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Pontiac Problems? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
Hello and thank you for using just answer. Do you have the 3.1, 3.8 or 3.8 SC engine?
DOes the check engine light ever come on?
How many miles are on the car?
Has anything been checked yet?
Hello, thank you for your expertise:
1. 3.8 LTR 3800 SFI V6 engine
2. Check engine light -not sure - I know the battery symbol comes up however after restart all goes back to normal except the trac off light stays on . Subsequent re-start then trac light off goes off and everything is OK.
3. 132,727 miles
4. Took to local shop and of course it did not act up all day. They thoughly checked battery and alternator ( 6 months old) are OK. The tighten battery terminals.
Problem as described happen today on highway. Do you think it is the crank position sensor ?
Hello again and thank you for the reply.
Thank you for the detailed response, let me ask you one other thing before I start providing any information here.
-When did this problem start happening? (time and mileage)
I love my ponitac and I try to keep it in great condition. The problem started 4 weeks ago,
prior to that time it ran great. Have been afraid to get it away from home since that time as being stranded on the road is something I cannot do since I teach school. So the mileage since start of problem would be maybe 50 miles less than current mileage.
I appreciate your response.
Thank you for your detailed replies.
From your initial question I had about 7 different things that came to mind, yes a crank sensor came to mind but I eliminate that based on your replies.
Everything on this car is controlled electronically, ............it either uses battery voltage, sends a signal based on voltage ot resistance or completes a path to ground to operate.
Your traction control/ABS system is a system that is VERY sensitive to voltage. If the voltage is not perfect it shuts down and causes a indicator light as you describe.
You stated you alredy had a mechanic check the car, I will assume at this point that he connected a scan tool and checked for codes related to inputs sensors/etc...that would have caused this. So let's eliminate sensors/etc.....
Fuel pressure is not likely, if the car suddenly shuts off and will restart with no issues at speed then pressure is not dropping.
I'm thinking voltage at this point. Either you have a loose connection, corrosion or an voltage issue from the battery or alternator.
If the battery terminals are both clean and tight, the alternator connecions are good and no issues found with corrosion then lets move on. The battery needs to be connected to a battery analyzer, not just volt and load testing, a full dynamic scan. Same for the alternator, they commonly fail on these cars and have a regulator built in. You are most likely going to find that the alternator is intermittently acting up here baed on your inputs and comment of battery light coming on. Personally I recommend a genuine ac delco alternator, aviod remanufactured aftermarket units on this sensitive car.


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Grayhawk is a Minneapolis group of rock, folk and blues vets with three lead vocalists (Brad Iverson, Scott Bolin and Mark Nelson) who have worked together for over 20 years in various Midwest cover bands and in the studio. Co-Produced by Mark Nelson and Paul Martinson (Bob Dylan, Leo Kottke, Dave Brubeck, Cat Stevens), the writing for 'Gravity Matters' comes primarily from Nelson's introspective look at a wide range of professions and personalities from his years of travel around the U.S. Stories of lawyers in Washington, D.C., rural Amish families, Hmong refugees, high school friends who have disappeared, grunge rock singers and retired nuns are all found in the CD's 10 selections. Drummers Pete Johnson (Manhattan Transfer)and Bill Berg (Dylan, Flim & BBs), and bass players Gordon Johnson (Maynard Ferguson, Chuck Mangioni), Dick Hedlund (Bonnie Raitt, Al Jarreau), and Billy Peterson (Steve Miller Band) contribute a natural energy and drive to all of the songs, tastefully arranged around the atmosheric keyboards of Bolin and Nelson's multi-styled guitar tracks. Reviews have likened 'Gravity Matters' to Paul Simon's 'Graceland,' and there is a distinct Don Henley / Joni Mitchell / Mark Knopfler influence in many of the lyrics and vocals depicting unique stories and characters.

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Linda Park's 'Enterprise' ExcitementBy Lisa
September 20, 2001 - 4:00 PM
Been downloading the trailers for Enterprise or tuning into UPN just to catch one? It's not only potential Enterprise fans who have been enjoying them. In a recent interview Linda Park (Hoshi Sato) talked about the cast's reaction to seeing the promotional trailers too.
"We're all pretty excited by it. It's very techno-action, edgier quality that Star Trek has not had before," she told SciFi Talk. "Those are fun to see. We're so inside our work to be able to step back and see the excitement an audience might feel because we have been in it for a while now and so consumed by it. But seeing the trailers just goes back to the initial excitement and joy of the show."
"It really is overwhelming especially to see the trailers," she added. "To see ourselves really as the characters. to see what the audience is going to see."
The actress spoke about the auditions that lead to her winning the part as the Enterprise's Communications Officer. "It was a pretty long process," she said. "I didn't go in repeatedly for a lot of times but they spent a lot of time looking for actors. The first time that they had seen me what my agent told me was that I was one of the few that they liked. They wanted to get more prospective because they kept wanting to audition more possibilities for the character."
"It was a long process but knowing that the producers did like me that much gave me a lot more confidence in the room when I did go back knowing that they were on my side. They wanted to see me do well. It became a warm audition experience."
Park also hinted about a future plot line that will heavily feature Hoshi Sato. "She decides actually that she is not cut out for space. She considers telling the captain that she wants to go back to the University," she explained. "There's a lot that happens during that episode. It's a really nice turning point early on in the series where she can finally accept space. She has to swallow her fear and force herself to grow. The director was amazing, Alan Kroeker. People will be blown away. And there's some really creepy scary stuff in this episode."
More from Linda Park, including her thoughts on her fellow Enterprise cast members and her character, can be found in the original interview at SciFi Talk. Details of how you can listen to Park's interview are also available on the SciFi Talk web site.
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I am 45 and am 12 weeks post-op from a "bad" Botox outcome which caused ptosis in my left eyebrow. I am also 28 days post-op from an "open" Brow lift and lower Blepharoplasty.
The right side is fine, but the left side is not. I have malar swelling and the left brow is far lower than the right.
I was told that I didn't need to wait for the Botox to completely wear off before having surgery.
Is it possible to actually damage muscle that has been treated with Botox during surgery? Do you think this will get better?


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BEACONSFIELD – A few decades ago, Beaconsfield's Centennial Park had a swimmable beach. It was a popular spot for West Islanders looking to splash around on a hot summer day. Today, signs warn that swimming is forbidden. But a local environmental group says that should change.
"You can go there but you can't go in the water, it's a pity," says Coralie Deny of the Conseil régional de l'environment de Montréal. "So I think in the future, we have to plan to be sure that the quality of the water is very good. That's the main thing."
According to the city of Montreal, the water at Centennial Park is good. That isn't enough though to convince the city of Beaconsfield to invest in this project anytime soon.
"The beach is certainly not in the top 10 list of issues that we're really dealing with right now," says Beaconsfield city councillor Karen Messier. "It's just not a subject that comes up."
She explains that reopening the beach wouldn't be a simple task. It would require a large commitment on behalf of the city.
"We would have to make sure that we have the proper infrastructure to support people coming down here in their cars," says Messier. "We would need changing rooms, outdoor bathrooms and the like. It would be a costly endeavour."
Another concern is the traffic it could bring to the residential area around the park.
"The neighbourhood is very quiet," says Beaconsfield resident Leticia Piedras. "If people hear about a beach here, that could change."
Though it isn't in the city's immediate plans to reopen the beach to swimming, Messier says "anything is possible."
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The family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby paid an emotional visit to a plaque set up by Charlton fans in his honour.
Lyn Rigby was joined by husband Ian at The Valley at the weekend, laying flowers on the plaque - the borough's only permanent memorial to Drummer Rigby, who was murdered last May in Woolwich by Hither Green and Greenwich extremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale.
The brainchild of a group of Charlton fans, the plaque was funded by supporter donations following a campaign last year - with even Millwall fans pledging money.
Addicks fan Jakki Taylor, 44, from Welling, who helped organise the campaign, said: "Lyn got very emotional when she laid her flowers down, which is completely understandable."
The Rigbys had also been joined by supporters who are helping them to launch a charity initiative called Team Lee, aiming to raise money for soldiers who need help adjusting to civilian life.
Ms Taylor said: "It was incredibly humbling.
"Lyn is an amazing woman - she's stayed so strong despite all the things she's been through.
After laying the flowers, they were taken up to the Millennium Suite where they were joined by celebrity Addicks fan Jim Davidson.
Ms Taylor said: "It was kept very low key although obviously some people came up to say hello. People were very respectful."
Thousands join Facebook group
Hundreds of people are continuing to join a Facebook group calling for a Lee Rigby memorial near where the fusilier was killed.
So far 12,850 people - including members of the Rigby family - have joined the Memorial for Fusilier Lee Rigby group online, set up by Lorna Taylor whose own son served alongside the Woolwich soldier.
Ms Taylor and the group's admin team have been writing to the council, Army officials, MPs and Boris Johnson to get support.
But, as News Shopper reported last month, Greenwich Council says it is up to the Army to decide what the most appropriate memorial should be - with Lee Rigby's name added to the National Arboretum being their preferred choice.
Greenwich and Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford has also written to the group warning a memorial could cast a shadow over the area and might attract undesirable interest from extremists.
However, Ms Taylor said: "It's nearly a year now and something needs to be done. This is what the majority of people want."


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A study of the theory, methods, and professional issues in clinical and community psychology. In addition to academic work (primary source readings and class discussions), the course aims to enable students to apply their experience in academic psychology to field settings and to use their fieldwork experience to critically evaluate theory and research. The course includes a supervised field-work placement arranged by the instructor in a local mental health or social service agency.
Class Format: seminar
Requirements/Evaluation: field work (six hours per week), two 5-page position papers, and a 12- to 15-page final paper
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Prerequisites: Psychology 252
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CHICAGO – Chicago Cubs reliever Kyuji Fujikawa saw his first big league season end prematurely on Wednesday, when the team announced he will have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
"This is the first major injury of my career," said the 32-year-old, who signed as a free agent after a stellar career with the Central League's Hanshin Tigers.
"I am taking a positive stance and intend to come back even stronger."
In 12 games, Fujikawa had a 1-1 record with two saves and a 5.25 ERA. He saved 220 games for the Tigers.


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It is important to note that the crossing from a strongly nationalized economic system to a social market has an influence in the distribution system: Cham City Center is the first shopping center in Syria, it opened its doors in 2006 and it has largely expanded in 2009 (many franchises have established their businesses there). Cham City Center includes, among others, the first Syrian hypermarket, very modern and keeping the same quality criteria of the French mass market retailers (such as Carrefour).
Since 2006, the customs laws have been relaxed thanks to the establishment of an automated system. The customs declarations are computerized and the database is updated on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the crisis context had a disastrous effect in the modernization of the system: In February 2009, the government officially proceeded to raise customs duties for cottons and established a minimum price for imported clothing, also eliminated certain taxes for exporters in order to protect the Syrian textile market.
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By JAMES BARRON
Published: April 6, 1987
For hundreds of companies that depend on the Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway as a lifeline to the rest of the nation, the collapse of a Thruway bridge yesterday will mean more than a year of detours and disruptions, according to state officials.
Because the Thruway and the Massachusetts Turnpike comprise the main trucking route into New England, consumers far beyond upstate New York are likely to be affected, the officials said. Shipments from the Middle West to New England will be particularly hard hit, they said, because no other route is as direct.
Trucking companies that depend on the Thruway will be hurt, and some customers may face price increases to cover increased shipping costs. State officials said that manufacturers with factories near the fallen bridge will be affected if the highway remains closed for a long period.
Within hours of the bridge collapse in Fort Hunter, N.Y., truckers were scrambling to find alternate routes. The truckers depend on the Thruway to carry products made in factories from Buffalo to Albany, and to haul products made in downstate New York to the Great Lakes, the Middle West and the rest of the nation.
''The Thruway is so much a part of all our lives in terms of transportation east and west,'' said F. X. Matt 2d, the owner of a brewery in Utica, N.Y., 40 miles west of the bridge. ''Certainly this will mean inconvenience and delay.''
Some upstate trucking companies are already losing business.
''We've dropped some secondary customers because we just don't have the trucks or the drivers to get loads across the stretch that's shut down,'' said Paul R. Omara, general manager of Night Hawk Transport in Canastota, N.Y., an hour's drive west of the collapsed bridge.
Night Hawk plans to double the number of trucks it sends through the area, he added, but its trucks will pull only single trailers, not the more profitable two-trailer tandem rigs. Extra Miles, Drivers and Trucks
''It means extra miles, extra drivers and extra trucks,'' he said, adding that the disruptions could cost Night Hawk thousands of dollars a week.
A Thruway spokesman, W. Richard Corp, said that tandem trailers will be barred from the detours.
''We've more or less sectioned off 84 miles to tandem trailers,'' Mr. Corp said. ''That's going to cause those people some big problems.''
A Syracuse company that does 90 percent of its business using tandem trailers, Boston-Buffalo Express Inc., suspended all of its tandem operations in the wake of the bridge collapse. The company's safety director, William C. Haseltine, said Boston-Buffalo does not expect to resume using tandem trailers until late summer.
By that time, he said, small companies like Boston-Buffalo could see much of their business swallowed up by larger rivals.
Companies that routinely dispatch single-trailer trucks or smaller vehicles will also be affected by the detours.
Route 5, the closest highway, is narrower than the Thruway and was not designed for big vehicles or heavy traffic. Route 20, several miles to the south, is wider but winds through hilly rural country dotted by dairy farms.
''Any way you look at it, this is going to cause some pretty big bottlenecks for everyone,'' said State Senator Hugh T. Farley, Republican of Schenectady, whose district covers the collapsed bridge.
Some manufacturers said that while the bridge collaspe may affect their business, it was too early to determine exactly how much. Like the truckers, many said that the impact will depend on how soon the bridge is rebuilt. Thruway officials said the work could take more than a year. Companies Will 'Make Do'
A General Motors spokesman, Bruce McDonald, said car-carriers bound for new-car dealers routinely take the Thruway on their way from G.M. factories in Tarrytown, N.Y., and Linden, N.J. ''Those shipments will have to be re-routed,'' he said, ''but I don't think it will interrupt our operations.''
I.B.M, which uses the Thruway for shipments from various factories in the state, said it did not anticipate major problems. ''There are a number of satisfactory roads up there,'' a company spokesman, Peter Judice, said. ''We'll make do.'' At Coleco Industries, which makes a variety of toys and games in five factories in Amsterdam, N.Y., near the collapsed bridge, the chairman, Arnold Greenberg, said he could not assess the effects of the detours.
He said that in addition to the Thruway, Amsterdam has good access to major markets by railroads.
Buses will apparently face fewer problems than truckers or manufacturers. A spokesman for Greyhound Lines, Herb Doherty, said buses would continue to run in the area despite the detours, which will add 10 to 20 miles to each trip.
''As long as there is a detour that remains open, I don't think we'll have a problem,'' he said.
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|Our big old Goose.
Six hours later Goose was still twitching all over, and the vet then told me "perhaps I was a bit over-enthusiastic in my time frame." Yeah, or perhaps you were just wrong. The blood work, which cost over $200, showed nothing much except moderate elevations in values that show allergic reactions.
I held Goose on my lap continually, talking to him, trying to soothe him. Every now and then he'd jump down as if bitten (no fleas, honest) and run a few steps, shake his head, and scratch his body. He seemed utterly out of it and confused. I was crying most of the time, intensely frustrated, wanting to make him feel better but not having any clue how to do that.
Of course I did a lot of research online. Turns out Depo medrol has a lot of side effects in cats, which is a thing my vet didn't mention. It also turns out that cats in this area are in danger from two spiders - the black widow and the brown recluse. We have no black widows. We almost certainly have no brown recluses, and if we did Goose would never go near it. He points out insects now and then, but is otherwise wary, only wanting us to get rid of them. The search for allergens was utterly unfruitful. We hadn't changed anything at all in the weeks prior to his attack. We were using no new products. He hadn't gotten into anything. Of course he's never been outside. No one had visited. He'd had no new foods.
The Depo medrol masked his symptoms and did a real number on the poor guy. At one point he had some seizure-like activity, with his head arching back in a strange way and his neck twisting. I wrote to my vet. "Sounds like it's neurological," he replied helpfully via email. Well, duh. All I could do was hold Goose while he dreamed and twitched and scratched. I had no idea whether he was about to die any second.
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The main question I had was whether he was suffering, and if so to what degree. Obviously he was uncomfortable, but he was still eating (a lot, thanks to the steroid) and drinking quite a bit, still using the litter box, and so on. It did seem to me at one point that he was suffering badly, so I had to think about when it would be time to end his pain. It was such a sad time.
Gradually, over seven or eight days, Goose's symptoms cleared up and the Depo wore off. As of today he is normal, or what passes for normal in his case. He is old and has some form of Alzheimers. He jumps on my lap and stands there, confused, until I pat him down. He howls and needs to be called, as if he's forgotten where he is or where I am. Sometimes he just howls regardless, as if he is the world's worst and most enthusiastic yodeler. He chatters back at me whenever I talk to him, and if I'm not where he wants me to be he lets me know about it by grumbling. He naps with me in the afternoon, in a certain position, with me holding his hind feet. He is a remarkable, special cat and I adore him.
The thing is, we still don't have any idea what caused the attack, and neither does our vet. This means it could reappear at any time. After telling me one morning that he was sure it was an allergy, in the afternoon the vet went back to "I'm pretty sure it was a spider bite." Nice work, hot shot, but you have no evidence for anything. And if you seriously think it was a spider bite, then our other cats are at risk, but it wasn't so never mind. What ever happened to "I just don't know" as a valid response? Because "spider bite" is next door to "extraterrestrial invasion" in my book. As in didn't happen.
So we're waiting and watching, and hoping this doesn't return, hoping he'll stick around for a while. I try to avoid feeling dread, and I cherish every interaction with Goose even more than I did before. I'm determined to be ready to let him go when it's time, and he will not suffer, because that is what I owe him.
Afterward, I'll dissolve into a whimpering pile of sludge for as long as I need to.
*This vet also went a bit spare when I mentioned Goose's shots weren't up to date. I was concerned when Goose was about to be handled by the vet tech. Goose isn't normally a biter, but he was in distress, so all bets were off. The vet went white and said "but his rabies shot is valid, right?" He could have seen from the file that his last rabies shot expired many years ago, and when I told him no, he said "but it's the law." The law is an ass, and in this case a rather remarkable ass, because I have far more chance of being bitten by a rabid animal than Goose does, and no one is chasing me around with a needle. I see no sense in vaccinating against something that isn't going to happen. I once had a vet tell me that "a bat could fly down the chimney." In which case my chimney cap is faulty, and in which case thank you for giving me something else to worry about. Except what the hell was wrong with him that he'd even thought of such a thing? Any bat which flies down a chimney (did a bat ever do that?) is going to want nothing but to get away from me and every other creature. So while Goose was there he was forced to get his rabies shot. If he had bitten a tech he would have been put down. Because - oh yes - that's the law. Which we can all agree is a huge, flaming horse's hind end.


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American singer and actress who was originally dubbed "The Queen of Punk," primarily because of her outrageous attire and tacky image. She eventually became a top superstar due to her unerring instinct for exhibitionism with the ability to shock the public and grab the attention of the media. Her primary attention-getter was sex of course, but coupled with vulgarity, bad taste, political impropriety and indiscretion. On the Letterman TV Show of 3/31/1994, she may have reached a high-point (or perhaps one of a series of low points) when she invited Dave to sniff her panties, puffed a cigar, insulted Dave and kissed up to his guests, wondered whether Dave urinated in the shower and ending up talking about nose-picking. It is possible that she overestimated her own wit and underestimated public taste.
Madonna is from a large Italian family with an engineer dad who was a by-the-book, God-fearing man. At six, she watched her mom fade away with cancer, pleading with her mom to get well and play, and she always mourned not having a mother. It was the only time she ever saw her dad cry. For two years, she was fearful of her own mortality, and vomited when she had to leave the house. She slept with Daddy and used her status as the eldest daughter to fight off six siblings.
When her dad remarried, it was a betrayal. She had to be tough, to not care, not need anyone. She made herself a star from the time she was ten, and held onto her stardom with ferocious tenacity ever since. She developed early and flirted with all the boys, so her reputation took an inevitable nosedive. By the time she was in the 7th grade, every boy was claiming a score and she was the class slut. A natural-born rebel, she did crazy things; shoplifting, going to church naked under her coat, sneaking to her pal's house to watch TV shows that were forbidden at home, skipping school or church. She fought with her dad, mostly about religion, considering her Catholic upbringing a farce. Her biographer writes that she completed her first sex at 15.
In the 9th grade, she started going to a dance school and the director, Christopher Flynn, introduced her to the grown-up world of art, theater, gay clubs, dance bars. Her wildness wowed everyone. She smoked marijuana, wore clothes that clashed, became a vegetarian, and had her first sex with an older boy. High school did not fit any more, but she stayed long enough to graduate a semester early in 1976.
Madonna fled from Michigan to New York at 17 with $35 in her pocket. She took a series of jobs and lived in decrepit apartments while dancing with the Pearl Lang company. In the fall of 1978 she was sexually assaulted at knife-point. She was a steady couple with DJ- record producer John "Jellybean" Benitez from 1982 to 1985, when she aborted a pregnancy by him.
From the time she cut her first record, she was on the fast track. Her hit album "Madonna" had made her a household name but 1984's "Like a Virgin" shot her into superstardom, a stratospheric post she has held ever since. All 13 of her singles were top ten hits.
Madonna met Sean Penn in February 1985 and they were together from the first as a couple, being married on 8/16/1985. She had a second abortion that year; though it was traumatic, the timing was not right. The wedding was turned into a nightmare by the intrusion of the press who then gave them increasingly bad reviews for their childish rude manners and exhibitionism. The marriage lasted 27 months, finally breaking up in December 1987. Her happiest marriage was with the media; ultimately it was the camera with which she got off.
Her first two films had poor reviews and made little impact, "Desperately Seeking Susan," and "Shanghai Surprise," but as her stage shows became more dynamic and her film work more skilled, her rise was phenomenal.
By mid-1988 she was spending all her time with Sandra Bernhard, with whom she later confirmed an affair. By 1991, her friend, Cuban Ingrid Casares, was a companion for some years.
She published a book entitled "Sex," released in October 1992. Sales were brisk as it contained nude pictures of her along with S&M camp and various exploitive shots. Sex sells. Controversy sells. In 1979 she had taken nude pictures for Playboy and Penthouse which were not released until August 1985. Her "Truth or Dare" video was released on 5/17/1991. She began a three-year affair with bodyguard Jim Albright in February 1991 to January 1994.
Madonna met personal trainer Carlos Leon on 9/08/1995 and they had a baby together, Lourdes, on 10/14/1996. They separated in May 1997, remaining on friendly terms.
To handle the celebrity glare, Madonna has her homes hermetically sealed with guards, hidden cameras and an electric-eye gate. But out in public, she is fully on-stage. Journalist treat her with respect; she is smart, sassy and fearlessly frank and never ducks a question. After the birth of Lourdes, whom she calls Lola, she was more open in communicating her own sense of spiritual striving.
By 2000, Madonna was once more with child, the result of her love affair with British director Guy Ritchie, 32. Going into labor three weeks early, she was rushed into Cedars-Sinai Hospital with abdominal pains and losing blood. Doctors acted quickly with an emergency Caesarian section; she had a detached placenta, cutting off the baby's oxygen supply. Rocco Ritchie, 5 lbs 9 oz, was born on 8/11/2000, 5:52 AM PDT, Los Angeles, Ca (News Online). A devoted mother, Madonna is delighted. Ritchie was by her side the entire time.
Ritchie is apparently a steadying influence as Madonna dropped the slutty style that that was her trademark for so long for a softer, more mature image. The couple married on 12/22/2000 at Skibo Castle in Scotland. Her new husband, Guy Ritchie, was born September 10, 1968, Hatfield Herts.
After locking lips with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2003, Madonna is trying on another role - that of children's book author. "The English Roses" was launched in London on September 14, 2003.
Since 1998 Madonna had been studying Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism for , and in June 2004 announced that she had taken the name of Esther after the Old Testament Queen who saved the Jews from annihilation.
In a fall from a horse on her birthday, August 16, 2005, the entertainer sustained three cracked ribs as well as a broken collarbone and a broken bone in her hand.
She and her husband Guy Ritchie arrived in Malawi in early October 2006 to adopt a 13-month old boy named David, a motherless child placed in an orphanage by his dad. The adoption process did not go as smoothly as the star had hoped. After human rights advocates protested, claiming that her celebrity status and wealth got in the way of following proper procedures to prevent child exploitation, the Malawi government granted Madonna an "interim order" granting temporary custody.
Her "Confessions on A Dance Floor" won a 2007 Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Album.
Her adoption of a David Banda, a two-year-old from Mali, became official on May 28, 2008.
She announced plans to divorce Guy Ritchie on October 15, 2008. Wanting another child, Madonna decided to adopt a young girl from Malawi. On June 12, 2009 the high court of that country granted the request, and the three-year-old girl, named Mercy Chifundo James, was flown to London on June 20th.
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- friend relationship with Bernhard, Sandra (born 6 June 1955)
- lover relationship with Beatty, Warren (born 30 March 1937)
- lover relationship with Rodman, Dennis (born 13 May 1961)
- child relationship with Leon, Lourdes (born 14 October 1996)
- child relationship with Ritchie, Rocco (born 11 August 2000)
- spouse relationship with Penn, Sean (born 17 August 1960). Notes: Bitter
- spouse relationship with Ritchie, Guy (born 10 September 1968)
- Family : Abortion/ Miscarriage 1985 (two in 1985)
- Relationship : Begin significant relationship February 1985 (with Sean Penn)
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- Relationship : End significant relationship December 1987 (split from Sean Penn)
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- Relationship : Begin significant relationship February 1991 (with bodyguard Jim Albright)
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- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 17 May 1991 (released video "Truth or Dare")
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- Relationship : End significant relationship January 1994 (with Jim Albright)
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- Relationship : Begin significant relationship 8 September 1995 (with Carolos Leon, hairdresser)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 14 October 1996 (daughter Lourdes born)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 11 August 2000 at 05:52 AM in Los Angeles, CA (son Rocco Ritchie was born)
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- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 14 September 2003 (publshed children's book)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
- Family : Adopted a child October 2006 (Granted interim custody of a Malawi-born child)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
- Family : Adopted a child 28 May 2008 (Adoption of David Banda was finalized)
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- Relationship : End significant relationship 15 October 2008 (Announced plans to divorce Ritchie)
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Tashi Grady quotes Madonna's dad for birth time, confirmed by LMR on e-mail with Tashi on 7/24/96: "My girlfriend worked for Madonna in her management office and was on speaking terms with her father. We called him one evening and he called the hospital who looked up the records; it was 7:05 AM. I met Madonna and she is very tuned into meditation (the 12th house), loves the mystical and feels a sense of responsibility to the collective transcendence."
Erin Sullivan quotes an email from Helen Stillwell (CPA Student) in which she writes, "On 12/16/1998, Channel 4 in London, Madonna was interviewed by a young guy... She asked him what sign he was....she told him she was a Leo with an 'Aquarius Ascendant.'" He talked about a letter that Madonna had written to him which made quite an impression on him. The cameraman actually showed the hand-written letter. I almost leapt from my seat when I noticed at the top of the letter she had written her name and birth date, August 16, 1959. I'm probably the only viewer to react this way (or even notice). I thought I might have been mistaken but a few minutes later they showed the hand-written letter again and this time I was standing up with my face near the TV. It read 1959 in her (italicized) writing." (Is it possible that Madonna gives out different data in an attempt to preserve privacy?)
Pat Taglilatelo adds in 2008 that she has in hand a copy of Lourdes' [Madonna's daughter] birth certificate which gives Madonna's birth year as 1958.
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- Traits : Personality : Hard worker
- Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event (mother died when she was six)
- Family : Childhood : Order of birth (oldest of six)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages
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- Traits : Personality : Hard worker
- Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event
- Family : Childhood : Order of birth
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages
- Family : Parenting : Birthing - Abortions
- Family : Parenting : Foster, Step, or Adopted Kids
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3
- Lifestyle : Work : Travel for work
- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field
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The eight federally qualified health centers in Vermont now are live on electronic health records systems.
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Australian Music Service Guvera to Hire Phil Quantararo Ahead of U.S. IPO
By Dan Rys
Guvera, the Australian-based music startup whose business model offers members the ability to stream and download music using an ad-supported interface, is making a big U.S. push, and they're hiring a big industry name in order to do it.
The company plans to hire Phil Quantararo, former head of Virgin Music America and chairman of Warner Bros. Records, to head up its U.S. operations ahead of a planned IPO some time in mid-2013.
Guvera Reveals User Numbers, Plans Expansion
Guvera's platform allows advertisers to create channels where they host and pay for downloads, and the service has already racked up some licensing deals. Both EMI and Universal have signed on (with differing reports saying that Sony is on board or that the deal is in its final stages), yet Warner remains the elusive fourth major. Quantararo is expected to help in those negotiations.
Before going public, however, the company is pushing for more private backing, looking to raise $50 million that is expected to go toward firming up licensing deals and preparing the company for its IPO. They also are reportedly trying to shift their headquarters to the United States in order to tap into higher ad revenues.


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Portrait & Biographical Record Winnebago & Boone Cos., IL. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1892, pp 1272-1273
A. C. BURPEE is the senior member of the firm of BURPEE & Son. They have the largest retail furniture and undertaking establishment in IL outside of Chicago. The business was founded by our subject in 1856, at Nos. 108 and 110 West State Street, where his is still located. The first year he was alone and then admitted to partnership William WERNER. After three years that connection was discontinued and the firm of BURPEE & GRONEMAN did business from 1869 until 1871, after which Mr. BURPEE was alone for 15 years, when the present company was established. The store which they occupy is 44 feet front and is 200 feet deep and has a five story front. At night it is lighted with electricity. There are passenger and freight elevators and all the appointments of a modern furniture store, and the stock which they carry is both extensive and of fine make. As before stated, they have a very large trade and their establishment is one of the leading ones in the city. In connection with the furniture business, they also carry on the undertaking business, having large supplies in this line, together with a fine hearse. A. C. BURPEE is a stockholder in the Rockford Burial Case Company, of which he has been a Director for five years. He is also a stockholder of the Rockford Silver Plate Company, a stockholder and Director fo the Rockford Cattle Company, and is also interested in other corporations.
Mr. BURPEE came to Rockford from Lima, NY, where his birth occurred 10 Aug 1833. His father, Samuel BURPEE, was a nativ eof Charlestown, MA, where he was partially reared; he also lived in Worchester County. In Sterling he learned the furniture business and on 16 June 1816 removed to Lima, NY, where for 42 years he was proprietor of a furniture store. Subsequently he became a resident of Beloit [Rock County], WI, where he died ten years later, at the age of 83. He was well known in the East as an anti-slavery and temperance worker, and was an Abolitionist when there were only five others in Livingston County, NY. He signed the first temperance pledge wheich he saw, and never broke it. The church once took up his case on account of his slavery and temperance principles. He debated those questions throughout Livingston County, NY, and was once threatened by a mob, but strong in the right, he bravely sttod and neither fear nor favor could alter his belief or course. He afterward became identified with the Republican party. In religious belief he was a Presbyterian. His wife, whose maiden name was Esther CROSBY, died in Lima, NY, at the age of 68. She was born in NH and was a daughter of Captain Alpheus CROSBY, a commissioned officer and brave soldier of the Revolution, wo died on his farm amid the hills of the NH. Two of his sons, Alpheus and Asa, came to Rockford in 1849, and were prominently connected with the early history of this city.
In Lima, NY, Mr. BURPEE of this sketch learned the trade and business of a furniture dealer and undertaker and was engaged in that line for three years in LeRoy, NY, prior to coming to Rockford. He was married in Monroe County, NY, to Miss Harriet M. BALDWIN, the accomplished daughter of Gordon and Lydia (FITCH) BALDWIN. Her father was a prominent and well-to-do farmer of Monroe County, who in 1857 came to IL, dying in Iroquois County when past the age of 60 years. His wife was born in Hinsdale, MA, and died in Iroquois County at an advanced age. Both were active and consistent members of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. and Mrs. BURPEE have taken an active part in all public affairs, are prominent members of society and are faithful workers in the Second Congregational Church. In politics Mr. BURPEE is a Republican. Their union has been blessed with five children: (1) Minnie, at home; (2) Harry B., who graduated from the Rockford High School, and spent a year in Europe studying in the colleges of London and Paris, married Delia C. TRUFAN, of Rockford, and is now his father's partner; (3) Herman N., of Seattle, WA, is State Agent for a typewriting company, also for the Holly Water Works Manufacturing Company and is the works in Seattle; (4) Florence is the wife of McGregor HUFFMAN, who is employed in the Winnebago National Bank, of Rockford, and (5) Stanton is a bookkeeper in the Rockford National Bank. The family is one of prominence in this community. Mr. BURPEE is one of the leading and progressive business men of the city, sagacious and far-sighted, and has done much for the upbuilding and growth of Rockford, where he has so long made his home.
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Manel - Nit freda per ser abril (traduction en anglais)
traduction en anglais
Cold Night for April
Versions : #1#2
Maria and Marcel, side by side at a bar
They're watching each other and taking sips of their respective beers
He's dressed all in red
She's filling in a crossword
Oh, Maria,
Oh, Marcel,
Who will go up and talk to the other?
Who will risk failure?
Who will jump without a net?
He wants to take her dancing
She wants to take him home
I would invite you to wine
I would be sweet, I would be friendly.
If you would to sit with me, what a pleasant moment!
We would shut the place down,
The night would be so long, and we'ld leave together from this strange city
And we'ld have nice strong kids and a house with a balcony.
Marcel extends his arm,
Maria smiles into the air.
But the time has slipped away and they can't find the words.
Tomorrow, he'll have the courage,
Tomorrow, she'll be more beautiful.
It's a cold night for April.
There's no place like home. (x8)
Nit freda per ser abril
Plus de traductions de « Nit freda per ser abril »
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Manel: Top 6
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|En la que el Bernat se't troba
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protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
UserManager manager = UserManager.GetManager();
var objUser = manager.GetUser("theuser"); //Curious -objUser never gets used?
var validate = SecurityManager.AuthenticateUser(UserManager.GetDefaultProviderName(), "theuser", "password", true);
bool authenticated = validate == UserLoggingReason.Success;
manager.Provider.SuppressSecurityChecks = true;
//Set Auth. cookie per suggestion from Telerik
FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie("theuser", true);
if (authenticated)
Trace.Write("Page_Load: authenticated: " + authenticated);
Trace.Write("Page_Load: User.Identity.Name: " + User.Identity.Name);
if (Request["returnUrl"] == null)
Response.Write("authenticated: " + authenticated.ToString());
Hi Tim,
Thanks for response.
Yes I had read and re-read that thread till I was near blind.
Thought I was going mad. In fact the answer is that those
are all for FormsAuthentication. That method doesn't work
for the new claims based authentication.
Telerik gave me the solution this morning. I show how its done
below. The weird part (to me anyway) is how they check for a
successful login. It seems to use a test request back to the server.
Not very efficient. I have asked them about this.
AuthenticationMode authMode = Config.Get<
Trace.Write("Page_Load: authMode: " + authMode);
if (Telerik.Sitefinity.Security.Configuration.AuthenticationMode.Forms == authMode)
User objUser = manager.GetUser(strUser);
UserLoggingReason validate = SecurityManager.AuthenticateUser(UserManager.GetDefaultProviderName(), strUser, strPwd, false);
if (validate == UserLoggingReason.Success)
//'We are now authenticated, tell formSecurity, and create the session cookie
Trace.Write("Page_Load: logged in with Forms authentication");
FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(strUser, false);
else if (Telerik.Sitefinity.Security.Configuration.AuthenticationMode.Claims == authMode)
//Set claims authentication token. New in sitefinity 5.0
HttpWebRequest tokenRequest = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(SitefinityClaimsAuthenticationModule.Current.GetIssuer());
tokenRequest.Headers.Add("deflate", "true");
tokenRequest.Headers.Add("realm", SitefinityClaimsAuthenticationModule.Current.GetRealm());
tokenRequest.Headers.Add("wrap_name", strUser);
tokenRequest.Headers.Add("wrap_password", strPwd);
HttpWebResponse issuerResponse = (HttpWebResponse)tokenRequest.GetResponse();
if (HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized != issuerResponse.StatusCode) //else authentication is failed
Trace.Write("Page_Load: logged in with Claims authentication");
using (StreamReader responseStream = new StreamReader(issuerResponse.GetResponseStream()))
string token = responseStream.ReadToEnd();
Response.Redirect(strURL +"?"+ token);
SecurityManager.AuthenticateUser(UserManager.GetDefaultProviderName(), "theuser", "password", true);
Hello Patrick.
I will answer from my experiences.
All pages that required VB/C# coding have to be done in your Visual Studio project. Either ASPX pages or as I always do, User control (ASCX).
Once your user control is working, in your VS Studio project go Under (App_Data\Sitefinity\Configuration) .. you will find a file called "ToolboxesConfig.Config". In this file you will create a new section for all your user controls. This will allow you to use them in your Sitefinity pages.
The new section would look like :
<add enabled="True" title="PATRICK CONTROLS" ordinal="0" name="PATRICKCONTROLS">
<add enabled="True" type="~/UserControls/YourControl.ascx" title="YourControl Title" visibilityMode="None" name="YourControlName" />
This will add a new WIDGET section that will be available in Sitefinity when creating new pages after you republish your website.
You will then be able to drag and drop your usercontrol in the sitefinity pages.
That is how to use usercontrol in Sitefinity. Pages made directly from Sitefinity in the backend are mainly just text/image/link content managed by non-technical people.
Hoping this helped you a little.
Don't hesitate to ask more question if needed.
By the way. You only need to add one section for all your user control in the ToolboxesConfig.config file.
If you have 2 usercontrols, it would like like this.
<add enabled="True" title="PATRICK CONTROLS" ordinal="0" name="PATRICKCONTROLS">
< tools>
< add enabled="True" type="~/UserControls/YourControl.ascx" title="YourControl Title" visibilityMode="None" name="YourControlName" />
< add enabled="True" type="~/UserControls/YourControl2.ascx" title="YourControl2 Title" visibilityMode="None" name="YourControlName2" />
< /add>
This file can be modified directly from Sitefinity. A Google search will help your for this. I always preferred modifying my custom section manually directly in the file.
You will see other sections in that files. Do not alter them.
Why don't you simply copy the design/code of your ASPX page into a ASCX usercontrol and use it in a page like I explained?
One thing Dominic: Where do I place the actual new code files, YourControl.ascx and YourControl.ascx.cs? Where is that UserControls folder?
<add enabled="True" type="~/UserControls/YourControl.ascx" title="YourControl Title" visibilityMode="None" name="YourControlName" />
Right, thx Dominic.
Btw, it might be safer to register the widget (user control) via the admin UI instead of manually editing Sitefinity's config file. See this doc on how to do this: http://docs.sitefinity.com/register-a-new-widget-in-the-backend
Agreed! Spoken like a developer who has been there, done that, and using the tool for a while!
Thx for your help Dominic.
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Event: UFC 200 PPV Lesnar vs Hunt
Release.Date : 10.07.2016
Air.Date: 09.07.2016
Genre : Wrestling | Sport | Entertainment
Language: English
Quality: 480p HDTV
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Runtime: 3h 15mn
Movie Plot: A series of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1, took place on November 12, 1993. Each UFC event contains several fights. Traditionally, every event starts off with a preliminary card followed by a main card, with the last fight being known as the main event.
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September 20 2013
Beljan wins New Mexico Open
PGATOUR.COM Staff
PGA TOUR winner Charlie Beljan isn't at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, but he still won a golf tournament this week. Beljan, a University of New Mexico alumnus, won the New Mexico Open on Friday. He finished 112th in this year's FedExCup.
Beljan had to work hard for the victory, winning on the second-hole of a four-man playoff. Beljan, Wil Collins, Scott Roudebush and Jimmy Gunn tied at 13-under 197 at the par-70 Santa Ana Golf Club. Collins missed an 8-foot par putt on the final hole that would've given him the outright victory. Roudebush shot a course-record 61 to tie for the lead, while Beljan made a 12-foot par putt on the final hole of regulation.
Beljan, who won the 2012 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic on the PGA TOUR, missed a 9-foot birdie putt on the New Mexico Open's first playoff hole, but won the tournament by rolling in an 8-footer for birdie on the second extra hole. Beljan shot 64-67-66 in regulation.
Beljan made seven of 24 cuts on the PGA TOUR this year. A playoff loss at the Northern Trust Open was his lone top-10 of the year.


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Fall Family Weekend
Family members of our undergraduate students are invited for Zag Fam Weekend to enjoy activities and experience a slice of campus life. Information from 2016 is at left for reference, however, the schedule is different each year. Registration is just $45 for your family group, regardless of the size of your party. Price increases to $60 on October 2.
Class Reunion is the same weekend for 1977, 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2007. Alumni registered for reunion can obtain complimentary Zag Fam Weekend materials upon arrival.
Potential GU Students : Families with a junior or senior in high school who would like to visit with an Admissions counselor, tour campus, or visit classes during Zag Fam Weekend are welcome! Contact the Visit Office at 1-800-322-2584, ext. 6531 or submit an online request.
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Friday, October 6
Visit classes from 8am-5pm, Study Abroad Fair and Faculty social 3:30-6pm, music concert and play in the evening hours.
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Special sessions, lectures, performances and activities from 9am until 3pm; Pep Rally at 11am-2pm, Kraziness in the Kennel at 4pm; play at 7:30pm, BBT concert at 9pm.
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Attend mass at St. Al's at 8:30am or 11am, jazz concert at 12noon and play matinee at 2pm.
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A Belvedere man accused of carrying bagged marijuana and pipe bombs in his car got his bail reduced to $100,000 Wednesday.
Afton Charles Wight, 18, was arraigned on charges of possessing marijuana for sale and possessing explosives in a public place, said Deputy District Attorney Sean Kensinger.
Wight appeared before Judge James Chou, who lowered the bail from its initial amount of $500,000. Wight returns to court Friday to enter a plea.
Wight's mother and other supporters came to the arraignment, and defense attorney Michael Marowitz said numerous people have written letters and Internet comments attesting to Wight's good character.
Wight was arrested Thursday night after Belvedere police found him in a parked van that smelled of marijuana. Police searched the van and found about three ounces of marijuana allegedly bagged for sale, drug paraphernalia, cash, gunpowder, firecrackers, a slingshot with metal balls and three apparent bombs constructed of plastic piping.
Belvedere police called in a bomb squad, which destroyed the explosives at Blackie's Pasture in Tiburon. Wight was arrested and a second occupant of the van was released.
Wight told police he has medical marijuana authorization.
Police were investigating the intended use of the alleged pipe bombs.
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Borden's Recipes: Entrees
The front panel shows a woman opening a casserole as she looks through the window and sees her husband waving to her as he comes home to dinner. Beside her are a mixing bowl and a can of Borden's. Recipes include Cape Cod pie, cheese custard, chicken souffle, economy entree, chicken a la king, and Borden's baked ham. The company name was later changed to Borden Co.View this piece: jpg pdf
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Borden's
Publisher: N.Y. Condensed Milk Co. (New York, N.Y.)
1920 (ca.)
15.2 x 8.9 cm
Language: English
Key term: Recipes
Copyright: This item is in the public domain.
Citation: Borden's Recipes: Entrees. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=4221


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Eva Plays Wife While Preparing to Become One
Eva Longoria is still busy shooting Desperate Housewives (that show is still on? Who knew? I probably should've), but you gotta believe that wedding planning is on the mind with her July 7th nuptials rapidly approaching. The question on everyone's mind seems to be who is going to design the dress. Yay, Wedding Dress! Rumor has it that Eva is going with "it" designer Monique Lhuillier. Here's more:
Despite previous reports to the contrary, Lhuillier says Longoria's big day is still in the early planning stages and nothing is definite. "We're talking but nothing's confirmed," the designer told Usmagazine.com at her show at New York Fashion Week. "We're friends."
Ah, the old "we're friends" excuse, eh Monique? Sounds like they're totally dating. Or, you know, one is designing the other a wedding dress. Either way.
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For those of you who are Doctor Who fans you can probably skip all this. In Series 7, Part 2, Episode 3, known as "The Cold War" we see that The Doctor has reactivated the H.A.D.S., or the Hostile Action Displacement System. The Tardis has rematerialized on a Russian submarine at the North Pole. No big deal, until the H.A.D.S. activates and takes the Tardis to the South Pole while The Doctor is left to deal with Russians and a 5,000 year old Martian Ice Warrior. It gets pretty hairy and nuclear war almost starts, but The Doctor straightens everything out. Although not shown in the episode it can be assumed that the Russians take The Doctor to the South Pole to retrieve the Tardis becausehe has it back in episode 4.
The puzzle starts here.
Some time between episode 3 and 4, The Doctor messes around with the H.A.D.S. again and sets it off. The last known coordinates of the Tardis are S 29 34.879 E 081 41.688. Can you help The Doctor find the Tardis? Oh, it might have become a little smaller, but you're still looking for a "Big Blue Box" that just isn't so big (at least on the outside).
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In a brief two line statement to the Australian Securities Exchange, Telstra has announced a 'benchmark' €1 billion ($1.275 billion) ten year bond issue. The bonds will attract a tiny 2.50% interest rate and mature on 15 September 2023.
Telstra says the bond issue is part of its 'debt financing program'. The Sydney Morning Herald reports Telstra spokesman Scott Whiffin as saying that it would be used for "general corporate purposes", which may include funding the purchase of more spectrum.
"We may predominantly finance spectrum through debt in the first instance," Whiffin said. He was referring to the Government's auction of extra spectrum freed up by the end of analogue TV transmissions, which stop in December this year. He was confirming what CFO Andy Penn said in announcing Telstra's recent half year financial results, when he indicated that Telstra would use debt to fund spectrum purchases.
The Government hopes to make more than $3 billion from the so-called 'Digital Dividend' auction. Telstra's bond issue will account for nearly half that, and further consolidate its market dominance.
The auction has become a contentious issue – Vodafone has said that it may not take part, and Optus has criticised the pricing and the process. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has taken personal charge of the process, taking it out of ACMA's hands.
In the context of Telstra's overall financial position it is not an enormous amount of money. It is equal to about two weeks' revenue, or one third of the company's annual profits.


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I send condolences to nicki and her famliy over their lost. She recently lost her cuzin, nicholas. He lived in brooklyn and was murderd late saturday night, july 3 0f 2011. Nicki i truly understand your pain, and its nonthing nobody kan ever describe or kno what its like until they've been in that situation. I've lost 2 of mah cuzins within the last few years & its da hardest thing iEver been through! iLuvYu Nicki....
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11 Feb – It seems that TVB's desire to renew Charmaine Sheh's contract may not be fulfilled, as it was recently rumoured that Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG) is aggressively pursuing Charmaine to sign on with them.
Jayne Stars website reported that the management company, home to stars such as Kara Hui, Simon Yam and Joey Yung, allegedly offered the "When Heaven Burns" actress two films each year for HKD 50 million.
With such opportunities going her way, an insider revealed that the actress is very tempted to accept the offer.
The source also stated that if the contract negotiations go well, it is expected that Charmaine will sign with EEG after Lunar New Year.
The company has reportedly been eager to sign more artistes to round out its acting talent after gathering a wide range of singers. Last year, EEG successfully signed on actresses Irene Wan, Michelle Yim, Kara Hui and actor Simon Yam.
Prior to this, Charmaine made a statement saying that she is interested to work with Dayo Wong – sparking rumours that the actress may be making a comeback with TVB.


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The Kenwood Energy Sense kettle has a clear body and comes with either a polished metal or white base, handle and lid. It looks stylish and is lightweight.
The Eco friendly design incorporates an improved element technology designed to improve the energy rating. I trialled this up against our regular kettle and found that it used around 10% less energy as measured by our OWL energy meter and boiled around 9 seconds quicker. This isn't a precise science - as it depends on us not ramping up anything else in the office at the same time. However, it was different enough to substantiate Kenwood's claim to save some energy - and with the number of times we boil the kettle each day the saving could be substantial!
The additional energy saving seems to come from the consumer's sensible use of the kettle by only filling up as much as is necessary.
If you are already careful when you fill the kettle then you won't save any extra energy. However, if you are somewhat cavalier about how much you water you put in your kettle each time you make a cuppa then you could save energy and money by using the clear markings on the kettle. Kenwood has made it easier for you to know how much water you are using by giving markings in both litres and cups. These show the water quantity both level and at an angle - so you can see how much you are filling up even when tipping the kettle under the tap - what an obvious and clever idea!
One small comment - I actually wondered how many people still drink cups - everyone I know drinks mugs of tea and coffee. It would be a useful addition for Kenwood to show markings for mugs instead of or as well as the more traditional 'cup'!!
To add to the Eco friendliness, the kettle comes in a recycled cardboard box. This I like - it's good to see a manufacturer forsaking colourful printed pictures for a wholesome approach to packaging. Inside the box, the kettle is packaged in a reusable cotton bag.
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I looked through some of the posts and tried to find something similar to this but I couldn't, and I'm at school so I don't have all the time in the world to sift through the forum. So I'm sorry if this was already posted
I think my friend may have a bad copy of Survivor? I would see if mine is the same but I don't have my copy with me today.
In her book, it starts with like, chapter 47 and the last page number. And counts down, and when you open the back of the book, there is chapter one.
She doesn't know whether you're supposed to actually start with chapter 47… or go to the back and start with 1 and just read her book backwards. It's chuck, you really can't know what to expect. Haha.
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Martha Stewart built nativity scene in prison
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Published Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:18PM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Christmas season brought Martha Stewart one fond memory of her stay in a West Virginia prison.
On the Christmas Day episode of her television show, Stewart showed off ornate clay forms of the baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary, three camels and others she sculpted at a pottery class at the Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, W.Va.
"Even though every inmate was only allowed to do one a month, and I was only there for five months, I begged because I said I was an expert potter -- ceramicist actually -- and could I please make the entire nativity scene," she said.
Her creations were all fired and glazed at the prison. She completed the effect with tiny artificial palm trees imported from Germany by a New Jersey distributor.
Stewart was imprisoned in 2005 for lying about her sale of ImClone stock.


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Welcome to Cherokee County, Texas Genealogy
Cherokee County Courthouse and Cherokee County History
Photo Courtesy of the Heritage Center of Cherokee County
Veterans on the lawn of the 1889 County Courthouse
Photo Courtesy Arcadia Publishing and The Cherokee County Historical Commission
The 1941 Cherokee County Courthouse, photo courtesy of TXDoT Photo courtesy of texasoldphotos.com
Rusk is the county seat of Cherokee County. It is at the junction of U.S. highways 69 and 84, State Highway 110. The town was established April 11, 1846. It was named for Gen. Thomas Jefferson Rusk, one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He is said to have held more official positions than anyone else during the days of The Texas Republic. He practiced law in Cherokee County from 1829 to 1856. John Kilgore and his family were the first to live in Rusk, by 1850 Rusk reportedly had 355 residents. The first post office was authorized on March 8, 1847, and the town's first church, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was organized by Rev. J. B. Harris in May 2, 1847. The county court originally met in a crude log dogtrot cabin, but in August 1847 a contract was let for a two-room frame building with brick chimneys. The town's first jail was built the same year, and a larger frame courthouse was erected in 1849. A larger jail was built in 1855, and a brick building to house the county and district clerk's offices was constructed on the northeast corner of the square in 1859; the latter structure stood until it was razed in 1941. Most of the town's early businesses were clustered around the courthouse square. The Cherokee County courthouse was constructed of locally cut stone in Contemporary design. Cornell G. Curtis was the architect and it was built in 1941 for $100,000.
Courthouse Markers Historical Marker Governor's Award Peace Officer's Memorial
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Hankbook of Texas, Cherokee County History (Jacksonville, Texas: Cherokee County Historical Commission, 1986). Hattie Joplin Roach, A History of Cherokee County (Dallas: Southwest, 1934). Marker Files, Texas Historical Commission, Austin.
Confederate statue is 100 years old
On Oct. 31, 1907, a large crowd of citizens came on horseback and horse-drawn carriages from all over Cherokee county to gather on the court house square in Rusk to attend the official unveiling ceremony for their recently constructed Confederate statue.
The statue was erected to honor more than 2,000 men from Cherokee county who served in the Southern army during the Civil War from 1861-1865. The statue was purchased from a company in Italy with funds raised by more than 400 people and businesses which contributed $1,859.96 for its purchase.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy, Captain Frank Taylor chapter, was formed in early 1903 in Cherokee County and was the primary driving force behind these fund-raising efforts to obtain the new monument, said current U.D.C. member Mary Taylor.
At the dedication ceremony in 1907, a large group of Confederate veterans from the Ross / Ector camp, led by Commander Mertice Whitman, , along with ladies of the U.D.C. who were there in force to conduct the ceremony in honor of the remaining surviving veterans from the war that ended 42 years earlier.
The event included a roll call of all living veterans present and a roll call for all veterans who had passed away. The statue was unveiled by Ms. Frankie Tatham of the U.D.C. while the crowd responded with applause and the band played Dixie.
Ms. Tatham was the daughter of John F. Tatham, a Captain during the war and who later served as city Marshal of Rusk after the war.
Present day Sons of Confederte Veterans Cross of Saint Andrew camp member Shelley Cleaver is the greatgrandson of Captain Tatham and he has the original badge he wore while serving as city Marshal.
The ceremony concluded with fellowship and food.
In April 2001 the statue was in need of repair from exposure to the elements over the years, and the rifle had been broken when the statue was moved in the early 1940s when the courthouse was renovated and enlarged.
Thanks to fund-raising efforts launched by the U.D.C. and S.C.V. chapters in the East Texas area and to local citizens and businesses answering the call, the required funds were raised and the statue was thoroughly cleaned and a new musket was sculpted and secured back in the soldiers hands atop the monument.
As of today, Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007, one hundred years have passed since the statue was originally dedicated in 1907 and it still proudly stands today, not as a symbol of rebellion or of any political statement but as a tribute to the gallant men from Cherokee county who bravely left their homes and families during war knowing they may never return home to their loved ones to defend their country from an invading army during what most folks call the American Civil War.
A special thanks to all who contributed to preserving this historic Cherokee County landmark for past, present and future generations.
Mr. McClure is a member of the Confederate Veterans Cross of Saint Andrew Camp #2009 of Cherokee County.


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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says that the club will be motivated by trying to haul back Manchester United's Premier League title record next season.
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Gerrard, 31, believes he has at least four years left in the game and is keen to add the only significant club winner's medal still missing from his personal trophy cabinet after the Old Trafford club claimed a record breaking league title No. 19 in May.
"As a Liverpool fan and a player it's frustrating when you see your arch-rivals lifting trophies but you've got to give credit where it's due. They've won it, they've overtaken us," he said. "Now the challenge for us is to equalise. We've got to make sure we've got a squad capable of going into the season and competing with Manchester United."
Gerrard's last Liverpool appearance was against Manchester United in March, when the Reds toppled their rivals 3-1, but the Anfield side fell woefully short of top spot last season and Gerrard missed a large chunk of the season through injury.
The skipper, however, believes he will be back in top form and, alongside some new signings, is hopeful of a more productive campaign next year.
"We're happy with what we've achieved but there's still a lot of time for me to achieve bigger and better things,'' he added. ''I'd like to finish my career with a few more trophies.
"I always look at the 35 marker. If I get there and I'm still involved with Liverpool I'll be delighted but at the moment I'm feeling as good as ever. I've had time to get my body right, get my body strong. I'm still four or five weeks away from playing a game but I believe I'll come back in better physical condition than I've ever been.
"I want to come back with a bang, I want to have a big season. It's been non-stop football for me since I started when I was 17. I've never had a period of more than four or five weeks out of the game, so it's been nice to rest mentally.
"You don't want to miss games but when you're watching them it gives you that edge, that buzz to get back. I'll come back hungry and hopefully there's a very productive season ahead for me. I've had a rest mentally, my injury's coming on well and I can't wait for the season to start."
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And the instructions on the box... When dying hair a bright bright fire engine red, wear gloves! Or this will happen:
Lesson learned. I will never let this happen again. Now we'll see how long until the red fades back to my normal skin. I washed my hands with everything I could think of. Peroxide, Dr. Bronner's, Goo Gone, watered down bleach, fresh lemon juice, washed with a sugar scrub, Mary Kay Satin Hands. NOTHING HELPS! It's the kind of hair dye that just stains the hair, no ammonia or strong chemicals, it just coats the hair and gradually rinses out.
Work was really enjoyable when everyone that I served a beer was really confused. They either asked why on earth my hand was red, or they were too shy to ask and just tried not to let me see them stare. I can't wait for this to wash off! It leaves a waxy feeling on my skin. Ew.
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Washington, DC— Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd and Senate HELP Chairman Tom Harkin introduced the manager's amendment for The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The introduction of this amendment moves us closer to final passage of this historic legislation. This fiscally responsible legislation extends access to quality, affordable health care to millions of Americans.
The CBO has confirmed that the bill now exceeds our original goals of deficit reduction and preserves our goals of expanded coverage and lower costs:
– Reduces Deficit by $132 billion in the first decade (up $2 billion from the merged bill)
– Reduces Deficit by $1.3 trillion in the second decade (up from $650 billion in the merged bill)
– Expands Coverage to over 94% of Americans under 65 years of age – including over 31 million uninsured
The manager's amendment to The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act builds upon the strong bill we already have. It demands greater accountability from health insurance companies while creating more choice and competition for consumers. It implements new programs to further rein in health costs and makes health insurance policies more affordable; and it improves access to quality, affordable health care for children and vulnerable populations.
"This is a good bill that saves lives, saves money and saves Medicare," said Majority Leader Reid. "Our manager's amendment improves upon the existing reforms within this bill and guarantees real choice and competition to keep insurers in check. By creating strong competition, we'll reduce skyrocketing health care costs that stop thousands of Nevadans and millions of Americans from getting the best possible health care. When we pass this bill, we will cultivate a health care system that values quality of care over profits – ensuring that patients receive the care they need and deserve."
"This amendment makes a good bill even better – it bolsters efforts to make health care affordable for small businesses, to contain skyrocketing health care costs and to regulate insurance companies so patients, rather than profits, are the priority," said Chairman Baucus. "Montanans — and all Americans — want to hold insurance companies accountable and they want tax credits to help make their premiums affordable, and that's exactly what this bill will deliver. It will modernize the health care system, saving money for families, for businesses and for the federal budget. Passing this amendment will bring this country closer than ever to an affordable and accessible health care system."
"The Senate continues to overcome obstruction and move towards health care reform that will lower costs and increase choice for millions of Americans," said Chairman Dodd. "The final bill will reflect the hard work we have done over the past months to develop a broad and strong consensus within our caucus. It will make health insurance a buyer's market, not a seller's market, like it is today. It will lower costs for everyone, whether you have insurance today or not, and it will save lives. I look forward to the day, closer than it's ever been, when the Senate passes this bill into law."
"The manager's package goes to the heart of health reform's mission: decrease the number of uninsured, increase access to affordable care and make health insurance companies more accountable," said Chairman Harkin. "This bill is a good foundation on which to build, and this amendment strengthens that base. It will provide more health insurance choices and specifically, improve access to care for children and vulnerable populations and further our prevention efforts."
This manager's amendment introduced today makes insurers more accountable, makes health insurance more affordable, improves choice and improves access to quality, affordable health care for children and vulnerable populations.
More Accountability for Insurers
– Stronger medical loss ratios. Health insurers will be required to spend more of their premium revenues on clinical services and quality activities, with less going to administrative costs and profits – or else pay rebates to policyholders. These stricter limits will continue even after the Exchanges begin in 2011, and apply to all plans, including grandfathered plans.
– Accountability for excessive rate increases. A health insurer's participation in the Exchanges will depend on its performance. Insurers that jack up their premiums before the Exchanges begin will be excluded – a powerful incentive to keep premiums affordable.
– Immediate ban on pre-existing condition exclusions for children. Health insurers will be immediately prohibited from excluding coverage of pre-existing conditions for children.
– Patient protections. Health insurers will have to abide by a set of patient protections that, for example, protect choice of doctors and ensure access to emergency care.
– Ensuring access to needed care. The use of annual limits on benefits will be tightly restricted to ensure access to needed care immediately, and will be prohibited completely beginning in 2014.
– Guaranteed opportunity to appeal coverage denials. All health insurers will be required to implement an internal appeals process for coverage denials, and states will ensure the availability of an external appeals process that is independent and holds insurance companies accountable.
Creating Choice and Competition
– Multi-state option. Health insurance carriers will offer plans under the supervision of the Office of Personnel Management, the same entity that oversees health plans for Members of Congress. At least one plan must be non-profit, and the plans will be available nationwide. This will promote competition and choice.
– Free choice vouchers. Workers who qualify for an affordability exemption to the individual responsibility policy but do not qualify for tax credits can take their employer contribution and join an exchange plan.
Making Health Care More Affordable
– Innovation. Medicare will be able to test new models and, if successful, implement them via a stronger Innovation Center, Independent Payment Advisory Board, and other authorities.
– Transparency. New requirements will ensure that insurers and health care providers report on their performance, empowering patients to make the best possible decisions.
– Small businesses. A package of improvements include starting the health insurance tax credit in 2010, expanding eligibility for the credit, and improving the purchasing power of small businesses.
Increasing Access to Quality Care for Seniors, Children and Vulnerable Populations
– Quality of care in Medicare. Seniors will benefit when additional health care providers are reimbursed by Medicare for the quality of care they deliver, not the quantity of services they provide.
– Children's health. Support will be extended for the Children's Health Insurance Program and the adoption tax credit. Foster care children aging out of Medicaid will be able to retain its comprehensive coverage.
– Community Health Centers. A substantial investment in Community Health Centers will provide funding to expand access to health care in communities where it is most needed
– Rural and underserved communities. Access will be expanded through funding for rural health care providers and training programs for physician and other types of health care providers.
– Vulnerable populations. A range of new programs will tackle diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and children's congenital heart disease, will improve the Indian Health System, and will provide support for pregnant teens and victims of domestic violence.
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– Testing new models. States will be eligible for grants to test alternatives to civil tort litigation that emphasize patient safety, disclosure of health care errors, and early resolution of disputes, with a provision for patients to opt-out of these alternatives at any time. Alternatives will be evaluated to determine their effectiveness.


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I recently purchased a 1911 that I'd like to have spruced up a bit. I'd like a different trigger installed, and then the pull smoothed and lightened. I'd like to get this done locally if possible. I figure these are really, really standard things to have done to a 1911, and the 1911 itself is a platform that pretty much all gunsmiths should be familiar with, but I'd still like to take the gun to someone who I can get a reference on. Especially a reference for this type of work. I am looking for a gunsmith more on the north Dallas side, so Richardson, Plano, Allen, Lewisville, Carrollton, etc. Any recommendations are appreciated.
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Book recommendations... I wish. There are a few for allergies in general (search this forum for the thread, I forget what it's called, but I think WuWei started it). One book that I've heard good things about, but haven't seen myself, and I'm not sure it addresses allergies/intolerances is Real Food for Mother and Baby by Nina Planck. Same disclaimer, but there's also Healing Our Children by Rami Nagel.
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JaneS had a thread around here somewhere about that...I thought I had it saved, but can't find it...maybe try a search here? Anyone? it had a lot of good info in it. I think it's key to stay away from your own intolerances during pregnancy (saying that, I am pregnant and have given in to a breakfast burro twice). I've read that probiotics during pregnancy and for the baby after birth lower the risk of allergies. I'm going to try it.
My partner and I talking about maybe having another baby and one of the things holding me back is the fear that I did something wrong in pregnancy to cause these issues previously. I am a long-term vegetarian who stays away from soy and eats whole foods.
Here is another thread: How Not to Have an Allergic Child
I would add after reading Robin O'Brien's recent book The Unhealthy Truth, I would be absolutely certain to avoid probiotics with soy (GMO) in them and consider removing all soy and GMO foods from the diet. Her book explains how GMO soy especially messes with our gut flora and points to its rise as the cause of explosion in IgE allergies. She was very convincing.
Absolutely positively get your vitamin D levels tested and retested. You will probably need 5000 IU per day unless you live in southern U.S. and get a great deal of sun w/o many clothes and no sunblock. See The Vitamin D Council website. Vitamin D levels are highly correlated with higher allergies, asthma. At 5000-6000 IU per day study showed you transfer enough to baby thru bm... nature must have known something. Otherwise, you will need to supplement them.
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Holiday Party of One, created by Alison Burns and Karla Hartley and directed by Karla Hartley, will be presented at the Stageworks Theatre, from November 29 through December 16. The show is billed as a high voltage, intimate evening of pure inspiration mixed with infectious humor. Celebrate the joy of the holiday season with an eclectic mix of songs that pays tribute to our diversity... And come early for latkes!
The cast features Alison Burns, Heather Krueger, Ricky Cona, and Derek Womack.
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Icona Pop stream new single 'All Night'
It's strange to think Icona Pop is just getting ready to release their debut album. Having released one of the biggest songs of 2012 with "I Love It" they achieved total ubiquity with the tune in 2013. Now the pressure is on for them to deliver with a whole record.
The band announced Tuesday that "This Is…Icona Pop" will release 9/24, and streamed their new single "All Night."
While there was something charmingly punk-rock rock about "I Love It" (Titus Andronicus recently covered it and called it "the quintessential punk song of 2013″) there's no danger in "All Night." A vague promise to keep the party going pairs with glossy production in a melange that sounds pretty interchangeable with other pop hitmakers—Miley, Carly, Britney, et al.
That said, it's a catchy tune that should place Icona Pop solidly on the hitmaker list with their 'ey peers. Titus Andronicus probably won't be covering "All Night" anytime soon. But that was probably never the girls' goal in the first place. Listen below.
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The second important combination of partial derivatives of a vector field is its curl.
This is the cross product of the differential operator with the vector
Though again we will defer full explanation of the meaning of this entity we can observe some important properties which give it great importance in themselves.
Since we can create a vector from a scalar by taking its gradient, we can ask:
What happens if we now take the curl of the resulting gradient? That is, what is ? We can also ask. What is ? And what is ?
The first two of these questions have wonderfully simple answers which are extremely important. The third has an important answer though one whose meaning will not yet be apparent.
9.3 Evaluate and in general; these answers in themselves make curl and div important operators.
9.4 Write down the operator in terms of partial derivatives. (It is often called "the Laplacian". )