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Residents are accommodated within a group of eight or nine rooms. Each group of rooms is linked to a common room with a small kitchenette.
Each room is equipped with lamp, single bed, linen (doona, pillows, sheets) desk, chair, bookshelves and a built-in wardrobe. Each College room is equipped with its own phone, wall or floor heating and a data link to provide broadband internet access. The typical College room on levels 1-3 is 3.6 x 2.4 m, though a small number of rooms facing the central courtyard have a slightly different configuration. The rooms and common rooms on levels 1-3 were all refurbished as part of major renovations and upgrades to the College over the 2011/12 summer recess.
The 4th floor, constructed in 2004 has a wider variety of room configurations. During the mid-year break residents are normally required to vacate their rooms, though each room has a lockable space at the top of their wardrobe in which some belongings may be stored. There is also a box room located on each floor which provides further storage space.
The bathrooms for each group are single sex, containing private facilities. Each group of eight or nine rooms shares a bathroom with two toilets and two showers. A laundry with washing machines and driers is located on each floor.
Residents with bikes are able to store these in a locked, enclosed area under the College colonnade.


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3 of my favourites in one lesson! How cool is that???
Just awesome Ivan - I just felt kicked back in time to the bluesier parts of history.
Ivan I thought this was great, really bought back some memories of the kind of thing I listened to when I first started playing, great feel & touch, really enjoyed it
yay.. awesome.. looks simple enough that even i can learn it, although i bet it's definately not easy..
Great feeling.. \o/
Thanks a lot guys!
Amazing lesson Ivan!! Love the feeling in this one!
B.B is on GMC
Yay, Freddy's been still missing from you lesson repertoire... not anymore! This is ultra-cool
Awesome pal! Practicing this already!
Thanks again! I'm really happy that you like the lesson!
Cool Ivan, very nice licks!
Again Very Good One ,tnx !
Great feeling and cool lesson!
BB King, Albert King, and Freddy King, Everything at the cost of one!! It is a bargain!!
Cool stuff Ivan!
Great, well done Ivan
Great work Ivan, these guys are legends indeed.
Great stuff Ivan!
what about King Ivan? great lesson mate
Very cool licks Ivan, you really have a great feel for that kind of stuff man. Great job!
Your tone and feel takes me back like I was born in 50's. Great blues
Very nice of you to say that, thank you very much!
Very nicely played !
Very instructive. Thanks Ivan!
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Hi GMC, welcome to another blues lesson from me. This lesson will be featured during my first instructor week here at GMC, and this week it's all about the blues! :)
In this lesson we will cover the solo in style of "The 3 Kings of the blues". These are: BB King, Albert King, and Freddy King. These guys all played Gibson guitars, and had that piercing distinct humbucker tone. They were often referred as "mid-generation" or "younger generation" of bluesmen and were all blues masters with licks that influenced many guitarist in the world.
The goal in this (fairly easy) lesson is to increase our ability to say a lot with a limited amount of notes. Focus is on phrasing, vibrato, bends, dynamics, and other important components of the blues solo. Make sure you get every bend and vibrato nice and tight, and this will mean a lot in the end, and in the long run as well.
This lesson involves:
- Blues licks in the style of: BB King, Albert King and Freddy King
- dynamics
- note choice
- mixing major and minor pentatonic scales
- bending & vibrato
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The James Beard Foundation is kind of a big deal. The annual awards go to chefs across the country that are the best-of-the-best, and even being named a finalist is pretty prestigious. Gerard Craft (from Niche, Pastaria, Taste and Brasserie, but you knew that) lost out to Colby Garrelts of Bluestem in Kansas City for Best Chef: Midwest earlier this year. The James Beard House in New York invites upper echeleon chefs to prepare five course meals -- New York called it the Carnegie Hall for chefs. So what does that have to do with us? Well, it's coming here.
See also: The Crossing Competes in James Beard Foundation Taste America Challenge
Cielo (999 North Second Street; 314-881-5800) is hosting the James Beard Celebrity Chef Tour on Thursday, September 19, with some of St. Louis' top chefs as well as those from around the country. Collaborating with Cielo's own Fabrizio Schenardi will be Kevin Nashan of Sideny Street Cafe, Lou Rook of Annie Gunn's, Kevin Willmann of Farmhaus, Eric Heath and Jennifer Cleveland of Cleveland-Heath, Mark Richardson from the Four Seasons in San Francisco, Jeff Wurtz, pastry chef at Le Cirque in New York, Ethan Stowell from Ethan Stowell Restaurants in Seattle and Michael Sullivan from Blackberry Farm in Wallard, Tennessee.
The five-course meal will be paired with wine and Belgian beers. Tickets are $160 each, available here.
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First, a minor brag. I got lucky with this yellow pine.
Six pieces that are over 2" thick, 72-76" long, mostly knot-free, and most of the pieces are close to quartersawn. About 66 board feet total. I'm not sure how much quarter-sawing matters with softwoods given that I never see it but it got me excited. The guy had a yellow pine slab that was 20 ft. long and pretty clear he wanted to sell me but I don't have the means to transport it nor the energy to break it down.
Anywhoo, I'm finally breaking down and building a real workbench. I've settled on a Moravian bench like Will Myers' because it's easily broken down for moving and it's the lightest design I've seen that will still hold up to the type of work I hope to be doing.
My main question is, how would you guys go about breaking down these pieces for the benchtop? Will Myers' plans call for a top that is 76"x13.5"x3.5" and these pieces I have are all about 2.25" thick and 8" wide. Would you laminate two pieces face-to-face to get the necessary thickness? Or would you rip pieces that are 3.5" wide, then turn them on their sides and laminate those face-to-face so that the benchtop is all edge grain?


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Born Aug. 1, 1925, in Moscow. Soviet scientist in the field of applied hydrodynamics and hydraulics. Corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1970). Became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1945.
Vasil'ev graduated from the Moscow Institute of Hydromelioration (1948) and taught in the Moscow Institute of Engineering and Construction until 1959. Since 1959 he has worked in the Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Siberian Division of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. His research has focused mainly on the theory of nonstationary and eddy currents of liquids and gases, hydraulics of open river beds, pipe systems, and hydraulic works. He has been awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor and medals.
WORKSOsnovy mekhaniki vintovykh i tsirkuliatsionnykh potokov. Moscow-Leningrad, 1957.
"O gazotermodinamicheskom raschete potokov v prostykh i slozhnykh truboprovodakh." Izv. Sibirskogo otdeleniia AN SSSR: Seriia tekhnicheskikh nauk, 1968, no. 13, issue 3. (Jointly with A. F. Voevodinyi.)


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There are some great standing height, adjustable electric desks on the market. Nearly all of them are more expensive than a typical small business, home owner or college student can afford. Desktop alternatives to buying a new standing desk are less expensive but they remove valuable desktop space, leaving your storage near the floor when you stand up.
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Lam said that she had tried to kill herself several times after the sexual assault.HONG KONG, Jan 11 — Eric Tsang has denied accusations that he is one of two male stars who raped actress Yammie Lam.
Yesterday, the 64-year-old Hong Kong veteran actor issued a strongly worded statement via his official Weibo account saying that he plans to pursue legal action against those who released a video naming him as one of two actors who raped Lam.
Tsang called the video "fake news" and said the footage was "falsely edited".
This week, an old video filmed and released by the Hong Kong-based gossip magazine Next Magazine in 2013 started to make the rounds on the internet.
It showed Lam discussing how two "big brothers" in the Hong Kong entertainment industry had raped her "20 or 30 years ago".
Lam who left show business in 2004 also said that she had tried to kill herself several times after the sexual assault.
The video, which has been viewed nearly 2.3 million times on YouTube, was originally edited to conceal the names of Lam's alleged rapists when it was first released in 2013.
However, a new 'unedited' version of the video that was circulated yesterday shows the actress naming her two alleged attackers as Tsang and Alan Tang who died in 2011.
This is not the first time that Tsang has been accused of sexual misconduct.
In 1989, he was accused of inappropriate behaviour on the set of the film Fatal Vacation which he also directed.
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From March 21st to 24th we attend the fair "FENSTERBAU FRONTALE 2018" in Nuremberg. It is the destination for architects, carpenters, window and facade manufacturers and the specialist trade. Exhibitors from all over the world present profile systems, glass, prefabricated units, sealing systems, hardware, fixing equipment, safety equipment, machines, installations, tools and many other products for windows, doors and facades.
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Ok, enough of the anger and vinegar. How about a more productive response to all this "Classical Music is dead!" Let's show everyone all the wonderful things happening in groups and individually, large and small.
One of the issues that's happening is the label "classical music." What does it mean? In some conversations, people make it mean "orchestras classical series concert." At other times, it's the entire area of instrumental music.
"People" outside our "clique" don't seem to know what it is, or so claim certain pundits. So, let's be progressive and productive!
If you participate in something you consider "classical music," be it experimental, fusions with lots of different genres, romantic flavoured, anything at all, hop on twitter (or facebook, since they take # now), put a tag to something you're a part of, as a performer, composers, improviser, engineer, whatever.
Put up a link and use the hashtag #IAmClassical
Let's fight all these accusations and silliness by showing the breadth of what this idea encompasses! There are so many wonderful things happening, so many groups large and small doing GREAT! Let's show the world!


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|Hey there, city folks! So what in the name of Lathander takes you so far from home?
Raiken is a Blacktalon lieutenant in Baldur's Gate. He is in charge of a small party of bandits that are scouting around Peldvale, able to be found by the protagonist during Chapter 3, immediately after the events within the Nashkel Mines.
He is one of two bandits who can be convinced to escort the player and their party to the Bandit Camp as infiltrators, the other being Teven in Larswood. Between the two, Raiken is the more personable and gullible, and upon reaching the camp under the guise of recruitment, there will be an opportunity for the player to converse with the camp's leader Tazok. This will grant the player a couple different options, most likely leading to the successful infiltration of the camp.


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Over the last 21 hours or so, many Philly faithful have glued themselves to either their computer or radio in hopes of getting to the bottom of this whole Halladay/Lee mess. Well I got it for you, this is the absolute latest deal as reported by ESPN's Buster Olney who actually reported this as a possibility a week and a half ago, so thumbs up to Buster. Well here goes…and oh yeah there is a 4th team involved…yeah I know…
Philadelphia sends top pitching prospect Kyle Drabek, outfield prospect Michael Taylor and catching prospect Travis D'Arnaud to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roy Halladay and 6 million dollars. (The 6 million is the difference between Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay's salary for 2010)
Roy Halladay signs a 3 year contract extension with the Phillies through 2013 with an option for another year.
In a separate deal, Toronto will send Michael Taylor to the Oakland Athletics for corner infield prospect Brett Wallace.
In ANOTHER separate deal the Phillies will trade Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners for their top pitching prospect Phillipe Aumont, centerfield prospect Tyson Gillies and another prospect arm JC Ramirez.
So when it comes down to it the Phillies could not afford to keep both Lee and Halladay in their rotation because of their self-imposed budget. Ruben Amaro felt that he would rather replenish the farm system that he just depleted by turning the 5 month investment in Cliff Lee into 3 prospects. It's depressing just because of what the rotation could have been…and just how much of a beast Cliff Lee was in the playoffs.
Even with that the biggest thing that can be overlooked here is that the Phillies just acquired THE best pitcher in baseball over the last decade. A sure-fire first ballot hall of famer and a Cy Young award winner. The league leader in shutouts and complete games. A guy noted as being the hardest working and most prepared hurler in the sport. Doc Halladay is a Phillie…it's just a shame Cliff Lee wont get to be apart of it next year.
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Here is our initial post on the this Interior Department Study which included the following conclusions
Lack of calibration of the hydrologic models is a real issue that needs to be addressed and should be addressed before these models are used in future assessments. Reclamation will (a) refine the VIC application and/or (b) introduce more appropriate hydrologic models. However, before implementing west-wide calibration efforts, it also is important to assess the fitness of the chosen model structure for some geographic situations, particularly basins where ground water interactions with surface water may be an important process and not well simulated in VIC.AND
6.1.2 Global Climate SimulationYet we have media outlets and authority figures representing this report as being evidence on which changes to policies should be made.
While the activity presented in this report considers climate projections produced by state-of-the-art coupled ocean-atmosphere climate models and even though these models have shown an ability to simulate the influence of increasing GHG emissions on global climate (IPCC 2007), there are still uncertainties about the scientific understanding of physical processes that affect climate; how to represent such processes in climate models (e.g., atmospheric circulation, clouds, ocean circulation, deep ocean heat update, ice sheet dynamics, sea level, land cover effects from water cycle, vegetative other biological changes); and how to do so in a mathematically efficiently manner given computational limitations
...Temperatures could rise 5 degrees to 7 degrees this century, increasing evaporation, and the spring snow pack will drop sharply in much of the West, changing the timing of peak runoff, which is crucial for the state's irrigated agriculture....
...The report predicts that precipitation in the river's upper reaches will increase by a few percentage points in the mid- and late century, although that would be offset by a slight drop in runoff associated with warmer temperatures and more water consumption by plants.
Farther down the river, at Lee's Ferry, runoff could decline by 8.5% in the 2050s, the report suggests.
The greatest drop is predicted for the Rio Grande in New Mexico, where stream flow could shrink by nearly a fifth by the last quarter of the century.
"The status quo is going to change," U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor said. "We need to take action now to plan for those changes that are occurring."
Pasadena Star News
New report says climate change likely to make water more scarce[excerpts]
..Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the report will help officials understand the long-term effects of climate change on Western water supplies and will be the foundation for efforts to develop strategies for sustainable water management
The report notes that projected changes in temperature and precipitation are likely to alter the timing and quantity of stream flows in all Western river basins, with increased flooding possible in the winter due to early snowmelt and water shortages in the summer due to reductions in spring and summer runoffs.....
.... All eight basins should see an increase in temperature of about 5 degrees to 7 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century, the report says.
Four basins will see an increase in overall precipitation by 2050: the Upper Colorado, Columbia, Missouri and Sacramento, while four will see a decrease: the Lower Colorado, Rio Grande, San Joaquin and Truckee.
Reductions in spring and summer runoffs could lead to a drop in water supply in six of the eight basins, the report said.
Local officials said the report shows the need for more water conservation.
"It just means that it's all the more important for us to conserve water and be independent of imported water supplies as much as we can," said Carol Williams, executive director for the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster.....
....MWD also is looking at solutions. One possibility would be to build a desalinization plant in Mexico that would free up Colorado River water for the United States, including Southern California, he said.
One problem could be the expense. Water from such a plant would cost $1,500 per acre-foot, in contrast to the water bank's cost estimated at $450 per acre-foot that also includes pumping costs, according to Hazencamp.
Updates as found
Climate change to hit American West water supply
...This steep drop in stream flow is projected for parts of the West that have seen marked increases in population and droughts over recent decades, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a telephone briefing.
"These changes will directly affect the West's water supplies, which are already stretched in meeting demands for drinking, irrigating crops, generating electricity and filling our lakes and aquifers for activities like fishing, boating and to power our economy," he said...
..."Climate change will add to the challenges we face, which will be felt first in the Western United States," said Anne Castle, the Interior Department's assistant secretary for science and water. She noted that some of the fastest population growth has occurred in the driest areas, including parts of Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Texas.
"Water is on the leading edge of climate change, so many of these basins have already experienced significant ... decreases to water supply," Castle said.
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Pragmatism is a philosophy created by William James. According to James the truth of an idea had to be tested to prove its validity. Pragmatism boils down to "If it works it must be right." AKA Relatavism. It is the thought behind the 'modernising' of the gospel. However Pragmatism cannot work with Christianity. Jeremiah cries out to God that in his obedience to proclaim His word he is "in derision daily, everyone mocks him" 20:7. Jesus taught that many will follow the crowd, the way which seems right and popular and yet will be destroyed Matthew 7:13-14. God called Ezekiel to a people, with a message, who wouldn't hear him. Paul admitted the gospel message preached was 'foolishness' and a 'stumbling block' to many 1Cor 1:18-23. The Gospel therefore fails the Pragmitism test. Consider the end of Jesus ministry! He surely failed the test of pragmatism! Nethertheless thousands are added to the church daily. Pauls summs it up like this "God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise" 1Cor 1:27. To God be the power and the wisdom and the glory. Amen.
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Enter in the world of adventure and action and help Super Matio in his adventure and the fight against the enemies and monsters.Run,jump and fight your way through different worlds to defeat the enemies and obstacles.
Collect all bonuses and kill monsters to get the highest score.
Remember you can jump on some enemies to kill them but you should have weapen to kill others.
A GREAT ADVENTURE: +Nice graphics and sounds+Amazing gameplay+Different worlds(Desert, castle, haloween, egypt's pyramid...)+Many levels in every world.+cross the Level to unlock the next one+Different graphic and sound in every world+Differents enemies+classic platformer game.
Super Matio need your help! so take a part in the challenge adventure and let's go!


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Monday, March 31, 2014
Challenge 62 at Lia Stampz! Good Luck or Congrats
There's a new challenge at Lia Stampz this fortnight! We want to see your good luck or congrats cards!
Here's my project:
I used the digi called Baby Girl. Colored it with Copics. The paper is from Echo Park Sweet Day Collection. Doily, ribbon, silver baker's twine, sentiment stamp, glitter, and circle die are all Stampin Up!
Can't wait to see what you guys create!
Entering this in the following challenges:
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges: Favorite Color Combo (pink and white)
Shabby Tea Room: Pretty in Pink (also include white or cream, pink, green, flowers, lace, and ribbon)
Love to Create: Photo/Color Inspiration (pink/cream/green/a tiny bud of dark purple)
11 comments:
- Creations by Shirl said...
Love how dainty your card is, so perfect for that brand new baby! love that fancy ribbon too!
- March 31, 2014 at 9:18 PM
- ellyscard creatief said...
Beautiful card Cely.
Gr Elly
- April 1, 2014 at 1:13 AM
- Beebeebabs said...
Soooo cute cute cute!!!
- April 1, 2014 at 2:56 AM
- snappy scrappy said...
So pretty!
- April 1, 2014 at 7:31 AM
- Karon said...
Oh Cely, this is super adorable. I love that sweet image and your ribbon! TFS
- April 1, 2014 at 2:24 PM
- Nancy said...
Such a pretty, pretty card, Cely! :o)
- April 1, 2014 at 3:46 PM
- mixamatoasties said...
Thanks for sharing at Charisma this week.
- April 2, 2014 at 8:41 AM
- lisa808 said...
So pretty. Love the image, doily, and pleated ribbon.
- April 3, 2014 at 5:42 PM
- Michelle said...
So cute and pretty! Thanks for joining us at Love To Create this week.
- April 3, 2014 at 5:52 PM
- Ruza Rebel said...
Adorable card!
Thank you for joining our Color Inspired Challenge at Love to Create this week.
Ruza, LTC Admin/Designer
Ruza's Craft Corner
- April 5, 2014 at 8:31 PM
- Crea-Sandra said...
Beautiful card, I love the image and colors!
Thanks for joining us at Love to Create!
♥ Sandra ♥
- April 6, 2014 at 1:33 AM
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Nor me!
They've replaced the viola with a guitar now, though they're still very good. The guitarist's a young improv guy- he also plays in Jaga Jazzist sometimes and has a free improv duo. He plays quite repetive stuff in Noxagt (at least he did when I saw them live) and embellishes it with flourishes here and there. It's very effective.
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i was really gutted when I found out Nils was gone. Plus I play viola as well so it was a perfect band to relate to, but ill still be interested in the new sound


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Wellness is one of the most important health traits one can have. Girls in Lahore spend hours and hours talking to their friends on the phone and hang out with them in groups or in the intimate setting of being on a date. But of course, like any other city or country or nation, there are good or bad girls everywhere.
When Pakistani boys and girls are in love, every day is a valentine's day. Sexy and slim and hot and beautiful models are what you were hoping to achieve with the search and find drill that landed you here. You have to enjoy and if you're a little lucky, which of course you're not, you might as well dream about dating one them in your dreams, which you can as often as you want. Ravi Sex Scandal with Hot Girl.
Good looking, attractive, smart and talented. Your frustrated little mind will wander and you must race you brains to see her naked in your thoughts, such is a pervert you are.


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Sooners likely headed for another rout vs. Baylor
AP Sports Writer
Bob Stoops might need a rout plan for the second straight week.
Oklahoma's coach has been criticized for running up the score in a 77-0 win over Texas A&M last week. That result doesn't bode well for lowly Baylor, which lost 73-10 to A&M a month ago and faces the top-ranked Sooners on Saturday.
Oklahoma is a 53-point favorite, and that might be a cautious line. The Sooners have beaten three other Big 12 South Division opponents _ Texas, Oklahoma State and A&M _ by an average of 57 points.
"I hope we don't go in there scared and we learn from it," said Baylor coach Guy Morriss, sounding very much like a man conceding defeat. "It could have been worse in the A&M game; those players were just doing what they're supposed to do."
The Sooners (10-0, 6-0 Big 12) have rarely been challenged this season, trailing only for 3 minutes, 44 seconds. That doesn't figure to change against the Bears (3-7, 1-5), losers of five straight games by a combined score of 257-55.
Stoops' toughest challenge might be keeping his players focused against a team they've routed four straight years. Oklahoma has won all 12 meetings between both schools.
This game against a struggling conference foe does carry importance: it's the Sooners' final home game of the season, and they can clinch the Big 12 South with a win.
"The guys have a great sense of urgency to them," Stoops said. "They're not taking anything for granted. They can sense that they're closer and they're two or three games within being in reach" of the national championship game _ the Sugar Bowl.
Even if the Sooners do come out flat, it's unlikely Baylor can put up much of a fight.
The Bears have the nation's fifth-worst offense (281 yards per game), rank 109th out of 117 Division I-A schools in total defense (457 yards per game) and 113th in scoring defense (38 points per game).
Those numbers don't figure to get much better, especially if Morriss follows through on his plan to give more playing time to underclassmen, including freshman quarterback Shawn Bell.
"They are the future," Morriss said. "I think it would be a good opportunity for them to go into an environment like Norman and play against the No. 1-ranked team."
Stoops insists he did everything he could to keep the score down against Texas A&M, and he might be tempted to play quarterback Jason White and several other starters a bit longer in this game.
White, who leads the nation in passing efficiency, could be playing his last home game. He hasn't decided whether to seek a medical redshirt and return for a sixth year.
Also, 10 seniors who were members of Oklahoma's national title team in 2000 will be playing their final home game.
"I also owe a lot to them," Stoops said. "We won't apologize for playing well here."
Possibly making matters worse for Baylor, the Sooners appear to be peaking as the season comes to a close.
Oklahoma's defense kept Oklahoma State and Texas A&M out of the end zone in consecutive weeks, and the Sooners' offense has scored more than 50 points a school-record six times this season.
"You always have a chance," Morriss said. "We will take the same approach as we have in the past. We have to go up there and line up with great emotion and great effort and see what happens."


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text: I was a regular. Not any longer. Worst customer service ever. showed up at 5:25 PM for happy hour on the rooftop. parked in the Stars valet parking. told the bartender that we were parked there and the valet had not shown up yet. he said no problem. had dinner at the downstairs bar. finished at 7:05PM. The Stars valet had called parking enforcement and ticketed my car for $45. Valet manager said he came in and asked if the car belonged to a patron. stars manager then tells me to bad he is not responsible for the valet (who works for Stars) or the city. Will never go back again. plenty of other great dining with great customer service.


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2017 Volkswagen e-Golf Thousand Oaks CA
All-electric vehicles aren't just a fad, they are the way of the future, and VW is making a huge bet on it. Their first all-electric vehicle was the e-Golf. By turning a popular VW model into an amazing electric vehicle, they have stumbled across a winning formula, and the 2017 model will have even more improvements. See for yourself what an all-electric vehicle can do with the e-Golf. Neftin Volkswagen will have an extensive inventory of the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf in Thousand Oaks, CA when they become available.
For 2017, the e-Golf has a whole new look, and it is truly stunning. This is the look that the entire Golf lineup will adopt in time, but the e-Golf is the first to see the refreshed appearance. For as much as the outside has changed, the inside has changed even more. See what we mean with these features and specifications, or browse through our current e-Golf inventory by clicking the link below.
Going green doesn't mean you have to sacrifice when it comes to performance, at least when you are thinking about a Volkswagen. The 2017 e-Golf with its improved specs will have 134 horsepower at the press of a pedal. What's more impressive though is the torque number at 214 pound-feet.
The biggest change for the 2017 e-Golf comes in the battery. The 2016 model had a 24.2 kWh battery whereas the 2017 model will ship with a 35.8 kWh battery that will give the latest e-Golf an expected range of 124 miles on a single charge. That's plenty for most journeys and road trips.
You don't have to be anxious about charging your vehicle either. ChargePoint in partnership with VW has constructed a huge charging system with extensive charging locations on the East and West Coasts. With available DC Fast Charging, you can charge your 2017 e-Golf up to 80% in as little as 20 minutes.
2017 VW e-Golf technology
There is a lot of technology packed into this hot little hatchback. Below is a list of just some of the features you can expect to find in the latest all-electric vehicle from Volkswagen.
- LED headlights and taillights
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- Front Assist with Pedestrian Monitoring
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- Adaptive Cruise Control
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If you have questions about this impressive all-electric vehicle from VW, don't hesitate to ask. The team at Neftin Volkswagen has a great deal of experience with the e-Golf lineup, and we will certainly assist you in any way that we can. We can even set you up with a test drive in Thousand Oaks today!


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Every development in world history takes place because of a factor or factors that may come about with time and the establishment of the International maritime organization, IMO, was no different. Of the various industries that have been flourishing around the world 'Shipping' can be considered as truly an international industry. This is because it serves more than 90% of the world's trade by the cargo transportation and other merchant ships that do so cleanly and cost effectively. As a result, any particular ship can be governed by a management chain that spans many countries, also these ships spend most of their times at sea between various jurisdictions. Therefore, it was felt in the beginning of the last century that there was a need of a universal governing body that in turn laid down rules and standards to regulate the shipping process and the industry worldwide. Thus the International maritime organization came into being.
The first international treaty of any kind between nations can be traced back to the treaty of 'safety of life at sea' – SOLAS, which was adopted by a few nations, post the disaster of Titanic. Though the IMO was established in 1948 in Geneva, it was not enforced until 1959 at a meeting held at London, its headquarters.
The main mission and responsibility of the International maritime organization, is to develop and preserve a comprehensive framework of regulations and policies for the shipping industry and its activities like maritime security, safety, technical co operation, environmental concerns and legal matters. IMO has been successfully disposing this task since its inception with the specialized committees and sub committees at the headquarters. The sessions of these committees are attended by numerous delegates and experts from the member countries and also by non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations.
The governing body of the IMO is an assembly that meets bi-yearly. The assembly comprises of all the member states. In the intervening time between the Assembly sessions a council acts as the governing body. This council comprises of 40 member states who are elected by the assembly for a specified period of time. The committees of various tasks and duties mentioned above are also governed and observed by these governing bodies. The secretariat has a work force of over 300 headed by the Secretary General. The Secretary General is elected by the Assembly and holds his post for duration of 4 years.
The major areas of concern which the International maritime organization, has been able to bring under regulation have been prevention of accidents, setting up safety standards for ships and other vessels (including design and materials) for the member states to abide by, maintaining adherence to the established treaties of safety and security, prevention of pollution and other avoidable human disasters. IMO also facilitates technical co-operation among member states, setting up an audition and monitoring scheme for these rules, standards and finally monitoring liabilities and compensation in case of breach of any of these regulations.
Thus, the International maritime organization is playing a very crucial role in the modern society's progress towards a better and healthy commercial and transportation environment.
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Scribe Winery SVS: Sonoma County
By garrett
Headed out to The Bay Area this weekend with Ian Flanigan to start some shooting and interviewing for Spectacle Magazine. Spent a beautiful sunday afternoon with the best winery and the best winery people on the planet, Scribe Wine.
Its always extra special for me to hang with Scribe because the owner, Andrew Mariani and I went to college together. Its great to see him doing great things with his career and especially interesting to have a friend in this industry. I may not be the biggest wine connoisseur, but if I was a sommelier at a great restaurant, I'd have to buy this wine. The story of this company is too good not to spread the good word to customers. I would be shocked if there was a more youthful and thoughtful BRAND in the wine industry in the entire universe. And as far as I'm concerned, its completely delicious as well.
Listen up Wino sommelier people. Well actually for now, just look...
The Rose all Day!
Founder Andrew Mariani
Treats from Martha's Vineyard
Some of the guests on the lawn.
It wasn't the harvesting season so the branches were bare, but the scenic view was still beautiful.
Alanna Hale is my new favorite person.
The boys taking a break from parking duties.
My favorite color is orange.
Had to head down to the cellar for some more Rose.
I think his name was Stu, or Gus…something with three letters.
Epic Moment.
Lots of doggies on the land.
I can't wait till they re-do the hacienda, already its so magical.
The Hacienda.
Scribe Winery through the lens of Ian Flanigan Photography.


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Modern beach house design inspiration comes in this 17 photos gallery. There is available modern colorful beach house interior decorating that can give you inspiration to build your cool and playful beach home. Every idea in these pictures (house rooms) is very luxury and there is even one that is decorated with sings of piece. Although times of hippies are long gone the residence is motionless a particularly stylish place. One weekend there might help to forget about all problems of adult lifestyle, to become a child once again and to relax as you have never relaxed since your childhood. Beautiful beach house comfortable atmosphere combine with contemporary furniture is really fantastic. One most interesting thing is stripper pole in one of the rooms could easily create some man's evening very pleasant and fun. Give me your opinion about this modern ocean house interior!
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Beautifully done. Love it.
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Love this, she brings the character to life!
Absolutely adorable!! I loved the Pippi Longstocking stories when I was a child and I used to sit like that all the time :D
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With MMA master Georges St-Pierre still reeling from a knee injury, all eyes will fall on Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit on the UFC 143 betting line. Diaz will have extra motivation to take advantage of the card change as the interim welteweight title will be up for grabs.
Diaz had prepped for the possibility of facing St-Pierre in the February bout, but the incumbent champ's official withdrawal in December opened the gates for Contin. Fresh off a pair of Knockouts of the Night at both UFC 120 and 132, Contin stands as an intriguing threat and bettors are taking notice.
According to Bovada's MMA odds makers, however, Diaz — a former Strikeforce welterweight champ — is the front runner on the betting line.
Odds to Win Welterweight Championship at UFC 143
Nick Diaz: -225
Carlos Condit: +175
Can Condit, who's been a UFC mainstay since 2009, find away to stay competitive against the favored Diaz? Though Diaz has bounced around the MMA circuit, he's finally back on the greatest stage the sport has to offer. In his return to Ultimate Fighting at UFC 137, he won a decision over B.J. Penn, setting the table for the weekend ahead.
In addition to the betting lines available at Bovada, UFC odds and props exist for the duration of the bout as well. Will the fighters complete two rounds? Three?
Will Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit Complete Four Rounds?
Yes: EVEN
No: -140
Condit will be chomping at the bit to add a third consecutive first-round knockout to his track sheet, so the onus will be on Diaz to pace the fight. Having not knocked out an opponent of his own since 2004, Diaz's ability to set himself up for a technical victory is essential in the conflicting battle of styles.
Whichever of the pair emerges from the octagon a winner will stamp his ticket for a future date with the recovering St-Pierre. At that point, the undisputed honor will as well be on the line.
Can Diaz hang on to the advantage he brings into the bout, not just on the UFC betting lines, but as the original card fighter? Time is running out before the bell sounds.
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When we are too close to someone, when our life significantly overlaps someone else's, possibilities of strange kinds of differences among ourselves pop. Trivial differences and of the kind which can easily perish on second thoughts. Perhaps, being less judgmental on the very first note is a trait of an educated soul of highest degree.
|Her healing touch.
Mummy, under whose lap I decided to re-mushroom for a while, one day, out of either over indulgence in my daily affairs(which can never be ruled out, she is a mother afterall) or contempt towards my flailing approach to life these days, decided to put her delegations of empathy on hold and I enjoyed few solitary days. However, nature, decided to play its role in our qualm and abode Winters, brought its own kind of wrath. With an overdose of spicy meals I developed heavy throat and one afternoon, after the lunch said to her, that I need 'tea' and coughed a bit. Thats all I did, coughed, dint tell about the problem. Sitting outside on a chair, the tea arrived and the first sip was a realization. It had Tusli (Basil) and she knew I needed it. I only wanted tea, thats the thing that came to my mind for that sick throat but 'Tulsi' was her ingredient, a mother's ingredient.
That night we ate together, thereby putting an end to the week long qualm.


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(Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc said it will discontinue operations at three of its factories which make processed meat products such as sausages and hot dogs, affecting about 950 people.
The largest U.S. meat processor, which won the bidding war for Hillshire Brands Co in June, said the closures were not related to the acquisition.
"The decision to close these plants was underway long before the (Hillshire) discussions began", Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson told Reuters.
Tyson outbid Pilgrim's Pride Corp with its $63 per share offer for Hillshire, valuing the Jimmy Dean sausages maker at $8.55 billion.
The closures were due to changing product needs, an aging Cherokee, Iowa factory and the distance of the Buffalo, New York and Santa Teresa, New Mexico plants from their raw material supply base, the company said on Friday.
"The consolidation helps them get transportation efficiencies," Chris Hurt, an agricultural economist with Purdue University, said.
The number of beef cattle in the United States is at its lowest level in 63 years due to severe droughts, reducing the amount of meat available to process.
The Cherokee factory will close on Sep. 27, while the other two are expected to stop operating in the first half of 2015.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration had cited the Buffalo factory for workplace safety hazards last November and proposed fines of about $122,000. (1.usa.gov/1xd7EVs)
Tyson contested the citations and settled the case in May, agreeing to pay $105,000 in fines.
The closures will affect 450 employees at Cherokee, 300 at Buffalo and 200 at Santa Teresa. The company had about 115,000 employees as of last September.
Shares of the company, which will report quarterly results on Monday, were little changed at $39.49 in extended trading on Friday.
Reporting by Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bangalore and P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek in Chicago; Editing by Joyjeet Das


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The first and second generation
The most important poets of the first generation have been Wordsworth and Coleridge. The first one thought that observation of nature could give moral lessons. The second one had a peculiar imagination creating fantastic or dream like worlds. Both poets believed in the natural other: in their opinion people had to look for harmony between natural and human sphere. The second wave of Romantic Poets criticized Coleridge and Wordsworth, in particular Byron, Keats and Shelley because their poetic consciousness is more complex. Second generation of poets made clear ironic distance between the "I" of the poems and the "I" who writes. Byron, Keats and Shelley separated art from life.
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth was born in 1770 in the Lake District of north-western England. In 1790 he went on a walking tour: he visited France, Alps and Italy, and he came back to France for a year in 1791. Wordsworth was enthusiastic about democracy; in fact he supported the French Revolution. When he was in London, in 1795, he met Godwin, a famous philosopher and the poet Coleridge, having an important friendship with him. The two poets had, in fact, similar ideas about poetry and love. The "terror period", of 1793-94, created in Wordsworth a disillusion about the Revolution. He spent the last 30 years of his life in the Lake District, writing and revising his works. His most famous works are the 'travelogues', published in 1793 and the 'Lyrical Ballads', written with Coleridge in 1798. Two years later he published a second edition of 'Lyrical Ballads', including the prose reform "Preface". In 1805 he published the "Prelude", a narrative poem that reflected on his youth and on the Revolution. The last two poems (published in 1807-14) are "Poems in two Volumes" and the "Excursion". Wordsworth dead in 1805.
The Lyrical Ballads
The opera "Lyrical Ballads" had three editions: the first one was published by Wordsworth and Byron in 1798; the second one (1800) includes the Wordsworth's "Preface"; the third one was published in 1802. Coleridge, in 1817, wrote a "Biographia Literaria" describing the origins of Lyrical Ballads.
The "Preface"
The "Preface" to Lyrical Ballads reflects Wordsworth's poetry: it is concerned by the poet with the everyday world and the influence the memory on the present. In fact he often talked about people in close contact with nature. Wordsworth used a language which reflected simplicity: it must be similar to the simple language of men. Although Coleridge firstly agreed with Wordsworth , by 1802 he changed his mind, explaining his opinion in his "Biographia Literaria".
"I wandered lonely as a Cloud"
The poetry themes is the pleasure that the poet feels looking to the daffodils dancing on the wind. Wordsworth wanders to contemplate the landscape as a cloud and he looks to a daffodils army dancing and waving on the wind. The imagine of the flowers has been by poet like many dancer moving their heads. They shine like stars on the Via Latea. The poets feels glad seeing these flowers dancing and shining more than the waves that look like a caress. This vision can be felt only by the sensitive animus of sensitive men. Also is a comfort because in the sad moment the poet thinks about daffodils dance, and he feels happy.
Samuel Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in Devon in 1772. In 1797 he moved to Somerset where he met Wordsworth becoming close friend with him. At first the two poets agreed with French Revolution but after they were horrified by the bloodshed of the terror. In 1800 they both settled in the Lake District, but they had all argument so Coleridge moved to London where he stayed until death in 1834. The most important workers are "Kubla Khan", "Lyrical Ballads" written with Wordsworth, "The Rime of the Ancient mariner and Biographia Lietaraia".
Primary and Secondary imagination
In the "Biographia Literaria" Coleridge talks about the role of imagination. There are two types of imagination: primary and secondary. The first one is the agent of all perception, while the second one is stronger because it makes the poet able to unify the chaotic elements of the world.
"The rime of the Ancient Mariner"
The rime of ancient mariner is divided into seven parts, each introduced by a short summary of the story. It tells the story of a mariner who commits a crime of killing an albatross and of his following punishment. The story is told by the mariner himself who recounts his sad story. A course falls on the ship: horrible serpent-like creatures appear, and then a phantom ship arrives and kills all the mariners, except the protagonist who will have to tell the tale. Moreover he must bear the burden of guilt for the rest of his days: for this he tells the story to the people teaching the respect for all nature's creatures. In poem realistic and supernatural events coexist. A bird kills according to mythology is considered a sacrilege, and the presence of spirits and sea-monsters give magical atmosphere. It's reinforced by the language, with a frequent use of sound effects; it imitates the language of medieval ballads. In the end the sea-voyage represents the parable of mankind, the original sin. The poem is a representation of the conflict between nature and man.


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Lawmakers Weigh Alcohol Testing for Drunk Drivers
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers are looking into legislation that would keep repeat offenders of alcohol-related crimes out of jail and subject them instead to stringent testing.
The Joint Judiciary Interim Committee heard details about the 24/7 Sobriety Program in Jackson on Monday. The program was developed in South Dakota and has been adopted by several other states.
Under the program, people convicted for the second or subsequent time of driving while impaired can avoid going to jail if they agree to take daily breath tests or wear a monitoring bracelet.
The Associated Press reports that committee chairman Sen. John Schiffer asked legislative staffers to draw up draft legislation in time for the next committee meeting in July. The Kaycee Republican says the issue will be ready for next year's legislative session.


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Mai Yamashita =+ Naoto KobayashiView Artwork
The project began on the day that Yamashita and Kobayashi created a giant candy the size of a football (18cm in diameter).
From that day they kept licking the candy day after day for about six months, with the aim of creating an ordinary candy, the kind you can buy on the market. The video work, shot with the artists in profile, records this process. While they were licking, the landscape in the background changed from snowy winter to summer.


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Is it too soon to begin writing plays about Guantánamo Bay? Or does the fact that Channel 4 has already turned the Camp Delta method into a reality show now mean that it's open season for anything in an orange jumpsuit?
Oldham-based Peshkar Productions is one of the country's most boldly innovative companies, and this project by Manchester playwright Avaes Mohammad is their most inflammatory piece to date. It's not perfect, but a balanced account of life in the Cuban hellhole is probably beyond anyone's grasp at the moment.
Channel 4's controversial experiment, Torture: the Guantánamo Guidebook, provided a discomforting introduction to dehumanising procedures such as "scenery up, scenery down", during which detainees would be made to swap cells in the middle of the night to prevent friendships being formed.
Mohammad pushes things a stage further: physical and sexual abuse, humiliation and religious affront are all graphically - perhaps too graphically - displayed. Sarfraz, a bewildered student from Blackburn, is smashed around his cage with suchferocity that you seriously worry for the wellbeing of actor Asif Khan.
But between outbreaks of violence, the play deals with the intolerable mundanity of false imprisonment. The detainees - all Muslim, all British and all, we are led to assume, incarcerated by some dreadful mistake - pace around, swat flies, and speculate how Liverpool are getting on in the league.
Gradually, an ideological division opens between Sarfraz and his neighbour Hamza (Gary Stoner). Hamza believes in a progressive, liberalised form of Islam, while Sarfraz simply shows how inhuman treatment further entrenches fundamentalism.
Mohammad takes pains to present an even-handed, self-critical argument, yet the key dialogue emerges too late in the play to develop as engagingly as it might. Nor are the wire-obstructed sightlines of Emma Wee's set particularly helpful - though if it had been scenery up, scenery down in the Rumsfeld sense, such a rapprochement between prisoners would never have occurred at all.
· At the Contact Theatre, Manchester, April 18-21. Box office: 0161-274 0600. Then touring.


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You can practically smell the greasepaint and scent of dust burning up in the footlights in these photos taken over the course of a year in the West End.
Photographer Matt Humphrey visited the backstage areas of 60 shows, taking 18,000 pictures as he documented the secret panic and preening that goes into making a big night seem so effortless.
Humphrey's fascinating photos cover shows including wonder.land, Gypsy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Elf, Everyman and My Night With Reg and features a host of stars such as James McAvoy, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliet Stevenson and Damian Lewis.
The book has a foreword by David Suchet and interviews with theatre insiders like Sally Greene (The Old Vic) and Vicky Featherstone (Royal Court).
Curtain Call: A Year Backstage In London Theatre by Matt Humphrey is £45 and available to buy here.


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Depressed? 9 mental tricks to turn it around
Depression-fighting tips
Medication can help depression. But a type of therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)—which focuses on changing behavior, rather than talking about your childhood, for instance—can be an effective adjuvant to or even substitute for drugs. "It's much more focused on what you seem to be doing and thinking that is keeping you depressed," said Simon Rego, director of psychology training at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. Some of its methods can be practiced at home, on yourself, with no special training. So here are some tips for breaking the cycle of negativity.
Don't catastrophize
One way to sabotage yourself is to take a single event and treat it as an ongoing source of negativity. "People who are unemployed do this a lot," said Rego. "They've lost their job because of the economy and they personalize it."
It's also unhealthy to catastrophize—focus on the worst imagined outcome, even if it's irrational. For example, don't let concerns about money escalate into the conviction you'll soon be homeless.
Instead of thinking, "I'll never get another job," try to say to yourself: "I will get another job. It just may take some time."
Stop ruminating
Ever clash with a colleague or fight with a friend and then keep obsessively thinking about it, amplifying the anger, stress, and anxiety associated with the memory? Known as rumination, this type of thinking is linked to a greater risk of becoming or staying depressed.
While reflection is a good thing, and may help you solve problems, rumination does the opposite.
If you catch yourself ruminating, studies suggest it may help if you try to distract yourself, meditate, or redirect your thoughts. Cognitive behavioral therapy often targets rumination because it can be so damaging to mental health.
More from Health.com:
12 Surprising Causes of Depression
Dos and Don'ts for Dealing with Anger
20 Celebrities Who Battled Depression
Retire your crystal ball
Very few (if any) of us are blessed with the ability to predict the future. But depressed people will often convince themselves they know what will happen a day, a month, or a year down the line. And it's usually bad, if not downright catastrophic.
Fortunately, our dire predictions rarely come true.
Try to stay in the present. It's much more manageable and you're less likely to blow things out of proportion.
Don't dwell on the past
It's pretty pointless to tell yourself you should have done this or shouldn't have done that. You can't change the past, but you can live in the present.
Just accept that you made the best decisions you could have made with the information or resources you had at the time. Hindsight is always 20/20, so best to try to just let it go and don't beat yourself up for perceived missteps.
And do a rumination check; ruminating about the past can generate anxiety, just as worry about the future.
Reach out to others
A hallmark of depression is isolation. It can happen easily if you're not working, or you're avoiding people because you're depressed. But reinvigorating or expanding a social network provides an opportunity to get support, perhaps even from people in the same or a similar situation, said Rego.
"Once you start reconnecting with people, you get a sense they understand," he said. "You get positive advice and encouragement and it's often done in activities that end up being fun."
Staying home alone will perpetuate the depression. Getting out with other people—even a little bit—will lift your spirits.
Stick to a structured routine
Even if you don't feel like it, make sure you get up at a set time, eat meals at the same hour every day (even if you're not hungry), and avoid lounging on the couch during the day lest it prevent you from sleeping well at night.
"People who are depressed tend to eat or sleep inconsistently," said Rego. "Even if you're unemployed or feeling down, it's really important to set and establish a daily routine as best you can. This gives you a sense of regularity that can help with a depressed mood."
If you can incorporate socializing into your routine, all the better.
Avoid black and white thinking
Black and white is great for zebras, but not thoughts. Depressed people tend to think in extremes: I'm a loser. No one loves me. I'll never get a job.
But your thought patterns could put you in a rut or keep you there. "Being depressed or sad is going to color the way you think about yourself in a negative direction," said Rego.
These thoughts can paralyze you and stop you from doing the very things that will get you out of a lousy situation. Try to think in shades of gray, said David R. Blackburn, a psychologist with Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas. Instead of "no one loves me," try "lots of people (if not everybody) love me."
Reality check your thoughts
If you're depressed, negative thoughts go with the territory. However, they are rarely grounded in reality.
Once you've identified a negative thought, ask yourself, "Where is the evidence that I'm the most despicable human being on the entire earth?" There probably isn't any.
"You can't just be rattling these thoughts back and forth and saying they're true," said Blackburn. "You have to come up with some solid evidence."
And if you're worried about what people are thinking about you, go ahead and ask them.
Choose smart goals
Select a few simple, straightforward goals you can easily set and follow, suggested Rego. Those goals should be SMART, which stands for "specific, measurable, attainable, rewarding, and time-limited."
So for example, deciding you will have a job by the end of the week is unrealistic.
But deciding to post two resumes online by the end of the week, on the other hand, is SMART. "It's specific. It's attainable. It's not that much effort to do and it could be rewarding," said Rego.


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Tots are in for a treat this weekend as The Hexagon presents the ever-popular Wheels on the Bus – Nursery Rhyme Time.
Once again Beep the Bus is on his way to The Hexagon and appears on Saturday and Sunday with a brand new show which will include laughter, nursery rhymes and singalong songs!
This lively and colourful show offers everything the three-to-seven age group could wish for with lots of audience participation and catchy songs that you'll find yourself singing for weeks on end!
This show's running time is 90 minutes including interval and adheres to current early years education requirements.
Kids Zone has managed to sneak three family tickets (two adults, two children) to give away to lucky readers for the late Saturday afternoon show.
But you'll have to be quick! All you have to do to enter is answer this simple question:
What is the bus's name in Wheels on the Bus?
Answers must be received at the Evening Post offices by Thursday, July 17.
Please include your name, address and telephone number so we can contact winners!
Show times are Saturday at 1.30pm and 4.30pm and on Sunday at 2pm Prices are £9, with concessions for under 16s at £7.50 or families of four at £28.
Please contact the box office on (0118) 960 6060.


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Munachi Abii covers the first edition of Beauty Box Magazine
Beauty Box is another magazine from True Tales Communications – the publishers of the award winning Complete Fashion Magazine, Hints Magazine. Beauty Box aims to inform its readers on how to get pampered from head (hair, make-up,skin-care etc) to toe. The magazine's first edition features former beauty queen turned rapper – Munachi Abii.


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The holidays are hectic and overwhelming enough without all the gift giving, but holiday expenses can push you and your budget right off the rails. Here are six ways to keep your budget on track – and you less stressed – during the holiday season.
1. Make a budget, and stick to it.
If you don't want to overspend this year, the first thing to do is figure out how much you have to spend on holiday gifts. Be realistic when you make your budget; you should never feel like you have to spend beyond your means. How much your gift is appreciated usually has little to do with how much it costs.
2. Make a list, and stick to it.
Once you have a budget, avoid blowing it by making a list of all the people to whom you are giving gifts and the amount allotted for each present. Prioritize your list and stick to it; you'll be organized, and you may avoid paying top dollar for a last-minute present for an important person you forgot. Also resist pressure to get a gift for every single person in your life.
3. Shop early.
If you're like most of us, and you're buying gifts, the general rule of thumb is: The earlier the better. Prices tend to rise as the holidays get closer. Shopping early also gives you a chance to compare prices, which can be crucial for big-ticket items. Also keep your eyes peeled for sales, especially flash sales.
4. Think quality over quantity.
It is tempting to give many gifts as a way of showing appreciation, but consider quality over quantity. Children may go gaga over a pile of toys, but most of them will be forgotten in short order; pick one or two that will offer the longest rewards, such games or books. For friends and family members, consider their interests and hobbies. Consider giving yarn to someone learning to knit, or buy a couple of tune-ups at the local bike shop for someone who commutes on two wheels. The same amount could probably buy them a pile of fancy bath products, but do they really want that? And if they do, consider buying them a day at a spa instead.
5. Consider intangible gifts.
Not every gift needs to be an object; intangible gifts can be even more exciting than tangible ones. If your friends, like mine, have started having children, consider gifting them a night of free babysitting—the time to themselves is as valuable as gold. My sister, a fantastic cook, presents my parents with a small handmade book of cooking coupons nearly every holiday season, which can be redeemed for fresh or frozen meals made by her. They love it!
6. Make gifts instead of buying them, but be honest!
Are you a skilled craftsman? Can you make things? Then consider making gifts for some or all of your friends and family. I'm a knitter and have made scarves, hats, mittens, socks, and slippers for friends and family members. Not only are the gifts personal, they're also higher quality than most things I could afford to purchase. But you need to be honest about your skills and free time. Creation takes time; so you need to make sure you can complete your list before the holidays.
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text: Is there is a feature for the Droid that shows if a text message you sent has been open/read? I have the delivery report, but that only shows if it was sent to the phone, but I want to see if the message has been opened yet. I know my old Voyager had this feature. If you went to your sent messages it would show an arrow if it was sent and then a check mark if it was read. So far I haven't found anything like this on the Droid. Even if it was an app would be nice.. Does Handcent SMS have this?


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On the 17th of November I was over in Dumfries and Galloway for some twitching, birding opportunities were few on the day as time was against us (it is winter now). Arrived early on at Whitrigg in Cumbria to look for the Red-breasted Goose that had been found there the previous day. On arrival a familiar sight greeted me with thousands of Barnacle Geese, awesome but daunting! I set off scanning the flocks on deck while I assigned 'The Sleeper' the task of scanning the birds that were flying in. A while passed and I had checked the geese thoroughly a number of times and had only turned up a few Pink-footed Geese and a few leucistic Barnacles which were cool. I then started to scan the flocks flying in as well, didn't take long until a large flock of birds appeared out of nowhere over the horizon and started flying toward the field. They were dropping in behind the hedge, however one of the close flocks came to circle round before landing and lo and behold the Red-breasted Goose was with them. Kieran managed to get on it and we watched it fly down into the field, a few minutes later I drove around and picked the bird up amongst about 1,000 Barnacles. Thankfully the bird showed really well!
(Red-breasted Goose - copyright Andrew Kinghorn)
(Red-breasted Goose - copyright Andrew Kinghorn)
Next was Southerness in Dumfries and Galloway, on Facebook the previous evening a photo was posted on Mike Youdale's wall of a Canada Goose type from Southerness. Opinions were asked and I jumped; Richardson's. We arrived and were greeted by a carpet of distant Barnacles where I knew the bird was (thanks to Mike Youdale), the task started of scanning. As expected the Barnacles got worked up in a nearby field and joined the already massive carpet of birds meaning the task got even harder. After about 1 hour 15 mins I finally picked the bird up amongst the Barnacles near the back end by the golf course. The golfers would be getting mega views! Though distant I could really appreciate how small the goose actually was! A fantastic looking bird and a species I had been keen to see for a while. I thought I was going to have to go to Islay to see one, though not so! Richardson's Canada Goose is part of the Lesser Canada Goose variety and is already split, as far as I am aware the great and good are reviewing the records and making a gue..I mean will informed decision as to the origin of the birds that have occurred So no doubt this bird will be accepted as being of wild origin, probably one of the best credential mainland Richardson
Canada Goose there has been in a long while?
(Richardson's Canada Goose - copyright Andrew Kinghorn)
On the video the bird is central back, a little box does pop up in the video to show you where the bird is.
(Richardson's Canada Goose - copyright Andrew Kinghorn)
OH and myself and Kieran found some Waxwings at various locations in Cumbria, but then we are all sick of Waxwing reports but NOT sick of Waxwing.
Stick around soon for some gull action, I said gull.
Until next time, Foghorn out!


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My lady
How I wish I could see your rosebud lips. To be banished from your society is to be under the ground. My lady, clear my name of bad deeds and I will spend the rest of my earthly days repaying your kindness. Never, will you want for jewels or spices. Your feet will always wear the most comfortable slippers, your neck the reddest ruby. Take heed, my lady, if I am to be kept away from court, never will I be able to offer you the finery my magick can offer.
My lady, a raven, the largest and blackest that you have ever seen, sits upon my arm awaiting my orders. His beak is a cutting blade, his talons made for splicing. The raven's name is Ravensmite and he will be your pet, if you do as I ask. My lady, before you throw this letter down with a sneer, let me offer you a special intelligence about the bird. He can change into a grown boy in seconds. He will be your faithful servant and your guard. All you have to do is regain my favour with HER again. Do this and you will have more power and riches than you ever dreamed possible.
My lady, on the matter of why I have been banished – have you yet discovered the traitor with the murderous heart who dirtied my name? When the deceitful rogue's name is brought to me, I will shrink him to the size of a seahorse and imprison him in a pebble forever. His tongue will run away with him so that no man, woman, boy or girl will ever befriend him again. His stone prison will live on a sandy beach, always, he will go in and out with the raging tide. The noise of the sea will torment his ears forever as the words of banishment have tormented mine.
Send me a sign soon My lady,
Your faithful servant
Master Corspehound.


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We're really not that evil. Maybe just a little bit, now and then, on special occasions. But mostly we've given it up...
We are a Guild founded by a group of friends who all used to be in other good Raiding Guilds on the realm. Most of us have been playing Wow for a long time and have experience in many aspects of the game. Our aim is to explore end-game content and to raid several times a week but also have fun with it. We do not allow elitist behaviour, impatience and rudeness which seems to be common practice with most other serious PVE Guilds. In fact this is one of the key reasons why this guild was founded.
We like to have fun and to laugh. We encourage social members and levellers to join our ranks to both grow with us and to join our fun community. So what are you waiting for ? Whether you are a Raider, Social gamer or you are new and levelling, come and join us. Come and see the exciting side of Wow. Just whisper one of our officers online. Raiding applications strictly via website only please. Resident Evil are currently recruiting for Team 2. See you in game.Alice xxx
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Gov. Chris Christie signed off on a bill that will give people on food stamps a better chance of becoming self-sufficient. And it won't involve the state dipping heavily into its own strained finances.
Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) can take a well-deserved victory lap for introducing the legislation. It comes at the right time for a hurting state.
The program that Christie approved helps people who have been trying to make ends meet, and who are unemployed or underemployed and reliant on food stamps. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has a job training component that requires a state investment to get federal matching dollars.
Lesniak's bill directs the state to use private donations to make sure we make the most of available federal dollars. The Nicholson Foundation is one of the donor foundations eager to partner with the state. It will provide the funding that will constitute the state investment and thereby draw in the federal funds.
Once the state Department of Human Services issues a request for proposals, those combined funds can be made available to organizations experienced in job-training programs, such as nonprofit agencies and colleges and universities, to develop specific programs for food stamp recipients who have been long out of work or need to brush up their skills.
The latest jobless figures look like a ray of hope: The state unemployment rate dropped from 9.3 percent to 9.0 percent in March, according to the U.S. Labor Department, the sharpest drop in more than a decade. That's still higher than the national rate of 7.6 percent.
Christie said the improving job numbers prove the time is ripe for a 10 percent tax cut. That's a bit premature, though. It's still very much a fragile recovery.
Lesniak has bristled that the governor should have signed the bill two months ago, when it passed the Assembly and Senate. That's true. But it's good to see the governor come around and focus on the people who are struggling on the fringes of a limping economy.


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Discord in Kordenia
Welcome to Kordenia!
The holy land of Kord, God of Battle, is home to sixteen natural races living in lawful harmony across six kingdoms. With a god's express favor, the land sees few troubles its citizens cannot handle. Conflicts are frequent, but easily resolved according to the Kordian Battle Creed.
Half a century ago, a great portal opened in the sky over Kordenia. A windstorm stronger than anything the world had ever seen ripped beings of all sorts from their homeland and flung them into the sky. Others rained down on the land, and their stories would eventually confirm that a similar storm had come to their lands, that they had been the unlucky ones ripped from their homes to come to this unfamiliar world.
No sign of any such portal has been seen since. Most of the Displaced have given up looking for a way home and have integrated themselves into the society of Kordenia. Those who lost family or friends to the storm have largely moved on as well, assured by the Kordian priests that if their loved ones live, they are beyond reach now.
Though Kordenia's denizens know little of what caused the storm fifty years ago, they have noticed a rise in the presence of unpleasant new beasts on their homeland. Some fear the land has offended Kord, and religious practices have grown stricter as a result. Others suspect the beasts came through the portal during the storm. Adventuring parties form across the kingdoms to battle the new threats. Many see this as a holy calling, a chance for glory and riches.
Despite the efforts of the kingdoms, the beastial presence has grown exponentially more severe in the last several years. The monarchs grow nervous as generally by-the-book conflicts amongst the nobility escalate. Rather than resolving conflict, battles leave one side desolate and the other bloodthirsty. If it continues, an all-out war will be inevitable.
For more information on the world and its players, see the Wiki page.
For a visual, check out the maps of Kordenia from the menu on the left.


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A Ph.D. level graduate research assistantship is available beginning as early as fall 2007 in the Department of Forestry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). Project funding is anticipated to start in September 2007. The Department of Forestry offers graduate students an interdisciplinary learning experience in natural and social sciences, including fields such as land use planning, watershed management, forest recreation and community-based conservation.
Project Title: Evaluating Watershed Health Risks through Integrated Water Quality Analyses, Community Capacity Assessments, and Outreach Appraisals
Project Description: This project is an interdisciplinary investigation of water quality and community capacity for planning and conservation with the overall goal of evaluating and communicating watershed and community health risks in eight sub-watershed communities. Research questions include,
- What is the capacity of urban and rural communities in the sub-watersheds to engage in watershed planning and adopt comprehensive conservation strategies?
- What capacity indicators are most strongly correlated with positive ecological, economic, and social outcomes?
- What barriers or constraints to coordinated planning and cooperative conservation exist?
Specifically the student will join a collaborative team of scientists to conduct community capacity assessments in two urban and six rural subwatersheds in the Lower Kaskaskia River of southern Illinois. Community capacity indicators will be examined including community leadership, institutional support, community resources, social cohesion, shared vision, and collective action. Specific tasks are to: (1) conduct a literature review, (2) inventory social networks, leaders, and watershed information resources in the study communities, (3) conduct and analyze focus groups and interviews with key informants, and (4) communicate study findings to the research team, community stakeholders, and other scientists.
The graduate research assistant will work with a team of researchers including social and watershed scientists from SIUC and Illinois State University.
If you are interested, please contact:
Dr. Mae Davenport
Department of Forestry
Southern Illinois University
1205 Lincoln Dr., MC 4411
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: (618) 453-7476
Email: mdaven [AT] siu.edu
Students are urged to apply as soon as possible. Minority students are encouraged to apply.
For information about Southern Illinois University Carbondale, visit http://www.siuc.edu/For information about the Department of Forestry, visit http://www.coas.siu.edu/


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Diane von Furstenberg is the newest subject of fashion writer Camilla Morton's fairytale memoir series. A twist on the classic tale The Emperor's New Clothes, the book tells the story of two young girls – Diane (based on the designer), and an Empress, who is struggling with her new royal duties.
Although Camilla Morton wrote the fairytale story, Diane drew all the colorful and fun illustrations, as well as decided on the prints, colours and layout of each page. Morton's popular memoir book series has also included the stories of Christian Lacroix and Manolo Blahnik.
Diane is the first woman to be featured in Camilla Morton's series, and it seems Morton is thrilled to write her story. "Diane is an amazing woman – she is a great designer, motivator and role model," said Morton. "Even without the fairy tale twist she is an incredible modern-day heroine and what makes her even more compelling is that none of her part of the story is make believe. Diane is a fabulous example of someone who has made her own fairy tale come true."
Like all good fairy tales, Diane's tale is one that inspires, reminds us to dream and teaches us that anything is possible…


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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today he is confident there will be fewer U.S. troops in Iraq in 2009, but added that the drawdown process has gone somewhat more slowly than he thought it would last year.
This comes as Army Gen. David H. Petraeus returns to Iraq after a week of testimony and meetings in and around the nation`s capital to begin what Gates called a major force realignment " there. Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen met with journalists at the Pentagon today. All five surge brigades are expected to be out of Iraq by the end of July, leaving 15 combat brigades in the country. By the time the surge drawdown is finished by the end of July, the United States will have rearranged its forces in Iraq, redrawn its battle lines, reduced its presence in some areas and shifted more responsibility to the Iraqi security forces, Gates said. Petraeus then will assess the results of the changes before any other troop reductions are planned. The only prudent course of action is to pause the drawdowns for a period of time " to assess what impact, if any, all this will have had, " Gates said. Petraeus asked for 45 days, but President Bush yesterday guaranteed the general all the time he needs. " Petraeus then will recommend whether to hold troop levels steady or recommend further drawdowns, Gates said. But, beyond Petraeus` evaluation, other officials will continue to evaluate troop levels there, Gates said. I certainly hope " that conditions will allow us to remove more troops by year`s end, " the secretary said. But only time will tell, he acknowledged. We are all realistic. The history of this conflict has demonstrated that we must always be prepared for the unpredictable, and that we must be extremely cautious with our every step, " Gates said. We cannot get the end game wrong. " Gates testified before Congress yesterday that he no longer thinks the United States will be able to get down to 10 combat brigades in Iraq by the end of this year. I think that the process has gone a little slower, " he said today. The secretary said he came to that conclusion during his February visit to Baghdad, in which Petraeus detailed his planned adjustments. It was then that the general asked for a brief period of consolidation and evaluation after the five surge brigades redeployed, Gates said. A 45-day pause in troop reductions would yield a mid-September decision point on further troop-level adjustments, Gates noted. And at that point, it seems to me that trying to withdraw five brigade combat teams [to get down to 10 before the end of this year] would be a real challenge, " he said. Petraeus has persuaded him that probably would be too quick, " the secretary added. As he and other officials have said all along, Gates noted, troop-level decisions depend on what happens in Iraq. I think we`re going to have to wait and see whether the Iraqi security forces will have been able to take on new responsibilities, whether their new battalions are in the fight, [and] whether the political process has continued, " Gates said. I think it really is based on the situation on the ground, and I think we`ll just have to take it a step at a time. " Still, Gates expressed confidence that there will be fewer U.S. troops in Iraq next year. I am confident that we will have a lower number of troops in 2009. Again, I am not saying when in 2009, but I believe we will have a lower number troops in Iraq in 2009, " the secretary said. Prime factors in considering further troop reductions are Iraqi provincial elections planned for this fall and whether Petraeus needs the troops there for election-related security. The role of democracy in Iraq remains an important part of our goal, and frankly, I think that there has been significant progress in that regard, " Gates said. The Iraqi government has passed a provincial powers law, planned for provincial elections this fall and national elections next year, and there has been greater interaction among the councils, Gates said. This looks to me, particularly for a country that has never experienced this kind of governance before, as significant progress. So I think it remains not just a goal, but one that is quite viable, " he said. When asked about the president`s commitment for more troops in Afghanistan in 2009, Gates said he believes it`s important that the United States commit to staying in the fight there. Mullen noted that further troop reductions in Iraq will free up the force to provide more soldiers in Afghanistan. Should the Army not be able to further reduce its presence in Iraq, that could put a crunch on dwell time " at home stations for troops returning from deployment, he acknowledged. The available forces in Iraq, should drawdowns continue, are the ones that offer potential to put more troops in Afghanistan and to build dwell time back here, " Mullen said. He said the United States has the forces to remain at post-surge levels in Iraq for a significant period of time " if necessary. [But] we would be unable to fill the requirements in Afghanistan, " he said. U.S. Marines will fill a NATO requirement for up to 3,500 additional troops in Afghanistan through November. After that, there are no plans to send more U.S. troops yet, Mullen said. The NATO International Security Assistance Force commander has asked for up to three more combat brigades -- as many as 15,000 troops -- for the mission there. During the NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, last week, some NATO allies signaled they would send more forces. Still, officials did not get the kind of commitments they were expecting, Gates said. Asked if Iran is playing a greater role in training and directing special group " militias in Iraq, Gates replied that he doesn`t know if there has been an increase or whether stirring the situation up has exposed more of what had been there, but was not evident. " I think that there is some sense of an increased level of a supply of weapons in support to these groups, " he said. But whether it`s a dramatic increase, " I just don`t know. " Gates and Mullen both were asked if Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose forces clashed with Iraqi forces recently, was considered an enemy of the United States. Both leaders said that as long as Sadr cooperates with the elected government of Iraq, he is not considered an enemy. Given Sadr`s powerful influence in Iraq, both said they would prefer to work with him. Certainly the ceasefire he asked for many months ago " has had a positive effect, and he seems certainly to have a following that has followed that and significantly impacted on the reduction of violence, " Mullen said. But he clearly can have the opposite impact, as well. Sadr clearly is a very important and key player in all this. Exactly where he`s headed and what impact he`ll have long term " is out there still to be determined, " the admiral said. Gates said anyone who is prepared to work within the political process in Iraq peacefully is not an enemy of the United States. We want him to work within the political process in Iraq. He has a large following, and I think that it`s important that he become a part of the process, " Gates said. Gates also fielded questions about the Defense Department`s supplemental funds yet to be approved by Congress. The secretary said officials still are crunching the numbers on what the fiscal 2009 supplemental request will be. It should be ready to present to Congress within weeks, he said. Meanwhile, the department is waiting patiently " for the remaining $102 billion in supplemental funds for fiscal 2008, he added. The fact is, we begin to run out of money to pay the Army in June, " Gates said. It would interrupt contracts at the depots for repairing equipment. The implications are significant, and even the delay has consequences for [base realignment and closure] and for family housing, for procurement. " We really, really need that supplemental as quickly as possible. "
By Fred W. Baker IIIAmerican Forces Press Service