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- Simple HTML/Javascript based application that allows you to explore the Auto Scaling API without writing any code.
- Based on the 2009-05-15 API version.
What's New?
- 2009-05-17: Initial release
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Quick Start
- Extract the amazon-autoscaling-2009-05-15-javascript-scratchpad.zip file into a working directory.
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HOUSTON - A routine traffic stop in east Houston escalated into a short chase and ended with the driver's arrest.
Around 12:20 a.m. on Friday, an HPD unit attempted to pull over a Ford Taurus for a traffic violation on Fidelity Street at North Carolina Street.
However, police said the car's driver took off and turned down De Haven Street, not realizing the street was a dead end. The officer stopped behind the car at the end of the street, drew his weapon, and ordered the driver to exit the car.
Instead of getting out, the man pulled into a driveway, turned the car around, and tried to go past the police car. According to reports, when he did this, he hit the front corner of the police car and got stuck.
The officer took the driver into custody at the scene.
Police said the man faces aggravated assault on a peace officer and felony evading charges.
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Tesla Motors turns our idea of an automobile on its head with the first real fruit of its labors, the 2012 Model S. The electric drivetrain takes center stage, of course, and the cabin tech takes its cues directly from the consumer electronics industry. But the Model S also challenges the way we drive.
Anticipation made it seem like the Model S was a long time coming, but Tesla took this car from development to production in record time, especially considering that the company was a startup, that the Model S was the first car built wholly by the company, and that its factory line did not exist two years ago.
The resulting sedan takes more from premium European styling than stodgy American or Japanese automotive design. The Model S looks like a modern grand tourer, its curving roofline ending up in a hatchback over the rear while rounded fenders pontoon prominently from the sides.
Through the clever use of chrome trim Tesla makes the car look like it features more of a grille on the front end than it really does. Most of the space within that trim is smooth, with only a small area devoted to an air intake, necessary for temperature control of the battery pack.
Space-saving architecture
The real innovation starts with the architecture of the Model S, in which most of the car's chassis encompasses a massive, flat, lithium ion battery pack. CNET's car, in Performance trim, could hold 85 kilowatt-hours of electricity, the maximum offered by Tesla and good for 300 miles of range at 55 mph, according to Tesla. (The EPA rates the Model S' range at 265 miles.) Tesla also offers 40- and 60-kilowatt-hour versions, costing less but with less range.
The electric motor takes up very little space compared with an internal combustion engine, and nestles neatly between the rear wheels. This architecture frees up room within the car, such that there's a flat floor in the center both in front and back. A console rising up between the front seats merely serves as an armrest, storage, and a mounting spot for two USB ports. Likewise, drive components do not intrude into the hatchback area, and the hood covers extra cargo space.
Tesla keeps control surfaces in the cabin to a minimum, putting everything from navigation to climate controls on the massive, 17-inch center touch screen. Though other car companies have gotten backlash for hiding climate controls on touch screens, I believe Tesla can get away with it, partly due to good design -- the temperature controls, for example, are always visible -- and partly due to the fact that the Model S' early adopters will no doubt be tech-friendly.
No analog gauges mar the techie nature of the car, and few would be actually needed. An LCD acts as the instrument cluster, showing a central virtual gauge in modern graphical glory courtesy of an Nvidia processor. That virtual gauge indicates power usage and regeneration, while a digital speed readout occupies its center. The two other essential bits of information shown in this gauge are the remaining range and battery charge level.
Areas to either side of the center virtual gauge show driver-customizable information, such as an energy usage graph, current track playback, and route guidance. The big center touch screen shows more explicit views of infotainment and energy usage, and also controls car settings.
Get in and go
The key fob for the Model S highlights the anachronistic nature of old-style keys. Walk up to the car with the fob, and the door handles invitingly pop out from their flush positions while the LCDs in the cabin light up. Getting in the driver's seat and hitting the brake is like turning on the ignition in traditional cars. The center display assumes its driving configuration, and now you only need push the right-hand stalk into its Drive position to get on the road. Pushing the end of the stalk, activating Park, also engages a parking brake. There is no need to turn off the car; just walk away and it locks itself up.
My many years of driving experience cried out against the simplicity of driving the Model S. I was missing some of the steps required to start or stop a traditional car. While it was initially confusing, I grew to appreciate how Tesla streamlined the driving experience, taking out steps that technology has made obsolete. This car represents some real paradigm shifting.
Actually driving the Model S took me further into this new world. When I left the accelerator pedal alone, the car sat still, similar to a manual-transmission car in neutral. However, Tesla recently added a feature through a software upgrade that let me activate a creep mode. Available with a touch to the Driving Controls screen, this mode makes the Model S feel more like an automatic-transmission car, creeping forward without the driver having to touch the pedals.
On the Driving Controls screen I could also set the steering between Comfortable, Standard, and Sport; turn off traction control; and set regenerative braking between Standard and Low. The Model S has an adjustable air suspension that automatically changes ride height depending on driving conditions.
Although the Model S uses brake and accelerator pedals, these operate differently from the ones not only in traditional cars, but also in most other electric cars. As with its previous Roadster model, Tesla programs the car for heavy regeneration, which results in minimal use of the brake pedal. Most of my driving involved modulating the accelerator.
More so than a traditional car's gas pedal, the Model S' accelerator pedal served as a direct line to the car's power. The merest touch resulted in immediate response, and in this Performance-trim car, which Tesla says can hit 60 mph in just 4.4 seconds, a full push to the floor kicked me back in the seat and delivered a push like a freight train. Other cars may boast more than the Model S' 443 pound-feet of torque, but none of them bring it on at zero rpm. Accelerating the Model S is an amazing feeling.
The car's traction control system necessarily arrested the acceleration a slight bit, preventing the 21-inch high-performance Continental tires from shredding themselves all over the road. However, the car's 4,647 pounds also contribute significantly to keeping it from getting out of control under heavy acceleration.
And just as every pressure down on the accelerator results in immediate push, lifting off the pedal initiates heavy regenerative braking, slowing the Model S drastically. As I got used to how it would kick in, I could estimate pretty well when to lift off the accelerator to stop at traffic lights, letting the regenerative braking slow me down and only hitting the brake pedal at the last moment.
Tesla programmed the Model S this way to recapture the maximum amount of energy while driving, but sometimes the regenerative braking felt too heavy, for example slowing the car so much on a descent that I had to get back on the accelerator. On hilly freeways or highways, maintaining speeds over 55 mph, it worked best to turn the regenerative braking to its Low mode, which I think resulted in better energy recapturing, as I never needed to use the accelerator on a descent.
The heavy regenerative braking became very interesting when flogging the Model S along a winding mountain road. On broader turns, I could leave off the brake pedal and let the regenerative braking slow the car down. On the tighter turns the basics still applied, requiring heavy brake-pedal work before the entry. Applying power after each turn's apex took a judicious touch on the accelerator, as the incredible amount of torque on tap could make the car go all wrong at speed.
In the turns, the air suspension played only a minor role in stability, with the major contributing factor to the Model S' handling being the big battery pack in the chassis. This heavy component not only keeps the car's center of gravity low, it contributes to the overall rigidity. The Model S showed great composure through the turns. However, when I tried a little brake work to influence its handling, the car's weight caused larger reactions than I would have expected.


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I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Every time we've had momentum on a drive. The offensive line has just made a dumb penalty each time. Holding, hands to the face, false starts. Terrible.
Polian has been exposed. For all the *****ing and moaning I have done (and I hate complaining and complainers) he has actually been exposed. His whole defensive philosophy, as we all pretty much knew, is absolute nonsense.
You could drive a Mayflower truck thru that porous Colts' defense...
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
did you stop reading? Finish reading my post to get the answer. Manning and the Colts sucked his first year so no they didnt flip the switch right away.
Also, this is why smart phones are awesome.
Don't know who the 4th DL was on the long rush before commercial, but others were Mookie, Moala, and Anderson. I'd wager we had one - Bethea - starter worthy player on the field by typical NFL standards. Two if the other DL was Freeney or Mathis.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Pittsburgh is getting waxed almost as badly as we are.
I can deal with a couple years of growing pains. But, as has been evidenced today, one player can turn an entire franchise around.
Now I'm hearing on the radio Brackett is hurt? I mean I know I ripped on him, but at least he's played kind of hard today.
Just run out of bounds when you're surrounded.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Now Brackett's hurt. Awesome.
I would love to use 911 as an analogy to describe the Colts right now, but I can't think of a way to do it that wouldn't be in poor taste.
You must've missed the part where they went 13-3 the following season and earned a #2 seed.
Look there's a reason why you get the #1 draft pick. Your team sucks.
But yes when you get that once in a lifetime player it makes all the difference.
But at least they scored.
We can't even do that.
Peyton wasn't that good his first year and his improvement alone played a pretty big role in the Colts improving.
Yeah but their waxing is more embarrassing than ours. What's their excuse?
Good call
Good throw, nice play by the defender to knock it away. Bad call on penalty.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Shoulda been 6 there.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Can't even kick a freaking field goal.
How much did we spend to get Vinatieri?
Hasn't been worth it since the SB year.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Why did why try a field goal there? We have zero chance of winning this game. Make the offense go back out there and try to get something on the 4th and 4. They need all of the experience they can get.
Peyton uses the clock so well it hides a lot of your poor defense. Time of possession has always been a strength for the Colts. Keeps there defense on the field and keeps your defense off the field and fresh.


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Matheny: 'Best offense is ahead of us'
Manager has slumping Cards skip regular BP on field, sends them to batting cage
MIAMI -- This six-game road trip hasn't been the kindest to the Cardinals' win column. Entering play on Wednesday, St. Louis had won once since landing in Baltimore last weekend.
Even though the Cards hit .263 (46-for-175) in the first five games of their trip, they were unable to execute on their opportunities, which allowed opponents to outscore them 34-18.
They had to do something different to snap out of that rut, so before Wednesday night's series finale against the Marlins, the Cardinals elected to skip regular batting practice for some time in the cages. Manager Mike Matheny said he tries to get his team in there at least once per series, but Wednesday seemed like the best opportunity due to the travel schedule back to St. Louis.
"It's just a matter of trying to maximize the work that we're doing here and not coming out and doing things just because that's the way we normally do," Matheny said.
A few players have been working in the cage all series, and Matheny has seen some improvements. He was so confident in the progress his entire team has made that he predicted St. Louis' "best offense is ahead of us."
That said, the way the Cardinals have been hitting of late -- their .249 second-half average ranked 18th in the Majors entering Wednesday -- has inspired plenty of adjustments. Not enough to mess with routines but enough to try to get the team closer to its .269 clip in 2013, which was fourth best in the league.
"We have a few guys who have been solely doing their stuff in the cage and have been swinging the bat well, so I think there's something to be noted there," Matheny said. "Sometimes taking a little different approach can make a difference."
Maria Torres is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Coventry manager Steven Pressley is not expecting an easy ride as he brings his side to the County Ground tomorrow.
The former Scotland international has guided the Sky Blues through a tumultuous period in their history with his side forced to play their 'home games' at Northampton's Sixfields Stadium.
It was announced last week that Coventry would be returning to the Ricoh Arena and their visit to SN1 is penultimate away game before the club return home against Gillingham on Friday, September 5.
Pressley has garnered much praise for his handling of the situation and guiding Coventry to safety last season, despite a 10-point reduction.
He was in the stands on Tuesday and saw Town's impressive performance as they went down to Brighton and Hove Albion.
He approaches management in a similar fashion to Swindon boss Mark Cooper and is certainly not taking Town lightly, especially at home.
"Neil (MacFarlane) and I watched them on Tuesday night against Brighton and they were very impressive," said the Scot.
"They have had a positive start to the season and are one of the best teams in the division.
"They're very much a passing team and I am sure, like last season, it's going to be a very difficult game.
"They are an exceptionally good footballing team. Their manager there has had that philosophy since he took over and a little bit like Karl Robinson in that he has not deviated from that.
"All their players handle the ball and take it under pressure and I think that last year's game down there was one of the best games you're likely to see in League One football.
"A little bit like ourselves, they are epitomising just how good this league is. The results in the week with many teams defeating Premier League teams and competing with Championship teams highlights the standard down here.
"Many of the good young English players are being pushed through the leagues because of the amount of foreign players at the top level."
Pressley was also boosted as Danny Pugh looks likely to make the matchday squad for Coventry against Town after recovering from injury quicker than expected, with Aaron Phillips set to cover for Jordan Clarke who is ill.


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To update current and potential customers on advances in research and end-users' experience in feeding distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has released the third edition of A Guide to Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles.
This 3rd Edition of the DDGS user handbook updates previous editions with information on recent research and experience on DDGS use. This edition also includes several new chapters discussing low fat DDGS now being produced in many U.S. ethanol plants.
The third edition is greatly expanded over the previous edition. New chapters and expanded feeding sections provide greater detail in feeding methods.
The handbook also provides detail on the nutrient composition and digestibility of DDGS and recommended laboratory analytical procedures. Details on the physical and chemical characteristics of DDGS and answers to commonly asked questions are included. Additional chapters focus on quality indicators and feed safety issues that may be of importance to buyers and end-users.
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I just ate the Cilantro Chimichurri Burger and it was fabulous! The variety and blend of flavors created a
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Build a Better Burger Finalists!
The wait is finally over! After a lot of tastings and deliberations we are pleased to announce our 2011 Build a Better Burger finalists. Check out Burgers Facebook and Twitter pages for all the juicy updates, and the recipes are posted here, so try them yourself and let us know what you think!
Beef Finalists:
· Jennifer B – Screen Porch Burgers
· Jim B – Chipotle-Infused Burgers
· Loanne C. – Soul of Seoul Slicers
· Monique E. – Banh "Moo" Burgers
· Janette N. – Cilantro Chimichurri Burgers
Alternative Finalists:
· Mark P – Latino Pork Burgers
· Sonali R. – Valencia Pork Burgers
· Mackenzie S – Jamaican Pork Burgers
· Krista T – Knockout Korean "Soul" Burgers
· Lauren W – Peppered Pineapple Al Pastor Burgers
We also have an extra treat for you today! We love to share recipes from one Burger lover to the rest, so check out Angela's blog Alternative Tastes, where she posted her entry into this year's contest (and a second one that sounds just as good!) Good luck next time Angela, and thanks for sharing your recipes!
I just ate the Cilantro Chimichurri Burger and it was fabulous! The variety and blend of flavors created a
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Football and music
The guitar's name is Denise. It is Da'Quan Bowers' most prized possession, a 1964 Fender Stratocaster that his father, Dennis, played for most of Da'Quan's life to provide the family's income. "Put it like this," Da'Quan Bowers says, "if I left it with you, I'd rather something happened to you than to it."
Dennis Bowers played Denise for 30 years in a touring gospel band called The Legendary Singing Stars. A few years ago, Da'Quan, the 6-4, 275-pound defensive end, started performing alongside his father in the band. With Dennis having moved to lead singer, he gave Denise to Da'Quan … or Da'Quan took it, depending on who's telling the story. Da'Quan has since learned to care for Denise properly, from never leaving it unattended to changing its strings to cleaning it fret by fret.
He is not so gentle with quarterbacks. With his combination of size, speed and strength, he draws comparisons to Julius Peppers. Off the field, Bowers carries himself with a strikingly calm demeanor. Family and friends who are old enough to be his parents talk about him like a peer. No draft prospect this year combines on-field skill with off-field maturity like Bowers.
Because he has been busy getting ready for the draft, Bowers hasn't played Denise nearly as much as he'd like. But he fondly recalls one of his most recent performances with it. It was New Year's Eve. In the afternoon, he played in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. Then he jumped in his car, drove to Asheville, N.C., and performed that night.
"Doing the things I love the most in the same day," Bowers says, "is unbelievable."
But that day had a touch of sadness. His father, the man most responsible for his maturity and for him playing football and guitar, wasn't there.
Learning through observing
Music came first. Da'Quan Bowers started on the drums at 3 but soon moved to guitar. He spent hours mimicking his father on VHS tapes of The Legendary Singing Stars. "I'd see his fingers do something, and put my finger there and try it. If it didn't sound right, I'd keep trying. When I'd finally get it, I'd go to the next one," he says. "When he'd come back, he'd tighten it up—'nah, that's not how I do it, do it like this.' That's how I learned, by listening and watching."
That's how he learns as a football player, too. When Bowers arrived at Clemson, he watched the late defensive end Gaines Adams' highlight video "50,000 times." Now he studies Peppers, among others. "You find something, and you try it, and if it doesn't work, you go back to the drawing board."
Home and family
When Da'Quan was a boy, he spent countless hours in Dennis' logging truck and semi as Dennis drove to and from Bamberg, S.C. Da'Quan learned to sing in the logging truck. Dennis would start, Da'Quan would join in, Dennis would say Da'Quan was off key, Da'Quan would say Dennis was off key, and eventually Da'Quan learned to harmonize.
Da'Quan's mother, Linda Bowers, tells a story about a time in the semi that an exhausted Dennis asked Da'Quan to drive. Da'Quan was 12, but he drove that 18-wheeler with the 53-foot trailer.
"Wake me up when you get to the bridge," Dennis told Da'Quan. "The bridge" is only a few feet long, but it is significant because it marks the entrance into Bamberg, population, 3,733.
As far away as the band and football have taken him, when Da'Quan Bowers crosses that bridge he finds comfort. Bamberg is marbled into every part of Bowers' life, from his Christian faith to his devotion to music and football to his unbreakable allegiance to his family.
One uncle estimates Bowers has 125 or 130 relatives. Linda Bowers says it's more than that. Among his distant cousins are the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, and the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Call Bowers the Sackmaster of Soul.
Linda Bowers has no plans to move from the family's ranch home in Bamberg, no matter which team drafts her son. The living room, where pictures of Dennis, Da'Quan and her vast family surround her, is where she will always feel closest to her husband.
Darkness and light
Dennis Bowers, sick with pneumonia, collapsed twice and was taken to a hospital in Augusta, Georgia on August 7. Da'Quan Bowers arrived late that night, still carrying grief from the January death of Adams, the former Clemson and Buccaneers defensive end who was Bowers' close friend.
Dennis appeared to stabilize, so the rest of the family left. Da'Quan stayed. Alone, the two did what they always did.
"We talked. We talked all night. He'd fall asleep and wake up, and wake me up, and want to talk again," Da'Quan Bowers says.
For years, Dennis had counseled his son about how to be a man, how to get after the quarterback, how to take care of the family, how to make wise decisions. This would be their final session.
On Sunday morning, August 8, 2010, with his son sitting at his side, Dennis Bowers had a seizure and died. He was 51.
After spending his whole life being his father's shadow, Da'Quan had to step into the light. He entered the hospital as a boy in awe of his father and left it as a man taking his father's place.
"When I left the hospital, I knew I was the man of the house, and I had to make grown decisions and make the best decisions for myself and my family," Bowers says. "I stopped being a kid and playing around so much and I took things a lot more seriously, like I should have been doing a lot before that."
ESPN's No. 1 recruit in the country out of high school, Bowers underachieved at Clemson in his first two seasons. He vowed he would change it. "He's the epitome of what happens when you take a guy who has great talent, and you put great work ethic and perseverance with it," says Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney.
The results were obvious. Dedicating the season to his father, Da'Quan Bowers shot to the top of every NFL team's draft board.
Saying farewell
Dennis Bowers' homegoing service was held at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School with an estimated 3,000 people in attendance.
The Legendary Singing Stars performed. Willard Duncan, who runs the funeral home that handled the arrangements, has known the Bowers family for decades. "Uncle Billy," as Da'Quan calls him, has worked in the funeral business since 1965, and says Bowers playing the guitar, playing Denise, was the most emotional part of any service he has ever seen.
"It was as if the area around him was electrified, with him getting into his solo, and his performance. He was a second person. He had a split personality. One part was grieving his father," Duncan says. "The other part was showing his proficiency at playing this instrument that he bestowed upon me."
Wearing a black suit and eyes heavy with grief, Bowers stepped to the microphone. "At 17 years old, my daddy took me out on the road professionally. Every night, I begged my daddy. 'Please, let me do the solo.' He told me every night, 'No, you're not good enough yet.' I said, 'Daddy, just let me get it one time.' So he practiced me and practiced me and practiced me. And I finally got good enough where I could try. If he was here right now, he'd ease over into me …"
Here Da'Quan Bowers backed away from the microphone to collect himself. He hadn't cried since an hour after his father died, but tears appeared close now, Dennis Da'Quan Bowers mourning Dennis Lee Bowers. "And he'd say, 'Dennis, I want you to play that thing for me.' And I'd sit back, and I'd like to answer him like this …"
And then Denise began to wail.
Moving forward
It's early February, and Da'Quan Bowers is driving down the Pacific Coast Highway. He is no hayseed—from riding with his father to touring with the band to playing for three years with Clemson, he has traveled extensively. Still, L.A. could not be more different than his beloved Bamberg. He went out with friends to watch an NFL playoff game and Kim Kardashian sat nearby. "I'm like, 'I'm from Bamberg, I've never seen anything like that,'" he says.
He has done little to explore Southern California. He lives a two-minute walk to the beach but has yet to go there. He's too busy improving his core strength and fine-tuning his pass-rush technique at Athletes Performance Institute, a training facility. He didn't do a full workout at the Combine because he says he was three weeks behind everybody else because of knee surgery in January. He says he's 100 percent and plans a full workout at Clemson's Pro Day on March 10.
He says that final talk with his father still echoes in his heart. The lessons he learned guide him, from how tenaciously he works out to how carefully he makes business decisions. The son is becoming the father, and nothing could make him prouder.
"That conversation, for years and years, he will never be able to empty it," says the Rev. Harold Shepherd, who knew Dennis Bowers for 50 years and spoke at his funeral. "That conversation will be like love. It will never fill up. There will always be something good that comes from that conversation. That's one thing about love. You can never fill it up. Love enriches your life."


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Adam Schoenfeld, CEO at 20 Decibels (Cheddr Media Inc.), assembled this terrific list of social media statistics and anecdotes. His company offers a great Twitter campaign management and analytics tool for social media managers and agencies.
The presentation includes highlights from numerous reports and studies that demonstrate the rapid adoption of social media for marketing and outreach, including spending projections, penetration estimates, survey data, and specific examples covering all types of businesses. There is a slant toward Twitter due to the company's focus, but the collection covers the general trends in social media adoption:
- Social media spending is expected to increase from $716 million in 2008 to $3.1 billion in 2014, a 34% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
- That 34% CAGR means that social media spending is growing faster than any other interactive marketing category (more).
- In the near-term, 86% of marketers plan to increase social media budgets in 2010 and 13% are planning to keep the same level of budget (more).
- Pepsi dropped TV advertising for the 2010 Super Bowl after 23 years. Instead, they're investing in a $20 million social media campaign. (more).
- Best Buy has over 2,500 employees helping customers via Twitter as part of their Twelpforce initiative.
- Best Buy even purchased TV ads to drive awareness for their Twitter initiative. (Traditional media as the supporting channel and social media as the core channel.)
- Comcast has at least 11 full-time employees dedicated to customer service and support via social media.
- Dell has attributed over $6.5 million in revenue directly to Twitter (more).
- 99% of online retailers plan to have a Facebook Page by 2011 and 91% plan to have a Twitter page (more).
- Social media played a major role in 2009 holiday shopping — 28% of U.S. shoppers say social media has influenced their purchases (more).
- JetBlue Web site visitors who also visited Twitter in July 2009 were 35% more likely to complete a booking than visitors who did not visit Twitter (more).
- In 2009, 91% of Inc. 500 companies report using at least one social media tool, compared with 77% of companies surveyed in 2008.
- In 2009, 52% of the Inc. 500 used Twitter, the second most commonly used social media channel. It wasn't even present in 2007 (more).
- 53% of the Fortune 500 have at least one active Twitter account.
- 57% of the Fortune 100 have at least one active Twitter account.
- 13% of the Fortune 100 have at least two active Twitter accounts.
- 83% of CMOs are tracking their number of fans in social media.
- 72% of CMOs plan to attach revenue expectations to their social media spending in 2010.
- 81% of CMOs plan to link up to 10% of their company's revenues to social media investment next year, up from just 44% in 2009 (more).
- 88% of execs at U.S. nonprofit organizations are currently experimenting with social media (more).
- Small businesses are catching on, too — 68% will increase their social media marketing efforts in the next year (more).
- ~56% of Twitter users say they use the microblogging and communication service for business purposes (more).
- Social media usage is taking hold at both B2B and B2C business — 81% of B2B and 57% of B2C businesses maintain company-related profiles on social networks.
- Over 40% of people have "friended" a brand on Facebook or MySpace (more).
- 20% of tweets are about products such as invitations for product information, answers or responses from peers, or directly communication by brand representatives (more).
- 46% of Facebook users say they would talk about or recommend a product on Facebook.
- 44% of Twitter users have recommended a product (more).
- 58% of people said if they tweet about a bad experience, they would like the company to respond to their comment (more).
- Foursquare's estimated valuation is $6 million (more).
- Twitter's estimated valuation is $1 billion (more).
- Facebook's estimated valuation is upwards of $10 billion (more).
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Tex wrote:I make it a point not to advertise that "I am a Buddhist", though, mostly because most people here don't know any Buddhists, and I make a lot of mistakes, and I'd hate for someone's only experience of "a Buddhist" to be me on a bad day. Maybe when I'm further along the path and I feel like a better example of "a Buddhist" I'll make it a point to describe myself as a Buddhist to others. Or maybe not.
PeterB wrote:I am a reluctant ambassador, I dont want to put people off, and after many years I am still trying to get the hang of Buddhism.
nowheat wrote:I don't recognize the distinction that some do, that you have to have taken the precepts to be a Buddhist. To me, a Buddhist is someone who gives their best efforts to following the teachings of the Buddha and that is all it's about -- lineages and refuges are only peripherally relevant.
nowheat wrote:And then, I'm an evangelist for Buddhism. I don't hand out pamphlets, or knock on doors, and get in people's faces, but I see Buddhism as both extremely helpful for individuals and having huge potential for changing social attitudes and the history of the world if its message of tolerance spreads. If I don't stand up and say I'm a Buddhist, how will anyone know what a Buddhist might look like, act like? Who can someone interested come to privately to get past their discomfort about asking about Buddhism if there's not a tolerant Buddhist known to them, someone who labeled themselves a Buddhist?
If I don't agree with everything every Buddhist everywhere stands for, that makes it more important, not less, for me to stand up for the sort of Buddhism I do believe in. Any religion (any belief system) represents a range of people and ideologies; if I don't make my voice heard then those who get interested in Buddhism but can't accept its more fantastic beliefs may feel they are alone in worrying about those parts of Buddhism they can't take on faith, and they may turn away and lose the opportunity to find a practice that is both logical and very helpful in their lives.
Fede wrote:Informing people you're Buddhist is a way of communicating some of those things, and opening up avenues of dialogue which can only increase knowledge, and decrease ignorance.
Monkey Mind wrote:Depending on how I answer any of these questions, I often get the response, "Well, you're not really a Buddhist then, are you?"
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Arkansas gets a head coach who isn't shy about talking big—and who has some serious accomplishments to back it up.
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Part by necessity and part by design, the foundation of Bielema's program in Madison was always "unsexy" players.
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As part of Von Maur's march beyond its core Heartland markets, in 2008 it opened a 130,000-sq.-ft. anchor store at the 1.1 million-sq.-ft. The Greene Town Center, located in Beavercreek, Ohio, and owned by MPI. That store has become the fashion heartbeat of a vibrant mixed-use destination that was originally built by MPI in 2006, expanded in 2008, and slated to expand again in 2014 with another 40,000 sq. ft. of retail.
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Manapa wrote:hi Chris
* Translations by North American poets who don't know a word of Pali. E.g., Thomas Byrom.
how do you know they don't know a word of Pali, and not just using a method which they are use too?
* Translations by western monks who do know Pali but erringly imagine themselves to be poets. E.g., Khantipālo, Thanissaro.
how do you know they are imagining themselves to be poets? and not just put their knowledge and understanding of the phrases accross
* Translations by men called Thomas. E.g., Thomas W. Rhys Davids, Thomas Cleary, Thomas Byrom
whats wrong with the name Thomas? what if a thomas translated it better than has been done before, should it be discarded?
I'll stick to reading what is available and only discard things which I find not to be useful, instead of reading what others think is useful.
the proof is in the pudding. not the recommendation of the pudding.
Better your own truth,
however weak,
than the truth of another,
however noble.
Shakyamuni Buddha
Better is your own Dhamma, however weak,
than the Dhamma of another, however noble.
Look after your self, and be firm in your goal.
166. Let one not neglect one's own welfare for the sake of another, however great. Clearly understanding one's own welfare, let one be intent upon the good.
Don't sacrifice your own welfare
for that of another,
no matter how great.
Realizing your own true welfare,
be intent on just that.
For the sake of others' welfare, however great, let not one neglect one's own welfare.* Clearly perceiving one's own welfare, let one be intent on one's own goal.
As the Buddha was about to pass away His disciples flocked from far and near to pay their last respects to Him. A monk named Attadattha instead of joining them, retired to his cell and meditated. The other monks reported this matter to the Buddha. When questioned as to his conduct. the monk replied. "Lord, as you would be passing away three months hence I thought the best way to honour you would be by attaining Arahantship during your lifetime itself." The Buddha praised him for his exemplary conduct and remarked that one's spiritual welfare should not be abandoned for the sake of others.
* Here "welfare" denotes one's ultimate goal, i.e., Nibbàna. Personal sanctification should not be sacrificed for the sake of external homage.
One must not misunderstand this verse to mean that one should not selflessly work for the wealfare of others. Selfless service is highly commended by the Buddha.
Attadattha.m paratthena
bahunaa' pi na haapaye
Attadattham abhi~n~naaya
sadatthapasuto siyaa. 166.
Manapa wrote: but the question everyone should ask themselves is, what is more important scriptural accuracy, or developing understanding.
Since this part appears to be addressed to everyone, I hope you won't mind if I answer it.
If an eclectic approach is helpful to you, then that is good. For me the situation is different. The only "religion" or philosophy that I have found helpful in my experience and the only thing that makes sense to me is Theravada Buddhism.
I would like more of the same help and insight, therefore it is important to me to know what is Theravada and what is not. Thus in my situation accuracy and understanding go hand in hand. The teachings of a confused translator seem far less likely to be helpful to me than the teachings of the only system of thought and practice that has been able to begin to transform the way I see, think, feel, and live for the better, that has calmed my anxiety, that has made me hopeful, that has given me joy, that has helped me to love supposedly unlovable people. Nothing else comes even close in my experience. For me that is the answer.
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So I kind of got swept up in that whole try every new disc that hits the market thing. I ended up just hitting a wall and not getting any better. I learned that it doesnt matter if I am throwing a Saint or an Eagle they both max out at around three hundred feet. I think my real problem is form. My throw looks like a swinging barn door instead of comming accross tight to my chest. So I have decided to disc down to a basic bag. with limited selection of discs. My hope is that I will learn better form with practice in a field get up to at least 350 feet with my Eagles. Any input is appreciated I am also thinking about hitting up a local pro for lessons and some practice drills. He has offered a few times and I think its time to take him up on the offer. I went with an Innova set up becouse I like the way this linup slots together.
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1 CH Banshee Windy days and strong hyzer shots
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3 KC Pro Aviar 1 Putting only 2 Drives and approaches
The one thing I am questioning is the thought of putting a Gator in the bag. My reason is mostly becouse of a tournament that I played recently and league from last night both had realy strong winds that made it difficult on approach shots. I couldnt get things to hold in tight to the target. I noticed alot of the guys using Drones,Zones and Gators with better results than me using KC Aviars. Is it a bad idea to add another mold to the bag. Once again thanks for any input.


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Golden Alga Responsible for Fish Kill on Pecos River
MENTONE, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists are reporting a fish kill on the Pecos River in Loving and Reeves Counties upstream of Mentone to an area above 16-Mile Dam.
The first call came from an area game warden March 16, and by March 20 TPWD Pollution Biologist Stephen Twidwell was on the river.
"I observed a large number of dead fish," Twidwell said. "Primarily carp, gizzard shad, channel catfish and Gulf killifish."
Twidwell said that water samples showed extremely high levels (more than 100,000 cells per milliliter) of golden alga (Prymnesium parvum), an organism that can be toxic to fish and shellfish. While the exact relationship between the amount of golden alga in the water and toxicity has not yet been determined, cell counts as low as 20,000 cells per milliliter can cause fish kills.
Twidwell said that high concentrations of golden alga in Red Bluff Reservoir over the past several months has resulted in fish kills on both the New Mexico and Texas sides of the reservoir and it's possible that releases into the river sent a slug of toxic water downstream.
"It's really unpredictable, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't push on downstream," Twidwell said.
When golden alga gains a competitive edge over other species and blooms (a bloom is an explosive increase in the population of a species), it may produce toxins that result in fish kills. Several toxins may be released that affect gill-breathing organisms, mainly clams and fish but also crayfish and the gill-breathing stage of amphibians.
Unlike toxic red tide blooms on the coast, golden alga toxins have no apparent lethal effect on other organisms besides fish and aquatic creatures. Cattle and other animals have been observed drinking from rivers during ongoing golden alga fish kills with no apparent effects.
Texas Department of State Health Services officials have stated that the golden alga is not known to be a human health problem, but people should never pick up dead, or dying, fish for consumption.
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SOUTHEND'S landlords have launched an Echo-backed campaign to clean up eyesore town centre streets and properties.
The South East Essex Alliance of Landlords, known as Seal, formed to make rogue landlords ensure their properties were fit to live in, is behind the Street Blitz campaign which will transform hot spots of neglect in Southend.
Seal hopes to form alliances with other organisations and residents' associations to target problem areas and clean up litter as well as rubbish-strewn streets and gardens.
The organisation, set up by landlords and letting agents to police privately-rented accommodation in Southend, will go street-to-street to identify problem properties over the coming months.
It has started its campaign with a competition for a banner, designed by young people in local youth clubs. The winner will be chosen within the next week.
Seal, which landlords and agents set up in 2011 in a bid to avoid having to pay Southend Council for licenses to let properties – so called selective licensing – hopes to eventually represent 95 per cent of the rental sector.
It can fine members, whose properties are identified by a sticker in the window, up to £400 if legitimate complaints from tenants or the public are not dealt with.
However, it hopes to work with landlords to spruce up properties by offering practical help and support. Secretary Judith Codarin said: "We have worked out who we are and what we should do over the past year or so and now we are working on our first practical project, going street by street to work out the problems and try, together, to solve them.
"We are finding support from all directions. Some days, I just cannot believe the offers are coming in, money, refurbishment of part of a street by Regis Direct, the support of the Echo, GBN Skip Hire supplying a number of skips free of charge, prizes for the competition, and community funding.
"Each offer is a little miracle egging us on, making it definitely worth all the effort our volunteers and professionals have put in."
! To get involved in the campaign, or for more information, email info @southeastalliance.org


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Theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud. In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny; in others, theft has replaced larceny. Someone who carries out an act of or makes a career of theft is known as a thief. The act of theft is known by terms such as stealing, thieving, and filching.
- The moment the idea is admitted into society, that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. If "Thou shall not covet," and "Thou shall not steal," are not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society, before it can be civilized or made free.
- John Adams, Ch. 1 Marchamont Nedham : The Right Constitution of a Commonwealth Examined, A Defence of the Constitutions of Government (1787).
- "They do not know how to do right," declares the Lord,
- "who store up in their fortresses
- what they have plundered and looted."
- Amos (prophet), Book of Amos, 3:10 NIV
- To live
On means not yours—be brave in silks and laces,
Gallant in steeds; splendid in banquets; all
Not yours. Given, uninherited, unpaid for;
This is to be a trickster; and to filch
Men's art and labour, which to them is wealth,
Life, daily bread;—quitting all scores with "friend,
You're troublesome!"
Why this, forgive me,
Is what, when done with a less dainty grace,
Plain folks call "Theft."
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Richelieu (1839), Act I, scene 2.
- No Indian prince has to his palace
More followers than a thief to the gallows.
- Samuel Butler, Hudibras, Part II (1664), Canto I, line 273.
- Kill a man's family, and he may brook it,
But keep your hands out of his breeches' pocket.
- Lord Byron, Don Juan (1818-24), Canto X, Stanza 79.
- Thieves respect property; they merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.
- G. K. Chesterton, as quoted in The Man Who Was Thursday (1908).
- Stolen sweets are best.
- Colley Cibber, The Rival Fools (1709), Act I.
- There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast.
- Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, (1838), Chapter 10; referring to chasing pickpockets on the streets of London.
- Diogenes ... saw the officials of a temple leading away someone who had stolen a bowl belonging to the treasurers, and said, "The great thieves are leading away the little thief."
- Diogenes of Sinope, as reported in Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, 6.45
- All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal?
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, Second Series (1844), 'Experience'.
- All over Tibet I had seen men who had been deprived of an arm or a leg for theft (...) Penal amputations were done without antiseptics or sterile dressings.
- Robert W. Ford Wind Between the Worlds: Captured in Tibet by (1957), p. 37.
- The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his sleeve.
- George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum (1651).
- If something is stolen from you, don't go to the police. They're not interested. Don't go to a psychologist either, because he's interested in only one thing: that it was really you who did the stealing.
- Karl Kraus (1874-1936), Half-Truths and One-and-a-Half Truths (1990). Translated by Harry Zohn.
- I have a steed, to leave behind
The wild bird, and the wilder wind :
I have a sword, which does not know
How to waste a second blow :
I have a matchlock, whose red breath
Bears the lightning's sudden death ;
I have a foot of fiery flight,
I have an eye that cleaves the night.
I win my portion in the land
By my high heart and strong right hand.
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1835 (1834), 'Scene in Kattiawar'
- Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Let there be the curse of Allah upon the thief who steals an egg and his hand is cut off, and steals a rope and his hand is cut off.
- Muhammad Sahih Muslim 17:4185
- The stinking puddle from which usury, thievery and robbery arises is our lords and princes. They make all creatures their property—the fish in the water, the birds in the air, the plant in the earth must all be theirs. Then they proclaim God's commandments among the poor and say, "You shall not steal."
- Thomas Müntzer, Letter to the Princes, as cited in Transforming Faith Communities: A Comparative Study of Radical Christianity, p. 173
- La propriété, c'est le vol!
- Property is theft!
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, What is Property? (1840)
- Property is theft!
- When as the sheriff of Nottingham
Was come, with mickle grief,
He talkd no good of Robin Hood,
That strong and sturdy thief.
- Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow [1]
- Thou hast stolen both mine office and my name;
The one ne'er got me credit, the other mickle blame.
- William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, Act III, scene 1, line 44.
- A cutpurse of the empire and the rule,
That from a shelf the precious diadem stole,
And put it in his pocket!
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600-02), Act III, scene 4, line 99.
- A plague upon it when thieves cannot be true one to another!
- William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I (c. 1597), Act II, scene 2, line 29.
- Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself
Are much condemn'd to have an itching palm.
- William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar (1599), Act IV, scene 3, line 9.
- The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief:
He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.
- William Shakespeare, Othello (c. 1603), Act I, scene 3, line 208.
- He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stol'n,
Let him not know't, and he's not robb'd at all.
- William Shakespeare, Othello (c. 1603), Act III, scene 3, line 342.
- In limited professions there's boundless theft.
- William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens (date uncertain, published 1623), Act IV, scene 3, line 430.
- The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction
Robs the vast sea; the moon's an arrant thief,
And her pale fire she snatches from the sun:
The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves
The moon into salt tears: the earth's a thief,
That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen
From general excrement: each thing's a thief;
The laws, your curb and whip, in their rough power
Have uncheck'd theft.
- William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens (date uncertain, published 1623), Act IV, scene 3, line 439.
- The Islamic historian Ibn Khaldūn says that looting is morally preferable to entrepreneurship or trade. Why? Because looting is more manly. In looting, you have to beat the guy in open combat to take his stuff.
It is true that the theory of our Constitution is, that all taxes are paid voluntarily; that our government is a mutual insurance company, voluntarily entered into by the people with each other; that each man makes a free and purely voluntary contract with all others who are parties to the Constitution, to pay so much money for so much protection, the same as he does with any other insurance company; and that he is just as free not to be protected, and not to pay any tax, as he is to pay a tax, and be protected.
But this theory of our government is wholly different from the practical fact. The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes are paid under the compulsion of that threat.
The government does not, indeed, waylay a man in a lonely place, spring upon him from the road side, and, holding a pistol to his head, proceed to rifle his pockets. But the robbery is none the less a robbery on that account; and it is far more dastardly and shameful.
The highwayman takes solely upon himself the responsibility, danger, and crime of his own act. He does not pretend that he has any rightful claim to your money, or that he intends to use it for your own benefit. He does not pretend to be anything but a robber. He has not acquired impudence enough to profess to be merely a "protector," and that he takes men's money against their will, merely to enable him to "protect" those infatuated travellers, who feel perfectly able to protect themselves, or do not appreciate his peculiar system of protection. He is too sensible a man to make such professions as these. Furthermore, having taken your money, he leaves you, as you wish him to do. He does not persist in following you on the road, against your will; assuming to be your rightful "sovereign," on account of the "protection" he affords you. He does not keep "protecting" you, by commanding you to bow down and serve him; by requiring you to do this, and forbidding you to do that; by robbing you of more money as often as he finds it for his interest or pleasure to do so; and by branding you as a rebel, a traitor, and an enemy to your country, and shooting you down without mercy, if you dispute his authority, or resist his demands. He is too much of a gentleman to be guilty of such impostures, and insults, and villainies as these. In short, he does not, in addition to robbing you, attempt to make you either his dupe or his slave.
The proceedings of those robbers and murderers, who call themselves "the government," are directly the opposite of these of the single highwayman.
- Lysander Spooner, No Treason (1867–1870), No. VI: The Constitution of No Authority (1870), pp. 12–13
- Suppose to-day Negroes do steal; who was it that for centuries made stealing a virtue by stealing their labor?
- Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois, The Negro in the South, His Economic Progress in Relation to His Moral and Religious Development (1907)
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical QuotationsEdit
- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 786-87.
- Who steals a bugle-horn, a ring, a steed,
Or such like worthless thing, has some discretion;
'Tis petty larceny: not such his deed
Who robs us of our fame, our best possession.
- Francesco Berni, Orlando Innamorato, Canto LV.
- To keep my hands from picking and stealing.
- Book of Common Prayer, Catechism.
- 'Tis bad enough in man or woman
To steal a goose from off a common;
But surely he's without excuse
Who steals a common from the goose.
- Epigram in Carey's Commonplace Book of Epigrams (1872). Different versions of the same were prompted by the Enclosure Acts. One version given in Sabrinæ Corolla was written when Charles Pratt, first Earl of Camden, took a common strip of land in front of Camden House. Oct. 7, 1764.
- In vain we call old notions fudge
And bend our conscience to our dealing.
The Ten Commandments will not budge
And stealing will continue stealing.
- Motto of American Copyright League (written Nov. 20, 1885).
- Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
- Proverbs, IX. 17.
- Stolen sweets are always sweeter:
Stolen kisses much completer;
Stolen looks are nice in chapels:
Stolen, stolen be your apples.
- Thomas Randolph, Song of Fairies.
- Well, well, be it so, thou strongest thief of all,
For thou hast stolen my will, and made it thine.
- Alfred Tennyson, The Foresters, Act III, scene 1.


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LEADING housebuilder Barratt West Midlands is giving the purchasers of the final apartments in the River View block at its Waters Edge development in Stourport wardrobes to bedroom one, carpets and white goods included in their new home.
They will be given to the purchasers of the final one- and two-bedroom apartments available in the block. The white goods include a fridge freezer, dishwasher and washing machine.
"There is only a selection of apartments left and we would like to give the purchasers who decide to buy one of these apartments extras to make their move easier," said Graydon Worthing, Sales Director for Barratt West Midlands.
The apartments left available are one- and two-bedroom apartments which all come with their own parking space.
The one-bedroom apartments feature an open plan living, dining and kitchen area, one double bedroom and a shower room.
The two-bedroom apartments also feature an open plan living/dining/kitchen area, a master bedroom with modern ensuite, a further double bedroom and a bathroom.
"Our apartments at Waters Edge are ideal for first-time buyers but also for those looking to downsize to a smaller more manageable home. With wardrobes already fitted in bedroom one, carpets throughout and the kitchen appliances ready to use when you move in, your move couldn't be easier," said Graydon.
Waters Edge is a major waterside regeneration project in Stourport that is helping to breathe new life into the town's canal basin.
The development is within easy walking distance of many local amenities including restaurants, locally owned independent shops and some traditional riverside pubs.
The development offers apartments priced from £116,950 and three-bedroom houses priced from £186,000. For more information, contact the sales centre on 01299 828 130 open daily from 10am to 5pm.
Alternatively, call the Sales Information Centre on 0844 811 9933 open seven days a week from 8am to 9pm or log on to www.barratthomes.co.uk/waters-edge


text: 2007 Chicago Auto Show School and Group Tickets September 8, 2006 05:09 PM The Chicago Automobile Trade Association will again be offering discounted tickets to the 2007 Chicago Auto Show for schools and groups. What will members of your group see? The 2007 show will feature 1.3 million square feet of the world's largest room transformed into transportation Fantasyland of amazing displays with more than 1,000 exciting new production cars, trucks, sport utility, concept and specialty vehicles on display. They're sure to generate excitement for everyone. The lights and color of the Chicago Auto Show will be a welcome change for those trapped in the late winter doldrums. Schools As you prepare late Winter/early Spring educational activities for your students, please consider a group outing to the 2007 Chicago Auto Show. Not only is the auto show a wonderful learning opportunity, but most students and instructors are genuinely grateful for the change in venue from the "typical" field trip. The 2007 event will open to the public Feb. 9-18 at McCormick Place, 23rd Street and Lake Shore Drive. Student groups of 20 or more will receive a discounted rate of $5 per ticket. These tickets may be used on one of the following day, Friday 2/9 and Monday 2/12 through Friday 2/16. Chaperones for the students will be given complimentary tickets; the ratio that we use is 1:10. For any additional ones, please notify me of the reason. Please inform your peers of this remarkable event and have a field trip together. Thanks to the cooperation of McCormick Place Food Services Partner/ Levy Restaurants, we have been able to provide coupons for discounted food to our student groups. Tickets may be obtained either by advance purchase or reservation. To obtain tickets, please print out an appropriate form and complete it. You may send it via fax or regular mail. Once tickets have been ordered, we will supply more information of where to drop off and park the buses. 2007 School Advance Ticket Order Form (PDF) 2007-CAS-School-Group-Ticket-Reservation-Form (PDF) You will need Adobe Acrobat 5 or later in order to view these files. If you need it, please click here to download the latest free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Student Lunch Coupons Discount Lunch Coupons for student groups is available for 2007 Chicago Auto Show. Please do not pay in advance; this is a coupon not a lunch voucher. The coupon, along with $4.00, is redeemable at the North Hall Café for a slice of pizza or hot dog with chips and a drink. If you have any difficulty redeeming the coupons, please let us know. All cashiers should be instructed to accept them. Remember, there is absolutely NO obligation to use the coupons once received. However, we do ask that any unused coupons be returned to the Exhibitor Office (S401A) upon leaving. Group Tickets As you prepare your late Winter/early Spring activities, please consider a sure-fire hit for your organization: a day or evening group outing to 2007 Chicago Auto Show. The 2007 event will be open to the public Feb. 9-18 at McCormick Place North and South buildings, 23rd Street and Lake Shore Drive. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 20 or more on the weekdays. Tickets may be ordered in advance by printing out a form and completing it. You may send it via fax or regular mail. Once tickets have been ordered, we will supply more information of where to drop off and park the buses. 2007 Group Tickets Order Form (PDF) You will need Adobe Acrobat 5 or later in order to view this file. If you need it, please click here to download the latest free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Back to News


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Chain-clanking ghosts, sparkling apparitions and much more await audiences attending Center Rep's production of "A Christmas Carol."
Running through Dec. 16, at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts, the show adds plenty of glittering special affects to the cold, gray world inhabited by the denizens of Dickens' London.
"I love what designer Kelly Tighe has done to the set," says Richard James, who along with Cynthia Caywood, adapted the show many years ago. "And Mark Anderson Phillips as Scrooge is just as I originally envisioned the character."
Director Scott Denison enhances his already fine cast with several new actors for this production.
The newbies include Maggie Mason (a nuanced Mrs. Cratchit); Tim Homsley (a lively Mr. Boxer/Snuffbox/Pip); Ginny Wehrmeister (a lovely Lavinia); Jeff Draper (marvelous as Marley/Topper/Old Joe); and 7-year-old Brady Wright (Tiny Tim).
Returning to add new touches to their already marvelous portrayals are Scott Strain and Jeanine Perasso (Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig); Joel Roster (Fred Hastings), Michael Wiles (Bob Cratchit), and Michael Ray Wisely (Ghost of Christmas Present). Kerri Shawn also returns to the cast, but this year she plays the Ghost of Christmas Past with a shimmering intensity.
For tickets, call 925-943-SHOW (925-943-7469) or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
For a slightly different take on the Dickens classic, try Butterfield 8's world-premiere adaptation by Maureen-Theresa Williams.
Directed by John Butterfield, this staged reading uses only the original text to paint a verbal picture of Charles Dickens' London. The cast features Deborah Black, Jeremy Tribe Gallardo, Julia McArthur, Peter McArthur, Ross Murray, Gary Mutz, Annie Potter, Becky Potter, and Donald L. Hardy as Scrooge.
It performs one night only — Dec. 20 — at 8 p.m. at Cue Productions Live in Concord. For tickets, call 800-838-3006 or go to www.b8company.com.
Samantha Samuels and Steven Shore of Esses Productions are doing their part to keep the holidays bright with a performance by Broadway star Jeri Sager at the Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave., in Pleasanton.
The star of "Cats" and "Fiddler on the Roof" presents "A Veri Jeri Christmas" at 2 p.m. Dec. 16. The family friendly show features Sager's own unique twist to such holiday classics as "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Joy to the World" and fun songs like "Mr. Grinch."
For tickets, call 925-931-4848 or go to www.firehousearts.org.
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"Don't be surprised if she pulls a few Broadway showstoppers out of the stocking," adds Shore.
You never know what a chance encounter will lead to. In the case of Lafayette songstress Nicki Bluhm, it led to marriage (Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips) and the birth of Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers.
The vintage-tinged country rock band just finished a wildly successful North American tour and are set for a tour of Florida, the Southeast and beyond in early 2013.
In the meantime, the band returns to Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre for Dec. 20 and 23 concerts of original music plus holiday classics before joining The Mother Hips at Chico's El Rey Theatre to ring in the New Year.
When not singing her heart out on stage, Nicki can be seen in GAP's Shine ad campaign. For tickets to the Dec. 20 concert (Dec. 23 is already sold out), go to www.townhalltheatre.com.
Vagabond Players will audition for Agatha Christie's "The Unexpected Guest" at 2 p.m. Jan. 6, at the El Campanil Theatre, 602 W. 2nd Street, in Antioch. There are parts for six males and three females.
Actors should prepare a two-minute monologue and bring a resume and head shot. Rehearsals begin Jan. 14, and the production runs Feb. 22—March 24. For more information, email director Sharon Redman at email@example.com.
Pittsburg Community Theatre is also auditioning for an upcoming production. Auditions for "A Case of Libel" take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 17-18, at the Pittsburg Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Leland Road, in Pittsburg.
The cast calls for eight men and eight women, with three parts that can be played by either. The production runs March 1—10. For more information, go to www.pittsburgcommunitytheatre.org.
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The Persuasions come to Lehman College!
February 21, 2013
"They Still Ain't Got No Band But They're Still Making Music After All These Years." A Celebration of Life, A Cappella Music and History at The Lovinger Theater. This event was co-sponsored by the Dept. of African & African American Studies.
Below: AAAS Chair Dr. Mark Christian sings with The Persuasions!
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Hassan District is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state located in the south-western part of Karnataka in India. The district has had an eventful and rich history. In the past, it reached the height of its glory during the rule of the Hoysalas who had their capital at Dwarasamudra, the modern Halebeed in Belur Taluk. The district, noted for its enchanting natural scenic beauty is also a veritable treasure-house of Hoysala architecture and sculpture, the best specimens of which are at Belur and Halebeed. Shravanabelagola, in Channarayapatna taluk, which is studded with Jain moduments, is a renowned centre of pilgrimage for the jains.
Like most of the other districts in the State, this district also derives its name from its headquarters town, Hassan. According to the Sthalapurana, the name 'Hassan' is a contraction or derivative of 'Simhasanapura', associated with janamejaya, a great grandson of the Pandava hero, Arjuna. But the popular belief is that the place is called Hassan after the goddess Hassan-amma or Hasanamba, the presiding deity of the local Hasanamba temple situated in the old town area. Hasanamma or Hasanamba means, in Kannada, a smiling mother or goddess. In this connection, a traditional story, as to how the goddess Hasanamba came to be established at this place, is narrated thus : The Saptamatrikas (seven mothers or goddesses), in the course of their journey from Varasasi (Kashi) to the South, were pleased with the scenic splendour of this area and decided to make it their abode. Accordingly, of the seven mothers, who were sisters, three settled at Hassan and another three in a tank called Devigere, also in Hassan proper, and were called Hasanamba, while the other one settled in a forest near Kenchammana-Hosakote in Alur taluk and was called Kenchamba.Read More


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The average hold on the top spot the last month has been about five minutes. Indiana has lost twice at No. 1 – to Butler and Illinois – and neither Michigan nor Duke nor Louisville has found a firmer grip at the top. IU was still No. 1 today (in The Associated Press poll), even after the Illinois loss, since the Hoosiers rebounded with such a big-time performance in a win at Ohio State.
I wouldn't rank IU at No. 1 after the loss at Illinois, especially blowing the late lead. But the other good teams except Duke lost, and the most recent snapshot is the most memorable. The Hoosiers rolled and controlled Ohio State, a good Big Ten team, on the road. The coaches were less impressed, moving Duke to the top spot.
For the most part, a rise to No. 1 is a prelude to a fall. But even that fall is temporary and fairly inconsequential.
Being ranked No. 1 in college hoops is all talk and of no long-term consequence. College hoops has always has been, and always will be, about March Madness. Get one of those four top seeds and let it rip.
The key is to get into the NCAA Tournament. The route doesn't matter. It is better to be one of the Top 10 than to be a bubble team, certainly. And if you can land a No.1 seed in the NCAAs, you've got a real shot at winning a national title.
Being ranked No. 1 in February means you've got a contender. Nothing more.
That subjective No. 1 spot might, in fact, be better avoided. Without it, there's less pressure to deal with, less chance of an opposing crowd being whipped into a frenzy, and less attention to deal with between games.
If this were college football, being No.1 would matter, albeit that will be reduced in years to come as the playoff picture expands. In college basketball, the regular season simply sets up who gets into the postseason, and entering March Madness ranked No. 4 is just as viable a position – perhaps more so – than being No. 1. Of course, if Indiana can start its tourney trip at Lucas Oil Stadium – a perk of the high seed – that would be a bonus.
The musical chairs at the top of The Associated Press and coaches polls probably reflect best the flaws of all the top teams and the parity at the top.
Indiana and Michigan are the two best teams in the Big Ten and may be the two best teams in the country. Indiana won the showdown in Bloomington. I expect Michigan to hold serve in Ann Arbor. Playing each other, win or lose, prepares both of them for the NCAA tourney. Neither will face a tougher team.
Playing the rest of the Big Ten's best teams, such as Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin, also prepares Indiana and Michigan for the postseason. The daunting schedule, especially on the road, will likely keep both teams from holding the No. 1 spot for long. That's not a problem. That's an asset.
Indiana's pre-conference schedule wasn't exactly taxing, given its proliferation of "States" such as Sam Houston, Coppin and Central Connecticut. The only ranked team the Hoosiers played was North Carolina, then No.14, but of course Butler has proved to be a top-20 team.
Now that the Big Ten has proved to be so strong, the pre-conference doesn't make much difference unless you're a bubble team needing some quality wins to impress the NCAA selection committee. So maybe IU coach Tom Crean was right to go light in the pre-conference. He's getting more than enough heavy-hitting games in Big Ten play.
The key for Indiana the rest of the season is to refine its game. Find ways to have Cody Zeller be an integral part of the offense every game, like he was at Ohio State, and not have those games where his teammates seem to forget about him. They need to find a way to continue to play as well in the second halves of games as they did at Ohio State. They need to find a way to avoid stretches of a lack of concentration.
Indiana's main goal should be refining its game, to get to the point where it's tournament-ready.
The Hoosiers might end up No. 1 when the final poll arrives. They might be No. 2, No. 3 or No. 4. Any of those spots means the same thing in March – a tourney berth, a No. 1 seed and a chance at a national title. Actually, a No. 2 or No. 3 seed gives them a shot, too, even though they wouldn't likely get that Lucas Oil Stadium launch.
After all, only one team will be able to say, "We're No. 1!" in April.
Not coincidentally, that's also the only time it truly matters.


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Katie's Chestnut Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- ¾ cup butter
- 1½ cups boiling water
- 2 cups High Rock Farm stone ground chestnut flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 6 beaten eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup High Rock Farm chopped pecans
- 3½ ounces shredded coconut
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Put sugar and butter in a bowl. Add boiling water and stir to melt butter.
Sift chestnut flour, salt and baking soda into mixture. Blend thoroughly.
Add eggs and vanilla. Pour into 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Bake for approximately 50 minutes or when a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
In a sauce pan, mix cornstarch and sugar.
Add butter and boiling water. Heat to a boil while stirring.
Add in chopped pecans and shredded coconut. Spread on cake.


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