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the issue: My wife's laptop has a "stuck" key, but not stuck in the sense that it is down all the time, it just appears to be "on"
the story: The dog was not put in her crate, jumped onto the kitchen table with nobody home, knocked over the vase of roses I had bought the day before for he wife's birthday, thereby dumping a quart of water or so directly onto the laptop, sitting on the seat of the chair at the table, where it soaked for 6 hours.
After drying out under a fan overnight, it came on (!!!!). The keyboard just beeped though, and I finally found out that it thought the "control" key was being pressed. At some point the key became unstuck and let me log in and back up the hard drive to an external hard drive I have (!!!!!!!!!!!!!).
Within minutes, though, it became stuck again, and three days later it is still stuck. I reboot, try to log in, hit any key and it just beeps. If I hit C, it says "copying is not allowed into a password field" or something like that, so that's how I know that the control key is engaged. The rest of the keyboard seems to work.
Any ideas on unsticking this?
It's a 3-year old Compaq/HP that would be readily replaced (and upgraded) by the cheapest of all possible laptops out there today.
But still, it used to work fine and I'm cheap.

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Taylor Swift Dons Romantic Reem Acra Frock + Sideswept Bangs at 'Romeo and Juliet' Premiere [PHOTOS]
Taylor Swift wrapped the U.S. leg of Red Tour last week, but she remains out and about and showing that pretty face — and different hairstyle!
The singer supported her other famous BFF, actress Hailee Steinfeld, at the L.A. premiere (Sept. 24) of Steinfeld's film 'Romeo and Juliet.' Hailee plays the titular female, BTW. Swift looked darling while at the event, donning a romantic, yellow and floral Reem Acra frock with sideswept bangs. It's a new look for her, since we usually see her bangs brushed downwards, front and center.
But the dress is so appropriate! Swift's songs are very much Romeo and Juliet-like tales, so this premiere had her name scribbled all over it.


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Two years before the playoffs start in college football, the Southeastern Conference is staging a semifinal to determine who plays Notre Dame in the BCS title game.
Alabama (.9236) was second and Georgia (.8911) third in the BCS standings released Sunday. The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs play Saturday in Atlanta for the SEC championship.
The winner will advance to the national championship game in Miami on Jan. 7 against the Fighting Irish (.9979), who locked up their spot Saturday with a 22-13 victory against Southern California.
Florida (.8882) is fourth in the standings, but with no games left looks stuck behind its SEC rivals. The good news for the Gators is they are likely to get an at-large BCS bid to the Sugar Bowl, while the SEC runner-up is out of the big games all together.
One way or another, the SEC will get a shot at its seventh straight BCS championship.
Stanford remained eighth, while San Jose State makes an appearance at No. 25.
The Bowl Championship Series is in its second-to-last season. It will be replaced by a four-team playoff in 2014.
Colorado: Jon Embree is out as coach at the University of Colorado after just two seasons and four wins in 25 games.
Embree told The Associated Press he was heading into a meeting with his players Sunday night and didn't want to comment on his firing other than to confirm he'd been let go by athletic director Mike Bohn earlier in the day.
Embree went 4-21 in two seasons in Boulder, including 1-11 this season, the worst in the 123-year history of the program.
Auburn: The rapid fall from a national championship to 3-9 and the SEC doormat led to coach Gene Chizik's firing, the day after a humbling 49-0 loss to No. 2 Alabama that showed just how far the program has slipped. The decision came 17 months after Auburn gave Chizik a contract worth some $3.5 million annually through 2015 with a hefty buyout.
North Carolina State: The school fired coach Tom O'Brien, ending a tenure that was good enough to reach four bowls yet never could reach the ACC championship game. Athletic director Debbie Yow made the announcement one day after the Wolfpack finished a 7-5 regular season with a win over Boston College.
Purdue: A strong finish wasn't enough to save Danny Hope's job. One day after Purdue retained the Old Oaken Bucket and became bowl-eligible for the second straight season, athletic director Morgan Burke announced that Hope had been fired. Hope went 22-27 in four mostly injury-ravaged seasons.
Boston College: The school has fired coach Frank Spaziani after four years of progressively worse records and two straight seasons without a bowl appearance. New athletic director Brad Bates made the announcement a day after the Eagles (2-10, 1-7 ACC) finished with a loss.
Florida State: Defensive end Tank Carradine will miss Florida State's final two games of the season with a torn knee ligament.


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America's favorite holiday tradition, the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®, returns to dazzle and enchant millions nationwide today, November 22. "The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" will take to the streets of New York City with a cornucopia of whimsical treats for the whole family. With more than 3.5 million spectators watching the revelry live -- and more than 50 million viewers tuned in to the magic nationwide -- the 86th edition of the world-famous spectacle promises to be the nation's largest Thanksgiving Day celebration.
The 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will step off at 77th Street and Central Park West. The procession will travel down to Columbus Circle, turn onto Central Park South and march down a new path via 6th Avenue/Avenue of the Americas to 34th Street. At 34th Street, the parade will make its final turn west and end at 7th Avenue in front of Macy's Herald Square.
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The fun will begin with performances from Broadway's best musicals, including "Annie," "Bring It On," Rodgers + Hammerstein's "Cinderella," "Elf" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It." In addition, the world-famous Radio City Rockettes® will join the presentation to help kick-off the holidays.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been the nation's star attraction for decades, and this year, the "Today" show's Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker will host and treat viewers to Thanksgiving's best entertainment special. Stars joining the festivities this year include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Trace Adkins; Big Apple Circus; Chica and the gang from Sprout; Colbie Caillat; Rachel Crow; Thirza Defoe; Jimmy Fallon & The Roots; Flo Rida; Whoopi Goldberg; Chris Isaak; Carly Rae Jepsen; Karmin; Kidz Bop; Christian Laettner; Sandra Lee; Mannheim Steamroller; Jennette McCurdy; Don McLean; Megan & Liz; Olivia Culpo, Miss USA 2012; the Muppets and cast of Sesame Street; Neon Trees; Power Rangers Megaforce; Cody Simpson; the U.S. Olympic gold medalists -- Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber; The Wanted; and Food Network's Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian.
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A CBS Thanksgiving tradition in its 52nd year, the special will feature portions of the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade live from New York City, as well as performances by country music superstar Martina McBride. A three-time Academy of Country Music "Top Female Vocalist" award winner, four-time Country Music Association "Female Vocalist of the Year" and GRAMMY®-winning recording artist, McBride has sold more than 18 million albums and garnered six #1 hits throughout her career. Currently, McBride is in the middle of a U.S. tour featuring several one-night-only, intimate theater performances in support of her latest album, Eleven.
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NEWPORT County AFC have announced that there will be a precautionary pitch inspection ahead of tomorrow's home clash with Oxford United.
A club statement reads: "Following intensive work by ground staff over the weekend, including the implementation of temporary drainage, the pitch at Rodney Parade is in a far improved state than recent weeks.
"After consultation with the Football League and Oxford United a preliminary pitch inspection will take place at 1pm tomorrow (Tuesday February 18) by the match referee.
"Currently, the pitch is in a playable state and whilst the weather forecast for tomorrow is currently favourable, we are mindful of today's weather forecast, hence the precautionary assessment at 1pm tomorrow."


text: Garden teaches prisoners about patience, perspective and other lessons October 12, 2013 Story Share Courtesy photo An inmate plays with her son this fall in the garden at the Greenbrier Birthing Center, a federal correctional facility for mothers and their babies. Courtesy photo A display of produce is arranged for a photograph with a child of one of the residents of the Greenbrier Birthing Center. About a dozen mothers incarcerated also tended to a garden. By Erica MarksFor the Sunday Gazette-MailCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Babies hold pumpkins and sit by baskets spilling over with fall produce. Women making funny animal noises try to get the little ones to look in a certain direction and smile. Smart phones and digital cameras circle the children like drones trying to get the perfect shot.This is a scene played out every fall among families with little children. But this photo shoot in late September was a little different. These moms grew all of the produce in the baskets and in their children's hands, and they all live together at the Greenbrier Birthing Center, a federal correctional facility for moms and babies.One of the gardeners was going home that week and we wanted to commemorate her work before she left. The day was a celebration of everything she and the dozen other moms grew this season--pumpkins, tomatoes, collard greens, and babies, healthy and beautiful in the early autumn sunshine."Working in the garden was something for my daughter and me to do together. She loves being outside ... I learned that I love to be outside," said Tonya (not her real name), the woman going home in a few days.Set on the banks of the Greenbrier River in the Allegheny Mountains, the Greenbrier Birthing Center is home to pregnant women in their third trimester and moms with babies up to one year old. They come to this place from all over the country. According to Director Starlena Robertson, they have been convicted of felonies, "usually white collar crimes, drugs, parole violations, but no violent crimes. And they have not gotten into any trouble at previous facilities."I visited the center last winter to see if I could sign them on as Grow Appalachia participants. Grow Appalachia was created by John Paul DeJoria, owner of John Paul Mitchel Systems, a hair care company, and Patron Tequila. Grow Appalachia seeks to improve food security and health in Appalachia by supporting family and community gardens across the region.I work for the Grow Appalachia program located at High Rocks Educational Corp., whose mission is to "educate, empower, and inspire young West Virginia women." With all of our experience working with young women, it seemed like a natural fit to partner with the mothers at the center to grow a garden. However, getting off the ground (or into the ground in this case) was not so easy. Initially supportive of the idea, the staff developed reservations about becoming a participating garden site. They worried that the residents, many from urban areas, would not buy in to the project and more work would fall to the already very busy staff. However, a small group of gardening volunteers from nearby Hillsboro rallied behind the idea and promised that they would bear the burden of any extra work.Lynmarie Knight, also a Grow Appalachia participant, explains why she was excited to volunteer for about the garden project. "What interested me most about volunteering at GBC was the opportunity to impact more than one generation at a time. By planting a garden with the mothers, we plant seeds for the future of their families. Through working with a relatively small group of people, we are able to reach so many more, their babies, their other children at home, their partners, etc. Also, I was interested in sharing the therapeutic effects of gardening."With assurance that we could carry the program if the mothers weren't interested, the staff agreed to have a garden this season. Robertson placed a decorative flag that said "Our Garden" at the edge of the plot. A maintenance worker plowed the ground, and we held our first meeting in April with the women to plan the garden. Case Manager Ollie Berkley said she was surprised by the level of the women's involvement. "It just hit. It hit at the perfect time with the perfect group. They've shown all their families and the church groups (the garden). It's been an integral part of the summer here.""I came out here every day in the morning and in the evening," said Abby (not her real name). "I felt part of something meaningful. It was something meaningful I could do with my son." Though small in scale, under the care of the women the garden produced about 100 pounds of vegetables. It was one of the best performing gardens of the 30 supported by High Rocks' Grow Appalachia program this year. With a dozen sunflowers towering over the garden, it was also one of the prettiest."I told them I wished my garden looked like that," said Tammy Lewis, coordinator of the Mothers and Infants Nurturing Together program.Some women tried foods from the garden that they had never eaten before such as squash, collard greens, green beans and cucumber."I never ate a salad in my life. I'm a salad eater now," said Tonya."It's something we take for granted, "said Robertson. "We all grow gardens here, but they didn't know that they could do that for themselves." She said that growing the garden gave the women new confidence in themselves. "They can say they did that on their own. They didn't have to have a man or anyone else to do it for them."Tonya earned her GED during her time at the Birthing Center. She said she will also take her gardening experience with her when she leaves. "My mom is really excited that I can do this. I have to have a garden when I get home. It saves money. Instead of buying food, I get to pick it from my backyard." "In one season, this project became something more than anyone imagined. The opportunity for learning exchanges between community members, staff and the women are limitless," said Brynn Kusic, another garden volunteer and Grow Appalachia participant.She worked in the kitchen with the women to teach them how they could use what they grew. They made pesto from their basil, they steamed collard greens and they sautéed summer squash. Staff shared family recipes. One afternoon she helped the women to make and to can applesauce so they could learn how to preserve the produce that they grow.Abby is excited to make baby food for her son when she gets home and plants her own garden. She's also excited to grow tomatoes and peppers to make her own salsa. "I was surprised that I enjoyed this so much.""The garden is about patience and perspective," said Kusic. "It is a place for contemplation and healing for people at a crossroads. I think that is the rehabilitation lesson that is happening there."In a recent meeting of the board of directors for the prison, Abby read a statement about what being at the GBC meant for her and her son. "Working in the garden showed me for the first time there are fun things to do while being sober. It has given me hope for a healthy life for me and my son."Erica Marks is Grow Appalachia coordinator and may be emailed at firstname.lastname@example.com. 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Gradually, the Corn Belt has been shifting north as areas in North Dakota and Canada are now planting corn, soybeans and canola where they only used to be able to grow wheat. Likewise, parts of Kansas are decreasing their corn acres in favor of less water-intensive crops such as wheat, triticale and sorghum.
Corn acres in Manitoba, Canada, which is 700 miles north of Kansas, have doubled over the past decade as the weather has changed and prices have increased. In Kansas, 2012 brought the fewest corn acres in Kansas in three years.
The impact of the weather shift is causing agriculture to shift.
"These changes are happening faster than plants can adapt, so we will see substantial impacts on global growing patterns," said Axel Schmidt, a former senior scientist for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture now with Catholic Relief Services.
An example of how growing corn is shifting northward is how agribusinesses reliant on processing corn are moving north. Cargill Inc. is investing in northern U.S. facilities, anticipating increased grain production in that part of the country, Greg Page, the chief executive officer of the Minneapolis-based company told Reuters.
"The number of rail cars, the number of silos, the amount of loading capacity" all change, Page told Reuters. "You can see capital go to where this ability to produce more tons per acre."
In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated its plant hardiness map for the first time since 1990. The new map shifts many regions into zones that are 5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than in the late 20th century.
Wolfram Schlenker, an environmental economist at Columbia University in New York told Reuters that the data show a climate in transition, with agriculture needing to adapt. Even small changes in average temperature may shift climate patterns, affecting rainfall, evaporation rates and the ability tof plants to thrive in certain environments, he said.
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LADYMEAD Care Home threw its doors open to the public on Friday as part of National Care Home Open Day to show off the best it has to offer.
The home saw a full house of fellow professionals and members of the public come along to see how it works.
Anne Rouse, manager of Ladymead, said their ethos was to try and keep their service users as active as possible, and puts their success down to the best staffing team.
"People do not come in here to die, they come in here to live," she said. "On Friday we were hoping for England to do well and planning a bit of a World Cup celebration, but it didn't quite work out that way.
"We had an activity day, with our usual sherry morning and all sorts of things going on through the day.
"It was for members of the public to have a bit of an insight into what we do on a daily basis. They play skittles and have keep fit sessions, as well as quizzes and all sorts.
"We ask them what it is they want to do, and take on all their suggestions. Volunteers will always come in to help out. It is about stimulation and keeping them busy."
"It was a full house on the day," Anne added. "I have been here for quite a long time and it is all about having a great team in place. I cannot say enough about the staff and residents we have here, and if we have got a great team that means happy service users. It is a wonderful atmosphere which is very warming."


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Progreso Produce is upgrading safety programs and expanding growing and sourcing operations.
Owned by the DeBerry family since its founding more than 30 years ago, the Boerne, Texas-based grower/shipper/importer is making all of its farms and packing facilities compliant with requirements of the Global Food Safety Initiative, according to a March 20 news release.
Revisions and additions to Progreso's food safety systems include benchmarking for food safety criteria in product and equipment testing at facilities in Texas, Arizona and California.
In addition to developing a more aggressive food safety program, Progreso is also on the offensive with its onion program. New acreage in Othello, Wash., Hatch, N.M., and Peru will increase volumes to meet customer requests, president Curtis DeBerry said in the news release.
Progreso also recently added to its core commodity program with year-round avocado availability from Mexico and Peru. Other year-round programs include onions and watermelons.
DeBerry said the company is increasing its business in strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and mangoes. The company's blueberry and blackberry programs are approaching year-round capability.


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|September 21, 2012, 06:27 PM
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Mossberg 500
I have a standard Mossberg 500 and I'm looking to make a few upgrades to it, such as pistol grip, rails, and collapsible stock. Can anyone make any good suggestions for these upgrades? I've been on Amazon reading reviews for the last three days, but I'd love to know if anyone can speak from experience.
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|September 21, 2012, 07:09 PM
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I would suggest Blackhawk for the pistol grip/ buttstock combo. As for rails I am not to sure.
|September 21, 2012, 07:23 PM
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Thanks. Any particular model or do they only make one? I've seen around 30 or so in general, but don't remember all the brands.
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|September 21, 2012, 08:30 PM
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I am not to sure. I have the Maverick 88 and my LGS said that even though the weapons are almost identical that a lot of things made for the 500 don't fit the 88. I think they vary on recoil reduction or not. I also think that some of them come with shell saddles.
|September 22, 2012, 12:38 AM
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The second page of items includes Spec Ops stocks, which might fit what you're looking for.
A couple things to keep in mind with those stocks:
- It's a little harder to use the safety button and maybe a little harder to push the slide release button with a pistol grip stock than with a conventional stock.
- I've heard that the SpecOps stocks tend to put the user's eye higher than normal, so it may be harder to sight directly down the barrel.
|September 22, 2012, 05:59 AM
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Upgrading is fun but I would recommend actually visiting your local gun shop so that you can actually see and feel what it is that you're adding to er! Good Luck!
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|September 24, 2012, 12:44 AM
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go to www.cheaperthandirt.com they have sooooo many goodies for the 500 including blackhawk and some if not most is cheaper there than at blackhawk (yea i don't know how either) they have very fast service too. i have got a Phoenix tech recoil reduction stock and forend for mine and it was under a 100 bucks delivered you may wanna check in on that i love mine!
|September 24, 2012, 02:05 AM
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I also have a Mossberg500 6-shot and have been browsing through hundreds of options. The most common accesories and modifications I see and recommend is the TacStar Sidesaddle, an adjustable stock, a good sling, and an aftermarket sight. There are so many brands to choose from though, I tend to just read people's reviews on Amazon.
Don't forget a good LED flashlight too!
|September 24, 2012, 01:54 PM
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First, learn to Run The Gun, and add some serious wear marks before buying anything. Except ammo and range time, of course.
Then, you'll have a better idea of what,if anything, you and your shotgun need to optimize performance and your chances of surviving a firefight.
Technology is not a substitute for expertise.....
|September 24, 2012, 03:24 PM
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Bought an ar style stock with recoil reduction from cheaper than dirt. Fits my maverick 88.
just shot clays saturday for the first time with new stock and loved it. Quicker follow up shots with pistol grip and easier on the shoulder.
|September 24, 2012, 03:58 PM
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All I did to mine was add a $3.00 Army suplus sling. It was a former State Trooper Mossberg 500 with wood furniture. It has a 20 inch barrel and 8 round capacity. The only reason I added the sling was because it already had swivels and looked naked without a sling. I doubt anything else would add to its functional capaility for my purposes (home defense).
It leans neatly on the wall next to the headpost of my bed. There is a very business-like look about it.
In the event you plan to tote it for miles, I can see doing things to lighten the gun up. I personally have never understood the need for heat shields on a domestic type shotgun. The forearm has always kept it cool enuff (temp. wise) for me, and the gun will cool while reloading.
|September 24, 2012, 06:45 PM
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@Dave, I'm very familiar with my gun. However, I'll need to re-familiarize myself with handling it if I change configuration.
@Olfogey, I'm looking at the AR style stock for that very reason. Thanks.
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|September 25, 2012, 08:41 AM
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King, exactly. ANY change has to be adjusted to.That takes a round count.
|September 26, 2012, 09:26 PM
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Midwayusa has on sale houge tammer pistol grip + forend for $25 and amazon has them $35. I just saved a bunch. Hurry because sale ends 9/30/2012, then you pay $35-$40ish. High reviews, just be warned you might need a nut to fit the forend. It's a good deal for $25 because the tammer PG along is $20!
I am looking for an OU stock, ATI is only company I know of selling OU stocks, just very bulky...
Has Taurus really spent more on shipping customers their firearms back to them than actual sales?
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Not long after Pamela Engstrom resigned as principal of Albuquerque's El Camino Real Charter School, her husband, Anders, requested public documents on the education credentials of a few prominent New Mexico Public Education Department officials.
Pamela, who says she was forced out in March for questioning the cost-effectiveness of a $1.1 million federal improvement grant for El Camino, had told her husband about rumors in the education community that several PED officials were working with questionable licenses.
El Camino put Pamela on leave, citing allegations that she mishandled the grant and created a hostile workplace.
Anders, who was once an auditor for tribal gaming operations and now works as a financial advisor for the Education Retirement Board, filed the public records requests as a "concerned citizen." He says PED employees aren't willing to ask for the information themselves.
"Nobody wants to go on the record to do it because they're afraid to be fired," he tells SFR.
The contents of his records were enough to give him pause. Many of the documents show irregularities, Anders says, most notably with former PED official Sheila Hyde.
Hyde served as deputy secretary for learning and accountability until May, when she was picked in a controversial hire for an $80,000 administrative job with Albuquerque Public Schools. School board members and teachers questioned the timing of the hire, which occurred when APS was enforcing a hiring freeze and facing millions of dollars in cuts.
At the time, APS officials told KOB-TV News that the freeze didn't apply to "essential positions," a category that encompassed Hyde's new job as program development coordinator. (The job description includes providing teachers with essential training.)
The records obtained by Anders show that Hyde's level 3B teacher's license, a basic administrative license, became effective July 1, 2004. A receipt for the license and the official certificate show conflicting signatures—one from former New Mexico Department of Education Superintendent Michael Davis and one from former PED Education Secretary Veronica García.
Davis resigned as superintendent in September 2003, while García began as Education Secretary in November of that year, according to PED spokesman Larry Behrens. As this happened, the NMDOE was undergoing a transformation into the PED under former Gov. Bill Richardson's reforms, which brought public education up to the cabinet level.
According to New Mexico code, the PED officially replaced the NMDOE on May 19, 2004, after being approved in that year's legislative session.
"It is curious that Michael Davis' signature would appear on something that's effective in July 2004 when he was pretty clearly no longer state superintendent," David Harrell, deputy director of the Legislative Education Study Committee, tells SFR.
Frances Ramírez-Maestas, director of the LESC, says Davis' stamp shouldn't have been used after May 19, since the NMDOE was effectively abolished that day.
But the discrepancies extend beyond the signatures. An April 6, 2005 letter to Hyde from the PED says her "application for New Mexico licensure in educational administration" was rejected for not meeting a requirement of seven years' teaching experience.
Behrens says Hyde resubmitted her application and met an alternative requirement involving 18 semester hours in an "educational administrative program," later receiving an administrative license. Documents obtained by SFR also show that the state received her application for an administrative license in February 2005. But copies of her administrative license show that it took effect almost a year before the application and letter.
"That's just real odd," Harrell says. "Why would you ask for something you already have?"
Behrens says the PED issues licenses from July 1 through June 30. He says a license applied for after July 1 would be retroactive to that date if it were granted.
Another document, dated Feb. 8, 2005, says Hyde's application was missing a background clearance, a requirement of state teacher's licenses at all levels. In an email to SFR, Behrens writes that Hyde met this requirement in April 2005.
Hyde's credentials aren't the only ones showing inconsistencies. A level two teacher's license for PED Education Administrator Julia Rosa Emslie bears Michael Davis' signature on it, but is dated in 2006, almost three years after he left the NMDOE.
Edward Woodd, the former director of Santa Fe's Academy for Technology and the Classics charter school, says he finds Hyde's documents "curious and alarming."
"If someone able to obtain a position in state government did not meet criteria for qualification, I find it troubling," Woodd tells SFR.
Woodd resigned from ATC after news broke that the charter school had hired a substitute teacher with pending statutory rape charges on his record. The PED ordered Santa Fe Public Schools to investigate ATC's hiring practices, which raised red flags to Woodd because he says the PED didn't flag the teacher's license before the sub was hired.
Discrepancies in Hyde's documents also stand out to state Rep. Ray Begaye, D-San Juan, who has seen many of the documents requested by Anders Engstrom. Begaye, a member of the LESC, says those involved in signing off on the licenses may have been bending the rules, perhaps intentionally.
"There are a lot of discrepancies that are technical," Bagaye tells SFR, "but it means a lot when it comes to how we are doing our public education injustice."
Hyde, for her part, says any questions regarding perceived discrepancies in her license should go to the PED bureau that signed off on them.
"I applied for a license like anyone would and received that license like anyone would," Hyde tells SFR.
In May, Anders Engstrom forwarded some of Hyde's documents to State Auditor Hector Balderas while requesting a five-year audit of PED Licensure Bureau records. Balderas says his office has since opened up a special investigations file on the complaint and met with the PED inspector general about it.
"We sent a letter to the Public Education Department requesting results of a review related to the complaint," Balderas tells SFR. "We're awaiting an official response."
Balderas says the file is still open within his office. Behrens wouldn't confirm the status of Balderas' referral, but wrote to SFR that "there is/was no internal investigation of the license of Dr. Hyde."
Begaye says an investigation needs to be conducted from the outside.
"It's just common sense there'd be cover-up and corrective action before it gets to the top," Begaye says.
To Pamela, the documents make it seem like some PED employees were able to obtain administrative licenses more easily than others. She mentions how she juggled internships with class and full-time work to meet the prerequisites for her administrative license.
"If it is at minimum a loophole, it needs to be closed," Pamela tells SFR. "If it is more serious than just a loophole, individuals need to be held accountable."
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DUDLEY'S Mayor had grit and determination aplenty when he joined the borough's team for responsible for keeping the roads moving during the cold snap.
Councillor Melvyn Mottram, together with councillor Judy Foster, joined Dudley Council's gritting teams last Thursday (January 24) to help grit the streets.
Starting at Lister Road waste depot in Netherton - the teams took the pair around the borough to see for themselves how the roads need to be treated in some of the winter's worst conditions.
Councillor Mottram, Mayor of Dudley, said: "The dedicated staff at Lister Road are a committed bunch of people who go to extraordinarily lengths to keep our borough moving. They are out in some of the most extreme conditions of snow and ice and have to predict when the gritters will be required and prioritise the routes that need attention."
Councillor Judy Foster, cabinet member for transportation, said: "It has been a privilege to go along with the crews and see just how they go about making sure all of the routes stay clear in the winter weather. I really enjoyed the experience and can truly appreciate the hard work of the teams."
Dudley has a 40-strong gritting team, based at Lister Road, tasked with keeping more than 470 kilometres of road clear during severe weather.


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New Elvis Costello / Roots Record Is 'Brilliant,' Says Questlove
After releasing three albums between 2008-10, Elvis Costello took a few years off from the studio — a break that he recently ended by recording a new LP with the Roots.
Roots drummer (and in-demand producer) Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson opened up to Rolling Stone about the sessions, which grew out of Costello's guest spots on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,' where the group serves as the house band. "After [his] third appearance, we liked him so much we were like, 'Hey why don't we make a record?'" he explained. "What went from being one song to be released on Record Store Day became 'Why don't we try four songs?' Now we have a brilliant album."
Now the full-length set, which Questlove says is almost finished, is scheduled to arrive in stores in time for Record Store Day on April 20. While remaining cagey about the details, he enthused, "In the whole history of the Roots, I have never bragged on an album first, but I actually love this record."
Costello's new record fits into a crowded Roots schedule that includes making new music with another veteran act: Soul legend Al Green, who's using them as his band on the upcoming follow-up to his 2008 release 'Shake It Down.'


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New Grant Will Help Children's Aid Create Cradle to College Pipeline in the South Bronx
The Children's Aid Society and Phipps Community Development Corporation (Phipps CDC) have been awarded a $300,000 planning grant from JPMorgan Chase Foundation to develop a cradle-through-college pipeline initiative in the South Bronx. The project will employ an emerging model of multi-sector collaboration, known as collective impact, to promote student success in the Morrisania neighborhood, where 65 percent of children are born into poor families and just 7 percent of adults are college graduates.
Collective impact—a strategy based on the premise that no single organization can affect large-scale, lasting social change alone—has been applied successfully in education reform to boost rates of children adequately prepared for kindergarten, reading and math scores, and high school graduation rates. Through it, collaborating organizations tackle complex, systemic problems by creating a centralized infrastructure, allocating staff to the initiative and creating a process marked by five characteristics: a common agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication and systems-level coordination.
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Tecolote Café, a venerable Santa Fe culinary hotspot, will be forced to leave its Cerrillos Road location after 34 years by the end of the month.
Tecolote General Manager Katie Adkins says that she recently got a letter from restaurant landlord Jerry Honnell saying that the restaurant must leave the grounds by April 30. She says the eviction notice cited "our announcement of moving to [the] Luna [development] in May."
But the problem, Adkins says, is that she never announced that the restaurant was relocating to Luna, a development on Cerrillos and Manhattan where Marble Brewery is slated to reopen its Santa Fe location. Adkins says a January Albuquerque Journal article that reported Tecolote was moving to Luna caused the eviction.
"We had been talking to [Luna]," she says, "but we had yet to sign any formal purchase
lease or anything because we were waiting for funding from the bank."
The Journal story quoted Luna developer Ken Joseph saying that he had made drawings for Tecolote in Luna's interior and that he expected the cafe to open there in May. Journal reporter Vince Kong also wrote that his efforts to reach the Tecolote owners for that story weren't met before deadline.
But Adkins says the Journal story "came back, bit us in the ass and we're getting kicked out." The potential Luna deal has since fallen through, she says, but a new Tecolote location may be in the works. Both Honnell and Kong didn't return SFR's phone calls Friday afternoon.
have a meeting this afternoon with another property owner. If it goes well, I
guess we have a new location," she says.
Until then, Tecolote will be open in its current location through April 20. Adkins hopes the restaurant will be dark for only 60 to 90 days after that.
The developments are similar to Bobcat Bite, another famous Santa Fe restaurant that left its longtime location last May after disputes with the landlord. That restaurant reopened in the fall as Santa Fe Bite in a new downtown location.
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LSU's chief financial officer, Eric Monday, is leaving the Baton Rouge campus to join the University of Kentucky as its executive vice president for finance and administration, LSU announced Tuesday.
Monday also serves as LSU's executive vice chancellor for finance and administrative services and is responsible for overseeing the university's annual budget of more than $800 million.
"This is a tremendous opportunity that was best for me and my family," Monday said in a statement. "I have developed professional and personal relationships at LSU that will last a lifetime and I will always maintain a deep passion for LSU and for the people that make it great. Forever LSU."
LSU System President and Baton Rouge Chancellor William Jenkins congratulated Monday in a prepared statement.
"Eric's stellar performance in a multitude of roles at LSU will be felt for many years at this institution. His deep dedication to LSU and tremendous knowledge of the university will be sorely missed," Jenkins said.
The former student body president has two degrees from LSU and is working on a third. He graduated from LSU in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in accounting.
He earned a master of public administration degree in 2005 and is currently working on a doctorate in human resource education and workforce development.
He was named Master of Public Administration Alumnus of the Year by the LSU Public Administration Institute in April.
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, on Tuesday, praised Monday's 15 years of experience in higher education in a statement released to students praising him for his work overseeing 1,200 employees at LSU.
Capilouto said Monday will start his new job late next month or in January.
UK spokesman Jay Blanton told The Associated Press that Monday would be paid $350,000 annually.
He had a $254,000 pay package at LSU.
However, Monday will not receive an administrative perk that faculty and staff protested earlier this year.
The school pays the equivalent of 15 percent of administrators' salaries directly into their retirement accounts, but Capilouto ended it for new employees after the protest.
For everyone else, UK matches an employee's 5 percent retirement contribution with a 10 percent allocation, according to the AP.


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PMantle wrote:Dan,
What's that song in that video? Thanks.
It is actualy a song from a local group "Buffalo Alice" written by Alex Aaron, the same man who did this video but I do not know the song title unfortunately.
keltik wrote:Dan, what are you putting with nowadays? what's in your bag in general? you've been MIA for a while now...
I am putting with KC Aviars. Yeah I have not been doing much of anything with DG lately, I was traveling a little bit last year but that was it. Went down to Iowa to play the G&L Clothing Challenge.
jwb wrote:Is it bad to curl the disc a little toward your forearm? To try an adding a little more pivot or snap. It almost looks like Wysocki does this.
To learn snap, yes. To add snap, it doesn't do much. What you may be seeing in his throw is similar to what Timmy Gill used to do in his throw was tilting the forearm pulling back then uncorking back to normal as the pivot was happening. That adds strength.


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Post your favorite example.
Should tunic/caftan crossover be allowed? Do we need a poll?
Is this an over-mumu or a short caftan? I know what the website calls it but I'm trying to understand the over-mumu.
This is really more of a long jacket, but wow:
I think the "shirt jacket" is what I think of when we're talking about over-muumuus:
Check out the last comment in the discussion area: What is a Caftan?
Sounds like the differentiator is the open front.
No effing way. No way could anyone but Michael Jackson, Prince, or Liza (& her impersonators) wear that. (Or someone playing a role in H.M.S. Pinafore.)
I'm calling your bluff. I want to see a pic of you, in that jacket. Otherwise, it's all just talk, rcw.
I don't understand! Are you talking about a Mrs. Roper style caftan?


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.... agreed, but how could I resist not posting this one? Wolfie heartily laughing for the first time in his life!
Wolfie with his dad - one month old.
Photo: Karin Leander
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Cute, huh?... :-)
He is so, so beautiful. No, no, don't stop sending images of Wolfie....I love seeing him grow! Has anyone asked Cressi to make baby fins for him yet? XOXO to all of Wolfie's beautiful family.
He's exquisite! We named our son Wolfgang (Wolfie, the Wolf)also....born in January this year :)
Funnily enough I was considering Leander as a first name!
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Robert Robbie Mills, 33, of North Platte was arrested Monday after a short chase and charged with child abuse, resisting arrest and other crimes.
She said Mills left the house in a vehicle with their children. Police were told that Mills may be intoxicated and driving with the children.
An police officer found Mills car at a convenience store on East Fourth and police tried conduct a traffic stop near the 300 block of N. Walnut. Mills stopped but then fled, Public Information Officer Rodney Brown said.
After a brief chase, Mills stopped the vehicle in an alley near the 500 block of East Sixth, then took off on foot. He was caught a few blocks away, near Fifth and Cottonwood, Brown said.
Two children, ages 3 and 4, were in Mills vehicle without proper restraints during the pursuit, Brown said. Mills was also found with marijuana.
Police did not find enough evidence to charge Mills with domestic assault, but they did charge him with two counts of felony child abuse, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, resisting arrest, motor vehicle flight to avoid arrest and a child restraint violation.
He was taken to the Lincoln County Jail. His bond is set at $50,000.
The children were released to their mother after the investigation.
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BUT, some years ago even Spectrasonics asked for credits if you use some of their libraries for an official release!Greetings,Tomas
Tomas,Apologies, I didn't mean to side-track your thread with heavy legal stuff, I was just trying to contrast what some people do with commercially available content to create music.
Tomas, just playing Devil's advocate here, but you did choose to share this information on the forum. People are now not allowed to discuss it? Personally I wish you would've kept the details off the forum as it seems a private matter, and to be honest it's not what Mathias' fans want to hear. Or you could've just said "for legal reasons" instead of the sordid details. I really didnt think it belonged on the forum at all.
On the topic of el culto news: I am eagerly awaiting my copy of the new Tomas Weiss release!!
Its a private legal matter. Why is it anyone's business especially if there's some apparent wrongdoing? Yeah I'm disappointed but I'm not crying about it. And I support Mathias 100% in his future musical endeavors!Btw, I'm just stating my opinion, not looking to argue.
COMING SOON :: Wintersilence - Submental Vol. 2Greetings,Tomas


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Topic: The CCF is awarded a space at ASCO-Sponsored Patient Advocacy Booth
You might want to take a look at the below link. Watch a short video about ASCO's patient advocacy programs. It gives a quick overview of where we: PSC, Chicago area, Barbara, New Hampshire, Stella from Chicago area and, myself will be sharing information and gaining knowledge about the disease of Cholangiocarcinoma.
http://www.cancer.net/patient/Advocacy+ … al+Meeting
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Fire Marshal Announcement
August 10, 2014
Fire Inspector Recertification Training & Continuing Education - October 1, 2014
On Wednesday, October 1, 2014, the Office of the Fire Marshal (FMO) will conduct continuing education training for fire inspectors certified by the Virginia Department of Fire Programs (VDFP) and the Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD). The training session will be held from 6:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the Public Safety Conference Center on the A-Level of the Massey Building (Public Safety Center) located in the City of Fairfax.
- TOPIC - Foam Systems: Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
- MATERIALS - 2012 Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code (SFPC) (Bring these materials with you)
For updates on scheduled training dates, times and locations, refer to the fire inspector recertification and continuing education section of this website or call 703-246-4753 or 703-246-4803 for up-to-date information and changes. To verify class cancellations, please call no more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled training date.
If the Fairfax County government is closed, the scheduled training class for that day is cancelled.
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ARSONISTS are believed to be behind a spate of fires on a Burnley industrial estate which destroyed 15 tonnes of rubber to be used on children's playgrounds around the country.
Fire crews and police were called to several incidents of fire, or vandalism, on the Chestnut Rise Business Park, in Smallshaw Lane, over the weekend.
The crime spree began at 2.30am on Saturday when fire crews were called to RTC Safety Surfaces, which supplies rubber floors for outdoor play areas.
Clouds of smoke had been spotted drifting across the M65.
Speaking yesterday, Jamie Southern, operations director at the firm, said: "We've spent the whole day trying to clean it up, and we are still only halfway there.
"We also had a fire in a skip which was started on Sunday, and there have been other incidents in the area this weekend.
"It is just mindless vandalism.
"They think they are having a laugh, but we've had five or six guys cleaning up, when they should be using the material for play areas across the country."
After Saturday's incident, Steve Harrison, watch manager at Burnley Fire Station, said: "A large amount of crumb rubber used for the manufacture of children's play areas was well alight on arrival.
"A further two fires were within the immediate vicinity, one of which was in danger of impinging on a large bank of cylinders of flammable gas. The fire near to the gas cylinders was quickly dealt with, from a safe distance. The fire crews then spent almost two hours dealing with what was a difficult fire to extinguish."
Fire crews were called out to the business park for a third time over the weekend, at 6.50pm on Sunday, after reports of a fire in a skip.
Gary Hargreaves, watch manager at Burnley Fire Station on Sunday, said: "We're treating this recent spate as suspicious.
"Both ourselves and the police will be launching an investigation into this."


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The anti-lock brake system (ABS) control module may fail causing the ABS light to illuminate. Failed modules should be replaced to restore ABS operation.
Problems with the anti-theft systems using the raised-chip key can prevent the car from starting. The wires in the steering column to the ignition lock cylinder tend to break. The the key and ignition lock cylinder must be replaced to correct this condition.
The crankshaft position sensor may fail causing the engine to stall intermittently, the Check Engine Light may or may not illuminate.
One or more heater & AC (HVAC) air delivery and/or temperature mode door actuator may fail. This can result in incorrect air delivery or temperature. If this occurs, fault code(s) stored in the HVAC control module should be available to assist with diagnoses.
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The high-pressure power steering lines are known to leak.
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Fuel injectors can short-circuit electrically causing a rougher than normal idle and reduced performance.
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Thank You and Goodnight
Posted by Lizzie on 10/28/05
I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of my excellent guest bloggers — Liam Callanan, Tayari Jones, and Casey Greenfield — for giving me a three-week break. As some of you may or may not know, my aunt Cheryl — looking like the stewardess version of the Ghost of United Airlines Past ("Flight attendant! Flight attendant!") at your left there — died this January of breast cancer.
Aunt Cherie was a stewardess ("Flight attendant! Flight attendant!") for the now vanished Pan Am, back when airline travel was still glamorous, jetting off to Pago-Pago and Hawaii and, in one of Pan Am's ill-conceived exercises, actually cooking actual eggs in the plane's galley. (As her friend Darryl explained, the situation finally reached to point where it became necessary for the staff to cheerily ask passengers, "And how would you like your scrambled eggs today?") My favorite exemplar of the life well-lived, in the sixties, Cherie was the first black cheerleader at New York's City College and — duh — the captain. She had a Master's in French from Columbia, was bossy as hell, and stayed abreast of new Brita filters. When we were younger, she brought the family eel briefcases and kimonos and knock-off Louis Vuitton from jaunts in Hong Kong and Tokyo. She was obsessed — obsessed! — with any keypad gadgets, and would probably have handed out Blackberries to everyone she'd ever known, had the technology worked overseas.
At home in Seattle, Cherie worshiped at the temple of Costco, picking up smoked salmon and cheeses and 40-pound packs of paper towels. There was no sitting at the kitchen table without a spread of nibblies and Shiraz, and there was no day without calls from at least three continents. On any break from her chemo regimen, she would fire up a Buddy Pass or jump on a jump seat and head off to Australia or Wales to see friends. She was the first person to buy me a leg-waxing kit, and the first person to introduce me to Orlane. In one of my favorite stories was from last summer, I lay in her guest futon, unable to sleep, while Cherie, speedy on an energy boost drug that came bundled with her protocol, called up at least six other countries to chat before vacuuming the living room.
Cherie was also, to put it mildly, a saver. When she died, my parents gave away all they could to her friends, only to turn around and find that Cherie still had three — cheese trays, All-Clad, coffee grinders, rice cookers — more of everything. She had kept all of my grandmother's bills back to 1973, and printed out a copy of every email anyone had sent (the swing to digital safety from plain old paper happened after her electronic awakening). In every other book, Cherie had a letter from the person who sent it from her tucked in between the pages — and she had saved every letter everyone had sent her. She had nine-thousand Pan-Am courtesy kits, not counting those from United and random hotels in Jakarta, and a hamper of soaps from hotels around the world. There were bags of Polaroids, stacks of foreign currencies, T-shirts from every Olympics. Cherie had saved every Pan Am ID she'd ever had, and one drawer was filled with at least 20 sets of Purser keys. (These were wisely removed by an old friend before we stepped on the plane home — we would probably still be being quizzed by Homeland Security.) Before she'd died, she'd rolled up all her jewelry — which she loved — in brown paper bags and hidden it in her jumble of 40 pairs of shoes. She knew my mother — who always advised that I use the refrigerator — would know where to find it.
On this trip, my father and I traveled out to pack up the rest of her apartment and ship it to my parents' house to leave it empty for a rental. It took me three days to pack up her china cabinet, which was filled with gifts from thirty years' worth of friends, her beloved crystal, and the silver sets from at least three relatives. (The local UPS store began laughing at us as we came in — sometimes three times a day — to pick up more bubble wrap.) Her hall closet was stocked with stacks of floor cleaner, towels, toilet paper, napkins, sewing kits, packing tape, and (optimistically) space-saver bags. At night, I tried to finish the last of her salmon and olive spread, then read her copies of 84 Charing Cross Road and Tales of the City. We headed back in the new Passat she'd bought just before she died, sometimes listening to her Abba tape (my father ruled out the soundtrack to The Bodyguard and any Barbra Streisand, and I could not find the John Denver), watching Mount Rainier — which she looked for each morning — recede in the side-door mirror.
My apartment contains many things I care about, but it is also 90% full of crap that I would remove immediately if I weren't too lazy to haul it down the stairs. But I understand why Cherie could not throw anything she had away. Everything was a gift from a friend, a souvenir from an event, a snapshot of something that contained a story, a piece of a person she loved deeply. When it came time to give away the last of her things, I found I couldn't leave her pots and pans for a stranger. Not only was there — of course! — one completely unused set to leave anyway, she had shown me how to make Patti LaBelle's okra, corn and tomato stew on this pan, and soft-boiled eggs on another. ("All-Clad is excellent — Le Crueset is much better.")
Cherie always liked to be right. ("Correct!") As those of you who know me can attest, it is imperative that I be right, too. I only won an argument with Cherie once, when she was staying over during Christmas. She'd informed me that we'd been late getting somewhere because I'd been too long in the shower, and I, uncharacteristically, mustered up the unimpeachable reply that I was only late because she'd had the shower before me. She kept her own counsel briefly — then, the next morning, awakened me from my bed on the couch at five a.m. to drily ask if I'd like to get in the shower before she did.
Cherie, you can have the shower. I love you.
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Last year my trigylceride level was 87. I was on 60mg of Prednnisone x8days. I did a fasting lipid profile 3 days later. Is it possible for my triglyceride level to at 633? If so, how long should i wait to get retested?
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J.R. Smith wants you to know that his social life isn't the reason he shot poorly in the New York Knicks' loss to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
Smith was spotted at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club in New York on Saturday night, hours before Game 1 of the Knicks' Eastern Conference semifinal series. In fact, the club dimed out Smith and a few other ballers:
Cam Newton, JR Smith, CC Sabathia, CJ Watson, Andre Blatche and Joe Johnson in the building!The lineup is serious tonight NY!— The 40/40 Club (@The4040) May 5, 2013
Smith then went 4-for-15 from the floor in New York's 102-95 loss. Hours later, Smith felt the need to respond to suggestions that a night out played a role:
First an for most I wasn't clubbing before the game so y'all can kill that. Don't try an find reasons when I miss shots! #HopOff— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) May 5, 2013
Smith wasn't done; tweaked fans by displaying the "Official NBA Bandwagon Transferral Form" on his Instagram feed.
The Knicks and Smith will try to even the series Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.


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Let me clear: Apple is a fantastic company that produces outstanding consumer products. When it reports earnings tomorrow, I suspect that its profits will be jaw-dropping. A year from now, Apple is likely to earn more money than it is earning today. Apple still remains the dominant leader in smartphones, and the iPad is the runaway tablet success. So why is such a company trading for $500, or 11x trailing earnings alongside a yield of 2%?...528 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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I am a new free-lancer. Can someone here give me an idea how much I should charge to updating/adding new contents/poststo a site [contents will be added weekly]Something like this: thehijabigirl.com
You haven't provided much scope in terms of volume or what you'd be doing in an update or even what the going salary is where you live [someone in SF is going to charge more than someone in Romania]. But as the example you posed is a blog on the wordpress platform I'd suggest the answer is $0.
Unless you are being tasked with actually creating the content you should be training your client on how to access their platform directly, and should charge them for that. If they don't have time to do this they probably don't need a blog format in the first place and certainly won't get any marketing win just because they post to one once a week.
Of course you'd charge them for other sorts of updates but that really involves scoping each one.
I am from Pakistan and yes, here designing cost is comparatively less.
They don't want to update themselves. They want me to add contents[given by then] twice or thrice a month. Contents include articles on different topic and some pictures. It is not a personal blog. The above link I mentioned is a personal blog.
I can't speak to Pakistani rates in the least but if you are simply adding the post on their behalf, uploading an image and insuring it formats well I'd quote something between 30 minutes and an hour per post depending on the format you get the data in and the amount of cleaning needed.
That said, my point was made towards business blogs. One of the great mistakes businesses make [which is really our fault for not educating them] is thinking that blogging success comes from posting. This is simply not true and frankly if they're not going to put the time into building the site up, or hire you to do so [assuming you're qualified], they're better off putting their money into a static site with occasional information updates.
Thanks.I am not talking business blog.
Well I have to say you've confused the heck out of me... You showed an example of a blog. When I responded about it you stated your client wasn't a personal blog. Now you're stating they're not a business blog yet you've talked about posts about different topics, articles and photos as your updates. What exactly are you being asked to update?
It will be this kind of blog. igotitcovered.org
You may not agree with my points but my remarks are exactly as applicable for this "kind" of blog as the other kind of blog, whatever that is.
You mean I should not charge ANYTHING for updating their blog? Even though it consume some time and owner can't do it themselves?
That's not what I said although it is a great example of what I'm talking about. You read the first few words and think it's my advice just as people start a blog and think it's just about writing a few posts.
My comment was that if they're not going to find the time to invest their blog it's the wrong tool for them to be using. The term blog sounds new, exciting, an easy way to get visibility but if they can't upload a post themselves they certainly aren't going to find the time to engage in discussions in the comments, venture into other blogs, build a reputation or even know what's hitting the mark to keep writing. These things are all critical to a blog actually bringing in value... Otherwise a traditional website is just fine.
The exception would be if they're going to hire you in a marketing / expertise capacity to build up their blog overall but that's far more than copying & pasting posts.


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In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
On the edge of Soho, away from the mall-like conditions of Broadway and Lafeyette is M & O Market and Deli, an unassuming shop on the corner of Thompson and Prince Street.
At first glance M & O appears to be only an unremarkable bodega, but tucked in the very back of the store is a deli with surprisingly tasty sandwiches. The options range from basic deli classics to some very good house specialties
Grab a bread of your choice (roll or hero) and tell the men behind the counter your order. This visit was all about the meatballs and chicken cutlet ($7.50 each), both "Parm"-ified for an additional 50 cents. Tomato sauce and mozzarella will turn the bread soggy fast, but the sandwiches still hold together well with all the ingredients in good balance. The chicken is a little drier than we would like, but the meatballs squish down into tender, juicy, well seasoned patties.
Nothing ground-breaking here, but both are good options if you're in the neighborhood for a quick lunch. They're not as good as the deli's pastrami, but they're more frequently available and solid lunch options, if not something to go out of your way for.
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|50 Years of Days of our Lives ~ 50 Years of an iconic theme…
When Bobby Hart and his songwriting partner, Tommy Boyce, were commissioned to write the theme song for a brand new soap opera over 50 years ago, they had no idea whatsoever that it would still be running on air, five days a week, twice a day for 50 years.
"I am blessed," Hart revealed to Soapdom, being grateful for its longevity and Days' Executive Producer, Ken Corday, keeping the Boyce & Hart theme song airing all these years.
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Sennheiser Momentum headphones
Classic looks and balanced sound
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With so many new fashion-forward headphones hitting the market, there was bound to be a retro-inspired response. Enter the Sennheiser Momentum. Eschewing bright colors for brown leather, these small around-the-ear headphones make their own fashion statement. With their classic looks and focus on portability, the Momentums are both a throwback and a step forward.
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Sennheiser chose premium materials for the Momentum, including super-soft earpads made of real leather, as well as a leather headband — rugged on the top, cushioned on the bottom where it rests against your head. The earcup sliders are stainless steel and securely cradle the brown earcups. If you own a bomber jacket and happen to be looking for matching headphones, look no further.
The Momentum comes with a hard-shell travel case (more brown) as well as a 1/4-inch plug adapter and two very thin cables concealed in a clever hideaway. The cables, one of which includes a 3-button in-line remote designed for Apple devices, connect to the left earcup and twist to lock into place. The volume and multi-function buttons on the remote are large, though difficult to distinguish by touch. But the cable's miniplug includes a nice feature: it pivots for a straight or right-angle connection into your mobile device.
Mostly around-the-ear
At first glance, I wondered if the Momentums really were around-the-ear headphones as advertised. The answer is… it depends on the size of your ears. It seems that in an attempt to make circumaural headphones as small as possible, Sennheiser is walking a very narrow line. While I appreciate the small size, light weight and easy portability that comes with small earcups, I must admit, they don't fit perfectly around my ears. I have to do a fair amount of adjusting to get my ear all the way inside, and even then, it's a bit of a snug fit. Based on my informal message board research, this shouldn't be an issue for too many people.
Aside from getting my ears to fit just right, I found the Momentums to be rather comfortable. I tend to prefer larger around-the-ear headphones for their cushy comfort and spacious earcups. But what they lack is portability. I would gladly sacrifice a bit of comfort for an around-the-ear headphone that is less bulky and goofy looking than the giant pair of headphones I use at home, which look more suited for a helicopter pilot.
How do they sound?
The Momentum's in-line remote and microphone let you control music playback, adjust volume and answer calls on your iPhone.
The Momentum's sound is quite forward, meaning it's the equivalent of sitting in the front row at a concert versus the center of the hall. When listening to "The Best Things in Life are Free" from Sam Cooke at the Copa, I felt as if I was front and center at the legendary New York club. The guitars are spread way out to the right and left, and Sam Cooke himself sounds as if he's standing right in front of me. I could even be sitting in on this gig.
Excellent tonal balance
The other dominant characteristic of the Momentum's sound is balance. Low, midrange and high frequencies are all properly tuned to give each instrument its due. On "Shame, Shame, Shame" from Buddy Guy's Slippin' In, both guitars come through clearly, while Buddy's solo doesn't obliterate the rest of the band. The drums are punchy but not overpowering, and the cymbals shimmer with just the right amount of sizzle. The low frequencies of the bass guitar and bass drum provide just enough impact, though some listeners could find the bass a bit overinflated. It's a beautifully balanced presentation that wonderfully illustrates the musicality of the recording.
Though I found the soundstage wide on the Momentum, it isn't terribly broad or deep compared to some larger closed headphones. While I was impressed by the detail of the acoustic guitar sound on "Chinese Translation" by M. Ward, the Momentums didn't quite afford this song the space it needs to breathe. It usually has a bit of an airy feel, but the Momentums made it feel slightly claustrophobic, compared to other headphones, which kept the song from sounding as grand as it typically does to me.
The Momentum features stainless steel earcup sliders, genuine leather earpads and two detachable cables.
But the detailed sound of the Momentums makes up for some of the spatial limitations. The forward tone brings some of those details to the surface, as on another M. Ward song, "Transfiguration #1". The guitar sounds are very accurate and alive, a pleasing trend I noticed with acoustic guitars on many other recordings. Some electric guitars, particularly ones with a certain amount of twang, are particularly dynamic as well.
For a harder rocking example, I sampled "Stuck Between Stations" by the Hold Steady. The Momentums kept the overdriven guitars in check so they don't obscure the vocals or piano. And the sizzle of the cymbals is not overly bright or harsh-sounding. Yet despite the feeling that the Momentums were somehow reining in certain instruments, the song didn't feel at all sterile, but full of life, as it should.
Perfect for jazz
I found myself gravitating toward a lot of jazz while auditioning the Momentums. Kind of Brown by Christian McBride and Inside Straight seemed an appropriate selection given the look of these headphones. On "Theme for Kareem," the balanced sound of the Momentum was perfect for enjoying the interplay of sax, vibes, piano and drums, in addition to McBride's active bass playing. No instrument dominates the proceedings, as each occupies just the right amount of space in the mix for a very involving performance that kept me listening deep into the album.
The bottom line
The Momentums produce clean, tight sound across the frequency spectrum for a wide range of music. What impressed me most was how well they performed with just about every song I threw at them. More expensive headphones offer incredible detail, yet they reveal the flaws in bad recordings or low bitrate digital files. Of course, lower-end headphones with limited clarity can make your music seem a bit flat. The Sennheiser Momentum seems to live in the sweet spot of making just about everything sound good. They have a remarkable consistency across a wide range of musical styles, eliciting musical details while maintaining excellent tonal balance. When you factor in their small size, cool looks and comfort, the Momentums are uniquely positioned as a well-balanced portable closed-back headphone, thus making them a true standout.


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Independence Party of Minnesota (IP) Chairman Mark Jenkins looks to state legislative races as "winnable objectives" for his party.
"The attitude has been favorable for many, many years," Jenkins said of voters choosing third-party candidates.
Republicans and Democrats, through their narrow politics and squabbling, have created fertile soil for the IP, Jenkins explained.
"The opportunity has been good, and now it's even better," he said of the party of Jesse Ventura securing legislative wins.
All told, some 13 IP candidates have filed for legislative seats. While two IP candidates are running for the state Senate, 11 have eyes set on House seats.
Suburban races
Several of these House seats are in the suburbs.
In House District 35A, Justin Boals of Anoka is challenging seven-term incumbent Rep. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka. Abeler won reelection in 2010 with 68 percent of the vote.
The entry of a third-party candidate into his race did not change his strategy for reelection, Abeler explained. He takes all of challengers seriously, he said. But in general, Abeler questions the political vitality of the IP.
"I don't think the IP has any political faction anymore at this point," he said.
A big personality or well-known IP candidate might triumph in a contest with weakened opponents, Abeler explained.
But even if an IP candidate wins, the "critical mass" at the Legislature would be missing. And if the IP lawmaker began caucusing with the Republicans or Democrats, whatever distinction they brought would "evaporate," Abeler explained.
In House District 29B in the western suburbs, Eugene Newcombe of Monticello, a 20-year career Army veteran, is running for an open seat.
Newcombe decided to run, he explained, out disappointment over a lack of action by his local House member and the non-response of members on a House committee that he contacted concerning the release of a sex offender.
Newcombe felt a lack of respect for the average citizen. After reading the party platforms, Newcombe decided to run as an IP candidate, because he found the party's platform centrist.
But Newcombe has been disappointed by the assistance the IP has afforded him so far, he said. Moreover, he senses little voter loyalty towards the IP – a base loyalty Democratic or Republican candidates enjoys, he explained.
"For the most part, I believe I'm on my own," he said of organizing and financing his campaign.
Newcombe has door knocked at 1,000 homes in the district, and hopes to visit thousands more, he said. People are interested in his message, Newcombe said.
Still, speaking the day before a campaign kick-off fund raiser at a local VFW, Newcombe was apprehensive. "I haven't a confirmed person coming yet," he said.
Boals and other suburban IP candidates did not immediately return calls.
Suburban candidates include Andrew Kratoska of Brooklyn Park running in House District 36B, Joseph Koch of Richfield running in House District 50A, Ron Lischeid of St. Paul Park running in House District 54A, and Dave Thomas of Roseville running in House District 66A.
November Goal
The IP hopes to win five to six legislative seats in November.
"That's where we'd really like to go," Jenkins said.
But he would be lying, he joked, if he said that he would be crying in his beer if the party scored just one or two legislative victories.
One reason the party is focusing on legislative seats, Jenkins explained, is that a few committed volunteers can make a big difference. In a statewide race such effort has only minimum impact, he added.
Jenkins indicated that the IP will be able to supply support to its candidates.
The IP has had some success in winning legislative seats.
Former Republican state senator Sheila Kiscaden of Rochester, who lost the Republican Party endorsement, ran as an IP candidate in 2002 and was reelected. She later became a Democrat.
The IP is holding its state convention on June 23 in Roseville and one item that could cause "fireworks" is a possible debate over the U.S. Senate endorsement, Jenkins explained.
Two IP U.S. Senate candidates are heading for a showdown in the Aug. 14 primary, Glen Anderson Menze of Starbuck and Stephen Williams of Austin.
Two IP candidates are also running for the U.S. House, Steve Carlson, whose campaign address is listed as St. Paul, is running in the 4th Congressional District. Adam Steele of Bemidji is running in the 7th District.


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