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A fire broke out in the IDF's central headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, sending a large plume of black smoke into the sky above the beachside city and causing concern among residents. According to the army, the fire was under control and no soldiers were injured.
Israel Radio reported that a mess hall at the Kirya base had caught fire. Firefighters arrived at the scene, and the fire did not spread beyond the one building.
A spokesman for the Tel Aviv fire department said the single-story building had been entirely engulfed by flames but was relatively isolated from other buildings. Soldiers in the area were evacuated.
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By David B. Caruso, Associated Press
NEW YORK During his three terms as mayor, Ed Koch was known for asking just about everyone, "How am I doing?" For his tombstone, though, he's chosen something more reverential.
Even though the 83-year-old New Yorker says he's in good health, he confirmed Tuesday that he has purchased a burial plot for $20,000 in a cemetery in northern Manhattan.
"I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone," Koch told The Associated Press. "This is my home. The thought of having to go to New Jersey was so distressing to me."
The non-denominational Trinity Church Cemetery sits on one of the higher points on the island and is the only active graveyard in Manhattan accepting new burials.
Koch said he was thrilled to learn from a former aide now working for Trinity that the church permits Jews to be buried there and still had space.
Koch, who saw the city through some of its tougher years as mayor from 1978 to 1989, has had some health problems recently, related to a common spinal condition, but he said he's doing fine and isn't planning on needing his new piece of real estate anytime soon.
He said, though, that he is at an age when he's reflecting more on his life and his place in history.
For the inscription on his memorial stone, the gregarious, glad-handing former mayor passed up the phrase most associated with him for something more traditional.
The marker will bear the Star of David and a Hebrew prayer, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One." It also will be inscribed with the last words of journalist Daniel Pearl before he was murdered by terrorists in 2002: "My father is Jewish. My mother is Jewish. I am Jewish."
Koch explained that he had been moved that Pearl chose to affirm his faith and heritage in his last moments.
Other luminaries interred at the cemetery include naturalist John James Audubon, actor Jerry Orbach, socialite Caroline Webster Astor and the theologian Clement Clark Moore, author of the famous Christmas poem A Visit From St. Nicholas.
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Balls, I think thats my last day of finals (dont ask). I wont be able to make it.
This is a discussion on Subaru Challange within the Mid-Atlantic States forums, part of the Regional Discussion category; Balls, I think thats my last day of finals (dont ask). I wont be able to make it....
Balls, I think thats my last day of finals (dont ask). I wont be able to make it.
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There are two more Ripken autocrosses between now and Subie Challenge.
Philly SCCA will be 8/5, and AI will show up again on 8/19. Get your practice in!
Hopefully I find time to put on sways and new brakes by then. Too bad I won't have funds for a new wheel and tire package until November...
You must unlearn what you have learned!
myautoevents.com - click autocross, then scroll down and type in "MD" to search for all autocrosses in MD. Now bookmark.
8/5 is Philly SCCA - $30 SCCA mbrs, $40 everyone else.
8/19 is Autocrossers, Inc. - $30 online, $40 for walkup
Subie Challenge in Sept is the only one make Subaru autocross and it's only done annually. Last year it was done in the pouring rain, and I think I burned a quarter tank keeping warm between my runs. Annapolis Subaru will be sponsoring this year and there will be some sales. Bring cash or credit - last year they were giving huge savings for any parts sold through their dealership (including aftermarket, with exception of Cobb, I believe).
That's how I wound up with the only 3 STI Limited spoilers in the country for a few months last year!
So anyway, use the next two events to get some practice runs in.
And 302 - I'm not sure how you expect to break your STI traveling 30-40mph on average.
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State Appropriations
As New Jersey's state university, Rutgers derives a significant part of its revenue from state appropriations. However, since 1990 students have paid an increasingly larger share of the costs of a Rutgers education. Tuition and fees now cover 67.8 percent of educational costs, with state appropriations covering 32.2 percent.
- Trends in New Jersey Appropriations for Rutgers [PDF]
- Student and State Share of Costs of a Rutgers Education [PDF]
New Jersey Appropriations in Comparison with Other States
When compared to other states, New Jersey funding for higher education is at the middle to low end. New Jersey ranks 31st in per capita spending on higher education and 41st when funding for higher education is measured against personal income.


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I have a 2001 ZX3 with about 54,000 miles on it. At 24,000 miles I installed Eibach Pro Kit springs and Eibach Pro Dampers. Everything has been peachy up until early last fall. I began hearing a creaking noise coming from the front of the car. It was very difficult to hear/produce at the time, but I knew it was there. During the winter months I started to hear it more often and now it's spring again and 70 degree temps have returned and it is extremely loud. The noise only happens on right hand turns (weight transfered to the left side of the car), ESPECIALLY long sweeping right handers. Usually below 20 mph is when I hear it the most. Going over driveway entrances at 5 mph or less also produces the creak.
If I open the door and jump up and down on the drivers door sill, the noise is easily reproduced as well (bouncing the passenger side results in nothing, btw) The suspension still feels extremely tight and safe at speed, but it is just noisy as hell. It sounds like a dry bushing is creaking perhaps?
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What: Math Rider
Cost: $37 until February 15th, after that, $47
Recommended Ages: 6 to 12, or grades 2 to 6
What is Math Rider?
Math Rider is a computer game designed to teach children four math operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The software is built to reward progress and ultimately help children develop mastery of each operation with numbers one through 12.
Each player lives in the Land of Ray and rides a horse named Shadow. His or her mother is sick, and so he or she has been sent {by the doctor} to The Mathlands to find the mysterious Pythagoras flower to help her. Playing through math quests, the player advances across the map to find the flower.
Our Thoughts
I think Math Rider is a fun way to encourage mastery of math facts in your child. The game play is easy for children to grasp, the maneuverability is easy, and they are rewarded for making progress, not for perfection.
In addition, the game intuitively determines your child's speed and knowledge and adjusts ride speed and questions based on this. It is easy to track progress, see where you are on the map, and view the facts that you need a bit more practice with.
One thing I wasn't too fond of was the fact that while the math problem is on the bottom right of the screen, the answer box is on the bottom left. This doesn't really affect game play, but if you have a visual child who needs to see the answer as they type it {or if you're like me and thought you typed it but aren't sure}, they'll have to do a lot of glancing back and forth. A big deal? No, but something I thought I'd mention nonetheless.
I also want to point out how great a value I think this game is. We love video games in this house, so I know a thing or two about games and pricing. We've tried {or are currently using} several different games to enforce learning in a variety of subjects. Most are monthly subscriptions, which can add up and are rather expensive when you add it over a year's time.
At only $47 {a one time cost}, you have access to Math Rider for up to eight children. That's an amazing deal for a game that covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division through mastery. Love it!!
Here are a few screen captures of the game:
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iPhone: Using Pre-processor Directives for Device Testing
Updated. (see comments below)
There may be cases where a certain setting needs to be tweaked based on whether you test on the device or simulator. It took me a while to find the pre-processor directive to detect whether or not the current build targets the iPhone device or the simulator, but with a bit of searching through the GTM code, I found everything I needed in "TargetConditionals.h". An obvious place, in retrospect, but I wasn't able to find this information easily elsewhere on the web, so I mention it here in case you find it useful.
Here's an example of how I've used it:
#if TARGET_CPU_ARM#if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR // Device will hit external server over cell network NSString const *ROOT_URL = @"http://www.external-site.com"; #else // Simulator will hit local server over LAN NSString const *ROOT_URL = @"http://localhost:8667"; #endif
This kind of tweaking is particularly important when the device itself can not participate on the local network, but needs to access some kind of external environment (or proxy server). Conversely, targeting the simulator to use a local 'development' server is often faster when deploying and debugging issues in your application, particularly if you are developing the server component in tandem.
Another example involved certain audio playback features which work fine on the device, but run into hiccups running on the simulator. Since in this case the functionality is not critical to test, I ignore it in the simulator.
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As far as I'm concerned, I prefer this test
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The officially supported mechanism for this seems to be TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR for simulator-vs-device and TARGET_OS_IPHONE for Cocoa Touch-vs-desktop. These are detailed in the iPhone Development Guide.
TARGET_CPU_ARM works for now, but makes assumptions about the cpu/environment relationship that may not always hold true.
You are absolutely right- and thanks for pointing it out. After I initially posted this entry, I should have gone back and corrected this.


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Thankful for the weekend!
Thankful for water that will help rejuvenate my lawn to the green lush carpet it was before I left for new employment
Today I'm thankful for being home (for a change) on the weekend.
Agreed Sur. My yard needs plenty of work though.
I am thankful for another day on this side and hope to get this weeek scheduled out so no hiccups.
I'm thankful that I'm not driving a FORD! :rofl:
What is your new employment Coach? glad for you
I'm thankful for my family for helping me through hard times when I'm home sick, and especially my wife. We recently learned that she is pregnant, and last week they told us that she is carrying twins. It's the greatest gift she could ever bring into our lives, and for that I am thankful.
I'm thankful I don't have twins ... or kids, for that matter. :neutral:
Hahaha. Well, it's a little early in the pregnancy, so the doc says we could lose one of them...while I know it will consume my life, I'd rather have the little dudes than not.
Some people are built to be parents; some not. Clearly you're the former and I'm the latter ... and I'm thankful I was able to recognize this in myself long ago. Congrats on the kiddos -- may the force be with you.
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Hello everybody. I'm new to this forum, and have some questions regarding Comcast modems. I currently live with my in laws, who received a letter from Comcast, stating that their internet was upgraded, and to contact Comcast for an upgraded modem. Their current cable modem is a Motorola SBG 900. I thought this was the modem that was going to be upgraded. Comcast gave them a modem that the phones plug into. The older modem was an Arris 602, and the new modem is an Arris TM822G. My question is, This modem doesn't do anything for the internet, correct? Doesn't the SBG900 cable modem have to be replaced as well? And if so, does Comcast supply those as well? Sorry for the long intro, but I just wanted to make my situation as clear as possible. Thanks for your time. John.
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It appears they have the SBG900 for internet (with wireless) and now the Arris TM822G for just the telephone service.
The SBG is Docsis 2 and should be replaced for a Docsis 3 modem.
They could reorganize the set up by removing the SBG900 and let the Arris TM822G handle the internet and telephone, they would then need to buy a wireless router....Well that's what I'd do, they would have to call into Comcast to get it set up like that, it may involve a tech visit, hope that helps....!
Edit...Of course the other option would have been to replace the SBG with the Arris TM822G and leave the Arris 602 for the telephone, but they would still require a wireless router.
Did that last post help you out? Have you decided on what setup you are going to go with? Please repost if you still need help or have any more question. If the last post did help you out. It is greatly appreciated if you mark as solution.
It Helped. Ireplaced the older phone modem with the new TM822. Now they just have to decide if they want to buy a wireless router, or get another cable modem with the wireless router built in. If Comcast supplies that modem as well, they will probably go that route. Also, I plugged my laptop into the back of the 822 with the supplied eithernet cable, and what a difference. I hope they get rid of that SBG900 soon.
the arris tm 822 will work the internet and the phone you have to call comcast after setting it up to activate the new modem . they need the new mac address then they will transfer you to activate the phone part of the modem. I know this because i just got my 822 activated a week ago.
Where did you find a TM822G to purchase?
I called Comcast service to try to get my Arris TM822 telephony modem activated and was told that they cannot activate the Arris TM822 telephony modem because it is not a model that Comcast supports. Can you help me out here?
Some history... Prior to buying the Arris TM822 telephony modem, I explicitly call Comcast service on my intent, and Comcast has record of my call. I was told then that it is a model that Comcast supports, and was complimented that it is a "good" modem. All I have to do after getting my modem is to call Comcast to activate the modem, of course with the necessary information ready, such as the MAC address.
When I called this morning, the Comcast service person told that that they cannot activate the Arris TM822 telephony modem for me because it is not a model that Comcast supports. Eventhough there is prior record of me calling to confirm that the model is supported, too bad now. I will just have to return the modem, or out the amount I paid. Please help.
When I was researching modems I remeber seeing a list somewhere I believe it said the Aris TM722G is supported and the 822 is not. I have been using the 722 for a few months (it is an excellent modem) paired with an old WRT54G Linyksis Router w/Tomato Firmware. Everything runs great now, just be careful with Comcast all in one modems as they really suck at WiFi and have neutered firmware.
It's supported;
The question always is *does your local Comcast franchise allow user owned eMTA's (telephony type) modems to be used on the local system*..
It's always best to double check !
I explicitly called Comcast service before proceeding with my purchased. It is the same toll free number that I used for confirmation of the modem model is supported and a few days later called in for activation, only to be told this time that the modem model is not supported.
The service person that I spoke with did not say customer owned cable modem with EMTA capability is not allowed, just the TM822 model is not supported. He told me that TM722 is supported, but it must be bought from BestBuy in Comcast labelled box and must be activated by a Comcast technician visits afterward. Not until your respond with the caution of local Comcast franchise rules, I would not have known. I, the customer pays for their inconsistent message of model is support in one instant and not supported in another instant. It is like 'head' they win, and 'tail' they win also.
I would like to thank you very much for your information. I will be hard for me to return the modem, first it was purchased online, and second I had broken the wrapper seal. I will try to call for activation of my telephone modem again. Hopefully better luck this time. It is sad. It should not have to come down to luck.
Where Did you Buy the Modem? comcast will not activate modems unless purchase at best buys and sold by a comcast represenative at best buys. Sure you can find the same modem at ebay or amazon the the ones best buys sells has the proper firmware that comcast uses. Comcast does support the tm822, because prior to me purchasing my modem tm722 i was renting the tm 822 from comcast.At least they support it in southern New jersey were I am from. Regions also have a lot to do with which modem will be actived. I dont see any difference in speed on my end here with the tm 722. That is the only one that was avalaible at the best buys near me. I hope this answered some of your questions.
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comcast will not activate modems unless purchase at best buys and sold by a comcast represenative at best buys.
FWIW, from what we've been seeing lately here and at some other forums, this policy seems to be changing somewhat in some market areas.
I try to buy the tm822 on december 22 2012, my local best buys only had the tm 722 at the time , i Settled for that. I did not see and speed change fron the rented tm 822 to the older tm 722. At this present time in south jersey best buys is the only one you can buy a modem that will be activate by comcast. this may be different for comcast locations. I am in washington twp nj 08012 area
toyotatacomaman wrote:
this may be different for comcast locations.
I finally got my TM822G activated with all 3 services. I am still puzzle as to why it was so difficult. It took me 3 days of back and forth phone calls with Comcast services. Thank you to all.
Maybe it depends where you live. I live in Stockton Ca. and rented a arris TM822 and works great.
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Philipson chosen Road Crew MVP
Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew wrestlers were honored for team and individual honors at a postseason banquet on Monday, March 24.
Senior Anthony Philipson was chosen most valuable wrestler from a Road Crew squad that captured its first Section 8AA title and tied for the consolation title at state.
Other awards were: Ozzy Miller, most falls with 22 and most takedowns with 89; Dillon Nichols, rookie of the year after finishing 19-13; Jared Adkins, match of the year; Justin Mackenthun and Miller, most improved; Triston Rubner, most dedicated; and Nick Gravdahl, hardest and most consistent worker.
Milestones included: Philipson, 140 wins (tied for sixth all-time in program history; Rubner, 95 wins; Loge, Gravdahl nad Mackenthun, 75 wins; and Miller, 60 wins.
The Road Crew had a total of 33 letterwinners, including seniors: Philipson, Miller, Jace Loge, Brandon Mager, Rubner, Mackenthun, Adkins, Cadel Roeder, Jonah Lelwica, Weston Smith, Lance Squires and Kayla Adkins.
The team finished 19-5-1 overall to mark the first time the Road Crew had three consecutive seasons of 15-plus wins. The Road Crew was also 4-1 in the Mid-State Conference.
Earning All-Mid-State Conference were Philipson, Gravdahl, Miller, Mackenthun and Adkins while Spencer Richards and Rubner earned honorable mention. Philipson was also Mid-State Conference most valuable while the Road Crew's Travis Hoffarth was conference coach of the year.
Gravdahl and Jace Loge received Section 8AA All-Academic honors while Hoffarth was section coach of the year and Demars section assistant coach of the year. Philipson and Mackenthun were section individual champions while Adkins was a runner-up.
Junior Varsity awards:
The Road Crew's Justin Neumann and Isaac Manthei, who combined for a 43-0 junior varsity record this season, were chosen most valuable for the JV squad.
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I know, I know: don't jinx it. But seriously, have you seen the latest polls? With a 14-point lead, I think a little creative visualization is allowed. So, a Democratic president takes over from an unpopular Bush-led administration after an Iraq war doesn't quite turn out as hoped, as the economy goes spiraling into the pooper. Sound familiar? An eerily similar set of circumstances was at play 16 years ago, and at the same time, an edgy, independent new genre of punk-inflected rock came to dominate American culture and redefine the notion of "alternative" music. Grunge was both idiosyncratically local and an inevitable product of its time, an expression of anguish and frustration at the world: the failing economy, monolithic pop culture, an out-of-touch government. Granted, Nirvana's Nevermind hit #1 on the Billboard album charts in January, 1992, just as candidate Bill Clinton was fighting off the now-almost-quaint-seeming Gennifer Flowers scandal, and clearly, the Northwest grunge scene had been bubbling under for a few years before that. But right now, rock, as such, seems primed for a revival: charts are dominated by hip-hop and American Idol winners, and the underground is all electro, all the time. Could a generation of kids be about to lose their jobs and pick up guitars?
A little bit of googling turned up this half-hilarious, half-fascinating 1993 New York Times article by music critic Jon Pareles, in which he optimistically predicts that the upcoming Clinton administration's emphasis on "tolerance" could reduce "the misogyny that mars hard-rock and hip-hop" as well as "lessen homophobia." Boy, were we all this googly-eyed with hope back in '93? But Pareles does take an interesting look back at how Democratic presidents coincide with changes in musical culture:
Democratic Administrations presided over one of rock's most fertile periods, from 1961-68, and one of its most contradictory ones, 1977-80, during Jimmy Carter's Presidency. In the 60's, under Kennedy and Johnson, an expanding economy and the friction over civil rights and Vietnam convinced rockers that they represented a vanguard community, that they could experiment yet stay popular. The Carter years were another story, with domesticity in the foreground and economic turbulence lurking. A recession bred the comfortable, introspective corporate pop of groups like the Eagles or Fleetwood Mac (who provided the Clinton campaign's theme song), the boom and bust of disco, and the radical mutations of punk-rock and hip-hop, which were influential but commercially marginal.
The growth areas of late-80's and early-90's popular music offered mechanical dance-beat escapism and tidings of anger and death. Rock grew even more contrary Instead of the implicit optimism of protest songs, apocalyptic thrash bands and rappers offered a chance to vent.
Of course, many would argue that as the '90s progressed and the Dow rocketed to new heights, grunge's anguished cries quickly turned to narcissistic pablum and copycat sellouts: Nirvana begat, er, Bush. For music's sake, maybe we should hope Obama doesn't turn the economy around. Sure, we'll all go hungry, but the the rock music the kids put out will feed our souls for another generation.


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My grandfather (still jigging at age 92!) is 100% Irish-American, and I have many fond memories of fun St. Patrick's Days past with my crazy relatives. (One of my uncles used to hand out potatoes to trick-or-treaters on Halloween... to give you a sense of the kind of relatives I'm talking about!)
While the adults in my family have always enjoyed the occasional beer or pub visit, St. Patrick's Day was always a mellow and meaningful holiday spent at home, with a delicious spread of meat 'n' potatoes, Celtic music in the background, and even an Irish sing-along some years ("The Wild Rover" is a personal favorite). It was very fun and kid-friendly (despite singing songs about spending "all me money on whiskey and beer!").
So whether or not your last name begins with an "O apostrophe," check out these 7 fun St. Patrick's Day activities appropriate for your little leprechauns. I bet you a pot o' gold they'll love having a potato hunt (think: Easter egg hunt but with small potatoes), baking Irish soda bread, jigging to Celtic music, and slurping down homemade green milkshakes (no need to hit the drive-thru for those!).
Sláinte! (Cheers, to your health!)
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sackboy is in fact op
for those who kept saying the only problem with sackboy is his level 3 get in line so I can slap you right now, I played a game with the sack today and all he did was stand in the corner plant electric pad on the ground and shoot cake the ENTIRE match. then use 3 to get massive kills. After the second match I just turned my system off, I don't mind losing but this was no fun at all and was not going to waste anymore time.Sackboy desereved this the only question is where in the heck is this freakin patch that was supposed to been out early this week?
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The fact of the matter is he can still do the exact same thing, it will just gain a bit less AP.
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Although a lot of them tend to just stand far away and spam.
I played against a Nariko spammer. I quit as soon as she hit level 3.
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The fact of the matter is he can still do the exact same thing, it will just gain a bit less AP.
Yes you still will be able to spam jelly. But instead of 20 AP points you'll get 10 AP points- so it'll take twice as long to hit level 3 if you're just spamming.


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Gregg Herken
In the Shadow of the Bomb: Bethe, Oppenheimer, and the Moral
Responsibility of the Scientist. Silvan S. Schweber. xviii
+ 256 pp. Princeton University Press, 2000. $24.95.
Those who compare the making of the atomic bomb to a Faustian
bargain, physicist I. I. Rabi used to say, have never read
Faust. What Rabi likely meant was that those who worked to
stop an evil, world-threatening dictatorship by building the first
weapon of mass destruction were not scientists who sold their souls
to the Devil. But there can be no question that the prestige of
physicists, and that of scientists generally, was elevated by
invention of the Bomb; in its aftermath, some of those who worked on
the weapon would be invited to sit at power's high table in Washington.
Sam Schweber's long-awaited book on physicist Hans Bethe attempts to
answer just what kind of a bargain these scientists struck, and with
whom. Rather than writing a standard biography, Schweber has chosen
to compare Bethe with the best known and most controversial of the
atomic scientists—J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientific
director of the bomb-making project at Los Alamos. After Oppenheimer
was stripped of his security clearance in 1954, Bethe would assume
the mantle of the scientist of conscience in this country.
Although contrasting Bethe with Oppenheimer has a certain logic,
there is ultimately more that unites the two than divides them, and
surprisingly, the man who has been Bethe's nemesis for the past 50
years, physicist Edward Teller, receives little mention in the book.
Like the ghost lurking just offstage, Teller is the invisible
presence who haunts In the Shadow of the Bomb.
Schweber begins his tale by contrasting the backgrounds of Bethe and
Oppenheimer. Born into privilege,
Oppenheimer—"Oppie" to friends—was educated at
New York City's prestigious Ethical Culture School, where the
curriculum gave less weight to enduring moral precepts than to doing
"the noble thing." The result, Schweber believes, was a
kind of ethical relativism that left Oppenheimer with what was at
best a variable moral compass. Its variability swung all the way
from high-minded opposition to the hydrogen bomb in 1950 to the
seemingly opportunistic—and possibly craven—sacrifice of
a former graduate student, Bernard Peters, a few years later, as the
hounds of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) were
nipping at Oppenheimer's heels.
By contrast, in Schweber's analysis Bethe seems as constant as the
polestar. Born in German-occupied Alsace just a few years before the
First World War, Bethe's life became "a search for integration
and integrity—for stability and unity under the conditions of
growth and evolution." Schweber describes Bethe as a
Bildungstraeger, one who through constant self-improvement
and seeking becomes the embodiment of human reason. The German
Gymnasium and a lifelong career of teaching at Cornell,
where Bethe settled after fleeing Nazi Germany, gave him the ethical
grounding and emotional self-confidence that Oppenheimer, for all
his fiery brilliance, always lacked.
Like Oppenheimer, Bethe's test of character occurred when a
colleague and friend, physicist Philip Morrison, came under attack
for his political views. Unlike Oppenheimer in the Peters case,
Bethe stood by Morrison and continued to speak out on his behalf
even as the witch-hunters began to turn their attention to
Morrison's defenders.
There is merit to Schweber's contrasting portraits of Oppenheimer
and Bethe. (Even Rabi, Oppenheimer's friend, once observed that
Oppie's tragedy was that he could never decide whether he wanted to
lead the Knights of Columbus parade or head the B'nai B'rith.) But
the contrast provided by the Peters and Morrison cases, while
"striking," is also—as Schweber himself
concedes—"somewhat unfair." There is evidence that
when Oppenheimer described Peters to HUAC investigators as
"dangerous" and "quite a red," he was trying to
deflect attention from his own brother, Frank, a former Communist
who had earlier been a target of Washington's anti-Red crusade. If
so, Oppenheimer was, by his own lights, striving to do "the
noble thing."
Trained as a physicist, Schweber is the first biographer to explain
the significance of the scientific work that Oppenheimer and Bethe
did—a fascinating topic in itself, and one that most previous
biographers have tended to dismiss with so much hand-waving.
Because of his emphasis on the moral and the scientific, however,
Schweber sometimes gives short shrift to or oversimplifies political
events. By depicting Oppenheimer as the "insider" and
Bethe as the "outsider," for example, the author glosses
over the key role that Bethe played as a member of the President's
Science Advisory Committee in the Eisenhower administration.
Likewise, the impression is that Bethe consistently opposed the
hydrogen bomb, whereas in reality his position was more complicated
and nuanced: Initially opposed to development of the super-bomb for
moral reasons, Bethe later returned to Los Alamos during vacations
from Cornell, and following the Communist invasion of South Korea,
he agreed to resume weapons work. Bethe later described himself as
the H-bomb's "midwife."
Indeed, Bethe's resolution of his own moral dilemma concerning
military research is emblematic of the slippery slope that a
generation of atomic scientists have tried to navigate since
Hiroshima, with varying degrees of success. According to Schweber,
Bethe believes that while each scientist is responsible for his or
her own individual actions, scientists collectively have no
right to refuse to work on weapons of mass destruction. This credo
would cause Bethe to first oppose and then support development of
the H-bomb, to support a nuclear test ban, to oppose Ronald Reagan's
"Star Wars" Strategic Defense Initiative and, most
recently (and perhaps inconsistently), to call for Los Alamos
scientists to "cease and desist" their work on improving
nuclear weapons.
While the author's attitude toward his subject might be described as
doting—Bethe gave Schweber unrestricted access to his papers
for this authorized biography—In the Shadow of the
Bomb escapes being hagiographical, if only because Bethe
himself is so disarmingly self-critical. Ironically, the answer that
Bethe would give to an interviewer seeking an explanation for the
physicist's turn-about on the H-bomb could serve as an epigraph for
the story of the atomic scientists: "It seemed quite logical.
But sometimes I wish I were more consistent an idealist."
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And if she isn't why isn't she back in the classroom? doingtherightthing, what the heck are you taking about or implying? There are several ASB advisors, administrators, and especially employees at the district office that lack the ability to teach in a classroom at schools like Castle Park Middle and Granger Junior High, or even work there on a regular basis. In fact, isn't it odd that employees who previously worked at both schools have been "moved" or "placed" at schools such as Bonita Vista Middle and Olymipian High to name a few?


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It's All About Your Belly
Some time ago I was in a Spirit filled church during service. I had driven all the way from southern Utah to California to hear a man speak about the next move of God. Everyone in the congregation was asked to pray before the service and as I spoke in other tongues a lady behind me would just about double over each time His Spirit gave me the utterance. After service, the lady came up to me and told me that when I would speak in tongues she would feel it in her belly. She related how she had just returned from attending the Brownsville revival in Florida. I could sense the Holy Spirit in her and saw God looking back at me through her eyes.
What I am about to say is more "observational" than strictly "scriptural." That is to say that there is no single scripture or set of scriptures that lay out this teaching. However, and this is something I am trying to clarify to those who read my writings, not everything that God has done or can do is enumerated specifically in the scriptures. In fact, many times, it is only through experiencing God and how He actually works in real life that the scriptures become clear to us.
For instance, people who do know know Jesus have a difficult time understanding what the salvation experience is…but those who have experienced it do. Those who have never spoken in other tongues sometimes have difficulty understanding that experience…but those who speak in other tongues do. Those who have never felt the Tabernacles experience may have a difficult time understanding Divine Love…but those who have experienced God's love in that powerful way do.
So with that in mind…
It is written,
"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."
John 7:38
Jesus said this because our bellies are where our spirit is physically located. When God fills us with His Spirit, He does not fill our heads but our bellies.
Christianity cannot be lived from our heads but rather should be lived from our bellies. People who only practice intellectual Christianity fail to allow the Holy Spirit to control their lives. Jesus did not say that rivers of living waters would flow from our heads but from our bellies.
Procreation centers in our mid-drift because that is where our spirits are located. Babies are conceived in the womb through a uniting of not only two fleshes, but also two spirits. Our brains are what our soul and spirit use to navigate this creation but they do not create anything eternal: only our spirits do. This is why the lady standing in back of me during prayer time doubled over; it was because her spirit, located in her belly, was sensitive to the Holy Spirit in me.
The fact of the matter is that head knowledge alone does not satisfy. I know a lot about many different aspects of Christianity, but with all the knowledge I have I still would rather be in His presence and connect spiritually with my brothers and sisters more than anything else. I do not despise Bible knowledge, I have spent a good portion of my life learning God's word, but I do not live my Christian walk from my head but rather from my belly. I allow the Holy Spirit to led and guide me into all truth and I do not permit my head (as much as I can anyway) to prevent the Holy Spirit from doing anything.
I want to bypass your head and know your soul and spirit. That is where God dwells and that is Who I want to meet through you. Each of us has a unique ability to reveal God in a way that no one else can. Like facets of a diamond we reflect God's light in our own special way. The fusion of God and man is what the virgin birth was all about and that happened in the womb of Mary because that is where her spirit was. Likewise, the new creation that we are becoming is flowing from our bellies by His Spirit for that is where the life of God is.
The things of God cannot be understood by our natural man because they are foolishness to him. However, those who are led by His Spirit discern all things and can know the deep things of our Father. Allow your spirit to grasp what I have said and rule over your soul and intellect so that we all might become one In Him.


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It's a shame this card is noisy, it would be a great option for an HTPC otherwise.
Have you tested the HD audio output over HDMI? A patched version of PowerDVD is supposed to handle DTS HD / Dolby TrueHD in bitstream over HDMI at 24p on the 58xx family. It would be interesting to know if it works as expected, until we find out if nVidia delivers something equivalent with the 3xx serie. Maybe a passive cooling version will fit the bill?
If it's one thing that drives me away from cards, no matter how powerful they might be, it's the noise level. These things need to be made absolutely silent.
Sapphire do a Vapor-X version which claims to be a lot quieter if that's any help. It is about £20 more but that's cheaper than buying a quiet third party cooler.
Oh and it's slightly overclocked too.
i have the triple x , xfx , its nice and quiet
should I get this or the gtx 460? I'm a casual pc gamer...
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wouldn't bother with starter kits guys.. just get on cleanyourcar.co.uk and pick what you want...
you'll need shampoo, wash mitt, microfibre clothes and applicator pads, 2 buckets, drying towel, wheel cleaner and spray bottle, polish or pre-wax cleaner and wax/sealant...
also tar remover and a clay bar would be handy if your doing a proper job..
with things like microfibre clothes and buckets you can pick them up in asda, tesco etc for peanuts..
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Is it worth shelling out 8.95 for the Sonus applicators or are the Meguiaris for 3.95 'sufficient'? (seen them on cleanyourcar)
too right dont get that start kit. overly priced. i got all my gear for 60quid that included
snow foam,sonus clay bar and detailer spray, meguires gold shampoo, lamb wool wash mitt, big drying cloth, polishing cloth, and two application bads. buy seperately and youll save. start with the essentails then add something else every so often! clay bar is amazing especially the sonus ultra fine! wax defo the collinite 476s
alright. my starter kit is coming together nicely.
Got of course more silly questions. Do people use a special brush to clean the wheel arches?
would I have to take the wheels off to apply tyre gel all around?
I have learned today that anything abrasive will harm the plastic on the car, which on the X would be the bumpers and the plastic around the wheel arches. Is being careful sufficient or do people actually tape these areas?
and lastly, I have notices when opening the boot that there is a lot of dirt on the 'oiled hydraulic sticks' ( don't know how else to describe it); can these places that have to be oiled be cleaned? if so, with what? and will I have to apply some kind of oil again afterwords that I may wipe off with all the dirt?
ive used a meguires wheel brush. to loosen hardened brake dust. though that was before i found out you can wax your rims with the collinite 476s and this forms a protective barrier help the dirty come of easier!
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels.../prod_524.html - for the bbs rim bolts.
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I saw my physio today, who advised me to see a podiatrist and have some custom made orthotics.
My podiatrist has then advised me to have a biomechanic and gait assessment.
I was impressed with what he said, as it all seemed to relate to the pains i keep getting in my knee. But was not so impressed by the amount he quoted for the assessment and the orthotics (approx £500).
I have been wearing plastic insoles in my shoes from a local running shop which worked for a short while.
Just wondering whether you have any opinions - whether it is worth investing for the long run, or to keep buying insoles...?
Thanks alot
I had problems with one knee caused by a falling arch on the opposite foot. A good osteopath sorted me out with a pair of customisable insoles for £40 plus 1/2 hrs consultantion fee. They cured the problem and have lasted nearly three years.
Custom built ones they normally cost around £300 including assessment.
If you live near an osteopath specialising in sports injuries it might be worth getting a second opinion.
Ask your GP if you can be referred to an NHS podiatrist. A sensible long sighted GP will realise that a pair of £14 insoles from them (after full gait assessment, with annual check ups) can save the NHS a fortune in the long run from knee-hip-back trouble that starts with feet. I have run three half marathons on my cheap as chips 'cobra' orthotics obtained via NHS. It pays them to keep you running as that should keep you fit
good luck
Had custom made ones about 13 yrs ago. Started to see a chiro regularly for back and knee pain who felt the orthotics weren't correct so saw a podiatrist that the chiro worked with and he felt they were incorrect too. That said, nearly three years on and quite a few prescription changes I have to say its still on going and I find its quite difficult to find running shoes that accommodate and dont work against your orthotics these days shoes seem so hi tech.....cheesed off with it.


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The fundamental premise of this essay is this, and if you don't agree, then none of the words that come after these will make sense to you or sway you to my position: Health is a right, not a privilege.
So if you're with me there, then perhaps you'll find something useful in the next several paragraphs. My position, founded on the statement above, is honed in 20 years health care experience that includes working as provider in a country that operates a "socialized medicine" model.
First, a perfect model hasn't been discovered yet and I'm truly not sure what it is. Commercially based health care (like we have in the states) has the potential to run amok with costs and the benefit of those moneys is skewed away from the sick or the prevention of sickness. An access based model (like those in most European countries) has to run on very tight purse-strings and as such can lag in technology and research as well as immediacy of service delivery for non-urgent needs.
But in addition to my core premise, that health is a right, there are a few corollaries. The first is that health care is not free. The second is that I believe that as a sentient being on this earth I am obligated to certain social contracts, one of which is ensuring that others have the same human rights I do, and one of those is health. And if you add those together, then that means that I accept that as an able-bodied person who believes that health should be made available for all, and that the delivery of things that promote and maintain health have a cost, then I accept my responsibility to chip in.
I am mystified by those who say, "Why should my hard work pay for someone else's health care?" Well, there are a handful of answers. The first is that already one insured employee typically supports several non-employees. The stay-at-home mom (or dad, or spouse who works part time) is entitled to health insurance just because she is lucky enough to be married to someone whose job gets a health plan. This coverage extends to children. Group plans already exist to give access to a greater population than those who actually work for the employers that buy the policy - spouses and children get to "buy" into a plan that is cheaper and more comprehensive than any plan that could be purchased privately simply by virtue of being family (unless you're gay and domestic partnership isn't recognized by your state, employer or plan provider - then, goshdarnit, out of luck again). The second is that one needs to accept that health care facilitates population health, both medical and financial, and that having healthy people around you, as well as people who have coverage when ill, benefits you in every aspect of your life.
Do you want children who go to school with your children to have access to vaccinations and well-care? How about the people who touch the same shopping carts as you do or go to the same gym? Would you like the person who is coughing, sneezing and spewing to be able to go the doctor and get treated for their strep throat before they handle the same pretty dishes that you do at Target?
Would you want your sister or your niece to lose their life savings so they could afford treatments for breast cancer? Would you want your neighbor across the street to lose his home to foreclosure because he went bankrupt when he had a heart attack? A heart attack isn't contagious, but property values are.
Do you want people spending their money on your business, your goods and your services or do you want them pouring their dollars into private medical policies with inflated price tags? Or maybe they're on their own to pay cash, since they're not so lucky to have a plan? A reminder that what your insurance pays for a service is a fraction of what a private-pay patient pays for the same procedure. Insurance companies broker rates that an average consumer doesn't have access to. The person paying for their own labs and tests is charged far more than the person with the health care plan, which means less dollars eating at a local restaurant or buying the next-door-neighbor kid's band candy.
If you're a parent and your child is diagnosed with a chronic illness, will you sleep better at night knowing that your son or daughter won't be gouged by insurance companies for the sake of getting health coverage complicated by a pre-existing condition? Or outright denied? Do you want them trapped in nightmare jobs for fear of losing a group plan, or worse…living without coverage at all and knowing that one bad illness or one nasty hospital administrator who sends your uninsured child out the doors could lead to catastrophe because a life-saving treatment was financially out of reach?
I will sleep better at night knowing that no one can deny any of my children health care, knowing that all employment opportunities are open to them – not just ones with employer sponsored health plans – and that no hospital will send them away for want of an insurance card.
So, given that there are no circumstances where I will ever believe "I got mine, so you're on your own," because I fundamentally don't believe that I am ever safe if you are not, how do we pay for these things?
Health care ain't free. I know this to be true because I am a health care provider and I do, in fact, need a paycheck for what I do. Equipment costs money. Labs cost money. Medications and research cost money. This is not in dispute. So how do we pay?
In the UK, health care is a payroll tax. Everyone who works – and I mean every Tom, Dick and Harry Potter, pays 6% of their income into the national health plan (there are also local and national contributions). And then, every Tom, Dick and Harry Potter (as well as an American speech therapist and her family who just decide to hang out for a few years to work) gets coverage. Period. End of story. Cradle to grave and every table-for-two in between. Most other European and Nordic states operate a similar model.
In the US, insurance is driven principally by employment, poverty or age. If you work, chances are you have access to a health plan (but not always). If you're poor, you have Medicaid (which has some serious hard limits). If you're a senior, you have Medicare. However, if you're unemployed but not impoverished (say, because, you actually saved some of those hard earned dollars), or you work for a smaller business, or you work part-time, you are in deep trouble. Hence the need for reforms that require employers to expand their provision of health care and the need to expand the capture of low-income plans. Additionally, making it illegal for health insurers to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions means that you (or your husband, wife, nephew, son or daughter) can decide to launch their own business and still buy a private policy even if they were diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Or a sprained ankle.
I am tired of businesses threatening me with alarmist statements. "If I have to pay for health care for my employees, I'll fire people, cut hours, raise prices and slaughter unicorns!" If your business is growing, you will hire people and open new branches. Period. That's how business works. If you are profitable and you don't want to use those profits in part to grow your workforce, well, then you're kind of a douche and I'm ok with the government forcing you to be less of one. If you're truly NOT profitable and you choose to pay the fines rather than provide health care, then that's a reasonable business choice and perhaps you could instead pay for one day's worth of a consultant to come and help your employees figure out what non-employer-sponsored health care plans are available to them. Because, since the Affordable Care Act, there are some, and those fines are in part what helps pay for them.
Or if we hate this all so so so very much, then perhaps we could finally break the shackle of the insurance industry and go fully to a single payer health plan model. But, like breaking our ties with the oil industry, it will be very hard and the industry will try very hard to convince us that it's a bad idea – bad for us, bad for the economy, bad for our children. We would need to be strong and plug our ears and sing "LA LA LA! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" until they finally got tired and went away. And we'd have to accept that the words "socialized medicine" do not mean the same thing as "communism" and that a government funded health care plan does not logically conclude with long lines for shoddy toilet paper.
And here's where I walk the walk, people. Here's where the rubber meets the road. I care for older adults, which means that my livelihood is paid for, in great part, by Medicare funded programs. The two presidents who have impacted the greatest change on those programs are Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. And by "impacted the greatest change," I mean enacted legislation that fundamentally changed the revenue streams of the programs, which means changes to my earning potential, my professional trajectory and the way I deliver care.
And yet I voted for both of those presidents, twice.
Because I understand cost-control. And I'm ok with growth limitations when those moneys are diverted to expand the Medicaid program. Expanding the Medicaid program is what might keep my own children from being without health care when they're grown and I can't cover them anymore. I can't say I love things that create wage freezes or delivery constraints, but if it means that Medicare doesn't go bankrupt and I get to do what I love – which is taking care of older people who are sick – for a long time, then, seriously, I am ok with the changes. If the ACA means that my friends, neighbors and family, don't have to be terrified of being without health care, then, seriously, I am ok with the changes. It means I will pay more for things, because I can see the linear relationship between me paying more for a pizza and how it may allow members of my community to be able to pay for a pizza at all.
I could write a thousand or two more words on the various flaws of the system we have. Everything from high-deductable health plans to why it's ridiculous for a town of 200,000 people to have six MRI machines to what's wrong with plans like Kaiser to what's right with plans like Kaiser. I've been in health care a long, long time and have seen every side of the coin there is. But that's not my point today. My point is that while I believe in a society where anyone has the right to outearn me, I believe that all that entitles them to are things that I can't afford. It doesn't entitle them to be freer than me – or anyone else - from disease or illness.
Because health is a right, not a privilege.
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I will be one of very few to admit that I am not a huge fan of the "Rolling Stones" like so many others are all around the world. I think there are many bands that are far superior in terms of song-writing but I still think they have a great sound to them for sure and they do have some classics that can't be ignored. So with their talent plus the brilliant director's eye of Martin Scorsese, you get a concert documentary called "Shine A Light" which is finally releasing everywhere this Friday.
It's said to be one of the biggest events of the year and one thing that impresses me about it already is the smokin' hotties who turned up to see the premiere. During the weekend, a few lovely ladies showed up to honour the release which included the delicious Carla Gugino and a few others. Carla looked wicked for the premiere and definitely stole the spotlight (Look at her perfect ass in the second photo!). She did wear a bit too much make-up that she doesn't need but oh well. So enjoy the awesome candids below everybody and you can catch "Shine A Light" when it hits theatres this Friday.
The hottie photos below are in the following order: Carla Gugino, Gina Gershon, Jennifer Lopez and Michelle Yeoh.


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Union Suspends School Bus Strike
7:57 p.m. |Update
Local union 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, representing thousands of school bus drivers and matrons, ended its strike five weeks after it started, setting the stage for all buses to resume their routes Wednesday when students return to school.
"We appreciate the hard work our bus drivers and matrons do and we welcome them back to the job," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a statement Friday night.
The school bus strike was the first in the city since 1979. About 5,000 of the city's 7,700 routes were affected.
Just 152,000 of New York City's 1.1 million public schoolchildren ride yellow school buses - about a third of them disabled and special-needs students - but the cost of busing students has risen from $100 million in 1979 to $1.1 billion today.
Michael Cordiello, 1181's president, said the decision to return to work on Feb. 20 did not mean the union would stop fighting to include employee protection provisions, or EPPs, in future contracts. And he refuted the allegation that the workers' wages were the cause of the escalating costs.
"The fact is, a safe workforce is an experienced workforce and the Employee Protection Provisions currently included in the City's busing contracts protect our most experienced drivers, matrons, and mechanics – and have created one of the safest workforces in the entire country," he said.
Cordiello made clear he was waiting for a new person in City Hall, who he's betting will be more amenable than the current mayor.
"In January when Mayor Bloomberg is gone, we are comfortable that his entire scheme will be rejected. We are grateful that so many elected leaders in this city are choosing the facts as a path to a conclusion, rather than a conclusion as a path to the facts," Cordiello said in his statement.
The mayor cast the win as one of transparency over special interests.
"For decades, the monopolistic bus contract process benefited the bus companies and unions at the expense of the City's taxpayers and students – but no longer," he said.
The first sign that the strike's end was near came earlier on Friday when union leaders said they were weighing their options after having received a letter from the five Democratic candidates running for mayor which urged them to suspend the strike.
The joint statement by the mayoral candidates called on bus workers to return to their jobs and "continue the battle for job protections in other ways." They signaled their allegiance to the union in its showdown with Mayor Michael Bloomberg by referring to "an intransigent administration" unwilling to negotiate, and by expressing support for the job protections at the heart of the dispute.
The candidates - City Council speaker Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Comptroller John Liu, former City Comptroller Bill Thompson and former Councilman Sal Albanese - said that if elected they will revisit the job security issue.
"We know this is not an easy decision. But we pledge, if elected, to revisit the school bus transportation system and contracts and take effective action to insure that the important job security, wages and benefits of your members are protected within the bidding process, while at the same time are fiscally responsible for taxpayers," they said.
Bloomberg repeatedly has said that the job protections at the heart of the strike are illegal. And, he said, the competitive bidding process for new contracts would save the city millions of dollars.
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott echoed that theme in his statement.
"Earlier this week, the City accepted the first bids on school bus contracts in more than 30 years, with the potential to cut costs, transfer the savings to classrooms and secure quality service from certified drivers and matrons for our students," Walcott said. "This open, fair and competitive process is what our school system and city deserve and sets an important standard that we will continue to uphold."
Parents and students said they would welcome the walkout's end.
Gwendolyn Hamilton was recruited to ferry two of her grandchildren to different schools on Staten Island. "I'll be so glad it's over, you don't know," Hamilton said, flashing a broad smile.
Her grandson Tyshon Ellzy transferred to P.S. 20 on Staten Island from a school in Brooklyn because of the strike. Had he stayed in Brooklyn, the fourth grader would have had to take public transportation on his own. He said he likes his new school but "I'd rather go on the school bus."
Amadou Andiye has been paying someone to take his two children to the Staten Island Community Charter School by city bus each morning because at ages 5 and 7 they're too young to take public transit alone.
"It's not easy," he said, adding that his employer would not have let him arrive late every day. "You can do it one time at your job, but after that, they'll complain."
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As the East Coast weathered Hurricane Sandy, celebrities took to Twitter to voice their support for those affected and also share news about the storm which battered the East Coast with flooding, massive power outages, fires and reports of at least 18 deaths.
Here's what they had to say:
PLAY IT NOW: Hurricane Sandy Dominates TV Coverage
Justin Bieber: "everyone dealing with the hurricane up north be safe"
Carrie Underwood: "Wow...Sandy is one mean lady! Lots of thoughts, prayers and love going out to all in her path...you guys stay strong!"
VIEW THE PHOTOS: The Latest Star Sightings
Kirstie Alley: "I'm very worried about W Virginia... no power and a raging blizzard ... not a good combination..anyone on here from W.V. with a report?"
Debra Messing: "Thanks for all the concerned tweets... Thank goodness we are all okay... Thinking of those who aren't #sandy"
Gavin Rossdale: "Hurricane sandy-treacherous times-sorry for all the disaster watching the news now.it is terrible."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Haunted Hollywood! Celebs In Halloween Costumes
Emma Watson: "I take it that the irony of a massive storm holding up the production of Noah is not lost"
Sean Aston: "Love and Prayers to everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy..."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Celebrities Who Gave Birth in 2012
Kevin Nealon: "This morning, in New York City, Sandy begins her walk-of-shame, from everyone's apartment. #Sandy"
Kate Gosselin: "We are safe!Storm was mild here!We are fine&altho I haven't looked outside yet,we feel fortunate, spared&warm! Prayers4all w Sandy damage!"
Nigel Barker: "Woken up to terrible damage in our building and the West Side is trashed. Still no power and a massive expensive clean up ahead #sandy"
Kerry Washington: "Praying for all of you who are seeing/feeling/hearing #sandy right now."
America Ferrera: "Ahh! Sandy is getting loud! Windows are rattling and building just shook. Breathing through it."
Molly Ringwald: "Go New York! You beat that Sandy into submission. I mean, come on. These are New-Yorkers! The show must go on!! Xo"
Keke Palmer: "My thoughts are with you guys affected by Sandy, so glad my family in NJ are okay. Much love to you all!"
Jordana Brewster: "My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy"
Khloe Kardashian: "Praying for the victims of hurricane Sandy! Praying for everyone who is affected!!! My heart goes out to all of the families. Praying"
-- Jesse Spero
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Rawhide's, alternatives?
So I have been buying rawhide's for Dixie for almost 2 years, from Costco the Cadet kind. And I didn't think that rawhide's were that bad for dogs, but a friend say's her dog has been having seizures and she believes it is from the rawhide's, and she's been getting them from Wal Mart. I have been doing research on the matter, and am wondering if anybody here has experienced anything like this? And if rawhide's are really bad for dogs, what else could I buy her that she could chew on that isn't super expensive? I have bought her bully sticks but she goes through those so fast :o
Antlers, beef tendons, frozen raw marrow bones or knuckle bones. Stuffed kongs that are frozen can last a while as well
Antlers have been a big hit with ours.
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Cow hooves were a favorite around here only issue is they begin to smell when they are chewing on them. Just got Titan a Ram Horn and he likes those more than the deer antlers. His top choice for chewing is a marrow bone. LOVES them. He gets one about once a week.
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Hassan Sheheryar Yasin known as HSY recently showcased his collection at Pantene Bridal couture week 2013 which was held couple of days ago in Expo centre Karachi. The show was wonderful and all the designers and models made the show highly successful.
Bridal Couture week is Pakistani traditional fashion show offers fashion designers from all across Pakistani to display their collections on the ramp and let the audience know about their latest designs they created especially for brides and grooms. The show was organized by Style 360 TV exclusively by Pantene Pakistan. There were 18 fashion designers including two Indian designers participated in the show and have presented their mesmerizing bridal dresses which are perfect for eastern bride.
The dresses in the collection are very attractive, though the concept is not fresh but still, the dresses offered by HSY are very attractive and creating a different look. These are perfect dresses for brides and grooms and very much suitable for your big day.
HSY is one of the big names in the fashion industry. He is considered as one of the most famous fashion designers of Pakistan known worldwide for his brilliant work for men and women clothing.
Choosing the most perfect outfit for the big day is always a big deal for everyone. Sometimes girls takes month to decide and select the bridal dress for their wedding. Pakistani fashion designer brands have made things very easy for all of us by providing exclusive and highly attractive dresses for every kind and for every function. It is not at all a problem to choose the best outfit as everything is right in front of us waiting our hands to put on. Fashion brands such as HSY are the most favourite brands especially for women as HSY offers high quality and classic dresses for today's modern brides and grooms. They always makes dresses with full attention and do a deep work that could make anyone stunned. Following I'm sharing with you some very beautiful and amazing dresses HSY showcased on the ramp of Pantene Bridal couture week 2013. Have a look on the dress images bellow:


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The Release of Arts & Economic Prosperity III
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Americans for the Arts is proud to announce the release of Arts & Economic Prosperity III, our third study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry's impact on the nation's economy. These studies are the most potent and oft-cited advocacy tool used to justify public and private sector support to nonprofit arts organizations. This new study is our largest ever, featuring findings from 156 study regions (116 cities and counties, 35 multicounty regions, and 5 states). Data were collected from a remarkable 6,080 nonprofit arts and culture organizations and 94,478 of their attendees across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- America's nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $166.2 billion in economic activity every year--$63.1 billion in spending by organizations and an additional $103.1 billion in event-related spending by audiences.
- The national impact of the economic activity from America's nonprofit arts and culture industry supports 5.7 million jobs and generates $29.6 billion in government revenue.
- Between 2000 and 2005, the nonprofit arts and culture industry grew 24 percent, from $134 billion to $166.2 billion.
- Event related spending by the audiences of nonprofit arts and culture organizations boasts an even greater increase of 28 percent-from $80.8 billion in 2000 to $103.1 billion in 2005.
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A series of release events and publications are planned for the upcoming months, and a few key dates are listed below. Randy Cohen, Vice President of Policy and Research, will be traveling to many partner communities to help promote their local findings. Check out Americans for the Arts new blog, ArtsBlog, throughout the summer months for tales of his trips entitled On the Road to Prosperity, and entries featuring the great efforts of our partner communities as they release their Arts & Economic Prosperity III findings!
Dates to Remember:
- Tuesday, May 22, 10:00 a.m. ET is the release of the national economic impact findings to the media.
- A Congressional Briefing will also take place on Capitol Hill on May 22.
- Friday, June 1, is a plenary session about the study at our Annual Convention in Las Vegas focusing on the national data of the study.
- Wednesday, June 6, the 156 local studies will be released at a press conference and policy forum in Chicago.
There are many national, statewide, and local events and publication opportunities that follow in the ensuing months. Email email@example.com to see if any Arts & Economic Prosperity III events are planned in your community, or if you'd like to schedule an event!


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Ok everyone and their roommate are on the UC Bearcat bandwagon and I wonder are you new? Have you been for life? or in fairness are you new to the game? I hope you're in it to win it meaning regardless of the BCS outcome you'll remain loyal to the university. Cincinnati has always been called a fair weather town and this is your chance to change that perception. Like Mike Thomas and the athletic department did by not only bringing Coach Brian Kelly in but giving him what he needs to compete on a level many thought (including some of you reading this) the 'Cats couldn't.
But what happens if they lose? have a bad season? suffer misfortune? Are you still on board as a fan, alumni, Cincinnatian? I say yes to some and sadly no to others. Its easy to jump off the bandwagon, sprain an ankle or two but to be a real fan means enduring your friends ridicule if their team is faring well at the time or if you see no light at the end of the tunnel. A Bearcat for life means I accept the outcome but I'm always wishing for the best, year in and year out. Are YOU a Bearcat for life?
If you are waive your flag, wear you gear, buy a ticket, put UC carpet in your recreation room, make a donation or even applaud a student athlete who may not get lots of playing time. Being a real fan carries responsibility and a committment to getting involved. Take the lead like you tell the players to do when you're coaching from the stands and make sure your section stays pumped up throughout the game; there's nothing worse than a half-hearted fan criticizing a young student athlete about not producing, because they're certainly not getting motivation from you to ramp it up. I love it when I watch games and the crowd KNOWS they're making a difference. UC fans make a difference and be a fan for life!


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But it was another 13 years before everyone else caught on and they had chart success.
When he turned 60 in 1999, Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker said: "He's as important as he's ever been."
His sentiments were echoed by Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt: "John is still playing adventurous music."


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Ozarks Preferred Dental Group Misleading and Deceptive regarding Policies and Procedures Springfield Missouri
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My wife has been going to Ozarks Preferred Dental Group for 6+ years, she had a "flipper" made by them and was told that as long as she had it any adjustments would be free of charge. She even went and had an extra one made in 2011. So for over 6 years and 2 doctors she has made several trips to get the "flipper" adjusted, and each time she did this she would go to the front desk and ask if she owed anything and they would respond by saying it was free, part of the service.
She made an appointment for 11/26/13, we went in as usual, and she went back to get her "flipper" adjusted. She was then told that there would be a charge of over $200 for the service according to company policy. What policy!?!?! This upset my wife and I a bit. So we asked to speak to the office manager.
The office manager told us that the policy was that adjustments were only good for one year then after that first year charges would ensue. Our response was why had we not been told of this policy for over the last 6 years and had been getting free adjustments this whole time. She had no real response other than quoting the policy again. I then began to tell her I understood the policy and did not dispute it but it was her lack of managment ability to properly run the office and inform her staff that clients, like us, were not aware of this policy and that this policy had not been enforced for over 6 years.
I have worked in retail for over 30 years and customer service has always been top priority for me. The customer comes first, you want to make and keep them happy so they will continue to come back and shop at your stores! Sometimes you take a hit lose some money, but you retain that customer and he/she continues to spend money which ensures you and your employees keep their jobs.
Not at any point did the office manager go to Dr. Reynolds and fight for our case. Example, hey Dr. Reynolds we have some clients here who have been with us for over 6 years, we as a company made a mistake and misinformed this client. I think we should try to do something to retain her business since this was our fault not their fault. If we do nothing we lose a customer but if we work something out we continue to have a paying customer for years to come. (which would have been true)
We were not asking for free service, we were just shocked at the treatment we received and lack of customer service provided. The office manager did nothing just sat there and said I'm sorry there is nothing we can do.
I then contacted them through there Facebook page, letting them know how I feel similar in the way this reads. I got a couple of responses, but they were simple We have the right to charge fees for our services, replies, which I fully understand and don't dispute like I said to them in my post on their page, they just did not get the fact that we were upset because of the way we were treated not because of the charges we would have to pay, because we would have paid them! They deleted my post from their Facebook page and blocked me from the site:)
Another thing that points out their lack of office competencies is each time we called to set up an appointment you would think they would notice that we had not paid for the adjustments for over 6 years, and when on the phone they could have stated the policy so we could have been prepared. Especially on this last visit. I am sure Dr. Reynolds is a good dentist and his staff, besides the office manager, has always been nice. But this is his 3rd office he has been in and in my opinion he is losing clients due to Him and his office manager's lack of skill at running a business and how to properly use customer service.
I would just warn people who are using or who are thinking about using this office, is to rethink it or make sure you are getting all the correct information. Which they seem to have a problem distributing around there.
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I guess you do not read very well, in my post I NEVER ASK FOR ANOTHER FREE YEAR!!!!!! In fact if they would have tried to resolve the situation we would have paid for the adjustment and future adjustments. GET YOU'RE FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU POST, IT KEEPS YOU FROM LOOKING STUPID!
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Customer service??
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So you worked in retail for 30 years dealing with customer service and YOU STILL ACT THIS WAY!! Who the hell are you to call out a manager when after SIX YEARS you are charged. So basically youre acting like a a**because they WONT give you another year free. Thats what this whole post is. You call out the office manager for "Not going to bat for you" then you turn around and bash them because they have the NERVE to EXPECT you to pay. Get over it you PITA!!
How you can have worked in CS and still act this way is beyond me. You MUST think you are SOOOOO much better then the people who did the SAME THING to you. Jacka**.....
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Barclays Sees Upside For Wal-Mart In Canada
Shares of Wal-Mart (WMT) were recently down 0.2%, but Barclays analyst Robert Drbul sees the stock reaching $65 on the robust outlook of its international arm.
Drbul attended the company's International Meeting in Toronto and noted that Wal-Mart has made impressive strides in the Great White North, reaching nine out of ten Canadians, and yet still has runways for growth ahead of it, as it adjusts to Canada's changing demographics and shopping habits.
Here are highlights from his note:
Walmart International strives to drive growth through increases in comp store sales, store expansion, e-commerce initiatives, and acquisitions, while continuing to transition its remaining geographies to the EDLP model. We believe one of the greatest opportunities to improve leverage internationally will be managing inventory growth toward a target rate of half the rate of sales. The company is targeting at least 300 bps of improvement in ROI by 2017. Walmart entered the Canadian market in 1994, and today 9 out of 10 Canadians shop at Walmart. The Canadian retail market shares many similarities with the US, enabling the leverage of Walmart US programs and processes, but it also has some important distinctions. In fact, there is only a 20% SKU overlap between Walmart Canada and US. The Canadian consumer typically places a large emphasis on value (high participation in loyalty programs, shopping for best price as a "hobby"), has an emerging minority population which is expected to account for 70% of growth in consumer spending in the next 10 years, has a higher average level of household debt, and has been slower to embrace online shopping.
In order to cater to these characteristics, Walmart Canada has worked to tailor its assortment to the diverse customer groups it serves, while maintaining opening price points in order deliver the highest amount of value driving an 11% price gap on a like-for-like basket of goods. An important aspect of this strategy is carrying a broad private label offering in stores. Walmart Canada aims to double the penetration of its private label sales by 2015. The company has already switched to a mono-brand private label strategy for apparel (George), so the majority of this growth is expected to come from food and other general merchandise.


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Artist honored
Lake Oswego senior Elise Wunderlich earns national Portfolio Gold Award for her art accomplisments
Lake Oswego High School senior Elise Wunderlich was recently honored with a Portfolio Gold Award, the highest level of achievement in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the country's longest-running and most prestigious award and recognition program for creative teenagers. She is one of just 15 high school seniors in the country honored with the Portfolio Gold Award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize.
The graduating seniors who receive national awards are now eligible for $5 million in scholarships from more than 60 colleges, universities and art institutes across the country.
Wunderlich has been successful in art throughout her high school career and this does not mark the first time she has been honored with Scholastic Art Awards. However, earning the Portfolio Gold Award on the national level was confirmation that she has acquired extraordinary talent as an artist.
She credits her success to the intensive program she attended this fall at Oxbow in Napa, Calif.
'Oxbow encouraged her to look at a wide variety of media which included performance art and sculpture,' said Katie Brink, one of Wunderlich's art teachers at LOHS. '...Now that she is back at LOHS she is the same sweet and humble girl who likes to spend her time in the art and drama classrooms, but she looks at her art from a more critical viewpoint.'
'Attending was an incredible experience,' Wunderlich said. 'By going to Oxbow it gave me a leg up. I definitely couldn't have predicted the work I made.'
At Oxbow she was required to take English, history and environmental science classes, however the course material was interdisciplinary in nature, all with an art base.
'We were mentally and physically engrossed in art,' she said. 'I put all of myself into art creation.'
Like most college seniors, Wunderlich is waiting to hear from the colleges of her choice, among them Rhode Island School of Design and Maryland Institute College of Art.Prior to winning the Portfolio Gold Award she was considering focusing on costume design, an industry in which she felt certain she could succeed. But her experience at Oxbow has her considering other possibilities.
'I'm thinking of the possibility of just making art for art's sake - being a studio artist,' she said. 'My motivation is high and I've worked so hard and put so much of myself into making noteworthy art. … Will I have a chance at this?
'It's overwhelming - the art I was making when I got inside my head. And then winning the national Gold Key! - it puts me in the category of talents like Andy Warhol! I'm just still trying to take it all in.'