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Beautifully furnished self catering apartment for up to four in Reykjavik centre. Nest 1st floor apartment is a wonderful self catering apartment that sleeps up to 4 adults. It is perfectly located in a quiet residential area in the centre of Reykjavik. There is only a 3 min. walk to the main shopping street. Main attractions, swimming pool, restaurants, bars, shops are close by. The apartment is 67 sq. m. and fully equipped,
Bedroom, bathroom, living room with sofa bed, TV, DVD and Bose iPod dock. Fully equipped kitchen and a dining room with a dining table for 4. You have access to garden with furniture at the back of the house. Your perfect place to stay in Reykjavik, Nest Reykjavik Apartments is a charming apartment house in the centre of Reykjavik.
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Your perfect place to stay in Reykjavik, Nest Reykjavik Apartments is a charming apartment house in the centre of Reykjavik.
Nest Reykjavik Apartments is made up of 4 apartments, one on each floor with different combinations of rooms, with modern and nostalgic objects and selected contemporary art.
Here you find a warm welcoming.
Main attractions, swimming pool, restaurants, bars, shops are close by.
Bathroom with shower, living room with leather sofa, TV, DVD and Bose iPod dock, books and DVD library. Fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher. You have access to garden with furniture at the back of the house.
The airport is located a 45 minutes drive from the city centre and is serviced conveniently and regularly by the Flybus.
The bus from Keflavik airport stops at the Umferdarmidstodin terminal. A walk from there takes about 15 minutes and a taxi only about 5 minutes.
We the owners, Björn and Liba, have offered holiday apartments in Reykjavik from 2009 with very good reviews from our guests. We also had a barn in Tuscany for few years that was a great success. We have now purchased this house in the old centre of Reykjavik. The house was built in 1927, there we have restored four apartments, one on each floor. We have travelled a lot through the years and have good experience with self catering apartments. We think this kind of accommodation, good apartments at the best places is the way to go now and in the future.
Björn Valdimarsson purchased this apartment in 2012
The apartment is newly restored with great care. The property is right in the old centre of Reykjavik, you can walk to shops, restaurants, bars and main attractions in town. Still this is a quiet area and everybody that comes to the house loves it.
The nice garden and view to mount Esja and over the roof tops of the old town. The luxury of having a great coffee house on the corner, bakery, grocery store, restaurants and a swimming pool right at hand.
The apartment is perfectly located in a quiet residential area in the center of Reykjavik. Main attractions, swimming pool, restaurants, bars, shops are close by. Hallgrimskirkja church is only a 3-5 minute walk from the apartment.
Local tourist tax, VAT, electricity, heating and all costs are included. A cleaning fee of Euro 50 will be added.
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Very nice flat in a very nice part of the city. Nice decoration and nice views from the living room. Very happy with it over all!
Smaller apartment; however didn't matter to my friend and I as we were off on excursions and exploring Reykjavik. The shower is a bit tight but again, fit our vacation needs as we only stayed a few days. Might be helpful to have a drying rack, especially for after visiting blue lagoon and wanting to hang wet items in the bathroom. Otherwise, very clean apartment, easy to locate and access, location within walking distance of a lot of activities including a bus stop for excursion pick ups. Highly recommend!!!!
I would definitely recommend staying here. We were nice and close to everything, yet it was nice and quiet at night. The perfect place to stay.
We loved our stay in apartment S. It was warm and inviting, and an easy walk to everything. The layout was great for three of us traveling together - a couple and our cousin. The living/dining area had a comfortable convertible sofa and a door for privacy. It was a perfect homebase for our Icelandic explorations. We would most definitely choose Nest again on our next visit. Thank you, Bjorn!
Second stay at Nest reaffirmed that it is truly a home away from home. We returned to Nest after staying here 2 years ago and brought another couple along. Bjorn was easy to reach and responsive to our needs. The apartment was spotless and had comfortable beds (including the sofa bed in living room) and very nice bedding. Inclusion of coffee, spices, shampoo and shower soap are nice additions.
The apartment is in central Reykjavik near Hallgrimskirkja and easy to walk everywhere. We split our time between here and Snaefellsness so we had a car and found it easy to park on the street. I would definitely recommend Nest apartments and hope to return again soon!
This was our first stop on a girls' trip around Iceland. The apartment is in a great, quiet location with easy access to everything in Reykjavik. We stayed for two nights and the four of us were very comfortable. We had everything necessary to prepare meals (eating out every meal in Iceland is not reasonable on a budget) and it was easy to find free parking for our car. The apartment decor is clean and simple and the owner was very helpful, sending a detailed PDF with points of interest prior to our arrival. Two of the girls on the trip ended up taking the bus from the airport which they said was easy to do and close to the apartment. I definitely recommend this rental.


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Is the Illini baseball team showing signs of improvement?
Ok, considering we came into the weekend 1-5, we had a pretty darn good weekend.
On a broader scale, we went 2-2 for the weekend which is a whole lot better than the ultimate result we had been getting. Not to mention the exciting win against #12 Coastal Carolina Chants. Maybe it doesn't it doesn't rank up there with beating LSU last year but it shows that this year's team can win and win big. But the big question is why.
One, our bullpen is showing flashes of brilliance. For the weekend, they had an ERA 4.02. Not perfect but definitely an improvement over the early season. Mike Sterk, Kevin Manson and Bryan Roberts had especially good preferences as did Wes Braun.
Two, the coaching staff made a change that I've been secretly hoping they would make. They put Lee Zerrusen in the starting role. Lee responded by winning the game against Ball State. Hopefully, his seven inning, three run performance is typical of him and we'll see more of him.
And three, the offense just plain scored runs. Win or lose this weekend, Illinois hit the ball and put runners over the plate. In all four games, the Illini averaged almost eight runs per game. Up until this weekend, they averaged 5.5 runs per game.
What is exciting to me is seeing some players really develop from past seasons and start hitting the ball this season. I've already talked about Matt Dittman ad nauseum. Last year, he hit .278. He's up to .563 now. Valued DH/LF Casey McMurray (left)is hitting 100 points over last year's mark. And it was nice to see Craig Lutes crack his first homerun since his sophomore year. His batting average has gone up significantly as well. Out of the bullpen, senior Mike Sterk, who only made six appearances last year, has really been a force to be reckoned now. We've seen him four times already and he's sporting a decent 3.68 ERA. Sterk has had a part in two of the Illini's three wins with one win and one save.
Before I finish this back-slapping, I can't ignore Friday starter Will Strack (right). Strack has quietly done his job quite admirably. His 1.96 ERA and .197 opponents batting average is tops on the team. That isn't a surprise to me. I saw that in him last year as a freshman.
Next up
Coming up, the Illini players will forego their spring break and travel down to Winter Haven, Florida. They'll be playing six games in seven days. That part will be rough on the guys, I'm sure but no ranked teams are in the mix for better or worse.
For those counting, sixteen days till the opening homestand against Chicago State.
Update from the Pros
I heard from Mike Altobelli, former 3B Dominic Altobelli's father. He gave me an update on Dom (right).
"Now that Dominic is playing Pro Ball we know how important his time at U of I was. Dom spent two weeks in Naples Florida with Joey Bonadona( Texas Rangers), Dino Anna( San Diego Padres) Brian & DJ Wabick( Houston Astros & NY Mets). They worked out every day and conditioned they way they were trained at Illinois. This was a good move on there part because if you go to spring training early you don't get enough reps in the field or at bats.
Dom is in Tucson now and has begun his Spring Training with the Rockies. They are staying at the Sheraton in Tucson and he said the complex is awesome! 6 fields right next to the big league club. Lars Davis is with him. How cool is that!! He said its kinda crazy in the locker room.. 180 ballplayers all over the place! They should be splitting up by next week and start playing games soon."
Mike said he misses the University of Illinois baseball program and reiterated his kind words for the coaching staff here. I personally have a soft spot for Mike Alto. It was fun to talk to him at the ballpark and he and his wife were nice enough to give me a ride to Columbus for the Big Ten Tournament last year. Good luck to Dom!!
Go Illini!
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In chapter 7 of The Bias Against Guns, where Lott argues that "safe storage" laws cause increases in violent crime, he quotes from an op-ed:
Jessica Lynne Carpenter is 14 years old. She knows how to shoot … Under the new "safe storage" laws being enacted in California and elsewhere, parents can be held criminally liable unless they lock up their guns when their children are home alone … so that's just what law-abiding parents John and Tephanie Carpenter had done…. [The killer], who was armed with a pitchfork … had apparently cut the phone lines. So when he forced his way into the house and began stabbing the younger children in their beds, Jessica's attempts to dial 9-1-1 didn't do much good. Next, the sensible girl ran for where the family guns were stored. But they were locked up tight…. The children's great-uncle, the Rev. John Hilton, told reporters: "If only (Jessica) had a gun available to her, she could have stopped the whole thing. If she had been properly armed, she could have stopped him in his tracks." Maybe John William and Ashley would still be alive, Jessica's uncle said.
David Friedman summarizes Lott's account of this story given in one of his talks: (You can hear the story at 32:50 in this Real Audio recording of another Lott talk.)
But the most interesting thing in the talk was information, not about firearms but about reporting bias. There was a news story a few months back from (I think) Merced California, about someone who broke into a house containing five children, killed two (with a pitchfork) and wounded two others. Apparently the original news story from the local paper, carried by the wire service, included the fact that while he was breaking in the eldest child, a fourteen year old girl with experience in target shooting, went to her parents' bedroom, got out their handgun–and was unable to use it because of the trigger lock that her father had put on in obedience to a recent state law.
The interesting point was that, according to John, that part of the story was cut out by every newspaper in the state, aside from the Fresno Bee (I think) which is where the original appeared."
Later, however, Friedman discovered that Lott's story was not true and corrected it in this Usenet posting:
It's a good story, but as far as I have been able to determine it isn't true. After I heard it , I tried to locate the news stories. As far as I can tell, the account my source had given (in a public lecture) and had gotten from someone else confused two different news stories.
The original story on the shooting had nothing about the girl trying to get at her parents' handgun, and it sounded from the sequence of events as though that would have been impractical. A later story, based on an interview with a relative, put some of the blame on gun control laws, I think specifically safe storage laws. So the other newspapers were not cutting out information from the original story–merely repeating what the original story said without adding anything from the later story. And what was in the later story was a lot less damning than in the account I heard.
Now, when Lott first presented the false story a couple of years ago, he might have just been very careless with his facts and honestly believed it to be true, but he must know by now that it is untrue. Why did he present it again in The Bias Against Guns?


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Durham County Council spent £420,901 on external legal advice in the ten months to the end of January.
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Independent councillor John Shuttleworth said: "If Durham County Council has the best people employed, why do they need to source external legal advice?
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In response, Don McLure, the council's corporate director for resources, said it, like many large authorities, had to undertake some specialised and complex legal work.
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From long-time ABC News White House correspondent Ann Compton:
President and Mrs. Bush fly to Camp David Friday afternoon for a final weekend in the rustic seclusion of "the Camp". Over the next 36 hours, White House staffers will go through the behind-the-scenes business of turning in their hard passes, coded lapel pins, "flip-top" fancy White House IDs in leather folders, blackberries, cellphones, and security clearances.
At 9:00 p.m. Friday, the highest-level staffers will turn in their gear; and the West Wing will become a ghost town.
Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, Counselor Ed Gillespie, and Press Secy Dana Perino are the senior staffers who will remain here, on standby. Monday is a federal holiday so the White House would be closed anyway. On Tuesday, Special Agent Donald White of the U.S. Secret Service will shadow President Bush, sit in the customary front "shotgun" seat of the limousine, and guard the President until noon. At 12:01, Agent White steps over to a position behind Barack Obama.
President and Mrs. Bush will helicopter to Andrews Air Force Base after the swearing-in (they do not remain on Capitol Hill for the luncheon); the Cheneys drive to Andrews. At 1:20 pm, the former President will speak (no cameras) to hundreds of loyal friends invited to come out to a hangar at Andrews for the send-off. A handful of these friends have been invited to fly on what can can no longer be called Air Force One (it's only Air Force One when it ferries the President) to Midland, Texas.
Here at the White House, Laura Bush has already packed up her books and dispatched them to Texas. An aide says the only personal piece of furniture departing is a chest of drawers belonging to President Bush's grandmother.
Around 10:30 am Tuesday, moving trucks will be waiting to enter the south drive of the White House, bringing the Obama family's belongings. And a new era.


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Tailor-Made Cigars Are Not the Real Thing
Posted: February 14, 2000
Posted February 14, 2000, 5:30 p.m. e.s.t.
A great cigar begins with a great blend of tobacco. As simple as this sounds, some cigar aficionados apparently don't believe it.
When I was in Havana last fall, I ran into a self-confessed cigar expert who lives part of the year on the island. He was bragging about how he had a roller in one of the factories make him whatever he needed to smoke.
"He makes me Punch Double Coronas, Romeo y Julieta Churchills, Cohiba Robustos, even the legendary Hoyo de Monterey Diademas Perfecto," the man claimed, smoking the double-tapered cigar to which he referred. My first clue to his deception? The cigar did not have a band. "I pay nothing compared to what you pay in the shops, and the cigars are better. I can tell him if I want it stronger in flavor or a little lighter, and he does exactly what I want."
That same trip I ran into an extremely nice American who lived in Mexico and he told me a similar tale. "I use one of those rollers in a cigar shop in Havana and he rolls whatever I ask him to roll -- Montecristo No. 2 torpedos, Hoyo Doubles…whatever," he said. "His cigars are much better than the crap you get in the shops."
These guys are fooling themselves. They are not smoking the real Cuban cigars that people purchase from La Casa del Habanos or licensed brokers of Cuban cigars. Granted, they may be getting some jolly good cigars made with Cuban leaf; smokes that are in fact made by some of the master rollers on the island. (A good number of super rollers do make cigars in various cigar shops in Havana.) But they are not getting real Monte No. 2s or Hoyo de Monterey Diademas Perfectos.
The reason? The blend smoked by people who purchase tailor-made cigars, as they are called in Havana, is not the same blend that goes into the established classics that comes out of established factories. How could they be? Cigar rollers themselves are the last ones to know the exact blend of a cigar.
Sure, rollers know that a particular cigar, whether it's a Churchill (called Julieta in all factories) or a torpedo (piramide), is made with four leafs of seco, one of volado, and a half leaf of ligero. But they do not know what grade or classification of the tobacco should be used in each particular brand and size, or vitola.
Dozens of classifications for filler tobaccos exist, classified not only according to where they come from but also according to such factors as texture and strength. When a roller receives his tobacco each day in the factory, all he knows is the proportion of each tobacco for the particular size of cigar to be made and how many cigars should be produced from that pile. Even if one of these bespoken cigar rollers in a Havana shop knew the particular blend of a certain cigar, I doubt he or she would ever possess the right tobacco to truly replicate the cigar, or know which priming of the leaf goes into which cigars.
If you want to make a Cohiba, for example, the tobacco must be leaf that has been fermented three times (most tobacco is only fermented twice). Plus, it should come from a handful of selected plantations in the Vuelta Abajo, the best growing region for tobacco on the island. Last, the tobacco used needs to be a selection of the best wrapper, binder and filler tobacco. Some roller working in a cigar shop in Havana or anywhere else in the world is not going to have access to such leaf.
This reminds me of when I regularly traveled to the Dominican Republic, when the cigar boom in the United States was at its height. Some of the start-up companies -- most of which no longer exist -- used to boast about their production manager being "one of the key rollers at the Fuente factory who made Fuente Fuente OpusX." I would laugh to myself under my breath. Maybe their production managers could roll a good cigar, but they didn't have a clue about how to blend one, how to buy tobacco, or how to handle leaf. Maybe that's why their cigars tasted so bad, and why now they're no longer in business.
I'm not saying that the tailor-made cigars of Havana are bad cigars. I have smoked and enjoyed them on many occasions. But I am not keen on them. When I smoke a Havana, I want to smoke the real thing.
A friend, Tim Johnston of Juveniles wine bar in Paris, called me the other day to talk about Port. He said he was smoking a special cigar from Havana that a friend had made for him by a well-known roller in the city. "It's really good," he said. "You don't know what you are missing."
I said, "You mean those double corona cigars your buddy has made? The ones that have the unfinished ends that look like celery sticks? Not a bad cigar, Tim, but they are not the real thing."
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MINNEAPOLIS — With all the cosmic imagery on his recent albums, Conor Oberst could not have asked for a better setting than the riverfront park where his band Bright Eyes played two weeks ago in Austin, Texas, during the South by Southwest Music Conference. Those deep-in-the-heart Texas stars served as a backdrop, along with a concert-ending fireworks display, plus a glowing moon that was closer to Earth that night than it had been in 18 years. Oberst even dedicated one of his new songs, "Approximate Sunlight," to the so-called supermoon.
"That was a first," the singer gushed a few days later. "Not just the moon. That's the first time I've had fireworks accompaniment at one of our shows."
The thousands of Bright Eyes fans in attendance might have viewed the concert the same way they did the moon: abnormally large (over two hours), remarkably clear (the current six-piece band lineup is tight and concise) and a rare occurrence.
A prolific songwriter who recorded his first cassette in his Omaha, Neb., bedroom at age 13 — and put out nine albums between 1998 and 2007 — Oberst uncharacteristically went four years between the last Bright Eyes albums and the latest, "The People's Key." There have been murmurings this might be his band's last effort, too, but even Oberst doesn't seem to believe that anymore.
Not that indie-rock's youngest veteran star, now 31, is ready for way-early retirement. Since Bright Eyes went on hiatus following 2007's "Cassadaga," Oberst has put out two albums and toured as Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band. He also made one album and hit the road with the supergroup Monsters of Folk, with pals Jim James (My Morning Jacket), M. Ward and Bright Eyes producer/multi-instrumentalist Mike Mogis.
The Monsters' run — killer live show, so-so record — was just sort of a fun fluke that Oberst hopes will strike again. "I learned so much from those guys, and just loved watching them perform every night," he said. The Mystic Valley Band, however, grew more directly out of what he said was "a deliberate move to put Bright Eyes on the sidelines."
"After 'Cassadaga,' we felt like we hit a wall in a sense of it feeling good and fresh," he admitted. "To me, it was important to try to make a record without Mike, just because he has been such a safety net with me over the years, having more or less worked exclusively with him in the studio."
He said he appreciates Bright Eyes more than ever, though, now that he's a few weeks into Bright Eyes' tour. The lineup includes Mogis, longtime keyboardist Nate Walcott and Omaha pals Clark Baechle (of the Faint) and Andy LeMaster (Now It's Overhead).
"I realized there's a comfort level we have playing together; it's different from any other collaboration that I've ever been involved with. It goes back so long now, I don't know if I'll ever have anything else like this."
Oberst broke the Bright Eyes mold in two essential ways with the Mystic Valley Band, which he debuted at a pair of Minneapolis gigs in late 2007. For starters, he pursued more of an off-the-cuff, live-band sound.
"The Mystic Valley Band was really immediate: I'd write the songs, and then I'd start playing it in a room with the guys, and within a few times of playing the song, it's more or less formed," he said.
"With Bright Eyes, everything starts with a demo, and then sort of brick-by-brick it becomes the song in the studio through a lot of arranging and production. There's no telling what instruments will wind up on the song or what the approach will be."
The other big change-up in the Mystic Valley Band was location. Clearly not in Omaha anymore, he recorded his first MVB album in Tepoztlan, Mexico, a mountain town rich in Aztec lore. "It seemed so ancient," Oberst remembered, "the way the indigenous population was integrated and salvaged. The ruins and the pyramids and that culture had a big impact on me."
The second Mystic Valley album was made on a ranch outside El Paso amid the stark West Texas desert scenery that Oberst described as "feeling like you're on the moon." These two rural and otherworldly locations left an impression on Oberst that carried over to the new Bright Eyes album.
"The People's Key" is loaded with sci-fi themes, transcendental lyrics and even some vague references to Mexican immigration, with a loose concept overall about making connections even as the universe is drifting apart. Among its most curious features is a series of spoken-word interludes/rants delivered by a guy Oberst met while recording near El Paso, Denny Brewer. Brewer's ramblings include such lines as, "If there is no such thing as time, you're already there," and "When there's total enlightenment, there will be peace."
"The first time I met Denny, I thought, 'This guy is a rare, special person,'" Oberst remembered. "We had a lot of late nights listening to him pontificate on all these sort of wild subjects. Right about the time you get to the point where you say, "This guy is a maniac," he'll turn a corner and say something that is so profound and rings so true."
Oberst said all of these elements — the Mexican ruins, the Texas landscape, the out-there philosophizing — influenced "The People's Keys."
"Everything in my songwriting is a reaction to what came before it," he said. "I wanted this album to be less about narrative, and the imagery comes first. The songs all make sense to me in a linear way, but I doubt that translates to most listeners. Hopefully, the listeners will interpret it their own way."
When it came time to record as Bright Eyes again last year, Oberst returned to Omaha. Nebraska's little big-city was also where I had a memorable meeting with Oberst when he was on the cusp of stardom in 2002.
Seated on the couch at the label he helped start, Saddle Creek Records — which had just moved out of co-founder Robb Nansel's apartment into an office in a former stereo store — he talked about Bright Eyes' fourth album, the grandiosely titled "Lifted; or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground." It had just earned four stars in Rolling Stone and innumerable "New Dylan" accolades for the truly bright-eyed songwriter, then a mere 22.
"I don't care how old I am, I'm always going to treat my music seriously like this," Oberst said at the time, deflecting backlash that his music was too dramatic and confessional — too emo, if you will. "There's a sort of indie-rock shyness. You're not supposed to be too emotional or open, but I don't buy that."
In a way, Oberst is still facing criticism for going too deep, except now it's for his music's spiritual and transcendental exploration instead of all the growing-pains, inner-psyche stuff. Pitchfork's 5.0 rating of "The People's Key" rants against all its "shamanic allusions, futurist tail-chasing, Bono-like levels of evangelizing." Even some of Oberst's most loving fans say they long for the personal-toned, confessional songwriter of old.
Now a New York resident when he's off the road, Oberst hasn't lost his polite Omaha approach to dealing with such reactions.
"These songs are still very personal," he said, "and I'm still heavily drawing from experiences in my life and friends' lives. This album comes from the same sources as all my albums."
On the other hand, he added, "The way I approach things, I know I'm not going to write in this style forever. I'm sure there will be a point where it gets to more of a confessional style. But who knows? I think the biggest disservice I could do to anyone interested in my music is to phone it in or repeat something just because it worked in the past."
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Post-Holiday Healing Musical Event
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Moonfyre Metaphysical presents a Post-Holiday Healing Musical Event with Karen Pittsley-Glenn (Medicine Song Event: Monthly Women's Moon Events) and Bruce Manaka (CD: "Sonic Ascension" & Author of "Flight of a Runaway Monk").
Known for channeling powerful healing sounds, Bruce Manaka and Karen Pittsley-Glenn invite you to come relax and recoup from the holiday season as they join their musical healing styles to bring you an evening of rest, relaxation, and healing through music.
Using the sounds of Medicine Songs, Overtone Singing, Tibetan Singing Bowls, and the Didgeridoo, Bruce and Karen will work to relieve the stress and fatigue brought on by the holiday season. Let yourself be swept away, soothed, cradled, cleared, and returned re-energized, strengthened and ready for the new year.
Cost is $30 per person. To reserve your seat call Moonfyre Metaphysical at 408-370-0333. The event will be held at The Enlightened Mind, 408 E Campbell Ave (located next door and upstairs from Moonfyre Metaphysical). Please sign in downstairs at Moonfyre Metaphysical before going upstairs to the concert. Unfortunately, this event is not wheelchair accessible.


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David Warden, 54, of Isanti died at his home on June 21, 2011 after a battle with cancer.
David John Warden was born Oct. 14, 1956 in Robbinsdale to Dean and Mary Warden. The family lived in Coon Rapids and later moved to St. Francis. David served a short time in the Navy. He then attended school for landscaping and golf courses. David married Gerry Welliver Aug. 2, 1989 and they made their home in rural Isanti. He was employed by ACE Solid Waste Management until he was disabled. He enjoyed gardening, both vegetable and flower gardening, fishing, woodworking and playing cribbage.
David is survived by his wife, Gerry; 2 sons, David (Becky) Warden, Jesse (Katy) Warden; daughter, Miranda Warden and fiance, Tim; step-daughter, Terry Lynn (Dalyn) Whittlef; 2 grandchildren; parents, Dean and Dee Warden; brother, Donald (Debbie) Warden; sister, Susan Warden and Mark Cook; special friend, Tom (Susie) Johnson; and by other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 3 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Cambridge with Rev. David Gerhardt officiating. Music is by Krista Peabody. Interment is in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of the Strike Funeral Home – Isanti Chapel.


text: Maybe Azealia Banks is right about the media at large repurposing "useless bits of information" that eats away at her character when she's merely just living her life. Even so, if you know what the deal is, why do you continue to provide so much ammo? As talented as you are, maybe taking those tirades to a journal will help keep the media and everyone else focus on what matters: your music.


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*Fireside Chat* A Second Week, and the Sillies Begin.
Day 2,115, 20:54 • Published in USA • by
Good Day America,
The government was busy this last week and first we have a big congratulations that needs to be given to all men and women of this great nation. As of September First, the Evil Empire that is Serbia has been forced out of the Western Hemisphere, all that is left of the five-headed beast is Poland, and I know the hearts of every American will not rest until we have driven them from our great country. We wield the arsenal of democracy that will not stop until we are truly free from TWO's dark shadow created by their military and by their saboteurs that wish to take over our government. Thank you everyone, both native citizen and are allies that have weathered this dark storm and have continued to slowly struggle to return us to the map. Now let's go to what has been going on with government.
For Votes filed in the Game, I did agree to two last donation to the CBO by Evry and The Mike. The money was given to the CBO to fund more Combat Payouts and other costs that are left. Wipes hurt, and now we are dealing with aftermath created and also the cost of removing the wipe through fighting. Wars cost and we are still fighting this one. I will make sure that the troops have the funds they need, without making the bank account go red. Next we have four MPPs brought to the chamber of Congress. Oblige proposed one for the nation of Bosnia, an enemy of Serbia and have supported us in the past. This one was an easy yes, anyone that is willing help us fight TWO and has been fighting with us is going to receive the full support of the United States. Next was the Nation of Finland proposed by their president JudasGoat. They have been friendly with us and to have a nation of Asgard as an ally, this could mean support from the other member nations of Sweden and Norway. I approved of the action. Then the President of Canada, klop123 was asking for an MPP with his country that at this time wiped by Spain. This one was harder for some people, on one hand we have a good relationship with Canada, on the other hand, relations with Spain have been getting better. At this time I voted yes to honor the good relation we have and their continued support to us. The President of Peru SirJohan was there as well, with great relations with South America except for Argentina it was good to give them a Yea vote. Then we have Oblige ask us to declare the nation of Poland a Natural Enemy of our Nation. This action shows who are true members of this nation, only the seven from the peanut gallery voted against it. Patriots of the country, they are patriots to the US as Michael Moore is a Conservative. Next on the forums, I support and voted yes on a bill that will give the top four congressional candidates of the New Lunar Republic Party to join us in the forums as full members of congress. This is a great thing to do because of their hard work to try and keep the AFA from being in the top spot and was willing to take a hit when they had to. This spirit of standing together to finally beat the PTO and end the Unity system should be rewarded.
Now onto some things that I believe deserves its own area that are going on in the forum. Congress has supported a bropact know as The Tequila Agreement with Mexico. The nation's government that is helping us drive the beast of TWO out of the Western Hemisphere created this pact with the Secretary of State NewAzazel and Deputy Secretary of State Derphoof. The pact states:
This pact stands as testament to the growing friendship and cooperation between the United States and Mexico. In the months since the outbreak of the conflict known as World War VI, these two nations have worked together to fight off invaders and keep each other safe. This agreement formally establishes the commitment of these two nations to help each other, in every way, until the day the servers are shut down forever.
As such:
1. The nations resolve to defend each other from all threats foreign and domestic.
2. The nations resolve to work together to achieve military goals that are beneficial to both parties as well as the individual nations.
3. As well as resolving to defend each other in times of war, the nations agree to help each other when they come under threat of PTO.
4. Both nations resolve to help each other economically by giving refuge to commune holders during times of need.
This friendship, forged in the fires of combat, is therefore formally recognized on this Day X of the New World.
With this pact we create another great friend and ally like Russia, Brazil, and Albania. It is nice to now have Mexico join this list of strong friends to the nation. We are also starting up the debate on the budget for the government. This is good news for citizens of the nation, we decided to table the discussion on the rate for the work tax until the budget is set. We need to have an understanding of what we will be spending before we set a tax rate. I stated, we need a good tax rate that pays the bills and not a pain to the public. The start of that is setting our costs and then setting the tax rate so we can cover those costs.
Now to the Sillies of congress. As you all know, the AFA congress members that I have dubbed the peanut gallery are known for trying to make chaos in the halls of government. So what have the clowns of our members been doing? Well you see on the list of proposals, four additional donation proposals that I didn't talk about earlier, guess who did them? Chop and K1tho proposed to congress and calimero68 used both of his proposals to request that the CBO received a grand total of, ten dollars. Yeah, each one of them asked us to give ten dollars to the CBO and calimero68 asked for eleven with his second one.. What a waste of time for the American people, and they are also attempting to make us look like we are wasting your money with filling the list with donation proposals. Most of us have voted no like me. Many of us are not spenders, we want to make sure your money is spent in the best way possible and not used for worthless causes. Don't believe their actions I am not going to let the money you give us end up being thrown into the fireplace. I would love to have Plato place the name of the person proposing something on the list so you know who is doing what and also make the actions of PTOers more visible to all. We also have a push by one nut talking about a one percent tax rate. I would like to ask, how? Do you know the full costs yet, and will we be able to cover the cost to run the government with that rate? We are not completely ruling out a one percent tax rate, but we want to make sure the rate is not sending the government to the poor house. Finally the Ringleader of the AFA three-ring circus wanted us to impeach Oblige from his position as President of the United States, I'm sorry RGR, but the only way I would vote yes to that is if you remove my brain and replace it with a jar of mayo.
This time I'm going to respond to Neron Trocki's comment from my last article, He states
if only more people did half you did, we would have a transparent government
🙁sadly I dont see that happening . in any case, my hat is off to you, sir. marvelous
I do agree that sadly not many do this, some take the time but most CPs and Congress Members don't do something like Fireside Chat. One of the reasons is the simplest one of all, too much on their plate. With work, family, activities, and all kinds of things in your real world life it's hard to find time to do something like Fireside Chat. I do have to find some time and I actually started this article days before posting so I can make sure everything is ready and as correct as it can before the release. The second reason other politicians don't do something like this is understandable as well. Some may feel like they can't keep a secret well and it is important that we don't let things slide out of our mouths that we put on the private board. Last, but I think the worse reason is that they don't care to do so. Why waste your time doing this, we have the press room and the speaker's newspaper. With those two things and the other government newspapers, why should I do an article when they can do it. Not doing something similar to Fireside Chat can make you look arrogant and don't care about the people who voted for you to do the hard job of running the country. It also helps me to connect with you guys and understand what needs work to make the nation better. Also you have every right to know what is going on with government that does not reveal government secrets. This is your country and you have every right to know what government is doing for you. Thank you once again for those who commented on the last article I want to let you know that I'm happy to see everyone chiming in and as you know, leave a comment or send me a PM with a question and I will respond to it as soon as I can or in my next chat.
Thank You America for your time. I will continue to make sure you keep informed on what government is doing.
Until Then, God Bless The eUnited States
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Now that I've made my plans and have my equipment, how do I get ready for the interview?
First, do background research.
Successful oral history interviews depend on a well-prepared interviewer. This begins with a review of existing sources of information about your chosen interview topics. Remember that your interviews are intended to uncover new information, something that is not already known about your topic. Background research will help you find out what is already known. Here are some of the more common places to find such information:
- Written histories in books or newspapers
- Newspaper accounts
- Diaries
- Letters
- Photographs
- Maps
What is already on the record and where? Who said what and why? Oral history interviews can collect new information to fill in gaps in existing knowledge and to correct misinterpretations or false information. Knowing what is on the record helps interviewers and project directors determine themes to focus on in the interviews so you will use the interview time to the best advantage.
What's a good strategy for keeping track of all that I learn?
Develop a bibliography. As with any project that involves ongoing reading and research, keep track of the materials you use. When the interview or project is completed, this bibliography will become part of the background material documenting its development.
Also, create a list of dates, places and names related to the interview topics. Everyone involved in an oral history interview can benefit from a master list of dates, place names and proper names associated with the interview topics. That helps everyone involved keep things straight. When the interview or project is completed, this list will become part of the material documenting its development.
What should I do with the background research?
The background research is the best way to find out what's already known about your subject, as well as what is not already on the record.
Using the background research, you can develop a list of possible topics or themes to cover with the interviewee. This becomes the structure for the oral history question outline that will guide the interview.
The topics or themes can be focused as needed. They should stem from what the project is after, identifying areas where more information is needed and areas where contradictions in the existing record could be clarified. Some questions may be asked to all narrators, and others may be limited to just one or two narrators.
For example, using the Acme School Oral History Project as an illustration, questions covering general memories about closing the school will be common to all narrators. Specific questions about how it affected the students will be asked of the students, while school board members will be asked questions related to how they made their decision. In other words, narrators are asked to provide information from their own specific backgrounds and knowledge.
In another example, if you already know you are going to interview your grandmother and you know she grew up on a ranch in the Sandhills of Nebraska during the Great Depression, your background research might include some general reading about that era on the Great Plains. Maybe you'll want to look up some census figures about population trends in that time and place. If a local history book or pamphlet ever was published, that would be a good source, too.
What if I don't have a particular person in mind to interview?
Doing the research and listing the specific interview topics also helps to identify potential narrators. Thinking about the types of information you want often leads to people most knowledgeable about these subjects. They may be the best choices for narrators.
Choose narrators with a variety of backgrounds who reflect all aspects of your interview topic. In the Acme School Oral History Project example, project directors could choose to interview people who both supported and opposed the school closing. They also would want to interview students, teachers, school administrators, community leaders (the mayor or someone from the city council), school board members and the like. Each brings a perspective that helps fill in the whole picture.
What if the research leads me to dozens of potential narrators but I don't want to conduct that many interviews?
Interviewers and project directors sometimes make the mistake of planning for too many interviews. Preparing for, conducting, and following up an interview takes about three working days spread over about three weeks total time. Directors of larger oral history projects often ask each interviewer to take on two or three interviews and do them thoroughly beginning to end.
The number of interviews you can do depends on how much time and resources are at your disposal, and the number of interviewers available. Using a rule of thumb of two or three interviews per interviewer, and factoring in the time it takes to complete an interview, the time available, and the number of interviewers, you should be able to arrive at a good estimate of how many interviews you can realistically complete.
How should I assign interviewers to potential narrators? Does it matter?
If you have more than one interviewer at your disposal, pairing interviewers and narrators is an important decision. Both narrator and interviewer bring a unique perspective and personality to the interview. The combination will affect the outcome, making each interview a one-of-a-kind product. Project directors should put careful thought into interviewer-narrator pairs. Here are some of the issues involved with pairing decisions:
- Pairing younger interviewers with older narrators may work extremely well, but may instead cause the narrator to withhold information that he or she thinks the younger person wouldn't understand.
- Pairing men with women could have the same effect.
- Some people are known to dislike or be uncomfortable with one another, making an effective interview unlikely.
- Some people are so close they would talk in shorthand, making brief, casual references to people, places and events, and leaving future listeners in the dark.
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So, you are an important person and you have been pulled over on suspicion of drinking and driving. You want to get out of it, so you play the big shot card. Here are 10 reasons why you should never say to the police officer, "Do you know who I am?"
1. The police officer has a computer, he already knows who you are.
2. The police officer doesn't care who you are, until you ask if he knows who you are.
3. If you have to ask a police officer if he knows who you are, you are not important enough for it to do you any good anyway.


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Quality of Life
In choosing a location to live, the amenities offered can be just as important as the home you live in. In Hampton Roads you will find multiple downtown districts, town and city centers boasting blossoming art scenes and entertainment, popular restaurants, and shopping destinations. The region is home to the nationally acclaimed Chrysler Museum and Virginia Opera. Our metro area hosts an endless array of concerts, family-friendly festivals, and unique events.
For people who enjoy the outdoors, our 2,600 miles of shoreline along the Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, the Elizabeth, James, York, Warwick, and Lynnhaven Rivers, as well as the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, provide a full range of seaside pursuits, including scenic biking and hiking trails. Virginia Beach's famous boardwalk was even named a 2009 "Great Public Place" by the American Planning Association.
The region is an ideal place to live and raise a family. Our esteemed higher education institutions include eight four-year colleges and universities and four two-year community colleges totaling 96,000 students. And our nationally ranked hospitals provide ongoing peace of mind that you and the families you employ will always be well taken care of.
In Hampton Roads, lifestyle choices are as varied as your personal preference and budget.
Cultural Venues
- Chrysler Museum of Art
- Virginia Symphony
- Virginia Arts Festival
- Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
- Ferguson Center
- Chrysler Hall
- Virginia Opera
- Virginia Stage Company
- Peninsula Fine Arts Center
- Children's Museum of Virginia
- Roper Performing Arts Center at Tidewater Community College
- Harbor Park - Norfolk Tides
- Norfolk Admirals
- Norfolk Scope
- Hampton Coliseum
- Langley Speedway
- Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
The Outdoors
- Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- False Cape State Park
- First Landing/Seashore State Park
- Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
- Dismal Swamp Canal Trail
- Newport News Park
- York River State Park
Other Recreation
- Nauticus - The National Maritime Center
- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
- Virginia Beach Amphitheater
- MacArthur Center
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Busch Gardens
- NTELOS Pavilion at Harbor Center
- MacArthur Memorial
- Virginia Living Museum
- Virginia Air & Space Center
- Ted Constant Center
- Water Country USA
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By Val Matta
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (TheStreet) -- If you've ever faced the tough job of letting someone go, you know it's not the easiest mountain to climb. The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate there were 4.5 million total separations for the month of January -- which includes quits, layoffs, discharges and other separations. No matter your situation, there's no way you won't be seen as the the bad guy. But life happens; sometimes you have to play the villain to keep your business afloat.
Here's a little secret for you, though: Your employee's disdain for you has nothing to do with being fired or laid off. It has to do with what happens next.
While letting an employee go is like a tightrope walk, the effects of a termination can be more detrimental than the dismissal itself -- and a lot of it has to do with cutting off communication after the pink slip is given. Here's why:
No specifics
If you have to let an employee go, keeping them in the dark about the dismissal is pretty shady. Your former workers have a right to know whether the termination was their fault. Failing to give details about a firing puts you in a bad light and can cause a real strain.
Solve this: Exit interviews are a great way way to speak to your displaced employee about termination specifics. While they are conducted traditionally to find out what people think about your company, they can also be used as a way to state your case.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Popular searches on the Internet include "IEA" as the International Energy Agency forecast that the U.S. will become the world's biggest oil producer and gas producer in the coming years. The energy agency said the U.S. will become the biggest oil producer in the world by 2017, bumping Saudi Arabia from the top spot. The agency had formerly predicted Saudi Arabia would hold the title until 2035. The IEA noted high world prices and new technologies in the U.S. oil and gas production industries are driving the rebound in oil and gas production. It forecast U.S. oil production will rise to 10 million barrels per day by 2015 and 11.1 million bpd in 2020. The IEA also predicted that the U.S. will overtake Russia as the largest gas producer by 2015. It believes the country will become energy dependent around 2030, as North America would become a net exporter of oil around that time.
Nestle is trending as the company issued a recall of Nesquik chocolate powders sold in the U.S. due to possible salmonella contamination. The company said the recall pertains only to 10.9, 21.8 and 40.7-ounce containers of Nesquik Chocolate Powder produced during October 2012. Customers can check the production code on the bottom of the product to determine if it was made during that time and is subject to the recall. All products under the recall have an expiration date of October 2014. Nestle said it issued the voluntary recall after a supplier for an ingredient in the product notified the company of possible salmonella presence. The company said no illnesses have been reported.
Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD) is another popular search. AMD has unveiled a new graphics card that it says is the industry's most powerful server graphics card. The AMD Dual-GPU FirePro S10000 runs high-performance computing workloads and graphics intensive applications. AMD said it is the first professional-grade card to exceed one teraFLOPS of double-precision floating point performance. The card comes with a $3,599 price tag and has already begun shipping to some of AMD's partners.
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Group reveals worms in the Common Core apple
Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:16:32 GMT —
A new approach to education is raising concerns across the county including right here in the Tri-States.
It's called Common Core .
On Thursday night, some people concerned about how the program could change education in the country spoke at the Quincy Kroc Center.
One of those speakers was Gretchen Logue, the co-founder of Missouri Coalition Against Common Core .
She says this program creates a set of standards for what kids should learn at each grade level. But unlike No Child Left Behind, Logue says the implementation of Common Core went around our political structure.
"This was decided by the Department of Education and two private trade organizations," Logue said. "Your legislators never voted for it, never voted for funding it when the federal stimulus dollars run out. Voters never had a chance to say "yeah this is a great idea or no I don't like it." However, the system is set in place."
Logue says what's even more disturbing, is that throughout a child's school career, information will be gathered about each child, teacher and principal.
She says the information collected will be merged with information from the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and any other 3rd party agency or research firm the Department of Education thinks should have the data.
"What we would like people to understand or think about, if your child goes across the threshold of a school, should that school have the right to know things about that child and that family? That is a profound shift in how we think about education," Logue said.
Logue says this program does not take into account individuality and the different ways children learn.
The estimated cost to implement Common Core in Missouri is about 350 million dollars.
You can see Gretchen's complete interview in the video player above.
How do you feel about Common Core? Share your thoughts below or on our Facebook page here.


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UPDATE: April 1, 2014
'Bring in the Right-Hander' is now available at book stores and online at Amazon.com in hardcover and Kindle editions.
When most people hear the name Jerry Reuss, the first thing they usually think of is the former Dodgers World Series Champion left-hander known for his outlandish pranks – and they'd be right. But much deeper than his sometimes raucous practical (and occasionally impractical) jokes is a guy who was not only an outstanding teammate, but is one of only 29 players in major league history to have played in four decades.
Two years in the making, the 64-year-old St. Louis native has just complete his autobiography entitled 'Bring In the Right-Hander! – My Twenty-two Years in the Major Leagues' and if you've ever wondered about what goes on behind the scenes in major league baseball, particularly in the clubhouse, this is a must-read book.
As you would expect, Reuss's book details his childhood growing up only a short drive from Busch Stadium (the original one) and he shares countless stories about his road to the big leagues – including the time he was invited to Busch Stadium by the visiting Atlanta Braves for a pitching tryout while still a 17-year-old high schooler.
"What brings you here, young man," the voice to my left asked. I introduced myself and told Hank Aaron about the workout as I got dressed. After a few minutes he said with a smile, "I wish you all the best and good luck." I answered, "Mr. Aaron, thank you. I wish you the best as well." We didn't know then how our paths would cross in the future.
Reuss, who was eventually drafted by his hometown Cardinals, made his MLB debut with them on September 27, 1969. He was traded to the Houston Astros on April 15, 1972, to the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 31, 1973 and to the Dodgers on April 7, 1979. After nine seasons with the Dodgers, Reuss had brief stays with the Reds, Angels, White Sox and Brewers before future Hall of Fame manager Jim Leyland allowed him to finish out his 22-year career back with the playoff-bound Pirates in 1990 – hence the four decades of the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s.
As you would also expect, Reuss shares many of his pranks (and a few failed ones) with his readers, most of which inevitably led him to having to cough up money in fines – some deserved and some not. Many of Jerry's best pranks occurred when he was with the Dodgers and usually included fellow pranksters Ken Brett, Jay Johnstone, Steve Yeager and Rick Monday, and almost all of them involved Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda.
One day while talking in the clubhouse before a game, Reuss asked former Dodger Ken Brett if there was anything that he would like to do that he hadn't done in his career.
"I wanna dress up with the grounds crew and drag the infield in the fifth inning!" … "I'd like to do it tonight. You wanna do it with me?" … What the hell! At least this way I knew I was gonna get hit [with a fine]. The only question was the amount.
We grabbed our drag from the compartment just below the auxiliary scoreboard a few feet from the dugout and made our way to the third base line as the players were laughing their asses off. Tom was in full four-letter voice as the last thing I heard him say was "Tell those sonsabitches, I'll get their ass for this."
Tom was still fuming as he met us at the top of the runway between the dugout and the locker room after we changed back into our uniforms. "Dammit, I can't have players pulling off stunts like this. If Peter [O'Malley] saw this, it could cost me my job. That'll cost you both a hundred dollars." Ken and I thought it would be more than that. Maybe he gave us a break because of the great job we did.
Not all of Reuss's pranks went well and occasionally they even backfired on him, like the time that he and Pittsburgh Pirates great Dave Parker ran into the legendary Mohammad Ali in an elevator.
Dave and I were on the elevator when we stopped at a floor and Mohammad Ali joined us for the ride to the lobby. Ali looked at both of us, nodded, and turned to face the door. I looked at Dave, who stood there with his mouth wide open in shock and, for the only time in my memory, had nothing to say. So I thought I'd break the ice. "Well, Dave," I said matter-of-factly, "go ahead and tell him how you could whoop his ass like you told us in the locker room!' That got Ali's wide-eyed attention as he turned to face Parker.
"Jeez, Jerry, what the hell…" Dave stuttered. He recovered quickly, however, and put out his hand to greet the champ. "Hi, I'm Dave Parker." Ali replied, "Yes, I know who you are." Ali looked at me as I put out my hand. I had the biggest smile when I said, "Hi, champ, I'm… I was interrupted. "You're an instigator, that's who you are," Ali said as his eyes narrowed. Dave and Ali exchanged pleasantries for the remaining ten or twelve floors. For me, it was the longest elevator ride in my life.
Jerry's book also details his no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants on June 27, 1980 at Candlestick Park. Reuss was astonished at the support and cheering that he received from Giants fans during the final innings of his tremendous feat and even more so the following day when he walked from the clubhouse to the dugout.
As I started my stroll to the dugout, I noticed applause. By the time I reached first base, the entire crowd of twenty-five thousand was applauding. I thought one of the "Willies," Mays or McCovey, was on the field. I looked around and saw just the starting pitchers, and then it hit me … this is for me! Imagine! A Dodger player getting an ovation in San Francisco … two straight days!
So I took off my cap and acknowledged them, and, to my surprise, they stood up. This lasted until I got to the dugout. It was the first time in my career that something like this happened, so naturally I milked it for all it was worth.
Lasorda came up to me and said, "That's fifty dollars!" "What for? I didn't miss the anthem," I protested. "That's fifty dollars for acknowledging San Francisco fans," he answered. I told him, "Do you see those fans wearing Dodger blue in the stands?" "Yeah, so what?" he asks. "I was tipping my cap to them and no one else," I said with total conviction. He looked at me, then at the fans in Dodger jackets, looked at me again, shook his head, and walked away muttering, "I'm the dummy for arguing with you."
Reuss's book is laid out chronologically and in a manner that makes it very easy to read (and very difficult to put down) and it is broken down by specific incidents (and pranks) in his life and during his career. As with any great biography or autobiography he includes both the highs and the lows of his career – many of which are quite emotional. Jerry's recollection of pitching in Game-5 of the 1981 World Series and his final major league appearance with the Pirates in 1990 are presented exceptionally well and in a manner sure to put a lump in readers' throats.
On a personal note, when I attended Dodgers fantasy camp (LADABC) at Dodgertown in Vero Beach in 2011 (the last one to be held there), Reuss was my manager and we became friends. Getting to know Jerry and the other Dodger legends in camp personally is still one of the most enjoyable times of my life. And while many of the stories that Jerry shared with us at camp are in his book, there were others that were not (some of which that cannot be repeated in mixed company) and he had us in a constant state of laughter the entire week. That said, we also got to witness first-hand that even in retirement and even in games that had no meaning whatsoever (other than our own personal enjoyment), Reuss is still an extremely fierce competitor.
It is refreshing to read and enjoy a book that gives readers a look at a lesser-known side of the great game of baseball – one that is incredibly funny and during a time when 'political correctness' hadn't yet put a damper on good clean fun.
'Bring In the Right-Hander! hits book stores on April 1st and I encourage every true baseball fan and enthusiast (especially Dodger fans) to give it a read; but I have to warn you – be prepared to laugh until you cry, because this is what will happen with every turn of the page.


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Luis Finotti wrote:Thanks for the info. It seems nice and it's a good idea, but it made the desktop switching a bit too slow... (...)Only when kompose is launched for the first time, it takes some time create the screenshots. The second time onwards it is very much instantaneous. I am using it on a P4 2.8 GHz, 1GB Ram.Which version of KDE are you using? I am using 3.5.2 from unstable.
Thanks for the reply! I'm using KDE 3.3.2 from Sarge... For me, the borders of the windows show up first, and then the content appears a bit later (when switching desktops). When I close kompose and change desktops with the keyboard shortcuts, the windows appear much faster. (Even if I use the shortcuts with kompose running instead of kompose itself, I still have the problem.)
It seems that out computers should be similar, though. Maybe is my old video card... Or KDE/Kompose versions?
Thanks for the reply! Luis


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September 8, 2015
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Worldwide Burning of 2998 Korans on September 11, 2014
Since September 11, 2014, the following atrocities have taken place, in the name of Islam, against the West. We must be vigilant and awake to what is taking place in the West and around the world as this battle is quickly entering our own backyard.
Sept. 25, 2014 – Alton Nolen is accused of beheading a woman in Moore, Oklahoma.
January 7, 2015 – 12 people of the "Charlie Hebdo" magazine staff were slaughtered by Muslims in Paris.
January 9, 2015 – Also in Paris, an Islamic gunman killed four Jewish hostages at a Jewish grocery store.
May 3, 2015 – In Garland, Texas, Pamela Geller, along with her group the American Freedom Defense Initiative, hosted a "Draw Muhammad" event.
July 16, 2015 – Four U.S. Marines have been shot dead in an attack, reportedly by a lone Islamic gunman, on U.S. Navy facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
August, 21 2015 – A Muslim trained by ISIS opened fire on a French train, and was subdued by American passengers.
The radical hand of Islam shows itself with violence against anyone who dares to stand up and speak the truth.
We are calling for all Americans to arm themselves and be prepared.
Radical Islam will not be stopped by the appeasing attitude of the present Obama Administration, but only by a show of force and determination.
We at Stand Up America Now will not back down. We will not be silent.
Abraham Lincoln said, "To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men."
Stand Up America Now YouTube Channel:
On September 11th, 2014, to remember those who were murdered by radical Islam, and to send Islam a very clear warning, that they will not get their foothold in the American Constitution as they have done in Europe, we held an international burning of 2,998 Korans, representing one for each individual who was murdered in the September 11th, 2001 attacks.The radical hand of Islam shows itself with violence against anyone who dares to stand up and speak the truth.
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Lauren Conrad is in full prep mode for her upcoming wedding day, and that includes designing the dresses that her bridesmaids will wear.
"The Hills" alum recently launched her own line of bridesmaids dresses. Her Paper Crown clothing line sells 12 different styles, which Conrad and five of her nine bridesmaids modeled in the fall issue of Martha Stewart Weddings.
"In our collection, we're only doing a few dresses that aren't long," Conrad told the magazine. "We're doing full-length, a couple midi, and then we have a couple to-the-knee. We didn't really go shorter than that because it doesn't really feel appropriate, and if that's what you want, then you can always shorten the dress."
The 28-year-old, who is expected to tie the knot with law student William Tell later this year, also dished on how she's getting her bridesmaids ready for her big day.
After asking her besties to be bridesmaids with a specially designed necklace that looks like her engagement ring along with a "will-you-be-my-bridesmaid" card, Conrad let them choose among different shapes and two colors.
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"I don't mind if there are a few girls in the same dress, or if people are all in different ones," she told Martha Stewart. "It's too difficult to take a group of girls and put them in the same color and silhouette; everyone has their own style."
She added, "They're all wearing the same two colors, so it's all the same color scheme. I don't think it needs to look too cohesive. They're all individuals, so it's nice that it doesn't look too uniform."
As for hairstyles on the big day, Conrad is letting her bridesmaids do whatever they want.
But, she admits, when it comes to nails she may need to offer some input.
"I was thinking about doing a gift bag and just including a pale pink or a nude in there," Conrad told the magazine. "I think that's a nice way to suggest, like, 'Here's a pretty color for you.' Yeah, that might actually be a good call because some of my friends will probably have navy or dark nails!"


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DIY Folded Rose Pillow
Add some spring cheer to your living room sofa or bed with this adorable folded rose pillow project I came across on Canadian blog {AKA} Design.
The casual linen fabric keeps it from being too feminine, but the painted bird and fabric rose offer a hint of spring charm for switching up your winter decor. Throw pillows are an easy and affordable way to update a room from season to season, without the commitment of a new wall colour.
For complete instructions, see the {AKA} Design post.
For more easy DIY projects, see our DIY & Home Improvement section.
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Snow and ice removal is an unforgiving business, with tough hours, difficult working conditions and tight margins.
Snow professionals are used to having to deal with variables with each snow event and responding to each threat correctly with a focus on getting a clean surface. But even though contractors and commercial clients have the same overall goal, it's tough to tell what exactly a client wants.
But we have the secrets straight from the source, and it didn't take interrogations with bright lamps.
We heard from Jim McClarnon, site manager for Glen Oaks Gated Community, as well as other homeowner alliances, in West Des Moines, Iowa; and Krista Hermes, assistant operations manager for Crocker Park, a commercial work-live complex with high-end retail and residential, in Cleveland. Here are their answers on service, straight from our top-secret files.
What's the hiring process like for you?
Jim McClarnon: I am much more relationship-minded and most of my vendor activities are somehow all founded in referrals. It's not very easy for somebody to cold-call me. If they don't have a referral, I really won't give them the time of day. A contractor has to somehow find a common relationship and work through that door rather than just ringing the front doorbell.
I need to be able to get on a good footing with top management or ownership with the company. I need to be able to go to dinner or socialize with these people. That way I feel comfortable if the vendor feels comfortable with me and feels a desire to get it right because there's more on the line than just a contract.
Krista Hermes: I have so many contractors who work on this site who have a plan in place based on other shopping centers. Unfortunately, the design of Crocker Park does not function in the same way. We have hundreds of tenants and residents who we have to service, and we've created a zero-tolerance policy which our customers have come to expect. We have to make sure that the property is safe. I've had so many contractors think they're in charge of every aspect, and it just falls apart.
What about planning for events?
KH: (Our contractors) are calling me constantly, always pushing in that direction from bidding to lining up all the equipment, material and staff. They do pre-walkthroughs with all their subcontractors on site, and do trial runs on site to make sure their entire staff is familiar before snow falls. We don't know exactly how the event is going to go, but they've taken a very proactive approach to handling it. I know who I'm to contact to get started.
They present to me all the subcontractors they're going to use prior to having them come on site. There's an approval process of subcontractors and machines. We have a noise ordinance here, and they try to be as respectful as possible. We give them a list of the equipment we think is necessary and they give their advice and suggestions.
JM: We do a preseason drive-through, looking for sensitive areas, where to pile the snow and, more importantly, where not to pile it. We mark the fire hydrant locations. We talk about what constitutes an event and who's going to communicate with whom.
When we first brought our snow contractor on, I wanted to know, where would I be in the pecking order. That was very important to me. We have some 400 residences in the community. I can't show up at 10 a.m. when it snows and have us be the last on the list. It was their commitment to me that they'd be there for me first. When there's a big storm, we still get serviced immediately.
I don't care about your other accounts. All I care about is serving my customers and all of the members and residents of the community.
What's the optimal way for them to start a response?
KH: Our contractors are required to monitor the site. They have to call me at the beginning of every event to let me know they're on site, and call me after the event before they leave so I can review the work, so they're not halfway back if I have a problem with it. But they know what I expect at this point. We always communicate about the event, whether it's a phone call or a text.
JM: It's always been communication before the storm event and during the storm event. When we look at the forecast, we'll say, "Here's what I'm seeing. Are you seeing the same thing?"
You never really know what the weather's going to be like. But I'll make the call, or send a text to two guys, just to make sure one of them gets it. A couple minutes later, I get a "Will do," response. It's very simple. I never have to chase anybody down.
What about when there's a concern over service?
JM: Errors will be made and equipment will break down. I know that, and I don't expect perfection. But I do expect, when issues arise, management will take them seriously. If there are issues, to me, that's what sets their company really apart from the others.
KH: We use both of our best judgments. But if it's Black Friday or if it's the day before Christmas, regardless of what they feel is going to happen, I have to overstep and say, "I'm sorry, you're going to have to service this because this is the biggest shopping day of the year." And they'll say, "Can you just wait 20 minutes for the ice melter to start working? We'll stand by and call you back and let you know what we're seeing." I feel comfortable with their decision-making process because I've been working with them long enough.
It's good to have that level of communication and trust that we've instilled in each other's decisions to help us progress as a team. And they can tell you, I'm pretty tough.
We've definitely crafted that relationship. Sometimes you might not agree with me, and sometimes I might not agree with you. But we've been able to work it out so both of us are typically happy at the end of the day, regardless of how they had to do a little bit of extra work.
I get a little nervous in the evenings, since I can't be there physically to see it coming down, and I'm getting calls from tenants about how it's not clear yet. I can be demanding with the service, but we try to work together with some understanding that they're not always going to be happy right away with what I decide.
Sometimes I don't always make decisions the contractors favor, but I'm always trying to have the best intention for the tenant, the property and the contractor.
How about after the event?
KH: We have a standard snow log that's required for them to fill out. It lists every single employee that's there and what piece of equipment they were operating. I can always refer back to that log when we have slip-and-falls. They're very precise in getting all that information to me. Then I review the log and sign. There's a paper trail for everything.
JM: I'll take a look and see what I think. Usually after the event is over, we'll talk and they'll try to confirm with me whether I'm satisfied.
Is there anything you prefer when it comes to billing?
KH: They've suggested budgeting for additional dollars. We want to know what we're spending from the get-go and we don't want it to change. We cannot measure how much money we're going to spend in these five months without knowing from the start what it's going to cost.
JM: To be honest, it's easy to forget about a storm on the second day of the month when you're being billed at the end of the month.
We're getting billed semi-monthly now, making it a little bit easier to go back through the bills and go over the individual storm events.
We have a print out from the weather service showing the precipitation from those times. You can look at the bill and correlate it to the storm.
What don't contractors realize about your end of the job?
KH: I have so many people that are watching the staff, and nobody understands what's in the contract, what the contractors are there to do. I've got so many people watching out their windows and calling me, seeing the employees. If they have a uniform on, you've got to be presentable and make good decisions.
The author is editor of Green Industry Supply Chain Management.


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There will something of a Randalstown reunion at Wednesday's Ulster Senior Schools Cup semi-finals at Lisnagarvey and a chance to reminisce about the good old days when the Co Antrim side were among the best teams in the country.
Two member of the squad that won all before it in the 1990s will be opposing dug outs when Rainey Endowed meet Ballymena Academy in the first game at 1.30pm.
Jakie McWilliams, who won a bronze medal with Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, coaches Ballymena while her former team mate in the glory days Carolyn Burns is in charge of Rainey.
Then half an hour later on an adjacent pitch Ballyclare High School, who are managed by Andrea McCullough, the captain of the great 'Town team of the 90s, are up against the holders and reigning all Ireland champions Lurgan College.
That game is a repeat of the 2012 final which Ballyclare won after extra time before Lurgan went on to beat Victoria College in last year's decider.
Lurgan went on to lift the Kate Russell Cup and they were recently named young team of the year at an awards bash when they were up against stiff opposition from many different sports.
For Rainey this is a new experience though and it is the first time they have been in a semi final for 37 years whereas Ballymena have to go back to 2001 for their last triumph.
McWilliams shares the coaching duties with Graham Quincey who was her techinical coach in the lead up to the Barcelona showpiece all those years ago.
Quincey, who now works with Queen's in the Premier League, is a former Randalstown coach himself and supervised McCullough and Burns during his time in charge of the Co Antrim side.
McWilliams says she is looking forward to renewing some old acquaintances but for 60 minutes at least, her friendship with her former 'Town team mate will be set to one side.
Ballymena have an old score to settle to add spice to Wednesday's encounter with Rainey as it was they who dismissed the Academy from the competition last season.
That game was played at the Meadowbank Arena which is effectively an outdoor hockey pitch at an indoor venue whereas today's game will be staged on Garvey's water based surface.
"From what I can recall it was quite a tight match last year and there was only one goal in it at the finish." said McWilliams.
"Most of the girls in the semi finals won't be used to playing on water and I think there is an argument for maybe staging some of the earlier rounds on such a surface, maybe from the quarter final on.
"But we have managed to fit in three practice sessions, two at Garvey and one at the Dub on Monday night when Graham was able to arrange a match against Queen's.
"The build up has been a bit fragmented with exams but I know it has been the same for Rainey so that should even itself out.
"Our paths have crossed before apart from the cup match last season and I expect them to be well organised and physically strong.
"It will be nice to meet up with Carolyn again but hopefully I won't be congratulating her at the final whistle!"
In another intriguing cameo, three members of the Pegasus Premier League squad will be involved in the Ballymena Academy-Rainey Endowed game but they won't all be on the same side.
Robyn Chambers, who joined the Ulster Premier League champions from Ballymoney in the close season, will be in direct opposition to two of her club mates in the shape of Rhianna Campbell and Leah Paul.
Normally Campbell plays up front for Pegasus but with the Academy she is a central defender so she could well find Chambers bearing down at her as the latter is a forward.
She could be a big threat to Ballymena as her talents have already been recognised by the Ireland senior coach Darren Smith.
Chambers is a member of the extended national traning panel and is a regular visitor to Dublin for weekend training sessions under the watchful eye of the New Zealander.
In another twist, Chambers will also be in direct opposition to a former Ballymoney team mate as Emma Kernohan plays in the Ballymena midfield.
It should be a tight game with very little between the two sides and, as is often said about cup matches, it could genuinely be decided by whatever happens on the day.
Nerves, with the usual bumper crowd expected, can sometimes get to the players and whichever side manages to settle the better and sooner could well go on to take the honours and book their place in next month's decider.
The relatively unfamiliar playing surface could also pose its own set of problems and whichever side adapts better to the water could hold the upper hand.
Pegasus are also heavily involved in the second semi final between Ballyclare High and the holders Lurgan College.
Michelle Rainey, the Pegasus coach, is also in charge of Ballyclare and she should know quite a bit about the Lurgan College captain Hannah Grieve.
Hannah moved from the Lurgan Premier League team to the Belfast side during the summer so, for once, Michelle Rainey won't be too unhappy if she doesn't shine too much on the day.
Like the first game this is also a hard one to call and the same rules apply as regards the pitch and coping with nerves as well as the opposition.