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Surprises � few of them pleasant � lurk around every corner at Erebus, the four-story haunted house in downtown Pontiac. (Elizabeth Conley / The Detroit News)
Ed Terebus says that if you run your finger along his tongue, you can still feel the ridge where a doctor sewed the severed end back on.
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As one of seven kids in a blue-collar family from Warren, Terebus could have lived with a few pokes at his low-budget wardrobe.
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The schoolkids didn�t care; they�d just shove him.
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When sixth grade ended, so did the need for speech therapy, which helped. He grew 12 inches in junior high, which also helped. And early in seventh grade, when the alpha dog on campus aimed a karate kick at him, Terebus caught the kid�s foot, yanked it upward and dumped him on his back.
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Terebus is an artist and sculptor who made a living as a locksmith until he and his engineer brother turned their hobby into full-time careers.
They started with a 1,200-square-foot trailer and kept growing until 2000, when they gulped hard, sold (Ed) or remortgaged (Jim) their houses, borrowed from everyone they knew, and bought a former taxi barn and bowling alley at 18 S. Perry St.
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The staff takes pride in the numbers. �Fear is fun in a haunted house,� Terebus says � �but not outside.�
Not at school, or on a block, or at home. We read about the worst cases, the kids so tormented they kill themselves or someone else. We don�t know about all the kids like Ed who live in quiet dread.
Erebus has joined a national campaign called Don�t Be a Monster that offers free, 30-minute anti-bullying assemblies for middle schools. To sign up, email email@example.com.
It�s not an uncommon theme these days, but maybe the message will resonate louder when it comes from characters in latex masks.
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Ed Terebus, co-owner of Erebus, was once regularly bullied. (Daniel Mears / The Detroit News)
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Beginning next year, most Americans without coverage will be subject to government fines.
Friday, March 29, 2013
As the April 15 tax-filing deadline looms, people in Southwest Virginia are finding that health insurance soon will be part of the mix.
Many professional tax preparers are advising their clients about the new health care law, which next year will impose a tax penalty against those who don't have insurance.
With polls showing that many Americans still don't know how the law will affect them, a trip to the tax preparer could be their most detailed introduction to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
"Now is the time," said Meg Sutton, a senior adviser for tax and health care services at H&R Block.
"We have to start educating people about the personal impact of the Affordable Care Act on them."
Passed by Congress three years ago, the law has been implemented gradually because of its wide scope and complexity. Some of the most sweeping provisions — including the requirement that most Americans buy health insurance — will not take effect until Jan. 1, 2014.
Although tax professionals are not required to brief their clients on the law, many have started to do so this year.
One of the key talking points: Starting next year, the Internal Revenue Service will be collecting a fine from taxpayers who fail to buy health insurance.
Phillip Gervase, a senior tax adviser with Hampden Hills Tax Service in Vinton, said he has been telling his clients about the requirement "so they don't get taxed for it next year."
Many people are not pleased to learn about the "individual mandate," one of the more unpopular provisions of the new law.
But some taxpayers also are discovering that they could be eligible for financial assistance to purchase insurance through a federal exchange where the uninsured can shop for the best rates and policies, another key part of the Affordable Care Act.
Information about household size and income that is included in the 2012 tax returns will be used to determine what kind of subsidies a taxpayer would be eligible for.
"We're getting very positive feedback" from filers about that aspect of the law, Sutton said.
Despite the fact that the Affordable Care Act has received intensive media coverage since it was passed by Congress, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last summer and debated at length in the recent presidential election, many people remain in the dark when it comes to details.
A poll conducted earlier this month by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that two-thirds of the uninsured and a majority of Americans say they have too little information to know how the act will affect them.
And according to a survey conducted last fall by the Tax Institute at H&R Block, 31 percent of the respondents were unaware of the tax penalty for failing to have health insurance by 2014.
As some people are now learning from their tax preparers, the cost for not having health insurance by 2016 will be $695 a year per individual (and up to $2,085 if family members are not covered) or 2.5 percent of family income, whichever is greater.
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"Very few people are fully aware of [the Affordable Care Act]," Gervase said. "And the people who are aware, the information they have is generally incorrect."
Some taxpayers — generally low-wage workers with no insurance who depend on their annual refund to pay bills — have expressed little interest in paying the penalty, Gervase said.
But there are exceptions to the requirement. Exemptions will be granted for financial hardship, religious objections, American Indians, people covered by government insurance plans, those without coverage for less than three months, people who make too little to have to pay taxes and those for whom the lowest insurance plan available exceeds 8 percent of their income, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
And because the vast majority of Americans already have health insurance, or will soon be able to get it, the number of people hit by the tax penalty is expected to be relatively small.
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Ellis Wimmer , owner of Star City Tax Pros in Roanoke, is taking a similar approach.
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Doug Gray, executive director of the Virginia Association of Health Plans, said there's no question that the federal exchange is on schedule to begin enrollment later this year.
Nor is there any doubt that other provisions of the Affordable Care Act will soon take effect, he said.
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"We started tracking his progress at Union a couple of years back, but we didn't concentrate on it until the middle part of last season when we came in regularly to watch him live," said Carolina executive vice president and assistant general manager Jason Karmanos, whose responsibilities include player evaluations, contract negotiations and player movements.
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But Karmanos, who played college hockey at Harvard, said the organization is pleased with the way Welsh has come along.
"We feel his progress has been tremendous," Karmanos said. "He had an adjustment to the pace of the pro game as well as the schedule compared to college, where you play just a couple of games on the weekend. The pro game is much more demanding in terms of the number of games you play. The exciting part for us is that his improvement over the course of the season in terms of consistency has been very dramatic."
That could be one reason why Welsh has received three recalls to the parent club this season, the most recent being a one-day stint last Thursday in which Welsh collected his first NHL point, an assist. He was sent back down the next day when Carolina activated Tim Brent off injured reserve.
"If he was up full-time with the Hurricanes, his play at this point (based on who we have ahead of him) would be limited to fourth-line type minutes," Karmanos said. "We feel it's important for him to play a lot for his long-term development. That currently takes him to Charlotte."
It's the fourth line where Welsh has received the bulk of his NHL action, but Karmanos believes the Union product has the skill to eventually move beyond being a fourth-liner at the NHL level.
"We hope so, but that's certainly easier said than done," Karmanos said. "It's the best league in the world. We think he has the possibility to do that and we would love for him to do that. But it's going to be up to him to put in the work and continue to improve. The first step for him is to get to the point where he's a regular NHL player and contributing at the NHL level on a daily basis. He has a little bit to go there and that's not unexpected to a certain degree."
In order to get there, Karmanos said Welsh's next steps are "to increase his offensive production, to get stronger, and if at all possible to continue to get faster."
Welsh is likely to be in Charlotte's lineup when the Checkers host San Antonio tomorrow night at 7 pm.


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Donovan McNabb endures the slings and arrows with a smile. Perhaps if McNabb spoke up, he would silence his critics, Stephen A. Smith writes.
Originally Published: December 29, 2008
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AP Photo/Tom MihalekDonovan McNabb (5) has bounced back from a midseason slump that resulted in Andy Reid (right) benching him. They celebrated a score Sunday in the Eagles' 44-6 romp over the Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field.
PHILADELPHIA -- Periodically, the critics have questioned his talent.
Repeatedly, they've questioned his leadership ability. Endlessly, they've questioned his ability to win the big game, to elevate the Philadelphia Eagles franchise to championship status, to speak up, speak out and ward off the palpable, alarming momentum that was calling for his ouster.
And all along, all Donovan McNabb kept saying was "I'll let my play do the talking."
Then he'd display his patented smile, of course, and invite his critics to kiss his you-know-what.
On Sunday afternoon, McNabb's play did his talking -- again -- in emphatic fashion in a 44-6 stomping the Eagles laid on the Dallas Cowboys in the regular-season finale. The Eagles, who seemed out of contention after McNabb was benched in a Week 12 loss at Baltimore that left them at 5-5-1, are going to the playoffs after all.
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James Lang/US PresswireIn November in Baltimore, Donovan McNabb's future with the Eagles seemed bleak after coach Andy Reid benched the star quarterback.
I've rarely been one to believe the last part from him. I fail to comprehend how even someone so strong-willed, so spiritual, can't be ultimately broken by the shrapnel of criticism McNabb faces -- especially when it seems so undeserved.
There is no doubt that McNabb has made his share of errors over the past 10 years. Indeed, he should have a career pass completion percentage better than 58.9 percent. His 60.4 percent accuracy this season is a little better, but still ranks just 18th-best in the league. At 32 years of age, he is still one of the best in the game and has more than enough mileage left in the tank. So the fact that folks have called for the Eagles to trade him is beyond ridiculous -- particularly with the limited options swirling around the NFL. Consider just a few of the other starting quarterbacks in the league this season: Tyler Thigpen, Dan Orlovsky, Ken Dorsey, Seneca Wallace, Tarvaris Jackson. I mean, give me a break. McNabb overcame the shock of being benched after the first half of the loss to the Baltimore Ravens to lead the Eagles to four victories in their final five games. Now 9-6-1, the Eagles head to Minnesota to play the Vikings in a wild-card playoff game Sunday. That said, McNabb still is working without the threat of a reliable running game, something that coach/general manager Andy Reid has not provided, even with a star halfback in Brian Westbrook. And with the exception of Owens, McNabb's targets have not been star-quality. He's had Todd Pinkston one minute, Freddie Mitchell the next, followed by Greg Lewis and Reggie Brown and rookie DeSean Jackson, with a James Thrash thrown in in-between. Essentially, nobody worth mentioning. Yet over 10 seasons as an Eagle, McNabb has 29,320 career yards along with 194 touchdowns on his résumé. He's been to four NFC Championship Games and one Super Bowl. After Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, McNabb is on par with any of his quarterbacking peers. The naysayers keep coming, holding McNabb accountable, acting like he's being coached by Bill Belichick. It's as if McNabb's presence was keeping the Eagles from developing one of The Matts (Matt Cassel or Matt Ryan instead of Kevin Kolb. "I think it's easier [to deal with] now because I've been through these types of experiences for years," said McNabb, acknowledging how hard-core Philadelphians help him develop his alligator skin. "When you go through [the criticism] for the first time, you don't know how to handle it. But with me being a part of something like that, with it happening over and over and over again, the way I continue to show that it never affects me is just going out and doing my job and having fun."They know when something is on my mind. If it's something on your mind you're going to share it with the people who need to hear it. And there has been a lot on my mind. And it will be shared when the time comes.
--Donovan McNabb, on sharing his thoughts with his teammates and coaches
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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS A minimum of 10 courses in music, including MUS 201 and MUS 202; MUS 205 and MUS 206; at least one other course at the MUS 200 level and two courses at MUS 300 level (one of these must reflect a world music topical area); MUS 401, typically taken during intersession senior year, with successful presentation of the senior music project; two full years (four consecutive semesters) of a W&J large ensemble; and two consecutive semesters of one performance experience such as applied study in voice or instrumental music, chamber music ensemble, camerata singers, or jazz ensemble.
Students can visit the courses page to view course descriptions and get more information. Music majors should work with their adviser to find out when courses are available as some required courses are available only once in a two-year cycle. Senior project proposals must be submitted in writing a semester in advance to the music faculty for approval. Students should keep track of their progress using the checklist below.
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Coursework (10 courses) □ MUS 201 and 202, History of Western Music o MUS 201 Antiquity through the Baroque o MUS 202 Age of Enlightenment into Twenty-First Century
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Performance □ Four consecutive (exceptions made in case of extenuating circumstances) semesters in an ensemble o MUA 101, W&J Choir o MUA 111, Wind Ensemble o MUA 211, Camerata o MUA 215, Jazz Ensemble o MUA 217, Chamber Ensemble
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Rick Metcalfe was a third-generation San Diegan. As a child, he remembered seeing horses and cows on the hill where he lived in El Cajon—much different than the city we know today. As a young man, his mother Marilyn said he focused on just two things: making money and doing everything he did better than anyone else.
By the age of 25, Rick was the owner of a major construction company. Later, he became one of the leading salespeople for the New York Life Insurance Company. In 1996, he fulfilled his dream of doing good for others by creating Asset Marketing Systems (AMS). Rick had a keen business sense and found inspiration in his role model, Bill Gates. Rick's goal was to build a first class company, and he did just that by earning people's respect every day. Along the way, Rick became a nationally recognized entrepreneur and turned AMS into the "Microsoft" of the financial services industry.
Rick was a visionary who led by example. He worked incredible hours building AMS, while maintaining his personal production—he was always the company's number one annuity salesperson. His business philosophy was very simple: "Good is not good enough." He pushed everyone, including himself, to be the best they could be. Part of Rick's legacy is the vibrant company he left behind.
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We are fans of Pontiac power! The Pontiac engine was made from 1955-1981 but, in the 90s a strong aftermarket number of companies have made reproductions and improvements to this great V8 that continues to this day and beyond! Some of us are collectors, some restore, some race, some drive them daily but, we all share a common bond based on this engine. Pontiac also made a 4cyl Tempest in the early 60s, a OHC 6 in the mid 60s. We welcome those fans as well plus the pre '55 flathead era too! If yo …
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Mark & I wanted a Convertible Car Club close to home here in Arizona. We are looking for other Convertible Owners who Enjoy Day Trips, Weekend Trips, going to Car Shows, Cruising to Sedona or Tucson Wineries or just cruise in for a cup of coffee. This car club is for ALL Convertibles and Roadsters, NOT just the "special" ones. All owners who enjoy Open Air Cruising are Welcome! Last but not least: This Group will ONLY be accepting Positive & Friendly people and it's All about having GOOD, CLEAN, …
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Most parking lots are illuminated by older high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting technology without any energy-saving controls. New light-emitting diode (LED) technology with controls can cut parking lot lighting energy bills by 40% or more while delivering additional benefits, like long life and reduced maintenance costs, and improved lighting uniformity.
BBA members developed a performance specification to help building owners take advantage of these improved lighting technologies. Many are already taking advantage of the savings; Walmart, for instance, now requires LED lighting that conforms to the specification for all new stores, and is achieving energy savings of over 55% compared to typical new parking lots.
Nationwide, if all parking lots switched today to high-efficiency lighting that meets the requirements of the specification, we could save an estimated 40 terawatt-hours (TWh) annually.
To maximize the benefits of converting to LED technology from the traditional HID technology used in most parking lot lighting, BBA members developed a performance specification that should be applied to a specific site, rather than a specific product. Working with DOE and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a BBA Project Team developed performance specifications and evaluation procedures based on BBA member needs.
Commercial building organizations (e.g., large retailers or developers) can work with LED area luminaire manufacturers, designers, or engineers to provide lighting solutions that comply with the specification for specific site lighting locations. The specification provides information about both the luminaire and how the site should be lighted. Key details include:
The following table provides an overview of features of the specification, as compiled by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory:
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Falcon girls back on track with 6-1 win
BETHEL -- Just because things don't always start out well, it depends on what happens after that and the Mountain Valley softball team experienced first hand how important it is to keep a level head and eventually things will around.
A four-run fifth inning opened changed the course and Lindsay Marston scattered four hits in going the distance as the Lady Falcons received a team effort in a 6-1 win against Telstar.
Mountain Valley entered the game with high expectations because it was the first outing to get back on track after losing 11-5 at Dirigo two days earlier. The game on top of the hill in Bethel presented an opportunity that the Falcons wasn't about to pass on by.
MV led 1-0 entering the fifth when they erupted. Aly Carlton and Kristin Ridge each singled. MV attempted a steal, but the ball eluded the fielder, allowing Carlton to score. On the play, Ridge alertly broke for third and scored when the Rebels threw the ball away.
With two outs, Kasey Smith singled and Marston was hit by a pitch. Delaney Paterson delivered a two-run single.
Carlton, Ridge and Smith each had two hits against Telstar pitcher Jessica Dirago, who had thrown the first three scoreless innings. But the effort was wasted by the defending Class C state champions. The youthful Rebels shot themselves in the foot by committing seven errors in the field, which MV promptly took full advantage of.
MV broke the stalemate, scoring an unearned run in the fourth. Brooke Dolloff singled to center and kept running when the ball was misplayed. The Falcon junior raced home when the relay throw was bobbled.
Telstar scored its lone run in the fifth. Sadie Ellsworth singled, advanced on an error and raced home on the front end of a double steal.
Falcon center fielder Shannon Laubauskas scored an unearned run in the sixth. MV also shined in the field with solid plays by catcher Katie Collette and Laubauskas.


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From Equality Impact Assessments to Fair Treatment Assessments
An explanation of what Fair Treatment Assessments (FTAs) are and links to summaries of assessments undertaken by the Council.
What is a Fair Treatment Assessment?
During 2010/2011, the Council developed Fair Treatment Assessments (FTAs) as a localised form of Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs). FTAs provide a comprehensive way of ensuring that services are inclusive, and can be accessed and used by all sections of the community.
EIAs were originally required in law by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and Equality Act 2006. In October 2010, the Government introduced the Equality Act 2010 that brought together a number of duties contained in previous equality legislation into one single piece of legislation.
Our FTAs reflect this wider perspective of the Equality Act 2010 and include other "fairness" issues such as:
- human rights
- socio-economic disadvantage (differences in opportunities dependent on where you live)
- community cohesion (different communities sharing a common vision, a sense of belonging and a willingness to tackle inequality)
- safeguarding (protecting children and vulnerable adults from maltreatment and ensuring they are provided with safe and effective care), and
- sustainable communities (meeting the diverse needs of existing and future residents in ways that are sensitive to their environment).
Local councils and other public authorities have a legal duty under the Equality Act 2010 to ensure that, in the delivery of services and as employers, they take 'due regard' to 'the need to eliminate discrimination' directly or indirectly against any equality groups or 'protected characteristics' covered under the Act. The Act identifies nine protected characteristics:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Marriage and civil partnership
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation.
FTA helps the Council to decide whether an existing key 'function' (a policy, strategy, project, procedure or practice), will affect people with particular protected characteristics unfairly (often referred to as a 'negative or adverse impact'). If a negative impact is identified, the manager must take steps to:
- Stop and remove the function (this is especially important if the impact would be unlawful)
- Adjust the function so that the negative effects are removed or reduced
- Continue the function, by setting out the justifications for continuing with it (The justification would be included in the FTA.).
[Source: Equality Analysis and the Equality Duty: A Guide for Public Authorities, Equality & Human Rights Commission, January 2011].
An FTA may also be carried out when a new function is introduced, if there is a major change to an existing function or a proposed saving.
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I tried googling this topic but couldnt really find anything that helps. So I'm taking differential equations and we just got done talking about convolution. I think it's a pretty cool idea but I'm not sure what type of physical application it would apply to. I understand the mathematics behind it, but our teacher didn't really give us any real-world examples where we would use it. Just examples how to do it. Think any of you can help?
i tried to get my head around convolution but i always seemed to end up with a googatron left as a remainder when i was multiplying hexestential by the unilateral.
Tbh, I lost you after convolution. Not too familiar with the terms you just mentioned except unilateral. Never been taught it.
oh i see. when you mentioned someone being proficient in maths and talked about convolution i assumed i was talking to someone who knew a bit about proper maths, not some kindergarten next level shit.
Real world uses? Lots in computer graphics and also audio processing, anything that does signal processing basically. Do you want a specific simple example?
We have just gotten introduced to it. Why is it my fault if you're talking about something that they havent taught us yet?
No that's good enough. With math, I like having real-world examples to look at concerning the various topics we cover. Just makes it easier for me to learn.
Yeah, I often have that minor problem too. I always go the ol' Bundy-Kardashian route, extrapolating noogatrons from flonkyset superstring matrixes.
just for a minute i thought "finally, praised be the gods, someone here out of 30,000 odd members might be at the same intellectual level as me. finally i will no longer have to dumb down everything i type just to try and fit in, no longer will i have to deal with the likes of moses" and then i find out you don't even know about hexestential integers. quite frankly i feel let down and hurt.
steve!! finally, someone who's as smart and no doubt handsome as me. 'kin superstring matrices, i normally end up in a tangle of flotsam equations and i'm like "where the fuck did this noogatron come from?" then i'm all "oh yeah, there were two googatrons and two googatrons make a noogatron." i tell you steve i normally feel so stupid.
I find myself amazed, nay, stunned to discover that I'm not alone on my Hawkingesque metaphoric echelon of overachievement! It's been a veritable fortress of solitude 'round here, mate, I can tell you... We'll have to learn some quasi-Masonic handshakes n' stuff, so fellow long-division geniuses like us can recognise each other at Countdown Appreciation Society meetings.
usually when maths confuses me i just remember that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, works every time
I've taken one of my old books off the shelf, they give far better examples than I can off the top of my head. From this book... If you want some more pages, just ask.
It's all coming together now. We had to write an edge detection algorithm for our computer science and it was average at best. Computer science is some amazing stuff but it's definitely not my forte. I enjoy reading about networking stuff so much more. I could talk about cloud computing all day, let alone buying the best piece of hardware.
one day we shall show you our secret handshake but only when you're ready. how will you know when you're ready? we will come to you. it could be next month, next year. it could even be today. it won't be. but it could be.
Just test me every now and then master. I wish to fulfill my destiny. I will not let you down. Scout's honor!
We will suddenly appear, like Ascended Masters of Maths, so long as you have an attic. And then - lo! - we will initiate you into the hallowed Mysteries of Adding Stuff Up. For fifty quid.
not forgetting the additional £7.50 one off administrative cost. so by my count that comes to a grand total of £68.29.
I'm sure your sums are wrong there, and I can't work it out either. We'll have to buy a calculator, or ask Ed.
I'm sure that convolution is used in a vast array of fields outside of computing, but for networking being inside of computing, it wouldn't surprise me in the least that it's used.
you sure? 50.00 x .75 /100 is the way you'd add the admin cost to the 50 initiation fee isn't it? i mean that's how you'd find out the required percentages needed to be able to give ed the grand cost of his name badge and handshake tutoring yeah?
some aren't ready for our wisdom, steve, they're just not ready. i'd imagine his brain is hurting now because we have blown it the fuck up.
Alas, I can hear the synapses snapping like a Welsh funfair rollercoaster track, mate. For now, the cosmos will remain innocent of our deep knowledge of times-tables and those bloody pointless logarithm things.


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The exhibition of works by African-American artists at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is small, but it's a glimpse of large things to come.
Among the 16 works are five recent gifts by Philadelphia philanthropists Harold and Ann Sorgenti, who intend to donate their collection of 100 works by African-American artists, such as Benny Andrews, Sam Gilliam and Jacob Lawrence, to the Academy in Philadelphia. The works are the first in the "Harold A. and Ann R. Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African American Art," which will be unveiled in 2003 when the Academy completes its expansion into the Federal Building and doubles its exhibition space.


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Jeimer Candelario collected three hits and three RBIs as Boise clinched the Northwest League East Division second-half title with an 8-6 triumph at Vancouver.
The Hawks (21-11) lead the short-season league in batting (.277), slugging percentage (.426), OPS (.766) and runs (374), 19 more than second-place Everett.
It's an emphasis on those team numbers -- and not individual ones -- that has helped Boise come together in recent weeks, according to first baseman Daniel Vogelbach.
"I feel like everybody's gotten over the stats and caring about individual glory. We're focusing on the big picture, and that's winning," the Cubs' No. 14 prospect said. "Everybody picks each other up, plays well together. We're turning into a family and starting to play hard for each other."
Vogelbach, who was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in the clincher, leads the team in slugging (.636). He's also tied with Rock Shoulders for the top spot with nine homers, going deep in five straight games earlier this month.
Candelario, Chicago's 15th-ranked prospect, leads the club with 42 RBIs, while shortstop Stephen Bruno is second in the league with a .345 batting average. Albert Amora, selected sixth overall in this year's Draft, joined the team on Aug. 15 and is hitting .318 with a homer and four RBIs in 10 games.
Tayler Scott has anchored Boise's rotation, going 5-1 with a 2.41 ERA that ranks fifth in the league. Jose Arias is 4-2 with a 3.26 ERA.
Hunter Ackerman (1-1) got the win in relief Saturday, yielding a run on two hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.
Vogelbach said the squad was excited to clinch the division title but is more interested in making noise in the playoffs.
"We enjoyed [clinching], but that's not all we want to do. We don't want to just win the second half," he added. "We still have business to take care of. Everybody's excited, but we've got that unfinished business."
The Hawks will be making their 13th postseason appearance as they seek a seventh championship and first since 2004.
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I have less than 2-1/2 rows left to go on my Allemande quilt. But the rows are too big for my design wall, so as I complete each one, I drape it over my sewing table. It will be a huge surprise for me to see the overall effect of the rows put together. I am really loving the process and the look of the blocks as they are going together into rows. I can't wait to see how it looks when it all comes together, and to be able to share it with you! SOON!
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I was reading your post about duds.... I'm sure we've all had them, those quilt tops that just scream no to us. I don't think I can keep giving the same family members quilt after quilt. Plus I just love to stitch and there just isn't enough family to go around, so to solve my problem I decided that I'll continue stitching and donate the ones that don't talk to me. I recently discovered Quilts of Valor so have decided that some will go there, plus one of the online groups I'm in donates quilts to battered women centers. This solves my problem of being suffocated with quilts, but still allows me the pleasure of stitching, plus it gives warmth and love to others who may not normally receive it. Just my 2 cents worth.
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LISLE, Ill. - Day Two of the 2010 USA Youth Outdoor Championships featured more exciting performances in relay and multi events at The Sports Complex on the campus of Benedictine University.
Returning heptathlon champions Kanellar Carney (Continental T-Belle, Madison, Tenn.) and Kendall Gustafson (Together Elite, Los Angeles, Calif.) completed the second half of their two-day multi events with repeat wins. Carney won the Young Women's event with 4,356 points and Gustafson took the title with 4,494.
Erwin Jones (Phoenix Bobcats, Phoenix, Ariz.), improved on his third-place finish at the 2009 Youth Championships, to win the Young Men's Decathlon with 5,768 points while George Wayda (Pleasant Plains, Ill.) pulled ahead on the second day to win the Intermediate Boys with a score of 5,247. Jewell Bolden (Wichita, Kan.) and Kellon Taylor (Track Express, Hyattsville, Md.) won the Midget Girls (2,702) and Boys (2,258) pentathlons, and Kalyah Williams (Long Beach Sprinters, Lakewood, Calif.) and Jaiden Woodbey (Speed City Track Club, Fontana, Calif.) finished first in the Bantam Girls (1,157) and Boys (855) triathlons.
Several 4 x 800m relay teams turned in top performances today with several of the races decided in the last hundred meters. The midget boys' Peak Performance team (Omaha, Neb.) of Kupre Mitchell, Da Shawn McGary, Cedrick Smith- Henderson and Michael Knowles battled back and forth with Miami Northwest Express and finished just a few seconds ahead with a time of 10:20.72.
Track Houston took two relay titles today in the Youth (8:50.36) and Intermediate (8:17.85) Boys' relays, and the Jenks America (Jenks, Okla.) Intermediate Girls' team of Abby Hoover, Regan Ward, Jordan King and Madison Brown was also victorious after holding off Motor City to win in 9:23.50. The Young Women's team of Samantha Levin, Landon Wachter, Colleen Riley and Natalie Pattin from St. Louis Lightning denied Track Houston their third relay win today when they won a close race with 9:16.66 over Track Houston's 9:17.74.
To watch interviews with athletes from the meet, visit the USATF YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/USATFweb.
For more information, team standings and complete results on the 2010 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2010/USAYouthOutdoorTFChampionships/.
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Thousands of people participated in this marathon, the first-of-its-kind event in the country. The first three winners won QAR 3000, QAR 2000 and QAR 1000 respectively. The event created awareness about various services of UAE Exchange.
It is probably the healthiest way to end the customer service week celebrations.Qatar-UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance and foreign exchange brand, known for its trait for innovation, conducted a unique customer service marathon in Doha to mark the end of the International Customer Service Week. The special period, from 30th September to 4th October, 2012, was celebrated in all UAE Exchange branches across Qatar, organising exciting events and offers for customers during the period. The event was attended by thousands of customers and well wishers.
Mr. Promoth Manghat, Vice President – Global Operations, UAE Exchange, said, "Customer is at the top of our priority pyramid. Our every effort is directed towards sustaining that smile of satisfaction among our customers. We constantly improve the services, which we bring to them, surpassing their expectations. Every process is carefully engineered and latest technology adopted, while complying with every regulation. This will help us enhance customer convenience, while ensuring safety in every aspect, thus adding more verve to the celebration. The marathon event goes on to show that UAE Exchange looks beyond business in being an active corporate citizen in the society, caring for and celebrating the customers, at all times."
"Customer service is the crux of every business." said Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan, Country Head – Qatar-UAE Exchange, at the event. "We, at UAE Exchange, realised this fact right on the day one of our inception. We leave no stone unturned to ensure that our customers get world class service. To reinforce this commitment, we celebrated this special week. The event, like our every other initiative, saw customers welcoming it wholeheartedly and participating in it actively. We are thankful to our customers, officials in the Ministry and Hamad Hospital for adding more joy in to this celebration." added Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan.
Qatar-UAE Exchange is popular with its customers, across the country, for a wide range of services offered across its six-branch network. They can transfer money, exchange currency, pay bills and do more at any branch, making the brand a financial supermarket of sorts. In a short span of five years, the global money transferrer earned the trust of customers, partners and regulators alike.
Globally, UAE Exchange is serving over 3.5 million customers and their dear ones through the world's largest network among remittance brand with over 630 branches in 30 countries across five continents. Strong correspondent relationship with over 150 global banks further adds to the might.
The event was attended by officials from the Ministry, senior officials of UAE Exchange and Hamad Hospital, special invitees and the Media.
For more information log on to www.uaeexchange.com
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