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A look back…
On Sunday, Troy Percival blew a save for the third time this season…Can Percival be trusted right now with a 1-run lead?
The Rays are 3-0 in games in which Percival has blown a save. Still, it was the 3rd time since coming off the DL, in which he has allowed a run. In those 7 appearances, only once did he get through his appearance without allowing a baserunner. He has also been touched for 3 home runs, and a couple of near-misses, after only allowing 4 home runs in his first 29 appearances. To us, it just doesn't look like he has the same swagger he had in the first-half of the season. But we also know we wouldn't want to be the one to try and tell Percival he should make a couple of non-save appearances to get his timing back. So, Percy will remain the Rays closer, but the 9th inning is no longer a sure-thing, and eventually it is going to bite the Rays in the ass…NO
After sweeping the Tigers this weekend, the Rays have extended their lead in the AL East to 3 games. More importantly, the distance between the Rays and out-of-the-playoffs is now 5 games over the White Sox (5.5 games over the Yankees)…Can the Rays start printing playoff tickets?
Don't look now, but the Rays only have 52 games remaining (51 for NYY and 52 for CHW). The Rays are up 5 in the loss column on the White Sox and 6 over the Yankees. It may not seem like much, but with only ~50 games remaining, we are quickly getting to the point where it is going to be very difficult to overcome that deficit. If the Rays only play .500 the rest of the season (26-26), the Yankees would still have to go 31-20 just to tie. That is a .608 winning percentage, and only one team in baseball has posted better than a .608 winning percentage this season. The Angels (.622). And let's say the Rays go 28-24, a very reasonable mark. The Yankees would then need a 33-18 finish (.647). In other words, the Rays truly hold their destiny in their own hands. It would require a nose-dive over the final 2 months to keep the Rays from the playoffs. We don't see that happening…NOT YET. MAYBE NEXT WEEK.
Rocco Baldelli could be activated as early as today. Earlier this year, many, us included, wondered aloud if Rocco's career was over after he was diagnosed with a mitochondrial disorder that left him fatigued after even moderate exercise…Now that his return appears imminent, should this be a bigger comeback story than even Josh Hamilton?
We are on record as one website that has openly rooted for Hamilton all along. We truly wanted to see him succeed and make his way back, even after he was no longer a member of the Rays' organization. Still, the love-fest that is now the Josh Hamilton Story, is a little disturbing. We are still talking about somebody that pissed away his talent, millions of dollars and several years of his life, so he could do every drug under the sun. We should help people like Hamilton and we should root for them to straighten their lives out. But while he may be a hero to people addicted to drugs, he should not be treated as a hero to everybody, especially children. It is a fine-line to be crossed before we are saying it is better to do drugs and do what Hamilton did than to stay clean your entire life. Then we have Rocco who is coming back from something not of his choosing and unlike Hamilton, it appeared his career was over. Unfortunately, it still appears Rocco will never return to being an everyday player. But we will stand and cheer when he steps to the plate for the first time, and to us this is a bigger story…IT SHOULD BE
John Jaso continues to tear through the IL's pitching since his promotion to triple-A Durham…With the emergence of Dioner Navarro and the solid bat of Shawn Riggans on the bench, what is Jaso's future with the Rays?
Jaso was the Rays' 12th round pick in '03. Few have doubted Jaso's ability to hit. He has hit at least .300 each of the past 4 seasons, and after hitting .271/.408/.405 with double-A Montgomery and making his second consecutive SL All-Star team, Jaso was promoted to Durham. Since he arrived he has cranked it up a notch, hitting .370 (17-46) in 12 games. The question still remains whether or not Jaso can step-up defensively. Reports from Montgomery are that Jaso has improved behind the plate but he still has a ways to go. Also keep in mind that both of the Rays catchers are young. Dioner Navarro will be eligible for arbitration for the first time this off-season, and won't be eligible for free agency until after the '11 season. Riggans on the other hand has one more season before he is even arbitration-eligible. Jaso will likely spend '09 at Durham and the Rays will have to make a decision at the end of that season what move to make. Then again, Jaso could be a gigantic trade piece next year when the trading deadline approaches…DURHAM IN '09, AND THEN TRADE BAIT
Mark Cuban is one of the finalists to purchase the Chicago Cubs from The Tribune Co…If the Cubs are sold to Cuban, how does this affect the Rays?
Even though the Cubs are in the NL, this deal could have a huge impact on the Rays and every other small- to -mid-market team in baseball. The feeling is Cuban will turn the Cubs into the Yankees-West. That is, he could run the payroll up to the $200-250 million mark without hesitation. With another team bidding on free agents, prices will go through the roof. This could effectively eliminate most of the league from ever even considering upper-echelon free agents. And the next tier of free agents will base their values on what that group is making. The trickle-down affect could be catastrophic…IMMENSELY
A look outside the box…
What other series in baseball should RAYSHEADS keep on eye on the next few days?
With the Red Sox in Kansas City, we can only hope the Royals win one game and we would be stoked if they could take 2, but we are not getting our hopes up. Rather, the series we will pay close attention to is the Yankees at the Rangers for 4 games. With about 50 games to go, the Yankees are getting dangerously close to becoming an afterthought in the race for first in the East. If the Rays can win 2 or 3 against the Indians, the Rangers could do the Rays a huge favor with 2 or 3 wins against the Yankees…YANKEES @ RANGERS
Games for Rocco Baldelli in this series: 0.5
The Rays face 2 lefties in this series, with Cliff Lee on the hill tonight and Jeremy Sowers on Wednesday. If he is not activated today, we do expect him to be activated for Wednesday's tilt, which will be a huge boost for our Live Blog-A-Baloo ratings…OVER
Wins for the Rays in this 3-game series with the Indians: 2.5
Cliff Lee versus Matt Garza will obviously be tough and we still are not to the point where we can trust Edwin Jackson or even Scott Kazmir. Will he pitch 5 innings, or 7? Too many question marks in this series. Not to mention, in at least the first two game, the pitchers will not have the benefit of Jason Bartlett behind them…UNDER
On deck…
The last time the Rays played the Indians, it was the last series prior to the All-Star break and the Rays were swept in a 4-game series in Cleveland that concluded a 7-game skid…Do the Indians just have the Rays' number, or will we see a different Rays ballclub this time around?
As we mentioned above, the pitching match-ups make us nervous in this series. We think the offense will be fine as we have seen signs of life. And after getting swept in Cleveland, we think the Rays will be fired up. Winning or losing in this series won't have anything to do with Cleveland "having the Rays' number", but will have everything to do with how the Rays pitch…DIFFERENT
Putting out the fire…
With the sweep of the Tigers, Detroit has now fallen 7 games back in the division and 8.5 games in the wild card race…Did the Rays just eliminate a potential foe for a playoff spot?
We showed you already how difficult it will be for a team to come back from just 5 games. 8.5 games at this point in the season is like being 6-feet under with the first scoop of dirt already in place…YES
Victor Zambrano has signed with the Yankees and is working out in Tampa…Should RAYSHEADS be worried about Zambrano being too close to the Rays when the going is good?
Are you kidding? RAYSHEADS should be ecstatic. This guy, along with Jim Duquette, Al Leiter and John Franco are the 4 people most responsible for starting the turn around of the franchise. And since he was signed by the Yankees and started working out in Tampa, the Rays are undefeated…THE RAYS SHOULD RETIRE HIS NUMBER


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By REED NELSON
Ladies and gentleman, now introducing, The Comeback Kid!
(Cue the Gambling Puppet Master redirecting all his rage toward the poor, unsuspecting chicken-counter writing this column, vowing to crush his hopes and dreams in the coming weeks by any means necessary. Earthquakes included, batteries, however, are not.)
After a week of total humiliation, I was a Skinny Post away from reversing the tide. That's right, Oregon cost me my first perfect week of Pac-12 play against the spread — and my first monster parlay of the season.
But I've learned two things from last week: Oregon is still the Pac-12's best team and Chip Kelly only covers the spread against good teams 1.
Thanks to some wishful thinking (and a Stanford team that wasn't nearly as good as its #8 ranking wanted them to be), I managed to hedge out the Oregon loss. 4-1 against the spread (and 5-0 on the money line) could be way worse. Like last week. Last week couldn't have been any worse, save the off-chance that I would have taken Jay Cutler at 6-1 to win Fan Favorite at the ESPYs.
Even after the Top 10 went 0-7-1 against the spread, the Top 25 went 3-13-1 against the spread, and the first ranked team to cover outright was #12 ranked Texas.
Once again, thank you Stanford.
It sure didn't have the makings of a redemption week, but after Washington knocked off Stanford (who I took with the points and parlayed it with the money line. Cha-Ching.), things started to look up.
They got a bit hairy when Oregon State relinquished their early lead in Tuscon, but the Beavers held on to the win, urinating on the odds-makers for the third straight week.
Oregon had the 30.5-pointer dialed in for a fleeting second, but like I said, forces well beyond my control were at work. Oh, what could have been.
But everybody loves a comeback, and after Week 5, I'm almost back to .500 (15-16-1) against the spread this season and a glowing 33-10 on the money line. I'm pumped. Onward.
Washington 17, #8 Stanford 13 — On Thursday, I wrote that, if there was any game to shock the nation, this was the game for Washington to do it. In the coming weeks, the Huskies play at #2 Oregon and on the road against #13 USC. Washington had to come away with a win over an overrated Stanford team (one that only beat San Jose State 20-17 just three weeks earlier), and they did. Stanford was further exposed as a one-dimensional, defensive juggernaut, and while Josh Nunes did his best to keep up with Keith Price, the Cardinal simply doesn't have the fire-power to compensate for any lapses on the defensive side of the ball. If Stanford is going to beat any more elite teams this year, their defense is going to have to be perfect. My pick: Washington (+7)
Arizona State 27, Cal 17 — In the most unjustifiable Pick 'Em line of the year, this one was a no-brainer. Cal, who came into the game 1-3 against the spread was somehow getting zero points against an ASU team that remains undefeated (5-0) against the spread. ASU's Taylor Kelly1 had himself another great game, and with his 2012 efficiency rating (208.4) he now leads the Pac-12 in passing by a long shot (Marcus Mariota is second with a rating of 152.7), and is 15th in the nation. His 1,292 total yards is good for best in the Pac-12 as well (22nd in the country), and Cal just couldn't slow him down. He threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns as ASU won on the road, and quickly turned up the heat on Cal coach Jeff Tedford's hot seat to a scalding 11. My pick: ASU (pk).
UCLA 42, Colorado 14 — No duh. Instead of recapping this game, I give you a haiku: Jon Embree alone/Cries rivers at Folsom Field/Colorado sucks. Just kidding, Jonathan Franklin continued his march across the Gridirons of the West, racking up 111 yards on just 15 carries. Franklin now has 697 yards in 2012, good for third most in the nation. There was supposedly a game, but save Colorado's weird zombie performance last week that was more reminiscent of Will Ferrell's Old School debate heroics than any other college football game I have ever witnessed, the outcome, 20-point spread be damned, was never open for debate. Like an Eastern marital union, this one was predetermined. My pick: UCLA (-20).
#18 Oregon State 38, Arizona 35 — At some point (that point is this week, but work with me here), the odds-makers are going to favor Oregon State. Forget the 3-0 record, or their 2-0 mark against the Top 25, or the weird gorilla math that says that the Beavers are now the #1 team in the BCS computers. Oregon State is a good team that was handed 2.5 points on the road, against an Arizona team that was undoubtedly reeling after the ear-boxing they incurred at Autzen. This was the easiest take of the week. I don't even care that it got precarious at times, Oregon State showed some spunk. I hate spunk. They even engaged Arizona in a mini-shootout, deeming their strict "defensive" label obsolete. Arizona looked alright too, but Sad RichRod is back, and as much as I hate spunk, I love Sad RichRod. My pick: Oregon State (+2.5).
#2 Oregon 51, Washington State 26 — I've gone into this game, but there is only one more thing to take away: Oregon's defensive backfield, even without Michael Clay patrolling the Robber slot in the second half, looks like a much better unit than last year's. Other than that, Oregon failed to cover against a bad team. Again. I'm still laying the points against Washington this week, but at this point I'm starting to look more like the dog who never quite learns the boundaries of his electric fence. My pick: Oregon (-30.5).
- This is the only rational explanation for Oregon's 1-4 start against the spread this season. From the Irrational Department: Coach Kelly hates gamblers with the fire of a thousand Ty Cobb's, and carefully studies lines prior to kickoff, only covering when he is fed numbers that would indicate that the general public is taking the Ducks' opponent in greater volume than the Ducks. Jump
- There are wayyyyy too many Taylor/Tyler/Travis QBs in the FBS. Just an observation: If you want your kid to play quarterback in Big Conference college football, name him Tyler, Tayler or Travis. There are five Tyler and Taylor's in the Top-40 rated passers alone. Take a hint. Jump
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The pool meets the security regulations in France and is covered at night time. We want everyone to have fun and enjoy the swimming pool!
Swimming towels are provided.
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Our beautiful hot tub has a range of powerful adjustable jets, lights, integrated speakers, music and even a place for your wine glass!
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You cannot fail to be drawn to this inviting space.
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Read Better Be Better's contribution to the teacher shortage
Arizona has a critical teacher shortage: at the start of the 2018-19 school year, there were 1,694 vacant teaching positions, and 3,909 teaching positions are filled with people who don't meet standard teaching workforce requirements (Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association, December 2018).
Equip Teachers To Manage Any Classroom
In discussion with administrators of such districts, we learned that a significant portion of those leaving the classroom is first-year teachers who feel under-prepared for success in today's classrooms. Today's teachers are more than just purveyors of information – teaching has gone far beyond pedagogy, which means preparing teachers requires a diverse and multi-faceted approach.
As such, there is an opportunity–and indeed a need–for nonprofit organizations to partner with institutions of higher education to offer community-based solutions to redefine and revitalize what it means to be an educator.
Starting in the 2019-20 school year, all Read Better Be Better Site Leaders receive 6-8 hours of professional development prior to entering the classroom. Training begins with a broad-stroke social-justice-infused motivational module and develops into more a focused and detailed technical training.
Site Leader Training
During a 10-week semester, each Site Leader then facilitates a classroom of 32 students as they work through a prescribed, highly-structured curriculum and program activities. Site Leaders are managed by District Leaders who are experienced educators hired to consistently monitor, coach and evaluate Site Leaders on and off-site. District Leaders are also the facilitators of weekly peer-learning sessions. This meeting is an opportunity for all Site Leaders in each school district to come together to share stories and best practices, celebrate successes and seek help with challenges.
Our Site Leaders Become Well-Prepared Teachers
In addition, all Site Leaders receive a bespoke series of monthly workshops designed specifically to meet their needs that are executed by local content experts. Topics include–but are not limited to–Classroom Behavior Management, Cultural Awareness, Team-building, Literacy, and Social Justice.
In developing and executing this extensive workforce development program with student teachers from across the valley, we are further convinced that such partnerships between teachers colleges and education-focused nonprofits can effectively form part of the solution to the teacher shortage.
Our alumni feedback is fierce:
"The skills I've gained have put me way ahead of the game in terms of teaching skills and classroom management. RBBB has also given me a new outlook on the education system in Arizona."
When Site Leaders graduate from RBBB to continue their learning during the clinical experience, we are confident and proud that they will be better educators and advocates in and beyond the classroom.
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Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage is a specific type of massage therapy that concentrates on the deep layers of muscle and fascia in the body. By using deep finger pressure and slow, firm strokes, deep tissue massage is used to treat a variety of physical ailments. Many doctors recommend deep-tissue massage to their patients as a treatment option because of its benefits. Deep tissue massage is offered in London, Ontario by Jenna Birtch, RMT.
Improves Blood Pressure
Deep tissue massage helps ease stress and tension, which can have a beneficial effect on blood pressure. People who had a deep-tissue massage saw their systolic pressure drop by an average of 10.4 mm Hg and their diastolic pressure drop an average 5.3 mm Hg, according to a study cited by the University of Maryland Medical Center. Deep-tissue massage can help increase the body's production of serotonin, the hormone that promotes happiness and good feelings.
Breaks Up Scar Tissue
Over time, deep-tissue massage therapy can help break up and eventually erase scar tissue in the body. It does this by improving lymphatic circulation and drainage to improve flexibility and range of motion in the affected area. Scar tissue is often associated with ongoing pain and stiffness, so deep-tissue massage can improve these symptoms. Massage therapy is often recommended for people who are recovering from surgery.
Rehabilitates Injured Muscles
Deep-tissue massage can be an effective treatment for injured muscles. Because it facilitates the movement of toxins from the muscles and helps stretch tight or twisted muscle mass, deep-tissue massage can help promote healing. Because massage also helps relax muscles, it can reduce the pain caused by injuries, too. Deep-tissue massage is frequently used to rehabilitate sports injuries.
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How many shots would it take to kill you?February 20, 2012
How much coffee would it take to take you down? Ultimately, the answer to the question depends on what type of coffee you're drinking, as each will contain a different amount of caffeine. A mug of filter coffee contains the most caffeine, at 120 mg. Instant coffee provides 75g and espresso 107 mg, although you're unlikely to have an entire mug of pure espresso.
According to caffeine information site energyfiend.com, if you weigh 160 pounds (approximately 11.5 stone or 72.5 kilograms), then you would have to drink 142 shots of espresso in one day to die from the resultant caffeine overdose. That's equivalent to about 6.29 litres, so hardly a normal amount. By contrast, you're about as likely to die from the water itself if it's consumed in a short period, particularly if you're being physically active at the same time. Instant coffee would kill the same person in 192 cups, while filter coffee kills in just 75 cups.
The lesson here? It's unlikely you'd be able to drink enough coffee to kill yourself. However, there are drawbacks to caffeine consumption besides death – nervousness, irritability, restlessness, insomnia, headaches and heart palpitations are all symptoms of a caffeine overdose. The Department of Health reckons that you shouldn't drink more than five single espressos per day, although this varies person by person. That's equivalent to seven cups of instant coffee.
If you're beneath the limit though, side effects are generally considered to be mildly good. If you have one or two ESE coffee pods per day (which contains a single shot of espresso each), studies have shown that you are less likely to develop prostate cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, heart disease and even some form of diabetes. You're also more likely to suffer from headaches and acid reflux, though.
So keep drinking coffee in moderation… but try not to drink 75 cups of filter coffee, 192 cups of instant or 142 ESE pods in one day, OK?
This article was written by William Judd. Will writes for Mobile Fun, who imbibe rather a lot of coffee as well as being the UK's leading online retailers of mobile accessories.


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Review: Arrow's 'Graveyards Of Honor' on Blu-ray Presents Both Classic and Updated Versions
Japanese cinema has never shied away from telling the truth in its depiction of the Mafia. A prime example of this comes in the form of Arrow Video's new Blu-ray release "Graveyard of Honor," an unflinching look at the rise and fall of a Japanese mobster. The parallels between this film and the American movie "Scarface" are uncanny.
Arrow Video's edition includes both the 1975 classic "Graveyard of Honor" and the 2002 remake. Of the two, the original is the recommended version. Presented in a more biopic fashion with voiceovers, the violent tale of Rikio Ishikawa mostly takes place from 1946-1950. It shows how explosive he was, especially towards his wife, and examines how Ishikawa got hooked on heroin.
At times, it becomes hard to keep track of all of the characters, and for 1975, many of the scenes are quite grisly - especially the rape sequences.
The uber-violent remake is completely over the top, and manic in a cartoonish way. This depiction of Ishikawa pales in comparison, although its sleazy Grindhouse approach will probably appeal to some.
Both discs come with a slew of extras, always the case with Arrow Video Blu-rays. Multiple audio commentaries, trailers, and behind-the-scenes footage are just the tip of the iceberg. A great companion piece is a video essay examining violence in cinema, especially toward women.
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I used an app called Nextdoor last Saturday night to announce a skywatch that I wanted to hold at my local high school. The tennis courts at the school are perfect, because there aren't any parking lot lights in sight. And the webbing they have up on the surrounding fence almost completely eliminates the glare from outside lights on the building itself.
I put up my post at 4 pm for an 8:30 observing time, and got 4-5 responses. I did it with short notice on purpose, because I didn't want hundreds of people showing up. I ended up having about 15 people and we had a great time. Most of them told me they loved the idea and hoped I would do it again. I also got some responses the next day from people who didn't see the post in time, and expressed that they hoped I would do it again. I was ecstatic that half the audience were teen age and younger.
So, I'd call that a success. I also used it to drum up support for a presentation I did at my local library threes months ago, on "Getting Acquainted with the Night Sky." I got about 8-10 extra people from Nextdoor, besides the people that signed up through the library.
Nextdoor is a web app with a mobile counterpart that attempts to connect people in your immediate neighborhood. So, it's like Facebook in that you can post messages, events, reviews, etc. to a common site, but the connections are limited to people in your neighborhood. You have to confirm that you live in that neighborhood to get onto the site.
In my case, I see announcements all the time about lost pets, warnings of strange things people are seeing, reviews of neighboring restaurants, and notifications of local events. If you do some research on the app, you'll see that a lot of people do not like it because activists, crazy people, and people with an agenda can corrupt their local Nextdoor site. But, I haven't seen any of that in the six months I've been active. It probably depends on your neighborhood.
I plan on using the site again for skywatches–beats the heck out of going door to door and handing out flyers, which is what I've done in the past. And it was a good way to meet some of my neighbors.


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Silverlight for Xbox to be unveiled next week [Rumor]
It has long been known that Microsoft will be bringing Silverlight to the Xbox platform, but details as to how and when have been sparse at best.
When the news first broke of the upcoming integration, we felt that the addition of the Xbox realm to Sliverlight's domain was enough to breathe new life into the technology, which was still suffering from a series of body blows.
According to tips acquired by WinRumors, Microsoft is likely using the upcoming MIX event as the platform to announce and unveil Silverlight for Xbox: "[Microsoft is] set to detail its plans at the MIX11 conference next week in Las Vegas. Persons familiar with the company's plans say the feature has been in the works for some months."
Silverlight inside of the Xbox ecosystem is a very logical, and smart move. As Silverlight has found its home to be increasingly inside of the world of Windows Phone 7, to also find its way onto Microsoft's gaming platform, the device that will form the crux of Microsoft's living room content and media strategy, is perfect. Not only will it likely allow for better gaming cooperation between WP7 handsets and Xbox 360s, but it will also smooth content delivery to the console.
Microsoft VP, and Silverlight head-honcho Scott Guthrie is set to share a keynote spot with the guru of Windows Phone 7, Joe Belfiore, at MIX11. That the two will, in the words of Microsoft, be by each other's sides during their talk could imply that the Silverlight for Xbox announcement has as much to do with the future of WP7 as it does with anything else.
TNWmicrosoft will be covering that event closely. We have reached out to Microsoft about this story and are awaiting comment.
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Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
◊ 2006-06-25 02:26
|1974 Plymouth Fury ??
-- Last edit: 2006-06-25 02:26:40
◊ 2006-06-25 02:40
|The 1974 had quad headlights. This looks like a 1975-76 Gran Fury.
◊ 2006-06-25 02:45
|that explains it........ I lost track of these mopars after 1972, they got too ugly,lol
◊ 2006-06-26 18:15
|What is it then?
◊ 2006-06-26 18:58
|Pour info (j'ai le même entre mes mains)
catalogue Gran Fury 1976
◊ 2006-06-27 06:09
|Definitly a Gran Fury.
◊ 2006-06-29 15:52
|I thought Gran Furys had dual square headlights until 78' or something and regular Furys had round singles? I know the Gran Fury Brougham had round singles.
◊ 2006-06-30 06:02
|Furys and Gran Furys are two completly different cars during their '75-'78 run. In '75, the regular Fury name replaced the Satellite name on the intermediate models. The Gran Fury name replaced the Fury name on the full-size models.
'75-'76 Furys had single round units.
'77-'78 Furys had stacked rectangular headlights.
'74-'75 Gran Furys had dual round lights (four-eyes).
'76-'77 Gran Furys had single round units (similar to '75-'76 Furys).
Plymouth Intermediates: Link to "www.chez.com"
Plymouth Full-Sizes: http://www.chez.com/yvincent/marques/plymouth/grande/grande.html
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◊ 2012-03-05 01:47
|It is either a '76 or '77. The two-headlight front fascia WAS available in 1975 on the civilian Gran Fury Brougham version as opposed to the four-headlight nose, but it was NOT available on the police-package Gran Fury Pursuit. That particular headlight arrangement with intergral inboard vertical turn signals did not become available on Gran Fury Pursuits until the 1976 model year. In 1976 and 1977, all versions of the Gran Fury had the two-headlight nose, police or civilian.


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Diego Zhang's Burger Cafe invites you to "taste the adventure," but there's one less place where you can do that. The owners -- who just took third place in a business-plan competition -- have closed their outpost at 12073 East Arapahoe Road and are focusing on their store at 6851 South Gaylord Street in the Streets of Southglenn.
"Our restaurant reflects the culinary curiosity of its guiding spirit, Diego Zhang, who in his global travels discovered new flavors that he blended into his favorite food - burgers," the Diego Zhang's website explains. "This spirit of curiosity is a trait of all who seek adventure even if close to home." But Diego Zhang has not addressed this particular misadventure in the his mythical journal entries.
Here's travelin' man Diego's take on Denver:
I have a taste for all things natural, and no place satisfies that more thoroughly than Denver. (Maybe that's because people there don't confuse " fresh and natural" with "ho-hum and boring.")
I was struck by that again as I headed not to the mountains but toward the city's center. Hailing a (hybrid) taxi to meet friends for dinner, I had to smile as I passed the new post-modern library and, next to it, the amazing new art museum. The first is as fresh a look as you could imagine, the second a design that reflects and reinterprets the surrounding shapes of nature.
I arrived at my friends address to discover that even their loft was a fresh take on urban living, overlooking the rejuvenated Cherry Creek. And what was for dinner? Fresh, all-natural burgers, adorned with a simple-yet-sophisticated mix of sautéed mushrooms, onions and bacon. So deliciously Denver.
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If you haven't heard about satellite radio, it's time to pull your head out of the muck and tune-in. I've written previously about satellite radio and you can see a list of past posts here. If you have heard about satellite radio but are still trying to decide between Sirius or XM, this post might help you make your decision.
I subscribe to both Sirius and XM. I started by subscribing to Sirius back in September, 2004. Then, a couple weeks ago, my wife bought me the XM MyFi set. For a quick, crude comparison of the two services, check this out; it's shortcoming is that it doesn't offer any personal exeriences, it's just a bland presentation of facts and stats. Now that I've been listening to both, I'm pleased to announce that I can now offer the much-awaited Samurai comparision of the two services.Music
In terms of the sheer number of music channels, both services are very comparable. Both have the usual decades, rock, pop, and schlop. Sirius has a strong lineup of mainstream pap (yes, I meant pap), hip-hop and rap crap accompanied by lots of latin noise. That's all great if you are black, brown or have very urban tastes. But I'm a middle-aged white guy who lives in rural New England and I don't want to hear urban or foreign noise aimed at malcontents, people-of-color, and losers suffering under delusions of oppression. What's a cracker to do?
XM has two excellent channels that are engineered for the contemplative white ear: Audio Visions (ch. 77) and Fine Tuning (ch. 76). It's refreshing to find such audible treats in an obstreperous sea of hip-hop, rap, and other aural assaults. Sirius does not have any such comparable counterparts.
Both Sirius and XM have three comparable classical channels: symphonies, operas, and pops. The biggest difference between the two services in their classical lineup is in their opera channels. Sirius calls its opera channel Classical Voices (ch. 85) and plays strictly classical operas. XM's opera channel is called Vox! (ch. 112) and, in addition to classical opera, plays a healthy dose of Gregorian-style chant. I'm still waiting to hear Byzantine chant.
Both services carry a folk music channel (Folk Village on XM and Folk Town on Sirius--ain't that cute?). They are very comparable and I enjoy both of them.News/Talk
No contest here: Sirius wins hands-down. Both services carry the usual suspects: Fox, CNN, BBC, ABC News-Talk, C-SPAN, and The Weather Channel. XM also carries pMSNBC and CNN Headline Snooze--neither one is missed in the Sirius lineup.
This table points out the main differences between Sirius and XM in their news/talk channels:
Neither service has a Libertarian channel, which would be very refreshing. Sirius has a Patriot channel, but it's just more of the same neo-con, big gubmint yak. I remember when the Patriot movement I supported was synonymous with small government. How ironic when I hear all the modern "patriots" cheerleading the biggest, most destructive gubmint program of 'em all: foreign war. I wonder if these "patriots" would still be such enthusiastic cheerleaders if a Democratic administration was in charge of the Iraq war program... and if the indignant Left would be nearly as self-righteous. Seems no one operates by a consistent, fundamental set of principles anymore. It's all what's most expedient for the moment.
For my Libertarian fix, I tune in to Scott Horton's excellent Weekend Interview Show. Scott also makes his interviews available as MP3 files so I can download 'em and listen on my Rio MP3 player while I'm on the job breaking, er, I mean, fixing appliances.
Bottom Line: The music channels are more diverse on XM and the news/talk is more diverse on Sirius. If you can only subscribe to one service, then choose according to your primary listening interest: for music, pick XM; for news/talk, pick Sirius. If you can afford it, subscribe to both services.
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Not all volunteers get regular, middle-of-the-night phone calls that pull them out of bed and onto the scene of a disaster, but that's par-for-the course for many American Red Cross Disaster Team members. And many of them do it for no pay. Abhinay Soanker is one of those disaster team volunteers who answers the call, time and time again out of pure dedication to his community and the Red Cross Mission. Here's what Disaster Program Supervisor, Kristopher Dumschat, had to say about Abhinay:
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Friday, March 23, 2012
Friday's Film {Somebody that I Used to Know}
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- lindseymarlorSeptember 1, 2012 at 12:07 AM
soo soo glad i helped find it for you!! we still buy cds! :) my cd player doesnt currently work in my car right now... but my husband bought me dia framptons cd for christmas now i just need to get him to get my cd player fixed! :)ReplyDelete
ok they are amazing and super unique!!! i knew ellen should see them so i was uploading their link and when i was getting ready to submit it i noticed on the side bar they have already performed on ellen at the end of jan!!! haha i knew she would like them!ReplyDelete
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Supreme Court Addresses Two More Harassment Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court disposed of two more cases last week dealing with peer sexual harassment, but with no clear message expanding on last month's decision that schools can be held liable under Title IX for such harassment.
In one appeal, the high court let stand without comment a federal appeals court ruling upholding a jury verdict against a New York state student who alleged she was subjected to sexual harassment by other students when she was in 6th grade.
In the other case, which involved alleged peer sexual harassment of an Illinois high school girl, the justices told another federal appellate court to re-examine the case in light of the high court's recent 5-4 ruling in Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education.
The high court ruled May 24 in Davis that schools receiving federal funds may be sued for damages for peer sexual harassment under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Schools can be held liable, the majority emphasized, only when officials show deliberate indifference to information about "severe, pervasive and objectively offensive" harassment that interferes with a student's access to an educational program or benefit. ("Harassment Ruling Poses Challenges," June 2, 1999.)
Since they raised similar issues, the high court held the New York and Illinois appeals pending the outcome of the Davis case. As is customary, the Supreme Court then decides whether a related appeal merits full consideration by the justices, reconsideration by a lower court based on the new high court ruling, or a denial of review that leaves the previous lower-court ruling intact.
In the New York state appeal, Bruneau v. South Kortright Central School District (Case No. 98-1541), the justices declined without comment to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals of the 2nd Circuit upholding the school district's victory.
The case involved allegations that student Eve Bruneau faced a torrent of sexual harassment when she was a 6th grader in 1993-94, including bra snapping, hair pulling, punching, pushing, and being called a "dog face bitch" by a male classmate.
A federal district court allowed Ms. Bruneau's case to go to trial on a Title IX claim, but a jury ruled in favor of the school district.
The 2nd Circuit appeals court, based in New York City, ruled that there was no clear error in the jury trial. The appeals court also upheld the district judge's legal ruling dismissing a separate civil rights claim from the lawsuit.
Ms. Bruneau's lawyers based her Supreme Court appeal on that issue. They argued that her 14th Amendment equal-protection claim should have been allowed separate from her Title IX claim.
The justices declined the appeal without comment.
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The appeal in Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois v. Doe (No. 98-126) involves a female student who alleged sexual harassment at University High School, a public school in Urbana, Ill., overseen by the University of Illinois.
The student, identified only as Jane Doe, alleged that school officials failed to respond adequately to complaints about a campaign of sexual taunts and unwanted touching by a group of boys in the school.
A federal district court threw out her suit, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, based in Chicago, reinstated it. The appeals court ruled that schools could be sued for peer sexual harassment under Title IX.
The appellate court also rejected the high school's claim that it was immune from a Title IX lawsuit because of the U.S. Constitution's 11th Amendment guarantee of state sovereign immunity.
Under past Supreme Court rulings, Congress must be clear when it removes a state's sovereign immunity under the 11th Amendment and exposes the state to liability under a federal law.
It is possible the high court returned the case to the 7th Circuit court for further exploration of that issue, since the appeals court's ruling on the issue of Title IX liability appears to have been consistent with what the Supreme Court ruled in Davis.
The sovereign-immunity issue is peculiar to a school like University High that is run directly by a state university. Under the Supreme Court's precedents, local school districts typically do not enjoy the same 11th Amendment immunity as states and state agencies.
Vol. 18, Issue 39, Page 19Published in Print: May 26, 1999, as Supreme Court Addresses Two More Harassment Cases
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The D60 features a compact body not unlike the D40, and has a 10.2 megapixel sensor. It features a 0.18 second startup time and uses a new digital image processor that Nikon calls EXPEED. The D60 features the ability to optimize shadow and highlight detail, and sports a "Retouch Menu" that enables you to edit pictures while they're still in the camera -- doing red-eye correction, trimming and more. A new Stop-Motion Movie mode lets you create stop-motion animation clips by stringing together up to 100 consecutive JPEG files.
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Dr. Thomas's experience includes over 20 years of military service, both in the field as a submariner and at the Pentagon as an aide to the Secretary of the Navy. Since 2002, he has taught diverse groups of students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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I was 11 years old walking around the field of our elementary school, sharing my Walkman earbuds with a friend, listening to Axl Rose telling us we "need a little patience, yeah". I'm sure my ability to demonstrate patience wasn't all that impressive as a pre-teen about to start high school.
Today, living on an island and now in the 40+ category with two little kids – patience isn't so much a virtue as a necessity.
As Islanders, we have ferries and water taxis to await, we have trades people that are hard to come by, we have just the one "cable guy" to get us back online, we have power outages that last a while, and groceries and supplies that aren't necessarily available "on island". As parents, we have teeth brushing to watch over, "just one last time" rebuttals to get over, and family board-games to master.
I'm intentional about taking a deep breath to remind myself to take it all in stride because I've seen the benefits of doing so. When we are required to slow down for a moment or two, between the busy hustle of our days, some incredible things happen:
1. We have conversations we might not otherwise have. I've learned from the moments patiently waiting on or for ferries that unexpected conversations can lead to all kinds of unexpected places. I once connected with a fellow passenger on the water taxi about Vantage Point's learning offerings. At the time, we didn't have a cohort offering for emerging leaders. Later on, that same passenger joined Vantage Point's knowledge philanthropist team to volunteer his time to develop the content and co-facilitate the first two rounds of our Leadership Principles program!
2. We take a moment to reflect on the day that is set before us grounding ourselves in new perspective and positive intention for the day. It's in those quiet moments, when I'm sitting being "patient" that I come up with a story to share at my morning facilitation or think of a piece I read that might be worth sharing with a colleague contemplating a challenge.
3. We offer up leadership to others. Someone else might respond to that urgent email or a team member might solve their own challenge: I'll never forget a LeaderShift participant who was asked how they carved out time for strategic thinking amidst a never-ending list of urgent and important tasks. The participant shared one of their key strategies – they never rushed to answer an email. In his experience, if he was patient in his response, others would rise to the challenge!
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How much is spent on mental health research in the UK?
- £124 million is invested in the UK on mental health research on average each year
- £9is spent on research per person affected by mental illness
- 25xmore is spent on research into cancer than mental health per person affected
Research suggests the stigma surrounding mental health is finally starting to diminish. Yet, against this backdrop of welcome and long overdue change, mental health research remains chronically underfunded.
Our latest report, UK Mental Health Research Funding 2014-2017, shows that the level of mental health research funding in the UK is not meeting the scale or the impact of mental illness.
The report contains the most comprehensive data available on mental health research funding in the UK, covering the years 2014-2017.
It looks at how much money is invested in research, through lenses including 'spend by type of research' and 'spend by condition'. It also puts mental health research funding into context, comparing the research spend per person affected by mental illness to that spent on physical illnesses such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.
The report follows MQ's 2015 Funding Landscape report, which covered the years 2008-2013.
Key findings
- The total expenditure on mental health research from 2014-2017 was £497 million, on average £124 million per year.
- These figures translate to just over £9 spent on research per year, for each person affected by mental illness. By comparison, £612 million is spent on cancer research each year, which translates to £228 per person affected – or 25 times more per person.
- Funding for mental health research has remained flat over the 10-year period 2008 – 2017.
- Public donations account for 2.7% of mental health research funding - which, compared to other conditions, is very low. In terms of cancer research, spending by fundraising charities makes up 68% of funding. In cardiovascular disease it is 41% and in dementia it's 28% (a 10-fold difference to mental health).
- Studies into the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions are significantly underfunded.
- 26% of money spent on mental health research goes towards children and young people, despite 75% of mental illness beginning before the age of 18.
Find out more
- Download the UK Mental Health Research Funding 2014-2017 report (PDF)
- Download the methodology paper in The Lancet Psychiatry (PDF)
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I first captured Sidonie's cool street style a couple of weeks ago . Recently, we collaborated on this great shoot before she flew back to her home in Barcelona. Last time, Sidonie shared a poignant story about how "the universe always gives you exactly what you need." This time, she shares a more personal story.
TorontoVerve: What did you learn the most about yourself from your travels?
Sidonie: You learn about yourself when you wind up in a difficult situation -- you've been robbed blind of everything that you have. How you react after really defines a moment when you can grow or just shrivel up and be afraid. And those moments are really empowering because you realize that you can get through something that you never thought that you would like someone holding you at gun point, someone robbing you in your sleep or on a bus. Finding someone else who's been robbed and helping them out. Essentially, being in a place where you're completely out of your comfort zone because you don't speak the language and you don't know anyone locally. It really creates a moment where you can prove to yourself what you're capable of.
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Yes, he was a child -- probably 13 years old. He had a homemade gun. It
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It was just a moment when I realized that my life had no value someplace
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systemic inequality that has pushed him to this limit. I can decide at
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You definitely grow a greater appreciation for countries in which you
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different always comes from fear of not knowing what to expect from that
person. When all the barriers come down, people can truly be themselves
[without their biases overtaking them].
TorontoVerve: Right now the American election is really fueled by
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Australia v England: Jason Roy leads English ODI victory, offers a glimpse at the Ashes that could have been
By Dean Bilton
After an Ashes series that was decided well before Christmas but meandered aimlessly into the new year, anticipation for a five-match ODI series between the same two teams seemed low.
Aside from perhaps the most partisan of Australians, the last thing cricket fans wanted was more of the same. Fortunately, this match at the MCG was anything but.
From the first ball to the last, the opening ODI offered a tantalising glimpse into an alternate universe in which the Ashes just gone could have been genuinely captivating. A taste of the bizarro-summer that could have been.
Had Mark Wood not been injured for much of the past couple of months, England could have unleashed a fast bowler capable of unsettling David Warner and bludgeoning him into error.
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Pruning Deciduous Shade Trees - January 24, 2001
Jeff Schalau, County Director, Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yavapai County
I hesitate to write on pruning of deciduous shade trees because people will immediately head for the yard and start cutting. There are good reasons to prune shade trees just like there are bad reasons. A threat to human safety and/or health of the tree: good reasons. Bought a new pruning saw or have too much time and/or energy on your hands: bad reasons. I think you get the idea. Prune deciduous shade trees only if you have specific goals or objectives in mind.
One of my colleagues, Terry Mikel, defines a tree as "a self-pruning shrub". In natural settings without irrigation, the crown shades the lower branches. Over time, these branches naturally die and usually fall off. In cultivated landscapes, we irrigate and fertilize trees, which causes rapid growth creating a need for artificial pruning.
Pruning a tree always causes a wound. The tree responds to pruning in several ways: 1) the loss of leaves lowers the amount of energy the tree can harvest from the sun (photosynthesis); 2) the wound is a potential entry site for pests and diseases; 3) new distribution of plant growth hormones within the tree causes sprouting (suckers, water sprouts, or lateral buds); and 4) overall vigor decreases.
Trees from nurseries are often sold staked with their side branches pruned to create a trunk. This practice is not recommended because these side branches provide energy to the trunk at their point of attachment. The energy from these side branches will increase diameter growth and result in a sturdier tree. As the tree increases in height, these side branches may be pruned away.
Given the advantages of having side branches on young trees, now I can sound contradictory and recommend some pruning for branch spacing when a tree is young. If a young tree has too many lateral branches that originate at the same level, they can become crowded as it matures. The lateral branches coming directly off the trunk are called scaffold branches. The strength and spacing of the scaffold branches will determine the structure and shape of the mature tree. In general, scaffold branches should be spaced 12 inches or more vertically from the next scaffold branch above or below that point. They should also be evenly spaced in the radial dimension and not all be growing out of one side of the trunk.
Narrow branch angles are prone to splitting and are weak points on trees. Think of a clock face with the trunk rising upward through the "12". Ideally, branches will at least have angles at the "10" or "2" o-clock angles. This is equivalent to a 60-degree angle. Branches angles narrower than this are weak and prone to breakage. Where there is a pruning choice between a narrow and a wide branch angle, keep the branch with an angle closest to 60-degrees. Some trees have naturally narrow branch angles. Arizona ash trees are a good example of this.
Crossing branches are undesirable. They rub against each other causing injury to the bark and entry points for diseases and insects. In this situation, a choice must be made. It may not be an easy choice, but if not pruned, the problem usually gets worse. Once the least of two evils is selected, the pruning cut should be made at a location that does not leave a dead stub or promote extensive sucker growth. It is best to cut the offending branch of where it is attached to a larger branch or the trunk.
To make a proper pruning cut on a large branch, do it in three steps. First, go several inches above the point where the final cut will be made and cut the underside of the branch about a third of the way through. Second, go above the undercut and saw through the branch. Third, make the final cut leaving the branch collar (the swollen area where the branch is attached). This method takes the weight off the branch first and prevents stripped bark where the final cut is made. Do not use pruning paint or sealant on the wound.
The best time of year to prune deciduous shade trees is right now. They are dormant and the branching structure can easily be observed. Summer pruning should be done only when branches are broken or there is a safety hazard. Dormant pruning also decreases the risk of injury from torn bark. For a complete illustrated publication, download "Pruning Deciduous Shade Trees" from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension web site at http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1139.pdf or request it from Yavapai County Cooperative Extension (see below).
Deciduous fruit trees are pruned similarly but for different reasons. Come to one of my upcoming fruit tree pruning demonstrations. They will be on February 3, 2001 at the Freitas Orchard in Cottonwood, February 17, 2001 at Bent River Ranch in Clarkdale, and March 3, 2001 at Young's Farm in Dewey. All workshops start at 10:00 AM. Watch for detailed press releases in local newspapers.
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