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How GST will help small businesses - NDTv
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Many understand Goods and Services Tax or GST as a tax that subsumes all indirect taxes to create one tax. But for many small manufacturers here in Delhi's Kashmere Gate, Asia's largest spare parts market, GST also means dealing, hopefully, with only one tax inspector. A trader said that harassment from officials concerned will come down once GST is in place.


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Friday, September 22, 2017
Inherited Disorders and Birth Defects
Progression of Unilateral Leukoencephalopathy
Hello, My 11 year old son has been diagnosed with Unilateral Leukoencephalopathy with abnormal white matter signal and lacunes, with unknown etiology. In previous MRI and SPECT images, only the right hemisphere had been effected. Now, we do suspect some possible progression into the left hemisphere as well. His Neuorlogist has directed to go online to find support and help for my son with this illness, and so here I am, seeking any information that you may be able to provide. I have put together a small web site, listing his symptoms, along with some of his test results, and afew of his most current MRI images, which have not been read or dx.`ed at this time. I am seeking information regarding if there is any lesion or abnormalities within his left hemisphere, as is suspected. Could you please take a look at this web site?
This question has been forwarded by Children's Health:
Unfortunately, I am unable to provide you with any additional information. Your question does not fall within the scope of my topic area and expertise or that of any other current NetWellness expert.
However, I would suggest that you may want to discuss your son's problems with another neurologist and get a second opinion. The American Academy of Neurology's website below has an area to locate neurologists in your area.
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Young finances subject of new search warrants
Posted December 15, 2011
Raleigh, N.C. — Detectives investigating the beating death of a Wake County woman more than five years ago have sought financial information from accounts she and her husband held according to four search warrants made public Wednesday.
The Oct. 21 warrants are for of Jason and Michelle Young's bank statements and other bank records between January 2004 to December 2008.
Michelle Young was found beaten to death inside her home on Nov. 3, 2006, and Jason Young is awaiting a second murder trial in connection with her death. The first trial ended in a mistrial in June after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
In asking for permission to access the records, a State Bureau of Investigation agent said Michelle Young's mother said that her daughter had been stressed about additional costs related to a townhouse the couple had and about finances in general.
"These records may contain evidence of a financial reason for the murder," SBI special agent Robin Todd wrote in the search warrant affidavits.
Jason Young, who was arrested in December 2009, has maintained that he was out of town when the crime occurred and that he had no involvement in it.
Defense attorneys argued that someone else, possibly two people, killed Michelle Young, noting DNA evidence found inside the house didn't match Jason Young and that there was no physical or circumstantial evidence implicating him.
His retrial is scheduled to begin Jan. 17.
During a routine hearing Thursday, Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens said he expects jury selection to last several weeks because of extensive media coverage of Young's first trial.
He added that he hasn't ruled out the possibility of going outside Wake County to find jurors.


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Let's call it the Banana Problem: the trade off between eating locally and eating what you want. Savoring a banana means eating something that was shipped hundreds or thousands of miles, emitting greenhouse gases each step of the way. But innovations in greenhouse design and growing techniques are proving that tropical produce can be raised anywhere. Soon, we might be able to enjoy our mid-winter mangoes without a side of guilt.
The New York Times critic likes his Vietnamese sandwich glitzy. Our writer likes it plain.
In Bringing it to the Table, Wendell Berry makes a prescient call for sustainable agriculture.
The White House isn't the only place growing vegetables. A look inside the USDA's People's Garden.
Adapted from a recipe presented at a People's Garden "Chef in the Garden Workshop."
Spicebush grows throughout the country and can be paired with autumnal dishes like porkchops and apples.


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Goodness, but it's been a while!
Such a busy summer with lots of weekend travels and working at the still-new-to-me job. But after a beautiful, long late summer Autumn is finally in the air and I have to say I am ready.
The past few weeks have been filled with canning (apples and salsa verde) and dehydrating (peppers, onions, and herbs). I've finally baked a few morning-coffee things, and cinnamon and spice smell incredible right now. It's just so right for this time of year.
Nesting is setting in, too. I've made new pillow covers for some throw pillows, washed all the fabric curtains in the house, and am in the middle of a deep dusting everywhere. You know, the kind where you get up on a ladder with the vacuum's hose attachment.
Knitting was almost non-existent around here this summer. After the Knot Hysteria retreat, it was as if I was topped-off on fiber for a while. But lately I've been churning out Puffs.
I've reached a grand total of 69. (I found 5 more on my desk after I took this photo!)
And… Angelberry is finished! As soon as it goes to its new owner I will post pictures of the final steps and the stole in all of its sparkling glory.
In a walk around the yard today (in between the rain showers), it's evident that the transition of seasons is well underway. The hydrangea are getting rusty.
Brilliant colors are all around, but not quite yet everywhere.
The hosta are making one last statement of autumn beauty.
Benny and I saw our first spawning salmon of the year, and we were lucky enough to watch it wiggle its way up the creek.
Happy Autumn!


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Giving the notion that Abner Doubleday established modern baseball, Jay Martin's Live All You Can presents the case for entrepreneur A.J. Cartwright as major catalyst for the games spread in the late 19th-century. Pulling together letters and papers, Martin shows how Cartwright built a formalized set of rules for the game and how he appealed to spectators across class lines. Of course, there is also time to revisit the controversy between Doubleday and Cartwright.
From Columbia University Press.
Available now from Amazon.


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- Finding BooksThe best place to start is with our Library Catalog. If you can't find what you want at Drury then expand your search to SWAN/MOBIUS. If you still can't find what you want check with Interlibrary Loan to see if they can get it for you. This link takes you to a DUguide: Finding Books.
- Are there any EbookseBooks from EbscoHost; contains around 150,000 electronic books.
- Does the library have any audio books?No, this library does not have any audio books.
- How can I get a book that the library does not own?You can get a book or article from the Interlibrary Loan department. The turn around time is usually about 2-4 days.
- Can I check out books in person from other libraries with my Drury Card?Yes, if they are in the Mobius System. You will need your Drury ID.
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- Where is the library located? Google Maps
On campus the library is located on the circle drive on Drury Lane.
- When is the library open?
- Can I use my wireless laptop in the library? Yes, you can see the campus information here.
- How do I logon to the library's computers? Use your Drury Email logon and password
- How do I print/make copies? There are two copy machines, several printers and two scanners available in the Library. See Media Services
- Can I check out journals and magazines? We do not circulate the journals and magazines.
- How do I renew the books I've borrowed? You can renew online, just login to My Library Account and you can renew from there If you have problems call the circulation desk at 417-873-7338.
- How do I check out a book from Swan or Mobius? This is a tutorial on using your My Library account.
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- My professor put material on reserve. What does that mean?
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Omron - Neck Massager massages while warming neck and shoulders
Omron announced the release of their new Neck Massager HM-141. It will be released on July 18 for about 6,000 yen.
Once you turn on the massager, the massaging balls inside start rotating to take the stiffness out of your neck and shoulders. Because there is a heating function in the massaging balls, it's able to give a massage more effectively by warming up your muscles.
It can automatically be turned off 15 minutes after starting a massage.
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For the second time in three years, the San Francisco Giants' World Series trophy tour will stop in Vallejo.
The free event is tentatively set for 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Jan. 16, at the Dan Foley Cultural Center, 1499 N. Camino Alto, according to Greater Vallejo Recreation District officials.
The "Orange and Black Attack" spirit team will be on site to take pictures free of charge for guests who bring cameras. There also will be a for-charge camera person on site, tour organizers say.
In October, the Giants won Major League Baseball's best-of-seven championship series over the Detroit Tigers in four games. The Giants also won the crown in 2010, beating the Texas Rangers in five games.


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Environmental charity The Conservation Volunteers has chosen Forster Communications to raise its profile following a six way competitive pitch.
The agency will work on delivering a PR programme over the next 12 months to tell the stories of the people involved in the organisation, as well as helping the charity to forge new partnerships with businesses, government and local communities.
The first campaign kicks off this month focusing on raising awareness and encouraging participation in The Big Green Weekend which takes place on 5-7th October. The PR programme will also encompass work on the Green Heroes Awards and supporting communications around new community spaces, the Green Hubs.
Forster Communications is a campaigning communications agency known for helping clients to deliver change. The agency has previously worked with a number of organisations to mobilise volunteers including the National Trust and Give More. The team has also been recognised for work on mass participation events including Bike Week, which has grown in participant numbers by over 10% every year since Forster started working on the project.
Miles Sibley, director of strategy, The Conservation Volunteers, said: "It's a positive sign that the importance of green places to the wellbeing of individuals and communities is becoming more widely discussed and understood. However, cuts in public expenditure mean that parks, playing fields and woodlands are increasingly under threat. We're immensely proud of what The Conservation Volunteers has achieved since it was founded in the 1950s and feel it's time to shout louder about our ability to help local people reclaim the green places that they want and need. The recent rebrand and name change is helping us appeal to new audiences, so it makes perfect sense that we refresh our communications strategy as well. We chose Forster as they presented clear strategy and tactics to help us drive genuine change."
Peter Gilheany, director at Forster, added: "We're really pleased to be working with The Conservation Volunteers as it embarks on a new phase of development with exciting projects like the Green Hubs starting to play a crucial role in local communities. In the noisy media environment, big name environmental campaigning groups often dominate the headlines, whilst the impact of local community projects is often ignored. In the next 12 months we'll be working closely with The Conservation Volunteers to help them tell the compelling stories of the green places that we all enjoy, and the volunteers who look after them."


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Are Wedding Bells in Cameron Diaz's Future?
ABC Digital
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(LOS ANGELES) — Are Cameron Diaz and her rocker boyfriend Benji Madden already talking marriage?
The couple got together earlier this spring, and an insider says things are moving quickly for the 41-year-old actress and the 35-year-old Good Charlotte guitarist, according to People magazine.
The insider says, "It's early, but they have talked about marriage."
Another source tells the magazine the pair have been inseparable while living in Los Angeles.
The source reveals, "Benji spends so much time at Cameron's that it seems he now kind of lives there. They look very happy together. Cameron hasn't looked this happy for years."
The couple spent last week on a European vacation with friends sailing along the French and Italian coasts on a $633,000 per week mega-yacht.
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Grilled haloumi with oregano dressing
Grilled haloumi with oregano dressing, haloumi recipe, brought to you by recipes+
Grilled haloumi with oregano dressing
- 2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves
- 250 g haloumi, cut into 1cm slices lengthwise
- 2 tsp salted capers, rinsed, chopped
- 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes
- mixed leaf salad, to serve
- crusty bread, to serve
- olives, to serve
Grilled haloumi with oregano dressing
- Combine half the oil, half the juice and 1 teaspoon of the oregano in a small jug. Place haloumi in a shallow glass or ceramic dish. Pour lemon mixture over haloumi. Set aside 10 minutes, to marinate.
- Heat a large frying pan over high heat. Cook haloumi, in batches, 1-2 minutes each side, or until golden brown. Transfer to a serving plate.
- Add remaining oil to pan. Stir in remaining juice and oregano, capers and chilli. Let bubble 10 seconds; remove from heat. Drizzle warm dressing over haloumi and salad. Serve with bread and olives.


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24 January 2010
Just two quick goalie things:
The Tampa Bay Lightning has re-assigned Dustin Tokarski back down to Norfolk, which means that Mike Smith will be back ready to play for Wednesday's game.
Riku Helenius has been assigned to Sodertalje of the Swedish Elite League. After this season, Helenius will have one more year left on his contract.


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Following his abrupt resignation on Friday and a current FBI investigation into his alleged sexually explicit communications with underage Congressional pages, former Representative Mark Foley of Florida has checked himself into a rehab facility, according to his attorney, David Roth.
Roth, who would not name the treatment center but said the ex-legislator was admitted over the weekend, gave the Associated Press a statement from Foley, saying, "I strongly believe that I am an alcoholic and have accepted the need for immediate treatment for alcoholism and other behavioral problems."
In the statement, Foley said that recent events had "crystallized recognition of my long-standing and significant alcoholism and emotional difficulties. I deeply regret and accept full responsibility for the harm I have caused."
The FBI "is conducting an assessment to see if there's been a violation of federal law" regarding Foley's alleged exchanges with minors, says bureau spokesman Richard Kolko. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is also conducting its own probe as "a precursor to a possible criminal investigation," said spokesman Tom Berlinger.
Among the exchanges between Foley (who was identified as using his initials and birth year of 1954 in his Maf54 screen name) and a 16-year-old page was Maf54's advise that the teen "strip down," reports ABC News.
In another, Maf54 responds that he'd "love to slip them off of you" when told the teen is wearing a T-shirt and shorts.
Foley, a Republican, represented the largely GOP West Palm Beach district.
Another looming issue in the scandal is how widespread was knowledge of Foley's behavior. In a Monday briefing with reporters, White House spokesman Tony Snow said, "The House has to clean up the mess, to the extent there is a mess."
Democrats have questioned whether the GOP leadership, including House Speaker Dennis Hastert, tried to protect Foley's House seat during an election year at the expense of the well-being of teenage pages.
On Monday Hastert issued a statement, saying he's "outraged and disgusted with Congressman Mark Foley's actions."


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On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> wrote: > > > On 04/27/2012 08:25 AM, Abbas Butt wrote: > >> >> The notation "relation.*" represents a whole-row reference. >> While parsing a whole-row reference is transformed into a Var with varno >> set to the correct range table entry, >> and varattno == 0 to signal that it references the whole tuple. (For >> reference see comments of function makeWholeRowVar) >> While deparsing we need to take care of this case. >> The attached patch provides deparsing of a whole-row reference. >> A whole row reference will be deparsed either into alias.*::relation or >> relation.*::relation depending on alias >> >> > I agree there's a bug, although it's easily worked around: in the case of > your example: > > CREATE VIEW v2 AS > SELECT p AS price FROM price p; > > would do the trick. > > However, is this a change we really want to make?: > > pg_get_triggerdef > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > ------------------------------**--------- > - CREATE TRIGGER modified_any BEFORE UPDATE OF a ON main_table FOR EACH > ROW WHEN (old.* IS DISTINCT FROM new.*) EXECUTE PROCEDURE > trigger_func('modified_any') > + > pg_get_triggerdef > +-----------------------------**------------------------------** > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--- > + CREATE TRIGGER modified_any BEFORE UPDATE OF a ON main_table FOR EACH > ROW WHEN (old.*::main_table IS DISTINCT FROM new.*::main_table) EXECUTE > PROCEDURE trigger_func('modified_any') > > > Maybe we need to be a bit more selective about when the cast is supplied. > It's not adding any extra disambiguation (or clarity) here. > I ran the regression and found that my patch is causing a diff in the trigger test case, thats why I changed the expected output of the test case accordingly. This is a side effect of the change I did to fix the bug. > > cheers > > andrew > > -- -- Abbas Architect EnterpriseDB Corporation The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company Phone: 92-334-5100153 Website: www.enterprisedb.com EnterpriseDB Blog: http://blogs.enterprisedb.com/ Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/enterprisedb This e-mail message (and any attachment) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. This message contains information from EnterpriseDB Corporation that may be privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or authorized to receive this for the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, retention, archiving, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message.
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The scarp and fracture zone are located on Rock Creek, near Dickey, Idaho, and Double Springs Pass Road. The wooden pole is 1.9 m high. This normal fault shows characteristics of oblique-slip, where there is both vertical and horizontal displacement. The horizontal movement is left-lateral. The fault scarp extended for more than 35 km, with vertical displacements up to 2.5 m observed between MacKay and Challis, Idaho.
Image Credit: G. Reagor. U.S. Geological Survey
October 28, 1983 Borah Peak USA earthquake
The magnitude 7.2 earthquake of October 28, 1983, near Borah Peak, Idaho.
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SARASOTA, Fla. - City commissioners have approved a 180-day pilot program in which up to six pianos would be placed on public sidewalks during the day for anybody to play.
Under the plan, local businesses would help sponsor the pianos, and store them inside during the night. Local artists would decorate the spinet pianos, and the public would be free to play the instruments.
The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County backed the proposal to place the pianos on sidewalks downtown. Similar programs in London and New York City inspired the proposal, according to former City Commissioner Ken Shelin, who developed the idea.
The commission approved the program by a 3-2 vote. Vice Mayor Willie Shaw expressed concerns about the nuisance the pianos might create, and Commissioner Susan Chapman said the idea wasn't original to the city; both commissioners voted against the proposal.
Mayor Shannon Snyder and Commissioners Suzanne Atwell and Paul Caragiulo backed the program, which they said promoted interactivity and was a fun branding opportunity for downtown. Caragiulo acknowledged the potential drawbacks of the proposal, but said the commission could always take back its approval.


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Brett LoGiurato
Business Insider
May 10, 2013
One of the most politically intense fights over the Affordable Care Act was over the creation of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, infamously dubbed a "death panel" by Republicans during the 2010 elections.
On Thursday, Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled that they would keep working to keep opposition alive by doing everything they can to impede the board's implementation.
The two leaders wrote a letter to President Barack Obama, notifying him that they would not be submitting any recommendations to the panel because of their opposition to it and to the law in general.
Here's the relevant part of their letter explaining why they aren't offering any recommendations:
In order to allow supporters to claim that the law's Medicare cuts would be realized in the future, it tasked IPAB with reducing payments to providers or eliminating payments for certain treatments and procedures altogether. These reduced payments will force providers to stop seeing Medicare patients, the same way an increased number of doctors have stopped taking Medicaid patients. This will lead to access problems, waiting lists and denied care for seniors.
The unfortunate result is that decisions which impact America's seniors will be made in the absence of the democratic process, without the system of checks and balances that would normally apply to important matters of public policy. Yet your recent budget called for expanding IPAB by tasking it with making even larger cuts to Medicare than those called for in the health law, even though the trustees of the Medicare program have told us that IPAB's provider cuts would be "difficult to achieve in practice," because of the denied care that seniors would experience.
Though the move will likely play well for Republicans politically, it won't have much of an effect on the implementation of the health care law, at least for the foreseeable future, according to health care law professors.
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County cultural chief Jim Farley, who has run the annual county fair for 26 years, is calling it quits — in 18 months.
The 58-year-old Farley, who began work at Marin Center in 1974 as an usher, advised friends in a letter Friday that he plans to "step away from this job in the fall of 2014" and looks forward "to the opportunities this might open up" as well as more time with his family.
He said he decided to make his plan clear early on so he can "work with the county to transfer the depth of my institutional knowledge and implement a strong succession plan."
"Thank you for your guidance and support, your friendship and partnership," Farley's letter said. "Working together, our day-to-day efforts build a healthy, diverse, culturally vibrant and engaged community."
Besides the county fair, Farley's office is responsible for the Marin Center's operations and grounds and the county visitors bureau.
He said he looks forward to a full schedule of events that include this year's fair during the Fourth of July weekend.
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A sale on women's designer clothing, shoes and accessories will be held Friday and Saturday at the Discovery Shop of the American Cancer Society.
The shop is at 1236 W. Foothill Blvd, Upland. Hours are Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Proceeds from the shop go to programs of the American Cancer Society.
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SIGHTING: Vanna White and Matt Goss Spotted at FIZZ Las Vegas
"Wheel of Fortune" beauty Vanna White was spotted enjoying an evening at FIZZ, the lavish champagne lounge and bar at Caesars Palace, on Friday night.
Alongside friend and singer-songwriter, Matt Goss, White spent the evening enjoying the atmosphere at FIZZ's exclusive "Owner's Office" table, which overlooks the opulent venue. The duo headed to FIZZ after White stopped in to see Goss perform earlier in the evening. Onlookers were overheard commenting about the "Wheel of Fortune" star's stunning beauty, even after more than three decades on the popular game show.
FIZZ, the upscale champagne lounge located between The Colosseum and Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, is open nightly from 5 p.m. FIZZ offers a wide selection of high-end champagnes by the glass and carefully curated spirits, along with exquisite choices of caviar, charcuterie and small plates. Designed by Las Vegas-based designer Todd-Avery Lenahan, FIZZ was recently named the winner of the "Nightclub, Bar and Lounge" category at the 10th Annual Hospitality Design Magazine Awards. For table reservations and VIP bottle service, call 702.776.3200 or email email@example.com. More information and updates are available at http://fizzlv.com/ on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fizzlasvegas or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fizzlasvegas.
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Thrombophilia and Migraine, Are They Related?
This study has been completed.
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
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Institute of Archaeology
Charlotte Frearson
UCL Institute of Archaeology
31-34 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PY
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7679 1494
Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
A review of the evidence and issues relating to settlement in the Egyptian Nile Valley (including Nubia), 3,000 B.C. - A.D. 600.
The lecture programme covers sources and ideas on major issues, split chronologically; introductory and review sessions on dating and the character of Dynastic Egypt and Nubia, and includes museum classes.
Course information
- Code: ARCL2012
- Course unit value: 1.0
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Sometimes treating a symptom is a necessary part of treating the cause.
Since you like muscle analogy.... this may be comparable to the RICE portion of initial acute injury treatment. But not really, as you will heal with or without RICE....with persistent high BS (too high too long) you produce sometimes irreparable damage.
Ahh, or your flood analogy. Just fixing the dam won't clean up all that water that will continue to rot and do damage to your buildings and infostructure. Hey that works a bit better anyhow


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The father-son duo not only danced to Om Shanti Om but also shared some secrets. While narrating one naughty incident, Rishi stated that how once while shooting in New York, he stayed in a hotel with his family and Ranbir pushed the fire alarm button out of curiosity.
He also said that this entire episode put them in an embarrassing situation. So much so that the teenaged Ranbir got scared and chose to hide himself behind his granny!
Rishi also revealed that while shooting for the song Jeevan ke har mod pe in Jhoota Kahin Ka (1979), he and Neetu were not on talking terms but had to portray onscreen chemistry. Must have been awkward for sure.
Meanwhile one of the judges on the show Karan Johar and host Kapil Sharma were spotted wearing similar suits.


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MBS Productions' THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING LOVELY Plays Stone Cottage Theatre, Now thru 8/11
The Importance of Being Lovely by Alejandro del a Costa will be presented by MBS Productions, featuring Mark-Brian Sonna as Lovely, Richard S. Blake as Randy, Dylan Peck as Casey and directed by Charles Ballinger. The play is presented at the Stone Cottage Theatre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, Texas, from tonight, July 19 through August 11, 2012. For tickets and more information, call 214-477-4942 or visit www.mbsproductions.net.
"Hell hath no fury like a Drag Queen Scorned." Everyone's favorite 2nd rate Drag Queen is ready for her close up. Follow along with Lovely Uranus' misadventures as she dispenses unsolicited advice and wrestles with her wigs, make-up, and men, while wearing 6 inch stilettos. This World Premiere promises to shock, titillate, and, of course, make you laugh. But then, what else would you expect from the demented mind of Alejandro de la Costa who penned last season's Outrageous, Sexy, (nekkid) Romp, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Delights or Love, 2 Couples 2, and Dream Café?
The play is rated NC-17 due to fabulous drag, some bitchy and nasty language, and because of one of Lovely's friends seems to get drunk and find any kind of excuse to strip down. So yes, there is nudity in this show. If it bothers you, then this is not the show for you.
MBS gives a special shout-out to Hunky's Hamburgers for allowing them to photograph in their restaurant.


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Two former Fairfax Town Council members are keeping legal pressure on the town to rescind an ordinance that would alter zoning laws and pave the way for 124 new affordable housing units.
The Town Council voted 3-2 to dump the controversial ordinance last month; nevertheless, former council members Frank Egger and Niccolo Caldararo are continuing to pursue legal action that would mandate that the council repeal the ordinance or else put the matter on the ballot for a vote by town residents.
Egger and Caldararo were members of a group that circulated petitions to put a referendum on the ballot to force the council to repeal the ordinance. The group collected more than 1,000 signatures, plenty to qualify the referendum for the ballot; however, Town Clerk Michele Gardner said state law prevented her from certifying the petitions because when they were circulated they lacked a written declaration that the people who gathered the signatures were 18 or older.
Soon after, Egger and Caldararo filed a writ of mandate in Marin Superior Court asking the court to force the town clerk to certify the signatures. The former council members did not drop the writ after the current council voted to rescind the ordinance.
The process necessary for repealing the zoning change, which requires the council to first seek the approval of the town's Planning Commission, has further complicated matters. The Planning Commission voted 6-0 against repealing the ordinance on May 29.
"We don't want to prematurely withdraw anything because we don't know whether or not it is going to be rescinded," Egger said. "The action on the Planning Commission is an indication it may not be rescinded."
New housing jeopardized by repeal of the ordinance includes a plan by Christ Lutheran Church to build 40, single-bedroom, affordable apartments for seniors on two of its 28 acres.
Over recent weeks, Fairfax Town Attorney Janet Colson and Egger's attorney, Paul Davis of Novato, have exchanged testy letters. In a May letter, Davis wrote, "While indeed we appreciate that the Town Council is allegedly in the process of repealing the offending ordinance we nevertheless have significant concerns over such process and the persons involved in it. The process will take time, provide no guarantee of repeal and, in the event of repeal, there will be no one year moratorium in place to prevent any attempt to renew the offending ordinance for at least one year."
If the Town Council were to place the referendum on the November ballot and it passed or if the council responded to certification of the petitions by repealing the ordinance, the town would be prohibited from considering the same ordinance again for a year.
In his letter, Davis also warned of the expense the town would incur if it attempted to resist.
"Such fees could easily run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars between the trial and appellate courts," Davis wrote.
On Tuesday, Town Manager Garrett Toy said that the town has recently filed an answer to the writ stating that the town clerk is prepared to certify the petition if signed affidavits are submitted from the signature gatherers stating that they were 18 or older when they circulated the petitions.
Toy said the affidavits have been received and the town clerk is in the process of reviewing them. Toy said barring any problems with the affidavits he expects the petition to be certified in time for the council to discuss it when they meet July 2. The council also is scheduled to review the Planning Commission's ruling on the ordinance at that meeting.
Councilman John Reed said the council can ignore the Planning Commission's recommendation and repeal the ordinance, "if it chooses to."
"We'll just to have to see what happens," Reed said. "This has polarized the town, which is unfortunate. We need to pull the community together."


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Some people complain about their in-laws….but I'm not one of them. Gang, I got really, really lucky. Mike's whole family is amazing (Yup, his mom included), and his sister Jen is one of my very favorite people…EVER. Crazy fun, honestly kind and a total bad @ss.
She's also adorable and stylish and perfectly rocks a beachy, casual vibe each summer. I featured her two years ago also.
This year she was wearing (just coincidentally) my current favorite combo blush + white.
Then, I found out that her cute skirt was actually a skort.
THEN I saw the back….
Seriously! What's not to love??? And she so perfectly illustrates so many things we've been talking about here at Ain't No Mom Jeans! Nice!
In all of the craziness that was our beach house (7 boys total – 9 months, 3 yrs, 5, 7, 9, 35 and 37 yrs old) I forgot to get outfit details. But I know her drool-worthy tee is from Free People (but no longer on their website – sob!).
And I purposly waited until after Labor Day to post this pic. As a way of answering readers' questions about wearing white after Labor Day: In a word, YES.
Miss you, Jen.
ps. A shout out to Uncle Bruce who….I just found out…reads this blog AND recommends it to all the ladies at work. :) Thanks, Uncle Bruce!!


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by Sally
Davey Havoc pic by Audra, all other pics by Kaitlin.
Every year Record Store Day just gets bigger and bigger, and the craziness grows! Here in SF before we opened the line was INSANE outside our doors and the first person in line had been there since 6am! That's some dedication! Even more astounding, customers were calling Friday night and asking if they could camp out for prime spots on the big day!
At 10:30am on the button, the doors were opened and people swarmed into the treasure-laden vinyl aisles of Amoeba SF. There were hoardes of people packing the rows and surrounding the 7"s. Watch an awesome video below shot by Audra of the line and the vibe before the doors were flung open!
Releases by Big Star, Nirvana, Wild Flag, Phish, Fela Kuti, 13th Floor Elevators, White Stripes, Fucked Up, Foo Fighters, Doors, Kate Bush, and Wavves/Trash Talk were among the first to be snatched up. The line was directed down into and along the Pop Vocals and Classical sections! It was amazing to see, and our hardworking cashiers successfully blazed through their work, with satisfied customers picking up stuffed goody bags including a highly sought after Sub Pop sampler, RSD 2011 spokesman Ozzy Osbourne posters, Deep Dark Robot (Linda Perry's new project) CDs, stickers and much more!
One customer ran up to the info counter and announced, "This is like my Christmas!" And our Kelly reports that she asked every customer who she rang up buying the Daft Punk Tron picture disc "if they'd ever attach the record to their "grid-suit" in order to imbibe further in some TRON 'realness' -- every single one of them said 'yes, of course I would!'"
Live 105 showed up soon after the doors opened to live broadcast from our stage for the duration of RSD. Their surprise guest was Davey Havok from AFI, who was interviewed on air.
Los Shimmy Shakers brought the smooth swing to our day, playing sax-ed up jams and bringing along their own go-go dancing contingent!
To everyone who came out and worked their way through the crowds to find some special releases, we truly love you. Let's make Record Store Day every day!
Click here to see even more RSD SF pics!


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Indian diplomats spin new web
By Devirupa Mitra | Published: 16th December 2012 11:21 AM |
Last Updated: 16th December 2012 11:21 AM | A+A A- |
Away from prying eyes, Indian government's former and current foreign policy wonks have been sharpening their debate and airing their views on crucial issues in the virtual world.
For scores of Indian Foreign Service officials posted in India and abroad, the worldwide web has been The Great Enabler, bringing them closer not just to talk about their service issues, but for an interactive dialogue on larger foreign policy issues confronting the country.
"Unlike other central services, IFS is a rather small community, but still it was difficult to foster a sense of community as everybody was posted to disparate places across the globe," said a senior IFS officer.
Started about four years ago, the closely-held and loosely moderated Google group of Indian Foreign Service officers has become a much-used sounding board. The online message board has grown phenomenally, with over 500 members who have increased the average number of online messages to over five per day.
As a senior IFS officer put it, the posts have become a daily must-read for officials posted from Guangzhou to Chicago to catch up with the latest buzz in the small community of diplomats. "It has become an exceptional tool in building up institutional memory, especially for the junior officers, perhaps, who may not have a chance to interact or hear the candid views of senior officers," he said.
In recent months, with the 50th anniversary of the 1962 war passing, relations with China have been a hot topic in this exclusive online club. In fact, as one observer wrote, perhaps nothing "stimulated" the fervour among the members than discussions on India's relations with its northern giant.
Of course, there were differing takes on how to deal with China, which has become more aggressive in shaking the status quo in its disputes with other counties, as seen recently in the South China Sea and with Japan.
The most enthusiastic participation has been of retired IFS officers, especially foreign secretaries Shyam Saran and Kanwal Sibal. "With Taiwan and Japan we see China's territorial hard posture with roots in geopolitics and China's internal tensions. Our only answer is to build ourselves economically and militarily to make it difficult for China to continue to browbeat us periodically," Sibal said on the forum.
National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon chips in too sometimes with one-line observations made via his Blackberry phone. Recently, when a retired officer said that first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had been proved wrong on his China policy, Menon replied that it was an "oversimplification of breathtaking proportions and unfair to Nehru", but added that expansion on this would require a face-to-face meeting.
With so many retired officers being frequent columnists and television experts, the conversations often feel like extensions of their views expounded publicly —with more scope to nuance them in the unmonitored forum.
While all officials have handled sensitive files, the forum has rather strict 'guidelines' on no classified information being disclosed through posts. The group also asks its members to exercise "extreme care" while writing their messages on active foreign policy issues that are sensitive by nature.


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This isn't so much about making money but more about not being seen off in the unlikely event someone actually wanted to use a picture from my new Flickr a/c.
I was reading an old editorial from What Camera (I think) and the ed was bemoaning Flickr doing a deal with Getty Images. From what I can make out you need to sign up to it if you want to try and use their service (something I'm not interested in and have not done).
Then I noticed the default copyright next to one of my photos and saw there are a pile of different options, anyone care to offer, or point me in the direction of a simple explanation and what people normally use?
Cheers W


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JERUSALEM (Aug. 6)
A report to the effect that the Israel Government has agreed to allow Britain to use military bases in Israel was officially denied here today. The report, which was carried by newspapers in London, was termed "completely unfounded" by a government spokesman here.
It was also officially stated here today that the Israel Cabinet did not discuss yesterday any plans for an E lath-Ha if a canal as an alternative to the Suez Canal. A government spokesman denied a report on this subject which had been heard in many quarters. The spokesman revealed that Foreign Minister Golda Meir's report to the Cabinet on the Suez situation was based on information received from Israeli Embassies in Washington, London and Paris.
In other developments, the Cabinet voted to establish an agricultural export corporation to find new markets for Israel's cash crops. The corporation will have a 250,000 pound capitalization, in which the government, Jewish Agency and various agricultural and marketing organizations will be involved. The Ministers also approved a draft law setting up a cotton exporting council to handle one of Israel's newest and rapidly expanding crops.


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text: Anyone who hasn't been sleeping for the last couple of days has caught wind of the mega-trade brewing between (maybe) Oakland, Jets, Titans, New Orleans. Read all about it at the Jets site. At the end of the wrap-up on this potential blockbuster, the guy who started it all, Bongo59, is quoted thus: Just so you know there is hope.


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Everything is live these days whether a dog barks in the street or a donkey brays in the neighbourhood. A cockerel makes an untimely call, while the crows create a public outcry. The monkey plays the dugduggi and the monkey dancer dances, disguised as a bear. Everything must go live in our country. So our spectator public can only see the live telecasts.
The spectator masses enjoy cricket one day and the long march the next. The public dances on Culture Day and while it kills someone like them for allegedly burning a holy book the next day. We believe everything in the media that comes within the limits of our faith, which is so weak that the possibility of it shattering hangs like a sword above our heads.
We unashamedly refuse to remove the blindfold of belief, despite watching and hearing everything live. We watch and believe the program that has 'Lies' written on its packaging label. Anyone can come from anywhere and say anything. People follow them blindly. Then it is discovered that this person had been leading us all astray. So s/he is replaced by another similar person, a new 'shepherd' who we all follow as always, like the innocent sheep that we are.
These 'shepherds' say one thing in the evening and contradict it the next morning with the same unabashed confidence. We sit in front of them with our heads bowed, believing every word they say, confident that whatever they say is the truth. Why doesn't our critical thinking ability function anymore? The liar has no dearth of evidence to give. S/he gives evidence for one thing first and the following moment, s/he is giving evidence to prove a completely opposite thing to be true. Meanwhile, we keep saying to ourselves, "Yeah, s/he is right."
Forget the public. It has always been naive and always will be. The 'educated' ones have glasses decorated on their foreheads as they don't need to actually wear them. One moment they are crying over one thing on social media and the next moment they will be crying over something else. Reading their status updates once again might help them to think actually. Those who say 'Democracy my foot!' today were actually protesting the disappearance of the Baloch nationalists and later over their corpses and called for the army's withdrawal from Balochistan yesterday. The centre of attention changed when the innocent Hazaras began to be killed. So now those same people are demanding that Balochistan be handed over to the army, which it already is.
Who has brought these Taliban, jihadi, Jhangvi, lashkar and sipah on our heads? Why do they roam our streets so fearlessly? People die in the name of sects, ethnicity and religion. But the one who commits all these murders is never caught. Although, democracy ends up being abused every time. This is democracy where the head of state joins the public's sit-in protest, sits down on the ground with them, listens to what they say and even agrees to their demands. If there was no democracy, you wouldn't even be allowed to come out of your homes.
On one hand, a dual national cannot be a member of the parliament, while another dual national, who sits in another country, can get the entire city shut down in minutes. He can even threaten to break the country and create violence and chaos. The other dual national tries to change the law according to his wishes and forces his way through the capital with his army of supporters. But he is in no danger as all he does is possible with the intent of the asli te vadde walay waris of the country.
On one hand, we are told that the Taliban is an enemy of the country. Yet, on the other hand, when their 'friends' want to hold rallies and long marches, the terrorists let go of great opportunities to harm the country. In fact, on those days the Taliban and all other terrorists are sent on a holiday. But if an awami party, a true representative of the people wants to hold a similar rally, then initially, there is no permission to hold a large-scale rally. Failing that, then bomb blasts and other violence occurs. Clearly, the current rulers of the country are just scared of the power of votes as they always have been.
A new play is shown to the public every day that has glued them to their TV screens. One drama has barely ended when a new one begins. The cameras are running towards the courts or to a sit-in protest for coverage. Occasionally, a live telecast of a bomb blast is aired as if the reporters were informed in advance. Even the perpetrators are readily available on the phone to assume responsibility for the attacks. Yet they – whose arms are so long that no criminal can afford sanctuary – remain unable to find these terrorists as their hands are rendered just short enough to keep the criminals out of their reach.
You are being kept aware every moment. Our plays industry, after protesting against the Turkish TV plays, might now have to protest against all the national drama as the viewers are watching that instead of their plays. If they look away momentarily from their TV screens, they talk amongst themselves about the same topic. The same drama has seeped into the social media.
The revolution is coming. You can hear it knocking. You might find it standing on your doorstep, wearing a topi and sporting a new style of beard. They have already made you wear a topi and you barely realised. Well, this is what happens with the spectators. You are busy watching a street show and someone has picked your pocket or blatantly swindled you. It is only later you realise that the carnival had only been held to rob you blind.
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text: Flickr [ Drunk Tourist Falls Asleep and Gets Free X-Ray By Trey August 10, 2012 Leave it to a drunk man to discover real efficiency! A Norwegian man making his way back home decided to take a snooze inside a busy Italy airport and that is when the real fun started! Check out the photos! Read More Category: Weird News, World News Tags: Norway, X-Ray Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


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DELAFIELD, Wis. (Stockpickr) -- Professional traders running mutual funds and hedge funds don't just look at a stock's price moves; they also track big changes in volume activity. Often when above-average volume moves into an equity, it precedes a large spike in volatility.
>>5 Stocks Ready to Explode Higher
Major moves in volume can signal unusual activity, such as insider buying or selling -- or buying or selling by "superinvestors."
Unusual volume can also be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. These types of traders like to get in well before a large spike, so it's always a smart move to monitor unusual volume. That said, remember to combine trend and price action with unusual volume. Put them all together to help you decipher the next big trend for any stock.
With that in mind, let's take a look at several stocks rising on unusual volume recently.
Marin Software
Marin Software (MRIN) operates a cloud-based digital advertising management platform. This stock closed up 14.1% to $11.25 in Wednesday's trading session.
Wednesday's Volume: 1.23 million
Three-Month Average Volume: 167,810
Volume % Change: 693%
From a technical perspective, MRIN skyrocketed higher here right above its 50-day moving average of $9.91 and above some near-term overhead resistance levels at $10.44 to $11.13 with heavy upside volume. This move also briefly pushed shares of MRIN back above its 200-day moving average of $11.33, before the stock closed just below that level at $11.25. Market players should now look for a continuation move higher in the short-term if MRIN manages to take out Wednesday's high of $11.49 with strong volume.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in MRIN as long as it's trending above $10.40 or above Wednesday's low of $10.13 and then once it sustains a move or close above $11.49 with volume that hits near or above 167,810 shares. If we get that move soon, then MRIN will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels $12.84 to $13.50.


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FARAWAY shores may be tempting – but there are plenty of brilliant holiday
experiences to tick off your list at home before you head to foreign lands.
This week the tourist board VisitEngland are launching a search for the
ultimate 101
Things To Do Before You Go Abroad.
Their new Facebook page asks users to recommend favourite English
destinations, and encourages others to vote for the best and give them a
There are prizes each week for either those who suggest hidden gems or those
who vote.
You have until March 1 to nominate or pick out the best, and then a panel of
experts will compile the final list. To upload your top experience or vote
check out VisitEngland
on Facebook.
The ideas will be categorised under six themes – Food & Drink, Arts &
Culture, Health & Fitness, History & Heritage, Wildlife & Nature
and Because It's Awesome.
We kick off the search with a few fantastic things to do across England that
you can visit – and then put forward as the best.
Food and drink
YOU don't have to travel to India or Sri Lanka to visit tea plantations.
A good hot cuppa is an English institution – and they brew it to perfection at
Cornwall's Tregothnan Tea Estate.
Tour the estate – which also produces coppiced charcoal, Manuka honey and Kea
plum jam – learn about the different tea varieties and relax in the cafe
with a refreshing cuppa.
On the banks of the River Fal is Tregothnan's Tea Bar, a divine spot where you
can enjoy the world's only truly English cup of tea, or go for a grand
afternoon tea with all the trimmings.
For more information or to book, visit tregothnan.co.uk.
Arts and culture
GO Banksy-spotting in Bristol. Now a world-famous artist, Banksy was involved
in the wave of guerilla street art that took his city by storm in the 1980s.
Some of his early work is still tucked away around the city – and spotting it
is a must for fans.
In the decades since then, Banksy's work has cropped up all over the world. In
2009, he held a spectacular homecoming when he took over Bristol Museum &
Art Gallery for an exhibition.
Grim Reaper on Thekla in the city centre is a great place to start a Banksy
tour. One of his most famous works, it can be viewed on the side of the
Thekla Social boat moored in the harbour. And Window Lovers in Park Street
is another must-see.
While in the city, take in the harbourside and sample some of the city's bars
and restaurants. To find out more, check out visitbristol.co.uk.
Health and fitness
CLIMB Scafell Pike. Why? Standing at nearly 3,209ft in the Lake District, the
largest national park in England, Scafell Pike is not a challenge to be
sniffed at.
It should be on the list for anyone hoping to one day climb Kili or walk the
Inca Trail. There are many, many routes you can use to walk up Scafell Pike
– some easy, others more strenuous.
First-timers attempting the walk are advised to start with the easiest but
then make your descent a little more daring.
Prior to, or after, your walk, stay at The Bridge Hotel (bridge-hotel.com)
at Stanton Bridge in Wasdale with rooms from £50 per night.
For those on a budget, the National Trust land at Wasdale Head offers
pitch-perfect camping.
If you're considering the challenge, scafellpike.org.uk
is the best place to start.
History and heritage
GET a round in at the country's oldest pub – Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem in
Nottingham, which dates back to 1189.
The excellent choice of real ales is to be enjoyed with a side order of
history – the pub was a favoured stop for crusading knights en route to the
Holy Land and stands beneath Nottingham Castle.
Take a tour of the ancient network of caves that lie beneath the inn and learn
of the ghosts that roam them.
Tours run from Monday to Thursday, 11am to 12pm and 3pm to 5pm. To book, visit triptojerusalem.com.
Because it's awesome
GO ice skating in the Fens between Cambridge and King's Lynn – when frozen,
they become a playground for skaters.
Whether you're a natural on the ice or more of a Bambi, there's plenty of fun
to be had.
Fen skating is a tradition in the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire and
Lincolnshire. Crowds would gather from miles around to watch these
Today, all you need is a good a pair of skates, good health and a sense of
adventure to channel your inner Torvill and Dean.
There is nothing like skating on a crisp morning. Visit fenskating.co.uk.
Wildlife and nature
EXPLORE Puzzlewood, Forest of Dean – the inspiration for Middle Earth in JRR
Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings.
Puzzlewood is a magical location in Gloucestershire that has been the setting
for a number of BBC dramas and has to be seen to be believed. Two episodes
of Merlin were filmed there, as was an episode of Doctor Who.
A geological oddity, a woodland path twists through the enchanting setting,
taking you between rocky outcrops and ancient trees.
The 14-acre woodland has an atmosphere quite unlike any other wood in England.
As well as the woods, there are pony rides, a willow maze, an indoor maze, a
playground, picnic benches, a cafe and a gift shop.
Admission costs £6 for adults and £4.50 for children. Visit puzzlewood.net
for details.


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Hipsters have become a clean
bunch. Never before have I stood packed in a throng of people in a smallish
venue and been so... pleased with the scents wafting from those around me —
this time, soapy and deodorant-y. No patchouli, no pesky bad breath, and no
body odor. Now, where was I? This show was a would-be Sub Pop showcase, save
the fact that the night was opened by Simon Dawes, whose set I was unable to
In my world, late as I was, it was Chad VanGaalen who opened the show to a
crowd obviously present to hear his more rockish, buzzed-about labelmates Band
of Horses. As delightfully weird as he is on his records, VanGaalen was quite
talkative and agreeable to the crowd, initially dashing my expectations of him
as some quiet, hermitic mountain man who crafts his own instruments out of
wood he chops down from the wilderness.
That's not to say that his talkativeness meant he wasn't a bit strange. After
the first song he took out a pair of sunglasses and explained to the crowd
that he had gotten a little bored in the van and had bought a pair of
sunglasses. "You see," he said, opening them up to put them on his face, "I
melded a crystal to them to make them look cool." He put on the glasses for a
good part of the set and acted unaware of the flashing crystal that certainly
added to his quirkiness.
He sat center-stage in front of a kick drum; a guitar comfortably rested on
his knee, and a harmonica was strapped around his neck. One walking in mid-set
might imagine a full band on stage based on the full sound emanating through
the crowd, but it was only VanGaalen until he pulled a drummer onstage. Later,
he drew out the same drummer along with Band of Horses for a weird jam session
he'd warned us about after the first few songs.
"We're gonna play a few more songs, and then we're going to jam out a bit." As
some members of the crowd groaned, he explained that he was bored on tour and
tired of playing the same songs night after night. He promised not to "whack
off in [our] faces." When awarded with further groans he added, "I meant that
metaphorically. You see, I don't have a penis."
The majority of the songs VanGaalen played were from Infiniheart.
Naturally, the more intricately crafted songs were left off since VanGaalen
was playing alone, but he did a bang-up job on simpler tracks such as "Blood
Machine" and "I Miss You Like I Miss You." He threw in a cover of
Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" and good-naturedly acknowledged a rude
fan's insistence on the Neil Young comparison by playing half of "Everybody
Knows this is Nowhere." He stopped halfway through, insisting that he didn't
know the whole song.
Then came the mini-jam session. Several unidentified men, later to be revealed
as part of Band of Horses, came out with knowing smiles on their faces; one
picked up a bass, one grabbed a guitar, and one settled down in front of a
laptop. VanGaalen picked up a toy piano and a recorder. An off-kilter bass
line coupled with the drums and midi sequences to provide a weird background
for VanGaalen's manic-sounding recorder and toy piano melodies. It was
ridiculous. And it was so weird and so quirky that I couldn't help but laugh
gleefully while of course noticing all the irritated/bewildered faces of those
in the crowd. I couldn't have asked for a more entertaining set by VanGaalen.
By the end of his set, he had nearly completed the transformation into what
I'd expected him to be in the first place — weird, talented, and quirky — just
much friendlier and accessible than the version I'd pictured.
Band of Horses came out later to an enthusiastic crowd. Their set was quite
uneven. Probably the most anticipated songs, "The Funeral" and "Monsters,"
were not close to perfect, both being performed a little too fast. I got the
idea that the band wasn't comfortable playing the songs at the slower speeds
that they were recorded at, almost like people who are so afraid of silence
that they feel the need to chatter incessantly, if only to prevent those quiet
and uncomfortable spaces. In the case of these songs, the space was much
needed. Their cover of David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Call Me by My Name"
smacked of insincerity, a song by a brawlish country fella imitated by
tattooed city boys trying to sound similarly brawlish and country. However,
Bridwell and co. nailed "The Great Salt Lake" and ELO's "Showdown" and won
over the crowd despite their inconsistencies. They are a band to see live
because I must admit, their highs much outweigh their lows — if due to the
sheer energy of the band, who just seemed friendly and happy to be out playing
their songs.
Photo: Whitman Dewey-Smith


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In one of the epic duels in golf history, Tiger Woods won his third U.S. Open beating Rocco Mediate yesterday afternoon in sudden death, which followed 18 playoff holes. Despite the fierce competition between Woods and Mediate — the two are good friends and hugged on the final hole. Tiger went over to the victory ceremony, and hugged wife Elin and held his baby daughter, Sam, who turns one on June 18th — and attended her first Open. This was a bitter sweet moment, last time Tiger won was in 2002, when his his father was still alive,
It's unreal. I understand why my dad was so emotional when I won and I brought it back to him. I understand, now that I'm a father, how he felt. To have my daughter there and Elin there, it means so much more when you do it. Obviously, it's not Father's Day, but close enough."
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Coastal Carolina sweeps S.C. student legislature 2009
Of the 15 politics students who attended the session on Oct. 24, 11 of them wrote, introduced and had bills debated on the floor of the SCSL House and Senate. All 11 bills passed successfully.
A team of three students � Caitlin Spahr, Matt Cleary and Trent Ervin � won Best Brief before the SCSL Supreme Court.
Tyler Greatorex, a junior political science major from Virginia,, was elected lieutenant governor for the 2010 spring and fall sessions. He will be responsible for working with the SCSL governor to plan the next two sessions, and he will preside over the student senate each day during the next two sessions.
"We are so proud of these students," said Holley Tankersley, political science professor who attended with the students. "Our Coastal students conducted themselves with the utmost respect and care."
The South Carolina Student Legislature is a student-run mock legislature sponsored by the S.C. General Assembly. Colleges and universities in South Carolina send delegations to two annual sessions to debate bills and further their knowledge about parliamentary procedure and state government.


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A YouTube app has been released for the Wii in the US, Google has announced.
The app's release comes just days before the Wii successor, the Wii U, arrives in stores, itself also offering a YouTube app.
The Wii app looks pretty similar to the PS3 version, offering access to popular and trending videos, plus the ability to filter down into genres such as music and sports, and to search for content.
Brining YouTube to Wii wasn't an easy task, as Google's blog post reveals.
"When we began building the new YouTube app for Nintendo Wii, we wanted to make video playback smooth and beautiful. This meant squeezing the most available power from the console CPU and fitting the video decoding process within the tight bounds of available memory. After trying out several video encoding formats on Wii, we found that 360p WebM encoding performed the best. With the largest install base of current generation consoles, YouTube on Wii is the largest deployment of WebM video in the world today."
The Next Web reports that the app will roll out in other territories in the months ahead.
Wii U launches in the UK on November 30.
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Mountain View residents can breathe a sigh of relief – without smelling gas.
PG&E crews completed the hydrostatic pressure testing of the natural gas pipeline that began three weeks ago and are working on the final stretch of the project, according to Mike Fuller, public works director for the city of Mountain View.
"Most of the pipeline has been tested and they found no drop in pressure," Fuller said.
PG&E representatives scheduled two community meetings last month to explain the process and answer residents' questions regarding the testing before it began.
"The tests will be used to enhance safety," said Don Hall, PG&E manager of energy and solutions.
Utility officials will compile the data and use the results to verify the integrity of lines that share similar characteristics with those involved in the San Bruno pipeline explosion last September, Hall said.
The similarities in the lines include their ages as well as the type of welds employed more than six decades ago.
"We don't have records to validate the amount of pressure the lines can hold," said Brittany Chord, PG&E spokeswoman.
The test results will become part of an official record for the California Public Utilities Commission.
The hydrostatic testing – at Sierra Vista Avenue behind Crittenden Middle School and on Garcia Avenue near Shoreline Golf Links – required draining the lines of natural gas, refilling them with water under elevated pressures, then testing for leaks.
Crews filled sections of the 1.5 miles of underground lines in the city with water under double the amount of pressure when filled with natural gas.
PG&E officials notified neighbors, residents and businesses in the area of the work.
"We didn't want residents to become alarmed if they smelled gas at the time we drained the line," said Hall, assuring that "the gas isn't combustible at low volumes."
PG&E Superintendent John Corona acted as incident commander at the scene of the San Bruno pipeline explosion last September. Corona answered questions about PG&E's plan for dealing with a similar situation in the future.
"Our strategy's going to be a little different now," he said, adding, "We haven't had a thing like this happen in 100 years of our history."
Corona explained that emergency responders and PG&E service crews lacked coordination among their agencies, inadvertently stifling efforts to contain the fire in San Bruno.
"We're actively working with first responders," he said. "We want them to know what to do when they roll up on a gas leak, and what type of access points to avoid."
Corona said PG&E has begun coordinating with a number of different fire departments in California.
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|September 25, 2006, 10:35 AM
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please dont think i'm an idiot but......
i just recieved a new reloading set from lee. i live in an apartment (i'm in college) and i dont have a bench so i couldnt get anything fancy. the kit came with a yellow powder dipper on it that says .7cc. does anyone know the conversion to grains?? thanks for any help
|September 25, 2006, 10:57 AM
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It will depend on the powder you are using. If you got a set of Lee dies with the kit there should be a chart on the instructions with load data using the dipper that was included with the dies. If you have a powder scale you can check it with the powders you are using to see how they measure up.
The cc is a volume measurement and grains is weight. Different powders have different densities so weight per volume will vary. Just thought I'd throw that in since your a college kid.
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Even if the chart shows that 0.7cc dipper delivers 25gr of a given powder you will need to weigh the charge anyway. You cannot "dip" the same weight of powder with accuracy. I routinely see differences of 0.5 gr. Use the Lee device only to get close to your desired weight then trickle in the final amount.
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Go here...
...and click on the "Instructions" link.
You might find some interesting reading, like this document:
Print it out.
Check out the official Lee website for video instructions (see "Help Videos" link there), too, for some Lee reloading equipment...you can download and save said videos.
Also, as a Lee products owner now, you may want to take a look at "The Unofficial Lee Reloading Site" here:
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P.S. Don't feel like you're missing something...you don't need anything "fancy" because even with only basic equipment, you still can produce lots of quality ammo, and the Lee stuff you have can do that for you. I'm a veteran reloader and after all these years, have come back to Lee for low-cost and simplicity. All the other brand stuff is gone.
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I haven't read those links yet, but can say I used a Lee dipper with a Lee loader years ago and shot a lot of dime size groups that way with IMR 4198 in .222 Remington. There is a technique to the dippers, pushing their bottom into the powder and letting the powder fall in, then learning to make a same strength tap with your finger to level (almost) the top each time. Practicing with a scale is good advice, but if you use a powder with which the dipper delivers a couple of grains below any published maximums, you will be safe with it. Lee chooses the dippers in their die sets to be conservative this way, but do stay with the powders they recommend for that dipper in that chambering. You can call them and ask if you are unsure about what they recommend? 262-673-3075.
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|September 25, 2006, 11:23 PM
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I'm astonished that Lee would put out a product that doesn't use standard reloading terminology. CC's have never been used for powder weighing. Spend the money for a good scale and use the dipper as a starting weight.
As daft as it sounds, lots of reloaders use a Black & Decker Workmate for a loading bench. Small, but it can be folded up and put away. There are lots of 'em second hand too. Fleas markets, garage sales, etc.
|September 25, 2006, 11:58 PM
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"I'm astonished that Lee would put out a product that doesn't use standard reloading terminology. CC's have never been used for powder weighing."
Cubic centimeters are a volumetric unit mesurement, not a weight, thats why no one uses them to weigh anything. Scales "weigh" and so they use a different unit; grains. Dippers work fine and are about as consistant in volumetric mesurement as you are in using them. Use them different every time and itll be slightly different everytime. They will load good ammo and as long as you use them according to their chart you will never overcharge your bullets. Very safe but if you want +/- .000000001 grain accuracy get something else.
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The powder charge those dippers throw can vary +/- a full grain. They're unreliable for consistent powder charges. Hence, they're useless for consistent accuracy. Mind you, a lot of reloaders, myself included, started with a Lee Loader. They beat hades out of buying factory. Still have the plastic mallet I bought a way back when.
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T. O'heir-----Lee Dippers--------when I was young and could see, used to shoot in the GSSF matchs.....finished in the money many times and won a G17 at a match in Georgia. Loading was with a Lee Dipper, no scale needed. Loaded thousands of rounds of ammo for hunting, last two years 6 whitetail, one elk, one buffalo..........no scale, accurate loading........300WSM....2" at 200 yards...Of course I have probably not been loading as long as most of you and lack all that experience.....started loading in Sept. of 1949 at 1300 hours Central standard time...A man has to know his limitations.........IMHO
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If used properly the dippers are quite accurate. The loads listed in the instructions that come with the die sets are safe to use without weighing.
They are no different than any other powder meter.
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I have found that social networking has brought together disciplines in a way that has not been done since the days of ancient Egypt, classic Greece, Alexandria, the early days of the trivium and the quadrivium, and the early to mid-twentieth century. What no one wants to discuss is the looming presence of money and how it has systematically caused academia to divide along disciplinary lines which was counter to the Egyptian and Babylonian model, the Academy model in Greece, the Hellenistic model in Alexandria or the medieval/renaissance model(2006). The reason is because industry has cleverly tied financing to graduates for industry, and yet it does not receive mainstream attention. Why? Advertising! I wrote a traditional dissertation, but I also utilized digital video, iPod audio, still photography, Internet interviews, phone interviews, live video/audio interviews, follow-up phone interviews for clarifications and Internet verification of all interviews. This can be done with web tools and posted with blogs. I believe in the open sourced and collaborative approaches advocated by Anderson (2006), Gee (2004,2005); Jenkins (2006), Prensky (2001,2006); Tapscott & Williams (2006) and Willinsky (2006) and others including McLuhan (1967,1968) who advocated the use of electronic media. I believe that if our goal is to spread scholarly knowledge then we must be prepared to take our message to the masses in both scholarly language and non-standard language. If we want people to love knowledge as we purport that we do, we must be prepared to meet people where they are, so that we can assist them in taking that curious academic journey to formal learning. At the end of the day, knowledge is free, yet expensive; and each of us must understand that all education begins with communication (Heidelberg, 2007). 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Funny money. Bad bills. Counterfeit currency. Whatever you call it, it's been passed in Orrville, Wooster and around the county.
According to Orrville Police Chief Joe Routh, at least five counterfeit bills in denominations of $20 and above have turned up at area banks after being passed at businesses.
"Banks caught the fakes and turned the case over to the police and to the Akron branch of the Secret Service. We were contacted (Monday morning)," Roth said. "One of three things is happening: Someone in the area is printing and passing the money, someone passing through passed the money and is now gone, or, possibly, someone from the area received the bills as change and then passed them inadvertently.
"We don't know yet if this is part of a larger operation or are isolated incidents. We want people to be alert to the telltale signs of counterfeits."
Routh displayed two of the phony 20s next to a legitimate bill. Even upon cursory inspection the differences were obvious. The fakes are oddly colored, with brown tones that are nonexistent in a real bill. The fakes have no watermark or security strip when held to the light. The paper is slicker to the touch than a real bill.
Upon close inspection, there is no fine line printing in the backgrounds of the front and back images. The images are composed of the fine dots present in a photo-copy or half-tone reproduction rather than an image printed with an engraved plate. As well, the edges of the phony bills were poorly trimmed and relatively uneven.
According to Routh, and a pamphlet issued by the Treasury Department, these are exactly the indicators one should look for to detect a forged bill.
"The forgeries aren't particularly good," Routh said, "but if you have a clerk in a hurry or it's dark, they can get by. The banks have been very good about finding them and should be commended. This situation is much like all crime prevention. There's no need to panic, just be aware of your surroundings and everything in them. Especially when you receive a 20, a 50 or a 100. When you do, take a moment to look and feel them. It's common sense, mostly. If you think a bill is counterfeit, it probably is."
If you believe you are being passed a counterfeit bill, the Treasury Department pamphlet recommends that you, "Keep the bill from the passer. Delay the passer by some excuse, if possible. Telephone the police or the U.S. Secret Service. Observe the passer's description and that of any companion or vehicle used. Write your initials and the date on the bill, and surrender the bill only to the police or the U.S. Secret Service."