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On a 65-31 vote for final passage, the stand-alone "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal bill that became a part of the repeal strategy less than two weeks ago will be heading to President Barack Obama's desk for his signature.
Obama -- following the successful 63-33 cloture vote a little before noon today -- issued a statement asking for Senate action, saying, "I urge the Senate to send this bill to my desk so that I can sign it into law."
In addition to the six Republicans who voted for cloture on the repeal bill -- Sens. Scott Brown (R-Mass), Susan Collins (R-Alaska), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio) -- Republicans Sens. Richard Burr (N.C.) and John Ensign (Nev.) voted for the final passage of the repeal bill. Collins had co-sponsored the repeal bill.
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Charlie Daniels Is John La Mond's Feature Artist On Wide Open Country
One of the biggest icons in the country and rock world is Charlie Daniels. The man has been making incredible music for over 50 years. He has had numerous hits on both the country and rock charts. Not that many artists have had anywhere near the success that Charlie Daniels has had. He is in a class by himself.
Charlie is my feature artist today on Wide Open Country. We are also going to be speaking with him in the 8am hour. He is one of the most humble people you could ever meet. Today's music artists could learn so much from this man. He will also be playing this Tuesday night at Artpark in Lewiston.
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This auction is for a vintage pewter or tin (I'm not sure which it is) professionally framed wall plaque of DaVinci's Lord's Supper from Italy.My father was a career Air Force pilot, and he bought this piece in Rome in the mid-1950's .... so, I can guarantee that it is over 50 years old. Take a look at the pictures, but even they can't really do this piece justice; it is just beautiful, with exquisite detail. Please don't confuse this with some of the - ahem - "inexpensive" similar "imported" items that are sometimes listed ; this is a true collectible. This is quite heavy (the wide, black frame is very well made). T ARE a few small spots, which look like "water spots" on the plaque itself. These are all visible in the photos, but do not detract at all from the beauty of this piece; I only mention them in the interest of "full disclosure." The piece measures 9" x 14". My home is smoke free and pet free. The listed shipping rate is for shipping within the continental United States ONLY . I will ship to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada or internationally, but you must e-mail me to make arrangements and obtain the cost first. (I can tell you that, because this item is heavy, shipping outside the U.S. will be expensive; probably at least $25, depending on the destination.) Shipping insurance is optional, ... read more


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10 Of The Most Memorable Movie Santas
Or: The Many Faces of Father Christmas. Ol' St. Nick's a famously busy man, but that doesn't mean he can't hop on a video chat to hear about your holiday wish list. Catch up with the man behind the holidays with a one-on-one Chat With Santa.
1. A Christmas Story
What's Christmas without a little childhood trauma? We've all had our share of white-whiskered woes when it comes to the wide world of mall Santas, and poor Ralphie was no exception. Ho-ho-horrifying.
2. The Santa Clause
Some luckless Scrooge inheriting St. Nick's duties is one of the oldest tropes of the holiday family film lexicon, but few flicks have filled the main man's jolly red boots better than Tim Allen did in 1994's The Santa Clause. Kris Kringle is only Kris Kringle because of contractual Christmas obligations. Who knew?
3. Miracle on 34th Street
True, it's hard to measure up to the original Miracle, but this mid-90s remake found a pitch-perfect Father Christmas in Jurassic Park's Lord Richard Attenborough. That's not to say it wouldn't have been improved with a few rampaging raptors, but that's another argument altogether.
4. Elf
Sure, Will Ferrel's would-be-toymaker stole the show in this contemporary Christmas classic, but it'd be a much shorter movie if he wasn't accidentally snagged by Ed Asner's Santa Claus as a wee tot.
5. Bad Santa
You probably don't wanna see cinema's naughtiest Santa bounding down your chimney, but even this hard-boozing anti-Claus has some of that ol' holiday spirit tucked away under his five o' clock stubble.
6. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
When you get right down to it, Santa has all the makings of a superhero. Crazy ill-explained superpowers, top-secret subarctic base, ludicrously loud costume… it all checks out. So it makes sense that one of his most heartwarming holiday films is an origin story — a claymation classic that captures just what makes Kris Kringle the holly jolly hero behind the holidays.
7. Scrooged
You better watch out, you better not cry, and you better not launch a full-frontal assault on the North Pole, lest ol' Whitebeard spray a bucket of buckshot in your face. The gun-toting Santa from Scrooged's film-within-a-film isn't the merriest of merrymakers, but he is friends with Lee Majors, so that's gotta count for something.
8. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Hey, even Santa Claus has to have a few stinkers in his filmography. Kris Kringle at his holliest and jolliest couldn't save this cult-favorite tale of an intergalactic St. Nick-napping gone wrong.
9. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Father Christmas may have been sidelined for most of Tim Burton's timeless holiday favorite, but creepy-crawly pumpkin king Jack Skellington made a fine substitute Santa. Er, you know, if you overlook the thousands in psychology bills that his single night as St. Nick must've wrought.
10. The Polar Express
Hollywood nice guy Tom Hanks already has a warming baritone like chestnuts a-roastin' over an open fire, so it just makes sense to cast him as the red-hatted King of Christmas in this CGI adaptation of Christmas classic The Polar Express.
From the silver screen to the presents under the tree, Christmas just wouldn't be the same without St. Nick. Hop on a direct video chat with the jolly man himself and you could instantly win a $200 gift card, courtesy of Verizon FiOS. How's that for holiday cheer?


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Wuerffel Slowly Recovering From Guillain-Barre Syndrome
After being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder last week, former Florida Gator Danny Wuerffel is feeling a little better. Wuerffel was treated for Guillain-Barre syndrome, which causes paralysis, and the Heisman Trophy winner finished the second round of treatment today. In a printed statement on his Desire Street Ministry website, Wuerffel stated "I seem to get just a little bit better each day, and feel confident that the worst is behind me... While it's quite scary to literally sense your body moving towards being paralyzed, I was diagnosed pretty quickly and started treatments right away." He also said the progress is slow, but thinks the worst is behind him. Doctors are calling for more rest, and said there is a chance Wuerffel's reflexes and coordination may not fully recover. Click on the hyperlink to read the full statement.
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ReMask 4 introduces new features, a redesigned user interface, faster processing, and usability improvements.
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This cigarette box is wood lined and much used with most of the silver plate, over copper, worn off the top. It is 4"x3 1/2" and is reminiscent of the fancy cigarette boxes that would adorn a table in the movies of a bygone era. You almost expect Bogart or Bacall to walk in and use it. Please email me with any questions you may have, and thank-you for shopping here at Something Wonderful.
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Travel to India is very popular among tourists because it features a diverse array of cultural, historical and architectural attractions. The Taj Mahal is among the most famous.
The Taj Mahal is a World Wonder perfectly placed on the Yamuna river and stunningly magical but the same can't be said about Agra. It's a loud crowded town filled with pollution, touts, and litter. Getting to the Taj is usually a little out of the way for tourists.
Taj Mahal, Agra, India When your first into the Taj Mahal at sunrise...@beautifuldestinations does it right. #thebirdsmaybefake
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Sen. Bob Corker, an outspoken critic of the handling of the U.S. intervention in Libya, didn't have much to say following Thursday's capture and killing of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
"I hope the overthrow of the Gadhafi regime will lead to greater freedom and opportunity for the Libyan people," Corker said in a news release.
And that was all—Corker's office declined to answer any follow-up questions.
Chuck Harper, a spokesman for Corker, said it was possible the senator would have more to say at a later time.
Corker, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has repeatedly called on the Obama administration to clarify and justify the U.S. role in the joint-campaign against forces loyal to Gadhafi.
The outcry from the senator began on March 28—barely a week after the first American warplanes began carrying out attacks.
"While I believe Col. Gadhafi has engaged in a reprehensible campaign against his own people, I have yet to hear the clearly defined U.S. national interest in what appears to be a developing civil war," Corker said. "I hope the administration will soon present to Congress a detailed accounting of the cost of operations to date."
But Corker never had his requests met.
Frustrated, the senator wrote a letter on April 6 to Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, asking him to hold a series of hearings examining the constitutionality of the employment of U.S. forces in Libya. He penned another letter on April 15, this time to Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and Sec. of Defense Robert Gates, citing a "disconnect" between congress and the Obama administration on the nature of the U.S. role in Libya.
But as operations in Libya continued, Corker's questions remained unanswered. So two months later on June 8, Corker, along with Sen. Jim Webb, D.-Va., introduced a joint resolution demanding the administration provide a "compelling rationale" for the intervention.
"It has now been 80 days since the United States first launched military action in Libya in what was supposed to be only a very limited operation, but neither the Congress nor the American people have any clearer view of the administration's stated mission or end game for our military involvement in Libya," Corker said.
By June 18, Corker was calling the president's actions in Libya "Nothing short of bizarre."
Eventually, the Senate would consider a resolution authorizing the use of U.S. Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya, but only after Corker voted against the resolution in committee.
The most recent statement from the senator's office regarding the intervention in Libya came on September 14, when Corker again decried the handling and transparency of U.S. operations.
"We were told that the mission would be limited to protecting civilians and would last a matter of days, not weeks," Corker said. "Now, five months later, the Libyan opposition has removed the Gadhafi regime from power, and it's time to wind down the operation as soon as possible."
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I've found this salad to be perfect for potlucks and special occasions. It cuts nicely into squares and can be served on lettuce leaves if you like. —Norma Warner, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
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- 2 packages (3 ounces each) orange gelatin
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 cup apricot nectar
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1 can (15 ounces) apricot halves, drained and mashed
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
- 4 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup apricot nectar
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in the juices, apricots and pineapple. Transfer to a 13-in. x 9-in. dish coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until partially set. Sprinkle with marshmallows; refrigerate.
- For topping, combine sugar and flour in a saucepan. Gradually whisk in juices. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Removed from the heat. Stir a small amount into egg; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until a thermometer reads 160° and mixture is thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in butter. Cool to room temperature.
- In a small bowl, beat cream on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into custard. Spread over gelatin; sprinkle with cheese. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled. Yield: 12-16 servings.
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"Do you ever get a bad feeling about something? A bad feeling about something that's going to happen?", 29 Oct. 2014
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Would probably give this a 3.5
Weird yet compelling story, following a character named Futh, as he undertakes a walking tour of Germany to get over a recent broken marriage. We soon become aware that Futh is a bit 'odd', and this is emphasized by the author's style of writing - always focussing on actions, rather than on specific thoughts and emotions. As he travels, he recollects incidents from his past: most notably his mother's walking out on the family (finally driven to it when Futh's father was giving a boring lecture on lighthouses). He carries with him at all times a silver, lighthouse-shaped perfume bottle, once owned by his mother.
In alternate chapters the author deals with another character, Ester, wife of the owner of the 'Hellhaus' (= 'lighthouse') guest house, where Futh is to spend the first and last nights of the tour. A bored wife, given to making her husband jealous to get his attention...
The novel uses - slightly repetitively - certain themes or devices, that seem to link separate events. Lighthouses, of course, but also violets, camphor, Venus fly traps.
I quite enjoyed it; Ms Moore managed to evoke quite a feeling of doom in the pit of the reader's stomach!
This is the other Booker-nominated book about a man who embarks on a trek, and ruminates about his life and his disappointments. The similarities with [b:The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry|13227454|The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry|Rachel Joyce|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1335816092s/13227454.jpg|18156927] stop there though. Here, the story is about the lighthouse, and those it warns. Or beckons. The tale is prefaced with a quote from [a:Muriel Spark|13093|Muriel Spark|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1342563799p2/13093.jpg]'s short story "The Curtain Blown by the Breeze': "she became a tall lighthouse sending out kindly beams which some took for welcome instead of warnings against the rocks". (I found a pdf of the short story at Waterstones http://www.waterstones.com/wat/images/special/pdf/9780857862273.pdf ). This sets the tone for the rest of the book. There is a faint air of malevolence, of unease, that permeates the book. It is quiet but incessant. The story of Futh's week-long hike is told in fragments alternating with the stories of several people he encounters. We visit his memories on his journey, and also visit the backstories and memories of the other characters. The story builds inexorably, pulling together slowly and skillfully.
It continues to steep in my mind, and I like it more and more as I look back through the book and see how Moore constructed the story. It's a marvel how she managed to so tightly control the tone and atmosphere.
Starting to read some of the books on the Booker shortlist for 2012. This would be a 3.5. Well written (and finally a third-person novel on the Booker short list, not so many last year). This one revolves around the main character Furth--on a walking trip. in Germany But circles again and again to his childhood, the mother who left his father and him, the neighbor woman, her son and his early friend, his soon-to-be-ex wife.
He stays at a b&B called Hellhaus the first night of his stay and returns on the last. The story picks up the story of characters at Hellhaus, particularly the woman Esther. Her story begins to intertwine with that of Furth while he is on the walking trip. Memories. Back and forth in time.
The story ends on the night Furth comes back to the Hellhaus after his walking tour. (He stays at other venues during the week; his luggage taken ahead each day.) Walks into the consequences of what has happened there in the week he has been gone (also consequences of where he is now in his thinking). Don't want to be a spoiler so all I'll say is that I didn't like the ending. To me seemed almost like a cop out and way too clever.
But I did very much like the book.
Alison Moore's debut novel The Lighthouse is a quietly deceptive tale; one of those books that so gently wraps itself around you that you just have to keep reading even when you're not really sure where it's going.
This is not a novel that bursts forth with a big bang opening or one that contains any significant dramatic events. Instead we follow the slow trail of a middle-aged man bearing the oddly-sounding name of Futh, as he takes a solo walking holiday in the Rhineland. Futh's idea of a good holiday is rather simple; he isn't looking for adventure but rather a 'week of good sausages and deep sleep' that will help him recover from the recent break up of his marriage. We soon discover that his marital separation isn't anywhere as traumatic an experience as his mother's decision to abandon him as a child.
Futh is a lonely and rather hapless soul. A man who seems only half complete. He has no true friends; his father mocks his work as chemist who creates fake scents for polishes and air fresheners and his marriage is little more than a relationship of convenience. As he tramps the paths along the Rhine each day with blistered feet and sunburnt head he recalls episodes and fragments from his life.
Futh clings to his past life with the aid of a small lighthouse-shaped perfume bottle that once belonged to his mother. He carries it with him everywhere, a talisman whose violet scent always reminds him of his mother and the last day they enjoyed together before she abandoned him.
This small object, one of many motifs within the novel, takes on additional significance in the second strand of the book in which we meet the owners of a small hotel/bar called Hellhaus (German for 'lighthouse') where Futh begins and is due to end his holiday. Esther has a habit of enticing some of her male guests to sleep with her as a way of getting her taciturn husband Bernard to show an interest in her again. He does with the aid of dark threats and a heavy fist. Poor Futh gets caught up in their tangled lives on his first night on holiday when he attracts Bernard's mistaken suspicions of an assignation with Esther. Futh leaves the establishment on the first morning blissfully unaware of the smouldering fuse he is leaving behind in this hotel and to which he will return. Although this is not a suspense novel in the traditional sense, Moore's narrative gradually notches up the tension with each step that takes Futh back to the hotel.
The Lighthouse explores the consequences of a traumatic incident in childhood; the way the past impacts the adult self. Futh evokes our sympathy for the hopelessness and emptiness of his life and his obsession with the past, with its old wounds and childhood hurts that will always keep dragging him back and prevent him achieving from achieving happiness.
The lighthouse by Alison Moore is a short, mysterious novel. The story told in the novel is clear, and the symbolism in the novel is functional and connects elements in the intricate plot. But the novel is literally studded with symbolism and references, and not all those references add up. It is as if the author is guiding and misleading the reader at the same time.
The main character, Futh, sets out to on a hiking tour of a week in Germany. His motive is to get away from his situation at home, with his wife packing, as she is leaving him. Germany is Futh''s ancestral homeland. His fitness condition does not seem optimal, but he is sure he can make it, which suggests that Futh is a rather average type of person. On the ferry, he meets a Dutchman, and is persuaded to give this man a ride to his hometown in Utrecht. Less than a week later, this man has already forgotten most about Futh, and cannot quite recall his name, which he barely recalls as moth, or something unremarkable as that.
People do not seem to like Futh. The Dutchman's mother is very rude to him, and wants him to move on; she won't have him staying. Later on, at the hotel, the hotelier eyes Futh with suspicion and refuses him his breakfast. The rude behavior of these people to Furth remains puzzling and unexplained, although the hotelier is later found to be an extremely jealous husband. The hotel's name, Hellhouse suggests that not all is well, but the German name can also be simply translated as "light house"
A clear theme in the novel are broken up marriages. Futh's parent have divorced. A scene from Futh's youth, picnicking in the dunes comes back and again, always ending with his mother telling his father that he is so boring. The reiteration of this scene and repetition of this sentence are like the revolving light of a lighthouse. A signal of impending shipwreck, i.e. the wreckage of the marriage.
Boredom and violence are observed in other marriages as well. As in The London train, the novel describes various domestic horrors and dysfunctional marriages. Futh's parents, Futh's own wife, some of his friends, and clearly, but not known to Futh, the marriage between hotelier Bernard and his young wife, Ester.
The story creates the sense that the coming together of Futh and Ester is determined by destiny. Futh seems to have what Ester is missing (i.e. the letter "H"), and they are close as the letters "E" and "F" in the alphabet. In Futh's luggage, Ester, who is a bit of a kleptomaniac, finds a small silver casket that hold a small vial of perfume. The silver casket is modeled as a lighthouse. Ester already has one, made of wood, which makes a complementary set with the silver deluxe edition that she finds in Futh's lugage.
The perfume bottles are engraved with the brand name Dralle's Illusion, a luxury brand that was popular during the first four decades of the Twentieth Century. Each year, Hamburg-based Dralle released a new fragrance on the market. Thus, Dralle's Illusion Veilchen (Violets), can be exactly dated as marketed and sold in 1908.
Ester moves the small glass vial from the wooden lighthouse casket to the silver casket. The readers already knows that as a young boy Futh had broken the glass vial in the silver lighthouse casket that belonged to his mother, spilling the perfume, the essence of violets over his hands. It was probably this experience that set Futh on a career in fragrances. For many years, Futh worked in the manufacturing of artificial flavours and fragrances, and his olfactory sense is very highly developed. The smell of violets ties him to his mother, but there are various other smells that remind him of his youth as well, such as stewed apples or oranges. The attentive reader will have noticed that Ester's name misses the letter "h", and that an "ester" is an artificial fragrance, usually fruity, such as apples, etc.
Another clue which seems to tie Ester and Futh together is that both Ester and Futh's neighbour keep a Venus Fly trap plant, which catches and kills moths and flies. Ester also has a moth collection. She catches the moths as they fly to the light of the lamp. What both lights and fragrances have in common is that they may attract and repel. The light of the lamp attracts moths to their deaths, while the light of the lighthouse should warn and repel ships, signal sailors to stay away from the coast, although ponderous young Futh has often wondered why so many shipwrecks occur near the lighthouse, as if the sailors misread the signal, and come to the lighthouse rather than go. The fragrance of flowers and fruit is attractive, while the smell of camphor is a repellant, for instance to preserve keep moths out of the wardrobe.
Alison Moore's novel The Lighthouse most of the over-abundant clues add up to a coherent picture. However, a few pieces of the puzzle seemingly do not fit. It is not entirely clear why Futh's background is so strongly linked to Germany, and why Futh's Great Uncle, Ernst Futh seemed so anxious to get the lighthouse casket back. Although the novel does not mention its dimensions, the Dralle's silver lighthouses are small and even the silver ones are of no great value, although Futh's failure to give the casket to his uncle seems to be the cause of shame. Originally, the casket belonged to Futh's Great Grand Father, but Futh's father took it when he went to England and gave it to his wife. Uncle Ernst's insistence on the recovery of the item seems irrational, unless he might be a collector striving to complete a collection.
Still, the lighthouse does connect all the men in the Futh family, as the Great Grandfather must have selected the item for purchase, Futh's father pocketed the item when he went to England, and Futh carries it around with him as a reminder of his mother. Incidentally, both Futh and his father are deserted by their wives, which strongly suggests a sense of impotence in the male line of the Futh family. While the lighthouse can be seen as a potent phallic symbol, the Dralle's Illusion silver lighthouse casket is tiny, just a few milimeters.
It is obvious that Futh has a very strong mother fixation, which originates from the age of five or six, when he broke the vial of perfume. Futh's Oedipus complex may further explain his neurosis, the fixation on fragrances, and his general inability to adapt to his environment, change existing life patterns and develop a more rounded personality.
The Lighthouse is Alison Moore's debut novel, and caused quite a sensation in its year of publication as it was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2012. The novel could do with a bit more subtlety, and less symbolism. Nonetheless, The Lighthouse is a towering achievement of a clearly very promising new author.
Hats off to the judges, then, because it's superb – a peculiar exploration of boyhood trauma that does its quietly creepy work in fewer than 200 pages...Moore's straightforward prose sharpens the painful comedy of what seems a ceaseless sequence of humiliations. Futh sleeps alone on his wedding night; he later returns home to his wife in time to watch his best friend leave, zipping up his fly. He's in his 40s when his father smacks him in front of the fireplace during Christmas lunch at a neighbour's house..... The Lighthouse looks simple but isn't, refusing to unscramble what seems a bleak moral about the hazards of reproduction, in the widest sense. Small wonder that it stood up to the crash-testing of a prize jury's reading and rereading. One of the year's 12 best novels? I can believe it.
No Suprise that this quietly startling novel won column inches when it landed a spot on the Man Booker Prize longlist. After all, it's a slender debut released by a tiny independent publisher. Don't mistake The Lighthouse for an underdog, though. For starters, it's far too assured.
Alison Moore's novel takes the tale of an ordinary, forgettable man, and shows how terrible things happen in the most unassuming surroundings....It is this accumulation of the quotidian, in prose as tight as Magnus Mills's, which lends Moore's book its standout nature, and brings the novel to its ambiguous, thrilling end.
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Who should be responsible for the fade at the end of a song - the producer, mix engineer or mastering engineer?
Now however there will usually be a separate mix engineer, and mastering has become a creative process in its own right.
The question is, "Who knows best how the finished work should sound?" Since the producer works with the band (among whom are probably the writers of the song), it seems appropriate to say that the producer knows best. The mix engineer and mastering engineer are there to put extra layers of gloss on the finished product.
If the producer is absolutely certain that there needs to be a fade, then he or she can incorporate that into the multitrack, and the mix and mastering engineers will have no option but to go with it. Alternatively, there may (and should) be communication with the mix engineer and the fade can be done in that part of the process. Likewise, the fade could be held over until mastering and the producer's wishes passed on.
Technically, doing the fade in mastering is better, but there are so many options of when the fade starts, when it ends, the shape of the fade curve, perhaps even a change of EQ balance during the fade. Really, the producer, with the band and songwriters around him, should be deciding these things.
Unfortunately there isn't a definitive answer here and the person who is to be in charge of the fade would be decided by A&R or by communication between the producer and the mix and mastering engineers.
What's important here though is that the fade isn't just left up to chance, as it will be if the people involved in the process don't talk to each other.


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The arrival of the Olympic Games is not merely an opportunity for the Chinese government to display its power and might, but a golden chance for Islamic militants in western areas to let the world know of their existence. A wave of suicide bombing and police shooting left several people dead in the Xinjian Uighur region of China. A group of militants attacked police forces in Kuqa killing police and destroying police vehicles. In the subsequent fighting, three militants blew themselves up. The entire area has now been cordoned off and business is at a standstill.
A few days ago, the previously unknown Turkistan islamic party warned the Chinese government it was prepared to attack planes, trains and buses in their effort to end foreign rule over their region. Chinese authorities continue insisting the Uighur rebels are a threat to the Olympic Games but there is little evidence to support this claim. They are almost two thousand miles away and most probably lack supporters in Beijing who could be of assistance in committing terrorist acts.
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Schools take part in "International Walk to School Day" to promote a healthy lifestyle
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - - More than 150 elementary students and parents in Palm Springs tied their shoes and started strolling Wednesday morning, for "International Walk to School Day."
It's a world-wide effort to teach kids about "safe walking techniques," like looking both ways, as well as the health benefits of walking every day.
Word-champion boxer, and Katherine Finchy alum, taught kids how to properly warm-up before taking the one-mile trek.
"It's very important to get out here with the kids," Bradley said with a smile, "they're walking to school today to promote exercise and good health."
Katherine Finchy isn't the only school participating. Across the globe, more than 40 countries have students hitting the cement before starting in the classroom.
"This, and many other things help support good nutrition, exercise, all the things that are really important for students to grow up to be healthy as well as educated," said Mark Arnold, Principal at Katherine Finchy Elementary School.
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Trying to rob a cashless storage facility after leaving prison = pricelessA felon from Connecticut was shot by Miami-Dade police after he tried to run over a detective, police said.
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Wielding a knife, a burly 21-year-old named Reggie Ponce De Leon burst into a West Miami-Dade storage company Tuesday morning and demanded cash, police said.
But the office only accepts checks and credit cards.
So De Leon carjacked a Toyota RAV4 and tried evading police by accelerating the wrong way down Southwest 87th Avenue into a medical plaza parking lot, officers said.
The lot led to a dead end. Not ready to surrender, he rammed a detective car, grabbed the steering wheel and gunned the engine at Miami-Dade Detective Jose Aragu. A hail of police bullets stopped his escape.
''He tried to kill the cop,'' said police union attorney Blanca Greenwood. ``It was another blatant attack on a law enforcement officer just trying to do his job.''
De Leon's spree ended in a hospital bed, then police custody. His wounds were ''non-life threatening,'' said Miami-Dade police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta.
He was slated to be booked Tuesday night into a Miami-Dade jail on a slew of charges.
De Leon had just arrived in Miami-Dade on a Greyhound bus from state prison in Connecticut. In September 2006, police in New Haven said Ponce De Leon nearly ran over two officers after they tried questioning him after a fight at a nightspot.
He was arrested, according to the New Haven Register, after his car got stuck between two parked rail cars.
He had been paroled on a charge of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.
The Miami-Dade episode started a little after 8 a.m. at Midway Self Storage, 8105 NW Second St.
De Leon walked into the office, pulled a knife on employee Gerardo Vega and demanded money, said owner Lizbeth Mesa. Vega replied the storage business only deals with checks and credit cards.
''I guess he was desperate,'' Mesa said. ``The only thing I can think is at that time, a lot of the other businesses around there are closed still.''
When the intruder came around the counter, Vega ran to the back of the business to warn a mother-daughter cleaning crew.
The daughter dashed into a restroom. She called 911.
The robber bolted. Just then, Robert Ruiz, a general contractor who rents an office at the building, pulled up in his black Toyota RAV4. The robber shoved Ruiz into the RAV4. Ruiz threw the keys into the bushes.
The robber snatched them from the ground, jumped into the RAV4 and sped off. Ruiz escaped.
Officers quickly issued a be-on-the-lookout bulletin for the Toyota. Detectives with the Midwest district spotted it heading south on Southwest 87th Street.
The driver veered into oncoming traffic. He zoomed into the ground-level enclosed lot of the Eighth Street Medical Plaza, home to Humana Health Care and several doctors.
Following was Detective Aragu, driving an unmarked white Dodge Intrepid. The RAV4 backed into the Intrepid, buckling the sedan's hood.
Investigators believe that as Ruiz was trying to turn the RAV4 around, Aragu jumped out and took cover behind a concrete pillar. He ordered the man out.
The robber lifted his arms, appearing as though he might surrender.
But as the detective walked toward the RAV4, De Leon's hands clutched the steering wheel and the engine gunned. Aragu, fearing for his life, squeezed off six rounds, police said.
The volley pierced the windshield, blowing out the driver's side window. The glass burst outward. Blood splashed the center console and seat belt.
Miami-Dade paramedics rushed in to work on De Leon.
They cut his jeans and shirt off. His white-and-black Nike Jordan sneakers remained on the pavement. So did a green cigarette lighter and an original flavored ChapStick.
Miami Herald staff writer Tim Chapman contributed to this report.


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Personally what I would do is this:
Put your camera in Manual mode. Set one flash 45 degrees to your right (or left your choice) and above the subject's eye level. Diffuse the flash with a soft box, umbrella, or bouncing the flash (last is harder to control but involves no other equipment). The second flash behind your subject 180 degrees from the other flash. If your subject is away from the background point the flash back towards the subject for Rim Lighting. If the subject is close to the background, point the flash at the background to kill any shadows and if white you will get a little bit of Rim lighting. Again diffuse if you can (i think the YNs come with a little diffuser dome).
Next set your flash to proper exposure using the guide number, distance to subject, and aperture you have decided to use (I agree with the above that between f4-f8 is good). Then either set your on camera build in flash to 1 or 2 stops less than the exposure (fill flash and trigger), or use the wireless trigger and a reflector (white or silver) on the dark side of the subject's face.
That is a basic set up. You can experiment from there and adjust to suit the subject. Look into the types of lighting you want your subject to have (bold, narrow, Rembrandt) and adjust accordingly.
Check out this site for some references: http://www.diyphotography.net/taxonomy/term/172
For ambient light I would try to avoid any non-balanced indoor lighting. Either natural or white balanced lighting will be best. Otherwise you will want some color gels for your flashes.
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Just let Jon handle it.
All this jaw flappin and no substance. Not up to the masses either way so get over it and let Jon do his job the way he see's fit to do it. Bunch of cry babys don't get their way or what??
Rat Rods Rule!
What you guys all still don't seem to get (at least you "younger" ones) is that she is/was an internet personality and as such you will NEVER see the "proof" you seek that she is who she says she is. A person who is that desperate for attention will do/say anything to get that attention and don't think this person is one bit sorry for what they did. You guys all got played for suckers and went back for more.
BBB called her for what she was a long time before she did anything wrong but so did a lot of other people. Everyone was so caught up in the little soap opera that they didn't stop to think that this "Sway" person can do whatever they want and make up whatever personality they want because you will NEVER meet face to face (I don't care what she told you) and it was never intended that any of you meet face to face.
Haven't you ever told someone what they wanted to hear just so they would like you or do what you wanted them to do?
Just my .02
Got the right profile this time
Re: Just let Jon handle it.
Secondly....you are really starting to get on my nerves...You come on here and very rarely have anything positive to say about anything. You seem like you like to argue with whatever the majority is talking about. If everyone said "awww, let it go, she is just needing attention" you would want to hang her out to dry. Personally I think that you are just as full of BS as some of the others on here that have come/gone. Been here,done that, have this,had that. No pics,no input of any substance, no humor...you sir are a bitter old man, and I don't know why you are here to hang out with us 'crybabies' anyways. I know a lot of people think that hiding behind a keyboard and monitor make them rough,tough,and untouchable.... But you got issues brother and you need to work them out before you die a lonely,bitter old man.
Later....much later,
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Sway lied to everyone. Therefore, sway gets suspended for 30 days. Pretty basic stuff.
Ideally, this is done instantly, but just like in our national justice system, this isn't always practical. I've just edited her settings to suspend her for 30 days. As a reminder -- this means that she can view the board and send PM's, but she just can't post.
Weimer -- I agree with you that sway will have to deal with the punishment of her peers as well as her official board punishment. IMO, this is reasonable and normal human behavior. It doesn't mean that she will have to deal with it FOREVER, but a decent amount of time is understandable. I believe in firm disciplinary punishment on the board, but I also believe in eventual forgiveness when people have worked to redeem themselves. If you feel sway needs some additional measures from you upon her return, then it's your call. Just obey board rules, remain reasonably civil, and keep personal stuff out of the tech forum threads, as usual.
hot_rod_kid deceived people too. He was also punished, and also got some flak from everyone (and still does occasionally). He has taken steps to redeem himself and become a contributing member. If you've never told a lie in your life, then go ahead and cast the first stone.
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A ban it is then. The next question is what are we going to do about babe-in-indy?
ban her too.
Clean house.
Babe_in_indy has been trolling on a couple other mopar forums too. If you go to google and search for 499 engine a few mopar forums come up where she posted the same crap.
these are the specs she posted on a "mopars in motion" forum
'72 well seasoned block (I think there are 3 Sleeves)
Bored 55 Over
Stroked 4.15
Zero Decked to Piston Height
JE Flat Tops with Deep Reliefs (10.5 with 10.720 Deck)
Final Compression Ratio is 12.8:1 (12.8 to 1)
H Beam Rods
(I forgot what the rotating balance was. When I go to the engine builder on Monday, I'll get the sheets)
Bulldog Heads
Indy 440-3X Intake Manifold
Bulldog Valley Plate
Milodon Modified Drag Pan
Milodon Dual Line Oil Pump
Jessel Belt Drive
Gears and Rears Mains Stud Girdle
Moroso Vacuum Pump
MP Polished Valve Covers
ARP Studs Throughout
Holley 4500 HP 1050 Dominator
Erson 1.6 Roller Rockers
MSD Billet Distributor
MSD 7AL-2 Ignition with a 2-Step and Adjustable Timing
MAX's Block has been fully Squared, lined honed and the Lifter Bores Are Bushed
The Crank Shaft is an 8-Bolt On the Flex Plate
and the CAM is -- Comp Cams .720 Lift ..... (On Monday, I'll have the card to give you exact information)
I registered on those sites, those guys were really buying her sales pitch on the car care stuff and her copy and pasted "History of Protective Coatings" needless to say I'll be bad for business.
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"Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down. Now I'd like to take a minute so sit right there, I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bellaire."
It was Love at first "sound" for Katie when she heard that ring tone go off in one of her college classes. It belonged to non other than Mike or "Ring Tone Boy" as he was known by all her friends and family. She knew Ring Tone Boy must have been put on this earth just for her. How could he not be? He had the BEST ring tone ever and she was attracted to him! She began to strategically place herself in his presence whenever possible… eventually he saw her and it was love at first "sight" for him! I love that story more than anything because when I met Matt in Australia it was "love" at first sight when he told me his favorite movie was Dumb and Dumber.
Katie and Mike are the same in all the important ways. Same personality, same values and beliefs, same sense of humor and most importantly both loved and admired by everyone who meets them. It was so incredibly special for me to shoot this wedding. I spent nearly every day at her house to play with her older sister, Amber. We were all like a bunch of Huck Finns growing up. Swimming in the creek that ran through their backyard, picking berries, playing backyard volleyball, endless Monopoly, and of course lots of good eating thanks to the amazing cook that her mom is! Thanks Gail! I still laugh when I think about all the cheese squares I snuck out of their refrigerator for my walk home. A lot of my fondest childhood memories took place at the Wade house and for that I am forever grateful.
Katie and Mike decided that the most important thing for them was to invite everyone who was near and dear to them to their wedding. Therefore, they knew in order to pull off a 340 person wedding they were going to need to get creative and do the wedding 100% DIY. Who would have guessed that Katie could pull of the wedding of her dreams for $15,000 by doing EVERYTHING themselves. There isn't a detail in this wedding that wasn't handmade, purchased at little cost, donated or borrowed. You could just feel the love that was put into every detail. They had it at The Grove in Sanger, Ca. which was the perfect outdoor venue with rustic barns, a water trough, and a dance floor under the stars making Katie's vision of a country wedding even more possible. The floral bridesmaids dresses were custom made for $75 and the flowers were all from Trader Joes. Katie's dad cut the wood for the table center pieces which Katie added a lace doily and mason jar bouquet to…and viola!! They had friends help out with everything from wedding coordinating, ceremony music, and videography. Big thanks to my brother Joel slash impromptu second shooter who got some awesome shots as well! It was so incredibly awesome to have my parents and husband there as well to cheer me on in the 112 degree weather that day in Sanger.
I just know that God put these two on earth to be together and it was such an honor to witness their special ceremony…done by Mike's dad, I must add!
LOVE this first look! Mike leading them in prayer on either side of the barn before seeing each other!
I absolutely Loved this huge wooden cross overlooking the ceremony!
Two of the groomsman sang and played during the communion
A poem Mike wrote to Katie while they were dating and the same poem he read to her right before he got down on one knee to propose to her.
Mike pulled a few tricks out of Katie's dress with his googly eye glasses! Such an awesome surprise!
Love these shots my stand in 2nd shooter slash brother got! When there is a couch, beer, and a willing groom, magic happens!
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Al Fayah Park
Abu Dhabi
The studio was asked to re-conceive a major piece of public land in Abu Dhabi. Following the rapid pace of the city's recent development there was a desire to provide a local park and public space devoted to the well-being of the people of the city.
Designing a park in the desert presented a series of challenges, the most serious of which was how to protect visitors and plants from the hot desert sun. Offering a place for relaxation and leisure, the park also needed to be energy efficient and sustainable in its use of irrigation. The existing public space evoked a European park, covering the desert with a blanket of grass. However, counteracting evaporation required a significant amount of purified water, which had to be produced industrially from salty sea water through a costly desalination process.
The idea for the park's design developed in response to these challenges, as a way of celebrating the beauty of the desert and its distinct forms. Instead of denying the desert, we set ourselves the task of making a park out of it.
The studio became interested in the patterns of the desert landscape, particularly the cracks in the earth produced through the heat of the sun. We also became fascinated by how, historically, people living in such intense heat had grown plants in the shade of a palm tree to dilute the strength of the sun's rays. Experimenting with the idea of a structure based on the fractured desert crust, we developed a scheme revealing partially-shaded planted spaces below a concrete surface.
The project evolved as a series of cracked pieces raised on columns and forming a gentle dome across the site. The perforated canopy of partial shade could allow a lush garden to grow, protected from the harsh excess of the desert sun. This sunken oasis then becomes a landscape of plants and trees, forming a series of interconnected public spaces.
The 20m high shaded garden is conceived as a place for families to gather and picnic, as well as a place for learning and festivals. Visitors will find cafés, play spaces, a library, pools and streams, as well as date palms and community vegetable gardens. By creating partial shade for the planting, the canopy aims to reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation, and so will improve the park's efficiency and sustainability. Whilst providing shade in the daytime, the elevated plates also act as a network of social and meeting places in the cooler evening hours.
Group Leader: Mat Cash
Project Leader: May Tang
Team: Etain Ho, Alexander Laing, Ruby Law, Michael Lewis, Frederick Pittman, Julio Poleo, Enrique Pujana, Deyan Saev, Thomas Selby, Luke Snow, Ondrej Tichý, Sophia Tang, Marcus Wallbaum, Meera Yadave
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Utah's gymnastics team is too busy trying to stick its dismounts and make perfect handstands to worry about trivia. But one little fact has been hounded into them this week, so much the Utes couldn't ignore it if they tried.
Utah, collegiate gymnastics' winningest program, has never won in Ann Arbor, Mich., going 0-4, including in 2004 when Utah was 5-0 before stepping into the Wolverines' arena.
"We had no idea about that until this week," senior Kristen Riffanacht said. "Now we've heard it about 14 times a day since Monday. Obviously, we're going in there with a purpose."
The only other places Utah hasn't won at are Alabama (0-8), Southern Illinois (0-1) and Stanford (0-1). But the losing streak to Michigan shouldn't be held against this group, junior Nicolle Ford said.
"We've been reminded of it 14,000 times, but that one ain't our fault," said Ford, adding a little slang for attitude. "Our freshmen and sophomores haven't competed there, and I was just a freshman. What was I supposed to know?"
Never mind the circumstances, this group would like to see the streak end.
"Knowing we've never won there just motivates us more," sophomore Ashley Postell said. "We're excited to go to Michigan and kick some butt. It would be cool to be a part of the team that changed history."
Utah has other reasons for a win too, such as proving its No. 2 ranking is deserved. The rankings are decided by average, but scores vary around the country and in the past, scores have been generally higher in the East. However, Utah has competed only in the West, so a win against a national contender from the East would go a long ways in validating their spot in the poll.
"I don't know why we haven't won there, but we're going to change that now," senior Gritt Hofmann said. "We don't want to hear it again. We want to keep our spot [in the polls] going, and show we are a team ready to fight for a national championship title."
Like the Utes, the Wolverines are currently undefeated, but tied Nebraska 195.675 on Jan. 13. Utah defeated the Huskers a week later in Salt Lake, 195.75-193.0.
The Utes are talking big, especially for a team that hasn't performed too well on the road. A week ago, Utah needed a clutch performance and a collapse from Arizona State on the floor to beat the Sun Devils.
"Now we know what can happen, and it works both ways," Ford said. "That wasn't what we wanted, but it was an eye opener and we know how it feels to be in that position. I'm not quite sure that is a bad thing."
Utah has also had to count a fall in each of its three road meets and has just two left after Michigan, at BYU on Feb. 24 and at Florida on March 17.
"My big challenge to them this week has been to put together a better performance on the road," Utah coach Greg Marsden said. "It's important we get consistent away from our comfort zone, and our opportunities are slipping away. Our schedule is home-heavy toward the end and with regionals and nationals on the road, we need to do well in these types of opportunities."
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Republican Representative (CO-6)
A: What a president can do under these circumstances is constrained by the Constitution, and appropriately so. A president simply can't make a rule, sign an executive order changing the morality of the country. It can't happen that way. You do so by leadership.
A: Of course the answer is yes, I would do everything possible to support an amendment that strictly defined what marriage is in this country, and that is between one man and one woman, and there are a lot of reasons why that has to happen. You know, the government actually doesn't have any real responsibility or any authority to tell somebody about who they should care about, but it has every single right in the world to establish what exactly a marriage is. Because it is that foundation upon which this system rests--in fact, any society. That is the thing to which we look, that institution is the thing to which we look for the procreation of children, for the rearing of children in an environment that is healthy and good for the society at large.
I am concerned that we are doing things that will pull us apart and separate us into exclusionary groups both as individuals and as enemies. Some people say that America's diversity is strength. While there are positive aspects of diversity, there are times when diversity is emphasized to the extreme and becomes a negative and divisive factor. When we are pulled apart and divided along ethnic lines--as opposed to ideological lines--I fear we are causing long-term damage to our society.
The cult has been transformed from a rather benign philosophy of teaching an appreciation and a tolerance of differences to a malignant one that degrades and debases our uniquely American culture as well as Western civilization in general. It teaches our children that there is no value to who we are and what our country has accomplished--except that WHATEVER we've done has been bad or has had a negative impact on the world.
Oddly, while we seem uninterested in requiring immigrants to assimilate, we are going out of our way to require our own citizens to undergo "cultural diversity training" so we can better "understand" immigrant cultures. Instead of requiring immigrants to assimilate into our culture, we have required our own citizens to assimilate foreign cultures at the expense of our own.
I'm not asking immigrants to leave their ethnicity at our borders. What I am saying us we, as Americans, have to demand immigrants do what they supposedly came here to do: become Americans!
The very first thing we must do is recognize our uniquely American culture--language, religious freedom, values, beliefs--and promote them above all others.
Proponents support voting YES because:
Rep. CASTOR: The march towards equality under the law for all of our citizens has sometimes been slow, but it has been steady. Over time, Congress has outlawed discrimination in the workplace, based upon a person's race, gender, age, national origin, religion and disability, because when it comes to employment, these decisions are rightly based upon a person's qualifications and job performance. This legislation that outlaws job discrimination based upon sexual orientation was first introduced over 30 years ago. A broad coalition of businesses and community organizations strongly support this landmark civil rights legislation, including the Human Rights Campaign; the Anti-Defamation League; and the NAACP.
Opponents recommend voting NO because:
Rep. HASTINGS: Federal law bans job discrimination based on race, color, national origin, or gender. In addition, 19 States have passed laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. I strongly oppose discrimination in the workplace. However, I do not think it is the place of the Federal Government to legislate how each and every workplace operates. A number of States have enacted State laws in this area. That is their right. Many businesses have chosen to adopt their own policies. That is appropriate as well. This bill as written would expand Federal law into a realm where PERCEPTION would be a measure under discrimination law [which I consider inappropriate].
Proponents support voting YES because:
The overwhelming majority of the American people support traditional marriage, marriage between a man and a woman. The people have a right to know whether their elected Representatives agree with them about protecting traditional marriage.
Every child deserves both a father and a mother. Studies demonstrate the utmost importance of the presence of a child's biological parents in a child's happiness, health and future achievements. If we chip away at the institution which binds these parents and the family together, the institution of marriage, you begin to chip away at the future success of that child.
Opponents support voting NO because:
This amendment does not belong in our Constitution. It is unworthy of our great Nation. We have amended the Constitution only 27 times. Constitutional amendments have always been used to enhance and expand the rights of citizens, not to restrict them. Now we are being asked to amend the Constitution again, to single out a single group and to say to them for all time, you cannot even attempt to win the right to marry.
From what precisely would this amendment protect marriage? From divorce? From adultery? No. Evidently, the threat to marriage is the fact that there are millions of people in this country who very much believe in marriage, who very much want to marry but who are not permitted to marry. I believe firmly that in the not-too-distant future people will look back on these debates with the incredulity with which we now view the segregationist debates of years past.
Supports granting Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Our ratings are based on the votes the organization considered most important; the numbers reflect the percentage of time the representative voted the organization's preferred position.
OnTheIssues.org interprets the 2005-2006 HRC scores as follows:
The Human Rights Campaign represents a grassroots force of more than 700,000 members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, HRC envisions an America where GLBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
Ever since its founding in 1980, HRC has led the way in promoting fairness for GLBT Americans. HRC is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity.
OnTheIssues.org interprets the 2005-2006 NAACP scores as follows:
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has worked over the years to support and promote our country's civil rights agenda. Since its founding in 1909, the NAACP has worked tirelessly to end racial discrimination while also ensuring the political, social, and economic equality of all people. The Association will continue this mission through its policy initiatives and advocacy programs at the local, state, and national levels. From the ballot box to the classroom, the dedicated workers, organizers, and leaders who forged this great organization and maintain its status as a champion of social justice, fought long and hard to ensure that the voices of African Americans would be heard. For nearly one hundred years, it has been the talent and tenacity of NAACP members that has saved lives and changed many negative aspects of American society.
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John Hickenlooper
Matthew Hess
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Amy Stephens
Cory Gardner
Ken Buck
Mark Udall
Michael Bennet
Owen Hill
Randy Baumgardner
Gubernatorial Debates 2014:
AL: Bentley(R) vs.Griffith(D)
AR: Ross(D) vs.Hutchinson(R) vs.Griffin(R,Lt.Gov.)
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Newly-elected 2014:
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AZ-R: Doug Ducey
IL-R: Bruce Rauner
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AK-R: Sean Parnell
AL-R: Robert Bentley
CA-D: Jerry Brown
CO-D: John Hickenlooper
CT-D: Dan Malloy
FL-R: Rick Scott
GA-R: Nathan Deal
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ID-R: Butch Otter
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KS-R: Sam Brownback
ME-R: Paul LePage
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MN-D: Mark Dayton
NH-D: Maggie Hassan
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NV-R: Brian Sandoval
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OH-R: John Kasich
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OR-D: John Kitzhaber
PA-R: Tom Corbett
SC-R: Nikki Haley
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TN-R: Bill Haslam
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WI-R: Scott Walker
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Term-Limited or Retiring 2014:
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1999-2000: Posted an 18-2 overall singles record on the season ... posted the same record at no. 1 singles ... named Co-Conference USA Most Valuable Player ... named First Team All-Conference USA ... named Confernce USA Athlete of the Week (March 15) ... ranked #24 in the ITA preseason poll ... posted an 11-3 record at no. 1 doubles with partner Monika Schmid ... did not compete in the fall due to shoulder surgery.
1998-99: Due to a shoulder problem, Vladulescu played much of the 1998-99 season injured and was forced to serve underhanded for most of her matches, making her accomplishments all the more remarkable ... named First Team All-Conference USA ... ranked #3 in the ITA preseason poll ... named the Conference USA Women?s Tennis Player of the Week (April 13, 1999) ... finished the season ranked 35th nationally and 11th in the South Region ... knocked off two ranked opponents in dual match play in the spring, #15 Elisa Penalvo of no. 35 Marquette 6-2, 6-1 (Feb. 28, 1999) and T#38 Andrea Piski of no. 60 Auburn 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 (Feb. 21, 1999) ... participated in the 1999 NCAA Women?s Tennis Singles Championships for the second consecutive season ... posted a 26-9 overall singles record on the season ... was 16-3 at no. 1 singles on the season ... went on an 11-match singles winning streak from Jan. 31 - Apr. 3, 1999 ... received the Sington Award as Alabama?s Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year ... posted a 10-1 overall record at no. 1 doubles with partner Monika Schmid ... Vladulescu and Schmid knocked off #42 Nadia Karpol and Manjha Patel of no. 70 Louisville 8-2 at the Conference USA Championships (Apr. 18, 1999) ... Schmid and Vladulescu went on a 10-match winning streak in doubles from Feb. 21 - April 16 ... advanced to the finals at the T. Rowe Price National Clay Court Championships (Sept. 24-27, 1998) ... defeated four ranked opponents during the fall, #88 Meg Griffin (Maryland), #18 Ivona Mihailova (Mississippi), #7 Martina Nedelkova (Virginia Commonwealth) and #36 Barbara Urbanska (Stanford).
1997-98: 1998 ITA National Rookie Player of the Year, ITA Regional Rookie Player of the Year, Conference USA Most Valuable Player, C-USA Freshman of the Year ... received NCAA All-America honors, making her the first All-American in the history of the UAB women?s tennis program ... was named First Team All-Conference USA ... advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships at South Bend, Ind., making her the only singles player in UAB?s history to advance to that round ... Vladulescu knocked off #44 Julie Ditty (Vanderbilt), #33 Cristina Popescu (UCLA) and #22 Stephanie Nickitas (Florida) before losing to #7 Julie Scott (Stanford) in the quarterfinal match ... was selected as one of the Honda Award Sports nominees; the award is based on athletic achievements, leadership, academic excellence and community involvement ... by virtue of being nominated for the award Vladulescu received a $1000 check in her name, which was donated to the general scholarship fund at UAB ... went 40-3 overall in 1997-98, which is the best single season record in the history of the UAB tennis program ... was 20-2 versus ranked opponents ... went 7-0 against Conference USA opponents ... won 15 matches in straight sets and only went to three sets on three occasions, and won two of those matches during spring play ... ranked as high as seventh in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings in doubles play with partner Paula Biggs ... advanced to the round of 16 with with Biggs in doubles play at the NCAA Championships ... won both the 1997 ITA Clay Court National Championships and the Riviera Women?s All-American Championships, and became the first women?s tennis player to win the first two legs of the Collegiate Grand Slam ? by virtue of her two Grand Slam titles, she qualified for the main draw of the Rolex National Intercollegiate Championships ? Vladulescu is the first UAB singles player (men?s or women?s) to win a Collegiate Grand Slam event ? went 16-0 in singles play during the fall and won 32 of 34 sets played ? a total of 12 victories came against ranked players, nine against players ranked in the top 15 ? was named ITA National Player of the Month for October 1997 ? she was featured in Sports Illustrated?s ?Faces In The Crowd? after her Clay Court championship run ? in the Clay Court Championships, Vladulescu came all of the way from the pre-qualifying draw and won 11 straight matches (in 8 days) and 22 of 23 total sets (only three set match was in the semifinals) ? she was only the second player to win the title from prequalifying ? Vladulescu beat six nationally-ranked players in the main draw (in order): #4 Cristina Moros (Texas), #76 Simona Nedorostova (Southwestern Louisiana), #15 Romana Tedjakasuma (Nicholls State), #13 Zuzana Lesenarova (San Diego) in the quarterfinals, #7 Lauren Nikolaus (William & Mary) in the semis and #1 Agnes Muzamel (Ole Miss), 6-2, 6-2 in the championship match ? Nikolaus was the top seed in the main draw and the defending Clay Court champion, while Muzamel was a quarterfinalist in the NCAA Championships in 1997 ? in the Riviera, Vladulescu automatically qualified for the main draw and won five matches ? she beat Muzamel in the quarterfinals, the defending champion in the event, #3 Vanessa Webb (Duke) in the semifinals and #17 Marissa Catlin (Georgia) in the championship match ? became the first UAB singles player (men?s or women?s) to be ranked #1 in the ITA poll (Dec. 6, 1997) ... sustained that ranking for the majority of the 1997-98 season.
Odds and Ends: Born 3/11/77 in Resita, Romania ? daughter of Ilie and Vicoria Vladulescu ? played for Susi Schaffner -- sister of former UAB All-American Frank Schaffner -- at Theoretical Gymnasium in Leimen, Germany ... majoring in physical education.


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posted by Dave .
Describe (with calculations) how you prepare 1.00 L of 0.750 M barium hydroxide solution starting with Solid barium hydroxide
Molarity has the definition of mols/liter of solution.
You want 0.750 M; therefore, weigh 0.750 mol x (molar mass/1 mol) Ba(OH)2, dissolve it in some water and make the final volume to 1.00 liter.(Note I did NOT say to add 1.00 L of water. Adding 1 L of water to Ba(OH)2 results in a volume that is more than 1.00 liter of solution; hence, we dissolve the solute in a little solvent and make the final volume to the desired level.
Look up the molar mass of Ba(OH)2, or calculate it.
my answer is 128.495 is that right Dr.Bob?
I have 171.342 for the molar mass of Ba(OH)2 but I don't know the reliability of those values I added together. The numbers you used may be more up to date. Anyway, then 0.750 x 171.342 = 128.506 which would round to 128 to three significant figures (0.750 has three s.f.). But I think the important point your prof is trying to impress on the class with this problem is to give directions for preparing. So the directions would go something like this. Weigh on an analytical balance 128.5 g Ba(OH)2, dissolve in water, and make the final volume to 1.00 liter to prepare 1.00 L of a 0.750 M Ba(OH)2 solution.
thank you Dr. Bob


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Do The Mets and Phillies Really Have A RivalryOctober 28, 2009
There has been a lot of talk about who the Mets fans should cheer for in the World Series (including on this blog). Some Mets fans have said that they are cheering for the Yankees because they can't cheer for our most hated rival in the Phillies. That got me to thinking, do the Mets and Phillies really have a rivalry? In the video below I explore that question and more.
6 Responses to Do The Mets and Phillies Really Have A Rivalry
I don't see the rivalry between the Mets and the Phillies because the Phils just dominate us. Until the Mets play like they did in 2006 not only will there be no serious rivalry but they will be laughed at just like they were this year. Forget the World Series, lets move on to the off season and hopefully make some good decisions. then next year Lets bring back some respect to Queens. Lets hear it for New York
Thanks for the comments. If it were up to you give me some moves you would make this off season.
Ok well first thing I think we need is a corner outfielder. Obviously the two best are Holiday and Bay. Either one of them would be fitting for the Mets. Now Onto Pitching. Ollie Perez has shown us that he can be brilliant, if he could only be more consistent. Pelfrey as well has shown us that he can be a great sinker ball pitcher but he was a little inconsistent as well. I love Maine but he hasn't been able to stay healthy and then you have Niese who i think is really good but i think it is in his best interest to start the season in AAA. Lackey doesn't to me seem like he is an option with the money he will be asking for. It looks like a guy like Randy Wolf will be a solid number two for us. I am conflicted about first base. I think Murphy is capable of being a good first basemen but is he good enough. I want Prince Fielder. With him in the lineup we would be a real threat. The only problem is do we have the resources to get him and if we do what then, we would have to sign him to multiple years. I would be willing to put together a package of Murphy and say Nick Evans for Prince. I don't know if that would be enough but i think he is a weapon we could use. I am not willing to trade Parnell or F-Mart. Also we need some bullpen help! Another reliable Lefty please! Take some pressure off Pedro Feliciano. Castillo is coming off a great year so i would try to move him if i could. in return i would want either Orlando Hudson or maybe B J Upton who has played second base. Pagan has proven himself to me and he is my 4th outfielder. Molina behind the dish, Wright Reyes obviously, Frenchy in right and Beltran in center.
Lol Tim if we ever want to get Prince Fielder in here we are going to have to trade more than just Nick Evans and Daniel Murphy. To be honest with you I don't even think we are going to get Prince Fielder. I just don't think we have enough prospects to get him in New York. Oh and what in the hell are you thinking saying that Randy Wolf can be our number 2 starter?!?!?! That will be a disaster waiting to happen if it ever happens. Randy to me is more like a 4 or number 3 starters but not 2. What I think the Mets are going to do this off season is get a big time Left fielder and then sign a good number 2 starter and probably get a some what good first basemen and platoon him with Murphy. I know it sounds like it sucks and its not enough but hey that's what I think its going to happen this year in the off season.
You may be right Manny I just think with Prince we would have some real power and intimidation in our lineup. And Wolf had a pretty decent year, Why would you want to platoon someone with Murph, don't you think it is better to let him get his At bats. And if your gonna do that would you sign Delgado?
I don't see any situation in which the Mets should bring Delgado back. I think something can be said for the need to change the mind set in the club house and he seems to be the leader so I think he needs to go.


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On Aug. 7, a Deputy responded to an incident regarding found property on a charge of internet luring of a child. The reporting party was found to have his driving privileges canceled. He was issued a proof of service, and his driver`s license was sent to the Colorado Department of Revenue.
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On Aug. 14, at about 1 p.m., a male party was arrested on an active warrant out of Denver Marshals' Office for Failure to Appear – Contempt of Court. The male party was processed into the Gilpin County Jail without incident.
On Aug. 14, at about 2:30 p.m., a party was arrested on Violation of a Protection order in the Gilpin County Combined Courts. The party was processed into the Gilpin County Jail without incident.
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I activated auto window up on my friends MkV Jetta and I've since become re-obsessed with adding the rain and light sensor to my MkVI Golf TDI.
I can find absolutely nothing about fitting the OEM system to this chassis.
Can anyone here shed some light on this?
I've found info for the MkV retrofit..but not for MkVI (http://furmanka.blogspot.com/2008/08...-lusterko.html)
They show a RLS with the pinouts:
With only 3 pins...this can't be too complicated...right?
How do I find out where to connect this to the CECM? What else is needed? New wiper stalk?
I've gotten a quote from a place like Safelight Auto Glass, and they "claim" that they have the correct windshield. If my windshield cracks...I would seriously consider replacing with the RLS windshield and being the guinea pig.
EDIT: I'll be updating this with info on the install
I didn't take as many pictures as I should have, but I'll do my best to fill them in as I have more time.
To add the RLS you will need:
-RLS harness (you can make your own, but I ordered mine from Kufatec.com)
-Rain and Light sensor (1K0-955-559-M or newer)
-Auto headlight switch
-Repair wire (000-979-021)
-2 5A mini fuses
-Wire hangar
-zip ties
-Auto dimming rear view mirror (part#)
-Access to VCDS (vagcom)
-T20 driver
-Trim removal tool (or flathead screwdriver...just be careful)
RLS Harness:
The RLS harness has 7 pins wired up (3 pins in the RLS, 4 pins in the auto dimming mirror). There are 2 pins NOT wired in the mirror section. These 2 missing wires are for auto dimming side view mirrors. This feature will require additional wiring that I will not cover here.
1. Install Kufatec harness
-Remove "AIRBAG" cover on driver's side A pillar
-Remove T20 screw located behind "AIRBAG" cover
-Pull pillar cover away from pillar, being careful not to mess with the airbag!
-Remove 2 T20 screws on each side of the sun visor. Remove visor
-Remove trim around bluetooth microphone and buttons. Use your trim removal tool to pop out this panel
-Now, remove the trim around the sunroof switch, again using your trim removal tool
-Locate the two T20 screws closest to the sunglass holder, remove them
-Depress the two tabs adjacent to the screws and lower the switch assembly
-Place harness so that the connectors extend down the windshield to where the base of the rear view mirror is
-Fish the shortest wire of the harness through the headliner and into the sunroof switch assembly
-Locate the blue 6-pin connector on the switch assembly, notice that pin 6 is empty!
-Open the 6-pin connector and insert the pin into slot 6. This wire tells the auto-dimming rear view mirror when the dome light is on so that the mirror will disable auto-dimming
-Slightly pull down headliner and hide the harness inside, working your way over to the A-pillar
-Run the harness down the current wires that run down the A-pillar, zip tie together
-Unfold hanger and fish hanger through to the CECM. I started from the CECM to the pillar, I found it was easier to go from the bottom rather than the top
-Tape the harness to the hanger and pull the harness through
-Reassemble the sunroof switch assembly
-Reassemble the A-pillar
2. Wire harness into the fusebox
The repair wire will allow you to add two fuses to the fusebox. One fuse will be for the RLS and the other for the auto dimming rear view mirror.
The RLS needs constant power, the auto dimming mirror needs switched power.
I had 1 available spot in my fusebox for the RLS. I don't have a single available spot for the mirror. I still am figuring this out.
-Follow this DIY to add a fuse to the box:
-Find a screw and connect the ground. I used a screw in the fusebox as everything in the fusebox was unpainted and seemed to be a good ground
At this point, you have 4 of the 6 wires connected (dome switch wire, RLS power, mirror power, common ground).
3. Wire remaining signal wires:
-Remove the T20 torx screw securing the OBDII connector
-Locate the white plug in the CECM
-Remove white plug and tap the RLS signal wire into wire 33. On my car, this wire was purple with a white stripe
-Wire reverse signal wire for auto dimming mirror using the same procedure. This is connected to pin 28 of the black connector.
Now the entire harness is completely wired up. Stick some fuses in the fusebox and close everything up
4. Install auto headlight switch:
-In the off position, push in the switch and turn clockwise to release the switch, pull out.
-Remove old switch and connect auto switch and install
5. Install RLS:
-Install new windshield
-Install RLS
-Connect harness to RLS and mirror
-Install mirror and cover up wires with trim pieces
6. Code using VCDS:
Here I will cover options that are REQUIRED for functionality and also options that are optional.
09 - Central electronics
Byte 17, bit 4 "Assistance driving light (ADL) active"
Byte 21, bit 5 "Rain/light sensor (RLS) installed"
09 - Central Electronics
Byte 17, bit 3, 5, 6
09 - Central Electronics/RLS coding
Byte 0, bit 0, 2 (rain closing and highway driving light)
I will update this as I take more picture and video