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Jon Stewart Comes to Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 3/1
Jon Stewart is considered one of America's top social and comedic voices. Over the past 13 years, Stewart has redefined political satire in American culture from his perch atop the anchor chair on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." In fact, surveys have shown that the overwhelming majority of men and women under the age of 35 list "The Daily Show" as their primary source of television news.
As host of "The Daily Show," Stewart has interviewed such political luminaries as President Barack Obama, former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton and Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain and John Edwards and such celebrity icons as Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and George Clooney.
To date, Stewart and "The Daily Show" have received 40 Emmy Award nominations and won 16. These include winning for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011, as well as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series from 2003 through 2011, making his 9th consecutive win in this category the longest streak in Emmy history. Jon, himself, was nominated for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and again in 2008 as host of the 80th Annual Academy Awards, which he also hosted in 2006.
In 2001, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" received the prestigious Peabody Award for excellence in its "Indecision 2000" campaign coverage and again in 2005 for "Indecision 2004." The show has also been honored by the Television Critics Association for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information in both 2003 and 2005; winning over traditional news shows in the category.
In 2005, Comedy Central reached a first-look deal with Stewart's Busboy Productions. "The Colbert Report," hosted by Daily Show alum Stephen Colbert, was the first project developed under this agreement and debuted on Comedy Central on October 17th, 2005. Now in its 6th season, "The Colbert Report" has received 18 Emmy Award nominations and won two Emmys for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in both 2009 and 2010. In both 2007 and 2012 the show was honored with a Peabody Award. Stewart is the co-creator and Executive Producer of the series.
In October 2010, Stewart co-hosted the "Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear" with Stephen Colbert where an estimated 215,000 people descended on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The event featured musicians and actors including: Sheryl Crow, The Roots and Jeff Tweedy with Mavis Staples, Don Novello (appearing as Father Guido Sarducci) and Sam Waterston as well as 4troops, Yusuf Islam, Ozzy Osbourne, The O'Jays, John Legend, Kid Rock, Tony Bennett, "Mythbusters" hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and R2-D2.
Stewart has graced the cover of numerous magazines including Newsweek, Rolling Stone, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, etc. He was also named "Entertainer of the Year" for 2004 by Entertainment Weekly, as well as one of Entertainment Weekly's "Top 15 Entertainer's of the Decade (1999-2009)," which included nominees from Television, Film, Music and Theater. Stewart was honored as New York Entertainer of the Year" by Variety and named to the inaugural Time 100 list of the world's most influential people (Time magazine). In 2001 and again in 2002, Stewart served as host of the Grammy Awards. In addition, Stewart served has host of the 78th and 80th Academy Awards in 2006 and 2008.
Stewart is also a best-selling author - In 2004, Warner Books published AMERICA (THE BOOK): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction and it immediately topped The New York Times Best Seller List, staying at #1 for 18 consecutive weeks, ending the year as a top 15 best-seller. It was also ranked #1 on the best-seller lists in The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today and San Francisco Chronicle. Additionally, America was given the prestigious book of the year award in 2004 by Publishers Weekly and at the 2005 Grammy awards, both Jon and the Cast of "The Daily Show" were honored with Best Comedy Album, for AMERICA: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction.
Stewart's latest book, EARTH (THE BOOK): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race; the highly anticipated 2010 follow-up to the best-selling AMERICA (THE BOOK) also debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller List where it garnered great reviews and spent a number of months as one of the top Nonfiction selections.
Stewart, his wife and two children reside in the New York Metropolitan area.
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UNCC allocates $738 million in compensation payments to Kuwait
The Kuwaiti government will receive $738 million in reparation funds from the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC). The money comes from an $863.7 million financing plan released by the Commission to 27 governments and two international organizations.
Payments are made under the third phase of the payment mechanism established by the UNCC Governing Council. Of the total, approximately $220.7 million is being paid in respect of claims in category D, claims of individuals for damages above $100,000, and category E, claims of corporations, other private legal entities and public sector enterprises that were approved at the forty-seventh session of the Governing Council.
The government of Israel was allocated $20 million in compensation fees, Turkey with $18.3 million, Saudi Arabia with $10.7 million, Jordan with $8,6 million, UNDP Kuwait with $73,010, Yemen with $129,000 and UNWRA Gaza with $47,604.
The current payments bring the overall amount of compensation made available to date by the United Nations Compensation Commission to $17.5 billion. The Governing Council monitors the distribution of payments to claimants by the relevant governments and international organizations.
Governments and international organizations are obligated to distribute funds to successful claimants expeditiously and to report to the Commission on payments made to claimants.
Any funds undistributed to claimants by governments and international organizations within 12 months of receiving payment shall be returned to the Commission.
In December 1996, a UN Security Council Resolution established the Iraq oil-for-food program. Under Resolution 986, all proceeds obtained from Iraq's closely monitored oil sales are deposited in an escrow account used to purchase humanitarian supplies designated by a special UN committee.
The UN also supervises the allotment of over 40 percent of Iraq's total oil export revenues to covering Gulf War reparation payments and the cost of UN operations in Iraq. — (menareport.com)
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As social media continually grows into the greatest mover-shaker in the world of culture, more venues are trying to attract tech-savvy folks who want to talk about their experiences in real time. And according to a recent article in American Way (that's the magazine found on American Airline flights), opera is no different.
Apparently, there are a number of opera venues across the country that have gone so far as to set aside free seats for fans willing to live-tweet during performances. The idea is that a personal recommendation found on Twitter helps make art forms such as opera or ballet more accessible to those who would automatically equate it with a night of boredom.
This concept spawned a journey to the Santa Fe Opera alongside SFR's Alexa Schirtzinger and Enrique Limón for the opening night of Puccini's Tosca, and oh how we tweeted! The whole show mesmerizes from the stellar leading players to the outrageously beautiful venue, and below you'll find some of the best from my night of pissing off the poor dude next to me with my non-stop tweetin'.
7:33 pm: Know what I know about #Tosca? It's the only opera tied to a specific time period. Please god let that information be right.
7:42 pm: #SantaFeOpera tailgate is kind of cool…tables and china and well-dressed older men with well-dressed younger women.
7:56 pm: Cheetah-print limo meets tennis ball shoes meets miniature hats at the #SantaFeOpera
8:00 pm: Apparently beautiful women hang around the #SantaFeOpera.
8:12 pm: @EnriqueLimon "No pictures of the stage, it's copyright."
8:14 pm: @aschirtz "this is like a classy thunderdome! Where's Tina?" @EnriqueLimon at the #opera
8:16 pm: Wonder how long before I receive "Alex De Vore knows nothing of opera!" letters.
8:25 pm: Hope you aren't poor if you like the #opera. (side-note, our seats would have cost $245 apiece had we not been press)
8:38 pm: A gorgeous start. Music is wonderful, vocals fantastic…This friar looks pissed, though.
8:44 pm: Jesus. Did I just have an honest-to-goodness emotional reaction to music!? Am I going to die?!?
8:50 pm: The story thus far-some chapel-painting fool is gonna help his prison-breakin' homie when his lady shows up to give him the third degree…
8:57 pm: RT @aschirtz: No cupholders.
9:04 pm: @aschirtz I hate that Scarpia guy soooooo much…thinks he's so big!
9:05 pm: GET THOSE KIDS AWAY FROM SCARPIA!!!!!!!
9:14 pm: Archduke Asshole is sowing the seeds of bullshit. #bestopermomentdescriptionever. How's Tosca s'posed to know he's sneaky?
9:18 pm: In Italy, nutcrackers are in charge of locking churches.
9:22 pm: Amazing amazing amazing.
9:27 pm: Intermission thoughts: beautiful set, mind-blowing singers, fantastic venue, don't piss off #Tosca.
10:17 pm: They're at that part when Archduke Asshole is like, "not boning me is like signing yer boyfriend's death warrant!" (continued)
10:19 pm: …and #tosca is like, "this blows! I thought I was down with god enough to not live this way!"
10:20 pm: The woman playing #Tosca is fucking incredible.
10:27 pm: Damn! That fool got knifed! "Are you choking on your blood?" asks #tosca. I'll admit that villain is one hell of an opera singer, though.
10:37 pm: Cool domes!!!!
10:38 pm: Don't listen to him, Cavaradossi! He's just a nutcracker!!!
10:47 pm: If this woman could sing in every single scene, I'd be down. She makes #opera kind of bitchin'.
10:51 pm: Ok ok ok Cavaradossi is killin' it too.
10:52 pm: …"and all beautiful things will have voice and color through you." Damn, son, you know how to talk to chicks!
10:56 pm: These singers (Tosca/Cavaradossi) are harmonizing at such a vocally complex moment…Absolutely incredible.
10:59 pm: SPOILER ALERT—those were real bullets.
11:02 pm: Final thoughts: even if you think you hate opera, give it a chance…Especially at #SantaFeOpera. #Tosca was pretty fucking fantastic. (con't)
11:04 pm: The main cast was so unbelievably good I've got chills. Stigmas aside, a truly enjoyable performance and evening. Do I love opera now? Maybe so.


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Gorilla Tango Burlesque Presents THE EMPIRE BRINGS SEXY BACK Sequel, 11/3-12/29
Opening tomorrow night, Gorilla Tango Burlesque presents THE EMPIRE BRINGS SEXY BACK: A STAR WARS BURLESQUE SEQUEL. This silly, sexy, George-Lucas-approved** romp performs Saturdays at 10:30pm, November 3 - December 29, 2012 at Gorilla Tango Theatre Bucktown (1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL 60647).
Tickets are $20; 18 and over only. Advance purchase recommended: www.gorillatango.com/empire or 773-598-4549. **Burlesque George Lucas; not Real George Lucas and Certainly Not the George Lucas Who Sold Lucasfilms to The Mouse.
Insurgent Rebel scum have destroyed Lord Vader's glorious Peace Globe, and the noble Empire of the People's Workers has been rocked to the core by the shocking and unexpected attack. Worry, not, though—the Imperial Intelligence Bureau has tracked the perpetrators to the ice-planet Hoth, where they are suspected of harboring Droids of Mass Destruction. Join a guided press junket led by an (exceptionally attractive) Imperial Officer to learn the truth of the so-called "Jedi" cult that threatens the stability of the galaxy's ONLY legitimate superpower.
Though his Peace Globe is in smithereens, Lord Vader is undeterred in his quest to cleanse the galaxy of the Jedi scourge. Join His Esteemed Darthness, his devoted Imperial Officer, and celebrity bounty hunter BOBA FETT on the Star Destroyer Enduring Freedom to witness firsthand as the vile criminal Luke Skywalker and his Galactic Terrorists are routed from their stronghold and stripped bare of all defenses to expose the naked truth of their brazen lawlessness! Fear not-- Imperial Protector Troupes will defend you from Flirtatious Furballs, Busty Muppets, and all manner of Raunchy Rebels. Join us... and experience the story as only Our Glorious Lord Vader can tell it.
Directed and choreographed by MsPixy - Gorilla Tango Burlesque Artistic Director (and creator of such awesomeness as "Boobs & Goombas: A Super Mario Burlesque," "Fellowship of the Boobs: A LOTR, D&D, WoW, RPG Burlesque Adventure" and "Superboobs: A Burlesque Superhero Adventure") THE EMPIRE BRINGS SEXY BACK is a raccously funny burlesque spoof of Star Wars: Episode V. Says Pixy, "I'm never satisfied to simply re-tell the story with a few burlesque numbers thrown in, and I'm always fascinated by the villain's side of the story. What delights me about this script is the opportunity to look at everything through the lens of the Imperial Propaganda machine— There's a certain sense of "Kim Jong Il" meets "Benny Hill" to the show that's got us in stitches even in rehearsal."
Written by K Leo – the force (pun intended) behind smash Halloween hit "Boobs of the Dead: A Walking Dead Burlesque" - THE EMPIRE BRINGS SEXY BACK is sure to turn the Stars Wars mythos on its head (and tail). "The story just sort of wrote itself," says K Leo, "once I started thinking about how the attacks of the Rebel Alliance must appear to the more "status quo" residents of the Empire. Plus, this gives me a chance to see Han Solo enter the carbonite freezing chamber to the tune of "Bohemian Rhapsody," and set a Yoda/Luke training montage to "Eye of the Tiger"-- and I won't tell you exactly what goes down with Boba Fett—but let's just say that if Chuck Norris met this version of the Fett, there'd be a Norris-sized hole in the universe with jet-pack burns around The Edges."
Written by K Leo
Directed and choreographed by MsPixy
Costumes by Kristen Ahern
Featuring: Ann Hauserbush (Han Solo), Bonnie Cupcakes (Lando Calrissian), Diva LaVida (Luke/Boba Fett), Dottie Comma (Darth Vader), Inara Rose (Leia), Mai Atari (Yoda/Chewbacca), Ruby Bourbon (C3PO), Zatanna Zor-Elle (Imperial Officer), and Trixi Kidd (Swing Understudy for Luke/Boba Fett and Imperial Officer).
Over the past two years, Gorilla Tango Burlesque has gone from the debut of the surprise hit "Boobs & Goombas: A Super Mario Burlesque" in October 2010 to a local burlesque/comedy powerhouse with literally thousands of audience members through the door to see unique burlesque parodies of everything from Star Wars to Indiana Jones, from superheroes to 1990s pop-culture phenomena -- and that's just a small selection of what they have available for-- as their slogan states-- "the Discerning Nerd." GTB's smash Halloween hit, "Boobs of the Dead: A Walking Dead Burlesque" brought sexy to local zombies this past October, and look for the much-anticipated Doctor Who burlesque premiering in early 2013!
Gorilla Tango Theatre (GTT) provides year-round theatrical venues where audiences of all ages can consistently go to see a wide variety of talented artists. GTT exists to provide artists with an opportunity to produce their work in professional environment. GTT was created by Dan Abbate and boasts two venues: an 80-seat performance space in Bucktown and a 150-seat performance space in Skokie. GTT Bucktown is conveniently located at the intersection of Western and Milwaukee in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood. Easily accessible by public transportation, GTT is steps away from the Western Blue Line stop and the #49 Western, #73 Armitage and #56 Milwaukee buses. Street parking is readily available. Gorilla Tango's Skokie Theatre is located in the heart of Downtown Skokie; street and lot parking available. With shows for all ages, all GTT performances are on a rating system, similar to the one used in movie theatres. GTT offers a variety of affordable beer and wine for purchase. Consult the website for show details, rating information, tickets, and more.
For more information, visit www.gorillatango.com.
Photo Credit: K Leo (www.mirthandbeauty.com)


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John McCain to hold rally for Republican US Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez in Boston
US Senator John McCain is coming to town Monday to raise money for his fellow Navy veteran, Republican Senate nominee Gabriel E. Gomez.
The Monday-morning rally, at a Boston Police VFW post in Dorchester, will take place just before McCain helps raise money downtown at a high-dollar event. Donations collected there will go toward a joint fund-raising committee set up between the Gomez campaign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
The Arizona Republican's Boston visit comes as Massachusetts' two most recent nationally prominent Republicans have been largely absent from the Senate race. Neither former governor Mitt Romney, the party's 2012 presidential nominee, nor former senator Scott Brown has played a significant public role in the campaign, though Gomez's camp is littered with former aides to both men.
Both Gomez and McCain are former Navy pilots and graduates of the US Naval Academy. Gomez is also a former Navy SEAL.


text: [ You Need a Trombone to Bring the Cows Home [VIDEO] By Lori Voornas August 6, 2014 35 year old Derek Klingenberg, a farmer in Kansas has a video showing how he brings the cows home. Read More Category: Newsletter Tags: cows, farmer, Lorde Royals, trombone Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Residents of a Northwest Harris County neighborhood off Kieth Harrow are concerned about a series of pit bull attacks they said have been happening periodically since November.
"They've removed pickets off fences trying to get other pets in people's backyards," said Gaylene Wier.
Wier said she has called Harris County Animal Control officers several times, but by the time anyone arrives, the dogs have disappeared.
"It's getting out of hand," said Wier. "The dogs were running down my street chasing after two little kids going home from school off the school bus."
On Wednesday, a resident captured on video the two dogs mauling a stray dog before again disappearing. The woman on the video could be heard sobbing and saying, "I just don't know what to do."
Weir said she called Animal Control before the attack on the stray dog to report the loose pit bulls, but an officer never arrived in the neighborhood.
"My boys come home after school," said Cruz Gallegos. "We hang out here, throw the ball around and we can't do that anymore. We're just not safe. Very viscous fight, just scary."
Resident Byron Wolfe said last Christmas, the same two dogs mauled a cat to death in front of his 12-year-old daughter.
"It took her a while to get a good night's sleep because she would wake up screaming," said Wolfe.
Residents said they've called Animal Control officers several times, but the dogs are gone by the time an officer arrives. Several residents told Local 2 Investigates they believe dogs are escaping from the backyard of a near-by home.
Residents said after Wednesday's mauling of the stray dog, the owners were seen searching the neighborhood for their two pit bulls.
Local 2 tried to speak with the owners, but there was no answer. Local 2 did observe several new fence pickets and a new padlock on the fence surrounding the home's backyard.
Animal Control officials said unless an officer sees the dogs running loose, they have no legal authority to go into someone's home to seize the animals.
However, after Local 2 called Animal Control and passed along the video of Wednesday's attack, an officer did speak with the owners of the home where residents suspect the dogs live.
Animal Control officials told Local 2 the officer cited the owners for not having up-to-date rabies vaccinations for their dogs or proper licenses.
Neighbors said if they see these animals loose again, they will petition a Justice of the Peace to have the dogs declared a danger to the neighborhood. If that happens, then the county can seize the animals.
The stray dog seen being mauled in the video survived the attack. Several residents have been trying to catch the dog to take it to a veterinarian, but every time they try the dog runs away into a vacant, overgrown field.
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La Sportiva FC 3.0 seems to have hiking boot support from the ball of the foot to the heel, while still having good flexibility at the front of the foot and around the ankle. A solid foul weather boot that does not play like being in a cast. The Vibram soles are great at gripping loose stuff on hills. And the minor color groove parts of the tread are on top of the Vibram, so I do not expect the soles to peel off the boot from throwing motions like other pieces-parts tread designs.
They were Backpacker magazines 2009 Best Buy.
I've only had mine a few weeks, but they are both tough and comfy enough for decent golf so far.
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"This shoe handled the kind of abuse we typically reserve for a heavy-duty boot," our tester reported after a rugged, largely cross-country hike through the High Sierra. Despite the big-boot stability, support, and protection, the FC 3.0 has the instant comfort and nimble feel of a lightweight dayhiking shoe. Sportiva achieves this by varying the density (read: stiffness) of the EVA midsole and the boot's flex: "It felt good even after hard 10-hour days carrying 30 pounds," said one tester.
The Gore-Tex liner kept feet dry, and the outsole bit into packed dirt while offering scrambling-shoe stickiness on talus. Lastly, the construction is superior for this category: You get smooth, secure lacing; a padded tongue that never migrates; and stitching that shows little wear after miles of rock-bashing. Best for low- to medium-volume feet. $150; 2 lbs. 8 oz.


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No fewer than five CDs from American Idol winners and runners-up – Clay Aiken, Diana DeGarmo, Ruben Studdard, Kelly Clarkson and Fantasia Barrino – will hit store shelves over the coming weeks in anticipation of holiday gift-giving, but will there be safety in numbers?
At issue, The New York Times reports, is whether the young stars should remain linked to the show that made them famous, or attempt to break out on their own – and face direct competition from other, established stars set to release new CDs this time of year: Eminem, Destiny's Child, U2 and Gwen Stefani.
Pitching the Idol artists without the steam of the FOX talent show immediately behind them anymore is another hurdle to consider, says Tom Ennis of 19 Entertainment, which created and produces American Idol. Ennis, who also manages Clarkson and Barrino (who now goes by the single name Fantasia), says: "We're venturing into brand new territory here."
With five Idol favorites hitting store shelves, booking them all on to coveted spots with David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno may be a problem, though Clarkson, Studdard and Fantasia will have a Nov. 24 FOX special to do, allowing them major exposure.
Aiken, 25, whose his debut album, Measure of a Man, outsold Studdard's and Clarkson's (2.6 million for his, compared to 1.7 million for Ruben's and 2 million for Kelly's), will have his own NBC special, set to air Dec. 8. He is no longer associated with 19 Entertainment and, though he says he wishes to distance himself from his fellow Idol veterans, he declined comment to the newspaper.
Veteran record producer Clive Davis, who supervised the release of all five upcoming Idol albums, tells The Times, however, that the top contenders on American Idol can only count on sales of 500,000 from the fan base, and a second album relies strong on crossover appeal.
As for cutting herself from the Idol apron springs, Clarkson, 22, says, "It doesn't matter how you got in the business. It matters how you stay."


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Extract Rates 2017
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A digest of Equity rates for extracts covering recorded media employers.
HSE Electrical Safety at Places of Entertainment
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BECS Overseas Direct Payments Form (for those without a UK bank account)
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Ten point code of conduct
14 November 2012
At the 2012 TUC Congress, Model Dunja Knezevic, Chair of Equity's Models Committee launched a campaign asking major retailers to sign up to a Ten Point Code of Conduct for models on photoshoots in studios and on location.
Equity Guide to TV Commercials 2012
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Equity Guide to TV Commercials 2012
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley interview
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Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley speaks about wanting a union for models in an interview with GQ
Models magazine (1)
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TV Commercials Agreed Document 2011
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Agreed statement between Equity and the Institute of
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JR Motorsports has made it a goal this year to work more closely with Hendrick Motorsports.
The organization already had Kasey Kahne and co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. coming over from Hendrick to drive Nationwide Series cars during 2013. Now it has added Jimmie Johnson.
The five-time Cup champion will drive the No. 5 car March 2 at Phoenix International Raceway with sponsorship from Great Clips.
MORE: Hendrick's challenge | Junior on Danica-Ricky | Earnhardt not satisfied
Johnson, who last drove for JRM in 2011 at Watkins Glen, was looking for extra track time at PIR. The 1-mile track was reconfigured and repaved in 2011, and last November, Johnson blew a tire while trying to race for the Cup title.
"I appreciate Junior letting me run one of his cars," Johnson said in a news release. "My goal is to make my team owner so proud that, perhaps, he'll invite me back more often than once every two years.
"In all seriousness, this is a great opportunity for me to get more familiar with the new configuration at PIR."
Great Clips, which already was going to split 28 races among Kahne, Earnhardt and Brad Sweet, will increase its commitment to 29 races. Sweet, who was scheduled to race at PIR, has had the Michigan race in June added to his schedule.


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PATIENTS visiting one of the four minor injury units in Worcestershire had to wait only about 15 minutes to be treated.
Waiting times at the units in Malvern and Evesham in April were an average of just 16 minutes, while visitors to Tenbury only found themselves waiting 14 minutes.
Waiting times were slightly higher in Bromsgrove, at an average of 17 minutes.
These times are significantly shorter than at county's two accident and emergency departments at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Redditch's Alexandra Hospital, where some are left to wait more than four hours for treatment.
The figures have been released as NHS organisations in the county have been encouraging people to visit minor injury units rather than go to A&E, which has come under significant pressures in recent months.
The units, which are run by Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, can provide a range of non-urgent medical advice and treatment for injuries such as broken bones, minor burns, cuts, grazes, wounds, sprains and strains.
The unit at Malvern Community Hospital in Worcester Road is open from 9am until 9pm seven days a week, with a x-ray service from 9am until 5pm Monday to Friday.
The minor injuries unit at Evesham Community Hospital in Waterside is open from 8am until 11pm Monday to Friday, while the c-ray operates from 9am until 12.30pm and 1.30pm until 4.30pm.
Bromsgrove's unit at the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Stourbridge Road is open from 8am until 8pm Monday to Friday, with x-ray services running from 9am until 5pm. The unit is also open from midday to 8pm Saturday and Sunday.
Tenbury's unit is open 24-hours a day, seven days a week, as is Kidderminster Hospital, which also runs a minor injury unit.
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Webster will get another turn in rotation
BOSTON -- Despite Allen Webster walking five batters in an inning on Saturday, and six in his 2 2/3-inning stint, manager John Farrell said the righty will get another turn in the rotation.
Webster's next start will most likely be on Friday night in Anaheim.
"He has a tendency to lead with his body a little bit more and it kind of spiraled in a way yesterday with him," said Farrell. "As that inning started unfolding, he started to lead more and more with his body and his arm had an inability to catch up consistently to get his release point out front."
The main thing the Red Sox want to make sure is that Webster doesn't lose confidence.
"When [pitching coach] Juan Nieves and I were talking during that inning and starting to outline some of the things that we needed to address in his next bullpen session, the one thing we have to be clear with Allen is, he's not as far away as he might seem coming out of that outing. Sure, the linescore doesn't lie, but he's a small adjustment away from being in the strike zone more consistently."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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But at least you MET your wife
if this is a hoax. Why lie about meeting her. What, if anything, are you hiding. Or are you extremely wmbarassed you hoaxed?
ND press conference at 8PM
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But at least you MET your wife
if this is a hoax. Why lie about meeting her. What, if anything, are you hiding. Or are you extremely wmbarassed you hoaxed?
ND press conference at 8PM
I don't buy he did this for the Heisman that was a byproduct in all of this. I mean Brady Quinn was up for a Heisman and nobody went this far for it..
I'm inclined to believe he was gay and this lie just spun out of control and he's really involved with that football player from USC Ronnie Tiascupo(I don't know how to spell his last name) but given how he's a Mormon and goes to ND of all places coming out would've been the worst thing(obviously it wasn't but I can see why he'd think that)
From what it looks like and what is being reported, he has to be in on it. No way he was duped.
He talked about meeting her face to face in the past, etc.
Probably should save face now (or whatever he can) as if deadspin does some more great work on this (I am always impressed by their investigative work, such as the Sarah Phillips story), then they will find something more damning, I have no doubt.
Kudos to Deadspin. Nice work!
All that effort and still lost to Johnny Hate Crime...
As great as it would be if Teo were in on it, some of these Mormon kids can be pretty sheltered, so I can maybe buy him falling for an online girlfriend hoax.
edit: Lance Armstrong is probably pretty stoked about the timing of this story, huh?
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I could buy him being gay and just trying to hide it from his parents but if that is true why leak the story to the public? He did strike me as a strange guy when they had him on espn and interviewing with Dicky V. I still think he made it up just for PR to win the award and get PR that is the only logical reasoning he seemed like an attention hogger when they interviewed him.
In an interview with ESPN for College GameDay on Oct. 2, Te'o said that Kekua's last words to him were "I love you."
He also said that she was "the most beautiful girl I've ever met."
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
I really, really hope he got fooled. I don't know how that is possible, but I hope so. Because otherwise he used the death of his grandmother as nothing other than a ploy. That makes him worse than a scumbag, it makes him evil.
Wow this is the craziest **** I have ever heard in sports, this is up there at brawl-level crazy/weird (though in a different way).
Manti may have been in on it, but I highly doubt it was for him to cover up being gay. He could easily confide in a close friend at ND to pose as his girlfriend if that was what he was worried about. Why go through all this trouble?
He may have been fooled, I dunno that is a stretch though.
this presser is making it even more confusing
he said "we met" and his dad took that as in person but Teo meant online. LOL does he think we were born yesterday?
says they planned meetings in Hawaii but she didn't show lol.
The affection was real?? They never met how can they even be considered bf and gf?
I am just all confused by this lol/
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To me the big thing here is Skype: I travel overseas for work and always talk to my wife on Skype. Wouldn't he have at least wanted to see her in some form other than pictures? Weeeeird.
didnt they meet at the ND-Stanford game in 2009 according to report??
ask him about that report!!
LOL saying he was going to come out and tell the story next week LOL
Now they imply the hoaxs could of been to cost ND football games you cant make this stuff up
this presser has convinced me that he made this all up this is an embarrassment of a presser.
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Yes. It was published that they met in person at the stanford game in 2009.
I don't believe he was fooled.
Let's put this together, a QB that he knew, a guy his age, is apparently on the other end of the twitter account? I think we all already know what they were trying to cover up. They are just idiots. Also, assuming he was in on it, and they caused the gf to die of LEUKEMIA with the whole Pagano thing so fresh in the NFL's mind....well, I wouldn't draft him.
There are two options....either Manti Te'o all American linebacker unkowingly fell in love with a twitter account run by his good friend who happens to be a dude, which makes him a pathetic loser.
Or he is Manti Te'o all americna linebacker who was trying to hide something and then decided to boost his heisman hype.
Here he says that her family "was here for me"
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In this day and age, I can see getting hoaxed.
It sounds silly, but we will in a virtual world. Even before twitter and facebook really took off, I heard a story in JUCO back in like 04 or 05 about a kid who played a prank on his HS friend by creating a fake account on fb. It went on for 6 weeks, and it got bad. It was so bad they went to their parents and asked them to intervene, because they knew how in love he was with this "fake girl"
That said, like others have mentioned, we like in a world of facetime and skype now. Star athletes have women throwing them at them all the time (at least at the D3 level I have seen it in person, I can only imagine at the D1 level)
I am not saying he did not get duped, but things are not adding up.
Like I said earlier, if he was not in on it he is extremely gullible and a bit stupid. If he is in on it then he is a pathetic person.
I could see a prank spiraling out of control, but own up to it.
And if Notre Dame is covering something up.....
In his last statement, does he say that he only met her online and talked to her on the phone? I mean which is his stance? He did meet her in person or not? If he didn't, how can they be called boyfriend and girlfriend?
good job just asked about the 09 meeting said Teo should answer it.
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LOL this is so strange cant wait for his presser.
AJ McCaron's method of getting fans was much better IMO. Brent Muscburger(sp?) will be a AJ fan for life lol
Va come on man, in this day and age, with Skype, Cell phones, PLANES, how can you go a whole year without meeting someone? Either Te'o is the most poorly adjusted mother ****er on the planet or he was in on it. Think of all the **** he said, sent her flowers, met her a game, talked every day, knew her family, give me a break.
Non of them play football at the D1 level, better yet excel at their sport
How are you going to tell me to "come on" when you literally just agreed with me?
I can get that he may got hoaxed cause there are some really stupid people on this earth. I mean take example from the Compliance film (that is based on true events)
But as you said something is not adding up here and i call BS on his excuses. What i don't get, why did he get into so much trouble? Just to get the voters sympathy for a damn trophy?


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Early on, Welden drew laughs when he said he was qualified for the Ward 1 council seat because gosh darn it, people like me. And at the end of the night, Welden said there are few differences between he and opponent Brook Baker, except hes a machinist and Im an electrician.
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For City Council: Ward 1 Brook Baker v. Josh Welden. Ward 2 Andrew Lee v. Dan McGuire. Ward 3 Barb Keller v. Glenn Petersen. Ward 4 Tracy Martinez v. Larry Campbell.
Election: Nov. 6.
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All the candidates except Martinez said it is time to give Landscapes Golf Group a fair chance to improve the financially troubled Eagle Golf Course. But Martinez said the contract should be broken because there is nothing in it for the city.
The council didnt have enough time to address it, Martinez said. The city will have to pay out more than the management company is worth.
Kaschke, who fought for years to bring in private management, noted that Iron Eagle lost $18 million since 1993.
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Incumbent Dan McGuire said Iron Eagle's financial picture will improve in 2016, when the land will finally be paid.
McGuire and Larry Campbell, who voted not to hire Landscapes, said the city should have continued to operate Iron Eagle, but since the vote when the other way, they are willing to give the company a try.
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Martinez said Planned Parenthood was founded years ago by a white supremacist, who aimed to eliminate other races. He said thats an historical fact, but Planned Parenthood is different now -- a good program for people who need it. Planned Parenthood has the right to go anywhere in the country.
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Kaschke said the city has prospered under his watch, with $200 million in existing and planned construction.
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Bed was OK but for the money I paid the room was not very good very small to start with you had to clime over the bed to get on over side. You could not walk round the bed. The bath room was a joke. When you walk in very narrow bathroom first bit shower then sink then toilet. So if you have a shower then want toilet you get wet feet as shower bit goes not dry. And it was on 3rd floor on lift. Now it would not be so bad if I was say only paying 35 euros a night like I did in Spain same kind of room but cheap. But 150 euros a night is taking the mickey. Very far from centre but we did find things of interest near. Not far from bus that goes to airport 197 not book with laterooms again. As both rooms I book with them one Paris was bad as well. But staff at both places great
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- Analog Designs (big A /little D): A digital signal is defined at discrete values of time and amplitude (voltage). In contrast, an analog signal is defined across a continuous range of time and amplitudes. The real word is analog, not digital. Its signals, whether a current, voltage, pressure or inertial signal, need to be sensed and transferred to the digital domain for further digital signal processing. Analog designs have a large amount of pure analog circuits and a rather small amount of digital content. Typical applications are sensor front-ends, analog/digital converters (ADCs) and comparators.
- Mixed-Signal/RF Design: Mixed-signal/RF design typically is used for applications in the RF range. It requires the integration of digital circuits and fast, highly linear analog signal processing used for receiver and transceiver circuits at frequencies higher than 500Mhz. WLAN, Bluetooth and ZigBee radio applications are typical.
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- Power Technologies: Power technologies handle HV and high current at the same time, typically at process nodes of 0.60-micrometers and above. Fewer digital gates are integrated in circuits that handle power, whose currents exceed those on the HV side. Depending on the process architecture, currents up to 20A peak are possible. The boundaries between HV and power are somewhat fluid. Motor drivers, linear regulators and lighting are typical power applications.
Many analog applications require the combination of analog circuits, mixed-signal RF, HV and power, or a subset. Unlike the digital world where only a few capabilities suffice, addressing analog requirements calls for a wide range of different technologies.
Embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) capabilities are needed for trimming, data or program storage. Process and design IP architectures for embedded NVM are different for mixed-signal applications than digital applications. For digital applications, the embedded NVM blocks dominate the chip area that requires a very dense memory cell. Even if this comes with more than five additional layers, it is still cost-effective. For analog-dominated, mixed-signal designs, it is important to have a low mask count NVM solution available. The most complex functional integration would be "logic+analog+HV+NVM," which would add too many process layers and would not be very cost-efficient. Therefore, a lean process architecture for the full-functional integration of logic, analog, HV and NVM is required.
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Does anyone else prefer to call their place of devotion at home a "shrine" instead of an "altar"? To me, "altar" just seems associated with sacrificial worship. I know it doesn't really matter, it just seems, to me, that "shrine" fits more with the purpose of the place of devotion at home: a place to meditate, take Refuge in the Triple Gem, take the Precepts (whether five or eight, depending on the day), study, and quiet contemplation. A place of honor, rather than sacrifice. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?


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Rick Huber, risk analyst for Farm Credit Services of America, in the most recent "Doane' Agricultural Report" provided his way of analyzing whether farmland prices are in a bubble.
He noted that the big run-up in farmland prices seen in the 1970s did in hindsight turn out to be a bubble, and, therefore, the comparison is between today and almost 40 years ago. Through an economic process of evaluation, Huber ended up with a conclusion that prices aren't in a bubble.
His conclusion is as follows: "Farmland prices are understandable and justifiable looking at the economics, unlike in a "bubble" atmosphere where values are grossly unattached to the empirical value.
Naturally, agricultural land prices will come down eventually, when the value of farm products declines and when expectations exist for those prices to remain lower. But that's not a 'bubble bursting.' That's the natural law of supply and demand at work, one of the few laws that can never be repealed."


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Lately I've been discing down, playing a lot of rounds with just putters/mids and tried to keep the number of molds down.
This is about what I have in my bag at the moment.
- S Wizard – Main putter, short turnover drives
RFF Wizard – Approaches
Soft Neutron Ion – Driving putter, backup putter
- Zero Hård Mace – Beat up, understable
Gold Line Mace – Stable
Gold Line Pain – Overstable
FW Drivers
- Old DX Eagle (ca. 1999) – Beat up, understable
Glow DX Eagle – Worn, understable/stable
10x KC Pro Eagle – Stable/overstable
Star Whippet X – Very overstable , utility shots
Distance Drivers
- Champion Boss (pre flight-numbers) - Forehand drives
Not in the bag – Discs I can't seem to make up my mind on and others:
- Elite X Comet – Flies straight, floats for days. Love to throw this in tailwinds, doesn't get much use other than that.
DX XD – One of my favorite discs, if I had to choose only one disc to play with this would probably be it. The reason I've been leaving it out is to simplify my disc selection process as it does everything but longer drives.
Star Gator – Utility mid, took it out when I added the Pain.
Star Orc – Orc is in the bag, orc is out of the bag, can't explain that. I should probably put it back in.
MVP Amp and Volt – these fell out when I started throwing the eagles, might go back in for the winter as all my eagles are white.
I'm planning to get more Zero Hård Maces to cycle through and drop the Gold Line since I like the ZH plastic better. Ideally I'd like to carry at least 3 of them in different stages, beat up, broken in and a fresh one.
I've been trying to score a CE eagle for an overstable fairway, haven't had any luck on ebay so far with all listings closing at 3 am my time and people outbidding me a minute before. A new champ eagle might do the trick, but there's something about the old CE plastic that just feels so much better.


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A Proof of Concept Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Ustekinumab in Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HiTS)
This study has been completed.
University Medical Center Groningen
Janssen-Cilag B.V.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Barbara Horváth, Principal Investigator, University Medical Centre Groningen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 7, 2012
Last updated: February 12, 2015
Last verified: February 2015
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether ustekinumab is effective in the treatment of moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa.
|Hidradenitis Suppurativa
|Drug: Ustekinumab
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Prospective Proof of Concept Study to Evaluate the Potential Efficacy of Ustekinumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Acne Ectopica)
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: hidradenitis suppurativa
MedlinePlus related topics: Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Drug Information available for: UstekinumabU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Barbara Horváth, Principal Investigator, University Medical Centre Groningen:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in Sartorius score [ Time Frame: 76 weeks ]Clinical response is defined as an improvement of the Sartorius score of at least 50%
|Study Start Date:
|May 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Ustekinumab
Ustekinumab 45 mg or 90 mg (dependent on patient's weight) administered on weeks 0-4-16-28
Drug: Ustekinumab
subcutaneous injections of 45 mg or 90 mg (if the participant weighs more than 100 kg) on weeks 0 - 4 - 16 - 28
Other Name: Stelara
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An open label prospective study is performed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of ustekinumab in hidradenitis suppurativa. Twenty patients will be included. They will receive ustekinumab 45 or 90 mg on weeks 0-4-16-28. Patients will be followed up untill week 40.
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|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years or older
- Hidradenitis suppurativa Hurley stage II or III
- No response to conventional local and oral antibiotics, or immunnesuppressive medication, or TNF-alpha inhibitors or surgery
- The patient has to be able to complete a dutch questionnaire
- Informed consent must be obtained
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not able to complete a Dutch questionnaire
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Active hepatitis B or C infection, HIV or tuberculosis
- Treatment with biologics or other immunosuppressive medicine in the previous 3 months
- Malignancies in the last 10 years with the exception of basal cell carcinoma
- Demyelinating disorders
- Heart failure
- Known allergy to ustekinumab or to its preservatives
- Live vaccins in the next 3 months Sever liver or renal failure
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01704534
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|NCT01704534 History of Changes
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Keywords provided by Barbara Horváth, Principal Investigator, University Medical Centre Groningen:
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Acne ectopica
Inverse acne
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Sweat Gland Diseases
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Bacterial Infections
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Dermatologic Agents
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The Saginaw County Department of Public Health is urging residents to follow recommended clean-up procedures for homes that have water damage following recent flooding in the area.
The department said all flood waters should be considered contaminated and extreme caution should be considered during clean-up.
If you have a private water well that was affected by flood waters, you should have your well water tested before drinking or bathing. Such testing can be done via the Health Dept. Laboratory if residents provide collections bottles for sampling. They can be reached by calling 989-758-3825.
Electrical hazards can be present if the home or basement flooded or if the water recently receded. Officials recommend waiting until all the water has receded before attempting any restoration work, and turn off the circuit breakers on any electrical outlets that may have been flooded.
Another recommendation is to wear disposable gloves during clean-up, and wear old shoes or rubber boots.
A big risk to flooded homes is mold, which can cause serious health problems. Residents are urged to remove any standing water and dry indoor areas. Throw away anything that cannot be thoroughly dried. Moveable items should be put outside to dry, as exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays will naturally disinfect the surfaces.
Walls and floors should be washed with soap and warm water and disinfected by using an antibacterial disinfectant.
Officials say electrical appliances, upholstered furniture, carpeting and non-canned foodstuffs that were flooded are not salvageable and must be thrown away.
Anyone with questions can call 989-758-3636 or visit the Flood Information section on the www.saginawpublichealth.org website.
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1986 Nissan 720 - Drift Core
Car Heart, Truck Body
I know what you may be thinking. Some ideas should remain just that - as ideas. Was that a close guess? Well, after seeing the in-progress drift truck on these pages, some of you may think this is an extreme, yet cool way to save two salvageable vehicles that would have otherwise rusted to death. The rest may think is is just downright wacko as sh*t. Honestly, a project such as this isn't for everybody, but the idea of fitting a '86 Nissan 720 body over a '89-'93 Nissan 240SX car core was nagging the guys at GO EZ so badly, that they finally decided to put the idea into a physical action. The end result will produce the planet's only Nissan 960 model mini truck. (Don't get it? Try a little math.) There have been a few cases where the hatch portion of the 240 has been cut out to give the appearance of a truck., but when it comes down to it, this monstrosity will be more of a truck than the others before it.
There are a few reasons behind using the 240SX as a nucleus of this build. First and foremost, the turbocharged intercooled SR20DET powerplant that had been swapped in underhood was too appealing to toss aside. Secondly, this actual car had been driven hard in the drift circuit for two solid years, and it's abilities are damn impressive. Third, and quite possibly the most notable reason, the car came was pretty much dropped off at GO EZ's front door with a bow tied to it - the initial invest was near nothing at all.
The first step of this weirsd walk took place at California Mini Truck Dismantlers in Montclair, CA - there is where the Nissan 720 was found. this model was actually a little hard to come by in the So Cal area. Local searches on Craigslist and varying classified ads had resulted in zero promising leads. An afternoon in the Cal Mini yard yielded a healthy harvest of usable body panels and the makings of a drifting minitruck were scarily coming together.
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Beautifully built with four times the functionality, this unique setup lets you sleep, study, store and style your look all in one place.
- Crafted of hardwood, MDF and quality veneers.
- Vanity features three beveled mirrors in a folding frame.
- Dovetailed drawers feature bottom mounted drawer glides.
- Detailed with molding-framed drawers, antique hardware and large bun feet.
- Mattress sits directly on the bed frame; not for use with a box spring.
- Loft was designed for use in a home with 8' ceilings.
- Features a full-sized sleep space, vanity and study station.
- Use with our mini or medium bins for extra storage (sold separately).
- Finish is hand-applied in a multi-step process. PBteen White is a classic off-white paint.
- Also offered in Simply White, which is a flat white paint and our most true clean white finish.
- Desk is equipped with a flip-down keyboard tray; a four-cubby bookcase is on the outside.
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- Weight Capacity (sleeping area): 200 pounds
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today i found a worn in, kinda chewed dx beast in a tree while looking for a friends bad drive. pretty cool right.
heres a little info before i finish my story.
the only discs i was currently lookin for in any way were more rocs, an understable driver, and maybe a star teerex to try out for headwind shots. teerex is like at the bottom of the list b/c of the price tag.
i see these 2 pond rats come walkin up the hill with their new found bounty (7 in hand, said he had 8 more in the car from the other pond) i bullshitted with him for a minute and asked to look through. i mention the beast that i found and ask him if hes interested and he says yeah. 4th disk down is a muddy but brand-new pink star plastic disc with the innova star stamp on it. holy crap i think to myself. i ask him what kind of disc it is and he says he has no clue.
i flip it over and it says 172 (perfect weight for me) STR
str could only be star teerex so i ask him if he'll trade it for the dx beast and he says sure.
i must have some stored up karma for picking up litter or something


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EGGS of all varieties have been enjoyed by children, adults and even animals over the Easter break.
A mound of chocolate eggs was delivered to Headway's headquarters in Upper Stratton to the delight of its users this week.
Easter got off to a great start for the brain injury charity thanks to Zurich Community Trust which sent 60 eggs to the organisation to mark the holiday.
Centre manager Jane Weston said the treats had brightened up users' weekly visits.
"Unexpected gifts such as these lift everyone's spirits, and bring some additional springtime sunshine to their day.
The eggs were received with such enthusiasm and it is nice to see everyone's face light up when we distribute them at the end of each day.
"We are very grateful to Zurich Community Trust for thinking about Headway this Easter".
Gabriella Whittington, who attends Headway each week, said: "Thank you so much for the Easter eggs. It was such a lovely thought."
Zurich Community Trust has given a stack of Easter eggs away to the Headway charity. Pictured are Jane Weston, Sheryl Edwards and Tony Martin
Meanwhile, the meerkats at Cotswold Wildlife Park have been tucking in to their own special eggs.
Chris Kibbey, section head of primates at the park, said: "Who doesn't love Easter? Chicks, lambs, nice weather and of course Easter eggs. This Easter week seemed the ideal time to give our group of meerkats some decorated eggs as enrichment.
"The ostrich eggs have mealworms inside and the chicken eggs are hard boiled.
"By rolling the eggs around, the Meerkats need to work hard to receive their reward. This keeps them busy and helps stimulate them."
Cotswold Wildlife Park's meerkats are on a roll to gain access to their ostrich egg
Over at the Steam railway museum, children have been getting a taste of what it is like to drive a steam train as well as taking part in a special Easter Bunny Trail.
Youngsters were treated to a small chocolate prize for taking part.
Coun Garry Perkins, cabinet member for the economy, regeneration and culture, said: "Easter is a wonderful time to take a day out with the family.
"As well as hunting for Easter bunnies on the Easter Trail, special activities have included a mind-stretching free alphabet challenge and a chance to meet the railway workers."


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General merchandise stores and small grocers now included
Ukiah Daily Journal
Plastic bag bans adopted last year by the county of Mendocino and city of Ukiah extend to general merchandise stores and small groceries today.
The shift means merchants at almost all stores in Ukiah and the unincorporated areas of Mendocino County can no longer offer plastic bags to customers, or they could face fines of up to $500 per violation and could be sued by the city or county, which adopted ordinances banning plastic bags last year.
The ordinances became effective for large grocery stores in November 2012, and today becomes effective for smaller grocers and general merchandise stores.
For many downtown merchants who already supply paper bags, the change means they must charge at least 10 cents for them.
"A lot of people just don't want bags," said McNab's Men's Wear co-owner Bill McNab of his customers, but added, "When it rains that might change. Not a lot of people bring their own bags."
McNab's gave away the paper bags until today, when the store was required to start charging for them, he said.
Labels, a women's consignment shop on South State Street, won't be affected by the change, according to owner Stephanie Gregg. The shop offers store credit to customers who bring in used paper shopping bags from department stores for Labels to recycle by offering them to its customers. The recycled bags do not have a mandated charge, she says.
The 10-cent charge is intended, in part, to make proprietors whole for the cost of the bags, but McNab says that's only the case for the small and medium bags. He and his brother, the store's third generation of owners since it opened in 1940, decided to charge 25 cents for the largest size, which he said doesn't quite cover the cost. The large bags cost about 39 cents apiece to provide to customers, he said.
But the bigger picture is making consumers aware of the environmental damage the plastic bags cause, and to encourage them to bring their own reusable bags on any shopping trip, according to Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority General Manager Mike Sweeney.
"Unless the store is required to recover its cost of the paper bag, the incentive for the reusable bags is missing," Sweeney wrote in a Monday statement. "Then folks who bring their own bags would be forced to subsidize the free bags for those who don't, since the cost of paper bags is incorporated into the price of goods purchased."
He said there are two reasons for the plastic bag bans, including to prevent them from becoming "roadside litter that harms wildlife and degrades the environment" on land and at sea, and to decrease the number of plastic bags "jamming the sort lines at our recycling facilities."
The ban was extended to small groceries and general merchandise stores in Fort Bragg last month. The city of Willits has not adopted a similar ban.
Sweeney wrote in an e-mail to the Daily Journal, "The only exception in the entire retail sector to the plastic carryout bag ban is restaurants, which were deleted from the ordinances because of a legal challenge from the plastic bag industry, which claimed that the state restaurant code preempted any local regulation of restaurant bags. This legal challenge was rejected recently by the State Appellate Court, so both Ukiah and the county will be considering amendments to their ordinances to include restaurant takeout bags."
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The first in this year's 3-part Am Nats series presented by the PDGA has been posted on Youtube. Here's the link:
In this first part, we'll take a look at some action from past years at Am Nationals, from the archives of Disc Golf Live video magazine, in advance of this year's play which starts later in the week. Highlights include footage of on course action as well as off course antics such as Speed Golf and Lizard Games, all on the famous and uber-tough Toboggan course at Kensington Metropark in Milford, MI. We'll follow this up with stories on early round and final round play when the Champion is crowned on Sunday, June 12th.
Thanks to the PDGA, the Disc Golf Association, and Discs Unlimited for supporting this online video project. Let them know you appreciate their support (and you might want to take advantage of the coupon code DU is offering on Millennium discs.)
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Category: names on television
What names are attracting the most buzz right now? Baby Name News columnist Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain keeps her ears open for this week's hot baby names.
I'll admit it. I'm name-obsessed. When I'm handed a business card, I have to stifle the impulse to ask about the middle initial. (Is that D for David or Dennison – or Danger?) My loved ones have long understood that they cannot call to report that so-and-so had the baby without also sharing the child's given name. I eavesdrop. I ask. Rarely is there a waking hour in which the topic does not cross my mind.
And yet, we name nerds mostly travel through the world in anonymity. Sure, our closest friends know that we'll have something to say about every choice, whether the newborn in question is Harper Seven Beckham or the little boy down the street.
But there's never a good time to reveal that you've been quietly judging, and so being outed is always the tiniest bit awkward. It happened to me earlier this week, with someone I've known for only a few months. Her first question – well, what do you think of my kid's name?
Never have I been so grateful that she had chosen the sparky, stylish Milo long before we'd met.
Here are my nine picks for the most newsworthy hot baby names this week:
Amy – The new Christina Applegate/Will Arnett/Maya Rudolph sitcom Up All Night, billed as a "modern take on parenting," debuts in a few weeks. Since all the stars are the parents of nicely-named youngsters themselves, I expected that the fictional daughter of Applegate and Arnett would have a great name. Piper, maybe. Or Adelaide. I watched the previews, listening and listening, not believing what I was hearing. Amy? The name that was second only to Jennifer in the 1970s? The name of Will's real-life wife? Others have pointed out that Amy isn't so outlandish. She's a logical nickname for the popular vintage choice Amelia, and feels at home with favorites like Zoe and Mia. She's been falling since 1977. Could the show reverse her fortunes?