's squad also survived a major scare when starting quarterback Connor Shaw went down in the second quarter with a shoulder injury that kept him sidelined for several drives.
Despite the drama the Gamecocks (1-0, 1-0 SEC) managed to kick off the most highly anticipated football season in school history with a 17-13 win against a Commodore team that can no longer be taken lightly. They may have also learned a valuable lesson in the process.
"We thought we were hot stuff," Spurrier said after the game, referring to his team's preseason accolades. "Then we almost got that stuff beat out of us."
Lattimore opened his Heisman Trophy campaign on a sour note – fumbling on his very first carry of the season and giving the Commodores (0-1, 0-1 SEC) a golden opportunity to take the lead early in the first quarter. However Vanderbilt couldn't take advantage of that turnover – or an interception from Shaw on the next drive – and Lattimore made them pay with a 29-yard touchdown scamper the very next time he touched the football.
"It could have been a completely different game," Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin said. "We had opportunities to put together a significant win and didn't get it done."
Still, the bright spots were few and far between for the Gamecocks. Vanderbilt actually amassed more yardage than USC and Franklin's team could have been in position to pull off the upset were it not for a key missed call from the officials late in the game.
On a fourth-and-seven play from their own 38-yard line with just under two minutes on the clock, Commodores' quarterback Jordan Rodgers – the younger brother of Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers – floated a long pass to wide receiver Jordan Matthews that fell incomplete at the South Carolina 32-yard line.
Replays clearly showed Gamecock defensive back D.J. Swearinger interfering with Matthews on the play, but no flag was thrown and the Commodores were forced to turn the football over on downs.
Asked about the play after the game Franklin declined to comment.
"Trying to get me fined?" he asked reporters, referring to SEC rules that prohibit coaches from poor-mouthing officials after games.
Obviously had the refs gotten the call right it wouldn't have guaranteed a Vandy win, but it would have certainly made things much more interesting. And let's be honest: This was a game that most Gamecock fans thought that their team would win handily.
Instead the most heralded team of the Steve Spurrier era – and the first Gamecock squad ever to begin a season with a Top Ten ranking – had serious flaws exposed on both sides of the football. If those flaws – including poor play in the defensive secondary and an anemic passing attack – aren't corrected soon, Gamecock fans could be in store for a very disappointing season.
South Carolina looked positively lost without Shaw in the lineup – as backup quarterbacks Dylan Thompson and Seth Strickland each failed to complete a pass. Shaw's injury was described as a "contusion," and he was able to return in the third quarter – although not quite at full speed.
Eventually he found his wheels – and his diving 12-yard run early in the fourth quarter set up Lattimore's go-ahead touchdown.
Spurrier described Shaw's injured shoulder as "sore" after the game but said his starter "should be okay" for the Gamecocks' Sept. 8 home opener against East Carolina.
Shaw completed 7 of 11 passes for 67 yards with no touchdowns and one interception against Vandy. He did pick up 92 rushing yards on 14 carries, though, and showed all sorts of guts coming back into the game after his shoulder injury. The win moved Shaw to 9-1 as USC's starting quarterback – a role he inherited midway through the 2011 season.
Still, it was Lattimore who stole the show in his first game back after 2011's season-ending knee injury.
The junior tailback ran 23 times for 110 yards – his ninth career 100-yard game – and scored a pair of touchdowns. He also caught three passes for 21 yards. The 6-foot-1, 218-pound All-American from Duncan, S.C. now has 2,125 rushing yards, 615 receiving yards and 31 total touchdowns through his first 21 collegiate games.
Lattimore's totals against Vandy could have been even higher had he been given the ball on the opening two series of the third quarter.
Defensively, South Carolina clearly did not live up to expectations. A year after holding Vanderbilt to three points, five first downs and 77 total yards, the Gamecocks gave up 13 points, 11 first downs and 276 yards this go-round. The defense did record five sacks, though, and linebacker Shaq Wilson came up with a big play when he picked off a Rodgers' pass near the goal line and raced 37 yards in the other direction.
Vanderbilt finished the 2011 season with a 6-7 record, but the Commodores lost five games (to Georgia, Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee and Cincinnati) by a touchdown or less.
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There's a shop nearby that is related to green widgets, that has a large car park, which usually has a lot of customer cars in it...
Would it be illegal to leave fliers on people's windscreens?
The targetting really appeals to me, as it's a relevant audience and I'm just starting the site up, so could do with as many people as possible joining. I could ask permission of the shop, but doubt they'd allow me, or would expect a large payment.
Perhaps if I offered a competition prize on the flier, for a voucher in the shop, both the customers and the shop would view the flier a little more favourably, as they'd both be getting / have the chance of getting something from it?
Basically a shop car-park can be seen as a "quasi-public" area, so until I am told not to leaflet there, it's not trespassing.
Also, leaving leaflets on windscreens shouldn't be a problem, unlike attaching stickers, which could be criminal damage, as it's too much work to remove them etc.
My next concern is it'll just annoy the people that I'm trying to get on the website! I guess they wouldn't necessarily have ever visited if it hadn't been for the leaflet anyway.
Sorry, partly thinking out-loud here! :)
However, they're cheap to produce and easy to distribute. Why not get a good stats program for your site, distribute the flyers and monitor the traffic levels. That's going to be the only true way of finding out if it's going to work!
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The sign is a lot less work and less likely to offend as many people. I'm blind to papers pasted on my car.
Leavleting is kind of a low volume approach, inasmuch as you can target only a small number of potential visitors, and many of the recipients may not even be on the Web.
I'd spend my time on the web instead of parking lots - negotiating links from green widget sites, optimizing for green widget keywords, and perhaps spending a bit of money on some low-cost PPC keywords.
Before that happen I did try it out a few times and found it was not worth it. It was easier to go to stores and other pubic places and leave one on a bulletin board. It also sent more traffic to my web site. Many people look at bulletin boards for jobs or sales or whatever. Like it was said before many people get upset when you leave a leaflet on their car and most, if not all, never look at them.
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If you're looking for cheap offline advertising that is outside of conventional methods, why not try bumvertising? With any luck a news crew will find it newsworthy and call attention to it on the six o'clock news. With more luck, your website might get publicized on the New York Times.
Paying homeless people to attach your advertising to their cardboard begging signs.
Also, if you are a regular at any number of small businesses and are friendly with the employees there, they will often let you put a stack of business cards on the counter at the cash register/front desk.
Print up shirts for you, your family and friends to wear that sports your website's logo and url on the back.
Just use your imagination. There are a lot of ways to promote your website outside of the web itself. :)
Would it be illegal to leave fliers on people's windscreens?
a) it's trespassing unless the vehicles are in a public parking area like on the street or a municipal parking lot, anything else is private property
b) it's technically littering or facilitating littering as most people toss them on the ground, which they wouldn't have done if you didn't put them there in the first place
c) it's tampering with a vehicle - you could damage the wiper arm or blade, belt buckles and buttons can scratch paint and people (like myself) that take good care of my car will go ballistic and rip you a new one on the phone or in person
I've rarely even looked at one, much less converted. Bad for branding, looks cheap, desperate and spammy (read: about to go belly-up). Do 'name-brand' companies do it? Hell no.
>>many of the recipients may not even be on the Web.
Not the ones that read the flyers at least.
This would qualify as bumvertising if you washed the windshields first. ;)


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"I want this film to feel like it is literally the genetic sibling of Aliens," Blomkamp told Sky Movies. "So it's Alien, Aliens and then this movie."
"My favorites are the first two movies. So I want to make a film that's connected to 'Alien' and 'Aliens.' That's my goal. I'm not trying to undo 'Alien 3′ or 'Alien Resurrection,' I just wanted it to be connected to 'Alien 1′ and '2."
"Harrison Ford will reprise his role as police officer Rick Deckard in the forthcoming Blade Runner sequel, it has been confirmed.
Denis Villeneuve, who directed Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in kidnap drama Prisoners, is in talks to direct.
The story takes place several decades after the conclusion of the 1982 film, which was based on Philip K Dick novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
The film is scheduled to start shooting in the summer of 2016.
The cult 1982 film, directed by Sir Ridley Scott, saw Deckard hunting down genetically engineered lifelike robots, known as replicants, in a futuristic Los Angeles, set in 2019.
The latest instalment - reportedly based on an idea from Scott, who will also produce the new film - has been written by Hampton Fancher, who co-wrote the original screenplay. He will be joined fellow screenwriter Michael Green."


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The opening date for the big-screen version of "Fifty Shades of Grey" has been pushed back to Feb. 13, 2015. It was supposed to be released on Aug. 1, 2014, but Charlie Hunnam dropped out of the film. In order to give his replacement, actor Jamie Dornan more time to prepare for the role of billionaire Christian Grey, they delayed production on the film by a month. And I guess it makes sense to release the movie on Valentine's Day weekend.
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George Mifflin Bache was born in Washington, D.C. on November 12, 1840, the son of George Mifflin Bache [Sr.], a lieutenant in the Navy, and Eliza (Patterson) Bache, daughter of Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson. Benjamin Franklin was his great-great-grandfather. Bache was also related to Alexander James Dallas, Secretary of the Treasury under President James Madison, and George Mifflin Dallas, Vice President of the United States from 1845 to 1849. Among his uncles were Alexander Dallas Bache, who became superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey in 1843, and naval officer David Dixon Porter, son of Commodore David Porter.
In 1846, the elder Bache was swept overboard during a gale while in command of the U.S.S. Washington (brig), engaged on duty with the Coast Survey. Despite his father 's tragic death at sea, George Mifflin Bache embarked upon a naval career. Undoubtedly, both his father's and mother's connections aided him in his choice of vocation. He served as captain's clerk aboard the U.S.S. Saratoga (sloop-of-war) from August 1855 to May 1857. The same month he left the Saratoga, he was appointed Acting Master's Mate of the Coast Survey schooner Nautilus, under the command of Lieutenant Richard Wainwright, an uncle by marriage. In November 1857, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating on June 1, 1861.
George Mifflin Bache had a distinguished career during the Civil War. He received his lieutenant's commission in July 1862 and in November took command of the U.S.S. Cincinnati (sternwheel casemate gunboat). That vessel was invovled in the operations against Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1863 and was sunk during an engagement with Confederate batteries defending the approaches to the city. The Secretary of the Navy wrote a letter to Bache commending him and the Cincinnati's surviving officers and crew for their bravery in action. Bache subsequently took command of the U.S.S. Lexington (sidewheel gunboat) and in late 1864 assumed the duties of executive officer aboard the U.S.S. Powhatan (steam sloop-of-war) in the North Atlantic Squadron. That ship was involved in the attacks on Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Bache was wounded in the shoulder while taking part in the land assault on that post.
On July 25, 1866, Bache was commissioned a lieutenant commander. He served as the executive officer of the U.S.S. Sacramento (steam sloop-of-war) from September 1866 until June 1867, when the vessel ran aground on reefs at the mouth of the Godavary River on the east coast of India. All hands survived, but the ship was lost. A Navy General Court Martial held in New York in January 1868 suspended Bache and Captain Napoleon Collins. On March 11, 1869, Navy Department General Order No. 102 revoked the sentence of the court martial and restored Bache's pay.
From 1869 to 1872, Bache served aboard the U.S.S. Juniata (steam sloop-of-war) during that vessel's cruise in European waters. His final post was at the Washington Navy Yard. Bache retired with the rank of commander in 1875. He died on February 11, 1896, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. He was survived by his wife, the former Harriet DuBois of Hallstead, Pennsylvania, and three daughters.
The destroyer Bache (DD-470), commissioned on November 14, 1942, was named for Commander George Mifflin Bache.
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laquearia, Stirring the pattern on the coffered ceiling. Huge sea-
wood fed with copper Burned green and orange, framed by the
coloured stone, In which sad light a carved dolphin swam. Above
the antique mantel was displayed As though a window gave upon
the sylvan scene The change of Philomel, by the barbarous king So
rudely forced; yet there the nightingale 100 Filled all the desert with
inviolable voice And still she cried, and still the world pursues, "Jug
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$1300?! And with the 1:10 twist it is limited to 55 gr ammo. Don't think it will be flying off the shelves.
You're right, they likely aren't going to fly off the shelves. However, there appears to be some misinformation on the IO website. They posted it has a 1:10 barrel however a gentleman from the factory contacted me and said they should be 1:9. Even then, $1300 for a bare bones AK is hefty for the current market.
The rifle looks pretty nice but IO Inc has a pretty sleazy reputation. Buyer beware!
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Western Bay's economic development agency, Priority One is on Tuesday afternoon hosting a business summit called "Shaping Our Future" in the TECT Arena at Baypark, and the workshop will be attended by up to 200 of the region's movers and shakers.
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The business attraction campaign is aimed at retaining and expanding local companies, establishing regional hubs here, and attracting businesses from outside the region.
Priority One chief executive Andrew Coker said the summit was a chance to engage leading business people and civic leaders and discuss the types of businesses, industries and services they would like to see here.
"Everyone has a real commitment to increasing the business depth here, and we may get some interesting suggestions about who to approach and where the gaps (in the market) are locally. We can build a case about why they would benefit from operating in the Bay," Mr Coker said.
For instance, there is a need for a high-level food microbiology laboratory in the region because of the growth of food-processing companies and North Island Mussel Processors, he said.
Testing is done in Hamilton and Auckland and exporters have to wait for the results before loading their containers.
"Or the attendees may want us to work on a project such as attracting Australian companies here sooner rather than later," he said.
The summit will assist in forming a more targeted approach to business growth and to identify who to partner in presenting to companies wanting to expand or relocate here.
"The past six years have seen a lot of change in roading and broadband infrastructure, and the port has grown hand over fist. There are a lot of positives here - in terms of lifestyle and competitive advantage - and we have to reinforce that Western Bay and Tauranga is not just a holiday destination but a business location," he said.
"The challenge is to grow beyond the reliance on population growth and one individual sector such as horticulture."
Four of the early speakers at the summit will be Professor Chris Battershill, the University of Waikato's chairman in coastal science; Mark Cairns, Port of Tauranga chief executive; Hemi Rolleston, chief executive of Te Awanui Huka Pak; and Brett Roberts, chief executive of IT consulting firm Wharf42.
They will share their vision of Tauranga and the Western Bay's future.
The summit, facilitated by commentator Rod Oram, will also provide examples of businesses which have benefited from operating in the region.
Short presentations will be made by James Graham, of Multifid Technology International, Steve Wells, of North Island Mussel Processors, Ken Buckthought, from Bidvest's new Western Bay and Coromandel distribution centre, Mike Bassett-Smith, of Powersmart Solar, Brett Hewlett, of Comvita New Zealand, Lain Jager, of Zespri International, and Warwick Downing, of Titanium Industry Development Association.
Mr Coker said Priority One had received seven inquiries after the launch of the business attraction campaign which included erecting billboards alongside Takitimu Drive expressway over the summer holiday season.
He said a South Island manufacturer looking at setting up a manufacturing and distribution operation in the North Island saw the billboard and made contact.
"He was looking at Hamilton as a base and now Tauranga is in the mix," Mr Coker said. Priority One was also in touch with two overseas companies - a food processor in Holland and a leisure products manufacturer in Portugal - and other inquiries had come from Auckland and Wellington.
"These things don't happen overnight but we are able to present a business case proposition."
Mr Coker said the campaign would also be broadened to the eastern seaboard of Australia. He hoped a Western Bay delegation would visit Australia late this year to meet "targetted" companies interested in doing business over here.
"We have competitive labour and land costs, high quality IT infrastructure and a free trade agreement with China," he said. "Australian companies can use our region as a launching pad into China."
Recently, Imperial Tobacco established a cigarette manufacturing operation in Petone, Heinz-Wattie and McCain have set up food-processing facilities in Hastings, and Woolworths and Canon have created call centres in Auckland.
Mr Roberts has been living in Tauranga for eight weeks after moving from Auckland to set up Wharf42, which wants to connect promising start-up IT companies with Silicon Valley in California.
He's surprised there isn't a stronger push to attract more Aucklanders here.
"The Western Bay has the lifestyle, talent pool, good schools, cheaper housing, development land available, and there's a high level of wealth scattered around," he said. "There's a whole bunch of reasons to pull people out of Auckland.
"I would like to see billboards on the southern motorway telling people what the Bay region is really like. I can't be the only one from Auckland and there could be 5000 more where I came from. That would cause more than a ripple in the economy here."
Mr Roberts said it was difficult for people in full-time permanent employment to move. "But there are people in jobs that are not bound by physical location, such as IT. They could be attracted here and I know of one who is toying with the idea of living in Tauranga."
He said the Western Bay could also attract creative firms such as marketing, advertising and public relations companies which can effectively work anywhere.
Mr Cairns said the region was well set up in its roading network and the port was planning 30 to 50 years ahead.
"We've already had businesses relocating here and there will be plenty more," he said. "Exporting companies would benefit by being located close to the port."


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It's regional time! The University of Michigan men's golf team will play in its fourth straight NCAA regional when the Wolverines head to Zionsville, Ind., Thursday through Saturday (May 19-21) for the NCAA Central Regional. The regional, hosted by Big Ten mate Indiana, will be played at Wolf Run Golf Course and will be set up for a par 71, 7,025 yards.
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Michigan has played against eight of the 14 teams in the Indiana Region field. The full listing for the regional includes (with U-M record): Alabama (0-1), Illinois (0-3), Iowa (1-3), Stanford (0-1), Wake Forest (0-1), Tennessee (1-0-1), Indiana (1-3), Florida State, Michigan, Charlotte (1-1), Memphis, Wichita State, UMKC and Sacred Heart. There are five individuals invited to NCAA Central Regional: Eric Steger (Ball State), Nathan Sutherland (Miami, Ohio), Cameron Carrico (Murray State), Johan Ericksson (Eastern Kentucky) and Michael Powell (IUPUI).
The Other Regional Sites
Including the NCAA Central Regional, there are six total regional sites. The five remaining regional sites for 2011 include: Virginia Tech hosting at the Pete Dye River Course (Blacksburg, Va.), Florida hosting at the Golden Ocala Golf Club (Ocala, Fla.), Colorado hosting at the Colorado National Golf Club (Erie, Colo.), Arizona hosting at the Omni Tucson National Resort (Tucson, Ariz.), and San Diego hosting at Farms Golf Course (Rancho Santé Fe, Calif.).
How to Advance to the NCAA Finals
The top five teams and low individual, not on a qualifying team, from each regional will advance to the NCAA Championships, to be held Wednesday through Sunday, May 31-June 5, at Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla.
The Regional Lineup
Michigan will travel a five-player team to the NCAA Central Regional. Senior Lion Kim (Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Prep School), junior Matt Thompson (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview), sophomore Jack Schultz (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay), freshman Joey Garber (Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey) and senior Alexander Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep Academy [Fla.]) and sophomore Rahul Bakshi (Chandigarh, India/St. John's HS), who will travel as an emergency substitute,are all making the trip to Zionsville, Ind.
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Lion Kim -- 2010 (Central: t-28th, 213), 2009 (Southwest: t-18th, 222), 2008 (Central: t-85th, 231)
Alexander Sitompul -- 2010 (Central: t-19th, 210), 2009 (Southwest: t-31, 225), 2008 (Central: t-33rd, 225)
Matt Thompson -- 2010 (Central: t-6th, 208), 2009 (Southwest: t-23rd, 223)
Jack Schultz -- 2010 (Central: t-66th, 227)
Joey Garber -- first NCAA regional
We Have Been Here Before
Michigan is no stranger to the Wolf Run Golf Course, having played an event there the last five seasons. The Wolverines began this season's schedule playing in the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, tying for ninth (891). All five regional starters competed in the event, with Alexander Sitompul leading U-M tying for 15th (221). Michigan has a total of three top-five finishes at Wolf Run, including a team title in 2008 (880). Other U-M finishes at Wolf Run include a runner-up finish in 2007 (868), fourth in 2009 (874) and eight in 2006 (911).
Wolverines at Wolf Run
2010 -- 9th (294-294-303/891)
2009 - 4th (293-294-287/874)
2008 -- 1st (286-294-300/880)
2007 -- 2nd (283-286-299/868)
2006 -- 8th (300-299-312/911)
Per Round: 294.93
Per 54-Hole: 884.80
Alexander Sitompul
2010 -- t-15th (74-74-73/231)
2008 -- t-24th (75-76-75/226)
Per Round: 74.50
Per 54-Hole: 228.50
Lion Kim
2010 -- t-23rd (76-72-75/223)
2009 -- t-42nd (78-75-73/226)
2008 -- 5th (74-70-75/219)
2007 -- t-11th (71-71-75/217)
Per Round: 73.75
Per 54-Hole: 221.25
Matt Thompson
2010 -- t-54th (72-75-82/229)
2009 -- 3rd (69-69-67/205 (-8))
Per Round: 72.33
Per 54-Hole: 217.00
Jack Schultz
2010 -- t-58th (72-80-78/230)
2009 -- t-42nd (75-75-76/226)
Per Round: 76.00
Per 54-Hole: 228.00
Joey Garber
2010 -- t-72nd (85-73-77/235)
Per Round: 78.33
Per 54-Hole: 235.00
Maize and Blue Jewel Selected for Regional
Michigan and U-M Golf Course have been selected as one of six regional host sites for the 2012 NCAA Regional Championships. The three-day, 54-hole event will run Thursday through Saturday, May 17-19, 2012. The U-M Golf Course, which has hosted a total of 11 conference championships, last hosted an NCAA event when the women's program hosted the 2007 NCAA Central Regional. The men's program has hosted NCAA events in 1996 with the NCAA Central Regional and in 1947, when the NCAA Finals were played at the U-M Golf Course.
Regional Bids Keep Coming
Michigan has been selected to four straight NCAA Regionals. The selection marks U-M's 34th NCAA postseason appearance and the program's sixth regional since the format changed to regional play. The Wolverines have participated in four previous central regionals (1997, 2000, '08, '10) and one southwest regional (2009). In his coaching career, U-M head coach Andrew Sapp had made 13 trips to the NCAA, taking three different schools to the championship event.
Remembering the 2009 NCAA Postseason Run
In the 2008-09 season, U-M earned its second straight NCAA Regional bid. Finishing fifth in the NCAA Southwest Regional, U-M advanced to the NCAA Finals for the first time in 12 years. U-M's postseason momentum continued at the championship event as the Wolverines moved on to the NCAA Match Play Finals after closing sixth as a team. After a first-round win over USC, U-M closed with a third-place finish after they lost to eventual champion Texas A&M in the semifinal.
Playing in the Red
Lion Kim has shot 14 of his 28 rounds at par or better. He leads U-M with a 72.54 per-round average, which is on pace to break the U-M single-season record set last year by teammate Matt Thompson (72.00). Joey Garber, who is averaging 74.39, continues his stellar first-year campaign, shooting 12 of his 33 rounds at par or better.
A Wolverine Also Goes Perfect
Joey Garber went a perfect 3-0 at the 2011 Big Ten Match Play. In three years of the conference event, U-M has had a freshman go undefeated in three consecutive events. Matt Thompson went 3-0 in the inaugural event in 2009, while Jack Schultz went 2-0-1 at last year's event.
Give the Nod to Whitten, Again
For the second straight year, assistant coach Chris Whitten was named one of five finalists for the Jan Strickland Award, by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The Strickland Award is presented to the NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA or NJCAA assistant coach that, among other things, has excelled in working with their student-athletes both on the course and in the classroom. The Strickland Award winner, to be announced May 28, will receive an invitation to the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Kingdom in Carlsbad, Calif., to further his professional development.
The Tradition Like No Other
Lion Kim competed in the 2011 Masters after earning invitation following his win at the 2010 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. After opening with a 76, Kim rallied posting an even-par 72 in the second round but missed the cut by three strokes. To find out more about Kim's incredible week, please visit his Masters Central page.
Practice Facility on its Way
In July (2010), the U-M Board of Regents approved the schematic design of the new practice facility for the men's and women's golf programs. The $2.5 million, 10,000 gross-square-foot facility designed by Ann Arbor Architects Collaborative will be funded by athletic resources and gifts. The new building, set off South Main Street on the west side of the driving range of the U-M Golf Course, will provide space for functional training, meeting and practice for golf teams.
Tue-Sun., May 31-June 6 -- at NCAA Championships (Stillwater, Okla.)
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I have, personally, participated in warranty for 16 different spa companies, and Haven Spas are nothing like those spas. We are truely the least amount of warranty company in the spa business. I mean we don't do much warranty work at all, because the spas work so well, as they were designed to.
When you pay way too little for something, it costs you money in the long run. On some spa brands you pay high for the orignal prices and you pay a lot for keeping it running. In the case of poor quality spas, it is a lot of money in the long run. I see people dumping those spas by giving them away or they sit in the back yard for years, before going to the dump. Nobody is going to put $1200 into a 6 year old spa that is worth $1000 in runnng condition. By the way, Haven Spas have the highest resale value of any spa I have ever sold.
Typically the spa company's main line of spas is sold through dealers. Those dealers, do not like threats from Lowes or Costco, Target, Sears, or Walmart on their income, so you know the Mass Merchant version spas are cheap and made to not compete with the main line of spas.
Since I consider the latest "premium" corporate spas to be a poor to mediocre value product, you have to realize my opinion of the mass merchant version of those spas. Why buy something that is built so cheap? Don't you know what the professional spa service people think? (and my number one question I pose to spa shoppers: How much do you know about spas?) Don't you know how much electricity it costs to run a poorly insulated spa?
Enough of that.
When you realize that you need to spend some "serious" extra money to get a better product, then you need to find the money, do a budget, and you need to evaluate the total costs of ownership. If you pay $6,000 for a run of the mill spa and it breaks down in 5 years, when the warranty is over, you can pay for just one service call, $500 on average, if a main component is dead. If you can get 7 to 10 years on the same type of part, isn't that a better way to go?
In the back of my book "How Spas Are Made" I give an average comparison between the standard spas of Southern CA and a Haven spa. Most of it has to do with cost of ownership, not just the cost of the original purchase. You could make the interest payments on a Haven Spa and still save a few thousand dollars of the life of the spa.
The Haven way of building and producing a product, gives you an idea of where we come from.
I have seen plenty of spa shells that have lasted over 15 years and what they look like. I have seen properly applied fiberglass shells, made with acrylic that are in great shape at over 20 years. That is why we choose the Acrylic/vinyl ester/fiberglass composite for our shells as just one example. We also choose the best motors, I know of. I am constantly looking for better parts, and we now have a newer more modern motor on our SC and SE spas. This, along with the
, and our beefed up control system will make Haven
spas the longest lasting without the constant visits by the service people.
There have been plenty of poorly made spa shells, and I have seen the results and I have seen improper use of water pumps and poor filter designs. It is rampant in the spa industry. The utter disregard for the
ANSI safety standards
by the majority of the spa industry is really bad.
Haven Spas are my personal answer to this problem.
However, they are not cheap to purchase, but much less costly to own over the life of the spas. If you look at the Haven line of spas and the prices, you will see that we do not cut the strength of the product, we cut features, but still maintain therapy in all the spas. If you want real value for your hard earned money, you need a well made spa. In my opinion, there is no other choice.
You cannot put twin 4 HP pumps and 30 jets and sell it for less than $6000 to consumers, unless it is low quality (junque) and has poor service. These spas are not made in China or Indonesia, and the cost to produce a truly American made spa is higher, because of the higher quality of lifestyle we are supporting. How do these "fly by night" companies sell so cheap, something that is made in America? You think about that.
Most manufacturing has left the US, but at least some of it is still in the continent. Haven Spas are Made In the USA. Some subassemblies components come from Canada and Mexico. The new
SE and SC motors
are made in the US, Indiana. One of the things that keeps American Made products, American Made, is that no other country can build something like this. They have tried, and the economic conditions are not in those countries to support such a device on any level of market. In order to have the level of construction in a Haven spa we have found the only way is to reduce the cost to market the products. The Internet has allowed us a market that has a lot less "steps" in the economic "food chain".
So, to answer the question, you see, that I have to educate on the economics of owning a better product. Is it worth it to purchase a spa that is designed to outlast the rest, and has the lowest energy consumption of any spa with similar equipment?
Yes, it is worth getting a "home improvement loan" on the equity in your house, in order to own one of the best home improvements there is. Contact any bank on this.. This interest rates are lower and tax deductible, because it is a home improvement. Most of us don't have $6 to $14 K around to buy anything with, so if you are wanting something that is worth going to the effort to make payments on, it better be worth it. Don't you agree?
The other thing and a very important part of our business ethics is that we respect your money. Most people work hard to make a living these days. The facts are that those who want a good lifestyle, have to work longer hours and both husband and wife have to work. It is that way in my family.
Does a spa sales person, who knows nothing about spas, is reciting a memorized sales pitch, and is selling some rip off spa, like a Hoh Sprind Spa product, respect your money?
No, they only want your money! The ethic is that they will deceive you into purchasing a stamped out piece of plastic, because it feeds the corporate machine. Large corporate spas are the worst, because of the way they are produced and the amount of human resources that are wasted, but still have to be paid wages. The larger they are the more wasted time and effort there is, because they follow the archaic corporate design that is taught in college. Hasn't anybody besides me figured this out. The schools are teaching "old school" business management in the age of world economy.
Do you have any idea how much it costs to live in southern California? It is virtually impossible to produce a quality spa in Southern California and pay the wages needed to buy a home. Hoh Sprind Spas is doomed to extinction, by the nature of how and where they run the business.
You are going to see them in the mass merchants, "burning" all their dealers as a last ditch effort to keep the corporate machine going.
The only thing that will save them is to spin off to small efficeintly companies.
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Rich Wilkins says Phillipsburg's not doomed, and has some good ideas for turning things around:
- The train service to New York City from Western New Jersey ends at Clinton in Hunterdon County (roughly 15 miles away) to the west, and in Blairstown (Delaware Water Gap at the north end of Warren County) to the north. In both cases, existing tracks, already laid, connect all the way to Phillipsburg, and even on to Easton and Bethlehem (in fact, right to the door step of Sands Casino basically in Bethlehem, as well as the foot of South Side Hill in Easton). New Jersey leaders of all stripes have not connected Phillipsburg up to those stops (making them the last stop in New Jersey), for fear of making access to the city easy for Pennsylvania residents (to be read: competitors for jobs). This has left Warren County, and especially Phillipsburg, behind). Finish the lines, and add service, all the way to the "Stateliners." Since these tracks literally run next to the river and South Main Street, you'd bring people downtown at least to get on and off.
- Governor Christie: stop delaying the new high school they had been promised in 2009. Also, stop trying to deny them "Abbott Funds" for running a regional high school (they aren't regional up until then).
- Get creative with the Ingersoll land, or at least clean it up so someone will come in there. Bethlehem was going to die after Bethlehem Steel left, except they didn't. They got creative, and have re-developed that land to make huge profits. Phillipsburg can do it too. It takes investment of dollars, and bringing in people with a vision that the public will use, not some quick buck making scheme.
- Put more interchanges off of I-78 into Phillipsburg. You ride several miles, past Phillipsburg, almost out to Bloomsbury, in Pohatcong, before you can get off for the first time. So tell me again, how would someone get off to go into Phillipsburg to shop, eat, site-see?
- Run the slum landlords off of South Main Street, at least from the train bridge down. Pass ordinances and get tough with these guys. Businesses and shops won't come in when slums are all around. You can't allow landlords to run their tenements into the ground to the point that no self respecting human will live there, then think businesses will come in. Code checks, ordinances for safety and cleanliness, and the like should be put into effect.
- Regionalize the schools and the police forces, allowing for better taxation and spending policies, as well as probably better services.
- Yes, clean up the water front. Easton's doing it. There are some decent businesses down by it. Jimmy's on the Delaware is legendary in the area, the Sand Bar is supposed to be very cool, Delahanty's is a gem, and the 24 Hour Diner at Market and Main is so good. In addition, the train rides that the town runs, geared towards kids, would probably draw more parents (especially ones with income to spend) with kids there if the whole area looked nicer, and seemed cleaner. If they simply focused from the bridge up to the diner, and worked on that area, they could make progress, rather than worrying about all kinds of other areas of town.
Right on. I still want to place first-order priority on waterfront redevelopment. Rather than spreading development dollars all around like peanut butter, concentrate efforts on the waterfront and the commercial parcels right across the river from Easton.


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With summertime now in full swing, the warm weather is here, the kids are off from school, and many credit union members are looking for ways to save money on summer fun. Others are simply looking for ways to stash some cash so they can have a little extra spend money for warm-weather activities or vacations.
If your credit union didn't already make life easier with affordable financial solutions, exceptional service, convenient access options, and educational tools, many also offer special seasonal discounts and incentives for members and prospective members, especially during the summer months.
Credit Unions Cooling Off the Costs of Summer
Summertime is the perfect time for members to take advantage of special credit union offers when we're always looking for a fun way to fill long summer days. Plus, in the current economic climate, isn't everyone trying to save money wherever and however they can?
Northern Federal Credit Union (Watertown, NY) has a partnership with an area waterpark called Water Safari and they offer discounted rate tickets to their members at all branch locations, which can be redeemed at the park. The tickets cost $24 and the credit union offers a $4.95 discount off the regular priced adult tickets. According to Alexa Bennett Marketing Supervisor, the Water Safari program is very popular selling about 4,000 tickets a year. "By May our members are already calling and asking when we will have tickets, and the park usually doesn't open until mid-June!"
Additionally, the credit union's discount partnership with Cove Haven Resorts in the Poconos of Pennsylvania picks up in popularity during the summer and winter months. "Through this partnership we are able to offer our members discounts on their vacation ranging from 10 to 45 percent off," says Bennett. To redeem the discount for Cove Haven, members can visit the resort's website and book their getaway.
Northern Federal Credit Union also offers year-round discounts to their members including Invest in America, Sprint, and more. In order to keep members up to date on partner discounts and deals, the credit union promotes them on their website, in branches, through email blasts and in conversations with members.
"It's all about providing our members exceptional service -- we want our members to have FUN (one of our core values) and if we can help them enjoy themselves and take a special family trip while saving money then we are all for it!" contends Bennett.
Georgia United Credit Union (Duluth, GA) just ended a spring/summer promotion on June 30, featuring their wise and humorous spokesperson, Aunt Sophie. According to Alysia Leyva, Marketing Coordinator, during the 3-month period, the credit union offered cash incentives for opening a new checking account ($25), opening a new VISA credit card ($50) or opening a new car loan ($100). Therefore, members could "make the switch" from another financial institution, and receive up to $175. "We saw an increase in our normal loan volume for this time of year and 1,569 more loan applications (approvals) over previous years."
Georgia United promoted the Switch incentives through all of their marketing channels and through member group enrollments. "Our promotional materials were produced by Weber Marketing and even included some "scratch off" cards (for prizes) that directed members to Aunt Sophie's micro site," explains Leyva.
The credit union also offers Summer Skip-a-Payment on consumer loans for the month of July or August. Members can skip one of the following payment options in July or August: 1) one monthly loan payment, 2) two biweekly loan payments, or 3) four weekly loan payments.
Leyva says that members have been very positive about the cash incentives being offered this summer. "We feel it's important to offer members these types of special promotions which can help those who may be considering giving the credit union a try -- it's the incentive to take action."
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Socially awkward, even on the internet.
Welp, I'm up to four miles. I don't LOVE running yet, but I also don't feel like curling up in the fetal position in the middle of the road choking on my own tears and vomit halfway through my jog. So that's an improvement. I feel like I should start eating better, but honestly, I think I'm striking an OK balance by eating cake batter blondies before (and after) my workout, so that's the plan I'm sticking with til further notice.
As far as what I'm listening to during my run, and during 90% of the rest of my day for that matter: the Menzingers (see above track.) Only. If you haven't picked up, downloaded or stolen their latest record, On the Impossible Past, then stop reading this right now and go get it. I seriously cannot get enough of this album and have been listening to it multiple times a day, from beginning to end, since it was released.
Also, I need better running shoes. Suggestions?
I am disappeared.
Lately I feel like I've been having the same argument over and over again regarding feminism, sexism in society today, etc. etc. It's shocking to me how many people I meet who actually believe that women enjoy all the same rights, luxuries and privileges as men. Don't get me wrong, compared to even just 20 or 30 years ago, things ain't so bad. BUT THEY'RE NOT GREAT EITHER. The one thing that KILLS me is the people who believe women are generally respected, nay, revered by our society today. I don't want to make a sweeping generalization, but it's usually men making this assumption because, let's face it, they either don't know better or don't care. I can spout facts and statistics at you all day, and I gladly will, but here is an example of an email sent around to fraternity brothers that speaks volumes on how women are seen and objectified in society, and really illustrates how far we've yet to go before we can even begin to call our society "equal." And before anybody says "hey, this is an extreme example and does not represent the real world." No, you're wrong, and if you're saying that you probably don't have a vagina.
Key points include: WOMEN WILL BE REFERRED TO AS "TARGETS", AS THEY AREN'T ACTUAL PEOPLE LIKE MEN.
Oh, and just for kicks there's some racism thrown in there at the end.
P.S. This is a disgusting read. Enjoy.
This was made by piling every Vogue cover from 2010 one of top of the other.
Oh hai. I forgot I had a tumblr. But now I'm back, with 100% more cat. This is Monster, and she's perfect.
More wedding photos! I was nervous I'd forget how to walk halfway down the aisle. Good news! I didn't!
Tumblr, I have been neglecting you. I apologize. Working 7 days a week, many friends visiting, planning trips, etc. It's been hard to sit down and catch up. I promise that I will be better at maintaining you from now on. We can talk about CMJ, my birthday, Fest, etc. It will be good, I promise.
Lets start playing catch up by talking about Erin's wedding. Erin and I met in kindergarten. Our friendship was based on a lie. Having very little contact with others before kindgergarten (my social circle was probably limited to my dog and neighbor at this point) I thought it was amazing and unheard of to meet someone with the same name as me. Well, same first name as my middle name. "Your name is Erin?! My middle name is Erin!!" She responded by telling me her middle name was Lindsay. NOT TRUE. But we became best friends. Unfortunately I moved in third grade, but Erin and I remained friends. Even after I moved 1000 miles away for high school. We reconnected over Facebook (obvs) and have been in touch ever since. About a year ago she asked me to be in her wedding. I very graciously accepted and a year flew by…before I knew it it was time to go to Wisconsin and a bridesmaid. I went alone (fun!) and had genuinely an amazing time. I was so honored to be in the wedding and so excited and happy I accepted. It honestly was ten times better than expected.
Also in the wedding was Jenny, another kindergarten friend, and Nicole, Erins roommate from college whom I had never met but instantly loved. Matt's (the groom) sister was also hilarious and amazing and I couldn't have picked a better wedding party. Meeting Matt was great; he and Erin are perfect for each other. I could not be happier for her. Seeing Erin's parents for the first time in like, a decade, was incredible. Did I mention the country club was gorgeous and the food was amazing and everything in general was great? The reception was a blast. I danced, hung out with new friends, and drank a million Coca-Colas thanks to our amazing bartender.
So thats that. GREAT WEEKEND.
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…happy Friday everyone! and here it is: a brand new track from DEAD TO ME. dudes are some of the raddest kids i know. and they are currently on tour in Europe, so if you are out there, check out the dates here. anyways, this song is called "Wait For It" and it is on their brand new 7inch (also named "Wait For It"). if you are in Europe, you can already buy this 7inch at the DTM shows and over at Shield Records. for the U.S. kids, you will be able to buy this 7inch from Brick Gun Records very soon. homie Brady, who runs Brick Gun told me it will for sure be out in time for THE FEST. so keep updated with him here. and of course, thanks to Brady, Shield/Brick Gun Rex, and the DTM crew for the exclusive track.
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Sometimes people ask what my other job consists of. Here it is. Treasure maps.
The war will never end.
It crackles through the speakers.
I watch as the landscape roll on by.
And all the drinks have warmed me up
from my toes on through my fingers
I made it through this day alive.
Everything must go wrong before it goes right.
So all the pages that I wrote will burn tonight.
My mind skirts around the bend.
The days have started to unravel.
And I may never sleep again.
And once I had so many thoughts
that I wanted to convey.
But it seems my day is at an end.
Everything will go right all in good time.
And all the pages that I wrote
We're so starry eyed.
This war is noise.
Another coldfront's moving in
There's no perfect way to live.
But keep an open heart.
And I've got so much more to give,
If I could only find a way to show you all I've got.
Nothing's worth this heavy heart.
And less and less I even care.
This war is noise
Going home, for a day, in a couple weeks. Pretty excited to stuff myself full of Sticky Rice, hang out at Cous Cous, lay on Ryans couch, hug Jessica, and eat breakfast with my family. Pretty much these are the things that make me happier than anything else. Oh, also coffee at Ellwoods (or some place called Lamplighter everybody is talking about. I'll go to both!)
Let's talk about how excited I am for my new boots.
Go, go where you may
Do, do what you will
I'll see you again on a sunnier day
And I know I'll love you still
And I can't seem to understand
But you got my heart in your hands
Well, you got my heart in your hands
The dawn's early light
Has now faded to gray
And the ashes from the fire we had last night
All blown away
And I can't seem to understand
But you got my heart in your hands
Well, you got my heart in your hands
Well you're a rainstorm, a fire, and a trainwreck
All wrapped up in ribbons and lace
You're a fistful of roadside flowers and rain
Just the soil in a dimestore vase
And I can't seem to understand
But you got my heart in your hands
Well, you got my heart in your hands
Me too Frank, me too.
Maybe this is why I hate New York. I feel completely and utterly isolated when it comes to relating to anyone about anything. Granted my social circle basically consists of two groups: work friends and John's friends. But in each case there are major hurdles standing between me and actual legit friendship with anyone.
In regards to work, I want to make sure I make it clear that I don't dislike anyone I'm social with there and I am certainly not personally attacking anyone. I've met some really great people at my store and am grateful that everyone has been (for the most part) very welcome and open to inviting me into their world. But honest to God I feel like I don't have a single thing in common with anyone there. Again, most of the people there are AMAZING and I love spending time with them. It's just that I feel like I couldn't be more different if I was from another planet. The most general and superficial thing we differ on is music, going out, ideas of fun, etc. Perfect example, the other day at work, during our morning meeting, we were talking about weekend plans. Someone brought up some show that was happening in the park. "This band, this band, this band, and this band are playing. So and so are DJing." First of all, I don't know what you just said. The XX are a band? Are you sure don't mean X? X, I know. It's definitely The XX? Weird. Also, what the fuck is Yeasayer? And also also, that Chairlift album sucks except for that one song about the girl giving the guy a blow job. Point being..I HAVE NO IDEA HOW SHIT OPERATES IN THIS WORLD. I swear to God when I said, "and Ceremony is playing a show Saturday and Sunday" I might have well said "I eat kittens for breakfast" the way everyone looked at me. Again, this is not to say I'm better or worse for what I listen to. Just VERY different. Then there is life outside of work. Everyone goes out. Every night. Til the sun comes up. That's cool, I swear, if I had the energy (and friends) I would. But that shit is just too intense for me. Maybe I'm just used to my life back Richmond. Go out, dance with your friends, go home having not snorted coke off a toilet seat or wandered the streets til 5am trying to figure out where you left your wallet and your friends and your phone and your keys and your pants. I just can't get into that.
On a related note, I went to the Frank Turner/William Elliott Whitmore show this week. Fucking amazing. Loved being there surrounded by a handful of people who I could possibly hold a conversation with. Loved listening to REAL music played by people who use REAL instruments and sing about REAL shit. Because shit in Brooklyn is just not usually real. Everything here is so incredibly manufactured. And even there, at what could possibly be labeled a "country" show, I ran into a group of girls who were a.) idiots and b.) clearly only there because it was a hip joint and obviously the place to be on a Wednesday night (600 people there, kind of buzz-worthy…plus some shitty DJ was playing some shitty beats the minute Turner left the stage.) Some girl actually asked "Do you know who this Frank Turner guy is?" FUCK. YOU. GO. HOME.
And then there's my other life in Long Island. In general the people I've met there are fabulous. Again, little in common with them, but they're certainly much less pretentious and annoying then most of the people I interact with on a daily basis in Brooklyn. I think the disconnect here is that generally everyone has been friends with everybody since high school, or at the least, college. Add that to the fact that Long Island is full of a bunch of people who are VERY well off and want for little, and again, I have no idea how to relate.
But I swear, I'm trying. I'm trying REALLY hard to like it here. I'm trying to take it in everyday and appreciate that I live in a really fucking amazing city and that I'm experiencing new things and have more opportunities than I ever have in my life. But all the opportunities can't make up for the fact that many nights I go to bed feeling completely alone. It doesn't even make me sad anymore.
Sometimes riding the subway is fun. Love ya Kenny.


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The ACA requires each American to have health insurance by January 1, 2014, which is known as the individual mandate. Employers are required to provide this notice to all of their employees by October 1, 2013 notifying them of this requirement and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
A Health Insurance Marketplace is a place where people can go to buy individual health insurance. Each state will have its own marketplace, either set up by the state, the federal government or a partnership between the two.
You do not need to take any action. Your coverage meets the individual mandate and is expected to be a better value than the Marketplace coverage.
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