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I've done some **** jobs in my time, and none were worse than working the night shift at a petrol station back in Wigan. (Mind you, I was once in a scat film, and that was a **** job, and I had to give a few… Sorry about that last comment. Don't want to leave you with a sour taste in your mouth). Besides petrol, the second most popular product was cigarettes, especially on Christmas day. If I had a pound for every guy that came in moaning, 'thank god you're open! The family are doing my ****ing nut in!' I would have had about…well about £15. I could have got that Metallica CD I wanted. That's how much they cost in 1998, kids. We didn't have any play.com, and Amazon only sold books! Books!
Behind the ever popular cigarettes were the condoms. Now a lot of people talk about condoms, and it's an easy area to poke fun (and they are used to poke a fun area), but we must discuss the matter with seriousness and dignity, as nodders, or rubber johnnies save lives and prevent teenage pregnancy. Personally, I prefer the term bag, as in mate, she looks a bit rough. Better double-bag it…
Hey, fellas. Ever, when you were about 14 or 15, put one on just for practise, and thought to hell with it and had a wank too? I didn't. But friends of mine did.
Anyway, back to work.
We had two types of customer that bought condoms from the petrol station. There was the normal guy, who would rather die than by condoms from another human being, but the prospect of sex makes us do crazy things at times, does it not? These guys would creep up to the counter:
"Yes? Can I help you?"
"…s, please…"
"Excuse me?"
"…oms, please…"
"Sorry, you'll have to speak up."
"Condoms!" they'd hiss, eyes darting around.
"Ah!" I would say, nice and loudly. "CONDOMS! Why didn't you say! Yes we have CONDOMS, sir! All kind of CONDOM! We have flavoured CONDOMS, ribbed CONDOMS, and other…sir?"
I'd look up and he'd be on the other side of the forecourt, diving into his car.
The other type of customer was worse. They'd stroll in, bold as brass with a big-breasted blonde girl on their arm.
"CONDOMS!" they would declare. "You do sell them, don't you?"
"Yes," I'd say. "Unless the rows and rows behind me are some kind of mirage."
"Well, I'll have some. What's the largest you sell?"
A roll of the eyes. "They are all the same size, sir."
"Right then. And how many in a pack?"
"Twelve is the biggest pack we sell."
"Only twelve?"
Yes, only twelve. Mind you, looking at the blonde on his arm, who could blame him? The lucky bastard.
I didn't know there was such a selection of condom until I started work. There were flavoured ones – fruit flavours mostly. I tried to convince my girlfriend that they count towards one of your five a day, but she called me a bull****ter. Actually, I lost my virginity using a chocolate flavoured condom. I still get a nostalgic thrill every time I eat a twix.
We also sold ribbed—and I am yet to meet a woman who can actually feel the ribs. Ribs? Is that the right word?—and coloured.
A friend of mine went on a tour of Europe a few years ago and stayed with about 8 other people in a hostel. He awoke in the middle of the night in complete darkness. He spied a tiny flashing green light in the corner and awoke the girl the next bed.
"What's that?" he asked.
The light went out, but after a minute of silence, resumed its flashing.
"Weird," she said.
The light went out again.
Tired and puzzled, they went back to sleep, and didn't think of the strange light until morning, when they found a used, luminous green condom in the bin between two beds in the corner.
Another job, and another type of condom, was found thanks to Ladbrokes. They had a promotion to raise the profile of men's heath, checking your balls for lumps and all that. I don't think there's a danger of testicular cancer sneaking up on anyone. Most men know their balls better then they know their wives, as hours of pocket snooker will testify. In this promotion, packs were supplied to the male customers, enclosing leaflets and a free condom from Durex.
My manager and I did the decent thing and gave out the packs…sans condom, of course. At the end of the day we had filled a binbag hidden under the desk. These were revolutionary condoms at the time, called Profecta. Heard of them? They contain an analgesic in the lube which numbs the penis slightly, making you last longer. I managed to use three of them back to back before I felt the effects. I couldn't feel anything from the waist down for about an hour. At least I fared better than my flat mate. He couldn't even get one on before he lost all feelings in his fingers…
The latest condom I've seen was from a machine in some toilets in Southport. They claimed to increase girth, length and rigidity. I bought one and all that came out the machine was a length of lead piping, sealed at one end.
Two old women were sat outside their care home one afternoon, Edith, aged 90, and Gladys, erm, 91 (I don't know why I'm giving them ages. They're fictional, and their ages are not a crucial plot point). They were both enjoying a cigarette when it started to rain. Edith, not wanting to get her fag wet, removed a condom from her pocket, tore off the end and rolled it onto her Marlborough. Gladys thought this a brilliant idea and the next day went to the chemist (or petrol station if it was Christmas Day) and asked for a pack of condoms. "What kind of condom would you like?" asked the confused attendant, as Gladys was both old and decrepit. "Don't care," said Gladys, "as long as it fits a Camel."
You can have that one.
Finally, in researching a few tidbits for this, I came across an article on Wikipedia on used condom fetish. Think about that for a second. A used condom fetish. It does, unfortunately, involve an individual seeking out used and discarded condoms to wank in, eat or insert into their anus. And to think, I was eating a pie at the time.
But good old Wikipedia doesn't just give you the facts, it gives you tips too!
These are 100% genuine and copied directly from the site.
Most persons with a used condom fetish obtain their used condoms by searching, or "condom hunting", areas where people engage in public sex in places like a parking lot, lovers lane, truck stop, alley, adult theater, or a gay bath house.
This sounds like it might be fun for the kids. Better than collecting Yu-Gi-Oh cards, or whatever they're into now. Might even be a scouts badge one day, with homours for finding a black French Tickler. And a gay bath house? Never heard of one of them. I bet they're spotless.
Wikipedia goes on, and this bit cracked me up:
A condom fetish is also satisfied by "condom swapping", which is the act of making arrangements with another person to pick up, drop off, or deliver a used condom to the willing recipient. Condom swapping is generally best done locally since most delivery and postal companies will not accept a used condom for delivery.
Really? Well, there's a disappointment, what with Christmas coming up. Bloody Royal Mail and they're conformist ways! I have a vision of slapping on one the scales. First class, sir? It certainly was, mate!
So remember, always wear a condom! After all, you don't know where she's been…
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ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. is a Los Angeles-based clinical-stage company that is developing immune-based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers. The phase 3 registrational trial of lead product candidate, ICT-107, a dendritic cell-based immunotherapy targeting multiple tumor-associated antigens on glioblastoma stem cells, is open for patient enrollment. ImmunoCellular's pipeline also includes: ICT-121, a dendritic cell immunotherapy targeting the CD133 antigen on stem cells in recurrent glioblastoma; ICT-140, a dendritic cell immunotherapy targeting antigens on ovarian cancer stem cells; and the Stem-to-T-cell research program which engineers the patient's hematopoietic stem cells to generate antigen-specific cancer-killing T cells. To learn more about ImmunoCellular, please visit www.imuc.com.
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the development and commercialization of ICT-107, initiation of a phase 3 study of ICT-107 and the potential to accelerate the study through the relationship with the CBTC, the advancement of the ICT-121 phase 1 trial, the development of our preclinical Stem-to-T-cell program and our ability to achieve our other clinical, operational and financial goals. These statements are based on ImmunoCellular's current expectations and involve significant risks and uncertainties, including those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in ImmunoCellular's most recently filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q and annual report on Form 10-K. Except as required by law, ImmunoCellular undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Schedule for Thursday, July 17- Racing-KRA Speedway Ama Baseball-Plato at Young America17 Jul 14
Results from Wednesday, July 16- Ama Baseball- Howard Lake 3 Hutchinson 0 *HL clinches #2 seed in Region 12C Tournament Maple Lake 5 DC 2 *ML clinches #1 seed in Region 12C tournament …17 Jul 14
Multi Sport Athletes headline the 2014 Class of Inductees into the KDUZ/KARP/KGLB Sports Hall of Fame. This year's recipients will participate in a Special Edition of the Area Sports Roundup with Joel Niemeyer Saturday, July …16 Jul 14
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MusicMarauders Presents
Juno What?! (Performing Zapp & Roger & Juno What?! originals) w/ Euforquestra & N8tron
Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom
2637 Welton Street
Denver, CO, 80205
Doors 8:00 PM / Show 9:00 PM (event ends at 2:00 AM)
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Juno What?! is a shameless dance party... Formed in 2008, the band has quickly become the leading practitioner of high-energy disco booty jams, and live electro-funk. .. Juno What?! is bringing their illuminated madness to stages across the country. Catalyzing dance floors into sonic landscapes, the band has ignited a devoted following of fans by providing raw, electrifying shows which are devoid of the aimless wanderings of the lesser jam community. Their sound is ahead of its time yet still rooted in the foundation of early-80's dance grooves with a devout appreciation for sternum-bumping progressive themes. .. This is a force to be reckoned with. .. The band consists of Joey Porter (keyboards, talk box) and Dave Watts (drums, samples) from the Motet, and Steve Watkins (keyboards, talk box, bass). This core group is often augmented by special guests taken from the best of the gigging groups on the scene (including founding member Dominic Lalli of Big Gigantic). These musicians have gathered their collective talents to focus on this mission of making the world a better place.......to dance!
Eufórquestra (pronounced yoo-FOHR-keh-struh, think euphoria+orchestra) is energy and rhythm personified. An ever-evolving sound that has been influenced by music from all over the world with an emphasis on funk, pocket and groove. For over a decade the band has been igniting dance floors across the country, blending the roots of funk, soul, afrobeat, reggae and dub to create a sound that "explodes, dances and melts in your ear with sheer bliss" (Chris M. Slawecki; AllAboutJazz.com).
Eufórquestra's fifth full-length record, FIRE, was produced by Kyle Hollingsworth (of The String Cheese Incident) and captures the passion and musical maturing of these road warriors. Over the course of 14 tracks, the band takes you on an hour-long adventure that will touch your heart and mind, and keep your fingers and toes tapping. A handful of special guests, including Elliot Martin (John Brown's Body), Gabriel Mervine and Kim Dawson (The Motet) and Mr. Hollingsworth himself, put their own touches on the band's already cohesive sound that is "tight and engineered to a fine, funky precision." (Jeremy Frazier; Chicago Jam Scene) The result is a record that is distinctly modern, maintaining one foot in the future and firmly planting in the musical roots traditions of the past.
With almost 1,000 shows under their belt, Eufórquestra shows no sign of stopping. A perpetually heavy tour schedule keeps the band and fans happy, as performing live in front of an audience has always been the band's top priority. As noted in a live show review by Grateful Web, "...the boys seem to play like the apocalypse will happen at any second and they want to die doing what they do best..."
I love music more than anything else. I currently live on the west shore of Lake Tahoe in California. This is my base for DJing, producing and snowboarding. I love to play funk, mashups, and underground remixes. I have played venues and festivals all over the US. Most recently, at Burning Man 2013, Yarmony Grass in CO, and SCI Hornings Hideout. I love to tour and I can't wait to come to your city!
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The key issue unfolding at that time was the transfer of risk that resulted from moving to a cloud environment and the obstacles to security, performance and licensing that would need to evolve. But the genie was out of the bottle, as successful early adopters could see cost savings and rapid one-to-many monetization benefits of on-demand services.
A second key moment was the realization that the exchange of services was no longer a simple request and response. Social networks had demonstrated huge communities of collaboration and online "personas" changing individual and business network interactions, but something else had happened -- less obvious but more profound.
This change was made most evident in the proliferation of mobile computing that greatly expanded the original on-premise move to off-premise services. A key paper by Intel Research titled "CloneCloud," published around that same time period, exemplified this shift. Services could be cloned and moved into the cloud, demonstrating the possible new realities in redefining the real potential of how work gets done using cloud computing.
Remote services
The key point was that storage or processing transactions, media streaming, or complex calculations no longer had to be executed within a physical device. It could be provided as a service from a remote source, a virtual cloud service.
But more significant was the term "multiplicity" in this concept. We see this everyday as we download apps, stream video, and transact orders. The fact was that you could do not only a few, but multiple tasks, simultaneously and pick and choose the services and results.
This signaled a big shift away from the old style of thinking about business services that had us conditioned to think of service-oriented requests in static, tiered, rigid ways. Those business processes and services missed this new bigger picture. Just take a look at the phenomenon called "hyperlocal services" that offer location specific on-demand information or how crowd sourcing can dramatically transform purchasing choices and collaboration incentives.
The new multiplicity based world of cloud enabled networks means you can augment yourself and your company's assets in ways that change the shape of your industry.
Traditional ways of measuring, modeling and running business operations are under-utilizing this potential and under-valuing what can be possible in these new collaborative networks. The new multiplicity-based world of cloud-enabled networks means you can augment yourself and your company's assets in ways that change the shape of your industry.
What is needed is a new language to describe how this shift feels and works, and how advances in your business portfolio can be realized with these modern ideas, often by examining current methods and standards of strategy visualization, metrics, and design to evolve a new expression of this potential.
Some two years have passed, and what has been achieved? Certainly we have seen the huge proliferation of services into a cloud hosting environment. Large strategic movements in private data centers seek to develop private cloud services, by bringing together social media and social networking through cloud technologies.
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Tractor & Engine Show
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The Wellington Antique Tractor and Engine Club host their annual Tractor and Engine Show August 23-25. Tractors of all shapes and sizes will begin arriving at the 60-acre living history farm on Friday, August 23 and will be available for viewing throughout the entire weekend.
Come and see lots of antique tractors on display and adult tractor games. Highlight of the day will be a big tractor and machinery parade each afternoon. Children's activities include: Candy Guessing, Drawing for a toy tractor, kids sawdust pile and kiddies tractor pulls.
Ticket cost is Adult $5, Children under 10 free.
Wellington Farm, USA is within easy reach of Exit 251 of I-75 and Exit 206 of US-127. More information can be obtained by calling the farm at 989-348-5187 or visiting the website at www.wellingtonfarmpark.org. Wellington Farm, USA is owned and operated by Wellington Farm Park, Inc., a 501©3 non-profit corporation.


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The Tail has been Wagging the Dog.
I am officially the world's worst blogger. I hate that, because I really like to read them. I love checking in with friends through their blogs. I find some blogs to be very life giving and challenging, while others I like to read because they make me laugh. I do not set out with much purpose in this blog of mine, other than to perhaps try and process some things.
I was talking with an 83 year old Methodist preacher yesterday and he quoted John Wesley in saying, as an 83 year old, I am still working out my salvation." I think that is sort of my goal here.
So as I write this now, my office phone is ringing and will go to voicemail, I have unanswered emails in my inbox, and I have closed the door to my office to be here with you today to say to you: May this most holy season be a blessing to you, and may your lives be filled with the wonderous presence of Christ.
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Emma Watson Smolders On the Cover of 'British GQ'
No one told Emma Watson that hoop earrings are Regina George's thing. But the former Harry Potter darling looks every bit the queen bee on the cover of British GQ's May issue — hoop earrings and all.
Watson's R-rated look, which includes a wavy brunette wig, skintight dress with large cutouts, and trail of faux tattoos, is from her next film, Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring. In the film, Watson sheds her bookworm image once and for all by playing the promiscuous, pole-dancing, celebrity thief Nicki.
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Watson tells GQ that she was interested in playing Nicki because the character's personality and values are so diametrically different from her own. "When I read the script and I realized that essentially it was a meditation on fame and what it's become to our society, I had to do it," Watson tells GQ. "The character is everything that I felt strongly against — she's superficial, materialistic, vain, amoral. She's all of these things and I realized that I hated her. How do you play someone you hate? But I found it really interesting and it gave me a whole new insight into what my job, or my role as an actress, could be."
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To play Nicki, Watson sexed up her normally chic, sophisticated style, donning Juicy sweatsuits and barely-there ensembles (like the one on the cover) in place of her usual couture. And, while Watson's gorgeous face and designer-friendly figure have made her a fashion icon — on the red carpet and in ads for the likes of Burberry and Lancome — this role marks the first time she will play an overly sexualized role. Will audiences be willing to buy their best friend/study budy as a vixen? If the British GQ is any indiciation, the jump won't be a hard one to make.
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I've finally been going through my e-mails, and found the following message below that is worth passing on. Louisiana needs marijuana reform more than most other states:
BATON ROUGE, LA – Legalize Louisiana is calling all citizens to the Capitol on Monday to ensure, from the start, that this year's legislature ends cannabis prohibition, for health and justice in Louisiana. Responsible citizens will bring the research and testimony exposing the current laws and policies as unjust, illegal, unscientific and irrational, unconstitutional, inhumane, and unacceptable. Lawmakers will be drawn clear solutions based on the promised rights to peace and prosperity for all.
Community members will gather at the Capitol steps at 8:30 AM, to share their testimonies and pleas for justice, and will on regular business, at the legislature's opening, submit facts and researches attesting to the abuses now being permitted under color of law. Nothing short of due diligence will be allowed; law and policy must respect the highest and most basic natural and common, State and Federal Constitutional, and human rights to use cannabis for any bona-fide medical reason.
Science reveals that all human beings have an endocannabinoid system; the most cutting-edge researchers now characterize cannabis a necessary dietary element. Louisiana's medical cannabis rights are to allow one to produce medicine without hindrance, to grow the plant for one's family and loved-ones as a natural healing herb, according to one's compassion and wisdom as a human being. Medical cannabis should never be bought, sold, or taxed.
Louisiana's law and policy makers have shown willingness to lessen some penalties for marijuana-law victims; let them administer justice correctly. No more penalties will be tolerated for cannabis use; no forced "marijuana addiction treatment" programs are needed. The end of state abuse of law-abiding innocents is needed.
Hemp cultivation will bring prosperity to Louisiana's farmers who may convert, on-site, raw materials into medicines, clean premium fuels, fibers, coals, building materials, plastics, and much more. Moving forward, local and state governments may seek to fairly tax and regulate certain commercial cannabis products with input from all stakeholders.
By Calendrical Virtue, Louisiana deserves to enjoy the full restoration of her natural freedom and glory by Oct 1st, which would otherwise mark our eightieth year of an insane, self-destructive program of cannabis eradication. This will require due diligence and best practices, only, from government, from scholars, from all professionals from all disciplines, from all persons from all walks of life. Those unable to attend the Capitol on Monday are also urged to be in continual frequent contact with the officialdom until freedom and sanity are restored.


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Ford hailed as healer
Thu., Dec. 28, 2006
WASHINGTON – A nation deeply polarized by war and partisanship came together Wednesday to mourn Gerald Rudolph Ford as a healer during a previous era of division while Washington, D.C., began preparing an elaborate, pageantry-filled farewell for the most modest of presidents.
Ford, who died at his California home Tuesday night at age 93, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol for two days starting Saturday and be memorialized at a service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, following the same pattern set by Ronald Reagan's death two years ago.
With presidents and lawmakers of both parties assembling in the nation's capital for the occasion, the ceremonies marking Ford's passage promise to set a bipartisan tone to begin a week in which power will change hands in Washington, D.C. Two days after the the service at the cathedral, Democrats will assume control of Congress, for the first time in a dozen years, opening a period of divided government for the remainder of President Bush's time in office.
Ford's legacy as a bridge-builder before, during and after his short presidency dominated the discussion in Washington, D.C., and across the country Wednesday, standing in contrast to a time when leaders in both parties often seem unable to join hands on the big issues of the day. During his final years, mostly privately but sometimes publicly, Ford often expressed regret at what he saw as a coarsening political environment that personalizes policy differences and undermines national unity.
Bush, who stocked his administration with veterans of the Ford White House, paid tribute Wednesday to the 38th president's ability to work across the aisle. "He assumed power in a period of great division and turmoil," Bush told reporters at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, where he is spending the week. "For a nation that needed healing and for an office that needed a calm and steady hand, Gerald Ford came along when we needed him most."
Jimmy Carter, who ousted him in 1976 only to become friends after office, called Ford "one of the most admirable public servants and human beings I have ever known." In a statement, he said Ford "wisely chose the path of healing during a deeply divisive time in our nation's history. He frequently rose above politics by emphasizing the need for bipartisanship and seeking common ground on issues critical to our nation."
Ford had been in declining health for months and underwent heart procedures in August. Still, in November, he surpassed Reagan to become the longest-living president. He passed away at 9:45 p.m. EST on Tuesday at his Rancho Mirage home, according to a statement issued on behalf of the family that did not give a cause of death. White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten notified Bush, who then called Betty Ford about 11 p.m. to offer condolences.
Under plans announced Wednesday night, Ford's funeral will mirror Reagan's in June 2004. A service will be held in California on Friday and then his body will be flown on Saturday to Washington, D.C., where it will be brought to the Capitol for a formal state funeral that evening. His casket will lie in state in the Rotunda and open to the public through Monday. After the service at the Washington National Cathedral, Ford will be taken home to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he will be interred Wednesday in a hillside tomb on the grounds of his presidential library.
Ford was the accidental president, the only one never elected on a national ticket, yet served as an important transitional figure in a time of powerful cynicism. An Eagle Scout, football player, lawyer, Navy officer and congressman, he never aspired to the White House but had it thrust upon him when he was chosen to succeed first Spiro Agnew, driven from the vice presidency by corruption charges, and then Richard Nixon, who resigned amid the Watergate scandal on Aug. 9, 1974.
Ford's first major act in office probably guaranteed that he would not keep it, as his decision to pardon Nixon triggered a political backlash and widespread suspicion that he had cut a deal to take over the presidency. He denied it and insisted that the pardon was the only way to move the country beyond Watergate.
It took many years, even decades, but eventually even some of his fiercest critics came to agree. Roger Wilkins, then a New York Times editorial writer who repeatedly condemned Ford over the pardon, wrote a letter to the former president just last month to say he had changed his mind and then earlier this month delivered a speech at the Ford library saying the same thing.
"Ford was right," Wilkins said in an interview. "The country really needed to move on. The picture of a president in the dock with these motley Democrats hounding him, it would have made the country – we'd gone through some ugly times, but it would have been uglier. … If Ford hadn't done a thing else in his presidency, that would have been a great service to the country."
Other Democrats have come around to the same conclusion. At the time, Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., said Wednesday, he thought the pardon was "the absolutely wrong thing to do." But now, Obey said, he realizes Ford did the right thing. "He served as a healing agent for the country."
Gracious if not always graceful, Ford by the time he died had achieved stature and respect that eluded him in office. The amiable klutz lampooned on "Saturday Night Live" had become transformed into a symbol of decency and moderation, a throwback to a time when Republicans and Democrats would fight by day and share cocktails and war stories by night.
"He was a man who was willing to work with Democrats when and where and how he could," said Rep. John Dingell, a Democrat who served in the Michigan delegation with Ford. "He played golf with (Speaker Thomas P.) Tip O'Neill. After he was elevated to the presidency, we worked very closely together on energy matters, we had huge fights, but worked together. He was a man who was very careful in his personal conduct and so his fights lent respect to him."
He never forgot his humble roots, famously presenting himself as "a Ford not a Lincoln." He was not even born a Ford. His original name was Leslie Lynch King Jr., but his parents divorced and he was eventually renamed Gerald R. Ford Jr. for his mother's second husband. After the University of Michigan, he turned down offers from the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears and eventually graduated from Yale Law School. He served nearly four years in the Navy during World War II before returning to Michigan to run for the House.
Ford worked his way up to House minority leader, making him an easily confirmable choice as the first vice president appointed under the 25th Amendment that set rules for succession. Upon taking over the Oval Office, he declared, "Our long national nightmare is over."
The tributes poured in Wednesday. Vice President Dick Cheney, who served as his chief of staff, saluted Ford's "strength, wisdom and good judgment" and said, "He was a dear friend and mentor to me until this very day." Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who served Ford in the same capacity, hailed his "great decency and towering integrity." Former president George H.W. Bush, who served as Ford's envoy to China, called him "one of the most decent and capable men I ever met."
But the words Ford might have appreciated most came from former senator Bob Dole, his 1976 running mate. "He was a friend to everyone who met him," Dole said. "He had no enemies."


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Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Irish group Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and resulted in 9 albums. Keating gained worldwide attention when his single "When You Say Nothing at All" was featured in the film Notting Hill and peaked at number one in several countries. As a solo artist, Keating has sold over 25 million records worldwide alongside the 30 million records with Boyzone, and in Australia he is best known as a judge on The X Factor.
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chance to prove herself. "Time After Time" was one of the biggest hits of 1984. It has been covered by more than 100 artists. Lauper came up with the title for "Time After Time"... - 01.19.2010, YouTube
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15.05.2011 [Derwesten.de] - Kögler sang von Ronan Keating die Ballade "When You Say Nothing at All". Entmutigen lässt sich der Holzwickeder aber nicht: "Ich hatte keine großen Erwartungen. Allein zu sehen, wie straff durchorganisiert diese Castings sind, war schon eine Erfahrung
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15.05.2011 [Pasadena Star-News] - 13 is "When Ronan Met Burt" by Ronan Keating and Burt Bacharach, who turned 83 this week. A new best-of collection by the late Roy Orbison, "The Monument Singles," is at No. 26. Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy, who Eric Clapton says was one of his
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14.05.2011 [Augsburger Allgemeine] - Der Song sei zwar noch geheim, einen Vorgeschmack auf das neue Pop-Pärchen hätten die Fans aber schon beim Finale bekommen als Pietro und Sarah gemeinsam den Song "We've Got Tonight" von Ronan Keating & Jeanette Biedermann sangen.
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13.05.2011 [Musicrooms.net] - The former Spice Girl arrived in Sydney yesterday to begin working on the next series of The X Factor Australia, where she has recently been named a judge alongside Ronan Keating, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Guy Sebastian. The pregnant singer arrived
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2012.02.22 Feeling nostalgic. Radio is playing Nothing At All by Ronan Keating.
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2012.02.22 bukanlah new. i just bumped into it and kinda loving it. NL: if tomorrow never come by ronan keating.
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06.05.2011 [Malaysia Star] - Some of the Prime Minister's favourite songs such as Kancing Suasa by R. Azmi, If Tomorrow Never Comes by Ronan Keating, Kaulah Segalanya by Ruth Sahayana and Nobody by Wonder Girls were aired during the programme. Najib said Kancing Suasa connected
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05.05.2011 [Prominent24.de] - Die Show wird mit den Eröffnungssongs "The Time (Dirty Bit)" von den Black Eyed Peas und dem Hit "We've Got Tonight" von Jeanette Biedermann und Ronan Keating gestartet. Natürlich wird es auch in diesem DSDS-Finale einen Gruppenauftritt mit den Top 10
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13.05.2011 [VNExpress] - Tôi cũng đồng ý là fan thời nào cũng như nhau, cũng gào thét, khóc lóc khi được gặp thần tượng, những cô bạn mê mẩn các boyband ngày xưa của tôi cũng thế, cũng khóc đến cạn cả nước mắt khi Ronan Keating lấy vợ hay Nick Carter có bạn gái.
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19.04.2011 [KnackFocus.be] - De Blonde Bimbo Ronan Keating verkrachtte op meesterlijke wijze zijn "We've got tonight", maar de kans blijft klein dat u - behalve de ietwat ouderen onder ons die "Against the wind" en "Turn the page" vrolijk kunnen meefluiten - nog een andere song
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I talked to Tiedeman tonight and he told me the same thing
yeah, this snow crap wasn't welcome news to me. I hope they blew this forecast and we don't get any snow or very little that doesn't stick. If we do get it, I'm sure it will push me back at least a week.
Only thing I am mad about is I am too far West to get the big snow. Only calling for a dusting to maybe an inch here. I do not get mad about this kind of thing, in fact I would love to see a foot of snow at the end of April. I had work scheduled for the weekend but what a GREAT excuse to not work!
Hey the work will still be there on Monday.
I will stay home and spend time with the wife and kids.
hey , hey...be nice!
Its not Canada's fault...its mother nature..
..LOL... What's Canada got to do with your snow problem? You think we manufacture it up here and use big fans to blow it down your way? We're getting lots of rain and cool weather but no snow forecasted. We sent it all your way. heeheehee
Where is Troy these days btw...haven't seen him around at all?
You mean you Canadians dont have big fans blowing snow and crappy weather our way? LOL
Thats funny My tv weather guy said it was all canadas fault! =D
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All of my friends are crazy, obsessive Kingdom Hearts nerds, like to the extreme. So when I bought my 3DS , I thought I would join their little cult by playing the newest addition in the Kingdom Hearts series, Dream Drop Distance. Considering that these games were all my besties talked about, one would think I would know what to expect. I knew it was an RPG, and that it was based around Disney worlds and characters, but I had no idea of exactly how deep and profound the story truly was. So when I started playing this game, I had absolutely no idea what was going on… That was a bit discouraging at first, but still I fought on. The memento's included in the story helped connect the pieces considerably, but I still felt like I was missing somethings that were probably important. Anyways, I kept at it , and swore a vow to myself that I would play through every other Kingdom Hearts game, not just because of the immense confusion, but because of the amazing story, inspiring characters, and over riding themes that dominated the kingdom hearts universe. Being a little lost was worth it in the end. This game had been my initial taste of what is one of the most incredible game series of all time!
Dream Drop Distance is the 7th installment in the Kingdom Hearts series, and focuses on Sora and Riku's Mark of Mastery exam, in which they must help awaken a multitude of parallel universes ,once destroyed by the Heartless, known as sleeping worlds, protect them them from the evil Xehanort's wrath (unbeknownst to Sora and Riku) and to become official Key blade masters! These sleeping world's are plagued with somewhat adorable monsters known as Dream eaters, revealed in Traverse town to have been released by a mysterious hooded man possibly working with the Organization. Well most likely working for the Organization. From that world on, they are hunted down by the hooded man's fellow organization pal's, Ansem and Xemnas. Although the Dream Eaters are bad guys, you can create some of your own to fight alongside you, which honestly helps quite a bit.
You play intermittently as Sora and Riku, meaning you play Sora for a certain amount of time before he "drops" , at that point you would then play as Riku for the same amount of time. This can make it difficult to keep a sense of continuity when playing your character, especially during tough boss battles. And if you drop during a boss battle, you must RESTART at the beginning…
This is an action RPG , so you must fight to level up you character(s). You will be leveling up you dream eaters as well as both Sora and Riku.The more you level up, the stronger you get and the more powerful you get. It is probably a pretty good idea to keep them at the same level. As you level up your Dream eaters, they can unlock special powers, which help in tough battles and when fighting groups of high level dream eaters.
Another thing worth mentioning are the incredible sleeping worlds and their designs. The settings are all absolutely amazing! The worlds range from Monstro's belly to the fantastic battle arena from Tron. My personal favorites are the World That Never Was, The Grid, and the breathtakingly beautiful Symphony of Sorcery. Aside from having gorgeous and thorough designs, these worlds have lots of room for adventure. They are packed full of stuff to find , little hidden areas to search, and plenty of fun stuff to do.
I can truly say I thoroughly enjoyed this game, It was cleverly structured with a beautiful plot and round characters, intertwined perfectly. Erm… I definitely would recommend playing through the earlier games first, there is a lot of content the mementos just can't explain right and need to be played to be understood. If you haven't already played a Kingdom hearts game….. DOOO IT!


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What's the best time to visit Iceland to catch the Northern Lights but also to get enough hours of daylight to see the beautiful countryside? We had been thinking of spending New Year in Reykjavik - it sounds like fun but our priorities when visiting would be to get around and see the country rather than partying. Thanks :o)
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Choong Sil Kwan Tae Kwon Do
1408 N Carpenter Rd Ste 3, Modesto, CA 95351
(209) 918-0887
1408 N Carpenter Rd Ste 3, Modesto, CA 95351
(209) 918-0887
The Choong Sil Kwon Do Association (CSKDA) is dedicated to providing a positive pro-social environment in which traditional martial art values may be fostered. We believe that it is equally important to help students develop confidence, character, respect, and discipline, as it is to develop physical martial art skills. We are committed to motivate people to achieve their goals and maintain a healthy lifestyle in an exciting and challenging environment. Although we honor Martial Art traditions that go back centuries, we are dynamic and are constantly seeking new and innovative ways to enthuse and excite our students. (CSKDA) Instructors and staff have experience with children who have a variety of challenges including behavior problems, ADHD, and emotional difficulties. Parents see an increase in focus and confidence in their children, as well as improvement in their schoolwork, grades, respect, and character. All students learn self-defense and become better able to face any of life's challenges with confidence. Students learn how to set and accomplish goals which leads to improvement in self-esteem. If you are interested in becoming a student at Choong Sil Kwan Do, stop by and register for a FREE WEEK of training in one of our programs. Choong Sil Kwan Do is a multicultural Martial Art School with a family atmosphere. Your choosing Choong Sil Kwan Do School of Self-Defense is the intelligent "Healthy and Affordable Family Activity."
The Choong Sil Kwan Do Association (CSKDA) Headquartered in Modesto, Ca., has been training high quality martial artists for years. We offer students and instructors, access to the highest quality martial arts training available.
(Traditional) TAE KWON DO (Ages 6 & UP) Tae Kwon Do is one of the most popular styles of Martial Arts, where the student learns to defend themselves using a series of blocking, striking and kicking techniques taught primarily through the use and practicing of patterns. The Choong Sil Kwan Do Association (CSKDA) practices the Chang Hon Tae Kwon Do pattern system as well as four additional Tae Kwon Do Self-Improvement patterns developed by Grandmaster Hardin of the (CTF) to complement our teaching progression. These four additional Tae Kwon Do patterns are integrated with the philosophy that stresses goal setting, inspiration, the development of a strong work ethic and, ultimately, the achievement of one's goals.
MUSHIN BUJUTSU (Ages 14 and UP) Mushin Bujutsu is a street defense that uses a combination of the best techniques from many of the individual Martial Art styles. The combination of the many different Martial Art styles help make it more useful and more effective than any of the individual Martial Art specialties for actual street situations. It is a defense you can learn and remember. This system is designed to teach an individual with hands on defensive training. The classes focus on awareness, boundary setting and physical defense.
Special Needs (Ages 7 and up) Special Needs is a Fun and Exciting Tae Kwon Do class, structured to meet the needs of each individual. We focus on the improvement of each individual's attention span, confidence, discipline, hand and eye coordination and their overall fitness. In addition to learning the fundamentals of Tae Kwon Do the student will learn to be more responsive and will learn to better interact with other students and society.
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Choong Sil Kwan Do School of Self-Defense in Modesto is located right off the 99 freeway. From the 99 freeway take the Carpenter Rd. exit. Go south on Carpenter Rd. toward Bluegum Ave. Keep in the left lane, cross Bluegum Ave. The Choong Sil Kwan Do School of Self-Defense is located at 1408 N. Carpenter Rd. Ste.3 in the Modesto Business Center just past Granite Ln. next door to Scott's Subs. If you cross Woodla
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Mr. K exemplifies what the martial arts are all about. He cares only about the student and furthering the dissemination of the martial arts. He is of the highest integrity and runs his school with discipline and the martial spirit. He truly cares about his students and helping them achieve their goals. I have studied many martial arts for the greater part of 25 years and until my training at Mr. K school, I had never found all the elements that I thought were important in a martial arts school. His students are respectful and helpful, which is a direst reflection on his influence. Mr. K is the real deal. He is a true mentor. I have since had to move aout of the area and began my search again, no other instructor has lived up to his standard and the technique that I learned from him has advanced me far ahead of even the upper belts. I owe a great debt of gratitude for his mentorship and friendship. Kelly C.
I was looking for a Self Defence course for my kids. I tried couple 3 places but this is the place my kids and myself liked. I liked how Mr. K attends / teaches all of his students. My kids had been going for alomst 3 weeks now and they have learned quite a bit. In fact I am thinking of joining the self defense course myself. I would suggest each and everyone to atleast try this place for free for a week :).
This is a great place if you want to have fun and get a great workout. It's the highlight to my bad days and makes a good day great.
Our family has been looking for some type of activity that we could all enjoy and agree on. My kids started first then after I watched them at their first testing and saw how they were able to actually defend themselves when attacked by several of the other students I just had to start. I was amaized at how effective the defense movements were. This is definetly something that everyone should get involved in.
When I first started last year I was extremely excited about earning my first belt. Now several months later I am still just as excited to earn that next level belt. Now that I have been here a while I can give a better opinion of Mr.K and the other Instructors. There GREAT! I am currently a 4 stripe blue belt in taekwondo and a white belt in the self-defense program that Mr.K developed. Although I really enjoy taekwondo the self-defense program is extremely benificial and does seem to be something that I would really use if I were to get in a situation. I hope that anyone that was looking for a school would give this school a try.
For the last 41/2 years I have received instruction at Choong Sil Kwan Do. Mr. K -the chief instructor- has great discipline and is very adept at teaching technique and making it possible for his students to perform to the best of their ability. Mr. K also has great integrity and models that for each one of his students. The atmosphere of the school is very friendly and the students enjoy seeing each other when they come in for classes. I would consider this school to have "the whole package," a great place to learn martial arts and to succeed in doing so.
I just started in June 07 but so far it has been one of the best decisitions I have ever made. I love the instructors and everyone else here. The workouts are very satisfying. I just earned my Yellow belt about a month ago and what a feeling of pride when I was asked to remove my new belt from the wall. Have visited other schools before but was too scared to join. The 3 private lessons they offer for free helped me feel more comfortable when I participated in a regular class. You have got to check out this school.
Once I visited this school, I knew I was a part of school that helps you achieve your goals. The chief instructor encourages his students to reach their highest potential through hard work. You know you received your new rank based on hard work and good work ethics.
There is alot of positive decipline in this school! The Instructors are very friendly and want everyone to do their best! It's awesome if you are trying to loose weight or just to keep everything tight! I love this school! Call today for a new journey.


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Just an hour's drive inland from the Coast – surrounded by the muted greens and ochres of olive groves and wheat fields – a vast lake appears out of the blue. Except, hang on a minute it's… pink. Must be a trick of the light, or a figment of your imagination, right? Wrong! Welcome to Fuente de Piedra, Europe's second largest flamingo breeding ground after France's famous Camargue...
Think flamingos and it conjures up the dreamlike image of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland where these fabulously exotic creatures were ingeniously transformed into croquet mallets so the Queen of Hearts could play her favourite sport. While fortunately that's only fiction, flamingos have had a pretty tough time of it nonetheless.
"The largest natural lagoon in Spain, Fuente de Piedra is the perfect habitat for these flame-feathered birds."
Once hunted by the Romans — who considered their tongues to be a delicacy — in more recent years their survival has been increasingly threatened by the relentless global advance of agriculture and industry. Luckily, in 1984, the Andalusian Government stepped in, transforming into a Natural Reserve the saltwater lagoon the birds had been flocking to for millennia.
Although they're big — the Greater Flamingo typically weighs in at between 2 to 4kg and can stand up to 187cm tall — they're also very vulnerable. In the Camargue their nests are frequently decimated by seagulls, and in some parts of Spain wild boar are all too often the culprits.
But the Fuente de Piedra lake is just about perfect for the flame-feathered birds that ancient Egyptians believed to be the phoenix. At 6.5km long and 2.5km wide, it's the largest natural lagoon in the Iberian Peninsula, is completely fenced-in and, taking its responsibility as custodian very seriously indeed, the Junta de Andalucía's Ministry for the Environment has also made it a no-go zone for aircraft flying at an altitude of less than 6,000ft. Heralding the arrival of spring, the flamingos typically start to arrive at the rain-fed lake in late February and if the conditions are right - the water needs to be at least 35cm deep - they just keep coming, staying on until high summer. According to conservation director Manuel Rendon, as many as 20,000 pairs will breed here this year. To put into perspective just what a key role this lagoon plays, between 1986 (when records began) and 2009, a grand total of 238,518 pairs had between them successfully reared 135,759 chicks.
"Starting to arrive in February, the flamingos just keep on coming, staying on until high summer."
The best time to see the colonies of birds is either early morning or late evening. Flamingos can fly up to 1,000km without touching down, and as the water in the lake gradually dries up in the summer, they take off at night to forage for food for their young in Andalucia's world-famous Doñana National Park - a round trip of 160km as the crow, or rather flamingo, flies. In fact, between sunset and sunrise, many will make the return journey twice over in order to feed their hungry offspring.
Annual tagging of the chicks - carried out by some 400 biologists and ornithologists from the Estacion Biolagica de Doñana and Málaga University - usually takes place in August. Flamingos can have a life span of more than 40 years, and thanks to this programme, part of an international initiative, birds hatched in Malaga have been spotted as far afield as Mauretania, Senegal and Turkey. They return to the Costa del Sal to breed year in, year out.
If getting up close and personal with nature is your kind of thing, visit the Laguna de Fuente de Piedra between February and August. You'll be tickled pink...HOW TO GET THEREHead inland on the Málaga - Sevilla highway (A92), and you'll find both the picture postcard village of Fuente de Piedra and its breathtaking lake 19km north of Antequera.
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