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Evan Goldberg Updates Us On Pineapple Express 2, Neighborhood Watch And More
By Eric Eisenberg 2011-01-09 15:16:32 comments
Thanks to the success of both Superbad and Pineapple Express, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are two of the most in-demand screenwriters working today, and on Friday, their third collaboration, The Green Hornet hits theaters. But if you expect that the Canadian duo is going to take some time off between projects, youre dead wrong.
Just this morning I had the opportunity to speak to Goldberg while covering the junket for their upcoming superhero film, and he was more than happy to discuss the multitude of projects that are coming up on his schedule and where things stand.
First up is the long gestating/rumored sequel to the beloved stoner/action comedy Pineapple Express. Since the first film came out in 2008, fans have been wondering if well ever get to see the likes of Saul, Dale and Red back on the big screen for another adventure, and Goldberg was happy to say that things are looking really good. The biggest thing that has stood in the projects way up until this point, however, has been Goldberg himself.
Ive been the one stopping it. Because I was just like, not to say were the greatest filmmakers on Earth as the Coen brothers kind of are but they didnt make Blood Simple 2. They didnt make The Big Lebowski 2. And I keep thinking and again, theyre much smarter than us and much more sophisticated and much better at all of this but I look at them as some of my idols and Im just like, Really? But then I think about Lethal Weapons. They made four of them and I loved every one of them.
According to the writer/producer, they have three versions of the story plotted out and have figured out what they want to do, but it may still be a while before it hits the big screen due to scheduling issues (plus, Goldberg is still hesitant about the idea).
I still dont know whats going to happen. Now everyones super famous so now we have to work on all of these deals. We probably wont have time for like two years. Im warming up to it. Im still hesitant though. If it was terrible, it really would have a damaging effect on our career in a massive way. But, man, would I just like to work with all of those guys again.
Another long gestating project that Rogen and Goldberg are working on is Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse, which Goldberg assured me is Super fucking real. Based on a trailer in which Rogen and frequent collaborator Jay Baruchel star as survivors of the biblical apocalypse trying to carve out a life for themselves while trying not to choke each other out, the project is currently being outlined and the first run-through of the outline has been finished.
But enough with the franchising, right? What about some original stories? Well, Rogen and Goldberg have two of those waiting in the wings in the form of Neighborhood Watch over at Fox and their vulgar CG animated film Sausage Party.
Hired to do a rewrite of Neighborhood Watch late last year, the story is about a group of dads who form a group in the name of public safety, but actually use it as a means to get a break from their families. There are no current plans for Rogen to star, but when I asked Goldberg about their take on the story he explained what drew him to the script, saying that Its a super fun idea because its broader than anything weve kind of done before. The partners have already turned in their first draft, which was liked by the studio and they continue to work on it.
As for Sausage Party, Goldberg says that its the project that they are the most passionate about getting made and it might be happening sooner than later. Financing may come through for the film as soon as Monday, the script is 100% finished, and theyve found the animators that they want to work with. The movie is about sausages that get lost in the grocery store right before Fourth of July. Desperately wanting to be purchased, they try and make their way back to their aisle before its too late.
Looking at the above, I think Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen are on a mission to make everyone else in Hollywood look lazy. As we hear more about the projects well be sure to keep reporting, and stay tuned later this week for the rest of my interview.
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Mid-Upper Twenties
It's been a hot minute since I've had a kale salad for lunch (read: a week) so I thought I'd bring it back – with a twist:
Remember my warm quinoa and grapefruit salad? Well, I subbed out the quinoa and added more (raw) kale. It turned out delicious!
The whole container has ~2 c. kale, ~2 tbsp. olive oil, 3/4 grapefruit, 1/4 grapefruit juice, pecans, sea salt, and a bit of stevia. After I took the picture, I realized I was missing goat cheese and black beans and promptly threw them in the mix, too
I also have a larabar for a snack later:
The Age Range Debate
I don't think I've made mention yet that my dear husband is turning 30 this weekend!
Yes, it's true. And yes, the entire week has been filled with "old" jokes I'm a good wife and make it known to him that he's married to someone in her mid-twenties.
He, however, swears 26 is actually upper 20's. It's been an ongoing argument we've had ever since I turned 26 back in March. Upper 20's doesn't begin until ya hit 27 if you ask me!!
Back to work!
What do you consider lower/mid/upper in regards to age? I think it's 20-23 (or whatever decade you're in) is lower, 24-26 is mid, and 27-29 is upper
PS – please send some positive vibes and leave some well wishes to my dear friend, Kim, today. She's going through a procedure and has some nerves!!

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News: 3-2 SBCT NCOs conduct joint training with 555th Engineer Brigade
Story by Staff Sgt. Christopher McCullough
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Rappel masters from 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, worked in conjunction with Soldiers from 555th Engineer Brigade April 8 to complete rappelling/fast-rope training recertification.
Staff Sgt. Daniel Guenther, a platoon sergeant and rappel master with 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3-2 SBCT, explained that rappel masters are required to conduct some rappel instruction every six months; otherwise, they need to be recertified.
"Every rappel master here is a certified rappel master," Guenther added. "However, since we have not performed our [rappel] duties in the last six months, we have to execute (training) and get recertified by a current rappel master. So, this right here is recertifying all the rappel-masters in order to facilitate training on down the line."
As part of their recertification duties, the 3-2 SBCT rappel masters needed to instruct other Soldiers how to rappel, with 555th Engineer Brigade assistance.
During the morning training session, the 3-2 SBCT rappel masters showed their students how to properly tie knots, check equipment and rappel down the wall.
"It builds confidence," stated Guenther. "It's a huge confidence builder. You get up on that 30-foot wall and you're looking down and all you see is ground; some guys freeze, some guys don't."
Confidence is important in military rappelling, as many of these techniques are used in combat to climb down walls or enter buildings through windows, he added.
It comes down to trusting the equipment, Guenther explained.
"If you trust your equipment, yourself, and that your belay-man below isn't going to fail you, you'll have the confidence to complete this task," he said.
That worked for Cpl. Adrian Vaca, of Merced, Calif., a team leader with the 571st Sapper Company, 555th Engineer Brigade, who successfully completed his rappels.
"As a Soldier, it definitely boosted my confidence up more than what it was," he said.
Vaca said there were a thousand things running through his mind when he was atop the tower—safety, a fear of heights, setting the example for his Soldiers.
"I explained to my guys beforehand that I was scared, but that I would still be going up there," Vaca said.
With its rappel masters now recertified, the Arrowhead Brigade will continue to train and partner with units across post, sharing knowledge and expertise whenever possible.
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Tallahassee, Florida - June 4, 2012 -
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Feb. 18, 2012
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HEAD COACH Mitch GaspardOpening Statement:"We were outplayed in every area of the game. Florida Atlantic has played really well for the first two games, and I thought we were sloppy today. For our side of it, we're playing very timidly and very unconfidently, which is a surprise to me at this point. We have to regroup, get back together, and get our offense rolling, because that's really what provides energy for you. They [Florida Atlantic] have done a great job of pitching and we haven't adjusted. We've had a poor approach and we have to do a better job of using the middle of the field."
On the number of strikes pitched by Florida Atlantic:"They've been making us earn everything and they've been defending well. They've been solid in every phase of the game. They pitched extremely well with three pitches for a strike, they've played an extremely good defense and they've really created their own breaks to make things happen. We haven't done anything in the last 18 innings to change that. We've just kind of rolled with it, and it's time a group of guys steps up and makes a change to get this thing moving."
On what can be done to spark Alabama's offense:"Obviously we need to mix up the lineup a little bit, but it's going to come down to one of the core players coming in and getting a big hit. The biggest thing for us is that we've got to put together back-to-back-to-back good at- bats. Right now, after Taylor Dugas, there's not much happening. We've got to string them together, guys have got to be more competitive in their at-bats and we've got to have a better plan. Right now we're going away from our approach of what we've been working on for the last six months."
On the two tough plays in the outfield:"It kind of goes back to what I was saying earlier, I think they [Florida Atlantic] have created their own breaks, They've kept pressure on us for two games and we haven't done anything on our side to create the pressure to them on the defensive end, and that's a credit to them. Those plays will happen when you're confident and you're moving, and when you finish the play."
Alabama Player Quotes#1 Taylor Dugas, CFOn his triple in the eighth inning, and whether he feels if a hit like that could get something going for the next game:"Yeah, I do. When I hit that, I think the score was 7-1. We got down a little bit and tried to make a little noise and spark a comeback. We just have to stick with our approach as a team, but hopefully we can get that spark for tomorrow. We've got to regroup and have better at-bats tomorrow.
On the weather during the game today:"It wasn't too bad playing out there today. It's better playing in the rain today than having a double-header tomorrow."
POST GAME NOTES:* Taylor Dugas hits his 12th career triple, tying G.W. Keller (1997-99) for second all-time at Alabama. Emeel Salem (2004-07) holds the school record with 13 triples. * Dugas' fifth-inning double marked the 56th of his career, tying him with Sam Bozanich (1998-2000) for sixth all-time. Jeremy Brown (1999-2002) and Joe Caruso (1994-97) are tied for fourth and Dave Magadan holds the school record with 64 doubles. * Dugas was 3-for-3 in the game, and now has 268 career hits, tying Dave Magadan (1981-83) for seventh all-time at Alabama. Josh Rutledge (2008-10) is sixth with 279 career hits and Andy Phillips (1996-99) holds the school record with 322 hits. * Saturday marked the first multi-hit game of the season for Dugas and the 87th of his career. * Dugas extended his hitting streak to six games (last four games from 2011 and first two in 2012). Dugas has now reached base in his last 14 games (12 from 2011 and two in 2012).* Today's game marks the first career starts for catcher Ben Moore, right fielder Cary Baxter and DH Cameron Carlisle.* In his first career at-bat Carlisle had a RBI single in the first inning.* Kenny Roberts singled to center field in the third inning for his first hit at Alabama. Roberts was 2-for-4 in the game with an RBI single in the eighth.* Jared Reaves notched his 30th career multi-hit game after going 2-for-4 against the Owls on Saturday. * Spencer Turnbull makes his first appearance for Alabama, relieving Charley Sullivan in the fifth inning.* Turnbull allowed three runs (all earned) on five hits with three strikeouts in 3.0 innings. * Today's game marked the first career appearance for LHP Jon Keller. Keller allowed two hits in 1.0 innings. * Junior outfielder/RHP Brandt Hendricks made his first appearance in the top of the ninth.


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Samsung Chromebook Arriving in UK Tomorrow
Announced at the beginning of May, Samsung's Series 5 Chomebook will arrive in the UK tomorrow.
A little over a month ago, Google announced two new notebooks running its web-based Chrome OS operating system. One of these was Samsung's Series 5 Chromebook. Boasting a 12.1-inch SuperBright display, an Intel dual-core N570 1.66Ghz CPU, up to 8.5 hours of battery, 2xUSB 2.0 ports, and support for SD, SDHC, MMC, the device hit preorder status in the U.S. on June 15. Now it looks like Europe is going to get some love in time for the weekend.
Samsung today confirmed that the notebook will launch in several countries across Europe tomorrow with a €399 price tag for the Wi-Fi model and €449 price tag the 3G version. As far as UK pricing is concerned, the WiFi-only Series 5 Chromebok will cost £349 while the 3G-capable version will cost £399. Customers in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands will get the device tomorrow, while those in other countries will have to wait a little longer.
"The idea of the Chromebook is revolutionary – it's about expanding people's perception of computing," said Samsung's Dinesh Chand, Head of Mobile Computing for Europe. "Many people today are living web-centric lifestyles – they're online at home, on the move and at work. Rather than start with an existing notebook model and adapt it for the web, we've designed this from scratch to meet the needs of those people specifically."
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0spookie , 24 June 2011 02:01No power or internet connection = no pc! doesn't sound very good for me...
0Silmarunya , 24 June 2011 02:05Very nice... A limited PC that only works with a reliable internet connection on hand.
0aje21 , 24 June 2011 20:44Huh, so how is this not a 12" netbook with free O/S yet costing as much as a proper (if entry level) laptop?
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Sandip Hodkhasa, Class of '09
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Aeronautical
Graduate student in mechanical engineering, Texas A&M University
Relocating from India, Sandip Hodkhasa sought out a college with a friendly, but career-focused student population. He liked what he saw in Vaughn College.
"I noticed all of these students who worked full-time or part-time, and even after they were finished working they were motivated to study," Hodkhasa recalled. "They'd meet in the library or sometimes a classroom if one was available. That's how I met so many of my friends."
Hodkhasa moved from Kolkata, India, near the Bangladesh border, to the United States in 2005. His family settled in Birmingham, Ala., where he began to research engineering and aviation schools. Vaughn seemed an ideal fit.
"I always wanted to study aeronautical engineering," Hodkhasa said. "But I had only seen large universities in the U.S. Vaughn is smaller and it has a smaller student-faculty ratio, which helped me."
A high school cricket player in his native country, Hodkhasa used his competitive instincts as motivation for a degree in mechanical engineering technology, focusing on aeronautics. He graduated in 2009 with a 3.95 grade-point average and is now pursuing a master's in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University.
Hodkhasa anticipates receiving his master's in 2012, after which he will continue for a doctorate in mechanical engineering. He hopes his continued academic endeavors are as inspiring as his years at Vaughn.
"What I remember most are my professors," he says. "They were extremely helpful and pleasant. Apart from that, I made great friends that, knock wood, will always be my friends."


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This list is connected with 'bear' expressions (phrasal verbs and collocations). Please see "how to use this site" and "anki – downloading importing" so you can make flashcards from this list. There are a lot more collocations and phrasal verbs with bear. I have chosen ones that I think are useful and intermediate – advanced may not know. If you know a few, just delete them after you import them.
|We didn't need to bear the c___(nesti rasxody, pay for)
|To bear the cost (s) of something
|The dying soldier couldn't bear the p___ (vynosit bol')
|He couldn't bear the pain
|The government must bear the bl____ for the bad economy (brat na sebya otvetsvenost)
|To bear the blame for something
|In 1941, the Nazis were bearing d___ on Moscow (naletat)
|To bear down on something / someone
|How is Bob bearing __ after the accident? (coping, managing)
|How is he bearing up?
|Please bear w__ me for a minute (be patient please)
|Please bear with me a moment
|Russians generally don't bear a gr__ against the Germans (imet zub protiv)
|To bear a grudge against
|America often brings political pressure __ bear on small countries (puts pressure on)
|To bring pressure to bear on someone
|The companies' joint venture bore fr__ (was successful)
|To bear (bore, born) fruit (plodJ)
|My friends bears a striking rese____ to Lenin (really looks like)
|To bear a striking resemblance to
|I can't bear the th_____ of dying (it really upsets me)
|I can't bear the thought of + ing
|We need to bear __ m_____ that (imet vvidu)
|To bear something in mind (keep in mind)
|The plan does not bear close scru___ (ne vyderzhivaet blizkogo rasmatrivania)
|It does not bear close scrutiny


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I'm writing a single threaded program, which sometimes calls blocking methods (ie
Can I be sure that the interrupted status of my thread is never set? Are there other conditions under which the JVM or the JRE standard library might decide to set the interrupt flag on my thread?
It seems true, but I couldn't find any mention about it in the Java docs.


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Participate in a River Cleanup on the 'Soon-To-Be Wild and Scenic' Molalla River
American Rivers wants to encourage our members and supporters to volunteer for a river cleanup along the Molalla River. The Molalla River is nestled in the Willamette Valley, only 50 miles from Portland, Oregon. From its headwaters beyond Table Rock Wilderness in the Cascade Range, the crystal-clear and biologically diverse Molalla River tumbles through forests to its confluence with the Willamette River. It is a true remnant of the historical Oregon landscape – a river corridor filled with cedar, hemlock, old-growth Douglas fir forest, and basalt rock canyons. As well as providing clean drinking water for the cities of Molalla and Canby, the river supports a treasure of ecosystems and offers year-round recreational opportunities. It is home to native winter steelhead and salmon runs, an abundance of wildlife, geological wonders and a profusion of recreational opportunities.
American Rivers has been working with the Molalla River Alliance for the past year to achieve Wild and Scenic designation for 22 miles of this Oregon treasure. This legislation passed the House of Representatives in Nov. 2009 and is awaiting passage in the Senate.
Molalla RiverWatch, one of the watersheds groups that is part of the Alliance, is organizing several river cleanups along the Molalla River this spring and summer on April 17, June 12, Aug. 29, and Oct. 16. See the website for more details. All volunteers are welcome for a fun day helping to cleanup the beautiful Molalla River!
The first event is an Earth Day River Cleanup on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Feyrer Park at 9:00 AM. Please bring gloves and wear appropriate clothing for the weather. Directions from Hwy 211 in Molalla – From the east side of Molalla follow signs and Feyrer Park Rd. to Feyrer Park. There will be an afternoon BBQ for volunteers. See the above website for more details.
Find cleanups like these and how to organize your own as part of American Rivers' National River Cleanup program.


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Manage Your Stress and Pain Through Music
ISBN13:by Hanser Ed D. Mt-Bc, Suzanne B.
Hal Leonard Corp
Heal your body, mind and spirit using the profound power found in music. This research-based approach to wellness will help you to feel better. Learn to use music to manage your stress and reduce your physical suffering, whether due to the everyday stresses of life or emotional and physical pain. Dr. Hanser and Dr. Mandel share uniquely effective music therapy strategies, learned from many years of research, clinical practice, and personal experience. The accompanying CD provides musical selections with guided relaxation and imagery to enhance your well-being. Includes a foreword, introduction and index.
Author Biography
Dr. Suzanne B. Hanser is founding chair, Music Therapy Department at Berklee College of Music, and is affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. She is past president of both the World Federation of Music Therapy and National Association for Music Therapy Dr. Susan E. Mandel is a consultant to Lake Health in Ohio, where she manages the music therapy program and music therapy research investigations. She is on the faculty of the School of Advanced Studies at University of Phoenix.
Table of Contents
|CD Tracks
|p. viii
|p. ix
|p. xi
|The Foundation
|What Can Music Do for You?
|p. 3
|Our Music Therapy Research
|p. 4
|p. 4
|Depression and Anxiety
|p. 5
|p. 6
|Cardiac Illness
|p. 7
|Research Underway
|p. 9
|End Note
|p. 9
|What Is Stress?
|p. 11
|What Is Pain?
|p. 17
|Assess Your Needs
|p. 25
|The Nature of Your Stress
|p. 26
|What Do You Feel in Your Body?
|p. 28
|What Is Going on in Your Mind?
|p. 31
|The Nature of Your Pain
|p. 32
|Your Personal Music
|p. 35
|An Evolving Plan for Music
|p. 41
|Create Your Personal Music Plan
|Introducing Your Personal Music Plan
|p. 48
|Introducing You to Our Music
|p. 50
|Body and Breath
|p. 53
|Take a Deep Breath
|p. 53
|A Musical Workout
|p. 56
|A Musical Massage
|p. 59
|Building a Bond with Music
|p. 62
|Relax Your Body and Mind
|p. 67
|Finding Inner Harmony
|p. 67
|Sensing Peaceful Images
|p. 68
|Discovering Your Imagination
|p. 71
|Through Your Mind to Your Body
|p. 75
|Focus Your Attention
|p. 75
|Creative Problem-Solving
|p. 77
|Lullaby and Good Night
|p. 81
|A Musical Boost
|p. 83
|Singing and Chanting
|p. 87
|p. 88
|p. 91
|p. 95
|Write Some Lyrics
|p. 96
|Write Some Music
|p. 100
|From Your Mind to Your Heart
|p. 100
|Write for Someone Else
|p. 100
|Playing an Instrument and Improvising
|p. 103
|Play On
|p. 103
|Take a Risk
|p. 104
|p. 107
|p. 113
|Applications for Everyday Living
|p. 117
|The Traffic Buster
|p. 118
|The Workout Mom
|p. 119
|The Substitute
|p. 119
|The Guitarist
|p. 120
|The Singing Bowl
|p. 120
|The Chanter
|p. 121
|The Punk Rocker
|p. 122
|The Companion
|p. 122
|A Warm Glow
|p. 123
|Reaching Out to Others
|p. 124
|Applications for Stress and Pain
|p. 127
|The Sleep Manager
|p. 128
|Bryan's Lullaby
|p. 128
|The Pain Manager
|p. 129
|The Chronic Pain Manager
|p. 130
|Sweet Distraction
|p. 130
|The Stress Manager
|p. 131
|Slowing Down
|p. 132
|Feeling Wiggy
|p. 133
|Through Pain and Will
|p. 133
|A New Woman
|p. 134
|Shared Joy
|p. 134
|The Entertainer
|p. 135
|In a Mother's Words: A Pre- and Post-Natal Music Listening Experience
|p. 136
|Amazing Grace
|p. 139
|The Easy Listener
|p. 140
|Your Music Applications
|p. 142
|Evaluate and Enhance Your Music Plan
|Coda: Music for Life
|p. 147
|Evaluate Your Experiences
|p. 148
|Commit to Your Plan
|p. 148
|Value Yourself
|p. 149
|p. 152
|Bibliography, Music Resources, and For Further Reading
|p. 155
|Log Sheets
|p. 161
|Stress Assessment Log
|p. 162
|Pain Assessment Log
|p. 164
|Music Listening Log
|p. 166
|Music Plan Worksheet
|p. 168
|p. 170
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White Lodging and Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of the new 255-room Hyatt Place hotel in downtown Nashville, slated to open in late 2013. The hotel will be owned by affiliates of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. and White Lodging and is the first new construction, select-service venture for Host.
'The city leaders continue to do an outstanding job in positioning downtown Nashville for future success, and we are thrilled today to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Hyatt Place hotel,' said Deno Yiankes, White Lodging president and CEO, investments and developments.
The ceremony was held in the parking lot of Sole Mio, 311 3rd Ave. S., a restaurant adjacent to the construction site, and was attended by representatives from the city, including the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, Convention Center Authority, Nashville Downtown Partnership and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.
'White Lodging has proven themselves to be excellent developers and successful operators and we are pleased to be partnering with them on this exciting new project,' said Timothy Marvin, managing director, Americas acquisitions, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. 'We are also confident in the Hyatt Place brand and believe it will be a very successful project.'
Hyatt Place Nashville/Downtown will be constructed on the former site of Rock City Machine Co., and will be developed and managed by White Lodging. The 13-story hotel is designed by PFVS Architects, and will include 3,600 square feet of meeting space and a 175-space parking garage. The hotel's lobby will include the Hyatt Place brand's signature food-and-beverage options, including The Gallery, a full bar serving wine, beer, spirits and coffee open 24 hours and a new complimentary hot breakfast, known as the a.m. Kitchen Skillet, featuring signature breakfast sandwiches and other offerings.
Hyatt Place Nashville/Downtown is White Lodging's second hotel in Nashville and will complement the construction of the Music City Center, Nashville's new convention center scheduled to open in 2013 on 19 acres in Nashville's downtown area, just one block from the hotel. Along with the convention center, Hyatt Place Nashville/Downtown guests will be a block away from the newly expanded Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, a short walk from the city's business district and around the corner from one of the countless live music venues just two blocks away on Broadway, the street where many of today's top musical artists got their start.
'With all of the current growth in downtown Nashville, the Hyatt Place is the perfect brand to meet the needs of both business and leisure travelers in this market,' said Brett Lasher, vice president of real estate and development for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. 'We're excited this project involves two of the most well-respected developers and investors in the hospitality industry as we continue to expand our relationship with the top names in lodging across both Hyatt select service brands.'
For sports fans, Hyatt Place Nashville/Downtown will be a short walk from the Bridgestone Arena, home of Nashville's professional hockey team, the Predators, and one of the closest hotels to the LP Field, where the Tennessee Titans gain the home field advantage. The hotel is also less than two miles from Vanderbilt University and the restaurant-filled West End District.
All 255 suites are 20 percent larger than the average hotel room, and decorated in Hyatt's signature, upscale decor. Guests can relax in separate sitting and sleeping areas equipped with a mini fridge while watching their room's 42-inch flat screen TV and enjoying free Wi-Fi.
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
The Mapping & Geographic Information Systems (GIS) section provided cartographic services, GIS/GPS training and technical support, spatial modeling, analysis, and geographic data development. The GIS section within the Bureau of Wildlife Resources. The section supports a wide range of VDGIF core functions, contributing map products and services throughout the agency. In addition, GIS staff maintains internet mapping services for the public and provide data to other governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Environmental Review:
- The Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service (VAFWIS)
- The Wildlife Environmental Review Map Service (WERMS)
Outdoor Recreation:
- Find Game - Point. Click. Map. Find Virginia's public hunting lands! Online interactive mapping website to locate public huntable lands and game species.
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text: 000 FXUS63 KAPX 271917 AFDAPX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Gaylord MI 317 PM EDT FRI MAY 27 2016 .SHORT TERM...(Tonight and Saturday) Issued at 317 PM EDT Fri May 27 2016 Upper level ridge axis extends thru the Great Lakes region this afternoon. Surface pattern and surface winds remain rather weak and ill-defined attm....but are generally from the south thanks to high pressure anchored along the mid Atlantic states and developing low pressure over the Plains. Temps warmed quickly this morning once the fog dissipated...but progress has since been slowed due to a thicker cirrus shield that lifted into the area from upstream convection... as well as some sct/bkn altocu and cu. Temps have been rather stagnant since...holding mainly in the mid 70s to lower 80s. No convection has developed as of yet across our CWA...but a small area of showers and storms is making steady progress toward the SW portion of our area. Strengthening low level jet poking into Srn Wisconsin attm is providing some added support and moisture transport to ongoing convection over that region. NAM12...RAP13 and latest HRRR all redevelop convection over our SW CWA late this afternoon. Convection then spread N/NE thru much of our CWA...especially across Nrn Lwr Michigan...thru the evening hours. NAM boosts MUCAPES to around 2000 J/kg this afternoon...while the RAP only shows around 1500 J/kg for the afternoon. Speed shear actually diminishes later this afternoon and evening as upper level winds weaken and low level winds strengthen as the eastern edge of the low level jet leans into Michigan. Not quite the setup we had yesterday afternoon. Cannot rule out an isold strong/possibly svr storms thru evening during peak diurnal instability combined with a weakly shear environment. Surface low over the Plains begins to lift toward the Wrn Great Lakes region by late evening and slowly proceeds NE to Wisconsin by late Saturday. Deep moisture surges into Michigan ahead of this system later tonight and Saturday. The two combined along with some instability...diurnally enhanced Saturday afternoon...will push our POPs to likely after 00z tonight and thru 00z on Sunday. Embedded thunderstorms are certainly expected given MUCAPES holding around 500 J/kg tonight and then quickly increasing to near 2000 J/kg on Saturday thanks to daytime heating/instability. Expect another warm and muggy late May night across the Northwoods...with overnight lows ranging from the upper 50s in Ern Upr Michigan to the low to mid 60s across Nrn Lwr Michigan (cooler near the lakeshores). We will see another very warm and humid day on Saturday despite increasing chances of precip and cloud cover. Afternoon highs will range from the upper 70s in Ern Upr Michigan to the 80s across Nrn Lwr Michigan (cooler near the lakeshores...of course). .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday) Issued at 317 PM EDT Fri May 27 2016 IMPACTS: Severe thunderstorms possible Sunday afternoon/evening. Currently in SPC marginal risk. Primary threat currently looks to be strong winds, will see how things evolve. PATTERN SYNOPSIS/EXPECTED EVOLUTION: Unsettled pattern continues. Initially, there are a few areas of troughing to our west. A negatively tilted, cutoff low over the Pacific NW, digging into ID and western MT. Additional open waves further south over the Pacific near the Baja California Peninsula and over the Central Plains. The disturbance currently in the Caribbean continues to move toward the SE Atlantic coast, with the latest outlook from the NHC giving a 90% chance of cyclone formation in the next 48 hours, which could be moving inland over the weekend, with portions of Bermuda High nosing into the Carolinas. The open wave over the Central Plains will lift toward the Great Lakes through the weekend, helping to drive an occluding surface low through MN/WI. This open wave will pass over MI Sunday, while the surface low passes to our west and north. With strong return flow, we will remain under gradually building ridging until the wave passes on Sunday. Flow becomes more zonal east of the Rockies through the day Monday, while troughing remains over the Pacific NW and Baja California. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES/CONCERNS: Severe weather threat for Sunday. ASSOCIATED WEATHER: With the low over the plains and the combination of the low off the coast of Florida and Bermuda High nosing into the Carolinas, continued strong return flow will bring high PWAT values to the region through Sunday. Currently progged values are at or above 90% percentile. Dewpoints will remain into the 60s over the weekend, with the passage of the weak front late Sunday helping to knock down the dewpoints for Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will diminish overnight Saturday, but pick up again Sunday afternoon. There is a chance for some of the storms Sunday to become severe. As mentioned earlier, dewpoints will push into the 60s in the strong return flow ahead of the approaching front. There is also some upper level support with diffluent flow ahead of the trough and possibly some divergence in the right entrance region of a jet streak. Just when the trough and jet streak move over can certainly enhance or put a damper on the severe chances. Timing right now looks like they may come a bit before peak afternoon heating, which would be less conducive for the severe threat. The main threat with this looks to be high winds, with dry mid-levels, low level lapse rates around 8 C/km,and DCAPE near 800 J/Kg. Bulk shear is a bit low for supercell support, with most of the CWA under 30kts 0-6km, with little SRH as winds remain SW through most of the column. The NAM is quite a bit more aggressive with CAPE, putting out around 3000 J/Kg 18Z Sunday, with the GFS closer to the 1500 -2000 J/Kg mark. Given the tendency for the NAM to be too moist in the low levels, I think the CAPE is a bit overdone. That said, 1000 J/Kg is still sufficient for development especially if the upper level support comes through later in the afternoon. With sub 10Kft WBZ heights, there could be some hail though it will likely remain sub-severe. With the transition to more zonal flow and lowering PWATS, things will begin to clear up Monday. MAYHEW Fairly zonal upper level flow is expected to start the period Monday night with little in the way of consequence through the day Tuesday as weak high pressure is anchored overhead. The envelope of solutions widens Tuesday night through the remainder of the week as global model guidance differs significantly as to the overall pattern and associated precip chances. Based on run-to-run consistency, have hedged toward the 12z ECMWF/NAM/GEM, which brings developing low pressure into the northern Plains (rather than digging upper level energy into the intermountain west), ultimately swinging a frontal boundary through the Great Lakes resulting in increased precipitation/thunder chances Tuesday night through Thursday night. A cooling temperature trend throughout the extended is expected with highs ranging from through the mid-upper 70s Tuesday, falling to the upper 60s-low 70s by Friday. Overnight lows within a few degrees of normal, generally ranging from the mid 40s to low 50s. Gillen && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday afternoon) Issued at 119 PM EDT Fri May 27 2016 Scattered showers and thunderstorms will redevelop this afternoon...initially around MBL and TVC and will then spread N/NE to PLN and APN later this afternoon and early evening. Areal coverage of this precip will increase thru the night and into Saturday as an area of low pressure and associated deep moisture lift northward into the Wrn Great Lakes region. Winds will remain generally from the SE under 10 kts tonight...shifting to the south on Saturday. && .MARINE... Issued at 317 PM EDT Fri May 27 2016 Winds and waves will remain below SCA criteria thru tonight thanks to a relatively weak pressure gradient remaining overhead. Conditions may reach SCA criteria on Saturday and again on Sunday for locations along Lake Michigan south of Grand Traverse Light as low level winds strengthen ahead of low pressure lifting into the Wrn Great Lakes region. The chance of showers and storms will steadily increase tonight ahead of that low pressure system...with showers and storms remaining in the forecast thru the weekend. && .APX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... MI...NONE. LH...NONE. LM...NONE. LS...NONE. && $$ SHORT TERM...MLR LONG TERM...Gillen/Mayhew AVIATION...MLR MARINE...MLR


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Re: Examples of SQL anomalies?
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:51:47 -0400
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"-CELKO-" <jcelko212_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> The question is, if these issues are due to the SQL specification or
>>> simply due to a problem in a specific SQL product. Or could it be, that
>>> the definition is not precise enough in some points, so that database
>>> vendors implemented it differently? <<
> Nope, it is the specs. All aggregate (set) functions begin by
> removing the NULLs from their parameter set, then if there is a
> DISTINCT option on the parameter, they remove redundant duplicates and
> finally do the operation (MIN, MAX, AVG, SUM, COUNT on what is left.
> Since an empty set has no elements upon which to apply an operation,
> SQL returns a NULL (okay, it should be an "undefined" if we were
> mathematically correct).
MIN, MAX and AVG are meaningless when applied to an empty bag, but it seems to me that COUNT should always return 0 when the bag is empty, and similarly, SUM should return 0. SUM should only return NULL if one of the values to be summed is NULL.
> In SQL as in Set Theory, equality (=) and grouping are not the same;
> the SUM() and the + are not the same. They are for different levels
> of abstraction. It makes senses after your first course with
> transfinite numbers -- the cardinality of Aleph Null is not the same
> as counting all the integers one by one, etc.
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Muffled screams: Actual reports supplied to the State Department
Does the State Department assign countries to their tiers based strictly on evidence of forced prostitution, or do outside diplomatic pressures affect the rankings?
U.S. law says that offending countries must be making real progress against sex trafficking in order to win a Tier 1 or 2 ranking. Advocates for trafficking victims say that should be interpreted to mean that police are cooperating with efforts to rescue sexual slaves, are not shielding brothel owners, and are prosecuting the pimps of child prostitutes, in accord with local laws.
So, how are some of the worst offenders doing on those counts? WORLD obtained hundreds of pages of actual reports submitted to the State Department by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working to combat sex trafficking around the globe. Each case is meticulously documented with dates, times, street addresses, names of officials, and names of victims. In many cases, there are also actual photos of the victim and her pimp or madam. What follows are excerpts of verbatim transcripts of those reports; only identifying information has been changed to protect the NGOs, which often do their work undercover.
Jan. 22, 2002
22:00-03:00 hours
Mumbai, India
NGO representatives went to Khetwadi (red-light area) and were surprised to see the whole area closed down. There were a few policemen in uniform who did not allow any prostitutes on the streets and were telling them of a possible raid. Members of the NGO undercover team were told by the police to leave the area because there would be a raid.... During the raid, NGO advocate Malashri overheard constable Prassed saying to a brothel keeper, "We warned you there would be a raid. Why didn't you take precautions?"
Victim name: T
Age: 13-14
Nature of abuse: Forced prostitution
Oct. 29, 2001
9:20 hours
Mumbai, India
Despite a pre-arranged raid to rescue girls forced into prostitution in Sonapur red-light area, Senior Inspector Gangwal refused to conduct the raid. Assistant Constable Chauhan, who agreed to do the raid when spoken to on Oct. 24 also refused to authorize the raid. He admitted that he had given his word but stated that he "would not keep his word."
Victims: K, K, and A
Ages: approximately 15
Nature of abuse: Forced prostitution
Feb. 22, 2002
23:00 hours
Mumbai, India
A successful raid was conducted by the police and the NGO. One girl was rescued from a brothel on Navalkar Lane. The NGO lodged a First Information Report (FIR) [and] requested the assistant police inspector to charge the accused with sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 of the Immoral Traffic Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code. API refused in the same way that he did during the prior raids on 12-11-01 and 01- 11-02.... As a result of this refusal to enforce legislation, the accused was released the day after arrest. Age verification tests by the police subsequently proved the victims were minors.
April 27, 2002
It is imperative that we are proactive in this case to secure the arrest of the owner of the brothel. The police refuse to arrest her ... From one interview with a victim we have learned the following: Three weeks ago she was tricked by the owner to go with her from Burma to Thailand. On her first night, a Chinese customer paid 30,000 baht to rape a virgin. When the victim screamed in pain, the owner came in and put tape over her mouth and head to muffle the screams until the customer finished.... So confident is [the owner] that she will not be called into account, she slept in the brothel after we raided it and left the next morning before we raided it again.
Name in Thai: D
Nationality: Burmese
Date of birth: 1988
One day during school break a woman named M told her mom that during school holidays she should let her daughter, D, go to work in Thailand. M also told her mom that D would work in a noodle shop and that the owner would help D get a Thai ID card. Upon agreement to take D to work in Thailand, M took D and another girl named T to J, who is the brothel owner. M received about 6,000 baht from J for each girl. J arranged for one man to drive the two girls from Mae Sai to Bangkok. D said she knew that this man who took them to Bangkok is a police officer because he wore pants the same color as other Thai police and a white T- shirt which had a red stripe and police symbol.... At the checkpoint this man showed two fingers to the police and they let him pass through without stopping. This man handed them to the owner and received 3,000 baht for delivery of the two girls. D said since she arrived, she was forced to work at a brothel and received 3-7 customers a day. During Songdran festival, she had to receive up to 12 men. Worked from 4 p.m. till 5 a.m. and never got paid.


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OK, so in a moment of bravery after watching a mountain stage of the TDF I signed up for my first organised 'challenge' ride. 210km (131miles) aroun Port Phillip bay. Mostly flat but with some hills near the start.
The event is 11 weeks away and I have absolutely no idea how to prepare for it. The longest I've ridden in the past is about 160km in one day but broken into 3 lots with long stops in between...... this ride has a 12 hour time limit.
At the moment I'm commuting about 50km a day, 5 days a week. I eat quite healthy but at 227lb I suspect that I may be carrying a bit too much weight for my 5'11" height.
How do I prepare for this event? I'm a little apprehensive now that the reality is setting in, and I'm motivated to train long and hard for the next 11 weeks, whatever it takes, I just need to know what that is.


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There's a new gold rush in Colorado, thanks to new laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use. And just as the businesses that supplied the miners in the first gold rush often struck it rich, the businesses that support the marijuana industry are doing almost as well as the dispensaries themselves.
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Sam Kamin and Joel Warner in Slate touch on several of the industries that benefit from the state's relaxed laws, particularly the "ancillary businesses" that are more attractive to outside investors, who need at least two years of in-state residency to qualify for more direct involvement in the marijuana business. Plus:
"...let's not forget that selling, cultivating, and manufacturing marijuana remains prohibited by federal law. Thus, risk-averse businesspeople might prefer to invest in companies that are not directly involved in violating federal law."
So which businesses are making money in Colorado?
1. Real estate.
Kamin and Warner interview one realtor who has developed a specialty in selling houses with space (and privacy) for growing the 12 marijuana plants that are legal for recreational use. Previously, she carved out a niche in handicapped-accessible housing. This, she tells Slate, is more lucrative.
2. Point-of-sale systems.
Marijuana disappears over time: if it's not consumed, it literally disintegrates. Sellers need specialized POS systems that won't make it look like they're skimming off the top or losing product.
3. Security.
Before there were firms catering directly to the marijuana industry (and its 12 pages of rules outlining legally mandated security procedures) there were some funny stories about robberies. The best one, probably, is the couple who dressed up in ninja costumes and stole a jar of marijuana from a medical dispensary.
Now, companies like Canna Security America ensure that no other hilarious robberies threaten sellers' bottom lines.
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Photo: Attorney Sean Summers speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court following oral arguments in Snyder v. Phelps on Wednesday. Al Snyder, the father of a soldier killed in Iraq, sued Fred Phelps for the distress caused when Phelps protested at his son's funeral. (Photo by Chris Geidner.)
The U.S. Supreme Court now must consider how to rule in Snyder v. Phelps, which was argued before the high court this morning.
As I wrote in the story about the arguments — "'You're Going to Hell' — But First, the Supreme Court" — the case raises complex issues of First Amendment law:
The case, which centers around the religious group behind the godhatesfags.com website and who also protested outside of Matthew Shepard's funeral in 1998, presents the justices with a question about whether the First Amendment protection of, as Justice Sonia Sotomayor put it, public commentary about public figures — which the court previously held is protected — also applies to public commentary about private figures.
The case also, though, is about a son who died at war, and that impression was indelible throughout the day:
As Al Snyder left the court with Summers, he spoke briefly with Metro Weekly about the LGBT community's familiarity with Fred and Margie Phelps and the WBC's protests. He said he's thankful for the kindness shown to him by the LGBT community: "They've been great supporters."
On the way to their cars, Snyder, Summers and Kansas Attorney General Steve Six (D) were greeted on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol by U.S. Capitol Police Officer Keith Atkins.
Atkins, in a brief and informal ceremony, presented Snyder with a flag dedicated to the "countless sacrifices made by Lance Corporal [Matthew] Snyder … a brave Marine and great American." Atkins added, as he presented the flag to Snyder, "I put 'Semper Fi' on there, because I know he would want that."
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Photo: U.S. Capitol Police Officer Keith Atkins gives Al Snyder a flag flown over the U.S. House of Representatives earlier Wednesday in honor of Atkins's son, Matthew. (Photo by Chris Geidner.)
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American Idol Season 5 Finalist Mandisa Wins Her First Grammy!
Future American Idols, take note: You've got some big shoes to fill!
We hear a lot about the successes of Idol winners like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood — duh, because they're amazing — but we can't forget about our other Idol favorites who are out there doing incredible things after their time on the show whether or not they won the whole thing. Example A: Season 5's Mandisa, who took home her very first Grammy award last night!
She's been nominated three times in the past and this year Mandisa finally got her trophy! Her album, Overcomer, got two nominations in the Christian Music category and won Best Contemporary Christian Music Album! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the title track from the album has hit number one on the Billboard Christian Charts; Mandisa credits the inspiration for the song to Good Morning America host Robin Roberts.
In the years since Idol, Mandisa has also lost 100 pounds and is looking healthier and happier than ever!
Despite the obstacles she had to Overcome (see what we did there?) Mandisa has proven she's a star! And now she has the Grammy win to prove it.
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Well, it depends on whether you are or not. But here's something to start with when crafting a statement. Copy, paste, and modify the document to fit your individual situation and state of readiness (or lack or readiness).
"Real Impact Inc. has given top priority to preparing for the Year 2000-long before the Year 2000. We conducted our first assessment of the Year 2000 computer problem in 1996.
We found out then that we need to replace some of our systems, and renovate some others. We've done so. Since then, we've had an outside consultant come in and take a look at whether everything was in order. This consultant verified that we've done everything that we know needs to be done in order to prepare for the new year.
We've also contacted each of our vendors and others, including our payroll administrator, our pension plans, our health plans, and others, to stress to them the importance of Year 2000 compliance. We're confident that our vendors, partners and others have applied-and are still applying-the same diligence to this process as we have.
We're planning on a smooth transition into the new millennium. Please call us at 800/555-XXXX if you have any questions about our efforts, or e-mail email@example.com.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
i cut the stump about chest height. any lower and i wouldn't have been sure to get it down. as it was, when it started to go i stepped away from it for safety and it leaned to fill my notch and stopped right there--hung. a couple of rakes from my spinning chain across the newly revealed notch and it fell.
tristan had been helping me all morning. he is learning to stack wood. he stacked that whole smaller row. sure it is only the first layer but most of that wood came from across the yard. he can move a wheelbarrow flush with wood. mostly he loaded the wheelbarrow completely full with wood and i'd come and wheel it over to his pile and dump it there, where he'd stack it from. it is surprising how much that frees me to get other dangerous stuff done.
these stacks are ten feet by five feet tall. this wood sitting right here is likely enough to get us through next winter. oh, but that isn't the half of it. we'll have several more stacks like these before this tree is completely worked up.
i chased tristan off while felling the big log. when i was done i discovered him collecting acorns.
he was getting them for the pigs. they get so excited over acorns. he took it upon himself to provide them with some excitement. such a good-natured boy.
the acorns were falling heavily this day. you could hear them pelt the steel roof of the chicken coop every few minutes.
tabitha was out getting groceries from the yard.
these turnips ended up as part of the most glorious turkey-pot-pie. it had sweet potatoes, acorn squash, chard, onions, carrots and garlic. nearly all the ingredients were from our little farm, sans the turkey. it was so good that i ate a second huge helping and almost exploded.
we have to burn-carbon today. that is what we call it every time we drive anywhere. i must attend a seminar on our heath care. the state health care is changing affiliations and i need to understand the new stuff completely to make informed choices for my family. the whole family will go to springfield with me. we'll run all those errands that get queued up and likely end up in a fabric store or two. we love our new van. it has been such a blessing in disguise. don't get me wrong being in debt really sucks. none-the-less we love our van and are happy as things are.
10 comments:
- Renee said...
We have been collecting black walnuts...I am concerned that it will be a bad winter.. last years walnuts were few and far between this year we have never seen so many:)
I knew you would love your van..Gods ways are always best and you and your family are now safe to drive and not to worry about a break down...but I agree debt is bad!
- Wendy said...
We've been collecting acorns, too. We're planning to process them for acorn flour. So far, it's been a fun process ;). We have a bucketful for ourselves, and an equally-sized bucket for the chickens. I'm thinking it's too bad we don't have pigs :).
As for wood - we have about seven cords and are hoping it will be enough. We started last winter with ten and had a lot left over. Guess we'll see. We're trying not to have a fire when it's above 50° outside.
- karl said...
renee, there was a bumper crop of walnuts around here last year. so-much-so that it drove walnut prices down for this year too.
wendy, you'd like pigs, albeit they stink. they have to be far enough from the house, ours are as close as we'd ever want them. the waste that they happily consume is gratifying in itself. then there is all the benefits, bacon, chop, tenderloin, roasts, sausage and lard glorious-lard.
- jenny said...
I can relate on having only one car that the whole family cannot fit in. My van was out of commission for a month and I was confined to home with the kids. Part of me didn't mind, and the other part couldn't wait to get out of the house! The van is finally fixed and I will no longer take it for granted. How nice it is to take the whole family out again! I'm glad that you and the family are loving the van, and yes, debt sucks.
- Captain's Wife - Jennifer said...
Wow! That is A LOT of wood! Woo Hoo! :)
- Beau said...
That's a beautiful wood pile! I know what you mean about working a tree bigger than the chain saw blade. Nice work and must feel good, sort of like putting up vegetables!
- Patrick and Emily said...
Nice update! Thank you! Miss you guys!
- Pablo said...
You're putting the firewood directly on the ground? How much of it do you lose to rot that way?
- karl said...
pablo, i stack all wood on old steel roofing material. it just looks like it is directly on the ground. my first year i lost quite a bit of wood before i adopted this method.
- Sara said...
Karl, I always drape an old piece of plastic sheeting (old shower curtain, etc) over the stack of wood I'm using to keep it dry. Especially helpful when the wet logs turn to ice logs!


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Charles M. Carter, from Indianapolis, earned the national No. 1 plate in the Vintage 100cc class for 2012 in the AMA Vintage Grand Championships at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, during AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.
Who was Carter's toughest competition?
"Everyone that had a 100 cc motocross bike!" he said. "But especially the younger generation."
Carter raced for a few years in his early life, from about 15-18 years old. He then took a long hiatus until he was 45 and has been racing ever since, Carter is now 56.
Carter enjoys racing in the AMA Vintage Grand Championships because it is "close to home, it coincides with AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, and it's a four-day weekend."
For the 2013 season he plans to do more racing nationally.
Carter has no plans of giving up racing anytime soon. He said he will be racing "until I'm dead, and hopefully that will be a long, long time from now!"
Outside of racing, Carter's hobbies include "work, work, work. Either at work, on the house, on my trucks, or on my 17 motorcycles."
Carter would like to thank "my mom and dad. Although not actual sponsors, without their support in my younger years, I would not be racing now."
He would also like to thank "my wife Annette, who lets me get away every now and then to go racing, and my fellow MX-ers who support each other at every race and between races."


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The Cardinals scored four times in the sixth inning to back six stellar frames from Lance Lynn in a 5-1 win over the Reds at Busch Stadium. Lynn struck out 10 while allowing just four hits and a walk for the win. Matt Adams' pinch-homer erased a 1-0 deficit for St. Louis. Allen Craig and Carlos Beltran also knocked in runs for the Redbirds.
The Cardinals and Reds play the rubber match of their three-game series this afternoon at Busch Stadium. First pitch is set for 12:45 p.m., with Jake Westbrook slated to oppose Homer Bailey. The Reds won Monday's opener 13-4 before the Cards bounced back last night to win 5-1. Cincinnati is 5-and-3, while St. Louis is 4-and-4.


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Hannah Montana and an amoral mom
January 2, 2008 - Betsy Bethel
This little news item appeared inside the paper Sunday and almost escaped my notice.
Like many of you, I read the headlines and the first sentence or two of a newspaper article and then decide if I want to read the rest or move on. That's one of the many nice things about newspapers -- you have the choice to consume a particular story rather than being held captive by a broadcast. I mean, if you want to know the weather, you don't have to endure being relentlessly teased about it and subjected to annoying commercials before you get the information you want; you just turn to the weather page.
But I digress.
The headline that caught my eye read: "Girl Falsely Claims Father Died in Iraq." I was curious about what would make a girl claim such a tragedy — to gain sympathy or extra Christmas presents, perhaps?
But no, it turns out — I'm sure you've heard about this by now -- the 6-year-old wrote an essay in a retail store contest to win four tickets to the sold-out Hannah Montana concert in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 9. Her essay won, but the store — Club Libby Liu — rescinded the prize after it determined the story was false.
Isn't it sad, I thought, that a little girl would be so misguided as to lie about her father's death in order to win tickets to a pop concert? How shocked her parents must be! I wondered how a girl of 6 could be so devious.
Then I continued to read, and of course, I found the real culprit.
Apparently the girl's mother, Priscilla Ceballos, wrote the essay for her daughter, concocting the heinous lie. Here is her statement: "We did the essay and that's what we did to win. We did whatever we could do to win." She said when she was asked by Club Libby Liu if the essay were true, she admitted it was a lie.
This is just wrong on so many levels it addles the mind.
1. She makes up a story capitalizing on the tragedies of the war in Iraq, cheapening what so many families have had to endure.
2. She enters a contest for her daughter, teaching the girl it's OK for Mom to do all the work and to lie in the process to "win at all costs."
3. She seemingly has no shame about it, as if she'd done nothing wrong. She's probably moaning about how close she was to winning.
Playing the devil's advocate, one might say that she was only trying to make her daughter happy, and at least she came clean when asked about it.
Everyone wants to make their children happy, but your moral fiber has to be pretty threadbare for you to stoop as low as this mom did. Priscilla Ceballos needs a huge dose of Moral Metamucil!
As for telling the truth in the end ... thank goodness. That's the only redeeming part of the story. At least the little girl will learn a valuable lesson in the end -- that you don't get rewarded for doing wrong.
Unless, of course, some misguided do-gooder feels sorry for the girl and gets her tickets to the concert anyway.
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This week's sketch from The Sweet Stop, SSS165, is crazy cute with lots of layers. I wanted to make one last card for the upcoming holiday using We R Memory Keepers Red White & Blue papers.
The pinwheel was stamped using the Crackle background from PTI, the texture it adds is amazing.
Any plans for the 4th? We have been having record high temps here in east TN, so we will probably stay indoors. There is a local community that puts on a great fireworks display, so we might head over there later in the evening.


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Don't look now, but the Indiana Pacers might just be a force to be reckoned with in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers knocked off their second straight heavyweight and will be in search of a fourth straight win overall when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. Indiana secured wins over Miami and Chicago in the past four days, helping vault them to third in the conference standings, just 3 1/2 games behind the Heat.
The Hawks might just be the right team to challenge the Pacers, having beaten Indiana twice already this season to extend their dominance in the series. Atlanta has won four in a row against the Pacers, including 11 straight at home. Indiana will be hoping that playing at Bankers Life Fieldhouse turns the tide in the matchup, while attempting to maneuver through the middle game of the NBA's only back-to-back-to-back set this season.
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ABOUT THE HAWKS (26-20): Both teams played the Bulls in their last respective games, with the Hawks having the more challenging time. Atlanta suffered a 93-76 setback, leaving coach Larry Drew to question his team's physicality. "We did not respond in tonight's game," Drew told reporters afterwards. "From a physical standpoint, they absolutely manhandled us." Josh Smith has been doing his part for the Hawks, averaging 21.2 points and 10.6 rebounds over his past five contests.
ABOUT THE PACERS (29-19): The Pacers pushed their home winning streak to 14 games on Monday with a 111-101 win over the Bulls, in the process moving into a share of the Central Division lead with Chicago. It matches the team's longest streak since 2002-03. David West led the way with 29 points, a follow-up to his season-high, 30-point performance against the Heat. Indiana, which averages just 92 points per game, has suddenly found its scoring touch, topping 100 points for the fourth time in five games.
1. Hawks point guard Devin Harris did not play in their last game because of a sore foot. His status for Tuesday is uncertain.
2. Indiana is the NBA's top rebounding team at 45.5 per game.
3. Pacers All-Star F Paul George has been an Ironman of late, averaging 40-plus minutes over his past eight games.
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A closer look at the Cancun and Tulum will show that these places are actually very distinct, and owning a condo in one place is very different from the other. Consider some of these differences when you make your choice.
So, you're planning on investing in a Mexico condo for sale on the Caribbean coast – the picture-perfect beaches stretching south from Cancun for a few hundred miles. Everyone has some idea what Cancun real estate is all about – and more and more people are getting to know about Tulum real estate. But, in the end, it's all the same thing, right? Tulum is just a decade or so away from becoming another Cancun … or is it?
A closer look at the two locations will show that they are actually very distinct, and owning a condo in one place is very different from the other. First of all, it's important to recognize that they do share the beautiful beachfront of the Caribbean, as well as year-round warm weather, and the thriving economy of Latin America's most important tourism region. But the way in which these items play out in each places is different. Consider some of these differences when you make your choice:
City vs. Town – Currently, this is the simple truth of the matter; Cancun is a mid-sized city, soon to be the largest on the Yucatan Peninsula. It has the style of a well-designed suburb, picturesque, clean and easy to get around. Tulum is a town of 25,000 people. Even as the town grows, the growth plan includes various town and village center areas to keep the feeling small and quiet.
Conveniences vs. Nature – Cancun is the area's main commercial center. This means condo owners can enjoy close access to malls, international restaurant chains and many other conveniences from back home. Tulum's focus has been to develop a sense of ecological responsibility, combining new development with preservation and sustainability.
High-rise vs. Low-rise – In terms of condo buildings, as you might guess Cancun's specialty is high rise. These not only offer wide views of the beaches and Caribbean Sea, but also lower prices and more on-site amenities (gyms, spas, etc.) Condos in Tulum can be found with pools and lounge areas, and are always low-rise. This ties into the small-town, nature-focused culture.
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"We're just seeing the first waves of delivery. Right now, builders are building on past demand and past demand is growing at about twice the rate of what natural housing growth is, in the Toronto area in particular," Sheryl King, Canada Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, tells BNN. "The market is becoming so saturated that it's tough to get enough rent to cover your mortgage payment and that means people are depending solely on the fact that home prices keep rising to make this a good investment decision."
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Loudpedal Productions, a division of SPEED SPORT, has announced its media plan for the upcoming QMA Dirt Grands Sponsored by Larry's Service Center and SPEED SPORT.
This year's Dirt Grands will be at Taylorville Raceway in Taylorville, Ill., and will be hosted by the Christian County Quarter Midget Association. More than 600 entries are expected for the prestigious event.
Loudpedal Productions will be on-site shooting video from the first green flag beginning Wednesday, July 30. Daily recaps & highlights videos will be available for viewing on www.nationalspeedsportnews.com and loudpedalvideo.com.
Saturday's mains, beginning at 9 a.m. CST, will stream live for free courtesy of sponsors SPEED SPORT, Ashley Chassis and Briggs & Stratton. Due to expected overwhelming demand, pre-registration is highly encouraged. Visit http://www.loudpedalvideo.com/live/2014-qma-dirt-grands/ to sign up and sample other Loudpedal videos prior to the event.
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Vintage Color Photos of US cities - SkyscraperCity
what is interesting about these pictures is that I didn't know they had color back then.
are you sure someone didnt add color to these photos?
There are not many crowds or places in the country that have a better impact on the game than at Iowa State. The Cyclone fans are truly a sixth man. The place is so loud and always a fantastic crowd." - Former Kansas and current North Carolina head coach Roy Williams
Kodachrome was developed in the 1930s, if I recall correctly. At any rate, very interesting photos to see how these cities have changed.
Edit: no pun intended on the "developed," I swear.
Yeah, I guess that movies like Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind weren't in color a decade before these photos.
Go Cyclones!
I don't care if the color is real or not - those are some sweet photos. I really find it intriguing how cities evolve.
aliens took the pictures.. duh
Thats really cool stuff. To see how it was back in the day like that.
A couple St. Louis pics showed the arch. It was completed in 1965 - so they are some time after that...
Gone with the wind was made during the thirties and I believe it was in color.
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A couple St. Louis pics showed the arch. It was completed in 1965 - so they are some time after that...
Those pictures have a caption over them that says 1966.
These are very cool pictures.
if you scroll down you can see some pictures taken of Des Moines in 1959.
Some things never change.
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if you scroll down you can see some pictures taken of Des Moines in 1959.
Some things never change.
I don't know, besides the capital this doesn't look familiar. There are a ton of changes happening on the west side of downtown. I remember a decade ago when there were all kinds of porn stores on the opposite side of the Blues on Grand. That area looks so much better. When I first moved he in the early 90's Betts Lexus was also in that area if I remember right.
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I think I remember that comic. Good find.
Amazing to see how much these cities have changed. I completely agree with the replies too -- these cities had so much character back then, when you didn't have corporate logos plastered everywhere and streets packed with cars. Almost wish I had a time machine so that I could go back and see what these places looked like instead of relying on color photographs.
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April 15, 2015: The project is substantially complete pending completion of punchlist items.
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September 19, 2014: Nighttime paving work is scheduled beginning Sunday, September 21, weather permitting. Learn more here.
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The McLoughlin Boulevard Enhancement Project, Phase 2, has been designed to make safety improvements to the portion of McLoughlin Boulevard between the Clackamas River Bridge and Dunes Drive. Design is complete and includes enhanced bicycle and pedestrian facilities, landscaping, street trees and water quality improvements. The project has an eye on the future development of the area while considering the rich past of Oregon City.
Update on 6/16/14:
Work continues with the sidewalks and driveway concrete pour along the frontage road (Firestone Alley) near the OC Shopping Center entrance and asphaltic concrete paving will follow next week, weather permitting.
After the sidewalks are poured the TriMet bus shelter will be temporarily relocated to the north side of the frontage road.
Work also continues on the east side of 99E with demo on the bridge.
Next week the contractor will install storm pipe and catch basins on 99E northbound near the Clackamas River Bridge.
Update December 27, 2013
Wildish Standard Paving Co. out of Eugene Oregon was awarded the contract in the amount of $2,648,728 and issued a notice to proceed effective December 23, 2013. Six bids were received for the project and the bid tabulation is available on line.
As per the schedule, work should begin in the beginning of 2014 and be completed in 2015.
Update November 5, 2013
The project is currently being advertised to bidders 10/18/13 to 11/14/13
The bid opening will take place on 11/14/13
Award and contracts will be signed 11/21/13 to 1/2/14
Construction activity on highway 43 is expected to begin 1/17/14 to 2/27/14
Anticipated project completion early 2015
Update September 27, 2013
An Open House was held on September 25, 2013 at which the project consultant, David Evans and Associates presented information boards and exhibits for the event. If you were unable to attend, information is available for you to view here about the project.
Update September 20, 2013 - The construction contract to complete the work will be let through the ODOT Procurement Office - Construction Contracts Unit. More information is available on their web site.
Bid letting schedules are posted online and the project is identified by ODOT as:
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Update on PAWG Meetings:
A citizen-based Project Advisory Working Group (PAWG) has been meeting to review design of the McLoughlin Boulevard Project, Phase 2 project. Minutes/videos for their meetings are available below:
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Learn more about the soon-to-be under construction McLoughlin Blvd. Project (Clackamas River to Dunes Drive) which will be going out to bid via the ODOT Procurement Office - Construction Contracts Unit.
The City of Oregon City and ODOT have partnered to implement this project. The firm of David Evans and Associates, Inc.(DEA) is on contract to engineer and design the work and construction bids are expected to be let in the fall of 2013. A citizen-based Project Advisory Working Group held several meetings working in collaboration with the project design team to provide feedback during the design process.
Downtown Oregon City is a high density, pedestrian-rich area, and is designated within Metro's Region 2040 plan as a Regional Center to provide goods and services supporting nearby populations. However the OR 99E highway corridor separates the city center from its riverfront, and is designed primarily to accommodate motorized vehicles moving through the area. The project seeks to reduce barriers for pedestrians and cyclists while enhancing public infrastructure conditions to support gradual redevelopment over time.
Phase 2 will produce a design for an enhanced McLoughlin Boulevard from the Clackamas River Bridge to Dunes Drive. Principal changes will include improved pedestrian and cycling access along and across the roadway in a manner that is consistent with ODOT highway safety standards and the long-term vision for Downtown Oregon City, the regional center and its waterfront.
State and local long-term plans call for upgrading the highway area to improve multi-modal traffic flow. This project will enhance the multi-modal activity in the area with a boulevard type street design that includes the installation of wider sidewalks, landscape buffer between the sidewalk and the arterial, median landscaping where possible, new lighting, gateway treatment with architectural enhancements, bus-stop amenities (frequent bus corridor), improved bicycle environment, architectural railing replacing chain link fence, improved pedestrian connections to regional trail, regional park, waterfront, and skate park, and sidewalk infill on Dunes Drive while minimizing adverse impacts on through traffic flows.
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Being Bilingual Delays Onset of Alzheimer's by Five YearsHeather Turgeon
An article yesterday in the journal Neurology finds that speaking two languages may delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by up to five years.
The study looked at 200 patients who had been diagnosed with the disease — half spoke two languages and half only one. Those who had spent many years regularly speaking two languages were protected from Alzheimer's for an average of five years longer than those speaking one language.
This isn't the first time the effect has been seen — a similar study in 2007 showed the same correlation between bilingualism and dementia.
Here's why speaking two languages could ward off Alzheimer's:
Learning and using more than one language is thought to exercise a person's "executive function." To switch back and forth requires flexing your brain's power for attention and focus, and the mental workout might help keep neurons "plastic" and the brain more able to compensate for memory and reasoning problems by using other regions.
Bilingualism has also been found to enhance cognitive control and attention in children.
When I run parenting groups, I get a lot of questions about language development and some moms worry about whether speaking two tongues at home is confusing for a child — is it information overload? A child's mind is amazingly flexible — it has the capacity to learn so much in the early years when pathways and connections are still forming and strengthening.
It's great proof that learning a second language isn't confusing. Bilingual parents are in a position to start early — and it's a mental challenge that may even keep their kids' minds sharp as they grow.
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Officer Candidate Thomas Johnson (right) from Lindale, Texas, holds "The Dream Lives" sign as he walks alongside Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson (center right) during the city's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "The Dream Lives" Unity Processional and Celebration. The event honored King, the civil rights great, who would have turned 85 this year. Johnson is enrolled at the Officer Candidate School (OCS) an intensive 12-week course that trains soldiers into Army officers. (U.S. Army Photo/ Officer Candidate Tanangachi Mfuni)
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The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) has officially welcomed the Federal Government's initiative to review maternity services in Australia.
'Today Australia is one of the safest countries in which to give birth and for some time has recorded lower maternal and perinatal mortality rates than similar countries', said RANZCOG President, Dr Christine Tippett today.
'It is crucial that any reforms to the delivery of maternity services are carefully evaluated to ensure that they do not have an adverse effect on mothers and babies in Australia.
'It is essential that all health workers providing maternity health services, work together to provide the best outcomes for mothers and babies. Trust and cooperation between all those involved in maternity care is vital to the provision of safe maternity care.
'It is timely that issues of funding, access and the effective use of the maternity workforce be addressed', said Dr Tippett.
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