text:
Digital Edition
Follow us:
Class I
Short Lines & Regionals
Switching & Terminal
Rapid Transit
High Performance
Light Rail
Freight Cars
High Performance
Subscribe to this RSS feed
Amtrak launches PIDS at NY Penn
Amtrak announced Oct. 11 the launch of a new, state-of-the-art Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) at Penn Station New York. The new PIDS communicates train status, origin and destination stations,…
Amtrak HR VP wins HR Executive of the Year
Barry Melnkovic, Amtrak Executive Vice President, Chief Human Capital Officer, was named the 2016 HR Executive of the Year by Human Resource Executive magazine. The award recognizes leaders who have…
OmniTRAX's Chicago Rail Link pilots Grade Crossing Technology
Chicago Rail Link, LLC (CRL), a managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc., is presenting a new and innovative grade crossing pilot project. It is the first such test of this technology…
$1.6 billion new train station for New York
In January 2016, Empire State Development, the New York MTA, Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak issued an RFP soliciting proposals for the comprehensive redevelopment of the historic midtown Farley…
Parsons' Walker Ford elected to APTA Board of Directors
Jannet Walker Ford, Vice President and North America Director of Policy and Strategic Programs at Parsons, has been elected to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Board of Directors.
FLIR unveils FLIR RSX-F Thermal Fire Sensor
FLIR Systems, Inc. unveiled Sept. 20 the FLIR RSX-F intelligent sensor for advanced fire detection inside railway passenger vehicles. The FLIR RSX-F uses the FLIR Lepton® thermal sensor and high-definition…
More new faces at WSP | PB
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed three new executives to its North American rail transit and transportation and infrastructure businesses.
Amtrak's Chicago Union Station redevelopment short list
Amtrak has selected a short list of four joint ventures that will compete to become Master Developer for commercial elements of Chicago Union Station (CUS) and other neighboring properties, all…
Now, really summer weekend memories, and records
VIA Rail Canada updated numbers of its record-breaking summer, to include record ridership numbers for the past Labour Day holiday weekend, September 1 to 6:
APTA study: Transit ten times safer than autos
The most effective life-saving traffic safety tool for a commuter and a community may be the daily metro transit pass. A new study released by the American Public Transportation Association…
Brightline locomotive rolls on Siemens test track
Brightline's first Siemens Charger diesel-electric locomotive has successfully completed initial testing and operated for the first time, powered by its Cummins QSK95 diesel engine, on the quarter-mile test track at…
Driggs driving program management at WSP | PB
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Richard Driggs President of its new Program Management sector, with responsibility for building a program management organization across all of the company's markets in…
HNTB appoints Rago to senior-level post
HNTB has named Joseph Rago, PE, CEM, LEED as Senior Project Manager and Associate Vice President in the firm's Northeast Division rail and transit practice. He will be based in…
LKG-CMC appoints Wray Given to key post
Environmental, planning, engineering and program/construction management firm LKG-CMC, Inc., has named Sheila Wray Given a principal and business development leader, with responsibility for the transit, rail, and transit/rail facilities market…
Shepherd named rail market lead at Michael Baker
Michael Baker International has named Bonnie D. Shepherd as Senior Vice President and National Market Lead in the firm's Railroad and Transit practice, based in Baltimore.
Summer weekend memories, and records
Summer weekend memories for VIA Rail Canada: record numbers.
TTD celebrates Amtrak-Alstom announcement
Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement following the announcement in Wilmington, Del., by Vice President Joe Biden on Alstom's winning bid in Amtrak's…
Alstom lands Amtrak next-gen NEC trainset contract
No surprise, thanks to Sen. Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) very public visit to Alstom's Hornell, N.Y. manufacturing plant on Sept. 21, 2015: Amtrak, as expected, has contracted with Alstom to supply…
Huber & Suhner and Bombardier sign cabling deal
Huber & Suhner signed a five-year contract with Bombardier to be its main cable supplier.
LKG-CMC names Sheila Wray Given to key post
LKG-CMC Inc. (LKG) has named Sheila Wray Given a principal and business development executive in the firm's Glendale, Calif., headquarters, with responsibility for the transit and rail market sectors and…
Page 18 of 62
Get the latest rail news
Rail news and analysis from Railway Age, IRJ and RT&S by email
Rail Resources
Online Buyer's Guide
Job Board
Webinars & White Papers
More Rail Resources
Industry Links
Industry Events
Books & Training
Most Popular High Performance
Policing California's high-speed rail
Kan moves ahead, Batory still stalled
NTSB: Amtrak safety culture to blame for fatal crash
Study: U.S. 3rd in fiber optic sensor deployment
Amsted Rail opens transit division
Contact Us
About Us
Blog Authors
Digital Edition
Simmons-Boardman Publishing
Railway Track & Structures Magazine
International Railway Journal
The Railway Educational Bureau
Simmons-Boardman Books
Marine Log Magazine
Banking Exchange
Sign Builder Illustrated
Bar Business Magazine
Copyright © 2017 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc.
Scroll To Top
Member Login
Remember Me
Forgot your password?
Forgot your username?


text:
All I need . . .<< All Articles
Before Wayne and I decided to winter in Florida, I wasn't aware that orchids don't need to be planted in dirt in order to grow. They attach themselves to trees and are fed by the air and humidity. Interesting, isn't it? As it happens, Wayne and I live on an island known as Orchid Island because of all the orchids that grow spontaneously around us. I was thinking about this the other day and realized that I too have everything I need to flourish. I have the love of my family, a career I enjoy immensely, a roof over my head and enough yarn to see me through the next millennium. Really who could ask for more than that?
Posted on February 9, 2015 in Blog

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The investigation continues into what caused a tractor trailer to veer off the Thruway near LeRoy killing the driver. State Police say 49-year-old Freddie Hatfield of Alabama somehow lost control of the rig at about 6a.m.Tuesday morning. The truck left the road and landed in a wooded area. Police say the impact ruptured the fuel line and the vehicle erupted into flames. Hatfield was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they may never know what caused the initial crash. One lane of the Thruway was closed for hours yesterday causing massive traffic backups. Investigators say the truck was headed from Ohio to Gates.
The case of the X-Rated frolic in Feral Park has been put off for another day.
41-year-old Suzanne Corona was to have appeared in Batavia City Court yesterday on charges of Adultery and Public Lewdness.
But Corona has now hired a lawyer. He is Brian Degnan, the son-in-law of City Court Judge Robert Balbick.
That relationship between the judge and the attorney means that another judge, presumably Judge Michael DelPlato, will preside over the case. The proceedings have been re-scheduled for June 30th.
Corona's arrest last month on the rare Adultery charge sparked international media attention.
Downtown Batavia business owners and their customers are again this summer dodging droppings of hundreds of Sea Gulls.
The site of the former Latina's Supermarket in Batavia sits empty, and has now become a popular roosting site for seagulls.
The County Health Department regards the growing number of gulls as a possible public health concern.
But the owners refuse to let anyone onto the roof to have a look or clean it up.
Tom Lewin, a Buffalo realtor and one of the owners of the Latina's building, refused to comment on the seagull issue.
WBTA News asked Lewin why he is seemingly ignoring the health issues he replied, "that's a loaded question" and abruptly ended the interview.
While Andrew Cuomo maintains a huge lead in the race for Governor, a new poll shows New Yorkers want him to chime in on the ongoing state budget mess. Sixty-four percent of those surveyed in a new Quinnipiac Poll say Cuomo is not explaining what he would do to fix the budget.
41-percent say that Cuomo is, "ducking his responsibility" on the issue.
While it may not be a surprise that religious groups oppose no fault divorce for New York, it may be a surprise that women's groups agree with them. Religious advocates believe no fault divorce would make it easier and more desirable for couple's to split, while women's groups think that moneyed husbands, batterers and adulterers will be able to drop their spouses without any repercussions. A no fault measure passed the Senate last week and is currently being reviewed by the assembly.


text:
Credits & Info
- Views
- 16,504
- Score
- 4.83 / 5.00
- Uploaded
- Jan 31, 2014 | 3:45 PM EST
- Category
- Illustration
- File Info
- 912 x 1290 px
- 230 kb
- Tags
- hair
- pretty
- beautiful
- portrait
- Frontpaged January 31, 2014
Share this submission?
Related Stuff
Licensing Terms
You are free to copy, distribute and transmit this work under the following conditions:
- Attribution:
- You must give credit to the artist.
- Noncommercial:
- You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
- No Derivative Works:
- You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.
Author Comments
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Da skin. D: It looks soo real.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Simply beautiful.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Beautiful drawing, I love it! One thing I'd like to note though are the eyes, the left one (right for her) is a bit off. A bit pushed into her head if I may say so. But seriously, I absolutely hate drawing eyes and there symmetry, they are so anarchistic if it comes to the rules of my head-pencil connection.
Also something I noticed is that it looks to me like she is underwater. As if in some sort of bottle containing a preserving liquid. Like the squid-embryos in my classroom for biology.
thank you! I have ammended it!
Rated 5 / 5 stars
So beautiful...! I just wanna touch her face! asdfujhagiouabvassdgfv
Seriously though, everything from the palette to the model is fantastic in this piece. What kinds of brushes do you use for such seamless blending?
Thanks for your comment!!! ^_^
I only really used 3 brushes for this. One was a kind of medium/hard edged brush for the main forms. It had kind of a charcoal-ish texture which added to the skin 'look'. The other was the same but just a really soft brush to blend edges and get that smooth feel. I used a standard speckle brush for the hair to give me some individual strands but other than that, nothing special :).
Rated 5 / 5 stars


text:
Washington Awaits Benedict
Preparing for the Pope
March 16-22, 2008 Issue | Posted 3/11/08 at 12:52 PM
WASHINGTON — Since Thanksgiving, Msgr. Charles Antonicelli, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Capitol Hill, has been participating in weekly Tuesday afternoon meetings as part of the Washington papal visit leadership team.
But he's not complaining.
"It's wonderful," said Msgr. Antonicelli, who serves as the liaison to other dioceses for the papal visit. "The committee is made up of heads of all the departments in the archdiocese. Everyone is watching out for their own constituency."
All ticket requests outside of the archdiocese are being funneled through his office. Msgr. Antonicelli also serves as the point of contact for priests from other dioceses who plan to concelebrate with the Pope at the Mass in Washington.
More than 800 priests from outside the archdiocese, and 300 from within, plan to attend, as do 115 deacons from elsewhere. and an additional 90 from within the archdiocese.
There is an expectation that the deacons will be helping with Communion distribution during the Mass.
"Because of security concerns, those distributing Communion cannot come down to the altar, but will be giving Communion to those in the stands within their section," explained Msgr. Antonicelli.
The planning poses major liturgical logistical questions. During the six-day visit, eight liturgical events will be held throughout Washington, D.C. and New York. Msgr. Anthony Sherman, associate director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for the Liturgy, has been overseeing these events in cooperation with the Pope's master of ceremonies, Msgr. Guido Marini, and Father Mark Knestout, director of worship, who is serving as the master of ceremonies for the Washington Mass.
In late February, Msgr. Marini made a visit to all of the sites where prayer services and Masses will be held.
Msgr. Sherman said that the major challenge is coordinating everyone participating in the public Masses being held in massive places, such as Nationals Park and Yankee Stadium.
From the ballpark's perspective, there are additional challenges, as well.
"Something like this is 85% different than preparing for a ball game," said Heather Westrom, director of ballpark enterprises with Nationals Park. "It's going to be an amazing thing."
Westrom cited the placement of a stage in center field, the building of media platforms, creatively coming up with additional parking space for the hundreds of satellite broadcast trucks that will be on-site, and the installation of metal detectors at every park entrance, as some of the challenges they face.
The new stadium is scheduled to be completed March 28. The stadium will open at 5:30 a.m. the morning of the Mass and remain open until 2 p.m. Mass is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and conclude around noon.
Tom Stehle, pastoral associate for liturgy and music at Our Lady of Mercy parish in Potomac, Md., has been working since Nov. 17 on selecting the music and putting together the choirs for the papal Mass in Washington. The Mass will feature four choirs — a 250-voice auditioned choir, a 175-voice children's choir, an 85-voice Gospel choir, and a 75-voice intercultural choir.
"This will be the Washington Church at prayer with the Holy Father," said Stehle. "More than an entertainment spectacle or musical event, it's fundamentally about the Mass — the most common, usual, regular, unifying and profound thing that we do."
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is hosting an evening prayer service with the Pope and the nation's bishops on April 16. That meeting will not take place upstairs in the church but rather below in the crypt church of the shrine.
"The Holy Father was clear that he wanted to meet with the bishops," said Msgr. Walter Rossi, rector of the shrine. "They wanted a more intimate setting for the encounter between the bishops and the Holy Father."
Msgr. Rossi said that the event requires extraordinary coordination between shrine personnel, the U.S. bishops' conference, government officials, the papal trip planner and Rome.
"Quite honestly, it hasn't been a challenge," said Msgr. Rossi. "It's been an exciting adventure. Of course, there are restrictions and you work with them, but how often does one get to work on a papal visit?"
Next door, The Catholic University of America will be providing boxed breakfasts and lunches for students in their residence halls since campus food service will be shut down for the Pope's speech on campus.
At the request of the Pope, Catholic University invited all of the country's Catholic college and university presidents, and a diocesan education leader from each diocese, to hear Benedict's speech at Catholic University.
Among those who were invited and plan to attend is Tom Dillon, president of Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Calif.
"I expect that the Pope will be conciliatory yet instructive, lauding Catholic higher education in this country for its historical achievement but reminding its leaders of the importance of the Catholic university's ordination, finally, to the truth of Christ," said Dillon. "I would not be surprised if he took up again some of the themes in his Regensburg address and in his undelivered but published address to La Sapienza Universita di Roma: for example, the birth of the university from within the Church; the nature and mission of the Catholic university; the futility of relativism and skepticism; the complementarity of faith and reason (and the importance of each) in our search for wisdom."
Amid all of the challenges and planning, however, there's tremendous anticipation.
"There is incredible excitement," said Msgr. Antonicelli. "People are waiting and hoping that if they don't get a chance to go to the Mass there will be other opportunities to be able to see him."
Tim Drake writes daily about the Pope's visit at www.pope2008.com.
Copyright © 2013 EWTN News, Inc. All rights reserved.


text:
Institutional Effectiveness Achievement Reports
MTSU is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC). In recent years, SACSCOC has changed its accreditation standards to place greater emphasis on student learning outcomes and other institutional effectiveness goals and improvements.
Further information is available on the SACSCOC web site.
Ms. Faye Johnson serves as MTSU's SACSCOC liaison and can answer your SACSCOC-related questions. You may contact her at email@example.com or by calling (615) 898-5941.
MTSU Institutional Effectiveness Achievement Reports
- MTSU IE Achievement Reports - display (or edit with password) any MTSU Institutional Effectiveness Achievement Report
- Annual Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Timeline


text:
I knew it!
Check out a new featurette for Matt Reeves' upcoming "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," which tells us what happened after the apes went, well, apeshit after the events of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," and what we're up against at the beginning of "Dawn."
In a word: we be screwed, ya'll.
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.
Starring Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis, Keri Russell, Gary Oldman, Judy Greer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tobey Kebbell, Kirk Acevedo, and Enrique Murciano.
Go ape this July 11th.
Via : MSN


text:
Bella Luxx Geometric Tunic BL8000
Sorry, no other customer-recommended styles found.
This product was discontinued October, 2012 and is no longer available. Please consider one of the Customer-Recommended Replacements above, or try a new search.
This tunic is lightweight and silky soft. Long-length top features a racer back.
Try these keyword searches with similar features:


text:
Issue: Poorly written layoff letters can open your organization to legal action. No matter how you write layoff letters, they are bound to anger employees, especially if the employees don't see it coming. Don't give irate employees legal ammunition by writing misleading, inaccurate or insensitive layoff letters.
Benefit: Choosing the right tone and wording will ease tension and lawsuit risks.
Action: Create notices that explain the layoff in the most straightforward, respectful manner possible. To avoid legal action, think of layoff letters as informal legal documents that include the following:
The current economic downturn is forcing deep cuts in the workforce. Learn how to conduct layoffs fairly and legally. Trouble-Free Terminations: Legally Safe Layoffs and Firings
1. Reason for the layoff. Explain without providing too much detail. Write whether the action stems from financial difficulties, elimination of a department, a merger, increased competition or other reason.
Example: "Due to a change in business operations, the X department and every job in it will be eliminated. Your position will no longer exist and you won't be replaced." An ambiguous explanation or none at all is difficult to defend in court.
2. Criteria for selecting which workers lose their jobs. Explain the company policy, collective bargaining rules or other criteria for the layoffs. Many laid-off employees sue because they believe their employers don't fairly apply their own criteria for deciding who stays and who goes.
Courts have ruled that organizations can use criteria such as length of employment and productivity levels. However, employers must base the criteria solely on business matters and not link them to any protected category (gender, religion, race, etc.).
Example: A layoff letter can say that, due to business difficulties, the organization will not retain employees who have been with the company less than a year. Such criteria must not conflict with existing company policy or a union agreement.
Before writing a letter announcing such a policy, make sure the layoff criteria doesn't have an unintentionally disproportionate impact on minorities or women.
With nearly half of U.S. companies cutting (or planning to cut) jobs in the next 12 months, the time is now to prepare yourself for the roller coaster emotions ... unpredictable actions ... and legal repercussions that inevitably follow terminations. Trouble-Free Terminations: Legally Safe Layoffs and Firings
3. The right tone. Avoid boilerplate corporate-speak and wording that comes across as impersonal and condescending.
Don't write, "We did everything we could to avoid taking this step" or "You are a valued employee." Such language, paired with a layoff announcement, can feed the angry cynicism of employees and encourage them to strike back in court.
Instead write, "We are sorry to have to inform you that you will be laid off from your (name of position or title) with (name of department) at (time and date)."
4. Disposition of benefits. Layoff letters should explain severance packages, continuation of benefits and procedures for handling final pay. Invite employees to meet with HR to discuss outplacement services, COBRA benefits and 401(k) plans. Include telephone numbers that employees can call to ask questions.
Finally, it's best have an attorney review your layoff letters before delivering them to employees.
During this 75-minute, interactive audioconference, you'll learn:
Trouble-Free Terminations: Legally Safe Layoffs and Firings
- How to ensure that your written policies and handbooks support termination decisions.
- The right way supervisors should effectively track and document discipline and performance issues in order to support legal terminations.
- How a well-constructed severance agreement and release can help to avoid a lawsuit.
- The correct step-by-step protocol for terminations and the common mistakes that occur in poorly planned terminations.
- What must be addressed during and after termination meetings to comply with applicable laws.
- And much more!
Related Articles...
- How to Fire an Employee the Legal Way: 6 Termination Guidelines
- 10 Secrets to an Effective Performance Review
- Noncompete agreements must meet tough Georgia standards
- Use the calendar-year method to tame the intermittent FMLA leave beast
- Keeping performance problems private
- Training customers how to use business software doesn't count as exempt work


text:
My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science, Inc., Tallahassee, FL, USA
The Tallahassee Museum offers something for just about everyone. Live animals, plenty of nature trails and lots of historic buildings to explore. There is so much too do, and yet plenty of quiet spaces for those who just want to enjoy the Museum grounds.
More Feedback
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the exceptional, informative and entertaining programs that it consistently offers the Tallahassee community from year to year.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
professional, kind and committed to making the Museum they best it can be.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
be assured of its long-term stability.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?


text:
Following the expulsion and arrest of some protesters who were occupying churches declared to be closed, the Archbishop of New Orleans Alfred Hughes has issued a message urging peace and reconciliation in the controversy.
Several Catholic parishioners in the Archdiocese of New Orleans had occupied the two former churches, 152-year old St. Henry Church and the nearby Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, to protest their closure.
On Jan. 6, at the request of the archdiocese, the protesters were removed by police. Two were arrested.
Archbishop Hughes on Wednesday published a message on the church closure controversy.
He began by referencing "seemingly contradictory scriptural passages," one from John 14 in which Jesus promises peace to his followers and one from Luke 12 where Jesus says he brings not peace but division.
These passages "actually point to a deeper truth," the archbishop wrote. "God promises inner peace to those who fulfill his will even when there is opposition or resistance. Christ witnessed to this in the hostility to him connected with his passion. Discernment of God's will entails the willingness to sacrifice personal preference. Doing God's will sometimes involves misunderstanding and criticism.
"No one wants to experience what we have experienced as church during the last two weeks in which decisions needed to be enforced despite the desires of some people within the church," he continued.
Archbishop Hughes explained that following the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the archdiocese has diminished resources in terms of priests and finances to support ministry throughout the diocese.
During the planning for cutbacks, he said, "we urged that the process be an exercise in the discernment of God's will for us. Personal preference was to yield to the good of the whole."
He said the archdiocese had engaged in a "very thorough" consultation process which lea to the "difficult" final decisions made "with the desire to find God's will for us and the intention to foster the development of more vibrant and evangelizing parishes."
The archdiocese especially wanted to ensure that the Eucharist would be celebrated in each of our open churches.
Archbishop Hughes said he decided it was necessary to end the protesters' vigils because of "increased risks" to both the protesters and the archdiocese. According to the archbishop, though archdiocesan representatives "made every effort" to persuade the protesters to leave, "eventually it was necessary to engage law enforcement."
"Two individuals insisted upon allowing themselves to be arrested."
"It is now my hope that we can move toward a constructive series of steps that will promote reconciliation and integration of the newly merged parish of Good Shepherd," the archbishop's message concluded, praying that God will grant his peace to the archdiocese.
The protesting parishioners say they will continue their prayer vigils outside the churches.
Our Lady of Good Counsel parishioner Cheron Brylski said the parishioners plan to pray a Rosary at the closed church every Sunday.
"But obviously our goals remain to get to the table and have a dialogue with the archbishop, and we're still hopeful that the archbishop will change his heart and meet with us," she said, according to WDSU News.
"We agree with the archbishop's plan to have a new parish created," Brylski continued. "All we're asking for is one Mass a week here with our parishioners."
Parishioner Harold Baquet was more resolute in his opposition. One of the occupants of Our Lady of Good Counsel, he had climbed out onto the roof of the church to try to avoid detection after police forcibly entered the building to remove the protesters.
"This is just the beginning, sister, and I promise you this community will maintain its cohesiveness, its organizational capabilities, its communication capabilities and its fundraising capabilities and this pastoral plan is a trip in the desert," he said, according to WDSU. "It has led us nowhere. It's dividing the body of Christ."
Parishioners from both closed churches have reportedly filed civil suits.
A representative from the archdiocese reportedly said the archbishop's decision is final.


text:
Anglo-Welsh Cup
November 2, 2008
Gloucester's Mike Tindall forces an opening in the Newcastle defence
© Getty Images
A late try from Apo Satala saw Gloucester edge out Newcastle 11-10 in their Anglo-Welsh Cup clash and seal a semi-final place in this season's competition.
Needing just two points to guarantee a place in the semi-finals Gloucester left it late at Kingston Park as a Satala try four minutes from the end took them through.
Jon Golding's first-half touchdown for Newcastle appeared to have scuppered the visitors, who up to Satala's decisive intervention had been restricted to just two Olly Barkley penalties. Barkley was just off target with a third-minute penalty attempt for Gloucester, who made much the better start.
Winger Iain Balshaw then had the home defence stretched when he switched to the opposite flank and cut deep into the hosts' 22, but his subsequent pass out to Lesley Vainikolo was adjudged forward. The Falcons were under considerable pressure and it took them until the 18th minute to cross halfway, courtesy of a Steve Jones clearance helped into touch by the visitors' full-back to give them the lineout throw.
They shipped it quickly cross-field and after two forays down the right, the forwards took it on under the posts. Three successive drives had Gloucester reeling and it was first blood to the Falcons when prop-forward Golding was driven over for the try.
Rob Miller added the conversion points but Gloucester hit back straight from the restart, and when a 35-metre penalty came their way, Barkley made no mistake. Tom May, the Newcastle centre, was hustled off the ball by Mike Tindall as the pair gave chase into the Gloucester 22, but when play swung back to the other end, Newcastle were penalised for not releasing at a ruck, and Barkley again took full advantage to reduce his side's deficit to 7-6.
With the interval beckoning Gloucester piled on the pressure and a solo burst by Vainikolo ended just short of the line. Then Willie Walker tried a snap drop-goal attempt but was well short and Newcastle retained their one-point advantage at the break. After a slow start to the second period, the game sprung to life in the 50th minute when Vainikolo fielded a clearance and broke clear to release Tindall.
The Gloucester skipper made 30 metres and the try seemed certain, only for the England centre to be thwarted by a May tackle that forced him out by the flag. Barkley was off target with a close-range penalty but Newcastle turned down a similar kick and it almost paid off when Phil Dowson stormed into the 22.
When Gloucester infringed again, however, and further out, Newcastle replacement fly-half Rory Clegg elected to kick and his long-range effort sailed over to stretch the home lead to 10-6. Ryan Lamb then had an opportunity to put Gloucester back on the offensive when he turned down a kickable penalty by electing to find touch, but he disappointingly kicked the ball dead.
The fly-half did find touch with his next penalty from which Balshaw drove deep into Newcastle territory but the move broke down for a crossing offence. When a fourth consecutive kick was spurned, Gloucester at last got their noses in front.
They ran it quickly down the right, the forwards took it on and replacement flanker Satala stormed over for the try. Barkley failed with the conversion but Gloucester now had a one point lead which they held to the end.
Newcastle: Jones, D. Williams, May, Davey, Rudd, Miller, Charlton, Golding, Vickers, Ward, Swinson, Sorenson, Williamson, B. Wilson, Dowson.
Replacements: Clegg for Miller (55), Young for Charlton (63), Long for Vickers (55), Perry for Swinson (66), Winter for B. Wilson (69). Not Used: J. Williams, Phillips.
Gloucester: Walker, Balshaw, Tindall, Barkley, Vainikolo, Lamb, Cooper, Wood, Titterrell, Nieto, Eustace, Brown, Buxton, Hazell, Strokosch.
Replacements: Lewis for Cooper (63), Dickinson for Wood (54), Azam for Titterrell (45), Satala for Hazell (59). Not Used: Williams, Adams, Sharples.
Att: 3,614
Ref: Sean Davey (RFU).
© Scrum.com
Communication error please reload the page.


text:
Household-level determinants of adoption of improved natural resources management practices among smallholder farmers in western Kenya
No abstract is available for this item.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
Volume (Year): 32 (2007)
Issue (Month): 4 (August)
Pages: 515-536
|Contact details of provider:
| Web page: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/foodpol
References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Soule, M. J. & Shepherd, K. D., 2000. "An ecological and economic analysis of phosphorus replenishment for Vihiga Division, western Kenya," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 64(2), pages 83-98, May.
- Franzel, S. & Coe, R. & Cooper, P. & Place, F. & Scherr, S. J., 2001. "Assessing the adoption potential of agroforestry practices in sub-Saharan Africa," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 69(1-2), pages 37-62.
- Foster, Andrew D & Rosenzweig, Mark R, 1995.
"Learning by Doing and Learning from Others: Human Capital and Technical Change in Agriculture,"
Journal of Political Economy,
University of Chicago Press, vol. 103(6), pages 1176-1209, December.
- Mark Rosenzweig & Andrew D. Foster, "undated". "Learning by Doing and Learning from Others: Human Capital and Technical Change in Agriculture," Home Pages _068, University of Pennsylvania.
- Timothy Conley & Udry Christopher, 2001. "Social Learning Through Networks: The Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies in Ghana," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 83(3), pages 668-673.
- Neill, Sean P & Lee, David R, 2001. "Explaining the Adoption and Disadoption of Sustainable Agriculture: The Case of Cover Crops in Northern Honduras," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 49(4), pages 793-820, July.
- Feder, Gershon & Just, Richard E & Zilberman, David, 1985. "Adoption of Agricultural Innovations in Developing Countries: A Survey," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 33(2), pages 255-298, January.
- P. Kristjanson & I. Okike & S. Tarawali & B. B. Singh & V. M. Manyong, 2005. "Farmers' perceptions of benefits and factors affecting the adoption of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 32(2), pages 195-210, 03.
- Place, Frank & Barrett, Christopher B. & Freeman, H. Ade & Ramisch, Joshua J. & Vanlauwe, Bernard, 2003. "Prospects for integrated soil fertility management using organic and inorganic inputs: evidence from smallholder African agricultural systems," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 28(4), pages 365-378, August.
- Christine M. Moser & Christopher B. Barrett, 2006. "The complex dynamics of smallholder technology adoption: the case of SRI in Madagascar," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 35(3), pages 373-388, November.
- Moser, Christine M. & Barrett, Christopher B., 2003. "The Complex Dynamics Of Smallholder Technology Adoption: The Case Of Sri In Madagascar," Working Papers 14735, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
- Christopher Barrett & Paswel Phiri Marenya & John Mcpeak & Bart Minten & Festus Murithi & Willis Oluoch-Kosura & Frank Place & Jean Claude Randrianarisoa & Jhon Rasambainarivo & Justine Wangila, 2006. "Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(2), pages 248-277.
- Miguel Altieri, 1999. "Applying Agroecology to Enhance the Productivity of Peasant Farming Systems in Latin America," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 1(3), pages 197-217, September.
- Lisa A. Cameron, 1999. "The Importance of Learning in the Adoption of High-Yielding Variety Seeds," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 81(1), pages 83-94.
- Sheikh, A. D. & Rehman, T. & Yates, C. M., 2003. "Logit models for identifying the factors that influence the uptake of new `no-tillage' technologies by farmers in the rice-wheat and the cotton-wheat farming systems of Pakistan's Punjab," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 75(1), pages 79-95, January.
- Moser, Christine M. & Barrett, Christopher B., 2003. "The disappointing adoption dynamics of a yield-increasing, low external-input technology: the case of SRI in Madagascar," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 76(3), pages 1085-1100, June.
- Besley, Timothy & Case, Anne, 1993. "Modeling Technology Adoption in Developing Countries," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 83(2), pages 396-402, May.
- Peter Kennedy, 2003. "A Guide to Econometrics, 5th Edition," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 5, volume 1, number 026261183x, January. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:jfpoli:v:32:y:2007:i:4:p:515-536. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Dana Niculescu)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
What better place to be the day after Amazon unveiled its $199 Kindle Fire tablet (plus three Kindle models starting at $79) than a conference on e-readers? Long scheduled for September 29 and 30 in San Francisco, Intertech's two-day eReaders 2011 conference offered an even better platform than its organizers could have dreamed to examine a fast-changing digital reading marketplace.
Besides extending a look at all facets of the digital marketplace, the conference provided a first response to an impressive new multimedia device—not a tablet in the iPad sense, but a multimedia device designed to take advantage of Amazon's ability to deliver not just books but movies, TV shows, apps, games, and music. For its price and functionality, Amazon's Kindle Fire may have as much impact on digital content consumption and reading—not to mention Amazon revenues—as the original Kindle.
Throughout the conference the Kindle Fire was praised for not being the iPad—the Kindle Fire is smaller, with a 7-in.screen, no cameras, no GPS, modest storage (8 GB) and a drop-dead price. If Amazon's introduction of the Kindle in 2007 effectively kicked off the e-book market, many believe the Kindle Fire will drive the category to the next level of digital usse as mobile Web-enabled devices take reading to a new level. How? 900,000 e-books, 17 million songs, thousands of Android apps and games (Kindle Fire runs on an Amazon-developed version of Android), 100,000 movies and TV shows, and an innovative new Web browser, Silk.
The conference featured 20 or so digital publishing experts, including Doug Klein, Barnes & Noble's v-p of program and product management, responsible for developing the original Nook and subsequently the NookColor. Klein's keynote was a survey of the history of the e-reading market (he also developed the Rocket eBook) and offered thoughtful projections about where the market may be headed: the mobile Web—"20% of the traffic on BN.com is by mobile device and by Christmas 2012, I predict it will be 80%," he said. Klein emphasized that the Nook is a tech phenomenon, going from scratch to a 250-person Nook development unit; zero to one million users in six months, and zero to 30% market share in 18 months.
He praised Amazon for "paying attention to us" by designing a "purpose-built device and not a tablet." His point is that neither the Nook nor the Kindle Fire are intended to compete head-on with Apple's iPad, a standard for a full-featured tablet computing device. Both devices are designed to deliver a defined suite of content. By contrast, he noted, HP's WebOS tablet, a solidly designed full tablet that offered very little content, was "an epic fail" that was canceled 49 days after going to market.
Klein said the digital reading marketplace is driven by "devices, content, infrastructure, rights, and the reading experience." The Nook, and potentially the Kindle Fire, offer the infrastructure—"the plumbing to support all this stuff." Rights, he said, are always difficult; "the content, the mental part, is where the value is, but it's confused with the physical book." Now, he said, the challenge is to continue to develop the reading experience: "With digital reading 1.0 we created a digital copy of the analog reading world." He said digital reading 2.0 will be "a seamless blending of content, discovery, consumption, and the social book that blurs the line between all of those aspects," pointing to Flipboard as an example. Flipboard is an iPad app that turns a user's Facebook and Twitter feeds as well as content feeds from magazines or blogs into an oddly satisfying virtual booklike experience on the iPad.
More on Amazon
Steve Mather, principal analyst at IHS iSuppli, which provides technology research and analysis, said Amazon is "booming" and projected $2.6 billion in revenue from Kindle hardware and $1.8 billion from e-book content this year. By 2014, Mather projects $3.8 billion from e-readers and $4.6 billion from e-books. IDC research director Tom Mainelli said the notion that consumers will settle on one device has been discarded. In the U.S., consumers average 6.6 devices/person, while the rest of the world averages 4.8 devices per person. "Multiple devices per person is the new reality; dedicated e-readers remain relevant thanks to lower prices and improved reader experiences; and the best content delivery experience wins. Hardware won't sell if content selection is limited," Mainelli said.components/article_pagination.html not found (No such file or directory)


text:
The Holding DVD
Starring David Bradley, Vincent Regan, Kierston Wareing, Terry Stone, Jake Curran, David Hobbs, Skye Lourie, Maisie Lloyd, Eileen Davies, Christopher Brand
Directed by Susan Jacobson
Tense thriller set on a remote farm in which a woman's murder of her husband leads to chaos.
Cassie (Kierston Wareing) killed her husband, Dean (Christopher Brand), to protect herself and her two daughters, Amy (Maisie Lloyd) and Hannah (Skye Lourie), from his abusive ways.
Eight months later, just as Cassie begins to believe she may have got away with the crime, Dean's friend, Aden (Vincent Regan), arrives at the farm.
Cassie is vulnerable to Aden's charm. Things have been tough financially in the absence of Dean and Aden seems to have found a way to keep predatory neighbouring farmer Karsten (Terry Stone) from bothering her.
However, the more Aden makes himself at home on the farm, the more his true nature begins to reveal itself and Cassie once again finds herself battling to protect her daughters from a dangerous man...
- Format: DVD
- Region: 2
- Certification: (15)
- Catalogue number: LGD94421
- Studio: Lionsgate UK
- Release date: 12/09/2011
- Genre: Thriller
- Colour: Colour
Free Home Delivery
on all orders
Pick up orders
from local bookshops


text:
Shopping Cart $0.00 (0 Items)
Cart Summary
- There was an error
- It was successful
- retailerId
- 1f939b58
- view
- productId
- prod99999030744
- category
- Archery > Bow Accessories > Releases & Tabs
Scott Hero Youth Release
Sale: $34.97
Reg: $49.99
Reg: $49.99
Select a product from the chart below.
Scott Hero Youth Release -If the youngsters in your household are fired up for archery, get them equipment that fits and equipment that is made for them. Then, watch them fall in love with a lifetime sport they can share with friends and family.
Scott Hero Youth Release -Blue is for boys and the blue Hero is a serious release made just like Scott adult releases but on a smaller platform. It features a Nylon Strap Connector that's infinitely adjustable and extremely forgiving!Pink is for girls and for women. The pink Hero is the ideal release for the aspiring young archer as well as the smaller-handed woman. The Nylon Strap Connector is infinitely adjustable and very forgiving!
- Heros are designed for kids smaller hands
- Built for Compact and Short Draw Bows
- Nylon Strap Connector adjusts to small hands and reduces torque
- Knurled trigger for superior grip and versatility
- headerText
- Others Who Bought This Item Also Viewed
- numRecs
- 3
- -inc-price
- true
- -rec-builder
- My_Custom_Builder
- dataItems
- listPrice
- salePrice
Customer Support
We are here to help if you need us, please contact Customer Support at:


text:
Understanding Angry Emotions
By Marianne O'Hare, PhD,
NJ Licensed Psychologist
Balder was the god of light in Norse mythology. He was the son of the chief god, Odin, and the goddess Frigg.
Balder was loved by all except the wicked Loki, who, jealous of his popularity, plotted his death. Balder's mother had made all things—living and non-living—swear an oath that they would never harm her son. So there was no weapon that could hurt him.
Nevertheless, Loki cast about for a way to destroy Balder. One day he learnt that there was one plant, the mistletoe that had not sworn the oath to Frigg.
He obtained a slender branch of the tree, sharpened one of its ends, and hastened to the great hall where the gods were feasting. They were entertaining themselves by good-naturedly flinging rocks and spears at Balder, knowing full well that nothing could harm him.
Loki stole up to the blind god Hoder who also happened to be Balder's brother and asked him why he was not hurling things at Balder like the others.
"I cannot see," said the god.
"Throw this," said Loki, thrusting the weapon he had made, into his hands. "I'll guide you."
Hoder flung the sharpened branch.
It pierced Balder, and he fell down dead.
Loki did not go unpunished. The gods chained him to rocks in a deep cavern. There, he awaits his release, for according to Norse mythology, he will eventually break free and take his revenge on the deities who had attempted to bind him for eternity.
—A story from Norse Mythology
We are not gods. We are human. However, like Loki, we humans experience moments of anger, frustration, resentment, annoyance, and jealousy. And, like Loki, we might form a plan to destroy our rivals. Also, like Loki, there are times when we do not directly express our anger and jealousy, so we get someone else (who may be blind to what is going on) to do our dirty work.
Anger, jealousy, frustration, annoyance, and resentment are human emotions. No emotion is either right or wrong, or good or bad. And, emotions cannot hurt anyone, except maybe the owner if the feelings are allowed to fester. It's better to get these feelings out in the open. Or is it?
Expressing anger (and its many variations) is a tricky business. Anger is one emotion that, by expressing it, can cause us to feel more, not less, of it. Anger begets more anger. So, depending on how it is expressed, it can be dispelled or it can become rage.
Like Loki, when we are angry our thoughts are filled with retaliation and getting even because of how "unfairly" we've been treated. How angry we become in a situation is influenced by the meaning we give to the event. And, what we do with our anger (behavior or conduct) depends largely on our interpretation of the event, past experiences, and our "rules" or beliefs about our unfair treatment. As a result, our conduct (or the behavioral expression of our angry feelings) may lead to persistent anger, violations of the rights of others, aggressive behaviors, and/or violence.
Aggressiveness, poor impulse control, and intense anger and hostility are, also, highly correlated with abuse or withdrawal from alcohol or other drugs. If you are not thinking clearly to begin with, have a perception of being hurt or unfairly treated, adding (or withdrawing from) substances which cloud thinking can only lead to intermittent explosive behavior or loss of control of aggressive behavior.
Loki's jealousy and rage meant plotting, loss of control, and violence. Although punished, he still felt hurt and unfairly treated. And, according to the legend, he continues to plan his revenge.
If your anger reactions are troublesome to you or if you think your angry feelings can break free in hopes of getting revenge, please contact Counseling and Psychological Services. You can learn to understand your anger and harness it so that it can serve you constructively, not destructively.


text:
Health Plan Solutions
With new prescription medications being introduced almost daily, how can health plans like yours determine if new is actually better? OmedaRx takes a rigorous, evidence-based approach, carefully evaluating the science behind every prescription medication out there. Then we apply our findings to a full suite of solutions that help you deliver better value and health outcomes to your members.
We'll empower you with the unbiased information you need to assess medication value and make formulary decisions that align with your health plan's philosophy. Because an up-to-date formulary with the most effective and valuable medications is key to the health of your members and your company's bottom line.


text:
NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2010B-0448
PI: Mansi Kasliwal, Caltech Astronomy, firstname.lastname@example.com
Address: MS 105-24, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
CoI: Shri Kulkarni, Caltech Astronomy
Title: Transients in the Local Universe
Abstract: Two reasons motivate us to build a complete inventory of transients in the local universe (d < 200 Mpc). First, there exists a glaring six-magnitude luminosity gap between the brightest novae and faintest supernovae, especially on short timescales. Theorists predict a variety of mechanisms to produce transients in the gap and observers have the best chance of finding them in the local universe. Second, the budding fields of gravitational waves, neutrinos, UHECR and TeV astronomy are also limited to 200 Mpc either due to instrumental sensitivity or physical effects. The Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) systematically targets local galaxy-light concentrations ( 18000 galaxies) and is unique in depth (m < 21) and cadence (1-day). We present first results here. We also have a multi-wavelength follow-up program (Optical/NIR at Palomar/Keck, UV/X-ray with Swift). The most crucial information needed after discovery is the spectrum. A spectrum can help unambiguously identify a transient by revealing its distance, physical state and composition. Gemini's unique rapid response capability, queue scheduling and availability of a sensitive spectrograph at almost all times is ideally suited to this program. Here we propose for nine rapid-response target-of-opportunity triggers on the Gemini-South (4.5 hrs) and Gemini-North telescopes (3.5 hrs).
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85726, Phone: (520) 318-8000, Fax: (520) 318-8360
NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2010B-0448


text:
- Details
- Written by Carole Nash Editor
- Created: 11 July 2014
Many manufacturers are hell-bent on producing sleek, modern and - at times - futuristic motorbikes that they hope will grab riders' attention. And although blasting down the street on a Tron-inspired beast will certainly turn heads, it's not for everyone.
While it's good to take a predictive glimpse into the future, we think some of the coolest bikes on the market actually hark back to a bygone era: their designs have both a unique and timeless appeal, with the advantage of being able to utilise modern technology.
Let's take a look at some of the best vintage-style motorbikes available today.
Moto Guzzi V7 Special
As far as standard production motorbikes go, the V7 Special is a beautiful machine and perfect for medium-range touring. The bike is fitted with a 750cc V-twin engine that provides plenty of power.
Despite its classic design, the bike boasts over 70% modern components, which help to deliver increased low-range torque and improved fuel economy. From 2012, the bike has been sold with new cylinder heads and pistons, resulting in a higher 50bhp capability along with an impressive 64mpg.
The new V7 is an amalgamation of its predecessors: the bike's badges and side panels are inspired by the V750 S3 and the metal fuel tank by the V7 Sport. Moreover, the bike pays homage to machines of the seventies - in particular the Veglia Bortletti - through its cigar-shaped silencers, flat and elongated saddle, and retro mudguards and instrument panels. Its two-tone orange and black paintjob is certainly eye-catching, accentuated by spoked wheels and aluminium rims.
The bike is regularly compared to the infamous Triumph Bonneville. Although nowhere near as powerful, it is 46kg lighter and some argue this makes the bike far more agile.
Triumph Scrambler
Bypassing the ever-popular Bonneville, we've taken a particular liking to another of Triumph's iconic motorbikes: the Scrambler.
The Scrambler is loosely based on the Bonneville, fitted with a special version of the bike's two-cylinder engine. However, the Scrambler's design takes most of its inspiration from the stripped-down desert bikes of the 1960s, such as the TR6 Trophy (think Steve McQueen in The Great Escape). The Scrambler features high-mounted twin pipes, knobbly tyres, a vintage fuel tank and an exposed tubular steel cradle frame.
The model is fitted with an 865cc 8V engine which provides more torque at surprisingly low revs: in fact, 90% of the bike's power can be achieved at 2,5000 rpms. Though largely based on the 1960s Triumph-twins, it is modern technology that gives the bike its efficiency and durability, making it a real pleasure to ride.
Royal Enfield Classic 500
You'd be forgiven if you thought this was a genuine vintage motorbike, as the 500 is an extremely convincing classic. What sets this bike apart from the rest is its ultra-nostalgic, post-war era design, featuring vintage tail and head lamps, thigh pads and post-war graphics.
The bike boasts a fuel-injected, 500cc single-cylinder, 4-stroke engine, delivering 27.2 bhp at 5250 rpm and 41.Nm torque at 4000 rpm. Okay, so this definitely isn't a bike for the speed freaks among us but for riders who appreciate the design and charm that motorbikes of yesteryear used to offer the 500 is perfect.
Kawasaki W800
Once a group dominated by Triumph, the Kawasaki W800 has proven to be a fierce retro roadster rival. The bike is cheaper than the Bonneville but with a more impressive spec; in fact, we even prefer the design of this bike, based on the 1960s Kawasaki W1, which itself was inspired by the British BSA A7.
The W800 has received a new fuel-injection, with an engine that's classically-styled, lightweight and quite beautiful to look at, owing to its bevel-gear-driven cam on the cylinder head. The vintage-feel is further evoked by an elegant muffler design and peashooter-style silencers with slim chambers and long tailpipes.
Honda CB1100 ABS
Attention to detail meant everything to Honda when they manufactured the CB1100 ABS, as they were eager to do its predecessor - the 1969 CB750 - justice. From the engine castings and wheels to the taillights, everything is beautiful on this bike, though you need to dig a little deeper into your wallet to own one. The bike's 1140cc engine produces 84 bhp at 7550rpm, with a top speed of 125mph.


text:
all carry messages about money we learn as children," says Daisy Reese, a director at California-based Insight Financial Group and co-author of True Self, True Wealth: A Pathway to Prosperity (Atria Books/Beyond Words; $16.95). Reese and co-author Peter Cole, a chartered financial consultant and founder of Insight Financial, say most people act out one of 10 money scripts: co-dependent, coupon clipper, craver, gambler, hoarder, masquerader, power player, prince or princess, procrastinator, or victim. Reese says the Norwoods were operating under the co-dependent and the masquerader scripts. Co-dependents tend to put others first, while masqueraders typically desire to win admiration.
The Reformed Paycheck Watcher
"I've spent the past eight or nine years digging out of debt," says Florida lawyer Veraunda Jackson. She remembers a time when _payday couldn't come fast enough, as threatening letters from credit card companies poured in and she began to fall behind on mortgage payments. On the outside, she seemed to have it together. She was married, had just graduated law school, drove a new car, and was preparing to move into a new home. "It was 1995, and I had a retirement plan, an investment plan, and I was saving money," says Jackson, 38. "But I was also living above my means." A newly minted lawyer at the time, Jackson was making about $36,000 annually; her husband earned an equivalent salary. But l_iving in a two-income household gave Veraunda a false sense of security. As a result, she began to overspend. I spent more than $400 a month on clothes, purses, shoes, and eating out," she recalls.
Shortly after Jackson and her husband moved into their home, she decided to redecorate, depleting her savings of $3,000. This proved to be a costly mistake. It wasn't long before she and her husband separated, and Jackson was left with the couple's $32,000 debt, composed
mostly of $20,000 in credit card charges. "After we separated he refused to pay for anything, and I couldn't get money from him because I couldn't afford to file for a divorce. By the time we went to court, I settled for him just signing over the deed to the house, and I assumed the mortgage," she says. Jackson had to shoulder an $850 monthly mortgage payment and a mound of credit card bills.
The divorcée was determined to get back on her feet and out of debt. She saved enough money to start her own business in 1998, Everything Has a Price, a personal- and professional-development company, to supplement her income. But that _wasn't going to be enough. "I was making money, but I was used to _living at a certain level. Trying to maintain my former lifestyle on one income was impossible," she says. Jackson took action by working with an accountant and setting up a budget.
In 2000, Jackson left her job as a lawyer to run her business full time. Temping brought in an additional $1,000 each month, _allowing her to keep her company running. In addition, she rented out a room in her home


text:
Toronto vs Boston Recap - Bruins Win 4-2
Tyler Seguin was the difference, potting a pair for Boston on Thursday as the Bruins skated off with a 4-2 victory over the Maple Leafs at TD Garden.
The Bruins were a -210 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Tyler Seguin (2), Patrice Bergeron, and David Krejci each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Bergeron opened the scoring for Boston, finding the back of the net at 19:07 of the first period. The goal was assisted by Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand.
Anton Khudobin turned in a 25-save effort for the Bruins.
Mikhail Grabovski and Nazem Kadri scored for the Maple Leafs, finding the net behind Anton Khudobin.
Toronto got a 21-stop effort from Ben Scrivens in the loss.
On the power play, Boston went 0-for-3, while the Maple Leafs were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot Boston 27-25 in the game.
Boston looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Flyers. The Maple Leafs will aim to get back on the winning track vs Pittsburgh.


text:
No more do-overs
Publication:Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:May 10, 2012; Section:Opinion; Page Number:8A
No more do-overs
Defeating Barrett will end the recalls
We're in do-over territory now, a rematch of the 2010 election for governor. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is being challenged by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the winner of Tuesday night's Democratic primary.
You remember do-overs from your childhood, right? When a kid, often very annoying and obnoxious, did not like the result of some playground game he would yell, "Do over!" Then his pals would have to debate whether it was worth letting the crybaby have his way.
"Do over" has been the chant since before Walker even took office. Democrats began organizing for a recall effort before Walker put his feet under the desk in the governor's office.
"Do over," Democrats said when Republicans passed the Act 10 collective bargaining reforms, theoretically the cause of the recall elections. Thousands of protesters gathered at the Capitol, illegally occupying it, harassing legislators, and even shutting down schools while demanding a "do-over."
The will of the voters in 2010 was not to be trusted or respected. "Do over" was the call, and even Democrats that tried to turn the recalls into more than that by backing former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk learned the hard way that this was all a rejection by the Democrats of the legal and proper 2010 election results.
We've allowed a mob of angry leftists and union leaders to overturn an election solely so they could have one more chance, a "do over."
All of this effort for a candidate that had to be talked into running for governor in 2010. Now Barrett sees a purpose in running for governor that he did not see then.
Barrett is promising to end "the civil war" in the state of Wisconsin. In this, Barrett sees himself as a Christ-like figure attempting to heal the state. He even tells those that claim they regretted voting for Walker in 2010, "Go and sin no more."
It's a shameless blasphemy, one he says so casually that only an egomaniac could say it like Barrett without self-awareness creeping into the voice.
How would Barrett end the civil war? By not being Walker. Oh wait, there's more.
Barrett claims he would exacerbate the conflict between red and blue voters even more by calling for a special session of the Legislature to repeal Act 10. Barrett claimed that Republican legislators would be too scared to resist.
You can almost hear Barrett and his allies if he gets into power. "Nice state you've got there. Be a shame if something happened to it, or you."
That's not healing. That's a governor making an offer Republicans can't refuse. It's a threat of extortion, more befitting a banana republic.
Backing Barrett is a mob of protesters whose only claim to civility is that they have not hurt anyone yet. And if they get what they want, they're only going to demand more until this state is headed to bankruptcy and moral collapse.
Barrett says he would end the civil war. What he neglects to mention is that the civil war was started by his side, and the easiest way to end this civil war is by Barrett's sound defeat at the polls.
Defeating Barrett would put an end to the endless rounds of recalls and the permanent election cycle. It would disperse the ugly mob in Madison who would finally have to accept the election results of 2010.
A defeat of Barrett in June will end the tactics of the bullies who threaten and harass until they get their way. It would also finally mean looking at that collection of obnoxious children right in the eye to say, "No more do-overs. You had your turn. The voters in 2010 said it's our turn now."
That's what this recall election is really about. It's about respecting the will of the people. It's about trusting that the voters made the right decision in 2010, and that the lawful election of Walker is to be respected by everyone.
That's what democracy looks like.
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)


text:
According to the ACLU http://www.aclu.org/voting-rights/voter-disfranchisement some 5 MILLION ex-felons are prohibited by states from voting. And it should come as no surprise that the GOP is leading the charge to for felony disenfranchisement. Florida passed reforms in this area back in 2007 only to have them reversed by Rick Scott.
But does the 15th Amendment guarantee ex-felons this right?
The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870 was clearly designed to establish and protect the right of former slaves to vote. But does it do more? It reads:
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The condition of servitude can include voluntary servitude... such as indentured servants, or involuntary servitude. We know the term includes slavery, but do others fall into this category?
One might think that for the generation born after slaves were freed, this amendment has no further utility. But the term involuntary servitude is NOT limited to slavery. The 13th Amendment, also passed in 1870, makes clear that involuntary servitude can INCLUDE being imprisoned for a crime:
1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
It would seem that there's a stronger case for protecting the right of ex-felons to vote than for corporate personhood which is based in the 14th Amendment... which starts:
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
As we SHOULD know... corporations can't be persons because they can't be born or naturalized.


text:
RE: Abolish the N word
LOLOLOL, just remembering my biology class in high school...
From: firstname.lastname@example.com
[mailto: firstname.lastname@example.com ]
On Behalf Of phillymom35
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 11:51 PM
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: [Generation-Mixed] Re: Abolish the N word
lolol..ok Lynne I'm speaking of myself ... so help me out
here ... Black flower - White flower ... Grey? ... Right?
No ... wait a minute, let me try this, black ,white and red
or black, white and [reddish] brown... [Cinnamon? LOL Yep
I'm being silly right now [literally laughin out loud] but
a little silliness, harmless humor and laughter is to the
soul what chicken soup is to a cold.......ok ....
just had some extra time on my hands..lol
Have a good night and a great day tom...
tlbaker1 <tlbaker1@...> wrote:
Welcome, Heather!
Philly you "sound" like me with the 'why is my
mother's skin so light and the rest of her family'.
I knew where my caramel skin came from because
of my father - like biology - white flower and
red flower produces pink flower offspring.
I just adore biology and genetics - always have.
From: Generation-Mixed@ yahoogroups. com
[mailto: Generation-Mixed@ yahoogroups. com ]
On Behalf Of phillymom35
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 7:30 PM
To: Generation-Mixed@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [Generation- Mixed] Re:Abolish the N word
Hello GM Fam' ...
I'd like to welcome Heather to the Best Group [Generation- Mixed] ... EVER! ...
I'm a "newbie" as well, they've made me feel totally at home
here, perhaps because we all at sometime had [ still have]
the same concerns, questions or perhaps in research
maybe you were talking with a peer or trying to
talk sensible with a family member only to realize
they don't feel the way you do, so it falls on a deaf ear
then GM's is the place for you ...
here ... you won't be classed or categorized ...
also I understand your concerns about your son, and rightfully so [how old?]
that we've come this far, yet the mentality of others remains the same ...
but the key in my opinion is knowledge continue to educate your
son ... that he'll accept himself for who he is inside ... give him
history of your [as much as you can] ancestry-lineage.
Explain to him how cruel people can be ''cause of skin color" ...
let him know the ignorance is Alive and sometime
in his life he'll be asked "Well - What are you?" ...
and if he chooses to tell them and they will still assume what they want
... butttttttt! ... as long as he is comfortable with his inner self ...
he will be ok ... they have the problem ... NOT HIM! [tell him]
I wish I had someone to talk to me,[when I was younger] ...
give me history etc. ... why my mother's skin is light bright.
almost white! ... mine's brown ... why her hair was [not any
more cause of gray] sandy ... mine black. [lol].why no one
told me about the ignorance I would encounter [ as a child]
... when my mother took me into a store with another
sister [light] ... and someone she knew said ''oh I
didn't know that was your daughter! [ME] ... [gosh]
I've gotten a tremendous amount of info, and help from GM ...
I was doing some research before I joined the group, but
they have opened a lot of avenues for me to continue
... and I'm constantly learning ... and eager to know more ...
some of which is heart wrenching, but it's HISTORY and this
information will go to my grands, hopefully passed on ...
don't want ignorance nor the lack of knowledge hinder them
I hope this will help them in how they perceive
other People-of-Color ... or people period!
I can honestly say I don't pre-judge ... I accept people
for who they are ... can attribute some of this to my
Indian grandmother ... the rest ... is Self taught.
My history - ancestry - lineage is Mixed....... ..
I'm assumed African American ..
birth record reads 'Colored' and on occasion
someone will ask "What are you?" ...
I am A Generation-Mixed.
Have a Good Sunday Evening Everyone
Oh by the way Heather, I saw the same show [Oprah] ...
I think one of the men Terrence Howard?
The other one I can't remember.
Heather Stimmel <heather21230@ yahoo.com> wrote:
Let me properly introduce myself.
My name is Heather and I'm a new member of GM.
I'm really excited about being here
and getting to know everyone!
I posted previously, including information
about myself and my family.
Anyhow ... just wanted to say, "Hello"
to everyone and comment on this post.
First off, I thought the pictures were awful ... but, it is
what it is- history (as sad and as graphic as it may seem).
My first feeling was of sadness and anger ... sadness
for what happened to Blacks and Mixed-Race people
back then (even now!) and anger at so many Whites who
were stupid enough and ignorant enough (and pathetic
enough!!!) to ALLOW something like this to happen.
That said, I totally agree with the writer/or
producer of the intro and opening page of the site.
They got it right on the money: if a word like the 'N' word was
born out of hate and racism, why in the world would anyone want
to use it ... for "slang" or as a greeting (or ANY reason)?????
That has always been a question of mine.
Unfortunately, my son (who, by the way, is a straight-A,
GOOD KID=) has had the experience of already
hearing this word from many, ignorant Whites.
That saddens me, and makes me MAD.
The thing is ... there is NO WAY I'd want him out there,
on the streets (or anywhere else), saying the exact,
same word (for so-called "leisure purposes???" ) that
someone called him, because of the color of his skin ...
because they are repulsed by the fact that my son isn't White!
It's just as stupid for that to happen as what
happened to minorities back in the 60's.
I just can't fathom it.
I remember, one day, watching an episode of Oprah (who I
LOVE=) on T.V. and she had a famous, Black actor on there
(can't remember his name, but can see his face plain-as-day= )
and she asked him (as well as other actors and actresses
who were on the show and in the same movie with this actor)
what he thought about Black youth using the 'N' word.
He said, "honestly," he felt it was O.K. for them to do it,
because it was a "cultural thing" and they did it, not out
of disrespect to any one person but, because it was being
used as a "greeting" or like, "Hey, brother, what's up?"
Oprah immediately said to this actor that she disagreed with
him and that she believes if the youth (or anyone else of color)
continues to use the word, that's just giving free reign to
Whites and other racist people to use the word and not feel
like it's bad, or has a negative connotation associated with it.
That said, how many people-of-color would want a White
person (who is racist, by the way) to call them the 'N' word?
Not any that I know!!!
It's one of those things (like racism) that needs to be "put out
on the table" and discussed openly and honestly by all races,
with the intention of everyone involved walking away having
actually learned something and have changes of HEART.
That's what it's all about.
When we view each other as HUMAN AND PEOPLE
who God put on this earth to love and appreciate,
THEN things will begin to change.
It's a heart-thing.
If your heart is full of anger, resentment, vengeance
and all other negative emotions, there's no room for
things like openness, peace, love and forgiveness.
A healing needs to take place and in order for that to
happen, people of all races, nationalities, religions,
etc. need to be open to the possibilities.
If not, the world will stay the same, depressing, evil way it is.
Don't get me wrong ... there are TONS of great people
in the world- people willing to LISTEN, people willing
to LOVE instead of hate, people willing to give each
other a chance without malice and without judgment.
I know plenty of them=) The people who aren't this way, though,
are the ones who make it difficult to enjoy life for those of
us who are sincere, and would like to see things change.
I will step down from my soapbox here=)
This is just something I feel very strongly about and wish, in my
heart, would change the way people are and treat one another.
Hope everyone's having a great weekend.
We'll be going to our meeting ("church")
soon, so I need to finish gettin' ready.
Take care and God bless!!!!!
Sincerely, Heather S.
- Well actually you're both right to an extent.
Terrence Howard, Ludacris and Don Cheadle were on the show.
But Don Cheadle was siding with Oprah saying he was
against the use, while Terrence Howard stated he
had no problem as long as AAs used the n-word.
Ludacris repeatedly tried to defend his support of
using the word as a way of people coming together,
turning the negative into the positive.
Although, I may be wrong about all of this.
I doubt some people (Oprah included) would just stand by
as Don Cheadle accepted the use of the word by anyone.
Taking into consideration, one of his recents films, Hotel Rwanda.
In email@example.com,
phillymom35 <phillymom35@...> wrote:
Rodney You're right ... it was Cheadle, on the show ...
Ludacris, and most recently the rapper 50cent at odds
with Oprah for derogative mentioning of women in their raps.
Rodney Sam <rqs79@...> wrote:
Hey, Heather. Welcome to Generation-Mixed.
That particular OPRAH episode you speak of
was about the actors from the movie "CRASH".
The actor you are talking about is DON
CHEADLE who starred in Hotel Rwanda.
I saw that episode and remember hearing
him justify the use of the N word.
I was shocked and surprised
by his acceptance of the word.
He actually said that he was endearing for
another Black person to address him like that.
Figure that out.
And I did check the website and totally
agree with everything they said.
Why would you use a word that came out
of hate and contempt for your ancestors?
Well, my ancestors, since,
I am a person of color.
- Yes... I remember now! That is the way it went. I stand corrected.
Related Link:


text:
Cheap Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys Of Dance - Rock The Ballet tickets
This show has now closed
Cheap Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys Of Dance - Rock The Ballet tickets at the Peacock Theatre
The Show
Rasta Thomas' Rock The Ballet, starring the Bad Boys Of Dance, makes its London Debut after taking the US, Australia and Europe by storm.
Hailing from New York, Rock The Ballet is a fusion of classic ballet technique blended with the excitement of musical theatre, hip hop, tap, acrobatics and more. The charismatic, high voltage, virtuoso dancers perform to a backdrop of animated scenery and stadium rock lighting with a soundtrack of some of rock and pop music's biggest hits, including LMFAO, Queen, Robin Thicke, Usher, Kanye West and Coldplay.
The Story
Rasta Thomas, undoubtedly one of the world's most talented ballet stars, pushed the boundaries of dance and created his own genre that appeals not only to seasoned ballet lovers but also to all dance fans and theatre-goers alike.
The sheer talent, agility and skill of the dancers united with exciting, fresh choreography , theatrical presentation and contemporary music confirms Rock The Ballet's critically acclaimed influence on the live dance experience.
Looking for Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys Of Dance - RockThe Ballet tickets at the Peacock Theatre?
With our huge range of cheap tickets for shows on in London, a visit to the West End has never been better value. Book with us for Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys Of Dance - Rock The Ballet and enjoy a great show at a price that won't bring down the curtain on your budget.
If a show's on in London, we're your one-stop shop for cheap tickets. Choose yours from the box on the right. We'll confirm and dispatch them straight away.
About DiscountTheatre.com
• The UK's biggest discount theatre specialist
• Your first choice for cheap Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys Of Dance - Rock The Ballet tickets at the Peacock Theatre
• Book online or call us on 020 7492 1515
This show has now closed


text:
Manchester United's EFL Cup date with Manchester City on October 26 has caused a brutal fixture headache for Jose Mourinho.
The Old Trafford boss will certainly be on the lookout for revenge after his old adversary Pep Guardiola got the better of him in the Premier League earlier this month.
United, however, will still have it all to do, with four games in just a nine-day period later next month.
The Red Devils travel to face Liverpool on October 17, before hosting Turkish side Fenerbahce in the Europa League just three days later.
Mourinho then visits his old club Chelsea for another league clash on October 23.
City, have a 'lesser schedule' although it does include a trip to face Barcelona in the Champions League on October 19.
United midfielder Ander Herrera insists they will still be ready to try and dump holders City out of the competition.
The Spanish midfielder said: "I think it's good for us (drawing City). We can show again what we want to do.
"I said two weeks ago we were very disappointed because (the last derby) was in front of our own fans against the city opponents and now we have another chance to play against them. I'm sure it will be different."


text:
A Model of UK Emigration, 1870-1913
This paper develops a simple time-series model of emigration and applies it to data for emigration from the UK between 1870 and 1913. The model is derived from a microeconomic analysis of the migration decision and provides a specific functional form and dynamic structure. It encompasses many of the features of models used in earlier research in which the specifications have been essentially ad hoc. The results support the model strongly in most respects. Both wage rates and employment rates in the sending and the receiving countries influenced fluctuations in emigration. The short-run fluctuations were driven largely by variations in employment rates while the long-run level of emigration was determined largely by the relative wage.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
|Date of creation:
|Apr 1993
|Contact details of provider:
| Postal: Centre for Economic Policy Research, 77 Bastwick Street, London EC1V 3PZ.
Phone: 44 - 20 - 7183 8801
Fax: 44 - 20 - 7183 8820
|Order Information:
| Email:
No references listed on IDEAS
You can help add them by filling out this form.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:771. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: ()
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
Ask the Experts
is it possable to develop HIV in anal sex? HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES, 2009)hello, me and my girlfriend recently had unprotected anal sex, she has done it before so we did it the "right" way going slow and pleanty of k-y and there was no trama but this was her 1st time unprotected. we are both absolutly clean of any form of...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation...You're wondering if two people who are HIV/STD negative can give each other an STD or HIV just because they have unprotected anal sex. That is a QTND with an ATNC. (See below.) Dr. BobHow to contract HIV (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV... Read more »
Is anal sex ok if both parties have been tested and negative? (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES)Me and my girlfriend wanted to try anal sex but didn't know what the risks are. We both have been... Read more »
Risks of unprotected anal sex (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES, 2009)With a negative testing couple, are there any risks of unprotected anal sex? For example, the semen... Read more »
Factors Associated With Event-Level Anal Sex and Condom Use During Anal Sex Among Adolescent Women... In the current study, the team set out to examine the distribution of and factors associated with event-level heterosexual anal sex, and of event-level condom use during anal sex, in a group of adolescent women. A total of 387 women, ages 14... Read more »
Men Using Condoms During Anal Sex -- Women Aren't: Health Department... Just 23 percent of New York City women who had anal sex with men in the past year reported always using condoms, a recent city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene report found. Read more »
Basic Facts About HIV/AIDS...at greater risk of HIV infection through vaginal sex than men, although the virus can also be transmitted from women to men. Anal sex (whether male-male or male-female) poses a high risk mainly to the receptive partner, because the lining of the... Read more »
What Is HIV?...exposed or infected. Symptoms of HIV infection may show up within two to four weeks of exposure to HIV, and can include fever, swollen glands, muscle aches, or rash. Some people do not notice the symptoms because the symptoms are mild, or people... Read more »
Connect With Others
Intercourse with a transvestite: Anal sex with condom and oral sex without it
Posted by CALEXIS, 1 Reply...his mouth. Oral sex (Me to him) at least 2 minutes and he didn't ejaculated me Both cases of oral sex were without a condom. Anal sex (I performed to him), but WITH CONDOM at least 2 minutes (yes, that was express sex ;( ) The anal sex doesn't ... Read more »
really scared
Posted by abra1, 3 Replies...are just one night stands who i know nothing about. I must have had about 10 sexual encounters of this nature. One of them was anal sex without a condom also. Help please, am i right to be petrified. I have had a test before and it was negative -... Read more »
anal sex -- condom broke
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies...I'm a little freaked out. I'm a straight guy that met a nice gay guy. After some discussion, I decided to venture out and try anal sex with him, with me penetrating him. After some drinks we turned down the lights and started. After some thrusts,... Read more »
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies...Unlike some of the posts about rubbing up against a toilet seat do I have HIV, I had a stupid, drunk encounter with a stripper. Unprotected anal that only lasted a minute or so & then I sobered up going Read more »


text:
Today's landmark vote by the Senate moves us one step closer to fixing our broken immigration system. The law will create a pathway to legal status for millions of hardworking residents and will help create a brighter future for all Americans by making our country more competitive. We thank Senator Dick Durbin for his leadership on immigration reform and Senator Mark Kirk for working to make this a bipartisan effort. We call on the House of Representatives to take quick action and pass a comprehensive immigration bill that is true to our values as a nation and will create value for our nation for generations to come.
As Mayor of Chicago, I am committed to building on these historic reforms by making Chicago the most immigrant friendly city in the nation. From our support for the Illinois DREAM Act, to establishing initiatives that promote immigrant businesses and citizenship, to maintaining Chicago's status as a welcoming city, we are creating more opportunities for immigrants to pursue their dreams. Today's vote brings us closer to ensuring that immigrants continue to make the city of big shoulders a stronger city, as they have done in every generation.


text:
Eovaldi stumbles, offense struggles vs. A's
Eovaldi stumbles, offense struggles vs. A's
In five starts this year, Eovaldi is winless with a total of three runs of support while he's in the game.
"We're testing him," manager Don Mattingly said.
Of course, the current Dodgers offense is testing the entire rotation, not just Eovaldi. With Matt Kemp and Mark Ellis out, Andre Ethier, A.J. Ellis and Jerry Hairston slumping, and no bat for opponents to fear, the Dodgers have been held to fewer than three runs in 12 of their past 25 games.
"We're without that one guy in the lineup they're completely terrified of," catcher A.J. Ellis said when asked if opponents approach the Dodgers differently without Kemp. "Andre is still an All-Star kind of player, but without his buddy, we're missing the two-headed monster that's tough to get through."
Los Angeles scored one run on five hits in 18 innings against Oakland, a combined two-hitter Tuesday night followed by rookie Tommy Milone's first complete game Wednesday night, a three-hitter. National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw is tasked with avoiding a series sweep in Thursday's finale.
Mattingly shied from the Kemp factor and explained away the recent run reduction to opponents and their big ballparks.
"They know the ball is not going anywhere and we're not going to hit a lot of balls in the seats," he said. "They know exactly how to play here. They attacked us.
"I think this is a time to not panic, that's what we can do. We're going through a stretch where we're having trouble scratching for runs. Places like this, Seattle, it's hard for us to score a lot of runs. Their pitchers attacked us. Their pitch counts were down, that means they're throwing strikes."
Even though they no longer have the best record in baseball, the Dodgers own a 4 1/2-game lead atop the NL West.
Eovaldi made it through six innings on 100 pitches, charged with three runs. He's 0-3 subbing for Ted Lilly in the rotation, despite a 2.35 ERA. The Dodgers are 0-5 in his starts.
"I know they'll score runs for me," said Eovaldi, dismissing any negative Karma.
Nonetheless, the only one he got in the second inning was tainted. With two outs and Juan Rivera on second base, Juan Uribe hit a soft fly ball off Milone to shallow right field. Outfielder Josh Reddick got to the ball in time to make a reaching catch, but he followed through by tumbling over and the ball flew out of his glove as Rivera scored. It was ruled a double.
"Early on in the game, I felt like they were hitting some balls pretty hard up in the air, which is good here at the Coliseum, because it's such a big park," said Milone. "Guys in the outfield were tracking them all down."
Eovaldi got away with leadoff four-pitch walks in the first and second innings, but the A's tied the game in the fourth with doubles on back-to-back pitches. Yoenis Cespedes (who had two hits and two hard-hit outs) led off with a double into the left-field corner and scored when Seth Smith followed with a double to left-center field off the glove of center fielder Tony Gwynn.
Eovaldi lapsed himself into a big mess in the fifth after a leadoff single by No. 9 hitter Eric Sogard (.145 average) and a walk to Coco Crisp (.205). Jemile Weeks dropped a perfect sacrifice bunt that was fielded by Eovaldi. Catcher A.J. Ellis urged a throw to first, but Eovaldi initially looked at third base and then rushed a throw to first that Weeks beat to load the bases.
"I just looked at third. I don't know why," said Eovaldi. "It was a perfect bunt. I should have gone to first."
Reddick bounced into a double play as Sogard scored the tie-breaking run with Crisp taking third, and Crisp scored on Cespedes' bloop single to left for a 3-1 lead. Oakland's final run came on an eighth-inning homer by Brandon Moss off Scott Elbert.
Meanwhile, Milone retired 14 consecutive batters between a second-inning walk to Gwynn and a seventh-inning infield single by Hairston that snapped an 0-for-19 drought.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text:
OFLAHERTY-L ArchivesArchiver > OFLAHERTY > 2009-10 > 1256233786
From: ,
Subject: [OFLAHERTY] O'FLAHERTY Bessie N 1920 1997
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:49:46 -0000
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Author: t42PilotGrove_GraysonCoTX
Surnames: O'FLAHERTY, OFLAHERTY
Classification: cemetery
Message Board URL:
Message Board Post:
O'FLAHERTY Bessie N 1920 1997
DaveStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Pilot Grove Cemetery, Grayson Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 208,545 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com
If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.
Important Note:
The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
This thread:


text:
The NZDUSD opens at 0.8170 this morning.
The USD weakened and 'risk currencies' such as the NZD & AUD rose overnight as the market pared back expectations that US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will sign a tapering of Fed's massive USD$85 billion per month bond buying program later this week. The NZDUSD traded as high as 0.8176.
The USDJPY dropped from 4 ½ year highs after Japan's Economy Minister Amari said that the JPY excessive strength has largely been corrected, and that further JPY weakness could damage the economy (not to mention relationships with their trading partners).
Global equity markets were mixed. Asian & European markets rose while those in the US fell slightly.
Gold prices surged circa 4% higher overnight - its first gain in 8 days - on reported short-covering.
However, the precious metal is still down over 15% for the year. Base metal prices climbed across the board, although concerns remain on their longer term outlook.
The NZD opens at 0.8170 USD, 0.8330 AUD, 0.6330 EUR, 0.5345 GBP, & 83.45 JPY.
NZ Visitor Arrivals hit the tapes at 10:45am, and Inflation Expectations and Credit Card Spending at 3:00pm.
Reserve Bank of Australia Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes will be released at 1:30pm, followed by some US Fed-speak tonight.
To subscribe to our daily Currency Rate Sheet email, enter your email address here.
Dan Bell is the senior currency strategist at HiFX in Auckland. You can contact him here »
We welcome your help to improve our coverage of this issue. Any examples or experiences to relate? Any links to other news, data or research to shed more light on this? Any insight or views on what might happen next or what should happen next? Any errors to correct?
We welcome your comments below. If you are not already registered, please register to comment or click on the "Register" link below a comment.
Remember we welcome robust, respectful and insightful debate. We don't welcome abusive or defamatory comments and will de-register those repeatedly making such comments. Our current Comment policy is here.
- Log in or register to post comments
- Printer-friendly version


text:
OAK-HOU Free Pick
Still searching for an identity, the Houston Texans will host the Oakland Raiders in Week 4 at Reliant Stadium at 1:00PM ET on Sunday.
The Texans dropped to 1-2 on the season with a 31-24 loss to the Jaguars as 4-point favorites last Sunday. Matt Schaub threw for 300 yards with three touchdowns and an interception, while Kevin Walter caught seven passes for 96 yards and a score. A fourth quarter fumble in the end zone was the killer for Houston.
The Raiders also fell to 1-2 on the season with a 23-3 loss to the Broncos as 2.5-point underdogs. JaMarcus Russell threw for a paltry 61 yards and two interceptions, while Darren McFadden rushed for only 45 yards on 12 carries. McFadden also coughed the ball up three times.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Texans 9.5 point favorites over the Raiders on Sunday. The over/under total for the matchup has been set at 42.5.
Will the real Texans please stand up? This has been an infuriating team to follow so far for bettors, although they should get a win and a cover this Sunday against an inconsistent Oakland team.
Houston has enough offensive firepower to beat most teams in the NFL. But their defense has been shredded so far both on the ground and through the air and that's a problem against top opponents.
Fortunately for the Texans, they're no playing a top opponent on Sunday. While nine points is a lot to give part with for an inconsistent team like Houston, we happen to think that Schaub and Andre Johnson will have plenty of success and that Russell and the Raiders' offense will continue to struggle.
The total has also gone over in each of Houston's last two games, so we recommend taking the over 42.5.
Our NFL Week 4 Free Pick for this matchup is: HOUSTON TEXANS –9 and OVER 42.5.
Raiders at Texans Current Odds
201 Oakland Raiders +9 over 42.5 Moneyline: +350
202 Houston Texans –9 under 42.5 Moneyline: -500
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Houston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
Houston is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Oakland Raiders
Robert Gallery, G, Out Week 4 (fibula)
Nick Miller, WR, Out Week 4 (shin)
Chaz Schilens, WR, Doubtful Week 4 (foot)
Hiram Eugene, S, Questionable Week 4 (calf)
Nnamdi Asomugha, CB, Probable Week 4 (wrist)
Johnnie Lee Higgins, WR, Probable Week 4 (shoulder)
Jonathan Holland, CB, Probable Week 4 (elbow)
Michael Huff, S, Probable Week 4 (ribs)
Luke Lawton, RB, Probable Week 4 (hamstring)
Michael Mitchell, S, Probable Week 4 (thumb, ankle)
Houston Texans
Antwaun Molden, CB, Out Week 4 (quadricep)
Jacques Reeves, CB, Out Week 4 (finger)
Anthony Hill, TE, Doubtful Week 4 (illness)
David Anderson, WR, Questionable Week 4 (back)
Chris Brown, RB, Questionable Week 4 (shin)
Duane Brown, T, Questionable Week 4 (illness)
Joel Dreessen, TE, Questionable Week 4 (hip)
Shaun Cody, DT, Probable Week 4 (knee)
Brian Cushing, LB, Probable Week 4 (shoulder)
Andre Davis, WR, Probable Week 4 (concussion)
Amobi Okoye, DT, Probable Week 4 (back)
Posted: 10/4/09 8:00AM ET


text:
West Bromwich Albion fullback Goran Popov has apologised for yesterday' spitting incident.
Popov apologised to West Brom fans after he was sent off for spitting at Tottenham's Kyle Walker during his side's 1-0 defeat at The Hawthorns.
Popov was shown a straight red card by referee Mark Clattenburg after the incident early in the second half.
Baggies outcast Peter Odemwingie, left out after trying to force a move to QPR on deadline day by driving to Loftus Road, was on Twitter a couple of hours after the game to reveal Popov's apology.
He said: "Just had Popov the Albion man on phone. He is not on twitter but asked me to pass a msg to Albion fans that he is sorry for the red card.
"Goran Popov: sorry for letting the team and the fans down. All players worked very hard and his mistake cost the team 3 points.
"What happened to Goran happens once in years. He was the player of the month last month. Thats life. Ups and downs."