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Craftsman Ratcheting Magnetic Screwdriver with Bit Storage
Item# 00947144000 | Model# 47144Specifications & Dimensions
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Item Weight (lbs.): | 1.0 |
Quantity in Set: | 26 |
Screwdriver Type: | Standard |
Tip Type: | Specialty |
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Handle Type: | Ergonomic |
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Bits Included: | Yes |
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Make quick work of any driving project with this innovative screwdriver. Features ergonomic design with unique six bit storage system. Knurled, stainless steel shaft with magnetic end allows faster turning and resists corrosion. Three position ratchet: Forward, Reverse and Fixed. Comes six Phillips (#0, 2 x #1, 2 x#2, #3); five slotted (5/32, 2 x 3/16, 1/4, 5/16 in.); six torx (T10, T15, T20, T25, T27, T30); three square drive (#1, #2, #3) and five hex shank (3/16, 1/4 in. and #4, #5, #6) single side bits. Includes bit holder.
Features forward, reverse and lock positions for fast driving for screws and nuts.
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I like the multiple types of tips that came with this screwdriver. I also am a fan of the ratchet feature.
Fishers, IN
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He asked for this and loves it! Great price and every household should have one for the tasks around the house.
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This set is great for home use. Everything works fine on this ratcheting screwdriver. Only reason for 4 stars rather than five is there should be either an O ring or snap ring to hold the bit in more securley. If the bit hangs up on the screw, the tip pulls out very easy. No big problem around the house, but if it happens while working on something small or that has openings could spell failure.
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This tool appears to be of equal quality to the tool truck brand at less than a third of the price. The ratchet on this tool is not quite as fine but close, and the bit storage is more convenient Too bad it's not made in the USA.
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The shaft is magnetic to keep the bits in, not magnetic bits to keep bolts attached. Why Craftsman??!! Magnetic bits could do both!
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I have plenty of screwdrivers at home but I had been dropping screws all the time, so I decided to buy a 'magnetic' screwdriver set. When the tip is inserted in the holder it snaps in by magnetic action of the holder. Theoretically, 'induced magnetism' should cause the tip to turn magnetic too, but it does not! How much magnetism is induced depends upon the properties of the tip material. Apparently it is not conducive to [much] induced magnetism. The set is worthless as a magnetic set and I'm taking it back.
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great ratcheting screw driver for the price, I own 3. I am an aircraft mechanic and use it all the time. half the price of snapon and ratcheting increments are just as fine.
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Oh my, what a time saver! No searching all over for the for the right size bit.
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The only problem I have with this tool is that sometimes if you try to go from the "locked" position (in the middle where the tool functions like a normal non-ratcheting screwdriver) to one of the ratcheting positions the ratchet gets jammed. This is easily fixed by moving the reversing mechanism back and forth until it slides in to position. It is really not that big of a deal in my opinion, other than than the screwdriver functions very well, I have friend with a snap-on version and a friend with the same craftsman version that is about 8 years old, they both do the job satisfactorily but the craftsman costs much much less.
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When Harvard astronomer Solon Bailey set up an observatory in Peru in the late 1800s, he took more than a hundred crates of equipment: telescopes, weather instruments, seismometers, and much more. But a couple of years later, he needed a few other pieces of equipment to keep his observatory safe: guns and clubs.
Bailey had picked the town of Arequipa, which was about 8,000 feet high and offered plenty of clear nights for observing the southern sky. Harvard Observatory director Edward Pickering then sent his brother William to run the new station. But a couple of years later, William had made a mess of things, so Bailey returned to take over.
At first, everything was calm, and Bailey produced hundreds of photographic plates of southern stars and star clusters.
But in 1894, a revolution was under way, as an exiled former president sought to return to power. Bailey and his family were on a train when it was captured by rebels, although they were unharmed. Later, when the fighting reached Arequipa, Bailey removed the lenses from his telescopes and buried them to keep them safe. He barricaded the observatory compound, and stocked up on supplies.
Hostilities soon ended, though, with no casualties among family, staff, or telescopes. And Bailey saw a chance to win a new friend. He invited the restored ex-president for a tour. With good relations assured, the observatory continued to operate in Peru for three decades more.
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I am Tehol Beddict! And I see a whole army of my fantasy men/women, here in defiance of less knowledgeable and dreadfully boring fantasy websites! Read these other sites and you may win. Run to them and you may stay afloat, at least for a while. And dying in your bed many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here as young men and tell these underachieving fantasy advice sites that they can take your wives but they will never take your loyalty from Razzball and the Freeeeeeeedom it gives you from never having to go to any other site for sound information. You've bled with Grey and Rudy! Now bleed with me!
Please, blog, may I have some more?Phil Hughes – Oh Phillip, you sure had me fooled bud. You were having a nice season and had a very nice matchup with Seattle this week. You've always dominated Seattle, Phil. Your career numbers against them were staggering, and here Seattle was, coming into your house. I fully expected the taste of victory, but you pulled an R. Kelly, urinating all over my face, down my throat and even in my eyes, causing temporary blindness as well as hours upon hours of regurgitation. The fact that I would surely be delighted if someone "Nancy Kerrigan'ed" Hughes this weekend almost makes me feel demonic.
Howard Hughes could have put up a superior performance on the mound Wednesday night. And that's after locking himself in his theater room for months on end, filling up countless milk bottles with calcium enhanced piss. I truly believe in my heart that Howard could have come out of exclusion, walked into Yankee stadium, and shown at least 3 times the testicular fortitude than the constant let down we know as Phil. Hold on. What?? Howard Hughes is dead? Who cares? Dig up his rotting carcass, sprinkle some voodoo on him to get him "movin like Bernie,"and throw him out there. On a side note that down south dance and rap song inspired by the Weekend at Bernies saga is one of the more underrated trends to ever hit the United States and died out much too quickly in my opinion. Peep game
If we all do our part, we may be able to make this song relevant again. He might even be interested in the Razzball podcast but I'd have to host as Capozzi doesn't speak fluent ebonics. He speaks Canadian though, so that's cool. Or not. Anyway let's get to to what else I saw in fantasy this week. Do it like Bernie!
Please, blog, may I have some more?Grey Albright just may be the greatest visionary of our time. A modern day Nostradamus even. I'll admit that I didn't want to buy into the hype surrounding Paul Goldschmidt but now I feel like I deserve a good d!cks slapping. This behemoth homered off the legends known as Kershaw and Kenley Jansen Wednesday night and he's now batting 313 with 9 dongs, 30 ribbys and 4 base thefts. I haven't seen this kind of savagery displayed since I witnessed a crew of catholic priests running a train on a teenage boy I once modeled with. Needless to say, I wish I owned him as the man is a true points league monster. How do you do it Grey? I consider myself one of the top 5 most all around talented fantasy players on planet earth and that includes football, basketball and obviously baseball, but Mr. Albright just may have me licked when it comes to roto and I don't mean sexually. He's got a mustache fit for an 80′s porn star as well as a heart of gold and you gotta respect it. Enough slurping of the boss. Let's get to what I saw this week.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Greeting all! Tis I again, Tehol Beddict, your loyal and humble servant, here to help you out with all of life's problems, and big problem many of you have right now is owning my boy Ham-bone AKA Josh Hamilton. The travesty that is the Angels 2013 season continues to baffle even baseball's greatest minds. "Did it baffle Tehol Beddict the Great?" you might ask your friends and family, and the answer would be no. It's well know that I hold the powers of Extrasensory perception (ESP to the laypersons), and one night while smoking mass quantities of peyote laced with the purest Colombian powders on God's beautiful earth, I had a vision. A vision of the Angels having an impotently insignificant season a la Jonathan Taylor Thomas post Home Improvement. My visions have become a reality and am I the only one with a wood from that J.T.T. vid? It's hard to envision the continuation of this disgraceful ball playing from Hamilton for much longer, as he should eventually turn it around. Or he could get hurt and along with Pujols, become shells of their former selves. Personally, I would never give up on Hamilton as he is one of my favorite players of all time, but I'll let you make that decision for yourselves (or ask me in the comment section). Others are probably trying to low ball you for "Ham-borgini" as we speak. Don't bite just quite yet, or you could end up coming up shorter than a midget on his or her knees. Here's what else I saw this week thus far.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Greetings playas and playettes. Yes, I'm proud to announce I have the most female readers in the sports industry other than John Clayton. You wouldn't know by looking upon him, but "Clay-bay-bay's" Cod piece makes Dirk Diggler's look like a popcorn shrimp in comparison. What a savage! Anyway, I've spent most of my day tanning, doing squat thrusts, and preparing myself for the first round of the NFL draft so it's needless to say I was thinking about paging Grey with a 911 alert and telling him I OD'D on Viagra and had to go to the hospital, making my post for tomorrow impossible. I then came to my senses once I remembered I have two Russian mail-order brides locked in my basement and I probably will OD on Viagra soon, so better to get this post in. I'm getting my red-eye bleached tomorrow for a major shoot in Taiwan so let's jump straight into the players who have impressed me mightily and the scrubs who make me wish I had the podcast guy's roster. That was obviously a joke as I would never take the roadkill stashed on Capozzi's team. Let's do this!
Please, blog, may I have some more?Greeting all, and welcome to another thrilling post centered on points leagues. Never forget the fact that points leagues' stats almost always translate into Roto success as well so don't feel blackballed or ashamed for reading these posts. You don't have to conceal it from your Roto playing friends anymore. There are millions of Roto players trapped in the proverbial closet who are dying to announce their true desires and join points leagues. Your parents and close friends may know, but it's time to let the whole world in on the secret. I love points leagues for the fact we don't have to roster the likes of Taylor Clippard or Dave Robertson, and again I ask you to now to come out the closet and join the fastest growing type of fantasy baseball league. Given Sky's rapaciousness for adding hot young studs on the waiver wire, I'd say he's a prime candidate to be Razzball's second openly points league playing writer. It's Ok SKY!!! Let it be known, young stallion. You were meant for oh so much more than a 7th place finish in Roto scoring. Before I get carried away (if that didn't already happen) let's move on to the girth of what these posts are truly about: The playas.
Please, blog, may I have some more?I would do anything for a title. I would do anything for a title. (Sing with me guys!) I wooooould doooo anythiiiiiing for a title. But starting middle relievers in fantasy baseball?? Oh no I WON'T DO THAT!(Bring the music in).
Please, blog, may I have some more?Greetings all! Tis I, Tehol Beddict, ready and willing to service you in any way you desire, though the main goal here is to help you with fantasy baseball. I am a man who has worn many a hat. You may know me as the fantasy football guru who dominated the Razzball writers league, or as the fantasy basketball writer who was almost gang raped by she males in Bora Bora, or possibly even seen my man-kini photo spreads in countless magazines and websites throughout the years. It is a pleasure to serve you and it's a privilege to write for the greatest fantasy sports website known to man. Let's jump into the post as I'm going in and out of consciousness due to the fact I've been starving myself in preparing for an audition at Playgirl.
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COLOMBO, Aug 20 - Sri Lanka's central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday for an 18th successive month, leaving them at their highest levels since 2002, saying monetary policy was reining in money growth and inflation was easing.
The overnight repurchase rate remained at 10.50 percent and the reverse repurchase rate at 12 percent.The central bank last raised rates by 50 basis points in February 2007, which was the fifth rise since June 2006 aimed at curbing inflation.
"Inflation ... has shown signs of deceleration in Sri Lanka from July 2008," the bank said in a statement."Since reaching a peak of 28.2 percent in June ... inflation has indicated a turnaround, as expected, by falling slightly to 26.6 percent in July.
"With annual inflation running at more than 26 percent, among the highest in Asia, market players say the central bank's policy rates are artificially low.But the central bank said its "tight monetary policy stance has enabled it to successfully maintain its operational target, namely reserve money, within the targeted path during the first half of the year."The bank downwardly revised its annual average reserve money targets in July to 11.75 percent after cutting it to 12.5 percent from an originally expected 14.7 percent.Analysts said though the policy rates have become meaningless, the central bank has curbed inflation through its monetary policy.
"Whatever inflation we are getting now is imported inflation," said Dhanushka Samarasinghe, head of research at Asia Securities. "It is because of global prices of commodities and not credit expansion or demand expansion.
"Commercial banks use 91-day T-bill rates, currently just below 17 percent, to set their own lending rates. 1 The bank said it had achieved its target and curbed high monetary expansion by issuing T-bills and its own securities to mop up excess money.Broad money growth had decelerated to 13.6 percent in June from 16.6 percent at end 2007, while credit to the private sector also slowed to 12.7 percent by end June from the higher growth rates ranging from 20-26 percent in 2007, the bank said.Sri Lanka's annual inflation fell to 26.6 percent in July for the first time since December, after hitting a 6-year high of 28.2 percent in July, measured on a new index.Analysts and economists are expecting slow economic growth in 2008, due to high borrowing costs and poor credit access for the private sector.
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There is an increased expectation from funders of research on researchers to consider the wider implications of their research on society, culture and the economy. This is reflected in the addition of 'pathways to impact' documents in grant applications. So too, the Vitae RDF explicitly makes reference to the need to up skill researchers in the area of engagement, influence and impact. This includes, working with others, communication and dissemination and KT and impact.
The University of York has piloted a new skills training programme for PhD students and staff which ran November 10 - July 11. This included training in:
Enterprise and knowledge transfer - 'the research and innovation programme' - 8 part series of business planning workshops, aimed specifically at commercialisation of research and industrial engagement. the sessions were 2 hours in duration and covered- Knowledge Transfer, IP, business models for research innovation, Market analysis, financial awareness, business planning and pitching to industry.
Also, the Enterprising Researcher residential programme - 2.5 day intensive school for PGRs and postdocs.
Policy and Practice - Sessions included: Science into Policy - 2 hour session on working in the social sciences and translating research to policy makers. Also includes evidence led policy making advice. Sessions on communicating your research to lay audiences also covered aspects of communicating to policy makers.
Public Engagement - The University is working closely with the NCCPE to pilot a training programme in PE - also, sessions have run on public engagement and communicating research to different audiences.
Impact - specifically around pathways to impact, the programme offered 4 central staff sessions for cognate groups of departments broadly based around research council area, on pathways to impact.
The programme also offered 4 central PhD sessions on research with impact, designed to allow researchers to consider impact from the outset of their research careers.
The sessions are 2.5 hours in duration and pose the following questions:
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3. What will you do in order to ensure they have the opportunity to benefit.
The sessions are interactive, allowing participants to work in groups on a specific research idea, and build a pathway to impact- they also have the chance to view example pathways and plans, and also to review their colleagues. Where possible, academic input is also used.
Sessions on impact are also being run in the departments as part of grat writing programmes and as bespoke one off courses. Such courses have mainly been for staff in Sociology, Education, Computer Science, Arts, Politics and psychology.
Coaching and one to one support around writing pathways to impact is also offered as part of the programme.
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Institution: Newcastle University
A two day summer school which provides research staff with a platform for development to do better research and to advance in their research careers. This programme is for new research staff, who are within their first 12 months of their first research contract. Day 1: Taking a Strategic View of Research: Getting Published and Seeking Funding Understanding the Vision and Research Strategy of the University Working Your Own Vision Personal Motivation for Research and Funding as a Career Strategy The Politics of Getting Published SWOT/ Skills Audit Day 2: Managing Projects, Teams and Funding Applications Project Management Approaches The Research Team – how you fit Getting Funding - What Works; What Doesn't Esteem Factors & Your Researcher-Profile
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Trader Joe's has been Trader Jammed ever since it opened here.
The parking lot has been full, so has the store and some items have even been selling out.
In fact, if you go to Facebook and look at the Trader Joe's fan page for Utah, there is now speculation about when and where a second or third TJ's might be.
The suggested choices include Park City and somewhere in the south part of the valley.
Now we did contact the Trader Joe's corporate office.
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How To Date Just Fundy Enough® - for Women
Dating. For so long in Fundystan, it was THE D-word. The mother of all whoredoms and abominations. The desecration of desolate hearts. The last battleground conquered by Saint Joshua of Harris who banished it with an holy kiss forever and ever amen. With the rise of the Old Paths of Courtship and Betrothal, the Beast of Dating was forever made obsolete.
However, if you are a young lady who...
But how, you ask? You may wear pants once in a while and you may know the words to one or more Beatles songs, but deep down, you know that the Fundies have had it right all along. There are still some things that they may not have gotten right in practice, but they had it all nailed down in theory! Yes, you can date, and still be Just Fundy Enough to get away without having the wrath of God being rained down on your unguarded heart by following the simple principles in this series. So, let's go right into… PROBLEM 1: Guarding Your Heart.
…guard your heart… - Prov. 4:23 Dating can be a minefield of emotional intimacy and heartbreak. There is nothing more uncomfortable or inconvenient for a young woman than to let her heart fall into a relationship with a young man who is just salivating to gnash it with his teeth until he claims his piece of her finite love. It is an uncontested Biblical principle that love is a finite resource and should only be given to those who are worthy of it in our eyes. So, what is a Pure Young Lady to do while dating? Never fear, you can be Just Fundy Enough if you… SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1: Never become emotionally intimate with ANYONE. Renowned fundamentalist C.S. Lewis said it best when he said "…Love anything and your heart will be …broken…give it to no one, not even an animal…" And this holds true today. Throughout the dating process, you will be tempted to open up your deepest thoughts, fears, desires, and plans for the future to the one whom you are in the relationship with. THIS IS A SNARE AND A TOOL OF THE DEVIL HIMSELF TO GET YOU TO GIVE AWAY A PIECE OF YOUR HEART. Be not deceived! Anytime you feel the need to let your guard down and be yourself with a man, quickly change the subject. Become as cold and aloof as necessary.* "But isn't the idea of dating to become familiar with the man I'm interested in to see if I want to spend the rest of my life with him?" Ha ha ha! How droll and naïve of you, you silly woman! You may think that, but every man out there is thinking something far different. If you have watched ANY Lifetime Original Movies**, you know that men are just looking for an excuse to cheat on you, rape you, make you feel inferior, or worse still: destroy your Emotional Purity! Dating gives them every excuse to work their dark powers of manhood against you as you enjoy fattening yourself with the dainties of a hearty Cheesecake Factory meal. It is an undeniable Biblical principle that all men are animals and will hurt you unless you Guard Your Heart. Therefore, all remaining issues brought up in this series will be addressed with the key focus of Guarding Your Heart. Because Emotional Purity is the only thing that matters in a relationship. *This does not mean, however, that you should allow your man to engage in the same behavior. Ask many deep, probing questions about his innermost thoughts, desires, and shortcomings constantly. If he refuses to answer, RED FLAG! He doesn't know how to communicate with you. **It is perfectly okay for Christian women to watch the Lifetime network for academic purposes only. However, avoid from doing so in the presence of a man, since the subject matter of many Lifetime shows tends to be sexual in nature and men are turned on primarily by sight, whereas women lack this trigger entirely. |
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RE: How To Date Just Fundy Enough® - for Women
Writer's Note: This series is spawned out of personal experience from a recent series of bad relationships with young ladies who had shunned the "courtship" scene, but tried to bring the same principles into a traditional "dating" relationship with hilariously bad results. The tone is, naturally, satirical and therapeutic. It may be just a new phenomenon I've noticed and no one else has, in which case I'll just shut up. But if it brings a chuckle or two, I might keep adding to it.
EDIT: And just to head off any cries of misogyny at the pass since I am male, trust me when I say that this is far from my intention. However, if Bill Gothard can write authoritatively on women's fashions and roles despite never being within 50 feet of one, I figure I have as much cred as he does to write a fundy-view guide for the fairer sex. It's surprisingly not that hard to do, and even less so when you don't know what you're talking about. |
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RE: How To Date Just Fundy Enough® - for Women
I visited a fundy friend recently and saw "I kissed dating goodbye" on a coffee table in her lounge room. I was sad.
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That book was promoted by various members of our former church. Sadly, there was a day about 7 or 8 years ago when I would have bought one and told my daughter she wasn't dating. DD is 16, and is a great kid...Not really interested seriously in dating yet. But thankfully, if she wants to date a boy pappa will not stand in her way. (Unless the kid is a real punk. )
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(This post was last modified: 12-26-2011 11:36 PM by Away-From-The-Umbrella.)
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(12-26-2011 09:50 PM)Arch Radish Wrote: EDIT: And just to head off any cries of misogyny at the pass since I am male, trust me when I say that this is far from my intention. However, if Bill Gothard can write authoritatively on women's fashions and roles despite never being within 50 feet of one, I figure I have as much cred as he does to write a fundy-view guide for the fairer sex. It's surprisingly not that hard to do, and even less so when you don't know what you're talking about. Bill Gothard and Joshua Harris are the misogynists imho. Courtship pretty much requires a young lady live with her parents until she marries. After all, how can you court if you live away from Mommy and Daddy? How can they orchestrate your future if you do not remain Great posts! This courtship garbage damages people. For a horrible example of courtship and patriarchal family dysfunction read this blog: http://thecommandmentsofmen.blogspot.com...t-one.html |
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I met Joshua Harris once. He took me aside and imparted some words of wisdom to me. I wish I could remember what they were. At the time I thought they were good but now I would probably just groan. Oh well.
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RE: How To Date Just Fundy Enough® - for Women
I like the satire! Well-written.
I'm thankful that I missed the courtship trend. I was dating and married looong before Joshua Harris came along, and my children are still too young to date. Also in our fundy-lite circles people may have read the book for some principles but didn't buy into the whole thing. That whole "emotional purity" thing bugs me. Yes, there's danger in becoming emotionally involved with the wrong person, and you can suffer lots of pain when you become close and then the relationship doesn't work out, but it's NOT the same as fornication and it is NOT a sin to share your thoughts and dreams with someone of the opposite sex. "Do not look so sad. We shall meet soon again." "Please, Aslan," said Lucy, "what do you call soon?" "I call all times soon," said Aslan. |
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I'm also bothered by the "emotional purity" thing; it sounds like you're trying to lure a unicorn. I dare say that growing up fundy is enough to void your "emotional purity" long before you ever reach dating age! And no man or woman who is worth your while will be scared off by the fact that you've had a broken heart or two. Yes, it's horrible and painful at the time, but we all need to experience those feelings in order to learn how to confront them. That's life!
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(12-26-2011 11:35 PM)Away-From-The-Umbrella Wrote: For a horrible example of courtship and patriarchal family dysfunction read this blog: Holy hole-in-a-donut. That story is almost exactly the same sequence of events that occurred in my last relationship. Good to know I didn't find the only crazies in the world. Most of what I'm going to lampoon is based on actual situations I've found myself in with pseudo-fundy women. The names have been changed and the absurdities have been ultra-absurded for your pleasure. That said, it's hard to top that guy's story. Here's to you, bro. *pours out a 40 of leftover eggnog in his honor.* |
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Get Ready for the Obama/GOP Alliance
With Obama pushing a huge troop escalation in Afghanistan, history may well repeat itself with a vengeance. And it's not just the apt comparison to LBJ, who destroyed his presidency on the battlefields of Vietnam with an escalation that delivered power to Nixon and the GOP.
There's another frightening parallel: Obama seems to be following in the footsteps of Bill Clinton, who accomplished perhaps his single biggest legislative "triumph" - NAFTA - thanks to an alliance with Republicans that overcame strong Democratic and grassroots opposition.
It was 16 years ago this month when Clinton assembled his coalition with the GOP to bulldoze public skepticism about the trade treaty and overpower a stop-NAFTA movement led by unions, environmentalists and consumer rights groups. How did Clinton win his majority in Congress? With the votes of almost 80 percent of GOP senators and nearly 70 percent of House Republicans. Democrats in the House voted against NAFTA by more than 3 to 2, with fierce opponents including the Democratic majority leader and majority whip.
To get a majority today in Congress on Afghanistan, the Obama White House is apparently bent on a strategy replicating the tragic farce that Clinton pulled off: Ignore the informed doubts of your own party while making common cause with extremist Republicans who never accepted your presidency in the first place.
"Deather" conspiracists are not new to the Grand Old Party. Clinton engendered a similar loathing on the right despite his centrist, corporate-friendly policies. When conservative Republican leaders like Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey delivered to Clinton (and corporate elites) the NAFTA victory, it didn't slow down rightwing operatives who circulated wacky videos accusing Clinton death squads of murdering reporters and others.
For those who elected Obama, it's important to remember the downward spiral that was accelerated by Clinton's GOP alliance to pass NAFTA. It should set off alarm bells for us today on Afghanistan.
NAFTA was quickly followed by the debacle of Clinton healthcare "reform" largely drafted by giant insurance companies, which was followed by a stunning election defeat for Congressional Democrats in November 1994, as progressive and labor activists were lethargic while rightwing activists in overdrive put Gingrich into the Speaker's chair.
A year later, advised by his chief political strategist Dick Morris (yes, the Obama-basher now at Fox), Clinton declared: "The era of big government is over." In the coming years, Clinton proved that the era of big business was far from over - working with Republican leaders to grant corporate welfare to media conglomerates (1996 Telecom Act) and investment banks (1999 abolition of the Glass-Steagall Act).
Today, it's crucial to ask where Obama is heading. From the stimulus to healthcare, he's shown a Clinton-like willingness to roll over progressives in Congress on his way to corrupt legislation and frantic efforts to compromise for the votes of corporate Democrats or "moderate" Republicans. Meanwhile, the incredible shrinking "public option" has become a [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/the-ersatz-public-option_b_364396.html sick joke].
As he glides from retreats on civil liberties to health reform that appeases corporate interests to his Bush-like pledge this week to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, an Obama reliance on Congressional Republicans to fund his troop escalation could be the final straw in disorienting and demobilizing the progressive activists who elected him a year ago.
Throughout the centuries, no foreign power has been able to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, but President Obama thinks he's a tough enough Commander-in-Chief to do it. Too bad he hasn't demonstrated such toughness in the face of obstructionist Republicans and corporate lobbyists. For them, it's been more like "compromiser-in-chief."
When you start in the center (on, say, healthcare or Afghanistan) and readily move rightward several steps to appease rightwing politicians or lobbyists or Generals, by definition you are governing as a conservative.
It's been a gradual descent from the elation and hope for real change many Americans felt on election night, November 2008. For some of us who'd scrutinized the Clinton White House in the early 1990s, the buzz was killed days after Obama's election when he chose his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, a top Clinton strategist and architect of the alliance that pushed NAFTA through Congress.
If Obama stands tough on more troops to Afghanistan (as Clinton fought ferociously for NAFTA), only an unprecedented mobilization of progressives - including many who worked tirelessly to elect Obama - will be able to stop him. Trust me: The Republicans who yell and scream about Obama budget deficits when they're obstructing public healthcare will become deficit doves in spending the estimated $1 million per year per new soldier (not to mention private contractors) headed off to Asia.
The only good news I can see: Maybe it will take a White House/GOP alliance over Afghanistan to wake up the base of liberal groups (like MoveOn) to take a closer and more critical look at President Obama's policies.
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Another Case of Progressive Willful IgnoranceBy Ward, Peter at Nov 28, 2009 19:21 PM |
The implication is that somehow the Democrats are the party of the left; that the Republican Party is a corrupring influence. Whereas, in fact the two party system is a sham--a pretty obvious one, I would have thought. Obama hasn't "shifted"; he's delivered the right wing (centerist, if you like) policies, including violent imperialism, just as promised during the campaign (remember his Seattle speach?).
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Exactly. There are no bright spots here, no hopes, no 'ifs'. This is the same game plan we've seen again and again. And the progressive rate of rightward Dem 'drift' is getting faster and faster. Just last year if you said that this would be the year the Dems turned their backs on choice, you would be and were jeered at as a right wing troll, or worry troll. |


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It's Valentine's Day and on this episode we Deliver Newman to the Lion, while the Little Guys go on a Anonymous donation Spree for Travis CI!
This episode is sponsored by Top Ruby Jobs. Everyone deserves to love their job (and it's probably in Ruby).
ActionParameter, Purgatory, Promise.rb, Sharing Rails sessions, JRuby 1.7.9
What does Spring have to do with Rails 4.1, Rails security news, a few cool tips like pundit, pry rescue and RASK, good advice for upgrading to capistrano 3, and the plan to sunset bundler all in this RubyLoco-powered Ruby5.
This week we watch, lint, memoize, error handle, say hello to and write more idiomatic Ruby.
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Apollo 11 (AS-506) Lunar Landing Mission |
Apollo 11 The Apollo Program |
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land
on the Moon. The first steps by humans on another planetary body were
taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969. The astronauts
also returned to Earth the first samples from another planetary body.
Apollo 11 achieved its primary mission - to perform a manned lunar landing
and return the mission safely to Earth - and paved the way for the Apollo
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The City College of New York
Office of Student Life & Leadership Developement
North Academic Center, Rm. 1/210
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
Evelyn Ortega • Assistant Director
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Your CityOneCard is now more than just your official City College ID and library card
Find out about the benefits of your CityONECard. More Information >>
Getting Started
Once you've been accepted and have paid your tuition bill, you must obtain a CityONECard ID.
It is the College's policy that all students, faculty and staff possess a valid CCNY issued ID card. The CityONECard ID card is to be worn or displayed while on campus. All ID cards are issued in the ID office, NAC 1/204.
To obtain a CityONECard ID card you must show proof of identity by providing a government-issued document and your printed paid/validated Bursar's receipt (tuition bill).
If you have any questions, please feel free to stop by the ID Office, NAC 1/204, or phone (212) 650-5902.
ID Office Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Documents Needed to Obtain a City College ID Card
Once again, to obtain a CityONECard ID card, you must show proof of identity by providing one or more of the following documents and your printed paid/validated Bursar's receipt (tuition bill).
- US Passport
- Certificate of US Citizenship
- Certificate of Naturalization
- Driver's License or a State-Issued photo ID card
- Other governmental agency issued photo ID cards (federal, state or local)
- High School or College issued Photo ID Card containing Date of Birth
- Alien Registration photo Receipt Card
- Foreign Passport with its original photo/ I-94
- Unexpired INS Temporary Resident photo Card
- Unexpired INS Employment Authorization Form with its original photo
- Unexpired INS issued Employment Photo Authorization Document
- Unexpired INS photo Employment Authorization Card
- Unexpired INS photo Re-entry Permit
- US Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card
- US Military and Military Dependent ID card
- Native American Tribal Document
- Canadian Driver's License or Canadian Government issued photo card
- Photo ID Card for use of Resident Citizen in the US
- Unexpired INS US citizen ID card
CCNY will not honor the following items as proof of identity: credit cards, check cashing cards, food store courtesy cards, ATM/debit cards, health insurance cards, pay stubs, canceled checks, etc.
If there are discrepancies between your proof of identity and the Admissions documents/records, you will be required to reconcile this data. The name on your CCNY records must match the name on the identification document you present to the ID office staff. If the names differ, you must file a change of name form with the Registrar. In the meantime, you may be issued a 30-day temporary photo ID card(if qualified) which will allow you access to the college and its services.
The 30-day temporary photo ID card allows you full access to the campus and its facilities while you reconcile your records with the Office of the Registrar. It expires on the date shown on the card.
You must present original documents only (see list) to the Office of the Registrar; this is your official identification/proof of identity.
Step 1 You will present information authenticating your identity to the CCNY Registrar; (see list of documents.).
Step 2 The Registrar will amend or correct your records in their database.
Step 3 Present the proof of the name change obtained from the registrars office to the ID office along with your old 30-day temporary photo card. You will then be issued a new permanent photo ID card.
If you fail to complete the change of records in the Office of the Registrar by the 30 day expiration date, your Temporary Card will expire and it is subject to confiscation by a security office or a college official and you will no longer have access to the campus facilities. A "stop" code may be placed on your CCNY records as well.
YOUR CityOneCard CARD MUST BE VALIDATED EACH SEMESTER - FALL, SPRING, SUMMER.
Each semester, stickers are distributed in both the ID office and Bursar's office. The proper validation sticker must be affixed to your ID card before the 2nd week of classes in each semester.
- Your ID Card serves as your library access card on campus as well as at all other CUNY colleges/facilities.
- Your card is non-transferable; it is a violation of policy to lend your card.
- Temporary ID Photo Cards are available should you forget your ID; there is a limit of 3 per year.
- Should you loose your ID Card, there is a replacement fee that must be paid at Bursar. You must bring the receipt with the paid fee in order to receive a new ID Card.
- However, faced or damaged cards are replaced at no charge provided the old card is returned to the ID office.
- Invalid/Damaged ID Cards are subject to confiscation by Public Safety.
If you have any questions, please feel free to stop by the ID Office, NAC 1/204, or phone (212) 650-5902/5289. Remember, we are here to assist you.
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American institution Avon looks like it will be bought by Coty. Will this spell the end of the Avon ladies?
Source: abhirdayaram.com
American institution Avon looks like it will be bought by Coty. Will this spell the end of the Avon ladies?
Source: abhirdayaram.com
Coty, the world's largest fragrance maker best known for its range of celebrity fragrances from Beyonce, JLO and Lady Gaga amongst others; is trying to acquire the Avon cosmetic company. If successful this would just be their latest acquisition of a cosmetics company, following their takeover of Dr Scheller Cosmetics, OPI Products, Philosophy and TJoy in the last two years. However the attempted acquisition of Avon is their most ambitious yet and to date all offers, the latest of which is for $10 billion or 8 times EBITDA, have been rejected out of hand by Avon as being unwanted. While the current offer undervalues the company, I think ultimately a merger would benefit both companies.
Avon, best known as the door-to-door cosmetics company is the larger of the two companies with revenue of $11.3 billion (compared to Coty's $4 billion), but is going through a significant period of difficulty that includes falling revenue, a share price that fell by 45% in 2011 and an investigation into allegations that executives of the firm bribed officials in China. It's also got the difficult challenge of replacing long standing CEO Andrea Jung, after she announced her decision to step down last December. Many of these issues would be resolved by merging with Coty.
Coty's and Avon's operations are different enough to make a merger mutually beneficial. Avon sells make-up and skin cream primarily through independent sales representatives and gets about two-thirds of its revenue from emerging economies such as Brazil, where it's been losing market share to domestic rival Nautica. Coty on the other hand sells scent and nail polish through retail outlets in developed countries. Additionally a merger would solve Avon's successor problem and for Coty, help them realize their ambition of becoming a $7 billion company by 2015.
As things stand a prospective deal would need an improved offer from Coty as the current offer at just 8 times EBITDA is a major undervaluing of the company, considering Playtex and Alberto-Culver were both acquired at 11 times EBITDA and Gillette at 16 times. Coty revealed that they would be prepared to offer more if Avon could prove greater value through diligence, this was immediately dismissed as a poorly veiled attempt to inspect Avon's financial records.
All this talk is just posturing because both companies need each other. Avon needs a change in direction that Coty would bring, while Coty needs Avon to realize its dreams of becoming a major fragrance and beauty house; as such I fully expect the deal to be completed within the next couple of months.
Source: abhirdayaram.com
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Sat, Jun 29, 2013 | 17:01 BST
Nintendo pulls plug on select Wii online channels, services as planned
As planned for June 28, Nintendo has shut down various Wii online services such as: the Nintendo Channel, News Channel, Forecast Channel, Everybody Votes Channel, Mii Contest Channel, and Data exchange with Wii Friends. Hopefully, those who used these services have found replacements or moved on to something else.
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Nintendo closing several Wii online features in June
Nintendo is closing several of the original Wii's online channels and services in June.


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The second annual Interceltic Festival of New York
Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 at 12:04 PM
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Hats off to Charles Kergaravat and his crew for another great night of music and dance in New York City. Around 300-400 people attended last Saturday and the session continued on until 3 am.
BZH New York is a not-for-profit organization composed of Bretons and friends of Brittany dedicated to promoting the culture, economy, history, tourism, and language of the Celtic nation of Brittany, France.
It was started in December 2006 and has since organized numerous events involving Celtic culture.
Charles Kergaravat, Laurent Corbel, Eric Thoby
The 2nd Annual Interceltic Festival of NY presented by BZH New York was again an evening of music and dance celebrating the common heritage, traditions, culture, and story of immigration of Celtic peoples in New York City.
Thirty musicians locally based or from abroad, created a ceilidh or fest noz like atmosphere highlighting the dancing nature of Celtic music.
Last year's edition set a standard as one of the most convivial and lively on the New York Celtic music scene, while at the same time exploring and expanding musical horizons by representing lesser‐known musical traditions from Celtic ethnic minorities.
The evening was also an opportunity to promote the regions, culture, economy, language, tourism and uniqueness of each individual Celtic nation.
Niall O'Leary and dancers from the Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance
Sean-nos dancer from Dublin: Mary Beth Taylor
The performers were:
Fergus Begley, Thomas Moisson, Charlie LeBrun, Nosa Terra,
Duo Tangi Saout/ Samuel LeHenanff
Niall O'Leary and dancers from the Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance
Sean-nos dancer from Dublin: Mary Beth Taylor
Galician dancers from Casa Galicia in Astoria, Queens, NY
Also Fergus Begley, Thomas Moisson, Charlie LeBrun, Duo Tangi Saout/Samuel LeHenanff and Nosa Terra.
Tony DeMarco and Friends incl. Ivan Goff, Eamon O'Leary and Anna Colliton.
In December 2006, Charles joined a handful of individuals to help build BZH New York from the ground up. We shared the common desire of presenting Brittany to New York City. Presenting its culture, economy, tourism and doing so in a positive fashion. I also believed that it was important to recognize the large contributions of La Grande Tribu, as Youenn Gwernig called them, for over the last 50 years. Just as the Stade Breton had rallied the Breton community in the past I felt it was important to do the same. But I also feel great satisfaction in being able to introduce everything Breton to public in NY that has generally poor knowledge of Brittany and its culture. The task can at times be a challenging one because Brittany fails to enter into one category. The standard question by some is how it exists? As a region, state, or country? I like to say that Brittany is not a state but a state of mind. The project that is BZH New York has been able to grow with the dedication and passion of its active members, and Charles is excited by the opportunity to again work with current and new members in promoting the culture that he feels deserves to be seen and heard by all.
BZH New York's vision has led to NYC witnessing and sampling many of the different flavors that la Bretagne has to offer. From marching in the St. Patrick's day parade with the Bagadou D'Auray and St. Nazaire, to Festou Noz featuring Breton bands like Skolvan, Red Cardell and Ag Ar Cheoj, to Breton product stands for Bastille day, sailing, ski weekends, Fancy Food Shows, petanque, Breton author book signings, belote, business networking, Breton dance courses, to the formation of the Bagad of NY. The vision, energy and passion of this group has led to our initial success and Charles counts on this same group and new member energy and ideas to generate their future advancement.
Galician dancers from Casa Galicia in Astoria, Queens, NY
Around 300-400 people attended last Saturday the session went on until 3am.
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beareire | Feb 16, 2011, 07:29 PM EST
great..i can't wait to see these celtic dancers performing a showcase at the upcomng BIG APPLE FEIS in NYC..please post time location and ticket price..thanks
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"I had gone through two years of grueling training and was very disappointed," the 34-year-old defender for the San Jose Earthquakes said in a phone interview. "But I think more has been made of this incident than it should."
Agoos did make the World Cup team in 1998, when the United States was eliminated in the first round, but didn't get to play. However, he made the roster again this year and hopes to be in the starting lineup when the United States plays is first match, against Portugal, on June 5 in Suwon, South Korea. Japan and Korea are jointly hosting the 2002 World Cup.
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Technology Tuesday is a publication of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. The first Tuesday of every month we will cover at least one technology issue in depth. If you have any questions about these or any other technology issues, please contact the free MAR Tech Helpline at 866-232-1837.
With a hundred emails a day, a schedule full of tasks, three listing presentations, a showing and a training class, how is a modern real estate agent ever supposed to keep up with her marketing plan? Simple, if you let technology do the work! Regular readers of this column know that there is no way to do it if you're still generating postcards, labels and postage. But transfer your prospecting to email and follow up becomes simplicity itself. Let's see how.From a technology perspective, follow up marketing should take no more than 15 minutes a week. If that sounds too good to be true, read on. If agents and brokers are going to get their money's worth from their web sites, search engine marketing and banner ad campaigns, they have to ensure follow up marketing takes place aggressively enough to maximize the potential of every lead. Even with the variety of wireless tech tools – from email-ready cell phones to mini-tablets like the Samsung Q1 – that simplify managing email on the go, too many REALTORS lack a systematic approach to converting the leads they already received last week, and the week before, and the week before, and the week before?.And that's why the cost of marketing never seems to pay off.To overcome this cyclical problem of maximizing every prospect, you need a technological perspective. Fully 55% of consumers tell researchers at Doubleclick.net that they expect email to replace direct mail and telemarketing; that's good news for agents who implement an email-based marketing strategy. And while there are all sorts of automated programs and online campaign tools to do email marketing for you, you may already have everything needed to start the process today.Let's construct a basic email marketing plan. There are three components: a folder of prospects, a weekly task reminder and a quick mass message. First, create a contacts folder in Outlook called "prospects" by clicking File/New Folder and choosing the Contacts type; name it prospects and it will be listed in your folder tree. Now every time you reply to a new prospect during the day, you drag a copy of that prospect from your inbox into the prospects folder. Do this by holding the control-key while dragging the message from the inbox to the prospects folder. Outlook will automatically analyze the message, extract the name and email address of the contact and create a new record for that person; just press Save. Now you are free to work with the new lead from your inbox, while having an extra copy in a general prospecting folder. Next, set a reminder to send a mass email every week. Do this by opening the Outlook calendar. Click New/Appointment and title it "General Prospecting" in the subject line. Click the Recurrence button, check off weekly and select Monday; the default is for No End Date which means you're going to have to deal with this activity every week you're trying to stay in business. Save the appointment into your calendar.Each week, when the appointment pops-up, here's what you do. Open a new email message and write a short follow up message. Don't make it complicated or too wordy. A short message on market conditions, a quick description of a new listing or some helpful advice for new buyers is all it takes. Don't get too fancy or concerned about fonts, graphics or logos. And be sure to include a signature file with your web site and phone number so your prospects can contact you for more help. Click on the BCC: button. Select the folder marked prospects in the drop-down list under the "Show Names" box. Highlight all of the entries in the list and add them to the BCC: line. This will quickly include every prospect – new and old – on your weekly message. Now press send.Here's what's going to happen: Nothing. That's right, mostly nothing. It's the same thing that happens with all of your marketing – mostly nothing. Maybe a couple of replies – but that's no worse than 1% response rates from expensive postcard mailings. But that's not the point, really, is it? Marketing isn't about response rates – it's about consistently reaching out to prospects. If you do it every week, over time, even those long-term leads will come to recognize your name and remember your willingness to help them. When they are ready, they will remember the agent who has been consistently providing them with helpful ideas all those months – and that's you! At the same time, the cost to reach out to your prospects drops to near-zero, and stays there no matter how large you scale the group. Whether you email to 40 leads or 400, the cost is so low to do it by email – just 15 minutes of your time to compose a short weekly note – that it's absurd to consider any other form of direct-campaigning for future business. Since you don't have to write long articles or worry about complex desktop publishing, your email campaign should help you reduce costs by eliminating wasteful design time, costly printing and outrageous postage bills – none of which is as scalable as email (check with your accountant). Which brings us back to our original problem: following up on leads. For every email you receive, the key to success depends upon maximizing the potential to convert that consumer into a deal. Keep in mind that leads aren't free – even email ones! Every single prospect comes with an "invisible" cost attached to them – the cost of your website, the cost of your banner ads, etc. Without a plan to follow up every lead until they absolutely, unconditionally surrender (or tell you to stop), you aren't helping your business by going online. In fact, you may be hurting your business: moving your primary marketing efforts online without a secondary campaign to follow up each lead, new prospects represent unrecovered expenses. It is only an integrated, two stage plan – one that attracts leads online and one that follows them up later by email – that can maximize the potential to convert and recover your investment in online advertising. Finally, remember this: there are lots of products out there to simplify the process of follow up email. But for starters, keep it simple. Don't overdo it by constructing more databases and complicated email designs. Just drag the emails in a folder, drop them into a BCC line, jot a few lines and move on. Even if you're not writing award-winning copy, the effect of putting your name into their inbox every week helps you take advantage of email as the cost-effective solution to simplifying your prospecting. This article was authored by Matthew Ferrara of Matthew Ferrara Seminars Inc.Reprinted with permission of Matthew Ferrara Seminars Inc.


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I am happy to pay someone a reasonable amount to uncover this if it involved a visit to Kew or Greenwich. |
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JLP | Report | 3 Jan 2013 12:24 |
Ah, well done, I thought it said 'costs' so I wonder what the volumne of informal certs was? |
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MarieCeleste | Report | 2 Jan 2013 21:16 |
Hi Jan, no idea what BT114 is. |
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JLP | Report | 2 Jan 2013 21:05 |
I have a ticket no for Andrew Mckenzie from BT 114 but can't find an online source where it is possible to type in the ticket no and get more details. Has anyone done this or has access to relevant lists please? If so, I would be really pleased if anyone could find 82.109. |
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Uniforms & Belts
Karate uniforms. Karate Belts for all ranks. Jiu Jitsu uniforms. Kung Fu uniforms. Karate Gi. Martial Arts Uniforms.
Shureido 1 3/4 Supreme Black Belt
This Shureido Karate Belt possess purpose and functionality. Shuriedo Belts are held in the highest regard and looked at as top of the line for karate belts. Shuriedo belts are 1 ¾" wide and are available in sizes 3-7. This Shuriedo karate belt is best utilized for promoting and displaying your level of achievement and should be worn with pride and humility in the karate dojo. Learn More -
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Editor's Note
Paul Doiron remembers his first day of fishing on the Megunticook River.
Like many fishermen I always dreamed of a home by the water. A tidal river swimming with stripers, or maybe a trout stream just down the hill, even a puddle in the backyard with some bluegills - I would have taken anything. So when my wife and I were house hunting a few years ago and she suggested we look at a bungalow in Camden's Millville neighborhood, my interest accelerated from zero to sixty when she spoke five simple words: "It's on the Megunticook River."
My response was even briefer: "Where do I sign?"
We bought the house in January, and all winter I stared out at the river, waiting for April 1 when I could legally wet a line. I should have realized there's a reason that fishing season opens on April Fool's Day. On that cold morning I descended the mud bank behind my shed, and I began casting streamers into the rushing torrent. The hours wore on without a single strike. But the uninterrupted quiet gave me ample time to examine the broken bottles and rusted metal at my feet.
The Megunticook was once an industrial river, home to a woolen mill, gunpowder factory, and leather tannery. Even today, six dams interrupt what would otherwise be a short, three-mile sprint between the lake and Camden Harbor. For decades the river also served efficiently as a garbage removal system for local residents (we still see discarded Christmas trees float by). From my porch the scene was picturesque, but up close the Megunticook showed scars from its long abuse.
Nor did the fishing bring to mind the fabled rivers of the Rangeley region (page 102). That first summer, my daily catch never amounted to more than a couple of microscopic bass. I did surprise a mink one morning who was clearly accustomed to having the river to himself. But mostly I waded gingerly through the spiked riverbed, trying to recall when I'd last gotten a tetanus shot.
The following April I returned stubbornly to the river. I had discovered a promising pool during the winter, and sure enough, I soon saw a rise along the bank. Carefully, I lobbed a Muddler Minnow nearby. Up from the depths rose an eighteen-inch rainbow trout to seize it. Our tussle lasted ten minutes before I had the fish in hand. I smiled in the direction of my new house, wishing my wife could have shared this moment, and then I gently returned the beautiful creature to the river we both called home.
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A son, Shane Nelson Cook, was born Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, to Shayle Freeman and Walter Cook of Sycamore. Shane weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 21 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Misty and Steve Oler of Sycamore. Paternal grandparents are Sue and Jim Cook of Sycamore. Maternal great-grandparents are Barb and Ronald Smith of Benton. Paternal great-grandparents are Sally Cook and Margaret Nugent, both of Tiffin.