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I have never hinted that my family income is over 250k, you don't have to make that much to owe 23k in taxes. You need to get one of the tax simplification books and try to understand some of this. But then you hint that you have larger tax liabilities than I do so you already know all this and you still think it is a fair system.<quoted text>
Let me see if I got this straight, the tax you said, "you paid in" is less than the tax on $250,000.00, yet you give the impression you are in the Tax Bracket of the 250K and over minority.
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#19068 Dec 6, 2012
This should simplify it Barney, if not show to neighbor's child, unless the restraining order has not been rescinded.
10% on taxable income from $0 to $8,700, plus
15% on taxable income over $8,700 to $35,350, plus
25% on taxable income over $35,350 to $71,350, plus
28% on taxable income over $71,350 to $108,725, plus
33% on taxable income over $108,725 to $194,175, plus
35% on taxable income over $194,175.
#19069 Dec 6, 2012
That is not a very good table, I won't blame Barney if he doesn't comprehend this one.
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#19071 Dec 6, 2012
Yep, still sticking to those conservative values I see.... but only when it serves your purpose.
Says a lot about you, but then everyone says a lot about you, thanks for reinforcing it.
#19072 Dec 6, 2012
When am I not living up to my values? If your going to make inflammatory statements, speak well enough where a person would have some indication of what you are talking about. If you and Barney enjoy licking each others underwear, I won't judge you, I don't understand it, but there is a lot about your lifestyle that I don't understand, but I don't condemn it. I am glad you two found each other.
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#19073 Dec 6, 2012
It's understandable that you're unable to comprehend, most of my post were your words.
What I don't understand, if you're so successful (and obviously self-important), why haven't you advanced beyond a ninth grade ability to reply intelligently to about every post you've ever made within this whole frickin' 18,250+ post thread?
#19074 Dec 6, 2012
I have asked for examples to backup your accusations you just keep rambling. You and Barney are kind of like Beavis and Butthead, you each find humor in each other but no one takes you seriously. I have never claimed to be overly successful but evidently I am doing better than you. You and Barney have problems with anyone with ethics or values. Talk to Barney's shift leader, you might learn something.
#19075 Dec 6, 2012
First off, all you need to do is google millionaires leaving the UK and there are several articles covering this so TIFWIW. Second, I never said that companies were moving corporate headquarters overseas, I said they were moving manufacturing overseas thus the ananlogy of consumer decisions to buy cheaper instead of American made. I own a retail store so I am pretty familiar with customer's buying habits and I do keep up with why companies do what they do in relation to consumer's purchasing habbits. What qualifies you? I would like to know. Just like I would still like to know what makes you a tax professional. Your argument that no other nation can touch our wealth is horribly wrong. Look at what China is doing to their currency in relation to how much we owe them and you should be able to figure out that we are on the edge of disaster. Do you always add or change words in a conversation to make it say what you want so you can make your counter argument? Things would go a lot smoother if you responded to what I actually said.
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#19076 Dec 6, 2012
You routinely completely miss or comprehend the childish simplicity that surrounds your every post. That's apparently not your fault, you work with what you've got.
It's my fault for not recognizing this earlier.
#19078 Dec 6, 2012
You need to be specific, you're obviously not real bright, but assuming you have some high school, you should be able to state your thoughts in such a way that someone would know precisely what you are talking about. You are like a third grader in your accusations and name calling, tell us what you actually mean, ask someone to help you, we won't count off for spelling, grammar or incomplete sentences, just present a logical case.
#19079 Dec 6, 2012
You really think that raising taxes on those who make $250K per year won't have ANY effect on those in the tax brackets who's taxes won't be affected at all? Many of the "evil" wealthy in this country who make $250K or more are business owners that sell products. Here is the progression of a business owner when taxes are raised. 1st they see where they can cut current costs like cutting business practices that are not needed but are more of a perk for company employees. Then they will have to cut benefits like matching 401K's or healthcare. 2nd they will raise prices on the goods they make. 3rd they will cut the workforce in their company to try to do more with less. 4th they will cut quality to keep costs down. 5th they will have to raise prices again in order to keep up with the added tax burden. Usually, if a company reaches this point, customers are unwilling to pay the higher prices, gross revenues fall, and the company has to close. If a company has to raise prices on its goods to meet the higher tax burden, and the middle and lower class are the ones who buys those products, don't you think that the middle and lower classes will have their incomes not go as far? Raising taxes on the rich has and always will hurt the middle and lower class more than it does the rich that the tax is applied to. Taxes doesn't necessarily mean income taxes. It could be regulation costs or added expenses in bringing a company up to new standards set by government entities such as OSHA or the EPA or other costs like Obamacare. Either way, it is the same as a tax. Speaking of Obamacare, what happens if a lower or middle class individual works for a company that has less employees than is required to offer healthcare? Is that individual going to have to buy health insurance? If that person doesn't buy health insurance, won't there be a tax to pay? Wouldn't that be considered raising taxes on those making less than $250K per year?
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#19080 Dec 6, 2012
No, what I said was, if you are so sure about the constant crap you spew, to put your money where your mouth is.
An you wanted no part of that.
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#19081 Dec 6, 2012
"I am paying in excess of four hundred a week in federal income tax and you think I should pay more ( we is my wife and I combined ). I do believe that you want to penalize me because I am willing to work, have chose to make intelligent life choices and have invested wisely." END QUOTE
Now I have to ask you Einstein, what the Hell is the big tax fight going on right now in D.C.?
Could it be over wanting to raise taxes on those that make over 250K a year?
And you say, QUOTE: you think I should pay more ( we is my wife and I combined ). I do believe that you want to penalize me
And yet another,
QUOTE:I have never hinted that my family income is over 250k
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#19082 Dec 6, 2012
We saw that the first time you posted it genius,
Do you understand that at all?
"didn't say I had 23k withheld, I said I paid in excess of that"
#19083 Dec 6, 2012
was that post directed to you .. i think not.
#19084 Dec 6, 2012
lol sorry bout that missred the sequence of the postings lol
#19085 Dec 6, 2012
lol i don't care how many articles there are .. what counts is when they were posted and how credible such articles really are... no you did not say "headquarters" but that is what you implied .. and by default are one in the same ... yah and you still haven't made an attempt to answer my question... why haven't they commited all the jobs if they think it's so profitable? and what retail store is it exactly that you own? maybe next time i'm in town i'll contribute to the economy instead of just taking my food stamps and my welfare checks to walmart.. lol not demonizing your place just stating the common thinking of the republican thought process... i never said i was or was not qualified... but i do know the facts.. and you can also know these facts with a little time and by little i mean minutes of looking for the right answer instead of the answer evryone says is right.. which is usually the right wing HA lol ..i love it lol .. anyways ... yes we are the most wealthiest because we control the ineffectively the world currency lol we print our own money that is used in almost every country on the world......but we do not just print to print .. it is very controlled to regulate how our country and our dollar is precieved... but you might say a euro is worth more than a dollar .. so what .. in the foreign exchange market and international finance a world currency, supranational currency, or global currency refers to a currency that is transacted internationally with no set borders... china and japan both only own alittle over 1T each of our 16T in debt.. so umm yeah i do know how much debt they own .. and yes china is manipulating their currency and sanctions are imposed when they try to undermine other american made jobs.. obama has blocked them from buying oil.. investing in wind farms.. investing in tires.. and others! and it's not that i'm adding words it's that i'm proving that everything you thought was actually happening is in fact not what is really reality itself... and if you think i am doing such things then point them out exactly ... i am responding to almost every uncredible thing you've thought up or repeated.
#19086 Dec 6, 2012
i understand what your argument to you may mean ... but ... when you look at what has and is continuing to happen alot of companies are already doing those things .. the US house is ultamitly killing the united states postal service because they don't think there is a need for it and is making it pay billions in retirement funds up front ... and let me tell you that if "corporate" tax rates fall .. that means go down .. that means are cut ... and taxes for people making the money offf of these companies goes up .. that means increase...and tax rates stay the same for those making 250,000 dollars or less are the same.. and we have a marginal tax rate in our country .. then the first 250,000 of their money will be taxed at the current rate..other higher rates will be dertermend at a later date... so what is up with your way of thinking?.. there are VERY few individuals who hit all the income brackets in our tax system... and if those individuals decide that they would rather tank their company then let them... the reality is supply and demand and as long as there is money flowing and people to spend it then if the supply or service goes down in one store .. just go to one that provides you what your looking for.. people are more optomistic about the outlook of the economy now more than in the past few years and that is a good thing .. all top credible sources say that the economy is getting better and is coninuing and that is good news for some people maybe not to republicans because they llike these current tax rates and don't think that our tax system is fair.. but it is a progressive tax system that is very fair.. doesn't allow the greedy to indulge theirselves.. except for in their write offs lol .... no the individual does not have to posses healthcare if you looked at the bill at all it is a "tax" that is not inforced...but that is a whole new debate and one i'd be happy to have.
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#19087 Dec 7, 2012
Here's what logical, you're a DA and I'm sure the "we" you refer to are all DA's too. This area is definitely not one of Bush the Elder's "thousand points of light".
BTW, you remind me of some old retired English teachers son.
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#19089 Dec 7, 2012
yes I no
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I'm having trouble with my piece cutting. I want to try putting the sandpaper on the bottom of my ruler. I need details on how to do this. What grit sandpaper do you use? How do you attach to the ruler? Please, any advice is welcome!
I have used both the dots and clingy plastic, I perfer the plastic. The dots work but the ruler is not always even, it wobbles on the dots. hope that makes sense
So this clingy plastic sticks on the back of the ruler & keeps it from slipping? Do I have to glue it on or does it have a glue backing?
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i sent a tip to fons and porter a few years back and they gave me a magazine subscription for free.
I like having both the handle and the cling film. It takes pressure off of my hands while cutting.
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Saturday, April 7 -- vs. Iowa and Louisville (Iowa City, Iowa), 9 a.m. CDT
The University of Michigan women's rowing team (No. 2 CRCA/USRowing Coaches) returns to action on Saturday (April 7) after last weekend's varsity eight sweep against Michigan State and Yale. The Wolverines will face Iowa and Louisville in Iowa City, racing in Terrell Mill Park on the Iowa River.
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Second Varsity Four: Emily Bazilian (Coxswain), Sarah Trovato, Hayley Yudelman, Olivia Klipa, Nikki Dahlberg-Seeth
Fourth Varsity Eight: Shannon Lynch (Coxswain), Rachael Minore, Jane Sugiyama, Carrie Lofgren, Michaela Keady, Jane Petoskey, Lena Pfeiffer, Kathleen Duemling, Emily Sullenberger
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The varsity squad includes 10 seniors: Ariel Piotter (Bridgman, Mich./Bridgman), April Newberry (Paris, Mich./Reed City), Felice Mueller (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Pomfret School, Conn), Olivia Klipa (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny), Paige Heil (Fenton, Mich./Fenton), Lindsey Healy (Troy, Mich./Madison Heights Bishop Foley), Cristina Felix (San Marino, Calif./San Marino), Emily Eiffert(Honeoye Falls, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima), Nicole Dressler (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) and Julia Darnton (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer).
This year's squad welcomes four freshmen: Emily Bazilian (Wilton, Conn./Wilton), Andréa Cara (Darien, Conn./Darien), Jessica Eiffert (Honeoye Falls, N.Y./Honeoye Falls)and Shannon Lynch (Lake Forest, Ill./Loyola).
Freshman Jessica Eiffert competed for the U.S. squad at the Rowing World Junior Championships in August, capturing a gold medal. Alumnae Stesha Carle, Sarah Trowbridge, and Janine Hanson competed at the World Championships over the summer as well.
Mark Rothstein enters his 15th season at the helm of the University of Michigan women's rowing team. Rothstein has guided the Wolverines to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and three Big Ten Championships, including back-to-back titles in 2000 and 2001.
Rothstein's staff is made up of assistants Brett Sickler and Annie Knill as well as graduate assistant Nellie Ruedig. Sickler is entering her third year as an assistant coach, while Annie Knill, who spent three years as a graduate assistant for the women's rowing team, is entering her first year at the position of assistant coach. Nellie Ruedig, a first- year graduate assistant coach, graduated from U-M last year with two years of varsity letters in rowing, as well as a double major in economics and philosophy.
Michigan holds a second-place ranking from the CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll, up one spot from last week. The Wolverines, who earned three first-place votes, trail No. 1-ranked Virginia by 46 points in the rankings. Ohio State (No. 7), Wisconsin (No. 12), Michigan State (No. 15) and Indiana (No. 20) round out the Big Ten contingent of ranked crews.
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If the proposal receives approval, Stella shareholders will be issued with approximately 219.5 million Jetset shares, equivalent to half the capital of the merged entity.
The issue of the new shares would see the merged company holding a market capitalisation of $439.2 million, based in the last closing price of Jetset shares.
It will continue to be listed as Jetset on the exchange.
Jetset shares are in a trading halt at $1.00.
Stella chairman Andrew Cummins said customers will receive more competitive products and services from the merged entity.
"Both Jetset and Stella have emerged strongly through recent years and this transaction creates an opportunity to build a business of genuine scale, providing long-term benefits and stability for the merged entity's franchisees and members, staff, suppliers and other trading partners," he added.
Stella chief executive Peter Lacaze would be appointed as the new entity's chief executive, while Stella chief financial officer Elizabeth Gaines will hold the same roll in the merged company.
Jetset chief executive Peter Collins will return to Qantas.
Post-merger, the Jetset board will have nine directors, three of whom would be nominated by Stella.


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By Leonard Gildarie
Hopes are running high as Guyana's search for oil took a major step forward
with an announcement yesterday that drilling has started in the Jaguar-1 well, located 107 miles offshore of Georgetown.
The Atwood Beacon, a jack-up rig, is in place and drilling is fully underway, officials said yesterday.
This development is occurring almost 12 years after Suriname ejected a CGX rig from waters that the neighbouring country claimed belonged to them, temporarily dashing the hopes of Guyana.
The Jaguar-1, located in the Georgetown Petroleum Prospecting License ("PPL") is 25% owned by CGX Resources Inc. with the partners being Spanish-based Repsol Exploracion S.A (15%), as operator, along with YPF Guyana Limited (30%) and Tullow Oil plc (30%).
Drilling started since Tuesday, said officials from government, Repsol and CGX yesterday.
However, Guyana will have to wait for another six months or so to know whether oil in commercial quantities has been found in that concession which is over 3,700 square kilometers.
In another week or so, another rig is expected to start drilling in the Corentyne concession that is 100% controlled by CGX. The Ocean Saratoga, the semi-submersible rig, is already on site there in preparation for the start of drilling. It is expected that results could come within three months for that well.
According to a CGX statement yesterday, the Jaguar-1 well off Georgetown will be drilled to a depth of 6,500 metres (around 21,000 feet) to test the Turonian geologic zone. The well is being drilled by the Atwood Beacon jack-up drilling rig operated by Atwood Oceanics Inc.
According to Stephen Hermeston, CGX's President and CEO, "The spud of the Jaguar-1 well officially commences the long awaited resumption of offshore exploration drilling for the Government and People of Guyana, the Georgetown Joint Venture Partners and CGX shareholders. The Jaguar-1 well will be the deepest well drilled to date in the Guyana/Suriname Basin. The well is targeting the Turonian
geologic zone, a prolific producing zone offshore West Africa and Brazil."
CGX Energy is a Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company focused on the exploration of oil in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, an area that is ranked second in the world for oil and gas prospectivity by the United States Geological Service. Estimates of mean recoverable oil reserves are around over 15 billion barrels and gas reserves of 42 trillion cubic feet.
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According to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, all activities for the drilling of the Jaguar-1 well are going according to plan. "This is a deep well and it will take about six months to get to the target area," the Minister said during a press conference at his office on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive. Also at the press conference were CGX's Chief Operating Officer, Michael Stockinger; Tarachandra Khelawan, Administrative Manager; Repsol's Country Manager, Giancarlo Ariza, and Head of the Guyana Geology Mines Commission (GGMC's) Petroleum Division, Newell Dennison.
Access to the Jaguar-1 well will take about an hour's flight or 12 hours by boat.
But the drilling for oil is not without challenges. To ensure that the rigs in place meet safety requirements and other regulatory needs, stakeholders have been summoned to a workshop to familiarize themselves.
Safety was also a main concern raised by President Donald Ramotar during a recent meeting with the oil companies.
"We have placed a lot of emphasis and high premium on the issue of safety…" Persaud said in response to questions. "We have been assured by our technical staff and different agencies that there is a robust plan… learning also from the experiences that we would have had in recent times."
The Minister was in all likelihood referring to a number of high profile oil spillages in other countries.
Regarding what happens if oil is found, the Minister noted that the legislations and arrangements are in place to deal with such eventualities.
Regarding the operations on the rigs and financial benefits from Guyana, it was disclosed that a comprehensive logistics plans is in place using boats and airplanes to take supplies to the two rigs.
Already, for the Jaguar-1 well, Repsol and its partners have spent around US$52M, to rent the Atwood Beacon rig, among other things.
The group expects to spend up to US$180M to drill in the Georgetown concessions.
Guyana has sent local inspectors to Trinidad for training to handle work on the rig.
CGX officials also indicated yesterday that it may cost them around US$55M to drill in the Corentyne area.
But renting the rigs is not cheap. CGX is spending around US$500,000 daily to have Ocean Saratoga anchored in Corentyne concession.
The Atwood Beacon rig is even more expensive, racking up around $650,000 in costs daily.
According to Minister Persaud, the US government will be conducting meetings with critical players on how to manage potential revenues that could be earned by Guyana in case of any oil discovery.
A team from the Commonwealth is also expected in Guyana shortly.
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When we reflect upon Victoria Azarenka's rapid rise to prominence, it should be remembered that just 12 months ago the Belarusian was on the verge of quitting the sport.
After she lost to Daniela Hantuchova in the first round at the Qatar Open a year ago, the defeat appeared to be the culmination of a crisis of confidence that threatened to end her career.
Azarenka rushed home, ready to tell her family that she wanted to quit the sport she had grown to despise and loathe, and was on the verge of ending a self-destructive downward spiral.
The ebullient Azarenka said at the time: "It was just not fun for me to do because I'm the type of player that plays with a lot of passion, a lot of desire.
"Every time I was stepping on the court, it was like a misery to me, so I just told my mom, I don't want to play anymore because it's not fun. She's like, 'You know what? I think maybe you're tired, you're burned out. Just come home and see what happens.'"
Instead, she made a decision that in hindsight appears utterly inspired: to take a brief stint away from the game. She returned reinvigorated and re-energised.
What followed was a scintillating 2011 with Azarenka winning 55 of her 72 matches to end the season at number three in the world rankings and with the momentum at the turn of the year.
"Last year by this time I was a little bit of a mess. I couldn't control any of my emotions, and I didn't really enjoy any part of playing tennis," she said. "But when I came back after Doha to Indian Wells I had to change, my mentality on court, the way I approached the match, the way I approached the tough moment."
What ensued at the start of 2012 was the stuff of dreams: Azarenka immediately stamped her authority on the season with a stunning victory at the Australian Open and, in the process, the Belarusian assumed top spot in the world rankings.
Perhaps even more impressively, she proceeded to win her 17th straight match in taking the Qatar Open title - in so doing, eclipsing Justine Henin's long-standing record of 16 straight victories on the WTA Tour.
Azarenka's seemingly endless run is already record-breaking, and it epitomises the new-found confidence and composure of the 22-year-old.
But what should be credited with Azarenka's sudden resurgence beyond her own mentality?
Well, the player herself puts her transformation down to a greater personal maturity instilled in her by coach Sam Sumyk.
It would also be remiss to not note her improved fitness that has helped to reduce injuries and strengthen her stamina.
The player who was once just as well known for her inexplicable midcourt meltdowns and emotional capitulations as for her elegant but destructive backhand is now steely and gathered.
The courage and determination she showcased in her Qatar Open semi-final against Agnieszka Radwanska when she battled through an ankle injury and a loss of energy to seal her place in the final was telling: this is a player who believes she will win whatever the situation demands.
Perhaps ironically, in ascending to the top spot with victory at the Australian Open, Azarenka replaced Caroline Wozniacki, who was long criticised during her reign for not having won a Grand Slam tournament.
Azarenka is already being styled as a champion of substance; a champion of more than mere consistency on Tour; a champion of mental steel and courage to match her talent.
The great Martina Navratilova is among those who are already touting Azarenka to form a potentially distinguished rivalry with Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, with the pair each demonstrating the talent and personality for a notable head-to-head.
"I don't try to think why is it happening to me," Azarenka said. "I just try to accept and deal with it. Every opponent is going to try to beat me, beat the other players. I just try to stay really focused on each moment because I know it doesn't matter what the score is. You always have a chance until the match is done."
TWEETS OF THE WEEK: "Can't stop laughing just can't stop laughing…fashionable yet masculine OMG OMG OMG!" (This Tweet from Azarenka really needed a picture to accompany it)
"I finished my match, had a little celebratory cheese cake with the team and pops, and now I got on a flight to Memphis. On to the next one!" (Milos Raonic was another winner this week in San Jose - isn't cheese cake what all tennis players eat to celebrate?)
"Jamie, Andy n me bontering about sport! Bonter is Andys word for "bad banter". But it's a good show!" (Judy Murray, bontering with her two sons for the amusement of all)
STAT OF THE WEEK: Henin's record 16-match winning streak occurred at the start of 2004 as the Belgian began the year with three WTA titles: in Sydney, the Australian Open in Melbourne and in Doha.
SHOTS OF THE WEEK: Roger Federer was reportedly paid a vast sum of money to turn up and play - and subsequently win - ATP Rotterdam, but he did not realise that a barrage of fireworks would be let off just behind his back as he was lifting a pretty uninspiring dish.
Raonic embarked upon a truly epic hug-athon following his victory in San Jose, a gruelling 30-minute challenge which left him almost as emotionally tired as he was physically worn out after defeating Denis Istomin.
Rather annoyingly for Raonic, no sooner had he finished his hug-athon, did he realise that his winner's 'trophy' was identical to the runners-up award handed to Istomin. It's the golden rule of selecting tournaments besides the prize money: check out the spoils beforehand.


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Ed Koch documented his struggles with racist, Jew-hating soldiers as a young GI in a long-lost diary that came to light after his death earlier this month.
The late ex-mayor of New York wrote of his struggles with bigotry during his Army boot camp in a diary that his sister found while cleaning out his Greenwich Village apartment, the New York Post reported.
"What struck me was that he was the same person then that he was at the end of his life," Koch's sister, Pat Thaler, 80, told the paper.
Koch, who died February 1 at 88, was a 19-year-old Bronx kid when he was sent to a South Carolina boot camp in 1943.
His mother gave him the leather-bound diary with instructions to keep a record of his experiences. He went on to serve with the 104th Infantry Division, landed in Cherbourg, France, in September 1944, and earned two medals.
Along with the usual Army complaints about bad food and bureacracy, Koch boldly spoke out against the racism in the still-segregated ranks.
"Had an argument with several of the boys over anti-Negro prejudice, this led to arguments over Jews and the usual line," Koch wrote on May 24. "It's a pity that there are so few liberals in the land and so many ignorant people."
On August 20, the young soldier complained about an inspection he called a huge waste of everyone's time.
"It took about an hour to get everything ready for display and then the (colonel)merely walked swiftly up and down the aisles and glanced at the tents once in a while," he wrote. "It was the biggest example of a waste of time that I have ever seen in the Army."
The next day, Koch snapped after being taunted with the anti-Semitic epithet 'Yiddy' by a fellow soldier named LaRue. He challenged the bigot to a fight, which went down in full view of the entire company.
"(The lieutenant) wanted to stop the fight but I wouldn't let him. Finally, he did," Koch wrote. "Strangely enough I'm not marked up which makes me feel pretty good."
"Even though I took the beating, I'm glad I fought," the future mayor wrote.
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Most people think of their memory as a continuous tape of personal histories and that the act of remembering requires simply replaying the tape.
But the likelihood of an individual accurately remembering events from childhood is no greater than chance, according to a group of Northwestern University Medical School psychiatrists.
In the June issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Daniel Offer, M.D., and colleagues at Northwestern described a study they conducted to determine how well persons at middle age recalled events and relationships that occurred during adolescence.
The researchers questioned 67 normal, mentally healthy male participants twice -- initially at age 14 and again at age 48 -- regarding family relationships, home environment, dating and sexuality, religion, parental discipline and general activities.
Results of the study showed significant differences between adult memories of adolescence and what was reported during adolescence. The only item that was significantly more accurate dealt with the participant's future ability to earn money in comparison with that of his father.
With one exception -- the importance of having a girlfriend -- items that one would expect to have emotional significance, such as type of discipline and relationships, were not remembered any more accurately than items without emotional overtones.
"It is often said that adolescence is the period in the life cycle that is most difficult to see clearly," Offer said. "Our study of the emotionally laden experience of adolescence as seen through the lens of 48-year-olds demonstrated that this may indeed be so." The study's findings have important implications for psychiatrists and other mental health care professionals who must routinely obtain historical and biographical information from the patient to implement appropriate treatment, Offer said.
"If accurate memory of past events and relationships is no better than chance for normal, mentally healthy individuals, we might expect that the reports of past experiences by people who are currently medically ill, psychologically disturbed or otherwise compromised would be even less accurate," he said.
Offer said that establishing the truth of autobiographical memory, as well as recent memories of mental health care-related issues and treatments, requires evidence from other corroborating sources, such as family members and medical records, to establish the validity of a patient's memories.
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We know that many organizations are using open source Wiki software and platforms (e.g. Mediawiki) to do collaboration internally without exposing their systems to 600 million other users. But are there any other tools that enterprises can use to mimic the real-time connectivity of social networking sites like Facebook internally?
Why would a business want private social networking tools? Isn't that an oxymoron?
I believe that enterprises can and will eventually begin to use "internal" or "private" social networks to allow for easier real-time collaboration, while avoiding some of the risks of the "public" social networks - such as social engineering attacks, Koobface attacks, etc. I'd really like to learn more about what the options are for businesses to deploy their own social media tools internally, or in a private cloud. Internal deployments would probably tend to be more secure, with potentially more control over access and authentication of users. But a cloud-based implementation by a trusted service provider might also be quite secure. Either way, the facility would be less of an easy target for attackers. Have you seen or heard of such a thing? If so, where can I learn more about them? Doing a Google search turns up many hits, but I'd like to hear about some success stories and reviews of these kinds of solutions that could benefit the members of the Streetwise Security Zone as we try to figure out how to leverage the power of social media, in a secure and efficient way. Also, what are your thoughts? What would it take for enterprises to be able to use social networks and social media tools securely?
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As a systems designer in a company that uses a collaboration tools from basic email to wikis, an intranet, and sharepoint, I don't think this provides enough connectivity to truly reach a company-wide synergy. The ability to have internal "public" conversations where anyone can add their input would be extremely valuable in that it would help to lower the walls between various marketing / design / manufacture / test groups, partner companies, and remote workers thus allowing greater amounts of collaboration in real-time, without the need to wait for the weekly project status meeting. I can see cool things happening like getting meaningful contributions from employees who have relevant experiences from one of their previous careers. It can significantly boost the knowledge capital of an organization. Furthermore, being able to browse employee profiles can create greater camaraderie between co-workers by their ability to find common interests with ease, at least much easier than the chance conversation where you discover you have something in common.
Another solution is needed which the likes of Yammer, Chatter.com, SocialCast and others solve. I am very interested in bringing these technologies to my company. Despite selling the idea to a number of upper-level managers, I am hoping that we can move forward with a pilot run without our IT department vetoing it.
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Excellent comments David. And welcome to the Streetwise Security Zone!
I think your point about getting more participation from unexpected team members is a great one. It reminds me of a government department I heard of that started using Wikis to develop new documentation and policies. Despite the fears that people would maliciously change policies under development, they discovered via the "discussion" tabs that people were more likely to comment there. In fact, they learned about people who had an interest in various initiatives whom they would not have otherwise found in the organization.
That's what I would call positive collaboration in the spirit of improving the culture and productivity. It starts to become less about security, while still improving the overall security posture.
I think we should start by creating a list of candidate software packages, both open source and commercial, that can be deployed easily by an IT department, and perhaps make note of the tools' potential benefits for collaboration in an enterprise. We could also launch a survey.
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Discussion in 'Sports & Outdoors' started by lindsaynuts8, Sep 5, 2012.
anybody watching the dallas game tonight? there whoopin the giants so far
It looks like from my ESPN pageview that they got a couple of good tds.
Don't get all excited, they still have the whole rest of the season to blow it.
*not a Cowboys fan* :glasses:
The Cowboys always collapse some time during the season. They hold the record for the most games lost in the fourth quarter after leading by a certain number of points. Romo was throwing against a decimated Giants secondary. They were using one guy who I don't think was on the team a week ago. When Romo has to actually throw against all the starters for a team defense, let's see how he does.
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The first two watches built on the Android Wear platform launch today. One is from LG, the G Watch, and the other is from its arch Korean peninsular rival, Samsung, the Gear Live.
Should you buy one today? Maybe. It depends on how early you like to adopt. Let's take a quick trip through analysis lane.
First, let's talk about Android Wear, because both watches run on the same platform, and both of them have more or less the same software. Android Wear really does two main things, it moves app notifications to the watch's face, and it puts Google Now's voice-powered search capabilities on your wrist. That's about it. But that's pretty powerful.
The Google Now stuff is especially great. Here's an example. I had an appointment at 3pm on a Wednesday. When the time to leave came, I was absorbed in what I was doing, reading through a magazine proof. My phone was on my desk. My computer screen was dark. But an alert popped up on my wrist, telling me it was time to leave. It's a small thing, but it was effective and you can see that type of action rippling across your life. And in all those other ways Google Now is serendipitous on your phone—alerting you about things happening in the real world around you based on your location and digital history—so too is it on your wrist.
Having Google's intelligent assistant on your wrist is great. It is precisely the kind of thing that makes sense on a watch.
You can use Android Wear to do all of the "OK Google" stuff. You can dictate a note and that will show up in Google Keep. You can Google search. You can set a reminder to do something, using real language. For example, you can tell it, "Remind me to grab my dry cleaning when I get home today," and it will parse that successfully, flashing an alert as you approach your doorstep. You can also do things like check your calendar, see how many steps you've taken today, set timers, send emails, and even get map directions.
Having Google's intelligent assistant on your wrist is great. It is precisely the kind of thing that makes sense on a watch, and Android Wear is wonderful for taking action on the random and disparate things that pop into your head.
But mostly, the Android Wear experience is defined by notifications. As we've argued before, notifications are the new interface frontier, and you can really see it on wearables. The things that pop up on your Android device will now appear on your watch face. Depending on what developers have done (which is nothing yet in terms of Android Wear—third-party apps will make their debut on the platform this week) these can be very useful, or simply annoying. And to what degree that is true largely depends on voice actions, that is, the ability to actually do something with those notifications.
The apps developed by Google are truly interactive because they've already enabled voice actions. For example, both SMS and email will let you send a reply right from your wrist. (And this is true of both Gmail and the Android email client.) Admittedly, these work best in short bursts. "Yes." "No." "Thanks." "I got it." It can also handle even longer messages, typically quite well. But as of yet, no other developer has had the ability to enable this kind of thing in their applications.
But as developers release Android apps optimized to work with Android Wear, those voice actions are going to become common across third party apps too. That's when things will get truly interesting. But for now, most notifications are kind of dumb. Worse, they're kind of a mess.
Take Twitter. Right now, you'll get a little buzz on your wrist every time you'd normally get a Twitter notification (notifications on your watch mirror the way you have them set up on your phone—so this could be an @ reply, a favorite, a direct message). If you get several that come in at once, or before you have a chance to check in, they all appear on the same card and are effectively unreadable. They're useless.
And even if you are just acting on one notification, there are still problems that abound. Let's say you get a notification about an @ reply. Swipe right, and you have the option to reply to it, favorite it, retweet it or open it on your phone. Choose favorite or retweet and you're done. You'll get a big green check mark floating up on the screen and you're on your way. But let's say you want to reply. Again, you get that big check mark but, um… no actual option to reply. Turns out, when you open your phone, you'll now see an option to reply. This is confusing.
Really, the "Open in phone" option is universally confusing. When you select it, you might expect your phone to light up and, you know, open the notification or app or whatever in the phone. Instead it just waits, a cool slab of black glass, empty until you physically unlock it. And only then does it marginally do what you expected.
We expect lots of this to change in the coming days as developers roll out Android Wear compatible apps, and as Android Wear itself gets its official release. It's why we're not posting a full review of either device yet. Stay tuned.
OK, But I Still Want a Watch Now. How Are They Different?
There are several little things that separate these two watches, but there are a few major distinctions: price, heart-rate monitoring ability, build quality, and the docking cradle.
Let's start with price. The LG costs $230. That's $30 more than the Samsung's $200 watch. Let's say you go with LG's, and you upgrade relatively quickly, replacing this watch in a year. That works out to less than a dime a day. You won't miss it. Price shouldn't be a real factor in your decision here.
Then there's the heart-rate tracking. The Samsung Gear Live can detect your heart rate on command, the LG cannot. But honestly, this is not a very useful feature. It isn't continuously tracking your heart rate, and although it will keep a record of its previous recordings, it doesn't do this automatically at the same time every day—you have to track it manually—so it isn't much use for doing things like tracking your resting heart rate at the same time every day. And let's say you're using it during exercise. I had difficulty ever getting it to track my pulse without completely stopping what I was doing and holding still—which typically negated the very reason I wanted to check my pulse. Bottom line: I'm not putting this as a pro in the Samsung camp. It's interesting, but that's about it.
On the other hand, the Samsung watch is the clear winner on overall build quality. It has a slightly curved backside, and the band connection is angled, both of which means that it rests more comfortably on your wrists than the LG. (You can swap out the band on both with a standard watchband, by the way.) The screen on the Samsung is also noticeably brighter. I found it hard to view the LG in some circumstances. This is supposed to save on battery, but practically speaking, you'll need to charge both devices every day.
The last major difference is the docking cradle. You'll need to charge these watches up every day, just like your phone. And that means cradling it—neither watch can power up directly from a USB cable. Samsung threw about a dime's worth of plastic and maybe ten minutes of thought into its cradle. It's flimsy plastic, and difficult to snap onto the watch. It's a piece of junk. LG, on the other hand, included one of the nicer cradles we've seen. It covers the complete backside of the watch and feels rather hefty and substantial. Better yet, it connects magnetically to the back of the watch, and the two click together in a satisfying union that will assure you that yes, indeed, my wrist computer is charging. You will dance.
OK, So Which One Should I Buy?
Good question! Again, we're going to have a full review of both of them coming soon. But the hardware isn't going to change, and honestly that's probably what you're going to make your purchasing decision on since the software is so similar as to be identical. And the answer is, "it depends."
We really prefer the aesthetics of the Samsung Gear Live. It's got a better-looking body, it's more comfortable, and has a better display to boot. If you mostly care about look and feel, this is the one for you.
Then there's the cradle. You're going to hate the Samsung cradle, and you're going to deal with it every day. It's hard to overemphasize how bad Samsung's charging cradle is compared to LG's very nice one. If you are the kind of person who loses things, or breaks them (like me), you can bet you're going to leave this cradle on some lonely Marriott dresser somewhere.
Yet both are pretty amazing. These are the first truly useful smartwatches to hit the market. They aren't for everyone, they can be annoying, and both have lots of rough edges to the interface. But if you find them intriguing, and have $200 to spend, go for it. And really, we can't wait for more.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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ADHD in Children Q&A by Dr. Phillips
My 8-year-old son has ADHD and has been prescribed Strattera. What are the side effects of this drug? Is it safe for him to take this?
Medical Author: Dennis S. Phillips, MD
Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
Strattera is a one of the newer medications used for patients with ADHD. Nevertheless, it has been around long enough that doctors are feeling comfortable about its use. It is marketed as a "non-stimulant" drug. Its method of action makes more of the brain's own naturally occurring "stimulant" chemical messenger (a neurotransmitter called "norepinephrine") available to work on the surface of the brain cells. It is, therefore, no surprise that Strattera's side effects are very similar to the other "stimulant" medications. But for some patients, Strattera may definitely offer some advantages over these other medications, and it has taken its place as one of the leaders of the medications used as a part of the multipronged approach in helping those with ADHD.
Strattera's most common side effects are stomach upset (including nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia or indigestion, appetite decrease, fatigue, and mood swings). Your child's growth should be closely monitored the entire time that he is on the medication. Very rarely, liver injury can occur while on Strattera.
In discussing any drug and its safety in your child, we (parents and doctors) must weigh the "risks verses the benefits." This is where ongoing communication between you, your child, his teachers, and your doctor is critical to help you to understand the potential "risks" and to appreciate the "benefits" of his medication.
Thank you for your question.
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I had to rent a car from them a couple of weeks apart while my car was being repaired at Baker Jackson Nissan as this is the company they use. The first time I paid for the supplementary insurance which I hated to do but didn't want to worry about it since I didn't know how long it would take to do the repairs. (Baker Jackson paid the rental charges per the terms of my warranty - a $5 daily fee plus $15.00 for the ins!). My car was in the shop 3 days. I was told by both Baker Jackson and the Enterprise employees that I could just leave the keys with Baker Jackson and they would pick it up (as an added convenience) which I did. No problem the first time around. But when my AC still wasn't working right I had to bring it back and Baker Jackson took care of the rental in full - no fees and assured me they would get it back to me in a day so this time I did not take the supplementary insurance knowing I would not be driving it much or parking it anywhere it would not be safe for the one day. I returned it the next morning (per Baker Jackson's request) and parked it in the same spot as before - just down from the service drive where all could see it and with only the passenger side exposed.
Yesterday, I received a letter from a corporate office of Enterprise regarding DAMAGE to my rental! I have numerous witnesses from the time I picked it up to the time I dropped it off who can verify there was NOTHING wrong with this car. I called the store I rented it from and asked to speak to the woman who rented it to me (Meagan) to find out what this was about, when they picked up the car from the dealer - etc. She quickly put me on hold without answering a single question. Then another man picked up the phone and in a very dismissive manner basically said I need to call the #on the letter - that they had nothing to do with this? Really? Then who turned in this claim without even contacting me for information?
I got even less help from the number on the letter. I received basically the same response as the person from Colorado stated in their report. When I asked what time they picked up the car from Baker Jackson she stated a time before I even arrived to drop off my car. When I told her that wasn't possible she said "Oh, well that was the contract time". Then she quickly told me that they wouldn't leave it there that they would pick it up immediately. Really? So why did it take them an hour to get me to their location to rent a car in the first place - both times?! Then she just kept repeating over and over that it was my responsibility as it was my contract.
I explained to her that I was told by both the dealer they had their contract through and their own people "just to leave the keys there" no one ever said anything about this continuing to be my responsibility after I relinquished the keys to the dealer personnel. And I told her there was no way I would have ever done that had I known that to be their policy. Oh and by the way there's nothing written or stated anywhere to this affect either at the dealer or Enterprise. She obviously didn't care about anything I had to say and all she would say is that she would put my comments in the notes.
I am furious! I am a single working mother and I don't have the time or money to deal with this kind of nonsense. What unscrupulous and suspicious behavior - the one time I don't purchase their insurance and this happens? I realize now I should never have trusted this situation. I don't know who went for a joy ride in my rental but I can assure this is not over by a mile. I've contacted the service supervisor at the dealer who said he is going to look into this but who knows. At this point I'm finding it hard to trust anyone. Someone at Enterprise knows who is responsible and to pass that onto an innocent customer is lower than low, especially in this economy when everyone is just trying to get by the best they can. Unfortunately, as I've been researching my problem I've discovered what a global problem this is. Just business as usual for Enterprise. I guess this is why they're not even listed with the BBB!
If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. I would appreciate any assistance.
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According to the College Board's 2012 SAT report, the SAT scores of Georgia's 2012 senior class increased seven points from year's past. This year, students averaged an SAT score of 1452, compared to 1445 from the 2011 scores.
The rate of Georgia students taking the exam also increased from 2011 by 1%, with 81% of Georgia students participating this year. This gives Georgia the 7th highest participation rate in the nation, with the national average rate of only 31%.
"I'm extremely pleased that SAT scores increased so much this year," said State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge. "We jumped ahead of several states in our overall score, even as we saw our participation rate continue to increase."
Among SAT participants in Georgia's senior class of 2012 who responded to questions about their plans for continued education, 32% indicated plans to attain a bachelor's degree, and 52% indicated plans to attain an advanced master's or doctoral degree.
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Rev'd Up Pi
451 3rd Ave
New York NY 10016
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Not Vegetarian (few decent vegan options)
Menu indicated vegan items
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Mon-Thu 7 am - 12 am
Fri 7 am - 5 am
Sat 9 am - 5 am
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between 17th St & 45th St., river to 5th Ave. On-line ordering available.
Healthy pizza place with a few vegan pizza, soup, and cookie options all indicated on the menu. Open really late on the weekends.
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I peeked into my study. I didn't want to blog, even though I was behind on posts. I didn't have the energy to respond to emails. I couldn't bear to look at those two unfinished canvases.
I picked out Keri Smith's Living Out Loud at random from my bookshelf. Something about her illustration entitled, "Creating a sacred space... right in your own home!" jolted me. I put the book down.
I got up from my bed. I gathered everything I needed. I scrubbed the bath. I ran the water. I lit no less than twenty candles. I released a lavender butter bath bomb into the water. I soaked, I inhaled, I luxuriated.
In the dusk, and the flicker of candle light, I scanned the index of SARK's Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change into Gift and Opportunity. I stopped at this page:
Feelings menu for this book.
Choose how you feel right now, go to that section.
I ran my finger down the list and settled on:
I feel... FLAT.
Go to: Waves of Love, page 43.
I turned to page 43. I read about self-love. I read about worthiness. I read about the practice of loving ourselves consistently, especially when we're not doing it well enough. Then I read these words:
Sometimes I wish that a loved one would say certain things, in certain ways, and I've learned not to wait or wish for others to do specific things but instead to give myself what I say I'm wanting.
I stopped. And I listened. And I heard those words. I got out of the bath, dried off, cleaned up, marinating in those words.
And I cried and cried as I wrote them in my journal, all those words I've been wanting to hear: that she's proud of me, that she misses me too, that she sometimes doesn't feel that she's enough either, that she's doing her best but that she knows that I sometimes need more, that she doesn't have much to give right now but that's not a reflection on me, that she loves me, that she sees me, that this will always be true.
And I saw that these words were indeed true. And I saw that they didn't need to be said. And I knew that it was possible to forgive, and be healed.
And I had the deepest sleep I'd had in weeks.
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Real Foods, Rice Thins, Rice Cakes, Wholegrain, 25 Slices
Real Foods, Rice Thins, Rice Cakes, Wholegrain, 25 Slices
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Real Foods Rice Thins are a great tasting wholegrain rice cake, with a smooth texture and a subtle and delicate flavor, that combines so well with your favorite spread or topping. Our Rice Thins are made simply by popping grains of whole brown rice under high temperature, to give the real taste and wholegrain goodness of brown rice in every crispy-thin slice. Delicious with Flaked tuna, fresh roma tomato and rocket leaves. Semi dried tomato, baked ricotta cheese and sliced cucumber.
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Ignition Labs has received media coverage across Australia's best printed press, online journals and blogs.
StartupSmart - Four medical start-ups announced as new intake for Ignition Labs accelerator.
Shoestring Media - Ignition Labs fosters the growth of medical technology startups.
Australian Anthill - Ignition Labs' Zenogen raises over $400,000 in quest to enable cheaper hydrogen gas.
Australian Anthill - Ignition Labs beckons health and medical technology startups for 2013 program.
Smart Company - Medical start-ups get $4.5 million boost from NSW Medical Devices Fund.
StartupSmart - Promising medical start-ups get $4.5 million boost from NSW Medical Devices Fund.
Eagle Waves Radio - Eagle Startups: 18 July 2013.
Shoestring Media - Ignition Labs announces Partnerships to benefit those selected for their 2013 program.
Shoestring Media - Ignition Labs applications open until July for Health and Med Tech program.
Australian Life Scientist - Accelerator program for medical technology start-ups.
StartupSmart - Ignition Labs fires up for health and medical tech start-ups.
Australian Bioinformatics - Ignition Labs Health and Medtech Applications Close 14th July.
Australian Private Equity Journal - (June 13) 22: 231, p15. INFORMAL VENTURE CAPITAL, Accelerator Focuses on Medical and Health Care Start-ups.
StartupSmart - ATP Innovations to launch clean tech accelerator.
Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Journal - Now a cleantech business accelerator.
TiE Sydney - ATP Innovations launches Australia's first clean tech accelerator.
Australian Anthill - Ignite your clean energy tech business the Y Combinator way.
Australian Financial Review - Green goes faster with new accelerator.
Business Review Weekly - Who's who in the tech zoo.
Renew Economy - Closing call for Ignition acceleration.
TheFetch Blog - Startup Incubators and Accelerators in Australia.
Starfish Ventures - Starfish Ventures provides mentors for Ignition Labs.
Shoestring Media - Australia's 1st clean technology accelerator.
ZDNet - Accelerator targets 'clean-tech' start-ups.
Australian Solar Institute - ATP Innovations providing opportunity to be mentored by some of the biggest names in the solar industry.
StartupSmart - Start-up accelerators set to specialise and differentiate as market grows
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It's my corrosion assessment tool, otherwise known as my MOT hammer!
And that is a proper Sierra! What BHP?
It's my corrosion assessment tool, otherwise known as my MOT hammer!
And that is a proper Sierra! What BHP?
You'll have to bear with him Ronnie, He's a little TARDED when it comes to computers
Very nice indeed, is it an Rs 500?
hello boys and girls thank you for your lovely warm welcome, not sure i can compete with your big hammer boys but i got a gurt set of nails, i am in the process of building me a monster (i hope) its a 3 door sierra cosworth running a kkk27 turbo you boys who really know your stuff will know about this turbo, tubular manifold, wrc 8 injector manifold,big valve polished and big ported head, forged pistons, lightened and balanced crank con rods,polished crank high preasure oil pump and some lairy cams, big winged sump to hold more oil and loads of other top secret bits. hoping for around 600-650 bhp which aint too bad for a little 4-clyinder, hope to speak to all soon.
See... he's a bloomin lunatic.
I can't help remembering the day he got it slightly wrong in a 1.8 saph so god knows what he's gonna be like with this:
That Turbo makes my wheels look small
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I am in an airplane. Its dormant body rests as passengers jibber about in anticipation. With subtle smiles, the crew stroll the passageways to check for open baggage shelves and undone seatbelts. Seatbelt-on signs turn on with a low beep. While I hurriedly turn off my cell phone, the plane starts to dash along the runway, and buildings race by in a frighteningly fast blur. At the point where going faster seems impossible, I notice that I'm in the air. I peer out the window. With the queasy feeling of rising to the sky, everything on land starts to drift apart. As I get higher, clouds pass by and the color of the sky darkens. Suddenly I become anxious. I'm torn away from all the things I have naturally become accustomed to. As the clouds start to slip under my window, I reminisce of things like the gentle purr of the family cat in the Philippines or the somehow calming smell of my Grandma's freezer in Korea, even the maddeningly hot and humid air of Indonesia.
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PICO RIVERA - Just before the old year ended, residents in the 7600 block of Keltonview Drive heard what they thought were the sound of firecrackers.
It turned out to be gunfire.
A resident went outside about 2 a.m. and discovered 27-year-old Joel Lamas lying on a front yard. Paramedics pronounced the Pico Rivera man dead at the scene.
He died of a gunshot wound to the chest, according to Investigator Jerry McKibben of the Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner.
Detectives are now asking for the public's help in finding whomever shot Lamas on Jan. 1.
Lamas didn't live too far from where he was gunned down.
"We believe he was either walking to or from a friend's house," Sheriff's Homicide Detective Steve Blagg said.
The gunshots were heard by residents just before midnight. Blagg said several people were seen running from the area afterward. But they were only described as being in their late teens to early 20s and wearing dark clothing.
Lamas' brother couldn't be reached for comment Thursday.
Authorities said Lamas wasn't a gang member.
"Basically he was well-liked in the neighborhood. He allowed local bands to play at his residence," Blagg said.
Lamas' killing was among the first three homicides for 2010 in Los Angeles County. Investigators don't think the cases are related.
The first fatality broke out at 12:53 a.m. in the 13600 block of Hutchcroft Street in the unincorporated area of West Valinda. A young man attending a party was stabbed by another man who tried to join the gathering but was denied, according to deputies. The victim died at a hospital.
The second killing was reported at 1:45 a.m. in the 10700 block of Klingerman Street in South El Monte. A vehicle carrying two men pulled up next to a young man standing on the street. Deputies said words were exchanged and the men in the car shot the young man. He later died at a hospital.
Anyone with information about the killing of Lamas is asked to call the sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.
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Glen Campbell Cancels Australian Tour, Likely Due to Alzheimer's Complications
Country music legend Glen Campbell has pulled out of his Australian tour with fellow icon Kenny Rogers — and the speculation is that Campbell's progressing battle with Alzheimer's is to blame for the last-minute cancellations.
Garth Brooks Death Hoax Hits the Web
Despite the rumors, Garth Brooks is not dead — so fans frantic to get a refund for tickets to his Las Vegas show can breathe a sigh of relief! Though word spread the country superstar passed in a tragic jet ski accident in the Turks and Caicos Islands today (July 16), the reports are completely fabricated.
Toby Keith More Than a Dozen Songs Deep Into New Album
His current gold-selling collection, 'Clancy's Tavern,' may still be churning out hits, but as soon as his current Top 10 single, 'Beers Ago,' runs its course, Toby Keith will already have his new album prepped, as he has "14 or 15 things" already recorded for his 17th studio album.
Brad Paisley to Perform for Troops at the White House on July 4
Brad Paisley has been given the supreme honor of playing for President Obama and the First Lady as the sole performer for the annual White House Salute to the Military USO concert, which take place on the South Lawn of the White House grounds on July 4.
Billy Ray Cyrus Set to Make Broadway Debut in 'Chicago'
Billy Ray Cyrus has successfully tackled a recording career, multiple television series roles and a big-screen movie career — so what is the logical next move for the 50-year-old entertainer? Broadway, of course! The superstar will join the cast of the long-running fan-favorite 'Chicago' as the ethically-challenged lawyer Billy Flynn beginning this November.
Kenny Chesney Lookalike to Receive Refund After Being Kicked Out of Concert
He may not have been able to stick around long enough to see Kenny Chesney perform during the singer's Nashville tour stop over the weekend, but Nathan Blankenship is putting an unfortunate situation behind him with some amicable parting gifts. The fan, who bears a strong resemblance to the 'Come Over' singer, was escorted out of the show by LP Field security for being a disturbance in the crowd.
Miranda Lambert Gets Emotional Over Destruction Still in New Orleans
It's been nearly seven years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the southeast United States, killing thousands and leaving millions of American citizens homeless. Despite aggressive reconstruction efforts, the revitalization process has been slow-going for many victims. During her recent tour stop in the Big Easy, Miranda Lambert got rather emotional about the destruction still untouched in New Orleans.
Fan Kicked Out of Kenny Chesney Show for Looking Too Much Like the Singer
If you look anything like Kenny Chesney, you may want to steer clear from the singer's Brothers of the Sun headlining tour! A Tennessee fan learned that the hard way over the weekend when he was escorted out of a Nashville tour stop for apparently looking too similar to the 'Come Over' singer.
Brad Paisley Named Country Music's 'Big Daddy'
Brad Paisley has been showered with countless industry awards for his platinum-selling albums, but 2012 looks to go down as Paisley's year of the "daddy." The devoted husband and father-of-two has awarded the honor of "Country Big Daddy," according to Country Weekly. Congrats, Brad!
Pat Green Picks Up Hometown Radio DJ Gig to Stay Close to Family
'Wave on Wave' hitmaker Pat Green already has a big following of devoted fans, but he's hoping to rope in some loyal listeners with a new gig he's trying. The singer has accepted a temporary position as a morning radio host for Austin-based country station KVET for the month of June. Green will join current hosts Chris Mosser and Anne Hudson in the studio as he takes a hiatus from the road.
Kenny Chesney to Celebrate the 4th of July With Katy Perry
Kenny Chesney will take a brief break from his Brothers of the Sun Tour with pal Tim McGraw to celebrate the 4th of July with another music superstar. Chesney will join pop starlet Katy Perry for this year's Macy's 4th of July fireworks show, an annual televised tradition that celebrates the birth of our nation.
Kenny Chesney Says 'No' to Reality Television
Kenny Chesney, who's already said 'No' to Twitter, has no desire to be a part of another pop culture craze. The singer recently dismissed any notion of associating himself with a reality television show or a singing competition a la Blake Shelton.