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Bakken oil is safe, says Continental CEO
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - The biggest leaseholder in North Dakota's booming oil fields said the crude shipped by rail to markets across the United States is safe, despite growing fears that crude from the Bakken formation is dangerously volatile.
Regulators say that North Dakota crude should be treated more carefully after a number of trains carrying Bakken crude derailed and exploded over the past year.
But Harold Hamm, the CEO of Continental Resources Inc, which is one of the pioneers in North Dakota drilling that ships crude by rail from North Dakota, said that as long as there are no accidents, the oil is not a threat.
"Bakken oil is safe," Hamm told reporters when asked if there was anything the company should be doing to make Bakken oil safer.
"Anytime you don't keep trains on the track bad things happen," he said. "It's like cars on the road. Oil will burn, it's got gasoline and diesel in it, particularly these premium oils," he said after a House of Representatives hearing on the geopolitical potential of the U.S. energy boom.
Crude-by-rail has boomed in recent years as pipelines lag production from new oil fields. But a slew of accidents, including a derailment last July in the Canadian town of Lac Megantic that killed 47 people, has attracted more regulatory scrutiny, especially of Bakken crude that contains more gasses than other grades of oil.
Bakken oil might be so packed with light gases, also known as "light ends", that it needs to be treated more carefully on the tracks, Cynthia Quarterman, who oversees dangerous cargo as head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, said last month.
More than two thirds of oil produced in the Bakken is shipped on trains.
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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in Largo with free parking
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Located in the heart of Largo, this hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Tampa Bay Grand Prix and within 6 mi (10 km) of Cove Cay Golf Club and Largo Mall. Feather Sound Country Club and Congo River Golf - Clearwater are also within 6 mi (10 km).
This hotel features coffee/tea in a common area, laundry facilities, and barbecue grills. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a picnic area and a front-desk safe.
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All 132 rooms feature kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and flat-screen TVs. Guests will also find coffee makers, free local calls, and ceiling fans. Weekly housekeeping is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Tampa Bay Extended Stay Hotel features barbecue grills, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Largo hotel also offers laundry facilities, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and an elevator (lift). Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Total number of rooms - 132
- Number of floors - 3
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Picnic area
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Kitchen
- Weekly housekeeping provided
- Free toiletries
- Iron/ironing board
- Coffee/tea maker
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 11 PM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.00 per night.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
Optional extras
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per night

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App lock is a great app to lock and password protect your apps and works with almost every device. It works with Redmi phones as well but shows some problems in the starting which is difficult to understand for new users. So for them here is the App lock not working in Redmi – {Error Fixed}
What Causes This Problem?
This error is due to "Auto Start" feature. Lets see what is the main issue:
If you open some apps (any app which you have password protected) along with AppLock app, then it shows you something like this when you are about to kill recent apps:
You can see here are 4 apps including Applock also. As soon as you click on this "Cross" button, all the apps get killed along with AppLock.
As the "Applock" app also got killed so now no app will ask you to enter the password like it was asking before until you open the "AppLock" again.
This is an irritating problem as you cannot open it again and again. You can no security here but this can be solved, lets see how we can solve this:
App Lock Not Working in Redmi – {Solution}
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1st Method to Solve
Sit back and relax because in 2 minutes from now the app will be working. Follow these simple steps:
1.) In your Redmi phone, you will see an app named – "SECURITY". Open this app.
2.) Now follow this path – Permissions >> Auto Start.
3.) See this below screenshot:
4.) As you can see the first two apps are enabled, by default these are disabled, all you have to do is enable these two. In the screenshot, they are at the top but you have to scroll down a bit to locate them in the list.
5.) Now you have enabled the apps, your phone will not kill "AppLock", it will start automatically after you kill the apps.
2nd Alternative
In case the previous method didn't worked for you then follow this one:
Go to Settings >> Installed Apps >> Click on Applock >> Permissions >> Now make sure the check box "Display Pop up window" is tick marked.
Hope it has helped you and the AppLock is working in your Redmi phone now.


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If you've ever had pancakes for dinner or pizza for breakfast, then this pancake pizza recipe is just for you.
The pancake pizza recipe is the brainchild of Steph from plainchicken.com. Basically, the recipe is a sugarless pancake batter that features cut up pizza toppings. The particular recipe calls for sausage, pepperoni and mushrooms, but there's no reason you couldn't substitute your own favorite toppings like green peppers, ham, or anchovies.
Once you've cooked up the batter in a standard frying pan, the flapjack stack needs only a drizzling of pizza sauce (either store bought or homemade) instead of maple syrup. On the other hand, if you're feeling adventurous, you could try the pancake pizza with maple syrup.
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My Beliefs
I'm a roman catholic.
Of course I am.
What else would you expect
From a pure, proper Irish girl?
The point I'm trying to make here
is that I don't practise my religion.
Probably not if your from here.
Church attendance is at an all time low.
To answer your question,
Yes, I do believe in god.
But I don't let my beliefs rule my life,
I don't get up early of a Sunday morning
To listen to a boring man talk about Jesus.
Proper Christains look down on me.
But I don't care.
Its my life. I can do what I want and believe what I want.
So please don't try to force religion on me.
Don't tell me that when I die I'm going to hell.
Is there even a hell?
I don't believe in this place you talk about.
It doesn't matter anyway.
Who cares where we go when we die?
Why even think about it. We'll find out when the time comes.


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For the past few days, finder is hanging during a scheduled scan. When I try to access my dashboard via web browser, it does not work. I have to end the process on the server and then I can access the dashboard again.
version: 5.0.62863 on windows 2003 R2 std. sp2
Any help would be appreciated.
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Mar 10, 2011 at 10:35 UTC
Has there been a password change on the account used to scan? that'a about my only thought..
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Mar 10, 2011 at 4:12 UTC
Is it hanging on a particular device? Perhaps something in the finder_child.log will help with that?


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The ballet features a character inspired by Mercury
Late rock singer Freddie Mercury and the music of his band Queen are celebrated in a new ballet which opened in London with a sell-out first night. Ballet for Life, created by renowned French choreographer Maurice Béjart opened at Sadler''s Wells Theatre on Thursday.
Danced to a soundtrack of Queen''s greatest hits including Bohemian Rhapsody, I Want to Break Free, A Kind Of Magic and The Show Must Go On, interspersed with music from Mozart.
Béjart, better known for his avant-garde interpretations of classical works, told the BBC he is also a Queen fan.
"I love Queen''s music, I love Freddie Mercury. And it''s just like when you make a ballet on Stravinsky and a ballet on Tchaikovsky, I really was in love with that music," he said.
The work draws inspiration from the lives of both Mercury, who died in 1991, and Béjart''s former principal dancer Jorge Donn.
Both performers died of Aids at the age of 45.
The costumes were designed by designer Gianni Versace, who was shot dead outside his Miami home in 1997, months after the show recieved its world première in Paris.
Queen''s drummer, Roger Taylor, who was at the première with other band-members John Deacon and Brian May, said they didn''t know what to make of the idea at first, finding it "very bizarre".
"However when we saw the ballet we were completely converted, and I think it''s a terrific piece of work - very moving, very striking, and a very stirring night," he said.
The 15% Mozart and 85% Queen mix may alarm some ballet purists, but comedian and novelist Ben Elton, who was in the audience at the première, dismissed such concerns:
"I hate this kind of apartheid, there''s clever stuff and there''s not clever stuff. I think Queen are great, great composers, and this choreographer seems to be the bees knees."


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Nü House's design with its beautiful wood facade, stands out as the most chic structure in Quito. We are focused on providing our guests with an unique experience rather than just a ¨stay¨ in Quito.
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The Central Hotel is located in Donegal, Ireland. This property, owned by the White Hotel Group, has recently been refurbished and has attained the creditable AA 3 star accolade along with Fáilte Ireland recognition. It oozes warmth in atmosphere and hospitality.
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local boy precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
Um vencedor foi selecionado entre 81 designs enviados por 28 designers freelancers.
Hello, I own and operate several niche job sites -- powerjobsdirect.com, elineman.com, linemanjobs.com, to name a few -- I am trying to start up regional job boards, starting with the Hawaiian Islands....
Job seekers, and employers in the islands of Hawaii --
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Greenspan's Comments Tank Euro
EUR crosses saw a steep sell-off in NY trading, paring most of the gains we had seen overnight. From a high overnight in the EUR/USD of $1.45, we have slid back down to 1.4390.
- We now look for support at our 200-hourly ema as well as at the support trendline we have established over the last 2 trading session.
The catalyst were disparaging comments from former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, in which he says:
- The euro is breaking down.
- That some collateral held by euro-area banks is questionable.
- That the euro-zone crisis is hurting the US economy.
- But that the US is not yet in double-dip territory
The comments, along with a dip in US equities after gaining overnight, overshadowed the slower, but better than expected activity we saw in the Euro-zone in August from the PMI reports.
The EUR/GBP fell sharply from an overnight high of 0.8770 down to 0.8705, an intra-day low for the pair. The EUR was weaker against the JPY, CHF, AUD and CAD as well.
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Edgar Ross, Douche or Good Guy?
What I believe is Edgar Ross is a Douche, do to the fact of how he misstreats you, kills you evidently, and all right is hard to work with.
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From Blofeld's white cat, stroked in the James Bond flicks, to Duchess in The Aristocrats, cats are the masters of relaxation. If you're feeling a bit below paw, today's deal is purr-fect for you, as for £15, Kams Beauty Studio are off-furring a full body massage and manicure (a £54 value). Indulge yourself with the luxurious hour-long full body massage in the calm and serene surroundings of the Evington Village salon -- a treat you can certainly take lion down -- then enjoy the manicure, which uses only the finest products to ensure you leave feline fine. We don't want to milk it, but you'd have tabby mad to miss this deal -- it's an ocelot of treatment for little more than a (kit)tenner. Pad over to the 'Buy Now' button, and start feeling like a mew woman.
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The Thamirabarani River flows on the shore of Ambasamundar town. It originates in the Western Ghats and flows through the Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts. The river derives its name from Tamiran which means Copper. The river contains traces of metal and is said to have medicinal properties as it flows through the Podhigai hills where a lot of medicinal herbs grow.
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Hatton - who brought an unbeaten record of 20 wins with 16 knock-outs into this bout - started brightly and found his body shots well, but also had to take a couple of long rights from the Italian.
Lauri, himself with just one defeat in 20 bouts, definitely had the better of the opening three rounds as he continued to connect, causing swelling around the Stockport fighter's right eye and a clash of heads gave Hatton a blooded nose in the second.
But the 'Hitman' fought back well, cutting the Italian above his left eye and landing a flurry of smart combinations.
Hatton stepped up the pace in the fourth, landing several more good shots to the head and body despite Lauri's efforts to deny him space to work.
The Italian's bravery proved to no avail in the next when Hatton, again warming to his task, continued to break through Lauri's defence.
One final four-punch salvo which ended with a big left forced Lauri back towards the ropes, leaving referee Bartolome Torralba to step in and call a halt to the contest after just under two minutes of the fifth round.
Hatton, who is now set to fight Jonathan Thaxton for the vacant British title next month, paid tribute to his brave opponent.
"He was a confident lad - he would be coming into the fight with the record he had - and he was banging in some heavy shots," the 21-year-old Stockport-born boxer told Sky Sports.
"He was showing that he could take the body shots early, but I am a 12-round fighter.
"I took too many rights early on and I've got to tighten that up in the gym. But he couldn't take my body shots.
"Normally I am the favourite in a fight but this lad was confident, a good amateur fighter and had come here to win."
Hatton's trainer Billy Graham also felt the Italian had given Hatton the tough work-out he needed as he continues his bid for a crack at the world title.
"He (Lauri) was a good kid and caused us a lot of problems - but that is what we needed," said Graham.
"We needed someone to cause us problems, but Ricky dealt with them fantastically."
Thaxton was clearly impressed by Hatton's performance and admitted he was looking forward to their encounter at Wembley Conference Centre on October 21.
The Norwich fighter said: "That was a very impressive performance. Ricky was way too strong and really impressive.
"It should be a great fight when we meet. He's a strong fighter so it's going to be explosive. But don't forget Ricky gets hit and I've got power."
Hatton was also keen to turn his attentions to the fight with Thaxton and said: "We're a similar height and build so I think it's going to be an exciting fight and I want to be in with the exciting fighters.
"Even though I am from Manchester I have come to London and everyone has come out to watch me because they think I am value for money and exciting, so I would like to thank all my London fans and Manchester fans as well."
Earlier, Brixton's Danny Williams, the Commonwealth welterweight champion, gained a comfortable victory inside six rounds over Quinn Navarre.
Williams, who is set to fight for the British title with champion Mike Holden on the same card as the Hatton-Thaxton bout, punched too hard and too often for his American opponent.
The south Londoner's combinations easily enabled him to build up a commanding lead before the referee called a halt to the uneven bout after 53 seconds of the sixth round.
American Glen Coffe Johnson caused an upset when he stopped Londoner Toks Owoh in the sixth round of their vacant IBF inter-continental super-middleweight clash.
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Making a decision to obtain a pet is an important one — our companion animals share our lives and can live with us for decades. Make sure you understand where your next animal comes from to help make the best decision for you, your family and the animals.
"Puppy mill" is a term that is frequently used to describe a large scale commercial breeding facility where dogs are kept in conditions that the public would not consider humane and where dogs are repeatedly bred to generate as many puppies as possible for the retail and online pet market.
Generally, dogs are crowded together and receive minimal veterinary care. Adult dogs who come from puppy mills often must learn the simplest things, as they have never experienced life outside of a cage. Puppies are also more likely to have genetic disorders due to the inbreeding that often occurs in puppy mills. These genetic deficiencies often lead to health issues and poor temperament, which can be difficult to treat and heartbreaking for dogs and their families. In May 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Inspector General conducted an audit of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) Animal Care (AC) unit and focused on problematic dealers. The report can be found at www.mspca.org/USDAAuditReport2010.
Click here to view footage taken from a puppy mill which shows you first hand the conditions dogs exist in at these commercial breeding facilities. A Channel 5 segment also exposed cruelty at a puppy mill that supplied Massachusetts pet stores, resulting in the USDA shutting down the puppy mill.
These large scale breeders may supply pet stores with puppies. If you purchase a pet over the internet, from a puppy broker, or at a pet store, the dog likely came from a puppy mill. No responsible breeder would sell a dog or cat to a pet store, a broker, or over the internet. Responsible breeders care about the well-being of their animals and want to place them in loving and carefully selected homes. Responsible breeders also keep track of the health of animals they sell in order to catch any possible genetic conditions they need to know about when making breeding decisions in the future. Consumers also need to be careful about large scale breeders posing as "rescues." More information about making informed choices when choosing a new animal can be found here.
Commercial breeding facilities are legal and are regulated at the federal level by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) requires all wholesale breeders and brokers (whose who sell to pet shops and brokers) to be licensed and inspected by the USDA. The AWA also sets minimum standards of care for these facilities (visit the USDA's website for more information on the AWA). Unfortunately, USDA inspectors cannot inspect frequently or thoroughly, allowing some facilities to fall through the cracks and get away with conditions that should be violations. This ineffective enforcement was detailed in the 2010 Audit (mentioned above).
For an overview of this law, click here. Many states also have laws that regulate commercial dog breeding. Click here to find out what laws are in place in Massachusetts and in other states.
Yes, pet shops are regulated by the state. Massachusetts Pet Shop Regulations can be found on the Department of Agricultural Resources' website.
If the pet shop regulations have been violated, you can contact the MSPCA's law enforcement department at 1-800-628-5808, the Animal Rescue League of Boston at (617) 426-9170, or the Division of Animal Health within the Department of Agricultural Resources at (617) 626-1795. You can also ask about past citations and inspections of a pet shop.
Typically government records like citation and inspections are public records. To request information, call the Department at (617) 626-1795. Below we have also listed recent articles appearing in local newspapers that list citations and past complaints from the public about Massachusetts and nearby area pet stores.
Massachusetts has a pet "lemon law". The pet shop that sells you the dog or cat must give you a 14-day warranty, which entitles you to a full refund or replacement if a veterinarian determines that the animal is diseased or has a congenital disorder. You may also file a complaint with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources by calling (617) 626-1795. See 330 CMR 12.05(3).
The key to ending dogs being bred in these conditions is to decrease consumer demand. Animals in pet shops or available over the internet often come from "puppy mills." Animals in newspaper classified ads and sold through brokers can also come from "puppy mills". By buying an animal from one of these venues, you support the conditions at large scale breeding facilities.
By adopting an animal from a shelter, rescue organization or animal control facility you are helping to save a life. There are many wonderful animals waiting for a person and place to call home. If you are looking for a purebred animal, there are many rescue groups that focus on a specific breed of dog or cat. Also, studies have shown that over 25% of pets available for adoption at shelters are purebred. Visit one of the MSPCA's Adoption Centers or find a breed rescue or adoption center near you at http://www.petfinder.com/. Learn to be puppy-source savvy at Pupquest. By responsibly adding a companion animal to your life, you ensure your next pet does not come from a puppy mill. If you only purchase pet supplies from pet stores that do not sell animals, you can ensure that your dollars are not supporting the commercial pet-breeding industry. Make sure you ask about the sources of animals if you are considering purchasing supplies in a store that sells animals – of any type.
Educate your friends, family, and co-workers about large scale breeders and how the decision to buy an animal from a pet store supports these operations. Ask your friends to take the pledge not to support puppy mills. Inexpensive educational materials are also available online for you to order and distribute, click here to learn more.
Write a letter to the editor of your local paper(s) to educate your entire community, and your elected officials, about the issue. Click here to learn more.
Contact the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency that is charged with inspecting commercial breeding facilities, to encourage stricter enforcement and stronger laws. You may also wish to contact your U.S. Senators and Congressperson about your concerns. In Massachusetts, if you do not know who represents you, visit http://www.wheredoivotema.com/ and look for two U.S. Senators (under Statewide Office Holders) and Congressional (under District Representatives).
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I sat on the edge of the bed and clapped my slippered feet together. It's something I always did when I was on edge or ancey. It had been an hour since I called Mike, and I had no way of knowing what was happening.
My dream was real. I could always tell when a dream was just a dream, or when was actually a vision of the the past, present or future. This was a vision of the present, and I knew something awful was happening at or near Morgan's grandmother's farm.
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My worry and fear lessened a bit as I watched my beautiful daughter sleep. She always had a calming affect on me when I was upset. I think it was the Elven magic in her that reached out to me.
My cell phone pealed out the first few bars of the William Tell overture, or as most people thought of it, the Lone Ranger theme. I jumped and cast a quick glance at Sarah Morgan. She was still sleeping soundly. I ran to the bureau to answer it before Sarah did wake up.
"Hello?" I said in a hushed tone.
" Gloria, this is Mike.."
"Mike! What happened?"
I screamed in a whisper, if that's even possible.
"Mrs. B. and I went up to Devil's Flats and found Morgan there with Ash Van Helsing."
"Ash, why... ? I interrupted
"Ash was fighting some sort of demon up there, and he killed it, but it left him almost dead. Morgan was drained of all her energy when we got there. I think she would have stayed with him till she died herself if we hadn't showed up when we did. It's a good thing you had that dream and alerted us."
"Yeah, I'm glad you found them in time. I'm glad my vision helped this time. Mostly they don't. Anyway are they alright?"
"I was able to lend some of my strength long enough to get him back to Mrs. B.'s house. Morgan and I have both been trying to heal him, but he's badly mangled. The local ambulance won't even come up here because of the curse on Demon Flats. We could take him to the hospital in Mrs. B.'s car, but he wouldn't survive the trip. Morgan told me that your aunt and uncle's island has a medical facility...?
He ended that speech on a hopeful note.
"Peace island does have a full hospital......"
Then it dawned on me.
"Of course. you want to bring him here!"
"Yes, we would please, if there was a way....."
"Say no more. The island hospital has a fully equipped rescue helicopter that will fit all of us, plus the medical people."
"All of us? I assumed we were only talking about Ash and Morgan."
"No, Morgan needs you and her grandmother just in case.."
I couldn't finish the sentence. I could feel tears form behind my closed eyelids. I didn't know Ash well, but I did know Morgan, and I empathized with her pain.
"Well I'll go certainly, but Mrs. B. might want to stay at home. The developers in the area have been giving her a hard time. I think she might have to stay and physically defend her farm from illegally obtained court orders to vacate her property. We were discussing that possibility when you called about your dream."
"Alright, I understand. I'll call Uncle Ben and see how soon he can have the helicopter up and running."
"Your uncle is a pilot?"
"Yes, and a good one. He owns the island, the hospital, and the helicopters. Anyone that works here, lives here, and everything is supplied. Anyway, we'll try to be there in an hour. It's the middle of the night, so we'll have to wake up some emergency personnel."
"An hour? where is that island?"
"Well, that's a matter of interpretation. It depends on who you ask, and where you ask, but for the moment it doesn't matter. Do you think that Ash can make it for another hour?"
"He seems to have settled into a coma. It's hard to tell, but he doesn't seem to be getting any worse. He's still breathing, barely, and his heart is beating weakly."
"We'll get there as soon as we can. Oh and Mike? Tell Gloria that there if there is any way that we can help Ash, we will."
"I'll tell her. that will reassure her I think. "
"Good, well I better go. The sooner gone, the sooner there."
I hung up and hit the speed dial for My uncle's cell. My bedroom was in a turret of Serenity Rest, the castle on Peace Island that I lived in. We used our cell phones unless we were in the same room, or in rooms close by. My aunt and uncle's main suite was a quarter of a mile away , but still in the same castle. We all had our own staff. I could have had a nanny for Sarah Morgan, but I didn't want one.
"Hi honey. What's up?"
Uncle Ben always answered that way.
"I need to ask you the most humongous favour."
"Fire away baby girl. You know you can ask us for anything."


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Algebraic Characterizations of Graph Regularity Conditions
DOI: 10.1007/s10623-004-4857-4
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It is well-known that a connected finite simple graph is regular if and only if the all-ones matrix spans an ideal of its adjacency algebra. We show that several other graph regularity conditions involving pairs and triples of vertices also have ideal theoretic characterizations in some appropriate algebras.
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The talk at every World Cup centres on the question: which player will be the star of the tournament? But maybe the star in South Africa will not be a player but a team – Spain.
We have had to wait until last to start our campaign but now the time has come and there is perhaps more excitement and expectation in the country than before any previous World Cup. We have probably not been this optimistic since 1982, when there was a similar sort of confidence, but that was based more on the fact that we were the home nation rather than anything to do with the team. This is a much better side.
In 1982, we knew we would enjoy all the advantages of the host nation but this time the excitement is generated by the excellent group of players that we have. I cannot remember a better squad representing Spain in my lifetime.
It is true that players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are superb individuals, and Spain also has some great individual players such as Andres Iniesta, Xavi and David Silva, but it is the sum that is greater than the parts and it is the team that gives us cause for so much optimism.
It is very similar to the group that won the European Championship in 2008. All the key players are the same – Iker Casillas, Xavi and Iniesta. They are very used to playing with each other and that gives them a big advantage going into this tournament.
Maybe the only real change is that there are now even more options for the coach. The Seville winger Jesus Navas and the Athletic Bilbao centre-forward Fernando Llorente have come in and they enable the team to vary the way they play, if necessary.
Navas is a player I had at Seville and he gives the team something different. We have wide players, such as Iniesta and David Silva, who are excellent at coming inside with the ball but Navas is a dynamic player who can go on the outside.
With Llorente, who is very good in the air, and the speed of Navas, we also have the long ball option if we need it.
Against Switzerland today, I imagine it will be Casillas in goal with Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol and Joan Capdevila at the back. Sergio Busquets will probably anchor the midfield with Xabi Alonso and Xavi, and Iniesta and Silva will support David Villa in attack.
You cannot call it a 4-4-2 or a 4-3-3 or a 4-5-1 because the players are all intelligent enough to be able to change positions, and so change the shape of the team during the game. I don't imagine that Fernando Torres will start the first match. He is coming back from a long injury and there is no need to rush him. He needs to build up his fitness, and if we are comfortable in games then he will come on and get some minutes so that he is 100 per cent fit for the latter stages of the tournament.
I know some English fans cannot understand why Cesc Fabregas does not get a start for Spain but maybe that is just because they see him every week and they don't see so much of Silva, Iniesta and Alonso.
All these players are playing at a very high level and it is not that Fabregas is inferior, it is just the continuation of the team that won the European Championship two years ago. Fabregas will play his part just as he did in Austria and Switzerland.
He just happens to be part of a special generation of players and there are so many options for the coach that it is inevitable that very good players will be left out of some games.
I have seen the comments made about England's Premier League being flooded with foreign stars but we also have players from abroad playing in Spain so I am not sure that it is so important. We have some great foreign players but we also have lots of very good Spanish players. Overseas players are not such an important factor because these things go in cycles and sometimes you just happen to get a fantastic group of individuals that come through at the same time.
We had it in the 1980s with what we called "La Quinta del Buitre" when five very good Spanish players came through Real Madrid's youth team at the same time. Then it was Emilio Butragueno, Manolo Sanchis, Martin Vazquez, Michel and Miguel Pardeza, now it is Xavi, Iniesta and company.
You always have one or two good players but every now and then you have five or six and that makes the difference, but it is not something you can programme. A lot of teams in Spain have superb youth set-ups but that is also the case at many English clubs.
And there are very good players in England's current crop. I am still confident that England will qualify. The goal they conceded against the United States was unfortunate and I thought it gave the US extra strength to play out the second half and not concede again.
England would probably have worn them down but that bit of luck seemed to lift the opposition. England have enough quality to come out of the group and progress.
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When I coached Seville, we played with very attacking full-backs in Dani Alves and Adriano and England have two magnificent players in those positions in Ashley Cole and Glen Johnson. They will both be very important in the next two games, when you are up against sides who will probably defend in numbers. That element of surprise that an attacking full-back brings – arriving from deep – can be exactly what unlocks a team playing with a lot of men behind the ball.
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I enjoyed watching Mesut Ozil, the Werder Bremen midfielder. He lit up Germany's match against Australia and could be one of the players of the tournament. He has that special ability to get on the ball in that space between the opposition's midfield and defence. That kind of magic is exactly what we want to see at the World Cup.
What's the problem with the vuvuzelas?
The atmosphere from the African fans has been the best part of the tournament up until now. The colour and the noise has been superb. I don't have a problem with the vuvuzelas and I just hope that some African teams qualify for the knockout rounds so that we don't lose that fantastic atmosphere.
Lesser teams are dragging down the better ones
The standard of football from many of the teams has been too low for a World Cup finals. You cannot just blame the fear of losing the first game because if you play badly in the first match then it can affect the rest of your tournament. I suppose it is logical that if you are drawing teams from all over the world then you are going to have some who lower the standard. We saw how much better Germany were than Australia, for example.
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Of course it makes sense to practise with the ball before the tournament. I don't know this particular ball so I cannot say how different it is or isn't to normal balls, but it is always good to use it beforehand. The teams who have played matches with it before will certainly have an advantage over the teams who have not.
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This is another retelling of an older boss' attraction to one of his younger female employees, but he—the boss—is fighting the attraction, so his empl..Show More »oyee—who is also attracted to him—is unaware of her boss' interest and the knowledge that he knows of her attraction to him. Though it's not a new plot, the author does a good job with it. A sex club plays a part in this story, though there's no BDSM. Instead, there's m//m/f sex & voyeurism.I liked that the h is described, in part, as having attributes not commonly associated with female attractiveness; but I repeat that this is only in part. In other ways, it's the same-o-same-o. I like that the h is strong and maintains that mental and emotional strength, which is also part of her appeal. The story is also plausible, which is good, and there are several times when the witty dialogue is smile-worthy, not laugh-aloud funny but definitely smile-worthy. The narrator does a good job with the characters' voices, though nothing special. Generally, I always like this narrator. But the story started to wane once I got past the half-way mark. The various sex scenes were somewhat repetitive and just got boring, and, don't get me wrong, I like my sex scenes. I didn't fully buy the ultimate loving relationship between the H & h, the boss & employee. I can't put my finger on why. Plus, the angst and internal struggle of the boss begin to get old for me, and I lost interest in how the HEA would happen. The ending was good and made sense, but nothing more. So, altogether I was just underwhelmed. Not that I expected to be moved or have a transformative experience as a result of listening to this book, but it's good when, even with romantic fiction, I'm left still smiling or thinking how yummy watching the story unfold was. And I just had nothing at the end. I didn't regret buying this book, but I also wasn't stirred to pursue this author again. « Show Less


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Xavior: I know.
Harmony had been away for a few hours and it was unusual for her to be away for so long, she never did speak as long as this, I'd better check she's alright, she might have fallen asleep on the sofa or something. I headed towards Kyoshiro's room and knocked the door.
"Who is it?"
"Come in"
I stepped past the threshold and closed the door behind me "Do you know where Harmony is?"
His face darkened "She needed some time to think"
"Harmony said she wanted to talk to you, what about?"
"Her past"
"And what did you tell her?"
"Not everything, I told her how she was found, with little detail and her mother....I told her that Lucifer was beyond obsessed with her and the memory I implanted in your heads"
"I already know"
"You do?"
"Yes, the day you came, I remembered, thats probably why I hated you so much" I sighed
"You never said anything"
"It didn't matter, you obviously changed and it's your story to tell. Now, do you know where Harmony is? She'll be in pain"
A loud bang sounded downstairs "That must be Harmony, crap" I ran toward the sound and found myself in an empty cellar with a hole in the wall that resembled Harmony's fist.
Asha, do you know where Harmony is?
She's safe Xavior, she's been talking to me, mentaly. She wants to be alone.
But where? Please Asha....
She's in the library upstairs
So Harmony, losing herself in books to feel better, as per usual, her comfort zone. I didn't know there was a library
Neither did I but she's there
Thanks Asha
I walked out of the cellar and realised that the mansion was totaly black, except for a small ligh and the sound system. I heard Sara, talking to a guy....Raven, he was back again. I smiled and went upstairs to Harmony's room, to wait. I needed to comfort her when she got back, even now, she was in pain and she was angry, a combination that was all wrong for Harmony.
But how do I comfort....an idea hit me and I began my search, knowing there would be one somewhere.
Under Harmony's bed I found it, a guitar. My fingers stroked the strings, pucking them like fragile feathers, it sounded like a lullabye, the one Harmony hummed on our frst night, the one her mother taught her. "Mi cantante poco" my little singer, that was the song.
My fingers didn't stop and after a few minutes, a feeling of calm spread through the mansion, leaving everything warm and soft, like a lullabye. "Buenos Noches mi cantante poco" I whispered.


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Types of Stress • Acute (short- term) is the body's instant response to any situation that seems demanding or dangerous. • Chronic (long-term) is caused by stressful situations or events that last over a long period of time. When Does Stress Occurs? • Stress is what you feel when you have to handle more than you are used to. • Negative stress can be linked to headaches, upset stomachs, back pain, and trouble sleeping. • Can weaken the immune system, cause mood swings and depression. Resilience • Resilience is the ability to become personally and professionally successful despite severe adversity • Resilience is a normal trait that comes from inborn tendencies to adapt • Resilience can be fostered in the right environment (Paine, 2002) Why Resilience is important • Resilience is essential to success in life • Adults can help children become more resilient • Fostering resilience in improves personal outcomes and reduces risk behaviors A Bully • Someone who engages in such acts fairly often, it becomes a habit. • Often claim they were provoked • Lack empathy for their victims 10/3/2015 10 Why should we care about bullying? Almost 30% of youth in the United States (or over 5.7 million) are estimated to be involved in bullying as either a bully, a target of bullying, or both. 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The Citadel Mall is one of the two enclosed shopping malls of Colorado Springs.
- Burlington Coat Factory
- Dillard's (180,000 sq ft.)
- JCPenney (192,758 sq ft.)
Construction on the Citadel Mall began in 1970, and it opened in 1972. By 1980 The Rouse Company owned the mall. In 1997 it was sold to The Macerich Company, a company based in California. In January 2007, the mall was sold to Midwest Mall Properties, a private investor group, which retained Macerich as management company.
Although many stores surround the actual mall, the entire campus is located at the intersection of Platte and Academy on what was until recently[when?] the eastern edge of the city.
From November 18 thru December 25, 2005, for the 50th anniversary of the NORAD Tracks Santa program, the Citadel Mall had a massive Santa Tracking Village that included a 25-foot tree, a tracking map and viewfinder where visitors could watch a NORAD Tracks Santa video, hear audio messages of peace from children around the world, and receive a 24-page coloring book with Santa's assistants wearing NORAD patches.[2][3]
In February 2006, Mervyn's closed 10 out of its 11 stores in Colorado, including the one at the Citadel, which was 99,751 sq ft (9,267.2 m2). on two levels. In September, 2006, the Foley's store at the mall was rebranded Macy's, in accordance with a national renaming. Steve and Barry's closed their store in 2008 after bankruptcy, and Macy's closed their store at the Citadel in 2009 due to poor sales.
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- ^ "NORAD kicks off 50th anniversary of tracking Santa, Nov 21, 2005 by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen, NORAD Public Affairs". NORAD. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "Decking the Malls: Holiday Marketing Programs Are More Elaborate than Ever, December 2006 by Debra Hazel". SCT - Shopping Center Today. Retrieved 2009-12-29.


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Your little ripper's knobby elbows are a constant source of concern during their regular crashes out on the trails, but your trail devouring miniature doesn't much like being restricted by too much padding while they seek out brown pow. Plus, scars are cool. You could prove them wrong by sending them out sans padding, or you could buy them Leatt's 3DF 5. 0 Junior Elbow Guard and spare yourself from dealing with the tears, showing them that trail protection doesn't have to be bulky. The softshell elbow guards are slimmer than ever this year, but safety minded Leatt made sure they conformed to safety certifications and didn't skimp on the cushy padding where it counts. A rugged Aramid outer layer stands up to brushes with unfriendly trail furniture, while moisture wicking fabrics promise to keep Junior from overheating mid ride.
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Eddie Brill Has Been "Removed From His Position" at Letterman
http://splitsider.com/2012/01/eddie-brill-has-been-removed-from-his-position-at-letterman/(Eddie Brill Has Been "Removed From His Position" at Letterman) Late Show booker Eddie Brill has been let go, following a New York Times article in which he said a pretty dumb thing about female comics being less "authentic" than men. (Brill subsequently claimed that the quote was taken out of context, but the article's author denied it.)
Sure, it's a bummer to see someone lose their job over one or two sentences, but it's also kind of awesome that the incredibly outdated and close-minded sentiment displayed in those sentences won't fly in the comedy community today.
Especially on the part of someone responsible for choosing which comics to showcase to a huge audience. Brill, who will stay on as Letterman's warm-up comic, said that the booking will be taken over by "a small group of 25-year-olds."
He was probably just making a self-deprecating joke, but he might also be inadvertently giving some good advice to the Late Show: age aside, their booker should be someone who seeks to understand and appreciate the state of comedy today, not 40 years ago.
http://gothamcomedyclub.com/comedian.cfm?id=151(Eddie Brill - Comedy Club Russia 2014) : Eddie Brill - A 3-time MAC award winner for Outstanding Male Comic in NYC, Eddie is also the creative director of The Great American Comedy Festival which honors Johnny Carson in his hometown of Norfolk,
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Nevertheless, the makers of Columbus insist that it is 'the world's first portable route-planning system' - and technology's answer to the old book of road maps is bound to interest anyone who spends a lot of time at the wheel.
Columbus is a keyboard-and-screen instrument only slightly bigger than a mobile phone, but packed with comprehensive information about Britain's road network. Even your 53-year-old reporter, who has only just got to grips with a fax machine, found it easy to use.
The index, which appears at the touch of a key, contains names of almost 40,000 places - nearly twice as many as the average road atlas - ranging from Ab Kettleby to Zouch, taking in Wimbledon Chase railway station and the junction of the A298 and B279 between Weybridge and South Norwood.
What you do, in essence, is to key in your starting point, destination and any detours, then ask Columbus to work out the quickest or shortest route. The details (precise or simplified, as you choose) are screened on a 'page-by-page' basis, and include place-names, road numbers, the length of each stage in miles and, more often than not, an arrow indicating the approximate direction of travel.
Other functions can calculate the estimated time of arrival (which depends on your 'reasonable average speed'), and revise the route in the light of traffic problems. Truck drivers can program Columbus to steer them clear of low bridges and to suggest the most efficient routes for collections and deliveries.
The difference between the shortest and quickest route can be dramatic. I asked Columbus to get me to London Bridge from my home on the northern Welsh marshes. The quickest route, 182.3 miles long, would take 3hr 44min; the shortest, 171.6 miles, 5hr 4min. At the other end of the scale, the complete absence of motorway options explains why Columbus calculated the same time and distance for the shortest and swiftest routes between my Shropshire home and Milford Haven.
Most routes are calculated within a few seconds of pressing the 'go' button. Less than a minute was needed to figure out the quickest route for an unlikely marathon from Dover to Kinlochbervie, a few miles south of Cape Wrath: 752.2 miles and 14hr 31min.
But several weeks with Columbus convinced me that, for the average motorist, it is far from a serious alternative to the road atlas.
It lacks the intelligence to appreciate that an apparently illogical journey can be better than the quickest or the shortest route. Both of its suggested routes from my home to Manchester airport involved roads (via Ellesmere, Whitchurch and Northwich) that I stopped using umpteen years ago when dual-carriageways and motorways were built. The route that bypasses Wrexham and Chester may be much longer, but it is also much quicker.
Not only is the display not always easy to read in a moving car, but it also switches itself off after less than three minutes - to save the batteries - unless you react within five seconds to a warning beep; and fumbling for buttons is not the safest task while driving. The switch-off problem can be avoided by fitting Columbus to the dashboard and connecting it to the car's electrical system, but the kit required costs pounds 29.95 - three times the price of a road atlas.
It is the price, however, that is the real cruncher: the hardware costs pounds 299.50, plus pounds 99.50 for the data-packed 'routeing card', without which it is useless. I wanted to like Columbus, because anything that makes my 50,000 miles a year a bit easier is to be welcomed. But it strikes me as little more than a very expensive toy.
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Thank God for Fletcher Richards, who, in his wisdom, decided that what the world really needed was another outlet of Lucile's, his insanely popular Boulder breakfast joint. And thank God twice that he decided to open it in Denver. The space he picked is perfect, with lots of floor space, an upstairs lounge, a next-door waiting area and a second-floor balcony that makes the place look like it was lifted right out of the Big Easy and dropped down on Logan Street. The food is all Louisiana-style brunch fare, with killer eggs Benny, chicory coffee, split sausages, thick-cut bacon and beignets dusted with heaps of powdered sugar. Though the new Lucile's has been up and running for just a few months (compared with the decades of history at the original location), you can expect a wait during peak hours. But a Bloody Mary or two will help pass the time until you get a table. And then, it's laissez les bon temps rouler -- until 2 p.m., when the kitchen shuts down for the day.
The very name "Chocolove" sounds like the title of a bad '70s blaxploitation flick. This chocolate is embarrassing to buy, tough to develop a taste for, and every bar comes wrapped with a love poem that's almost unforgivably cheesy. But still, we've got nothing but love for what's coming off the small-batch production line at this Boulder-based company, which reflects founder Tom Moley's dedication to sourcing the best international cocoa and combining it in surprising ways. It may not have been love at first bite, but it was close -- and now we're committed to Chocolove's dark chocolate and candied ginger bar.
Big John doesn't cook at Elway's. Although this Cherry Creek steakhouse boasts Elway's larger-than-life name over its larger-than-life doors, John isn't flipping your burgers, grilling your steaks, assembling your s'mores or bringing your order to the table. Those tasks fall to the excellent kitchen crew and floor staff overseen by manager extraordinaire Tom Moxcey, who works hard to translate Elway's vision for the masses. And while Elway may sign a few autographs when he stops in for a drink, the real draw here is the food: In a city constantly struggling to slough off its meat-and-potatoes reputation, Elway's has not only returned some value to our classic cowtown image, but it's also made the steakhouse model fun again. Score!
There was a time when the West was a new frontier where anything was possible and everything was for sale. It was a time of risk-taking and big gambles, of catastrophe and payoff. And though venture capitalists have taken the place of cowboys, and captains of industry now live where cattle barons once kept their herds, that Wild West spirit is still alive at Vesta Dipping Grill, where chef Matt Selby keeps showing that any damn fool idea can work, and that sometimes, any damn fool idea will. The "dipping grill" concept (prepared meats and seafoods, served with a choice of thirty or more sauces) was both innovative and brilliant when he and Josh Wolkon launched Vesta a decade ago, and both descriptions still apply. The concept (often copied, almost never well) has been kept fresh by constant tinkering with both menu and preparation, and rewarded by a posse of wildly loyal fans.
Over the past seventy-odd years, few modern influences have slipped into Bonnie Brae Tavern to mess up the place. Since they opened the onetime roadhouse right across the street from the headquarters of the Denver Temperance League in 1934, members of the Dire family may have slapped on a few coats of paint and changed some menu items, but otherwise they've left well enough alone. And so today the restaurant is like a culinary time capsule under the submarine glow of lights that have been shining down on the same tables and turquoise vinyl booths, the same beer signs and aging regulars, for generations. The food is American Classic -- pot roasts and T-bones, mac-and-cheese and burgers and fries -- but with a twist: Bonnie Brae was one of the first spots in town to offer pizza, back when the dish was still an exotic novelty rather than a trite American mainstay. Don't mess with success.
"New American" has come to mean many things. The words are applied to cuisines as varied as the obsessive food geekery of Thomas Keller at the French Laundry, the chem-lab weirdness of molecular gastronomy, and the burgers-and-beer rosters of a thousand neighborhood taverns daring enough to use leaf lettuce rather than iceberg. But what New American really means is a menu written by a chef informed by all of this but not constrained by it; a chef who understands the influences of French and Asian and Mexican and Italian immigrant flavors on American cookery, but is not limited by canonical recitation. New American means America as it is today, not yesterday, not tomorrow. And in Denver, the best definition of New American is offered by Tyler Wiard at Mel's. His ever-changing menu is a season-by-season accounting of what America tastes like and America's tastes.