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Governor Malloy and Dan Esty Lay Out Their New Energy Strategy
The plan was unveiled last week and they explain the details.
With his new energy plan unveiled last week, Governor Dannel Malloy is trying to explode an old stereotype.
"It used to be that you could only be pro-business or pro-environment. Let me say clearly that I reject that as a false choice," said Malloy during the unveiling.
Malloy's plan is ambitious and wants to increase the state's natural gas usage by more than 250,000 households. It also aims to lower energy bills and increase efficiency.
He says this isn't a case of picking winners, in this case natural gas, but instead one of giving consumers choice. His Commisioner of Energy and Environment Dan Esty has talked about gas being a bridge to greater use of renewables down the road.
But with the plan comes many questions about the cost and about the fuel itself. Today, we'll ask these questions of the governor and the commissioner and you can too.


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This is a great recipe! I only used 1.5 pounds of ground beef, and I think that was plenty. When sauteeing the onion and herbs, etc., the mixture got a little dry, so I'd cook some of that with the gound beef. I also added in a cup of frozen corn kernals. Very easy recipe, tastes wonderful!
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Backer board adhesion?
I have a vertical 7/8 inch deep flat depression along a brick bench. The space to fill is 1 foot high x 16 feet long and I'd like to fill the space with 1/2 inch backer board. Can I do that with just using thinset so I don't have to drill holes into the brick for screws (I doubt I could match up the holes) ? The backer board's bottom edge would rest on the floor. I'm tiling over the backer board. Thanks.
Thinset is fine, but screw it as well. Use tap cons which usually come with the proper size masonry bit. Set the board in place and then drill your pilot holes through the board and into the masonry. It will be easier if you hit the mortar joints.
Christopher, thanks. The project has changed a bit. I'm going to cut off that brick sticking out--somehow. I want to avoid a diamond bladed skilsaw due to the nasty dust. Maybe go old school with a brick set chisel?
The advice on the backer board is good as I need to cover the rest of the brick with it due to the brick being painted (can't remove it). I am going to use tapcons with versabond behind then tile with versabond over the backer board.
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Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Shoe Lust
Pin It On a different note, I am completely and utterly lusting after these shoes. So much so that I am wondering whether I can justify buying all 3 pairs (husband please look away) ..unless you fancy treating me.
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Personally, the only part of that I care about is naming my firefly Serenity. It's fine if people like to battle with their minipets, I don't think it makes them little kids or whatever. I don't want to do it myself. I collect pets to have them. The same reason I keep all my holiday clothes in my bank. Just to have them. Just because I can whip them all out whenever I feel like it. But, I mean, I mostly run with my firefly, like, 99% of the time. And she's not going into battle. A transport ship ain't got no guns.


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New York Legislation
A.1769/S.1711 Prohibits Shark Fin Trade
Born Free USA position: SUPPORT
Update: This bill passed and was signed into law by the governor on 7/19/13.
Description: AB 1769 would ban the trade and sale of shark fins, except in the case of trade and sale of whole sharks.
Background: Shark finning is the gruesome practice of cutting a shark's fins while it is still alive. The shark is then tossed back into the water to slowly bleed to death or drown. One cannot effectively protect sharks without eliminating the market for shark fins. As a keystone species, sharks play a significant role in the ocean ecosystem. Because they reach sexual maturity late in life and typically birth small litters, sharks are particularly susceptible to overfishing. This bill is an important step forward for the protection of sharks and the ocean ecosystem.
What you can do: Call or e-mail your legislators and ask them to support AB 1769 for the above reasons.
Read the bill's text here.
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"Thank you for sending a copy of US Hematology. The articles are very informative, and I believe that both the content and the...
Bridging the 'bench to bedside' gap and the widely accepted approach of mulitdisciplinarity are pivotal in advancing research and improving patient treatment and care. The reality of the implementation and measurable outcomes of both ideals generally translates into palpable debate between professional specialities and communities. In the relentless battle to eliminate cancer, much more can – and will – be done.
The recently announced collaboration between the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) was happily received by the oncology community as a turning point in uniting forces, efforts and professionals across Europe.
ECCO exists to both uphold the right of all European cancer patients to the best possible treatment and care and promote interaction between all organisations involved in cancer research, education, treatment and care. ESMO represents one of the most implicated specialities in such interaction since medical oncology demands a scientific and academic base, a vision of developing and evaluating novel treatment methodologies and an involvement in total cancer care.
To deliver on multidisciplinarity and provide equal access to quality care, neither ECCO nor ESMO can stand alone – a reality that has united the two organisations. ESMO's membership of ECCO represents a further step forwards in shaping a united front – the convergence of speciality organisations that share the same determination to uphold a coherent, concise and harmonised approach to tackling the second leading cause of death in Europe.
One critical outcome of the collaboration is that the two leading educational opportunities in European oncology, the ECCO and ESMO Congresses, have been combined every other year. By fusing excellence and expertise, the joint ECCO and ESMO Multidisciplinary Congresses are set to draw record attendance through all-encompassing, comprehensive programmes of the highest calibre. Setting the standard for Congresses to come, the first ECCO–ESMO Congress will take place in Berlin on 20–24 September 2009.
Efforts aimed at strengthening oncopolicy will succeed only by standing united. Heterogeneity will fail. Cancer naturally poses a challenge in this respect since, unlike many other fields, it incorporates a multiplicity of inter-related disciplines. The time to get organised is now.
ESMO's membership of ECCO will be crucial in road-mapping the collective campaign to create awareness of the needs of patients and encourage progressive thinking in cancer policy, training and education at the EU level. Never before has the oncology community been better situated to improve care and research interactivity across Europe. ■


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1846 - Sailors and Marines from U.S. sloop Cyane capture San Diego.
1918 - Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, visits Queenstown, Ireland.
1945 - U.S. warships bombard Hamamatsu, Japan.
For more information about naval history, visit the Naval Historical Center Web site at www.history.navy.mil.
The Critical Design Review (CDR) stage for AN/SPY-1 radar Solid-State Switch Assembly (SSSA)'s high voltage modulator completed Aug. 26, confirming that the
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a $16.2 million contract by the U.S. Navy to produce Type-3 Advanced
US Department of Defense inform that Phoenix International Holdings Inc., Largo, Maryland, is being awarded a $75,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity,
The iconic trans-Atlantic liner Queen Mary turns 80 on September 26 and the public is invited to join a ship-wide celebration.
The Queen Mary will open her gangways and ballrooms,
Maritime Reporter & Engineering News was founded by John J. O'Malley (1905-1980) in 1939, and today ranks as the world's largest audited trade publication in the world serving the maritime industry,
Today in U.S. Naval History - September 17
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Behind the beard and the camouflage, Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson is an incredibly insightful man with a penchant for straight talk. In a video posted on YouTube in January, Robertson is seen giving a speech in Pennsylvania discussing in part the abortion culture in America. ... more
"Second Term Begins With a Sweeping Agenda for Equality," ran the eight-column banner in which The Washington Post captured the essence of Obama's second inaugural. ... more
President Obama's Religious Freedom Day Proclamation displaces the Jews. He describes America as a nation of "Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, Sikhs and non-believers." This may be politically correct, but it is historically inaccurate. In terms of numbers, the Jews in America have always exceeded the Muslims. In terms of their influence on American ideals, Jews have been foundational from the start. ... more
When's the last time you heard about a deranged gunman going on a shooting spree at a shooting range? Other than a spoof article on the Onion, a shooting range isn't the preferred venue for a murderous shooting rampage. ... more
Someone should take a poll asking Americans how they feel about polling. I'm pretty sure our shared distaste for it is one thing about which nearly all of us would agree. ... more
When Thomas Jefferson and John Adams served the infant American republic as diplomats in Paris in 1785, they were both deeply concerned about the Barbary pirates. ... more
They go together like hot dogs and baseball games, though the combination isn't nearly as appetizing: mud and American presidential campaigns. ... more
When all government, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the Center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated. ~ Thomas Jefferson ... more
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Once the Supra arrived at Shift Auto Body, Sheridan took over the painting aspect of the project and the XR guys became my project liaisons as well as Sheridan's assistants during sanding and prepping. Sheridan started off with the bodywork first. Even though I wasn't a fan of the previous color, if there was anything beneficial to having white paint it was the color's ability to hide dents-thirty-seven to be exact! I had no idea, but thank goodness they're all gone.
The two-step paint job commenced with a bare coat of blue to cover up the white and check bodywork, followed by two additional base coats of blue. Then, after wet sanding the entire car by hand, Sheridan applied the first coat of the actual color, which was again followed by two more passes. At this point the guys wet sanded the car again and continued with two more coats of Estoril. On top of the three base and five color coats, Sheridan concluded the job with three coats of clear.
Even he was impressed with his own work and color. "When I first got the paint from PPG I thought to myself, 'Ok, seems like an interesting color'. But after the majority of the car was done and I first rolled it out of the paint booth and into daylight, the color looked so good people driving by were completely stopping in the middle of the street to take a good look at it."
I didn't get to see the car until it was finished. And yes, my jaw dropped when I did. As magazine editors, we tend to try and control our emotions when something impresses us. Well, today my half-Italian side busted out with a plethora of Che Bellas and Mamma Mias.
As you can see by the pictures, the car isn't quite finished. But it was too exciting not to show Turbo readers the progress. Sheridan's got the Top Secret hood, Stillen bumper, quarter panels and some of the interior left to do. I didn't want to rush him so we'll have to see the finished product next time, along with the Supra's new sound system that XR Creations is installing.Stay tuned.
Author's Note: Thanks to Alan, Berris, Evan, Matt and Sheridan for a job well done


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October 1st, 2010 at 8:31 am
TV Ratings Thursday: My Generation Crashes; 30 Rock Steady; Most Shows Fall
My Generation's second outing down 32% to just a 1.1 rating.[Read-More]
September 24th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Thursday Finals: 'Big Bang Theory,' '$#*! My Dad Says,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Office,' 'The Mentalist,' and 'Outsourced' All Rise; Private Practice Falls
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September 24th, 2010 at 8:20 am
TV Ratings Thursday: 'The Big Bang Theory' Scores at 8pm; 'Grey's Anatomy' Tops Night With Young Adults; 'My Generation' Premiere Stalls
Scoreboard Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 3.7/11 3.4/10 2.6/7 2.4/7 1.7/5 1.3/4 Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 2.5/8 3.2/10 2.8/9 2.1/7 1.8/6 1.5/5 Total Viewers (million)[Read-More]


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Offensive Combat studio U4iA Games closes
Just over two years after being launched by two Activision expats, Offensive Combat studio U4iA Games is no longer in operation as of today. The news comes via U4iA's site, where no reason is given for the sudden and immediate closure of the Washingon-based studio. "Our sincere apologies to all...
Offensive Combat ships out on Facebook today
While the year-end avalanche of video game deals (looking at you, Steam) may have conditioned you to believe you need to pay money in order to play games, this is not entirely true – there is a wealth of free-to-play games out there. One such game is Offensive Combat, a team-based FPS from...
iHeartRadio hearts Ouya; U4iA crafting 'Offensive Combat' port
Beyond its use as an Android-based gaming console, and its use as an OnLive streaming device, Ouya is also a radio, apparently. iHeartRadio announced its intention to partner with Ouya this morning via Kickstarter, which will bring the usual selection of iHeartRadio functionality to the $99 console...
U4iA rips the wrap off free-to-play FPS Offensive Combat
Browser-based FPS Offensive Combat is the new game from U4iA, a studio formed last year by Activision expats. It's an FPS with a mobile/tablet sidearm, described as working together "unlike any game before," though no further details beyond that were provided. The only other aspect U4iA revealed is...
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Editor's Letter
To the citizens of StartupNation.com,
We are in the process of making some big changes at Startup Nation and I want to tell you about them. To begin, consider an important question:
What is StartupNation?
That is the first question I asked when I was offered the position of Managing Editor of StartupNation in January 2013. Since taking the position, it is a question I have continued to ask and that we as a company have begun to ask in earnest.
The short answer is that StartupNation is not really a place but a state of mind. As I have traveled the world and lived in places as far flung as Montana and Mumbai, I have seen entrepreneurship manifest itself in some pretty crazy ways. As the proverbial makers of lemonade in a world filled with lemons, the citizens of StartupNation span geographies, backgrounds, and ways of life. They are the mental architects of what is possible.
Being a part of StartupNation does not mean you have to live in San Francisco, or have a website with a cute URL that ends in .ly, or wear plaid. In our stabs at answering the question I posed above, we have agreed that this small tech community within the greater startup nation has gotten a disproportionate share of attention and resources. Without ignoring that subsection – because there is no denying its importance (how else would you Share or Tweet this page?) – we have decided that StartupNation will be a gathering place for the wider world of innovators. The new car mechanic in town, the mom selling old clothes on Ebay from her basement, the cool food truck on campus… we cordially invite you to join us.
To serve this global nation, we are redesigning our website, whipping up a fresh brand identity, and taking a new approach to the content and tools we offer. I would like to invite you to follow our work via our editor's blog and to offer your input on this survey (just five questions!) or by writing to us. Want to write for us? Read more about that here.
Over the next few months I will be traversing the globe in search of compelling stories that will contribute to the collective knowledge of StartupNation. I will see you on the road and on the web.
Thane Richard, Managing Editor


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Crispy Chicken in Orange Sauce
Serves 2 generously
- 1 lb Boneless breasts or thighs, cut into bite size pieces
- ½ cup cornstarch, sifted
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
- ½ cup Asian Orange Sauce with Ginger
- ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 4 scallions, sliced thin
- 1 Tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Trim and cut the chicken into bite size pieces.
Combine the cornstarch, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and white pepper in a bowl. Run it through a wire mesh strainer to remove any lumps.
Place the oil in a deep sauté pan, heat over medium high heat.
Toss the cut chicken in the cornstarch mixture.
Cook in the hot oil until golden brown.
Drain, set aside and keep warm.
Pour off all oil from the pan.
Return the pan to the heat, deglaze with the seasoned rice wine vinegar, add the Asian Orange Ginger sauce, add the soy sauce and the toasted sesame oil, then stir to combine.
Return the cooked chicken to the sauce, stir to coat each piece.
Sprinkle the sauced chicken with sliced scallions and sesame seeds.
Serve over Basmati Rice and Peas.
Basmati Rice and Peas
Serves 2 generously
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup green peas, frozen
- 1-2 tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar
Bring water to a boil, add salt and rice. Return to a boil, cover the pot with a tight fitting lid. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Lift lid, all water should have been absorbed.
Add peas and vinegar, fluff with a fork.
Kale Salad
Generously serves 2
- 1 lb fresh raw kale, young rather than mature leaves
- Juice from 1 fresh lemon
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil,
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup toasted pine nuts
- ¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese
Wash the kale leaves well to remove any dirt or garden friends. Soaking the leaves in a deep sink of salt water will get rid of most, rinsing will remove the rest of anything that remains.
Remove the stems from the kale, chop into bite size pieces.
Place the kale into a bowl. Season the kale with lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper.
Either use a mixer with a dough hook or use your hands to massage the kale for 3-4 minutes.
The texture and color of the kale will change to bright green, tender leaves.
After giving the kale a good massage, add the remaining ingredients, toss well and serve.
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An Adoption Journey ... with a Shocking Twist
This is part one in a 10-part series about an adoption journey that took Tracy 30,000 miles, cost her $35,000 and ultimately landed her in her own backyard.
Tracy documented her experience in both words and video. The journey begins 12 days before Tracy and her husband John, traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine to adopt their first child.
December 1
Holy crap. Twelve days, but who's counting? My husband, John, and I are standing in front of the bathroom mirror alternating swigs of NyQuil. We're not sick, we're just out of our freaking minds. "BUDMO!" We think it's a Ukrainian toast. We think it means "good luck." We don't realize how much we'll need it.
So, here we are, 22 years into a marriage and we're about to adopt a kid. Our first. No infertility issues. We just feel like there are too many kids in the world who need homes. We decided on a Ukrainian adoption because a dear friend, and Godfather in waiting, is Ukrainian and has major connections in the country. It's all legal, but we've been told we'll need all the help we can get to make it through the system and actually come home with a child But c'mon, how hard can this be? There are tens of thousands of kids who need a home, we've done all of the requisite paperwork, we've been fingerprinted, background checked, and tested for Syphilis three times. (Don't ask why on the Syphilis.) We've made it clear that we want a girl and we're standing firm on this. We have tons of boys in the family and it's time for a girl. Her room is ready; it's bathed in yellows and lavender and features a delicate crystal chandelier. We're set. We're fearless, STD-free and ready to bring her home.
We're lying in bed talking and waiting for our nightcap to take effect. "I think this is really going to happen," I say, still not believing we're actually going to leave L.A. in less than 12 days and come home with a child in about five weeks. It's taken us more than 2 years to get this "appointment" with the Ukrainian government. John's never had doubts about us getting there, but I have. Now I'm in a panic. I'm not prepared. I have way too many things to do. It's going to be about 8 degrees in Kyiv. I need to buy quick-drying socks, my long underwear itch, and my ZAPPOS.COM boxes are stacked (literally) 4' high at the front door because I've been looking for the warmest, most comfortable boots and nothing fit until box #7. (I'm so embarrassed that I have to go to the UPS store with so many boxes. Does Zappos have a blacklist?)
My eyelids are heavy. I'm slipping into the NyQuil zone realizing that nothing, absolutely nothing is baby-proofed in the house. Jesus, I'm already a terrible mother.
December 5
Hit the drugstore today and had to figure out whether to buy children's Tylenol or Motrin, generic or the real thing. Do I skimp on my orphan who deserves the very best or do I save the buck and a half? (I skimped.) I did, however, buy a fancy $9.99 thermometer that says it can go in any orifice. Perfect and name brand. I'm feeling like a good mom.
We're traveling to Ukraine with every medicinal remedy: Immodium, Zicam, Saline spray, Advil, Benadryl, Z-pac, Cipro, and Xanex for me.
Got a message from our Ukrainian facilitator, Alyona, and nearly had a stroke. Thank God she declared immediately that there weren't any problems, she just wanted to give us information. What information? Does she know something of our child? Our appointment is one week away. Holy shit. I'm scared to death and already exhausted.
Two days to go and I'm already wiped out emotionally and physically. John seems organized and calm while I'm a wreck. I am visualizing my heart out, though - seeing it all come together smoothly in my mind. I'm trying so hard to think positively. It'll all be OK. In a few days I'll lay eyes on our child.
See what happens as Tracy and her husband, John, take off for the journey that will forever alter the course of their lives.Interested in connecting with others about adoption? Check out our momlogic community.
|Tracy Mazuer is a TV producer/writer and creator of TheReluctantGenius.com "for professionals who need professional help." She and her husband John have been married for 23 years and live in Playa del Rey with their dogs, Hankie and Lizzie.
I've been through a double Ukrainian adoption with dear friends and I know the anxiety and excitement that comes with the process. I am anxious to see the rest of the series and learn how it went for John and Tracy. Having worked with Tracy many years ago I know she is not only a good person who will be a great Mom but an excellent producer as well. I am confident that Tracy's story telling skills will make this series informative and interesting to watch. Can't wait to see the remainder of the series.
Hey Tracy-
I know this is not how the story ends-
Can we have part 2 now? I am ready to hear the rest of this great and crazy story!
Knowing the end of the story… makes me want to read more! NOW! You are a talented story teller and an amazing woman!
Thank you for telling your story!
More please! I want to see what happens next!!
Soooo what happens next??? I'm so anxious to see and hear about it!!!
Even though I know how this ends, I can't wait to hear part 2!
I remember well the announcement on natioanl t.v. about staying childless. Now after a long journey and knowing how this ends can't wait to read the 2nd part.
Love the video…. When will part #2 post?
For those waiting to hear what happens…take it from one who knows the end…it's an AMAZING journey that even a tv producer couldn't have made up. Readers are in for the ride of their lives…enjoy!
Have I missed part 2? I keep checking back!
What's with all the over the counter drugs? Not v healthy.
Такой информации, уверен, и так вполне достаточно, чтобы сделать вывод, как не надо делать.
i love you guys…this is amazing…you are amazing…
А в чем смысл добавлять свой блог на Feed Burner? Траф это увеличит или что? (извините: за оффтопик) :)
Ну, как сказать, понравилось :) Хотя я все равно почти ничего не понял. :)
Люди в подобных случаях так говорят - Белый свет не клином сошелся. ;)


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It's summer, and I'm stuck in school. :| Nonetheless, here's a short list of things that I'm looking forward to this summer :)
1. Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter
I read and reread all four books of the Gallagher series, and I just can't wait for this one! I got my call from the bookstore regarding my reservation and I'll be picking this up as soon as I wake up tomorrow! :D MUST READ. I heard it's really good. :) Ohh Zachh
2. Final Fantasy XIII-2
I just got my game yesterday… and so far I'm seriously loving it! I've been a fan of the FF franchise ever since I can remember and this is something I was really looking forward to ever since the year started. I loved FFXIII too and now I'm waiting for versusXIII and the FFX remake <3 (Hope has really grown a lot! Haha he's so cuuuute)
3. Floral Dresses
More and more floral dresses of course! I mean, what is summer without them? :D
4. The Beach… but since I have school, forget it.. :(
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My name is Hogan Koesis. I am here to do one thing and one thing only. Make this Bike Park succeed. If you run into me on the mountain please say "hey", but don't take it personally if I'm a little short on time. Angel Fire is full of so much untapped potential, it's going to take a boatload of time and energy to get our big plans onto the Bike Park Map. Plans that include improving existing trails and adding new lines, with creative features that get us all pumped.
In the meantime, tap into the current lineup of gravity options, which are many, and check in here to get 'the Dirt' on what's new on the hill. See you on the trail!
(Success = big smiles all round)
2014/07/29 – Trail Update: More Coursework and Hungry Hippo Progress
The past few weeks at the bike park have been really busy!
Diesel work continued with the addition of various berms.
We are working hard on Hungry Hippo and it is looking amazing! The crew cannot wait to open this trail for everyone in August. We will let you know when we are finished and open up the Hippo.
We have been receiving a lot of moisture this summer and the park is in awesome condition! Get out here while you can and enjoy these conditions.
2014/07/3 – Trail Update: Course Work and Our Local DH Race Series
It's raining berms in Angel Fire as our trail crew continues to work on Hungry Hippo. Combi is getting some rock work and Easy Street will be smoothed out. Check out diesel and see the new berms and jumps!
2014/06/19 – Trail Update: Course Work and MTB National Championships
This week we set up the course for the MTB National Championships and continued improving other trails our mountain. Our newest trail, Hungry Hippo, saw more improvements on our mountain.
Our trail crew has started carving out Hungry Hippo and it is looking great so far!
In preparation for this weekend, our trail crew modified some new and old sections of the World Cup Track, refreshed Drops and Lollipops, set up the dual slalom course and raked the track top to bottom. We are asking in advance that the general public please stay off the racecourse this weekend; a list of closed tails is below. Course Marshals will be here to help. Those competing this weekend should also keep in mind that our mountain is open to the public, so please be courteous of our other riders. Stop by the bike park this weekend and see the event for yourself!
For detailed information on the weekend's race schedule, visit USAC's Official Website.
The following courses will be closed to the general public for the Gravity Nationals:
Check back next week to see what else we have in store at our bike park!
2014/06/17 – DH Course Preview for USA Cycling Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships
The country's best downhill and dual slalom riders are coming back to Angel Fire this year for the USA Cycling Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships at 10,500′ elevation.
This race determines the United States National Champion for both Downhill and Dual Slalom in Junior Age Classes, Junior Category 1, Category 1 Age Classes, and Pro. Racing begins Friday and continues through Sunday.
Want to see what the riders have in store this weekend? Rider Chris Boice stopped by the bike park and rode the course for everyone to see. Video below:
Event Overview:
Downhill Practice, starts at 7 a.m.
Dual Slalom Practice, starts at 10 a.m.
Downhill Cat 2/3 Races, 9 a.m.
Downhill Cat 2/3 Awards, 11 a.m. at base area deck
Dual Slalom Qualifications, starts at 2 p.m.
DJ Miles Bonny – Legends Grill, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Downhill Practice & Qualifications, starts at 8 a.m. and Noon
Dual Slalom Practice, starts at 1 p.m.
Dual Slalom Races, 2 p.m. (Pros at 4 p.m.)
Dual Slalom Awards, 5:30 p.m. at base area deck
Red Bull presents Rad Company, 8 p.m. at the base of the mountain.
Downhill Practice, starts at 8 a.m.
Downhill Male and Female Races, starts at 10 a.m.
Awards for Morning Races, 12:30 p.m. at base area deck
Awards for Afternoon Races, to follow races, at base area deck
Visit USAC's website for detailed event information.
Stop by the bike park this weekend and watch the pros show you how it's done!
2014/06/05 – Dual Slalom Course Receives Revamp
Thanks to all who came out over the past weeks and rode our mountain! We love to see riders out there.
Our trail crew has been hard at work keeping up with early season conditions. The recent snow and rain has not stopped us from improving the mountain and building new trails.
The Skills Zones are a great place to work on specific moves and improve your riding. Our Dual Slalom Course, located off local favorite Boulder Dash, just received a major revamp. This course allows two riders to battle each other side-by-side through berms and jumps to see who is able to claim leader of the pack.
Last Call and World Cup will receive modifications starting tomorrow, check back with us next week to see what we have going on for you at our bike park!
2014/05/22 – Camping Allowed in Black Lot at Angel Fire Resort
We all love to camp. It's what bikers do! This summer, Angel Fire Bike Park crew has set up a camping system in the Black Lot.
"Last week it became apparent that camping near the bike park is important for riders and we made the decision to allow camping in the Black Lot," said Bike Park Director Hogan Koesis, "Camping is a huge part of bike culture and we want to embrace that."
For just $10 per vehicle, per night, guests will be able to camp in the Black Lot at Angel Fire Resort through the summer season. Campers will have access to porta-potties and dumpsters on site. Security will be on-site collecting payment for permits which must be placed visibly on dashboards. Open fires are not allowed, however camp stoves are permitted.
Bikers are allowed to park in the lot near the bike shop during operating hours. However, overnight camping is not permitted.
The Black Lot is a parking lot located on the corner of North Angel Fire Road and South Angel Fire Road, behind Cottam's.
So get your gear and get your DH fix at Angel Fire Bike Park this Friday!
For those of you who would prefer a hot shower and the comforts of a room, check out the significantly reduced price on hotel rooms we've created just for bike riders.
2014/05/09 – Angel Fire Bike Park Gears Up for the Season
Our Park Crew has been busy building trails, moving trees and making everything flow.
We open for the 2014 season on Friday, May 16 with 89% of our mountain open.
The new 2014 Trail Map is up and ready:
Get ready to try out these new trails on the 16th: Mini Boogie, Pinball, FoSho and Easy Street!
See you on Opening Weekend!


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Actor Luke Wilson visited Turner Field Friday as a guest of broadcaster Joe Simpson.
He watched batting practice, met Chipper Jones and manager Bobby Cox and got a little tongue-in-cheek from Braves president John Schuerholz.
After someone suggested Schuerholz might have Wilson throw a bullpen session, Schuerholz shook his head no and quipped: "Can you hit?"
Wilson, who dates Simpson's daughter Meg, grew up in Dallas and pulls for the Texas Rangers but said he's been a Braves fan as well from their years on TBS and pulled for them in the 1990s.
As for meeting Jones? Wilson said he seemed like a nice guy, and then paid Jones this Hollywood-worthy compliment: "If somebody was going to play a baseball player in a movie, it should be Chipper."
April 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Can he play 1B, CF, or LF?
April 30th, 2010
8:26 pm
Is Joe's daughter hot?
April 30th, 2010
9:17 pm
Good question, corky.
April 30th, 2010
9:51 pm
I was on the set of a movie Owen Wilson was filming yesterday. If I know anything about the two of them I'd have to say that Luke is much cooler.
He (Owen) didn't talk to anybody. Seemed like a total @$$hole.
Didn't know Luke was in town also. He seems like a nice guy. I wonder if any of them knew who he was though. I'm sure Jason didn't.
He doesn't watch TV or movies. He just hits homeruns.
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
Wonder if Bobby reminded him of his boy Blue,
April 30th, 2010
10:09 pm
Very cool–Idiocracy is one of my favorite films.
April 30th, 2010
10:31 pm
Idiocracy is indeed brilliant.
April 30th, 2010
10:32 pm
Oh Dawgs! That is just wrong.
Luke Wilson is easily a B-lister.
April 30th, 2010
10:36 pm
Meg is attractive and educated (Yale undergrad, villanova law)
April 30th, 2010
11:14 pm
Dawgs… you sir are rude at best
April 30th, 2010
11:36 pm
Blue was more like Bobby Dews. Bet Dews would wrestle, too.
April 30th, 2010
11:50 pm
Mitchell, the world isn't so much full of a**holes as it is full of people who don't want to talk to you.
Hey Dawgs, what have you done in your life so far? What "A List" are you on? Internet Wankers?
May 1st, 2010
12:53 am
Idiocracy was awesome. As is his best movie Bottle Rocket.
May 1st, 2010
1:11 am
Joe's daughter is a knockout…and so is Mrs. Simpson. I've known them since the mid 90's when I worked in East Cobb. Very nice people…Joe is very funny!
May 1st, 2010
1:12 am
It tastes so good, when it hits your lips….
May 1st, 2010
1:26 am
May 1st, 2010
1:59 am
I can't stomach to watch anything with Luke Wilson in it anymore since he started doing those incredibly irritating AT&T commercials. Reports are all over the place that he's hell to work with, too – supposedly very demanding on the commercial's set, refusing to say his lines, won't work with many actors, etc etc. I guess that's what happens when people stop offering you parts.
May 1st, 2010
2:30 am
Bottle Rocket was the peak for both Wilsons, I wonder if he stood over that map of America flinging index cards AT&T style he could find us a hitting coach?
May 1st, 2010
3:11 am
Hey Mitchell,
I probably wouldn't talk to your lame arse either.
Does that make me an a@@hole?
News Flash, buddy- public figure doesn't equal circus monkey. Since you ain't paying his salary you're entitled to jack and s$%^.
And that's true whether you're a Hollywood actor or a window washer.
May 1st, 2010
5:00 am
May 1st, 2010
5:02 am
He looks like a little banana.
May 1st, 2010
5:09 am
"I'm a risk taker — I'm growing a whole crop of marijuana plans in my parents back yard."
May 1st, 2010
5:12 am
Wow, 75 years, you really thought this out.
May 1st, 2010
5:14 am
On the run from Johnny Law… ain't no trip to Cleveland.
May 1st, 2010
5:17 am
Why do you have that tape on your nose?
May 1st, 2010
5:25 am
She asked me if I wanted to go water skiing or lie out and I realized at that moment that not only did I not want to answer that question, I never wanted to answer any question about watersports or anything else ever again.
May 1st, 2010
5:28 am
…You know there is nothing to steal from my mom and Craig.
May 1st, 2010
5:59 am
Who cares?
May 1st, 2010
6:51 am
Luke is hard to work with, but the AT^T conctract is awesome…just ask the girls in the elevator….they'll tell you what you want to know.
May 1st, 2010
7:22 am
luke wilson visiting the braves. Is there nothing more important to write about ????????????????
May 1st, 2010
7:25 am
Luke Wilson lets it go limp in his mouth!!!!
May 1st, 2010
9:10 am
I have a theory, that Owen and Luke are actually the same person. The entity Owen, or Luke, just changes his hair color when auditiong for parts. This allows him to work in twice as many movies.
May 1st, 2010
9:20 am
it would be a good theory if they looked anything alike and didnt appear in movies together…
May 1st, 2010
10:22 am
….and now, next up for the Braves… "NOT SURE!"
May 1st, 2010
11:18 am
They panned on her in the audience once and Skip nearly creamed himself – she was a POA.
May 1st, 2010
5:37 pm
You, my dear friend, are a damn fool.
May 1st, 2010
11:08 pm
I saw him at starbucks today : )
May 2nd, 2010
11:11 pm
he was hanging down on Saint Simons Island earlier this week, looked like they were enjoying themselves!


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how do u copy winrar files to dvd so u can watch or play films that ive downloaded on my dvd player please help thanks
you have 2 unzip the files w/ winrar if you dont have it u can get it from download.com once u have done that it depends on wut type of file it has xtracted 2. sometimes the files i d/l r fine and ready 2 burn but others(bin/cue) have 2 b converted to an iso file and then burnt. hope this helps
I just rename them from a .rar / .zip to .iso but make sure it actually changes the format not just makes it blablabla.iso.zip k! Try that, has worked for me in the past i think.
That really works? changinng the extension? I thought it would make errors, because the extension tells the computer what program to use, it shouldn't change the format alltogether.
WOW dont listen to that guy he doesnt no what he is talking about. Why in the world would u have to change a .bin or.cue file to a .iso. A .bin and .cue files is a image just like .iso Go to image burning point to the .cue file and it tells your burner what,and how to burn the .bin which is the image of the original disk.
NEVER change any extensions on any file it will corrupt them and make fatal errors. There are programs that change .zips into other formats like .rar or .iso changing the extension just confuses your computer to think its one thing in which it is not.
"NEVER change any extensions on any file it will corrupt them and make fatal errors" Oops! Sometimes from a download site you may get files in a different extension for whatever reason how they deal with the legal issues and WinRar won't find them so you have to rename from a .doc or so to zip or rar and this won't make any damage to the file just help WinRar to find it and decompress it.When you open WinRar be sure you select all the file and extract to wherever you like desktop or folder.If after extraction you get a pair of cue/bin file keep them in the same place cue is just a command for the bin.If you get an avi file you may watch it on computer with the right player and please for this use video analyser like AviCodec or GSpot.If you want to burn the file cue/bin is ready for that also iso for avi you have to convert it to cd or dvd with any converter you like.http://avicodec.duby.info/
But i dont get it.
Is this how?
Step1: Download movie with bittorrent.
Step2: Open Winrar.
Step3: Go to folder with downloaded movie file.
(This is the part im confued on)
do i Step4: highlight all the movie files and drag and drop it in winrar then convert or something?
Ive been at this for like 2 days straight.
Plz help.
Ok open WinRar is easy but first put the folder you have on desktop so you can see it.Open WinRar and on address bar click on Desktop and is going to list what you have on desktop.Find your folder and double click on it or right click and View Files.With the files listed click right and select all or just highlite all or just go on top menu to file and find select all and click on Extract to and choose Desktop again and after unzipping the files you may get a cue and bin or just an avi file.If your folder has to cds do it for each cd.Good Luck
i dl 24/7 and never and i mean never have i got a file that had the wrong extension. U make no sense whatsoever if you change lee.txt to lee.rar winrar will do Nothing. what is it decompressing when it is not even compressed. Thank about it. Yes u can change the extension to whatever u want but a .zip file is a .zip file no matter what extensions u use. Try to change.txt or .doc or anything u like and see if it works. Trust me dude dont listen to him except the post above me is the only one hes made any sense on.
ok so after i distract it and i get a .bin or .cue file instead of an .avi file , do i burn that to a cd or do i convert it some how?
plz help.
(thx for the help labish)
ok so after i distract it and i get a .bin or .cue file instead of an .avi file , do i burn that to a cd or do i convert it some how?
plz help.
(thx for the help labish)
If you have a pair of cue AND bin keep them in the same place open Nero SmartStart go to copy and backup and choose burn image to disc point it to the cue and is going to burn the bin, and relax you have a cd to watch.If is an avi the story is longer but is late so 99 and good luck.
This is for Lee 420 and I can tell you I make a lot of sense.I'm a 56 year old computer tech and I started to work when you were playing with your toys in kindergarden.My only problem is ESL but about computer trust me:I've download songs named .doc as a WinOffice 2000 file to trick the server and WinRar won't find it as a doc so you have to rename it in order to decompress it so I think I was right first time and I'll be untill I'm going to give you a site to download what I'm talking about.Have fun kido and learn how to spell respect.
Programer so you dont no shit compared to my level. First you still make no sense, you download a song with the extension .doc which is not a compressed file to begin with nor is any song which should have the extension mp3,mp4, and a few other extensions but none of them would open with winrar. They are media files that are not compressed and Winrar is a decompressing program that only sees these ext. Rar,Zip,Cab,Arj,Lzh,Ace,7-Zip,Tar,Gzip,Uue,Bz2,Jar,Iso, and z. And i dont need a lame ass site when i can just go limewire or any other p2p and download songs in the correct format as will as games.So you are crazy ass hell and full of hot air.
Depends who you work.
Don't come up with something like IBM or MS cus I hope they can your ass.
BTW was i supposed to be impressed by the fact your a computer tech. Come on thats sad if i care about a computer tech i'll go to my local "Best Buy" and talk to there computer tech's. And we all know that dont no the first thing about computers. if you say agp or pci they look at you with there famous blank look.Hahahahah
sorry to have to solve all of this for you two, but a file extension does not really matter. true programs look at the header of files to tell what type of file it is. to prove this open up a hex editor and google. Google will tell you what hex values represent what type of files. not all programs read off the header though, some read off the extension. and yes this answer is coming from a former Best Buy tech, so please, watch what you say about them.


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Changes in Semen or Sperm Caused by Temozolomide in Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Progressive, or Recurrent Primary Malignant Brain Tumors
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
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First received: July 10, 2007
Last updated: July 10, 2013
Last verified: July 2013
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This summer, Europe is making significant strides toward a smarter energy future. Recent moves by the governments of Germany and the U.K. will save more energy and increase renewables. Also, new legislation before the EU Parliament includes many specific energy-saving targets and requirements…
The proposed directive, recently sent to the EU Parliament by the European Commission, sets forth:
- Specific energy efficiency targets.
- Renovation targets to reduce energy consumption in public buildings.
- Requirements for member nations to create efficient heating and cooling plans as well as certification schemes. Equivalent qualification schemes are available for providers of energy services, energy audits, and energy efficiency improvement measures — including for installers of building elements.
In Germany last week the Bundesrat (Federal Council) approved a change in Germany's energy policy that had already been approved by the Bundestag (Parliament). It now awaits formal approval by German President Christian Wulff.
Germany's plan to phase out nuclear energy by 2022 is driving this policy change. Germany is prepared to make this shift and is examining all the regulations which must change to make it possible. For instance:
- Grid expansion. By 2020, Germany's power grid and transmission system must grow geographically by 4450 km.
- Green energy promotion and funding. €13 billion in 2011 only.
- Building renovations. Germany will offer loans up to €1.5 billion in 2012 for energy upgrades to existing buildings.
- New legislation. Pending presidential approval, Germany's new Energy Economy Law will make electricity and gas more environmentally friendly, affordable, and reliable — as well as support this nation's ambitious planned expansion of climate protection and renewable energy. Here, smart metering systems and demand response will play major roles in moving away from nuclear power and toward more distributed generation.
Meanwhile in the U.K., the Department of Energy and Climate Change has published a white paper on energy market reform. The proposed reform package includes:
- Carbon price floor. Announced in the U.K. 2011 budget 2011, this would reduce investor uncertainty.
- New long-term contracts. A feed-in tariff with contracts for difference would aim to provide stable financial incentives to invest in all forms of low-carbon electricity generation.
- Emission performance standard. A proposed requirement of 450g of carbon dioxide per kWh would reinforce the existing U.K. requirement that no new coal-fired power stations will be built without carbon capture and storage. It would also enable necessary short-term investment in natural gas generation.
- Capacity mechanism. This would include demand response as well as generation to ensure the future security of electricity supply. DECC is seeking additional input on the type of mechanism required and will report on this in 2011.
As The Guardian's Damian Carrington observed, this proposed reform attempts to sort out the "trilemma of the three C's" — carbon, cost, and continuity of supply.
In a comment to his article, I proposed adding a fourth "C": consumers. Europe's future energy consumers will be better informed and more active, thanks to the rollout of smart meters (by 2020, 80% of European households will have smart meters), smart grids, and demand response.


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Cameron Purdy on Scaling Out Data Grids
What is Data Grid computing? What makes it different from a database? Is a data grid always scalable? Is the cloud the next step? Cameron Purdy answered these questions and others during an InfoQ interview, and also gave some hints on how to build scalable grids and how to avoid horror stories.
Neil Bartlett on OSGi
This interview, conducted at QCon 2009, covers a wide range of topics beginning with a definition of OSGi and ending with an audience question about integrating OSGi into legacy application servers (like Websphere). In between Neil answers questions about the origins and evolution of OSGi, how OSGi compares to .Net modularization, and constraints on the use of certain Java libraries.
A Conversation with Sr. Tony Hoare
Sir Tony Hoare answers questions about his background, his relationship with Microsoft Research, his interest in "Unifying Theories of Programming," and numerous other topics in the area of programming, correctness, formal analysis of programs, and even type systems. Also addressed: concurrency, null-references, and even buffer overflows.
Eric Evans on the State of DDD
At QCon San Francisco, 2008, Eric Evans answers questions about his recent activities and the evolution of DDD. During the interview he responds to questions about the relationship of DDD to usability, to FIT and FITnesse type testing, technology tools, and domain-specific languages. He also speaks about the DDD community as a whole.
Geir Magnusson on Cloud Computing
Geir Magnusson answers questions about the definition of Cloud Computing, how cloud computing affects application development, concerns about vendor lock-in, the impact of open source for in Java evolution, Apache Harmony, and Apache Geronimo projects
Development Tools for the Open Web
Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith open with a definition of the Open Web, the tension arising from multiple Web technologies, the diversity and "polyphony" of Open Source, the future of Web development tools, and the debate associated with the possible evolution of Javascript. The potential impact of HTML 5 on tool and Web development in general is discussed.
Alexandru Popescu Discusses the InfoQ.com Site Architecture
In this interview from QCon London 2008, InfoQ Chief Architect Alexandru Popescu discusses the architecture of InfoQ, integrating WebWork and DWR, Hibernate and JCR, Hibernate scalability, MySQL replication, the new InfoQ video streaming system, the video encoding process, site search, and future plans for InfoQ.
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Zionists Deny 9/11 Guilt; Blame Zionists Instead
I am in Bollyn's camp but for reasons beyond his bigoted research.
(ST AUGUSTINE, FL) - I became acquainted with author Christopher Bollyn over a decade ago when he misused my research on the Ginossar scandal. If you recall, Yasir Arafat stole over $300m from his people and put it into Swiss bank accounts with the help of Israel's PLO liaison, Yossi Ginossar. By the time Bollyn had abused my research, Israel made Arafat steal the dough. When, livid, I confronted him about the exploitation, he replied to me, "How could Arafat use that kind of money from his hovel in Gaza?" Those are the kind of ethics that are in the back of my mind as I review his new book, Solving 9-11. (www.bollyn.com)
Bollyn is a writer for deeply anti-semitic journals like Spotlight and The American Free Press. The opinions of his book, that Zionists were the force behind the 9-11 disaster, are becoming near gospel in the extreme Right community. You'd better not ignore them or risk facing a horrible future for Jews, because he is not completely wrong.
Yes, you heard me.
But he does the classic deadly spin, blaming all Zionists for the questionable behavior of one group, Labor Zionism. What he forgets is that their opposition, the Irgun, were expelled from the Zionist movement in the thirties and fought a civil war with the Labor Zionists until the late forties. Or that barely 10% of today's Israelis support Labor Zionism or their values. Or that Labor Zionism has declared a new war against the different Zionism of the religious Jews and has brutally expelled thousands from their homes. Nope, to Bollyn all Zionists are cut from the same cloth, are lumped together in one murderous pile, and 9-11 was thus, a Jewish crime. And so, despite some serious research within, Solving 9-11, is classic hateful anti-semitism and should be rewritten or seriously re-edited, lest it never be taken seriously.
And parts of it should be. Bollyn accuses all Zionists of fomenting a false flag event on 9-11 in order to get Arab terrorists to take the rap. That led immediately to American troops in Afghanistan, followed by a little delay, with an attack on Iraq. That, according to the author, was the Zionists' plan, to get America and its allies to fight its foes for Israel. To prove this is old Zionist tactics, Bollyn begins with the attack on the Liberty:
"I had also studied the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty and had seen how the US government had covered up the truth of the Israeli military attack on the unarmed Navy vessel off the coast of Egypt in 1967." I had also studied the Liberty attack and reached a different conclusion:
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911 was the jewish excuse to get american to begin on the installation of the GREATER ISRAEL. It isn't about "attacking israel's enemies", because Israel has no friends. It was always and remains today about the creation of the GREATER ISRAEL. And one look at the map will demonstrate what's actually going on and why the countries the US is targeting are being targeted.
They simply WANT all the ladn between the Nile and the Euphrates
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The way in which you think about the things you deserve to have in your life plays a very big part in how your life turns out.
We don't want to get into the law of attraction here and neither do we want to talk too much about the conscious and subconscious mind and controlling your thoughts as we talked about in Day 3: Negative Thinking.
The very essence of the law of attraction and your subconscious mind is that your subconscious is an autopilot machine that serves to execute all orders that it is programmed with. Your subconscious is programmed through the conscious thoughts and actions that you repeat on a daily basis.
Thus, your sense of entitlement plays a great role in the success that you achieve in your daily life.
What Is Entitlement?
Your sense of entitlement is just a fancy phrase for what you believe you deserve to have in your life. For example your sense of entitlement is how much money you deserve to earn in a month or in a year. Your sense of entitlement is the quality of friends you have. Your sense of entitlement is how amazing of a partner you can have in your life. Your sense of entitlement is how much success you deserve to have in your life.
Unfortunately many of us really cut ourselves short by thinking that we are not good enough to deserve what we really desire to have in our lives. We condition ourselves into believing that we are not smart enough to make $500,000 per year, that we are not good enough of a person to be in a relationship with a beautiful and loving partner, and so on and so forth.
No matter how much you want something, if deep down you believe that you don't deserve it, you're never going to have that something in your life for very long. As a real example to prove the theory we describe above, do a Google search on lottery winners.
The majority of people who win the lottery often end up broke within a few years of their enormous luck (and these winnings are often in the millions of dollars). You may ask yourself how someone can possibly be so stupid to lose millions of dollars after getting such a giant share of luck?
A part of the reason is that most lottery winners are very average people who are not used to this kind of wealth. Their mindsets are not able to adjust to the instant wealth status they have achieved. They have all this money, but their mindset and sense of entitlement is still at the level of their average life they lived most of the time. This will cause them to spend their money on the wrong things and invest in the wrong things and before they know it they are straight back to the life they were living before they got so lucky.
Building A Healthy Sense of Entitlement
In order to build a healthy sense of entitlement, you really need to assess what you are worth in your own eyes. Do you really think you are only good enough to earn a minimum wage? Do you think that you have nothing to contribute to society? (the answer to these two questions should definitely be no).
For example if you don't believe deep down that you deserve to have a million dollars in your bank, start to find reasons why you should. Take a look at the Wall Street employees who are making million dollar yearly bonuses. Why do they deserve it and you don't? Maybe rationalize that there are billions of dollars being transferred all around the world every single day. Why is it a problem if you have a very small share of that daily transfer of wealth in your bank account?
You need to consciously start convincing yourself that you are worth what you want to have in your life. That you deserve to have it.
It might be difficult to believe it yourself at first, but the more you repeat something, the more real it becomes. As you start repeating your sense of entitlement in your mind more and more, you'll also be able to find other reasons to back up why you deserve to have these things in your life.
I (Diggy) am a pretty big nerd and I love to relate things to movies. You can relate your sense of entitlement to Neo in the popular classic movie The Matrix. Neo is the chosen one, the only person in the world who has the power to defeat agents who are computer projections deemed invincible by all people.
Neo has no idea that he has this power inside him, and even when Morpheus and his crew told Neo that he was the chosen one, Neo didn't believe it. The first time Neo got in close contact with agents, he fought them but got his butt kicked. The next time, he tried to fight and slightly believed in himself, but still got his butt kicked. This was because he still didn't fully believe in his power.
As the movie progresses, Neo starts to believe in his power more and more and his sense of entitlement becomes very strong. At one point, he decides to stop running from the agents because he believes in his power so much. And then to his surprise he gets to the point where he can effortlessly fend off agents with one hand, and then actually destroy them from the inside out.
You are like Neo. You are the chosen one and you have the power to achieve anything you want in life. We are like Morpheus telling you this information. You don't believe us right now, but it is our job to continue to cheer you on so that you can start to believe.
And the more you believe that you can achieve anything you want in life (and we mean really believe on a deep-down core level), the more success you will start to achieve in everyday life.
Today's Task
Your task for today: today we'd like you to to make a list of the things you deserve to have in your life. There's a difference between what you'd like to have and what you actually feel you deserve to have.
We'd like you to be brutally honest and write down all the things you think you deserve to have in your life. The point is that you should be surprised at how you are cutting yourself short, and that you can start to work on changing your thought process to start believing that you actually deserve the things that you desire to have in your life.


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Aggressive rhyme spitter JayVine has generated some strong buzz along with Georgia Mae favorite K. Sparks. This time, JayVine gets to bask in the spotlight. The soulful "Cry No More" is a tale of inspiration - JayVine forges ahead to face his troubles on his own. JayVine is his own man and "Cry No More" is a perfect track to kick off his solo career.
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There's a really interesting story in the New York Times about sworn virgins in Albania, a custom that's said to have declined because of an increase in gender equality:
The sworn virgin was born of social necessity in an agrarian region plagued by war and death. If the family patriarch died with no male heirs, unmarried women in the family could find themselves alone and powerless. By taking an oath of virginity, women could take on the role of men as head of the family, carry a weapon, own property and move freely.
They dressed like men and spent their lives in the company of other men, even though most kept their female given names. They were not ridiculed, but accepted in public life, even adulated. For some the choice was a way for a woman to assert her autonomy or to avoid an arranged marriage.
"Stripping off their sexuality by pledging to remain virgins was a way for these women in a male-dominated, segregated society to engage in public life," said Linda Gusia, a professor of gender studies at the University of Pristina, in Kosovo. "It was about surviving in a world where men rule."
Jill takes the words out of my mouth:
It's an interesting look at the fluidity of gender butting up against the rigidness of gender roles — while it's possible for people born as women to "cross over" and live as men (and be totally socially accepted and understood as men), the only way they can do that is to fully embrace traditional gender roles.


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This bold Staggering Cubes Necklace will elegantly add some pizzazz to your outfit! The beading tutorial is great for advanced beginners and up and includes step by step color photos with written instructions to guide you every step of the way. The necklace can be adjusted in length to fit your needs. Bracelet pattern is included in the PDF.
If you have any questions about this, please contact me and I will be happy to walk you through anything you need help with.
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I gave a go at SportsImagery.com for a couple years, focusing on kids sports photography as a business. It was a great experience and something I've very glad I did, but it became less fun over time and it was far too time consuming for the amount of sales I received. It certainly wasn't worth the extra hassle while doing taxes!
So I'm retiring the Sports Imagery brand and have converted the site into this, a simple WordPress site under my own name. This works out good for me because, while I still shoot sports from time to time, I'm actually finding even more enjoyment out of my general photography and I want a place to be able to share and talk about it.
I don't expect to be extremely active on this site, but I do hope I have images that are worthy of posting at least every month. Please take a look through my galleries (mostly hosted on Flickr) and the best way to show me you like my work is to follow me there and star some pictures you like.
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text: Matter of Fishman v Board of Educ. of the S. County Cent. School Dist.Download as PDF Matter of Fishman v Board of Educ. of the S. County Cent. School Dist. 2012 NY Slip Op 30344(U) February 6, 2012 Sup Ct, Suffolk County Docket Number: 29131/2010 Judge: Paul J. Baisley Republished from New York State Unified Court System's E-Courts Service. Search E-Courts (http://www.nycourts.gov/ecourts) for any additional information on this case. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication. [* 1] MEMORANDUM SUPREME COURT, SUFFOLK COUNTY PRESENT: HON. PAUL J. BAISLEY, JR., J.S.c. """, , , )( ',.", In tbe Matter of ROBERTA FISHMAN, MADELINE C. SERPE, PAULINE M. HAZARD and JAMES EDWARD HAZARD, JR., I.A.S. PART 36 By: Baisley, J.S.c. Daled: February 6, 2012 Petitioners, INDE)( NO.: 29131/2010 MOT. NO.: 003 MOT D -againstBOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SOUTH COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRJCT, JOSEPH L CIPP, JR. and GREGORY C. MIGLINO, JR., PETITIONERS' ATTORNEY: REGINA SELTZER, ESQ. 30 South Brewster Lane Bellport, New York 11713 Respondents, RESPONDENTS' ATTORNEY: GUERCIO & GUERCIO, LLP 77 Conklin Street Farmingdale, New Yark 11735 For Relief Pursuant to Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules . .................•••.••........... " " )( Petitioners Roberta Fishman, Madeline C. Serpe, Pauline M. Hazard and James Edward Hazard, Jr. commenced the instant proceeding for ajudgment pursuant to CPLR Article 78, CPLR §3001, Public Ot1icers Law Article 7, General Municipal Law §51, Civil Service Law §l02 and New York State Constitution Article VlIJ, Section 1, declaring illegal, unconstitutional, null and void, arbitrary and capricious the appointment by the Board of Education (the "Board") of the South Country Central School District (the "District") on May 12, 2010 of Gregory C. Miglino, Jr. to the position of Building Services Administrator and the appointment on June 2, 2010 of Joseph L. Cipp, .If. to the position of Superintcndcnt orthe South Country schools; and directing respondents Miglino and Cipp 10 return and restore to the School District all illegal and w1constitutional payments made to them. Petitioners' claims herein arise out of the following alleged facts: Respondent Gregory C. Miglino,.IT. was a trustee and the president of the South Country School Board on May 12, 2010, when the Board voted (with Miglino abstaining) to appoint Miglino to the newly created part-time position of Building Services Administrator at an annual salary 0[$61,200. The Board had previously voted (on March 24, 201 0) to establish a residence preference for Civil Service positions in the district. Miglino, who placed 15th on the Civil Service list of.certified eligible candidates ror the position of Building Services Administrator in 2009, wa,; not otherwise reachable for the position. but was the only District resident on the Civil Service list. Miglino, whose term as Board truslee expired on June 30, 2010, assumed his new employment position with the District effective July 1,2010. Respondent Joseph 1..Cipp, Jf. served as a trustee on the South Country School Board from 2007 to 2009, when he became an assistant principal in the District. On February 3, 2010, thenSuperintendent of Schools Raymond Walsh resigned, and the Board voted to appoint Cipp Interim [* 2] Rohi!r/u Fisitm(lll i!1ul. I' l1ourr/ o/I:·d'lclI/ioJlI.'1 Emk.\" No. 29 j 3//1nJ () (II. Superintendent of Schools at a salary 01'$1,000 a day. On June 2. 201 0, the Board voted to appoint Cipp Superintendent of Schools at an annual salmy of $240,000. Cipp's term as Superintendent of Schools commenced on July I. 20 I O. Petitioners, who allege that they are residents and taxpayers ofihe District. assert four causes of action in thcIr amended verified petition arising out of the foregoing actions. In the first cause of action they allege that the Board violated the Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law Article 7) by making the !oregoing determinations in executive scssion without public notice or public discussion. In the second cause of action, petilioners allege that the Board violated the state Constitution by making an unlawful gilt of public funds to Miglino and Cipp, and seek to void the allegedly unauthorized or ultra vires acts or the Board and compel the restoration of the funds to the District. In the third cause of action, petitioners seek adcclaration declaring null and void the resolutions appOillting Miglino and Cipp lo their respective positions, on the ground that respondents have unlawfully wasted District money and illegally used public funds for improper purposes. Petitioners further allege that the appointment or Miglino violated Education Law ~3016, which assertedly requires a super-majority vote, and that the appointment by a board or one of its members to an employment position is improper. In the fourth cause of action, petitioners allege that the Board acted unlawfully and unconstitutionally when it conspired with Miglino in acts of self-dealing that constituted a breach of fiducialY responsibility and a violation of the Civil Service Law and the Constitution. Petitioners further allege that Miglino docs not meet the mmimum qualifications for the position of nuilding Services Administrator because he docs nol possess the required degree and does not have the required experience, and that as president of the Board Miglino colluded with the Board to establish a residence preference for the position as a way to bypass the Civil Service list. Finally, petitioners allege that the residency requirement failed to comply '\vith Civil Service Law §20, which they assert requires a public hearing. Petitioners allege that all orthe foregoing violates public policy and accordingly the Board's actions should be cancelled and set aside. Respondents served an amended verified answer to the amended petition, in which they urge the denial ortlle petition on various grounds. They allege, infer alia, that petitioners were required to IiIe a notice or claim prior to commencing the instant proceeding; that petitioners' claims are outside the primary jurisdiction or the court and should be determined by the Commissioner or Education; that petitioners lack standing; and that petitioners' eonslitutional claims fail to slate a cause of action. Respondents contend th


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International students
- What do I need to know about working while I study?
- Do Australian graduate employers recruit international students?
- How can I improve my employment prospects in Australia?
- Where can I find graduate programs and other graduate jobs in my home country?
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What do I need to know about working while I study?
You can work up to 20 hours per week during semester and unlimited hours during university holidays. Visit the DIAC website to view the full details.
If you were granted a Student visa on or after 26 April 2008 Permission to Work is automatically included with your visa.
Do Australian graduate employers recruit international students?
Generally graduate employers only recruit applicants with Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency (PR). However, depending on labour market need, employers may elect to recruit students without PR. Early each year visit the websites of graduate employers to check on their graduate employment terms.
It is still a good idea to approach graduate recruiters to apply for part time or temporary work in order to gain experience. Also, if you're not sure if PR or citizenship is required then contact the employer directly to enquire.
How can I improve my employment prospects in Australia?
Number 1 on the list of what employers want is communication skills. To improve your chances of employment focus on developing strong English language skills. Refer to our Advice to International Students handout for a list of suggested ways to do this.
Take time and care when writing your resume to ensure you demonstrate solid written communication skills. Spelling and grammar errors on your resume could disqualify you immediately.
Where can I find graduate programs and other graduate jobs in my home country?
There are a range of organisations that recruit international student graduates for graduate programs and other graduate roles in their home country. To find out more about these opportunities visit our Overseas Jobs page.