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One of the most depressing aspects of reading and indeed writing for Comment is free since its inception, is that amidst otherwise intelligent and informative debate what has been revealed is the human mind's propensity for taking pleasure in hatred, stereotyping and demonisation. This came to the fore in the past few days in a series of posts on Liverpool. As Robbo100 wrote in the comments:
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This hatred is not just reserved for people from Liverpool, but Muslims, Jews, Arabs, gay people, Americans. I responded to Robbo that the phenomenon seemed to have little to do with politics, but was located in a psychological space in the mind that enjoys hating, and is probably akin to bullying. The criteria are the invocation of a pattern of factually inaccurate, cliched stereotypes and prejudice that feeds off intellectual laziness and is impervious to correction. It is a characteristic of right and left, neo-con and anti-imperialist. The system of belief is beside the point.
Blacks smell funny; that's a "fact", Jews love money; that's a "fact", queers are paedophiles; that's a "fact", Muslims are terrorists; that's a "fact", Americans are obese warmongers; that's a "fact", Liverpudlians are thieves; that's a "fact". These are the common coin of hatred, and Cif has developed some pretty sophisticated variants. You only have to read the Israel-Palestine threads to find their latter-day constructions, whether it's the faceless "Pals" or the scheming "Zionists". From these "facts" an entire edifice of denunciation is constructed. Some of it is demonstrably racist, however much the racist my squeal indignantly that they can't be racist because they have proudly pinned onto their lapels the self-appointed badge of anti-racist.
Gay people and Scousers are not a race, and Americans can look after themselves, but it is the impulse to stereotype, scapegoat, hate and demonise and the sheer enjoyment of it which is common to all. The roots are identical, whether it's the long amateur screeds about what is supposed to written in the Qur'an and how this "proves" that Muslims are force-fed terrorism with their mothers' milk; or the hoary old chestnut about the Jews' claim to be the chosen people meaning they are race supremacists (the term "chosen people" denotes God's covenant with the Jews to spread the word about monotheism); or the slapped down gags about Scousers, always on the rob, which have littered this site over the past few days. All of it stems from ignorance, a delight in its own ignorance and an intention to go on being more ignorant. Because why not? It's enjoyable, as bullying always is, for the bully.
And always the accusation comes straight back - get over yourself, stop whining, we're only having a laugh, you're too thin-skinned. For that is the bullies' charter. Put up with what I dish out, or you'll get more of the same. It's fun for me, why can't it be fun for you, too?
What, if anything, can be done to reclaim political discourse? Bullies can rarely be shamed into admitting that they have done anything wrong. Perhaps the only way is to stand up to them collectively, for people of sharply differing political opinions to cross the lines of debate and join with others with whom they do not agree on a particular question, to insist that the venom, spite, stereotyping and demonisation are not welcome.


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In 2008, the large majority (84 percent) in a study of 1,517 consumers by Epsilon and ROI Research indicated that they like to receive opt-in emails, saying, "Even if I don't always read it, it's good to know it will be there when I'm ready for it." Additionally, 72 percent of women and 63 percent of men revealed that they regularly revisit emails received days or even weeks earlier, according to Beyond the Click: The Indirect Value of Email, the associated report. Three-fifths of women and nearly half of men save such emails to refer back to when making purchases later, the findings further reveal.
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I'm doing a BUNCH of Sip N' Sail cruises from Mackinac Island again this summer. If you haven't check these out (and you're going to be on Mackinac), you definitely need to. My personal dates are are here on my website calendar, but you can go to puremichiganboatcruises.com for schedules and to purchase tickets. These are REALLY cool, and I love doing them.
Big Water Creative Arts, Inc. is on the move! We're teaching a 3-day songwriting class to middle school kids in Mancelona in July, which we're very excited about. BWCA is also in the planning stages of doing the same at the Bergmann Center in Charlevoix, a facility for developmentally disabled adults that does FANTASTIC work with those folks. It's truly amazing what's being done there, and we're very, very excited to bring music and songwriting to the clients there.
Also, BWCA is co-sponsoring the Midway Stage at Petoskey's Festival On The Bay, August 18 & 19. We've got a great lineup of Michigan (and many local) singer/songwriters/musicians doing their original material on both Friday and Saturday. Check out petoskeyfestival.com for details and times. Really looking forward to it!!
And that's all for now. More happenings in the fall with BWCA (our September Songfest at Crooked tree, more songwriting classes/workshops), TONS of gigs in the next 10 weeks, an original song that Michelle Chenard and I are writing for the Petoskey Chamber of Commerce (BWCA is a member) for their upcoming new promotional video (which will likely be finished in the fall).
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I saw a commercial for this in-car personal assistance system called "OnStar" and it TOTALLY reminded me of my short-film, Daryl From OnCar, which, incidentally, is in competition at the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival. Hopefully I can earn your support to attend our screening when it is announced, to tell your friends and family to visit Strike.TV and to watch Daryl as well as all of the other big COC (creator-owned-content) at that site.
Anyway, this commercial totally bit off our idea about having an in-dash concierge who manages the important details of your personal life. Ron, DMac and I are thinking about suing this OnStar entity, but we'll probably be good sports and take a cash settlement instead so that we can make more fillums!
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Program "stopped working" - Windows shutting down for over 2 hours ?
Ran Acronis True Image 2011 image backup last night and was set to auto shut down after image/verification completed.
This morning the screen still had Acronis running with the message "Program has stopped working". Closed Acronis and tried to reboot...but after two hours I still have the "closing" message on the screen:
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The machine will be turned off automatically after the operations are complete"
Relatively small Windows installation with maybe 50 gigs being used on disk.
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This message is caused by Acronis. If you left the default verification schedule set, it will verify what is set to verify before it shuts down. This could be quite a few backups.
I just let mine run and then made sure all defaults are set to not schedule verifications.
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Festivals are basically camping, but instead of peaceful nature and scenic views, you get a drunk 19-year-old waking you up at 4am by pissing on your tent.
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SMITH COUNTY (KYTX) - HAZMAT crews cleaned up a tractor trailer fuel leak off of Interstate 20 today, while drivers sat in stand-still traffic.
This semi-truck was headed west on I-20 near Lindale at about 1:15 this afternoon when the right tire blew.
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New York, NY (PressExposure) August 04, 2011 -- The heat wave continues at Empire City at Yonkers Raceway throughout the month of August with a wide variety of promotions and activities that its patrons will find very "cool." From comedy showdowns between area firemen and policemen to live music and ladies specials to a Jackpot Jumble game to the World Driving Championship, it's a month filled with fun for everyone.
The World Driving Championship Final will be contested on Friday, August 5, with top harness drivers from 10 countries competing on Yonkers' historic half mile oval. Fans can enjoy free T-shirts and a Beer Garden with international beverages.
Mondays and Thursdays in August will be highlighted by the Jackpot Jumble Game Card with over $100,000 in cash and prizes. On those dates, Empire Club members can visit a Promotions Booth to receive two free Jackpot Jumble game cards. Members can also receive one additional game card for every 100 Empire points earned on Mondays and Thursdays. Additional game cards must be redeemed at a Promotions Booth on the day that they are earned.
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Approval for E15 passes a milestone
16 March 2012
EPA has informed the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) that the RFA Model E15 Misfueling Mitigation Plan would generally be sufficient to satisfy the partial waivers' requirement for a misfueling mitigation plan. The partial waivers allow fuel and fuel additive manufacturers to introduce gasoline-ethanol blends containing grater than 10% vol. and no more than 15% vol. ethanol (E15) for use in model year 2001 and newer light duty vehicles. (Earlier post.)
The waivers required each fuel and fuel additive manufacturer subject to the waivers to submit to EPA a misfueling mitigation plan (MMP) for EPA's approval—and to implement the MMP prior to the introduction of the fuel or additive into commerce.
The partial waivers state than an MMP "must include provisions that will implement all reasonable precautions for ensuring that the fuel or fuel additive (i.e. gasoline intended for use in E15, ethanol intended for use in E15, or final E15 blend) is only introduced into commerce for use in MY2001 and newer light duty motor vehicle."
Reasonable precautions include measures for labeling E15 fuel pump dispensers, providing information on product transfer documents, and participating in a compliance survey. The RFA MMP generally meets those requirements, according to the EPA.
A company that wishes to use the MMP must seek approval from the EPA in writing. Before deciding whether to approve the MMP for a company, EPA aid it may seek additional information and/or require additional misfueling mitigation measures, on a company- and situation-specific basis. The company will also need separately to submit a survey plan for EPA approval.
With today's announcement, EPA is clearing the way for E15 and allowing America's ethanol industry to turn its full attention to educating retailers and consumers on the benefits of higher level ethanol blends and ensuring that state fuel regulations allow for their sale.—RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen
On 17 February, EPA approved health effects testing submitted by the industry and cleared the way for ethanol companies to register with EPA to offer E15. The RFA is aware of several ethanol producers that have submitted registration documents with EPA.
The next steps will include ensuring companies seeking to offer E15 are registered with EPA, they have submitted the Misfueling Mitigation plan, and are addressing lingering fuel regulatory requirements at the state level. Some states, including Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas, are prepared to welcome E15 and drivers in those states will be among the first to see E15 at the pump.
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The only problem with this, is that there are large areas where only 1 grade is available. Right now in San Antonio E10 is everywhere, and you cannot find E0. If they adopt E15 then there will be no E10 available either. So it really doesn't matter what sticker they put on the pump warning people to not use this in pre-2001 vehicles, because there will be no other choice, as every gas station in town will be E15.
The urgent effort and request to make E15, is just a sign that the synthetic manufactured fuel industry has been successful, amid all the subsidies afforded them. Their annual production has now exceeded 10% of total US oil demand, and they are desperately seeking more markets.
It's also indicative that if fossil fuel were no longer availble at all, and were all the auto vehicles to eventually adopt VOLT technology, there would be no problem.
The US civilization would not need to return to the caves, as the synthetic fuels industry can alresdy provide enough fuel for All our Ground Transport needs.
So the fears of Peak Oil, are fantasies too.
It is a matter of economic pressure points, once oil gets expensive and everyone is bidding it up in an increasing demand market, then alternatives are explored.
The idea was if you had high enough taxes on gasoline, then it would move, but Europe has had those and alternative fuels have not thrived.
As long as the highest weighted factor is money, then the return is the most important and you do nothing until you have to. Cleaner air, less dependence and where the money goes are other considerations, but not when cash is king.
There is a clear relationship between MPG and ethanol content, it's clearly understood and accepted. However, there are subjective problems here. When engines are asked to produce anything more than cruise power, it's rare they use the lambda sensor, but rather operate in open loop (no feedback of air/fuel ratio). Meaning, the engine has no idea that the air/fuel ratio is not ideal due to the higher than planned for ethanol content.
This is generally noticed by drivers as a loss of power, loss of throttle response, and the knock sensor pulling timing, sometimes unsteadily. The bottom line is a less satisfactory driving experience.
My car, a 2003 Jaguar X-type clearly performs better with less ethanol content, as verified by the local "no ethanol" station and my ethanol content test kit.
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What does Kalaine mean?
Kalaine as a name for girls has its root in Hawaiian, and the name Kalaine means "the heavens, sky; royal one". Kalaine is an alternate spelling of Kalani (Hawaiian).
RELATIONS VIA KALANI Kailani▲, Kalana, KaloniCREATIVE FORMS
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How popular is Kalaine?
Kalaine is an uncommonly occurring first name for women. Kalaine is an uncommon last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Kalani (#841 A YEAR AGO) and Kailani (#875) are the popular alternative forms of Kalaine (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). These relations of Kalaine were popular as baby names in 2015. Kailani is the all-time favorite, though Kalani is now ranked higher. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2015)
Similar Names
Kalaine is alike in pronunciation to Calin, Cauline, Coline, Colline, Kaelene, Kailin, Kailynne, Kalan, Kaleen, Kalen, Kalene, Kalin, Kalyn▼, Kalynn, Kaylan, Kaylanne, Kaylene, Kaylin, Kaylinn, Kaylynne, Kelianne, Kolline, Kylene, Kylianne and Kylin. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alaine, Allaine, Balbine (see Balbina), Blaine, Calvine, Daline, Delaine, Elaine▼, Ellaine, Faline, Helaine, Jalaina, Jalaine, Jaline, Jamaine, Jolaine, Julaine, Kalae, Kaleena, Kalena, Kalie, Kalina, Kallie▲, Karaina, Karaline, Karine, Karline, Karrine, Katlaina, Katline, Katrine, Kellina, Klaire, Kolina, Laraine, Melaine, Raelaine, Raleine, Shalaine and Tralaine. These names tend to be more commonly used than Kalaine.See names in meaning and etymology.


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Water transport
To the Editor:
Is there anyone out there that could have acquaintances and/or ideas of how someone could manage to transport a big chunk of the ice and snow from the East to us, here, in the West? It appears from the news coverage that there are massive amounts of snow (and ice) being dumped all over the middle, north and south of the country.
It just plain seems a killer-waste, that all that water could not be front/end-loaded into trucks and brought out here to us! We have water treatment capabilities to clean-up the received goods.
Philadelphia is on the brink of having its biggest snow year (top five), since they started recording those levels. And, how about Georgia and the Carolinas'? I'm sure others have had the same thoughts. I just wish I had an idea of how to make it happen!
Wally George
Enrollment decline
To the Editor:
There is some truth to Dennis Spisak's arguments against school district unification (Feb. 11), but he fails to mention the 800 pound gorilla in the unification debate: declining enrollment. As stated in a recent Union Democrat article, county wide school enrollment has been declining for the last 15 years, and is likely to continue declining.
The practical manifestation of this decline has been: school closures and consolidation (unification?) of student bodies and personnel, and the redeploying of administrative workforces. Over the last 10 years there has been an ongoing cycle of combining principals' and superintendents' jobs into one, or splitting superintendents' duties between several school districts. Indeed, this is now the norm.
So schools have been organically unifying one job at a time out of financial necessity. This process will continue as enrollment continues to shrink. The question is: do we keep unifying in a piecemeal process, or do we structure and organize it with a vote for unification?
Another consideration is the loss of local control with the creation of one seven member board of education, as opposed to the numerous boards we now have. Is the current local control a good or a bad thing? Look at any of the numerous school controversies and shenanigans of the last five years and ask yourself if they would be better or worse, more or less likely, under one central school board. Better yet, attend some board meetings and ask yourself the same questions. My take is that a centralized board would be less "responsive," and that's a good thing.
Opponents to unification are spreading a lot of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt by saying this or that "may" happen. Unification has been going on for 10 years. It's time for the organizational structure to reflect the reality.
Scot Turner
Good thinking
To the Editor:
I would like to nominate Robert Carabas, of Sonora, to run against the poorly informed Tom McClintock. His letter on Thursday ("Equality is the enemy of privilege") is the kind of thinking this country seems to have forgotten - and desperately needs.
William Bergmann


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Birds, Boston & Beer
This little guy flew directly inside, headed straight for the kitchen and landed right on Chef. Lucky for him (her?) we are a seafood joint, so the kitchen had little use for wild game – who flew away when Chef walked him/her near the door way.
To be perfectly clear, we (husband) are Yankee fans – since childhood so while not supportive of anything Red Sox related, we certainly enjoy all the Boston visitors that have made their way down I95 to upstate. In particular a big thanks to all folks from Neptune Oyster. It is an all-time favorite place of ours that we go to when up in Boston hanging with our friends Rick & Tom. A definite recommend!
We hope everyone enjoyed this fine, sunny and somewhat unseasonably warm weekend…to start off the work week, we've a few new guys on draught.
- Angry Orchard Cider
- Fire Island Lighthouse Ale
- Ithaca Cold Front
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- Six Point Crisp
- Southampton Double White
- Southern Tier Mokah (it's 11%, certainly not a girly beer)
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20 miles from the cities of Bath and Cheltenham, 30 miles from Bristol & 100 miles from London, Calcot offers 30 beautifully furnished bedrooms and suites, two superb restaurants and a luxurious Spa that has a 16 meter indoor swimming pool, state of the art gymnasium and beauty treatment rooms. Whether your visit is for business ? you are attending a meeting, training seminar or incentive day, or you are a leisure guest ? wanting a short break in the country, Calcot Manor Hotel & Spa offers idyllic surroundings, friendly, professional service and good food. The hotel is featured in all the leading independent guidebooks and carries a Three Red Star rating from the Automobile Association, along with a Rosette for the Conservatory Restaurant. 15 minutes from M4, Junction 18 and M5 junction 13 Calcot is also very easily accessible. 3 miles west of the small market town of Tetbury
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The third day was a big day for us as we were going climb Sa Calobra, a 10 KM climb with an average gradient of 7.2%. Before we even reached this climb we had to tackle Coll de Sa Battala, an 8KM climb with an average gradient of 5%. The climbs we did yesterday were no match for these. We all had set personal targets for ourselves on Sa Calobra which was the main source of motivation.
Coll de Sa Battala was a gradual but testing climb. Conveniently there was a petrol station and coffee shop located at the top which was popular with cyclists. We regrouped here and continued through the rolling terrain. Sa Calobra is a 'down and up' climb, to climb it one has to ascend down it to the port of Sa Calobra which is a dead end. The only way from here is to turn around and ascend the mountain.
We reached the top of Sa Calobra, fuelled ourselves and began the descent. The descent was exhilarating, however the hairpin bends were quite daunting to take on at speed. We reached the bottom where we saw other cyclists. After a short break we turned around and began climbing. Abu Thamim and Monjur were out of sight almost immediately whilst me and Jav were bringing up the rear. Soon we had all settled into our own rhythm and separated from each other.
I found Sa Calobra very challenging especially in afternoon sun, however I managed to make it to the top and rewarded myself with coffee and cake.
We spent some time at the top recovering before we set off for home. The day finished on a high with us making it back to the hotel minutes before sunset.


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San Francisco alt-rock band Festizio combines ambient sounds and driving rhythms in a landscape of intertwined harmonies. Listeners often associate it's sound with bands like Radiohead and Muse, though the eclectic variation of genres that Festizio employs clearly distinguishes it as unique. With a diverse musical background, the band also collectively draws from a variety of influences ranging from dance rock to soul. Already garnering positive reviews from industry critics and Bay Area venues, Festizio's popularity is spreading well beyond it's local roots. With the release of it's long-awaited self-titled album, Festizio solidifies it's reputation by providing a fresh new sound to rock music. Festizio is Keane Li, Ryan Scott, Gerald Pan and Nicholas Mitrousis.
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1148 Antelope Avenue
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Type: Lots / Land
Listing #731348
Nice, level property with mountain views and 160 acres of open space right across the street. Near amenities and lakes.
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Location Information
County: Archuleta
MLS Area: PS03 (Pagosa Lakes)
Latitude: 37.2753045576096
Longitude: -107.091685727509
Subdivision: The Ranch Community - 03 Cnty Code 00294
Exterior Features
Septic or Sewer: Sewer Tap Available, Sewer Tap Paid
Water: Tap Paid, Public, Tap Available
Utilities: Electricity Near, Phone Near
Topography: Level
Lot Size in Acres: 1.48
Present Use: Residential Single family
Possible Best Use: Residential Single Family
Zoning: Residential Single Family
Street Description: Gravel
Has Waterfront: No
View Description: Mountains
Elementary School: Pagosa Springs K-4
Middle School: Pagosa Springs 5-8
High School: Pagosa Springs 9-12
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Property Type: LL
Property SubType: Residential
Status: Active
Taxes: $1, 163.68
Tax Year: 2016
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The loss of memories is something we all will deal with eventually. One of the ways around losing our past is to document it in writing or on tape. But what do you do when that documentation goes missing? That is the question a World War II veteran and his family are asking themselves.
Melvin Suda tried to join the Navy at 17-years-old. His father refused to sign the application, however, and instead Melvin took an apprenticeship making bullet gauges. Then Pearl Harbor was attacked and America was thrust into conflict in the South Pacific.
Suda gave up his job, which allowed him to defer being drafted and joined the fight. At first they the government doctors wanted to put him in the Marines, but he begged them to let him join the Navy, his childhood dream. They allowed it.
Suda eventually was assigned to the U.S.S. President Adams. One of his first battles was at Guam. At the time, he was the engineer who kept the motor running on the landing barge carrying Marines from the ship to the shore.
"Guam was miserable," said Suda.
Immediately his facial expression changed. The memories flooded back, and for a moment he was back on that ship, the mortars whizzing past 40 feet overhead. His eyes filled with tears.
"Before some of the marines ever got off the ramp, they lost their leg or were dead or stuff like that. And, then we would pull them back in," said Suda choking back sobs. "Things flash across my mind, when I talk about some of these invasions."
You can see how emotionally and physically draining the three-minute exchange was for Suda. Documenting his stories and memories took months. Each Monday, his daughter-in-law Cathy Suda would come to help.
"We would sit at his kitchen table and we would discuss it," said Cathy.
Eventually, she started typing her notes into her laptop and the pair constructed his memoir. As it neared completion, Suda gave his daughter-in-law some of his most prized Navy documents to add to the book. But when Cathy got home, she forgot her bag in her truck which remained in the driveway of her house in Fenton.
That evening, someone broke into the truck and stole her bag, which contained not only the documents inside a white binder, but also the laptop with the entire book on it. They didn't discover the theft for another day when she could not find the bag.
Now, a week and a half later, they are desperate to retrieve the documents. Cathy and her husband are offering a $200 reward, no questions asked, for the return of the items.
Back at Melvin's home, he is wary of recreating the book. Reliving the memories is not a pleasant experience for him. And at 92 years old, his family doesn't know how much longer his mind and health will be as good as they are now.
Melvin himself is conflicted.
On one hand, he doesn't view his service as anything special. He describes himself as just another sailor doing what needed to be done, and reminds that there were thousands of others just like him. On the other hand, he is concerned that his legacy will amount to nothing, with no physical documentation he did anything in the war.
One of Suda's most prized possessions is his grandfather's discharge documents from the Dakota War of 1862. His grandfather was injured during one of the conflicts and received a discharge from service. The document is the only thing that shows what he did.
With the loss of Suda's personal documents he is concerned his descendants will have no proof of his involvement in the Second World War.


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|L-R Daniela, Reena and I play dress up
One high street store has made a big impact on me recently. I'll admit, until about a month ago I hadn't shopped at Oasis. I've no idea why - maybe I felt I wasn't quite old enough yet (yeah, i know, i'm in my late twenties, I need to grow up. But deep inside i'm still a teenager and constantly after the best bargain I can buy.) So when I decided I wanted a biker jacket for my birthday, I started researching. And to my surprise Oasis had THE jacket. The one. The one i'd dreamed about. And so my love affair began.
On Wednesday evening the lovely gals at Oasis (Katie, Eleanor and Hannah - xx) invited some bloggers down to check out the crimbo collection and the re-vamped store on Argyll street. Cue dressing up, bubbles and cupcakes. Delightful. I got to catch up with the ever gorgeous Daniela of Couture of Crumpets (can we not leave it so long next time pls?), and to finally meet the lovely Reena of Fashion Daydreams in person. And we each received a cute necklace too, which i'll be styling up soon - it's a chunky black and gold number which I think would go perfectly with a nude jumper - what do you think?
So, after viewing the collection the following pieces are now sitting firmly on my Christmas wish list:
|This incredible velvet sheer sleeved dress.
|This metallic leather mini skirt.
|This gold dress was a huge hit with a lot of the bloggers - kindly modelled by the lovely Mille
|This embellished collar shirt (as modelled by Reena in the top pic)
|Amelia, me, and Mille (thank you @Blogger-spotter for taking the pic!)
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AKRON -- The LeBron James Family Foundation will reveal the renovated home of Mariah Riley Sunday evening to Mariah and her family.
Contractors have been working around the clock for a full week to completely redo the landscaping in the front and back yards, the deck and the inside of the home.
Riley has been in LeBron's education program since it started here in Akron. She will be graduating from high school in 2021-- that is the goal of this program. Since being in the program her grades have gone up.
Because of Mariah's success in the classroom and her excellent attendance, the foundation chose her home for a makeover on HGTV.
Akron businesses and people have donated their time and money to complete the renovation for Riley's home.
HGTV film crews are also on hand and will be airing the complete reveal later this fall.
However WKYC will be there tonight to see the look on Riley's face as they arrive at their new home.
"That house was unsafe to live in for a third grader," said Michele Campbell, executive director of the LeBron James Family Foundation. "Riley is one of our best students and a very deserving girl."


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Sack Nasty is a compilation of poetry about prison. Unlike this blog, the stories told here don't always fall sunny-side up. They are an outpouring of the uglier edges of prison life. They are about the illusion of dignity, the malleability of justice, and the fluidity (and fluids) of the human condition. These are true stories from 438 days of incarceration.
The title, Sack Nasty, refers to the nickname given to the bagged lunches served to jail birds. Prison food is nearly inedible, and the lies cooked up are all too easy to digest, but the important thing to remember is– you don't have to eat what they feed you. Freedom sustains itself.
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text: Giannini's Gucci Debut Buoys PPR Sales The Gucci brand, experiencing a "boom" in sales in the Asia-Pacific region, posted growth of 18.2 percent to 508.3 million euros, or $611.2 million, in the three months ended March 31. By Miles Socha on April 28, 2006 PARIS — Call it the Frida effect.Boosted partly by "excellent sales" of Frida Giannini's debut ready-to-wear collection for Gucci, luxury goods sales powered ahead 19 percent at Gucci Group to 846.8 million euros, or $1.02 billion, in the first quarter — yet another bubbly showing for the high-flying sector.The Gucci brand, experiencing a "boom" in sales in the Asia-Pacific region, posted growth of 18.2 percent to 508.3 million euros, or $611.2 million, in the three months ended March 31.Reflecting improving household consumption in France, but less buoyancy in its vast retail operations, overall sales at conglomerate PPR rose 7.9 percent to 4.43 billion euros, or $5.33 billion. The retail portion logged a 5.6 percent uptick to 3.59 billion euros, or $4.32 billion. (Dollar figures are converted from euros according to average exchange rates for the period.)"This quarter is definitely reflecting the good momentum of every quarter last year, the improvement of the economic environment and our growing international activities," chief financial officer Jean-François Palus told analysts during a conference call Thursday. "We are very satisfied with these figures."He also assured that PPR's far-flung retail chains — selling everything from cars and books to furniture and pharmaceuticals — had "regained traction."Meanwhile, he boasted that its leather goods and fashion activities vaulted 25 percent, "outperforming key competitors."Gucci said it posted double-digit growth in all geographic areas, including Japan, where sales jumped 10.8 percent. Sales leaped 34.5 percent in the Asia-Pacific, 21.1 percent in North America and 16.7 percent in Europe.Although Giannini received mixed reviews for her spring-summer 2006 collection of peak-shouldered dresses, cashmere rugby shirts and tomboy-ish pantsuits, sales of women's rtw posted a 24.3 percent gain to 37.9 million euros, or $45.6 million, the biggest improvement among Gucci's various product categories.Sales of leather goods rose 20.2 percent to 294.3 million euros, or $353.9 million, while shoes stepped up 21.2 percent to 70.2 million euros, or $84.4 million. Wholesale orders also vaulted 22 percent, accounting for 29 percent of sales, but Gucci watch sales were described as "disappointing."Bottega Veneta, which Palus characterized along with Gucci as a key driver of PPR's luxury division, posted the biggest gain, with accessories and rtw sending sales up 79.2 percent to 58.5 million euros, or $70.3 million. Leather goods — including Bottega's signature woven bags — accounted for 83 percent of revenues in the quarter.PPR cited improvements at its money-losing Yves Saint Laurent fashion house.An 8.5 percent rise in first-quarter sales to 42.4 million euros or $50.9 million, and a 15.5 percent gain in its network of 62 boutiques, "confirms the positive reception given to the collections presented by Stefano Pilati," PPR said.Wholesale orders at YSL were up 30 percent and the Muse bag was the brand's top-performing item in the quarter, Palus said. Still, he declined to give a breakeven date for YSL, reiterating that it would come when the brand achieved annual sales of 300 million euros, roughly double what they are now.Sales of "other brands" rocketed 37.3 percent to 95.3 million euros, or $114.6 million. These include Balenciaga, Boucheron, Sergio Rossi, Bedat & Co., Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen. PPR did not break down sales by brand, but Palus highlighted "triple-digit" growth at Balenciaga.Reflecting competitive pressures, sales at YSL Beauté inched up 1.2 percent to 142.3 million euros, or $171.1 million. PPR characterized the performance as disappointing, with sales down in fragrances and skin care.Analysts pummeled Palus with questions about the ailing division. He declined to quantify the cost savings of a restructuring plan that will see YSL shed about 160 manufacturing and administrative personnel, but asserted it would produce a "very significant impact at the end of this year and mainly next year."Palus also sidestepped a question about PPR's willingness to dispose of the unit, saying: "We plan to improve the situation at YSL Beauté. This is our major concern right now," he said. "We think we can achieve far better profitability."PPR described retail activities as steady. 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I'm VoltageStormPE user. Frankly speaking VoltageStormPEdemand DEF, LEF and PowerReport in the view of design data.Now we are about to move into EPS.EPS seems to demand DEF,LEF,PowerReport as well as verilog,SPEFeven I don't need to execute power calculation.Can I execute EPS without verilog,SPEF as substituion of VoltageStormPE.
Hi, EPS will need about the same inputs as VSPE. If you have an Encounter database, most of the data is already loaded when you go into EPS. We do need the SPEF and Verilog for power calculation, not for rail analysis.
You can also run the older VoltageStorm flow from the EPS tree, if you want to keep your old flow or do not have an Encounter database.
EPS is at it's best when you are running Encounter, since EPS can read the database directly. The Verilog, liberty files, sdc, etc, will already be loaded into Encounter.
Hi Thank for your comment.
I'm afraid I'm VoltageStorm user, not encounter user. I guess eps would be modified for new usefull function and refinement of existing function. On the other hand I assume voltagestorm wouldn't be modified any more, so I prefer eps to voltagestorm.
Are there any option or command that make eps skip reading verilog, sdc procedure.I just want to analyze IR drop and EM with DEF, LEF, GDSII without verilog, spef, sdc.
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Hi, you can still run VoltageStorm as always, the binaries are included with EPS.
Most of the new features added to EPS will require you to have the data loaded into EPS. These are not available in the older Vstorm flows. We added a lot of debugging features, like a violation borwser, resistance path tracing, more plots, etc. These all depend on data being loaded into EPS.
I would recommend trying to move to EPS and supplying the required data, this will get you the best features.
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ATLANTA -- And then there were none.
Arkansas knocked off the last of four teams that shared the SEC regular-season title, upsetting No. 10 LSU 69-67 in the semifinals of the league tournament Saturday.
Joe Johnson scored 21 points and Louisiana native Brandon Dean added a career-high 20, including a key basket with 22.6 seconds remaining. Arkansas turned the tide with a 23-4 run in the second half and advanced to the title game for the second year in a row.
The Razorbacks (18-14) came to Atlanta knowing they needed four victories in four days to reach the NCAA Tournament. The last team standing in the way is Auburn, which defeated South Carolina 77-72 in the other semifinal.
The tournament champion earns an automatic trip to the NCAAs. Auburn (23-8) is already in, but Arkansas would likely be relegated to the National Invitation Tournament without a victory today.
Returning to its ''40 minutes of hell'' style of play for the postseason, Arkansas has forced 76 turnovers in three games at the Georgia Dome.
''That's my kind of game,'' Razorbacks coach Nolan Richardson said. ''Our kids are learning how to play. We have an idea we're going to make the other team cough up the ball.''
LSU had a season-high 25 turnovers, leading to 23 points for the Razorbacks and snapping its 10-game winning streak -- longest since 1980-81.
''I think they did a nice job of quick-handing us and knocking balls away,'' LSU coach John Brady said. ''The 25-turnover stat cost us the game.''
LSU (26-5) was the only survivor from the quarterfinals among the four teams that shared the regular-season championship. No. 8 Tennessee, No. 11 Florida and 16 Kentucky were all beaten Friday.
The Tigers couldn't make it past Arkansas, which looked like the fresher team despite playing until past midnight in its quarterfinal victory over Kentucky.
''LSU played well in spurts. Arkansas played well the whole game,'' said Jabari Smith, who scored 12 points for the Tigers. ''We didn't respond like we normally would.''
The Razorbacks trailed 44-38 after Smith scored for LSU with 15:58 remaining. But Arkansas turned up the pressure on defense, igniting a 17-0 run that turned the tide.
The Tigers wouldn't quit, rebounding from a 61-48 deficit with just over eight minutes to go. Germane William's hit a couple of 3-pointers and LSU tied it at 65 by forcing two straight turnovers.
Smith picked off an errant pass and fed the ball to William's, who made the lay-up, was fouled by T.O. Cleveland and made the free throw to cut Arkansas' lead to 65-63 with 1:35 left. After the inbound, Stormily Swift tipped away another pass, the ball going straight to Lament Rolland for the tying basket with 1:30 remaining.
But Johnson put the Razorbacks ahead to stay on a free throw with 1:01 left, and William's was stripped of the ball by Cleveland while driving toward the basket. With the shot clock running down, Dean put up an off-balance, one-handed floater at the edge of the lane, the ball falling through for a 68-65 lead.
Collies Temple III fired up an airball on a desperation 3-pointer, though Rolland scooped up the rebound and hit the outback with 1.4 seconds remaining. LSU got a quick foul and Dean made only one free throw, but the Tigers didn't have time to set up another shot.
''I don't think our team played particularly well until the game was almost over and we thought we were going to lose it,'' Brady said. ''Then we got aggressive.''
Swift, the SEC's co-Player of the Year, led LSU with 13 points. The Tigers lost despite shooting 50 percent (23 of 46) from the field and the Razorbacks 40-24.
''We waited too long to play defense,'' Swift said.
Arkansas became the eighth team in the SEC tournament's modern era to reach the final with three straight victories. Only one, Auburn in 1985, managed to win the championship with its fourth victory in four days. Arkansas has never won the SEC tournament since joining the league for the 1991-92 season.
LSU, which was picked to finish last in the Western Division after going 6-26 in the SEC the last two seasons, is assured of a spot in the 64-team NCAA field but missed a chance to improve its seed.
''We have a new season starting next week,'' Brady said. ''But where we were at the beginning of the year ... you have to compliment the players.''
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The generation of an sound waveform of human speech from a textual or phonetic description. See also speech recognition.
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Julia Ioffe watches the Russian coverage of the Malaysia Airlines crash so you don't have to:
Did you know Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was full of corpses when it took off from Amsterdam? Did you know that, for some darkly inexplicable reason, on July 17, MH17 moved off the standard flight path that it had taken every time before, and moved north, toward rebel-held areas outside Donetsk? Or that the dispatchers summoned the plane lower just before the crash? Or that the plane had been recently reinsured? Or that the Ukrainian army has air defense systems in the area? Or that it was the result of the Ukrainian military mistaking MH17 for Putin's presidential plane, which looks strangely similar?
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She is best known for voicing Yin from "Yin Yang Yo!", Fluttershy and Apple Bloom from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", Frankie Stein from "Monster High", Cleo Sertori from "H2O: Just Add Water", Dexter from "Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl", Rachel and Penny Fitzgerald from "The Amazing World of Gumball", CJ from "Regular Show", Gwen Tennyson from the "Ben 10" Series, and Katara from "Avatar: The Last Airbender".
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Congratulations Tech JawsBy
Friendships are all about putting yourself out there, going that extra step, a little outside your common ground.
Two people in my life have done that at different times. First off there is Frank, you bloggers know him of the owner of Tech Jaws, I met him when he was still hot and heavy at blogtbt.com – Frank found my blog – as he referenced it.. "a gay looking blog" through entrecard. He loved the content and my art, but the blog design left a bit to be desired. How the hell should I know, I thought, I only used a template, and knew nothing of code or php.
I gave Frank my logins and we spoke several times, but I was still slightly hesitant to meet someone from online in person. It took him over 6 hours to get my blog where it should be and his work on soul-to-soul.com gave it a beautiful scar free face lift. 6 hours of his time on a Saturday, just because he believes in helping others out and being a friend.
A few months later, we hooked up online, asked him what he was up to, and he said..nothin', as I did. I said, grab your gal pal and come over for a BBQ. He was all in.. now my husband, who plays it a little closer to the vest than I do, is the "quiet" one, and likes "quiet"…. anyone that's ever talked to Frank – knows he is not quiet..
I walked into the batcave, aka, the basement, told my husband, my blog groupie and his girlfriend were on the way over, and btw, he is a mouthy Italian, "play nice"
Thus began a friendship – Buck and Frank hit it off, as did "Veronica" and I, (real name Victoria), but we all kept calling her Veronica, hit it off great! (the rum must have been responsible for the name descrepancy.
Frank & Victoria decided that they were going to get married and head down to the court house to do so, that made my heart a little sad. They don't have family here, and every one deserves a special day. I told my boyz about it, thats Buck and Jake, Jake the "Ordained Minister from ULC" said he would marry them. Frank was thrilled, but the plan had one issue, Jake couldn't do it legally in Illinois, he is not 18 yet.
A hot tub and a few rum & cokes later, "THE QUIET ONE" said, Ordain me, I'll do it. Frank and Victoria once again, were all in. Ordained, legal and calls to the county, confirmed it.
I wondered about this, Buck doesn't like performing anything in front of anyone, and thats sad, he is a kick ass, killer guitar player.
Saturday, May 16th, 2009, Reverend Wayne M. Kleiner Jr. joined together in marriage, Frank & Victoria
With two friends present, a beautiful day, in West Dundee it was a pleasure to see people come together. Seeing Frank just joke around, calm and enjoying the fact that "friends" were around to see him marry his gal and gain a wife.
This tells me, what friendship is all about. Doing something you normally wouldn't do, sharing a piece of your life, your love and going that extra step.
Buck tells it like it is, and we often talk about friendship, which him and I both have had some really crappy experiences in the past, because we put ourselves out there.. and he looked at me and said…
"I wouldn't do this if I didn't like Frank.. and I really like Frank."
Blessings to Frank & Victoria
P.S..after they left our house and the festivities..we want to say, our day was as blessed as theirs for knowing them and being part of their special event… FRANK rocks on harmonica...
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Thank you Susie! It was a great day and I just love being with all of you. You guys are very special and I thank god for pointing me in your direction!
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This is such a great story. I've been online friends with Frank for over a year now through many social networking communities, and I can tell without ever having met him what a nice guy he is. So glad to read good news once in a while. Congrats Frank. Thanks for writing about this Susie.
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Franks a great guy to know online. I'm glad he's in my corner 🙂
I also appreciated reading your story. Sometimes it doesn't seem worth it anymore to stick your hand out. But like a fool I still do.
Glad you did and I wish Frank and his new wife and all of you
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He is a great guy indeed, and it's good to see how online connections can turn into valuable, wonderful real-life friendships. Thanks for sharing this story!
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Johnny Unitas' football career began at St. Justin's, a small Catholic high school in Pittsburgh, where he played halfback and end until he replaced the injured starting quarterback early in his junior year.

As a senior, he drew interest from some colleges, but was turned down by Notre Dame, the college he had hoped to play for.

He eventually accepted a scholarship from Louisville, where as a freshman he took over the starting job and led the Cardinals to four wins. Unitas also played safety, but much of his college career was slowed by injury.

Considered by many to be the greatest quarterback of all time, he was cut from his first pro team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, after the head coach proclaimed Unitas was not intelligent enough to be a quarterback.

He played semi-pro ball until the Baltimore Colts offered him a $7,000 contract in 1956. When an injury to starter George Shaw gave him his first opportunity, Unitas responded by throwing an interception on his first pass and fumbling a handoff on his next play.

He rebounded that season by setting a rookie record for completion percentage at 55.6, and tossed a modest nine touchdown passes.

During his 18 year NFL career, 17 years with the Colts before playing his final season with the San Diego Chargers, he led the Colts to three NFL championships, including one Super Bowl, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

At the time of his retirement, he held records for the most pass attempts (5,186), most completions (2,830), most total yards (40,239), most touchdowns (290), most 300-yard games (26), and most consecutive games throwing touchdown passes (47). He also had three seasons of 3,000+ passing yards.

He had several laudatory nicknames in his playing days, one of them being "The Golden Arm," but he was usually referred to simply as "Johnny U."

Unitas bridged the gap between the old-time, three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust quarterbacks and the modern era of QBs. He was to become the model of the modern quarterback because of his and his team's reliance on the passing game.

Unitas also came along at a time when the game was getting increasing media coverage and the game itself was well on its way to capturing the public imagination.

Career Highlights

Player of the Year: 1959, 1964, 1967
NFL MVP: 1959, 1964, 1967
Player of the Decade: 1960s
Ten Pro-Bowl selections
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame: 1979
Named Greatest Player in the First 50 Years of Pro Football
Named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary Team

Championship Teams
1958 NFL Championship - Baltimore 23, NY Giants 17
1959 NFL Championship - Baltimore 31, NY Giants 16
Super Bowl V - Baltimore 16, Dallas 13