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Operator: Good morning, and welcome to the Verizon First Quarter 2011 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode and the floor will be open for questions following the presentation.
Today's conference is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time.
It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to your host, Mr. John Doherty, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations for Verizon.
John N. Doherty - SVP, IR: Thanks, Brad. Good morning, and welcome to our first quarter 2011 earnings conference call. Thanks for joining us this morning. I'm John Doherty. With me this morning is Fran Shammo, our Chief Financial Officer.
Before we get started, let me remind you that our earnings release, financial and operating information, the investor quarterly, and the presentation slides are available on our Investor Relations website. This call is being webcast. If you would like to listen to a replay, you can do so from our website.
I would also like to draw your attention to our Safe Harbor statement. Information in this presentation contains statements about expected future events and financial results that are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. Discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in Verizon's filings with the SEC, which are available on our website.
This presentation also contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are also on our website.
Before we get started, I'd like to draw your attention to a newly formatted financial and operating information file that we've made available to you on our website. In addition to providing two years and eight quarters of historical financial information, we've added some new customer and connection metrics in Wireless and Wireline, which better reflect the trends in our business.
With that, I will now turn the call over to Fran Shammo.
Francis J. Shammo - EVP and CFO: Thank you, John and good morning everyone. At our Investor Meeting in late January, we talked about our 2011 priorities; our strong focus on business plan execution and translating revenue opportunities into profitable growth and shareowner value.
Looking at our first quarter results, I'd say we're off to a very strong start. Our Wireless business performed extremely well, further solidifying our leadership position in the industry. Our 4G LTE network deployment is going very well and our network performance has exceeded even our own very high expectations.
In one independent test after another, our networks' ability to deliver video and data with exceptional speed and performance has been unmatched. Possibly even more impressive is the speed with which products and services are being developed for LTE. Through our LTE rollout we have positioned ourselves on the leading edge of a whole new phase of wireless market development.
Our first quarter Wireless results once again demonstrated our ability to effectively manage growth and sustain profitability. We had a very strong quarter of device sales with 906,000 retail postpaid customer net additions. In a period of less than eight weeks, we activated 2.2 million iPhones and in two weeks, we activated more than 260,000 of our first 4G LTE smartphone the HTC ThunderBolt at the premium price of $249.99.


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During the past few days and nights, gangs of angry people have displayed their fury at life by attacking police, looting stores, wrecking cars and creating mayhem in the streets of London. Police and firemen have battled gallantly to control this assault on law and order, usually at risk to their own lives. At least one person has been shot to death while hundreds of others have been jailed or physically beaten. No sane person can defend such lawlessness, but a sane person can inquire into reasons for this behavior.
Prime Minister David Cameron is furious and has made clear his intention to crack down on lawlessness in the streets of the capitol. He told rioters: "You will feel the full force of the law. I am determined, the government is determined, that justice will be done, and the people will see the consequences of their actions." He ordered an additional 10,000 police to London.
It is interesting that David Cameron seeks to impose the full force of law upon rioters in the streets, but never says a word about those who riot in the stock markets of the land. Wealthy businessmen have not wrecked stores, but they have wrecked the lives of millions. Cameron's program of reducing financing of social services is wrecking the lives of those who require such assistance. But, he refused to compel the wealthy to bear the burden of restoring fiscal health to the nation.
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He turned on his heel and banged the show-room door behind him, while Abe pulled up the shades and Hymie turned off the lights.
One thing is sure, Abe, you couldn't never sell me no goods by knocking Hymie Salzman.
Hymie seized Morris by the arm and turned him around until he faced the velveteen.
Thus rebuked, Abe paid over the sixty dollars, and Hymie and he went back to the store.
"I hope them diamonds is worth it," he murmured, handing the check to Hymie.
"I thought you always got along pretty good with Sam, Hymie," Abe mumbled through a mouthful of dill pickle.
"Hymie Kotzen is inside the show-room," Abe explained when Morris appeared in answer to his summons.
"A couple of weeks' extension is nix, Hymie," Abe said, and Morris nodded his head in approval.
To end the discussion effectually he went to the cutting-room upstairs and remained there when Hymie rang up.
We keep open here till six o'clock, Hymie, and the diamonds will be waiting for you as soon so you bring us the thousand dollars.
"Jewish male" (derogatory), by early 1980s, apparently originally among black Americans, from common Jewish masc. proper name Hymie, a pet form of Hyman, from Hebrew, literally "life" (the masc. counterpart of Eve).
A Jewish male •Apparently chiefly black use: A little curly-haired Hymie pleading his case
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Shut That Sh*t Down
Rhythm Factory, Fri Aug 2
Drum'n'bass is the name of the game at the Rhythm Factory in Whitechapel this Friday, as old school veterans Fabio and Grooverider take over the stage. The pair are long time collaborators who cut their teeth in the Eighties pirate radio scene, so know a thing or two about hosting downright dirty warehouse raves. Also on tonight's bill are fellow drum'n'bass nuts Doc Scott and Bryan Gee, as well as landmark jungle producer Ray Keith making a rare appearance.
Rhythm Factory, 16-18 Whitechapel Road, E1 1EW, 10pm-6am, £8, rhythmfactory.co.uk
Eastern Electrics Festival
Knebworth House, Aug 2-4
Eastern Electrics is back, bigger, better and later than last year, with a three day, two night extravaganza. The festival is being staged at Knebworth House, just half an hour from central London, with full-on camping festivities so you can enjoy 44 hours of pure music. Big names on the bill include headliner Richie Hawtin, the prolific Seth Troxler, who was voted Resident Advisor's best DJ of 2012, Dirtybird boss Claude VonStroke, Joy Orbison, Kerri 'Kaoz' Chandler and rising stars such as Blawan, Clockwork and Geddes.
Knebworth House, SG3 6PY, 12pm-12am, £55, easternelectrics.com
Party Dogs Pool Party
Vogue Fabrics, Sat Aug 3
Camp and kitsch hotspot Vogue Fabrics, home to events such as Naked Boys Reading, is helping regulars cool off with a summer 'pool party' in a Dalston Basement. Expect disco, house, acid and bouncy techno from the Party Dogs crew and swimwear, underwear and a lot of flesh on show from the revellers in the pit. Not for the faint hearted.
Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XB, 10.30pm-late, £5, voguefabricsdalston.com
Get Diverted: Five Years on the Terrace
Brixton Clubhouse, Sat Aug 3
Promoters Get Diverted will be getting misty-eyed in Brixton this weekend as they celebrate five years of throwing summer parties on Brixton Clubhouse's terrace. To mark the occasion they've riffled through their seam-busting phonebook and booked some of their favourite artists. House journeyman Just Be headlines the day with support from UK house veterans Terry Farley and Pete Heller, soulful sampler Elijah Collins and tribal tech up-and-comer Samantha Blackburn.
Brixton Clubhouse, 467 Brixton Road, SW9 8HH, 3pm-3am, £12, facebook.com/getdiverted
Supperclub Street Party
Secret location, Sat Aug 3
Celebrity dinner and dancing hotspot Supperclub isn't content with just entertaining guests indoors and is celebrating summer with a street party. Taking place at a secret west London location, the all-day party brings Supperclub DJs, daring entertainment and creative food and drinks to the chosen street. Expect to be pampered at this posh carnival.
A secret location in west London, 12pm-12am, £5, facebook.com/supperclublondon
Craig Charles's Funk and Soul barbecue
Jamm, Sat Aug 3
BBC Radio 6 spinner and Red Dwarf star Craig Charles is famous for his love of all things funky and soulful. To mark the heatwave Charles is taking his regular funk and soul revue night outside to Brixton's Jamm, which will serve up hot dogs as well as hot beats. Joining him will be Bristol five-piece drum'n'bass act Dub Mafia and soul aficionados Soul Casserole.
Jamm, 261 Brixton Road, SW9 6LH, 10pm-5am, £10, we-like-you.com/funk-and-soul
Brixton Splash
Brixton Town Centre, Sun Aug 4
Brixton's annual all-singing, all-dancing celebration of culture and community, Splash, returns for 2013. Local artists will play pop, soul, ska and reggae on the main stage on Windrush Square while there'll be a variety of soundsystems scattered across Atlantic Road, Coldharbour Lane, Effra Road and beyond. Brixton Clubhouse's terrace plays host to the afterparty with reggae and dance hall heavyweights DJ Derek and Don Letts.
Brixton town centre, SW9, 12pm-7pm, free, brixtonsplash.org
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Lemon & Sage Roasted Chicken RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh sage
- 1 roasting chicken (6 to 7 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 medium lemon, cut into wedges
- 8 medium potatoes, quartered
- 2 medium onions, quartered
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Combine lemon juice, 1/4 cup oil, garlic and sage in a shallow dish. Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours. Drain and discard marinade.
- Loosen chicken skin; rub butter underneath. Fill cavity with lemon wedges. Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Stir together potatoes, onions, salt, pepper and remaining oil. Arrange around chicken. Roast, uncovered, at 350° until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. If chicken browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. Yield: 8 servings.
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Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.
Reviews for Lemon & Sage Roasted Chicken
"My husband didn't care for the lemon. Overpowered the gravy he said."
"My family loved this one and asked to have it again. If they even comment on a meal I know it's a winner and this got more than a few comments from my kids."
"I think the calorie count was off........whatever, it was a wonderful terrfic dinner.....I tried this, without the potatoes and onions....It was EXCELLENT...paired with an asparagus drizzled with brown butter side, sprinkled with just a smidgeon of freshly ground parmesan........as well as a simple herb infused quinoa....... When you find a terrific dish, I don't count calories....I count the taste and this was truely wonderful. Thank you!"
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When Games Matter is a weekly exploration by Drew Dixon of meaningful moments in games. Operating under the assumption that games do in fact matter, Drew seeks to highlight those moments that have much to say about who we are and the world we live in.Videogames are not movies--that should be patently obvious and yet game developers continue to make games that are clearly modeled after them. When this happens, the results are usually pretty embarrassing. Steam is currently hosting a summer sale … [Read more...]
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- Photographer: Baiada Photography
- Ceremony: Bryn Athyn Cathedral
- Restaurant: Sabrina's Cafe
- Reception: Cairnwood
- Restaurant: Su Xing House
- Hotel: Independent Hotel
- Entertainment: Kimmel Center
- Hotel: Loews Philadelphia Hotel
- Attraction: First Friday
- Restaurant: Buddakan
- Attraction: Independence Hall and the Liberty bell
- Restaurant: Lolita Restaurant
- Attraction: Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Restaurant: Palace At The Ben
- Shopping location: King of Prussia Mall
Baiada Photography101 State Rd # 1
Media, PA, United States
Bryn Athyn Cathedral1050 Cathedral Rd
Bryn Athyn, PA 19006
Independent Hotel1234 Locust St
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Loews Philadelphia Hotel1200 Market St
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Buddakan325 Chestnut St # 1B
Philadelphia, PA, United States
"Interesting restaurant with great food. Atmosphere is distinctly modern, although the huge golden Buddah that looks over you as you eat is something of a contrast."
Lolita Restaurant106 S 13th St
Philadelphia, PA, United States
"A very nice modern Mexican BYO restaurant. The food is always tasty, and immaculately presented."
Palace At The Ben834 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA, United States
"A very nice Indian restaurant, one of the nicer, and more authentic, in the city."
Sabrina's Cafe1802 Callowhill St
Philadelphia, PA, United States
"A great brunch place, that is also a BYO (bring champagne, and they will make you mimosa to go with your pancakes). Especially good is the French Toast (it is huge though). If you are from overseas I recommend ordering eggs if only so you can say you want them "sunny side up", "over easy" or "over medium"."
Su Xing House1508 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA, United States
"Good vegetarian Chinese restaurant that is an absolute bargain. Very nice classy interior too, and a BYO to boot. Lunch is even cheaper than dinner, you can have two courses with tip and still have change from $10."
Kimmel Center300 S Broad St # 901
Philadelphia, PA, United States
"Large venue which stages concerts, opera and traveling Broadway shows."
First Friday200 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19106, US
"This is the location for First Friday. On Friday the 7th in this area the art galleries will be open late, and some will be serving food and drinks. It's a pretty vibrant scene and worth a look if you're in the area."
Independence Hall and the Liberty bell
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Shopping location:
King of Prussia MallMall Blvd
King of Prussia, PA, US
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Boxing News
Linares-Juarez in Vegas?
By Gabriel F. Cordero
The possibility exists that former WBA/WBC world champion Jorge "Niño de Oro" Linares could be fighting Ricardo "Rocky" Juárez on July 31 in Las Vegas. Linares and Juarez both fight under the banner of Golden Boy Promotions and have been offered the fight, which would be a ten-rounder at 132lbs (between the super featherweight and lightweight divisions). The winner could get a title shot next. The fight would be the co-feature underneath Juan Manuel Márquez vs Juan Díaz for the WBA/WBO lightweight world titles.


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Why Levitt and Dubner like geo-engineering and why they are wrong
The answer is plenty. Alan Robock discussed some of the issues here the last time this came up (umm… weeks ago). The basic issues over and above the costs of delivering the SO2 to the stratosphere are that a) once started you can't stop without much more serious consequences so you are setting up a multi-centennial commitment to continually increasing spending (of course, if you want to stop because of huge disruption that geo-engineering might be causing, then you are pretty much toast), b) there would be a huge need for increased monitoring from the ground and space, c) who would be responsible for any unanticipated or anticipated side effects and how much would that cost?, and d) who decides when, where and how much this is used. For point 'd', consider how difficult it is now to come up with an international agreement on reducing emissions and then ponder the additional issues involved if India or China are concerned that geo-engineering will cause a persistent failure of the monsoon? None of these issues are trivial or cheap to deal with, and yet few are being accounted for in most popular discussions of the issue (including the chapter we are discussing here).
Is geo-engineering a fix?
In a word, no. To be fair, if the planet was a single column with completely homogeneous properties from the surface to the top of the atmosphere and the only free variable was the surface temperature, it would be fine. Unfortunately, the real world (still) has an ozone layer, winds that depend on temperature gradients that cause European winters to warm after volcanic eruptions, rainfall that depends on the solar heating at the surface of the ocean and decreases dramatically after eruptions, clouds that depend on the presence of condensation nuclei, plants that have specific preferences for direct or diffuse light, and marine life that relies on the fact that the ocean doesn't dissolve calcium carbonate near the surface.
The point is that a planet with increased CO2 and ever-increasing levels of sulphates in the stratosphere is not going to be the same as one without either. The problem is that we don't know more than roughly what such a planet would be like. The issues I listed above are the 'known unknowns' – things we know that we don't know (to quote a recent US defense secretary). These are issues that have been raised in existing (very preliminary) simulations. There would almost certainly be 'unknown unknowns' – things we don't yet know that we don't know. A great example of that was the creation of the Antarctic polar ozone hole as a function of the increased amount of CFCs which was not predicted by any model beforehand because the chemistry involved (heterogeneous reactions on the surface of polar stratospheric cloud particles) hadn't been thought about. There will very likely be 'unknown unknowns' to come under a standard business as usual scenario as well – another reason to avoid that too.
There is one further contradiction in the idea that geo-engineering is a fix. In order to proceed with such an intervention one would clearly need to rely absolutely on climate model simulations and have enormous confidence that they were correct (otherwise the danger of over-compensation is very real even if you decided to start off small). As with early attempts to steer hurricanes, the moment the planet did something unexpected, it is very likely the whole thing would be called off. It is precisely because climate modellers understand that climate models do not provide precise predictions that they have argued for a reduction in the forces driving climate change. The existence of a near-perfect climate model is therefore a sine qua non for responsible geo-engineering, but should such a model exist, it would likely alleviate the need for geo-engineering in the first place since we would know exactly what to prepare for and how to prevent it.
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Inbee Park is trying to remain nonchalant about all the fuss, trying to remain low-key about taking a shot at golf's most elusive feat, the Grand Slam.
It is not easy to do when you are not yet 25 and being mentioned in the same breath as some of the game's greatest stars.
"It would mean everything," the women's world No. 1 said Tuesday, when asked what the achievement would mean to her. "It would mean the world to me, something I've been dreaming of."
Women's golf Grand Slam consists of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, Wegmans LPGA Championship, U.S. Women's Open, Ricoh Women's British Open and Evian Championship.
Park is the most dominant golfer on the planet at the moment – male or female – and will be the star attraction when the 72-hole Manulife Financial LPGA Classic gets under way at the Grey Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Ont., on Thursday.
Park, a runner-up in the same tournament last year to Brittany Lang, has won six of the 13 events she has entered this season, including the last three in a row. Park won the U.S. Women's Open by four strokes two weeks ago, at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., her third major championship of the season.
She has earnings this year of about $2.1-million (all currency U.S.). Her closest rival, I.K. Kim, another South Korean, has banked close to $878,000.
Park's run has golf fans excited.
The Grand Slam for men is considered to be winning all four major championships in the same calendar year. Tiger Woods has not done it, and neither did such greats as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.
Bobby Jones is the only male to do it, in 1930, winning all four of what at the time were considered golf's premier events – the national amateur championships of the United States and Britain, along with the two national opens.
No woman has completed a four-major Grand Slam, although Babe Didrikson Zaharias won all three LPGA majors contested in 1950, a record Park has equalled. Park could add her fourth major title of the season with a win at the Women's British Open, which will be played at St. Andrews.
"I try not to think about it, but I think about 50 people reminded me, 'How do you feel about playing [at St. Andrews]?" Park said. "I still feel great. I don't treat tournaments differently. It's another tournament for me.
"I think I'm very lucky that I get that kind of opportunity where I have a chance to win four straight majors. All those things are just a gift for me for playing good golf."
Park does not carry herself like an elite athlete. She's quiet and unassuming with an easy smile. A Woods-like fist pump after snaking in a long putt would be a rarity.
There were no signs of the superstar trappings when she entered the interview room Tuesday by herself, sauntered up to the podium at the front of the room and plunked herself down on a chair to take questions from reporters.
Since winning the U.S. Open, Park said she received a letter of congratulations from Palmer, and another one from Park Geun-hye, the South Korean president. "Not many people get to do that," she said.
Park got in a second practice round at the par-71, 6,330-yard Grey Silo layout Tuesday morning despite overcast and drizzly weather conditions that will make the course play longer.
"The holes, I was hitting pitching wedge, 9-iron [last year]," she said. "I'm hitting more like 6-irons in now, so it will be a longer course for me."
A field of 144 will tee off Thursday, including Lang, who has not won since she captured her first LPGA title here last year. She is coming off two top-15 finishes, including a season-best tie for seventh at the U.S. Women's Open.
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Well, how do you fare compared to the Zeitgeist?
Chat up your fellow wooters and let us know how lame this poll was or what obvious choices we missed.
For example: Was this poll a) STUPID, b) DUMB, c) POINTLESS or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE?
my wife
My best friend aka my girlfriend aka my wife. I was totally lost before her, now I'm whole. Thank her & God!
Your mom.
my husband, who is also my best friend.
My wife. Before I met her I was an awful person. Now I'm just somewhat terrible.
My wife. But I will deny I ever said that
My husband. He saved my life.
Gotta say it was both parents.
My wife of course... Woot you left "spouse" out of your poll!!!
my wife and kids
My 3 wives (not all at once) and my dog Lunna.. And, Barack Obama
wooton wrote:my wife
Also my wife. I'd be a savage if not for her.
My Wife also
My husband, he is the best person I know. That has made me want to be the person he deserves!
My kids...and my husband
My daughters.
Gotta go with mom. But, the wife is a very close second, only because I've known mom longer.
I'm now a lot like dad. Was that a positive influence?
My kids. They are the most important thing in my life.
UMMMmm, I don't know your mom. But my mom was the greatest.
My husband
When I was growing up I attended a Christian non-denominational all-girls camp in the California Mountains. My parents were good people but they grew up in the depression and my mom had a lot of trouble expressing affection. I spent many weeks at that camp for over 15 years of my life--eventually working there as long term staff. What impressed me was, I'd met a lot of people who *Said* they believed things. And *said* to live well, treat people right, care for others, etc. This particular woman truly did accept others, cared for people and accepted all denominations of people. I learned so much from her and I've always looked up to her as an inspiration of a Godly -- and just plain GOOD life.
David Xanatos
Most definitely it would be my Husband of 39 years!
The United States Marine Corps
My wife, without her I would have been dead or in jail 15 years ago
The fact that husband/Wife was left off the lift a. says volumes about the person who put it together, and b. I think it says WOOT U R TEH FAIL.
First: My wife.
Second: My Mother
Third: Mr. Green Jeans.
What about spouse/partner?
My wife
I really raised myself and observed people, picking and choosing the good, bad and ugly.


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My next winning party feature goes to this absolutely adorable CIRCUS CLOWN 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Meagan Ready. So, so, so cute! The crocheted clown wig is my favorite. Look at that darling frame from The Lollywood Shop, too! Everything was executed beautifully. Make sure and check out the vendor credits at the bottom of the post so you can create a carnival party just like this one! LOVE.
Thanks for your submission, Meagan! Congratulations on being today's winning party feature!
Invitations: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlossomTreeStudio?ref=top_trail
Balloon Invitations(Personally Printed with birthday info): http://www.balloonprinting.com/
MY AMAZING CAKES: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cakes-By-Alicia/212333855448581
Balloon Animals: tulsaballoons.com
Clear Polka Dot Balloons: http://www.platesandnapkins.com
Clown Wig: www.facebook.com/oopsydaisiestulsa
Clown Wig Pattern(for crocheting people :) ): https://www.facebook.com/InnerHooker
Cutest Bowtie in Town: https://www.facebook.com/KiwiandKiki
Picture Frame: https://www.facebook.com/thelollywoodshop
Paper Straws & Peanut bags: http://www.etsy.com/people/ThePartyFairy
Cotton Candy Maker and Popcorn Maker: Toys'R'us
Customized MyJones Sodas: Jonessoda.com
Candy was all bought in bulk from various candy stores.
The Jars can be found at Sears, Hobby Lobby, & Michaels. Catch the sales ;)
Fabric Bunting Flag Banner & Paper Happy Birthday Banner: www.facebook.com/oopsydaisiestulsa
Popcorn bags: Hobby Lobby
Clown Ice cream Toppers: http://makeitmineparties.com/
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Poor FD. I always lost the struggle and woke him up.
Then, for no apparent reason, they stopped. The nightmares just stopped.
As much as I like doing anger management with people, there's anger management and there's anger management. I generally don't work with people who are court-ordered, very few hardened criminals. An occasional sex offender, is all.
And if a patient has a psychosis that is disinhibiting, or is ruled by voices in his head and doesn't like the medicine they tell him to take, it's likely I'll punt him along to someone who likes this kind of challenge. An ER doc, even. I won't be discussing identity or teaching any muscle tension and breathing.
Most people who have anger problems aren't in it to hurt anyone. They're just poor emotional regulators, and tend to have trouble with very strong emotions. We all have them, you know, strong emotions. And they can make some of us feel like hurting ourselves, or hurting someone else.
Even telling someone off reduces tension, sarcasm, too. People who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder are particularly vulnerable to this solution, hurting themselves, hurting others, in any kind of way, and we see this disorder present quite often in therapy. We're getting better at helping people with BPD, and in the process, recognize how difficult it can be, emotional regulation.
Therapists have weeks in which this is all we work on, above all else, it seems, emotional regulation, behavioral blunting. Stop signs.
I think it's what makes this a dangerous profession, that which Freud called id, the very human drive for aggression. We're not an endangered species, but therapists are at risk for harm.
And we take in a lot of verbal abuse. We either don't take it, won't see a verbally violent individual, or learn to address it dialectically.
"You can get away with talking to me that way," I will tell a patient, "but it won't make you popular at parties."Some of us get good at this kind of challenge, even welcome it, say, bring it on, even, to change the behavior. We won't debate facts, won't get into it like they want us to, just talk about quality of life.
"Is this what you want to do, put other people down, yell and scream and distance people from you? Or would you rather try to get a tennis date?"That's DBT, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, changing the meaning of a person's behavior. Some people do it naturally. We call them masters of the paradox. But ultimately what it is, is getting through. If a therapist never learns how to do this, get through, then there will be no therapy, no changing anyone suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder.
Very occasionally, for it has to happen if you work with people, a therapist will encounter someone in the throes of a psychotic episode. That person might be on the brink of hurting himself or others, might be paranoid or psychotically depressed, or flying manically, not in control of thoughts or behaviors. Out of reality times three might be an apt description, unaware of person-place-time. And this can get violent. People do get killed.
I've been lucky. My only encounter with one of these individuals who actually lost it with me was with a psychotic ten-year old. Never saw him before, but you don't easily forget the brute strength of a psychotic ten-year old throwing table lamps. Not that I was really at risk. Truth be told, I'm pretty strong when my adrenaline's pumping. FD doesn't sneak up on me anymore.
So yesterday, I'm working with a kid on anger problems, no less, and we're talking about how it's worse when you don't have parents who want to help with this thing we call emotional management. At least her parents are into the process, we agree, want to learn about it themselves. We finish and she goes out to the waiting room. Her mother takes her place. Mom and I are talking about how in her family there were eight kids and her mother, like her, couldn't control the aggression between her many siblings, and how powerless she feels when everyone totally ignores her efforts at Time Out. Can you imagine that? Time Out doesn't always work. When suddenly . . .
We hear banging on the sliding door of my office (the door for my bike, not people). I jump up and open the usual other door, the one with a handle. I see her. She's my height, my build, in dirty jeans and a man's shirt, tennis shoes. I don't know her, but I know psychosis when I see it, glaring at me with fury. She scowls at me as if I'm dirt, snarls loudly,
"You a doctor?"
I'm sure I blanch. But she's not well, I get my cap on (the therapy cap) and respond in the most quiet, gentle, compassionate voice I can muster, a clinical voice.
"What can I do to help you?"
She pulls up her shirt sleeve, rips off a flimsy Bandaid to show me a freshly wounded, bloody forearm. The blood has already dried, doesn't seem to need any stitches. "You can fix this!"
Now I'll be honest. I don't want blood on my carpet, so I'm getting nervous. And I don't want to turn to my desk to call the police, because I'm afraid that if I turn my back on her she'll attack me from behind. She's flying. This is anger. That other stuff we talk about is frustration, powerlessness, aggravation, the other words.
"Oh, that needs a doctor's attention," I suggest, concerned. "I think we have a doctor downstairs."
She furrows the brow, lowers an eyelid, then backs out of my office slowly, never taking her eyes off of me, like a bank robber in the Wild West holding a gun to the people in the saloon. The crazy part of this is that if I had to pick her out of a line-up, I'm not sure I could. I'm not thinking, look for birthmarks, eye color.
She's backing out to the waiting room from my suite, past the door that should never have been left unlocked. I follow her. She points down stairs. "Down there?" she asks skeptically. "There's a doctor down there?"
"Uh, huh," I reply gently. "Down there."
My patient is in the waiting room now, too, has followed me out and is with her daughter. "It's okay," I tell them. "Please come back into my office. I'm pretty sure nobody's working downstairs today." They join me and I lock the outer door to the suite after them. Inside we process what happened, they hadn't felt threatened, particularly, didn't realize what was going on.
They're my last patients of the day. I lock up after them. Locked doors make me happy, the one time I forget to lock up, this happens.
I realize I hadn't called 911. Should have called the police.
Moments later, calm, I hear a loud bang on the door to the suite. I shiver, ignore it.
Then the phone rings. It's my patient. "You have to see this," she insists, breathless. "You have to come outside and see this."
"Was that you banging?"
"Uh, huh."
Okay, okay.
Out on the street, about a half block away, three big policemen are working to subdue her. They're having trouble, too. Arms and legs are flailing.
I feel absolutely terrible, as if I could have talked her into waiting for them, convinced her to surrender peacefully. She would have had a free ride to the ER for her wrist. Instead it seems likely that someone hit a panic button. And she's treated as a savage.
My patients are spellbound. "How did you know?" the mother asks me. "How did you know she was crazy?"
"I never used that word," I object. "I said she has a mental illness, isn't a well person."
"But how did you know," she insists that I tell her, "that she was dangerous?"
"You just know, is all."
FYO, all of the details of the story have been changed to make it fiction. But I think you get the gist of it. The truth is, truth is better than fiction, but sometimes you go with fiction.


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I'm new to carrying, not quite a month. I carry a Springfield XD-40 subcompact IWB at 9 o'clock or a little behind that in a comp-tac c-t.a.c. with a little forward cant. Yes, I'm a lefty... I'm about 5'-9" and 125lbs. *think... toothpick*
There is not a noticable bulge sticking out to the side but what does show, depending how i move, is either the butt of the grip behind my arm or the back of the slide in front of my arm. I never tuck my shirt in and always wear 2 shirts to keep it less noticable. Since it's IWB it doesn't "print", just shows a small bump. I'm afraid 2 shirts isn't going to work once the weather is hot.
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|The "breastfeeding mothers' room" in the
Silver City Galleria in Taunton, MA
Expecting to use the bathroom for its intended purpose - urination and defecation - Hollie was shocked to see an area cordoned off for the use of breastfeeding mothers. Hollie confirmed with a mall employee that indeed, this area is intended for women to breastfeed in.
In case you can't make it out, the Silver Galleria actually removed a toilet in a bathroom stall, put in a rocking chair, and expects children to nurse adjacent to another stall where someone may be using the toilet. We've all seen (and been disgusted by) the nursing rooms in or attached to public restrooms. Most breastfeeding mothers know that breastfeeding in a bathroom is gross.
Every time someone flushes a toilet in a public restroom, little bits of feces and urine explode into the room, landing on every surface - including the mouth and breast of a nursing pair.
"What's more? Women's public restrooms contain twice as much fecal matter as men's, probably due to the fact that there is the added contamination of soiled tampons and pads, and women are more likely to be dragging in 'small children[] and babies in need of a change.'" If you can stomach it, read more about why breastfeeding and bathrooms don't mix.
And when you're done, why don't you call the Silver City Galleria and let them know that breastfeeding may not be confined to bathrooms. Tell the mall management that Massachusetts law protects breastfeeding pairs, and it is illegal to tell mothers to cover up or move to a different area to nurse.
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 111 § 221(a) (2008): A mother may breastfeed her child in any public place or establishment or place which is open to and accepts or solicits the patronage of the general public and where the mother and her child may otherwise lawfully be present.
In fact, if anyone in Massachusetts attempts to violate a breastfeeding pair's rights, they are subject to legal action, including a fine.
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 111 § 221(c) No person or entity, including a governmental entity, shall, with the intent to violate a mother's right under subsection (a), restrict, harass or penalize a mother who is breastfeeding her child.
(d) The attorney general may bring a civil action for equitable relief to restrain or prevent a violation of subsection (c).
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The Silver City Galleria needs to be educated, and they need to remove this despicable "nursing mothers' area."
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1. Re: Refresh / Loading members using OutlineLoad UtilityCelvin Kattookaran Apr 29, 2014 2:46 PM (in response to VManek)
Why would you cherry pick department members in Planning webforms? Can't you drive that selection using functions available?
Why not use the Delete Descendants/Delete IDescendants/Delete Level0 in Operation?
Create a load file of the format
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This will delete all members under Engineering Department, then you can load members. (You cannot refer members which are used in webform)
2. Re: Refresh / Loading members using OutlineLoad UtilityVManek Apr 30, 2014 3:21 AM (in response to Celvin Kattookaran)
Thank Celvin for your reply.
You are right. Leaf level Departments are not used in web-forms and most of them are in Page section. But how about the deletion of approval status as per documentation? Using the approach suggested if we are in middle of budget / forecast cycle and if any member is moved between/across parents or is deleted, what would be the potential impact to change statuses (approval process) and/or planning unit hierarchy?
3. Re: Refresh / Loading members using OutlineLoad UtilityCelvin Kattookaran Apr 30, 2014 6:32 PM (in response to VManek)1 person found this helpful
If you are deleting member which are used in your planning unit hierarchies, then yes those will be removed.
I think if you delete a member (no matter which method you use) those are going to be deleted. Issue that you'll have to worry about is the movement. There is an option to load planning units using outline load, or you can use LCM export the planning units and then import them back once the movement is done.


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The biology of the grassland Melomys (Melomys burtoni) (Rodentia: Muridae) in far north Queensland sugarcane crops
Dyer, Brendan Charles (2007) The biology of the grassland Melomys (Melomys burtoni) (Rodentia: Muridae) in far north Queensland sugarcane crops. Masters by Research thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
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Melomys burtoni and M. cervinipes naturally occur in habitats adjacent to sugarcane crops in north Queensland, have been trapped within sugarcane crops, and are potentially damaging to sugarcane crops. However, little is known about their biology and pest status in sugarcane crops and this information is needed by the industry for the development of a sustainable pest management programme for these rodents. Field studies were undertaken between Tully and Innisfail in far north Queensland, to determine the extent to which either or both Melomys species inhabit sugarcane crops and to examine the biology of Melomys within the crop. Field diagnostic approaches were developed which, when blind tested using molecular techniques, proved 100% accurate in-field discrimination of the two Melomys species. Based on field trapping, M. cervinipes proved to be rare in sugarcane and should not be regarded as a pest by the industry. In contrast, M. burtoni were recorded in significant numbers within cane, were found to feed on cane and, in crop stage 5 (canopy closure to harvest) were responsible for damage to ~5% of stalks. Melomys burtoni were found to colonise sugarcane at the later stages of crop development than the other major sugarcane rodent, Rattus sordidus. The highest proportion of M. burtoni reproduction and juvenile recruitment also occurs in the later stages of crop development. The late colonisation of the crop by M. burtoni means that the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy already in place for R. sordidus is not directly transferable to M. burtoni. If an effective IPM strategy is to be developed, further research is required to examine the population dynamics and dispersal of M. burtoni populations between the crop and the adjacent habitats within the sugarcane production system of far north Queensland.
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This past weekend i went camping wif my humans and roscoe. we went to a state park in southern indiana with a group from our church and were planing on staying thrus - monday morning.
we gots there and found out the person incharge of cowardnateing this event put us in a "full sun" spot (meaning NO shade!!) it was just mom, grandpa, roscoe and me then (gma and aunty were comeing down later) mom and gpa pulled out the auning that would give us shade and found it to be riped!! after a couple hours gpa was able to fix it by sewing it and duct tape. then we tryed to turn the AC on in the camper and found that to be broken!! it was probly 95F outside and we was boiling! me and roscoe aint used to that kind of heat! so we baked for a while but then decided to take a ride int he truck wich has working air conditioning, atleast until it cooled off a bit.
the next morning (friday) a person from our church who was in teh camping group got up on the trailer to see if he could fix the airconditioning for us. well he found out that a piece of fome was stuck in the fan and all he had to do was pull it out and it started working!! we were pretty happy to get that working.
around noon friday it was getting really windy. gpa checked the radar on his laptop and found out that a monster storm was hedding our way but he wasnt really worried, he'd been through alot of storms. well about 5pm the sky started getting really dark, mom put me and roscoe in the trailer. then all of a sudden this huge gust of wind and rain came like a freight train. every thing started blowing all over the place. a neighboring camper had a tent over his picnic table and that was tossed in the air!! i started crying for mom to come inside but she was too busy putting everything in the camper and gpa was holding the auning down so it wouldnt blow away. many other camper's aunings were blowing off the trailers. trees were nearly bent in half people were running everywhere it was really scarry!!!
then after a while it started to calm down. mom found a heavy duty clip to keep the tear on the auning closed and gpa and mom were finaly able to come inside. the power was out though so we had to sit in the dark for a while. and we couldnt use our newly fixed AC. :(. it stormed all night.
the next morning we found out that several trees had fallen over and one fell on a camper, luckily the people wernt inside. there was tons of flooding and damage. the camp ground decided to close until they got power back so we decided to leave.
we left just in time. i dont know if you've seen on the news or something but there are devastateing floods all over indiana and there all located around the area we was staying!!
we gets home to NW indiana and we gots some rain but not a whole lot. since gma and aunty didnt get to "go camping" we decided to spend the rest of the weekend at a closer state park in NE indiana.
it was nice and relaxing there, we were able to get a spot with shade and it was sunny and NO STORMS!!!!!
well until sunday that is.....
sunday me and roscoe were in the camper cooling off and mom and gpa were outside under teh auning. gpa looked up at the sky and saw a monster black cloud hedding our way! mom and gpa started getting everything inside when all of a sudden a siren started blareing really loud! the wind started blowing bad but luckily there was not damage. the wind only lasted about 15 min and wasnt terrible. it did rain for a couple hours though.
after it stoped though we were able to go to the beach and they had a doggy beach just for me and roscoe. roscoe loves water and was able to convince me into the water, it was pretty neat.
well we got back this morning from our "wonderful" weekend. and boy am i glad to be home!!
i was outside in the front yard spending alone time wif mom today. i was over on our border sniffing where the neighbor dogs pee and mom dont like me being so close to our boarder so she called me. she did a short wistle then said "blue here" and i trotted to her like a good dog but the wistle called the neighbor dog(the guy all the way behind us). this dog has cornered mom, gma and gpa and it has bitten gpa bfore. we were good friends with the neighbor and our sump pump is kinda in his yard so we dont do a whole lot about it except talk to him. there isnt anything we can do anyway, if we call animal control the dog will be gone bfore we get there:/
so the dog ran right up to me and mom quick yelld "no" in the bigest scariest voice she could. i stoped and the dog darted back, suprisingly afraid of her, lol. she yelled for me to get inside so i went the dog was extremely unperdictable and mom yelled at it to "geet on home" and the dog just stood there looking at her. we both got inside saftly but mom was shaken. she doesnt know what might have happened if the dog hadnt been afriad of mom, or if mom would have just froze.
atleast it all turned out well
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Hi, kovaleks, first sorry for my poor english, not really my language.
This is one of the best (if not "the" best) post i've seen on some forums in a loooong time ... I've searched for most of this movies for years.
Really great, great works, a very special gift for my tastes in NIP ...
But i have a little (or maybe not "too" little) request for you: i have no deal with Oron.com and as a free user i can't download files over 1024 Mb ... The 5th part of this thread is too large (1027 Mb).
There's a chance, obiouvsly when you want and when you can, to post a splitted (at least in 2 parts) version of Part 5 ?
Thanx You anyway ... And keep the good work.
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If a real estate market is a seller's market, and everyone is buying at lofty prices without batting an eyelash, it may be fairly easy to go it alone without the help of a realtor. However, if times are a bit tougher, hiring a real estate agent to do the dirty work might be the most logical step. More importantly, regardless of market conditions, realtors often have a network of buyers lined up, and have better insights on price ranges and what people are actually willing to spend to buy a piece of property or a home. On the other hand, realtors can also be invaluable in a slower market — but they are not miracle workers. Granted, they are motivated by commissions, but even the best realtor cannot make a buyer appear out of thin air.
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The future looks bright for 50 top-achieving learners who recently received bursaries from Stellenbosch University (SU). According to Ms Beverley Fanella, Advisor at the Centre for Prospective Students (CPS), the bursaries vary from candidate to candidate, with amounts ranging from R32 000 to R40 000. The learners are also offered a place in residence. These […]Read more


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Was a little skeptical of taking an acai supplement to lose weight and feel better. I now use the Dr Max Powers Burn w/ Acai and I feel much better after taking these for a few weeks, have a clearer head, feel less tired, and have been a bit more motivated in the gym. Ive lost about 5 lbs, but i m hoping to lose more - but its only been a week.
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ok i just bought some of this. i lov to lift weights and its my first day to take it. i alreasy feel a rush of energy soo maybe this will work. i will write another review in 2 weeks and be honest with my answer.
this is all a scam i lost 40 LBS using hydrocycut shakes and stackers 2 take a pill and shake twice a day with diet and exercise for less than 2 months no joke i now weigh 143LBs before i weighed 182LBs. try it it really works
I wonder how much Oprah is getting for just mentioned her name. The rich keep on getting richer and for this product it may work but at close to $80 a month, I can think of a few other bills I can pay. TOTAL SCAM!!
Started taking it yesterday and I've had diarrhea all today. Had to go though many phone calls, emails and had to send 1 of the 2 bottles back. They are definately going to take your money if you don't send back the second bottle right when it comes in!
They did the same thing to me. I do not understand these people they claim to market a good product using Oprah. thay charge $79.90 each month. They must think people have their hard earned money to give away. And what hell you have to go through to cancel or get your money back. They need to be shut down. Total scam!!!!!
hey guys.. i just got in my free trail today! I also received 2 bottles but I'm not too concerned with it because if I dont notice results soon I will just send them back for a refund. Anyways, I was hoping that some of you could give me some feedback on if this stuff really works or not. Do I need to diet and exercise with this product in order to have results??
I just got in my Acai Berry Edge today. But instead of getting 1 bottle, I got 2. And I called to figure out why, and cancel, cause I only wanted the free trial. I'm being charge $79.90 this next month coming up, and theres nothing I can do about it. I hate this. Scamming people who just want to feel better about themselves and lose some lbs.
I don't like the way I received my order and once I read the paper it is stating they will be running my card they are getting a call today because I really don't remember them running my card as being a option. As far as sending it back I will not pay to do that because I paid to have it shipped to start with. I am starting off wrong with this product and I think this is bad business. When someone isn't happy with something and they tell one person that tells one person and then you are losing alot of customers. They need to be more honest that is much better for business.
I thought I was buying one bottle of acai berry edge, they sent me 4. I had to stay on hold for 30 minutes to find out that In order to ship one order (which is 2 bottles and twice the price) back I have to go to ups or fedex. They wouldn't work with me at all and had me set up for auto pay monthly which I never asked for. I would have kept the 4 bottles if they gave me a discount or something for my troubles but they had no way to compensate me for the hassle of my time, sending it back so I cancelled the whole order, i am sending all 4 back and they lost a customer.
THEY CHARGED MY CREDIT CARD WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION same what hapend to gary
i lost 15pounds in 2 wks on acai berry its great
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I've been planning Grayson's first birthday party for almost two months now. Not only will this be my last baby, but it's our last first birthday we will ever celebrate so we've gotta go out with a bang. I've been so excited to be planning his party with one amazing stylist, Valerie of Greyson Design. I've always planned my parties without help but this time around, life has been crazy and it's nice to have someone you can bounce off ideas to make it a perfect day.
Click-through some of my favorite first birthday party ideas for baby!
First Birthday Party Ideas! 1 of 13
Baby's first birthday is a huge milestone. Get planning early with these inspiring first birthday party ideas for baby!
Breakfast at Tiffany's 2 of 13
Go chic for your little one's first birthday with a theme inspired by a classic movie, Breakfast at Tiffany's. Most of these items you can pull from your very own kitchen. I just love the shabby chic yet elegant look.
Image credit: Lil Sugar
Tribal Trend 3 of 13
This DIY feather cake topper is the perfect inspiration around the tribal trend. Think tee-pees, feathers and burlap.
Image credit: Kelli Murray
Ice Cream Social First Birthday 4 of 13
What baby doesn't love ice cream? This is such a great idea to even do indoors during the cold months when you need a reminder of Summertime. Having a ice bar so guests can create their own special sundae.
Image credit: Blue Hills Photo
Camping Party 5 of 13
Mixing the tribal trend and camping theme, we put together ideas inspiring Grayson's first birthday party. We can't wait to put together our trail mix bar. I love how you can create such a great theme around easy every-day things like trail mix and camping.
Image credit: Lemonberry Moon
Fun Carnival First Birthday 6 of 13
From admit one cotton candy to caramel popcorn -- the adorable details of this first birthday party are sure to make guest swoon! I love how there are so many DIY elements like making a dessert table out of a dresser in your home.
Check out all the details on On to Baby
Daily Planet Theme 7 of 13
It doesn't get much cuter! Clark, who shares the first name of Superman's alter ego, Jenna Hendersen of jHenderson Studios decided "The Daily Planet" would make the perfect theme for her son's first birthday. I can't help but agree.
Get more details over on On to Baby
Birthday Brunch 8 of 13
I love the idea of having a brunch for baby because you don't have to worry about interfering with nap time. If it wasn't for siblings in soccer, we would have loved to do a brunch. Make mini pancakes and egg quiches while guests sip on orange juice with a cute paper straw.
See the details over on On to Baby
Radio Flyer 9 of 13
All one-year-olds love their wagon so centering a cute theme for a first birthday party around their favorite toy is always a sure way to go. From the printables to the fabric pennants, the entire theme was brought to life in such a classic way.
Check out the party on Project Nursery
Vintage Little Lamb 10 of 13
A great way to throw a memorable party is to take your inside outdoors. Take some of your furniture outside if you are planning to host it in your yard. I love how the party above looks like it is straight from a magazine spread -- especially the turquoise furniture prices. It's so beautiful!
See more details on Project Nursery
Sesame Street 11 of 13
Who doesn't love the classic children's TV show, Sesame Street? I love how this party was dressed-up from your average party store character party supplies. From the huge colorful balloons to the Sophia's Street sign and cookie monster cake. It's surely a first birthday party for the books!
See the entire party over at On To Baby
The Perfect Palette 12 of 13
Forget choosing a theme. Instead choose a beautiful color palette to help make your ideas come to life. This lovely aqua and pink birthday party is adoring and sweet for your little princess.
Get the details over on On to Baby
Tee-Pees, Camping, Feathers, Oh My! 13 of 13
After a lot of back and fourth between a pow wow themed party vs. a little man themed party we decided to go with our Native American culture and celebrate with a Pow Wow. Tee-pees, fringe, camp fires, a trail mix bar and the list goes on! I can't wait to share his first birthday with you.
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Yasvir A. Tesiram wrote:
> G'day,
> Try running klipper or some similar utility. By habit, I use the middle
> mouse button to paste, and so had never encountered what you'd
> described. I was able to reproduce the "hang" using the key strokes as you
> detail. Running klipper solves it. Tested on fvwm, GNOME and KDE.
I was running klipper, but I had not fiddled with the settings. After your
suggestion I made a few changes, and now I can paste using the key combos.
I can't say exactly what I changed, because I can't seem to get it back to
the errant configuration. At least not without restarting X.
I've been having another problem since I changed the klipper settings. Now
when I paste, I often lose focus in the notebook, and the only thing I have
found that gives it back is to click with the mouse. That was the whole
reason for my not using button 2 in the first place. I don't like taking
my hands of the keyboard. If I could find a way to code button 2 into a
key chord, I would be quite happy.
>> I tried it under fvwm and the same thing happens. I copy some text out
>> of the
>> notebook, Ctrl+F, Shift+Insert, and it locks up. When I did a RMC, the
>> pointer became confined to the notebook rectangle, and I lost all other
>> HID access to the machine.
> Yes, its odd. I assume its related to the Find form not knowing what
> Shift+Insert means.
Strange that Klipper fixes that - I think; sort of. Perhaps it has to do
with what is in the buffer Shift+Insert is pulling from?
I've been told by WRI techsupport that new and wonderful things are in the
works regarding the FrontEnd. No one is saying much more.
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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
The Celtics used their full mid-level exception on Wednesday to make their signing of veteran guard, Jason Terry, official. Terry's deal will be worth approximately $15 million over the course of three seasons.
Danny Ainge had tried to persuade the Dallas Mavericks to sign-and-trade Terry to the Celtics so that he could maintain the team's mid-level exception to pursue another starting caliber guard. The Mavericks signed OJ Mayo on tuesday with the remainder of the team's cap space. It is believed that the Mayo signing killed any potential deal the Celtics and Mavs could have reached.
The Celtics will now look to convince the Houston Rockets to send guard Courtney Lee to them via sign-and-trade. If the Celtics are unable to work out an arrangement to land Lee, they are financially strapped and only have access to the bi-annual exception ($1.7 million) or veteran minimum salaries
With Avery Bradley likely to still be recovering from double shoulder surgery to start the upcoming season, the Celtics will be short on backcourt players. Ainge may elect to pursue Celtics' free agents, Mickael Pietrus and Keyon Dooling, or others such as Josh Childress or Randy Foye.
Terry has averaged 16 points and 5 assists a game over his 13 year career and will certainly help the Celtics' bench score points. In 2009 Terry won the NBA's sixth man of the year award.
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Late Tuesday night the Indians agreed to terms with 32-year-old outfielder David Murphy, according to several reports.
The contract is believed to be worth $12 million over two years with a club option for a third year.
Murphy will likely find the bulk of his playing time in right field as a platoon partner with Ryan Raburn.
Murphy, who has spent the past seven seasons with the Texas Rangers, has been roughly a league-average hitter over his career, with an OPS+ of 104 and a slash line of .275/.337/.441. However, he really makes his money hitting right-handed pitching to the tune of a 113 career OPS+ and a .280/.347/.469 slash. OPS+ is on-based percentage plus slugging percentage with ballpark effects factored in. An OPS+ of 100 is considered league average.An OPS+ of 100 is considered league average.
His 113 OPS+ against right-handed pitching paired with Ryan Raburn's career 121 OPS+ against left-handed pitching projects to be a perfect platoon in right field, a position where the Indians received only a 99 OPS+ in 2012.
Murphy is coming off a down year in 2012, posting a career-worst 77 OPS+ with a .220 batting average.
However, Murphy also had a career-worst .227 batting average on balls in play, one of the lowest numbers in the league and a stark outlier compared to his .302 career rate.
Nothing in Murphy's 2013 batted ball mix (19.3% line drives, 43.1% ground balls, 37.7% fly balls) stands out from his career rates (19.2 LD%, 44.2 GB%, 36.6 FB%), suggesting the outfielder was quite unlucky in 2012 and can expect a rebound in batting average, making the contract a nifty buy-low for the Indians.
Murphy is also an athletic outfielder who can play all three outfield positions and supplies above-average defense in the corners, something the Indians reportedly valued in him.
With the market rate of a win above replacement (WAR) being worth roughly $6 million, Murphy barely has to be worth 2 WAR over the length of his two-year contract to "earn his money." That shouldn't be a problem as he has averaged 1.7 WAR per season over the past three years and was a 3.9 WAR player as recently as 2012, according to FanGraphs.
For comparison, Murphy's 5.1 WAR over the past three seasons is not far off from Michael Brantley's total of 5.7 WAR in the same time span.
The deal likely means the end of Drew Stubbs days as a starter with the Indians. He might still be kept on the team in a backup CF role, or could be traded or non-tendered.
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Bought a BRZ last week only to have the dealer in CA back out on the trade for the one at my local AZ dealer b/c someone came in and paid $7K over MSRP in CA and bought it out from under us (long story).
Anyway, found out the BRZ is having some first year problems with the VVT system in the 2.0 boxer engine (and we feel like we possibly dodged a bullet by having the dealer back out).....so we are thinking of going with the 2013 STI (Sedan) instead.
BTW, this will be my wife's DD. She fell in love with the looks of the BRZ but I was pushing for the power and AWD and 4 doors on the STI since we may move to the mountains in Colorado eventually.....that, and I'm a HUGE offroading fan and once the STI is paid for (maybe before) I'd LOVE to rally it.
Only question I have is: How reliable is the STI? Assuming I don't do anything more than possibly add a down pipe and exhaust and have the computer reflashed....will this thing be relatively trouble free? I won't be driving it like I stole it until it's paid off (4-5 years) and I just want to make sure I'm not buying another lemon (bought an IS 250 that we both loved, but it was a steaming pile of crap). I've heard some mention of the STIs burning oil? How much oil are we talking? Is it enough to foul plugs, burn up sensors after coating them in oil and wear out cats, etc.?
Are there any common failure points? I plan to look around the forum to see if there are any weak points in the car, but figured I'd ask here first. I don't want to run into an issue like we did with the first year production of the BRZ.
I may just leave the car completely stock....though after driving the regular WRX we noticed it has a much more pronounced turbo and wastegate sound than the STI. The wife is VERY disappointed that the STI is quieter than the WRX.....which is why I was thinking of adding the downpipe and exhaust (not so much for the extra power).
Also, what kind of mileage are you guys getting? My wife drives a lot of miles to work....but it's mostly freeway. Is the 23 mpg pretty accurate? My friend with a built up WRX (2008, I think) says he gets around 25 or so. Just wondering what to expect in terms of mileage.
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ICAR is the largest annual international conference focusing on cutting-edge plant research. It will highlight not only recent advances in basic research on Arabidopsis, but also translational and plant biotech-related research emphasizing the importance and usefulness of Arabidopsis as a biological model and its impact on other systems.
The conference is being organized under the auspices of the Korean Society of Plant Biologists with the operational and executive assistance of the Functional Genomics Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology, and help of generous support from the city government of Gyeong Ju and provincial government of Gyeongsangbuk-do.
The scientific program will include following sessions.
community-organized venue, convened regularly since 1987 and annually since 1995. Its main purpose is to gather the
entire scientific community interested in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, to improve the knowledge of basic
biological processes, but also to target major issues related to crop production in the context of fluctuating environmental
constraints, including climate change.
By providing the opportunity for international colleagues to meet and share cutting-edge results concerning basic plant biology, and fostering interactions between young scientists and more established researchers, ICAR has become a key global event.
The international coordination of ICAR is managed by the "Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee" (MASC), an international committee composed of national representatives of the Arabidopsis scientific community. Each year, MASC invites a country to organize the ICAR edition to be held two years later and then leaves the local organizing committee to manage the event. In 2016, the ICAR will take place inGyeongju, Korea. In 2017, the ICAR will be held in North America.


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Chris Willden wants to be perfectly clear if he'd had any other choice, he wouldn't have fired a bullet into the window of the partially submerged vehicle with three children trapped inside.
The car doors wouldn't budge and he knew time was against him.
"I didn't have a spring-loaded window breaker and a tire iron wasn't available," Willden said Wednesday. "If I had another option, I would've done it."
Willden instead believed the best course of action to free the kids two 9-year-old girls and an unconscious 4-year-old boy was to carefully line up his .40-caliber Glock 23 handgun under the water at the edge of the window and shoot a single round to shatter the glass.
The whole thing might have taken a total of five minutes from when Willden saw the car that had slid off the road on Highway 89 Saturday and into the icy Logan River to the point where about eight people clambered down and flipped the overturned vehicle right side up and saved the lives of the three children.
All are OK, and Mindy Andersen, mother of the children, was emotional at a news conference Monday.
"Hero," she said, "is not even big enough for what they did."
But law enforcement also wanted to caution people that firing a weapon into a window of a car with people trapped inside shouldn't be the default first option in a rescue attempt.
Lt. Lee Perry, a Utah Highway Patrol trooper and a Republican state lawmaker from Perry, said while Willden might have had special skills and expertise in the daring rescue attempt, average people even those with concealed weapons permits should seek other means to extract trapped people from cars if possible.
"Chris Willden has a considerable amount of experience more than an average person with a concealed weapons permit," Perry said. "That said, I'm not even sure I'd want a law enforcement officer to shoot a window out in a life-and-death situation. There is still a possibility of ricochet and an individual would have to know that at some level."
Willden owns and operates Strategic Tactical Group, a Bountiful-based business whose website boasts an array of offerings in the area of "tactical gear, equipment and training for military, police, SWAT, security and civilians."
Willden, 35, served more than eight years in the Utah Air National Guard as well as seven years on a military sniper team and providing security for Air Force One during President Bill Clinton's tenure, according to his professional LinkedIn site.
He said in a Tribune interview he wasn't worried about bullet ricochet because he was using hollow-point bullets that "parachute open" when striking a surface. Coupled with the bullet traveling through water, he said it would've slowed down "rapidly."
"I've fired handguns in the water and I knew where it was going to go," Willden said.
Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Phil Rawlinson, who investigated the crash, said "he did a good thing we believe" but also wanted to caution people that firing a gun remains a dangerous act and should only be attempted when all other options have been exhausted.
Spencer Walsh, of the Cache County Attorney's Office, said it was a case of "all's well that ends well," but advised others facing a similar scenario that if a fired bullet ricochets and strikes a child, criminal charges could be filed.
He said the likely charges could range from reckless endangerment to a worst-case scenario of negligent homicide. He said no charges were considered in this case.
The accident at that bend on Highway 89 might not be that uncommon scenario, either.
Willden said two years ago, his car slid off the road at the same place the Anderson car did, sending his vehicle into the river. He said his girlfriend at the time and his child were in the car, but the vehicle managed to stay upright and he was able to climb out of the window and onto the roof before getting everyone safely to shore.
The Andersen family rescue was also not the first time a group of Utahns have lifted a heavy vehicle in an effort to save someone.
This summer in Logan, about a dozen people lifted a burning car off of a man who had been hit while on his motorcycle. That video became a national sensation and landed the rescuers on a series of national television shows.
Perry said he just hoped people who hear about the latest rescue might take precautions and carry a window punch available at most auto parts stores or have a tire iron handy in case they come across trapped motorists.
"I would definitely say try something else [before shooting] first," Perry said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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