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Rosary Tattoo
I have always that that the ankle was a perfect location for a rosary tattoo. I mean I have seen these designs on many different body parts. I have seen them done around peoples necks, on their wrist and even around their upper thighs. But, the placement of this rosary tattoo is what I would consider perfect. Just think about it for a second. On the ankle, the rosary can be displayed or hidden as the person wishes. All it takes is the changing of the foot wear.
And another thing that I like about this particular tattoo is that it's shaded so it has an almost 3-D effect. But, why would someone get a rosary tattoo you ask? The rosary tattoo says a lot. While it catches attention of the foot fetish, and adds to your sex appeal, it is an epitome of faith exchanging hands with today's young generation. It is a personal expression of one's idea of faith and their inner being. An individual's perception of life. The beautiful black rosary delivers different shades of belief for different minds belonging to the same human race. So you decide which shade of belief you are going to color yourself in.
Rosary Tattoo
Here is another Rosary tattoo that has been inked onto someone's ankle. I have always liked the placement of religious tattoos on this part of the body because they can be easily hid if the person is in mixed company. This design is a little darker then what I'm used to seeing but I think that it was done very well. This person is probably really proud to wear a design that alludes so well to their religious beliefs. Rosary tattoos are usually seen on people who are Roman Catholic, and who want to show off their faith or Christian values.
While some religions, specifically Judaism and Islam, denounce tattoos and do not allow their followers to get inked, not all religions have specific rules about tattoos. There are often different sentiments expressed by Catholics and Protestants about the allowance of tattoos in their churches. Rosary tattoos can be beautiful and attractive, but if you are unsure about the right religion for your beliefs, a Rosary can be a strong symbol of Catholicism that's difficult to ignore. Remember, it is hard to remove a tattoo once completed, and religious tattoos are definitely among the most controversial and regretted tattoos.
Rosary Bead Tattoos
Rosary bead tattoos incorporate an object that is familiar to most Christian denominations, especially those of the Catholic faith. The central feature of the rosary bead tattoo, the rosary, is a prayer bead that gets its name from the Latin word "rosarium", which means crown of thorns. It is often considered a sacred and traditional form of devotion and is used extensively in the Roman Catholic Church. Rosary beads combine Hail Mary prayers and meditation that is organized into sequences of ten. To complete the rosary requires the completion of twenty sequences.
Rosary bead tattoos are also meaningful to other religions as well and not just the Catholic faith. Prayer beads are used extensively by Buddhist and these beads are quite similar to the rosary. There are differences, but I believe that the basic structure of rosary bead tattoos can be easily adapted to the Buddhist faith.
When getting a rosary bead tattoo there are a few things that one should keep in mind. One should decide whether they want the rosary to be the only feature of the rosary bead tattoo, or if they want to combine it with other symbols such as crucifix's or symbols of the Virgin Mary. One should also decide before hand what color they want their rosary bead tattoo inked.
Rosary Tattoos
Rosary tattoos are popularly inked in such a way that its wrapped around the ankle or wrist with the cross part of the rosary resting on top of the foot or wrist. The rosary tattoo in the picture is a great example of how it's done. Rosary tattoos have become so popular in recent years that celebrities are beginning to sport the design. Nicole Richie, a famous celebrity is sporting a rosary tattoo on her ankle that she likes to flaunt a lot by wearing shoes that displays it prominently.
Designs of rosary tattoos have different variations as well, some go for the rosary beads alone while others combine the rosary with praying hands, cross, flowers or image of the Virgin Mary. Aside from an expression of faith, some tattoo enthusiasts go for rosary tattoos in memory of a loved one who passed away. One final note on the rosary tattoo and rosaries in general. The word rosary comes from the Latin word rosarium which means garland of roses. The term refers both to the prayer beads itself and the devotional prayer which involves the saying of four prayers in a certain combination – Apostles Creed, Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father.
Rosary Beads Tattoos
Rosary beads tattoo designs can be a compelling but subtle way for a person to express their religious convictions and faith. The rosary is a mainstay of many Christian religions and its name comes from the Latin phrase "rosarium", which means "crown of roses" in English. It is especially important in the Catholic Church and it is used in conjunction with prayer in sequences of ten hail Mary's.
I have seen quite a few rosary bead tattoos and all of them inspired some form of self reflection.
These designs are usually done in monotone shades, but recently I have noticed that a lot of people are getting them done in color. Some of the rosary bead tattoos that were done in color were done in shades of red, blue, gold and green. This created a fantastic effect and was very pleasing to the eye.
I have also seen rosary bead tattoos that were combined with other religious symbols. Examples of these include the Virgin Mary holding a crucifix, a crucifix wrapped with rosary beads and praying hands holding the rosary beads. These tattoos look very nice and can be placed on just about any part of the body.
Rosary Tattoos
Rosary tattoos are found among many culture, you may get it on the body of the Roman Catholic people and even on the body of those people who believe in religious values or on Christian values. However, there are some religions who do not allow tattoos and such religions are Judaism and Islam. These religions are known as conservative religions and usually refuse tattoos. But for Catholics, rosary tattoos show a unique feeling which they want to express again and again through their tattoos. The term "Rosary" has derived from the Latin word rosarium which indicates towards rose garden.
In such tattoo symbols prayer beads are found and this kind of prayer bids are used by practitioners in the Roman Catholic church. Usually the person who is worshiping uses a set of prayers which is called as a decade. In this decade you may get a recitation remembering "The Lord's Prayer", again you will find ten recitations of "Hail Mary" and at the end the ultimate recitation of "Glory Be to the Father". So, if you love religious tattoos, you can really enjoy rosary tattoos inked on your skin. This type of tattoo has gotten much compliment for its fresh and sacred style and images in recent years.


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Cardiac arrhythmia are frequently observed after stroke. They may on one hand be causative for the stroke mainly in case of atrial fibrillation but on the other hand present severe complications of the stroke. In addition, cardiac comorbidity as well as acute myocardial infarction are frequently found in acute stroke patients. Diagnostics to identify cardiac arrhythmia in the acute phase of stroke care thus have an important role not only for adjusting the correct secondary prevention but also to prevent cardiac complications potentially reducing morbidity and mortality.
The aim of the SAMBA-Study is to systematically assess the prevalence of higher grade arrhythmias after stroke using a standardized reading of 72h telemetric monitoring in the first days after stroke onset. In addition, it evaluates different strategies to identify paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
|Acute Stroke
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- Prevalence of high grade cardiac arrhythmia after stroke [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by different diagnostic approaches [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Cerebral lesion distribution in patients with cardiac arrhythmia [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Impact of arrhythmia on clinical outcome and mortality after 90 days [ Time Frame: 90 days post stroke ]
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Cardiac Monitoring
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By chloestarbucks
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Comments about Supreme Bamboo 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horizontal Carbonized Bamboo:
We put this flooring in our guest cottage to give it that coastal feel and it is perfect! One consideration is the kind of use the room gets. I would not want my dogs running and sliding all over it, but as we have used it it is perfect.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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It looks beautiful-everyone comments how beautiful it looks.It is soft and to keep it from scratching or being dented you have to be very careful.
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i was not done 5 min till my Labrador scratched the floor and dent very easily
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The flooring is amazingly easy to install, even in a not-too-squarely built room. The variations within the individual pieces make for a beautifully patterned, unique floor.
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This product was on sale and I was desperate for some good flooring. I had installed laminate in my dinning room and it was a nightmare because the pieces kept breaking and later the pieces warped. So I was looking for something stronger and in my price range. We installed this in one of our bedrooms and will be installing in the other next week. It was a long day but well worth it. We used a regular nail gun because the one suggested to use split the floor boards. We also had wood glue on hand for any odd areas like around the closets. It took us about 9 hours to install for a 15X17 bedroom with two closets. The pieces connect super easy and very little spoilage for the over all project. We just found out that my husband's computer chair doesn't scratch but dents the flooring so we put a plastic mat under where he sits and that solved the problem. I want to install in 2 more bedrooms and replace the poop laminate in the dining room with this product.
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I opted for this over more expensive products because it was the best price for solid bamboo, and even beat the price of most engineered bamboos and some laminates. I liked the darker "Carbonized" color over the ligher "natural" but there is a lot of color variation in this product and more of the boards looked like the "natural" color than the "carbonized" one. I also bought the matching thresholds and they are true to the sample where most of the floor is not. I installed them anyway though and am happy with the finished product. Beware too, these scratch easily so I put felt feet on all the furniture before moving it back in and wouldn't recommend this for high-traffic areas like kitchens or foyers. 4 stars for the great price, good value.
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This is the 2nd bamboo floor we've but in a home. This time we installed 2400 sq. feet and it looks great. Easy to install and clean, plus it holds up to our Great Dane and Golden Retriever, very durable.
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I used my flooring from stair to hall to three bedrooms
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Beautiful floor! So far very resilient. Made a massive difference in my LR and DR. Will likely run it through my kitchen when I remodel. VERY cool looking product, modern, different. Also like the eco-friendlier nature of it.
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"Pickles always," Gomez told MTV of her tour rider, adding that she also has incense as a high priority on her list.
"I don't know. I actually have a boring rider. I'll be honest… ramen. That's what I have. I'm more about food and apparently incense."
Given that the 20-year-old has a penchant for Hooters food and grew up on dollar store spaghetti, we'd say these demands are right on par with the down-to-Earth starlet's lifestyle.
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Arrests have yet to be made in connection with the hijacking which led to the death of a four-year-old boy in Reiger Park, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.
"There is no update (on the case)," Colonel Noxolo Kweza said.
Taegrin Morris died after being dragged for a long distance behind a hijacked car on Saturday night.
The Citizen newspaper reported on Wednesday that Grant Esterhuizen, the Morris family spokesman, said a man had been taken in for questioning after an identity parade was held on Tuesday.
"Chantel (Taegrin's mother) identified someone in a line-up and another person was taken in for questioning. Police are getting a lot of leads and are following up," Esterhuizen was quoted as saying.
The Times newspaper also reported on Wednesday that the family of a man who appeared in the identification parade said that he had been cleared and would be released on Wednesday.
"He has been involved in gangsterism but has never been into hijacking," the family member told the newspaper.
Police could not be reached for comment on the two reports but said on Tuesday they would make arrests soon.
"We are confident that we will be making an arrest pretty soon," Kweza said at the time.
On Tuesday, Kweza declined to comment on reports that one of the alleged hijackers was pointed out in an identity parade.
She also she denied a report on Tuesday that a man linked to the hijacking had handed himself over. She said a man questioned about the crime was not arrested.
Taegrin Morris was travelling in a VW Golf with his mother, father, and sister in Reiger Park when three men approached them.
"They ordered (the father), his wife and daughter to get out of the vehicle," Lt-Col Khensane Magoai said at the weekend.
"The four-year-old was left in his safety belt. They (the hijackers) got in the car and drove away."
Magoai said it was unclear how it happened but the boy was then dragged along, hanging outside the car door from his seat belt.
"He was dragged along until Boksburg. The hijackers then abandoned the vehicle and the boy was dead."
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With SNAPS less than a week away and distribution right around the corner, you can finally get your hands on the Spring 2013 issue of The Circle in mere days. Still, many of you are curious about the contents of this semester's magazine, and we are happy to oblige. Here's a quick sneak peak of the newest volume of the Circle. For another chance to see the insides of the Spring 2013 Circle first, come to SNAPS: Auburn Circle's Artist Expo on Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. We can't wait to share this semester's magazine with you!
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Adams rejects IRA spying allegations
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has insisted that allegations of IRA spying at Stormont will not undermine the peace process, following the latest arrest.
Police investigating IRA intelligence gathering are still questioning the civil servant arrested on Wednesday, who had access to the office of the former first minister, David Trimble.
He was arrested after a security operation in Belfast which included searches at Castle Buildings at Stormont.
It is understood he had access to ministers' diaries.
Speaking to reporters after giving an address to Irish Americans in New York on Thursday night, the Sinn Fein leader again denied that any member of his party was involved in spying.
He claimed the police investigation was being used as a smokescreen to hide others' failings in the peace process.
"People know that this is a process of change, they know that there is resistance to that change and they know that it is going to take time to sort all of these matters out," he said.
"They wonder why there is a focus on only one side of things and what are merely claims and allegations."
Mr Adams has been in New York and Washington giving briefings on the state of the political process and he met President Bush's Northern Ireland adviser Richard Haass earlier this week.
Meanwhile, speaking in Belfast, his party colleague Conor Murphy said there was a growing belief that there was a witch-hunt against Catholic civil servants.
"Many people are now considering there is some form of a McCarthy-type witch hunt against Catholic civil servants who happen to live in nationalist working class areas," he said.
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Mr Trimble has said the arrest is "a most concerning and serious development and appears to have huge implications for the political process".
He said the arrested man had access to "sensitive" information.
Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said the allegations were "serious and disturbing".
The arrested man also had access to the office of SDLP leader Mark Durkan, the former deputy first minister at Stormont.
He added: "I would caution against any rush to judgment in this matter and would ask that the media respect the privacy of the civil servant concerned."
The development came a day after Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy announced that the government was to convene all-party talks aimed at reinstating the political institutions.
Mr Murphy and Irish Foreign Minister Brian Cowen have been meeting leaders of the parties separately over the last few days.
Mr Cowen said the latest allegations put new strain on the political process.
"These are very serious matters and what they are doing, issues like this, is undermining confidence and trust in the process," he said.
Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive was suspended on 14 October amid allegations of IRA spying within the Northern Ireland Office.
Four people, including Denis Donaldson, head of Sinn Fein's administration at the Northern Ireland Assembly, were charged last month after police seized documents in raids on republican homes.
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By Alicia Lacy
Killeen Daily Herald
Victory in Jesus Apostolic Church ties its spiritual outreach with assisting the community through its annual Back 2 School Bash Saturday.
This year's event will be the church's third annual. In addition to the school supply giveaway, the church is adding a gospel talent show as another form of outreach.
Corene Gardner, a member of the church, said the event gives the church a means to inform the community that "the church is here to help and assist."
The church established the event to support the community and the children in the community by bringing everyone together, Geno Gardner said. "We want to help those unable to provide school supplies and (it gives us an opportunity) to fellowship together."
Geno said it's open to all students from pre-kindergarten to college.
The bash will have free games, food, music and plenty of school supplies for attendees.
"We've planned for the masses," Corene said.
Churchgoers have been collecting school supplies for the past month to make the event bigger than in years past. Corene said attendance averaged 100-150 for the first two events.
Following the games and school supply giveaway, the church will prepare for the talent show.
An idea conceived by church member Shaunese Falkner, the talent show will add something different to the event, while allowing the church to reach out to the community spiritually, Corene said.
The show will be judged by three church members.
Corene said there are choirs and praise teams already signed up to perform, and individuals can sign up the day of the show.
Musicians will be provided for contestants, but they can bring their own music or band.
The giveaway and games run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the talent show begins at 3 p.m.
For more information on the event, call Geno at (254) 285-8941. For more on the talent show, call Falkner at (254) 247-6974.
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What: Back to School Bash
When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. games and 3 p.m. talent show
Where: Victory in Jesus Apostolic Church, 1704 Comanche Drive, Harker Heights
Other back-to-school events
Join the city of Killeen for the annual Kidsville event from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Killeen Community Center, 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Children of all ages can enjoy free activities including Kidfish, a petting zoo, outdoor laser tag, inflatables, balloon twisters, pony rides, games and entertainment.
The fun continues with a free outdoor showing of the movie "Furry Vengeance" at 8:30 p.m. at the amphitheater.
For more information, call Killeen Parks & Recreation at (254) 501-8889.
Fort Hood fun
Families have two options for back-to-school fun today at Fort Hood.
The back to school health and wellness fair is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the High Chaparral Youth Center, Building 5485 in Pershing Park. Stations will be set up at the youth center focusing on health, nutrition and getting active. For more information, call (254) 288-3770.
At 2 p.m., the fun shifts to the Bronco Youth Center, Tank Destroyer Boulevard, Building 6602, with activities and entertainment for students and informational workshops for parents until 7 p.m.
The bash will feature a Kiddie Corner for students in second- through fifth-grade and a Teen Zone for sixth- through 12th-grade students.
Other activities include laser tag, a gaming truck, water slides, a foam party, obstacle course and giveaways.
Paul Wall will headline entertainment during the bash for the second year. Teen group So Sweet the Hour and 2-U-NEEK also will perform. For more information, call (254) 287-6745.


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Picked up a new shotgun today.
Mossberg 590A1 (12 gauge)
UTG fore grip
TLR-1s light
Heat shield
Pistol grip
Adjustable stock
Show off your tactical shotgun so I can get some more ideas..
Nice set up. The Mossy's are awesome.
I just redid my Rem 870. It started out as a 28" bbl Walmart special. I then purchased a 18" police barrel, changed out the fore end to Choate that included a rail to mount my Tac Light. I was not happy with the fore end set up because when I fired 00 buck I would cut up my hand on the rail.
My current configuration is a Choate synthetic stock w/pistol grip and collapsible stock, an extended mag (6 round mag + 1 in the chamber) and a rail set up that attaches to the mag tube for mounting my TLR-1. I have not had the time to take Pic's (I know, no pics, it did not happen). I will post as soon as I am able to.
Just check the instructions carefully to see if the gun can be fired under water once you've put all those after-market attachments on it.
But I'd rather you try it and lemme know how it goes.
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Work in progress.. here is my Remington 870 so far.
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My 590 mariner has the holographic reflex sight and fiber optic front sight. Still waiting for Blackhawk adjustable stock with 85% recoil reduction to come in. It is on back order until May! Will post pic then. Also waiting on Blackhawk one attachment point tactical sling. Forget the exact name.
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Alright, I'll bite. This is my SAIGA 12 in a center balanced bullpup kit.
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well i subscribe to the K.I.S.S. philosophy. simple is better. a Winchester SXP Defender with a 18.5" barrel, 5 round tube, loaded with #4 and the side carrier loaded with OO buckshot. simple and reliable and deadly.
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Coming down hard at former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, BJP's State President Sudhir Mungantiwar in a press conference on Saturday claimed that Deshmukh had helped filmmaker Subhash Ghai acquire large tracts of land to build his film institute Whistling Woods International, so that his actor son Riteish Deshmukh could benefit from the favour.
The High Court on Thursday directed Ghai to return the 20-acre land allotted to him.
Stating that Deshmukh should resign from the Union cabinet, Mungantiwar said, "To get work for his son, Vilasrao gave the land to Ghai. He has misused his position even earlier when he took Ram Gopal Varma to the Taj (Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel) after the 26/11 terror attack."


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Lots going on, I just don't feel like posting. I think I'm depressed. I think I know why. Just gotta deal with it...
Back to the lots going on, anyway!
Anniversary of my Dad's death
At the end of August it was 3 years since my Dad died. I feel conflicted because I feel I ought to miss him far more than I do, or feel more sad, or something. I am coming to realise that he really wasn't a great part of my life after all, and so there isn't much to be missing?
We didn't have that close father-daughter relationship that some girls have with their Dads. Dad wasn't around much when I was small, and didn't care for me much as a teenager. He probably struggled to relate to his non-sporty, bookish, arty daughter! He didn't mentor me as a teen (although apparently he did mentor other teens, which just pisses me off). I'm sure that I was a disappointment to him until my 20s when I became a computer programmer and he could finally be proud of my accomplishments. Once I moved overseas we'd talk on the phone a few times a year, and we got on just fine as adults, but we weren't close.
I feel... guilty? And sad because of what I may have missed out on. But not sad because he's gone? I just... *gah*
Kids Birthdays
Princess and King both had birthdays at the end of August! Princess is now 6 and King is 4.
Hamilton Island
In the first week of September Milord's entire little company went to Hamilton Island (tiny tropical resort island) for a week for a conference. And they took me along!
I was in charge or organising and cooking meals, but otherwise I was free to wander the beach/hills/marina or simply chill out by the pool. It was awesome.
It was the first time I've been away from my kids since Dad died, and the first couple of days were gloriously kid-free. Then I missed them terribly! And I had nightmares about them every night (like, in one dream King's Lego burst into flame, because we used the wrong batteries...? yeah). It was a lovely break, but I was very happy to get back to my babies!
Father's Day
Princess' Eyes
We had a note from the school nurse that Princess wasn't doing well on the eye chart even with her glasses, so I took a couple of days off and took her to Sydney to see the specialist. Turns out her eyes have actually improved slightly, so we had her glasses adjusted.
Seeing as we'd gone so far I decided we'd stay a couple of nights and do stuff and see people. On our first night we stayed in a hotel in Darling Harbour (central Sydney). Princess enjoyed this experience so much she didn't want to leave!
The following day Princess and I visited the Sydney aquarium (awesome), the mini zoo next door (pretty good), and Madame Tussuad's next door to that (this was a free ticket, we wouldn't have normally gone as Princess doesn't know who any of the statues are supposed to be!). She was exhausted by the end, and that night we stayed over with friends before heading home.
King's Speech
We have been worried about King's speech for some time, he struggles with some consonants and is sometimes extremely garbled. We have finally got him into therapy and it is helping already... at the moment we are working on "L" with help of a reward chart!
Jury Service
I got called up for Jury Service again! I'd already deferred it twice and it was a quiet time at work so I decided to go along (I could probably have gotten an exemption because I'm a contractor, but I thought I'd go anyway). About 50 people turned up, and we were told there was to be just one short trial requiring 12 jurors... 12 from 50, that's good odds not to be picked, right? Especially since I'd done jury service 10 years ago in the UK - the gods wouldn't be that cruel again, right?
Yeah, no. I got picked and spent 3 days on an Aggravated Robbery trial. It was quite intense, and certainly an interesting life experience (again). We found the accused Not Guilty in under 5 minutes.
SIL Visit
Milord's sister was in Sydney visiting her daughter, and decided to hop on the train to spend some time with us in Canberra. It was during my jury service so I only saw her in the evenings, but she's quite lovely and my kids are still talking about her!
Princess is totally her mini-me too!
Friend's Visit
The weekend before last was a long one and some friends from Sydney came to stay with me for the weekend (Milord was away in London, more on that below). They have a boy who is Princess' age, and he played so nicely with my kids!
They arrived late Friday night, and on Saturday we went to Questacon (kid's interactive science museum), on Sunday we went to the pool for a couple of hours and then to Floriade (spring bulb festival in a local park). On Monday we visited the local model village, Cockington Green, and had a pub lunch before they headed back to Sydney.
And then the kids and I collapsed! Our weekends are usually a lot quieter than that!
Milord in London
Milord is currently in London for 2 weeks. An old friend is losing a long battle with cancer and Milord wanted to say goodbye. It is very sad.


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GAME PREVIEWby Staff Writer / New York Islanders
(7:00 p.m. ET, TV: FSN NY 2 | Radio: Bloomberg 1130) It's the sixth game between the Islanders and the Pittsburgh Penguins and the fourth and final meeting this season at the Civic Arena.
Although, it may seem like the Islanders and Penguins are very different, with the Islanders having acquired some veteran leadership in the off-season, and the Penguins filled with young, less seasoned players, they're at similar stages just over halfway through the season.
The Islanders and Penguins have been within three points of each other when they've played the past four times. Twice they've played with the same number of points. Currently, the Islanders are in third place in the Atlantic Division, one point ahead of the Penguins.
Looking a little deeper, the Islanders have scored three fewer goals than the Penguins, but the Islanders have allowed ten fewer.
Checking the special teams stats; both teams have converted at the same rate while on the power play, and are only .2% different at killing penalties.
In addition, starting netminders Rick DiPietro and Marc-Andre Fleury have played in nearly the same number of games, and both have posted 18 wins. Finally, Jason Blake leads the Islanders with 23 goals, while Pittsburgh goal-leader is just one behind with 22.
With the ties eliminated from today's game, one of these equally matched teams will come out on top.
The Islanders came up just short in their attempt to earn points in four straight games, losing to Tampa Bay yesterday by the score of 4-3. It was 3-1 Tampa Bay after two periods and twice the Islanders pulled within one. A desperate attempt at the end of the game, with DiPietro pulled, couldn't produce a goal for the Islanders, who play two games on the road, including tonight's game against the Penguins, before the All-Star break.
In the Penguins' most recent game, freshman phenom, Malkin, netted two goals and added an assist to lead Pittsburgh past in-state rival, Philadelphia, 5-3 on Saturday. Sidney Crosby added one assist to his league-leading point total. He'll join Blake at the All-Star game in Dallas on January 24.
Chris King and Steve Mears have the call on Bloomberg Radio 1130, while Howie Rose and Billy Jaffe can be seen tonight on FSN NY 2.
Click here to locate FSN NY 2 in your area.
Islanders 46 points, 3rd place, Atlantic Division
Pittsburgh - 48 points, 4th place Atlantic Division
Islanders Jason Blake, 23 goals, 42 points; Alexei Yashin, 23 assists; Brendan Witt, 86 PIM.
Pittsburgh Evgeni Malkin, 22 goals; Sidney Crosby, 45 assists, 66 points; Jarkko Ruutu, 78 PIM.
Islanders - Power play: 17.0 percent. Penalty killing: 80.0 percent.
Pittsburgh - Power play: 17.0 percent. Penalty killing: 79.8 percent.
Islanders Rick DiPietro (18-16-2, 2.73 GAA, .914 SV%); Mike Dunham (3-4-2, 2.85, .916).
Pittsburgh Marc-Andre Fleury (18-12-5, 3.90, .903); Jocelyn Thibault (1-5-2, 3.42, .895).
Islanders, 5 points Pittsburgh, 6 points
December 15, 2006, 7-4 loss at the Civic Arena
Pittsburgh 10-8-4 at home
Islanders 10-11-1 on the road
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10 Richard Park
11 Andy Hilbert
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Ranchi, July 11: The city traffic police have moved a proposal to provide pollution masks to all its personnel.
Vehicle exhaust fumes affect the eyes and the respiratory tract. Petrol or gas-fuelled engines produce up to 10 per cent carbon monoxide. Thus, we have proposed to provide quality pollution masks to each traffic personnel, said Ranchi traffic superintendent of police Dadanjee Sharma.
There are 1.5 lakh vehicles, including 4,000 diesel autorickshaws, in the city and this number is increasing by 35,000 every year. Traffic police are on duty from 5am to 8pm every day.
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We have requested the state government for an extra allowance. This allowance would in no case exceed the inconvenience allowance being paid to police posted in the rebel areas, the traffic SP said.


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Comerica Bank's California Economic Activity Index improved in November, increasing 2.0 percentage points to a level of 109.1. November's reading is 36 points, or 50 percent, above the index cyclical low of 72.7. The index averaged 101 points for all of 2012, three points above the average for all of 2011. October's index reading was 107.1.
"Our California Index climbed for the fourth consecutive month in November, reflecting improved economic conditions in the state at year-end. Job growth for the state is tracking close to the national average, up 1.6 percent in November over the previous 12 months, compared with 1.7 percent for the U.S. as a whole," said Robert Dye, Chief Economist at Comerica Bank. "House price appreciation has been strong, particularly in Northern California, supported by the solid performance of high-tech industries and limits to new residential construction. Less drag from federal spending this year is also good news for the state economy."
For a PDF version of the California Economic Activity Index click here: CaliforniaIndex_0114.


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Death of Josseline
Fourteen-year-old Josseline, a young girl from El Salvador left to die alone on the migrant trail, was just one of thousands to perish in its deserts and mountains. This book tells the stories of the people caught up in this international tragedy and explores a host of urgent issues: the border militarization that threatens the rights of U.S citizens, the environmental damage wrought by the border wall, the desperation that compels migrants to come north and the human tragedy of the unidentified dead in Arizona's morgues.
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Daniel Nenni – SemiWiki – published 08-29-2015
Have you ever had a peanut butter and bacon sandwich? Everything goes better with bacon! Which brings me to one of my favorite sayings: "(insert two complimentary things) go together like peanut butter and jelly". How about this: "low power and IoT", "IoT and OTP", and "Low Power OTP and Sidense go together like peanut butter and jelly!"


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Coldstream, Scotland - These are the moments when an out-of-control rally car careered into a crowd of spectators, killing three people and leaving one man fighting for his life.
Horrified spectators spoke of the moment the car flew off a humpback bridge, before spinning off the track and crushing a couple and two others watching the race.
The tragedy came just hours after another car in the event struck five spectators, leaving one critically injured.
Witnesses said spectators had been standing in dangerous areas along the rally route. It emerged one driver nearly pulled out of the race after saying rally fans were "all over the road taking photos."
Elizabeth Allan, 63, her partner Iain Provan, 64, and Len Stern, 71, all from near Glasgow, were killed in the accident during the Jim Clark Rally in the Scottish borders on Saturday.
A 61-year-old man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in a critical condition. It is understood one of the men had been moved from a spot on the bridge by stewards, who had said it was too unsafe.
One spectator spoke of the moment the car careered off the road and crashed into the group of four people.
Leigh Hood, 38, a floor layer from Edinburgh, said: "Everyone was screaming and running towards the car to try to help but it was too late." One rally driver, Euan Thorburn, said the victims were all "experienced motorsport people" who "knew the dangers."
He added: "There were three chances for them to move. When the safety car came round to check the track was safe and the position of spectators, they stood back in the field but then they moved too close again – about two feet away from the track.
"I told the marshals to tell them. The marshals did but they refused to move. It is a bad place to stand – with the speeds the cars are going at, if anything goes wrong you have no chance."
The car in the accident was driven by David Carney, 26, from County Mayo, Ireland. Friends said he was "distraught."
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Monday, April 25, 2011
U is for Urban Dictionary
But when I'm trying to figure out exactly what my kids are really saying or if I need one more synonym for gihugic or junk, I'll do a quick UDCU (Urban Dictionary Cover Up). And sometimes while I'm "researching," I stumble across a phrase that elicits an "oh . . . OH."
Yeah - that's what she said.
Just FYI - here are some interesting new words I found this morning:
ear worm
productive procrastination (I do this ALL the time!)
arch douche
uberific (I just really wanted to see if it was in there)
Ha. I can totally see some of those words finding their way into a novel.
So - urban dictionary. Sometimes vomit-worthy, often informative, always entertaining.
What are some of YOUR favorite resources?
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Thanks for the info. Loved your last line.ReplyDelete
That's just awesome. I'll have to remember that resource. For now, though, my YA is set in places where such language isn't necessary, but you never know. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I've never heard of:boregasm or whoredrobe although they are too funny! And I like to read the urban dictionary for fun and about British and Spanish slang too. Guess I'm just a word nerd.ReplyDelete
I have the urban dictionary app on my phone. I'm usually skeeved out by what I learn there.ReplyDelete
Ha, the urban dictionary is a great resource! I think I've used uberific before!ReplyDelete
LOL! I love boregasm and whoredrobe. So descriptive!ReplyDelete
Cool. Didn't know there was such a thing. LOL. I like the book of cliches and the book of rhyming words. I write parody humor and these books inspire me.ReplyDelete
Thanks Alison, your post was uberific.ReplyDelete
Love Urban Dictionary ... and 'Arch Douche' ! :-)ReplyDelete
I love the Urban Dictionary. I've never heard the term 'arch douche' before but it's absolutely pure poetry...ReplyDelete


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Based on Gregory Maguire's acclaimed 1995 novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked re–imagines the land of Oz first created by L. Frank Baum in 1900. This multi award–winning stage musical is directed by Joe Mantello with music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.
Wicked – the story: Blond and popular Glinda forms an unlikely friendship with strange and misunderstood green girl Elphaba when they meet as sorcery students at Shiz University. After meeting the Wonderful Wizard of Oz their lives take different paths, one guided by an unquenchable desire to be liked, the other by an equal need to realise her true potential. Their adventures in Oz have extraordinary and unforeseen consequences which culminate in very different destinies, one of them Good, the other very, very Wicked.
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At Budokan: The Complete Concert 2 LP
In April 1978, Epic recording artists Cheap Trick capitalized on their wild popularity in Japan by performing and recording two shows at the Nippon Budokan located in the center of Tokyo in front of 12,000 screaming fans. In February 1979, the legendary 10-track Cheap Trick at Budokan was released and the album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and became the band's best selling album with over 3 million copies sold. In honor of Record Store Day, and for the first time on vinyl, Legacy Recordings presents 'At Budokan: The Complete Concert' - featuring all 19 thrilling live performances featured during those historical shows over two LPs on 150 gram vinyl.
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Clean water is one of the most fundamental requirements of human health. Whether it is used for drinking, cooking, washing or recreation, we all expect our water to be safe. If it is not, micro-organisms can cause health problems ranging from a mild stomach upset to a serious illness such as cryptosporidiosis, and chemicals can cause poisoning.
Local authority environmental health practitioners are involved in protecting water quality in their areas. As well as sampling the public water supply from time to time, they are responsible for identifying and checking private water supplies. Where quality standards fall below those required, EHPs work with the water providers to minimise risks to health.
However, having a safe water supply is no good if people cannot afford to pay for it. The CIEH was instrumental in ending the disconnection of domestic consumers in debt. As the real price of water has risen in recent years, the CIEH has lobbied government to recognise water poverty as a growing problem, and to develop policies to reduce the number of households affected. We have resisted the spread of metering due to its effects on affordability and access, calling instead for equity in charging methods. The CIEH has promoted action to reduce water need through such mechanisms as a new Water Saving Trust.
EHPs have some responsibilities for waste water too, both 'grey' water and sewage, with powers to deal with defective and insufficient drains, cesspits and small treatment plants.
In England and Wales the main responsibility for ensuring our drinking water is clean and "wholesome" lies with the water companies which supply it. The standards they must meet are set out in the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016.
Part III of the Regulations prescribes standards of wholesomeness in respect of water that is supplied for cooking, drinking, food preparation, washing and other domestic purposes, and for commercial food production purposes. Permitted levels are set within the Regulations for chemicals such as lead, mercury and fluorine, as well as for microbiological contaminants such as E.coli and other coliform bacteria.
At a national level, the Environment Agency is the government body responsible for making sure that the quality of water resources does not deteriorate and that it is improved when necessary. The Drinking Water Inspectorate, part of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, oversees the quality of public drinking water supplies.
At a local level, local authorities are responsible under the Water Industry Act 1991 for keeping themselves informed about the wholesomeness and sufficiency of water supplies in their area. Where a local authority considers that the public water supply may become unwholesome or insufficient, it must inform the water supplier, which must then take appropriate action.
Environmental health professionals play a key role in protecting local water quality. As well as sampling the public water supply from time to time, they are responsible for identifying and checking thousands of private water supplies, big and small, under The Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016 in England and their equivalents in the other parts of the UK. Where problems with such supplies are discovered, EHPs work with those who provide them to ensure that the water is improved. If necessary, they can take legal action to achieve this.
Local authorities are responsible for providing information on the quality of over 400 mainly coastal 'designated bathing waters' during the annual bathing season (15 May - 30 September). Based on the results of laboratory tests carried out by the Environment Agency, signs maintained by councils must provide a summary of the quality of the bathing waters, including factors that can affect the water like nearby sewage overflows or rivers, together with additional information about any 'abnormal situations' that affect bathing waters, for example a breakdown at a sewage pumping station or a slurry spill and, if the pollution could affect people swimming or paddling, how long it's expected to persist.
Based on sampling data taken over 4 years bathing waters are classified as either excellent, good, sufficient or poor. If a bathing water is classified as 'poor', a council has to display an 'advice against bathing' symbol. Councils must also display information on the causes of pollution and measures to clean it up.
The quality of water in swimming pools is regulated under the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
Because an adequate supply of water is so vital to human life and public health, the CIEH believes that every household should be enabled to receive all the wholesome water it reasonably needs.
While the concept of fuel poverty – defined as a household needing to spend more than 10% of its net income on fuel to achieve a satisfactory heating regime – is recognised by the UK government, there is no similar standard for water supplies.
Applying the same methodology, research conducted by the CIEH and the Centre for Utility Consumer Law in 2002 concluded that up to four million households in England and Wales – about one in six – could be spending an equivalent proportion or more, that is at least three times that of the population as a whole. Some – the poorest households in the region with the highest prices – were paying more than 10 times as much as a consequence of successive governments' policies.
So far blocked by Ofwat, no 'social tariffs' have yet been introduced to assist consumers who may face difficulty in affording water. There is a firm view in the industry that help for poorer consumers should come from government, not from better-off consumers. The Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) Regulations 1999, intended to assist a small group of consumers, were revealed by the research to have been ineffective as a means of redressing the balance, with take-up being less than 1% of the numbers eligible.
The CIEH report, Water Poverty in England and Wales made the following recommendations:
Spurred in addition by the outcome of PR04 – the last quinquennial review of water charges by Ofwat which will see real water prices rise further in the period to 2010 – the government has since set up a review of water affordability, led by Defra. Though its work continues, its interim recommendations – involving better benefit and meter take-up by poorer consumers – were criticised as inadequate by commentators.
The EU takes a keen interest in water quality. Achieving a high level of protection for Europe's water is one of the key objectives of the European Commission's Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources, published in November 2012.
There are four principal pieces of EU legislation on water:
The Water Framework Directive requires member states to both prevent any deterioration in the quality of their water and to protect, enhance and restore water bodies, where necessary, so that they can be classified as being "of good status" by 2015. To help them do this, the Directive contains a set of indicators defining what constitutes high, good and moderate status for a range of elements.
It requires member states to prevent or limit the input of pollutants into groundwater and to prevent the deterioration of the status of all bodies of groundwater within their territories. Information on what the UK is doing to implement the Directive can be found at here.
In addition, the 2004 Environmental Liability Directive aims to prevent and remediate all serious damage to natural resources including any waters to which the Water Framework Directive applies.
Lack of access to clean water in developing countries is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity as we enter the 21st century. It is estimated that each year more than one billion people have little choice but to resort to using potentially harmful sources of water. According to the World Health Organisation, four out of 10 people in the world do not have access to even a simple pit latrine and nearly two out of 10 have no source of safe drinking water. An estimated 3,900 children die every day as a result.
The United Nations has Millennium Development Goals to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015 and designated 2008 the UN Year of Sanitation.
A number of environmental health practitioners from the UK have dedicated themselves to helping people in developing countries develop decent standards of public and environmental health. One organisation working to bring clean water to communities across the globe is Water for Kids.
It has set up successful projects in countries including Peru, the Gambia and Tanzania. The CIEH is an active sponsor of the charity. Another charity with similar aims is Water Aid.
In 1999 the Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in London adopted a Protocol on Water and Health.
The Protocol was added to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and came into force in August 2005, becoming legally binding for the ratifying countries.
As the first major international legal approach for the prevention, control and reduction of water-related diseases in Europe, the Protocol requires signatories to establish and maintain comprehensive national and / or local surveillance and early warning systems to prevent, and respond to, water-related diseases.
The signatories also agreed to promote international co-operation to establish joint or co-ordinated systems for: surveillance and early warning systems; contingency plans; and responses to outbreaks and incidents of water-related diseases and significant threats of such outbreaks.
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I think we should change "her" gender to "transsexual" or "male", because it's a bit obvious that "she" is not a woman, Reni Wassulmaier is said to be "female" as she was born a woman, yet, I still think they both should be said to be "transsexual" on their respective infoboxes. (talk/stalk/blog) 19:26, March 5, 2015 (UTC)
I agree. She sounds very much like a tranny and her voice actor is male. () 19:28, March 5, 2015 (UTC)Smashbro8
There's no "transsexual" option, so I'd leave it blank. With regards to Reni, the reason she's listed as female is because in her most recent canonical appearance (LCS), she is female. SJWalker (talk) 19:30, March 5, 2015 (UTC)
Just so you all know, the term "tranny" is highly offensive to transgender men and women. Also, 'transexual' is a much older term that isn't used as much, and that many also consider to be offensive. AbsolutGrndZer0 (talk) 11:25, July 12, 2015 (UTC)
You say that like you expect people to care. - Erik the Mad (talk) 20:48, July 14, 2015 (UTC)
- Exactly Erik, thanks for answering. AndreEagle17 20:49, July 14, 2015 (UTC)
- Yeah, we need a "tranny" or "shemale" (since both terms are acceptible in GTA culture) option for gender. Deffinitely not female. Also, seriously offended? If he's working as a shemale, then there's no reason not to call him a shemale. Shemale is a totally acceptable term when describing male sex workers that cater to such niche markets. You can't have your shemale and eat it you know. Edissa (talk) 03:13, January 28, 2016 (UTC)
- Why not use a term that isn't considered offensive to most transgender people? Why not use the term transgender for her? Is this wiki in character? I didn't think it was since there are no racial slurs on any pages (or are there and I just missed them?) Just because some people in the game might use the N word or such, doesn't make it okay to use on this wiki, or does it? AbsolutGrndZer0 (talk) 17:29, January 29, 2016 (UTC)
- Dude, nobody cares what a bunch of mentally-ill perverts think. Deal with it. - Erik the Mad (talk) 15:05, June 4, 2016 (UTC)


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|September 11, 2010
|"A Pal for Gary"
|"Kracked Krabs"
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This article is a transcript of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Yours, Mine and Mine" from season seven, which aired on September 11, 2010.
- [episode starts off with a close up of the Krusty Krab]
- Squidward: Can I help you?
- Patrick: Yeah. [Looks at the menu] Let's see here. I have a question about the Krabby Kiddy meal. Is it really, really, really cute?
- [There is a pause].
- Squidward: Adorable.
- Patrick: Cuter than a regular Krabby Patty?
- Squidward : Yes.
- [SpongeBob appears through his window].
- SpongeBob: Psssssst. Patrick, get the Krabby Kiddy Meal. Look, [brings out a regular Krabby Patty] a regular Krabby Patty here, [brings out Kiddy Patty], a Krabby Kiddy Patty here.[line appears over both Krabby Patties to show how much "cuter" the Kiddy Patty is] 30% cuter. And it only costs one dollar more.
- Patrick: [points] Oh yah! Yah! Yah! I want that!
- [SpongeBob brings out Krabby Kiddy meal]
- Squidward: That'll be $4.99.
- [Patrick gets out "money"]
- Patrick: Is this enough? [In Patrick's hand is a piece of string, a paper clip, a pin, and some crumbs]
- Squidward: No.
- SpongeBob: Sorry Patrick.
- Patrick: Oh, crud! That's everything I got! [Begins to cry].
- SpongeBob: I've got an idea. We can buy it together and share it.
- Patrick: [sobs] Share it?
- SpongeBob: Sure. You see sharing is the most wonderful...
- Patrick: Yeah yeah yeah.
- [Patrick takes SpongeBob's money and gives it to Squidward].
- Patrick: I'm familiar with the concept of "sharing".
- [Bubbles change the scene. Patrick is eating his Krabby Kiddy meal].
- Patrick: Sharing is fun. [Takes bite] Right SpongeBob?
- SpongeBob: Oh yeah.
- [Patrick shoves the Krabby Kiddy Patty through his teeth, making the sounds of electric saws cutting wood as he does so.]
- SpongeBob: Aren't you gonna save some of that for me?
- Patrick: What?
- SpongeBob: Nothing.
- Patrick: Hey! [flips over box] Where's the toy?
- SpongeBob: Oh it doesn't come with a toy.
- Patrick: What? That's a rip off! I want my money back!
- [Scene cuts to Mr. Krabs taking a money bath]
- Mr. Krabs: [wakes up] Money back?!
- Mr. Krabs: [walks out of office with towel wrapped around him] What's the problem here?
- Patrick: My Kiddy meal didn't come with a toy!
- Mr. Krabs: Hm. And you'll like to upgrade to the toy package is that right?
- SpongeBob: Mr. Krabs, the Krusty Krab doesn't have any toys.
- Mr.Krabs: Oh really? [takes Krabby Patty away from customer] Then what do you call?...[fixes Krabby Patty] this?
- [The Krabby Patty now has eyes, legs, a mouth, and arms made from kitchen ingredients].
- Patrick and SpongeBob: Gasp!
- SpongeBob: An officially "licensed" Krusty Krab toy? [smiles].
- [Zooms in on Krusty Krab toy, then on SpongeBob. Then SpongeBob touches the Krusty Krab toy with his nose and the screen turns black except for SpongeBob and the Krusty Krab toy].
- SpongeBob: [breathes deeply] My purpose in life is to have you as my toy. [rubs toy].
- Mr. Krabs: Eww. [takes toy away from SpongeBob] Disgusting. Ahem. yep it's pretty special all right. And it can be yours for only...
- [SpongeBob takes out crumpled up money. Mr. Krabs's eyes are wide and zoom in on the money].
- Mr. Krabs: Hey, good looking.
- [SpongeBob gives Mr. Krabs's money and Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the toy. Mr. Krabs runs back to his office and hangs up "Do Not Disturb" sign].
- SpongeBob: [Kisses Krabby Patty toy] I love you officially licensed Krabby Patty toy. Not too formal. Ah! I think I'll call you Patty Pal!
- [SpongeBob dances with Patty Pal].
- Patrick: Am I interrupting?
- SpongeBob: Oh, hi, Patrick. Have you met my new toy?
- Patrick: Don't you mean "our" new toy?
- SpongeBob: Our new toy?
- Patrick: It came from the meal that we're "sharing."
- SpongeBob: Sharing?
- Patrick: Remember? [imitates SpongeBob] Sharing is the most wonderful feeling in the world, like dancing with a magical seahorse through an enchanted kelp garden [stops imitating SpongeBob] Remember those words, SpongeBob?
- SpongeBob: I didn't say that. But I guess we can share Patty Pal. [Patrick takes Patty Pal and laughs] Now can I see it again Patrick? [Patrick takes Patty Pal away]
- Patrick: I thought we were sharing it?
- SpongeBob: When's my turn?
- Patrick: Aren't you supposed to be working? [Mr. Krabs looks angrily at SpongeBob for not washing the floor]
- SpongeBob: [Begins mopping] Of course.
- [Scene changes to nighttime where Mr. Krabs locks up the Krusty Krab and everyone walks home]
- SpongeBob: Now is it my turn?
- Patrick: No.
- [Patrick and SpongeBob arrive at their houses]
- SpongeBob: How about now?
- Patrick: Uh, maybe tomorrow.
- SpongeBob: [Sighs sadly] Nighty-night Patty Pal [Patrick swipes it away as SpongeBob reaches out to touch it]
- Patrick: NO TOUCHING!!! See you tomorrow [Patrick walks over to his house and jumps in] Say goodnight Patty Pal [imitates Patty Pal voice] Goodnight SpongeBob [Rock then closes on both of them]
- SpongeBob: [Sadly] Goodnight [SpongeBob then walks to his house, changes his clothes, and climbs into bed] Poor Patrick. He's only got the Patty Pal for tonight, and he'll be asleep, and won't get to play with it at all! [Laughs. Scene then changes to Patrick dancing with Patty Pal all night while listening to loud electronic music on big speakers. Scene then changes to morning, where SpongeBob gets up happily next to Gary]
- SpongeBob: Yes! Today's my Patty Pal day! Oh, this is going to be fun!
- Gary: Meow.
- SpongeBob: Gary, of course, Patrick will give me my turn with the Patty Pal!
- Gary: Meow.
- SpongeBob: Gary, you can be a real negative nancy! [SpongeBob then walks out of his bedroom]
- Gary: Meow
- SpongeBob: I heard that! [SpongeBob then walks out of his house and to Patrick's while singing about sharing. He then arrives and knocks on Patrick's rock. Muffled electronic music can be heard] Good Morning Patrick! [muffled music stops]
- Patrick: Uh, I'm not home right now! Please leave a message! Beeeep!
- SpongeBob: [Upset] Patrick, it's me! SpongeBob! It's my turn to play with the toy!
- Patrick: I can't go out! I just washed my hair!
- SpongeBob: You don't have any h-[Angry voice] come out Patrick! It's my turn!!
- Patrick: [Sticks hand out] Got any ID?
- SpongeBob: [Takes out ID] I have my milkshake dispenser operator license
- [Patrick takes it and looks at it]
- Patrick: Looks fake to me pal! Bye-Bye now!
- SpongeBob: [Sarcastically] Well, I guess I had best be going! [Pretends to walk away] I'm walking away. Here I go. [Whispers] I'm gone now! [SpongeBob then hides on top of Patrick's antennae]
- Patrick: You sure?
- SpongeBob: [Still whispering] I'm sure! [Patrick walks out to take a look, and SpongeBob pounces] Hi, Patrick! Time to share!
- Patrick: Deceiver! You didn't leave at all!
- SpongeBob: Oh, and you were washing your hair?!
- Patrick: I was too, see? [Patrick shows he washed his armpit hair. After, SpongeBob leaps and lands in front of Patrick, while performing a good somersault routine with a nice landing] Nice dismount!
- SpongeBob: I'm working out!
- Patrick: Well, gotta go! [Patrick turns to walk away, but SpongeBob pulls him back]
- SpongeBob: Hold on, buster! Hand over the toy! It's my turn!
- Patrick: I can't! Patty Pal and me have really bonded!
- SpongeBob: [Surprised] Gary was so right about you! You're a non-sharer!
- Patrick: Gary said that? You're off my friend list, Gary!!
- Gary: Meow. [turns and slithers back into SpongeBob's house]
- SpongeBob: Hand it over Patrick! I get to play with the Patty Pal today! [Patrick is about to hand it over, but takes it away]
- Patrick: You can't take it! It's not fair! [SpongeBob tries to take it while trying to give Patrick a resonable offer]
- SpongeBob: How about I take it for half a day?
- Patrick: Mm-mm!
- SpongeBob: How about we trade off every hour?
- Patrick: Mm-mm!
- SpongeBob: Every half hour?
- Patrick: Mm-mm!
- SpongeBob: Every fifteen minutes?
- Patrick: Mm-mm!
- SpongeBob: Five minutes?
- Patrick: Mm-mm!
- SpongeBob: One minute?
- Patrick: N-n-no!
- SpongeBob: Okay then for our final offer we trade off every second!
- Patrick: One.
- SpongeBob: One.
- Patrick: One.
- [Then Patrick is running away from SpongeBob because Patrick won't share his toy.. SpongeBob gets angry with a train sound. Now they start chasing each other.. They got into Squidward's house. Chasing starts again, they roll and the glass shatters]
- Squidward: I hate them.
- [Now, they're chasing to Sandy's house]
- Sandy: Hi Patrick, SpongeBob.
- Both: Hi Sandy.
- Sandy: What in tarnation's going on with you two?
- Patrick: SpongeBob won't let me play with my toy.
- SpongeBob: Patrick won't share OUR toy.
- Sandy: What you need is a mediator. Y'all bet to sit down and work this out. Now the main problem in an argument is a lack of communication. You can only resolve conflict when you understand each other. [Patrick and Spongebob start drying up] So I want each of you to state what is most important to the each of you right now.
- [They're both screeching their voices]
- SpongeBob: Water?!
- [They crawl away. They are both breathing]
- Patrick: Oh boy.
- SpongeBob: That mediator lady make some good points.
- Patrick: Most definitely.
- SpongeBob: It takes understanding.
- Patrick: Communication is key.
- [Now they start fighting and rolling around.. They got into the bus.. They got into the train.. And they got into the taxi.. They stopped rolling]
- SpongeBob: It's my turn!
- Patrick: No, it's mine!
- SpongeBob: Mine!
- [both screaming]
- Patrick: If I can't have it, no one can!
- [Patrick eats Patty Pal]
- SpongeBob: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
- Mr. Krabs: Avast, there, laddies. What's all this ruckus about now?
- SpongeBob: It's our Krabby Patty toy Mr. Krabs, and Patrick ate it, so I can't play with it.
- Patrick: SpongeBob won't let me play with it.
- SpongeBob: Only if you have it all night.
- Patrick: I did not!
- SpongeBob: Did too!
- Patrick: Nuh-uh!
- SpongeBob: Oh you, toy eater!
- Patrick: Tattletale!
- Mr. Krabs: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, settle down. All this brawling is over a toy? You two shouldn't let a little trinkle between youse two. You should be ashamed of yourselves. If I give you each of ya another toy, would that make you happy?
- SpongeBob and Patrick: Yes.
- Mr. Krabs: Well, you're in luck! You two so thrilled with a toy. I'm have entire case e'made. I've been selling my hotcakes. That'll be $13.50 each.
- Patrick: This time it's on me. [pulls SpongeBob's money out]
- SpongeBob: Patrick, that's my money.
- Patrick: Have you learned nothing about sharing?


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Question for the Money Doctors
Question submitted on Sep 4, 2012.
QuestionI filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and included the HOA,s claim for fee...since being discharge they say I owe for the time the bank left the house empty...now attourneys are after me asking for a lump sum, or they will take me to court, I have an extremely tight budget with 2 teenagers at home and I get lil support for 1 child. I have sent them some money over the past 6 months, but never recieved any confirmation that they were willing to accept a min payment...now another letter came asking for 1600.00, and I don''t have any credit, any suggestions how I can get them to settle out of court? Help broke and confussed!
I would first read the blogs like "Living Lies" to see if you even owe on the mortgage to those claiming you do.
Stop sending money!!! This sounds like a scam.
You owe NOTHING since the bankruptcy. Especially for the "house sitting empty".
For additional information visit http://www.360financialliteracy.org/


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In text retrieval, full text search refers to a technique for searching a computer-stored document or database. In a full text search, the search engine examines all of the words in every stored document as it tries to match search words supplied by the user. Full-text searching techniques became common in online bibliographic databases in the 1970s. Most Web sites and application programs (such as word processing software) provide full text search capabilities. Some Web search engines, such as AltaVista employ full text search techniques, while others index only a portion of the Web pages examined by its indexing system.[1]
When dealing with a small number of documents it is possible for the full-text search engine to directly scan the contents of the documents with each query, a strategy called serial scanning. This is what some rudimentary tools, such as grep, do when searching.
However, when the number of documents to search is potentially large or the quantity of search queries to perform is substantial the problem of full text search is often divided into two tasks: indexing and searching. The indexing stage will scan the text of all the documents and build a list of search terms, often called an index, but more correctly named a concordance. In the search stage, when performing a specific query, only the index is referenced rather than the text of the original documents.
The indexer will make an entry in the index for each term or word found in a document and possibly its relative position within the document. Usually the indexer will ignore stop words, such as the English "the", which are both too common and carry too little meaning to be useful for searching. Some indexers also employ language-specific stemming on the words being indexed, so for example any of the words "drives", "drove", or "driven" will be recorded in the index under a single concept word "drive".
The precision vs. recall tradeoffEdit
Due to the ambiguities of natural language, a full text search typically produces a retrieval list that has low precision: most of the items retrieved are irrelevant. Controlled-vocabulary searching solves this problem by tagging the documents in such a way that the ambiguities are eliminated. However, a controlled vocabulary search may have low recall: it may fail to retrieve some documents that are actually relevant to the search question. Despite the presence of many irrelevant documents in a free text search's retrieval list, a free text search may be able to locate a document that a controlled vocabulary search failed to retrieve.
The false positive problemEdit
Free text searching is likely to retrieve many documents that are not relevant to the intended search question. Such documents are called false positives. The retrieval of irrelevant documents is often caused by the inherent ambiguity of natural language.
Certain clustering techniques based on Bayesian algorithms (similar to spam filter in Google[How to reference and link to summary or text]) can help reduce the false positive errors. So if in the search term is "football", these techniques can categorize the document/data universe into say "American football", "corporate football" etc. Depending on the occurrences of words in a document, it can fall into one of the categories or more. These techniques are being extensively deployed in the e-discovery domain.
Improving the performance of full text searchingEdit
The deficiencies of free text searching have been addressed in two ways: By providing users with tools that enable them to express their search questions more precisely, and by developing new search algorithms that improve retrieval precision.
Improved querying toolsEdit
- Keywords. Document creators (or trained indexers) are asked to supply a list of words that describe the subject of the text, including synonyms of words that describe this subject. Keywords improve recall, particularly if the keyword list includes a search word that is not in the document text.
- Field-restricted search. Some search engines enable users to limit free text searches to a particular field within a stored data record, such as "Title" or "Author."
- Boolean queries. Searches that use Boolean operators (for example, "encyclopedia" AND "online" NOT "Encarta") can dramatically increase the precision of a free text search. The AND operator says, in effect, "Do not retrieve any document unless it contains both of these terms." The NOT operator says, in effect, "Do not retrieve any document that contains this word." If the retrieval list retrieves too few documents, the OR operator can be used to increase recall; consider, for example, "encyclopedia" AND "online" OR "Internet" NOT "Encarta". This search will retrieve documents about online encyclopedias that use the term "Internet" instead of "online." This increase in precision is very commonly counter-productive since it usually comes with a dramatic loss of recall. [2]
- Phrase search. A phrase search matches only those documents that contain a specified phrase, such as "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."
- Concordance search. A concordance search produces an alphabetical list of all principal words that occur in a text with their immediate context.
- Proximity search. A phrase search matches only those documents that contain two or more words that are separated by a specified number of words; a search for "Wikipedia" WITHIN2 "free" would retrieve only those documents in which the words "Wikipedia" and "free" occur within two words of each other.
- Regular expression. A regular expression employs a complex but powerful querying syntax that can be used to specify retrieval conditions with precision.
- Wildcard search. A search that substitutes one or more characters in a search query for a wildcard character such as an asterisk. For example, in the search function in Microsoft Word, using the asterisk in the search query "s*n" will find "sin", "son", "sun", etc. in a text.
Improved search algorithmsEdit
Technological advances have greatly improved the performance of free text searching. For example, Google's PageRank algorithm gives more prominence to documents to which other Web pages have linked. This algorithm dramatically improves users' perception of search precision, a fact that explains its popularity among Internet users. See search engine for additional examples.
Text retrieval softwareEdit
The following is a partial list of available software products whose predominant purpose is to perform full text indexing and searching. Some of these are accompanied with detailed descriptions of their theory of operation or internal algorithms, which can provide additional insight into how full text search may be accomplished.
- Autonomy Corporation
- Dieselpoint
- Fast Search & Transfer
- ht://Dig
- Inktomi
- Lucene
- mnoGoSearch
- Sphinx
- Swish-e
- Vivísimo
- Xapian
See alsoEdit
- Computer searching
- Controlled vocabulary
- Information retrieval
- Search engine
- Search engine indexing - how search engines generate indices to support full text searching
- ↑ In practice, it may be difficult to determine how a given search engine works. The search algorithms actually employed by Web search services are seldom fully disclosed out of fear that Web entrepreneurs will use search engine optimization techniques to improve their prominence in retrieval lists.
- ↑ Studies have repeatedly shown that most users do not understand the negative impacts of boolean queries.[1]
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Project Tandem
Two Bicycles, Two Photographers, One 11,000 Mile Ride
de Morrigan McCarthy & Alan Winslow
Acerca del libro
October 29th, 2008
"We are sweaty, sticky, tired and sore but grinning ear to ear. Our bicycle odometers just ticked over 1000 miles. Only 10,000 more to go in our lap around the continental United States".
When we left for our 11,000 mile bicycle journey around the United States, neither of us were cyclists, nor had we ever dreamed of traveling by bicycle, let alone around the country, but we were compelled to document Americans and their opinions about the environment, and we decided that going by bicycle would be the most honest way to do that. We rode from Maine to Florida to California to Washington and zig-zagged our way back to New York. As we rode into small towns and big cities alike we asked the same, open-ended questions. We wanted the truth, so we refused to reveal our own opinions. We photographed what we saw and we interviewed pretty much anyone who had something to say, and some folks who didn't know they had something to say until they had said it.
We had many firsts on the journey: first flat tire, first time getting lost, first scary driver, first taste of grits, first time seeing redwoods and night spent sleeping under the desert stars. But a journey is not made up of firsts or lasts. The journey is what happens during the everyday and our everydays were full of routine. Wake. Pack. Find coffee and food. Ride. Interview. Photograph. Find somewhere to sleep. Set up camp. Cook. Journal. Blog. Sleep.
Our rhythm was steady through the nearly eleven months on the road and the pace was slow. We rolled past farms and through cities, through deserts and along coastline at ten miles per hour. We smelled the sweet pine of the southern forests and felt the sharp sting of hail through the plains, and though we set out to document what people thought about the environment, we also found ourselves also photographing the America that we saw daily: kind strangers, the warmth of new friends and the stunning and varied scenery that comprises this country.
In this collection our photographs share space with journal excepts and portraits, taking the reader down the same road we traveled- inviting you to see the America that rose to meet us on this journey, and the America that we fell in love with.
Características y detalles
- Categoría Arte y fotografía
Apaisado grande, 33×28 cm
152 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación oct. 22, 2010
- Etiquetas cross country, bike trip, fine art, black and white, united states, road trip, scenery, landscape, people, USA, expedition, pictures, photographs, art, document, riding, outdoors, bikepacking, journal, color, portrait, environment, usa, road, backroad, travel, trip, journey, adventure, cycling, bikes, touring, ride, americans, america, photography, bicycle
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Cardigan Lage by Verinha Bastos
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