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(TomDispatch) Occupy is now a year old. A year is an almost ridiculous measure of time for much of what matters: at one year old, Georgia O'Keeffe was not a great painter, and Bessie Smith wasn't much of a singer. One year into the Civil Rights Movement, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was still in progress, catalyzed by the unknown secretary of the local NAACP chapter and a preacher from Atlanta -- by, that is, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. Occupy, our bouncing baby, was born with such struggle and joy a year ago, and here we are, 12 long months later.
Occupy didn't seem remarkable on September 17, 2011, and not a lot of people were looking at it when it was mostly young people heading for Manhattan's Zuccotti Park. But its most remarkable aspect turned out to be its staying power: it didn't declare victory or defeat and go home. It decided it was home and settled in for two catalytic months.
More than 100 arrested on Occupy's anniversary
Year later, Occupy in disarray, spirit lives on
Several arrested on Occupy 1-yr anniversary march
Tents and general assemblies and the acts, tools, and ideas of Occupy exploded across the nation and the western world from Alaska to New Zealand, and some parts of the eastern world -- Occupy Hong Kong was going strong until last week. For a while, it was easy to see that this baby was something big, but then most, though not all, of the urban encampments were busted, and the movement became something subtler. But don't let them tell you it went away.
The most startling question anyone asked me last year was, "What is Occupy's 10-year plan?"
Who takes the long view? Americans have a tendency to think of activism like a slot machine, and if it doesn't come up three jailed bankers or three clear victories fast, you've wasted your quarters. And yet hardly any activists ever define what victory would really look like, so who knows if we'll ever get there?
Sometimes we do get three clear victories, but because it took a while or because no one was sure what victory consisted of, hardly anyone realizes a celebration is in order, or sometimes even notices. We get more victories than anyone imagines, but they are usually indirect, incomplete, slow to arrive, and situations where our influence can be assumed but not proven -- and yet each of them is worth counting.
More Than a Handful of Victories
For the first anniversary of Occupy, large demonstrations have been planned in New York and San Francisco and a host of smaller actions around the country, but some of the people who came together under the Occupy banner have been working steadily in quiet ways all along, largely unnoticed. From Occupy Chattanooga to Occupy London, people are meeting weekly, sometimes just to have a forum, sometimes to plan foreclosure defenses, public demonstrations, or engage in other forms of organizing. On August 22nd, for instance, a foreclosure on Kim Mitchell's house in a low-income part of San Francisco was prevented by a coalition made up of Occupy Bernal and Occupy Noe Valley (two San Francisco neighborhoods) along with ACCE, the group that succeeded the Republican-destroyed ACORN.
It was a little victory in itself -- and another that such an economically and ethnically diverse group was working together so beautifully. Demonstrations and victories like it are happening regularly across the country, including in Minnesota, thanks to Occupy Homes. Earlier this month, Occupy Wall Street helped Manhattan restaurant workers defeat a lousy boss and a worker lock-out to unionize a restaurant in the Hot and Crusty chain. (While shut out, the employees occupied the sidewalk and ran the Worker Justice Cafe there.)
In Providence, Rhode Island, the Occupy encampment broke up late last January, but only on the condition that the city open a daytime shelter for homeless people. At Princeton University, big banks are no longer invited to recruit on campus, most likely thanks to Occupy Princeton.
There have been thousands of little victories like these and some big ones as well: the impact of the Move Your Money initiative, the growing revolt against student-loan-debt peonage, and more indirectly the passing of a California law protecting homeowners from the abuse of the foreclosure process (undoubtedly due in part to Occupy's highlighting of the brutality and corruption of that process).
But don't get bogged down in the tangible achievements, except as a foundation. The less tangible spirit of Occupy and the new associations it sparked are what matters for whatever comes next, for that 10-year-plan. Occupy was first of all a great meeting ground. People who live too much in the virtual world with its talent for segregation and isolation suddenly met each other face-to-face in public space. There, they found common ground in a passion for economic justice and real democracy and a recognition of the widespread suffering capitalism has created.
Rebecca Solnit was an antinuclear activist in the 1980s and 1990s, as her 1994 book "Savage Dreams" recounts. The author of "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster," she is currently speaking about disaster, civil society, and utopia in programs with the Free University of New York, the San Francisco Public Library's One City One Book program, and Cal Humanities. This piece originally appeared on TomDispatch. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.


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Forums: Index > Watercooler > New wiki, new rules
Since this is a new wiki, I'd like to get something off my chest that annoyed me about the last one - "SEE WIKIPEDIA ENTRY:".
Do we really need to link to the wikipedia entry for creatures?
(of course this is not an immediate thing, this is more aimed at when things settle into place) - GaaaaaH 14:14, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
- No, I didn't even know it did that on the old wiki... I suppose at some point I should put up a formal policy, but it's not urgent. Surgo 23:15, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


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A clean still is a safe still. Trust me, you don't want your still to develop a dark brown turning into green coloration. Better keep it safe and clean it because even though copper is an easy to work with material, it reacts to oxygen - it oxidizes. It is important to clean the inside of your still before using it the first time and also after every use. The outside can also be cleansed and polished, but it's about aesthetics more than anything. Good news is that you can use some homemade recipes or you can purchase a mixture from the specific stores.
Let's focus first on cleaning the outside of the still. Here are some of the methods I recommend:
1. Mix 1 tbsp. of salt and 1 cup of vinegar with just enough flour to make a paste out of it. Apply the mixture on the outside of the still and wait for about 30 mins. Wash with warm water afterwards and repeat if needed.
2. Cut a lemon in half and dip it into salt and polish the copper using a circular motion. Then rinse with warm water.
3. Use a rag on which you smudged some ketchup. It might sound weird at first, but ketchup's acidity removes the tarnish pretty good. Also, rinse afterwards with warm water.
4. You can also mix ketchup with lemon juice and a bit of tartar cream. Use the paste by scrubbing the copper still and rinse with warm water.
5. Then, there's the chemical option. You can buy some Tarn-X from a depot store, but be cautious to wear gloves, goggles and a mask. Tarn-X is an industrial tarnish remover and smells really awful. The process is basically the same.
But no matter what type of cleaner you use, be sure you rinse the copper properly. Cleaning the outside of the copper still is a temporary solution, because in time, the material will develop a patina either way. For a more natural look, there is always the option of not doing anything and let nature take its course.
When it comes to the inside of the still, it needs regular cleaning to avoid transferring flavors from one lot to another. I admit that after moonshining for a few hours, the last thing I wanna do is to clean after myself. However, rinsing the still with water and drying it completely is enough for everyday clean. Nevertheless, after repeated use, the copper reacts with sulfides so you need to clean the inside of the still periodically to remove the black film reaction and keep the copper surface active. Okay, let's get started! It shouldn't take more than 10 mins cleaning the inside. Fill the still with ½ of gallon of water and scrub the still with a toilet cleaning brush (clean, new one, that you use only for this action). Discard the water and rinse the inside one more time, with clean water. Let it dry really well.
My final thought on this is that taking good care of your copper still will make it lead a long life of producing the finest moonshine, so act responsible!
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Not only does Turlocker Harold George design and lead the creation of 209 Magazine as Creative Director at the Turlock Journal, but he also oversees the variety of other print and web products that the publication puts out. When he's not busy with that, George can often be found working on the multiple comics which he draws, like "I Hate My Kids" and "The Show."
For the second year, a partnership between Friends of the Turlock Public Library, Turlock's dd's Discounts and First Book will give students who otherwise may not have the means to afford books a chance to read at home.
Amid a heat wave that saw temperatures rise to 106 degrees, more than 235,000 people made their way to the Stanislaus County Fair from July 14-23 for the event's 106th year.
Just two weeks ago, 25 cuddly teddy bears served as stars of the Turlock Garden Club's blue ribbon-winning display in the Floriculture exhibit at the Stanislaus County Fair, but on Wednesday, the stuffed animals officially retired from the limelight when the club donated them to Jessica's House, where they will now serve as symbols of comfort for grieving children.
The grand opening of Turlock's expanded Golden Valley Health Center on West Main Street was a cause for celebration Wednesday, but as community members, legislators and City representatives gathered for the ceremony, protestors also arrived in opposition to Congressman Jeff Denham.
Type of business: Dental office
When Turlocker Juan Pineda Sanchez noticed a disturbing trend of vehicular accidents among teenagers while reading the newspaper, the inventor and entrepreneur decided to take matters into his own hands. His latest invention, a board game called Driving Trivia, helps players learn the laws, rules and regulations of driver's education while having fun along the way.
The Turlock Certified Farmers Market just surpassed the halfway mark of its season, which runs through Oct. 14, but new vendors, produce and activities can still be found during the remaining months of the market's second season at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds.
The Turlock community is gearing up to host the 3rd annual Assyrian Festival with authentic foods, historical exhibits, live entertainment and a kids zone.
After purchasing the former Turlock Police Department facility in 2015, construction on the property which will bring new, conveniently-located Water Distribution and Power Operation buildings to the Turlock Irrigation District's Palm Street Operations Complex is well underway, according to an update given to the Board of Directors Tuesday.
Name of business: Heaven Snow
As kids get ready to return to school, local branches of the Stanislaus County Library will hold bookmark and book folding crafts, along with a number of book clubs and programs for adult patrons.
A group of California residents are fed up with unfair representation within the state's government, which they say has led to excessive regulations and over taxation throughout northern counties. The group, a grassroots effort known as the State of Jefferson, hope to create a new state from Northern California to combat these issues, and local advocates hope that Stanislaus County will join the cause.
In as little as six months, residents of Turlock will once again be lacing up their bowling shoes as construction on the highly-anticipated Ten Pin Fun Center is well underway.
A roaring storm of flames ripped through an old Turlock home Tuesday afternoon, leaving it a charred ruin.
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Mayor Gary Soiseth laid down the gauntlet on Turlock's patriotism during his State of the City address in March and the community has responded.
For those already concerned about the spread of West Nile Virus, health officials have added another reason to avoid mosquito bites with the announcement that ...
A 27-year-old Turlock man was killed in a suspected drunk driving collision on Highway 165 on Saturday night.
Inside the Stanislaus State theatre building, a crowd converges into the hall before the Assyrian genocide remembrance.
Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson announced that he will not be seeking re=election when his term comes to a close in 2018.
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Joe Helfrich Named Executive Vice President and General Manager for Brock Grain Systems
Date Posted: August 11, 2014
Milford, INBrock, a leading global grain storage, handling, conditioning and structural systems provider, has announced that Joseph (Joe) Helfrich has been named Executive Vice President and General Manager of Brock Grain Systems, a division of CTB, Inc., according to Doug Niemeyer, President and Chief Operating Officer for CTB.
In his new role, Helfrich will be responsible for leading and providing strategic direction for the global Brock Grain Systems group including oversight of sales, manufacturing and an extensive worldwide network of independent dealers and distributors.
Helfrich has spent most of his career in equipment and heavy machinery.
He served most recently as General Manager of Global Mining at Caterpillar.
His extensive experience includes proficiency in strategy development, business process improvement, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, distribution and customer service operations.
His educational background includes a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Detroit, and a bachelor's degree from Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.
Helfrich is a registered professional engineer and holds six patents as well as Lean Six Sigma certification. Currently a resident of Connecticut, he plans to relocate to the Milford, Indiana, area.
Helfrich moved into the new role following the promotion earlier this year of Niemeyer to President and Chief Operating Officer for CTB by Victor A. Mancinelli, CTB's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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EULAs are a load of crap. We all know this. No one reads them, they can rarely be enforced and are worth nothing in law.
But they do highlight one thing: That you are entering into an agreement.
This is an asymmetrical agreement. Whether it's EA, Valve, or however else you get your games, you are getting service from the service provider. And they are king. (Of their service that they provide).
You have no rights to recieve this service; its provision to you can be terminated at will, without reason.
And that happens. You've heard of the EA bans and the Steam bans. These companies do not have to be reasonable. They do not have to hear you out.
Moreover: These decisions are not made by large, (in)fallible organisations. They are made by people. Customer service people sitting in front of a computer that can ban you at will. No matter if they misunderstand things or get things wrong; they're just doing their job.
All that stands between you and the loss of all those games is some guy just doing their job. You have as much chance of being a 'false positive' as everyone else. You cannot assume that these people are gonna be reasonable with you.
The take-home is that:
It doesn't matter that the EULA contains astoundingly arbitrary reasons for possible bans. Because if they ban you, it can be for anything they like, EULA or no EULA. As arbitrary as they like (and, moreover, they probably won't discuss why they banned you with you)
You can do two things:
1) Hope that you won't ever fall foul of some guy doing their job.
2) Backup your games
Get a large, cheap, external HDD. Whenever you download a Steam/Origin/Greenman/Gamersgate/Gog etc. game, make a backup. Then, whenever Steam, EA, or a game-download site ban you (or go bust) you can just crack your games and play them.


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Thursday, January 30
Anyway I am reposting this card because it says exactly what I feel so I am sending it out to all of you this morning so you will know how much I will miss you. I'll be back in mid Febraury so until then HAPPY STAMPIN!
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- Laura Haffke said...
Hugs Miss Donna! Safe travels. Wish I fit in your suitcase! You will be missed by ME!
- January 30, 2014
- Shelia said...
Please post of all the WARM fun you are having. We will miss you also, if you don't stay in touch. I love me some Donna post!
- January 31, 2014
- Becky said...
This is beautiful.. Have fun on your vacation.
- January 31, 2014
- Diane - email@example.com said...
Donna .... no worries! ENJOY your family!!!! I can't wait to see my grandkids in mid March. I also know how you miss having stamping "Stuff" at hand. When I am traveling for work (a lot) all I can think of is getting home and stamping... then I get home and I'm brain dead!!! Oh well. Family never changes... I miss them daily! Hugs.
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MELBOURNE Heart coach John Aloisi says his team must win its clash with Perth at AAMI Park on Saturday if it is to achieve its ambition to play in the A-League finals.
''We feel that we need to win at home,'' Aloisi said.
''We feel we need to be beating teams around us and Perth Glory are one of those teams.''
Some of the sting has been lost from Melbourne's attack through the loss of Josip Tadic (toe), who will be replaced by striker Eli Babalj.
Its defence, though, has been boosted by the addition of former Glory defender Jamie Coyne, who will be out to fill the gap left by Simon Colosimo (calf).
Heart will also miss Fred (quad), Dylan Macallister (adductor) and Mate Dugandzic (foot), while left-back Sam Mitchinson has been troubled by a quad strain.
Aloisi said enforced changes were nothing new for the club this season.
''We have been dealing with that for most of the season, that we've lost important players at crucial times,'' he said.
''But we've got players coming back in and we've just signed Jamie Coyne, so he'll help us out.
''We still believe that our squad is good enough to put anyone out there and get a result.''
Aloisi said Glory attacker Shane Smeltz must be subdued.
The Heart is seventh and Perth is on the bottom of the ladder. The top six make the finals, which will begin on April 5. AAP


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PUPILS at Avon Valley College in Durrington will be getting on their bikes and scooters next week as part of a national scheme to get more children active.
Sustainable transport charity Sustrans has launched this year's Big Pedal, a national competition through which schools get points for the more pupils who make journeys by bike or scooter.
The inter-school competition, which will run from Monday until March 14, was launched in 2009. Research shows that nearly half of all children want to be able to cycle to school, but only four per cent actually do. The aim of the Big Pedal is to engage children in cycling and scooting to school in a fun way so they will continue to do so after the competition finishes.
Collette Harries from the school said: "We're really excited to be taking part in the Big Pedal. We hope that by encouraging our children to cycle and scoot to school over the next two weeks we will see a reduction in congestion and pollution around the school gates and help the children feel healthier and happier."
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BWW Reviews: 700 SUNDAYS is a must-see in Minneapolis
Outside Minneapolis, we're known as a theatre-loving town. For good reason: Hits like THE LION KING did their pre-Broadway runs here to great success. That fact was not lost on one Mr. Billy Crystal, who chose the city to do his exclusive pre-Broadway run before a soon-to-be-triumphant return to the bright lights of Broadway of his one-man show, 700 SUNDAYS. The packed house at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Historic State Theatre certainly did not disappoint Crystal last night; and Crystal charmed the pants off the loving, laughing crowd.
From the first moment Crystal takes the stage, you're either laughing hysterically or shedding tears over the poignant tale of the untimely passing of his father or his mother's death later in life. From Crystal's birth (literally, he replicates that for you), through his All-American and immigrant-influenced childhood, his crazy/funny/talented relatives and his first heartbreak, he's got you in stitches. If you did not study up and learn before-hand about the unique life he led in the ordinary town of Long Beach near NYC, you'll soon learn how he's connected to Billie Holiday, "Rock Around the Clock," and Kareem Abdul-Jabaar among others. And you'll quickly gather where his character influences came from as he tells you the story of his lifetime.
Crystal's expressive facial expressions, which earned him the nickname "Face" as a child, and his ability to do imitations and entertain his family were cultivated by his father from the age of five. Though the senior Mr. Crystal was only around until young Billy was age 15, the profound influence on his son's life is keenly felt in this show. It's also seen: through his father's home 8mm movies and family photographs projected on innovative screens on stage replica of his childhood home, the Crystal family album is a rich history for all who see 700 SUNDAYS. You forget it's a one-man show as the images of his life join him as characters in the show. Crystal also does, as you'd expect, some mean impressions of various people in his life, weaving more characters throughout the 2+ hour performance that make the action come alive. You don't think for a moment about the fact that you're watching one middle-aged guy on stage the entire time as it feels like a cast of many.
This is a show not to be missed by any theatre-loving Minneapolitan or anyone within driving distance because, not only was it funny as hell, it has more heart than you know what to do with. And it may be the only time you'll get to see it so close to home, or ever. A one-man show that's built around the man doing the show has a limited shelf-life. While Crystal has performed 700 SUNDAYS from NYC to Sydney, only 14 other cities have had the opportunity to see it. While he may just keep doing this until he cannot get up on stage and do fart jokes (they ARE pretty funny) any longer, you just don't want to take a chance and miss something like this. Don't delay - with only four more shows in Minneapolis through Saturday, Oct. 26, there won't be any Sundays here, and the tickets are nearly sold out.
Next stop: Broadway.
Ticket info:
Tickets prices range from $51 to $134, depending on seating preference, and are subject to change. Additional fees may apply. Tickets may be purchased in person at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 55402), online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, through Ticketmaster by calling 800.982.2787 or by visiting a Ticketmaster Ticket Center. Groups of 10 or more should call 612.373.5665 for information and reservations.
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Telling You Stuff You Already Knew, But With Different Words!
July 5th, 2012 • Issue 169 • You'd be crazy not to listen!
Reform and change
It was the winds of change that wafted through the UnSignpost office this week, at least that's what we assume the smell is. This week's topic of change is the ever popular Vote for Sysops/Sandwiches. What's wrong with it? It's not good enough that's what.
VFS has always been something of an old standby for the UnSignpost, it has drama, it has thrills, it has the invariable abuse of power and crushing of dissenting opinions. It has everything that made Uncyclopedia what it is today. With so many positives- did we mention the abuse of power? The drama? With so many positives it is hard to believe that anyone would ever wish to be rid of VFS, but it seems there is always one bold revolutionary desperate to spoil everybody else's fun.This week's bold revolutionary role is played jointly by Saberwolf116 and Lyrithya. Shocking really, after all Lyrithya always seemed so happy with how everything on Uncyclopedia was run and hasn't tried to change a thing since she got here. She favours scrapping VFS altogether and introducing a system similar to that used on Wikipedia. This correspondent would like to share the advice of his estranged father with Lyrithya: "If you like Wikipedia so much why don't you go and live there?".
Saberwolf116 meanwhile is a splendid well-meaning fellow who has no idea that it is in fact quicksand full of shards of broken glass that he has unwittingly stepped into. Saberwolf proposes a system similar to a discussion board where everyone discusses and agrees who is the best candidate for the job, they are then appointed and begin doing a splendid job, perhaps while we are all living in Saberwolf's fantasy world we could all visit the Marshmallow planet and grow enormous beards. Saberwolf had this to say about his plans to abolish the voting: "Let's vote", so he is off to a good start.
Lyrithya meanwhile proposes that we let people nominate themselves at any time and if they're good enough we make them an administrator, it's a good idea and it works on wikipedia, but so would Aztec human sacrifice if the arbitration committee suggested it.
Sycamore also appears to be formulating a system based on letting the administrators decide everything until the final stage which the UnSignpost is sure will go down a storm amongst a group who feel that letting administrators' votes count double in the first stage of the current VFS is a breathtaking abuse of position and power, which can only have been instituted on the instruction of Satan and his demonic minions.
The discussion continues on the forum, though based on the current state of affairs you are unlikely to be made an administrator unless your mum is "ghey", which means RAHB is safer than anybody.
On a lighter note Qzekrom suggests an article feedback tool be added to the bottom of articles so people can rate the article, some may remember we scrapped a scoring system for articles because "Nobody ever uses the thing". Anybody wishing to let an author know about the ghey-ness of their mum or how terrible their article is are encouraged to make use of the talk page, or have a go at using Pee Review, that's why most people use it.
Yes, the Poo Lit Surprise competition has concluded. There was a tremendous amount of ceremony as Zombiebaron closed the competition having completed all his adding up. It was something of a news item in of itself that there were no ties and a clear winner was found in every single category. The grand champion was Modusoperandi who wrote a splendid article about the Slender Loris. You should read it, you should vote for it. You should vote for everything and anything.
The competition runner-up was Thekillerfroggy who successfully came second more than everybody else. He must be very proud. He wrote HowTo:Meet women, which is quite ironic when you think about it, he also wrote Freezer, which isn't ironic, even if you think about it. You should nominate these articles and then vote on them. Shabidoo's retro week idea that we thoroughly ridiculed the other week sits sickeningly on the Village Dump flaunting its garish imagery and mocking the forum's otherwise sombre tone. This forum still exists despite the issue it was created to challenge having been resolved, though it does seem to be nearing the record for the most votes on a single forum topic.
Finally, the top 3 of the month has moved to the forum because it is easier to vote on it by phone. If we are altering things to make them easier to edit from a phone we should probably move the entire wiki into a forum.
Happy Thursday!
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July 19th, 2012 • Issue 170 • Got Wood?
Fancy a Bone?
"The latest meme is Template:Boner." Qzekrom blared into the press room last Thursday. We here in the UnSignpost office were absolutely beside ourselves, if we wanted people to tell us the news we'd open a hotline, a suggestion precluded by our lack of a phone, money or staff. So it came down to a straight choice between considering the reaction and the effect of the new MediaWiki Upgrade and the featuring of a template whose entirety is a very poor drawing of a penis. Naturally, we chose the one that included the smallest amount of penis: Template:Boner.
This template is apparently the best thing since sliced bread, and you can use it in practically the same ways; you can spread it with butter and serve it to your friends as a surprise, you can dunk it into egg and, most importantly, consume it with jam. The template stormed to feature status with 23 votes for, which, coincidentally is the same number of votes cast on VFH throughout the whole of March.
Nothing it seems mobilises Uncyclopedians better than a penis. The size of the penis in the template may account somewhat for its popularity*. Qzekrom does have a point, and a worrying obsession with css and javascript and all those uninteresting things whose only real function is to produce unnecessary work like page editing and the graphical interface. If you share these interests then you can easily head to one of the many forums he has created to discuss them, if on the other hand you are short on time because of the job you have to go to and be miserable at for fifty hours a week then you can always go to VFH and vote one of of the many penis related articles that Uncyclopedia has to offer.
The VFH vote is being called "The third most rigged VFH in the history of Uncyclopedia", losing out to some votes that were actually rigged one must assume. Anybody wishing to rig their own vote has only to head onto IRC and start asking if anybody is "up for lulz" today and then simply pitching their idea as "This great thing I found". If you are struggling then feel free to ask Frosty who is the mastermind behind the present craze for boners. Not that anybody is particularly surprised.
Have a bonerific week!
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A Song of Ice and Fire
Isn't that the story of the human heart? The fight between fear and passion, between kindness and meanness, between pwn3d and pwnz0r? It's always two forces, at constant war with one another, until the heart stops beating. But then again, it is but one heart amongst many, and so the war goes on for years and years, with ice winning and then losing, and then fire winning, and then losing. And the efforts of the great men who built this wonderful civilization before us have always striven to achieve the balance between these ubiquitous opposites. For ice shall freeze us, and fire shall burn us, but the middle component, the in-between, nourishes us. And the in-between component I speak of, is water.
We always speak of following the middle path, of moderation, of not going to extremes. Well, water is the epitome of moderation! How queer is it, that if you heat a bucket of ice over fire you get water, but only if the ice is heated IN MODERATION! Indeed, water has always given us the best of both worlds! When ice was melted by the fire from the sun, the resultant water ended up becoming the very medium in which the first living organisms thrived! Is it a coincidence that even after all these years of evolution and extinction, 70% of the body weight of man is still water? Is it a coincidence that no living being (except for dormant-ass seedlings) can survive for long without a regular hit of H2O to keep it alive?
I think not. Water is always straddling the middle path between ice and fire. Unlike ice, we can swallow it without it clogging our windpipe, and unlike fire, it won't burn our dear skin if we touch it. And water always nourishes us, keeps us alive and well! We all rose from the water, and to the water returns all our piss and shit! People have always wondered, what is the middle path? What is the balance we all seek? I say, the balance is water. The middle path is water! The answer to all conflicts and dilemmas that plague our life- is WATER!
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Painting by Numbers
This week some of Uncyclopedia's greatest and not so great have spent some time watching Uncyclopedia pass by without them. This is the news that Wikia has taken the momentous decision to lock out the vast majority of the active administrators and half the users.
Problems began at 11:20 UTC on the 24th of July when Socky discovered that he was unable to access a few select features of his account; logging in being the most obvious. Banished to the realm of numbers Socky went to the forums and told everyone else. It soon became apparent that nobody could log in, except for Bizzeebeever, who "made the software his bitch" by pressing the log in button more than even wikia had anticipated. As everyone sat on the forum and debated just how angry and indignant this news should make them, a wikia representative was dispatched to the forum to pour oil on troubled waters, suggesting that Uncyclopedians "Return to causing world suffering or burning me in effigy".
But burning effigies of Wikia staff members would have to wait as it became evident that, following the initial lock out of everybody, the adminstrator database had somehow been lost when it was being carried to a new building, or something like that. The administrator magic then gushed into the ground and caused a giant peach to grow outside Wikia headquarters.
This condemned the administrators to a long evening of moaning on the Uncyclopedia IRC channel, where another Wikia representative awaited with nothing but a can do attitude and a lack of information about the problem to ensure that everybody remained as irritated as possible. Even worse than that, following a great deal of moaning somebody started off UnTrivia, forcing everybody through an evening of anagrams and obscure song lyrics.
At the time of going to press only Thekillerfroggy appears to have been able to force his way through the log in procedure to use admin tools while users who could log in took full advantage of the absence of any administrators to fill the forum with appalling alternatives to fixing the problem. It would seem that, at present, the only solution is to make a new account and then curry favour with TKF, the only way to do this being fellatio or copious helpings of wang. 188.8.131.52 had this to say about the outage: "Zombiebaron.... FU WIKIA". 126.96.36.199 reported a similar feeling saying "Ahahahahahahahahah...god dammit, why can't I log in?".
As we enter a second day with all the admins locked out something novel occurs to me; I can watch Uncyclopedia, and I can shag the sheep, but I don't want to if nobody knows it was me.
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The developer has just launched an iOS 7-ready version of the tweak in Cydia called AutoOK7, and this tweak does the same thing that AutoOK did, but it has been re-written from the ground up with iOS 7 compatibility in mind.
With the tweak installed, when you enter your text-based passcode on the Lock Screen, you can skip the step of tapping on the "Done" button completely. Instead, once you've correctly entered your text-based passcode, your iOS device will unlock automatically.
The tweak adds a preferences pane to the Settings application where you can enable and disable the tweak on demand. Here, you will also need to enter your text-based passcode in the text box so that the tweak knows when you've entered the correct passcode on your Lock Screen and can help you bypass the "Done" button:
The tweak works like a charm, and if you like the idea of being able to skip the seemingly unnecessary step, AutoOK7 is available in Cydia's BigBoss repository for 99¢. AutoOK7 is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit iOS 7 devices. The original AutoOK is still available for free in Cydia's BigBoss repository, but it only supports iOS 6 and earlier. AutoOK7 supports iOS 7 and earlier.
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Insurance Review Part Of Supervisor Meeting
Oskaloosa, Iowa – After a moment of silence, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors approved the agenda for the meeting, then the previous meeting's minutes, with one change made to those.
Judy Funk, with Heartland Insurance, visited with the Supervisors in regards to the county's insurance coverage and rates for the upcoming year. Items of coverage such as vehicles were down because there are fewer vehicles in the county's fleet. The special coverage for equipment is also down for those vehicles because the number of covered vehicles is down to four from six. Special coverage includes equipment like computers installed in cars for things like law enforcement, or specialty cameras.
Also reviewed was workers compensation for the county, of which rates have remained stable.
Reviewed next was the 28E agreement with County Life. County Life runs and administrates the 'County Home' on behalf of the county. This years agreement was nearly the same as last years, with an increase in cost being passed along to County Life because of a liability insurance rate increase.
Mahaska County Sanitarian Eric Dursky said, during his report to the Supervisors, that he is looking at the ordinance on cleaning up dogs running loose in the county, as the instances of dog bites has been on the rise. He also reported that the septic projects along Carbanado Road will be reaching its conclusion in the near future.
Ryan Schlabauth, Kalona City Administrator, and Jody Bailey, an Environment and Community Planning Consultant for Kalona, spoke to the board about the English River Watershed Management agreement.
Schlabauth and Bailey explained that the purpose of the agreement is to eventually help qmitigate flooding along English River. The group works with the Iowa Flood Center that is located in Iowa City and is looking to build a coalition of counties and cities in an effort to gain grant funding in order to help protect property along that watershed and river.
Supervisor Greg Gordy expressed concerns about legal responsibility that could crop up while part of a 28E agreement. Supervisor Mike Vander Molen didn't see it as a risk, saying it would be an agreement that would help the group gain access to grants. Supervisor Mark Doland wanted to further research the agreement.
The board also heard a request from Karie Foster, Administrator of Mahaska County Veterans Affairs, who sent a request to the Supervisors for a pay increase. Gordy explained that he believed the request for the pay increase, loosely based upon the increase granted to the assistant county attorney, didn't apply.
Doland disagreed saying, "I don't find it to be an outlandish request." The pay increase would have been based upon what other Veterans Affairs administrators are paid.
Vander Molen believed that such a request would be best reviewed during budget time. With the lack of a motion, the Supervisors moved on to the next item.
Changes to the county dental plan were approved with an effective date of January 1, 2014.
Also, changes to the COBRA/FMLA happened when the Supervisors agreed to outsource the administration of those personnel responsibilities to First Administrators. This was done because of the increasing complexity of rules associated with those programs. The cost incured by the county would be $1000.00 for the FMLA program and a monthly billed charge of $1.10 per employee per month for the COBRA administration.
The Area 15 RPC Articles of Agreement & Bylaws was voted down because of language in the agreement.
The next meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be July 1, 2013 in the third floor conference room at the Mahaska County Courthouse.


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Bombers QB Max Hall continues to show steady improvement as he gets more and more comfortable with the CFL game and offensive co-ordinator Marcel Bellefeuille's offence. Hall completed 17 of 32 attempts for 257 yards and didn't turn the ball over, but he left the game late in the fourth quarter after taking a hard hit from Marcus Ball.
The Bombers defence got shredded by Argos QB Ricky Ray in record-breaking fashion, but DB Demond Washington was at least involved, registering nine tackles and forcing a fumble by Argos receiver Jason Barnes on the Winnipeg four-yard line.
Bombers placekicker Sandro DeAngelis has been shaky at times down the stretch this season, but he did everything asked of him on this night -- hitting on both his field-goal attempts, including a season-long of 47 yards.
100 Bombers offensive tackle Glenn January made his 100th CFL start Thursday night.
21-of-22 Argos QB Ricky Ray was as close to perfect in the first half as you could get without actually pulling it off, misfiring just once in the first two quarters.
330 For the third consecutive week, the Bombers eclipsed the 300-yard plateau on offence, something they'd failed to do for seven straight weeks leading up to the current streak.
97 With three more defensive tackles Thursday night, Bombers linebacker Henoc Muamba is now just three tackles shy of 100 this season -- a career high, by far.
1st The win over Winnipeg improved Toronto to 11-6 and clinches first place in the East Division for the Argos.
It's tough to generate much in the way of fan enthusiasm in a cavernous stadium on a night that saw the Argos announce a crowd of just 18,478, which was in reality barely a fraction of that.
Canadian football hasn't worked in a long time in Toronto -- and it still isn't.
QB Max Hall (hip), DB Desia Dunn (ankle) and DL Mike McAdoo (shoulder) all left the game with injuries and didn't return.
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Web-based survey to assist high school economics students
First day of the meetings, the most outstanding use of technology in the classroom today has to go to Alan Krueger, Princeton University and NBER, for his paper "Using a Web-based Questionnaire as an Aide for High School Economics Instruction." Krueger provides a questionnaire online at the Princeton survey research center that HS economics instructors can assign to their class. In a few days the center sends the instructor a full report of what the students reported. The survey provides response date for classroom discussion on various economics principles. I think it is a wonderful idea
I think it is also a good tip for every day use at the university level. I can create a survey in WebCT (as I am sure the Blackboard schools can too) and have my students take it, then follow up with my students on why they chose these answers and use their responses to engage the students. Mike Nelson and I have done this as part of a larger research project where we were trying to get a baseline of student's economic awareness, but we did not go on to use it in class. Perhaps I should. Read Krueger, you will like it.


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According to a police spokesperson, the LAPD responded to a call to restaurant Dave and Buster's after the 'Boyfriend' singer was involved in a phone incident, but no one was arrested.
Justin Bieber apparently can't stay out of trouble. Officer Sara Faden of the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed on Monday, August 25 that the LAPD went to a popular restaurant at around 9.30 P.M. following a call reporting that the Canadian heartthrob was involved in a phone incident.
According to the police, a fan used her phone to take a video of the "Baby" hitmaker when he was at Dave & Buster's in the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard, at the Hollywood & Highland Center. The star's bodyguard then asked to see the video, but the fan declined. The officers left after making sure that no crime was committed. "There's been no fight, no scuffle and no crime occurred," the rep said.
The pop star allegedly was also involved in a phone-snatching incident a few months ago. Back in May, a woman claimed that Bieber tried to steal her phone when they were at the San Fernando Valley course. The case was later dropped.
Bieber recently pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and careless driving as a part of a plea deal for his Miami Beach arrest in January. He then was ordered to attend anger management course, pay a fine and make charitable donation, and was put on a probation.


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Today is the last day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's national event being held at The Forks, but it doesn't mean everything is over. It's a new beginning for all of us.
Now it's up to all Canadians to take the opportunity to understand a sad era in our history, as well as see the resilience that now exists in the aboriginal community.
The TRC events aren't just about residential school students and staff sharing their stories, or a chance to enjoy cultural activities. It's also about moving forward together and building a relationship between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people by acknowledging what was once never discussed.
For those who are doubtful or not familiar with it, the United Nations defines genocide "as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, and e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group."
These things happened at residential schools.
For more than 100 years, a cultural genocide was waged against First Nations children and its aftermath continues to send shockwaves through our communities today. Just read the newspaper, take a ride down Main Street, look at our Child and Family Services agencies, our jails, or pay a visit to the local youth centre and you'll see the damage is far-reaching.
Healing doesn't happen overnight. But there is hope. Many began healing years ago, but it may take generations to erase the damage that's been done to us, as well as the damage we've inflicted on each other.
The TRC events weren't without criticism from the aboriginal community either. Some groups felt it was a whitewashing of the crimes that occurred at those schools, and that the perpetrators of those crimes should be held criminally responsible.
One of the more important things to come out of the event was students talking about the children that never went home; who died at residential schools and were buried -- often in unmarked graves -- near the schools. They could number in the thousands and deserve further investigation.
Still others felt the TRC event was a waste of money that would be better spent on residential school healing programs that are now running out of cash.
And not all survivors had the same experience or are willing to share their memories, but that's alright. Some survivors weren't able to come because of financial or health issues.
All these points are valid, yet the TRC cannot possibly satisfy them all. Many of those points are similar to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that was held in South Africa after the fall of apartheid. The TRC cannot solve everything.
The brunt of the work must be done by all of us. The discussion has begun and we must continue to talk about it. This is why other TRC events -- six more nationally -- will be held over the next few years.
Maybe with increased awareness, further funding for healing initiatives can be found, especially for remote communities.
Hearing those voices before they are gone forever is of the utmost importance.
We cannot stop now, or ever go back to that dark place where we once considered a race of people to be inferior to another. We must learn from the past for the good of all.
Colleen Simard is a Winnipeg writer.


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A 30-year-old Gordon man was killed in a car crash in Wanniassa on Wednesday, one of 11 road accidents across the territory in 24 hours.
The man's black Subaru Impreza crashed sideways into a tree at the corner of Sternberg Crescent and Houston Street about 4pm.
ACT Ambulance were called to the scene, but the man was already dead.
Sergeant Rod Anderson said the man was the only person in the car at the time and he had died on impact.
He said speed and the wet weather appeared to have been possible factors in the accident.
''It looks like a high-speed impact, but that will be determined by our crash investigation team,'' he said.
Sternberg Crescent and Houston Street remained closed until almost 9pm as police investigated the scene.
The parents of the driver had not yet been notified on Wednesday night, although some members of his family had been told.
Sergeant Anderson said ACT drivers had to remember to take care in the wet conditions forecast for the rest of the week.
''This is another reminder for people to slow down in the wet weather,'' he said. ''Drive to the conditions.''
Police said they were not releasing the man's identity at this time.
He is the fifth person to die on ACT roads this year and the third in March.
The fatal crash was one of eight accidents on Wednesday, resulting in a number of road closures.
The ACT received almost constant drizzle on Wednesday, with about five millimetres falling by 9 o'clock last night.
Rain caused a number of other accidents, including a two-car collision in Majura that affected traffic in the area.
There were two accidents in Tuggeranong, three in the city, two in Belconnen and one each in Weston Creek, Spence, Fychwick and Queanbeyan. The collisions began at 8am Wednesday and the last was reported about 6.30am on Thursday, with a single-car crash on Kuringa Drive in Spence.
A spokesman for the ACT Emergency Services Agency said there were no serious injuries in the other accidents across Canberra.


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The meltdown in the subprime mortgage markets began the week of August 10, 2007. The stock market was down over 100 points that Friday. Bullish numbers in the USDA report were ignored as selling hit the stock market and commodity markets hard.
Let's review the short-term impact and events of the past few months and consider what is to come.
- On August 16, the 350-point drop in the Dow Jones took corn and soybean prices down nearly the limit before end users and commercials stepped in to buy the lower-priced grains. (See the soybeans weekly chart at right and note the mid-August subprime low).
- European, Japanese, and Australian central banks stepped in on August 16 and 17 to provide $320 billion in liquidity to the U.S. banking system to keep an equity meltdown from spreading throughout the world.
- The Federal Reserve Board dropped short-term interest rates .5% in an emergency meeting August 17.
- In October and December, short-term interest rates were cut by .25% with short-term interest rates now down one percent since August. Odds favor several additional cuts in the Fed fund rate in early 2008.
- Lower short-term interest rates dropped the U.S. dollar by 8% from August 2007 into the fourth quarter of 2007.
- The Dow Jones rallied from the August low to an October high before chopping lower into the fourth quarter of 2007. (See the Dow Jones Daily chart) Equity prices will struggle until this mortgage mess is cleaned up.
- Lower short-term interest rates and the potential for a slowdown in the U.S. housing market dropped home and farm real estate mortgages by .5% in the last six months. Odds favor lower rates for at least the first six months of 2008. As long as the rally in 10-year T-notes continues, mortgage rates will keep dropping.
Greed. The huge increase in urban real estate values created an atmosphere of home and condo prices moving higher forever. The mortgage industry began making creative (high-risk) mortgages based on the profit they could make instead of making mortgages a borrower could pay. These mortgages were packaged and given new names like collateralized debt obligations (CDO) or structured investment vehicles, then sold to Wall Street firms. These firms made billions packaging the mortgages into securities and then trading them.
When inappropriate mortgages were made and the real estate market began to fall, the default rate started to increase on the high-risk mortgages. As home values fell sharply lower, defaults increased.
Valuing CDO became difficult and at times impossible. Buyers disappeared, and the investments became impossible to trade or sell.
When the leveraged hedge funds and investment firms began to sell, values spiraled down. Firms with billion-dollar margin calls couldn't liquidate CDO, so they sold out of their long commodity positions.
Over $100 billion has been lost in this derivative market, mainly by banks and investment funds throughout the world.
Is the subprime crisis over? I don't think so. Odds favor another round of defaults and write-downs in the first and second quarters of 2008. In May and June 2008, the largest number of borrowers will see their interest rates jump substantially higher on subprime home mortgages.
After a 20-year rally in the urban real estate market, it's unrealistic to think the correction will take less than six months. The indicators I work with suggest a potential low in the housing market and securities by August to November of 2008.
- All this is negative to the U.S. dollar. It will likely take additional Federal Reserve intervention to keep the large U.S. banks liquid.
- Commodity prices will likely work higher as investors review the return on commodity prices over the last decade compared to equity markets.
- Farm real estate values will continue higher as investors factor in higher commodity prices and the trend in farm real estate prices.
- Farmland real estate mortgages are now available at rates equal to or less than home mortgages.
- Inflation will likely increase as extra liquidity and higher commodity prices ripple through the economy.
Stay disciplined in your grain sales. The global and U.S. fundamentals are positive, but if the equity market drops hard, that selling carries over into the grain markets.
Be cautious in farm real estate. A lot of commodity cycles are 28 to 30 years low-to-low and high-to-high. You don't want to buy into this rally 28 years after the last major high.
Avoid variable interest rates. As inflation increases, investors will demand higher interest rates on long-term bonds. This will increase real estate mortgage rates. Use any additional drop in long-term rates in early 2008 to lock in lower rates.
The meltdown in the subprime mortgage markets began the week of August 10, 2007. The stock market was down over 100 points that Friday. Bullish numbers in the USDA report were ignored as selling hit the stock market and commodity markets hard.


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Kim Kardashian shared a personal portrait of herself, Kanye and their beautiful daughter North on her Instagram.
"My everything," Kim captioned the photo.
The couple were married at the Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. All three wore custom Givenchy designs.
Sister Khloé Kardashian shared a picture too – see it below!


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Nina DunayClass: Junior
Position: M
Height: 5-6
Previous School: Broad Run HS
Hometown: Ashburn, Va.
2012 (So.):
• Played in 15 games
• Started 10 contests
• Finished third on the team in points (35), goals (27), assists (8) and shots on goal (38)
• Tied for second on the squad with 49 shots
• Tallied four goals on March 14 against George Mason
• Recorded a six point (four goals, two assists) performance against Presbyterian College on April 15
• Notched four point games against LIU Brooklyn (March 8) George Mason (March 14) and Presbyterian College (May 5)
• Finished 6 of 10 on free position shots
2011 (Fr.):
• Started in the first six games of the 2011 season, before missing the rest of the year due to injury
• Made an instant impact, scoring five goals in first collegiate game against St. Francis (Pa.) (March 1), helping Liberty to an 11-10 victory
• Posted six goals in the team's next contest against Monmouth (March 6), which set the Liberty program record for goals in a game
• Totaled 21 goals in six games, along with six assists to average 4.5 points per game
• Converted on five of seven free position attempts, while also picking up nine ground balls and 15 caused turnovers
• Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Broad Run High
• Played at midfield
• Named Rookie of the Year her freshman season
• Earned first team all-district honors her junior year
• Tabbed first team all-region her senior season
• Daughter of Kevin Dunay and Cass Jordan
• Intends to major in kinesiology with plans to become an athletic trainer upon graduation
• Birthday is Oct. 25


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Every jeans-loving woman out there knows what it feels like to find a nice pair of jeans that is not only comfortable, but also looks stunning/flattering. But you don't have such experiences every day, which is what makes many women go for the same style and the same brand, over and over again. If you are a denim lover, you need to look at jeans shopping as an investment in itself. Which is why you should try to save money on it just the way you'd do with your other clothing.
While you can always use something like the Bebe promo code to get a discount on your jeans shopping, here are a few simple tips to keep in mind when you need to buy a new pair of blue jeans...
Choose Dark
Did you know that "washed out jeans" happen to be literally washed out? Jeans manufacturers don't simply put them in a washing machine with some bleach. Most harsh chemicals that tend to soften and as well as degrade the jeans fabric can actually age the denim. So be practical and save money by buying darker jeans that are less treated. You'll find that they actually last longer.
Shop Off-Season
Don't we just love getting away from those jeans in the summer season and going for some nice cooler shorts? It's not just you, even the retailers are aware of this. Since blue jeans sales rise high in late summer, you should take advantage of the "off-season" period and save more than a few bucks on your shopping. And don't worry about missing out on hot-jeans-trend because blue jeans trends tend to move slow.
Search Online for Smart Deals
There are many ways you can find better deals online with a bit of searching. For example, you can go through NerdWallet's Black Friday deals to find the kind of discount offer you're looking for. Besides that, many online jeans stores broadcast exclusive offers to their customers via email and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Leveraging these offers [coupons or codes] lets you reduce the price on the jeans you're buying. You may also get one of those "buy one get one free" offers too. So keep track of your favorite retailers to see if they have any offers running.
Consider Thrift Stores
If you have the patience, you can hit gold with thrift stores as far as your jeans shopping is concerned. Most of the time it's kind of a "hit and miss" with the thrift stores but if you are perseverant in your approach you can consistently strike lucky. If you shop on weekly or a monthly basis then add thrift store shopping to your regimen. If you find a good deal, don't stop. Keep looking because there are times when you're able to find several good pair of jeans in just a single trip.
The idea here is to stay focused on finding the best and keep pushing until you find it. Once you get used to thrift store shopping, you'll find it easier to find better deals.


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66050 San Salvo (Chieti)
DENSO MANUFACTURING ITALIA S.p.A. opened its doors to the public in the town of San Salvo in November 2001. DENSO acquired an 80 percent share of Magneti Marelli S.p.A.'s Rotating Machines Division in April 1999. At the end of 2001 DENSO became 100% owner of Magneti Marelli Manufacturing, that was founded in 1972.
In 2009 DENSO purchased a die-casting facility in Barberino di Mugello (Florence) in which all of their foundry operations were consolidated.
DENSO Manufacturing Italia S.p.A achieved acreditation to the ISO TS 16949 for the first time in April 2001 and achieved the ISO 14001 Environmental Management standard in May 2003.
San Salvo, one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in central Italy, has a name for development, progress and industrialisation. The plant has two divisions: starters and alternators, and small motors.
- Business activities:
Manufacture and sale of starters, alternators and small motors
- Incorporated: 1972
(formerly Magneti Marelli Manufacturing)
- Managing Director:
Mr. H. Koga
- Number of employees:
1129 (as of March 31, 2016)
DENSO in Europe
DENSO offers truly exceptional opportunities for talented individuals to become part of a regional team of around 15,500 Associates.
DENSO Corporation is one of the world's largest automotive components suppliers with headquarters in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan.
DENSO has facilities all over the world including significant operations in North and South America, China, India and Southeast Asia.
We have been established in Europe since 1973, and our regional headquarters is in Weesp, near Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
DENSO has steadily expanded its European operations both through the establishment of new greenfield manufacturing operations in Spain, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey, the UK and Morocco and through the acquisition of operations in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and Portugal.
Careers with DENSO
In line with DENSO Spirit values (Credibility, Foresight and Collaboration), the involvement of our Associates in all processes of the company is fundamental. People are the asset that can make the difference when achieving results. .
Teamwork and collaboration, together with individual development represent the basis of this dynamic organization. Particular attention is paid to training and education, both as support to career plans and as knowledge sharing.
Working for DENSO Manufacturing Italia means experiencing the best practices in manufacturing and logistic processes. Engineering and corporate functions can provide opportunities at the highest levels as a company.
In DENSO you can find a good working environment, multicultural exchange opportunities and interesting linkages within DENSO's international network. Specialist and managerial career paths give room for individual development based on personal attitudes and abilities.
Working for DENSO
DENSO Manufacturing Italia combines advanced technology with high standards of quality and service, in line with customers requirements. Associates work as ONE TEAM.
Promoting effective communication among associates, independently from roles and responsibilities helps the work environment.
You will be part of a leading company that cares for the diversity of culture, nationality, age and gender of our associates throughout our business.
In DENSO our approach to our work is "kaizen oriented" meaning that we are always challenging further improvements and we are never satisfied with targets reached.


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"Houma Airport is a gem of an aviation facility that has not ever been fully exploited from a general aviation standpoint," said Duke Williams, co-owner of FBO Houma Jet Center. Williams opened the Louisiana FBO almost two years ago, and getting into the business happened as it does with so many other FBOs: the FBO owner operated a business aircraft and saw an opportunity in the FBO sector. Flying around the U.S. in the company Premier I, Williams, a former Naval aviator, figured that he could build a competitive FBO at Houma's underutilized airport. "We own and operate our own aircraft," he said, "and I wanted to take the best of everything we encountered in our travels and put that into our FBO."
What Williams tried to do was imbue Houma Jet Center with a "home away from home" feel, with less formality and more opportunities for visitors to relax. Even though the FBO is housed in temporary facilities, Williams said the people who work there, such as customer service manager Missy Rochel, have created a warm atmosphere where visitors feel welcome. "One of the goals we set out to achieve," he said, "was to treat the guy who flies in a Gulfstream V and the guy who flies in a Skyhawk equally." And part of that enjoyment includes free coffee, beef jerky, popcorn, sodas and often a steaming bowl of gumbo or crawfish etoufee.
Houma-Terrabonne Airport is a convenient alternative, with great facilities for an airport that is well outside a major metropolitan area, in this case New Orleans, 30 miles to the northeast. The airport has a control tower open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and two runways, one 6,500 feet long and the other 5,000 feet. A full set of IFR approaches is available, including an ILS to Runway 18 and multiple GPS approaches. The airport gets much less traffic than those in New Orleans, but the drive to the city is only about 40 minutes, according to Williams. "It's a lot easier to get into."
Houma Jet Center opened a new 28,000-sq-ft hangar, "the biggest on the field," said Williams, and it's rated at the highest hurricane-tolerance level. The new hangar is full and there is already a waiting list for the next hangar, which is scheduled for construction after the middle of this year.
The FBO is also constructing a new terminal building, due for completion in the middle of this year. Planned amenities for the 8,000-sq-ft FBO terminal include pilot snooze rooms, showers, wireless Internet, WSI weather, conference rooms, four high-definition tvs, crew and onsite rental cars and a large passenger lounge incorporating a kitchen and food service area, he said, "so people can sit and eat and visit."
If the Cajun food and snacks aren't enough to attract pilots, Houma Jet Center's jet-A price might help. Early last month it was $4.19 per gallon, and the FBO accepts a variety of contract fuel pricing programs. Since the FBO's doors opened two years ago, Williams said, fuel sales have climbed every month. "From our experience, there's been an increase in general aviation use of Houma Airport, post-Hurricane Katrina."
Williams said that a lot of traffic at his FBO is transient, stopped for a quick fuel top-off in Houma after a trip to the Caribbean. Houma Jet Center can help arrange overflight exemptions with enough advance notice or U.S. Customs clearance right on the three-acre FBO ramp, Williams said. Customs officers aren't based at the airport, but the customs office is not far from the airport. "They are fantastic about coming to the facility and clearing aircraft. Normally the customs process is done quickly."
Stopping at an airport like Houma-Terrabonne is becoming more popular because it's more efficient to fly from the Bahamas or the Caribbean to Houma than touching down in Florida, clearing customs and perhaps having to stop again for fuel before reaching the destination. Pilots can fly all the way to Houma with an overflight exemption, clear customs and often make it directly to their destination, according to Williams.


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Available to rent LABOR DAY WEEK - August 31-9/6/17 A lovely end of Summer Week. WINTER SKIING- PLAN AHEAD FOR 2018 SKI SEASON -12 minutes to JIMINY PEAK) -MINIMUM RENTAL 4 MONTHS. (and/or Spring/Summer, 2018) . Wonderful New England 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom"farmhouse", charming, cozy, comfortable, with a touch of elegance. (Please check the PHOTOS). An easy drive to, Hancock, Pittsfield, Lenox, Lee, Stockbridge, Williamstown.
Decorating skill makes my house comfortable and charming, both inside and outside. RELAX IN FRONT OF 2 Fireplaces, one in each of two living rooms. COZY, COMFORTABLE. There are wide board wood floors, lovely wallpaper, comfortable country furniture. There's a large back yard , BBQ, & privacy. A screen porch with white wicker furniture and picnic table overlooks a beauiful flower garden (spring and summer)..
There are two living rooms (the second, a TV/office/play area), each with a fireplace. A studio in the backyard can be used for painting (summer). There's a full dining room, eat-in kitchen, 3 bedrooms, a den, 2 living rooms, front and back porches. The house is fully equipped (dishwasher, washer/dryer, stereo, microwave, internet/wifi, etc.) not a typical ''rental'', but someplace special. Near Williamstown, Stockbrige, Lenox, Chatham. In Summer (available month of AUGUST, Swim in Queechy Lake. Tennis 1 minute from house.
Lebanon Springs is a charming country town, with antique stores, a Sat/Sun flea market, supermarket, tennis courts 1 minute down the road, and Queechy Lake a 5 minute drive away. There are a couple of really good restaurants in town (The Pillars, Marios etc.), so you don't have to travel far to have a good evening out. We even have our own terrific theatre - the Theatre Barn, in New Lebanon. -- Lebanon Springs is merely 12-15 minutes to Tanglewood Music Festival (summer) It's just south of Jiminy Peak (great skiing). It is in the center of the cultural activities in Lenox, Stockbridge, Chatham and Williamstown. There is theatre, opera, Shakespeare & Co., ballet, movies, museums, and shopping at great malls, all within a 20 minutes drive, north (Williamstown), south (Stockbridge, Lee, Lenox, Gt. Barrington), east (Pittsfield), and west (Chatham). We have it all within easy reach.
I am a psychoanalyst in private practice in Manhattan. Decorating this lovely home has been an avocation for many years.
Dr. Barbara purchased this house in 1975
This home is full of old world charm! My family had the pleasure of spending many winters there, especially after Superstorm Sandy.... The date above the Reveiw is inaccurate. We stayed in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
My family of 4 could not have been happier. Barbara could not have been kinder or more accommodating. The home is perched on top of a hill with a dead end road so no traffic, yet sits just off s main road for easy access. A 10 minute drive gets you to Jiminy. 15 minutes gets you into Pittsfield for shopping and museums. The house is 1/2 from everything's imaginable in the Berkshires from museums in North Adams to Theatre everywhere else. The home is old but so comfy and full of charm. Sunrise in the kitchen and sunset in the living room. Two large fireplaces and large property to play on. Neighbors are delightful and very knowledgeable about EVERYTHING Berkshire. We stayed for an entire winter one year and half a winter in another but we will be definitely staying again soon. Trails, woods, wildlife, a state park trail is less than a 5 minute walk from the front door and the porch swing is a dream come true. I
We love the home so much we told Barbara we want the ability to give the first offer if and when the home goes up for sale. We cat say enough to wonderful things about the home or the hosts. We consider the owners and the neighbors like family! We will be back and it's worth every single penny!!!!! Centrally located, asthetically beautiful, super comfy, warm on cold nights, big beautiful trees surround property, a quest road with a stream across the street. It's sheer Berkshire perfection. Can't wait for our next winter at Barbara's home!!
The beauty and sense of enchantment of the property can really not be captured by pictures or description. Ypu have to BE there to experience it!
It was an excellent eight day stay....always the question whether to go out and enjoy the many attractions in the area, or stay at the house, and enjoy its many, many wonderful spaces!!!
We had a very good time staying at Barbara's house with its charm of yesteryear and its bucolic setting. The back yard is particularly peaceful which can be enjoyed from the screened porch or from an open deck. We had the hummingbirds there quite a lot at the red impatiens on the front porch and at the lantana by the screened porch. Both the screened porch and front porch, depending on the sun, were great to relax/read in. We also saw an owl in the tree at the edge of the property. We got over to Queechy Lake to swim , saw the 3 Tanglewood concerts (Fri, Sat and Sun), hiked at Beebe State forest and ate at Marios (very close to the house and recommended by Barbara.) The house was very comfortable, well-decorated and quaint with all the nooks and crannies, idiosyncrasies, and charm of an older/antique home.
My family spent a few days here. It's a beautiful house with all the traditional decor. I liked to have breakfast in the kitchen's breakfast area. We enjoyed our stay.
The home is very charming, and the area is so peaceful. I highly recommend staying here!
BERKSHIRES, nr Queechy Lake, 15 min to Tanglewood, fabulous 3BR, 2 Bathrooms,2 fireplaces, SCREENED PORCH, GARDEN. Charming, beautifully furnished, and comfortable home. Experience the beauty of the Berkshires and its' culture: Tanglewood, Shakespeare & Company, Williamstown Theater, Berkshire Playhouse, Clark Art Museum, Barrington Stage Co.,etc. Many gourmet restaurants, boating, camping, swimming, hiking, theaters, opera, ballet, painting, dance. Lebanon Springs is midway between Williamstown and Stockbridge, and 10 minutes west of Pittsfield. Lebanon Springs is a sweet, country town quite near the sophistication of Lenox, Stockbridge and Williamstown. SKI SEASON NOV '13-APRIL '14 10 min to Jiminy Peak wintertime . near all winter activities - SNOWSHOEING, SLEDDING, ICESKATING ON QUEECHY LAKE, SKIWEE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN, etc. Well trained dogs permitted. Please call 212 873-6742 or cell 917 843-4477
Other Activities: Alpine Slide, concerts at Tanglewood, Ski Jiminy Peak (winter) In summer there is swimming at Queecy Lake, a lovely beach, lifeguard. One minute to tennis courts. Near hiking trails. I am near all cultural activities: Tanglwood, Shakespeare & Co., Barrington Stage, MacHaydn Theater, Opera, etc., and wonderful restaurants. Equidistant to Williamstown, art galleries in Lenox (I myself am showing some paintings at the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art), Stockbridge. There are antique shops in town, auctions at Meisner's, a Sunday flea market, etc. A fun place all 4 seasons
Golf: I'm not a golfer, but the Pittsfield Country Club seems to have great golf - 10 minutes away.
Ski: I am ten minutes from Jiminy Peak, a great family ski area, with restaurants, ski-wee school for children, etc. Plan ahead for ski season. A fun place all 4 seasons.
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**Winter Rates** From December 2nd, 2013 to April 30th, 2014 $2000/month Minimum Stay 4 Months.
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Due apologies for the late post on this first Monday of hockey season, but I've been trying to piece together a package for Tuesday's print editions regarding GM RAY SHERO's five-year extension. If you're not aware – perhaps still wowed by either A) the vicious effort by the football club's defense at Tennessee, or B) (like me) dizzy over the battle between C MARK LETESTU and LW BRETT STERLING for hockey camp MVP – the news from today is that Shero has been extended through 2015-16.
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The deal kicks in next season, and I'm told it will bring Shero, 48, among the 10 highest paid managers in hockey. Pretty tough to argue that he is deserving, and if his next six seasons go like his first four (all playoff campaigns, three 100 point regular-seasons, a considerable move at each deadline, locking up the nucleus at long-term, two Final trips and, oh yeah, the Stanley Cup) – well, I'm confident in saying that he'll be among the top three managers in terms of salary for his next contract.
By the way, if Shero makes the duration of his next deal, the Penguins will have gone Steelers-like with their managers. The legend he followed, CRAIG PATRICK, served from 1989-2006. That would mean two managers in about 25 seasons in a league for which coaches last just under four years.
Anyway, so the print product will have thoughts on Shero from a couple of players, a member of his stuff and an NHL agent. Here all the words not fit to print:
"The best thing about his style is he's open to listening to his staff. In a situation where he does begin to trust you, you can find yourself doing all kinds of things. Take a look at (assistant to GM) TOM FITZGERALD and myself. We were both hired on the same day. His main focus was to be the player development and prospects. Now, in addition to those aspects, he has more responsibility on pro scouting and amateur scouting – and obviously he found himself on the bench for a Stanley Cup run. For me it was the say way. I came in to focus on salary-cap issue, and my role has been expanded to scouting and other aspects of the organization.
"He's detailed in the fact that he wants everything set up perfectly, whether it's scouting for the draft or going into free agency, whatever – he wants coverage to be take care of, so puts people in position and allows them to do their roles.
"The biggest thing I've learned from him is how to stay calm. Look at this July 1 or the Hossa deal. Those could have been very chaotic situations. There is a lot of pressure to make a decision. In the situation like Hossa – you're bringing in a player and giving assets back – and on July 1 – you're contributing a lot of cap-space money to two players – and Ray always has things under control. He understand what's going on, what other teams are doing, and within our office he's under control, calm, keeping the staff updated how the situation is changing. He's always under control, always calm. Pressure doesn't get to him."
"He's done a really good job of getting guys to come here and to take less money. He has guys buying into what we have going on here. The big thing is that he's brought in guys who are good people. We've had a lot of turnover, but he always finds guys who blend into this room well."
"It starts with him. The atmosphere usually trickles down from the top. It's just professional and friendly and fun, and it feels like everybody is working together not against each other. That's not always the case. It's a good environment to be in.
"We don't see him every day, but when we do – on the rink, on the plane, on the road – he's very personable, and that's the atmosphere he's created. Keeping us in the loop isn't his job, but I think you can talk to him about anything. He's a very straight shooter. Obviously in this business sometimes you hear good things and sometimes you hear bad things, but you just want somebody to tell it to you straight. He does that."
"Early on when we first got here I saw the things he brought from Nashville, from (Predators GM) DAVID POILE – treating people with respect, creating a family atmosphere, detail. But I think it's evolved beyond that with Ray being able to spread his wings as a manager, and I think it's become its own thing. We have a few more horse, a few more star players. We have unbelievable ownership here. We had good ownership in Nashville, but it's not the same as we had here – and now we have this unbelievable facility. Those things have taken what Ray believes in and elevated it to a new level.
"He's always been really sharp. He's always known what he wanted to do, but with the success his confidence level in doing things like he feels they should be done is as high as I've ever seen it."
"It's good news for Ray and even better news for us. I think it's pretty obvious by now that he's one of the best in the business. He turned things around here. He's got his core players and he knows which elements to add."
Thanks to the McKeesport Daily News' Josh Yohe for helping me gather some of those quotes. And now a personal note on Shero:
He doesn't lie. I cannot place enough emphasis on how important that is to a beat reporter. The jaded among my journalism brothers and sisters go into beats expecting lies. Sadly, too often we are not disappointed. However, I've yet to catch Shero in a lie. In fact, a few times he has surprised me with his candor.
Last season upon his acquisition of D JORDAN LEOPOLD, I wrote an analysis piece making the case that Leopold's arrival sealed the departure of D SERGEI GONCHAR. Shero was a bit taken aback, and we discussed the piece in his office. I'll spare the details of our chat, but I left it with his permission to run anything I suspected by him. He said he wouldn't always tell me if I was right, but he would tell me if I was wrong. "I don't want you looking bad," he said.
The next night the Penguins were working on a trade for RW ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY. I'd been working a different angle about the team pursuing another forward. I asked Shero a question about that forward and he told me it was fair to write he was having conversations about that player. When I was tipped by a fellow scribe about the Ponikarovsky it was at the worst possible time – second period, and my deadline for the game story was to file upon completion. If the Ponikarovksy deal was going to happen I needed to let my desk and editors know ASAP. I tried to reach Shero in the press box, but a team official told me he couldn't speak. I asked that official to ask specifically about Ponikarovsky. He did, and came out of Shero's box with word that Ray had no comment. "But," he said, "Ray said you should probably ask your editors for more time because the story is changing."
In my business something like that goes a very long way, earns a guy a ton of credit. I've said before a guy in my position doesn't need to like the people he covers, but he must respect them. It's a two-way street in that regard.
I thought of this scene over the summer when word leaked the Pirates had not told the media about extension given to their general manager and manager. The night that story broke I chatted about that with a media colleague, who was despondent that the ballclub lied to him for months when he asked about contract extensions. I tried to feel his pain – certainly I felt for him – but the truth was I couldn't put myself in that position. I kept coming back to that conversation I had with Shero in his office.


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2016 Varsity D Association Hall of Fame Induction
Reception and Induction: Friday, Sept. 24, 2016 - Mitchell Center
Congratulations to the Hall of Fame Class of 2015: This year's class consists Bomber Bryan '90, Sarah Finke-Fyffe '03, Laura (Finkes) Hartpence '04, Cole Newman '00, Dan Paro '83, Wendy Briggs Powell '88, Jill (Boo) Wolfe '05, and this year's Varsity D Citation will be presented to 1999 graduate and former Olympian, Darius Grigaliunas. (read the press release)
Who are we?
The Varsity D Association is comprised of all former Denison University Varsity Athletes, former and current members of the Varsity Coaching Staff, as well as friends and family of the Denison University Athletics Department.
What we do…
The mission of the Varsity D Association is to provide support to promote and enhance the overall athletic experience for our Varsity student-athletes
The Varsity D Association represents a strong community that values academic and athletic excellence, supports the mission and goals of the University, cultivates tremendous spirit and pride, and works to continue the traditions that define Denison University and Big Red Athletics.
The support that the Varsity D Association offers allows Denison University to develop and produce the next generation of leaders through an enhanced athletic experience, while also celebrating the success of previous generations through the Hall of Fame.
The Varsity D Association represents the very best of Denison University.
We are passionate. We are committed. We are Denison.
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