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THE Knights are burdened with a problem but its exact nature is a mystery. Willie Mason is at a loss for an explanation. Coach Wayne Bennett has begun to address the issue but won't elaborate.
Both agree the Knights cannot afford another sleepy start against the Sharks at Hunter Stadium tonight if they are to be a realistic chance of making the finals.
''Of course it's fixable, but the first thing is knowing what the problem is, and I'm thinking I'm getting closer to knowing what the problem is,'' Bennett said.
''The first time it happens, you think it's a bit of an aberration, the second time you're not too sure, the third time you start to realise you've got an issue, and by the fifth time, you obviously haven't got it resolved.
''But as I said, I think we're getting closer to getting some answers as to what's actually happening.''
The Knights trailed the Bulldogs 24-0 after 17 minutes nine days ago, recovering to outplay the NRL leaders for much of the final hour only to go down 26-10, and there have been similar slow starts all season.
They trailed the Broncos 24-0 after 21 minutes and lost 50-24, and trailed the Rabbitohs 22-4 after 24 minutes and lost 34-14.
Twice they have recovered to win after missing the jump. In their last Monday night game, seven weeks ago, they trailed the Tigers 14-0 after 23 minutes and fought back to win 38-20. They dug themselves an 18-0 hole against the Warriors in Auckland three weeks ago but rallied to win 24-19.
Not often stuck for words, Mason said: ''I'd like to give you a proper answer but I just don't know. We have done that three or four times this year … so we really need to nail that, and we've got a month to work on it.''
The giant forward, who will be joined in the front row by fellow former NSW and Australian prop Kade Snowden tonight after Snowden was cleared to return from a knee injury, said the players were pleased with how well they hit back against the Bulldogs. ''We don't want to dwell on it too much, but if everyone could have that [first] 17 minutes back, I'm sure we'd do it a lot different,'' he said.
''We've worked on that all week and we've tried to fix a few things, so hopefully we don't have that same start as last week. We've been working pretty hard, and that's not our go.''
Sharks captain Paul Gallen set the scene for an explosive clash with Snowden, describing the former Test and NSW prop's decision to leave Cronulla as a blessing in disguise.
Snowden sensationally turned his back on the Sharks last season when he abandoned a press conference intended to announce his re-signing before linking with Newcastle.
''We couldn't ask for better,'' Gallen said. ''Obviously Snowy and Luke Douglas last year were high-profile guys for this club and were going to demand some pretty big money.
''We were obviously really upset when we lost them but it's turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
''Instead of keeping those two we've picked up six. And those six are going really well, guys like [Andrew] Fifita, Bryce Gibbs and Ben Ross. The blokes we've brought in have done a great job all year.''
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It's considered the greatest American film ever made. Orson Welles, along with Herman J. Mankiewicz, won an Academy Award for original screenplay, and virtually the entire creative team was acknowledged with Oscar nominations. Released in 1941, Citizen Kane was the first film Welles directed, and he was given extraordinary freedom -- freedom to develop his own story and use his own cast and crew; he even had final cut. Gregg Toland's cinematography is so indelible that, as a tip of the hat, for the opening credits Welles had Toland's credit appear on the same card as his own for director. Based on the life of William Randolph Hearst and primarily told in a series of flashbacks, the story follows the death of a publishing tycoon as a news reporter attempts to unravel the meaning of his final utterance. Hearst was deeply offended by the film's less than beatific portrayal of its protagonist. While critically lauded, Citizen Kane was not a box office smash upon its release, due in no small part to the efforts of Hearst and his supporters to intimidate exhibitors into refusing to show it. (Hearst even prohibited mention of the film in any of his newspapers.) It took some years before the film's reputation of greatness was solidified, initially by French critics and more widely by its American revival in 1956. It's a reputation that continues to blossom.
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netfilter fixed my router port forwarding problem
I've recently changed ISPs and so, out went my old BT Home Hub 2, to be replaced by a D-Link ADSL router. The D-Link has a much faster administration interface than the old Home Hub, but its port forwarding options were greatly limited: it can't forward to a different port than the external port, and has a maximum of 12 rules. I have a limited knowledge of iptables/netfilter, but the manpage explains it all clearly. After a few mugs of tea and some scribbling on scraps of paper, I was able to write a few iptables rules that did the following:
1. Redirect incoming packets to port 80 to port 8080, when they come from the router (my webserver uses virtual sites and it expects 'stuff from outside' to arrive on port 8080).
2. Send incoming packets to port 81 and 8081 to another host's port 80 (the 'other host' is a Linksys WVC54G Internet video camera).
I needed to set the router to direct port 8080 to the webserver - with the iptables rules - and to also send data from ports 8081 and 81 to the webserver.
In the following excerpt from the script, environment variable SUDO is 'sudo' if the script is running as an administrative user, and empty if it's running as root. IPT_OPTS is '-v' ('be verbose') or empty. IPTABLES is 'iptables'. MAC_SOURCE is the MAC address of the router, e.g. 00:11:22:33:44:55.
Kernel modules xt_multiport and xt_mac need to be loaded.
# Send all packets from MAC_SOURCE port 80 to local port 8080
Can you please mark this thread as solved? this is proper procedure when original post is not a question or when the problem is solved. Thanks.
Sorry - that was my first post and I didn't know I had to do that. I'll do it now.
Now I must appologize for not been precise. There is a menu called "Thread Tools" in the top of the current page (first post on current page). Click on it and select "Mark this thread as SOLVED". Something like that. The the name of your thread should get a prefix [SOLVED] so other users know that there is a solution for your problem/question/howto.
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Come Story Telling with me!!! The Completed Story
I hope you all enjoyed this new feature as much as I did! Your wild imaginations made for a great story line! To read the completed tale you all helped create,
As I saw her walking through the Starbucks' door, my heart started to pound and my hands started to sweat. Did she really do it? Did she shave her head? While we all knew her hair would eventually fall out, I never expected her to shave her head before she even started treatment. She's so courageous, marching around town with a shaved head. I mean, I would hide it behind a Missoni head scarf or something. I can't believe she actually has cancer and she is dealing with it in such an admirable way. I've known her all my life and I can't confront it the way she has. What would I say? Nice new look? How's facing death? Before I had time to think, she spotted me, trotted over, and said you know what? It's all an act. I hate my job, I'm sleeping with my boss, and I didn't know how else to get out of going to work. How do I get out of this big hole I dug for myself? "With a wig, apparently" I said as I tried to process the information she just divulged. "I had no idea you were so vain and sleeping with your boss, Clay Aiken. You're going to have to retire from being his backup dancer unless you can figure out what's actually going on in this story that seems to make sense."
She gave me a strange look and then suddenly I awoke, in a panic. I was alone in the middle of an an abandoned warehouse with a huge bruise on my throbbing head. A blinding light shone on me and then he bangs on the table and shouts " TELL ME" "TELL ME, I KNOW YOU WHERE THEY ARE KEEPING IT" And, "CUT", yelled the director. I immediately sat up from the warehouse set floor where I was lying. "Tell me," the director said, "what were you thinking when you were having the bad dream?" "Oh I made this crazy story up about a friend of mine having cancer, and than sleeping with Clay Aiken it was really odd motivation for this scene I know..."
"Well whatever works! You were wonderful!" Watch out Lindsay and Mischa, there's another starlet on the block. Boy deciding to take this movie role about the scarred, raped, and tortured girl was sure starting to pay off. I mean just this morning before shooting began I was having my doubts about this. Before I moved out to LA, people always told me to be skeptical of criminals posing as "movie producers", waiting to take advantage of wanna be starlets hoping to be discovered. I'd heard horror stories of women being abused and taken advantage of. Thinking of those stories, a chill creep ed up my back. I looked around and realized I was alone in a warehouse with men I'd just met yesterday. I wondered if I'd been just a little too taken with their constant flattery to realize that I, too, could be a potential victim. Maybe I should have signed a contract, I thought to myself as I remembered Brad Pitt was my co star and realized that I didn't really care if there was a signed contract! Besides, hes flirting with me lots and this is my one chance to be the huge glamorous film star I've always wanted to be. I cant back out now! I've just seen that huge mansion I want to buy in the Hollywood Hills, the one that is next door to Health Ledger and Michelle Williams. I mean think about it: I'll ask Jen from Dawson's for butter while I'm baking, how fabulous! Now on to what needs to get done: hair and makeup! As I walked back to my trailer enjoying the brisk morning air I noticed that there was a note taped on my door with my name written across the front. Excitedly wondering what it said, I peeled it off and carefully opened it because it looked like the paper itself was worth a mere million dollars. "You looked beautiful on set today," the note read. I stared at it and wondered who it was from because the note wasn't signed and there was no name inscribed to the back of the note like most exec's here in Hollywood...not even a fingerprint!
Suddenly my dressing room door jerked open almost hitting me in the face, and Michelle leaned out to say "watch out!!" . At that moment, I was struck from behind by crew members riding in a golf cart. The next thing I remember was waking up in my hospital bed and my head was throbbing AGAIN!. My room was filled with flowers from all of my adoring fans and two guards were blocking the paparazzi from taking pics. When I looked up, there was a young, handsome doctor standing over me. With a concerned look, he leaned down, took my hand and said it's bad news-- you have to have a brain transplant but before we start can I have your autograph, my sister would kill me if I didn't get it, plus it would be worth a lot in time since you are the first actress in Hollywood to have such major surgery, apart from Micheal Jackson of course! "Yes, of course". I signed my name and handed back his clipboard. Just then my mother burst through the door and screamed ...... DARLING!! What are you wearing?!? And OK, OK. Yes. I was playing the part of a hooker. But it's a great paying job and an incredible experience and Julia Roberts did it and look where it got her.
I guess my mother wasn't used to seeing me look so grown up. I hadn't seen her since last Christmas when she invited herself to spend the holidays with me and my wonderful boy friend. sadly, after a week with my mother, my boy friend was no longer my boy friend. Now here was my dear mother playing fashion police and Emily Post when I needed Florence nightingale. My head was throbbing, my vision was blurry. Was that my mother!? or was it my ex-lover from college, you know, when I was experimenting? Who can tell right now. Did that doctor really say a brain transplant? Did I sign on to star in a daytime soap opera and not realize it? I just needed to shut my eyes and think, and make this throbbing stop. As I slowly opened my eyes I noticed another note similar to the one I had found on my trailer door right before the golf cart accident. I used all of my energy to pick up the beautiful paper and slide it open. My eyes blurred as I tried to read what was written, focus I told myself. I blinked and the writing became clear. It said 'Even bruised from the accident, you are beautiful. I will be waiting for you after surgery.' The note was again unsigned. Who could possibly be waiting for me? I thought. Who knew of the accident? My head hurt too much to think. I laid back and closed my eyes. That's when I felt a hand run down my chest and something cold placed over my heart. What was going on? I opened my eyes and saw my doctor. Dr. Derek Shepard. He asked me to breathe in slowly because he was making sure my lungs and heart were OK. He spoke softly and said "Meredith will you tell Izzy that she needs to scrub in on this?" Wait what did I just hear? Meredith? Izzy? Dr. Shepard? This isn't real! There's no way I am a patient on Grey's Anatomy. I shot up out of what was apparently a deep 4 minute sleep and realized I was in an empty hospital room and had horrible pain in my back and head from moving so abruptly. I groaned and gingerly lowered myself back onto the bed. As I lay there, head throbbing as though it had continuously throbbed since this whole debacle began, I began to panic. How much of what had happened in the last few days was real? How much of it was a delusion? Had it even been days? For all I knew, it could have been hours or months.
Just as the first stinging tears threatened to trickle down my cheeks, I heard a footstep in the hall. I froze. Who could it be? Will it be the nurse with syphilis, or George? No, this is crazy. I can't be on Grey's anatomy. The footsteps stop, and there is a shadow in my doorway. I say "hello?" but I realize I have no voice! What if I need to scream? What if i need to ask for help? My heart is pounding like a 5 year old with a drum set, and then the person emerges from the hallway. I gasp because my asthma had kicked in. I looked over to my window and noticed a lovely, flowering tree outside accompanied by the grating sound of a lawn mower. I said, to myself, "yay, allergies!" because remember, I can't talk. And now I can't breathe. I want to laugh because really, if I separated myself from my situation it's funny to see how powerless I am when just two months ago I had gotten to level 99 on my favorite video game. But anyway, the person that had walked in told me she wanted to give me a sponge bath. I looked closer and realized she was the person who had been writing me notes all day. I was right, all the nerves about not signing the contact, after going through this nightmare of a day... well it was all worth it when I realized it was my co-star writing me those notes, waiting for me in the hallway, and most importantly, waiting to give me a sponge bath! I waved him in the the rest in history!


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Case Against Man Accused of Killing Father-in-Law in Rustburg Moves Forward
Rustburg, VA - A Campbell County judge General District certified a second-degree murder charge against a man accused of stabbing his father-in-law to death.
Investigators say Vincent Spinner was looking for money on August 3, 2012 when he drove to Rustburg and killed James Payne inside his own home.
At the preliminary hearing, the victim's son testified finding the 89-year-old's body near the kitchen and living room area with his motorized scooter turned over nearby.
Commonwealth's Attorney Paul McAndrews told the judge, an autopsy later revealed Payne had been stabbed about two dozen times.
Spinner showed little emotion while the prosecutor laid out the case against him, including a steak knife with blood on it and the victim's health insurance card discovered inside the suspect's car.
He had no explanation for why the card would be there, even allegedly telling an investigator "the house of cards is falling in."
A passerby placed Spinner, who's from Winchester, in Rustburg around the time of the killing.
Spinner remains in jail while his case heads to a grand jury for indictment.


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Wisconsin beat Michigan Saturday because Wisconsin is a better team - much better. Bret Bielema has done an extremely impressive job maintaining and building his program. So I don't want it to come off as sour grapes when I say this: Bielema is morally unfit to coach college football.
I don't say that lightly. I question coaches who wink and nod at shady recruiting, or let players go straight from prison to the practice field. Bielema, though, does something that falls into a different category - he countenances the deliberate injuring of opposing players.
Bielema boasted after the game of having ordered one of his players to commit an illegal chop block against Mike Martin. A chop block is an illegal and very dangerous maneuver, whereby a blocker is engaging a defender high and then a second blocker hits the same defender low. The physics of the play are such that defenders are very likely to suffer a serious knee injury - the leg is firmly planted in the ground and then hit from the side where it has no support.
Here is how an approving Dennis Dodd reported this:
After the game Saturday, Bielema said his offensive line -- which grinds opposing defenses into dust by pulling its guards and ramming them into linebackers downfield -- was prevented from pulling by Michigan. He used the word "tactics," which is coaching code for "holding," to describe what Michigan's defensive line was doing.
"But we rectified the situation," Bielema said.
When asked how, Bielema recalled a chop-block penalty that went against his team -- and took a touchdown off the scoreboard -- in the second quarter. Wisconsin lost seven points but delivered a message.
Whatever the merits of Bielema's complaint - and holding in a football game is hardly a shock - the notion that the answer is to deliberately injure an opposing player is simply grotesque.
This is not an isolated incident. In 2006, Bielema's squard came to Michigan and lost its only game of the year. During one play, Badger defensive back James Kamoku found Steve Breaston lying on the ground after a punt return. Komuku, thinking he was at the bottom of the pile and could act without consequence, viciously wrenched the prone Breaston's knee after the play. It was an act that had nothing to do with football and had no purpose other than to injury an opponent, perhaps very seriously.
When Ohio State linebacker Robert Reynolds attempted to injure a helpless player in 2003, Jim Tressel suspended him for a game and said the assault was "totally unacceptable and has no place in intercollegiate athletics." You can argue he was too lenient, but he did at least take some action.
Bielema, when informed of Kamoku's play, took no action whatsoever. Either he decided to send the message that such behavior should go unpunished, or he actually teaches it.
Football is a dangerous game for tough guys who understand the risk of injury. But what keeps it from being a brutal and indefensible gladiatorial exhibition is a code of honor among players and coaches. The violence that exists must only be part of the game. You hit in order to win, you do not hit in order to inflict long-term harm or to deprive your opponent and his family of a future livelihood. If you can't abide this code of honor, you have no place on football. Bret Bielema has no place teaching football to young men.


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And here we go! Please keep all posts in here till the show is over! Thanks.
And here we go! Please keep all posts in here till the show is over! Thanks.
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1st two couples to the stage are Marko/Melanie and Mitchell/Caitlyn. Interesting.
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I thought they were the top two performances of last night but will America agree? Melanie looks cute in her little ballerina-esque white dress.
Melanie/Marko (Marko looks like he is going to be sick....poor kid) and they are safe.
Caitlyn/Mitchell (are also safe, I really should have saw that coming but I was half scared it would be some sort of shocker).
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Ashley and Chris are next up (worst of the night in my opinion) but will America agree? Yes they did. A/C are the first couple in the bottom three.
Is anybody surprised by this?
Clarice/Jess are up next (did the stop-go dance about some hard love or something) and they are safe.
Jordan/Tadd (did the siren drowning in the fog machine not-a-waltz ) are the second couple in the bottom 3. This sort of surprises me! I thought they did pretty good last night.
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Ryan/Ricky (danced that fashion zombie nonsense)
Sasha/Alexander (danced that 'give me a kiss' hiphop and the judges hated it. Travis/myself did not and neither did America which means....)
RYAN!! and Ricky are in the bottom 3! YES! Do the right thing judges and send her home, she should have gone home weeks ago. BLERGH and here come the judges AGAIN defending her.
OK, somebody else take over. I can't stomach watching anymore because I just know they are going to save her AGAIN and a much better dancer is going home (what a dilemma because I really want Ashley to go too....can they just send both of them home and keep two guys?)
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Do we really need this much filler? Just get on with it already.
And the girl leaving tonight *bites nails* Nigel "You need to give us different sides of you now. We've seen what you are offering for us in DOL. You need to up your game if you are to stay with us tonight." GAH!!! What the heck? So tonight they aren't going to save somebody on "potential"? Jordan ("this note was for you") Ryan ("step forward, really good routine. We love you.") Ashley ("you're great but somebody has to go home and it's you").
I'm ok with Ashley going home, she hasn't shown much of anything this whole time. I just wish it had been Ryan but really it was a toss up. They are both equally bad, one is just annoying while Ashley is lovely and endearing.
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And now the boys:
Ricky "Travis believes that next to Marko you are the best contemporary dancer we have this season. Somehow you and your partner are not connecting with America. You need to think about that."
Chris "Whenever it comes to dancing with your life, you always bring out your best routines."
Tadd "Travis really wants to work with you."
Chris already knows he's going home since Ashley is out. Duh. We all know that Nigel isn't going to break up couples yet.
Now about that Ricky comment....WTH?!?!? So HE gets the blame for them landing in the bottom and not connecting? Ryan gets a "we love you" and Ricky gets told that it's pretty much his fault? That is such BS! It's Ryan! Ryan is the reason they keep landing in the bottom. I need a "Free Ricky" shirt.
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I really like Ashley, sad to see her go but I know it was going to be soon, Ill miss her smile.
Freedom, Justice & Equality For All
"With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world."
"I lost my dignity on a slippery wiener."
Harmony, as a west-coaster I want to THANK YOU for posting. It saves me from having to drudge thru the entire show just to find out Ashley & Chris got the axe. Again, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
I'm not sad to see Ashley go... and truth be told I can't even remember WHO "Chris" is... and I watch this show each week.
Harmony, did I say "Thank you"?? LOL!
Personally I find these humane mouse traps rather ineffective. Better to lay down some glue and when you hear the critter scream you take a shovel to his head.


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Will the Winter Storms Wash Away the Harsher Austerity Cuts and Job Losses?
These storms and their aftermath could and should be a catalyst for a major change in government's plans for revenue and capital expenditure. There is an urgent need for investment in repair and restoration work as well as longer-term flood and coastal protection infrastructure. Inevitably, this requires government-led revenue expenditure and capital investment.


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Pondering Paisley
by Fiona Ellis
For centuries, paisley patterns have wound their way in and out of fashion favor. The swirling, stylized teardrop shape borrows its English name from a small town just outside of Glasgow, Scotland, but its origins are a wee bit more exotic. Taking root in ancient Babylonia (where it decorated everything from plates to palaces) and moving west with the East India Company in the form of luxury shawls that became a status symbol for the stylish women of the Napoleonic era.
Decoding Decreases
by Sandi Rosner
Swatch It! Spring/Summer 2012
by Clara Parkes
When you think about socks, which do you think about first, the design or the yarn? Chances are, the design. Most people do.
But I hope you give a little thought to the yarn, too. This is the entire premise of my book, The Knitter's Book of Socks, or as I like to think of it, Socks from the Yarn Up—that yarn makes a huge difference in your socks.
The O-word
by Leslie Petrovski
With wool prices skyrocketing and the economy sputtering, why bother with organic wool? If you're not eating it, and there's no data supporting the health benefits of wearing it, why pay the uplift? And what does it mean for wool to be organic anyway?
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A calendar widget for Nokia N97, N97 mini, C6 and N8 that behaves like the "today view" from MS Outlook to provide a quick overview of the next upcoming events. On homescreen it shows 4 lines and if there are more events then it will be scrolling.
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Really like the way it makes maximum use of a single widget space by scrolling through your upcoming appointments.
It launches as an application, but I can not establish it as a widget on the homescreen of my NokiaX6. Is this normal?


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Kelly to IR
Brian Kelly's standoff with the Bucs reached a culmination Wednesday when the cornerback was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury, ending his season.
Kelly has elected not to play in four of the past five games -- despite the team's urging -- and has said he prefers to undergo surgery to correct the problem for good.
In his place, the Bucs added defensive end Jovan Haye to the active roster. Haye was a sixth-round pick of the Panthers in 2005 and played two games with them last season.
Other moves on Wednesday included the releasing of Chad Lucas from the practice squad. Offensive lineman Scott Jackson, also on the practice squad, was signed to the Texans' active roster.
In their places, the Bucs added cornerback Dion Byrum and guard-center Jonathan Clinkscale to the practice squad.


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[Feature-Drift Away II]
There's something sacred about naming something as awesome as your houseboat after a significant moment in your relationship. In fact, I would say that it's the second biggest commitment you can make after marriage. If you are willing to stick your houseboat with a name that has something to do with your spouse, then it really must be forever.
That's what's so inspiring about James and Ashley Eaton, from Westmoreland, Tenn.
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July 29 2012
McGirt continues to lead
We've reached the back nine at Hamilton G&CC, where William McGirt is leading by one.
Will he hang on for his first career victory on the PGA TOUR?
Well, here are two key statistics about his week so far: He hasn't made more than one bogey in any one round, and he's an amazing 55-for-55 on putts inside 10 feet.


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COMPANY, Four World Premieres & More Set for San Francisco Playhouse's 2014-15 Season
San Francisco Playhouse Artistic Director Bill English and Producing Director Susi Damilano announced selections today for the 2014-15 season.
Featuring four World premieres, three regional premieres, and a popular Broadway musical, our Twelfth Season underscores even more than previous ones the Playhouse commitment to explore new, edgy contemporary work. "If theatre is to endure and thrive, we need to nurture and develop the playwrights of tomorrow," is how Artistic Director Bill English describes what guides his artistic choices. "Without these prophetic voices, our theatre will stall and lose its relevance. I believe these eight plays dynamically illuminate the moment in which we live and our challenges to define ourselves, our families, our community, and our world. "
The 2014-15 Season includes two world premieres, one west coast premiere, two regional premieres and a musical revival. Kicking off the main stage season, is the 2013 Glickman award winning, Ideation by Aaron Loeb which moves to the main stage after a sold out run in the Playhouse Sandbox Series. We are awaiting word on what should prove to be an exciting play during the holiday season and the New Year begins with the regional premiere of Tree by Julie Hebert who "set out to write a play about race and ended up writing a play about family". Spring will usher in Aaron Posner's Stupid F##king Bird, an irreverent translation of Chekov's The Seagull followed by the world premiere of Richard Dresser's answer to reality television, Trouble Cometh. The summer season will take a fresh look at married life and its alternatives in Steven Sondheim and George Furth's Company.
Continuing to build on the momentum of last season's Sandbox hits, Grounded and Ideation, we will offer two world premieres to round out the 14-15 season: Schooner by Rinne Groff will open in the fall and In a Word by Lauren Yee will open in the spring of 2015.
Season Subscriptions are available immediately online at www.sfplayhouse.org, or by calling direct at 415-677-9596. Packages range from $130 to $360 with savings averaging over 40 % off single ticket rates (which range from $30 to $125). Single Tickets will go on sale to public June 1, 2014.
The 2014-15 Main Stage Season:
Ideation - World Premiere
Written by Aaron Loeb (Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party), Directed by Josh Costello
September 23rd to November 8th opens September 27
Aaron Loeb brings a dark comic edge to this psychological suspense thriller, in which group of corporate consultants work together on a mysterious and ethically ambiguous project. As the lines between right and wrong are blurred, these characters must navigate the cognitive dissonances and moral dilemmas to decide for themselves if everything is, as it really seems. Winner of 2013 Glickman Award.
To be Announced
November 18th to January 10th, opens November 22
Tree - Regional Premiere
by Julie Hebert, Directed by Jon Tracy
January 20th to March 7th, opens January 24, 2015
"I set out to write a play about race and ended up writing a play about family," says playwright Julie Hebert about Tree, "About the inescapability of family, of being known over time, of recognizing yourself in others, of continuing relationships after betrayal and suffering. We keep each other honest. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes painful - and so it is with this play."
Stupid F##king Bird - Regional Premiere
By Aaron Posner, Directed by Susi Damilano
March 17th to May 2nd, opens March 21, 2015
You've never seen Chekhov like this. Aaron Posner's irreverent update of "The Seagull" lets us into a country house where unrequited desire is drowned in equal parts alcohol and sarcasm. In true Chekhovian fashion, actresses, playwrights, doctors, and novelists bare their souls as they search desperately for the truth of love and art.
Trouble Cometh - World Premiere
by Richard Dresser, Directed by May Adrales
May 12th to June 27th, opens May 16, 2015
A comic thriller about a reality TV show where the boundaries between fiction and fact, life and death, are dangerously blurred. Also skewering the effect of the information age on the nature of identity.
Company - Revival
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by George Furth, Directed by Bill English
July 7th to September 12th, opens June 11. 2015
Married life and its alternatives are celebrated in Company, Sondheim's groundbreaking musical comedy set in Manhattan. As yet unable to make a commitment of his own, Robert supports his married friends and hears about the ups and downs of their relationships.
The 2014-15 Sandbox Season:
Schooner World Premiere
Written by Rinne Groff, Directed by Marissa Wolf
October 29th to November 22nd, opens November 1
A high-powered businesswoman, her stay-at-home husband and her socialite mother wrestle with the decision to have another child, while the father braves a squall with his schooner in the Chesapeake Bay
In a Word - World Premiere
Written by Lauren Yee, Directed by Susannah Martin
April 2nd to April 28th, opens April 4, 2015
When her 8-year old son disappears, a young mother battles her confusion and grief by summoning the awesome power of language.


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By far the most popular vehicle for handicap accessible conversion, the modified wheelchair minivan is a highly compact, convenient way to give wheelchair users freedom and independence, both as the driver or as a passenger. Here's why most people with disabilities choose to buy a wheelchair minivan:
- Because it's smaller than a full-size van, a multi-use modified minivan is easier to park. The minivan's shape is taller than a station wagon or hatchback, so it provides more headroom when entering, exiting, and riding in the vehicle.
- The interior is roomy enough to accommodate the wheelchair user and other passengers, yet cozy enough that, even if the wheelchair user chooses to sit in the back, she or he is still close enough to be part of the car-ride conversation.
- Automatic sliding side doors open smoothly and handily at the touch of a button—an incredibly helpful feature, especially if the wheelchair user is also the driver.
- The entry way's height and width are Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant.
- In newer minivan models, the passengers in the rear control the climate and audio separately from the driver's area, so everyone is happily cared for.
- Minivans are considered family cars, which warrant the highest in safety standards. The best safety ratings are based on front, side- and rear-impact collisions in testing and rating the ability of the vehicle to tolerate an accident.
- Compared to a full-size van or pick-up truck, the modified minivan is more fuel-efficient, averaging about 20 miles per gallon. With gasoline prices steadily rising, the idea of saving money is appealing to just about everyone.
- As exterior styling continues to evolve from the "box on wheels" design of the past, the minivan is a user-friendly family car, with plenty of room to seat the wheelchair user and additional passengers comfortably while providing space for luggage and other cargo. Fuel and safety ratings are good, and the minivan handles more like a car than a full-size van or pick-up truck. That's why the minivan is the all-around best option for wheelchair van modification!
The only drawback to a handicap accessible minivan? They're not practical for extra-wide (30″+) or extra-tall (57″+) wheelchair users.
Learn about the manufacturers who produce the most-modified minivans on the market!


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Capital Management House ("CMH"), the Bahrain based investment bank, has been awarded the Best GCC Private Equity Firm 2010 by World Finance, the influential global business publication. CMH received the award at a presentation held at the London Stock Exchange in the UK.
World Finance devised the award to create recognition for the investors, developers and personalities who are driving the ambition and success of the GCC and wider Middle East region. CMH's award as Best GCC Private Equity Company 2010 was based on its commitment to long term, innovative investment into important strategic economic and social projects that will bring significant economic, financial and quality of life value to states and communities across the GCC and Middle East. The award was judged on a wide range of criteria including innovation and originality, project management, market leadership, progression, transparency and good governance.
Speaking about the achievement, Khalid M. Najibi, Managing Director and CEO of CMH, said, "It is a great honour to have been awarded Best GCC Private Equity Company 2010 by World Finance. It is a testament to the values of CMH which have guided our efforts in creating an investment business based on innovation, good governance and high levels of client service. Our investments are targeted at those opportunities where we see not only financial returns for our investments but also the potential to create economic and social value. We look forward to address the challenges and to strengthen the position of CMH as a leader in the development of the Islamic private equity sector in the region in the years to come."
Mohamed Ali Aljasim, Chief Investment Officer of CMH, added, "It was a great pleasure to receive this prestigious award from World Finance at the London Stock Exchange. It is recognition of our dedication to investments that will make a difference. Our Libya Fund is a clear example of how we approach investment opportunities. The fund was set up to invest in the significant opportunities of Libya as it increasingly opens its markets to the world and have successfully created an oil services business with emphasis in oil drilling. Over time, CMH will continue to invest in other growth sectors that are economically attractive and viable. CMH is also an active investor in the infrastructure needs of the GCC region, which needs significant investment to support the development of its economies. Earlier this year, CMH structured an innovative deal to enable our institutional clients to invest in the long term potential of the power production and water desalination in Bahrain, in the form of the $2.1 billion Al Dur power and water desalination mega plant, one of the region's biggest projects currently. CMH have a range of investment opportunities in process at the moment, including a regional shipping deal, and intend to continue to broaden the range of investment products and services we offer to our clients."
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Created and developed by a stay-at-home mother of three, ClickOnBricks.com sells advertising space as "bricks" which will collectively build a "house" on the webpage. Each purchased brick contains a client-provided image with mouse-over text of the client's choice and is a link to the client's webpage. Clients can purchase multiple bricks for larger and more prominent advertisements.
Social-media, promotions, and internet campaigns are underway to link up with new clients and to promote the site for visitor traffic flow. In the first two days since its release, the site has seen visitors from at least four different countries solely through initial small-scale social media campaigning. As an incentive to get started, the first 10 clients to purchase bricks will enjoy a 50% discount on the price and receive prime central location for their brick on the site.
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Have a Tax Question? Ask a Tax Expert
Hi and welcome to Just Answer! Can we claim airfare, apartment, and auto mileage as part of job expense?Yes - if that is a temporary assignment. See for reference IRS publication 463 - www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p463.pdf
Temporary assignment vs. indefinite assignment. If your assignment or job away from your main place of work is temporary, your tax home does not change. You are considered to be away from home for the whole period you are away from your main place of work. You can deduct your travel expenses if they otherwise qualify for deduction. Generally, a temporary assignment in a single location is one that is realistically expected to last (and does in fact last) for 1 year or less.
However, if your assignment or job is indefinite, the location of the assignment or job becomes your new tax home and you cannot deduct your travel expenses while there. An assignment or job in a single location is considered indefinite if it is realistically expected to last for more than 1 year, whether or not it actually lasts for more than 1 year.Should she become a NB resident to avoid any CO income tax (don't know how that works)?If your wife will change residency - that will not be a temporary job assignment - in this case she may not deduct travel expenses but may deduct one time moving expenses if otherwise she qualifies.Concerning state income tax liability... If your wife will work in Nebraska - she will be liable for Nebraska state income tax regardless of her residency because that will be an income from NE sources.. NE tax rates range from 2.56% to 6.84%.If she will be a resident of CO - she will be taxed on all her income regardless in which state it was earned. However she will claim a credit for taxes paid to other states - thus effectively will avoid double taxation.
The Colorado income tax rate is a flat 4.63% - so most likely there will not be any additional tax liability.
Let me know if you need any help.
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Milla Jovovich said it was a boy's name when she used it for her daughter. Alanis Morrisette gave the name to her son without explanation. Thanks to Pat for suggesting the intriguing Ever as our Baby Name of the Day.READ MORE >>
Sunday Summary: 12/5/10
Christmas came early to Appellation Mountain, with a guest post on Nameberry leading to a shout-out from Lisa Belkin's venerable The Motherlode blog at the New York Times. Christmas also officially arrived in our town – a tree was lit in the City's park, we had breakfast with Santa, and we spent a few hours […]READ MORE >>


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Mayo treatment how often?
As I type it's my first time trying the mayo treatment. I used mayo and a little olive oil and honey and I have it wrapped for 20 minutes. My question is how often should I do it. Is it an every day thing, once a week or what I'm not sure so please help me out ladies I'm a 3B curl
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It really depends on if you color treat your hair, use heating tools/appliances, etc. if this is the case I would do it 2-3x per month. If none of these, I would stick to once a month. I really believe that once a week is too much and can cause your hair to feel hard. After all hair is protein. :) Mayo is a staple PT for me as well mixed with EVCO. HTH
I also came across this and will be trying it on my next PT:
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There are a number of adorable Lilli Claire's in the Tiddly Ink shop for you to check out. However, check out the AMAZING creation Donna made today:
I love the gorgeous colors and that pop of green. If you've never been to Donna's blog Donna's Diary please make sure to visit her. You won't want to leave and I promise you will be inspired!
Don't forget about our current challenge - Make it Like Asa. We can't wait to see what you'll create!


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Senior Calendar: Aug. 19
Published 4:41 pm, Friday, August 16, 2013
Book club: Lions Field Adult and Senior Center, 2809 Broadway, 210-207-5380. The club meets to discuss "The Edge of Light" by Ann Shorey. 11 a.m.
Painting session: Bihl Haus Arts, Primrose at Monticello Park Apartments, 2803 Fredericksburg Road, 210-732-3502. Make a painting during this event sponsored by the gallery's GO! Arts Program. Free. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Additional classes offered at other GO! Arts locations.
Health fair: Lions Field Adult and Senior Center, 2809 Broadway, 210-207-5380. Free health screenings and guest lecturers. Sponsored by Nix Health Care System. Free. 9 a.m.-noon.
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Support group: Virginia Marie Granados Adult and Senior Center, 500 Freiling Drive, 210-207-3285. Weight-loss support group meets to share and learn about ways to live a healthful lifestyle. This meeting's topic is "Eat This Instead of That." Free. 10-11 a.m.
Hula class: Lions Field Adult and Senior Center, 2809 Broadway, 210-207-5380. Instructor Maureen Tyrell teaches a beginners hula class. 11 a.m.-noon Thursdays. Advanced hula 6:45-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Balance class: Commander's House Adult and Senior Center, 645 S. Main Ave., 210-207-3010. www.sanantonio.
Send notices to Senior Calendar, c/o S.A. Life, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171. Fax to 210-250-3405, or email to calendars@express-


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Monday, May 24, 2010
Spend Two Minutes To Benefit The Gaming Hobby
3 comments:
- A.L. said...
Already did this one. Tempted to do it again, but for scientific authenticity think I'll leave it alone. Either way, Re-Tweeted it for you.
I did a similar study on gaming for a sociology class recently, focused more on online communities. Was interesting to see just how wide the social networks for gamers could be. Sad I didn't have anything near a significant sample size for it, but it was still impressive.
- May 24, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- Lloyd Ritchey said...
Done. Good survey save for the question regarding my race/ethnicity. I absolutely detest such questions as we'll never progress beyond the matter if we don't stop giving it audience.
- May 24, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Jay said...
I think the survey could be improved (I stopped half-way through because several questions seemed out of order which effected my answers).
@Lloyd, I think you're missing the point of ethnic questions. Race/ethnicity most certainly does have an effect on people's life experiences (and in the sense of how they come to the gaming world or how they play, would seem relevant here).
To pretend that ethnic/cultural differences play no part in shaping who we are and the choices we make is just plain ignorance. Yes, we can all try harder to overcome stereotypes, but to say "we'll never progress beyond the matter if we don't stop giving it audience" is tantamount to saying if we ignore the problem it will go away.
- June 2, 2010 at 11:55 AM


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By this time last year I had gotten myself in to pretty decent shape for an old guy. I was running a couple of times a week and riding my bicycle about 45 miles a week. I was a couple of weeks away from my first duathlon.
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The BRT program, launched by Surabaya city government, is expected to figure out congestion issue in Surabaya which improves daily. One of the aims of BRT program is to reduce congestion occurred in Surabaya. The increase of motorized transport either motorcycles or cars is not supported with the increase of the infrastructure namely lanes. The recent situation causes high congestion level. Meanwhile, the latest condition of public transport, expected to be the alternative of mass transport for Surabaya people, apparently could not accommodate the people�s expectation for the time being. BRT, as the modern transport symbol which describes the advance of transport development, was explained in KLRTC Training Course XXI, Sustainable Transportation in Asia Pacific.
There was also explained, in the agenda held from 11-13 April 2011 in Malaysia, the success of cities in Indonesia in implementing Bus Rapid Transport. During agenda, attended by the Head of Traffic Engineering Unit, Tundjung I Amd. MM and the head of traffic management, Pranowo, SH, MM. as the representative of Surabaya government, there was also explained the supporting mass transport facilities such as park and ride and the integration of inter-mode among mass transports namely bus and train. Palembang city constitutes the fifth biggest city in Indonesia which has applied Bus Rapid Transport system called as Trans Musi and is applying GPS Tracking system and smart card for mass transports. Through GPS Tracking, the users can detect the existence of the buses. In addition, BRT in Palembang has been using fuel gas toward the entire armada. This is one of the tangible examples of green transport in Palembang. To support the implementation of mass transport in Asia, there was explained during the agenda several activities supporting the mass transport such TMC (Transport Management Center) system applied by Malaysia which functions to monitor the latest traffic situation, to gather and analyze the data and public transport services.


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Americans are shoveling more into 401(k)s now than ever before but some people may be keeping too much in equities, Fidelity Investments reported last week.
Target-date funds are mutual funds — and now exchange-traded funds, too — that invest in a combination of stocks, bonds and cash equivalents.
Nine out of 10 investors in target date funds would like their investments to provide stronger protection against market losses in the years nearing and in retirement, according to a new study by ING Investment Management. That's understandable. People don't want to lose a lot of money just as they need to tap it for
The Government Accountability Office took aim at two retirement planning tools during the past week. In two separate reports, it said: Beware of administrators pushing funds. Anyone who has a 401(k) should be cautious if the investment firm running the plan offers "education," because this kind of advice could be little more than a sales


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This hotel offers 76 well-appointed rooms and welcomes guests in its air-conditioned lobby. A 24-hour check-out service is provided and breakfast can be taken in the hotel's breakfast room.
Take the airport exit to I 410 W to I 10 W. Then take exit 1604 W to Bandera Rd. Follow the access road to the hotel which is on left after Bandera Rd.


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First and foremost having this glorified exhibition game count for anything other than a night to celebrate baseball's best players (at least for 80 or so games) is flat-out stupid. Having an all-star game determine home-field advantage is plain dumb. If we are forced to accept that for what it is, then there are clearly some other things being done wrong.
1. Why aren't the best players playing most if not all of the game? IT COUNTS, right?
2. Why are the fans still voting? Ryan Braun is the reigning (and still playing like) MVP of the National League and he isn't starting?
3. Why is every team represented still? I like Jose Altuve (who!?! I can hear some of you yelling) fine, but I don't think an Astro should be effecting home-field in the World Series.
4. Why are there so many relief pitchers??? Seriously, I think this bothers me as much as anything. There are NINE closers on the rosters. Starting pitchers are better players than relief pitchers. Period. They are paid as such. Put the best two on each side and the rest of the staff should be the best starters. Give me Johnny Cueto, Ryan Dempster, James McDonald, and Ryan Vogelsong in the NL. I mean, after all, they are only top four ERA pitchers and none of them made it?!?! Jordan Zimmerman is 6th, and also at home even though he's a star for first place Washington. Jake Peavy wasn't selected either in the AL, although he was added when CJ Wilson pulled out injured. At least there isn't the embarrassment of middle relievers involved this year. Those guys aren't good enough to close or start.
I will be watching tonight. I will be watching to see Justin Verlander pitch to Joey Votto. I want to see Stephen Strasburg face Miguel Cabrera or Mike Trout. I want to see Chipper Jones getting a standing ovation from the crowd in Kansas City celebrating his wonderful career.
Those are the reasons to watch an all-star game. Those are the things that should count.
If it is supposed to decide home-field advantage in the World Series, then baseball should start treating it that way. Give me the best players for nine innings or longer if necessary. Manage the game to win, not to play everyone. Select the best players to the game and play guys in their normal positions.
The baseball all-star game might be more competitive than any other all-star game. It might have the best and brightest history. It might be the most entertaining. But it's playing for the wrong reasons under the wrong guidelines right now.


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Nicki Minaj - Itty Bitty Piggy lyrics
Itty Bitty Piggy by Nicki Minaj
Yep [x24]
Ayo I was on the plane wit the dewayne.
You can call me whitley I go to hillmane.
Listen, I'm the baddest in the school, the baddest in the game.
Excuse me honey but nobody's in my lane.
When you was in New York, you was fuckin' a yankee.
I was fuckin' wit base I was pitchin' to franky.
These *** so cranky, give them a hanky.
But mommy I'm cold gimme my blanky
Yep [x24]
Flyer then a kite I get higher then Rapunzel.
Keep the snow white I could buy it by the bundle.
Step your cookies up for they crumble.
Don't be actin' like the cardinals and gone fumble (fumble).
'Cause ima steeler
Fresh up out da dealer
All the dope boys gon feel her.
Flow so sick I need a healer
***, is my mac concealer.
I be out in queens on the back of 4 whee-whee-whee-whee-whee-wheelers
ima big bill.
That's why I get more head than a pig tale.
Puts some ranch I'm gettin' the munchies.
I think I have a rap *** from a entree'
Cause they be thinkin they can spit spit shine my shoes.
You know I keep a bad *** let me sign your boobs.
I'm the only thing hoppin' like a kangaroo.
I mean the only thing poppin' like a can of brew.
Listen u should buy a sixteen 'cause I write it good.
That eight o eight woof woof 'cause I write it good.
And *** can't find their man 'cause I ride it good.
I'm the wolf, where is little red- uh riding hood
If u see a itty bitty piggy in a market.
Give that *** a quarter and a car tell her park it.
I don't *** wit pigs like Asa lama lakem, I put em in a field.
I let Oscar Myer bake em. ( 2x )
[Nicki talking]
It's like I just single handedly annihilated.
You know every rap *** in the building.
Like like I'm nicki minaj, nicki lewinski, nicki the ninja,
Nicki the boss, Nicki da HaraJuku Barbie
Like I mean I don't even know why you girls bother at this point.
Like give up, it's me, I win you lose.
Hahahahahahaha o *** hahaha yo.
Ima bad ***, ima ima bad *** [x4]
I told you, I told you before,
I told you yall gone have to pick my fruit out
Now listen, in addition to pickin my fruit out
I want yall to start goin to the boutiques
No what I'm sayin, get some get some crazy s** for me
I want you know leopard skin and you know I want I want all that crazy lizard skin s**, you know make sure you could be my personal shopper
A yo
Yep [x4]
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This winter has been especially brutal for residents living in the Midwest and along the East Coast of the United States. Snow, ice, and freezing temperatures have been the norm this season as storm after storm has raced across the country making travel a nightmare from coast-to-coast. You bet we are ready for a break… a hot, sunny, snow-free spring break.
When I was in college typically the rule for vacations was: "Go home for winter break. Go wild for spring break." Basically, it meant you would spend winter recess with family in your respective home state and party with your friends at a tropical location during spring recess. It made sense to me, especially since I attended school in Wisconsin—who wouldn't want to escape the sub-zero temperatures for a week in Cancun? Oh wait, I know… my college boyfriend.
For some inexplicable reason, while the other 44,999 students at our school were buying tickets to Florida, California and Mexico, my then-boyfriend was looking for the best travel deals to Colorado and Wyoming. I'll never forget the first time he discussed spending a spring break together. He asked: "Wouldn't it be cool to go to Breckenridge?" Cool? Try down right frigid. Why on earth would I want to spend my one-week break from school shivering underneath seven layers of clothes on a snow covered mountain when I could be wearing practically nothing in the land of swaying palm trees and crystal blue waters? His answer: "Because I want to ski."
Just to prove that I have nothing against Colorado or the idea of spending spring break in a winter wonderland I offer the following travel reviews of Breckenridge and my ex-boyfriend's other favorite spring break destination, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Most skiers wouldn't consider Breckenridge the ideal location to "rage" down a mountain, but it does offer a decent base for skiing and snowboarding. The town of Breckenridge is located at an elevation of 9,600 feet making it one of the higher ski resorts in Colorado. The village at Breckenridge is Victorian styled with gas lampposts, and historic Main Street is dotted with charming local shops and pubs. Stroll around downtown and the word "quaint" comes to mind. The locals make you feel at home and the accommodations range from affordable to opulent. If you have kids I would recommend hooking up with a tour company that offers sightseeing adventures with sleigh and carriage rides. This time of year you can find some wonder travel deals to the 150-year-old mountain town.
If you are a nature lover then you will love the feel of this remote mountain village. Jackson Hole is considered "the last and best of the old West" (People wear cowboy hats at the ski resort). Take a trip to the local historical museum and you'll see that the town square has changed little since the town was founded in the 1800s.
If you travel to Jackson Hole for winter recreation you will not be disappointed. The area receives more than 600 inches of snow a year and offers a variety of winter activities, including down-hill and cross country skiing, snowmobiling, dog sled tours, ice skating and snowshoeing. One of our favorite activities is snow tubing (it's like extreme sledding). You simply load yourself into an inflatable tube, hook on to the rope tow, ride to the top of the hill and slide down (and hang on for dear life).
The area boasts three major ski areas: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Grand Targhee Resort and Snow King Resort. Each resort offers spring break specials, but it's a good idea to make reservations early as March and April draws some of the biggest crowds. Not only are you dealing with college co-eds and families with school-aged children on break, but a number of visitors flock to nearby Grand Teton National Park during the spring months as well.
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Digital Divide: From Computer Access to Online Activities – A Micro Data Analysis
This study addresses issues of digital divide among households and individuals by using micro-data analysis of ICT usage patterns. The analysis includes data from 18 European countries, Korea and Canada. Inequalities in computer and Internet use are analysed in a two-step approach. First, the paper tries to better quantify and understand the factors that separate the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'. Second, it tries to explain observed differences in the frequency and type of Internet use as a result of the socio-economic characteristics of households and individuals.
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Officials of
Montgomery County
Judges Boles, Andrew 1844-46 Harris, J.S. 1846-48 Graves, H. 1848-50 Garrett, J.B. 1850-52 Boles, Andrew 1852-56 Farr, Thomas 1856-58 Willoughby, W.J.1885-62 Freeman, J.A. 1862-64 Whittington, G. 1864-Nov Cabler, N.W. Nov1864-Aug 65 Kymes, C.R. Aug 1865-Mar 1867 Ussery, M. 1868-72 West, J.H. 1874-78 Fulton,J.B. 1878-84 Logan, A.S. 1884-86 Vaught, Silas P.1886-90 Martin Mondy and then John Cook were judges for a short time before Garrett
Coroners Langsford, A. 1844-46 Cunningham, S. 1846-48 McKinley, J. 1848-50 Stockton,D.W. 1850-52 Isenhour,V. 1852-58 Amerson, J.M. 1858-60 Isenhour, M.C. 1860-62 Smith, William 1862-64 Standridge, J. 1864-68 Cearly, C.W. 1868-72 Standridge, S. 1872-74 Autrey, H.S. 1874-76 Rowton, Q.C. 1876-78 Coffman, J.A. 1878-80 Hay, W.J. 1880-82 Rifle, N.B. 1882-84 Shirley, Joseph 1884-86 Greene, C.H. 1886-88 Gross, Frank 1888-90
Clerks Fisher,George 1844-46 McLendon, J.I. 1848-50 Fleming, J. 1848-50 Fleming, J.S. 1850-52 Hughes, E.L. 1852-54 Woolard, D.A. 1854-60 Stall, J.A. 1860-64 Laird, J.J. 1864-65 Campbell, D.S. 1865-67 Goodner, G.D. 1867-68 Cotton, Z.I. 1868-72 Gray, G.W. 1872-74 Goodner, G.D. 1874-90
Treasurers Fleming, J.M. 1844-46 Collins, J. 1846-48 Farr, D. 1848-50 Stall, James A. 1850-56 Fleming, J.F. 1856-60 Jones, A. 1860-68 Williamson, H.H 1868-72 Sanders, W.W. 1872-74 Williams. W.M. 1874-75 Overstreet, H. 1875-78 Watkins, J.A. 1878-82 Anderson, J.M. 1882-84 Smith, S.M. 1884-90
Sheriffs Robinson, N.F. 1844-46 Hudson, James 1846-48 May, J.H. 1848-54 Garrett, J.B. 1854-60 Simpson, W.C. 1860-65 Martin, T.L. 1865-68 Reeves, William 1868-72 Speers, G.H. 1872-74 Fulton, J.B. 1874-76 Goodner, H.S. 1876-82 Golden George W 1882-90
Surveyors Harris, J.M. 1846-48 McLendon, J.J. 1848-50 Boles. A. 1850-52 Burk, R.S. 1852-56 Burk, Robert 1856-60 Burk, R.S. 1860-62 Burk, Robert 1862-64 Burk, R.S. 1864-66 Cogburn, J. 1866-68 Melson, L. 1868-74 Collier, H.R. 1874-78 Melson, L. 1878-80 Highsmith, W.H. 1880-88 Collier, H.R. 1888-90
Assessors Penland, N.A. 1868-72 Muse, Stephen 1872-74 Snider, C. 1874-76 Robins, J.F. 1876-80 Willis, G.B. 1880-86 Wasson, J.N. 1886-88 Willis, G.B. 1888-90
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Clingman, A.M. represented the county, held March 4 to 21, and May 6 to June 3, 1861, for the purpose of considering the question of the secession of the States from the Union.
J. C. Priddy and R. Lamb represented the county in the constitutional convention held January 4 to January 23, 1864, and J. C. Priddy represented Montgomery and Perry Counties in the constitutional convention held January 7 to February 18, 1868. Nicholas W. Cable represented Montgomery County in the last constitutional convention–held July 14 to October 31, 1874.
Desperadoes -Jack Daniel, Daniel and Rail Blocher, charged with the assassination of William Patton
Officials of Montgomery County, Arkansas 1886-1958
State Senators–
S. W. Rayburn 1846-50 J. W. Crow 1850-52 M. Bozeman 1852-54 W. F. S. Barkman 1854-58 W. H. Hammond 1858-60 J. F. Fagan 1860-62 F. Leach 1862-64 E. H. Vance 1864-66 J. M. Smith 1866-68 D. P. Beldin 1868-74 O. D. East 1874-78 C. A. Gantt 1878-82 Jesse A. Ross 1882-84 G. W. Baxter 1884-88 John J Sumpter 1889-91 Gibson Witt 1893-95 J.D. Kimbell 1897-99 Gibson Witt 1901-03 Thomas M. Milan 1905-07 O.H. Stumpter 1909 Hamp Williams 1911 J.N. Wasson 1913-15 Houston Emory 1917-23 G.D. Dillard 1925-27 Granville Jones 1929 L.Walter Wheatly 1931 elected to succeed Granville Jones caused by death Walter Wheatley 1933-37 Thirty-first:Garland and Montgomery James H. Pilkinton 1939-41 Ninth: Montgomery, Pike and Hempstead Tom Kidd 1943-45 Dr. F.C. Crow 1947 Dr. Floyd Charles Crow 1949-51 Chism Reed 1953 Fifth: Logan, Scott, Yell, Montgomery Boss Mitchell 1955-57
Montgomery County Representatives in State Legislature:
Granville Whittington 1846-48 James Hudson 1848-50 H. A. Whittington 1850-52 R. S. McFarlane 1852-54 W. Satringfellow 1854-56 Henry Heffington 1856-60 D. A. Woolard 1860-62 C. G. Hurt 1862-64 J. C. Priddy 1864-66 G. K. Robinson 1866-68 J. V. Harrison and J. H. Demby 1868-70 J. F. Lane and J. J. Sumpter 1870-72 L. D. Gilbreath, J. J. Sumpter and George G. Latta 1874-74 H. H. Barton and J. J. Sumpter 1874-75 Alfred Jones 1875-76 William R. Cubage 1876-78 J. H. Demby 1878-80 A. C. King 1880-82 John A. Watkins 1882-84 William P. Birch 1884-86 N. H. Harley 1886-88 Gibson W. Witt 1889-91 W.O. Duiffie 1893 Joseph W Shaw 1895-87 George H. Spears, Jr. 1899 Jas. N. Wasson 1901 Robert M. Reece 1903 J.N. Wasson 1905 Jerry Witt 1907-09 C.T. Cockburn 1911-13 Monroe M. Plemmons 1915 M.M. Plemmons 1917 C.H. Herndon 1921-23 John H. Freeman 1925 Osro Cobb 1927-29 Harold Watkins 1931-33 Fred Jones 1935 James Fred Jones 1937 J. Fred Jones 1939 Paul Hulsey 1941 C.H. Herndon 1943-47 J.Paul Hulsey 1949 W.V. (Shorty) Smith 1953-55 Ode Maddox 1957
Leaders of Arkansas. Chosen by the people, theirs have been the decisions which have moved Arkansas forward.
For representation in the State Senate Montgomery County has always been districted with other counties, and the counties composing the senatorial district have been frequently changed. The district now consists of Montgomery and Garland Counties. Prior to 1868 Montgomery County was represented singly in the Lower House of the General Assembly, after which she was represented in a district with other counties up to 1874, and since the latter date, under the new constitution, she has been represented singly. F. Leach represented Hot Springs, Montgomery and Saline Counties in the Senate of the special session of the Confederate Legislature held at Washington in Hempstead County, from September 22 to October 2, 1864; and at the same time and place C. G. Hurt represented Montgomery County in the Lower House.
The political status of Montgomery County is fully shown by the votes cast for the several candidates at the following elections: At the September election, in 1888, James P. Eagle, Democratic candidate for governor, received 769 votes, and his opponent, C. M. Norwood, 426 votes. At the presidential election in the same year, the candidates for President received votes as follows: Cleveland, 806; Harrison, 161; Streeter; 2, Fisk 1.
The full returns for the county, at the September election in 1890, are as follows:
For governor, James P. Eagle, 851; N. B. Fizer, 372
For secretary of State, B. B. Chism, 882; J. M. Pittman, 316
State treasurer, R. B. Morrow, 884; T. J. Andrews, 316
Auditor of State, W. S. Dunlop, 880; O. S. Jones, 318
Attorney-general, W. E. Atkinson, 884; T. P. Chambers, 313
Commissioner State lands, C. B. Myers, 884; C. M. B. Cox, 313
Commissioner of agriculture, M. F. Locke, 869; G. B. Farmer, 304
Superintendent of public instruction, J. H. Shinn, 882; T. M. C. Birmingham, 315
Associate justice Supreme Court, M. H. Sandels, 885; W. R. Coody, 312
Judicial officers:
For circuit judge, R. D. Hearn, 941
Prosecuting attorney, James D. Shaver, 918
County officers:
For representative, G. Witt, 803, L. Melson, 434
County judge, W. O. Diffle, 864, G. W. Hughen, 331
Circuit clerk, J. S. Nelson, 1,141
Coroner, J. R. Bates, 945; William Webb, 32
Sheriff, J. N. Wasson, 749, W. P. Birch, 465
County treasurer, S. M. Smith, 1,167
Assessor, G. R. Miller, 1,193
County surveyor, H. R. Collier, 993
Reference: "The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas." Published by Southern Publishing Company 1891.
Montgomery County ARGenWeb Project
Neighbours chicken houses. Pullets being collected. January 2006.
June 29, 2008 Travel, Pages 89 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
REMEMBERING ARKANSAS State's poultry industry boom: A 'chicken in every pot'? By Tom Dillard
One of the nice things about living in a rural area is having space for chickens. My wife and I had laying hens while living in Little Rock, but we limited ourselves to only six. Now, we live on 30 acres and have the perfect place for a real backyard flock. Last week I wrote about the birth and early years of the poultry industry in Arkansas. This week I will pick up the story with the end of World War II in 1945, the eve of a new era for American history. ...


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by Kenny Kerner
Overwhelmed by his blindness, and feeling less than whole,
poet John Milton would walk around the perimeter of his estate each
day, and recite what became the epic poem, Paradise Lost, to his secretary.
In a related verse, he wrote the now classic line, "They also serve
who only stand and wait."
This month's
passenger profile subject can identify with many of those feelings.
Dave Burbey has been obsessed with music all his life. When he was about
seven years old, he already had an affinity for Big Bands. So when he
completely lost his hearing at nineteen, he was devastated. I donít
have any bones in the middle ear, he revealed candidly, so thereís
really no connection from the ear drum to the auditory window nerve.
The bones solidified with calcium and just broke away as I got older.
I was in the Army at the time and I got up one morning and my ears were
ringing. I was fine when I went to bed at night and the very next morning
I couldn't hear. I could hear very low frequencies but couldnít make
out a word anyone was saying. Especially when a woman got on the phone
-- I would just hang up because I didn't hear anyone there. I started
having problems at nineteen and by the time I was twenty-one, it was
gone completely. Three months later I was out of the Army."
For years,
Burbey walked around, his head filled with lyrics and melodies that
he might never ever hear. Perhaps it was the blasting of Army rifles
on the firing range that helped crumble the delicate bones in his ear.
Perhaps it was Fate. Not wanting to abandon his music career, Dave began
putting his lyrics down on paper, knowing that somewhere, in that computer
he called his mind, there was an appropriate melody stored safely away.
Years later, Burbey told us, when my hearing was back, I began carrying
around a tape recorder to be sure I always would retain whatever melodies
and lyrics I wrote.
Thanks to modern
technology, a miracle implant and the grace of God, doctors were able
to restore Burbeyís hearing. For me, this was truly a miracle. I donít
know how my wife put up with it. She knew the pain I was going through.
I remember the first time I got home and heard the telephone ringóshe
started to cry.
Like most people
living in the middle of nowhere (outside of the music centers of New York,
Los Angeles and Nashville), Burbey caught a glimpse of a TAXI ad in a
national music magazine and it interested him. If he wasnít able to get
his music to professionals, maybe the people at TAXI could!
I did a little
research on it and found out that they were legitimate. So, I sent them
a bunch of songs that were screened by Rex Benson (TAXI's A&R Country
music screener) who went out of his way to give me suggestions about my
songs. He even called me at homeóthatís the kind of person he is. He liked
the fact that I had emotion in my songs and gave me all kinds of good
advice about song structure. Rexís suggestions told me my weaknesses and
my strengths as a songwriter. Rex believed that if I just kept going,
I had the talent to make it.
Lest you think
success came to Dave Burbey overnight, rest assured that he, too, suffered
through months of frustration after sending his songs to a plethora of
Nashville songwriting organizations where they were analyzed by students.
That was the biggest laugh; the biggest waste of money for me, Dave
When Dave joined
TAXI he wasnít looking to become a star, but wanted someone professional
to validate his abilities and talents as a writer. He got more than his
moneyís worth when a Christmas song he submitted was forwarded the same
day it arrived at the TAXI offices. Dave remembers the story clearly:
My self-esteem went up so high that dayóyou have no idea. It made me
look through all of my songs again. It all started when I brought my songs
to Ramie who made CD quality, radio ready tapes for me. Everything I do
now is top of the line.
These days, Dave
Burbey still lives in a little hamlet called West Allis and often writes
with a neighbor of his who lives nearby. TAXI was my only bridge to the
music industry, he concluded, I used to go to Nashville and knock on
doors but there was never anyone there. It sounded like they were just
giving me a line of bull. So, if you even think you have talent, you need
to join TAXI to find out for sure. You only have one chance, so you gotta
take it.
Dave Burbey took
that chance and decided to become a serious songwriter at last. He made
that decision at age 52.


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Five-star linebacker Porter Gustin commits to USC
Five-star linebacker Porter Gustin committed to USC on Tuesday.
Gustin, the No. 1 inside linebacker in the country, is the No. 25 ranked player in the country out of Salem Hills in Utah, according to Rivals. He picked USC over Ohio State, Utah and Arizona State. He also had a hat for Division II Dixie State at his press conference because it was the first school to offer him a scholarship, according to Salem Hills coach Joel Higginson.
He played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl last month.
• ELLIS: Storylines to watch on Signing Day
USC also picked up a commitment from another Utah player in four-star linebacker Osa Masina. Masina played for Brighton High School in Salt Lake City and is the No. 3 outside linebacker and No. 37 overall player in the country, according to Rivals.
This year marks Trojans head coach Steve Sarkisian's first recruiting class since NCAA sanctions on the program ended.
• RICKMAN: Coaches share their best stories of Signing Day snafus
- Paul Palladino


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The federal government is recommending that a small population of dolphins living near Hawaii be placed on the endangered species list.
The National Marine Fisheries Service said Tuesday it's identified 29 threats to the population's survival.
The agency is due to post its recommendation in the Federal Register on Wednesday.
The species is called the "false killer whale" even though it's a dolphin and doesn't look like a killer whale.
An agency study published in August says the small population is in danger of inbreeding and of getting caught on fishing lines.
False killer whales are found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. But scientists estimate only about 150 or 170 live in waters up to 87 miles off Hawaii.


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Our annual Halloween shop window competition is back by popular demand and we need your help to pick a winner.
Every year we ask our florists to get into the spirit of the season and send us photographs of their Halloween inspired shop window displays. This year we're giving away a gift hamper to the florist who's window display receives the most votes from the general public.
To vote for the florist shop you most want to win simply leave a comment on this blog post stating the name of your favourite entry. You can also visit the Interflora Facebook page to view the entire gallery.
Voting ends 5pm on Wednesday 31st October.
Nominations for the most spooky window display are:
Woods of Arnold, Nottinghamshire
Wild Orchid Florist, Staffordshire
Blue Bella Florist, London
Fleur Boutique
Posies of Hereford, Herefordshire
Newman's Florist, Worcestershire
Oasis, Hampshire
Flowercraft Ltd, Carmarthenshire
Aberflora, Aberdeen
Aileen's Flower Shop, Monaghan
Bunches and Bows Florist, Suffolk
Charlotte's Florist, Doncaster
Exeter City Florist
Flowers by Sylvia, Enniskillen
Harvest, Merseyside
Lavender Blue Florist, Dorset
Tempo Flowers, Enniskillen
Victoria Westlake Flowers, Avon
Linda's Florist, Kent
Flowers by Karen, Kilmarnock
The Swaffham Florist, Norfolk
All About Flowers, Middlesex
Bouquets Florist, Netwon Abbot
Condon's Florist, Cork
Jade Flowers, Lanarkshire
T J Owen Florist, Thornbury
Flowers by Elaine, Surrey
Scentsational, Ickenham
The Design Element, Manchester
Daisy Chain, Royal Wooton Bassett
Rawson's the Florist, Hampshire
Flowercraft, Hythe
Lily Loveday Floral Design, Plymouth
Every Blooming Thing
Mosiac Floral, Hitchin
Lily of the Valley, Hawick
Flowercraft, Barrow in Furness
Fleurette of Totnes
Take a Leaf
Irene's Florist
Ascot Flowers
House of Flowers, Lyme Regis
McConnells of Beith, Ayrshire
Petals of Picadilly, Birmingham
Feehilys, Carraroe
The Flower Shop
Acer Florist, Cheshire
Wine and Roses, Cardiff
Courts of Rayleigh, Essex
Wigmore Florist, Kent
Tussie Mussie Flowers, Haverfordwest
Swallows Florist
The Flower Shop, Stratford Upon Avon
Daisy Chain, Corsham
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Career express at AmEx
Iris Hui, who has worked for MTS since 2008, says she gets to meet interesting people from all walks of life, such as entrepreneurs, lawyers and bankers.
"Our customers' requests could be so varied that it's hard to predict what our next challenge will be," Hui says.
Her most memorable project was to arrange the delivery of a bouquet and a congratulatory video to a card member's girlfriend for her graduation ceremony. The delivery was planned for the moment she was having her graduation photos.
"Everything turned out perfectly, and the girlfriend was so touched," she says. "I felt so good for being an angel in their life."
It takes excellent customer service to satisfy American Express' premium card members, including those carrying Centurion and Platinum cards, says Scott Dale, director and head of MTS, Greater China. "Applicants should be passionate about travel and luxury products, and willing to go beyond what is perceived as normal travel and lifestyle service to ensure maximum customer satisfaction."
They should have a minimum of four years' relevant customer service experience. A track record of serving high-end customers is definitely an advantage.
They should be able to work independently, prioritise workload and cope with changing work demands. They should be able to think laterally and multi-task. They must have strong problem-solving, management and organisational skills, and be attentive to detail. Strong interpersonal skills and proficiency in English, Cantonese and Putonghua are a must, says Dale.
New hires receive in-depth training to enhance customer service technique, continued with on-the-job learning and mentoring. The company offers a leadership course for high-potential team members, and has quarterly team-building events, monthly birthday celebrations and pre-festivity gatherings to strengthen team spirit.
Candidates with less work experience but who show potential may be offered junior positions, but they can always get promoted based on their performance.
All-out service
- Excellent customer service is the key to this position
- You have to exceed expectations by providing alternatives and suggestions
- You should be passionate about travel and luxury products
- A track record of serving high-end customers is an advantage
- Know how to cope with changing work demands


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Overlooking Erhai Lake, the Dali Water\'s Edge Resort offers pet-friendly accommodation in Dali Ancient Town. Free WiFi is available throughout the entire property.
Three Pagodas Reflection Park is 3.9 km from Dali Water\'s Edge Resort. Erhai Gate is 4.2 km away. The nearest airport is Dali Airport, 18 km from the property.
Delicately decorated and adorned with greenery, each room in the Dali Water\'s Edge Resort is fitted with comfy beddings, a flat-screen TV, humidifier, air conditioning, h...eating and a set of Chinese-style furnishings. After making themselves a cup of coffee, guests can enjoy it on the balcony, which gives a wonderful view of Erhai Lake. The private bathroom is equipped with an intelligent closestool.
Guests can order a glass of drink at the bar and have a meal in the on-site restaurant. Car or bike hire can be arranged by the hotel. It is recommended to go cycling around the Erhai Lake. Reading in the library is also a good choice.
|No. 317, Cross to Majiuyi and Baitayi, Huanhai West Road, Dali


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