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@ Pharaoh Atem Sorry Atem. Everytime I got to drafting a response for you, other shit came up. I wanted to argue Plato, but I just didn't have the mind to do it. Meh, here you go. ----- This is simply one of our idealogical differences, which can't really be argued in the context of this debate. Well, it can be argued, but I don't see it leading us anywhere. If I were to chart how I feel about the world right now using your scale, it would look something like this [notch represents where we are now]: BAD <----------|--------------------> GOOD I'm positive yours looks something more like this: BAD <--------------------|----------> GOOD You assume the worst in people while hoping for the best, which must really fuck up your overall world view - witnessing daily that which is the opposite of what you hoped for. False - not every police officer is a dirty cop. I feel an assumption in there. Have we proof that the majority of officers have had the opportunity to do so with impunity? This ties back to my concept of folks having social markers out of a shared fear rather than a shared kindness... This is a toughie. I honestly can't answer it. Maybe something one of us says later with help me answer this. NOTED. I agree. One thing I'll note is that I'm arguing to reduce the amount of starving people. American's are the most charitable people on earth. Of course we could always give more, but that fact shouldn't be ignored. Fair enough. I'm arguing that the elimination of the minimum wage would do more to solve the problems of homelessness and starvation than the pro-minimum wage position. So, in response to your position: "The minimum wage should exist because it's unethical for it not to exist." The ethical concerns are primarily denoted to those at the bottom, so I shall argue for them. The minimum wage does not meet the needs of those amoung us who most require a job. It limits the hireability of the lowest skilled leading these people to a position of sad unfulfilled ambition if not complete homelessness and/or starvation and death. Eliminating the minimum wage would open up new doors for these workers that were otherwise hammered shut. Despite their lack of skills, they would be employable. It's better to have a job with a low wage than to have no job at all. <3 Elimination of the minimum wage does not equate to zero regulations. Define "evil devices". Outline as many as you can as specifically as you can. Then give me some damn regulations to make up for it, something that makes me feel secure from those with power to damage and destroy me. My freedom and my safety are the same thing; if I am unsafe, I am a slave to my circumstances. Folks try to posit that regulations destroy freedom; the correct way to see it is that it destroys their freedom to destroy or damage myself and my freedom. Folks don't realize, insofar as I can tell, that they might not be able to have - or even deserve - the freedoms they seek. I know that they don't deserve the freedom to permit my unwilling starvation. In a no-min-wage system their power over you is permitted only by your own refusal and/or inability to educate yourself. An overhauling of the welfare system could fix this problem. Again, these instances will occur with or without the minimum wage. However, if you eliminate the minimum wage, you could use the increased tax revenue to fund better welfare. Businesses are in most cases hiring and paying these people an amount which correlates with their abilites. The problem is when you have people with extremely low abilities, and you are unable to pay them an appropriate amount because the government states how low you can go. "This guy here can only do $2 worth of work, sadly, we can only hire those able to do $7.25 worth of work. We aren't allowed to pay people $2." This isn't economically or even rationally feasible. Lets say I do go ahead and hire the guy who can only mop floors for the full $7.25. What then does the drive-thru lady/cashier receive; $7.50, $8? If you also pay the cashier an amount around $7.25, you're devaluing her work and experience. You're making what she does less important than the guy who just mops. You're making her work harder to receive the same wage that the "lazy guy" makes. Unless you pay her $15, $20, you've effectively made her a slave, and everyone else above her as well. Of course, if you pay her $20, everything stays the same. Then you should definitely support my position. Did you mistakenly omit something here? The economic system is what's in the center of the ethical vs. unethical venn diagram. You and I both would like to see it completely encapsulated under the ethical banner, but the nature of economics makes that arrangement an impossibility. The economic system is driven by the unregulated selfish desires of money grubbing assholes who scoff at the thought of a tax increase used to clothe the homeless. The guides by which most people on this earth live their lives, religions, are ones that both directly and indirectly support a selfish worldview. The only way to change that perspective is through education, not enforcement. Your idea of how people should live their lives is very Platonic if not completely utopian. You realize that people are inherently self-centered assholes who want to be left to their own devices while at the same time believing government should legislate the whole of their lives for the greater good. Humanity simply won't adhere to that kind of doctrine, regardless of how "socially righteous" it may be. As you said: You realize that it won't work, but in the end, that's what you are arguing for. What do I do here? Hiring unemployed low skilled people and making society buy things which lead to greater employment oppurtunites is awfully rightous and noble, but not in any way realistic.
@ DIN365 All that and you still can't come up with an answer how the elimination of minimum wage will send china's GDP up, and not the fact that it's simply a much bigger manufacturing country of 1.3 billion and would have happened regardless of minimum wage or lack of. No minimum wage » Increased employment » Increased consumer spending » Increased business profits » Expansion of business » Higher GDP An increase of the minimum wage raises the cost of labor. You've already stated what happens when you raise the cost of labor: How does a list of American recessions prove the minimum wage doesn't cause a dent in inflation? What the fuck? Only for unsuccessful businesses, but if you are making a good amount of money, it shouldn't matter either way. it's not like minimum wage will be above the inflation rate anyways(even though it's below it now), so this arguement is absolutely useless. The minimum wage does not have to be above the rate of inflation for an increase in costs to matter. An increase in costs is an increase in costs. If I am paying my workers $6 now, but will have to pay them $7 an hour next week, how does that 'not matter'? The cost of labor should naturally inflate just like the cost of everything else. Just because milk and cheese went up 6% does not mean the cost of a new car also went up 6%. Those things have completely independent commodity values. You can't raise the cost of labor 6% just because the "national average rate of inflation" is 6%. When you raise the minimum wage, you're making assumptions as to what the cost of labor in the marketplace ACTUALLY is. Any increase in the minimum wage is an assumed value. Prove that it isn't then maybe you'll have an argument. The national average is far to broad to properly calculate what the minimum wage should be, this is why so many individual states have a minimum wage completely out of line with what the federal government mandates. Evenstill, it remains an assumed value. The only way I see it working is if the minimum wage were calculated locally within every city in the U.S., but even then, it's not beneficial for anyone. Tell that to our finance minister jim flaharity and the bank of Canada. I'm sure they would love to hear how if the loonie overshot the greenback it wouldn't hurt trade and canadian business. To be completely honest, I am unfamiliar with Canadian affairs, however your example is ridiculous. By your logic, every country with a currency that's valued less than the American dollar would be trading more than us [Americans]. That obviously isn't the case. Sure the value of a nations currency plays a part in trade negotiations, but not to a degree even close to what you presented. So you can't understand that if a money's value increases, it's worth more too? ok, then lets explain it this way. Lets say I own a business and pay each employee 10$ per hour. then, deflation happens and that 10$ becomes worth more. and because of that, prices drop and so does the amount of cash(not the value). If I continue paying my employees that same amount, I will be loosing more money unless I adjust it to where it should be or keep my prices the same(which will be a greater value than what it was before) So in other words, you will be costing businesses money unless the wages are dropped. Not necessarily. When the value of money goes up prices WILL fall, but the consumption of goods and services will increase. You haven't taken that into account. Your statement declaring "if I continue paying my employees the same amount, I would be losing more money" is false. In an instance where people have more money, it's your job as a businessman to increase your volume of sales. Deflation is only a bad thing when the markets are unable to capitalize on the increased consumer purchasing power, thus resulting in an overall decrease in demand and production. Disinflation as I mentioned can result in increased consumer purchasing power while reducing the potential of a deflationary spiral. That distinction between the two is very important. Addressed this in a prior quote. [To be completely honest, I am...] And you think a crackdown wouldn't have the same result? maybe work better than dropping off minimum wage? As you pointed out, companies won't pay their employees shitty wages, but they still will do it to illegals. even you said it would happen with or without minimum wage, so therefore, dropping the minimum wage will not stop or even drop the illegals problem any more than a good crackdown could. Fair point. It's tough to know which could provide the superior outcome. The incentive is still there if all you do is a crackdown while keeping minimum wage in place. Would you support annual crackdowns? Is it better to punish the dog for drinking the toilet water, or to put the toilet seat down? So by slowing down the rate of inflation(which means goods are still going to rise) can lead to the drop of prices and not just slow the increase in prices? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh my god you are such a moron. You really have no clue as to what causes inflation, deflation, or even what disinflation is, don't you? Did you know that disinflation can also lead to deflation? (which is what i'm talking about). Seriously, learn about what causes inflation and deflation before you say such a stupid thing like this in the future. you're killing yourself here. Fail. In an economic sense, slowing down the increase of prices IS a drop in prices. If the cost of bread annually rises by 5 cents, but this year it only went up 2 cents, you just saved money. You now have 3 cents to apply to another purchase. Of course, the cost of bread is a very small example, but you get the picture. Disinflation, in most cases, is good for the consumer and for businesses because people can buy more shit than before. Deflation can be good for a while, but long term deflation is horrible. I never said people shouldn't be paid what they're actually worth, but to put things into perspective... Why are they not being paid by what they are actually worth now... There is a price floor on the cost of labor. I've already explained how it won't make the problem worse. You've been trying to argue how it will, and have failed miserably. Eliminating the minimum wage will allow standard market forces to be applied to the cost of labor. It will increase the employability of low skill workers, and eliminate a major barrier of entry into the workforce, increasing employment. No, the minimum wage does not protect low skilled workers. I've already explained it. If you can't refute that, you have no basis for claiming the minimum wage "helps the exact people it's there to protect." The minimum wage does NOT protect low skilled workers. Ahh yes, here is where your entire position falls apart like a poorly constructed LEGO megazord. If you don't put the minimum wage at a level above the inflation rate, how does it help anyone? Either the minimum wage will stay below the inflaton rate, effectively keeping wages the same while making it harder for low skilled workers to acquire jobs, or, the minimum wage is above the inflation rate and fucks everyone. Good luck trying to explain your way out of that conundrum. It doesn't need to be there if all it does is fuck shit up. It changes nothing for the people it's supposed to help, and fucks everyone else. Shit you missed: 1. Explain how the minimum wage protects consumerism. Explain why businesses would drive wages so low as to prohibit the consumption of the goods and services they produce - why it's rational for businesses to run themselves out of business. 2. How does the minimum wage benefit those who receive it? Remember, feel free to re-ask me anything of yours I failed to address.
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MarCustomized replied to Eag1e's topic in MusicThe Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band [Rock] Michael Jackson - Thriller [Pop] A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory [Hip-Hop] Miles Davis - Kind of Blue [Jazz] ? [Death/Metal] ? [Trance] My Bloody Valentine - Loveless [shoegaze] The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land [Electronica] Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists... ? [Punk] That's the most accessible varied list I can think of.
@ DIN365 Actually, I never even mentioned GDP, but now that you mention it, lets take a look at it, shall we? China, a country with no minimum wage and is a huge exporter of goods, with a larger population and industry, has a lower GDP than the united states, Japan and the combined EU(which have minimum wages), but to really give you a real good kick in the teeth http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/w...-exporters.html So by your logic, China should be doing much better than it is on the world market because it has no minimum wage. So lower GDP than the smaller japan and united states, less export dollars in spite of having a bigger industry Wow, trying to pull China out of your ass to argue that the elimination of a minimum wage in a capitalist system is ineffective. Your example in its entirety is complete bullshit, but you've actually proven me right. China had a strict Communist centrally planned economy until the 1980's. That is why their GDP is currently lower than ours - they haven't had a capitalist free market system in place for as long as we have. The fact that China's economy will outpace ours in the future is an unarguable eventuality. They've had the fastest growing economy in the world for the past 30 years. Your example fails in its assumption that China's economy has ALWAYS been the same as ours. Following the current trend, you'll see that China's GDP WILL be higher than ours in the future, it's just of matter of how long. They are still evolving and developing. LMAO! do you really believe that minimum wage is driving up inflation, and that minimum wage isn't just adjusted to keep up with inflation? Let's take a look a zimbabwe to illustrate this point. People were bringing home wheel barrows full of money not because they were absolutely rich, but because of hyperinflation. they were making tens and thousands of dollars because inflation pushed the value of money so low, that you could practically hand it out. You know what the funny part about this is? minimum wage had no part in it. it was their stupid president's fault for printing off money to the point of it being practically worthless. Yet again, you pull out the most extreme example you can think of to try and discredit me. It's practically impossible to calculate exactly how much the minimum wage affected Zimbabwe's economy because there were so many things to try and take into account. You haven't actually proven that the minimum wage didn't cause more inflation, you've just assumed so. The most economically logical assumption is that the minimum wage DID cause addition inflation and/or relieve workers of their jobs. I like how you're trying to change your tune to not agreeing with me before thinking you have an argument now. Sure, you were leading me on. Hilarious. How does that website refute my point? You haven't proven that "inflation would be the same regardless of minimum wage or not." The goal of business is to expand as much as possible. To expand, you need more workers. The hiring of more workers is difficult when you set artificial price floors on the cost of labor. It's price fixing. The only way the above would happen is if the dollar goes into deflation, which which the abolishment of minimum wage will not do. False, it can also happen via disinflation. When are you going to start proving what you say with logic rather than just saying something won't happen? Cool extreme case scenario bro. I didn't know that, do you want me to provide an alternative example? Wouldn't the WTO only have jurisdiction towards the international/imported price of lumber, not the domestic price? Please rephrase. So in other words, there is nothing to stop them to continue hiring illegals at reduced rates than a white american. I'm arguing that the hiring of illegal immigrants will be reduced, not completely eliminated. It's obvious some will remain. Roughly 10 million illegal immigrants work in the United States, if you reduce that by even 10%, 1 million new jobs open up. No. Already answered, but you are too busy nitpicking on the small things to see the big details. Then restate your position in a clear concise manner. It should be easy considering you've already said it. So in other words, the minimum wage actually protects consumerism, because some crooked businessman can't do that to their employees. What the fuck? Explain how the minimum wage protects consumerism. Explain why businesses would drive wages so low as to prohibit the consumption of the goods and services they produce - why it's rational for businesses to run themselves out of business. No, I get that quite well, seeing how I work out west where A&W grunts are making 12$ per hour, while elsewhere they're making minimum wage. If you understand that, why do you think people can't and shouldn't be paid what they're actually worth? According to you, it drives prosperity down by raising costs of everything. Yes, and you have failed to refute that argument. Unanswered Questions: 1. What is the goal of the minimum wage and who are you helping by supporting it? 2. If the minimum wage is so effective at bringing prosperity to the masses, why don't we just increase the minimum wage to $20/hr and stamp out poverty for good? 3. If you agree with the fact that it's "damned if you do and damned if you don't" what then is the point of supporting the minimum wage? Are you saying you support the minimum wage even though it changes nothing? Feel free to point out any questions you've asked that I haven't answered.
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white people rap: cage, pos, atmosphere, etc basically just look at lazerbeaks posts in favorite artists thread (for the most part) and i think youll get the idea black people rap: t.i., lil boosie, gucci mane etc then theres a few that i think you could fairly argue cross over such as kanye west and lupe fiasco. You're asking me to draw up my own generalizations as to what you believe "white people rap" is. If I were to do that, I'd just say the shit you like consists of mainstream low talent hacks and Lazerbeak prefers his rap music to have actual substance rather than be rehashed chronicles of a nigger. Obviously that's not what you want me to think. Can't you provide a definition for a label YOU created?
Ryu, you have yet to set a criteria for what is and isn't "white people rap".
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I would like to trigger the video/photo of the Frontrow camera with a small bluetooth remote, rather than with the smartphone app.
Anyone here heard of such an accessory, which can be programmed to work with various devices? I know of some remote controls for various camera brands and types, but they are restricted to cameras only.
It would be very nifty to use such a device, especially in locations where the use of a smartphone is restricted or prohibited. Maybe the Frontrow team is interested in developing such a remote as an additional accessory.
@klausadrift you can use a selfie remote shutter to trigger the photo/story of the Frontrow Camera by pairing with selfie remote shutter in Settings -> System -> Blutooth. Hope it works for you.
@jabinzhao. Fantastic advice. Didn't know the camera could also connect to other devices. Found an old selfie-stick remote which works like a charm, albeit triggers only photos. Need to find another remote for photos and camera.
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Bollard Removed So Resident Can Park On Grassed Area.
Reported in the Bollards category anonymously at 22:33, Wed 31 July 2019
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The Resident of 48 Windbury Road has removed 2 x Bollards that was protecting the Grassed area in front of all the houses in that area, this area has recovered from the abuse of these residents plus others who no longer parks on the Grass. It will not be long until the Grassed Area is ruined again if these Bollards are not replace immediately and the residents warned about their action. This house is the only house at the moment that is abusing the area. If nothing is done then other residents will start using it as well.
No, as expected, most residents are not parking on the Grassed area
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Still open, via questionnaire, 22:24, Thu 26 September 2019
The usual Few Lazy people still parking on the Grassed area, too far to walk from the road, even with the recent heavy rain, one Lazy so n so still insists on parking outside their house, regardless whether any parking spaces nearby, or whether they are causing damage to the barely recovered area.
Posted by Yul Abe. at 22:28, Thu 26 September 2019
Surprisingly the City Council sent three men to Re-install another Wooden Post one end of the Grassed area(Windbury Rd end), but never bother replacing the missing post the other end of the same Grassed area(Seafield Rd end). I suppose it was to much to ask them to do both in the same day.
Posted by Yul Abe. at 15:11, Fri 4 October 2019
Well, the usual half a job done by the city Council has been undone in less than 12hrs, the One post half-heartedly installed has been removed already, so the usual too far to walk lazy resident is already parking on the grassed area. I have lived in this area now for almost a decade. looking down towards this grassed area Envious that they don't have to put up with the Broken Paving slab strewn across the grass, or the makeshift plastic barrier covering the grass. Unbelievable.
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Sunday, 6 July 2008
Exterminieren! Sie sind jetzt ein Gefangener der Daleks!
Dr Who Series 4 Epsiode 13.
Oh excellent: German-talking Daleks! And so good of the Daleks to announce in the native language of the locals that they are about to be exterminated! Of course, there is not really such a verb in German as 'exterminieren'. My dictionary gives the correct verb as ausrotten, so the Dalek's really should have been shouting 'Rotten Sie aus!' (if they were being polite). I guess having attempted conquering the multi-verse they didn't have enough time to get to grips with separable verbs.
Anyway, a thrilling action-packed final episode to a series that had it's high points (Silence in the Library/ Forest of the Dead) but was otherwise IMHO not as good as previous series. Russell T Davies presumably wanted to remind us of his legacy before he left, by bringing all his characters together and tying all the flapping story-lines up neatly. Perhaps too neatly, as the plot resolutions did seem very contrived. Davies has also left nothing for his successor Steven Moffat to pick up on to achieve a satisfying plot arc. Except that actor David Tennant is still the Doctor. Thank goodness he didn't regenerate as he was hyped to do. Well, not regenerate in the usual way (I knew that hand was going to be part of it!) and really it did seem like a deus ex machina (one of many in this episode!).
Best of all though, finally and irrevocably we get rid of Catherine Tate!
(And I said she was a Timelord! (well, not really)).
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Exterminieren (lat.), über die Grenze weisen, des Landes verweisen; ausrotten; Extermination, Vertreibung; Ausrottung, Zerstörung.ReplyDelete
I can't read German, but that looks like it MIGHT be saying it is archaic ?
In fact the "main meaning" of "Exterminieren" is "to expell so."ReplyDelete
But it's a quite uncommon word in the German language, so I guess anyone who hears it for the first time, will guess that it has the same meaning as "Exterminate".
The best fitting translation of "Exterminate!" is "Ausrotten!" but that sounds... well stupid, so the current translation of the 2005-8 Series "Exterminate!" is "Eliminieren!" (Eliminate!). I'm quite curious if they will change now the translation.
But I really prefer the original dubbing. Tennants German voice sounds a little bit too young, and Ecclestons didn't hit the sarcasm as good as the English.
I think they've done a fantastic job translating the English 'exterminate' into the (slightly archaic but far more punchier than 'ausrotten' or 'vernichten') 'exterminieren'.ReplyDelete
It also sounds better than 'eliminieren' and it certainly does exist as a word in German:
Hi mate !
It might be a bit archaic but 'exterminieren' certainly does exist in German:
Die Suche nach exterminieren in den Überschriften fand 1 Treffer.
Suche verändern
1. ex|ter|mi|nie|ren: (veraltet) ausrotten, vertreiben
Quelle: Duden - Das Fremdwörterbuch
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I think it great and the Daleks are in a bit of a league of their own, so carry on 'exterminieren' I say ! ;-)
The Daleks should certainly not shout "Rotten Sie aus!" This would be an order "to exterminate" by the Daleks shouted at the humans - which means the humans get the order to exterminate (either the Daleks or each other) . The Daleks could shout "rottet sie aus", which means they are shouting to each other "exterminate them". Just using the verb "ausrotten" on its own is OK, but I think exterminieren is sooo much better, even though there is no such word in German, everybody would understand it and it is so Dalek like! Lots of fun!ReplyDelete
I stand corrected by what you have all said, and yes, actually I do prefer 'exterminieren' myself. I feel it interesting that of all the places in the world that could have been envisioned, daleks in Germany received prominence: the cold-blooded, mechanical extermination of all that are Unmenschen has resonances with the Nazi expurgation of Jews, gays, Roma, Jehovah's Witnesses, usw.ReplyDelete
Or is that too simplistic an interpretation?
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By the end of the day, only 50 would eventually go on to become finalists and move that much closer to their dream of joining the Houston Texans Cheerleaders, but if that was on anyone's mind, you wouldn't know it.
Director of Cheerleader Programs and Coach Alto Gary says the idea was to keep the mood comfortable and light for the hopefuls.
"I've auditioned before and I don't want to have that intense feeling of being super nervous," Gary says. "We've always had the most highly attended tryout for the past 16 years. I think it's just because of our fun-hearted atmosphere that we have at tryouts and we carry that into the team through the year."
The 50 people chosen from Saturday's auditions move on to the finals taking place on Tuesday, April 11. The finalists will be whittled down to this year's squad, which could have anywhere from 25 to 35 members.
Billed by the squad as "the biggest party of the year," auditions felt more like game day with DJ Ran providing the music to keep the energy and dancing going inside the Texans practice bubble long before the first warm-up.
Tryouts were free and open to anyone. No spot was guaranteed as even returning veterans had to audition again.
Kelly S. (right) is a veteran back to audition for a third time. Last year, she rocked a Princess Jasmine theme, but this time, she wanted to step it up. "I was looking at pictures of Victoria's Secret, so I saw the feathers and I got inspired," Kelly says. "I love white and blue so I bedazzled my costume and I also did someone else's here with black feathers."
And helping someone through the process of trying out is a role she says she was happy to take on. "Now I'm a leader for the team. It's exciting to be part of this amazing organization."
The 23-year-old plans to graduate in May with a Master's degree in Speech Pathology.
Some veterans auditioning again added unique details to their clothes.
Yuki C. (left) decorated her outfit with embellishments similar to traditional Chinese flowers. She says she wanted to pay homage to China, where she's from.
Yuki decided to audition for the first time after seeing another Texans cheerleader on TV. She went as far as the top 50, then returned a second time, when she finally made it to the squad.
"It feels so good when I cheer for the Texans and I can feel the energy," Yuki says. "That made me want to come back and of course, I want to be back with my sisters."
Taylor C. (middle), a financial analyst, and Kelly S., a student earning a Master's degree in Speech Pathology, are also veterans who auditioned again.
What better way to stand out in the crowd than with custom gear that shows off your personality?
That was the thought behind first-time hopeful Chasity Salcedo's attire, and when it came to inspiration, she needn't look any further than her son. "I ran through his closet. Guilty!" Salcedo laughs. "This is his old (Arian Foster) jersey. I thought I could go to Hobby Lobby and just kind of make it myself. The shorts I got at Old Navy."
"My mom always told me if you want the part, look the part," the 26-year-old says.
YouTube star and performer Jordyn Jones came in from Los Angeles to attend tryouts and see what a day in the life of a Houston Texans cheerleader is like.
Jones shadowed veteran Megan, who tried out again this year.
After rookie year, cheerleaders receive a ring. Normally, the ring is only silver, but because the Texans made the playoffs last season, it has color. The ring also has the words "Playoffs" and the other side says "Texans cheerleaders."
2nd year cheerleaders receive a belt buckle, 3rd year cheerleaders have a necklace, 4th year cheerleaders earn earrings and 5th year cheerleaders get to keep their uniform.
Veterans say making it five years is difficult but not impossible. "If you have the passion for it, and you're still working it, then by all means, come on back!" Taylor C. says.
When it comes to cheering on the Texans, super fans don't take a day off.
A handful of them were invited to judge the tryouts because of their dedication to the team, from attending every home and away game to constantly posting about the cheerleaders and promoting them on social media.
Debbie "The Texan" Brannon (center) was asked to judge for a second consecutive year.
"I see the ladies trying out and how much effort they're putting into it," Brannon says. "No matter what your dream is no matter how big your goals are, always reach for them. There are some girls who try out 2,3,4 years in a row until they make it. Those are the real winners."
From left, Kris Niceswanger, Lance Nagayama, Brannon, Guadalupe Zamora and Steve Beckholt
Among the group of hopefuls was 47-year-old Gina Khouw. The mother of five has lupus and says she has been in so much pain at times, she could barely move.
But nine months ago, she underwent a transformation in diet and exercise to try to become a Texans cheerleader.
"It motivated me…. to get the treatment I needed and really take care of myself so I would have the strength to endure this tryout process," Khouw says. "A lot of times, you don't want to eat and you're just too sick to get up. You don't want to go to the hospital, and I wouldn't before. I would just lay on the couch."
Another motivation was Khouw's 11-year-old daughter who's part of the junior Texans cheerleaders. Khouw's goal is to make the team so she can join her daughter on the field this year because she'll be too old to perform with the junior team after she turns 12.
"If I can inspire people of any age who have an illness to do anything, then I win no matter what," Khouw says.
Round one was less about technique and more about who you would want to see on the field.
One change this year was having candidates perform the tryout routine in groups of three instead of five. Coach Alto Gary says narrowing down the group size allows judges to see each person better.
The 50 chosen from Saturday's auditions move on to the finals taking place on Tuesday, April 11. The finalists will be whittled down to this year's squad, which could have anywhere from 25 to 35 members.
To find out more about the Texans Cheerleaders, head to houstontexans.com.


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Submitted to: BARC Poster Day
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/8/2007
Publication Date: 8/15/2007
Citation: Reece, J.J., Kohn, K., Ets, H., Urban Jr, J.F., Dawson, H.D. 2007. Generating a Natural Porcine Model of Gastrointestinal Food Allergy to Peanut. BARC Poster Day.
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Technical Abstract: The peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is an extremely potent allergen and is one of the most life-threatening food sensitivities known. Peanuts cause the majority of food-related anaphylaxis in children, adolescents, and adults. There is no good animal model currently in place to study peanut allergies. Experiments performed in rodents using peanut antigen have been acceptable for proof of principal; however, large animal models are more physiologically relevant for comparison to human allergic responses. Minimal preliminary work has been done in dogs, sheep, and pigs; however, these models have yet to be fully characterized. In our current study, we use sensitized pigs to low and high doses of commercial grade peanut, intraperitoneally using only alum as an adjuvant. Subsequent oral challenge using over-the-counter, unsalted and dry-roasted peanuts resulted in a robust allergic response in the low dose animals and induction of tolerance in the high dose pigs. Allergic responses were characterized by increased transcription of IL-4, IgE, and secretory IgA in the mesenteric lymph nodes and small intestines of low dose animals. Additionally, increased transcription of IL-10, IL-21, and CTLA4 was observed, suggesting that regulatory pathways were triggered as well. Pigs receiving the high dose of peanut sensitization showed tolerogenic immune responses similar to those of control animals. This work is the first to define pigs as a viable immunological model of mucosal food allergies.


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Archive of 3 February 2011
Hague confronts Egypt over street violence
William Hague has issued a thinly-veiled warning to the Egyptian regime over the violence taking place on the streets of Cairo.
Commons leader hits out at expenses regime
Sir George Young's comments come as parliament's expenses watchdog names and shames MPs whose claims were refused.
Aid money bankrolled papal visit
Pope Benedict XVI's official visit to Britain last September was partly funded by money meant to be spent on international aid, it has emerged.
Sixth-form college cuts 'unfair'
Funding cuts mean sixth-form colleges are in danger of becoming nothing more than exam factories, an MP has claimed.
Expenses phoneline frustrates MPs
Parliament's expenses watchdog finds itself under attack yet again, as the latest batch of MPs' allowances are published.
Clegg 'furious' at child's Christmas detention
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg reacted angrily upon discovering his pledge ending child detention in immigration removal centres had been broken, according to a report.
Curriculum change prompts classroom disruption fear
Plans for a less prescriptive national curriculum could result in worse classroom behaviour, a group of MPs has warned.
Commons committee report 'leaked to US'
The US government was informed of a select committee report into Iran days before publication, according to a new Wikileaks file.
Sally Bercow shares her bedroom secrets
Sally Bercow has shared her feelings about life with her husband in parliament, in a tell-all interview which is likely to further enrage her right wing detractors.


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[Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)].
A motorised BEC Mobility wheelchair, used from the late-1980s to the mid-1990s.
Approx. 127 x 58 x 72cm. Made in England by BEC Mobility, c.1988 (serial number: 440609), covered in red and maroon leather; motor manufactured by Penny & Giles Drives Technology. [With, detached:] one metal footrest and a leather-covered cushion support. Provenance: the estate of the late Professor Stephen Hawking.
The earliest surviving example of a wheelchair used by Stephen Hawking. Hawking relied upon a series of wheelchairs from the end of the 1960s until his death; the constituent parts of the chairs were updated as his needs progressed (most importantly the electronic elements such as the motor) and two chairs were generally in rotation at any given time, to allow him the use of a back-up if required. The present example was used by Stephen Hawking from the end of the 1980s until the early years of the 1990s, before he became unable to use his hands to drive a wheelchair: photographs from the time (such as the example shown here) show this model in use with various modifications apparent, such as in the model and position of the motor.
Stephen Hawking's rather mischievous attitude to piloting his wheelchair became legendary, both in Cambridge and further afield: having run over Prince Charles's toes during a meeting in 1977, he is said to have regretted not doing the same to the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. It was said that those who annoyed him found themselves a target, an allegation to which he responded with characteristic wit and humour: 'A malicious rumour. I'll run over anyone who repeats it' (Ferguson, 2011).
This lot will be offered to benefit the following charities:
The Stephen Hawking Foundation
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The Motor Neurone Disease Association
The Motor Neurone Disease Association is the only national charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland focused on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those people living with or affected by MND.
This property is sold as a collector's item and not as an item for medical use. Christie's makes no promise that the property is of satisfactory quality or fit for any purpose and sells the property with no warranty except for title.
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There are many people who are caring for someone who is dying throughout New Zealand. Sometimes it can be difficult to know what to do or what help and support is available.
It is important to remember you are not alone.
There are few experiences more difficult than caring for someone at the end of their life. Each of us faces death as uniquely as we lead our life. We all hope that when death comes it will be as peaceful and dignified as possible. We also hope we'll face it feeling comfortable in our surroundings, well cared for and that those we love are well supported.
At Hospice Mid-Northland, we support you and your loved ones both practically and emotionally to ensure that you can provide the best of care in the way that you wish. Hospice will continue to be there for you with emotional support in a form that suits your needs.
- Informal drop-ins or more formal counselling.
- Bereavement Support
- Helping to make sense of loss and grief - please read our helpful brochure
- Remembrance Gathering
- A yearly gathering to honour those in our care who have died.
- Social support - supporting you to access agencies and information dealing with monetary, housing and other non-medical related issues that family/whanau may be experiencing at this time
- Library covering a wide range of written and DVD information
- Ongoing support
Palliative Care Handbook
Hospice New Zealand has designed a booklet that aims to answer some of the questions or issues that might come up as part of this journey. The type of topics covered in the guide include: being a caregiver, caring for a loved one, circles of support, home nursing tips, and practical matters. Thanks to the generous support of the VMD Collier Charitable Trust we are able to supply this guide without charge.
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1. I have a Client who lives and has a business in Woodville. I looked up their file to call them to see how business is, with the Gorge closed. Just in case he asked me about his insurances through me, i cast my eye over the covers and updated them through the insurance companies online client base.
I discovered an error in the premiums they had been charging my Client and so rang the Insurance Company to advise them of their error. The company investigated my 'claim' and found... that they were in fact over-charging my Client and deposited into their bank a/c 3 days later, an amount of $627.68 over over paid premiums since the policy first started.
Needless to say, my Client's were not only wrapped about the credit to their bank a/c but the fact that they had their cover through an Insurance Adviser and not direct with an Insurance Company or Bank - because the insurance company or bank, would not have noticed the error, let alone admit that they made a mistake and momentarily refunded the premiums!
2. A Client of ours had an Investment policy maturing, I recommended he reduce debt on his mortgage, but if he didn't want to, I could re-invest it for him.
He said that this means that only he and his wife had life cover? I said that his insurance company advised us, that only he had cover and not his wife - her cover was not renewed 2 years ago and it expired.
So I completed an audit on his file and found that not only had Michael arranged the renewal, (as I was down South at t...he time), but that he also had the actual e-mail that he used to send the renewal to the company! Yes, a 2 year old e-mail.
So I sent a copy of the signed renewal and the e-mail and asked the Insurance Company, why has this not been actioned? They said they'd have to check with their manager to see what the story was.
Long story short, they promptly re-instated our Client's cover and I told the insurance company that my Client will not be back paying any premiums, as the error was committed by you!
The company agreed not to pursue my Client for two years of premiums! ($597.60). I'd hate to think what would have happened if the Client had died during that time!
You are able to download Christopher's latest Disclosure Documents, or request a hard copy to be sent to you free of charge.
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The star of the new chips is the Core i9-9980HK, which has a new top turbo speed of 5GHz, which is a rate that was previously unattainable in a laptop chip. It's also unlocked, which means that it can be overclocked for even more speed. Like prior Core i9 chips, the 9980HK has eight cores and 16 threads and comes with 16MB of cache. In addition, the new chips…
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph S. Elkinton scrapbook
Identifier: HC.MC-975-04-006
Overview The scrapbook of Joseph Elkington includes elegies, extracts of Quaker testimonies, extracts from Quaker letters, and 581 obituary notices.
Dates: Undated.
Rayner Wickersham Kelsey memorial book
Identifier: HCS-001-002
Overview This binder contains different published obituaries and recognitions of the death of Rayner Wickersham Kelsey. It also contains a transcription of remarks made at his funeral and obituaries for his mother, father, and grandfather.
Dates: 1934-1935
Sarah Wistar Rhoads family papers
Identifier: HC.MC-1211
Abstract The Sarah Wistar Rhoads family papers indicate strong relationships and family ties that spanned the 19th and 20th centuries. Sarah Wistar Rhoads (1839-1920) married William Gibbons Rhoads (1838-1880) on November 28, 1866. At that time, the Rhoads, Gibbons and Wistar families began corresponding, the result being an outstanding collection illustrating family support, friendship and love. These papers include correspondence, financial records, diaries and journals, memorabilia, classwork and...
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Vanity - Amazing Website for Literary Freepers!
Logic and Rhetoric: Misadventure in the Search for Truth at Free Republic
Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies (Index)
Big Labor's Top Ten Special Privileges
Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints
Colorful Free Republic Daily Site Statistics
Any info on that Reform Party hoax?
Reagan-appointed judge has words for Ashcroft
Court rules prisoner, an American-born suspected Taliban, can't meet with lawyers
Republican Legislator Wants 17th Amendment To Constitution Repealed
American Journalism and the Constitution (Tony Snow)
Should you be scared of the Patriot Act?
"TR: An American Lion" on History Channel NOW (9 pm EST)
The first U.S. Senator: "rigid and uncomplying in my temper"
June 16, 1788: Patrick Henry demands and gets a Bill of Rights
Why America Is Not A Propositional Nation (long read, likely to be controversial)
William Rehnquist totally destroys "Separation of Church and State" myth
Worried Soldier's Mum Emails Colonel In Afghanistan (LOL!)
Taliban fight now looks long, slow
Repost: US seeks alliance with Moscow for raid on bin Laden
Pilger says Bush Administration was MOVING BEFORE 9/11/01 TO ACT AGAINST THE TALIBAN!
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Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered – Guide and Walkthrough
Guide and Walkthrough by The Lost Gamer
Version: 1.4 | Updated: 11/18/2010
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It's a remake of the first game in the Nancy Drew series, in which you play as Nancy Drew and go around and solve mysteries. If you want to contact me, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, but make the subject blank if you do. If you want to reproduce this guide in some fashion, you should contact me before doing so. 002-Video Guide --------------------------------------------------------- Hey! Want to see how to beat the game instead of reading about it? Well, I've got a video walkthrough, and you can see it at... http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=311DA2AD02BA2E34 The video comes complete with my commentary and such. 003-Characters --------------------------------------------------------- Jake Rogers: The murder victim, Jake was disliked by pretty much everyone. He was rude, selfish, and he had a weird fascination with puzzles. Nancy Drew: Our heroine! Nancy's job is to figure out who killed Jake, and why. She also is supposed to find Jake's notebook, which is hidden somewhere in the school. Ned Nickerson: Nancy's boyfriend. She can call Ned for hints if you're playing on Junior Mode. Eloise Drew: Nancy's aunt, who is the school librarian. You never see her in this game, although a few things happen in her house. Hector "The Hulk" Sanchez: The school's star football player, who hates Jake. Rumor has it that he was recently injured in a big game. Connie Watson: Connie is the school monitor, which mainly means she fixes the soda machines if someone sets off the alarm. She hates Jake, but rumor has it that she dated him at one point. Daryl Gray: The student body president, who works at Maxine's Diner. Rumor has it he was involved in some illegal activities in order to pay for his expensive car. He flirts with Nancy a lot. Hal Tanaka: A Japanese exchange student who is working very hard to get a scholarship so he can stay in America. Rumor has it that he cheated when writing his English essay. Detective Beech: Nancy's undercover contact. Detective Beech is pretending to be her Uncle Steve. He's kind of a nerdy fellow. Mitch Dillon: The school's air conditioning man. Mitch calls and threatens Nancy at one point in the game. 004-Walkthrough --------------------------------------------------------- In this game, you can play as junior or senior detective. In junior mode, Nancy can call Ned for hints, and she keeps a to-do list. In senior mode, she doesn't. That's the main difference between the two modes. "Dear Dad, Who would have dreamed that taking a semester off to visit Aunt Eloise in Florida would result in another case? Seems a student was murdered at the high school last night, and an undercover police detective wants me to pose as a student to search for any leads at the school. So it's undercover I go! I'm calling this case 'Secrets Can Kill'. Love, Nancy" The game starts out in Aunt Eloise's apartment. There are several things you can do here, but most of it (such as looking at all the paintings on the walls) is optional. Aunt Eloise's and Maxine's -------------------------- Right in front of you is a desk-table. On top of it is a message from Aunt Eloise. She's left the key to the library in the safe, and the combination is hidden in the house. The safe is behind the tapestry in that little niche in the corner, but don't enter in a wrong combination! Look inside the drawer on the desk-table. Inside is a piece of paper with Greek letters. Specifically, the letters are "sigma phi kappa delta". That's the entry to the safe! Pull aside the tapestry and enter that combination to open the safe. Once the safe is open, take the spare key to the library. Click on the little box with a picture of flowers on it. It's a slider puzzle. On junior mode, it's a 3 by 3 puzzle. The way to beat it is by getting the top row into place. Now without moving the top row, get the two left- hand pieces into place. From there, rotate the remaining three pieces, and you're done. On senior mode, it's a four-by-four puzzle, which requires more strategy. Here's my four-by-four slider puzzle strategy. 12XX 34XX XXXX XXXX The key to every sliding puzzle is the order you put the pieces in. When the puzzle is solved, the missing piece goes in the lower/right corner. For some reason, this means you have to solve the upper/left corner first. Using my fancy diagram up there, do the following: Put piece 1 into place. Never move this piece again. Put piece 2 into place. Never move this piece again. Put piece 3 into place. Never move this piece again. Put piece 4 into place. Never move this piece again. Hmmm, was it really necessary for me to list out each piece separately? Maybe not. Oh well, now you've got the upper/left quadrant done. You don't need to touch any of those pieces again. ooXX ooXX 2XXX 13XX Find piece #2. Put it in spot #1. Find piece #1. Put it in spot #3. Now, you can move the empty square to spot #2, and from there, slide pieces 1 and 2 into their correct spot. You don't need to touch either of those pieces again. We repeat the process. ooXX ooXX o2XX o13X Find piece #2. Put it in spot #1. Find piece #1. Put it in spot #3. Now, you can move the empty square to spot #2, and from there, slide pieces 1 and 2 into their correct spot. You don't need to touch either of those pieces again. Now the entire left-hand side is done! oo12 ooX3 ooXX ooXX Find piece #1. Put it in spot #2. Find piece #2. Put it in spot #3. Now, you can move the empty square to spot #1, and from there, slide pieces 1 and 2 into their correct spot. You don't need to touch either of those pieces again. As you might have guessed, you repeat the process. oooo oo12 ooX3 ooXX Find piece #1. Put it in spot #2. Find piece #2. Put it in spot #3. Now, you can move the empty square to spot #1, and from there, slide pieces 1 and 2 into their correct spot. Now just mix around the final three pieces until they're in place. Inside the slider puzzle box is Aunt Eloise's computer logon. Now you can get on the school computer in the Teacher's Lounge! Name: Eloise Drew. Password: O Wise Elder. Speaking of the Teacher's Lounge, Aunt Eloise hid her key for the teacher's lounger in her house. Go into her side room, where there are many things to look at. Inside a book on the right bookshelf, you find the key to the teacher's lounge. That's all you have to do at Aunt Eloise's--get the key to the Teacher's Lounge and the library--so you can leave now if you want. When you do so, Nancy gets a phone call from her contact, Detective Beech. He's waiting for you at Maxine's Diner. At Maxine's Diner, you can talk to Detective Beech. He's sitting in a booth, drinking coffee. When you talk to him, he gives you a briefing on the situation: Jake Rogers seemed to be a normal kid, but he had a huge bank account. Presumably, he got his money from some illegal activity like drugs, blackmail, or gambling. He had a top secret notebook which he used to record his illegal activity. If Nancy can find this notebook, it will probably lead straight to the killer. Another person is here at Maxine's Diner: Daryl Gray! He works at the counter, and he's the student body president. He talks a bit about the murder, but he says that he didn't know Jake very well. Other things you can do here are play the jukebox or the Barnacle Blast arcade game, using the quarters that are scattered throughout this game. When you see a shiny flash during this game, click on it to find a quarter. If you want, you can go to the kitchen area in Maxine's to find various things, including several hidden messages. The most important thing you can do here is solve a bolt cutter puzzle. Under a "safety first" sign is a black container with the soup ladle inside. Under the "danger flammable materials" is a bolt cutter. Take the bolt cutter and replace it with the soup ladle. Now you have a bolt cutter! You don't have to get the bolt cutter to beat the game, but it helps with the boiler room puzzle later on. So, Nancy has been to Maxine's and to her aunt's house. Time to go to Paseo Del Mar High and investigate there! Paseo Del Mar High ------------------ Map of school: Jake's locker Boiler Room | | | | |-|----Entrance----------| | | | |---Connie | | |-------Library---------Hal | | | Gym The high school (as well as Maxine's and Aunt Eloise's, to a lesser extent) is FILLED with hidden messages. Every bulletin board that you can look at contains at least one message, and Nancy will keep track of them in her notebook. You can talk with Hulk Sanchez at the gym. Hulk is the star football player for four years in a row. He doesn't like Jake very much. Hal Tanaka, the exchange student, is studying in the study hall. He tells you that Daryl's family recently lost a lot of money. You can talk to Connie Watson in the phone room. She doesn't like Jake Rogers, and she has a thing for Daryl Gray. Talking to the characters lets you talk to them about each other. Hulk and Connie think Hal studies too much. Hal tells you that Hulk was recently injured, and that Connie was dating Jake. You can also return to Maxine's and talk with Daryl about the various characters, too. Once you finish talking to the characters (or before you talk to them, either way), you can open Jake's locker. Hal gives Nancy a clue as to how to get inside Jake's locker--Jake looked at his phone when opening his lock. I don't remember Hal ever saying this when I played the game, but the observations in Nancy's notebook say he did, so I'm going to trust her on this. When you check your phone, you'll notice that the letters J A K E are the numbers 5 2 5 3. That's the combination to Jake's locker! Open Jake's locker. Inside is a VHS tape box that's empty, a library book about etiquette, and a judo magazine. Look at all of them. Apparently, a mystery competitor won the male judo competition. There's a poster for this competition near the soda machines in the gym, if you haven't seen it already. Look at the bottom of Jake's locker. There's a newspaper about somebody stealing steroids from the Vandelay Pharmaceutical building. Oh my! Besides for the characters and Jake's locker, the library is the only other place of interest in the school (for now). It has a lot of books that you can look at. Most contain completely unnecessary information/references to other games in the Nancy Drew series. There are two things that you have to look at in the library: 1. On the side, there are encyclopedia sets. Find the one that has K for Kanji, and Nancy will note that the kanji symbol that Connie is wearing stands for "crane". 2. Near the encyclopedias, there are magazines. Read the sports magazine to learn about a steroid, hectanol. That's a steroid that was stolen from the pharmacy. The Teacher's Lounge -------------------- Hey, you know what? Nancy got the key to the teacher's lounge from Aunt Eloise's house, but she can't go inside it! Connie the School Monitor won't let students inside. Darn! Connie never leaves the area unless someone sets off the alarm on a soda machine. And one of the secret messages in the school says that you can set off the alarm by ordering grape grape orange cool. Hmmm... Go to the soda machines near Hulk, and press grape twice, then orange, then cool. The soda alarm starts blaring. Then, go see Connie and tell her to fix it. While Connie is gone, you can read what she's writing (looks like a break-up letter) and go inside the teacher's lounge. In the teacher's lounge, you can see many things, such as a newspaper which says the Gray family's company is going out of business. You can log onto the computer with Aunt Eloise's information to see what the various passwords in the school are. You can also print out a security report for the night Jake was killed. The thing you absolutely HAVE to do is check the file cabinets. Read Hal's senior essay. It's just like the book in Jake's locker! Hal is a cheater! Oh no, not Hal! When Nancy leaves the teacher's lounge, she should get a phone call from Mitch Dillon, the HVAC guy. He threatens her. At this point, confront Hal about being a cheater. He confesses, but says that he didn't kill Jake. He seems to hint that Daryl Gray is the killer. That's your clue to go talk to Daryl. Boiler Room Puzzle ------------------ Go to Maxine's. Daryl should have a note for you from Mitch Dillon. If he doesn't have the note, go back and talk to the characters at school about everything (as well as look at the two things in the library). Make sure to talk to Connie about her medallion, and make sure to talk to Hulk about his injury. The note says that the key to the mystery is in the boiler room. Head over there now. It's locked with a Braille code, but using the book on Braille in the library (and the passwords on the computer in the teacher's lounge), Nancy knows that correct code is "note". That looks something like this: .. . . . . .. . . . . . Press the button to ride the elevator down. Oh no! The boiler is about to explode! You can rip off the chain with the bolt cutters from Maxine, or use the combination on the wall (1967) to open the lock. On the ground here, you'll find a toolbox with gloves. Grab the gloves so you can pull the levers. You want to pull the levers so they resemble the diagram on the wall. Solution: Pull the left lever twice, the right lever twice, and the left lever twice. Whew, disaster averted! Time to look around a bit. In this room, we have a matchbox from Maxine's, which contains the final clue to the mystery. Hooray! We'll examine that soon, but for now, check out the grate behind the boiler. It has a VHS tape on it. Go through the grate to leave the school. Then go to Aunt Eloise's, and turn on the TV. Put in the VHS tape and see what's on it. You can't leave via the elevator, so leave through the grate behind the boiler. Crawl through it, and Nancy finds a VHS tape. Go back to Aunt Eloise's. Turn on the TV with the remote and stick in the tape. OH MY!!! Jake's tape has footage of Hulk stealing drugs! Hal cheating on his senior essay! Connie entering the judo competition by cross-dressing! Oh, no, say it isn't so! All our characters are up to no good, and Jake was blackmailing them! You can now talk to all of the characters about the blackmail, and accuse them of killing Jake. No one confesses, however. The Final Clue -------------- The final clue was the matchbook from Maxine's. The hidden messages that Jake left over the school say that it's the first clue to the elements puzzle. WHAT elements puzzle? Go to the library. Inside the maps drawer, you'll find a hidden clue, which you can decode by color. It says to insert Jake's locker combo on the library card catalog. So, go to the card catalog and insert 5253. What pops up? A note from Jake, saying that the evidence is under his chair. Go to the second floor of the library, and under the periodic table of the elements, you'll find Jake's chair. Under that, we have the elements puzzle. This can be tricky to figure out, but it's not impossible. There are many elements on the periodic table, as well as many elements/clues that Nancy has found all over the school. She listed them all in her notebook, and if you arrange them in the proper order, you get this: He : U2 C : R1 Na : L3 Cl : D2 K : R1 Zn : D1 As : U4 Kr : L2 Y : D3 Zr : R4 Ag : D1 Te : L3 I : U2 Xe : R3 La : U2 Hf : L1 Ir : D2 Hg : L3 He comes before C on the periodic table, C comes before Na, which comes before Cl, which comes before K, etc., etc. That's how you "put the elements in order", as Jake's hidden clue says. Now, you need to open Jake's locked box. Press the symbol which is on the matchbox. Then, go up twice (U2) and press that symbol. Go right once (R1) and press that one. Then go L3, D2, R1, D1, etc., etc., until you finish. This will open the box and get you a VHS tape! Go to Aunt Eloise's house and watch the VHS tape. It's another tape by Jake, and it says where the notebook is: under a book cart at school. It also identifies the culprit of the game. Leave to go to the school, and the culprit appears. The culprit pulls out a gun on Nancy and demands to have the notebook. Time to catch the culprit...with Aunt Eloise's ridiculously elaborate security system! Remember? If you insert the wrong combination to the safe three times, a cage drops down and traps you. Tell the culprit that the notebook is in the safe and give the culprit the wrong combination three times in a row. The security system will be activated, and the culprit is trapped. The end! Enjoy the ending cutscenes! 005-Credits --------------------------------------------------------- This FAQ is copyright of The Lost Gamer, 2010. If you want to use any part of this FAQ, ask me first (instructions under general information).
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What specific journal is that in the picture?
While I still use a Planner for calendaring, I use a soft-cover Ruled Journal (7.5×10) each year for my work weekly journal. I can fit 52 weeks, with a 2-page spread for each week, plus have extra pages at the end.
Each week I add the dates at the upper right, the right side is separated into two vertical columns, Dates and Tasks, the left side is divided into Notes and Calls. I have an orange pen I use for this to have it stand out.
Under Dates, I add the date on each day and note both what I need to do (with an open check box – checking it when it is done or arrowing it over at the end of the week to note to move it to the next week) and what I did (with a simple bullet). I will star anything that is urgent. This is nice because I wait until that morning to add that date, so the space for each day is flexible. Rarely do I run out of room by Friday, if I do, I spill into the Tasks column.
The Tasks section is a to-do list for the week, that can be done anytime that week. These are marked with open check boxes and get checked or arrowed over, as needed.
Calls is for logging any calls or conversations I had that week under the appropriate date.
Notes is for any random notes that week that were not able to be captured with normal meeting or task notes.
I use a re-positionable sticky tab (a plastic one, not paper) to move to the correct week, since these journals have no ribbon bookmark.
I label the year on each one in black marker on the cover and put my contact info on the inside fly.
The last page I divide up into two columns and six rows and create a planning calendar to note overall things I need to plan for each month through the year. I will also tend to use one of the extra pages, towards the end of the year, for items to think about for next year's journal.
I like this because it is a flexible solution that is light and easy to carry with me to meetings. It forces me to use my first thing Monday to plan the week, move items over from the prior week, etc. The red stands out in my bag and on my desk. And it comes in a 3-pack, so I have 3 years worth ready to go.