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Aus 125 Designs von 52 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Internet Branding Company
I have been here plenty of times and have always walked away very happy. I need a logo for a new Internet Branding Company, appropriately named "Internet Branding Company"
Business owners.
It needs to be dynamic with some artistic flare (Animation is NOT required but would be seriously considered, HTML5 a plus).
The tag line (which needs to be included) should say,
"It's Apples to Oranges"
So please consider the name and tag line when designing the icon/s for the logo.
I do not have anything in mind and am doing this here so that I can get a variety of ideas to choose from. I will be very responsive during the process to let people know what I like.


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Oktober 2007
BeschreibungIt is 1972: a group of teenagers, some from Dublin, some from Derry, spend a month in the Donegal Gaeltacht, learning Irish language and culture. A brilliant critically acclaimed novel about growing up.
PortraitEILIS NI DHUIBHNE was born in Dublin. Her works include Blood and Water, The Bray House, Eating Women is Not Recommended, The Inland Ice and The Pale Gold of Alaska. She has won the Bisto Book of the Year Award, the Readers' Association of Ireland Award, the Stewart Parker Award and an Oireachtas. The Dancers Dancing was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2000. Her most recent book, W.B. Yeats:Works and Days, was voted the Irish Publishers' Book of the Year, 2007. She works as a librarian in the National Library of Ireland.
Pressestimmen'Ni Dhuibhne has a great way of mixing and merging the realistic with something otherworldly, like crossing an Alice Munro or an Anne Tyler with an Angela Carter or a Jeanette Winterson.' Books Ireland 'With a delicate touch not unlike Arundhati Roy's in The God of Small Things, Ni Dhuibhne sneaks under the ill-fitting skin of her metamorphosing Derry and Dublin cast. Their stories unravel in shifting voices with all the wisdom and perspective of an omniscient narrator.' Sunday Business Post 'Ni Dhuibhne's writing is marvellous, building layers of impression until a complex, vital and true-false picture of liberation is revealed.' Irish Times 'Her observations are lemon-fresh, her writing beautiful, witty and wry.' Sunday Express 'The author portrays the wild beauty of north Donegal, the doubt and confusion of girls just beginning to discover their sexuality, with a lyrical use of language that perfectly catches the mood of both time and place. The book is a joy to read and sustains the air of wonder, of unsolved mystery to the final chapter.' Irish Immigrant Review Nielsen BookData BIC subject:
Untertitel: A Powerful Coming-of-Age Novel. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Colourpoint Books
Erscheinungsdatum: Oktober 2007
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Also not to come UNTIL i called them because my son and I both have horrible asthma and allergies
Then they kept calling and calling
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I told them to forget it if they couldnt follow rules
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I refused. TOld them they HAD to call because my son and i were very asthmatic
THey THEN stated that "no problem" they would call first.
When i returned from vacation....there was a bill on my door. Stating they had treated my lawn and to pay. NOPE. THEY DID NOT treat my lawn. weeds everywhere!! and they also were ordered NOT to come until they got an ok from me!!!
TO this day i keep getting a bill from them. May til October. They can go to H E double hockey sticks because i wont pay for something i did not even recieve and especially from someone i told to leave me alone!!!!
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text: I figure Mark didn't think Lexie had it in her, so it feels like more of an affront. But otherwise, eff him. (Not that they were "cancelling each other out." That's no even page there) I like Izzie. That was awful with her and Alex, but what could he do? That actor is the bomb. He's all tough, tough, tough, then Iz shows up and he's soft. Like a switch. Love him. xoxo Love new doctor hot eyes, too. I hope he gets more screen time.


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Irish Coffee: Celtics weekly report card
|01.06.12 at 12:12 pm ET
Given that NBA teams cram 66 games into just over four months, each of this season's 17 weeks becomes like an NFL week. As NFL writers are wont to do, we'll start a new series of Celtics report cards each Friday. After an 0-3 start capped by a loss to a woeful Hornets team, the C's have won four straight — albeit against three D-League NBA clubs with a combined 3-16 record. That being said, let's get to the grades.
If you thought Glen Davis was a Sixth Man of the Year candidate last season, get a load of Bass so far this year. In 28 minutes a night, he's averaging 14.0 points and 6.6 boards, shooting 61.5 percent from 10-15 feet and 66.0 percent from 16-23 feet. His consistency in a new system has been remarkable. In just a few short weeks, Bass has helped create that valuable spacing for which Doc Rivers strives and already assumed the second crunch-time big role alongside Kevin Garnett.
You can't blame the man for missing a game because of the flu. In six games, he's averaging a team-leading 20.0 points on sizzling 61.1 percent 3-point shooting. His 51.5 percent shooting from inside the arc isn't too shabby, either, but three missed free throws is very un-Shuttlesworth-like (picking nits). Could this be the season Allen finally achieves his Holy Trinity of Shooting (50 FG%-40 3P%-90 FT%)? Allen gets paid to shoot the rock and run opposing two guards ragged. Mission accomplished.
If not for the turnover issue (4.4 per game), Rondo has been exceptional, brushing off the constant trade rumors during training camp and beginning this season as he did the last. His league-leading 10.7 assists a night speak for themselves. Rondo's 53.9 field goal percentage ranks third among point guards, and at least for now his 44.0 percent shooting from 16-23 feet and 42.9 3-point percentage are more than respectable. If you can get this Rajon Rondo for a full 66-game season, another Atlantic Division title should be in the cards.
The welcome surprise of the season for the Celtics so far, Stiemsma has already exceeded everyone's expectations through the first two weeks of the season. He might not be Bill Russell, as Tommy Heinsohn suggested, but he's averaging almost as many blocks per night (2.6) as Dwight Howard (2.7). The Stiemer's ability to knock down a 15-foot jump shot, as evidenced during his 13-point outburst in the second leg of a home-and-home with the Wizards, is the biggest and best revelation.
Rivers wants more than 10 field goal attempts a night from Garnett, especially if he keeps shooting 56.3 percent from the floor. The Celtics coach would probably like a rebound rate higher than 15 percent, too. Nights like his 24 points and nine rebounds against the Wizards one night remind you who KG really is, but his eight and three against the Pistons another night suggest he probably can't be that productive regularly — a la the Heat series. His averages are about right, but a little more consistency would benefit the C's more.
When Pierce has been on the floor, he's been an A-plus and beyond. In only 29 minutes a night, he's producing 16.5 points (almost 50% from 3), 6.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists. The Celtics are 4-0 when their captain plays, but there has to be at least some concern that Pierce began the season with a foot injury.
Through seven games, Dooling has proven to be a better shooter (40.9 3P%) than I anticipated, but his assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4-1.9) needs to improve. In his past three seasons, in Milwaukee and New Jersey, he's committed significantly fewer turnovers and owned a 30-plus percent assist rate — twice as high as he's produced so far this year (15.8).
If not for his breakthrough night against the Nets on Wednesday, when Bradley seemingly figured out the Tony Allen-esque role the Celtics have been hoping he'd fill, this grade would be an F. Prior to scoring 11 points, including his first career 3-pointer, he ranked among the league's worst guards in scoring, true shooting percentage, wins added, value added, win score, usage rate and assist rate. Whether or not his most recent effort catapults his confidence and helps him reach his potential remains to be seen.
Since dropping 19 points and seven boards in 29 minutes against the Pistons, as if by clockwork, O'Neal has battled a hamstring injury and totaled only 10 points and eight boards in 41 minutes over two games sandwiched around a DNP against the Wizards. Even before the injury bug bit him again, he was shaky — as evidence by his zero-point, one-rebound game in 22 minutes against the Heat. So far, O'Neal hasn't lived up to his billing as training camp MVP.
Daniels was another training camp hero, and the Celtics set high expectations after celebrating his health following spinal surgery. Yet, he's shooting just 27.7 percent from the floor. His statistical averages (4.6 PTS, 2.6 REB, 1.7 AST) are similar to what he's produced for the Celtics over the last two seasons and the effort is there on defense, but Daniels hasn't had a serious impact on any game yet.
Selected late in the second round, Moore's spot on the Celtics roster wasn't even a given, so the fact that he's seen minutes in five of the team's seven games is something. However, in his limited action, he hadn't done much until scoring five points on 2-of-3 shooting in garbage time against the Nets.
Not for lack of effort, but it's evident Wilcox hasn't assimilated into his new team's schemes like Bass has. Part of that may be the result of a shoulder injury that kept him out of three games. Still, the Celtics need more than 1.0 points and 3.0 rebounds a night out of a guy who they handed the $3 million mini mid-level exception.
At this point, there should be odds on whether Pavlovic survives the season in a Celtics uniform. Despite starting the first three games, his best performance is a seven-point, four-rebound performance in a 97-78 loss to the Hornets. And get this: He hasn't scored yet in January, a month that has included a pair of DNPs for him.
The C's first-round pick, Johnson remains the last man on the depth chart. Rivers has received his share of criticism for not playing his young guys, but trust me: If the 6-foot-10 Johnson could contribute anything, he'd have seen more than garbage minutes in four of the team's seven games. There's plenty of time left for him to adjust — and he's trying like hell — but he's just not ready yet.
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Where should we live?
We're hoping to get Savannah as our next duty station. I go back and forth between wanting to live on base or off. They've updated all the housing on base and from what I see in pictures and what I hear they are beautiful homes. I keep weighing the pros and cons and can't figure out what we should do. If we live on base we don't really get an option of what we get like we would off base and we won't get the extra bah we could pocket if we found a place to live in that's under our BAH rate but all utilities would be included which would be a HUGE help for us. Also, DH will definitely be getting deployed while he's stationed there and I like the safety that living on base would provide for me since we don't have kids and it will be just me at home while he's gone. However, Savannah is only 2 hours from where I grew up so I know I'll have lots of friends and family coming to visit and I don't want it to be a hassle for them everytime they want to get on base. Especially, if we host holidays with my family like I would like to do. What do you ladies think?


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Propane grill problem, where to start troubleshooting?
I have a 4 burner propane grill, maybe 2 years old.
When the bottle is about to get empty it's real easy to tell, all the burners go on "super low" and if you want any juice out of them you have to shut 2 off and only run 2 with the last bit of the bottle.
Just ran out the other day, so I went and got the other bottle, obviously full, it weighed 5 times as much.
Hook it up, grill - great!
Fast forward a week to yesterday: Fire up the grill and it's behaving like the bottle is almost empty! Burners won't kick into "high gear" unless I have 2 of them off. I picked up the bottle just to make sure - yep, still heavy.
So ... where to start troubleshooting.... the hose from the bottle? Each burner?:censored:
When propane gets cold it won't flow properly. Only other thing would be that your gas line is somehow clogged at some point.
My manual says that spider webs in the burners can clog them up. Valve on the tank feel like it sticks? Only thing left is the hose that delivers the gas and the burner controls. I think burner control problems would be obvious, soooooooooooo..............
Not to be overly simplistic but I wonder if you got bad fuel or it got filled into a tank with condensation built up? Was it your tank or one you got in a switch.
If all the other suggestions don't improve the problem try a different tank?
What is the flame color on the burner you can get working like? I did not mean to downplay some sort of fuel line or burner unit blockage.
I go through Tons of propane over the course of the blacktoppin' season,...
I have all the 20lb.ers filled at a local place,...
I usually end up havin' to trade off several tanks off, at convenience stores, to get rid of the 1s with Bad valves...
When the valves go Bad, either ya can't get gas out of 'em, or the gas guys can't fill 'em,...
That's when they get Traded....
Maybe you got ahold of 1 of my old tanks...:laughing:
when the gas seems low try turning it off at the bottle and disconnecting the valve,wait a few seconds and reconnect then try it
ah.. forgot to add,when you disconnect the gas open all the burners with the lid up leave it for awhile then turn off the burners reconnect then light it
Work your way backwards from the burners.
My vote is spider webs somewhere.
Wow, good stuff here.
I'm going to check for spider webs and do a general cleaning.
As far as the bottle - the only thing you can "buy" near me is "Blue Rhino" which I found out is an absolute ripoff so I have my tanks filled at a landscaping place because they give you 20lbs and not 15. The bottle I have on now is one I have filled - I can NOT remember how that bottle acted last year though .........
Will also check the lines.
Thanks for all the advice.
Well, took the whole top apart and cleaned it (what a mess) including the burners - lots of crud in there.
Also .. disconnected the valve, made sure there was no dirt in there, checked the bottle etc.
That did it - I guess I should have checked in between to find out which thing did the trick but either way ... it works!!
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Public School/Middle School 105 Deals Doggie Treats
The PS/MS 105 Kids Care Club participated in a community service activity by making dog treats and decorating doggy bags for ARF-ARF's Costume Parade fundraising event at the Rockaway Freeway Park. Students volunteered and judged the best canine costumes.
The activity was supervised by teachers Thomas Krieger and Norma Allende with the assistance of parents Ms. Camacho and Ms. Dean.
In addition, two former 105 Kids Care Club members, who are currently high school students, helped to organize and distribute important information for dog owners to all visitors.
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- Cruising & Liveaboard Forum (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/cruising-liveaboard-forum/)
- - St. Johns to Azores-Atlantic crossing (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/cruising-liveaboard-forum/6096-st-johns-azores-atlantic-crossing.html)
St. Johns to Azores-Atlantic crossing
We are planning on leaving in late August from St. Johns to Azores. Does anyone have similar plans? It is our first ocean crossing, so it would be nice to be in touch with another boat on the same route.
St. Johns to Azores-Atlantic crossing
Emily, I know this isn''t exactly what you were asking for but, where I you and looking for others planning an August crossing, I''d start asking that question on the morning Net before/after the Safety & Security Net and before David Jones starts his drone about the wx. There''s a huge crowd listening in and I''d bet those who are considering a crossing would be included.
Excuse me for saying this but are you really thinking of departing the Virgins in August, right as the storm season kicks into active mode? I''m sure there are schedule considerations that shape this for you, but wouldn''t June be a much better month to depart? You''d even stand a chance at the festival in Horta at month''s end.
St. Johns to Azores-Atlantic crossing
Thank you, but I''m unfamiliar with how to access the morning Net program - could you give me some instruction about that? And also thanks a lot for your words of concern-I should have been more specific, I meant that we are leaving from the city of St. Johns in Newfoundland, not in the Virgins. Thanks again for your help! Emily
St. Johns to Azores-Atlantic crossing
Ahh, not the St. Johns I expected. My comments about ''the morning Net'' are not applicable due to your distant location from the Caribbean - sorry.
Have you posted a similar question on the SSCA BB? (www.ssca.org) That seems to be a likely place to connect with other long distance cruisers. Also, I''d consider posting a note with the Cruising Club of America (www.cruisingclub.org), a very active long-distance cruising group. You won''t be able to access the member'' section but perhaps a general query can result in someone posting a note on your behalf.
Good luck on your crossing.
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Thanks a lot, I''ll give those a try!
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English: The Cocking History Column is a 292cm high bronze column on a 165cm Portland stone plinth, located in Cocking, West Sussex. It was commissioned by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Nationwide Building Society as part of Cocking's Millennium celebrations and the West Sussex Parish Maps Project. According to publicsculpturesofsussex.co.uk: the column has "48 low relief bronze panels that wind their way downwards in a spiral recoding history from the Bronze Age at the top to the Millennium at the bottom. Twisting around the column between the panels is a narrow ribbon of national history giving context to the Cocking events. Beneath the column on the Portland stone base are inset two bronze relief parish maps facing north and east." The column was the suggestion of sculptor Philip Jackson, who is a Cocking resident, with local residents creating the panels with his supervision. It was unveiled on 15 April 2005 by Lady Cowdray.
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Wage row could force up kinder fees
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A stand-off over preschool teachers' wages intensified yesterday, with the education union warning that parents could face increased kindergarten fees unless the State Government provided more money for salaries.
With negotiations deadlocked, Australian Education Union branch president Mary Bluett said higher fees might be the only way of giving teachers the pay parity they wanted with primary school teachers.
So far, the Government has refused to move on its 9 per cent offer over three years - despite union figures suggesting more than $30 million was needed to bring preschool wages into line with primary school teachers, who get nearly $7500 more at the top of the scale.
"It could be that if the Government doesn't give us more money, the only way that we improve the lot of preschool teachers is to increase parent fees," Ms Bluett said.
Average preschool fees are about $160 a term and increasing them is a move the union says it wants to avoid at all costs because it believes this would mean that more children would miss out on a preschool education. It would also be at loggerheads with the policies of employer group Kindergarten Parents Victoria, which says money for teachers' wages must come from the Government.
Ms Bluett said an agreement needed to be reached soon, given that a state-wide union survey released yesterday pointed to a kindergarten teacher shortage "crisis" within years.
The survey, which questioned 229 kindergarten teachers about their salary and work conditions, found that one in four preschool teachers would retire in the next three years and more than one in five were considering moving to primary schools.
Almost all teachers said their workload had increased significantly since 2002.
Kindergarten Parents Victoria chief executive Gerard Mansour said preschool teachers' wages had fallen even further behind after primary and secondary school teachers struck a deal with the Government earlier this year for a 12.5 per cent pay rise over three-and-a-half years.
But he said forcing parents to pay higher fees was an unsustainable move that KPV would not agree to, given it would push too many families outside the system.
"If there is to be a wage increase, it is to be funded by government and we wouldn't be looking at reaching an agreement that was to have an impact on parent fees. That's our policy position," Mr Mansour said.
A spokesman for Community Services Minister Sherryl Garbutt yesterday said the union's claim for parity was "excessive" and amounted to an increase of up to 21 per cent over three years.
He said the offer of 9 per cent over three years was fair, and also consistent with rises given to school teachers and nurses.
But the union is planning a series of half-day stoppages from next month and has not ruled out another 24-hour state-wide strike in term four.


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An old player in the Boston music scene showed off a fresh new look last night as the Royale nightclub opened up in the space formerly known as the Roxy.
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe christened the club with its vibrant hybrid of jazz, funk, and rhythm and blues grooves.
About 500 folks came to check out Denson and the new space, with many giving it the thumbs up.
The old-school ballroom received more than just a new coat of paint, although the garish purple and silver color scheme was wisely replaced with a rich red and black combination with gold detailing on the elaborate wall and ceiling filigrees. The well-trod carpet has been jettisoned on the first floor and will be replaced in the balcony soon, and a series of banquettes line the walls.
Chief among the upgrades in terms of sightlines was the raising of the stage by a foot, meaning that shorter people in the back got a good view of Denson and company over the packed dance floor.
Although the sound mixing desk remains behind that dance floor, Josh Bhatti of Bowery Presents Boston, the promoters who will book the club, said the new sunken pit above the bar for the sound engineers should also afford better views.
"I couldn't believe it was the same place,'' said Bronwyn Kane of Lynn. She and friend Michelle Desaulniers of Newburyport remember coming to dance nights and shows in the mid-'90s and were excited to hear that Bowery Presents plans to bring more concerts to the venue.
Bhatti said they would eventually try for 100 shows a year, with an emphasis on indie rock, and will bring in well-known DJs for club nights, which will be overseen by Royale consultant Dave Ralph, a DJ and former music director at Avalon.
John Fugate of Gloucester had only been to the Roxy a few times but was impressed by the crisp mix of guitars, keyboards, and horns. "It's very balanced, not too punchy.''
Capacity remains at 775, but Bhatti was hopeful that the city would raise it back to 1,305 in the near future. (It was lowered in 2007 after several incidents at the club.)
Upcoming bookings include Public Image Ltd. on May 4 and 5 and Broken Bells on June 4.


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Officials briefed on the interrogation say the 19-year-old suspect went silent after a magistrate judge and a representative from the U.S. Attorney's office gave him his Miranda warning.
The officials insisted on anonymity because the briefing was private. federal District Court Judge Marianne Bowler arrived at the hospital where he is being treated to preside over his initial hearing Monday, when she read him his Miranda rights."
quote:Partnering with the private sector to encourage companies to hire veterans (and their spouses) and train veterans for jobs that maximize the training they already received while in the military.
Show us example of his domestic policies that will benefit this country long term without bankrupting it?
Who voted for him?
Man you guys are stupid Holder can't send a Majistrate Judge to do anything. Do you anything about federal criminal procedure
When has this regime given a damn about the law, constitution, or proper procedure
In a criminal complaint unsealed today in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tsarnaev is specifically charged with one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (namely, an improvised explosive device or IED) against persons and property within the United States resulting in death, and one count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death. The statutory charges authorize a penalty, upon conviction, of death or imprisonment for life or any term of years. Tsarnaev had his initial court appearance today from his hospital room.
quote:This and other like Web sites that promote an agenda or conspiracies and do little if any fact checking.
. Or are you speaking of the wacko infowars kind of stuff?
quote:I don't think you have your criminal procedure facts straight. The magistrate conducting an arraignment is very typical and has to happen within a certain amount of time ate charges are filed. The doj had already taken the unusual step of invoking a rarely used exception to reading Miranda. The FBI had questioned the suspect for 16 hours according to reports. This the exception had been stretched to it's reasonable limits. As such, reading the suspect his rights was a reasonable step in the process. There is nothing devious or improper about it.
Care to discuss how good intel was coming from a terrorist without any interrogation torture tactics and a DOJ appointed magistrate ends it?
Why do you hate democracy? America had spoken
How did this idiot we call the President con America?
Pick a side of the argument and stick with it.
America has spoken
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In the beginning, there was the ball. Then came the kick. Or maybe the carry. Or, in some cases, the throw. Then maybe the ball turned oval, or somebody put lines on the field. In some places, the pants got shorter. In others, helmets entered the picture. The eight sports below all share the same ancient ancestors. But they've evolved separately to the point where "football" means something completely different depending on where you're saying it. Can you name these eight branches on the football family tree?
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I'm in an Abusive Relationship with Madden
I love football. I love video games. So it should come as no surprise that I buy Madden NFL Football, the annual sports sim EASports releases so that dorks like me can live out their gridiron fantasies. Not, like, "Oooh, kiss me down THERE, Tom Landry," fantasies. More like, "I just won the Super Bowl for my hometown team!" kind of fantasies. But I don't judge if you go for the former.
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The Trivial Eye: Super Bowl Commercials
Can I make a confession? I kind of hate Super Bowl commercials. They're a lot like the Super Bowl itself: bloated with hype and usually a letdown. Even the best of them are still, you know, commercials. But there's no denying that Super Bowl commercials are responsible for some of the most enduring (or enduringly awful) artifacts of their time. Can you name the 8 advertisers responsible for the famous and infamous Super Bowl ads seen below? And for the 2-point conversion, can you name the year each aired?
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What can I do for cat that doesn't cover poop?
The question has been asked about WHY a cat doesn't cover poop. I adopted my kitten from a shelter and she is only about 2 months. I do not know what her life was like before the shelter, but I know now that she does not cover her poop. I've tried showing her to no avail. My question is, what can I do? It smells so bad!! I clean it often but when I return home from work, my room stinks!! Please help!!!
*** I adopted her at 8 weeks of age on October 4th. She is now 12 weeks. ***
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You don't say how old your baby was when separated from her mother, but these are usually things that kittens learn from their moms. If she was separated before mom had a chance to teach her litter box manners, then that's why she doesn't cover. You can keep trying to show her how to cover. You're her mom now and what she learns about life, she'll learn from you. Cats cover in the wild to deter predators and keep parasites down. A cat who doesn't cover is just showing it's domestication. Even when cats do cover, their poop stinks. My cats do. Try using a Glade/Airwick plug in, crack your window a bit, get a small fan, or put the box somewhere else if you can.
Izadore (Izzie) answered on 11/8/08. Helpful? / 1
Some do, some don't. I have four and even when they scratch around for what seems like 10 minutes, they sometimes just don't hit the mark with the covering. The instinct is there and they know when they are especially stinky because you can tell they dig longer. They just scratch every where except where it would actually accomplish the job. I don't have any electric outlets in my "litterbox room" so I have an Oust fan in there. It runs every 15 minutes and blows the scented oil refills around. It runs on a C battery and works really well. Unless I am nearby when the stink occurs, I don't usually smell anything and I have 4 little stinkers. I do not recommend the air freshners that shoot a burst of spray though, it scares the daylights out of the cats. The Oust fan is silent.
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My mate as aquired one of these.
Im presuming its a fuel controller of some sort? I could be totally wrong.
I wonder if anyone can give us any information on this or even a wiring diagram for it.
My mate as aquired one of these.
Im presuming its a fuel controller of some sort? I could be totally wrong.
I wonder if anyone can give us any information on this or even a wiring diagram for it.
Originally Posted by broster
lol this just gets funnier...im sure it says SFC VTEC
they are meant for honda v tecs... and the last time i looked at a c20xe it didnt have VTEC mechanism in the head...
looks like a library photo...
The Field SFC Hyper-R can be used in conjunction with the SFC VTEC as an additional control module or a stand alone unit for Non-VTEC cars. Features include an 8 step fuel controller (plus/minus 30% in 1 percent steps). Perfect for your Non-VTEC DOHC or SOHC.
You can measure performance data while running,
which makes your fuel-control setting quite easy!
We all wish to set up fuel control while watching the performance data in running. So our fuel controller the SFC-HYPER R is made to measure several kinds of performance data. It can record the speed and the time at three ranges; 0-100m, 0-200m and 0-400m. Moreover, it can measure the time required to accelerate from 0km to 100km/h. In addition, it can measure the peak rpm and the top speed.
You can set up the fuel control in every 1%, from 1000 rpm to 8000 rpm.
Our up-the-grade controller SFC-HYPER R can adjust fuel control delicately, from ±30% to ±1% in every thousand revolutions, from 1000 to 8000. And also, the auto-setting function works between every 1000rpm, and makes the accerelation quite smooth at any point. You can enjoy high-grade setting without difficulties.
The working is so simple that you can set up quite easily!
If you want to change the fuel control at one point, you can holdthe number of revolutions with one touch of button, so you can make the acceleration quite smooth at any point. The digital indicator shows the number you set up in every 100 revolutions, which makes the fuel control easy; in every 1% exactly. It also shows the number of auto setting in between your setting points.
O2 monitor will raise the endurance of your engine.
SFC-HYPER R shows the data detected by the genuine O2 sensor with the sign of LEAN / RICH, which realizes exact fuel control and good engine endurance.
Boost & speed limiter cut.
It can cancel the speed limiter or boost limiter(except some mode I's).
Acceptable to your tuned computer.
If you've changed the tuning menu, such as exchanging of the turbine or the muffler, you must set up the fuel control again. So, SFC-HYPER R is made so that you can use it with your tuned computer already loaded. Even if your engine is heavily tuned, you can tune the high-grade fuel control on the basis of the performance data that can be got from SFC-HYPER R.
Loaded the memory which memorizes setting numbers.
The memory can memorize three different setting numbers, so you can choose the suitable type of fuel control immediately. We have inputted two types of data into the memory in shipping; economy-driving data for fuel efficiency and feeling-up data for good accerelation. That is, everybody can enjoy the benefit of fuel control tuning without any special knowledge, owing to this basic data.
Acceptable to any system of sensors. any model of cars.
SFC-HYPER R is acceptable to the pressure-sensor system, the hot-wire system, the flap system, and others. For example, the SKYLINE GT-R has two systems of air flow sensor, but you can do with just one SFC-HYPER R. It is also acceptable to many kinds of Japanese K-car.
cheers for the help ste.
It was a freebie. along with the fan controller ect.
So just thought we would look it up to see if we gained anything usefull.
We dont have a celica. Got a supra lieing about tho!
thanks again matey!
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Make requests for new forums and/or forum catagories here.
Proposed New Forum Structure:
Note regarding P&R -- Due to the inflamatory nature of P&R, we have the option of NOT including it in the list of posts that come up when you click "new posts". This will make it easier for people that don't wish to participate in them to not get 'drawn in' to the discussions by seeing them popup in 'new posts'. They would still show up in your 'User CP' if you have subscribed to one, just not in 'new posts.'Code:*Football Forums* Broncos Talk BoncoForums' Articles Other NFL Team Discussion Draft Chatter Duck Before Entering (aka smack) *Wide World of Sports* NBA (new) MLB (new) highschool & college (new) other - can include soccer, hockey, rugby, lax,beer pong lol. you get the idea (new) Fantasy Sports *Everything But the Gridiron* Introduce Yourself What's on your mind Congrats... Let Us Know *P&R* (see note below) Religion Politics *Entertainment* Movies (new) Music (new) Video Games (new) Graphics
Please let me know your thoughts on the above proposed forum restructure and the proposed change to P&R related to the "new posts."
I do not want to make any changes to the structure until I have had a fair amount of feedback.
A Bronco Trivia forum might be nice to see.
Last edited by Chica_Ang; 09-01-2007 at 08:20 PM.
Have you thought about making a separate forum for College Football? There are a lot our fans that are big College Football fans as well.
I agree that there should be a college football forum, but maybe it would be a good idea to make a combined College and High School football forum.
Go Rockies!!!
"Get your ass down to first base and shut up!" -- Troy Tulowitzki
"The other sports are just sports, baseball is love." -- Bryant Gumbel
NFL trivia I would be for
Thanks for the sig VULCAN
here is just a couple things i would change but they are no big deal
1) CP's - they are fun and a way to earn respect around here
2) seperate the forum more, its either football or everything else
3) add a video game section (attracts more people)
4) ill think of some other things to help out
if you need help with anything let me know what i can do
thats about it . . . .how do we go about getting more people too, im assuming we cant just post on the other boards huh
------"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw------
All we can do is spread the word. As it is, BroncosForums.com is typically on the first page of google if someone searches for Broncos Forums or Denver Broncos Forums. So, as the season starts, and more people are looking for a place to chat, they might head this way.
Beyond that, all we can do is spread the word. We have a nice group of posters already. As it is, after only a week, when I go to BM and hit New Posts (today's posts as they now name it) and I do the same here, in almost every case there are more new posts here than there. So, we have solid activity, but hopefully we can grow a little every week.
I have another thread on forum suggestions, but have had limited feedback. Do me a favor and post there, and more specifically, do you want all video games, just sports, what specific ideas do you have on further breaking up the forums. Do you like the "sub Forums" the way they are in P&R where you have to 'drill down' or do you just like the categories like "Football Forums" and "Everything but the gridiron"?
CPs are being discussed and there are two long threads about them. On the one hand a lot of people think they were fun and advantages, on the other hand people realise that this off season it was one of the most highly debating and inflammatory subjects on BM.
i think he means all video games in general. that was a fun forum for gamers.
"Precision beats power. Timing beats speed" - Conor McGregor
yeah just in general . . . i still like the way "bronco country" was set up but think with users controlling how this one works it could be way better
so have like
Football Forum with
-other teams
then have other sports forum with
-highschool - if people want it or combine it with the next one
-other - can include soccer, hockey, rugby, lax,beer pong lol. you get the idea
then entertainment forum with
-video games
and then a general place for all the other threads that dont fit in those categories like
-the cafe and such
-picture threads
all that good stuff
i will also do my best to spread word of this forum and get it bigger than Bronco country
good luck keeping everything running smoothly around here i love the work so far
------"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw------
In the "Everything But The Gridiron" section, I personally
would like to see a slight alteration in the order, to wit:
Introduce Yourself
What's on your mind
Let Us Know
No biggie. That just seems a more natural order.
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You will need to decide on your grid size, that is how many squares to divide your image into.
Larger grid sizes are fine for less complicated sketches but if the grid is too large and the sketch has a lot of detail in it you'll have too much drawing to do in each square. On the other hand if the grid is too small you'll find it difficult to erase the lines when you've finished with the grid, and it can get very confusing.
There is no definite rule, as the size of your starting and finishing picture, and the subject matter, can be so varied.
You will need: –
- Ruler
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- Your starting image
1. First select the image you plan to enlarge using the grid.
2. If the image is important in any way then make a paper copy of it by photocopying it, or scanning and printing it if possible. This avoids spoiling the original image by drawing a grid on it.
3. Using a pencil, make a small mark at the very top of the image, directly in the middle, and then mark at the quarters (half way between the middle and the side edges). Then make further marks half way between these marks, effectively dividing the top edge up into quarters and then eighths. Then do the same for the bottom edge of the image. You will then have an equal amount of marks on the top and bottom edges. Using a ruler and a pencil to connect these lines, draw several vertical lines down the picture.
4. Repeat Step 3, but this time mark the edges on the left and right sides instead of the top and bottom. When you are finished marking the sides draw horizontal lines connecting the side edge marks. This will complete your grid. (If you are using our projects the grid on the initial sketch is done for you.)
5. Next use the same method to divide up your watercolour paper. Pencil in the grid very lightly on the paper because you will want to erase it after the drawing is complete.
6. Now draw the sketch from the initial image onto the large grid on the watercolour paper. Do this step by step, square by square. Don't panic, just start at the top left square on the watercolour paper and draw in there whatever appears in the top left square of the smaller initial sketch.
7. Work across the paper, and then down it, gradually transferring the sketch, one square at a time, from the smaller paper to the larger watercolour paper. The grid will help you enlarge the image while maintaining the correct aspect ratios. Place your drawing and the original picture close to each other so you can glance from one to the other quickly and easily.
When copying the picture, I suggest that you use some spare sheets of white paper to cover some of the image, so you can focus on just a few squares at a time. This can be especially useful for large detailed pictures, where it can become confusing.
8. When you have completed transferring the sketch onto your watercolour paper then all that is left to do is erase the grid from the paper, because you don't want the grid there in your finished painting. If you have done the drawing in pencil then you will need to take care to avoid eraseing parts of your sketch. If you have done your drawing in ink wait until the ink is completely dry, then it will be easy to erase the pencil grid without any danger of affecting the ink sketch.


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The Analogue Reader: Top 10 Classic Children's Books To Read2012-09-11 7 5 Share Tweet
This week, join us as we go back to our childhood days and pick up some books that we have all loved as budding analogue readers. Are you curious to find out if your childhood favorite is on this list? Go ahead and read on!
For the next two installments of The Analogue Reader, why don't we all take the time to go back to our days as budding analogue readers, to the time when we couldn't do without bedtime stories and worlds that tickle our imagination? If you're looking for something to read, we have compiled a list of classic children's books to pick up, whether for the first time ever or the first time in many years.
1. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
3. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
4. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
5. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
6. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
7. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
8. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
9. Grimms' Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
10. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Is your childhood favorite not in the list? Tell us about it with a comment below!
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When I came back down later the guys had ordered steaks in and we were to cook them on the Barbeque outside on the patio. One of the English lads had met a South African girl the night before and so she and her friend came to pick up two of the lads to take them out for dinner. They left their steaks in the fridge for another night. After about two hours we finally got the wood lit and it was time to put our steaks on
We were having a few beers after dinner with some other people staying at the hostel when the lads arrived back. They were pretty shaken up too! They had headed off in a pretty new BMW with the two girls. The steering went in the car when they were in the middle of a highway. They managed to steer the car into a petrol station. The garage was smack bang in the middle of a no go area of Jo'burg. The girl driving the car rang the AA straight away and told them that they were in danger and that they needed assistance straight away. Then she phoned the police and told them the same story. At this stage the two lads were bricking it. They said that the locals came up and began circling the car and staring in. After waiting for about two hours the AA finally came to tow them away. The police never came. The AA truck dropped them off at the hostel and they didn't even wait for the gate to be opened. Instead they climbed over it, while everyone in the bar laughed at them on the CCTV. Just another crazy story in Jo'burg.
The following day myself and Alan got up with all the willingness to go out and do something but made it as far as the bar and ordered pizza take away instead
Excitement over we had a few more beers and chatted to some interesting characters who were also staying in our hostel. There were two South African darts teams who were in town for a national championship and we learned a lot about South Africa from them
During the evening I got chatting to an English girl who had been travelling around SA for the last six weeks with her boyfriend. I was hoping to get some tips and recommendations from her as all travellers tend to do. She started telling me about her favourite places but soon changed the subject to how racist the white South Africans are. I told her that I had only been in the country a few days and hadn't come across any evidence of that. Then I told her how nice all South Africans had been to me and my boyfriend. I said I would wait to experience it myself but that surely not every white South African could be racist. She insisted they were. I then said well surely in every country and in every race there are good people and that not all white South Africans could be racist. She then called me naive. It was at this stage that I realised there was no getting through to her and that she was in fact racist herself. She spent the rest of the evening having a hissy fit because her boyfriend wouldn't defend her argument against me. She stood watching him while he drank some beer and had a good time with everyone else and then she kicked him in the one place you don't kick a man and smacked him across the face in front of everyone in the bar. What a classy girl!
On Tuesday morning Alan decided he'd go golfing with another Irish guy we'd met in the hostel
That evening we packed our bags and then played some poker in the bar with the darts team. We had a few beers and said our goodbyes to everyone. It was such a nice hostel to stay in and I would recommend it to anyone going for the world cup next year who is on a tight budget.


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Knuckledusters, spear guns, Mace, hammers, knives, horseshoes and even a bottle of petrol: these are some of the 100,000 items surrendered to court officials every year, in the name of keeping the courts safe.
At the Downing Centre alone, about 5000 items a month fail to pass the airport-style security screen and are held by the sheriff's office until their owners leave NSW's busiest court complex.
Sometimes, they end up doing the owners a favour. Like the woman who was surprised there was a blanket ban on aerosol cans but thankful she did not get the chance to use the insect spray on her hair.
The NSW sheriff, Gary Byles, says there is simple test for what his officers will allow; if it can hurt anyone or intimidate any judge, witness or juror, it will not make it past the front door.
"The safety and security of the courts are the No. 1 priority. These days people understand and the overwhelming number are terrific."
Such as the man who brought what Mr Byles describes as an "aggressive guard dog" to court. He agreed to tie it up in a nearby car park.
The most commonly confiscated items are mobile phones, aerosol cans and grooming aids such as nail files and other sharp implements.
Mr Byles said camera phones were banned for the protection of all participants in cases.
"It's for the witnesses and jurors. They might feel intimidated if someone took their picture - especially if they were on a murder trial or a drugs case."
Very few of the devices make it past the X-ray machine. But those who decide to take a snap may be subject to penalties, which can include a contempt of court action.
Many items come under the category of "generally normal usage". Anything sharp, such as knives, scissors and syringes, will be held because they are potentially dangerous. The same goes for tools such as hammers and chisels.
Even fashion accessories such as studded belts and chains are banned. But large knives and Mace will result in police involvement. "We will call police about anything that is a dangerous weapon. Mace is illegal and we will notify them too," Mr Byles said.
How about the bottle of petrol? "We never cease to be surprised at the types of items people have in their possession."
And the spear gun? "He thought it would better to bring it into court rather than leave it in the car."
Mr Byles wants people to be more careful about what they bring to court. "We have fairly limited storage."
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paiste2002 (17) Saugus, California | August 13, 2013
For a bottle shop out in the middle of the desert a way better then average selection. But keep in mind these folks have no clue what the air conditioner is for and the place gets pretty hot in the summer months so the beer is not all that well kept. Unless you find a must have on the shelves stick to what in the cooler.
bytemesis (954) Sunnyvale, California | July 17, 2013
Honestly not expecting much, but the selection is actually pretty impressive in some ways. A ton of Belgians; no walez, but certainly some stuff I havent seen much in other places. Good selection of US brews, a ton of SoCal stuff. I would worry about age; they had some Stone collabs from 2011 on the shelves for example, as well as Roque xs double ipas from 2011. I did end up with several beers to take home tho. Prices are by and large pretty damn high, but they have stuff that I doubt you can find elsewhere in "the AV." Most of their beer is non-refrigerated, and what is in coolers seems oddly selected.
lozo130 (10) Ohio | February 26, 2012
Pros: amazing selection, lots of brews no available anywhere else in the AV. Cons; Price, everything is marked up quite a bit. Lots of things that may have been on the shelf for years. Overall, an excellent selection and source for rarer bottles in the AV, you pay the price, but then again you dont have to spend the gas to drive into the city.
vegasadamtya (10) las vegas, Nevada | October 25, 2010
great selection
dukeredhair (23) California | January 26, 2010| Updated July 24, 2010
An Amazing selection. This is my home town go to. They have beers that nobody else around here carries. The ambiance as has been mentioned is a bit sketchy (unless crazy homeless people and hookers are your thing). The employees are friendly enough but its really the beer you come for and they have loads of that. Hard to find Belgians, local micros and a decent selection of US non local micros.
fata2683 (131) Tucson, Arizona | July 16, 2009
Very nice beer shop, although when you pull up, it doesnt look promissing. In the back of the store is easily one of the best selections of West Coast beer I have personally seen. Owners where nice, but english is not their first language. Best thing about this place is the price of everything. Very good prices except for some of the Belgian beer, but it is imported after all. Will visit again.
Dogbrick (858) Columbus, Ohio | January 31, 2008
(Visited 12/2007): Stopped by here on a trip from Mission Viejo to Tehachapi. Park Lane Liquor is located at the end of a strip mall on Avenue K a mile or so from the freeway. Parking is plentiful in the lot. The store should consider adding Beer to their name, because based on outward appearances a person would not expect the almost staggering amount of beer available in the store. The beer is in the rear of the store and there were a couple aisles and coolers devoted to beer. It is segregated somewhat by region, which makes it easy to hit the Western US, Imports, etc. As for the beer selection, it is too numerous to list. Brewers like Port, Sequoia, Speakasy, Nimbus etc are plentiful, as are the better known craft brewers like Stone, Sierra Nevada etc. There is also a very thorough selection of imports from the UK, Belgium and Germany plus other countries scattered around. There is also a shelf full of glassware, and they even carry some beer-related food items like Stone hot sauce. Service here is good. Despite some language barrier issues the women behind the counter were helpful. Overall I was pleasantly surprised with what a literal oasis of beer this place is out in the desert. I will definitely stop here any time I am in the Lancaster/Tehachapi/Bakersfield area.
DenverLogan (65) LA, California | September 27, 2007
Wow...visited Aug. 2nd and found a beautiful selection crowded onto half the aisles of this little convenience store. Stuff like (please excuse spelling) DFH Raison detre, Monks Sour, Vuuve, Worstyntie, Fullers 04-06, Mad Bitch, VApeur, Fantome Chocolate and La Gourmande, Firestone Batch 1000, Zinne XMas, Cantillon, Delerium Noel, Port Brewing, Wild Dog and Horn Dog, Unibrou 04, various 3 liter and a 9L St. Feuillien...Stone Vertical 06, Stone 9th, Hoppy Brewing, Freak Out, Belzebuth, St. Bernardus Triple and 60th Anniversary, Val-Dieu Biere de Noel, des Rocs Grand Cru, Duchesse, Caracole, Buffalo Stout, La Binchoise, Midnight Sun, Sloeber, Ename, Harvest 99 & 2000, Stille Nacht, Sam Adams Chocolate...I grabbed the last bottle of the Governator! Yeah, some may be old, but theres gems here Ive seen nowhere else in California...amazing!
joohefner (3) Isla Vista , California | July 5, 2007
small generic little liquor store, until you walk in. place is tiny and packed to the ceiling with a well rounded selection of beer, glasses, special edition beers, good liquor (esp. scotch) selection too. prices are good for the antelope valley, and at least not over priced which is what you would expect in a place like this.
harpus (40) birmingham, Alabama | October 24, 2006
When I saw the place I was not impressed. When I walk to the back of the store my jaw it the floor, I was not prepared for the large selection of beers. They have US, German, Belgian, Austian, and French. The prices for the most part are OK, some of the prie seem a little high. If back in the area will go back.


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Egypt Announces Plans for 100 MW Solar Power Plant
July 12th, 2010 by Zachary Shahan
Egypt, moving forward in its effort to have 20% of its energy from renewable resources by 2020, just announced plans to build a $700 million 100 MW solar power plant in Kom Ombo.
The project is part of a 5-year plan from 2012-2017 geared at making Egypt one of the top generators of solar energy in North Africa, according to electricity ministry undersecretary Aktham Abou el-Ella.
The power plant will be financed by the African Development Fund, the World Bank, and other international institutions.
"The vast majority of Egypt's power is currently provided by natural gas-fired power stations, with a small percentage coming from large-scale hydroelectric plants on the Nile delta," Tom Young of Business Green reports, but it is looking to become a major player in this field, especially if the potential DESERTEC project ever gets off the ground.
But Egypt has a ways to go still to make its 2020 goal.
"Egypt will need to dramatically accelerate the rate at which it deploys solar technologies if it is to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets. Electricity generation is currently growing at a rates of seven to eight per cent a year, due to a growing economy and increasing use of air conditioning units, and a government-sponsored report last year estimated the country will need to have at least 1GW of solar capacity alongside 7.2GW of wind capacity to meet its 2020 renewables target while satisfying the growing demand for power."
This 100 MW project is a start. Will Egypt keep the ball rolling?
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Plan B Access Improves, but Unfair Obstacles Remain
"The administration should follow science—not ideology—and lift all unnecessary restrictions to emergency contraception."
New York, NY—Physicians for Reproductive Health (Physicians) Board Chair-Elect Dr. Nancy Stanwood has issued the following statement:
"As obstetrician/gynecologists, family doctors, pediatricians, and adolescent medicine specialists, my colleagues and I know that emergency contraception is safe for use by teens of all ages. It is safer, in fact, than Tylenol and other products sold directly from store shelves, without prescription or identification requirements. Studies show that teens, like adults, can follow the instructions safely. For over a decade, Physicians has endorsed an end to unfounded age restrictions.
"As such, while we recognize that the FDA decision to approve the sale of emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step® to those 15 years and older with government-issued identification as a positive step, we are disappointed that the FDA did not issue an order to implement the recent federal court decision that removes all age and identification requirements. Although the decision lifts an important barrier for some teens, we cannot help but think about those young people who don't have government-issued ID, or people of all ages who are undocumented or do not have valid identification. The fact is, yesterday's decision does little to improve real access for already-vulnerable women and young teens.
"We believe that the administration should follow science—not ideology—and lift all unnecessary restrictions to emergency contraception, making it available on open shelves and without requiring identification for purchase. Anything less is an unfair compromise of our patients' comprehensive reproductive health."


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Message from Chancellor Black
Campus Climate Change Organization
Achievements and Reports
Campus Events
Meeting 7 Agenda
Leadership Team March 15, 2013
The draft response to the 2012 SFG Report was approved with minor editing and is ready to be posted on the Campus Climate website (http://www.d.umn.edu/chancellor/climate/surveys.html). The LT summaries for the February 1 and February 22, 2013 meetings were approved. The LT decided to have these posted as well (http://www.d.umn.edu/chancellor/climate/leadership.html). The LT reviewed the language in the civil service and P&A performance review documents that records efforts and achievements to advance Goal 2. Andrea Schokker reported that the CCRT is working on a template for reporting incidents that reflects the campus climate and also maintains confidentiality. The LT reviewed the development and decision-making process of the definitions of equity, diversity, and social justice (Goal 2, Action 1). The members reviewed the suggested comments and reaffirmed the definitions currently on the website (http://www.d.umn.edu/chancellor/climate/definitions.html). A brochure on 2013 Workshops and Conferences was distributed.


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Malik Wilkerson is an 8-year-old third-grader who has asthma. A dust mite, cigarette fumes or a chemical additive in scented soap can trigger a severe reaction in his nose, throat, windpipe or lungs. He starts to wheeze and gasp for breath.
Asthma attacks used to send Malik to the emergency room once or twice a month, says his mother, Maydean Wilkerson. "He'd get to the point where he couldn't breathe."
Today, that almost never happens. The primary care team at Portland's Northeast Health Center has helped Malik bring his asthma under control and drastically reduce his trips to the hospital. The new, coordinated approach involves reduced exposure to household asthma "triggers"; a home nebulizer to convert his medication into a quicker-acting mist; and a portable mini-inhaler to help him overcome wheezing attacks at school or on the playground.
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children — and especially prevalent in low-income households. Although asthma can be well controlled by medication and preventive measures, Oregon children went to hospital emergency rooms 550 times for asthma attacks in 2006, according to the state Asthma Program. The average cost of a hospital visit for asthma was $12,000. The Oregon Health Plan paid more than $5.5 million in 2007 for hospital care of asthma.
Malik is an example of how coordinated care can reduce that expense while improving health.
His mom enrolled in Multnomah County's Healthy Homes program, which helps children with asthma get control over their disease through careful choice of medications and reduction of environmental hazards in the home.
Healthy Homes visited the Wilkerson home to search for asthma triggers and recommend preventive steps: Natural cleaning agents. Mold prevention. Non-allergenic bedding and pillow cases. A special vacuum cleaner that captures dust without releasing any into the air.
Since Malik started using the nebulizer and special bedding and since his mom substituted vinegar-based cleaners for scented detergents, he has made only two visits to the hospital for asthma. These lower-cost interventions are a  good deal for everyone, his mother says, including taxpayers.
"In the long run it saves money by keeping Malik out of the hospital."
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JetHawks continue Cal South dominance
Clinch second straight first-half title when Storm lose to Mavs
By Alan Friedman / Special to MLB.com | June 13, 2008 11:00 PM ET
Lancaster got a solid start from Blake Maxwell in a 4-1 victory over the Visalia Oaks on Friday, then wrapped up its second straight South Division first-half title when the Lake Elsinore Storm were beaten by the High Desert Mavericks.
Making his second start of the season, Maxwell (2-2) scattered five hits and two walks with two strikeouts over five scoreless frames. While the win was his first since April 28, the 23-year-old right-hander has yielded just one run over 27 2/3 innings in his last 10 appearances.
Jason Blackey pitched the next three innings and gave up one run on three hits with three strikeouts before T.J. Large tossed a perfect ninth for his ninth save.
The JetHawks (35-33) grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second. Daniel Nava doubled, took third on a base hit by Chih-Hsien Chiang and scored on Argenis Diaz's sacrifice fly. Aaron Reza singled and Jason Place plated Chiang with a groundout.
Lancaster tacked on a run in the fifth on Lars Anderson's RBI double and made it 4-0 on Reza's run-scoring single in the sixth.
Jorge Jimenez chipped in three hits for the JetHawks, who captured the division in both halves last season before falling to the Storm in the second round of the playoffs. This time around, Lancaster went 16-6 after May 21 to race past Lake Elsinore and claim its fourth postseason berth in five years.
Former first-round pick Wes Roemer (3-6) lost for the sixth time in his last seven decisions for the Oaks (33-35). He was charged with four runs on 10 hits and a walk with three strikeouts over six innings.
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Inter-Society Multicultural Fellows Committee
The Inter-Society Multicultural Fellows Committee is a group of faculty and student representatives from all academic societies charged with facilitating diversity training and awareness in our medical community. The Committee itself represents diverse ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. It is the committee's belief that we all see ourselves as members of a broad spectrum of different identities, such as ethnicity, race, class, sexual orientation, gender, age, ability, religion, and nationality, and that in each of these identities we may experience ourselves in certain contexts as being part of a minority or a majority group. Membership in some of these groups may result in the experience of discrimination and the denial of society's benefits. The Committee invites all individuals to join in a discussion of their identity as members of different groups.
The Committee believes that the best possible medical community is one in which the maximum heterogeneity is found. We believe that the best research and medical care occurs in a context where differences are highly valued; that "hybrid vigor" is relevant and fundamental to the structure and optimum functioning of human groups. We do not advocate a homogenization of our differences, however. Our natural tendency to cluster into our group identities is also essential to the nurturing of each of our unique cultures. Multiculturalism is the search for an appreciation of the richness gained by the co-existence of our differences, as well as an acknowledgment of our similarities. We feel that these values are fundamental to the development of competent physicians.
To create and nurture a diverse community of the best people committed to leadership in alleviating human suffering caused by disease.


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You know when you write code and you're doing a specific repetitive task and you think "I should write something that would make this much quicker, but not today, no time". In this case the task is: finding any regexp in a directory tree and show the results and let me easily edit the matching files, or do a global search-replace across all results, or whatever. The 10 lines of emacs lisp below do it almost perfectly. To use, just type M-x mwf-find, then a regexp, and you'll get a nice dired view of the matches. Then you can click on any file to edit it, you can press "Q" and do an interactive search-replace across the files, etc.
(setq mwf-dir "~/Desktop/trunk") (setq mwf-find-args nil) (setq mwf-find-args-history nil) (setq find-ls-option '("-exec ls -lh {} ;" . "-lh")) (defun mwf-find() "find a string in my code repository" (interactive) (setq mwf-find-args (read-string "MWF Find: " mwf-find-args '(mwf-find-args-history . 1))) (find-dired mwf-dir (concat "-type f -not -path *.svn* -not -name .DS_Store -not -path */tests/* -exec grep -n \"" mwf-find-args "\" {} ;")) (dired-toggle-marks))
Things that could be improved: the matching lines should be below the file name, and the output in general could be made more readable. I'm not sure I can do either without changing find-dired.el, which I won't do today, no time.
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text: I was wondering if anyone has ever found a middle of the back holster that does not hold the gun vertically, most conventional middle of the back holsters hold the gun with the barrel basically sitting down your crack, however i want one that holds it horizontally so that the entire gun will be in the small of my back with the barrel our to the side. If anyone has ever seen something of this sort could you please give me a tip on where to find one. If nobody has seen one maybe there are some holster makers who could consider making something of this variety... thanks.


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Indigo blue,
a royal hue
purples beyond frames
of mirrored glass.
Ghostly ache
in a red heart
Polly Stretton © 2014
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That's very good!
Glad you like this one, Joe. Thanks for commenting.
Polly, this one almost got past me. I am glad it didn't. Well done!
Got past you? It wouldn't dare, surely! heh-heh… you might have noticed that Christine's been in touch – thanks for asking her whether she followed me, I love the work I've seen of hers so am delighted 🙂
Hope all well with you – catch up soon x
I'm so very glad that Christine is now following your blog. I hope you get a chance to explore her work. She is inspiring, courageous and has become a treasured friend. 🙂 Enjoy the festival! I am there in spirit. x
I've followed Christine's blog too – it's always good to have a recommend. Thanks Léa x
Hi Polly,
Lea just asked me if I followed your blog and I said that I didn't, but would do so today! Im the Christine who just bought three copies of Chatterton! I gave one to my writing group tutor at the end of term to say thank you because his group keeps me feeling alive; having MS can, if we are not careful, cause us to isolate. I think you know of him, he is James Nash and Im hoping you're the same Polly I have seen commenting on his fb page. If you aren't then all this will sound like gobbldygook!
I love this poem! I actually came across your name via Holly Magill.
Christine x
Hi Christine, how fab! I'm so pleased to 'meet' you 🙂
I do know of James, funnily enough Holly recommended him to me after she'd done one of his courses in Wales – and they say it's a small world (!)
I've followed Léa forever, it seems, and we get along well, so I'm doubly delighted that you've made contact. I've followed your blog so's we can keep in touch 🙂
Best wishes – Polly x
Indigo is one of my favorite words. I have a manuscript with that title. This like a rear view mirror, poignant. K.
Ah-ha! It's one of my faves too, k! Loving the 'rear view mirror' comment, thanks 🙂
Glad to see you've found your way to Polly, Christine! She's often my "partner in crime" at local spoken word events. Also, I was tutored by James (I think the same one) at Caerleon Writers Holiday in 2012. Small world eh? 😉
Good 'eh? 🙂
Hi Holly, yes it is a small world! James is lovely and Ive been going to his local writing class for about six months now and enjoy every minute. Im going to hear him read at Bradford City Hall next Saturday. Ive just bought his book Some Things Matter (63 sonnets) and Ive just written my very first one!! Yippee! He lives near to me, well about five miles away. I feel a little intimidated among all you fantastic poets!!!
Oooh, that comment didn't go quite where I expected it! lol. Nevermind… Very "blue" and moody poem Polly… 😉
heh-heh… hello my 'partner in crime' 😀
I guessed your comment might have been intended for elsewhere ie for Christine's blog – mmmm… it really is blue and moody. I quite like it too.
Love your poem in 'Disgust' by the way – congratulations 🙂
indigo is one of the most fascinating colors for me..love the red heart beat as well
And all from a pea! I adore the sight and sound of this dark blue word. Good to see you liked it, Claudia. 🙂
Beating the blues ? 🙂
'Every little helps' 😉


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Nope. It's not a joke. There is actually a serious suggestion to relax cannabis laws in New Zealand to try and boost tourism figures.
The idea has come from the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Norml), which, granted, isn't exactly impartial on such topics, after Colorado and Washington states last week voted to legalise marijuana possession for those over 21.
Norml reckons if we trial the same idea in New Zealand - picking Northland as a good spot for the trial because it holds the dubious honour of being New Zealand's cannabis capital - we too could reap the rewards of extra visitors.
Norml says cannabis could be taxed at a higher rate than other goods and part of the taxes used for drug education and rehabilitation.
The Government would also save the $500 million a year it spent on cannabis enforcement and imprisonment, it says.
So they want to attract a bunch of pot heads to New Zealand to walk around wasted enjoying our beautiful country.
They'd probably be too stoned to enjoy any of our great attractions and the only businesses that would benefit would be takeaway bars catering for their munchies.
Thankfully Northland's regional tourism leaders are already pooh-poohing the idea.
I am sure the Bay's tourism bosses are smart enough to do the same.
For years we have worked hard to attract top end visitors willing to spend good money for a quality experience.
I'm not sure Norml's plan would even work.
Would people really jump at the chance to fly across the world to New Zealand just to get high?
As one Northland councillor put it: "It'd be a long way to come to New Zealand just to smoke a joint."
Without sounding dodgy, I wouldn't need to fly to Amsterdam for the same experience.


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Reasor's Job Fair
Reasor's is hosting a job fair to accept applications for all Reasor's locations. The job fair will take place October 5-6 at the Reasor's 41st & Yale location.
We are seeking successful and motivated individuals in every department for all Tulsa Metro area Reasor's locations (click here for a complete list of store locations).
Reasor's is an employee owned, equal opportunity employer with great benefits. Apply online today at Reasor's Careers / Job listings or in person at our job fair.
The Job Fairs will take place at 41st & Yale Reasor's on the following dates:
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Bend it Like Beckham (G)
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Hot on the heels of the World Cup comes Bend It Like Beckham, in which director and co-writer Gurinder Chadha (Bhaji on the Beach, What's Cooking?) concocts an amiable, engaging story focusing on the trials of Jess Bhamra (Parminder Nagra), a soccer-mad 18-year-old girl whose bedroom wall is plastered with posters of David Beckham.
Jess' family - Sikhs from Nairobi, transplanted to Hounslow - can just about tolerate the bedroom walls, but would be horrified to know that she plays soccer in the park with boys, and not impressed to discover that she was very good at the game.
The Bhamras live under the Heathrow flight path, and the airport, a place of transit, of arrivals and departures, is a significant location for the film - the father works there, the elder daughter has assignations with her boyfriend in the airport car park, and planes are constantly flying over the house.
One day in the park, Jules (Keira Knightley), a girl who plays for a local women's team, suggests that Jess come along to training. There she meets the coach, Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, in a warm, low-key performance), a player whose career was cut short by a knee injury.
Sneaking out to training involves complicated strategies of deception, particularly since the Bhamra family is in the throes of preparation for their elder daughter's wedding, and anxious not to do anything that might affect the family reputation.
Jules, by contrast, can be open about her devotion to football, and she has her father's support - but she has to cope with the disapproval of her mother, who is constantly trying to buy her push-up bras and telling her there's a reason Sporty Spice was "the only one without a feller".
In exploring Jess' predicament, and her initiation into the world of soccer, Chadha and her co-writers, Paul Mayeda Berges and Guljit Bindra, cheerfully raid the sports-story cliche cupboard: missed penalties, missed games, last-minute substitutions, all-or-nothing free kicks.
The soccer sequences are quick and lively, but the film could do with more of them and fewer misunderstandings - particularly recurring scenes of Jess being caught in an embrace with someone, which can be construed, or misconstrued, in a range of ways. The ups and downs of relationships and friendships are predictable and repetitive. The culture clashes, on the other hand, are livelier - Chadha touches on dilemmas about race, gender, and sexual identity, but keeps it light and playful.
And she seems to revel in the on-again, off-again, on-again nuptials, particularly in the finale, where a crucial soccer match is juxtaposed with a protracted, energetic, celebratory wedding sequence.
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Not too crazy about how tight they made my skin feel. Perfect amount of "wet" in the actual wipe though. If you follow up with moisturizer you should be ok. Definitely not made for the eye area!! Good price, but I think I'll just stick with using baby wipes.3


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Mulcair has made his party and himself invisible while moving his party so far to the right in the blind pursuit of power and it is becoming impossible to distinguish it from the Harper Conservatives. I bet Jack Layton would have been disappointed. For the late beloved leader, he would have settled for continuing to be the "Conscience of the House" rather than sell the soul of the party via a short cut to power.
The new conventional wisdom that Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair are jockeying for "the centre" is laughable. The only objective is political power, nothing more. The Liberal Party of Canada is the country's one and only authentic centrist party. Liberals have never strayed far from the sensible and vital centre in economic, social, or foreign policy.
The media seem obsessed with the difficulty of creating party unity and "healing the wounds" of the campaign. I really don't get a sense there will be a lot of wounds. The opportunity for growth will surely make the party put aside their differences and work together under Thomas Mulcair's leadership.
The NDP leadership race is currently running neck-in-neck with Arctic Air in the contest to see who can produce the last compelling form of government-run entertainment. So the quest for our friends in the press has been to find some angle on the race beyond the traditional "Hey, who's winning?" narrative.