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Nirichaen is an alphabet designed by Pieter Rottiers during a very boring day at school. It took him exactly two days to get it into its current form and make a font for it. The name Nirichaen is a Dardanian word and means ninety.
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Teagan is very beautiful. She is a lovely colour and has big round eyes. She lived outside for the first 3 months of her life and has come along way but is still very nervous around humans. At night when I lie on the bed, she will come out and wait for me to give her treats, which she will take from my hand; however, she will not let me pet her yet. She still hisses at me on occasion if I move my hands too quickly and will bat my hand but not swipe...this is a huge improvement from how she was in the beginning. She blinks at me when I talk to her so has calmed considerably. Before she would just stare at me with her huge eyes, like I was going to eat her.
When I am not in the bedroom, Teagan likes to sit on the cat tree and watch the birds out the window but she retreats if I come in. She comes out in the living room more in the evening (as long as I don't move around too much) and climbs on the higher tree there. She came out once during the day and walked around but got scared and went back to the bedroom.
She loves my other kitties and plays with them. She watches them intently and pays attention to what they do and how they interact with me and my husband. I believe it is because of them that she is starting to trust people. She loves to play on her own and is starting to understand her name. When I call her at night for treats, she comes most of the time.
Teagan will do well with someone who is patient and wants to help socialize a cat -- someone who isn't looking for a lap cat, as she is not there yet. I think she shows potential...it looks like she really wants to get there but is doing it in her own time. Teagan would do very well with a friendly cat to mentor her and show her that people are okay. She would not do well with small children, a noisy household or dogs.
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Raqa - The jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has begun withdrawing from parts of northern Syria ahead of a deadline set by a rival group, a monitor said on Thursday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the group was retreating east towards its stronghold in the city of Raqa.
The withdrawal comes four days after the al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front issued ISIL an ultimatum to go before an Islamic court for mediation or face being forced from Syria altogether.
The deadline expires on Saturday.
"ISIS has withdrawn from Aazaz, its most important bastion in Aleppo province, as well as the Minnigh military airport, the Mayer region and the villages of Deir Jamal and Kafin," the Observatory said.
"Aleppo region is their weakest link, so they fear being attacked there" by Al-Nusra and other rebels after the deadline expires, Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP.
"ISIL is heading to areas that neighbour Raqa province where it has its main stronghold in the city of Raqa," he said.
ISIL fighters had regrouped in particular in Jarabulus and Manbij, on the far eastern border of Aleppo province and close to Raqa, he added.
The withdrawal was confirmed by the opposition Aazaz Media Centre, which claimed it as a victory for rival rebel fighters.
"God is great. The heros of the Free Syrian Army and the Northern Storm (brigade) have liberated the town of Aazaz from the dogs of Baghdadi," the centre wrote on its Facebook page, referring to ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Video from the town posted online showed a demonstration of residents chanting "the Free Syrian Army forever" after ISIL's withdrawal.
Charles Lister, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Centre, said ISIL appeared to have withdrawn from several locations without a fight.
"It looks like ISIL has made the strategic decision to reinforce existing strongholds in western Aleppo, all of which lie on valuable routes towards the jewel in ISIL's crown, the city of Raqa," he said.
"Removing these weak areas and reinforcing important and stronger ones seems like the only logical strategy left for ISIL at this stage," he added.
Al-Nusra on Tuesday issued a threat against ISIL after the death of a senior Islamist commander, Abu Khaled al-Suri, who had close ties to al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri and his predecessor Osama bin Laden.
Rival rebels accuse ISIL of killing the commander and Al-Nusra chief Abu Mohamed al-Jolani warned on the group would be pushed out of Syria if it refused arbitration before an Islamic court.
Lister said a major offensive against ISIL could seriously affect the opposition's ability to hold territory against the regime, and that casualties in such an offensive would be high.
"As such, a compromise or a series of localised compromises could still be possible, but this would depend on ISIL playing diplomacy, which isn't necessarily a proven strength," he said.
Both Al-Nusra and ISIL have roots in al-Qaeda's onetime Iraqi affiliate, the Islamic State of Iraq.
But the two groups have never merged, with Jolani rejecting a union proposed by ISIL, and al-Qaeda's Zawahiri urging ISIL to return to Iraq after they moved into Syria.
In early January, a coalition of Islamist and moderate rebels angered by ISIL's abuses of civilians and rival opposition fighters began attacking the group.
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Saudi Arabia has renewed military cooperation talks with Pakistan during a current visit by a Saudi military delegation to Islamabad, reported the Middle East Newsline (MENL) on Tuesday.
The delegation is headed by Saudi Chief of Military Operations Gen. Sarour Bin Mohammed Harabi.
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Dictionaries vary in particulars about the definition of cliché, but they all agree that a cliché is not a good thing; you will not find a definition that assesses clichés appreciatively, and chances are that when you use the word, it is either to lament that you do not have at hand a better expression, or to suggest that someone else's expression suffers from a want of originality or effort.
Despite the low regard in which we all hold clichés, we all use them, certainly in speech, if not in writing. Is there a contradiction here? Does it make sense for us to use expressions frequently that we are also ready to disparage as soon as we spot them? Clichés earn their name by the fact of their frequency, and their frequency is testament to the way in which we readily find uses for them. A cliché in its proper place does an effective job unobtrusively, very often with both significant semantic and pragmatic features. We only find them grating or unfortunate in contexts where something more powerful than a cliché is needed and we recognize that the speaker or writer has thrown away an opportunity to be creative, taking the path of least resistance instead, inserting an expression that is familiar, probably concise, and unfortunately dead on arrival.
Imagine the writer of a letter to the editor, perhaps undertaking the exercise of writing this sort of public letter for the first time: he or she probably has a couple of specific goals in mind. One is to maximize the possibility that the letter will be published. Another, related to this idea, is to sound convincing and authoritative. How might the novice letter writer achieve these two goals? One tack is to try making the letter to the editor sound as much like other published letters to the editor as possible. And how is this accomplished? By copying phrases wholesale from other published letters to editors. Thus is a small genre of cliché born.
Here are a few clichés I've scooped up from casual perusal of some letters to the editor online:
I read with great interest your article on…
I read your article on _______________ and I had to write/have to put in my two cents.
Your article should be required reading for women/members of congress/teenagers who drive (etc.).
I must take issue with your article on ______________.
Your article on ________________ brought tears to my eyes.
Your article on ______________ was right on target/was very welcome/could not have come at a better time.
Are all of these really clichés? Perhaps some of them are formulas, and that's a distinction I treat in my book, It's Been Said Before, an exploration of the power of clichés in the life of language. Without clichés, linguistic expression would certainly involve more effort. Clichés give us the liberty to slip in a ready-made phrase with the confidence that it will guide the reader or listener down the path that we have laid out for them. Without clichés we would miss the opportunity to find the point of common ground with our audience that comes from knowing they will recognize and identify with a commonplace way of expressing an idea. But if all writers and speakers did this just as often as was desirable, and no more, the idea of cliché and its attendant associations of overuse and ineffectiveness would never have arisen. However, clichés are usually the result of haste, lack of attention and care, and sometimes ignorance of the alternatives. I've tried to set out in my book some sensible guidelines for speakers and writers to recognize when they are slipping into cliché for the wrong reasons, and ways to avoid doing this.
To learn more about clichés, read It's Been Said Before by Orin Hargraves.
Like a lot of other things, I find identifying "cliches" to be a mostly relative sort of thing. When you really think about it, just about all English phrases could be called a "cliche" because they are all commonly used. Looking through the comments that are already here, and I see a good few of those sort of phrases popping up, probably without the writer even realizing it.
Thus it is more of a matter of "how you use it" rather than "how often you use it," though the two can be closely related. And sure, being down on cliches can help promote creativity, but as the article states, that can also slow understanding; sometimes the added creativity just isn't needed. Like I'm sure there are plenty of more creative ways you could eat your cereal than by scooping it into your mouth with a spoon, but that doesn't necessarily mean you NEED to do it more creatively.
The real trick is finding a nice balance, that "sweet spot" where cliches serve their purpose without being overbearing, and even then I sometimes think society at large is too hard on cliches.
So, nice article, like the points it conveys greatly.
I believe that what separates a writer is creativity. A writer who has the ability to grab the attention of the reader by self expression. We all read for different reasons to escape the mundane and relax or search into some interesting history of places in time or whether it be just killing time in a waiting room. As we find ourselves flipping pages in a magazine, surfing the web or seeking advise so on and so forth. Depending on how the writer wants to deliver the message whether it be witty or comical or serious and point driven, I feel that based on whatever the topic may be, The expressions of the writer are influenced on whatever the topic is surrounded by. For Instance, a old cowboy using western slang and quick one liner's describing life on the trail or simply commentating a rider's style in a rodeo. Another writer's expression of the taste and style of food or the ambiance and atmosphere of a particular diner. Their writing describing their experience eating or just cruising through a few watering holes etc.. it keeps you entertained at the same time it's their ability to grab your attention and keep you interested. A writer that can keep you almost coming back to read their articles or information with laughter and informative or interesting facts, it's a delicate balance creatively put together in their own form and it's get's the point across or describes so eloquent a place it almost puts you there as to place a picture or visualize your presence. It is a gift that is pleasant and inviting..pardon my grammar or my form I'm new at this..thanks for letting me share.! CHEERS.!
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I agree that cliches allow us to easily and concisely express certain concepts. But since cliches are widely stigmatized in formal writing, they are detrimental to an writer's credibility. For this reason, I try to abstain from using them.
I generally don't mind clichés, and do agree that sometimes they can express things quickly. I've found, and enjoyed, many occasions where someone would put a twist on a common cliché. And of course, you can't put a twist on it if it doesn't exist. So if nothing else, I like how overuse can sometimes encourage creativity.
Tired cliches, very interesting topic, well done. thanks.
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Another Musician Sends a Cease and Desist to the GOP...
This year's Mellencamp, Petty, and Sting are now Rage Against the Machine, Silversun Pickups, and…REM. Michael Stipe takes time out from producing movies to pen an understandably angry blog to the Republican Party for unlicensed use of his band's wares. There's still two months left in the campaign for more left-leaning artists to be misappropriated by desperate electioneers.
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If there is an error on a partially completed bio it's uptodate bit is cleared and an error value is retured, but DM will see that bi_size is not yet zero and ignore it. SCSI will fail the rest of the IO if the fail fast bit is set, so DM multipath will eventually see the error from them. However, if that behavior is not a requirement the patch below would be needed to detect errors in bios where the begining is not uptodate but the end completed without errors.
SCSI will not always fail the rest of the IO when the fail fast bit is not set, so this may be a bug in dm-crypt and dm-raid1.
--- linux-2.6.4-rc1-udm1.orig/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c 2004-03-03 19:56:43.000000000 -0800 +++ linux-2.6.4-rc1-udm1/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c 2004-03-03 19:52:55.000000000 -0800 @@ -551,8 +551,9 @@ static int do_end_io(struct multipath *m int error, struct mpath_io *io) { int r; + int uptodate = test_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bio->bi_flags);
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Dhanush Upcoming Movies List in 2017 and 2018: Here is the list of Upcoming movies of Kollywood Actor Dhanush in the years 2017 and 2018. Dhanush who is one of the promising actors of Kollywood has his own kind of following. His movies will get good response not only in …Read More »


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The much-awaited 14th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, 2013 will be held in Macau. The award function, that will start from this Thursday, will yet again witness the Bollywood stars, performing live at the do. The Bollywood celebrities have already packed their bags, and are all set for Macau, to attend the event.
Several Bollywood stars including actress Vidya Balan, her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur, Jacqueline Fernandez, Minnisha Lamba, Ayushmann Khurana, Sophie Chaudhary and many more made a beeline today at the airport. As per the reports, this year, IIFA will be hosted by the Badshaah- Shahrukh Khan, accompanied by Shahid Kapoor.
Reports further say that celebs like Ranbir Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Madhuri Dixit and many more will be performing live at the show. While Deepika will showcase some of her signature moves from the recent hit songs, Madhuri Dixit will perform to a montage of the most unforgettable songs of her career at the award function.
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Vidya Balan-Siddharth Roy Kapoor
Vidya Balan was spotted at the Mumbai Airport with hubby Siddharth Roy Kapoor. The couple looked very cute together.
Sophie Chaudhary
Sophie Chaudhary too was spotted at the airport. She will also be attending the IIFA awards, 2013.
Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline Fernandez on her way to Macau for IIFA. The actress looks very happy and excited for the show.
Minnisha Lamba
Minnisha Lamba too spotted at the Mumbai Airport. We wonder, why she looks so dull and tired?
Boman Irani
Boman Irani spotted at the airport. As per the reports, this year, IIFA will be hosted by the Badshaah Shahrukh Khan, accompanied by Shahid Kapoor.
Ayushman Khurana
Ayushman Khurana leaving for Macau, along with his wife Tahira. The IIFA award function will start from this Thursday.


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I get down with the geeky-folk, and non geek alike though I prefer the former most of the time because they usually get me. It goes to follow that I am interested in geeky pasttimes like Chess, liking Bill Paxton too much, & typography to name a scant few.
I'm looking for a woman who often projects a humorous flair for the dramatic, and is comfortable enough in her own skin to be immune to inane offenses due to arbitrary sensibilities. There's nothing more attractive to me than a woman that can switch gears from discussing about how much of a depressing dude Robert Frost was to new astronomical findings to why various phallic items are hilarious without blinking an eye. Simply put - a girl that is fun, knows how to have fun, & can throw her weight around the mental ring with zest.
I spend most of my off-hours chillin' at home with my cat/close-knit circle of wonderful friends doing the normal time-killing stuff we humans love, or maybe watching yet another documentary, reading something, mixing music, writing, drawing, or planning something big. You could say I'm a pretty right-brained individual, and consequently always get along with/adore the dreamers, artists, and creatives I meet along the way.
As much of a homebody as I am, but also equally down to travel and randomly adventure (ideally, on a random second's notice).
To quote & quote pay the bills, I dayjob as a chemical tech. I also do freelance as a visual designer/design consultant whenever possible.
I think I have finally found that oft-fabled average of contentedness with my life in all its boring glory, and so I guess that supposedly means I'm truly ready to enrich someone's life with said boring-ness and vice versa.
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3) Working with animals
4) Overeating
5) Laughing at the "wrong" time
6) Coming up with witty responses long after its relevance has passed.
7) Napping
9) Relaxing & being relaxed
Star Wars (Empire > RotJ!!!) , Chasing Amy, The Professional, Casino, The Breakfast Club, The Neverending Story, Waking Life, Amelie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Almost Famous, Labyrinth, Aliens, Oldboy, Sin Nombre, Ip Man
Music: Is life. Going without it has marked negative physical effects on me. True story.
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Passion .
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No particular order. What am I doing here lately? I suppose doing something that isn't done any more.. presenting music videos… an art lost, both music and video. Men at Work – Down Under http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD40Dr-gF_U Men at work – Who can it be now? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPlNzWbX9c8 Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue Styx – Mr. Roboto Styx – Too Much Time on… Read more →
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Huey Lewis and the News
The first thing I started listening to was Huey Lewis. I could still hear decently well then. It was easy to listen to, and it stuck in my ears. I could make out the lyrics… so I listened to it a lot. I got made fun of for listening to this stuff, but it just worked for me then. I… Read more →
Van Halen
Why? Because it was the best… I'm not gonna pick between Van Roth and Van Hagar. It's all Van Halen, and it's all mostly good. Here's a few good ones… reminds me of being 14 years old, banging out downloads, punter protocol, and bad homemade pizza at 3am till sun rise… Jump http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlq0lYB3iSM Dreams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwi8m4SIejE Unchained Panama Runnin' with the… Read more →
Always worked for me. The sound is simple, perverse, and complex. Saw them in concert last year, and it was just awesome… even on one ear. Delightfully weird and twisted. Sound like someone you know? Fresh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVqESo4mFMs Blockhead Whip It I Can't Get No Satisfaction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o Jocko Homo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCpxSzacbyc Beautiful World Through Being Cool Jerkin' Back and Forth Mongoloid Girl… Read more →
What kind of music does a deaf guy listen to? Primus. Here's a primer… in no particular order AntiPop Thing that Should Not Be Kalamazoo Shake Hands with Beef John the Fisherman Fish On The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGkRof7983g&feature=related Last Salmon Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR7jyuxt-44&feature=related Them Damn Blue Collar Tweakers My Name is Mud Jerry was a Race Car Driver Laquer Head… Read more →
Kindle Fire – Review
I'm lucky enough to have gotten a Kindle Fire right off the bat. Here's a few initial thoughts: 1. This is not replacement or even legit competitor to the iPad or other Android tablets (Samsung Galaxy, Toshiba Thrive, Motorola Xoom, etc). I really like that when I ordered it, the settings were input into the device, so it was automatically… Read more →
I still feel myself suffering this "impending" burn out feel, and I do not like it. I am going through one of the roughest installs I've ever had… and it seems like even when I FINISH it, it's still not right. I know installs aren't always clean and easy, but this one is like "Murphy's Law of Installations". So, the… Read more →
Deep, possibly crazy, likely insane idea…
Today is election day, as it were. Here in my local election, there was no real issue at question. The mayor of the city. Some council men, and school board. I was in with 5 minutes to spare, and my # is mid 200's in a city of over 80,000 people. I'm presented with a ballot 2 minutes after I… Read more →
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Having a real bad stretch… Last week was not enjoyable. Last week was 2 years since my mom passed. I had a really hard time that day. Everything went to shit at work, and I just started to break down. I felt completely over whelmed. I went into the back and cried for about 15 minutes. However, the "problem" was… Read more →


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Breast milk is best for baby
Having a baby is one of the most exciting times in any woman's life. So many fun, new changes happen when we have a baby. There are so many decisions to make, especially about what to feed this new little wonder. Most people have heard that breast milk is best, but often they don't know why. Being a nurse and a lactation consultant, I have learned so much about breast milk and why it's so fantastic. I have a few insights that may help you in making your decision about whether to breastfeed.
During pregnancy our bodies grow this new life, get ready to deliver and feed this new baby. Our breasts are designed to make milk. Breast milk is full of antibodies, which help fight many common diseases and illnesses, such as ear infections. Breast milk is easy for babies to digest and it is ready to go, no mixing or warming! Breast milk is free, so that's a benefit, too. Breastfeeding also gives new moms a chance to hold their babies close, which is comforting and creates a wonderful bond.
Breastfeeding also has many benefits for us mothers. It helps us lose our pregnancy weight easier and faster and lowers our risk for breast and ovarian cancer and osteoporosis.
Breastfeeding my baby is one of my proudest memories. Watching her grow and gain weight at every doctor's visit really made me beam with pride. It was awesome to look at her and realize she came from me. To see her grow on my breast milk was even more amazing.
With a little help and patience, most women can successfully breastfeed, as briefly or for as long as they want. Sometimes, we all need a little help with this, so don't hesitate to call a lactation consultant who can help or answer your questions. I breastfed for two years (and needed my lactation consultants' help in the beginning), but not every woman wants to or can do it for that long. You need to decide for yourself. Some women pump and give breast milk in a bottle, and that's fine, too. This is the only time in your baby's life that you can do this for him or her, and it is so rewarding. Give it a try. Who knows, you may love it as much as I did and experience the true joy of breastfeeding.
August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. If you would like to know more about Children's Hospital of Wisconsin's Lactation Management Services, including education and consultation, please visit our website.
– Linda McNamara, RN, BS, IBCLC, lactation consultant, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin has board-certified lactation consultants who support breastfeeding mothers. Our lactation consultants focus on supporting mothers in providing breast milk to their babies through breastfeeding and expression (removing milk from their breasts). They also provide educational and support services to families and staff.
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Investigating the Safety of Post-surgical Analgesics in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
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A friend has this pickup and is wondering if anyone here can shed some light on it's age
and/or worth? It's an older JB model i believe.
A friend has this pickup and is wondering if anyone here can shed some light on it's age
and/or worth? It's an older JB model i believe.
Probably from the eighties, wound by Maricella Juarez, as the last 'J' indicates.
Here is a link to a story that might shed some light on how much that pickup is worth:
It's only worth what someone will pay you for it.
With that said, you can still get one just like it today. Call MJ in the custom shop and she will still make that one for you and with any options you want (leg length, pole spacing, color, etc.).
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FWIW - I had one that that looked identical with the same label. It was made in '89.
I would guess it's probably from the 80's to early- or mid- 90's.
That old JB, for some reason, sounded the best of any of the JB's I have had. I was never sure if it was due to it being a pickup with narrow spaced pole pieces (my others were trembuckers) or if there was something different about the manufacturing or components used in the late 80's. It may have just been that the magnet had somehow aged nicely. Don't know... Sounded great though.
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Collectible old JB made by Seymour's best known winder
How much better or not really seems to be ymmv, but as long as it works, surely not worse. And, hey, its got history. In other words, cool vibes, niiiice item :-)
How does the condition (polished, rough, etc) of the magnet affect the sound of a pickup? i see talk of this here, but have no idea how this could make a difference. Or the length of the legs?
You can listen for yourself here.
Most magnets are polished to strict tolerances so that they create a more unified and predictable field. A roughcast magnet has the imprint of the sand particles from the cast or mold. The raised and uneven surface of the magnet can impart a slight and unique sonic character due to the fact that no two casts made of sand are identical. It can affect the pickup's frequency spectrum and can also make the pickup respond differently. These differences are subtle but are definitely there. For reference:
35th Anny JB - Roughcast A5
Production JB - Smooth polished A5 magnet
Antiquity JB - Roughcast and Degaussed A5
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yep that label sticker style is 80s to mid 1990s
with the "long legs" and 6 screw pole base plate (newer ones have universal plate with holes for 12 screw poles)
I'd say that JB is likely from the 80s... maybe early early 90s. I know by the 95/96 they used the universal plate.
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Thanks for posting it here for me Texas Slim.
Thanks for the info guys. I believe I'll hang on to this pickup for now by what y'all have said.
It came with a 1986 Jackson I traded for from a friend. It was in the Jackson when he got it around 1987-1988 and he had a Parallel Axis installed. I'm not sure where the original pickup out of the Jackson got to but it still had the mid boost stuff in it when I rewired it for him and took the mid boost out.
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Thanks for the info guys! I couldn't remember if I was a member on here or not and had Texas to ask about this for me.
From what I've seen I believe I'm gonna hold on to this one for a while.
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Thanks for the info folks! It's my pickup and thank you for asking for me Texas Slim. I asked Texas if he would ask about it on here for me because at the time I couldn't remember if I had an account or not.
One of my friends told me that it was kind of a sought after pickup so I was just curious as to why.
After seeing what you guys have said I think I'll hang on to it and put it in my Flyin V.
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Mt. Pleasant Township company wins award for recycled creation
Prior to the start of the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market in early July, Glassautomatic Inc./Rolf Glass designer Paula Sansone-Johnson headed south to repaint the company's permanent booth there in preparation for displaying the company's newest products, including the Glacier Glass.
Soon after her arrival, Sansone-Johnson was approached by Kristi Forbes, the leasing agent for the company located at the Mt. Pleasant Glass Center, who offered her congratulations to her and Rolf Poeting, the company's founder.
"Kristi said how excited she was that we won ... and she asked if Rolf had his speech ready," said Sansone-Johnson, a resident of Scottdale.
What the local company won was an ICON Honor 2013 for the Glacier Glass — a popular re-design of recycled wine bottles into glassware.
As soon as she got word of the win, Sansone-Johnson said she called Poeting to deliver the good news, even though the idea of having to deliver an acceptance speech caught him slightly off guard.
"It was a surprise and quite an honor," Poeting said. "I was not initially even aware of the magnitude of this whole event."
In May, Poeting and Sansone-Johnson were told that their creation led the company to be a finalist for ICON HONORS 2013 — an annual competition recognizing achievement in the home and gift industry — in the category related to product innovations/redesigned products.
Gretchen Sandzimier, the company's marketing assistant, previously cited the Glacier Glass in an application she submitted for ICON HONORS 2013.
During the recent ICON HONORS Program — sponsored exclusively by the Gift & Home Trade Association and Sandow Media — a filmed documentary of Glassautomatic Inc./Rolf Glass was screened.
Then Poeting was presented with the award, after which he gave an acceptance speech to a ballroom filled with roughly 1,200 attendees.
"We're still like a tiny niche player in the industry, so everything like this helps to make us more valid as a source for glass products," he said.
The production was filmed in May at the company by a group led by Jeffrey L. Portman Sr., president and chief operating officer of Atlanta-based AmericasMart.
Portman — whose company founded ICON HONORS — and his colleagues filmed the production of the Glacier Glass at the local facility to capture the vision and inspiration behind the product.
In 2011, Poeting and Sanson-Johnson met Ray DelMuro at a Chicago home and housewares show.
DelMuro, founder and owner of Refresh Glass LLC in Phoenix, told them of his company's practice of collecting used wine bottles to "repurpose" them for continued use while simultaneously helping to improve the environment by saving them from landfills.
The following year, Poeting and Sansone-Johnson reached an agreement with DelMuro to produce the Glacier Glass, which comes from wine bottles cut by DelMuro and his staff at Refresh Glass. Available in three sizes, the glasses are encircled with a wavy, opaque design accomplished via Rolf Glass's diamond-wheel engraving technology at the hands of Sansone-Johnson, she said.
"I think that, with this product, we were able to take Ray's story, buy into it, and create a product that goes back into the market the second time around," Sansone-Johnson said. "So we added to his story, and we're also giving back."
Glassautomatic Inc./Rolf Glass is donating 2 percent of all Glacier Glass sales to GTECH — Growth Through Energy + Community Health — a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit.
The product's packaging, provided by PSI Packaging of Connellsville, is 100 percent biodegradable, Poeting said.
Sansone-Johnson has periodically taught courses in print technology, graphic design and product development at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood. She said she always stresses to her students to consider the long-term impacts of their creations.
"I would tell them, 'Don't just think about the objects you're designing, think about the practicality of it, think about its environmental impact, and think about its friendliness in the marketplace," Sansone-Johnson said.
With the creation of the Glacier Glass, the impact it has had, and the recognition the product has received, Sansone-Johnson said she and her colleagues possess a concrete example of such a perspective.
DelMuro, whose company's mission is to eventually recover 10 million bottles for reuse, was pleased to hear news of Glass Automatic Inc./Rolf Glass having been honored in such a way.
"We're really proud of their accomplishment and the part they play in our 10 million bottle rescue mission," DelMuro said. "The fact that they've used their creative prowess to take it up a notch and win an award, adds to our innovative offerings in the process of saving these glass items from the landfill."
Cassandra Vivian, president of the Mt. Pleasant Glass Museum's board of directors, in January asked for and received 20 Glacier Glasses from Poeting and Sansone-Johnson inscribed with the museum's name.
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From the Avon International Cookbook. According to the cookbook Bara Brith is welsh for Speckled bread. I guess it's because of the currants and/or raisins used in the recipe. If you buy active dry yeast in a small container like I do, use 2 teaspoons for the recipe. Rising of the dough is part of prep time, as you need to let it sit and rise.
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Made this as a gift for a friend of mine ~ even sliced it for her, so managed to keep a couple of pieces for taste-testing! Loved the use of buttermilk here & I also used real butter & raisins (was generous with the latter)! Very nice tasting, & I now have a 2nd loaf in the oven just for the 2 of us here at home! Thanks for sharing this great recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]
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- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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- Combine 1 1/4 flour and the other dry ingredients (first five).
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- Add to flour mixture, adding the egg in as well. Beat on low speed of electric mixer for 30 seconds. Then beat at high speed for 3 minutes.
- Stir in currant or raisins and as much of the remaining flour as can be mixed with a spoon. Turn onot floured surface and knead in enough of the remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough (takes 6-8 minutes).
- Shape into ball and place into a greased bowl, turning it over once. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 1 1/4 hours). Punch down and shape into a loaf. Put into a greased 8x4x2 inch loaf pan, cover and let rise till nearly double (30 minutes).
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Energy companies are increasingly scouring the U.S. for natural gas deposits. As they do, one of the extraction methods they are using, known as fracking, is coming under sharp scrutiny for potential health consequences from the chemicals involved. Tom Bearden reports from Colorado. Continue reading
Some states are experimenting with controversial new taxes to pay for highway construction. Special correspondent Lee Hochberg reports from Oregon, where officials are looking into charging drivers a tax based on the number of miles they drive in lieu of a highly-debated gas tax. Continue reading


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" Brand: Whirlpool / Refrigerator Type: Side by Side "
Bought mine from Costco as it was cheapest could find anywhere around £860 including VAT. Please check your doorways at home for access as mine was a tight squeeze and i had to unpack it before i could attempt to get it in the house. Once in i left it for 24 hrs to let the gases settle and then turned on. I have been very happy with it so far as it is very quiet, spacious and the ice machine is a massive bonus. It does need a water feed so you will need to consider this when positioning. The water feed you need to install will require a standard washing machine valve fitting that you can get from B & Q. You get a flexible hose with the fridge about 2m long and it has a washing machine type screw end. This water feed may prove difficult to install because of location in kitchen but is well worth the hard work when you have an endless supply of ice to keep your drinks cold in the summer months.
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|Business & Management Certificate/AAS Degree
An Associate's of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in business is considered a "complete" degree that prepares graduates to begin or advance their careers in the business world. This degree prepares students for employment directly into the workforce as managers, assistant managers, supervisors, and other related administrative positions.
Graduates can choose to continue their studies into a Bachelors program at a state university. Some universities have responded to the needs in particular technical fields with provisions for programs so that students with an A.A.S. degree may transfer without loss of credit. Refer to the Major and/or Transfer guides on the AZTRANSFER website for more information on the Bachelor of Applied Science degrees at www.aztransfer.com. One transfer opportunity is NAU's 90/30 Bachelors of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies Program in Public Administration that allow 90 credits to transfer from a community college.
Both the Business and the Management Certificates prepare students for entry-level employment opportunitites.
Individuals with a degree can change career paths and complete a certificate to give them additional employable credentials. Careful planning can allow you to mix and match certificates and degrees. For example, if you plan accordingly, you could complete the Accounting Certificate or the Hotel and Restaurant Management Certificate, each with 18 credits and stack those credits toward the 14 elective credits contained in the Business A.A.S. degree. See catalog for additional certificates and degree requirements.
See Business or Management Certificate or Business AAS Degree Programming Sequence Guides attached under Resources.
Business Certificate (18 credits)
Description: The Business certificate prepares individuals for entry-level position in business, provides skills to help them organize their own business, and stacks into the Business A.A.S.
Employment Opportunities
•Administrative Assistant - Provides organizational, administrative and secretarial support to employees and management.
•Human Resources Assistant - Supports human resources processes by administering tests; scheduling appointments; conducting orientation; maintaining records and information.
•Customer Service Representative - Provides customer service by providing product and equipment knowledge; responding to customer requests; responding to customer inquiries
Management Certificate (24 credits)
Description: The Management Certificate is designed to prepare individuals who desire to work in the mid-level management positions. Courses are designed to include the business essentials and also emphasize the skill sets needed for effective management and communication in the work environment. The eight courses (24 credits) provide instruction in the background and knowledge necessary for students to develop the judgment skills they must exercise as business managers. Beginning Fall 2016, this certificate has been changed from ten courses to eight courses (24 credits); see Programming Sequence Guides for details. These courses can be applied towards the Business A.A.S. degree.
The Management Certificate focuses on communication, finances, legal issues, basic marketing and management principles that develop leadership and supervision skills. Most careers often lead to Management level positions.
Find out more about the employee tuition reimbursement for the Retail Management Certificate Program (RMCP) through the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) national partnership. The RMCP certificate is comprised of these ten basic management foundation courses in Central Arizona College's Management Certificate. Industry participant employers include Albertson's, Bashas, Coca Cola, Costco (Calif), Fry's, Pro's Ranch Markets, Safeway, Smiths Food & Drug, Smart & Final Corp., Whole Foods:
Western Association of Food Chains Link
AFMA Journal Article for Retail Management Certificate
WAFC Retail Management Certificate Flyer (30 credits)
WAFC Retail Management Website
Employment Opportunities
•Mortgage Loan Officer - Increases mortgage loan portfolio by developing business contacts; attracting mortgage customers; completing mortgage loan processing and closing; supervising staff.
•Assistant Manager - Assists manager by managing staff; planning and evaluating department activities; maintaining departmental standards and product knowledge; lending any additional support necessary to manager.
•Administrative Secretary - Perform routine clerical and administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.
Associate of Applied Science in Business (A.A.S. 66 credits)
Description: The Business A.A.S. Degree prepares students for entry-level position in business and provides skills necessary for helping them begin their own business.
Employment Opportunities
•Executive Assistant - Provides support and service to executives by responding to correspondence, presentations, and completing manuals, newsletters, and planning meetings and other company activities as necessary.
•Office Manager - Supports operations by organizing and coordinating office operations and procedures in order to ensure organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
•Entrepreneurship- A person who organizes and operates their own business or businesses; taking on financial risk to do so.


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Scotty McCreery, "He Had A Pistol To My Head"
With one arrest made, details are slowing coming out in the home invasion that involved Scotty McCreery in North Carolina last week (May 5).
As the story has been told, Scotty and his friends had returned from getting takeout and were watching a movie when there was a knock at the door. "One of the guys who lived there, he just figured it was a neighbor," he told USA Today.
"He looked through his peep-hole — the guys didn't have a mask or gloves, so he didn't look suspicious," he said. "My friend opened the door to see if he had a question, and we think the other three guys were nestled up against the door so we couldn't see them in the peephole. As soon as the door opened an inch, they barged in, guns waving."
"The first guy in the room had an assault rifle, and he put that right against the sternum of the guy who opened the door. The main guy, who was casing the living room, he had a pistol to my head and a pistol at another guy's head," Scotty says recalling the evening. In all they guys took about $1,600 worth of electronics and cash.
Even with the one arrest, the other guys involved haven't been found.
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Sparkling blue sea soft sand and sunshine. If this sounds like your kind of holiday youll be in for a treat at the Sands Beach Resort. Bright luxurious and with modern facilities for all ages and tastes the Sands Beach Resort is an excellent oceanfront complex overlooking its own oceanfed lagoon and sandy beach. Welldesigned the complex consists of accommodation located in separate plazas throughout the grounds. Each plaza has its own swimming pool and sunbathing terrace furnished with sunloungers and parasols. The Sands Beach Resort offers copious space comfortable accommodation activities for all ages and great dining facilities. Another attractive feature of this familyfriendly resortstyle complex is that it includes the Paradise Island complex featuring a swimming pool waterfall gardens and a restaurant. Overall youll find plenty in the way of holiday enjoyment here so everyone is catered for!
7 swimming pools including 1 semiolympic heated swimming pool
FREE sunbeds and parasols
Paradise Island complex features a swimming pool waterfall Jacuzzi gardens and Mai Tai restaurant and bar
Internet and WiFi access
Meals and Drinks:
La Hacienda restaurant with a show cooking buffet
Soleil cocktail bar
Mai Tai snack restaurant
Table tennis
Tennis court
Racquet equipment hire available
Health and fitness centre with gym massages treatments and physiotherapy
Bicycle hire available
Watersports available from the beach under separate management
Costa Teguise golf course nearby under separate management
Accommodation Notes:
A credit card imprint is taken on arrival
Regular day and evening entertainment
For Children:
6 separate childrens pools
Hotel kids club 412 years
FREE cots
FREE high chairs in the restaurant
One bedroom standard apartment for up to 4 max 2 adults2 children consists of
Double bedroom
Lounge area with double sofa bed
Microwave charge
2 electric rings
Satellite TV
Bath shower and wc
Safety deposit box charge
High chairs on request
Maid service 5 times a week
Balcony or terrace
One bedroom superior apartment for up to 4 max 3 adults1 child similar to above with
4 electric cooking rings
Microwave charge
Dishwasher charge
Studio for up to 2 adults One bedroom superior beachfront apartment with daily maid service for up to 4 max 3 adults1 child Two bedroom apartment for up to 6 max 5 adults1 child and Two bedroom beachfront apartment with daily maid service for up to 6 max 5 adults1 child available
Sole occupancy studio for Half Board guests also available
A credit card imprint is taken on arrival
Key Facts:
On the beach
Main resort area: 500 metres
Nearest supermarket: onsite
368 rooms
Child age: 212 years
Telephone no: 00 34 928 595820
Official rating: 4 star
Note: :Some facilities and activities may incur a local charge
Sands Beach Resort
Avenida Islas Canarias 18
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Canada Transportation Act (S.C. 1996, c. 10)
Full Document:
Act current to 2017-07-03 and last amended on 2017-06-18. Previous Versions
Marginal note:Application to interswitch traffic between connecting lines
127 (1) If a railway line of one railway company connects with a railway line of another railway company, an application for an interswitching order may be made to the Agency by either company, by a municipal government or by any other interested person.
Marginal note:Order
(2) The Agency may order the railway companies to provide reasonable facilities for the convenient interswitching of traffic in both directions at an interchange between the lines of either railway and those of other railway companies connecting with them.
Marginal note:Interswitching limits
(3) If the point of origin or destination of a continuous movement of traffic is within a radius of 30 km, or a prescribed greater distance, of an interchange, a railway company shall not transfer the traffic at the interchange except in accordance with the regulations.
Marginal note:Extension of interswitching limits
(4) On the application of a person referred to in subsection (1), the Agency may deem a point of origin or destination of a movement of traffic in any particular case to be within 30 km, or a prescribed greater distance, of an interchange, if the Agency is of the opinion that, in the circumstances, the point of origin or destination is reasonably close to the interchange.
Marginal note:Regulations
128 (1) The Agency may make regulations
(a) prescribing terms and conditions governing the interswitching of traffic, other than terms and conditions relating to safety;
(b) determining the rate per car to be charged for interswitching traffic, or prescribing the manner of determining that rate, including the adjustments to be made to that rate as a result of changes in costs, and establishing distance zones for those purposes; and
(c) prescribing, for the purposes of subsections 127(3) and (4), a greater distance than 30 km from an interchange.
Marginal note:Different distances
(1.1) A regulation made under paragraph (1)(c) may prescribe different distances for the regions or goods that it specifies.
Marginal note:Cost savings to be considered
(2) In determining an interswitching rate, the Agency shall take into consideration any reduction in costs that, in the opinion of the Agency, results from moving a greater number of cars or from transferring several cars at the same time.
Marginal note:Limit on rate
(3) In determining an interswitching rate, the Agency shall consider the average variable costs of all movements of traffic that are subject to the rate and the rate must not be less than the variable costs of moving the traffic, as determined by the Agency.
Marginal note:Transfer of lines does not affect entitlement
(4) For greater certainty, the transfer of a railway line, or an operating interest in it, under Division V or section 158 of the National Transportation Act, 1987 does not affect any entitlement to an interswitching rate.
Marginal note:Review of interswitching regulations
(5) The Agency shall review the regulations when the circumstances warrant and at least once in every five year period after the regulations are made.
- 1996, c. 10, s. 128;
- 2014, c. 8, s. 7.
Competitive Line Rates
Marginal note:Application
Marginal note:Transferred railway lines
(2) For greater certainty, the transfer of a railway line, or an operating interest in it, under Division V or section 158 of the National Transportation Act, 1987 does not affect the right of a shipper to obtain a competitive line rate under sections 130 to 136.
Marginal note:When competitive line rate to be established on shipper's request
130 (1) Subject to section 131, the local carrier serving the shipper at the point of origin or destination, as the case may be, shall, on the request of the shipper, establish a competitive line rate applicable to the movement of the traffic between the point of origin or destination, whichever is served exclusively by the local carrier, and the nearest interchange with a connecting carrier.
Marginal note:Requirement unaffected by extent of carrier's capability
(2) The local carrier shall establish the competitive line rate even if it is able to move the traffic over the whole of the continuous route or a portion of that route that is longer than the portion in respect of which the competitive line rate is to apply.
Marginal note:Designation of route by shipper
(3) The shipper may designate the continuous route for the movement of the shipper's traffic from the point of origin to the point of destination.
Marginal note:Route within Canada
(4) If the ultimate point of destination of a movement of the shipper's traffic is in Canada, the shipper shall designate a route wholly within Canada, unless there is no cost-effective continuous route wholly within Canada that is available to the shipper and over which it is reasonable to move the shipper's traffic.
Marginal note:Export and import
(5) For the purposes of this section,
Marginal note:Nearest interchange
(6) For the purposes of subsection (1), the nearest interchange is the one nearest the point of origin or destination, whichever is served exclusively by the local carrier, in the reasonable direction of the movement of the traffic from the point of origin to the point of destination on the continuous route designated by the shipper, unless the local carrier can demonstrate that the interchange cannot be used for engineering reasons.
Marginal note:Shipper and connecting carriers must agree
131 (1) A competitive line rate must not be established unless the shipper agrees with the connecting carrier, and with any other company, other than the local carrier, that moves traffic over a portion of the continuous route, on the terms and conditions governing their movement of the traffic, including the applicable rate.
Marginal note:No other rate applies
(2) If an interswitching rate determined under paragraph 128(1)(b) is available for a portion of the route operated by the local carrier, no other rate may be applied to that portion of the route.
Marginal note:Movement on flat cars or less than carload traffic
(3) A competitive line rate must not be established for the movement of trailers on flat cars, containers on flat cars or less than carload traffic, unless they arrive at a port in Canada by water for movement by rail or by rail for movement by water.
Marginal note:Maximum portion of traffic
(4) The portion of a movement of traffic in respect of which a competitive line rate may be established must not exceed 50 per cent of the total number of kilometres over which the traffic is moved by rail or 1 200 km, whichever is greater.
Marginal note:Exception
(5) On application of a shipper, the Agency may establish a competitive line rate for a greater portion of a movement of traffic if the Agency is satisfied that no interchange exists within the maximum portion referred to in subsection (4).
Marginal note:No other rates may be established
(6) If a competitive line rate has been established for a movement of traffic of a shipper, no other competitive line rate may be established in respect of that movement while the rate is in effect.
Marginal note:Application to Agency to establish competitive line rates
132 (1) On the application of a shipper, the Agency shall, within forty-five days after receiving the application, establish any of the following matters in respect of which the shipper and the local carrier do not agree:
Marginal note:No final offer arbitration
(2) If a matter is established by the Agency under this section, the shipper is not entitled to submit the matter to the Agency for final offer arbitration under section 161.
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Effective November 2, when MSC Divina sails from Venice to its new Miami homeport, the policy will limit smoking to two areas: the Cigar Lounge and port side of designated outside decks. The Top Sail Lounge, Black and White Lounge and casino all will be nonsmoking (a departure of the policies onboard the rest of the fleet), although some smoking in the casino will be permitted at the casino manager's discretion, according to the press release. As with MSC's other ships, smoking isn't permitted in cabins or on balconies.
Royal Caribbean revealed its new smoking policy, banning smoking on balconies fleetwide beginning January 1, 2014. Other lines have recently made changes to their policies as well, including Cunard, Seabourn, P&O and Disney.
MSC is an Italian-based cruise line that sails itineraries worldwide. Beginning in November, Divina will homeport year-round in Miami, sailing Caribbean itineraries.
--by Gina Kramer, Associate Editor


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RESIDENTS on Clacton's newest estate hope a community centre could tackle antisocial behaviour.
The estate is still being built between Little Clacton Road and St Johns Road.
A permanent centre will be built once most homes are occupied, but a temporary building has now been given the go-ahead until then.
Residents' association chairman Philip Clark said more than 80 families had already shown interest.
"There's nothing around for the kids and we have had a little bit of antisocial behaviour," he said.
"We want to address that with the summer holidays coming up.
"The developers were looking for occupancy of 75 per cent before they built a community centre, which they have to do as part of their planning permission.
"But because so many residents have shown an interest already they could start a lot sooner.
"We want to get involved and help run it for the community."
The green light has been given for two portacabins to be put on open land in Legerton Drive.
Mr Clark hopes to see a range of activities for residents, including services for mums and children, as well as exercise classes and bingo.


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Australian bowler Glenn McGrath has predicted his team will win the Ashes 5-0, just as he did in 2005 when the tourists lost 2-1 in England.
"I reckon it will be 5-0 this time, as well," he said in the Mail on Sunday.
"To say anything else would be negative. If we're going to win 2-1, or 3-2, which games are we going to lose?"
McGrath, 36, will play for New South Wales against England in a tour game before the first Ashes Test to ensure he is 100% match fit for Brisbane.
He took the first six months of the year off to to be at home with his wife Jane when she was diagnosed with cancer for a third time.
But the man who has 136 Ashes wickets in his locker is playing cricket again and is hungry to help Australia win back the Ashes.
McGrath believes Duncan Fletcher's side are there for the taking after suffering injuries to Michael Vaughan and Simon Jones.
He said: "England are not as strong as they were last year. But Australia are a lot stronger. And I'm fit, unlike last time.
"Put it this way, in the three Tests I played in last time, we drew two and won one.
"England are not the same team as they were. I'm disappointed in them.
"I expected them to kick on after beating us and conquer the world but it just goes to show how losing players through injury can unsettle the side."
England's first three-day game of their Australia tour takes place in Sydney from 12 November.
It is due to finish nine days before the first Test of five starts at the Gabba and McGrath wants to play in it.
He said: "I came back to play for Australia in the one-day games the other week in Kuala Lumpur and was a bit rusty.
"Last week I played for my local grade cricket club, Sutherland, got through 26 overs and took 4-50.
"Now that's a big workload by anyone's standards but there was no physical reaction afterwards at all.
"I'm going to the ICC Champions Trophy at 75-80% and believe that by the time I play for New South Wales against England in the tour game before the first Test I'll be up to 90%.
"That should give me the perfect opportunity to fine-tune and be completely ready for the start of the Ashes."


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Built by Wendy
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cath's recommendation
Dust off your sewing machines! Designer Wendy Mullin not only makes cute clothing for you to buy but she wants you to be able to as well! If you've been into a fabric store or sewing shop lately you may have noticed that most of the patterns available are not very current or particularly cute. Wendy has created a series of basic patterns (some of the finished garments are pictured here - I particularly love the jackets and trousers) that reflect some of today's trends. You don't have to be a fashion designer to do this - you pick the fabric, you alter the pattern to your own preferences, you tailor it to fit your shape, and you feel the satisfaction of wearing something that no one will guess you made yourself! If you're feeling totally lost by the idea, she has a book available and also a kit with everything you need (aside from the sewing machine) which would be a great gift for any crafty gal on your Christmas list!
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chelsarobinson's recommendation
Cool dress patterns for a Do-It-Yourself summer wardrobe.
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regalbeagle's recommendation
I am a fan of fashion designer Wendy Mullins. I love that she has made hip sewing patterns for the diy enthusiasts.
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Really Cute Patterns to make your own clothes