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Well this is my first "blog" post. I'm not sure if I want to describe it as that. A journal entry perhaps? I would like to keep this up every day if I could. This was more of a spontaneous decision. A place where maybe I can write my thoughts as they come. I am a person who has trouble with that. I feel like my thoughts are all over the place and when they eventually come out of my mouth, it does not sound the way I want it to sound. Ideas and opinions get misinterpreted. "Word Vomit" as some people may call it, but more like that feeling where you really want to vomit but you cannot, the bile moves up and down from your stomach to your esophagus. I hope to change that one day. For now, I will talk about my day.
Please do not see this as a fascinating fashion or travel blog. Maybe one day I can share an experience like that one day, but I am not capable of those sorts of luxuries for now. Last night, I cried for possibly close to 5 hours (12am to 5am). Relationship issues, but to have those issues, you need to be in a relationship, left broken after three years. It is not his fault, I hurt him, things went sour, he tried his hardest to stay, but it did not work out. Call me crazy, but my heart belongs to him (is this turning into a relationship blog?), I am still hoping to get back with him, once we both figure out our paths (as he calls it, but no guarantees). Anyways, I cried watching this video he sent me a long time ago. He is quite amazing, he left to travel for a couple weeks, but knowing that I'd miss him, he created a couple of videos for me to watch while he was gone. He made them as little games, directed me to press pause at certain times so I had time to think of the answers. They were quotes from various tv shows, guess the song and which show it was from, him singing, and saying so many sweet things to me (take notes guys). He is the most wonderful man, but I got greedy and I hurt him in the worst way possible. I was thinking about that since last night and throughout the day. I did not want to talk to anyone. I had slept for most of the day in my comfy robe, did not shower for two days, my eyes were extremely puffy and I barely ate.
I don't talk to many people. I keep my shortcomings and thoughts to myself. Apparently when I do communicate my thoughts they come out wrong, or I sound petty. I am alone almost everyday. I do not have any friends to just call up and ask for their time. This is because I feel like people are growing so much greater without me. They are turning into wonderful human beings when I am not around. I do not want to ruin that for others like what I did to my.. (love?). Everyone has their own lives now, I accepted that, but I sometimes wish people were there for me like I was for them at one time. I guess that was another time, when everyone was not as busy. I wasn't much of a good friend back then anyway. I stayed home most of the time and went to school and went to work, after that I feel exhausted and I stay home, or I would have liked to have gone out but that would mean more fighting for the things I want. That is another thing, I am tired of fighting for things I think would make me happy. Guilt ruins it all.
I hope I don't seem too selfish writing about me this whole time. I never have the opportunity to talk about myself to this length without the interruption of judgment and "advice". Maybe this blog will be read, maybe not but here are my thoughts for the night. Unedited. It is now 3:50am.


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This informative article on Forbes is without a doubt seriously remarkable
Bill Carmody asked 72 CEOs for their advice in 140 characters and, upon further analysis, discovered 10 categories of behaviors that were consistent against all the answers he got back.
Marketing Mistakes That Could Be Costing You Money
The real challenge involving marketing mistakes is how you respond to them. Once something has already started, you will find that you have to let it continue going if you do not have the power to stop whatever is going on. When this starts to happen you can just watch what is happening and plan to do what it takes.
You may have more than one advertising plan in place. A second way to make money is always good for when there may be problems down the road.
Always try to avoid the following mistake. It is very common, made by business owners everyday. When a visitor gets to your page, they may want to contact you. However, you may not know what page they are on. In most cases, the link to the contact page is primarily on the homepage, nowhere else. That means the visitor will be looking all over the page, if it's not the home page, and gets frustrated. So when your visitors arrive on your website, you want to make their experience as easy as possible. That is one of the tenets of business and it's more important on the web. When a visitor leaves, they typically do not come back. There is no way to make it better. Social media has become so popular that many businesses start using it without bothering to do enough preliminary research. As different as social media is from traditional types of marketing, you really have to apply the same guidelines as you'd use with direct mail marketing, phone sales or face to face meetings. Your primary goal in marketing is to create or build trust in your business. Most people are much more likely to do business with something they consider a friend or associate than someone who contacts them from out of the blue. You therefore have to remember that relationship marketing is the essence of social media marketing, as well as every other kind. That's why you have to be a little cautious in your approach with social media and stay focused on connected with people.
Listening to people is very important. Not listening is a large mistake. You need to ask your customers about getting feedback from them about your company. You can learn a lot about how you do things from customers that are giving you honest feedback. If you don't ask your feedback, you are really missing out on a great way to improve your business. You want to use your time wisely, not waste it in utter confusion by doing too many things at once. Your customers are in the best position to give you the feedback necessary to improve your company.
People make marketing mistakes every day and maybe you are one of them. They are not something that you want to go through, but you will always remember them. Anyone can point fingers when it comes to the mistakes of others. But when there is no pain involved, it can be easy to forget.Scott Carter

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Russian fighter jet flies within 10 feet of Navy aircraft
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian fighter jet flew within 10 feet of a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft, in what American officials called an unsafe intercept over the Black Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, says the Russian SU-27 Flanker fighter made the unsafe maneuver Wednesday near a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft that was conducting routine operations in international airspace.
Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a statement Wednesday that the Poseidon aircraft did not have its transponders turned on, and that it approached Russia's southern border twice.
He said Russian jets were deployed to intercept the incoming aircraft and "Russian pilots acted in strict compliance with international flight rules."
Navy Capt. Danny Hernandez, spokesman for U.S. European Command, said the Navy Poseidon had its transponder turned on during the entire flight, following international law for flight safety.
According to the U.S., Russian jets conducted four intercepts of U.S. aircraft in the last day, and the one that was considered unsafe lasted about 19 minutes.
Davis said that U.S. Navy aircraft and ships routinely interact with Russian units in the area and most interactions are safe and professional.
"However, we have concerns when there is an unsafe maneuver like this," he said. "These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions, and could result in a miscalculation or accident."
Russian jets have occasionally flown close to other U.S. aircraft and Navy ships in the region. In one more dramatic incident earlier this year, Russian jets buzzed over the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea, coming within 30 feet of the warship.
Associated Press writer Kate dePury in Moscow contributed to this report.
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Sculpture thefts
Barbara Hepworth Two Forms (Divided Circle), 1970. Dulwich Park, London. Stolen December 2011.
The deliberate theft of whole sculptural works has become evident over the last few years partly due to the increased value of metal but also due to deliberate targeting of vulnerable and badly defined public sculpture: the repeated theft of a series of works in parks and cemeteries created by William Goscombe John suggests that 'metal thieves' can also possess taste. This steady erosion of 'heritage assets' applies equally to new as well as old pieces of public art: the very prominent 2006 figure by Steinunn Thorarinsdottir in Hull caused international outcry since it was one of a pair of pieces twinning the city of Hull with Iceland town of Vik. The bronze figure of a soldier at Tidworth, Wiltshire was stolen in 2011 and identifiable parts of this were discovered in March 2012. A whole bronze figure of Isambard Kingdom Brunel was stolen from Nayland, Pembrokeshire in 2010 and the removal of a series of modern works sited in parks has infuriated local communities.
Reporting of such losses is vital: both the police and local authorities need to be informed so that action may be taken as soon as possible. The more theft is reported the better national statistics can be generated. In order to allow a better understanding of motives, recoveries and security provisions the more that is reported the more analysis can be made and appropriate security measure planned and put into place. There is no other national audit of public art and the PMSA is the unique provider of such information. However the core database is still being recorded and will take about another 3/5 years to fulfil. In the meantime those who are interested in preserving their local heritage should check to see what is already logged on our database and if there is data still to be collated contact the PMSA to see how you may help and link into the programme.
The PMSA is extremely concerned about the increase in the rather selective removal of key pieces of public art. The recent publicity surrounding the theft of the Barbara Hepworth in Dulwich Park, London, the Henry Moore in Hertfordshire and the Lynn Chadwick in Roehampton has prompted the need for a national forum where issues of security and conservation can be properly assessed - despite today's prevalence in erecting pieces of public art it is striking that, apart from networks concerned with antiques on private property, no such forum purely devoted to public sculpture currently exists in Britain. Without channelling such communications about the apparently increasing risks in the public realm there is little that can be done to combat this worrying trend. However, the PMSA has contacted Simon Thurley at English Heritage, which has initiated discussion with EH personnel on how to respond to this problem and how best to involve the police, insurance and other organisations whose role it is to alert owners [and the public] to what can only be called public art theft.
For advice on the steps to take when reporting a theft to the Police, visit our FAQs section.
In recent years, with ever increasing numbers of metal thefts of all kinds, there have been a number of initiatives to combat this growing trade.
The Alliance to Reduce Crime Against Heritage (ARCH), is a national network set up to 'tackle heritage crime and galvanise local action as part of the Heritage Crime Initiative.' As members of ARCH we fully endorse their aims to protect the heritage of this country.
To read about the work of ARCH visit their website ARCH
Welcome publicity was generated when Channel Four aired an interview with Save our Sculpture Chair, Ian Leith, just before Christmas 2008. As Leith says, 'This form of cultural looting questions security, heritage bodies, arts funding, and insurance concerns'.
Any information from PMSA members, or member of the public, which could inform such discussions are welcome – we are well aware of vandalism but more information about the complete removal of entire pieces (especially outside London) and of sculpture or monuments below these high-profile levels would allow us to begin to understand the underlying motives. In conjunction with existing records generated by the National Recording Project such details (including war memorials) would provide a useful context since it is by no means clear whether media stories about the scrap value of bronze do actually constitute the sole or sufficient reason for the removal of public assets.
A meeting was hosted by Tate Britain in February 2009, attended by conservation and security representatives from there, and by members of other like-minded organisations such as WMT and UKNIWM. Discussion included the Rise of Public Art Loss, Recording (sources and mechanisms), Security (including electronic tagging and tracking), Liaison & Feedback across the sector (private and public) and the Pros and Cons of Publicity. Also discussed were motives for theft including the value of materials and the international art market. Held at the War Memorials Trust, attended by representatives from WMT, the UK National Inventory of War Memorials (UKNIWM) and the PMSA are seeking a unified approach to this escalating problem. Leith has also set up a more broadly ranging meeting, to be hosted by Tate Britain and attended by conservation and security representatives from there, and by members of other like-minded organisations such as WMT and UKNIWM. The suggested agenda for discussion will include the Rise of Public Art Loss, Recording (sources and mechanisms), Security (including electronic tagging and tracking), Liaison & Feedback across the sector (private and public) and the Pros and Cons of Publicity. Also to be discussed – the motives for theft including the value of materials and the international art market.


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This Surprising Mineral Can Prevent Diabetes
nsulin resistant (type 2) diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world. And the complications can be not only unpleasant, but also fatal. So wouldn't it be fantastic if you could protect yourself? Wouldn't it be even better if you could protect yourself in a way that is both delicious and simple?
Today I'm going to share with you how you can use natural, dietary potassium to protect your health. I'll give you some tips to avoid low potassium as well as how to include plenty of dietary potassium in your diet.
The Dangers Of Low Potassium
For decades researchers noticed that low levels of potassium were linked to blood sugar problems. Specifically, low levels of potassium were seen in cases of poor glucose tolerance. When glucose tolerance is poor, that means that blood sugars rise. That's called hyperglycemia, which is considered a pre-diabetic state.
But what they weren't really sure about was whether potassium caused the problems. So they set about trying to figure that out. And after much study they were able to show that reduced potassium levels can cause hyperglycemia.
Shockingly, in spite of this knowledge, medical professionals still push drugs when simple dietary changes could have better results.
The Dangers Of Drugs
The real kicker is that researchers find that a particular class of drugs – thiazide diuretics – can cause low potassium levels and hyperglycemia. And yet, thiazide diuretics are the most common drug used for hypertension.
The irony is that in the long term, low potassium levels are not only associated with hyperglycemia and the development of diabetes. Low potassium can also worsen hypertension. So the very drug that is used to reduce the short term effects of hypertension, may make it worse over time. And, at the same time, it can lead to high blood sugar.
Not surprisingly, a number of studies have found that thiazide diuretics are associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes.
On the other hand, other classes of drugs used for hypertension such as ACE inhibitor drugs, act to increase the retention of potassium. So they have the opposite effect on potassium compared to thiazide diuretics. The ACE inhibitor drugs, by increasing potassium levels, not only can treat hypertension. They have also been shown to reduce the risk of diabetes.
ACE inhibitors certainly have other risks associated with them. I'm not recommending that you use them. However, my point is simply that drugs that reduce potassium increase diabetes risk while drugs that increase potassium decrease diabetes risk.
So if you suffer from hypertension, I strongly suggest that you do not use thiazide diuretics if you have any other options. As I have detailed in other articles, one commonly effective way to reverse hypertension is by increasing the amount of dietary potassium.
Dietary Potassium
For many decades it has been known that diets high in fruits and vegetables are associated with reduced risk of developing diabetes. There are plenty of reasons why that might be. They contain lots of nutrients and fiber. But recent evidence suggests that the high potassium content of fruits and vegetables may be the most protective.
Simply put, aside from avoiding drugs that deplete potassium, the best thing you can do is to increase your dietary potassium. You can do that by including lots of delicious foods that are naturally rich in potassium.
Here are some of the foods that are highest in potassium:
- potatoes – one average potato contains a whopping 1000 mg, which is about 25 percent of your daily need.
- bananas – just one banana contains over 400 mg of potassium.
- leafy green vegetables – a cup of cooked spinach or chard has about 1000 mg of potassium.
- milk or yogurt – a cup contains over 600 mg of potassium.
- beans – a cup of cooked beans contains approximately 1000 mg of potassium.
- avocados – an average avocado contains very nearly 1000 mg of potassium.
- winter squash – a cup of winter squash contains, on average, about 400 mg of potassium (some varieties such as acorn are higher).
And in general, fruits and vegetables of all kinds are a good source.
A Warning About Excess
Like many things, you neither want too little nor too much potassium. In a healthy person, potassium levels are regulated automatically. However, there are some cases in which too much potassium can be a problem. For example, if you use drugs such as ACE inhibitors that can increase potassium retention, then you should be careful not to consume excessive amounts of potassium. And if you have kidney disease, you may have to be careful about potassium intake as well.
The other thing to be aware of is supplemental potassium in mineral form. Some salt substitutes are made out of potassium chloride. While small amounts on food won't be a problem, be careful about going overboard. The same goes for potassium nutritional supplements. In the mineral form it's easier to take too much potassium.
From food, however, for most people it is virtually impossible to eat too much potassium. Diets that are very high in naturally-occurring potassium in food such as the DASH diet, are well studied. They are proven to help reduce hypertension and diabetes risk.
Whether you've been diagnosed with prediabetes or you just want to protect your health, ensuring that you are eating a diet rich in naturally-occurring potassium could be a smart move. Of course, you also want to avoid drugs that deplete your potassium levels. Do those two things, and you can optimize your blood sugar health.


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If sci-fi author William Gibson's claim that "the future is here, it's just not evenly distributed yet" is correct, then how we will manufacture physical goods tomorrow may be augured by how we make software today.
Open-source, object-oriented development, personalization, even hacking, are presaging and inspiring new manufacturing methods that will overhaul today's plodding techniques born during the Industrial Revolution, according to panelists speaking Monday at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego.
"We're seeing hardware become more like software, and rapid development become a competitive advantage," according to John Hagel, a business consultant and author.
Take the Chicago-based clothing maker skinnyCorp. The 7-year-old collective started a Web site called Threadless.com through which they solicit T-shirt designs from the public. Visitors to the site can vote on their favourite designs. The most popular ones are made into T-shirts and sold by Threadless.com, while their creators get US$2,000 in cash.
This open-source style of product development allows Threadless to get by without hiring any professional designers, said Jeffrey Kalmikoff, the company's chief creative officer.
"We just ask people what they want and then we give it to them," Kalmikoff said. "It's not an exact science. But we've never not had a T-shirt sell out."
More than 40,000 designs have been submitted. So far, 750 designs have been made into T-shirts. Through pure word of mouth -- the company only puts its logo on the tag -- Threadless.com now sells more than 80,000 t-shirts a month. At an average of US$15 per shirt, that adds up to a US$13 million per year business with 30 employees.
Kalmikoff said a conventional clothing maker trying this open-source product development on a limited basis would probably fail. "A big company is a like a skyscraper. If you tried to change the foundation, the building would probably fall down," he said.
Speeding up motorcycle development
In the Chinese metropolis of Chungqing, according to Hagel, open-source techniques have helped a booming motorcycle industry develop from scratch in just the last decade and a half, "taking dramatic share from the Japanese [manufacturers] throughout Asia."
The companies have profited by modularizing the development process so that they can outsource as many individual parts of the motorcycle as possible to outside suppliers, many of them small firms focused on only a few parts or even just one. That contrasts sharply with the traditional supply chain model of Japanese and Western businesses, which try to keep the number of suppliers small to reduce management costs, Hagel said.
For the Chinese companies, they have been able to cut the average price of a motorcycle in the last five years by 70 percent, to US$200, without compromising quality, Hagel said. At the same time, they are able to innovate very quickly -- a key advantage in China, where copycats are common because of relatively weak intellectual property laws -- despite lacking Internet access and doing most of their meetings face-to-face in teahouses, he said.
The Chinese have also made major advances in rapid prototyping. Potenco, product design company currently involved with developing the US$100 One Laptop Per Child computer, has been able to get in one week fully finished plastic prototypes of the innovative on-board power generator they're working on, according to Brian Warshawsky, the company's vice president of manufacturing. That compares to the four to eight weeks it used to take companies to build a steel or aluminum mold and then create a prototype using injection moulding.
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Spring is here and tulips and daffodils are beginning to peek out and pop up. I love the arrival of Spring!
I don't quite know what it is about Spring, but it is always inspiring to me. Maybe it's all of the color that begins it's vibrant display. Maybe it's all of the new life that begins springing up everywhere. Whatever it is, fills me with joy, awe and appreciation and with the desire to create and make things new and fresh.
Lately, I'm feeling the urge to paint and create some multi media projects. I've spent the winter learning to knit and I'm still working on my socks. I'm on the home stretch now and glad because I can feel my heart getting ready to express something new. I've got to go and get me some new colors of paint and some fresh canvases. I'm also looking forward to planting some flowers and plants and a small vegetable garden in my backyard.
Mmmm. I can almost taste all those luscious fruits and vegetables now.


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If all you do while breast pumping is sit and stare at the clock waiting for the time to finish, then you will feel like your breast pumping sessions will last forever. You should have something to do while breast pumping to help the time pass by more quickly.
Some things that you may want to do while breast pumping are:
- Watching television – of course the easiest and don't require you to use your hands
- Smiling and talking with your baby
- Make phones calls
- Read your favorite book or magazine
- Listen to your favorite music
- Drink a warm cup of tea
- Relax and do nothing (how often do you get to do this)
Also, using a hands-free breast pumping bra helps immensely, allowing you to free yours hands from the breast pump and do numerous things while breast pumping:
- Using your computer
- Writing lists or important notes
- Playing and feeding your baby
Whatever you choose to do, find something. This will help you to breast pump for a much longer period of time and ultimately help you to make more breast milk for your baby.
What are some of the things that you do while breast pumping?


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Desert Dogs
Canucks gameday links: NWSB Matchup Insight | NWSB Preview + Prediction
The Vancouver Canucks visit Mike Smith and the Phoenix Coyotes tonight for a battle between two of the Western Conference's hottest teams. The Canucks are 5-0-1 over their last six games, while the Coyotes have won six of their last seven contests. Below are five keys to tonight's clash of Western Conference powers.
Start Strong
The Canucks have struggled to score first this season, giving the Coyotes an easy opportunity to lock the game down early tonight in Phoenix. The Coyotes are 5-0-0 when leading after the first period this season, and will be counting on Mike Smith to shut the door if given an early lead.
While the Canucks have pulled off a few early comebacks already this season they certainly won't like their chances down against Dave Tippett's Coyotes.
Star Power
The Phoenix Coyotes will have their hands full tonight with Vancouver's top trio of Ryan Kesler, Henrik Sedin, and Daniel Sedin expected to remain together on the team's first line.
The threesome lead the Canucks in scoring this season, and have been dominant since John Tortorella inserted Kesler into Alex Burrows' traditional role earlier in the year.
Henrik Sedin carries a personal 11-game point streak into tonight's action.
Blueline Backup
Both the Canucks and Coyotes have enjoyed some solid offensive output from their blue line so far this season, and tonight's contest should showcase both teams' ability to jump up in the rush.
Jason Garrison leads the Canucks with 9 points through 16 games played this season, while Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson lead the Coyotes with 11 points.
Look for the D-men the get aggressive tonight in Phoenix.
Crease Clash
Roberto Luongo will look to continue his unbeaten streak tonight following a solid 21-save shutout performance Saturday against the Leafs. Luongo was hardly busy over the weekend, but can expect a heavier workload tonight in Phoenix. The Canucks have allowed 35.5 shots against per game while the Coyotes are generating 31.3 shots per game so far this season.
Desert Dilemma
The Coyotes will put their seven-game home unbeaten streak on the line tonight against the visiting Canucks.
The visitors are 4-0-3 over their last seven games in the desert, and will need to take advantage of a split crowd tonight in Phoenix.
While the Coyotes will still have the home crowd on their side tonight I expect a good number of transplanted Canadians to infiltrate Jobing.com arena to support the visitors.


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I've been participating in National Novel Writing Month. There's a theory that everyone has a novel in them, so I'm trying to get mine out, so I can get on with life. This does mean that I'm not posting here much this month, particularly as I've been traveling like crazy for a while and still have a normal job to do!
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It's NaNoWriMo!Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Don't bury the ideaThursday, September 29th, 2011
It's very tempting to bury ideas in a lot of extra talk (or writing). If an idea is good, it's not usually necessary to support it with lots of explanation of why it's so great. The temptation for writers (particularly those paid by the word – or the 600 page novel) is to take a good idea, and bury it in prose.
Blogging, as a form of writing, needs to be pretty short and direct (of course, you can always find exceptions), and to hold people's attention, you need to grab them early. I think a good rule is to state the core of your 'story' in the first paragraph, and if necessary to expand on it later. If the idea is good, then people will read that, and get the er…idea, which will determine whether they read more. The more interested reader might read further down into your expansion, the less might just abandon you part way, but neither reader will likely get there if you spend the first two paragraphs on preamble and introduction.
Journalists know this – a quick glance across any of the stories on http://news.bbc.co.uk will show you this technique at work. An attention grabbing headline, a first paragraph synopsis of the story, and then (often most importantly) the real detail below. Of course, in journalism, its that later expansion which is often the important part. Headlines are often deliberately sensationalized, and the real story is buried a bit deeper. However, it's a good rule to follow for any sort of writing. Get your idea out there, cut away the fat, and you'll be more likely to be read.
If you want to be a writer, you need to write.Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Some sage advice (as almost always) from Seth Godin – which can be summed up as "write, and continue to do so, until you write better".
I've always dreamed of being a writer, and on occasion I've even done so successfully (I count being paid to write as being more of a successful writer than most aspiring writers), but I've never had the true commitment to it to as a career.
In fact, most of what I do daily is writing, but too much of it is unstructured and rushed – replies to email, quick jotted notes for things I need to do, ideas for the future etc. I'd like that to change, but the only way for that to happen is for me to write! To deliberately make time to actually sit and let the words flow onto the page (figuratively speaking, as what I really mean is for the words to form by me pressing little plastic keys on my laptop and them, in turn, being displayed on a backlit screen).
This is the challenge, for it is not really the words that are lacking – anyone can write, you just need to actually do it – but it's the motivation. It's all too easy to just sit back and do nothing – if you work hard, and end up tired every day, it's easy to use tiredness as an excuse to just 'veg out' – rather than motivate yourself to do something that you believe you love doing.
If you don't actually do x, then no matter how much you say it, you aren't x. If you say you love climbing, but never go out and climb (and believe me, the motivation to keep doing that is sometimes really hard to come by), then you'll never be a climber. If you say you love writing, but don't motivate yourself to write, you'll never be a writer.
So, I have two choices: I can accept that I won't ever be a writer (or keep fooling myself that one day I'll do it), or I can get on with it, and write, consistently and even when I don't feel like it, even when I feel as if I have nothing to say.
So, this is me, writing. Let's see if I can keep it up. As Seth Godin said here "Self motivation is and always will be the most important form of motivation." Time is a commodity we can always find, but motivation can only come from within, and that's a daily choice.
A new blog on technical writingSunday, August 7th, 2011
My colleague Fer has recently started blogging here. He's an excellent writer and the blog looks great so
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Delusional. Psychopath. Despot. Fascist. Avenger. Head of mall security. Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen), the twisted "hero" of writer-director Jody Hill's Observe and Report, is all of these things. While comparisons between this film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Taxi Driver have already been done to death, they are nevertheless appropriate. But where Blart went for safe laughs, Observe and Report aspires to do nothing less than turn the mainstream comedy genre on its head with malevolent glee. Obviously, such an unapologetic approach will divide audiences.
Ronnie is the top (rent-a-)cop at the Forest Ridge Mall, which he lords over as if he were a Marine guarding the White House. Although he still lives at home with his alcoholic mom (Celia Weston), at work Ronnie suffers no fools, brooks no insults and metes out swift justice (to skateboarders, shoplifters and the like). Despite his unswerving dedication to protect and serve, he still can't win people's respect, especially that of buxom make-up saleswoman and his dream girl Brandi (Anna Faris).
When a flasher begins accosting mall patrons and employees, including Brandi, Ronnie finds purpose and focus in his otherwise unremarkable life. Unfortunately, Ronnie's mission is complicated by the real cop assigned to the case, the no-nonsense Detective Harrison (Ray Liotta). Aided by partner Dennis (Michael Peña) and his maladjusted deputies, Ronnie hopes to bring the flasher to justice as a way to attain his dream of wearing a real badge and gun. But when Harrison gets on his bad side, Ronnie's fragile mental state begins to deteriorate until he becomes as much of a threat to mall patrons as the flasher he's out to catch.
CLICK HERE to read the full Observe and Report review by James Vejvoda.
Score: 7 out of 10
Video and Presentation
The visual look of Observe and Report is a little rough around the edges, like the mall in which it's set. It's not a very pretty picture, but it's not supposed to be. This 1080p picture in 2.40:1 widescreen doesn't jump off the screen, but there's a decent amount of detail and the picture is fairly sharp. The colors and skin tones look natural, if not especially vibrant. Grain is present, but not prominent. We also noticed some light edge enhancement, though it wasn't distracting and only really noticeable if you're looking for it. For a low-budget film, this doesn't look half bad.
Score: 7 out of 10
Languages and Audio
The audio presentation in Dolby TrueHD 5.1 is far from complex, but there are a few action scenes where this track reaches its full-bodied potential. Most of the time, it does the job of separating the hard-rock music and other sound elements from the dialogue, keeping the words crisp and clear, even the Taxi Driver-inspired voiceover. There's not a ton of surround action, but when there is, like in the fight between Ronnie and the cops at the end, it's visceral and effective. There are also Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks in French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Score: 7 out of 10
Extras and Packaging
This two-disc release is really a single disc with a digital copy. The special features include:
- Additional/Extended Scenes
- Gag Reel
- Picture-in-Picture Commentary with Seth Rogen, Anna Faris and Writer/Director Jody Hill
- Seth Rogen & Anna Faris: Unscripted
- Basically Training
- Forest Ridge Mall: Security Recruitment Video
First up, the picture-in-picture commentary is just Rogen, Faris and Hill sitting in a theater, watching the film. They're a little awkward being on camera at first (Hill wears novelty pineapple glasses until about halfway through), but they eventually settle down, forget about the cameras and just get into it. The three of them are clearly comfortable together and provide some entertaining comments while the film is running. The picture takes up a good portion of the bottom right corner, though, so it would be nice if there were available in an audio-only as well.
There are 17 additional and extended scenes, running at nearly a half an hour, available only in a play-all format. Many of them deal with the subplot of Ronnie's mentoring of Charles (Friday Night Lights' Jesse Plemons). There are also some sad insights into Ronnie's home life with his alcoholic mom (Celia Weston). Squeamish viewers be warned, though, there's an extended version of the fight between Rogen and Liotta that's pretty brutal (leaving no doubt as to why it was cut in the first place).
The 12-minute gag reel is filled with the kind of flubs you'd expect from a heavily improvised film. Part of the fun of improvising is making your fellow cast members laugh, and there are plenty of actors here, some of them in cameo roles like Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari, who are skilled at thinking on their feet.
The Rogen and Faris is almost like another gag reel, with outtakes from their scenes together, plus interviews with the director and cast. The title is a bit misleading, as the focus here isn't entirely on the two of them. It's a more rounded look at the whole cast.
"Basically Training" runs just under seven minutes long, and serves as the making-of featurette here, with interviews about the characters and story, plus footage from the set. You really get a sense of how much physical effort Rogen put into the role. He did most of his own stunts, including running a police academy obstacle course and getting beaten up by a group of stuntmen dressed as cops. Impressive.
Intentional scan lines and blips aside, the "Security Recruitment" video doesn't feel very authentic. Dan Bakkedahl speaks to the camera in character as the manager of the mall, inviting the viewer to consider a rewarding career as a security guard. Rogen is interviewed about the job of a security guard in this segment as well, but he's not in costume and doesn't seem to really be in character. It's a decent idea, but they don't quite pull it off.
Score: 7 out of 10
The Bottom Line
Observe and Report is the kind of film that takes risks, and you've got to respect that. Unfortunately, the Blu-ray plays it safe with run-of-the-mill extras and average A/V quality. It's not the kind of film that you need to have on Blu-ray, but fans who want to pick this up may want to opt for the best version available.


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Stimulus Package: $825 Billion With Millions For Contraceptives
As John Boehner said, "How can you spend hundreds of millions of dollars on contraceptives?… How does that stimulate the economy?"
Glenn Reynolds called it, "This is not so much a stimulus, as a massive transfer of wealth from the politically unconnected to the politically connected."
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Why did we choose to support Camp Promise East?
In 2012, we went to Camp Promise East for the first time and enjoyed a friendly night of competition as everyone played casino games like blackjack and poker in exchange for food and beverages which campers purchased with their "winnings".
The counselors actually came from all over the world, including America and different parts of the United Kingdom, and spent three entire months at the camp site taking care of kids and adults with a variety of disabilities, all on a volunteer basis.
In 2014, camp moved from Hebron, Connecticut to just outside the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metropolitan area. The new campsite is fully wheelchair accessible and complete with an outdoor pool, gym, computer lab, and giant cabins.
So where does the ConnectiKids Fund come in?
Where we come in is by assisting The Jett Foundation, which rents out the camp site from Variety Children's Charity. Renting out the camp site for a week and the number of campers that go each year is based on how much money we're able to raise.
Last year, 14 campers were able to attend Camp Promise East in Pennsylvania alone.
Along with sister camps (Camp Promise West in Washington State and Camp Promise Rockies in Colorado),
more 60 campers attended the Camp Promise Network in 2014.
The Jett Foundation handles your pledges and makes sure that 100 percent of your pledge (minus the small fee from FirstGiving, who hosts our donation page) goes to running the camp and sending kids to the camp.


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Its Pookey and today's post is about a little survey I want to do. I was speaking with one of the designers from Hayabusa Design and was surprised to find out they believe that Seccond Life residents don't like mesh plants! Honestly, I didn't know what to say, OK so I asked why? Reason to believe this is because they sell more of the old type plants (you know those that have flat surfaces with a texture on them) than mesh ones. Personally, I don't find this to be true and want to show them that people in SL appreciate nice design and know to recognize the quality.
I asked can I do a little survey for lets say a week and offer these 2 types of flowers at some low price, one from each and simply invite people to come over and buy one they prefer. I rezzed them at the landing spot, both are 1 prim/LI and set to only 1L$. Please, buy just one you prefer!
Another thing I want to add is that these flowers are set for 1L$ only during this survey and after its finished they are going to be removed.
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Lucky bamboo is an attractive home accessory, but it poses a real danger to your cat. The plant is also known as dracaena, corn plant, cornstalk plant, ribbon plant, dragon tree or money tree. Signs of ingestion include vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, lack of coordination, weakness, depression and dilated pupils. If you catch your cat snacking on a lucky bamboo plant or if your cat shows any of these symptoms, call your vet immediately.
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Opened as the Grand Opera House in 1925, became the Grand Theatre in 1935 under the Publix chain with seating given at 820.
In the mid-1960's it was operated by Minnesota Amusement Co and later by Plitt Theatres until its closing in 1980.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Grisham is an absolute master."- The Washington Post After leaving a fast-track legal career and going on a serious bender, David Zinc is sober, unemployed, and desperate enough to take a job at Finley & Figg, a self-described "boutique law firm" that is anything but. Oscar Finley and Wally Figg are in fact just two ambulance chasers who bicker like an old married couple. But now the firm is ready to tackle a case that could make the partners rich-without requiring them to actually practice much law. A class action suit has been brought against Varrick Labs, a pharmaceutical giant with annual sales of $25 billion, alleging that Krayoxx, its most popular drug, causes heart attacks. Wally smells money. All Finley & Figg has to do is find a handful of Krayoxx users to join the suit. It almost seems too good to be true . . . and it is. "John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today."- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Where Grisham leads, millions of readers follow."-New York Daily News "A mighty narrative talent."- Chicago Sun-Times Includes an excerpt of John Grisham's Calico Joe and a special preview of his upcoming novel The Racketeer


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Two people familiar with the ongoing investigation regarding Google's practices in handling searches said that the Internet search mammoth could go unscratched as U.S. regulators could not find any evidence of any misdoings.
Competitors have accused Google of rigging its search results in some areas like travel to give lower search results to some sites. It makes websites difficult to find in search results, affecting advertising results as well as income from ads.
According to the two sources, the Federal Trade Commission could not find any fault how Google conducted its business. The agaency's move will also end the two-year probe of the company.
Jon Leibowitz, the current FTC chairman, said that he is pushing for a move to end the probe before the year eands. Many people expect him to resign this month, though he has not yet officially announced it.
However, Google has to change some of its practices due to the ongoing probe. An example is to end the company practice of "scraping", or utilizing reviews from other sites to promote its own products.
It should also let customers paying for its advertising network to be able to gather data on the effectiveness of the network's ad campaigns, the two sources confirmed.
The FTC and Google are said to be in agreement when the search giant can request for sales bans at the time when it's filing patent infringement cases.
Google is expected to abide by the policy and strict conditions when finling infringement lawsuits if the patent involved is considered a standard essential.]
On the other of the Atlantic, the European Commission, which is also probing Google's practices, is expected to announce its verdict next month.
Critics of Google in the United States, having heard of the disappointing rumor from the FTC, have said that they would take their evidence to the Justice Department to continue their antitrust case.
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I really love this time of year. The last few days of sunshine before the clocks move and winter hits, coupled with cool mornings that are often 'need a jumper, but no way a coat'. It gives a perfect environment to do work outside!
And its also given me the perfect time to continue working at the garden! I need to clear all the land at the top, thereby producing sufficient space to have the bus next to the fence without being ambushed by ivy, elderflower, thorns and all manner of other bushy items. I decided to start with the area where I park the Mighty Benz, and work my way back towards the barn. There were a number of rooty/bushy looking things creeping through the soil, and I often feared suffering a puncture as a result, so it seemed as good a place as any to begin.
So between Friday and Sunday (about 3 hours in total) I set about digging holes and removing the offending items. I am immensely pleased with the area now, and I know it'll be so much easier the next time when I prepare for concrete to be laid! ;o)
My next task is to move the pallet of bricks which is right in my way (you can just see it on the left in that pic). These need to move next to our neighbours carport, but before they move I need to move all that soil down to the raised beds.
So, yesterday I decided to finish off raising the bed (next to the wall by the social) so I can dump a load more soil in it without it threatening to spill all over the patio!
Alfie fell asleep and it looked like this. Some drilling, some screwing, some sawing, some more drilling and some more screwing had it looking like this.
I then decided to move all the soil to one end and place the squash (?) plant atop - therefore giving it max sunlight, and maybe increasing the tiny chance that it might produce something before winter gets it.
It also means I have the rest of the bed pretty much empty for when I begin moving soil down from the top.
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The introduction of price signals into land use planning decision-making : a proposal
Although directed to the British system of Town and Country Planning this paper has relevance for many OECD countries, including some with systems of land use regulation which evolved entirely independently of the British. The paper starts by characterising the basic features of the British land use planning system, viewed from the resource allocation point of view of an economist. A conclusion is that the system explicitly excludes any use of price signals from its decisions. The paper then summarises the problems which the exclusion of price information has given rise to. Because the UK planning system has deliberately constrained the supply of space, and space is an attribute of housing which is income elastic in demand, rising incomes not only drive rising real house prices but also mean that land prices have risen considerably faster than house prices. Several housing attributes other than garden space are to a degree substitutes for land but the underlying cause of the inelastic supply of housing in the UK is the constraint on land supply. The final section proposes a mechanism which would make use of the information embodied in the price premiums of neighbouring parcels of land zoned for different uses. Such premiums signal the relative scarcity of land for different uses at each location and should become a 'material consideration' in planning decision-making. If they were above some threshold, this should provide a presumption of development unless maintaining the land in its current use could be shown to be in the public interest. If combined with Impact Fees, such a change would not only make housing supply more elastic and the system more transparent but would help to distance land availability decisions from the political process.


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Rice stockpiles are reaching record highs in Asia, where farmers are harvesting the crop faster than governments can sell it.
A good monsoon season and government incentives are driving what the U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting to be a record-breaking year in rice production. Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has told reporters that the production of food grains this season in India alone should break all previous records.
The bonanza is coming on top of the fact that the the world's biggest rice producers already have way more rice than they know what to do with. Thailand has squirreled away 17 million tons of surplus rice, collected through a subsidy program in which the government buys rice from farmers at almost 50 percent above market price. At the same time, Japan's stockpiles at the end of June swelled 26 percent to the highest level in 11 years — paradoxically, because higher domestic prices have weakened demand.
The timing is not so great for this giant rice glut, with demand from big importers like Nigeria and the Indonesia falling off. In Nigeria, imports this year will drop 10 percent to 2.7 million tons, while imports from Indonesia are expected to drop 28 percent.
But most perversely of all, no one is benefiting from all this extra food lying around — no one, that is, except farmers who form powerful political constituencies within their respective countries.
The governments of India and Thailand, for example, are reluctant to offload rice onto the market, fearing it will cause prices to collapse. Japan, meanwhile, has one of the most protected rice-farming industries in the world, with a 778 percent tariff on imported rice.
"The tightly regulated and fragmented rice market means consumers and the needy have seen little benefit from the oversupply," says The Wall Street Journal. "Some aid groups favor handouts before stocks deteriorate, while others said governments should encourage a move to other crops by cutting guaranteed prices to farmers."
Lily Kuo of Quartz says the extra rice could help ameliorate concerns about rising global food costs. As droughts in other areas drive up food prices, rice "could ease the squeeze in at least half of the world, especially developing countries, where it is a main food staple."
Thailand is running out of money, and space, to continue purchasing rice from its farmers and keeping it in warehouses. Exporters say the country will have to start selling from its stockpiles, which have doubled in the last two years. Once those are emptied, analysts say, we could see low rice prices for years to come. [Quartz]
Devinder Sharma, chairman of the New Delhi-based nonprofit Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security, agrees. "In countries such as Thailand and India hunger is still persistent, and it is a crime against humanity if rice gets rotten while poor people starve," he told The Wall Street Journal. "A better option would be to supply this grain for free to the poor."


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For leaders who want to improve sacrament meeting reverence, consider pointing congregations to the Last Supper. Reverence is a matter of the heart and not a to-do list. When members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allow the spirit of the Last Supper to sink deeply into their hearts, reverence for God's sacrament meeting will blossom.
A "sacrament" from the Latin sacramentum means to "set aside for a holy purpose." It is "a spiritual covenant between God and man," according to Elder Bruce R. McConkie in "Mormon Doctrine."
As parents and leaders remind those within their stewardship to set themselves aside for holy purposes, the desire to draw closer to Jesus Christ during his sacred sacrament will become the prime motivation.
The Last Supper
The Savior's last night of mortality was exquisitely sorrowful, yet tender. That fateful Thursday evening, Jesus accomplished the atonement for all sin, grief and pain from Adam to the end of the world.
Wrote one Book of Mormon prophet, "For it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice... and that great and last sacrifice will be the Son of God, yea, infinite and eternal" (Alma 34:10,14).
In loving service before undertaking the weight of Gethsemane, Jesus broke bread for his disciples, saying, "Take, eat; this is my body," then poured wine, saying, "Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins" (Matthew 26:26-28).
The admonition to "drink ye all of it" is an invitation to offer our "whole souls" to Christ (Omni 1:26).
When we partake worthily of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, we consecrate and dedicate ourselves to renew our baptismal covenant to (1) always remember him, (2) take upon ourselves the name of Christ, and (3) keep his commandments. The corresponding promise is that we "may always have His spirit to be with (us)" (Doctrine and Covenants 20:75-79).
Preparation for reverence
Do we arrive late and harried to the most sacred gathering of the week? Do we pay for Sabbath-day worship with overdrafts from Saturday-night excess? Through the sacred sacrament, do we truly desire Christ's spirit to "always be with us," or do we wander to distraction as if distraction will never be with us again?
When the Savior concluded the Last Supper, he and his disciples "sang a hymn" (Matthew 26:30). How gentle the notes of that soft symphony!
Our preparation for sacrament reverence should always include the singing of hymns. In "Worship through Music," published in the November 1994 Ensign, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, of the Quorum of the Twelve, said, "When a congregation worships through singing, all present should participate... What are we saying, what are we thinking, when we fail to join in singing in our worship services?"
For those who are able to sing but clam up during the hymns, you are telling the Lord you don't need the spirit of the sacrament. In effect, you are telling the Savior that his hymn on that sacred preparation for Gethsemane is meaningless to you because you are above it all, so why bother to open your mouth?
Reverence is more than quiet
Low volume is not reverence; worship is not whispers. While quiet and calm are outward evidence of our inner commitment, real reverence begins and ends with our proximity to Jesus. He is either in our hearts or "far from the thoughts and intents of (our) heart" (Mosiah 5:2).
Even young children, with gentle reminders, can prepare for reverence and taste the fruits of casting their minds toward heaven.
As Jesus desires to share the fruits of his sacrifice with each of us through the sacrament, we, in turn, can remember the first sacrament as a symbol of his "great and last sacrifice" (Alma 34:10) for us. By so doing, our reverence for Jesus will not only show in our outward demeanor but "shine in our hearts" (2 Corinthians 4:6).
Note: This will be my final Friday Minute before our three-year mission, oceans from home. We will miss sharing the gospel with so many wonderful friends but look forward with faith to sharing God's plan of happiness with new friends. May God bless and keep you always in the arms of his incomparable love, 'til we meet again.
William Monahan graduated from BYU law school. An Air Force veteran and former Phoenix stake president, he teaches law and serves as a high councilor for Queen Creek Chandler Heights Stake. He begins service July 2012 as a mission president.


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1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorize your favorite poem.
3. Do not believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who do not have dreams do not have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it is the only way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name-calling.
11. Do not judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you do not want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say, "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, do not lose the lesson.
17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
18. Do not let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you have made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the telephone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
21. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other will.
22. Spend some time alone.
23. Open your arms to change but do not let go of your values.
24. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
25. Read more books and watch less TV.
26. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back,you will get to enjoy it a second time.
27. Trust in God but lock your car.
28. A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.
29. In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Do not bring up the past.
30. Read between the lines.
31. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
32. Be gentle with the earth.
33. Pray. There is immeasurable power in it.
34. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
35. Mind your own business.
36. Do not trust a man/woman who does not close his/her eyes when you kiss.
37. Once a year, go some place you have never been before.
38. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
39. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
40. Learn the rules then break some.
41. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
42. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
43. Remember that your character is your destiny.
44. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.


text: I must admit…this is the first Danny Brown record I've ever listened to in it's entirety. My apologies, but I just wasn't sold… until perhaps now. Mr. Brown obliterated this Rustie supplied Attak record. Give this one a chance, you won't be disappointed. Ham! Follow on Twitter: @Rustie @XDannyXBrownX Purchase: Green Language – Rustie Related


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30 Rock (2006)
3 mistakes in season 1
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: In the episode "The Fighting Irish", Jack's brother and father appear. Jack says "I haven't seen my father in 17 years." But throughout the rest of the series, it is mentioned many times that Jack's father ran away when Jack was little.
Continuity mistake: In the pilot episode, when Liz walks back into the writer's office Frank throws a sandwich at her, and she tells them to get it out of their system, i.e. throw things at her. We see all of the writers (Frank, Lutz, Toofer, Josh, a bald man, and a woman) grab various items off the table and the female writer grabs what appears to be an orange ball. When the shot changes to the objects hitting Liz, the ball does not appear. (It is not the bag of Cheetos, as you can tell it is made of some kind of foam.)EddieV
Revealing mistake: In an early episode Jack introduces Tracey to all the TGS writers, but giving mini bios and facts about them in rapid succession. Seconds later we go to a flashback of Jack's assistant holding up pictures of random people as Jack names them. The problem though is you can see that it's the same picture being used every time.Tango
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New York Times: "Dodgers Could Reunite Torre and Mattingly". Almost makes you wish they'd never moved from Brooklyn!
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Tommy Lasorda could never have been Tommy Lasorda on the East Coast; he was every bit an LA celebrity for an LA team. If the battle between Juan Marichal and Johnny Roseboro had been relegated to NYC, it would never have made the impression it still does in some circles. No, never would i wish the bums had stayed in Brooklyn.
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Difficult to envision Mattingly as a Dodger. He bleeds in pinstripes.
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Yes, A-Rod is going to LA, but to the Angels, not the Dodgers.
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Oh, and by the way, FUCK YOU EYMAN.
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A-rod angels NAHHHHHH.
He left NY because he wants to be in a WS dominating team.
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I thought that's why he left Seattle for Texas…
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You GOTTA be kiddin! ARod left Seattle for moolah! Once they paid for his gold plated jock strap all they could afford was a farm team.
A Rod went to NewYawk .. to be a YANKEE,
He is givin up lotsa moolah,
Cause he wants to be more than a poobah.
A Rod is a goin to be a Teamie,
Perhaps with less of the Green,
Cause he wants a Champ to be seen!
Duck duck there is guano flying,
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I really hope that A-Rod is a Republican.
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Mike Barer, you get your wish. ARod gave $2000 to Bush-Cheney in August 2003.
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Whoops, let's try that FEC link again. ARod's is the first one on the page.
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mike lowell goes to play for the trai – uh i mean yankees.
sox will get a-fraud.


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Star Wars: Predators
Diranor is a male albino Wookiee who Predator Squadron have occasionally encountered in their travels. He showed up during the dinner on Eriadu next to General Kevlan.
Most recently he showed up on Cato Nemoidia working with an ISB Agent Danvers, where he acted as an interrogator. He seemed to take great pleasure in interrogating Gand, even unsheathing his claws to use them against Gand. He referred to Kevlan as his friend and accused Gand of plotting against his friend with the Rebel Alliance.
Quite what his connection to Kevlan is at this stage remains unknown.


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DALLAS-FORT WORTH - North Texas' office market has boomed in the first half of the year, with twice the net leasing the area saw in 2014, according to the latest data from Cushman & Wakefield.
Expanding and relocating business rented almost 1.7 million sf of office space in the first six months of 2015. Overall office building vacancy rates dropped to about 16 percent — the lowest percentage of empty space since the 1980s.
The greatest net leasing totals were in Richardson's Telecom Corridor, West Plano, Frisco and downtown Dallas.
Average office rents in the DFW area are up almost 5 percent from mid-2014. However, many markets are seeing even larger year-over-year gains in the cost of office space.
Markets with a lot of new construction — including Uptown and Legacy business park in Plano — are seeing average rents above $30 per sf.
*percentage point
Source: Cushman & Wakefield
Click here for the DFW Office Snapshot 2Q 2015 (PDF) also available at DFW Market Research.
Our twice-weekly e-newsletter provides a quick overview of Texas real estate markets. Because your time is valuable.


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Oscar winner Meryl Streep is set to play Margaret Thatcher in "Thatcher", a biopic of the former British Prime Minister for Pathe and Film4 says The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is set in March 1982 in the days leading up to the Falklands War when her support from both the public and within the party was at its lowest. Her victory in the Falklands led to Thatcher's re-election along with helping her push through major societal reforms.
Jim Broadbent is also in talks to play her husband Denis. Brian Fillis penned the screenplay while Phyllida Lloyd ("Mamma Mia!") directs. Damien Jones will produce.


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Hobart: Chris Tremlett claimed four wickets as England bowled out the cream of Australia's best young talent for 230 on the opening day of their four-day game at Hobart's Bellerive Oval.
Tremlett on Wednesday took 4-54 off 17.1 overs and Ajmal Shahzad 3-57 from 21 overs as England's second-choice bowlers got their turn after the tourists' first string were sent to Brisbane ahead of the opening Ashes Test there on November 25.
Australia A hit back late on the first day to claim the wicket of England skipper Andrew Strauss for 10 to leave the tourists 22 for one at stumps.
Alastair Cook was 10 not out with nightwatchman Monty Panesar on two.
England smashed through Australia A's top order after winning the toss on a conducive pitch and had them reeling at 58 for four before late resistance from Steve Smith and Steve O'Keefe gave their team's innings some respectability.
Leg-spinner Smith, who is in Australia's 17-man squad for next week's Gabba Test, showed plenty of determination for his 59 while O'Keefe hit out lustily for 66 off 116 balls and was the last man out.
"The ball was moving around a little bit," Smith said.
"It was the sort of wicket that you never feel in on. It was tough to grind it out and get a few runs on the board.
"At stages England bowled a little bit too short, they didn't make me drive all that much.
"They probably can learn from that in the second innings. But it was good to get out there and get a few runs under my belt."
Tremlett claimed the wickets of out-of-favour Test opener Phillip Hughes (2), skipper Cameron White (5), wicketkeeper Tim Paine (27) and O'Keefe.
Shahzad showed plenty of aggression to grab the wickets of Test prospect Usman Khawaja (13), Smith and Clint McKay (0).
England lost their early momentum as conditions improved for batting in the afternoon, with Smith and O'Keefe hitting out freely.
Smith's spirited knock came to an end when when he was bowled by Shahzad off an inside edge off 121 balls with five fours and a six.
O'Keefe hoicked two sixes, one which sailed out of the ground, and six fours.
But England had a late setback with skipper Strauss out in the fifth over to a great juggling catch by O'Keefe in the gully off paceman Mark Cameron.
England showed the strength of their bowling depth by fielding their second string contingent after sending Test bowlers, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn and Graeme Swann off to Brisbane to adjust to the conditions ahead of the Test.
Tremlett and Tim Bresnan, who both sat out the opening two tour matches, proved a handful on a responsive pitch in the morning session.
Hughes got an edge to Strauss at first slip off Tremlett in the day's third over.
Shahzad was rewarded for bowling a fine line when he coaxed a thin edge from Khawaja to wicketkeeper Matt Prior for 13 in the 14th over.
Callum Ferguson did not improve his chances of a Test spot when he lasted just eight balls for his seven.
Ferguson got a fantastic delivery from Bresnan which straightened and squared him up to get a faint outside edge to Prior, leaving Australia struggling at 48 for three after 15 overs.
Panesar took a blinding right-handed catch to dismiss opener Ed Cowan for 31 to give Bresnan his second wicket.
Cowan pulled fiercely but Panesar at square leg stuck out his right hand to take a wonderful catch.
White was bowled between bat and pad by Tremlett for five as he attempted to force through the off-side before Smith launched his team's fightback.
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I'm Not Sure What "Better Makins" Are But I Really Want A Cigarette
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I'm going to agree with PostmanR on this one and sign off on an all 1950's Black and White Commercial Channel. I could watch old ads all day long, but they'd all have to be as awesome as this...
Man, they were pretty openly racist in ads back then weren't they? I'd really like to know if that was the official mascot of the Redskins or something Malboro added in.
WARNING: Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema and cartoon hilarity (KSK)
1950s Marlboro NFL ads sort of racist, also cigarette-y (We Are The Postment)
Labels: commercials, NFL, Randomness, Sports Marketing
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I'm pretty sure that this was the brainchild of the late, great Jack Kent Cooke.
This is the shit I grew up on(I'm 55). It's a wonder I'm not more screwed up than I already am...
for more of this x10 that never made it
Jack Kent Cooke did not own the redskins back in the 50's I believe it was Marshall but I'm not sure.
The skin's were "racist" due to their strong ties to the south as they were the team of the south from D.C down to Florida (only team) they could not afford to upset their customer (money) base
I used to be a homeless rodeo clown but now I am a world class magician !
Good grief! You know, I found nothing racist about that. People are too darn sensitive. That's whats wrong with this country. Too many people are afraid they'll upset someone else. Boo hoo. Great ad bud!
What the heck is a "makin"?
cry baby people think every little thing is racist...maybe you should just learn how to laugh and get over it


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I love to share the resources that I find or make with others who can use them.
Being somewhat new to facepainting, I don't have many actual pictures of my work. I have developed some resources to help me show kids ideas. I also use these to develop ideas before I try them out on my lucky granddaughters. Here is an idea page for our Safari Souper Sunday.
I have made full face blanks and 3/4 profile blanks. If you can use them, help yourself! They are PDFs.
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|今日のスペシャルにチキンのバスティラがあったので注文すると、ちょうど売切れてしまったそう。でもバスティラに似たもの (名前は教えてもらったけど忘れた) があるというので1つ頼んでみました。
We ordered Today's Special, chicken bastilla, but unfortunately they already run out of it... Instead, we ordered this one (I forgot the name).
Inside the very thin layers of fillo dough is chicken meat cooked with various spices. It was very slightly sweet and yummy~.
This restaurant serves authentic, home-style Moroccan food - nothing fancy but very solid. By the way, we wanted to order one of our favorite dishes that we had on our last visit (spiced beef in big, flaky, square-shaped dough), but it was a special dish served only during Ramadan and they did not have it today. My husband said to the chef (one of owners?) that he would order it next year, and she replied that if we called in advance, she could make it for us. We'll definitely order it!


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Inflammatory Myopathies in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (AMISS)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Know the risks and potential benefits of clinical studies and talk to your health care provider before participating. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03126383
Recruitment Status : Not yet recruiting
First Posted : April 24, 2017
Last Update Posted : April 24, 2017
University Hospital, Brest
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University Hospital, Brest
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date
|April 20, 2017
|First Posted Date
|April 24, 2017
|Last Update Posted Date
|April 24, 2017
|Estimated Study Start Date
|May 10, 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|April 10, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures
|Proportion of patients fulfilling classification criteria for inflammatory myopathies [ Time Frame: At diagnosis ]
Among the patients included in the AMISS study, we will assess the proportion of patients who fulfill the classification criteria for the different inflammatory myopathies.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures
|Same as current
|Change History
|No Changes Posted
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Current Other Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title
|Inflammatory Myopathies in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome
|Official Title
|Characterization of Inflammatory Muscle Involvement in Patients With Primary Sjögren's Syndrome
|Brief Summary
|The AMISS study will characterize the features of muscle disease in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS).
|Detailed Description
|Muscle disease is associated with pSS, but this association is not well defined. The AMISS study, a retrospective observational multicentric study, will recruit patients with pSS and muscle involvement in order to characterize in details the features of this association (epidemiological aspects, clinical presentation, biological, radiological and histological findings, treatments and outcomes).
|Study Type
|Study Design
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
|Target Follow-Up Duration
|Not Provided
|Not Provided
|Sampling Method
|Non-Probability Sample
|Study Population
|Primary Sjögren's syndrome
|Primary Sjögren Syndrome
|Not Provided
|Study Groups/Cohorts
|Not Provided
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status
|Not yet recruiting
|Estimated Enrollment
|Original Estimated Enrollment
|Same as current
|Estimated Study Completion Date
|April 10, 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|April 10, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Listed Location Countries
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number
|Other Study ID Numbers
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|University Hospital, Brest
|Study Sponsor
|University Hospital, Brest
|Not Provided
|Not Provided
|PRS Account
|University Hospital, Brest
|Verification Date
|April 2017