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116 Meetup Groups match "Rock" near Broomfield, CO
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This group makes it easier for adult singles ages 50+ that like to enjoy and dance to that old time rock 'n' roll music of the 1950's--60's--70's. We will meet just before performances of old time rock 'n' roll bands at area nightclubs and local concerts to "reminisce about the days of old." That way we will have someone to dance with when "they start playing that old time rock 'n' roll." "Say I'm old fashioned, say I'm over the hill" Members will be alerted to upcoming performances of popul …
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Our desire is to create an avenue of God-honoring community for those who love climbing--for both those who are lifers, and those who are new to the sport. Whether you have spent years trad climbing alpine routes in "the Park", or have just dabbled with top ropes and belay devices, we welcome you to an afternoon or evening of getting to know other climbers from Red Rocks Church and the surrounding community. When joining our meetup group, you are automatically agreeing to our standard waiver and …
A community of Trad, Sport, lead, top roping, single or mulit pitch climbers who love to do it all and be surrounded by others with the passin for climbing. If you're leading 5.12 Rs or in need of beta and just learning to tie in you'll be sure to find something with us. In the gym, day trips to local crags or excusions to hit climbing meccas is pretty common with this group. We look forward to sharing climbing tips, places and events with all of you and continue to build a great community of …
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Young Moms of Castle Rock is a group where young moms and our children can meet new friends. We will have playgroups and much needed moms' nights out in the local area. This group will give us the opportunity to socialize and a place for our kids to play.
Liberty on the Rocks is a non-profit libertarian organization that empowers and assists liberty enthusiasts in becoming better connected, informed, and involved. Through local chapters and events, activists throughout the country can increase the size of their networks, enhance their understanding of economics and the philosophy of freedom, widen their knowledge of local and national educational outlets, and increase their opportunities for involvement.
Welcome to the NoCo Climbers Guild. I recently stepped in as organizer for this group when the previous organizer stepped down. Like them, I would like to develop a stronger climbing community in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado. There are many climbers in Northern Colorado, yet many don't know each other. There does not appear to be a focal point where Northern Colorado climbers congregate. I would like to think that we can change this. In the upcoming weeks, I'll be sharing where I'd like to …
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12/1/2013 Membership update - Membership to NCA is now open !!! Membership to NCA requires that you attend any event you like prior to becoming a member. Please do this one of two ways: 1) Click the 'Join Us' link at the top of the page to request a membership and we will contact you, or 2) email the Organizer, Mark Howell, by clicking the 'Contact' link under the Organizer list on the left hand side of the page so that we can make arrangements for you to attend an event. The Organizer and Assis …
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This is a group for acoustic guitarists interested in popular folk and rock tunes from any decade. We'll get together and work on learning and playing the music of Jimmy Buffet, Jack Johnson, the Beatles, R.E.M., CCR, Elvis, Michael Franti, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, etc. This is a completely no stress chance to play with others, improve your guitar playing skills and add to your song repertoire. If you know a few first position chords, if you've been playing for awhile but want t …
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The Castle Rock 912 Project is a non-partisan group that is not affiliated with any political party. The Castle Rock 912 Project is a meeting place for you and other like-minded Americans. We support the Constitution, private property, free markets and free speech. "The Founding Fathers knew a government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they knew when a government sets out to do that, it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose. So we have come to a time for c …
Welcome to the Plum Mom's Club of Castle Rock, sponsored by Plum Organics and powered by Stroller Strides. As moms ourselves, we understand that life is about finding balance while nurturing our minds, bodies, and spirits. Plum Mom's Club was created with this aspiration in mind. By becoming a member you will build a tight community of moms to share advise, tips and most importantly laughter. The Plum Mom's Club of Castle Rock offers weekly playgroups (at least 1 per week, some times more), mon …
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Welcome to Castle Rock! This group was formed with the intention of bringing together the wonderful people of Castle Rock through various social and professional networking events. We will plan Meetups at local coffee shops, restaurants, theaters, and other local businesses to promote networking among neighbors. We hope to build a large group of professionals, moms, dads, singles, couples - anyone in Castle Rock who wants to meet their neighbors. All are welcome! We have casually implemented Mem …
A great meetup for Corgis to get their owners out and enjoy some fresh air! Come on out and meet other local Pembroke, Cardigan Welsh and Corgi mixed breeds. Play dates in parks and dog friendly locations in Castle Rock, Denver & Colorado Springs. Our meetup Play Date Schedule: • 3pm -- 1st Saturday of the month • Fairgrounds Regional Dog Park 410 Fairgrounds Rd, Castle Rock, 80104 We hope you can come out and join us and our owners Talie & Cari (Owners Cathy & Tom Wilson)
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Riverside Outdoor Ministry's (ROM) Purpose is to reflect Christ in the outdoor recreation community. We desire to accomplish our purpose in three ways: 1. Connecting people to God, 2. Connection people to each other and 3. Teaching people how to be safe and competent in the outdoors. We are a group of adventure-seeking, Jesus-loving, outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy sharing our passions with others. During the spring every year, we hold a free Rock School to teach "the ropes" to beginner and int …
Chapter 195 Douglas County, CO is A Moms Group supporting all mothers — working moms, stay at home moms, new moms - through chapters, mothers only events and playgroups in the Castle Rock, Parker and surrounding Areas of Colorado — come join the club! Our members come from towns all over Douglas County and beyond, including (but not limited to) Castle Rock, Parker, Centennial, Aurora, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, and more. Our children range in age from newborns to teenagers, and we have a good …
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Welcome to the Atheist Community of Castle Rock! ***This is a brand new Meetup group. When we have enough new members we will start posting events and gatherings. If you are interested in hosting an event or assisting in Organizing this site, email the Organizer, we would love to have the help! Also check out our sister group, Atheist Community of Colorado Springs @ http://www.meetup.com/AtheistCommunityCS/ . Cheers*** We are about Reason-Community-Friends. Our Colorado Springs group has nearl …
Welcome to Denver Social Climb! We're a group for all skill levels of climbing whether you've never climbed before but think it might be fun, or you're a sponsored pro looking for belayers. Our Motto, a famous climbing quote, is "the best climber is always the one having the most fun climbing safely". We regularly have both outdoor and indoor events for skill levels ranging from pure beginners to expert levels in a variety of styles (top rope, sport, trad). Our pure beginner events (clearly ma …
This meetup is for those in the surrounding community of Red Rocks Sports Ministry and Red Rocks Church who enjoy fitness as a way to stay healthy and make great connections with those of similar interests. We offer various approaches to fitness including Holy Yoga, boot camps, running groups, and much more! We welcome everyone to join us, whether you share our faith or not. However, we do not apologize for or compromise our mission to glorify the name of Jesus in everything we do - especially i …
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Want to explore and improve Castle Rock's open data? Interested in data cleansing, organization, and visualizations? If so, let's collaborate in downtown Castle Rock!
Our mission statement is to enjoy life to the fullest, to be the best that we can be, and to make new friends and cherish long lasting friendships. Our social group is to encourage active and outgoing singles and couples to explore new facets of life. Meet a great, friendly and fun group of women and men. Join us for happy hours, parties, dinners, biking, hiking, concerts, breakfasts, and a variety of indoor & outdoor activities. We will meet up with other groups, while still scheduling many …
R ocky Mountain Madness is a meetup group that was established to provide exciting adventures in our wonderful Colorado Mountains. Although our main focus will be on climbing 14ers we will also climb 13ers, do some basic rock climbing, and trek up mountain passes as well as exotic less traveled trails. When you sign up for a trip please be prepared for the adventure by researching the trip and understanding the effort, and risk associated with it. The organizer is not a paid guide but a volu …
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Calling mom's from all walks of life! We're an active and laid-back play group that is based out of Castle Rock, but we host many meetups in the South Denver communities ( S. Aurora, Parker, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, etc.). Our group is not only for Stay at home Mom's, We hope that Working Mom's, Day Care Providers and Work From Home Mom's come check us out too. We try to be a step above the average mom's group and encourage our members to have an open mind. If you are looking for a group whe …
This group is designed to get moms and their kids together for play dates, trips to the zoo, museums, hikes, art activities and more! Whether you're a mom who's looking to meet other moms of similar interests, new to the area, or just looking for play dates for your children, this is the group for you. You don't necessarily need to attend Red Rocks Church to join, however, this group will be for Christian parents and their children. Some of our moms are homeschoolers, too.
Are you looking for a welcoming place to connect and meet with other people in a similar life stage? Do you desire relationships that are meaningful and lasting? Do you want to grow in your relationship with Christ? If you are single, dating, and basically unmarried, Single is for you! Single is a fresh, new community group at The Rock of Southwest that is focused on meeting the needs of single people ages 25-35 while challenging them to love God and love others. Every Sunday at 7:00pm!
Join us for lots of these fun and exciting adventures: Hiking and Backpacking: Explore our beautiful mountains and lakes. Mountaineering: Climb peaks from scrambles to hard technical routes. Rock Climbing: Moderate trad climbing in the Alpine & Flatirons, sport climbing. Ice/Snow Climbing: Alpine ice routes, snow colouirs, and mixed routes. Canyoneering: Rappelling and swimming in Utah's amazing slot canyons. Backcountry Skiing/Snowshoeing: Telemark, AT, snowshoes. Ski our sweet Colorado backco …
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A group for those on the Front Range who are interested in year-round mountaineering in the Rocky Mountains. Please note that this is not the group for novice mountaineers. Members are expected to have some mountaineering experience and training under their belts already (a fair number of 14ers, 13ers, glaciated peak climbs, etc). The group focus includes the following activities: Challenging scrambling routes in the summer season (Class 3-5) Winter 14er and 13er ascents Backcountry touring i …
We are explorers of light who love learning about the intuitive world and it's daily applications. Olivia Lundberg is a Reiki Master Teacher, Intuitive and founder of Reiki With Olivia located in Castle Rock, CO which embodies her compassion and enthusiasm to empower others to be open, joy-filled and living their highest potential. As we walk our spiritual path, new awarenesses and offerings come into our lives at the right time. As a teacher, she feels it is an honor and gift to have the oppor …
Begin your day with Reiki and meditation. First Sunday of the month at 8:30am unless schedule changed. All Reiki practitioners and anyone who is interested in Traditional Japanese Reiki are welcome, as well as anyone who would like to practice meditation in a safe and comfortable setting in the Castle Rock area. www.countinglife.com
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This group is designed to organize ski & snowboard trips for members of our Lakewood/Golden/Evergreen community. We are a faith-based group sponsored by Red Rocks Sports Ministry (www.redrockssports.com) and we welcome anyone from our community to join us. We will often include devotion, prayer, and just fun hangout times on our trips. We encourage all our members to get involved in our Love Activism programs in which we, together, serve those in need. Please become a member of this meetup as we …
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This is a group for anyone interested in Remote Controlled Hobbies, Racing, Drifting, Rock Crawling, Flying, Or just wrenching with RC, etc. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group to meet other RC enthusiasts. Looking forward to having some RC with everybody."
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Looking for a veritiy of things to do in the Rocky Mountains? New to backpacking, camping, the area? Want to take your family on fun day hikes and trips? Looking to push your self on some truly epic adventures? Want to get into the less "touristy" spots? Looking for new people to travel the Rocky Mountains and surrounding areas with? If you answer yes to any of the above questions, then RMT ( Rocky Mountain Travelers ) is for you. We are simply a group of like minded people, looking to adve …
Meet other local hippies, tree-huggers, freethinkers, counter-culturists and loving folks of the world. This meetup group was started accidentally, and is now an experiment. I hope it turns out to be a great mistake. This is a very exclusive group. Please take the following membership test and decide if this group is for you: Are there a lot of people that are just too uptight? If you smile more, do people smile more at you? Do you believe in women's liberation, civil rights, stepping to …
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In the past year, several mainline American church bodies have favored divesting their assets from companies doing business with Israel. As an
Anglican priest, I find this very disturbing, especially so when my own American branch of Anglicanism (The Episcopal Church) has considered a similar course. I have discussed this with my friend, Rabbi John Rosove of Temple Israel Hollywood, which is near my parish of St. Thomas the Apostle. Our discussion motivated me to write to the appropriate national committees of my church to protest any possible divestment.


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Since first seeing this big, beautiful Boeing bomber at LSFM over 10 years ago, I have wanted to get a ride in this warbird. My dream to fly in a B-17 actually dates back maybe 50 years, and among bombers, I consider the B-17 the Holy Grail.
The magic day arrived in October, 2002 when Ralph Royce, head honcho at LSFM, invited me to ride in "T-Bird" at the upcoming November airshow. As an ANN correspondent, I'd written articles on their Spitfire and their Privateer, as well as covered LSFM airshows that are held in the spring and fall (November still IS fall on the Texas Gulf coast - it might get into the 80s in November in this semi-tropical island paradise) each year.
Being a serious amateur photographer, I naturally shot the occasional one or two (OK, one or two HUNDRED) photos on each visit to LSFM. Long story short, on that fateful day in November, 2002, the B-17 was "sick" and I was "forced" to accept a consolation ride in the LSFM's equally super B-25/PBJ Mitchell, "Special Delivery."
The following spring, my ever-suffering wife, Louise, and I, along with several cameras, arrived at Galveston's Scholes Field (home of the LSFM) after, once again, Ralph had so graciously invited me to ride in "T-Bird." This time, just prior to our arrival at Scholes, "T-bird" blew a tire on landing and they had to put a bald "spare" onto her and tow her back to the hangar.
The LSFM crew took a look at the other main tire, and it, too, was rather "iffy, so they decided to change both of them. This saga, too, was filed as a story for ANN, and to make a long story short in this instance, it took all day and they still were NOT finished with the tire changes before the end of the flying day. It seems that changing a B-17 main tire is a little harder than it is on a Ford pickup, so… I got snake-bit again, like we say in Texas!
That was 2003 and because of moves, job changes, a granddaughter taking center stage in our lives in 2003, we had not been back to an LSFM airshow since the spring of '03. That's too long, neighbor!
We finally made plans for this spring's airshow (The 15th Annual Spirit of Flight Airshow, to be exact) and I e-mailed Ralph, who, when I asked if I still had a ride coming on the B-17, replied, and I quote, "YOU BET!". …BIG capital letters, exclamation point and everything!
So…it was on again! My work schedule and the airshow weekend (April 23rd and 24th) dovetailed perfectly! Louise made arrangements with a wonderful bed and breakfast in Galveston (we stayed at Queen Anne's Bed and Breakfast, to be exact, and we recommend them HIGHLY! Beth and George Ibarra are the new owners and they treat you like family, but I digress). "Bad" weather was forecast, but with Gulf coast weather, you never know.
We arrived in Galveston a couple of days before the airshow and naturally proceeded to Scholes Field and the Lone Star Flight Museum. I flashed my LSFM membership card and my ANN Press Pass and told them that Ralph Royce had promised me a ride on the B-17. Debbie Kolojaco, the giftshop manager and gatekeeper of the Museum, made a phone call and announced my presence. About two minutes later, I heard a voice from above call out, "Tom Griffith."
"Is that you, Lord," I wanted to say, but before I could say anything, the same voice said "up here." I looked up to the second floor balcony above the giftshop and there was Larry Gregory (the Number Two guy at LSFM) who said that I was scheduled for 10:30 the next morning, which would be the day before the airshow started. This was way cool, because from experience, I knew that rides outside of airshow dates were usually longer than ones during the airshows themselves.
As an aside, I was pleased and flattered to see a post card with one of my photos (a B-26 Marauder) on their rack of souvenir post cards. I just had to let Debbie know that it was one of my photos! She was obviously too star-struck to remember to ask me for my autograph. OK, OK - so she really wasn't star-struck, but a guy can dream, right?
When we drove up, we had seen that a number of their birds were out on the ramp behind the LSFM's hangars, so I took advantage of the situation. Their F4U, B-25/PBJ, P-47, a couple of AT-6s, and other planes were basking in the sun.
During airshows, it's very hard to get "clean" photos of the aircraft. You usually have someone or a herd of someones in front of your subject, and you get steamed that they're usually standing there looking around deciding things like, "do we get corndogs first and then funnel cakes, or just stick with funnel cakes…" You get the idea. Now if they were admiring one of the warbirds, then I'd understand, but… Rest assured that pre-airshow photos on the ramp generally require less waiting and allow for more shooting!
I made my way back into the main hangar and found Tom Owens, the crew chief of "Thunder Bird," in his usual location, doing his usual thing: scurrying around the big bomber checking everything out - looking for excessive leaks (it's been said that radial engines - the B-17 has four nine-cylinder Wright R-1820 radials - constantly drip oil, and if they ever stop dripping, then something's wrong!), wiping off smudges and dust here and there.
This was my first viewing of "T-Bird" since she received her shiny new paint job last year. Although shiny camouflage paint was never seen in wartime, it makes a classy airplane look that much more classy. Anyway, I let Tom know that he'd better have everything shipshape by the next day, because I didn't want to miss out on a ride on her at 10:30. He seemed surprised that they'd be flying the next day - he said something to the effect that he was "always the last one to know.
I had taken maybe 50 or 60 photos in maybe 30 minutes outside of the hangars and a few inside, too, and then hung around outside of the Museum grounds for a few minutes to catch the B-25 taking off for a short flight. This is the very same plane that I flew in 2½ years ago and I decided that if the B-17 couldn't fly for some reason, that I'd happily accept another ride on the B-25.
Note to self: the B-25 NEVER, EVER lets me down when I need a lot of racket in my life. What a wonderful noise two Wright R-2600s make! Man, how I'd like to have that sound, at THAT volume, on hand to blast through my stereo speakers in my car when there's some kid playing rap so loud that my car vibrates!
Anyway - I was all set up for the next day. I just had to somehow live through the night and remember to wake up in time for the 10:30 AM flight. I was ready at 5:30 the next morning and a little voice (Louise's) told me that we wouldn't be leaving quite yet!
So, we hung around the Queen Anne, ate an excellent breakfast (the second, and very important part of "Bed and Breakfast") and made our way to Scholes about 10 AM, and saw a lot MORE aircraft lined up outside of the hangars (even a couple of USAF A-10 Warthogs), with the gleaming, huge B-17 leading the pack, closest to the runway! …lookin' good for me!
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Stephen Matonis, MAI, Sara Schwarzentraub, MAI, and Michael Vargas, Associate member, discussed the appraiser's vital role in pricing real estate for divorcing couples in The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29. They also addressed the pros and cons of specializing in the "tricky" field.
Matonis explained that while the business may be lucrative (appraisers often charge four times their normal fee for this type of work), the time and effort necessary when litigation is involved may not be worth it for some. "This type of work really isn't coveted among appraisers," he says.
Appraising property in a divorce raises the stakes. Vargas told the Journal that "there always are competing and dueling interests about what to do with property. Ultimately, no one wants to lose."
Schwarzentraub told the Journal that "If I make both parties unhappy, I probably have a good number for the property."
Also featured in national media coverage this past week were AI President Sara W. Stephens, MAI, REALTOR Magazine; Michael Hobbs, SRA, PRWeb, Yahoo! News, Benzinga and Virtual Strategy Magazine; Michael Crowley, SRA, Energy Central; Jennifer Schnell, SRA, Virtual Strategy Magazine, DMN Newswire and Individual.com; and John Busi, MAI, Cushman & Wakefield, citybizlist.
These stories are among the recent media coverage included in the "AI in the News" feature on the members-only section of the Appraisal Institute website.
Appraisal Institute members appearing recently in local media coverage include AI President Sara W. Stephens, MAI, The Orange County (Calif.) Register; Alvin "Chip" Wagner, SRA, Chicago Tribune; Michael Hobbs, SRA, Times-Union (South Bend, Ind.); and Michael Crowley, SRA, Sauk Valley Newspapers (Dixon-Sterling, Ill.).
See the latest media coverage about the real estate valuation profession, the Appraisal Institute and its members. Media coverage at "AI in the News," found on the member log-in page of the Appraisal Institute's website, is updated daily and also includes the latest news releases from the Appraisal Institute.


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Afternoon and welcome to the fox hole I'm your host James Rosen -- as -- -- in the Twitter verse -- James Rosen FNC.
This is a brand new -- the foxhole with the debut of a bold and quite possibly dangerous cutting edge experimenting media and journalism.
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We have -- A list guests lined up for our -- to communicate with them and with me just make sure your -- -- your Twitter or FaceBook account and then log into more live chat.
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-- let's -- deeply into foxhole politics and bring in our guests Lynnwood Brooks is a former senior staff aide to senator Roger -- he's the man on the left.
Other Republican from Mississippi he is now policy director mr.
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For the independent nonprofit public notice on Twitter he's -- -- Brooks Jarvis Stewart immediately to my right is the former chief of staff to congressman Harold Ford.
The Democrat from Tennessee.
He is now chairman and managing partner at the DC based consulting firm -- read LLC.
His Twitter handle is that Jarvis Stewart.
Okay thanks you both for joining us first game could be here -- them all either one of few years your sense of the state of the presidential race right now another we're past the primaries and we have at least a nominee looking like it on both sides went.
Well there's a long way to go to November so things are gonna change a lot about the most people agree this race is going to be very close.
It is going to be decided by the independent voters in the swing states and as we saw -- -- Fox News poll that came out this week independents are very.
But you know upset with the direction this country not much is happening here in Washington -- a lot of talk to not not much action when the economy really struck.
When Jarvis.
Well I mean I think it was right you know the reality is when you look at and the -- came out there is a third of Americans which we know to be independents are still quite.
But that's not a usual we find that every four years.
I like to call in the battleground voters those that quite frankly the president and and the nominees -- mr.
Romney will the soon to be nominee.
Will aggressively go after come the fall elections so it's not unusual.
That they are the 20% in the middle of the otherwise polarized collateral if it is then imperative for -- candidate simply to win 11% -- -- -- -- percent to win the election.
I mean I think that's a fair assumption but I think one thing that I think fox is polls -- this week is for the campaign managers in the folks that are running the super facts.
How much money Dana throughout -- track these voters -- mean there's a reason they're independents is because they have a hard -- Making up their minds -- they also don't like to be associated with a particular party so there's going to be huge amount of advertising to try to win these voters.
But you know what's really interesting about the in the independent -- this time around.
I think he's opposed that -- -- he's gonna have the toughest time -- I mean for the last 63 months he is aggressively.
Tried to demonstrate his Republican conservative credentials.
And now he's by himself in position where he has to move slightly to the middle one in the same thing set of Barack Obama absolutely but what you just four years ago let's celebrate those chase him for years he's believe he can run he wanted to time -- well I mean considering that the source and we ran against the McCain.
While McCain was quote formidable candidate.
The message should be the our mission ended the lead in the history.
A historical significance of a Barack over Obama and his mission.
Any candidate -- okay so let's take a look at some internals from the Fox News polls that you just referenced.
Maria and -- in our control room let's bring up number one.
And I wanna ask Jarvis Stewart about this the main everything they asked -- Obama supporters -- be.
This was just less than a week ago.
Why what is the main reason you're supporting Barack Obama 25% said doing a good job.
Let's hit that home for a sec 25%.
Of his own supporters said the reason they supported -- he's doing a good job positions on the issues 13%.
And an 11% each for he's -- Democrat and he's not Romney not exactly the kind of voter enthusiasm you wanna see the stages and.
You know what I'm have to go back in in reference the comment made by my friend -- here it's still early.
I think the president who was dealt a pretty tough they have from the very beginning with the economy has done the best he can whether that would -- yes.
I think he's been moving aggressively -- although he's taken a great deal little punch and counterpunch from.
From within his own party -- as well as Republicans across the country.
He I think give the team he is a message that -- -- the only problem is -- -- it's it's early and meets or I don't think he has a problem with the bases at all I mean you know when you look at the point 5% that number will grow.
You know 7810%.
Before you know it all right I'll -- after the committee.
-- -- -- now for you when what I want to basically give you the equivalent poll from the Fox News poll again this was asked exclusively of Romney supporters.
And earlier this week with a margin of error 5%.
That's not gonna come into play here as you'll see.
The main reason you're supporting Mitt Romney was asked of these Romney supporters 43%.
Said he's not -- -- -- -- 14% said he's identified him as their major reason he's a Republican.
10% set his positions on the issues and the perhaps most damning for Mitt Romney.
8% jobs -- economy that's supposed to be his wheel house is this the kind of voter enthusiasm the Republicans won't -- into November.
Well no there's no question -- more enthusiasm but we are long way away they have quality of Tom to define their message but I think president Obama's big problem.
Is yes he did get dealt a bad set of cards but he's had three and a half years to address it I'm -- big football fan.
And when my football team loses and we get a new coach the new coach -- one or two years to turn around.
You can't always blame it on the last got some point you have to stand up and take responsibility but.
That being said Obama is going to be very tough opponent for Mitt Romney in this going to be close all right 22 new polls to more pull through one for you each.
Let's go -- a number two Maria and Chris in the control room if we can.
If starting a small business.
Registered voters in America were asked earlier this week who would you pick as your business partner 48%.
Said Mitt Romney.
39% said Barack Obama the president Jarvis was on the view earlier this week saying.
Jobs in the economy -- -- be the number one issue everyone acknowledges that small businesses are the engine of the American economy creating 75% of new jobs -- So when asked who would you pick to start a small business with the -- Mitt Romney got -- by big margin isn't that kind of a damning thing for the president.
I think it's I don't know that I would consider to be damning but I think it's telling that the president who has worked actively to him to demonstrate to small business owners into the American public as a as a whole that he is committed and focused on their agenda.
I think he should do more of it -- me not being critical of the administration many -- I think they should do more event.
-- more of getting out of talking to small businesses demonstrating that they his commitment whether it's tax cuts.
Low interest loans.
A new market development you name it.
I think he's done a great job and then within Washington and do it in in getting that message out I just don't know that it's moving.
Into the salute to the communities into the heartland where it really needs to be our so as a whole lot to be done well.
-- in this one is for -- And again -- -- voters were surveyed earlier this week.
And they were asked which best describes your view.
Of this year's election a choice began between giving President Obama a second term -- -- 40% said so -- choice between President Obama and Mitt Romney.
52% sets up.
What -- I think might be of concern to the Romney camp about those numbers -- Is that they want to frame this is solely as a referendum on the president and only 40% of registered voters see it that way.
52% see is a choice selection which is working -- wanna frame and us.
No question about it I mean that's the two -- you run a campaign is that a referendum on the record.
There's a choice between me and the other guy right and the -- people -- -- make it a referendum long on the on the incumbent and only 40% see it that way well you know one reason I think the numbers are there is we're just getting out the commerce case.
And that was an attack between all the Republicans but now we shift.
The general election I think you know when when those ads come out the -- Obama and his record.
I think we're gonna see that move but you don't want Tom between now and November lots of -- -- gonna come out I think that number's gonna change.
He's one of the things about the economy we have to remember it's about confidence.
And I think when you look at the poll numbers more and more Americans are feeling more confident about the economy doesn't mean -- is it's it's come back a 100%.
But I think they're filling in zip we're on the right path the economy's on the right path.
And so why would you want to pull a guy like Barack Obama the White House and replacing -- Mitt Romney who is still untested -- granite.
He -- -- he may have -- 400 million dollars well that's not a bad deal but that's at the end of the day he is not run anything that remotely looks like the federal government great.
So I think when you're just like they don't Massachusetts well armed with public message boards and -- listen a little while it did four years ago correct but -- again is a different time different place I mean you know and we see what he did in Massachusetts he was a moderate Republican at the time and now.
He wants you forget all about that so -- he needs to decide what.
Which side of the line he's going to play on and I think that's been his problem with like ability.
And message that he's trying to get out as we go forward and -- Brooks and Jarvis do we have to leave it there thank you both for coming they were absolutely here.
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This place was good, central location, the lady who own the place is verry cool! The only thing was the cleanliness of the kitchen... But anyway, it was a good place! We recommand this hostel!
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My partner & I stayed at Antony's Home for 3 nights in mid-July. We had dorm beds in a shared room and were impressed with how peaceful and quiet the room was. The hostel is a lovely space to spend some time and very centrally located, especially sheltered away within a quiet courtyard. Our host was extremely friendly and helpful and we enjoyed a couple of evenings having a coffee on her balcony. A really special hostel that certainly feels like home.
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it was overall good. the kitchen could have better sink area for washing dishes. a good place in good location to reach all sites.
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The Common Fund's Molecular Libraries and Imaging program offers biomedical researchers access to the large-scale screening capacity necessary to identify small molecules that can be optimized as chemical probes to study the functions of genes, cells, and biochemical pathways in health and disease. They may also be used by researchers in the public and private sectors to validate new drug targets, which could then move into the drug-development pipeline. Components of the Molecular Libraries program include:
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This volume of "Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development" includes some of the selected papers presented by scholars in a European Peace Science Network Meeting recently held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Chapters in this volume cover the conflicts in Maoist India, South America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors have employed highly sophisticated quantitative techniques and principles of Economics and Political Science in determining the causes of these ethnic conflicts and effects on human and material resources.
1) Forced migration as a deterrence strategy in Civil conflict Paola Palacios, ICESI University, Cali, Colombia 2) International Commodity Prices and Civil Wars. Theory and Empirical Application to Sub-Saharan Africa. Raul Caruso, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy 3) A model of Sectarian Violence Ahmed Saber Mahmud, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA and Syed Mansoob Murshed, Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands and University of Birmingham, UK 4) Insurgent Violence and the Rural-Urban Divide: The Case of Maoist India. Topher L. McDougal, University of San Diego, San Diego, USA 5) The Onset versus the Spread of Insurgency-Nepal, a Single Country Analysis Gary Shiffman and Prabin B Khadka, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA 6) State Capacity, Manufacturing and Civil Conflict in Africa and Latin America, 1970-2007 Jacopo Costa, University of Florence, Italy and Roberto Ricciuti, University of Verona, Italy 7) Health and Conflict: Evidence from Mozambique Patrick Domingues, University of Paris 1 - Pantheon Sorbonne, Paris, France 8) A Methodology for the calculation of the Global Economic Costs of conflict Olaf J. de Groot, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Berlin, Germany 9) Experimental Research of Dynamic Strategic Decision Making with the Aid of an Online Simulator Module Ranan D. Kuperman, University of Haifa., Israel 10) Regional Alliance toward the formation of a Nation: A simulation through Lindhal-Walras Mechanism Toshitaka Fukiharu, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Japan


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On their first two full-length albums, Titus Andronicus offered an ambitious and at times unwieldy sound that stood in contrast to the unfettered rocking of the band's live act. On their latest album, Local Business, TA address that dichotomy, eschewing ornate, multilayered arrangements for a lean, mean sound that's more in line with their raucous concerts. This Thursday, November 29, the band rocks the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge with opening support from Ceremony.


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- Vaccines and therapies containing DNA rings called plasmids have long held promise for treating and preventing disease, but the plasmids made a weak showing in early tests.
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enhanced their potency. - DNA vaccines and therapies now used in animals or in late-stage human trials demonstrate that plasmids are reaching their potential.
In a head-to-head competition held 10 years ago, scientists at the National Institutes of Health tested two promising new types of vaccine to see which might offer the strongest protection against one of the deadliest viruses on earth, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. One vaccine consisted of DNA rings called plasmids, each carrying a gene for one of five HIV proteins. Its goal was to get the recipient's own cells to make the viral proteins in the hope they would provoke protective reactions by immune cells. Instead of plasmids, the second vaccine used another virus called an adenovirus as a carrier for a single HIV gene encoding a viral protein. The rationale for this combination was to employ a "safe" virus to catch the attention of immune cells while getting them to direct their responses against the HIV protein.
One of us (Weiner) had already been working on DNA vaccines for eight years and was hoping for a major demonstration of the plasmids' ability to induce immunity against a dreaded pathogen. Instead the test results dealt a major blow to believers in this first generation of DNA vaccines. The DNA recipients displayed only weak immune responses to the five HIV proteins or no response at all, whereas recipients of the adenovirus-based vaccine had robust reactions. To academic and pharmaceutical company researchers, adenoviruses clearly looked like the stronger candidates to take forward in developing HIV vaccines.
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The Turks and Caicos National Trust will celebrate International Day of Biodiversity on May 22 to raise awareness in the importance of the country's marine resources in human life. Under the theme "Marine Biodiversity," the National Trust has planned a symposium that will give importance not only to the role of marine resources to every person, but also the significance of each individual to the survival of marine resources. The public is invited to the National Environment Centre from 9-11 a.m. May 22 to join in conch art and cooking demonstrations, talks about local marine diversity, national parks and the fishing industry and viewing a short film clip about marine ecology. Students are also expected to participate in this event. The TCI is considered a biological hotspot. More than one-third of country has been set aside for preservation purposes, including the largest biodiversity wetland reserve in the world on North and Middle Caicos. The National Trust hopes to instill the importance of biodiversity and make a call to all residents of the TCI to apply sustainable practices in the utilization of the country's natural resources. The United Nations proclaimed May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.
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The fp is publishing a series of articles on the Turks and Caicos Islands Protected Area System to increase public awareness and respect for the beauty and value of this "beautiful by nature" country.
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Years ago, a new fad hit the market called Boboli Pizza. Do you remember it? I was probably in late elementary school, or maybe even Jr. High. My mom stumbled upon it in the grocery store in Tahoe one summer. I think we spent that whole summer eating pizza on the beach and experimenting with different toppings. We loved it!
I'll never forget one night, while still in Tahoe, we went to dinner at our friends Roger and Suzanne's house. Suzanne also loved Boboli and created a delicious new topping: Feta, Tomato and Red Onion. I LOVED it!! I think that was my favorite topping made all summer.
A couple weeks ago, my mom and I were in Costco and I saw a box of mini Boboli's! I about died and got so excited. I bought the box and the kids loved it! It was literally gone in one week. NO kidding! Brandon, Jake and Evy had so much fun with those pizzas!
Brandon and Jake making their favorite, Pepperoni.
So here's what you need for my fave:
1 Boboli pizza shell, or other pizza crust
Olive oil
Fetta Cheese
Tomato, thinly sliced
Red onion, thinly sliced
Italian Parsley
salt and pepper
Parmesan cheese
Drizzle Olive Oil on pizza shell
Sprinkle Feta cheese
Add sliced tomatoes
then red onions
Top with chopped Italian Parsley, salt and pepper, and parmesan cheese
Bake as instructed on Boboli package
and wahlah!
Give it a whirl…I know you'll love it!
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Hi everyone; it has been some time since we've announced what we have planned for the Yahoo! Groups community, so I thought I'd outline our plans for the coming year.
Over the past few months, the Groups Team has been hard at work strengthening and improving our existing systems, while simultaneously innovating and developing new features and options.
What's new now…
So far, we have released the following to the site:
An entirely new search and browse system. This new system fixes a number of known issues, makes search updates much faster, and improves the sort order when you browse for groups (many enhancements related to this release were highlighted in the recent post called Yahoo! Groups: How long does it really take ).
- A new "Groups Lab" initiative which consists of a team of folks who work to create features within Groups that can be customized by moderators to fit the specific needs of their group. The People Map is an example of a feature that was developed by this team.
- A new technology platform for the site (not quite fully released). We are changing every page of the site but doing so in a way that won't disrupt your existing experience. This new platform will allow us to release features and fix bugs much faster than ever before.
What's to come…
But the exciting news is what is to come in the future. Here is a short list of the features we plan to unveil to you in the coming year:
- New ways for people to share information with each other within your groups: Product Reviews, Services Directory, Wanted Boards, Address Book, Event Planner, and many more.
- Message Boards 2.0: Improving the Message experience within groups in many different ways (e.g. giving members the opportunity to choose which discussions they want to subscribe to, making it easier for moderators to highlight the best content, etc.).
- Ability to charge an optional subscription fee for membership to your groups (we have no plans to get in the middle of the transaction, just make it easy for you to make sure members are paying).
- Photo Album 2.0: An entirely new photo system with massive group storage and stunningly large photos.
- The return of archived attachments: We will process attachments and store them on your group, if you choose this option.
- For our non-English speakers, the ability to select the language you want to view the site in and better handling of all types of character sets.
We'll also work to address some of the top suggestions from the Groups Suggestion Board , such as allowing members to adopt abandoned groups, increase the number of characters in group descriptions, enabling moderators to send and reject messages from the owner address, and many more. (Look for a blog post in the near future with more details).
The entire team is excited to finally deliver on several of the features we've heard many of you ask for. Thanks for being such loyal members of the Yahoo! Groups community!
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awesomeness - I'm always awesome from the moment I wake up in the morning to the moment I go to sleep at night.
I love being around people because we share our awesomeness.
By saying over and over to myself how awesome I am, I feel unstoppable and ready to cope with all the...
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Awesome - Awesome - extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear.
"the awesome power of the atomic bomb"
synonyms: breathtaking, awe-inspiring, magnificent, wonderful, amazing, stunning, staggering, imposing, stirring, impressive;
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A Thinking Devil - Who are the ones who are always shunned?
In every religion or power structure or any mechanism which ultimately seeks to control?
Those who begin to think outside of that power structure.
Now this may seem the ramblings of some anticulturalist wanna be or...
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Nov 22
I Think She Wants To Like Me - So... I don't have any really tragic story to tell, like some of the people here, but I also don't have that wanted relationship with my mom...
It all started when I was 14, or at least it was when i noticed it... I discovered I had some knee...
Nov 23
Thinking Of A Friend At Night -
In this evil year, autumn comes early . . . I walk by night in the field, alone, the rain clatters, The wind on my hat . . . And you? And you, my friend?
You are standing–maybe–and seeing the sickle moon Move in a small arc over the forests...
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I'M Thinking... I'M Thinking - Thinking is the best thing for people. It means you're thinking out of the box. You're using your brain. It's better then NOT thinking right?! Human or society improves everyday because they think of new things to invent. (However, I also think that...
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Nov 22
And Think And Think - You get the idea. I've got a smart little brain up there in my noggin and it just thinks and thinks and thinks all the damn time. It keeps me from enjoying stupid, mundane ****. It causes me to overanalyze everything. It keeps me from doing dumb things that...
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Nov 22
Always Thinking: Good Or Bad? - I've always been one to over think things. I even think about how much I think about thinking (did you keep up with that? Lol).
It's something I inherited from my dad. He analytically thinks about things all the time. Only reason why I say I...
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Nov 25
It's Weird, But I Like Thinking - I think too much that most of the time i just don't think of a situation, i also move myself into that scenario where getting into one solution to another and to another is what always happen. It's like when i started to think of one thing, i'd...
Nov 28
I'm Thinking Of You, I'm Dreaming Of You....... - I'm thinking of you before I sleep,
I'm dreaming of you before I wake,
I'm thinking of you all the time,
I'm dreaming of you to be mine.
I'm thinking of you right by my side,
I'm dreaming of you thats on my arm,
I'm thinking...
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Dec 3
But I Hate Women Thinking That Men Are Inferior Aswell. - generally, i hate it when anyone thinks they are better than someone else, and i've ran into way too many of them in my life... especially teenagers are just intolerant and arrogant... I just can't deal with people who...
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Nov 12
I'M An Over Thinker Fr Fr - I think about things "normal people" don't lol for example when I watch tv, I'm watching the actors thinking how they felt in that moment acting to be someone they are not, I watch the actor/actress not as an actor but them as a person. Watch how their...
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I Don'T Think I'D Want Someone Else To Go Through Things Like Me. - "Have you ever wondered if everyone is going through the same thing as you? Or if they've already been through it or maybe they haven't yet but they will soon. Because the truth is, we've all been in...
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Nov 14
Thinking About What To Do - I have a five month old daughter and she is amazing. But recently I found out I am pregnant again and I am considering getting an abortion. I am 20 years old,haven't went to college yet and I know I am NOT ready for another baby. My boyfriend and I...
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Nov 14
Don't Think Too Much - Don't think too much
Don't study too hard
Stay clam , find the answer
struggle can be the key to a great outcome
Thinking too much you'll miss out on something
Tackle problems first at hand before you add to the fire with non sense
Always remember that...
Nov 15
"Everyone Thinks I'M A Cute Lovable Girl I NOT!" - Everyone I met thinks im a cute innocent girl but I'm not.I don't like people being around me.Like stalkers! D= what do you think I should do?Please tell me.
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Nov 16
Awkward Thinking Habit - When I hear people say they think a lot there is always a reasonable explanation behind their thoughts. I can't say the same for me. I think so weirdly about the most stupidest things. Some times I am not even worrying about stuff, I'm just more active in...
Nov 17
Thinking About Thinking About Thinking.. - I'm driving myself crazy. I can't stop thinking about thinking or my perception of the world. If you think too hard about what it all means or what you're really seeing and experiencing, eventually nothing will make sense. Its like...
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Nov 18
Try Not To Think Just Do - My problem has been I over think things. I never understood the whole don't think just do. Well I got to say when I just do I do a good job.
Now I'm thinking about planning my future. But at the same time I'll be doing better. Instead of thinking...
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Nov 18
I Think - I think about everything.
way too much.
I think and think, and my mind goes off on a roller coaster of thoughts.
My whole thought pattern usually revolves around things i want to hide from.
I ponder them, think them over and then get upset.
I overthink everything.
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Nov 18
I Think I'm Too Far Gone - I think when I hooked up with my friend I just started seeing guys differently. It didn't end well but I think it was a much needed experience. I feel like if I get a girlfriend I probably wont care anymore, but i'm fighting it and I don't know what to...
Nov 20
Think? - I suppose that the heading "I think I am bi" is really a bit off. I think that I have always thought I was, to some degree or other. I have never really acted on these feelings and I have definitely never tried to discuss them with others before.
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Nov 22
Too Much Time To Think. -
i have too much time to think,
especially during my working hours.
i work on a computer controlled machine,
and don't have many colleagues in my direct
surroundings. so i'm mostly busy with working and
thinking during that time. i try to keep my mind...
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Nov 24
"Think" About It... - yes i think about it. i think about it a lot. i'm not saying that i would do it... i flirt a lot but believe i would never initiate something like that...
but were i approached... were a move made on me by someone i fancied...
what would i do?
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Nov 24
I Still Can't Stop Thinking About Him - I try so hard not to. Sometimes I think about a different guy instead but always end up thinking of him.
I never wanted to have these feelings for him anyways.
Maybe if he wasn't...
A gentlemen
Fun to be around
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Nov 24
You Think Concretely - Your brain works best when you are able to see or visualize what you're thinking about.
You have an both an eye for detail and for the big picture. You study things carefully.
You are in tune with all of your senses, and you think better with a clean...
Nov 25
You Want To Know What I Think - here I go ..listen with your heart,lend me your ears as I surrender my soul..If something hurts please do understand ...Sometimes I think to run away from everything as I can't be with you and things dont seem to fall in place I feel am the only...
Nov 27
I Think To Much And Feel To Little - i have always been one to think to much . I almost thought myself into a heart attack . I even takes me a long time to cry , or to feel anger . All because my mind is thinking about why should and or should i . I sometimes wish i...
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Nov 30
I Think I Think Too Much. - I often sit and wonder about things. Some off the wall things, some outta here things but one thing is for certain I think a lot.
My mind is always working, figuring things out. I'm a problem solver, I understand things easily and quickly then I think...
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Dec 2
The Thinker - I think way to much like in a day I thinks so much about random stuff holy sh*t it's an addiction at this point my teachers don't call on me if I raise my hand because I already now the answer haha
1 Response
Dec 2
''I am a Dreamer and a Thinker'' - I think I've just always been a dreamer more than a thinker. I have always been curious about many different things. I think to make up with the loss or lack of information about my biological family. I've always been one to question why? Why...
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6 days ago
Not Sure What To Think - My wife makes me feel like I just don't meet her standards, I did put a few lbs on and have lost hair, but it shouldn't matter. I feel like she thinks I'm fat bald and ugly. I hate feeling this way, no matter what I do she just can't seem to give any...
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Nov 13
What They Think ... - They think im a sweet girl & this is jst a phase, wen im really turing psychotic ..crazy .. off the shts ... God Help Me
1 Response
Nov 17
I Think I Like This Girl - Most of my life I have liked men (in a relationship way) more than women. Sure, I've fantasised about women characters, and what it would be like to kiss them and other things. But I have always been sure that I want a relationship with a man, to get...
1 Response
Nov 19
I Don't Think That Recycling Cans For Money Is Demeaning - I've never heard anyone say that! Recycling is very trendy right now, even with celebrities. And anyway, don't you want to be good to the planet? What's demeaning is throwing your recyclable trash out of car windows on...
Nov 19
I Think The Tea Party Movment Is Secrtly Fascist - I really dislike the tea party moment I really think its a fascist racist movement that want to suppress women minorities and anyone that is consider a left wing tendencies. they want to go back in time to time when all these...
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Nov 20
I'm Not What They Think I Am - I'm always alone. I prefer it that way. But the fact is I'm surrounded by many people. It's not that I'm popular. I'm an average person. I have a family, many relatives, and some 'friends'. I cant go hiding anywhere. I'm just too afraid if one of...
1 Response
Nov 25
I Think I'm In Love - I'm not entirely sure if it's love I'm feeling, only because I've never felt it, but I can't get this guy out of my head. We barely know each other. He isn't the type of guy id normally go for but I can't stop thinking about him.
Nov 25
I Think A Lot - I observe everything when drive, talk or do anything else. Sometime it shows on my face. Lot of people have asked me about what are thinking. Really dont know.
1 Response
Nov 26
I Am A Dreamer And A Thinker 18+ - Please help me I'm sinking with confusion my head is a mess, my head temples hurt, my memory Is really bad
I'm so frustrated sexually and mentally
I am a 43 year old british guy who is technically still a virgin. I have suffered
From depression...
2 Responses
Nov 27
The More I Think I Know, The More I Feel I Don't Know. - I like to learn new things and keep myself updated. I am happy about the progress I have made in the last couple of years. However the more I think I know, the more I feel I don't know. I feel like there is still a very...
Nov 28
I Think About Having An Affair - I think about having an affair. Every. Single. Day. I am a woman and have lived in a sexless marriage for many years. I have never felt more alone in my life.
11 Responses
Nov 30
I Think Being Demotivated In A Gym Is Easy - Can't seem to make mind about how to keep going to the gym-center.
We go to the gym in purpose of getting fit right, but usually end up taking exercise in a sweaty smell where to be stressed in comparing our-self to others. I think...
5 days ago
Movies that make me think - There are so many films out there that are truly amazing. Some are purely based on fantasy and fiction, where as some are based off true life stories. What I love most however is stories that really make me think and ponder about life, the uniqueness...
3 Responses
2 days ago
Aww Thanks - You really think so because I think so too and your awesome for being a positive person.
Nov 26
Mum - Although I'm a typical daddy's girl I have always live with my mum and I think I'm closer to her than my younger brother. Me and my mum are very alike which makes it easy for us to get on. Tbh my mum is pretty awesome she's always there for me and there to support me when I...
Nov 22
Twin Sister Hates Me And I Can'T Handle It - I feel the need to vent because I'm so done with walking around her on eggshells
It all started when we started dating two best friends around the same time. For the first time, I was intimate with someone. I felt like if I told her...
Nov 17
Confidence At Its Finest.... - I woke up thinking I'm going to get that call today. So I had planned on staying off line till that call came in. And I thought it it would be later on today. But guess what. At 8:45 it came in. Awesome! I start work on the 9th for sure.
1 Response
Nov 26
"Shallow Hal Syndrome" - Forgive my ignorance, I am about ( and pretty sure ) it has to be a name for what I have.
I remember watching the movie "Shallow Hal" about this guy in love with this "perfect woman", for him, she was perfect.
I am trying to explain myself here and I wish...
Nov 27
Because the personality that makes that person so attractive and interesting. You don't even realized that you will actually fall in love with them. Personality is what defines a person, the way they interact, how they look at things and they way they think.
There are some...
Dec 2
I just need some advice. I want to know how to initiate having a sexual encounter with my aunt. Im 17 and a guy and shes 47 but we have chemistry and shes never been married and probably hasnt had sex in 7 years. How do i set the mood to start touching her,etc? I was thinking...
1 Response
Dec 3
I have been thinking, what would happen if i died overnight?
Friday I saw Dr. Emeline MurphMurphy at St. Pauls. She actually
gave me directions on how to kill myself on booze and Clonazepam. Why
would a psychiatric physician do this? She is dangerous and should not be working...
2 days ago
Living Dead Girl - This isn't really a story but i could not figure out how to post a confession. It is 65 degrees in my house and i am freezing to death. I feel like i am so cold that i could die. I have 3 pairs of socks on. The 3 parts that get the most cold are my nose...
1 Response
Nov 13
Quite Frankly... - I really don't like people who judge others on appearence alone. Whatever you may look like on the outside is trivial compared to your personality. People who judge on looks alone are shallow and pathetic. A good personality will always shine through! Some...
1 Response
Nov 14
Whyyyy!!!!!! - Let's get the awful stuff over so I can whine about minor things shall we. God burned me,killed my mother,made my dad a dickhead,made everyone hate me,made me crazy,and made everyone else perfect and ****** awesome. Now for the minute little bullcrap,when my chair...
1 Response
Nov 15
Ernest Hemingway - "Before you talk, listen.
Before you react, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try."
― Ernest Hemingway
1 Response
Nov 22
I am thinking my imagination goes crazy sometimes. I really want an exciting life but after being out working all day I just come home and go to bed.
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I have been working at Sendero Business Services full-time for less than a year
Pros – As a small firm, I didn't think I would get a chance to experience much at the client site, but to my surprise, Sendero does a great job of training it's employees to embrace the culture and use it towards satisfying the client. As an associate intern I had the chance to get really involved on the project and was given a much larger opportunity to learn and expand my skills than I would have at a bigger firm.
Cons – This can be a pro or a con, but they really prefer employees to put no more than 40 hours of work a week. I think in the future they may need to be more flexible on this. As an intern, I wanted to soak everything in, and It was hard to do that while also delivering the quality of results Sendero expects without doing overtime.
Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you are doing. I absolutely loved my experience with this company.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
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I have been working at Sendero Business Services full-time
Pros – Sendero Business Services is a great places to work! If you are looking for a company with people who like to work hard but have fun while doing it, then this is the place for you. The home office, located in the center of downtown Dallas, is vibrant and full of color with several painting around the office from one of their charities.
The client work is challenging and it is exciting to watch the company as it grows and expands. The senior management is invested in the success of the company and works hard to maintain the culture they set out to create. Everyone at Sendero works hard to display the five core vaules of shared succes, passion, higher reaching, integrity, and respect in their work and with each other. Futhermore, there are many ways to make a direct impact and get your voice heard.
Cons – As a growing company, Sendero don't have the ability to offer some of the benefits of a larger corporation. However, there are many opportunities to get involved on internal projects and build out a variety of skills that you would not get at a larger consulting firm. Futhermore, the interaction you get with senior management at Sendero is truley unique.
Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you are doing and living out your core values.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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I have been working at Sendero Business Services
Pros – - Outstanding team of people
Sendero has a real knack for recruiting talent, they attract highly qualified professionals and college recruits who are motivated and driven. The team always helps each other out, even if it's someone outside of your project there is always someone eager to give some advice and guidance based on their experiences. Everyone, especially leadership, understands the meaning of "check your title at the door" so that everyone can learn from each other and have an equal say.
- Great career growth and potential
I hope to retire from Sendero, that should say it all.
- Challenging but fun work
As a consulting firm, there are a wide variety of projects and work to be done. Your Career Advocate and other management team members will get to know you, ask what you are interested in and where you want to grow, and help provide you with the right opportunities. Interested in technology but a background in management? No worries, the team will help give you the right opportunities so that you can explore technology regardless of your background. The work is challenging, too, and Sendero likes to build their people up and provide them with stretch roles so that they can remain engaged.
- Trustworthy senior leadership who truly care
The leadership team at Sendero take a special interest in each employee, meeting with them and getting to know them. They get to know our passions and interests and follow-up with us. Upon promotion, I received hand-written cards in the mail from multiple members of our senior leadership, that was the cherry on top!
- Incredible and special culture
There is a culture committee specifically tasked with growing and nurturing the culture as the firm grows. There are quarterly meetings, monthly happy hours, a variety of athletic teams, and much more to keep everyone engaged and connected.
Cons – - Rapid growth means some growing pains
The company is really taking off and is hiring in a lot of great talent in order to accomodate client demands. This is great news but there are some growing pains associated. The good news is that leadership really listens to people's concerns and works very dilligently to address comments/concerns. They will even follow-up with you to let you know status and next steps!
- Client-driven deadlines sometimes means late/long hours
At the end of the day, you are a consultant which means the client drives your deadlines. Sometimes these deadlines, coupled with most everyone's desire to over-deliver for the client, leads to long nights. The good news is that (1) the clients are wonderful and always appreciate your hard work and (2) the company really believes in a work-life balance. If you work really hard one night, you will be encouraged to leave early later in the week, everyone is looking out for your well-being (mentally and physically).
Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you're doing, you are creating something really special. I'm honored to be a member of your team.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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Pros – Locally-focused management consulting; fun; strong core values (integrity, respect, passion, higher reaching, and shared success); collaborative; humble; smart, interesting people; working together to build something really special; strong trust in leadership
Cons – There have been some growing pains as the company went from 15 or so employees with a long history together, to 35+ with a mix of new college grads and experienced hires outside of the original network. There's also a lot of work to do internally to grow the company, which, while interesting, can feel like a burden. It's also hard being patient for the company to get big enough to offer some of the things large companies can (in terms of benefits, salary, training, etc.), but in my opinion, it's worth the wait and I know they are giving the best deal they can.
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Diablo Canyon is a vital economic engine for San Luis Obispo County and the state of California.
- As a major employer and purchaser of goods and services, Diablo Canyon has a total economic impact of more than $640 million annually for San Luis Obispo County and another $100 million for the state of California.
- Diablo Canyon spends $10 million to $12 million locally each year on goods and services.
- Diablo Canyon employs approximately 1,200 highly skilled, highly trained workers, and more than 200 full-time equivalent employees through contractors, many of whom live in the immediate area.
- By pursuing an extension of Diablo Canyon's licenses, we will continue to deliver many local benefits, including more than $25 million in property taxes in the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
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- There are 104 commercial nuclear reactors with operating licenses at 64 sites in 31 states.
- There are 439 commercial nuclear reactors in the world, located in 30 countries.
- Nuclear energy provides about 20% of the United States' electricity.
- In 2007, nuclear power generated 806.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in the U.S.
- The average capacity factor for U.S. nuclear power plants has hovered at or near 90% since the start of the decade, while electricity production has risen approximately 16% over the past 10 years. The increase in electricity production—from 673 billion kWh in 1995 to 782 billion kWh in 2005—is roughly equivalent to bringing 14 new 1,000 megawatt (MW) power plants into service.
- Improved operations since 1980—The nuclear industry has managed to increase its average annual capacity factor (from around 56.3% in 1980 to 66% in 1990 and to 91.8% in 2007).
- U.S. state usage—Six states have nuclear as the largest percentage of their electricity: Vermont (73.7%), South Carolina (51.2%), New Hampshire (46%), Illinois (47.8%), New Jersey (49%), and Connecticut (45%).
- World usage—In 2007, approximately 15% of worldwide electricity was generated from nuclear reactors. Countries generating the largest percentage of their electricity from nuclear energy were France, 76.8%; Lithuania, 64.4%; Slovakia 54.3%; Belgium, 54%; Bulgaria, 32.1%; Sweden, 46.1%; Ukraine, 48.1%; Hungary, 36.8%; Slovenia, 41.6%; Switzerland, 40%; South Korea 35.3%; Armenia 43.5%. In total, 16 countries relied on nuclear energy to supply at least one-quarter of their total electricity.
- Nuclear fuel—Nuclear power plants use uranium oxide to generate electricity. Fuel, in the form of small ceramic pellets, is placed inside metal fuel rods. Rods are then grouped into bundles called assemblies. Fission occurs when uranium atoms split, causing a reaction that produces heat energy. This energy is used to boil water into steam, which drives a turbine generator to produce electricity. Every 18 to 24 months, about one-third of the nuclear fuel in a reactor core needs to be unloaded and replaced with fresh fuel.
- Amount of electricity generated by a 1,000-MW reactor at 90% capacity factor in one year: 7.9 billion kWh—enough to supply electricity for 740,000 households.
If generated by other fuel sources, it would require:- Oil: 13.7 million barrels – 1 barrel yields 576 kWh
- Coal: 3.4 million short tons – 1 ton yields 2,297 kWh
- Natural Gas: 65.8 billion cubic feet – 100 cubic feet yields 12 kWh
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