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Title: The year of reading dangerously : how fifty great books (and two not-so-great ones) saved my life
By: Andy Miller
I, too, dislike "Year of Reading This, Year of Reading That" memoirs. This one is actually good. It's hard to resist a literary tour guide who pits Moby-Dick against The Da Vinci Code (in the chapter "Whale vs. Grail"). Also, one has to like an author who includes the titles ... [Read more]
Posted by mcgrewg on March 13, 2017
Tags: non-fiction, biography
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Title: A tyranny of pettitcoats: 15 stories of belles, bank robbers & other badass girls
By: Jennifer Spottswood (ed.)
A tour through history narrated by fifteen young women give us a glimpse of what their lives were like during important moments in American history. From pirates in the British colonies, the Yukon Territory, Deadwood South Dakota, and finally to 1968 Chicago, these stories show readers that girls can be ... [Read more]
Posted by pughc on Aug. 28, 2016
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Dark souls II: collector's edition guide
By: Bruce C. Byrne
Do you know where you stand on perhaps the most urgent question of our troubled modern age: "Are video games art"? (Remember that movies were first regarded as mere popular entertainment, and novels once dismissed as a woman's leisure activity.) This lavishly illustrated volume can help. Video games, at their ... [Read more]
Posted by mcgrewg on June 9, 2016
Tags: non-fiction, fantasy
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Title: How not to be wrong: the power of mathematical thinking
By: Jordan Ellenberg
While the subtitle of this book is "the power of mathematical thinking," the "how not to be wrong" part is how to frame the question so that you use the correct mathematical formula to determine the answer—as well as how to maintain a healthy skepticism as to what that answer ... [Read more]
Posted by Gigi on March 30, 2015
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Being Mortal
By: Atul Gawande
"The problem with medicine and the institutions it has spawned for the care of the sick and the old is not that they have had an incorrect view of what makes life significant. The problem is that they have had almost no view at all . . . Medical professionals ... [Read more]
Posted by April on Jan. 22, 2015
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: The World until Yesterday: what can we learn from traditional societies?
By: Jared Diamond
A schoolboy crosses a street in front of a delivery van in Papua New Guinea and is run over. The driver is at risk of being lynched by bystanders, so he drives to a police station for his own safety. He ends up living with his tribe for several months ... [Read more]
Posted by Xenon on Jan. 7, 2015
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Pawn Structure Chess
By: Andy Soltis
In 1749, Philidor called pawns "the soul of chess." Andy Soltis heeded this wisdom and organized his book not around the bewildering variety of openings, but around the handful of pawn structures that the openings reach at the mid-game. Here are archetypal positions to suit many temperaments: pugilist, assassin, architect, ... [Read more]
Posted by mcgrewg on Aug. 11, 2014
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: One summer: America, 1927
By: Bill Bryson
Bryson has done it again; a masterpiece of research and fun. One Summer: America 1927 doesn't have the belly laughs of A Walk in the Woods, but with his wry communication of the delightfully absurd, nonsensical, or totally awesome, he brings four months in our history under the microscope and ... [Read more]
Posted by libwolf on Aug. 10, 2014
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Stuff Matters: exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world
By: Mark Miodownik
Materialism's redeemed in this polished tour de stuff. For Miodownik, remembrance of things past isn't evoked by food or scent, but by the steel of a mugger's knife. Why did the steel blade cut the way it did? What is steel, anyway? Why doesn't a stainless steel spoon retain the ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on July 21, 2014
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: The Love-charm of Bombs: restless lives in the Second World War
By: Lara Feigel
Lara Feigel investigates the lives of five writers based in and out of London during WW II: Graham Greene, Elizabeth Bowen, Rose Macauley, Hilde Spiel, and Henry Yorke (writing as Henry Green). She begins with a bombing raid in London on September 1940 and continues through the war to postwar ... [Read more]
Posted by April on June 9, 2014
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
By: Susan Cain
It is intriguing to read about one's own traits in a book, especially when the author finds positive value in those traits we find difficult to accept in ourselves. Yet I can't help thinking that all of us have "introvert" sensitivities and tendencies at least some of the time during ... [Read more]
Posted by April on June 5, 2014
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: The best American science and nature writing 2013
By: Siddartha Mukherjee (ed.)
I have a lot of trouble reading articles in magazines even though there are so many good ones. Fortunately, Best American Science and Nature Writing is annually, and 2013 is an especially good year. Editor Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee (author of Emperor of All Maladies) prefaces the selections with a beautifully ... [Read more]
Posted by libwolf on May 21, 2014
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: The Universe, the Gods, and Men: Ancient Greek Myths
By: Jean-Pierre Vernant
Vernant, a Classics professor, used to tell his grandson Greek legends as bedtime stories—and he'd really tell them, not read them. He also told some of the same stories, in the same fashion, to friends who forced him to promise to write down what he'd told them. To Vernant, the ... [Read more]
Posted by Xenon on May 15, 2014
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Verdi
By: Renato Castellani
If you already know everything about Verdi and his operas, check out Berlin Concert* instead. If not, you'll certainly enjoy this 4 disc set dramatizing the life and musical evolution of probably the world's most beloved opera composer. I already knew I loved the great Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, ... [Read more]
Posted by libwolf on April 17, 2014
Tags: non-fiction, video
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Title: What it is like to go to war
By: Karl Marlantes
A work of courage and intelligence that challenges us to consider issues most of us would rather avoid. Karl Marlantes has thought deeply about the psychological impacts and lifelong burdens of killing in war, based on his experiences in Viet Nam and subsequent self-examination. He bravely exposes his own feelings ... [Read more]
Posted by April on March 23, 2014
Tags: non-fiction, biography
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Title: River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west
By: Rebecca Solnit
Instead of utilizing the traditional biographical format, Rebecca Solnit has chosen to delineate this remarkable man through his many self-taught accomplishments and innovations. British born in 1830, he left his homeland early on to set off to America to explore his interests and opportunities, working on the docks of New ... [Read more]
Posted by libwolf on March 17, 2014
Tags: non-fiction, biography
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Title: Mauve: how one man invented a color that changed the world
By: Simon Garfield
Has anyone heard of William Perkin and mauve? We have heard of tulipmania, but what of color mania? In 1858, Empress Eugenie, the single most influential woman in the world of fashion, decided that mauve was a color that matched her eyes.The extent of mauve mania was documented well in ... [Read more]
Posted by libwolf on Jan. 2, 2014
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Wave
By: Sonali Deraniyagala
Estragon: I can't go on like this. Vladimir: That's what you think. --Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot I wasn't sure I wanted to read this book. I wasn't sure whether I'd review it. I didn't trust myself to "judge" it. I was right to read it. It deals with a ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Jan. 2, 2014
Tags: non-fiction, biography
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Title: Ken Hom's Top 100 Stir-fry Recipes
By: Ken Hom
Ken Hom knows his business. In this wonderful book there are many great recipes, both the usual and unusual, all with excellent pictures. I've tried over a dozen, and they're all terrific. But the best thing about the book isn't any of the 100 recipes; it's the "basics" section at ... [Read more]
Posted by Michael H. on Jan. 1, 2014
Tags: non-fiction
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In the name of science and self-glory
Title: The Brother Gardeners: botany, empire, and the birth of an obsession
By: Andrea Wulf
The 18th century was an inquisitive and busy time in the world's history. Darwin was discovering how we evolve, and an egomaniacal Linneaus was making sense of the botanical world with his classification system as well as enraging his fellow botanists and his Holiness the Pope. Explorers like Captain Cook ... [Read more]
Posted by libwolf on Dec. 1, 2013
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Green thoughts: a writer in the garden
By: Eleanor Perényi
"Read this." "I'm not a gardener." "Read it anyway." "Read this." "I'm a California gardener, and she lived in Connecticut." "Read it anyway." "Read this." "Why?" "Because it's delightful!" Witty, elegant, earthy; pragmatic, romantic, fantastic: Perényi runs the gamut. Keep this by your bedside for a nightly nip, or gulp ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Sept. 1, 2013
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Follow the money: a month in the life of a ten-dollar bill
By: Steve Boggan
I laughed out loud. I don't do that often reading a book unless it's Bill Bryson. A crazy Brit freelance journalist decides to hop the pond and follow a marked $10 bill for one month. Where to start? Obviously, the geographic center of the U.S.--Lebanon, Kansas, pop 300. He meets ... [Read more]
Posted by libwolf on Aug. 22, 2013
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: A Romantic in Spain
By: Théophile Gautier
Awww, Spain…I remember 1975, waking up early a.m. in the night train from Paris to Madrid, realizing I was now in the land of poor befuddled Don Quixote and the exquisite Alhambra, and feeling an amorphous affinity for the country and its people. And here in this book in the ... [Read more]
Posted by libwolf on July 16, 2013
Tags: non-fiction, biography, travel
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Title: Heads in Beds: a reckless memoir of hotels, hustles, and so-called hospitality
By: Jacob Tomsky
Living in our beautiful town, we have all been affected (infected?) by the tourism industry, voluntarily or involuntarily, for better or for worse. Maybe you've given a lost soul directions to the Boardwalk one too many times, or been late for work because you forgot about the Beach Train. Enter ... [Read more]
Posted by aufdermaurm on July 15, 2013
Tags: non-fiction, biography, travel
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Title: A Calendar of Wisdom: daily thoughts to nourish the soul
By: Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy spent 15 years researching and "collecting the wisdom of the centuries" to create his Calendar of Wisdom, which was first published in 1904. He enjoyed reading it every day until the end of his life in 1910. After the Russian Revolution, publication of the book was forbidden because ... [Read more]
Posted by Lamb on June 6, 2013
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: My Invented Country
By: Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende's moving memoir about the country she loved and left is read so perfectly by Cristine McMurdo-Wallis that I almost want to say: Don't read this book; you must listen to it! The many voices of Allende's writing -- irony, tenderness, humor and harshly honest journalistic modes -- are ... [Read more]
Posted by April on May 2, 2013
Tags: non-fiction, biography, audiobook
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Title: Tartine Bread
By: Chad Robertson
A visually pleasing cookbook, and collection of recipes focusing on bread, especially of Tartine Bakery in San Fransisco. Fun to read, inspiring and tasty! [Read more]
Posted by JB Reader on April 1, 2013
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: My Life in France
By: Julia Child
Part autobiography, part cookbook, that reads like a fiction novel, which is both inspiring and very funny. [Read more]
Posted by JB Reader on March 20, 2013
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Silk Road: a new history
By: Valerie Hansen
History compiled from back-of-the envelope scribbles? Hansen snares one's attention immediately by noting that much of what we surmise about the Silk Road has been pieced together from writing on recycled scraps of paper. She organizes what might have been confusingly episodic material around six key sites, creating a coherent ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Feb. 11, 2013
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Tubes: a journey to the center of the Internet
By: Andrew Blum
2012 was a good year for offbeat travelogues. (See the review of Andrew Blackwell's "Visit Sunny Chernobyl" elsewhere in our staff picks.) Tubes is a delightful surprise. Blum begins by tripping over a router cable at home, and ends up, after international gallivanting, with an enlightened perspective on domestic digital ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Jan. 11, 2013
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Visit Sunny Chernobyl: and other adventures in the world's most polluted places
By: Andrew Blackwell
"Visit Sunny Chernobyl" sounds like an invitation you'd happily refuse. Amazingly, Blackwell manages to make this travelogue of the gruesome darkly entertaining. He neither trivializes horror nor wallows in it. He makes it bearable to consider these sites, and, in so doing, discourages despair. It's a fine fury that drives ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Dec. 26, 2012
Tags: non-fiction
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An Everyday and Special Occasion Handbook
Title: Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook
By: Martha Stewart
This is a beautiful book full of baking inspiration. There are basic recipes for brownies, tarts, and pies, as well as special occasion treats such as Banana-Caramel Cake. The photographs of the desserts and the baking equipment are a treat themselves. Don't miss the Carrot-Ginger Layer Cake with Mini Marzipan ... [Read more]
Posted by Abbey on Dec. 3, 2012
Tags: non-fiction
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Farmer's Market Will Never Look the Same After
Title: Blithe Tomato
By: Mike Marshall
Digs below the trendy, glossy surface of contemporary small scale farming, uncovering rich soil beneath. Unlikely ever to enjoy wide distribution, but remarkably insightful and delightfully well written. Set in California's Central Valley, will amply reward serendipitous discovery in library stacks. [Read more]
Posted by Tirantes on May 1, 2012
Tags: non-fiction, biography
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Title: All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin
By: Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Popular knitting blogger Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has released another charming collection of essays. Her simple but amusing tales range from addictive properties of yarn to the unfortunate demise of household appliances and family battles over closet space. While her stories focus largely on knitting, her humor can be appreciated by almost ... [Read more]
Posted by Ginger L. on March 8, 2012
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: London Under
By: Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd's "votive offering to the gods who lie beneath London" is also an artifice -- or should that be an edifice? -- of eccentric pedagogy. Like the ever-so-slightly unsettling vicars of period British mysteries whose obsessively detailed leaflets are strewn about churchyards where murder lurks, Ackroyd's no man to ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Feb. 13, 2012
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Just My Type
By: Simon Garfield
Delectable. For those who relish font variety but cringe at typographic promiscuity, here's a tonic. Garfield has a gift for pedagogy without pedantry; his book conveys a great deal of information without bogging down. The book's design supports his text admirably. The illustrations are crisp, and detailed discussions of a ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Jan. 23, 2012
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: The Leila Fletcher piano course. Book one.
By: Leila Fletcher
I saw this book on a cart and the memories of my first piano lessons over 50 years ago came flooding back. Sitting up straight, feet dangling down, my mom or piano teacher sitting beside me. It is the same book with the same red cover that I used to ... [Read more]
Posted by ogradyj on Oct. 5, 2011
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: A Bittersweet Season
By: Jane Gross
My father, in his 90s, lives on the opposite coast. I worry about his health, his safety, his security -- and my own. Over the past few years, searching for advice, I've tossed out countless newspaper and magazine articles and returned piles of library books half-read. I hesitated before checking ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Sept. 28, 2011
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1.
By: Harriet Elinor Smith, Editor.
Dear Mr. Clemens, So nice to hear from you! As always, I enjoyed reading your recollections of work as a cub pilot on the Mississippi, and the amusing stories of life on the never ending lecture circuit. I'm so sorry about your daughter Suzy passing away; she sounds like such ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on Sept. 14, 2011
Tags: fiction, non-fiction, history, biography, travel
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Title: The Art of Happiness at Work
By: Dalai Lama XIV
The Art of Happiness at Work (2003) is the second collaboration by His Holiness Dalai Lama and Dr. Howard C. Cutler, an American psychiatrist, following their The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living (1988). It focuses on finding happiness at work, a topic touching the lives of the majority ... [Read more]
Posted by Hui-Lan on Aug. 29, 2011
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life
By: Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D.
I found the book fascinating! The authors discuss language development in children beginning before birth. Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a particular age range and within each chapter various language studies are discussed. They talk about how the studies were conducted, what was learned, and they also ... [Read more]
Posted by cockerillj on Aug. 22, 2011
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture.
By: John Leighton Chase
There's definitely a lot of "here" here in Santa Cruz. With its easy to read maps and charming photographs, "The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture" has been satisfying the curiosity of thousands of gawkers and walkers since first published in 1975. The 3rd edition (published in 2005) is edited ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on July 7, 2011
Tags: non-fiction, history, photography, travel
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Title: The Family Dinner: Great ways to connect with your kids, one meal at a time
By: Laurie David
This book is full of great ideas for family togetherness at mealtime, including kid friendly preparation ideas, conversation topics, fun place settings, and even some great recipes. Featured along the way are tidbits of advice from Nora Ephron, Maya Angelou, Alice Waters, Michael Pollan, Jonathan Safran Foer, and many others. ... [Read more]
Posted by Abbey on June 30, 2011
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: The anthropology of turquoise: reflections on desert, sea, stone, and sky
By: Ellen Meloy
Warning: when you discover that Ellen Meloy died suddenly in 2004, you may feel bereft. "I was just getting to know her; how could she disappear?" The consolation is her books. Call them naturalist's memoirs or personalized landscapes or eco-history or (as she did) anthropology, they add up to a ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on April 28, 2011
Tags: non-fiction, biography, travel
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Title: Just Kids
By: Patti Smith
What do artists mean when they refer to having "a breakthrough" and from that point, go on to create their own unique style of expression? This autobiography describes the working conditions of the poet and punk rock star Patti Smith, and her friend, the late avant garde photographer Robert Mapplethorpe ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on Jan. 26, 2011
Tags: non-fiction, history, biography, poetry, photography, art
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From a newsman's point of view
Title: Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
By: Jed Horne
Like Goya's signature remark "Yo lo vi, I saw it…," Jed Horne, the metro editor of New Orleans' own excellent newspaper, 'The Times-Picayune', tells it like it really was, firsthand. He and his fellow news staff continued to report the news and serve the city residents in the middle of ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on Dec. 9, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, history
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Title: Summit Fever
By: Andrew Greig
Most mountaineering writers are mountaineers first. Poet and novelist Andrew Greig did it the opposite way: he joined an attempt on the "unclimbable" Mustagh Tower as expedition scribe, and emerged a mountaineer. His account of that expedition is an idiosyncratic classic. Greig may have driven his companions crazy with his ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Nov. 18, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, biography, travel
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Title: Strength in What Remains
By: Tracy Kidder
At once heartwarming and tearjerking, Kidder tells the story of Deo who arrives in New York City with $200 in his pocket after a harrowing escape from civil war and genocide in Burundi. This is a story of hope and survival in the face of man's inhumanity to man. Deo's ... [Read more]
Posted by ogradyj on Nov. 11, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, biography
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How a special cat helps people at the end of their lives
Title: Making rounds with Oscar
By: David Dosa
This is a remarkable book about a very ordinary, yet extraordinary cat. The story is set in the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, an Alzheimer's nursing home facility in Providence, Rhode Island. The cast of characters include the nursing home staff, residents, and six cats. In this tale of ... [Read more]
Posted by downingp on Nov. 3, 2010
Tags: non-fiction
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The Petty Bringing Down the Great
Title: Hellhound on his Trail
By: Hampton Sides
I am not one to read history for pleasure, but I found reading "Hellhound on his Trail" is like reading a thickly plotted novel. This engrossing tale is all the more interesting because it is based on true events. Hampton Sides shows us the little known, gritty bits about Martin ... [Read more]
Posted by Abbey on Sept. 30, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, history, biography
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The Making of Modern Paris, or, the demolition of prime real estate?
Title: Haussmann, His Life and Times, and the Making of Modern Paris
By: Michel Carmona
This is a critical biography of the ultimate urban planner, Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann. A re-evaluation of the controversial urbanization of Paris, Dr. Carmona (professor of Urban Studies at the Sorbonne) does a fantastic job of laying out the truly hideous public hygiene problem, famously described as "a choleric swamp", and ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on Aug. 12, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, history, biography, art, travel
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Title: Homeowner's Complete Guide to the Chainsaw
By: Brian Ruth
For the weekend lumberjack, details all the common uses of the chainsaw: cutting firewood, felling, limbing downed trees, even turning logs to lumber with chainsaw milling attachments. A chapter on splitting and stacking firewood is a bonus. Every procedure is amply illustrated, step by step – everything is there in ... [Read more]
Posted by Tirantes on July 22, 2010
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: What it feels like to be a building
By: Forrest Wilson
What does it feel like to be a load-bearing wall? A pitched roof? A door? Forrest Wilson's figures hunch (I am compacted; I am strong), stretch (be careful what you dump on top of that skinny guy), twist (ouch! torque hurts), and cluster (it takes a village to keep a ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on July 8, 2010
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World has Never Seen
By: Christopher McDougall
McDougall shares his journey in tracking down and meeting some of the greatest ultrarunners in the world, the Tarahumara Indians. The Tarahumara live in the rugged Copper Canyons of Mexico and keep themselves isolated from the rest of the world. They can run incredible distances with nothing but strips of ... [Read more]
Posted by cockerillj on June 15, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, history
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The cookbook classic: Why it is still the best reference.
Title: Mastering The Art of French Cooking:
By: Julia Child
Do we only consult this book when faced with a special occasion? Or can we read it, un-rushed, for sheer pleasure? I highly recommend adding to your nightstand, the classic cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". Written with her co-authors, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck, Volume One was first ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on June 3, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, history
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Title: Planting the natural garden
By: Piet Oudolf
Piet Oudolf is the genius behind extraordinary gardens at Chicago's Millenium Park & New York's Battery and just-opened (2009) High Line parks. His characteristic swathes of grasses and indigenous perennials are a perfect fit for "natural" landscape designs, including so-called green roofs. This is the rare gardening/landscape design book that ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on April 29, 2010
Tags: non-fiction
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I can't wait to visit a salt mine!
Title: Salt: A World History.
By: Mark Kurlansky
Thanks to Mark Kurlansky, who always makes history come alive - I learned that simple salt has not always been simple, in fact, man's need for salt and its manufacturing process helped shape civilization. He writes about how salt influenced trade routes, dynasties, and empires, from ancient Egypt, to China, ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on April 22, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, history
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Title: Why things bite back: technology and the revenge of unintended consequences
By: Edward Tenner
If the words "we're upgrading our phone system" make you go "uh-oh," you're ready for this book. Tenner is no technophobe. But his scientific bent leads him to wonder whether the claims made for various time- and labor-saving gizmos are accurate. Do devices free us, or complicate our lives? Do ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on April 15, 2010
Tags: non-fiction
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"Trust me, this is an interesting place"
Title: In a Sunburned Country
By: Bill Bryson
Australia has more things that will kill you than anywhere else. This fact has stuck with me ever since I read In a Sunburned Country several years ago. "Of the world's ten most poisonous snakes, all are Australian. Five of its creatures – the funnel web spider, box jellyfish, blue-ringed ... [Read more]
Posted by deejas on April 1, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, travel
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Title: Pain-Free for Life: The 6-Week Cure for Chronic Pain- Without Surgery or Drugs
By: Scott Brady
Scott Brady, M.D. is the founder and director of the Brady Institute of Health in Florida. He discusses, in great detail, a program for ending chronic pain such as migraine headaches, back pain, irritable bowel syndrome, and sciatica. The author suffered from headaches, back pain, and irritable bowel syndrome himself ... [Read more]
Posted by cockerillj on March 25, 2010
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Davenport Cement Centennial
By: Alverda Orlando & Robert Piwarzyk
Librarian Alverda Orlando has been an authoritative historian on Davenport, California for decades. This is the first time she has collaborated with Robert Piwarzyk, a limestone expert/engineer, to compile a complete history of Davenport Cement Plant, one of the few cement plants existing in California. It will be of even ... [Read more]
Posted by Hui-Lan on March 1, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, history
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Title: This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind
By: Ivan Doig
Doig captures a dramatic time in the history of his people settling the wilds of Montana, where growing up, he coped with the death of his mother and relied upon the hard-scrabble genius of his father. "My father had a humor unusual in a tense man, a casual gift of ... [Read more]
Posted by calln on Feb. 14, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, history, biography
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Title: Into the heart of Borneo
By: Redmond O'Hanlon
Possibly the funniest travel memoir ever written, as well as an unexpected gold mine of accurate scientific information. When O'Hanlon invited his Borneo travel companion, the poet James Fenton, on a succeeding journey, the answer was an earbreaking NO! Would most readers want to accompany O'Hanlon? Probably not. But a ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Jan. 30, 2010
Tags: non-fiction, biography, travel
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Title: The Girls from Ames
By: Jeffrey Zaslow
Imagine a group of friends that you have known literally all your life. You grew up in the same small town, knew each others' families, attended the same schools, went to the same parties, went off to different colleges and jobs, moved to different parts of the country, married, had ... [Read more]
Posted by ogradyj on Dec. 17, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, audiobook
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Title: A unit of water, a unit of time: Joel White's last boat
By: Douglas Whynott
You're not likely to stumble upon this gem unless you're given to browsing technical tomes on boat construction. But oh, how lucky you'd be! This engrossing portrait of a cranky, brilliant craftsman racing against terminal illness is also a family saga: master wooden boat builder Joel White was the son ... [Read more]
Posted by curious on Nov. 30, 2009
Tags: non-fiction
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Title: Last Chance In Texas
By: John Hubner
The most violent criminal youth find hope in an unlikely place, "punish-'em-hard" Texas, The Giddings School, where all-day, one-on-one and group therapy sessions led by dedicated professionals teach the juvenile offenders to take responsibility for their crimes and to develop empathy and compassion for others. Instead of coming back into ... [Read more]
Posted by calln on Nov. 11, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, history, teen fiction
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It's A Long Drive Down Interstate 5, or that's a lot of cotton!
Title: The King of California, J.G. Boswell and The Making of A Secret American Empire.
By: Mark Arax
This book dovetails perfectly if you happen to be reading John Steinbeck, or studying the photographs of Dorothea Lange. A biography which examines the life of a very powerful farmer (at one point owning over 200,000 acres of rich farmland) used to driving bargains across bar stools and shaking down ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on Oct. 20, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, history, biography
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Journeys of a Passionate Traveller
Title: A Year in the World
By: Frances Mayes
Mayes' most well-known work Under the Tuscan Sun and its offshoots never appealed to me so I was surprised and delighted when I discovered her more recent memoir, A Year in the World. In her day job Mayes was a writing instructor, and here she shows her craft in top ... [Read more]
Posted by Mayrose on Oct. 10, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, biography, travel
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Title: Take Big Bites: adventures around the world and across the table
By: Linda Ellerbee
Longtime reporter, producer, TV host, and author, Linda Ellerbee calls herself "a recovering journalist who's traveled and eaten her way around the planet and lived to tell some tales." In Take Big Bites she has written a witty, sassy book about food that's also a blend of autobiography, travelogue and ... [Read more]
Posted by Mayrose on Sept. 15, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, biography, travel
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Pathways to Santa Cruz County & Its People
Title: Pathways to the Past: Adventures in Santa Cruz County History
By: Alverda Orlando and 21 others
Pathways to the Past is not the first book on the history of Santa Cruz County. As a matter of fact, at the time of this writing, our library catalog alone shows 135 titles on its history from early ones like Illustrations of Santa Cruz County, California, with historical sketch ... [Read more]
Posted by Hui-Lan on Aug. 29, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, history, biography
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Reflections from the Land of Fire and Ice
Title: The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland
By: Bill Holm
Perhaps because I have never been there, I have always had a strange fascination with Iceland: the medieval sagas, the stark yet beautiful landscape, those small horses.... So when I heard poet and essayist Bill Holm being interviewed on NPR about this book, I immediately added it to my list. ... [Read more]
Posted by fatorangecat on Aug. 17, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, poetry, travel
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Title: The Complete Guide to Flight Instruction
By: Gregory Penglis
This Bay area flight instructor has taught flying to hundreds of students for more than fifteen years. He recounts his experiences at age 16 learning to fly. He then writes about his challenges teaching student pilots and the state of flying instruction in the United States. While the book is ... [Read more]
Posted by downingp on Aug. 4, 2009
Tags: non-fiction
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Endearing biography of Doris Day
Title: Doris Day: the untold story of the girl next door
By: David Kaufman
Are you a "Dayniac" too? This biography is so much more than just the usual tell-all book about America's sweetheart Doris Day with the superb voice and acting career. This book will give you the real low-down on her smarmy manager/husband, Marty Melcher. Miss Day was one of the biggest ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on July 16, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, history, biography
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Title: Lime Kiln Legacies
By: Frank A. Perry, and others
Lime Kiln Legacies is the first complete history of the lime industry in Santa Cruz County. The rise and fall of the lime industry in Santa Cruz County coincides with the developing history of California. In the first half of the 1800s, only small amounts of lime began to be ... [Read more]
Posted by Hui-Lan on July 1, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, history
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The Happiest Places in the World
Title: The Geography of Bliss: One grump's search for the happiest places in the world
By: Eric Weiner
Part travelogue, part memoir, part twisted self-help guide, this humorous ramble takes the reader around the world in search of the happiest places to live. NPR correspondent Eric Weiner discovers some surprises as he blends travel, psychology, science, and humor to ask not what happiness is, but where it is. ... [Read more]
Posted by Mayrose on June 20, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, travel
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Title: Principles of Uncertainty
By: Maira Kalman
Maira Kalman is a wonderful whimsical artist who has drawn many colorful covers for the New Yorker and has written several slightly wacky delightful children's books including Ooh-La-La (Max in Love), Smartypants, and Fireboat, an excellent 9-11 children's book. You don't have to have seen her art or read her ... [Read more]
Posted by Ruby Boggs on May 26, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, biography
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Watching The Oscars Will Never Be The Same.
Title: The Big Show : High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards
By: Steve Pond
All the in-fighting and back-stabbing and shocking shenanigans of Hollywood and the behind-the-scenes gossip of the biggest show we all love to watch! Written by an observer extraordinaire who loves juicy gossip as much as we do. Now I know just how quirky the hosts can be, and it's the ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on May 12, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, history
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Title: Color: A Natural History of the Palette
By: Victoria Finlay
Doesn't this sound like something that would be assigned in a dry history class? If you think so, you'd be wrong! Victoria Finlay, an excellent writer, has given us a history of the development of color in paint that is actually a page-turner. Extensively researched, we learn that each hue ... [Read more]
Posted by Ruby Boggs on May 2, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, history, biography, art
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French wine makers in WWII: an inspiring story!
Title: Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure.
By: Don and Petrie Kladstrup
The authors interviewed several members of five prominent wine making families in France. Very interesting stories of how they personally hid Jewish refugees in wine caves and smuggled members of the Resistance in wine barrels! We read of grape harvests ruined because of the shortage of horses, sulfur dust and ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on March 19, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, history
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Title: M.F.K. Fisher and Me: A memoir of Food and Friendship
By: Jeannette Ferrary
If only it were my kitchen! I would prove to both Jeannette and Mary Frances that when I scramble eggs, or sear a pork chop, it was their advice that helped me make them turn out so "right." What serendipity! Jeannette is a cookbook writer and writes M.F.K. a fan ... [Read more]
Posted by pollockl on Feb. 26, 2009
Tags: non-fiction, history, biography
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Title: The Great Bridge
By: David McCullough
Part biography, part engineering study, and part political history, The Great Bridge tells the story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Popular historian David McCullough brings history to life in this book, which has all of the interest, characters and plot of a good novel. Even those (like myself) ... [Read more]
Posted by fatorangecat on Nov. 4, 2008
Tags: non-fiction, history
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MTV Roadies 10 Contestants List: MTV Roadies X : Battle for Glory is 10th season of MTV Roadies, a reality television show aired on MTV India. The auditions started on October 31, 2012. The show started airing on MTV India from January 19, 2013 with new episodes airing every Saturday at 7:00 pm IST.
For the tenth season, the show changed its format. The contestants were divided into two teams - Rannvijay's team composed of participants selected in the audition, and Raghu's team composed of contestants who appeared on previous versions of the series. 12 ex-roadies were shorlisted with the list released on the show's official Facebook page and Twitter account consisting of Nihal Nikam, Roopali Anand, Anmol Singh, Avtar Nischal, Renee Dhyani, Kanak Raju, Anirudh Sharma, Palak Johal, Diyali Chauhan, Mohit Saggar, Devarshi Patel, Tamanna Sharma, Suchit Singh, Pooja Bannerjee, Roop Bhinder and Shambhavi Sharma. After surviving periodic cuts 5 roadies emerged to join the official list of contestants.
MTV Roadies 10 Contestants:
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Chandigarh Audition: Geetika Budhiraja
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| 17 August 2013
NextiraOne and its customer Howden Joinery have been honoured in the Data Centre Solutions Awards Ceremony as winners of the Data Centre Energy Efficiency Product of the Year 2013. The accolade was awarded to NextiraOne for helping Howden Joinery to lower the energy consumption of its Northampton-based core site by 60% using its NextiraOne Energy Efficient Data Centre Architecture solution.
NextiraOne's specialist Facilities Infrastructure team developed and implemented an energy-efficient Data Centre solution for Howden's IT infrastructure to drastically reduce the operational expenditure (OPEX) costs. This allowed the company to grow and develop its business beyond its current size without the need to move premises or pay higher running charges. As the company neared its existing power supply's full capacity level, NextiraOne was able to implement its green energy solution without causing disruption to Howden's continued level of service or quality. The overall power consumption of the joinery company was dramatically cut from peak readings of 392 amps to a much more controlled level of 158 amps.
Clive Cockburn, Head of IS Infrastructure, Howden Joinery Group plc, said: "We are delighted that this award has recognised the innovative and extremely effective new solution that NextiraOne has implemented for us. The combination of new energy-efficient technologies and improved management techniques has brought our power consumption down by an incredible 60%. Thanks to NextiraOne's solution we continue to have the capacity to grow our business on our main site."
Steven Skakel, Managing Director UK & Ireland for NextiraOne, said: "This award underlines our strong working relationship with our customer, Howden Joinery. Our Energy Efficient Data Centre Architecture solution is a highly flexible solution that can be deployed quickly and easily without disruption to ongoing operations and can be used to boost productivity and efficiency – exactly what Howden Joinery needed. Together we have been able to create a solution that has drastically reduced the company's energy consumption at a time that it was almost at its usage limit capacity. We are delighted that this achievement has been recognised with this award."
The Data Centre Solutions Awards reward the products, projects and services as well as honour companies and teams operating in Data Centre fields. The DCS Awards recognise the achievements of end-users, channel partners and vendors alike.
Franziska Priebe, Marketing Manager of award organisers Angel Business Communications, says: "This year we have had not only a significant increase in the overall number of nominations but also in the total votes received. The DCS Awards recognise the users, manufacturers and suppliers operating in the Data Centre fields and are voted for by the readers of our wide range of print and online publications. All finalists did well in making the shortlist but NextiraOne was the clear winner in its category Data Centre Energy & Efficiency Product of the Year."
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Public Support for the Arts: A Global Perspective
You are invited to join us on Tuesday, November 19, for a web seminar offering a global perspective on cultural policy and government support for the arts. This session explores how different nations are framing the public value of arts and culture. It also reviews how the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) facilitates the exchange of cultural policy news, research and best practices among ministries of arts and culture around the world. Our featured presenter is Sarah Gardner, executive director of IFACCA; our moderator is Jonathan Katz, NASAA CEO. Take advantage of this special occasion to put your state's work in a global context and to learn how other countries are making a case for public support.
The seminar takes place on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, from 4:00 - 5:00p.m. Eastern time. (Note that this is a later hour than usual for a NASAA web seminar due to the time zone-Australia!-of our featured presenter.) Plan to log on a few minutes early so that we can begin promptly.
SAA Staff and Council Registration
Registration is free for all state arts agency staff members and council members. SAA staff and council members may participate in the seminar from your agency office, another workplace, your home, or anywhere else you have access to a computer and phone line. To register, use our web seminar registration form. If you have any questions or concerns regarding registration, please contact Eric Giles and include your name, title, agency name and phone number in your e-mail.
For Your Constituents and Partners
To manage costs and keep these sessions free for state arts agencies, NASAA places some limits on participation by others. Please note, however, that we provide three easy ways for state arts agencies to make this seminar accessible to partners and constituents:
- Secure a guest login. NASAA has reserved up to three guest logins per state for this session. You may request guest logins to invite specific individuals (state agency representatives, constituents, partners, consultants, etc.) whom you think may be interested in this seminar. Contact Eric Giles for guest invitation instructions.
- Gather as a group. You may invite as many additional people as you wish-state colleagues or constituents-to join you in viewing the session at your office or another central location. If you plan to invite a group to view the seminar along with you, please indicate this in your seminar registration e-mail.
- Distribute the session transcripts afterward. Audio files, visuals and full-text transcripts of NASAA web seminars are available at http://www.nasaa-arts.org/Learning-Services/Web-Seminars/index.php.


text: THE BEST 2001 Polaris SLX-Pro1200-Virage TX-Genesis-Virage TXi-Gensis THE BEST 2001 Polaris SLX-Pro1200-Virage TX-Genesis-Virage TXi-Gensis PLDZ-148 Instant Download Price In Stock $ 9.99 USD Great Manuals Buy and Download Description This is a professional downloadable manual I have the professional version of the full service manual that covers the following 2001 Polaris 1200cc watercraft available for download: SLX Pro 1200 Virage TX Genesis Virage TXi Gensis i Unlike the other sellers, my manuals have a clickable index so you don't have to dig through hundreds of pages looking for what you need. This manual contains hundreds of pages packed with photos, exploded views, & diagrams including : Service tools & Products Periodic inspection chart Engine (Removal & installation, top & bottom end, rotary valve, exhaust, etc.) Cooling System (hose diagrams & flushing, etc.) Fuel System (repair & adjustments, carb tuning & rebuilding, etc.) Oil System (repair & adjustments) Electrical (wiring diagrams, testing & values, charging system, etc.) Propulsion & Drive System (impeller & pump, reverse system, variable trim system, etc.) Steering System Hull & body Storage (Step by Step for WINTERIZATION that shops charge over $100.00 for) Technical Data Troubleshooting (how to figure out what's wrong & how to fix it) Pretty much everything else you would ever need to know This repair manual can save you money on maintenance and repair. Step-by-step procedures and detailed illustrations guide you almost anything task you would ever need to perform on your unit. This manual was professionally set up with an easy to use menu in PDF format, not scanned manual pages with no menu that were compressed for into a small file size for downloading or email like many on ebay. This manual on CD is fully printable, you can print 1 page, 1 chapter, or the whole thing. Most of my customers just print & put it is a 3-ring binder, if you get a page greasy, just print a new one. I have permanently embedded my logo using 256 bit encryption on every page so other sellers cannot steal my items, this will not interfere with any text or pictures in the manual. This CD also contains extensive copy protection. Why spend $70+ per hour labor at your local dealer when you can do it yourself, most maintenance is easier than you think. If you save just 20 minutes of labor from your local dealer you have paid for the manual. Once you have downloaded your manual you may back it up to a CD/DVD or any other method you would like. You cannot back up many of my competitors manuals; You run the risk of losing the data and having to re-buy the manual. All of my manuals are make, model or year specific, not vague generic manuals like many available. This is a professional downloadable manual I have the professional version of the full service manual that covers the following 2001 Polaris 1200cc watercraft available for download: SLX Pro 1200 Virage TX Genesis Virage TXi Direct Link http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=233896 http://store.payloadz.com/details/233896-ebooks-technical-the-best-2001-polaris-slx-pro1200-virage-tx-genesis-virage-txi-gensis.html Tags polarismanualdownloadvirage Technical eBooks


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Denver man dies while rafting in Summit County
SILVERTHORNE, Colo. - A Denver man is dead after being thrown from a raft in Summit County.
Seventy-year-old Charles Emery was rafting with others in the Blue River north of Silverthorne on Sunday afternoon when he was ejected.
The Summit Daily News reports that the Summit County Rescue Group responded and pulled Emery from the water.
The raft was privately owned and not from an outfitter.


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If God allowed free will, then free will does not exist.
I never get upset if someone fails to show up for an appointment. There is always tomorrow.
My eyes follow a blond haired woman more frequently than a dark haired one.
When alone in a restaurant I struggle finding words to initiate a conversation with a stranger.
I am emotionally unable to visually myself being physically handicapped.
A person I know walked right by me. At age 79, I have changed from younger days.
People place their right foot over the left more than the left over the right.
I am furious when newspaper readers fail to fold the paper like we were taught in New York City.
Republicans just can't halt finding a Joe to admire. Invariably, the Joes are not the average American Joe.
If there are two women with a man, he controls the conversation.
Lean women walk with head held higher than obese women.
A child feels important if allowed to carry any package.


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Poster Information
Presentation Rules
The first author must be present during the assigned "Author Presents Time," however authors are encouraged to be present during the entire poster session. "Author Presents Times" will be published in the SNL Program. If the first author is unable to present, the abstract must be withdrawn or permission must be granted for another author to present.
You may post your materials on the board assigned to you at any time after the "Set-up Begins" time, but all posters must be up before the beginning of the assigned poster session. You must remove your poster promptly–no later than the "Take-down Complete" time. See the printed program for set-up and take-down times. Any posters left up after the "Take-down Complete" time may be discarded.
Prepare a banner for the top of the poster indicating the abstract title, authors, and affiliations. Lettering should be approximately 4 cm high for the title, 2 cm high for the author's names, and 1.5 cm high for affiliations.
Posters should be complete and self-supporting so that different viewers may read at their leisure. The author should only need to supplement or discuss particular points raised during inquiry. Remember that people of varying degrees of interest and experience may be viewing your poster. Therefore, you will want to make your points as complete and brief as possible.
The standard elements are: Introduction, Methods, Results (with supporting figures), and a Conclusion or Summary. Type should be seen easily from a short distance.
Figures should also be seen easily from a short distance (about 1 m). Use clear graphics and large type to accomplish this. The main points should be straightforward and not require extended viewing, but details should be included for those who might wish to discuss it. Because the amount of text is restricted, the figure legend may contain some of the commentary that would usually be contained in the body of a manuscript.
Suggestions for Creating Effective Posters
- Minimize narrative.
- Use large type in short, separated paragraphs.
- Do not set entire paragraphs in boldface or capital letters.
- Numbered or bulleted lists are a concise and effective way to convey a series of points.
- Figures should easily be seen from a distance. Use dark colors on a white or light background.
- It is not necessary to post a copy of your abstract.
Also see Poster Slam.


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Slapping your (usually) left hand to your forehead as you lower your head to make quick contact with each other. Often done in response to someone doing or saying something stupid.
-A similar response to "Here's your sign........"
-A similar response to "Here's your sign........"
Person 1: "So no shit, there I was in the middle of the street, and some guy nearly ran me over!"
Person 2: *head smack*
Person 2: *head smack*
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Kansas State exacts revenge, denies No. 7 Kansas marquee win
No. 7 Kansas should have known its matchup with Kansas State on Monday wouldn't be a repeat of the two rivals' meeting on Jan. 11. In that game, the Jayhawks ran the Wildcats out of Allen Fieldhouse with an 86-60 win. But in the Little Apple, K-State would be a different team, and it proved as much this time around -- even if it took some extra basketball.
The Wildcats prevented Kansas from notching another resume-boosting win by holding off the Jayhawks in overtime for a 85-82 win. It was a misstep for a Kansas team that had won nine of its last 10 games, and the program's second Big 12 loss closed the gap between it and Texas for the conference lead.
Freshman phenom Andrew Wiggins, who didn't have a particularly good shooting night (4-of-12 for 16 points), made a big one when it counted at the end of regulation. Wiggins drove the lane right and missed a game-tying layup but rebounded his own miss to tip the ball back in with seven ticks left. Kansas State, which led by as many as nine points late in the second half, didn't get a shot off in time, so there was free basketball to be had in Manhattan.
Kansas State seemingly had this game in the bag, but Wiggins and the Jayhawks still had a prime opportunity to steal a win with five more minutes of play. The teams traded baskets until Brannen Greene turned the ball over for Kansas and the Wildcats capitalized with a D.J. Johnson layup. Wesley Iwundu nailed a jumper on K-State's next possession, and it was all free throws from there. For the moment at least, the Jayhawks remain the class of the Big 12. Kansas boasts a 9-2 league record, though the distance between it, Texas (7-3) and Oklahoma (7-4) got a little smaller on Monday. But it was Kansas State's night in Manhattan. Marcus Foster (20 points) and the Wildcats have now snagged two straight upsets of ranked Big 12 teams in Texas and rival Kansas; prior to the win over the Longhorns, Kansas State had lost three of four contests in league play. This isn't a bad way for coach Bruce Weber's team to bounce back.


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I had lung metastasis at time of diagnosis, as well.
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I had lung metastasis at time of diagnosis, as well.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Gail
Thanks much guys! Yes, I have had 7 different opinions from many leading health care centers. I am now going on my 4th regimen of chemo as surgery and/or radiation are not options. All of these regimens were the same recommendations by AtlantiCare, Fox Chase, U of Penn, and Thomas Jefferson.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!
You are an incredible woman and I am very sorry for your loss. I wanted to thank you for your last post and I'm sure it must have been very difficult for you to write. It really meant so much to me as I am a 45 yo father of 4. It is very difficult for a parent to determine what to say to their children, when to say it, and in how much detail. My kids ages range from 9 to 15 and I don't give each child the same amount of details. I agonize over this on a daily basis and truly appreciate your input.
Thank you so much for sharing with us!
Very happy for you both!!
Well, had a repeat PET/CT scan done last Tuesday and, unfortunately, not what I was hoping for. In summary, the tumors have all gotten larger, the metabolic activity has increased significantly, and more mets were found.
I had bilateral biliary stents placed in September and now one has been infiltrated with tumor. I am currently in Thomas Jefferson Hospital awaiting a stent replacement and another biopsy (to submit for genetic sequencing) in tha AM. Really hoping this isn't a sign of things to come in 2014
Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Hi Stacie. I am very sorry to hear what you and your mom are going through. You have a tremendous amount of support within this organization and we are glad you are with us. I am also on 5-FU plus leucovorin with a 3 rd agent added called Tarceva. Is this what the Dr is suggesting to add to your mom's regimen? If so, I would be happy to share my experience with it as I have been on it since September.
Very happy for you guys!
Thanks so much Kris!!
Hi Kris
Thanks so much for the info. I am otherwise healthy and now that I haven't been on GEMOX for a few weeks am feeling much better ( also experienced severe SEs). I am interested in the trial you are in and when I followed your link I got a journal article on adjuvant chemotherapy. Any chance you can point me to the details of the trial such as enrollment, inclusion/exclusion criteria, etc.? I'm not having much look with clinicaltrials.gov due to govt shutdown.
Thanks again!
Thanks so much for the rapid responses! I will be sure to update all on my progress and future therapies.
I also had the itchies that drove me nuts! Cholestyramine (Questran) helped a little. Works by binding to the bilirubin and preventing it from depositing in your skin. Benadryl also works for some.
Hi Lisa
Sorry you joined this site as well:). Best of luck with your diagnosis and am praying it is localized and resectable for you!
Hi Lisa
Sorry you joined this site as well:). Best of luck with your diagnosis and am praying it is localized and resectable for you!
Hello fellow fighters!
I'm a 45 year old husband and father of 4 (ages 14-9; Fantastic4) and was diagnosed with Stage IV CC this past May. I have mets to liver, gallbladder, and both lungs which also means I'm not a candidate for surgery or radiation. My palliative chemo regimen started with GEMOX and I went through 8 cycles of every other week. I had some clinical progression and had bilateral stents placed in September at which time we also added Tarceva. Due to neuropathies, BMS, and progression, my oncologist has switched regimen to 5-FU + leucovorin weekly and Tarceva daily. I will be getting a repeat Pet scan the end of this week or next week. I've been monitoring the clinical trials offered on clinicaltrials.gov and have really not found anything too exciting as of yet. I have consulted with Penn, Fox Chase, and Jefferson. Although my prognosis is grim, I have the advantage of a phenomenal wife providing tremendous amounts of love and support, 4 terrific kids, relatively young age with no other comorbidities, and an extremely positive attitude.
Just wanted to introduce myself, give a brief history, and thank everyone for their participation and support.
Thank You!
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Leading the charge of what were quickly dubbed the "B.L.S. truthers" was none other than Jack Welch, the former chairman of General Electric, who posted an assertion on Twitter that the books had been cooked to help President Obama's re-election campaign. His claim was quickly picked up by right-wing pundits and media personalities.
It was nonsense, of course. Job numbers are prepared by professional civil servants, at an agency that currently has no political appointees. But then maybe Mr. Welch — under whose leadership G.E. reported remarkably smooth earnings growth, with none of the short-term fluctuations you might have expected (fluctuations that reappeared under his successor) — doesn't know how hard it would be to cook the jobs data.
Furthermore, the methods the bureau uses are public — and anyone familiar with the data understands that they are "noisy," that especially good (or bad) months will be reported now and then as a simple consequence of statistical randomness. And that in turn means that you shouldn't put much weight on any one month's report.


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When creating a new page type, you can specify extra fields. Is it possible to specify if these fields are mandatory or optional to fill in (when a new page is created)?
Afaik validation in the cms doesn't work, so there's not a way to 'force' some fields to be filled out. This might be changed in the latest versions though, I'm not aware of that.
You could add some literalfields to the getCMSFields() method though in which you specify/explain which fields are mandatory.
dio5, can you post an example of how to do it please?
I've already tried to do something like this:
function getCMSFields() {
$fields = parent::getCMSFields();
new RequiredFields('Name', 'Age', 'City');
return $fields;
I can't get this to work, if you could give an example I would appreciate.
Thank you in advance.
Euhm, you can't. Like I said, there is no validation in the cms.


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Double Shot #1104
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 6:02AM
- Setting up Sublime Text 2 - A basic "getting started" guide. Personally I'd put more effort into learning functionality than worrying about a pretty icon, but that's just me.
- Phusion Passenger 4.0 Release Candidate 6 - Chugging right along.
- Persona Beta 2 launch - Mozilla's identity service is building bridges to OpenId and OAuth now.


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This mini-chain specialising in authentic German sausages certainly boasts a pretty good reputation - we gave the Soho branch a glowing review, and all three venues, including this Villiers Street branch, are usually pretty busy.
Most people are heading down for the wurst, brought in from the Black Forest where they're made by a butcher called Fritz - it could hardly get more German. There are three types available: a bockwurst (a smoked pork sausage), a bratwurst (a minced pork and veal combo) and a chilli beef sausage, made with pork, beef and a hit of chilli.
You can order them in a roll or with a salad, and you can jazz them up with things like mustard, jalapenos, crispy onions, sauerkraut, cheese and curry sauce. Schnitzels, veggie options and sides of fries, potato salad and coleslaw also feature.
Our third addition to the family, at Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, is the largest of the trio with raw concrete walls and brass mincers adorning our signature neon sign 'Our wurst is ze best!'.
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If you want a hearty bratwurst in London then look no further. This place does exactly what it says, great sausages in fantastic brioche or bread rolls, with your choice of toppings. The crispy onions and jalapenos are excellent additions, if I may say so. And at £5.95 including fries, there really is nowhere better to go for lunch/light dinner in Soho.
I was looking for proper German sausages to eat not only in Christmas and then I luckily discovered Herman Ze German while walking in Embankment one day. These guys make very delicious, gluten-free sausages in 4 different types. I either go for bockwurst (smoky pork) or currywurst but they also have bratwurst (pork and veal), chilli beef (beef and pork), and leberkase (oven baked pork). You can have the sausages on their own, in a freshly baked roll or with healthier chips with no extra fat. Try also the yummy crispy onions! Besides, staff is friendly, prices come reasonable, you can even grab a loyalty card and have your tenth sausage for free as I did recently! It's open everyday till late as an alternative to bad quality fast food such as the odd kebab van you have to rely on after binge drinking on Saturday nights.


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Saturday September 16th 9:00am - 4:00pm
If four wheels are your passion, the 15th annual Shades of Autumn Antique, Classic and Custom Car Show is an adventure that will accelerate your heart beat. This is one automotive competition that you can take in on two feet. On Saturday, September 16th, Downtown Huntsville BIA will join forces with the Historical Automobile Society of Canada to close Main Street and fill it with 300 show cars. The BIA is thrilled to have The Garage / MBRP back as the show sponsor. Last year's event saw downtown Huntsville full of colour with over 300 cars lined along Main Street – and this year is sure not to disappoint. Car owners drive across Ontario (and even out-of-province) to attend this free event. Seventeen trophies are up for grabs this year to be presented for various categories The 2017 awards are sponsored by numerous car dealerships and businesses in Downtown and the surrounding area. The coveted People's Choice Award is once again donated by Treasures & Trophies. All visitors downtown are invited to vote between 9 pm and 3 pm on their favourite vehicle. People's choice ballots available during the show at most downtown retailers. Winners will be announced at 3:30pm.
The event opens to the public from 9 am to 4 pm. Ladies get out your poodle skirts, guys slick back your hard and pull out those blue suede shoes, and start dance in the street as the Swingin' Black Jacks pour their live music onto the street. The Charity Bake sale is back to partner with the car show. All non-profit organizations are invited to join our event with a bake sale table for free – but interested non-profits are asked to pre-register by calling the Downtown Huntsville BIA at 789-1400. This is an excellent opportunity for all charities to be in the public spot and raise some funds for really great causes.
There is no pre-registration for car participants in this event, but cars will be parked on a first come first serve basis beginning at 7:00 am. Notice to all that Main Street will close, from Brunel to Centre, to vehicle traffic at 6:00 am, so it can open for the Antique, Classic, and Custom Car Show. It will not be reopening until after 4:00 pm. So mark the date September 16, and come enjoy downtown as the traffic is stopped by classic cars, tuners, hot rods, classic trucks, and so much more.


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Ah--interesting, and I applaud the terminology change! Robust is certainly an ambiguous description, as is sandwich, whereas het-robust and cluster-robust are fairly specific (esp. when combined with a reference to the literature). Maybe new vce() term hrobust or hetrobust? Please don't make us spell out heteroskedasticity... ;)
McCulloch, J.H. 1985. "On Heteros*edasticity." Econometrica 53(2): 483.
Pace McCulloch, in Classical Latin the "g" is hard and the "c" sounds like "k".
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Definition of interject
transitive verb
: to throw in between or among other things : interpolate interject a remark
interjectorplay \ˌin-tər-ˈjek-tər\ noun
interjectoryplay \ˌin-tər-ˈjek-t(ə-)rē\ adjective
Examples of interject in a Sentence
"That's an interesting idea," he interjected, "but I don't think you've considered all of the details."
She listened to us, interjecting remarks every so often.
If I may interject, I have things I'd like to add.
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According to its Latin roots, interject ought to mean literally "throw between". For most of the word's history, however, the only things that have been interjected have been comments dropped suddenly into a conversation. Interjections are often humorous, and sometimes even insulting, and the best interjections are so quick that the conversation isn't even interrupted.
Origin and Etymology of interject
Latin interjectus, past participle of intericere, from inter- + jacere to throw — more at jet
First Known Use: 1588
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Definition of interject for English Language Learners
: to interrupt what someone else is saying with (a comment, remark, etc.)
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: to put between or among other things I interjected a remark.
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Mild to no nudity, no sex scenes, only mild to moderate implications.Maggie sometimes wears provocative clothing, especially in the episode "The Breeder". She also acts provocatively in that episode. In one scene, we se her naked from the waist up, she covers her breasts with her palms.Protagonist Quinn Mallory often has short standing relationships, while he has an on-and-off platonic relationship with Wade throughout the first three seasons. He even kisses "himself" (his female double) in the episode "Double Cross".
Mild, infrequent violence. Mostly fistfights, a few shootings.In seasons 3-4, a man steals brain tissue from other people with a syringe, causing them to fall into a coma. Mild goreness.In the episode Exodus, one of the protagonists gets shot in the heart. The bullet is seen flying towards his body. The impact is not shown. No blood is shown. Not graphic.
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Alcohol consumption by protagonists occasionally shown. Mild drunkness a couple of time. No smoking.In the episode "The Dream Masters" psychotropic drugs are used to induce hallucinations, nightmares and make "shared dreaming" possible.
The Kromaggs may be frightening for younger children.The Kromaggs eat human eyes. A few blind people are shown in internment camps.In seasons 3-4, a man steals brain tissue from other people with a syringe, causing them to fall into a coma."The Dream Masters" episode involves nightmares with moderate horror. May be frightening for younger children.The episodes "The Last of Eden" and "Sole Survivors" feature "zombies". Mild horror. Can be frightening for younger children.Overall: 13/50. May be suitable for children from the age 8-10.
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Rose proves that elegant design and plush comfort are not mutually exclusive. We partnered with The Everygirl to create a sofa that is equal parts timeless design, solid craftsmanship, and exceptional comfort.
Rose's seat cushions are over-stuffed; constructed of a high-resilience foam core wrapped with down. The seat cushions rest just below its carefully tufted arms. The effect is an extremely comfortable seat that recovers effortlessly. The back is rounded to provide the perfect level of support, while easily accommodating an array of your favorite throw pillows.
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With simple maintenance, your upholstered piece should last for years. Follow these easy tips to extend its lifespan:
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- Avoid direct sunlight for extended periods
- When cleaning a spill or stain, avoid using water. We recommend keeping water-free cleaning solvents handy for these situations.
- Attend to stains as soon as possible. Blot spills with a clean, dry, white cloth. Work from the outer edge to the center of the spot.
- Do not leave items that may transfer color on top of fabric cushions (e.g. newspaper)
Please note: fabric dye lots may vary. In addition, the colors that appear on your screen may not be accurate due to color variations in monitors. We encourage customers to order free swatch samples, which are available here.
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- From factory to front door; leading to extraordinarily fair pricing.
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I love this sofa! We purchased the dark blue velvet- the color is deep & rich. The velvet is super soft! This sofa is well made and looks stunning in our sitting room. Took a long time but considering it's made to Oder they way you want it and the structure is well made, it was worth the wait.
Beautiful Sofa with a couple of issues
I received my Rose sofa (with the cinder fabric) in January 2016 and wanted to wear in the sofa for a while before reviewing. It is a very beautiful sofa and we often get compliments on it. It took some time for the cushions to soften up, but they have softened up and we love sitting on the sofa.
I have 2 complaints with this sofa, however. The first issue is that the down that surrounds the cushion is very noticeably separate from the foam. It ends up showing a line across the cushions where the down ends, and you feel it when you sit. Second, when the back legs are fully twisted on, they face inward toward the couch or off to the side. We were concerned about the back stability with the legs facing inward, so we had to untwist the legs until they aimed toward the back.
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I'm lucky enough to own 2 Rose Sofas. My living room has two beautiful focal points across from each other so I now have a two couch configuration. I love them. We choose Stone as the color and I feared, after I placed the order, that they would be too light. They aren't... they are simply stunning. They are very well maid and I believe the material will hold up quite well. They are packed firmly and I see that some have described them as hard. I have no problem with it as I didn't want a too soft couch. Too soft, to me, can look frumpy. These definitely have an 'expensive' look to them and I would highly recommend not only The Rose but also this company. I was pleased with the construction and delivery time - the delivery people were very nice and professional.
Just received the Rose sofa yesterday (in a kind of peacock blue velvet). It is just stunning! It's so beautiful. The sofa arrived much earlier than I had anticipated, which was also a perk. The customer service has been great all along the way, right down to the delivery guys. Thank you, thank you, thank you for offering a stylish sofa at such a great price point. It's just beautiful.
A couch by any other name would feel (and look)...
As comfortable.
I'm no Billy Shakespeare but I love our Rose sofa and let me explain why: Like Lauren said the customer service was great. Michael and Jordan were at our house within 24 hours to rotate the legs of our couch and check our concerns that it was a bit stiff. They said that if it didn't loosen up a bit they would help us figure out a solution. It did loosen up and our family agrees that parting with the couch is our only sorrow.
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I had previously made a comment on the great aesthetic with the Rose Couch but that it was quite stiff. Within 24 hours, Jordan from Interior Define contacted me about the issue and offered a solution. THIS is customer service!! I am supremely impressed with how courteous and kind ID was in handling the issue. I wish other companies cared as much about customer satisfaction.
Looks great, but not comfortable
It took about four months to get the couch. The look is great, just as pictured. It seems nicely made. As for comfort, it's like sitting on a rock. It's so stiff, there is no sinking in or getting "cozy" with this one. I am crossing my fingers it will break in a little. I have had a few people come over and check it out and they have all mentioned that the couch is highly uncomfortable. I am looking to make do with lots of throw pillows and just pray that the couch breaks in a bit, because these cushions are as stiff as a board.
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My husband and I ordered the rose sofa in grey for our home and we are both in LOVE. It looks so elegant and beautiful, and is the perfect finishing touch for our living room. It is extremely comfortable and sturdy, with over-stuffed seat cushions deep enough for cozy cuddling and early morning coffee. (I can also say that with simple spot cleaner it is incredibly easy to clean -whoops!) Never have I been happier with a furniture purchase. We are over the moon with this sofa and know we will enjoy many years of it's comfortable elegance!


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Many colleges have long been allowed to make their own decisions about whether students can carry firearms on campus, and most still forbid it. But gun-rights advocates working through the courts and state legislatures have managed to secure a significant expansion of gun rights at public universities.
An interesting article that pulls from many sources..............Quote:
"The courts are not considering the sort of philosophical or policy issues. They're looking at the statutes," said David Kopel, a law professor at University of Denver who filed a legal brief in support of allowing Colorado students with permits to carry guns on campus. He said the success of other legal challenges based on the idea that only state legislatures have the power to regulate guns will depend largely on the wording of the concealed-carry laws, which vary by state.


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Do Something Awards' Scoop
Mark your calendars for August 18 at 9 p.m. ET! The 2011 Do Something Awards are airing on VH1 and we have the scoop on why it's a show you can't miss. Glee's Jane Lynch is hosting and Demi Lovato will perform her hit single "Skyscraper" live for the very first time. Stars like Lady GaGa, Justin Bieber, Prince William and Duchess Catherine and Will Ferrell have been nominated in a variety of categories from 'Do Something Movie Star' to 'Do Something Couple' and you never know who will show up to present and of course accept the awards. And, most exciting is one young "do-er" (age 25 and under) will receive a grand prize of $100,000 for their cause. You should check out the five amazing and inspiring nominees before the big night. They are:
Taryn Guerrero Davis for The American Widow Project
David Schwartz for The Real Food Challenge
Sarah Cronk for The Sparkle Effect
Mark Kabban for YALLA (Youth And Leaders Living Actively)
Adam Lowy for Move for Hunger
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I was wanting to get some opinions on this. I do Simplefit and I love the program, my question is that I want to do some specific training for an obstacle race, and I'm not sure how it fits in. I'm not talking about the running, as I dont feel that it interferes with the program. I'm referring to climbing ropes, hand walking underneath stairs, climbing monkey bars and trees, and stuff like that. Upper body stuff. If I worked hard on any of that, then I feel like it might interfere with my workouts, particularly pullups, which is already the most difficult portion of the system for me. Should I:
1. Just do the extra training whenever and not worry about it because I dont think it would hurt in the long run, only the short term (one workout)
2. See if I can do it on the same day as SF, still allowing a day to recover (although this would limit the effectiveness of that training, since I do put all I've got into SF)
3. Make it like a fourth workout, thus setting me on a 4 day cycle instead of 3. I workouts would not be confined into a square week, but does that matter?
4. Not worry about all that other training, cause SF's pullups will take care of me
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Expansive, manicured grounds and spacious suites make this Williamsburg resort a must-see destination in its own right.
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At the very core of American civilization lies Williamsburg, founded in 1632. Known then as Middle Plantation, it would later serve as a political hub during the American Revolution and as the capital of Virginia for more than 80 years. Today, Williamsburg stands as the best-preserved artifact of our country's roots, its historic district comprising more than 170 acres and featuring buildings from as early as 1699. Through historical reenactments and simply strolling the town's cobblestone streets, guests are transported to the earliest iterations of American life.
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Set on 256 acres, The Historic Powhatan Resort makes the perfect home base for those exploring Williamsburg. More like apartments than hotel rooms, units feature a king- or queen-size bed in the master bedrooms and a sofa bed in the living area. The resort also boasts a fitness center with racquetball courts, tennis courts, mini golf, and a game room and playground for little ones.
The Diversions
Take a step back in time with a visit to the historic district, where you'll see a number of reenactments amidst the pre-Revolutionary War architecture. Then, visit the Jamestown Settlement to see re-creations of the three ships that brought the original settlers to Virginia and a Powhatan Indian village. Williamsburg is also home to the nation's second-oldest institution of higher learning, the College of William & Mary, located just a few miles from The Historic Powhatan Resort.
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Editable Images of the Globe?
I'd like to acquire (or be able to create) editable (and rotatable)
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which I could add additional information, e.g. airline routes, using
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This is an "amateur level" project, for fun not professional, so I'd
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Any suggestions? (I know about Digital Wisdom and MapArt.)
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Paterno Family Welcomes Everyone To Celebrate Life of Joe Paterno Tomorrow
Jay Paterno, son of legendary former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, said today via Twitter that he and his family welcome everyoneto celebrate the life of his father at a memorial service tomorrow afternoon.
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Paterno will reportedly be buried in a private funeral service later today. A public memorial service will then be held Thursday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center, the basketball arena next to Beaver Stadium. Paterno died on Sunday at age 85, less than three months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He finished his career with the 409 wins, the most in NCAA Division I history. He had served as Penn State's head football coach for 46 years.


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A Healing Hand
The advanced Dragonfly battleframe is an advanced battlefield medic that packs a tremendous punch. Armed with a state-of-the-art Bio Rifle, the Dragonfly can lock onto friends or foes and fire auto-tracking chemical blasts that can heal or cause harm. Given the Dragonfly is an advanced form of the Accord's standard Biotech; it has access to its abilities and weaponry as well as its own advanced kit.
Healing Wave – The Dragonfly unleashes a wave of nanites forward which heals allies and deals damage to hostiles while also knocking them back.
Emergency Response – Used in situations of emergency, the Dragonfly relies on Emergency Response to teleport to an area, healing all nearby allies upon arrival.
Ultimate: Healing Dome – The Dragonfly emits a healing dome centered around itself, healing all allies within its effect radius for the duration of the ability.
The Omnidyne-M OD-BR Bio Rifle is the weapon of choice for the Dragonfly. The primary mode of the Bio Rifle lends to the Dragonfly's offensive capabilities, rapidly firing lethal projectiles. The alternate fire mode unleashes a beam that tethers to allies, healing them at the cost of the Dragonfly's energy.


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Kenshou wrote:Non-cognizant, I believe. Consciousness is a phenomena dependent upon conditions which at the point of exit from samsara, cease entirely.
Related: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dham ... bbana.html
srivijaya wrote:I have a question regarding Parinibbana.
Is it said to be cognizant or incognizant?
Kenshou wrote:Non-cognizant, I believe.
"There is, monks, an unborn — unbecome — unmade — unfabricated. If there were not that unborn — unbecome — unmade — unfabricated, there would not be the case that emancipation from the born — become — made — fabricated would be discerned. But precisely because there is an unborn — unbecome — unmade — unfabricated, emancipation from the born — become — made — fabricated is discerned." Ud 8.3
srivijaya wrote:I have a question regarding Parinibbana.
Is it said to be cognizant or incognizant?
""Then, friend Yamaka, how would you answer if you are thus asked: A monk, a worthy one, with no more mental effluents: what is he on the break-up of the body, after death?"
"Thus asked, I would answer, 'Form is inconstant... Feeling... Perception...Fabrications... Consciousness is inconstant. That which is inconstant is stressful. That which is stressful has ceased and gone to its end."" - SN22.85
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
"With the breakup of the body, following the exhaustion of life, all that is felt, not being delighted in, will become cool right here; mere bodily remains will be left" - SN 12.51(1) Thorough investigation
The body disintegrated, perception ceased, pain & rapture were entirely consumed, fabrications were stilled: consciousness has come to its end.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
Alex123 wrote:If you mean when the Arahant dies
Now, at that time this evil supposition had arisen to Ven. Yamaka: "As I understand the Teaching explained by the Blessed One, a monk with no more (mental) effluents, on the break-up of the body, is annihilated, perishes, & does not exist after death."
"And so, my friend Yamaka — when you can't pin down the Tathagata as a truth or reality even in the present life — is it proper for you to declare, 'As I understand the Teaching explained by the Blessed One, a monk with no more effluents, on the break-up of the body, is annihilated, perishes, & does not exist after death'?"
It is doubtful whether 'vinnana' really means consciousness - perhaps it means a certain kind of knowing. A knowing in terms of self?
Consciousness without feature,
without end,
luminous all around:
Here water, earth, fire, & wind
have no footing.
Here long & short
coarse & fine
fair & foul
name & form
are all brought to an end.
With the cessation of [the activity of] consciousness
each is here brought to an end.
Viññanam anidassanam. This term is nowhere explained in the Canon, although MN 49 mentions that it "does not partake in the allness of the All" — the "All" meaning the six internal and six external sense media (see SN 35.23). In this it differs from the consciousness factor in dependent co-arising, which is defined in terms of the six sense media. Lying outside of time and space, it would also not come under the consciousness-aggregate, which covers all consciousness near and far; past, present, and future.
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|st: Re: 2 Nick
|Tue, 4 Mar 2003 23:08:52 +0800
Prof. Nick & All Listers I want to say sorry to Prof. Nick and all of you. I am not meant to attach prof. Nick and I know he has contribute a lot to statalist. I have learned a lot from him and the list. Please accept my apologize. I still perserve my disagreement on such answers as "See []". I wish you can ignor such questions that you think it is worthless or you don't want to answer it in detail. Whether my opinion is right or wrong, I still want to say thanks to Prof. Nick, the great contributor to the list. thanks Lee Chuntao ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Cox" <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:42 PM Subject: st: RE: How to draw a bell curve in stata? > Lee Chuntao > > > > Can you tell me how can i draw a bell curve (the > > density function of > > standard normal) by stata? > > See [G] graph twoway function. > > Nick > email@example.com > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
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