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by Clarke, George R.G.
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by Anderson, Kym & Martin, Will & van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique
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by Saez, Sebastian
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by Baracat, Elias & Nogues, Julio J.
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by Stapenhurst, Rick & Sahgal, Vinod & Woodley, William & Pelizzo, Riccardo
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by Loening, Josef L.
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by Anderson, Kym & Martin, Will
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by Paxson, Christina & Schady, Norbert
- 3604 The effect of school type on academic achievement : evidence from Indonesia
by Newhouse, David & Beegle, Kathleen
- 3603 Decentralization and service delivery
by Ahmad, Junaid & Devarajan, Shantayanan & Khemani, Stuti & Shah, Shekhar
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by Hoogeveen,Johannes G. & Schipper,Youdi
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by Monge-Gonzalez, Ricardo & Monge-Arino, Francisco
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by Maskus, Keith E. & Otsuki, Tsunehiro & Wilson, John S.
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by Nogues, Julio J. & Baracat, Elias
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by Gallardo, Joselito & Ouattara, Korotoumou & Randhawa, Bikki & Steel, William F.
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by Fiess, Norbert
- 3583 Labor market dynamics in developing countries: comparative analysis using continuous time Markov processes
by Bosch, Mariano & Maloney, William
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by Amin, Mohammad & Mattoo, Aaditya
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by Mattoo, Aaditya & Neagu, Ileana Cristina & Ozden, Caglar
- 3580 On the contribution of demographic change to aggregate poverty measures for the developing world
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by Ravallion, Martin
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by Hamilton, Kirk
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by Hoff, Karla & Sen, Arijit
- 3574 Wage differentials between the public and private sector in India
by Glinskaya, Elena & Lokshin, Michael
- 3573 The effects of migration on child health in Mexico
by Hildebrandt, Nicole & McKenzie, David
- 3572 Evaluation of National School for Professional Technology Education in Mexico
by Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
- 3571 Does tariff liberalization increase wage inequality ? - Some empirical evidence
by Milanovic, Branko & Squire, Lyn
- 3570 Taking stock of risk management techniques for sovereigns
by Claessens, Stijn
- 3569 From efficiency-driven to innovation-driven economic growth : perspectives from Singapore
by Kim-Song Tan & Sock-Yong Phang
- 3568 Singapore as an innovative city in East Asia : an explorative study of the perspectives of innovative industries
by Poh Kam Wong & Yuen Ping Ho & Singh, Annette
- 3567 Reducing child malnutrition in Tanzania - combined effects of income growth and program interventions
by Alderman, Harold & Hoogeveen, Hans & Rossi, Mariacristina
- 3566 Trade preferences and differential treatment of developing countries : a selective survey
by Hoekman, Bernard & Ozden, Caglar
- 3565 Trade preferences to small developing countries and the welfare costs of lost multilateral liberalization
by Limao, Nuno & Olarreaga, Marcelo
- 3564 Trade costs and location of foreign firms in China
by Amiti, Mary & Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska
- 3563 Health insurance impacts on health and nonmedical consumption in a developing country
by Wagstaff, Adam & Pradhan, Menno
- 3562 Antidumping and safeguard mechanisms : the Brazilian experience, 1988-2003
by Kume, Honorio & Piani, Guida
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by Verner, Dorte
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by Anderson, Kym
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by Wagstaff, Adam
- 3558 The performance of health workers in Ethiopia - results from qualitative research
by Lindelow, Magnus & Serneels, Pieter & Lemma, Teigist
- 3557 Foreign aid and market-liberalizing reform
by Heckelman, Jac & Knack, Stephen
- 3556 Credit risk measurement under Basel II : an overview and implementation issues for developing countries
by Stephanou, Constantinos & Mendoza, Juan Carlos
- 3555 How does the composition of public spending matter?
by Paternostro, Stefano & Rajaram, Anand & Tiongson, Erwin R.
- 3554 Promoting innovation in developing countries: a conceptual framework
by Aubert, Jean-Eric
- 3553 Supervision of financial conglomerates : the case of Chile
by Stephanou, Constantinos
- 3552 Trade protection and industry wage structure in Poland
by Chor-ching Goh & Javorcik, Beata S.
- 3551 Industry level analysis : the way to identify the binding constraints to economic growth
by Palmade, Vincent
- 3550 Feedback links between economy-wide and farm-level policies : application to irrigation water management in Morocco
by Roe, Terry & Dinar, Ariel & Tsur, Yacov & Xinshen Diao
- 3549 Electricity sector reform in developing countries : a survey of empirical evidence on determinants and performance
by Jamasb, Tooraj & Mota, Raffaella & Newbery, David & Pollitt, Michael
- 3548 Wage determination in Northeast Brazil
by Verner, Dorte
- 3547 Who bears the cost of Russia's military draft?
by Lokshin, Michael & Yemtsov, Ruslan
- 3546 Incentives to learn
by Kremer, Michael & Miguel, Edward & Thornton, Rebecca & Ozier, Owen
- 3545 Sustaining urban growth through innovative capacity : Beijing and Shanghai in comparison
by Wang Jici & Tong Xin
- 3544 Learning-by-doing, learning-by-exporting, and productivity : evidence from Colombia
by Fernandes, Ana M. & Isgut, Alberto E.
- 3543 Survey nonresponse and the distribution of income
by Korinek, Anton & Mistiaen, Johan A. & Ravallion, Martin
- 3542 Do donors get what they paid for? micro evidence on the fungibility of development project aid
by van de Walle, Dominique & Cratty, Dorothyjean
- 3541 The impact of trade liberalization on household welfare in vietnam
by Seshan, Ganesh
- 3540 Trade remedies and World Trade Organization dispute settlement : Why are so few challenged?
by Bown, Chad P.
- 3539 A model on knowledge and endogenous growth
by Hiau Looi Kee & Chen, Derek H. C.
- 3538 American Depositary Receipts (ADR) holdings of U.S. based emerging market funds
by Aggarwal, Reena & Dahiya, Sandeep & Klapper, Leora
- 3537 Families, schools, and primary-school learning : evidence for Argentina and Colombia in an international perspective
by Woessmann, Ludger & Fuchs, Thomas
- 3536 Regulatory effectiveness : the impact of regulation and regulatory governance arrangements on electricity industry outcomes
by Stern, Jon & Cubbin, John
- 3535 Regulatory effectiveness and the empirical impact of variations in regulatory governance - electricity industry capacity and efficiency in developing countries
by Cubbin, John & Stern, John
- 3534 The co-movement between cotton and polyester prices
by Baffes, John & Gohou, Gaston
- 3533 Disciplining agricultural support through decoupling
by Baffes, John & De Gorter, Harry
- 3532 Remittances, household expenditure and investment in Guatemala
by Adams, Richard H. Jr.
- 3531 Geopolitical interests and preferential access to U.S. markets
by Lederman, Daniel & Ozden, Caglar
- 3530 Legal effectiveness and external capital : the role of foreign debt
by Allayannis, George & Brown, Gregory W. & Klapper, Leora F.
- 3529 Economic evaluation of housing subsidy systems: a methodology with application to Morocco
by Le Blanc, David
- 3528 Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management: the Warta River Basin, Poland
by Blomquist, William & Tonderski, Andrzej & Dinar, Ariel
- 3527 Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management: the Murray Darling River Basin, Austrialia
by Blomquist, William & Haisman, Brian & Dinar, Ariel & Bhat, Anjali
- 3526 Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management: the Gudalquivir River Basin, Spain
by Blomquist, William & Giansante, Consuelo & Bhat, Anjali & Kemper, Karin
- 3525 Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management: the Fraser River Basin, Canada
by Blomquist, William & Calbick, Ken S. & Dinar, Ariel
- 3524 Sowing and reaping: institutional quality and project outcomes in developing countries
by Dollar, David & Levin, Victoria
- 3523 Schools meals, educational achievement and school competition: evidence from a randomized evaluation
by Vermeersch, Christel & Kremer, Michael
- 3522 China's employment challenges and strategies after the WTO accession
by Zeng, Douglas Zhihua
- 3521 Religious school enrollment in Pakistan : a look at the data
by Andrabi, Tahir & Das, Jishnu & Khwaja, Asim Ijaz & Zajonc, Tristan
- 3520 Environment as cultural heritage: the Armenian diaspora's willingness-to-pay to protect Armenia's Lake Sevan
by Laplante, Benoit & Meisner, Craig & Wang, Hua
- 3519 How do differing standards increase trade costs? The case of pallets
by Aldaz-Carroll,Enrique & Raballand,Gael J. R. F.
- 3518 The role of importers and exporters in the determination of the U.S. tariff preferenes granted to Latin America
by Silva, Peri
- 3517 Trade liberalization and the politics of financial development
by Braun, Matias & Raddatz, Claudio
- 3516 Sustainability of microfinance self help groups in India: would federating help?
by Nair, Ajai
- 3515 Reforms and infrastructure efficiency in Spain's container ports
by Gonzalez, Maria Manuela & Trujillo, Lourdes
- 3514 Infrastructure performance and reform in developing and transition economies: evidence from a survey of productivity measures
by Estache, Antonio & Perelman, Sergio & Trujillo, Lourdes
- 3513 How concentrated are global infrastructure markets?
by Benitez, Daniel & Estache, Antonio
- 3512 Policy mix, public debt management, and fiscal rules - lessons from the 2002 Brazilian crisis
by Herrera, Santiago
- 3511 Bank privatization and performance - emprical evidence from Nigeria
by Beck, Thorsten & Cull, Robert & Jerome, Afeikhena
- 3510 Measuring empowerment in practice: structuring analysis and framing indicators
by Alsop, Ruth & Heinsohn, Nina
- 3509 Dynamic cities and creative clusters
by Weiping Wu
- 3508 The political economy of health services provision and access in Brazil
by Mushfiq Mobarak, Ahmed & Rajkumar, Andrew Sunil & Cropper, Maureen
- 3507 Innovative Tokyo
by Fujita, Kumiko & Child Hill, Richard
- 3506 A macroeconomic framework for quantifying growth and poverty reduction strategies in Niger
by Pinto Moreira, Emmanuel & Bayraktar, Nihal
- 3505 Are foreign investors attracted to weak environmental regulations? Evaluating the evidence from China
by Dean, Judith M. & Lovely, Mary E. & Wang, Hua
- 3504 Unemployment and the earnings structure in Latvia
by Hazans, Mihails
- 3503 Lasting local impacts of an economywide crisis
by Ravallion, Martin & Lokshin, Michael
- 3502 Access to capital in rural Thailand : an estimated model of formal versus informal credit
by Gine, Xavier
- 3501 Telecommunications reform within Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization
by Jensen, Jesper & Rutherford, Thomas & Tarr, David
- 3500 Revenue and the fiscal impact of liberalization : the case of Niger
by Zafar, Ali
- 3499 Agriculture and national welfare around the world: causality and international heterogeneity since 1960
by Bravo-Ortega, Claudio & Lederman, Daniel
- 3498 Duty drawbacks, competitiveness, and growth - are duty drawbacks worth the hassle?
by Ianchovichina, Elena
- 3497 What does regional trade in South Asia reveal about future trade integration? Some empirical evidence
by Pitigala, Nihal
- 3496 What factors influence world literacy? is Africa different?
by Verner, Dorte
- 3495 Does asymmetric information cause the home equity bias?
by Bravo-Ortega, Claudio
- 3494 Small-scale irrigation dams, agricultural production, and health - theory and evidence from Ethiopia
by Ersado, Lire
- 3493 The clash of liberalizations : preferential versus multilateral trade liberalization in the European Union
by Karacaovali, Baybars & Limao, Nuno
- 3492 How fair is workfare? gender, public works, and employment in rural Ethiopia
by Quisumbing, Agnes R. & Yohannes, Yisehac
- 3491 Use of the formal and informal financial sectors : does gender matter? empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh
by McKernan, Signe-Mary & Pitt, Mark M. & Moskowitz, David
- 3490 Roads out of poverty? assessing the links between aid, public investment, growth, and poverty reduction
by Agenor, Pierre-Richard & Bayraktar, Nihal & El Aynaoui, Karim
- 3489 Environmental factors and children's malnutrition in Ethiopia
by Silva, Patricia
- 3488 Well-being during a time of change : Timor-Leste on the path to independence
by Richter, Kaspar
- 3487 Child labor, school attendance, and indigenous households : evidence from Mexico
by Bando, Rosangela & Lopez-Calva, Luis F. & Patrinos, Harry Anthony
- 3486 Localization and corruption : panacea or pandora's box?
by Gurgur, Tugrul & Shah, Anwar
- 3485 Finance, firm size, and growth
by Beck, Thorsten & Demirguc-Kunt, Asli & Laeven, Luc & Levine, Ross
- 3484 The relative richness of the poor? natural resources, human capital, and economic growth
by Bravo-Ortega, Claudio & de Gregorio, Jose
- 3483 Parental education and children's schooling outcomes : is the effect nature, nurture, or both? evidence from recomposed families in Rwanda
by de Walque, Damien
- 3482 Outgrowing resource dependence theory and some recent developments
by Martin, Will
- 3481 Financial dependence, banking sector competition, and economic growth
by Claessens, Stijn & Laeven, Luc
- 3480 Capital accumulation and resources depletion - a Hartwick rule counterfactual
by Hamilton, Kirk & Ruta, Giovanni & Tajibaeva, Liaila
- 3479 Why should we care about child labor? The education, labor market, and health consequences of child labor
by Beegle, Kathleen & Dehejia, Rajeev & Gatti, Roberta
- 3478 Do services and transfers reach Morocco's poor? Evidence from poverty and spending maps
by van de Walle, Dominique
- 3477 Agglomeration, transport, and regional development in Indonesia
by Deichmann, Uwe & Kaiser, Kai & Lall, Somik V & Shalizi, Zmarak
- 3476 Firm financing in India : recent trends and patterns
by Love, Inessa & Martinez Peria, Maria Soledad
- 3475 Using an asset-based approach to identify drivers of sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction in Central America : a conceptual framework
by Siegel, Paul B.
- 3474 Choosing formulas for market access negotiation : efficiency and market access considerations
by Manole, Vlad & Martin, Will & Francois, Joseph
- 3473 Poverty effects of Russia's WTO accession : modeling"real"households and endogenous productivity effects
by Rutherford, Thomas & Tarr, David & Shepotylo, Oleksandr
- 3472 Democracy, credibility and clientelism
by Keefer, Philip & Vlaicu, Razvan
- 3471 Do government policies that promote competition encourage or discourage new product and process development in low and middle-income countries?
by Clarke, George R. G.
- 3470 PPI partnerships versus PPI divorces in developing countries (or are we switching from PPPI to PPDI?)
by Estache, Antonio
- 3469 Regulation and macroeconomic performance
by Loayza, Norman V. & Oviedo, Ana Maria & Serven, Luis
- 3465 Economic geography : real or hype?
by Jun Koo & Lall, Somik V.
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- 4311 Development finance via diaspora bonds track record and potential
by Ketkar, Suhas L. & Ratha, Dilip
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by Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia & Estache, Antonio & Shafik, Nemat
- 3467 Economic growth, income distribution, and poverty in Poland during transition
by Paci, Pierella & Sasin, Martin J. & Verbeek, Jos
- 3466 Building a clean machine : anti-corruption coalitions and sustainable reform
by Johnston, Michael & Kpundeh, Sahr J.
- 3464 Microeconomic evidence of creative destruction in industrial and developing countries
by Bartelsman, Eric & Haltiwanger, John & Scarpetta1, Stefano
- 3463 Employment regulations through the eyes of employers - do they matter and how do firms respond to them?
by Pierre, Gaelle & Scarpetta, Stefano
- 3462 The returns to participation in the non-farm sector in rural Rwanda
by Dabalen, Andrew & Paternostro, Stefano & Pierre, Gaelle
- 3461 Looking beyond averages in the trade and poverty debate
by Ravallion, Martin
- 3460 Schooling and labor market impacts of a natural policy experiment
by Patrinos, Harry Anthony & Sakellariou, Chris
- 3459 Economic volatility and returns to education in Venezuela : 1992-2002
by Patrinos, Harry Anthony & Sakellariou, Chris
- 3458 Regionalism in standards - good or bad for trade?
by Chen, Maggie Xiaoyang & Mattoo, Aaditya
- 3457 Creating a 21st Century national innovation system for a 21st Century Latvian economy
by Watkins, Alfred & Agapitova, Natalia
- 3456 Macroeconomic stability in developing countries - How much is enough?
by Montiel, Peter & Serven, Luis
- 3455 Labor market distortions, rural-urban inequality, and the opening of China's economy
by Hertel, Thomas & Zhai, Fan
- 3454 Will the Kyoto Protocol affect growth in Russia?
by Lecocq, Franck & Shalizi, Zmarak
- 3453 Education decentralization and accountability relationships in Latin America
by Di Gropello, Emmanuela


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Rangers 2, 'Canes 1
Mats Zuccarello picked a good time to score his first NHL goal, notching it with 1:51 remaining in overtime as the Rangers beat the Hurricanes on Wednesday night at the Garden. Rangers defenseman Matt Gilroy's wrist shot 8:41 into the third was the first goal of the game and looked like the game winner until Hurricanes star Eric Staal scored with 6:14 remaining to tie the game. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped 31 shots while Carolina's Cam Ward stopped 33.
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Many, many Americans are struggling right now, as the recession grinds on and unemployment continues to hover at just under ten percent. Family budgets are stretched to the breaking point in homes across the country, and they can't absorb sharp increases in health care costs. Congress will continue to work with the Obama administration to develop comprehensive legislation to overhaul and improve our health care system -- legislation that we can pass in the extremely bitter and partisan climate in Washington. In the meantime, we can pass simple, commonsense bills like the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, which my colleagues, Representatives Tom Perriello and Betsy Markey introduced on Monday, and which I have co-sponsored.
The Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act will do something very simple -- it will amend the McCarran-Ferguson Act, a law put in place in 1945, to subject health insurance companies to federal antitrust laws. Currently, only two industries are exempt from antitrust laws -- health insurance and Major League Baseball.
Some opponents of this legislation argue that regulation of health insurance companies should be left to the states. But the truth is that state insurance commissioners do not have the resources to address the fraudulent conduct of insurance companies. In the more than 50 years that the states have had regulatory authority over the health insurance industry, no state commissioner has ever brought an action against any health insurance company for anticompetitive conduct. Furthermore, more than 40 percent of the private health insurance market is made up of employer-sponsored health plans, and the states don't have authority over them at all.
The Obama administration has expressed support for eliminating the exemption, as did a bipartisan commission appointed by President George W. Bush, the Antitrust Modernization Commission. In 2007, the National Association of Attorneys General passed a resolution supporting the repeal of McCarran-Ferguson with overwhelming bipartisan support.
Profits for the ten largest insurance companies rose 250 percent between 2000 and 2009 -- ten times faster than inflation. In the last 14 years, there have been 400 mergers in the health insurance industry, and in most states, one or two insurers dominate the market. Furthermore, because we have no history of federal enforcement actions against anticompetitive conduct, we don't have a full understanding of the anticompetitive practices of insurance companies -- and anyone who has tried to understand his or her own insurance policy knows that health insurance products are extremely complex. Eliminating the antitrust exemption would thus enable the federal government to ensure that health insurance companies, which have thrived as the rest of the economy has gone under, are doing right by their customers.
I expect the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act to pass, and to do so with support from both sides of the aisle, because ending deceptive and anticompetitive corporate conduct hurts all Americans and simply shouldn't be a political issue. Furthermore, I support eliminating the antitrust exemption for insurance companies for the same reason that I have supported the public option throughout our national debate on reforming care -- it represents meaningful reform, the kind that will actually benefit American families.
Cross-posted from The Huffington Post


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Joint contribution of the two countries to world economy cannot be underestimated, says PRESIDENT
President Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a four-day official visit to China, has said that "political understanding" between India and China is vital for closer developmental partnership.
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text: On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Marco d'Itri wrote: > > is it really that complicated? unless i'm missing something, wouldn't > > it be as simple as > For a start, only user-written files should be converted. Easily done. Conflict with all packages providing blacklist entries by themselves, and convert everything else. This will keep things safe for sid/etch users at low cost (a few conflicts you have already tracked down anyway), and order the sarge->etch upgrade properly. Please correct me if I am wrong, but the script conversion will be necessary for a proper upgrade path from sarge to etch anyway, and thus such stuff is *non-optional*. > udev (0.070-3) unstable; urgency=low > > * hotplug and coldplug support has been merged in the udev package, which [...] > -- Marco d'Itri <firstname.lastname@example.com> Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:27:31 +0200 All nice and dandy, but it isn't enough to simply document it. At the very least you have to abort on preinst if the above fixes are not in place to avoid breakage, if you are going to tell the user to 'fix it himself'. IMHO udev is becoming critical service structure, and must be handled as such. -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh


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Franklin Auto Service
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Review for Franklin Auto Service
Lisa T. on 06/29/2013
Lisa said this business provides quick service and the employees are friendly. She has never had problems with them.
Vehicle: Infiniti G35
Category: Service
Service Date: 06/26/2013
Review Created: 06/29/2013
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Car signs are available in various materials that can all be customized by size, design, and shape. The major differences between each are the purpose for which it is used, the installation process, and the products estimated life expectancy. Two important questions a car owner needs to answer are whether the material is going on the car's body or window, and whether the material should be permanent or temporary.
Car Window
Removable: Window clings are made of a removable material which is placed on the inside of the vehicle's window and literally clings. Outside weather such as rain, window, or snow cannot touch the sign. A car with window tint is not recommended for window clings because of the tint obstructs visibility.
Permanent: Car decals use a long lasting adhesive that is meant to be permanent. These decals can be die-cut to exact shapes or can be printed on clear material in order for the design to be showcased
Car Body
Removable: One of the more popular sign choices is a car magnet. The magnet can be quickly and more than easily removed or installed. The only trick to car magnets is making sure that it stays flap, a bent or curl magnet will not stick to the body of the car.
Permanent: Car decals as mentioned before have an adhesive which makes them relatively permanent for the car's window or the body. It can bend over creases, curves, and any trim the vehicle has allowing it to look as if painted on.


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#1 When a customer calls us about a repair, and he did his own diagnosis of the problem, we pay attention and give consideration to his findings.
#2 When we replace a defective unit, we do not provide a replacement unit with an obsolete version of the operating system. We upgrade the replacement unit to the latest version of our software.
#3 When we replace a defective unit, we do not provide a replacement with an EARLIER serial number, meaning a product OLDER than the customer's product that needs repair. Instead we provide an equivalent or later product.
#4 Most Apple employees could never get a job at InterWorking Labs, because our standards of technical competency are higher:
Apple Genius Bar Worker = Below Average InterWorking Labs employee
#5 Our employees do not use cutesy names for standard products; they never call a USB connector a "camera kit".
#6 Our employees can identify a USB connector.
#7 Our products covered by warranty or a service agreement are fixed or replaced and returned to the customer without editorial comments. We do not force our customers to sign a document stating the obvious: that if they were not under warranty, the repair would cost money. We believe they know this and that is why they bought the warranty or service agreement.
#8 When our customers contact us with a problem, we do not tell them that they can only communicate with us in a "positive" manner. We do not dictate the emotional tone of our customers' communications.
#9 When our customers return a product for repair, we do not examine all the connector openings with an otoscope to see if there was water damage. We do not believe our customers would use a network emulator or protocol tester in the shower or the bath tub.
#10 When a customer tells us that he needs to speak to someone with deeper technical knowledge to answer his question, we find the appropriate staff engineer and arrange the communication. We do not take our lack of deep technical knowledge personally and we do not tell the customer "you are not a very nice person".
In spite of all of the above, I continue to use my iPad.


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Jaguar D-type (Cars in Profile №11)
Profile Publications Ltd. | 1973 | ISBN: N/A | English | 24 pages | PDF | 8 MB
The Jaguar D-Type is a sports racing car that was produced by Jaguar Cars Ltd. between 1954 and 1957. Although it shares many of its mechanical components with the C-Type, including the basic straight-6 XK engine design (initially 3.4 litres and uprated to 3.8 litres in the late fifties), the structure of the car was radically different. The innovative monocoque construction brought aviation industry technology to competition car design, together with an aeronautical understanding of aerodynamic efficiency.
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 17:09:40 -0500 Joey Hess <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Rodney D. Myers wrote: > > I ssh'd into her machine, and attempted to finish her update. The > > command line instructed me to "dpkg-reconfigure -a" > > dpkg-reconfigure -a will re-ask the debconf questions of every packge > installed on your system, which you don't want to do and which will not > fix your problem. > > dpkg --configure -a is the command line you probably really saw. This > will configure any unconfigured packages on the system. "****" need to change the screen next time. As soon as I can get logged back onto her computer, I will try the "correct" command. Thanks -- Rodney D. Myers <email@example.com> Registered Linux User #96112 ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin - 1759
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A MAN has fronted court over the stabbing murder of a man found dead on the NSW mid-north coast on New Year's Day.
Chad Misiepo, 33, was refused bail at Coffs Harbour Local Court on Wednesday.
He was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the fatal stabbing of 44-year-old Peter Martyn.
Police say emergency services were called to a Port Macquarie home on the morning of January 1, following reports of a stabbing.
Detectives from Strike Force Supel arrested Misiepo at a house in Toormina on Tuesday.
The matter will appear for mention at Port Macquarie Local Court on January 23.
Originally published as Man refused bail after murder charge


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This brand new project in Frisco was selected for the 2013 Parade of Homes. There are a total of 5 units in the development with 3 single family homes and one duplex/townhome. This will feel more residential given the area and size of the complex which is why I selected it. Recognized for its unique design quality and architectural features including roof top decks on all units. 3 Bedrooms and each have their own levels. This floor plan gives everyone lots of privacy. You enter the front door and a bedroom is on the main with a private bath. The upper level is the great room space designed to take advantage of the amazing views. Nice open floor plan with living room, F/P, dining area and kitchen all together with a flat screen tv. Also a half bath nearby so everyone has privacy in the bedrooms areas. The master is on this level with a private bath and luxurious walk in shower, double vanity and granite countertops. The lower level has a nice window with good lighting and 2 twin beds, a half bath and a TV. You will like pulling in to the heated 1 car garage and the quiet setting. Sleeps 6: / Queen / Queen / 2 Twins / WIFI / Gas Fireplace / 1 Car heated garage attached/ Washer & Dryer/private roof top deck The great room is open with living room, dining and kitchen combined for all to gather. Mt Royal views, hardwood floors, travertine, granite, in floor radiant heat and vaulted ceilings are just a few of the highlights. You are a 2 blocks to the hiking and biking trails and 4 blocks off Main St. Walk to everything once you are there.... Frisco is such a wonderful destination with its quaint small town feel. Hiking, biking, a marina for water activities in the summer and a summer and winter adventure park all within walking distance. Several ski resorts close by you can drive to. Copper is only 5 minutes away.
This is a second home for me and and while most units in the area have a very mountain lodge like feel I desired a fresh look that is a bit more of what I consider a mountain contemporary design. The furnishings are in keeping with the quality of all the high end finishes. It just did not seem right not keep the consistency of quality inside and out. With that in mind I hope you will appreciate the furnishings and treat them with the respect and take good care of my place so I can share it with you and others while enjoying it myself.
This unit is approx. 1600 sf on 3 levels. It is very spacious and comfortable with each area offering lots of privacy at a max of 6 people. Many more could fit it I had put bunks and sofa sleepers in the unit. That is not my market.
My desire is to share my space with those who will appreciate what I have created and enjoy it. I envision creating a relationship with those that come and hope to welcome them back year after year. Feel free to give me a call with any questions and let's see if this is the right place for you. I look forward to hearing from you and welcome your feedback.
I am a Realtor in Colorado and licensed since 1985. I grew up in from New Orleans, La. then moved to Dallas, Texas for my career. After 11 years in Dallas we moved to CO to raise our daughter in the great outdoors. After 18 years I still love it have decided to spend more time in the Frisco area as a way to embrace my empty nest. I love to travel, hike, bike, and entertain. Being from New Orleans I must mention good food is a must. Buying this second home is a big step and an exciting one. I must say I am a bit apprehensive about renting my new place. Lots of love and care has gone into creating this place and my hope is I will find others who will appreciate what I have created. Also that we all will enjoy ourselves and fill it with fun and laughter while caring for it as if it was your own.
Suzanne Holland purchased this townhome in 2013
I love the area which is within a 2 hour drive for me so my hope is I will use it more due to proximity. Also the small town feel and amenities are a good fit for me. Big crowds in other resorts are not as desirable to me. I inherited some money with the loss of my parents and wanted to create a place in honor of them that I could enjoy as their gift to me. Mom would love the place!!! She was all about having friends over, entertaining, cooking and lots of laughter!! This is what this place is about. It is a HAPPY PLACE!!!
I fell for this place because it was different. I looked at a lot of options and this one felt unique with the character and quality I could see. I also had the ability to design the interior and personalize it since it was newly under construction when I found it.
This VRBO is a great option for anyone wanting to check out Summit County. It feels clean and new, with a kind of modern western motif. The pictures do a nice job depicting the property. For those that have not stayed in Frisco, it is a fun option to consider. The town is full of fun shops and dining options, and this property is a very short walk from mainstream. You can also easily access lots of resorts and backcountry options within minutes of Frisco. If your into cross country skiing, bring the skinny boards and check out the Frisco Nordic Center which is only 5 minutes away. The only word of caution is the amount of stairs in this place. Be ready for lots of up and down. Don't shy away for this reason - just be ready. The stairs may actually be one of the things we remember the most about staying here.
We have stayed at this great townhouse for three consecutive years - don't want to stay anywhere else! We love the location, the setup and decor. Definitely recommend.
We have spent a month in this home and we really love this home! It is very clean, modern and the location is great. 2min walk to the temple trail and 2min walk to main street! We def. recommend this home. A+++
We spent 7 nights in this beautifully appointed townhouse in Frisco. 5 minute walk downtown to great options on Main Street. Views from the rooftop deck, kitchen, and living room are incredible. Check-in & out was so easy! This is a great place to use as a central location for any outdoor activity, then use as a luxurious hangout in the evening.
Though we didn't use them in July I look forward to the opportunity to enjoy the radiant heated floors in all rooms including garage in the winter sometime!
We recently spent four nights at this location. The description of the condo is totally accurate. It is very clean and well appointed. The location is outstanding. It is a 5 minute walk to downtown and the same distance to the trail. We absolutely loved it and would definitely stay there again. I highly recommend it.
My family and I rented this beautiful condo in Frisco for a week. We received all the information to get our keys the day before as promised and once we got to the place everything was as expected and as shown on the pictures. The place is very nice with a contemporary feel and very clean. The kitchen is well stocked and the beds are comfortable. We were there with our two kids and all of us had a great time. We went skiing to Keystone and Breckenridge which is about a 15 min ride and also stroll down Main Street getting delicious croissants from the Butterhorn Bakery and Cafe. Definitely a place I would recommend and would go back to. Thank you
Frisco is a small quaint mountain town only minutes away from all of the ski resorts. The closest is Copper Mountain but Breckenridge, Vail and Beaver Creek are close by as well. The town of Frisco has wonderful hiking/biking trails which are 2 blocks from my home, great adventure park, restaurants and entertainment all within walking distance. The Frisco Marina is a real treat as well with wonderful views, boating and paved trails that go all the way around the lake. Lots to do all year round in this quaint mountain town without fighting the crowds of other big resorts.
|$175 + Tax
|Refundable damage deposit
|Tax Rate
DEPOSIT: Major Credit Cards Accepted - 50% of total rental required upon confirmation of all reservations as deposit. Remainder due 30 days prior to arrival.
PRICING: Prices quoted are for the entire stay. The rate per night does not include cleaning fees which will be added to the total in addition to 10.125% CO and local sales taxes and booking fees.


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CNN recently reported that the data breach of the IRS, which occurred between this past February and May, originated from Russia. The crooks were able to steal tax returns from over 100,000 people. The thieves filed a total of $50 million in tax refunds, having obtained personal data to get ahold of the data.
In other words, this crime wasn't a hacking job. The Russians didn't hack into the IRS's network through some "back door" or social engineering scheme. They actually entered through the front door, using the personal data they had obtained.
Just how the breach came about is not yet known. The IRS's Criminal Investigation Unit, plus the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, are trying to figure it all out. The FBI is also involved.
Americans have no reason to feel secure about the protection of their tax data. For years, there have been security concerns by the leaders, and this latest Russian incident has fueled the flames.
Orrin Hatch, the Republican Senate Finance Committee Chairman, has stated: "When the federal government fails to protect private and confidential taxpayer information, Congress must act." This is not the first time that the Russians have caused a data breach for the U.S. government.
As for this latest incident, the Russian thieves had originally tried to get into the tax records of 200,000 people, but were only 50 percent successful—resulting in the breach of those 100,000 Americans.
However, the IRS intends on contacting every one of those 200,000 people about the attempt. This is because third parties may have these people's Social Security numbers, among other personal data.
And what is the consolation for the 100,000 people whose tax records were obtained? The IRS said they will get free credit monitoring.
Robert Siciliano is an identity theft expert to TheBestCompanys.com discussing identity theft prevention.
ROBERT SICILIANO, CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com is fiercely committed to informing, educating, and empowering Americans so they can be protected from violence and crime in the physical and virtual worlds. His "tell it like it is" style is sought after by major media outlets, executives in the C-Suite of leading corporations, meeting planners, and community leaders to get the straight talk they need to stay safe in a world in which physical and virtual crime is commonplace. Siciliano is accessible, real, professional, and ready to weigh in and comment at a moment's notice on breaking news.
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Our summer program is open for children 3 years to entering 6th Grade.
*Our Tumbling Toddlers Program (ages 15 months to 2.9 years) includes our summer program, but you must be registered in the year long program.
We offer weekly themes and various summer activities including field trips, swimming, and bowling
Join our SUMMER PROGRAM!
• For children ages 3.0 years to children "entering" Grade 6
• Flexible schedules with extended hours
• Field trips on Mondays or Fridays
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Sleeping Beauty gets big screen adaptation
"21 Jump Street" producer Neal Moritz is developing a new take on the Sleeping Beauty tale, which will not present the titular character as a charming princess but as a "pesky stalker", reported Aceshowbiz.
The new version of the fabled Brothers Grimm story is designed as a "modern-day retelling" in which the male lead character accidentally awakens the princess and finds himself getting stalked by the lovestruck heroine.
The script is written by Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller. Moritz will produce the comedy version of "Sleeping Beauty" through his Original Film banner, which has its deal at Sony Pictures. Moritz is known for his works in action movies such as the "Fast and Furious" series.


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I figured every now and again I would use this blog for some legitimate purpose. So I came up with this "State of the Union" post just to let everyone know what the heck is going on with us. Could prove to be too much information but no one has ever accused me of being shy. And if you continue to read beyond this point- then, thanks in advance for caring.
Riley Beth, as I have come to know her, is 8 months old today. If time continues to fly by as quickly as it has these last few months, then she'll be asking for a cell phone and $300 jeans in no time and I vow to say no to both. She is officially fat- as she should be-and her temper rivals that of... well, me. She loves to watch Tyson do anything and everything and I can only imagine she's quietly plotting to one day destroy him and those damn trains. I'm sure she will do a good job. She is right on target with her growth and development and is in like the 400th percentile for head circumference. Her two bottom teeth have come in- she is sitting up (despite her bucket head),and is on the verge of crawling. I might have to up my meds when that happens. She is babbling and cooing more than ever and occasionally screaming at the top of her lungs for no apparent reason. So she has her turret test next week. She also waved bye-bye the other day, to her daddy. And there's nothing I can say even remotely funny or smartass about that, because seeing that for the first time is just pure joy. I still can't believe I have a little girl.
Tyson "The Warrior" Warner is a happy, bouncing, bi-polar 5 year old. One minute, he's the most calm, pleasant little boy you could ever hope to be around. The next, he is climbing on top of furniture threatening to cut off his own testicles. I'm just not sure where I went wrong! He still loves Thomas but Handy Manny, the Bernstein Bears, and Mickey Mouse are all running a close second. He's also into Pete's Dragon, which is a full circe moment for me. I remember very vividly as a child, listening to that soundtrack on an old 45 record in my room. So when we sing those songs together in the car- that's a pretty awesome experience. He's in his second round of swimming lessons and is doing pretty well. He is not in kindergarten this year- he missed the cutoff date by 5 days. We had decided that he would not have gone anyway, as we feel that another year to prepare would serve him and his future teachers better. He's a very caring little boy and is really learning the art of empathy. Despite my many jokes, I'm very proud of who he is and can't wait to see who he continues to grow into.
My sweet, amazing, wonderful husband is still working hard to conquer the sandwich universe. He and his business partner, Damon, are about the open another store in Maryland Farms. For those of you that don't know, Maryland Farms is a large business community in Brentwood. Lots of hungry business people=successful store. And a beautiful one at that. It's an all brick, free standing two story building with outside patio seating. It's been a stressful ride getting there, but we are all very excited for its grand opening. He continues to cheer on his beloved MTSU Blue Raiders, claiming still that they are going to win the national championship... one day. He has suffered a skyscraper of a heartbreak when "The Signature Tower" project was axed and has weathered a rough few months with someone I won't mention specifically; let's just say her name starts with a "B" and ends with "randy". He has done it with love, compassion and last minute business meetings but I can't say I blame him for needing to get out every now and then. He is the love of my life and everyday I wonder what I did to deserve him.
Me-Myself-and I- are all hanging in there and getting along with each other pretty well. I am working a whopping 10 hours a week from home- still with the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children. I love my job and seriously can't ever imagine parting ways with it. My hope is that once this horrible swine flu thing dies down, I can put the kids into a Mother's Day Out program so I can have the option of going into the office or into the bars. Whichever I come across first, I guess. I haven't lost a single ounce of this stupid baby weight but that's no one's fault but my own. I have however made other changes which should hopefully result in people wanting to be around me more. I am officially on medication and will begin seeing a shrink in early November. I have issues, people- in case you didn't know. I spend a lot of my free time searching online for houses we can't afford and daydreaming about the day that we move from downtown. In the meantime, I have perfected my best "gun in the coat-pocket" impression to scare off any would be intruders. I've almost got it down, except now I have to constantly wear a coat and that's a pain the ass in bed. I can't win for losing. I have discovered Kings of Leon and recently went to a concert. It was exactly the religious experience I was hoping it would be. I continue to swoon and go ga-ga over the Twilight Saga. New Moon comes out in theaters in less than a month and you better believe I'm going to be right in there with all those kids. I'm preparing my best squeals just to prove I can hang. Oh and I have a birthday coming up soon- 33- ye-freakin-haw.
We're looking forward to the holidays- seeing friends and family and eating a lot. We're all very good at that. And we can't wait to see what 2010 has in store. I think everyday Kyle and I look at our little family unit and still shake our heads in disbelief. "When did this happen?" we often say, "Aren't we still 24 years old??" Definitely not 24 anymore and we wouldn't want to be. We are at the place we've been trying to get to all along. And what a remarkable place it is......


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- hepatitis A vaccine
An inactivated virus vaccine that provides active immunization against hepatitis A virus (HAV). Immunization with hepatitis A vaccine induces the formation of anti-HAV antibodies which provide protection against hepatitis A infection. Check for active clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
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The Denver Nuggets needed to be defensive. They embarrassed themselves at the start of their seven game road trip by being blown out in consecutive games against Utah and Minnesota. However, as evidenced by their win over the Bulls, the Nuggets can play basketball. The best strategy is using their many talented pieces in a team basketball game.
The Nuggets have 11 players in their rotation who can contribute at the moment. The odd men out, Birdman Chris Anderson, plays only from time to time, Julyan Stone and Jordan Hamilton play sparingly and Rudy Fernandez is done for year. This leaves Ty Lawson, Andre Miller, Corey Brewer, Wilson Chandler, Kenneth Faried, Danilo Gallinari, Al Harrington, Kosta Koufos, JaVale McGee, and Timofey Mosgov.
With that line up the Nuggets have room for players who are injured or suspended, as Afflalo was against the Timberwolves. The Nuggets should have enough guys to make up for those who are having an off night. They should be able to take guys out who refuse or are unable to play team basketball.
Of course, team basketball is what wins games. The Nuggets held the NBA best Chicago Bulls to only 91 points, and are now 8-7 month of March. While the Bulls were without Derrick Rose, the Nuggets defensive effort and team basketball is ultimately what allowed them to prevail in the third game of a seven game road tour. The Nuggets had 24 assists and five players scored in double digits. Afflalo had 22 points and Lawson had 27.
The Nuggets currently sit in ninth place but are one and a half games of fourth place in the west. The Nuggets have struggled. They are 10-11 since the middle of February. On a nine game home stand where they needed a knockout, they managed just a 5-4 record. They have 16 games remaining in the regular season. After 65 games, will the Nuggets be in the playoff fold?
There is no doubt that this is a talented team. General Manager Masai Ujiri has done an incredible job along with Josh Kroenke of turning the Carmelo situation into a budding talent pool, but now it's up to the players to elevate their game. Coach George Karl can preach team basketball until he's blue in the face, but this is truly the Nuggets only shot at making noise in this warped season. Otherwise, the Nuggets will be out of the playoffs for the first time since 2003, the year they drafted Carmelo Anthony third in the draft.


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A quarter of middle-aged men would rather go camping with their dog than their wife
IT seems a dog really is a man's best friend.
It seems a dog really is a man's best friend
Many middle-aged men admit they would rather go on a camping holiday with their canine companion than their friends or family.
More than a quarter of men aged between 45 and 54 confessed their dog would be their "perfect companion" for a camping trip, preferring their four-legged friends to their children, friends and even family.
A survey found while all campers prized the "peace and quiet" that camping provided, men of a certain age valued it by far the most.
The poll of 2,000 people found that camping remains as popular as ever with more than three quarters of the population still regularly opting for a holiday under the canvas at least once a year - despite the great British weather.
Apart from value for money, most people thought the best thing about a camping holiday was getting out into the fresh air (60 per cent) and exploring nature (55 per cent).
But seriously this poll shows that millions of people appreciate that camping remains a wonderful way to escape the technology and hustle and bustle of modern life – whether you go with a partner, family, friends or your dog
Overall, nearly a quarter of all campers (24 per cent) said that their dog would be the "perfect companion" for their holiday – only slightly below the figure for friends and family (26 per cent and 25 per cent respectively).
But for middle-aged men - obviously keen to escape for a bit of peace and quiet - that figure was reversed.
The poll found that more than a quarter of men aged between 45 and 54 (27 per cent) preferred time out with their four-legged friends than their children, friends or extended family.
However, by far the most popular choice for both sexes and all ages was a holiday with just their partner (70 per cent).
Nearly half of all young people aged 18 to 24 (48 per cent ) – the "festival generation" - considered camping to be a romantic break, three times as many of those over 45.
The middle class – earning more than £40,000-a-year – were twice as likely to go on multiple camping holidays a year compared with low income families earning £10,000-a-year.
But many – especially Londoners – were "too posh to pitch" with 42 per cent preferring to have their tent – or yurt or teepee – erected by the campsite before their arrival.
Families may love getting away from it all but traditional roles remain – even on a campsite.
Men were far more likely to pitch the tent (70 per cent) than women but that women turned them into a home – with 80 per cent arranging the inside and 65 per cent doing the cooking.
GO Outdoors, the retailer of outdoor clothing and equipment, commissioned the poll.
Ian Mackintosh, Head of Content at GO Outdoors said: "Getting away from it all is one of the great attractions of a camping holiday and it seems the family man wants to get away from it all more than most!
"But seriously this poll shows that millions of people appreciate that camping remains a wonderful way to escape the technology and hustle and bustle of modern life – whether you go with a partner, family, friends or your dog."


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A 1989 American sports comedy film written and directed by David S. Ward featuring a fictional roster of the real-life Cleveland Indians baseball team. The film starred Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Rene Russo, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, and Bob Uecker. Major League was a major hit and had two sequel films, Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors.
Former Las Vegas exotic dancer, trophy wife, and major witch Rachel Phelps has just inherited the Cleveland Indians from her much older and now deceased husband. The Indians haven't had much luck or success for well ... decades and Phelps has just received a very lucrative offer to move the team to sunny and tropical Florida. It's a deal that she's very keen to take on as she despises Cleveland but it won't happen because the Indians have an iron clad contract with the city.
Or maybe not...
Phelps has found a loophole in the contract which states that should stadium attendance drop below minimum levels for an extended period of time; she can trigger an "escape clause" and wing it off for a much warmer climate. But to do that, she'll have to put together the right team. In essence, she doesn't want bad players ... she wants the worst, most awful players that she can find and field them so that the Indians don't just lose ... but finish dead last.
Part-time coach for a minor league team, The Mud Hens and full-time tire salesman Lou Brown is thus shocked when he gets a job offer to become the newest manager of the Indians. It's a rare opportunity to move up to a major league for a manager, but Brown finds his job is no sinecure as he has a rather ... unusual roster ranging from aging prima donna Roger Dorn who is more interested in looking good and avoiding possible injury than playing along with aging vet Eddie Harris who relies on good ol' fashioned doctoring of the ball to compensate for his weak pitch.
Then there's Cuban religious refugee Pedro Cerrano who came to America so he could practice voodoo and has an incredible stadium-clearing grand slam of a swing ... but only if it's a straight ball. Rookie pitcher and ex-con Ricky Vaughn, gifted with an incredibly fast arm but precious little control over it along with his sidekick, the arrogant Willie Mays Hayes who is a world-class sprinter but a weak batter.
Veteran catcher and straight man Jake Taylor with bad knees desperately wants the Indians to do well, feeling it could be his last chance at a comeback. Taylor is struggling to balance his professional life with his messed up personal one by making up with his former girlfriend, Lynn Wells who is now engaged with a well-to-do fiancee.
But Phelps discovers to her mounting disgust that even though her "dream team" is losing, they aren't losing enough. Hell, they actually seem to be improving! Stadium attendance is still down but not below her minimum threshold numbers so she embarks on several schemes to demoralize the team. Despite her attempts however, Taylor manages to rally the Indians and it is discovered that Vaughn whose shaky control has earned him the derogatory nickname of "Wild Thing" has an eyesight problem which is solved with glasses and tremendously aids in his accuracy and ability.
Brown's friend and Phelps' underling, Charlie Donovan then confesses the truth behind Phelps' losing strategy and that no matter how much the Indians improve, she will simply fire them all and try again with another round of misfits and losers to run through the gauntlet next season. Brown's revelation to the Indians however does the exact opposite as instead of destroying them, they decide that they simply have nothing left to lose ... except to spite the bitch by "winning the whole fucking thing" and driving them to launch a winning streak that ties them with the New York Yankees, resulting in a face-off with their highly ranked rivals for the Title Pennant.
But not all is well with the Indians. Taylor is devastated when his relationship with Lynn which has been steadily been improving, has abruptly moved out of her apartment, presumably to live with her fiancee. Vaughn also discovers that he will not be opening up as the pitcher for the title game. Roger Dorn's wife, Suzanne catches him cheating on her and decides to humiliate him by seducing the despondent Vaughn in a bar. After their sexual encounter, Suzanne cheerfully informs the ignorant Vaughn of her true identity to his shock. Afterwards, Vaughn finds himself laying low and trying to avoid a furious Dorn.
During the playoff, the Indians and the Yankees are bitterly tied at zero until the seventh inning where the tiring Harris is forced to concede two runs. Cerrano counters this by finally home running a curve ball, bringing him and Willie Mays Hayes in and upping the score 2-2.
With Harris clearly in trouble, Brown calls in Vaughn as a fresh pitcher who successfully succeeds in striking out his main nemesis, Clu Heywood and keeping the score deadlocked until the bottom of the ninth inning with Taylor at bat and Willie Mays Hayes at first. With the new Yankee pitcher Duke Simpson focused on Hayes and almost outing him from stealing second base, Taylor proceeds to taunt Simpson by imitating Babe Ruth's infamous called shot; a proclamation that he intends to hit a home run. Simpson responds with a fast pitch aimed at Taylor's face causing him to hastily duck. Taylor gets back up and refuses to dust himself off, instead calls his shot again. Simpson pitches again but in a surprise move, Taylor instead bunts which takes the defense off guard who had been prepared for a long shot. Hayes takes off and rounds third even as despite his weak knees, Taylor finishes his sprint to the first base and barely missing getting tagged out by the first baseman. The first baseman whirls around and hurls the ball to the catcher but Hayes slides in and makes it home, winning the game with 3-2.
Even as the entire stadium starts cheering with the sole exception of Rachel Phelps who no longer can move the team or fire the champion team, the Indians begin celebrating. Dorn rushes up and proceeds to slug Vaughn before laughing and helps the fallen pitcher up before embracing him. Meanwhile Taylor spots Lynn in the stands and she smiles before showing her bare hand without her engagement ring, indicating that she decided against marrying her fiancee.
- Tom Berenger as Jake Taylor
- Charlie Sheen as Ricky Vaughn
- Corbin Bernsen as Roger Dorn
- Margaret Whitton as Rachel Phelps
- James Gammon as Lou Brown
- Rene Russo as Lynn Wells
- Wesley Snipes as Willie Mays Hayes
- Charles Cyphers as Charlie Donovan
- Chelcie Ross as Eddie Harris
- Dennis Haysbert as Pedro Cerrano
- Andy Romano as Pepper Leach
- Bob Uecker as Harry Doyle
- Steve Yeager as Duke Temple
- Peter Vuckovich as Clu Haywood
- Stacy Carroll as Suzanne Dorn
- The writer and director of Major League, David S. Ward is a real life long Cleveland Indians fan. His inspiration for creating the script was simply because he thought it would be the only way he would ever see the Indians actually win anything.
- The modern day tradition of major league relief pitchers, mainly closers having their own personal intro songs playing as they walked onto the field was directly inspired by this film.
- Charlie Sheen was an actual high school pitcher who was offered a baseball scholarship to the University of Kansas. At the time of the shooting, Sheen's fastball was only in the high 80s which filmmakers proclaimed made it a lot easier to make it appear that his character could hurl a 100 mph fastball with special effects.
- Dennis Haysbert's character of Pedro Cerrano was originally scripted to drop his bat after his climatic homerun swing against the Yankees before running the bases. However during the take, Haysbert hit an genuine home run and was so surprised that he took off running and forgot to drop the bat. Afterwards, it was decided to simply keep that bit in.
- In an alternate twist ending, Lou Brown confronts Rachel Phelps to announce his resignation due to her attempts to sabotage the Cleveland Indians. Phelps however reveals that she loves the Indians and had no intention of moving to Florida but the club was on the verge of bankruptcy when she inherited it from her husband. She subsequently staged the whole thing and took the chance on hiring unproven rookies, the best of the aging veterans, and chose Lou because he was the best manager she could find willing to work for the meager salary she was offering. All of her "schemes" to demoralize the team was really because she could no longer afford the equipment and amenities and she hoped that the incidents would unify and motivate the team against her. It worked beyond her wildest dreams and drove up the attendance figures. Phelps continued to saying that if Brown continued as manager, they would have to continue the charade that she was a vindictive bitch. Test audiences reacted negatively to the twist conclusion, preferring the characterization of Phelps as the villain resulting in the director to pull that scene from the theatrical release.
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Unit 1: The Power of Storytelling Part A: Narrative Structures. Literary Elements and Language Terms Set #1. Part A: Narrative Literary Elements – Characters, Point of View, Conflict, and Plot. I. What is a Narrative?.
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Unit 1: The Power of Storytelling
Part A: Narrative Structures
Narrative: a piece of writing that tells of a related series of events (a story)
Characters: The people/actors in a story.
Characterization: The process by which writers reveal their characters' traits (qualities)
ex. "Jennifer was a bright and honest young lady."
Flat: One-dimensional (paper doll); one or two personality traits only (usually the "bad guy")
Ex. Cinderella's
Round: 3-dimensional; many traits and complexities (usually the main character)
Ex. Shrek!
Stock: stereotypical character
Ex. Marie Barone from "Everybody Loves Raymond"
Dynamic Character: a character that changes in an important way
- Remember – "Dynamite" EXPLODES
Static Character: does not undergo a major change in the story
- Remember – "static" television set
Ex. Dwight
Schrute from
"The Office"
Motivation: The reasons for a character's behavior
- This requires you to make inferences based on characterization!
2. Third Person Limited: The narrator, who is almost never a character in the story, zooms in on the thoughts of just one or a select few characters
Clash between a character and an outside force – with another person, object, or entity.
A struggle within a character's mind
1. Exposition: introduces the setting, characters, and any necessary background
2. Inciting Moment/Incident: An event occurs that initiates the main action and begins the primary conflict in the story.
3. Rising Action: Presents complications that intensify the conflict; builds suspense as we wonder what the outcome will be.
4. Climax: The turning point in the story and the moment of greatest suspense
5. Falling Action: The events that occur as a result of the climax, but before the primary problem created in the inciting moment has been resolved.
6. Resolution: The main problem created by the inciting moment/incident is solved.
7. Denouement: The "where are they now." The author ties up any loose ends and answers any remaining questions.
1. Linear Plot: Goes in chronological order – the events are told in the order in which they happened (Goes in order of Freytag's Pyramid without deviation)
2. Non-Linear Plot: Events are NOT revealed in the order that they occurred, but in some other order that the writer chooses
Sensory Language: Words and phrases that appeal to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and/or taste. Sensory details create…
Imagery: Vivid descriptions that re-create sensory experiences for the reader, creating "word pictures"
Ex: "a thundering downpour of rain"
To what senses does this example appeal? What image does it create?
Mood: The feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader using imagery and setting details.
What senses do the following details appeal to, and what image and mood do they create all together?
Diction: Word choice
Denotation: The dictionary or literal meaning of a word.
Ex: Plump = a full, round, and pleasing figure
Connotation: All the meanings, associations, or feelings that a word suggests.
Ex: Fat = while similar in denotative meaning to plump, it has a very harsh and mean connotation
Why study diction?
Examine the diction in the following sentences. What are the connotations here? Which sentence has a more positive connotation, and which has a more negative connotation?
Examine the diction in the following sentences. What are the connotations here? Which has a more positive emotional connotation?
Categorize the following words as having a positive, negative, or neutral connotation.
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Tone: The writer's/speaker's attitude toward his/her subject or audience. This is described by a single adjective (ex. a sarcastic tone, a playful tone, a bitter tone) and can be figured out by examining the diction and the choice of details in a text.
You are now responsible for knowing and being able to apply the literary terms in this lesson. Most of them are review, so study them carefully and be sure you know them!


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What Is RAID 10 Recovery?
October 2nd, 2013
RAID is basically related to data storage. As you must have heard a million times, this data storage is a critical part of any computer usage. As we continue to use our computers and merrily save our files into various drives, we may fail to take backups of the same. One not so fine day, your system crashes and all data seem to have vanished. RAID 10 recovery is a way to recover your data that was originally stored in arrays on one of your drives. RAID 10 …
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wikiHow to Remove, Clean and Re Install the Spark Plugs on a 2003 Honda Accord
In this how-to, you can learn how to remove, clean and re-install the spark plugs on you 2003 Honda Accord.
1Make sure the car if off. Take off a battery terminal with your 10mm wrench to prevent getting shocked.
3Look for each individual ignition coil. You're going to want to pop open the wire cover (a big black plastic case with wires going to it behind the ignition coils) with a flat head screwdriver. On you can see the wires you should inspect them for any breaks or cuts.
- If you want to completely open the wire case, you may need to remove a bracket holding a power steering line in-place.
6Remove the spark plug. You'll notice that the coil is rather long, that's because the top of the coil is not at the combustion chamber. So to remove the spark plug, you'll need your 5/8 inch spark plug socket, the ratchet that fits the socket size (probably a 3/8 inch drive ratchet) and your long extension. Put it in the hole and then turn counterclockwise until you can take the plug out.
7Inspect the plug to be sure you can keep that one or replace with a new one. If you decide you can keep it, you should clean it up a bit with your steel wool, and check the clearance specification of where the spark is produced. (This can be found either in the owner's manual or under the hood itself, and if not there then check the internet.)
8Once you have the "spec" for the spark clearance, use your feeler gauge to make sure it is in the correct specification. If not, bend it into place (the spec may vary by vehicle).
9Re-install the spark plugs. Basically all you need to do is reverse the steps but you need to torque things dow; the spark plug should be torqued to about 13 foot-pounds. Everything else should just be hand tightened. Then you're done! You've now made your car run even better than before (hopefully).
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Giant alligators fly over the Metropolitan Community College-Longview campus during the annual Flights of Fancy festival.
By Jonas Weir
With beautiful wide open spaces and green, grassy fields without trees or obstruction, the campus at in Lee's Summit is the perfect place to fly a kite. At least that's just what Dr. Fred Grogan—former president of the college—thought in 2007.
"Our president at the time suggested the idea of a kite festival," says Tami Morrow, community education coordinator at Metropolitan Community College-Longview. "We frequently have nice wind up here."
Although Fred Grogan stepped down as president in 2013, he left a legacy of turning the Metropolitan Community College-Longview campus into the grounds of the best kite festival in Missouri. In April 2007, he and his staff discovered and enlisted the Kansas City Kite Club to hold the first annual Flights of Fancy Kite Festival. That initial year, the event organizers had no idea what they were getting into. They expected around 500 people. More than 3,500 turned out. The vendors sold out of almost everything, and needless to say, it was a huge success. Much of that success undoubtedly came from the Kansas City Kite Club.
The Kansas City Kite Club does not fly your typical kites; they're a bit more advanced than Charlie Brown or Ben Franklin's old diamond kite.
"Most of these kites are probably bigger than your house," says Sean Beaver, president of the Kansas City Kite Club. "Think huge, hot-air-balloon-sized kites. In fact, we have several longer than a basketball court and several that are three stories tall."
Sean is the heart of the Kansas City kiting community and, frankly, the Midwest kiting community. He has been involved for almost twenty years. He's a member of the Professional Air Sports Association as a certified kite boarder—a sport similar to windsurfing, only using a kite instead of a sail. And he travels the country promoting the sport. However, his arguably healthy obsession goes back to a singular experience.
"I don't remember the specific event; I just remember feeling the line, which felt like a steel cable on a crane," Sean says. "That was it. I just wanted one, and off we went. Fast forward fifteen years later, and I've got one of the bigger collections in the country."
Courtesy of Metropolitan Community College-Longview
Sock Kite
Sean Beaver's mega sock kite is more than two hundred feet long and has a diameter of thirty feet.
Sean is an enthusiast just as much as he is a thrill-seeker who turns kiting into an extreme sport. Although it's only a hobby for Sean, who works in human resources at a Kansas City engineering and construction firm, he spends most of his free time and plenty of money—more than he'd like to admit—on kites. He's a go- big-or-go-home type of flier.
"For the last ten plus years, I've been flying the bigger ones," Sean says. "If they're smaller than a school bus, you probably won't catch me flying them very much."
However, not every member of the community is like Sean. In fact, most are not.
"The average consumer is not going to go out and buy these," Sean says as he chuckles. "It's only the people who make bad deci- sions like me."
Kiting enthusiasts are just as var- ied as any other sort of hobby, and kites come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are mini-kites smaller than a postage stamp, and there are mega-kites longer than a football field. The world's longest kite is more than three miles long and weighs more than four hundred pounds. Each category can be further subdivided by how their wings are shaped, what they're designed to do, and how they're flown. In turn, kites are used for many different applications.
"There are people who enjoy taking pictures with kites," says Linda Larkey, a member of the Kansas City Kite Club. "That's called kite KAP photography. It's a huge field, a lot of times it's even a professional field. I know people who are hired by businesses to get aerial photos."
Many professional kite-fliers exist, but the majority are hobbyists like Sean and Linda. Yet, the hobbyists still have different interests. Some have specialized interests like flying kites indoors. Others, like Linda, are more interested in making kites than they are flying kites.
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Kite Boarding
Sean Beaver enjoys kite boarding as one of his many kite-related hobbies.
Linda first got involved when her son showed interest in kites. Reluctantly, Linda let him use his birth-day money to buy him a sport kite.
"It's kind of funny," Linda says. "I first thought that it was the dumbest idea—getting one of these dual maneuverable sport kites. Within six months, we were heavily involved. I've now been in kiting for about fifteen years."
After enjoying flying kites for some time, Linda decided to try sewing her first kite when her son wanted a traction kite—a large kite designed to provide significant pull to the user. At the time, nobody manufactured the kite commercially, so she found plans online and resolved to sew it herself.
Her first attempt did not go very well. In fact, it barely flew. Now that Linda's a master kite builder with an eye for design, she can hardly believe it flew at all. Her second attempt, on the other hand, went much better, and it's been smooth sailing ever since. Her son actually still flies that kite today.
For anyone looking to build their own kite, there are many online resources. Linda recommends kitebuilder.com, but she says that truly the best way is to attend a local workshop or reach out to a local kite club for help.
"Take it one step at a time, and absolutely try to find someone in the area to assist you," Linda says. "You can do it without any other contact, but the learning curve is sharply reduced if you have some- one you can actually talk to."
Linda is heavily involved in the craft of kite building. She even attends and helps organize annual kite-building events. There are kite-making events across the world, though she says kiting is larger abroad. The closest event to Missouri is the annual Upper-Midwest Area Kite-making Event in Oregon, Illinois—a hundred miles west of Chicago or a four-hour drive from St. Louis. The event this year runs from February 26 to February 28. Visit u-make.org for more information. Linda will be there teaching classes.
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Butterfly Kite
This butterfly kite is owned by Ron and Charm Lindner of the Gateway Kite Club
While Sean and Linda are both enthralled by different aspects of kiting, they both enjoy going out and flying kites with other enthusiasts, which is the basis for having a strong kiting community. Kansas City is not the only place with a kite club. St. Louis also has one, but Kansas City stands out as one of the premier kite clubs in the country.
"We're extremely lucky," Linda says. "We have Sean here; he flies extensively. We also have other members that do fly extensively."
No matter where kiters are located, though, most enjoy the hobby for similar reasons. Linda says it's one of the most affordable hobbies to get into; you don't need to get an extensive kite collection like Sean. Both Sean and Linda have made it a family activity, too. Their spouses and children are all into the sport; Sean even had a kite-themed wedding. Above all, though, kiting gets you outside and active.
"If I had to pinpoint one thing that was really attractive about kite flying, it was that I could get my family out of the house, off the Xbox, off the computer, and off the couch," Sean says. "I always say spring is Mother Nature's way of saying, 'It's time to party,' so let's get out of the house and enjoy the weather."
Sean and the rest of the Kansas City Kite Club, however, will get out and enjoy the weather no matter what the season. This year, the Kansas City Kite Club is venturing to Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 20 for the annual Color the Wind Kite Festival, which is held on a frozen lake that's about a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Kansas City. Visit colorthewind.org for more information. That being said, spring is usually more enjoyable: March marks the true beginning of the season, and April is National Kite Flying Month.
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Spike Ball Kite
This spike ball has a twenty-foot diameter and is owned by Don Larkey of the Kansas City Kite Club.
On April 16, as it has with each Flights of Fancy, Tami Morrow's day is going to start early. To ready the festival to open at 10 am, Tami arrives to campus around six. There's a lot to set up. The free festival always features food and kite vendors; a kite first aid tent, where you can repair your kite; a DJ, who will play everything from classical music to accompany the kites to pop music for children to dance to; booths for the sponsors; and more. After hours of setup, Tami can finally relax because, once 10 am rolls around, the day pretty much runs smoothly from there on out.
The day is jam-packed with events. Kite bowl racing, which is like having a go-kart powered by a kite, is one of the fan favorites. A candy drop from a kite is usually a highlight for the little children. And the kite demonstrations throughout the day are for children of all ages.
"The wonderful thing about this is that it's multigenerational," Tami says. "Older people come and bring a lawn chair or blanket and watch. Younger families will bring their kids and their own kites, or we always have kites for purchase at the show if they want something a little larger or flashier."
By the time the festival is over at 5 pm, it's been a full, yet stress-free day. Kite flying is a peaceful thing. Watching the kites dance in the sky is both therapeutic and awe-inspiring, and flying kites is never a chore for people like Sean. In fact, it's a form of expression.
"What we do is really no different from what painters or sculptors might do," Sean says. "They're just different forms of art."
Over the past ten years, the festival has grown from 3,500 people to more than 25,000 people. It's had some hiccups and growing pains along the way. Some years it's been a little chilly. Some years there's been little to no wind, and one year it rained. No matter what, though, the Flights of Fancy Festival soldiered on, and everyone involved views each year as a success. It's a labor of love that might be hard to understand if you've never attended an event, but Sean says that once you've seen the Kansas City Kite Club in action, there's no way you won't leave impressed. Then, maybe you can understand the joy kiters get from the sport.
"We fly kites; you look up," Sean says. "It just gets you looking up; it's kind of a metaphor for life. It gets you out of the day-to- day and doing something fun and wholesome."
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Flights of Fancy
The Kansas City Kite Club brings out its biggest kites for the Flights of Fancy Kite festival on the Metropolitan Community College-Longview campus.
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The Kansas City Kite Club
The Kansas City Kite Club is a free organization. Most of their events are free, and members pay no dues. People like Sean and Linda do it for the love of kiting. Visit kckiteclub.org or find the club on Facebook for more information and a full list of the club's events.
Gateway Kite Club
The St. Louis area also has a strong kite club, which holds several kiting events throughout the year. In fact, the Gateway Kite Club kicks off each year on January 1 with a flying event in Forest Park in St. Louis. Find the group on Facebook and at gatewaykiteclub.org for more information and a full list of events.
Flights of Fancy Kite Festival
Bring a lawn chair or blanket, dust off your childhood kite, and round up the entire family for this free festival. This annual event at Metropolitan Community College-Longview in Lee's Summit is the best way to get introduced to kiting. This year, the event is April 16 from 10 am to 5 pm. Visit kitefest.mcckc.edu for more information.


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Hope to get back down there soon. This question is bound to come up so here goes. The new TV series Treme is a big hit across the nation. Are there any chowhound like places in the area? I can't get a handle on it food wise or safety wise through Google. A past experience, going to Dooky Chases a few years ago was very scary (cab driver locked us in the cab while he checked if it was okay, then led us in through the kitchen) makes me a little skittish (and I'm from Detroit so it takes a lot!) though I realize that Treme is not in the same part of town. I'm intrigued by the culture and possibliity for some really fine food. I have no preconceptions, just want an honest opinion or two.
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