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These old coal stacks hit the ground with a deeply enjoyable whumpf.
Can somebody in Toledo go run a bulldozer into the remaining smokestack shown in the above video? There's just something deeply unsatisfying about seeing two crumple into billowing brick dust, and having the third standing like somebody botched the job.
But this is how the Ohio city's mayor, D. Michael Collins, wanted it. After denigrating the old power-plant smokestacks as something from "Stuttgart, Germany, 1947," he was on the scene Wednesday to oversee their near-complete demolition. The unscathed, 298 foot-tall stack will soon have its top third lopped off, and then if the mayor gets his way will be decorated as a lighthouse, complete with spinning red-and-green lights, because that is better than a boring smokestack.
Back in the day, these sky pipes vomited coal smoke as the plant churned out the electricity that powered the city. While their destruction doesn't have the fear-of-god-instilling concussion of a titanic skyscraper demolition, or the humor of one filmed behind a shredding rock band, the musty brick towers hit the ground with a finality-delivering whumpf that must've been extremely gratifying to the hundreds gathered to gawk.
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Washington, D.C. (March 6, 2009) – D.C. United announced today that single-game tickets for the first five United home matches at RFK Stadium are now on sale. Single-game tickets begin at $22 for seating in the Spectator section, are $30 at the Premium level, $40 at the VIP level, and are available at the Mezzanine level for $50. Single game tickets for the rest of the season will go on sale at a later date
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DAVIE, Fla. — Despite rumblings of dissent within the Miami Dolphins, they managed a memorable overtime win that might save their season.
The question now is whether the team's first victory in 39 days will quell any discord.
"Sometimes stuff happens in the family," coach Joe Philbin said Friday. "Some of it is not always great, and you have to deal with it. That's what we do."
When asked if he's satisfied with the Dolphins' chemistry, Philbin referred to their 22-20 win over Cincinnati 12 hours earlier.
"I think the character of the team was revealed," he said.
Cameron Wake became only the third NFL player to end an overtime game with a sack when he tackled Andy Dalton at the goal line in the 69th minute Thursday.
The victory put the brakes on a tailspin by Miami (4-4) that included a four-game losing streak and talk of dissension between coaches and among players, including teasing by teammates that might have contributed to the abrupt departure of tackle Jonathan Martin.
The second-year pro from Stanford left the team to receive help for emotional issues, and it's unclear whether or when he's expected back.
"Our primary concern is for the health of the individual," Philbin said after the game. "He has been excused with a non-football illness. Our concern and support are with him, and really that's all I'm going to say on the matter."
Given the tumult of the week, another loss could have been devastating. Instead, with one improbable play – Wake's tackle – the Dolphins revived their flagging playoff hopes.
Late-game dramatics had gone against the Dolphins in recent weeks. They had chances to win in the fourth quarter in three consecutive games and came up short each time. They changed that script against Cincinnati.
Against the Bengals, they drove 50 yards in the final 84 seconds of regulation for a tying field goal, made a stand in their own territory in overtime to force a punt, then won with a sack.
"We knew it was going to be a dogfight," defensive end Olivier Vernon said. "It came down to the wire, and we finally finished."
With the victory, the Dolphins matched their best record at the halfway point since 2003, which shows how woeful the past decade has been for the franchise. Now Miami still has a reasonable shot at its first winning season in five years — and perhaps more than that.
After two games in five days against first-place teams, the schedule eases a bit. The Dolphins get a 10-day break before playing on a Monday night at winless Tampa Bay, followed by consecutive home games.
"We had our backs up against the wall for a couple of weeks in a row," quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. "We kept getting pushed further back, and finally we got out of that hole a little bit."
Tannehill has been getting sacked at a franchise-record pace, and guard Richie Incognito suffered a neck injury Thursday that further depleted the beleaguered offensive line. But Nate Garner filled in for Incognito and won praise from teammates, while Tyson Clabo — benched a week earlier — had a solid game as Martin's replacement.
Incognito is expected to be available for the Tampa Bay game, and Clabo said he hopes Martin returns soon, too. Regardless, he said, the victory will make the locker room a happier place.
"Those consecutive losses are tough," Clabo said. "They start piling up, and you have to get a win to stop the bleeding. Hopefully we can turn this thing around and get a streak going the other direction."


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Arab celebs are no strangers to crime. Last November, Moroccan beauty, Maisa Moghrabi, had her Twitter broken into by pesky hackers [2] and in February armed men were caught breaking into Lebanese hottie, Haifa Wehbe's, superstar crib. [3] The latest member of the rich and famous to become a victim of crime is Egyptian actress, Ola Rami.
Ola reportedly had her purse, cell phone SIM card and mystery 'important documents' stolen from her. But while the starlet might have thought she'd never see her precious possessions again, it seems she's been reunited with the stolen goods.
According to Sayidaty.net, the starlet took to her Facebook page to let her fans know the good news: 'Even though I do not know where they got my SIM card from, I am grateful to those that have returned documents that were very important to me and I thank them for it.'
While the Egyptian beauty [4] has had to wave goodbye to her SIM card and her cash, she is said to be over the moon to have the documents back.
Now fans across the region are left guessing what these mystery documents could be!
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[2] http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/maisa-moghrabi-451997
[3] http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/haifa-wehbe-472358
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Discussion in 'Pros' Racquets and Gear' started by tenipri, Mar 9, 2004.
I heard that he switched to this stick Dunlop 200G XL. Does anybody have any info?
He has swapped, but to my knowledge, he is playing with a one off. His 200G has a 16X19 string pattern.
The new HM 200G XL has a 16x18 string pattern, so maybe it is it.
When did he dump Volkl?
I just found this, http://www.tennis.info/PicturesDetail.asp?id=2360.
It looks like 16 X 20... so this is a one off...
So ... John McEnroe plays with .. a custom racket. Wow. It looks like his handle is custom-molded, too. But this thread would be much better with actual current specs as the most important specs are the ones you can't see anyway .. Just my opinion.. *yawn*
Tennis magazine had an article on J'Mac's customized Volkl , noting that it was slightly heavier(around 13 oz.) and a bit more headlight than the standard tour 10(or whatever model racket he was using). This new racket is probably the same spec.
That pic of him throwing the racquet does NOT look like an extended length racquet so I don't believe it's the new 200G XL. It is probably a customized standard length HM 200G. Also, on the new 200G XL, the "DUNLOP" logos on the 3 and 9 o'clock areas of the head are black colored or clear with white outlines. On the regular 200G, the logos are white or silver like the one in the pic.
Besides, McEnroe is so old school he refuses to even use an overgrip or synthetic grip and insists on using a bare leather grip (as in the pic). I'd bet he still uses only all gut strings, too. So it doesn't surprise me he wants a 13oz., flexible, standard length stick with a leather grip and gut strings. Remember, he did win most of his Grand Slams with a wood racquet, so he probably wants to replicate that feel.
maybe he's so good he has different spec rackets for use depending on his mood.......
Good call Tom, but it would entail a truck load of racquet bags to be on court each time
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Hello INGO,
I have an extremely nice Smith & Wesson 25-5 8 3/8" Nickel Plated revolver in .45 Long Colt for sale or trade. I acquired this gun in a lot that I purchased from a friends who inherited them. This gun is in Superb Condition. I was given a box of .45LC and told that the only rounds fired through the gun were the ones missing from that box. The nickel is in flawless condition and the cylinder locks up as new. This gun does have the target hammer and trigger as well as the red ramped front site. The grips are free from chips, but the "varnish" appears to be thin in a few spots.
The box is original as are the tools. The felt lining has been removed from the box. I have found a few similar guns on gunbroker.com but not this exact model's configuration.
Due to the condition of this gun, I am asking $1050obo cash or trade toward some of the items that I am listing below. Face to Face transactions preferred in the Carmel area, but I am willing to ship.
Components or Complete 5.5" 9mm AR Upper
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Ruger Mark II or III pistols with bull barrel
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##She Was Hit By... Space Junk
Out here in Hawaii, when there's a New Moon (like right now) - you can readily see satellites lazily scooting across the night sky. Every now and again you see a really bright one - which I think is the International Space Station. My daughters love this - probably more than knowing the names of the stars - they love to see satellites.
So last night there we are and my daughter asks if we can bring the iPad. Like a typical dad I say "no way! This is raw nature! Technology stays inside!".
But my daughter preservers: "Dad it will help us find the stars we're looking for..." and I relent. We use a really cool, location aware, augmented-reality app for the iPad
called Star Walk. It's an utterly amazing app and I've owned it for years - but mostly we use it as a glorified encyclopedia - I really don't like bringing it outside for some reason. That changed last night...
It's The Hubble
My oldest daughter is swinging the iPad around, watching the stars zoom by on its screen. I keep telling her the real stars are actually above her (which is why I don't like the thing out there) and she says "I know... I'm just trying to find some fun constellations".
And then my youngest perks up: "look daddy! It's a shooting star! I mean a satellite!" I look up, and sure enough, there's a nice bright satellite going west to east across the clear black sky.
"It's the Hubble" says my 9 yr. old.
"You're probably right" I say - "I just wish there was a way we could know for -- wait a minute! How did you know that's the HUBBLE?"
"It's right here - on the iPad" she says, pointing to a little image of the hubble right on the starfield screen.
I'm completely stunned. I don't know why I should be - we're connected to WiFi so why shouldn't the app know this?
My daughter is looking up at me as if something's wrong... "No I believe you ... it's just ... wow! Don't you think that's awesome! We're sitting here, watching a thing move up there, and it's moving on the screen down here too!"
As I say this - I realize that I'm not so amazed at the app, at the syncing, and the "knowing of it" - it's something else entirely. Something my daughter takes for granted.
"Yeah - it's pretty neat" she says. She's tickled that she figured it out - but it's precisely what she has come to expect from the iPad... apparently -
Just In Time Magic
I thought about this later on. All day as a matter of fact:
what was it about seeing the Hubble on the iPad, and in the sky, that blew me away?
And I think I have an answer - and it's two-fold:*First - it rarely rarely happens when technology kicks in a bit of information "just in time". Yes if I set the alarm on my iPhone it will ring - but that's not "Just In Time" really. This iPad answered a question that we had
*Secondly - and most importantly -
my daughter told me the answer.
This might sound weird if you don't have kids - but for your kid to know the answer to something you genuinely don't know - that's really special for them.All of this from a little black piece of glass and metal. I know I'll be called a fan-boy for this, but
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Federal minister for climate Change Mushahidullah Khan inaugurated the horticulture plan of Frontier Work Organization on motorway 2.
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan emphasized the importance of forests in preserving the environment while inaugurated the horticulture plan of Frontier work organization on Motorway 2.
"The FWO has laid the foundation of work which is collective responsibility of all of us", said by Federal Minister for Climate Change .He also stressed that our religion also prohibits cutting of trees during war times.The countries like Ethiopia has succeeded to reach target of 12 % forests on their land", highlighted by minister.
The responsibility of damages faced by under developing countries due to climate change lies on developed nation because of their unsustainable development", said by federal Minister while addressing the audience.
Major General Muhammad Afzal director General Fortier Work Organization also address the audience and said that eucalyptus trees covering the side areas of motorways will be replaced by new trees because these tress affected farmers and common man. He also announced that FWO will also plant 10 lac trees other than motorway in whole country.
The FWO initiated its plan to introduce horticulture plan on motorway 2 by organizing a ceremony at motorway. The federal minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan inaugurated the plan by planting a plant. This plan includes to plant different kind of trees like amaltas, kachnaar, marigold, red rose, peepal, sheesham jaman etc on whole motorway depending upon the kind of land .This plan includes 6 lac tree plantation and is to be completed till 2018.This horticulture plan also includes converting of rest areas on solar energy.
Pakistan is declared most vulnerable country to climate change and is facing consequence in form of floods, droughts etc" said by the minister.
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- To the goggling unbeliever Texans say — as people always say about their mangier dishes — "but it's just like chicken, only tenderer." Rattlesnake is, in fact, just like chicken, only tougher.
- Cooke, Alistair (1980). The Americans: Fifty talks on our life and times. Knopf. p. 183. ISBN 9780394503646. OCLC 5311048.


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Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Calvary Christian Academy wide receiver Greg Mabin was surprised by a recent phone call from the Iowa Hawkeyes. The interest from the Big Ten program was fast and furious after they received film of the 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver in action.
"They just started talking to me recently," Mabin said. "They got my film through (Quarterbacks) Coach (Ken) Mastrole. I had gone to a couple of his workouts with my quarterback over the summer and he was close with Jake Rudock, the quarterback that is now there (at Iowa) who was at St. Thomas Aquinas last year, and I guess through that contact they got Iowa my film and I guess they liked what they saw. They contacted me that night and said they wanted to get me out there and that they wanted to offer me once I got there."
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Now, the South Florida prospect is planning to take an official visit to learn more about Kirk Ferentz program.
"I am visiting Iowa for their game against Northwestern, it will be an official," Mabin said.
With an offer from the Hawkeyes expected upon his arrival on campus for his visit, what is the likelihood he immediately commits?
"I am probably not going to commit right away because I want to wait until after football season," Mabin said. "I just want to see if anything else comes my way. I am kind of playing it by ear."
Mabin, who holds offers from Jacksonville State and Tulane, is also hearing from Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Wisconsin regularly. He said Wisconsin dropped into his practice on Monday. At this time he has no other official visits set up but is hoping to visit Georgia and Wisconsin.
On the season, Mabin has 22 receptions for 441 yards and eight touchdowns. As a junior, Mabin had 58 receptions for 1,094 yards and 12 touchdowns.


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German horse Budai heads a 2012 Sky High Stakes list of nominations that includes 10 international horses. The $100,000 Listed race will take place at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday and will be run over 1900 metres. Trained by David Hayes, Budai has experienced plenty of overseas success but will looking to record his first win…


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Hillicon Valley is reporting the Federal Trade Commission "has made a major shift in its efforts to protect privacy online by focusing on any information that can "reasonably be connected to a device or a person." "Maneesha Mithal, the associate director of the FTC's privacy division, said the agency's latest report on privacy moves away from previous rules and regulations that were focused on securing personally identifiable information such as names, Social Security numbers and addresses." But what's that mean? It's hard to say. Even for Mithal, who tells the blog the new standard is "'unpredictable' and 'doesn't provide guidance.'"
But not to worry, all you companies out there, the FTC is planning to set the rules as it goes along. "The FTC's decisions and enforcement actions will serve a kind of case law to help companies understand what information to protect and how."


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Apple will be giving away digital gifts every day for 12 days after Christmas to users of an app released Tuesday.
The app, called "12 Days of Gifts," is available in the Apple App Store. Each day during the promotion users will be able to get a new gift, which could be a song, app, book, movie or something else that is available through Apple's digital stores.
"Each day's gift will only be available for 24 hours, so download the free app to make sure you don't miss out," Apple says in the app's description page.
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The promotion will run from Dec. 26 through Jan. 6.
This is the first time that Apple has launched the "12 Days of Gifts" marketing campaign in the U.S. The promotion has been previously offered in other countries, according to 9to5Mac.com.
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About induced travel
Widening Highway 1 will not reduce traffic congestion. The widening of I-880 in San Jose illustrates the problem:
In a front page story in the San Jose Mercury of January 23, 2004, headlined "Where's the relief?" (see above image), Gary Richards writes:
"When the bottleneck on Interstate 880 near Brokaw Road was unplugged two months ago with the addition of a third lane, traffic experts said it would shave 18 minutes off the afternoon southbound commute.
Instead of saving time, commutes have lengthened by perhaps 18 minutes. Where traffic once thinned out past Highway 101, the freeway has turned into a solid sea of red brake lights from 4:30 to as late as 9 p.m."
Reason and experience support this view: The number of vehicles simply expands to fill the available road surface.
The Master Transportation Study, released in July, 2003 by the City of Santa Cruz, cites (in Section IV) the "Triple Convergence Principle":
When road capacity is increased, total travel time will ultimately equalize over time, until traffic moves at the previous levels of congestion. Expansion of roadway capacity cannot eliminate periods of frustrating slow speeds, due to drivers who previously:
Used alternative routes during peak hours switch to the improved roadway (spatial convergence);
Traveled just before or after the peak hour start to travel during those hours (time convergence); and
Used public transportation during peak hours now switch to driving, since it has become faster (modal convergence).
Similar conclusions are reached by those who have analyzed the phenomenon of Induced Travel, which is defined as any increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) that results from an infrastructure change such as increase in road capacity.
In a study by Robert Noland, published in 2001 in Transportation Research, the phenomenon is clearly described. His paper provides a useful introduction, with many portions easily grasped by the lay reader. Here it is. Summarized, Noland's conclusions are these:
"The results of the analyses presented clearly demonstrate that the hypothesis of induced demand cannot be rejected. Increased capacity clearly increases vehicle miles of travel beyond any short run congestion relief that may be obtained. The methods employed all found statistically significant relationships between lane miles and VMT.
Lane miles are found to generally have a statistically significant relationship with VMT of about 0.3 to 0.6 in the short run and between 0.7 and 1.0 in the long run."
Induced travel is a key fact in transportation planning, but Caltrans still refuses to account for it in making traffic projections for the widening of Highway 1.
See also our paper entitled "Why Widening Highway 1 Won't Work".


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Codrescu's essays have been called "satirical gems," "subversive," "sardonic and stunning," "funny," "gonzo," "wittily poignant," and "perverse"—here is a writer who perfectly mirrors the wild, voluptuous, bohemian character of New Orleans itself. This retrospective follows him from newcomer to near native: first seduced by the lush banana trees in his backyard and the sensual aroma of coffee at the café down the block, Codrescu soon becomes a Window Gang regular at the infamous bar Molly's on Decatur, does a stint as King of Krewe de Vieux Carré at Mardi Gras, befriends artists, musicians, and eccentrics, and exposes the city's underbelly of corruption, warning presciently about the lack of planning for floods in a city high on its own insouciance. Alas, as we all now know, Paradise is lost.
New Orleans, Mon Amour is an epic love song, a clear-eyed elegy, a cultural celebration, and a thank-you note to New Orleans in its Golden Age.


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Taiwan's pro-independence opposition put in a strong showing in local elections, clawing its way back to respectability after two crushing defeats.
With all votes counted in Saturday's elections, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party held onto its three county magistracy positions - equivalent to governorships - and won back one other from the ruling Nationalists.
It also closed the gap in a number of other localities, including a traditional Nationalist stronghold in suburban Taipei. The Nationalists held onto 12 of their 14 county magistracies and mayoralties, losing one to the DPP and one to a Nationalist rebel disowned by the party because of corruption convictions.
The results give a big boost to DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen, who took over the party last year after it lost badly in presidential and legislative elections. Tsai, a British- and U.S.-educated jurist, used the campaign to hit hard at the Nationalists' China-friendly policies and the perceived failure of the government to address the day-to-day concerns of ordinary Taiwanese.
Tsai called the results "an important step in the DPP's comeback," saying that the party took 45 to 46 percent of the total vote, compared to 38.2 percent in the magistrate and mayoral elections four years ago.
"The results show people are not happy with the government," she said. "Over the past year, (Taiwan's) sovereignty has been harmed, and senior government officials have ignored public needs."
The main loser is almost certain to be President Ma Ying-jeou, who took office in May 2008 with a 70 percent approval rating but has since fallen back by some 30 points amid the global economic recession and Taiwan's own economic tailspin.
After the results were in, Ma promised to improve the government's performance.
"We'll reflect on warnings sent by the elections," he said.
Ma has been on the defensive since August, when Typhoon Morakot took an estimated 700 lives. Many Taiwanese say he botched the government's rescue and relief effort and also appeared remote when trying to comfort survivors.
In recent weeks, he has come under renewed fire for a decision to remove a partial ban on imports of U.S. beef - a decision that critics charge was made without consulting a public fearful the beef could lead to an outbreak of mad cow disease.
Ma took over the Nationalist chairmanship at his own initiative in October, and campaigned tirelessly on behalf of party candidates ahead of Saturday's poll.
The DPP is particularly critical of Ma's push for a free trade pact with China, which it believes will undermine Taiwan's sovereignty and cost its workers thousands of jobs amid a flood of cheap Chinese imports.
Ma counters that the proposed trade pact would boost the island's competitiveness and prevent it from economic marginalization as countries around the world form regional trading blocs.
His presidency has built on efforts to dump the anti-China policies of predecessor Chen Shui-bian and seek rapprochement with the Communist-run mainland, from which the island split amid civil war in 1949.
Chen's support for formal independence for the island prompted Beijing to reassert its long-standing threats to invade across the 100-mile (160-kilometer) -wide Taiwan Strait.


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By this time the number of friends you've accumulated on Facebook are well beyond the point of actually really knowing the people. We accept these requests because we want to be courteous and sometimes to creep around on their profile to see what they've been doing.
Over time it starts to add to the noise. We don't have the heart to remove them from our list but we do take actions to siphon their posts from our feed by unfollowing them.
When you're running a business you would normally funnel those interested parties to your business fan page because, after all, there is a difference between business and personal life. However, many of those fans will hunt you down and try to friend your personal page; you don't have to heart to say no so you accept their request.
What was once a segregated use for the platform has now been homogenized.
There isn't a terrible downside to accepting business-types as friends on your personal profile if you know them well enough but it does begin to muddy your feeds because they may continue to be in "business mode" on their personal pages (and what they post to yours):
- The blogger that follows you, personally, and only talks about their blogging
- The product creator that wants to plug their product with each new update
- The influencer that always finds a way to do a promotion within an otherwise interesting post
Sometimes we don't want others prying into the work we do because we're doing it all day; it's nice to have a corner of the social Web where we can relax and connect (not just for business).
In a lot of ways you allow the business side of things to grow into your personal feed by doing so you may be tempted to follow suit. Following suit means you're now breaking down the lines between business and personal which can irritate close friends and family – you went from being the person posting fun updates, photos, insights, and ideas to yet another one of those people that's just using the channel to make a few bucks.
No one wants to shill their friends and only talk about business when there's so much going on with the personal feeds.
There are some reasons why you would want to keep your fan page and personal account separate:
- You'd like to keep the personal account specific to close family and friends
- You don't want to abuse your close contacts by bombarding them with offers
- You want to place all the business work into the business page (rather than bouncing around)
- You may not want to see what games and other apps you use
- You don't want interested parties using your personal life as a factor in business
What are some of the ways to stop this from mashing together?
- Let people know that if it's business related you would like to keep that contact via FB pages
- Only allow a few well-known and trusted individuals send personal friend requests
- Setup privacy options within apps so they only publish to you (and not for others to see)
- Be mindful of what you post (in case interested parties are using your feed as qualifiers)
Once you've cleaned out your following either by removing those friends or unfollowing their updates you will have a far better experience with the Facebook platform. The personal side of it will show news and updates you actually care about rather than endless gossip and vapid content (thanks Buzzfeed).
On the business side you can go from Off to On and get into that mindset to use the platform for growing your business without teetering on this overlap. You pick up what people like on your personal feed which can inspire you to bring something fresh to the business page.
It sets you in two modes:
- One where you are happy because you're interacting with close friends and family
- One where you are driven because you are reaching interested parties for business
I would whole-heartedly try to keep the divide just as you would when working at an office job. You meet the people and categorize the through work but you have your real circle of friends awaiting when your day is up. This really helps with your sanity so it doesn't feel that every moment you're on the network needs to be you in "business mode"; you can actually enjoy it when you want or go hard on the business.
In the end it does help with Affiliate Marketing because it gives you time to relax and unwind. You get to talk to friends and family without having constant reminders about business. We're all so very well connected so it's hard to turn off and drop out. Letting the business side bleed into your personal life will make it feel like you're always on duty which can easily wear you down.
Do you make a conscious divide with your Facebook usage? How is that working out for you?
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text: The second LP reissued here is "Plays Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits" - an odd pairing, as this is quite the easy-listening experience, and a somewhat corny one at that. The tunes are standards and tunes that Bennett has made standards: "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," "Just In Time," "Stranger In Paradise." Hackett's playing is gorgeous, but some of the arrangements - by a guy named "Frank Hunter" - are SO dated, sappy and corny you'll think you've been transported into one of those early 60s Doris Day movies. I think this set from 1966 was aimed at those types we hepcats referred to as "squares." That said, however, Hackett's playing elevates the proceedings, the way a great singer can elevate a cliché-ridden or just-OK song. The beauty and honest warmth of his playing makes "Plays...Hits" worthwhile (and, at times, I must confess the mushy strings and arrangements have a certain goofy charm).


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FAA-certified, but start dates out of Carlsbad airport uncertain (psst, April)
Ken Harrison 8:30 a.m., Nov. 18
A sidewalk makeover at the corner of College Boulevard and Alvarado Road near SDSU is making the congested area more user-friendly for the disabled and those in wheelchairs.
Work crews were busy on the morning of February 4, breaking up the old curbing and reinstalling a ramp for wheelchairs so that students parking in the campus overflow lots along Alvarado Road have safe access to cross busy College Boulevard and get to the campus.
Closest to the roadway, integrated into the concrete, are the yellow panels with inch-in-diameter raised domes; those are to assist the visually impaired as well as help slow the roll of wheelchairs.
This is a good thing. In our automobile centered society I often see those in automobiles as completely isolated from the reality of those like myself who use the sidewalks for all of my travel. Every day is a day I may be hit again by a driver not paying attention. Cars sold as luxurious are like a universe unto themselves. If I were hit again I doubt that the driver would even feel my body roll under the wheels.
Let's hope you are never mowed down by a car and have to face a long recovery.
Viewer, are you seriously trying to say the majority of people who use wheel chairs are doing it fraudulently?????? Please.
College Avenue intersects with Alvarado Road. Where is this Boulevard of which you speak?
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Q: Where do embryonic stem cells come from?
They are harvested from days-old embryos in a process that destroys the embryo itself. The embryos used by scientists are typically donated by couples who no longer need them for fertility treatments.
Q: Why is this so political?
A: Since the stem cells come from embryos, some people who believe life begins at conception view the research as tantamount to murder. Those favoring such research argue that embryos are not babies, and that since the unused embryos would otherwise be discarded, it is imperative to use them to understand and potentially cure diseases.
Q: What is the net effect of what Obama did Monday?
A: Researchers will be able to obtain federal funding to use perhaps hundreds of human embryonic stem cell lines that have been created since August 2001, along with cell lines that will be created in the future.
Q: What is the political fight over embryonic stem cell research?
A: The battle has crossed party lines, but generally speaking, social conservatives who oppose abortion also oppose federal funding for stem cell research. But there have been notable exceptions including Nancy Reagan, an icon of GOP conservatives. Reagan has said embryonic stem cell research could help researchers find a cure for Alzheimer's disease.
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My Definition Of A Pure Martial ArtRecently one of my students invited another martial arts teacher and practitioner to observe a Belt Graduation at my Academy. After the graduation had passed, my student shared with me a comment from his friend that the way we practice the martial art was not pure. Since that time, I often think about that comment and wanted to share some of my thoughts on the idea of a pure martial art…
I believe that a pure art is one that is taught genuinely from the teacher directly to the student, based on a logical and practical interpretation of that art's concepts, training model, and traditions as understood by that teacher. It should breed students (and future instructors) who understand, and most importantly, can apply the core concepts from that art. Students should be creative with their knowledge, and now have their own interpretation to pass on to future generations. That, to me, is a pure art!
I want to emphasize the word "genuinely" as I use that word to express an unreserved exchange of information. The teacher holds nothing back; no hidden meanings; no dangling carrot; no cookie cutter read from a training manual education. I also emphasize "directly" to express a live learning experience in person with the teacher. It's difficult to say that a student can receive a solid education from a book or video, as how can you completely express raw movement in words, or feel the application of a technique through video. Don't get me wrong, you can learn a whole lot from these resources, but they should only be supplements to live instruction.
In most cases, people consider a pure art to be the original interpretation of the art from the Founder. I feel this definition is flawed, because only the Founder has this perspective. No matter how hard a student will try to attain this exact version, they will always experience the art in their own way. I would like to close by saying last night I sat in awe as I watched this very same student practicing. I was happy to see that he has taken the art and made it his own based on his understanding… that's as pure as you can get in my opinion!


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Confident that slowing down his rehab will get him back on the floor faster, Rockets center Omer Asik on Monday said he finally feels as if there will be no further setbacks after more than a month trying to come back from a bruised thigh.
Though unwilling to discuss his November trade request, the trade rumors or the failed deal at the Rockets' self-imposed Dec. 19 deadline, Asik offered this: "It's all behind me. I'm just trying to get better now. That's it."
Asik, who had been unhappy with his diminished role since the acquisition of Dwight Howard, would not say if he would be all right with not being traded at all. But a player who was not happy with playing reduced minutes had gone from a limited role to no playing time at all.
Health trumps minutes
"I never talked (about the trade request or possibility) before; I'm not going to talk now," Asik said. "I'm just trying to get back on the court and get healthy. That's it. I feel much better. I never had pain. It was just the swelling. That was the weird part. The swelling … is down.
"Of course it's difficult. I always want to play. It's hard for me to watch the games, but it is what it is. I just want to feel good and play."
Asik bruised his right thigh Dec. 2. Fluid built up in his knee and had to be drained, with the swelling returning each time he tried to increase the workload in his rehab.
"I'm just going day by day," Asik said. "When you don't know how long it's going to be, it's hard. That's the hard part.
"We didn't know, because the MRIs and other things didn't show anything serious. We didn't know it was going to take this long. Of course, it changes body to body. Everybody's body is different. It feels much better. It's getting stronger. Now, it's more stable. I feel much stronger. This way — we're going slower — I think helps me a lot. I will be (able to) come back stronger."
The Rockets had ended their experiment with playing Asik and Howard together, leading to his trade request the next day. General manager Daryl Morey & Co. were determined to deal him by Dec. 19, their self-imposed deadline to allow players acquired in trades to be traded again this season. No deal was found, but a trade could be made until the NBA's Feb. 20 trade deadline. However, the Rockets are considerably less confident that they could make a deal now than they were last month because the longer they wait, the more the $15 million part of Asik's contract next season will outweigh the discount of this season's $5 million salary.
Second unit hurting
Even in a limited role, Asik remained valuable as an anchor to the defense of the Rockets' second unit. His absence had been felt even more with backup center Greg Smith in an out of the lineup since the game in New York that Asik missed on Nov. 14, when he told the team he did not think he could play following his trade request.
Asik said he has not been given a target date to even return to practice.
As a starter last season, Asik went from getting one double-double in his first two NBA seasons to 33 in his first season as a Rocket, averaging 10.1 points (on 54.1 percent shooting) and 11.7 rebounds. His 956 total rebounds led the NBA.
Absence felt by all
Asik had played in 239 consecutive regular-season games, then the longest active streak in the NBA, until he said he could not play against the Knicks. He missed one more game and then played in the Rockets' next eight games before the injury he has been unable to shake created a void.
"Of course, we played good before Dwight came and I was a starting center," Asik said when asked about his coaches and teammates citing his absence. "We know how to play together. I hope everybody will come back and play as hard as they can.
"I'm just working as hard as I can to get back on the court."


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Thursday, November 23, 2017
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Ouch. United Conservatives Fund can't get enough ballot signatures for term limits referendum
The Clarion Ledger reports that United Conservatives Fund
missed the deadline for the term limits ballot initiative
. Apparently they were short on signatures.
The United Conservatives Fund
trumpeted the effort as their raison d'etre in April 2015
and started to get signatures for what they called Initiative 51.
Reaction to their original efforts were widely panned.
Sid Salter's reaction
The Carthagenian's reaction
Wayne Weidie's reaction
Brian Perry's take
latest campaign finance report
showed that they were down to about $5,000 cash on hand.
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Most game players call Chess the greatest board game of all time. You'll want to play again and again on this solid wood board with wooden pieces - it will provide years of challenge and fun!
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There was a lot of color in the trees when the four of us, Daryl Hennen and Coco and Vanna and myself, headed north on Highway 10 toward ruffed grouse county Sunday morning. Of course that was after the sun provided enough light to give the landscape a brilliance that is part of Minnesota's autumn season. We enjoyed a hearty breakfast at the Great Northern Cafe in Park Rapids and then headed further north to the Boot Lake area where we hoped to find some ruffed grouse. It's an area that has held birds, but that was back when the cycle was in our favor. On Sunday we had a problem finding any grouse, but Hennen eventually heard one drumming which he pursued the second time it drummed. He and Coco's nose found the log the grouse had been perching on while it was drumming and it flushed ahead of them as they were closing in. Daryl said he got a glimpse, but not enough time to shoot. Later that morning we had a timberdoodle flush and fly down the trail ahead of us. We both shot, but my effort was a split second later than Hennen's and it's safe to say he did the harvesting. We spent some time in the Two Inlets State on some great looking hunters' walking trails, but we didn't raise a grouse feather. From there we drove east toward the First Crow Wing Lake and started looking for a Hunters Walking Trail which we had discovered on our first trip to that area, but hadn't hunted. In the process of looking, but never finding the gated trail, we came across two ruffed grouse while driving down a forest road. The first one scooted across the trail and apparently continued running in the brush. The dogs came across its scent, and Hennen heard the grouse flush. I didn't hear a thing and I'm beginning to think I should get a pair of hunting hearing aids! They would be more secure than the type generally available for older guys like me who could lose them fighting the brush. Anyway, I was fortunate to harvest one grouse on the same trail which is my first for the year. For the day we flushed four grouse and three woodcock. We came across a flock of wood ducks while looking for grouse along a waterway and Hennen decided to switch to steel shot as he had a duck stamp. Naturally we didn't see any more ducks accidentally or on purpose. We came across two flocks of turkeys along the roadside with about 8-10 birds in each group. They seem to be a bird that can handle the extremes of Minnesota's climate. Other local grouse hunters, most of whom hunt further north-east than we do, have had some mixed success finding birds. One of the best hunts was by Mike Lauer and his son, Jordan, who harvested seven of the 15 they flushed and shot at. They were hoofing it and Mike figured they put in a lot of miles in the process. I didn't get out for the pheasant opener on Saturday, but it's on my agenda for later this month after the corn harvesting is winding down.
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In the fishing department George Palmer and I made an effort to find some sunfish last week Tuesday. That was one of the nicest days of last week, and while the fishing wasn't the greatest we enjoyed the afternoon. Palmer caught most of the eight keeper fish caught. Palmer barely had his line in the water and he had a strike. He said right off it wasn't sunfish and he played the two-pound bass which he subsequently released. We couldn't seem to find a concentration of sunfish that day regardless of the type of bait, nighties or artificial, we were using. We each caught a hammer-handle Northern and Palmer lost a sunfish jig when one of his Northerns cut his line. Palmer was wondering if I was going to buy any of the new Viking Stadium's licensed seats which have been a topic of interest for several weeks. My response was I'd go for the best available if he'd loan me the $10,000 or whatever it would take. I didn't get a positive response!
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I used last Friday's strong winds to give me an assist with the leaves in my back yard. The wind was from the south and by cutting the lawn the wind's gusts blew the majority of the leaves into the Hwy. 55 ditch which is filled with cattails. It's been a great fall for yard work and getting things buttoned up for winter. That's not to say I'm ready for winter, but it's something that comes every year and being prepared is half of the battle.
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It seems the Law Society has finally embraced the cult of youth.
The new chairman of its commerce and industry (C&I) group is fresh-faced Edward Smethurst, senior legal adviser at British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL), who at 30 is by far the youngest person to take up the position.
But the question of whether he will manage to persuade his elders in the group that he is more than just a young upstart does not concern Smethurst.
"Anyone who knows me well knows that when I was 16, I was 16 going on 25, and now I am 30, I'm going on 40. I have done a lot in my relatively few years," he says. "Three or four years ago, my age was a particular problem. People would look at me and dismiss me as only being a twenty-something."
For an amateur psychologist his impressive CV could provide rich pickings. After being orphaned as a child, Smethurst left home at 16 and worked his way through A-levels and university. While his fellow students were filling in the time between lectures in the pub, he was holding down a job in his home town of Rochdale and commuting to Leeds University, before completing his articles at Manchester firm Halliwell Landau.
His fondness for being as busy as humanly possible is something that has stayed with him in his present career. He heads the in-house team at BNFL while also working as a property developer, which helps bolster his financial status.
He says: "I have acquired and developed land for domestic use which has made me, at 30 years of age, a self-made millionaire. It has given me a very nice home with 40-odd acres of land."
But would it not be financially viable to pack in the day job and simply watch the cash flow in?
"That is a question that my wife often asks me," he laughs. "The answer is that I very much enjoy what I do. Also, people come and go in the property business, but you don't see too many destitute lawyers."
Readers at this point may be forgiven for regarding Smethurst in the same vein as that intelligent, sporty boy at school who always got the girls, but he is actually charmingly earnest. He is obviously proud of his achievements, but he is also eager to please.
To announce his C&I appointment, he sent out a five-page release which could have been subtitled "Everything you ever wanted to know about Edward G Smethurst but were afraid to ask."
Smethurst apologises for its length, however, saying he had never written a release before and was not entirely sure how to go about it.
But while his writing skills might not be as honed as he might like, Smethurst is clear on his intentions for the C&I group. He says he is aiming to make it wholly national to expand its membership, which is currently concentrated in London and the North West.
And he is also determined to promote the image of in-house lawyers. "While it is true that 10 or 20 years ago in-house work was not seen as being as sexy as private practice, people are now beginning to realise that the in-house departments are getting bigger and are trying to keep work from the top of the deck and deal work out from the bottom. This is partly because of cost and partly because the in-house lawyers cherry pick," admits Smethurst.
But while he remains confident about achieving the goals he has set himself, he adds with an excitement which is the only thing to belie his age in the interview: "I even get my face on the news from time to time."
Edward Smethurst
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this latest lawsuit against xm covering such devices comes from the national music publishers' association (nmpa). the organization filed a lawsuit against xm satellite radio last thursday. the nmpa believes that xm's "xm+mp3" service is a download subscription service and that publishers are entitled to the same compensation that is offered by other download subscription services when songs are downloaded to devices by consumers. the complaint seeks us$150,000 in statutory damages for each work infringed by xm. in the complaint, 175 songs are listed as a "small fraction" of the songs being illegally distributed.
the new lawsuit comes at an interesting time for xm as it attempts to orchestrate a merger with its satellite radio competitor sirius. that merger is expected to attract some criticism since the merger would leave only one company left in the satellite radio market. xm and sirius have argued that this wouldn't be a true monopoly since there is other technology which competes with satellite radio.
read more from the nmpa press release.
brian's opinion
this is just another bargaining tactic by the nmpa to suck more money out of xm satellite radio. in their own press release the nmpa acknowledges that they have been in negotiations with xm. at the heart of the argument it seems that the nmpa believes that songs saved to special xm portable satellite radios should have similar royalties as a song downloaded to a computer or a device as part of a music download subscription service like the one offered by napster.
i don't think it is the same and i think that xm should stand their ground on this one. basically, the xm device is the modern day equivalent of tape recording songs on the radio. i do acknowledge, though, that it is a lot better quality and much easier to do.
i think there is some middle ground here though. should xm be charged the same for songs downloaded as a part of a music subscription service like napster? i don't believe so. should they pay a little more in royalties compared to what they pay in "radio play" fees since subscribers can access saved songs on-demand? i think so. i believe the price in the middle is fair. anymore then that is not.
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|in related news … (1:14pm est mon mar 26 2007)
the riaa is reporting a 20+% decline in music sales.
just a coincidence, huh? – by hodar
|what a bunch of idiots… (1:30pm est mon mar 26 2007)
my xm subscription is basically the last stream of revenue that the recording industry gets from me, and they are going to sue them? the only reason i pay for xm is because they offer me a service worth the money! quality commercial free music, in a convenient and portable package. they need to concentrate on making their other products appealing and leave xm alone.
– by msp
|compressed music (1:36pm est mon mar 26 2007)
music that has been compressed (degraded) from the digital source is basically the same as analog recorded music – which you can copy based on fair use. just like i can record a tv show using a video recorder (vcr)(which degrades the original signal), i should be able to record a degraded digital source for personal use. no difference.
– by dm1
|hodar (8:57pm est mon mar 26 2007)
that is because they refuse to change with the times. much like the movie industry, the recording industry is stuck in the past with their distribution and inflated self worth. quality artists do not see any reason to sign with faceless organizations when they can just throw their album on itunes and let the free, i repeat, free market decide.
oh, poor riaa…. now their execs will have to drive bmw's instead of bugatti's. – by the_real_mark


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Thread: Seeking Nirvana!
August 11th, 2014 02:09 AM #1Junior Member
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Seeking Nirvana!
Hi! My name is Sharmaine. I'm currently 7 months along. My boyfriend and I haven't elected to be told our baby's sex; we would both rather keep the suspense intact until our child is born. If the baby is a boy, we have decided to name him Eric James after the baby's father, Eric, and my uncle James. On the other hand we are having some difficulty selecting (and agreeing upon) an ideal name for a baby girl. We both like Joy as a potential middle name.
I love the name Nirvana, and its' ethereal connotations. My boyfriend, however, has some reservations about this name (pop-culture references to the grunge-rock band Nirvana and its' late lead singer, Kurt Cobain.) Neither of us wants our daughter to dislike her name or get ridiculed for it by bullies among her future classmates and peers (eww.... you smell like teen spirit! etcetera.) But I keep gravitating back to this lovely word due to the Buddhist definitions:
As defined by Merriam-Webster Online:
nir·va·na noun, often capitalized \nir-ˈvä-nə, (ˌ)nər-\
: the state of perfect happiness and peace in Buddhism where there is release from all forms of suffering
: a state or place of great happiness and peace
Full Definition of NIRVANA
: the final beatitude that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
a : a place or state of oblivion to care, pain, or external reality; also : bliss, heaven
b : a goal hoped for but apparently unattainable : dream
— nir·van·ic adjective
Here is a list of other girl names that I would consider as I find their sound and/or meanings particularly beautiful.
Aiko - love child
Amina - trusted
Amirah - Princess
Charlotte - free
Mirembe - woman of peace
Nnenne - mother of my mother
Amara - grace
Asha - life
Zuri - beautiful
Nadiyah - Announcer
Niloufar - lotus
Taisa / Thais / Taissa
Kamala - lotus, pale red
Nalini - lotus
Tara - star, astral deity, feminine form of buddha
Phoebe - bright, pure. associated with moon grandmother of Artemis.
Amandine - much-loved, also an almond topping for French pastries.
Please help! Feel free to make name suggestions out of the ones I have provided, or share your opinion about Nirvana. Yay, nays, and any of your reasons why. Thank you.
Last edited by sharmaine; August 11th, 2014 at 02:15 AM. Reason: typo
August 11th, 2014 02:28 AM #3Senior Member
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I know a Nirvana and I think it is a beautiful name! I had never heard of the band before so I'm assuming others wouldn't associate her name with it either. There are lots of lovely names on your maybe list, I love these the most:
Other suggestions: Aurelia, Atara, Delphine, Anouk, Tallulah
Good luck
August 11th, 2014 02:47 AM #5jakki Guest
Sorry i think people would immediately think of the band. They were great but I wouldn't want to be named after them. You have very different taste in girls names to your choice for a boy. I like Naomi the most.
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Thank you so much, Brynie and Jakki!
August 11th, 2014 03:15 AM #9
I would pass on Nirvana. Besides the band reference and potential use of the name in sexual jokes as a teenager, the fact that it's an important part of a religion turns me away from the name. But, I'm also not fond of names like Bishop, Cohen, and Messiah for the same sort of reason; I feel like it takes something that people find sacred and makes it mundane. Just my opinion though, as others love those types of names.
Some of the ones I like off your list: Amirah, Joy, Naomi, Aurora, Aurelie (but be prepared for potential sexual jokes during the teenage years), Indigo, Aria, Taisa / Thais / Taissa, Charlotte, Tara, Phoebe, Natalia
Other suggestions: Rhea, Maia, Thalia, Minerva, Avani, MireilleKalina Lenore ◊ Ada Caroline ◊ Lyra Marceline ◊ Maeva Colette ◊ Lucia NinetteMarcella Margot ◊ Ivy Junonia/Junonia Ivy ◊ Myra Delphine ◊ Eva Peridot
Felix Rhodes ◊ Ronan Laszlo ◊ Gabriel Orev ◊ Arthur Frederick ◊ Conrad MateoOscar Lachlan ◊ Abram Rafferty ◊ Sebastian Kuiper ◊ Daniel Hawthorne ◊ Dominic Ozias


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hey it's tiff i'm just have another username. i dont think i'll phase out mybottledstars just letting you guys know this is me too.
hey im new, ive got questions on what this comunity is about..1. is this like a pro-ana/mia comunity2. does every1 drink hereOk yeah thats enough questions...Anyway yesterday i got really pissed buty wen i woke up this morning i cudnt stop vomiting a lots of blood came out... What do i do?xxx Joya
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|Sir Derek Jacobi and Farmer Giles
Subject: Sir Derek Jacobi and Farmer Giles
by Urulöké on 2008/8/24 21:20:37
I was listening more closely than usual to my copy of Sir Derek Jacobi's audio reading of Farmer Giles of Ham, and I noticed right at the beginning (in the space of two sentences) he says Giles with a hard G and then with a soft G. (First same "g" sound as "guilt", second "j" sound as "jump").
Does anyone else pronounce it with the hard "g" sound? I assume the "j" sound is the accepted pronunciation?


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Teens looking for clues about their future are invited to the Grossmont Union High School District's 7th annual 'Got Plans?' Career & College Fair Oct. 20 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cuyamaca College.
The event is open to all high school students and their parents.
Representatives from more than 90 universities, community colleges, vocational schools and the military are scheduled to be in attendance. More than 7,000 East County students and parents are expected to attend.
Attendees can participate in up to two 45-minute workshops that will review post-high school options available to current students. Some sessions will be offered in Spanish and Arabic.
For more information, call 619-644-8000 or log on to http://intranet.guhsd.net/gotplans2010.


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Letter: Gun registration, background checks won't help
Most of the shootings we hear about are done by angry, unruly young males who may have mental problems and don't know the word "no." Let's control them.
Chicago has strict gun laws, but has a high number of gunshot deaths. They have a 50-percent school dropout rate. Many of these males are raised by single moms with no parenting skills and no father role models.
How are registering guns and background checks going to change this? Most of the guns used in crimes will never go through this process.
Jesus' love is the answer, but our government has removed the Ten Commandments from public view while catering to other "religions." We need to see "Thou shalt not kill" and live by it.
These young killers may have mental problems, but they aren't dumb. They go after innocent, unarmed people. Have you ever heard of a police station as their target?
Wake up, America, before the only ones with guns are the kooks.


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peterslugwrote a review of CAMP USA Nylon Tricam on May 25, 2014
Versatile Pieces
Familiarity: I've used it several times
I have used the Nylon tri-cam set (.5 - 3) for two years and have found numerous placements from passive nut style to the active camming position. I switch up my rack depending on the route(s) but almost always keep a few on. The last route I led, I placed 3 of the 5. I've used them in anchors and plan to pick up additional larger sizes (5-7) for the prevalent large horizontals at the top of routes.
These are great.
The new Evo generation offers a third placement option, making them that much more versatile.
The pictures shows the nylon on the rock side, flip them for less nylon to rock contact.


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Calls for inquiry into construction blacklists
MPs have called for a "full government investigation" into blacklisting in the construction industry after The Times revealed that trade union officials helped to block their own members from work.
Secret files containing the names and personal details of more than 3,000 workers were held on a vetting database set up and financed by major construction companies.
More than 40 companies used the "blacklisting" service, run by The Consulting Association, to check the names of potential employees on projects including the Jubilee Line extension, works for the Ministry of Defence and the Olympic Stadium.
David Cameron, speaking in the Commons, called the blacklisting of workers "completely unacceptable" and said that the previous government "was right to bring in legislation to make it unlawful".
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Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
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Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is set in the heart of a mahogany forest, and is the only lodge in the diverse Lake Manyara National Park in northern Tanzania.
Crafted from local timber and makuti (palm fronds), Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is discreetly tucked away in an ancient mahogany forest in close proximity to the exquisite soda lake.
Each tree house suite features large windows to invite the lush forest inside. The classically elegant rooms are fitted with contemporary furnishings in neutral colours and textures. Bedrooms have overhead fans, mosquito nets and earthy, understated features.
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The lodge has 10 stilted tree house suites. The interiors of the tree houses are a sumptuous combination of natural fibres, pure cotton linen and contemporary furnishings. The bedrooms consists of four-poster bed-like drapings and earthy, understated accessories in natural colours and textures.
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The Refuge Center for Counseling is so grateful for our community of supporters! Without your generosity, we would be unable to do this work. Whether you give monetary or in-kind gifts or you offer your time or talents, you are giving the gift of hope!
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Welcome to SBI Wedding Cars. Our vehicle is a white left hand drive VW Beetle Karmann Ghia Convertible and was built on 6th of December 1972.
First registered in Naples, Italy in February 1973, we bought and registered the car in the UK in 1984.
A showpiece at at our own wedding in 1991 we then had the car re-upholstered in white Connolly Leather and re-fitted with Victoria and Albert bridal red carpet in 2004 ready for weddings the following year.
So if you are looking for something a little bit different with its own unique charm, character and style please contact us for a quote.


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We all do it. Whether it's anxiety about long lines, parking spots and traffic, or its just how busy we all are with work leading up to the holidays…we all are guilty – at times – of waiting until the last minute to pick up gifts.
If you're still waiting to get a gift for your loved one and are interested in keeping your dollars local on Maui, here are some ideas:
1. Shop for Gifts at LeRu Atelier: This gorgeous locally-owned shop in Lahaina has plenty of gifts for men and women under $20 and you can always go for a gift certificate if you aren't sure what gift to get. Visit at 505 Front Street, or learn more at http://www.loveleru.com
2. INSPIRO: This "creativity app" for iOS is just $2.99 to download and brings priceless inspiration to that writer, artist, or performer in your life. INSPIRO was made by a team of artists living on Maui. Learn more or purchase at http://www.inspiroapp.com
3. FirstLight Fast Pass: Each year, the Maui Film Festival puts on the "FirstLight: Academy Screenings" film series at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center – a true holiday celebration of cinema. Movies run through December 30th, and a 4-ticket "Fast Pass" is just $40. Tickets available for purchase at the MACC Box Office or at http://www.mauifilmfestival.com
4. Yoga Classes at Body Alive: Opened earlier this year, Body Alive Yoga & Movement Studio has become a fixture of the Maui yoga community. For $30, first time students will receive an unlimited WEEK of yoga. Visit http://www.bodyaliveyoga.com for more info.
5. Pilates at Peahi Studio (3 sessions for $100): While this total is over $50, each individual private pilates session is about $33 when purchased in a group of three. A deal like this (especially for private pilates sessions) is almost unheard of these days. Visit http://www.peahistudio.com for more info.
6. Dedicate a Tree Planting on Maui with Plant a Wish: By sponsoring a tropical hardwood planting, you are helping to restore some of the earth's most rare and precious natural habitat for future generations to enjoy. Have the tree planted in the name of your friend or loved one, they receive an e-card gift announcement, and a personalized certificate in the mail 2 weeks later. (The a'ali'i tree is $50) Purchase your tree dedication here.
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8. Subscription to Edible Hawaiian Islands Magazine: It's published four times a year: summer, fall, winter, spring. Subscriptions are $28 annually for four issues. It's a gorgeous piece of literature focusing on local food, local farms, and organizations making a difference in Hawaii. Perfect for the foodie or farmer in your life! Get subscriptions here.
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Note from Sara: There are SO many awesome options to choose from, many that I couldn't include here…so my final note is – no matter what gift your're buying – SHOP LOCAL every chance you get!
Feeling stressed? Check out my post of "5 favorite Holiday Stress Busters".


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Police investigating the theft of a valuable bronze statue by Henry Moore have released a description of three men they want to trace.
The Standing Figure was taken from Glenkiln Sculpture Park on Lincluden Estate, Dumfries and Galloway last week.
Detectives said a group of men in a Ford Transit-style van were previously seen looking at the bronze, worth £3 million.
The three men are thought to be in their 20s or 30s, of average height and build and were accompanied by a collie-type dog.
One of the men had ginger, shaven hair and was wearing a red or orange waterproof jacket.
The van they were in was an "unusual" shade of blue.
Detective Inspector Colin Burnie, who is leading the investigation, said: "We are delighted with the response from the public so far in this investigation, which has helped us immensely. We now require further help to identify this blue van and occupants and would again ask the public to call us if they have any information which may help us."
The 7ft statue, from 1950, was removed from its rock plinth and taken from the park sometime between 3pm on Thursday and 3pm on Friday.
Police said it is not clear whether thieves targeted the bronze for its art value or simply for its scrap metal value.
Several other works by Yorkshire-born Moore (1898 -1986) have been stolen from display in recent years.
Two men were jailed last year for taking a sculpture from the grounds of the Henry Moore Foundation in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire.
Moore's £45,000 painting Three Reclining Figures On Pedestals was one of three artworks stolen from a gallery in Broadway, Worcestershire in 2010.
The Henry Moore Foundation also had to carry out a security review following the theft of a two-ton piece called Reclining Figure in December 2005.