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We've all owned one at some point in our lives. That car or truck that just won't die.
It's riddled with rust, smokes like a chimney and the tires are as bald as the prairie we call home.
In my case, it was a 1986 Toyota pickup. No matter how hard I drove it -- and, let me tell you, I drove it hard -- that thing just kept coming back for more. In the end it had more than 400,000 kms on the clock, it was covered in dents and the hood was held down with a bungee cord.
The amazing thing is the engine was still running like a top. I taught my friend Jay's son Matt how to do donuts with it one rainy afternoon in a mucky field a few years back. Things were going great until the driveshaft finally snapped. Matt actually yanked the engine out of it and later sold it on Kijiji -- odds are good that engine is still running strong today.
Some may believe vehicles like this are haunted -- like the famed Stephen King character Christine, that killer '58 Plymouth Fury could actually regenerate its own body panels. But alas, these seemingly sinister machines are more likely the result of being built on a Wednesday, when the assembly line is humming along at a rapid pace and all the workers have clear heads and steady hands.
Recently, my buddies and I had the opportunity to conduct a redneck science experiment that was carefully designed to determine which vehicles are the toughest.
This war of the wheels took place at our friend Ollie's farm. He's carved a short race track through the snow in the back forty of his rural acreage that has been aptly nicknamed Ollie's Oval. A flock of us were invited out to race and ultimately wreck a handful of vehicles that were destined for the shredder. We all wisely surmised that crumpled metal is worth just as much for scrap as the good stuff and, in short order ,sheet metal was being ripped apart like wrapping paper on Christmas morning.
Our competitors were vehicles manufactured in the 1990s and included a Nissan Pathfinder, a Chevrolet S10, a Ford Taurus and a Buick LeSabre. There were a few other contenders on the starting grid, including an evil Dodge Spirit, a Chevrolet Cavalier and some kind of rusty old Toyota, but they all refused to take part in the festivities (wouldn't start) so Ollie let them die a quiet death.
Safety, of course, was paramount. Airbags were disabled, batteries were carefully duct taped down to prevent fires and projectiles, and helmets and seatbelts were mandatory.
My buddy Wade and his crazy cousin Mike got the wrecking ball rolling in our friend Rob's old Buick. Rob is moving to New Zealand (lucky devil), so his worldly possessions have been carefully divided up amongst us. I got his speakers, Wade got his car.
The Buick was actually still running so the boys drove it out to Ollie's. Despite its seemingly decent appearance, the Buick's floor pan was riddled with rust and would have never passed a safety.
Wade and Mike jumped in the front seat and like an idiot, I climbed in the back. In mere moments we were airborne over a fairly large snow bank and the crash landing resulted in a flat rear tire. It looked like the fun was over before it even started, but the donut spare was yanked out of the trunk and we were back in action in mere moments. As Wade hammered the car into the abandoned Dodge Spirit, we all laughed like hyenas and I loudly and colourfully questioned Wade's sanity.
When the real race finally started, an ace driver named Ryan was tearing things up at a feverish pace in his battered Nissan Pathfinder. Ollie moved around the track like a snake behind the wheel of his Ford Taurus, picking off victims at will.
Wade, however, was tooling the big Buick around in no particular hurry like the second coming of a '70s private detective, masterfully avoiding the carnage. He's the only guy I know who can smoke a cigarette while wearing a full-faced helmet.
Some poor dude who's name I didn't catch was doing fairly well in the Chevrolet S10 truck when the Pathfinder rammed it HARD in the front end. The mayhem caused the truck's front wheels to pile up into the suspension components and, although the engine was still running, the poor guy was a sitting duck. He wisely abandoned the truck while the getting was good.
There was smashing and crashing for the better part of an hour before the clutch fried in the Pathfinder and the Taurus would only drag itself around in reverse. Ollie admirably tooled around backwards for another few minutes before finally getting stuck.
But, despite all the dents and a fair bit of smoke, the Buick was still running strong, and Wade the Wheelman was declared the winner.
Being the good guy that he is, Wade let me finally kill it. With the gas pedal mashed to the floor and some careful left-foot braking, I had that big front-wheel drive Buick drifting through the snow like a sprint car. When that got boring, I started smashing into the now-abandoned and disabled vehicles that littered the track.
The crowd went wild as I drove past the Taurus and ripped the open passenger door clean off. It was amazingly satisfying. With my one good nerve sufficiently steeled, I then proceeded to drive into the side of the Taurus head-on at about 60 km/h no less that eight times.
On my final run at it, I noticed what appeared to be fire coming from beneath the crumpled hood. I slammed the car in park and ran like hell. We later determined it was just the Buick's underhood courtesy lamp intermittingly blinking on and off, but the fun was finally over.
The remainder of the cars were dragged to the parking area with a skid-steer and will be picked up and hauled off for scrap. The Buick actually managed to make its way back to the shop under its own power. Given the condition it was now in, this was simply amazing.
Ultimately, we learned a couple of important things on this cold but ridiculously fun day. The first was that chili is not a suitable lunch prior to a smash-up derby. The second was that you can't kill a Buick.
Come to think of it, both of these lessons were made abundantly clear to us by our fathers many years ago. Some theories, however, just have to be tested.


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GWEN IFILL: We move now from defense to intelligence, and how the country has changed since the attacks of September 11.
The privacy vs. security debate has surfaced again in the wake of the FBI's appeal to tech giant Apple to unlock an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shootings. And there is renewed campaign debate over torture.
Hari Sreenivasan has our conversation with one man who was at the center of U.S. intelligence policy.
HARI SREENIVASAN: Retired Air Force General Michael Hayden is the only person to ever serve as both the director of the CIA and the head of the National Security Agency. His tenure at both agencies came during a critical period, as the U.S. launched and prosecuted the global war on terror.
He's just written a book about his time in government called "Playing to the Edge."
He joins me now.
Thanks for joining us.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN (RET.), Author, "Playing to the Edge": Thank you, Hari.
Watch the full interview with Gen. Michael Hayden here
HARI SREENIVASAN: So, let's start with some things that are in the news right now.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Sure.
HARI SREENIVASAN: Sure.
So, just earlier this week, the administration says the very existence of the prison at Guantanamo Bay is a recruiting tool for our enemy. You can see it in the orange jumpsuits that you see in every horrible beheading video that ISIS produces. You agree?
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: I don't think it's a powerful recruitment tool for jihadism.
And let me add one additional thought. If and when he brings these prisoners to North America, he's still going to insist on indefinite detention without trial for a whole bunch of them. All he's done is moved them from a warm to a cold climate.
But he's still sticking to the legal principle that some other countries object to that we actually can treat them as prisoners of war and keep them for the duration of the conflict.
The other big story right now is obviously this tension between Apple and the government. In this conversation, you have said that you come down on the side of Apple more often than not. In this specific case, with this specific device, you are on the side of the government in trying to open it up. This is the phone, of course, that was used by the attacker in San Bernardino.
You know, one of Apple's arguments has been, listen, this will set a precedent, it will create a back door. And, sure enough, there's at least nine or 10 other cases where Apple is being asked to open up that phone.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Absolutely.
And the U.S. attorney in Manhattan says he has got 175 of these instruments sitting in a room that he wants to be reopened. So, in this particular case, the original ask from the FBI, going back months now, was some sort of universal back door that would allow them to get into Apple and other companies' encrypted devices.
Frankly, Hari, I think American safety, American security — put the privacy argument aside, which is quite powerful. But I'm a security guy. I think American security is better served with end-to-end unbreakable encryption.
And I recognize that makes the life of the FBI more difficult, may even make the life of my old agency more difficult.
Speaking of tools, you have said that enhanced interrogation techniques, what most American would consider torture, worked. In the case of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, he had been water-boarded — I want to get this right — 183 times, kept awake for seven-and-a-half days, been in multiple stress positions.
In a Senate report just a couple of years ago, it found that a lot of the information he gave us was either misinformation or he would confirm something after the government showed him that, hey, we have this from another source already.
So, I'm wondering, why does America still need these techniques?
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Well, I came to the agency in '06, all right?
Most of this was already history. I could have walked away from it. But I studied the program over the summer of '06. And I detailed kind of my personal journey in this. And I decided that — and a lot of things had changed. We were safer. We knew about the enemy more. Some laws had changed, all right?
So, I was fairly willing to pull the program back. But I wasn't judging what my predecessors had done. And I wanted some form of program to go forward, so that the president would have that option.
HARI SREENIVASAN: You might not judge your predecessors, but the American people certainly do. Right?
If you felt like were you on solid legal footing, why do this — why do this in renditions, in black sites? Why destroy the tapes of what these events looked like? Because that seems like almost a tacit admission that, guess what, somebody back home isn't going to think too highly of this.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Well, what I try to suggest — and actually point out in some detail in the book — is, for example, the U.S. policy on renditions is the same under this president as it was under President Bush. That hasn't changed.
All right? These were extreme circumstances. No one is arguing that this should be a fast or an easy decision. I tell the story in the book. Although I emptied the sites in '06, we kept them open. We wanted to have the option of using them.
I put two people in them. And I relayed in the story that I sat there with the order to authorize extended sleep deprivation on one of the detainees, Mohammad Rahim, and I never forgot he was a human being.
HARI SREENIVASAN: General, in a recent op-ed in The New York Times, which was an excerpt of the book, you defended the policy of drone strikes.
And you said in there that the signature strikes were thoroughly researched, and, to use your words, 'Intelligence for signature strikes always had multiple threads and deep history. The data was near encyclopedic."
And, interestingly enough, in that same chapter, you point out where you got the wrong one-legged guy.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Right.
HARI SREENIVASAN: And you had an after-action to figure out what went wrong. Right?
So, I think the question on the minds of a lot of people is, what is our actual ratio of innocent bystanders or collateral damage to every person we have? We have outside estimates from the Investigative Journalism Bureau and other places that say that these could be in the hundreds or thousands.
You say: Listen, based on the intelligence I have seen, that's not the case.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Yes.
HARI SREENIVASAN: But the irony is, is that, well, we're kind of left to fill the vacuum if that information never actually becomes public.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: No. Hari, you are absolutely right. And I regret that.
And, unfortunately, I went to my own limits, playing to the edge, with what it was I could write about. So, I fully admit — I think I described the targeted killing program as necessary, precise and imperfect. All right?
And I fully admit, and I actually give examples as you suggest where we actually made mistakes. But we moved heaven and earth to do the right thing, to make sure we targeted legitimate targets. And I actually say in there, this may be the most precise application of firepower in the history of modern conflict.
HARI SREENIVASAN: The underlying question also is, I guess, one of trust.
There is just — you have said that, for example, when you found out that the Snowden revelations were going to happen, that it was going to uncover the information collection program that you helped set up at the NSA, that, on a personal level, you felt that there was a betrayal of trust.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Right.
HARI SREENIVASAN: You can understand then how perhaps the country would feel betrayed that one of our liberties was being taken away by our own government.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: If I'm out there working for an agency, and if I have got the president to authorize it, and Congress to legislate it or oversee it, and the courts to perform their functions when the law requires, I think I have got the Madisonian trifecta. This is really important. The political culture has shifted underneath us, all right?
And a lot of good Americans, not just ones wearing tinfoil on their heads, if you understand what I mean, very serious, thinking Americans are now looking at that and saying, in today's political culture, what you just described, Hayden, is no longer consent of the governed. That is consent of the governors. You may have told them, but you didn't tell me.
So, now we have what is unarguably an existential question for American espionage. How will we be able to conduct espionage in the future, inside a broader political culture that demands more transparency and more public accountability from every aspect of national life?
It is a fundamental question. And one final point. We, the spy guys, have to accommodate to the broader political culture, not the other way around.
HARI SREENIVASAN: General Michael Hayden.
The book is called "Playing to the Edge."
Thanks so much for joining us.
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Thank you.

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Earlier it was reported that large volumes of smoke were billowing from the building.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services received a call at 4pm reporting the fire and have sent six units and a breathing apparatus support unit to the site off Bendena Tce and Creek Rd, the fire was brought under control in less than an hour.
A Queensland Police spokesman said it was understood the building was a derelict nursing home and no one was living in the building.
Police advised residents in the nearby area to close doors and windows to avoid the smoke.


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What Do Fibromyalgia Symptoms Look Like?
Fibromyalgia: Hard to see
Fibromyalgia: Hard to see
It's not easy to spot fibromyalgia. This is one disease that doesn't have many visible signs. Most symptoms of fibromyalgia — including pain, muscle tenderness, and fatigue — are hard to see.
It can be difficult to get an accurate diagnosis and find the treatment you need because fibromyalgia symptoms are similar to those of other diseases. Although fibromyalgia isn't fatal, it can have serious, lifelong effects.
Tender points
Tender points
"Tender points" on the body are one hallmark of fibromyalgia. When you press on these spots, they feel sore. Tender points can be located on the back of the head, elbows, shoulders, knees, and hips. There are 18 possible tender points in all. You may have discomfort in some or all of these locations. Doctors use tender points to help diagnose fibromyalgia.
Pain is another constant presence in fibromyalgia. The pain feels as though it's starting in the muscles, but there are no signs of damage to the tissues. People with fibromyalgia may be more sensitive than usual to stimuli that cause pain or to the feeling of pain. The discomfort is usually all over the body, and it can be made worse by many factors, including a lack of sleep and stress.
When you're in pain, it's harder to fall asleep and stay asleep through the night. Plus, people with fibromyalgia are more likely to have conditions that interrupt sleep, such as sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome. Even when you can sleep, you get less of the deep, REM sleep that helps your body restore itself. Long nights spent lying awake or tossing and turning can lead to morning fatigue.
Restless legs
Restless legs
Fibromyalgia pain isn't the only part of this disease that can steal sleep. Many people with fibromyalgia complain of a creeping, crawling feeling in their legs at night. The feeling is so uncomfortable that it makes you want to move, which wakes you out of a deep slumber. The resulting lack of sleep can have a real impact on your ability to function the next day.
Between 50 and 70 percent of people with fibromyalgia get headaches, according to The American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association. Migraines are the most common type of headache in people with fibromyalgia. During a migraine your head throbs, and you may feel sick to your stomach and throw up. Some people are so sensitive to light and sound during a migraine that they have to turn out all the lights and lie down in a darkened room until their headache goes away.
Jaw pain
Jaw pain
Some people with fibromyalgia also have a condition called temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ). TMJ causes pain in the jaw area. If you have this condition, you'll notice that your jaw makes snapping or popping noises when you open and close your mouth. You may also have trouble opening your mouth all the way to chew or speak. Sometimes TMJ also causes headaches and pain around the ears.
Fibro fog
Fibro fog
Do you ever feel as though you can't clear your head? Confusion, trouble concentrating, and difficulty remembering are all signs of "fibro fog," which was named for the foggy feeling people with fibromyalgia sometimes have. What causes fibro fog isn't clear, but it may have to do with the effects of pain on the brain or a lack of oxygen to the brain's tissues.
Stomach woes
Stomach woes
When you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), knowing the location of the nearest bathroom becomes a serious concern. IBS affects the large intestine and can unexpectedly cause:
- pain
- bloating
- gas
- diarrhea
The condition is more common in people with fibromyalgia, and it can have a serious effect on your everyday life if you don't get treated.
When you have fibromyalgia, the world is a noisy, bright, and painful place. Fibromyalgia makes you more sensitive to sounds, light, and touch. So the slightest pressure on your skin can make you yelp in pain, and you may feel the urge to cover your ears in loud situations, like concerts. Some people are also sensitive to changes in temperature.
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- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) fact sheet. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/irritable-bowel-syndrome.cfm
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Tea at Nana's
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When Amaris turned four, her Mama gave her a tea party; and so, one warm spring afternoon, Amaris' friends came to Nana's Windmill Pond. Shaded by a big oak, they enjoyed lunch, decorating bonnets, dress-up and dancing, cupcakes and ice cream, and of course, yummy tea. This sweet and special afternoon is celebrated in the faces of six beautiful little ladies, and the book includes guests' quotes about the event.
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- Categoría Niños
Cuadrado pequeño, 18×18 cm
80 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación may. 01, 2008
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Author: Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan (Holiday House) Parents' Choice Gold Award-Winner for nonfiction 2001 Author: Learning With the Brainy Bunch (Key Education) 2009 Book of the Year Award, "Creative Child Magazine" Author: Elementary Economics (McGraw Hill) 2002 Teacher's Choice Gold Award, "Learning Magazine" 1993-2002—Executive Editor "A New Day" magazine for activity coordinators 1980-1993—Executive Editor "Shining Star" for Christian educators 1980-1994—Editor of 250+ Christian activitybooks (Good Apple/Shining Star Publications) 1977-2005—Author of 300+ published teacher activity books for preschool, primary, and junior high 1974-76—Teacher, kindergarten through fourth grade, Carrisa Plains Elementary School, Carrisa Plains, California 1971-74—Teacher, second, third and fifth grades, Golden View Elementary School, Huntington Beach
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Rangers disappointed with duck-hunting rule-breakers
Rangers disappointed with duck-hunting rule-breakers
Tech-savvy Fish & Game rangers have expressed disappointment at the number of East Coast and Gisborne hunters breaking the rules after the opening weekend of the game bird season.
Eastern Fish & Game officers and honorary rangers checked nearly 300 hunters over the weekend, using Google Earth and other mapping technology in a coordinated, targeted ranging operation.
Four East Coast hunters were caught without licenses and had their shotguns seized, while another offender – who had spoken with officers the night before and been advised of the regulations - was caught using lead shot in his 12-gauge shotgun within 200m of open water.
"We're pretty disappointed to see the level of non-compliance over the weekend, which was definitely higher than previous years," Fish & Game Officer Anthony van Dorp, head of the operation, said. "Guys might think it's worth taking the risk but they've got to weigh up whether they could give up their expensive shotgun, any ducks they've shot and other hunting gear just for the sake of a $90 hunting license."
Mr van Dorp said the increased technology meant East Coast hunters are firmly on Fish & Game's radar.
"You might think you're in a remote area and away from prying eyes but we've been using Google Earth and other mapping systems and have identified a lot of ponds and waterways to check. We're not just randomly driving around listening for gunshots these days – we're targeting areas using technology, local knowledge and any available means."
Those who don't buy a license, Mr van Dorp explained, are just riding on the back of those conscientious hunters who contribute directly to Fish & Game's management of game bird habitats and resources.
Fish & Game staff also teamed up with Police to ensure firearms regulations were being followed, and found a small number of hunters consuming alcohol against the 'guns and alcohol don't mix,' advice and laws.
"Most hunters have got the message to leave the beers until hunting is over and the guns are secured away but we still need to get it through to a small minority," Mr van Dorp said. "They're putting themselves and anyone nearby at risk."
Following the late-summer drought, the Eastern Region season for mallard and grey ducks has been shortened to four weeks, although upland game birds – including pheasant and quail, paradise shelduck and black swan - have a longer season extending into July and August depending on the species.
Results from the opening weekend supported indications mallard numbers were down across the region, although many hunters managed to collect their limit of paradise ducks, especially in the Eastern Bay and East Cape areas, while officers also reported excellent numbers of pheasants in some areas.
"We saw flocks of paradise ducks as thick as flies in parts of the Gisborne and East Coast area and there were large flocks in paddocks out the back of Whakatane," Mr van Dorp said. "Even though overall bags were only average or below average, most hunters we spoke to were happy with the opening weekend and had thoroughly enjoyed themselves, especially once the weather front came through when the ducks were generally a bit more mobile and flying lower."
A handful of banded birds were also seen by Fish & Game officers and they want to hear from any hunters who harvested more, by writing, phoning or emailing with details of the bird and its band number. They also want information on any birds shot which have a radio transmitter fitted, as part of an earlier tracking study.
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Roosters coach Trent Robinson urges Australia to help Super League
Former Catalan Dragons coach Trent Robinson is urging his fellow Australians to help strengthen the English game.
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Robinson, who was Super League coach of the year in 2011, is preparing his Sydney Roosters side for Saturday's World Club Challenge against Wigan Warriors at the Sydney Football Stadium.
He took the opportunity at Tuesday's press conference to beat the drum for the English game in the wake of Sam Burgess' decision to switch codes at the end of the season, moving from league side South Sydney Rabbitohs to union outfit Bath.
"We're in a really healthy state here at the moment and I really think we should be supporting the Super League as well," said Robinson, whose club will be the first to host the annual challenge game in Australia since Brisbane Broncos staged it in 1994.
"Sam going has been a bit about the success of the Rugby League World Cup and the way that he played and we need to understand down here that the game in England and France is really important to our product and we need to support it.
"For us to play Wigan - two iconic teams - here will showcase the game and showcase both leagues.
"I think there has been a lot of interest from Australian fans about the game. It's important to re-invigorate the Australian public about the importance of the World Club Challenge."
As part of his preparation for Saturday's clash with the Super League champions, Robinson split his squad last weekend between the inaugural NRL Nines in Auckland and a trial match in Newcastle.
Permanent fixture
The nine-a-side event is set to become a permanent fixture in the pre-season calendar Down Under after capacity crowds watched the inaugural two-day event, and Wigan coach Shaun Wane revealed his club had been keen to take part.
"We would have love to have done that," said Wane, whose squad watched the event after playing New Zealand Warriors in a trial match in Hamilton 48 hours earlier. "Hopefully we can do it next year.
"I thought it was a great spectacle, really well supported. If we could put a team in that and play in the World Club Challenge the week after it would be fantastic."
Robinson said: "I think having some teams in Super League would be great. Having their top four teams come down and play would be a great concept."
Wigan arrived in Sydney on Monday night and spent Tuesday morning at Redfern Oval where they took part in an opposed training session with South Sydney, who are coached by Wane's Wigan predecessor Michael Maguire.
"It was a good session against Souths," Wane said. "It was quite intense, it got a bit tasty at times, which is just what we needed. It was a good aggressive sessions, the players will be feeling it."
Saturday's game will be played under NRL rules featuring two referees, with World Cup official Ben Cummins in charge, assisted by fellow Australian Gerard Sutton.


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In August 2007, I boarded a flight for Bangkok, Thailand completely unaware of just how much the next 10 months would change my life.
Honestly, I was in a bad place before I left. A broken relationship, growing up, college graduation, worries about the future…it had all really gotten to me. I knew I needed to just get out and away from it all. And well, you can't get much farther away than Bangkok, which is approximately 8,337 miles from my parents' home.
Teaching English at a bilingual school was good, although I realized I lacked a certain thing called 'patience,' and teaching was not my calling. However, the traveling was AMAZING!
First, it was China and Laos over fall break…
spot the outsider at the local market in Old Kunming, China
posing with riding a tuk-tuk in Luang Prabang, Laos
…then the islands of Thailand over Christmas…
enjoying the warm waters of Koh Samui
…before my time abroad came to a close with a trip across the border to Cambodia.
the amazing Khmer temple of Angkor Wat by sunrise
just hanging out at the Suor Prat towers
Traveling not only helps you grow as a person, but it gives you an appreciation for what you have.
For the first time in my life, I saw with my own eyes serious, pervasive poverty. This is not to say the U.S. doesn't have its own socioeconomic issues, but the poverty I saw in Southeast Asia was unlike any other. I really cannot explain just how little so many people have there. The very foundations of life – shelter, water and food – are practically obsolete to too many.
Why am I suddenly bringing this up?
Why, thank you for asking!
Last week, my boss asked us to write our Christmas lists so she could go shopping for the holidays. I opened my mini notepad, grabbed a pen and began to brainstorm. The only thing was, I couldn't come up with much. My list looked something like this…
- couch
- French press
- tabletop bamboo compost bucket
- socks
- digital converter box (for my TV)
As I racked my brain for more ideas, I looked at the list and well, here is my truth,…
I don't need any of it.
Would I like those things? Sure. Do I need any of it? No.
I have a full-time job, have some side projects that kick in a lil' bit of dough and all-around have a good life. I get to enjoy my two favorite things – healthy, yummy food + traveling – and happen to have a pretty awesome circle of family + friends.
So, instead of presents this Christmas (and birthday!), I am asking for donations to help build a well in Cambodia. Did you know 2/3 of Cambodians don't have access to clean drinking water? By building a well, not only are we giving a community that gift but also putting local Cambodians to work in the process.
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text: The actress who played the down-to-earth center of the Brady Bunch household, Ann B. Davis, aka Alice Nelson the housekeeper, died Sunday in Texas, and Baby Boomers and latchkey kids across the country cried out \u0022Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!\u0022 in grief. Because there was no Alice catchphrase. Here at the Bon Appétit offices, we\u0027ve vowed to never forget our favorite sassy TV domestic. So we spoke with walking television encyclopedia Robert Thompson, director of the ____ Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture at Syracuse University about which fictional kitchens throughout TV history were the most important. \u0022The television kitchen is mission control, the place from which the sorties are launched out of to the rest of the world,\u0022 he says. And, yes, Alice once again takes center square.


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Key Performance Indicators and Analysts' Earnings Forecast Accuracy: An Application of Content Analysis
We examine the association between the extent of change in key performance indicator (KPI) disclosures and the accuracy of forecasts made by analysts. KPIs are regarded as improving both the transparency and relevancy of public financial information. The results of using linear regression models show that contrary to our prediction and the hypothesis of this paper, there is no significant association between the change in non- financial KPI disclosures and the accuracy of analysts' forecasts. Nonetheless, when we employ a non-linear regression and deflate the absolute value of forecast errors (the dependent variable in this study) by the stock price, the results support the hypothesis of an association between a change in non-financial KPI reporting and the accuracy of analyst forecasts. These results have policy implications, as worldwide policymakers, regulators, corporations and analysts underscore the importance of KPI disclosures.
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Hong Kong may consider introducing a "baby bonus" to encourage couples to have more children as part of a suite of proposals aimed at addressing its ageing population.
The city, which has a relatively low fertility rate of 1.3, is facing worker shortages with a third of its population expected to be aged 65 or over by the year 2041.
A government steering committee on population policy is launching a four-month public consultation process this month to look at ways of addressing the problem.
Among the proposals expected to be put forward are special payments made to new parents, akin to the "baby bonus" scheme introduced in Australia by
Committee members told the South China Morning Post newspaper that schemes in Singapore and Canada, whereby new parents were given cash payments and tax incentives, would be considered as part of the consultation.
They will also look at tax incentives for employers offering child care and paid parental leave.
One-child policy
The demographic challenges facing Hong Kong are mirrored in mainland China, which still operates the controversial One-Child Policy.
There are increasing calls for Beijing to dump the policy, which was introduced in 1980 to help reduce poverty and hasten economic development. Since it was introduced the fertility rate has come down from more than 5 to less than 1.5 but some experts warn the country is facing a looming worker shortage.
According to the country's 2010 census it already has 180 million people aged over 60 and that is expected to double by 2030. At the same time, its young work force is shrinking. There were 116 million people aged between 20 and 24 in 2010 but in just 20 years, that will drop to 67 million.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists predict China's population will peak by 2020 at below 1.4 billion people and then decline sharply afterwards.
Reports in the state-run media have flagged the policy will be eased by the end of this year to allow families to have two children if at least one parent is an only child. However, there are concerns this may not be enough as higher education levels and the growing cost of having children will factor into family planning decisions and keep the birth rate low.
Zhou Haiwang, deputy director of population and development studies at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, said the birth rate in Shanghai is already less than 1 and will drop sharply after 2016.
"The sooner the policy is adjusted the better for the country in the long run," he said.
He expects the central government will set up a forum to discuss proposals with any necessary legislative changes made at the National People's Congress next March.
"I think the policy should be changed so that every family can have two children and the government should think about extra financial support for parents and grandparents in some areas where the cost pressures are greater."
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(CNSNews.com) - The United States has "totally ignored the nature and magnitude of the threat coming from mainland China towards Taiwan," and unless the Clinton administration declares its support for the self-governing island, the situation could become dangerous, senior defense analysts told CNSNews.com.
"They say the mainland isn't going to attack and even if they wanted to, they couldn't do it. But in the last year, people have been forced to admit there is a threat to Taiwan's security that is new and potentially more dangerous," Stephen J. Yates, a senior policy analyst in the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation, told CNSNews.com.
Yates commented on questions raised by a new, unpublished Pentagon report that said Taiwan is more vulnerable to attack from China than generally recognized because Taiwan's isolated military has fallen behind technologically.
The highly-classified report points out problems with the Taiwanese military's ability to defend against aircraft, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, The Washington Post reported, citing a Clinton administration official familiar with the report.
"There is no other military in the world that experiences the kind of isolation Taiwan's does," the official told the paper. "They don't train or have contacts with anyone. And as warfare has become more complex, it has become more difficult for them to handle all these new technologies."
The U.S. has presumed Taiwan was strong enough to defend itself and didn't need more advanced U.S. weapons, Yates said. "But in the last few months people have begun to realize that Taiwan's defense systems and equipment have atrophied after two decades of diplomatic isolation. Not only is there a greater threat from the mainland, but Taiwan is less capable of efficiently marshalling its own resources to defend itself," he said.
Taiwan is unnecessarily - and some say unlawfully - being penalized for lack of diplomatic recognition from the United States because of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. According to this act, the administration is instructed to consult with Congress and to provide Taiwan with defense articles and services based solely on Taiwan's defensive needs, "not based on the politics of U.S.-China relations and certainly not based on any expressed opposition by Beijing to arms sales to Taiwan," Yates said.
Last year Congress overwhelmingly passed the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, which is opposed by the Clinton administration because of strong objections by Beijing.
Brian Kennedy, vice president of the Claremont Institute, told CNSNews.com Taiwan doesn't have an effective air defense or an effective missile defense system.
"But the U.S. commitment appears to be somewhat unclear, and that's the real danger for Taiwan," Kennedy said.
"A very dangerous situation will occur if we are ambiguous about our willingness to defend Taiwan. We should be very willing to discuss with China and Taiwan future relations so that a democratic unification can occur. But we should make very clear that we're not willing to acquiesce to a reunification by force," he said.
U.S. ambiguity on whether it will come to Taiwan's defense in the event of an attack by the mainland is inviting a situation similar to that which existed in the Middle East immediately prior to the Gulf War. By not unequivocally stating its intention to stand by Kuwait, the U.S. led Saddam Hussein to believe he could attack the Gulf kingdom with impunity, Kennedy said.
The new Pentagon report was produced by officers of the staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and by officials in the policy formulation department of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Overall, it outlines "not a very pleasant picture" of Taiwan's defenses, the Clinton administration official said.
The U.S. government currently is wrestling with a decision over whether to sell four sophisticated Aegis cruisers and other advanced military equipment to Taiwan, including long-range radar that could look thousands of miles into China.
The administration is expected to make a decision on the sale by the end of the month, when a Taiwanese delegation is scheduled to arrive in Washington to discuss the arms request.


text: The never-ending, decade old Karan-Arjun fight is now turning a profit for superstar Shahrukh Khan. After bonding well with Katrina Kaif, SRK now might pair up with his rival Salman Khans friend Sanjay Dutt for a film. If reports are to believed, Shahrukh and Sanjay Dutt might soon be seen together in Agneepath director Karan Malhotra's next. Talking to a leading daily, Malhotra confirmed that he has an abstract idea of a film in his mind, and added that it wont be a sequel or a remake.Sanjay has been sharing a great, friendly rapport with Shahrukhs enemy, Salman for years now. The duos friendship was clear and evident in the reality show Bigg Boss 5. But now, if Sanju baba signs the movie with SRK, we wonder how Sallu miyaan would react to it.


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Unilever today announced a number of changes to simplify further its structure
and better align its organisation in support of the company's growth agenda.
Building on the success of its One Unilever programme the company now intends to
go further by combining Home & Personal Care and Foods into a single category
To reflect the company's strategic focus on growth in developing markets,
Central & Eastern Europe will in future be managed within an enlarged region
comprising Asia, Africa and Central & Eastern Europe.
Western Europe will become a standalone region.
Simultaneously, a number of Unilever Board and senior executive changes are also
being announced.
Kees van der Graaf will retire from the Boards of Unilever and from his role as
President Europe at the Annual General Meetings on 14th and 15th May 2008 after
a Unilever career spanning 32 years. Ralph Kugler, President Home & Personal
Care, will similarly step down at the Annual General Meetings after 29 years
Harish Manwani, currently President Asia Africa, will lead the new expanded
region. Doug Baillie will join the Unilever Executive as President of Western
Europe, having previously been Chief Executive Officer of Hindustan Unilever.
The roles of President Home & Personal Care and President Foods will be merged
under the leadership of Vindi Banga, currently President Foods.
Patrick Cescau, Group Chief Executive said: 'These measures build naturally on
the changes of recent years and give us an organisational structure even better
placed to advance our growth agenda. At the same time, I want to express my
deep appreciation to Kees and Ralph for the significant contribution they have
made over long and distinguished careers. They have been fine colleagues and
can be proud of their achievements. We welcome Doug Baillie onto the Unilever
Executive following the outstanding contribution he has made to the business,
most recently at Hindustan Unilever'.
Michael Treschow, Chairman of Unilever, said: 'We thank Kees and Ralph for all
they have done for us both as executives and as members of the Unilever Board
and we wish them well.'
Also at the AGMs in May, James A Lawrence, currently Chief Financial Officer,
will be proposed for election as an executive director of Unilever. This change
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Grote, Narayana Murthy, Hixonia Nyasulu, David Simon, Kees Storm, Michael
Treschow, Jeroen van der Veer.
28th February, 2008
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NBC followed up the two comedy pilot orders this afternoon with a pickup for drama Coercion (formerly M.I.C.E.). Based on the Israeli format The Gordin Cell, the project hails from Universal Television and Keshet Media Group, which is behind the original series; along with Israeli satcaster YES, which airs it; and Tedy Prods, which produces it. Written-directed by George Nolfi, the high-octane thriller revolves around the O'Connor family and their son, Alex, a decorated American war hero and CIA analyst who is a true patriot and loves his country and family. Unbeknownst to him, both of his parents and his sister are part of a dormant Russian sleeper cell that has just been reactivated. Once the parents are reluctantly pulled back in, the stakes rise they are coerced into spying on their own son and turning him against his country. (Watch below a scene from the original series with subtitles.) NBC brass have been very high on the format. This is the network's second stab at adapting it; last season, it teamed with Peter Berg and Sarah Aubrey's Film 44, with Berg writing the script. They are no longer involved. Nolfi is executive producing the pilot with Keshet CEO Avi Nir. Also expected to exec produce are Ron Lesham and Amit Cohen, who developed the original series; YES' Yona Wiesenthal; and Giora Yahalom.
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Derivative of so many things (Homeland, The Americans etc.). This is why NBC is such a disaster. They keep chasing the tail of other peoples successes instead of finding the show that defines them!
These comment forums would be so much more productive if some of the participants simply did their homework instead of writng out of envy and misinformation. Case in point: AC–NBC a disaster? you need to read this very site more carefully. NBC is currently the #1 broadcast network and has been all fall. They've managed to "chase their tail" into The Voice, Chicago Fire, Blacklist, Grimm, The Sound of Music …
Now let's not hear from you again until you nail the facts, ok?
Nice to hear a little defense from Universal City… shows you've got loyalty. Well done.
Disaster? Have you read the trades? They are number 1 now…..
At least it's not "Chicago: who gives a fuck."
NBC is top dog now? Deadline begs to differ: http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/network-tv-final-rankings-2012-2013-season-full-list/.
"The 2012-2013 season is officially over and the final network rankings are in. As was long expected, CBS took the top spot in viewers and the adults 18-49 demo, the first time the network has claimed a No. 1 ranking in both categories since the 1991-1992 season. "
Hey, genuis, we're in 2013-14 season now. People are talking about NBC's performance in the first part of THIS season.
Check the date on that link, smart guy.
That's from may dumbo.
Its a new season.
Another Homeland from the same producers? Good sale. Dumb buyers.
And yes NBC is a disaster. Other than the Voice they have nothing to brag about. Blacklist and Chicago PD will fade out by the end of this season just like Revolution
Sounds like a show similar to The Americans. Not interested. So far Plymouth, Park Road, Paradise, Loteria and Lighthouse are the only NBC shows in development that catch my interest based on very short descriptors. Too many crime shows and political shows on the development slate right now. Right now I'm all about dystopic dramas, period dramas, family dramas and soapy dramas.


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Police: Teen threatened to kill Marshfield High student
A Marshfield high school student was arrested early yesterday morning after police say he threatened to kill a student there — the latest threat to hit the school.
Kyle Stockford, 17, of Marshfield was held on $1,000 cash bail after his arraignment on charges of promotion of anarchy and two counts of threats to commit a crime, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz's office said.
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Is it really that time again? Wow, a year has passed already! I guess it's time to wake our little elves and welcome you to Christmas Connections 2017!
Nearly a year has passed since our last order date and while personalised Christmas Cards may have been the last thing on your mind all year, they really have been at the forefront of ours. This year we're happy to announce that we have a bigger collection of Christmas Card designs than ever before and to make this year a little bit more special than the last, we've been working hard to give you the tools to make your custom Christmas cards that bit more personal.
From congratulating your colleagues on a year's worth of hard work to putting a smile on a client or customers face; we understand that it's important to share a festive message, wishing your colleagues and customers a Merry Christmas, to maintain long lasting working relationships.
What's even more important when purchasing Corporate Christmas Cards is that they fit with your brand, fall in line with your marketing strategy and include important company details like business logos. With Christmas Connections, ensuring your company Christmas cards adhere to your brand guidelines has never been easier.
Start with our range of Logo Christmas cards. This is where we have designed a variety of cards that can incorporate your logo and business details directly into the design of the card. A subtle way to promote your business while wishing customers a Merry Christmas.
If you think that placing your logo directly into the design of the Xmas card may be a bit much, then why not browse our range of name Christmas cards. This is where we would incorporate your message straight into the design of the card. Choose from our suggested winter messages like 'Wishing You a Merry Christmas from Christmas Connections' or create your own unique and personal message.
So whether you're buying Christmas cards for employees or looking to impress customers with a personal and festive message; Christmas card printing has never been faster, easier or so inexpensive than with Christmas Connections.
Well after taking down the tree, slipping off our Santa hats and flicking the switch on the Christmas lights, our attention turned to our new Christmas Card Design Studio. This year you will find a whole host of new tools that make designing your Christmas Cards that little bit easier and a whole lot more personal.
For those in business who are looking to send a festive message to business associates, customers or clients, we have new tools which allow you to upload your company logo and keep your Christmas Cards aligned with your business brand.
For people looking to make an extra special touch with Family and Friends this Christmas, we're excited to announce our new Facebook and Instagram Integration tools. These allow you to take the special moments you've captured with Friends or Family all year and add them to your Christmas Cards - a truly exceptional way to say Merry Christmas this year.
Plus that's not the best of it! After a hard year working we know that the people who have helped you through this year, in business or home life, need something that not only says thank you, but truly comes from your heart.
That's why this year we're delighted to announce that we have invested a lot of our time in designing new Christmas Cards. After closely following the evolving trends in life and business we are happy to announce various new themes, a host of new designs and a growing number of finish options to meet your emergent demands from the past year.
Start by browsing our expanded Funny Cards section. In business or in life, we all have circumstances where raising a smile is an absolute must and with our growing range of funny Christmas Cards, nudging the funny bone of friends and family has never been more hysterical. We promise they're not Baa Humbug!
Another theme favourite we're thrilled to introduce this year is our growing range of Religious Christmas Cards. Over the past year or two we have seen a growing demand for Christmas Cards that incorporate elements of, or focus exclusively on, the story and meaning of Christmas. Now you can send your Christmas wishes with iconic Christian images like Madonna and Child, Mary and the Star of Nazareth and The Journey to Bethlehem.
Finally, this year we are proud to introduce a number of finish options which will enhance the quality of your Christmas card and make a real impression on your friends, family or customers. For a card that is sure to shimmer and shine its way into any heart, why not try a luxury foil option? This is where we can carefully stamp foil into part of your Christmas card design – a truly impressive feat that takes years of experience and expertise to perfect.
Alternatively, if you really want to surprise someone with your creativity this year, why not take a look at our exciting new spotlight Christmas Cards? This is where we can include your name, your customer's name, or business details directly into the design of your Christmas cards.
Every year we're proud to offer charity Christmas cards and this is available on every card design on our website! The great thing about supporting a charity when purchasing your Christmas Cards is that we will print the logo of your chosen charity onto each of the cards. This means you will not only be making a charity donation of 10p per card, but you will also be helping to spread the brand and awareness surrounding the charity.
We also think this is great way for a company to highlight the charitable side of their business and help others during the Christmas season.
If you would like to help support a charity with your Christmas cards, simply select your preferred charity during the personalisation process and leave the rest to us.
As mentioned above, we donate 10p from every card purchased to your chosen charity, and we also add their logo onto your cards too.
We're currently working with and supporting the following charities in 2017: Cancer Research UK, PDSA, Help for Heroes, NSPCC and Marie Curie - amongst many others. Choose to support your charity when personalising your cards in our online design studio. Simply select a charity from the drop-down list - and we'll do the rest.


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Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST), a real estate investment trust (:REIT), is scheduled to report third quarter 2012 earnings results on October 10, 2012. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 21 cents, representing a year-over-year growth of 28.1%.
Second Quarter Recap
Host Hotels reported second quarter 2012 FFO (funds from operations) of $246 million or 32 cents per share compared with $221 million or 30 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Reported FFO missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
Adjusted FFO in the reported quarter was $261 million or 34 cents per share versus $227 million or 31 cents per share in the year-ago period.
Total revenue increased 6.5% year over year to $1,368 million from $1,284 million and exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,363 million.The increase in revenue was driven by solid performance of the company's owned hotels and improvements in comparable food and beverage revenues.
Agreement of Analysts
In the last seven days, none of the analysts have revised their earnings estimate upwards for 2012 and 2013 although two analysts have each revised them down for both the years. This signifies that the analysts are skewed towards a negative direction.
Magnitude of Estimate Revisions
For full-year 2012, the company expects adjusted FFO in the range of $1.04 to $1.09 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimates for 2012 have decreased over the last seven days from $1.08 per share to $1.07. For 2013, the Zacks Consensus Estimates have remained steady over the last seven days at $1.27 per share. This signifies that the analysts are cautious about the long term performance of the company.
Our Recommendation
Host Hotels is the largest lodging REIT with high-quality lodging assets in geographically diverse locations. Over the years, the company has executed a focused and disciplined long-term strategic plan to acquire high quality lodging assets, which have the potential for significant capital appreciation. This provides significant upside potential for the company.
Host Hotels maximizes the value of its existing portfolio through aggressive asset management, and works diligently with the managers of its hotels to reduce operating costs and increase revenues, and conducts selective capital improvement and expansion designed to improve operations.
However, the acquisition spree of Host Hotels involves significant upfront operating expenses with limited near-term profitability. New hotels usually take time to generate revenues, and will continue to drag margins till they are established.
Host Hotels currently retains a Zacks #3 Rank, which translates into a short-term Hold rating. We are also maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation on the stock. One of its competitors, LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO) holds a Zacks #4 Rank, which translates into a short term Sell rating.
Note: Funds from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income.
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Dramatic Contemporary Single Level Home In Hassayampa
Magnificently dramatic, this 3954 square foot contemporary home is nestled in the boulders of Hassayampa Village. The engineering design of this one-of-a-kind home will delight the buyer wanting something other than rustic. A single level home offering three bedrooms plus an office, three and one-half bathrooms featuring soaring 24 foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows in nearly every room creating the sense you can walk right outdoors. Unique features include glass counters, a floating gas cook top, suite of Gaggenau appliances, a sunken spa with a waterspout from ceiling, heated bathroom floors, outdoor BBQ kitchen and in-ground pebble-tech spa. Sold for $850,000 in May 2017.


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I don't think I have ever posted a "personal" bloop here and this will be the one and only.
You see, as running has flourished in my life the last two years, my marriage hasn't. NOT BECAUSE OF RUNNING.
My wife and I started drifting apart 4-5 years ago. Nothing came along that changed the downhill slope we were quickly succumbing to. She moved out last year.
Who was to blame? Both of us of course. I am not dumb enough to think I am perfect and I now know she knew there was things she did that were regretable.
Last year, in August, we would celebrate our 27th Anniversary apart and alone.
I would go to races over the last year, have a great time, then come home and realize something was
I found a lot of fault with myself:
- I buried myself the last 8 years in work, running, sleep and coaching (and AD) at a CYO school. That may sound ok but I decided that this exempted me from a lot of household duties I should still be helping out with. Making her happy wasn't in the plans at this point either. I was expecting her to work, cook, clean and make sure I was happy but I was failing at my end.
- I became unhappy with everything. You name it, I grouched about it
- I let all of my friends go. Saying I was too busy to worry about that.
- I could list many more but you get the point. I had drifted a long way from the easy-going person that she married.
Did she have faults? Of course. It is always a 2-way street with these things no matter what couples may say. We filed papers but someone must have been looking out for us. Divorce did not go final.
I found out a few things since last year....
- I can take care of the kids and myself without help so why was I lazy about helping before?
- I can cook...ok....not QC or PegLeg cooking, but I can
- DW and I have raised two great kids. My daughter is an honor student at a private HS and is on her way to Bowling Green next year with multiple scholarships. My son, despite being smaller than most kids, plays his sports with heart and always seems to start. Coaches love his heart and passion.
Maybe you have figured out where this is going. DW is back in the house and the talks we have had are wonderful so far.
- Running is not the devil
- She loves the fact that I have connected with so many people. She sees the happiness that it is bringing me
- I have learned to smile again. Thank you QC and SimplyTruly
- DW is on board with all the running/races that I can "reasonably" fit in. Not promising to travel right away but I will get her out there eventually.
- She wants to try running again (she was a very good HS xc runner)
- Kids and family are very excited
- Time together seems a lot more precious already
So...in August, we will celebrate the 28th year of our marriage and maybe the most important one of all....together!
If you can.....root for us. This may go against the odds but I am going to do my best to make this till death do us part!
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Drake (822) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | April 16, 2014
Randomly saw this place while visiting BadWolf, and thus, it becomes my 450th place rating! Located in the same strip center with BadWolf, that makes this an easy stop. Amply supplied homebrew store seemed to have all the basic ingredients and equipment. Lots of specialty grains. Looked like a decent selection of hops and yeast.. I had just destroyed my hydrometer, so I picked one up. Prices seemed good. The gentleman working was helpful and friendly. There was a cat, or is that cate, lounging on the floor.
jeffc666 (93) Fairfax, Virginia | January 24, 2005
A great little homebrew shop run out of Jay's basement. Jay has been very helpful when I have gone and his selection while not outstanding is more than adequate.


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here! Films has acquired North American rights to Icelandic film-maker Olaf De Fleur's The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela.Sister company Regent Releasing will distribute the film in select cities this autumn starting with New York and Los Angeles on September 26.The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela centres on a transsexual ladyboy from the Philippines ...
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|Pay your bill, get the water turned back on... when simple monetary transaction for a service turns into 83 percent black Detroit say 'You're not make me pay - I am not going to pay'
I've always thought: if an intelligent race of aliens were truly interested in destabilizing major American cities, why would they go to the trouble of putting 15-mile-wide hovering ships above them (to deploy some form of energy weapon, thereby destroying the city) when they could just work behind the scenes to influence politicians and use a much different form of warfare to bring ruin via a much more industrious methodology.
Sure, the theatricality of an advanced energy weapon being used to annihilate a city might play well in the theaters, but a simpler form of warfare would be to use one population group to engage in a perpetual revolution against the other.
It's funny: Independence Day 2, the sequel to the 1996 picture, is expected to be released in theaters in a few years. Though many of America's great cities were destroyed in the movie, they will inevitably be in greater shape than the reality the 83 percent black city of Detroit finds itself in today.
Yet still, no one will point out Detroit is 83 percent black and - realistically - less than seven percent white (the census counts Indians - dot variety - and Middle Easterners as "white").
|In Independence Day, no spaceship appeared over Detroit... oh, the city had already been reduced to rubble, blight, and ruin? But not by the aliens...
83 percent black.
No need to deploy 15-mile-wide hovering ships. [Majority Of Delinquent Detroit Water Customers In Culture Of: 'You're Not Making Me Pay,' Says Deputy Director, CBS Detroit, 6-30-14]:
Several people protested outside the Detroit Water And Sewerage Department building Thursday, saying customers are having service cut off at an alarming rate and the practice is inhumane.
Organizer David Bullock with the Change Agent Consortium says the water department is going after customers that may be as little as $150 delinquent and says the department ignores large corporations which are behind.
"People always want to attack the poor … why are we attacking poor people?" he asked.
But when asked which large companies are behind in their payments, Bullock would only say that WWJ should research the issue.
"I think you all should be standing with us," Bullock told WWJ's Marie Osborne. "I think you all should be demanding the same level of accountability for firms and corporations in the city of Detroit – that they are levying on residential customers."
The water department states that there are about 60,000 delinquent accounts in the city of Detroit – with the average arrearage about $560.
City of Detroit Water And Sewerage Department Deputy Director, Darryl Latimer, said every account corporate or private is treated the same, adding that the water department does what they can to work with those who come forward and address their hardship situation.
"The majority of our customers (who) are in delinquency status, they just built a culture of ,'You're not making me pay— I am not going to pay'," said Latimer."The majority of our customers (who) are in delinquency status, they just built a culture of ,'You're not making me pay— I am not going to pay'."
Black America's motto.
Again, why use military force when using a segment of the American population to reduce the nation to its knees would be much more cost-effective?
When blacks don't pay, white America does.
And blacks still complain.
This is the pattern of post-civil rights America, rinse and repeat (well, in the case of contemporary Detroit, you can only rinse when blacks complain enough to get the water turned back on...).
It would be hard to explain to an America circa-1950 that Detroit would be brought to its knees by a black population unleashed via words such as "inclusion" and "if you don't give me that, I'll riot."
Those white Americans would have thought the threat to their civilization either came from the Soviets or some undiscovered alien civilization, which haunted the drive-ins via B-movies like Earth vs. The Flying Saucers or the original War of the Worlds.


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HOLLAND Shore Amateur Boxing Club's Euan Cavell extended his unbeaten run when beating Castle's Luke Andrews in two rounds on a Southend show.
Despite giving away height and weight, he went to work from the first bell, walking on to his opponent and giving him little room.
Halfway through the first round, Andrews was rocked time and again by heavy head punches coming his way and he started to look weary.
Again, in the second round, Cavell kept his opponent backed to the ropes, where three-punch combinations resulted in a standing-eight count.
Andrews was still trying to fight back, but the St Osyth-based boxer would not be denied as more head shots took their toll before a second standing count resulted in a early stoppage.


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Exactly how much Uncle Sam loses when companies evade taxes through the use of tax havens is hard to pin down. A January 2013 report by the Congressional Research Service estimated that profit-shifting by U.S. firms might be cutting up to $90 billion from tax collections each year.
Senator Carl Levin recently introduced legislation aimed at stopping companies' use (or abuse) of offshore tax havens. Going by the unwieldy title of "The Levin-Whitehouse-Begich-Shaheen Stop Tax Abuse" bill, or more simply, S.1533, the bill would close "a host of offshore corporate tax loopholes, make the tax code fairer for small business and families and provide part of the foundation for a balanced deficit-reduction package," according to a release issued ...
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Police have named the drivers who died following a collision near Whitchurch on Monday.
The accident happened at 6.44am at Cole Henley Road and involved a green Ford Mondeo driven by Roland Holliehead, 65, from Riding Gate, Wincanton in Somerset and a silver Renault Clio driven by Kathryn Rose Hunt, 35, of Jacklyns Lane, Alresford.
Both drivers died at the scene.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision, or for anyone who saw either vehicle prior to it, to contact PC James Gallimore at Whitchurch Roads Policing Unit on 101, quoting Operation Mellphone.


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NEW YORK — Colgate-Palmolive is promoting its new Speed Stick Gear line of antiperspirants by partnering with Cole Whitt, American stock car driver and Rookie of the Year candidate in the 2014 Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
As part of this new partnership, Speed Stick Gear has become the primary sponsor of Whitt's No. 26 car for Swan Racing during the 2014 Daytona 500.
In addition, Speed Stick Gear is currently filming a documentary series that will chronicle Whitt's preparation and in-car experience leading up to this year's Great American Race — the Daytona 500. Often regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the Nascar calendar, the Daytona 500 will take place on Feb. 23 and is televised nationwide.
"As a young, emerging competitor, Cole Whitt is about to embark on an experience that aligns perfectly with our brand story," stated Bill Van Da Graaf, VP and GM of U.S. Personal Care at Colgate-Palmolive. "We're so excited to connect consumers with Speed Stick Gear by capturing and sharing Cole's personal experience on the track."
Beginning in March, the documentary series featuring Whitt's journey to the Daytona 500 will be available on the SpeedStick YouTube channel.
Speed Stick Gear is a new line of antiperspirants with drycore technology designed for advanced performance, keeping guys dry even in the most pulse-inducing conditions — like racing in the Daytona 500.
The new Speed Stick Gear is now available at mass retail and grocery stores nationwide.


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A serial credit card fraudster and petty thief with 360 entries on his criminal record has been jailed for four years.
James Craig was jailed in the ACT Supreme Court this morning after pleading guilty to 66 fraud offences committed while already on parole for similar crimes.
The 39-year-old stole a credit card out of a person's letterbox last year and went on a spending spree, purchasing goods worth $110,000 in just two weeks.
Craig took the card while the rightful owner was overseas, activated it at a bank and used it to make purchases – including cars – and ATM withdrawals.
Justice John Burns today said Craig was a repeat offender with a long-standing drug abuse problem, and authorities assessed him as a high risk of reoffending.
The judge said the man's lengthy record, which largely included dishonesty offences, entitled him to no leniency.
Craig is already serving a 15-month jail term after Magistrate Beth Campbell convicted him in May this year for a $1500 stolen credit card spree.
He was due to be released in February 2012 at the earliest.
Justice Burns said the crimes were both premeditated and planned.
He sentenced him to four years, with a non-parole period expiring in February 2016.


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Why do landlords not want people who are claiming housing benefit?
I am separating from my wife and as I am medically retired will need help with my rent which will be paid by housing benefit is this classed as DSS? I see lot's of landlords who will not take DSS, why if the rent is guaranteed to be paid what is the problem?
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A lot of landlords see DSS tenants as no good scroungers which is not true hence they say no to DSS & the Housing Benefit isn't always paid direct to the landlord and doesn't have to be paid direct and any shortfall in rent has to be paid by the tenant i.e. say the rent was £500 a month and the housing benefit award was just £323 a month then the shortfall has to be paid by the tenant (there is also council tax to pay as well) so if the tenant is on benefits how are they going to pay the shortfall in rent? People's circumstances are different and although it does not seem fair for a landlord to say no to DSS/Housing Benefit it is understandable with the cuts in Housing Benefit but you could always just explain your individual circumstances to a landlord and let him/her see you are not just a no good scrounger and can pay any shortfall in rent and council tax.Answered on Dec 17 2012, Report content
Sorry to hear this. Sometimes it is just prejudice but often it can be because insurers create problems or because if it later turned out you were not entitled to claim (moonlighting for example) the council can reclaim rent from the landlord. I suggest you get all your references together, medical info etc and approach agents/landlords showing them that there is a genuine reason for your difficulty. Let's face it - nearly everybody could be in your position within a month or two if they had ill health or job problems. Good luck.Answered on Dec 17 2012, Report content
There are some landlords that are more than happy to take DSS tenants with a full paying guarantor. Reeds Rains for example insist one is in place for any tenants claiming housing benefits. By doing this the landlord is protected from over payments or incorrect payments being clawed back from them. Seems a bit unfair on tenants claiming genuinely but letting agents have to protect landlords. Hope this helpsAnswered on Jan 25 2013, Report content
Another big reason is because alot of landlords don't like to declare their all of their rental income to avoid being hit by the higher income tax, hence why alot of them like to collect rent as cash and not like dss being paid direct into their accounts.Answered on Jan 30 2016, Report content
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Tommy Mottola Describes How He Abused Mariah Carey In New Memoir
This post was reprinted with permission from BlackBookMag.com.
The New York Post got its hands on the new memoir by music honcho Tommy Mottola and the paper's most depressing article today is a long piece detailing all the ways Mottola outlined his abuse of ex-wife and ex-employee, Mariah Carey. Mottola first came into contact with then-18-year-old singer through a mix tape. He might have fallen in love with — and set his sights on making money from — her voice, but he very quickly turned their relationship into a sexually exploitative, controlling and emotionally abusive one.
As the Post explains, Carey had just graduated from high school and was working as a backup singer when Mottola set his sights on her, promising to make her bigger than Madonna and Michael Jackson. But first he made Mariah break up with her boyfriend, who was also her collaborator; he assumed control of all her producers and song writers; and he refused to allow her time off to relax and enjoy her success. Read more…
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Wedding Couple Figurine
Kim Lawrence's artistry is represented in every exquisite detail
of our wedding couple figurine. From her Legacy of Love collection,
in sweeping graceful lines and simple elegance, the loving bride
and groom figurine is on square base engraved And the two shall
become one. Mark 10:8. Bride is attired in flowing gown with
pearlescent finish, long train, and classic design. She carries a
bouquet sparkling with rhinestone accents, and wears a matching tiara.
Note her heart locket necklace and tiny shimmering earrings! Tenderly
the groom leans towards her; he is wearing traditional grey tuxedo
with pleated shirt and bow tie. In his lapel, a matching flower with
rhinestone center. Representative of all bridal couples, this is a keepsake
of lasting sentimental value and sure to be a generational keepsake.
A pair of doves perches on the base, wedding ring motif trims the side,
and at the back is a diminutive cross in chapel alcove. Figurine stands
approximately 9 tall; boxed for giving.