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Best Of :: Food & Drink
Some of the best chefs in America call Miami home, but they're not entirely responsible for the quality of dining here. Mother Nature blessed this region with paradisiacal weather. And because the beauty of our shoreline is an economic engine, we have plenty of choices when it comes to waterfront dining. But that doesn't always add up to a great meal. For a well-delivered balance of epic seaside view, attentive service, sexy atmosphere, and creative cuisine, chef Mark Zeitouni has the goods. This popular spa's nutritional philosophy is built on fresh, humane, organic, unprocessed, Mediterranean grill cooking. It also offers fine raw and vegan fare. From breakfast till the sun goes down, bikini girls and Speedo dudes lounge at the infinity pool mere feet from Biscayne Bay. An adjacent array of tables beneath designer umbrellas offers welcoming respite from the Miami heat. And for dinner service, slinky casualwear abounds. Feast on small plates, grilled steak, or a mahi-mahi sandwich, and watch the dolphins swim past in the omnipresent glow of the good life.
Let's talk alchemy. For centuries, wizened scholars — toiling in dark cellars, their wispy gray beards flirting with flames as they cooked cauldrons of metals and spices — searched endlessly for the secret to transmuting basic elements into something new, something otherworldly. Everyone from Isaac Newton to Tycho Brahe grew obsessed with finding the key. Honestly, they should have just ordered some pho at Miss Saigon. How else to explain what happens inside the massive, steaming bowl delivered to your table at the small Vietnamese eatery on Washington Avenue (or inside its larger sister restaurants in Coral Gables and Pinecrest)? In go a few basics: unctuous broth, thick rice noodles, and chunks of raw beef or chicken, topped off at the table with a plate of basil and sprouts and squirted with bottles of fiery red hot sauce and deep-black plum sauce. Yet into your mouth goes a magically complex meal, infinitely better than the sum of its humble parts. (And a steal at $10.95 for a bowl easily big enough for two). If that's not alchemy, our name is Ptolemy.
The American South has given us Hee Haw, boll weevils, Dollywood, and 92 percent of all mosquitoes in the United States. But it has also bestowed upon us Ray Hicks of West Virginia. It was he who brought Miami locals the First & First Southern Baking Company. When it comes to breakfast, Hicks's hot licks include cornmeal/blueberry pancakes; potato pancakes; blackberry waffles; chicken and waffles (with real maple syrup); a "lumberjack" breakfast of eggs, fried potatoes, two pancakes, two bacon strips, two sausage links, and a fruit cup; oatmeal; and, of course, grits. Most breakfasts run $5 to $9 and are served from 8 to 11 a.m. It's almost enough to make you want to put on a Lynyrd Skynyrd CD. Almost.
Almost as famous as this local chain's coal-oven pizza are its chicken wings. Spared from goopy sauces, Anthony's are seasoned with flavorful herbs and roasted at high heat in the oven. They arrive at the table in orders of ten ($8.95) or 20 ($14.95) with sweet caramelized onions and focaccia on the side. Their skin sports a nice char, and the flesh is moist inside. They are to the palate a coal-fired delight.
We all love Lulu — at least those of us old enough to remember her tearfully singing, "How do you thank someone who has taken you from crayons to perfume?" to Sidney Poitier in To Sir With Love. Huh? Oh. Yes, of course. It goes without saying that we also all love Lulu the restaurant — operated by the team behind the Grove's number one meeting spot, GreenStreet. In fact, it is located right across the street from that landmark eatery and is something of a smaller, cozier version with the same mission: to provide a sidewalk café environment where locals can gather for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch — and lollygag over cocktails, wine (all bottles $25, all glasses $8), and value-driven cuisine. They call it "neighborfood," which means sandwiches of fried green tomatoes and apple-wood-smoked bacon ($11); shrimp tacos ($15); hamburgers, and patties culled from turkey, pork, and brown rice/black beans too ($12 to $15). Entrées likewise lean toward popular American classics: rotisserie chicken with French fries ($18); truffled mac and cheese ($13); and chimichurri churrasco ($20). We all love Lulu, which is why its tables have been packed since opening day. Wonder what became of that other Lulu?
It is a labor of love born from a love story: Jeremy and Paola Goldberg met while they were students at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. After years of earning their stripes in other people's restaurants, the couple serendipitously ended up in Miami and opened a place of their own — located in Coral Gables and named for the highway that swoops by their alma mater. Jeremy helms the dining room, Paola is the chef, and the restaurant serves fresh, home-cooked fare. The concise menu includes charcuterie and cheese plates ($13), soups and salads ($6 to $9), small plates ($6 to $13), main plates ($14 to $23), and sides ($6). There are sticky chicken wings, burrata cheese with fig preserves, and entrées such as prosciutto-wrapped pork loin, and flank steak with grilled romaine hearts and blue cheese vinaigrette. Each plate, of course, is likewise loaded with love. The waitstaff here is excellent, and service is about as good as it gets: personable, knowledgeable, efficient, and professionally trained. Those years spent managing restaurants evidently served the Goldbergs well.


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By Jason Hart | Watchdog.org
Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday accused Montana lawmakers of letting poor Montanans die by rejecting Obamacare's Medicaid expansion.
Kasich's meeting with state legislators in Helena marked the second Balanced Budget Forever event in as many days where the Republican governor promoted Medicaid expansion and bashed its critics.
Asked about Obamacare after he gave a speech bemoaning out-of-control federal debt, Kasich defended his decision to take billions in new federal spending to extend Medicaid coverage to working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependent children.
"Well, I mean first of all, we have an opportunity to bring our money back from Washington to Ohio," Kasich said. "Secondly, we have a lot of demands as you have in every state across the country for the mentally ill, the drug-addicted, the working poor, and we feel an obligation to help people get themselves out of a bad situation."
"And in addition to that, the expansion of Medicaid is not something that's unusual. Ronald Reagan himself expanded Medicaid," Kasich continued.
Although Kasich asserts his Obamacare expansion is funded entirely with Ohio money, the expansion is projected to cost federal taxpayers more than $50 billion in its first decade.
"You take somebody who, we have a big chunk of people that sit in our prisons right now, in our jails with mental illness. That's not where they should be. By getting them a coordinated care treatment, we can not only help them get on their feet, but become productive citizens. And I think that's what the Lord wants," Kasich said.
The Ohio Department of Medicaid has estimated "about half" of those eligible under Kasich's Obamacare expansion are employed.
"So, what I said to the federal government is, 'If you change the rules on me, then I have the right to withdraw from the program,'" Kasich told his Montana audience. "But in the meantime as we are trying to figure all these things out, I'm not going to be an ideologue here and say to people, 'Sorry, the door is closed and if you've got these problems of addictions or mental illness and you're trying to work your way up and you're poor, ya know, we're not going to help you.'"
"I don't think that's right, and I don't think it's a conservative proposition," Kasich concluded.
Kasich became visibly annoyed when his Obamacare expansion position was challenged again at a press conference during his Wednesday visit to Helena.
"John Roberts gave me an opportunity in the Supreme Court for the state to make a decision as to whether they want to reclaim this money or not," Kasich told state legislators, repeating a line he used in Pierre, S.D., the day before. "There's no money in Washington, it's my money, okay? And so, I brought my money back to Ohio."
As noted above, Kasich's Obamacare expansion is expected to cost federal taxpayers over $50 billion in new spending through 2022. The only involvement Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court had in Obamacare's Medicaid expansion was in empowering states to opt out.
"Now, I don't know whether you ever read Matthew 25, but I commend it to you, the end of it, about do you feed the homeless and do you clothe the poor," Kasich continued. "I'm a believer that it is in the conservative tradition to make sure that we help people get on their feet so they, then, are not dependent."
"Now, I gotta tell ya, turning down your money back to Montana on an ideological basis when people can lose their lives because they get no help doesn't make a lot of sense to me," Kasich said. Within hours, Democrat Montana Gov. Steve Bullock was using this quote to pressure Republicans into supporting Obamacare.
"Government is here to be as a last resort, not as a first resort," Kasich added. "So I read in The Wall Street Journal on Saturday about a doctor in Montana who's treating all these people who are sneakin' in there who aren't getting very good health care, and about a guy who froze to death. And I read that and I thought, you know, we gotta help those people."
Kasich's press secretary did not respond to a Watchdog.org request for comment on the governor's insinuation Obamacare opponents in Montana are ideologues who don't care about the poor.
After stopping in South Dakota on Tuesday and in Montana on Wednesday, Kasich's Balanced Budget Forever trip is also taking him to Obamacare expansion holdouts Idaho, Wyoming and Utah this week.
- Ohio's Republican governor promotes Obamacare while in South Dakota
- Ohio governor slams Obamacare opponents in Montana
- Seen the light? Ohio Gov. Kasich says Bible supports Obamacare
- Obama wishes more Republicans were like Ohio's Kasich
- Ohio governor proved wrong about Obamacare money
- Ohio Gov. Kasich's Obamacare support wins left-wing praise
- Ohio Gov. John Kasich helps Montana expand Obamacare
- Ohio Gov. John Kasich's Obamacare Roadshow rolls on
- Obamacare roadshow: Ohio Gov. John Kasich talks up ACA in North Carolina
- Ohio Gov. John Kasich's Obamacare Roadshow hits Iowa
- Gov. Kasich's Obamacare Roadshow returns to New Hampshire
- Gov. Kasich has a $14 billion Obamacare problem
- HBO's John Oliver popularizes debunked Obamacare spin
- Kasich promotes Obamacare expansion in Florida, South Carolina
- Kasich's Obamacare roadshow reaches Virginia
- Arkansas governor calls rolling back Medicaid expansion 'unbiblical'
- Town hall voters challenge Kasich's Medicaid expansion story
- Gov. Kasich talks up Obamacare during State of the State speech
- Kasich carries Obamacare dichotomy to Maryland

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Briefing to JCI Japan Children United Nations Ambassadors
23 July 2013
On July 23rd, twenty-one students, participating in JCI's Japan Children United Nations Ambassadors Programme, visited the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations.
Ambassador Umemoto welcomed the students and explained the activities of the Permanent Mission of Japan briefly. Counsellor Nishimaki then gave the visitors a summary of the United Nations. He explained the history of the U.N., the systems of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the U.N. budget; and the activities of the PKO. He also touched on the successes in the efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Japan's contributions to development in developing countries. Lastly, the Counsellor mentioned that after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Japan received vast contributions of aid from many countries, which Japan had aided in the past.
After the briefing, the students divided into groups and made presentations on their original proposals to achieving the MDGs such as eradicating poverty and combating diseases. Counsellor Nishimaki later made comments on each group's presentation.


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Atelier Fifteen-O-Five
I'm sure many of you have beautiful, well-built furnishings that were expensive when purchased, but no longer fit in your new home or design scheme (I know I do). My clients are always asking me where they can take these former treasures. Luckily, a friend and client of mine, interior designer Dianne Josephs, saw a need for a place like this and recently opened a fabulous consignment store, Atelier Fifteen-O-Five.
Before the September grand opening, Dianne renovated 2,000 square feet of a warehouse and created charming vignettes of dining rooms, dens, and formal living rooms, in a chic, upscale fashion. Each little area is accessorized, giving wonderful examples of how these pieces can be arranged in a home. Love those alabaster lamps!
The store has a wide array of high-end furnishings in different styles. Dianne personally selects every item, searching for pieces that are of high quality and excellent condition and that also possess a certain uniqueness. She constantly receives new merchandise thanks to other local antique dealers, like Joyce Horn and Carl Moore, who refer their customers interested in consigning to Atelier Fifteen-O-Five. Dianne is able to obtain such quality pieces because many of the empty nester set, including herself, don't have room for their beautiful antique furniture and great vintage pieces after downsizing to a smaller home.
Dianne draws from over thirty years in the design business. She has such a talent and passion for what she does, and it certainly comes through in the way she thoughtfully displays and arranges the lovely pieces she offers.
This beautiful birdcage was one of Dianne's favorite things in the store (sadly, it just sold). Since I've been figuring out exactly what kind of boutique I want mine to be, I always love asking store owners what their ideal shop would have. Dianne said she'd love to serve and sell delicious nibbles and have flower arrangements from Johnathan Andrew Sage, a floral designer who she worked with years ago.
She has so many pretty items - it's hard to choose a favorite, but I do love this large, 18th century Italian buffet/etagere, circa 1770.
I'll take any chance I get to study finishes on older pieces. The distressed, antique paint treatment on this buffet would be so fun to replicate!
If you're thinking of reselling some furniture or accessories, remember to choose items that are close to flawless, with no rips, tears, stains or broken legs. Atelier Fifteen-O-Five doesn't only carry large furniture like tables, seating and chests; they also accept lighting, art, mirrors, statues, vases and other decor. I think her selection of light fixtures, chandeliers and lamps is especially wonderful!
The shop carries a fantastic assortment of architectural fragments and carved moldings as well. Dianne has always loved architecture and grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois, near incredible homes and estates designed by architect David Adler. Her design outlook was greatly influenced by her time working at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago in the 70s.
While in Chicago, Dianne got to explore the architecture of H.H. Richardson, Mies Van de Rohe, and
Louis Sullivan and visit all the great buildings in the area. "Just taking in the exterior and interior of Marshall Fields was a tremendous experience!" She's been so fortunate to meet interior design legends like Vesta V'Soske, Countess Lee Gozzi of Fortuny, Ed Wormley, and Angelo Donghia. I'm sure these opportunities gave her the wonderful eye she has for diverse and varied styles!
If anyone wishes to consign pieces, just contact Dianne (firstname.lastname@example.com or 713-864-2112). Be sure to include photos and any background information you have such as dimensions, manufacturer, designer and approximate age. And definitely check out the website or shop to see all the fabulous pieces Atelier Fifteen-O-Five currently has in their collection.
Thanks, Dianne, for sharing more about the consignment process and your shop with me. You're such a sweet and interesting woman with exquisite taste. 'Til next week! xo Leslie
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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 12.0085 Monday, 15 January 2001
Date: Sunday, 14 Jan 2001 14:06:03 -0500
Subject: Shakespeare Position
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with specialty in Shakespeare. Twelve-hour/semester teaching load also
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It is astounding that with all of the horrific evidence of abuse that we've seen, the White House would push so hard for an exemption to the U.S. Senate's proposed ban on torture. This exemption would allow the CIA to use cruel, inhuman and degrading torture on prisoners in U.S. custody.
Torture is never acceptable. The fact that President Bush has threatened to use his first-ever veto to block the torture ban shows just how far outside the mainstream of American values this administration is.
Americans need to take a stand. We cannot sit idly by while Bush and Vice President Cheney turn our country into a rogue nation that officially sanctions torture.
Joseph Cartino, Portland, Ore.
Some tactics aren't torture
We support the Bush administration's stand on torture. We do not classify "humiliation" or "degradation" in the same class as physical torture.
We couldn't care less how many copies of the Quran get flushed down toilets or how many naked women dance around terror suspects. If such tactics get them to talk and divulge their plans and accomplices, we are for it.
Those on the political left have tried to muddy the waters by saying any form of humiliation or degradation constitutes "torture." This is utter nonsense, and those who hold such views should be ashamed.
For us to rule out sleep deprivation, humiliation and playing religious mocking games with these killers is insane. What would opponents suggest? Maybe we just give terror suspects a free house with a nice Hummer and try to sway them with a decadent lifestyle? Do people honestly think these people want to negotiate with us? They want to kill us.
We should support President Bush in this fight and stop this left-leaning carping, which only fractures us and benefits the terrorists.
Mark and Julie Kraus, Ashburn, Va.


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NASCAR will continued its long-standing tradition of supporting the United States Armed Forces with NASCAR: An American Salute, a platform that rallies teams, tracks, fans and partners to collectively honor active and retired service members and military families. NASCAR: An American Salute kicked-off Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway's Coca-Cola 600 and concludes this Independence Day weekend at Daytona International Speedway's Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola.
NASCAR has a long-standing tradition of supporting the brave men and women who devote their lives to protecting our country. During this special time period running from May 25-July 5, the industry will have the opportunity to collectively express our reverence, respect, and gratitude to the millions of members of the United States Armed Forces for the sacrifices they have made in defending our nation.
"Honoring our nation's military is a long standing tradition in our sport," said NASCAR President Mike Helton. "The NASCAR: An American Salute platform truly enables us to collectively express our gratitude to the millions of members of the U.S. armed forces and their families for the sacrifices they have made in defending our nation."
This weekend An American Salute will conclude at Daytona International Speedway's Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola where all active duty military, veterans and their families can enjoy the Troops Welcome Center Presented by Coca-Cola. The center, which will be located in the midway, will be fully equipped with food and beverages, allowing service members to take a break, meet NASCAR drivers, executives and personalities throughout the weekend. Additionally, The NASCAR Foundation will partner with The Armed Forces Foundation on Operation Caring Classroom, an annual education initiative that increases awareness, appreciation and support among children for military families. The NASCAR Foundation will help compile school kits for 1,750 classrooms across the United States.
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TWO brothers are accused of violently attacking a man because they believed he was involved in the death of their half-sister.
Gary and Raymond Collins, along with their friend Samantha Lee, allegedly carried out a "very serious assault" on Jason Webb at his home in Pentland Close, Buckskin, Basingstoke, a jury at Winchester Crown Court heard.
David Reid, prosecuting, said Mr Webb had been stabbed through the cheek and hit with household items during the attack on February 11 this year.
Opening the case, Mr Reid told the jury: "This was sustained violence and a very serious assault by each of the three defendants."
He described how Jason Webb, 50, had been at an address in Vyne Road, South View, where Sally Wheeler, the brothers' half-sister, died on February 9.
Mr Reid said: "There is some suggestion her death could have been from a drug overdose. The Crown says these three defendants (wrongly) held the unfortunate victim in some way responsible for what happened to Sally Wheeler."
He told how a group of people, including one of the brothers and Lee, visited Mr Webb's home hours after Sally Wheeler's death, and said they would 'get' the person they thought was responsible.
Both brothers returned with Lee, 28, and two other men, two evenings later, just before midnight.
In the attack that followed, Mr Webb was "kicked by both brothers and his head was stamped on".
Mr Reid told the jury: "Someone stabbed him in the cheek with a curved blade, which went through his cheek and cut the roof of his mouth."
The court heard Mr Webb was also hit with a Hoover attachment, a bike, a lamp and a mirror, as well as having drop kicks aimed at him as he sat on a chair, and had his head cut with a knife.
Mr Webb was later hospitalised with a black eye and lacerations to his forehead, the side of his head, the top of his scalp and to the left side of his chest as well as a laceration through his cheek, bruising to his eye and, cuts to his fingers and left hand.
Police officers found Gary Collins, 34, of Worting Road, in the car park of Basingstoke Golf Club shortly after the attack.
A bloodstain on his jumper was a DNA match to Mr Webb, Mr Reid said.
Lee was arrested the following day at her home in Winklebury Centre, Winklebury, and Raymond Collins, 33, of Penny Black Lane, Rooksdown, was arrested eight days later.
All three defendants have pleaded not guilty to two offences – wounding with intent and having an offensive weapon.
The jury heard on Tuesday that all three defendants have previous convictions for violent offences.
Those defending the Collins brothers said they confronted Mr Webb before the incident about jewellery they believed was taken from Miss Wheeler's body – something Mr Webb strongly denied when cross-examined.
Later in cross-examination, Mr Webb described Miss Wheeler as an "old tramp" who had "pawned all her jewellery for drugs".
Robert Grey, defending Raymond Collins, said there was a great deal of uncertainty as to whether the brothers were correctly identified by Mr Webb.
Charles Durrant, defending Lee, said there no knife was used in the attack.
He said to Mr Webb, a former heroin addict, who smokes cannabis several times a day: "You were, in your own words, 'stoned out of your nut'. The light was dim. You can't be sure you were stabbed or who stabbed you."
Gary Collins told the jury he had become convinced his half-sister had been murdered after being visited by her spirit.
The 34-year-old was the only defendant to give evidence on Tuesday, as Samantha Lee declined and his brother Raymond Collins said he was ill.
David Reid, prosecuting, asked: "By some time on that Tuesday (the day of the attack) you came to the view that your half-sister had been murdered and you told Ted Wheeler (Miss Wheeler's father) you had had a message from Sally herself?"
Gary replied: "Her spirit must have come and visit me." He said that on the night of the attack, a group, including the three defendants, went to two other addresses before paying Mr Webb a visit.
He said they first visited the house in which Miss Wheeler died, in Vyne Road, where they were told by people living there that a man named John Wagstaff had been in the room at the time of her death.
They were told he was "out of his head on heroin", Collins said.
Collins said they then visited Mr Wagstaff's home in Fairfields, but he said he had nothing to do with the death but had seen Mr Webb take jewellery from Miss Wheeler's body.
Mr Wagstaff then led the group to Mr Webb's address in Buckskin.
Collins denied carrying out a sustained attack on Mr Webb, but said he punched him in the face after "he admitted taking the jewellery" – something Mr Webb vehemently denied doing when he gave evidence in court.
He also admitted to hitting him once over the head with a lamp. Collins claimed he was "not a violent man" and was not angry when confronting Mr Webb.
The court heard Lee told the police in interview that she had seen the two brothers carry out a sustained attack on Mr Webb.
Collins denied this, but said he had seen two other people, who are not on trial, stamping on Mr Webb "out of the corner of his eye".
Giving evidence yesterday, Raymond Collins denied stamping on or kicking Mr Webb, telling the jury that he had punched him twice on the chin.
He said he lashed out after hearing Mr Webb "admit taking the jewellery". He claimed he had not seen any knives being used and had left the address after seeing two other men stamping on Mr Webb's head.
Closing speeches were due to be heard yesterday afternoon, with the jury expected to retire to consider its verdicts today.


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Carrie Fisher appeared on "The Talk" this week and responded to the reports that there will be more "Star Wars" films released by Disney.
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'The Talk' Loses Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini
Love The Talk? Then you're about to have a lot to Talk about…
The show, which launched last year to compete with The View, has been picked up for a second season, but CBS isn't bringing along all the cohosts for the ride.
Sharon Osbourne, Julie Chen, and Sara Gilbert will all be returning; however, Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini's contracts were not renewed.
However, CBS has not yet confirmed Peete and Remini's departures. Instead, they've issued this statement:
"The Talk just finished a strong first season, quickly establishing a new daytime brand for CBS in just a few months. The producers are currently working on the show's creative game plan for season 2, which launches on Tuesday, Sept. 6."
Who do you think would make for good replacements?


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Early Unemployment and Subsequent Career Complexity: A Sequence-Based Perspective
We aim to examine how previous unemployment affects future unemployment and career complexity over the life course. Theory suggests that unemployment triggers negative chains of 'low-pay-no-pay' circles. Using longitudinal data on men aged 18-64 from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we employ sequence-based methods to quantify career complexity and dynamic panel models to test our hypotheses about the process of cumulative disadvantage on employment careers for the previously unemployed workers over time. We find that unemployment 'breeds' unemployment and increases career complexity over the life course. However, unemployment at older ages leads to much higher career complexity than at younger ages.
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Discussion in 'CZ Announcement Zone' started by Hostile, May 3, 2009.
Best wishes and you will be in my thoughts!!!
I wish there were mere words spoken to relieve you of the grief from so great a loss. While I cannot, I am thankful your family still has you and I pray you a speedy recovery. May you return to not only life but an abundant one through the Grace of Our Lord.
Best Wishes
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this most difficult time.
First of all, Rich - you and your family are a part of a larger family, The Cowboy Family. You have a lot of good hearted people pulling for you and they can do a lot for you and family through prayer and contacts. All you and your family has to do, is ask and pray.
God saved you for a special reason. As you go through the difficult times ahead, just remember that there are good things ahead in life for you and family. Keep God in your heart, even in the worst of times and you will be fine and have a blessed life. Use this trial to make yourself stronger.
God grant you strength and fortitude to face the challenges and opportunites that lie ahead for you and your family. God bless.
Condolences and prayers. That is a terrible tragedy, and I am sure every football fan wishes for your best possible recovery.
good luck COWBOY!!!!!! Italian fan
Best of luck to you.
The Cowboys Nation is praying for you and your family.Get well soon.
Rich , My prayer is that God will have a miraculous 100% healing in your life now, I know he will be with you allways, Bruce Lee
Best wishes to you and your family.
We are pulling for you even harder than we do for the Cowboys.
Rich, let me highlight two paragraphs from Richard Nixon's farewell speech to White House staffers on August 8, 1974:
"And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember. We think sometimes when things happen that don't go the right way, or when we suffer a defeat, that all is ended. Not true.
"It is only a beginning, always. The young must know it; the old must know it. It must always sustain us, because the greatness comes not when things go always good for you, but the greatness comes and you are really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes, because only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know, how magnificent it is, to be on the highest mountain."
No matter how bleak present circumstances may seem, you still have so much more left to give, be it the Dallas Cowboys, your immediate family, or the world at large. If this is some kind of test, there's not a sliver of doubt that you'll pass it. God bless.
Dear Mr. Rich Behm, you and your family will be in my thoughts most definitely. You have thousands upon thousands of prayers coming your way. God will certainly be with you during these tough times. Don't give up because we all believe you can persevere. Wishing you the best.
My family's thoughts and prayers are with you and your family through this difficult time. We wish you a speedy recovery and with hope that something will come about to help you walk again very soon.
I Pray That Your Faith Has Not Wavered And Promise You That I Appreciate What God Has Bestowed Upon Me Every Day . It Could Have Happened To Any Of Us .. God Bless And Keep The Faith !!!
Cannot imagine what it must be like for you. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. In your darkest moments always remember 'it is darkest just before dawn'.
All the best.
You have my deepest sympathy. Best wishes to you and your family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Be strong, you will get thru this.
We are happy you chose to be a member of the Dallas Cowboys family. Our prayers go out to you and all of your loved ones. We wish you and yours the best and God bless.


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Many plans to reform our current tax system seem to rely on taxing the middle classes to the point where they might as well not have bothered to save
Sir, Yugo Kovach (letter, Oct 19) attacks pensions and ISAs as unfair state tax subsidies for the middle class which should be withdrawn to fund a State-sponsored pension for all. His attack on the tax status of pensions and ISAs is one-sided.
Pension contributions are tax deductible but pension payments are taxable; while within the "wrapper" of the pension gains are not taxed but losses are not tax deductible. Payments into an ISA receive no tax relief and withdrawals from an ISA are not taxed; while within the wrapper of the ISA gains are not taxed but losses receive no tax relief. What is unfair about that?
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Stock Spams Are Often Stock Scams
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While most people find spam an occasional annoyance, it's also becoming the main way to target individuals and take money from them. With convincing stock tips and market advice, these scams are luring investors into their games and making them feel as though they could make a lot of money for almost no effort. That's why every investor needs to know how to protect themselves.
The definition of spam is an unsolicited piece of information that is sent to the person's email box. Most spam emails are sent to hundreds and thousands of recipients, hoping that one or more are convinced by the bogus offer and give their money to the scam artist. In terms of stock scams, these are emails that give the reader tips about stocks in an effort to create a high enough demand for the stock that the price goes up. During the process, the scam artist sells their own shares of the stock for a tremendous profit (also known as the pump and dump scam).
Many people already have filters installed on their email boxes that will weed out the junk emails and prevent them from being seen in many cases. However, some spam can get through even the toughest filters by looking as though it were information that you might have requested.
Another scam that is the 'risk free' scams that might guarantee that the person will reap the benefits of the described information. While there may be some legitimacy in this kind of scam, the investor should realize that things are never guaranteed in the realm of stocks and other financial matters—thus probably a scam.
Inside information is illegal in the investment world, so any spam that might include wording such as that is only trying to create a demand in a particular stock so that they can reap the benefits of that false demand. This is very similar to the pump and dump as the investor is being 'pumped' full of information that is useless.
A more complicated spam that may be received deals with IPOs (initial public offerings). This is when a company approaches an investor with an opportunity to receive free stock credits (with an administrative fee) when the company completes the IPO. However, the scam is that the later transaction never takes place and the fees are kept.
Any spam that might be received offering riches and promises of great stock tips is something that an investor should be wary of. In most cases, these are spam messages that the investor never requested, and thus the information is probably not in that investor's best interests.
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Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the amended version of H.R. 1905, the Iran Threat Reduction & Syria Human Rights Act.
I am a co-sponsor of and voted for the original version of this bill when it was on the House floor in December 2011. Since that time, the bill has been refined in the Senate with language designed to essentially paralyze Iran's oil sector, which has already seen its oil exports fall by 60 percent as a result of sanctions imposed to date. The improved bill before us even more broadly targets Iran's oil sector and anyone who tries to do business with Iran in this area. It will prevent the Central Bank of Iran from repatriating funds from the sale of oil as part of bilateral trade agreements Iran may have with other nations. Indeed, prior sanctions passed by this Congress have caused India and Turkey to deny Iranian banks licenses to set up branches in those nations. Finally, this bill includes sanctions targeting Syrian officials responsible for the massacres in that nation since the Syrian people began their uprising more than 18 months ago.
These are important steps we must take as part of a strategy to use every means available to compel Iran to meet its international obligations. Iran must renounce any effort to acquire nuclear weapons, and that claim must be verified through thorough, intrusive on-site inspections and monitoring.
I should also note that yesterday, President Obama announced a fresh set of sanctions against Iran's energy and petrochemical sectors based on existing sanctions law and his own authority as president. As President Obama noted this week, ``The United States remains committed to a diplomatic solution, but the onus is on Iran to abide by its international obligations. If the Iranian government continues its defiance, there should be no doubt that the United States and our partners will continue to impose increasing consequences.'' The government of Iran should understand that Congress, on a bipartisan basis, is sending the same message by passing H.R. 1905. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill.
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Me? I miss the old days of the Ashes. Not so much the days when the most important bloke in the Australian team was the bus driver - because if he got them to the right ground they would always win. In the end, winning to that extent really did get tedious, though that is a cross we Australians have had to bear in many sports over the past 20 years.
No, the real problem with this Ashes series is that this English lot seem such a, well, you know, I don't really like to use this word in their regard, but don't really think I have any other choice, so think I'll just have to come straight out and say it - such a likeable bunch. We want "detestable", dammit! We need detestable. And it bloody well says so in black and white, right there on our Australian birthright, that England is honour bound to provide us with detestable, just as they always have! Where is the Douglas Jardine in the modern lot? Who is the Geoff Boycott of the modern era that, as a nation, we can all get steamed up over? It certainly isn't English captain Michael Vaughan, I'll tell you that for starters. How can you hate a bloke who, despite getting approximately no runs in the first two Tests, doesn't do an impersonation of an air-raid siren and then, just when his team needs him most in the third Test, reels off 166 stylish runs to guide England to within an ace of victory? And to compound our confusion, he graciously congratulates the Australians on having put on such a magnificent fight-back, and sounds like he means it!
Don't get me wrong, I've tried hard not to like him, just on principle, but he's made it so hard. Andrew Flintoff? I can put it no higher than saying that, on a good day, you'd reckon the English all-rounder was born and raised on Bondi Beach. He is not, of course, Australian, but he could be. Now, did we ever say that about Boycott? Mike Brearley? Tony Greig? (Only after he'd lived among us for 25 years, but certainly not while he was English captain.) Frankly, I'm flat out remembering the names of many other English players because there was such a passing parade of them on their way back to the pavilion in the course of so many losing Ashes campaigns, you didn't really get to know any of them. But what a breath of fresh air Kevin Pietersen has been! Don't make me go on. I am feeling downright queasy and confused. We probably should have known those bally English would pull a low-down stunt like this!
Unnatural southpaw
The interesting thing about Phil Mickelson - who won the US PGA Championship this week - is that the only thing he does left-handed is play golf, and he doesn't do it naturally. He started swinging that way at just 18 months by standing directly opposite his father and doing precisely what his dad did, as he did it, in a mirror image. His dad was right-handed, so he started left-handed and never changed.
Toilet humour
The scene was set at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday night, at half-time in the Bledisloe, when hundreds of men tried to squeeze into the gents, get the job done, and get out again before the second half began.
Arriving to find a queue of dozens just to get to the urinal, one fan yells out: "Ahh, geez, they need bigger toilets!" A millisecond later, another fan: "You want a bigger toilet? Go to New Zealand!"
Yes, yes, I know, and I would have belted him had I been there!
Ordinary form, boys
Beyond every other disappointment of last Saturday night, the one that really got my goat happened just before half-time. Wallabies centre Morgan Turinui took a bad hit from Jerry Collins and plunged to the ground, completely unmoving for about a minute, during which time the ref blew the whistle for half-time. On the instant, 29 players charged for the dressing sheds. Not one went to see if Turinui was okay, if there was anything they could do, etc. Sure, professionalism probably means that in a situation like that you make an instant assessment that the only thing that counts is winning and you leave a stricken teammate or opponent purely to the care of the medical staff. But if so, it is a bad part of professionalism. Correct form is for both captains, at the least, to go and ensure that an injured player is all right.
Gotta get me one
I keep telling you that Aussie rules people really need to get out more, and now I have the proof. Down in Melbourne they are flogging a poster commemorating "the Golden Era of AFL umpiring" from 1976 to 1993, when - as if you didn't know - only 14 umpires had the honour of controlling VFL/AFL grand finals. Now, in a special offer for WEIRDOS, you can have your own copy, signed by all 14 umps, for just $495!
A bright light gone
TFF was sorry to hear of the passing of former New Zealand prime minister David Lange. There is a small irony that he died just minutes before kick-off in the Bledisloe Cup Test, which he was apparently going to watch with his brother. In 1991, while the Waratahs were on tour in New Zealand, Mr Lange penned a column for Wellington's Dominion newspaper fiercely deriding both rugby union in general and the All Blacks in particular, maintaining that union was class-ridden and shamateuristic, while the working-class league was a much better and more honest game. Seeing as I had my laptop with me, I knocked out a quick reply that the Dominion published the following day, and it ended up with Mr Lange and me having a televised debate on the subject. Of course, he cleaned me up in rather humiliating fashion, but it was worth it for the honour of meeting him.
Beauty minus beast
No names, no pack-drill - Simone Warne - but a famous soon-to-be-ex-wife is apparently in talks with Channel Seven about taking up a major on-air role. Good luck to her, and if they bring back Beauty & The Beast, she'd have to be on particularly firm ground on that show. If it happens, remember, you heard it here second.
Shire brilliance
Gotta love this city. The following are excerpts from a genuine match report, written by a Che Guevara from the Shire, recounting a visit made by the Burraneer U-13s team to play the silvertails of the eastern suburbs.
" Fitshu peered out from under the oversized cabbage leaf only to see an enormous pair of sneakers heading his way. He let out a hideous squeal and once again found himself discovered by the giants. Any minute now he would be swept up out of the garden and put into a birdcage awaiting rescue via rope made from old string and razor blades fashioned into axes.
That's how Land Of The Giants used to be.
Now it involves driving your Ford half way across the city and parking it amongst all the BMWs and Range Rovers under some magnificent old Moreton Bay figs. Getting out of the car and walking into a rugby club the size of a small town. Standing outside surrounded by the beautiful people wearing their power clothes, fresh from their trip to the health spa or Friday lunch. And whilst paying a fortune for your beer, you watch your children get hammered by GIANTS. I know everything is suppose to be bigger and better in tinsel town but has it got to extend to 13-year-old boys playing rugby??? Now I only have a few things to report
Not everything in life has a happy ending and this is one of those times. People say size isn't everything. Well, that's crap when you're playing rugby.
We all like to win but everyone can't. You learn from your losses - but it hurts.
Listen to what people tell you - but only if it's useful.
And finally; even though we got hammered and we had to go to Café Latte Land to cop the beating, remember this: you can take all the gold Amex cards and BMW cars and trips to the beauty parlour and overpriced brand-name clothing, pretentious accents and Moreton Bay figs, and stick em right where the sun don't shine. Because you guys play for Burraneer and .. YOU LIVE IN THE SHIRE!!!!!!!"
Right on! I love that.
Team of the week
England. Despite narrowly failing to win at Old Trafford, they are firming as favourites to win the Ashes. If our blokes weren't Australians, it'd be time to worry. How weird, though, that Old Trafford can hold only - even when it's as full as a goog - 23,000? They reckon they could have sold 70,000 tickets for the last day.
Roosters and Bulldogs. It now looks as if last year's rugby league grand finalists might miss the NRL finals altogether.
Shane Warne. Six hundred wickets, and in the northern summer of 2005 he has been just about the mainstay of the Australian batting line-up and came within two shots of a Test century against England.
All Blacks. Sure, they've retained the Bledisloe for the third successive year but, by God, I'll bet the Wallabies whupped them but good in the boat races in the nightclub at 4 o'clock the next morning. We've been in training for weeks for that.
Lake Macquarie's Valentine-Eleebana Soccer Club U-9s. All three of their teams in different grades have made it to the grand final next week after going through the season undefeated - with total goal stats of 198 for and 13 against. Bravo.
The Australian Deaf Rugby Union team. Currently touring New Zealand, they are playing well and have won their first two matches. Well done, you blokes. What? I SAID, WELL DONE, YOU BLOKES!! (Oh, do calm down. They're rugby blokes and will take it in the spirit intended.)
Frank Amonte. The American jockey, 70 years old next month, rode a winner in a serious race at Suffolk Downs Massachusetts last week, becoming the record-holder for oldest jockey to win a race in the USA. Who's ours?
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Mighty No. 9 gets a Masterclass trailer
We still can't believe that Mighty No. 9 is wrapping up development and that it'll launch in a little less than a month from now, but apparently it's actually happening. Here's a new trailer.
Mighty No. 9 goes gold, will launch on June 21st, 2016
Could it be true? Is Keiji Inafune/Comcept's oft-delayed Mighty No. 9 finally done and ready to be shipped out to eager fans and Kickstarter backers?
Mighty No. 9 looks mighty fine in this 60FPS gameplay trailer
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The new compensation policy also requires some other top executives to keep a minimum number of shares of the bank at least until they retire, according to correspondence between the bank and the US Securities and Exchange Commission that was seen by Reuters.
Previously, Mr Moynihan, 53, only needed to hold some stock in the company until retirement, while other top executives did not have such a holding period requirement.
Bank of America said its board adopted the new stock ownership and retention requirements: "In order to demonstrate the alignment of the interests of the company's executive officers and directors with those of the company's stockholders".
A bank spokesman on Friday declined to comment on the changes, which have not previously been reported. The bank has posted details of the policy in the corporate governance guidelines found on its website.
Bank of America's new stock-retention policy comes as investors increasingly demand that executive compensation be tied more closely to a company's performance over the long term. Asking executives to hold some stock in their company until they retire – or even after they do – is designed to give them incentives to avoid risks that could blow up down the road.
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"A step in the right direction is better than the status quo," said John Chevedden, an activist shareholder who pushed for changes at Bank of America. Mr Chevedden said he has not been able to study the bank's language in detail to comment further.
Compensation consulting firm Farient Advisors estimates that among companies in the Standard & Poor's 1500 index, some 80 per cent have guidelines calling on executives to own at least some stock in the company, said Jack Zwingli, the firm's head of information services.
About 40 per cent have mandated minimum "holding periods" during which executives cannot sell at least some of the stock they are awarded as compensation.
Both figures have increased from prior years, and show a new urgency by companies to please shareholders who now get advisory votes on corporate pay plans, Zwingli said.
"It's really an outgrowth of the 'Say on Pay' votes, so companies have been putting more shareholder-friendly practices in place," he said, referring to the advisory ballots that companies are required to offer shareholders under the Dodd-Frank financial reforms.
New pay policy
Bank of America's new stock retention policy followed an effort by the bank to block a Chevedden-backed proposal that would have required its top executives to retain some of the shares until reaching what the proposal called "normal retirement age" as defined by a BofA retirement plan.
After Bank of America received the proposal, an attorney representing the bank asked the SEC to allow the bank to exclude it from its proxy because it already had a retention policy in place. The bank's proxy is expected to be filed as soon as next week.
The SEC initially rejected the request in a February 15 letter that was seen by Reuters. A week later, the bank's lawyer wrote back seeking reconsideration based on its new policy, and the SEC then granted the proxy exclusion request.
Mr Moynihan already had to "hold at least 500,000 shares of the company's common stock and retain at least 50 per cent of the net after-tax shares from future equity awards", as the new policy requires. But the new policy changes the holding period to "until one year following retirement" from "until retirement".
Similarly, other top executives are required to hold at least 300,000 shares of the bank's common stock, plus half their after-tax award shares. The new policy adds the time requirement – "until retirement" for these position.
Mr Moynihan's compensation last year totalled $US12.1 million, with more than 90 per cent of it in stock awards.
No guarantee of good outcome
In writing to the SEC, the bank's lawyer suggested that compared with Mr Chevedden's proposal the bank was being stricter with its executives, since his proposal only referred to having them own stock "until reaching normal retirement age" and in theory the executives could serve longer.
Not all investors see it the same way.
"People who make millions and leave early, they're not necessarily working until retirement," said James McRitchie, who publishes CorpGov.Net, a site about shareholder reform efforts. Mr McRitchie sponsored a similar proposal at Apple Inc that would have had executives hold stock until normal retirement age.
The measure won support from 30 per cent of shares voted at Apple's annual meeting on February 27.
Apple had argued in its proxy filing that the measure was not necessary, partly because of new guidelines that would require CEO Tim Cook to own shares of Apple stock with a value equal to ten times his base salary. That level is among the highest of any Fortune 100 company, Apple said.
Holding stock for a long time horizon does not always guarantee a good outcome for shareholders or top executives. In 2010, former Citigroup Inc CEO Charles Prince described at a hearing in Washington how he held on to bank shares he had accumulated over about 30 years, and watched as they fell from $US50 each to less than $US1 during the financial crisis.
Despite the pain, he said, "I think a model that requires you to have that kind of alignment with the stockholders is a good one."


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As I've noted before, Republicans had a great deal of fun back in early 2011 taunting Illinois for (surprisingly) electing a Democratic governor, Pat Quinn. The theory was that Quinn's tax increases, designed to close a huge budget gap, would lead to a business exodus to Gov. Scott Walker's Wisconsin conservative utopia.
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What's Up With These Eighties Trends in Stores?
What started out as a compliment on the shirt I'm wearing today, turned into a rant about current fashion trends.
Charlotte Russe (which, by the way is the brand of the awesome shirt I'm wearing today) used to be my favorite store but as of lately, everything looks like it's been puked by the 1980s. I've been there and I've done that and I aint goin' back! Over the weekend, I discovered the Banana Republic outlet store. I liked it! Does that mean that I'm old or that I just have classic taste? Or does it mean that the style that's trending at the moment just sucks? Who's with me? Can I get an AMEN!!!
Colored Pants
For example, I don't wear colored pants. Won't do it! I don't want my legs to be orange or red. I feel like I would be fixated on my legs and I don't like seeing color "down below." LOL 😉 And, for a double whammy, you can always look like Gold Member from Austin Powers.
I don't like lace unless you are sleeping or trying to be sexy and there's no place to be sexy on girls under 18. It looks CHEAP! Who wears lace anyway? Who ever thought that was a good plan? And it's itchy!
I can't stand all the bangles and that cheap tin looking garbage that's everywhere! If it's going to turn my skin green, I don't want it!
These Things
I don't even know what to say about these things. Who wears these? I didn't even wear pants like this when it WAS the eighties! But, O think I might get a pair and wear them one morning for Jon. See what or IF he says anything! HAHA! Or, I might just get a pair for Jon to wear. (insert wolf whistle here!)
I can't wait until this madness ends!!! 😉


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The Brothers of Gardenly Delight
Brothers Ryan and Trevor Oakes are wrapping up a nearly three-week residency at the Getty Center, finishing work on one of the large and technically marvelous on-site drawings they are known for. They have developed a unique technology and process for rendering sweeping vistas according to the rules of optical science rather than the conventions of art history. Involving mathematical precision and a heavy plaster helmet to steady the artist's perspective, the method is painstaking and time-consuming. Working in the garden from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, as they trade off sessions at the easel, the brother on break is happy to explain to any gathered onlookers just exactly what the other brother is doing. Part performance, part art, part science, the magnificent works of art made in this fashion will include a view of the already trippy Getty Center garden and the view to the sea beyond. Like Escher remixing classical antiquity, the Oakes' latest creation has unfolded in slow motion to reveal the scene in front of them in crisp, lifelike detail in a strangely unsettling origami of the eye and the mind. Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Brentwood; Fri.-Sat., Dec. 23-24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; free. (310) 440-7300, getty.edu.
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THE 3.5m wide sinkhole which closed the Bruce Highway in both directions for almost 14 hours has been filled in.
The Mains Roads Department says the highway has now re-opened and there are no delays.
Earlier, it was reported a sinkhole that opened up south of Bowen has forced the closure of the Bruce Highway.
The sinkhole was intially reported to be 2m wide but authorities this morning said it was now about 3.5m wide and 1.5m deep.
Main Roads engineers are assessing the damage where a large section of the northbound lane collapsed about 20km south of Bowen.
A Department of Transport and Main Roads spokesperson said the sinkhole was caused by water seeping through the road.
"We have done excavation and repairs throughout the night and our priority is the safety of all road users and reopening the road as soon as possible," the spokesperson said.
"We are inspecting the road and expect it to reopen this morning."
Diversions are in place at Peak Downs highway and Bowen Developmental Rd.
For latest road information call 12 19 40.
Earlier, it was reported that workmen were trying to repair the damage but the highway will not reopen in both directions until between 10am and noon.
Bruce Highway in world's top 25 most dangerous roads
In Pictures: Sinkhole disasters
Traffic was being diverted to the Peak Downs Highway through the Bowen Development Road.
Truck driver Jeff Ian told ABC news the area wa poorly lit and someone could have been killed.
"I had only just watched on Sunday night on a commercial TV station a show about sink holes, and to actually see one only three to four days later is quite astounding to be quite honest," he said.
A large sink hole has forced the closure of the Bruce H'way in north Qld. Pic Olivia Reed. @abcnews @ABCTropical pic.twitter.com/h45vypxXpG
— Shelley Lloyd (@shelleymlloyd) April 30, 2014
"I have never seen anything quite like it. I have seen some good pot holes but never one that big."
The Queensland Police Service Facebook page labelled the hole a "sinkhole", but photographs published on social media sparked debate about whether it was indeed a sinkhole or just a large pothole.
Either way, the large hole caused the closure of both lanes of the highway from Bowen to Proserpine about 8.30pm.
Authorities were hoping to reopen the major arterial this morning.
A Queensland police spokeswoman said the hole was reported about 7.15pm, with police initially closing just one northbound lane.
But all north and southbound lanes were closed for safety reasons by the Department of Main Roads about 8.30pm, with the highway closed from the Barrier Reef Roadhouse at Bowen in the north to just north of Proserpine.
Police diverted traffic through Collinsville last night, while truckies to the north of the closure were taking the inland highway around the sinkhole.
The 3.5m-wide hole was reported to be growing last night, with engineers and geologists expected to inspect the site today.
Bowen Palms Caravan Park manager Bev Hartz said police told her that the sinkhole had opened up near the bridge over Kangaroo Creek, about 20km south of Bowen.
"We did get a lot of flooding from Cyclone Ita so maybe it's something to do with that," she said.
"After Ita, the highway was closed in a few places and the rail line was wiped out at some stage."
Other local residents were in the dark about the disruption.
Truckies told the Townsville Bulletin that the sinkhole opened near the bridge with traffic initially allowed through until a decision was made to fully close the highway.
They described it, in true truckie fashion, as just a "big bloody hole".
Sinkholes, which are relatively rare, generally occur when water eats away at the earth or bedrock, such as limestone, below the surface causing the ground to collapse.
Potholes are far more common along the Bruce Highway.
Update: Bruce Hwy between Bowen & Proserpine closed to all traffic due to sink hole. Expected to remain closed until tomorrow. #qldtraffic
— QPS Media Unit (@QPSmedia) April 30, 2014
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'The Voice' Recap: They Can't Make You Love Them
Let's start this recap of the second elimination show with a confession, Voicelings: The brief "This is The Voice!" that brings us back into the show kills a little piece of my soul every time I hear it. Not even one entire season of watching and I'm running perilously low on soul. So if I seem extra snarky, it's NBC's fault, not mine.
Now, to find out if the rest of America and/or the coaches are suffering from a similar lack of soul. Monday night, Teams Adam and Cee Lo tried to show you they're all special snowflakes worthy of your love and affection and, most importantly, cash money. Tuesday, we decided at least four of them weren't.
Before all that's revealed, though, we have to check in with the coaches. Adam was a little let down by some of his team, and even cops to being a bit jealous of Cee Lo. Blake is sartorially imitating Johnny Cash, while Christina has opted for the High School Math Teacher In a Porno look. (That doesn't mean she doesn't look fabulous, of course.)
Carsonbot informs us Juliet Simms and Tony Lucca hit No. 1 on the rock chart on iTunes, which is good for them. But rather than getting right down to the agony and the ecstasy of our Tributes, we get… a performance by Jesse J, whose connection to the show is that she's a coach on The Voice: UK. About as tenuous a connection as Gym Class Heroes, I suppose. Her costume unfortunately makes her look like a rejected extra from a "Viva La Vida" video. Oh, there's Team Christina, popping in at the end there. I'm not opposed to Jesse J, producers, but we only have an hour. Cut this and just let the coaches talk more.
Also, just for fun, the producers let us know Arsenio Billingham Hall is in the audience. (Ten points for anyone who gets that 30 Rock reference.)
Interestingly, we skip the pre-taped field trip packages for Teams Adam and Cee Lo. But what outdated platform did they perform on?! I must know! No, instead we talk with Adam. He hates this part of the process, this "game," but regardless of how his team does, he knows they'll have careers. I do not share his confidence, but I'm just a crazy person on the internet, so, you know: grain of salt.
NEXT: America hates people whose name start with "K."
Carsonbot waits until the tension level has reached "critical" on his meters before telling us Mathai, Tony Lucca, and Pip from Team Adam are all safe, safe as houses. "I'm so surprised!" says NO ONE. This means Karla Davis, Katrina Parker, and Kim Yarborough get to sing for their supper one last time. So, either America hates people whose names start with "K," or they're not big fans of women who aren't wispy twigs. Just an observation.
Cee Lo thinks he's done right by his team, and he appreciates them being interesting. "If one of us wins, all of us wins," he declares. That's… not really how it works, thinks his team as they quake. Again, to the surprise of literally no one, Juliet Simms, Jamar Rogers, and James Massone are all spared horrific public humiliation for now, leaving Cheesa, Tony Vincent, and Erin Martin to re-impress the inscrutable Cee Lo. But later. Right now, it's time to decimate Team Adam…or whatever the Latinate equivalent is for "cutting by one-third."
Kim's weapon of choice is "Spotlight." It's a good song for her, but she doesn't quite have the same verve she showed in the Blind Auditions. In fact, she looks about as close to tears as you can get without openly sobbing. You can't hear it, which is a mercy.
Karla's back onstage with "I Can't Make You Love Me," which is perhaps a bit on-the-nose. She does better than last night, but she's just not in the same league as Yarborough, vocally.
That's all moot though, because Katrina pretty much nails "Don't Speak," and I'm not just saying that because it's one of me and my BFF's go-to karaoke songs. She really just shows some fire that the other two lacked.
The producers bludgeon us to death with Tense Music as Blake, Christina, and Cee Lo all voice their support for Katrina. Such is the power of Gwen Stefani, y'all. Adam sits up poker-straight and gives a Winger Stalling Speech about how great this experience is, how surreal, etc., etc., before mercifully cutting himself off and naming Katrina his Victor.
Karla graciously thanks the behind-the-scenes grunts as well as Adam, which is wonderfully classy. Kim goes the traditional "This was amazing, thanks everyone" route.
Adam (a little adorably, I'll admit it) stumbles through an interview with Christina Milian and disses the room Sprint so lovingly provided, if love is measured in dollars: "It's a little awkward in here. Can we, like, move around or something? Put some music on?" No, apparently that room is full of those odious people who speak only via Twitter.
NEXT: Thanks for attempting to mangle "Your Song," cat-strangler.
Now, for Team Cee Lo:
Tony Vincent does "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," playing up the "I look kind of like a demon" angle. More like "Bad Dreams (Are Made of This)," amirite, y'all? I'm definitely going to have nightmares as a result of this performance. Technically, he's good, and it totally works for him, I'm just… easily creeped out. The audience is screaming, whether from joy or fear, I can't really tell.
Cheesa's up with "All By Myself," an interesting choice that naturally brings Clueless to mind. I haven't been all that impressed with her thus far, but I'm willing to admit she hooked me with this one and finally showed her range in a way that didn't seem forced.
Erin Martin mangles "Your Song" and inspires near-berserker-level rage in me, as I have an enduring fondness for both the original and Moulin Rouge versions of this song, so thanks for attempting to ruin that, cat-strangler.
ADAM SMASH! He's so angry right now: Why did it take this long for them to sing like it was their last chance? He' splutters and picks Cheesa. Blake is similarly impressed with how the Bottom Threes did tonight and chooses Cheesa. (Calling "The Bottom Threes" as a band name, incidentally.) Adam is really stuck on this and interjects again, damn. It's nice that he feels so passionate about this, because at least someone seems to care about the blandness of the last few weeks, but let's all take a deep breath, shall we? Christina inexplicably makes sure Tony's name is Tony before level-headedly agreeing with Blake and Adam about Cheesa.
Cee Lo legitimately feels terrible having to do this, and the crowd is at like three Biebers, you can barely hear him. Finally, Carsonbot is able to quiet the raging hordes. Cee Lo's brain says Tony… but his fluffy white heart says Cheesa. And thus I wearily resign myself to having to pick out all the "Cheese" typos for at least another couple recaps.
At any rate, this isn't about orthographically nonsensical names! It's about voices, and NBC trying desperately to hoard as many viewers as possible before the ratings drought preceding the Olympics. Which is why I'll see y'all back here next week for some more elimination fun.
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Amit Biswas
962: Its Pain Not Poetry - Poem by Amit Biswas
Poet, I was not meant to be,
Pain and despair drove me to,
What I wasn't ever to be
Desired to own a mirage, which told me,
She wasn't one, but a real collage.
But her reality eluded her,
She succumbed and turned unreal,
Dumb I stood, my love splattered all around,
But she wasn't there to help me anymore,
Could not collect myself back, gone was my amour.
Its ok, I accept, hurt I remain, unlikely to heal,
Let forgiveness come soon, before I can forget.,
Me, my memory and my grace of forgiveness,
Are in a race, I wish I won.
Comments about 962: Its Pain Not Poetry by Amit Biswas
Chandan Roy (3/13/2007 12:48:00 PM)
Yes, Amit! We all will win this race.... Pain v/s Poetry...... Poetry always wins! (Report) Reply
Joseph Daly (9/11/2006 6:38:00 AM)
From the title I was expecting some sort of 'pity-me' narrative. Instead I find a narrative flowing with some moving - sometimes, touching- imagery. This is a beautiful piece and is structured very well. (Report) Reply
Tranquil Ocean (9/11/2006 4:42:00 AM)
Maybe you were meant to be a great poet and it was destiny...
The best poetry comes out either when you are at the pinnacle of love or at the nadir.
Good one
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K Fernandes (9/11/2006 2:22:00 AM)
Again i am at a loss for apt words....
cry not your heart out
she is forever gone
blown by winds of change
far out of your reach forever
your heart is broken n bleeding
your soul stolen and scattered
your mind and intellect
your spirit
and your body albeit dust
still remains...
what can you do?
but continue to breathe
though each breath hurts your chest
till dust turns to dust
and perhaps you are gifted release? (Report) Reply
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One Dr. says Fraxel is it! Other says Fraxel Repair benefits don't last after swelling goes down. 57 yr old with lines around the mouth some sun... READ MORE
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I would like to remove/improve my fine lines, around my mouth and eye areas. With all the lasers out there, and information, I am confused which laser... READ MORE
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Project DescriptionFROM THE ARCHITECTS:
Dubai has been chosen as the host of the World Expo in 2020. HOK was the lead designer for a team that developed the master plan for the Expo, which is expected to draw more than 25 million visitors from October 2020 through April 2021.
Dubai's selection – themed "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future" – was announced Nov. 27 by representatives of the 167 Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) member nations. Selected over three cities in Brazil, Russia and Turkey, Dubai will become the first Middle Eastern city to host the event in its 160-year history.
"This win is a testament to the commitment of the UAE citizens to create a prosperous future for their country and region," said Daniel Hajjar, HOK's management principal in Dubai. "We are proud to have been the lead designer of the Expo site and to be associated with producing a winning entry for the UAE so that this great country can continue to boost its reputation on a global stage."
"Dubai's win elevates its status as a global city with world-class infrastructure and highlights its commitment to sustainable energy," added HOK President Bill Hellmuth, AIA.
"This is a well-deserved honor for the UAE," said Tim Gale, PPLI, FRSA, director of planning for HOK in London. "With its mixture of education, innovation and entertainment, the plan reflects the wonderful qualities of Dubai and the form and spirit of a World Expo."
Equidistant from the centres of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the 1,082-acre (438-hectare) Expo site is located next to the new Al Maktoum International Airport and in close proximity to Jebel Ali Port, the third busiest port in the world.
The design features three separate pavilions symbolizing opportunity, sustainability and mobility, with "innovation pods" and "best practice areas" in each thematic zone. These three zones emanate from a central plaza named the Al Wasl, the historic Arabic name for Dubai meaning "the connection." Inspired by the layout of a traditional Arabic "souk," or marketplace, the design places larger pavilions to the perimeter while clustering smaller exhibit spaces toward the center of the site. This creates a smooth pedestrian flow while encouraging interaction among visitors.
The team planned the Expo site and infrastructure to create a new sustainable benchmark for events in the Middle East. An iconic photovoltaic fabric structure covers the main walkways, acting as a solar-powered sun shade and combining with photovoltaic panels on building facades to capture enough sunlight to generate at least half of the Expo's energy requirements onsite. At night, the fabric will be transformed into an illuminated display of lights and digital projections. The boulevards will be shaded by the iconic photovoltaic fabric structure. The smaller connective streets will be protected from the sun through the use of pavilions and strategic landscaping. The transportation plan includes a gondola that links each of the thematic zones and the main entrance while creating an additional viewing experience for visitors. Other sustainable strategies include recycling wastewater, reusing materials and monitoring the carbon footprint.
After the close of the Expo in 2021, three main pavilions – the Welcome Pavilion, the Innovation Pavilion and the UAE Pavilion – will be combined and transformed into a National Museum to celebrate the achievements of the Expo.
HOK teamed with Populous, which provided venue planning, shade structure and participant design guidelines, and Arup, which provided infrastructure and transportation services, on the master plan.
World Expos are generally considered to be among the largest global events, ranking alongside the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup.
For more information, please visit http://www.hok.com/about/news/2013/12/03/dubai-wins-world-expo-2020-bid-with-hok-led-master-plan/


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chmod 755. You need to change the permissions
Everytime i try to install something it wont let me all i get is error /bin/bash: ./Makefile: Permission denied Im still learning all this but what i have tried is changing the bash to 777 and setting up another user account which doesnt work at all. so no matter what im stuck on root and cant install anything
Changing the permissions of /bin/bash are not going to effect anything, when you try to install "anything", do you mean from rpm?
Or are you trying to actually compile?
make install
Simply changing the permissions of the script you are running will not help.;
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