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Pursuant to Texas Education Code (TEC) §28.006 (Reading Diagnosis) the superintendent, or a designee, of each school district and open-enrollment charter school is required to electronically report each kindergarten student's raw score on kindergarten beginning of the year (BOY) reading instruments each year.
The kindergarten data collected under this provision are used to evaluate the effectiveness of prekindergarten programs and certain federal or government-subsidized child care and education programs under the Kindergarten Readiness System (KRS) formerly known as the School Readiness Certification System (SRCS). School districts and open-enrollment charter schools use the FERPA-compliant web-based reporting system.
Districts administering one of the reading assessments below will be required to provide data electronically. Please note the newly added assessments below that are now compatible with the system:
Newly added for 2012-2013:
The system will be available for data entry and registration beginning September 17, 2012 and continuing through December 14, 2012. After that time TEA or its representatives will be in contact with districts with registered users to finalize data if necessary.
Data Entry Procedure
Districts not using one of the above mentioned assessments as the kindergarten student diagnostic should notify TEA of their choice of diagnostic and continue administering their diagnostic assessments, retaining the data for collection by TEA at a later date.
TEA (Policy and Program):
Howard Morrison at 512-936-2546 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or Gina Day at 512-475-1877 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Regional Support (Program): please contact your Regional School Readiness Integration (SRI) Specialist, http://www.tea.state.tx.us//WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=5176
ESC 17 (Program):
Michelle Hilton at 806-281-5842 or firstname.lastname@example.com
OZ Systems (Program):
Lisa Payne at 866-336-3025 or firstname.lastname@example.com
If you have additional questions about the requirements of Texas Education Code §28.006, please contact Howard Morrison at 512-936-2546 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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After interviewing Dolly the Sheep at her stall in Herfordshire, England, so called "birthers" have concluded that the reason Barack Obama will not allow the State of Hawaii to release his disputed birth certificate is that it would reveal that he was cloned by the same group of scientists who cloned both Dolly and Michael Moore.
Dolly, who was cloned in 1996, was believed to be the first mammal to be successfully cloned. Neocons, fearing the worst; that if a sheep could be cloned, it would be possible that sub-human liberals could also be replicated.
To answer the speculation that Michael Moore might be a clone of himself, senior investigative reporter, Detrick "Dirty Trick" Detwiler was engaged by birthers to interview Dolly the Sheep at her home in Herfordshire, England. With worried liberals looking for a new source of voters because they are not replacing themselves as efficiently as conservatives, Moore was sent by Howard Dean to Herfordshire on a lend lease program.
According to Dolly the Sheep, when she was first introduced to Moore she felt that she was being sheared naked by his piggish eyes. Feeling helpless and light headed, she fainted dead into the straw bed beneath her. She woke up to the slobbering Moore giving her mouth to mouth resusciation. Feeling the warmth of his humanity pressed against her alabaster loins, she fell victim to his charismatic charms and his promise to make her a star. "After he was satisfied he left me wanting more. He never called. He never wrote. Now I feel so used and sheep."
In the interview with Detwiler, Dolly also spoke of seeing documents that indicated that sometime between her own cloning and Michael Moore's, there was a super secret cloning of a highly placed American government official, purportedly, Barack Hussein Obama.
Now, if you should see a sheepish look on the President's face, can you be sure if it's him or just another liberal clone? So for the birthers, this is just another reason why they believe Obama was not born in Hawaii; they now believe he was cloned in Herfordshire.

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On April 23, 2013, University of Minnesota physician-scientists performed the first cord blood transplant in the United States designed specifically to cure a child with HIV/AIDS, as well as a form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that is particularly resistant to chemotherapy alone.
This new treatment was based on the fact that the transplanted cord blood, known to be highly effective in curing leukemia, contained a variant of the cell surface protein CCR5 – known as CCR5Δ32. Present in less than one percent of the population, CCR5Δ32 prevents most strains of the HIV virus from entering a patient's T cells, thereby preventing the destruction of the person's immune system.
The announcement that such a transplant had occurred this past April led to considerable interest from public as well as the HIV community. While the patient's initial course was remarkably uneventful, in early June he developed a severe complication, called graft-versus-host disease, which occurs when the immune cells of the donor attack various tissues of the body. While he had a partial response to its treatment initially, the patient died on Friday, July 5, 2013.


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A creditor must obtain a judgment before it may garnish a person's wages. Once the creditor has obtained the judgment, it must file an Earnings Withholding Order to begin the garnishment process. The creditor must serve the Earnings Withholding Order on the employer and the employer must begin withholding a percentage of the employee's earnings in satisfaction of the judgment. In Michigan, as much as 25% of an employee's pay check may be withheld each pay period.
In Michigan, a debtor may stop wage garnishment by filing a Claim of Exemption form. The Claim of Exemption form can be obtained from the court in which the judgment was entered. The exemption form must be completed in its entirety and must be filed with the court along with supporting documentation including:
Once the Claim of Exemption form and all supporting documentation has been filed with the court, a hearing date will be set. At the hearing, the court will hear evidence and enter a ruling.
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Applying to WRITE
Presenting WRITE to Students & Application Process
A presentation about WRITE (and about Tracks and clerkships) by will occur during the foundations phase. Then, closer to the time of application to the programs, a more in-depth information session will occur and will include Academic Affairs' curriculum manager and registrar.
Qualified students may apply for the WRITE Program using the WRITE Student Application: 2018 Session Application--To Come. PLEASE NOTE: WHEN FILLING OUT APPLICATION, save the file to your computer, fill it out, save it, then submit. For additional application information, please contact the WRITE program, firstname.lastname@example.com.
The criteria for selection to the WRITE Program are based on background, interest, motivation and the following:
Following the application deadline, copies of the applications are forwarded to WRITE Co-chairs and the WWAMI Regional Deans.
Student Selection Process and
WRITE Scheduling
Once WRITE applications have been received, student interviews will be arranged with the WRITE Co-Chairs, the WWAMI Regional Deans, the Associate Dean of Curriculum, and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.
Following the interviews, students are selected and matched to sites by the WRITE Interview Committee based on student interest and committee suggestions.
The WRITE Co-Chair's Office notifies the students about their preliminary site matches and also notifies the WRITE sites about their student matches.
Following the match notification, the student should contact his or her potential site to discuss the match and ask any questions. If a suitable match is agreed upon by the site and the student, the student will notify the WRITE Co-Chairs and his or her WWAMI Regional Dean by the designated deadline and will be assigned to that site for the following academic year's WRITE session.
Scheduling: WRITE students will find that they are limited regarding the order and location of their third-year clerkships due to the unusual nature of the WRITE experience.
2017-2018 WRITE session: Clinical scheduling *varies, but WRITE students will complete the following clerkships either prior to or after completing the WRITE session. The timing of completing non-WRITE clerkships depends on the WRITE site. The order in which students complete these clerkships will be predetermined based on when the IM, PEDS, and PBSCI departments can accommodate partial clerkships and clerkship availability. WRITE students are not able to rank site preferences for IM, PEDS, and PBSCI. WRITE students are able to rank site preferences for OB/GYN and Surgery. Please keep in mind that WRITE is considered the primary schedule request.
Once at WRITE sites, students will complete:
*Montana and Wyoming students will begin WRITE in Spring A ( will not complete any third year clerkships prior to starting WRITE) and will end in September. Alaska, Idaho, and Washington students will begin WRITE at the start of Autumn A and so will complete some required clerkships prior to starting at WRITE and upon completion of WRITE.
WRITE Student Travel
Moving to the Site
General information for travel that is associated with or which takes place during the WRITE rotation can be found at depts.washington.edu/gowwami/move.
Create Your Biography
Each autmn, incoming WRITE students will be contacted by their Regional Dean's office with a request to submit a written personal biography and a photo or two. The regional office will use this information to create a fun press release that will be sent to each WRITE student's site. The biography is a time for students to share a little about themselves and provide some details about the WRITE program. Typically the bios are posted at the clinic and hospital and sometimes the newspaper will use them to run a story on an incoming student.
The Regional offices will need written permission (via email is fine) from students to send out the biographies to the WRITE sites. If you do not prefer to have a biography posted at your WRITE site, it is not required.
Posted here is a sample biography (PDF) for your reference.
Before Going to WRITE Site
The University of Washington will send written confirmation to the WRITE Sites regarding liability coverage prior to the start of the on-site portion of the program.
The University's Office of Risk Management has documentation which states that students have professional liability coverage while enrolled in the School of Medicine. The University's faculty, staff and students are covered for professional liabilities arising from negligent acts and omissions occurring in the course and scope of their University duties. This coverage is provided through a self-insured program established pursuant to RCW 28B.20.250 et.seq. and governed by the Standing Orders of the Board of Regents. The professional liability program provides the stated coverage on a per-occurrence basis as stated in the Affiliation Agreement between the WRITE Site and the University of Washington.
This insurance covers School of Medicine students engaged in approved educational activities. It will not cover students when "moonlighting", i.e., paid directly by a facility or volunteering to provide services that are not approved by the University as part of an educational program. As a general rule, if a student is not registered and paying tuition for an educational experience they should question whether there is professional liability coverage. It is recommended that if an activity or experience is in question, the student should call their WWAMI Regional Dean to get additional information before proceeding.
Evidence of the Student's Standing/Verification
The UWSOM Registrar's Office will send a letter of verification/recommendation to each WRITE Site prior to the start of the rotation. The letter will include:
Health and Disability Insurance
Students are strongly encouraged to maintain health insurance, whether it is purchased through the University or from another insurance carrier. There is an allowance in the student financial aid budget for the inclusion of insurance as an allowable expense. The student will want to be certain that they have insurance that will cover them outside the Seattle area and it is recommended that the student purchase a policy that will provide coverage for a 12-month period. There are specific times during the year when enrollment is allowed. For more information, contact the Student Insurance office: 206-374-9439, 866-535-8503.
In light of family responsibilities, the cost of education and the risks associated with practicing medicine, students are strongly encouraged to consider disability insurance. The University of Washington has information on plans specifically for medical students.
The student should be aware of the hospital protocol for handling on-the-job injuries. The physician caring for the student may choose to provide his/her services at a reduced fee (this should not be expected); however, any costs such as hospitalization, x-rays, blood work, etc. will not be waived.
HIPAA Training
The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II) requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addresses the security and privacy of health data. Adopting these standards will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in health care.
WRITE students will have had HIPAA training utilizing the HIPAA Compliance Modules at the University of Washington School of Medicine prior to arriving at their WRITE Site. As HIPAA training is site-specific, WRITE Sites will have the option of accepting the student's prior training from the UWSOM or of having the student take the WRITE Site-specific training. (WRITE Co-Chair's Office can provide sites with details regarding the student's HIPAA training modules.)
Hospital Privilege/Credentialing
Some medical institutions contain a section related to medical student credentialing in their bylaws; hospitals use credentialing/privilege forms to document student information that they require and to list policies that must be adhered to by the student. If it is determined that credentialing/privileging is required by a WRITE Site's hospital, the WRITE student will be sent hospital privilege forms by the WWAMI Regional Office. These forms are to be completed by the student and returned with requested documentation, before the start of WRITE, to the WWAMI Regional Office. These forms will then be sent to the hospital(s) at the WRITE Site so that the hospital can then approve the student's presence in their institution.
The UW School of Medicine has the student's records of immunizations; the student must be up-to-date on his or her immunizations before going to a site, as stated in the Affiliation Agreement. Students are responsible for obtaining immunization records from Hall Health.
Flu shots are covered by the immunization fee that you paid when you matriculated. The $105 fee includes flu shots, PPDs, and blood borne pathogen exposure. If you receive your shots somewhere other than Hall Health in Seattle you will need to pay for the shots out-of- pocket and then submit the receipts for reimbursement. Please send your receipts to: HSIP Administration, Attn Jim Ponder, University of Washington, Box 357162, Seattle, WA, 98195-7162. Email inquiries about immunization status or reimbursements can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Be sure to attach a short cover note with your name, year in medical school, and the address where you want your reimbursement sent. It takes approx. 4-6 weeks to process. And, save a copy of everything, just in case!
For more about Campus Health Services and required immunizations go to: https://depts.washington.edu/chsweb/hsi.
Universal Precautions
All students enrolled in the School of Medicine complete a program on Universal Precautions and the appropriate handling of blood, tissues, and body fluid during their first-year orientation program and again at the UWSOM required clerkships' orientation sessions. As part of the student's professional development, they are responsible for incorporating these precautions into their routine while in patient care situations and must become knowledgeable of what is available at each hospital at their WRITE Site. The student should speak to the WRITE preceptor about the Universal Precautions process that the UW expects them to use and become familiar with their WRITE site's process. In the event that a student has contact with blood, tissue, or body fluids, they have been given a card giving instructions on how to proceed. The UWSOM Blood-borne Pathogen Exposure Procedures can be found in the Student Handbook section of the UWSOM web site: http://www.uwmedicine.org/education/md-program/current-students/academic-policies-and-procedures
State Board Registration
Some of the WWAMI states require that WRITE students register with their State Board of Medicine; the WWAMI Regional Office can advise students of the policy in their WRITE state and assist them with the paperwork.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. "Education records" are "those records, files documents, and other materials which 1) contain information directly related to a student; and 2) are maintained by an educational institution. (20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(4)(A); 34 CFR § 99.3). FERPA applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
Generally speaking, FERPA allows the University to disclose education records or personally identifiable information from education records in the following circumstances: with the written consent of the student, if the disclosure meets one of the statutory exemptions, or if the disclosure is directory information and the student has not placed a hold on release of directory information.
Pursuant to WAC 478-140-024(5), directory information at the University of Washington is defined as:
FERPA allows the University to release a student's directory information to anyone unless the student informs the Office of the Registrar that he or she does not wish directory information to be released.
For more about FERPA guidelines go to http://courses.washington.edu/registr/FERPA_Faculty_Staff/FERPA_Handout.pdf or refer to the Student Handbook.
Rules and Responsibilities at WRITE Site
Student Rules and Responsibilities at WRITE Site
Time off from the WRITE session is not allowed. However, if a student needs time off, it may be possible to schedule this and make up time taken off during the WRITE rotation by either working a few extra weekends or by extending the WRITE site experience. Requesting time off is for special circumstances only and must be preapproved. The student must put in a request for time off to his/her primary preceptor and to his/her WWAMI Regional Dean, who will determine if the request is appropriate.
Public Relations
Because WRITE is such a unique and significant experience, current and former WRITE students will be asked to participate in the student presentation sessions, the orientation and other WRITE informational sessions that are held in the WWAMI region.
Communication is a part of professionalism. Each student is responsible for checking email messages and and responding appropriately.
In autumn of the WRITE student's third year, students will be asked to provide biographical material, including a photo, that will be made into a student biography to be distributed to each student's site.
During the first week or two at his/her WRITE site, the student will be asked to check in with the healthcare professionals in the WRITE community using a Healthcare Professional Checklist (PDF). This form should be completed and sent in (faxed or emailed) to the student's regional office.
Housing, Transportation, and Meals at Site
Students must live in the WRITE community during the on-site portion of the program. Past WRITE experiences have proven that the students can make a positive impact on their assigned rural community.
Housing is provided by the WRITE Site at no cost to the student. The WRITE Site Administrator will work with to find appropriate housing for the duration of the rotation; suitable housing should include internet access, basic furnishings and necessities and will be the proper size for the student and any accompanying spouse, domestic partner and/or children. Prior to the rotation, the student and site will coordinate initial access to the property. WRITE students will relocate to their WRITE Sites the weekend prior to their start date.
Students are responsible for their own personal transportation and meals during the WRITE experience.
Academic/Program Requirements
The student must complete all educational requirements of the clerkships and WRITE Program as well as participate in any activities planned by the WRITE Program. Additionally, students must complete the entire WRITE rotation during the specified academic year and scheduled rotation block; i.e., a portion of the rotation cannot be taken at a later date. Other requirements for the WRITE program include:
Progress Report and Feedback Session with Preceptors
(and mid-end clerkship review)
At the end of each month, students should schedule a formal written and verbal feedback session with his or her primary preceptor. The week or so before the meeting, any physicians with whom the student has spent a lot of time should fill out a Progress Report and Feedback Summary Form in his or her specialty area:
Chronic Care Monthly Progress Report and Feedback Summary Form (PDF)
Family Medicine Monthly Progress Report and Feedback Summary Form (PDF)
OB/Gyn Monthly Progress Report and Feedback Summary Form (PDF)
Pediatric Monthly Progress Report and Feedback Summary Form (PDF)
Psychiatry Monthly Progress Report and Feedback Summary Form (PDF)
For Internists, the Department of Internal Medicine requires a periodic check in using E-Value.
These forms should be collected and then discussed at the monthly feedback session. This meeting offers a formal session in which to receive feedback and get a sense for progress and areas of improvement.
Mid-end Clerkship Review
At some point in March, instead sit down and do a *mid-end clerkship review with the students--to reviews students curriculum requirments:
Chronic Care *Mid-end Clerkship Review (PDF)
Pediatric *Mid-end Clerkship Review (PDF)
OB/Gyn *Mid-end Clerkship Review (PDF)
Family Medicine students are encouraged to print and bring their family medicine requirements tracker to mid-end feedback session for review.
Community Service Project
The student will do a Community Service Project as a way to better understand and give back to the community. This project is not part of the Family Medicine Clerkship or Family Medicine Elective course and will not be given separate credit or a grade, but it is required in order to receive a passing grade in the WRITE Program.
The Community Service Project is a chance to use the concept of Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) during your WRITE experience. COPC utilizes the following four principles in addressing community health problems.
The extended longitudinal experience of WRITE gives you a unique opportunity to engage your community. Please read the following article on COPC: Longlett SK, Kruse JE, Wesley, RM. Community-Oriented Primary Care: Historical Perspective (PDF). J Am Board Fam Pract 2001; 14:54–63.
About a month into WRITE, the student is required to submit for approval a brief write-up describing the project plan and process to their physician site coordinator and to their WWAMI Regional Dean. Please answer the following questions when drafting the description:
The student will do the project and submit monthly up-dates to their physician site coordinator and their WWAMI Regional Dean.
The student is required to do a final summary write-up by the end of their experience and submit it to their physician site coordinator, their WWAMI Regional Dean, and the WRITE Co-Chair's Office.
Examples of Community Service Projects (PDF) and ideas for future projects will be sent to you from the WRITE Co-Chair's office or you can check with your WWAMI Regional Office or WRITE Site preceptor. At the end of the WRITE experience, the preceptor will mark on the Preceptor Summary Form the title of the project and that it was satisfactorily completed.
Patient Visit Log
The log record serves several important purposes:
Overview of the Web-Based Program
The WRITE Log System utilizes E*Value to collect information from you. It allows you to enter data, make corrections, and create reports as you wish. For directions on use of the system, please review the document How to Use Pxdx (PDF). A listing of the choices for diagnoses and procedures included in E*Value can be found in Diagnoses and Procedures for WRITE PxDx (PDF). If you have any questions about these directions, please contact Donna Painchaud at email@example.com.
At the end of each month, Dr. Jan Carline will create a report summarizing the data you have entered to date to be distributed to each of the clerkship directors, the appropriate WWAMI Regional Dean, and you. The results of these reports may be used to help direct you to seek specific types of patient interactions to insure that you meet the objectives for the various clerkships. If you have questions about these reports or the design of the data collection tools, please contact Jan Carline at firstname.lastname@example.com. Please have all your entries up to date on or before the 25th of each month.
Follow-up Evaluations
Letter of Recommendation ERAS
Requesting a Letter of Recommendation
As part of the residency application process, students often ask for letters of recommendation from one of the clinical faculty at their WRITE site; it is recommended that the student ask for a letter of recommendation from one of the clinical faculty at their site before leaving the WRITE Site.
Tips for the Student:
Tips for the Preceptor:


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Tracklist: Hyperactive (5:46), Driven To Destruction (7:06), Egoist Hedonist [i. Different?, ii. Hedonist Party, iii. Straw Man Dance] (8:57), Left Out (10:59), Hybrid Times (11:54)
Anno Domini High Definition has recently reached the number 1 spot in the Polish album charts. Clearly, the Polish people are in love with one of their finest progressive rock bands: rightly so too because, with Anno Domini High Definition, Riverside have come of age. Whilst they have nurtured their growing popularity during the excellent Reality Dream trilogy on comparisons of being a sort of cross between Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree, now the time has come to leave those comparisons by the wayside. This is, now, simply, Riverside. Welcome!
The band have reached maturity with Anno Domini High Definition. It is a very brave album, coming in at only 44:42; the material being restricted to ensure that the album carries a coherent sound. I applaud that desire: it is always so much better to listen to a short, coherent album that leaves you wanting more than to a long 70-minute plus opus that has you in tatters! Riverside have succeeded in their objective, delivering a consistent soundscape that, compared with their previous work, has raised the sustained heaviness of the music significantly. It would be facile to say simply that Riverside have looked at the commercial success of Porcupine Tree's Fear of a Blank Planet and Dream Theater's Systematic Chaos and decided to emulate the heavier sound in search for their own pot of gold at rainbow's end. There remains plenty of progressiveness about Anno Domini High Definition and we mustn't forget that the roots of Riverside's musicians is in metal: after all, as they themselves say, this is rock!
As a fan of the Reality Dream trilogy, I'll admit that the heaviness and high pace of most of Anno Domini High Resolution took me by surprise at first and it took three listens to really "get" the new sound. I would say that there are a couple of major changes from before. First, the pace, intensity and heaviness are increased several notches: at times this leads to a different approach in the vocal sections; it almost seems as if the band think that they need to provide a lull in the barrage to allow the vocals to be heard. This might just be the compositional structure of course, but that's how it can seem! Staccato is not quite the right word for the resulting structural effect, but it's not too far off. Whilst the heaviness is not a new factor in Riverside's music, the way it is sustained on this album is, and it can take a couple of listens to get into the new groove if you have come to Anno Domini High Definition from the Reality Dream trilogy. Second, one of the sources of the increased heaviness is the greater emphasis in the soundscape given to the keys generally but, in particular, to the Hammond organ sound: this really becomes very pleasing as you allow yourself to be immersed by it. It's exceptionally powerful and takes the overall soundscape back in the direction of early 1970s "heavy" bands. Mariusz Duda himself cites Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple - certainly the latter are more appropriate as far as the Hammond is concerned - but for me the tempo here is systematically higher and the fact that they're not the bands I would have come up with just reinforces, to my mind, what I said before – you now just have Riverside.
The concept of Anno Domini High Definition is the pace of modern life, its stresses, anxieties and concern about the future: a topic for which the increased pace and intensity of the soundscape are entirely appropriate and so perhaps suggesting that they may not be a permanent feature, depending on the specific subject matter of future albums.
Hyperactive's pretty, gentle keys introduction doesn't prepare you for the onslaught of the intensity to come, heralded by some distortion in the guitar and drum sound. This is one of the songs in which the "staccato" effect in the music-verse structure appears, the urgency of the music kept alive during the verses by Duda going falsetto a couple of times. Despite its relative brevity, the song has a number of phases – good start!
Driven to Distraction continues in similar fashion with a powerful instrumental opening before again easing for the verses, progressing through a few cycles. Great contribution from Michael Lapaj on keyboards!
The three part Egoist Hedonist begins more gently courtesy of the verses starting straightaway, then explodes through the instrumental parts. Its second section, Hedonist Party features a marvellous contribution from three invited guest musicians on brass - Rafał Gańko on trumpet, Karol Gołowacz on saxophone and Adam Kłosiński on trombone – integrating perfectly with some fine guitar work from Piotr Grudzinski. Beautifully, a synth passage leads us into the final phase and, after the sung verse, all four members of the band shine during the long instrumental outro. Duda's lead style of bass playing gives an exceptional sound. Very powerful and very good!
A breather is in order and is provided by Left Out, its introspective nature providing the closest reminiscence to the band's earlier works. Like its predecessor, it features another superb instrumental outro.
Finally, Hybrid Times provides a fitting finale: despite the number of different interpretations that could be ascribed to the lyrics, the music does not lie and you know that it's not a happy story with smiles at the end, irrespective of whether the final vocalisations represent screams of anguish or religious fanaticism. The music is impressive and holds you in its thrall; when it finally subsides you are left bereft, looking for more. It's almost as if the music itself has become that obsession that is the subject of Hybrid Times, the obsession that leads you to hit the replay button...again ...again... again....
Anno Domini High Definition represents a - perhaps temporary - shift from progressive rock to progressive metal for Riverside. It's a transition they have carried off with some aplomb, without losing the warmth of their sound, creating an impressive album that is worthy of the many accolades it will surely receive. It's certainly a contender for the year's best progressive album.
The CD+DVD version of the release features excerpts from a concert in Amsterdam in December 2008. It's a good bonus! The DVD track-list is as follows: Volte-Face, I Turned You Down, Reality Dream III, Beyond the Eyelids, Conceiving You, Ultimate Trip, 02 Panic Room .
Progressive metal band Riverside has very quickly become one of the top acts of this genre since their 2001 debut in Warsaw, Poland. The natural match with the InsideOut label beginning in 2005 has produced some of the genre's best titles and it continues with the release of
Anno Domini High Definition.
My initial exposure to this band's music was Second Life Syndrome and I couldn't get enough of it. In the spirit of remaining true to progressive music, Riverside has yet to falter. Even though their last release, Rapid Eye Movement, was great this newest release is truly a step forward for the band and I believe time will show this as a pivotal album for the prog music world at large as well.
Although the album reviewed here is the Regular Edition version, there is also a Special Digipack Edition which includes a DVD entitled Live In Amsterdam 2008.
This album sounds like the best elements of Opeth's Watershed, Porcupine Tree (from the atmospheric to the metal), OSI, and Tool combined with the delicate thoughtfulness of Pink Floyd.
The innovation shown with Anno Domini High Definition is awe-inspiring. The only complaint I could possibly muster for this album is that it is too short. It left me wanting more, but that only makes the next title all the sweeter. I don't give a perfect score lightly, but this one has it coming. Riverside is defining the future of progressive metal.
As I write this review, Anno Domini High Definition climbs to the top spot of the Polish charts. Now, I don't know exactly what that means, but I guess it's important, and of course is good news for Riverside and for the prog community; because it doesn't happen very often, and because this is a brilliant album. In fact, this might be the band's best CD, and my favourite album this year so far, and there have been plenty of important releases (Dream Theater, Mars Volta, IQ, Pendragon…) to "compete" with. I'd say this is an almost flawless work in my book, as it manages to merge inventiveness, energy and emotion in a wonderfully balanced (and interestingly "artworked" by Travis Smith's edgy images) package.
There's another precious quality to be found on ADHD, and that is concision, an unusual term to describe prog albums these days. Riverside manage to squeeze many more ideas and aural nuances in barely 45 minutes, than some bands (I won't say names… you guess them) manage in (unnecessary and often excruciating) 75+ minutes.
There are only five tracks on the album, ranging from 5 to 11 minutes, each one longer and more intense than the one before, something which obviously is no coincidence, as the whole 45 minutes feel like a constant crescendo, a build-up both in terms of aggression and emotion. From the opening melancholic piano of Hyperactive, you're in for a treat. This is typical Riverside, but with a slight industrial twist, and an extra dose of metallic aggression (those disappointed with the mellower songs on
Rapid Eye Movement will be extremely happy, as ADHD doesn't let up for a second), and it goes on with Driven To Destruction, introduced by Duda's wonderful bass and Kozieradzki's inventive beat. This might be the most "classic" Riverside track on the album, but it also carries the, let's say, "neurotic" nature of the whole CD.
Being a very cohesive and complete album, with all songs hitting high levels of quality, both in composition and performance, there's undoubtedly what I'd call the "highlights", if that's possible in such a consistently good work. Both Left Out, with its beautiful keyboard melodies, and especially Egoist Hedonist
are astounding, the latter being the best piece of the album and one of the best this band has ever written. Imagine nine minutes of pure prog metal bliss, with full on guitars, thunderous drumming and an oppressive atmosphere…with an incredible twist; when those horns enter around the 3 minute mark… you'll know you're listening to something fresh and innovative… Well, isn't that what progressive music is all about?
As a nice wrap up, Hybrid Times, nearly 12 minutes of vintage, relentless Riverside music. Funnily enough, there's a weird keys solo and a blast beat on this song, a couple of "tricks" another band (again, I won't say names…) has used recently, with radically different results. It feels forced and slightly out of place in the case of "that" band, but with Riverside it all makes perfect sense. This might be the best description of ADHD, which is chock full of apparently opposed ideas and a certain air of schizophrenia (by the way, perhaps one of the band's favourite subjects), but manages to organize and present them in a very compelling and articulate way.
Not that they didn't have an identity already, but even if you hear nods to Porcupine Tree, Tool, Dream Theater,
Anathema, Radiohead or Nine Inch Nails (and I'm sure you'll hear them), this is the release which firmly consolidates the sound of the band as their own, an instantly recognizable trademark style cemented on Mariusz Duda's passionate (and more expressive than ever) vocals and intricate bass lines, Piotr Grudzinski's both emotive and powerful guitars (great solos on Left Out), and Michal Lapaj's wonderful arsenal of keyboards (here with a strong presence of the Hammond Organ). I've always thought of Piotr Kozieradzki's drums as the weak link in the band, but he's impressed me this time; maybe his drums sound clearer and more powerful here than on previous albums, where I found them to be too low (or muddy) on the mix.
If you liked Porcupine Tree's Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007), this is its perfect companion, both being poignant and straightforward messages of anger and desperation towards this ultra-mechanized, merchandised, soulless world we live in. Both offer a bleak point of view, a vision of desolation, but also the will to rebel against this rotten system. And, miraculously, both manage to marry a very strong message, with a nearly impeccable, naturally flowing musical background.
P.S.: Try to get the special edition with the DVD, as it shows the band playing at the historic Paradiso in Amsterdam, and they're in excellent form. Pity it's not a full concert (only the first half of Ultimate Trip!), but you'll enjoy all the 41 minutes of it.
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We really needed Carrie Bradshaw tonight.
An unexpected Sex and the City reunion happened before my very own eyes at Bouchon in Beverly Hills.
I spotted Chris Noth and John Corbett hanging together at OpenRoad Films' party for its Golden Globe-nominated Spotlight.
Noth and Corbett (who was with his longtime girlfriend Bo Derek) first chatted near the oyster bar before they were joined by Sharon Stone. Sarah Jessica Parker's former leading men then made their way around the party separately but reunited about an hour later for some more chatting.
Stone also had a reunion when she moseyed on over to say hello to James Woods, who co-starred with her in 1994's The Specialist.
Also at the soiree (presented by Ketel One Vodka) were Spotlight's Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and James Sheridan and their director Tom McCarthy, Mr. Robot co-stars Rami Malek and Christian Slater, Michelle Monaghan, Orange Is the New Black co-stars Taylor Schilling and Natasha Lyonne, Back to the Future legend Christopher Lloyd and MC Hammer (yes, MC Hammer!).
Bouchon's menu featured Boston-inspired dishes (the movie is about the Boston Globe's investigation into the Catholic Church's cover up of child molestation by priests) that included fried clam po-boys with coleslaw, frank and bean hot dogs and large pretzels with mustard.
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.- Last week in Lima, Peru, the administrative arm of the "Populorum Progressio" Foundation concluded its annual meeting, announcing 212 new initiatives which they hope will provide material and spiritual care to the poor of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The foundation was established in 1992 by John Paul II to promote integral development among the poor, indigenous, mixed race and Afro-American rural communities of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is part of the Pontifical Council 'Cor Unum.'
The Vatican noted today that since its creation, the group has financed more than 2,000 projects valued at nearly 20 million dollars, giving concrete form to "the Church's gesture of loving solidarity towards the most abandoned and needy - such as the poor, indigenous, mixed race and Afro-American rural communities - as the fruit of love and charity."
The projects for this coming years will focus the foundation's attention specifically on five major areas. 36.29% of resources, the group said, "will be used for production, be it farming, small businesses, or community stores; 23.55% for communal infrastructure projects such as potable water, fencing, latrines and community halls; 18.15% for buildings such as schools, houses and health centers; 16.60% for education: training, communications, donations and publications; 5.49% for health-oriented projects, including donations and training."
Countries to be included in the new initiatives include Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, as well as Argentina, Chile and the entire Caribbean area.
Msgr. Segundo Tejado Munoz, a Cor Unum official who participated in the Lima meeting said that one of the unique facets of Populorum Progressio is "the ecclesial nature of its projects."
"The Church," said Msgr. Tejado, "cannot be reduced to becoming a humanitarian aid organization; rather her mission embraces individuals in all their facets, both material and spiritual. Hence, the projects that are presented to the foundation have to include this component of Christian charity: the announcement that in Jesus Christ man has access to a Father full of love for the poor."
"This testimony", he continued, "is carried forward by providing aid in the Holy Father's name and by including all achievements within the framework of the local Church."


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Who better than Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly to ask for tips on how to quarterback in frigid or snowy weather?
Kelly not only played 11 seasons with the Bills in Buffalo, he grew up near Pittsburgh and learned from an early age how to quarterback in wintry elements.
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Five NFL games were staged two Sundays ago in the snow. More inclement weather is predicted for this Sunday's games, and you can expect plenty more of it for playoff games up to, and perhaps including, the Super Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J. on Feb 2.
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Here are some more great ideas from the members of AccountingWEB.com – Part Four
- An AccountingWEB mentioned a Jellybean counting contest. We're doing it, and everyone loves it!! We also did tax season survival kits and attached them to an invitation to our after tax season cookout. We also have had "Nickname Day" - give your co-workers a nickname Survival Kits: Coffee singles, no-doz pills, Rolaids, Excedrin",Nerds" candies!
- Some firms have an employee dinner where the whole family is invited since the families also suffer from the long hours of busy season. The tax season is such a big negative to retaining people. It seems to me that the things that are expensive really need to be done to make the tax season a tolerable if not enjoyable part of the job.
- We had "High School Days" - bring in a high school picture - we had lava lamps, disco balls, etc.! Lava lamps and disco balls? Remember that more than 60% of some of our firms are my age, and we remember big hair, neon clothes etc. We had memorabilia from all eras!
- Spring break, now that's a great idea. Everyone with kids would like to take some time off to be with their families, but if they work in the CPA industry, that's a no-no. It would be great if firms would be more flexible on this. Take off early on a Friday or take Saturday off…
Exercise Ideas!
Exercise #1: Neck Stretches:
- Turn your head to the left until you feel a light stretch.
- Hold this position for 10-15 seconds.
- Return to the starting position.
- Turn your head to the right, and hold for 10-15 seconds.
- Return to the starting position.
- Repeat the whole sequence 10 times.
Exercise #2: For the Lower Back
Sit straight in the seat. Tighten abdominal muscles and press your lower back into the seat back. Hold for 10 counts, and then relax. Repeat five times.
Exercise #3 - these are shoulder stretches:
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- Roll your shoulders forward and backward.
- Gently shake your shoulders.
- Pinch your shoulder blades together.
- Reach over head and stretch, while stretching do side bends.
#4: Forearm stretches:
Place palms together with fingers pointing toward ceiling. Keeping palms together, slowly lower hands until you feel a stretch.
Here's Exercise #5: Wrist exercises:
- Standing: Place your left arm by your side and bend it at the elbow (in a 90-degree angle).
- With your palm facing the floor, let your hand drop.
- Place your right hand under your left hand. Use the fingers of your right hand to push the fingers of your left hand back toward you, until you feel the stretch in your palm and wrist.
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Council approves goals for 2010
The Rosemount City Council hopes 2010 is a good year full of progress, so to give itself something to aim for the council has established some goals. The council approved its 2010 goals Tuesday night.
The council has been working on establishing its 2010 list since the beginning of the year, including a two-day work session Jan. 22 and 23 where council members sat down and talked about their views for the future.
The council annually makes a list of goals to strive for. In 2009, the city council accomplished about 85 percent of its goals said city administrator Dwight Johnson.
"We had a successful year," he added.
This year's goals highlight five areas including efficiencies and services, communication, partnerships, infrastructure and facilities and growth. The council also listed more than 100 sub items to strive for.
Efficiencies and services: the city hopes to provide exceptional city services at a cost value to residents. To accomplish this goal the council listed that it will apply for grants whenever possible, and review equipment replacement schedules.
Communication: The council wants to further engage the public through a number of means including holding town hall meetings and working with the business community. Additionally, the city plans to start using social media tools such as Facebook to engage the public.
Partnerships: To better serve residents the council hopes to continue establishing partnerships with other private and public groups to provide resources and opportunities.
Infrastructure and facilities: The council would like to increase the value and extend the life of structures, parks and facilities in the city through infrastructure and facilities. The goal includes finding the best use for old St. Joseph school and making sure recreation improvements are tied to defined needs.
Growth: As part of its goals the council wants to ensure balanced community and economic development. It plans to achieve this with additional planning to carry out the needs identified in the 2030 comprehensive guide and to work with the University of Minnesota on its development of UMore Park.
In other business the council appointed and reappointed members to the city's advisory commissions. The appointments included Valerie Ege, planning commission; John Powell, planning commission; Richard Kolodziejski, planning commission; David Speich, utility commission; Mike Eliason, parks and recreation commission; and Barb Farrell, park and recreation commission.


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This freestanding PVC dummy is a good imitation of the traditional wooden Wing Chun dummy but at half the cost.
The standard model comes with a 54" PVC body, three solid hardwood arms, and a set of adjustable steel legs. The Schedule 40 white PVC trunk is 1/4" thick and almost 8-3/4" in diameter. The arms are made from laminated oak. The legs are 14 gauge tubular steel. Total weight including body, arms and legs is about 85 lbs. This type of jong is supported by three bolt-on adjustable steel tubular legs. Each leg has a flat "boot" attached to the adjustable insert. The boot is equipped with holes for either permanent mounting to the floor or some type of platform ---or can be fitted with heavy duty swivel lock wheels for more mobility and a more realistic whole body movement of the jong.
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Purpleheart (Peltogyne) is native to tropical regions of Central and South America. The trees are prized for their beautiful heartwood which, when cut, quickly turns from a dark brown to a rich purple color. The dry wood is very hard and dense with a specific gravity of 0.86 (54 lb/ft^3 or 860 kg/m^3).
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- Costume from the 2nd life
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- 2009
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This Costume has been retired
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Costume made by me in 2009: construction time = 1 weeks
Zhong Tian has three costumes main costumes in the series, one being the on each life that he lived through. This one is from the 2nd, which is around Chinese "Three Kingdom"'s time. Long vest with red collar line. The drawing on the two front sides are by GreatUFO.
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Recently people have been putting a lot of these kind of reviews up and it really needs to stop
Album Rating: 4.5Well, tell me why it should stop. Cause I'm not doing this for humor purposes, this is honestly what goes through my mind when I'm listening to music.
That's cool, but because of this nonsense, i have no idea what the music sounds like.
god this is bad... personal reviews CAN be good, but they take a little finesse... not just rambling. read qwe's film school review for a good one.
Agreed. If your going to do something like this, at least make it somewhat professional and not a jumbled mess.
it should come off like you put MORE thought and time into it, because they're generally harder to pull off, not less. I only tried it once out of 87 times.
Album Rating: 4.5this is my least favorite brock cd
Album Rating: 2.5are you sure you dont have any drugs
Album Rating: 4.0Love the album, but damn this is a mess.
lol what is this I don't even
Album Rating: 3.0I feel this review is very representive of the music on the album...drugless hippie reviews are an acquired taste
Album Rating: 4.0wag
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Momentum is a strange and elusive thing.
A string of penalties in the back half of the second period killed what had been some serious Winnipeg momentum.
But when the Jets killed off all four minors, including two brief five-on-threes, you'd think they would have got it all back.
Instead, it was Carolina who flew out of the gate for the third, scoring the back-breaker, 28 seconds in.
"That goal early in the third didn't help the cause," Andrew Ladd said. "It kind of took the air out of the building to start the third, and made us play a different style than we wanted to.
While two of the calls were borderline — a kneeing penalty to Alexander Burmistrov, roughing against Blake Wheeler — there's no point in blaming the stripes.
"We did a great job of killing those off," Ladd said. "So we can't really use it as that much of an excuse."


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We have tons of history, had been really close as teenagers/young adults but hadn't spoken in years. I told him we didn't know each other well enough anymore to consider dating yet, but there was too much chemistry to be just friends. I said I was confused and figured we'd talk more as I was planning on being in my hometown (where he still lives) for about a month.
The next morning he texts me that he's done some thinking and we're definitely better off as friends, he's not in a good place in his life to be dating right now, and if I don't want to be just friends then he understands and we'll just go our separate ways. Um...what?
I was confused and hurt, felt a little led on, also struggled with how it felt to connect with a man for the first time post-M and have it taken away. At the time I'd thought that kissing another man would make me throw up...then was pleased to find that was the last thing on my mind! To have that one night then have it taken away was pretty painful in a way I wasn't yet prepared to deal with.
I made several more attempts to talk to him - texts, emails, mostly went ignored or got really short answers. (I've since learned that one ignored text is one too many and I don't do that with anyone anymore. Yay progress!)
One final attempt was an email with full transparency of how I'd felt about our friendship, what I'd been thinking about over the years, and what I was thinking now. Lots of vulnerability and scary honesty from me about deep feelings for him that had really never gone away, that I'd tried to ignore in the past and was wanting to explore now. His response? Crickets.
So, I moved on and took a lot of valuable lessons from how I responded to the situation, chalked it up as progress towards a healthy relationship with myself and eventually the right man for me. This morning, nearly a year from the one and only night we saw each other, I get an email that he's trying to connect with me on LinkedIn. No personal message, just the generic one. Wtf?
Doesn't LinkedIn sometimes send an invite to everyone in your email contacts? Maybe it's possible he didn't realize I'm in there and this is just part of that mass email, not really individually to me?
If not then that seems ridiculous! Why would we connect on a professional networking site after we made out and then you ignored me?
It hurts.
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I'd say your 'rejection' of him (in his mind) has brought about this turn. He is overreacting IMHO. Or he was after some NSA sex - the slightly less seedy version because you have history together. Or he had something else on the boil that was more willing to jump in STAT. Some of them smell blood in the water and try to take advantage of any opportunity.
LinkedIn has an option where you can link it to your contacts and it will send out requests (eg. I've seen LinkedIn profiles show up as photos in my contacts). It asks you before doing this but it does it globally - so it doesn't ask for each contact if that make sense.
I'd ignore it personally. Not enough time has passed for you to be in contact even casually. I think it was rude of him to not respond or acknowledge your email so I'd continue to give him a wide berth.
I would move, because even if it was intentional, true intent and interest involve more than that, and it sounds like you deserve way better.
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Above all, be the heroine, not the victim. - Nora Ephron
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
He has shown a deeper level of disrespect by not returning your calls even if to keep things casual or have an honest discussion.
Depending on the level of friendship I would let it go for now but don't intiate contact or accept a random invitation. If you extend him the courtesy of putting your thoughts on paper he should at least give you the courtesy of a response of any kind.
And then give yourself a big ol' hug!! (((mixedemotions)))
At least it's a nice way of seeing my own progress! I still care, but so much less than before. Self pat on the back, self hug, and spending time this weekend with people who would never treat me like that.


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Stella Matherne Guidry, 79, a native of Bourg and a resident of Raceland, died Sunday, Sept. 9.
Visitation was Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Samart Funeral Home of Houma. Religious Services were held on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Samart Funeral Home.
Burial followed in Rogers Cemetery in Houma.
Guidry is survived by daughter Sheila Bryant and husband Tim; sons Randy Allen Guidry and wife Kathy, Craig D. Guidry; daughter - in -law Diane Guidry; brothers Dale Matherne and wife Connie, Edward Matherne and wife Jennifer; sisters Nora Jean Bonnin and husband Ledon, Loretta Dardar and husband Daniel and Della Belanger and husband Robert.
She is also survived by five grandchildren; Donald Guidry, Sheree Dunaway, Heath Guidry, Michelle Guidry and Colin Guidry and eight great-grandchildren; Jordan Dunaway, William Dunaway, Shannon Dunaway, Donnell Bryant, Eliana Bryant, Kyle Bryant, Justin Bryant and Hayden Guidry.
Guidry was preceded in death by husband Donald Ray Guidry; son Carl " Butch" Guidry; parents Hillmonde and Helen Dufrene Matherne; Adles Matherne, Stanley Matherne, Elmer Matherne and Jessie Matherne; sisters Eula Hafford and Clothilde Hogan and brother Henry Matherne.
The family would like to say a special thank you to St. Joseph Hospice, Margie Plaisance, Connie Babin, Michelle Guidry and Leah Guidry for the wonderful care they gave Ms. Guidry.
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Hey trial junkies, you've seen @wildabouttrial's take on the #jodiarias trial, now show us yours! We'll send our favorite tweets an awesome Wild About Trial mug from now until the end of the Jodi Arias trial! All you need to do is be creative and include the hashtag #wildabouttrial in your tweet! Good luck. All winners will be announced here.
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@zou2 "When cases is over Jurors will be making claims against AZ for PTSD and emotional abuse for having to listen to#JodiArias #Wildabouttrial"
@MichaelCapelle "totally looking into getting into law, I, definitely am #wildabouttrial"
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@Trial__Junkie "Its amazing how much the vision of #jodiarias has deteriorated over the past 4 years but her memory remains totally intact #wildabouttrial"
@BigHutch1983 "@WildAboutTrial Would love to have a WAT mug to have coffee and watch #wildabouttrial ! Great way to start every day."
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@jellybean551932 "#jodiarias is so very thoughtful not wanting her blood to drip on cellmate below- awwww!! #actress #wildabouttrial"
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@SarcasticSensei "@elizabetherwin #WildAboutTrial #JodiArias Mom more likely working a sudoku as daughter's ship is sinking quickly"
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@ariastrialwatch "My objection to Nurmi's leg on the table continues to get overruled. #wildabouttrial photocredit: @WildAboutTrial pic.twitter.com/IpzodoDjnn"
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@Jingasaurus "In other news, the town of Yreka has been re-named YFreaka in honor of its most famous resident #jodiarias #wildabouttrial"
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@RaiderJenn @WildAboutTrial exclusive! I just happened to snap a pic of Nurmi's notes for today. #JodiArias #wildabouttrial pic.twitter.com/Gu2mCAaO7Y
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@CherylFlores_ Breaking News! Jodi Arias gives jury the finger…it is just as crooked as she is…follow trial @WildAboutTrial #wildabouttrial
@croftoness #wildabouttrial Somehow I don't think Jodi Arias is Making it in America.
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@cewerdt Coffee brewing and #JodiArias on the stand. Only one thing missing here: My #wildabouttrial coffee mug! pic.twitter.com/PrOWhXBDFg
@azmatthews @WildAboutTrial I think you should start calling it Barely Live Streaming. These people are nearly catatonic. #JodiArias #WildAboutTrial
@kiwig1rl @WildAboutTrial yes this trial has certainly liberated the US vocab more than 50 Shades has lol. #wildabouttrial
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@offendall Got my 3 gas cans, car full of fuel and getting ready to throttle through the #jodiarias #trial #wildabouttrial.
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@AdamantineGirl Preoccupied w/winning a WAT mug…oh those pesky 5th grade insecurities…why cant I be clever enough!!?? #WildAboutTrial
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@tani010668 yay look Michael I got my own WAT Mug I hope you feel a lil sorry for me :) #wildabouttrial pic.twitter.com/ClNPczpE1I
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@Schnoffle1 #hln takes wayy too many breaks! I only watch trial on #wildabouttrial. Plus i like the updated tweets.
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@SryGirl420 The only thing that would shock me now, would be if the #jodiarias Trial was an elaborate April Fools Day prank! #WildAboutTrial
@Envyblu love love loving #wildabouttrial, you are my HERO…
@keegerava come on come on, pffft, mistrial, AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT!! #wildabouttrial #JODIARIAS
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@BeautyGala Juror No 5 is now watching your feed and trying to win herself a WAT mug. #predictions #WildAboutTrial
@dawn22211 Don't forget about my headstand! It gave me a #Jodiarias Headache!! LOL #WildAboutTrial
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@flame77 Please bring this lady a WAT mug today… & make sure it's got some coffee in it!!! #wildabouttrial pic.twitter.com/qt82XAIXjE
@AmericaninPerth I wonder if the #jodiarias jury went home and watched Snow White over the weekend.. Would that be against the admonition? #wildabouttrial
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@aellertson if i were anymore #wildabouttrial about #wildabouttrial I would be put in a zoo where they keep wild #wildabouttrial people
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@TropicalChicTx #wildabouttrial is giving away a tweet mug?! just answer YES or NO please! Judge?? Judge, not responsive!
@Just_Me1965 You know your addicted to #wildabouttrial when you have a browser window open dedicated to JUST #WildAboutTrial tweets! #jodiarias
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@edlabarre I still think that since u r such am important part of this trial u should be allowed in chambers. #wildabouttrial
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@NeilsenBrenda I know I'm #wildabouttrial when I wake up 5 times at night, grab pen &paper to write down tweets about #wildabouttrial!!
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@annarritola I hope you don't feel used. You're so much more than a tweeter with a heartbeat to your fans! #wildabouttrial #jodiarias
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@psw9259 hwell now, looks like hwild is all set! Bet you can't hwait to hwheel into court tomorrow..#wildabouttrial #jodiarias
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@geokaren wow, you stayed in a hotel, with a broken appendage, just to bring us the trial? I need to send YOU a mug. #wildabouttrial
@BattlestarNY I heard People Magazine is naming the Arizona Seal the sexiest seal alive in their next issue #jodiarias #wildabouttrial
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@NiteTrain_6 thats the second story youve told about your brankle,you gonna come clean hWild? #WildAboutTrial
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@LeanneFleischer hWild is so talented! An artist, a comedian and the best tweeter on earth! We are soooooooooooooooo lucky! #WILDABOUTTRIAL
@PlanetChrissie Chrissie knows that 'O Wild One' hwill deliberate hwithout bias #wildabouttrial
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11...I didn't say I knew how to count
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Blatant spamming isn't my thing, sorry
You think I'm spamming? You know nothing. You've been here 2 minutes. Your user number is 2.7 million, mine is 194. Have some respect you tosser.
Comment #12 Thursday, May 31, 2007 7:37 AM
I still have lots of unfinished skins, but I doubt I'll have the time or inclination to finish anymore now.
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SCREW-EM BoXXi. Don't let the aholes ruin your fun.
Finish the jobs, make new ones, have a good time doing it. The positive outweighs the negative on your schtuff ��
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- it would seem alot of our regular users are leaving or becoming less involved in the site, I would hate to see you leave again. Keep on submitting skins, I look forward to all of them.
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- I include a link on my titlebars to the wincustomize windowblinds gallery page, by your definition am I a spammer too? You've insulted Boxxi and you would be wise to offer an apology.
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So... you finally got around finishing this lill' masterpiece
I still have the previews you sent me, some 3 years ago hehe
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to others.. this was built with a link as it was intended to be a custom skin for those who like Gamespot.. if you dont like the link? dont press it.... many custom skins have links if they are meant to be site specific....theres tons of WMP skins to testify this point....so get off BoXXis' case...hes having fun:)
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Get a taste of Alabama's rich culture as you discover the state's favorite historic restaurants that blend past with present. It isn't often that a roadside stop or simple corner store grows to become a full-blown institution, but Alabama is full of such hidden treasures. Visit any of these classics throughout the state and you'll find that the "good old days" are closer than you thought.…
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Michael Puzzo's Spirits of Exit Eleven will make its world premiere at off-Broadway's Lion Theatre at Theatre Row. The show will run from January 10, 2013 through February 2, with opening night set for January 17.
Spirits of Exit Eleven is a dark comedy about a ragtag band of outcasts who struggle to keep their dignity (and their livelihood) at a dilapidated New Jersey strip club/pizza parlor on Halloween.
Frank Licato directs the production, which stars Nicole Balsam, Mike Carlsen, Shane Patrick Kearns, Stephen Payne and Deborah Rayne. The show features scenic design by David Meyer, lighting design by Adam Greene, choreography by Alisa Boniello and costume design by Alexis Forte.


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Michigan has gone smoke-free. Now, it's your turn. The Michigan Department of Community Health is encouraging people who want to quit smoking or chewing tobacco to take advantage of free nicotine replacement products.
The Quitline phone number is 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784.8669) and registration is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The program will provide a two-week supply of nicotine patches, gum or lozenges to all tobacco users who are age 18 and over and meet basic health requirements. The free program is available to all callers regardless of income or insurance status. MDCH also will continue to provide the same products to the uninsured on a regular basis. The nicotine patches, gum and lozenges are available now through Sept. 30 or while supplies last and are provided on a first come, first served basis.
To be eligible, callers must enroll in cessation services with the Michigan Tobacco Quitline at 1-800-QUIT NOW. When Michigan residents enroll with the Quitline, they will receive a personal coach who will assist them in setting a quit date and making an individualized quit plan. The personal coach also will provide on-going support with up to five telephone coaching sessions around the caller's quit date.
"Callers using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) along with support through a telephone-based service like 1-800-QUIT NOW can increase their chances of remaining smokefree by 28 percent compared to quitting cold turkey," said Dr. Greg Holzman, chief medical executive for MDCH.
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Mike Trout, an outfielder with the Los Angeles Angels, was the 2012 American League Rookie of the Year and MVP runner-up. Trout, 21, is a 2009 Millville High School graduate who was a two-time Press Player of the Year and The Press Male Athlete of the Year for the 2008-09 school year.
Tuesday: Trout was 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout in a 3-2 loss in 10 innings.
Wednesday: Trout was 1-for-3 with the game's only run scored and a walk in a 1-0 win over Seattle. Trout scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning. Trout is hitting .308 with 12 home runs, 44 RBIs, 51 runs and 15 stolen bases.
Stats: In terms of Angels records through 250 games, Trout is first in hits (297), first in extra-base hits (115), first in runs (200), first in slugging (.537), first in average (.307) and first in on-base percentage (.380). Before Wednesday's game, Trout was hitting .308 with 12 home runs, 44 RBIs, 51 runs scored and 15 stolen bases in 70 games.


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Just about everyone is covering the fact that the Eclipse cast is back in Vancity, AKA Vancouver. Press, fans, paparazzi are all there.
The Vancouver Sun gives a rundown of the happenings, and gives a special shout out to hometown girl Jodelle Ferland who is in the movie as an unnamed newborn vampire. Most sources are speculating it's the character or equivalent of Bree.
RadarOnline, EXTRA, everyone has pictures, too many to count. Anyway to sum up the overabundnace of pictures, Nikki Reed, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Ashley Greene have some seriously cool handbags. However what made our day was this shot of Xavier Samuel. Seriously, we're starting to wonder if it is a prerequisite to be a musician to be in this movie!


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Eric Bledsoe had 25 points, Gerald Green tied a career high with six 3-pointers and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Pelicans 104-98 on Tuesday night.
Trailing 60-50, the Suns scored 28 points in the last 6:23 of the third quarter to go ahead 78-69 and led the rest of the way.
The Pelicans cut the deficit to 87-85 in the fourth, but Bledsoe finished them off with three driving layups.
Green scored 18, Markieff Morris had 17 points and twin brother Marcus Morris added 16 points for the Suns.
Eric Gordon led New Orleans with 20 points but had only six in the second half. Anthony Davis had a quiet first half before finishing with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
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The North Face Men's Thermoball Vest is an insulated vest for warming the core in cool, cold conditions. Whether you're wearing it over a t-shirt or long sleeve base layer on a mild fall day or piling a waterproof jacket over top in colder winter weather, the synthetic insulation will get you through the chill. Each little square baffle has been packed with ThermoBall™ insulation, powered by PrimaLoft®. Don't let damp days fear you, the insulation is hydrophobic to resist moisture. Put your hands in the pockets to warm them, or place your keys inside and zipper them closed for safety. Ha! Those aren't the only things the pockets can store. When you're not wearing the vest, stuff it into the pocket and hide it away for later.
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- Released: Jul 21, 2009
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The complexion of indie-pop has a new dimple on its visage that of the duo Wheat. Comprised of lead vocalist/guitarist Scott Levesque and drummer/keyboardist Brendan Hamey, Wheat have a melodic bonding reminiscent of the bohemian moods of The Hold Steady with folksy tapers reflective of David Kilgour. The arching lobes of Levesque's guitar chords imbue a trance-like stroking velcro to the bristling beats of Hamey's drums, which range from the meditative tempo of "I Want Less" to the hypnotic reeds and Indian-studded beating of "My Warning." The synthy pop pixels of "Change Is" and "Half Of The Time" have a mellow popping looped around catchy guitar hooks, and stencils a whimsical roaming in "Sincero" as flyaway guitar shards are ribbed by glittery synths. Wheat's music has an attractive fluidity that bodes well with the towering string arrangements of "Living To Die" and "Baby In My Way," and flickers poetically like a choir of chimes in "If Everything Falls." The heavy guitar fumes that pike "Music Is Drugs" have a classic rock vibe, and the sparkling synth-like rubies twinkling through "Two Mountains" are lined up in a nursery rhyme scheme. White Ink Black Ink never goes far from Wheat's comfort zone, but it offers plenty of soft rock pleasantries in its tunes.
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The lyrics are mostly straight-forward like in "Music Is Drugs" with obvious meanings in the phrases such as "The dream I was dreaming has clouded my mind... Music is drugs," or like in "I Want Less" as Levesque imparts, "Living things need equal parts of sun and rain." The most memorable lyrics are those that babble in a stream of consciousness-like flow demonstrated in "Half Of The Time," when Levesque muses, "Half of the time I feel broke, cracked and weathered / Half of the time I feel shiny and new / Half of the time I feel I'm clever / And half of the time I just haven't a clue."
Overall Impression — 7
Wheat's album has pretty music, very sedate and quite hypnotic and amiable. Their songs transcend indie-pop standards and offer something for everyone. Their music takes the sting out of real life difficulties as the duo carries the burden on their shoulders with a nonchalant outlook. They aren't pessimistic but neither are they positive about the future. They fall in the middle where life is accepted for what it is.


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A federal republic of North America, Mexico has coastlines on the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Area: 1,958,201 sq km (756,066 sq mi). Pop. (1994 est.): 91,840,000. Cap.: Mexico City. Monetary unit: Mexican new peso, with (Oct. 7, 1994) a free rate of 3.42 new pesos to U.S. $1 (5.44 new pesos = £1 sterling). Presidents in 1994, Carlos Salinas de Gortari and, from December 1, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León.
Various crises punctuated the election year of 1994 in Mexico. The first of these erupted on January 1 when a group, using the name Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), launched a rebellion in the southern state of Chiapas. The rebels, who were fighting for the rights of indigenous Maya Indians and for greater democracy, called for the resignation of Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari, who had only 11 more months left in his six-year term. Salinas promptly appointed a peace negotiator and a local mediator. This put an end to the fighting, but it took until March to reach terms for a preliminary peace accord that had to be put to the indigenous people for approval. A series of political reforms, to be in place for the August 21 elections, were agreed upon by the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and nine other parties, including members of the main opposition National Action Party (PAN) and the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD). Among the political reforms that had won approval was the appointment of independent electoral bodies to oversee elections and of a prosecutor to investigate allegations of fraud, as well as an end to the use of government funds to finance political parties. The reforms were enacted on March 24.
On March 23 the PRI's presidential candidate, Luis Donaldo Colosio, was assassinated after addressing a political rally in the border city of Tijuana. (See OBITUARIES.) A single gunman, Mario Aburto Martínez, was convicted in October, but it was also alleged that senior members of the PRI may also have been involved. Such allegations resurfaced in late September when José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, the PRI's secretary-general, was also murdered, and again in late November when his brother, Mario Ruiz Massieu, resigned as deputy attorney general, charging that party officials were obstructing the murder investigation. As a result of Colosio's assassination, the PRI announced on March 29 that Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León, a former Cabinet member who had been running Colosio's campaign, would be its new presidential candidate. (See BIOGRAPHIES.)
On election day, Zedillo won by a clear margin of more than 20 percentage points ahead of his nearest rival, Diego Fernández de Cevallos of the PAN. His share of the votes was slightly smaller than that of his predecessor, Salinas. Soon after his election Zedillo invited his opponents to discuss the policies that his government would enact.
The PRI also retained its majorities in both the Chamber of Deputies (300 of 500 seats) and the Senate (95 of 128 seats), with the PAN winning 119 and 25, respectively, and the PRD 71 and 8. Zedillo took office on December 1. The Cabinet showed some continuity with the Salinas administration. The economic team was led by Jaime Serra Puche as minister of finance (formerly minister of trade and industry), and his deputy, Herminio Blanco, was promoted to the trade and industry post. Former chief foreign debt negotiator José Angel Gurria Trevino was selected to head the foreign relations ministry. Three women were appointed: Norma Samaniego as controller, Silvia Hernández as minister of tourism, and Julia Carabias as minister of fisheries. A significant innovation was the appointment of PAN member Antonio Lozano García as attorney general, the first Cabinet member from an opposition party in 65 years of rule by the PRI.
A week after Zedillo took office, political turmoil again threatened Chiapas, where on December 8 the new state governor--Eduardo Robledo Rincón from the ruling PRI--took office. Because the EZLN alleged that Robledo's victory had been fraudulent, it installed its own governor, Amado Avendaño of the PRD. Zedillo ordered the army to continue to observe a cease-fire and rejected demands for a new election in Chiapas. Soon after he took office, Zedillo announced that he would "significantly intensify" efforts to solve the murders of Colosio and Massieu.
Despite Mexico's political difficulties, its economy remained on course for growth. Gross domestic product was projected to increase by 3.1% after a rise of 2.9% in the first nine months. Inflation was expected to be low, 6.9% for all of 1994 after monthly rates of about 0.5%. The combination of higher U.S. Treasury rates and Colosio's assassination pushed domestic interest rates up in the second quarter and temporarily checked expansion, but the situation improved in the third quarter, especially in manufacturing.
On September 24 the annual prices and wages pact between the government, business, and labour was renewed. Then, on December 20, faced with a rapid increase in the outflow of capital, the new government abandoned the nation's longtime policy of only gradually depreciating the peso. It devalued the currency about 14% against the dollar and on the following day allowed the peso to float freely. By the end of the year, the peso had fallen an additional 28%, bringing the 11-day loss to 42%. The collapse of the peso caused the stock market to plunge precipitously.
The accumulated trade deficit for the first nine months of 1994 stood at $13,730,000,000. This was already in excess of the $13.5 billion deficit at the end of 1993. With monthly deficits in the final quarter expected to rise to $1.5 billion, the annual deficit appeared likely to increase to well over $17 billion (a deficit of $17.5 billion was officially predicted), contributing to a current account deficit of $28.5 billion. The country's international reserves were eroded significantly during the year. The Banco de Mexico president, Miguel Mancera, announced on October 19 that on October 14 reserves stood at $17,190,000,000, the lowest figure since the end of 1991, when they were $17.5 billion. Reserves at the end of 1993 totaled $24.5 billion. The consequences of devaluation on the government's statistics had not yet been calculated.
Relations with the U.S. and Canada, the country's partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), continued to strengthen. NAFTA became fully operational on January 1. Resentment, however, was expressed over California's approval of Proposition 187, which would deny educational and other benefits to illegal immigrants, many of whom were Mexican.


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