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Trudging through a still-fragile econ- omy coupled with battling ongoing profession-centric concerns such as recruiting and retention, client fee pressures, and the omnipresent threat of competition, many of the 2012 Top 100 Firms have implemented an array of internal and external strategies in an effort to grow their books of business while maintaining their high levels of client service.
Whether making acquisitions or completing a merger — both of which were prolific in 2011 — starting new service lines, implementing employee programs or recruiting top talent, the T100 spent much of last year bolstering their ranks and business plans as the fight for client market share intensifies.
At McGladrey, for example, 2011 represented quantum change for the firm as RSM McGladrey was re-united with McGladrey & Pullen, with which it had operated under an alternative practice structure. As such, the firm enhanced its focus on a number of what it termed specific priority industries, such as financial services, government and education, commercial real estate, and food and beverage and hospitality.
Citing talent acquisition and retention as one of the critical issues facing the firm, McGladrey hired some 450 employees last year and promoted 25 to partner-principal level. It said that it would also revamp its onboarding process and reformat its Web site and collateral material for recruiting.
Along the lines of recruiting, Califor-nia-based Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigthas expanded its sophomore and juniorcollegiate recruiting programs in order tofill the human capital pipeline earlier inthe educational process. The firm, whichreported a 6 percent boost in year-over-year revenues, indicated it has also estab-lished a Compliance Group in an effort tohelp streamline the tax-prep workflow, aswell as helping it remain competitive inthe pricing of both business and personaltax preparation.
In an effort to drive growth, Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co. expanded into contiguous Ohio markets such as Toledo with its acquisition of Brell Holt, as well as launching a Private Equity Group as a response to increased client interest in mergers, as well as non-bank options for financing.
In 2011, T100 Firm Holtz Rubenstein Reminick unveiled a total of five new service groups, including debt collection, food and beverage, early stage technology, real estate advisory, and freight forwarders, a unit that offers accounting, tax, audit, multi-state income and franchise tax compliance, transfer-pricing guidelines, and logistics technologies for small and large companies moving freight.
The Bonadio Group, a regional firm in Upstate New York that cited client competition and increased pressure from the Big Four as one of its major concerns in 2012 and beyond, augmented its traditional service offerings with high-value services such as valuations, fraud and forensics, and turnaround services.
New York City-based Berdon, whichjust recently appointed two co-managingpartners to succeed 25-year managingpartner Stanley Freundlich, revealed thatit expanded its personal business man-agement team services to now includemeeting the needs of professional ath-letes and similar high-net-worth individu-als in a family office-type structure thatranges from bill payment to retirementplanning and post-career entrepreneurialopportunities. Berdon also enhanced itslitigation group to capture opportunities inareas like valuations, damages, intellectualproperty disputes, and forensics.
Arguably no T100 Firm was as busy in the M&A space as LarsonAllen, which, prior to its blockbuster combination with T100 Firm Clifton Gunderson, made strategic acquisitions in the Florida, Boston, Seattle, Dallas and St. Louis markets. The new entity created by the union with Clifton, CliftonLarsonAllen, will, according to LarsonAllen CEO Gordy Viere, focus on providing services to privately held companies, government entities and nonprofits via a trio of now-integrated entities — an assurance, tax and consulting arm, a wealth advisory firm and an outsourcing firm.
Although it cited an uncertain economy as one its primary concerns, Northern California's Armanino McKenna reported an almost 18 percent spike in revenue — a surge that managing partner Andy Armanino attributed to its IT consulting and CFO advisory services, as well as higher revenues from its three-year-old AMF Media Group, which he said has tripled in headcount and revenue since its inception. The unit provides clients with marketing, branding, public relations and social media strategies.
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Our Camp-Resort is always hopping with events and celebrations.
Spring is here! That can mean only one thing here at Jellystone...great camping weather! It's been beautiful here and we are so excited to have happy campers for a visit! We are gearing up for another exciting Easter this year. We will be having our flashlight egg hunt and another egg hunt Sunday morning with Yogi Bear! There's plenty of eggs to go around along with crafts, movies, karaoke and more! If you are thinking about any dates for this year, just give us a call and one of the family members here will be glad to help!
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Jaguars, and how to play Jingle Bells with your car
Posted: December 8, 2012 | Author: ndubs77 | Filed under: MoM Vlog | Tags: exhaust, F-Type, Jaguar, Jingle Bells, Mind over motor, Supercharged, tuner, V8, video, XFR-S | 1 Comment »Street Wars 8
Posted: April 23, 2012 | Author: ndubs77 | Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES, Photography by Dan Valanzola | Tags: 302, 350Z, 4G63, 8, AC, accord, airbrush, AMG, Art, Atlantic, Ball, Boss, C63, Camaro, Chevrolet, city, clean, Dan, drag, Dragon, euro, Evo, evolution, FD, Ford, GC, Genesis, Geo, GTI, GTR, Hatch, Honda, Hot Rod, Hyundai, import, Impreza, intake, Integra, Jersey, Lancer, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes, Miata, Mind, Mitsubishi, Modded, Modified, Monster, motor, Muscle, Mustang, new, Nick, Nissan, NJ, Over, Photography, race, racer, Rotary, RX7, slam, slammed, slicks, Stance, STi, Street, Subaru, Supercharge, Track, Truck, tuned, tuner, turbo, Valanzola, VIP, VW, Wagon, Walker, Wars, WRX, Z | 1 Comment »We were in attendance for Street Wars 8. The show was a lot smaller than last year due to organizational issues, but there were still plenty of quality cars to see. Photos are by both myself and Dan Valanzola. Enjoy the gallery. Read the rest of this entry »
Fiat 500 Abarth Cinquone Stradale, a small beast with a massive bite
Posted: October 10, 2011 | Author: ndubs77 | Filed under: Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE | Tags: 300, 500, Abarth, Cinquone, Drive, Ferraris, Fiat, front, FWD, hp, Italian, Mind, Modded, Modified, motor, Over, Romeo, Stradale, tuner, turbo, wheel | Leave a comment »In BBC Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson was amazed at what the Fiat 500 Abarth felt like with 160hp. Well Italian tuner Romeo Ferraris thought that that was still a bit weak, so they upped the ante to 300hp… in that same car the size of a shoe. All of that turbocharged power sent to the front wheel will surely make this thing quite a handful to drive, and it is outfitted as such. The interior looks to be quite racy but somehow they decided a touch of luxury alcantara would be necessary as well. Romeo Ferraris (yes, a name bordering on infringing the rights of two Italian automakers) seems to be a force to be reckoned with. If they are crazy enough to make a Fiat 500 like this, then I can only imagine what they would do with other cars. Be sure to keep an eye on them. More pics below. Read the rest of this entry »


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The Mini-Saurus "C" and I have been spending more time trying to
do some preschool-like activities together while her older sister "E" is away at school.
I've found that I have fewer discipline issues with her when I keep her actively engaged
and actually sit down with her and "play" in a connected and present way.
When she acts up, it is usually because she doesn't have my attention.
I'm not saying that we need to spend 24 hours a day waiting on our kids hand and foot
with our undivided attention, nothing would ever get done around here if I did that.
But, I am realizing that because she's an easy kid I forget to really just sit down and play with her
like I used to do when I only had one child (when her big sister was this age!)
Sometimes, it can be hard as a parent to remember to stay connected
and in the moment with our kids... our minds wander, laundry piles call,
email and facebook updates sing their time-wasting siren songs.
A simple, organized game thrown into the mix with the spontaneous
activities like walks around the neighborhood,
(playing in the sand table, playdoh, puzzles, polly pockets)
helps to break up the day and keeps my mind from wandering.
We dumped out our bin of tiny animals and found matching pairs of two.
They don't have to be identical, just two of the same kind of animal.
Then I put some in a bowl and gave her an empty egg carton.
She enjoyed searching and sorting,
we called it "Mamas and Babies"
and paired up the mamas with their babies complete with tiny conversations
in little voices for each set of critters.
After the first round, she started pairing up two animals per opening in the egg carton
to make more families fit inside!
What kind of games do you play to stay engaged with your preschooler?
One of my favorite blogs, the Parenting Passageway has written some great posts lately
about parenting exhaustion for parents of toddlers
and sibling fighting and discipline issues for those of us
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3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 cup white sugar
1 pinch salt
1 (3 ounce) package cherry flavored Jell-O®
1 cup butter
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup maraschino cherries, halved
This is a very tasty fudge, however the directions need some help. To get this fudge to set: after you've added the gelatin , stir to blend. Reduce heat to a bubbling simmer. Do not stir again. Simmer until it reaches a soft ball stage (238°), this will take several minutes. (Trust me,I know your thinking it will burn but it won't, this is the way fudge was cooked before marshmallow creme). Remove from heat and continue with the recipe except beat until smooth before adding cherries (quartered not halved).
I couldn't get this fudge to "set" properly. I tried it 3 times and all I got was goo. However, that goo tasted mighty good to me. I am not giving up completely with this recipe. It had an awesome flavor even though it didn't set. I will try again before the holidays to see if I can get it to set then.
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I tried to submit my own recipe for Cherry Blossom Fudge two years ago with out success; guess I'll just rate this one. This is great fudge but this recipe is way off for butter. I use only 1T of butter and I also add 3T of the cherry juice when adding the choc. chips and CHOPPED cherries. Be sure the cherries are well drained. Boil for 5 minutes instead of four. You'll get great fudge with these notes.
The recipe as is is alright ... I liked the ingredients but added to them from my knowledge of fudge making. I added another cup of sugar halved the butter and added cherry extract oil to enrich the flavor. The maraschino cherries are delicious ... better than using candied cherries I think. I also added a cup of marshmallows for color and texture. I love chocolate and cherry together. YUM!
I think the non-setting problem most often mentioned by other reviewers, is due to the huge amount of butter listed in ingredients. If you want to make cherry fudge, I suggest you use: Hershey's Rich Cocoa Fudge - this site and add quartered maraschino cherries.
Although this was quick it tasted terrible.It was too sweet and left an after taste.I will not make this again.
It is a quick and easy recipe... BUT don't expect it to hold up outside of the fridge. It melted at room temperature and was a complete mess to cut. Delicious? Yes!!! but very messy!!
This tasted good, but I have to concur with the other reviewers who had problems with it not setting. This recipe didn't work for me.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Cherry Blossom Fudge
Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 12 Amount Per Serving Calories: 400 Calories from Fat: 225
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Welcome to Oliver Commercial GroupOliver Commercial Group has provided Central Oregon with comprehensive commercial brokerage services since 1976. Oliver Commercial Group specializes in sales and leasing, identifying opportunities with the innovation of an entrepreneur and the understanding of a business owner; property and asset management, optimizing a property's cash flow and maximizing the value of the investment; and construction management, applying effective management techniques to the planning, design and construction of a project in Central Oregon. These three divisions provide a wealth of knowledge and understanding, keeping us grounded to the ever changing Central Oregon real estate market - a strong competitive advantage for our tenants, landlords and investors. Committed to building strong working relationships, Oliver Commercial Group enables clients to exceed their goals through our trusted vision, expertise and leadership. Expertise – After 30 years in Bend, Oregon, Oliver Commercial Group is credible with decades of commercial real estate experience and our three strong divisions provide a complete perspective on the Central Oregon real estate market. Leadership – Our company philosophy is inspired by the moral guidelines of business and the principals of promoting long-term success. |
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LAF presents, "A Musical Journey"
Turtle Creek Chorale Chamber Chorus
Turtle Creek Chorale Chamber Chorus is a 40-voice ensemble made up of some of the finest musicians from the Turtle Creek Chorale, The chorus is dedicated to exploring and presenting classical and new music for smaller men's chorus.
Little Elm Community Chorus
The Little Elm Community Chorus is a self-supporting, co-ed volunteer chorus, committed to promoting choral singing throughout the City of Little Elm and surrounding cities in North Texas. The chorus is endorsed by the Little Elm Cultural Arts Council.
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"A Musical Journey"
Sunday, April 22, 2012
3:00 PM at the
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100 North Charles Street, Lewisville, TX 75057
The newly formed Little Elm Community Chorus, directed by Stan Hayes, opens the event, followed by the Chamber Chorus of the renowned Turtle Creek Chorale, conducted by Sean Baugh.
Musical selections include a variety of well-known and uplifting favorites, from Broadway to spiritual, appropriate for the entire family. Tickets are $15 for Adults and $12 for Students and Seniors. For reservations or more information, see www.lakesidearts.org or call (972) 625-1726.


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Clouds over Peoples Unitarian Universalist Church, built in 1878. (c) Gazette 2010.
I have spent years trying to control my anger, and I thought I'd succeeded, but instead, I suppressed it. Suppression does not mean you've controlled anger, it just goes underground like a river, and bubbles up in little spring-lets of depression, hate and regret when I least expect it.
That is what happened to me when they, again, voted to sell Peoples Church, built in 1878. It has had a "For Sale" sign out front for two years, but I did not believe that it would sell. Deal after deal fell through. Now it looks like the property is going to shoot up in value due to a coming medical mall, so of course, we have a "secret" buyer.
Why doesn't this person/company doesn't want their name to be known if everything is above board? Of course, they stand to make a lot of money on our property which is a whole block of downtown. I wish I could buy it. They are asking less than I sold my outlying properties for.
So, I am angry and frustrated. I don't want to be. I can tell I am angry because (1) I have written several acerbic posts on Facebook and here, with the idea of telling the truth. (2) I cried on the minister's shoulder in front of the church (3) I denied that I cared at all about selling the church, saying, 'It isn't really MY church" (4) I worried and rethought posting, and even copied, then deleted, posts thinking that it wasn't fair of me to judge what others have done when I don't know all of the circumstances. (5) I have read over and over Lama Surya Das's book, Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be. (6) I have meditated and meditated on non-attachment. (7) I've tried to 'let go and let god.'
I still suffer. I look for the lesson. I look for the meaning, the message of my anger. A wise woman has told me to discover what my emotions are trying to tell me. Another one said to allow my emotions to bubble up to the surface, to feel them fully and not be afraid of them. Feel them bubble up, feel as angry as you can (without acting out), then watch as they recede. That is hard after spending your whole life believing that anger is bad. That sorrow is bad. Is it anger or is it sorrow?
I think of Gibran in The Prophet:
... selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. How else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Anger can be a call to action, giving energy and life. It could be calling me to fight for salvation of this building. It could also be calling me to reexamine myself and my ecological ethics. It could be calling me to 'let go' of that which I can't control.
It could be calling me to realize that everything is not about me. And sometimes, I just don't know. This is one of those times. I don't know.
The Gita said, sometimes it is necessary to go "eye for an eye".
Sikhism was based on that - when good is at stake, you have to be angry and fight back. Keep writing about it
It takes sometime for human brains to register what you are saying and most people today are unthinking zombies - be patient and keep praying - somehow that keeps me cut through the weed and stay focused on the real issue.
Rated with a hug (cry tears of wrath and then wipe them away and just get back at them - thats what I do, am doing) Remember, whatever nurtures is good, whatever destroys something, anything is bad. If you can sensitize people that use that Church that it is an imp piece of history with everyone's memories connected to it - an imp part of their childhood, they must have had their weddings there, children baptised - whatever - if they can see that they can change things, people will rally around you.
Also find out who they are selling it to - you have to be talking to those guys too - divert them to some other convenient alternative.
Often people are set on something bec they think there are no alternative? So - work on it both ways :a) talk to the users of that Church, staff b) start a dialogue with the "sellers" dealers" too. Also get a landbroker on your side, find out another piece of property that might appeal to those guys
Lotsa work - do you have time? Do you have the people and the will to do all that work? Otherwise let it go.
Write a poem take pictures and save it in memorabilia
Anything is really alive in our minds - people pass away - and we keep them alive through ceremonies and memories, right?
Something like that. another hug Cathy. Love and hugs.
Am fighting a very dirty fight right now, upto my knees in muck and I can't think straight - later I shall be back. T.C.
And anyone who says people never change are confusing a person with his or her will -
Time changes everyone.
Ever notice how people who say "People never change" are usually referring to other people who they don't approve of, as opposed to those they find like-minded. Biology tells us that people are changing all the time. I think we sometimes confuse people with their will. Even strong -willed people change if they live long enough. Time changes everything.
Although you care personally, perhaps the Unitarian God doesn't care if this particular church is de-commissioned and is already looking to a new church in a new location.
when the neighbour breaks down the wall we feel resentment, what about when we break it down accidentally, ourselves? what do we feel then?
anger that leads to good is righteous. hunger that leads to something bad is greed, gluttony - a bit like that I think. between anger and hunger :)
So do your advisors, telling you to
1.let the anger bubble up and mindfully watch it,
simultaneously letting it go, and therefore learning:
2.what your anger is about. The building is a
substitute for something. For you, personally.
It is, and it isn't, about the building...
as you say, "Anger can be a call to action,
giving energy and life. "
But anger must be overcome in understanding.
Anger is a symptom that there are idiots
at work in your world.
But there will always be idiots.
Choose well the idiots you wish to vanquish.
Start with yourself. I am an idiot,
i know this, and it makes me angry because
the introjected crap that makes me an idiot
simply isn't me.
I have a right to hate it, tear it down, and
rebuild it, mentally..
Anger brings conflict, conflict brings truth.
I struggle with the "surf" as well...that is how I see riding Life without hanging on to every little thing, I as am wont to do...this means we have caring hearts, doesn't it?? : )
I am sad that you wonder at the anger you have
-- There is much to be angry at
I am sad that you try to be other than you are
-- The uniqueness that is you should be cherished
I am sad that you look inward so much
-- You only find inside what you have put inside
I am sad that you find so little there
-- Self is small; universe must be let in
Philosophy cannot help you
-- Its purpose is to speculate; not to offer answers
Religion cannot help you
--Its purpose is to deceive
The wisdom of others cannot help you
--Their wisdom is for them. You have your own
The changing of the universe cannot help you
-- The universe knows nothing of you; nor does it want to.
There is joy in being
--Especially in being YOU
There is happiness in being
-- Your special others are a special happiness
There is serenity in being
-- Being YOU is a special reward
There is contentment in being
--You can't find it; it finds you.
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Mertzon (pop. 839) - This small town is the county seat of Irion County. The
combined population of all the towns in the county does not exceed 2,000 people.
The tiny rural community of Sherwood is one of the top attractions in the area.
Sherwood is a picturesque ghost town about a mile outside Mertzon. A pretty country
road takes travelers from U.S. Highway 67 to Sherwood, where they can see a courthouse
built in 1901 that still stands in surprisingly good condition. It is surmounted
by a tower bearing a false clock with its hands set at the supposed time of Abraham
Lincoln's death. The courthouse is at the center of town and functions as a community
center. Ironically, the current courthouse in Mertzon is much plainer.
The Irion County Museum, which sits one block north of the courthouse in Mertzon,
features local history exhibits. There are also a few stores and new restaurants
in Mertzon to satisfy any visitor.
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Ryan Wolf is an anchor and reporter for Action 4 News.
When thousands of bees turned up outside Perla Aleman's Edinburg home, she turned to Edinburg Fire Department for help.
"They said they couldn't help me," Perla said. "They asked if somebody had been stung."
The bees didn't sting anyone, so firefighters didn't respond, according to Perla.
But with no money for pest control, frustration swarmed over her with the recent news of what can happen if bees do attack.
Perla is trying to avoid injuries.
"I have heard of incidents where people have actually died from a bee sting," Perla said.
To help keep her family safe, she called Action 4 News for help.
Adrian Esparza Jr., a third generation professional with Esparza Pest Control, determined the area was safe.
The bumble bees have no hive and pose little risk if left undisturbed, according to owner Adrian Esparza Sr.
"I'm right next to thousands of bees," Esparza said. "All they are doing is pollinating."
The news is a relief to Perla.
Esparza encourages anyone who encounters a problem with bees to contact a professional to check it out.
Anyone who is attacked by bees, should contact 9-1-1, he said.
At the request of Action 4 News, Acting Fire Chief Ubaldo Perez personally met with Perla to share the department's policy on bees.
Her initial fear was that firefighters turned their backs on her problem with bees.
"The City of Edinburg does not have a license by the state to do any kind of pest control," the chief said. "The only time we do assist citizens is when they are being attacked because now it's a life-safety issue."
Perla didn't realize how calls for pest control services from the fire department, pull valuable resources and manpower away from more life-threatening incidents.
The fire department responded to about 200 cases of bee attacks in 2011, according to Ubaldo.
"It's great to know they took the time to explain this to me… thanks to them and Esparza Pest Control," she said.
If a problem is stinging you, one call can bring action!
"Don't hesitate to call Channel 4 News," Perla said.
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The experience at Maison Trevier was just what we were looking for in Provence. It is as close as you can get to living there without buying a house! Gina was the perfect host. She would give us advice on where to visit and what to see. My wife took a cooking class and loved it! We really felt like... More
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Junior third baseman Beau Mills has become the second Lewis-Clark State College baseball player to be named the NAIA Player of the Year, which was announced by the organization on Thursday.
Mills had a phenomenal year in his first season in a Warrior uniform. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound transfer from Fresno State University set the NAIA single-season home run record with 38 and led the Warriors to the national championship by hitting three home runs in a 9-2 win over Spring Arbor in the title game on Thursday night.
Mills, the NAIA's Region I Player of the Year, leads the NAIA in five statistical categories and was second in another category in helping the defending-champion Warriors to their 58-5 record and the program's 15th national title.
Mills, who is from Visalia, Calif., leads the NAIA in per game averages for home runs, runs scored, RBI, and total bases. He also leads in slugging percentage and is second in hits per game. Mills is hitting .453 (107-for-236) and has 22 doubles, one triple, and 123 RBI. He scored 100 runs, has 248 total bases and has a slugging percentage of a remarkable 1.033.
Mills also has drawn 43 walks this season and been hit by 17 pitches. He's also six-for-six in stolen base attempts.
During the season, Mills had three three-home run games. He broke the single-season LCSC home run record of 30 set by Jim O'Dell in the 1983 season. O'Dell, who also drove in a school-record 136 RBI that season, was the NAIA Player of the Year in 1983 and the first Warrior to earn that honor.
Mills was named the NAIA's National Player of the Week once and the Region I Player of the Week twice during the regular season.
He is projected to be a first-round pick in next week's Major League Baseball draft, and some scouting services have him ranked as high as being the 10th overall pick.
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April 3, 2005 Sic transit gloriaBy Thomas LifsonThere was a time when mass transit plus capitalism yielded urban development of the highest order. In the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries, enlightened entrepreneurs built streetcar and interurban electric transit routes to serve real estate developments built by their own companies, profiting both from land sales and transit patronage. Maybe the greatest of them all was Francis Marion Smith "Borax" Smith, who made a fortune mining borax in Death Valley (Twenty Mule Team Borax was his brand name — coincidentally, they were the first sponsors of Ronald Reagan's television career in the early 1950s, but that is another story). Following the Great San Francisco Earthquake, the demand for housing in the East Bay was insatiable. His electric transit lines ran into Berkeley, Oakland, and the suburb of Piedmont. All of them converged near the present day Bay Bridge, and then ran three miles into the Bay on a sort of pier (called a "mole"), ending in a ferry terminal. [The approach to the Bay Bridge actually used some of the excavations for the mole itself.] At this terminal, passengers transferred to high speed electric—driven ferryboats, for a 15 minute voyage to San Francisco. The entire commute took roughly the same time as BART trains do today: about half an hour from Oakland to San Francisco. But Smith's commuters had the opportunity to rush into the dining room of the ferry, where the experienced crew would dish out coffee and a legendary hash (the recipe lost, unfortunately), for 25 cents, something BART passengers cannot do. When Smith built his quiet, swift, electric railway, he stole business from the Southern Pacific, long used to running California politics, and making a bundle at it. Edward Harriman, the New York mogul who controlled the SP, could not leave this challenge unanswered. He spent a vast amount of money at the time, electrifying the SP's commuter lines in the East Bay. Not merely up to the standards of what we today call 'light rail,' but a full scale 'heavy rail' system, with rolling stock built to the same standard used on Eastern trunk lines. So the East Bay enjoyed two competing electric railway systems, complete with ferryboat fleets, vying to see who could provide faster and smoother transportation for commuters. In Berkeley, the two lines ran down the middle of Shattuck Avenue, four tracks of electrified railway running right next to each other. Today's BART subway follows the same route. But it is in the quality of the real estate development that Smith undertook that we understand the character of he man. He took care to adapt his street system to the landscape, producing attractive curving streets, yielding magnificent views for home owners, and pleasing streetscapes to visitors. He employed fine architects and craftsmen to build his housing. And he understood that the creation of a new community meant provision of sites for churches, shopping, community facilities, and other necessary conveniences which would be convenient to walk to. The neighborhoods developed by Smith and his associates remain some of the most attractive in America. Their only rivals, in fact, are found in the River Oaks section of Houston and the Country Club Plaza district in Kansas City, where similarly enlightened designers and developers took advantage of the possibilities of new materials and new transit technologies (including the automobile) at roughly the same time. Smith's legacy has been commemorated with a brand new mural near one of his transit terminals, on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland. The San Francisco Chronicle runs a story today on it, complete with a picture of the mural, which features a Key System train. In the spirit of capitalist adventurer Smith, the mural's artist, Rocky Baird, sold 'passengership' in the mural to patrons: for $500, their faces could be seen peering from the windows of the Key System train. I like it, and I would wager that Smith would, too. on "Sic transit gloria"
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Hi True20 fans, Matthew E. Kaiser here. You may remember me from my half-sane scribblings in various and sundry True20 books.
I thought I'd let you all in on a little secret. My Totems of the Dead setting, currently published for Savage Worlds, was originally going to be a True20 setting at one point way back in the early stages of development. In fact, looking back now, I can see a lot of places my work on True20 and Totems of the Dead have influenced one-another.
As this post will reveal, Totems of the Dead is a setting I've had kinking around in my head in one form or another for a very long time.
The earliest cross-influence of the ideas that eventually coalesced into Totems of the Dead can be seen in my first published work, with several Native American monsters like the spirit-horse, thunderbird, and wendigo making appearances in the True20 Bestiary, as well as some Scandinavian beasts like the Draug.
Later on, while I was writing the Adept's Handbook, some ideas I had been developing for a pre-Columbian fantasy setting with Vinland style Vikings in it drifted into the True20 Adept's Handbook manuscript. Here you will find a True20 version of the herbalism skills and rune magic, blood magic, seidr, shamanism and ritual magic systems I had been originally been developing for what was at the time, my own as yet unnamed homebrew setting.
The same influence can be seen to a lesser extent in the Warrior's Handbook, with feats like Totem Animal, and some of the Native American weapons. There is also some Native American and Nordic themed art in the book from the orders I put in at the time.
As an Aside to Warriors and Warlocks fans, that book also had some influences, but that is a story for another time and possibly another message board.
It was also about this time that my gaming group started to switch from True20 to Savage Worlds by popular demand. Now my group still loves True20, but we tend to drift from one system to another (FATE seems to be the latest craze, but that is beside the point). So now I began developing my setting in a Savage Worlds context. For whatever reason the Savage Worlds rule set seemed to click ever so slightly better with the setting than my earlier True20 attempts.
Even as I started delving into Savage Worlds, some elements of True20 continued to influence the way I did things. The way I handle Sorcery and Corruption in Totems of the Dead is partially influenced by my experiences with Blue Rose's magic system. Even the True20 concept of Virtues and Vices got me into thinking about internal character struggles which fed into my development of the Bravery and Despair setting rules in Totems of the Dead.
Now that Totems of the Dead is being unleashed on the general gaming populace, only time will tell what directions I will be able to take the setting in the future.


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Correlates nicely with what Chris Brogan said here: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/earn-your-way-in/ - there's something he calls "an access continuum". Don't ask too much on a first date. Offering visitors to become followers before asking for something most intimate (like an email address) is not only polite - it is CRO-wise. I'm so definitely doing an experiment to prove this for myself. Will post results when I have something tangible.


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First of all let me say why I am posting this on the Europe Forum - because I want to know how Europeans feel about flu shots and if they routinely are advised to get them like we are - I think most Fodorpeans only read the Europe Forum and not the Lounge where I would normally have posted this!
So Europeans - do you routinely get the flu vaccination and do your health authorities routinely advise them?
I say this because some French friends said they never got flu shots not were they recommended - now these French folks kind of live in caves so I am not sure they are in the know - but since the French, arguably, have the world's finest health care system and one of the longest life spans I particular wish to know about France.
This comes up in a thread I started in the Lounge asking about the efficdacy of flu shots and if they were effective - studies I have seen present conflicting info but if they are thought to be effective I think Europeans would get them just as much as we do?
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For Brits over 65 they are notified that they are available, the onus is then on the individual as to whether they have them or not. Some groups of people are strongly advised to have flu shots. I'm not too sure but I think if you have a respiratory condition then the recommendation is 'strongly advise'. Personally having only had flu once or at least I think it was flu and having heard horror stories of the side effects some have had I will not be having a flu shot this year or any other year.
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I don't know about others, but for me they are worse than useless. The only two times I had one was under duress because I was teaching in a boarding school and they said houseparent/teachers could not be sick if an outbreak hit the school. Both times I had a week of aches, pains, nausea, and a terrible headache.
In my forty pus years of public school teaching, I skipped the flushot and one winter had a three day bout of something that may or may not have been flu. It was not as bad as the reaction to the flu shot. -
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In France, everybody over the age of 60 receives a certificate for a free flu shot. Some of them get them and others don't.
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kerouac - do I infer then that few people under 60 get the flu vaccine - this is unlike here where everyone seems to get them regards of whether healthy or young or old or whatever - as reported on the other thread in the Lounge.
do you get one for instance - I suppose you mum, in an assisted living facility I guess would have got one?
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It's partly a question of what vaccination is for. It won't work for everybody, it may not be needed for every individual, but it is needed in a sufficient proportion of the population to stop the viruses from spreading too widely.
Different organisations will inevitably come to different judgments about who it's advised for. Our new(ish) Government has decided to cut back on the usual big annual advertising campaign, but the NHS advice is at:
When I picked up a prescription today, the pharmacist asked me if I wanted the jab, but I pointed out I wasn't quite old enough to be in the at risk group. The key word here is "risk": maybe more of us are more willing to accept a risk, rather than leap at every pill, potion and preventive treatment going? -
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Yes, PalenQ, my mother gets one automatically (but would not if I opposed it). I have never had a flu shot myself. I don't know what percentage of the French get them, but as the largest consumers of medical products in the world, the French are probably well placed in the hit parade of flu shots.
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We are offered them routinely from our Doctor and indeed had a letter earlier this week inviting us to make an appointment to get them. In the Lancashire area, the trend is for GP's to offer them to over 65's and for those with "at risk" conditions, like Diabetes or heart problems.
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Just expanding on what Tipsygus wrote, flu shots are also available in England for anyone with a chronic condition who would benefit. They are free of charge whether you qualify on those grounds or are because you are over 65. I don't know the precise grounds in Wales or Scotland.
Our local doctors' practice has special sessions in the church hall next door to the surgery. You have to make an appointment, and the practice doctors, nurses and receptionists are all there taking part. It's quite a community occasion and very informal. You are asked to wait 10 minutes after the jab in case of a reaction, so there is a chance to talk to the other people there, some of whom you may know. -
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In The Netherlands those over 60 can have them free, as can people with certain chronic illnesses such as Diabetes, and those in health care or child care.
Others have to pay for them, unless there is a general health alert for a pandemic.
My husband qualifies for free flu jabs but hasn't bothered so far. My DIL qualifies twice over (diabetes type 1 and works in child care) and she always gets hers.
We last had flu - real flu not a bad cold - about 6 years ago. We stayed in bed, with which ever felt the best at the time staggering out to see to the dogs, and take them for a quick walk. -
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In Belgium people over 60 can have a free shot if they want. Also the vulnerable group (chronic diseases, people working in health care/child care, ...).
My husband gets a free shot at work. His employer would like every employee to take a free shot, no matter what age they are. No idea of the percentage of employees that gets a shot.
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Not only do I get a free flu shot as someone over 60 and with respiratory problems, but the nurse comes to the house to administer it. We get a certificate which we take to the pharmacy. Pick up the vaccine, go home, call the nurse, voila it's done.
Before this I got flu shots at the suggestion of my doctor, but had to pay up front before being reimbursed. Now there is no up front charge.
And mostly I think they have been useful
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Dr. Helgen and Mark Gernes at MPCA are involved in the investigation of deformed frogs in Minnesota because they are developing a biological index for wetlands water quality using invertebrates and amphibians. Gernes and Helgen were involved in the investigation of deformed frogs reported in the area of Granite Falls in 1993 after the flood of 1993.
How did this get started?
Cindy Reinitz, a teacher at the Minnesota New Country School, and her students discovered the deformed frogs. They have greatly assisted the investigation by making collections of the frogs and by reporting their observations, e.g., on where frogs may go to overwinter.
Why are frogs biological indicators of environmental condition?
Their life cycle requires them to reproduce in shallow, small (Type I, II, or III) wetlands that dry down or winterkill so they are fishless. Frogs could be exposed to a toxicant as tadpoles in the small wetland, as adults feeding on the landscape, and in the deeper water of the overwintering lake or river. Frogs integrate the landscape over time and space.
Where have deformities been observed this year?
We have confirmed large numbers of deformed frogs in the area near Henderson Minnesota on both sides of the Minnesota River, and a site in Meeker County northeast of Litchfield. Unconfirmed reports have been made from just south of Litchfield and from near Brainerd. One or two deformed frogs have been reported from north Mankato, near Elk River, Silver Bay and Rainy River, but these reports have not been confirmed by collections.
Are they mutations?
It is more likely that these are developmental abnormalties than heritable mutations. It would be unlikely to have populations of frogs with heritable deformities suddenly appearing in such high numbers and in several locations.
What could be causing this?
There are many kinds of agents from certain heavy metals to older types of pesticides, maybe even a parasite that might cause such defects in young frogs. The agent could have been in the eggs at a very early stage or ingested by the tadpoles.
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Published by Vijay November 15th, 2009 in Blog carnivals, Medical blogs, SurgeXperiences…
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Dr. Bruce Campbell, a Professor of ENT Surgery, known informally among medical bloggers as Headmirror, doesn't think it's a good idea to nap in the operating room and talks about the difficulty that most of us have leaving work behind even when we take a break. Bruce, is the "Blogging Surgeon" on WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio! Scroll to the bottom of this link and listen. It's well worth your time.
Our intrepid surgeon from the South African low veld, Bongi, has a run in with the good old boy setup that exists in all academic hospitals and waxes eloquent on healthcare professionals' twisted sense of humour (that's with a u).
Not content with being a plastic surgeon, a creator of exquisite quilts and a prolific, erudite blogger, Dr. Ramona Bates tries her hand at penning Haikus. I liked this one…
Too big , too small, sad
Cut, sew, reduce, augment, lift
Happy, happy girls
In the fortnight since the last edition of SurgeXperiences, one that she hosted, Ramona has posted about Breast Augmentation & Reduction, being Tongue-tied as a child and has reviewed articles on reducing incidence of ear deformity in FaceLift and the prevalence of persistent pain following breast cancer surgery.
Inspired by Ramona, Dr. T the Anesthesioboist, produces a Haiku about her work…
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Dr. Smak shares a similar story about the Greatest Generation.
Dr. Chris Coppola's book "Coppola, A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq" is out. Here's a great review of the book by Dr. Harriet Hall.
Dr. Philip Alexander, a surgical gastroenterologist and author of the blog Manali Hospital, who works with his wife, Dr. Anna, an internist, in The Lady Willingdon Hospital in the picturesque Kullu valley operates on a patient with elephantiasis who had been refused surgery in many hospitals over the last fifteen years.
From Mckmama comes this story of how some nifty work by an interventional cardiac electrophysiologist called Dr.A (No. Not this one) cures a young kid with supraventricular tachycardia.
Dr. Westby Fisher, the medical blogosphere's own cardiac electrophysiologist relates the tale of a patient being rejected, then accepted, to the cardiac transplantation list and poses some difficult questions at the end.
Dr. Jeffrey Parks, the Buckeye Surgeon, shares his thoughts about an article in the New Yorker about an entity known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) which is a variant of cognitive dementia that develops in people who are subjected to repeated blows to the head (pugilists and football players especially). Buckeye also had to deal with something that didn't belong in the chest of a nonagenarian lady and some unnecessary tests ordered by a PCP on a post-op patient who was doing well.
Mark, the self-described mouse asthmatologist, takes a really close look at a fungus.
911DOC at M.D.O.D. tells us how to use the force to reduce dislocated shoulders.
Dr. Kevin Pho says surgeons don't receive enough training when resident work-hours are capped.
Dr. Margaret Polaneczky, aka TBTAM, weighs in on the pros and cons of Mammographic screening and the recent article on Cancer Prevention in The New York Times. On a lighter note, she gives us a recipe for feeding the chemo tummy.
Bone MD asks who is needed more, superspecialist or super-generalist orthopods?
Jasmine Hall from OnlineNursingPrograms.Net lists 10 Unbelievable Robots Transforming Medicine. [link removed]
Take a look at the superb collection of radiological cases in Dr. Keshav Kulkarni's Daily Dose.
Here's a sampler from Dr. Sid Schwab's blog for those of you who want more surgical posts.
Surgical News:
Poorer Outcomes After 'Off-Pump' Bypass Surgery via Dr. Ves Dimov's tweet.
Longer-term outcomes for people who had coronary bypass surgery "off-pump," meaning without the use of a heart-lung machine, were worse than for those undergoing the conventional procedure, a major study finds.
One year after surgery, about one in 10 patients getting the off-pump procedure had died, suffered major complications, had heart attacks or required repeat bypasses, compared to 7.4 percent of those who underwent operations using heart-lung machines, researchers report in the Nov. 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Barbara Duck, The MedicalQuack, shares this story about an innovative method being used to repair the breastbone after it is intentionally broken to provide access to the heart during open-heart surgery. The technique uses a state-of-the-art adhesive that rapidly bonds to bone and accelerates the recovery process.
Dr. William Ganz, co-inventor of the Swan-Ganz Catheter, dies at 90.
Your next body is growing in a lab right now, says Gizmodo (via MedGadget).
A new miniature, hand-held microscope may allow more precise removal of brain tumors and an easier recognition of tumor locations during surgery.
Laser eye surgery (PRK & LASIK) to correct vision problems does not appear to be associated with lasting changes to cells lining the inside of the cornea at nine years after the procedure, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. (via ScienceDaily)
Among postmenopausal women, the risk of hip fractures increases steeply with age and is seven times higher in 70-year-olds than in 50-year-olds, according to a study in this week's PLoS Medicine. (via ScienceDaily)
Despite being highly effective and beneficial for many patients, unexpected consequences are emerging in patients who are prescribed proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for reflux diseases. Physicians are warned to monitor these effects and prescribe these medications carefully, according to a new commentary published in the November 2009 issue of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. (via ScienceDaily)
New Mayo Clinic research studied the association between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate size and found that routine annual evaluation of prostate growth is not necessarily a predictor for the development of prostate cancer. However the study suggests that if a man's PSA level is rising quickly, a prostate biopsy is reasonable to determine if he has prostate cancer. (via ScienceDaily)
The effectiveness of a screening colonoscopy may depend on the time of day it is performed. According to a new UCLA study, early-morning colonoscopies yielded more polyps per patient than later screenings, and fewer polyps were found hour by hour as the day progressed. (via ScienceDaily)
An Indiana University study involving 2,453 women ages 18 to 68 found that lubricant use during sexual activity alone or with a partner contributed to higher ratings of pleasurable and satisfying sex. (via ScienceDaily) - I think this could qualify for next year's IgNobel Prize.
Mrs. Kerri Morrone Sparling digs into her archives for us to enjoy again the open letter to her Pancreas.
KevinMD thinks there's something strangely disturbing about the anatomical imagining of cute Hello Kitty's insides and finds anatomy on the street.
From MedGadget - 3D CT Scans of a Lego Toy MRI.
Some comics from my posterous blog: the trojan, the x-ray technician & the 5 second rule.
Update: November 14 is/was (this post was posted when half the world was still on Nov 14)
World Diabetes Day
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Paignton Zoo's Duchess the elephant has UK's first cataract op
Zookeepers are carefully monitoring an elephant who was the first in the UK to undergo an eye operation, to discover how much of her sight has returned.
Duchess was said to be recovering well after yesterday's operation to remove a cataract from her left eye.
Paignton Zoo's 42-year-old African elephant had her right eye removed in 2011 because of glaucoma, and has lately become practically blind.
Neil Bemment, curator of mammals and director of operations at the zoo, said staff had high hopes for the operation's success. "It couldn't have gone better," he said. "She went down very smoothly under the anaesthetic and the operation went as well as we could hope."
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Mr Bemment said Duchess was still "disorientated" from the procedure and was being kept out of view with plenty of reassurance from staff.
"Her sight had deteriorated to the point where she could only tell the difference between light and shade," Mr Bemment said. "We're hoping that his will restore her sight for most distances. She won't be able to read about herself in the newspaper, but we're hopeful that she will be more familiar in her surroundings."
Consultant ophthalmologist Jim Carter, from Abbotskerswell Veterinary Centre and South Devon Referrals, carried out the operation, which has a 40% to 50% chance of success in his more usual clients, horses.
Duchess has lived alone since her companion Gay was put to sleep in 2010 due to ill health. Mr Bemment said she was content with a good quality of life, and said she may not have another mate in her lifetime. "We are looking, but elephants don't grow on trees, and we're not sure how she would react to a new elephant in her environment."


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tax and insurance?
Anyone know where this $ 750 Billion Dollars is coming from to prop up the Financial institutions?
I think I heard that some of it was coming from China and Russia?
Is there any financial institution with this amount of clout or is it a bail out organised by several co operative Countries and the IMF?
Greys....?. Tastes like Chicken!
GUSTATUS SIMILIS PULLUS. B2. 509th.
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Hi Robert and Squiggle,
I think the american tax payer is to be robbed once more. Squiggle, thanks for the link. It says it all.
The worrying bit is the global fallout. I don't treasure the thought that my house will lose value because Wall St. got greedy once more. Bastards.
I wonder if Bush will open the White House to the new homeless? They're having a top laugh, aren't they?
If you need a drink, dudes, I'm there.
You guys did actually read it, right?
Says clear as day that it won't touch taxpayers.
Hi V,
If I didn't know better I might stay quiet at this point and watch the tumble weed roll down the windswept sandy street of my consciousness, twirling both guns and spitting old chewing beef into the gutter, perhaps hitting the mangy dog as it snuffles past on it's way to lunch at the rickety old church at the other end of town, where the lone bell clangs it's lonesome untethered tone and casts it on the wind accross death valley to rise with the moon upon the mountains yonder, calling the dead from boot hill to consider their evil ways once more, and for ever.
The banks won't raise the money. They are BASTARDS. And under instruction by the Bush administration. The 700 Billion dollars will come from the U.S.treasury and the tax payer will each donate 2,500 dollars extra spread over the next 10 years to redress the balance. It's going to cost the working men of the free world, roughly 5 dollars each per week for the next 10 years. Not to mention that shareholders and pensioners alike around the globe are watching their life savings dwindle in the wake of the panic on Wall St. The counters are starting to fall, inflation will make eating out less palatable and the cost of raw materials will slowly rise through the fucking roof.
I know thats not what it says. But between the lines it's obvious. I am an older person and have for many years now watched this type of activety grow with the seasons. Political mongering on this scale becomes bolder each year. This years harvest for the big boys is unusually big, however. They need this money for the Iran war. Yes, the one thats about to start. And there's a bid in for the oil in Venezuala, and El Presidente is having lunch at the Kremlin this week.
Peace always.
GOD xx
I suggested a link and two possible ideas. Yes I did read the article.
"The Paulson plan calls for the government to use tax dollars to buy up bad loans, including mortgages, and hang onto them, to provide greater liquidity for financial institutions.
But rebel Republicans instead drafted an alternative plan, calling for an expanded insurance system financed by banks to rescue individual home mortgages, so that taxpayers do not have to fund the bailout."
and further
"However, Democrats and Republicans have expressed disquiet that so much taxpayers' money will go to private companies, blamed by many for triggering the meltdown."
Neither of these plans are concrete yet as they are in the DRAFT stage. In fact, the content of the plan is not yet available publicly. Robert asked for suggestions.
the problem with this alternative plan is such that the government (probably, based on their current track record) won't regulate this insurance system, allowing institutions to cause a nightmare for those with a bad mortgage - theoretically placing us back into the subprime bullshit again
After the first three lines, I screamed: "Get to the god damned point!" I could care less about your dramatization.
Anyways, the banks will not need to raise money. They make their money by all the fees they get from their clients. Perhaps they'll raise the fees a bit to make more money but I do know they already make a killing with the current fees. You also need to realize that the US Treasury has a very very deep pocket and its fill with credit. Just like everything else, this $700B will snap onto the credit and will be taken care of at a later date. However, this money is meant to stabilize the current economy so that America does not fail like we did back in the 30s.
These politicians need to realize that the economy is still the piece of glass like it has always been since it started. So many cracks.... so many cracks. They think that it grows stronger, but still, it can falter just the same like a baseball being thrown into it.
Hi V,
It's just movies and theatre, a little drama, a novelette to while away the afternoon. Thats all. You should try it. Flex your imaginative writing muscles and give us something of yourself to read.
As to the reserve, your right. But they will want to replace it quick, like. Watch your pay slip.
I think they know it's a fragile system, but in spite of their worried expletives and plastering over the cracks, which I hear on the news this morning is failing(what can I say?), they will keep robbing people blind for ever.
Get elected, rob everyone. Get rich. Have fun. Make the odd war. Rob everyone again. Get richer still. Then get elected again.
If this was a novel, you wouldn't buy it, would you?
Well, if you were paying attention; the bailout was burnt to the ground. So no bailout.


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This is a discussion on Open Carry Noob, Critique My Attire within the Open Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by gasmitty Ahem... translate, please. I may OC my EDC in an OWB and put a BUG in a IWB, load 'em both ...
Yeah here in NC SOME LEOs have the impression that OC constitutes Going Armed To The Terror Of The Public(or Ppl)..
For those in Eastern NC, I noticed last nite that the Clinton WM does NOT have ANY No Weapons signs posted... just FYI..
This, it's a goofy old English common law idea that creeps up from time to time. It's the go to argument for folks who think OC is a bad idea in NC. And it's bogus. We have NC Supreme Court case law to show it's bogus. Noone seems to remember State v Huntley though.
Sentry, what are you trying to say? Does your computer not have spellcheck? None of those words are spelled right and they are all caps. hehe That's too funny.
SentryOne - Quick question - As a fellow CO resident, I was wondering what part of CO do you OC in? I've heard that Denver and Boulder are off-limits. I would think that the rural areas and most of the mountain areas (outside of Aspen and Vale) would be fairly receptive.
I think the average Joe in Seattle (excluding downtown suits) dress pretty much the same as you in CO. I was thinking about getting one of those Sig jackets with the holster pockets, but I have to order it online and I don't know if they're practical. Any thoughts?
As far as CC here, even with a permit you are treated worse than a Leper. Those, they would take in and feed. It's illegal to carry (or smoke) in any city parks, any government or public buildings even if you have a permit. It's a good thing Seattle doesn't have an NBA team anymore because only the players would have guns. I think these bleeding heart liberals want to be annexed by Canada.
Some people are educated beyond their intelligence level.
Local News | Judge's ruling ends Seattle parks gun ban | Seattle Times Newspaper
Apparently there is a little hope for the state of Washington :)
Well for starters, I think that people should not look like slobs when out in public anyway. Exceptions my fall into the "I'm painting and have to quickly run up to Home Depot for another brush category." Other than that, look presentable.
That said, dress normal, act normal, the gun shouldn't scare anyone except some of the , and if you're legal, don't worry about it.
Pics would help...
"That I cannot do."
"Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks."
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YOU HAVE COP HAIR! Seriously, I would also dress a bit more 'two-shoes' if I were to open carry. Let's see, I got nailed the last time I wrote 'perception trumps facts every time' but it is, a statement of fact. On the other hand, I don't want to look like a skin-head with a gun either... More than I do by phyiscal default.
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Army officials said soldiers from basic and advanced training programs would begin departing midnight Thursday from the South Carolina training installation for airports in Columbia, Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.
Others were traveling to bus and train stations and in some cases were being allowed to go home with families in private vehicles.
The Army says the departures should be completed by Friday afternoon. Soldiers were to begin returning on Jan. 2 and face a deadline of midnight on Jan. 3 for arrival.
The annual movement from the Army's largest training installation is known as "block leave." About 200 soldiers will remain at Fort Jackson with their training unit.
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This is the worst "Chinese" I have ever tasted. The food is overcooked and bland. Nothing about it is appealing. They haven't changed anything about the place in decades. Anyone that likes this, has never had truly good Chinese food.
This is the worst "Chinese" I have ever tasted. The food is overcooked and bland. Nothing about it is appealing. They haven't changed anything about the place in decades. Anyone that likes this, has never had truly good Chinese food.
The food is fresh and delicious! It's no way to try everything. I have 3 grandkids and all of them find their own favourite food. We were always satisfied!
Great Chinese buffet. Good price and quality food. You can bring a crowd and feed them all. We have gone quite a few times and came out satisfied.
We love to meet for lunch here. The buffet has terrific selection... always beautiful and fresh! I love the crisp green broccoli and peppers...and the cream cheese wontons are always fresh and crisp. They do a good job of keeping an old building clean and welcoming. Do I wish they could afford a lovely new building? Sure, but I'm glad... More
I went there with a co-worker a few years ago and I was not impressed at all. The food wasn't good and the dining was dirty.
Q Mandarin is one if my favorite Chinese buffets. A large selection, always fresh. Only wish there was a spicier dish to choose.
Kids love it,pretty fair price. It would be nice to see them in a better building though
Very fresh food, crisp veggies, huge variety at the buffet or order off the menu. Great service, Clean and roomy. You will want to come back time and time again. Quick take out available also. Take the time and stop in for a GOOD meal with friendly service.
The location may not be desirable but the food is delicous and the staff are very friendly.
I do not know about the decor or buffet...but for quality of food....is great....routine order: orange chicken (great), subgum egg foo young (more than great), subgum fried rice (great), moo shoo pork (great), cream cheese wontons (wonderful), walnut shrimp or chicken (excellent) and fried pot sticker....enough good food, great leftovers for a week. Also they prepare it fresh, and it... More
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