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Yes - they feel it too much, its a fake claim - their are a dozen scratches all over the bike. Its a 25th anniversary paint job. Bike retails for around 6500 to 8000. but its around 8000 to make whole. I have on fight in this battle other than it was a client of mine I feel is getting screwed. But I spent 2 hours at his home before the job and I can say 100% their was not one mark on it before they moved the POD
Value per owner is $9410 - damages (two estimates ) around $8000. No pictures before accident
No the agreement is between me and storage company - I do not have that kind of money to pay and I did nothing to cause this damage - they went to wrong address. I have a copy of emails from them saying they will make right but when price came back at 8000 it went to their corporate office and they are saying its too high. There has been 2 estimates from Honda dealerships
yes and No - I understand If I ask them to pick this unit up - then it would be my mistake. But I did not say anything other than drop off a empty unit and I will notify you when it is ready to be picked up. ( They always drop off empty and pick back up empty when we are done). They went to wrong address and pick ed unit up 100% on there mistake. My GL insurance said I'm at no fault, and this should fall under their GL warehouse insurance since it was a dispatch error. Problem is they carrier GL on the trucks, but I can't find out if they have warehouse GL insurance.
everyone understands they are liable - that's not the question. The question is how to get them to pay without a long and very costly suit. a suit would be a lot more than $8000.
small claims court can handle a $8000 claim? I thought is was a $5000 limit
no - they are a national comany - 1800-pack-rat - I've need spaeking with VP in north carolina.
So I should have a lawyer write a demand letter for damages. If no reply then I should sue them in court for damages - There is no way we lose, once I get a judgement - the judgement must be paid - do they pay for my legal expense too as part of damages?
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Dorato, Mauro and Esfeld, Michael (2009) GRW as an ontology of dispositions. [Preprint]
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The paper argues that the formulation of quantum mechanics proposed by Ghirardi, Rimini and Weber (GRW) is a serious candidate for being a fundamental physical theory and explores its ontological commitments from this perspective. In particular, we propose to conceive of spatial superpositions of non-massless microsystems as dispositions or powers, more precisely propensities, to generate spontaneous localizations. We set out five reasons for this view, namely that (1) it provides for a clear sense in which quantum systems in entangled states possess properties even in the absence of definite values; (2) it vindicates objective, single-case probabilities; (3) it yields a clear transition from quantum to classical properties; (4) it enables to draw a clear distinction between purely mathematical and physical structures, and (5) it grounds the arrow of time in the time-irreversible manifestation of the propensities to localize.
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text: Currently arrays of Flexible type (string, unicode, and void) are not supported by universal functions, and therefore arithmetic operations on arrays of these types are not supported. However, it seems that it would be useful to support certain arithmetic operations for at least the string and unicode types. I can see at least three general ways to do this with various consequences: 1) Create a separate string array class similar to numarray that inherits from the ndarray but adds support for the arithmetic opertions. a) Support unicode arrays with the same string array class b) Have a separate unicode array class. This is the easiest for me. Is having a separate string array class a problem? 2) Adapt ufuncs so that support can be added for the flexible arrays on a ufunc by ufunc basis as appropriate. In principle this could be done and would provide a more complete solution. 3) Place a check in array_add and friends in arrayobject.c for the flexible types and call a separate function. a) Fix this specifically in code b) Allow a general mechanism that allows users to add their own funcion for array operations on a specific type -- This could get messy with coercion issues. I think I like option 2 the best, I suppose, but it would take a bit more work than option 1. -Travis


text: By Jan RahnManaging Editor In celebration of 30 years of doing business in Perkins County, Regier Equipment of Madrid hosted nearly 400 at a "redneck pork barbecue" on Thursday, Sept. 6. In addition to the food and camaraderie during the day, participants were treated to entertainment and many door prizes to choose from if their name was drawn. A recently completed expansion to the original building site serves as the company's "events education center" for employees and customers. Regier Equipment, which is located on the west edge of Madrid, has also undergone some internal rearranging so that the offices are now on the main floor and the machinery parts are located on the upper level. Ron Regier said the biggest change he has noticed throughout the past three decades of ownership has been in the field of technology. On display was the newest in transmission technology. Regier said his business now incorporates the continuously variable transmission (CVT) system into their tractors. The technology, which has been available through Agco since 1995, means no clutch packs in tractors which can go from one-tenth mph to 33 mph with no shifting. Those who participated in "ride/drive" were able to enter a drawing for 50 hours of free use of a Challenger. Winning to 50-hour Challenger drawing was Dan Sowers of BIrd City, Kan. Two pairs of Husker tickets were also among the giveaways during Regier's full day event last week. Winning the tickets was Steve Loeffler of Grant. Providing entertainment was "Farmer Vance" [Vance McCoy, an Elsie farmer] with Matt Chandler-Smith serving as DJ. Even the preschool youngsters accompanying their parents had fun playing in a large stock tank partially filled with grain and farm equipment toys. Regier Equipment carries many types of equipment—tractors, planters, drills, discs, combines, and other equipment for harvesting, mowing, haying or fertilizing. When the company first opened 30 years ago, it carried White Farm Equipment, Bush Hog, and Crustbuster. Over the past 30-plus years, equipment lines have expanded to include Challenger, Massey Ferguson, Gleaner, Hardi, Sunflower and Unverferth, with service to every brand sold. In 2000 and 2001, Regier Equipment earned the "President Circle Award" for top sales volume for Hardi. In 1999 and again in 2002 the company was awarded "White Planter Top Volume Dealer in North America." Regier Equipment was originally started by Ron Regier, his father-in-law Hilmer Peters, who moved to the area from Henderson for a short time, and Regier's father Pete Regier. The company currently has 15 employees.


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"A Passion for Canada's High Places" is a collection of some of the mountain photography gathered by Laszlo Hulicsko during the time he has lived, worked, and travelled throughout the mountains of Western Canada. These experiences have taken him through the beauty and wonder of the Rocky Mountains, into the lush Coast Mountain Range, and more recently into the rugged Purcell and Selkirk Ranges of the Columbia Mountains. The lakes and waterways, the forests and meadows, the glaciers and stunning views from up high are all a part of the inspiration and illumination that the mountains provide for those willing to go seek out their redeeming qualities. This book tries to capture some small part of that greater quality of the mountains that both inspires us and grounds us at the same time and reminds us all of how valuable these vanishing wild places really are.
Originally from the Canadian praries, Les currently resides in the East Kootenays of British Columbia. He has also spent time in Canmore and Calgary and has had the great pleasure of working in both Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park and Bugaboo Provincial Park. With a love of hiking, scrambling, mountaineering, canoeing, bike touring, and camping, his camera is usually not far from his side as he tries to capture those moments in the beautiful outdoors which tell his story.
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Season of the Witch is an upcoming supernatural thriller film, directed by Dominic Sena, and starring Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman. It was shot on location in Austria, Hungary, and Croatia.
Nicolas Cage stars as a 14th century Crusader who returns with his comrade (Ron Perlman) to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands the two knights to transport an accused witch (Claire Foy) to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
A priest (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grieving knight (Ulrich Thomsen), an itinerant swindler (Stephen Graham) and a headstrong youth (Robert Sheehan) join a mission troubled by mythically hostile wilderness and fierce contention over the fate of the girl.
Limited pre-release screenings began December 2009. As the movie is delayed, the film was picked up by Rogue and will be released on January 7, 2011.


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Bond, "Bully" and more come to DVD Tuesday. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services. For full reviews, search the movie title at seattletimes.com. Release dates are subject to change.
"Skyfall" (PG-13): "Bond is back, and he's bad. And that's good," says movie reviewer Soren Andersen of director Sam Mendes' impressive addition to the 007 canon. With action galore, "Skyfall" takes a deep dive into the tormented psyches of Bond (Daniel Craig), M (Judi Dench) and a new villain (Javier Bardem) — "the essence of focused, patient, all-knowing evil."
"The Sessions" (R): A 38-year-old single man (John Hawkes), confined to an iron lung for most of his hours, is determined to lose his virginity and seeks the help of a sex surrogate (Helen Hunt).
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- Washington state GOP convention backs Cruz over Trump
- Philippine president-elect blasts Catholic church, bishops
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"Bully"(PG-13): Lee Hirsch's documentary deals with the devastating effects of bullying on young souls. It focuses on five children, two of whom committed suicide at the ages of 17 and 11.
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (PG-13): The high-school freshman of the title (Logan Lerman) meets two seniors (Emma Watson, Ezra Miller) who welcome him into their world. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky.
"The Man with the Iron Fists" (R): Rapper RZA plays a narrating blacksmith caught up in a power struggle between clans in some late-19th-century fantasy China out of '70s grindhouse martial-arts movies. The film also stars Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu and Rick Yune.
"Silent Hill: Revelation" (R): The horror franchise about a hell hole in West Virginia continues.
"Robot & Frank" (PG-13): This dramedy follows the relationship — and exploits — of an aging former cat burglar (Frank Langella) and his robotic caregiver (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard). No star rating provided.
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Patients Show Reduced Depression Rates After Locteron
Biolex Therapeutics announced results demonstrating reduced rates of depression from its SELECT-2 Phase 2b trial of Locteron for hepatitis C treatment at the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL).
SELECT-2 patients treated within the expected commercial dose range of Locteron experienced substantially lower rates of depression than patients treated with the PEG-Intron control. Locteron, the only controlled-release interferon alpha, is designed to offer tolerability and dosing advantages and serve as a core component of new combination therapies as the treatment of hepatitis C evolves to triple- and quad-drug regimens.
In a survey of hepatitis C patients published in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis, depression was cited as the number one adverse event impacting patient adherence to treatment, and studies show patients who develop depression during treatment have a reduced chance of achieving a cure. SELECT-2 results show the majority of depression episodes occur by the 12th week of treatment and potentially shorter durations of treatment are unlikely to eliminate the problem of depression.
In SELECT-2, three different doses of Locteron were studied (320, 480, and 640 µg). The doses demonstrated viral kinetics and sustained virologic response (SVR) rates that were comparable with or exceeded the PEG-Intron control while also achieving a statistically significant reduction in flu-like adverse events and lower use of concomitant medications.
The commercial dose of Locteron is expected to be in the 320 to 480 µg range, as the SVR rates for these two doses were comparable with or exceeded the control, and the tolerability advantages (including lower discontinuation rates due to adverse events) were greatest within this dose range.
In SELECT-2, depression was assessed by two methods: patient self-reporting using a validated instrument, and adverse event assessments performed by medical personnel at the clinical sites during weekly visits by patients. The SELECT-2 results demonstrated patients experienced depression early in the study, with 75% of cases occurring within the first 12 weeks of the trial under each of the reporting methodologies. Depression was less frequent for the Locteron doses encompassing the expected commercial dose range compared to the PEG-Intron control.
Throughout the 48 weeks of treatment, patients reported their status using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), an instrument for measuring the severity of depression. Mean BDI scores peaked by week 12 of treatment for all Locteron doses and for the PEG-Intron control group. The increase in peak mean BDI scores was substantially less for all three Locteron doses compared to the PEG-Intron group. Results demonstrated fewer patients reported scores greater than 16 using the BDI (the threshold for mild depression) in the 320 and 480 µg Locteron dose groups compared to the PEG-Intron group.
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It is probably a very good idea to get the bike dialed before attempting to put in a fast practice lap, no need for any heroics, just be in the top 10. Heroics in practice lead to get offs. And we are going to see more and more until someone gets really hurt because they are being forced to do hot laps in practice without being ready.


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In view of high ridership observed on the eve of Raksha Bandhan and the day itself for the past few years, the Delhi Metro has decided to run around 300 extra train trips each on August 19 and 20.
Additional security personnel will also be deployed to cater to the rush of commuters expected on these two days, a DMRC spokesperson said.
"Trains will be run at peak-hour frequency from 8 AM to 8.30 PM on August 19 and 20 and trains which are normally withdrawn from lines during off peak hours (i.e, 11:30 AM to 04:30 PM) will be kept in service to perform around 300 extra trips, making a total of about 2,900 trips on that day," the spokesperson said.
DMRC will also also deploy additional security guards and Customer Facilitation Agents (CFA) at major Metro stations to help and guide commuters on these two days.
The prominent stations to have extra CFA deployment are Dilshad Garden, Shahdara, Welcome, Seelampur, Shastri Park, Pitampura, Rohini East, Rohini West, Rithala, Jahangir Puri, Adarsh Nagar, GTB Nagar, Yamuna Bank, Uttam Nagar East, Nawada, Noida City Centre, Botanical Garden, Noida Sec-18, MG Road, HUDA City Centre, Sarita Vihar, Lajpat Nagr, Badarpur, Peeragarhi, Nangloi and Mundka.
"In addition, extra personnel will be deployed to handle the increased load on the ticketing system and the Metro ticketing staff in 75 stations will do 123 additional shifts," the official said.
The Delhi Metro normally witnesses greater rush of commuters on the eve of Raksha Bandhan Day. In 2012, over 22 lakh passengers travelled on a day before Rakhi by Metro whereas close to 20 lakh travelled on the day of Rakhi.
At present, the Delhi Metro ridership has already increased substantially as the Metro carried over 25 lakh passengers for the first time ever on August 8.


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"Farmers today feel that much of the world is out of touch with agriculture and the important role of farmers." – Awake Magazine
"In our highly independent society, rural problems quickly become urban problems and vice versa. Neither the urban nor rural portions of our society can flourish for long while the other languishes behind." – Sociologists Don A. Dillman and Daryl J. Hobbs
AMIS-Cameroon started as a quest for solutions to every farmer's plight – a plight that is inevitably linked to all of us who are dependent upon their precious products. Observations of farms and markets throughout Cameroon revealed that many of the difficulties that farmers, particularly rural farmers, face originate primarily from a lack of vital information.
Take the example of a typical farmer who harvests fruits and vegetables in bulk and takes them to a local market. Unaware of the demand trends and price levels at that market, the farmer may encounter one hundred other farmers selling similar products, forcing him to sell his products at a loss or to not sell them at all. Unable to recuperate the hefty transportation costs needed to take his products back with him, the farmer is forced to abandon them for pigs and goats to scavenge on. Since the market is inundated with too many fruits and vegetables but too few buyers, the farmer's investment goes to waste.
Meanwhile, in another market, there isn't enough food to meet the needs of hungry consumers looking for the food they need to survive.
The problem here is not due to a scarcity of resources; it is due to a lack of information. At AMIS-Cameroon, we aim to bridge the gap between farmers and their consumers, to ensure a mutually beneficial and successful relationship that will help reduce hunger and poverty on both sides.
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AMIS-Cameroon started as a research project sponsored by Spider, a Swedish organization that promotes the use of Information and Communication Technologies for development initiatives in developing countries. The research conducted with several organized farming groups in the Fako Division of Cameroon investigated the potential of SMS in educating farmers about sustainable farming practices, connect them to potential markets and improve their economic situation. The positive feedback from this research confirmed that this technology would be applicable and beneficial to a large rural community of farmers and consumers.
This simple use of technology can produce large-scale results, allowing farmers to protect their investments, consumers to find the food they need, and the Cameroonian people to thrive.
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Police: Two brothers drunkenly attacked Scranton police officer
As the bars on Linden Street cleared out Sunday morning, two drunken brothers from East Stroudsburg took on a Scranton police officer in a fistfight after he tried to break up an altercation involving one of them, according to a criminal complaint.
Officer William Golden was working extra duty at the Hardware Bar, 519 Linden St., on Sunday at about 2 a.m. when large crowds leaving the bars lining the block congregated on the Lackawanna County Courthouse Square side of Linden Street, according to the complaint.
At that point, Officer Golden saw a man holding another man against a truck near the crowd and ran over to separate them.
When he pulled the two men apart, a third man, later identified as Christopher Ruocco, 21, 55 Castle Rock Acres, East Stroudsburg, ran over to Officer Golden and attacked him, according to the complaint.
As Mr. Ruocco fought with Officer Golden, his brother, Joseph Ruocco, 24, 12721 Deer Path Drive, East Stroudsburg - the man who had initially been holding a man against a truck - joined the fight, and at some point one of the men pulled Officer Golden's radio off his chest, which left him unable to call for assistance, according to the complaint.
During the struggle, Officer Golden was able to push both men to the ground. At that point, Officer Golden picked up his radio and called for assistance, and Lackawanna County sheriff's deputies arrived and put Christopher Ruocco in handcuffs, according to the complaint.
As additional officers arrived, Joseph Ruocco continued to resist and fight until Officer Golden sprayed him with pepper spray, according to the complaint.
While being escorted into the Lackawanna County Processing Center, Christopher Ruocco spit in a deputy's face, the complaint said.
Once in the processing center, the brothers discussed how much they drank that night and yelled obscenities at police and deputies, according to the complaint.
Both men suffered facial injuries, and Officer Golden suffered pain and stiffness to his right hand, the complaint said.
The Ruoccos were charged with two counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment along with one count each of disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and resisting arrest. They were later remanded to the Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail each, and preliminary hearings were scheduled for Oct. 25.
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Is House Speaker John Boehner planning to sue President Barack Obama?
WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner is talking about suing President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional authority when it comes to administering the laws that Congress passes.
Boehner has frequently accused Obama of picking and choosing what portions of laws to enforce, sometimes by issuing executive orders. That is particularly so for health care and immigration. Spokesman Michael Steel says the Ohio Republican told members of the GOP rank-and-file a lawsuit is possible, but didn't provide details.
Steel also noted the House has passed legislation on two occasions attempting to rein in Obama's actions, but the Democratic-controlled Senate has refused to act on them.
Any lawsuit could lead to a far-reaching court battle between the president and Congress, who make up two equal branches of government under the Constitution.


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Business Week in Review, Aug. 18, 2013
FNCB in black in Q2; sells branches
Dunmore-based First National Community Bancorp reported second-quarter profit of $700,000 last week, marking the second consecutive quarter of positive earnings for the company. Later in the week, the bank announced it would sell off two bank offices in Monroe County to ESSA Bancorp.
Depot furloughs ended Friday
Civilian employees at Tobyhanna Army Depot had their last furlough day without pay Friday. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon would reduce unpaid days off for the department's 650,000 civilian employees from 11 to six. Tobyhanna employees lost more than $4 million in salaries and wages from the interruption, according to the depot.
Anti-discrimination bills proposed
Individuals would benefit from greater legal protection against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity under bills introduced during the past two weeks in the House and Senate. The measures would extend the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to prohibit discrimination on the above grounds in terms of employment, housing and accommodations.
Scranton Plan hosts developers
About 50 real estate professionals and developers attended the Scranton Plan's Summer Festival, an effort to promote the region and its amenities to site-selection professionals and business people.
French bistro opens soon in W-B
Isabelle Garcia plans to open a French restaurant in early September in a century-old bank building converted into a high-end apartment complex at West Ross and South Main streets. The opening of the Southside Bistro brings the number of restaurants and takeout places in downtown Wilkes-Barre to 43.
Google expands search service
Google said last week that most U.S.-based users of its search service soon will be able to retrieve useful information from their other Google services, such as Gmail or Calendar, by typing or speaking a conversational question such as "Is my flight on time?" or "Show me my purchases," McClatchy Newspapers reported.
Consumers hurt by weak pay, taxes
Bleaker outlooks at retailers like Wal-Mart and Macy's are raising doubts that consumers will spend enough in coming months to lift the still-subpar U.S. economy, The Associated Press reported. Though the economy is growing steadily, Americans are being hampered by weak pay, higher taxes and tepid hiring. Sluggish overseas economies are also slowing sales for U.S. retailers.
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Independent gaming peripherals designer and manufacturer Gioteck has announced that Asda is to begin listing Gioteck branded products from 6 August in 350 of its stores.
This follows on from the German retail giant MSH awarding Gioteck a direct retail account for its 390 stores in April 2012 and the appointment of US distributor Solutions 2 GO (S2G) to further capitalise on Gioteck's North American market growth to date.
Matthew Lamprell, CEO of Gioteck, said: "Retailers understand that accessories are becoming an increasingly important part of the gaming category mix. Within five years, we believe that retailers will be making the majority of their revenue from hardware and not software, which puts us in a very strong position."
Alan Jones, general manager at Gioteck, said: "The growing influence of supermarket business is now reflected in our distribution not just in the UK but also in overseas markets. Our ability to provide distinctively designed products in appealing packaging as well as value for money ensures that our range is a strong performer in the gaming category wherever in the world it is ranged."
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We've all heard the word "antioxidants" and we all have some vague idea of what they are and what they do. Now, with Pocket Antioxidants, medical-level knowledge of this topic is available to a general audience. Prestigious researcher Dr. Amitava Dasgupta takes the latest antioxidant research from peer-reviewed medical journals and makes it accessible to anyone in this handy little book. Dasgupta explains what oxidative stress really means, the danger of "free radicals," and the benefits of antioxidants. He explains that the best way to combat free radicals is by eating antioxidant-rich foods and supplements. Readers will learn which foods are highest in which antioxidants. Readers also learn that antioxidants sometimes come from surprising sources, such as coffee or alcohol. With the tips in this book, readers can avoid the risks of following the false information and pseudoscience found on various web sites, and become empowered to pick their favorite fruits, vegetables, and herbal supplements - with the goal of living a healthier life!


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You were the 3rd person of the three musketeers. You have been gone more years than you lived. Another birthday is coming around on Nov.18th. We were supposed to retire together. You Patti and myself. Keep us safe!
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Pradesh (UP) commands highest share of over 17 per cent in total milk production followed by Rajasthan (11 per cent share), Andhra Pradesh (nine per cent), Punjab (about eight per cent) and Gujarat (about eight per cent) with a combined share of over 53 per cent, it said.
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Cash-tight city considers selling ads on beaches
Should San Diego sell advertising on beaches to raise money?
Yes, the city badly needs the money and it makes sense to use its beachfront assets to raise some. 39% (166)
No, the beach is special and we don't need more advertising clutter there. The city should find other ways to raise money. 61% (265)
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San Diego once again is looking at selling some prime beachfront property — space on signs in Mission Beach Park — to raise money for city coffers.
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City beach sponsors may get "logo recognition" in several ways:
• Signs on permanent and/or seasonal lifeguard stations and surrounding towers listing current weather, surf, tide and other conditions
• Signs on trash or recycling bins encouraging recycling and discouraging littering
• Signs on existing poles listing beach regulations
• Signs in other spots such as poles, walls and benches with safety or public service messages
• Opportunities to sponsor city educational programs which could include product display or materials (i.e. recycling programs, water conservation programs)
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A proposal to expand corporate sponsorships in San Diego would start at Mission Beach and be expanded to others if it's successful.
Mission Beach — 3,752,342 annual visitors
South Pacific Beach — 3,620,700
La Jolla Shores — 3,603,270
Other beaches — 3,000,000
Ocean Beach — 1,901,799
Children's Pool (Casa Beach) — 1,788,100
South Mission Beach — 1,786,500
North Pacific Beach — 1,781,510
La Jolla Cove — 1,437,374
A similar idea surfaced last July, then fizzled despite interest by the City Council. It's back in front of a council committee Wednesday morning, adding another chapter in a long-running debate about corporate America creeping into natural settings.
Open-space advocates are leery about saturating forests, deserts and seashores with company logos that threaten a basic attraction of such areas. But some government officials and parks supporters say tasteful signs are OK and the accompanying cash is necessary to keep those places open.
"This is kind of happening quietly and I think fairly successfully at a lot of different levels in parks as the need becomes greater," said Elizabeth Goldstein, president of the California State Parks Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy group. "I think people's fears are largely misplaced. There are not going to be billboarded parks in any way, shape or form."
The bigger issue for Goldstein is creating expectations that private companies will continuously underwrite government expenses. "(Sponsorships) are fabulous for sustaining and enhancing and filling in gaps, but they will never be a substitute for public financing," she said.
Others are wary that initially modest logos will grow in size and scope, like advertising has expanded to fill every corner of baseball games from sponsored stolen bases in Major League radio broadcasts to company signs at Little League parks.
"I understand the economic part of it," said Char Miller, an environmental historian at Pomona College in Claremont. "But it also means this sort of urban commercial landscape that I think most people go to a beach or a park or a hiking trail to get away from follows them to the place they thought was a refuge."
Last July, San Diego's corporate partnership officials proposed a promotional plan across the city's eight beaches and said each deal could generate $500,000 per year. The council's budget committee approved the idea 5-0 and sent it to the full council, which never took up the issue. Staff turnover and a question about compliance with the city's sign ordinance delayed formal action, said Natasha Collura, who started as the city's director of strategic partnerships in March.
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A strict no fireworks policy in city limits seemed to lack enforcement. July 4, 2012: 168 calls flooded the Missoula dispatch center's fireworks complaint hotline. But not a single citation was issued.
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"The ordinance has been there for a long time. We focused on education in the past but this time we had to focus on enforcement and I think everybody knew that going in so it seemed like it was very well received," said Missoula Police Department Capt. Chris Odlin.
City officials believe the cooperation had something to do with increased awareness.
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Back in the day, controversial news could be shoved under the rug a bit more, but during the internet age, thats become nearly impossible, and networks have responded by pulling shows from the channel. Without further ado, here are 11 TV shows that were yanked off the air after a real-life scandal.
Remember MTVs Buckwild? It was supposed to be the heir apparent to Jersey Shore, a steamy West Virginia mess about hard drinking and hooking up, but executives decided to pull the plug after several arrests and a cast member death.
MTV is busy putting together plenty of original content in the wake of the cancellation of Buckwild. The newest project the network has picked up should be cheap to produce and at least a little familiar for viewers. Called The Hook-Up, the new show will follow people dating one another.
I can see why Williams would be upset about losing out on a producing credit that could have been a goldmine, but there are better ways to make a point. It seems to me that MTV made a decent decision under tragic circumstances and even gave Williams a shot to negotiate for the property.
It was previously reported that MTV had decided to cancel their reality series Buckwild in the wake of the unfortunate death of Shain Gandee, who died in a car accident while mudding with two family members. Given the tragedy, it's not particularly surprising that MTV might decide not to move forward with the series for its planned second season. But producer J.P. Williams is is not happy about it and he's apparently not afraid to voice his opinion either.
Following the sudden death of star Shain Gandee last week, MTV promptly canceled production on the second season of Buckwild, a "redneck Jersey Shore" reality show that featured yet another group of young people behaving badly in front of the camera. Gandee's death had no apparent connection to the show and was deemed an off-loading accident, but MTV knew they couldn't continue shoving the cameras in these kids faces as they handled a real tragedy and now they've made the prudent decision to stop doing it entirely
Buckwild, a raucous backwoods alternative to The Jersey Shore, has run into real-life tragedy thanks to the unexpected death of one of its stars, 21-year-old Shain Gandee. While shows like this are pretty much tailor made for their cast to run into trouble, death is on a whole other plane, and understandably, MTV has decided they need to step back before figuring out how to keep the show going, if at all.
It seemed unlikely MTV would be able to find a reality hit to replace Jersey Shore--at least not right away. However, the network put together Buckwild, a raucous program following a group of twentysomethings living in the town of Sissonville, West Virginia, who like to behave wildly via drinking and engaging in plenty of random and sometimes dangerous stunts. The show has been such a success during its Season 1 run that MTV is ordering another round.
Jersey Shore and the loveable or not so loveable meatballs and GTL obsessives in its cast may be gone forever from MTVsans reruns, of coursebut that doesnt mean the formerly music-oriented television network wants fans to stop laughing uproariously or cynically at young people living within certain cultural niches in the United States. Last night, MTV premiered Buckwild, and thus far, the show is proving it can fill the Jersey Shore Thursday night slot with pizzaz.
For the last few years, America has watched as MTV has made a spectacle out of a group of self-proclaimed "guidos" and "guidettes" partying at the Jersey Shore. Come January, the network once better known for showcasing music will direct their viewers' attention further south for a series that showcases a group of friends living it up in West Virginia. Check out the trailer for Buckwild ahead.
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The following doctrines are referenced out of the primary Christian Science work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (S&H), by Mary Baker Eddy. It is supposed to be a companion to the Bible. Science and Health together with the Bible are called the Pastor of Christian Science.
- God is infinite . . . and there is no other power or source, S&H 471:18.
- God is Universal Principle, S&H 331:18-19.
- God cannot indwell a person, S&H 336:19-20.
- God is the only intelligence in the universe, including man S&H 330:11-12.
- God is Mind, S&H 330:20-21, 469:13.
- God is the Father-Mother, S&H l 331:30, 332:4.
- The Trinity is Life, Truth, and Love, S&H 331:26.
- Belief in the traditional doctrine of the Trinity is polytheism, S&H 256:9-11.
- Christ is the spiritual idea of sonship S&H 331:30-31.
- Jesus was not the Christ, S&H 333:3-15, 334:3.
- "Jesus Christ is not God, as Jesus himself declared . . . " S&H 361:12-13.
- Jesus did not reflect the fullness of God, S&H 336:20-21.
- Jesus did not die, S&H 45:32-46:3.
- The Holy Spirit is divine science, S&H 331:31.
- There is no devil, S&H 469:13-17.
- There is no sin, S&H 447:24.
- Evil and good are not real, S&H 330:25-27, 470:9-14.
- "Matter, sin, and sickness are not real, but only illusions," S&H 335:7-15, 447:27-28.
- "Life is not material or organic," S&H 83:21.
- "The sacrifice of Jesus was not sufficient to cleanse from sin," S&H 25:6.
- "True healings are the result of true belief," S&H 194:6.
- Additionally, Christian Scientists prefer not to use doctors, medicine, or immunizations. Christian Science Practitioners are used to help people through the false reality of illness.
- Proper prayer and training are employed to battle the "non-reality" of illness.
- They have no ordinances like the Lord's Supper or baptism.
- Church services are interspersed with Bible reading and readings from Science and Health.
- Mary Baker Eddy is highly regarded as a revelator of God's Word.
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Wiltshire and Swindon PCC gives national talk to Victim Support (From This Is Wiltshire)
Wiltshire and Swindon PCC gives national talk to Victim Support
4:20pm Thursday 31st January 2013 in
Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon Angus Macpherson was one of two PCCs chosen to showcase his vision at a Victim Support meeting in London.
Angus Macpherson and Dorset PCC Martyn Underhill spoke at the charity's Board of Trustees meeting in Canary Wharf today.
Mr Macpherson said: "Working with Victim Support is important to me as a way of improving the support victims of crime and anti-social behaviour in Wiltshire and Swindon receive from criminal justice agencies.
"So I am delighted to have met the charity's Board of Trustees to discuss how we can work together to ensure that victims are given the best possible support in this current financial climate."
The Commissioner will outline in detail how he intends to improve services for victims of crime in Wiltshire in his forthcoming Police and Crime Plan, with consultation on a draft of this plan due to start on Monday, February 18.
At today's event Mr Macpherson spoke about: Close working between the Office of the PCC and Victim Support, potentially sharing facilities Use of video links between courts and police stations Two consultation events he has held in Swindon and Salisbury with the voluntary and community sector on his forthcoming Police and Crime Plan Setting up quarterly victim forums and victims panels to 'test check' services Javed Khan, chief executive of Victim Support, said: "Angus Macpherson is one of the leading Conservative PCCs who has publicly committed to putting victims first and it's an opportunity to hear how he intends to meet these commitments."
Victim Support gives free and confidential help to all victims of crime whether it has been reported or not. This includes burglary, assaults, sex offences and domestic violence.
For more information about Victim Support visit its website www.victimsupport.org.uk.
For more about Mr Macpherson's priorities and the forthcoming Police and Crime Plan, go to www.wiltshire-pcc.gov.uk.
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two visions being showcased.
Wouldn't it be better to just say they are presenting their ideas.
The former is highfalutin nonsense.
Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon Angus Macpherson was one of two PCCs chosen to showcase his vision at a Victim Support meeting in London.
A very similar sentence from the Bournemouth echo:
DORSET'S Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill is one of only two chosen to showcase his vision for the county at a Victim Support meeting in London.
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Garrett had a hard time waking up for school during his sophomore year. At first he thought it was because he'd been going to bed late over summer vacation and then sleeping in the next day. He assumed he'd adjust to his school schedule after a couple of weeks. But as the school year progressed, Garrett found himself lying awake in bed until 2 or 3 in the morning, even though he got up at 6:30 AM every day. He began falling asleep in class and his grades started to suffer.
Most teens don't get enough sleep, but that's usually because they're overloaded and tend to skimp on sleep. But sleep problems can keep some teens, like Garrett, awake at night even when they want to sleep.
Over time, those nights of missed sleep (whether they're caused by a sleep disorder or simply not scheduling enough time for the necessary ZZZs) can build into a sleep deficit. People with a sleep deficit are unable to concentrate, study, and work effectively. They can also experience emotional problems, like depression.
You don't notice it, of course, but while you're asleep, your brain is still active. As people sleep, their brains pass through five stages of sleep. Together, stages 1, 2, 3, 4, and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep make up a sleep cycle. One complete sleep cycle lasts about 90 to 100 minutes. So during an average night's sleep, a person will experience about four or five cycles of sleep.
Stages 1 and 2 are periods of light sleep from which a person can easily be awakened. During these stages, eye movements slow down and eventually stop, heart and breathing rates slow down, and body temperature decreases. Stages 3 and 4 are deep sleep stages. It's more difficult to awaken someone during these stages, and when awakened, a person will often feel groggy and disoriented for a few minutes. Stages 3 and 4 are the most refreshing of the sleep stages — it is this type of sleep that we crave when we are very tired.
The final stage of the sleep cycle is known as REM sleep because of the rapid eye movements that occur during this stage. During REM sleep, other physical changes take place — breathing becomes rapid, the heart beats faster, and the limb muscles don't move. This is the stage of sleep when a person has the most vivid dreams.
Research shows that teens need 81/2 to more than 9 hours of sleep a night. You don't need to be a math whiz to figure out that if you wake up for school at 6:00 AM, you'd have to go to bed at 9:00 PM to reach the 9-hour mark. Studies have found that many teens, like Garrett, have trouble falling asleep that early, though. It's not because they don't want to sleep. It's because their brains naturally work on later schedules and aren't ready for bed.
During adolescence, the body's circadian rhythm (sort of like an internal biological clock) is reset, telling a teen to fall asleep later at night and wake up later in the morning. This change in the circadian rhythm seems to be due to the fact that the brain hormone melatonin is produced later at night in teens than it is for kids and adults, making it harder for teens to fall asleep. Sometimes this delay in the sleep–wake cycle is so severe that it affects a person's daily functioning. In those cases it's called delayed sleep phase syndrome.
Changes in the body clock aren't the only reason teens lose sleep, though. Lots of people have insomnia — trouble falling or staying asleep. The most common cause of insomnia is stress. But all sorts of things can lead to insomnia, including physical discomfort (the stuffy nose of a cold or the pain of a headache, for example), emotional troubles (like family problems or relationship difficulties), and even an uncomfortable sleeping environment (a room that's too hot, cold, or noisy).
It's common for everyone to have insomnia from time to time. But if insomnia lasts for a month or longer with no relief, then doctors consider it chronic. Chronic insomnia can be caused by a number of different problems, including medical conditions, mental-health problems, medication side effects, or substance abuse. People with chronic insomnia can often get help for their condition from a doctor, therapist, or other counselor.
For some people, insomnia can be made worse by worrying about the insomnia itself. A brief period of insomnia can build into something longer lasting when a person becomes anxious about not sleeping or worried about feeling tired the next day. Doctors call this psychophysiologic insomnia.
Other conditions can disrupt sleep too. Some of these are listed on the following pages.
People with these conditions find their sleep is disrupted by leg (or, less frequently, arm) movements, leaving them tired or irritable from lack of sleep. In the case of periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), these movements are involuntary twitches or jerks: They're called involuntary because the person isn't consciously controlling them and is often unaware of the movement. People with restless legs syndrome (RLS) actually feel physical sensations in their limbs, such as tingling, itching, cramping, or burning. The only way they can relieve these feelings is by moving their legs or arms to get rid of the discomfort.
Doctors can treat PLMD and RLS. For some people, treating an iron deficiency can make them go away; other people may need to take other types of medication.
This sleep disorder causes a person to stop breathing temporarily during sleep. One common cause of obstructive sleep apnea is enlarged tonsils or adenoids (tissues located in the passage that connects the nose and throat). Being overweight or obese can also lead a person to develop obstructive sleep apnea.
People with obstructive sleep apnea may snore, have difficulty breathing, and even sweat heavily during sleep. Because it disrupts sleep, someone with sleep apnea may feel extremely sleepy or irritable during the day. People who show signs of obstructive sleep apnea, such as loud snoring or excessive daytime sleepiness, should be evaluated by a doctor.
Some people have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which causes stomach acid to move backward up into the esophagus, producing the uncomfortable, burning sensation known as heartburn. GERD symptoms can be worse when someone is lying down. Even if someone doesn't notice the feelings of heartburn during sleep, the discomfort it causes can still interfere with the sleep cycle.
Most teens have nightmares on occasion. But frequent nightmares can disrupt sleep patterns by waking someone during the night. Some things can trigger more frequent nightmares, including certain medications, drugs, or alcohol. Ironically, sleep deprivation can also be a cause. The most common triggers for more frequent nightmares are emotional, such as stress or anxiety. If nightmares are interfering with your sleep, it's a good idea to talk to a doctor, therapist, or other counselor.
People with narcolepsy are often very sleepy during the day and have sleep "attacks" that may make them suddenly fall asleep, lose muscle control, or see vivid dreamlike images while dozing off or waking up. Someone's nighttime sleep may be disrupted, with frequent awakenings throughout the night. Narcolepsy can be disturbing because people fall asleep without warning, making it hazardous to do things like drive. A person's schooling, work, or social life can be affected by the unusual sleep patterns.
Narcolepsy is not that commonly diagnosed in teens, although many cases go unrecognized. People usually first begin to have symptoms between the ages of 10 and 25, but may not be properly diagnosed until 10–15 years later. Doctors usually treat narcolepsy with medications and lifestyle changes.
It's rare for teens to walk in their sleep; most sleepwalkers are children. Sleepwalking may run in families. It tends to happen most often when a person is sick, has a fever, is not getting enough sleep, or is feeling stress.
Because most sleepwalkers don't sleepwalk often, it's not usually a serious problem. Sleepwalkers tend to go back to bed on their own and don't usually remember sleepwalking. (Sleepwalking often happens during the deeper sleep that takes place during stages 3 and 4 of the sleep cycle.) Sometimes, though, a sleepwalker will need help moving around obstacles and getting back to bed. It's also true that waking sleepwalkers can startle them (but it isn't harmful), so try to guide a sleepwalker back to bed gently.
If you think you're getting enough rest at night and you're still feeling tired during the day, it's a good idea to visit your doctor. Excessive tiredness can be caused by all sorts of health problems, not just difficulties with sleep.
If your doctor suspects a sleep problem, he or she will look at your overall health and sleep habits. In addition to doing a physical examination, the doctor will take your medical history by asking you about any concerns and symptoms you have, your past health, your family's health, any medications you're taking, any allergies you may have, and other issues. The doctor may also do tests to find out whether any conditions — such as obstructive sleep apnea — might be interfering with your sleep.
Different sleep problems are treated differently. Some can be treated with medications, whereas others can be helped by special techniques such as light therapy (where someone sits in front of a lightbox for a certain amount of time each day) or other practices that can help reset a person's body clock.
Doctors also encourage teens to make lifestyle changes that promote good sleeping habits. You probably know that caffeine can keep you awake, but many teens don't realize that playing video games or watching TV before sleeping can do the same thing.
Reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD
Date reviewed: August 2007
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Situation: Ram Kapoor, a US citizen, inherited property in India from his father in 2008. The property was purchased by his father in March 1983 for Rs 3 lakh. Kapoor sold the property in Feb 2011 for Rs 40 lakh. Kapoor now needs to know:
- How much tax would he need to pay in India? - Are there any opportunities to save tax in India? - Will those exemptions be valid in the US? - How much tax would he need to pay in the US?


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Jax Reveals His Tattoo to Stassi: Sneak Peek of Vanderpump Rules Season 2, Episode 3
Despite the ups and downs of their relationship, Jax Taylor is adamant about getting Stassi Schroeder back into his life. "I would love to end up with her," he revealed in tonight's episode of Vanderpump Rules (Season 2, Episode 2). In fact, he's so desperate for them to have a lasting relationship, he did one of the most permanent things of all — he got her signature tattooed on his arm.
Of course, getting dumped over dinner didn't exactly inspire him to show off his new ink. But in next week's highly-anticipated episode, Jax will finally reveal his tattoo to the world.
"I — I'm, I'm speechless," Stassi mutters when she sees it for the first time. "I don't know what to say! Why couldn't you have done this when we were together?!"
Though Stassi admitted that she still has feelings for her ex-boyfriend, Frank, it's clear that the tattoo left a lasting impression. (Pun intended.) "It's a big deal," she replies after being asked if she's starting to see Jax in a new light.
However, it's going to take more than a tattoo to get them back together. "Jax used to come up with me all the time when I went to Lake Arrowhead," Stassi explains. "The best thing Jax could do to get back with me is to get back with my family."
Watch this sneak peek from Vanderpump Rules Season 2, Episode 3, then make sure to tune in when it airs on Monday, November 18 on Bravo!


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Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax Procedure TPP 08-1 provides guidance on four separate transaction privilege tax "exemptions" (technically: deductions from the seller's tax base) that may apply to an Arizona seller's sale of a motor vehicle to a nonresident of Arizona. All four of these exemptions rely upon the purchaser qualifying as a nonresident of Arizona. Some exemptions depend on the particular state of residence of the purchaser. One exemption requires the seller's documented out-of-state delivery of the motor vehicle to the nonresident. Qualification for all of these exemptions and documentation requirements are thoroughly discussed in TPP 08-1.
Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 42-5061(U) provides the exemption that applies to an Arizona seller's sale of a motor vehicle to a nonresident who is from a state that has both tax reciprocity with Arizona (meaning that the state will provide a credit against its tax for the Arizona transaction privilege tax paid by the nonresident purchaser) and a state tax rate (applicable to vehicle purchases or registrations) that is lower than Arizona's 5.6% transaction privilege tax rate. This statutory tax base deduction has the effect of making the amount of Arizona state transaction privilege tax that is due on the sale equal to the state tax that would be due in the nonresident purchaser's state on a nonexempt sale. (Exemptions from tax in another state's tax code do not apply in Arizona.) Because the nonresident's state will allow credit for the state tax paid in Arizona, there should not be a state tax liability when the vehicle is registered by the nonresident in his or her home state. A.R.S. § 42-5061(U) allows the nonresident to take possession of the vehicle in Arizona, but applies only to state transaction privilege tax and "piggybacking" county excise taxes. City privilege taxes apply in full to sale of a motor vehicle to a nonresident when the purchaser takes possession of the vehicle in Arizona.


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My husband and I ventured downtown on Friday for our friend and neighbor�s beautiful art display at our friend�s book store. It was a wonderful festive night. A band was playing in an empty lot on Middle street. The stores were open. I just wonder if this were the case during the summer months would New Bern need a Brand? So many times when I am out to dinner late I see tourist walking around peering into shop windows. The sidewalks literally close up at 5 p.m. There is nothing for a tourist to do. Everything is closed up tight by 10 p.m. No place to eat or have a drink or coffee. Even the �night clubs� require a membership. So when I go on vacation I go where these things are in place. I think downtown New Bern merchants do themselves a disfavor by closing so early if they really feel their business relies on tourism.
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T-Mobile USA now lists the Samsung Galaxy Note as "coming soon"
Earlier this month, when T-Mobile USA announced the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note, it didn't say exactly when the handset would hit the shelves. Now the Note can be seen over at T-Mo's official website, with a "coming soon" sign next to it. This likely (and hopefully) means the device is almost ready to reach customers.
There's still no word on how much T-Mobile wants to ask for its Galaxy Note. It's probably safe to assume we'll see a price around $250 – $300 on contract (AT&T's version costs $250).
T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Note will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at launch, but I'm pretty sure it will receive a Jelly Bean update sometime after that.
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Is there any reason that the windows minimize button "_" makes the taskbar button disappear, and for the close button "x" to NOT close the application? It's a Windows application which I was expecting to react like a windows application. Can I at least set it somewhere right once for all?
And why the weird installation default directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\MyUser\Local Settings\Application Data\Zimbra\zdesktop
What is wrong with the good ol' Program Files? Am I breaking something if I choose program files?
Or maybe is this application targeting Linux/someother platform, and just happens to run also under windows? The above decisions really look like being pulled out some funny hat...


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my wife is now 6th week of her pregnancy, is it safe to climb stares
she is writing her exams. she has to climb 5th stare for that. is there any problem of climbing up to 5th stare. what safety measures she has to take?
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Yes it's safe. I live in an upstairs apartment, go to school, work with children (occasionally picking them up) and do aerial silks and trapeze, live also on 5 acres where I care for a dog, sheep, chickens and 3 cats(other than the litter box). We are carrying a life, we aren't glass! Unless the doctor puts her under some sort of restriction, she's fine.posted 02/27/2012 by HereNow26
just because your wife is pregnant, doesn't mean shes made of glass now LOL but its cute you care about her so much. but yes its completely safe for her to climb stairs, run, swim, hike, or what ever else. basically do everything as normal or whatever her doctor says she can do. only her doctor can tell her what she can or can't do because he's the only one who knows her unique situation but don't freak out over every little thing she does because nothing has really changed quite yet. be happy she can still do her normal activities because it won't last too long so take advantage of this time!posted 02/27/2012 by Swanwife71038
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The new faces in the Barça squad include an interesting combination of youth and experience
The side managed by Luis García have four points in La Liga so far after a win, a draw and a defeat, with four goals for and four against
Barça already have an idea what to expect from Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on Saturday. The Madrid-based side are typically combative and are enjoying a good run of form. Four points from three matches so far in the 2012/13 season may not look like much, but they have done that after visiting two tough away grounds and beating none other than Real Madrid in game two. Their season started with 2-1 defeat at Sevilla, while in their third match, they managed a draw with Deportivo at Riazor. The fixture list has not got off to the kindest starts for Getafe, because next up they've got the Liga leaders!
New look squad
Luis García's project is into its second year, and his plans have been boosted by the arrival of no fewer than ten new players. In goal they have an experienced stopper in Miquel Àngel Moyà; centre back Alexis returns to the Alfonso Pérez with the benefit of the experience gained at Sevilla. The much-changed midfield now includes Lafita, Abraham, Borja Fernández and former Barça man Xavi Torres as one of the central playmakers. Up front, they have promising 21 year old striker Álvaro Vàzquez, signed from Espanyol, and another young hope for the future in Paco Alcácer, who arrives from Valencia and has already been impressing in Spain's national youth teams. Adrián Colunga has also returned to Getafe after a loan period at Sporting Gijón.
Players that have headed in the opposite direction include Miku, who has gone out on loan to Glasgow Celtic, who'll be playing FC Barcelona in the Champions League.
Strong in the air
Getafe have always been a typically physical side, and this year is no exception, with a set of players that also combine youth and experience to perfection. With an average height of 178cm, there is clearly plenty of potential for aerial play, and in fact two of the four goals scored by the side this season have come from defenders, Alexis and Valera, at set pieces. The other two goals were the work of midfielder Barrada.
Packing the midfield
Tactically, Getafe is a team that so far this season seems to be opting for a 4-5-1 system, one they are unlikely to change against a Barça team that likes to hold on to the ball so much. That means Barça will need to find a way to counter a corpulent side on one of the smallest pitches in the competition if they want to avoid a repeat of last season's shock defeat at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.


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On the Frontlines of "The Battle of Algiers"
by Liza Bear
It's rare that a revolutionary leader becomes a film producer, and even more rare that a fiction film becomes the gold standard of cinema verite filmmaking. "The Battle of Algiers" (1965) which recreates a key phase from 1954 to 1957 of the Algerians' fight against the French colonialists, is unique. Its meticulously realized authenticity results from having been shot in the Casbah, exactly where the events took place; and also from the collaboration of Italian resistance fighter/ new realist director Gillo Pontecorvo and coproducer Saadi Yaacef, a former Front de Libération National (FLN) chief on whose experiences the film is directly based. Apart from the French paratrooper Colonel Mathieu (Jean Martin), the sterling cast is made up Algerian non professionals headed by the Ali La Pointe (Brahim Haggiag) whose fiery intensity is the film's animus. With remarkable evenhandedness and not a trace of moralizing, the film brilliantly articulates the escalating logic of attacks, mutual bombings, torture, and assassination that form the essence of guerrilla warfare and the misguided attempts to suppress it. "Not everything has been said," Yacef says. But last week, indieWIRE contributor Liza Bear was able to speak to Saadi Yacef, who got both the insurrection and the film started. The film is now playing at New York's Film Forum.
indieWIRE: What was harder, producing the film version of "The Battle of Algiers" or trying to lead a successful revolution?
Saadi Yacef: First of all [before I answer the question] let me say that during this fight for independence, I was arrested and betrayed by one of my lieutenants, which also happens to very important people. It's always a relative or someone close who denounces you. I was condemned to death but in 1958, when [the French General] De Gaulle came to power, my death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and I was transferred from a prison in Algeria to one in France. With plenty of time to reflect in my cell I wanted to write down the most important events of the war... I couldn't have done that in Algeria, where there were still 400,000 pieds-noirs (French colonists). Some of them were prison guards who wouldn't allow you to do anything. But as a leader and former colonel in the FLN in a French prison I benefited from the new political regime in France.
iW: Let's backtrack: You were born in Algiers in 1928. What did your parents do?
Yacef: My parents were illiterate Berbers from the vast rural province of Kabylie. My father came to the city very young to make a living doing odd jobs, polishing boots, carrying bags. Then he opened a store and bought a house. But I was able to go to school until 1942 when the Allies landed [in Morocco and Algeria]. That's when my education came to a halt because my school was converted into military barracks for the Allies. At the time the Casbah -- where I was born -- was a two-kilometer-square section of Algiers with 80,000 inhabitants. You won't find this degree of overcrowding even in China. The Casbah was built on a hill like a citadel with lots of entrances and exits which was a big help during the fighting. It served as a "maquis," a place we could hide like in the French Resistance. So, since the Allied soldiers had taken over our school the kids hung out on the street. To survive we sold chewing gum from the U.S. Army. We called it le bizness". As we wised up we realized that the 80,000 people in the Casbah represented a kind of apartheid.
iW: At what point did you decide to try to change things?
Yacef: I was one of the first to fire a gun in 1954.
iW: But before firing the first shot?
Yacef: At 17 I was a member of PPA (Algerian People's Party) which became the MPLTD (Movement for Triumph of Democracy) and did a lot of activist work. My parents supported me. The entire population of the Casbah wanted an end to social injustice. So we were preparing for an armed insurrection.
iW: That's where the film starts, [in 1954] but I want to know how you prepared for that moment.
Yacef: Before that we had a clandestine training organization, for instance we threw rocks as practice for throwing grenades. We were preparing to liberate ourselves from the French. Now, why.
iW: Yes, why?
Yacef: During the Second World War the Society of Nations favored decolonization. But in practice that wasn't happening. In 1947 the French had trouble in Madagascar. Then they lost Indochina. After that Morocco and Tunisia became independent. There'd already been serious uprisings in Algeria discounted by the French. While people were celebrating victory over the Nazis, the French killed more than 45,000 in Constantine. We were just waiting our turn. So we organized, a small team, which set off a series of actions throughout Algeria.
iW: When did you meet Ali La Pointe? [the hero of the film]
Yacef: I didn't meet him until 1955. He was condemned to death for having fired an unloaded gun at a French policeman. In prison he was educated by the political prisoners awaiting the guillotine. They'd say to him, "You can't read or write, you're the first victim of colonialism." He was so politicized that he escaped from prison. He hid in the Casbah and was looking to join the movement. Through a contact he reached me.
iW: Did you become friends?
Yacef: He became my deputy. Though illiterate he had a ferocious intelligence. [Note: the FLN communicated through written messages]
iW: People in the U.S. who are seeing the film for the first time may be surprised to find that there were children and women fighting amongst the FLN.
Yacef: In a word, evolution within the revolution. Normally women took the back seat. But when war broke out, we needed them. They fed us. They were lookouts on the terraces [of the Casbah]. The women were indispensable and totally implicated [in the action]. Among the women who gave me cover were law students who threw off the yashmak. They wanted to participate directly in the struggle -- plant bombs, hide weapons, do liaison work. They were exactly like the men. Sometimes better. A woman who plants a bomb is better than a man who does nothing or just hands out flyers. They played a key role [getting past checkpoints where a man would have been searched]. Of course, there were some traditional women. Even now, 80 percent of Algerian women don't cover their faces, except in the past few years these fundamentalists who pretend to be Muslims make demands on women.
iW: How did you meet Pontecorvo, the director of the film?
Yacef: He's a genius who transferred what I wrote into cinematic language.
iW: But how did you meet him?
Yacef: When I got out of jail after independence my memoirs were published in France. But the French weren't interested in making a film.
iW: Understandably.
Yacef: At the time I was aware of Italian neorealist cinema. Pontecorvo had made a film called "Kapo," about a girl in a Nazi concentration camp, which interested me. I already had the support of the new Algerian government. They said, "If you need anything we're there for you." I called my production Casbah Films because I was born in the Casbah. We've co-produced several films including an adaptation of "The Stranger" by Albert Camus and one about an executioner, the guy who cuts heads. When I finally met Pontecorvo in Rome he already wanted to make a film called "Para" from the point of view of a French paratrooper in Algiers with Paul Newman. I said, "Look, I lived there, I was a colonel, I know everything and I wrote this." Pontecorvo read it and said, "Let's call a screenwriter, Solinas." Making the film became an immediate priority for them.
iW: Pontecorvo had fought in the Italian resistance and was a member of the Communist Party.
Yacef: For a while.
iW: Once on location, you knew the terrain. As a colonel in the FLN "knowing the terrain" meant that you could be efficient. But in terms of shooting the film, your knowledge enabled Pontecorvo to make the best directorial choices.
Yacef: Yes, I was his facilitator.
iW: Were you there elbow to elbow during the production?
Yacef: Yes absolutely. Pontecorvo wanted to make a "choral" film. I told him it's because of the people that we got independence. Pontecorvo wanted me to be in the film as an FLN leader. But I hesitated.
iW: Why?
Yacef: Because I had played that part for real. For real I had killed. It was difficult to act the part. Then I accepted. I told myself [that by being in the film] I would then be able to guide Pontecorvo, warn him when something didn't ring true. All the events in the film, we shot them in the exact place where it had happened.
iW: For example?
Yacef: My arrest in the hide-out. All the details were recreated. The bombs (at the Milk Bar, the Cafeteria and the airport lounge) were exploded in the same locations. We chose women who looked a bit European so that they could get into those places. Where Ali La Pointe died behind the false tiled wall, we rebuilt exactly the same house.
iW: Some of Ben Mhidi's key lines in the film -- [paraphrasing] "It's hard to start a revolution..."
Yacef: "...it's harder to win it... Yes, those were my lines. It doesn't matter. I give them to everybody!
iW: "...but the hardest is after you've won."
Yacef: Well, that's what's happening in Algeria right now. Ben Mhidi was assassinated by [French General] Aussaresses. He shot him, then hung him to make it look like a suicide. I gave Ben Mhidi those lines because when we spoke in real life, he would say he didn't want to be there after independence because there would be a power struggle. Algeria is unhappy because everyone wants to lead. He told me, "I hope I'm killed before independence."
iW: He really said that?
Yacef: I swear, just like you speaking to me now. There were people who were arrested who talked. They confessed. Under torture obviously. Ben Mhidi would say, I want to know why people talk. Finally we figured: someone who can bear 50 kilos, if you give him 100 kilos, he collapses.
iW: Were you tortured by the French?
Yacef: No.
iW: Never?
Yacef: A woman saved me.
iW: What woman?
Yacef: When I was arrested, I had discussions with her -- I write about it in my book.
iW: Is it hard to think about all those things now?
Yacef: Euh... I made a tabula rasa. I wiped the slate clean, but I haven't forgotten. I have a wound here (points), but the boy next to me died. So I always remember.
iW: What are you doing in life right now?
Yacef: For the past four years I've been a senator in Algiers. I have another three to go.
iW: To go back to my first question. Is it harder to make a film or to win a revolution?
Yacef: It's harder to make a good film... You can kill someone but to educate him that's something else. And during the war we destroyed. There was an enemy and we killed him. Creating something is very difficult.