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Des Moines Community Playhouse Presents MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, 6/8-24
The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents "Moonlight and Magnolias," June 8-24. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, and at The Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St.
1939 Hollywood is abuzz. Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, "Gone with the Wind." The screenplay, it turns out, just doesn't work. So what's an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film's stars, gossip columnists, and his own father-in-law, Selznick sends a car for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and pulls formidable director Victor Fleming from the set of "The Wizard of Oz." Summoning both to his office, he locks the doors, closes the shades, and, on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men have just five days to fashion a screenplay. Only trouble is, Ben Hecht hasn't read the book and doesn't know the story!
"Moonlight and Magnolias" features Karen Schaeffer, Maxwell Schaeffer, Josh Visnapuu, and Tim Wisgerhof. The Playhouse cast is directed by Kathy Pingel.
The Playhouse is Iowa's oldest and largest producing theatre. Located at the 42nd Street exit of I-235, the theatre has presented a full season of shows since 1919 and also offers a wide variety of educational experiences including classes for ages 4 to adult, theatre trips to New York, and volunteer opportunities onstage and backstage.


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Adel's technical areas of interest include the broad discipline of structural Engineering with emphasis in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for bridges; modeling, design and repair of civil structures.
Senior Structural Engineer with more than ten years of experience in the structural design for a wide range of projects comprising heavy concrete structures and high rise buildings.
In May 2012, Adel received his PhD in Structural Engineering from North Carolina State University, USA. He received his MSc in Structural Engineering from Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt in 2008. Further, he received his BSc in Civil Engineering from Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt in 2003.
- Awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Research at the Department of Homeland Security 5th Annual Student Paper Competition for the paper entitled "Vibration Based Damage Detection of Scour in Coastal Bridges".
- The Future of Engineering award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for the research poster titled: Rapid Assessment of Critical Bridges in Coastal Regions under Extreme Loading.
- Chosen to be honored by Tau Beta Pi on September 2011.
- Received the Best Poster Award on the Eleventh Structural Engineering and Mechanical Symposium, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, NCSU. October 2011.
- Elsaid, A.H., Hassan, T.K., Abd Al-Faiad, A.S. and Gheith, H. (2007). Splice Strength of Reinforcing Bars in Self-Consolidating Concrete. Proceedings of the Sixth Alexandria International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt, April 2007, Vol. 2, pp. 93-104.
- Elsaid A, Dawood M, Seracino R, Bobko C. (2009). Characterization of kenaf fiber reinforced concrete. Technical report no. RD-09-07, North Carolina State University, Construction Facilities Laboratory, 80 pp.
- Bobko, C., Elsaid, A.H, Dawood, M., Zanjanizedah, V., Seracino, R. (2010). Natural fiber reinforced concrete: Microstructure, internal curing, and mechanical properties from nanoindentation and macroscopic testing. ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Los Angeles, CA, August 2010.
- Elsaid, A., Dawood M, Seracino R, Bobko C. (2011). Mechanical Properties of Kenaf Fiber Reinforced Concrete. Construction and Building Materials, Vol 25, 1991-2001.
- Elsaid, A. (2011). Vibration-Based Damage Detection of Scour in Coastal Bridges. The Department of Homeland Security Science Conference – Fifth Annual University Network Summit, Washington, DC, March 2011.
- Elsaid, A. and Seracino, R. (2012). Bridge Scour Assessment Using Curvature of Horizontally Displaced Mode Shapes. IMAC xxx, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
- Elsaid, A. and Seracino, R. (2013). Assessing Foundation Scour Using the Dynamic Features of the Bridge Superstructure. Second Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures. SMAR 2013, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2013.
- Elsaid, A. and Seracino R (2014). Rapid Assessment of Foundation Scour Using the Dynamic Features of Bridge. Construction and Building Materials, Vol 50, 42-49.


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Tyler Middle Schooler Builds the World's Largest Domino Cube [VIDEO]
Joe Parks is in the seventh grade at All Saints Episcopal School in Tyler. He is also known on YouTube as SuperDominoJoe, and he holds the record for the world's largest domino cube.
My nephew told me about this the other night, and I had to check it out.
He has some pretty amazing domino setups. Here is the set-up where he claims to hold the title for world's longest domino cube.
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And in this video, he topples 10,000 dominoes in front of the entire school at All Saints. He incorporates the school's name, logo and more — it's incredible.
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An Islamic advocacy group has filed a complaint against the Henderson Police Department on behalf of seven Muslim men detained while praying in a gasoline station parking lot in December.
The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, announced the complaint in a press release on Friday.
The complaint says seven Muslim residents of Southern California were traveling through the Las Vegas Valley on Dec. 20 when they stopped for gasoline and food at a Rebel station in Henderson.
About 5:10 p.m., the men conducted their evening prayer next to the van, which was "lawfully parked in the parking lot, and neither their person nor their vehicle was blocking any entrance or exit," the complaint said.
As they returned to their vehicle, two police officers stopped the men and asked whether they knew why they were being stopped.
The men told the officers they were friends on a road trip and had been conducting their evening prayer in the parking lot, the complaint said.
Officers told the men they had received a call about a "bunch of guys doing weird moves," a call that was identified in police code as a 425 or "suspicious situation," the complaint said.
CAIR spokeswoman Munira Syeda said Muslims have a religious obligation to pray five times per day, regardless of where they are.
"Police officers need to understand that praying is a First Amendment right. It's not probable cause," Syeda said. "Someone's appearance or a certain look or ethnicity is not a crime."
The men, who were of Arab and Southeast Asian descent and dressed in street clothes, were asked to get out of the vehicle and sit on the curb of the parking lot for about 35 to 40 minutes as the officers conducted background checks and asked questions about their places of birth, schooling and employment, according to the complaint.
During that time, a third officer arrived and their vehicle was searched.
The men were released without arrest or incident, the complaint said, and officers told them "they were not trained well enough to know how to appropriately respond to Muslim religious behavior."
Henderson police spokesman Todd Rasmussen confirmed the department had received the complaint from CAIR, which had been addressed to Chief Jutta Chambers, but he wouldn't comment further.
"The incident is being investigated through internal affairs," he said.
The complaint requests a timely and thorough investigation from the Police Department, with appropriate disciplinary action and policy changes taken.
Undisclosed compensation for damages and emotional distress also was requested in the complaint.
ACLU attorney Allen Lichtenstein said Nevada law permits police to detain a person if they have reasonable suspicion a crime is being committed or has taken place, which is less stringent a standard than probable cause, he said.
He said he would like to see the police justification of "reasonable suspicion" in this instance.
"To go over there and ask them (the men) what they were doing, and to find out and perhaps run their names, shouldn't take that long," he said.
He said racial profiling is never acceptable.
"Someone being a Muslim, or a particular race or ethnicity, and praying on the side of the road? That's not enough to detain somebody," he said. "Stopping somebody because of that is flat out illegal."
Lichtenstein said the definition of suspicion is used loosely in police departments throughout Nevada.
Some officers believe they have leeway to detain whomever they want, he said.
"Many officers use good judgment, some use poor judgment, but there's no way for departments to separate the two."
Contact reporter Mike Blasky at mblasky@review journal.com or 702-383-0283.Watch YouTube video of the incident


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text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Last week, I teased had a really good story coming up involving hedge funds, baseball and aliens. I hope this one doesn't disappoint. By now, everyone knows Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, he of the Apple ( AAPL) iPref idea, and the guy that desperately wanted to own a piece of the New York Mets when the National League franchise was in serious financial trouble, stemming from the Wilpon's losses in the Bernie Madoff scandal. At the Ira Sohn conference in 2011, Einhorn even gave a "Let's go Mets!" cry at the end of his presentation, and referenced former slugger Ken Griffey Jr. during his speech, showcasing his passion for the game of baseball. I picked up on the "Let's go Mets" immediately, but didn't know exactly what Einhorn was referencing until a few days later when the announcement came. Einhorn had agreed to buy a $200 million non-controlling minority stake in the baseball franchise, providing the Wilpons with some much needed relief and cushion. Ultimately, the deal did not come to fruition and both sides parted ways with Einhorn left out in the cold. It's also a well-known story that Einhorn used to be great friends with another hedge fund honcho, Pershing Square's Bill Ackman. Ackman once called Einhorn his "marketing adviser," after lauding his investment returns on air in a 2010 CNBC appearance together. Since that time, the relationship between the two has been strained. Ackman and Einhorn are no longer as close as they once were, with baseball playing a major role in the falling out process. Ackman told The New York Times in 2011 about Einhorn's interest in buying the Milwaukee Brewers in 2004. ( Vanity Fair has an excellent piece on the issues between Ackman, Einhorn, and other hedge fund heavyweights, and is well worth the read.) Einhorn declined to comment for this story, and Ackman could not be immediately reached.


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Wanderlust star Kathryn Hahn, 37, and her daughter Mae, nearly 3, were spotted enjoying a leisurely stroll through the posh Beverly Hills, Calif. shopping district on Tuesday (May 22).
The Parks and Recreation actress – who is also mom to 5-year-old Leonard with hubby Ethan Sandler – previously commented on her thoughts about adding to her family.
"We have one of each so it's like why ruin a good thing, but who knows," she said. "It happens so fast. I miss it already."


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>Technical Support>Data import from Strava
Is it possible to import data from Strava into the RA log? I don't see it on the list of import options, so I assume not. Is it being worked on?
I thought I could download the data from Strava onto my computer, then upload those files to RA. But it seems Strava makes you do that one activity at a time, which would be a laborious task. Most of them are on my Garmin, so I know I can upload directly from that, but I have made some edits in Strava (shoe selection, manual addition of treadmill runs, etc.)
Any advice on the easiest way to move my activities into RA? Thanks.
Hey, I know the answer to this one.
You can export to GPX format from Strava then import that GPX into RA.
Strava doesn't support bulk export so you need to do it one workout at a time and this could take years off your life.
It's a premium feature so you gotta pay, or at least take the free trial.
I thought I could download the data from Strava onto my computer, then upload those files to RA. But it seems Strava makes you do that one activity at a time, which would be a laborious task.
Looks like I didn't read your question that well. I'll put my hand down now.
Unless Strava allows you to download all your data in a file, you'll have to resort to manually downloading each file. If you're computer savvy, you can probably write a script to download the files.
Thanks Eric, I figured as much but had to ask. No I am not computer savvy enough. I guess that's how they make it hard to leave...I hate to start from scratch again, but seems like a big hassle to download the individual activities. Ironic because when I started on Strava, I used a mass upload of files downloaded from Runkeeper, which did allow that.
Another question: one thing I don't want to lose is my shoe mileage which I am tracking on Strava. I think the RA log also has that feature. But if I start from scratch on RA (or just go back a short time), does RA allow me to enter a shoe with miles alread on it? (Although figuring out how many miles there were at a certain point may be another challenge.)
Oh and xhristopher - thanks anyway!
You can set the initial mileage for your shoes on RA.


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Aviation Capital Group places $450 million LEAP-1A engine order for A320neo
- Expands CFM-powered fleet to nearly 300 aircraft
- Deliveries set to begin in January 2018
Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has become the latest leasing company to select CFM International's advanced LEAP-1A engine, announcing an order for engines to power 18 AirbusA320neo aircraft. These aircraft are part of a 30-airplane buy the company announced in November 2011. The firm engine order is valued at $450 million U.S. at list price.
"CFM56 engines have a sterling reputation amongst our customers and we have every confidence that the LEAP product line will be just as good," said R. Stephen Hannahs, Group Managing Director and CEO, Aviation Capital Group. "We have a large CFM-powered fleet today and look forward to introducing the LEAP engine into that portfolio."
"LEAP technology will provide double-digit improvements in fuel burn, noise, and carbon and NOx emissions and we believe these engines will prove to be real assets for ACG and its customers" said Jean-Paul Ebanga, president and CEO of CFM International.
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- Posted by kid dynamite
- on October 10th, 2009
Here's what caught my eye over the past few days:
Accrued Interest on the Fed's purchases of agency paper and interpreting the facts rather than sensationalizing them.
The U.S. States suffer "unbelievable" revenue shortages.
NY Times: Congressional Panel Says Obama Plan Will Not Slow Foreclosures.
"On Thursday, Treasury announced that 500,000 homeowners had since had their payments lowered on a trial basis, celebrating this as a milestone.
But the report from the oversight panel directly challenged the administration's characterizations.
Most prominently, the panel had grave uncertainty about whether large numbers of the trial loan modifications — which typically run for three months — would successfully be converted to permanent terms.
As of the beginning of September, only 1.26 percent of trial modifications that had made it through the three-month trial period had become permanent, the report found. Of course, very few of those trial loans had reached their three-month expiration because the program only recently began processing large numbers of applications. As of Sept. 1, the Obama plan had produced 1,711 permanent loan modifications.Some homeowners complain they have received trial modifications only to have them canceled for what seem dubious reasons — checks sent but supposedly never received, documents once in the file but suddenly missing."
"My objection is that the article implies that low down payment loans are a bad idea. They aren't necessarily. Low down payment loans can be a viable business, but lenders need to screen borrowers much more carefully than when they have a much bigger loss cushion.
And using low down payment loans as a way to prop up the housing market IS a bad idea. The fact that the FHA is cranking so many loans through more or less the same administrative platform is strong evidence that its lending standards have gone out the window."
""I don't think it's a bad thing that the bad loans occurred. It was an effort to keep prices from falling too fast. That's a policy."
Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee on recent FHA lending."
Naked Capitalism wonders why no one is talking about how 34 banks missed their TARP dividend payments:
"Of the 34 miscreants, two are pretty large, namely AIG and CIT, But the next on the list is First Bancorp, which received a mere $400 million from the TARP. Probably more important than the number is the trend, since the number of institutions that skipped dividends nearly doubled. In a supposedly improving economy and with a steep yield curve (at least until very recently), things appear to be getting worse rather than better.I didn't post on this because I assumed the MSM would be all over it. So I am pretty surprised to see it has gotten very little coverage. The usual suspects (Bloomberg, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times) were silent."
Howard Marks in NY Times Dealbook:
"I think the crisis came about primarily because people of all stripes did novel, complex and dangerous things, in greater amounts than ever before. In the world of investing, for instance, people made excessive use of borrowed money — "leverage" — and committed too much capital to illiquid investments. It all happened because people believed too much, worried too little and thus took too much risk.Worry and its relatives, distrust, skepticism and risk aversion, are the essential ingredients for a safe financial system. To paraphrase a saying about the usefulness of bankruptcy, I think fear of loss is to capitalism as fear of hell is to Catholicism. Worry keeps risky loans from being made, companies from taking on more debt than they can service, portfolios from becoming overly concentrated, and unproven schemes from turning into popular manias. When worry and risk aversion are present as they should be, investors will question, analyze and act prudently. Risky investments either won't be undertaken or will be required to provide adequate compensation in terms of anticipated return."
The New Yorker on the madness that is Martin Armstrong (courtesy of Barry Ritholtz)
Vanity Fair's long must read piece on the efforts that were made last year to save MS and GS during the financial crisis. Lost in this excerpt is how incompetent it makes Ken Lewis look again – as the piece illustrates how other CEO's (Dimon of JPM refusing to buy MS) had the balls/integrity/gumption/call it what you will to say no when bullied by Geithner and Paulson.
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The funding will support PCC students in the Future Connect program with scholarship help, coaching and mentoring. Full story »
The fall festival, co-sponsored by the city of Hillsboro and Hillsboro Tuesday Night Market, will be the first public event at the plaza. Full story »
Todd Heidgerken's departure came after a long-planned staffing review, said Mark Knudson, TVWD's chief executive officer. Full story »
The city was recognized for its Job Training Opportunity Program. Full story »
The projects now taking shape won't fly under anyone's radar. They involve the busiest roads connecting Hillsboro and its growing industrial area with U.S. 26 to the north. Full story »
Improvements include widening to three lanes each direction, with dedicated turn lanes, sidewalks, buffered bike lanes, more street lighting and wiring for traffic signals. Full story »
The city of Hillsboro puts into effect a ban on all smoking and the use of e-cigarettes on city property beginning July 1, 2015. Full story »
Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council grants for the nonprofit art communities in the city this year included not only money for special projects but also a new grant for 'core operating expenses.' Full story »
The Tualatin River water trail, as formally embraced by the Metro Council in 2011, is a network of launch points, resting areas and attractions for canoers, kayakers, paddle boarders, floatation devices. Full story »
The $21.2 million project is one of the largest scheduled to take place in Washington County this year. Full story »
The city of Hillsboro is partnering with the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, OSU Extension Master Gardener program and Natural Resource Conservation Service to present a free series for home gardeners. Full story »
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Australia's Keith Urban is honored Entertainer Of The Year, Best Male Vocalist, and Best Single Of The Year at Tuesday's 40th Annual Academy Of Countr
40th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held Tuesday May 17th has handed New Zealander-Australian country singer Keith Urban three different honors in the category of Entertainer Of The Year, Best Male Vocalist, and Best Single Of The Year. Due to that fact, many have considered Urban to be one of country music's top entertainers and insiders, to add, have guaranteed that things will only get better for him.
Unfortunately, the honored singer won't attend the show, which is going to be broadcasted live on CBS from the Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino in Las Vegas, because he will at that time in Ireland, touring with rocker Bryan Adams.


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Rumours have been arife that the Suzuki Jimny is India bound. The Jimny was even showcased at the 2012 Auto Expo, where it got a pretty good response from the show-goers. While Maruti doesn't intend to launch the current-gen Jimny anytime soon, a publication reports that the next-generation Jimny will be manufactured in India. The report further goes on to state that the Suzuki JimnyIndia launch is very much in the offing and it could take place in 2018. Not much more is known about this but our guess is that the next-gen Jimny would be sold under the Gypsy moniker over here. Read on for more on the next-gen 2018 Jimny/New Maruti Gypsy 2018.
With regards to the new 2018 Jimny's design, Dale Wyatt, Sales and Marketing Director, Suzuki UK, has said that the new model will get an evolutionary design. Yet it will carry forward a few design features from the earlier models. Also, the new Jimny could take design cues form the X-Lander concept.
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2018 Suzuki Jimny/New Maruti Gypsy 2018 India Launch Date
|2018 Suzuki Jimny/New Maruti Gypsy 2018 Launch Date
|Late 2018
Details remain sketchy on the new Maruti Gypsy 2018 India launch date. However, the latest rumours claim a launch in 2018. The Gypsy has been the most successful of all SUVs ever sold in India. However, age has long caught up with this mountain goat and a replacement is urgently required. The speculated new Maruti Gypsy 2018 is sure to gladden the enthusiasts and probably the Forces as well.
The current Jimny is a sub-compact SUV that is a very capable off-roader. In 1979, the first-ever Jimny (LJ10) made its debut. India got a long wheelbase version of the second-generation model. Maruti Suzuki's Gujarat facility could be responsible for the 2018 Jimny/Gypsy's development. India could be an export hub for South East Asian, European, and North American markets. India could even export the next-gen model to Japan. The Baleno's lightweight platform will underpin the 2018 Maruti Gypsy. Even the engine could come from the upcoming Baleno RS.
Also See – Maruti Ignis | 2017 Maruti Swift | 2017 Maruti S Cross | New Dzire
2018 Suzuki Jimny/New Maruti Gypsy 2018 Price in India
|New 2018 Maruti Gypsy/2018 Jimny 2WD
|Rs. 5.40 Lakhs
|New 2018 Maruti Gypsy/2018 Jimny 4WD
|Rs. 6.50 Lakhs
We expect the new Maruti Gypsy 2018 to be much more feature-laden than the rather spartan current model. Also, the 2018 Suzuki Jimny will use a modern platform and a new-age engine. This could lead to a significant price increase over the current model. We expect the 2018 Gypsy to come in both 2WD and 4WD versions. This will ensure a competitive starting price of the mainstream SUV market. The Gypsy enjoys a high brand image in India. This will definitely help the fourth generation Jimny to find many takers in India.
Also See – Upcoming Cars in India 2016-17 | Maruti Baleno
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2918 Suzuki Jimny/New Maruti Gypsy 2018 Specifications
|Engine Type/ Displacement
|1.0-litre L Petrol/1.3 L diesel
|110 bhp
|170 Nm
|Top Speed
|Acceleration (0-100 km/h)
|~ 9.5 Seconds
|Transmission (Gearbox)
|5-speed MT
The 2018 Maruti Gypsy will share its platform with the Baleno. The lightweight platform should lead to a fair advantage in off-road application. Also, the 1.0-litre Boosterjet engine is a fairly potent motor and should lead to a sprightly performance. Much like the current model, the 2018 Suzuki Jimny/Maruti Gypsy 2018 will have a light kerb weight and a fairly powerful Petrol engine.
The new Maruti Gypsy 2018 model could go on sale in both 2WD and 4WD models. While the cheaper 2WD model will attract the private SUV buyers, the 4WD could be put in use by the off-road enthusiasts and the Armed Forces. The JDM-spec Jimny could get the 0.66-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine from the Alto Turbo RS.
2018 Suzuki Jimny/New Maruti Gypsy 2018 Mileage
|New Maruti Gypsy 2018 Mileage (Estimated)
Thanks to a modern engine, the 2018 Jimny/Gypsy will have a higher fuel mileage than the current model. Powering the current Gypsy is an age-old 1.3-litre G Series engine that isn't very frugal. We expect an ARAI-claimed mileage of around 22 KMPL for the new model Gypsy.
2018 Suzuki Jimny/New Maruti Gypsy 2018 Dimensions
Akin to the current model, the 2018 Jimny/Gypsy could get an extended wheelbase. Indonesia and Brazil too could see the launch of this same model. In spite of a long wheelbase, the 2018 Gypsy will be a sub-4 metre SUV that will benefit from lower excise duties. Hence, the new Jimny/Gypsy will have a length of a little less than 4 metres. It could measure less than 1800 mm in width and around 1550 mm in height. Expected dimensions of the new Maruti Gypsy 2018 are as follows-
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|2520 mm
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|190 mm
2018 Suzuki Jimny/New Maruti Gypsy 2018 Rivals
Thanks to a high off-road capability, the Jimny might not have any direct rival. Still, here are a few models it could compete with-
As seen, even cars like the Ignis from Maruti's own stable might rival the new Gypsy indirectly.
2018 Suzuki Jimny/New Maruti Gypsy 2018 Engine and Transmission
The new Jimny/Gypsy 2018 will share its engine with the Baleno RS. This means it will get a 1.0-litre Boosterjet Petrol engine that has a max. power-torque of 110 BHP-170 Nm. It will come mated to a 5-speed Manual Transmission. For European markets, the new Jimny could even get a 1.4-litre Boosterjet Petrol engine and an Automatic transmission. There are chances that there won't be a Diesel engine variant for the new generation Jimny/Gypsy.
More information on the next generation Gypsy is currently unavailable. However, you can stay tuned for more updates on the New Maruti Gypsy 2018 launch and price in India.
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2 1/4 lb ground beef
3/4 lb ground Italian sausage
4 TB Italian seasoning (divided)
1 TB kosher salt
1/2 TB ground pepper
1 cup ricotta cheese (divided)
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6 slices provolone cheese
Jar of marinara sauce
12 slices Texas toast (find this in the freezer section of the grocery store)
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John Lauer would like to see Queen Anne and Magnolia become the first completely text-enabled neighborhoods. "It would be so fun to just run the experiment and see what happens," he said.
So to make his dreams a reality, Lauer is offering his startup Zip Whip's services for free to Queen Anne and Magnolia for the next six months.
Zip Whip (190 Queen Anne Ave. N.) started in 2007. Its technology allows land and toll-free phone lines to send and receive SMS (Short Message Service) texts.
Texting has become fundamental, but it's not perfect: Not all phones can talk to each other. Lauer wants to be able to text his order into Pagliacci Pizza or text the attendance officer at Catharine-Blaine K-8 School to let her know his daughter is sick.
"If you really start looking at it, almost everything we do and interact with, somehow texting could make it better," he said.
This isn't Lauer's first startup. His previous startup, which he started in Michigan, helped invent short code, like the five-digit number you text to vote on reality shows. That startup also created Twitter's first short code. When it sold, he moved to Seattle to help with the transition for a year.
Lauer figured he'd do his year here and then move onto San Francisco. He loved the tech scene in Seattle so much that he decided to stay and create Zip Whip. And he's stuck with texting.
"I really do believe texting is one of the most brilliant communication mediums that we have in our human arsenal now," he said.
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The lower Queen Anne company has 20 employees among management, engineers, a small sales team and a social media, customer-support person.
Zip Whip's economy package is $19.95 a month; the business package is $100 a month. Both come with unlimited texting and basic services, but the business package offers more specialization features. Signing up for Zip Whip doesn't require any hardware or porting the line over. The company can activate a phone in less than 10 minutes. Customers can then respond from any text-enabled device, like a computer.
Zip Whip has 10 different industries where the product is doing well. The primary ones are businesses that work with people under age 35, because that's the demographic that is texting the most. Repair shops, salons and doctors are using the service to notify their customers. Radio stations, like local C89.5 FM (KNHC), use it so people can text in song requests.
There are also some Queen Anne companies who use the service, like Supertooth Dentistry, Uptown China Restaurant and a few others. Zip Whip has 8 million mobile users and 3 million landlines and toll-free lines activated, Lauer said.
Plum Bistro inside the Seattle Amory (305 Harrison St.) plans to start using Zip Whip. Manager Jaclyn Wagner said that with the cafe's awkward location and people's 30-minute lunch breaks, it will help when customers can text in their order before they walk over to get it.
Plum Bistro has already started testing it out, and it was a "really positive experience," Wagner said. The technology was too strong for its system, though, so Wagner's waiting to get an iPad before she officially makes the switch.
Small- and medium-sized businesses are the target audience. Mom-and-pop shops have had the same phone number for decades, and it's not likely they'd want to change to a cell phone. But small businesses are nimble, and they "can change like that," Lauer said, snapping his fingers.
As valuable 'as water'
Getting permission from all the major phone companies was a big challenge. Zip Whip is half-tech company, half-policy company, Lauer said: "We just spend a lot of energy working with the telecom industry."
Getting texts onto landlines isn't a technology problem so much as it's an "industry policy problem," Lauer said: "If there's not somebody going out there pounding the pavement or lobbying the industry...that stuff doesn't change."
Some people have made the predictions that landlines are on their way out. Lauer thinks phone numbers are too fundamental and so landlines aren't going anywhere.
"We love our mobile phones because we're mobile. Businesses aren't," he said. "So, to me, it's fundamental that businesses are going to need to speak the new language."
Only about 5 percent of Zip Whip's business comes from Seattle. Sales director Mike Vandenbos would like to see our high-tech town take on this technology.
Startups are brutal, and even though Seattle has a strong startup community where techies can commiserate together, it's difficult, Lauer said. Lauer gets naysayers, even from within the tech community, who tell him texting is an old technology.
"You really have to stick to your guns, and it's really hard sometimes," he said. "You have really smart people saying, 'Texting is going to go away,' and you're saying... 'No, it's not. It's now as fundamental as water.'"
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So, I was told that I could optimize an image which I should,
I did decrease the file size from 7.01 MB to 5.42 MB, but it is of course too large still.
The image was 299 pixels/inch.
So, I opened up the file in photoshop > changed the pixels/inch to 150 pixels/inch (this of course reduced the width and length of the image) > saved the file > resized the file to the original pixel width 2668 x 2000.
I originally tried this setting the pixels/inch to 72 pixels since that is was I thought the resolution should be for the web. However, too much resolution was lost.
So, am I doing this correctly?? Is there a better way?
You can look at the image on this site. It is the background image
Use Save For Web in Photoshop and you should be able to reduce that down to around 250kb by tweaking the JPEG settings. Because you are using it for a background, you dont need the resolution clarity that a big image would give you.
You might also want to do something with the Mexican flag which is also enormous!
You can use first Menu / File / Save For Web in Photoshop then JPEG medium format select and then save file.That's It .Thank you.....<snip>
There are lot of online tools that can help you to give an optimized images size. You can upload bulk images, or even a folder and download a zip.
It depends what are you using that file for .. post it on the web for printing, or just viewing? More than 72 ppi is required for printing, but normal web images are 72ppi, independent of the dimensions of the picture. If you just wanna use that as a background, just open the original in Photoshop, resize it to whatever dimension you need it, then save for web as a Jpeg, and set the quality to 75% maybe. It should result a file smaller than 1Mb.
If it is a png image send it through https://tinypng.com/ which will compress the image.
First time found this site, tinypng.com. It gives option to upload then it allow us to download. So, the confusion is how it compress the image. Please help. It will help me as well.
I think they use less colors for the image. PNG is loseless, so there can`t be lower quality as in jpeg. Maybe they normalize the colors, merging the most similar colors into one.


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From the records, it appears that the charity fell far short of its mission. While the origins of the seed money used to start the charity in 2007 are unclear, financial records reviewed by The Huffington Post reveal that the group spent all of its money not on research, but on parties, entertainment, travel and attorney fees.More at HuffPo.
Mrs. Kelley also made 911 calls to Tampa police this week about trespassing reporters, and claims her property is considered diplomatic soil. "I'm the honorary consul general so they should not be on my property," Kelley said. "I don't know if you want to get diplomatic protection involved as well."
Consul general of what? CrazyVaginaStan?
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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Kissing in Paris Pictures
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Share Sweet PDA in Paris
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Share Sweet PDA in Paris
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon took a romantic stroll through the streets of Paris today and shared a sweet kiss before stepping inside Dior's baby boutique. The pair are overseas shopping for gifts for their twins, Roc and Roe, who turn 1 on Monday! It's a major milestone for "dem babies," Nick and Mariah's nickname for the twins, and their famous parents, who are also celebrating their four-year wedding anniversary. According to Mariah, it's going to be a special day for the family, and they've "put together some very festive plans." It looks like Roe and Roc will be well-dressed for the party and Nick and Mariah's vow renewal ceremony that's reportedly taking place later tonight near the Eiffel Tower.
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Boycott SF Gay Pride
It's Time to Stand Up By Not Showing Up
Boycott SF Gay Pride
Every year the same thing: party, party, party. Have fun, indulge, get drunk, meet people, have sex, listen to music, watch the parade. The same old thing over and over again just like the superbowl and all of the other American "Mega" events sponsored by corporate America.
How about some change? How about actually having some kind of principles instead of just a life of pleasure? How about boycotting San Francisco's Gay Pride?
Some people can and will. But others like those who cling to their accounts in the corrupt Bank of America and Wells, Fargo, who are more concerned about being "accepted" by a corrupt society, who can't see beyond their own career building or just want a life of party and fun…well, they are probably gonna be there.
The whole Bradley Manning thing should raise serious concerns about the nature of San Francisco Gay Pride and the people who are running it. It obviously wants to be part of the corporatocracy with its CEO of Pride and the "President" of the Board of Gay Pride. Yes, they are very corporate. And while they seem to want to live behind white picket fences in marriages sanctioned by a corrupt state with ever advancing corporate careers, they might do well to look further into the military they have defended and into what Bradley Manning disclosed.
Have they ever read Randy Shilt's "Conduct Unbecoming" and heard the never ending stories of the brutality gays suffered at the hands of military investigators? Have they read of the recent allegations of horrible sexual abuse of females in the military? Have they read of some of the atrocities carried out by American troops? Well, probably not because Bradley Manning exposed a horrible example of murder by American troops who basically seemed to laugh at the people whose lives they were destroying. It wasn't the kind of fun that people will be looking for at Gay Pride. But it really happened and people were massacred and for exposing it Bradley Manning is being crucified by the US military.
It is doubtful that Harvey Milk would have sided with the Gay Pride Board and I even think he would have proposed a boycott. Harvey Milk enjoyed a good time but he also had principles and he stood up for them. Isn't it time to stand up with Harvey Milk?
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Tuesday Jun 18th, 2013 5:54 AM
...that you boycotters won't be missed. No one who's coming to Pride will give a damn whether you're there or not.
Tuesday Jun 18th, 2013 7:47 AM
All events are what you make of them. The Bradley Manning Contingent needs you so we can make it the biggest contingent in the parade to save the life of Bradley Manning. When you are done, you can just leave the whole scene, as will this writer. See
Sunday, June 30th, 2013 10:00am
Howard and Beale st San Francisco Ca
Come Out for Our LGBTQ Whistle blower PFC Bradley Manning at the 2013 SF Pride Parade! You are invited to join our official, fabulous, and epic, contingent for the SF Pride People's Grand Marshal Bradley Manning!
Music by Kaimera & the Brass Liberation Orchestra, Featuring Daniel Ellsberg (riding in a convertible), and a motorized cable car (for those who can't walk).
Endorsed by Queer Strike, Gays without Borders, Gay Liberation Network, ACT UP SF & East Bay, The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, SF Green Party, Occupy AIDS & Occupy SF. Organized by Courage to Resist and the Bradley Manning Support Network.
Tuesday Jun 18th, 2013 9:27 AM
You are perhaps missing something "Truth or Consequences"?
What LGBT have in common, ALL that they have in common, is their sexuality and that they suffer discrimination and persecution based upon that.
They do NOT have in common their socio-economic position, their politics, be it left, right, or in the middle, whether they are for doing something about the ecological disaster we face or are among those denying anything is amiss, etc.
Yes, it is quite in order that those who have some OTHER connection to march together and demonstrate their support for that other thing. But to stay away because other (most) LGBT folks aren't in agreement with the particular fish you'd like to fry, that's silly.
Tuesday Jun 18th, 2013 7:10 PM
Well said brother. Sad to say that without a political party capable of organizing and directing the just anger of the masses escapism and life style choices will be the center of most peoples lives. Rather than face the hard work and struggle needed to build a political alternative most folks "just want to have fun." Irresponsible but then the forces that control this society have programed it that way and until backs are against the wall nothing will change. When it does change and there are masses in the street pissed-off you will see that this government is just like the Turkish Government in the claiming that the protests are "lead by terrorists and hooligans" so let the cops bust heads. Life is struggle if you desire change. The freedom of Bradley Manning is something that a revolutionary party would champion but do any of those defending Bradley Manning know or care about the MOVE 9 and Mumia Abu-Jamal imprisoned in Pennsylvania? Hugo Pinell of the "San Quentin 6" now in his 49th year in California prisons, the last 43 in solitary and over 30 years without a human contact visit?
This societyand system is in decay and in need of a social revolution. Not wishing to do the work the majority will "just have fun."
Wednesday Jun 19th, 2013 7:42 AM
You are missing a really important point.
You are assuming that YOUR preferred issues (the ones closest to your heart) are or should be the ones most important to other people.
I'm sorry, but how we live "at home", how we live "in our bodies" is NOT "just having fun". That is not saying that these other issues (the ones more important to you) don't also affect us but which issues are most important is going to be different for each of us. It's a matter of which issues cut closest to the bone, OUR bones.
This is a case where people are uniting over an issue very important to them, very close to the bone, and it is very much out of place to suggest that their unity on THIS issue should be compromised by bringing in other issues where not only is there no unity but people may be lined up on opposite sides.
PLEASE --- I am NOT suggesting that your other issues (which may also be mine) aren't also vitally important but that's to a different (non-overlapping) collection of people. People who not only aren't collectively aligned on LGBT issues but some of whom are on the other side there. The idea that it is going to be possible to to get anything like a majority all aligned on a large collection of issues is dangerous because untrue and working within that false belief leads us to destructive strategies.
Wednesday Jun 19th, 2013 11:06 AM
The entire world is in the Streets from Turkey to Brazil and kkkorporate fascist government giving arms to Syria and assassinating people with Drone attacks and you ask us to Boycott Gay Pride Parade. If you want to boycott something how boycotting personal car use especially on 9-11 when the Tree People (Tuk Pikuni) and the Indigenous community is asking people to stop driving for four days in defense of our Mother Earth. For Gay Pride Parade it is time to ROCK the hypocrites who pose as leaders and are nothing more than Boot lickers and KKKorporate sellouts. I saw that Punk ass Ed Lee saying in the Parade that he supports civil rights of the people of San Francisco as at that same time using 100 plus SFPD and sellout "Do Anything for a Dollar" SEIU workers to violate an Indigenous burial site at Gezi Gardens (formerly known as Hayes Valley Farm). The site also is an important migration and nesting for over 200 sacred Humming Birds. We must make a stand for Bradley Manning as we will be sporting tee shirts that read "Bradley Manning is a Hero, Gay Pride (officials) is a Zero".
Thursday Jun 20th, 2013 2:49 AM
Here are the endorsers of the Bradley Manning contingent stated above:
Endorsed by Queer Strike, Gays without Borders, Gay Liberation Network, ACT UP SF & East Bay, The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, SF Green Party, Occupy AIDS & Occupy SF. Organized by Courage to Resist and the Bradley Manning Support Network.
As you can see, these are organizations involved in a wide variety of political struggles, including supporting Mumia, opposing the prison-industrial complex and much more. You ought to join the Manning Contingent and meet the political activists named above and many more. And political activists who are not gay need to meet the gay community. Homophobia is a deadly poison not only for gays, but also for straights, as it is a common scapegoating technique against men who are "too feminine," and women who are "too masculine."
Let us remember what this parade commemorates: The 1969 Stonewall Rebellion by black and Puerto Rican drag queens fighting a police raid at the Stonewall bar in New York. They were at the bar to "have fun," but, in keeping with the massive anti-war movement against the US slaughter in Vietnam at the time, preceded by the black civil rights movement, soon acted politically against a police raid as being gay at the time was illegal. Sodomy was finally legalized nationally in 2003 in the Supreme Court decision of Lawrence v Texas, preceded by some states like Illinois in 1962 and California in 1976 in legislative repeals. New York did the same in a court of appeal case in 1980. For the whole list, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_States
There should be 50,000 people in the Manning contingent alone, if the Bay Area is such a strong supporter of gay rights and civil liberties. Please make every effort to be there. We are straight and gay together for Bradley Manning to put an end to fascism in the USA and abolish the war machine.
Thursday Jun 20th, 2013 2:13 PM
Please Sign Petition here and circulate widely to friends, organizations, Facebook, Twitter and more….There are still 10 days to press the SF Pride Board.
The 'Grand Marshal, Not Court Martial Coalition' has been pressing the SF Pride Board to reinstate Bradley Manning as the Grand Marshal of this year's Pride march after they unilaterally removed him and abused their own election process. This is part of a much wider effort building support for Bradley Manning now on trial for his life. Come to the Bradley Manning Contingent on Sunday June 30, 2013.
We are the 99% of the LGBTQ community, and we will not be silenced by the Pride Board about this injustice. We cannot let them get away with it.
Friday Jun 21st, 2013 4:29 AM
This is NOT about whether supporting of not supporting Manning is a good idea. It should be clear from what I have written earlier that those who have (important) interests aside from main LGBT concerns should take part AND in ways that indicate support for this other thing.
But being delusional about reality interferes with our ability to choose wise strategies and tactics.
The LGBT community is NOT 99% behind Manning actions. Just like they would not be 99% behind anything else.
There is a need to evaluate choices here. Is showing support for Manning in THAT way worth enough to pay the price in contention within the community? Impossible to make that evaluation while holding an unrealistic belief about the numbers of LGBT folks on either side of this issue. Part of that difficulty is in understanding the motivations of event organizers, the false ideas we arrive at about WHY they oppose this particular gesture supporting Manning.
Do you understand the difference? It is one thing for people taking part in the event to demonstrate their support for Manning, to show their numbers and the depth of that support. It is another to ask the event itself to show COLLECTIVE support for Manning. Yes of course, IF it were true that 99% of the community supported Manning a show of collective support more than justified. Could be one heck of a lot less than that and still be justified. Could be even just a majority and MAYBE justified (need more than a simple majority if an issue if extremely contentious in a voluntary group). BUT (a very big but) I'm not sure that there is even a simple majority in active support of Manning.


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News Anchor Rants About Snow-Covered Patio Furniture Photos
Apparently KUSA/Denver's news anchor Kyle Clark isn't the only one for whom images of snow-covered patio furniture are annoying. The hilarious video of his rant was removed from YouTube in the interest of not violating a copyright law.
But if you clicked that link, then you're good. Now, see, I LIKED the photos of the snow-covered patio furniture because that's the kind of stuff I might take a picture of. Yes, I'm a nerd.
But I probably would stop short of sending it in to a local news channel. Thing is, it's clear that Kyle Clark receives these types of photos by the armloads.
You know, what? Just for laughs, I should send him this:
Yeah, it's not patio furniture…but it was created on a patio while I was sitting on a piece of furniture.
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Revolutionary First Lady: the life and struggles of Lenin's wife
There's a popular joke among Russian university history tutors: a clever way to check a student's knowledge is to ask, "What was the surname of Mrs. Krupskaya's husband?" If a struggling student randomly replies, "Krupskiy," then he'll certainly be kicked out.
Anyone with a sense of history knows that Nadezhda Krupskaya was married to the architect of the October Revolution, the first Soviet leader, Vladimir Lenin. Before his triumphal return to Russia in 1917, Lenin spent 16 years in underground revolutionary party work together with his loyal companion and committed Marxist, his wife.
Noblewoman of the Revolution
Like many other revolutionary figures, Krupskaya was not from the working class, and was born into a privileged but financially struggling family. Source: RIA NovostiA
Like many other revolutionary figures, Krupskaya was not from the working class, and was born into a privileged but financially struggling family. She graduated high school with a gold medal, and in her childhood the future militant atheist was very religious. Later, she wrote that, "I grew up in loneliness, without an ability to communicate my thoughts and wishes to other people. God was the only one to understand the vacillation of the human soul."
At the age of 21, Krupskaya left the Church and sought to replace her religion with Marxism. In 1890, she first came into contact with Marxist ideas through a radical political discussion group in St. Petersburg. At that same time, she taught geography, history and math at an evening school for adults. This was the beginning of her interest in state public education and cultural policy that was very important to her when the Bolsheviks came to power in 1917.
Europe and Siberia
Krupskaya first met Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (later known as Vladimir Lenin) in 1894 as a result of her revolutionary activity; in fact, while attending a discussion group. Already in 1897, when Lenin was arrested for sedition and exiled for three years to Shushenskoye (2,800 miles from Moscow), Krupskaya wrote that, "we've gotten to know each other rather well." They had to arrange a church marriage so she could join him as his wife. "We had to put up with this comic situation," Krupskaya remembered later.
While some historians saw the marriage as a union of two dedicated revolutionary enthusiasts, Krupskaya said it was not purely in order to destroy the monarchy. "We loved each other passionately. The fact that I don't write about it doesn't mean that there was no poetry and no youthful passion in our lives."
Politically, the couple certainly kept very busy: translating books about foreign labor movements, building relationships with Western socialists, and pondering prospects for a revolution. At the end of their exile in 1900, Nadezhda and Vladimir absconded to Europe where they often changed residence: Munich, London, Genève, and Paris. All these years Krupskaya was her husband's loyal companion. For instance, she helped in communication with other socialists by encrypting correspondence.
A devoted life
Krupskaya first met Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (later known as Vladimir Lenin) in 1894 as a result of her revolutionary activity; in fact, while attending a discussion group. Source: Mary Evans Pictrure Library/Global Look Press
Krupskaya suffered from Graves' disease, an incurable illness at that time. This disease affects the thyroid gland in the neck, causing the eyes to bulge and the neck to tighten. It also causes female infertility, which may explain why Lenin and Krupskaya never had children. According to Krupskaya's contemporaries, the illness caused her grief and suffering.
Krupskaya was also hurt by Lenin's affair with the French-Russian communist revolutionary, Inessa Armand, which began in 1911 and continued to at least 1917. That romantic relationship was proven by Armand's love letters to Lenin, but Krupskaya stoically accepted the situation and, moreover, became friends with Armand. Lenin nevertheless stayed with Krupskaya, choosing a strong friendship with his wife.
Krupskaya found consolation in social activity and believed that, "One has to know how to merge one's life with the life of society. This is not asceticism. On the contrary, the fact of this merging, the fact that the common cause of all working people becomes a personal matter, makes personal life richer."
Returning to Russia
Krupskaya suffered from Graves' disease, an incurable illness at that time. This disease affects the thyroid gland in the neck, causing the eyes to bulge and the neck to tighten. Source: Mary Evans Pictrure Library/Global Look Press
In 1917, Krupskaya returned to Russia with Lenin after the autocracy's collapse, and supported all of her husband's decisions. In 1920, she became chairwoman of the Soviet Union's Education Committee ("Glavpolitprosvet").
Lenin's declining health was tough on Krupskaya, however. He suffered his first stroke, left unable to speak and paralyzed on his right side. His wife tried to help him recover, but it wasn't for long. Lenin died in January 1924.
After Lenin's death, Nadezhda found herself isolated and ignored despite the nation's outward displays of respect for her as Lenin's closest companion. Krupskaya criticized Stalinism, and was an opponent to Stalin and his inner circle. She complained in 1937 to one of the Bolsheviks about "the abnormal atmosphere, poisoning everything."
Krupskaya died because of acute appendicitis in 1939, just a few days after her 70th birthday. Stalin, who always hated her, carried her ashes during the funeral ceremony. She was buried in the Kremlin Wall, a few meters from the Mausoleum where her husband rests for eternity. Lenin's devoted friend, wife and colleague is still close and follows him, even in death.


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Ask Opinion on Montana Towns and Schools and Get Fishing Advice Free
This past weekend I attended a writer's conference. In one of the classes that I attended, the author spoke about how everything a writer writes is important. I have to say, that I didn't totally buy that, until today. The past year I have been blogging regularly and had considered it more of something I do for fun and a way for me to be creative, than as a way to reach people. However, today changed my opinion of blogging, and now I have bought the speaker's words hook, line and sinker.


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Date of birth –15 July 1977, Perth, Australia
Nottinghamshire First Class Debut – April 2004 v Oxford University CCE (a)
Australian all-rounder David Hussey has become Nottinghamshire's quintessential overseas player in recent years.
His association with Notts began in 2004, and is currently enjoying his eighth season in the East Midlands.
The younger brother of Michael, 'Huss' as he is affectionately known in Nottinghamshire has scored 9,556 runs for the county, while taking 31 wickets with his occasional off-breaks.
His first season with the county saw Hussey score more than 1200 runs, a feat he outdid during Nottinghamshire's County Championship-winning season, adding 1231 runs to his Notts total, which included an unbeaten 232 against Warwickshire.
Hussey has also made his mark in international cricket, having played more than 100 times in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals, amassing in excess of 2500 runs and 37 wickets.
Somewhat bizarrely, Huss has never been selected for a Test, despite his excellent First Class average (55.27) and his ability with the ball in hand.