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Beauty is Only Bin Deep
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Oct. 14, 2004
Beauty is Only Bin Deep
There will be no swimsuit competition in this beauty contest, but Fairfax County is joining with local jurisdictions throughout the Washington, D.C. area to search for the most beautifully prepared recycling bin. Residents are encouraged to participate in the contest by sending photographs, preferably in digital format, of their properly prepared recycling bins to firstname.lastname@example.com or by mail to Ed Harris, Division of Solid Waste Collection and Recycling, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 466, Fairfax, VA 22035 by Friday, Nov. 5. Name, address and telephone number must be included when submitting a photograph. The owner of the winning bin will receive a recycled products gift basket at the Community Recycling Road Show on Saturday, Nov. 13.
Bins will be judged on cleanliness and content. Bins that include trash or non-recyclable materials will be disqualified from the competition. Recyclable materials in Fairfax County include glass bottles and jars, cans, plastic bottles and jugs, paper, cardboard and yard debris. Residents who have their trash service provided by a private hauler are encouraged to contact their hauler for exact recycling guidelines. Fairfax County residents can find out if they have county service by calling 703-802-3322, TTY 711.
The beautiful bin contest is part of Fairfax County's celebration of America Recycles Day, a national program to encourage Americans to improve their recycling habits and to buy recycled products. Other activities planned for America Recycles Day in Fairfax County include a national pledge card drive for county residents to pledge to recycle more. Residents can participate in the pledge card drive by visiting the America Recycles Day Web site at www.americarecyclesday.org. National pledge card prizes include a new car, bicycles and spa vacations.
The Community Recycling Road Show, sponsored by Fairfax County and the Herndon High School Students Against Global Abuse, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Herndon High School, 700 Bennett Street, Herndon. Items to be collected as part of the road show include obsolete computers, used bicycles, cell phones and eyeglasses. All materials collected for recycling also benefit local community organizations. ServiceSource, a nonprofit organization that provides jobs for people with disabilities, will be collecting the computers. The bicycles are being collected for shipment overseas by Pedals for Progress. The cell phones are collected by Fairfax Opportunities, Alternatives and Resources to be given to domestic assault victims. Fairfax OAR receives a small stipend from each phone collected that supports their programs to assist prisoners and their families. The eyeglasses are collected by the Reston Lion's Club who sorts them and then sends them to overseas medical clinics.
For more information, call Meredith Eisenberg,
Division of Solid Waste Collection and Recycling, at 703-324-5313, TTY
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Stardust UK – Lego David Bowie Summer Skater Dress
How do you make a cute little sleeveless glam dress even more glam? Add lego David Bowie of course! Simply cut, soft cotton and ruffles, with Ziggy Stardust printed bright and loud- summer garden parties beware :)
Find it here at Stardust UK, a lovely little boutique we recently discovered.

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Rich countries must urgently take advantage of looser monetary policy to stabilize their economies and stimulate growth, without relying solely on central banks, Mexican central bank governor Agustin Carstens said on Monday.
He was speaking as lawmakers in the United States haggled over the U.S. debt ceiling while the world's No.1 economy stares down the barrel of a potentially devastating debt default.
Central bankers in several advanced economies have opened a space for their governments to implement fiscal, financial and regulatory reforms that should be seized, Carstens told central bankers from Europe, the Americas and Asia gathered at a forum in Mexico City on Monday.
"It is urgent that the countries most affected by the crisis effectively use this window of time that the central banks have offered," Carstens said. "Monetary policy alone can't solve the problems economies are suffering from."
Carstens said he believed a U.S. default was a remote possibility, and if it were to happen, could create financial volatility.
"No one would win," Carstens said.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who did not attend the gathering, addressed the policymakers in a pre-recorded video and made no comment on the current outlook for the U.S. economy or monetary policy, instead praising the Mexican central bank.
In Mexico, visiting Polish central bank governor Marek Belka said central bankers were keeping their fingers crossed for a solution.
"The problem is that the world has never faced such a possibility," he said. "I think we are not prepared for it, simply."
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday there seemed to be progress in Senate fiscal impasse negotiations but that there is a good chance the United States will default on its debt if Republicans are unwilling to set aside some partisan concerns.
U.S. senators later hinted that a possible fiscal deal could come as soon as Tuesday.
Carstens previously said Mexico was well placed to weather a U.S. default, citing $170 billion (106.3 billion pounds) in Mexican reserves and its flexible credit line from the International Monetary Fund for use in an emergency.
"Mexico is well prepared to confront it," Carstens told El Economista in an interview published on Sunday evening. "We have taken due care in the management of international reserves and we are well provisioned."
"The problem is so serious because the obstacle is political in nature, not financial nor economic."
The chief economist at Mexico's finance ministry, Ernesto Revilla, said last week that Mexico's slowing economy could face an "extreme situation" if the United States fails to raise its debt ceiling.
Mexico's economy has stumbled this year due to low government spending, a drop in construction and slack U.S. demand for local exports. The United States is Mexico's top trading partner, the destination of about 80 percent of Mexican exports.
Failure to reach a deal "would be very complicated, particularly if you factor in the Mexican slowdown," Gerardo Gutierrez Candiani, head of Mexico's Business Coordination Council, told Reuters.
"We hope they understand that their responsibility is not just to the United States but to the whole world," he added.
Following Mexico's shock economic contraction in the second quarter and devastating floods last month, the government has repeatedly cut back its growth forecast and now expects gross domestic product to expand by around 1.7 percent this year.
The International Monetary Fund last week said Mexico's gross domestic product (GDP) would grow 1.2 percent this year, down from the 2.9 percent expansion it forecast in July.
Taking advantage of cooling inflation, Mexico's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate twice this year to a historic low of 3.75 percent, in a bid to boost sagging growth.
In a separate interview with Excelsior newspaper, Carstens said he sees a broader role for the bank than simply managing price hikes.
"Our duty is not just to (make sure inflation) converges towards its target, but to do it in the best way possible," he said in the interview published Monday. "If a space opens up, such as a chance to lower a reference rate, we have to take advantage of that opportunity," he said.
Data earlier this month showed annual inflation eased in September for the fifth month in a row to an eight-month low of 3.39 percent.
The central bank's annual inflation target is 3 percent.
(Additional reporting by Michael O'Boyle and Jean Luis Arce; Writing by Alexandra Alper and Simon Gardner; Editing by Phil Berlowitz and Lisa Shumaker)


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East African music doesn't get enough air time in the world of international African pop. However, in a scene dominated by Nigerian Afrobeats, Kenyan Afro-soul/pop group Sauti Sol is a powerhouse, bringing their unique, sunny blend of beautiful vocal harmonies, energizing dance rhythms and sparkling guitar riffs to the world.
The group has earned many accolades: East African Artists of the Year (2016 Bingwa Awards), Best African Group at African Muzik Magazine Awards (2015 AFRIMMA), and an MTV EMA Award for Best African Act in 2014. Their music is undoubtedly some of the hottest stuff coming out of the Swahili coast these days (even Obama has been getting down with them).
Good news for fans in the U.S.! Our colleagues at OKAYAFRICA are presenting Sauti Sol at the Highline Ballroom on Sun., Oct. 30. Here at Afropop, we are giving away two pairs of tickets to the show!
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The big reveal of the final episode of in Rocksteady Studios' Arkham series, Batman Arkham Knight, has really got people talking this week, with the big topic on everyone's mind being the introduction of the Batmobile as a drivable vehicle. To what extent the Batmobile will feature in the game is still largely unknown (despite a few leaked details in April's issue of Game Informer magazine,) but a large section of the first trailer for Arkham Knight suggests that they'll be much more to it than just driving from 'A' to 'B' at breakneck speeds.
With a game world that will be five times larger than it was in Arkham City, the possibilities for driving the Batmobile around the streets in a variety of cool ways, while utilising a range of gadgets, are endless. Here's some of the features we'd like to see.
1. Pursuit deterrents
The Batmobile wouldn't be complete without a range of gadgets, and what better way to shake off pursuers than by dispensing an oil slick or emitting smoke to confuse them just like it did in the first big screen Warner Bros. adaptation of Batman in 1989. Of course, this latest realisation of the Batmobile could be far more advanced; how about emitting an invisible shield that stops enemies dead in their tracks, crushing them like concertinas, or spewing out explosive caltrops (see Batman Begins) to trigger some impressive cinematic blowouts. Judging by the trailer, it looks like the Batmobile will be able to travel across water, so how about some Shark repellent a la the '66 Batman film.
2. Hard-hitting weapons
The Batmobile has always been a weapon in its own right and thus must have a bunch of cool mounted artillery capable of destroying anyone who stands in its way. We're talking about mounted cannons and machine guns protruding from the hood and side-doors, a flame-thrower that sends enemies dashing for cover, and a battering ram that can smash through enemies, walls and doors. It would be handy to have guided missiles that can hunt down an enemy or even bat-shaped projectiles that can take out tyres. How about a weapon detection system that gives us a warning when the Batmobile is about to be destroyed so we can press that ejector seat button before we get blown to smithereens?
3. Freedom to drive where we want
Let the Batmobile be able to fly, speed across water and cling onto the ceiling of tunnels to bypass traffic. Let it be our primary way of whizzing through the streets of Gotham and the surrounding areas like a thunderbolt with no boundaries. Give us an ejector seat so we can make a quick getaway, fling ourselves high in the air and then glide across the city. Let us be able to use the grappling hook to navigate corners sharply to shake off pursuers and latch onto building rooftops so we can scale them at speed. How about allowing the Batmobile to change form - which would open up a whole host of new opportunities, perhaps into a Batcycle to navigate alleyways, a Batplane or a Batsub? And how about a voice-activation feature that allows us to trigger its gadgets via the Kinect or PS4 camera microphone. "Batmobile self-destruct!"
4. Satellite navigation and auto-pilot
As well as an in-game map, the Batmobile should feature a satellite navigation system that allows us to traverse the city with ease without breaking the flow of the thrill-ride. An auto-pilot feature would be amazing, too. Players could select a place on the map they want to travel to, switch on auto-pilot, sit back and let the Batmobile take them on a jet-powered journey through the streets, complete with cinematic sequences as it whizzes in and out of traffic and over ramps. How about a remote-guidance system and a self-destruct button that allows you to take out groups of enemies by surprise while watching from above?
5. Other cool stuff
There's plenty of inspiration to take from the various guises and features of the Batmobile over the years. It would benefit from a Bat-detector that alerts us when we're near to a crime or an area of interest, a built-in crime lab for assessing evidence, or the likes of a police band cut-in switch so we can eavesdrop on conversations that will help lead us to crime areas. How about a stealth mode that automatically switches off the car's lights and purring of the engine so you can sneak around the city?
We're sure it's wishful thinking to have all these features for Rocksteady's realisation of the Batmobile in Arkham Knight, but with the power of current-gen consoles behind them the opportunity to create the best drivable vehicle ever in a game is theirs for the taking.
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I have a bit of a girl-crush on Zooey Deschanel. I think she's absolutely adorable, and I love her voice. This quirky and cute look is inspired by Jess, from Fox's New Girl.
Fashion-spiration ~ New girl in town
Jan 30, 2013
2 commentsLocation: San Francisco, CA, USA
Labels: accessories , Fashion , New Girl , outfit , skirt , style , Zooey Deschanel
Cherry red mani + accent nail
Jan 29, 2013
For this pop of red mani and accent nail, I used:
1 commentLocation: San Francisco, CA, USA
Labels: accent nail , accent nails , BEAUTY , gel manicure , how to do accent nails , mani , manicure , nails , red carpet manicure , red mani , red manicure
Fashion-spiration ~ Blue bells, cockle shells
Jan 24, 2013
3 commentsLocation: San Francisco, CA, USA
Labels: accessories , blue floral dress , brown wedges , dress , Fashion , style
Green with envy
Jan 23, 2013
Jacket ~ Bebe
Top ~ Zara
Pants ~ c/o Robin's Jean (similar here)
Shoes ~ Boutique in Amsterdam
Clutch ~ Vintage, from my grandmother
Cocktail ring ~ Forever 21
Necklace ~ Gift from a friend
Earrings ~ Kate Spade
I bought these heels when I was in Amsterdam, and I LOVE them (even though my dad says they look like stripper heels). The heels combined with the leather jacket, bright red lipstick and Robin's Jeans made for a pretty rockin outfit. I met up with a friend for lunch after this shoot and the first thing out of her mouth was "Damn girl, where's your bike? Badass." Her comment made me laugh, especially since Robin's inspiration for his brand comes partly from his passion for motorcycles and vintage cars. Spot on.
"Wearing a pair of Robin's Jeans makes you feel alive, free, spontaneous and able to do anything you put your heart and soul into," says Robin. I've gotta say, I agree.
9 commentsLocation: San Francisco, CA, USA
Labels: accessories , Fashion , jewelry , outfit , Robin's Jeans , shoes , style
Skypin with Gaga
Jan 21, 2013
Corset ~ eBay
Leather jacket ~ Bebe
Skirt, boots, clutch, blue cocktail ring, lace cocktail ring, belt ~ Forever21
Buckle ring ~ Gift from a friend
Buckle ring ~ Gift from a friend
Tights ~ Anthropologie
Earrings ~ Urban outfitters
Necklace ~ That hippie who sells his glass art in Union Square
Hair bow ~ Amazon
Last week I posted about how I got an amazing invite from Skype to join them at Lady Gaga's Born this way Ball. Of course I had to wear something fun (it's Gaga, after all!). Last week's fashion-spiration post was my vision for the perfect outfit for the concert, and today's outfit post showcases what I actually wore to the concert. Pretty close, right? Fortunately in SF, the question, "Is that how you normally dress, or is that a costume?" is completely legitimate, so no one even gave me a second glance when I was shooting this outfit post. Although I do really love my take on the Gaga hair bow. Maybe enough to start wearing it on a regular basis.
The concert last week was freaking fantastic. We had so much fun in Skype's suite drinking and noshing, played around in Skype's activation booth, and then had amazing seats for the concert. Let me tell you, Gaga knows how to put on a show, and Skype knows how to throw a party. Here are some photos from the night!
Skype's suite
Skype's sweets
Lovin my new booties
Amazing Skype swag bag! Complete with Jawbone speakers and Lady Gaga's perfume, Fame (which smells awesome, btw)
Skype M&Ms!!
Playing around in Skype's activation booth
Photos on the blue carpet
Gaga! Paws up.
Loved her grand entrance on the "horse"My fav pics from the night: Gaga rockin out, meat dress, and Lady Gaga actin unlady-like
Huge thank you to Skype for the invite!!
Also, this.
Labels: accessories , Fashion , Lady Gaga , outfit , Skype , style , What to wear to a Lady Gaga concert
What to wear to a Lady Gaga concert
Jan 15, 2013
You guys, I'm beyond excited. Skype sent me an invite to join them at the Lady Gaga concert in San Jose this week! I'll be hanging out in Skype's hospitality suite at the Born This Way Ball before the show, and then rocking out to Poker Face. So of course when I got the invite, after my initial excitement, my first thought was, "What am I going to wear??" A quick Google search of "what to wear to a Lady Gaga concert" brought some entertaining posts. My favorite was one that said "Help! What do I wear to a Lady Gaga concert if I'm not hipster? I'm just a normal girl. I don't know how to dress crazy!" Cute. My approach is going to involve a saucy combo of black, a pop of color, and of course, a hair bow. Derr.
3 commentsLocation: San Francisco, CA, USA
Labels: accessories , Born This Way Ball , Fashion , Lady Gaga , outfit , Skype , style , What to wear to a Lady Gaga concert
Anything Goes
Jan 13, 2013
Dress ~ Forever 21
Coat ~ Boutique in Westwood
Tights ~ Anthropolgie
Shoes ~ Thrifted
Clutch ~ Vintage, from my grandmother
Necklace ~ c/o Dual Nation
Sunglasses ~ c/o Firmoo
Earrings ~ Kate Spade
Rings and bracelet ~ Forever 21
Nail polish colors ~ Red Carpet Manicure LED Gel Polish - Nominated For... and OPI Bling Dynasty Nail Polish
Last week I had the immense pleasure of attending the Broadway show Anything Goes. Above is the outfit I wore to the show—I've been waiting for the right excuse to wear these new tights. Fun, aren't they?
The musical was phenomenal. It was the perfect combo of charming + saucy. Just like how I like my men (ba dum bum chhh). Seriously, the numbers, the tap dancing, the singing...it was jaw-dropping. And the star, Rachel York? I could not take my eyes off her. Really, I tried. And failed.
Ever since we saw the show a few days ago, my boyfriend (who was lucky enough to come with me ;)) and I have had some of the songs stuck in our heads. While normally that would drive me batty, I'm really enjoying it. The songs are so fun, they can't help but add a little more spring to my step. Plus, I like how the beau keeps telling me I'm "the top" and comparing me to the smile on the Mona Lisa. I could get used to this.
So in all, it was absolutely Delightful, Delicious, De-lovely. If you'll be in SF any time from now til Feb 3rd, hop on over to www.shnsf.com and snag your tickets while they're still available. Oh, and Wicked is coming later this month too!
|(Photo courtesy of SHNSF's Instagram page. Follow them here.)
6 commentsLocation: San Francisco, CA, USA
Labels: accessories , Anything Goes , Broadway , earrings , Fashion , outfit , SHN , style
{Duepunti} Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Jan 10, 2013
Top ~ Zara
Pants ~ UNIQLO
Boots ~ Thrifted
Bracelet, Black & Fuchsia stacked rings ~ c/o Duepunti (Colors: Hot Date: Midnight Bangle and Ring & Kiss n Tell Fuchsia Ring)
Earrings, ring (red) ~ Gift from friend traveling in Pakistan
Necklace ~ Gift from a friend
Sunglasses ~ Raybans
Nail polish colors ~ Red Carpet Manicure LED Gel Polish - Nominated For... and OPI Bling Dynasty Nail Polish
When I was wearing this outfit, a girl stopped me at a bar and complimented me on how put together I looked, and then she exclaimed when she saw the elbow patches on my top. "I've been obsessed with elbow patches! I've even been sewing them on my old long sleeve shirts!" Sounds like a DIY post in the making. I think it's fun that what used to be reserved for only pretentious professors is now finding its way onto every day clothing.
Speaking of unpretentious, how about these Duepunti jewelry pieces? They're such a playful way to wear diamonds, and a fool-proof way to get in on the jewelry stacking trend. Celebs like Alessandra Ambrosio, Kristen Bell and Nicki Minaj have been scooping up these unconventional diamonds for their sassy style. And I can see why--these rainbow bands are a bit addicting and I'm now jonesin for a teal or aqua to add to my new collection!
14 commentsLocation: San Francisco, CA, USA
Labels: accessories , boots , bracelet , Duepunti , Fashion , nail polish , outfit , rings , style
Fashion-spiration ~ Winter Frolic
Jan 9, 2013
6 commentsLocation: San Francisco, CA, USA
Labels: boots , polyvore , vintage messenger bag , winter outfit


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Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse warned fans early this year that there was no way to wrap up every loose end by the time their majestic exercise in quantum physics, religion and soap opera came to an end. But they did promise some answers, and indeed, revelations about the Island's mysteries bobbed to the surface in weekly increments during the show's final season.
UPDATE: Now that that Sunday night's bittersweet finale is a done deal, it's time to declare final judgement: Did Lost go down in a flame of Sopranos-like infamy, or did this epic send-off give you the chills?
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Koyao Bay Pavilions, Ko Yao Noi
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 7 guestrooms
- On a private beach
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- 3 outdoor pools
- Breakfast available
- Airport shuttle
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Library
- Computer station
- Front desk safe
- Laundry service
- Free WiFi and free parking
Feel at home
- Children's pool
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
- Separate dining area
- Separate living room
- Separate sitting area
What's around
- On the waterfront
- Tubkaek Beach in the region
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- Wat Kaew Korawaram in the region
- Phuket Butterfly Garden and Insect World in the region
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- Free valet parking
- Area shuttle *
In the hotel
- Breakfast (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Barbecue grills
- On private beach
- Beach towels
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Children's pool
- Bicycle rentals on site
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- Hiking/biking trails nearby
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- Pool sun loungers
- Computer station
- Front desk (limited hours)
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- Multilingual staff
- Year Built 2005
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Picnic area
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- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- In-room massage available
- Furnished lanai
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- Individually decorated
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- Separate dining area
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- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Access via exterior corridors
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DiningLa Sala - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in seafood and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
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Well against my best efforts, I couldn't stop playing & now I've finished it. One question though... What was the point of the fish eggs, well & the fish inside it? If you put the eggs on your hook you can almost catch a fish, but it jumps back in. If you have the hints turned on, Guybrush tells you you need bigger bait. What is the point of this? It isn't necessary for completing the game. Is it just a red herring? If it is, it's an extremely elaborate one.


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This is my first treatment and just like others have stated, it was painful. I have scars from acne since I am a picker and cannot stand to see or feel any bumps on my face. I wasn't really sure about this treatment since I have a darker skin tone, and I didn't want to be burnt. So far, so good. Just a little swelling but that eventually went down after a couple of days. I have been having bad outbreaks, but nothing makeup can't cover.
I was also prescribed antibiotics to help with the outbreaks, and I guess it's working. My doctor said I should see a change in about 3-4 weeks and I would need to have at least 2 more treatments until all the scarring has gone away. My doctor also used the numbing cream and went over my entire face 4 times. I only tried fraxel because I was tired of spending my money on high prescription creams, facials and chemical peels that weren't giving me the results I wanted.


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Published on Oct 24, 2013
Written & Performed by Pravinand Maharaj aka Johnny Minstrel
You can wipe those tears dry
There's a new moon in the sky
Out tonight
We're going higher
To the place you pointed out
We'll be there without a doubt
In good time
You can count me in
To be a Temple of the Holy Ghost
And I'll go through any town
And I'll walk on any road
And I'll say my prayers each morning
I'll read my Holy Books
And I'll join the Band of the Faithful on the way
I still hear that plaintive sound
I hear it all around
Where I go
The Lone Crier
But your words won't be destroyed
They will not return void
Don't you know
You can count me in
To be a Temple of the Holy Ghost
And I'll go through any town
And I'll walk on any road
And I'll say my prayers each morning
I'll read my Holy Books
And I'll join the Band of the Faithful on the way
From Johnny Minstrel at Soundcloud:
I'm a singer-songwriter from Durban, South Africa. Having being raised in the church I was advantaged with a ready-made audience. Their kindness, patience and ecouragement gave me the confidence to improve my songwriting and to take it quite seriously.
This website is about poetry art and music. Sometimes we get to blend two of the three into the third. This is such a case. My experience on Soundcloud has been one of community. It's a community of musicians which is also being discovered by non musicians because it's about the music and only the music. It's the waveform baby!
Well this old Bukowski Plath loving midnight poet at this old website likes Soundcloud because of people like Johnny Minstrel. People who have something to say and can say it in a way you remember. Folk music is nurturing, strong on lyric and encompasses a certain poetry where rhyme and meter must combine in in the same way as in romantic poetry. Poetry is meant to be heard just like a song and has cadence and rhythm like a song. Had I presented Pravinand Maharaj's Jeremiah at Artvilla without the music and video, it would be valid as poetry. The video blends the poetry and the music and becomes visual art as well, our three topics.
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Entrepreneur Dick Smith has accused the "fun police" of trying to stop an Australia Day advertisement for his locally-made food products, saying the one minute spot replete with "dick" jokes is completely harmless.
Spoofing the Sam Kekovich lamb ads, Mr Smith's tongue-in-cheek spray urges people to "chow down on my OzEnuts" (peanut butter), while in one memorable scene an elderly lady declares "there's only one Dick I'll be eating on Australia Day".
The advertisement, created by comedian Dan Ilic of Can of Worms fame, has been given a PG classification by Commercials Advice.
Mr Smith had originally feared the rating would stop him showing the advert during the nightly news.
But he now says a quirk of fate means there should be no impediment to networks airing the ads - because Australia Day falls on a Saturday it won't be subject to the same standards.
"I'm told by complete luck that the PG rating stops at 10am on Saturday morning," Mr Smith told AAP.
However, he said the Nine Network is still refusing to show the cheeky advertisement on Saturday - prompting a threat of legal action from the businessman.
"I have a contract, I've booked the ads, and they've actually sent us an email that ... it will be delete and charge, in other words, if we can't come up with another ad, they're going to delete it and charge us," Mr Smith said.
"There is no way they are going to get away with that.
"We'll try and get an injunction to force them to run the ad."
Mr Smith described the advertisement - set to Waltzing Matilda - as just a bit of fun.
Asked if he thought it was un-Australian to try and stop the advert, he said "I normally don't use that word, but I will".
"It is un-Australian to stop my ad for having a bit of fun.
"There's nothing wrong with the ad. Look, a bit of larrikinism is what we need.
"To me the fun police, this political correctness has come in and damaged us all.
"The ad is completely harmless. It's a beaut ad for Australia Day because it's a lot of fun."
Mr Smith dismissed suggestions the ad was a deliberate attempt at making his message go viral.
"I wouldn't have booked all the ads. I booked $100,000 worth of ads to go on Australia Day," he said.
"(Dan Ilic) wrote the ad and he sent it to me and I didn't like it myself - I thought I couldn't do an ad like that.
"But when I showed it to my staff, who are mainly younger, in their 30s, they rolled around the floor laughing and said it is the best thing they've ever heard."


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Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2011/10/13 - The IEEE 2030 protocol which will support the accelerated rollout of the smart grid in Brazil is to be launched officially at the upcoming annual Metering Latin America in Sao Paulo from 25 October - MeteringLatinAmerica.com.
The event will once again unite utilities, smart metering and smart grids experts, regulators and global technology giants during the same month that Brazils energy regulator Aneel will announce the first of two regulations regarding the implementation of smart meters nationwide, which will officially launch a billion dollar smart meter installation rollout in Brazil.
IEEE 2030 is a world first
Dr Claudio Lima is MD of Sonoma Innovation and a member of the IEEE P2030 Smart Grid Standards Committee and the IEEE Smart Grid Steering Committee: this is the worlds first end-to-end, system-of-systems, foundational standard that has been created from the ground up to inform smart grid interconnection and interoperability. There is no such standard in the world that covers smart grid from a systemic and interoperability perspective.
Globally relevant reference model
According to Dr Lima the new IEEE 2030 standard establishes a globally relevant smart grid interoperability reference model and knowledge base that can be used by utilities who are developing their infrastructure roadmaps, by manufacturers who are planning smart grid systems and applications, by scientists who are conducting research, by governments who are crafting regulations and by standards-development organizations (SDOs) who are writing additional standards for the smart grid.
He says it took approximately 2 years in a rapidly paced development environment to create this standard. The development of 2030 demanded the integrated contributions of hundreds and hundreds of people from across the smart grids three primary disciplines: power and energy systems, communications and IT.
Impact on Brazilian rollouts
Dr Lima explains the impact of the new protocal on the Brazilian market where many smart meter rollouts are to happen soon: the IEEE 2030 will provide a scalable, modular and flexible reference model for utilities, regulators, governments and companies who are developing their smart grid roadmaps. As we know, the smart grid is a large and complex system of multiple sub-system, protocols and technologies that need to communicate and interoperate. Although the smart meter is at the heart of a smart grid development, it is only seen as a sub-system among other entities that comprises the smart grid system, as defined by the 2030 standard.
He continues: the most important impact here is to understand that the smart metering programs need to be designed from a systemic perspective, considering all other smart grid applications and sub-systems in mind to make sure that the technologies used are interoperable, based on open standards, modular, flexible and easily integrated with the smart metering/AMI solutions and others. This is what the IEEE 2030 provides.
Brazilian launch
According to Dr Lima the IEEE 2030 protocal was first published on 20 September this year and the team is currently working with several governments to launch this standard globally: it has been launched in India in September, in China, and other places around the world and in Brazil, it is expected to be launched during Metering Latin America in São Paulo on 25 October, promoted and sponsored by the local IEEE team. The IEEE is the world's largest professional association advancing technology for humanity.
Impact on utility industry at large
Dr Lima says for the utility industry at large it means that the utility industry now has a reference model for the grid they can use, re-use, customize, adapt and create modular and flexible designs and roadmaps to meet their particular needs and compare these designs with other utilities best-practices under the same reference model.
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MSOC: Wolfpack Hangs On For 3-2 Win over VMI
Posted October 30, 2012
Raleigh, N.C. — NC State braved the elements Monday night at Dail Soccer Field to outlast VMI 3-2 behind goals from Nazmi Albadawi, Alex Martinez, and Moritz Steidten.
Both sides faced temperatures in the low 40s, high winds, and steady rain on Monday night. While all of that weather played a factor, the wind made the largest impression. In the first half, State (10-8) built a 3-0 lead playing with the wind, then nearly surrendered that lead after switching sides for the second half. VMI (2-13-1) scored twice, but couldn't find the equalizing goal over the final five minutes.
"Conditions obviously played a factor tonight," said NC State head coach Kelly Findley. "I'm pleased that we could battle through the weather to get a win midweek. We're excited to start preparing for Virginia, and hope to build on tonight as we look forward to finishing strong this season."
Albadawi set the tone for NC State, depositing his third goal of the season in the 12th minute. Danny DiPrima started the play with a corner. The ball deflected backward off of Matt Ingram, and Albadawi moved into position for a scoring strike from the top of the box. Ingram and DiPrima each earned credit for assists on the play.
Only six minutes later, Martinez picked up his 10th goal of the year. Martinez weaved his way through traffic at the end of a long run, and pulled up from 20 yards to extend the Wolfpack lead to 2-0.
Before the dust had settled from that score, Steidten notched his first of the year to make the lead 3-0. Martinez claimed the assist on a free kick saved by the VMI goalkeeper. Steidten rushed in for the rebound, and slipped a goal into the left side of the net.
The Pack outshot VMI 7-2 in the first half on its way to a 3-0 lead, but the weather made its mark as the teams switched ends for the second half. In the 60th minute, Zaher Shihata scored his first goal of the season on a through ball from Aaron White. Shihata collected the pass and scored in a one-on-one situation to trim the lead to 3-1.
State managed to regroup over the next 24 minutes, until the Keydets made things interesting with a second goal. Kyle Farmer received a long ball over the top in the 85th minute, and finished the one-on-one to chop the lead to 3-2.
The Wolfpack defense withstood a number of attacks over the final five minutes to seal the win. In the 86th minute, Seth Poole blocked a shot inside of 10 yards, denying VMI's best chance to tie the game.
NC State returns to action Thursday, November 1 with its final home game of the regular season. The Wolfpack hosts Virginia in that contest, with streaming coverage provided by ESPN3. Fans can also follow Twitter updates from @PackMensSoccer and live stats on GoPack.com.


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By CINDY HAYES, RN and Spencer County Elementary School Nurse
I hope everyone has had a safe and restful summer. I am taking this opportunity to address some important health related issues for this upcoming school year.
Chronic Health Conditions
When Connie Wolfe was laid off less than a year ago, she thought her life would have to change for the worse. She, like many unemployed Americans, was unsure of how she would regain buoyancy in today's economic climate.
By TANYA FLUKE, Student Data Coordinator
Imagine it's Friday night, and there is a big football game going on at the high school. Jimmy tells mom that he wants to go to the game but mom has told him that the only way he can go to special activities is if he keeps up good grades.
Mom decides to go to the family computer and log on to the Parent Portal to see what Jimmy has been up to in school.
Spencer County Schools will continue to use the SchoolMessenger program for the upcoming school year.
SchoolMessenger provides notification services for parental outreach, emergency broadcasts and attendance communications for all Spencer County schools grade K-12.
These rules are in addition to those in the dress code section of the Code of Conduct handbook for Spencer County Schools:
•SBDM Meetings: 4th Monday of each month. All meetings will be held in the Media Center at 4:00 p.m.
•Registration requirements for kindergarten include: Proof of residency, copy of the original birth certificate, copy of the student's Social Security number, current immunization certificate, physical examination form, vision examination by an optometrist or ophthalmologist, and dental exam.
Students of Spencer County schools are gearing up for another year of learning as the first day of school on Aug. 10 quickly approaches.
This time next week, the district's facilities will be filled with energy as students return and hunker down for the 2011-2012 school year.
A random traffic checkpoint set up in Southville in Shelby County on Wednesday night led to an unexpected arrest when state police discovered a meth lab in the trunk of a car.
Troopers arrested Joshua Sherrard, 33, of Spencer County and Stephanie Hamilton, 38, of Nelson County and charged them with manufacturing methamphetamines, first-degree.
Sherrard was also charged with theft of identity for giving officers a false name, Trooper Hunter Martin said.
Property tax bills in Taylorsville and Spencer County aren't going up this tax year – in fact, some will even go down.
If the city and county each approve their current proposals, citizens won't see any change, with the exception of the personal property tax rate in the city, which will be lowered.
City tax rates
At a special meeting Wednesday, the Taylorsville City Commission voted 4-1 to leave its real property rate the same as last year and lower the personal property tax rate.
By CHUCK ADAMS, Superintendent of Spencer County Schools
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I'm really bummed that Jason got hurt before he could finish filming this edit! He was definitely on it before things went south!
"I was making a full edit for my frame (the wethepeople Irish) but ruptured my spleen and kidney and fractured some ribs in the process so i had to cut the edit short. This is what i managed to get.
Filmed by Alex donnachie and sean lafferty
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Hubbell boosts dividend nearly 8 percent
February 10, 2012
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SHELTON, Conn.—Hubbell Inc. on Friday said its board raised the company's dividend by nearly 8 percent.
The quarterly payout will increase 3 cents to 41 cents per share. The new dividend amounts to $1.64 per share annually, up from $1.52. The quarterly dividend will be paid on April 11 to shareholders of record as of March 5.
Shares of Hubbell fell 58 cents to $74.64 in afternoon trading.
The company, based in Shelton, Conn., makes electrical and electronic products for construction, industrial and utility applications.
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Maximum Verbosity, which was woefully misnamed Daily Elysium at the time, was first published on January 15th 2003, squeezed right between the announcement of a new Asheron's Call 2 patch and news that Firefly had been officially cancelled, and the fact that GWJ has pretty much outlived those other two franchises is not a point lost on me. From our January 15th launch (see what GWJ looked like at the time here) to today's 200th Maximum Verbosity this column has provided me a platform that I have happily (ab)used to pontificate upon topics of varying degrees of usefulness.
My freshman efforts are perhaps best characterized by desperate fishing for validation and the misdirected certainty that you'd be as interested in how a website is born as I was. At least a third of my earliest content methodically described the uncertain launch of my shiny new website, though I'm loathe to admit that The Numbers Game still perhaps describes me better than any article I've written since. Over the past nearly five years I've managed to finally concoct a few other topics and cobble together 200 of these musings, so forgive my self-indulgence as I throw my own anniversary party, but I'd like to take a very brief look back.
Daily Elysium, despite the first week of concerted and well meaning effort, was clearly not an appropriate name for what became a larger and occasionally more focused effort. However, despite clearly erroneous nomenclature, it was nearly a year before I settled on the familiar Maximum Verbosity, and by settled on I mean held a renaming contest which One_of_47 won. As I look back over the first year of the column, and the site overall, it seems a little hard to believe that it's quite the same animal. I'm not sure exactly when we finally made the decision to eek out an existence solely in the realm of commentary and community developments, but I do not miss squirreling out blurbs of information on which executive left where and which overused franchise has just announced the latest flagellation of deceased equines.
As for Maximum Verbosity, it spent the first few months acting not unlike a new parent describing every coo and excretion of its new baby. I managed to not only break down the fourth wall in bringing our few dozen readers in on the backstage action of GWJ, but apparently pulverized the shattered drywall and snorted its dusty remains. Drugs are the only explanation, though eventually I began to find some traction and the ability to describe events occurring beyond the digital wilderness of our own servers. After all, there's only so many times you can talk about a site gathering a few hundred hits a day at best, before the endless self-referential mindset just seems needlessly narcissistic.
Eventually I put together a small portfolio of articles of which I'm truly proud, most notably for me: An Invasion of Privacy Policy?. Along with nice ego-boosting mention in some traditional press outlets and the subsequent response from EA in which they agreed to alter their privacy policy for clarity, this was the first time I'd felt like I'd made a tangible difference on something that felt important. I realize that some rephrased legaleze in a game company's documentation is an infinite number of steps away from something actually meaningful like curing cancer or the invention of the Wonder Bra, but I take my victories where I can find them.
The column has been a lot of things in its five year lifespan, including a place to pick on perverts, a way to communicate the status of the site, a microscope through which to closely examine the gaming industry, a platform from which to opine upon why my MMO addictions are totally healthy, a vehicle for farce and a lens through which I offered an unsolicited glimpse of my own life. I've talked too often of Guitar Hero, World of Warcraft, Joss Whedon, parenting a toddler, my fascination with developing GWJ, working retail and my love of a good thesaurus, and though 80 of these 200 articles were posted within the first year of GWJ, I'm most proud of the work done in the years since. Originally frivolous and more worried about saying anything than saying something, I hope the intervening years have offered something worth reading, even if just for a moment's entertainment at a long day of work.
But, in the end, I don't write this column so much because I feel like I must be heard, but because I feel like you do. Like so much of GWJ, the responses, rebuttals, retorts and occasional recriminations of the community are, I think, the best reason to visit each day, and certainly the best reason to click on Maximum Verbosity. The best of this column comes not from which articles get the most links, or have the most polysyllabic words but the ones that inspire you to inject your two cents, two dollars or even two truckloads of bubbling rage. So, thanks for indulging me in this brief self-absorbed exercise and five years of reading and responding to articles of occasionally uncertain quality but, I hope, consistent sincerity.
Now, enough with the navel gazing. It's starting to feel like 2003 in here!
Filler article! Or if this were a Simpsons episode it'd be a clip show. j/k
My freshman efforts are perhaps best characterized by desperate fishing for validation and the misdirected certainty that you'd be as interested in how a website is born as I was.
I'll validate you any time you need it, baby
I realize that some rephrased legaleze in a game company's documentation is an infinite number of steps away from something actually meaningful like curing cancer or the invention of the Wonder Bra,
Don't put yourself down. There's no way you can top that wonder bra gig...
Elysium, if you (and the rest) didn't write what you do on your site i wouldn't be around today. Originally when i came here i didn't register for or read the forums. In my mind they were secondary to the main page content and in some respects they still are.
Don't get me wrong, I love the banter and community within the forums but i view your front page as the weekly/bi-weekly magazine that i don't buy anymore....
Be honest.... was it really your navel you were gazing down at as you wrote this? Hmm?
Congratz on the 200th article!
Other facts about 200
- It's the total potential achievements for an XBLA game
- It probably equals or is less than your monthly WoW playtime
- The article has 878 words, which is 4.39 times it
- It's how much Sony needs to drop the price of the PS3
- It's probably enough to fund my Halo 3 related purchases
- 200 Spartans are almost as dangerous as 300
- It has 2 0's in it, like 8008, which reminds me of oogaba and makes me happy.
Again, congratz on all you've built here. GWJ, it's writers and community are uniquely awesome. (my virtual membership not withstanding...) Now go update the donation list so I can see my name in lights.
Are you trying to claim you're not just another pompous, solopsistic, and overtly grandiloquent English major? That your words aren't an exercise in superfluousness?
By the way, I think the proper response to my Eric Green question was probably "I just hope you understand/ Some times the clothes do not make the man."
Alright, that should sum up my usual kind of response types for your posts. There is, as always, about a 15% chance I'll post something vaguely insightful later... and a 45% chance I'll just post something vaguely insulting.
There is, as always, about a 15% chance I'll post something vaguely insightful later... and a 45% chance I'll just post something vaguely insulting.
Wordsmythe, come on, don't be so humble. You are vaguely insulting at least 65 - 70% of the time.
I think you folks forget that there was a 2-3% chance I wasn't going to post again. OK, maybe that's a little high.
There is, as always, about a 15% chance I'll post something vaguely insightful later... and a 45% chance I'll just post something vaguely insulting.
I assume the other 40% is that you will post something overtly insulting and threatening to peoples north of Chi-town.
Insulting? Certainly. Threatening? Much less likely.
For the record, I love Wisconsin. I am a lover of beer (except from St. Louis), cheese, Badgers, and brats. I even like the Packers -- my second favorite NFL team. I'm not sure I like you, Ely. I respect you, and I'm jealous of you, but I don't think I'm actually capable of liking anything Minnesotan.
I already gave you my money, but thanks all the same.
by settled on I mean held a renaming contest which One_of_47 won
May he rest in peace.
Anyway, congrats on your 200th, Elysium! Quite a feat. You deserve some navel-gazing, I think. Oh, and some beer. Lots and lots of beer.
You deserve some navel-gazing, I think. Oh, and some beer. Lots and lots of beer. :drink:
Often related pastimes. Not only does the latter often lead to the former, but it also leads to a larger belly to gaze at.
Congratulations! I'm sure there are plenty of those "someday we'll all look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject" type of moments, but it's amazing what you guys have done here.
Well done, Mr. Elysium. ur wurdz r kul
You have a purty belly button.
I had almost forgotten this used to be known as the Daily Elysium. Sounds like some kind of psychedelic drug some Orwellian and totalitarian dictatorship doles out to its subjects to keep them happy.
Well done, Elysium. As a writer I'm naturally proud of my work (you have to be in order to keep grinding away), but I'm always happier when my work opens up discussions on the topic. I believe that a writer's main goal, other than to convey his message clearly and effectively, is to get the reader to think and form their own opinion on the subject.
You all should be proud of yourselves. The website you run and the community it fosters is second to none when it comes to mature (or at least the semblance of) adults that enjoy video games as a hobby. I think the fact that so many of us are willing to donate funds in order to maintain it is very strong evidence.
I applaud all of you who work behind the scenes to keep this site running. You have my thanks, and my admiration.
Is it time to give you a tag? Did you finally make it?
How about 200 is the new 300
by settled on I mean held a renaming contest which One_of_47 won
May he rest in peace.
First thing I thought, too, Kat. Thanks for remembering.
...parenting a toddler...
The first post I ever read here (via Gametab) was about Elysium 2.0 (I tried to find it put couldn't so I rez'd a thread in its honor instead. :wicked:) so don't discount the value of those non-gaming threads (even if you're regretting it now ;)).
In his latest work, Elysium leaves the reader with the impression that he is gazing at his own navel in reflection, but the author could just as easily be referring to another person's navel. It could be an ongoing belly button fetish, a general love of oranges or an admission that he writes while relaxing in the cool atmospher of the local supermarket's fruit section. In a twist, Elysium's selective title-ing could be a moment in which the navel is gazing back at us.
We are left to wonder and look forward to his future writing.
It's also a good reminder to clean your navel once in a while.
Truly, no goodjer is so aptly tagged for this discussion as Irongut.
Luminous, positively luminous. Congratulations on "keepin' it real".
Congratulations from a longtime lurker. Even though I very rarely post, I have always enjoyed reading your articles.
It was a Maximum Verbosity article, linked from somewhere else, that first brought me to the GWJ front page a little over three years ago. I don't remember what it was about, but I remember it was very good.
It was a Maximum Verbosity article, linked from somewhere else, that first brought me to the GWJ front page a little over three years ago. I don't remember what it was about, but I remember it was very good.
Same here. Congratulations, and celebrations!
I've talked too often of Joss Whedon
You can not talk too often about Joss. Joss is our master now.
How funny that your very first reply was from "survivor"? Only he didn't. Coffee grinder to this day, and only posted for a couple of weeks. Thank God I came along!
I've been a vagabond of various gaming forums or back then more like newsgroups since my college years in the mid nineties and in these many years I have swept through various small communities like a backpacker through the continent of the internet. Back in 2003 I was playing Battlefield more heavily than I've ever played a FPS and joined a few communities based around the game. I've read a few of the older articles for this site and I wonder now how this specific community would have shaped my internet wanderings. It has become quite the interesting attraction of attention and absolutely hooked me to it's charm and community. I have traded in my internet backpack of traveling in for the occasional road trip into the ether but I know that I will probably always come back. Thanks for sticking it out for the close to 4 to 5 years of GWJ, building and nurturing this site, forum and community and letting me take up residence for a little while.
Thanks for sticking it out for the close to 8 years of GWJ, building and nurturing this site, forum and community and letting me take up residence for a little while.
8 Years? I thought it was like 4/5? Now i'm confused
Yea I have no idea where I got 8 years from. I am clearly wrong. 2007 - 2003 equals 4 years. Changed it in my post to say 4 to 5 years since we are on the cusp.


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Discussion in 'Texans Talk' started by hook'em07carter, Aug 27, 2004.
It will be a LONG season if we cant get any pressure on the oppsing team with our defense...
Yep that's true but keep in mind there are some key guys out. Walker, Payne.
Although I'm not up to snuff on Payne's recovery. He may not be what he was before the injury. I'm not sure how he's doing. I've heard conflicting stories about him.
dont forget Peek and Babin are out, too
Yup. Charlie Anderson did a pretty good job on the outside on coverage with the exception being the Anderson TD reception.
How did Dunta fair in this game. I saw he got beat deep on ESPN. I didn't get to see the game. We had to rush my wife to the hospital. Don't worry everything turned out okay.
The little bits I saw he had a tough game. It was pretty obvious Plummer was working the rookie over.
They make it so hard on the DB's with that silly no touch rule. I just hate that.
Dunta was gettiing picked on, but he made some plays and missed on others. Overall = fair. Glad he is getting the action in preseason.
I only remeber Plummer challenging Glenn once, and that was on a pass to Lelie but Glenn got in front of it and knocked it away. Dunta had a few passes defensed, but he did get picked on all night. That's to be expected for a rookie CB. It can only help him in his development.
I agree. Everytime they throw at him, he is learning from it. The more quality receivers he sees in the preseason, the less likely he will be to bite on the fakes during the season. He seem sot have the right attitude to learn from his mistakes and has been shadowing Aaron Glenn all year. He will make it.
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While prime cuts of beef certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have previously been available to restauranteurs and rarely at grocery stores, the best grade of beef for meat lovers is now more readily available at supermarkets including Costco Wholesale (Stock Quote: COST), notes The Wall Street Journal.
Making the Grade
Grocery stores tend to carry USDA Choice beef, which is the second-highest graded beef after Prime, according to the USDA. Choice steak is cut from the loin or rib areas, and while it can be good, it may be a bit tougher and less juicy and flavorful than Prime beef.
Steakhouses have historically snapped up most of the USDA Prime beef, and average consumers had to go to gourmet food stores or a butcher shop to find Prime beef. But now, since Americans have cut down on restaurant outings, and some steakhouses have added Kobe and grass-fed beef to their menus, there's more Prime beef, which comes from corn-fed steers and heifers, for retail grocery stores to carry. That's good news for beef lovers on a budget.
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Besides at a gourmet food store or butcher shop, USDA Prime beef can now be found at Wegmans stores, Costco online and in some Costco stores. And chances are, if steakhouse outings continue to lag, and Kobe and grass-fed beef along with buffalo gain in popularity, more local grocery stores will offer USDA Prime cuts.
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Interesting website on refs.
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That link takes us to Greg Willard, who wasn't even in the building Saturday night.
Sorry. I was re-watching last nights game on the dvr and got some numbers mixed up. Good catch.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Home teams are 25-14 during Jason Phillips's, #23, games.
He's also the leader on the Over/Unders board:
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Another interesting website:
Looks like they list stats for both refs as simply being on the crew vs. being the main ref, where this guy apparently really likes to T up the road team.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet's Jim Cramer says investors need to see money return to the highest-growth names, which have had a shrinking price-to-earnings multiple, as the market moves from the first quarter into the second quarter.
Cramer brings up the example of Celgene (CELG), which has been mostly in decline from the $170 range to the $130 range. But he believes this company could have $15 to $16 in earnings power in just a couple of years and is cheaper than Merck (MRK) and Pfizer (PFE).
Cramer also suggests investors keep an eye on Salesforce.com (CRM), which has had a shrinking multiple since it reported solid quarterly results. If these stocks turn around, then Cramer says money will flow back into the highest growth out of the best value.
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STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates CELGENE CORP as a Buy with a ratings score of B. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate CELGENE CORP (CELG) a BUY. This is driven by a few notable strengths, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, notable return on equity, reasonable valuation levels, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income."
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- CELG's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 14.9%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 21.3%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
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- Long-term sustainability of a high-energy, low-diversity crustal biomeLi Hung Lin
Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
Science 314:479-82. 2006..These sulfate reducers were sustained by geologically produced sulfate and hydrogen at concentrations sufficient to maintain activities for millions of years with no apparent reliance on photosynthetically derived substrates...
- Mitogenomic sequences effectively recover relationships within brush-footed butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)Li Wei Wu
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Gardens and ponds go together like two peas in a pod. Adding water, moving or otherwise, into your landscape evokes tranquility along with a sense of delight.
Full-sized ornamental ponds, however, can be expensive, messy and dangerous – not to mention maintenance headaches. But you do have an alternative – just install the "disappearing water" pondless water feature. You get the tinkling serenity of moving water in your garden without the mess of a traditional waterfall and pond.
A pondless water feature can be a simple rain chain hanging from a gutter over a small basin filled with river rock. Or more elaborate – a tiered waterfall tumbling into a constructed stream bed, where it disappears – seemingly by magic – into the ground.
Pondless waterfalls can fit almost anywhere – nestled within a small garden nook, next to an entryway, or as a focal point near the back yard deck. "Pondless" means adaptability.
Advantages of Pondless Water Features
What are the advantages of pondless water features?
For one, safety. Flowing water winds up in a bed of pebbles, a rock basin or something similar. Drowning risk is reduced substantially.
You'll save money. Vanishing water features use less water and less electricity. And you can turn them off at night or when you're away from home, either manually or by use of a timer. And since it's a pondless feature, standing water evaporation is curtailed drastically. Some designs even utilize rain water.
Pondless water features are also easy to construct, making them great do-it-yourself projects for handy gardeners. You can use a kit or build one from scratch, with separately purchased materials (it's cheaper that way – those kits can get expensive). Don't want to do-it-yourself? These are perfect projects for contractors, who can build one in far less time than a conventional waterfall and pond takes.
Maintenance? That's a breeze. Just keep leaves and debris from the area receiving the water flow, and clean the pump maybe twice a year. Because there's no standing water in the basin, algae and stagnation isn't a problem. Also, no stagnation means no mosquitoes.
Locating Your Pondless Water Feature
Where you wind up siting your pondless water feature depends on your goals – your design program. A small feature such as a pondless bubbler fountain can resemble a piece of sculpture. It will look good almost anywhere – even on an apartment or condo balcony. A feature incorporating waterfalls needs more space.
Site the pondless water feature in prominently – they make great focal points. Building one next to an entryway is a fine way to welcome your guests. Or place it next to a patio or within a relaxation nook, where family and friends can experience the sights and sounds of splashing, bubbling water.
Building Your Pondless Water Feature
Whether installing a small feature like a bubbler fountain, or a bigger one like a waterfall, pondless water features are easy to build – either by you as a do-it-yourself project, or by a professional.
Make sure any contractor you use is experienced in water feature installation. If you're looking for a natural look, obtaining a design from a qualified designer like a landscape architect is critical. Some so-called "natural look" waterfalls are anything but. They fit into your site like a nudist at a church picnic. It takes talent and artistry to mimic nature, so make sure you take design into account.
Designs can vary from completely realistic features seamlessly integrated into a slope, to more formal terraced geometrical structures, to small, intimate sculpture fountains. It's hard to convincingly portray realism, and formal structures may need to be engineered, so when considering these type pondless water features, it may be best to hire a landscape contractor who specializes in water features and is experienced in interpreting design drawings.
Generally, however, you should be able to construct a small pondless water feature like a sculptural-type bubbler fountain yourself. The one showcased below uses a stone as the focal point.
Constructing a Stone Bubbler Fountain
- Find a large decorative stone at a quarry or other source. Ask the quarry to drill a vertical hole through the stone from end to end and deliver it to your site. If the stone is too heavy, have a friend help in placing it.
- Next, prepare your basin. You may want to use a Rubbermaid tub, which looks sort of like a horse trough. Don't use plastic, however – it degrades over time. The Rubbermaid tubs sell for around $40.00.
- Dig a hole and bury the tub. Backfill around it so that 4″ of it's rim is above ground. Use a level to make sure the tub is not canted to one side or the other.
- Fill your tub with water, then use a hose to soak the backfill and settle the tub. Filling the tub with water first will prevent it from floating up from the ground.
- Install the pump in the tub within an accessible place, so you can clean it in the future with no trouble. The pump provider can help determine the the right pump size for the type pondless water feature you desire.
- Now, connect flexible tubing long enough to reach from the pump through the hole in the stone and back to the starting point.
- Cover your pump with a piece of 8″ x 10″ PVC pipe. The end of the PVC should come just below the rim of the tub.
- Fill Rubbermaid tub with rocks. Place the larger stones on the bottom.
- Ensure the pump's cord sticks out of the PVC, and then place a flat rock over the opening.
- Place some topsoil around the 4″ of tub rim you left exposed.
- Hide the top edge of the tub with more rocks.
- Plant shrubs, flowering perennials or ornamental grasses around the tub, and then mulch the planting beds.
- Using a periodic application of dry bacteria or chlorine will help maintain water quality.
Done right, a pondless water feature can provide the feeling of a cool oasis in your landscape, for all to enjoy.


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La Jolla lifeguard tower rife with cost overruns
Baby bird, seal-pupping, and bad waste pump blamed for budget surprises
Matt Potter 4 p.m., Sept. 21
A developer has scaled down a hotel project at 401 W. Ash Street, previously approved last September by Civic San Diego. The reason for the downsizing was due to the developer's difficulty in obtaining financing for the original, larger-size project.
The board of CivicSD approved the amended plans at its February 25 meeting, the last board meeting attended by outgoing president Jeff Graham.
JR Legacy Holdings, LLC had originally planned to build a 23-story, 268-feet-high hotel with 407 rooms. Total hotel space would have been 241,905 square feet. The new hotel will now rise to 183 feet, have 239 rooms, and take up 151,248 square feet of space.
Michele Vives with Tucker Sadler Architects, Inc. said the project should start construction in "early fourth quarter 2014." It will be "an independent hotel, single brand — no brand affiliation — with approximate total cost of $72 million," said Vives in an interview.
There will be about 3900 square feet of street-level retail space and 127 parking spaces located on two levels of subterranean parking. A parking lot now occupies the 19,981-square-foot parcel at the southwest corner of Ash and State streets.
The hotel is in full compliance with allowed uses in the Core District. It will meet the required 15-foot view-setback rule, which will maintain views of San Diego Bay. It will have a 2000-square-foot plaza that will front on Ash Street.
Though now smaller, the hotel's design has not changed. Besides a restaurant, café, fitness center, and meeting space, the hotel will offer 24-hour valet parking. The revised plan will have LEED Silver Certification.
Is there a reason why the image was chose for the speaking of this modernization of San Diego? As modernization moves forward in time; the image shows set-back in time. Looking behind the FedEx Van.
The photo doesn't send any message. It's just a shot I took of the parking lot where the hotel will be constructed.
I have been a photographer for more than 40 years.
To end the sparring here, my interpretation of the photo was that a red, 1960's-vintage Ford Falcon Ranchero was stopped behind that FedEx truck. Such a vehicle would not have appeared out of place in the 60's or into the 70's, but now it is a rare vehicle indeed, perhaps a collector's car. We can only wonder why the photo caught that particularly unusual vehicle in downtown SD. Coincidence? Perhaps, but since I don't think that many coincidental things are purely by chance, I doubt that this photo just happened.
So, dwbat, 'fess up to your photo.
Nope, I paid no attention whatsoever to the Ford Falcon. I was instead concentrating on getting a shot to cover most of the site. Here's a pic taken from the other angle, before the FedEx truck drove up. [The driver went into Taco Express for lunch!]
Well, there it is, parked at the curb. Highly unusual sight.
Actually it IS the same vehicle. It's at the far left in this photo. I shot the photo, remember?
High rise hotels, as an industry segment, have not been profitable since the late 1960s. Hotels that attempt to operate without a national brand have extremely high foreclosure rates. Hotels that don't want to pay a 5% royalty for a national brand lack access to global reservation systems and as a result suffer low occupancy rates. This project is probably undercapitalized. Hence the need to cut the number of rooms.
The original project was to be a dual-branded hotel, a growing trend in the industry. In those projects, two hotels in the same corporate family (such as a Courtyard by Marriott and a Residence Inn) share the building. This reportedly results in cost-savings, and offers guests a varied choice of rooms. The U-T just reported that a dual-branded hotel will be going up at the northeast corner of Broadway and North Harbor Drive.
Is the implication that Marriott favored the Broadway/North Harbor location and chose that developer/franchisor over the one at the Ash Street location?
I don't have the answer to that question, as I don't know which hotel chain was going in at the original dual-brand hotel project on Ash. My guess is that the Broadway/North Harbor location will be preferred by the majority of tourists.


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Panama Canal Receives Ethical Business Practices Recognition
For the third consecutive year, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) was recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. According to the Ethisphere, this recognition highlights companies that outperform industry peers by embracing ethical business practices and demonstrating industry leadership.
The 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies list features 145 companies from 36 industries in areas including retail, business services, energy and utilities, electronics, transportation and logistics. The Panama Canal Authority was one of the two Latin American companies honored with this award. Other companies receiving this recognition included: American Express, General Electric, Holland America Line, Pepsi Co., Ford Motor Company, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Microsoft.
The methodology for the World's Most Ethical Companies includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers.
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I took on a big project this time, comparing two very nice gift wines from the same vineyard - the only difference being the grape. The wines were from St. Clement Vineyards: 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon ($36) vs. 2005 Merlot ($28). I thought I might need some help for this one so I invited over another couple who know a lot about wine. If I am Don, The Everyday Wine Guy, then one of them would be known around Danville as Mike, The Everyday Wine Snob. We had four people deciding which wine we liked better.
We went through the official taste test. We checked the age, color, legs, nose and then finally the taste. Both wines are still relatively young and should age well. There are a number of similarities in the wines - particularly in the scent. We picked out a fair amount of oak, pepper and berries in both wines. The taste is where we noticed the big difference - the Cabernet was full of body and a medium dry wine, while the Merlot came across as being a little sweet and a bit thin. When we finished the official review, we all looked at each other and agreed that the Cabernet Sauvignon was a better buy even though it cost a bit more.
Being an "everyday wine guy," I could not have an official recommendation based solely on the small tasting samples. Here is really how I pick my favorite wines: When given a choice, which wine would I want to drink first? In this case, we continued with our night and I left both bottles on the counter and let everyone pour their own drinks. Here is the interesting part - of the four of us, three immediately polished off the Merlot bottle leaving Mike, The Everyday Wine Snob, as the only one drinking the Cabernet Sauvignon. I asked the wives why they started with the Merlot and both responded that they found it to be a smooth and more balanced wine. This is exactly what I look for in a wine.
Ultimately, which of the two wines would I suggest bringing as a gift? If you are going to give it to someone who is a wine connoisseur, then splurge for the Cabernet Sauvignon. However, if you are going to a friend's house and want to have an easy to drink wine that will lead to good times - then reach for the Merlot. That's the wine that I liked best and I hope you do too.
Incidentally, one of the reasons I like St. Clement winery is that it reminds me of old times. Much like people in Danville who read local newspapers and support small businesses, St. Clement is more of a boutique winery with a local following. In fact, the 2005 St. Clement Merlot comes from a production of under 4,000 cases. There is nothing better than bringing a nice wine as a gift that has a unique feel to it.
After all of my red wine reviews it is time for a white wine. Next time we will look at the 2007 Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay ($14). Until then, cheers!
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Caltech physicist Carroll speaks on time, Big Bang, evolution
Noted California Institute of Technology physicist, Discover magazine Cosmic Variance blogger and frequent television guest scientist Sean M. Carroll will discuss the scale of life and evolution of the universe during a program taking place from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
The program is free and open to anyone curious about the magnitude of the universe. However, due to limited seating, registration is required.
The program begins at 7 p.m. with two short videos offering stunning visuals of magnitude in the universe. Morgridge Institute for Research Medical Devices Director Rock Mackie will introduce and provide commentary about the films.
At 7:30 p.m., Carroll, who has appeared on the History and Science channels, as well as Comedy Central's "Colbert Report," will present his lecture, "The Arrow of Time and the Evolution of the Universe." Patty Loew, professor of life sciences communication at UW–Madison, will moderate and facilitate discussion with Carroll.
Carroll's research focuses on theoretical physics and cosmology, in particular the origin and constituents of the universe. He has written several books and many scientific publications, as well as recorded a set of lectures called "Dark Matter, Dark Energy: The Dark Side of the Universe."
This program is held in conjunction with UW–Madison's MathBio4: SCALE Symposium, which is organized by the Morgridge Institute for Research and UW–Madison's Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI) and Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. GE Healthcare is the symposium's platinum sponsor with other support provided by Nikon, Prairie Technologies, Promega, UW–Madison Division of Information Technology and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.