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Colorado Health Symposium: The Intersection of Business and Obesity
By Andrea Chalfin News Dir. On July 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Colorado Public News, Food, Health, Interview, Interviews, KRCC News
The goal of this year's Colorado Health Symposium was to address issues related to equity in access to health care. The conference was held last week in Keystone, and brought together hundreds of health care professionals and policy makers from Colorado and beyond. Colorado Public News was there, and this week we're bringing you a series of conversations from the Symposium. We'll start today with a discussion about the intersection of business and obesity between Carol McKinley of Colorado Public News and Hank Cardello, author of Stuffed: An Insider's Look at What's Making America Fat.
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If reports are to be believed, something will happen today that is both extraordinary and yet profoundly unsatisfactory. Michael Geoghegan, the chief executive of HSBC, is expected to take a big hit on his pay this morning, either by missing out on a whopping rise in his £1.1m basic salary or by passing on a cash bonus worth anything up to £4m.
Either outcome would be astonishing. After all, Mr Geoghegan could argue that he deserves a bit of extra cash for steering his institution through the worst financial crisis in decades without having to take money from the taxpayer (although HSBC has certainly benefited from the safety net the government has put under the entire banking sector). But instead, he is going to crack under public anger over the huge amounts senior bankers have been paying themselves. And he will not be alone: over the last few weeks, like so many tenpins, the bosses of the UK's other mega-banks, RBS, Lloyds and Barclays, have all caved into public opinion and waived their bonuses. This marks a big shift.
Ever since the credit crisis began, nearly three years ago, the bosses of the banks have largely refused to give up any of their performance-related rewards – however disastrous their performance. Think of Fred Goodwin, the man who smashed RBS into the rocks, but who still fought bitterly to keep his pension of £700,000 a year. Nor have the masters of the universe faced much resistance from the government. In a newspaper interview at the start of last year, City minister Paul Myners blasted investment banking's bonus culture – and was promptly slapped down from above for his troubles. Even after funnelling billions into the banking sector, senior Labour ministers still lacked the nerve to object to the performance-distorting sums bankers were paying themselves. That may have changed over the last few months, with such measures as a tax on bonuses, but the fact remains that the capitulation of the bank bosses was due to public opinion and the press, not politicians. The most powerful men in the banking industry realised that they could not explain away another big handout.
Whether you think outsize pay in the banking sector is harmful to social cohesion or to the economy, today marks another small victory. But the emphasis is on small. Public shaming is a powerful force but it is usually temporary and rarely forensic. For every million-pound bonus Stephen Hester waives, his traders at RBS still take home £1.3bn. John Varley may forgo this year's windfall, but that leaves the Barclays chief in a stronger position to lobby ministers over financial regulation. These small erosions of banker power will never be turned into a lasting settlement without government action.


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75. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!PhillipThomasDuck Aug 21, 2011 4:34 PM (in response to JB_Test)
My latest erotic thriller, "EXIT" has just been released from Simon & Schuster. Would love for you to take a peek at it :-)
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Devoted husband, rising businessman…sex addict. With his life imploding around him, Michael Palmer is left with but one option: run.
In recovery from his sexual addiction, step five was the hardest for Michael Palmer: admitting to another the exact nature of his wrongs. But his dark compulsions were ruining his life, and rather than lose everything, he confessed to his wife, Rachel.
Sordid tales of anonymous sex, degrading sex, and huge chunks of his time mired in fantasy thought. Rachel's response was surprisingly tempered. No tearful tantrums. No veiled threats. Not one mention of telling Michael's employer, millionaire Malcolm Ferrer—who also happened to be her father— about her husband's reckless and humiliating treatment.
Could there possibly be a luckier man alive? Michael doubted it very seriously. So why is he now running from the life he created with Rachel? Because suddenly everything is falling apart and finding an exit is going to be tough.
76. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!MartinGibbs Aug 23, 2011 8:46 AM (in response to JB_Test)
The Spaces Between - New Off-Beat Fantasy!
Where bumbling adventurers and an idiot man-child try to find a dangerous warlock in the heart of winter... served with a side of secret orders and demons.
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Let us travel down a well-worn road, but take a few diversions. The Spaces Between may start off down a familiar path, but it quickly spins out of control, and we find ourselves engrossed in a captivating series of events that end quite unexpectedly. The ending is by far one of the most surreal and unique in the genre.
The land is Belden, and it is a small, peninsular nation, bordered by the mountainous and rugged Welcfer to the north. It is seemingly flat and meaningless and full of flat and meaningless people. Magic is wielded by those who show ability at a young age. While there are spells with names, the actual working of magic harkens more to the use of atomic energy or quantum physics--it is all in the spaces between the particles. The energy is not created, and there is no flow of magical power, but mages and warlocks harness energy already that is omnipresent, string it together, and create their magical spells (basically they are harnessing subatomic power, but they have no clue that is what they are doing).
A drunken lout (Zhy) meets a traveling mercenary (Qainur) who somehow convinces him to go on a great quest to the north to learn magic from a warlock stationed there. Along the way they meet a mage (Torplug) who is strangely without a horse. He agrees to follow for a short distance, but ends up staying with them as they have a few run-ins with trained assassins, an exotic liqueur, and the requisite demons.
When the travelers reach a large city, the story introduces a simple-minded individual (Bimb). In modern terminology, he would have Asperger's syndrome, or mild autism. In the fantasy land of Belden, he's "simple-minded". This perspective is told from the first person, in order to view the world through the eyes of someone simple and naïve. While he lacks basic skills, he is a talented musician and is good with complex numbers. And when he plays music, the dead can sometimes talk to him. One such deceased person visits him, and happens to be the father of the main drunk character. Enter another major cliché. But the first-person POV of Bimb is quite unique as we see how the world works through his eyes.
77. Re: The Wahl House Curse - by John T. GaffieldJohn_Gaffield Aug 25, 2011 7:18 PM (in response to JB_Test)
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78. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!ikon Sep 2, 2011 4:31 AM (in response to JB_Test)
Here goes, I am the author of 1923 and it is $1.19 on Nook
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1923: A Memoir tells of a time and place when life, full of raw emotion, was never so real.It's a personal as well as a social history. Smith has the knack of bringing the times to life in a way that few writers can manage. It's the ability to tell a story, the knowledge of when to move on & not labour a point.
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"1923" is uplifting and highly recommended. --Midwest Book Review
1923: A Memoir is a protest against social injustice, corruption, war, famine, poverty, and societies blinded by greed. More importantly, it is the story of hope and the notion that anything can be overcome if desired. --The Publishing Guru
Product DescriptionTo say that Harry Smith was born under an unlucky star would be an understatement. Born in England in 1923, Smith chronicles the tragic story of his early life in this first volume of his memoirs. He presents his family's early history—their misfortunes and their experiences of enduring betrayal, inhumane poverty, infidelity, and abandonment.
1923: A Memoir presents the story of a life lyrically described, capturing a time both before and during World War II when personal survival was dependent upon luck and guile. During this time, failure insured either a trip to the workhouse or burial in a common grave. Brutally honest, Smith's story plummets to the depths of tragedy and flies up to the summit of mirth and wonder, portraying real people in an uncompromising, unflinching voice.
79. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!rebeccarivinius Sep 2, 2011 6:18 AM (in response to JB_Test)
Hi everyone! My book THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF ORDINARY ALICE is on sale for $2.99. I love supporting other indepedent authors and I can't wait to check out the authors and books posted on this thread. Thanks everyone!
80. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!Zkullis Sep 2, 2011 6:39 AM (in response to JB_Test)When Keith Da Silva finally confronts the circumstances surrounding his mother's death, his eyes are opened to the darkness that is waging an ancient war against humanity. Keith is physically confronted by demonic forces, shattering his view of reality, and fights for his life with beings that live on pain and death.In Smite the Damned, legions of spirits and demons fight alongside an ancient evil, the Nephilim, that have been hiding among their human prey. Keith is asked to help keep the dark forces at bay, and becomes a hunter of the damned. But, his role as a hunter soon brings anguish and death to his family and friends.With only a few people to help, Keith takes the battle to the forces of the Dark Lord, and ultimately, is pulled into a fight within a grand demon's personal realm.This book is receiving some great reviews. I am adapting this novel for screenplay, and am also working on the sequel. If you like dark paranormal, urban fantasy, or horror, you will love this book!Zack...
81. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!SorrowHeart Sep 10, 2011 7:27 AM (in response to JB_Test)
by Jaye North
Science Fiction AdventureThe fate of the universe rests in the hands of one man.
... the universe is so screwed.
A hero in a whole other life, pilot Nick Pike has since made it onto all the wrong lists – with his name right at the top of God's To Stomp list. He's found, however, his own Garden of Eden in the form of an intergalactic cargo-hauling business he runs with his friend and former teammate, Darby. But, like any Eden, this one comes complete with a snake.
When his sorely-in-need-of-repairs ship, the Pike's Pique, makes an emergency landing on a planet straight out of the Ming Dynasty, that snake appears in the guise of a former – and definitely to be avoided – business partner. And the apple he holds out is a fast and easy job of transporting an accused killer to a local warlord. The bounty offered for his capture and delivery, he promises, will be more than enough to get the Pique up and flying again.
With creditors hounding them and with no other prospects in sight, Nick gives reluctantly in to temptation and takes a bite out of that apple. All, however, is not quite as it seems. In fact, nothing is at it seems. Nick and Darby must then band together with an unlikely crew as they try to keep a little knowledge from being a very dangerous thing.
82. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!DonnaLYoung Sep 11, 2011 4:37 PM (in response to JB_Test)
Thank you for this opportunity to share my story. I am the newly published author of Apologies From a Repentant Christian, and my name is Donna L. Young.
The back cover summary of the book reads:
I called myself a Christian because I wore a cross, prayed to God and attended church regularly. Yet, I lied, gossiped, and judged others without mercy. I misrepresented my God with my behavior, attitude, and words. Such was my life.
In my prayers I asked for God to use my life to glorify Him, but was ill prepared for the response. I was arrested and charged with a felony! In deep and dark despair, I turned to Jesus Christ for help, and He was there to save me, as I sorrowfully repented for my past sinful behavior! Jesus transformed my heart and I was blessed with unimaginable peace and joy.
This is the story of the healing power found through Jesus Christ. I am living proof that people can change and that choosing to live a righteous and holy life brings joy.
The book is available Now on Barnes & Noble.
83. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!LarryOnLI Sep 12, 2011 7:14 AM (in response to SorrowHeart)
SorrowHeart wrote:
by Jaye North
Science Fiction AdventureThe fate of the universe rests in the hands of one man.
... the universe is so screwed.
This looks very interesting, wish listed it. I have two new books coming out in series that I'm reading tomorrow so they get read first.
84. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!Scott_Nagele Sep 12, 2011 7:24 AM (in response to JB_Test)
"Local Boy Makes Good, Dies of Trying Soon After."
Fearful of this epitaph, Gary Gray seeks to avoid career pressures by working as a temp. Unfortunately, Gary repeatedly gets into trouble by being too conscientious and outperforming the permanent employees. No matter how hard Gary tries to be a meek office worker, he can't seem to stop himself from becoming a competitive threat to his co-workers and superiors. Meanwhile, Gary's girlfriend is smart and beautiful, and he just might be able to hold onto her if he can stay employed and quit accidentally mooning her mom.
Gary runs afoul of a host of difficult characters in the workplace. Marge Meko is thoroughly incompetent, but she has "the goods" on the boss, so she easily gets away with blaming her errors on Gary. Marge's boss, Steve, wants all problems swept under the rug before they become an inconvenience to his cushy position. Rae is a secretary with an overblown ego, intent on consolidating power by crushing all her perceived competitors. Gary is convinced that College President Burton is a mere figurehead, pulled from the ranks of the indigent and propped up by Rae, the power behind the throne. Through his trials Gary comes to the amazing revelation that it may actually be less painful to die trying than to live the "easy" life of the temp.
85. Re: Are you the author of an eBook? Tell us about it!Scott_Nagele Sep 12, 2011 7:27 AM (in response to JB_Test)
A Smile Through a Tear is a collection of short stories featuring humorous and dramatic pieces in one volume. The humorous stories include the tales of: a telephone company executive who must figure out how to use his phone before he is exposed as a fraud; a woman who has accidentally introduced a mysterious white powder into the State Capitol building; and a man whose entire job is to sit on a park bench, and who has trouble meeting that obligation.
The dramatic episodes include the stories of: a father trying to protect his kids from a lifestyle that sent him to prison; a group of WWI soldiers facing overwhelming odds; a space traveler who must make a terrible choice; and a man whose best Christmas would be anyone else's worst.
86. A Simple Solution to America's Weight Problem: Banish Belly and Lose Weight in Just 5 Minutes a Daydrdln Sep 12, 2011 8:45 AM (in response to DonnaLYoung)
New & natural way to weight loss. Not another diet and vigorous exercise or some nutrient, vitamin, hormone, and drug that I am promoting. With child obesity at national emergency levels (that has involved first lady Michelle Obama now); it is time to treat those fat, unhealthy, undisciplined, drug infested bodies with a technique that works. This book is here to help you with that. Good Luck!
87. High Road To Tibet - Travels in China, Tibet, Nepal and IndiaJohnDwyer Sep 13, 2011 9:28 AM (in response to drdln)
Ranging from the crumbling ramparts of the Great Wall of China to the breathless heights of the Himalayas, John Dwyer travels across Asia's wildest regions and celebrates the journey rather than the destination. Follow his adventures in China, Tibet, Nepal and India as he describes how he drank snake blood, was smuggled into Tibet, and watched the dead being cremated on the banks of the Ganges.
You [John Dwyer] really do give an authentic feeling of the contrasting atmospheres as you move from place to place. - Dervla Murphy, international best-selling author of Full Tilt.
If you really want to find out about Asia, this book is a must buy for you. - Bibi Baskin, television and radio presenter.
It takes a very good travel book to make a Corkman want to leave his home-town - but one such book is High Road To Tibet - Evening Echo.
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Jasper Biggs is the egghead son of egghead parents. He lives in a town full of dweeb scientists the government has kept in seclusion for several generations, nurturing and crossbreeding them for military purposes. Brainville's adult softball leagues, and most school sports teams, are a complete joke.
The strange thing - these communities really exist. They sprang up around Roswell and Area 51 back when we discovered that teenage alien joyriders were out causing trouble and crashing their dad's flying saucers in our deserts.
The bad news - the Directorate, which controls these research towns - has discovered a comet on a collision course with the United States. Will this mean the end of civilization? Will the young heroes outwit their robot foster-parents and creepy men-in-black to save the planet?
When Jasper's parents disappear, he gets stuck with Papatron, a bizarre collection of abrasive circuits, moral inconsistencies, and his father's illogical ways.
But something's freaky about this whole "End of the World" scenario. Will his magnificent mind decipher the clues and help him lead his ragtag group of science junkies to the truth? Or, will that enchanting girl from the next town over - the one who can paralyze him with a single glance - turn out to be radioactive, or maybe a witch?
"I couldn't put it down!" said one reviewer who had a bad super-glue accident while reading it.
"Finally, a book where humans are attracted to other humans!" said someone who has actually kissed a vampire and didn't like the taste of dead flesh.
"When will this author write another book for me to anonymously praise?" asked Sally Higgins, age 13, from Oklahoma. (I'll do it on Tuesday, OK?)
Max Cool is a writer whose brain is so far ahead of its time that science cannot safely contain the negative effects and run on sentences.
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89. SHADOW OF THE MASTERmatthewrmiller Sep 14, 2011 10:59 AM (in response to JB_Test)
My name is Matthew Miller. I have recently published my first short novel, SHADOW OF THE MASTER for both the Nook and Kindle platforms. The book is a collaborative effort with my late mother. She had written a "framework" manuscript about 30 years ago, shopped it around briefly to publishers and, getting no bites, packed it up. The manuscript had lain dormant for a number of years. My mom passed away in 2009 and, in the aftermath, I remembered SHADOW.
I asked my dad if he knew where the manuscript might be. He was able to find it and I asked him if he had any objections if I took a stab at revising, updating, and reworking it and going the self-publishing route. He was thrilled with the idea so I went forward with it.
SHADOW went live on both platforms on Sunday. It is a short novel that provides a new perspective on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ as viewed through the eyes of a "thirteenth disciple": a stray dog that decides to accompany Jesus on his journeys after He shows him kindness. It is an exciting, Biblically-based story that is written to appeal to readers of all ages.
I am also hard at work on my first full-length novel, STILL SMALL VOICE, which I anticipate completing and publishing in spring 2012.
I live in Atlanta with my wife and son. Check out my website and follow me on Twitter.


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After the massive success of 50 Shades of Grey, director Sam Taylor-Johnson decided against returning for the sequels. Since the adaptation opened in theaters, she hasn't lined up many film projects for herself. In December, Taylor-Johnson was briefly attached to direct Chappaquiddick, but two months later, she dropped out of the film to work on Netflix's Gypsy, a series that has just landed its lead, Naomi Watts (Demolition).
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After the band replaced Eacrett with bassist Duncan Coutts, the sophomore effort Clumsy arrived in 1997. Fueled by Raine Maida's unique vocals, which relied heavily on the singer's falsetto range, Clumsy proved to be enormously successful, going platinum in the U.S. and earning a rare diamond certification in Canada. Our Lady Peace returned two years later with Happiness Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch, a lighter album that featured the new addition of synthesizers, and Spiritual Machines followed in 2001. Shortly thereafter, founding guitarist Mike Turner left the band due to creative differences, and Michigan native Steve Mazur stepped in to replace him.
With Mazur on board, Our Lady Peace worked alongside producer Bob Rock to carve out a commercial, mainstream-minded sound for 2002's Gravity. Maida's falsetto range was absent from the album, a change that shocked some longtime fans of the band. Nevertheless, Gravity's polished track list spawned several international singles, most notably "Somewhere Out There" and "Innocent." The band toured throughout Canada and the U.S. in support of such hits, and the jaunt was documented by a concert album (Live from Calgary and Edmonton) and a live DVD. Our Lady Peace then returned to the studio with Bob Rock, intending to reprise their fruitful partnership with another album. Recording sessions proved to be difficult this time around, however, and the group nearly disbanded in the process. Healthy in Paranoid Times was eventually released in late August 2005 and climbed to platinum status, although it failed to match the success of any previous OLP album. Raine Maida would later distance himself from the record, claiming that the band spent too much time filling the album with potential singles for American radio.
A Decade, a greatest-hits album celebrating the first ten years of Our Lady Peace's career, returned the band to the upper reaches of the charts in 2006. The compilation went platinum in America and, like 1997's Clumsy, earned a diamond certification in Canada. Two years later, Our Lady Peace received another surge in popularity, this one coming from an unlikely source: the American television show American Idol. Contestant David Cook was evidently a loyal fan of the band, and he enthusiastically promoted OLP's music during the competition. Cook eventually won the show, and Maida briefly decamped to America to collaborate with the burgeoning musician on his platinum-selling debut. Maida returned his focus to Our Lady Peace shortly thereafter, however, and the band issued Burn Burn, in 2009. The band's eighth studio album found the alt-rockers broadening their horizons, offering up a nine-song set that Maida described as "more experimental and ambitious" than any of their previous outings. The resulting Curve, which was preceded by the first single, "Heavyweights," arrived in spring 2012. ~ John Bush & Andrew Leahey, Rovi


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Veteran's Service Dog Goes Missing On Fourth Of JulyA Bay Area veteran is desperately looking for her lost service dog.
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A public float of the Government's $29 billion stake in Telstra could be scrapped if the share price is too low next year, with the shares instead pushed into the planned Future Fund.
While the Treasurer, Peter Costello, said he remained committed to selling the telecommunications company if enabling legislation went through Parliament, both he and the Minister for Finance, Nick Minchin, confirmed yesterday the transfer to the Future Fund could take place if market conditions were not right for a float.
Senator Minchin suggested putting the Government's entire stake of Telstra shares into the proposed Future Fund. The independently managed fund is designed to pay for the superannuation liabilities of public servants, which are expected to grow to $140 billion by 2020.
But an economist with CommSec, Craig James, said voters would not accept transferring Telstra shares into the fund. Putting $30 billion of one stock into a fund was risky and outside normal investment practice.
"The idea is to provide a balanced fund," Mr James said. "Even if it's a stock like Telstra, which is very defensive and rock-solid in terms of an investment, no investment portfolio is going to be overweight in terms of one particular stock. It seems more like an exercise in kite-flying."
This year's budget set aside $16 billion for the fund, which was to be given Telstra sale proceeds as seed funding and top-up payments from future budgets.
"I wouldn't rule out, and we won't rule out, putting all our shares into that Future Fund once the sale legislation passes," Senator Minchin told Channel Ten. "If we were to decide that the time was not right to sell even part of our holding, then we could either hold them directly or we could put all of the shares into the management of the Future Fund."
If the legislation passed this year he would recommend to cabinet by March "whether we sell all or part of our shares in a public offer later in 2006. It is open to the cabinet to conclude either that we sell all or part or that we do not proceed to a sale at this time."
But Mr Costello was cautious, saying: "There's no plan to put it all in the Future Fund. That's what could happen if the sale didn't go through. But we're going for a sale if we go through a sale it'll be the proceeds that will be invested through the Future Fund."
Either way, it will not affect the $3.1 billion promise to rural telecommunications tied to Telstra's sale. Senator Barnaby Joyce has claimed credit for that promise but in recent days has indicated he still may not support the sale.
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Senator Minchin's spokesman said the Government's preferred plan was to sell if market conditions were right, but putting shares in the fund was an option.
The fund managers would sell when it suited them, and diversify the fund by buying other stock. The fund's dependency on Telstra would also fall as the Government paid in cash.
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The deadline for standing as a Fifa presidential candidate is set for 31 March. If Mohamed bin Hammam or anyone else formally declares they are running, that person must try to do in little more than two months what no one has done in 13 years: oust Sepp Blatter.
A short campaign does not necessarily disadvantage the challenger. Indeed, Bin Hammam would be using a tactic Blatter employed so effectively to secure his own election way back in 1998.
Blatter did not declare his own candidacy for the June elections until the end of March that year. Bin Hammam, who has told the Guardian he will declare his hand within 10 days, would have roughly two weeks more.
Thirteen years ago Blatter enjoyed the full support of the outgoing president, João Havelange, in his race against Uefa's president, Lennart Johansson. The difference now is that Bin Hammam would be attacking the incumbent. It is brave. Football is studded with the political corpses of those who have presumed to stand up to Blatter: Johansson as Uefa's president in 2007, Michel Zen-Ruffinen as general secretary in 2002, to name two.
But Bin Hammam can draw hope from what happened in 1998. Then Blatter was the general secretary of Fifa, a position that gave him a direct line to every national association. When Havelange handed out the gifts, Blatter was the delivery man.
Bin Hammam is the chairman of Fifa's Goal Bureau. The project distributes financial assistance to national associations in the shape of development grants. Apparently aware he would soon be fighting a rearguard action, Blatter took care to ensure it was his name that was associated with the announcement on Monday that the value of each grant would be raised from $400,000 to $500,000 (£310,000).
Indeed Goal was born from a central tenet of Blatter's 1998 campaign. At the outset it consisted of funding for coaching, refereeing and other technical projects. But, soon after assuming the chairmanship in 1999, it was Bin Hammam who came up with the idea of using the funds to build a lasting legacy by constructing training centres across the globe. It has given him much political currency. "I've got to know a lot of people through the Goal project," Bin Hammam told the Guardian.
That will count for a lot in the smaller territories, through which – in a one-member, one-vote congress such as Fifa's – elections are fought and won. But Bin Hammam recognises that his biggest battleground is Europe. Without its support his presidency would lack legitimacy.
For the 75-year-old, polyglot Swiss to be defeated in his own backyard would be a stunning rebuff. His influence is such that he is regarded as the most powerful man in the world of sport. Added to Blatter's CV as Fifa's president are memberships of the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency's foundation board. Blatter certainly is ubiquitous. But he is not untouchable.
Since declaring his candidacy in October 2009 with the words "I've not finished my mission in football yet", Blatter has endured a turbulent 17 months. The World Cup in South Africa was a financial success, but the common conception is that the football was turgid. It was Blatter's idea to decide the destinations of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups simultaneously. But it spectacularly backfired when two Fifa executive committee members were suspended for corruption.
Now Blatter and Fifa face their biggest challenge yet: the potential breakdown of relations between the associations and the clubs they rely on to release their international players. The president's tactic has been to throw up the shutters. Yet Blatter's cold war risks mutual assured destruction, and Bin Hammam is presenting an enlightened alternative.
He would, sensibly, open the doors of Fifa's decision-making structures to the economic powerhouses of the game. There is a risk to that strategy, since he is seeking the support of national associations in the vote while currying favour with the clubs that have been characterised as their enemies. But if he is to gain any traction in Europe, he must appeal to the clubs who, in several federations, have the loudest voice.
"I want to be honest with people," Bin Hammam told the Guardian. "I would like the clubs to be part of the decisions that affect them. We should not push people out of discussions. I am not happy with that. It is a basic principle and I cannot lie about it."
This, perhaps, is an indication of Bin Hammam's confidence that he enjoys the support of a rump of the world's associations. Still, Europe will be harder to crack. Bin Hammam is unlikely to stand unless he is confident of the support of the 20 votes he has targeted. The Guardian's analysis is that he can achieve this.
England is still smarting at Blatter over the 2018 World Cup farce; Scotland likewise over the ejection of John McBeth from the Fifa executive committee amid unfounded claims of racism by Trinidad and Tobago's Jack Warner, a Blatter loyalist.
The five Scandinavian nations are believed still to resent Blatter's role in deposing Johansson and would listen to a challenger. The Swede would still be Uefa's president today if Michel Platini, whom Blatter vocally supported, had not won in 2007.
Spain and Portugal had close ties with Bin Hammam's Qatar during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup race, while Holland – another 2018 candidate – is believed still to be upset about losing out to Russia. Germany's Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is a chief Blatter antagonist as the chairman of the European Club Association and longs for reform of Fifa. If Spain and Germany vote for a challenger, then Andorra and Liechtenstein might be biddable.
That could be 13 votes in the bag. Turkey's Senes Erzik is believed not to be a close Blatter ally (and as a Muslim might consider he has a coalition of interest with Bin Hammam, a notion that might also occur to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan). Blatter has spent much time courting the inscrutable eastern European nations and regularly attends the CIS and Baltic Cup. But with inscrutability comes unreliability and Bin Hammam might make up some ground here too.
Working against Bin Hammam are the perceived ambitions of Platini. It is said he has no plans to stand for the Fifa presidency this time, but many believe he has designs on the post in 2015. Winning then would be harder if Bin Hammam were seeking re-election after a successful term, so it would suit Platini's ends for Bin Hammam to fail.
The chaotic 2018 and 2022 World Cup races taught us that Fifa politics are tough to call, and the continent may not be ready for the first Asian Fifa president. There are grumblings about Middle Eastern influence gaining a major foothold in world football. The Arab takeovers of Manchester City and Málaga were followed by Qatar's successful bid for the 2022 World Cup and Prince Ali Hussein of Jordan's triumph in winning Asia's Fifa vice-presidency from South Korea's Chung Mong-joon.
As Bin Hammam prepares to stand on a bold reforming ticket, it would be highly regrettable if his greatest obstacle was not his ethics but his ethnicity.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Bob Estes has played in the St. Jude Classic often enough that he knew he couldn't rest after starting with a 61. So far, mission accomplished.
Estes turned a three-stroke lead off his course-tying 61 into a four-stroke margin as he shot a 5-under-par 66 Friday. His six-birdie, one-bogey round gave him at 15-under 127 total that was just a stroke off what John Cook did here in 1996, which had stood as a PGA Tour record until Mark Calcavecchia's 125 at the Phoenix Open earlier this year.
''You have to keep going,'' said Estes, who shared the 54-hole lead here in 1998 only to finish fourth.
''I remember when John Cook shot 26 under, and I guess a lot of times it takes 20 to 22 under to win this thing. Ten under was a good start, but I probably wasn't even halfway there so I had to make sure I realized that and basically start over from scratch today and just try and make as many birdies as possible.''
Only Scott McCarron came close to challenging Estes on the TPC at Southwind course that remained so wet from rain earlier this week that golfers played using lift, clean and place rules for a second straight day. McCarron got to 13 under before finishing with a 65, and was tied with Brent Schwarzrock (67) and Jesper Parnevik (64) at 131.
Two-time U.S. Open champion and current Rider Cup captain Curtis Strange, who missed qualifying for the Open earlier this week and has missed six of seven cuts this year, followed an opening-round 65 with a 67, and was five shots back.
Phil Mickelson was among those missing the cut at 3 under. He was at 1-under in missing his third cut this year and first since the Nissan Open in February.
With Estes already in the clubhouse at 15 under, Parnevik said the pressure was on to avoid mistakes. He kept pace with the best round Friday and liked his position heading into the weekend.
''Four shots I don't think is a very big lead over two rounds,'' Parnevik said. ''When it's only one guy (ahead), anything can happen even in nine holes. I feel at least 10-15 guys still can win the tournament if they play well.''
Low scores are the rule at this tournament sponsored by FedEx, and Estes has seen it himself from having played here 12 previous times. After getting such a quick start with 10 birdies Thursday, he wanted to push his total as low as possible as he tries to emulate his performance in 1994, when he led wire-to-wire at the Texas Open for his only tour victory.
Estes started on the back nine in the third group off the No. 10 tee. He scrambled out of a bunker and saved par on No. 10 before getting himself going with his irons. He hit an 8-iron to 11 feet from the hole on the par-3 11th, then sank the putt for his first birdie before stringing together seven straight pars.
''I sure didn't want to finish 36 holes 10 under or less. I needed to keep going,'' he said.
Estes didn't lose any patience, knowing that the front nine features the easier scoring holes. The man who switched to a new Odyssey putter on Monday quickly birdied four of the first five holes to get to 15-under with his closest putt a 6-footer on the par-4 second.
He dropped a shot on the par-4 sixth when he misread a 4-footer and pushed it past the hole but birdied the par-4 seventh with a 20-footer.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 9, 2001.
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New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company Merck plans to lay off 8,500 workers as the company faces stiffer competition from generic drug makers. That's on top of the 7,500 job cuts announced earlier.
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Normally, I would ask these questions to the building inspector. However, we now have a new electrical inspector who is just learning the ropes (he worked for the village as a plumber for the water department until an accident left him disabled. He lost a leg, but was re-hired as the electrical/plumbing/mechanical inspector after recovery and being fitted with a prosthetic limb.
He is supposed to be highly qualified in the area of plumbing and some aspects of HVAC, and I liked him when I need some help planning some plumbing work. Unfortunately he has very little experience with electrical issues and has only taken a house wiring class at a night school and a few HVAC classes which dealt with electrical wiring.
Any electrical question that needs any type of real-world experience or code interpretation takes him a day or two to answer since he has to look everything up or call another inspector from a different jurisdiction for an answer. Fortunately, when it is time for a walk-thru for electrical, this other inspector is always tagging along to help -- partly because of the new inspector's limited mobility due to the artificial leg. The village is paying something for this other inspectors assistance.
Unfortunately, the new inspector sometimes answers verbal questions wrong, and in final walk through with the more experienced inspector, has to reverse his earlier statements. Written specifications are currently sub-contracted to an engineering firm for review after first being reviewed by the new inspector, so the only issue is when you ask him a question.
I think part of the problem is that when you ask him a question, he re-phrases the question when asking his more experienced inspector, the other inspector answers and the answer is again re-phrased by the local inspector when he tells you what to do. Niether the engineering firm nor inspector from the other county will answer questions directly about code issues in our area.
Now My Situation:
I want to supplement the existing 1950's 2-wire, 15 Amp lighting and outlet circuits in my house. There is room and capacity in the electrical panel to do this, since the main service and panel were previously upgraded by the last homeowner. In most areas, there are an inadequate number of outlets, and I want to add outlets to meet or better the current "12 foot rule" and minimum wall-width rules wherever practicable. I don't intend to do a perfect job by trying to correct every possible problem area. In it's current form, the existing outlets are legal in a "grandfathered" state.
There also are only a few grounded outlets in the house and this has greatly restricted places where I can connect my computer equipment and some other items which need grounded circuits. I don't want to run extention cords all over the place, use adapter plugs, dummy up 3-prong outlets by connecting the ground to the neutral, or take other illegal actions. I really want the grounded conductor for sensitive electronic equipment and therefore don't want to use GFIC outlets with floating ground terminals. Currently, all three-prong outlets in the house are legitimately grounded by grounded wiring all the way to the panel. Two prong outlets are used everywhere else.
Now My Questions:
1. Can I legally install new grounded outlets on new circuits to supplement the existing outlets? The new outlets wouldn't be installed on every wall, but would be installed where access is easiest. For example, about half the walls on the second floor face attic areas where access is easy. While I would prefer to change everything over to grounded wiring, that is not practical at this time, due to available time, money, and "the mess" issue. In some cases, the existing outlets would require a great deal of work to remove and rewire. Overhead lights and light switches would also be very difficult to upgrade now.
2. Should I use the Arc Sensor breakers on the old ungrounded circuits which are used in the bedrooms and other areas where the Arc protected circuits are now required or should they only be used on new grounded circuits? I understand that the Arc Fault Sensors are a "safety feature" and should be used on new wiring, but can a room have some outlets and circuits protected by Arc breakers and some not? I would think the safe way to go would be to use the Arc Fault breakers on all lighting and general purpose outlet circuits, or as many as possible if not all circuits. It also seems to me that the older, 2-wire circuits could be more prone to failure due to age, poorly made wiring changes, other issues than new circuits.
3. The house originally had two lighting and outlet circuits. New grounded circuits were added in a kitchen upgrade and in the basement. I would like to split up whats left of the old lighting and outlet circuits. Can I run a new feed (14 AWG -- 15 Amp) from the breaker panel to a juction box where the existing circuits can be spliced to the new feed? I would think I should use grounded wire for this, and ground the metal box where the splice is made. I was told by an unlicensed "house inspector" who does inspections for potential buyers, that any ungrounded circuit must be ungrounded all the way to the panel. He explained that this is so a future inspector won't think the entire house has been rewired and is grounded based only on wiring at and leaving the panel and looking at the outside of illegally installed 3-prong outlets.
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If you install new outlets (receptacles) among the old ones, it would be a good idea to install enough of them positioned so the room will meet code if the old receptacles are decommissioned.
But it is okay to add a new receptacle here and there.
You may put 3 prong receptacles in selected locations in an ungrounded circuit and run ground wires from those locations to the panel. The ground wire here need not follow the exact route of the circuit wires.
The good conscientious technician or serviceperson will carry extra oils and lubricants in case the new pump did not come with oil or the oil was accidentally spilled, so the service call can be completed without an extra visit.
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Actually, there are two sources of requirements that some un-grounded receptacle outlets in existing structures be grounded before use, both pertaining to the type of cord connected load they serve.
First, there is 250.114, Equipment Connected by Cord and Plug
Under any of the conditions described in 250.114(1) through (4), exposed non–current-carrying metal parts of cord-and-plug-connected equipment likely to become energized shall be grounded.Note that it's the load, not the wiring of the branch circuit, which imposes this requirement, so an ungrounded outlet cannot be "grandfathered" into compliance if it powers one of these loads.
The second pertains to appliances required by their manufacturer to be powered from a grounded receptacle outlet.
This includes not only many of the types of "information technology equipment" in b) above, but also to many other types of electronic equipment, for example some home audio and video equipment.
For this reason in my area some AHJs require that only grounded receptacle outlets be installed in new or existing "home offices", media rooms and similar locations, as it is assumed that devices required by their manufacturer to be powered from a grounded receptacle will be powered from circuits in such areas.
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It sucks going to the meet in the Jetta...dammit.
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Ever since Aishwarya Rai gave birth to baby girl on November 16, the media has been after the Bachchans like crazy to fetch in the pictures of the newborn. But the Bachchans have been denying issuing the pictures of Beti B to the media. But on their part, media does not want to leave the matter as it is! They have been on way to give the mammoth offers for the pictures to Bachchans. And apparently it seems that the denial is being done by the Bachchans to raise the price for the pictures. This is a time and tested trick often played by the celebrities.
The Indian media and the international media have been approaching to Bachchan family for the pictures and asking them for the deal but still the family maintains the same stand 'saying this is too personal'.
As per the reports, two international magazines have approached to Bachchan family with the giant deal to buy the rights for the pictures of the newborn. Reportedly the deal is in crores. Our little birdie told us that each of the two magazines offered around Rs. 5 crores for the pictures' exclusive rights.
Bachchans have neither refused nor responded to the offer yet. But it seems, there must come out some good news out of this offer. After all, this is a matter of big money.
The media is adamant to grab the pictures of the baby which is why they have been in complete contact with the Bachchan family. There are expectations and hopes, the media has, that the family at last will agree with issuing the pictures. The fans of this family too are certain that the day is around the corner when the pictures would be out in the media.


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Audi will pull the wraps off a hopped-up version of its diminutive A1 hatch at the year's Paris Motor Show, but even in its high-output trim, the Audi A1 1.4 TFSI promises to be a green machine. The 1.4 TFSI model packs a 185-horsepower dual-charged four-cylinder engine with 185 pound-feet of twist. What's dual-charged? Well, if you take a turbocharger and a supercharger and bolt both onto a single engine, then you've birthed the dual-charged mill. Audi says the dual-charged setup can scoot the lithe A1 to 60 miles per hour in a reasonable 6.9 seconds, but speed is not the 1.4 TFSI's only purpose.
Audi claims that the A1 1.4 TFSI will get about 40 miles per gallon (U.S.) and even though the mileage estimates fall far short of hybrids like the Toyota Prius, we'd bet that this hot hatch will have no problem swiping sales from the Honda CR-Z. With a reasonable price of around €24,250 ($31,500 U.S. at the current exchange rate), we'd jump at the chance to buy one. Unfortunately, the A1 1.4 TFSI is one of those "not available in the U.S." models. But you can still hit the jump to drool over Audi's dual-charged, ultra-efficient A1 1.4 TFSI.


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Pure genius: Girl Scout cookies + cannabis dispensaries
Last Updated on Monday, 24 February 2014 11:50
Written by theglasshousetx
Monday, 24 February 2014 11:49
It's that time of year again…how quickly we forget our New Year's resolutions to get healthy when little girls in uniform are standing outside grocery stores peddling the most delicious cookies of all time. Do-si-dos. Thin Mints. SAMOAS.
Girl Scouts selling cookies. They're everywhere! Co-workers bring in their daughters' order forms and you would feel bad saying no, wouldn't you? They come knocking on your door, they stand outside of 7-11 – you can't avoid them, and deep down you really don't want to. If they weren't everywhere, we would probably just go looking for them.
Colorado Girl Scouts, listen up! The Girl Scouts in San Francisco have gotten increasingly entrepreneurial. 13-year old Danielle Lei set up shop in front of a medical cannabis collective last week, and she sold 117 boxes within 45 minutes. That must be a record.
Taking it one step further, in Arizona, 8-year old Lexi Menees secured a deal with a dispensary. For every customer who buys at least half an ounce of cannabis, they will receive a free box of cookies. Lucky ducks.
Of course, selling cookies outside of a cannabis dispensary is pure genius and true entrepreneurial spirit. But, not all parents are on board with the idea. Cannabis itself causes quite a bit of controversy among parents, and now Girl Scouts selling outside of dispensaries? Lei's local Girl Scouts chapter said it was up to parents and volunteers to make "wise decisions for their girls" and she was accompanied on her stall by her mother.
To those parents who are uncomfortable with the idea…we can't force you to light up, but maybe you should lighten up. Pass the cookies!
Heidi Carney speaks with her husband, Justin Menees, while their daughter, Lexi, 8, sells Girl Scout Cookies outside a marijuana dispensary in Phoenix. Photo: AP.
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Saturday morning I overheard a customer discussing a gun rental with the clerk at the range I was patronizing. He was renting a silenced weapon of some sort. The gun looked like a MAC-10 or some such arm.
I heard the clerk tell the customer that when he had fired the gun, he could only hear it wracking cycling, and the bullets hitting the steel back of the bullet trap. Apparently he fired the weapon on the auxilliary range where he could be alone, free from the gunfire of other customers. I think for a fixed fee customers can rent exotic weapons and a magazine of ammo to try different things. Once two young men came in with what looked like a Sten gun and two loaded magazines. They fired off a magazine each and left.
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A lack of transparency over profits is undermining trust in the energy markets, MPs warned today.
The Energy and Climate Change Committee criticised the energy regulator Ofgem for not taking enough action to tackle the problem and restore consumer confidence.
Ofgem was urged to "use its teeth" more often and force energy firms to show they are "squeaky clean".
The MPs made a series of recommendations, including making energy bills easier to understand and for prices to be compared with those of other companies.
There were "serious shortfalls" in the way energy companies communicated with customers, although improvements have been made, said the report.
Poor communication on why energy prices have gone up has resulted in "deep mistrust" from customers, said the committee, adding that the small number of people switching suppliers suggested the market was not as competitive as it could be.
Speaking on behalf of the committee, Liberal Democrat MP Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine), said: "At a time when many people are struggling with the rising costs of energy, consumers need reassurance that the profits being made by the Big Six are not excessive.
"Ofgem should shine a brighter light on the internal structure of these big companies."
The report also reprimanded the Government for not doing enough to help the millions of low-income families living in poorly insulated homes, struggling in "fuel poverty".
"Spending on the problem has been cut in England and some of the Government's fuel poverty programmes appear to be in "hiatus", it was reported.
The MPs argued that to help protect the most vulnerable, more programmes should be funded through direct taxation rather than levies.
Ofgem's senior partner for markets, Rachel Fletcher, said: "Ofgem welcomes the publication of the Select Committee's report on energy prices, profits and poverty. We will consider and respond to its findings as part of our ongoing work to ensure that companies' statements are clear and accurate."
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: "We are doing all we can to help consumers keep their energy bills down and reduce the number of people in fuel poverty.
"We are using the Energy Bill to ensure that all households will be able get the best deal for their gas and electricity as soon as possible. This means getting people off poor-value dead tariffs, cutting the number of tariffs and giving consumers clear personalised information on their bills so they can compare and switch supplier."
Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary Caroline Flint said: "This report is yet more evidence that Britain's energy market is not working in the public interest and that Ofgem is failing consumers. Time after time Ofgem has ducked the opportunity to get tough with the big energy giants. That is why Labour have said we would abolish Ofgem and create a tough new watchdog with powers to force energy companies to pass on price cuts and clamp down on abuses by the energy giants."
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bodom wrote:Also keep in mind the Buddha gave many meditation subjects because of the different temperaments and capacities of those he was instructing.The Pali commentaries further provide guidelines for suggesting meditation subjects based on ones general temperament:
Greedy: the ten foulness meditations; or, body contemplation.
Hating: the four brahma-viharas; or, the four color kasinas.
Deluded: mindfulness of breath.
Faithful: the first six recollections.
Intelligent: recollection of death or peace; the perception of disgust of food; or, the analysis of the four elements.
Speculative: mindfulness of breath.
The six non-color kasinas and the four formless states are suitable for all temperaments.
Bhante Gunaratana - The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation
good point bodom, i read this somewhere before. so i guess technically one could say that there might only be one method of meditation for one person. although that might be an overstatement.


text: NEW YORK, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The construction industry has begun its recovery and 2013 will show meaningful gains in what has been a sluggish industry, according to construction executives surveyed in today's issue of Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine and on ENR.com ( http://enr.construction.com/), published by McGraw-Hill Construction ( http://www.construction.com/). The ENR Construction Industry Confidence Index (CICI) for the first quarter of 2013 shows a dramatic leap in expectations about the current and near term by construction and design firm executives. The Q1-2013 CICI, which measures industry sentiment for market sectors and trends, is 64 on a scale of 100, indicating a belief that the market is in recovery mode. This quarter's figure is significantly higher than the Q4-2012 CICI rating of 50, where survey respondents characterized the market as still in decline and struggling to make real gains. The index is based on 376 responses to surveys sent to more than 3,000 domestic firms on ENR's lists of leading contractors and engineering firms. As for the current market, only 13% of industry executives polled believe it is still in decline, while 32% believe it is growing. Further, 44% believe the market will be in growth mode within the next six months. Construction executives firmly believe that there will be a full recovery in 2014, with 58% saying the market will be on the upswing, compared to only 8% of respondents who believe the market will continue to be in decline in 12 to 18 months. Survey respondents believe the private-sector markets are the healthiest. The construction sectors perceived to be the strongest were petroleum, power, health care and multi-unit residential. All sectors measured by the survey were on the upswing except the water supply and sewer market, which was flat.


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|"Modeling my New Years outfit. Toki you done a great great job on my untied bow tie. Thank You."
Hey Dude, it's not even New Year's Eve yet and your bow tie is already off? What a great New Year's pic - you look very debonair (Mom's word, not mine)
Dude! This picture is amazing! Not only is your outfit awesome but you are just...I don't know have the words...jaw dropping, GQ worthy handsome mancat! You are stylin' bro!
I thought it looked good on me....but dang it makes Gris look like John Travolta. Check this page out! the pic is on our recycled page.
I'm supposed to post on my fav pic of you since you're my secret crush! I think this is my new favorite. Great job, Toki's mom - this really catches his persona!!!
Awww shucks.
It really is a good pic of you, bro.
Thanks. I'm all muscle too. Did you hear the song Zack requested. "Sexy and I know it" It's on the party playlist. I thank that's my new theme song. It used to be Summerlove by Justin Timberlake.
Love your untied bowtie! Looks really cool on a tuxie dude.
I am going to make my mom get me something from Toki's site.
I am going to make my mom get me something from Toki's site.
You look furtastic Zach!
That is so sexy! ME-Ow!
Dude! That is so awesome!
Gump, I highly recommend their shop.
Love the untied bow tie look - looks great on you!!
Hi guys! I'm so glad you like this. Mom couldn't wait to see it on Mr Sexy himself, Zach Bond! We couldn't go online all wknd cause our phone and Internet got shut off :( but I hope everyone had a great time. Zach, mom is just ecstatic at how cool you look!


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Public Housing Authorities in Texas and General Information
Authored By: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
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- A List of Public Housing Authorities in Texas General Public Housing Information Information
A List of Public Housing Authorities in Texas: www.hud.gov
General Public Housing Information: portal.hud.gov
Public housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single family houses to highrise apartments for elderly families. There are approximately 1.2 million households living in public housing units, managed by some 3,300 HAs. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers Federal aid to local housing agencies (HAs) that manage the housing for low-income residents at rents they can afford. HUD furnishes technical and professional assistance in planning, developing and managing these developments.
Please click the first link for a listing of Public Housing Authorities in Texas.
Click the second link for information on Public Housing in General.


text: Just finished my Headgasket job on 98 deville. Motor out from the top, cradle dropped after the fact, timesert inserts and almost 5 weeks. Here's the problem: The car started fine but made awful noise. I thought it might be low oil pressure but the dash (DIC) was clear. I put it in reverse and backed it out of my shop, put it in drive and started to pull away and it died. Happened twice. I'm thinking the timing is off a tooth because this has happened before to me on a pushrod engine. I marked the chain to cam sprocket locations before removing and I put them back on the same way. The cam drive pins were at 90 deg to the top but the marks on the idler and main gears did not line up. When I rotated the crank until the marks on the idler and main gear lined up, the cam drive pins were at 90 deg. at the bottom. Since the FSM just says they have to be a 90 degrees and doesn't say top or bottom (although it shows top) I left it. I didn't rotate it around multiple times as I have since noticed in other threads. My questions are: Can the timing be fixed without removing the front cover? Does it matter if the cam drive pins are up or down at TDC? If I have to remove the front cover, do I have to pull the engine again?


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Celebrates topping out of new facility
Construction workers have the tradition of a ceremony and celebration for the "topping out" of a building. It is a milestone in the construction process to reach the highest point of the building's frame. The Scott & White Hospital – College Station hit that mark Thursday, February 9, 2012.
Construction workers signed their names to the last steel girder; officials and guests of the health care system added their signatures as well, and the steel beam was hoisted into place. The beam and signatures are now a permanent part of what will be a six-story, 119-bed acute care hospital when it opens in the summer of 2013.
(If you are having trouble viewing the video, click here.)
The pace of construction now picks up, as the number of workers increase to handle all of the intricate details required in building the 365,000- square-feet modern hospital.
The hospital is being built at the intersection of Texas Highway 6 and Rock Prairie Road in College Station, Texas.


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FYI the lower receiver IS the core of the gun. It is the part that is sold LIKE a gun, NICS check - sent through an FFL etc. The rest of the gun is your call. Buying an 80% complete lower receiver avoids the FFL and NICS check. It is essentially an unfinished part. In this case a hunk of fiber reinforced cast resin. You can buy them in alloy as well.
If you are thinking of trying an AR - look at the DPMS Sportical and Oracle. they are solid guns by a trusted company at a very good price point.
If you want to take on a build I might buy a stripped but complete lower and do the FFL etc. rather than take the 80% route. There are MANY good guides on AR builds on the web. The guns systems are very modular and straight forward — IMHO.


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" Author: Lesley Pearse / Format: Paperback / Date of publication: 14 May 2009 / Genre: Sagas / Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd / Title: Gypsy / ISBN 13: 9780141030494 / ISBN 10: 0141030494 / Alternative EAN: 9780718152833 "
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This is a review of the book 'Gypsy' by Lesley Pearse. I have to warn you, I am going to gush about this book as I couldn't put it down once I started reading it!
***A bit about the storyline***
The story begins in 1893 in Liverpool and follows the story of Beth and her brother Sam. Both parents die whilst they are still in their teens and they have to quickly fend for themselves, find a place to live and jobs to support them.
**A massive journey***
A number of events help make their decision to sail to America to find their fortune and they meet people on the boat who quickly become close friends and the four of them live in New York and Canada. They are swept up in the gold fever and travel to the Klondike river area to find gold. Beth supports them on their journey by playing the fiddle in clubs and her talent quickly earns the title of the Gypsy queen.
***Touching tale of family and friends***
The book is beautifully written and captures your imagination and the tough and tragic times that Beth and Sam go through. Through thick and thin they stick together and look out for each other's wellbeing. A few rogue characters along the way relieve them of their money and savings and they really do live in some poverty stricken situations.
****A trusting character**
Beth wants to believe everyone is good and means well at some level and the number of times people let her down and take from her good natured attitude has you crossing your fingers for her. She is often too trusting though although you can see there is a spark and a determined independence there when the going gets tough.
**Good historical romance***
I loved the era this book was set in and the costumes and trends were painted vividly in the book. I will definitely look out for more books by this author and although it comes under the 'romance' genre, which I would usually avoid I really enjoyed reading this. If you see a copy, snatch it up as the twists and turns in the book are completely unpredictable.
***Gold fever**
I find the concept of gold-fever fascinating and the reality of it is that a lot of people perished on the journey to find gold, and once there it was not as easy as all the media hype made it out to be. A few struck lucky and got rich but many settled in the town areas and set up businesses to make money from the people heading for the gold. Women could make money by selling their bodies, and that's what they did! Beth's talent on the fiddle ensured she never had to sink to these levels thankfully.
**Final word**
I don't think you can help being sucked into this book, and as I said earlier, I couldn't put it down. You are taken on a massive journey both emotionally and geographically throughout the book and find characters to like and love and some to hate too!
I had never read a Lesley Pearse novel, but when I received this book, I had a little look on Amazon at her previous releases, and they all had superb reviews, so I immediately looked forward to reading her latest release, Gypsy. The book starts in 1893, something which I admit puts me off slightly as I do not normally enjoy historical novels, but this one gripped me right away.
It's 1893, and brother and sister Sam and Beth are living in Liverpool with their parents, Alice and Frank Bolton. They have a happy life together, with their father running a successful shoe repairs business, and a happy home. But their lives are shattered by the sudden death of their father, and life is changed irrevocably for the pair. Secrets come out about their mother, a new life enters their world, and Sam and Beth have to cope with things much beyond their young years. Eventually, the pair get the courage to live out their dreams of travelling, and set off for America, where they meet new friends. Cockney Jack is strong and a hard worker, and immediately befriends Beth, and English Gentleman Theo charms Beth with his money and suave character. The four set off of a life-changing journey - things will never be the same again for Beth and Sam but in a good way or a bad?
This book really moves along at such a quick pace, and it is this which makes it so enjoyable for the reader. It starts introducing us to the safe life of Beth and Sam but soon the real journey begins, and life changes for the pair when Molly enters their lives. We hear mostly from Beth, as it is her the book is based around but as the book is written in the third person, the book is able to follow each of the characters throughout the book with ease and with smooth transistions. Lesley Pearse writes with such emotion, and such a great understanding of human relationships that you cannot help but get immersed in the story, transporting yourself back over 100 years to the lives of Beth and Sam.
Pearse has clearly done her research when writing this book, because the detail used throughout the book about life in the 1890's is intricate and so full of information you just want to know more all the time. I found the part of the book set in America just fascinating to read, you hear about how hard life was for people, from finding jobs to living on the streets to make ends meet. Our characters are never in peril but still face uncertainty and this encourages you to read on, just to find out if they will manage to survive another obstacle put it their way. For me though, the final third of the book set in the mountains hunting for gold was the most enjoyable, purely because of the twists and turns that take place, many of which you cannot see coming, and I was so shocked at some of the events. It is this which makes this book so fantastic, there are plot twists right up until you turn the final page!
Pearse's writing style is really easy to read, you don't have to concentrate too hard because the text just flows beautifully, unravelling a fascinating and interesting story you will struggle to put down. Beth and Sam are both loveable characters, although Sam can be irritating at times. But Beth is a great heroine - strong, independent and a successful woman. Jack provides a contrast to Sam, his will to succeed is contagious, and finally Theo is the real cad of the story - I certainly didn't warm to him at all but he was very well written and clearly the villain of the piece! The book goes through 6 years, ending up in 1899, so we get to grow up with Beth, meeting her as a 16 year old girl, naive and unsure about the world, and we leave her a grown 22 year old woman, wise beyond her years and having experienced life in a way she'd never have imagined before.
I am so glad to have been sent this book, because it is really an amazing story and such an enjoyable read. I cannot recommend it highly enough, because you just cannot help but lose yourself in the adventures of Beth, Sam and their friends. At over 500 pages, it isn't a short book but I ploughed through it quickly, because I was just eager to see what was going to happen to the group at the end. A wonderful absorbing story which is sure to be a hit with booklovers everywhere. Beautifully written, and a joy to read.
ISBN: 978-0718152833. Published by Michael Joseph Ltd in July 2008. The hardback contains 528 pages and is available on Amazon for £7.65. For more information on Lesley Pearse, please see her website at http://www.lesleypearse.com/.
Thank you for reading.
This review has previously on www.thebookbag.co.uk.


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The link to download pizza seems to have been removed from the download section. I downloaded the one from Sandia, but it does not have v.manyGran().
I also tried to download LPP using git , but I got an error message:
g1@G1-Guerrilla:~$ git clone email@example.com:CFDEMproject/LPP.git
Cloning into 'LPP'...
Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Can some one help me with this?
Thank you,