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Kick your Sin City vacay with the boys into high gear from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to next-level Las Vegas golf courses. (Photo: Mitchell Funk / GettyImages)
The "Hangover" fantasy just won't die. And why should it? Vegas has been the capital of getting crazy since Wayne Newton's hair was really that dark. But who needs to do shots of Jägermeister on the roof of Caesars Palace when you've got an array of insane — yet still legal! — Sin City adventures calling your name? Here are some of the coolest ways to amp up the excitement on your next guys trip to Las Vegas.
Get (Really, Really) High
Holy adrenaline rush! At Sky Combat Ace, you can unleash your inner Maverick as wingman to a pro pilot or by taking the controls yourself. Engage in a heart-in-your-throat aerobatic airshow routine with nonstop spins, rolls, loops and tumbles. Or go the combat route, taking the plane through dog-fighting maneuvers and bombing runs.
Whatever you choose, the views will hit you almost as hard as the G-forces. And while it's not the cheapest thrill in Vegas, let's face it, rocking your aviators with a legit flight suit is pretty priceless.
For another aerial outing — this one including liquid pleasure — take in some of the best views of Las Vegas from a cabin in the LINQ's High Roller observation wheel at a High Roller Happy Half Hour.
You'll soar 550 feet above the Strip in a glass pod, with an open bar and as many beers and mixed drinks as you can down in 30 minutes. Cheers!
A Sky Combat Ace maneuvering sequence. (Photo: Courtesy Sky Combat Ace)
Burn Some Rubber
Get behind the wheel of some of the world's sickest race cars — from the 700-horsepower Lamborghini Aventador to Ferraris, Porsches and more — on a 1.2-mile, nine-turn track at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Or strap into the passenger seat and let a pro driver terrorize you with drifting — a driving technique that will have your car tearing into turns and precision skidding, with tires smoking and 295 foot-pounds of torque whipping you and your driver through two laps' worth of adrenaline gold. .
For manly kicks at a slower pace, head to the big boys' sandbox at Dig This, where you can rip through some earth on Caterpillar bulldozers and hydraulic excavators. Talk about getting down and dirty!
Redefine Clubbing
Is your No. 1 thrill landing a dimpled white ball on a manicured green? Then head to the par-71 course at Bali Hai Golf Club — a golfer's paradise and perennial entry on Golf Digest's places to play list. With its stands of towering palms, black volcanic rock outcroppings and food-and-beverage servers voted Las Vegas' best cart girls, you might be too distracted to play your best round. No worries: The 18th green is a stone's throw from the Strip and its sorrow-drowning, yard-long margaritas.
Down the street, Topgolf Las Vegas is getting ready for a late-spring launch of its state-of-the-art, four-level golf mecca. It's a driving range on steroids: Each climate-controlled bay is equipped with high-definition TVs so you and up to five of your buddies can keep track of all the games between whaling microchipped balls into the high-tech outfield, competing for points for accuracy, distance and more.
Once your game is finished, cool off at Topgolf's numerous bars, water features with cabanas and its live music venue. This is Vegas, people!
Let the Zombies Know Who's Boss
No, we're not talking video games. Adventure Combat Ops immerses you in a 70,000-square-foot terrorscape of ruined homes and cars, blinding fog, blasting sirens, body-shaking air strikes and undead threats galore.
Actual special-ops veterans, from SEALs to Green Berets, teach you the finer points of shooting replica Masada assault rifles, kicking in doors and moving as a unit. Then it gets very dark and very real. Save the world in your street clothes, or drop a little more cash for special gear and mementos — in addition to the righteous helmet hair that will live on in your post-apocalyptic selfies.
Where to stay in Sin City? The hip Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is right on the Strip — jackpot!
Where to Stay:
- Marriott's Grand Chateau
- The Westin Las Vegas
- Las Vegas Marriott
- Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel
- Courtyard Las Vegas Convention Center
- Residence Inn Las Vegas Convention Center
- SpringHill Suites Las Vegas Convention Center
- The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Autograph Collection
- Element Las Vegas Summerlin
- Four Points by Sheraton Las Vegas East Flamingo


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Sweetheart Marci Rubber Stamp from Lala-Land Crafts, she is colored with Copics, Lavish Flourish from Whimsy Stamps, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Timeless Decorative Lamp, Spellbinders Nestabilities Romantic Rectangles, Spellbinders Nestabilities Heart Cicles, Spellbinders Nestabilities Parisian motifs - Corner, Magnolia Doohickey tag die, Memori box Cherish border die, feathers, half pearls beads, lace, purple glitter glue, Craft flower stamen, and my handmade flowers.
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So we get him home and he contacts his boss and guys on his team to let them know that he cannot be at work tomorrow. He actually ended up taking off a whole week. Although it wasn't really "taking off" since he can do a lot of his job at home on his computer and with the telephone. It wasn't ideal, but he managed. It was confirmed with safety at his work that he cannot come onto a job site until he can get his foot into a steel toe boot which wasn't going to happen anytime soon considering it was HUGE. Not to mention, all sorts of black and blue. We kept it elevated, iced, braced and him drugged. We watch it, like a boiling pot, for the swelling to go down.
In the meantime someone, namely me, had to finish cleaning out the hot tub. Monday, I had to finish wet-vacing out the bottom and emptying it, careful not to misstep and twist my own ankle. Then rinse and empty by wet vac again. By the end of the day I was already starting to flare up. I had used muscles that were long atrophied, I'm sure, lifting more than I am used to. My shoulders were the worst, as always. But Tuesday morning I was well enough to go to my last day of Bible study at the church. Then some girls and I went out and I allowed one to convince me to go to the YMCA. I had no intention of overdoing it. Little did I know how little it takes to overdo it. I did the elliptical, no impact. I intentionally chose the one that did not move your arms. I did about thirty minutes at a low level incline, going to pace of a tortoise. Again, by that night I was starting to feel it. My hips were hurting. It was deep in my hips. The only way I can describe it was like I must have had severe arthritis and I had just grind my hip joint for 30 minutes. When I awoke the next morning I could barely stand. But as always, after a little walking around I was up and moving. I apologize to my husband that I'm moaning and groaning when he's laying over there with his foot up. He assures me that he's not feeling that much pain.
Because I'm an idiot, I had agreed to go to the gym again that next day. So I got out the Tiger Balm and started rubbing it on my hips, upper legs, butt, then on my shoulders. I realized that what I really needed was to be dipped into a vat of Tiger Balm. It did start to work, so I went to the gym. This time I said I need to to the bike. Less movement in the legs and I even did the one where your legs are out in front of you instead of under you. Almost like you're just sitting on the couch. But moving. I went a whopping 3 mph and burned about 10 calories. I told my friend that I definitely did not need to come tomorrow because I was flaring up, maybe Friday. Wednesday night I was going to finish the coating in the hot tub so it could dry and then be refilled. But I was in so much pain I decided to wait until the next day. And the temptation that had been plaguing me all week finally found an excuse, "There's a white pill in the cabinet that could make this all a whole lot easier." All week I've been bringing him his pills, watching them disappear in the plastic tube. Wondering when he won't need them anymore, will there be any left? It's getting close to the bottom. There's no refills. I'm a horrible wife. In my mind I thought, "Can't you just take the one that I can't take and leave the others for me?" I take something over-the-counter and go to bed. Thursday I tell my husband and my friend that I am concerned. Usually when I do something (like clean hot tub on Monday) I start my uphill climb from the pain within a couple of days. Here it was Thursday and I was getting worse. It must be the combination of the elliptical on Tuesday and maybe all the stress with the foster process. Sure would be nice to get in the hot tub. My hubs does help me finish the hot tub and we get it filled. By Friday I do start to feel myself getting better. Wednesday night was definitely the hardest, but I never did take a narcotic. I want to say that I'm proud of that, but even now I feel a twinge of regret at not taking the sweet relief when it was valid. I've taken them many times. But I think it could be a slippery slope considering that they do not affect me as strongly as they affect most. I would just like to avoid them if I can. But I am no martyr. If my husband had not still been in need of them, I would have taken them. I cannot look at the white pills in victory. They mock me because they know that with Fibromyalgia there will always be another party to go to.
By the weekend my friend is going out of town, but encouraging me to still go to the gym. See her signing me in as a visitor on her Y membership got me in for a week so she wanted me to get the full benefits of the one week pass. And she wants me to be healthy. She said that she hoped I would keep coming so that I could eventually come exercise with her without pain. That's when I realized that it will never happen. Normal people may be able to exercise through the muscle soreness and get through the pain, in the end being more in shape and able to do more exercising. But I'm not normal. Yes, exercise is good for me. But my muscle pain and joint soreness will not go away with more exercise. I should just walk the dog, not use an elliptical. I can do some pilates or yoga, but not zumba or body pump, whatever that is. Here is the reason why. My caution to everyone with fibromyalgia who wants to exercise. I get more physical activity in my normal one week routine than I ever will in one week of down time due to a flare up because I tried to exercise one time like a "normal" person. No, it may not be considered exercise. But it is movement of the body.
|Garden is starting to look good. Roses blooming, red yucca stems exploding.
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If no snow days are used due to inclement weather, Friday, May 26 will be declared a Snow Day, and we'll have a 4-day weekend for Memorial Weekend. In the event this happens, there will be no school for Preschool through 12th grades. Childcare will be open for families who preregister.
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I am finally back on two feet! I am so happy about it. I ended up having two surgeries and a whole lot of pain but my ankle is now back better than ever (thanks to being reinforced with a tightrope).
Thank you everyone for your well wishes!!!
Everything is starting to get back to normal, including my blogging so stay tuned!


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Comments & Critique
Written by Lolly on May 30, 2004
I think I'm to easy on myself ._. eeeeeh, your getting ticked ^^; *hides*Yush, before I have like, two months to get started, now its like a week, holy cow! XD I still need to add more detail too :o Realllly insane, my wrist hurts badly, since coloring on mouse sucks. cant wait to get a tablet *megapout*


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why? because its a ring that goes around 5 times. 5 black lines. remind you of anything?
;) at first i bought it because it was my style, but now that i've realized it's as good as those rings sold by YG, i wear this ring everyday now♡ great purchase, honestly.


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From the Fandom Friday: Dear Villains
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I like Richard from Ilyon and President Snow from the Hunger GamesReplyDeleteReplies
Ah yes, Richard is a very good villain. :) I haven't read The Hunger Games yet.Delete
LOL, great post! And oh man, I love too many villains. Even if they are villains, some of them are so well-written that they just become brilliantly fascinating in their own right. Off the top of my head, I'm gonna say Kronos from Percy Jackson and all the villains, but especially Morgan, from the Dragons in Our Midst and Oracles of Fire series. Also Loki from the Marvel series. And Red Skull. I'm going to stop now, lolReplyDelete
What are some of yours?
Btw, I tagged you for an award! Like I said in the post, don't feel obligated. This is just to let you know that I think your blog is lovely. :) http://thessalexa.blogspot.com/2015/09/tag-week-one-lovely-blog-award.html
Ooh...Loki. Extremely well written. He makes me not like him as a person, but love him as a writer. :DDelete
*hides* I haven't read any of the other books you mentioned...
Hmm...some of my favorites? The in Dragonwitch in Tales of Goldstone Wood, Issac in The Choosing, Skelley Chase in A Time to Die, Daican in the Ilyon Chronicles, Ledroptha Curtain in The Mysterious Benedict Society (seriously, this book is my childhood)...I can't think of any more off the top of my head. I know there are more. :)
Thank you so much for tagging me, Alexa! Hopefully I will get to it. :D
So glad the villains get a letter!! They are obviously the best characters ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
Sometimes they are better written characters...but I don't agree that they are better. :)Delete
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So your palate is salivating for some exhilarating and
tasteful winter recreation in the form of motorized over-the-snow travel, but
you're not certain how hungry you are and don't want to bite off more than you
can chew.
Well, here is some food for thought.
A lot of recreational aficionados talk about spending $11
grand-plus on a toy like it's no big deal, but for some of us, that's an
expensive and hard pill to swallow. So, if you are a touch on the conservative
side and/or are one who suffers from buyer's remorse, rest assured that your
high performance appetite can be satisfied for under $11 K's.
Case in point: the sumptuous 700s with a class average
retail price of $10,199.
The 700 class sports two main entrees in a total of five variations
that will fulfill most cravings with just the right portions of power, weight,
ergonomics and features (no super-sizing or econo-meals here).
The 2008 Polaris 700 is in its second year of thoroughly
tested flavorings with some seasoning changes over last year that includes a
newly designed spindle, new track and improved Raw chassis. The Polaris Liberty
700 is a 2-cylinder, 2-stroke pumping out an impressive 140 hp for an also
impressive weight-to-horsepower ratio. Polaris cooks up its 700 to satisfy
three different tastes for the enthusiast.
Value meal No. 1 is the in-season RMK as meal 2 and 3 dish
up the early order Dragon (read: extra ingredients) with two different track
Next on the menu for 2008 is a brand new dish from Yamaha
Motor Corporation. Enter the FX Nytro MTX. The new FX Nytro MTX comes complete
with an abundance of appetizers making for a top-of-the-line, very satisfying
If we were to look at the Polaris 700 as a marinated chicken
breast, then we would have to observe the Yamaha as a steak. Two very different
cuts of meat (2-stroke versus 4-stroke engine technology), but both accomplish
the same task of providing the energy and power that we crave.
Even though the 4-stroke, 3 cylinder Genesis powerplant in
the FX Nytro MTX is a whopping 1049cc displacement, its horsepower output of
138 places it square in the 700cc class. This 4-stroke motor has a completely
different power band and characteristics in comparison to the 2-stroke Polaris.
The 2008 Yamaha FX Nytro MTX comes to you in two flavors.
First is the more vanilla standard model or you can ante-up for the spicier,
more succulent 40 Year Anniversary Special.
Now that we've got you drooling, stay tuned for more
detailed ingredients and the complete recipe at a later date.
Class Facts
Mfgers represented Polaris,
Models 2
Average MSRP $10,199
(includes spring only models)
Estimated average horsepower 139
Track range-length 155-163
Track range-depth 2.25-2.4
Weight range 484-553
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SafeBAE (Before Anyone Else) exists to spark change in the culture by addressing sexual assault and dating violence starting as early as high school.
These four brave survivors have come together to prevent what happened to them, from happening to anyone else. Daisy Coleman, Ella Fairon, Delaney Henderson and Jada Smith have bravely spoken about their sexual assaults, the sharing of the assaults over social media, the community backlash they received, their schools' handling of their ongoing harassment and how they have fought for change.


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Editor's note: One in a series of articles recognizing the Somerset County Oldtimers Baseball Association Hall of Fame induction class of 2004.
John Kowalczyk and Don Svonavec will be among nine new members inducted into the Somerset County Oldtimers Baseball Association Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 9.
Kowalczyk graduated from Boswell High School in 1938. Following graduation, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and was shipped to Baynesville, Va. He was selected to play third base on the CCC camp's baseball team which was comprised of players from Pennsylvania. The team won the league championship that year.
Following his time at the CCC camp, Kowalczyk was drafted by the Army and shipped to the Pacific Islands. A baseball league was organized by each of the service branches which included major and minor league professionals in addition to other players. Kowalczyk enjoyed playing with these professionals during their league seasons.


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Alcohol use in the United States is a serious public health concern, particularly among teenagers and young adults.
Recent results from a national survey found that by eighth grade, approximately 27 percent had used alcohol, which increased to 66 percent by 12th grade. Additionally, a second national survey indicated that among high school seniors, about 20 percent binge drank, consuming more than 5 drinks in one occasion, during the two-week period preceding the survey. Heavy drinking is associated with negative social, mental and physical health outcomes — including risk of violent behavior, sexual assault, accidents that cause injury, additional drug use, poor academics, legal troubles, and family and interpersonal problems. Those most likely to experience harm from heavy drinking are young people, particularly those of college age.
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Charity Angel Music, Charity Angel Book, Charity Angel Kerr, Charity Angel's thoughts about everything.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Missouri Round Table for Life
This was a very informative meeting that I went to last night. I must say, that when it comes to political things, there is usually money at the heart of it. In this case, a good question to ask is "Why did the cloners spend $30 Million on Amendment 2"? This amendment was called "Missouri Stem Cell Research And Cures Initiative."
Here is what the ballot summary said:
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to allow and set limitations on stem cell research, therapies, and cures which will:
* ensure Missouri patients have access to any therapies and cures, and allow Missouri researchers to conduct any research, permitted under Federal law;
* ban human cloning or attempted cloning;
* require expert medical and public oversight and annual reports on the nature and purpose of stem cell research;
* impose criminal and civil penalties for any violations; and
* prohibit state or local governments from preventing or discouraging lawful cell research, therapies, and cures?
The proposed constitutional amendment would have an estimated annual fiscal impact on state and local governments of $0-$68,916 And it notes that the initiative does not ask for or require and state or taxpayer funding for stem cell research.
What I learned, is that in the state of Missouri, much of what they were trying to do was already legal, except that tax payer money could not be used for abortions, human cloning or stem cell research. That these things must be done through private funding sources.
So, we have to then figure out why did they do this? What was their point? The Life Sciences Research Trust Fund was already going to get 25% of Missouri State's tobacco settlement every year. The huge amount that the tobacco defendants must pay is $4,500,000,000 per year with annual increases until 2018 when the payment then reaches $9,000,000,000 per year and then pays at that amount forever. So, the Life Sciences Trust Fund will receive $764,150,000 through 2025.
The citizens will have no say about how this money is spent. There will be seven private citizens appointed by the governor that will decide.
There is much much more then this, and to fully understand it, I would suggest that you call 314-854-1381 and ask for a booklet, or come and see me to get one.
The part that made me the most upset, was to see that the amendment actually does allow for public funds, which includes taxpayers money to be used for human cloning, harvesting stem cells from human embryos, implant human embryos from in vitro fertilization and then abort them at any stage of development to harvest their stem cells, and to purchase by reimbursement eggs for somatic cell nuclear transfer from women.
There is absolutely NO legislative oversight, the funds cannot decrease for this funding, and must always increase because any decrease is now unconstitutional.
It also forces all Missouri laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations must be construed to be in favor of human cloning.
And on top of that, the fiscal cost will be over $3 billion by 2025 with increasing costs beyond that.
I KNOW that those that are fiscally conservative here in Missouri would have voted no had they know the real story here. I know that those that believe in protecting life would have voted no. This amendment passed under the pre-tense that it banned human cloning, which it does not do. I cannot tell you how upset this made me. I am so tired of seeing misleading ballot summaries in our elections here. I KNOW that Missourians would make different choices at the ballot boxes if the summaries really referred to the true wording and power of the initiatives.
I hope that the town hall meetings that they are having across the state will be well attended so that people can become more informed. When looking at our State budget, it looks like we will have a deficit in 2010, which is against Missouri's Constitution, plus plain stupid economically. We cannot afford to have any public money going to things like this, when we are going to need it to just keep things running.
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Road Trip 1.0
This is less about diabetes and more about possibly connecting with some of our DC community members. I will be driving to Sacramento, CA with my 6 yr old grandson, for my daughter's wedding on October 6. We will leave ND on September 27 and plan to stay on US 2 (the highline) through Montana, stopping to visit cousins near Kalispell. Our next stop will be at my brothers' home in Pasco, WA…continuing down through central Oregon… (Crater National Park)…and the Redwoods highway to the California coast. Highway 101 south and plan to arrive in Sacramento on October 3rd. My grandson will fly home with his dad. After the wedding I plan to drop out the south end of Califonia and stop in Vegas. James…if you are home by then, I would really like to meet you. After that my route is up in the air but, I'm thinking about going east through Arizona into New Mexico, up into Colorado continuing home on as many of the backroads as possible. Any members living along these routes that would be comfortable meeting for a short, non-virtual conversation and cup of coffee please respond or contact me. I would really like to meet with you and your family or friends.
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If you come through the Phoenix area, I'd love to meet you! I am not sure how many of us are in this area, we'll see who else comments here, but I would for sure! As James said, you can PM me once you get closer to the dates!
Well, congrats to your daughter, and thanks Byrun,
I'd love to meet you also if it could work out!
However, I am not sure exactly where I'll be at that time of your arrival in Las Vegas. It kinda depends on how Suzy is feeling. (she has not been feeling well as of late). There are several folks who live in and around LV, but I had not met them yet either. Maybe we could have a meetup when you are in town.
We can be in touch via inbox closer to the time and hopefully I'll have a better feel for where we will be closer to your time of arrival.
Praying you'll have a safe trip!
Thank you my friend. I hope Suzy will feel better soon. This has been a slow healing process for her. I will hardly have any computer access during my trip. I can use my daughter's computer while in Sac. I'll be glad to exchange phone #'s if you are okay with doing so. Blessings to both you and Suzy.
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Gwendolyn and i got a job! we'll be working together at a health food store Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and taking turns on Sundays. nine hours a day. pretty sweeet i think. so, that's a load off. i don't have to be getting gray hairs over getting a job any more. out of all the jobs i applied for this is the one i actually wanted.
last Sunday at David's flat we had a get-together of all us Ionians out here on the East cost. Bill Johnson, one of the founders of Ionia and the father of some of my best friends, showed up. i was making a mess of food with some other people in the kitchen, when he came in; i was so happy to see him i practically leaped over the table to hug him. it was so great to see a familiar face from Ionia. we had a nice conversation and later we played music together until he had to leave. at Ionia there were many nights where lots of people would play music and rotate instruments and jam the night away. almost always Bill was there and i always felt he was a key piece to the flow of how the music progressed and wound its way around. i don't know if it's like this for everyone or if it's just like this to me but it is always easier to make music when jamming with Bill. i love the social, creative and communicative aspects of music (as i do in dance,) rather than the performance aspects of it and i think perhaps Bill has the same preference.
there are so many fabulous places around here to go walking and forging. there are old herring runs and cranberry bogs that are all overgrown and bursting with bright green foliage. there are man-made streams with moss covered, concrete water blocks and dams. there are square ponds that you don't notice are square at first because they are so over taken by fallen trees and young trees and ferns and flowers and watercress. Gwendolyn showed me a beautiful place with little foot paths threw the woods that wound around and over little hills that led us always back to the mossy watery herring runs and cranberry bogs.


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Gentleman of the Jungle
- (from Latin litterae (plural); letter)
- is the art of written work and can, in some circumstances, refer exclusively to published sources. The word literature literally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature," as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters." - may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction), as well as on original imagination, such as polemical works as well as autobiography, and reflective essays as well as belles-lettres. Literature can be classified according to historical periods, genres, and political influences.
– According to him, literature expresses the feeling of people to society, to the government, to his surroundings, to his fellowmen and to hid Divine Creator. * For WEBSTER
- literature is anything that is printed, as long as it is related to the ideas and feelings of people, whether it is true, or just a product of one's imagination. * In PANITIKANG PILIPINO written by ATIENZA, RAMOS, SALAZA, and NAZAL - It says that "true literature is a piece of written work which is undying. It expresses the feelings and emotions of people in response to his everyday efforts to live, to be happy in his environment and, after struggles, to reach his Creator.
Why we need to study Literature?
* Through a study of literature, we can trace the rich heritage of ideas handed down to us from our forefathers. Then we can understand ourselves better and take pride in being a Filipino. * We need to understand that we have a great and noble tradition which can serve as the means to assimilate other cultures. * We have to manifest our deep concern for our literature and this we can do by studying the literature of our country. * To develop the ability to understand, appreciate and enjoy literature. * To develop the ability to express ourselves well, and if we are inclined...
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This book just reminded me how awesome it is to hang out in libraries. I remember I just made my bookworm bucket list last month. Most of the items there were to visit famous and beautiful libraries around the world. And this book just made that bucket list right on the dot.
If I could have a superpower or any powers at all it would be a book jumper. I want it for two things. One is to just open a book and jump right into the place and era that was in the book. It would be like a no-expense-paid-time-travel. I have gotten this idea from Fleur Camacho's The Last Seeker. The other one is to jump from one library to another through a book gateway which was what this book is about. Isn't that power amazing or is it amazing?
Yes, this story is about a group of people who have magical powers and can jump from one library to another. This group includes wizards, mythical creatures, faeries, witches, and magical knights called sentinels. The main character in this story, Gia, is a lost sentinel. She accidentally finds out about her true heritage by reading an Italian praise and got transported into another library through a book.
The libraries in this book are not at all that quiet because these are where the fights and all the interesting happenings are. And how great it would be to meet a cute guy right in the library? I would want that to happen to me, too. Well, lucky for Gia, that was how she met Arik. I want her and Arik together. I was disappointed and I felt bad when someone got in between these two.
It felt like I have been to these famous libraries mentioned in this book. It just strengthened my desire to visit them. Someday. It would be awesome if in real life I could just jump from one library to the next. No need for passports, visas and plane tickets. No need for accommodations too since I could just go back home within the day or sleep in the library. It's just like going to the library, only it's not the nearest library in the area but a library somewhere in the world. Bad ass, right?
I love that the story is set in Boston. I have been to Boston and it's full of history. I remember we took the Boston Freedom Trail walk and visited famous historical sites. I have been to the Granary Burying Ground, a cemetery mentioned in this book. The one that was right next to the library. I may have passed the Boston Athenaeum when we were there. I know the Boston Commons and the Quincy Market. I was reliving my Boston experience while reading this book. I had rained also when I was there and I had to trudge thru the pouring rain with only my hooded jacket as protection.
I think open sesame is out. The new magic word is aprire la porta. I think this book just confirmed that those who love to read are kick ass. I am pretty sure, the author also wished she could be a library jumper.
I give the book 5/5 open books ready for the next jump. I had a great time jumping from the library in Boston to England, to France, and in Russia. How I wish it could also be in real life. I can't wait to continue this adventure in the next book. If library jumping were a real job, I would want to be a professional and an expert in it. Thank you, Brenda Drake, for this amazing book. You just wrote the story which every bookworm would want to be the hero.
Have your noticed the girl in the cover looks like Aria (Lucy Hale) in Pretty Little Liars?
Have your noticed the girl in the cover looks like Aria (Lucy Hale) in Pretty Little Liars?
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Houston, P. and Suli, Endre (1996) On the design of an artificial diffusion model for the Lagrange-Galerkin method on unstructured triangular grids. Technical Report. Unspecified. (Submitted)
In this paper we propose the addition of an artificial diffusion model to the Lagrange-Galerkin finite element method, which is dependent on both the mesh function and the numerical solution . The purpose of this additional term is to produce smooth approximations to sharp features of the solution, such as internal and boundary layers. Moreover, the added diffusion will help to stabilise the numerical scheme.
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This is as good an introduction to Ai Weiwei as we are likely to see in London in the near future. The publicity surrounding the cloud of porcelain dust caused by Ai's field of ceramic sunflower seeds at Tate Modern, and the controversy over his continuing imprisonment without access to lawyers or a confirmation of his supposed crimes, make this show all the more timely.
Focusing on sculpture and films made in the past decade, it is both beautiful and haunting, haunted most of all by Ai's absence. Two empty chairs, an empty coffin, empty vessels, long videos of Beijing streets, empty roads, people passing; marble doors piled up like wreckage, achingly empty quince-wood cabinets, each as big as a wardrobe, pierced by asymmetrical holes through which one sees a passing moon. And a CCTV camera, like the ones that monitored Ai outside his studio, but carved in dead white marble. Maybe he was focusing on the familiar, a thing that also looked back at him.
It all feels very poignant and elegiac, even though these works were made at different times, for different reasons. Ai's work looks utterly contemporary while looking into the past. He also gives us a jolt and something unexpected, past and present, east and west in a peculiar synthesis.
Both the oversized coffin, made of wood salvaged from demolished Qing dynasty temples, and the Moon Cabinets, are immaculately constructed using traditional Chinese techniques, without glue, nails or screws. The coffin takes a sharp angle, part way along its length, like a crooked death.
Made using the same Ming Dynasty joinery methods, a large wooden polyhedron is based on a plastic cat's toy but follows the form of a drawing Leonardo da Vinci made, in the 1509 Divina Proportione. Groups of neolithic clay vases, each dunked in garish industrial paints, again collide ancient and modern, a clash of values and sensibilities. Their colour is stunning, the drools of paint both dumb desecration and elegant, almost respectful glaze. The chairs are Qing dynasty copies, the marble giving them a classical air and a tawdry bathroom chic. You can admire their shapes, again carved from single blocks, but hate the things themselves, the perversity that they exemplify.
The videos go on for hours, with their static shots of roads, bridges, dawns, dusks, cyclists and passers-by becoming a sort of ambient cinema of life elsewhere. The silent Chang'an Boulevard lasts over 10 hours, and is a sort of Chinese take on Warhol's early films and Ed Ruscha's documentation of the buildings on Sunset Strip. Less a film to study than just to be with, it is none the worse for that. I'd like to have it in my room, just running on and on.


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What is the collective noun for five English people gathered in a small house? A situation comedy. Alice Thomas Ellis was a Welshwoman so the exotic forms of social torment are as fascinating as the rites of the Trobiander Islanders to the anthropologist. As a Catholic and a very committed one Thomas Ellis has also the perspective of another world and the intercession of the loved dead. In 'Birds' Mary has her son Robin who has gone beyond the natural world taken suddenly and so there but not present. We gather that Mary was a single mother. She is broken by her bereavement and has retreated to her mother's house to recover. Nourishment and nurture are closely aligned in the view of Mrs. Marsh her widowed Mum.
She pulled up a small round table and unveiled the tray with its lidded pot of tomato soup, lightly boiled egg hidden in a cosy, strips of toast ready buttered, banana and glass of water. The cosy was painstakingly embroidered to match the roses and forget-me-nots of the egg cup, as this was a district where the members of the Women's Institute were dainty rather than robust, embroiderers and flower-arrangers rather than makers of chutney and whole-grain bread.Soldiers of toast! There is now the enforced cheerfulness of Xmas and snow and the whole family coming to visit, her sister and husband and two children with neighbours dropping in. It's a snowed in situation with two visitors stranded. An inch has stuck and that means traffic chaos.
There's a lot of fine literary writing which may sound like a sneer to you. For myself, I love it. Pain such as Mary's needs the help of nature.
The wind had taken over the dark winter garden, growing wilder as the morning passed, rattling through the bluntly pruned twigs of the rose bushes, which clanked like an armoury, and arbitrarily re-disposing the few remaining leaves of autumn, sweeping them past her gaze, lost and despairing -the unquiet dead taken by surprise.In the Celtic way animals are familiars full of counsel. On this twee estate where the novel is set they are mostly banished as contributing to untidiness and the thin edge of rude nature.
No woman, well or ill, could sit in the garden today without looking foolish and feeling harried. The wind changed course, sycophantically smoothing the uprising mane of the cypresses and tearing away to flatten the common yellowed grasses that still stood, lifeless and fading, on the ridge.
There were only the birds, summer-fat in midwinter in this bird-loving environment. There were no cats; and dogs were discouraged, except for old Miss Jones's scottie, who was permitted, because his mistress was said to be of county descent and therefore at once deserved him and could be relied upon to look after him. The people at No. 5 who owned a chain of hairdressing shops had originally moved in with a bedlington, a boxer and a dachshund looking like an incomplete set of old-fashioned pictorial cigarette cards, but although there had been no unpleasantness they had soon realised that dogs didn't fit in to the Close and had given them away to friends who lived in ampler surroundings. There had been angry consternation when the Close heard that a policeman was to move in to the house next door to Mrs Marsh's. The neighbours were relieved to learn that he was a Chief Inspector, but still they wished he'd chosen a different place of retirement. He'll bring his alsatian or his dobermann pinscher,' prophesied the lady from No. 5. They were all quite surprised when he didn't.Will Mary find peace? Will her sister strike a blow against her husband Seb the philosopher who might be described in ordinary language as a dismal gobshite? Ask the turkey if Xmas is a good idea? But read this book, it's very short, anguished, funny, desolate, satiric and life affirming in a contrary way. You need the loved dead.
Mary had gone back to her room. She opened the French windows and went out into the garden.
She could see the snow falling through the small rounded light from the downstairs lavatory window, a light as pure as from any cathedral clerestory. It fell with such soft determination in the still silence -soundless, weightless: gentle alien blossom that would melt, if she waited long enough, into familiar wetness, tears on the face: bathetic melting, mud in the garden, slush on the roads, useless tears.
She lifted her face to the angelic descent in the muted darkness, to the movement compelled by something other than desire, the lifeless idle movement of the drowned, to the veil, grave cloths, the floating sinking cerements, untroubled by blood, by colour: the discrete, undeniable, intractable softness of the slow snow in the night and the silence . , , 'Robin . .. she said.


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Washington Post Lets Columnist Dana Milbank Lie About Heritage FoundationOne of the milder lies:
Milbank just made up his anecdote about Gabriel "demanding" to know if the young woman was American. What Gabriel really said was, "I assume you're an American." After the studens says that she is, Gabriel says, "I'm glad you're here." She then goes on to make a point about how she wishes people would worry more about the government's response to the Benghazi attacks than how many peaceful Muslims there are in the world.
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Back? See, that didn't take long.
Note John Nolte's bottom line.
"The real question is: Where are the Washington Post fact checkers? Where are Milbank's editors? A major newspaper publishing this kind of smear is beyond bias; it's indecent."
Indecent? That is understating the behavior by a long shot in my opinion.
That's why I posted this as my first of many examples of Soviet style behavior in the Izvestia and Pravda's of our time and in this country.
Readers are requested to send in additional examples of outright lying, dissembling and disingenuous reporting by the SSM.* Feel free to use my comment stream or my email. I intend to keep a record of them here under my label Agency of Lies and my new SSM label.
*SSM is the acronym for Soviet-Style Media.
Readers know that over the years my terms for what most still call MSM have evolved. IIRC it began with Lamestream Media, then the Orwellian Ministry of Truth and Minitrue, to Ministry of Lies, to Agency of Lies (AoL) to Soviet-Style Media.


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Chuck Schumer on Bill Maher: There's No Need For Obama to Return Money Cuz He's a Comedian (Video)
Is anyone surprised? Of course not.
Democrats have not problem with the c-word or t-word when they're hurled at conservative women. It's only when a liberal 30 year-old law activist is called a slut that they get their undies in a bunch and demand that the radio host be silenced.
Senator Chuck Schumer told George Stephanopoulos that there is no need for Bill Maher to return Bill Maher's dirty money because Maher is a comedian.
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He's not the only hypocrite. Bill Burton, the head of the Obama Super-Pac, said the same thing on Friday. And NOW President Terry O'Neill made the same outrageous argument this past weekend at an event in New Orleans.
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Tim (John Hubbard) and Sally Willows (Carole Landis) are unhappily married. Tim spends his days working at an advertising agency, while Sally lounges around the house. One day a distant relative sends the couple a statue of an Asian deity. When Sally and Tim argue about which of them has the better life, the statue comes alive in the form of Mr. Ram (George Renavent). Hearing their argument, he casts a spell. The next morning Tim wakes up inside Sally's body, and Sally wakes up inside Tim's.
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Red & Black plays tonight in Harvest Bowl semis
Red & Black plays tonight in Harvest Bowl semis
The Watertown Red and Black will host Lackawanna tonight in a semifinal game of the Harvest Bowl Classic at Carthage Central School.
The football game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
The Lackawanna Dynasty (11-1) play in the United States Football Alliance and were rated No. 1 in the state before losing in their league playoffs, according to Watertown head coach George Ashcraft.
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Self hate is the troubler of relationships. You can shift it by separating and protecting identity.
Few writers touch on the great troubler of relationships, the one that many therapists spend much of their careers trying to help clients clear up-- self-hate.
Hate or disgust can ricochet inward, in perfectionistic or self-critical ways--thighs that are too big, lips that are too thin, some trait or tendency that is slightly off, and for that person becomes a focus that spoils everything beautiful about them. Or it can be directed outward in alienating behaviors--reactivity, jealousy, pre-emptive attacks, judgmental attitudes, and various forms of what therapists call undoing. Undoing occurs when a person reverses or spoils anything good--from compliments to great opportunities. It is as if they strongly disagree that anything good could be said about them or come their way.
Self-hate usually comes from earlier interactions. Destructive family messages or roles might assign a child to be the dumb one, the not pretty enough one, the disappointment, or simply the one to be the scapegoat for someone else's self-hate. Or a child might get the message that they are conditionally loved--they are only worthy if their behavior conforms to another's expectations or dreams. Sometimes neglect will instill the message one wasn't worth having or being taken care of. The brain of a child can track the feel and meaning of these interactions even before being able to use language. For these reasons self-hate can go very deep and show up as a strongly held belief about identity. A single word that sums up all previous interactions--"ugly", "fat", "stupid", "not good enough". Sometimes there are no words, just an incredible inner pain.
Folks will show up as self-defeating and even self-destructive in relationships, causing others great frustration. It is usually at this point people will conclude that some persons are just their own worst enemies. Even therapists will parrot this horrifically hurtful cultural hogwash. There is nothing conscious or purposeful about self-hate. People don't choose suffering of this magnitude. And it is wrongheaded to think there is something deep within us that is directed to our own destruction. But the mind does get stuck. The belief in a negative or unloveable self cant get stuck far below the part of the brain that can be reasoned with. The cure has to come in the same form as that which placed the wound in the first place--an interaction. An interaction that is repeated over and over which conveys a different and corrective message--"Your identity is NOT limited to how people have treated you."
You could think of it this way. Imagine you had a friend who went up to an attractive guy or gal and said hi and other things to break the ice, but got back in return, "Buzz off, jerk." You wouldn't say in that moment we learned a great deal about your friend, other than he or she is an outgoing person. We may have learned tons about the other person who issued the hurtful response. But rationally, we would separate the two. We as yet know little about the identity of your friend. Whether his mind cooperates with this negativity or not, identity still exists in all its potential and beauty. It is not limited to how well or poorly the person was treated. Identity or essence is bigger than that. But we seldom see it this clearly from inside the movie. Our minds, unfortunately, usually cooperate with the pattern of the interaction, and then it takes over the show on its own, repeating the message even when we are not intending it. How many times have you found yourself ruminating about hurtful comments or reviewing hurtful interactions inside your head? As anyone who has ever taken a music lesson or learned a sport knows, the unconscious takes over what is repeated. To make matters worse, mind doesn't get the good news that this past event is completed, in fact doesn't exist anymore. Two things are needed. One is an interaction that instills a new message, "My identity is not how I was treated. I'm somehow much more than that. The brokenness in others doesn't say much about me." The second is a radical re-orientation to the present. "Who I really am is still being expressed right here, right now, like every other living thing." Even a tree will get it right despite odd knurls or scars on their bark. The branches go up, the roots go down, everything can still unfold as it was meant to, to its fullest potential. Translating that into daily interactions with a person who self-hates is really tricky but, from a certain viewpoint, can be the creative and exciting part. It can be like a light going on.
If you're struggling with a relationship, think about how it would be to show up in a way that invites a radical attention to what is going on right now and the freedom that comes in realizing we are not how we were treated. If you feel loving you can express that. If you want to share your unfolding potential--the light, creativity, and wisdom within--with someone else, you can do that too. The interaction just may rub off.


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In Janurary of 2007 I purchased a new vehicle. At the time of purchase I was presented with the opportunity to purchase a product called Diamon-Fusion (Although I see many references to Diamond Fusion) that would be applied to my windshield before delivery. I have been less than impressed with it's preformance.
When the product was presented to me it was touted as a product very different from RainX. I was told that it formed a molecular bond with my windshield. Not only would it provide RainX type features, but I was told that it would help my windshield resist chips and cracks – in fact I was told it came with a windshield warranty! I had always loved the effect that RainX had on my windshield, but did not enjoy having to reapply it every few months. The prospect of a product that would not have to be re-applied appealed to me very much. The over $300 price tag didn't seem like much, especially with the 4 year warranty that was promised.
After picking up my vehicle I was amazed at the performance. When driving at any speed over 45 MPH I would not even have to have my windshield wipers on. The product would shed water so well it would just slide off. I was impressed.
It is now April of 2007 – only 3 months after I purchased my vehicle and had the Diamon-Fusion Product applied at the dealer. The water beading effect is totally gone. When comparing my windshield to the other auto glass on my vehicle, it has no better qualities than the rest of my glass.
I had asked at the time of purchase if any maintenance was required. The dealer told me no, however I did receive a spay bottle in the mail from Diamon-Fusion shortly after purchasing the vehicle stating that if the effect was wearing off I could renew it by applying this spay.
The prospect of bringing my vehicle back to the dealer every 3 months to have it reapplied over the course of the next 3 years does not sit well with me.
I figure I could purchase about 42 bottles of RainX for what I paid for this one application of Diamon-Fusion. And bringing my vehicle in for a reapplication is far more time consuming than if I just applied the RainX myself.
I wish I had discovered this article before my purchase:
When doing searchs I find it helpful to also try Diamond Fusion (with a "d" at the end) as many people get them confused.
After mentioning my issues to one of the service advisors I was told that yes you do have to apply the maintenance spray regularly. I was told there was nothing that they could do. I asked how is that any different than using RainX? I was told that you still have the anti-glare properties (I really don't notice that) and that I have the guarantee of windhsield replacement should I ever get a crack. I thought maybe the warranty would be worth it.
When reviewing the warranty document that I received when I picked up my vehicle, I discovered the following:
- I only have a standard warranty. To get winshield replacement if it is determined that the windshield is not repairable required the "Replacement Plus Warranty". I was never offered this option, yet I was told that repair/replacement was part of the warranty.
- Here is what the standard warranty covers: "Covers repair costs only, not the replacement of the whindshield. For any windshield damage described herein which is deemed non-repairable, the customer must pay for the cost of the replacement at the time of the replacement. Whishield damage is deemed non-repairable if said chip or crack lies in the direct vision of the driver, if the crack is over 6 inches in length, if there is an actual hole in the glass, or if the repair compromises the overall integrity of the windshield."
Heck, based on all of that when will they ever pay to fix a chip or crack?
Based on my expereince, purchase glass coverage from your auto insurance agent and buy a few bottles of RainX.


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Peter King: You have to go back to 1997 to find a draft like this one
You'd probably have to go back to 1997 to find a draft like this one. That's the year Peyton Manning eschewed the prospect of going to the Jets first overall to play for Bill Parcells and returned for his senior year at Tennessee. One quarterback (shaky Jim Druckenmiller, 26th) picked in round one. Two backs (Warrick Dunn 12th and Antowain Smith 23rd) in round one, and four receivers in the first: Ike Hilliard seventh, Yatil Green 15th, Reidel Anthony 16th and Rae Carruth 27th. Yikes! What a horrible draft for point-producers. One star, Dunn, out of seven first-rounders.
That could repeat this year. It's likely Alabama's Eddie Lacy will be the only running back taken in round one. Tennessee's Cordarrelle Patterson leads the muddled pack at wide receiver, but how sure can you really be of junior-college transfers who play one year of major-college football, which is Patterson's profile?
The quarterbacks are a total mish-mosh at this point. One GM interested in acquiring a quarterback this offseason told me over the weekend, "I expect more attention on the quarterbacks throwing this year than on any other single thing at the Combine.'' Some think Geno Smith of West Virginia will go first overall to quarterback-needy Kansas City; one personnel man who studied all the top quarterbacks for a team in need of one last fall told me, "There's not one quarterback, including Smith, I would take in the first round."
Two points about that. If you need a quarterback, you can talk brave in February, but when reality sets in around draft day, and you haven't picked up a quarterback in free agency, all of a sudden the zits on Smith, Matt Barkley and other others don't seem as bad. And we're nine and a half weeks from round one. There's no way that Andy Reid and John Dorsey, the coach and GM for Kansas City, know what they're doing now. They need time to investigate and to watch tape on the eight or 10 quarterbacks.
But in some ways, 2013 should be a catchup year for the other positions. Opening day 2013 could feature 12 starting quarterbacks drafted in 2011 and '12; that's far, far above the norm in a game that values veteran arms at the position.
Now for a couple of notes about players at the Combine.
Alec Ogletree. The underclass inside linebacker from Georgia would be a clear top-10 pick with a clean resume. But he was suspended the first four games of last season for failing an offseason drug test, and then came the news Saturday night, via ProFootballTalk.com, that Ogletree recently was pinched for driving while intoxicated.
Ogletree and agent Pat Dye were smart to come out and beat the police blotter to the punch. As for the damage done by the arrest, Ogletree, who is a speed demon for an inside player, the kind of player who, if right, would be a perfect fit as a rare three-down inside linebacker for any team, has to convince teams they shouldn't be worried about a player who has tested positive, been suspended, and gotten a DWI in the span of about nine months.
Some GM is going to stake his reputation on Ogletree in the first round, most likely. Which GM? It would have to be a secure one. Green Bay's Ted Thompson or de facto GM Bill Belichick of the Patriots or Baltimore's Ozzie Newsome, all down near the bottom of the round.
Manti Te'o. The Notre Dame linebacker has spent a lot of time practicing football and practicing what he's going to say to teams. His last game, against Alabama, was a nightmare (he was awful, and overpowered), and then the whole fake girlfriend story came up, making him a national story and, in some quarters, a national joke. It won't matter much how he works out in Indianapolis. What will matter are the 15-minute interviews he'll have in formal evening sessions with teams, and in less formal settings, seeing coaches and personnel people at the stadium and around his hotel.
No men have more on the line, off the field, at the Scouting Combine than Ogletree and Te'o.
Finally, three players I'll be watching at the Combine, three with question marks and debatable upsides:
1. Quarterback Sean Renfree, Duke. No one's talking about him, but he completed 70 percent of his throws in six of 12 games for David Cutcliffe last fall, was a comeback specialist, and has the pedigree in a good pro-style offense to play early. Could he be more than a late-round flyer, this year's Ryan Lindley? We'll see.
2. Cornerback Xavier Rhodes, Florida State. A 6-2 cornerback in a league demanding cover guys who can play on islands more and more? Scouts want to see if Rhodes, who is a heady player with good bump skills at the line of scrimmage, has the speed to stay with fast wideouts. If so, he'll be a top-half-of-the-first-round player.
3. Running back Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina. After his devastating dislocated knee and torn knee ligaments in October, Lattimore, considered a certain first-rounder before the injury, is still in recovery mode. His surgeon, James Andrews, told Lattimore recently that he's going to shock the world. "I hear he's working out great,'' said Mayock. Lattimore believes he'll be healthy enough to start the 2013 NFL season. Is he's a fourth-round minefield pick? Or might some team desperate for a back go for him a round earlier -- or even late in the second round?
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl...#ixzz2LLwcLLId
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Peter King 1997 Was The Last Time I Saw My Penis
They don't get it. We'd rather take a QB and whiff than take a tackle at one, let Albert walk, and watch him lead us to no extra wins.
He's got a point. This draft class isn't great by any means. Some of you are just blind.
After Luck, RGIII, and Wilson, every draft is going to look like shit.
**** all of them. If last year's draft never happened, this QB class looks similar to most classes.
Wonder where this came from.
What "former" GM does Peter King gargle daily?
Because of course, your statement, as-is, is 100% correct.
Leaving us back at TAKING A QB.
I try to tell myself it could be much worse. We could have kept Pioli, let Albert walk, and drafted Joeckel.
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Fixing the mcollective deployment story
Getting started with MCollective has always been an adventure, you have to learn a ton of new stuff like Middleware etc. And once you get that going the docs tend to present you with a vast array of options and choices including such arcane topics like which security plugin to use while the security model chosen is entirely unique to mcollective. To get a true feeling for the horror see the official deployment guide.
This is not really a pleasant experience and probably results in many insecure or half build deployments out there – and most people just not bothering. This is of course entirely my fault, too many options with bad defaults chosen is to blame.
I saw the graph of the learning curve of Eve Online and immediately always think of mcollective 🙂 Hint: mcollective is not the WoW of orchestration tools.
I am in the process of moving my machines to Puppet 4 and the old deployment methods for MCollective just did not work, everything is falling apart under the neglect the project has been experiencing. You can't even install any plugin packages on Debian as they will nuke your entire Puppet install etc.
So I figured why not take a stab at rethinking this whole thing and see what I can do, today I'll present the outcome of that – a new Beta distribution of MCollective tailored to the Puppet 4 AIO packaging that's very easy to get going securely.
My main goals with these plugins were that they share as much security infrastructure with Puppet as possible. This means we get a understandable model and do not need to mess around with custom CAs and certs and so forth. Focussing on AIO Puppet means I can have sane defaults that works for everyone out of the box with very limited config. The deployment guide should be a single short page.
For a new user who has never used MCollective and now need certificates there should be no need to write a crazy ~/.mcollective file and configure a ton of SSL stuff, they should only need to do:
$ mco choria request_cert
This will make a CSR, submit it to the PuppetCA and wait for it to be signed like Puppet Agent. Once signed they can immediately start using MCollective. No config needed. No certs to distribute. Secure by default. Works with the full AAA stack by default.
Sites may wish to have tighter than default security around what actions can be made, and deploying these policies should be trivial.
Introducing Choria
Choria is a suite of plugins developed specifically with the Puppet AIO user in mind. It rewards using Puppet as designed with defaults and can yield a near zero configuration setup. It combines with a new mcollective module used to configure AIO based MCollective.
The deployment guide for a Choria based MCollective is a single short page. The result is:
- A Security Plugin that uses the Puppet CA
- A connector for NATS
- A discovery cache that queries PuppetDB using the new PQL language
- A open source Application Orchestrator for the new Puppet Multi Node Application stuff (naming is apparently still hard)
- Puppet Agent, Package Agent, Service Agent, File Manager Agent all setup and ready to use
- SSL and TLS used everywhere, any packet that leaves a node is secure. This cannot be turned off
- A new packager that produce Puppet Modules for your agents etc and supports every OS AIO Puppet does
- The full Authentication, Authorization and Auditing stack set up out of the box, with default secure settings
- Deployment scenarios works by default, extensive support for SRV records and light weight manual configuration for those with custom needs
It's easy to configure using the new lookup system and gives you a full, secure, usable, mcollective out of the box with minimal choices to make.
You can read how to deploy it at it's deployment guide.
This is really a Beta release at the moment, I'm looking for testers and feedback. I am particularly interested in feedback on NATS and the basic deployment model, in future I might give the current connectors a same treatment with chosen defaults etc.
The internals of the security plugin is quite interesting, it proposes a new internal message structure for MCollective which should be much easier to support in other languages and is more formalised – to be clear these messages always existed, they were just a bit adhoc.
Additionally it's the first quality security plugin that has specific support for building a quality web stack compatible MCollective REST server that's AAA compatible and would even allow centralised RBAC and signature authority.


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Download the authoritative guide: Cloud Computing 2018: Using the Cloud to Transform Your BusinessWith most retail grocery chains hemorrhaging revenue to supercenters, most notably the ubiquitous Wal-Mart, Food Lion has launched a new concept store designed to increase the consumers' ''shopping experience'' through the use of wireless technology.
Dubbed ''Bloom, A Food Lion Market,'' the project plans to open a total of five pilot stores by the end of 2004 in the Charlotte, N.C. area, each equipped with a portable shopping system by Symbol Technologies, Agilysys and various Microsoft technologies.
Some of the offerings in the concept stores include multiple self-checkout options and product location and information kiosks. Highlights on the store operations side include a store manager workbench and other applications available on a Tablet PC and via a wireless, broadband network.
''Bloom will provide a unique shopping experience,'' said Jeff Lowrance, a spokesman for the chain. ''If customer feedback is positive, we will then develop a strategy for growing the Bloom brand, while looking [at] how to integrate the technology into some of our more than 1,200 Food Lion operations.''
Shoppers then move through the store, scanning and bagging their purchases as they go. As shoppers scan their groceries, the handheld records the purchases and keeps a running total of the dollars spent during the shopping trip.
''Retail super-market chains today are seeking strategies to compete with the supercenters,'' said Frank Riso, Symbol's director of retail vertical marketing. ''But they are finding they don't only need to compete of price. Increasingly, advantages can be gained in enhancing the shopping experience,'' he added.
''Whereas success used to be calculated in sales per square foot, today it is being measured in your ability to convert shoppers into customers and increase per-shopper purchasing.''
Food Lion is banking that by implementing the hand-held technology, customers will spend more because it is not only more convenient, but because they also receive marketing offers before the point of purchase.
During the checkout process, shoppers have two options: They can either use a cashier checkout lane or self-checkout lane. For self-check out, customers scan an "end of trip" bar code located on their shopping cart. The entire order is then downloaded to the register. Customers are not burdened with unloading the shopping cart, bagging items and then reloading the shopping cart.
The Symbol PSS also allows Bloom to electronically send messages to customers while they shop. At the Bloom store in Charlotte, shoppers who drop off pharmacy orders can continue shopping and receive a message on their Personal Scanner that lets them know the order is ready for pick-up, with no waiting in line.
This article was first published on wi-fiplanet.com. To read the full article, click here.
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Not so sure about Alan Butcher holden. He had a very good support team featuring Heath Streak, Grant Flower. Even guys like Alaistar Campbell gets involved. All their ex cricketers are extremely enthusiastic about their cricket and all do their bit to help. Not sure Butcher will have the same support in BD.
Wonder what BCB's reaction would be if we can pull off a couple more victories in this series. They will probably want SJ to continue.
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Monday, 22 November 2010
The Bail-Out Theory Explained
4 comments:
- Mark Wadsworth said...
I've tried to keep track of all this, but to be honest, it has descended into complete insanity, and your summary is probably more accurate than anybody else's.
- 22 November 2010 at 22:50
- Witterings From Witney said...
thanks MW, praise indeed!
- 22 November 2010 at 22:57
It's crazy all they are doing is shuffling digital money around from one nation to another.
It's a bankers - traders dream.
The reason is real wealth stays put .
Real wealth is land good land were food can be grown.
Real wealth is a skilled educated workforce.
Real wealth is the nations infrastructure.
Not pretend digital amounts.
Perhaps the problem is it's too easy noew to transfer wealth from one region to another at the flick of a switch.
- 23 November 2010 at 10:14
I do like the piece, short and pithy but to the point. It really is insane, but then this stupidity started in the States with government telling banks to lend to those who could not pay it back. Now we are doing it but it is the government who is behind it all. Repeat what has failed before, expecting a different ending. That's government!
- 23 November 2010 at 13:18